The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23
4 SILVER EDITORIAL.
1t Was in the Louisville
Courier-JournaP' but Was
Written by a Madman.


Colonel Watterson's paper, the Louis
vile "Courier-Journal,' is one OF the
~staunchest sound money papers IN the
Country. Colonel Watterson himself, It
viii be remembered, was the choice OF
very many Of the sound money Demo-
Gratis for the nomination which went 70
Palmer. Consequently when the Popu-
lists uriearthed an editorial published IN
the epufier-Joufnal n Aooo' arsuins loi
free silver, they bounced on It as a cam
paign document, claiming that Natterz
son was at heart a silver man n that
the attitude OF the paper was lhsincere,
AS Watterson IS a power especially IN the
South and west, TINS clam was OF con-
siderable effect. probably the same doc
unent' 1niillons Oh copies OF Whieh nase
oeen prinlsa' WIZ pe clicuiaeeu \ ~ las
as wen as IN the west.
The explanation given IN the FOLLOWING
alteIe eonipieeeis Ahocns u ~ -
the Popuiist ciaim' ana also SHOWS ehat
az tae time VI 'he pupiicaeioh. ~ one -
a iuratlc was Much eoneeineu ~ = =,
yer question: u iouoWins ~
from the ourisr-'oulna y
Il IS ell-eNpiaha'ory' - eaa
Inc Tree sityer men are inahins inuel
use OF several edltoriais Whicn appeareu
in the "Courier-Journal IN 1881, ana es-
peciaily Of one which they say was print
Cd on August 10. the correct date being
50 ~ ~ :. s.h1;sh;na :.
august T. ihsn oisdhs = =
and republiShing it, some OF them keep
;nv n standinr in their columns. and
ha- os.rr;ng +bair RAIDERS that
many oA enein dssoth's ny -.
haan d;stributed nv the thousands in cir
-.s~ aa, ana is heinz
cuiafs an over tne 0oos'
quoted by the iepocratic and NFopuiisl
Summers from Maine 10 Nebraska and
- Caon I,daad ca
from 1sepi aSn = 80
much ado IS BENG mace over y va. !
a.s,lmntior that because the Courier
assumpaon 80 .o.;., i,
journal puphshed d SILVER eui'oia
1876 free silver is. always has been, and
r,* ha ,iqb+
always na7 = ~
Ihe edltoflai py WINCH oui ~ -
such store was, we are bound TO confess,
nrod,ation II Iananted the fact
d ny .uasu,, u,as
that the who're AineiiSah PISS
ignoring the silver question, laid down
seyan nronositions six of which were
+ha frst aud
based upon the truth OF the Arse' anu
instead OF proving any OF them, chai-
lenoed the American press to prove all
snosas;.to,s statad arc either trae or
the pIoposieions a.Sr.
false, virtually moictlhg those papels
which could not or would not prove them
false as being in the pay of the money
kings.
+ "Courier-Journal," out of consider
ation for the memory of the estimable
Gentlemen who wrote those silver editor
fals has hitherto remained silent on the
subject although it has received hum
dTeds Of injuries REGARDING that one pub
Stshed A,,e,1st Ii. 1856. But. since the sill
vsrites have come to attach so much inn
norfance to the article as to make it
heir principal Campaign document, it
seems proper that we should let them
know thar it was not written by Mr.. Wat
farson Inc being abroad at the time and
one Of his European letters appearing on
tho Same mage on which the editorial was
n1blsshsd1 h1t that its author was Col
anel W Fl Chiffon. h very soon after
he wrote The now noted editorial, died in
an ssyliIm for the insane.