New-York tribune., 1896-07-23
HUGH r. GARDEN FOR MKINLEY.

HUGH r. GARDEN FOR NJ NlNLEi'
HE SHOWS HOW FREE SILVER WOULD AfFEcr
THE SOUTH.
Captain Hugh r. Garden. ex-president OF 'he
Southern Society. native OF South CaroNha' anu
for the last twelve years a wel-known lawyer OF
this city said yesterday regarding the pohucai
situation ,,,
.'I have been lifelong Democrat but thihA
this is time when previous party ties shouid DC
forgotten and every true Democrat VINO mas 'he
interests OF his country and the ultimate sood OF
his party at heart should speak out MS oisap-
proval of the Chicago PLATFORM anu '"e iio"'
OF the Convention
IL regard the Chicago platform as the logical
elimination OF ignorant and bad legislation wnich
has tended steadily toward Populism and Anarchy.
The silver question is merely the expression Vi d
large body of people who desire change Tor the
sake OF a change. without really knowing "hal
they want. Political leaders have taken advantage
Of their unrest and have suggested the free com
age of silver as the panacea for all ther As' anu
have adopted free silver as war cry
1.-THE contest before US is good government on the
one hand and Anarchy on the other ana without
respect to party or party ahiiations ieei oouiiu
as a good citizen TO vote for Mckinney, anu III
everv nossible way 10 advocate his election and
7 consider that am discharging a duty 70 the
Southern people and TO true Democracy In SO 40
Ing
II am as earnestly opposed TO third ticKet as
substantial organization. such as that which NC
Kinlev represents. think that while tniTd ucke'
,n,yht possibly bring out Democratic votes which
uorld otherwise remain at home, IL would weaken
the sound-rnoney cause by taking away from 'he
candidates who ought TO win votes "hch "ou,u
otherwise be cast for them. and thereby possibly
ieopardiZe their election .
1.-THE suggestion OF a third ticket emana'es from
those who having lost their hold upon the party
machinery purpose TO such ticket Tor 'he
creation of an organization TO reinstate tnem III
control This is not the time for such experiments
Every Democrat should speak out III 'he inoa' ~
mistakable terms and especially snou'u "''s "
done nv the rank and file OF the Democracy. free
silver would be more injurious 10 MN IN and East
hecaI,se the South must for at least sehTiisio, al
10 come be large borroweI IN ordts 90 and i,s
LIMITATION sparse and II admits of enormous ds-
yeiopment. but this development can ohy mons
,sinfd nv the borrowing of large sums Oh , nioney
FOR which the capital of this country - eh',teH IN
nadeguate because native capital ~ NOR pori,on
a. ht money now used and hereafter to De u,ta ,h
In the South comes from othei ~ y,l,,e neces-
sugh,est doubt as TO the standard OF Naiue r-ad
Ca arilv will cut off the money supply iioin % aD oren,
.'The agitation OF the subject anu I'D va, resulted
,ncertainiy OF our standard have aIreauy ,esu tba
u ,a,, loss 10 the South Two or three nloh.iir
60 a contract was closed by Southern, Sta,ss
h,cb .Ub involved the employment OF wv 70 800
l,horers for more than year anu va. THE ss-
Of MooS" re e"ii,e la E % placed in foreign country
where such securities have been nei ne,1, hu, ths
sold 10 fchasers tnr of like securities declined TO
take these securities until the Quen. r,.te sil-
we were 10 aass was settled declaring that in The
former case they would take me ractor
.na' sn, N ,nc on that work ta0Oo and now ne ana
his entire force are sronsh,% % N lose the benet OF
the expenditure Of this siVo"n a only one side
"The Southern people have learned o"' WV