The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-08
MORGAN ON THE ELECTION.
The Alabama Senator Thinks Free
Coinage Is Bound to Come.

Washington, Nov. I'm an interview
with reporter of the Southern Asso-
ciated Press to-day Senator Morgan of
Alabama said: ''Mr. Mckinley carried IL
linois, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky
and Maryland with the help of the soid
negro vote and the indianapolis boilers.
These cannot be combined to sustain his
policy as they were to elect him. In con-
gress there is no point of union between
them. Force bills and bounty-fed sugar
will not coalesce, and northern people,
even, will feel that there is too much
solid south in the solid negro vote. Nc
Kinley's camp has the same hostile ele-
ment in it that the democracy found in
the minority at Chicago, and they will
continue to be the mug -mump element
that exists only to destroy where they
cannot rule.
Having deserted the bimetallic creed
ancient and modern-of the true democ-
racy, they will have the support of the
gold lords and the national banks in re-
sisting higher tariff taxation as a sub
stitute for the issue of the bonds which
they desire above all things. The Ameri-
can people are opposed to the further is
sue of bonds, and to increased burdens Of
taxation on the industrial classes, which
the gold lords are exempt from those bur-
dens and are intrenched behind a tempor-
ary ruling of the supreme court.
''They are now organized, alert, aggres-
sive and determined in their opposition
to further issue of bonds. They were firm
in their demand that the existing law
which reads thus: Section S,519. Any
owner of gold bullion may deposit the
same at any mint, to be formed into coin
hsr for. l,a1 hn
amended by inserting the words or sill
YER before bullion so that the law will
read: ANY owner of gold or silver bull
lion may deposit the same at any mint,
etc. In the success of either demand the
friends of silver will restore that metal
as it was in the times of Washington,
Jefferson and Jackson.
"Mr. Mckinley has frequently voted in
congress for the free coinage of silver,
equally with gold, and his earliest and
best hopes will be gratified if that result
is accomplished. The tariff was not an is
sue in the recent election, and the In
dianapolis mugwumps hope to win him to
a course of moderation on that policy, in
consideration that they and the negroes
elected him. Such course means more
bonds and less money; about which the
people still have word to say.
''rhese burning questions are too simple
to be misunderstood and too hot to be
played with by mere politicians. The peo-
pie will lead themselves along the middle
of so plain road, and will not stop to
enquire into the pretensions of any man
who claims the honors of a drum-major
or any party organization that claims the
patronage of the officers.
Names count for nothing in the ranks
of the heavy battalions who do the fight
ing when the battle is on. Past records
are obliterated when the men who touch
elbows are moving to the front; and those
who scent the spoils in the smoke of the
battle field are marked by their comrades
as Johnny Hooks was by the people in the
war of the first revolution. The silver
men will stand together, whoever leads,
and their victory is assured"