New-York tribune., 1896-10-01
AN APPEAL TO SOUTHERN HONESTY.
COLONEL W. L.. TRENHOLM. Ex-coNrRoLLER o.
THE CURRENCY. SHOWS WHY THE SOUTH
SHOULD NOT VOTE FOR
FREE SILVER.

From The Baltimore Manufacturers Record.
Among the southeI" y men Who rs, hsye made homo:
South Carolina, who came into prominence as Con-
troler Of the Currency in Mr. cleveand.s hrsi Al.
nositon as a nnancer II has bee said OF him
that, while he brought his head to New-york he
caught Colonel Trenholm in his office on a Satur.
day afternoon when the neighborhood OF Wall-s'
he talked to he would have talked 20 any
other Southern man seeking his advice-.ike
Though the parting of the ways has been
reached" said Colonel Trenholm: and the time !,
from the supporters Of free sil' sr. yet those
smcs who are are s Whose Of homer s s
whose honesty OF purpose Is unimptashao., mn I'm
about that an alliance with the friends OF silver
primarily a condition Of southern representa-.
the friends OF silver was demanded by the prompt
ings alike OF gratitude; Loyalty ana goon lai,
in IT,, M true s inwarness or to realize the situation in
it, new ASPECT Is no; to be eApeot.d mar s.ir o1
friends. will without good reason do anything thas
Is mace TO appear 10 thsm IKE hn
ton In the National Government. ana by wh9ns
later on. they wer. rescued from ~hst, the, be-
iieved would result In u subversion OF Their local
governments. -, l., -,
let naye eS fsy y'f.s nd re BY hs ao
Gates OF sound money sa sa ben no O1s Sf s'
hxh-mIndsd chiyalroas people eu, by fTansn;'s snS
snS'T sssl pon nntF y vsw And %i e
been one OF gratitude and loyalty those who PROVED
in tho critical hour no matter irving N. orlea
rns ,ense ma" "a hSns1 wnG always the man ~Se
when he sees his duty is sures, 10 DO 4 al any cost.
@Snsr's'e eoarse Is demanded ms% by BY princpIs
,ude Of this honest people order 70 induce tSew
to perpeira,e fraud upon al ins psep"e ,s we"
escape provided S sn n an hour e % ps 70 mp.
L.1 haco arsfe N "A
DO violence to those ,isa,ion. instincts and essr;
Ss1 sSa.: and e n: rssa ssTs s
ar ws
what IS ssns asked ssi: q. s5s >. .hs s;
benz wGeS Sa, FOR nor nor
These are thing. that the politicians VIII not tell
.os { sT m sn2T which Ss 5 Sa
nected THE Manufacturers Record has written
able pamphlet! shS%ns SSS sosrs n SSSnynSns wss
with the existing general depression. and showing
hut hut am not appealing TO espedienSy. am not
going TO put the duty OF the South on the basis Of
question, show to the satisfaction Of any man Will
Ing to convinced that our financial troubles be-
gan with the act OF Congress stopping the retire
the .s.s ss s and sSm the *. &
man act provided for the purchase Of has been
Would On a. have se. S.en ss oss.s s S Of
nas Of and sfss H rd sf's s %
you on that score that IT. Is my belief and my con-
yiction, after studying this question diligently for
years. that II would be an irreparable blunder
financially for the South 10 vote for free silver.
AS I have stated, that IL not the phase OF the
question uppermost In my mind. I am asking such
OF my fellow countrymen as ! am able 20 get "a
touch with TO rite to a higher Point OF view: 10
look into this question as men Of principle and A.
patriots. and not as partisans a Southern rnao
may In this terrible ordeal even vote for McKnirv
and stl maintain untarnished his sacred honor,
but I believe the time will When no Southerc
m N tai iu.t IL
tarnished. and his patriotism unsullied. and the
honesty OF hts purposes unimpeachable tf with n
knowledge OF the merits OF this financial o,esttoo
and Of what the Chicago platform really meanN -
shall have cast his vote Tor Bryan"