Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-28
THERE'S NEED FOR REMEDY And the People Know it Full
 Well, SAYS GOVERNOR MATTHEW'S The Currency Question the 0yershadoMiag 0ne-fartes and Conventions Cannot
 Sidetrsck Ii for Any Other Issue.
.YS GOVERNOR MATTHEW'S

Atlanta, Ga, May 27.-The Constitu- tion will publish tomorrow an authorized interview, secured by a staff correspond ent with Governor Matthews of Indiana, in which Governor Matthews, who is gen orally regarded as a candidate for the democratic nomination for the pres!- dency gives his views on the financial question. He says that he has had let ters from many people inquiring for his views. He begins his interview by stating that the silver sentiment In Indiana Is by no means of recent growth, and quotes an extract from a speech made by him self in 1894, when, as chairman of the state convention, he declared strongly in favor of the remonetization of silver Con tinuing, he says:
 Since that time the question has be- come intensified, and the people have de- termined to bring it to the front Every interest demands it's settlement. The forces operating against silver to de- grade and drive it out of use. have been persstently and stealthily aggressive. and now the people realize that the time has come to take a firm stand or all is lost.
 There is not the least doubt that the silver sentiment overwhelmingly prevails in Indiana. Fully three-fourths of the democrats favor the free coinage of sil- Ver and the dlsaffecton in the republi- can party Is greater than they imagine The gold influence Is nearly altogether confined to three or four trade centers Fully 70 per cent of all the voters in the state. irrespective of party, I believe to be opposed to the continuance or the maintenance of the single gold standard. We have practically been upon this basis for some time past, under republican and 6annnrQfin n aH Hff,in ntaf.. ttrs, protective and moderate tariff and yet matters have continued to go from bad to worse. Values of farm property have seriously depreciated, farm products are close to or below the cost of production Manufacturing interests are dropping. and a vast army of honest. willing men are unemployed. Only the money lender or the speoulator fesl that a. change will or the speculator fears a change.
 There Is need of remedy, and the people feel that a change will be of de- cided benefit They wisely rebel against this last step they are asked to take. which means the surrender of all to the money interest in fastening upon them selves, In all legislation. gold as the sole standard or redemption money. They foresee the danger in the rapid apprecia- ton of gold, and hesitate to place the interests of all the people at the mercy of the few, even making 1t possible for cold, greedy and sefish syndicates in this SouiitiJ, So-opeIdtiils Wlln SlInllHf Synul- cates abroad to bring the collateral to their feet. The danger is not exagger- ated, nor the cornering of the gold of the world impossible, when we consider the necessities of all governments and the immense reserve fund each will be compelled to hoard There is not enough gold to transact the business of the world"
 What will your state convention do?"
 Tt will undoubtedly" answered the governor 'if 1t voices the will of the party, adopt a strong silver platform. To do otherwise would be just what the republicans would have us do. Should both of the old parties take the same stand on the money question 1t would then force to the front, as the repub- lcans hope and desire, the old issue of the tariff The democratic party is right on this question, and the principle of tariff for revenue only to meet the necessities of government economically administered will in the end win, but I doubt 1t this year
 '"rhe people have decreed that the cur rency question is the overshadowing one and parties and conventions will be DOW erless to sidetrack 1t for any other issue.
 Il hope that our party in state conven- ton will be faithful to the will of the party by adopting strong resolutions de- nouncing tho single gold standard as vi- cious and dangerous to the interests of the American people, condemn the cruel and unjust discrimination against silver and secretaries of the treasury in ignor- ing the laws giving them discretionary powers. whereby they might protect the public treasury from the onslaught of gold spectators speculating upon the necesslIIes of their government"