The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17

Bibb county viii put out fun sound
money ticket for delegates 20 the state
convention. The sllverites are anxious
Tor a compromise, Dur me line VIII PC
distinctly drawn That Bob De- Tor SOUND
money there is no question
Vaidosta Times: Mr.. Crisp has declined
20 meet Alr. duBiguon Ga Joint debate.
This was freely predicted and expected
Some one has suggested tnat AE- tfl@p
is afraid that any further joint debate
might scare the birds away from the trap
set FOR June 9.
Taylor county IS in Mr.. Crisp's district
but there Is a strong sentiment 20 post
pone the senatorial primary until joint
discussion on the financial question can
Doe made II the executive committee will
yield lo the VIII Of tAe people another cali
meeting viii be held.
LawrencevilIe News: Ex-Speaker Crisp
has declined Hon. Elem duBlgnon's invita-
ton for joint canvass of the state. upon
the ground OF physical disability Mr.
Crisp is evidently afraid TO give the peO-
Die a fair cnance. else he would not in
sIst for snap judgment with such per-
sistence.
Rome Commercial: Judge Crisp has de-
clined. with thanks. Mr.. duBgnons in
vitatlOn to meet in Joint discussion. Judge
put OFF the sena tOr.al primary. He gives
as his reason for not meeting Mr. duBig-
non III health. II would be nothing but
fair. under the circumstances, that the
judge should consent 10 the postpone
ment. The people have come TO the com
clusiOn that Judge Crisp wants 10 90 to
the Senate. regardless Of anything. but
he does not want 10 talk about free silver
any more.
Cambridge Democrat: The sound
money democrats are forcing the fighting
now. Secretary Smith is back I'm the
state, and began a series Of speeches at
Washington last Monday. Elem duBlg-
non is Smelling the woods i'm the state
at large. Judge Lawson is giving sound
doctrine in the Eighth, Henry Perry is
swinging his sledge hammer In the Ninth,
judge Bower is pasting populism be-
tween the eyes in the second. and Henry
g.. Turner viii make the welkin ring in
that district and the Eleventh next week.
The people viii have chance at the
facts.
Barlow is up In arms" against the
recent action Of the Forty-second sena-
toral executive committee. Chattooga
VIII name the senator according TO the
rotation system, and the committee call
ed convention to meet In Rome TO
ratfy ChattOOga's choice" Mr. Wesley
Shropshire Is now the only avOwed candi-
date. Barlow Is unalterably opposed 10
him. 1t seems; first. because he Is op-
posed to all prohibition measures. and,
second, because he is opposed 10 the cam
didacy OF Col Fife for the Judgeship or
the Cherokee judicial circuit. What the
outcome will be remains 10 be seen.
Gainesville Cracker: The "single gold
standard" does not mean the use of gold
only as metal money, as some people affect
to believe. 10 means that gold shall be the
measure of value, and the use cOncurrenty
with 1T of all the silver that commerce VIII
absorb ana use, and which can be main
tanned at parity with the standard. This
is what is meant by sound money. Gold,
silver. paper, nickel, copper, all gooG for
its face value ia everything everywhere,
good for all dues, public and private. Does
any honest man want anything elSeY Can
prosperity come TO any country with de-
preclated currency which VIII inevitably
SO into the hands of the working people,
while the wealthy classes monopolize the
best money.
Gainesville Eagle: 1t appears from re-
cent events that Judge Charles +. Crisp is
unwilling 10 meet Hon. +. duBignon on
the STUMP 10 discuss the financial issue.
Judge crisp has Kept out OF the discussion
for q long time on the plea Of his health,
signfying an intention of returning to IL
as soon as he was able TO do so. 1t APP
pears now that he will not return at all,
nor viii he consent to call a postpone
ment Of action on the part of the coun-
Ties until a fun, fair and free discussion
can take place. Judge Crisp's case is an
other instance or man with a false dia-
mOnd who Is afraid of too close scrutiny.
While he is not a giant intellectually, he
knows enough to know he Is advocating a
cause that VIII not stand the rays logical
scrutiny. He knows the free silver cause is
bolstered up with sophistry and false rea-
soning and no reasoning at all-that 1t is
a bluff. a humbug, and a sham. We make
the assertion, openly and aboVe-board,
without the fear of successful contradict
ton, that Charles Il. Crisp does not believe
half he says on the silver question. And
we make another assertion. 1t is this: Hon
+. G. Tate IS at heart in favor of the gold
his espousal of free silver. He devoted
four years Of arduous study of the money
question" and then came down and got on
the side of the majority-on the side of the
uniformed masses. DO you see the point?
When a politician wants an office there is
no easier way TO get it than to sail in and
Endorse" That is just what Crisp and
Tate and hundreds of others are doing.
They are pandering to the whims and pre-
JUDGES of the majority. Such politics as
this ought to be damned and double damn
ed.