The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-01
Cold Bog Nonsense Answered.

4 son of W c P Breckenridge,
who edits the Lexington, Ky. Herald,
crawls Gu! from the debris of the late
election in his State and makes this
wall in his paper:
There is 10 possibility of any free
coinace set being enacted in our day;
but the continual sgitation of it and
the dangerous contest made for it by
party so sonumerous and so respectable,
create uncertainty, uncertainty creates
hesitation. relectance, refusal to en-
gage IN new enterprises. and to in
crease capital ia old enterprises, and
this prevents the active use Of capital,
and reduces both the amount of labor
required and the amount OF wages
paid. And thereforeit is extremely
important that it be demonstated that
the battle of the standards is really
over. It was wise and patriotic &C.
ton recently taken by the Sound
Money League and by the Sound
Money committee of the Reform club
to resume active Operations and the
frequent publications of Particles on the
important topic
The Columbia State in commenting
on the above says las losicians these
gold standard editors continue to ex-
cite our special voader There is no
possibility OF the passage of free
coinage actin the opinion OF
the wise men who adhears to gold
monometalism But the continual
agitation for its passage alarms these
same wise men so much that they
won't let their money get out of their
sight. They are deepl y moved by the
danger that something will happen
which they know cannot possibly
happen Profoundly wise men, these;
and they invite US TO share in their
wisdom The battle of the standards
is over, and sold, in the opinion of
these sapient folks, has won the 6ual
victory. But lis extremely impor.
tant' to assure them that the battle is
really over and the victory really won.
Something ought to be done to calm
their apprehensious; but what more
can be done we do not k7ow-ancther
decisive triumph for gold monomet-
allism would do no good whatever,
Judging from the effect of the last one.
The continual agitation OF the sub
iect is doing harm-it creates Uncer-
fainty, hesitation, reluctance, refusal
to engage in new enterprises and to
increase capital in old enterprises. ,
Bat it is a wise and patriotic action
of the gold monometallists to resume
active operations and the frequent
publication Of articles on this impor-
tant topic thus continuing and inten-
sifying the agitation The curious
mental condition indicated by these
declarations is, of course, peculiar to
to the gold men. Toe silver men are
neither ssaured that there is no posi-
bility of the passage Of free coinage
act nor reluctant to invest their money
it they have any-because of the
fear of free coinage. We are accus-
toned to hear the silver men describ.
ed as fools aud idiots, but their idiocy
does not take this particular line. 1t
is reserved to men who know so much
more than their fellows that they look
down upon them as golden eagle
looks down upon silver fish Ioshing
in its little brook. We are glad we
are not triumphant goldite. II We
were we might feel the tortures OF
starvation after eating hearty meaI
and shiver with cold under a heavy
overcoat because Adam wore nothing
warmer than fig leaves"