The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-29
HoIITE THAN THOU.


has been highly commended for the
speech that he made before the Bankers
Convention recently held, in Atlanta. Ga.
Among the various references to his
printed at Ocala. Fla. under the heading
of "One more honest man.
When we find man in a bankers con-
ven ton who is honest and manly enough
TO come out fiat-footed and take up the
cause of the people. It proves to us that
the world is not quite as bad as depicted
Men Of this kind, however. are like an
gels visits-few and far between-and
when an occasional one is found, the peo-
pie are ingrates Of the deepest hue who
will refuse to support and uphold them
Here is a man who is reputed 20 be a mil
lionaire. and whose occupation makes
IL 10 his own individual interest TO take
the side OF the bankers and gamblers
against the cause of the masses OF the
people and I'm these days of poverty and
desperation he sacrifices his own interests
upon the altar of the men whom God has
made in his own image.
We have no disposition whatever to de-
tract from the fame OF Colonel Carr. nor
in any way to disparage him. We con-
cede to him perfect sincerity in what he
said before the bankers convention. but
we resent the implication Of the Florida
paper that Colonel Carr was the only
man in that convention who was prompt
ed by motives Of unselfshness.
II is just such teaching as that of the
Florida new spaper that has created the
impression in this country that the ad-
vocates OF the gold standard adhere to
that doctrine because il is to their inter
set alone and against the interest OF the
people at large
The impression has been made that gold
is the money OF the rich and that silver
is the money of the poor. and that the
because it increases their wealth, but are
opposed to the free coinage Of silver lest
| the plain people--so called should get
;he opportunity of putting more money
into their pockets.
The impression has been made that gem
oral prosperity throughout this country
| would be to The disadvantage or
| the rich and that 81 is better
for them that money shall be
| scarce and that times shall be hard.
And so It has come to pass that whenever
a man stands up and declares that he is
| opposed to the free coinage of silver. he
is held up TO public scorn as the enemy
of the plain people" and either a selfish,
I grasping "plutocrat" or a hireling of the
money power" But let a rich man say
that he is opposed TO the gold standard
and in favor Of opening the minis Of this
country 20 the free and unlimited coinage
of silver and he is euloglzed and exalted
| as one honest man among the million
aires and altogether lovabe.
We repeat that in saying this We DO not
| mean to impeach Colonel Carr. nor TO
question his sincerity and his unsellish-
ness. But we deny that he Is more honest
or more sincere or more unselfsh than
thousands of other bankers and advo-
| Gates of the gold standard who differ with
him on this question OF government fl
/ nance IL IS demagoguy and Pharisalsm
| run mad. this continual cry OF the free
silver contigent that all the patriotism
| and generosity and love of mankind are
contained within the breasts Of those who
stand on their side OF the question. while
| their opponents are actuated only by mo-
tves OF avarlce and greed.
We confess to resentment but 1t is
more in sorrow than I'm anger that we
note this crusade against the wealthy
this unjustihabe attempt TO array class
against class. 1t is bad not only for the
business interests OF the country. but II
| is bad for humanity. and we do hope that
| for the New Year the men of this coun-
try will resolve to be more charitable and
to accord to those who differ with them
on this purely economic question at least
honesty Of purpose and sincerity of mo-
tive. "a,