The age-herald., 1899-07-21

Senator John T. Morgan, who is now visiting his friend Judge Lapsley, in An niston, has sent The Age-Herald the fol- lowing paper containing a discussion of the issues of the next campaign;
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Since the last presidential election several events of great importance have occurred, which the people, especially those of the south, will be bound to consider in the elections of 1SOO, because they are unavoid- able. The facts exist, and cannot be changed, nor can their consequences be es- capped from-at least for some years to come I will mention some of them:
 First, @ majority of single gold standard men has been elected to both houses of congress, and in the senate that majority approximates a two-thirds vote, and 1t must stand for four years at least. It will prob ably continue for six years or longer.
 Second, an insurrection exists among faction in tine island of Luzon that denies and refuses to submit to the rightful do- minion of the United States, and Is costing us serious expenditure of life and money.
 Third, Louisiana has amended her con- stitution as to the privilege of the suf-
 
 conflict with the fifteenth amendment of the constitution of the United States.
 Income Tax Laws
 Fourth the republican party in congress, in concurrence with the democrats, has re- enacted every provision of the Income tax laws in the Dingley tariff bill that was in the Wilson tariff bill, without the change of a word in the original law. as it was en- acted in the democratic Wilson bill.
 It is impossible to keep either of these great events. or measures out of the con gresslonal and presidential campaign of 1900, and it is equally impossible that all candidates for federal offices can avoid or escape the issues that are thus forced upon the country.
 The power of this gold standard majority in congress will enact a law before June of 19o0 which will destroy silver as a money metal unless the silver minority in both houses resort to desperate and determined obstruction, such as was employed against the force bill. l do not expect such oppo- sition. The alleged leaders of the silver men would not sanction 1t. even if the den- ocrats in the senate were solid in favor of such course. I can only anticipate, with almost certain assurance, that the gold majority in congress will pass their meas ure, and before next June it will be the law of the land, and silver will be again rejected as a money metal.
 In their march back-to the ground held by the infamous Sherman act of 1873, they will not fail to destroy the legal tender power of the silver dollar, as was done by that act
 That law called forth the full power of the democratic party, led by Allen G. Thurman, and of some republicans, led by Stanley Mathews, and they succeeded in re- storing to the silver dollar it's full legal tender quality. From that time until now it has been the fixed purpose of the gold men to destroy silver money full legal tender coin That result will be accom- plished early in 19OO and the old controv rsy' will have to be fought oyer
 We shall find them safely landed and en- trenched on that ground before June 1900, and will have to open another seige of thirty years to dislodge them, if we pur- sue the old tactics-such as the Bland-Alli- son programme.
 Man to Shit the Necessities
 When this new phase of the gold and sil Vor question is presented, as it will be be- fore next June, the political platform mak- CTS wilt have to fix a platform and select a man to stand on it that suits the neces- stiles of the situation, knowing that, if we can elect him, the majority in the senate will stand by that radical gold measure, so that he cannot change it during his term of office
 If had a voice in the democratic con vention of 900, it would be in favor of the Chicago platform as it is, If, however, that convention should declare for a different plan of attack, on that resurrected sherman law, would, as a democrat, go with my par ty and vote for any honest man they may nominate. I have always done this, and when fail to do so, l will not claim to be democrat.
 We Have Other Questions
 But we have other questions to look af-