Feliciana sentinel., 1878-11-30
AN APPEAL TO THE SOUTH.


elected to the next house, ninety
seven will represent the sixteen
States usually associated together
under one common designation as
the south, while oi tho remainin g
forty. y.stven members only twenty
six will represent the western
States and :wenty>one the cast
ern and middle States. The soati.
is thus made sol!d!y Democrat tic
because the northern Republicans
continue to dcnounce, slander and
misrepresent the southern people.
When this policy shall have been
changed, the people Of Ihe south
will divide upon national issues.
The organs OF the bondho!dcrs are
showing that tho responsibility of
maturing a hard -mo.cy cArrency
dcvolvcs upon the southern Demo-
Gratis who furnish the maj,,i;y Ia
the next congress. The south is
Democratic from principle, because
our people believe tho Democratic
party is best calculated to promote
the great interests Of the country
Bu. if, in the next congress the
Democratic party refuse aid to the
Pacific railroad. and shows a dis
position to eysiatc for the pamuer-
ed c'a>s(s who hive thrived and
grown fat upon the earnings Of ins
du-try which they have dcspo:led,
'hcn the Democrats OF the souti,
will no longer furnish the Demo
cratic majority in congress by
which northern Democrats are
r'adc speaker and ile recipients o.
official hon1rs. The Democrats
dcmaud that the bondholders who,
Ike vampires lave fastened their
fangs upon the heart and life Of the
nation shall no longer receive the
legislation cf congress at the eX
pcnsc O? the g eat industrial inter-
csts OF the country which are now
lan nrui -l:iDg. Proper legislation
on the part 0! tie next congress
vii absorb the Na,Nnal, the
q. cenb blckers and the Labor party.
ard make the Democratic party
every WhCie stronger. Although q
third party, with no other plank
of basis than pa;'cr currency
resolution, can never become the
prominant PARTY OF the nation, yet
it can defeat the national ijrmocra
cy aul u'cvc'.t a sold SoaIh. The
Nenioc:atc patty muSt sh"w by
its acts that it is what it claimed
to be in tic lac canvas, the only
genuine and effective Grccnback
party in the country; that ii iavorS
putting gold and silver aud green
bac1s upOn the same level iE all
respects aud for all purposes by
making grcenbacks receivable for
customs aud paying the bonded
de; Of tie government recording
to The original contract. Mr.. Pen
d!eton showed the position which
the Democratic party mnst occup,
if it would trinmph when he recent
Il sad: Withdraw this bank
circulation, issue United States
treasury notes in their stead. 70
il gradually so es TO prodHce no
shock, do it carefully, SO as to
sacrifice 10 interests or rights. buy
up with these notes United States
bonds at their market value a0d
cancel them and save to the pco-
pie annually the interest. This pro
ducca no shock. works no Injustice
provides a better currency, proGuc>
cs no initiation lessons The taxes Of
the pcoplo aud gives them the
money benefit Of the credit OF their
government, which after al is ;hc
only support Of the bank cnrrcncy.'
This is reasonable, and will b."
indor5cd by the people. The Re
publicans, by their legislation for
ten years, have shown that they
were led by the shylocks of the
cast, aud the Democrats must