The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-07-16
The Democratic Position ON the III
nancial QUESTION

y A party is known by its acts. TIL.
= position of the Democratic party at tn,
North is known by its platform and it
nominations. In the South the ques
: zion of local selfgovernment and the
war measures which the Republican
party have enforced for the humiliation
and punishment of the responsible
classes, have hitherto almost entirely
diverted attention from financial ques-
tiOns There is, however, but one SEN
timent among the Democrats and Con-
servatives of this section. 1t Is for "a
substantial currency resting upon a
solid basis, and equal in quantity to the
demands Of industry and commerce.
| The Democracy ofthe South have viewed
with pride the brave resistance which
their political friends Of the North have
made to the schemes devised by the Re
publican leaders in the interest Of the
monied classes. While the Southern
States were undergoing the reconstruc-
ton process and were denied representa-
ton in Congress, the Northern Democra-
cy, though reduced to a mere corporals
guard, were fighting like Spartans
against the invasion Of the rights OF the
people by the clans which the powerful
monied monopoly had organized. They
opposed the exemption Of capital invest |
ed in United States bonds from taxa
ton. They opposed the demonetiza-
ton Of silver. They opposed the con
traction Of the currency. They fought |
to the bitter end against the robber-law
changing the currency bonds into gold |
bonds. They fought against the re
funding scheme by which new bonds
were issued in place Of the original ones
with the pledge written directly upon
their face that they were payable in
coin instead Of legal tenders as first stip-
ulated. BY incessant agitation, this
party in the 18th Congress partially re-
stored silver to its former status a. a
money metal. And it i. now pledged by
the votes and declarations of its accred-
tied agents in the federal councils, to
the evil effects Of Republican
legislation contracting the currency i'll
the interest of the privileged classes.
What is doing in the Northern States
Read the platform ofthe Maine Democra-
" and listen toits echoes from California
IN the far-off Pacific. Read the platform
IF the Ohio Democracy and stud y the
record of Gen. Ewing, their candidate
or Governor. Surely, there is no
misunderstanding these signs. They
ire as plain as the sun at MONDAY.
Well may the New York Herald say
hat "Mr. Ewing's candidacy means
omething definite And then it sig /
adds:
General Ewing has served in Congress during
wo sessions. In that time he has not been
ilent; ON the contrary, he has taken a very ,
onspicuous and decided part, not only in I
ebate, bnt in the preparation OF measures of
egislaiion and he received the Democratic
moi because he il the son of an {
minent old Wing statesman; not because he j
las formerly prominent Republican; but +
imply and only because he had prepared and ;
dvocated i'll Congress a series OF currency
leasures which the Democratic managers in =
hio believe in and which they believe to c
ave the favor Of the majority OF the voters f
Re have before US all the important bills in
oduced by Mr. Ewing during his service in
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