The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-06-09
The Cincinnati Nominee.


be upon the principle that any Demo
crat, however Objectionable IN some
things. i sound in others, and Is there
fore preferable to a Republican. but
there are certain important considera-
tions that viii enter into the canvass
and contribute to, or lessen the chances
of success in the election which must
mt he lost sight Of There are tens OF
thousands Of voters who have gone out
Of both the old parties in search OF
other parties, with special reference TO
financial and industrial questions. They
have organized themselves into other
parties variously known as Greenback-
ers. Laboring Mems party, ETC., etc
They have done 50 with full knowl-
edge that the legislation Of the Federal
Government under Republican rule has
been directed to the one end Of building
up and enriching privileged classes
at the expense Of the toiling masses.
1t will not be easy to convince these
people who know that the country has
real grievances to be redressed, that the
Democratic party Is not responsible for
the evils of which they complain, and 1t
should be the effort of the delegates at
Cincinnati, to make such nomination
4e,Yilll satisfy, them that the way to cor
Democratic party,
The capital invested in United States
bonds which are held mostly by the rich,
unlike the capital invested in other des-
criptions Of property, is exempt from
taxation and bears no share Of the ex-
penses Of the government. William H.
Vanderbilt draws from the public treas
ury two millions of dollars a year inter
est on his bonds and does not pay cent
Of taxes upon his investment The Re
publican party is responsible for this in
justice, but the Democratic party must
be sure that it selects a standard bearer
who did not participate in inhicting the
wrong upon the country, and who has not
set himself against righting it.
1t has been the policy Of the Republi-
can party to contract the currency SO as
TO make money scarce and enhance its
value for the benefit of the Vanderbilt
classes In doing so, it has reduced the
earnings Of labor, cut down the value Of
property, and brought poverty and des-
titution to the toiling millions. \
means to this end, was the premature
adoption Of the Resumption act. The
Democratic party, as a body, labored for
its repeal; and the measure was enforced
in defiance ofall their efforts to avoid it.
If Democrat who strayed from his fell
lows, and voted with the Republican
crowd on this question, should happen
to be nominated, big gun for the Dem
ocracy in behalf of the productive in
terests of the country, will be spiked
Again. Originally a large part of
the public debt consisted in non-interest
bearing treasury notes. TWAS convert /
ed at the bidding of the privileged
classes into interest bearing bonds,
which, however, were payable in green
backs, or "coin, at the option Of the
people or the government which repre- |
scented them This contract was change
ed at a cost of upwards Of six hundred
millions of dollars to the tax payers,
so to make them payable exclusively
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sion was made. Coin" meant silver,
as well as gold, and the Vanderbilt
classes who held the bonds demanded
that silver should be DESTROYED as
50 that they could collect their
interest exclusively in gold, and it was
done surreptitiously and corruptly, as
has been shown. The country de-
manded that this wrong should be
righted and that the money functions
Of the several hundred millions of dol
lars OF silver should be restored. a
hard battle between the representatives
Of the people and the champions of the
Vanderbilt classes was fought over
this issue. 1t has not yet been settled.
The former gained a point in the strug
gle, the partial restoration Of silver to
its normal and constitutional functions
and there the contending hosts are
resting for time 1t will be a great
thing gained for the Democracy if a
candidate is nominated who fought the
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people; and one whose record, at all
events, cannot be brought up in judg-
ment against him and his party.
What the Democracy want is a man
who is en- rapport with them on the
money question; and who is at all !
events, not against them A candidate :
S wanted whose record is untainted with {
my of the heresies and iniquities of the !;
party. Don't talk about
'conciliating the East" That means
Massachusetts, and the bondhc1ding in
crest, which does not amount to a cor
'orars guard. The privileged classes
epresent one in thousand voters The
,reat mass of producers ARE THE PEOPLE
whose feelings and wishes must be re- :
Pected They don't dress in purple .
nd fine linen every day. They don't t
isplay themselves loudly in Conven- u
ions. They don't take the uppermost :
eats at the feast, but at voting times. '
hey are like an army with banners. f
Bad Material for Boom.