The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-21
YER.

yer bugs seem to have the gold kings
on the hip. A decent majority in
congress are against disgracing sill
yer and destroying its paying and
purchasing power. Some are heart
and soul on the eide Of the gold
kings, but seeing that the eople
will not he hood winked and bulls
dozed any longer by the bondhold~
ers, National banks, and creditor
class, are afraid to open their mouths
in behalf Of their masters. Others
have the courage of their conviction.
though wrong, have boldly side with
the monied kings against the pco~
pie.
Some neither know nor care any
thing about the principles or justice
10 value in this contest between ths
leh,or and creditor 60 if
blind for whichever side pays the
highest or offers the greatest induces
ments.
Bat let that be as it may, the peo>
ME have spoken through congress,
md through the press n. uncer>
tain sound. slr: CleYelan,i and his
hondholders have been notified by
public opinion that some things are
impossible with men.
For twenty years or more the peo>
Pile have been blinded, deceived and
misled by politicians, demagogues,
pretended TO be friends tG the credi>
tor class and the bondholders Of the
country.
But the tug is fast coming or has
come We hope, when these ords of
creation will be taught some lessons
in the first principles Of honesty,
equity and fair-dealing.
The republican party in its twenty
years of fraud. dishonesty, wasteful
extravag ance, and corruption never
committed an oa.rAge upon the
ri4 its OF the people more infamous,
wicket, and destructive, than
would be the demonetiz alton OF silver
by the democratic party.
We are too deeply imbedea in the
principles Of democracy to believe
that any sound unadrlterated. Hncon
tanii,att &, undcfiled, honest, un~
bought democrat. can iielieve it
would be both unpatrlotic and dis
honest to pay the bnndholders and
tie creditors OF the country,
both private and public in
silver dollars o" 4l@I grains Of silver
in each /; wleH at lie time CT tile
contraction Of these debts, the crca-
itors agreed to take payment in sis
ver dollars OF 412z grains.
We hope congress will coppelI
Mr.. Cleveland and his secretary to
keep their oaths ard obey the laws
pay out the silver in tt government
vaults in payment % the bonds and
the Accumulated Interest. Don't
forget that every da@t botl public
and private in this country is I,aya~
bic IN Glitter, gold or liver or le~
gal tender srccrbacks at the dis
erosion Of the creditor.
And the bonllolders made a spe~
cial contracs with tie government to
! e paid in either geld or silver 412J
grains Of silver to tie one hundred
cents at the ,leasnre Of tie governs
| ment and all private debts were
contracted uron this basis. and it
was implied, al ! entered into, and
formed part Of each contract, that
he obligation Should be payable in
either gold or silver CT legal tender
| i'DtES, III iit NlSCIESS it,H Oh ltiD &c OF
81.
1t would bc morally, politically
and feligiously wrong 10 change these
contracts Without the consent of both
/ the achts,t and creditor class,
It ~culd be beth legally and con-
stitntionaily wrong to alter the
! terms aid conditions of these con-
trac'S without tie consent Of 10th
he contraction parties.
Suppose YOU were TO lug planta>
hfon for $40 @ 90 p able in
live years liz silver dollars of ALL
grains to each collar, and at tic
expiration &C TIC FIVE years tile ven,
! dor were 20 refuse 20 ACCEPT the
/ silver 4; lars, i'u% demanded silver
dollars in payment Vi seventy grains
mere silver in each dollar.
Would yot! not think he was eitlie.
! a fool or rascal one? Well chat i