The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
MAsSlHG AND HIS REPORT.

CONGRESS- III behalf Of
the bankers, householder,
gold bugs and incorporated manu-
factories of the North, and against
the people all these WAC have to
roif and sweat for a bare sus tenance
of life. If they had employed Ros-
coe Coxkling, Jim Blame, John
Logan and John Sherman at fee OF
100000 each to plead their cause
and deferi their plans and purposes.
# would not have been half so we'll
done as one Of Clevelan0's Dass has
lone it. In addition to the 5 ere
tarv's almost supernatural effo't III
behalf of his clients. he has made
most remarkable and powerful argE-
uent in Eehslf Of the Republican
party. He has entered into a long
and elaborate course of reasoning
to prove to The American people that
the Republican, party was right in
the characterization Of silver in 1873,
and that tie Democratic party was
wrong in its opposition to that
measure. He says that the dlrefui
results after the passage OF that
measure to txe people and country
did not flow from that cause. IN
plain English, his meaning is, the
denulciatlon Of the Republican
party by the Democratic party fol-
the demOnetiz.tOn Of silver was sl'
urong and false. and that the Re-
publican party vas right in The pas
saue Of tie measure. He then Ia
| sut stance aenounces she Democratic
party for the passage OF the acL In
1873 remonetizing silver. In Other
words, his reasoning secs to sheW
that the Dem4 cratic party was and
is composed of a stupid sat Of asses,
unlit to handle this great count y
and that the Republican party was
and is composed Ct he best financie 6
and loftiest statesmen of this 81 aly
other aye or generation, Listen to
this oracle OF wisdom and fira2ce:
The act Of 1878 has been denounced
| aud nraiSr6 for ptlZIDo SILVER
which it did not do.
Well, If this be SO, every Demo
cratic newspaper, orator. stumper
writer and speaker from ocean tt
ocean lied upon the Republican
party and their motives. But lister
again TO this solid chunk of purified
and refined wisdom:
The act Of 1878 has been praised ant
denounced for the remonetlzinS OF sltVe
which it dld not do
Again we say if the act Of 1878
did not remonet'ze silver, Demo
Gratis clalm-d credit for that which
they deserved 10 credit. Mr
Manning Says the reconciliation 0
silver apon an equal ioO5lng witt
gold would denlonetize gold ane
bring this county 10 "the Ariatt
stIUer 0tsis.' And farther o. h
SAYS:
NC party and no administration coul
survive or would deserve to survive til
deliberate or the unforeseen and unpre
vented change to silver basis.
We have never heard nor read o
any NAN who advocated or desire,
a silver sass siOne All Demnc a:
want double standard Of valnss,
geld and silver basis. Mr. i annin;
. is reasoning against a pha-tOn
, striking at shadow In the dark, O
, he is attempting to ureak drWn slI
vcr and build up a golden taher1
. acle. This Solon, after making Iii
r comparison, or rather usIns the fig
ure OF changing t,:e burden from Oh
lame leg to smother ZANE leg, says
LAS our limited Silver coinage par.
ilze>, SO our free silver coinage at tn
= II oment would usStr2y, the power of tt
! United States to promote the reStOratlC
- of silver to its old and equal plac, in IL
= monetary order -
II THIS snrpasses any style Of reason
lng we have. ever heard. He wei
charged so"e days since OF being 6
). Independent ami original as to
: able TO make plural noun agrt
{ with a singular verb. But on til
- reasoning, we throw up the spoge
( and surrender tse glove. II Il
above quoted sentence means az
thing. it means that as EngIaa
- GerAanyand Francs are advocate
It of the siHsle gold sttndar
e should the United States dare
i adept at this moment n binetall
, Standard OF values, she would &c,
. all her influence IN the future /
i wards Inducing these powers to aor
p to double standard Of values. Y
Mr.. Manning claims to be a bin,
sll.c Nan, bat THINKS we ought not,
IN tEn not;l