The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-31
CLEVELAND AND SILVER.
-ADEMocRAT ASKS SOME QUESTIONS
ABOUT CLEVELAND.
He Thinks that There Is Not Enough
Reduction In the Mills Bill and Can
not Understand Why the Republicans
Kick.

it is desired that they should be. What
the people wish TO know is, does Mr.
Cleveland occupy the position in regard to
silver that he took in his inaugural? The
reanlrmancc by the national Democratic
party in 1883, of the platform OF 1884, is
all right if there was nothing behind that,
but in enumerating the items in the plat
form of 1854 and 1885, the silver question
is left out, and that is sufficient, when it is
remembered that Mr. Cleveland, in his
inaugural, abandoned the silver plank in
the platform OF 1881, and is that Mr..
Clevcland's position now? and il ii is, did
the Democratic party close its mouth be-
cause Mr. Cleveland is an anti-silyer Demo-
crat? You say that there is no present
danger Of the decentralization OF silver"
but that there is danger, present or remote,
is the question. Why should it be in
danger at all2 What harm has it done2
The constitution gave il an equal start with
gold, and it has maintained its value
--Hnd position more steadily than gold, and
why should il he destroyed? When the
Republican party dcmonctizcd it, bank
ruptcy from Maine TO Oregon was the re-
suit and nestroy it now, and the same
effect would follow. Ii | am not mistaken
The APPEAL argued the same way when
the "Bland bill' was before Congress
Now you say that, 'the present silver dol
lar ought 10 be dcmonciized, or else
brought up to the international standard"
Very few Of your rcapcrs understand what
YOU mean by the "insternatiOnal stand
ard, " and rs YOU are more than any other
man in this section regarded as the Demo.
cratic oracle you will oblige many OF them
by explaining il. II there is anything
lame about silver, would il not bee better
totry and cure the defect instead Of destroy
ing III lhope you will pardon me for saying
So but / have never heard q sensible
reason given forth destruction of one half
of the constitutional currency OF the Coun-
try. There is not mOremoney II enough,
in circulation now than will answer the
demand OF the business and commercial
interests OF our people, and If one-half OF
that circulation is destroyed, would
not the effect be 20 vastly advance
the value OF the other hall, and cor
rcspondngly cut down the price OF la
Dor and property The Republican par
" in It's platform Of 1883 declares
in favor Of reinstatng silver 10 its consti-
tutional status and il the Democratic
party is in favor OF the same thing, why
cannot bill be now introduced into Con-
gress 10 Teinstate silver, and passed nj
once, as both parties seem 10 be willing,
md remove that fruitful source OF agita-
lion from the canyass2 II the Republican
party In Congress should oppose such a
bill It would ruin the party and defeat
Mr. Harrison most signally. II the Demo
cratic party should oppose such bill, II
.-yil equally defeat Mr.. Cleveland. II nc
such effort Is made in favor OF silver 10y
the Democratic party in Congress now,
after all their fighting for the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver" will not the
people believe that Il is because they arr
afraid that Mr.. Cleveland will veto thu
bill II passed. II a physician should make
n sore upon a healthy mans leg, tha
could be easily cured by the proper rene
dies and then cut the leg OIL instead o
curing IL, thereby destroying more than hal
the man power OF locomotion, and give a
n reason that lac expected TO make his pa
tient more perfect in oil respects, he woul'
certainly be regarded Us mad man o
rs having an evil design against the healtl
and life Of the person 30 treated. To Gu
of n mans leg under the circumstance
mentioned. Is not whit more against rea
son and common sense than Is the cuttin
of one OF the legs Of our national currency
by demonctizing silver by political quack'
in order 90 improve the condition OF th
pcope in any respect whatever. The fin
4 no more against true medical scienc
than is the last against true politics
science, and Il IL important 20 know whei
our marty and nominee stand on that a
important question. A quack Rcpublica
Congress made the sore on our currency
leg. and now, instead OF curing H. rs the
could, and as wise craftsmanship dictates
the quack Democratic Congress, led b
Mr.. Cleveland, want 20 cut II OIL, an
strange that they can find advocates K
their political quackcry.
You have been pleased 10 refer TO III
"robbcr war tariff as n fearful evil 10 Oh
country, and agree with you that II Is
great evil, but Just here We want moi
light. The average per cent Ut the "rol
lcr war tariff Is a.. We have pusscssio
OF the lower house Of Congress withOl
controversy, and Il Is claimed that the
are democratic Republicans enough IN q
- Senate 10 give ~ the supremacy Their
- MS the confirmation ol Mr. LAM
proves, and the President Is Der
ocmic, or claims 10 be ~ niue
20 that lac Il high church In the Dem
cratic faith. Now, why Is II that after
loEg struggle Of eight months Ia iightin
and PAVING, aud believing by the Dem
cratic warriors in Congress, that they q
satisfied with killing only four Of the tar
robbers by reducing the average Z per cen
from a. 20 i32 What relief does that 7
duction give the pcopleY Why did th'
not reduce the average 20 ~ per cent. 40
give Ms relief When asked why they Il
not reduce the average down 81 ~ +
cent they answer that they did not wa
10 destroy our manufacturers nor ev
cripple them. Well, does not that 10
like protection on a scale sufficient 10 sat
fy the most ardent Republican, and u
MI the talk about the "robbcr war taril
g. a humbug7 DO not misundcfstand II
lam on the old, wcll.bcaten Dcmocna
ground. Tariff for revenue only
IN favor Of a tarin large enough Ia yield
the necessary oNpcnsescs Of the govei
ment and II that gives protection TO I
manufacturer then let them have u, !
more protection | am not willing 10 ~
OF course. | saould want the tariff 10 b,
as lightly M possible on the neccssnries
life. You see that ! am travelling
Democratic road, as ! can prove by {
patiorms. but | want 20 know II
Democratic party Is upon the same 70
Mr. Editor, suppose that outside OF Me
phis there live iorty-scyon robbers, v
come into the city every day and rob
citizens Of whatever suits them, and
.ond a sufficient force 10 Kill the brgan
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