People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-14
Presidential Campaign.
JOnesbOro News.

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Jonesboro News.
The question every Southern and
Western man may now ask, is, Will
Cleveland and the Eastern Democrats
change their policy or must the South
and West and Northwest sacrifice,
the principles the right for which
they have so gallantly stood.
The free coinage measure and the
bills pending in congress known as
the Hatch bill and Washburn bill
affects directly the interest of the
producers of cotton and grain to
such an extent that if fully under
stood would be with these sections
paramount to all other issues.
That MIR. Cleveland was untiring
in his efforts to stop the coinage OF
silver no one could doubt who will
read his message, and study his
public and private record.
That the policy represented by
Mr.. Cleveland and his oonfederates
are inimical to that demand and need
ed by the South and West cannot
admit of an honest doubt. AS he
stands committed upon platform OF
principles more injurious and damag-
ing to the debtor class than that of
Gen. Sherman, who advocates the
gold standard with limited coinage
as now in vogue.
Mr.. Cleveland and the Democratic
party at Chicago have repudiatef
silver as money, have undertaken to
stamp falsehood upon the silver
money, which is not true and which
the American people cannot afford
10 admit, or endorse, and which
forces the South and " EST to either
repudiate Cleveland and his financial
policy or endorse the declaration that
one-half Of the money of the country
is dishonest money. VIII the South
and the West join Mr.. Cleveland and
say that it is dishonest and depre-
ciated currency, palmed off upon the
people by the government as such.
Will the Democratic party persist
in a policy that repudiates it? If so
then silver should be driven from
commerce and the present circulation
contracted to one-half its present
volume.
Until 1873, if the history of COM
merce is true, there was an unlimited
demand for both gold and silver at
the minis, and as result no such
thing as a contraction OF the currency
was known, business prospered, COM
MERGE fourished.
Why not restore silver to its
legitimate value upon the proper rate
Of value and let the price at the mint
control, then its full market value
will be realized as it was before it
was striker down by the conspira-
tors Of honest money and the people.
With this campaign will rise or
fall at least two or four years, the
correct and truthful representative Of
that system demanded by the people.
The competition Of parties, the
contending OF factions, devoted 10
the fortunes of their leaders may
obscure the real issues involved and
for time subordinate principles and
problems that demand solution.
But the avowed principles Of the
common people, the producers of the
wealth, will furnish an unmistakable
basis for future success and pros
perity of the American people.
For party to nominate a candi-
date, adopt declarations of principles
opposed to our interest and our views
on these questions is simply to for
felt the right to our votes and as to
Mr.. Cleveland and the policy OF the
present democratic party. We could
under no circumstances support
either. We hope to see pure and
aggressive policy with higher
regard for methods and principles
inaugurated in the south, then and
only then will it meet with public
favor.
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