St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-08-06

form of interest bearing bonds, which are moi
even taxable, but nevertheless bear inter
est, is preferable to the one we now have and
have had for the past twenty seven years
1t would be to the contamination OF some
such theory as this that l would like to direct
my humble efforts as Il Legislator, and
verify believe that if the Farmers Alliance
will q We the subject calm, aud mature re
| Election, it too, will see it is far preferable
and more susceptible Of being put into prac.
tical operation, than what appears a pei
theory with the authors Of the Ocala de.
mands.
Any change in eXistln. laws relating to the
bonded debt, national banks and the uuaDtunl
of currency, will meet with stubborn oppUsi-
ton. and delay must be inevitable. Very
much of the science of government is involved
i'll this question alone. The man who has
never studied astronomy, is poorly prepared
to dispute with those who have, the dis.
tances and orbits of the heavenly bodies. The
greatest statesmen have SO far failed to pro-
vide a system OF finances, adapted to all the
varying fortunes OF a people, and my Farmer
Alliance friends, must also find that the Sub
treasury is an igtis futnus which like all 9TH
ers, is leading them iuto the boys rather than
to an cmluence Ui prosperity.
have said enough aud possibly TOO R,uci.
to win the favor of the honest farmers, but
whatever may be the consequences to my
hopes of preierment, | have felt, as trust. |
est in the expression Of my humble opinion
1t may be seen from the foregoing res
pOnses, that | concur III nearly all the OCala
tlenands-in fact, i'll all | have mentioned,
but two. My reasons for dissenting from tue
unlimited coinage Of silver and tue Sub treas
ury demands, are to d sufficient extent frank.
ly given. | hope they may be acceptable and
satisfactory. Ii not. | am content to be dealt
with as the Farmers Alliance may see prop.
or, conscious that it | have not commended
myself to their support, have at least spok-
On according tue teachings of my deliberate
udgmcnt, and with an abiding consciousness
of a settled conviction. To the extent of the
"declaratioD of purposes, set out in their
Con ,titution and bylaws, | have been and
am now with the Farmers Alliance. And
right here let me say, en- pNsS0ni, that | am
decidedly IN favor of retaining tue present.
bounty on sugar and the tariff on our rice.
To the manor born, AIN intensely Louisi-
anian, and believe ill doing all that can he
justly done to advance the prosperity OF the
State, by fostering its industries. MFR. Tru-
man did not allude to these matters specially
in his card, but see no improperly in stat
ing my position concerning them, my object
being to give the voters of the District the
fullest information as to my political status.
II ina biity to stand, as friend truman says
must, squarely Oh the Ocala demands, and
particularly on the Sub-treasury plank, be
sufficient cause for withholding the support
of the Farmers Alliance, | regret it sincerely,
but nevertheless be it SO, and | will submit
without a murlnur c0ntentnS myself with
the continued pursuit of happiness in the
pricatc walks of life for like my great de-
parted teacher, conscious of tue soundness Of
my political tcnets, cannot abandon them
for the sake of preiermcnt, and would rather
be right than President, If to lie wrong would
make iue President.
AN very respectfully,
E. NORTH CULLOM.