The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-16
Newton C.. Blanchard for the U. .
Senate.

Theoda Menora.
The Legislature which c0nyenes neXC
Nav will be'charged with the response
HE duty of eleCtlng 4 man TO the oeuato
of the United States to represent tl,ls
State. Too much Importance cannon oe
attached to the selection OF a proper
man Grave questions have come TO
the front demanding in our Senators
the possession of highest qualltles OF
craftsmanship, and the solution OF
which is fraught with much good OF
evil to the people of Louisiana. hence
| the contest for the Senatorshlp shouia
| he watched by the entire people With
| eagerness and anxiety. ~
The two most prominent candidates
| for this high honor are Hon. Newton y.
blanchard, the brainy and indetatlgahle
representative Of the Fourth congress
ional District, and Hon. Donelson Cal
ferry, the appointee OF Governor I oslta
who fills the unexplreo term vi 'no '"'o
Randall L. Gibson, noa;
calIy different IDEAS On the Leading
questions before the people OF the Ohlt-
cd States, We refer to the money ques,
tion. or the position which silver should
occnpy in the currency Of the American
@neonle. The contest must be fought
ont on this question and the issue can
not be evaded.
WI do not hesitate to announce our
UNQUALIFIED endorsement OF the posltloh
which Mr.. Blanchard has taken on TINS
question, which is thoroughly n line
with the portion of the National Demo,
cIatic platform adopted at chicago anu
on which the party was carried 10 1"
: magnificent and splendid victory.
w .o~aorca tho nnSltI0n OF WI, IluI-
, chard on the silver question because IL
, is in accordance with the time honored
r and ancient principles Of the Democratic
! marty. That party has ever stood oe-
tween the people and industrial or pc
c~uniary oppression F.; and any man whose
nosition logically involves a contraction
Of the currency to which the doctrines
of Mr.. Cafery inevitably and neGessar-
t ilv leads, is to that extent not a Demo
: crat, and not entitled to the SURFACES
: and support of Democrats.
n If we mistake not, senator CaH iEcy
predicted in his speech on the SILVER
Question that he would "feel the power
u Of the forces of imitation" but it occurs
to us that Mr.. Catfery. utterly Ignored
the fact that the people were feeling
the mower of the forces Of contractlon''
The truth is the American people are
enduring now the fearful and tremen
IS dSns evils of a contracted currency, ant
h Senator Gallery should know that the.
will endure it no longer. The position
~; of Congressman Blanchard is thorough
= " in harmony with the principles AM
>, declaration of the Democratic part
~ and with the needs and wants OF IN
neople. Mr.. Blanchard stands Tor a
pprpansion of the currency; Mr.. CATER,
stands for a contraction OF the currency
The wealth and enormous develope
ment of the country /; its growth I'D pop
ulation the development of our foreIg
= and domestic trade, imperatatlVely re
~ ouire an expansion of the currency t
rs meet the absolute requirements OF busl
a ness. There is not enough money !
ne the country to transact its tremendou
ct business, and the currency that we no
have Senator Gallery and those WI
ed think like:him, wish to contract n q
minish every legitimate desire OF I'll
people to obtain a flexible cGrrenC
Sufficient to carry on the business OF IL
aan people without the necessity OF submli
o. sion to the extortionate demands
Is those who control the actual money
Of the nation, Senator Caffery would me-
er with a stern and positive refusal. Ih'
70. there is less money to carry on a larg'
I'd business for an increased population II
- us compare the condition of the Ne
Orleans banks in 1860 and 1871: IL
no total Of the New Orleal
banks in 1860 amounted to $45,689,85 !:
while in 1890 the total resources OF u
an banks amounted to only $33,S62,9
re Hence it clearly appears that the Sta
re. banks had q working capital IN 1861
TO S13. SOC, 900 more than they had in 49,
ma and this too, when the population
10 this State in 1860 was not more thu
csc, 1000, of which at least one-half we
sie slaves, and the population OF which
lp now over eleven hundred thousand.
in other words we have $4,000 900, lie
nd money to carry on a larger business f
nd a population over three times as gree
he Hence the fearful evils under which Il
people suffer! And still Senator "a
ferry wishes to stop the coinage OF sllv
= and to allow the circulation OF Nation
w banks to decrease annually by the I
tirement of the United States bonds
ed which such circulation is based! Ho'
as, ever estimable a gentleman .Senat
he Caffery may be, he is opposed to t
n ~plainest interests OF the people al
Vi must give way. This is a contest
which principles, not men are involve
- For this reason and for manya otbel
we unqualiied,y endorse Newton
% ) Blanchard for the United States Sc