Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-10-16

cipally by regard for its name, by Its long
standing personal associations and by the
cohesive power of official patronage. When
that time arrives, its great mission Is end
ed.
| Old Parties Stand In the Pathway of Prog
|
From that time forth the tendency Of
old parties is not toward progress, but to-
ward pctrifaction. They stand in the
pathway OF progress and retard the rational
| and logical advance of the country. They
| are Instructions, to be displaced by new
| instrumentalities prepared by and for the
emergency Such instrumentalities are
| new partics-not as / have said, springing
| up by accident, but coming naturally into
life by the imperious demands of great
causes with which the older parties, locked
In the embraces of tho past, arc unable to
sympathizc. A noble and inspiring cause
"a cause in which is infolded the whole
heart of hunanity-is worthy the undivid-
| ed enthusiasm and devotion of fearless
people.
| Is monetary reform such n cause! an
swer yes-a thousand times yes! How
does it compare with the great causes OF
which history tells-causes which have in
spired heroes and moved peoplesf Exam
inc the records of air countries and all
| times, note the benefits conferred on man.
! kind by the most thrilling achievements OF
war, the most bencficcnt movements OF
peace, the most exquisite creations of art,
the most splendid discoveries Of science
! sum them all up, and that sum will weigh
! but as grain of sand in the balance over
| against the surprisingly wonderful bene-
fits to mankind of q monetary system that
should ever keep even step and pace with
tloo Ir-nr ni,,rp dam op1s of g.
TEN worthy the dignity of beings whose
mysterious and unique destiny it is to
obtain dominion over all the forces of ma
turc and to unfold powers and forces as
much greater than those already known
| as these excel the primitive tools of the
aborigines. No instrumentality ever made
with human hand or conceived by human
brain is, in its effects upon the happiness
and progress of mankind, for moment
comparable with money in quantity suffi-
cient to enable all men to be uninterrupt-
ed',- employed in the labor of their apti-
tudcs and to enable all exchanges of the
products of their labor to be equitably
effected.
For the same reason that money when
in ample quantity is an immeasurable
benefactic1 to mankind, so when it comes
to be deficient in quantity it is a blighting
the deficiency of quantity. The most i'm
portant duty of organized society-that is
to say, of governments, properly under
stood-should be to see that a sufliciency
of money exists Tho aim of political
parties should be directed not to the enact
ment of laws reducing tho quantity OF
money, but of laws properly and rational
ly increasing it. The difficulty in the way
of reform is that people who are OF cne
mind do not at the fitting time come to-
gether. Yet this is the Indispensable con-
dition of success. Men are the children of
remote past and are, as it were, wrapt
about with the bands Of tradition. With
the progress of their growth they can burst
but one band at a time. Society, like the
individual, can accomplish but one great
purpose at a time and should undertake
first that which is most important and ur-
gent. For this purpose those who believe
in the supreme Importance and urgency
of a reform should unite to give it effect.
We Must Advance or Our Civilization VIII
Petrify or Decay.
The inexorablc law of progress is that
achievement results only from conccntra-
ton. 1t is only as men have unfettered
themselves from tradition, they have
developed aggregatons united their ener-
/ gies and intelligently directed the vast
mass of those united energies to the ac-
complishment of q common purpose, that
their aspirations have resulted in fruition.
Mankind have developed a wonderful civ
ilization, but progress does not end now.
We arc yet far from tho goal The process
must continue, or our present civilization,
like the civilizations of other countries
and of former times, must either petrify
or totally decay.
Men who wish to embody into laws,
their most cherished convictions must
learn the lesson of aggrcgations. They
must learn that truth is greater than ira
dition; that principles are greater than
men; that causes are greater than parties,
! and that a great cause-a cause destined
to advance and cnnoblo humanity as no
other cause ever did or ever can-is worthy
of distinct recognition and advocacy for
its own sake. Formally and as 1 believe
finally rejected by both the old parties,
which have combined to place the country
squarely ON the gold standard, monetary
! reform must, in my Judgment, look for
present advancement and ultimate realiza-
ton to party which shall treat it not as
q secondary or collateral question, but as
above and beyond all others the most
transcendent issue that can be discussed or
decided by people. Should We not assert
ourselves as becomes men of independents
minds and decline longer to be held in the
thraldom of mere nameS?
| Why hesitate? Ye are full bearded men,
With God implanted will and courage If
Ye dare but show 1t. Never yet was will
| But found some way or means to work it out,
| Nor e'er did fortune frown on him who dared.
Shall we, in presence of this grievous wrong,
In this supremest moment of all time,
Stand trembling, covering, when with one
bold stroke
| These groaning millions might be ever free?
And that one stroke SO just, so greatly good,
So level with the happiness of man,
That all the angels will applaud the deed.
In the immovable conviction that the
progress, prosperity and happiness Of not
only the people of Nevada, but OF those Of
the entire country, are more Immediately
dependent on monetary reform than upon
any other issue that can be presented for
political action, 1 shall henceforth vote for
and act with the party that brings this
overmastering issue to the front. Yours
truly, JNO. +. JONES.
The Blooming of Goldenrod.