The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1894-07-13
Mr.. SINNERS Reply.
He Admits that Some Platform
Pledges Have Been Redeemed
But Condemns the Financial
Policy of the Administration.

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a lett or which was printed in last weeks
STAR touching upon the failure OF
Democratic Congress to redeem the
pledges of the platform, had no
thought of provoking discussion, out
only intended to call attention to the
fact, as l saw it, that resolutions en-
dorsing without qualification every &C.
of Cleveland's administration, passed.
bv local Dem. Elk Com. or Conven-
ton, was, in my Judgment, hurtfuI TO
the party. And this, because such res
olutions havea tendency to ALLEVIATE
some Democrats from the support OF
partv. | have the best evidence that
This is true. | am certain that the
party, especially the party in Attala,
cannot afford to enter upon any pollcy
that will tend toward influencing any
voter who has voted the Democratic
ticket in the past, to abandon the par
tv. But if you, Mr. Editor, Will pardon
me. | desire to examine briefly some OF
the criticisms of the Star upon my leu
Ter. THE STAR says that the assertion
"that up to this time not single plat
form pledge has been redeemed can
be, by little reflection, overthrown'
Tot rs see. Nv readers will remember
that I was discussing the financial pol
icv of the Administration 1t is true
that the Commissioner of Pensions has
been doing good work in the exposure
and suppression of pension frauds. 1t
is also true that the odious Federal
Election laws have been repealed. 50
far 50 good. But fail to see where
there has been any great reduction OF
public expenditures. But possibly
these expenditures but possibly these
expenditures, being part of the lega-
cv left us by the Republican party, can
not be avoided.
Now. as to the tariff, Mr.. Henry Wat
terson is certainly an authority upon
that question, and no one who has
read bis Courier-J Journal will fail to re.
member how bitte:ly he has denounced
Democratic leaders for their filing
trimming, dolging and crlnging to the
trusts" in the making up of the tariff
bill. According to his idea the bill, as
amended, and now stands in the Sen
ate. is drawn just as near the line o.
protection as possible without actually
re-enacting the Mckinley law. The
platform demanded tariff for reve'
nue. onlv." not law which lis a steI
in the right direction" But, of course
that is better than nothing, and oul
Senators are right in supporting the
bill.
As to the repeal of the pu rchasln;
clause of the Sherman law. The STAR
| am sure. will not insist that VIVA
Congress actually did, in reference ,t(
that law, fulfilled the demands OF the
platform. The platform demanded thu
repeal of the 'wh lie sherman act, no
the purchasing clause only, but the en-
tire law. and then followed up tnl
with another demand, that the tw'
metals, silver and gold, be given equa
coinage, the parity to be maintained
either by international agreement o
the safeguards OF legislation. Has thi
been done? | II ave no faith III this in
ternational theory. 1t cannot be real
lied for wears to come, if ever. But
know that Democratic Congress an
a Democratic President could author
ize the coinage of silver equally will
gold and maintain by legislative enact
ment, the pa rty of the two metals
money, and that such money could b
used in defraving the expenses OF tn
government, without the issuance G
more interest bearing US bonds. TIL
platform promised such coinage of 81
yer, and our speakers assured the PEG
pie during the canvass that Mr.. Cleve
land, if elected, would not veto any az
that Congress might pass favorable
silver.
Doubtless the editor of THE STAR ha
seen the statistics to which | referred
showing the shrinkage OF values OF fan
products under the operation of sin
gle gold standard, both in the Atlant
Constitution and other leading Demo
cratic and agricultural papers, and b
has studied the financial affairs of til
government to little purpose it he doe
not know that such shlinkage of va
ues is always the inevitable result of
contraction Of the currency, and wa
as certain to follow the destruction
silver as a stardsrd ofvalue, as night
TO follow day. The Constitution, s
far from beng an ally of the Popuite
has been all tie while preaching IL