The morning news., 1894-06-05
CHALMERS FOR CONGRESS-.
BE Is willing to Run on the Third
Party Platform.

Memphis, Tenn, June 4.-The follow
ing letter conveys the most interesting
piece of populist news of the day:
Horn Lake Miss, June 2, lS94-Hon. G. M.
Haynle. Chairman Congressional District
Committee of the People's Party, Olive
Branch, Miss: Dear Sir-YOur letter asking
whether would accept the nomination of the
People party for congress IN the Second
district, if rendered to me, received. have
no desire to re-enter the turmoil strife
ana bitterness of political life,
but but in the present deplorable con.
ultlsh OF affairs, do not
think any man should decline to give his ser
wees If they are called for by the people.
When was in congress- l advocated the is
suaace of more greenbacks and the free coin
age OF silver, and 1 voted for TownsendHs res
oluton for graduated income tax. and
stand to-day where | stood then on these
questions. When Mississippi reelected a
man 10 the Senate who had voted
AGAINST the free coinage of silv-
We" and to take away the
legal tender feature from greentacks. I be-
came an independent democrat, and with the
Endorsement Of the greenback and repubh-
can convention in 1882 was elected to con
gress. In 1884. Cleveland for president and
Morgan for congress, received the certificate
OF election in our district on a platform
recognizing silver as a money metal. hut both
OF them went against the free coinage of sill
yer after the election.
IN 1883 the democratic platform ignored
the silver question and the republican plat
form declared for it, and |, for the first time.
uhen announced myself as n republican. and
was the republican nominee for congress. In
tnls canvass said of the alliance movement
what now believe of the Peoples party
that 1t presented the brightest hope of re-
forming politics in Mississippi that l had
lhen seen. The testimony of cen. West, IN
my contested election case against
Morgan showed that he and The alliance
men voted against me. Notwithstanding the
Iact that dorgan had voted against silver
of al 10 n
Guiding c. II. Smalls. the only negro then in
congress. | was for more greenUacks and
tIee SILVER and graduated income
I&S, when nine tenths of the men
VINO now compose the Peoples
party were bitterly against me, Now we
agree fully on the financial question, which l
consider the vital issue Of the day and If the
Ieople party should nominate me as its
candidate, which / neither anticipate nor
ueslre would feel it to be my duty to accept
ana would on its platform defend its princi-
pies TO the best of my ability.
60 not consider the tariff question an issue
~ ~ lhlS canvass, but, in case II should be
forced into it, that there may be no mistakes
a. 70 my position. am now as have been,
an 4aVor of admitting free every article that
we cannot produce and putting a revenue
uuly on everything that we can produce, to
cHHCourage nome industry; and | am in favor
OF raising the balance of the revenue neces-
gary 1or government economically admins
'eIeQ by graduated income AK.
. l. am utterly opposed TO the Cleveland doc
rIiue OF free raw materials for the benefit Of
manufacturers. I he man who digs coal and
IRON from the earth is entitled to as much en-
Louragemcnt as the man who makes it into
s.eel cut no more. And the man who pro
prSss brotso,, cotton is entitled to as much
a. a. .he man who produces anything else, but
no no more The bug bear cry of paternal gov
~ tG'uuent: raised against the Peoples party,
-, - Ilulculous in the mouths of men who ad-
s,e socate banks or issues, either national or
S'aVe JAMES r. CHALMERS.