The people's messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1895-11-20
TRANSPORTATION.

In the above platform, the clear straight
forward declaration Of the ponulists, on the
silver and other questions, must commend
itself 70 the favorable consideration Of all
candid men. In order that tair compar-
ison may be made between the parties the
democratic and republican financial planks
are also given. The last democratic nation
Al convention promulgated the following, at
Chicago in 1892:
eve denounoe the republican legislation
known IS the Sherman act Of 1890 as cow
ardly makeshift, fraught with possibilities Of
danger in the future which should make all
Of its supporters as well as the author anxious
for a speedy repeal. We hold TO the use
Of both gold and silver a. the standard money
Of the country and to the coinage Of both
gold and silver without discriminating against
either metal OF charge for minting, but a
dollar Of unit coinage Of both metals must
be Of equal intrinsic and exchangoable value,
or adjusted through international agreement
OF BY such safeguards in legislation as shall
insure the maintenance of parity between
the two metals, and the equal value Of every
dollar ct all times in the market and the
payment Of debts, and we demand that paper
money be kept at par with and redeemable in
such coin. We insist upon this point as es-
pecially necessary for the protection Of far
mers and laboring classes, the first and most
defenseless victims Of unstable money and
ductuating currency"
The republicans the same year at MIN
neapolis, said.
urha Ar,aricsr ,,.,,,lo f.,.r,, -. Hat, "a
interest, favor bimetallism, and the republican
party demand the use Of both gold and silver
As standard money with such restrictions
and under such provisions, 10 be determined
by legislation, As viii secure the maintenance
of the parity Of values Of the two metals, 50
that the purchasing and debt paying power
Of dollar, whether silver, gold or paper,
shall be at all times equal. The interests Of
the producers Of the country, ia farmers and
workingmen, demand that every dollar Of
paper or coin issued by the government shall
be as good Is any other. We commend the
wise and patriotic steps already taken BY our
government 10 secure an international confer
enoe 70 adopt such measures as viii insure
parity Of value between gold and silver for
use as money throughout the world"
Neither party intended the above planlu
a. a declaration in favor Of silver, for when
Grover Cleveland called the special session Of
congress last summer, So per cent Of The
democrats and 30 per cent Of tho republicans
voted against silver. In 1884 the democratic
platform contained this plank, On which
Grover was elected the first time.
eve believe in honest money, the gold
and silver coinage Of the constitution, and \
circulating medium convertible into such
money without loss"
Aher the election both the president and
the party repudiated the plank that helped
carry them into power.
-Four years afterwards in 1888, the repub-
icans elected Mr.. Harrison on plank which
declared that;
1.-THE republican party is in favor Of the
use Of both gold and silver as money, and
condemns the policy Of the democratic adj
ministration in is efforts 70 demonetize silver"
Like the democrats, they too repudiated the
financial declarations that helped carry them
into power.
The financial plank in the Peoples party
platform declares for $ government issue and
control Of the volume Of money. This is in
line with the financial views Of some Of the
ablest statesmen the nation evr produced.
Andrew Jackson taught;