The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1895-08-23
MORGAN ON SILVER.
The Free Silver Fly Invited Into the
Gold Standard Spiders Parlor.

The Free Silver Fly Invited Into the
Gold Standard Spiders Parlor.
At the session of the silver conven-
ton in Memphis, letter from Senator
John T. Morgan, of Alabama, was pre-
scented, but was not read, on account
Of the press business before the con-
vention. In it the senator said: This
convention at Memphis is the natural,
if not necessary, result of the popular
meeting held there under the patron
age and approval of our Democratic
, administration, and it will be a pro-
test against the platform adopted I'M
der such auspices in hostility to the
established creed of the Democratic
party.
"They have appealed against the
judgment of the party so often pro-
nounced in support of the equal rights
of gold and silver at the minis, and
they demand that this appeal shall be
heard and decided outside the counsels
of the Democratic party by a general
muster of all the enemies of silver
money to be found in every political
organization. We invite all the friends
of money that was sound until silver
was Struck below the fifth rib by its
jealous brother, and, having survived
the assassin, is still sound to come
into the Democratic camp, and to aid
us in healing the wounds of this faith
full servant of the people and the gov
eminent. Under the Bland act and
the Sherman act we paid all the bonds
in reach of the government, and now we
are issuing bonds at the rate of S4,-
2OO,OOO,000 year, and are sending our
| assistant secretary to London to sign
thine and deliver them to the Roths-
childs.
Under the Bland-Allison act we had
a surplus of s1O0,000,000 at the end of
! Mr.. Cleveland's first term, and now we
have deficit of s10O,OO0,OOO in the
midst of Mr.. Cleveland's second term.
THE people are growing weary of
this grind, and they feel it, and in all
their interests they have already
learned by experience the true situa-
ton, and they will not unlearn, these
sad lessons in any new school that is
set up to conduct this campaign of ed
ucation.
Our duty as Democrats is possible
one, and is to follow the old leaders and
look more closely to our political lead
ers."
1T was not read on account of the
press of business" That's what the
papers stated. The real reason is be-
cause it too plainly disclosed the OBJ
jects of the meeting, so far as the poll
ticians were concerned. We have no
doubt but that many Democrats who
attended the Memphis silver conven-
ton were honest and sincere in their
motives. There is no doubt in our
minds but that the Populists who at
tended that convention were also hon
est in their intentions. They, as well
as others, were invited there, believing
that it was to be a nonpartisan affair,
and that it's real object was to make an
honest effort to have free coinage of
silver restored to the people. If the
above letter leaves any doubt that this
and all kindred conventions are fran
tic efforts to prevent the disintegration
of the Democratic party in the South
and West, the following expressions
from two Of the most prominent Demo-
Gratis, who were present, are certainly
sufficient to remove that doubt. 1t is
true that in opening the convention,
Senator Harris said: 1T was strictly a
nonpartisan organization, composed of
Democrats, Republicans and Populists
Its doors were open to every American
citizen, who honestly believed in the
propriety, the ACCESSIBILITY and the ne
cessity of the rehabilitation of silver"
Before the convention adjourned
Senators Harris, Turpie and Jones
were appointed a committee to select a
national committee, consisting of one
man from each State to work to ad-
vance the cause of silver.
This committee met, and Sexa.or
Harris said:
"The league will be purely Demo-
cratic organization formed for the pur-
pose of securing perfect organization
of the silver Democrats in the country
for the purpose of controlling the ut
terances Of the next national Democrat
ic convention upon the financial ques-
ton. / have no doubt that the great
majority of the people are In favor Of