The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17
An Open Letter to the Democracy of Ten
uegSee:

An Open Letter to the Democracy of Ten
nessee:
ia times past it fell to my lot TO canvass
Tennessee i'll the interest Of the Demo
cratic party, and IN tins way | had the
pleasure OF forming acquaintance and
trtnusnips throughout the State winch
are msny pr4zeu W me. ReceAuy / nave
received n-.,ny requests 10 uchyer ud-
dresses in inherent p;.rls OF the State, TO
winch l am unuUie 10 respond. LAeAce At
is mat LdVe cJncluueu 10 "duress tn4s
open ieltet 10 Lay l>hUN Ulnocruts IA
l.nHCssce on Inc suUJCct UI Lac cut-
rency
Anu 81 rii la which Ii Is W ritten.
/ all nVt Il Calculate 1Jr any uIncv
Wlth.u Inc sIt VI tAt p>ollt u .ne
Statc. pi."e tie hO4or "...-.. / NnJvJ
Vi lNptus>.,i-7 tne INA.n NoAo. >so4v....4
Issue. iii LVus.ess, aAu sAou4u ~
come Il CAuu4uute IUr Ie-electlvn III Iovu
i small appeel ~ me generous peop.e U
lnal u.s'..c,, and MOI 70 lie p,Op.e OF
Inc Slate, Iof pretermenL c"n, ,Aeiu-
lbIt, NJ LNIAJh AJNAAC%ANNp hN'N Nv pNIhNA
lnUuVe Ia addressing you uIan " per
suaue you 10 au0pt what l conceive 10 De
SOUND loea5 on u suDJcct OF paluhodnC
Importance, mol only IRON the STANDPOINT
Vi the puDhc welfare, but from the
STANDPOINT ol party Success
Tally reahze tnat me subject Of this
Letter Is one ABOUT winch lnefe Is much
confusion III the pubic lninu, and much
COntrurety OF UpnlOn among Democrats.
At Is Wltn sincere regret mat | hnd my
self dlnerlng with Democrats on this sub
Jeet Tor whom | AVE always entertained
sentiments OF the highest regard, ana
with whom / intend Ill the future, as in
the past, to labor for the promotion OF
sound Democratic principles. 10 these
gentlemen / always extend the .ohve
branch. And, wlne shall insist on my
right to the fullest and flunkest dis
cussiOn OF the currency question aruuu
our own council board, / do not intend
to be separated from them. but, On the
contrary, i snail abide the decision of
the party on TINS as | have anided in
the past its decision on all other uues-
tons. hope and confidently believe that
Democrats everywhere VIII, Wnen the
party speaks through its national con
vunt10n, accept its decision in good faith.
1t therefore becomes important thut we
should carefully and i'll good temper dis
Cuss our differences before the time
comes for decisive action. 1t is in this
spirit that | address you.
Mutual FauIt-t'in ling Deprecated.
Especially do | deplecate the spirit Of
fault-nndng and denomination which un-
fortunately is displayed by some Of our
Democratic brethren. We all know the
currency question is one of paramount i'm.
pOrtance but it is one about which
Democrats Lave differed and do differ. Ii
involves no question of constitutional
right. 1t does not affect those cardinal
principles ON which the Democratic party
was founded 1t is business question
only, but Il business question of great
Importance to the people engaged ia all
the vocati0nS Of life In view of the
monetary system under which We live
we are confronted with situation full
of diff lilies, and it is our duty to III,
country and to the party to lay aside any
disposition TO find fault with one uI.
other, and devote ourselves, in the light
of existing conditions. to an honest and
rightful solution of the problem. This
may involve ON our part the abandonment
Of preconceiyel opinions. but it is tbs
only course left to patriotic men wht
would promote the public welfare ant
advance the cause of sound Democracy
NhRt Money Is.
We are correctly taught that money
is the medium by which commodities are
exchanged. 1t is measure Of values
The value of commodities is fixed il
money: and when So determined they are
through commercial intercourse inter
changed 50 as to suit the convenience
aud necessities Of the people As none,
is the measure q, values, il must neces
sarily itself he thms 90 Rue As il il
impossible 90 measure dista. .'ith0ut
thing Of length. or quantity without Z
thing of capacity or time without some
thing which mnhes duration. or welsa
without something which is heavy, 50 j