The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27
A Showing Of Hands.
IN. O. Daily states.l


Judge A. A. Gunby was in New
Orleans at the time of the assem-
blage of the free silver convention
as a delegate from his parish of
Ouachita. As Judge Gunby is one
of the ablest, if not the ablest, adj
vocate OF the 16 to l fallacy and
folly in Louisiana, we assumed, of
course, that he would be one of the
orators of the occasion, and acting
on that assumption we called upon
him to state to the people whether,
in case the Democratic National
Convention in 1896 should refuse
to adopt the 16 to ] fad, and should,
on the contrary, declare for sound
money and nominate sound money
ticket for president and vice-prest.,
he, Judge Gunby, would stand by
the party and vote the ticket.
Judge Gunby, contrary to our
expectations, did not speak at the
great pow-wow, but on his return
home be manfully replied to our
question through his paper, the
Monroe Bulletin, as follows:
If the Democratic party, forgetting it's
fundamental principles. and spurning the
constitution. and making John Sherman
and Grover Cleveland its patron saints,
should adopt platform and nominate q
candidate favorable to the single gold
standard or Sound money" doctrine, we
would not vote the ticket nor support the
platform. We have not the least diff
Guilty or hesitation in saying that unless
the party. in State and Nation, remains
true to its faith and pledges, and advo-
Gates the free and unlimited coinage of
silver and gold at 16 to l, we shall not
follow it. When it throws overheard it's
precious cargo of principles and starts
up Salt river. we shall step ashore.
Our old and honored friend hav-
ing thus lined up alongside of the
Kansas grasshopper and declared
his unaltered purpose to bolt the
Democratic party if in 1896 it does
not pin its ears back, grease itself
all over and Jump down the throat
and into the belly of the Populist
party, turns upon us with the fol-
lowing question:
Now We wish to ask question of ouI
respected and honored friend, Major
Hearsey, editor of the States.
II the Democratic party 10 Louisiana
through primaries or in State convention
assembled, adopts platform and nomi
mates O candidate for Governor in favor
Of the free and unlimited coinage OF sill
yer at 16 to /, will You support that plat
form and vote for that candidate? We
will make il stronger: II a majority oil
the white men Of Louisiana in a tail
white primary declare in favor of the FREE
and unlimited coinage of silver at l6 to l
will you, Major Hearsey, in Obedience te
white supremacy, in whose advocacy yor
have gained imperishable renown, sup
port and vote for that policy.
In our turn, we ask that our grea
Democratic contemporary answer thes'
questions categorically. It cannot refus'
our request It lis great leader, q might,
organ OF public thought and sentiment
to which the hosts OF the party look To-
instruction and guidance. What will i
do when the white people of Louisian
inform it in thunder tones that they wan
the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
/ Suppressing the bushes tina
struggle to suffuse our cheeks a
| the generous but undeserved com
pliment in which this question i
EMPOWERED, like an asp in a baske
of roses, we shall return a clear ant
unequivocal answer, prefacing j
with the observation that our frien'
had no right to ask the question
! Democrats are not tied to that par