The Louisiana populist., 1895-08-09
DON'T BE DECEIVED.
NO HOPE FOR FREE SILVER IN
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
twenty One Out OF Twenty-Three States
Declared for Free Silver in 1890 in
Democratic State Conventions, hut
AL Voted Against 1t In 1892.
missouri WORLDLY

country free coinage law. We want
our silver friends in the Democratic
party to look at the situation as it is.
You have been grievously disappointed
once. Almost lifetime of labor has
been brought to naught by over-con-
idence In your party. Stand off for a
moment as a non-partisan and take
look at your party. In 1880 the Demo-
cratic party in the same states in
which the silver Democrats are now so
active declared for the free coinage of
silver in language that admitted of no
double construction Except in Illi-
nois. where the plank was. not very
defnite). Yet the goldbug Democrats
were sufficiently numerous in Congress
at the extra session two years ago to
not only prevent the passage Of free
silver bill, but to wipe out the last law
favorable to silver and readopt the de-
monetizing act of 1873. Here are the
silver planks in the Democratic plat
forms of 1890. We get these planks
from the New York World Almanac,
1891. 1t reports only twenty-three
state Democratic conventions adopting
money planks in 1890, and Of these
twenty-one were for the free coinage
" silver.
Arkansas.-We denounce as iniqui-
tous the silver bill as passed by the
present Republican House Of Repre-
;entatives, as an attempt to demoral-
lze silver and to build up the fortunes
Of the favored few, and we favor the
Tree and unrestricted coinage of silver,
and an increased volume of currency,
restricted alone to the necessary de-
mands of the country, which shall be
legal tender for all debts, public and
private. We believe the power to is
sue and control the volume Of currency
belongs alone to the government and
that this power should not be delegated
to or controlled by any other author
lty.
California.-We favor the free coin
age of silver, and demand that it be
made an unlimited legal tender for all
purposes, public and private.
Colorado.-we condemn the present
administration for reckless and un-
necessary waste of public treasure, by
means of which the surplus fund accu-
mulated under the wise and economic
administration of Grover Cleveland has
practically disappeared, in place Of
which the country Is threatened with a
deficiency arising from the increase Of
expenditures over receipts for the pres
ent fiscal year. We demand the free
and unlimited coinage of silver.
Idaho.-We tender our gratitude to
the Democrats in Congress for their
almost unanimous votes in both houses
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver, and congratulate the people of
our new state that there is one great
political organization in the country
committed by it's votes in Congress to
a measure so essential to the prosper
ity of Idaho. The silver bill as en-
acted by the Republican Congress is a
compromise in the interests Of Wall
street, clothes the secretary o. the
treasury with powvr 70 refuse to pur-
chase bullion on the pretext that bull
lion is not offered at the market price
and enables him to bear the silver mar
ket by refusing to purchase except at
his discretion and at such prices as he
may determine.
Illinois.-We demand that all unnec-
essary restrictions be removed from the
coinage of silver.
Indiana.-We denounce the silver
bill, so called. recently enacted. as an
ienominious surrender to the money
power. 1t perpetuates the demone.
tization Of silver and the single gold
standard, whereas the interest Of the
people requires the complete remone.
tization of silver and its restoration tt
perfect equality with gold In our coin
age. We demand the free and unre
stricted coinage of silver upon the ba
sis existing prior to 1873. )
Iowa.-We demand the free coinage
of silver and that it may be made &
legal tender for all debts. public ant
private, and denounce as unjust ant
dishonest the provision Of the law re
Gently enacted allowing parties to stip
ulate against payment in silver GER
tificates, thus setting one standard o.
value for the creditor and one for tn,
debtor, one for the poor man and thu
other for the rich man.
Kansas.-we favor the free coinage
Of silver. We favor such change IL
our fiscal laws as will leave the con
trel of the circulating medium Of thu
country wholly in the hands Of the gov
ernment.
MIchigan.-We believe In the fret
and unlimited coinage Of gold and sill
yer, unhampered by conditions as t.
the legal tender qualities Of either ant
unhampered by the proviso suspendini
coinage Of silver after July 1. 1891. W.
condemn the Republican policy be
cause 1t demonetizsd silver and still re
fuses the demand Of the people for th'