The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-04-03
A JACKSON DEMOCRAT.
Of the Old School Says Free Coinage
Is What He Has Been Standing
For, for Years.
Custer Dem crats All Endorse 1t.

CUSTER, March "a Ma, EDIToR.-I
see in the BRECKENRIDGE News Of March
18th, the platform as laid down by you,
which says:
Free coinage OF both gold and silver
at the ratio OF l0 to /. For
the issue Of all paper moley by the
Government without the intervention OF
banks and opposition to any issue of
interest bearing bonds without the au-
thority Of special act OF Congress"
You ask Democrats to give their views
and as am one of the jackson stamp /
will give you mine, notwithstanding /
have been called, first, Mugwump,
next a Calamity Howler, and last
Republican, just because l have been
demanding the policy embraced in your
platform for five years, and would not
endorse this galvanized mugwump De-
mocracy, but claimed the Democracy Of
our fore-fathers, who endorsed your
platform and on which every Demo
cratic President ever elected in these
United States stood, except Grover
Cleveland. When the Cleveland De-
mocracy came into life and swallowed up
Jackson and Jefferson was just in the
fix my father was in the year 1856. He
was Wing up to that time. Then the
Know-Nothings swallowed up the Wings
and he fell in with the Democrats, Just
as did when this galvanized mugwump
Democracy was forced on the party. l
sought the only National party then
left. But friend John, keep this in
mind. When those Mugwump Demo
Gratis that left us true Democrats come
back, like you propose, we are here yet.
We never go after strange gods and say
here is the way.
Now brother John, think | can say
brother, as you have come back to us,
there is no use for me to say to you that
all of us true Democrats have been
preaching to those who went after
Grover Cleveland and John Sherman on
this financial plank, TO come back for
you know it. Tell the boys we will re-
ceive them back as the Father did the
Prodigal son.
Now Mr.. Editor, when you was whoop-
ing up this galvanized Mugwump
Democracy,.we true. jackson Democrats
were sticking to our text, as did Jackson
when he vetoed the bank act, and as
Paul said for this cause we are arranged.
Just say to the boys when they quit
nominating candidates for Office because
they say they are Democrats, but don't
know the first principles of Democracy,
and come back, we are with them,
but il not we will do like we did in the
case of John w. Lewis, when four thou
sand Democrats in this district voted for
him because his opponent claimed the
true Democracy but voted different.
Lincoln said you can't fool all the
people all the time but you can fool
some people all the time.
Now in conclusion l will say that
have searched all the records TO find one
Democratic resident that did not indorse
the platform you suggest, or rather, the
platform that we, the socalled calamity
Ahowlers have always stood on. And
further, Brother John, read the plat
form in the News to one of those g. M.
DIS. in our town and he said you was
going over to the Republican party, but
don't believe it, and my prayer is for
you not to make that mistake but come
back to our Democracy the Jackson
Democracy.
have investigated the sentiments Of
the true Democrats up here ON your
platform and have failed to find one who
opposes it. You can say that il that
platform is adopted when Clusters vote
is counted it won't be like the sixth OF
Nov, '9l, but you will see Jackson
Democracy on top.
Now be pleased TO let me one time
more warn you not to let the Convention
when it meets, adopt this Grover and
John Sherman Democracy II you do
the sixth of November is laid in the
shade. If those that went off come
back, please to let us know at once, so il
there is Convention us true Jefferson
Democrats want to get to it, il not, one
more election viii seal their destiny.
Yours as ever,
GEORGE HARMED.