St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-06-15
BimetaIic League.
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF
LOUISIANA.

0ssssOSsSssV eS~S
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF
LOUISIANA.
"Our republic il In the throes Of .
great contest between the owners of
gold and the advocates Of m0nOmet-
aiism on the one side, and the people,
the advocate of true bimetallism, on
the other.
1.-The future veal or woe of genera.
lions yet unborn depend upon the eOlu-
tion Of this 0vershadowing issue.
"Louis!aua Is one Of the sisterhOOd
States. IL equally interested In solution
Of this mighty question In the interest
of the great producing and mercantile
classes, In the interest of the perpetu.
ity Of our Democratic republic and
free institutions!
1.-THE next election In which the peo-
PIE will speak through their ballots upon
this issue. April, 1886, must be held I'M
der existing election laws. An honest
election il necessary that they may
express their will 70 that It may be
heard by our sister States, and aid
them to have the will Of the people ex-
pressed in the law Of the land. The
next State Legislature, then to be elect
ed, will be charged with the election
OF United States Senator, who will,
for long term OF years. represent
onr people,
1--WE must see +, 1t that man who
stands pledged to true bimetallism, the
upon equal terms, ct the ratio OF IL to
4 fMrTAe>~s><4ANt ~ al a.,
elected.
.'The people Of this great state eau
hold IN honest election only when .
majority OF them organize and deter
mine to do 30. To SO organize, they
only require to know II they do mot DO
20 their rights will not be respected.
their voice will not be heard.
"This money question, the demand
for the full restoration Of silver, Is the
paramount Issue not only In Louisiana,
but throughout the Uuited States, and It
should he settled, and settled in the in
terest OF the people against the money
changers, before any other question il
permitted to confuse the public mind
or distract attention from It.
1--WE. therefore, appeal to al patri-
otto citizens to unite with rs In organ
izing bimetallic leagues in every ward
in the state, whose membership will
pledge themselves not to support for
ONCE any candidate who does not stand
unequivOcally ple'gsd on this course.
This Is the peoples cause, the cause of
liberty; 1t towers above party or men,
and demands the support OF every voter
who loves liberty and justice, hopes for
prosperity, and desires to promote
equality of sll citizens in the right to
the persuit Of happiness. This is the
cause Of labor, which produces al the
wealth Of the Land and pays the coun-
try's debts. In its last analysis, 1t is
also the cause Of the capitalists. His
securities are the symbols Of the &C.
tivtty OF labor; the concrete result Of
labor b expressed In commodities pro-
duced; and Regulation, therefore, which
steadily depreciates the value Of prop
erty destroys the substance and the
reality, and the securities, which are
hut the symbols, must In the inevitable
logic Of things perish with the reality
which they represent.
"ln behalf IF this cause, we appeal
to tine people, that great court OF Last
resort, which nnally rights al wrongs.
to unite into such organization as will
enable them to 20 to the polls In
April, 1896, In such force that NO power
Of political combination can divert
their purpose or defeat their will.
1.-THE intelligent masses should rule
for this cause. The distracting ques.
tons Of negro and carpet.bag rule
should be laid aside. We demand unity
OF action on the part Of the white peo-
pie of the State In voting upon this
great issue. This can hest be done, in
our opinion, by white primaries, in
which al white citizen voters shall be
permitted to participate and express
their views upon the silver question
and name the men who shall be their
standard bearers; aud We ask the pe0-
pie TO unite In demand upon all p0liti.
cal organizations which respect the will
Of the majority to adopt this measure
IS ssfe and Just means of obtaining
. fair expression Of the will Of the pe0-
pie, In IN honest and fair contest,
where measures, and not men shall be
the Issue.
I'VE call 5pou all the friends of the
tree and uLlim itesl coinage OF silver and
gold y Is to I. without regard 70 the
action Of any other nation whatever. 10 |
assemble ~ the courthouse in each par |
ish in the Stass and IN tho City Of New |
Orleans, ae such plaoss - may hereafter |
Be fixed in each ward. On the Ath day Of
neXt July, the annivsrsa1y Of the Decla- |
ration Of American Independence, for
the purpose Of organizing In each par
ish and each ward Of the city, . bime. |
tallic league, with complete Organiza-