The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-27
THURSDAY. JUNE n. 1895.
CHANGE TO 4 DEMAND FOR YOUR
STATE BANKS.

Ii ought now to be obvious TO the advo-
Gates OF the free coinage Of silver that
they have not a ghost Of a chance 10 carry
the country. They have had its entire
attention fer a number OF years, their
sblest men have been heard in every
quarter. the people have listened patiently
TO all that they had to say. and 1t is
now perfectly plain to any one capable
of collating facts and drawing differences
from them that the voters Of this coun-
try are unwilling TO disturb the standard
Of value by putting out upon the people
any more cheap silver dollars than we
now have. The action Of the Republican
clubs at Cleveland showed that the Re-
publican party would be almost unani-
nous In its next national convention
against free silver, and now comes me
Democratic convention Of Kentucky 10
show that free silver has no more chance
10 control the Democratic party than II
has to control the Republican. Where,
then. do the free coiners expect TO get
support enough to make their cause re-
spectableg The Northern and Middle
States will be practically solid against
them, and the great bulk of the North
west will be equally so. They must rely
for their following upon the voters in
the silver States who are seeking 10 Sell
nftv cents worth OF silver for a dollar
and upon the cranks and the bankrupts
of the southern States. Their party must
be utterly ridiculous in point of numbers
and ever inviting companions with Sir
John Falstaff's army in point OF charac-
te-. We appeal therefore. most earnestly
TO the free coiners to abandon their hope
lsss fight and concentrate their energies
behind a movement that they can make
successful and that will bring them
all the blessings that they enormously
think free silver would bring them. Let
lis all unite in demanding OF the country
that the tax on the issues OF state banks
shall be repealed, and 1t will then be
found that every free coiner Will have
su the money he can usefully employ
and IT will be good money too, as good
as the gold dollars in which 1t must be
always redeemed when they are demand
ed.
If the South will now recognize the STU
alton. abandoning its demand for free
silver and presenting a concentrated ana
united front I'm demanding the repeal OF
the 10 per cent. tax on state banks We
have ample time before the national Dem
ocratic convention meets to make our de
mand heard and felt, and we can brini
the convention to planting itself squareA
upon that proposition. And If the Demo
cratic party will go boldly before th'
country advocating the gold standard
value with so much silver as is necessar!
for the small transactions Of life. freedom
I'm banking, so that all neiShborhood'
may have such banks as their business
dustifes. their notes, though, TO be al
WAYS redeemable in gold on demand, re
duction of tariff taxes to the lowest pom
that will raise the revenue that the Gov
ornment needs, strictest economy IN pun
lie expenditures, the purging OF IN
nensIon roll of all fraudulent pensioners
coual laws for the men with large III
comes and small incomes. and the sacre
nrotection of all men in their propert
rights II will stand upon true Demo
cratic platform, and 1t will sweep thi
country.
The great body of the American pcopi
are longing for party that Is honesl'
and enthusiastically devoted TO the ac
complishment Of these ends The grea
body of the people want TO see laws Una
hear in exactly the same way upon al
They abhor the idea of favorites netof
the law. They want TO see justice doh
and all men granted the full hoerue
OF citizens. restrained only from Tres
masses upon their neishoors an
fenov-citizens. II the Democratic part
win abandon all talk about cheap money
unfair income taxes. and other method
., rohh,ne people OF wha; is theirs an
r,end all it's energies towards freeing "a
credit Of the country by repeating "a
tax on state banks. 1t VIII carry III
country in iS96 and remain IN power
lang as II will be true 10 itself.