The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-22
Silver.
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Senator VOORHEES,, OF Indiana
distinctively one of the greatest
statesman and speakers in Amer
lean politics, is avowedly in favor
o. free coinage. He stands today
where North Cardinals greatest
statesman the patriot Vance stood.
He voices the sentiments of Crisp,
Morgan, Bryan, Jones, Daniels,
and the great masses of the Amer
lean people. These men arc, too,
Democrats and know what is best
for America, and her citizens. |
Those who claim to not under
stand the financial question are
respectfully referred to the wisdom |
and example of these living phil
osophers. They have been the
head of the Democratic party for
high on to a quarter of a century
and are familiar with public pol
icies and politics and whose char
acters prove them worthy of our
confidence. 1t is our custom to
look to those whose positions and
professions make them advisers of
men. We go to the doctor for
medical knowledge, 10 the lawyer
for legal opinions and to the min
lister for spiritual advice. There
fore we refer you to these great
standard bearers of Democracy
and champions of free silver. Sen
ator VOORHEES, recently said. 81
have been willing to admit that
our system of currency should be
dictated by England and other
foreign countries, and repel that
idea now. The real and vital is
sue now presented to the Amer
can people is the proposed elimi
nation Of silver from our cur
rency, its total overthrow and
destruction as a money metal and
the use OF gold alone. This il
what is now meant by the move
ment against the free coinage o
silver, whatever disclaimers may
be made to the contrary. Thii
movement means the destruction
Of one-half of the debt-payin.
money Of the United States anC
the world. If it should be sue
cessful it would double the bur
dens of every debt and multipl!
the grains and incomes OF ever,
creditor wherever the sun shines
The debts of the American peopl,
at this time, both public and pr
vate, are appalling in amount
They have been contracted on
bimetallic basis and it is now pro
posed to make them payable OIL
the basis Of gold alone" To thi
we append the following from tn
pen Of the ablest editorial write
Of the south. The editor of tn
Wilmington Messenger. He says
Ifafer all it has said and done il
the elections and in the platform
ani through its members of Con
gress the Democratic party is no
for silver as the money Of the cor
stitution with all the the rights @
gold, then ii is a very insincere,
very dishonest party and j. no
worthy Of the support ofmen VIII
in their hearts believe in and d.
mand the restoration Of the moi
ey of Washington and Jefferso
and Hamilton-the money of tn
Constitution. The Democrats ar
being deserted by some tradiD
politicians, but the day Of sterl
reckoning is Ginning. Says gu
able Georgia contemporary, (r'
feripg to the Atlanta Constitu
toni "Of the four Souther
men in President Cleveland
cabinet, three Of them-Wilsor
Carlisle and Herbert-voted, 9
Congressman, time and again iC
free coinage Of silver, and the OIL
or one--Mr. Smith, from Georgi
declared over his own signatur
before he went into PRESIDENTS
eclipse, that the free coinage
silver would be a satisfactory soil
ton Of our financial trouble
"Who, therefore, have turnC
their backs upon their party a
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