Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30

| oruered TO organize TO resist the Just de-
| mand OF the people for the restoration
| OF silver 10 the place in our financial
| system accorded II by our fathers. and
| OF which II was surreptitiously and I'M
constitutionally deprived by Republ-
| can Congress and Republican Presi-
dent In 1873: and this order emanates
| from an administration 80 enamored OF
"civii-service reform that the only ad-
| mittcd cause OF removal from office Is
Offensive craftsmanship" An admins
tration that has demonstrated Its utter
incapacity TO devise financial measure
which would restore 10 healthful activity
our sfagn1nt trade and paralyzed indus
tries, and bring to the laborer. driven
into idleness. the employment which
alone can save him and his from naked
ness and famine. and whose entire stock
or financial wisdom Is exhausted IN In
creasing the burdens OF an over-taxed
people by further Issues OF intercst-bear-
ing bonds. both principal and interest 10
be paid out OF the pockets OF pepole
whose means OF payment daily grow
less under the construction OF gold mono
mctallism. issues its orders TO the peo-
pies servants. In the peoples pay. 10
organize TO resist the demand OF their
masters and 90 maintain the supremacy
OF the "robber dollar" foisted upon
them by Wall street and Lombard street.
The legions OF imperial Caesar were not
more dangerous 70 popular liberty and
public prosperity than is this organza-
ton ordered by the administration,
which is designed 10 accomplish what
the great popularity and military pres
tige Of General Grant failed TO accom-
plish in 1S76-the overthrow Of the
written law OF the republic against
third term.
The administration Serves notice on
the Democracy OF the South and West
10 abandon their views on the silver
question and adopt the views of Wall
street. or be read out of the Democratic
party. for 1.-THE test Of party fealty." we
are told will be uncompromislng op-
position TO the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver by the United States. independ-
ont Of international agreement" An In
ternational agreement Is desirable and.
with a friend of the white metal In
the White House. might have been Sc
cured last year, when the German COM
mission was In session. and could be Sc.
cured now. by an administration favor
able 10 silver before the ides OF Novem-
Der. Not an agreement which would In
clude Great Britain. the great creditor
nation Of the world. which has been on
a gold basis since 1916. without disturb
ing the parity Of the two metals. so long
as silver was admitted to free coinage
in France and the United States, but an
agreement which would establish and
maintain the parity of the two metals at
any ratio approxinating IS TO that may
be adopted. An international agreement
Is desirable. but not indispensable. In
the language OF President Andrews, Of
Brown University. in recent interview
Thinking people want bimetallism. with
an International agreement, IL possible;
but they do not believe in waiting forever
for it. Neither do l."
The people are thinking, and the day
Is passed when they can be deferred from
their purpose to restore silver TO its con-
stitutional place in our monetary sys-
tenn by such vague cancellations as
emanate from the President. or such
catch phrases as Sound money" and
IAN honest dollar" They have learned
by costly experience that this so-called
honest dollar" is a robber which is
day by day despoillng them of their sub
stance. and have determined to put an
end TO its offerings.
But the question with which the De- |
mocracy Of the South is confronted is, |
what position shall We take? Who are
Democrats by birth by inheritance, by !
tradition, by training by education. and |
by conviction And some OF us latterly |
Democrats ex necessitate rel. In view |
Of this new stibboleth by which party |
fealiy is 10 be tested? We have come to |
the parting OF two ways. The admins |
tratiOn has thrown down the gage of |
battle There can be no further tenn |
poriZing; we must act. or ANONYMOUSLY !
surrender our convictions. and allow our !
selves 10 be dragOoned into the support |
Of measures 10 which We are unalterably !
opposed. and Of candidates hostile 10 our |
interests. or what we believe to our m |
terests. by battaions of Office holders |
orga nized by discredited administration. |
There is but one thing we can do: Pre- |
serve our party organization. and utilize |
IL as the means of effectIrg "A counter |
organization, for the distribution Of BIZ |
metallic literature. and for the organiza- !
ton OF bimetallic clubs in every county. |
in every district. and in every neighbor- !
hood. Let ii be understood that the |
Democratic party OF the South IS hi !
metallic parry favorable 70 the remOne- |
tiZation Of silver by international agree |
mcnt. which. We believe. will be readily |
secured whenever the friends OF silver |
are placed at the helm and. II mistaken |
in this favorable TO its reconciliation !
by Independent action. with the fullest |
confidence that the advantages accruing |
to the country will more than compen- |
safe for all the evils which result II |
every prediction Of the monometallists |
were fulfilled. predictions which we dis |
credit, because they have never been a !
success I'm the prophetic role: that we |
abate not one iot or one title of our |
claim 10 be pure and unadulterated Demo |
Gratis. standing by the faith Of our faith |
crs. and that the l59 electoral votes |
OF the South VIII be cast in 1896 for "A |
Democrat and a friend Of silver. II |
there be any among us who love Rome |
less and Caesar more. 1t them follow |
Caesars fortunes; we will do best we |
can without them.
ON this platform the Democracy Of the |
South and West can and will stand to- |
ecther. and to its standard the friends |
Of silver in other parties will rally. Bold |
and decisive action is the need Of the |
hour; TO hesitate is to be destroyed.
A. II. MICOU.
Richmond. April %. 1875.
We feel sure that no such order as
that referred to by our correspondent has
been. or will be. issued. The telegram
making announcement Of the order has
never been corrohorated, so far as we have