The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-04-12
CARD.
To the Voters of Alfalfa county;

To the Voters OF Attala county:
| am a candidate for Represent
alive subject to the action OF the
Democratic party in the nomlna-
ton and should you again honor
me with the responsible distinc-
ton of representing your interests
in the Legislature, pledge my
best efforts and fidelity to the dis
charge of the varied duties OF the
exalted station. | favor rea-
sonable and liberal Legislation for
the public schools and colleges OF
our State. Our charitable instltu-
tion3 ought to be generously and
humanely fostered, for the protec-
ton of the unfortunates OF Miss
issippi that are not able to care tor
themselves. All taxation, munich
pal, county and State should be
reduced just as low as is practical
bic, to the end that all'money not
absolutely required by the public
should remain in the hands of the
people. In the election of man
to the United States Senate, |
should vote for the candidate who
| thought would maintain
the dignity Of the great
sovereign State of Mississippi
in the United States Senate, and
who on all questions would en-
deavor to reflect the will of our
people on all vital issues coming
before him. | believe Mississippi
is bimetalist State in truth and in
fact, and according to the interpre-
tation given the subject by Sena-
tors George, Walthall, and Nc
Laurin, and Congressman Allen,
Kyle, Money, Williams, Hooker,
and Stockdale, and Governor
Robert Lowry, and last but not
least that illustrious jurist, A. P.
Campbell.
Silver must be restored to its
proper, equal place with gold, as
contemplated by the Constitu-
ton and the practice of our gov
ernm ent for more than eighty
years of its prosperous history.
Our people demand the free
coinage of silver at the present ra-
ito if practicable, and they believe
it is, but if not practicable, ther
at such ratio as the wisdom Of
the Federal Government may de,
wise, to be increased or diminished
at stated times to meet proper re.
quirements in maintaining the par
ity between gold and silver.
Whether there should be unlim
tied or limited free coinage OF sill
yer, evidently the American pro
duction of silver ought to be, coin
ed. 1t is hardly probable that un
limited coinage for several years
to come would initiate and depreci
ate the currency.
The fact that the bullion neces.
sary to make a dollar is onl,
worth about sixty-hve cents on the
market is no sound and logica
reason why silver coinage shoule
not be greatly'enlarged. lin the face
of 50 much hostile Legislation te
silver, the wonder is that it ever
demands so good a price.
Our government should take
independent action in the coin
age OF silver, as ninety-six pc
cent OF our commerce is domestic
or within the limits of our owr
country, when and where silve,
does as we'll as gold currency. In
ternational bimetallism is theor,
that will do to talk about like the
Christian millennium, but this gen
Grafton in its day may as faithfully
hope for the realization of the one
as the other. 1t is a delu
sion and snare never tC
be consummated. If the
crownheads of Europe will not
cooperate, and they will neve,
consent. then our nation ought tC
expand our currency for local
State and National purposes. Thi.
will allow the gold to be used To-
foreign commercial intercourse
wherein consists only four pc
cent OF our commerce, and to NEE
all contracts payable in gold.
Our government within one yea
has expended S162, 3I5, 900 in it
blind zeal to demonstrate what j
conceives to be the utility and wis