The Monticellonian., 1895-09-27

1884 T a p 'atform declaring for ''honest money, the gold and silver coinage of the constitution, and Circulating medium convertible into saeh money without los5f; the last time. in Ie52t the party was committed 10 the Use Of both gold and silver as the standard money of the couu.rg aud to the coinage of both gold and silver without discriminating against either metal or charge for mintage, etc, and the only time he was ever defeated before ths people was in ls2s when his party made dis tine declaration upon the coinage question. and the republican party dec ared for the dsa of both gold and silver and condemned tho policy of lis administration in it's efforts to de. monstize silver. In every democratic congress except ne since the passage Of the Act of 1878 d ma5 4rity Of the democratic senators and rep
 reseutatjves have euCeayered to right ths great wrong perpetratad by that law. cur party IS in no way responsible for bringing 1Hi5 country to the single god standard, and te-i3e, the people are indebted b it for every standard siver dollar coined under the Bland aet-a law that made resumption possible and secured twelve years of business prosperity free from panic All that can truthfullv be said against OUT party is that the Fifty third congress. which was democratic. failed to rs. store silver coinage. While l believe the dem oerattc party 10 be essentially free silver party l do not hold that this or any other one ques tion can or should be made test of party tstty. 1t is true that our party believes tn maj 7rity rule vt il has always tolerateo r~s right of every member to think and speak freely upon all ques ions Of party policy. No one s required 0 surrender his convictions be cause he may be fer the time being in the mi nority. But there is an implied agreement on the part Of all 10 support the nominees when made. This l have always done. and intend to do so n 1926 without re- gard to what is done in convention. l believe the only chance for the free coinage of silver IS t9 have the national democratic convention declare for t and nominate candidates who believe in il, but we must remember that thIs Is not the only question for which our party stands We have party organization begin ning wi the admins lration of President Jef fersuu that extends into every township in every state and Territorv. It's adhereut. con -ttute a plurality if q nai5rity Of all the voters in this country. and in ihis state NC have at least one democratic officer in every county. No democrat who loves the principles of his party can refuse to yield hearty sup. port to it's nominees whatever may be our dif- iereuces on the coinage question It may be necessary 10 reform the party before it can re. form the coinage and currency But let us that We wlu tread no backward step. Come weal or woe will not lower our flag to our common enemy. the advocates of centraltza= tion monopoly and high taxes. Let us con tfHue the fight until the principes of BmetalIism triumph. Our party must become compact organization for We will be con franted in l8a6 by an Hnscrupulous foe There will be TO speek on our record that they HiII not magaf fy into a blot; no circumstance that they will not torture and misrepfesent; no dis- appointment that they will not exaggerate into 8 revolt; no class or creed that they viii not seek to inaamei no passion that they will not tempt Jt rouse; no fraud that they will not willingly perpetrate. They fancy indeed that there is no imposturo too monstrous for popu- lar eredu.ity; no crime that viii not be cen doaed. UHi1edl let us stand guard, full armed at every point To meet them. Our appeal is not 10 passion or prejudice, to class or faction to race or creed. but to the sound common sense the interest the intelligence and patries Ism Of tlo Amarieau people"