The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-03-29
JOHN 8. WILLIAMS
Evrlains His Signing the
bland Manifesto.
rs 70 1 THE CRY.
AReply to n Recent Query in
The Star.

faZ0O 1ltN. hllSo', NidiNh ~ "
FHrnR KosCIUSkO STAR:
Dear Sir:-I clip the following
from your last issue:
..Messrs. Bland, Bryan and 9th
ers are starting out to force the
Demdcratic party to adopt thier eX-
IRENE tree coinage ideas, very
much like the Sub -Treasuryites
tried to torcc il to adopt their pecu-
liar doctrine. In the latter case
the party refused to take the medi-
sine. turned the doctors out of
doors and the very next year won
the greatest political victory in the
history Of the country. We doubt
not that in a few years Bland and
BtYoa ,eiH find themselves uHh the
sgot majority Of the tormer SuJ
Ireasarytes IN therankS Of the Pop
rEtc paHg, and we cannot help
but think that the loss Of them ud'
srqqthcu Democracy.
"rhe dispatches state that Con
uessmen Williams and Money. OF
this State, have joined in the effort
to nuke The party srallor rhat i
docs lot rant. We can hardly
think this is true, and we gait uitd
iatcreS to hear what they will have
to say about it. -
The italics are mine.
You and have been good
friends so long. and have stood
shoulder to shoulder so often in
lighting the common enemies OF
the party and the people, that dc
not think YOU needed to expect to
"Wait' long to hear where ! stand
On any question.
eNs Money and | ha3@ not hi I
den our opinions on the silver
question from YOU or the people.
The public knows that on every
proper occasion we have each an
nounced our purpose to vote ton
the unlimited coinage of silver al
IT'S present ratio, or if that was
found impossible of attainment
then at such ratio, approXlmatin9
the natural and normal commercial
ratlo Of the two metals, as could
be legislatively fixed.
We would be pleased to see all
nations join the United States il
restoring silver to its former posi-
ton as full legal tender, standard
and self-redeeming money. Then
cooperation would make our tash
easier But, if they choose tC
stand aloof, they "mdun eeA gan.
their ain gait" We do not believe
Ii necessary to wait on their action
We believe that many of them vii
JON us after ue act But if they
GO not, we are great enough anC
strong enough to take care o
ourselves. People who think we
are not forget that our domestic
commerce is greater than that o
all Europe. They also forget the
historical fact that we are propos
ing to do only that achich Frdnc
Jormerfy did for ScrentyaycarS lnl
Inc metals together and keep then
tied together at orr mint price OF
dparlty, for the world.
Mr.. Money and | are not attemp
ing to force the Democratic par
~ to adopt anything We have
not Joined in an effort to make
the party swallow something i
does not want" We do believe
however, that the party should de
ctdre for whaterer il rants, and tina
the malority IN the party shonld ,Wl
NE minority in the matter of pro
n'ulgatinq Democratic opinion,
We do believe, moreover. that ;
majority in the party favors thu
Tree and unlimited coinage of sill
ter However that may be, there
ought to be no straddling, no eva
SION OF the issue, no uncertainty o
sound about the Democratic trpm
pet when it calls the Democratic
hosts to battle. Honesty, which