The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-10-04

indisputable.
So much for Democratic votes.
Now for the platform declarations.
Every Democratic platform from
1892 to 1892, with one exception |
believe, declared for the use of
both gold and silver as money met
ais and the free coinage of both.
The I6 to I ratio is the result Of
Democratic legislation. But the
Populist party is by no means uni
ted upon this question. Their
State platforms differ and PETER,
the great high priest of populism,
is clamoring for land loan money
scheme that discards the use of
both gold and silver money, max
ing nothing the unit OF value, and
giving the country treasury notes,
galore. All this shows the falacy
and absurdity of their contention
that the Democratic party has stol-
en- the free coinage idea from the
populist. For all these years that
have marked the progress and un-
exampled prosperity of the great
est nation on earth, from the days
of Jefferson through all the grand
achievements and glorious record
of the Democratic party, to this
good hour that party has always
favored the free coinage of both
gold and silver upon equal terms.
But the change Of the unit of val
ue from the silver dollar to the
gold dollar, and by legal enact
ment discrediting silver by throw
ing it on the market as commod
ity, the value of which should be
measured by the gold dollar, was
the work of the Republican party.
This great wrong the Democratic
party must and will set right dis
pite the opposition of the Republi-
can party and their Populist allies
TO my mind there is absolutely
no excuse for the existence OF the
Populist party, at least in the
Southern States. That party is
only playing into the hands of the
Wall Street money power. ust
so long as the Eastern moneypoW
er can keep the white people OF the
South fighting each other. that
power will be able to control the
hnanial policy of the government
in its own interest. Hence East
ern Doodle, literature, and Estates
men, have been freely donated to
aid the Populst party in the States
of Tennessee and Alabama and
possibly other States. And in our
dear old Attala we see the Popu-
list party fusing with the old
time radical party of negro suprem-
acy and mixed school fame. If
the rank and file of the Populite
party, who are honorable, honest
citizens, really desire the restora-
ton Of silver and reform in public
affairs, the Democratic party offers
the only hope OF ultimate success
So get aboard the old ship and a!
pull together to down the british
gold standard and work out for ;
common purpose the possibly glo
rious destiny Of great republic.
A. w. SKINNER.
Chitta, Sept. 23rd, 1895.
The Republican harmony meet
; ing at Chicago was a most wonder
full and memorable event 1t wa
very successful in bringing tn
lately divided factions together
They came together with rush
They fell on each others. .necks AM
then proceeded to chew each 9th
=, er's ears. One Buck Mccarthy
: who was the most active harmon
, izer in the meeting, carried ava
!, with him a left eyeball and othe
:, portions of detached anatomy tina
/ had been the property Of his friend
Hon. Joe hammers. zoe presen
> ed them as memories of their rec
onciliation and received in retur
the lobe of an ear and a handf,
. of bloody chin whiskers. Othe
o members, following the delight,
. customs of that primitive people
\ exchanged pieces of nose and otl
y er hunks of flesh with each othe
> and thus the Ratchet was burie
:. and covered and good FELLOWSHIP
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