The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-08-23
DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS TO THE
PEOPLE OF INDIANA.
NONE BUT TRUE DEMOCRATS
On GUARD
Frauds. and Men Who in Public Offite G
Y IIatet Their Pledges to the Common
People Relegaied 10 the Rear, and Al.
lowed 10 Pose as Bankers Tools.
Dubois County Democrats, Read and
Ponder.

(. Ponder.
At the Indiana Democratic Ed
torlal convention ON July IL, stel
were taken to organize the commo
people belonging 10 the Democracy
and who have faith in the justnes
OF It's time -honorcd principles, int
a Silver League within the party
in order to offset the organizatio
OF National Bankers, who bough
the Indiana delegation in the las
Congress so that they voted will
the gold-bugs, and debated the part,
the Democratic state of Indian,
last year by their sell-out, and thel
attempted to excuse their votes b,
fllmsy subterfuges, while their lead
er Bynum, for fee from the New
York Bankers Association, make
speeches for the gold-bugs and open
ly says mot one in ten of the Con
eressmen know what is gong on il
Congress, "and the other sell outs
are making frantic Efforts to Obtain
control OF the party voters again
except such as made enough b,
their services to 90 into banking hen
selves. The democratic editors
a committee consisting OF
w. l.. Sink rd o. the Boom nc,d Demo.
crat. Josiah Gwn OF the New Albany
Public Press and .s.lac 4. Sirouse OF the
Rockville Tribune was appointed to
d aft "A circular letter detailing 10 the
public the Object and plans or this state
silver league. the permanent organiza-
tion OF which will soon be formally ef.
fected. Following il u copy Of this let
Ter as issued by Mr.. Allen w. Clark
y Grecnsburg. chairman Of the league,
md indorsed by the executive commit.
ee OF the league:
Circular Letter.
70 the Democracy Of Indiana:
The money question is now the undis.
'uted issue and will be the leading issue
4 the next campaign. This issue is the
question Of gold and the plutocracy on
me side and bimctallism and the people
n the other
On this issue we, as Democrats, are
opposed 10 the single gold
tindard and believe in the restoration
I silver to the place in our countrys
nr-ency which 1t occupied. prior to the
rime OF 1873, by the Immediate and in.
epcndcnt free COMA ge Of silver and
old at a ratio OF l6 To /. And on this
'sue W. appeal from the oppression Of
he money power and the dictates Of the
honey lenders to the intelligence and
atriotlsm oi the Dem ocracy OF Indiana
taught by our fathers and practiced
nder Jefferson and jackson.
Historicai sketch.
Upon the question Of the unit of
loney and tie relation that the coinage
the United States shall bear to il.
lcre has been but one cardinal Demo.
attic principle from the foundation of
le government to this day. II was
ven to the Democracy by its founder,
homas jefferson, the author Of the
Of independence. Of the bill {
rights, OF every measure that en-.
rged the liberties Of the common peo.
o, and tended 70 protect them from
Q greed and oppression Of the strong. I
'hatever views he may have expressed I
dcsultory correspondence prior to the {
{ Of 1892 his final conclusions were ,
ven In his paper, entitled "Notes on !
Q Establishment Of IA Money Unit and :
. Coinage for the United States" As Z
should look to Democratic y
thority alone for Democratic doctrine, II
is manifcstly proper that the Demo i
attic voters of Indiana should be re- :
ndcd Of Jefferson's position on the a
estion Of coinage, particularly as it n
: ever since been accepted as the es. s.
Dlishcd doctrine Of the party. Ii is a
{ necessary to quote MIR. Jcfferson's q
per entire, although il would be well v
all Democrats, and especially those u
10 would teach true Democracy, to o
niliarize themselves with it, for there II
no other orthodox Democratic posi-. it
II on the coinage question so long as q
} constitution Of the United states
king gold and silver the only lawful u
ney stands unlmcndcd. A brief sum. st
ry Of Mr.. Jefferson's Notes." etc. o.
sufficient for our present purpose. IA
In fixing the unit of money, these a
are Of principal impor- q!
ce," says MIR. Jefferson. u
4. That II be Of con venient size to
applied as a measure TO the common cl
ney transactions Of life. th
2. That it, parts and mnltiples be an ps
y proportion TO each other. so as to "a
ihtatc the money arithmetic. ~
y. That the unit and its parts. or di- h,
ons, be so nearly of the value of =
le Of the known coins a. that they :. -
' he assv o{ adoption for the people. o.