Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-05-09
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THURSDAY. MAY 9TH, 1895.
AMtNCNNlSM.- Under the au-
spices Of the Students Lecture As.
ISOLATION OF the University of NIichi.
gan, ut Ann Arbor on the &rd in.
slant, Senator Daniel, of Virginia,
addressed n large audience ON
AmcriCanism and the Monroe Doe
trinc."
"AmCriCauiSm," the Senator said,
consisted of several leading charac-
tortiStiCS or traits that were pre-
dominant among our fellow country
men. The most prominent one was
Observation-Disclosures, followed by
sclt-r@lianCC, inVCntiVCnCSS, party
ism, and publicity in all things.
Others were patriotism, indCpend-
cncc, constitutonalism, unionism,
nati0nalism, raCe-ism, and State-iSm.
He believed that the secret ballot
system now in vogue should be
rcNisCd-that all voting should he
rtrd rOce. If the people wanted
purity in politics, the only way to
accomplish it was to have each man
openly state for whom he votes.
This, in his opinion, is AmeriCanism.
pure and simple.
He spoke of the Monroe Doc
trinc" and of the incidents leading
to its PRONUNCIATION by President
Monroe. This doctrine, the speaker
said, was not formally made a law
of the land, but it is like the old
common law of written
III the hearts of all loyal citizens,
and is merely the policy Of the coun-
try, as declared by Monroe.
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DOWN IN TENAS.--The sound
money advocates Of the Lone star
STATE have issued a call for a confer
ence to which the following and none
others are invited:
LIST, All Democrats who oppose
any utilization with Populism or any
concession to POpulistic doctrines.
Ind, All Democrats who believe
III the maintenance of tho honor and
credit of the government.
3rd, All Democrats who propose
to contend for the preservation of a
sound and stablc-currcncy, based
upon the best money known to civ
lllZation, and consisting of gold and
silver, and paper convertible into
coin, each dollar OF which shall be
and remain Of equal Cxchangeable
value with every other dollar.n
Democrats who favor the free
coinage Of silver and believe that
the United States should not wait
Tor the action Of foreign nations
strongly protest against the effort
which, as they allege, the goldbugs
are making to place them i'm the atti-
tude Of favoring deprecated
money.
IT WON'T DO.-The Point Pleas
ant Register has been urging the
holulng OF Democratic convention
In this State, some time this SUM-
MGR, to take action on the silver
question. The proposition meets no
favor and the holding of such con-
Nention now, we think, would bc
exceedingly unwise. The voters of
both the old parties are greatly di.
Nided, the question is being vigor.
ously discussed over the whole
country, opinions are forming and
any attempt at this time, on the part
OF the Democrats Of this State, to
formulate platform will probably
end in ridiculous failure and would
only serve TO drive Democratic vo-
tiers further apart. 1t would be very
unwise, too, for the Democrats of
this State, even presuming that they
could agree, to take position on the
question in advance of the National
party convention TO be held next
year. We advise the Register to
drop the subject. No such conven-
ton will be held.
SILVER IN TENNESSEE.-On the
22nd, the Tennessee House of Rep.
resentatives, by "A vote of ~ to 33,
concurred in the Senate resolution,
declaring in favor of free silver
coinage at ratio of Ii to l and in
STRUGGLING the States delegation in
Congress to support such legislation.
The Democrats favored the Rcpub.
llcans opposed to the resolution. As
an offset to this silver sentiment.
MIR. Patterson one of tho COnUrnsS