The Louisiana populist., 1895-08-09

We DelleNe lndI lHe power 10 ISSUE anu
control the volume of such currency
should be assumed by the government.
Nebraska.-We favor the placing Of
the silver dollar on its former footing
with gold coin in our coinage law, with
equal legal tender qualities, and We
denounce as unjust and dishonest the
law recently enacted as a discrimina-
ton in favor of the gold coin for the
benefit of the money power, and we fur
ther declare ourselves in favor OF the
free coinage of silver.
Nevada.-We declare for the free
and unlimited coinage Of standard sill
yer dollars of the present weight and
fineness, to be legal tender for all
debts, public and private, equally with
gold.
North Carolina.-The Democracy OF
North Carolina favor the free coinage
of silver and an increase of the cur
rency and the repeal of the internal
revenue system. We de-
mand the abolition of national banks
and she substitution of legal tender
treasury notes in lieu of national bank
notes, issued in sufficient volume to
do the business of the country on a
cash sygtem, regulating . the amount
needed ca a per capita basis, as the
business interests of the country ex-
pands, and that all money issued by
the government shall be legal tender
in payment of all debts, both public
and private.
Ohio.-We favor the free coinage o,
silver with its present ratio with gold.
Oregon.-We reaffirm the position
which has ever been maintained by the
Democratic party, that gold and silver
are equally the peoples money; we are
opposed to all measures of discrimina-
tion against silver, and demand free
coinage to supply the needs OF busi-
ness; and that all money issued by
the government be made legal tender
for all debts, both public and private.
South Carolina CTillman faction)-
We demand the abolition Of national
banks, and that legal tender treasury
notes be issued in sufficient volume 10
do the business of the country on a
cash system, and that all money issued
by the government shall be legal ten
der in payment of all debts, both pup
lie and private. 1--WE IA
vor) the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver, the increase of the currency ana
the repeal of the internal revenue sys-
tenn.
South Dakota.-That we are in favor
Of the full reconciliation OF silver, the
free and unlimited coinage thereon and
the issuance of coin certificates based
thereon which shall be full legal ten
der.
Tennessee.-We demand a currency
of gold and silver, and also OF paper,
convertible into coin at the option ol
the holder, and we demand the Tree
coinage of silver on the basis originally
fixed by law, and that it and the goio
dollar shall be equally unit OF value.
Texas.-we are opposed to the con-
tinuance of the national banking sys-
tenn and demand the abolishment
thereof as soon as by law the same can
he done. - We are in favor OF
the free and unlimited coinage OF sill
yer and endorse the action of our SEN
ators and representatives therefor.
West virginia-That the Democrats
of West Virginia declare that they
are unalterably in favor of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
Wyoming.-We demand the nee
coinage of silver, and we denounce the
Republican party for the enactment oil
a law which makes it discretionary
with the secretary of the treasury to
demonetiZe silver.
If such straight out declarations IN
twenty-one state platforms only two
years before the last presidential elec-
| ton resulted in the characterization ol
silver by the party adopting them, what
ground is there for hope from the
Democratic party by reason Of the
present activity of the silver Demo
Gratis? Even il the silver Democrats
controlled the next Democratic national
| convention and secured the nomination
of silver man for President and elect
ed him, there would be enough gold.
bug Democrats carried into Congress
by the Democratic victory to enable
the Republicans to defeat free silvel
bill. The silver Democrats shoult
come to the Peoples party. The silver
men must unite to obtain victory ovel
the gold power and they cannot unite
in the Democratic party; that Is GER
tain, because Republican silver mel
will not go to the Democrats, and Pop
ulists will not go to party in which
they will have to sit on committees
with gold bugs, and which in one par
| of the nation is electing men to neu
tralize the efforts of those it elects IL
another part of the country. There Il
not a gold standard man in the Peo
ple's party. There is not contrac
tion;et in tho peon1e's nartv Thers