The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-01-11

In these days when Democracy
,as lust been celebrating the ami
yersary Of its patron Saint, Andrew
Jackson, Of blessed memory, (both ,
IS to currency and implicit trust in
he People } it would seem out OF
place to discuss the position OF De-
mocracy as to equal coinage prlvll.
eges Of silver and gold, without
'.entangling alliances" with effete
Of the old world, except
that the indianapolis Sentinel joins
hands With the Eastern bank gamb-
lers, who always opposed Jackson
and Democracy, as they do now, in
opposition to any practical measureI
for the full coinage Of both metals.
It claims that Cleveland's known
opposition to silver and greenbacks
was indorsed by the democracy
when he was elected in 1892, not
withstanding the oft declared posi-
ton Of the party in favor OF free
coinage. The friends oi Cleveland
before that election gave him credit
for honesty, and declared he would
abide by and carry out the Platform
upon which he was nominated,
which demanded both silver and
gold coinage. He has utterly falieo
to do so, and has succeeded in al
!luring enough Democratic congress
men away from the platform to pre-
vent any currency legislation, and
defeat the Democracy this year Owe
II 900, 600 votes. And yet the Sen
.|tinel would place the Democracy o
Indiana in the false position OF be
ling opposed to silver coinage, unles
; some foreign country will agree 7
. coin it, too, as though the wars 9
lire and 1912 had not been Tough
to a successful issue, and America
was yet to be achle'
|. ed.
y A communication to the Sentln'
/ from Hon H. V. Passage hits tn
: nail squarely on the head, an
= shows the necessity incident
. Democratic success in 1896. +
oIsays:
ml "You claim that Mr.. Cleveland
Immense majority was given M
mi with a distinct understanding tn
u-he was opposed to the free COMA
a-lof silver. must take issue WI
I. YOU on this proposition. True,
No was known that Mr.. Cleveland h
e. not been favorable to free coina
,e- -Iduring his first administration, :
an every campaign speaker in the w
thIheld out the idea to the people II
o. Mr.. Cleveland's views had be
,e- modified in regard to the mon
nklouestion. Further, | submit Il
ra- Mr.. Cleveland's immense major
as was a protest against a high p
nd tective tariff, and the Sherman
ID yer law, which stopped the coins
,helof silver. The fact is the dem
* racy has been pounding the life
of the republican party for 0
ail- twenty years because they demo
os- tized silver, and the voters naturi
,an expect us to restore silver to
the place occupied by it before it
ear Idemonetized by the republican
alty. The facts are that the mon
fu- lending classes don't want silver
,or- monetized either by this cour
ose alone or by international colni
the lfor either would make it easier
les the debtor class to pay their de
and that is what the money-len'
don't want. Finally, would
pest that If the democracy desir
real win in the contest Of 1896 they y
in nominate a man with a free 81
pills record on a free silver platform
rue, man who has a national reputa
, for for honesty; a man who has
rtu- grown rich in Office; a man who
, on the friendship Of the democracy
cher erywhere man whose ability
$ or ers above his compeers with
the a man and such a platform the
and tory will be complete. /
rs a trouble yourself about the
'ther standard democrats. They
,sses desire to control our conven
lpon and then vote the republican tt
feel They know that they can trus
ssted republican party to legislate
so in them, and they fear the demo'
grow will give the people even-ha
lie ofiustice. II. V. PASSAGE,
No Editor Miami Co. Rec
es 50 PERU, Ind, Dec. 81.
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