The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-04-26
Sound Doctrine.
Editor Canton TIMES;

cratic voters of Madison county as
candidate for State Senator. l com
into the contest with the Nationa
Democratic Platform as my standard
illustrated with the names of Grove
Cleveland and John M. Stone as it
great opponents, true interpreters
and conscientious and brave defenders
The one, the chosen and only successful
leader of the nations Democracy
whose craftsmanship, patriotism, hon
esty and courage is recognized, honoret
and respected by all, irrespective Of
party-at home and abroad, as well
The other, differing from the first, in
these attributes, only ia that his fame
is not national and world wide, though
worthy to be. This indeed is proud
standard for any democrat to ask to
be named the chosen bearer. have
waited apxiously for some one higher
and stronger than /, to raise it in
Madison county, and give those who
believe in its great principles and hon
ored names, an opportunity to rally to
it and support it. / would be content
to follow it. 1t seems to me that those
democrats who demand the free, un-
limited and unrestricted coinage of
silver, at the ratio of Is to 1, have
abandoned that cardinal principle of
the Democratic Party, sound, stable
and honest money-ingrafted into it
by its great founder. Thomas jefferson,
so bravely defended by it's great hero,
Andrew jackson. and always declared
for and maintained by its present
chosen head, Grover CLEVELAND. The
last National Democratic Platform,
which shorld be respected as the law
of the party until changed by another
national convention OF the party-de-
clares equally for gold and silver as
the money of this country, without
against either or charge
for mintage, / know of no democrat
who opposes that declaration. But it
further declares that every dollar coin
ed. or issued, shall be of equal intrin-
sic and exchanged BILE value. Is it not |
q palpable disregard of this require
nent to insist that, quantity of silver
that can be bought in any of the
worlds markets for so cents. or any
hing less than 100 cents in gold, shall
De coined by the Government and de-
dared as equal to 100 cents in gold? Is
lot this seeking to discriminate against
yold? The free and unlimited coinage
If silver, would be all well enough
within the restrictions required in the
National Platform; but to demand such
oinage at the fixed ratio of l6 to / in
,old, without regard to the market
'alue of silver bullion and gold bullion
in disregard of all commercial and
financial laws-and without any inter-
rational agreement with the great
ations of the world, with which we
ave such intimate and extensive COM
nercial and financial relations, seems
ash, reckless, Impractical unfair
nd unjust--and it is impossible to be-
,eve that, National Democratic Con-
ention will ever declare for such a
C heme.
] sincerely and earnestly feel that
he success of the Democratic Party
nd the enforcement of its. great prin
iples, is what most nearly concerns
nd involves the welfare and prosperi-
y of the people of this Government
nd especially of the people of the
southern States. l therefore look
With anxiety and alarm upon any
hing that tends to impair the chances
+ the Party's success. feel that
othipg has now, or has had, greater
influence to defeat and destroy the
arty, than the disposition manifested
y so many democrats-to discredit
nd discard. all OF its heretofore trust
d and honored leaders, who do not
eclare for the dogma of free, unlim-
ed and unrestricted coinage of silver,
t the ratio Vt 10 to 1. Fellow Demo-
rats, brother farmers, do You compre- :
end what that kind OF coinage
leans? 1t means that this govern
tent shall! receive at its minis all the
liver bullion of the world that shall c
e brought.to them, and coin into dol .
" every 412K grains of such silver
nd that without question of its in
-insic value or relative value to gold
hathar Il he worth 20 cents mare or {