The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-07-03
Brabster Vests Letter.


Why Whitney is Active-Clcve-
lands Street Railway Deal-Sil-
yer Men Thrcatened-The Rem
cdy- Why Grover Deserves
Thanks.
Washington, d. c., June 26, 1896.
The situation remains unchanged.
Hanna is keeping his hand over
McKlnley's mouth to prevent any
utterance by that humbug AMI of
flee seeker upon the financial ques-
ton until the Democratic conven-
ton has acted. Grover Cleveland
has been fishing at the mouth of
the James river. His piscatorial
pursuits will be confined to Salt
Creek next year. Teller has said
nothing save that he is willing to
support any tried and true friend
of silver for the Presidency, and
does not desire the nomination him.
self. Whitney and Hill have Sc
cured a gold delegation to the
Chicago convention from New
York state, but / am credlbly in
formed that it was done with diff
Guilty, for the farmers of western
New York are almost unit for
free silver.
Many people may wonder why
Whitney gave up his trip to Europe
and so suddenly came to the front
in the fight for goldbuggery. /
have the inside facts. About two
years ago a deal was entered into
whereby Cleveland, Whitney, La
mont, and several other admins
tration men secured options upon
the franchises OF the street rail-
way systems in the large cities of
the country. European Jewish
financicrs loaned them the money
necessary to buy the roads upon
their agreement to repay it in gold.
There is the case in q nutshell. If
silver is remonetizcd, the Europe
an Jews who have corncred the
gold will not let it go except at
heavy premium. The United States
rs a commonwealth will not need
it, for all of our national obliga-
tions are payable in coin (gold or
silver at our option). Thus the
usurcrs, who love an unearned dol
lar more than an assurance of eter-
nal bliss, will exact the utmost
pound of flesh from those whose
obligations are made payable in
gold. Cleveland, Whitney, and
Lamont know the gang they are
dealing with, and fear ruin for
themselves if they do not disrupt
the silver forces. / can prove these
assertions.
This being the case, all the efforts
of the administration are being di-
rected towards preventing union
of the silver forces. 1t is no Ion
ger with the gang a question of
whether they can get any more
money or loans from the gold con-
spirators it is a question of avoid |
ing being swallowed mp themselves.
If the question were not SO serious
for the country, the predicamcnt
of Cleveland ct al. would be laugh
The administration cuckoos are
out letters tn Southern
Democrats, appealing to them to
stay the silver tide, and threaten
ing that if they persist in their free
silver theories they need look for
no further financial aid in their
business enterprises from Eastern
When their outstand-
ing obligations are due, no fur
Their extension of time will be Civ
en- them, and they will be required
to pay up or suffer the consequen-
ces. They may turn to their free
silver friends in the West, but they
are apt to find the latter class with
out capital, except what they OBJ
tain through their Eastern con-
nections. When their debts are
due their creditors will not be sat
lsfied with so cents on the
dollar, and the result is they
will demand dollar for dollar Or