The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-06-26
w ATSON'S BLAST.
FREE SILVER HYPOCRISY AND
POLITICAL SHAM FIGHTS.
The FREQ -silvsrism OF tho Two Old Par
ties Pitfall and Confidence Game to
Catch the Real supporters Of Free
Silver

again VIC nave WdTutu OuI TedQeTS ludl
the tremendous noise the free-silver
politicians of both the old parties are
making is intended mainly to lull the
fool people into a state of false Sc
curity.
"Give us another chance: we are
goirg to do right next time" that's
the oily plea of the political scoundrels
who went to Congress in 1892 pledged
to free-silver, and who put the finish
ing touch to the John Sherman policy
Of Contraction by closing the mints to
silver.
! "Just try us once more" says the At
lanta Constitution, I'VE are going to be
honest this time"
Arc you indeed? You fooled us with
that pretense in 1892; you fed us on the
same deception in 1894: and you mean
to delude us again.
You will do anything in Gods world,
except quit the pie-counters of the
Democratic party. You howled for free
silver In 1892, and then supported the
geld-bugs. You denounced the enemies
to free-silver in 1894, and then put your
neck to the yoke and helped to pull
them into Office.
And what you did then, you will do
again.
So with the balance of these Demo-
cratic free-silverites. They threaten
to bolt In order to compel the party
to pay them a high price not to bolt.
And they never bolt. There's that
blatant person, Tillman of South Caro-
lima. He has been cursing the Demo-
cratic party for six years. Keeps the
reformers of South Carolina waiting,
hoping and believing that this time
Tillman is going to bolt. The state
Of South Carolina is ripe for revolt;
has been so for four years; but the re-
form element does not break away from
the Democratic party simply because
Ben Tillman does not give the word.
Ho is always just on the edge, but he
never leaps.
In 1889 and 1890, Tillman was the
Moses Of the South Carolina farmers
and was leading them out of the wilder
ness Of Democratic mis-rule. He or
ganized a country ring as against the
city ring, got the offices for his own
combination, selected the best one for
himself.-and there you are! Moses
landed In high style in the Canaan
Of milk and honey, but so far as can
see. the children of Israel generally
(the rag-tag and bob taiD-are pretty
much in the same fix they were before
Benjamin appeared.
The free-silverism Of the two old
parties means worse than nothing. II
is pit-fall, a snare, confidence game
With one accord they howl wrathfully
against the gold standard candidates
but with one accord they say, "If my
party nominates the gold standard can.
didate, I'll support him."
What have we to expect from mer
who have no test of truth and right
save the caucus dictation of political
bosses?
Not only DO we find all the Demo.
cratic free-silverites saying that they
will support gold standard candidate:
II nominated, but we find free-silver.
ties aiding the money power in put.
ting gold-bugs into Office. Last weel
we showed how the free silverites oi
Alabama had surrendered control ol
the campaign machinery to the gold
bug Democrats.
Does that look like they really care
for free-silver? Doesn't 1t seem a.
though the free-silver issue is merel,
the platform to get in on: merely thu
sham-fght to keep the people fooled?
But there is another piece of evidence
to the same effect. 1t 10 furnished BY
that shifter political trimmer. Charlie,
F. Crisp.
This interesting man recently wen
around over Georgia, with a palmetto
fan in his hand, pretending to debate
with Hoke Smith in favor Of free-sjl
yer. Said a good deal against Hokc
but nightly little in favor of free-sil
; yer. Caught sore throat and hear
failure. and meandered back to Wash
ington, on his free pass. to rest and t.
reflect.
While on his way back from this tre,
, silver tour, he took occasion to sent
into the district Of General Catching,
Of Mississippi, the full force of hi
recommendation of said Catchings,-
who is an ardent gold-bug. The fret
silverites of Mississippi are after Catch
ings' scalp, and a free silver Democrat
is making the fight on him: yet Mr.
Crisp goes out of his way to expires.
the hope that the free-silver Democrat
Will be defeated.
In another place will be found full
account of the letters which have beer
written upon this subject.
Mr.. Crisp's attitude toward Genera
catchings simply proves what We hav.
said all along,-that, Ut heart he care,
nothing for free-silver.
II he really believed what he ha.
: been saying In his recent speeches, hs
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