The Caucasian., 1896-03-12
DEMOCRACY VS..
FREE SILVER
Why Free Coinage Of Silver.Can-
not Be Secured Through the
Democratic Party.
RECORDS, FACTS, OPINIONS,

A'hSOhc', hOAoi VA ANAS"j
which show tn. Fsisity aud HypocH"y
Of Democratic Professions and fi~t-
forms Tn. Views Of the People on In"
Question OF tn. Day what They Know
and what They Think.
This proposition is ~ broad ana
opens up such n wide field Tor dis
cussion, that one would hardly know
where to stop, should he begin.
s.mplified, the answer would
be- very much like woman's
an wer, "Because!n Because whatf
uaturally suggested. Because the
prmocratic party has never origina-
frl and carried into execution-that
Enacted into lava single great
rational principle or issue for the
benefit or advantage of the people.
Here is what the Alliance Vindi- |
Gator has to say on this subject:
"A few weeks ago we published
,uo Democratic platform in twenty
States in 1890, all favoring free coin
a.,c Of silver. 1892 came and the
| prmocratic party gained a great
glrtory, securing the President, the
S.uate, and the House. What was
dYno for silverY Was free coinage
provided forg No, on that question,
! m the House l0l Democrats voted
yca and is Democrats voted nay.
pid thoy do anything else on the sill
yrr question, Yes. Demonetized
.Iver. Re-enacted the crime of
l-13."
Confirming the foregoing, we have
only to call attention to the remarks
Of some of the leading men Of that
party Senator Vest, of Missouri,
has this to say:
The question has often been ask
I'd me, that if we lose the fight for
free silver, what will be my positionf
shall go to the next Democratic
convention and make a hard fight
for the free and unlimited coinage
of silver. If am voted down l
must Surrender to voice of ma
rority of my party. If my party
uomInates a gold man on gold
platform, shall bow to the will OF
that ma ajority and support the nomi-
nee of my party, no matter on what
platform he stands. 1t is principle
Democratic principle, and l now en-
phatically state that no man or Sc,
of men can drive me from my party
or from my faith. 1t is the party OF
my fathers and my party and l vii
mot be found out of it,
This settles the question with III
and Senator Vest.
Commenting on the insincerlty o
the Democratic leaders on the silve
question, the Southern Mercury o
Dallas, Texas, says:
"Let us see if the free silver Dem
1 oeratic leaders are honestly wedde
to principle, and are determined t
contend for it under any and all eli
cumstances, and in the ranks OF an
n political party that advocates 1t
Their record will settle this ques
ton, and should do so, because the
voluntarily made that record. an
II by it they must stand or fall, In tn
4 estimation of all intelligent, honest
4 and liberty loving people,
The Democratic party cannO
4 plead that they have not had the or
portunity to enact proper silver leg
islation, "for did not the Demo
ID cratic party with l4S majority in tn
\ GEly-second Congress twice refuse
4 adopt free coinage law? Did nc
\ the Democratic party IN the hfty
y third Congress, with practically
Il majority of l32 votes, repeal tn
Il only law on the statute books thu
Al gave us an increase in the none
Il volume of this country, and at II
Il same time vote down prOposltlc
IA for the free coinage OF silver at tt
ratios from l6 to to 90 to by owe
whelmlng majoritiesW
NJ Let us take little Republics
evidence as we go along. Senat
Chandler, of New Hampshire, who
NJ Republicanism cannot be denie
says:
1.-The Democratic leaders,
men who dominate and control
national influence, patronage a.
organization-are gold monomet'
lists. President Cleveland and
N administration are absolutely in
hands of Mr.. j. Pierpont Morg
N and his syndicate of foreign banke
They are against silver as mon
metal, and they are committed
gold monometallism."
In an article in reference to
action of the Democratic party
Missouri and Illinois, the Misso
World says:
"It is true, Democratic State C
ventions in Missouri and Illinois
clared for silver, but these were
nominating conventions and
goldbugs made no effort to con
them. They ignored them. Strit
speaking, they were not conventi
Of the whole party. The reg1
nominating conventions are the
that count"
This is in keeping with De
cratic practices and professions
over the country.
That there can be no depende
placed in the promises and pro
sions of the Democratic party on
silver question is fully shown IN
following extract from Senator 81
arts paper, the Silver Knight:
with such a showing the 81
Democrats, who propose to sui
the question of free coinage to
convention of 1896, are either ig
ant of the situation or governed
some selfish consideration. II
silver men contend, bi-metallism
at the foundation of Democl
principles and is essential to
prosperity of the country, how
good silver man submit the
ton to tribunal which is certai
decide in favor of the single
standard7r
Perhaps the most weighty ar