The news boy., 1896-03-14
REPRESENTATIVE DEitIslGN
Expresses His Views on the ALI
Absorbing Money Question.

Like the everlasting hills bathing
their snow capped crowns in the gen
ial sunshine of heaven whilst the
angry storm clouds beat about their
breasts, so should man be immovable
in those lofty principles which govern
our lives. This same stead-fastness
of principle should govern men as
well as political parties. That man
or that political body who breaches
one thing and acts another, who for
the purpose of momentary gain, vio-
iates its solemn pledges made to its
fellows is doomed to eternal infamy.
Public officers are but the agents OF
the people who clothed them with
power of Office. The agent has but
one legitimate rule of action to fol-
low and that is the will of his princi-
pal. The people OF this great nation
by the solemn declaration expressed
in unequivocal terms in the Demo-
cratic platform of 1892, expressed
themselves lin favor of bimetallism
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
ver-and demanded of their agents
when placed in power the fultilmcnt
of this solemn pledge to the nation.
How has this will of the people been
obeycd? How have their trusted
agents who were placed in power to
carry out the directions Of their prin
cipals been subscrvcd? The plat
form has been ignored. The very re-
verse of what was demanded by the
Democratic party has been consum-
mated by its once trusted agents.
But our president, Grover Cleveland.
and his subordinates have usurpcd
power not delegated to them by
their constituents. The people who
declared in their platform for the
free use of both gold and silver with
out discrimination in favor of either
metal, find their official agents vio-
lating their instructions and abso.
lutely dcbasing and lcmonctizing the
silver coin, wholly destroying its uses
as money of final redemption and
in the place of the two metals, estab-
fishing the single gold standard.
Shall such perlidy at the hands
of our public servants be permitted
to stand? Shall we tamely submit
to the lash of a servant who assumes
the power of d master, aadwho, under
the broad light of public opinion,
stands out covered with the leprous
spots of party treason.
If the declaration of independence
is still worthy to be inshrined within
our hearts as one OF the palladiums
of our liberties; if we still cherish
and venerated the undying principles
there enunciated, particularly where
it declares that to secure the inalien.
able rights of life, liberty and persuit
of happiness, governments are estab.
lished among men, deriving their just
powers from the consent of the gov.
erncd, we are made to tremble fol
the safety of this great nation when
we view the fragrant violation of the
popular will by those in authority.
In fragrant violation of the Consti
tuition of the United States and the
Constitution of every State in the
Union, metal (silver) which was
by these Constitutions declared to bt
money, has by the usurpation ol
power of the people representatives
andin nviolation of their expressed will
been demonetized. If one by one o
our fundamental rights as people
are absorbed by the Office holders o.
this nation we may indeed be alarmed
for perpetuity of our free institu
tions. Gold and silver are the money
of the Constitution. When and how
and by what authority were thes'
COAoVieuvaOuut 6uotuhtSCo Va Vic pSO
pie removed; how and when were the,
called upon to amend or change tn
Constitution in this respect? Neve
did clarion tones of warning soun'
more ominious to the ears of tn
masses than those of Supreme Judg
Brown, when he declared in relation
to the celebrated income tax decis
ions, "that this country was threat
ened with sordid despotism o
wealth"
AS silver and gold are money O
the constitution, it. is the duty Q
: every lover of his country, its vener
ated principles, to demand at tn
polls the restoration OF the silvc
dollar TO its former functions as
money of full debt redeeminR powe
st the old time ratio with gold, Am