The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26

..A' oAoa'os: ana whGds
more than . year ago th,ta
was sent to Congress. a,t;,s
immediate d restoration q b.
unlimited coinage Of cold y N y
at the present legal ratio = ,a :.
without waiting Tor the ~ u s ~ g
of any other Nation, end i
by the leaders Of every n,,s a.s
Dor organization in the r 5rya, rs
Who can best be- trusted, ~ ~
who have led the labor on. 81
in the fights in the past, !, s' Y
who in the past have used ths y
!, to defeat the only protection s'' I
)aborlng man, namely, NJ. :. 9
tion. Now, Why did Ties. II rs
men demand the restoration i - :.
Because they know that vben = II
lar goes up property goes az =
they know that when prope,t ~
ing all enterprise is retarded ~
nation follows. They know N m
standard encourages the ho.,s:
money, instead Of the expana a;s
in the development of the resoss
the country, and nov this mn
boarding is diving tdousan vi
tens of thousands and hund as'
thousands OF workingmen ont
streets, where they bog Tor tba
lege OF working for their lailr
! These work!nen know that ~
not separate themselves from Il
ers of the soil. These lolo,;n.
know that there can be no pros,
in business in this country unIa
farmer is selling what he produ,'
more than what it cost him I.
duce it.
Now, I want to suggest thess,
tons: When you meet man
opposed to our platform, you IN
what bushes he is engaged in.
out whether he has any pecup;a
terest that will lead him to tata,
sitlon against us. Ask him il Ii
favor Of gold standard. til,
he is, ask him il it is not onep,
there never was o party in tie u
Sta:es that was in favor OF a gold
dard. Tell him that he is a man
out a party in the United STATED
he says that he is opposed to.]
standard, audsis in favor Of bimet,||
you ask him how much lie is ipa
Of bimetallis'n. II he says be \
other Nations to hslp. ask him
other Nations he wants TO helm
what chance he thinks Of their 4
it. You ask him whether. be q
that creditor country, whose !,
profit by the rise OF the value d
dollar, whether those couu!ris
very good people to expect to l
and help US to stop the thing iii
doing them good. Ii he says I'll,
does not think this country III
enough to have q financial polls
its own, ask him what be thinks
Nation is large enough to have. 4
If he says that we are not ID
legislste for ourselves or the gre
question thas can come befo,s
people, ask him what right wss
anyway, to DECLARE our iadepeMi
q hundred years ago.
You tell him >tunier free col
the dollar will! r.sa!ne sizea
ls now, tho sau land the
fineness. It /, legal I
better than it is ecause'
the silver dollar !. leg.
der, unless sonet ss,ctss q
it, the new silver i be d
tender no mattel d. mon.
after tries to deus Law
the Governments Aey.,
tell him that if ! ,7 w
hundred cents toe sss 70 y
pay taxes with it, : ebt
it, and buy proper .
knows 1t is going t he
make it better than AZ ~.
If he says that VI N NJ q
silver dollar downi, II
than So cents, you y
cause the law saya - Il
melts you cannot have i. .,)lued 9
but must use it to make spoons'o
but you intend by lew to soy he
take 1t to the mint and have
stamped again just rs he can i
gold dollar to-day and have \
stamped if it melts.
<sBusinoss Men," &
In common with millions OF o.
low citizens, we contend that VIII
money question is considered i
"husiness'' standpoint land that.
standpoint from which it shou
considered) every business shoult
fair play and m impartial he'