The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-09-09
thereby deprived of their votes to
have changed the result Of the
election.
ro BE CONTINUED.


Meeting Of the Bryan and Sewall
Club.
The Bryan and Sewall Club of
Alexandria met pursuant to I'D.
jOnrnmtnt ut the Court house last
Wednesday night and was called
to order by the President, Col. j.
! e. Wise.
Several hundred people were in
attendance. Addresses were made
by Judge W. F. Blackman and
Mr.. Horace White.
The following resolutions were
introduced by the Chairman Of
the special committee and nnani.
mously adopted:
1st. Be it resolved, that we view with
deep reprosch and regret the attem ot now
being made by certain heretofore promi-
uent leaders of the Democratic party, to
split and disorgauize the Democracy of
this State.
They accuse the regular Democracy with
| being fanatics, anarchists, and repudt-
ators; We deny the charge and arraigu
them as guilty of political treason, false
to their ancient faith, and traitors to the
cause Of the people. They have gone of
after strange gods, and have bowed
themselves dom to worship the golden
calf.
Fad. We endorse and reaffirm each and
every plank in the platform enunciated
by the Democratic party In its National
Convention recently held at Chicago.
3rd. We are particularly in favor OF
the financial policy outlined and pro-
posed in that platform.
VIVA
gold and silver by the United States alone
will restore the parity Of the metals.
When silver was demonetized in 1873 the
silver dollar was worth sl.02hc as COM
pared to gold. Its demonstration re.
duced Its value by almost one-half; we
have then every reason to conclude that
It's reconciliation at the same ratio will
fully restore its value. In other words
and speaking more accurately we believe
that silver has remained stationary and
gold has advanced to almost twice Its
legitimate value, instead of gold remain
ing stationary and silver declining.
We further believe that with the resto.
ration OF silver to Its constitutional func.
tions will come period Of rising mar
kets, which will draw money forth from
it's hiding places and will cause an I'M.
exampled period OF agricultural, mercan-
tile, marine, and manufacturing pros.
perity. We believe that inasmuch as
France, unaided and alone kept a parity
at 15h to from 1903 to 1875 that the
United States which Is more powerful
financially than any three combined Euro
pean powers can maintain a party a;
10 to 1.
We b. lieve that the cent is constitution
ally and historically the one one-hun-
dredth part OF silver dollar and not perse
of gold dollar, and that it one gold dol.
lar il now worth two silver dollars it is
worth two hundred cents and twice as
much as it should be. Finally, We believe
that international agreement is q
chimera, q delusion and snare; 1t has
been attempted repeatedly during the last
thirty years and has resulted in failure; il
is too late day for the United States
Government to drag Its policy at tn.
chariot wheels Of any foreign power and
it is time for Americans to rule America
4sh. We believe that due respect should
be paid to the courts Of our country, both
State and Federal; but we also believe
that we yet have the right Of free speech
and that the Supreme Court Of the United
States is itself suhiectto legitimate criti.
cism. We have the right to try all things
and need only hold fast to that which ii
good.
The federal judiciary has tor many
years been encroaeh,ng both upon thu
rights of the state courts and the iunot-
ions of the executive and legislative de-
parements of the government; and w
think that it Is time that they should bt
strictly limited in their power OF issuing
injunctions, Furnishing for contempt, ani
granting other inequitable equity writs
We do not believe that either property Of
liberty should be Invested without due
process of law. Nor do we believe tha
the Federal power should invade thu
limits of state without the necessity
thereof being made apparent In the lega
manner.
9th. We interpret that plank In the
platform which refers to life tenure O
Office to mean that federal officials should
be as directly responsible as any body
else to the judgment Of their fellow citi
zens. We do not understand it to be al
attack upon Civil Service Reform. On the
other hand we heartily favor true Civi
, Service Reform as being peculiarly Demo.
cratic and just.
9Th. We deny that the Democrat,
party, as at present constituted, is sect
ional. Its chosen leaders are taken, tn,
one from the extreme West the other from
the extreme North east. We believe with