The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-12
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST.
Col. Tyson Submits Some More Remarks
in Favor of Himself.

Col. Tyson Submits Some More Remarks
in Favor of Himself.
Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
To the Members Of the LOoCer House
and Senate Of the Legislature Of the
State Of North Caroline:
GENTLEMEN:-When I made my an
nouncement as a candidate for the o.
s Senate, published in the Carthage
Blade and THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
Of January 55h, and probably in other
papers, I supposed that Mr.. Pritchard
vas in favor Of the gold standard, or
would be after the 4 b of March. But
from statements made in The PROGRESS
sTvE FARMER of said date and in the
News and Observer of January 6ih he
has declared in favor of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio
OF 16 to 1, and that this declaration ap-
pears to be satisfactory to some II
POpulist members of the upper and
lower House who have signitied an in
tention to support him.
The News and Observer of January
eth hhee1folloWing to say relative to
Mr.. Pritchard's early GsGtseceGeddeente
EARLY in the year 1895 Mr.. Pritch
ard put himself at the head Of the Nc
Kinley forces in North Caroline, secured
An almost solid delegation to ST. Louis
for Mckinley, and procured the passage
Of an anti silver resolution by the Re
publican State Convention, held in
Raleigh"
Mr.. Pritchard, until quite recently,
appears to have been opposed to silver.
In a matter of 90 much Importance it
would seem that at least two years of
constant devotion to q cause is neces
sary to entitle an adherent thereof to
full confidence.
Mexico, China and Japan will doubt
less eventually compel all the nations
of the earth to right the wrong of 1873.
This should be done on our part imme.
dietely, without waiting for aid from
anS foreign power. But the Rspubli-
can party will be apt to seek it through
the medium of an international none
tary conference-atter all the damage
possible has been done
How is Mr.. Pritchard on the bond
question: A bill is now pending to
borrow from five hundred million to
one billion dollars, for which bonds are
to be issued. These bonds will serve as
a basis for National bank notes, the in
terest on which, including interest on
the bonds, will be from 10 to IL PEI
cent.-to be paid by the people. It is
doubtless the intention of the R9publi
can party to saddle said immense debt
on the people, and the only way to pre-
vent it is for the silver forces to hold
control of the U. s Senate.
Will Mr. Pfitchard now give us
pledge to support each of the following
points, all of which are necessary tc
restore confidence and prosperity tt
the country?
1. That the coinage laws as they
existed prior to 1873 shall be restored
without waiting for any other nation
2. That the circulating medium shall
be increased to at least $57 per capite
Chat of Franco by an issue of full
legal tender .. s. Treasury notes, IRE
deemable in coin, and that all Other
paper currency, now in use, shall b(
superseded by this currency.
8 That under no circumstances shall
there be any nor interest bearing
bonds issued. That in case of a short
age of funds a further issue of y s
Treasury notes may be made, which i
necessary may increase the per capitt
circulation to $50, there being vel
established precedents in favor of thi
sum.
4. That henceforth it shall be unlaw
full to make any obligation payable il
other than ''lawful money" which will
consist of gold, silver paper. at the op
ton of the debtor.
If M Pritchard will subscribe TO tn,
foregoing, and if his endorsement i
approved by the silver members o
both houses, I am out of the race; other
wise l am in it to a finish. Some o
the issues set forth are of far more i'm
portance than 1.-The unlimited coinsg,
Of silver"
respectfully submitted,
BRYAN TYSON.
Ollie N. g