The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-07-07
A CAUSTlC ANSWER TO
THE DEMOCRATS TRADE.
John Langcakr. Coal Miner Tells Whv
Us Course IL Driving tie
Fupuiists AWAY,
AN UNJUST FIGHT ON Mr.. GRAVES
SHoBE, No, JUNE %, 1895.

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EDITOR TnEs:-I was formerly
populist, but since the democratic
party adopted It's platform aud nom
mated Mr Bryan, | have worked IN
the democratic party, but before
doing so any more L want to ask
through your paper few questions
suggested by three or four columns
in the Butler Dem c-at ef last we K,
copy Of which was handed nee.
These four columns are 'Patriotical-
ly aud for the par:y's good" % aim
ed at Mr. ". W Graves, who is a
candidate for circui! Judge As L
understand it, before the Chicago
convention settled the dispute in
the party on several national ques-
tons, among otte-s that Of silver
coinage, he held different views to
those adopted relative to the proper
ratio between the two metals
Ia Feby, 1896. Mr.. Graves attend
ed conference of a wing Of his
party, that, while it advocated free
coinage OF silver, coutended that
Jefferson aud the founders of the
party thought that both metals
should be coined according to their
commercial value and kept on a parity
with each other; they contende1 that
no ratio should be fixed as a test Of
party fealty, unless it was based en-
the market value of the two metals.
HE heading Of the address is as
follows ''Protest against the impo-
sition of coinage ratio as the test
which controls the right to enter
party councils"
Nowhere does it deny the correct
ness of the party doctrine of Free
Coinage of Silver" but contends that
the commercial value Of gold shall
be the standard for fixing the coin
age ratio, while the populist at all
times and the democrats since the
Chicago convention, have contended
that silver has always been the
standard of value by which to meas
ure the coinage ratio, and should
be still, but that hostile Legislation
has reduced it's value, and il tina,
! ceases and a free coinage bill passed
it will go up and 16 to l be, as II
always was, the correct ratio.
Col. Wade, for the party's good e
says all who thought as Mr., Graves
did, are still gold bugs, forgetting
that that party met in indianapolis
and nominated Palmer 4 Buckner
and declared for the coinage of golC
alone and the striking out of silye
as a coinage metal altogether. Il
also forgets that Bates county opl,
b. cast 81 votes for that ticket, four c
which were in Butler. all of whom
are we'll known
He Internationally - falls t.
e state that Mr.. Graves, bsing alread
free silverite, accepted the ratio o
J. Is to l when declared by the part
:, in Chicago, and warmly espoused it
d cause and actively entered the can
l. paicn for Bryan and free silver, q
We folks in ard around Rich Hi
know, who listened to his eloquer
speeches in that campaign
: Isee among his four columns ii
\; following: The democrats of Bate
g. will show those who came over to l
1t in 1895, that we are emphatically
il earnest in favor of what we advOca
% ed that year by nominating me
who have den onstrated by consis
>. emit action they believe the san
Of thing. It is just as easy to LOS
re 1,Ie0 by wrong doing as it was
is gain them, as was done that year
- right doing. A loss of LOO woul
place US below the republican vo
:" OF that year.
I, Isuppose, Mr. Editor, that Il
"a Colonel has reference to the pop
=, ulisls and silver republicans, wi
IS voted the democratic ticket il 1S9
re Is the course Col Wade is pursuir
in the judges fight lfor the party
i welfare?) likely to hold that yot
ng Ga the contrary is it not more like
OK to drive them away? Is be not
II. turn telling these lew recruits th
n. they can expect nothing at t
On hands Of his party. that they a