The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-10
BRYAN AND SILVER.
Daily Monroe News.


Those gold-bug Democrats who
have Rugged the foul delusion to
their bosoms that the money ques-
ton was not to be an issue in the
next campaign, and that they would
thereby be afforded an opportunity
to resume the leadership of the
party, should read about the line
up of the silver forces of the Ohio
valley at Louisville last Thursday.
The great states of Ohio, Indiana.
Illinois and Kentucky were repre-.
sented in the meeting. They are
pivotal states, and there is no deny
ing that the sentiment of the
Democracy of those states was rep
resented. And Bryan and free sill
yer at l6 to l was the rallyin cry,
meaning that the Chicago platform
is to be reaffirmed in its entirety,
and that the great Nebraskan is to
again lead tho Democratic hosts.
We are sorry for our gold-bug
friends, but they are remipded that,
as Mr.. Bryan said, the door is just
as big now as when they went out
and they can come back and will be
welcomed if they but accept the
platform and support the nominees,
The following resolutions were
adopted without dissent amid great
enthusiasm:
"First-Our faith in bimetalism
is indicated by events. The ne
cessity for the restoration of the
double standard was acknowledged
by the president and congress in
1897, when a commission was sent
to Europe to entreat other nations
to aid in establishing bimetallism,
and the failure of the commission
to secure European cooperation con-
firms the friends of free coinage in
their belief that relief can only come
by the independent action of the
United States. The present legal
ratio of Is to is the only ratio at
which bimetallism can be restored
and opposition to it is confined to
those who oppose bimetallism at
any ratio and to those who misap-
prehend or ignore the reasons which
led three national conventions to
adopt it. That whatever paper
money needs to be issued in this
country to supplement gold and
silver currency should be issued
directly by the government of the
United States without the interven-
ton of any bank or corporation
whatever.
ssSecond-We favor and recon-.
mend the. adoption by the Dem
ocratlc national convention in 1900
of the Chicago platform of 1896
without change.
s.Third- We especially favor and
recommend the adoption by the
Democratic national convention Of
1900 of the financial plank. of the
Chicago platform of 1896 without
any change.
ssFourtb We believe the trust
is the result in large measure of the
methods that have been used,
among which is the demonstration
of silver by which the volume of
currency has been kept below the
demands of business. We favor
the destruction of the result as well
as the removal of the cause. The
establishment of independent BIZ
metallism at I6 to would do more
to cripple or to destroy the organi-
cation and operation of the trust
than any other single act. We
favor and recommend, therefore,
the adoption by the Democratic
national convention of 1900 Of an
appropriate and specific declaration
against the organization and exist
ence of the trust and specific prom
Use of legislative and executive
action tending to their extermina-
ton.
"Fifth-We hereby express our
continued confidence in William
Jennings Bryan, and favor his
nomination for the presidency of
the United States IN 1900"