The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-01-03
ISSUE OF
DISASTER.
Free Coinage Of Silver The Shib-
boIeth Of the Democratic
Party.
Doomed Unless a Change Is
Made.
BY ms. HATTIE oRINNaLL.

DhANDhNbOhb, nj, Jan. 4, loVV
sect togetherl Let the majority rulel"
are the krynotes Of j. w. II. in the last
issue OF the News from the stirring pen
welded at Big Spring by my old friend
and neighbor. Mr.. Hardin, we'll re-
member, made those three predictions
he mentions, notably the first: "None
OF you men will live to see law on any
statute book authorizing the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver at the ratio
OF 16 to l." The second prediction Il
believe it, however, hits me sore and
should all Democrats; ''None Of you
older men will ever live to see another
Democratic President" This is still a
harder blow, but circumstances constrain
us to endorse: you may never live to
see another Democratic Governor OF
Kentucky"
Mr.. Hardin gives the matches"
sarcastic and well-timed rub. He
didn't carry "like a cyclone" worth a
cent, did be? And what Mr.. Hardin
said about the Judges OF our Supreme
Court" the President, and getting
down to Coxey, Kelly and what the
"matchless" said is st food for every SEN
s:ble Democrat in the whole United
States to chew and digest. John g. Car
Isle an arch-traitorl The MODEST states.
man on recordl A man who was Speaker
of the National House OF Representa-
tives, an Office next to the President.
Then, as Secretary of the Treasury he
reflected the high estimate placed upon
its dignity and influence.
The change of the money standard from
gold TO silver was declared the nations
salvation. It's action had the effect OF
continuing the depression Of our indus
tries and trade begun in 1913, so that in 1916
there was such an unrest that business
was almost at stahdstill and the couu-
try was financially PROSTATE. Mr.. Bryan
declared, with those who followed him,
that it was impossible to restore prosper
ity unless free coinage OF silver should be
provided for by legislation. Cur party
(Mr. Hardin's, mine and Carlisle's)
maintained that the preservation OF the
present standard of money. or the gold
standard" would revive industries, the
extension OF markets and the full en-
ployment of labor. Before 1896 the
Democrats recognized in their National
platform that the gold standard should
| ..-ao:.ox. ga ebot III v,,oneu aho,,ld
be maintained at parity by our legisla.
ton 1t was an accepted doctrine that
free coinage of silver would bring mono
metallism and a debased standard OF
money. Mr.. Hardin tells US the result
Free coinage of silver has been before
and since 1896 the shibboleth of one
wing OF the Democratic party, the one
thing above all others it wished TO at
tain, II we are to judge from the tide of
the time and the promised nomination
OF Mr.. Bryan, the 'matchless," its pur-
pose is to force this issue of disaster into
the campaign OF 1900.
Our country is prosperous wall Street
isn't the world), money is plentiful and
the best money, the money of the world.
And, as Mr.. Hardin tells us, we will
never see another Democratic President
in consequence of this fanatical issue, led
by fanatic on this one issue. Mr.. Har-
din is sound reasoner, wise counsellor
and conservative Democrat, and dislikes
"pet names" applied to lifelong Demo
Gratis.
Oh, here comes Goebell Actually,
am ashamed, and l, blush to speak or
write his name In connection with our
fair State, that has only known two Re-
| publican rulersl The Democratic ban
uer would be waving at Frankfort today,
and p. Wat Hardin would WELD the
scepter Of control, had not "one'' idea.
cone" issue, zone" all-absorblDg thought
been paramount, and stealing (Ha-hal
not by Republicans) not cen in order.
Mr.. Hardin says 1t is "hoggish and con-
temptible" to control the wishes OF the
people fairly expressed. Haven't the
whole proceedings since June been on a
similar basis2 "Hoggish and contempti-
blel'
Mr.. Hardin wisely concludes; Let's
get together and be decent and hon
est Then we can win, and not till
them" Ali my good friend, "the hour
has past; the die is csst." Your old party
is doomed 1t has cast aside its State
motto and has set aside the advice Of