The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-09-15
DIR. JEKNLL AND MR.. HYDE.


ccstors of that party up 10 the yea
1900. it has favored bi-met;,IIisn
In 1896. it was in favor O! bl-mc
tallism. and 50 declared in lis plat
form Of that year. TO cEphasze il
declaration, this adninistrat alton sen
Commission TO Europe TO ask tn
permission Of the nations of the Oi'
World 10 let us 90 i'll viii! them ant
have bi-mctialism. and a Ecpublca,
Congress appropriated One Hundred
Thousand Dollars Of thc poop" )
money to pay Vie expense CT that
Commission Now. though. the Re
publicans in til" platform Of tl.tll
party for :llc year 1900, announced
that thcy are now rs they have al.
VANS been, III favor cf the gold
standard, amt ,Ety congratulate the
country on IlIc fact ti,at the currency
Of the country has been placed Oh 4
gold basis, as promised. What Jhrn
was the reason for sending q Com
mission to Europe to in.erccic with
the country OF the Old World for IL
metall;sn, if the Republicans have
carried out their promise to the
country by enacln- 4 gold st%ndar J
measure?
After con9ralulatiny Tie cpu@try
On the adoption Of the gold standard.
Bryan is rcnominated and then, all
at once they, discovered, L. man }.
Gage does. that the country i, not
on stable gold standard basis. bIi
that q free silver man can pract lcnlll
put us on a free silver basis. Ills
is consistency with i vengeance ana
IVA, ~e not also add, this is Il double
dealing which, in private life. would
soon drive him WHO indulge in il.
into absolute di,repu,e.
What if you promise man that
YOU will sell him horse next Mon
day, and then next Monday carr.
him Il mule. and then cnngra uIa!t
yourself and him that YOU had car
ried ont your promise? DO you
think that there would be some
danger Of getting into the insane
asylum, after >nch conduct?
This is not al. From TIE first
time that Vim. Mckinley ever open
ed his mouth to receive his food
through a silver spoon until within
a few years back. he has been !, s,l- J
veritc ard q fuIi-n"dgrd member. yet
he also now fellows tic lead OF his
party and copgratuIates the party |
anti the country on the tact that the |
geld standard is established. What
manner Of man is this and what
manner Of party that wonld seek to
hoodwiEk the people in such q man
ner?
You will find that what is ..crimi-
nal aggression" to-day in HE mind Of
DR.. JekylI is tomorrow in the mind
of Mir. Hyde known as ''benevolent
assimilation" The party that in
weighed against and the man who
took up arms against a mild manner
OF slavery in the South recognized hy
the Constitution at that time, row il
violation Of the express article CT the
Constitution, have recognized slay
cry 10 the Sulu Islands. If it was
wrong for white men 10 have slaves
N 1861, what has happen since that
line TO change Tie laws Of nature
md OF God and make it right now
or Il Sulu to own a Sulu? Or have
sulus, born with divine ;eht-of
King attachment greater rights than
White men born in America?
Is il not true that slavery is wrong !
Inherently whether allowed or dis.
flowed by the Constitution? Who :
hen deserves the greater blame.
hose who fought for their rights I'M ;.
Ter the Constitution, which recog- :,
'Zea slavery, or those who fought q
Sainst Constitution which declares f
nat involuntary scrvitude shall not G
xist except as q punishment for :
r'me whereof the party shall be f,
'gaily convicted and who, in def S,
nee OF that Constitution, now. when
'ere exist no iega! right, recognize Z
avery anyhow? Whose is the 81
eater punishment under the law OF
an? Upon whom would Christian P
ok with less horror? :.
Look through the un-policy of the !,
ppublican party to-day and you
II find this same Dr.. Jckyll and s.
r. Hy de position and consistency
ming through it, wien You place ~
'ir position today in comparison &C
III their position during The days
Abraham Lincoln, who as you u
know is the gre'test Republican n,
them all. q,