| Show ho is a true democrat senator vance of north carolina is a true democrat all and d a staunch fail rich bimetallist bi says ti the ie stock ic mining journal last a week lie ho wrote a letter to t the ic farmers Far mera alliance in which in reply to a question is as to his position on the silver law lie he said lie he was un unalterably alterably opposed to a repeal of the sherman act unless some substitute was provided being C severely criticized for the ton tone 0 of his letter lie he replies in another epistle as ag fo follows 11 0 vs the charge that a democrat is at variance with his party who refuses to favor an all unconditional repeal of tile the sherman law depends for tho the truth on what the party laid down in its platform at chicago if prom promises aises i arid and pledges amount to anything the chicago P platform 1 atford demands a repeal of the law as an obstruction to the free coinage or of silver the oblivious ob ivious deanin meaning 0 is that if the law was wag out of the way we could have free coina coinage c that is one of the things I 1 propose to put in the place of the sherman law and I 1 proposes propose to vote against a crepea repeal 1 until that be done if my illy party Is is opposed to that then the utterances at chicago were intended to deceive if it was sincere then I 1 am trying to stand on the platform it pledges the party to tile uso use of both aoth gold and silver without discrimination if we ire cease to coin coin one and refuse to tender it in the payment even of obligations w which by contract will be payable tile herein rein we do discriminate against bat bilat metal men fell of common sense who are arc loyal to the purposes they profess will not surrender tile he advantages of their position the law now in existence can be kept thus by the non concurrence of the house the senate or tho the president to its repeal whereas the sherman law once repealed the measures which ire are to take its place jacc would have to be passed by affirmative legh legislation lation requiring the ho concurrence of all three branches of the law lawmaking making dc part apartments lart ments and no lie sensible sensible man acquainted with the situation can call believe that these measures could be p passed assed under such circuns circumstances t all |
