People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1893 — Not Clear. [ARTICLE]

Not Clear.

I am a Democrat, says Senator Martin, of Kansas, and am opposed to the national bank system, the single gold standard and the sub treasury plan, am in favor of tariff reform, free coinage. greenbacks or treasury notes and street governmental control of railroads. We are Democrats, says Senators Irby and Gordon, and are opposed to the gold standard, are tariff reformers, are in favor of free coinage, government ownership of railroads, are in favor of state bank currency and a graduated income tax. I am a Democrat, says Grover, was elected on the national Democratic platform and am the great mogul of the party. I am a single gold standard man, am in favor of the national bank system and tariff reform. I am opposed to free coinage, greenbacks, government control of railroads, a graduated income tax, am opposed to the subtreasury plan, am in favor of civil service reform. We want the offices, say all Democrats. In the above conflicting opinions, we ask, what does it take to make a Democrat anyway?