The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-11-19

ing undue and msgnidsd prominence TO
those questious of secondary Importance,
which have 10 .hisregari gerved the pur
poses Of the money power Sd yell aai 20
faithfully for the past qgarter OK cen,
fury. With their sol mn and repeated
pledges on the subject to tire voters OF
the country and before the gctid Sas
reform ia our financial system made an
issas by either Of them in single State
or a single Congressional district IN Their
campaigns Of 1870 or 1891: They fear
% discuss it b,fJre the people. They
not the r,ca1t declaration OF . p1rtiz.n |
5 nator from a greet a7d powerful ctae.
that the tao pifti.s we're and had been
in thorough accord on this question,
abundantiy sustained by tie bIstary OF
financial legi la ion for the past quarter i
of century? At the dictatio1 OF the |
money power the government ceased 10
coin silver on the first of Jaly last. En- |
bo.dentd by what it conceives and claims |
as victory il the recent State elections |
it declared lis purpose within forty eight |
hourB alter the poles closed, to demand
Of Congrest that the purchase Of silver
should cease, and that the question of its
remoneiiz2tion should b. submitted 10 an
international commission. Shall this
great government and this great people
be subjected to the humiliatiog farce OF
substituting this question TO those pow
ers 81 whose behest the great aud iGiqnit-
Gus outrage If is dcmonetiz4tion was
| accomplished? Will Congress aggravate
aud augment this great crime by obeying
the dictates Of Wall street? Shall the
intrigue Ct foreign capital be invoked to
aid in fastening upon this country pol
| icy, the legitimate fruits of which will
be the production OF miliouaires and
paupets! Will the two political parties
stuitify themselves by discardiug and re
pu3iating their repeated pledges on this
subj set? Wlll they bow beforethe man
dates Of moaey and corporate poger and
force upon the country such policy as
will produce fierce and bitter antago-
oism between capital and productive Ia
bor?
AGREAT TEST OF MANHOOD.
Great rational exigencies or euergen-
cies are cr1c!A tests Of the spirit, the
manhood, the courage, the wisdom and
the patrio ism OF people. Liberty was
never wou or preserved, through sla7isb
dependence or criDgiDg doubt.
Nov, as never bafore in our history,
do the dem nds Of the hour call loudly
for meG-men of integrity; men of u
wav ring devotion to principle; men of
, loftiest cas- Of moral heroism; men who
viii fla lcgsly condemn the w1oDg and
manfuiy defend the right; men whose
, concop ion of duty lifts them to o plane
| IF DCbia purnoso mud ynnrlyo for how,
. all considerations Of a mere partizan
, character; men who believe that he who
best serves his time and generation bast
serves himself; men, the horiz IN CT whose
patrioti 10 and unselfish love OF country
embraces every square mile and every
f home il this broad land; men, who, aS
C tiz rs OF tits great republic and as
5 chrir tlaLs and patriots, will possess the
manly courage to illustrate and declare
at the halJot box their devotion to the
heaven inspired principle: equal right.
Q % alt ard special privileges to none"
y Our patriotism, our loyal veneratior
for the immortal prircipirs Of our ia
! ther-our love Of Eberty-our appcecia
f ton OF self government, and all The
! higher and noOler qualities which distin
{ guish true citizenship and adorn exalted
! action, are to be tested as never before
Arrogant party dictation will holdl,
S aspire to uSurp the throne OF enlighten
, ed public conscience. and will demand
}. fealty to meu before mc8sures-to party
;. before. county. The differences, OLSEN
4 si3ns, erscrs, wrongs and bitterness o
=, the past viii be forgiven and forgotten
l. to dtfeat the people. InsidiGus and in
n famatory appeals to all the baser pas
4 sion will be substituted for calm deliber
Is alton ard reason. Centraljz d capital
% allied to corporate power, will sit en-
4 tbIoned in high places and will sum
\ 10 control coLye1tionS, TO prescribe th
,e policy Of parties, to subsidize the pres
l. and to dictate legislation, State and Ma
le tional, subterfuge, strategy, deception
d fraud, intimidation aud bribery will b
= invoked 20 thwart the will of the peopl
aud to suppress their just demand for {
r. nanclal relief. The two great politica
70 parties which have grapple1 in terrib,
N cor fl c. for twenty five years haze sound
" ed truce and viii doubtless mutual
n agree, That as il the past. the great ones
70 ton Of Financial reform" shall conIiuu
i. to b. regarded as "neutIal ground" bs
a, tween them.
m OUR PARAMOUNT DUTY.
DC In this crisis, what is our duty as a
in orgatiz atior? Every consideration c
,e justice, Of manhood, of consistency an
n of honor, requires that all true mem bel
r. Of me Order shall stand firmly and III
Y. c0mproniaingly by our principles, an
n especially should the vitality importar
ID and righteous demand for reform in Gu
re fiji tncal system DC forced to the front &
a the great and paramount issue before th
n. American people.
n Let us firmly demand of all aspirani
II. for our sutfrages aud of all parties a
n, gntqHiyocai definition of their positio
~ on the great priuci pies we espouse an
he have promulgated. Let us be- deceive
M no longer. Let US know hereafter tn;
o hose entrusted with our conf lence wi
%. rot betray it, but will provo worthy, h
of honest, faithful endeayor, to protect an
Of proulot6 oar Interests and the gener
Mt welfzTc Of the whole people. Let I
n. continue and enlarge the grand and gl
nd rtous work 50 auspiciousiy and SO success
,c- fully inaugurated IN educating the mas
ed es ID this true principles of economic
y government, and in the rights, dutie
- and responsibilities OF Am srican citize
"a ship
nd Before Jour body will have assemble
ed again general election, with all the a
" tendaUt excitement, strife and bitterness
- viii lave cccarTed. But whatever i
IA. charac er, let this grand organic ATTIC
s. win and enjoy the glorious triumph
1ts tifmntss over weakness, Of fidelity ov
mt treache:y, OF patriotism over partiss
/. zeal, OF dignified independence over 81
nat Wish snbservieucy, Of principles over DC
id. icy, and thus extlt, adorn, and digni
IN. public and political morals.
r ORGANIZATION, ITS PROGRESS AN
Of CONDITION
on NotTit bs'anding the oft-repeated a
mr. sertien of its enemies that our organic
on ton is in a state OF disintegration al
raj decline, yet IL has steadily enlarged t!
area of It's j .isd,..;.,., s;.,ot,