The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-16

. State Of Colorado: and ! h.Ir..,,.
might as well say them at some oth,
: time IN the course Of this debate
Mr. President, the STATE Of Colo
rado has been. l. now. and i cauahI
OF beng III the future, the great Ill
reproducing State il the Union
l here Is IN the world only one othe
political organization. if We cxcrp
the t nIted States. that has produce,
as much silver as the State of Colo
RADIO, and that is the Government OF
Mexico.
} Mr.. President, We are 10 he great
. Iy burt by the legislation that strike.
silver out OF the monetary system OF
the United States. But if | believed
that the retention of the Sherman
law III our statutes would be iniuri.
Gus to the great body of the ptop,t
Of the United States, | would not
stand on this floor and advocate H.
retention. If did not believe that
iall the people of the United States
were to suffer with us, would not
have protested for days and weeks.
as | have here, against the passage of
TINS bill. For myself, ! believe that
there are many sections Of the coun-
/! try that will suffer worse, because of
this legislation, than will the State
Of Colorado.
At the first We shall be the great
sufferers. You cannot DESTROY the
industries Of a State producing TWEEN
ty-tive or more million dollars of the
precious metals without bringing
great disaster and distress upon the
people. But the people of Colorado
are not the people to surrender to ad-
yersity or to adverse conditions.
Mr.. President, shall vote for this
amendment, because if 1t should pass
1t would he some relief TO us. 1t
would be greater relief to the people
OF the United States.
| do not intend to weary the Sen
ate, but | cannot allow this occasion
to pass without saying that to me it
is the most terrible moment of nv
legislative life 10 me, MIR. Presi-
dent, 1t brings more anxiety, more
tear, than any moment since enter
ed public life.
What do fear, Mr. President:
fear that we are entering upon H.
nancial system from which there is
absolutely no escape. | know that
some Senators on the other side of
the Chamber will tell me that when
this. bill is out of the way they will
introduce other bills looking to the
rehabilitation Of silver. Mr.. presi-
dent, | have no hope in that direc-
ton. know, as | know that | stand
here, there will be no favorable leg
lslaJlon for silver until the American
people are heard from at the ballot
box and heard from in way that
will compel attention to their de-
sires.
Mr.. President, when | speak of
what the people may do, do not
underrate the great agencies with
which the people have to contend.
| know that it is the combined capi-
tai Of the world. | know that it is
the money-lenders of Europe as we'll
as the money-lenders and money!
changers of this country, | know
that they have the power to control
! the great agencies of thought. |
know that they can and Will control
the great press of the country. Nay,
more, Mr.. President, they have the
ability with their wealth to control
more than the great press; they will
control public and private thought
and public and private influence all
over this land.
| Mr.. President, the stake is too
great to be lightly given up. 1t is
not for day; it Is not for year;
| it is for the great future they are
cOntending. The men who own the
money of the world, the bonds, the
interest bearing securities, know
that if they can put this country up
on a gold standard and keep it there
five years, they have put the world
upon that standard; and then we
will return to the condition of thin gs
that existed prior to tae discoveries
| o. gold II California; prices will go
! as they have been going, gradually
lower and lower; individual oppor-
tunities Will he less and less.
Mr.. President, all men ought to
have equal opportunities. Theywill
not have it under a system that ma kes
one half of the men slaves of the
other half. With tie grasp that these
men have upon ,he industries and
! the enterprises of the country, there
is but little hope.
Mr.. President. | am not a pessi-
mist. [ never have been, am an
optimist. | have never seen disaster
Ind distress growing out of policies
: simply because they did not meet my
approval. | have had faith in the
American people, and | have had
faith III men. | am full of hope and
courage in all thing concerning my
country. | can see the silver lining
in every cloud. There never is
storm So dark that | can not see the
coming light on the mountain top.
But can not contemplate the com
| ing condition of the people without
grave apprehension, nay, more, with
out absolute terror. 1t strikes to ny
very soul.
Mr., President, l want to warn the
Amerioan people that if they do not
now resist they will speedily enter
upon system Of industrial slavery
which viii be the worst known to the
| human race,
THE ROBBER TARIFF.
On November 1st, the Democratic
party had been in power thirty-four
| raoEc Duripr tbat tima faccor6