The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
PARTY AGAINST PATKIoTIsM.


and speakers are telling the people
that the danger of a reduction of
the tariff by this Democratic admin
lstration is the real cause of the pam
ic. In some recent inter-campaign
structures upon the conduct Of the
Democratic party, the great war
preacher who edits the Wilmington
Messenger, now touched with the
spirit of prophecy, has said that the
same men who trample down plat
forms and party laws will not regard
the tariff reform movement when
the pinch comes. They will howl
IN chorus for postponement, and will
oppose any really serious and i'm
portant reduction" Mr.. Cleveland
and numerous others say that the
Sherman silver purchase law (Which
did no special damage in 1891 and
1899 broke out in a fresh spot and
precipltated a financial condition
"which alone menaces the welfare
of the country" to-day. Vance has
recently said that all these allega-
tions that the present condition is
brought about by the Sherman law
are equally false.
Could you reduce the tariff unless
you reduce the expenditures of the
government? Ands Reeds billion
dollarism, you know, has ceased to
be mentioned in Democratic circles.
Would manufacturers who profit by
a high tariff permit its reduction?
DIR. Kingsbury thinks not. If the
tariff were reduced, its reduction
would affect manufacturers; but
would that break merchants and
close banks? Why should prospec-
tive but improbable tariff reduction
scare manufacturers and other depos-
itors and cause them to withdraw
and hide and hoard their cash to the
destruction of banks and themselves
and the weaker men of every class?
Each political party, like plumbers
upon a carnage field, is endeavoring
to make partisan capital against the
other out of the misfortunes that
they have brought upon the people.
| The following extracts from The
Leader, Prohibition organ publish
ed in Chicago. are we'll worth read
ing in this connection:
"The leaders and managers of
both the Democratic and Republican
parties care very little for the
people or their demands, but they
do care much for the Offices and the
perquisites which usually go with
public office. X Though
they make a great show Of patriot
ism, they are so welded to self and
party that they fail to meet the de-
mands of the county and either do
that which the people do not want,
or compromise in such way, that
harm results. The Sherman act Of
1890 is a good example of the way
congress meets important issues
That act was a compromise and was
offered by Senator Sherman for 8
partisan reason. 1t was a partisan
measure by Republican congress te
save President Harrison from veto
ing free coinage bill, which veto
it was believed, would make his cam
paign in 1892 a disastrous one. Ane
the Democrats of that congress were
ready to pass free coinage bill, al
l though many Of them were opposed
to free silver. AS partisans ane
, not patriots they stood ready tt
t vote for a measure, knowing tina
8 President Harrison would veto i
7 and that this veto weuld help then
in the next campaign. They pro
e posed to enact law which the.
e knew could not receive the Presi
: dents signature, in order to Obtain
s an advantage over his party.
Thus both parties are on recort
as doing or trying to do that whicl
!, neither of them wanted done. Th
;. Sherman act was not demanded b.
e either the gold men or silver mel
: yet it passed a Republican congres
n and received the signature Of a he
r publican President.
g 1t is quite probable that the Dem
d ocrats will do all they can to say
t the administration from harm an
Is to avoid split in the party. Tha
5, consideration will be foremost i
y the minds of Democratic congress
o men, while their opponents will t
y equally anxious to coax or drl'
le them into doing that which will IL
y lure them in the next campaign.
le Thus party takes the place of p'
a triotism, and the distress aud mlsel
al af the people continue.
# CYRUS THOMPSON
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