The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
No COMPROMISE.
10 CONCESSION 70 sluR
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WASHINGTON. sept.
Perhaps Cleveland Is ms, masser
OF the situation. lossiblv therr arr
PcSs'le dancc enough To believe that
he docs nos absolutely contrul the
action of Congress. II such there
be they may learn something from
the half-heartrd at,cmp, made By
"the German steering committ.~ ",o
homonise the patty on the silver
question. The proposition snbmit-
ted in the shape Of all amendment,
Is to call in all notes under sIo; coin
all the silver bullion in the tr,Asur,;
continue the purchosr aud coinAg,
OF silver at the rate rate of $1,000
600 per month until n circulation Of
$500, goo, 200, is reached. when coin
age Is 10 cease. This would prac-
uoally end the purchase of bullion
until the 5000, 200. 900 now in the
treasury vaults il coined.
hEITkk THAN NOTHING.
The free coinage Democrats are
disposed to accept il as better than
nothing. believing that il may re-
store harmony in the party. II IL
plain 10 the Democratic leaders Who
have not sold out 10 the aiministrs-
tion that the Democratic party is on
the dizzy verge of disruption. "a
is not 50 much that the free coin
age of silver is necessarily the sound
est financial policy but the abando
ment OF the principle ut the behes.
OF the money power who would
force single gold standard upon
the country Is such u oowardly be-
trayal of the people ~ admits Of no
condonement or extenuation. Acqui-
escence in the administration policy
is, to them, political death. Retribu-
ton will certainly follew, and they
know IL too well.
WHAT WILL THEY no.
The President scorns the "Eaulk-
ner compromise" With the dis
dain of dictator he waves the "un-
clean thing" from him, and says "l
will not have none of it," with
the assurance of master who speaks
only to be obeyed, he says 'the un-
conditional repeal of the Sherman
law, or nothing" And as one who
speaks by authority he says 'it must
and will 20 through" And 10 il
will. This have repeatedly said ia
this correspondence. 1t is Mr.. Cleve-
lands determination, at whatever
cost to the people and to the Dem-
ocratic party-in the way of broken
promises and repudiated principles
to destroy silver AS money. And
he is perfectly consistent in doing
so. 1t was known to the political
jugglers who nominated him ut Chic
ago that he was q gold monometal-
ist. They knew that he WAS edu-
Gated and trained in the Wall street
school of trade and finance. But
they started out to deceive the peo-
pie, and they have ended in their be-
.rayal. "God save ME from the
wrath of the people" they may now
pray.
THE FREE COINAGE PLANK.
After Clcvelands nomination was
a foregone conclusion Juggler Cor
man and his crowd constructed "a
platform that meant free coinage in
North Carolina aud Wall street bim-
etalism in New York. What little
was said about the financial policy
of the party during the campaign
in North Carolina was of the strong
est and most unequivocal free coin
age stamps. The State Democrat
ic platform demands the free coin
age OF silver, aud the national plat
form was accepted as a declaration
of the same principle, and nobody
thought OF giving 1t any other in
depreciation.
CONSISTENT but WAS He HONEST.
The crime the politicians com.
mitted against the honest, unsus-
pecting, truth-loving people was in
the platform deception perpetrated
at Chicago. There is nothing in po-
litical ethics to justify or extenu-
ate it. 1t was political jugglery
not a whit above slum politics, and
it is to great extent responsible fol
the inextricable dilemma that nov
confronts and involves the Demo
cratic party.
That MIR. Cleveland 10 consisten
in his hostility to silver nobody ques
tions, but was it honest in him to nc
cept a nomination Oh q free coinag,
platform! He knew what interpre
, tation was given to it by the masse
of the party. He was advertent b
the campaign literature Of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee. III
must have known-he did know
that the Democratic party was sol
emily pledged to free coinage legisla
ton. He acquiesced in the univers
e ally accepted position of the party
Amy other construction of the plat
form he must have known-he di'
know-meant revolt and mutin
4 and Democratic disaster. The
J. was he honest? Is he honest to-day
e Believe it who may, l do not.
e DICTATOR NOT sUPPLIANT.
He is not asking for votes nov
He is not suppliant at the feet .
Il yy