The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-06-22
THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.
D=UCCRtTc DISHONESTY OR a6so7.
GsCE- a-HcH7 NO EXPECTATION or
Tariff RsFORR Or FREE CON.
age or SLVER-THE PARTY
.HopELESsLT DIVIDED.
AN ENTRA -I-ssIOS ef CONGRESS 40
REPEAL THE sHERNAS SILVER
IAu-DIMOCEAT- COERCED BY
TIE ADMINISTRATION.
The Next Congress, IL 1. Predicted. VIII
br AN Ignominious Failure

/ tween dishonesty and ignorance In
party leaderships. Both are repre-
hensible. The people have been de-
/ ceiv-d either through the dishonesty
| or ignorance. or both (Which IL most
/ likely of the politicians of both the
| old parties. The Democratic party
/ was either dishonest or ignorant IL
/ It's late tariff reform" campaign. 1t
/ has either ignorantly or knowingly
deceived the people. Once it got
| its power il promised TO make short
work of 1.-THE Mckinley bill" 1t
promised solemly To- tear it up ''rcot
ard branch" How has the promise
been kept. II is now in complete
| and absolute contro. Of every branch
OF the Government. The first and
only logical step was an immediate
session of Congress III March. 1t
was not ordered. The people, nat
urally, were disappointed and indie-
nant. What excavation has been
offered! None whatever. If the
Mckinley bill was highway rob-
berry" during the campaign it is
highway robbery" now, and every
day the Democratic party ignores
its pledges to repeal it, it is particeps
criminis IN robbing the people-from
the Democratic standpoint. Have
the people been deceived by these
promises? 1t looks very much that
way. Who now hears a word about
the tariff robberyg' And why not?
| The truth ought to be known. The
| game didn't work.
The Democrats got more than they
wanted. The result Of the election
was great surprise to the Demo
cratic party. Democratic leaders
not only expect to receive control of
the United States Senate, but they
expected to lose the House of Rep
resentatives and the Presidency.
They made promises in their desper-
alton which they perfectly well knew
they could never keep, and which
they never intended to observe. If
by luck or chance they should con-
troll the House, it was their inten
ton to formulate an extreme tariff
measure which, of course, they knew
would meet its death in the Repub-
lican Senate. They were prepared
to try the old game once more of de-
ceiving the people. But there is an
end to all things. The country
ought to rejoice that the Democrats
are now masters of the situation.
THEY MUST NOW ACT.
They promised to repeal the Me-
Kinley bill, will they do 1t? The
first opportunity has passed unheed-
ed. When Mr.. Cleveland refused to
call Congress together for this pur-
pose he gave the lie to Democratic
promises. 1t is true an extra ses-
sion may be convened sometime in
September, but for what purpose?
| Ostensibly for tariff legislation, but
in reality to repeal 1.-The Sherman
silver law!' 1t is perfectly safe to
say that but for the financial situa-
ton there would be no session of
Congress until December. 1t is the
one great peril that confronts the
peace and prosperity of this coun-
try. Mr.. Cleveland recognizes the
fact, and in doing so comedies the
advance position taken by the Re-
form press and thinkers. But what
a difference it makes whence the poll
cy eminates? In blazing the way
| for Mr.. Cleveland the Reform press
| has been denounced as Calamity
howlers, - ''lunatics" and fanatics"
So Congress will be asked to re-
peal "the Sherman silver law Who
heard that it was the great issue du-
ring the campaign9 Who now hon
estly believes that it is responsible
| for the financial distress that threat
ems the money centers with disaster
and the country generally with bank
ruptcy9
| PLAIN DUTY.
The remedy is too plain for any
ordinarily intelligent man to be mis-
led in the application of it, and it is
too plain for the people of the coun-
try to be longer deceived about It,
The plain duty of the Democratic
party now is to put silver where it
was in 1870. 1t was the money of
Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton.
Adams, Clay and Jackson. 1t was
the money of the PEOPLE. Make it
money again. Repeal every law en-
acted on the subject since 1870. 1t
can be done in fifteen minutes
without debate or argument. Every
body understands it. But will Mr..
Cleveland advise this course? Never.
| Will the Democratic House and SEN
ate do it? Never. The National
Democratic platform demands free
coinage yes. But National con-
vention and a Democratic Congress
are two entirely distinct organiza-
lions. The Democratic party is as
hopelessly devided on a financial
policy as it is on tariff policy.
THEY ARE HEDGING.
Already the free coinage Demo
Gratis are trimming their sails. They
say ''we will vote to repeal the Sher-
man law provided you give us some
thing better in its place." 1t is
worse than school boy talk. The
truth is they are afraid of the Presi-
dent. The administration has made
it a question of patronage.
CONGRESSMAN CoERCED.
A Virginia Congressman said to
me to-day, Il am afraid to say that
| will not vote to repeal the Sher-
man law. 1t will put me in opposi-
ton to the Administration and that
means my political death. 1t will
be time enough when Congress meets
for me to declare my position By
that time the patronage in my Dis
tlict will have been disposed of and
l will be free to speak my sentiments
and vote my convictions. Now
this man is not coward physically
or morally, vet he is doing a coward
~ thing. Whye He expects the
patronage in his District to re-elect
him to Congress. OF course it is de-
MED that any such coersion is being
used, but it is clear enough to any
body here who watches the appoint
ments.
A PREDICTION.