The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-08-17
The Democratic State convention
of Ohio met last week.
ZEBULUN AND HIS PRINCIPLES.

The situation in North Carolina,
80 far as the Democracy is concern
ed, is interesting and peculiar. Sen
atOr Vance has cut loose from Cleve-
land; and the letter published by us
not long ago, has arraigned him for
his want of faith and consistency.
The influence of the Senator is peO-
digious. The people rally to him,
because they see they are about to
be sold out by the Clevelandites.
Il prophecy. The long expected
message to congress has appeared.
1t repudiates the Democratic plat
form, and there is a direct conflict
between the President and major
ity of the Democrats in Congress.
According to Senator Vance, the
President is dominated by Wall
street and adopts the financial ideas
of the money kings. His message
recommends, in express terms, the
repeal of the purchasing clause of
the Sherman act. His language is,
II earnestly recommend the prompt
repeal of the provisions of the act
passed July ii, 1890, authorizing the
purchase of silver bulllOn.' He also
desires that congress should put
beyond all doubt or mistake the in
tention and the ability of the govern
ment to fulfill its pecuniary obliga-
lions in money universally recog-
nized by all civilized countries" He
means by this, England, Germany,
France, Austria and the ike-na-
tions which have adopted gold as
the standard of value. He means,
indeed. that gold and silver must
part company" Thus the pledges
of the Chicago platform are deliber.
ately ignored; and, in effect, silver
according to the President, is to be
no longer known as money metal
The people are left in the lurch.
But this is not all. The presiden
takes issue with the Democratic
platform upon the tariff. That doeu
ment condemned the Republican
doctrine of protection and declared
it to be unconstitutional. The Dem
ocrats conducted their campaign, es
pecially in the South. upon the idea
that the tariff was responsible fol
the woes of the country. The presi
dent temporizes. He not only die
rot call congress together in early
session; but he is now mealy-mouth
ed, so far as the tariff is concerned
He says it was his purpose to cal
congress together, not before Sep
TENDER, with view to legislate upo
what he is pleased to call tariff re
form" But now he says that ques
ton must be postponed; and IN ODE
dience to the commands of Wa
street, he recommends that congress
must at once and exclusively atten
to the money question, before an
other subject shall be considered.
Indeed, the real purpose of til
president is not to make any radio;
tariff changes. He never has lntent
ed it. He evidently does not beliey
that the tariff should be disturbed
any essential particular; aud
might as we'll be a republican,
far as the tariff is concerned.
Senator Vance, "our Zebulun
foresaw all this. In fact he h;
never liked Mr.. Cleveland from IL
very first, when he was president b
fore. In his letter Vance has stru,
the popular heart. The people sho
for him and admire him more tia
ever. Those editors who read hi
out of the party are now compelle
in truth, to follow after him. f
left smell of sulphur In the al
and they haye taken warning. H,
they not done so, they would ha'
had no readers. The people we