The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-07

offered TO the country the Alliance
demands as a remedy. The same
evils exist now simply intensified
and the Alliance is still doing busi-
ness at the same old stand, and offer
ing the same remedy.
But he answered that at that time
there had been no panic, and that
the situation was different now. We
answered him that he was mistaken,
there bias been no panic at all. There
was an attempt TO get up panic,
but It has miserabIy failed. Flur-
ries like the one We had recently are
liable to occur at any time, as long
as the present financial policy is con-
tlnued. but let this be remembered,
that these hurries are never the d.
rect work Of the worst financial sys-
TEN. but are incidental to such svs-
tenn.
In the past when efforts have been
made to create panic, the success
of the spectators and goldbugs have
been very pronounced. They would
suddenly draw in the currency and
wreck number Of banks and bust
ness houses, and manufacture a lot of
clap trap dispatches to be published
in their hired partisan papers. BY
the time this was done the business
men in towns and cities were stamp
eded, apd when they lost their heads,
then the whole country (who had
been in the habit of looking up to
them for financial guidance and wis
dom, also lost their heads.
While this effort to create panic
has been an unusually big one, and
has entailed terrible losses on thous-
ands upon thousands of business
men, yet it has signally failed to
stampede the remainder of the coun-
try. There is a reason for this, and
the goldbugs no doubt to-day Gin
their disappointment and chagrin)
are searching for that reason. If il
will be any comfort to them we don't
hesitate to give them the secret. Fol-
the last few years the rank and file
of the people have been studying
financial questions from first princi-
plies down to the present condition.
as no people have ever done before
since creations dawn. The masses
were so well informed as to what is
true financial system, and as to the
serious defects in the present one
that they were prepared to expect
just such thing as has happened
They could be pardoned for saying
"we told you So" So when the
stampede commenced this time, il
didn't spread to the masses of the
people. Most of them had done
''their busting" several years ago
and sat quietly looking on the situa
ton as a direful prophecy being full
filled. This fact has attracted tn,
attention of business men and thous
ands of others who were inclined t,
pay but little attention, or give Blu
little heed to the principles, warn
ings, demands, and teachings of tn
Alliance.
at is an i'll wind that blows 10
body good" And while the grea
masses of the business men of tn
country, and the rank and file Of tn
people have suffered from this il
wind, yet we are inclined to believe
IN fact feel assured, that it is bless
ing in disguise. 1t will arouse tn
business men of the country, an
cause them to do some thinking an
investigating. Some of the fines
talents among us have been usin
: their influence to uphold this evi
: financial system, not because the
{ were dishonest or unpatriotic, bu
? simply because, that as long as thei
5 business Jared well, they were who'll
absorbed with its details and neve
t stopped to give any investigation
: the matter. 1t was absolutely neces
sary for this class of men to lear
: just what the farmers have bee
5 learning for the last few years, an
? to corporate with them for legisls
tive reforms sooner or later. An
7 since conditions under the preser
f financial system are bound to gro
1 worse, it is better that this crash hs
: come this soon. From the preser
/ outlook, with the Democratic part
s hopelessly divided, it seems almos
: impossible for the remedy to be al
t piled by them, as the party is no
S organized. Therefore there will an
d must soon come a realignment {
o parties, with the spectators an
y monopolles on one side, with tt
: great majority of business men an
r wealth producers on the other. Ma
a God of justice and mercy haste
the day!
SURPRISING THE TRUTH.
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