The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-07-13
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WASHINGTON. Jnly Io.-when
the people demanded an extra ses-
sIeu If Uobgrss tn ~.t~s,i the Nc
hnilsy bill, t,ioser Cleveland treat.
ed the demand with die.lain aud obs
,unaic indifference. When it was
thrown into his teeth that he bad
stnltilied himself and repudia,rd his
party's pledges 10 the people 10 re-
peal the Mckinley bill, he said
party pledges b. damned" Now
look upon the other picture ''e
When Wall Street ,lemandr.i AN
extra session of Congress to renai
the SHERMAN law "--whieh il simply
The absolute characterization of silver
with almost indecent haste he
does its bidding-calls Congress TO-
gether in extraordinary session An
gust 9TH. For what purpose. Not
10 repeal The Mckinley bill; not to
reform the tariff; not 30 carry our
its pi~,yes of the Democratic party
to give the people relief. Then
what: To repeal.a Law which com
pelis the government to buy . eer-
tain amount of silver bullion and
coin few dollars for circulation
among the people The Law has been
on the statnte books for years, aud
he amazing dlscovery has just been
made that IL is wholly responsible
Tor the low price of cotton aud !. heat
hat how threatens the productive
interests of the entire country with
ruin and bankruptcy. Before the
election it was .'the robbcr tariff
law ] had the "unanswerable ar
gument' sledge- hammered into nv
brain during the campaign by every
cness.roads lawyer in the State--who
| have since met around the Demo
cratic pie-eounty in Washington.
The "damnable iteration and. reiter-
alton" nearly drove rue wild. Did /
believe it? OF course believed il.
Didn't brother Alliance Carr say 50.
Didn't brother Sxnderlin sing the
same seductive song! Doubt these
brethren. Never. Perish the thotfpbts
Grover Clevelatd is the Demo.
cratic party. He made "tariff re-
form" the Democratic issue. Trne
it was the offspring of a two days
debauch at Red Top but all The.
same at was his creation" 1t was
drunken inspiration well known
subsequently,, but it has gone into his
tory as a great part; issue. II served
it's purpose In the last campaign.
With the aid of the ballot box rob
berries in the Southern States ii land.
ed him IN the White House. IL was
good enough slogan for camp mpaign
purposes. Requieseqt IN 5,ace,, .l..., t..
But the election farce is over, The
curtain has been rung down. And
now Grover Cleveland with Wall
| Street "Bulls and Bears at his back
steps janntifv into the prize ring
with a brand new Issue. 1t II the
repeal of Sherman's silver purchas-
ing act-which slippery old John
hmseifis ashamed of---because il ia
such an innccent, harmless old thing
at best To give pIaasibility and
excuse for such: bare-faee effrontrey
great panic has been got up TO or,
der, and by way of furnishing ex-
clamation points, a score or two OF
banks are kept on The list Of daily
suspensions, and the Lyndon Jews
Wall Streets powerful afiies--
have caused the adoption of q law
in. India the exact counterpart of
the Sherman law in this country.
La other words India il. doing to-day
exactly what JON Sherman's, law
comrrls th gD,er Imcnt 10 d..
Stripped Of this ihoir disguise 10
th- PLAIN purpose VI ths millionaires
and the stock gamblers who. expect
/ To become miilIouaircs-to rob the
/ people of the money of the constitu-
ton and establish in its place the
| g6ld-bng theory of finance, which
enahles Walt Street 70 absolutely
/ control the currency of the country
! fhIs is no sensational statement of
the situation. The picture is only
too feebly drawn. Inspiration, Itself
would fail magnify its stupendons'
import. Does the, sweztstained-
/ sun-biistered farmer who. By pineb-
ing frugaiity. has surplus pound
of pork or cotton or q surplus bush
j el of wheat or corn TO sell realize
the danger thatis inmedisteiy ahead
of him. Is there one such farmer
among the thousands who will read
these lines who capnot in bis. honest
Imagination hear his smoke-house,
corn-crib and cotton-gin keys iing-
4 ling in the fathomless pockets of
i Wal Street gambler. God piiy-T
say it reverently-the farmer whose
politics or parti2anship or prejudice
blinds him to the truth as it's here
i written, and God pity the country
whose people are incapable of self
4 government or who are Indifferent to
It's general veal.
The Presid aat's prociamatien, cali
ing an extra session CT I Congress, his
hasty flight before an Indignant peo-