The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-08-03
THE RALEIGH CHAMBER
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FETS anu Hlti As4la1- iAaN1 it1s't@ a.
square back -down al the repeal OF
the Sherman law. \ biz effort ~as
made 10 manufacture sentiment
In favor IF the unconditional repeal
IF the law. The Wall Street pro-
motors had a resolution all cut and
drled-patterned of the approved
formula it wouldn't so ''wortha
cent" The failure involved some
cu.s words and good deal OF big
Iniun" talk. ".Oh' you are afraid
Of Butler, that's all, said the dis
gusted but batiied yar,l-stick Prince.
You know the Sherman fraud oaght
to be umpired Out-uncondluonaIIy.
within two hours after congress
meets on the eth Of August, but you
are too cowardly Ia say so. Plat
form. Well that is cheeky, Observe
Democratic platform, | SEE it all
plainly. Butler has got the politi-
clans scared out of their wits. You
are whipped now. If You are afraid
to speak your convictions, indorse
Buffers free coinage substitute.
Don't beat the devil around the
bush by a resolution-like the
Democratic platform-that means
nothing" Having thus believed
himself, one merchant Prince care
fully folded his Wall Street pronun
ciamento, tenderly put it in the in
side pocket of his blue English
serge and bowed himself out of the
presence of the unwashed. The
resolution adopted was prepared by
Josephus Daniels. 1t suggests an
indefinite Suspension of the Sher
man law and the adoption of some
legislation that will provide ale
quate facilities for an increase of the
currency" Of course it is mean
ingless. 1t is dishonest, because the
purpose Of it Is deceive the "Alli-
ancemen of the Democratic faith. E"
| heard two men, who were proml-
nent in the meeting, say, afterwards,
that the resolution meant "the free
coinage Of silver" Its enough to
make a horse laugh if it were not
tlitling with the people about a mo-
mentously serious matter. But the
day has passed in North Carolina
where a few lawyers and merchants
and politicians make, direct or re-
fleet public sentiment.
The joke of the thing is on Capt.
Sam Ashe. He voted for the reso-
luton in blissful ignorance that
''slippery joe was the author of it;
to say that he has kicked himself
all over since, is to put it very mild
ly.
For the enlightenment of the
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and
other like organizations suppose you
print the resolutions adopted by the
people-within gunshot hearing of
the fuckers Hall meeting. They
have the ring of the white metal,
and, IA wayfaring man though he be
a fool, can understand their mean.
ing:
eve demand the free and unlim
tied coinage of silver as a substitute
for the Sherman bullion purchasing
act
With the aid of a locomotiv,
headlight not half dozen promi
nent Democrats could be found il
the State six months ago who were
, not radically free coinage advocates
Where are they to-day: 1t is thu
old story over again of the 'Intern
al Revenue plank" in the Democrat
ic State Platform. How did it read
eve demand the unconditional anC
absolute repeal of the internal reve
nue. laws" Upon the declaration
the Democratic party obtained ant
maintained its ascendancy in the
State for years.
''Giye Us, said the Democratic
leaders, Democratic Congress ant
, a Democratic President and we vii
tear these Ubiquitous laws up by tht
roots" They got both. What die
: they do about it: Repeal the laws:
No. Modify them? No. They made
the startling discovery that it wa
not the laws, but the manner O.
: their execution that was so offensive
, to the people. It was the difference
, between a Republican red-legget
grasshopper and Democra
red-legged grass-hopper. Doe
anybody now even hear anythin:
r about repeating the Republican in
, ternal revenue laws: These sam
leaders clamored for the free coin
age of silver just as they thunder
| ed anathemas against the revenu
| laws. They had the opportunity il
the last Congress to pass free coin
age bill. The same opportunit
r will be again presented in the com
r ing Congress. "The machine" ha
o been put to work to prepare excuse
for the second and last dlsappoint
t ment will ever be submitted to. TIL
/ town lawyers and merchants an
h stockholders get together in tn
Mayors Office promulgate "a Demo
cratic doctrine directly repudiatin
the party's platform declarations
y and this is blazoned on the board
: fences and house-tops as Democrat
II sentiment. Yet man who dares t
think for himself-who dares t
protest against the usurpation {
# these self-constituted Democrat
leaders-is branded a traitor and d,
IL nounced as an apostle of discord,
II a demagogue, communist, an az
tator, stirrer-up of strife; a wretc
uho HaSarva, tho axoarntiop &c 49,.