The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-19

"a some alarm TO-DAY at the drift; Of
the tide. Their apprehension mas
been aroused AZ the reported defec-
ton Of such men a. Vance and Pugh,
who are quoted a. favoring the eau
cur plan Of settlement Every hour
now il fruitful Of events IF eau
Gus compromise proposition j. sub
United. IL will be done with the un-
derstandIng Of Executive approval.
The probability is that this will not
encounter serious Republican opposi
ton. The silver people So their
/ ~ changes the situation. II may
materlalile III nothing more thar
talk, but the chances favor some
early action on the lines suggested.
The purpose Of the administration
/ leaders Is 10 demonstrate TO the
Southern anti-repealers the impossl
bility Of any compromise legislation,
whatever, believing that they will
ultimately accept unconditional re-
peal" as an alternative. II ncondi
tional repeal is possible on y III this
way. There is Il limit to physical
endurance" ahd the handful Of
Western silver Senators would be
forced to succumb. This may be
idle speculation and vague surmise,
but one thing is certain now, it
may not be certain twenty-fonr hours
hence-that the Western silver peo-
pie will entertain no comp omise
proposition whatever which does not
fully recognize the coinage and pur
chase of silver.
THE GLENN CANARD.
Mr.. Cleveland's alleged letter to
Bob Glenn, written during the cam
paign in which he committed HIM
self to free silver, turns out, upon
investigation here, to be a mendaci-
Gus canard. If such letter is in
existence it is a forgery, and it may
devolve upon Glenn to produce 1t in
order to save his own head. The
Caucasian last week published the
fact and called for the letter. The
President is indignant that publici-
ty should be given to such a state
ment, and it appears that Glenn has
wantonly misrepresented the Presi-
dent in this matter his official head
will 90, and there will be little for
mality in the deep damnation of it's
going. Affidavits will be submitted
to the President establishing the
truth of Glenn's campaign statement.
He said everywhere, and on every
occasion that Cleveland was in favor
of the free coinage of silver, and
made thousands of votes by the dec
laration that he had a letter from
Mr.. Cleveland which put the matter
beyond all doubt. SO the end is not
yet.
SENATOR IRBY'S ULTIMATUM.
There is no doubt about Senator
1rby's position. Nothing short of
the free coinage of silver at 16 to |
will be entertained as compromise
for the Sherman law. He fought for
that at Chicago; he fought for that
principle in the late presidential
election, when he only had to say the
word to carry the electral vote of
South Carolina against Cleveland.
He maintains the position now with
out the shadow of q change, and
| stands out cOnspicuously in the Sen
ate as the one Southern Senator
whose position is thoroughly under
stood, Compromise on any line that
does not honestly maintain the plat
form declarations Of the Demo cratic
party, is eOWardice and treachery in
his estimat ion, and he does not mince
his words in saying so. The people,
he says, are tired of quibbling and
| subterfuge, and so far as he is con-
cerned, he says, be will never coun-
tenance or sustain any party policy
which can be justly subjected to that
criticism. These are not idle words,
intended to catch the popular ear, for
his speech in the Senate and his ac-
ton which is more important
emphasize them, Plain speaking,
courageous action and honest inten-
tons are rare virtues in public life.
but they seem TO eminently distin-
guish the young South Carolina Sen
ator. Such man must feel very
lonely in the Democratic party under
its present leadership, and his bold
and patriotic speech the other day in
which he declared his independence
of leadership based upon Republic
| can alliapce-and which meant ruin
and want and misery to the Southern
farmer-surprised nobody but the
thimble-riggers and jugglers and
dodgers. CONSERVATION was pic
tured on their faces as they gathered
around the impetuous CaroIinian. 1t
needed no roll-call to get quorum,
The clOak-rOoms We're quickly de-