The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-08-24
THE GREAT. WHAT IT N
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Hasa CnsrLETF SURRENDER
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" A>HlN8rnN. August ~.

/ NAsHlN8ru>. August ~.
/ Th~ un,Auing e the u ucvratic
National platform is he grcat cues.
/ tlun that - nov un trial Ia Congress.
+ | hr rpal of the sherman law il
only All incident Of the debate in
/ the lluusr. nid the Dcnocratic
platform makers al Chicago intend
70 de'vivc the people Was the
Democratic campaign fought on =
false issue And was th~ battle
won ON false prctensc: That's the
great burning question that Mr..
! ClcNcland's Congress has hs~eu AS
Scmblrd 10 debate and determine.
IL Is the first instance in the history
Of any country here II has l,,Sn nrc-
cssary to establish the meaning Of a
political platform by legislature aju-
dication.
| If 1t shall be declared that il does
not mean the fire. coinage of silver,
free silver Democrats will find ia
tins conclusion II Justification for
the unconditional repeal OF the Shcr-
man law, aud will have maintained
the "trcaty of harmony" between "a
gold standard administration and
the free coinage wing of the Demo
cratic party. Thus one stradlle
will succeed another. The result will
be gratifying wherein il establishes
by law the Interpretation of
the National Democratic platform.
Once the solemn form of stantary
character Is given to it. there can be
no room for the ambiguity or eva
sion. That will end the deception
business. The people will know ex-
actly what 1t means. They will
know "a glittcring,catch-word" when
they meet it in the cotton held or IN
the middle Of the road.
The deep and profound regret
about it is that the Democratic par
ty is powerless TO make Its platform
without Republican sanction. The
Democratic party appealing to a Re-
publican minority 10 aid in the leg
lslature construction of its political
. chart is pitiful and humiliating
spectacle.
IDLE SPECULATION.
Unconditional repeal depends upon
the almost unanimous Republican
vote. 1t cannot be defeated without
large percentage of Republican votes
when are ready TO sustain a limited
!, bImetallc system at IA ratio of 20 To
|. Further than this speculation rs
to the result is idle. The great ag-
gregation of blundering, befuddled,
demoraized mortals who compose
this Congress are simply drifting
d whittier they know not.
, When the free coinage Democrat
l is stranded high and dry by the ad-
, minlstration party, he will find what
he wants in the way Of an emphatic,
cleancut platform declaration, de-
manding the free and unlimited coin
age of silver in the Peoples party
> platform. IL "is the shortcut route
to financial relief aud financial in
{ dependence.
f CLEVELAND AMAZING CONFIDENCE.
k The President left here perfectly
It confident that the Sherman law
J. would be promptly repealed. By
G, the time he reached Buzzard's Bay
l. he expected - hear of the uncondi-
tional repeal of this law. There is the
h, best reason for believing that this
s. was his confident expectation. Tn,
ST o. IL explar ion is that he has been
IF deceived. The Senate steering com
s. mittee, comprised of German and
tc Ransom who tried to defeat his nom
id ination at Chicago, has made TN,
III Senate ridiculous by its "mysteriour
conferences" and solemn winks" an,
ominous secrecy" The "imposint
attitude" it has maintained for tn
past ten days now looks very mucl
z, like burlesque.
WHERE DOES RANSOM STAND!
- There is a clear nln jority Of six o.
" eight IN the Senate against uncondi
a' tional repeal. 1t is understood tina
d Ransom is an unwilling one" of tn,
7 majority. This denotes ''hop
sc which some people are simple enougI
W TO credit TO Vance. The same thin
cr is remarked about Gordon Of Geor
IL gia. Coiquitt has drawn Gordon
Id lire. Ransom has heard from Mort
'A' Carolina, nine tenths of the people il
Se' the State are with Vance, and dc
ID, mand the free coinage of silver. Th
Vi steering committee" he expecte
'th would formulate some compromis
ow which might probably force Vanc
aS' to sustain the administration at tt
per expense of repudiating his recent
d declared attitude towards the She
all mai law. "Vance thinks he
;lr, smart, but wait until the old mai
sea shows his hand" Result: Vant
nid takes the Jackpot" 1t is notice
ais that Ransom is now obsequious
70 deferential to Vance.
tu-
use HIS DISTINGUISHED CONSIDERATION
lost As an evidence of his distinguishe
itu- consideration, he is almost persua'
} ed to endorse Covington for Assis
ant District Attorneyship in Il
western District. "Eance ought
have something" he says, with &
most thoughtful condescension, b
N it exactly whether Covington is tn
s.something" is what Green and OF
the or fellows are irving to find OF