The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02
SENATOR STEWARDS ADDRESS.

ceedS OF the American Blmetallic
League:
SENATOR STEWARDS ADDRESS.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada spoke
for nearly two hours, and the lamps
were lighted before he had finished.
He traced much of the history of
financial legislation. Between 1910
and 1875 the country saw wonderful
prosperity, with rising prices. Since
1875, he said, the country had been
burdened by hard times brought on
by legislation. In spite of abundant
crops and absence of calamities the
people were suffering and the farm
ers being reduced to peasantry.
Money had been the instrument by
which the few had always enslaved
the many, and 1t was a purely arti-
fetal instrument. From the output
of gold and silver in any country he
could write the history of that coun-
try and the prosperity of the six
teenth century, he attributed to free
money. The colleges were the bane
of the country, because they taught
false philosophy. The gold men con-
trolled the bankers, the merchants.
the railroads, and the press.
Senator Stewart in conclusion said
that the Secretary of the Treasury,
when he wanted to learn the wishes
of the people, usually visited New
York bankers. Not only did he do
this, but he used his influence to send
commissioners to Europe to beg of
foreign governments the permission
to exercise the right of legislation.
England was the great robber of the
world. She made no treaty of an
nexation. When she wanted coun-
try annexed she sent her ships and
took it by force, and did not ask the
permission of the United States OF
any other country.
Wall street, the Senator said, nomi-
mated both candidates of the political
parties for President. and from
neither man need the friends of sill.
yer expect anything. The people
he said, saw that the last campaign
was fraud and would fight it fol
years hence.
The next speaker was President 81
L. Loucks, of the Farmers Alliance
who outlined forcibly the reasons Of
the farmers for wanting free silver
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Several men of prominence CAV,
free silver speeches during the eve
ming.
Congressman Bland, of Missouri
in one of his earnest and forcefu
speeches, stirred up considerabl.
enthusiasm among the delegates.
He came, he said, as duly aecred
tied delegate to the convention from
the governor of Missouri. He spok,
of the fact that letters had been re
ceived by Gen. Warner from persons
desiring to attend the convention
but who were financially unable t.
do so, and he contrasted the condi
ton of that class of men with thu
class from Wall street, who thronget
the Hobbies of the House of Represen
tatives, who could go everywher'
and could influence the legislation o
the word. Branching out on the sub
jeet of parties. he declared that b
was in favor of a party when tina
party did right, and would not fol
low any party when it led in tn
| wrong direction.
FREE SILVER AND THE SOUTH.
Marion Butler, of North Carolina
spoke of the losses sustained by tn
people through the demonetizatiol
of silver since 1873. He said tn
free coinage question had been
burning one in the South, which pre-
duced three-fourths OF the cotton i
the world and which was the first t
feel the demonstration of silver. |
the course of his paper he said Their
was no help for the cotton grower 9