The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-10-18

of tariff and | will stand here for an
hour and name two men who have
made their money out Of this infa-
nous financial system aud transport
alton system for every one that you
will nama." (No answer from Mr..
SimmOns.l
Mr.. Butler: "Mr. Simmons am
waiting on YOU for an answer. Stand
up now and prove your statements
by the facts, or admit before this
audience that you are either igno-
rant or that you have wilfully tried
to deceive them"
Mr.. Simmons; "Oh, | don't care
to 90 into that"
Mr.. Butler: (Turning to the
audience.) "lou hear. gentlemen,
what he says, when call upon for
the proof he refuses to give it; h.
says, ooh, | don't care to 90 into
that
"What did he come out here for:
| came out here to give the people
toe facts. This very question is the
most important one how before the
American people. Every body
wants to know is, what it is that is
bleeding them out of their lives and
substance; what it is that makes
those who uoil and spin grow poorer,
while their wOTk k makes the country
richer, and few reap the riches
Every man wants to know this, for
every man is effected by it. There
are one hundred men in America to-
day who are beng bled by unjust
laws, while only one ont of one hun
dred is being benefited. The Dem
ocrats have been telling you for thir-
ty years that this was caused by the
tariff. stand here to-day and
charge that they have wilfully and
maliciou8y deceived you every time
they have made such a statement.
| stand here to-day and charge that
the National Republican party, and
the National Democratic party have
both gone into a conspiracy with the
money powers and the railroad mo-
nopoIieS to bleed you out of your
wealth, while at the same time they
have agreed to keep these great over
shadowing issues in the back ground
and 60 before you in battle over
tariff. One side telling you times
will 5e better if the tariff is lower
the other side telling you times will
be better if the tariff is made higher
| charge them both with hypocrisy,
treachery. and falsehood, and to-day
when called upon Mr. Simmons, a
champion Of Democracy in North
Carolina, to prove what he says
about the tariff, he says, 'Oh, | don't
care to go into that
"Now, my friends, if he does not
care to go into that, you do. Your
pocket book is at stake, the educa-
ton of your children is at stake, the
welfare of your home and treside is
at stake; you must 90 into this mat
ter and go into it quick and drive
from power with your ballots these
tariff humbugs, and at the same time
strike a deathlv blow at the great
gold trusts, which bleeds you five
times DIS much as the tariff.
Is there man in this audience
who has voted the Democratic cket
in the past who will vote it again
after these facts have been shown
here to-day? Now gentlemen | had
intended to reply to every statement
that Mr.. Simmons made about the
new Democratic tariff bill, but since
he has completely confessed either
his ignorance or his hvpocraey on
these great questions, | shall give
but little more time to the matter,
but leave it to you as jury.
He said that the tariff effects four
thousand articles. Admit that it is
SO, my answer to it is that the pres
ent Infamous financial system effects
a hundred thousand articles. He
said that they had reduced the tariff
on every article. For arguments
sake let Us admit that this IS SO, yet
they have red ed the yo.ume of Il on,
ey at the same time, and made times
harder, and if every article was q
little cheaper it would take more
pounds of cotton this year to pay
for it than it did last yeal.
TIE TARIFF A SMALL THING COM
PARED TO FINANCE.
He said that the tariff bill hat
saved every farmer 30 cts on the
bagging and ties for every bale o.
cotton. My answer to that is, thai
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