The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-09-20


II tte Pe2fia'< Party Press ami .>pea5ers:
As the campaign progresses the
republican and democratic press,
speakers and candidates, especially
from the South and West, Will pro-
claim that they are all loyal friends
Of silver. This depends upon what
constitutes, and who has the author
ity to say. what party or candidate.
is true friend Of the white metal.
Who has this authority The dem
ocrats. No. The republicans No.
The populists :: No. This belongs
to the Bimetallic League. Its de-
cision as to what a candidate or par
tv must do, before they will be rec
ognized as true friends is supreme.
Its authority on this question. can
not be challenged by any one.
Therefore it is very important that
the attention of the people should be
called to the declaration of the BIZ
metallic Leaoue, and read what if
defines !. necessary for -, candidate
To do before he can ne classed AS q
trun and Ioval friand of b,matalism
The foIIowinq declaration of nr;n-
c;,lps ware ado1taI Inv the American
B,mntaIIic Tndgnn af ,ts con ference
beIJ ~ Wa.b;Hgton y G Dacam
har 15fb and 1Gfh 1So3
..Tbo n,ono,- n,,o,+;o, :, tho fn,+
and most ;m1orfant issna in This
country and = 20 rotatod 70 aror1,
tLinr oIso tb.+ ~ otbar C,,o-t,on 40 :
La ,5ornTonln+I,. ,ot+IaI lnt;1 ~, :,
-n.tIadn VI ''-'' -
..Tha r,ofora,oa +horoforo roooo,
manIs thot tbo H;nnotalIin Taanne
nr@ant1v recommanJs to frianJs Of
silIor nyorv,yhara IN all nartios +bot
thoy onn,6rt for +ba 5ttL Conarass
onIy smch can5;datos 90 will nieIre
thnmSaIvos IN nnn,;nat;pa odnro0
flows .nJ oaa,11, anI n2}1ioIr -
tbair oan,,a,s fon 5lootio,, - w. faI
Iov,,ro aot;on ~ casa of tbair o1oo
tion >
"F,rst That they will ontor into
no marty caDcns that will hind o,
restrain them from VOTING and act.
inc in the 54th CONGRESS otherwise
than as given in their nledops to the
nnonln before thair alact,or hn+ th.,
tbeT will mite with others who arr
in favor of restoration of the bime
tallic standard of money bv the free
and unrestricted coinacn of hotl
gold and silver on the ratio of 1G t(
| / as before the act of 1873. and the
issue by the General Government OF
paner CURRENCY withont the inter
Tention of banks and AGAINST the
| issue Of bonds to 6uy cold: and thai
they will act and vote . on all matter
Jurinp their term as memher Of th,
54tb CONGRESS to secure this end ani
asnaciaIIy IN +ba alact;on of onaal-
ar and in the oroanizot;on # tb,
IIonsa ami IN +ba 2o+n for p.os;don.
of tLn Tnitad States IN The aven
that the election Of President fall
to the Honsn of RnnrnspntativaS
,Tba l,nr,aga i nIo;n and con NO
ho n,isnnIoorStood II denIaroS +ho
70 he a GOOD friend Of silver a cand
idata mist he nominated ON . nIa+
form confaining the foIlowing dec
Iaration Of nrinoinIes.
First .!Frae and nnrastr;cta,
coinage of siIver At tha ratio of ~ r
aS Reforo the act of 1s-3"
second ..Thp issning hv tha oan
araI oovarn,oer+ nf tba oanor onr
rancT without tba intarrantior q
harl.sn MAT i he mrst ha onnoso,
| 70 hanks Of issue Of anv kind
Third. "Aoainst the issue O
bonds TO buv cold"
Fourth. THAT thev will ente
into no marty caucus-that thev vii
act and vote on all matters durin
their term as members of the Fifty
fourth Congress to secure this enc
| and especially in the election of
speaker. aud in the organization Q
the House, and in the vote for Pres
dent of the United States, in th
event that the election of Presiden
falls to the House of Represents
tives."
For the purpose of carrying ou
these declarations, the Rimetalli
League has prepared the followin
pledge, which is to be signed by eN
cry candidate for the 54th Congress
and state legislature where a senate
is to be elected this wear:
SILVER PLEDGE.
.:In case | am elected as a