The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-10-25

He told you that the Peoples par
" Senators and congressman had
tried to bankrupt this Government.
He told you that they had introduced
bills IN Congress ca ling for appro-
priations amounting to $50 900 ,0O0,-
600. He said that this was more than
three times as much money as there
was IN the world.
Now my fellow citizens what are
the facts | am astonlshed at Mr.
Simmons, or any other intelligent
man who max, any claim to fair
ness and to truth to stand up here
before you and make 81 ch q state
ment. He did it to try to make you
think that the Peoples party men
We're incompetent Of governing.
The facts, fellow citizens, are that
not single one of these bills called
TOR a single extra cent of appropria-
tIons; not a single one of these bills
would have increased yOur taxes Il
dollar; bat if some of these bills had
passed they would have increased
the circulating medium Of the coun-
try. They would have put idle men
to work. They would have given
new impetus to every enterprise in
the country, increased the rice Of
cotton, and made times better.
Every one Of these bill, as | have
said before, provided not for taxing
you, but provided for making more
money and issuing it to the people
at a safe and reasonable quantity.
But my friends remember that
these bills did'n provide for making
$50, 600, 900, 900 OF money, but every
one of them contained clause say
ing, that whenever the amount Of
money in circulation reached $50. 90
per capita, that the bill should no
longer be operative, and that no more
money should be issued until popu-
lation and business increased. Mr..
Simmons is that not so? (No an
swer) My friends that is the gos-
pei truth, and Mr.. Simmons knows
1t. Now is there a single man III
this audience who is opposed to
those bills passing ? (Not single
one answered) Yes you all want
bills like that to pass. Every Dem
ocrat wants bills like that TO pass,
and they would have passed, had
you not had Democratic Congress
sitting there to kill tn, N, and TO kill
every other bill that would increase
the currency or give the people re-
lief.
THE DEMOCRATIC RECORD CON
TRAsTED.
There were about twenty of the
Peoples party bills that M. Sim
mons referred to; everyone was in
tcoduced for the same purpose, and
therefore If one Of these bills had
passed, the Peoples party members
would not have asked for the others
to have passed. But if Mr.. Simmons
wants to try to ridicule the Peoples
party bills because they amounted
30 $50, 900. 900, 900, let US see how the
Democratic record stands. Senator
Palmer, of IlIiuois. a Democrat, on
April 18th, 1891. introduced III the
Senate Of the United States bill,
and here | hold It IN my hands, Sen
ate bill 1917. Here it is fellow citi-
zens, and what does this bill call for?
1t calls for an appropriation OF $685.
900. 900. 900. One bill that calls for
$1,000, 100000 more than all the PeO-
pies party bills put together. Here
it is Mr.. Simmons, would you like to
sse it? Do you deny it (No an
swerD No you can't deny it. Be
sides that my friends | can name St.
ven bills introduced by Democrats in
! Congress that called for d total ap
preparation of SOL. .73o, ,034 455. This
is more than thee times as much as
all the Peoples party bills put to-
gether. Mr.. Simmons would you
ike to see these bills Here they
are. Now fellow citizens if Mr.
/ Simmons had chance to reply to
me, he would say that some of these
bills were introduced by request. |
say this for him because | know
what he would say. But some OF
the Peoples party bills were intro
duced by request, but Mr.. Simmons
would not tell you this when he was
making his first speech. But | want
to be perfectly fare with you. so ]
will tell you the truth on both sides
PEFFER's LAND TAN BILL.
He also told you that Senator PEI
fer had. introduced bill to put al
taxes on land. And then he tried tt
grow eloquent, telling you how thi:
bill would increase your burdens o