The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-11-22
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WA>HtNuToN, No,. 18th. The Ill
tie courage left IN the Democratic
party Is found IA the repeated asser-
ton since thv election that the Pop.
uAst party H. dead. II seems to bc
ibo one consolation OF thc vauquish-
Ell cohorts. The yyish rs father L.
the belief. IL Is not 80 II there A.
any shadow of truth IN the election
returns.
GAIN oF ONE HUNDRED FER CENT
Is the showing made by the resnlf in
Kansas, Nebr aska, Cshfarnia, snd an
Wisconsin over four hundred Der
cent. Speaking to-day of the Kan
sas vote Senator PETER said, "in 1890
We had about 10000 in that State.
in 1892 about ll3.H10 aud in the late
election from l2O, 900 TO l2j. 900. la
the face of the fact that about q, 900
of our voters had left the State on
account of the drought. We failed
IN the election of officers because We
were not paired with the Democrats,
but we have every reason 10 feel en-
"ouraged for the future. In the
country al large feel confident that
when the returns are footed up they
will show our total vote 10 be little
less than 1000, 900, which is about
twice the Popuhst vote of two years
ago.
Certainly that is not "A diScourag-
ing outlook III the cradle of Popu-
lism. Had the Populists aud Demo
~rats paired" inkansas as the Pop
ulists and Republicans paired IA
North Carolina the result might
have been different. The result ia
Kansas was not unexpected; nor wac
the result in Colorado surprise.
There it was "Waitelsni"- closely
identified iG public estimation with
lawlessness-not Popuilsm Where
Populist ballots were counted there
were large Populist gains. \ fair
count would have given Georgia and
Alabama fopulist legislatures and
at least 10 Populist Congressman.
Democratic coincidence is somewhat
The truth is the Democratic party
has gone literally To pieces in North
ern and Western States. For some
time 1t has been mere agglomer-
alton of factions thrown together by
the upheavals of the times The
defeat OF last week is Irretrievahle.
Ii can only seek
NEW ALIGNMENTs
and in 1896 IT will be agglomerafed
with the Populis,s. 1t is the passing
Of Democracy and just ahead is an
era of cleaner and purel politics.
The tariff question IS practically y set
tied for many years. New condi-
tIons may arise that will require ad-
justment, but another destructive
tariff agitation is not possibility
for years to come. The people will
have the opportunity IN 1896 TO set
tie the financial question: unembar-
rassed-as distinctive question of
national policy. Shall il be national
or international free coinagef That
will be the issue in 1896. Ii will be
Popullst doctrine Of American coin
age at l6 to | or Republican doctrine
of international bimetalism. The
issue will be squarely submitted.
There need be no evasion or strad-
ding. With this question settled
the country will begin an era of
prosperity unknown to the CONNER
cial history Of the world. There are
Indications of an
IMMEDIATE PROMULGATTox
on the SILVER question, and the pre-
cipitation of Democratic family
row. The reorganization of the
cabinet is among the calamities in
the very near future. The new SJ0,-
900 900 bond issue-or il may be
800, 900, ,O0O-is the primary cause
of cabinet disintegratlon.
The November treasury receipts
up to date have been 50, ,76i, ,l79 and
the expenditures $ll ,227 900, show
ing deficit of -, iG2, ,S2l. This in.
! dicates very much larger deficit
this month than last, when il was
$l3, $50, ,Sji. The increase in the de-
felt in October over September was
about five million, and the increase
lII6 OftI INlODtI W IIi tSlutuI-
ly be much greater. A bond issue
under such circumstances seems in
evitable. The President insists upon
an immediate issue of bonds, as in
dicated in last weeks correspond
ence, Gresham and Carlisle oppose
the Presidents policy, insisting that
once the new tariff bill is in success
full operation the revenues will he
sufficient to meet the current expen-
ses of the government. But moth
ing so much enrages the President
as the mention Of the Democratic
statute of ''Perfidy and DIshonor."
DEMOCRATIC ISCoMPETESCY.
Why should it not disgust Mr..
Cleveland? 1t is miserable failure
thus far, 50 far as producing revenue
is concerned. and yet nearly all the
Democrats III Congress wanted the
original Wilson bill, which would
nave produced from fifty to one hun
dred millions less revenue than the
Existing law. Democratic incom-
potency was never more distinctly
shown. Some people insist that it
vas not SO mach incompetency as
downright perversity. 1t was an is-
sue for the November election that
was wanted. Its enactment into law
was inspired by pure, unadulterated
greed, upoE the expectation of de-
ceiving and misleading the people.
IU was not the fault of the Southern
free-trader that the scheme lgnimi-
aiously failed. Every Southern State
except North Carolina, West Virgil