The Caucasian., 1894-10-11


consent. That is the goldbug posi-
ton. Il ma5querades for oImetai-
ism. It is admitted by the Charlotte
Observer, whose editor Was chair
man Of the platform committee tina
the free coinage declaration Of th' |
was made for the pnr /
pose Of winning Populizt votes. |
There i now no cpncraIment abou' |
the matter. The declaration is .
deception employed TO protect the
candidacy Of the man who voted to
repea, the Sherman law. II must be
plain 10 everybody at this time that
Rangom's election is the sole aim and
object Of the Democratic campaign.
The Democrats in the State cOnven-
ton who advocated the free coinage
plank in the State platform are OF
the stamp in every county IN the
State urging and advocating Ran
SONS reelection. Many Of them
are Ransom candidates for the Leg
islaturc.-nOminate at the dictatiOn
Of the Raleigh machine. The man
who can be deceived by Democratic
prOtcstatiOns of free silver must be
precious. innocent fool, indeed. Ran
SONS 20 years record in the Senate
shows that he has never opened his
mouth in behalf Of free coinage. 1t
shows that he has never voted for a
| free coinage bill when there was the
possibility Of its enactment into law
lie says now, in this campaign, Gre
elect me and next winter the Demo
cratic congress will pull together and
do something in the way Of honest
financial Legislation" lie attempts
no justification Of his vote to repeal
the Sherman law. lie lacks even
the manhood to refer to his allcgi.
ance to the administration in it
crusade against the peoples money
lie has never said once or intimateC
such II thing that he approves The
cowardly declaration of the STATE
convention on the silver question
And yet he is the pivot of the cam
paign. He suggested the policy tina
controlled the State convention il
the matter Of Senatorial primary
He named the State chairman. II,
disburses the campaign funds. Ev
cry federal Office holder in the State
appointed by him, is on the stum
in his interest and at his dictation
Ills reelection is the paramount is
sue. 1t is impossible to prevent i
except by the election of an anti
machine Legislature. His nomina
tion by the Democratic caucus is ab
8olutely certain. The campaign ha
developed that situation. The scat
tering opposition will have vanished
when the caucus assemblies. L hi
will happen in defiance Of publi
sentiment 1t will be cOnsummatet
IN the teeth of Democratic protest
Every vote for the Democratic ticke
is vote for Ransom. Every Demo
cratic free coinage vote is direc
: endorsement of the administrator
goldbug policy. Free coinage Demo
Gratis cannot delude themselves, il
t voting for an anti-RanSOm candidate
. that they are voting for free coinag
and against the administration
There will be no anti-Ransom Demo
e Gratis when the "machine caucus" re
ports Ransom'S 5 nomination to tn
+ joint meeting of the Legislature
l But the scheme will not work.
is tried covertly here. 1t is bu
D thinly disguised. 1t was tried open
: ly and boldly in Georgia last weel
: BY false counting and gross frau(
e the completeness of the Populis
victory may not be realized. Blu
e public sentiment has been revolution
t lzed. A great triumph has bee
r achieved. A great principle ha
e been yindicated. An emphatic an
commanding declaration in favor c
n HONEST ELECTIONS has been mad,
: The campaign of boast and abus
: and lying has ended in a shameless
resort to fraud in counting the yot
e to save the Democratic party frol
p ignOminlouS annihilatiOn. Th
= victory is of transcendent importanc
to the reform cause in North Car(
:. lima. 1t proves what may be az
j. complished by allied opposition
the Democratic party. 1t demon
d strates the necessity of an earnes
O aggressive united effort in this Stat
1t shows that public sentiment
i crystalizing in the revolt again
corrupt, machine politics, 1t shoul
stimulate every believer in hone
politics to a Jealous effort in that b
y half. 1t is the beginning of the en-
y The machine" in this State will
melted to desperate methods. Evel
lying device will be exhausted. II
old lies will be revarnished. Ne
IOnaS will he iOyaOta1 Tho 90,