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

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r,at ,issnst .is.4szs hut holding In n~~Ff'
rh.sr rtH,r.f4a.- In athtr words. th'y
formed FIR t3s,r rurI@--r and f"r tfTr time
thirsf party 7Aat Isurns-s. accomplished
tl,..v Immediately rr-t"rsi ~" status qh"
and ?, I .rft,ei g. t'r "a jlN'r u'cs- lh'A
voted jti ...n4f>-ys a. ois" party in their r-p
r--.nt-.ti,.- ,a.a,,iis ~. ~h'a,id vofc at
th,. l-,li, - u5e. party lu 'ur Individual
capacity
All Who s=-lI->c in jl,' VrsIuuln-anor Of
monetary r,.ts-au -buEl' iu ms opinion,
come together uu that Issue AMI inr thv
tinIc beinG h,ld I'm a4~1alyc their canNio-
tion~ upon other questions, r'-~'FNin< I"
themselves fhg right tu TadjUSt ih'IT
party relations Nhyu tie monetary fu'|
tIun j. settled and utErr ISSUES come - TIE
front History teaches that. while -
forms q minor character may Ia az.
cnuupli~Er-d through paroles formed Tor
the achievement nf other purposes, n"
question Il tbs tir~t raa.ynttudr- qU">
tion involving q great fundamental ptin
ciplr a., rating In the interest Of TIL"
masses II rIAi.hiuL was ever settled with
ont the creation oi r,W party fHr that
purp>,.
TN Al lhsbtt3t- navy 1asA. II +t'+' ltfA- o.
soIn,. >uppu-r. ia the vng4ri,~ Of accident
pr IN tbs, s-...rl.e.- Fl ambition. They arr
The l,..-I'Er..,t.. ta'cr,nr nl th. irrvNr,~-lhic
aspirations of p,>ila Th,y arc tu-tru
ncntulltiy- created flor Tho achievement %
a great ana ~,ll defined puEFa>e "a the
accomplishment Of which existing iastra-
mcntalitios prove Insufficient or indiflrr
ont They an. hat Illustrations, in tn" ~
dietary domain. of that intuition which
man has In ali sgy~ applied to the Difficult
tie, uf his Individual Il iranmrut. When
ever, in hi, upward path. he Was ub>truct
I'd by barriers which uo instrument in his
possession would remove hc proceeded 10
make an instrument that would accom-
plish the purpose
II T. for this reason that now parties can
not be- expected 10 culanate from thu~c
members # society who haek in the sun
shine u prosIs rity Their pathway being
already unui-tructvd, they are naturally
opposed to "A change Hence the r-~pOn~i
hility Of inaugurntinE great humnnitari III
movements must alwayr rest Win the
struggling masses New parties must
spring from the ground 1t was the opera
tion Of this principle that produced the Re
publican parts, and were that party true
to tn" sources Of Its origin it would yet
be worthy the allegiance of monetary re
formers Like Ant:rus of old, its strength
would be invinciblc 50 long as it kept in
touch with The ground
Deprived in the course Of time OF the
enthusiasm and momentum of its first
cause, the cause which was the reason for it,
being, every party becomes prone 10 inertia
and to lag supCrtllouo' on the field OF
It's former glory. II is held together prin-
cipally by regard for its name, by its long
standing personal associations and by the
cohesive power of official patronage. When
that time arrives its great mission Is end
ed.
Old Parties stand In the Pathway of Prog
ress.
From that time forth the tendency of
old parties is not toward progress, but to
ward pctrifaction They stand in the
pathway of progress and retard the rational
and logical advance of the country. They
are instructions, to be displaced by new
Observation-Disclosures prepared by and for the
emergency. Such instrumcntalitics are
new parties-not, rs l have said, springine
up by accident, but coming naturally into
life by the imperOus demands of great
| causes with which the older parties, locked
In the embraces of the past are unable &c
| sympathize \ noble and inspiring cause
"a cause in which is infolded the whole
heart of humanity-is worthy the undivid
| ed enthusiasm and devotion of a fearless
people,
| Is monetary reform such cause? | an
| swer yps--a thousand times yes! How
| does it compare with the great causes OF
| which history tells-causes which have in
| spircd heroes and moved pcOplcsf Exam
| inc the records OF all countries and al
| times, note the benefits conferred on man
| kind by the most thrilling achievements OF
| war, the most bCnoticont movements Of
| peace, the most exquisite creations Of art
| the most splendid discoveries of science
| sum them all up, and that sum will wei 81
| but as a grain of sand in the balance over
! against the surprisingly wonderful bcne
| fits to mankind of a monetary system that
| should ever keep even step and pace witt
| the advancing demands of sOcicty-a syS
| TEN worthy the dignity Of beings whost
| mysterious and unique destiny it is tC
| obtain dominion over all the forces of ma
ture and to unfold powers and forces a.
| much greater than those already known
as these excel the primitive tools of the
! aborigincs. No instruncHtality ever made
| with human hand or conceived by human
brain is, in i's effects upon the happincs.
and progress Of mankind for ii moment
! comparable with money in quantity sufr
cirnt to enable all men to be unintcrrupt
eddy employed in the labor of their apti
tudes and to enable all exchanges of tn,
| products of their labor to be equitably
| effected.
| For the same reason that money whcr
| In ample quantity Is an immeasurabl,
| hencfactiOn to mankind, 50 when il come!
| to be deficient in quantity it is blightinl
curse, not by reason of its nature, but o
the deficiency of quantity. The most i'm
portant duty Of organized society-that il
to say, OF governments, properly under
stOGd-ahould be to see that IA suflicicnc,
| of money exists. The aim of politica
parties should be directed not To the enact
mcnt of laws reducing the quantity O
money, but of laws properly and rational
| ly increasing it. The difficulty in the wa,
of reform is that people who are Of on
mind do not at the fitting time come to
| gcthcr. Yet this is the Indispensable con
ditiOn of success. Men are the children o
a remote past ard are, as 1t were, wrap
about with the bands of tradition Will
the progress of their growth they can burs
but one band at a time. Society, like tn
| individual, can accomplish but one grea
| purpose at time and should undertake
first that which is most important and III
gent. For this purpose those who belicv
in the supreme Importance and urgenc
OF reform should unite to give 1t effect.
We Must Advance or Our Civilization VIII
Petrify or Decay.
The inexorable law of progress is tina
achievement results only from concentra
| non 1t only have fol far
Themselves from tradition, as they hav
| developed aggrcgations, united their ener
gics and intolligcntly directed the vas
mass Of those united energies to the &c
complishment of a common purpose, tia
their aspirations have resulted in fruition
Mankind have Developed Il wonderful civ
lllzation. but progress does not end now
We are yet far from the goal. The proc cs
must continue, or our present civilization
i like the civilizations of other c0untriC
and Of former times, must either pctrif