The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
The RECORD
OF A CHANCE.
THEY WERE GIVEN POWER.

THEY WERE GIVEN POWER.
A.s s"ss s-sk MAS sS., pss vsa e-
TIE, a.ssii~a o. SiiS. niss..s W-.s-
ra., Voted rh~..-i,-. s--.,. .~s p,
psss 90 an. rs-vi.-s-.a an. s.s<-sS
When out % power the Democrats
denounced monopoh.. aud trl-ss.
They brsnded gold bug, aud con
demned thr Repab'ioan party Tor
demonstrating silver IN ls13. Th.y de-
clAred they would no, have permit.
ted these tnings n they had been IN
power They begged for . ''ehAaos-
Ia undo these wrongs.
The people decided 20 give them .
chance"
In lsss they put that party In
powers Democratic Pcssdeni. Q
Democratic Senate, A.mocraiie
House. The party ~as in sbsoiais
control.
What did they do With that
"chancesr
When the vote cAme up in the
House in August, ls93. Il resulted a,
follows
For free coinage Ai the ratio Of l6
TO ], Yeas l2l. rays 81.
For free coinage at the ratio OF l.
10 1, yeas loo; nays 2io.
For free coinage a, the ratio @. Is
to |. yeas ld2; nays -.
For fire. eoinrge Ar the ratio of 10
TO !, yea lOi. nays 25s
For Zee coinage At the ratio Of 20
TO |, yeas I'll; nays 49,.
For re-enActment Of the Bland Al
lison bill, yeas l36; nays 2l3.
For the repeal of the Sherman
Law, yeas 30: nays 10.
The above is the vote. There 10
no dodging that question. The
House was Democratic by over 80
majority. The free silver Demo
erats had the Assistance OF all the
Populists and about IL Repu blicaus.
Yet majority of the Democrats
voted against silver
Voted down the only siiver Lac Nc
had.
Voted the thing In q shape where
ClevelAnd's veto would kali all future
silver legislation during has admins
tration.
Voted TO put this club in has hands
and now abuse him for using az.
Ii WAS a surrender 10 Wall street
not OF Cleveland (for be had already
surrendered) but Of the Democratic
party that claimed 10 be the friend
of the people. On every vote re-
corded above the majority that were
east against silver were Democratic
votes.
Let the people of the South re-
member this.
Lee them point 10 their record.
Render unto Caesar the things that
are Cesar's.
Cleveland has done just what any
well informed person expected he
would do. just what he recon-
mended in two OF his former mes
sages.
But the Democratic party did not.
Ii violated Its promises.
Ii cannot escape the respon sibiiity.
Here are the faets.
The Democratic politicians said:
"boys give US chance " and well
do all these things you want ns TO
do, and undo the things We have de
nounced the Republican party for
doing"
| The boys gave them the chance.
What is the recordf
They demonetized silver.
They increased their salaries.
They favored the national banks.
They issued bonds in time of peace.
They have not demolished the
trusts.
They have no. redeemed their
promises.
They have quarrelled among them
selves.
J Tney put raw materials iaade by
the farmer and latorer on the fres
! list, and gave the manufsetarel
J greater protection than before. IN
} the midst of the greatest distress
this country has ever seen they voted
, 10 increase their own salaries and
I refused to do anything tor the peo-
pie. They did not vote TO inereAs<
, the amount OF money, but voted tc
) decrease il.
What patriot can endorse thu,
: recordf
There is only one free silver party,
: and it is the Peoples party.
A vote for that party il . vote 70,
: free silver.
j A vote for either of the old par
: ties. or any one that acts with them
: is . vote for Wall street. becaas'
: Wall street controls both.
! Let patriots get together and DO q
: quickly or this government il lost