The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-05-02

We found something else The
News and Observer has made quite
a number Of fair sounding free silver
declarations; but 10 its Issue of April
18th, it dominates Hoae Smith Tor
President Of the United States.
New, Hoke Smith is "a member of
Cleveland's cabinet He is presi-
dent Of the largest and strongest adj
ministration and goldbug paper in
the south, and he is also a rabld gold
bug. 1t does seem tina, nothing but
goldbug paper would nominate ID
goldbug for President But III speak
ing Of the saline convention referred
TO by the Charlotte Observer it saw:
May it WIN the fight for true
bimelallism." And We got tang. d
again. We don't know where to put
this ''leading' paper, and We don't
know what 1t IS trying to lead" 10,
and we don't believe it knows Itself.
We don't know what it means by
true btnetallism either; but perhaps
this is little tOe-hold by which it
hopes to climb up on the "interna-
tional racket" band wagon when the
driver blows the bugle.
In all reason the News and OBJ
server ought to be satisfied i'll trying
to obscure it's own position; and not
try to leave the impression upon its
readers that certain public men are
wlshy- washy and afraid to meet the
issue openly and clearly; but this
latter thing it tries to do. In its
issue Of April 26th it says:
The rank and file of the Populists
beheve in free coinage. Butler and the
other leaders, "who love office more
than reform" care nothing for any re-
form that does not give them office.
They are refOrmers for office.
Ut course there is not a man of
any party in the STATE that would
not despise this low, contemplate
little fling, and in consequence it
to nothing but an exhibit
ton Of the colossal meanness anu
llttleness of that paper. But to keep
It from indulging in such absul DIT,
hereafter, we will define Buffers
position on this question. He is FIR
free and unlimited coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to l, independent
)f any International foolishness or
The position of any other nation on
his earth. If you don't believe it,
ask him. We haven't asked him, but
We know.
Now If any of the people feel dis
posed to follow these double-faced,
facilitating ''leading" papers, we re-
pectfu- ly suggest to them that they
themselves fully with "Dr.
'ekyl and Mr.. HYDE" SO that they
nay get the biggest ideas of what {
here is in positive dupIicity. But {
a the meantime where are these
leading" papers at?
HE LEGIsL ALIVE APpROPIATIONs.
The acrobatic criticism of The
Democratic press on the appropria-
ions made by the last legislature
7ould make circus contortionist
reen with envy. A boa constructor L
Guild not twist himself into as many
ifferent positions as the Democratic t
ress has managed to assume on
lis question. First they raise a t
owl because the appropriations a
ere larger than last year. They D
lust have an uproar because some 81
preparations were reduced. And q
len they must gnash their teeth and e.
batter saliva over the earth becl use II
her appropriations were not made. q
ne national emblem Of Democracy, Il
common consent, is mangy, fuA7 c
: haired, stupid looking little jackAks
IS, and 1t would be impossible to \
nagine anything that could more
early typefy the State Democracy h
few illustrations In point may be o
teresting. O
The Demo-papers and '.rooters'' h
we announced, with some symp. [
ms OF glee, that the appropria la
'ns made by the Last legislature ag u
'egated upwards of one hundred S
dollars more than thew ic
mounted to in years past. They sa
'pe to make some political capi- G,
out of this, and will sling the s
atement promiscuously around dur m
6. the next campaign. 1t then be- la
me harshly and Historically criti- E
i over the fact that the State mil. tt
Try appropriation Was reduced ten a,
dollars. And right after b,
Is 1t belched forth thunderous d CT
'nclatlon because the legislature til
d not make a big appropriation for th
e Atlanta exposition. If we were in