The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-10
DEMOCRACY AND
PRRB SILVER.
RECORDS, FACTS, oPIHIogs,

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Under th,s head viil be pr~.~ns~a
commanicaiious eomp~sipg for tho
cash priles announced eis~ here Tor
the best article oa why the Pre-
aDd uah0itsd Co,sass Of silver
Cannot Bs Obtained rhroask the
Dsooerstie Party
The fr~~ and tnlimit~d ccsnax,
Of silver cannot h~ obtained thfouEh
the DEMO ,ratie party for the following
r~asons:
l. The Dem cratic party. a. % pr~s-
ent constituted, 90 ao1 a. fat0g al tb~
free and unlimited coinag~ ol silver
because its head, the Pr~sident, his
Cabinet and his tWo hundred thou.sod
ofhce- -hoid~rS arc sli gosdbugs: enough
Of them linoiudinx the fr~sid~ntl
would vote the Republican tick-t tn
defeat . Democratic candidate if ne
uere . known oot-.poh-n fire. .il.
yer man like Vance. Isani~i. Hatch.
Vest, blackburn, or any other one of
the leading silver Democrat.
J. The controlling power 81 the
Demoorstic party, without r~gard to
ITS voting strength. 10 located in Nee
power had rather have defeat With q
silver man than victory.
3. The tWo-thirds rule that prevails
in the National Democratic oonscn-
ton will prevent the nomination of q
friend TO silver, known ne such. al
though the south and West may send
delegations To that convention soiid
for silves.
l. The Democratic convention. al
though the -Solid south and West
may send silver delegates, will norni-
| nate some such man So whitney Nor
rtson, Stevenson, or Noorb~es, y bo will
be claimed TO be friendly Ia silver. bot
will be- satisfactory TO the East. be-
cause the East knows .hef fh,y ars not
friendly 10 siirsr :
| 8. The nomination Of W hitn~y, Nor
rison, Stevenson. VOORHEES,. or any co.
called friend To silver, of fLstr lad.
will drive thousands of Democrats in
the West and South. either 10 the Pop
ulist party or to the woods, 60 that the
Republicans will elect their man. and
perpetuate the present system.
9. IL the Democratic National con-
vention were To repeal the two-thirds
rule, and by the solid vote of the SOUTH
ern and Western delegates were TO
nominate an out-spok~n silver man
for President, the delegates from the
East would secede, claim TO be the true
Democratic convention, and nominate
L anma EoafAVn ~..lAln1 aAsG
Cleveland), who would poll enough
Democratic goIdbug votes To throw all
the states into tine Republican column
and elect the Republican candidate,
uhich ~oald be l.~p object. thus p~rp~t-
uating the present system Of -bonds-
more bonds"
z. The Democratic party cannot se-
cure the free coinage Of silver because,
IL IL we're TO elect the President, the
senate, and the House Of Representa-
tives, the money power Of England,
the North, and the East, would buy
enouEh Of them to render void the
verdict Of the people. The history Of
the past two years clearly demonstrates
that fact, because, having the Presi-
dent and both Houses Of Congress,
With the sentiment of the Democratic
voters all over the country over~ helm
!, ingly In favor Of silver, every lsw IA
vorabse. to silver has been wiped OF the
books BY Democratic votes In Con-
gress.
9. The free and unlimited coinage of
. silver cannot be- secured through the
Democratic party because the leopard
cannot change its spots, nor -the
Ethiopian his skin." The party has
, always profess~dly b~eu In favor al
1 fe~~ aflrAe. A has h. slx s.<.~~.S In
. its hands 20 frame iaWs favorable to
, silver; such measures have been re.
] peatedly iotr0dsced; they have been
Invariably defeated BY Democratic
! votes in Congress.
Il 3. The free and unlimited coinage oi
! silver cannot be secured through the
4 Democratic party because the Demo
cratic party does not favor any such
2 measure.
eI 10. The majority Of the Democratic
{ party 10 without doubt very largely Ia
;. favor Of the free and unlimited coin.
e age Of silver. but the majority Of tbs
4 Democratic party has never been abls
D to formulate It's policy or elect it
: choice To ohIce. For Instance, In on
own State Mr.. Ransom has for tWent,
= years been Democratic senator with
e out being the choice OF one tboussp,
o Democrsts outside Of his kinsmen, tn
r Office boiders and their kinsmen. IN,
J, for twenty years the Democratic ma
c jority has been largely In favor OF
y . per cent interest lac, and every teg
' islature has promised the enactmsn
= Of that measure, but IL never cam
Through the Democratic party, an
q never would have come through ths
Iparty.