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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-22
NATIONAL PLATFORM.


First We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver ON equal terms with gold
at the present legal ratio of l6 to l, without
any other foreign nation.
Second, In order to secure and maintain
a SAFE sound and flexible currency, we de-
mand that the national banking system and
all banks of issue be abolished, and in addi-
ton to the free and unlimited coinage of
silver and gold at the present legal ratio of
l6 to l, that the national government pro-
coed to issue national Treasury notes, all of
which shall be q full legal tender for all
debts both public and private, and in GUAM
tity sufficient to restore the general range of
prices and prosperity that existed before the
decentralization of silver in 1873. and TO in
crease in quantity year after year with the
increase in population and business 50 as to
maintain equity between debtor and credi-
tor, to facilitate the development of our
great national resources and contribute to
the general prosperity of our people.
creasing our already great burden or nation
al debt by the unnecessary issue of interest
bearing bonds in times of peace and We de-
plore and condemn the recent action of the
Democratic administration at Washington,
not only for selling our national credit 1t
price below its market value, but especially
for surrendering to the Rothschilds and
other bankers our financial independence
for six months by a secret contract, the in
fanny OF which is without parallel in our
history.
Fourth-The National Government has
the right and should exercise it to use its
option as to the kind of legal tender money
with which it will pay any debt or oblips-
ton, and that it should always give prefer.
ence o the money that is below par in or
der to appreciate it and maintain q parity
among all of its legal tender money
Fifth-We demand that Congress make
1t unlawful for any note, bond, mortgage
or other obligation to stipulate for pay
ment in gold only. or in any other particu-
lar kind of legal tender money of the Unit
ed States.
Si1th-Ours is the only political parry
that has ever had the honesty and patriot
ism to demand in its national platform
graduated income tax. The Supreme Court
OF the United States in its recent decision
has declared that our constitution does moi
allow this Just and equitable tax. In the
languageof Justice Harlan: THE practi-
cal, If not the direct. effect of the decision
to-day Is to give to certain kinds of property
position of favOritism and advantages that
IS inconsistent with the fundamental pripci-
pies OF our social organization, and to in
vest them with power and influence that is
perilous to that portion of the people upon
whom rests the larger part OF the burdens
OF the government, and who ought not To be
subjected to the dominion Of aggregated
wealth any more than the properly OF the
country should be at the mercy of tie law
less"
Therefore. we demand an amendment In
the United States Constitution to provide for
q graduated income tax.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-22

We Demand The Free And UnIlmlt.
ed Coinage Of silver And 6o1d At
The Present Legal Ratio Of rs to
l-PeoDles Party Platform.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-22

Let every good Populist help
spread the circulation of The Can.
oAs1AH. See special offer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-22

Sons of Liberty, let US act-let MS
get under one banrer-the banner
OF American freedom and American
prosperity. let Us drive the enemy
from our shores and plant that ban
ner once more upon the dome of the
nations capitol.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-22
One Moro Time You are Right.
Wilmington Star.]

wilmington star.
Over $4,000, 900 in gold was with
drawn from the Treasury FRIDAY for
shipment. One dispatch informs
us that the Treasury officials wer,
surprised at this, while another in
forms us that there is nothing sur
prising about it, that it is all in the
way OF legitimate business. There
is really nothing surprising about
1t: The gold reserve is there osten-
slbly for the redemption of green
backs and other demand paper of
the Government, and when an i'm
porter of gold Spectator or any one
else wants a pile of gold for any
particular purpose, instead of gong
into the banks or to the gold manip-
ulators and buying it, they get to-
gether lot of redeemable paper,
go to the sub-treasurles or Treas
ury, present their paper and cart
away the gold. Then those Same
greenbacks are paid out again. again
fall into the hands of the fellows
with an appetite for gold and again
perform the service of pulling out
more gold, and so on without end
until the bottom is knocked out of
the gold pot and there is nothing
left for the Treasury to do but bar
gain with some syndicate to get some
more gold or acknowledge itself
broke, not a very pleasant confes.
sion for this "most prosperous coun-
try IN the world" which according
to some of the oddities, has money
Ito burn" jSuch financiering would
disgrace board of town aldermen.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-22
How IL This for Patrfotism?

The plutocratic henchmen of cor
porate cussedness who are driven
into spasms of fear for the general
welfare, and howl "paternaiism" 80
Justify wherever any mention is made
OF government control or ownership
OF public necessities, are invited to
consider the following words of the
Hon. A. R. Spofford, librarian of
Congress:
''The history of government print
i8g at Washington is history of q
continuous series of unsatisfactory
experiments until the establishment.
in 1880, of a printing office owned
and controlled by the government.
A comparison of cost for the seven
years 1856 to 1850, and the seven
years 1871 to 1878, showed that the
average cost per page under the con-
tract system was $l.76, while at the
government Office it was only rs
cents per page; and this notwith-
standing the fact that the average
price paid for labor during the for
mer period was but So. 70 Der day. az
against 1915 per day during the
later"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-22
I AN STILL A DENOCRAr.

Now If you have among you here .
Democrat who is proud Of that princi-
pie, hold him up and let us peonle ace
what manner Of man he is and what he
looks like. (Applause.) You some
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-22

lOordnusd on End paes.l
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-22

with gold instead OF bayonets. May
God bring us together that we may
drive the gold tories and British shy
locks from our great land"
Mr.. Buffers speech was received
with long and enthusiastic applause.
Dinner was ready, and the next hour
was spent in dealing with 1t in sum
mary way.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-22

put up two gold bugs for President
and the patriots would help elect one
of them with their votes. If the
Peoples Party should devide and
each Populist should go back to his
old party, the result would be the
same.
There is but one way that the
gold men can be beate1. That js
for the patriots of the two old par
ties to come together. Then all the
prtrlots would be in one party Will.
the gold men would be divided into
two gold parties with two gold can
didates.
Patriots, the path of duty and the
road to victory is plain. The battle
must be fought-the hour has
struck-the opportunity is here
will you seize it? Think of the d.
rection in which this country is now
and what the end will be! Let
US show that we are worthy sons of
our ancestors. The British are spsir
on our shores and the Tories Or.
going to their assistance.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-22

bUI TWO MEN
on the North American continent
knew of the crime perpetrated. You
cannot read the HOrr- Harvey debate
in any of the goldbug papers-they
started 1t with blare of trumpets-they
had picked out great champion in
their cause and he was going to over
whelm the little school master with
confusion, shame and disgrace. The
hrst days debate was published. The
second days debate was published. The
third days debate was criticised. But
after the third day neither love nor
money could induce the gOldbug pa
pers to publish the proceedings. They
were afraid the people would
SEE THE TRUTH
and seeing, recognize and embrace it.
The cause at trial is that of credi. or
versus debtor humanity versus selfish
ness; truth versus errOr-a free gov
eminent such as our fathers designed
to found versus the rule of an organ
lied plutocracy. Every great states
man and political economist of the
last three hundred years has laid
down as political axiom that the
values Of property are determined by
the volume of money prOpOrtionate to
the volume Of trade transactions. I
base this assertion on the decla-
ratiOns Of many great thinkers upon
this topic from the days of John Locke
and Adam Smith down to the present
moment, which briefly condensed, may
be summarized as follows:
l. Double the volume of money and
you double prices.
2. Divide the volume of money and
you divide prices.
3. Double the volume of money and
you divide debts.
4. Divide the volume of money and
you double debts.
Now then perhaps you can UNDER
stand why these conditions confront
Us and are 50 strained. We have di-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-22

wish to inform my friends and the public tina,
FAMOUS and WELL LIGHTED
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-22

g0ldbugs-have bitten and ANNOYED
more people than all the bedbug tribe
and their ravages in your fertile fields
exceed in damage in q single wear tho
damage wrought by the Combined
efforts Of all other bugs for a century
We have found antidotes for ali Of
them, including the goldbug. But the
Dug l am most afraid of now
Is THE sTRADDLE BUG,
who is on one side one day and On tho
other the next. The politician il tho
political tumble bug-the straddle hn~
that will buzz for silver or for GOLD 81,
cOrdingly as either will advance his
personal political ends and aspirations
You are not going to get reform
from these parties, my friends. and Won
can't point me to one reform that svo-
started with the politicians and worried
down through the masses. It starts
through the honest hearts of tho
masses and the politicians bow their
heads before it. (Applause.) Reform
my friends did not start among these
people. Reform started from the earth
these people are not going to assist
you out of this delimma.
l read, the other day, an interviews
with United States Senator south.
erner-whom l always believed Co be a
good friend of silver. He had said so
because the people of his State had
been impoverished and almost enslaved
by the grinding gold standard system.
He had spoken words of truth for the
people on this question and had done
SO constantly. He declared that free
silver and financial reform were living
issues Of his (the Democratic) party:
and he said: would like to see silver
restored to it's rightful place, il it could
be accomplished in the Democratic
ranks. But If not, he said,
AN STILL DENOCnAT.
Now If you have among you here =
The advocate., 1895-11-27
Inspecting Pork for Export.

A force of fifteen women miscoscrop-
lists, under the direction Of DR.. Samuel
Stewart, chief Of the government mi
croscopical inspection bureau, is at work
inspecting pork to be exported to Ger
many. The meat from 500 hogs, which
represents about one.third of Kansas
City's pork trade across the Atlantic, is
inspected every day.-KanSos CITY
Times. NOpember 22.
The advocate., 1895-11-27
CessiOn of Arid Lands.

WASHINGTON, November 25.-Sec-
retary Hoke Smith, In his annual re-
port, will recommend that the Carey
law, granting 100000 acres to each
State in which such lands are situated,
be amended so that the grant be made
to the State outright, and 1t be made
responsible for the irrigation Of the
lands. Under the law aS 1t now stands,
It would be many years before the
The advocate., 1895-11-27
To Avoid Failure.

OMAHA, November 5.--The Ne.
brssks Savings and Exchange bank
Of Omaha went into voluntary llquida-
tion to-day. The directors published
resolutions to-day explaining that
owing to the general business deprea-
sion throughout the United States Che
bank found little profit in continuing
business. The patronage Of the lnsti-
tuition was always good and the bank
is strong.
The advocate., 1895-11-27
Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting Of the State
Alliance will be held in Topeka on the
first Wednesday of December. The
representation is one delegate from
each County Alliance and one delegate
for each 200 members or major fraction
thereof. Each unorgsnized county
with one or more subordinate Alliances
shall be entitled to one delegate. No
delegate is entitled to q seat in the con.
vention until all dues are fully paid up
to date.
The State Alliance will meet In
Trades Assembly hall, 1O7 East Sew
enth street, Topeka, Kas,, on December
4, 1896. IF. Willis, President.
The advocate., 1895-11-27
Breckenridge in the Race.

LOUISVILLE, November 25.--A spe-
cial to the Post from Frankfort says:
Col, w. G. p. Breckenridge, Of Lexing-
ton, it Is understood, will make ths
race for Congress In the Seventh dis.
trlct next year, and 1t is said that he
expects to win. During the last Cara-
psign Col. Breckenridge stumped the
district for the Democratic State
ticket and everywhere drew immense
crowds.
The advocate., 1895-11-27

In speaking Of the recent election,
Hon. David 0vermyer said; "The gold
standard business and the bond issues,
together with the Presidents expressed
purpose to compel all appOintees to in-
dorse his policy, were the cause Of the
great defeat Of the Democratic party
The advocate., 1895-11-27
MOST BITTER SARCASM.

n~hs~H~A-u-~~n
New Hampshire's Senator Chandler Writes
Very Much Like Crazy POpulist.
WASHINGTON, November 25.-Sens
tor William E. Chandler has written
the following letter to the President:
WASHINGTON, November %.
To the President.
Imake complaint to you, and through
you 10 your Interstate Commerce Com
mission, against the trust and pooling
agreement now nearly finished Of the
eight American railroad trunk lines
and the one Canadian line Of pooling
the traffic between New York city and
Chicago.
The agreement provides that every
railroad in the combination shall make
and maintain the transportation rates
prescribed by board Of managers rep
resenting all the roads. This is a con-
spirscy in restraint Of trade and COM
merce, under the act of July 2, 1890.
The agreement also makes certain
that all competition shall be abolished
as above required by imposing heavy
fines upon any offending road, which
fines are to be applied for the benefit
of the other roads. This is a division
of earnings contrary to section Of the
interstate commerce law.
This trust and pooling agreement
can be snnihilated as provided by ex
plicit existing laws of the United States,
first, by injunction from the courts;
second by an order Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, or, third, by
an indictment Of the individuals sign
ing the same.
It can also easily be stopped by q
vigorous appeal from you to Mr.. j.
Pierpont Morgan, whose power over
the nine governors of the nine trunk
lines is as absolute as 1t was over the
bond syndicate. 1t cannot be possible
that you intend to take upon your ad.
ministration the responsibility of fast
ening upon your burdened and helpless
people this, the hugest trust the world
ever saw or that was ever conceived of,
when one earnest word from you to
your Attorney General, your ambitious
chairman Of your commission, or your
omnipotent banker friend will parslyze
the iniquity in It's inception.
Very respectfully yours,
WILLIAM E. CHANDLER.
The advocate., 1895-11-27
TOPEKA, KANSAS, NOVEMBER ~, 1896.

regain the priceless heritage and to
preserve and transmit it without scar
or blemish to the generations yet to
come. / am not here to assert the in
fsllibillty Of the organization or its Off.
cisls, or to claim exemption from error.
But / am here to declare to every
friend Of the American toiler, regard
less of banner, name or craft, that If
the American Railway Union has erred
it has been on the ride Of sympathy,
mercy and humanity"
Mr.. Debs gave several "reminiscences
Of his prison life, and concluding said:
"FrOm such reflections l turn to the
practical lessons taught by this 'Liber-
alton Day demonstration. 1t means
that American lovers of liberty are set
ting in operation forces to rescue their
constitutional liberties from the grasp
Of monopoly and It's mercenary hire
lings. 1t means that the people are
aroused in view of impending peril,
and that agitation, organization and
unifcstion are to be the future battle
cries of men who will not part with
their birthrights, and who, like Patrick
Henry, have the courage to exclsim,
Give me liberty or give me DEATH"
Ex-Governor Waite, of Colorado, was
among those who went to Woodstock
in the afternoon and he was In the hall
during the evening. There were loud
calls for a speech from him after Debs
had finished his address and he was
greeted with cheers as he came to the
front of the platform. He said in sub
stance "It is with pride that l lay
my tribute of respect at the feet Of
Eugene V. Debs. A stain has been
put upon the judiciary of the State,
the constitution has been violated by
the imprisonment Of DebS. The de-
cision of the courts in the Dred Scott
decision was to apply to the slaves of
the South. The decision of the courts
in the Debs case reduced to slavery all
men. The United States Supreme
court is composed of men selected by
the corporations. When the constitu-
ton was adopted, corporations were
only theoretical. The Pacific railway
and the demonstration of silver are
examples of the demoralized condition
of the legislative portion of the gov.
ernment. The debauchment of the
United States courts is only another
step in that direction. 1t would be far
better that President Cleveland or any
Republican manage the railways Of
this country than that they be managed
by European Rothschilds. The only
way out of the difficulty is for the gov
ernment to control the railways and
telegrsphs and all similar things"
Several local speakers followed ex-
Governor Waite and II was very late
when the meeting broke up.
c,ond a, v,oxr, Por ,y,,,r rvintor rood{no,
The advocate., 1895-11-27
AN OVATION FOR DEBS.


His Release From Prison Is the Occasion
Of a Great Mass Meeting in Chicago.
CHICAGO, November 23.-Eugene v.
Debs spoke in Central Music hall last
night to an audience that taxed the seat
ing and standing capacity Of the hall.
Most of the leading labor organizations
were represented, and the reception &C.
corded to the leader of the American
Railway Union was enthusiastic In the
extreme. Eight carloads of Debs'
friends went down to greet him on his
release from jail, and several thousand
men were at the station of the North
western road when the train bearing
Debs and his friends arrived at 7:S0
o'clock.
The reception given Debs as he
stepped from the train bordered on the
frantic. Hundreds of men pushed
and struggled to get a grasp Of his
hand, many of them hugged him and
some went to the length Of kissing
him. Finally he was tossed upon the
shoulders of four men and, followed
by a dense throng that never for an
instant stopped Its shouts and cheers,
he was escorted to the hall about one
mile distant. The warmth of the re-
ception at the depot was repeated
when he entered the hall, with the ex-
ceptiOn that the men were unable to
get close to him and contented them
selves with cheering and waving their
hats.
The speech delivered by Mr.. Debs,
which was received with great sp.
plsuse by his audience, was in part as
follows:
"Msnifestly the spirit of '76 still
survives. The fires of liberty and
noble aspirations are not yet extin-
guished. / greet you tonight as lovers
of liberty and despisers of despotism.
l comprehend the significance of this
demonstration and appreciate the
honor that makes it possible for me to
be your guest on such occasion. The
Vindication and glOri6cation Of Ameri-
can principles Of government, as pro-
claimed to the world in the Declsra.
tion of Independence, is the high
purpose of this conVocation.
The speaker here gave history of
the events leading up to his arrest and
sentence, commenting freely thereon,
and continuing said: "In my vocabu-
larry there are no walls of dependency
or despair. However gloomy the fu.
ture may appear to others, 1 have an
abiding faith in the ultimate triumph
of the right. To the unified hosts of the
American Workingmen fate has COM
mitted the charge of reseuing American
liberties from the grasp Of the vsndsl
horde that have placed them In peril
by seizing the ballot and welding it to
The advocate., 1895-11-27
$l.OO A YEAR.

State would receive the benefit OF Che
grant and Secretary Smith believes the
State can carry out better the inten.
tions Of Congress if it gets control OF
the entire grant at once instead on
waiting until water is secured for the
lands.
The advocate., 1895-11-27

New Hampshire's Senator Chandler Writes
Very Much Like Crazy POpullst.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-01
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
what the Lawmakers are Doing aud How
They are Doing 10.

They are Doing It.
Attorney Whittinghill, of Euid, was
a silk.tiled visitor in the council cham
bers.
May or Martin never allows council
session TO slip by without giving ear
Mrs. senator Taukersley was among
the visitors in the counci, chamber.
ENS Speaker Daniels was busy dur
ing the afternoon rubbing the hauges
Of his voice against the ear-drums Of
Councillor Prouty.
Prot Edmund ID. Murdough, the
new president OF the Agricultural and
Mechanical college at Saltwater was
a visitor ia the council chambers in
the afternoon. lie was accompanied
by Colonel Glazier, OF Orlando. Mr.
Murdough comes from Maryland and
succeeds Prof Alyord as president Of
one Of Oklahoma's leading institu-
tions. He is apleasant gentleman and
cones weu recommended.
senator Doom is possessed OF more
than ordinary legal acumen. la his
discussion OF the Coulsou-Gandy con
test case yesterday he took pains TO
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quote Republican authorities, and laid
great stress on Hoar's opinions on
points OF eligibility. Doom is al'
rtsht
Col J. w johnson. Of Oklahoma
City. wa council visitor
Speaker Barnes sat beside Presiden
Puzer during a portion Of the senate
session.
Cal Orner has arranged a mace lie
fears trouble
Mcsdames Geo. Orner Scott Tank
ersly, Fegan and Woods were senate
visitors
senator Ray is quick to see the point.
President Pitzer yesterday signed
resolution number 2, affecting Chey-
cnne settlers.
The Oklahoma senate is perhaps the
least prejuiiced body Of the kind in
Oklahoma
Both Coulson and Candy were pres
eut during the ep.-Pop. love feast
and bore the praise and censure with
great equauimity.
The council was in the throes Of the
election contest discussion, when the
house adjourned, consequently the
council chamber was filed with spec
tators.
M,Cabe AYERS that Patriarch Doom
is the man Of the senate in point OF
intelligence. Representative Mason
voices the sentiments OF the genial
colored statesman
Senator Allen will grow weary of
Senator Orner some day and send in a
red hot prod Orner delights in REFER
ing TO Allan a, my very young friend
from Cleveland"
When the council adjourned last
evening an extra shift Of janitors was
necessary to sweep out the decayed
chunks OF oratory.
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II was a large and appreciative audi
ence that greeted Remenyi, the famous
Hungarian vioiinist last night There
were people who thoroughly un ler-
stood music, and people who did not,
and il is safe ta say that both were
equally well pleased. The playing of
the great artist was a revolution, and
appealed 90 the como .S.eur ard the
one who simply love 'hIdling" alike.
Denver tCol p Times
At McKeruon'> Opera House, Feb T.