The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-07-11
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rrruine aIuiI nodged Diamond hug.
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~ I'm = gold bug now" said
roI T. ac Hi, Of OHIO, To Post
r.r, for. "From now | wear yell
lov 10 ae-' Col. Ii,il shook his
head IA the fashion of one giving
himself up to sad yet sapient retro
sp,ctuu.
"I'ye been a Democrat in Licking
county. Ohio ever since / was born.
Every night of my life Pve said
".Now | lay me down to sleep
--"by the bedside of the Democracy.
I'm what you'd call d veteran Demo-
crat, u silver veteran, at that. |
stood by the organization when it
was part of the daily life of Licking
county Republicans to shoot at wan
dpring Democrats, and / never
ainchtd or failed. And then | sup
posed we were for silver. But it's
all changed. Eve just returned
from a meeting of the Ohio State
Democratic Central Committee, of
which Pm a member. We got to-
gether at the Neil House in Colum-
bus the other day-twenty-one of us;
one from each Congressional district
and since then Pm for gold.
81 went there for silver, and out
of the twenty-one members | only
found four for silver where there
should have been fourteen. | made
'em speech and declared myself,
but couldn't turn them. So ]
went with them. Pm for gold now.
Pm old, but you cant lose me Char
le.' You can't get by your Uncle
Isaac in the dark"
Here Col. Hill assumed an air OF
profundity.
"What did your State central
committee do?"
ave decided to hold convention
at Springfield August 20 and 21,'
replied Col. Hill. al wanted it al
Columbus. The goldbugs wanted il
at Toledo. There were eight voteI
for Springfield, and l gave 'em th'
four votes cast for Columbus, an(
that beat Toledo"
TURNED THE TIDE AGAINST TOLEDO
"I change four votes from Co
lumbus to Springfield | said, aftel
we'd voted, and I'd seen the ca
Jump. This would give Springfield
majority.
What authority has Mr.. Hill t
change four votes?' asked one Of tn
Toledo ducks.
"'Never you mind my authority,
| said, shaking my finger at hin
like this Never you worry abou
my authority. You can gamble Nv
got the authority all right, and that
enough for any gum-shoe goldbu!
to know
"But you should have heard tn
speech made 'em in executive ses
slon."
"I'll ask you about the speecl
LATER" said The Post reporter. eva
Senator Brice there:?"
"No," replied Col. Hill. 'Senato
Brice was in New York. But hi
people were there. We had Waite
Rtchie and that man they call Th
Bob Flush, and lot Of others"
"Why do you call him The Bo
Flush?"
because he never beat anythin
in his life," retorted Col. Hill
"Well, Walter Richie and The Bo
Flush were there for Brice; an
they used to get an armful of tele
grams from him every hour. l.
see them with their kilograms, an
say scornfully, what does he te
you to do now?'
1t made them tired. In executiv
session | fired off a speech. 1t WI
a Sizz-snorter. You have mlpgle
IN agriculture in your boyhoot
We're you ever present on some ga
OCCASION when they accidentally fe
the mopkey-wrench to the thrash
ing machine? Well, that's the 80
of a speech | made. ! told thel
YOU
$50, you're for gold now?'
81 am" replied Col. Hill tirml
"Iour Uncle Isaac Hill will her
after be for that jaundiced currenc
Why, what's the use? We are heple
beneath the rule of the money powe
Crush us? My boy, they can cruz
us by wire. Yes, sir; beat us
telephone. They did it in Ohio Il
other day.
"And look at Kentucky. l ss
Senator Pugh since l returned al
ne said, speaking of Kentuck
Dent mind Kentucky, Ike. In
little wrastle between gold and silv
didn't decide anything. 1t was on
adog fall
"Dog fall." continued Col. Hill
TITLE wildly; "dog fall! Senat
Fugh may be able to call that cat
clysm in politics dog fall; but
my mind you might as we'll call
fall of Caesar dog fall. Wh
they turn down such men as j
Blackburn, your Uncle Ike can
the handwriting on the wall witho
an opera glass. l know when to
up an umbrella as we'll as any M
ID Licking county, and you list
sdarp for Pm going to moderate
voice. From now on Pm q gold b
from withers to hock."
GOLD BUGS ARE GOOD PEOPLE.
The gold bugs take it," obser'
Inc Post reporter, encouraging
are pretty good people,"
Just as likely as no" replied {
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