The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-03
1R. ". R. HENRY
GIVES REASONS
For The Disins.gra,ioa o! the
Dsneerasio Par;y"-A PHr,y
That Dsspisss the Law
Of the People.
An INFAMOUS CONGRESS

AN INFAMOUS CONGRESS
AsA q c~svsvs ssA s,espAsssss Csss-
| sss-rs~sasss ssA rss~sss,ss g.~u-ssss
ss tie s.ss..s 90 os~--A sssss sss
csss-s'y Q. asv.s,s's . ps.iss..
Lcoking hack no furf b~r than March
4 isss, I s~~ o maGnihr~nt. ps.lsGtosl.
tri1mphai proc~ssios. ~ith piaas-s asa
| sasoo~ts aud brass guns swapping op
fennsy isania avenue Ia Ga. in.ptrtss
aot~s of Q hundr-d bane. of sua.ls
sroser Cleveland 10 tb~r- Of th. bod
The Democratic bo~s 10
pgIiaiocs WIN ,ov,
escsuss they kno~ by A-~pinr the
vron's~s of the parry to lhs l--opl..
aud By ddeiity 90 J-ff.r..nlan tfin-
ciple, prsp~riiy aiii oum- % -srry
l'ou~, aud The lease of I-o~rr given TIE
i'~m"crstie party ~tll bs sb.oiul.ly
| without limit.
Looking again only too year. and q
half afterwards. w- nnd tlaI il.e os.n.
iry has passed thr"ugh . t-rrin~ Panic,
hat commerce. the Misunderstanding tn-
dustries. the oolion aud y ls~ai u.ld. ~
the south aud West. and almost -ssry
"fh~r profession aud vocation, have
bss0
pHsoLArRp sy . FINANCIAL crctosa
and that despair .. written up.n the
fsces VI the D-n"crai- fr,tn ti.e ar-st
lak~s to the Gulf. and from oc.an 20
OCEAN.
And ASK Why 10 all THE. and 10, 4
nnd the answer In the words of Juniusi
The ruin ar prosperity % . country
depends 40 muck upon the aduinl.trs-
ton of its go,~rnment. that to be 40
quainfed 18th its merit. ~~ n..d only
"ea~rs~ the conditi"n Of the p-oyl~. IL
We Sec them ob-dient la the Law. pros-
porous in their industry. unIt~d ss
home and rrspsci~d abroad, se may
reasonably presume that their sffsirs
are conducted by men Of -Hper'-bos.
ability and virtue.
| III, on the contrary, We se~ o univ~r-
cal spirit of distrusl aud ddi..aiisfsrtiyn.
Q rapid decay of trade. and dis.~n. ions
IN oil parts of ih~ empire. ~~ ma, pre-
nounc~ without hesitation thai q hr gov
~rnm~nt OF that country 40 w~ak, die
trscted and corrupt"
There never Vas an instance of such
Q change in the circumstances aud TEN.
PR ~ Q whole ustion ss w~ zee st
lpresene
What has let looee these powers of
discord and nunE this bisck ~clipss
upon the glory Of the mi ghty iriump PHI
ant, bOastful Democratic parfys
what has wrapped onr citi-s ga the
ham~s OF "strik-s." Threatened our
social structure, bushed the wheels of
factories, stricken our fields as with q
blight, thrown our financial syslsm
into chaos, and
TsAiLKp THn STARS AND sTuires
in disbonor before the British nsgp
"A gold-bug cabinet, q corrupt Con-
gress, and . tyrant for President. The
Doge Of Venice nor the Russian Car
never posss~ssed mur~ power in some
r-specis than this polif nl,,rl ION,
this mouafain OF ogwumpsry. if Bos
kepublicanism,c called Grover gl-se-
land. Never WAS ruler more auiocrxils.
Z he has carried c~ntraiixationi TO such an
extent ~
WAS NGvER DEaAnGp %
under Q republican form of government.
Nolong~r does the ma 4 im prevail, gov
-rnm~nt Of, by and Tor the people" bus
rather "of Grover, by Grover, and fos
GrOver." He igBor~s and ssts at baughs
great laws Of the country. for which hs
ought 10 have bern long since i'm
peached; h- forces legislation favora-
BILE To millionair~s against the massss
by bribing corrupt Congressm~n aud
/. United States Senators With ofiic~s fos
their constituents; be twirls his COW
ardly, tyrannical lash over the shout
d-rs Of his 2O0,,O0 Office hold.r., threat
ening them with dismi..sl from ofiics
II they dare advocate any policy. esps-
cialiy Of finance, contrary To- his own
Under the pretens~ of reform be LAS
prostituted the public service; with the
J, golden glsmor of Office he
HAS BEIBED .YEonISnST- sILvas NEE
' to adopt his gold standard ideas;
placed them In his Cabinet, turned
' them against the J@opl. aud driven
them in ue teeth Of their iorm-r r-c.
ords and deliv~raDc-s 10 teach the
ocious gold-bug docirin~s of John
Sherman and TO advance The policy oi
the money vuliures of Am-rirA AID oI
Great Britain against the br~ad and
J homes and liberty of The people of this
country. He has ~xt~nd.-d the civil s~r.
vice bumbug far b~yond its linits. and
RETAINED Thousands of Republicans
white and black, ia Office to tie exrIu.
sion Of thousands who have AWAY
fought for the asc~bd-nry Of Demo
cratic principles. lie hs. d-spis-d ia,
act Of 1880, author izing the pa ym-ni ID
Treasury notes in gold or SILVER, bJ
adopting the Republican policy Of pay
ing them In gold alone-ibus again die
terminating against silver aud psyiEl
the way TO serve
TEE sHYJocEs AND BOND pEALEss.
On the 3sth of January, 1896, Grove
Cleveland sent Q message TO Congress
recommending that s5UJ!OOo!Oyo of In
terest bearing bonds b~ issued for TIA
purpose Of retiring and destr"yinj
eS4Sy000.000o Of greenbacks and the sloo.
000,OO0 Treasury notes In the ibt.res
Of the national hanks. Grover Give
land and Carlisle had q conference viii
the banks Of New York. Nov read tn
.panic circular and see il it 10 no
= apparent that . Democratic Presideu
and his Secretary Of the Treasury
,.I CoNsPIRED TO BETkAy
II the American people into the power o
'e the national banks, bond dealers and tn
,e Money Power. The Panic Circular ~
y sent out from New York TO the nationa
,e banks Of the country, and WAS - fol
,e lows:
II ~DKAR SIn@The interests Of na
fionsl bankers require immediate Hnao
cial legislation BY Congress. silvei
silver certificates and Treasury note
must be retired, and the national ban
a. notes, upon geld basis, made the oDI
es money. This will require the autbosi
Pr zation from $500 0y000.O00 to 81 ,000. .OoyD 20
IN of new bonds - o basis of circulation
You will at once retire One-tbird Q
your circulation and call in one-half q
~ your loans. Be careful To make none
- stringency felt among your patrons, es
a pecialIy among Influential bushes
10 men. Advocate an extra session q
10 Congress for the repeal Of the purchas
ef clause Of the Sherman Law, and ac
in with other banks Of our city in secuI
Id ing . .rge PETITION 10 Congress for IL
in unconditional repeal, per accompany
"A ing form. Use personal influence Wit
"A C0ngressmen, and particularl. " y0u
wishes be known 10 your Sens - rh
future life Of national banks ~ ike