The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-26
DEnOCRATS
AND SILVER.
They Don't Mean Il They VIII
Crawl on ThsiY Bellies a the
National Corvensioa.
NR. BLAHp's OPINION

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c..ss-yAs o.is s.s. s-s S.ssisss-
0~~ssss sAs -lssAs~s- U~sp a~s~A--
rAs, cs.ssAss The v,sss W.s-A n>.ss-
ssss's ovsssss-
corropcadsncs os ths Cssuas.sn
wAsmxaroS. n. C.. Sop; si.--Ths
dispo~.tion Of the silver Qs~stion de-
penes upon the south viii the south
esn states To into the National n~me-
cratic cousention With The d~t~rmins-
ton Ia compel the nomination OF q
silver mant Ar~ sonth~sn Is~nccrsts
In earnesss 10 the n~mocratie oiamos
tempt
TO sfsLaAp rms rsortas
confess my doubts The ~sid~nc~ 10
not assuring Crisp. ] 49,. 10 praisinx
and commencing whitney q. q fr~.i-
Dental candidate. whitney say. tho
Eastern Democracy uili not support
free silver candidate. such q nomins-
tion, ne says. will disruyt the party.
But Crisp says that whitney siii s~
entirely satisfactory ~ . p~mo.ratie
candidate Crisp never los~s On oppor-
tunity 10 declare his belief In fr-~ sii-
yer at the ratio of 10 To !. a.. was
elected speaker
ON THAT pi-riscI rssCB-
what did he do, Gagged end tied tho
committee ON coinage. what oandi-
date Crisp solrmniy promised the all
yer men, Speaker Crisp oo~srdiy re-
pudiated. That one Act of tr-sch-ry
has cost the Democratic party . defeat
that nov seems irreparabi~.
IL 10 my distinct apprehension that
the silver D-moc rats from the south in
the next National convention sill DO
Just what Crisp did after he frsi elec-
tion To the sp~ak~rship. They may feel
differently nov. but when the test
comes they
WILL sr vorsp wAsrIso.
IL is In the power % the silver men ;o
prevent the nomination of o gold can
didat~. Atwo-fhirds vote 30 necessary
To nominate. The silver men can pre-
| vent n nomination, but wh-n 10 comes
TO q physical struggle, will they stand
by their consiciionsf I doubt %. and
q -ubting 10 I do not hesitate Go say
that silyer's only chance .. in ind~p~n-
dent action. What silver DEMOCRATS
might do and what they will do
ARE vHkr DIrrHHGSr Tsfscs.
IL is perfectly plain to me that the sd-
mini.tration will control the National
Demo r tic convention, and that Q
gold candidate will b~ nominated IN
defiance OF an ov~rw h~lming D~mo-
cratic sentiment In the country TO the
contrary. what sill b- tie r~suitf
Observation-Disclosures lust ne o~r-
tain as election day. Worse than de-
feat is possible. A
REVOLUTION MAY BE rHEcirIrArGp
that will cost the country o quarter OF
. century Of industrial prosperity snd
domestic tranquility
Thi. 10 the situation Ne Mr.. Bland.
the distinguished Missouri Democratic
Congressman, s~~s ia The quotation
IL from q private letter. and 10 In sue-
= stantial accordance with an often ex-
: pressed opinion.
Mr.. Bland realizes what 10 apparent
TO every body. The South 10
n xor TO sa InrsrGp
: on silver or on any issue that mena mort
. its present political autonomy. IL fai
sacrificed principle and manhood ft
maintain IL, and southern leaders vii
II CRAWL on TREIn sHLLIEs
A in the National convention ai the De.
beet Of the Northern Democracy soopei
;, than incur its dispi~asure. IL 10 thi'
y belief that persusdss Mr.. Bland tha
% the South viii submit TO Sortb~rp dic
II tation, prove recfeant 10 ats avowet
d convictions and
IL BETnAY THE PEOPLE
70 in the impending conflict
~ The claim ie made that North Caro-
pr lima will not follow the South. The ~
,e sertion 10 boldly made in some quas
k.. "a ASs
> the convention In the event q gold car
didste is nomi mated. But Democratic
- silver Democrafs--laugh at the sugges
VI ton. said . very prominent and pro
nounced silver Democrat 10 Jour col
respondent:
Il am thoroughly and earnestly IN
uncompromisingly . silver man, bot
will abandon my convictions soon'
-. than
InpRRiL PARTY ORGANIZATION.
49, There 10 but one place for Democra
m who do not feel that way In the pre-
~ ent crisie. Common honesty deman
- that they shall openly identify tber
selves with the Populist party. Ho
Al many will do its Very few In my OPT
40 ion They are talking big now, b
y zee which fork they take when Z
to- parting Of the wsys is reached -
II fectly understand that the people q
70 mand Q financial policy that fully .
IA cognixes silver and restores the q
on status. and I believe they nov int
tne TO vote that way in the next eleciis
nv in defiance Of party organization; I
ncs the self-constituted leaders Of the nc
ug- partizan silver movement have no %
nv Intentions. They are mutinous d
'oi- and threaten all manner OF revolt.
!ms they will take their medicine like q
loie little boys. Every silver Democrat
the State ought 70 know and M
neI know that the free coinage Of siisei
reat .a ;nn1..ihili,y so IA, A its acco
'u.' plishment depends
on. uPox pEnocRATIc LEoisLATros.
Ice They ought TO have the candor {
E OF honesty 70 say 90 and stop this ser
reaf less agitation. IL can only result
e . further disaster To the party j sl
and vote the Democratic ticket, state {
into National, and the man doesn't live ,
OF has q more pronounced conviction
the silver question than myself.
den is beaded BY Q gold candidate
I'd . ticket will suffer certain defeat
ism. North Carolina, but
'ah. pEvIAT 10 crsTAIy
-, ,S in any event. The continuance OF
ting s;Sn Ss. mak Ws .oe = % In.ss ssse s sh. I =,
49,. oeeanixafion-about all that 10 l~i
pole .oe liz ~ s,.,.n p .;,x~, cs.n,
aten ou. .'., o. ,,,..n \
in Ion VII S ~ - a;ao. coh.
the .syx." $780, a.
nong s VII -. .,,,;m.s.m Ard =,
= 49, will be abundant opportunity pres
. ed 70 dodge it. II they agree 10
x,x bort q nom -partizan movement they
rS independents and th y will be tire
may " s~
ever A boLIHs.
Will That will keep them cut Of the
Of in tsonal convention, and they Q
SURE either suik or Join The Republi
ice II Populise cc.abinstion. Walter HI