The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-21
"SILVER is
SETTLED
This is the Cry OF the Gold Bug
DemOCrats..And They Glory
in Republican Victory.

Senator Buffers plan Reorgsnre the Senate on Silver
Lines Meets Democratic Obieetion--If the Popusts
Stand For Silver The Two Old Crowds May be Driven
To Fuse.
WAsuINGToN, Nov. 1S.-"The cleo
tious last week settled silver" is the
comforting gold bug reflection. A
Democratic silver candidate for Con-
gresS in Illinois was defeated by boiling
gold Democrats, and that ends the sill
yer fight in the prairie State. In Ne
braska the administration Democrats
Outvoted the silver Democrats two To
one. And Nebraska is no longer a sill
yer State. Before its absorption by the
P)pulist party the Democratic vote in
the State was over 100000. 1t is now
about 10000. About 10000 of these
votes are administration Democrats.
There are about 10000 silver Democrats
in the State not, AS yet, identified with
the Populist party. But the 10000 ad-
ministration Democrats have settled
the silver question in Nebraska, and
henceforth it is "done for" 1T now
seems that the gold Democrats in Ken
lucky have just missed electing Re-
publican Senator in place of Black
burn, n silver Democrat. The two Pop
whose election Providence must have
taken a hand-hod the balance of
power. They can only deadlock the
Legislature and either prevent an cleo
tion or compel the gold Democrats to
vote for a Republican as Blackburn's
successor. And that settles the silver
question in the blue grass common
wealth. 1t was not square silver
fight in Kentucky, but it will be square
i'm 1896. The platform and the candi-
date will agree, and If what appears to
be trust worthy information is true, it
will be made outside the Democratic
party.
so far from settling the silver
question the election last week was Il
signal silver victory. 1t pointed UNI
mistakably to Grover Cleveland re-
nomination and the consequent disin-
tegration of the Democratic party in
the Southern States. The Republican
victory in Kentucky was the work OF
Cleveland Democrats. They do not
disown it, but glory in the accomplish
ment of Democratic defeat. 1t is
notice to silver Democrats that they
must surrender their convictions, stul-
tify their record, or submit to Repub-
lican rule. Every Southern State is
confronted and threatened with tn.
condition that has turned over the
great Democratic State of Kentucky tt
The Republican party. 1t is Cleveland:
rule or ruin policy that has compelled
thousands of self-respecting Democrat
to leave the party and threatens it Will
immediate disintegratiOn. But tn
election has not settled the silver ques
ton in Alabama and Georgia. On tn
contrary, it has put new life and de
termination in the fight. The struggle
at present, in these States Is 1nsld
party lines but the parting of the way
is in sight and rupture is inevitable
That is equivalent to a silver victory
One result of the election last week
gain of two silver Senators from tn
new State Of Utah. The election ha
settled the issue in 1896. Hencefort
it is Clevelandism or silver. 1t is TN
beginning of the end. TO your tent
silver Democrats!
SENATOR BUTLER's PLAN.
But how sincere are these loud-tall
ing silver party leaders? How man
of them will follow ex-senator Jarv.
courageous example? 1t VIII soon
known. Senator Buffers propOsitlO
that the silver men control the organ
cation of the Senate will apply the ties
A majority of the Senate Is Commute
to free coinage. There Is hardly OF
prominent leader on the Democrat
side of the Senate who mas not oy We
and speech repeatedly declared ms q.
yotion to silver and his belief in IL
wisdom and Justice of free coinag
There are dozen or more outspokt
silver Republicans in the Senate. III
silver men are clearly in the majorit
It's important that they should co
troll the finance committee. Compile
control of the Senate-its cbminitte
and patronage--would necessarily ma
sp,endid moral effect ON the silV
campaign in 1896. But 1T is too mu
To eypect of demoralized and disheal
eued Democrats. The Objector Is
. ready heard. The Butler plan, Tn
say, is tantamount to an independe
silver organization, and they are
quite ready to take that step. That
the single Democratic objection IN
far heard. The Butler plan looks II
business, and that is what IL mea
Democratic Senators are afraid OF
The present indications are that In
will not support it. In that event
Populist Senators must determine
deadlock the Senate, should that res
be necessary to compel the recoghitl
they demand in the OrganiZation oi
committees. But a deadlock may
both ways. 1t may eventuate In CO
promise arrangement between tne
publicans and Democrats. Silver DE
0crats will be responsible for the fali
of the Butler plan, il 1t Is present
and they will be held accountable
the loss of an opportunity that mi
be used to the greatest advantage
the prosecution Of the peoples INC
ment against tho money power.
Do not delay with rheumatism.
-; Of II Inv DIlrlfylnQ