The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-12-19
HYPOCRITES
UNMASKED.
A Cowardly Surrender of Dem.
Ocrats to "Inside The party
Gold Power"

The Fiasnee Csmniltee Will Favor Sver-Bs. Thanks
Are Due The Densera.s-The Treaeheross Leaders
viii Have 10 Following In 1896.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator But
ler," says the Washington Post"
"does not seem eager to rush into the
Republican caucus and give the organ
izatiOn of the Senate to the Republi-
cans" 1t never has been Senator
Buffers purpose to enter Republican
caucus. Contrary statements are in
territorial Misrepresentation. On his
arrival in Washington, two weeks in
advance of the meeting Of Congress,
he suggested conference between sill
yer men with a view to recognizing
the Senate on an
INDEPENDENT SILVER BASIS
His efforts were directed to that end
and that the movement collapsed only
when the Democrats, alarmed at the
prospect of doing material service in
the interest of silver, surrendered the
committee control of the Senate to the
Republicans. All that Populist per-
sistence might effect was thus thwart-
ed, and that all was not lost is no fault
of the Democratic minority. Control
of the Finance Committee has been Sc
cured through the united effort Of
THE POPULIsT SENATOR'S.
That control will be maintained in
| the next Congress, when the House,
elected in 1896, will be in accord with
the silver sentiment now dominant in
the Senate, The President elected
| next year, if not free silver man,
will be elected by Republican House,
and, in the face of the overwhelming
popular remonstrance at the polls
against the gold policy, he will not
dare
VETO FREE SILVER BILL.
At no time during the earnest agita-
tion of the silver question has the
prospect of success been so much as
sured as now. The cowardly abandon
ment of the fight by silver Democratic
Senators when the struggle was at a
crisis, will be resented and condemned
by betrayed people in 1896. The
| HYPOCRITEs HAVE BEEN UNMAsKED
and the credit belongs to the six
Populist Senators who have stood
courageously by the people at the ex-
pense of their own party identifica-
tions. They were willing to ignore
party and unite in common effort to
advance and
PROTECT THE CAUSE OF SILVER
in the reorganization of the Senate
When the suggestion was first made
by Senator Butler he disclaimed any
party advantage in the movement ard
insisted that the result should be
brought about by Senators who were
elected as silver men, and who were
pledged to that interest. The determ.
inatiOn of Democratic leaders to sacri
fee silver at the dictation of the gol(
men, who will control the Ma
tional convention next year, hardly
needed fresh demonstration. The lessor
is timely, however, and if the popular
, protest that reaches Washington from
Southern constituencies mean any
thing, the treacherous leaders will be
WITHOUT A FOLLOWING
, at the next election. The situation i
2 full of hope for silver. The hypocri
sy of Democrats who clamor for silver
e "inside the party" is now we'll estab
8 lished. 1t is meaningless and is
INTENDED TO DECEIVE
> the more credulous in the rank an
, file of the party. There is no place i
i the:Democratic party for an honest sil
yer man. The longer his Democratic al
filiations are maintained the more de:
perate must be the struggle to restor
: the financial system which has give
this country its greatest prosperit.
The British gold policy that now don
e mates cannot be reversed or mOdifle
S by empty,
IL JUGGLING PLATFORM DECLARATIONS.
u The cry of "party before country
. means the commercial slavery of Il
:; American people. 1t is questio
u u now of wearing the British yoke as
Z mark of American vassalage. Whe
e the vital issue is submitted to IL
e people they will decide it in favor
4 American manhood.