The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12

destroy silver by voting for the repeal
Of the Sherman law, found himself in
a sad plight on the financial subject
before bis silver constituents In the
last campaign.
He avoided the issue a best he could
but at Smithfeld in September. he
said 81 believe in gold and liver and
paper, redeemabie in the Metal. The
Democratic party Has only one more
duty, that Is to give you good currency,
and that il will do
At Wilmington he declared "A = sure
as December comes the Democratic
Congress will work out the great finan-
cial problem, and pass a financial bin
which viii recogniz. gold and silver a.
the standard OF money in this coun-
try"
On February 18th, "A vote on Senator
Jones bill, providing for the free coin
age OF silver was taken in the Senate.
Mr.. Ransom then had a chance 10 prove
true TO his promises and to his people.
but unfortunately, three days before
the vote, the death Of Isaac i. Gray, L.
). Minister to Mexico, was announced
Having failed to retain his seat in the
Senate by his vote OH the Sherman
| 80 w o'N eh' tbttlEOI Oh tie
patronage of this state, Senator Ran
som was now very anxious 10 go "a
Minister to Mexico. And when the
vote was taken on the Jones' silver bill
he voted with Cleyaland's men and the
Republicans.
The Washington correspondent tc
the New York sun, wrote "Senator
RansOm's vote against taking up the
free silver bill in the Senate is regard
ed as All earnest bid for the Mexican
Mission"
On February 23rd, the President sent
to the Senate the nomination Of >ena,
tor Matthew Whitaker Ransom to be
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
PlenlpOtentlary TO Mexico.
l. Inc New \ Ork World, on the 9th OF
June last, called upon the various Ma
tlOnal committeeman of the Democrat
lc party Tor their opinions as to the ad-
Visibility of National Convention
The replies poured in red hot in favor
of silver. But North Carolina, though
overwhelmingly for the white metal
was silent. Her National Committees
man, Mr.. Ransom, made no sign.
The NeWbern Journal of July 10th
declared: minister Ransom is very
much opposed to the free coinage OF
silver, and thinks honest money will
eventually win the day"
And this is the man who now con-
trolls the machiney of the Democratic
party of North COrOlina, and who was
recently declared by Mr.. Joseph Cald-
well, OF the Charlotte Observer. to be
the typical North Carolina Democrat
He is feted, and banqueted
and worshipped, and shielded by a
certain element in the Democratic
party in North Carolina, an element
winch unfortunately dominates the
methods and policy of the party.
Minister Ransom is a study. No
where can we find his portrait so ac-
curately drawn as by Pollock in his
immortal work, "'The Course of Time
He was man
Who stole the livery of the court of heaven
10 serve the devil in in virtues guise,
| DevOured the widows house and orphans
IN holy phrase transacted mischiefs,
1hat common men burst not NEEDLE with
In sweetest style, he spoke and smiled and
falsified,
And salutations made III scripture terms"
''Sees't thou the man.
"A serpent with an angels voice-a grave
| with flowers bestreWd;
| And yet there were rents
| Ia his garments of hypocrisy
That ope' ID wide in spite of him,
Ihrough which the well accustomed eve
| could see
The rOttenness of his heart
| LORD GALATIANS MINISTRY---CzaR
CLEVELAND'S ADMINISTRATIONS.
Mr.. Cleveland and his cabinet. his
diplomatic and consular corps. Irhiiq
ana btdcE, and his host of Demo- Negro
Republican office holders, remind me
or the words of Mr.. Burke, in describ
ing the third ministry of Lord Chat
ham:
He made an administration so checkered
ana speckled, he put together a piece of
]Olnery, so GROSSLY indented and so Whimsi
caiiy doVetalled, cabinet SO variouslv in
lad, such piece of diversified mosaic such
tessellated pavement, without cement
mere piece OF BLACK stone and there a bit
OF WHITE patriots and courtiers, kings
friends and Republicans, that it was indeed
very curious show, but utterly unsafe to
5ouch, ana insure to stand on The col
leagues whom he assorted at the same hoard
stared at each other, and were Obliged to
ask Sir, your name" Sir, you have the
advantage of mel Mr.. Such-a-One T hoo
a thousand pardons' | venture to saw f
dld SO happen that persons had a single
oAuGo ulFlueu between them, who had never
spoken to each other in their lives, until
tney found themselves, they knew not how.
plgging together, heads and points in the
same trucke bed
LOOKING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WORMS
OF JUNIUs.
Looking back no further than March
=, 1898, see magnificent, political
1rlumphal procession, with plumes
ana bayOnets and brass guns sweeping
up pennsylvania avenue to the insnir-
ing notes of hundred bands of music
Grover Cleveland is there at the head |
The Democratic host is
DELIRIOUs WITH JOY,
because they know by keeping the
promises of the party to the people.
ana by fidelity to Jetfersonian princi-
pies, prosperity will come to every
nome, and the lease of power given |
the Democratic party will be absolutely
without limit.
Looking again only two years and
nall afterwards, we find that the
country has passed through a terrific
panic, That commerce, the manufacture
ing industries, the cotton and wheat
helds of the South and West. and al
most every other profession and yoca-
ton, have been
DESOLATED RY EJNArcv.,