The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-20
SIGNS or POLITICAL SPLITS.

aster. IL is your fqht. Are you
helping any?
SIGNS or POLITICAL SPLITS.
A sailor Oh stormy sea, with OBJ
securing clouds overhead and with
out compass, could not be more
uncertain - to where he is at than
both the old political parties seem to
be at this time.
Let's take brief survey of the
field and zee how things look. Sem
ator Teller, the leading Western Re-
publican, says:
1.-THE Republican National conven-
ton ID bound to take some notice Of
the silver question. The tariff ques-
ton 10 no longer Of paramount inter-
est to the people Of the United States.
1.-THE silver advocates in the Repub-
lican party will never consent to the
question being ignored by the cOnven-
ton; IL 1t Is, and the gold standard is
endorsed, the dismemberment of the party
10 lure TO foiiOw. Political parties rep
resent the good that can be done to the
people Of this country, and the time is
past when . party can live on its past
record.
"when . party fails to represent the
principles that are of benefit to the
people that party must surely die"
This utterance in connection with
the fact that Republicans are hold
ing silver conventions in various
places, clearly indicate q want of
unity on the financial question in the
Republican party; for it is pretty
we'll understood that the con vent ton
will be controlled by the goldbug
element.
How about the Democratic party i?
Mr.. W. G. Whitney, who is the lead
ing Eastern Democrat, says:
"If the silver men carry the next
Democratic National convention, it
WO"Au cPe" Ito PURIFY w tUO.
This utterance in connection with
the dicta of many other leading
Democrats, who are declaring for
free silver, show q great want OF
harmony among the Democrats on
the same question. A regular hula
belloo is being kicked up in the
ranks of both organizations, and it
10 coming to that point when it will
be impossible to tell what q man
means by saying he is a "Republi-
can" or Democrat" unless he furn-
ishes plans and specifications.
Perhaps the condition of sffairs
nearer home may prove interesting.
The North Carolina State Democrat
ic executive committee recently
passed some free silver resolutions,
and there has been q big row in
camp ever since. The Charlotte
Observer 10 leading the fight against
silver within Democratic ranks, and
it 10 not mincing words. The Fay
etteville Observer is the most out
spoken free silver advocate in the
ranks, and these two democratic"
papers are wsging . little battle
royal on the most important issue of
the hour. Now if one of them is
Democratic, how can the other be
Democratic? Will somebody please
tell as which one 10 the Democrat?
The Richmond Times, q strong
gold standard Democratic" advo-
cate, speaking Of the free silver
democratic" advocates who are
urging that . silver platform Ne
adopted recently said:
II our brother Democrats are resolv.
ed to pursue the course that they now
threaten they had as we'll make up
their minds that they are going to be
deserted in the contest by . very large
body of the very best Democrats, and
for one, the Times shall urge on its fell
low-Democrats with all the earnest
ness and seriousness that it can COM
mand, that . second Democratic con-
venti0n shall be held and that it shall
nominate Democrat Of the straight
eat sect upon . sound-money platte rm.
The Charlotte Observer, gold
standard democratic advocate not
only seconds the motion but goes the
Times enc better and says
"If prosperity returns, a. it is re-
turning. and IL prices Of agricultural
products continue to advance or even
stspd where they are, there will be in
. large measure subsistence of the de-
mand for the free coinage Of silver.
But II IL continues and the Democratic
National convention dominates q free
coinage candidate, then we shall expect
the delegates from many of the States
to leave the convention in . body. and
that Thousands of Democrats viii re-
pudiste platform and ticket and either
put out another candidate, or else cast
IN their fortune for the time beino with The
Repsskltcon party, whose candidate will
be sound money man.
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Now, in all seriousness, can it be
maintained that . party, 70 split up
md % much ct war with itself, can
b relied upon to carry ont any sort
u pledge! What do the resolutions |