The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31
REPUBLICANS
AND SILVER


AND SILVER
Some Vigorous Questions By a
Prominent State Republican.
Is Expected That Sssshern Repsblicaas VIII vse fas
Poyery-Is Order Thst the Parry May Live? Poverty
Is Worse Thas Igssrasee.
Mr.. Editor AS a subscriber and
reader of your paper, want to con-
gratulate you, and endorse all you said
in your editorial on the New York Tri-
bune interview with Congressman
said, and you said it well.
The Tribune editorial, which fol-
lowed the interview, as copied into the
deed. 1t advises North Carolina free
silver men to retrace their steps.
What is it going to do with Senator
publican Committee, and all the Re-
With gOldbug candidate for Presl-
dent, the Republican party cannot car
ry the Western States.
will the Tribune vote for Republi-
can free silver candidate? Will it
stand on free silver platform made
by the Republican Convention? These
are pertinent questions.
doubt if there are eight States in
r., lAft r ala
sway of the masses, that would send
gOldbug delegates to the National Con-
vention. How can the party win. then
candidate? 1t cannot do it.
Does the Tribune expect the people
of North Carolina to vote for single
not seven dollars per capita in the
ity to show there is that much money
in the State. The tax-lists and bank
statements are open. Show it, il it car
be shown.
This is not for the lack of resources
of wealth, or the accomplishments OF
effort and labor. We are surrounded
with and have all that goes to make
wealth and prosperity. Our outlay in
Improvements is broad, and sufficient tt
place us abreast with the best condi
tions of civilization. But the money
necessary to maintain such condition!
is not here, and unquestiOnably tha
means poverty, sooner or later.
| Does the Tribune, with its $500, an(
upward per head in its state, and tn.
States Immediately around it. wan
to keep US in poverty, that the Repub
lican party may live?
| From a purely party standpoint
and with reference to our poverty
does the Tribune want to keep th'
Southern States in the hands of tn,
old Bourbon Democracy? 1t wOult
seem SO when it is unwilling tina
the Southern Republicans shall avail
themselves of local influences and cir
cumstances to prevent it.
Back in '82 it opposed coalition il
North Carolina, and its influence ant
that of the National Republican,
newspaper at Washington, prevente'
our carrying the State.
We want the Tribune to understand
that controlling number of the Re
publicans of this State are for hOm
rule, and for the Republican party
too, which must aid in making ou
homes agreeable. This it can do b.
banishing impending poverty. Pow
erty is worse than ignorance. Ignor
ance with wealth can overcome ignor
ance. Intelligence with poverty can
not preserve intelligence. Some gold
bug will say, "Oh! 60 to work. YO
old liar! We are working people. An
other says, "Good times are returning
cotton is 10 cents.' Yes, it is 10 cent
but there is only half crOp-six mi
lions of bales. With the increase {
population, there ought to be twelv
million of bales, to clOthe the world a
. it was clothed in silver times. If ther
was full crop, it would only be wort
, cents now, and it would require hare
er work, and more labor to buy shil
made of 5. cent cotton, than 1t require
, in silver times, when made of 10 Ger
cotton,
Put back the prices of land befor
you begin to talk about returning goo
times, Mr.. Goldbug.
Now let the Tribune pose itself an
take deliberate look at the polite,
horoscope as it appears today.
President Benjamin Harrison woul
: not sell the bonds to the money chans
{ ers, who raided the hundred milli0
1 Gold Reserve. He, in our opinion, W.
not fit for the Presidency, for the pa
ty could have been kept in power, al
r silver ultimately restored under ii
f operation of the Sherman law, if
: had listened to good party men; sti
n he was not the kind of man to sell ii
a money changers the bonds,
Another election was close at han
= and Cleveland agreed to take the nor
ination, repeal the Sherman law, al
:: sell the bonds. Cleveland's positi.
p now enabled him, through his offic
a holders, and the AID of the mon
l. changers, to place the Democratic pa
Is ty on gold platform, with a cane
date to suit. The Democratic part
. in the next campaign, will thereto
le occupy an extreme position on t
IT money question: position the Repu
,e lican party dare not take.
a By this course the Democratic par1
y which is now q stranded party, W
get on strong ground, but not on t
p popular ground, and will have a gre
20 influence, and a very dangerous OF
For the first time since the days
Andrew Jackson the Democratic PAL
will stand for something.
The Tribune will be in a trying !
= sition in the campaign, with the +
puOilCan party as gOl0 party, ecllps
re by the Democratic party; or the I
40 publican party going back to the 81
o of humanity, and fusing with the (
ID yer people, leaving the Tribune to fl
of with the gOldbug Democracy.
" Hurrying along in letter to 30
~ one few days ago, said that the
"a publican party was born in the e
=. ~ impulses of the human heart. 1t
ae been ringing in my ears ever since
"a The Republican party was born
GU humanityl
Has it left the side of humanity?
Nc What does gold standard of mol
mean? 1t means an awful dista
from the top to the bottom of sOcie
ss, 1t means crowned heads, princes,
is tential classes and luxury, at one e.
n and obsequiousness, misery, want,
re- nOrance and abomniable practi
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