The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-04-25
THE GREAT
FIGHT is ON.
The Democratic President Has
Sounded the Keynote for the
Campaign Of go.
THEPEOPLEVS. PLUTOCRACY

The Man Who wa. Pledged to Ere. silver
Turo. His Face to the q oIden falf--sone
Facts In the Records of Both Aan aud
Parts --iiue up for the Struggle.
Grover Cleveland was recently in
vlted by number of business men,
Of Chicago, to visit that city.
One hundred promnen citizens,
both Democrats md Repubitcans. sent an
invitation to the Pres dent on April
9th, stating that they were anxious
to express their deep sense of appre-
citation OF his statesmanlike and
courageous action in mni"tatning the
HnaHciai credit IF oar Hation, and his
attitude in favor of the preservation
of sound national currency.
Mr.. Cleveland could not accept the
Invitation, but he wrote a letter,
from which the following is taken:
Gentlemen: am much gratiiied by the
exceedingly kind and complimentary invita-
ton you have rendered me on behalf of
many citizens of Chicago to be their guest
at a gathering in the interest of sound money
and wholesome financial doctrine.
My attachment to this cause is so GREAT
and know 50 well the hospitality and kind
nesss of the people of Chicago, that my per
sonal inclination is strongly in favor of ac-
ceptlng your tlattering invitation.
hope, however, the event will mark the
beginning of an aggressive effort to dissent
nate among sthe people safe and prudent
financial ideas.
The situation we are confronting demands
that those who appreciate the importance
of this sUbject-aud they ought to be the
first to see impending danger-should no
longer remain Indifferent or overcontident,
If the sound money sentiment abroad in
the land is to save us from mischief and dis
a ter, it must be cryStalliZed and com mblned
and made Immediately active.
What is now needed more than anything
else is-a plain and simple presentation of the
argument in favor of sound money.
If our people We're iso ated from all others,
and if the question of our currency could be
treated without regard to our relations to
other countries. its character would be a
matter Of comparatively little importance.
/: the American people were only con-
crrned III the maintenance of their precious
life among themselves, they might return
to the old days Of barter, and in this primi-
tive manner acquire from each other the
istence.
But if American civilization was satisfied
with this, it would abjectly fail in its big
a,d noble mission
In these RESTLESS DAYS the farmer is
| tempted by an assurance that, though oul
currency may be dabased, redundant, and
| uncertain, such a situation would improve
| the price of his products.
| Let us remind him that he must buy as
| we'll sell; that his dreams of plenty are
/ shaded by the certainty that if the price OF
| the things he has to sell is nominally en-
| HANGED. the cost of things he must buy vii
| not remain stationary; that the best price!
which cheap money procaims are unsubstan
tial and elusive. and even if they wele rea
| and palpable, he must necessarily he lef
far behind in the race for their enjoyment
1t ought not To be difficult to convince th,
| wage-earner that if there We're benefits
arising from degenerate currency they
would reach him least of all and last of all
In an unhealthy stimulation of prices al
| increased cost of all the needs of his hOm
must belong to his portion, while he is a
| the same time Xed with vanishing vision
of increased wages ana an easier lot. Th
pages of history and experience are full o
| this lesson
An insid Gus attempt is made to create
prejudice against the advocates of a safe an,
sound currency by the insinuation, more o
less directly made, that they belong t.
finanC al and business elias es. and are there
fore not only out of sympathy with tn
common people of the land but. for seltsl
and wicked purposes, are willing to sacritic
the interests OF those outside their circle.
| believe that capital and wealth, throug
combination and other means sometime
gain an undue advantage, and it must b
conceded that the maintenance of a soun
. currency may In sense be invested with
greater or less importance to individuals az
cording to their conditions and circun
| stances.
Disguise it as we may the line Of hattl
is drawn between the forces of safe currenc
. and those of silver mono metali m.
| will not believe that if our people al
afforded an intelligent opportunity fC
sober, second thought, they will sanctlo
schemes, that. however cloaked, mean di
aSter and confusion, nor that they will col
, sent, by undermining the foundation of
safe currency, to endanger the beneticel
, character and purposes Of their government
Yours, very truly,
, GROVER CLEVELAND
Every man in the land should stud
this letter.
e Every man ,hould note CAREFUL
that this goldbug president speaks {
gold mnno-metallism as "sound Gu
rency." He should also note ths
| Tree oL silver Is EtlcIIC
r to as sttcer mOn0metGilism.
!. REMEMBER THESE FACTS, TOO.
Let It be remembered that IL
:, President who whites this letter ws
6 elected on, at LEA st a bimetdllism pjo
E form, if not a free silver platforr
A Here is what that platform QS9
says:
It 1--WE denounce the Republican legislati
= known as the Sherman act of 1-90 as COY
ardly makeshift fraught with possibilities
, danger in the future which should make
n of its supporters, as well as its autht
anxious for its speedy repeal We hold to t
y, use of both gold and silver as the standa
- money of the country, and to
I coinage of both gold and silver wit
% out discrimination against either me
r. or charge for mintage, but the dol
e unit of coinage of both metals mi
>, be of equal intrinsic and eXchangeable vail
III or be adjusted through international agr,
to ment or by such safeguards as shall insl
20 the maintenance of the parity of the t
= metals, and the equal power of every dol
"a at all times in markets and in the paym,
a | of debts; and we demand that all paper C
Is currency shall be kept at par with and
- deemabe in such cOin.'
i. This is what the Democratic pa,
promised the people. This is t
Sc platform on which Grover Clevela
es and Democratic Congress W,
O. elected.
l. MORE THINGS TO BE REMEMBEREl
C. Let US remem Der, further, that
q though Congress had for years ab
< lutely refused TO listen to the farm
u and working people Of the count
u that petition after petition v
~, sent there from the mass
hu that relief was asked through
no sub treasury plan or somethi
better; that every effort was made
'o- the honest, hard-working, veal
III III producing yeomanry and people
W 'lo the land to get hearing and sec
'a' consideration at the hands Of th
''n national representatives. Let us
'os member that the practical answer
VI all these efforts was.