The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-12-12
DEMOCRACY VS..
FREE SILVER.
Why Free Coinage Of Silver Can
not Be Secured Through the
Democratic Party.
RECORDS, FACTS, OPINIONS,

forms The visu. OF the People ON the
Question of the Day What They kao.
and what They Thiah.
under this head will be presented
communications competing for the
cash prizes announced elsewhere for
the best article on why the Free
and Unlimited Coinage OF Silver
Cannot Be Obtained Through the
Democratic Psrty."l
AL.dy Enters IN. LI.ts
PowRLLsvILLE, \. c., Dee. Eth, '95.
MR.. EDITOR: IL you will allow q
lady to enter the contes; for the
prizes offered on the query, "Why
cannot the free and unlimited coin
age of silver be secured through the
Democratic partyf" will say that
1t cannot be secured for various
reasons. The most prominent OF
which Is this:
The Democratic party, as il is or
ganized at the present time. is OPP
posed to any such measure. Both
the leaders aud the followers, the
big dogs and the little ones, and the
''ices" who cannot do anything but
yelp
WHEN THE BIG DOGS GRowL.
And how do l know that they are
opposed to iti Look at the record.
Democratic Congressman have kill
ed silver. They helped to demone-
tize it in 1873. They have killed all
the free silver coinage bills that
have been offered since they were
restored to power, with as much
avidity as if the bills
HAD BEEN RATTLEsNAKEs,
crawling into the congressional halls.
They repealed the Sherman act,
and refused to grant even the small
favor of coming the seigniorage. In
fact they have shown. animosity to
silver at all times and under all con-
ditions.
And now about the followers: A
majority of the rank and file of the
Democratic party are against free
coinage OF silver because they have
lately so declared in their conven-
tions-some of them going so far AS
to demand the
RETIREMENT OF THE GREENBACKs
also. And those who are too small
to attend the conventions, are howl
ing for "sound currency" IAN hon
est dollar, ,"r'money good in Europe >
&C., &c.
| Many of them do not know wheth-
er Europe is at the North Pole OIL
the South Pole, or in the bottom OF
the sea. All they know is to cry
aloud as their bosses tell them to
cry.
Ever since the Democrats have
had ga chance" it has been cont-ac
ton, contraction,
CONTRACTION.
And they are yet clamoring for th,
same. This record shows that the,
are bitterly opposed to it. Would
you expect that any man, or Sc
of men, would grant you apy
thing which he, or they, are against
and
, WHICH THEY ARE OPPOSING
!; with all the strength that in then
liesf
} Another reason is, that shoul,
} there be free silver bill passed
l in both houses of Congress, We kuo,
r that we have a Democratic Presi
: dent, who is "bigger than his party,
{ whose backbone is so large that h
: would veto the bill, and utterly ig
. more the little swarthy party tha
3 passed it, like an elephant steppinI
/ over q mouse.
s And here is another reason
Y The Democratic party, through
: Cleveland and Carlisle, have sol
t this nation to the Rothschilds, i
= England, and their coadjutors i
S crime in Europe and America. The
b were enabled to do this by the Uni
: ted States being placed on a gol
basis.
= IN NO OTHER WAY
r could they have succeeded in issr
9 ing bonds in times Of peace.
Il Now we know that England rear
Il a rich harvest of interest from th
e United States yearly, by this means
IT And when did England ever releas
l. her hold upon any country, ths
i once came under British control'
Democratic Congressman are =,
q sponsible for this, and they cann'
e undo what they have done, and col
silver free, for if they should, I'll
cry of bonds. more bonds, wou
cease, and they would lose presti,
with
a. THEIR MASTERS IN ENGLAND
and elsewhere.
Another reason is, that even Il
y professed "friends of silver" vi
t, call themselves democrats, tell
er that they are in favor of the fr
e, and unlimited coinage of silver; b
~ we must have "international ayr
~ ment." Now can any one tell
il what that meansi All Europe d
I'd and Asia, and the two Americ
w must agree to it. And if that we
s. done they would want to know
Esquimuax and Hottentots, Laplar
n ers and Firms, Samoans and India
n had consented. And when answer
.mn in the affirmative. they would |
Ir gin to enquire if permission b
eli been requested of the eannibals
ay Central Africa; and finally, il
Tn SATAN AND HIS IMPs
in hades had given us the right
IS. have free coinage of silver
the United States. If that is
'nt friend to silver, what does it take
constitute an enemy, and how 10
no. before its friends would coin il fir,
x And still another reason is, Il
!. We shall not have any Democra
~, IT. party to pass coinage laws, for /,
,av Democrats are hopelessly divid
,th "and q house divided agai
,p- itself cannot stand" And last
,b- not least, the Democratic party e.
vas not give US free coinage of silv
of even it would. It is out of po,
sSf Gf and
d;- Likely so TO RE lain.
lthas run to the end OF its rope.