The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-17
DEMOCRACY and
FREE SILVER.
Why Frss Coinage Of Silver Can
not b Secured Through the
Dsmocnsie Party.
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Dsnoer>tie Parsy.-l
NAniox. n. e.. Oct. 3.-The pcn-
ocraiie party has IN the past mad. a
G pvenicnf, IN some sections of the
United States. TO pose as the silver
party. or ~ the party through which
the free and uniimited coinage of
silver could most hkely be SECURED.
IL can be truly said that % pos~a as
. free coinage party IN sp-.s s-cf.sas.
via. IN the south and West. for an
the North and East ITS platforms aud
and declarations we're "consfrusd-
entirely differently.
IL undertook the feat OF
AIDING TWO HoksEs AT oscr,
and % long ~ the good sieed. a ui.tly
logged along side by si]e th. raseally
rider had no treuble In keeping them
checked or retaining . nrm foo,ing.
Grover Cleveland vas the rider IN
1892. when clad in Q shining coat Of
,ilver and gold, With Dsmocrane
congressional aspirants doing the
swinging act on has coat tail, he
made . brilliant dash from Wall
street TO the White House.
But this arduous trip asoke all the
6ery spirit IN the too blood~d si..ds.
for IN 1894. when the Democratic
equestriaps In Congress tined Co ride
back to Washington on both, the
gray horse, "BimeiAllism.- Who had
received very cold comfort from his
wouldbe riders, Who gave ell the
choice provender Ia the pampsred
clay bank. "Mopometallism.- - kicked
most vigorously against running
with the clsv bank, threw his hypo-
critical friends. and was ridden TO
Washington by totally different rid.
ers in principle, who we're declared
the winners by the Judges, the Amer
ican people.
THIS but illustrates the
CRIMINAL IScoxsisTEscr
Of the Democratic party in the past.
They are not. and never have been.
friends to the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver. The "silver
plank" in the platform. promulgated
by the National Democratic conysn-
tion 1t Chicago, does not declare for
il, though il was construed" or
interpreted" that way in the South
and West. In the North and East
the Interpretation" Was Of an en-
tirely golden hue, and the Demo
cratic campaign orators confdenfi-
ally told the people that the "silver
shine" Was inserted to
GET A ''soLID SOUTH
and they got II.
The writer, IN talking with an ex-
member Of the Virginia Legislature
in the spring Of 1894. asked AZ the
Democratic speakers really meant
anything favorable To free coinage
when they we're preaching IL in ".
and he replied that they did not
mean that they
WOULD ENACT LEoIsLATios
for the free and unlimited coinage
Of silver 1t 10 TO 1. or any other ra-
ito, except through an international
agreement. He said that the 90.
called silver declaration Was IN.
serted TO hold the silver States an
line, and for nothing else. The
course Of events have borne him out
Had they the remotest idea Of giving
the country free coinage. they would
have put free coinage man ~ the
head Of the national ticket. instes<
Of . known goldbug, and . declares
enemy Of tree coiuage.
The Democratic party had tb.
largest majority in the last Congress
Of any party in the
i HISTORY OF THE GovEkxnEsT.
II il il the silver party. or IL II i
even favorable TO silver - . none,
metal, why-oh Why, wss not soml
Legislation enacted then, looking u
the free use Of silver ~ . money!
Il Democratic papers give very liifl
> satisfaction on this point. What mi
/, Judss Isca riot did do for silver ws
to repeal the only silver Legislation
in force, the Sherman silver pus
chasing act. ct the instance Of ths
. Moses Of Democracy, Grover Clsvs
land. thessDy leaving the country o.
: . gold be- ., 1t the mercy Of th
> gold "a c, pliers Of Wall and Lombar
: streets. After the repeal Of thi
!. act, Cleveland, the champion Of ID
mocracy, further discredited silvs
81 IssuIxo BONDS
to bolster up the gold reserve. vhic
vas rapidly being drained By hi
. English bond syndicate, Who has
, lately begun the same opsrstio
J, again.
: The lamentsd Vance, Q man vh
9 will always live in the hearts of frr
North Carolinians, predicted thu
Elf the Sherman purchasing act VI
I, repealed without substituting 9th,
4 silver legislation With the repea
e that "the Democratic party voul
d walk ont Of itself, leaving only
= smsil Of birthstone and Wall street
o These words sounded the
nj DEATH. KNELL or DEnocRATro
vI HUnBUS0HRY.
y Democratie Copgressmen justi6s
. their votes for he repeal Of n
tbill without incorporating other d
YER Legislation in the repealing bil
on the ground that they "bslisvt
that silver ought 70 stand on its %
:. merits" II Vas very soon eppare
- that silver had no "merits" whe
- the pemocratic party Was eopeerne
ts and Senator vanesS prophetic vos
It vsrs realised in the fall Of "a, vh.
IN counties Thousands Of the Den
p cratic host