The Caucasian., 1895-11-21
WHAT IS THE
OUTLOOK?
The Political Situation Reviewed
And Probable New Arrange.
mentS FOreCaSted.

Let the Peoples Party Look Up-The Democratic Lead
ers Shown to be WronE-F Financial Reform Can Come
OnIy Through the Popuists.
What is the outlook for lS9Gf This
is the political riddle the VIII ole Amer
lean people are now trying to solve.
The average Republican, since the
recent landslides in the State elec
,icns in Kentucky. New York, New
Jersey, Ohio, etc, and even far off
Utah, jumps without thinking, to
the dead certain conclusion that. the
Republicans have everything within
their grasp for 1896, from the Presl-
dency down. The old time pie eat
ing Republicans even now begin to
smack their lips at the prospect
Well, perhaps it may be so. But
let our Populist brethren stop awhile
and think. Did it ever occur to yon
that the greatest obstacle in the
way of the growth Of our party has
been, especially in the South, to con-
vince the Democrats that there was
no hope of financial relief, (and that
is the relief which the masses of tie
people everywhere are now, and
have been for these ten years or
more, clamorlng foD. from either
one of the old parties9 Now, think
a moment. Is there a Democrat OF
any pretension to intelligence who
expects the Democratic party to
carry the next Presidential election
on the financial issue9 What be-
comes now of the learned arguments
of such leading Democrats as Nor
gan, of Alabama, Harris, of Ten
nessee, and all that class of Demo-
cratic leaders, who constitute the
real brains aud leadership of the sill
yer wing of the Democratic party,
to the effect, that relief might be
expected through that party' Even
if they could control the platform
and nominations of the next Ma
tional Democratic convention, where
are the votes necessary to success
to come front There is but one an
swer to this question. Then where
must the silver Democrats neces-
sarily go9 Form new silver party?
This would be pure political mad
ness? Go to the Republican Partyl
Equally suicidal: if they mean what
they say as to financial relief. Can
they go anywhere else but to the
Peoples party and find party afiil-
ations in accord with their financial
views7
Let our Populist friends take fresh
courage. We, and We alone, stand
united, and as one man in this fight
Where, and where only. may you
find the flag of "FINANCIAL REFORM:
To ask the question is to answer it
in the Peoples Party. The over
whelming defeat Of the Democrats
in the recent State elections is the
most hopeful of all signs for gath
ering up the fragments of tie
Democratic party. and thereby
increasing and building up of the
Peoples Party in the immediate fu
ture, and getting ready for the con
test of 1896. Without this, ou1
party would have been well-nigf
hopeless in the next national con
test. As it is, the clouds which
lately obscured the political horizon
are passing away But is this all
Congress is now about to assemble
and the approaching session, what
ever may be done or oml'ted to b.
done, whether much or little, 0
nothing at all. is one Of the most ia
reaching and momentous conse
quences. The Peoples Party h"ld
the balance of power in the Senat
and will be heard from on this, an
kindred subjects. Watch the record
which all the parties in Congress
will make during the approaching
session, and watch especially ho,
those high war tariff New Englan
goldbug warriors, (Senators Chan6
ler and Lodge, Republicaps), VIII
couldn't wait even till Congres
meets to declare war against Eng
land on the Monroe Doctrine" an
, for vigorous foreign war policy
will try to shift the financial issue
and play into the hands of M
Cleveland and his goldbug allie
e They may possibly work that We
/ racket little too far, and involy
e the country in real war with Eul
= land. And right here, in the opinio
e of the writer, lies real danger tn.
t the issues may be shifted, and NJ
= Cleveland and his goldbug admin
e tration may, with Republican he'll
put the country in position whel
for war purposes, even an unlimitt
!. amount of government bonds won
L have to be issued, and greenbacl
q galore! "G."