The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-15

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opened his big blade" as IL were. 4
few points Of his speech are - follows |:
1speak today for that large section
OF the Democratic party which be-
lieves in the free and unlimited coin
age OF silver at the ratio OF 10 to /. In
doing this / represent no new depart
ure but am standing by the doctrines
OF the fathers. Silver money, current
with the INGREDIENT, WAS paid by the
old patriarch, Abraham, Tor the only
real estate that he ever bought 80 far
as we knOw-the cave Of Aacphelah,
which he bought from the sons Of
Heth for burial place; and silver has
continued to be the money of the
world, equal in power and authority
to gold until it was trampled down
during the
REIGN OF THE REPUBLICAN, PATTY
by the grasping greed of England and
the cunning Of the Jew bankers of
Lombard street. The advocates of gold
do not reason-they abuse. The British
landed on our shores in 1875 with their
well-trained armies, but they were
met by George Washington and other
heroes of that day in fair and open
fight, and America was free. They
came again in 1873 with a smile on the
face and
DECEIT IN THE HEART.
They were met this time by John Sher-
man and America bowed IT'S neck and
became subject to tribute. What force
could not accomplish in 1916, duplicity
and the power Of money brought about
in 1873.
Our Troy stood secure until the
Trojan horse of Itreachery and bribery
made its way within. the walls of our
national Congress.
Phillip, of MacedOn, with his well
trained soldiers in vain assaulted the
walled cities of Greece. but when his
mule approached the gates, laden with
bags of gold it was easy to gain an en-
trance. The attempt to fOist the gold
standard upon the world has been
made
ONLY AFTER GREAT WARS
by the victOrs. In 1916, after the over
throw of Napoleon at Waterloo by
the great Wellington, England adopted
the single standard. In 1872, after the
humiliation of France by Prussia,
Germany adopted the gold standard,
and in this country in 1873, after Law
ing just passed through the most terri
BILE civil war the world has ever seen,
while our people were struggling with
the black cloud of Republicanism to
preserve our institutions and the very
existence of society, the gold banker of
Lombard street and their abettOrs on
Wall street, inspired by all the cum
ming that avarice, breeds aud
WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT
of the people of this country, fastened
upon us the grinding oppression of the
gold standard, thereby perpetrating
what Secretary; Carlisle, has called 1.-THE
crime of the century,"
The gold men tell us that free coin
age will not do without the consent of
England; that we must wait for some
thing that nobody has ever seen to
talism, and then we will all get into
the boat and be happy together. This
country was not accustomed In the
days of old to tip its hat and
ASK THE PEsMIssION
of any body as to what it should do
Much Oblige to you, Mr.. Britisher, but
we don't need your help. England de-
mOnetiZed silver in 1916, but this cOun-
try continued its free and unlimited
coinage until 1873, at which time our
American silver dollars were actually
worth on the streets of London more
than the British gold dollar, and silver
never did lose its full equality to gold
and take the place of a servant until
this country joined in the war upon it.
Like Caesar of old, it stood until
THE BLOW OF BRUTUs
fell, and then expired.
The gold men tell us in the second
place. that if. this country adopts the
free coinage of silver, all our gold will
leave us. AS things are it is leaving
us. Within less than two years Cleve.
land has borrowed 1852 100000 to keep
in the treasury a surplus of 500, OOO,-
600. But let US see if free coinage OF
silver will cause us to lose our gold. II
gold is the best money, We would be
likely to keep that and spend the other
kind. A little common sense is worth
good deal Of
VERY COMMON CRAFTSMANSHIP.
do not like to put a supposition in
an argument. 1t is not safe. Better
stick to facts. But just here necessity
cOmpels one superstition, but l shall
make only one. Suppose [ had q
gold dollar in my pocket. That il
something you and everybody want
Now, how can you get? In three ways
you can take it by force; you can foo
| me out of it.; you can give me some
thing for it which would rather have
You can't take it by force, because
am the best man. They are now getting
it away from us by fooling US, but il
we had
PATRIOTIC MEN OF SENSE
at the head ,of our government, thi.
could not be done, and if they give u!
something in exchange which we
would rather have, how are we injuredi
The advocates of gold tell us that w
could not, under free coinage, pay oul
debts abroad. The balance of trade
ought not be against us, but if it should
be, a pound of bacon and pOne o.
bread are legal tender to hungry mar
anywhere on Gods green earth, anC
thus could we settle our balance Of
| trade accounts.
We are told again that under free
coinage, all the other nations of the
world would bring their silver and
DUMP 1T OFF ON US.
Then in the next breath they charge
our Populist friends with believing
that somehow they are going to gel
$50 per capita free. Why the Populist:
only mean to take this silver
which the goldbugs say the Other
nations are going to dump of
on us, and divide it around. The truth
is We will get no silver that We do not
want and none that we do not exchange
our labor or products for. They
try to play us for Cinnamon or Mexi.
can greasers and because those cOun'
tries are poor, they say we would bt
poor too, if we have plenty of silver
The problem of the hour is how to
| UNITE THE SILVER FORCES
for the fight that is to come. Ths
time to compromise has passed. Tn.
issue is free coinage at the ratio of II
to or the gold standard, and the des
tiny of this nation waits upon TIT
verdict. The solution of this prob
lem demands the highest statesmen
ship; men who lift themselves