The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-12-19
A BASIS
OF UNION.
For All the Silver Forces of
The COuntry--"in Union
There is Strength"

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TIE Time For Coseen Of Aetios Has Cene-Le, the
People Get Together the Vital Issues Of The Da,-
II They Divide tie Goldtsgs Will Win.
For The Caucasian
The Peoples party was boIn Of
the necessity for genuine reform In
this nation. There is no use Of any
idle persuasion of its members be-
cause they will never give up its
platform as set forth at Omaha.
Every one of its planks was we'll
considered, and discussed freely be-
fore being accepted as a part of the
organic law Of the party. Each of
them meet an emergency OF the
times, and in my Judgment will be
finally enacted into national law.
Some of these demands may be
made more definite, and possibly
may be put in a more abbreviated
form; but | am certain they will
never be narrowed down TO a single,
silver plank. We can be, and wM be,
just as strong for the free and un-
limited coinage of silver, with all
the planks therein as If only a silver
plank constituted the whole fabric.
But whatever the course of the ma
tional convention may be it certainly
cannot afford to take a backward
step after having marshalled two
million of votes for all Of Its p1in-
ciples, it would be simply going
back on the original landmarks and
the thousands who are in readiness
10 come with us just as soon as the
two old parties shall nominate their
gold standard candidates.
But there can be basis Of union
whereby all silver men can get to-
gether and hold to their identical
platforms. For instance, let the ma
tional Peoples Party hold their con-
vention and reiterate their prin-
ciples. Let the silverites from the
two old parties do the same on the
same day and in the same city, and
adopt their silver platform and
whatever reform planks they think
will be to the best interest Of the
country. These two platforms will
not differ materially as to reform,
both being for "silver and reform"
There can be no serious breach in
platforms when both are for reform.
Then let each convention appoint a
committee to meet jointly and to
recommend to each convention a
suitable man for president Of the
United States and a vics-president,
men who are known to be true re-
formers and genuine free coinage
16 to ! men. Then let each conven-
ton simultaneously nominate their
men as their standard bearers.
There will be no sacrifice of prin.
ciple. One platform may contain
more than the other as to number OF
| planks, but all will be for reform and
for siloer.
A time for concert Of action has
come. Every day that is wasted il
talk of Peoples party men curtail
ing or dropping their several planks
or in silver men writing new plat
forms and forming new silve
party is a day lost for the cause o
=, silrer and will tend to cause suspi
4 cion and discord; and if persisted il
!. will produce friction between silve
men and Peoples party men, whicl
! l believe to be unnecessary an
e even unWise.
n This is the one plan by which sil
I. yer men and Peoples party men ca
), get together in 1896, and can gain
u complete victory over Cleveland an
Sherman goldbuggery.
By this union Democrat and Rt
" publican silver men do not endors
le Populism, but they endorse silve
u u men of whom they have had a
n equal voice in nominating and elcc
,e ing. 1t will be silver victory ft
Of them and the Populists combine,
and a noble victory over the goldi e
The same plan can be had IN a
the congressional districts, and II
:, legislatures (caucusses) in the sele
- ton Of United States senator
" Adopt this plan; let it be bold, ope1
r honorable and it will be effectiv
a. The sooner this plan is carried in
effect the better. Popul'sts and a
mr. silver men can honorably get t
gether for silver. Divided. the gol
is bugs will win. ''In union there
IS strength;' in division there is d
a. struction. Such union Of the silv
lg ferces will give new impetus, za;
ar nerve and encouragement to all S
nj yer advocates to push forward
'm ,a victory.
~ II Let all silver forces get togeth
and move in a solid body for t
40 white metal regardless Of the nu
90 Der Of planks in the platforms. S
Il yer is the first issue and when
90 stored, the other issues can be s.
40 40 tied possibly in the same way.
oS oS Yours for silver,
90 HILL E.. KING
90 Peanut, N. c., Nov. %, 1895.