The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-08
SENATOR PR,rcmAaD At GOLD MIL
He Advocates FREE silver - Oppes~d Ia
Issuance Of Boads -FavOrs Censolsda-
t1oa.

Issuance Of Boods -fev0rs Consoitda-
tios.
Carolina wa.chman.l
am glad that the time has come
in North Carolina and throughout
the South when war issues and part
san politics cease to blindly lead the
people in CALLING darkness. | am
glad that campaign Of education 10
going on and that such issues As the
race prejudice can no longer whip
men into party lines l know no
greater factor that has helpe-i to tear
down this partisan politics and re-
moved the scales from the eyes of
our people than the work Of the
Farmers Alliance. 1t is = noble Or
ganization and 1 heartily commend
it for the work it has done. While
| am debarred by my profession
from being a member, the organiza-
ton has my hearty sympathy and
best wishes.
am q Republican and a strong
advocate for free silver, and would
vote for it every day in the week,
and do now pledge myself to stand
by that measure to the last. am
also friend to the South and her
interests, and shall do all in my
power to build up her industries.
While my party stands pledged to
pl election, | strongly ind heartily
endorse that course, but l shall not
do 80 in the interest of the New
England manufacturers to the detri-
ment of the southern farmer and his
| interest. So long as New England
had raw material it was on the pro-
tected list, but when their supply of
raw material was exhausted, the
protection was Withdrawn and the
southern people had to take the con-
sequences. 1t shall be my purpose
and my efforts shall be used to put
tho South on equal footing with New
England and protect the laboring
classes as we'll as the manufacturers.
l believe that America is able to
take care of herself, and she should
do so. Let's protect our industries,
place ourselves on a bimetallic stand
ard nd let England do as she pleases.
The late Senator Vance, whose un-
expired term l am serving out, said
on the floor of the Senatorial hall
shortly before his death, when
Grover Cleveland and his crowd were
trying to repeal the Sherman act,
never, if you repeal this act, will
silver have the least vestige of
money; prices will go down, the cur.
rency will be contracted and oul
country will almost be rent asunde,
by a money panic" Have not those
warning words been practically true
| What did the last Congress d.
more than thisi For the last quarter
of a century they have been de
nouncing the Republican party fo
issuing bonds and taxing the people
to burden too heavy to be borne
The Republican party issued bond
IN time of war but what did tn,
Democratic party dot They simpl,
out-heroded Herod, that's all. The
not only issued more bonds than tn
Republican party ever did, but MI
Cleveland's former law partner mad
3 a clean profit of sixteen millions il
e the transaction. This was an out
rage upon our people for which tn
Y Democratic party should be he'll
responsible. While my party di
issue bonds in time of war, I am or
. posed to such course and sha
suffer my throat to be cut before
. shall ever give my vote for the issu
e ance of a single bond.
t The question is often raised, "sha
: we have coalition in North Carolin
: any moref" There are a number c
:. reasons why the Populist and Reput
4 lican parties should coalesce for 6
- least another election year. On
y reason presented itself yesterday
{ Concord when G.. Ed Kestler was O
e trial for expulsion from Office {
c treasurer of that county. Every b
q of evidence pointed to the fact th'
e it was not 80 much the abolition
- the treasurer's Office that the Dem
le cratic magistrates and commissions
70 were after; it was the abolition
~ Ed. Kestler and his Populist pape
Such Democratic or partisan co
y, duct is cause enough why the Pop
, lists and Republicans should coales
n for at least q year longer. But
e, greater cause is the lying mann
er in which the Democratic leaders a.
editors have misrepresentedt the Ia
Legislature. They are charged wi
doing nothing good and everythil
bad. I can, on such q charge. We
+o into . frazzle any opponent W
" comes before me. For the good wo
which they inaugurated and acco
IN plished another such body shot
OF be sent back to complete the refor
er they begun. Has a body ever n
al in our State which more nearly G.
ried out their pledges to the peop
ho They increased the school term ne
nv ly a month, gave US six per ce
"a interest law, taxed the legal a
90 ~ medical talent in order that tn
is intellectual men, who rely upon tn
OF mental ability for a sustenance m
lde bear their just and honorable sh'
en- Of the burdens of tax paying. I
re- one Of the men it effects, and l "
to say it is no more unjust to tai
NO mans legal ability than to ia,
nor farmers plantation. Both are ?
;on | OuCoTS duu SHOULD U06T LQolr
share of taxation.
'ns Then they gave US an elect
we law which will alone be sufici
reason for trying the injunct
parties again. JUST want to G
~e right here my opinion on a man ,
at will steal q vote. I believe tn,
red man who will steal sheep is ne,
the as mean as q man who will stea
the vote, and that he should be pun
ira ed nearly as much. What 1 wan
10 see carried out in North Caro-
ss. and in every State of the union
sy an honest election, allowing {
ho1 vote to be counted, letting the {
:ure ton 60 as 1t will, so the wis
two the people may be carried into
ago feet.
l am now done speaking ar
wish to say that l am yeur serv
1t is my wish to serve the intere.