The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-04-25
Face IT OR DIE!
Mcclure Diagnoses the Democratic
Malady.
Is IT CHAOS Oh DEATH 2
Not a Single Hopeful state North. sout'
last West for pen.eerA<v.

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last West for Democracy.
The Philadelphia Times, edited
by Col. \. h. Mcclure, is d Demo-
cratic goldbug paper, and believes
that goldb Igism is the thing tina,
will save Democracy. He has evil
Gently hot been converted 20 the
North Carolina Democratic cred
which IL:
I'VE believe that Fred. Douglass
died that W. might live"
But his hopes Of salvation for the
Democratic party are gloomy, re-
gardless of whatever savior it NAV
depend on, and in L long editorial
headed lis il Chaos or Deagh:" says:
Tine attitude Of the Democratic
o. ganizatlon before the country to-
day it that of utter chaos, d
he only problem for the leaders to
solve is neither that once great party
can be restored to It's respect ano
usefulness, or whether the sequel 70
It's chaotic condition shall ttface it
from the his'oy of American
politics.
To-day the Democratic party has
not single hopeful State north If
Mason x Dxon's llne; 1t has not
single hopeful State in the west, ard
the Southern States are all trembling
in the throes Of threatened reyolu-
ton.
The party has been condemned
by the peopl- with an emphasis that
has never been approached IN the
history of our political contests, and
the overwhelming defeat Of 1894
called out no statesmship in the
Democratic council in Congress, aud
i .ensifl.d the madness of Democrat C
law makers instead of Christening
and recalling them to the lines of
patriotism.
"But for the heroic integrity and
patriotism of President Cleveland
the credit of the nation would have
been dishonored, and business chaos
and general distrust must have pre-
vailed throughout the land.
"No ty Il u poisoned with di :
honesty III its vitals can survive, and
if there is to be a Democratic part,
in the future it must be promptl,
organized on the basis of honest gov
eminent, honest money, honest taxes,
and honest elections. Perfdy or
laundering in Republican statesman :
ship will not restore the d N ,cracy
to public confidence. 1t my destroy
the Republican organization, but it
will not revive Democracy. 1t must
be in a position to command the hon
est men of every political faith or it
must die, and if it cannot retrieve
its honor and its fidelity to the coun-
try; the sooner it shall die the better
it will be for its followers.
"Time has come when intelligent
and considerate men will cast party
| lines TO the WInuS 10 sustain the lii
tegrity Of the national faith and the
tranquility of business and trade.
The Times will support no man for
President in 1896 who is not square
ly for honest money, for this Is the
paramount issue. The tariff question
is settled, not only for the present
but for the future.
National aud State credit mus
be established so clearly and posi-
; lively that the whole world will &C
cept i; failing III that We must pay
,, our thousands of millions Of obliga
tons held abroad, not one-half o.
} which could be paid with all thu
mony of every kind now in existenc'
in the country. That is the issu,
; the Democracy must face, and i
must face it now. If it fails to do s
it must die. With the Democratic
leaders rests the solution of the prob
= lem whether the present overthrow
:, of Democracy shall be temporar
> chaos or death. Which shall it be: