The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-02-21
BAD, BAD.

potlc governments VI tHf vi" WIN
TO send for, and have secret confer
ences with the great money lenders,
whenever it became necessary for
{ nose governments to raise the vino.
h- - opl- Of those dtspctic coun-
,ries. az a matter of course, were
ever taken into the confidence OF
1e parties to such conferences.
Because they were supposed to have
interest in the matter, beyond the
payment of their part OF the debt,
principle and interest, at the time,
and in the manner, prescribed by the
government and the money lenders
in secret conclaye. The right ques-
ton to ask in the Old World is,
"what have the people got to do with
negotiating loans: 1t is the plople's
business to wear thread bare clothes,
live on black bread, and pay the ma
tional debts whenever hey are told
to. They are not interested IN max
ing loans.
This has been the rule in the DIES
potsms of Europe. But We did not
suppose that any American freeman
would ever become capable of at
tempting such practices in the Uni
ted States. We did not suppose that
our people would eyer become tams
enough to submit TO such things fol-
, one minute. Bat these things have
: been done-they hare been done, ant
e nobody seems to be either impressed
/ or panied thereby.
The facts are these: Messrs
y Cleveland and Carlisle, desiring t
l. force this country upon single gol
IS basis, and not being able to do s
'e under the forms of law, agree to s
= manage the treasury of the Unite
:, States so as to bring it to the verg
20 of bankruptcy-by paying all tn
n coin obligations Of the country
or gold alone, they cause run upo
a. the treasury's gold, until the breal
r ing point is reached. Everything b
to ing ripe, they send secretly for II
agents of some great banking hous
n in London; and under cover Of tt
III night, enter into secret contract
T., sell to those London bankers certa
7, millions of gold bonds, at pric
y, many points below those heretofo
W. commanded by our securities. L
nd contract With London closed, the
to two conspirators go before the CO
to gress, and ask for the legaliz etion
pa their secret contract, by the passa
OF of a joint resolution to that eff
through both houses.
oi We ask any fair man to say, if t
=" above is not fair, full statement
49, the facts, as they have been drags
mo into the light. And we ask a
.o fair man to say, if this action of
I'd Presidents and Secretary Carlis
cd is not c. iminal.
psi- We are aware that Carlisle said
lem fore the committee the other d
ked that they obtained the best tel
they could. Mr.. Carlisle must h
to known that there was no truth
not that statement when he made it.
sh. knew that all competition for
> VI purchase of these bonds was care
,aas ly excluded by the President
y, - himself.
We call the attention of our
the low citizens of all parties to the
Don. that the evolution of Messrs. CT
.ces- land and Carlisle is the best that
ID, national Democratic party has
OF able to do up to this writing.
Democratic party not only evo
Gov these men, but it put them into
~ places they now occupy over the
~ tests of millions Of their fellow
, a. zens, who foresaw the danger,
is TO warned them against it. 1t is b:
r.nd too bad!