The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-01
SEN. MORGAN'S
GREAT SPEECH,
In Which, as a Democrat, He En-
phasizes the Truth of What
Populists Have Taught.
SOME STRONG EXTRACTS.

showing RascsIity Of National LegisiatIon
And How the Iawmake = of tho P.o-
pie showed Mere. Loyalty to u Foreign
Government Than toa Home Republic.
Last week we referred TO the speech
of Senator MorganInade at Griffin,
Ga. Extracts are presented this
week. They are interesting in that
they carry the same criticisms and
condemnation of national policy
that have been made by Populists
for the last four years. Coming
now from Democrat of prominence,
they serve to emphasize the truth of
what the Populists have said. The
criticisms and condemnations apply
with equal force to both the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties, for,
let it be remembered, the Democrats
have been given the power to cor
rect the evils complained of, and
they pointedly refused to do it.
What great pity it is that some
people still think the Democrats will
do it,
A very strong portion of the
speech was quotation from ex-At-
torney-General Garland-a member
of Cleveland's first cabinet-as fol-
lows:
"Is it fair to degrade, demone-
tize silver, and then complain that
1t is of little valueY This, with all
due respect to everybody, is border
ing on the vulgar legerdemain of
sophistry.' 1t is taking advantage
of ones own wrong. 1t is COM
plaint that one cannot see, after him
self stirring up a dust. It's the logic
the wolf uses against the lamb. 1t
is to allege the source of the stream
has been befouled and poisoned by
its mouth-the effect is put before
the cause, and indeed it is to vindi.
cate oppression by pointing to the
deprivation which oppression has
Ii
lacks that element without which nc
human speech or conduct is of value
or entitled to one moments respect
fairness. This absent, and the
words are meaningless and empty
And the cause driven to this kind OF
assertion must, in the nature OF
of things, be helpless, whatever OF
intellect or high patriotic purposes
may come to it's support. The friends
of silver need not dread or fear such
weapons, they can meet them sue
cessfully, am confident, on al
parts of the ground, and they should
put on their armour and grid them
selves for the struggle until it is com
peted to u finish.
"And now and here, just as sooI
rs possible, this controversy shoult
be settled-no more evasion-nC
more straddling-no more postpon
ing. The country and the business
of the country, regardless of per
sonal or party ambition or ouccess
want it settled and they are entitled
to have it settled as quickly as cal
be. Let business and the laws know
and understand each other, and ad
just themselves accordingly, for no
till then will the country be prosper
Gus and at ease again.
1--WE of the United States, of al
the people on the earth, by thi
time ought to know, and | think w
do know, the great unwisdom o
tampering with and dodging ques
tons vital to the country. This de
layed, much more, and sickness
prostration, paralysis and death ar
near at hand. And much will,
venture to say, depend upon the &C
ton of this conventions; and with
neart full of wishes for it's complet
success, it will, l hope, come mar
fully and squarely to the work an
announce its views in no uncertai
terms.'
OUR SUPPOSED PROSPERITY
seems to be chiefly based on borrow
ed money. The $3.50, 100000 boz
rowed on our bonds will not la:
long when the current deficit In tn
treasury is ST. 600, 900 daily.
The silver section of the Snerma
act of 1890 was repealed July l.
1893 The restoration of contiuen(
was withheld until the spring {
1895, when it began to bud. Tw
cotton crops and two wheat ,crOl
and millions of our silver had bee
bough. at London prices-the lowe
on record. We had become so d
pressed with the vast abundance
our crops that the great majority
Democrats in the house voted for
general law of bankruptcy. 1t can
TO the senate, and we insisted that
the banks would unlock their vaul
and make money easy, there wOu
be no need of bankrupt law. v
preferred to put silver key in
the hands of thespeople that wou
unlock the banks if they still refus
to show their confidence in t
laboring people, and held thu
money for the gamblers in bon
and stocks and food.
TUB TO THE WHALE.
The banks saw the handwriti
VI tno Will, duu IL was lEttEpIot
to them by the attitude of the Sc
ate and in many great conventio
OF the people, like this grand {
monstratiou; they opened up thu
discount desks and money becal
easier. This was delayed, howev
until our last crops of wheat a
cotton had gone into the ownersf
OF the speculators, who made M
than cents a pound profit on c
cotton, and more than 20 cents
oushel on wheat.
The restoration of confider
through the repeal of the sill
clause in the Sherman law b
proved to be dream of disappoi
ment, and the certificates issued |
Der 1t were converted into gold Ol
cations by the fatal opt
OF the secretary of the ire