The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-05-09


ui. Record n.s.rs .sa Ate. n.a.s
ti..s.d--a, . Tr-~ C-s..s. Nsy-roy
Csax,s..-
Si-sisl Corr-.sssn.isnrs q ths 'aso-saNa-
wAsHIS"r"S. - e., April S.-E
took years of domArog,ral agitation
I To elevate the commissioned of sgri-
culture to cabinet ofhe.r. When
tn. office of secretary Of agriculture
was created, the expectation of the
farmers MAS that Il would he allied
by man ia sympathy With the
agricultural Interests 81 the country
They nj leAS, expected 60 command
his respect. aud that the incumbent
would posses the common deccney
of civiliiy and poilt.n.>s. Morion's
appointment wAs an insult 10 every
farmer in the land. aud no; onc OPP
riunity sAs he mi.sod 10 emphAsiEe
this fact. Publicls and privately he
expresses has contempt for the farm
.rs He rldiculcs their ignorance and
pret-nsious. lie a. rad. in has per
.onal and official contact With them.
Apd treats them With disdAin. lie
4 d.hghis az yItup.rating the National
Alliance. H. holds tins orgAniGA-
ton responsible for the political
revolution that dooms the Demo
:, craciic party TO eAiermination. "a.
. yrits has teeth. turns red IN the lace
. and froihs nj the mouth when the
. alliance - mentioned IA has presence.
lie II the most ssnll- cuckoo" IN
tn. cabinet Like Hanson. he depre-
Gated CieT, lands nomination, saying
:. the party would lose the Presidency
- ON acroun, of n. lie went further.
, denounced Cleveland personally aud
= spoke dIsparagingly OF him
n, IL. ~ nog greater booi-iiek
p than Hoke Smith or the plcbiAn
=, Herbert. Al last. ia his ai"nement,
a he has don. the farmers an incaleu-
liable service. lie has don. for The
~ President what Grov.L lacked the
courage To DO for himself. There
=. was some possibl. Ambiguity
oh THE WORDS "sorSD MONEY
OF used bv him in his Chicago letter,
al but his secretary of agriculture has
oi removed all doubt and made has
an meaning clear and strong. Morton
Is says:
The tune for siraidier- has tss--s-i Tho-~
ew who are for s,,und currency "i a gold basis
AID ought to have the. courage to say 10 Aih
-, ai,..ir by t.le results oi their d'-inrailon.
-, have no hesitation In DECLARING MAJ sei
Nr. utterly opposed all the fire. opinAg- iai-
Ich iauie- ala The H. TO luI.scles. and al oi tue
ion cheap money illusions and dciu-ion. ~b..h
- Po nlist. aud other vsgaristr aiyoair W.
hes must sooner or later d- iare tiai ia. nit~i
Staiss OF of Amsrica recognizes gold as t'r
nv hest and least fiuctuaiing measure OF value
, a and melium OF exchange
ba, This specific and positive utieranee
me was made after cons sulthtion WIN
k.p the President. when the chicago
sp3 letter WAS under consideration. M
,ose Cleveland has since said that he dia
,aen not authorize the statement. but h'
am. has not disavowed u as a correct an
,b., terpretation of his otherwise vague
,ck. and sepseless phrascology, sale
currency and sound money
re- Morton has knocked him on IN
a az ..s,raddle.- He has expressed th
rpin duplicity and for SO doing he ~ en-
I'll ,,ti.d TO the commendation an
cut thanks of every son Of ioii-
have stI.yEK's REsIsTLEss SWEEP.
gu! The Presidents position and b
inc det. rminatiou to employ an army
'iheS dependent oiiice-holders To execute b
gold policy In the interest oil II
money power has aroused the who
u To-" country to the imminent peril
y .i' au,ocraiic power The immedin
"i'n result is in the cohesion of the
uh posiiion TO the administration 60
noyn policy. Ia Illinois, where the aggrs
apPi! siye silver Sgitation had ITS rece
oiina S.n inception, all party obligations .
aptecedents are obscured IN !
'apie presence OF the impending conn
inJus. sily.rs resisil.ss sweep has reach
'oeeh. the South, and Crisp, who betray
IL. caase in the FIfiy-second a
uag" Fifty-third Congresses, deeia
We allegiance 10 free coipAg
SUP inside the Democratic party.
cheaP course. With Crisp aud South
WOOL Democrats generally the Paramo
st,'u'e consideration is the PRESERVATION
Cheap - ...,.i,d S.u,b-- and 20 then
"oo' makes little difference whether
w" gold or silver domination.
smart In G.oryia, as IN North Carol
q take the administration gold policy is
'e ain xi,hou, strong and positive supp
o.ing INIT n NAV be questioned wheths
cloth will assert itself, even to the eS
cents 81 repreSentation af tine Mem
throw .sound mouey" convention, VI
woa'd Is supposed TO maieriaiize dunns
lore Tor cnrrent month. What 10 said by
|. . ,an an NORTH CAROLINA BANK rREsIDI
4 .one IN this connection 10 interes'
IN send Questioned N TO the strength I"
,ts per ad ADMINISTRATION movement az
,ooI nd silver IN the State, he Sad:
"Among Democratic poiIti'
offered the Presidents sound money
:. Idiot e mas few, if any, avowed adher
Jndye Its main support ~ among the
:. baek ness people Without regsF
nd now parry lines they support II 10,
!, the rbe administration has NO orga
. of the ton in the State, and the tact
the machinery is under ITS CO
=, The amounts to little in the abser
au,bor, the man who can direct IL 70 su
yhy," he ful or practical purpose. The
,oI tariff dent made q mistake IN sending
tom take Ransom to Mexico, II IL Is has
and then tign 10 inaugnrzie m
md send movement IN the State. ipe y.
Ids. We without n leader IN nis soseno'
tiles and though loath to confess u. man,
me eould Ransom men now admit II
action In AS il now looks the 10 to 1
,ooms the Democrats have eomPlets q
- un-Re- and the Imperative duty OF
t;c -solid one of them is TO openly aekno'
,,ion. Marion Butleg - their iesder.
nave al a tribute due from them 10 hi
vere ths 1ght and nerve. There is not .
,.onIs ~ ,h.t the State will send . ire
soie aim ACE delegation 10 the Dem