The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
THEY'RE COMING
INTO LINE
Prominent, Republicans Of the
Wes, Read the Riot Ac, 20
Party Trimmers.
STRONG X RAYS OF TRUTH
Are sho~inS ~ th- faiiarr sna E-.~si'-
~ .f ooldo.S rsen.tss. ssa A.
aen. of tk- I've nid fsftis. . suf.s Tn
Humanity R~pusiiesH rsrt, >~.r"''
With silver Voters.

The MoOTEead baiy NoHs bAs
long been one OF the leading RcPnh-
liean papers os Minnesota. The ed
itor is an old soldier and has been a
lifelong Republican,; hu; he can
stand the yoldbug denomination no
longer. He can no longer see any
hope for the people through The ke-
publican party. In has Issue q; teb-
ruary 18th. he sounds ringing
blast for independent action, which
will be bat prelude for the gather
ing of the hosts OF reform. lie
speak. right out IN meeting: he
burns the bridges behind him; and
says:
The prospect OF union OF The
Popuiist and free silver parties IN ~.
Louis, wien the convention o; the
two old parties meet III national con
ventiou, is good. The News reJ rices
at this, as it sees IN II a hope FOR
the speedy bettcrment OF the times.
The editor of this paper has hong
been an aggressive and persistent
believer in free silver; that ls. the
concurrent use OF gold and silver
and their free coinage al The mlnts
of the United States al the ratio OF
lG to |, Independently OF any other
nation. Other nations Will join
when they see the necessity there
for, which he believes would be
within a very brief period. AS early
as the spring of 1891 he urged this
and predicted disaster. falling prices
and distress of producers, while the
gold gamblers and money loaners
would be the only prosperous classes
| if silver was TO remain demonetIzed.
And yet ne does not believe that
restoration of bime:allIsm alone
would result in abolishing all the
oppressions, all the inequalities and
all the abuses from which the people
of this country now suffer. lie be
lieyes that two other acts are equslly
as necessary AS the restoration oi
silver, and these are the repea! oil
the national banking law and the
/ issue Of all notes or substitutes foi
money by the national government
alone, relegating the banking busl
ness to its proper and Legitimate
functions OF discounting promissor,
notes, bills, and loanlng its owl
money or that Of its depositors. au'
. a declaration for the destruction b.
legislation of monopoly wherever
NAV exist and in whatever form, q
monopolies eventually to be owne
1 or controlled aud managed abso
e lutely by the government for th
IS benefit cf all the people without Dis
II elimination.
% These three cardinal principl,
,e properly and clearly expressed al
l. sufficient to make n platform, an
,e we cannot see why those who al
n not goldbugs, should longer hes
r. tate. Any patriot can stand on sue
es a piatform as the above and we can
ir see how any patriot can longer su
es port the ruinous gold policy.
The promises of the old parties
or restore prosperity by demonetlzii
4 silver, by reducing or increasil
n tariff duties and by maintaining co
t he fidence and credit through additio
IN to interest bearing debt, all la
es failed to afford relief, but instea
5 a have steadily aggravated the d
ire treSS anu lueiuahtioS "a 49, f
an destroyed values, paralyzsd lnd'
en tries, created armies of unemploy'
MS and have so changed the bounties
'ur nature intended by God to bl
" mankind that in some instances II
&c have been almost 4 curse
,ot Gov. frank Day, editor OF
~ Martin County Sentinel (Rep) p
in fishes an extraordinary letter fr
tn some prominent Republican,
of named. 1t lets the y rays into
.sh- hearts of men. We quote from
III Sentinel: =,
awe take the liberty OF publ
Is ing the following extracts iron
tne private letter to the editor OF
hut - Sentinel. The author is one OF
+ is best known men in the State
lyer stalwart Republican, gentiema
orth high character and distlngui.
the ability. We commend his patri
lint utterances to the consideration
tity the time servers and party wors
or orId pers who see in politics nothing
oIV, o., partisan triumphs and spoils Q
erIy' Zee:
lO6,- "My Dear Frank:
bout have read your letter of ye
b;W' oHT' day with much interest and II
t.as V.a, the right ring. Unless mistak
vent signs of the times there are poll
that breakers ahead within the nea
that ture. The conditions OF bus
nere- and finance are becoming lni
able, and as time goes on will
been worse instead of better, and ST
'ntri- the silver issue be forced to
, the front. as it bids fair to be,
ae oy NAV be a general overturnlng
.e eu W in this State. The question wit
leigh is how best to carry on the
mt to without sacrificing convlc'
aimed Ours is the only true Reput
t the faith. Frank: it is the doctrine Il
% as by those great nen whose
being and deeds made the history o
e;Hz1 party glorious in the past, a
oein follow their teaching and the
ny ,r,se requirements of justice In the
IN .s ont crisis, is to be a Republit
-oduc- the highest and best sense @
'lative term. On the other hand IN,
value standard is the experiment a.
Of the shown to be cruel failure
those wholwould follow it are p
rvants mo a new faith which they 81
te un- .ooroo nc ;nto embracing. Tn,
1t the 49, - oontard for in this {
N and ciPiee "o ~ - &c ,hev y
Sc they are aS 'iue 10 >,
within it something of the
political foresight of Abraha
coin; something of the v;
manhood of Grant and sometl
bed SO the genius and American
It their blaine go
vn into Of course there is ultimat
,es, the one side for you and me, and
so we G. a. oorsa of the weak