The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-12
REED AND CRAIG AGAIN
They Argue Strongly Against
the Single Standard.
luTHER'S FAMOUS SAYING
Is Turned Upon the Charlotte
Observers Course.
PATRICK HENRY A Boiler
LUTHER's FAMOUS SAYING
PATRICK HENRY a BoLTER
So Saw Reed and Craig, of the Char
acter Their Advice Would
Make the Silver

To the Editor: As our first letter
on the silver question was published IN
your paper, we would be obliged II you
viii publish the following letter to
the Charlotte Observer, which paper
has been criticising us with much
severity. ,r,,n
LOCKE CRAIG.
To the Editor of the Charlotte
observer. It was our intention
and desire to have nothing further to
saw Al, present on the money question,
hut the policy suggested by MS has
been so persistently and bitterly at
tackled by the advocates of gold mono
netallism that we ask for space III
your valuable paper to have one more
say.
our proposition was that il the Ma
tional convention, regardless or the
wishes and principles Of the Democrat
ic party, should attempt to pledge the
party to the support OF gold bugs IN
the interest of a tyrannical piutocracy,
our delegation should be instructed 70
withdraw from the convention. II
we should 90 into the Chicago conyen-
ton Internationally, and that conyen-
lion should repudiate the tlme-hon-
ored and well established principles OF
the Democratic party, by any test OF
fealty. we would have the right TO
Withdraw and repudiate such action
tn other words, when the stipulation
of the party bond is violated, we are no
longer bound to stand by the party
compact. This is the fundamental law
Of all parties and even governments
You NAV call it treason, but it Is the
treason of Patrick Henry and the pr1n-
cinle that guided the men whose faces
were SCARED at Bull Run and burnt IN
the battle smoke of Missionary Kidge.
But in order that there might DE no
shadow of an excuse for a technical
audible: that the conduct of North
Carolina Democracy might in this re-
snect he above criticism, we ADVISED
that our delegation go to Chicago with
instructions from the State conyen-
lion. that our position be openly and
boldly announced that the world might
understand it and that our opponents
MIGHT, act accordingly. And it we go
into q convention on the distinct un-
derstanding that we are bound by It's
action only upon the compliance Win
certain conditions and these conditions
be not complied with, OF course we are
not bound in honor by the acts OF the
convention. lit is silly demagoguery TO
say that we are, and he who does say
it is either mentally or morally I'M
acquainted with the meaning OF the
word honor.
A delegation with such instructions
s,n4n &hn
vention. but if admitted il would GER
faifily not be bound by the acton OF
the convention unless the convention
complied with the prescribed condl-
lions. IT might not be necessary ior
our delegation to enter the convention
at all for questions Of party policy are
generally settled before formal organ
ization. Our delegates would Ger
tainIv have the right TO participate IN
the temporary organization, ana the
strength of the two factions would fheh
most assuredly be determined Il the
silver Democrats, the Democrats who
are adhering TO the accepted faith OF
the PARTY. should control, our delega-
lion would be admitted. If the gold
Ing faction, by means Of the undue IN
anence of wealth and Federal power
should win. we would not desire TO be
admitted. The Observer thinks that
with dignity and honor we could
etav away from Chicago and thereby
eoyvardIy deliver the National Demo-
cratic party and our national organlza-
ton into the hands of q Sanhedrim OIL
pharisacial mugwumps and piutocrats,
"a contamination deyoutly to be wish
edn by oold-bugs. But the real Demo-
Gratis of this country viii not desert
the party, in this, her hour OF trial, ana
surrender our national organization
without a struggle. North Carolina
democracy will be represented at chi
cago. and her delegation will go there
determined to stand by those prlnci-
nles TO which we are committed Dy
every consideration of political integr1-
Nv and party honor. Who ever heaTd
of gold-bugism being a doctrine OF the
Democratic party till the advent OF
Grover Cleveland, the Shurf, the
aid man. chat great and patriotic
man. the High Priest of Wall street,
before whom they who have renowned
the Democratic faith of our fathers do
fall with yelled faces. crying, Holy,
holy. holy, Lord Grover Almighty"
Until the time Of the present admin
istration no one ever imagined that the
Democratic party was not for free
silver. Gold and silver is the money Of
the Constitution, and the Democratic
party has always been the champion Of
tie Constitution. Grover Cleveland ac.
eepted the nomination on platform
pledged ito the use Of both gold and
silver as the standard money Of the
country, and the coinage Of both gold
and silver without discrimination
against either metal or charge foi
mintage." That means as plainly as
can be expressed tinat the Democratic
party pledged itself to the free coinage
of both gold and silver as standard
money. The remainder Of the plans
refers simply to the ratio of coinage st
~ 10 make the intrinsic value of al
dollars the same; but with whatever
limitations and proyfsos there stand
the platform declaring unequivocall,