The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-26

said to us few days ago that he
had some hopes that the silver men
would be able to control the noxt ma
tional Democratic convention. We
told him that we thought his hope
must be q very faint one, and this
he frankly admitted; but he said he
thought he ought to try. We then
asked him, for arguments sake, to
suppose that the silver men should
control the convention. what would
be the result. He said that they
would nominate silver man for |
President on a straight silver plat
form, and that the goldbugs would
bolt. We called his attention to the
fact that this was a fight between
the people and the money power,
and that therefore the whole money
question was involved, and that the
people would demand a square posi-
ton on the whole money question.
That is, that the candidate and plat
form should be opposed to the ma
tional banks controlling the curren-
cy, and in favor of all paper money
being issued direct by the govern
ment without the Intervention of
banks, should be opposed to the
issue of bonds in times of peace, and
in favor of reducing taxes and in
creasing the real money of the eoun-
try, not only by the free coinage of
silver, but further, if necessary in
order to maintain stability of prices.
We called his attention to the fact
that free coinage was only one step
toward a correct financial system,
and that while the goldbugs might
not bolt if simply a declaration for
free silver were put in the platform,
yet, they would surely bolt if tho
platform and candidate stood square,
ly with the people in the whole fight
against tho money power. He said
that he hoped the convention would
take that position, and. that he ex-
pected the gold men to bolt. We
then asked him if the Democratic
party would not be simply section
al party, and stand no possible show
ing of electing their candidate. he
frankly admitted that this was true;
but said that they could elect their
President if the Peoples Party and
the silver Republicans of the West
would come in and help them.
| We then asked him if the silve,
Republicans should control the Ma.
tional Republican convention if he
was willing to join the Republican
party and help them elect their Pres.
ident He said no. We then asked
him how could he expect the West
ern silver Republicans to have less
prejudice, and to be more patriotic
than he and other Southern Demo.
Gratis were. In short, we pointed
out to him the fact that it was i'm
possible to ever get the silver Re-
publieans sc III" West to go into the
Democratic party, or the silver
Democrats of the South to ever &C
into the Republican party. and thai
the Peoples Party would never &c
into either one.
1t was perfectly clear therefore
that the only way possible to get tn,
people together to defeat the golt
combine and the monopolies, and t
redeem this government, was for tn,
silver Democrats, the silver Repub
licans, and all patriots in the tw,
old parties to meet with the Pee
Pies Party on common ground at St
Louis on July 22nd, so that all pa
triots might join in a common fiRh
against the common enemy.
The only thing that would max,
it certain for gohbug to be electe,
next fall would be for the silve
Democrats, either as a majority or .
minority of the Chicago convention
to nominate a candidate for Pres:
don't without consulting the othe
reform forces of the country. If tn,
goldbugs, banks, bondholders, ant
, monopolists are beaten in the comm,
campaign it will be by getting to
gether all of the element that ia
) vors good government in one con
vention, and having them to tax
| part in writing the platform an,
naming the candidate.
If this is 80, and We challenge an,
: man to show that there Is any hop,
: Of redeeming the Government i,
any other way, then why should an,