The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-16

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right- io all citizens Of asesrtained
fitness.
AGAINST THIRD TEENE.
We declare it 10 be the unwritten
law Of this republic, established by the
clstoH and usage oi iHJ years, and
sanctioned by the examples Of the
greatest End Wisest oi those who
loundcd and have maintained our gov
! erumeut, that 30 man should be ell
gib!e for Third term of tie presi-
ientiai Office.
The Federal Government should
care for and improve the Mississippi
river and other great waterways of
tie republic, so as 10 secure for the in
terror States easy and cheap transpor-
tation to tide-water. When any wa
terway Of the republic is OF sufficient
importance to demand aid OF the gov
ment, such aid should be extended
upon a definite plan of continuous
work until permanent improvement is
| secured.
"ConfidinG in the justness OF our
cause and the NECESSITY OF its success
at the polls, w<sNslsit the foregoing
deci aratinn Of principles and pur-
poses TO the cOnsideratc Judgment OF
the American people. We invite
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them, and who desire to have them
made effective through legislation for
the relief Of the people, and the res
toration OF the country's prosperity"
How 1t Was Done.
| The National Democratic conven-
tiUn met in Chicago on Tuesday, July
1th.
It was noisy, boisterous, tumultous
assembl.ge Of large proportions. 1t
was what Democratic papers call an
"enthusiastic conyention"; but the
same behavior in Republican gath
ering would be called by these papers
a "hoWling mob" or "c0nglOmeratiOn
of savages." Ia fact it was an exag
Grated edition of the lawyer conven-
tiOn recently held in Raleigh, except
it had more har5hness and bitterness
in 1t.
We shall not attempt to describe
the features of "mobocracy" which pre-
vailed at times. Kisses and jeers were
lavishly INDUCED in. a delegate had
an open fight with a policeman who
tried to keep him from entering the
hall. A fool yelled fire" one time and
like to have created panic among
II 900 people. Ex-Governor Weedock,
OF Michigan called man a liar.
This was gold delegate from Michi
gan who was denying that the gold
men had "stOlen" or bought the State.
Atone time the convention was in a
solid roar for twelve minutes. This
was when New y Ork cast its solid vote
against seating the silver delegates
from Michigan. 1t was a desperate ef-
fort of the goldbugs to stampede the
convention.
Time and again the convention look
eG like Internal bedlam let loose. Two
strong bands of 100 brass lunged
pieces could no more be heard than
the crOak of a tree frog in raging
thunder storm. Delegates mounted
, chairs, climbed upon each others,
; shoulders, gave Indian warwhOOps,
! and did everything that wildly en-
a thusiastic and half craZed crowd of
men could think of. The galleries
!, helped TO increase the demoniacal din.
Women smashed and ruined parasols,
! spoiled their hats and took lively
! hand in the general melee During
D the nominating speeches the wild
yahoos in the galleries had to be warn
ed that they would be cleared out. Dis
order and confusion and parliament
e tary insurrectiOn were supreme. 1t
g was an indescribable cOmmOtion.
II Prominent silver Democrats and gold
r Democrats had been on the scene for
It several days before the convention met
= and had been arranging for the coming
$ battle. When the delegates all arrived
j. the silver men were very largely in
: the majority. They made their head.
II quarters at the "Sherman" House, and
e this hotel was derisively called the
"Lunatic Asylum" by the gold men
{ The silver men were not long in let
e ting it be known that they proposed
b TO have everything their own way. The
n goldbugs were tlatly notified that they
IS need not expect any quarter.
- THE OPENING sKIRMIsH.
g, The silver men were practically I'M
# der the leadership of Senator Jones
% of Arkansas, backed by Senator Till
h man, Senator Black kburn, eX-Congress
t, man Bryan, Governor Altgeld and 9th
= ers. The gold men were led by VIM
n c. Whitney, OF New Y York, with Sena
tor ID. b. Hill, Comptroller Eckels, ex
Governor Russell, of Massachusetts
Jno. r. Fellows, Of New York, an,
r other shrewd politicians and manipu
, lators. The first clash came over Jh
l. temporary craftsmanship. The nationa
a Democratic committee has, for years
id been accorded the right to name tn
y temporary chairman. But this tim
n that right was nullitied. A ma jOrit
n Of the committee were gold men an
he they insisted on naming gold ma
Of for The position. The silver men toll
s, them that nothing would be approve
p by the convention but a silver mar
s. and if the committee insisted o
I'd naming gold man, the conventio
E. would turn him down. The majorit
IN of the committee, however, named Ser
oy at0r -. Il. Hill, Of New York, for ten
porary chairman. Senator Hill wa
n begged by many silver men not to a
ne low his name to be presented, becaus
is as Democrats they did not want to vOt
OF against him, but were afraid to fac
he the people if they allowed him to /
he elected. Hill refused to WITHDRAW
n The gold men made something like
threat to bolt the convention if Hi
was turned down. In reply to this tt
~. silver men told them to bolt and
M id; that the States which the go
is men came from were Republican Stat,
,as anyhow.
'he The silver men on the national con
ST. mittee were in the minority, but the
,nd named Senator Jno. w. Daniel,
.sa Virginia, for temporary chairman. n
tional Chairman Harrity called Il
or. convention to order, and these two me
na, oe.o. 0n"u 10y 90 oano,on'es
tes, Jul Se: ane: s0oou peIo
s,- and in one of the strongest and mo
an eloquent speeches ever heard, non
,;Ia mated d. b. Hill for President of t.
old United States. He was Missed by tt
in Cleveland crowd then. Now he sto,
rri- fighting him in political battle roy
CO Many speeches we're made by t
ons supporters of each candidate, lastil
Sis over three hours
,ar Ex-Governor Waller said. "Tu
down David B. Hill!' I'm Gods nal
=, is this a Democratic ccOnvention?"
: of He tried to appease the silver m
MI by intimating that the speech \
free I!lh ~ouiu uen'er "ouiu iot De one