The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-08
OUR WASHINGTON
LETTER.
The Terrible Struggle Going on
Between The People and The
Gold Combination.

Between Inc PEOPLE and me
Gold Combination.
PEOPLES PARTY PATRIOTISM
Republican Leader becoming Alarmed |
Cansos Control The voss-Ihsir Great
American People The Corruption of The
Psrty-Mekialsy's Manager Trying 70
Prevent Electoral Fusion-
Special TO The Caucasian
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 3.-The na-
tional campaign has now reached what
might be called the home stretch in
the terrific struggle going on between
the people and the tremendous cOmbi-
nation of trusts, monopolists and the
gold power. Every man and syndi-
cate that profit by hard tiLI,s aua The
distress OF the people, are combined TO
defeat Bryan in this fight. \ number
of men and influences that in the past
have been most potent in the manage
ment of the Democratic party are now
allied with the Republicans 10 elect
Mckinley. In short, the enemies of
the people and good government,
who have hitherto been divided into
different parties, are now combined
on Mckinley. Therefore, the patriots
who have been before divided into
separate parties should now, for the
same reason, unite solidly for the sup
port of Bryan. The results of this
campaign are rs important to Ameri-
can institutions and American pros
perity as was the result of the KevO-
lutionary war over one hundred years
ago. Those who sulk in their tents.
or breed discomfort, at such critical
and important crisis are as criminal
as the tories and gOldbugs who are
openly at work to surrender this gov
eminent to foreign domination.
| THE PEOPLES PARTY BAND OF PATRI-
OTIS.
The Peoples Party not only forced
| these tremendous Issues to the front,
but it is now doing more for their tri-
umph than even the Democratic par
ty, which was forced TO rebel against
| foreign dOmi nation and nominate Mr..
Bryan.
While every man in America who is
opposed to the gold trust should have
/
and Watson ticket, yet, when this
could not be accomplished, the Peo-
ples Party with the most unparalleled
patriotism, determined to do its duty
and unite every voter in favor of finan-
cial reform for Bryan and against
Mckinley, in spite of the fact that the
Democratic party would not meet
them half way and do its duty. Thus,
joint electoral tickets have been form
ed so far in over three-fOurths of the
States on which so many Democratic
electors have been put for Bryan and
Sewall, and so many POpulist electors
for Bryan and Watson, thus giving an
opportunity to every voter opposed to
the gold standard to unite their votes
lagainst Mckinley and Hobart. II
similar arrangements can be made IN
the remainder of the States, and the
Republicans and tory Democrats fail
to breed dissension in their efforts
to get a number of Democrats and
P0pulists not to support the joint
electoral tickets, then victory is as.
sured. 1t is known that the Republi.
cans have put forward, SO far, every
effort to prevent these electoral tick.
cts from being arranged. It is also
known that they have their agents in
the field, trying to find Democrats and
POpulists to rebel against these cleo.
toral tickets after they are formed
The only hope for Republican victory
is in this scheme. 1t is to be hoped
that no honest man will be caught in
this goldbug trap.
BRYAN's INVASION OF NEW ENGLAND.
Bryan's invasion of New England
has been marvellous success. 1t MAY
not result in carrying any New Eng
land States; but the bOldness and tn,
courage with which he faced tn,
, agents of organized greed at ever!
step, astonished and dumbfounded thu
enemies of good government in theil
j strongholds, and has given new hope
courage, and enthusiasm to the PEG
) pie everywhere. At Hartford, Con
necticut, the headquarters of a mum
Der of great insurance companies, hi
arraigned them for their course il
: this campaign in trying to force tn,
3 gold standard upon the people, ant
D appealed to them to relent in thei
heartless greed and support such ;
f course as would enable their polio,
= holders to prosper, at least sufficient!
S to keep the premiums paid on thei
r policies.
The outrageous conduct of the stu
r dents of Yale in trying to break uI
S Bryan's meeting at New Haven, b!
= disorderly conduct and rowdyism, is
: startling evidence of the extent t,
f which the gold power and monopo
h lists are gaining control of our edu
cational institutions. The youn,
t students who are guilty of this con
n duct are not themselves responsible
: They are the equals in every respec
= of the young men to be found at ev
cry college; but when boys and younl
e men participate in such ungentle
, manly and unseemly conduct it is
d proof that there are older heads be
It hind who do not only approve of thei
y conduct, but who instigate thence il
: In this connection, it is not out O
If place to note that the teachers of DO
e litical economy in three-fourths o
the colleges of the country are tOda
j. the parrots of the gold trusts and ar
e teaching a false and ruinous doctrin
d to the youths Of the land, in the inter
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