The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27
| PLEA FOR 4 CHANGE.
TINE GOLD STANDARD CAUSES HARD
Tlues-FREE COINAGE WILL H.
SURE PROSPERITY.

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For The CaucasianI
Mt. HOLLY, y. G. Aug. 2l.-Will
you allow me space in your valuable
paper to make one earnest appeal 20
the honest voters OF our grand old
State of North Carolinai ny friends.
We have to-day one of the worst
panics known to the human races.
Cotton mills running on half time.
hundreds and hundreds OF people
out Of employment, and this very
thing is making tramps out of some
of the best men in our land. Tramp
ing and hunting for work, aud none
to be foand. Now, ! ask every hon
est man, regardless of his poiitiea.
belief, don't you think it is time to
call halt and make a changer
think every one will say yes. Well,
now the question is: what kind of .
change should We makei What is
the remedy for these hard times'
We have tried a gold standard sys-
tenn and times are getting worse
every day. We all know this is
true. Then we see that goldbugism
will not do. Will the Republican
party give US the relief we ask for:
Let US examine the platform of this
party on the money question and
zee what it has promised to do for
US, for we claim the money question
is the foremost of the day. Here is
what it says: 1--WE are, therefore,
opposed to the free coinage of silver
except by international agreement
with the leading commercial nations
(Ergland) of the world which we
pledge ourselves to promote and un-
til England says so) such agree
ment (now listen) the gold standaI d
must be preserved"
How does that sound to youi DO
you see any relief in their platformi 7
Listen for a moment: Every man
who votes the Republican ticket
this year will be voting for the same
gold standard that now exists, only
the name will be changed and not
the policy. My friends, want you
to distinctly understand that il the
Republican party is victorious this
fall that the EXISTING GOLD STAND
ARD WILL BE PRESERVED. / WANT
To IMPRESS THIS ON YOUR MINDS.
Is their remedy all right7 Does it
suit youi Can you stop one evil
with another of the same kindi
Will you, as honest men, who love
your country, your home and your
family, vote for this existing gold
Standard / think not. l think
there is too much manhood in this
country for this thing to continue.
Now for the remedy. What is it
and how can we obtain iti The
remedy is simple and easily obtain.
ed. Here it is: The free coinage
of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1-more
money here and less for England.
Let US put silver where it belongs;
poor silver has been bept down by
that cowardly cur, gold, and oh,
what have been the results? 1t is
an old saying that when people
can't see or hear, they have to feel.
Are you feeling to-day, my brotheri
If not, where is your feelingsi Have
you anyf Is your conscience dead'
Have you given up in despair? Oh,
my fellow man! let US rise up as one
man in next November and crush
this mighty monster. the gold stand
ard, and bury it SO deep that no res
direction will ever be possible. LET
US PUT PRINCIPLE ABOVE PARTY AMI
VOTE FOR HELP-vote this gold stan
dard out of existence.
In conclusion, 1 ask you, will yor
put principle above party and vote
for silver, vote for home, for coun
try, for family, and for your fellow
mani Will you still continue t.
vote for your party and let YOU
wife and children starve and gt
nakedf Will you vote for YoUI
PARTY AND LET YOUR COUNTRY GO tt
THE DoGsF Will you do this, m,
friendsi Do you love a happ!
home; or do you want to make you
home miserablei A vote for Bryan
and free silver will make a happ,
home; a vote for Mckinley and tn,
gold standard will make a miserabl,
home.
| Choose You this day whom 20,
will serve. Let us make the fre
silver cause so plain that others see
ing our good works may be con
strained to follow us.
w. X, HARRIS,