The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-12-24

entity prepared Tor North Carolina
and intended e . re-
,ly to the article in the last issue OF
Il THE CAUCASUS, clipped from the
Washington Post setting forth Asrk
aanna's alleged plan to capture the
egislature Of North Carolina and
other States. This interview is more
for what is not in it, than
Tor what il in it. 1t does not ex-
plain why Senator Pritchard spoke
by proxy in this important matter.
II does not explain (even by proxy
why Senator Psitchard changed last
summer from a straight, unqualified,
free coinage of silver tat ratio OF
10 to u man, to another position to
conform to the sound money plank
of the Republican platform, nor
docs it explain why he is now ready
to change back again.
Senator Thurston, in his interview
adroitly attempts to belittle and OBJ
scure the financial question behind
the tariff. Read again the last sen
tence in his interview. That strad-
ding statement fits the position OF
the gold Democrats as we'll as it does
the position of the gold Republicans.
By just such pretexts both Of the old
parties have for the last thirty
years fought sham battles over the
tariff, keeping in the background the
all important financial question,
while the bankers combine and the
gold ring were robbing and impov-
erishing the toiling millions Of
America. Had it not been for the
Alliance and the Peoples Party they
would today be continuing success
fully the same sham and fraud to
fool and rob the American people.
If either q Democratic or a Re-
publican tariff could have relieved
the hard times and brought pros
perity, we would have had it long
ago, for we have had many and full
doses of both. The Populists are the
last people in this country who viii
ever be fooled by this tariff hum
buggery. Senator Thurston says
that the Republicans will have ne
financial legislation to offer, an6
that they wanted Senator Pritchar6
returned simply to help them on tar
if legislation. That is, they
want to help make majority in thu
United States Senate, SO that the.
can keep the tariff to the front a.
the leading issue, and, if possible
! make It the football for the two OLE
parties to fight another sham battl'
over - 1900. No true Populist will
heln IN to do this. The two old par
les were terribly alarmed when tn
Peoples party forced the inancia
question to the front, and now the,
will be wonderfully happy if the.
can fool US into helping them pu
it in the background and r7vive tn
tariff.
, If Populists help th.m to do this
then we will loose cur stat ding an
influence to show up Il e tariff hum
buggery and push the fight agains
3 the monopoli: and $ ocks.
' The RepubI ans hav> fnancia
r legislation to offer, because they ar
satisfied with Cleveland fnancia
policy for the present. But the POP
ulists, and every true patriot, want
, to see man sent to the Senate VIII
will have some financial Legislation
to offer; a man who will expose, dc
nounce, and attack the present ir
] famous financial policy; ma
p. who will offer financial measure
E for relief and continue to pr
D the gold Democrats and gold Reput
: licans on record for refusing to pas
such legislation. The railroad con
a bine must also be fought. This figl
y must be pushed vigorously and COZ
( stantly, or victory and relief wi
O never come.
q Every Populist in the Senate
q willing to let the Republicans II
i all of the tariff experiments they d.
q sire, but every Populist in the Sci
y ate and in the whole country is o.
d posed to sending to the United Stat'
O Senate a man who puts the tariff |
+ the front as question of more in
l.. portance than transportation and |
It nance. Let the Republicans get
;. majority of the Senate of the Thur
o ton and John Sherman variety, ar
the Peoples Party has not only 10
its balance of power, but it has 10
J. its power and opportunity to put Il
q two old parties on record, and e.
|e pose to the country on the floor
q Congress their Inconsistency ar
p treachery. NIB.
MIR. HANNA'S GOLDEN CHANCE.