The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-24


us agitators, and all the blame of the
financial conditions is placed upon our
shoulders. I read a statement made
by a number of prominent bankers in
St. Louis. 1t was published on last
Saturday morning, and in this state
ment these bankers announced to the
public that because of the agitation
of the silver question they would not
be able to furnish gold to those who
wanted it. but in their judgm ent with
in fifteen days after a correct settle
ment of this money question, they
would be able to furnish gold. That it
was the agitation that had given them
trouble. Why, my friends, If you will
read the platforms adopted by four
Republican conventions last summer,
YOU will find that they denounce the
| agitation of the money question. Not
satisfied with having run this govern
ment their way, they now complain
because we are not satisfied With the
way we are running it, and they cry out
and want us to be made satisfied: and
when we are not satisfied, to drive us
until we are satisfied. (Applause.)
Blame agitation? Why, my friends,
they are doing as they usually do. This
difficulty is not due to agitation. Ag-
itation is here because of the difficulty
that existed before the agitation be-
gan. (Applause.) [ wonder what
kind of a government these anti-agi-
tators think we have in this country.
How are people going to remedy any
thing except by discussion, and all
discussion is agitation, and when
| find man who denounces
agitation. find man who
does not understand the insti.
, utions under which he lives
, and my friends if our opponents wht
| are so afraid of agitation, had theil
way about it they would make pena
5 offence for any man to criticise thu
' financial policy fastened on this coun
/ try. (Great Applause.) These New
= York financiers tell US that we mus
t not agitate ourselves, because we viii
q disturb their business, but you asl
!. them how they know their bushes
e will be disturbed and they tell 20
, they have just heard from LondOr
i Laughter.) You sift the gold stand
n ard policy down and you will find tina
- back of it all is the assertion that uI
t, less our financial policy is satisfactor
y to the foreign financiers that we can
l. get any money from them in thi
1t country. But l say to you, my friend
= that if our financial policy is shape
Re by foreigners that the time will CON
Il wher we will be SO deeply in debt th'
u, we will never be able to repay OF
y debts to the foreigners.
er LIFE AND DEATH STRUGGLE.
n "But, my friends, must not dive
in longer on this phase of the questio
I'D l want you to understand that we ha'
ed engaged in a great life and dea
u struggle between two financial POI
n cies, Our opponents instead of col
h. ing out in an open field to wage ,
nd open warfare in favor of the go
a standard, under the cover of int
he national bi-metallism have attempt
l a to fasten this gold standard perm
lat nently upon the people of the Unit
he States, and as against that propOsiti
w. to maintain the gold standard until fl
me eigners come to our relief, the Den
nat Gratis and Populists and Silver Par
in these three have agreed upon a pla
he demanding the immediate restorati
ses Of the free and unlimited coinage
tn. gold and silver at the present lei
to ratio of 16to without waiting for
oes aid or consent of any other natl
hat (great applause) and you, when y
nst come to cast your ballot, will have
3 of take your stand on one side or
mt other. There is a great breaking
ng, of parties on the subject. Heretof
the two great parties have satisf
our themselves with ambiguous phrase
nen ogY. In 1892 the Republican pa
ov- said that the American people fir
t it tradition and interest are in favor
ent bimetallism, and then they put
ave qualifying words, and the people
f a were elected on that platform "
rest down and carried the gold STANDARD
pie. little further. And the Democr'
ord party declared IN favor OF the use