The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-26

But should that happen, then whatf |
What will the revolt effect If the re-
voting element maintains its identi- |
ficatiOn with the party organization. |
It can avail nothing in the way Of Sc
curing the restoration of silver. At |
this day and time nobody, certainly,
is fool enough to believe in the remon-
citation of silver by the Democratic
party. If the Chicago convention
makes free coinage declaration no.
body, in the face Of the Democratic
record on silver, will believe in the in
tegrity of its purpose. There is but
one place for the honest silver man
and that is in the Peoples Party. The
silver Democrats who advocates sill
yer inside the party, is thinly dis
guised machine" partisan who will
throw up his hat in the next cam
paign for Cleveland or Carlisle. The
hope of the silver movement is in the
compel change in the monetary sys-
tenn of this country. Blatant : silver
declarations by local conventions may
be the politicians idea of smart party
policy, but it will not alter. the
purpose of the voters, whose minds
are already made up to put principle
above party in the next election. The
silver cause has attained amazing
strength in the past month and con-
centration is only necessary now to
assure its success as great national
movement. Democrats see this and
they hope to profit by it, control the
Chicago convention, and swim in with
the tide. Administration Democrats
affect some apprehension that the sill
yer element may control the cOnven-
tiOn and compel them to bolt and set
up a shooting match of their own.
But seriously there Is complete agree
ment among them. They are prepar-
ing to make a sham fight, hoping to
recapture Congress and maintain
party supremacy in the Southern
States. This is the Southern ultima
tum and the party must submit to it
or 60 to pieces at Chicago.
NOTES AND INCIDENTS.
Col. A. B. Andrews is familiar
figure about the capitol these days. He
is here to look after the sSouthern's'
interest in the big fast mail subsidy.
There is always active opposition to it,
but corporation influence is invincible
in National as we'll as State legisla-
ton.
After two weeks illness Repre-
sentative Shuford is in his seat again.
He is good listener, an active and in
dustrious member of the House.
Harry Skinner, one of the popular
after ten days absence attending court
in Pitt. In the Second District the
Populist party, he says, is we'll organ
lied and in excellent fighting trim.
There will be fusion of some sort in the
State, and it will be strong enough and
honorable, he says, to win the fight
from "bottom to top" in November.
| Visiting Democrats all bring the
same dolefu1 story of Democratic de-
liberalization in the State. "Don't quote
u.s." said a prominent leader, "but il
the Democrats nominate q gold man al
Chicago the jig is up in North Caro-
lima. Outside of the towns, where
market, there will be no election. The
nomination of Cleveland or the nomi.
nation of Carlisle, or, in fact, any gold
man would enrage the country people
beyond control. A straddle, which
means opposition to gold-monometal.
lism alone, won't help matters much
1 expect to stand square by the Chicago
nomination, but am not authorized t.
speak for anybody else"
Senator Butler will introduce q
resolution to amend the Constitution
looking to the emasculation of the veto
power vested in the President and the
Infringement of the jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court of the United States.
Senator Pritchard's argument in
the Dupont election case 10 highly
c0mplimented by the best lawyers in
the Senate as brilliant and able effort
The case turns upon the construction
of the Constitution of the State OF
Delaware. The admission Of Dupont
will tie the Senate, and this may &C.
count for a partizan division on . dry
legal question that the case now pre-
sents. The verdict will be determined
by the votes of the Populist Senators
and their leaning is towards the Dem.
ocratic side Of the dispute.
Representative Linney's speech in
the Alabama contested election case
has put him to the front 40 one of the
strongest debators in the House. The
speech created q sensation, and Linney
is now in general demand in all the
contested election cases. The Alabaml
case Afforded . splendid opportunity
for the exhibition of his brilliant yer.
satility as . lawyer. The whole cas<
Ireeked with fraud, and the wonder il
that ffty-nine Democrats were 90 lost
to all sense of self-respect ~ to vots
against the admission Of tho Republi.