The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-14

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the conventions are yet to meet and |
adopt platforms, but the advocates |
of stable currency have made a good
start, and ought to be greatly en-
couraged.
Good News From Oregon-A Peoples Par
ty Victory Assured.
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly, in the
last issue of "The Representative"
says;
"Gen. Weaver tells US that there
is every reason to believe that the
Populists will carry Oregon at the
election on the first Monday of June
next. He will be assisted in the can
vass by J. n. Davis, of Texas, WCy-
clone Davis'D, j. r. Sovereign, Master
Workman of the K. of L.; W. White
head, of New Jersey, late National
Lecturer of the Grange; Colonel Nc
Dowell, of Tennessee, and Thomas
V. Gator, of CALIFORNIA;; besides a
host of local talent. Gen. Weaver
was in Oregon recently. He says
tho Republican party is torn 10
pieces upon the silver question. The
old party press has suppressed all in
formation upon the subject; but the
struggle between the two factions of
Republicans has amounted almost to
a state Of war. At the primaries in
Portland pistols were drawn, men
were knocked down by the score, the
police appeared with leveled guns.
The goldbugs carried the day; then
the fight was transferred to the
county convention, intensified ten
fold. Each side put up a candidate
for chairman; the crowd surged onto
the platform, both prospective chair
men were knocked down and kicked !;
the most prominent men in the party
were piled up like cord-wood, and
the body of the hall was Bedlam-let-
loose.
1t is, of course, impossible that an
organization thus torn to pieces can
defeat the united Populists. Hence
victory is certain for the Peoples
Party. The cry is "union." The
free silver Democrats and the free
silver Republicans are uniting with
our people.
This is good news, and means that
we will carry Oregon in June, and
stand a good chance to sweep the
country in November.
The Monument to Vance.
Baltimore SUM-
The movement to erect a monument
to the late Senator Vance, of North
Carolina, ought to commend itself to
the sympathy and generous aid not
only of the people of his own State
| but of those of all sections of the coun-
try who remember with admiration
the brilliant intellectual gifts and the
brave and sterling moral qualities for
which the great North Carolinian
was so eminently distinguished. 1t is
something of a reflection upon the pa
triotism and appreciation of his coun-
trymen that such a memorial should
still be lacking. In many respects Sen
ator Vance deserves to rank with the
foremost men in our public history
His delightful and perennial flow OF
humor, which captivated even his po-
lltical enemies, measurably concealed
from the popular view the greater traits
and talents that he possessed in so large
degree. He was not merely an &C
complished orator, but a statesman in
the best sense of the word. He had a
peculiar endowment of sagacity and
far-slghtedness, and combined rare
executive ability with broad political
wisdom. He was typical American
and his raightforward, homely, I'M
pretentlOus character was democratic
to the core and brought him into SYM
pathetic touch with the people and
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champion of their rights and interests
1t was his love of justice and fair play
as we'll as his genuine admiration OF
Hebrew greatness, that inspired his
striking and eloquent lecture on 1.-THE
Scattered NatiOn," lecture which he
delivered in many parts of the United
States and which had powerful influ.
ence In dlsslpating the strong and un.
worthy prejudices against the historic
and heroic Hebrew race. While al
admirers of simple and unauthorized
democracy and of true Americanisu
should be eager to pay their tribute OF
respect to his memory, the "ScattereC
Nation," whose ancient glories he sc
wildly described land whose presen,
right to equal consideration and re.
spect he so earnestly maintained, owe
him an especial debt of gratitude, which
they will, no aoubt, be glad to have an
opportunity to acknowledge. Balti.
more's contributions to this object
should be generous and prompt ant
such as will give creditable expression
to the public estimate of the intellec.
tual and moral worth of Senator
Vance.
Decided Against Mrs Vance.
i The Supreme court last week