The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-06-04

cratic party ard seeare tie etecsioo ~
. D<mocr1sic PrestAent % prevent
the voters from ssampediug 20 The
Peoples Party. He also shoue1 that
the gold combine pat up tremeodous
fand 10 secure the noWina-
ton Of Mr. Cleveland. and then hired
to declare that he and his
platform stood for the free coinage Of
silver, and that the Democratic speak
ess over the South and West proclaim
ed the same doctrine on every stump,
many Of them going to the extent 10
say that they would leave the Demo
cratic party II il got in power and did
not give the people free coinage Of
silver. He then proceeded to review
the record Of that party after IL had
got in power, having not only the
President but both Houses Of Con-
Gress. He showed that it not emily did
not keep . single pledge that IL made
TO the people, but that it endorsed the
John Sherman Republican policy,
commencing where that party had
stopped and carrying on their infa-
nous work Of contraction; that they
not only contracted the currency, but
that they out Heroded Herod by piiing
up an immense bond debt to Cypress
not only the present but also future
generations. Then he asked how could
the people trust che promises of this
party in the coming campaign. The
silver men may control the Chicago
convention aud nominate 3 so-cailed
free silver man for President, but
what guarantee. will the people have
that their promises are any truer now
than they were in 1899? Truly it is q
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betrayed the people more basely even
than the Republican party. Then
what greater calamity could befall the
cause Of silver than for party in such
bad repute to endorse silver and be-
come its champion.
Mr.. Butler then proceeded to show
that the very finest politics that the
gold men could play would be to have
the So called silver men to control the
next national Democratic convention,
and to declare for free coinage. This
would place upon free coinage the
whole burden of Democratic treachery
would curse the cause OF financial
reform with the bad OdOr of that party
AS soon as the gold men get the Dem
Ocratlc party to put up free silver
candidate and a PLATFORM, they, the
gold men, Will at once secretly throw
all Of their influence and power in IA
vOr of the Republican candidate who
will be a gold standard man. They
will do this for two reasons: First, t.
make sure of the election of a gold
man for President, which is the su-
preme desire of both the gold Republi.
cans and gold Democrats. Second, tC
make the Democratic free silver ticke,
| {cn- InhN
electoral college as possible. Their
the gold Democrats will say to the
silver Democrats: 81 told you So
and proclaim to the country that the
poor showing that the Democratic
party has made proves the weakness:
of the cause Of silver. This is a fine
scheme on the part of the gold men, bu,
| 1T is to be hoped that there Is too muct
patriotism and wisdom among the sill
yer Democrats To allow tnemselye.
thus to be hoodwinked and used as 4,
tool by the aStiiie 81 t..e Ruth-cilId:
| conspiracy. Every man with com
mon sense knows that the only way [,
defeat the gold conspiracy in the com
ing campaign is for the true fri.nt
of silver in all parties to unite on ,
common platform and under A com
mon banner, To draw the line squared,
between the gold gamblers and tn,
people, and to fight the battle for lib
erty and prosperity TO the bitter end
For he reasUi.s given above it is cl a
these forces cannot be united in tn
Democratic party. The silver Repub
licans of the West, the silver Demo
Gratis of the South, and patriots from
everywhere must join hands with tn
Peoples Party on independent groun,
at st. Louis on July 22nd, in order (,
make victory for the people and de
feat for the gold combine certain. Il
short, there is but one thing that vii
make the election of gOldbug fo
President certain, and that is for tn
silver Democrats to nominate a sc
called silver man under the Demo
cratic label, refusing to Join hand
with the other silver forces on Jul
22nd at st. Louis, but using their ma
chinery and efforts to divide instea
of uniting the opponents of the singI
gold standard.
Senator Butler, proceeding shove
that the same organization of banl
, .rs and gold gamblers which put u
the money to nominate Cleveland j
1892 have now put up tremendo,
campaign fund to nominate and ele,
7 Mckinley in 1896. They have decide
to Use the Republican party for I'll
next four years to carry on their il
famous rObbing conspiracy Just
they have used for the last four yea
the Democratic party for this purpos
= He showed that the gold men alwa,
|, combine when the interest of the go
l trust is at stake. He appealed to Il
: millions of American people who we
l robbed and bled by the present inf
L nous financial system to show Il
same common sense, to unite the
forces for common protection as We
> as for the preservation of Republ
can form of government in the cOmir
: campaign.
A vote will be taken on this bill {
8 morrow. 1t is not yet certain how Il
), vote will stand. 1t is believed no,
8 ever, that the bill will pass by sms
: majority, but the agents of the 90
= trust have not given up hope and a
Il using every possible effort to defe
u the bill.
O SHERMAN AND HIS ALLIES PUT IN
d HOLE.
: On at least dozen occasions duri,
= the present session of Congress Sen
d tor Sherman has taken great pains
Y try to prove that the only trouble wi
j. the finances of the country was
r want of revenue. He has said repea
Is eddy that there would lee no necessi
8, for the issuance of bonds if the tar
n was raised. He has repeated this stat
II ment in the face of the fact that Pre-
r ident Cleveland himself has admitte
n in two or three messages to Cougre
that it makes no difference how mu
e revenue was raised it would still
necessary for him to sell bonds
n buy gold in order to pay the Oblis
l. tions of the government in gold. TT
o is one statement made. by Preside
il Cleveland that every fair minded, i
70 teliigent man knows to be true. n
! Sherman himself inaugurated I'll
y policy Of paying the coin obligatio
10 Of the government in gold and refu
:. ing to paw OUT silver Mr. ClevQla,