The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-08
DOCKERY'S MESSAGE
Bryan and Silver and PrlnclpIe
Are Above Party.
TARIFF NOT AN ISSUE
The South and West Are the
Salvation of the Nation.
IT'S BALLOTS AGAINST DOODLE
Chief Powhatan of the Pee Dee Strings
the Scalps of Russell, Pearson
E and Prltchard--No Time
For Straddes.
To the Voters of North Carolina:

To the Voters of North Carolina;
Mangum. N. c., Sept Coin view of
4ba co1nlieated political conditions by
which we are surrounded, deem IL
nroper to state fully my position.
believe the approaching election IS
4he most important one that you have
been called upon to participate in.
Whatever may be the result, the strong
common sense of the manhood of
America will array itself on that side
which believes in the arbitrament of
the ballot, and while this election may
not be accepted as final, recourse will
continue to be had to the ballot, until
nrAiudice, ignorance and precious
Thought shall have been eliminated
from the contest, and by a process OF
iutlicious reasoning, one side has gam
ed a permanent victory. The silver Tor
cess will not disband. 1t is the battle
of the great common people for, the
peoples money, and their standard
will not be furled until the victory is
wen and they are prosperous.
Financial reform overshadows all
other issues in this campaign, and I'M
til that is settled, the people cannot be
caioled or driven into political by
ways. He that is not for the rehabili-
tation of silver, is against 1T, nor can
profession in favor of silver to-day
and for gold after next March hood
wink even the most ignorant The
issue is squarely with us, and must be
squarely met.
I am a silver. Republican, and, as
such, am constrained TO cast my vote
for Bryan for President as the only
feasible way to secure the free coinage
of silver. and with this declaration
goes my support of every man down
to constable who is favorable to that
cause ] fail to see any honesty III
genuine silver man supporting gold
bug for President, or any other office
whereby he may be enabled to further
retard the course of silver money.
Unlike Mr.. Mckinley, / have not
changed my views on this question.
Only about four years ago, in Congress.
he voted for siIver-to-day he stands
for the gold standard and for all the
evil it carries along with it. / have
never been for the gold standard, and
while / regret the necessity which
compelS me to sever my connection
temporarily with party that has hon
ored me, and one which have gone out
in all weather to serve, yet my con-
science tells me it is right in order to
secure the end in view-financial re-
form at the hands of the friends, not
the enemies, of silver. Furthermore,
in advocating this cause / do not feel
lonesome in company with Grant,
a Blaine, a Matthews, Teller, a Du-
bois, and even a Mckinley up to four
years ago. Nor do / consider myself
more of a traitor than the aforesaid
illustrious Republican statesmen, and
McKinley's eye7servants and satellites,
Phitchard. Pearson and Russell, who,
within a twelve months were setting
the woods afre for free silver, but hay-
ing been Hannaized, are now goldbugs.
Only last spring their cry was McK1n-
ley and silver, and it is well known that
a goldbug had little chance to be elct-
ed as a delegate to the ST. Louis con-
vention-the aforesaid combination
swept this State and went to St. Louis
for free silver. Why this precipitous
change of base? How much brazen eff
frontery does it require to denounce
others who did not GO to st. Louis to
be hypnotized by Hanna in short in
teryiew, and then flop over to the gold
standard?
At our State convention, just one
month before, the platform, creation
of Senator Pritehard, and supposed to
be inspired from Ohio, said:
''We favor the use of gold and silver
as standard money and the restoration
of silver to it's functions and dignity
as a money metal
Whereas the creation of Hanna at
the behest of the gold syndicate, says:
eve are unalterably opposed to every
measure calculated to debase our cur
rency or impair the credit of our coun-
try. We are, therefore opposed to the
free coinage of silver except by inter-
national agreement with the leading
commercial nations of the world, which
we pledge ourselves to promote, and
until such agreemnt can be obtained
the existing gold standard must be
preserved"
Mr. Mckinley in a speech by him
in the Presidential campaign of 1892,
before the Ohio Republican league, in
speaking of Mr.. Cleveland said:
During all his years at the head of
the government, he was dishonoring
one of our precious metals, one of our
great products, DISTRIBUTING Sill
YER AND ENHANCING GOLD"
"He was determined to contract the
circulating medium an demonetize one
of the coins of commerce, limit the
volume of money among the people,
MAKE MONEY SCARCE AND
THEREFORE, DEAR"
''HE WOULD HAVE INCREASED
THE VALUE OF MONEY AND d.
Unfinished THE VALUE OF EVERY
THING ELSE, MAKING MONEY THE
MASTER AND EVERYTHING ELSE
IT'S SERVANT. He was not thinking
of the Door then. He had left their
side. He was not standing forth in
their defense Cheap coats, cheap la
Dor and DEAR MONEY. He the spon-
sor and promoter of these, protesting
to stand guard over the poor and low
ly! WAS THERE EVER MORE CLAIR
ING INCONSISTENCY OR RECKLESS
ASSUMPTION? He believes that pow
erty is a blessing to be promoted and
encouraged and that shrinkage in
value of everything but money is a
National benefaction,"
In his letter of acceptance Mr.. Me-
Kinley says, near the beginning and