The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-11-12
THE ROAD TO
VICTORY.
Address Of The Chairman Of The
Peoples Party National Exec
utive Committee.
THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED

In The Campaign Of IS9S-1he Nucleus OF
The Reform Movement In The Future
silver Republicans Must and win Come
to The Rescue-They VIII RspudiAts
McKinieyism just As CIsv-iaudIsn Ha.
Been Repudiated.
To The People OF the United States:
In the remarkable campaign just
closed the Peoples Party WAS the
only party that supported solidly
and unitedly the great vital issues
in the candidacy OF Mr..
Bryan. This was natural, for the
Peoples Party came into existence
to bring to the front and to press to
victory the principles OF Lincoln and |
Jefferson, already long discarded by |
the two old parties. The money
power, feeling reasonably sure Of its
control and domination of the lead
ers aud the controlling influences in
the Republican party, in 1892 gave
its support to the candidacy of
Grover Cleveland for the especial
purpose of having him, through the
use of patronage and otherwise to
crush out the silver sentiment in the
South, and make the leaders in that
party as completely subservient as
those in the Republican party. To
accomplish this purpose four cabinet
ministers were elected from the
South, and an unusually large
amount Of patronage used on politi-
cal leaders to the same end. Ii will
be remembered that Mr.. Cleveland
demanded that the Democratic Sem
ators and congressman give de-
clsive vote in the interests OF
the gold standard before be would
even give out the postofices.
THE PEOPLES PARTY TO THE FRONT.
This deep laid plan might have
succeeded had not the Peoples Par
ty at this juncture sprung into ex-
istence, exposed the plot, stood in the
breach and appealed to the patriotic
hosts of both parties TO check the
scheme of the peoples despoilers
and rally to the common deferse.
Thus the Peoples Party forced the
Democratic organization to repudi-
ate Clevelandism and return TO cor
rect fundamental principles. Not
only this, the Peoples Party then
forced the Republican party to cease
hedging and straddling for the pur-
pose of deceiving the people, and
drove themto takea stand on one side
Lor the other of the vital issues ut tstake
I The issue now being squarely join
ed, it was evident that those infiu.
ences in the Democratic party which
had dominated and debauched the
party for quarter of a century
would be driven to the support o.
the party that took a position on III.
side of trusts, monopolies and mon
ey gamblers. While on the othel
hand, it is evident that even a larger
per cent. Of the Republican part,
favored the principles now squaroi.
forced to the front, yet only a smai
J per cent. would in this campaigl
, support them because they foun,
! them under the Democratic banner.
WHAT CAUSED DEFEAT THIS YEAR
Had it net been for the prejudic
against the Democratic rame q
, we'll as 8 want of confidence in Dem
ocratic promises, for which it mus
, be frankly admitted past experienc
furnishes ample ground, a msjorit
of the voters of the country, in spi,
of the tremendous and unparallele
: forces put forward by the Republ
can managers. would have cast the
= vote for financial reform and Amel
lean independence. The People
q party with high patriotism and a
/ unselfsh devotion TO principl'
a greater than ever before exhibite
by any other party, stepped outsit
= Of its organization to throw its ia
:. million votes solidly for Mr.. Bryal
+ Had not more than this number
is those who called themselves Dem
a Gratis in 1892 given their support
r Mr.. Mckinley, the cause Of the pc
= pie and American principles won
+ have triumphed this year.
!. This class of Democrats will sure
n support the party Of monopolies al
= trusts in the future. Besides the
are numbers Of so-called Democra
"a of the regularity" stripe who hs
IS claimed supported Mr.. Bryan thoui
- radically opposed to his principle
n These men will try to take the N
ne chinery of the party back to the 81
of trusts and monopolies. If tn
fail, they too, will go over to the E
". publican party in the next fgl
Their places in the ranks OF
reform hosts must be taken by |
,s- triotic Republicans. In fact, Bry
d. would have been elected in this c<
g test had even q. 900 more silver /
a. rublicans come to the rescue.
~, M'KINLHYIsM MEANS FOUR NO
YEARS OF CLEvgLANDIsM.
10 The election of Mckinley and
triumph Of the gold stzndard d.
N not express the desires and sci
ments Of the American people. Z