The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10

over the same old tariff
straw they had been trashing for thirty
years, and the goldbrgs would be
standing of smiling.
He alluded TO Vance's declaration
that IL the Democratic party followed
the goidbugs that IL would walk on,
Of itself and leave only Wall street and
smeli Of sulphur.
YOU can smell! sulphur all over the
country now," said the Ma jor. but Will
liam J. Bryan is kindiing . flame tina,
will consume il. lt::was never intended
that this government should buy either
silver or gold. Ii was intended that
the government should coin II and
make il . legal tender. give il back To
the people and let them da what they
please with it Give me control of the
peoples mouey and III soon own the
people"
He alluded TO the panic of 1887, and
said that il was only stopped by the
government making foreign silver
coins q legal tender and then in 1867,
when this legal tender was withdrawn,
another panic WAS threate ned, but vas
averted by an issue OF paper money
during the war.
The Major illustrated his silver ar
gument with silver and gold coins, and
showed q silver dollar that was coined
in 1899. lie declared that he favored
making the trade dollar q legal tender
in North Carolina. lie believed the
legislature had the right to do it and
he wanted To see ii tried.
He declared that the Populists had
made both the old parties take q stand
on the money question.
The Major was rough on the gold
bugs. He said:
Il want TO warn my Popul.st friends
against voting i"r gould hugs for Con-
gress or for NAN iur The legislature
who will vote Tor n gold bug for Uni
ted States Senator. want to tell my
POpulist friends in Rutherford county
and in the Ninth district that they
hold the balance of power and it is
their duty as true silver men to vote
for honest 10. Adams, of Buncombe
county, against that gold bug candi-
date, Richard Pearson, who is today
going all over North Carolina trying
to foment strife in the ranks OF the
POpulist party. He is not the friend
of you Peoples Party men and you
should not give him 4 Peoples Party
vote in this district.
This created u genuine sensation
| and the utterances Of the speaker were
| cheered again and again.
II warn you again. said the Ma or
| ''tO be careful who you vote for to go
to the legislature. Vote for u" man
until he pledges you that he viii not
vote for Jeter Pritrhard, ur any other
gold bug, for the United States Sen
ate"
This created another sensation and
the cheering was long and loud.
Then came some questions and Al :
| swers between the two candidates
Major Guthrie abiding to the repeal
of the Alliance charter and desired to
know what was Mr.. Watson's record
on that measure. Mr.. Watson's party
had attempted, he said, by that act to
break up that organization and Mr.
Watson was member OF the legisla.
ture at the time. Mr.. Watson eX-
planned that he never saw or read the
bill, that it came 10 the House from
the Senate with TIE s'mts meat tHat i!
was satisfactory 20 "a. parties anu met
a contingency isiny from a court de.
cisiOn making iHtIvi..ia!s responsible
for the debts Of i iliante store. rhat he
had opposed auy other tainrering viii
the Alliance charter.
Mai. Guthrie alluded to a bill Intro
duced by Watson, doing away with The
three days grace on bank paper.
"That bill was introduced by re
quest" said Mr.. Watson. 81 votet
never passed"
| Mr.. Watson in his rejoinder asked
Maj. Guthrie if he was not in favor o
| s,0vor huS
been proposed by the Democratic com
mittee.
81 am in favor of you all taking dowl
your man Sewall and let all get to
gether and vote for Bryan and Ton
Watson"
"But nobody has any right to TAX
Sewall down." said Watson. "Now, d.
you favor the proposition for the sill
yer men to vote tOgether?"
|. Our committees will settle that il
due time," said the Major.
"But are you, as the head of you
ticket, in favor of your committee &C
cepting this propositiOn?' said MI
Watson.
81 am not uneasy but what the sill
yer men will vote SO that their vote
will be counted for Bryan" said tn
F Major.
The speaking continued for som
minutes. Mr.. Guthrie wanted to knOV
if Mr.. Watson favored fusion on Con
+ gressmen so as to elect silver men I
Congress in every district.
THAT is not matter for the Stat
committee" said Watson;"I can onl
. say that if l was candidate for Coz
gress and silver man against me an
gold candidate was running, befor
l would jeOpardize silver in that Gis
trict would get with my silver CON
e petitOr and propose that whoever We
h the strongest the other should retire.
The interchange of questions an
replies continued for several minute
t and much interest was animated. III
r universal opinion is that the gre,
e cause of silver has been greatly ben,
= fitted by the discussion to-day. Bot
Mr.. Watson and Major Guthrie hs
staunch friends in the audience.
II Both gentlemen spoke at Shelby Sa
: urday and another large crowd ",
It out 10 hear them.