The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-06-11

,eresi Of syndica;es, boed thieves.
and the gold room. % Wall sad
Lombard streets. and,
Whereas, the Republican ;,rfy IL
the declared champion Of the sins t.
gold standard. while the Democratic
party. THAT WAS nasqGeradiEg IL
the role of Jefferson. AID .s =
friend OF silver. after being s~ep;
into power. threw of its Disguise.
ard brutality betrayed the people and
disgrAeed the flag. by pawrirg our
country 10 q London Jew, and bind
ing our children, and our childrcns
children, with gold bonds, 20 the ear
of Sbylock; and
Whereas, the Roman Empcro-S
Domitian and Heliogabulus, 90 the
disgrace OF the Roman State. amused
themselves for days and mouths a; =
time, the one killing lies, the other
gathering cobwebs. and
Whereas, we have lived 20 see an
American President. PASSING his
time and spending the peoples
money, hunting and fishing. while
the country was in the ihroes OF
panic, millions OF his fellow citizens
on the brink of ruin. aud his party
hurryins TO perlition; aud
Whereas, thi. political plague OF
goldbug Republicans, and so-cslled
Democrats has come upon Us through
a river %. blood and tears TO blight
our fields, 10 close our factories, 20
rnh ne nf .la ,,ralu.t. 90 an. 40,
10 take the roses out of the dimpled
cheeks of children. TO plan; our sor-
row in the haggard faces OF suffer
ing women, and 10 add new burdens
10 the backs of brave men, by a con
stantly approaching standard OF
value, which means misery 10 mil
lions of American homes, and dark.
ness to millions of American minds,
and agony 10 millions of American
hearts, that four thousand million.
aires may live in luxury, and dwell
in palaces of marble and gold: and
Whereas, the signs that have pre-
ceded the downfall of ether govern.
ments are rife in this government
to-day, the chief of which have then
origin In financial system thai
strikes down one half of the metallic
money of the country, and resign,
the welfare of the people, and III,
prerogative of government into tn,
merciless hands of the nationa
banks; and
Whereas, We are convinced tha'
the restoration of silver To the posi-
ton it held prior TO 1873, in on
financial system is the paramount
issue in American politics, and tina
its re-establishment will be attende,
with returning prosperity and a.,
new glory and strength to the repub
lie;
Therefore be it Resolved;
First, We repudiate and despis
the patrouage-braced, bond stealing
centraiizing, silver discrediting
panic-conspiring, goldbug admins
tration of Grover Cleveland.
Second, We will support no ma
for President or Vice President VIII
does not stand unqualifiedly for tn
free and unlimited coinage of silve
at the ratio of 16 to l, without re
gard to the action of any other ma
ton.
| Third, We heartily endorse tn
course. and reafirm- our -eonfiisnc
in Senator Marion Butler, who. in
spired by the patriotism that fire
the tongue o. Patrick Henry, an
guided the pen of Jefferson, La
stood against the brutal persecU
tons OF an intolerant, faithless, an
dying party, like Colossus, bnttlin
for his country.
Fourth, We place principle abov
party, and manhood above none,
and recognizing that 1.-The People
; Party" is the protest OF the plunde
ed against the plunderers; we vol
UNTEER FOR THE WAR, in the might
contest of the People against tt
, Plutoerats.