The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-24

and without charge for coinage, and
yet those elected on that platform
went down and carried the gold stand
ard a little further. But in the pres
ent year those who stand behind the
good standard and those who fight for
it behind false pretenses, went to the
Republican convention and adopted a
platform declaring in favor Of the
maintenance of the gold standard I'M
til international bi-metallism could be
secured, and the same influence which
dominated the Republican conven-
tion attempted to dominate the Dem
ocratic convention and secure plank |
identical in meaning, if not identical |
in words, but at last the issue has been |
brought before the people. AT last we
have the line drawn so man can take |
his place on one side or the other, and
the result is that great many Re-
publicans who had hoped to secure BIZ
metallism in the Republican party
have now given up hope and have
joined those who demand the immedi-
ate restoration of free coinage, and
some in the Democratic party who
had sought to further the gold stand
ard by secret means have now, when
that policy is no more in the DemOcra-
tic party, few of these have joined
with the Republican party and some
who have not gone all the way have
stopped at the half way point to catch
their breath before going the rest of
the way. But, my friends, we have the
issues drawn. Great applause.):
CANNOT DISGUISE THE ISSUE.
You may rest assured that the lines
that are drawn are not there temper
arily. This is permanent alignment,
and the man who leaves the Dem
ocratic party today, when that party
is taking up its fight for the common
) people, the man who leaves US in the
midst of the fight must understand
that if he comes back he must come in
sack cloth and ashes. Great applause).
And not only that, but he must come
( back and bring back with him fruits
S meet for repentance. There is no dis.
i guising the issue. These men who
!. are employed by trusts and syndicates
: and combinations cannot leave the
t Democratic party and put it on the
: ground that they are doing it for theil
y country's good. Oh, no, my friends
t these people are leaving the DemOcra
8 tic party not for their country's good
3, they are leaving it for their party
d good. (Laughter). l ask my friend
e to take this money question and appl.
It it to your condition. If you are in
II terested in having dollars 60 up,
you are interested in having none
dear, then you can cast your infiuenc
on the side of the gold standard, but
IL you are producer of wealth, if 70
n. are interested in purchasing prOpert
re or exchanging the property for none!
h then, my friends, you must cast you
he 81 nf NIB
n would give the people sufficieI
IN quantity of money to do busine.
Id with. There are some people who sa
r we can get along with less none
ed than we used to. There was bankt
a. down in Oklahoma who made tn.
ed sort of statement. He told it to or
On of his depOsitors. "Why," he sal
r. "you don't need money like you use
10 to. You deposit money in my ban
~, you get check, the check goes thrOue
nix various hands, and finally some OF
on brings it here and deposits it, and
of transfer the amount from one acc0ul
,al to the other and no money chang
he hands at all. The depositOr says,
on am mighty glad to hear that. 1 ha'
ou, been depOsiting my money here Z
to the time, and have always thong
The that it was important for me to ha
up money, and you say it is not, l "
ore draw out my money laughter) and
led on checking just as l did befOl
OIL WELL the banker said, in your ca
rty that won't work. (Laughter). \
ON my friends, it won't work, and t
of very people that tell you that mon
in is not Important these very people d
Tho money the most important, if you o
emit it to them and cannot pay it. "a
| q plause.) Money is important, I
tic friends, and if you 60 out to b
of money with what you have to sell, ,