The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-02-13
SQUARE FIGHT
FOR PRINCIPLE.
An Address From the Chairman
OF the Peoples Party State
Executive Committee.
Ce-ersraicn on And For Prnepie. Rat No; Ter SPs,s
Co-opersoa Las: Year Was Of pfia.i?le % State
issses-The Coming Fight Is . Pre,isenisI oae. ass
We Must Co operate Tor Priasipis National i,.sss
The issss Must Be Drs~G Squared, Bci~ sen the Peo-
pie and the British Gold CsnspiTss, Ia Patriot.
usl's for Tho pe,'sraliOa OF Amsrie,a LIbert. and
Prosperity.

Prosperity,
To the members of the Peoples Par
ty and TO sill other voters IN North
Carolina who are opposed 10 the
single gold standard:
The national executive conn ittee
of the Peoples Party in It's session
In st. Louis, on January the 18th,
passed a resolution inviting all who
are opposed to the single gold stand
ard and to the present conditions
created by the bad legislation of the
two old parties, to join them on the
22d day of July next, in a grand
convention of patriots in ST. Louis,
to nominate a candidate for Presi-
dent aud Vice-President, who would
stand for the principles of true Dem
ocracy. as represented by Thomas
jefferson and Andrew jackson, and
for the principles of true Republi-
canism, as represented by Abraham
Lincoln-a ticket that would com
mand the enthusiastic support of
every patriot of America.
The conference of the silver force
held in Washington, on January the
22d, the following week, accepted
the invitation of the Peoples Party
committee, and still other forces are
expected TO accept the invitation
and meet with us at St. Louis on the
day named. This movement augurs
well. Ii shows that patriotism aud
wisdom nave both combined to de-
liver the people: il means that The
voters who are opposed IL present
conditions will have - chance 4.
unite and nominate and vote for the
same candidate for President, IN the
coming campaign. II means more
than tkis-it means that the peoples
candidate can be elected in spite of
the agencies of the money power
and hireling press ard the politi-
cans.
The line Of battle has already been
drawn In the coming fight every
voter must he on one side OF the
other. He must line himself up with
the gold combine, with trusts, mo
nopolies and British torres. or ne
must line himself up with the poo
pie IN support of the candidate who
will be nominated at St. Louis. on
July the 22d.
The Democratic wing of the gold
party and the Republican wing of
the gold party will nominate candi-
dates who belong TO the British gold
trust, and who stand for the same
evils that now curse humanity. No
Congress will ever be abb. 10 give
the people relief and good govern
ment until an American patriot il
put in the White House. The Presi-
dents power Of veto and his conn
mand OF tremendous patronage will
either be used FOR the people or
AGAINST the people. Therefore, m
the coming campaign no patriot ear
vote for a goldbug for President. or
for any candidate for the Presidency
who is not Internationally and un-
equlvocally and avowedly pledged
tn the free and unlimited coinage of
silver and on a platform which
pledges the candidate and binds the
party to independent action on this
question. He must not only be
friendly to silver but he must repre-
sent the people on this great and
vital question. The people viii not
again be deceived by fair promises
or equivocal platform declarations.
The issue between the single gold
standard and the free coinage OF sill |
yer must be made too plain for
doubt or neutrality-suspicious.. The |
peoples danger is not in fighting an
open enemy. The danger is in a
doubtful candidate, with false prom
lses on straddling platform, who