The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-14
B. F. KEITH'S
PLAIN WORDS
Democrats May Now Endorse ST.
yer In Order 10 Help the
Goldbugs Win.
WERE GIVEN A CHANCE"
To Right n Wrong And E-fp.ra To Da
lt-It peyoIvss Upon tho Good People
OF North C.roiina To Meet the People.
Party on Common Grouui Party
Has sho>, It s,.sds For Principle.

i-f bsNolsss I pon tho Good People
Of North C.roIIna To Meet tho People.
Party on Common Grouui-That Party
Has SHOW n IL s,.nds For Principle.
Can We expect free coinsce OF sil-
yer from and through either of the
Old psrties' answer no, no,with-
standing the silver organs OF those
parties say that we can; but past po-
litIcal experience, o. vel. as the APP
plication of little common sense,
SAYS No,
First, no party has ever won u
great victory when il WAS divided.
a divided house shall not stand, SO
says the higher law. Both parties
have been IN power, controlling
nearly every Office from constable 10
President. | know the Democratic
party has promised for twenty years.
if given coatrol. they would restore
silver. and had they chosen 10 have
given US free coinage, with the South
and West clamoring for it, we would
have il.
But the fact that they lad a
chance to give 1t TO us after the par
t. was pledged TO il, and failing 10
do so, is good evidence that they do
| not intend to do il. And should the
free coinage element control the na-
tional Democratic convention, il will
be the most unfortunate thing for
the cause OF silver that could hap
pen. If they control 1t, it Will mean
defeat for the silver Democrats un-
less they should nominate men who
would be agreeable TO the silver or
ganizations of the country and the
POpulist Party that are TO meet III
convention after the Democratic con-
vention meets.
This will hardly be done, as the
goldbugs will be too strong to allow
anything that will point to the com
ing together of the silver men, rs
that element will defeat il as it did
in Kentucky.
| With Cleveland saying that il
would be best for the Democratic
party to be defeated if they declared
for free coinage of silver, and should
they declare for it with his Cleve-
land's) patronage in active opposi-
ton, it means defeat.
Let him and his crowd adopt ths
gold standard, SO when they are dc
feated by the policy he has pursued,
they will see their folly. Should
they adopt free coinage platform
then, when they are defeated the
very element in the party that de.
feated it will say l told you that the
people did not want free coinage.
They will probably let the silvel
men control the convention in orde
, to keep them from uniting with tn,
silver organizations and the Popu
lists at St. Louis, July 22d, (Which
would mean a victory for silver
thereby breaking the forces of tn
silver men.
,, But the people who have had thei
eyes opened by sad experience an,
: see the true state of affairs, will n
! longer tie to either of the old par
ties. For twenty-five years the
>, have been in and out, fighting eac
: other for party ascendency dictate
= to by the Office seeker, while the il
:. terests of the people have been 70,
!, gotten until half of our property ha
been confiscated and ruin and wal
stare us in the face.
The Republicans first demonetiz
t silver and while the majority {
It those in the South and West in tl
Democratic party are honest, an
= are for the restoration of the none
of the people, yet the national part
is divided and we can expect L
! hope or relief from any party tn;
9 is warning against itself; and OF
% only hope is in ado, ting an hone
10 platform for the interests of Il
70 American people which will brir
together true silver men from q
- parties at st. Louis.
= - 1t is true that two great polItic
y parties in a republic is all that c,
tr exist any length of time, and whi
~ the principles of Democracy c,
!. never die IN a true republican for
of government, yet owing to {
~ usurpation of Cleveland and his {
"A horts to divert the will Of the peoI
~ in the interest of plutocracy, t
~ people will leave the party he b
wrecked and the one they SO mu
loved, and look to another sour,
'ts carrying with them the principles
We Jeffersonian Democracy and l.
"a coin Republicanism embodied in
p, new name rs their anchor.
nv M The national party, or the natiol
Nd Peoples Party, will be for the int
.,v est of the people, while arrayed
=. the other side will be the party !
n oe holding a plutocracy of trust co
panies, under the name of the
publican party cleveland and Sh
10 man as its supportersl, and the dc
III sive battle will be fought in 1896 q
al the destiny of our government be s
IN tied.
.Es The issue is, shall the people G.
~ troll this government, or, shall
de' moneyed aristocracy rule and ru
de- Since the Populists Of this State,
tes the 18th of April, have shown to
ire people that they mean what Il
no. say, and rejected the temptation
;oi. spoils, and stand upon the b
to plane of principle, the good peo
OIL NOItu SdIOIlud oEC EcJOtCCO. n
ISIS now it devolves upon US to m
oy them upon the same plane of pl
geo ciple and save our State from
no rule and ruin of the reconstruct
the lists. Let our past party affiliati
OF be what they may, yet it behoo
OIL US as wise men to take the situai
rec as we find it and make the best O
al The goldbugs will tell you
mo- they had rather be defeated thai
ary cooperate with the Populists. 7
ere, is true. They are opposed to a
zed thing that will bring together
at silver men of the State and nat
fer they well know that will mes
- victory for relief. Yet, when we
y the Democratic party wrecked
t. defeated In order to keep the z