The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-02
The National Congress


.'T1e tinaEesAl pcsicy pGrscs1 torehe
last twenty years IN this country has
oroaght seosf tne results ve witness
to-day. The people OF this coautry
have appealed from time to time 10
the President of the United States
and 10 Congress for relief. and they
have appealed TO the Republican
party when II Was IN power for re-
lief, and their appeals have fallen
upon deaf ears. When Mr.. Cleye-
land came into power in 1892, With
n splendidly equipi ed party, the
people were told that relief would
be brought 10 them. Mr.. President,
from tha; time 10 this moment prices
have fallen, enforced idleness has
occurred, until universal distress ex-
lists throughout tho length and
breadth of this country to-day. In
stead of taking hold of the financial
problem wisely and as statesman
should, with q determination to ad-
minister the affairs of this country
in the interest of all the people and
not few, the policy of this admins
tration has been TO reduce the money
in our treasury and create vacancy
for the issuance of interest bearing
obligations"
The resolution vas adopted.
The Senate then took up the bill
to appropriate 500. 900 for that Ven
ezulean boundary line. Mr. Sher-
mxu made n speech on this matter,
am the country will be surprised to
know that he said this:
1--WE have been here three weeks,
and have no; deemed it necessary to
take up any single measure which
the people of the United States ex-
peet US TO pass during this Con-
gress."
We do not believe Jno. Sherman
wants to do anything for the ''peo-
pie" That word has no meaning
for hin except those people who
control trusts and manipulate bonds.
Bat he told the almighty truth in the
above words whether he meant to dc
so or not. We ''give the devil his
due" and now here is little more
due him. In speaking of the cost OF
wars he said:
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND SENATORS
THE FIRST DUTY AS WE STAND on TIL
EDGE OF THIS CONFLICT Is TO STRIKE
THE MANACLES OFF THIS GOVERN
MENT AND GIVE IT POWER TO TAN TIL
REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE ACCORD
ING TO ITS VALUE ALL OVER TIL
. UNION.
This coming from the big Rap1b
. ncan Sherman, and the Repu blicar
party being in power, it behoove!
the people 10 watch cut for squalls
, Always more taxes"-more taxes! il
!, the cry CT his crowd aud never any
; thing TO make it convenient 20 pa,
them.
There was tremendous amour
!, Of talk INDUCED in and the bill wa
passed and became law, the Hous
: having already passed it.
, The Senate began to debate tn
question Of adjouruing for the holi
days, when it was announced that
:. special message from the Presiden
was Oh the way. The message wa
: received and another little commo
ton followed. In this message tn
President took occasion 10 agail
call tie attention Of Congress to tn
''evils Of our pressn financial sys
t tem." He calls for protection 70
| that almighty ''gold reserve" whicl
L is scheme without sanction or au
!, thority of constitution or law. II
= said: I'VE are in the midst Of an
, other season of perplexity caused b
e our dangerous and fatuous financis
t operations" and he called on Cor
a gress not to adjourn for the holiday
/, until something was done TO reliey
: matters.
: Seventy-three pension bills wer
n introduced.
: Among other bills were the 70
e lowing:
e By Mr.. Yoakum, 10 create a nj
!. tional currency based upon gold an
: silver. Of approximately equal valu,
= By Mr.. Mercer, to establish posts
= savings banks, and to encouraa
small savings.
r By Mr.. Curtis, for the organizin
and disciplining of the militia Of th
several States. This is big sche N
g of the money power. For som
g years efforts and movements hay
O been gradually made to organize til
e militia Of the States into a regula
S standing army subject to the call {
: the President. The people are foo
e ishly silent on the matter. The
!. don't see it, and many won't beliey
i it, but it is the first step toward
military despotism. 1t seems to /
: too soon to say much about this, fl
e a man who ventures to point out tl
e danger of the scheme stands
q chance CT being called fool for b
pains.
y Mr.. Skinner presented bills as fo
+ lows:
Il a bill for the relief of the Prim
d tive Baptist church, at Newport.
C.-to the Committee on V.
Claims.
ee Also, a bill for the relief of Il
. Methodist church. at Morehead Cit,
! Carteret county, n. C.-to the Coz
l. mittee on War Claims.
y SATURDAY, DEC. 21sT.-sENATE.
i Among bills introduced were II
e following:
D Seven pension bills. (They rev,
fail TO turn up
,s Mr.. Faulkner, a bill to author;
y the Secretary of War to cause TO |
J. Investigated and to provide for Il
l. payment of all claims for the u,
re and occupation of church. collcs
~ and school buildings for governme e.
u purposes by the United States mil
,f tary authorities, and the value ,
any such building destroyed durin
such occupation by the Unite
Of States, and all claims for repairs
r any such buildings and the furni'u,
= = of same rendered necessary by sue
r. occupation By the United Stat,
a Army.