The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-30
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.

THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
The National Peoples Party conven-
ion has met. Its action is before the
great public for approval or rejection.
\ O convention ever met which had 70
Teal with more complex problem, and
I Is more than probable that after
'ull consideration, the action taken on
hat problem will commend itself to the
people generally.
The Peoples party forced to the front |
the great Issue of financial reform. All |
the education and information which |
the people have on this issue is directly |
due to our party. This was promoted
and lodge in the minds Of the people
despite the strongest opposition the
most desperate condemnation and the
most virulent and malignant abuse
that all the combined powers and hosts
OF plutocratic anarchy and organized
piracy could bring to bear against it.
AZ the truth and justice Of the Peo-
Piles party cause dawned on the people
they aligned themselves with its
forces. This new alignment brought
about a rapid defamation Of the ranks
of the old parties, but more especially
OF the Democratic party and threaten
ed its total destruction. That party
seeing its danger and realizing that
the great people could no longer be
tempered with or cajoled by party ties
or party fealty, suddenly and un-
expectedly put forth platform at its
recent National convention embOdy-
ing some genuine Democratic princi-
ples-some principles which the Peo-
pies party had been advocating for
nearly six years.
So when the Peoples Party conven-
ton met, they faced the fact that the
Democratic party had declared in IA
vor Of large portion of their princi-
piles, thereby declaring its readiness to
espouse the cause of the Peoples Party
Further than this, the Democratic
party had chosen one man to represent
its declarations that the Peoples Party
might have chosen had they held Their
convention first, or might have chosen
had the Democratic party selected
some other man.
There is no cOncealment of the fac
that the Peoples Party entertained
grave doubts as to the sincerity Of thu
Democratic party in making it's new
platform, and those doubts erist nOu
aud will continue to exist until tn
Democratic party shall be able to pu
on record united effort of all it
strength to carry its declarations int
effect. For this the Democratic part,
has only itself to blame. While it
platform of 1892 was not SO specific a
the platform Of 1896, that party as
serted to the people through its pres:
through its speakers and through it
representatives in Congress-, that tn
platform of 1892 meant everything tina
is now promised by the platform 9
1896. The Peoples party did not be
lieve these assertions. 1t begged tn
great people not to believe them.
warned the people of the consequence
that would result from placing conf
dence in these Democratic assertion
and promises.
The people refused to listen how
ever, and the management of publ
affairs was turned over to that poll
ical organization known as the Den
ocratic party. The Peoples Party fe
aggrieved and discouraged at the pa
tisan obstinacy and party blinded ST
pidity of the majority of the voter
but knowing that the record of I'll
Democratic party for four years wou
vindicate its position, the Peopl
Party continued its efforts to infOr
aud educate the people. The reco
of the Democratic party was beg,
and carried on for four years. Ever
thing the Peoples Party predicted
il proved to be prophecy; contra
tion of currency, stagnation of bu.
ness, panic, wild and unnecessary e
travagance, increase of public lie
mortgage of the country's credit
foreign plutocracy, scandal in bol
deals and other nefarious transaction
but not one single honest, decel
statesmanlike transaction during t
entire time-NoT ONE.
This was the record on which t
Peoples Party intended to go befC
the people of the country and a
them for change of national ADM
istration. This was the record viii
the Peoples Party intended to bri
up rs a justification of their refusal
believe the Democratic party four We,
ago and as an all sufficient reason
fighting and condemning the poll
of that party for the past four yea
But before that action could be TAX
the Democratic party met in nation
convention, and asked the people
trust Il again! 1t loudly prOfessed
repudiate the existing policy of
own party, made q new declarat
and PROMISED to do better if the p
pie would give it their cOnfidel
again.