The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-15
LEGISLATBD
INTO POVERTY,
Clevelan1s Administration Hn
Almost Paralyzed the Country
Enormous Expenditures.
EVIL OF EXTRAVAGANZA

Absolute Poverty and R-tasa the ysr.
msrs-Aenonss.iiisn Ae.ns. 10 sss
Masses. Misery and siavsry-sA.rms.
| ar d Cleveland Bastsrsd Away Amssieas
Lsbs rties.
For The Caucasian.
TArEsvILLK, n. c., Sept. 3sth, lss5
Permit me 10 make public express
sion of my views ON the general finan-
ces of the country. With infinite labor
We have built up the Peoples party
thus far. Through days Of darkness
we have worked for it through nights
OF pain we have prayed for il; through
storms OF abuse, ridicule and misrep-
resentations we carried the flag home
to victory in 1894. Ii lives ana moves
and ;hrives today because Of the fear
less devotion and deathless love OF
brave men and pure women-men who
have put principle above party .ThePeo
pies party today, though in its infancy,
has not had time TO do much yet, but
| l believe that the Peoples party Of to-
day is one of the grandest politi-
cal organizations of men that has ever
| banded together for the cause Of hu-
| manity. Such bodies and causes must
of necessity have natural and suryiv-
| ing growth and, like that of the oak,
must be slow. We have no motive or
incentive to draw men 10 US but the
love of their principles and the cause
| of humanity. Whilst our party grows
and assimilates to make its growth .
part of itself, it is accomplishing one
| of the greatest efforts that has ever ap-
peared to the hearts of men, and those
who would adhere TO party for no
good or sufficient reason Will also
| desert it in time for no reason. This is
demonstrated from the old parties vote
| in the last election. Those who now
ally themselves with US can give .
reason for the faith that is in them.
No such cause as ours was ever before
| in the history Of the race entrusted to
the hands of man. 1t is the cause Of
modern Christian civilization and civil
liberties. 1t falls to our lot now as q
nation, as it did century ago, to make
the second Declaration Of Independ-
ence, fight out the battle and regain
our industrial liberties.
Mr.. Editor l assure you that there
has never been such time as this cam
paign: it has been mure than a pOliti-
cal controversy, and campaign, too
that has created the greatest sensation
and excitement in American history
The actions of the old parties have
been SO corrupt that conservative mer
on both sides are fast fanking out, ant
forming a new party. The Peoples
party adopted in its resolutions
, planks in its platform that frankl!
expresses itself in harmony in ever!
respect with the constitution and tn
law. Since the Democratic part,
came into power our national gov
ernment has been almost paralyze'
, and cOnfiscated and the people bank
rupted under Cleveland's administra
tion. Our country has been legislate'
, into poverty, distress, serfdom an
panic. The great depression unde
,, which We are now suffering, / attri
butte to our high protective tariff sys
TEN. the large expenditures of our gov
: ernment, particularly our State an
county. The cost of our State, cOun
Ity and municipal government,
q more than $4,000, 100000 annual
! lly. Nearly half Of this is spent by thi
9 corruptible federal government. Th
: $40, ,O0O, 100000 is more money than tn
!. entire value of the cotton crop and
I money than the farmers receiy
: for ali their wheat, corn, cotton IN
tobacco raised in the United te
1t is twice the amount spent il ain
four times the amount spent Gres
Britain or Russia; six hes th
amount spent by the German Empir
q and more than is spent by q dozen {
9 those smaller European Government
J. In those golden prosperous days frol
!, 1869, in Grants and JOhns0n's admir-
! istration down to that of Garfield j
- in 1890 passing down to 1884 when II
Democrats resumed control of the gO'
ernment in Cleveland's administrator
D the entire expenditures of this 60
q ernment for those fifteen years of 60
Q den prosperity, was less by $1b,OOO,OOI
n OOO than the average expense OF Il
y democratic party since they have r
sumed control and come into pOwe
This evil of extravaganza has had Il
tendency to concentrate the money
q the country in the financial and bus
}, ness centers where it is used in gam
n ling in stocks, grain or cotton future
h and is not used for the legitimate pu
l. pose in building up industries and er
O. Moving labor. The statistics sho
:, that New York alone purchased
times more bonds than all the Stat
~ south of the Ohio and Potomac. al
9s Southern States have, under Cley
lands administration. Prior to is
20 and 1870 the wealth of this country "
IN distributed throughout this lal
b. while now one large building wOu
;, q shelter three-fourths of the money D.
q property holders throughout this lar
~ This evil of extravaganza has been j
tensified by enormous tariffs peri
OF trated on our people. Too much tar
~ on some American products and 7
b. enough on foreign imports. We MI
is repeal the unconstitutional tax
lie State banks so as to restore to ca
L. State its sovereign rights. We hs
:. now got to repeal the coinage la
so that there will be no discriminate
either against silver or gold; give ,
ar eauate money which is a. essential
n prosperity as blood is to human ii
tn The history of the world shows Il
"a, every law enacted which tended to
"a. crease bimetallism has been follow
TO- ny a period of great prosperity, q
eyery law now enacted which tends
lo reduce the money of ultimate reden
nu tion is now followed by distress, p
tes erty, degradation and panic amt
er- our people. The history Of the
man law which reduced the amo
of of money was followed by poveI
ne misery, degradation anu seIiu
ht. throughout that period called
,ar dark ages.
ON There is no doubt that at some Il
Co. in the near future that the relati
between gold and silver will adj
themselves to an equal tension
10 NO other basis but free coinage will (
no. that equal tension and 50 free coin
ted is bound to come and the question
the when will it come? Are We going
ese submit ten, twenty, or thirty y
md longer, while all the gold boom
countries are getting rich from
a, foolish tribute and the silver count
.ue are developing into dangerous G
OF mercial rivals because Of their abb
lor. to supply the products of other 81
ind growing countriesf There are emo
Americans to decide this matter at
ballot box. Every time We delay