The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30
WHY INTERNATIONALLY"

week.
WHY "UNREAsONABLE?"
Senator Pritchard has given out
frequent and numerous interviews
since he has returned to Washing
ton. In one of these interviews he
says that the proposition which the
Peoples Party committee made to
the Republican committee was Fun
reasonable" and that we could not
expect them to accept it. What was
this Unreasonable" proposition 7 1t
WAS resolution setting out the po-
sition OF certain Western and South
ern Republican Senators on the ques.
tons OF finance and tariff. 1t was
written by these Senators and signed
BY them, including Senator Pritch-
Ard from the South, and Senator
Teller and fifteen other Republican
Senators from the West. 1t was
signed by those Senators who were
supposed not to be tainted by gold
buggery.
The Peoples Party, knowing that
1t was necessary to have some COM
mon. fundamental principle to stand
on to make harmonious, honorable,
and successful cooperation, decided
to accept the proposition of these
silver Republican Senators as ba-
sis of cooperation. How much fur
Their could the Peoples Party be ex-
pected to got How much greater
concessions could it be expected to
make than to 60 entirely over to the
position laid down and signed by the
Southern and Western Republican
Senators. Senator Pritchard does
not deny signing this declaration of
principle, and still admits that they
represent his convictions, but says
that it Is unreasonable to expect him
to stand by them in Presidential
year.
The greatest curse of the two old
parties in the South and the West
has been that they deserted their
principles in every Presidential cleo
ton when a goldbug pie-counter was
In sight. This abandonment of princi-
pie and surrender to the money pow
or of the interests of the South and
West is what has caused such dis
tress and suffering among our PEG.
pie. The gold men would not be in
power to-day, and our people would
be prosperous, had it not been for
such action on the part of the poll
ticians Of the two old parties.
The Peoples Party came into ex.
istence as protest against such
wrong and crime committed in the
name of party, and now the Repub-
lican politicians of North Carolina
say they want to do the same thing
sgain-the same thing that we left
and denounced the Democratic party
for doing, and they offer few Offices
to the Peoples Party as bait to
tempt us to fall back into the ole
party methods of deserving principle
and betraying the people into tn.
hands OF the goldbugs for the spoil.
OF Office from q national administra
ton. Yet it is unreasonable" il
the eyes Of the old party politicians
for the Peoples Party not to accep
their proposition, and it is still NOR,
unreasonable for the Peoples Part,
to talk about principle and iusis
upon due regard for the interest.
Of the toiling masses!! 1t is even "uu
reasonable" for the Peoples Party t,
sccept the principles of the silve
Republicans IL we dare to ask or ex
poet them to stand by these princi
pies when the test comes!!
In answer to this Senator Pritch
ard says that tho only way to ge
free silver and financial reform is il
the Republican party (just what tn
Democratic politicians say abou
their party. aud further, that tn
way to get free silver in the Repub
licsn party is to advocate the nomi
nation of a goldbug for President
and then to vote and work for tn
election Of goldbug. Yes, this
the way to get free silver throug
the old parties, and this is the wa
they have been giving it to us 70
twenty years!!!