The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-16
.DEIOCRACY Us.
FREE SILVER.
Why Free coiasxs Of Silver css-
not Be Secured rAr0ssA Ne
psneorsns fNssy.
RECORDS, FACTS, oPIxIoHs,


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-f tAs p., wAss rN.s 49,. .~< vs.s
rs., rNi~A.
We eAa 40; set frre coinage es .al.
Yer ;hf f91gk n. nemoer.fis party.
because its bead and tsgAi hos.f
the norih~ra ~ing Of tho party !.
utterly opposed 90 u.
for proof r~fcr 60 the a.na ana
SJnd ,ongr~s.es. where silver anA
al tho ehsrished anAsesAi prisoiplss
Of JefersoniAn penoerAry ser.
shAncfally bstrayssi IN the horss Of
iis 40 called friends. and The 90 cell.
ed Democratic AAminis;rss,oa car
ned all the parehAsabis Issns~rais
Into Jno. sAeruAns oaap dtpy~i
them IN the kspablicaa ananelal
dye pot, and u "a nov impessisss To
TILL hr TMriE rALE cs .crs
whether they are Jno. sh.rman p.s-
oora;s or Grover Cleveland E.puh-
lieAns. IL ~ eompi-i. es-s of
'hoiah roich." His;ory and observe
ton sho~ cOnelusiveiy that Q traitor
10 person or prineipl. is mach
more violent, erael aud anrl.rting
IN has persecution Of ihc tLspg he
traycd than ats original oprop.nts.
Again. the section north of the
Potomac aud .A,; Of the Missis.
sippi with Iowa and Minnetots. vest.
are largely 10 r"; Amos; complsisl,
under the Inila,ntc of the ,dm,nis-
irAiiop
Asp THE NosLr ruwEH.
These States vail have about ssG
delegates IN the national sorven
iion-m5fe than half anA withoai
Indiana or Illinois. or thA, many
scattering votes. ~ill still have 3so
more than one third. Nov VIA,
chance wall n true free coinage nam
stand IN such a convention. with the
two thirds rule prevailing. The 30
called Democrats IN these k~pub-
lican States wall control the oonven-
tion, dictat. IN. candidate for
Southern and Western DcmociAis to
elect If they can, tut they will all.
as usual,
VOTE THE REPUBLICAN TickET
after naming the candidate. That ~
their program: name the candidate
and IL the south and west can elect
ali right. IL not the Republican
will be elected and ,ha, will suit
them about as well. With Utah
voting in 1896 il will take 22i votes
TO elect. These States will have s3s
, vo.es-li more than enough. II
they elect a President he will Ger
tainly be a gold bug. Now the bes,
chance 10 prevent this is for all all.
Z YER men 10 unite on good silver
D candidates and go 10 work 60 break
, that
y, SOLID I-lSE or soLDBrGs.
There will be n fighting chance IN
b Indiana and Illinois. and perhaps IN
J. one or two other States. The los,
r of Indiana or Illinois, or Maryland
' and Minnesota would defeat them
We had just as well look these fact,
,, and figures squarely an the face and
go to work. The fight is on. Tn.
: people and liberty on one Eide-ths
{ money power and slavery on th'
{ other.
Ny couutrymen, sons Of Revolu
: tionary sires, which side will yoI
take' For once let us ignore rel
and party and
8 BECOME STATESMEN AND rATRIoTs
in this great contest for life, libcri,
y and Christian civilization.
II Ny countrymen. we have got I
= giant power to fight in this struggle
; Let US rise TO the Importance Of tb
y occasion. Desperate cases some
y times require heroic treatment; le
Il us consult together aud adopt th
r heroic treatment in this, our coun
" try's desperate case
s We can only Judge the future b
y the past. The Democratic party j
~ the last Congress had its chance
ht great opportunity-a glorious chans
or TO HAVE REDEEMED ITSELF
to and brought prosperity to our coui
IN try and the great mass OF its people
1t had both Houses Of Congress m
We the President-whatt they had fougi
and plead for for . quarter o. Gel
n tury. Surely then they could rigl
gs the great wrong they had condeml
lie ed so much. But o, shame! u
r. goldbug had done his work. The
p moved over into the enemy's can
m and helped rivet the chains Of fnal
os cial slavery upon the beautiful vi
NJ gin of American prosperity. Ar
~. the bitterest pang OF all to the Der
Of ocrat should be that he nourish'
,ot into life some Southern men vi
on helped to wing the shaft. that is no
ID quivering in the bleeding heart OF !
ne dustrial freedom. w.