The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-02-27
DEMOCRACY VS..
FREE SILVER.
Why Free Coinage Of Silver Can :
not Be Secured Through the
Democratic Party.
RECORDS, FACTS, OPINIONS,

which Show the Fai.Ity and Hypocrisy
Of Democratic Projections and Plat.
forms The Views Of the People on tho
Question OF tho Day what They Know
and what They Think.
under this head will be presented
communications competing for the
cash prizes announced elsewhere for
the best article on why the Free
and Unlimited Coinage of Silver
Cannot Be Obtained Through the
Democratic Party."l
cannot the free and unlimited coinage
ocratic party.
The Democratic party of to-day 10
as different from the Democratic par
ty in the days OF jefferson and Jack
son as dark differs from light In the
early history Of this country, and be-
fore it became polluted with the for
eign aristOcratic idea, the Democratic
party stood up for the
GREATEST GOOD TO TIE GREATEST NUM-
of American citizens. 1t had met
British tyranny successfully upon the
field of battle, and after that, was in
strumental in giving to this country
the freest government on earth. The
Democratic party grew out of the ne
cessity and wants of the people in the
formative period of this nation, and
so long as it stuck to the fundamental
principles upon which it was based,
the country
PROsPERED AND WAS COMMENTED.
Never until the party forsOok its
fundamental principles and began
gradually to recede from the teachings
of the founders of the party did we
hear anything said about revolution
in this country, but we hear it fire.
quently now.
For political party to do any good
1T MUST BE UNIT
on all the fundamental principles
upon which it is founded. One Of the
fundamental principles of the Demo-
cratic party (when there was such a
party) was the free coinage of both gold
and silver, but it has lost its free sill
yer doctrine, and taken up the cause
of the rich aristocrats of this cOun-
anu hC ACdNih6 OAC-
ment of the party, therefore, has be-
come aristocratic. A man can be a
Democrat now, in good standing and
believe in single gold standard, and
in fact many of the Democratic news
papers, so-called, are in favor of the
gold standard as we now have it. They
will refuse to publish any free silver
arguments hoping to
on the most vital issue now before
the country. When the Democratic
party had only partial control of the
government, and when the people were
complaining of the discriminating
and unjust laws under which they hat
to live, the leaders said,
| "GIvE US THE POWER
| and we will make your yoke lighter
and your burden easier"
In the 53rd Congress they had full
power to make all promises good, bu1
they signally allied and when they ar
confronted about their free silver
promises now, they say that it never
was a Democratic doctrine. The party
has discarded the best of its Origina
principles and is no longer Demo
cratic, but it has become the champion
of an American aristocracy in thi
country. Mr.. Cleveland is the head o
the so-called Democratic party, an
he has for his followers some of tn
greatest leaders of the party
FROM THE SOUTH
as we'll as the North. They have thei
influence, and they are using it for al
it is worth against the free coinage Q
silver. 1t is said that acts speak loud
er than. words. If this is so, then lie
the acts of the Democratic party fo
the last few years speak for them
selves. Silver was partially recognize
as money under the Sherman law, bU
the
DEMOCRATS WIPED 1T OUT OF EXIST
ENCE
and placed us squarely upon a gol
basis. Who can expect them to n
trace their steps, and do the thin
that they are telling US every day the
will not do. Are they telling us the
won't give us free coinage? Lets Sc
Every Democratic orator who claim
to be free sllverite says that fre
coinage must come through the Den
ocratic party if it comes at all /; that /
. is Democrat and will
ABIDE BY THE DECLARATIONS
5 of the next Democratic platform an
so on forever. The single gold stan'
: ard Democrats say that the next Den
ocratic platform must declare for go
o alone or they will vote with the R
o publicans. Now, those who claim
y be for free silver are not strong enous
4 alone to give free coinage, and tt
;. gold standard division say that th'
!. will bolt if they can't have their wa
70 So there is not even the shadow
. hope
- THROUGH THIS SHATTERED PARTY
. of getting the free coinage of silv,
# The wants of the people in the days
;. jefferson and Jackson are the war
of the people now. If the money
10 aristocracy of this country is owe
ct thrown the people must lay down p,
n ty prejudice and unite upon the oril
Of nal principles upon which this count
a gained so much strength and happine
IL T. PURGAsON