The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-16

esliaihx - %. russ I--annux sait<
cen sr-tsbi be~ - can rs--s-t-rsi.
for tho so~uzpii.hw~nt os 10
sAsnr tsinx. ~ o-Gr par 80. ary uats
ston 70 s~ffvsm. 10 - "a rrst@fw .ilF.r
incrra.- tho c=rr-ncy aholi.A tAz a.
iiouai AankinE .Jss~n aas all usoaop-
olt~., i..sr All zsoo~y. by th~ F~.rraI
'.osrrnnser;. aad establish q .yssrrn
Of graduates inccanc tfN 90 ia.e1s- say
iorc- th~ wealth oi tia. csaairy to PES
a.. proporfionAte p&rt 80 The snF-s-
s~s 81 the government. 10 B. aamitfr~s
by oil and d-nird sy nons that ths
too odd parsie. destroyed .ii,~r q.
\ Eioary rle;al. Aided and a..i.tes. A
admit, hy EGrup-; And ths; .inc~ a.,
demonr,iIaiioa both th- E~Pablioan
aud Democratic partl~, have. an their
turn. had the oPp"rtuniiy and tas
powrr 20 partially rr.iorr silver at
least but instead 81 that, zach ,tabt-~i
" under The ann rib. claiming all The
while 10 be its warm~.t and bet
friend. 10 10 also admitted and no,
denied that both the old pArtie. ~,sAb-
lishoi the national h.nk. and have
stood by them ever since likr q rock
Wall Of defence. No one crni-s the
fact that both tie old parties. a. par
ties, are opposed To any incr~a.~ Of The
currency, because both have b~~n ia
power aEd not only did uut increase IL
bat contrActrd the currency while the
| Increase of business and porulaiion
| demanded an Increase of the currency.
And SO far a. . graduated Income tax
Is concerned. every Republican IA both
Houses IN the last tongrr.. voted
against IL. And while the D~mOcra;.
had majority in both Houses, u re-
quircd the Popuii.t strength ia the
| Senate To pAss the bill. aud two Demo
cratic nited states supreme Court
judges joined the Republican Judges
IN declaring the income tax bill un-
| constitutional. in the face al the fact
that Republican supreme Court had
time and again declared such = tax
| constitutional
| Now with ali these facts before my
minds eye, IT puzzles my brain io un-
| derstand how We, who denounced aud
still ienounce all thes. things. can CO.
operate with either, upon any other
principle than the principle of the co.
besiye power Of public plunder Ia be
| divided between the co-op~rators. in
case the battle should Toe won.
L -NpW
believe there IL some virtue aud pa
triotism yet remaining in the rank aud
file of both the old parties. We left
them in this state TO the number
NJ least OF sixty or seventy thousand
and why shall We conclude that We
possessed all the virtue and patriot
ism of both the parties, and that 9TH
ers Will not do a. We did n the light
breaks in upon them. I am also unso.
Iphisticated enough To verify believe
that with plain, unyarnished plat
form on the financial question, sub
Ject To but one construction, with
good, conservative, able, honest meI
To lead, We can carry this state B.,
more than ten thousand ma jority.
verify believe now Is our golden cp.
portunity; that now is the accepted
time, the day OF grace, the day OF sal
walton. We are united, or ought 10 b,
on the silver question. We are united
against banks of issue or nationa
banks. We are united on an increas.
of the currency and the coinage ans
issue of all money 10y the Federal pow
er, and in favor of n graduated incom.
tax. Goth the other parties are badlI
, demoralized, disorganized, and nj dag
gers points on the money question
. and are not in sweet harmony on th
! other questions. Yes I repeat nov
, is the accepted time for us. If We co
operate with the Republicans. no Dem
, ocrat will or ought TO come To us.
7 we cooperate with the Democrats, n
. Republican will or ought TO come 4
I us. II We cooperate with neither
: many from both parties will come I
us. Ii We cooperate with either W
: shall go into the campaign muc
: stronger than We will come out OF II
+ In fact, We will be swallowed up, 10
We are not large enough 10 swallo,
. either of the other parties: and il W
r were, we do not desire to gulp ther
down forcibly without repentance an
q conversion. / have tried TO look at tn
situation with an eye single TO tn
T, good of the cause and TO the relief q
the people. l don't think men oUgi
a to be considered except as a means q
q instrumentalities in the accomplish
r ment of the great purpose We b "
4 set out to gain. Nothing but the uE
lifting Of the race OF men, and the ger
I eral elevation OF the laboring classs
r of mankind should be considered b
US. We must break the power OF bot
the old parties before we can brea
n the iron grasp Of the money powe
:. that now thrOttles oppressed human
y ity. And how this can be done by C.
- operation with either Of the ver
,s parties we are fighting is beyond m
= limited abilities to see. We cam,
20 convert whole party, We can cOnve
g individuals and will convert them
we stay in the middle of the road. "
cannot convert any man or party
80 endorsing, cOndoning, or joining
= their wrong. III We are right, let's st,
10 right. Ii we are wrong let's get rig
-, and then stand TO the rack, fodder
no fodder.
% My own judgment is we ought
~ make a straight financial refor
-, ticket from top to bottom and make
:; square, manly fight. I firmly belle
90 we could sweep the State from consi
=. BILE to President.
Such silver frauds as Pugh & {
Is are doing more than avowed golctG
4. to fix forever on the country the sinS
~ gold standard theory Of John Sh'
n man, Carlisle & Co. They are all by
n ocrites and the truth is not in the
They are all old he wolves IN lam
es wool. They can't fool anybody. L
derstand me, am in favor OF getti
=. all the anti-goldbug and anti-;nono
.a oily men together. I favor that sort
cooperation. without it we canr
an win. 1 am opposed to co-operati
90 that puts party spoils above the p'
CO. lie interes. and the welfare of I
he country. As ever yours,
20 -. -
no Stand Firm.