The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19
DEMOCRACY US.
FREE SILVER.
Why Free Coinage Of Silver Cam
not Be Secured Through the
Democratic Party.
RECORDS, FACTS, OPINIONS,
Which show the FEisiiy and Hvpeerfsy
OF Democratic Profession. and Plat
forms The Views Of the People on the
ouestion of tho Day-whAt They Know
and What They Think.

OF Democratic Professions and Plat
forms The Views Of the People ON the
Question of the Day wha, They Know
and What They Think
RHODES, n. c., March IL, 90
You Will find below some of the
"Reasons" why the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver cannot be pro-
cured through the Democratic party
1t Is altogether useless to go into
any detailed statement, or Of refer
ring TO statistics showing money
or commodity" value of gold and
silver, as the average school boy of
to-day is up-to date on these statis-
ties. And besides | propose stick
ing to the proposition and in using
names Of individuals. | will do SO
from political standpoint-not a
personal one.
lst. We have
BUT VERY FEW LEADERS
IN the Democratic party now that
are Jefferson and Jackson silver
Democrats a majority of that kind
had passed away prior to l873--be-
cause so-called Democrats assisted
John Sherman d Co. to fire the first
shot at silver, and the army against
silver has been receiving fresh re-
cruits from the Democratic party
ever since.
ID. The Democratic party came
into national power on the 4th OF
March, 1893, solely on this free sill
yer and reduction of tariff planks in
platform of 1892, and in this the
LAST ONE OF THEM PERJURED HIM.
SELF
when he took the oath of office, fol
he DID promise to carry out the law
as laid down in the Constitution
except precious FEW who had hon
esty enough to do what they promised
their CONSTITUENCIES that which
they found in their country's Consti-
tuition. How can one of this gang OF
perjured leaders come before an out
ragged people and say, "give US an
other chance, that WE may convince
you that it was for the greatest good
to the greatest number of people foi
us, as Democrats, to utterly ignore
the platform
THAT WE GOT IN ON
in 1922" Many Of them tried it or
same platform in '94, but you see
the people blighted that same ole
platform with DRY ROT and the
PLANKs would not bear them up
being too thinly braced with ballots
and further, if they could, with i'm
punity, discard the silver clause ir
the Constitution-they at any time
can and WILL twist that grand ole
document to suit the speculative
OPPORTUNITY OF THE MONEY POWER
Sd. And they all claim that thi
legislation to place silver on its con
stitutional base, MUST come through
the Democratic party. This, th'
Democratic leaders know, will neve
be accomplished, but still it will d.
to fool the DEAR people with. |
any man capable of being a leade
in the grand (D old unterrified Dem
ocratic party can afford to swea
falsely to get into the halls of Con
gress, he or they can
AFFORD TO DO ANYTHING ELSE,
as the same money power exists nov
that did the rascally, mean, low
down, dirty work in 1898. We ha'
too few Vances then, and we hav
too few Buffers now.
4th. The average Democrat tha
HONESTLY believes that they can re
instate silver within party lines
would do we'll never to attend an
other election till the scales fall fror
his benighted eyes. Such a Demo
crat as this, be he leader or follower
is beyond political redemption.
D, G.. Mel.