The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-30

didate. There is no use in discussing
such a proposition; it falls of its own
weight; it condemns itself; it is alb
surd Editorial in Caucasian Febru- |
AIRY 20. !
Al first glance it would seem that
the Democratic party ought to be the
chief hope of the silver men. No one
will deny that the old party founded
by Jefferson, gave rs free coinage of
silver; and the same party under the
leadership of Jackson destroyed the
United States banks. Jefferson de
clared that banks of issue were more
dangerous to the liberties of a free
people than standing armies. Jack
son made his second campaign against
the banks and was elected on that
issue. As late as 1910 the Democratic
party in its National platform declared
That Congress has no right to charter
banks; that they are of deadly hos
tilitN TO the best interest of the cOun-
try, dangerous to Republican institu-
tions and to the liberties of the peo-
pie, and calculated to place the bust
ness of the country in the control of
a concentrated money power and above
the laws and viii of the people" This
was a standing plank in all Demo
cratic platforms for years.--W. C.. Will
cox in Caucasian, January 30,
II
The Caucasian is in favor of coop
Grating for principle But how can we
cooperate with those who are going
in an opposite direction? We are
striving to bring about relief to the
industrial classes and the business of
the country. We must fight those
who are herding i'm the camp of the
/ EYN
have no patience with those who favor
joining together opposite and oppos-
ing forces by a division of tickets or Of
fetal positions. We are opposed to CO.
operating with those who have no
principles but who simply want our
votes 10 help them to the pie counter.
II we will stand by principle we will
find that there are fifty thousand men
in the old parties who are as patriotic
aus we are.--Editorial in Caucasian,
March %.
The Caucasian has always stood and
now stands for the fundamental prin-
tciples, Of good government for which
the patriotic founders Of our govern
menf stood These principles are
greater than any party. We will re-
pud:atel any party That deserts these
principles and sells out to the monop-
olsits and British gold-bugs. We will
Join any party that stands for these
principles and fights mOnOpoles, gold
bugs and traitors.-.Editorial in eau
casian, March II.
LINE UP FOR THE PEOPLE.
Do You favor a square, honest. I'M
equivccal fight on a vital question?
The time is at hand when one will
be made. The people against the gold
! standard, bond-issuing cliques is the
fight. If you don't want to give money
to bond-holding millionaires in the
shape of interest, we call on you to es-
: pouse the cause of the people.
, We want an American system OF
finance-one that viii condemn the
: tehory and destroy the fact that the
more you make the poorer you get, we
call on you to espouse the cause of the
people.
If YOU wish to secure our great Union
rise above the degradation into which
it has been placed by the Cleveland
Carlisle bond contracting company,
, which company has made Us a con-
: venience and contribution for the bank
l ing combine and London Jew syndi-
Gates, then come out and espouse the
cause of the people.
If you wish to escape the DOOM
: which must result from government
, licensed system of monopoly and OPP
preston then come out and espouse the
cause of the people.-Editoria in eau
casian, February 90.
: WHAT DID WE LEAVE THE OLD
PARTIES FOR?
We notice that d few Populst who
seem to be ready to accept any terms
= that the Republicans may name, are
: charging that the Caucasian is not
standing by the Omaha platform, be-
5 cause it is in favor of cooperating
T against the gold-bugs. The Caucasian
would be delighted to cooperate on
the Omaha platform in full. But if
5 we can't do that, we want to cooper
$ ate on some principle in that plat
| form.
i We do not want to cooperate with
: gold-bugs, but we want to cooperate
! against gold-bugs. If we cannot CO.
operate with the Republicans on that
line, certainly it is impossible to CO.
operate with them without giving up
every plank and letter of the platform.
: We are in favor of cooperation, but
| we will not agree to sacrifice every
5 principle of the Omaha platform and
. support gold-bugs to get IT,
What did We leave the old parties
| for. if we did not intend to educate
! and appeal TO the best elements of the
7 two old parties to repudiate gold-bugs
, and monopolists, and come to a party
that stands for the principles of SET
ferson and Lincoln Editorial in
Caucasian, March ~.
OUR .BUCOLIC FRIENDS.
The Asheville Register (Rep.) in an
t editorial last week, in which it goes
out of its way to refer to the members
of the Peoples party as "Our Bucolic
2 Friends" closes by saying:
1--WE are in favor of cooperation just
, so long as our Populist friends are
j. reasonable in their demands, but if
, hey become obstreperous, we Republic
cans will simply step in and clear the
: field"
r The Peoples party has named but
- me condition to cooperation, the peo-
} pie OF North Carolina are opposed to
/. the single gold standard and every
patriot in America is opposed to it.
Therefore the Peoples party makes
> the reasonable" proposition to CO.
, operate against the infamous British
, gold standard policy. The Peoples
, party wants cooperation, but wants
: / so-opara tiOu fOr, he good and cO-ODera-