The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-06-18
A DO-NOTHING
RECORD
And Under Present Conditions a
DO Nothing" Record the
Worst Record Possible.
THE HOUSE VS.. BOND BILL.

| Why II Failed 20 Vote ON THAT Measure
! Popuiists Make Vine Il. cord and show
| Up the PerGdy aud Treachsry Of the two
| Old Partis.-Trial by Jury Preserved In
Spite OF HnI and the Gold Men-sI!,sr
Republicans Begging the Gold Men to
Boo-Doo Thsm-wit' Reference to See
ond Glass Mail Matter.
Special TO The Caucasanl
| WAsHINGToS, June l2.-The Gcst
session Of the 18th Congress closed
yesterday afternoon at ! o'clock. The
record of this Republican Congress,
like its Republican predecessors. a.
well a like the last Democratic Con
gress, has again illustrated the differ
ence between party promises and par
ty performances. Each time the Re
publican party comes into power il does
| so by denOuncing the sins of omission
and commission nf the Democratic
party, promising To remedy the evils
| that exist aud To place remedial legis-
IatiOn upon the statute books. The
| Democratic party gained control of
the last Congress by denUuncing the
| legislation placed upon the statute
books by the Republican party, and
| by showing that the hard times and
the stagnation of business was brought
about, chiefly. by such legislation.
| They promised not only to wipe out
this evil legislation, but to enact laws
that would give he people more money
and restore prosperity. They not
only failed 10 do this when they had
full power, but they fully endorsed
the infamous Republican financial leg
islation, and made it worse by repeal
ing the last law on the statute books
in favor of silver or that provided for
an increase of the currency of the
country. In short, the party did not
keep a single promise that it made to
the people. After denOuncing protec-
ton as unconstitutional and as rob-
berry, it placed upon the statute books
a high protective tariff law which is
to-day still in force, and which is
higher than any Republican tariff ever
enacted save and except the kinley
law.
The Republicans gained control of
this Congress by denOuncing the
treachery and incompetency of the
Democratic party, and by promising
to take bold and vigorous steps to re-
vive business and to stop falling
prices. The first session of this Con-
gress is closed, and what has been
done? Absolutely nothing. Not a
single law has been passed that will
remove single evil that is now prey
, ing upon the body polite; not sin
gle law that will raise prices, make
debts easier to pay, give employment
| RI loh no
stagnatiOn which to-day hang as a
threatening pail over the nation, from
ocean to ocean. In short it has been a
edo nothing Congress- The record is
almost blank, and under cirCum-
! stances like the present, no record is
r the most damaging record that party
. can have. That is, the gold combine
and mOnOpOlists have succeeded in
4 getting conditions almost exactly as
they desire them. 1t is true that if the
gold ring could satisfy its every wish
the greenbacks would be burned up
: and the whole power of issuing paper
= money would be given to the national
: banks. But they are reasonably well
@ satisfied with the present condition of
t things. Therefore, the party that will
r serve them best is the party that will
q do nothing, thereby preserving condi.
: tions as they are; and, by the same
:. reasoning, the party that betrays the
~ people most is the party that doe:
@ nothing and leaves the people to suf'
\ fer the poverty and distress which
n now exists, and must continue unit
J. there Is change in the financial sys
/ TEN and in the administration OF ouI
governmental affairs.
During the past week there ha:
been very little of general interest be-
fore Congress. Most of the time has
l. been consumed in considering apprO
IS priation bills. Probably the bill of the
Y most Importance and interest was on,
r reported by Senator Hill from the com
IS mittee on judiciary relating to
Il CONTEMPT OF COURT CASES.
= We have called attention to this bill
q i'm former letters and have shown how
il it proposed to deprive all citizens o
% the right of trial by jury, even when
court, thousand miles away, shOul'
c see fit to decide that such either
u was in contempt of court. In short
5. the bill proposed to legalize the I'm
n lawful action of the Federal court il
arresting Mr.. Debs and having hin
imprisoned on charge Of cOntemp
without ever giving him trial b.
'r jury. As soon as this bill was report
1t ed and went on the calendar, Senate
l. Butler and number of other Sena
l. tors prepared amendments to the same
l. and introduced them to be cOnsidere
ia when the bill should be called up. o.
lie last Wednesday Senator Hill called u
the bill, whereupOn Senator Butte
III promptly offered his amendment, an
~ supported the same in vigOrOu
le speech. After several hours discus
at sion, Senator Buffers amendmen
providing for trial By jury, was adopt
III ed by a large majority, whereupon tn
n. other amendments were withdraw
and the bill as amended was passe
without further opposition.
Ill THE SILVER MAN WHO WANTS TO BE
n HOO-DOOED.
ed Political gossip which has bee
I afloat in Washington for the past fe
III weeks, and which has been suppl,
e mented during the last few days b
IL Geographic information in the dali
oss papers from the advance guard of tt
tic, Republican national convention at
,ey Louis, shows clearly that there is
-! certain class of free silver Republ
vas cans who are earnestly appealing
IN the gold men to hoo-doo them. 1t
nd, that class of Republicans who ha
al, silver constituencies, but who are n
~ silver men themselves except in nan
10 They claim to be free silver men, ar
ure out of fear of their constituents a
TO forced to vote for free coinage mes
ure every time it comes before Co
no gress. But they have been beggi
KS, the managers of the Republican L
51y tiOnal convention to arrange sol
kind of straddling platform, viii
they would know, of course, meant
nee gold standard, put with Whlch IN
18th hope to be able TO 1901 thelr consul
ase ents and hold them in line in the co
the ing campaign. We have referred
of this class Of silver Republicans il
IL former letter. They are the sill
men who are monOpOlists and "
vote with the goldbugs and monol
. lists on every question except that