The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
They re Coming
Into Line.
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bound by every recollection and ira
dition Of our lives TO stand with the
people in the final struggle. | Am
6lled with alarm oftimes when con-
template the consequences that are
bound up in the battle that sooner
or later must be fought to the utter
destruction OF one Of the contending
parties. II is as true to day as when
Daniel Webster said it, that no gov
eminent can long endure, the ten
dency OF those laws is TO concentrate
the wealth in the hands Of the few
AID leave the masses of the people
poor and dependent.
| have already written more than
| intended by way of answer to
yours; but as soon as you can get
away come up"
And then We have from the Penny
Press remarkable statement of the
view OF Ex-Governor Pillsbury On
the tariff.
Both John s. and Charles A. Pills
bury have expressed themselves as
being opposed 10 iustructing dele
gates to the St. Louis convention
for anybody. Chas. A. Pillsbury
has expressed himself mildly for
Davis but is thought to be for Reed
as second choice. John S. Piilsbury
declared himself unressrvedly
against Mckinley, but said that
Reed, Allison or Morton would do.
Regarding Mckinley he said:
81 am 1ac,Iallu ~
that Maj. Mckinley is not the man
Of the hour. He is q splendid man
a man of unquestioned ability, Of
remarkably agreeable personality.
But the Republican party cannot, in
my judgment, afford to nominate
him. 1t was McKinley's high pro-
lection which made the Republicans
lose before. To take him and the
protection which his candidacy
means would be to place the party
i'll a hazardous position. What the
country needs most of all is q sound,
strong man. | am in favor of a
tariff which shall prove sufficient to
run the government. | am not in
favor Of tariff that will make one
section of the country prosperous,
to the detriment of the other sec
tons. The Mckinley tariff did a
great deal to build up monopolies."
And then Frank Day publishes the
following significant article:
The Minneapolis Times, q rank
goldbug organ, reluctantly confesses
that it is useless to longer deny the
fact that there Is tremendous sem
timent in favor Of free silver in the
country. Three months ago the
Times would have. denounced the
sentiments contained in the follow
ing paragraph as rank idiocy, and
yet we find it in that paper of last
Saturday. Listen:
Republicans may have occasion
to laugh out of the corner of their
mouths before the close Of the ap-
preaching campaign. The Republi-
can party swarms with voters who
will be glad of an opportunity to
vote for free silver national ticket.
This town is alive with them, and in
the State at large and, indeed,
throughout the entire Northwest, q
free silver ticket, headed by an able,
upright candidate of national repu-
tation, would draw from the Repub-
llcan party one-fOurth to one-third
OF Its voting strength. As for the
Democratic party it is practically
organization in the West
aud South, and destitute of any hope
of success on the national field for !
several years to come. Certainly |
here is not a Western State which |
t has the ghost Of show of carry
ng this year. Does anybody ina
zine that the Democratic voerst, dis
leartened and Disguised are going
. vote for forlorn hope if any
prospect offers of defeating Republi-
an. expectations and turning Repub-
lean bluff and brag into humiliatlng
lefeatf Besides a very large per
entage of Democrats are for free
liver, and have also a strong incli-
latlon towards the Peoples Parry."1
The above shows the trend of sem
lment in the great Northwest. Let
hese people and the people from
ne South meet at st. Louis, on July
"a, and we can whip tho goldbugs
nd restore prosperity to the coun-
ry.