The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21
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Representative Cockrell OF Texas.
who has for long time been \ MEM
| Der Of the House. and sho IL brother
Of senator CockreiI. of Missouri. has
written . letter TO the people of his
district in Texas declining TO be the
Democratic candidate for Congress
unless he Is nominated with the IN
derstanding that he will not vote for
the nominee of the Democratic con-
yention for President. Il that nomi-
nee 10 . goldbug or . stradi lehue. lie
says that be 10 determined 10 be free
TO do what he thinks Is right and best
for bis people irrespective of party. In
closing his letter he says:
The gold standard once recognized
by law and backed by the wealth OF
the world, nothing short Of = bloody
revolution could wipe il out and bring
relief TO an over-burdened people.
The people must take . stand for their
liberties. i, for one, am tired OF para
ding under q Democratic banner
which has been SO foully besmirched
by men who claimed 10 be Democi ats.
but who are agents of the British gold
trust"
This shows that the spirit OF indie
pendence and patriotism is growing
IN the South as well a. in the West.
! r.acE day the outlook grows brighter
that the patriots Of all parties will
unite with the Peoples Party NJ 81.
Louis. OF July 22d, and join hands in
! redeeming this country from the
clutch Of the British goldbugs and
their American Tory allies.
WATCH FREE SILVER % MoNoroLIsTs.
There are in Congress certain
| q nf sill bafn
Republicans who, on nearly every
question where there is con-
test between the peopIo and railroad
corporations, or other monopolies,
vote against the people and with the
mOnOpolies. Ii may be questioned
whether or not such men are AT heart
true silver men. Their votes on other
questions, besides silver, would give
strong color to the belief that they
simply voted for free silver because
the sentiment is SO strongly that way
among their constituents, while at
heart they are the other way. 4 man
who stands for the corporations and
monopolies against the people is GER
tainly at heart gold man, just a. all
gold men naturally stand in with
all the monopolies and COM
bines. We make this prediction,
that those Congressman and Sena-
tors who claim to be silver men,
yet who always vote with the monop-
Olists on other questions, will be the
kind of silver men who will stick to
their parties no matter who is nomi-
mated or what kind Of a platform he is
on. 1t is the silver man who is not
only for silver but also against trusts
and mOnOpOlies who will stand square
ly by the people when the test comes,
and put principle and country above
party. In short the best test for
true friend Of the people is the posi-
ton which Congressman take on ques-
lions relating to corporations, monop-
Olles and trusts. We expect, at some
future time to publish the votes Of the
members OF Congress on certain ques.
lions where there was a conflict be-
tween the interests of the people and
the greed of the monopolists, and
| show which So called silver men voted
| against the people.
TWO DANGEROUS BILLS.
Senator Hill has reported from the
judiciary Committee a bill creating
two classes of contempt cases. The
bill makes any refusal to obey the or
der OF the court, or any disrespect of
the court committed in the presence of
the court, a direct contempt. Ii pro-
vldes that when any of these offences
are committed beyond the presence of
the court that they shall be- known as
| indirect contempt. In effect the bill
creates a new class of contempt cases
not heretofore recognized BY law, and.
besides, denies to the men accused the
right of trial by jury, except with the
consent OF the court. The purpose of
this bill is to make legal the very things
| which Federal Courts have been re-
Gently doing without any warrant of
law; notably, when the courts had Debs
arrested and imprisoned without any
trial by jury, because, as the court al
legged, he was guilt of contempt.
though it was not claimed that the
contempt alleged was committed in
the presence of the court. 1t Is safe
to say that this bill will not be allowed
to pass the Senate unless it is amended
so as to at least guarantee to every man
trial by jury. Senator Allen has al
ready introduced an amendment to
this bill making such a provision, and
also making other material amend
ments thereto.
The second bill is one reported by
the Commerce committee which pro-
poses to repeal that section of the
present interstate commerce law
which makes the punishment in rcfus-
ing to testify before the court either
line or imprisonment, or both. The
bill limits the punishment in such cases
to simply fine. The object Of this bill is
to protect rich monopolies and the
managers of trusts who do not want to
be forced to testify before the courts,
anu who are willing to pay liberal
N hn
sent to prison. This bill will be viyor-
ously fought by the Peoples Party SEN
ators, aided, it is hoped, by a number
of men in the old parties.
1t is generally conceded that if
Mckinley should be nominated and
elected President, that John Sherman
would be his Secretary of Treasury. In
short, every man who votes for McKin-
ley for President had just as we'll vote
Tor John Sherman, for he will inspire
and control the action of the admins
tration on all financial questions.
Governor Matthews, of Indiana, who
has been posing as a free silver man,
and who has been talked of by the free
silver Democrats as a probable candi-
date for the Presidency, is out i'm an
interview in which he hedges and
straddles on the money question. 1t
Is hard to tell from his interview lust
where he stands; but one thing is plain.
and that is that he is opposed to free
silver at the ratio of Is to i. This means
that the Indiana delegation to the Ma
tional Democratic Convention will not
stand squarely for silver, but will be
ready to hedge, straddle and dodge.
Inc indication now is that the gold
men Will control the delegates from
Kentucky to the National Democratic
Convention.
A BILL TO PREVENT A FURTHER IssuY
OF BOODS.