The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23
DEMOCRACY Us.
FREE SILVER.
Why Free Coinage Of Silver Cas-
no, Be Sssarsd rAfessA he
penocrHne Passy.
RECORDS, FACTS. oPIKIouS

90 90 ~. tAs ssasssv go opp--.sss 90
ns.--~sss,s r.-f.-.i-ss go rtsss-s~s-
II. woe 20 sAs r.-vas - sAs v>>.ss>.
-s IN. Bay ~A.s rs.s a.-s go SNss
to, ss,-s-
fron i>sEs 90 1884 the psneersssc
party bad fall eorsrci os this eo~
ernnsri ], h>A . large ss s,ssisy
IN the Love. HoG-e. . small 1s yes,-
~ IR the Upper Houss. and The rs~s
idsEi AL has eAbisst usrs also of
tho sArne party. A great me-, s,ssity
% the ADeTSesn people we're thea.
as nov. eiAmorsng .or the free coin
age o. aslver. A iars. na asoriiy of
tho Congressional memb~rs kad
prorass-d. II the p~opl. voald esiy
give them . "ehAnee." that they
sould give rs Free coinage. TAsy
even went so far 40 to r.noasc~ the
sherman lac. IN their national plat
form, As . ''covsrtly msksskift-"
lrd they give us free coinagss No.
Why' In the hrss place they couia
not do IL Tho party Vas divided IN
both Houses of tongr~.s. A ma
Iority o! the Democrats an the Lover
House we're IN favor tor prcsende
10 be- o. free coinage. In the Upper
House they were nearly evenly d.
vided. Will. the Administration -
bitterly opposed - IL. Nov ySa
will see by examining the above.
what u complete deadlock the Demo
cratic party IN.
Reader. suppose yoar sagoa vss
stuck fast IN the mud and you
laLa.ll ...l -
TO pull II out, and they should hitch
one horse TO one end of the wagon
aud the other horse 10 the other end.
How long would IL take 60 pull that
load ou,' Well. you say. that 10 .
very foolish question, yet that 40
prec.sely the position of the Demo
cratic party on the silver question:
. one-hAlf pulling one way and the
> other half the other way, With the
: chances a little in favor OF those
d who are trying TO prll the load
deeper into the mud for they did sue
lcesd IN nl0ng the Sherman iav so
!, deep that you could not touch IL With
e n-foot pole.
. ''Oh, WELL" you say, 'ws intend
e 10 weed out the goldbi "a from the
=. Democratic party next year" Ny
y friends. don't deceive yourselves like
I, that. You undertake n thing lihe
D. that and you will get tho worst weed
- ing You ever "toted.'
re Well then, let us suppose you had
" defeated the goldbugs an your ma
tional convention, nominated q sii-
m yer man and declared for free com
81 age in your platform. You take
% the party and start out on your cam
nt paign. First you go 10 New York
ID and plead for their suffrage. What
answer will you g-ti
OF "Get of from here with your
g. cheap money argument 40 back
ne to your sAge-brush and mining
n. camps and ten your silver mine own.
NJ ers that We are for sound money Out
y. here. Then you go TO New Eng
land, where you get practically the
w same answer. Then with . smile OF
TO confidence. you turn your face west
IT. ward. Now" you will eIclaim. 81
G., know I'm solid. for the great Wcsl
. is unit for free silver. Westward
ed no, Westward no" When yoI
% approach the people there, they turn
eir their backs TO you.
do "We have never liked the Demo
TO cratic party" they will say, but VI
ise we're persuaded in lsJ2 that We couls
= get relief through II and We hclpe.
OF to put il into power, and now il ha
!R; left Us in q much worse fix than VI
lid were in before. oh no, you esnno
80 fool us again"
Then with q look of despair yor
ty, turn to the thousands Who have de
ON serted and are still deserting In
EN- party in the South
on There you meet nothing but hou
yet est indignation.
ut Hear their answer 20 your plead
OF ings: 1--WE have loved You. and 20
or proved false. We turned svav frol
old you then, and what did you dot ID
my come to Is and ask to be forgiven
and promise 10 do better in the Z,
OF ture' No. You kicked us IN
he spurned US, and hesped all manns
sci, Of abuse and villifc6ion upon q
OF There is no nsme too harsh for "a
the to give US; no abuse too heavy 4
w you 20 heap upon rs, and no falls
,ost hood too revolving for you 70 CO.
or coct against Us. You haye tried
hat disgrace your own State, where =
men kwers in power, in order to disgrs
ard us. No, we can never follow 20
old, FAC anv more. Never,
the NovI have tried 10 show vhy
the WAS that we failed to secure fr
the coinage when the Democratic pes
ali Was in power. The same conditio
ON will bring out the same results.
will the Democratic party Vas return
see to power in its present shape,
pre- would be just as powerless to pes
rtue free coinage bill ~ il vas in 1888
the same old deadlock that exist
pour then would still exist Il would
Col. the utmost folly TO try TO regain e,
bet troll by dividing mp what little 4
sr 1t there is left Of il. 30 there -
the reason in the world, that / can 9
We Why . free silver man should REM
/. in the Democratic party.
II. know il il hard for . man
give up his old party ties, but tn
san nds more can do 20 in the fut
il they viii only have the cour
'ture Of their convictions.
ying The only way to ever secure
tnAt coinage il for all men who bell
ten in il to unite in party alread
one unit for il, and whose leaders
tiply Soht;no for Il in every State In
is six T-n;on and vboee sincerity ear
eight y. o,e.t;oned- All mite under
heart banner and present . solid FROM
okes the enemy and the victory 10 ourl
unees WHrrxorr GxYpo
lifts
blood sehss' Bsiidiss ss.vs .r WIN De.
Mt in The Central sehoofhouse n
right irav, Mich, va: blown up oy
much amiters early on the morning OK
when 18th inst. Fire followed the exl