The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-23
4 VICTORY FOR
the PEOPLES PARTY.
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The Old P.ssytses Dsivss Ts Coates Their
Esror-By Declaring Fer What TIE ses-
plee Party H.s Advseassa-TAs ssssy
Of kinx Solomon asd The Tvs Cali.
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Justice.
For The Cancasian-l
WASHINGTON, u. e, July a.-Both
old parties, with their checkered and
discredited records have had their
say. All eyes turn to the action Of the
giant young Peoples Party at st Louis
this week. There has never been any
doubt A. to what this convention would
do. 1t 10 true that q few Popalists,
with more enthusiasm than Judgment,
rushed hastily into print, ana said
that their party would endorse
the action vi the Democratic cOnven-
ton: but even these, upon u second so
Der thought, have s-rn their error.
The people III the country know to
whom the credit oi iornins the fnAn-
Il
shadowing issti. oi the coming cam
paign is due. ! he politicians of both
parties made a desperate effort 10 con-
tinue to keep ihi, question In the /
background, as they have been doing |
for twenty years; and To again force
q sham battle over III. tsritt aud other |
minor issues. IL was the Peoples |
Party that opened the eyes OF the |
country, in spite of the old politicians, |
to the real truth and issue. They have
shelled the woods around the old party
politicians, and have driven them from
their hiding places of deception and
fraud.
The Democratic and Republican pol
iticians in 1892 agreed to write their
financial plank SO nearly. alike that
not even the members Of their own
party could tell them apart. The PeO-
smashed their future straddling
| schemes. In sheer desperation the
Republicans were this time forced to
declare squarely for the gold standard,
as were the Democratic politicians for
free silver. But, had it not been for
the existence OF, and the light thrown
upon the situation by the Peoples
Party, these old politicians would
have again straddled this questi ion, and
again written their planks 50 nearly
alike that the authors Of them could
not have told them apart. So far, this
is tremendous victory for the PeO-
pies Party, and every honest voter in
America owes it vote of thanks for
thus drawing the issue squarely and
forcing the hypocrites to take a stand.
Thus the political atmosphere has
> been cleared-thus an opportunity has
been given to ali who oppose the rule
Of monopoly and the gold trust to see
how and where they can unite in q
common effort for The cause of hui
manity. The follower of Lincoln, who
has been 50 long deceived by the Re-
publican party, now, since That party
has openly declared for mOnupolies
and the gold trusts, will at once Join
= the Peoples Party the follower Of JEFF.
8 fersOn and Jackson, who for aquartel
of century has been fooled and be.
trayed by the Democratic party, will
now, OF course, since that party hal
confessed its treachery and betrayal
= join the Peoples Party. Every votel
IN the country knows that the PeO
pies Party was formed because these ole
: parties had deserted the fundamenta
and, inasmuch as the financial cues
( ton has been and always will be tn,
9 greatest economic question of an,
q government, and, inasmuch as tn,
treachery of these old parties has beer
greater on that vital question than OF
9 any other, the Peoples Party at it
G birth planted itself firmly on the prin
clples of true Republicanism and tru
8 Democracy, and declared that finan
Q cial reform was the Overshadowing is
sue.
~ Every voter knows also that wheI
s the Peoples Party took this position
: the Democratic leaders, north, south
east and west, as well as the Kepubli
can leaders, at once denounced tn
Peoples Party leaders as ''silve
cranks" and financial heretics." Non
IS were louder than the Democratic poll
b ticians in declaring that the financia
system OF this country was all right
in fact they said that We had the bes
s. financial system the world ever saw
e and further declared that the tari1
n was the only great issue before tn
country. But, during these four year
i the Peoples Party has so thoroughly
l. convinced the masses of the voters Q
1T the country as to the real cause @
hard times that now these same Dem
ocratic politicians are forced to con
!, TESS that they were wrong and tina
the Peoples Party was right. Now, VIII
al will the voter, who believes in free sill
it yer and financial reform, follow? Can
Is afford to trust the leaders whose actio
w at Chicago was confession that the
er have in the past either ignOrantly O
n wilfully fooled the people, or will b
ut follow the leadership of those who's
a patriotism and courage has forced t
n the front this great and vital ques
ton? The voters are terribly in earn
est, and who have shown their sin
n cerety and their honesty from the be
n ginning. Therefore, the action of tn
a Democrats at Chicago in nominatin
I'd Mr.. Bryan and in declaring that til
n Peoples Party platform was right, wi
ly add wonderful strength to the ranl
or of the Peoples Party; Cor the voter
parties that they will be right in TO
lowing the leadership of the People
DIS Party.
~ The voters know further that ina
!. l muCH oS VIC cAlSIcuCc 6uu kEOWtQ
10 the Peoples Party has forced the Den
80 Ocratic party into making this decl,
or or ration, that if the Peoples Party wei
pe to disband tomorrow that these lea,
~ ers who have been unwillingly force
III to declare for the truth would, at the
An next national convention. backsli(
es' into their old party grooves of mOno]
>. oily subserviency. Yes, the vote
~. know that what good has already bee
or accomplished is due to the Peopl
Gu Party, and they know further that
r this country is ever redeemed fro
~ foreign domination, and prospect,