The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-28
POSSIBLY A CONTINUED CURSE.

Probable declarations by the ap-
proacbing national conventions are
now the subjsc, Of speculation. 1t
is a foregone conclusion that the Re
publican convention will declare for
a gold standard, or make "strad-
die" which would amount to such q
1t is known long in
advance that the Peoples Party con-
vention will declare for free and I'M
limited coinage Of silver and gold
at the ratio Of lC to |. Nobody knows
what the Democratic convention will
do According to the expressed opin-
ions and declarations Of people com
posing that party, it is split in twain
on the financial issue.
AT this time II appears that the
silver wing OF the party will be nu'
merically strong enough to control
tho convention, but the innate not
tenness and fraud OF the party, as q
| whole, makes it very doubtful as tt
| whether that strength will declar,
its professed convictions, or whethel
it will sell out to the power by which
the party has been dominated ant
controlled during tho past four years
Though having had most favor
able opportunity for making ant
proving itself blessing to the PEG
pie, the Democratic party has show
itself to be curse to the American
body polite for the last twenty-fiv
years. IL that party had carried GU
the pledges the people understood
to make four years ago, it wOul
have proved blessing. If the f
! nancial policy which the people ur
derstosd it to favor had been inaug
urated. the party would have mad
itself immortal. But it grossly b.
trayed the trust repossd in it by tn
people, and it has been create
plague and curse to the country fC
the last four years than was the fou
years of civil war for which it We
r largely responsible.
While the great majority of Pc
pie are in favor of financial refor
and are in favor Of free coinage
silver, the Democratic party wou
do nothing but injury and prove
n continued curse by declaring
t these features this year. No man
i the broad expanse of America h
little enough sense to think the Del
~ ocratic party can win the election
" '9G. Yet, it has a large number
n blind partisans and hare brain
10 parasites whose votes are to
/. counted and who will stick to t
party if it declares for silver.
who would not do so other wise. T
more sterling, and thoughtful M
have no confidence in the Democr
H. party, and on account of its p.
~ record will put no faith in its pro
s. Uses. Under no conditions will til
IN eyer trust it again.
at Decentralization is not necesse
ne to show that declaration for sill,
d. by the Democratic party means
al fatal division of the silver vote.
pit would enable the party to carry
ut few Southern States, but the pa
lu- is held in such great contempt
he the people of the West as to max
,e. almost impossible for it to carr
be single Western State. Here is VIII
IN the fatal split of the silver pee
ed would come, which would mean
&c. victory for the united gold forces.
be The only chance the Democr
set party now has to make itself a b
lu- sing to the people is to declare U
quivocally for the gold stand.
That is the policy of the power t
ed, controls and owns the party,
be such course would have q tende
me to eliminate from the platform
asst fraud and hypocrisy by which
in many people have been decei,
ra- and which would deceive many b
not fool partyites, even in this day
IA investigation and light. Whats
the may be its promises and pledges
her Democratic party will continu,
ed, be the agent of goldbuggery, t
no. and monopoly.
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LET THE TEACHERS NAME HIN
Iaw Without reference as to who
pested the removal of the off r.