The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-04-22

Ter, when the editorials were written
by the managing editor from . local
standpoint. To prevent . recur-
renee Of impressions thus conveyed,
the editorials written hereafter By
Senator Butler will be signed m. B."
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suALL The GOLD COhBisE BIZ Al
LOWED To 1OnCE THE sAAn Si0a1
AoAiNf
The gold combine-the national
bank power-is already layings stu
pendous plan Of campaign for 1900
They hope to bring up and force to
the front that Internal old issue "tht
tariff" again, and thus try to suppress.
or Kill the only question Of vital i'm.
psrtance to the people which Is the
money question.
THE CAUCASIAN, in common with all
other Peoples Party papers and hon
est ] ,urnals Ia the country, has con-
tiaually warned the people VI the pur.
Dose Of the gold combine and money
power. The readers Of these papers
have gained knowledge Of this fact,
but the readers Of the old monopoly
picked press are still as blind, - ig-
norant aud apparently ~ hOpelessly
bssOtted on political and economic
questions - they were twenty years
ag,. Even those democratic" papers
that supported Bryan in the campaign
left their readers In the dark on tn.
question OF finance because they had
never given the matter any thought
or study aud when the Democratic
convention nominated Bryan, who
made the financial question the issue,
these so-called Democratic papers
were either unab or unwilling tO
present the issue with clearness and
force. As rule, they knew nothing
about the question, and Is matter u
fact they know nothing about 1t now.
Unless, therefore, tn. re shall be Al
most q revolution Of lnteiligenc.
among such Of the sO-called Demo
cratic aud Republican papers ~
supported Bryan, The only hope
Of dissr mating Information among
the people 10 the Peoples Par
" press. Unless the people shal
get such iofor.nation,i It IL very prob
able that the gold combine-the M
tioDal banking p0wrr-will be able I,
blind . maturity Of the people ant
play their old game again.
What old gamer Let's zee IL We Cal
ret ut some of its main features.
At the close of the war there wal
an immense debt. There were xls,
some "born Hnanciers" who posses
the genius Of making Themselves ricl
on the debt and poverty Of the people
These Hnanci.rs inausurated en-
4oancial scheme-includ'Dg the M
t,onai banking ~ stem based ON bond
(which oppresses the people Of thi
country today. One necsssity to tn
success VI this sch.me-was that Ii,
people generally should never under
stand IL, and one Of the purposes o
the hoanoiePs VAS that it should neve
b generally understood. But whel
the attention Of people Is to be divert
ed from one thing, it is necessary T.
have some other thing to which thei
attention can be directed aud OF
which IL can be concentrated. Tn
ananciers decided that for . it'll
while the "bl0Ody shirt" would be
good thing to have the people thin
about, and then the tariff could CON
In for change and . long wrangls
In the meantime the great scheme Q
the "fnanciers" would be working GU
beautifully, and the people would no
know that they were being rubbed yea
after year-being made poorer IN
poorer while the fortunes Of tn
"hnanci~rs" would be growing and ia
oPeasing to such proportions ~ weT
never before known since the creation
The war closed in 1866. Fur tn
next five ears the d, anciers were I
engaged in 'rgauisiog their s:hem,
They were ready for business abot
1870. In 1879 there WAS q nation,
election, and in that year watchf,
people saw the 6rst open movement ,
the money power. Henry Clews, WI
was then prominent banker, and VII
todsy 10 at the head NJ o,e Of the larj
tst oanking hous In the country, IL
that movement In the interest t,
Grants second term. Grant WAS d,
essentially bad or corrupt man, b,
Was one Who could be csjolsd or d,
ceived By the "mouey power" whic
supported him. He VAS elected.
The nnsociers and "mOney power
decided, however, that It would not
good policy to have one political part
successful oil the time, 90 . part
their plan was to have ore psrry gu
coed the time and another party Il
next time &C.. 60 but they took cal
to decide that 1nsIR MAN should
elected svnRY TINS either as DEM
erat or Republican. They have ca
ried out their plan ever since 1917
now for twenty Ave years-and ma,
only one mistake which they correct,
II tine. This WAS the time when II
DEN Was elected. The money powe
thought he was THEIR n An because
Was WY rich man himself; but q
ter he had been duly elected by q
people, he made some statemen
which scared the money POWER" q
hence the very power which caus
bis election to the Presidency HI
lin unseated. With this excepti,
tbs original programme has been ca
Fled out TO perfection. Here 10 4
vay ~ shoVe No.