The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-25

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Of Popalis,s b, called Tor th. par
pose OF dispisesng ,h~ morsy ga~s
ton rs the parAnoaai iasao % thsif
party. absurd thoash - 20. has Great.
ed little aauy suggestive a =
tempest IN . teapot The a.
thors OF the proposition do not thaf.
the spirit thA, ,i;sliEes this grc=s
movcmen; TO dice ihfall the vealth
p;edacers Of the nations. nor a.
they comprehend The forces Ia con
troll.
Conferences eAEno; nakc OF M
make ISSUES. Issues are bora sf
conditions, aud Like cyclones As-stt
their right os way.
A conference can no more dispiAos
an issue after ~ 10 once developed.
than il can set aside the is~ OF grav-
itAtioa. Political pArnes can de-
monstra,e their fitness or unatnsss,
but cannot smother OF evnd. an 10
sue.
When al issue arites ~ commands
an organism aud exponent 10 de-
hsnce OF pre-exis,ing parties.
The Peoples Party DID no; come
into e,isisnce ai the bidding Of poli
ticiArs. The platform formulated
NJ omaha VAS not 81 accident.
Neither Vas IL IN accident that the
plank that Was given hrsi place IA
IN that platform namrs the issue
that has sinee eouvS1 d ard dis.
membered all poliiioG parties that
sought 10 evade IL.
The Republican party Ia the lat.
campaign recogniE j the irsue, de
lclared for bime.allism. but parpsscly
attached . condition 10 make its
realization impossible. This sub
terfuge, while IL commanded the
purse strings OF the cr,dl,or and
money lending Glasses OF t~o cont
nents, could not hold the party to
geiher. and Q split occurred ,hA, zig
nalizes the doom of tba, party.
TIE revolution wrought IN tho
Democratic party last year affords a
!. striking illustration OF the power ol
: Al issue, and the impotepcy of par
ty leaders TO resist or eyAde ~.
When the people were subm'rged
!, in the two old parties. the nationA
= conventions Of which we're DONNA,
: ed by the banks, corporate monopo
lies and trusts, who Glied the Con
gress Of the United States with ih'
attorneys and retainsrs, the Peo
r pies Party sprang from the loins o
II the people TO give utterAnce 10 thei
10 protest against unjcst aud oppre,
q sive laws, and 20 voice the demand
D. OF the wealth prod ucers from who's
ii toll alone the nations tAIes NJ
ID paid.
IT OF the confedeIated monopolis
Ig that controlled the congressions
Of caucuses OF both old parties, th
le creditor and banking combine ws
is not only the most formidable and n
70 lentless, but the mos: aggreyiy
,e and burdepsome.
Or While the other monopolies vet
n plundering the people, each in
I'd special line, the money power va
I'd cutting OF the sources OF mons
Is supply, and sapping the foupdaiio
e. OF all prosperity. Hence the ne
party nailed at its mast bead "Tl
Money Qurstiop,r under three 81
"A divisions, the first OF which, WAS q
- unconditional demand for the fr'
and unlimited coinage Of silver ar
gold at the ratio Of IL to ]; secon
:. that all paper money should bs
' sued by the general governme
"A alone, and made full legal tends
~, the third; in substance, being q d
- mAnd that the government mai
tam at all times an adequate volur
y, Of money to give stability and PER-
- a1ency TO money values.
The silver question ID the stoi
|" centre in the great battle for NOR
tary reform, that is nov bel
vaged. Against silver, the bor
holders and m oney and credit mo
Use gers Of two continents have ma
pa common cause. AgAinrt IL are {
mt rayed the owners Of the iadebtcdn'
md of the world. an amount exceedi
YES sl5O, 900. .O00 900.
on. They favor the gold ard
INST cause il means scarce and d
srs money. Every fall in the gene
ere level Of prices, means that they
: correspondingly enriched ~ the {
pense Of society.
sty. The allies and active agents
the creditor combination IN its "
, fare against silver are the bank
interests seeking the exclusive RI
N 10 issue and control the paper mol
~ Of the country. These constitste
ZIG iudependept political orgapzai
10 whose rami6catiops sxsspd thro'
~ both the old parties. The moi
ais LEI power thus organized, 10 a. rels
'Pu less and remorseless ~ il 10 pos
,hiv fal.
~ They refuse credit 20, asd br'
down business men Who openly .
mort the cause Of silver, and 9
compel support foT their plstfo
from business men generally, Y
slavishly "crook the pregnant hi
the O. OF the knee that thrift may
bull Low fsvnipgly."I
lon. Thus the Aggressive attitude
'uk- the banks has broadened the An
until il il nov squarely j,ined
YET. tseen the single standard Of {
ose AID bank currsney On one side,
'sn- the coinage Of silver and gold
terms OF Sxsst equality suppiin'
=: Cd BY fall legal tsndsr governn
IN psper money on the other side
mo -. k.ssis soy 0onstarv refor,
ding ...nst Ss,.rsaehinr in its 60
NJ. ousnees to the people Of this q
lieo- try and The world. that in any nj
% II ..e..
two Ts~ h.,.,. n uov an and mus,
,rcs. 80. - : sr;.b TIA vietorv
poll - S;shsr for The carrion OF soei