The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-04-08

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joint caucus 90 the fspslis, m..
b~r. ot the Senate end Hoa,. sss
held Nouday es-ning TO ai.ru,s th-
eourse of that party toward n. ;ars
bill. A. . r~~ait the foiio~tng aa
drsss ~ss issued
The ,arin has hern tho L.ils
door ard shu,tis os.~k "f I...li,,~, fsr
mor- than on. hupdr-l Year.. .aa
its hpal s-iil. m-ni 10 u"r- .ts.nt
than ~hen 'he or ro.,f.y L-sss
during this psrioi go. c"sstrs
bA, snp-riepr.d 80 as-rrut nn..
both prosperity s-a hard up-s. p";
under = high tsrf hut ,lsn abs.r
lo~ iArf. INT it has sl.Ay. .,p-,t
enc-d hard iim,s - hen there x.ss
contraction of the man.y V.-lam~.
no matter ~h-tk-r tho taris -.
high "r l,-
when the Cleveland -R-puhlican
combustion repealed the parchss
ing claus. az th- Sherman sc,. srd
stopped ih. ISSUE of n.~ aon.t. th.
ctssh eau. nosiihsisaainF the
NJ inl-y tarf remained "a fare.
year aud = half th-r-sf,.r. sud -b.s
the D.moera'ic Wilson bill l-.-sm-
law the evils oi contraction ~.r-
not miiigAi-d by a.. bat iin-- las-
con,Iuu 10 g'ow wore We have
no faith IN elth.rA kepshllran or
Democratic taun a. remedy ior
she evils "f the eoid ssi dsid AId
monopoly rule.
We r-coeniE- the fact that al
former tsrff legislation. ~ ~-il ..
: the proposed m.a.ur.. hs, m.py
upjnst aiscrminAiiops. knd sorks
. harcshir- 80 mAsy indusiri-s aud
: nursasonably fosters Others.
the chief Republican complaint
against ih. Wilson bili. bos-.-r. ~
that ~ does not produce sufii 'i-nt
6-vebu- for the support ,f the gov.
a .rnm-nt. Thr~ laek &C r.y.nu. 90
, not The re, ult of d-f~r'. IA m. bal
= ss IL ~ss passed by Goa gr-ss. but r--
= suited from a dseisiop of the ~
!. preme Court. which declared the
: income tax Unconstitutional Th.I~
are mspv WAYS 10 supply the a. tic'
.ncy without r-n.~iug the iArifi
n agitation. The most dir.c' and .i
, f-ctive method would b- 'o ie.'or-
u silver sId increase ih. circulsiins
Il medium 40 as 10 restore ih. level. &c
prices which existed ir'or io tie
u demonstration of that metal. D.
% that could be done, ih. Or. sent iarifi
s law, with the money derived from
=, the other eources. would create =
J. surplus aud not deficiency. IL the
q money powers are strong enough 10
o. postpone relief 10 that way. ample
ut revenue could be derived from q ter
" on a few articles which would pro.
r duce revenue: or what might be still
be tier, q reduction OF needless es
:. per diturss. such IS srtravagapt AZ
r. preparation Of money for rivers and
: harbors. not r. quired bv the needs
Al OF com mmerc~, and the liks.
d, I'VE do not regard tho Dipgley
q. bill as a revenue measure. IL !. -n
"a fremely doubtful IL Il will produce
:. Nor ~ az q tarif for protection in
~ any jnst sense. IL IL e,npba'Iesiiy y
~ q txuff for agitation. The diserim-
s~ Inx,iou and inequality os Tire bail
fe will create great dissat sfsetion. il
is seems 20 US designed by III. k-pah
~ lican party 10 crea'e such . tar q
ne agitation AS will divert the attention
!. Of the people from the misery they
ho suffer from a contraction Of mon~v
d. and the rule Of mopopoii-s Tarfi
\. agifstors who are usually either ~
ne noran,ly or kho~ingly the tools al
er mopopolists and the money trust,
have succes d. a for the last twenty
' wears ia d-iudiug many voters ista
- the belief that 'he misery they en-
.. dure results wholly from The sieked
n. ness Of the tar II proposed or pass~s
Ter by ,h. opposite party. The sole ob
To- i-c, of the gold Republicans fe@.s'
lrf to he To engage TIRE Democraii'
on party iu the old chronic iarf var
aud fh. rrhy tidsiraek all o'he
"a aa~ft,ons ar issuss which they fee
,.s To meet, aud which alone can bripI
the general press eri'y. These an
rry other like considera zoos have 30
orh ducsd the P..pulists IN the tvs house
sni of Congress 10 dee lie % recogpiz
10 the tar f issue as . Or ,p~r subJst
p"n tn d,v,d. par'i.s until the main issu
% the money q1ss'i"n and 'be rul
.ss Of monopoli~s 10 settled They n
the fuse tn rnuutensn e any sehes
tho which will k-~p no the ebsonic fgt
'ep. over .be tariff 20 en-ble the none
md trust 20 AVOID q decision on the r.
'oc- and vital issues besve~n the peop
ore and concentrated wesl'h.
% "whil- M r P.pnlis's ~ili d
a 10 their 20 ser in nth h ,usss I
!, n C,pure. q. r.,n-5y the msoisest d.
vi,- f.e,s .. ,he WIl-on sill and TO .
for eur- 10 farm-r- and isbt rers sus
her cro'sc'iop as ,hah e.ursrpood vr'
my the pross~ i,n IN both the Achini'
. OF and ,he yIlson bill OF Il aished pr
duets. fosq1afiIe the harden of -
ch.. alton n. c-rsasy to raise somcie
|. to rev~nue. and to also eqaitsbiy di
the tribute rh- beoefts resulting fro
. the suea a fari6. yet Il they refrain va
ing f,- NJ aga ns. the DIngley b
on its fal passage, IL siii Be
avoid ev~u the appearance OF ps
m,tirg the ecptinuaaee OF the tar
,.d;t AGITATION to sidetrAek the vital y
[.oud ovsrshadovisg question OF Asa
the cial aud monopoly reforms ana q
oUid To avoid irving eountonAneo 20
his con,eution that any taEi6 loGislAt5<
ng hov.v.y viss and inst. could reno
,Gee. 1870. .v;Is and brine eons
> 80 prosperity"
Eiil The address - signed By Oh
PopuIist Senators and Espsessn
! our
l..,I ~seE ova new seex sfFER