The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17
THE PEOPLES PARTY the PIONEERS

s"G SIOESC SHo'u tuc VtUNSkhS-
How Cor Erss, man Lamb Views the stu.
stioD.-He Acknowledge That to the
Peoples Party 10 Due the Credit for the
stand Taken by the Democrats at Chi e.
caGo.-What DemoefAts should Now do
in Order to Deserve the Respect Of Pop
ulists snd Mako IL Possible for . Co.
operation Of the Forces.
THE CAUCASIAN has received the fol-
lowing letter for publication from
Congressman Lamb of one of the Viz
ginia districts. We take pleasure in
publishing the same, and commend it
to the careful reading of North Caro-
lima Democrats
WAsHINGTON, d. c., Feb. IL, 1898.
EDITOR CAUCASIAN, Raleigh, n. c.:
SIR Your kind notice of a recent
speech had the honor Of delivering
before the Democratic Association of
this city, prompts me to give express
ion to few thoughts on the pending
issues before the American people, and
urge the earnest and hearty cO-Opera-
tiOn of all the reform forces Of the
country for the triumph of JeffersO-
man principles in 1900. The views ex-
pressed in the speech you commented
on were openly and firmly advocated
all through my district in 1896, where
the Peoples party gave me cordial sup
port. In my own State these people
are only PROTESTING Democrats. They
early saw what many Democrats feared
and some others openly declared, that
the money power was using the organ
izatiOns of the Democratic as well as
Republican parties to fasten the sim
gle gold standard upon this country,
as they had upon European countries.
The Peoples party were the pioneers
in the fight against the conspiracy of
the gold trust and its allied trusts and
monOpolies. The good effects of their
fight have extended beyond the limits
OF the party.
Fortunately for the country and the
Democratic party, the platform of 1896
reaffirmed the principles Of Jefferson,
and embodied many of the views of the
reform elements represented by the
silver Republicans and the Peoples
party The coalition thus formed de-
serves, and came near winning success.
That it will do so in 1900, we may
safely predict-provided there are mu-
tual concessions and sacrifices. The
objects to be attained are worthy of
sacrifice, and the good to follow the
triumph of our principles is incentive
enough to fire the breasts and nerve
the hearts of every patriot in the land.
While we Democrats do not ask you
to disband your organization and come
over to the party from which most of
you felt constrained to separate, we feel
that the objects both parties have in
view can Orly be obtained by uniting
the forces of each and presenting a
solid front to the compact and we'll or
gained forces of the party that stand
for the single gold standard and the
worst banking system the world has
ever known. Recent discussions In
Congress, as we'll as the declarations
of the Chief Magistrate and the Secre.
tary of the Treasury, have defined
very clearly the position OF the Repub.
lican party, and the issues for this fall
as we'll as for 1900, are made up. And
now we learn that the "HOOsier State
is about to organize for the fail cam.
paign, and that General Harrison Is to
lead the combined hosts of gold Demo
Gratis and Republicans. This "off year
is not in fact an "off year"-it is The
|
manouvre for position. 1t is proper
and judicious alignment Of all til,
forces. Failure to secure go0l posi-
ton, and lack Of hearty co-operatiO,
of the allied forces, has lost many
battle. 1t is to sound note of warn
ing to my good friends of NOrtl
Carolina that l venture thes
hasty suggestions. The control o
the next House will be certain
to have an important bearing on tn
next Presidential election. If tn
"sOund-money" men $50 called) carry
majority of the next Congress, it viii
depress our side and strengthen tn
.. hopes of the opposition, We are con
, fidently counting on full d.legatlO
: of silver men from the old State g
: North Carolina. We believe that Dem
ocrats and Populists will rec0ncil
: their differences, and If need be, cor
= auer their prejudices, in order to oil
tain an end so devOutly to be wishet
No one doubts as to the position Mort
Carolina will hold in the Electors
College in 1900, but we are not SO SUI
as to her representation in the SGT
Congress. Hitherto discordant pOlit
cal elements seem to have cOalesced
your State. We hope to see . Close
union of the silver forces of all partie
- and note with qualification this tel
=: dency in many States. Ex-Congres
10 man Charles A. TOwne, in Rirmini
- ham a few nights ago, said that he vi
4 Just from a conference of the Nation
! leaders of the silver parties in Wasl
: ingtOn, and it was decided to push Il
- campaign for silver with renewed VII
or, and that he would speak in Califo
MIA, Washington and Oregon. At
~ meeting of the Democratic, POpulis
and Silver Republicans of North D
kota last week arrangements we
made for . large meeting in Marc
D. and the committee expected to have
e. J. Bryan and u. A. TOwne as speakel
x tits to be hoped that the nemocrs
e. and Populists of the Old North Sta
ut will fall into line, and shoulder
b. shoulder, disregarding all minor d
Of ferences and party jeal0usies, il the
o. be any, march forward to complete v
to tory in 1898, as we'll as in 1900. q
10 help to redeem this land from {
We curse of plutocracy, and the untt
Up evils that will surely follow the d
in establishment of the single gold Sta
~ dard.
es JOHN LANR,
ID. NC. Richmond, Va. District
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do Exposition car Mutilated.