The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-02
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONyEN-
TION.


The Democrats State Convention in
session in Raleigh last week refused to
co. operate against gold and monopoly.
1t went further, it instructed the State
Democratic Committee not to entertain
or conside6 any proposition for such
cooperation in the future. This action
will be surprise and disappointment
to every friend and supporter of Mr..
Bryan and to every honest silver man
and anti-monopolist in the Union. On
the other hand, this action will give
pleasure to every goldbug and monop-
olist from Mark Hanna and Cleveland
down.
How did it happen? Are not the
masses Of the people in North Carolin ma,
including majority of the voters of
the Democratic party, strongly op-
posed to gold and monopolyP Yes.
but these people were not represented,
except by a handful of the minority
delegation at the Democratic State
Convention. What is the explanation
of thisi Had not Mr.. Bryan himself,
realizing that such thing might hap
pen In state where the majority OF
the people were strong supporters OF
the principles Of Jefferson and Jack
son, published an open letter warning
the people against the goldbugs and
monopolists in disguise? Had he not
warned the people that in states like
this one that the goldbug and monop.
oily attorneys would pretend to be foz
silver and against IN monopoly in order te
deceive the masses aud throw them of
their guard, and that these bypocrite:
and enemies in disguise would get t.
be delegates to conventions, and Their
use their vote to defeat every practica
plan to secure victory over gold and
monopoly? Yes, Mr.. Bryan published
such . letter, but the Democratic pa.
pers Of North Carolina, with two OF
three exceptions) did not publish it
and 50 Mr.. Bryan's warning never
reached the masses of the Democrat,
voters.
In this connection We might stat.
what has already been confessed by
number Of Democratic papers, namely
that majority Of the So called Demo
cratic press of North Carolina are CD
cosed to Bryan and silver, and at hear
are goldbugs.
There Is . still further explanation
The majority Of the Democratic com
mittee are opposed to Bryan, and som,
of them tried to defeat Mr.. Bryan afte
he was nominated in the last campaigl
and to turn the State over to McKinle,
in the last,campaign. This COMMITTEE
was opposed to cooperative electora
Sichet in the last campaign. They de
feated . cooperative arrangement t
elect anti.monopoly legislature. The.
are responsible for the election o
Pritchard to the Senate. They are re
sponsible for the Southern -Railwa,
controlling the last legislature.
They are not Democrats and Or,
more in sympathy with Cleve
land and Mckinley than they are witt
Bryan. These men manipulated tn
machinery Of the party 90 that th
masses Of the people>were not repre-
sented at the recent State convention
There was only handful Of th
farmers in the State convention.
1t was packed with goldbugs an
railroad attorneys from the mountain
to the sea.
Weail know that every railroad i
the state did oil IL could to elect Nc
Kinley and to defeat Bryan, and the
will do IL sgain. They are using thei
influence this year not only to repudi
ate Mr.. Bryan's plan Of co-operatio