The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17

And events do much to dsssruio,
shieh issue shall mos, absorb psb
lie attention.
IL the penoera,s. Popllis,s and
SILVER Republicans we're agreed upou
OCT one question, that question
might DO important enough To jasii.
" eo-operAtiou. although the parties
d'Hersd on all other subleets; bu,
those who advocate the un,on of al.
principal reform forces assins, the
comm mon enemy, can point not 20
one Out TO . uumbe, OF reforms
which are demanded With equal en-
phssis By Democrats, Popui,.ts and
Silver Republicans.
Tat. Riot In The ropuiist.t
While il is always vouudinx 10 be
betrayed by . friend, still that does
not convince . man that be must
again trust . fool who admits his
FOLLY las 10 the case With the Demo
cratic party II Won have repented
OF your sins come out from among
the world and take Q stand with
those Who are right. Don't ask rs
TO 60 back TO the world. There N
one thing that gives me . greater
satisfaction than the elevation of
even i.ae Populist to place and
honor and that is the consciousness
OF the fact that Ne are preaching a
gospel that will bring such wrcsched
sinners as most Of the Democratic
leaders are to repentance.
Statesville Mascot. (Dem)
THE action Of the State Demo
cratic committee in endorsing the
address Of Chairman Jones Of the
national committee to the people, in
which our national chairman urges
all silver men to unite for silver con-
troll OF the lext Congress, is not only
right, but about the only thing that
could have been done. That the
committee would follow the lead Of
those powers OF the State which de-
nounced chairman Jones and the
Congressional committee vas not TO
be thought Of for . moment. Silence
on the subject would have been tacit
acquit scence in the abuse and ridi-
Guile which were being heaped upon
them by those papers which openly
ridicule the Democratic platform
and decry the leadership of the
party. The committee met the il
sue .quarely and endorsed in plain,
bold language the action Of national
authorities Of the party. 1t would
be the veriest folly for the SILVER
men, confessedly in the majority in
North Carolina as they are, to en-
danger silver success. IN the next
Congress by divisions among them
selves. Let the issue be made bold.
~; let It be free silver against the
gold standard and let every silver
man cast his vote for Con-
gressmen so that il will count most
for silver. Divisions will be danger
Gus and may be fatal.
Yadkin Ripple, Rep
The cause Of free silver is evident
~ losing its charm with many Dem
ocrats. II - now understood that
the New York State convention this
year will be expected to ignore this
question, and this disposition 10
making itself apparent in many sec
tons OF the country. So strongly
marked 10 this new development
among Democrats that such papers
as the Philadelphia American, ed
tied by Wharton Barker, and the
Raleigh CAUCASIAN, owned by Sena-
tor Butler, chairman Of the Popu-
list National Committee, are pre-.
dieting that the Democratic party in
1900 will swing back to the gold
standard.
Kings Mt. Reformer, Dem.
We presume that all our readers
have read the plan OF W. J. Bryan
for uniting oil the double standard
forces for electing congressman this
fall. His idea 10 that wG can ell
work in our own parties and get unit.
ed for the great currency reforms
demanded by large ma ority of our
citizens. This has been our idea eli
along and We can zee no good reason
Why 1t can't be accomplished oil
along the line. OF course IL vs are
anxious about building up any par
ticular party We could not endorse
this plan, bat We are for our country
first, last and al the time. Il is Our
opinion that there will he cooper.
ton whether the leaders will or not.
Times-Aercury.l
In its Sundays issue. the Char
lotte Observer, editorially, reed
John X. Webster out of the Demo
cratic party, simply because be
(Websterl is for silver and Bryan q
plan to eject sill yer Congress. The
Observer charges that Webster 10
not . Democrat. because he ran once
as an Independent against the regu.
lar nominee. II that puts Webster
ont, then the Observer did vorse; for
in '96, it bolted its party. Webster
makes the Observer admit. however,
that when ne ran Is An independent,
then Mr.. Caldwell, as editor Of the
Landmark endorsed his (Webster's)
action. Webster might show. too.
il he should try. that Mr.. Caldwell
then abused the Republicans for de-
monetising silver in VI. And he
might show, too, that at that tune,
Mr.. Caldwell Was not running pa
per owned BY goldbues sad, - We
believe, he has now . Republican -
his Washington correspondent.
From News and Observer
Discussing the interview II Mr..
kope Elias on fusion, printed in
yesterdays News and Observer, Mr..
John A. Sims, . member Of the Pop
ulist State executive COMMITTEES, aid:
ANY man who IL in favor Of the
principles advocated by Willlian
Jennings Bryan and opposes coop
eration:of the silver forces in North