The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-30

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"Whils is 10 alsays aiAeslt % -
esrs Aasoeaiess ee-spssatioe -
tween diseiscs and separate pelieisal
esgaAiaatioos, theeo ass times vAoo
tbs se-oVssaiie0 - 18th wise as3
DeesssaSy. II The eaopaiga Of,
1896 The Dsoeessis. PoVslisss asd
Silver Rspablieaas usited il d.
oasding lie ioOs1iass ssssssasiea
Of isds0ssdsos biosiallisu q he
sxiseisg ratio oe i6 % I. and hey
agrssd il declaring that he oossy
qsssaieo vas Of paraoesss ioPor-
tADee at that u0e.
The qasssioa sov Arises, should
sAsss thrss political oegaaia stiess
sss together in the Cosgrsesiosal
caopAigs ee 1855.
! a1svee without AssitAtsoa. yss.
These vAo a1svsr 10 must Assume
the bardss Of proving Assa. that CO.
opsratios vss anvias in 1896. o.
second, that cSsditioas have -
sAAAGsd - TO 0aks aaviss noe
What vas viss thss. The defeat
hat befsl The allied forces doss not
prove eo-operatioa at that ti0s %
have booa unwise, anlGss it caa b
shown that soos oDs party would
have been more successful thaa the
thrss combined.
Co-opssatioa does not eostsmplats
the abaadoaosal Of party organisa-
tion or the surrender Of Any political
principles; nor u cooperation de-
fsndsd on the ground that the plat
forms Of the three parties Are den
teal. Campaigns generally turn
upon few issues, soDsei0es upon
one, and events do much 10 deter
nine which Issue shall most absorb
public attention.
II the De1oerats. Populists and
Silver Republicans were agrssd mp
On but one question, that question
might be important enough 20 jasti-
~ eo-opsrstion, although the par
ties differed on al other sub jsets; bat
those who advocate the union OF the
principal reform forces against the
common enemy. can point not 70 one,
but 70 . number Of reforms which
Are demanded With equal emphasis
By Denocrats, Popalists and Silver
Republicans.
FIRsT-THIY ARE uNALrRRABLY
OPPOSED TO GOLD NoHo-NHrALI.fsN.
SHEooND DEMAND TIE IN.
MEDIATE RESTORATION OF BIMsrAL-
ISM AT THE PRESENT RATIO BY The
INDEPENDENT ACTION OF This couS.
TRY.
THIRD-THEY oProsE THE RETIRE.
MINT OF THE GRIENBAcKs.
FoURTH-THIY oPross THE ISSUE
OF PAPER MONEY BY NATIONAL
BANKS.
FIFrH-THEY OPPOSE THE ISSUE
OF INTEREST BEARING BONDS IN TINE
OF PRAcI.
SIxTH-THEY FAVOR THE IxocNE
TAX As A MANS OF RAISING A PART
OF THE REvHNUR NECESSARY TO AID.
MINISTER THE Y8DRRAL GOVERNMENT.
SEvINTH-THIY Favor tn. ADO.
LITION OF TRUSTS.
EIGHTH-THHY ARE OPPOSED TO
GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION,
| NINTH-THEY ARE IN FAVOR or
ARBITRATION As MEANS OF SET.
THING DISPUTES BETWEEN LABOR
AND CAPITAL.
| Here are nine issues which are
not only important in themselves,
but are now prominently before the
people. Are these reforms worth
seeuringf These questions wers
submitted to the people at the last
election, butthsy were not settled,
and will not 30 settled until they are
settled right.
ne osespesscy - Geld ssa nsssUeiy.
| The Republican party il trying q
commit the country more thoroughly
to the gold standard. Even now Il
u endsavoring TO secure legislative
indorssment Of the policy Of payins
all coin obligations in gold. II pre-.
tends TO b much concerned sbou,
national honor and the public credit.
The leaders Of the party know thai
debtor, whether . public debtor or
private debtor, meets all the require.
ments OF the Law, moral @ we'll q
statutory, whom he discharges his
obligation according to the terms Of
the contract. They know that Ill
through the war the government, and
private debtors as we'll, paid coin Oh.
legations in gold, although eold VA
worth three cents on the dollar lsss
than Silver. And yet, these leader,
would accuse Abraham Lincoln OF
dishonor rather than incur the d,s.
pleasure OF the Wall street mag.
natss, who now control the fnspcisl
policy Of the Republican party.
These leaders know that IL the
Federal 0oysrnmsnt declares isa
Ipurpoee to pay al soiu obligations
in gold, it example will b used q
a argument 70 force RoA contract,
mp On State and Municipal Govern.
ment, and upon privats citizens.
These leaders know that IL thoiI
scheme 10 carried ont, the very or.
istenes Of these gold obligations viii
% urged . . reason Why bimstal-
ism shoHld not b restored.
IL the Republicans obtain contro,
OF the Senate and House in the eleo.
ton OF 1893, there il no doubt. Ia,
they will, BY Law, surrender the con.
tract right which the govsrnnsn,
now has, to pay coin obiieations II
silver (of which W Are large produe.
sf.) and bind the nation 70 pay ID
gold Ian appreeistl,g metal, the
production Of which 10 largely con.
trolled By England.)
| The Republican party will, IL I,
obtains control Of Congress in 1885
abandon the system which gives tn
debtor the option, and substitute {
j new - Ystem. which, permits tn
money lenders 70 choose the coin Of
payment, and second, allows then q
inercace the purchasing power Of
the dollars which they demand, q
the inpovoFiGhUsnt Of tn ve.Itk