The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-09-01

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Then you ar- going back -
Democratic party ttry tell az:
ust though, | would come dow
zee yOu and bid ycu goodbye aud
o gu, the Lord have mercy or :"
'ouls. IL there are any Of you here
going back don't forget 10 come b 4
ell me goodbye before you 60. 1 Wa.I
10 look at you and pray over you.
The Democrats said in their plat
form that I'VE favor q union of the
silver forces of the country in Con-
gress Onal elections" How are they
going to get this union. I'VE cordially
invite all voters To unite with US in
supper. our candidates" Now,
isn't tins beautiful? "COme and sup
port our candidates for Congress, wnO
favor the free coinage of SILVER, thus
giving practical force and effect to the
recommend alton Uf our National
chairman and Congressional Demo
cratic COmn'tte-." Are they all that
said anythlLs anOut corporation and
union Of force? Ne, no. William j
Bryan, POpulist and Democratic candi-
date for President III 1896, in bis letter
in the New York Journal, which our
State convention endorsed uuG which
this Democratic State Convention did
not endO, se, urged y co-uprratiOn on
an honorable OasiS, without the de-
structiOn of the integrity, the wipise
out of party lines between .Organizs-
tiOns. Does the Democratic party fol-
low Mr.. Bryan's advice? No, it gees
right along and does not say a word
about William }. Bryan. Is it not as
tOnishing? | will tell you, we have to
tent to them quick, anu We are dong
this In Nurth CarUIIna. iheir papers
are drUpWnx off the talk Of ". j,
Bryan because they are not silver men
The gOidbuKs that went over to III.
Palmer-Buch ner side are now com us
back int" 'he democratic party aud
are controlling it. When the Peoples
Party meets IN convention in 1900 and
puts up w. j. Bryan for President and
says to the Demucrauc party: "COme
upnOw and endorse him as we did in
1896" you will see that the Democratic
party will stand eff and say that Mr.
Bryan is not the man. They will CIV.
way to the control of men like De,
Cable in Illinois and Francis il
Missouri and Flower in New York
who recently said that there must bt
no silver plank in the New York Stat.
DE- mocratic platform this year. VIVA
will Joe Daniels do when that take.
place? Why he will say that all OF
the usefulness of Mr.. Bryan is passed
that 1t was unfortunate We could no
elect him in 1896, but there has riser
a great new light; let US for the SAX,
Ut good government" stand together
nd TO e.. h.
takes place, when the Populists nomi
nate W. j. Bryan in 1910 as they vii
do, and the DemOc, attic national con
ventiOn fails to endorse him, the ranl
and file of the Democratic party il
the State of North Carolina who ar,
now honest and who have always beef
hoLest, will then break away from tn
control of these railroad lawyers an,
come into the Peoples Party, and se
with absolute clearness the PREACHER,
which has been played upon them b,
Ransom and Simmons and their crow
all these many years Loud Applause,
Now let's look little bit further q
to the hypocrisy of the Democrat
convention:
| 1--WE denOunce the Republican part
for it's defeat of the Teller resOlutl on
declaring our national bonds payabl
in silver as we'll as GOLD, and denOunc
it for its determined purpose of NOR
thoroughly fastening the single gel
standard upon our people, and for it
avOwed hostility to the free and un
limited coinage Of silver as well a
gold at the ratio Of IL 10 l into full
legal tender money"
| Who are some Of the men now tina
voted for that? Why our friend d.
John FaisOn for one. He voted to dc
nOunce the Republicans for dol ng ex
actly what he himself would do An
other one of them, Col. Paul B. Mean
of Cabarrus, who has always bee
honest enough to say that he did nc
believe in the free coinage of siIve
and scratched the POpuilst elector
And yet these men stand up in Orde
to fool the people of North Carolin
and den0unce the Republicans for dc
ing what they themselves wante
done.
l am now going to show anothe
thing or two. We said that the leg
islature ought to prevent cor
tracts making debts payable i
gold. Did the Democrat ssa
that? No they did not. They di
not say q word about gold notes an
mortgages in this State; not a w0,
The POpulists had put upon the sta,
ute books in North Carolina q six De
cent. interest law. You want it to re
main there. Six per cent on none
now is more than twelve per cent.
dozen years ago. Did the Democra,
say anything about that? No, the
did not say word about it, for If the
get a chance they will change 1t. Di
they say anything about the fraudG
lent lease OF the North Carolina Raj
road for ninety-nine years? No, b.
cause men like Lee S. Overman, VII
manipulated the lease men like Ella
Carr, Governor of North Carolina, W
with Andrews sanctioned, originate
and scereted the lease, were there rur
ming that convention. They coul
not afford to say anything, because 4
b. Andrews, vice-President of Il
Southern Railway which profits b
this lease, was right there mani puIa
ing the Democratic convention with
fine Italian hand. They did not De,
NIT them to say word about it, an
yet they tell me that the POpulis
whs have said they are in favor ,
these things are going back to II
Democratic party. Well, don't b.
lieve it.
4 Let's take another thing here to sho
the hypocrisy of the Democratic part
They said:
ers of the Railroad Commission, N
closer scrutiny into the affairs in ord,
to ascertain, establish aud maintai
such rates as shall be fair and Just
the people and to the transpOrsatiC
aud transmission corporations"
There is upon the Railroad COmmi
ion in North Carolina q Democrs
} John II Pearson, of Burke county, wi
has stood for the reduction of freig
: and passenger rates, and ty his effOr
something has been accomplished. III
; Peoples Party In their convention e,
. dOFsed the action of John Fl. PearsO
. Ii the Democratic party was sincel
along this line why did they not e,
, dOrse the action of John II. Pearson
; 1t c0ndemDs bis action. IL could n
tendOfS0 him. They iuat saiA thjs