The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-09-29
The GOLDBUGs CAPTURE THE Dem
OCRATIC PARTY IN MONTANA.

The GOLDBUGs CAPTURE THE DEM
OCRATIC PARTY IN MONTANA.
The Press dispatches! few days ago
informed the public that the gold ele-
ment THAT is, the hypocrites who pre-
tend to be for silver, but who are really
goldbugs) Of the Democratic party in
Montana has captured the organizs-
ton and manipulated the STATE Con-
vent,on. A few weeks ago this writer
was in Montana. A spirited contest
was being waged between two factions
Of the Democratic party for control.
Both factions claimed to be for silver.
One faction favored cooperation as
advised by Bryan and Jones, the other
faction opposingit. 1t was noticeable.
however, that every paper and politi-
clan that was known to be either openly
or secretely opposed to Bryan was OPP
posing cooperation; while every pa
per and politician that was outspoken
for Bryan and his principles and
known to be sincere in their position,
were fighting for cooperation between
the PopuJists, silver Republicans, and
silver Democrats. The gold syndicate
and the allied trusts and mOnop0lies,
who always keep a big campaign fur d
raised for political purposes, use some
of this goldbug money in every State,
in every contest, in some way or man.
ner to divide or defeat the silver forces
and to advance the interests of the
gold and monopoly crowd. No doubt
a large slice of this campaign money
was contributed to these hypocrites in
Montana who claim to be for silver
but who are, day: and night, whettine
their knives to stab Bryan and silver
both. They won, but they won b,
stealth, by hypocrisy, and by treachery
as the enemies of the people M 'st al
ways win. The people have nOthins
to fear from an open 0utspuken enemy
All the goldbugs combined cannot de-
feat silver, and all the mOn0poti-s com
bined with all the &" dbuxs 'a"nO
keep the people from crushing IN no
poles and trusts, unless these goldbug
and monopolies can get traitors an
hypocrltes on the inside to divide tn
silver forces and lead them to defeat
Mr.. Bryan in his open letter to tn
New York Journal last spring, adv0
eating cooperation. clearly pointe
out this danger. He said that in State
where the silver sentiment was str0n
; that the enemies of silver would max
as loud professions in favor of silver 8
the true silver men would, but thu
this enemy in disguise, while profess
ing tn be for silver, would always OF
pose every plan or method which wa
sure to bring success for silver an
prosperity to the people. The trat
> of this warning was never better illus
trated than by the Democratic Stal
Convention in North Carolina and tt
recent Democratic State Conventio
in Montana.
That brilliant and splendid state
man, Congressman Hartman, who r
:. pudiated the Republican party wit
Teller, was turned down by this 81
called Democratic convention and
machine Democrat put up against hill
1t seems to be the deliberate purpo
:, of these goldbugs and railroad Dem
Gratis to try to keep silver Republican
from leaving the Republican part
But Congressman Hartman and Il
free silver Republican,, and the Pc
= ul,st State Convention have formed
cooperative ticket Of Populis
- and free silver Republicans. It
- fight will now be waged wi
. these hypocrite Democrats on the O.
- side and the Populists and free silv
Republicans on the other. Will an
. one DENY that the best thing that cou
Is happen for the cause of free, silv
:" would be the defeat Of the Democrat
'' ticket in Montana and the election
= the Populists and free silver Repub
;" can ticket? This will not only be b,
ter for silver, but it will be the prop
course to insure the nomination
Bryan in 1900 for President. Whel
= ever the goldbug and monopoly el
: ment in the Democratic party z,
- control it is absolutely necessary
defeat the party and crush those IA
- leaders in such State. 1t 10 absolul
:. ~ necessary to do it in the interest
=. Bryan and free silver. 1t is absolu
ly necessary to do it here in Nor
- Carolina.
o. ARE THEY TRYING TO INOITE RIO
: b. E. c. Bryant, the staff corr
: pondent of the Charlotte Observ
id in special to that paper from II
tie boro, has the following infamo
lis reference to Hon. w. E. Fountai
q II noticed, one of these white m
he ~ nm ~ IN, To bo oonuorcod mi