The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-03
rue POLITICAL sITUATION.

dition OF our country today is the re-
suit. Shall present conditions cont,p-
ueS IN overwhelming ajority OF the
American people are opposed to pres-
ent conditions AID policies, and have
been for number of years. Ye. dur
ing this time the same policies have
been pursued, though party admins
trations have changed, and constantly
conditions have grown from bad TO
worse. Those who favor present con-
ditions are largely IN the minority.
There il something wrong. and radi-
cally wrong, but the wrong will con-
time and aggregate as long as those
who favor the wrongs cooperate and
stand solidly together, while those who
oppose them are divided and fight each
other instead OF fighting the common
enemy. Therefore the present politi-
cal situation demands the broadest pa
tFiOtIsm and the highest statesman
ship.
Last week we published three ad-
dresses signed respectively by the
chairman OF the Populist National
Committee, the chairman OF the Dem
ocrstic National Committee, and the
chairman Of the Silver Republican Ma
tional Committee. Each and all Of
these addresses stated cOncisely and
pointedly the situation confronting US
and the new threatened dangers to the
Republic, and appealed to all who are
opposed to the rule of the gold syndi.
cate and the allied trusts and mOnopo-
lies to cooperate to free our people
from rule Of the trusts, by the trusts
and for the trusts, and to restore the
rule OF the people. The simultaneous
appearance OF these addresses has
alarmed the minions of monopoly and
plutOcracy everywhere.
In this issue of THE CAUCASIAN we
publish an open letter from Hon. w.
j. Bryan addressed to the New York
Journal, in which he voices the same
sentiments, and appeals for a fair and
honorable cooperation Of all of those
who are opposed to the tyrannous and
ruinOus rule Of the gold syndicate and
the allied trusts and monopolies. We
invite the careful reading and atten-
ton Of every voter to this significant
document.
1t is no less significant than the
three addresses, because it comes from
he one man whose personality and rec.
ord makes it possible for him to come
nearer to commanding the support of
all true Americans against the tories
and mOnOpOlists than any other man
in America. 1t will be noticed that he
takes the same position set forth in
the POpulist address, namely: that
those who back the conspirators of
gold and monopoly in every campaign
combine, and then asks if those who
oppose this conspiracy shall fight each
other instead of jointly fighting the
common enemy?
That these are correct, statesman
like, timely, and patriotic sentiments,
no one will deny. One thing is sure !:
the great masses of the American peo-
pie, making large majority of the
voters. endorse these sentiments. The
only question raised, and the only
danger confronting US is how can
such contamination be effected? Is
it possible to overcome the obstacles
that present themselves in practical
politics? From nearly every locality
in the nation there will come scores
of reasons, based more or less on act
ual conditions to show why it is i'm
practical. The chief objection raised
by POpulists in many if not majority
OF the States, counties, and townships
of the nation will be that it is impossi-
BILE to cooperate or to IN apy way az
filiate with the kind Of men who are
posing as Democratic leaders in the
various localities. They will point to
the fact that in many if not in a ma
jority of instances these present Dem
Ocratic So called silver leaders were
supporting and defending Cleveland
and his Infamous policies and methods
and ridiculing and denounclng Popu-
lists when the Peoples Party was the
only organization that was opposing
the conspiracy of gold and monopoly.
They will point to the fact that the
so-called Democratic leaders in their
respective communities are to-day at
heart more In sympathy with Cleve-
landism than they are with Organism,
and will cite numerous instances to
give color to if not to prove their
charges. They will then ask how can
they cooperate with such men in
practical politics and further will,
show that so-called Democrats do not
want and will not have fair and
honorable cooperation that means
victory for the people. The gold
syndicate may have a few OF its
hirelings and agents in the PEOPLES
Party, as it has in the Democratic
party, and has always had and always
will have II every party, but the ques-
lions and difficulties referred to above
are such as will be raised by patriotic
men who desire cooperation that
means victory for principles, the eman-
cipation of the people, and the re-
deeming of a betrayed Republic. Here
lies danger.
What We have said above can be il
lustrated by a case in point here IN
North Carolina. On Tuesday of last |
week the Democratic State Commit
tee, according to previous call, as.
sembled in Raleigh. Remember the
met after the three address
ses were issued and after the publi-
cation:in the daily press of Bryan's
strong and bold letter in favor of
cooperation, containing positiva