The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-27

Voices in the audience: Yes they
told rs all these things.) Yes, they
told you all Of that aud they told
you the truth when they told II. Yes.
fellow citizens, il did my heart good
to see these Democrats who had
fooled you into voting for Grover
Cleveland, converted and 10 see
them telling you the gospel political
truth. He said that every Alliance
man and every Populist held out the
right hand Of fellowship and vel
coined them to their side as political
volunteers, as new recruits in the
tremendous battle the people were
making against the com bined forces
of gold and monopoly. he said shat
the Populists did not stop to ques-
ton their sincerely or TO quarrel or
to complain with them because they
did not stand for all the faith-for eli
the fundamental principles Of good
government taught by Jefferson and
Jackson. 1--WE we're SO glad to see
them get partly on the side Of the
people that We gave them the right
hand of fellowship and bade them
God speed, and when they told the
people they had always stood for
these principles and always would.
We applauded and cheered them a. n
it was true" Again Senator Butler
asked why these same men were not
here today helping him to preach the
same truths. He declared that il
free silver was important in 1896,
when cotton was selling for seven
cents pound Il was more Important
today when selling for four. That
il monopolies and trusts we're dan
gerous to liberty and prosperity in
1896 when there we're three thousand
of them they were more dangerous
today when there are one thousand
new trusts organized since then.
Senator Batter said that be lad
hoped to see these men come up aud
help to fight the battles OF the peo-
pie in 1898, TO srand with the Peoples
Party and combat in this campaign
the same evils that existed ini lS9G, ,ex
cept that they have grown greater
and more dangerous.
The New Democratic Testament.
Lifting up . copy Of the Demo
cratic Campaign Book. Senator But.
ler said: ~ hold up in my hand
their political creed and testam m an,
for this year. What is this. II is the
Democratic Handbook of 1898.
have read it through. As ! read il
from page to page my heartl sanl
With pity and sorrow and disgust
Here it is. Here 10 the first page. II
there anything about free silver and
the dangers of monopolies and
trustsi No. What is on that frs
psgei My fsllov-citizsns. what il
their creed and doctrine todayi o.
this irst page there is but one thing
What il i'll 'Nigger.' Turn to th'
second page; what is on thatf Mig
gen. Turn to the next page; wha
is on thsti Moro 'nigger.' Turn 4
the next page and what is on that
'Niggers and coons.' And the mex
paRei More niggers and more coons
And SO on through the book to tn
last page; and what 10 on thisf 'NIg
ger, nigger, nigger.' (rrsmendou
applause in the audience). How tn
mighty have fallen! My countrymeu
what . slump. From the high posi
ton af political patriotism that the
occupied in 1896 they have today "a
len to the lowest depth of politics
degradation. They have returned I
the hesh-pots Of Egypt and {
the vomit Of political infsmy. The
have bAckslided. They have fol
gotten every principle that they ad
mitted in 1896 was the overshsdov ov
ing issue Of good government, an
todsy have descended to their old By
gone political charlatanry and dem
agoguery Of race prejudice.
he said that every Cievelandi'
Newspaper is 1T work publishin
filthy cartoons appealing to ras
prejudice and attempting to stir o
the basest and most ignoble passioE
Of mankind. Ttat their speakel
were going from one end Of the 6ta'
to the other crying "nigger" an
fOaming At the mouth and paw
ing the earth, appealing to ever.
thing that is base in human natur,
He asked: ibid the negro d
monetizs silver, burn mp the greel
backs and turn over the control ,
your money to the gold sharks ~
the banking ringi No. Did u
negro organize the monopolies ~
trusts that are bleeding both Viii
man and black man, every me
chant, lawyer, doctor, or farmer {
laborer who works for an honest liv
inRi No. Then.wby are not tho
men (referring 70 the Democrat
speakers who had professsd to Eege
eracy in 1896 il they were hone
in 1896, today standing up and bel
ing me to condemn and denounce d
men and methods and the polici
that have demonetized your silvl
burned your greenDscks, and taste
tened the grip Of these infamous n
nopolies and trusts upon your nee1
A Cause for the Eject.
Fellow citizens, there IL reason
their sudden hop. Nothing happe
IN in this world by chance or aecidez
!. There Il Q cause behind every e6e,
~ Ny mission here today il to tell ,
y; what that cause il that has M
~ these men suddenly forget all ,
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