The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-05-12
A LETTER FROM
DIR. MOTT
Urging Silver Republicans to Or.
ganize and Unite With the
Silver Forces
TO DEFEAT MONEY POWER

ns-Comnunicate with Ma
Forces mean. - Victory for the Ia,boring
| People.
To tile .Siloer men in the Republican,
party in North Carolina.
Having had some public connection
with the effort to promote the silver
cause, and believing more and more as
the time rolls by that the happiness of
| country is wrapped up in it. feel un-
willing to leave anything unsaid or
und0ne which occurs to me would be
| of benefit to the cause.
With this apology, take this means
| OF saying to such Republicans in North
Carolina who feel inclined to support
any honest effort to restore the free
coinage Of silver, that they had best
communicate with me by letter i'm
mediately.
Chairman Charles A. TOwne, of the
Silver Republican party wrote me sew
eral months ago expressing the desire
that the Silver Republicans in North
Carolina be organized, and asking me
to move in it SO that the Silver Demo-
Gratis and POpulists might be more en-
cOuraged in the effort to unite all the
friends of silver money.
The Republicans of the State are
more largely interested in the matter
than men Of any other party, because
more of them prOpOrtionately are la
boring men, and earn what they make
by the sweat of the brow. The fluit
OF their labor is not bringing what it
Is worth, because the silver money of
| iA hOo or -
There are some local Republican lead
ers who are ready to move in this mat
ter, but even il it were not so the Re-
publican working men should remem-
Der that this silver movement is a
movement of the people and not of the
leaders. Let the working Republicans
therefore move themselves, no matter
how inexperienced they may be.
L want couple Of canvassers in each
county who will Immediately notify
me by letter that they will procure the
names Of some Republicans scattered
over the county who will vote the sill
yer ticket this year. will correspond
with these canvassers while they are
getting up the names. 1t is impOr-
tant to be in a hurry, since the Demo
cratic and POpulist parties are to hold
their State Conventions in the next
few weeks. If the replies come quick
ly, l can communicate with Chairman
TOwne, have State chairman appoint
ed, and through him q State executive
committee in time to exert whatever
influence it can to unite the silver
people.
The county canvassers in writing ia
me as requested will please indicate
their preference for q chairman, il
they have any, suggesting some young
active man.
1t appears to me now that the silver
Democrats and Populists are going to
unite their organizations in this State
in conformity with the addresses OF
the chairman of both National Com.
mittees. Mr.. Bryan, the great leader
J of the free silver cause in this country
is using his influence to secure this
union, knowing, as he does. that ths
Democratic party by itself alone hat
not the power to carry this State under
the Chicago platform, A union o
these two fOrces-silver Democrats ant
POpulists-Will divide the Democratl,
: and Populist parties. Without consid
, ering here how the detection from
!, these two parties will array itself, it il
! plain that such detection will satisf,
. Silver Republicans that there is al
honest effort and determination of al
men to align themselves in accOrdanc
r with their belief on the money ques
|, tiOn. With this feeling and conf
dence, there should be enough Silve
: Republicans to offset the detection Q
= Democrats and POpulists.
The money question is the vital Ques
i. tion. Even in the presence of war an
d its horrors it will remain the Wits
It question, for the expressions of tn
money power have entailed more mis-
cry than any war can bring. The pres
II ent war is local in its character as q
j. wars have been. But this money figl
is a worldwide fight, and all humanit
is engaged in it. So universal and pa
/; amount matter must ultimately sci
arate the men of all parties who do n,
agree on it.
d The silver Republicans in all IL
?. Northwestern and Middle west Stat
are already organized, II the true 81
~ yer Republicans will organize in tn
l. State they can certainly help the caus
"a and will exert a power Of which th'
will become proud.
ST am not Democrat or Populist.
H. am Republican and do not want
see the Republican party perish in tn
State. 1t is certain to perish, run as
Id is on q gold basis, unless the gold Del
of ocrats take charge Of it. have new
struck it below the belt. Whatever o
& position / have ever offered it, has be-
rs open and above board and the reasO
e. given.
When the evil effects of the destru
VI tiOn of silver money began seriously
ly impress the country, the Republic
party responded to the complaint
the passage of the Sherman law, viii
would have resulted in free coinage
it had remained on the statute bOol
But certain Republican leaders le
'r- themselves to OCleveland-fused the F
publican party with the Democra
party in Congress and repealed
Sherman law. The party now is in
hands of those same leaders and Is 5,
arc fused with the gold Democrats on
question, and they have turned the
- publican party against the comm
IL people.
Is The Republican party had it's BIZ
m. and beginning in the interest Of
common people. The common peo
must now unite to down these lead,
Allied, as these leaders are with
monopoly Democrats, they cannot
downed by Republicans inside the &
Do Republican party. The silver Rep
len licans are therefore organizing a
not publican party under Mr.. Towne,
Minnesota, q man not second ever
Bryan in point of intellectual abil
He will come to the State if we 81
the proper disposition to have him
so.
ad- Let us organize and send for
one and make it hot for the monopoly I
ect- pie. The time is ripe for it. An
in ganizatiOn can be put in readines
.;oI aid in arranging the silver forces
,n the campaign If prompt action is
op ken.
lee The silver Republicans should
are ready for it because We want to
sest q hand in the county tickets to
ele- sist that there are candidates for
The legislature in favor Of equalizing
pit. road rates. 1t will bs shown
orc the campaign that the railroads
} or ostand . reduction Of rates, prov
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