The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-07-28
81 sarAs foa co OPERATION

are harm .oas =, af.-rntfna 10
svesa eiGlRs; AL rsPats'. r2llstrsl
o-gAriENigozs. tk~rn 49, tines -hsr .
tins co-cgssr-'tor fa be'l vlfr Arl
uec~osry Ia ,t- ~A-aarf.a -
lssS5 ii. h,E -sr-ts. tapa..-s A~d !
: liver Reg t..rAaN 4aa.I 90 -
uardIng fa- n us..l -. fra 4gAfsnn
o; lndsy. Ed,-t b.ias. llfm st iAe
existing rat n j. q. 4. tni is-y
agreed In de- krn- ttAf go nonsy
question Va - rsFr-sCral lrnPcr-
lance 81 that =t
The question bow Ar.tsT. ssoaid
thee. tpr,. politics. organ rNiions
act together a. she = - rr~ssIoral
,ampAign Of isls.
answer Sithout Hesitation. YES.
Those uEo answer no aust assume
the burden ot proving fnt. that co
operation WAS unwis, IN l>'H. cT 1
second. that conditions hxv. -
changed As TO make un~lH- no.
what xss wise then. The defeat
that b-fell III. allied forces does not
prove CO opera,Ion 81 that time g.
have been un~ise. unlrss Il can 10
shown that some ole party ~ould
have been mere successful than 10.
three CON bined
Cooper alton does not coat. mplA ate
the Abandonment o. party orgAnIz>-
ton or the surrender of ANY political
principles: nor Is cooperation de-
Tended on the ground that the plat
forms of the three parties are iden
teal. Campaigns generally turn
Il a fts.
one, and events do much TO deter
mine which issue shall most absorb
public attention.
IL the Democrats. PopulisiS and
Silver Republicans were agreed mp
, on but one question, that question
D might be important enough TO Justi-
fy cooperation, although the par
] ties differed on all other sui Jectf. but
: those who advocate the union of the
. principal reform forces against The
!. common enemy, can point not 20 one
but to q number of reforms which
are demanded with equal emphasis
e by Democrats, PoPulisis and Silvei
e Republicans.
Il FIRST-THEY ARE UNALTERABLl
% OPPOSED TO GOLD MoSo-METALLIsM
el SEEcoND-THEY DEMAND THE ~
!, MEDIATE RESTORATION OF BIMETAL
- ISM At THE PRESENT RATIO BY TIL
INDEPENDENT ACTION OF THIS COTS
II TRY.
ID THIRD-THEY OPPOSE THE RETIRE
y MENT OF THE GREENBACks.
n FoURTH-THEY OPPOSE THE Is>U
,r OF PAPER MONEY ~ "ATIcSA
ie BANKS.
u FIFTH-THEY OPPOSE THE ISSv
II OF INTEREST BEARING BONDS IL TIN
IN OF PEACE.
Id SIXTH-THEY FAVOR THE ISocS
Dr. TAN AS A MEANS OF RAISING A PAE
SIX OF THE REVENUE NECESSARY TO Al
IN MINISTER THH FEDERAL GcyERSMEs
re SEvENTH-THEY Favor The Al,
~ LITIoN OF TRUSTS.
=. EIGHTH-THEY ARE OPPOSED I
re GOVERNMENT by INJUNCTION.
.s- NINTH-THEY ARE ~ FAVOR ,
90 ARBITRATION A. MEANS or ~
nd Ting DISPUTES BETWEEN LAB,
on AND CAPITAL.
'te Here are nine issues which a
ih -. not only important in tbemselvs
ali but are now prominently before q
nv people. Are these reforms wor
ms. securingi These questions we
in submitted to the people nj the Ia
he election, butthey were not settle
IRE and will not be settled until they a
~ settled right.
he The Conspiracy OF Gold and NonopoI,
The Republican party is trying
we commit the country more thorough
on to the gold standard. Even now
ew is endeavoring TO secure legislati
ms Endorsement Of the policy of payi
Mo all coin obligations in gold. Ii p,
NJ tends TO be much concerned abo
ID national honor and the pu bile cred
ma, The leaders of the party know ih
nj debtor, whether a public debtor oi
The private debtor, meets all the requi'
IDS ments of the law, moral as well
10 statutory, when he discharges
III obligation according TO the terms
ON the contract. They know that ,
he through the war the government, a
It's. private debtors as well, paid coin O
nal legations in gold, although gold W
X. worth three cents on the dollar le
~. than Silver. Ard yet, these leade
lal would accuse Abraham Lincoln
,as dlshonor rather than incur the d
ns pleasure of the Wall street ma
n'n mates, who now control the financi
ust policy of the Republican r.rty.
the These leaders know :nat il I
er? Federal Government declares
up purpose to pay all coin obligatio
icy In gold, its example will be used
an argument to force gold contra,
~" n up on State and Municipal Cover
ac. ment, and upon private ci,iz II
,te These leaders know that if III,
D, r scheme is carried out, the very 9
lite istence of these gold obligations :.
err be urged as reason why bimets
ism should not be restored.
aIs IL the Republicans obtain cont,
ron Of the Senate and House in the ele
IL. ton OF 1898, there is no doubt, th
rhe they will, by Jaw, surrender the co
e. tract right which the governme
10Y now has, to pay coin obligations
as silver (of which We are large prodr
!: ers) and bind the nation to pay
yer gold Ian approaching metal, [
tne production of which is largely co
s trolled by England.)
o", The Republican party will, if
. Of obtains control of Congress in Is.
ind abandon the system which gives I
debtor the option, and substitute
s96 new system, which, permits {
'er. money lenders to choose the coin
no payment, and second, allows them
' 'O1 increase the purchasing power
, .n the dollars which they demand.
an. the impoverishment of the veal
ina producers of the world.
Ind Let Each Voter Answer Thee. oa..,,o
,ov Should those who oppose this
rn- nancial heresy, this child of gre
me and avarice, fight each other VIII
hat the American people are bound wi
sed letters of goldi
md The administration is clearly col
tne mitted to the policy Of opposing i
s dependent blmetallsm help the q
n ministration by fighting each oihe