The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-21
UNION AND
COOPERATION,
The People Who Think Alike
Should Act Together to Con-
quer the Enemy.
DIVISION MEANS DEFEAT.

Disinte e.tedness In Party success. and
Earnest. Advocacy of the Peoples De
mands-The Continuance Of GoIdbugs .n
the Democratic Party Pat. II Under
suspieion-AHA Appearance Of Evil Must
Be shunned.
The reader has no doubt heard
that the price of liberty is eternal
vigilance.
To stave eff goldbug and monop-
olistic Vaccinations comes equally
high, the price is eternal vigilance.
1t has also been hinted that in
union there is strength, which car
ries with it the corallary that in dis
union there is not only weakness but
absolutely no sense at all. Not for
the voter.
The ordin ary voter, whether Re-
publican or Democratic-especially
silver Democrats. Republicans and
Populists-should remember that he
does not get the Office of party sue
cess and that his reward, if it com IS
at all, comes in the shape Of favora-
BILE legislation. And that this ia
vorable legislation will be just as
good if given him by silver Demo-
Gratis, Republicans and Populists as
if it came to him alone from silver
Democrats, Republicans or Popu-
lists. The only question therefore
with the silver Democratic, Repub-
lican and Populist voters is: can we
most certainly secure the legislation
wanted by voting together for one
candidate, or by voting separately
for three candidates, as against the
common enemy7 1t ought not re-
quire any man, who has arrived at
the mature years of computing on
his fingers, very long to make out
this sum.
But those who oppose union, es-
pecially gold Republicans and Dem
ocrats, because they do not want
the great plain people to have ia
vorable legislation which defends
them against the robberies of monop-
oily, will say silver Republicans,
Democrats and Populis's are not
agreed as to the legislation wanted
and cannot therefore consistently y
vote for the same candidates. But
all genuine Populists, silver Demo
Gratis and Republicans are agreed in
the fact that they are the friends of
the people in their despe rate strug-
gle against the encroachments of
combined capital as opel ated in mo-
nopolies and trusts under Republi-
can laws made in their interests
And it has been agreed that the
candidates earnest advocacy of free
coinage at the ratio of l6 to l shall
be taken as evidence that he is a
friend of the people. 1t has been
concluded that the man who sim
cerely opposes the money monopoly
and banking trust will as occasion
calls for and opportunities offers it.
self oppose all other monopolies and
trusts fostered by the Mckinley anG
Cleveland parties at the expense o.
the people. l have not any doub
that the Democrat or Republican ir
Congress who Is at present so far the
friend of the people as to favor sill
YER 1G to l will ultimately fud tina
that friendship demands sooner OF
later the enactment Of most all Pop
ulist principles into law. The de
veloping conditions will inevita
bly, bring all friends of the peo
pie round to the same point
Atany rate it is much safer for th'
great plain people to have the gov
ernment under the control of bimet
alists-Democratic, Populist and sill
YER Republican, than under gold mo
nopolists Republican and Cleveland
ties. And the way to secure this re
suit is by union and cooperation a
. against the common enemy.
Who are these who oppose thi
necessary cooperation to place tn
friends of the people in control o
the government Goldbug Republi
cans and Democrats who want tn
government to continue in the hand
of the monopolists, especially tn
money monopolists. A great man
gold Democrats remain in the silve
3 Democratic party, not to aid IN plat
ing the government in the hands {
= the friends of the people, but to pre-
Z vent it. And their favorite move i
that direction is to prevent co-opers
A ton between silver Democrats, H
8 publicans and Populists. If the
a succeed in this they will have cut th
# silver vote into three parts and thr
do much more harm than if they ha
J. gone over bodily to the enemy, {
~ Republican party of monopoly. I
q be charitable we will also suppos
;. that some honest friends of the PEI
h pie oppose cooperation, because the
)" are more concerned about party SUI
e cess and the Offices it might gi1
e them than about the advantage (
% the people which favorable legisl
(. T. ton would bring them. But whe
3" the voter be he Populist, silver Der
t. ocrat or Republican,, sees that ar
e leader is more concerned about hir
self than about the welfare of Il
'e people, retire that man to prlva
20 life if he is not already there. Sho
him that he who would save his Ii
~ should lose it, that the only road
20 Office is by subserving the priva
:. wish to the public good. Any 9th
70 spirit in the aspirant should convin
a the voter that private life is his q
m propriate sphere, and that his ns
sc ural affections are with monopolist
q The Democratic party, especial
~ should look we'll to its reputatio
W W not only by kicking all suspicio
"a characters out, but also by shown
ht it's firm disinterested friendship f
the great plain people. And the o
th ly way to demonstrate its disintere'
h. edness is by cooperation on ia
terms with other parties which fav
.. the peop,s. Democratic people ha
Se their eyes on their party, and it
I'd does not the correct thing by the
be there are other aspirants for pub
Sc favor, tho Populist and silver R
rs publican parties. These have col
up out of the fire by withdrawn
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