The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-20
THT ISSUES REJECTED by DEM
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THT ISSUES REJECTED by DEM
OCRATs.
The Democratic party in its Nation
al Convention of 1896 declared in most !
emphatic terms for the free coinage OF
siIv-r-One of the necessary steps in |
legislation toward just and proper
financial system. 1t also declared for
other essential reforms in the interest
of the great masses Of people. The
Peoples Parry had four years previous
10 that declared for these and other
vital and necessary reforms; and in de-
Tense Of IT'S cause over one million and
a half people declared at the polls in
that campaign their discomfort at the
depreciation in value of that which
they had and the appreciation in value
OF that which they did not have. Con-
diti0ns were growing worse. The great
rank and fic of the Democratic parry
of the south and West were also be-
coming aroused as they had never
! been before and also were beginning to
rebel against the injustice Of leg islation
which played into the hands of the
| favored few of the North. Incensed at
the betrayals which had for years
been yractIced by their party leaders
they had determined TO run the
Democratic party in the interest Of the
people or refuse to submit TO traitOrOus
| leadership. Their earnestness was too
unmistakeabe and the representatives
which they tent to the Democratic
convention of 1896 endorsed in part
the Peoples Party platform and show
ed their willingness to unite with the
other reform forces to win victory
for the people. The Peoples Party in
its convention of that year, welcoming
the onward stride of the Democratic
party, and anxious to enact into law
even Il few of the many reforms 1t ad-
vOcates in the interest Of the people,
cooperate with the Democratic party
with Mr.. Bryan as the common stand
ara bearer. nat WAS Cdmpdik IL
marked by zeal. enthusiasm, and de-
votion to the peoples cause heretofore
unknown in political campaigns. The
magnificent fight which Mr.. Bryan
made in behalf of the great common
people will long be remembered, and
the two parties to the cooperation
cast for him u greater vote than was
: ever cast for Prudential candidate
of any party in any previous campaign
In NORTH Carolina the operation
was tremendously effected and the
lost was carried for Mr.. Bryan by q
4 hand ONE ma jorIry. The old leaders
: vino had grown fat at the cleveland
pie coulter and who at heart wOulC
> haYe preferred to follow CLEVELAND
u than Bryan, would have had it other
wise, but the mighty torrent OF public
Opiulon was too great for them to re-
T -ist they bowed before it to bide theil
time till they could again control TIT
party in the same manner in which
they had controlled it for years.
In 1898 the PopuIists of North Car.
- olina, anxious that the fight agains
I the vicious class legislation whicl
they had begun in 1892 and which tn,
rank and fl ie of the Democratic part,
had in part taken up IN 1896 shOul'
continue IN the same effective man
W ner in which it carried the State TO
Bryan IN 1896 passed resolution II
their State convention of last May il
30 which they offered to cooperate witt
~ the Democratic party in this cam
: paigr, the light to be made on bot
u national and State issues.
The proposition which they offere'
:. as basis of he joint fight upon tn
, part of the two parties ON the nationa
issues was as follows:
- To elect nine free silver and anti
u monopoly Congressman to the HOus
% of r representatives of the next Con
:, gress.
The proposition which they submit
ted rs the basis of cooperation upo
70 State issues was as follows:
Dc TO elect State legislature tina
could not be controlled by rsilroa
lobbles and other corporation Hobbies
The Peoples Party convention az
pointed committee to submit thes
propositions to the Democratic Stat
convention and to ask that the join
fight be made on these State and ma
, tional issues, which it did. The re
ply which the committee got from tn
' Democratic convention was as follows
b. RESOLVED /. That the propositio
for fusion submitted by the POpuli:
VI Committee, be, and the same is hereb
al respectfully declined.
rs 2 That the Democratic State E.
in ecutive Committee, be, and the san
is hereby instructed to entertain L
nu further proposition for fusion.
Now in view Of their rejection Of
certain victory for these issues, it is u
26 reasonable to suppose that the me
who controlled the Democratic col
= vention are opposed to free silver ar
. of the election of a peoples legisl
80 ture? In fact, can any other int
probation be placed upon their actor
M Can any reliance be placed even
- their cry for white supremacy" whit
IS would have also been included in I'll
al victory for the issues outlined abov
ID and which they deliberately rejecte'
n But in spite Of the abundant pro
ia they have given US of their oppos It'll,
on to the reforms for which POpulis