The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-18

the dog. The man who fought his par
~ in 1856, and is a tariff pr~ocectionist.
Is the man 10 lead the said party 10
victory. How many states would be
iost TO him in the south we may not
undertake to say. But an -anti-expan-
sion. ANTITRUST, and-protection republi-
can might worry German ever in Mary
and and beat him in some other states
In the southern family.
The politicians OF the German school
make one mistake, and 50 do the or
gans in the party. They think that
a minority shall control the majority.
and that In 1900 IL will be the politi-
clans fight They ignore the people.
But h signs point plainsiy TO the fact
that It VIII be q great hattie OF The
people waged against gigantic trusts, a
devourfng high robber tariff, the I'M
patriotic conspiracy to change the re-
mains OF a republic into a consolidated.
conquering empire. the gold party that
destroyed silver and enshroned the
ruptions known TO exist in the present
vile n incapable administration.
There are signs OF a deliberate sell
out or abandonment OF financial prin-
ciples on he part OF a few southern
men Of ability and leadership. Senate
costly canal scheme showed he lacked
judgment. His bellowings for foreign
conQuests follow and now comes the
announcement that he goes back on
silver and says 1t must be set aside, as
its weakness as an issue in the coming
campaign Will be disastrous. Il is TO
be completely subordinated to other is
sues And this Is the enator who for
twenty years has stsadfastly advocat-
ed bimetallism and in the last cam
paign made the ablest speech We ever
read in favor OF silver a speech of
most distinguished ability. All the
gold papers are parading his proposed
slaughter of silver. They nave to re.
joice in his betrayed of the cause he so
ably and protractedly espoused. He Is
seeking to weaken Bryan and perhaps
to secure the election OF German. He
says:
In my opinion we shoul nominate a
man who would be willing to say to his
party something like this: When my
party is able, in congress, to pass a free
coinage bill, I will not veto it, but will
permit 1t to become law. Whatever my
own opinions may be, / believe the COM
bined wisdom of h men of my own
party in congress is better than mine.
1t might be possible that I should not
personally think a free coinage law the
proper thing to enact, but If your repre-
sentativeS in congress believe otherwise
il it is your Judgment that such a law
will be for the best interests of the
country, such a law, when enacted by
by you, will stand"
That clearly opens the way for Cor
man or any other goldbug and high
protectfonjst who may be forced upon
h party by the rich men of the par
by he rich men of the party.
There are more signs of trouble and
disintregation than there are of har-
mony and victory. Let the people
p u not their faith in princes" or poll
ticians. Let them watch and resolve
and stand together for principles, for
right, for Justice for the old democratic
party that has been the only break
water and defence against despotism,
~usurpation, civilization and robberies
more than ninety years. The people
must unite against all enemies who
would punish and Cypress them. Unit
ed they stand, divided they fall. In
this sign only will they conquer.