The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-10-26
LET Us KEEP HISTORY STRAIGHT

the fact that this country was put on
the gold standard under the Admin
stration Of Grover Cleveland by the
. passage of the act to repeal the pur
chasing clause OF the Sherman act.
and stated that he intended to keep
he country there, where Mr.. Cleve-
land had put it.
II will be remembered that there
was not only Democratic President
but that there was Democratic
ma jority in both Houses Of Congress
that passed that act putting the
country on the gold standard; aud
that many Of these same Democratic
Congressman and Senators are still
in Office and are now pretending to
pose as leaders of the party and
supporters of Bryan. The present
editor Of the Raleigh News and OBJ
server was ut that time holding a
fat job in Washington under Grover
leveland and was each day writing
letters to his newspaper in Raleigh
supporting Cleveland's scheme to re
poal the silver purchasing clause
and to put this country firmly on
the gold standard. Let it be re-
membered that Senator Vance was
at that time fighting this infamous
roposition with all of his might and
power; while Ransom and the editor
of the News and Observer were at
that critical period on the other
side with Cleveland and the gold
ring. Let it also be remem bered
that the present Chairman of the
Democratic State Executive Com.
mittee, one Mr.. Summons, who is
now a candidate for United States
Senator, was also an Office holder
under Mr.. Grover Cleveland, and at
that critical period was against
Senator Vance ann standing square
ly with Ransom and Cleveland in
support of the infamous scheme
Not only that, but just before the
last national convention which
nominated Bryan, this same man
Simmons, who was Ransom's cheii
lieutenant and ballot box suffer
gave out an interview saying that
North Carolina endorsed the record
of Cover Cleveland, and would send
q delegation to the national conven
ton to support his position. This
is the same Mr.. Simmons who nov
pretends to DO for Bryan and silver
This is the same Mr.. Simmons who
in the last campaign as chairman o.
the Democratic State machine
pledged the people of the state in al
official circular that if his mactin,
was put into power that there wouit
be no scheme to disfranchise any
body. He denounced as liars ano
hypocrites every person who mad,
the charge. This is the same Sim
mons who broke his pledges as soor
as the election was over, and who i.
now by the same kind of falsehoot
trying to fool the people into voting
for DISTINGUISHING scheme which
will disfranchise as many poor white
voters as 1t will negro voters.
This is the same Simmons who
has in the past stolen elections, ant
who got the last legislature to pas!
the most Infamous and thievine
election law ever yet passed by any
State machine, and who is nov
organizing band of ballot boz
suffers to steal enough votes mex
August to pass the DISTINGUISHING
amendment if he should fail t.
fool enough voters by his variou.
means of deception. The people
know this man Simmons. His
political record has been crooked
and the people have found him out
They have been fooled too many
times already by HIM to be fooled
by him again. He knows this, and
this is why he is getting ready to
attempt to steal the ne xt election
He knows that the majority of the
voters will never support his dis.
frauchising scheme even if they
thought he was telling the truth
and he knows that hey haye abuu-
dsnt cause not to take him at his
word again. He knows that the
people Of the State will not support
and put in Office ballot box stuff RS
and perjurers. He knows that they
intend to vote against him and his
machine with large ms jority. Tbi.
is why he has framed such an cleo
ton law, hoping to be able to stes
more votes than the size of the ma
jority that an indignant people vii
pile up against him. Mr.. Simmon
and his machine of ballot box STUFF
fers may take notice that the peopl'
are Eore opposed to ballot DO!
thieves than they are to CHECKER
thieves or sheep thieves, neithe
will the people allow such character
to steal their votes. The people ar
ON their guard. Eternal Vigilenc
is the price of liberty.