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VOL. XIV.
RALEIGH. N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 11. 1896.
NO. 31.
SOME MORE
PLAIN FACTS
From & Man Who Has Affiliated
With Democrats, Bat Now Ac
knowledges no Allegiance.
A DEMOCRATIC RECORD
Nhowlag llf lit piMithem Wine
Umii lh Tall .if lli Northern HImj
W hat III Party Has Hrn lrltn t lo
In L'onaeonenre f Ihli t '
Pointed Jutlntia.
For Tli Caininimi.l
I'ocoHiy, N. C, May -."- A series
of communication have recently ap
peared in the Columbia N;ws, tbe
object of which wan to i1i'h;um the
tioiitical situation, both Hfato aud
National, from the standpoint of a
sincere friend of flaanciil reform,
who has heretofore r.cted with tho
Democratic party, ami U till an
xious to xee white supremacy unl an
economical administration of the
rotate government maintained m
North Carolina, but. at the present
acknowledges no allegiance to any
political party.
In the discussion it has boon n.s
xumed that a large majority of the
votern of the I'nited States favor the
free coinage of silver, and that in
order to elect a free silver President,
all that is necessary is to unite the
t ree silver vote on the same candi
date. The burning question of tho
hour is how this can bo done. The
real object or the discussion has
been to lind, if possible, an answer
to that question. Incidentally, the
question of the defeat of the Repub
lican party and the maintenance of
white supremacy in the State of
North Carolina has been discussed
also. From time to time the editor
of the News has attempted to reply
to some of the statements and argu
ments of his correspondent, lie
has displayed considerable ingenui
ty in attacking the less carefully
guarded points, and, considering
how bad a cause he was attempting
to defend, has held up his end pret
ty well. In fact, candor compels me
to admit that he has made much bet
ter use of the material at his com
mand than his correspondent. But
he has grown weary of "giving so
much space to a display of Populist
and Republican thunder," and "re
spectfully declines to bo so generous
in the future' That is all right.
lie has a riirht to contrel his own
columns.
But the purpose of this communi
cation ia to call the attention of his
readers to the fact that the last coin
munication of the series, was not
Cnblished entire, as it was written,
ut was fiadly mutilated and the best
part of it left out. I am not com?
plaining of this at all, but I have de
.. termined, that, if possible, the omit
ted portion shall reach some, at
least, of the readers of the News.
For the convenience of those read
era I will indicate the connection be
tween the omitted and the published
portions of the communicatio i
Speaking of the popular agitation
of the silver question and following
the allusion to tho farmers Alli
ance I wrote :
"The popular agitation of the sub
ject, began by the Farmers' Alliance,
was continued by the Peoples Party,
the American Bimetallic League,
the Silver Union and other similar
organizations, Harvey's buok.s per
haps accomplishing more in the ed
ucation of public sentiment than any
other factor. But the Democratic
party, as an organization, has nevor
claimed free coinage as one of its
cardinal principles, or done anything
to create or strengthen public senti
ment in its favor. The North Caro
lina State Democratic convention in
1S!)0 incorporated free coinage, with
other demands of the Alliance in its
platform: but this was the result of
the agitation of the subject by the
Alliance; and the Democratic party,
even of tho State, as an organiz i
tion, deserves no credit for it."
Immediately following what is
said of the Chicago convention and
platform, read as follows :
"A recent Washington dispatch
quotes a Democratic member of Con
gress from Texas as saying that the
sdver Democrats in the South were
fighting to save the Southern Statos
to the Democratic party, rather than
with any hope of winning in the na
tional election. This; of course, is
what we all knew before, but I am a
little surprised to find a Democratic
leader publicly admitting it. And
here I pause to inquire what consid
eration of interest or duty, principle
or expediency, requires the Demo
crats of North Carolina or any other
Southern State to continue any
longer ia athliation with the (so-
called) national Democratic party.
J. he rear or negro aommation was
the whip that kept us to track for
twenty odd years, while we played
tail to New lork's kite and patient
ly submitted to the dictation of the
Northern wing of the party in every
thing pertaining to party policy
When we ventured to intimate that
inasmuch as we furnished the votes
we ought to have some voice in de
termining the party policy, we
were coolly and contemptuously
told (not in those words exactly, but
virtually) to choose between the rule
of the Northern Democrat and that
of the negro. It was this threat
that prevented a House of Represen
tauves wun na Democratic maior
lty from passing a free coinage bill
It was this that prevented a Demo
cratic Congress from repealing the
law of lolo, under which tbe inter
est-bearing debt of the government
has been increased more than 2C2
millions of dollars. It was this that
prevented the Southern members
from making any determined effort
to compel the redemption of the
party's pledge to repeal the ten per
vent, tax on State banks. It was
for this that, after a twenty years
struggle for tariff reform, we sub
mitted to be cheated of the fruits o
victory and accept, in lieu thereof
a measure, which, through the com
bined wisdom of the manufacturers
the money-kings, tbe party leaders
and the devil, furnishes a perfect so
lution of a very difficult problem
to-wit : to increase the profits of the
lowering the
deficiency in
netfiwitate an
:: a debt, as a
manufacturers rhi!e
duties and creating a
the revenue, o a? to
increase of the bon
means of perpetuating the National
Uanking system. All this acd much
more which time and xjpa- h fail me
to recount, we have submitted to,
and what hive w received in re
turn! The repeal cf the Federal
election 1 iw- trio only one of all its
promises, that the rational Demo
cratic party has ever attempted, IX
oooii faith, to redeem. In bo far
as the inaintenaui f white suprem
acy in tlm South i concerned, I
don't m e how the national Demo
cratic pnrty can help us nny."
The Texas man referred to above
ii quoted h Haying tliHt the control
of tho national convention by the
gold iii?n nicanx Democratic defeat
in nt bast a portion of the Southern
States, and he virtually adriiitn that
the nomination of a nilver m:tn for
i'renident mean deft.it in the elec
toral college. Now Jet me ask, how
are we going to promote tne main
tenance of white supremacy in the
South by indirectly ?:ding in the
election of a go.dfjn,? Kernbuviau
Piesident and Congress? I can't
for my life see. Can you ?"
Ihe artici-' as written concludes
as follows :
"By the way tho tide has turned
again ami tho indications now are
that tho gold men will have things
their own way at Chicago. If they
do I don't see any reasjn why any
Democrat who favors fre coinage
should refuse to vote the Populist
electoral ticket. Do you? If you
do please tell me what it is. But
don't attempt to justify a bolt by
claiming that free coinage is, or ever
has been, one of the cardinal princi
ples of the Democratic party. The
bolt is all right, but you must find
some other argument to sustain it."
Melton Campuell.
POLlTICAl
PGf-POURRI.
Condensed Meon Of What
People Are Sa, g And What
Parties At i Doing.
Bir E;c Vkw f Everts Pktant 17 th Press
ti pmttou ( Opiswa y $au Pk Wb Imm
AU Sat WIm This Tsct Lwt.
-Private" John Allen, the well
known Mississippi Congressman says:
We have got the gohlbugs whipped
in this fight and we'll keep them
whipped if they dont buy u up." In
thin connection Col Ike Hill, a politi
cal Washington City Democratic cel
ebrity says: "The goldbugs bought
us in Ohio last year. We didn't know
how bad they wanted us, and we did
n't know wtiat to ask; but if tbey try
to buy us up this time they will find
that we will come high."
Mr. W. F. llarriy, chairman of the
national iieaocratic executive commit
tee is a "party-bug." lie thinks it of
more importance to have two parties
which the big money bosses can play
against one another and thus blind
the people, than it is to settle a great
question, lie says:
"1 expect to see a sound money pol-
1 do not think
icy prevail at jnicago.
that when the delegates of the great
Democratic party get together in na-1 passed resolutions pledging the
IS THIS THE GAME?
Cra Vmmty DnMcrats t-!r
Bllrr-Ht EJt OtMhtl lMtffSlM Tt
For Ac Caoouaan. 1
Thcemas, N. C, June 3 On Sat
urday, May 30 tb, we attended tbe
Democratic convention of Craven
county at New Berne. No tariff
word was spokes The old 30
year bsuewasa thing of the past,
and "free silver" was the tune of
the convention strung on the high
est keynote. We stood looking on
in amazement, to think how short a
time had passed since some of those
very fellows were avowed "aound
money men" whose voice now rang
out in thunder tones for FRZK sil
ver. Are they really honest? And
is it a fact that they hare changed
their views so instantly or have
they realized the fact that the great
masses of the people are demand
ing a change: and to keep in the
lead they have just pretended to
lay aside their feelings in the mat
ter for the present and still LEAD ON,
and when the time comes to act
WITH PROFIT, they will do aa th
great leaders of the Democratic
party did at the great silver con
vention called by the great
Democratic party of the State of
North Carolina! The record of
that convention is known to all.
We will watch and see. As we
looked on we began to think "the
boys are sincere, and when they
del-
ruptey whih must follow tne con
tinuous sale of bonds to bay gold
for gold gamblers is ia harmony
ith his ouel nature. His remedy
for our debt to Europe, growing an
nually by more than four hundred
millions, u to tax the sfairu off th
backs of the people. His public
faith for which he would make tbe
people go naked is the good faith of
the burglar and the bandit. Has it
come to thisf Are the people of the
United States to be taught good
faith by the man who was the instru
ment of the conspirators to destroy
one-half of the people money by
clandestine legislation! If good
faith had been preserved by the
rulers of this country, the people
would have been well fed and clothed
and prosperity would have prevail
ed. The infamy of the policy ox
Sherman, Cleveland & Co. is dis
closed by the declaration of the Chief
Conspirator that the last shirt should
be taken from the backs of the Amtt.
ican people to satisfy the greed of
an alien gold syndicate.
j
RUFUS AMIS TALKS AGAIN.
tional council that they will think it a
wise or expedient or safe course to de
clare for the free and unlimited coin
age of silver at 1(5 to 1. 1 have too
much confidence in their good judg
ment to believe that such a course will
be pursued. But under any and all
circumstances the party will hold to
gether, for the preservation of its in
tegrity is of more consequence even
than the great linancial issue now be
fore the country."
CLARION NOTES.
Calling All to Art for Their Country's In
terest Kegardleiis of Party.
For The Caucasian.
Kadar, N. C, May 28, '90. See
ing the momentous evils that threat
en the destruction of liberty's temple,
every son of liberty and lover of
freedom should be moved above
party lines to think well and act
wisely in casting their votes in the
ides of November next.
We as Populists cannot nor will
support a man who bas not been
tried and found true to the leading
issues of the present crisis, to-wit:
Free and unlimited coinage of silver
at 10 to 1, an income tax, the present
system of banking abolished, and
the government control of its
finauces, no more bonds in time of
peace, and if needs be give the peo
ple fiat money to supply the present
demands and relieve tho burdens
that now bring wails of distress
from every part of the republic.
We cannot nor will we support the
Republican party because they
openly avow their opposition to these
principles and persist iu pursuing a
course that will forever make the 1
masses slaves for the few.
We cannot nor will we support
the Democratic nomineo from the
fact that they have been advocating
in platform, and every politician
from the least to the present Presi
dent, the free coinage of silver, op
posed to banks, iVc, and as per rec
ord we see it all has been hypocrisy,
all for sake of party and not prin
ciple. Yet they tell us that Cleve
land and his imp3 have proven trai
tors to the party. I think to-day
Cleveland shines in the galaxy far
above all his imps for honesty and
self aggrandizement from the f act!of
his setting forth his position in the
There is a strong probability that
the Democratic State convention will
take a recess when it meets here June
'2th. to some date after the Demo
cratic National convention is held in
Chicago. It is also equally as probable
that a State ticket will not be named
June 25th, but at some later period
after the meeting of the National convention.
For several weeks a number of well-
known Democrats have advocated the
idea of waiting for the National con
vention to act.
Mr. Chambers Smith, who is in touch
with the silver advocates in the various
sections of the State, stated to today
that he had no doubt but that the con
vention would take a recess without
nominating a State ticket when it
meets here June -2:th. Mr. Smith says
that he has information from various
sections of the State, which justifies
the statement. Kaleigh, Press-Visitor
The three great San Francisco
dailies are decidedly complimentary in
their editorial remarks upon the re
cent Populist state convention. The
Chronicle (rep.; says : "Taken all to
gether what has been done at Sacra
mento, well deserves the commenda
tion of good citizens -whether they are
Populists or not." The Examiner
(dem.) rises to remari : "The Popu
lists have put enough good timber in
to their platform to fit out two or three
parties." The Call (rep.) says : "The
course taken by the Sacramento con
vention may win no cllicers for the
Populists in this campaign but it is
sure to win them converts."
egates to free silver, and no man
could be elected delegate until he
first stood up before the convention
and declared his intention to sup
port none others for office but true
and tried silver men, our confi
dence increased; aud we began to
feel like saying, hurrah for free sil
ver Democrats of Craven county
But when the names of the delegates
appointed were announced there
were on the list the names of those
who are avowed goldbugs, and who
have made no profession of a change
in their views, and other names were
read as delegates who were not pres
ent to pledge themselves. What
does all this mean! Are they acting
in good faith! or are they still at the
old game of deceiving the people!
When political parties or the lead
ers of political parties pledge them
selves time and again to do a thing,
and then when the time comes to
act and they have the power to car
ry their pledges out and fail in every
instance to do it, what grounds have
we for believing they will carry out
new pledges! We are speaking of
the leaders; we do not censure the
masses, because they would have it
different if they could, but so long
as they follow those who have so
many times deceived them, what
hoDe have thev to continue in the
same old way!
G. L. Hardison
all the time. If we do not get what we
want we shall bolt and that is all there
Rilvflr miAstioTi nrerinno tr w m?. is to it" The Senator says the next
nation, and M. W. Ransom, J. G
Carlisle, B. H. Bunn and on down to
the cross-roads politician. Oh! how
blatant for silver, but when they
ad a chance they bowed the knee to
King Grover to kill silver and they
llled the party, save a smell of
brimstone and Wall street.
It might be asked, who will vou
support! In response I would say
throw party lines down and let
11 the forces, regardless of party.
Senator Teller is now out of the lie
publican party beyond recall. This is
his latest utterance, in the New York
Commercial Advertiser: "McKinley
will not gain ten votes among the free
silver people by the buncombe on bi
metalism. We will not let the same
yellow dog bite us twice. We shall in
sist lor the white metal first, last and
election will be thrown into the Uouse.
Hon. Stephen P. Shephard, of Ken
tucky, author of a very able work on
the silver question, and a leader in the
Democratic free silver circles of
Louisville, has resigned from the exe
cutive committee of the Democratic
Bimetallie League and writes the
chairman as follows : "Hereafter my
work wiU be devoted to the. cause of
the Populist or People's party." Mr.
Shephard is a strong man, an able
The Uurnside Item, one of the here
tofore leading democratic papers of
eastern Kentucky, has recently come
out for the People's party.
who advocate the principles hereto- wri,tervan one of tUe best posted men
f or Ktat,l unifA nnrUr K. in Kentucky politics.
nd let that banner be inscribed
reformation -and redemption for the
aborer and producer in this land of
aristocracy, plutocracy and gold-
buggery. 1 imagine the world (save
bankers and Wall street plutocracy)
will burst forth in jubilee song that
America is a redeemed and tree republic.
Then we will be elated to see the
emblem of liberty perched erect with
one loot in the beautiful lakes of the
frigid North, the other on the Gulf
stream of the Sunny South, with one
wing touching the silvery waves of
me Diue Atlantic, the other flapping
the foaming surges of the broad Pa
cific, crying aloud in the land of
freedom "equal rights to all, special
privileges to none."
J. L. Banks.
II. K. Thurber, the great New York
grocer, whose goods are known by
every housewife in the land, has re
nounced allegiance to the Republican
party on account of its attitude on the
money question.
tbe
Consul-General Lee.
Havana, Cuba. June 3. General
Fitzhugh Lee, recently appointed
Consul-General to Havana, arrived
this morning by the steamer Mas
cotte of the Ward Line. Tho Gene
ral was met by a gaily decorated
tug, upon which were ex-Consul-General
Williams, Mr. Sprin ger, Dr.
iiurgess ana &enor .aldo, represent
ing Captain-General Weyler; also
the agent of the Ward Lin a. The
party boarded the Mascotte and ex
tended a cordial welcome to General
Lee.
General Bradley Tyler Johnson
and a number of other Americans,
and a large crowd of people awaited
General Lee ashore. On tho wharf
he was received most respectfully.
There was no demonstration.
A special from New York to
Richmond Star of yesterday, says
Senator Marion Butler, of North
Carolina, who come over from Wash
ington with other Congressmen on
Friday and put up at the Waldorf, ex
plained the situation in regard to
silver yesterday. "The gold men don't
want to control the Chicago conven
tion'' said Senator Butler. "They
turns me easiest way to give silver a
black eye, is to have the silver men
control. The silver men will run the
convention with the help and conni
vance of the gold men, and the gold
men will keep possession of the party
machinery.
If it should be a square fight to a
finish the silver men would win and
the gold men would bolt. I expect a
dill'erent situation. The gold men
will direct the machinery and put up
a candidate who will prevent the sil
ver men from uniting. If the silver
men do not unite effectually so as to
make a victory certain, it will be the
fault of the silver Democrats who will
be hoodwinked with or witfiout their
knowledge, in the Chicago
tion."
In Memoriam.
I am sorely bereaved. One of my
old time friends is dead. Many
blessing have I shared through the
munificence of my departed friend
He once delighted in befriending
the poor. He was liberal toward the
dependent. He was a friend to be
proud of. There are many who, like
myself, haidly know how to realize
that he is dead. And it is strange
that one so robust as be was a few
years ago should succumb to disease
of any kind. But recently he be
came infatuated with an insatiable
appetite for a single standard prepa
ration introduced into this country
from Europe.
I remonstrated and even threaten
ed to sever the amicable relations
existing between us. But my re
monstrance only served to sour the
disposition of the deceased. He be
came insolent towards these who
objected to his course. His infatua
tion grew apace. He indulged more
frequently and copiously in his fa
vorite remedy. Friends foresaw the
result that was coming and ventured
to urge a different treatment, and
for once there seemed to be a chance
of recovery. Many promises of re
form were made by the deceased
and hope thrilled the bosom of inter
ested friends. Again the fatal habit
asserted itself with intensified crav
ing. Kemonstrance was in vain.
Our dear friend, on his deathbed,
would insult those who once admired
and clung to him. I looked on for
lornly but my friend breathed his
last, abusing his friends for not giv
ing him a chance to redeem himself.
Now I turn from the grave of my
once beloved friend to seek some
one in whom I can confide and to
whom I can look for succor in an
hour of need. My departed friend
was well known to you. His name
was familiar in many homes. He
was named the Democratic Party.
A Friend.
THB MEETING WAS
A "ROUSICATOR"
HE ANALYZES THE REPUBLICAN STATE
PLATFORM AND SHOWS ITS
SNARES AND TRAPS.
Plato Talk on a Vital and Intercalate Sub
jectA Piece of Unmeaning Clap Trap
Entirely Unworthy or Tbe Party- Main
Points Clearly Presented.
For The Caucasian.
Granville, County, N. C, June
In a previous article I asserted
that the platform, put forth by the
Republican convention at Kaleigh,
was a vague aud unmeaning piece of
clap trap, and entirely unworthy of
the party; or word3 to that effect.
I, myself, am a ilepublican and
would not dare to make such an as
sertion without the proof at hand,
and it is due to all concerned that it
should be forthcoming.
The platform says: "We favor
the use of gold and silver as stand
ard money and the restoration of
silver to its functions and dignity,
as a money metal." That is to say
gold is now the only standard money
metal, and silver is not. It is ad
mitted that silver has lost "its f unc
tions and dignity and needs to be
restored. When and by whom! Its
restoration" is to come immediate
ly after an international agreement.
as claimed by all the gold standard
Republicans; and everybody, ot or
dinary intelligence, knows that such
agreement is as far off as the bag
of gold at the end of the rainbow
Mankind have used gold and silver,
equally, as standard money for four
thousand years, and there never has
been an international agreement
with, "reference to these two
money metals, except what was
called the Latin Union, which lasted
only a few years, and was an agree
ment between France, bpam and
Italy to coin equally, and without
limit both silver and gold at 151 to
1. -Sothis profession, with refer
ence to the "restoration of silver,"
W. B. Henry Makes the Welkin
Ring in Mecklenburg Like
the Fathers of Old.
PLEDGE OF 2,000 PEOPLE.
Tkey Will Vate for Ne te4-lasele(.
reepte-Rebbinc Meaeewly Teel Taey
Take tke Pledge ky HvlJIe- l Tkelr
KJgkt Heads Kd Het KrwUlissi kV
sel? lag Tor Kef era.
terst of syndicate, boe. J thieve. I
and the g-oll rooa of Wall aad
Lombard streets, asd.
Whrrras, the Republican ;tty it
the declared champion of the aini
fold standard, while the IenAcrlie
party, that was vnaoarkditr in
tbe role of Jeff'raon. a4
friend of silver, after Wicg srtt
into power, threw off iu diagui.
mod brutally betrayed the prl asd
dirgrared the Sac. by pa wrier; our
country to a London Jew. and Uad-
icg our children, and our children's
children, with goIJ bonds, to th car
ot Sbylock; and
Whcrcaa, tho Roman Kmpcmrt
Domitian and Heliogabala. to the
disgrace of the Roman State, aivuaed
thcoM-lTcs for day and month at a
time, the one killing flics, the other
Those who attended tbe speaking I gathering cobwebs, and
on May 30 tb, at Spurriers, will Lot I Whereas, we have lived to mo an
soon forget the pleasure, the mnpi-1 American President, passing his
ration, and the educational work ae- time and spending tne people s
eoxnplished. At no time in the his- money, hunting and fishing, wLiJc
tory of this part of Mecklenburg the country was in tbe throes o!
county have the people had a better I panic, millions ot h: ftllow c Uncos
day. Ion the brink of ruin, and his party
lne crowd was immense: four I hurrying to perdition; and
counties were represented. Theesti-I Whereas, this political plague of
mated number by most conservative! goldbng Republicans and so called
Democrats, Republicans, and Popu- Democrat bas come upon u through
LETTERS FR0L1
THB PEOPLE.
Varicns Matters on Wlitn Tie
Pcpulir Opinion is Exprtta
r4 All Sections Interested.
UVIKO ISSUES FORWARD.
Mere tiiiwuu mt ke aVestoe
Oe Mss Sisier Sleg -.
reeele Are C te t -,
M4lsfrsRs4''kl.MM.
is only a ruse to cover up, from
Mow You're Right !
Wadesboro Plowboy.l
South Carolina, Georgia, Arkan
sas and we believe other Southern
States have announced their inten
tion to bolt the national Democratic
convention if it does not declare for
free silver 16 to 1, and nominate a
free silver man. Every Southern
State ought to pull loose from that
monopoly-serving Northern wing of
the party and then join hands with
tne West and run this government
in the interest of the American peo
ple. If they will do that the Popu
lists will begin to think they mean
what they say.
the casual observer, its base hypoc
risy and deception; its authors well
knowing that a Republican Con
gress will never consent to recog
nize silver in any capacity except
as token money.
"We are opposed to the retiring
of the greenbacks, the money of the
people, the money fayored by Lin
coln." Of course the greenbacks
are wanted to remain so they can be
kept out of the hands of the people
to be used by the gold gamblers to
deplete the gold reserve, and thus
create the necessity to sell gold
bonds, to again replenish the gold
reserve. Of course Lincoln favored
greenback money because it was
then used by the people not only to
sustain great armies, but to develop
the industries of the country, while
now it is only used by gold gamblers
to rob the people. The sacred
memory of an honored statesman
and martyred President is conjured
up to conceal an unspeakable vil
lainy.
"We are opposed to the issue of
interest bearing bonds in the time of
peace, and we condemn the policy ot
President Cleveland and Secretary
Carlisle in secretly making the sale
of government bonds to a foreign
syndicate, on such terms as to enable
it to realize the enormous profit of
$10,000,000, at the expense of the
people."
Why condemn the issue of coin
bonds payable in silver and gold, by
the terms of the Jaw, at 10 to 1,
when we know that our Republican
House of Representatives rushed
rantically to the rescue of Grover
Cleveland in passing a gold bond
bill which would have robbed
the people of ten times $10,000,000!
Shall we condemn Grover Cleveland
for the robbery of the people to the
extent of $lU,UUU,uuu, when our own
lists was not less than l..V0 people,
Many think not less than 2.00H.
Mr. Jno. W. Cross conveyed the
speaker from Charlotte to the
grounds. By 10 o'clock in the morn
ing the surroundings, in front of the
neatly and elegantly decorated
stand, were crowded with specta
tors men and women, boys and
girls, merrily chatting and laughing
away the time.
At half past 11 o'clock, Mr. Henry
appeared on the stage. All eyes
fastened upon him.
Music was next in order by that
elegant band from Mount Holly,
trained and accomplished through
the leadership of Capt. W. F. Hol
land, the champion cornetist. A
better country band is not to be
found.
The speaker was introduced by
Mr. W. C. Underwood. One could
see clearly that he had already cap
tured the confidence of his audience,
and as he arose, cheer after cheer
rang out in tones expressive of the
unmistakable appreciation of his
honesty and sincerity of purpose.
Mr. Henry's first impression on every
one was that he had something to
tell them and he intended to do it.
He began by referring to the fact
that his subject virtually concerned
the homes of the people whom he
addressed. His subject was, "More
Money" or, "The People vs. Plutoc
racy," which he discussed in a most
logical and masterly manner, back
ing up his statements by facts and
figures and extracts from the Con
gressional Record. He declared that
he would not have a great deal to
say of Mr. Cleveland now. As 15
out of the 17 different kinds of Dem
ocrats (which he defined) were call
ing him "Old Grover," and "Old
Cleveland," &c, it was really not
necessary. If there was one fact
more clearly shown in his speech
than another, it was the utter im
possibility of securing legislation
favorable to silver through the old
parties. He declared that both the
old parties had ignored all economic
and political laws and were lost in a
labyrinth of contradictions. He then
a river at blood and tears to blight
ti Btlt WTtik Tke t-es.
For The t aocaaiaa.
WootviU.E. X. C. Jane 3. I en
dorse what oar Ma to EiecuttveCw,
mittee did in conference at iUlcirh.
1 have always heen p;ee4 tt e.-oi-eratioa
wita tLoold tti. ffcta't
see how we ran fas m' tattle f "t
reforat that don't want f -re. Ii
looks I ke r might a well f in
partnership with the devil tu turn
Christ's charvh.
The little pie eaters Lave started
our fields, to close our factories, to out to !ry to fooj tfceclt.r4 people,
rob us of the products of our 'labor, h don't think it will work s tr
to take tne roues out ox the dimpled think. The "true blu-a
cheeks of children, to plant our sor
row in tbe haggard faces of suffer-
lag women, and to add new borders
to the backs of brave men, by a con
stantly appreciating standard of
value, which means misery to mil
lions ot American homes, and dark
ness to millions of American mind,
and agony to millions of American
hearts, that four thousand million
aires may live in luxury, and dwell
in palaces of marble and gold; and
Whereas, the siirns that have pre
ceded the downfall of ether govm
ments are rifo in this government
to-day, the chief of which have their
origin in a financial system that
strikes down one half of tbe metallic
money of the country, and resigns
the welfare of the people, and the
prerogative of government into the
merciless hands of the national
banks; aud
Whereas, we are convinced that
the restoration of silver to the posi
tion it held prior to 1S73, in our
financial system is the paramount
issue in American politics, and that
its re-establishment will be attended
with returning prosperity and a'd
new glory and strength to the repub
lic; Therefore be it Resolved;
First, We repudiate and despise
the patronage-braced, bond-stealing,
centralizing, silver - discrediting,
panic-conspiring, goldbug adminis
tration of Grover Cleveland.
Second, We will support no man
for President or Vice-President who
does not stand unqualifiedly for tbe
key
are eoen-
ing from both old pari ire. We raw
carry 'be Mate. All have get to d
is to keep in tLo middle ef tl load
and let them come to m. We Lave
got the principles oerss-ary to ran
a free government. lt us stick to
them. They will redeem this runs.
trv from the power of the moneyed
icnoence of Kngland. I tear old
party leaders say tbey lnt under
stand the tnocey question but they
will go for fiee silver if tbe people
want it. I tell them the old parties
dmt teach tbe money question.
That is left out of old party politic
and left entirely with tbe money
thieves. Please doVt mix with tho
enemy of truth.
K. R. Whimsec.
The Oplelea ef a C'elered f rearker.
For the tV.iauuan.J
Wis fall, X. C, Jane .".Allow
me to state that all the people of
this section belonging t the Popa
list Party heartily endorae tbe coarse
of the committee. Senator Uutler
and The Caccasiak. with the excep
tion of a few office seekers, tu s. espe
cially our i.oor kem-er. How
ever Butler's head is level. Wo will
follow him Go on Rl'TLEli.
Yours truly.
Rev. W.'ll. Overton.
tterklagkaaa A prevra.
For the Caucasian.
Douglas, N. C, June 3 Tbe fol
lowing resolution was adapted at a
meeting of the Kxecutivw ( Committee)
free and unlimited coinage of silver! of the Peoples Party cf R nkingham
at the ratio of 1G to 1, without re-1 county.
gard to the action of any other na
tion.
Third, We heartily endorse the
cours. and raCirm.-ojar-olUUji.ce
in Senator Marion Butler, who. in
spired by the patriotism that fired
the tongue of Patrick Henry, and
guided the pen of Jefferson, Las
stood against the brutal persecu
tions of an intolerant, faithless, and
UE8ULVED, inat we Tally gre
with the State Executive Committee
in its action on co-operation with tho
uU'Liaa ?arty, co the terms of
fered. W. it. Wall,
Chairman.
T. H. Linisat, Sec'y.
called upon all who were in favor of I dying party, like Colossus, battling
free coinage of both silver and gold, for his country.
16 to 1, to raise their right hands, Fourth, We place principle above
and precisely at that moment every party, and manhood above money,
one in all the vast crowd seemed to and recognizing that "The Peoples
be right handed not a dissenting Party" is the protest of the plunder
vote! ed against the plunderers; we vol-
For nearly three hours he spoke, I unteer for the war, in the mighty
apparently without effort, to the sat-1 contest of the People against the
isfaction of all. Ixo one seemed to I Plutocrats
grow tired, but on the contrary each
one became more and mora interest
ed until the speech ended.
The ladies contributed much iu
every way to the real pleasure and
enjoyment of the entire programme.
Misses Lizzie Phealan, Sue Rozzle
and others deserve especial mention
for their most untiring and efficient
efforts. The exquisitely beautiful
boquet presented by Miss Phealan
was a gem of rare beauty and fra- Populists at the late Republican
grance. convention, held in the city of R1
The afternoon afforded au agree- eigh. The Populists of Rurke bad
able surprise and much interest by I no authorized representation at that
short and "in the middle of the convention, and R. A. Cobb, of
road'' speeches from the stage by a I Burke, was there without on r con
number of the "Old Guard" Popn-1 sent or approval, and he well knew
lists. I that
THIS IS WARM!
The Populists of Itnrke County Want It
Distinctly lod.rntood That Tbey fcVnt
N'o Delegate to tke Sinp Convention.
For the Caucasian 1
We, the undersigned Populists of
Burke county, ask space in your
columns to give our views in regard
to the action of
He Means Basins
For The Caucaian.1
Greensboro, X. C, June 2. My
subscription was out on the 1 Ith of
May. I would havesrut the money
before now, but times are hard, and
one dollar is as hard to get as two
was twenty years ago. Tbero is
something wrong. I want to see
better times, more tnney in circula
tion If the Peoples Party will pnt
a good, honest silver man for Presi
dent I will vote for him, but I will
not vote for a goldbug. The labor
ing people and farmers have no ahow
at all get nothing for their work or
their produce. John G. Moo ice.
House, led .by Speaker Reed, pro- Jefferson, Albert Gallatin, Andrew that we repudiate the action of
2.000 For a Monument to Vnce.
Asheville Citizen.
Mr. Geo. W. Pack, a wealthy citi
zen of Cleveland, Ohio, wh o spends
his winters in Asheville. .nd has
Sherman's Dire Desire.
Silver Knight.
The Animus of Rothschild! The
voice of extortion! Behold the fol
lowing language uttered bv the an-
conven-1 thor of Hard Times in the Senate of
the United States on the 20th day of
may, i.oyo, as recorded in the Con
Col. Jno. b. Cunningham, of Person I gressional Kecord, Vol. 28. No. 135.
coumy, uas ueen namea as a candidate I oyoa.
fnw tha Tt Am r..o fin : r I t lt -IT .... ...
-""a uuuiiusuuu ior i j. am wmmg io taKe that bill as
?7,r.hile in w"Mngton-re- ht came to us from the House, and
" " I it it i s Ti fir CTtm mart
aacc on ex, ue bstiu.
to De tbe true
.
"We are for free silver." he said. "A.. !u!cul, V "P?1 ine
but we want the ratio tn, h tha nwie8NUJ rYenues, iei us add a tax
ratio between the value of a s-old dollar I oa te.a a tax on coffee, or a tax on
sa ailtrA r , r I O.Tl VthlTID? ffi?. tLA T Coin AVI Oa AnnAe
considerable property m t hat city, not out for the 16 to 1 scheme, regard- occasion, I would vote for a tax on
uas sei weauny isortft Carolinians a less of the relative value of the metals, anything; I would take the last shirt
wormy example, i esterday be made 1 am connaent that seven-tenths of I off the backs of the neonle of the
iuo vuvi vu. if-,wv iur a monument ycuyic ui mj owre are ior me iree
to the late Senator Vance the only coinage ofsilver. Stevenson is a very
condition named in the offer was prominent caedidate for the Presi
that the location of the monument dint,,al nomi.natlon in omr section, and
oi,,vi,i f, o I believe he is very popular all over
:"::ri,:: v t: : . r south, i think stevenSon
. uoclcss j elected, and it now looks to
luc. iuo vviumiooivuui) itojjtou lino i mougn tne .Democrats are
generous offer. win in the next campaign."
United States rather than to violate
the public faith of the government."
The significance of Sherman's de
sire to tax the lastshirt off the backs
of the people of the United States is
realized in view of the distress bis
bound to I robber policy has already produced.
his remedy zor tna inevitable bank'
can be
me as I
The following resolutions were he took; yet he may say that he only
then introduced by Mr. Henry and I represented himself personally, and
were unanimously accepted, save by I took no official action; but we think
one undecided voter, who afterwards I differently, and whatever explana
tried to apologize "for a1 that." I tion he may make, will not change
After the inevitable tete-a-tetes on I our opinions. For be well knew we
such occasions, the many happy I bad a meeting of the Populists of
hearts dispersed, feeling that the day Burke county in a regular called
had not been spent in vain. I convention some time since, and R.
resolutions introduced by Hon. A. Cobb was in that convention, and
W. R. Henry and passed by the im- he well knew the convention decided
mense crowd of over 2,000, at Spur-1 to take no action as yet, but would
riers, Mecklenburg county, May 30, abide the aetion of our State execu-
159G: I tive committee and State conven-
Whereas the fathers of the repub- tion.
lie, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas I We want it distinctly understood
Ce-eateratJo Tkla Veer.
For The Caucasian.
TCLLS, X. C, June 3. Two years
certain so called ago we co-operated with tbe Repub
lican natty. Ihis year the voters of
both the old parties will co-operate
with us to beat the "staQog" oat of
the office-seekers in both the old
parties and by a much larger ma
jority. We heartily indorse our Sen
ators course in tbe Senate and as
we were opposed to the course I chairman of the Pops.
P. II. Flor.
posed to rob them of more than ten
times as muchf Nay, a thousand
old more by thus fixing permanent-
y the payment of all obligations in
gold alone. Rufus Amis.
8ome of Carlisle's Backers.
Washington Post
The copy of a rather interesting
etter was being circulated on the
Senate side of the Capitol last week
It explains itself:
umce or w. A. uryant & uo., wine
and spirit, brokers, high class
wines, brandies, champagnes, and
mineral waters. Fine old whiskies.
Send $1 for sample quart.
Riverton, Ala.. May 10, 1S96.
Dear Sir: If you are in favor of
Hon. John G. Carlisle for the next
President of the United States, write
a letter to the Kentucky Carlisle
Jackson, Daniel Webster master! Amos, Gill, Cobb & Co., and we be-
builders of Ship of Stata, looking lieve tbey were there for the purpose
out upon the mighty ocean of the of attempting to split tbe Populist
future, concurred in declaring that Party if possible, asd were there for
silver should stand by the side of no good design in regard to carry-
gold in our money system, that Con- ing out the principles of the Popn
gress" had no power to strike it list party.
down, &nd that it could not be We want it distinctly understood
stricken down without jeopardizing that we have the utmost confidence
the prosperity and perpetuity of the in the wisdom and patriotism of tbe
government; and Hon. Marion Butler, and indorse his
Whereas, silver, after eighty years career in the Congress of the United
roign by tne side ot gold, was de- states and as chairman of our State
monetized and stricken from its Con- ex cutive committee,
stitutional throne, by conspirators We have an abiding faith in our
of the money power, headed by John State convention to meet in the f n-
bherman, in 1SJ, and joined and ture, and will abide its action. If
aided by Grovei Cleveland and his I we are to have fusion it mutt be
band twenty years after; aud I agreed upon and ordered by our
Whereas, the results of the de- State convention, and not bv Gill.
monetization of silver have been as I Amos and Cobb, who had no author-
disastrous to the working men and ity to pass any resolution for tho
Tbe Old Lie Co Again-
For The Caucasian.!
PcRbETTE, X. C, June 3. Tho
colored people are silrerites as a
rule. They say that anything that
will benefit the farmer will benefit
them. Very good logic.
Xow, 31 r. Editor, I want to say
this, and I will expect an answer
through The Caucasian. A Demo
crat said to a neighbor of mine tho
other day that Cleveland was gain
ing many friends since be bad 2
dorsed th9 'silver measure. PJeaio
tell me where he got such news.
E. C. Stilwell.
In the campaign of H2 some Dem
ocrats claimed that Cleveland had
written letters to leading Democrats
in the State in Vuich he said be was
in favor of free silver. This was alio.
It was intended to deceive the peo
ple. Any statement now that Cleve
land favors free silver is as big a lie
as was the Democratic statement of
lb'J Cleveland is a rile, abject
tool of Wall street, and while ho'
has stultified his manhood, be has
made himself rich by using his of
flie to further their pybey and de
mands. Ed.
tteeetUrti aad Answer.
For TheSCaacasian.1
Greenville, X. Cj, Jane 3.
Please answer this Question and'
Uub, Owensburg, Ky., and add your farmers of this country as was oronh- State, vet thev dilit. aarl need not! oblige. Does tho free and nnlisa-
lndorsement. lesiedbv John G. Carlisle, in 1S78.I tionv I Ot Via- f-sjnA vlIao a aw. I itei ecioaze of silver mean that the
when he aaid. ThA eonanmmatinn t I w v TTaii.hr,.,.., T a Ti.i. a I other nations of tL world will hare
calling for Carlisle to take to the the atrocious crime atrainst silver D. Lail. J. S. Zimmerman. iJ right to coin their ailTer at tho
next national Democratic conven-1 .nd the neonl. enntAmnUteH Kb- thai Wail w p p.tiAn t t vl,ra I minU of the United States fre! If
. as. - . BT ar ' J mmm w a vw Miss e w m e efc OlkaVaSa W a We e aTLTS AA uullaa
Tion. men write two letters, exact I m on nv nnwsr nnl1 .nf.il n vr r,.l . v I not. what doea the free and nnltra- '
- I aae.wee w J WW Vaaaasaa IIIV1 w M-9m M-A. m DT . KAAWZ 111 a-FW K r ATBCU 1B W IB EIIIIIO -w 11 1111
copy of this letter, to two good Dem- misery upon the human race than all miuee: 8. CL Kirh-r. R. P. kTirh- W ited coinage of silver meant
ocrats, and help to nominate and the wars and pestilences and f am-1 P. Morria. W. Al fTlontr. Ktr,.J J. E. BfcOWjr.
elect the Greatest American." ine8 that ever occurred in the his- Rodriek ."middle of the road" erae-l Free and onlimitod eoiaaro of
Mgn your name to the letters yon tory of the worM: and. I ntive committee; H. fl. rTallr-Hnrtrm I silver mean that silver may b
v nT-fex vmiw liri. r -sw x i - - r a a, ar
v vh4 0 a. a fcftvaj e
W. A. BSTACT.
Nobody seemed to know anything
about Mr. Bryant, but lie had evi
dently had some dealing with a Ken
tucky firm in hia own bnsine&s. and
r Z ' I . - - IV. ... . f . . V. w UlWUVi, W . MMm I m .m
was engaged at their suggestion in I chine goldbug coadjutors, are run-1 Howard, W. W. Kineaid. P. W. Pat-1 ive copidi ot J.KS tuATDCA&TAaT
pushing along a "good thing." J ning -both the old parties in the in-1 ton, enairman executive eommittoe. I three mouths for f 1,00 i
write.
vt nereas, urover Cleveland, John E. W. Hallyburton, H. I. Hallybur-1 orougnt. iron anyvneiw oj anyoooy
Sherman. Thomas B. Reed. John G. ton. Hn?h Hall vbnrton. Thnmaa I and ooined at tho mints of the United
Carlisle. William McKinlev. Hoke I Halliburton. W. J. Whisnant. W. I States) just ae gold is now bromfkt
Smith, Matthew Quay. Matt W.I A. Benfield. D. C. Hudson. 8. A.I""11 anywhere by
Ransom. Gorman. Briee. HilL Alii. Rias. nsmW sTsentiws MmmiHAa. eoined at uesa sunts.
son, and tneir associate party ma-1 J. W. Avery. R. C. Whitener. J.
anybody aad
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