it. Arc
TBB GOLD FLASK iSD THE OOLD MAM
of the National Democratic Conven
tion ? Are not the prominent Iemo
crats who were in Raleigh and who
did not go to tbe convention Demo
cratic party men before silver ?
Tbe Charlotte Observer aayr :
"Nothing better for tbe Populist
cause could have happened than the re
sult of the free silver convention at
Raleigb yesterday when tbe Democrat
bad to go oat of tLelr own meeting.
Tbe Populists have always attacked
the Democrats in this State on tbe
ground of their insincerity as to silver.
Some of them were put to the test yes
terday and could not stand it, What is
there now for tbe Popclists to do except
to point to tbe outcome of this conven
tion and say, What have we always
told you?'"
Groaning under the McKinley tariff
the people were promised by tbe Dem
ocrat a reduction of $1,700,000,000
oa the cost of living. After criminal
delay, paralyzing tbe industries of tbe
country, they were given les than
$600,000,000 reduction
$1,100,000,000 SHORT OF THE PROMISE.
Throttled by an infamous pension
aystem, robbing the tax payers of $160,
OuO.OOO per annum, they were promised
a reduction of millious of dollars, and
that the pensioi roll should be made a
roll of honor. Two years and a half
have passed since the coming in of tbe
Democratic party, and a great New
York daily announces that there are
300,000 more pensioners on tbe rolls
than when they went into power.
