The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-11-19

promote the general welfare should be
the creed cf bis political faith and the
guide OF his political action.
Standing upou this high plane OF poll
tical thought and resolve, AID imbued
With these noble and patriotic purposes,
be may well AID safely b trusted 10
selec. and adopt the best poli,icai meth
OILS for propagaiiug and establishing
them. This 10 the broaTi and noble sph-r~
in American politics which this orssni
"a: ion aspires to occupy. This : TIE "a
ri tic and exalted mission Ebieh i
seeks to fulfill Bat il would utterly fail
a lis high aim and purpose. a'.'i iss
saoral force and poser would s-e 5i>sips-
ted aud Destroyed il, unfortua.tsiy, i
should be deg aiei into q Ders pert,
machine 10 be manipulated b. designing
aud corrupt men When it shs.l iai. 10
elevate its membership above tie arm
CANT domination OF party mana.e
when it shall fail to impress the iu'tiTi
dual member with the fearful respaua
billy which attaches to his action ~
citizen-when it shall fail to teach him
that it is great political an. marsl
crime to subordinate his honest and En-
lightened con sictions TO the ascendeGey
OF mere party policy, the hour for its
decay, dissolution, aud death will have
come
Do not existing political conditions
solemnly admonish US that We, a. peo-
pie, should seek to establish a higher
plano of political moral? What Amsgi-
can, imbued with love and pride Of
country, can contemplate these condi-
tons, but WITH painful feelings OF shame
and modification? =. he sees our halls of
legislation, State and national, besieged
with openly organized lobbies OF cor
porate and money power. He sees a
legislativs policy dictated and es.ab ish-
ed by money power which fosters power
full, but irresponsible pools, trusts. con-
bines, and syndicates, which are limited
only by their avaricious greed. He sees
the public domain and the credit OF the
government lavishly sauandered on rail
road corporations. He sses the ballot
debauched through the influence OF
money, and seats in the American Sen,
ate. purchased by it. |, boldly and
unblushinglY stands to day in the capitol
of great State of this Union and i'm.
pndently offers to purchase the dignity.
the integrity, the honor, and the good
name Of that State for stipulated sum.
He sees it perpetrate the great outrage
and crime OF demonetizing silver throuah
stealth and fraud When the manu-
facturer in the open field complains to
Congress that be is unable to compete
with fair and legitimate con Ii loo, lha,
body, in spirit of most paternal gene.
rosity, rushes to bis relief with system
which forces the people of the country
to sell their products in the cheapest
markets, and to buy all articles of manu-
facture needed, in the dearest markets
i When syndicates OF ship ownsrs and
!, railroad corporations complain to Con
!, gress that their investments have become
, Improbable, that body with parenta
magnanimity, bestows upon Them lavish
subsidies in land, money, and govern
ment credit. When the bondholders ani
, money spectators of Wall street, over
reaching even their greedy design, be
come involved in complications which
, threaten to thwart their schemes, the,
t have only to appeal to the Secretary O
! the Treasury, for him to rush to thei
relief with liberal loans of the people
| money, or graciously relieve them O
r their bonds at the liberal premium o
, 25 per cent.
: Ali this, and more, the farmers OF th,
= country have witnessed and endured
! and yet with 100000 Of American
: homes mortgaged, with two thirds of th
8 wealth of the country untaxed, with tn
= ovefburdened interest Of agriculture
paying 80 per cent of the total taxes
f when farmers in their organized capacit
appear at the doors of Congress an,
! make respectful application 70
] subsidies, not for protection, not fo
r loans on fictitious values, not for loan
Q on evidences OF indebtedness; but for
: system OF finance, based upon securitie
of ready and unques:ioned value. the
= are contemptuously Ignored
d As an organization com POSED of Iowa
: and w-abiding citizens, as America
y freemen, we claim the right to enter GU
: solemn and earnest protest against thi
Y condition of affairs. -
! Adopting, We have, the peaceful an
q legitimate method, which harmonic
b with the true spirit of freedom, OF pre
r senting our grievances in a proper an
= legal manner, we have the right t
n claim, at least, respectful consideration
But II IN the maddered frenzy CT pa1.
san neal and blindness, party leaders
!, the party press and the two great pol
= tical parties themselves shall co:nbin
!, and conspire against US to drive Us iror
:. our convictions of right and duty
:. it 80. Let the firm and Harmonious 90
- ton of this body, at least, show thq
10 M Fol nf
:, determination, to stand United en- o.,
= just demands.
y Let the spirit of moderation cha acte.
v lzs our action, the spirit of justice OF
. claims, and swerved by no form of IL
+ timidation, cajoled by no fl .ttery, ss
duced by no bride, let as stand in th
4 integrity of that lofty and exalted pu,
!, pose which must command tho .ynns
4 thy and support of the good, the noble
q aud the true. and challenge even .h
= respect Of our enemies.
q To the charge that we selfshly see
n the promotion of only class interest, "
p have only to point to our legislativ
records OF quarter Of ccntury-ever
- page of which is burdened with legisls
"a tlSn glaringly partial and IN favor c
n other classes. TO the charge that ou
! policy tends to Capitalization Of govern
:, mental power, we have only to point t
a the fearful encroachmen,s Of irresporsi
~ bic corporate power upon the function
:. OF government, aud through which tw
70 OF the most potent agents and factors
70 our civilization-Ihe transmission G
"a intelligence and our system of tran.
g. portation have been placed undo
!. absolute control of a few individual,
G. To the charge that our organization
dominated by Southern influence. "
have only to call the roll of this BODY {
= End, that of the thirty four States con
- posing it, twenty three of them are d,
:, :. nominated Northern States. To th
charge that it is sectional in desiop u