The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-29
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coia. - me, for the most ..are.
through those wLo are bitterly
opposed Ia him Bat am
willing To admit. go far Is il
concerns what | have 10 say.
that IN this instance the devil
IS a. black az he IL painted"
wish to speak of things In
this stale with which he LIS
had nothing whatever 10 do.
in this The Organization
of the Peopla's party l. q Inoyo
ihent o. the people. All who
are, or have been prominent
officials, 80 far as ! know are.
or have been, opposed 10 lt-iar
The most part fghtiag it. Even
some who Were leaders in the
agitation of reft runs that has
led TO THIS movement have earn
estly opposed any action outside
the Democratic party. But the
people have put these leaders
aside.
Dissatisfaction with both the
old parties prevails mostor less
throughout the country, and is
giving the Republican party as
much trouble III the North west
as it gives the Democratic party
i'll the South Thousands III
the rank and file have been for
some time dissatisfied with them
for their sins Of commission on
the one hand and OF omission
on the other. 1t is d very SUI
per6cial and shallow view Of
this great movement of the peo-
ple.to ascribe it entirely to the
treachery and rascality OF a few
individuals. | need not stop
here TO consider whether or not
the people have the grievances
Of which they complain. They
are honest i'll their conviction
they are in dead earnest and en-
titled to consideration and
should not be abused and mis-
represented.
You denounce those who
have held Office as "traitors"
and all others as ''deserters"
and "rebels." Have you ever
paused to consider who these
men are whom you thus abuse
and Witty? Thousands Of them
are as good men as lives in the
State. They are. to say the
least, fully equal to you social
ly, mentally and morally.
These men honestly believe that
their allegiance is due to prin-
ciples; no. party organizations
Or names. They believe that
parties are, Or rather should be,
combinations Of citizens to Sc
cDre certain measures and
therefore means to al end aud
not the end Itself the servants
Of the people, not their master,
or rathernot the tyraI nj cal lords,
you would have them. They
claim that they have a right to
go from one party to another at
their own sweet will.
If you had speaking &C
quaintance with history, she
would have told you that in any
free government controlled by
political parties, the organize
ton Of & new party at compare
lively brief intervals in the life
Of a Nation was inevitable. 1t
becomes a. necessity in the nat
ure of things. Society is an or
ganism either growing or dying
and decaying. II it is growing,
new conditions and wants arise.
You cannot keep it under old
conditions any more than you
can keep youth in the swad-
ding bands Of infancy On the
other hand compact organiza-
ton is unnecessary to party
success. The machinery that
is a necessity cramps its growth
and when new questions arise
that are certainto divide it if
pressed to the frunt-the lead
crs very naturally eyade or op-
| pose them so az to preserve uni
" in the'party which becomes
the paramount consideration.
For this reason and the farther
and all important one that Re
formers can accomplish little
il anything whilst scattered III
opposing parties the organiza-
ton Of a new Iarty now and
then is a necessity.
Now if your argument is cor
rect, a new party could never
be formed-In fact if your claim
as to party allegiance is correct
party lines could not change
for if man quit party to JOIN
the opposition, he would DO a
traitor" or d "deserterD-one
of the vilest OF creatures.
If history could have coun.
seled you she would have told
you that resortiug to abuse and
vilification aud making intol
Grant threats were not only wick
ed, but very silly and would not
only injure your cause, but actu-
ally help your opponent.
The spirit Of into erance that
PEI vades your whole article
the haste with which you ar
raign motives, eoudemn and un
dertake to punish, are the prin-
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