The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-01-07
FALSE ISSUES.
THE PEOPLE WILL NOT BE
DECEIVED BY THEM.
What Congress VIII DO.--Wili
the Democrat c and Republic
can Parties give the PeO-
pie Relief ?--prograH-
me of the Old Line
Politician.
copyright by Reform Press News
Association, New York;

There is tendency in certain Alliance
and Peoples party circles TO criticise
those Alliance congressman who eau
cused and y3ted with the Democrats in
the speakeralip contest. am not one
OF those Tho find fault with such men as
Colonel Livingston. Of Georgia. on this
account. give them all credit of sincere
and honest motives. Moreover, | will
say this: believe that those Alliance
men who are convinced that they can
gain the demands in the Alliance plat
form through the Democratic or Repub-
lican party should stick to that party
until their convictions are changed by
the progress Of events. believe their
hopes are groundless. but it can do no
harm TO let them find this out by ex-
perience. A few weeks useless struggle
for recognition OF their principles by the
new congress will convince them of their
mistake, and then if they are honest men,
as ] am sure they are, they will be far
more earnest Peoples party men than if
they were forced or persuaded into that
party against their convictions
expect 10 see colonel Livingston,
who supported Crisp for speaker, work
harder than anybody to press upon the
attention of congress the peoples griev-
ances and the remedies which the ALI
ance and the Peoples party present to
cure those evils. | think he will find
his efforts wasted and that instead of
sympathetic hearing he will be greeted
sry-fh Ia on1
ment does not change him into a red
hot third party advocate, then am Woo
fully mistaken in the man. Just so with
the reform congressman of Republican
antecedents. If. on learning the folly
of expecting any help from that party,
they do not turn to the only party which
is unreservedly the party of the common
people, then there will be good reason
for doubling their sincerity.
The session of congress just opened
will be literally the most important
gathering of the national Legislature
since the war. Vast issues and the
whole immediate destiny Of the nation
hang upon its acts. The leaders of the
old parties are still blind to the really
significant features of the situation.
They have no appreciation of the real
temper of the people. They will proba-
bly, continue to ignore popular demands.
They will squabble over spoils and fill
and trim their sails for this or that petty
political advantage. look for no relief
from any great abuse. There will be
plenty of buster about finance, the tariff
and other things, but there will be moth
ing done Of real salutary value to the
nation.
There will be plenty of dust thrown in
the peoples eyes from Washington in
the next few weeks. We shall see little
trifing matters inflated and talked about
until they are made to appear like great
national issues. There will be plenty of
buster and lingo business to takeoff our
attention. There will be a dramatic
shaking of fists at poor little Chill If
that revolution ridden little republic
should fail to get on its knees at the de-
mand of our state department, the ad-
ministration will be simply delighted.
1t will give the patriotic, hurrah officers
of the Republican party an opportunity
to spend few millions in hurrying more
war vessels to South America Then, if
they really get chance to fire few
guns and spill little blood. the war adj
ministration will expect a triumphant
reelection on the strength of that issue
alone.
So it will go all through the national
campaign. If the minds of the people
can be diverted from the real causes of
popular distress, the old line politicians
will expect to strangle the independent
party revolt in it's birth. Let the people
steadfastly refuse to be deceived. Let
them keep their eyes clearly on the is
sues which they themselves have framed.
Let them insist on keeping these issues
paramount before the country from now
until they are met and settled once for
all Thus, and thus only, can we hope
for true reform and the return of honest
government by the people, of the people,
for the people.
Il. r. CHAMBERLAIN