The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-01-07
THE EDITORS CHAIR.
HOW THINGS LOOK FROM
OUR STAND POINT.
The Opinion Of The Editor and the
Opinion of Others which we
Can Endorse on the Various
Topics of the Day.
THEY HAVE CHANGED BASE.

The enemies of the Alliance have
again changed base. AS one evil
dence Of this, notice the changed
tone of the press dispatches and the
partisan press, one of the most i'm.
portant agencies through which they
do this. Their policy in the begin
ming was one of indiffere ace, to en-
tlrely ignore the organization, to go
on with their old time tunes and
knitting, thinking from the depths
of their cOnctit that the move.
ment would soon die for the want of
their condescending notice Of it E.
But the incOnvenient multitude
grew and continued to grow.
They became alarmed, held a hurri-
ed council OF war and decided th.t
the hay-seeders must be brought to
their senses, that the causes of COM
plant must be ridiculed and poo
hooded and the officers must be
abused "nd crushed. In the mean
time they would stop the members
from thinking and investigating on
economical lines and make them for
get their debts, high taxes and the
low price Of pr, ducts by appealing
to their partisan prejudices, then
they would get up sca,e, cry third
party, negro in the wood pile, etc, :,
and try to stampede the whole organ
| izatiOn. This was the co mic farce
they played last summer and fall
while the tragedy of real conditions
was broadening and deepening in
and around the homes Of the already
poverty pinched wealth producers of
great and rich country. In the
meantime the people continued to
think and read for themselves. The
saw the game of the money devil as
played by his tool the politician.
They turned deaf ear to the parti-
san appeals and refused to be alarm
ed by the scare-crows. They were
alarmed however, but it was at the
alarming Misrepresentation Of the
money power. They looked on and
grew more determined day by day.
The enemy halted, called another
council Of war. They put their heads
together and were of the opinion
with one or two exec ptions) that ridi-
cule and persecution, partisan ap-
peals and scar-crows were the wrong
| weapons, for the multitude was
growing more and more inconveni-
ent under such treatment. They de
cided to stop their open warfare and
tc try strategy. What all of their
plans are we do not know.
One of their new plans Is to put On
sleeps clothing, try to get very
friendly with the farmers, to lament
with him over the hard times, and
declare that we must have more
money. In fact they will talk ALI
ance principles (but always in the
abstract) and appear to be pretty
good Alliance men themselves. They
hope by this means to convince us
that the organization is no longer
necessary, for the party and every
| body is with the farmers for relief,
one way Or another. Such now is
the tone of some papers that have
fought the alliance, indeed are still
fighting it, for this is simply new
method by which they hope to de-
stroy it. What all Of their plans
are we do not know, but in the mean
time we must keep on the look out.
In battle when the enemy suddenly
disappears from the front look out
for flank movement or an attack
from behind. A crisis is at hand.
This is a great conflict between
the manhood of many and the wealth
of few. Upon the result depends
the destinies of this republican form
of government. Let every wealth.
producer watch, pray and work. Ghe
enemy have changed bass. Beware