The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-07-28
CLINTON N c., THURSDAY, JULY 1892.

two Democrats voted against the re-
peal /; the House vote is not record
ed. In February, 1878, an effort
was made TO restore the law. II
failed. Had the Democrats, who
under the lead of s. S. Cox, Fernan-
do Wood. and Mr.. Springer, leader
oil the present Democratic House
voted against the proposition, voted
in favor of it, it would have sue
ceeded. Another attempt in the
following June failed for q similar
reason.
Upon the tariff question the record
is much the same. Neither of the
old parties will support a Bill that
is not distinctly protective"
If we concede that the Peoples
party will do what it promises, We
have a different state OF things: to
pass the income tax; TO sweep away
National banks; to restore the free
coinage of gold and silver; to have
money issued directly 10 the people
in sufficient volume to meet the
needs of legitimate business these
are reforms which are entirely with
In the reach of earnest, persistent
agitation. They address themselves
favorably to the sober sense of every
citizen who is dissatisfied with pres
ent conditions. Land loans and
produce loans would surely follow,
as would the naturalization of the
great highways Of commerce.
Briefly, the Peoples party should
elect the next President because it
is pledged to real, vital, imperative
reforms, whose purpose is to de-
stroy class rule and restore the Gov
ernment to the people.
WHY THE REPUBLICANS SHOULD
ELECT THE NEXT PRESIDENT
BY THE HON. J. C. BURROWS.
The election of a Republican
President is not only important in
itself, but gathers increased signific-
ance from the fact that such a result
would be likely to carry with it a
Republican Congress-, and so place
the National Government, in all its
departments, under the exclusive
domination Of the Republican party.
Such control is essential to the high
est possibilities of Our national life.
To overthrow that party would be
to arrest national development and
retard individual prosperity. Re
publicanism is progress-Democra
is retrogressiOn.
The issues involved in the i'm
pending campaign are clearly de-
fined, and the struggle will be sharp
and decisive.
Chiefest is the question of taxa
tion-crystallized into the conflict
ing theories of protection Or free
trade. For thirty years the Repub.
lican party has steadily maintained
the policy of protection, and the
Democratic party has steadily de-
nounced it. TIE protective policy
has no party friend outside the Re.
publican organization. Republican
ism is protection. Democracy is
free trade. Protection cannot be
abandoned. 1t has absolved us frou
humiliating foreign dependence
developed and multiplied our do
nestle resources enlarged the field
for labor's profitable employment
given remunerative Investment t.
} American capital; increased ou
foreign commerce, and in ever!
} way promoted the material and in
tellectual development of the Amer
lean people. A Republican Presi
dent ought, therefore, to be elected
| in order that public confidence ma.
: be restored, and the business inter
/ ests of the country assured of th
permanency Of the protective policy
: Monetary problems require TIT
election Of a Republican. Thes
, are of vital Importance, and upol
their just solution depend, in larg
/. measure, the prosperity of the IN
5 dividua! and the credit of the Datior
= The Republican party thus far ha
8 solved every financial difficulty, an
:. can certainly be trusted to meet tn
Q issues of the present. Daring a
the years of it's ascendency no ne
t tional obligation has been repudla'
= ed, and the public credit stands t
It day unequaled and unimpaired.
8 Great industrial questions al
It pressing for solution. We are buil'
ing up our merchant marine an
e extending our foreign trade. W
= have begun the establishment
It swift and regular mail commune
il ton with foreign nations, especial
T. the countries south of us, and Al
by this policy regaining our positie
on the seas. Whatever is accor
D plished in this direction has bee
and must be, done by the Republ
can party.