The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-28
A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.

time to call halt.
BETTER UNDERSTANDING.
There are some people who are as
foolish as the puppy, which when his
tail was pinched, turned and bit the
man nearest to him without knowing
or caring who did the pinehing. We
heard one of this foolish c;ass a few
days since say, that the merchants
were charging big profits and that
was what was the matter with the
country. This kind of silly twaddle
always makes US tired. There are
some merchants who are dishonest
and will cypress a man when they
get him in their clutches, it is true,
just as there are some farmers who
Will do their neighbors the same wav
when they get chance. This class
Of our citizens were once larger than
they are now. The wonderful cam
paign of education that has been 60
ing on has opened the eyes of great
majority to the fact, that the great
curse of the country to-day is the
industrial system which we have
that bleeds the millions including
merchants, farmers, and the great
majority to. make a few men mil
lionaires. Do you know a single
merchant who is millionaire? Do
you know single doctor who is a
millionaire? Do you know single
lawyer who is millionaire If you
do, it is lawyer who did rot make
it out of fees gotten from the people,
but through monopoly that is
bleeding this people. Do you know
single manufacturer that is a mil.
lionaire? There are only few. Dc
you know railroad man who is 8
millionaire There are hundreds OF
them. Do you know single money
devil ana speculator i'll money stocks
and bonds, who is a millionaire
There are thousands of them. 1t is
the last three classes of men who are
to-day bleeding the people more than
any other, and all other classes com
bined. The greatest complaint that
We have against the merchants and
professional men is, that they use
their votes and influence to not only
keep the present industrial condi.
tions, but actually further them and
make them worse. They help te
keep fastened on the currency q taz
and a transportation and a financia
system that bleeds them as well al
the wealth producers around them
This is strange, passing strange, bu
it is true, sadly true. What is th'
explanation? It is that the peopl
in towns as a rule read only the dali,
partisan papers, filled with only sucl
information as is sent out and furn
ished by a news syndicate or monop
oily. The protectionist, the railroad
kings, and the money power, (bank
ers, bondholders, and speculators
own and control this news syndicate
I hey have made the people living il
towns believe that it was to their in
terest to stand by the trusts, monop
olies and combines. While on tn
other hand they have made them be
lieve that the people in the countr
were either their enemies. or els
were misguided cranks and fanatics
Nothing in the last quarter Of
century has done SO much to brea
the force of this poisonous and Sc
ductive power which has made jus
lice a farce, and christianity b
word than the recent so-called panic
1t has put the business and profes
sional world (which has been suffer
ing with an overproduction of ie
norance) to thinking and investigat
: ing the situation honestly for them
selves. The majority of the peopl
are honest and patriotic, and if the
were not, they would at least act fo
their own interest. Nothing but
want of the knowledge of the tru
situation has caused thousands {
our most intelligent, honest and VI
| right citizens to unwittingly aid tt
l money power and the monopolies
bleed them and the people at Il
same time. Therefore let every r
former work and pray, that the a
cursed powers of prejudice may
removed from their hearts, so tn
their eyes may see the truth which
now before them in bold aud fearf
outlines
8 The control of trade through t
o contraction of the currency or
/. placing it in the hands and power
e few Is the analogue of the eontr