The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-30
| CREAT SPEECH,
PeopI. and strikes some Heavy Blows at
the Old Parties.


continued from last l-sur.l
Alexander, drunk with wine.
fought all his battles DER again, and
thrice be slew the slain, and just 50
the two old parties, facing tue dead
past, fight all their battles DER again.
The war, the tariff aud prohibition
still serve the purpose Of the pa ty
BOSSES and prevent the consideration
,Of the great questions of transror-
ton aund money, of public owner
ship Of public instruments. These
old party doctors are trying to make
the worn out theot les of Europe, the
king makers and king servers. tit
the eXpanding civilization Of to-day.
The task Is an impossible one. The
new vine of this century cannot be
kept in these old BOTTLES. The, the
cries of seventeenth century econo-
mlata canuot be applied to the con,
dltl"n Of to-day. The march OF
science, the progress of invention
the church and school house all for
bid. The heart and conscience Of
the race all round the world call out
against the present unjust, ungener-
Gus system Of distribution. The
enormous concentrations Of wealth
and power ON the one hand, and
famlshlng poverty on the other, are
not the results of industry and econ
omy on the one side, and protligacy
on The other, but are the results of
monopolized materials and instru-
ments Of production and distri bu-
ton.
EVIL RESULTS OF THE SYSTEM.
Our system sets a premium upon
combination. avdrlce and fraud. and
makes IA victim of industry, aud of
honor. 1t turns the citizen out as
an individual, feeble and defense
less, to make his way alone, not on
iy agalnt the strong and unscrupu-
lous, but against combinatisns of
the strong and INSCRIPTIONS. Is II
any wonder the people grow poor
while the corporations grow rich?
The labor of the people has added
$50, 200, 900, 900 to the wealth of the
nation In the past twenty years. A
result never equaled by any race or
people since the world began. The
combination has .clutched the whole
Of it. The people who produced this
spl .ndld result are poorer at the end
than al the beginning Of the past
twenty years Of labor. Twenty
years ago Secretary McColloch said
in his report: The people are sub
stantially ont of debt" To-day the
debts of our people amount to $25,
600, 200, 900. AT per cent interest
the annual charge IS 81, 800, 900, 600,
but the total accumulation of wealth
Is only 81 800, O0O,0 900 per year tax
ing twenty years together. Is it not
plain that there can be nothing left
for the masses of producers under
such a system? 1t is a system .boun-
ded on the one side by cupidity and
avarice fortified behind the law and
on the other by necessity left defen-
seless by the law. 1t is unrepubi-
can, undemocratic, either the system
III NSL Ioi1 ~ RopultIL X oNS1
must perish, a blind fealty to party.
a childish faith In the patriotism aud
integrity OF party leaders cannot
save the tree OF equal freedom our
fathers planted a hundred years ago.
These leaders are the beneticiaries
of these contrtvapces, they are the
attorneys at home and tools in con
gress Of the forces that have brought
the country into its present condi-
ton. There is neither hope nor
common sense in waiting fol refOr-
nation at their hands 1t will new
er come until the individual citizen
throws off the yoke of party fealty
and stands forth upright in his own
manhood, resolved to do his duty as
la patriotic citizen. Democrats and
| Republicans equally deplore present
conditions, each seeks to shift the
responsibility upon the other Both
meet in convention here in Iowa and
declare their confidence in their re-
spective parties, utterly ignoring the
past twenty years with its perfdious
history and neglected opportunities.
Both are beset with a nj ght-ma,'e of
delusion which nothing but defeat
can awaken: Both have stuItified
the professions of twenty years. sur,
rendered ANONYMOUSLY to the money
power of New York and London
For a mere party victory absolutel "
without significance whether the one
or the other succeeds, they propose
to surrender Iowa interests to the
rapaclty or eastern credit selling
corporations.
|, THE PEOPLES WILL SUPREME. .s
Not many years ago the mail ser
vice was private enterprise. II cost
twenty-five cents TO send letter
No political party discovered our
magnificent postal service" The
public ownership of the mail service
was opposed as being an innovation.
1t is the result of the demand Of the
people. They said we will have il
so. Only short time ago the whole
educational system was a matter OF
private enterprise. '"" The schools
were subscription schools, and the
poor children were shut bnt. To the
gate to the temple of Knowledge was
closed. The public school system
was opposed and denounced as an
innovation upon time h6nored Gus
tom. No party discovered the school
system. 1t sprang from the people,
they sard we will have it so. Only a
few years ago our country, the fast
est on the earth, carried upon Its
breast a most foul and dangerous
ulcer. 1t threatened to eat out the
very vitals of free institutions. The
parties of that day refused, to assall
1t. They treated it with soothing
syrups and cooling lotions, just a.
they are treating the ulcers of mo-
nopoly on the body polite to-day
The virus of this national disase
spread through the veins of party
| leaders till it polluted hike a pesti.