The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-08-24
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WHAT T COST TO BE HONEST

WHAT T COST TO BE HONEST.
Vance's honesty in maintaining hi:
convictions on the silver question
and bis insistence that the Demo,
cratic party shall keep its pledges To
the people has cost him the favor OF
certain class Of Democrats in North
Carolina who, heretofore, have been
his most obsequious nunkics. They
have crawled on their bellies at his
feet begging his patronage aud rec
IGNITION. Now they cannot LAY
things If him that are too mean.
They now talk in whispers what
they are too cOwardly to openly avow.
AGnrlation-hero, W )rship it was
has given place to Jeers and sneer3.
Where he was patriot and an hon
est man, now, in the estimation Of
the Bourbon element, he lie a dema-
gogue-an apostate. Like all the
other honest, conscientious consist
ent self-rQspecting Democrats IN
North Carolina he protests against
Cleveland's undemOcratic policy.
Vance main tains the National Dem
ocratic platform, Cleveland repudi-
ates it. This difference, which
ought to command the appreciation
Of all honest people, has cost him
his influence at the White House,
and subjected him to the ridicule
and censure Of the Revenue element
Of the Democratic party in this
State.
A case exactly counterpart Is that
Of Senator Irbv Of South Carolina.
From the day Of his triumphant
election to the United States Senate
he has been pursued by every form
of mendaclty, misrepresentation and
abuse by shameless, profiilgate and
scurrilOus press. lie courageOusly
lead the peoples revolt IN South
Carolina against "machine politics.
and won a victory for Reform that
has been felt throughout the whole
country. His blood is as blue as the
Hamptons, Prestons, Buffers and
others who had built up in that
little commonwealth q "stud-book"
party and labeled it the Democratic
party. The people found in this in
trepid young Carolinian courag-
eOus, fearless, ssgacious leader. He
lead them to victory-vanquished |
the Bourbons-broke the party
shackels that enslaved the young
manhood of that State. The Bour-
bons hate him and fear him as they
do Vance in North Carolina. He
has been bounded by detectives and
betrayed by those who were pen
sioners on his bounty and generosity.
Every fern of detraction has been
enormously and unscrupulously en-
plOyed to destroy his influence in
the Senate and belittle him at home.
The dominant and devilish motive
of his whole dastardly business has
been to provoke him to public cen
sure. Knowing the quick, hot blood
OF his lmpetuous nature, it has the
Bourbon expectation that he would
in some impulsive moment COM
promise his representative position.
tie has maintained self-composure
and forbearance that is heroic.
He has met the liar by exposing his
falsehood and forcing the truth down
his throat. He has indicated his
integrity and at the same time main
tanned his dignity as representa-
tive of the people. He has met col
jimmy with the cold, naked unflinch-
ing truth.
Recently he was wantonly assailed
by newspaper hiring in Washing
ton. Instead of cow-hiding the cur
be exposed him as liar and a scoun-
drel.
The statement was that Senator
lrby had dictated letter to the Au-
gusta Chronicle, had signed the cor
respondents name to it and sent it |
over the wires, without the knowl-
edge or consent of the correspond
ent. The proof by the manuscript
itself and by entirely disinterested |
witnesses, was that the letter was
written by the correspondent, signed
by him and wired by him. We see
a statement Of the matter In the
Washington Post which completely
indicates Senator Irby and proves
the correspondent q monumental
liar.
The administration Revenue DEM
Ocrats who resort to epithets, dis
arrangement and insinuation in speak
ing of Vance's position on the silver
question will have the some medi-
cine forced down their Threats that
Senator Irby administered to the
Washington correspondent. The
people know the truth when they
see it in the middle of the road-not
IN Bourbon Revenue Democratic
newspapers.