The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-06-22
HI SIZES EN- Up.
TON WATSON DRAWS 4 CONTRAST
BETWEEN T4E VOTER AND T4E
OFFICE SEEKER.
THE WAY II was. THE WAY TT is
AND TIN wAYfr Will 81 AGAIN.
Let Every Voter Read.

country by the ear. No such flood
of talk, talk, talk ever deluged tn,
hastings.
| The patriotic sffuerings Of the
Democratic Candidate brought tn,
sweat TO his marble brow II copiou.
fragance. lie agonized for his fel.
Iow-man. The woes of the oppress.
ed tax payer, the poor, down troden
tax payer, were almost greater than
the Democratic Candidate could
bear. They gave him no rest day
nor night. They planted his pillow
with thorns, his daily walk with fin
ty Instructions, and they griped his
inte-tInes in way that made him
cry aloud with pain.
The Republicans were the authors
Of the calamity They had had the
Statute Book in their exclusive lap
ever since the war, and they had dia-
bolical laws which were running the
people. For this reason the Demo
cratic Candidate suffered in his
mind. For this reason he was will
ling to leave the luxurious ease of
his private business and give himself
to the service Of his native land.
For this reason he wanted the chance,
just one chance, to snatch the Stat
ute Book out of the lap of the dia-
bolical Republicans and scratch out
those laws which were cruelty rob-
bling the poor, dOwn-trOden tax payer.
But while the Republicans had
thus broken his rest and forced him
to seek office, contrary to his natural
appetite, the Populists had much to
do with his agonies. They were a
bad lot. Their leaders were men who
merel y wanted once, not from high
mugwump considerations of political
morality, but from the base and sor-
did love of salary attached. Exter-
mlnation was too good for such
crowd. The down-trodden, tax-pay-
er must be saved from these raven
Gus wolves.
1t is true they had some good
principles. But, then, those were
the very things the Democrats had
been trying to do ever since the war,
aud had got no chance.
Now, just at the time when the
Democrats were about to get chance
to do these things, here came the in
fernal Populists, stirring up strife,
our people and trying to
keep the Democrats from passing
laws
Where is the gallant Gordon?
Did he not slap himself upon his
manly chest and make grandiose dec |
lartion CT what halcyon DAYS should
flood us with golden effulgence when
Cleveland should come to power?
Where is the "peerless gentleman"
(who talks dry and votes wet), the
Hon. j. G. G.. Black
Did he not throw his fat legs into
the air and stamp the bottom out of
the platform every time he mention
ed the adored name of Grover Cleve-
land !? Did he not turn the the cor
nucopia our way, and show us the
good things which were about to be
'howered upon the poor, down-trod-
den Taxpayer?
Answer me, yc memories of last
GIVE US A CHANCE =!
From Gulf to Lakes, from New
rocky shores to Califor-
MAS sunny slopes, went this frenzied
appeal of the Democratic Candidate
this appeal which was wrung
from him, not on account of his
office. Perish such an I'M
worthy imputation No. 1t was
Vrung from his tortured soul be-
cause of dire distress and sore dis
comfort of tie down-trodden tax
payer!
What cared such patriots as the
Democratic Candidate whether thew
rot office or not if they could but
emonetize silver, abolish National
5anks, give the people more money,
md repeal the Mckinly Bill .?
Give them but the chance to do
hese things and the offices might ;
go to grass and eat mullen"
Magnificent in it's impudence, I'M
crupulous in its purposes, shameless
n It's methods, this colossal .confi- t
-ence game succeeded. I
The farmer was buncoed the la
orer blindfolded the country mer-
hant bamboozled.
The suffering Democrat was taken
t his word. The Statute Book was
ut into his hands. The KEYS of the
RIB and the smoke-house were given
nto his eager keeping. The JOYOUS |
osannahs of an expectant people |
Ose like incense all about him.
The downtrodden TAXPAYER. &
way off in his mortgaged fields.
tucked cheerfully to the little
rown mule, and whistled, actually a
,hlstled. as he pushed his way down t
be furrow. .
ii"i .tNu LIZ UTOGuefS, this n
IAN remembered the Democratic
peeches of last summer, and he be-
eyed IN them as the novice clings a
D the creed 7
And when the Democrats elected ,
verythlng, got into their hands
very department of the govern Q
lent, this humble plowman saw 4
God times ahead. His troubled t
lind, racked and tortured manv il
nd many night by dread fears of 5,
he future, by dismal pictures of the o
ay when he and his little home =
ang might have to take the big ;.
bad and become wanderers upon !,
ne earth-upon Gods fruitful earth Il
hlch he surely made as home for L
all! His troubled mind, saw. 81
rev calm and confident. His man a
lips had never framed public lines S,
'r selfish purposes, and he could il
OF dream that his superiors, his
l.