The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02
A Strong Letter from Davidson County.

LEXINGTON, n. c., Feb. 18th 1913
Hon. MARION BUTLER, DEAR SIH
AND BRo.-The packages of THE
CAUCAsIANs reached me late last
evening, / became SO interested In
the mastery articles, | read nearly
every one before 1 could lay it down
| earnestly wish for your success, and
will do all | can to get subscribers
for the paper. In doing so, | feel
that will be helping to educate the
people in true and beneficial politics,
and individually helping you to re-
pair your losses, both matters | sin
cerely believe l ought to do with all
my ability.
| cannot make big promises, but
shah do my best. We have the worst
section, for readers, that | ever lived
in. So very many of our people are
tenants, and under present condition,
they have hard work to make both
ends meet. Many who owned land
are heavily mortgaged, with no hope
of ever getting out under the present
conditions and the exorbitant rate of
interest.
Politics did not hurt our sub-Alli-
ance, but on the contrary done us
good. We quarrelled year or more
ago on constitutional matter and
we divided, our territory was too
small to support two subs, and both
of us dwindled to almost nothing.
Nearly all Of us voted the P. ?. ticket.
Then a WOMAN Ga member) spoke
a word, and 10! it took root, and the
little lamp of leven '1eveled the
whole heap" and on the fourth Sat-
urday of Dec. we dropped one charter,
and thank God and the good sister
We are a united band again. And
oh! how | wanted the ability of
Patrick Henry or Henry Clay, to tell
the members how glad l was that
we were, once more a united band
ready and willing to battle for our
own good and the good of suffering
humanity.
Stewart speech has the right ring,
and would to God every doubter as
well as believer could read it, I know
it would make converts, even if they
would not say SO, or work for the
cause.
My first vote was for the Republi-
cans of the Lincoln School, but six
teen years ago, when l yet lived in
Gettysburg Pa, and was an officer
in National Bank, l found that
the party had left the people, and |
left them, and only eleven of us had
the backbone to fight 700, who voted
at that poll, and worked for Cooper,
Cary and Weaver, principles. When
L came here the Democrats advocated
much the same principal, and | voted
with them. But never a promise
was fulfilled. | then veted for who
| thought might do the best, until
last fall when the 2. P. gave me a
chance to say ''Home Again" and in
my feeble way, did all I could te
advancy the cause of the people
against the money power. How We
hoped to elect our candidates to the
legislature, | need not tell you, but
the foolish scare of Force bill, negro
supremacy and the use English gold
defeated us. But l have yet to heal
the first man to say he is sorry fol-
his vote, or that he will not do the
same thing 2 or A years hence under
the same circumstances.
do hope the Democrats will take
our slogan and use it according
to our demands. But present indi-
cations, don't look work encouraging.
am of the opinion that the deal
will compel us to play ''lone hand"
and | feel sure we will turn ''jack
from the bottom of the pack" next
time and make a 'sten strike"
Send ne balance of Stewards speech
and at our next meeting (4th Satur-
day. | hope to get more than my
own subscription.
Fraternally yours to win. :
A. NJ. HUNTER.