The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-05-11
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Ont If~resis Herosi.

high and dignified Office Of Supreme
Court Judge Democrats. is II Repub-
licanism!
When Democratic President ap-
points TO the highest Office In his
gift. one who has been twice cand-
idate in a Republican convention
for President. one who has held a
high position IN two Republican adj
ministrations, one who IN the event
the President and vice-President
should die or be removed for any
cause. by virtue of his Office be Pres
ident, is il Demoeratici Is this the
teaching of Democracy Was the
House of Representatives of the 52nd
Congress Democratic!
In the 52nd Congress We find that
there was las majority of so-calied
Democrats. What was the cause OF
this upi isiDg of the people in send
ing this large majority of the So
called Democratic majority to the
52nd Congress. This prefigured,
We thought, a new dawn: We thought
it was the Democratic party in one
Of its reactions, caused by the ex-
travigance of the 5lst Congress. 1t
appeared that the appropriations
made by a Republican Congress to
carry on the government reached
nine hundred and eighty million
dollars, lacking only ten or dozen
million of making a billion dollars
in round numbers, so we called 1t the
Billion Dollar" Congress. We We're
writhing over the extravaganza, the
prodigality, the criminal waste of
such an expenditure. The Demo-
cratic newspapers $50 called) broke
out with exclamation points. scare
heads, double headed editorials in
curing when this would end, and
general bottomside-upwardness all
over them, which indicated that the
expense of carrying on the govern
ment was borne principally by the
editors of Democratic newspapers,
and if things kept on in that way
they would either have to stop the
wheels of government or suspend
publication. Either one calamity.
We saw many Democratic orators
in circulation throughout the county
grieving with emotion, going from
town to town dripping with cold
sweat over the dreadful outlook,
and the number and variety of dis
asters that would surely overtake
the country unless the Democratic
party were put in control. And we
were one of them. We thought with
sadness that if the Democratic party
had been in control of the House
of Representatives the government
would have been conducted with
much greater economy. That was
condition too, that threatened disas-
ter, and we wept and almost tore
our heir over it IN a manner most
touching to be hold. Largely be-
cause of the howl of the "Billion
Dollar Congress.
The people not three years ago
called On a Democratic Congress Gas
they thought to correct the evils of
extravaganza and waste of the peo-
pies hard earnings, and see that
economy was observed in the appro-
priations, called in majority of
Democrats $50 called of 14S so that
there might be no mistake about it.
Having done this, we waited to see
this Congress that owed its election
In such a great measure to the "Bill-
ion Dollar Congress get to work and
reduce the appropriations. The first
session of the Sind Congress was not
encouraging in its results since the
appropriations exceeded in amount
those of first session of the "Billion
Dollar predecessor. After the ad-
Journment the Democratic party $50
called) became more explanatory. 1t
quoted down, it was no longer in
eruption. In the last campaign they
said not word about extravaganza
or appropriations and now it is over
year since the noise ceased entire
ly. The retrenching, reforming,
economical Congress called in to cut
down the Billion Dollar " appropri-
ations and save the country from
ruin has lived its life, done its work,
and passed into history. 1t reformed
the expenditures by increasing them.
The 52nd exceeded the expendi-
lures Of the 5lst Congress by $44,-
3O2 ,S69,7S. Farmers think of this,
you who pays all think of it. They
have added twelve hundred more to
their pay in the sham of clerk hire.
We are aware that several of these
congressman have tried in vain to
cover up this extravaganza but these
figures are taken directly from the
record, and can not be spirited away.
over fifty-four millions of dollars
added to the already over taxed and
oppressed farmers, and this two by a
Congress elected especially to cut
down expenses. But is anybody
bothered to understand it?
Hear what the New York World of
March l1th said about it: zone of
the effects of such a Congress as the
DIST was, is the transmission of the
spirit of extravigance, and the infec-
ton OF It's successors with the invid-
lous and anti-repubican disease that
is elected to rebuke extravaganza and
reform abuses, it took the infection
instead of furnishing a cure, and in
creased the evil it promised to reform.
Humbug! humbug! thy name is
called Democracy. JOHN BRADY.
ALLIANCE SPEAKING