The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-26
VANCE At TIE FAR


State Fair.
His speech shows that his heart -
right and that be properly under
stands the evils that are expressing
the people, yet his effort lacks dl-
RICHNESS aed point. This is because
he has not yet made up hls mind 10
break with the machine and stand
with the people He tells the Pcopl"
in one breath that they are oppressed
and robbed by bad Legislation ios-
tered by monopoly and rings, yet he
in the next breath warns them not 10
take anv bold stand for relief. The
people must simply pass resolutions
and wait for the "brOad, liberal
men" in the political parties TO have
sympathy for them. To paraphrase
one of his own remards, his heart Is
with the people but his stomach IS
with the machine.
He knows the people cannot get re
lief or justice through party owned
and controlled by the gold power and
the monopolies, yet he is opposed to
them trying to get relief through
any other source, His position is
like the Jews religion. They don't
want to go to fell, they want to go
Heaven, yet they refuse to accept the
only plan Of salvation whereby men
can be saved.
Senator Vance tells the people to
organize, but warns them not to
form a political party. Now what
is a political party and what are its
uses?
lst A political party is nothing
more nor less than men with mutual
interests organized, to influence and
control legislation.
2nd. The history of the country
has shown that political party is
the most effective organization for
influencing legislation.
Now every man, to have any intlu-
ence on legislation, must be a mem
Der of or act with some political par
ty. But would a man not be fool
to act with a party that is controlled
by men who are against his inter
ests? If he helps such party to win,
he then puts knife in his enemies
hands to cut his own throat.
Senrtor Vance admits that the Ma
tional Democratic party is controlled
by the enemies of the people, but
says that your State government has
been largely in your interests. This
statement we challenge, if the last
legislature is to be the criterion, but
let us admit it for argument sake.
Then we ask Gov. Vance what the
State legislature, if it was wholly
with the people, could do to relieve
them of the very burdens that he
says are depressing them9 We an
swer nothing, and he is bound to an
swer the same. Then is not every
man voting against his interests when
he helps to put the National Demo
cratic party or the National Repub-
hcan party in power? TO get relief,
the people South, West and every
where must combine under banner
and in party that is not controlled
by the gold combine and the monop-
ohsts. That party is the Populist
party. The people must through this
party elect a President and a con-
gress before they will ever get relief.
This Senator Vance knows and the
manly thing for him to do is leave
the monopoly-ridden party which will
never give the people relief a I'D to
join the Populist party and take ny
the peoples banner and fisht in the
ranks of his friends.
While Senator Vance assures that
what is the matter with congress, is
that they (the farmers} are not legls
Iating there, and that in the State
Legislature where they have figured
there are the best laws, yet he tells
the farmers in the next breath tina,
he does not want or expect them t.
take an active hand in these matters
eve look to you to resist, to help tt
preserve rather than to mark out anC
create is his language. To resis
only is to be negative. The farmer
has now almost exhausted himself
resisting, while his enemies gradual
ly push him to the wall. If tn,
farmer does hot at once commence
an active and aggressive fight for hi
rights, it is only a matter of tim
for him to become a pauper resist
ing, when he can no longer resist.
Again the Senator says that he ha
been anxiously waiting and hopin,
to hear from the farmers on tn
great financial question, but that h
has not heard a word. Has Senate
Vance forgotten the Legislature o
1891? Did he not then hear from
the people? Did he not receive hi
commission and his instruction
from the people then? They wan
now what they wanted then. Whe
he secures the financial reforms the
asked for and now needed more tina
ever, the people will let him hea
from them again.
The Senator, while advising tn
people not to form new party
urged them to support the part
that represented their interests. Thi