The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-08-03
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Of the House he could not vote for
Cri.p for SPEAKER. No trv silver
Democrat can consistently vote for
Crlsn. but they will DO II, and spend
the balance Of their lng!orlous aud
brief political life explaining an ex-
PLANTATION that does not explain.
i he pluto morning paper here--she
Po.t-a nich hy the way i Wisely
putting IL Wall Street pichIngs IN
a big five ztory marble point print
Ing otiice-uurs Ransom IN the
doubtful list since the publication
of Nance's letter. Somebody has
suggested that Ransom bias played
Grover for alIhe is worth. Up To this
time he has absolutely controlled!
the patronage of the State. About
August 1t b. Will land Simmons
and his grasshopper gang, ANA that
will practically end the Federal APP
poiutments in the State. 1t will BE
weeks ami months afterwards before
our wiley Carthegean" will have
10 record his vote on the repeal Of
the Sherman law. What may not
happen in that time.
| DEMOCRATIC INGRATITUDE.
A party that repudiates its plat
form is capable of repudiating the
men who fought its battles and won
its victories-the meanest species OF
| ingratitude. An instance of this
kind has recently been called to my
attention. Mr.. Jernigan, IA North
Carolina editor, is the victim. He
edited "a paper in Raleigh during
the campaign, and you will recall
the fact, that his paper was almost
alone in believing that Cleveland
would be elected. But what ought
to have entitled him to the eyerlast-
ing gratitude of the party leaders,
and to the thanks and commenda-
ton of every self-respecting Demo
crat in the State, was his voluntary
act in saving Simmons paper-as
chairman of the Democratic State
Executive Committee-from protest
and the party management III the
State from disgrace. The story
goes, when Jernigan heard that
Simmons paper was i'll distress, that
the bank officials had determined tC
protest it he mortgaged his house ant
lot, raised the money and paid of
the draft. The source of which il
comes leaves no doubt in my mine
as to the truth of the statement
Jernigan, they say, is man of &C
complishments. an editor of expert
ence and ability and Il lawyer of at
tainments, In all common decenc,
it would seela that the best appoint
ment in the Diplomatic service
should have been his without ques
ton But not so. 1t was given t,
Squire Buck Jones, who stamped
ed the Peoples party in Buck Shoal
and Panther Sreek townships Will
his tariff reform" thunder. Buck
was unknown to fame except as
tournament orator, in Buck Shoal
settlement. until the last campaign
Encouraged by his success there b.
invaded the Panther creek countr
and electrified the unsuspecting PEG
pie of that settlement with the soul
stirring eloquence. Buck mod
estly thought he could round off hi
sentences and decorate his period
with lngersollian grace; he said :unti
. he heard Ransoms' speech presentin,
him TO the President as an applican
for a consular appointment. TIL
President scrutlnized him closet
, and the inspection was altogethe
up to Bucks expectations, but tina
mattered very little with them. H
was under the spell of Ransom
matchless rhetoric. Cared he no
: for consulates then. There was ROOF
! for only one thought in his burStin
: soul. 1t was the deep. unSpeakabl
regret that he had no immediate
q posterIty to enjoy the undying tril
ute to his virtues, his achievements
his patriotism FINAL y-his-
: Democracy. But all this grandllc
, gnaut side show was at editor Je,
l nigans expence, who had turned hi
: trousers pockets inside out to say
I the Democratic party from disgrac
and humiliation-and that too, whe
. the z .leigh plutocrats, who now re
solve, as chamber of commerce, tina
the Sherman law ought to be repea
! ed, with all their boarded wealth. re
! fused to do. In all my observatio
and knowledge of political manage
ment of over half century. | car
l not recall an act of such cowardl
and contemplate ingratitude.
e deeply sympathize with Mr. Jern
S gan, and regret the reputation G
a party that does not scruple to re
a pudlate its principles, its platforr
and ignore the men who have earne
! its recognition, its consideration an
4 its gratitude.
JONATHAN EDWARD!