The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-04-27
REDEEM THE PLEDGES.
The Democrats Must he True to the Peo-
pie or suffer the Consequences.
Danyillc Register Dem !


The Democratic party in nation
al convention assembled made Il
platform and in the campaign made
pledges to meet every demand of the
tax bnrdened people, and Grover
Cleveland, and every speaker who
canyassed for his election, said to the
dissatisfied people:
THE DEMOCRATIC PLEDGES.
"All the ills from which you suf-
fer are the results Of the corrupt leg
islation of the Republican party.
Give us entire control of the govern
ment, give us the Senate, the House
and the executive department and
we will undo the corrupt legislation
of the Republicans and all your de-
mands shall he met on the terms
laid down in the Chicago platform.
The people by their votes said:
every well, what you promise is all
right, we will give you chance"
and Grover Cleveland went into Of
flee and the House and the Senate
became safely Democratic.
But the Demagogue who would
ride into power on the diiscontent of
the people is not dead. He is alive,
waiting anxiously for his opportun-
ity and now if the Democratic party
fails to redeem the pledges made to
the people, it will be an easy matter
for apparently earnest men, having
oily tongues, to go among the peo-
plein many States, especially Vir-
ginia, and rally tremendous fol-
lowing, by simply raising the old
Cry that neither of the old parties
are for the people, and that the trend
of federal legislation under Demo-
cratic rule, as it was under Repub-
lican rule, is toward the reduction
of the farmers and workingmen to u
state of peonage and so on.
The populist demagogue is smart
enough to take advantage of an OPP
portunity if presented to him, and
the only way to down him is to re-
deem the pledges made to the peo-
pie"
The Register would have done it.
self credit if it had stopped without
writing the last two paragraphs
above. 1t is true that the Demo
Gratis promised to right every evil of
which the people complain, and the
people for once more took them at
their word and decided to give them
a chance. But is it true that the
Democrats were not in earnest and
did not intend to give the people re.
lief, but are now forced to do it.
simply because the "demagogue" and
Peoples party is not dead? That is
the plain inference to be drawn on
the concluding paragraphs of the
above clipping. The Register says
that if the democrats don't keer
their pledges and give the people re.
lief, that it will be an easy matter fol
the demagogue to stir up the people
by simply raising the old cry" &c
Now we would like to know il
the man is a demagogue who tells
the people the truth and calls their
attention to pledges and promises
that have not been kept. Is he not 8
patriot and the friend of the peo.
pie and of good government? AND
again if a ''demaGogue" can stir uI
the people and get "tremendous
following" by simply raising an old
CRY" then certainly there must be a
world of truth in that sold cry" In
the last paragraph the Register say.
that the only way to down the "Pop
ullst demagogue" is to redeem tn,
pledges and give the people relief
Then are we to understand that i
the Democratic party gives the peo
pie relief, that they do not do it ou
of love for the people or because it il
right, but because they are FoRCEI
to do it. to down the "demagogue'
Ii this is true then the people shoule
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thank the "demagogu'e' more thar
they do the party even if they should
get relief. Further on in the sam,
article the Register says:
/ "The speedy action of the new ad
mlnlstration in redeeming thes
pledges will leave the Third part,
people without grievance"
! That is true because the "Thir.
party is fighting for the cause o
the people, and when the peopl
| have no grievance then the "Thir'
party" will have no grievance.