The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-09

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subserviency is few federal appoint
ments. Can ignomy go further?
Surely the peoples wrath will find
out the towards and traitors who
have brought ruin upon them and
shame and disgrace upon the Ameri-
can congress. If not, God help the
country!
A SHAMEFUL RECORD.
Congress was called together to
repeal the Sherman law. The Dem
ocratic majority spent three months
fixing up record that would deceive
the people, but all the people are not
to be fooled all the time by such
transparent demagoguery. From the
outset it was the thinly disguised
purpose of the majority to repeal the
law according to the Presidents i'm
perial dictation, and all the talk and
bluster about the administration and
about Wall street inhuen ces and Dem
ocratic Indignation, has been the
yerlest bladderdash. 1t was for
home consumption, and the dear,
blessed, impoverished, bankrupted
people are supposed to be fools enough
to swallow it all. Commiseration
would be lost on people so utterly
lost to self-resp-ct and common dec
ency.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP,
1t remained for the closing hour of
the session to demonstrate the i'm
beclllty of Democratic leadership in
the House.
Wilson of West Virginia, who was
chairman of the National Democratic
convention at Chicago, is chairman
of the Ways and Means committee
and by virtue of this position, is the
Democratic leader. He is man of
ample information in fiscal matters,
bears the college bred, doctrinal
stamp of tariff reformer, is, in fact,
an unqualified free-trader. has no
common sense and is completely at
sea as leader on the floor. His first
step was a blunder, and he didn't
realize it until he found himself at
the mercy of the Republican minor
lty. The tariff bill under his direc-
ton has been postponed as partisan
measure. and when he asked permits
sion OF the House for the Ways and
Means committee to set during the
recess he found himself in the pitiful
position of not having a quorum be-
hind HIM,
By way of advertising Democratic
incompetency the Republican minor
ity ''tied up" the majority for hours
and hours IN futile attempt to mus
ter quorum. Finally Heed relent
ed and allowed vote. By Republi-
can co operation the Democratic Sen
ate repealed the Sherman law. Byi
Republican sufferance the Democra- |
tic house will go on and complete the
tariff bill, which promises to restore
the most obnoxious Republican leg
lslatlon. The denunciation Of the
WHIsKEY AND TOBACCO
Tax as ubiquitous Republican leg
lslatlon" is familiar campaign story
IN North Carolina. The Wilson tar
If bill contemplates an increased
whiskey and tobacco tax, suggesting
to the people the influential differ
enee between Democratic and Re-
publican legislation. The Democra-
tic majority in congress at WALL
streets dictation has adopted the Re-
publican policy of gold monometal-
llsm, and now it stands ready to
adopt the Republican revenue poll
ey. Tobacco is essentially a South
ern product and its consumers are
the pialn' common people. IT was
ubiquitous and infamous" in the Re-
publican party to tax the poor mans
luxury. but it is not robbery when
taxed by Democratic congress.
A FAMILY NATTER.