The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-01-12


We take the liberty OF pub
fishing the following extracts
from a private letter TO the editor:
DECEMBER 2oth, 1892.
You will please find enclosed
one dollar for which continue
THE CAUCASIAN.
1t does me good to read it as
it goes straight to the mark every
time, and above all it is indepen-
dent and is not fettered by parti-
zan bands, brtit stands out on
higher plane above such letters,
where it can condemn the
wrong and fight for the right
justic. and truth in every quar-
ter. Every man in the State should
read it. Your position at the Ma
tional Alliance meeting was we'll
taken in regard to the feeling ex-
isting between the country and
the towns. There would be no
anita gonIsm between town and
country and would not be if it
were not for the town politicians.
This class has governed the peo-
pie so long that now when the
people begin to take charge of
affairs themselves they denounce
the country people and try to
ridiCule them and drive them
back into submission. The truth
is the people have been educated
and they know their duty, and
the towns are still ignorant and
do not yet realize the true con-
dition of the people. We must
push our education into the towns
and teach the people to demand
of the towns their rights, not on
ly in politics, but in all business
transactions.
We had a union meeting of
four Sub Alliances last Saturday
and I took occasion to say some
thing along this line, l advised
our people to thoroughly under
stand each contract, however
small, they make during the
coming year, and where they
could not read for themselves to
take some friend who could and,
have him read 1t and talk it over
and let each one of them know
all about is as we'll as the towns
men.
The majority of our poor peo-
pie trade year after year and
never know anything of their af-
fairs, and no one knows but the
merchant. This should not be
the case any longer, and the
people should take their business
into their own hands. | shall ad-
wise along this line and encour-
age the people to be more inde-
pendent and to cut loose from
the credit system much as they
can. AS you say, there is a gulf
between already existing between
the towns and country, and the
people must overcome this by
asserting their rights and thereby
educating the towns that the peo-
pie have rights and they must be
respected.
I do not see how the political
press of the State can continue
to be or appear to be so igno-
rant at this late date.
But all such partizan and mis-
representing sheets are doing a
good work in solidifying the peo-
pie against the robber class.
Tom Dixon struck the key note
few days ago, and the bra1ny
} men all over the land are opning
their eyes to the condition of the
country. They are being educa-
ted by the Alliance at all times,
but the grand fight made by the
Peoples party did more to edu-
cate the people and the political
bosses than all other means put
, together; we must continue this
fioht on these true principles OF
the Alliance.
Our people are as strong ii
not stronger now than they were
before the election. Every body
knows how we were cheated and
defrauded out of the election
!; here we had two to one in the
country, and the election was
stolen IN the towns. / am in favor
of forcing the Democratic party
to stand by their promises ano
not LET them blind the ewes OF the