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

50, ,,as owned BY the widow
- g The late Col. Jno. S. Br.dgers'
), ..as . farm which was known
:. I'll over the South just prior TO
the war. the crack farm OF .he
county. the then property OF the
Hon. r. r. Bridgers. properly
which would have sold Tor MY
thousand dollars or more was
sold publicly for just traction
over 5000 dollars. At a prior
date to either ofthese sales, there
was a farm sold consisting OF
aho,,t 1000 acres, at one period
= was the best improved farm IN
the county, it sold for less than
;, 90 per acre. There are but few
properties in the county wnicn
are not more or less incumbered
and where there general fore
obscure, it would be appalling
to contemplate this ruin which
would be entailed on this ener-
getic and enterprising people.
Are we an exception? | think
| not. Is it crime to publish our
misfortunes? | do not so consid-
er it. Why is it that property has
thus deprecated in value Why
| is it that the real fortune builders
of this land are being so rapidly
reduced to a state ofbankruptcy?
Manipulation of the finances IS
the main cause, the true remedy
| is to crush out this monopoly A
second thought minor cause is
growing disposition on the
part of our people to use their
| surplus money-their credit in
the unholy speculation in futures
rather than the pursuit of a call
ing which once was regarded as
wise, profitable and honorable.
This writer cannot for the life of
him see the justice on the part of
this government in using its
strong arm to suppress the Lou
isiana lottery, and at the same
time giving license to a species
of gambling far more prejudicial
to the morality, to the well being
of the citizenship, future trading
in the products of the soil. When
will oar legislature measure up to
the duties encountered upon them?
Delay is ruinous, it is sapping the
life, the hope of brave and ener-
getio people, there must be a
change change for the better.
May it be secured by means other
than by those of violence, though
if this be an impossibility, then be
it by peacable Or by violent means,
this writer will welcome the change,
come it must, come it will, may it
come quickly.
M. J. BATTLE,
Whitakers, n. c., Dec. 1892.
P. S.-Since this article or letter
was written Bedlam has we'll nigh
broken loose IN the country, it
promises without stay to fall to
pieces.
The county paper, the Tarboro
Southern r, which reached me yes
terday, the 9th of JAM, is partially
filled with advertisements-foreclo
ures, trustee sales, it is, and know
of my own knowledge that it fails
to allude to more than our assign
ments in which large sums are in
volved.
Now less there be those who
shall regard this letter in the light
of exultation, let me say it is writ
ten purely and simply for a pur-
pose; it is to arrest further pro-
ceedings along this line if it be
possible, to call attention to the
needed changes financially which
will insure permanent relief. to
the immediate need of a strong
law to stop this unholy proceed
ines, to the urgent necessity of a
lit g al bankrupt law, by which
bonds that are now tied can be
loosed, to the need of larger liber-
atty politically.
Query, to the so-called Demo
cratic press, if the so called Demo-
cratic party can formulate, manip-
ulate its clubs which are secret So
cleties, wherein is there violation
OF law in the organization by the
Populist of the Industrial League ?
This objection is prompted by
the same spirit which renders the
organization a necessity, to meet
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