The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-07-20

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WASHINGTON, July I..-pcmn.
cratic tongreSsmcu s,ill persist in
bamhHoxhng the PEOPLE. They .till
rely upon their partikau blindness,
| isnof..n"'. aud indifference Ia rScuse
'hrrc "~n tiagrant Inconsistencies
and gross dIrrllctl"ns a. representa-
i'rs "i the people. They interpret
hen"ratlc principles aud platform
d"clardtlo1.s a. "meaninglrss plati-
tudr& "it is humhuggery they
say, bat the people want to h. ham
hngged. y North Carolina Con
gresham said Ia me. ia confidence.
Were | Ia do my full duty Ia the
people who elected mc to Congress
! would refuse Ia 20 INTO the Demo
cratic caucus, aud thereby prevent
'Irctlon "f Crisp speaker Of the
ll"n.c. ! ought Ia do 1T. The
light for free silver ought tn b. ma,l,.
on that line. The only hope :n the
fious' Is /" defeat Crisp for the
,>peaArrsmp. The only way Ia de-
feat him Is fer the free silver men
I" keep ont ofs the caucus. Ry going
INTO the cancns | make mysrlf "A
pIrty Ia his election. In doing thai
| rrpGdiate my pledges to my con
stltuents, Hy my vote pat il ia
the power Of 4 man Ia do what have
solemnIy PROMISED the pcopI" should
not ho done. =" 1t Is simply ques-
ton of doing NY duty To the people
or foliowlur bllndly the Democratic
leaders. | supposr shall pocket
nay convictions aud continue to hanl-
hop/le ia" people with the expiana-
tlon that ".hr first and paramount
dUty Of IA Democrat h. allegiance to
parry. | shall ring the changes on
tha! old thread-f.Are saw and YOU
would be surprised 10 know how
readily aud eagerly the people gulp
1t down. They really get cnthusi-
astlc over IT. The average demo
crat don care "a snap for principle.
but he is particular in voting for q
fellow who Is not handy in making
Democracy isa re-
ligloh with our people and they per
NIT a good deal of ''backsliding and
falling from grace before they "un-
church fellow. Our people don't
care any hing about the Sherman
law. la voting to repeal 1t, We give
the lie to our platform promises, but
a little thing like that doesn't hurt
the Democratic iarty. There is
nothing mean in that and the peo-
pie rather expect it
Now, fellow farmers and country
men, we have here the naked. bran.n
truth IN Ii nutshell. You are simply
dnpcs; you are plaything, foot
ball, "a doormat, "a chump, fool.
You are advocates of great politi-
cal principle without the common
intelligence to know when YOU are
being hum-busged. Iou advocate
a party platform and vote for men
who insolently throw its nttcrances
into your very teeth IA tn" ycricst
humbuggar,. Is 1T ANY wonder that
congressman Ignorc your wishes aud
spit upon your demands; ridicule
You as misguided people" and CON
temptousIy disdaln your humble pre-
tensions Ia think and act for YOUR
self. But if there is any manhood
lcf in our people ] wot that the littl,.
political boss is reckoning without
his host. ] thank God for the en-
lightenment and education that is
awakening the people to r"alIza-
ton of the conditions which pOiitI-
cal bondage is responsible for. In
dependent political action is the key
and the only solution--to your
political Emancipation. We must 90
back to first princlples;" We must
maintain the integrity Of our CON
victions; We must elect honest. cour-
lgeous, fearing men to office.
Tome on to Washington when con
1rrss meets and let me- introduce ,ou
Uo the American Congress, and INV
word for it, you will 20 back Ia your
pluw- handles wiser man. iruer
patriot, and an eternal, RELENTLESS foe
% the machine that grinis out such
yrist. Be not longer deladed, my
bretheren. 1t is yours to com nand,
not obey; yours to demand, not "
supplicate; yours to direct not to
follow.
HEDGING on THE STATE BANK TAX.
"Tne something in the place of
the Sherman law" il the repeal of
the "ten per cent. tax on State
banks" Unmistakably our weak
kneed, free silver, Southern congress
men are leading up to this as an ex-
cuse for voting to destroy silver as
the peoples money. Of course they
will swear tnat it is not 80, but the
fact is, and it can be demonstrated,
that Mr.. Cleveland has dictated this
policy. Equally, of course, is the
establishment of State banks-as a
means of increasing the currency
transparent humbuggery. Only
thick-headed chumps believe in any
such fool idea. FiDanciers laugh AZ
it, aud Wall street chuckles at the
stupidity of Southern congressman
and Democratic newspapers who ad-
vocate it AMI accept it. | have not