The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-12-27
A POLITICAL CATECHIsM. OR MILK
YoR DEMOCRATIC BABES.
by Ajax ]

by Ajax
Q. What is the chief end Of poll
ticians
A. To get An ONCE and hold it for
ever.
Q. What is the politician require d
10 do in order 10 obtain an object
A. To hate the opposition and
make promises.
Q. What is a partyi
A. 1t is a huge machine"
Q. What is a PLATFORM
a. 1t is q dead fall TO catch unsus-
pectIng sparrows.
Q. What is the object in seeking
to entrap the innocent sparrow
A. They eat of the crumbs and
then furnish food for the vultures.
Q. Who are the unsuspecting spar
rowsf
A. They are the poor deluded
Democrats who vote for the tools OF
monopoly.
Q. Who are the vulturesf
A. They are the Shylocks of Wall
Street.
Q. What is an object
A. ga public oIdce Is public
trust"
Q. What is me ant by these words
public trusti"
A. These are the words of King
Grover and they mean that the Offices
of the people are to be publicly con
trolled by the trusts.
Q. Did King Grover "make public
Office public trustF"
A. All good Democrats rejoice that
the trust has become public in the
reign of King Grover who took into
his cabinet Carlisle the pet of the
"Whiskey Trust Olney the attorney
of the Sugar Trust, and has himself
acted as the agent of the money
power"
Q. What is q cabinetf
A. A place for obscure favorites.
Q. What is Democracy
A. This word was first used by the
liberty-loving Greeks and ther
meant "rule by the people," bu'
this meaning has become obsolete
since the immortal declaration OF
Wand erbilt has been ratified by the
prophet Grover.
@. What is the modern theory Of
Democracy as enunciated by those
wise M, Of Bsbylon7
A. Democracy is not a rule by the
people, but a rule of the people by
their self-appolnted guardians, the
money kings, and all Simon-pure
Shylock-sure Democracy is summed
up in these memorable words "Tht
people be damned"
O. What is Democrat
A. Democrat is one who mistake!
abuse for logic, has all his politlca
thinking zone at the Democrat,
campaign shop, where "party pertid.
and dishonor" are transformed int
golden chain of promises per
formed"
q. What was the cause of tn,
Democratic Waterloo
A. The Democrats remained a
| home.
Q. Why did the Democrats remain
at home7
A. Because after witnessing tn,
great International Hawaiian circu
their pockets were picked of all tn,
silver they possessed by the Sherman
Cleveland gang and they went HON,
"sadder and wiser" men. They re
manned at home in order that the,
might be sure to keep off the grass.
Q What does the Sage of Wood
ley say concerning taXation7
A. He was at one time much agi
tated over the surplus in the Treas
ury and declared: Unnecessary tax
alton is unjust taxation," but he ha.
: demonstrated his ability as states
man and patriot by reducing thi
surplus SO fraught with danger t.
our liberties.
Q. How does he propose to ruiz
the government as to taxation?
A. He insists that there should b,
large free list so arranged as to ia
vor the few and Cypress the many BY
taxing the necessaries of life.
Q. What is unnecessary taxation
and unjust taxation?"
A. 1t is unnecessary and unjust t.
tax the imported Injuries of the rich
Q. What is necessary and just tax
atlon7
A. To borrow one hundred million
dollars in violation of the Constitu
ton and compel the people to pa,
! interest on that omount while Wal
/ Street secures an investment an,
lodges taxes.