The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-04-05

4 II HpuiN nave bttD DcLLSI LOT Ill
financially and politically to hay
remained within the Democratic OF
ganlzatlOu; my natural iuclinatio
was to do so, | confess that it was
hard fight to overcome the love
had for the name, its history an,
sacred memory; and to resOluteIy dis
associate politically from nv blood
my associates aud the great ma jorit'
Uf my profession, nothing short o
an intense conviction Of patriotic
duty could have inspired me will
The courage to have taken this stand
II Is idle for friend or enemy 10 at
lrIbute this course to ambition O
the desire for political position
This audience knows that if shouIC
consult seif-lnterest alone ] wOul lc
schew politics and devote myself t,
my profession, IN which field yor
nave given ample evidence that you
believe me capable Of ALWAYS making
4 respectable livelihood. | viii tax,
thls occasion in passing To say, that
- far az my beng candidate fOI
his or that Office for congress or fOf
he senate, that | am not and do not
expect to be a candidate for either.
would on y COnsent to serve when il
IS manifest that my candidacy will
contribute to the establishment Of
our PRINCIPLES Or assist in the success
of the general cause and then only
as matter Of duty assigned, regard
! les, Of the distinction connected with
the position or the consideration in
VOWED. | try to live not alone for
myself, as you know my efforts have
always been to improve and develop
he community IN which | live, and
70 help ana uplift humanity.
WILL STAND BY HIS CONyICTIONS.
In d very brief space of time at
the most we will all pass from this
scene of action, and it is our sacred
duty that We owe our pOSterity to
deliver this country, It's government.
It's institutions, and its conditions
cut Of which to work a livelihood
uniulpared and improved to our
children as we received it from our
ancestors. If we indtferently, care
lcaoly. | may say cowardly sacrifice
1t to plutOcraCy, We will deserve tn,
"Xccration that will be surely visited
upOn our heads and memory. Stand
NJ as | feel and believe | am upon
the adamantine rock of truth and
light, leaning upon "this strong
staff and beautiful rod" reclining
in confidence under the outrageous
limbs Of the strong and the hoary
oak ''of truth around which all other
virtues cling, and without which
they fail, wither and die in weeds
and dust" drawing courage and
power from the overbending, SEEM
ingly sympathizing Heavens, and
this manifestation Of the confidence
of the plain, rugged masses, regard
less of the course others may take,
indifferent as to their present criti-
clsms, | feel no hesitancy in declar
ing that as for me | bad rather
transmit to my children the priceless
heritage, that in this crisis (for sure
ly it is crisis out of which hiStO-
rians will build a mile post) their
father retained his principles and
mad the courage of his convictions,
the heart to feel and sympa hise
With, and the patriotism to stand up
and advocate as an humble private
citizen the rights and material inter
1at8 of the plain people and TO resist
the encroachmpntS and tyranny Of |
than to be able to leave
them the wealth of the Nanderbilts
and RothSchildS or an name connect
ed with high public service to plu-
tocracy in the false guise of either
of the two dominant parties, whose
common purpose at this hour, | be-
lieve to be 10 crush the weak and
plain masses, eXtlngulsh the germ OF
liberty, overthrow our sacred lnstitu-
tons, disrupt our wisely formed
government, and build upon its ruins
an ariStocracy with "a plutocracy OF
money and class with the people as
surfs and slaves. You may inquire
why manifest such alarm: alarm in
deed, | have been sounding it as
you know for yeais s, and ii | had the
power | would this moment strike an
alarm that would sound around the
world and bring to action-to ac-
ton the careless indifferent sleeping
nasses and overthrow this conspira-
1y of money devils, conspiracy OF
royal powers, conspiracy OF parties,
against human rights and civil lib
erty, EoJ by the revolution of blood
and fire, but by an active, honest and
direction of the ballot,
The great American weapon of llber-
~ which, while falling as silently
md softly as snow flakes against a
peak carries with 1T more
Hanger to The consplrator and tyrant
han the serried columns aud firm
read of hostile armies. l say serl-
)usly and adyiSedIy to you to-day
that if YOU have heretofore whisper
ed the truth, to do it no longer, but
speak as with trumpet louder and
You have doubtless felt
nervous and been suspicious for
long while, yea you have had good
cause to fee. nervous and be suspl-
oious, but when the great Democra-
TIC party attalus power, as it has un-
der llse pretenses, and you realize
that 1t is, unblushingly, ly,purposely and
deliberately executing the Republic
can policies which you and l and they
is Democrats have repeatedly on the
.ustingS and continuously i'll plat
forms slnce 1868 denounced, ana to-
day IL the once good and pure name