The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-12-06
THE MORAL UPRISING
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
A TRIUMPH or THE PEOPLE. BY THE
PEOPLE Fer T-E PEOPLE
AND CONSPICUOUS IN THE ARRAY OF
THASksGIyING BLESSINGS.

AND CONSPICUOUS IN THE ARRAY OF
THASkSGIyING BLESSINGS.
Thanksgiving in the Peoples Vindication
Of the state From the Reproach of lis
honest EIections--in the states E>eap.
From Anarchy aud Kevoiution--for IA
Nou-PartIzan Victory Sou-IndepenGent
of Party Lines--DbIcationsI ImPo ed by
the FlectiDa--t nited, Z nselfish, PatriOti"
Iffur: fe-sn;iaI--C Me ans Pub
lie Conde nation. Division Means I'm
pstency--AIahamaa and North Carolina
on the Verge Of KeyoIution--senator
Butler Advises "a Resort to shot guns
aud Winchester Rifles in Sooth Carolina
North Carolina Escaped the Dreadful
Alternative by an Irresistible Revolt Of
the People Against Machine Politics.
A Cause for Thanksgiving.
Especial to The CAUcAsIAN.)
WAsHING"ON. Nov. 29.-By com
| mon consent politics have no place
n Thanksgiving. For wears parti-
z4n success has not "een IL National
or State blessing. 1t has been ac-
cOmplisEed at the expense of fraud,
INSTRUMENTATION and ungodliness.
Only p v d hardenf d wretch
| would associate Thanksgiving with
the possession Of fraudulent election
certificate. The atmosphere OF the
| ..bull-p pen" is not conducive to godly
reflections. But in this forever mem
orable year the moral uprising III
| North Carolina has significance
| high above party. 1t will be con-
splcuous to-day in the array of Ma
tional blessings. The victory was
| even Independent of party lines. 1t
was the triumph of the people, by
the people for the people. There is
Thanksgiving for every honest man
and good citizen in the State IN the
election of -partizan Judiciary.
| There is dev0ut Thanksgiving In the
peoples vindiuation of the State
from the reproach of dishonest elec-
| tiOns.
THE RESPONS BILITY.
In our thanksgiving it is to be re-
membered that victory has great re-
sponsibilities. When Washington's s
triumphant but exhausted army was
in cantOnments on the Hudson lnde-
pendence had been won, but that
very success evoked new problems
almost as onerOus as the struggle
with the enemy. The elections IN
| North Carolina imposes obligations
which commands united, unselfish,
patriotic work. Discord means dis
aster and failure. Dispute and con-
tentiOn means public condemnation.
Division means impotency The peo
ples mandate is plain and unmls-
taxable. Though almost annlhllat-
ed the Democratic party in the State
is formidable enough in desperation
to demand the vigilant opposition of
the victorS. Resolute and harmOnl-
Gus counsels should obtain, if the
mandate of the people is to be exc
cuted in the spirit of its dellverance.
A MORAL TRIUMPH.
In North Carolina as elsewhere IN
the Union the election was a great
moral triumph. The President sound
ed the keynote to the issue when he
denounced the controlling faction
in the Democratic party as guilty OF
"perfdy and dishOnor"; when he In
dignantly demanded to know how,
on the record made in Congress,
that party could "face the people
when b, described L m2cratic lea ders
i.scomblned in ''the communism OF
pelf." Every count in the lndlct-
,1ent was an issue. The crushing
verdict shows that the people love
the truth, justice, honor, plighed
taith, political purity. 1t shows that
they are ready to subordinate per
sonal and party prejudice to con
science and duty.
SOME OF THE RESULTS.
The revolution has made its deep
est impression on the political com
plexion of the next Congress. A mi
norlty party in the present Con
gress the Republicans will have more
than a two-thirds majority in the
54th Congress. 104 Democrats are
returned as elected to the 54th Con
gress. This number will be reduced
to 60 before the expiration of the
session. Almost every contested cas-
is based upon notorious brazen
fraud. In many cases the incumb-
ents will abandoned their seats soon
er than submit to the humiliation of
exposure. In many Southern cases
the evidence of fraud is complete
and overwhelming. 1t is a CHASTITY
record Of crime. The South suffers
irretrivable disgrace in the estima-
ton of public decency and common
honor. The demand for honest
elections in the South is the end OF
;he Southern oligarchy. It is a
death blow to Bourbonism. I'm
less all signs are misleading 1896
will see the first honest election il
the South silce the war.
RESORT TO REVOLUTION.
Revolution is threatened IN Ala
bama. Force may not Ne employed
but spark may kindle the fires OF
revolution and stain the State with
the blood of its best citizenship
The situation in South Carolina i:
fully as critical. Speaking of the
: late election, Senator Butler says
Zone thing is very certain-if the
frauds practiced IN the late election
should be attempted again, white
men, taxpayers, who were disfran
chised and cheated will go to the
polls with their shotguns and Win
chester rifles and maintain theil
rights against the Ring at every
hazard" No honorable, self-respect
f ing, free people will submit long te
baIlot-box frauds, tyranny ''iustifie:
revolution" The CAUCASIAN show:
undisputably that it was the deliber
ate purpose of the election manager
in North Carolina to nullify the will
of the people by fraud and dlsfran
chisement. The atrocious frauds al
ready exposed puts to the blush th'
most audacious attempts in Alaham;
S and South Carolina. That the Stat,