The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-05-24
CAPT. kITCHIN AGAIN.
.' An AGAINST MACHINE EhO VII
lNTHe FUTURE ACT WITH The
PEOPLES PARTY"
No Relief can come from the Democratic
Party---It has shown its Want of Patri-
otIsm. Lack Of Honesty and Unfitness to

Party---It has shown its Want of Patrl
otIsm. Lack of Honesty and Unfitness t
Govern.
SCOTLAND NECK, n. c..
May 10th. 1894.
EDITOR THE CAUCASIAN:
am y years old, served through
the war, have lived all my life
Democratic party. My hearts de
sire since the days Lee surrendered
was to see the Republican party dri
ven from power and the Democrati
organization restored to power. An'
if this had never taken place, ! an
almost persuaded | should have die,
ln the ranks Of that party with ~,
face TO the enemy. But thousand
of ny fellow citizens as patriotic anC
loyal as | was, lost hope in that par
ty ever since coming into power
again. and organized new part,
under a different name, mainly upoI
the same principles. | still had faith
in the final success of the party, anC
verify believed, if victorious, prom
ises and pledges would be faithfully
kept.
| clung to the old ship and rapt it!
banner around me determined neve1
to WELD or surrender until she wa!
landed safely into the haven of vic
tory. | felt that the party Of my
fathers and of my first love had no
had fair show for thirty years anC
that all patriots an1 lovers of liberty
ought to remain on board and aid IL
giving the grand old party a fail
chance. At the same time | mus'
confess that | began TO lose faith il
the sincerity and honesty of the lead
ers and its platform when it nomina
ted Cleveland for the second term
Still | hoped against hope. But
when he was forced upon the party
the third time, | despaired Of any
good ever coming to the tolling mil
lions through its agency. But
through my great love for it and The
eternal Democratic principles, and
because of my high regard fol
the noble men with whom
had cordially co-operated fol
thirty years, and with a glim
merlng hope that something might
turn up for the good of its people
and with the longing desired to see
the parry tried, | reluctantly agreed
to take the stump once more for the
party.
With a unanimity and majority
rarely witnessed in political eonvul-
sions, the people restored the Demo
Gratis to power. They implicitly
trusted its leaders, and marked ou,
the evils of the Republican party and
issued their commands to its law
makers and la W repealers. They ac
cepted the trust with the beating OF
drums, the flying of banners and the
booming of cannons. Such reJOic-
ing has not been seen in this coun-
try since the foundation of the gov
ernment It was desired and ex-
pected that the policy of the Federal
administration would be changed
That was the purpose of the triumph.
That was the purpose of the people
in defeating the Republican organi-
zation and restoring the Democratic
organization to power.
But instead of a change, instead of
relief, the Democratic yarty lead by
Grover Cleveland-a traitor to the
patty and its principles-m marched
over into the enemies camp, and
placed itself under the leadership OF
the two arch-enemies of the party
AMI its time-honOred principles,
John Sherman of the Senate, and
Thomas Bracket Reed of the House
Not but one promise has been kept
The election law was repealed, not
for our benefit however, but to salts
fy David B. Hill and company in
northern Democratic cities. The
party in short has demonstrated its
want of patriotism. its lack of hon
esty, its unftnees to govern great
country like this, its utter unrelia-
hility If we wait FOR relief through
the party. final judgment will over
take us all in the world to come be-
fore we receive it.
1t, the party, or rather its leaders,
have followed in the wake of the Re
publicans ever since the war on all
economic questions. There is no mate
rial difference between the leaders of
the two parties on finances, the tariff
and retrenchment and reform. The
same shoe fit the foot of both. Meth
er has any use for the working peo-
pie of this country, except to vote.
The Northern Democrats hates the
Southern Democrat and looks upon
him as simply an appendage to the
Northern Democrat, just as the Nor
teern Republican looks upon the
Southern Republican. Both are con
sidered as the tail end of the two
parties, and are counted only as the
caudel appendage to aid in wagging
the body of the masters in the elec
tions.
But | have said enough. | will ex
plain to the public at the proper
places. | am out of the party AND
will in the future act with the Peo
ple's party.
W. II. KITCHIN.