The Caucasian., 1894-06-07

Mr.. EDITOR From two-thirds to
three-fourths Of those who voted for
Mr.. Cleveland, and from twO-thirds
10 three-fourths who voted for Mr..
Weaver, IN our State at the last cleo
ton, are demanding practically the
same reforms. That Is TO say, three
fourths of the white people Of this
state and perhaps even many colored
people are demanding free silver,
more money, graduated income
tax, genuine tariff reform, lower Fed
.raI taxes, fewer and smaller Federal
pensions; State control Of railroads
~ the interest OF the people, more
DH.cDuaI antl-monOpoIy legislation
aud honest elections.
Yet in spite Of this practical unan
unity Of sentiment and community
Of interest among our people, Wall
street may be able, in the coming
election, by working upon the cupid
iy and selishne8s, the partlsanry
and class-feeIing of our people, TO
divide them up INTO two or three fac
lions called parties, and then con
quer them. "Divide aud conquer
Is the motto Of war, the devil and
Vail street. | know not by what
name the viCtorS Will call themselves
but | believe that when the re-
forms above named are defeated or
delayed, it is a victory for the
money power and Satan. Seeing that
our enemies are united, is it not sui
cIdal for our people to divide up into
factions? Especially Is it not the
most shameless Jolly for those to di-
vide who are demanding practically
| the same reforms ! Our enemies,
the agents and emissarles of monied
monopoly, do not divide
They have now even thrown off
the thin disguise of pretended dlyi-
sion, aud are everywhere defying the
idol of party organization, which
they have So sedulously taught us to
worship! Shall We not De as wise
for our salvation as our enemies are
for our destruction No party name
is sweet enough to divide the agents
Of Wall street in congress when any
| legislation is attempted for the in
| terests Of the scattered millions. n :,
these party names are kept to divide
the benighted, the ignorant, the pref
udiced, the partisan. Shame upon
The people of North Carolina and a
deeper shame upon their leaders, If
they who need the same relief and
demand the same reforms are separ-
ated by prejudice, parti8anry selfish
ness and ambition. | call upon the
people then who are seeking the le-
forms herein before enumerated, to
Join together in this resolution: that,
whenever candidate worthy of their
confidence, no matter by what pal ty
he may have been nominated, earn
estIy ard honestly advocates what
they believe or as much of it as they
can reasonably ask, they will vote
for him, and only put up opposing
candidates when bad men or danger
our pl...forms or both are put for
ward. In this way, whether the
friends of reform are as numerous as
| have estimated them or not, they
will be in amply sufficient numbers
to hold the balance of power between
existing parties whose nominees are
seeking their votes.
All machine politics and politi,
clans are destroyed when all the po-
litical parties are compelled to put
forward good men on good platforms
Let us learn a lesson from our enc,
mies: Wall street does not join po-
litical party in practical sense; II
merely acts temporarily with a par J
in a particular locality VIII Sc candl.
date it can control. In district A il
spends money for Republican Wal
street congressman, and in dlstrlc
B it spends money for Democratic
Wall street congressman. That il
the way Wall street won the last con
gress and has won every congress fol
thirty years, though sometimes the.
are called Democratic and at othe
times Republican. In the same Wa,
it elects Presidents by adopting thi
t same policy in the election of elect
ors. In plain English, Wall stree
+ holds the balance Of power betweel
D the two factions of the people by no
a having a separate faction of its OWL
d Parties are allowed the soap-sud
{ of glory and may call the victory b
d their own names if only Wall stree
n can secure the fruits of victory.
d Millions of people called the las
t campaign Democratic victory-bu
e what say they now? Whose victor
: is the demonetization of silver? Lc
:; the tongue of the forever silen
q Vance answer from the grave. Who's
n victory is the bond issue? Who's
J. victory was the election of Hill an
1t Gorman-twin traitors of Democrs
r cy? Do they belong to Wall stree
h any less than John Sherman who's
y march to sea" in congress has bee
II tar more devastating TO the 0out
y than his brothers.
g Fifty thousand voters cut a yer
is small figure as a separate polite;
n party in North Carolina runnin
d candidates for office. But fifty thou
le and voters who organize and proclail
u to the world their principles and d.
lie fine the measures and The charactt
+ of men they will vote for, may easil
< hold the balance Of power botwee
a all parties seeking offices, and ele'
u whom they will. | believe there a
now one hundred thousand whi
voters in North Carolina who al
n willing to vote for the best interes
N of the State and Nation without I
| o,,l 70 no offaof ptu