The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-03-08
A BASE SANDER.

For many months THE CAUCASIAN
has week after week shown how the
Charlotte Observer land other papers
of its ilk) have fooled the people in
past. Their broken promises and
the traitorous record of the machine
counts for nothing, but with unpar-
allelled cheek they are now distort-
ing and suppressing the facts and
with more fair promises are asking
for another chance. We have shown
and will continue to show that these
papers are not the friends of the peo-
pie or the advocates of good govern
ment, but the mouthpieces of GER
tain set and the defenders and apol-
ogists for criminal capital The
Observer could not reply to these ar
ticles. 1t was too shrewd to try.
There is nothing that man with a
bad cause fears and breads SO much
as a candid presentation of the facts
and an honest and fair discussion of
the issues before the people. When
his cause is so bad that he cannot
even with cunning demagoguery
make plausible defense, he is forced
to either say nothing or to stoop to
mud singing and personal abuse to
draw attention from and try to hide
his false and dishonest position.
1t is evident to the bosses that THE
CAUCASIAN has a large and daily
growing circulation i'll every quarter
of the State, and that each week it
is putting the plain unvarnisned
truth before the people with telling
effect. The people are daily leaving
the party that has so basely deceived
and betrayed them-the public tit is
about to be taken from the time SER
vers-the life of the machine is in
danger-and the Observer, its mouth
piece, gets desperate. So being un-
able to reply to THE CAUCAsIAN's
exposures backed by logic and facts,
the Observer man on last Saturday
makes the following contemplate
exhibition of himself:
"Since TIE CAUCASIAN is SO fond
of calling Mr.. Caldwell out by name
for its animadversions, he feels just
flied in saying that the difference be-
tween him and Mr.. Butler in their
conception of the responsibilities
and duties of their occupation, is the
difference between a man who is
prosecuting journalism as a life
work, for its own sake, and a knave
who is using an honorable profession
for the purpose, Immediately, of
beating the public out of money and,
ultimately through the votes of fools
of getting an office.
Take that and wear it."
With reference to the personal
fling made at the editor of THE
CAUCASIAN, We pass it over in silent
contempt. THE CAUCASIAN is fight
ing for the great principles Of free
government and defending the rights
of the people, which have so nearly
been destroyed by the false and poi
sonous teachings of monopoly and
the party machine. To draw atten-
ton from the vital issues in this
mighty fight, the deciptful enemies
of the people are anxious to dlaw us
into a personal controversy. We
will even forego the right to defend
ourself from such attacks as the
above, If by so doing we can serve
the people better in this critical
hour In this matter we can trust
our reputation to the people. And
whenever we can't defend our cause
with facts and arguments then we
hope to have the manhood and the
decency to at least quit the "honor
able profession" of journalism.
But there is one part of the Obser
ver's article that we can not allow t.
pass. When it refers to the tens o.
thousands Of people who read TIL
CAUCASIAN each week, the people
(only ~, 900 counted) who voted the
Peoples party ticket in the last cleo
ton and the thousands upon thous
and more who will vote the sam
ticket this fall, as fools" we, OIL
behalf of these people. hurls the in
famous charge back into his teeth
and hold him up for the contempt o
all fair-minded people as slandere
of as good, as honest. and as well in
formed people as there are in Nortl
lCarolins