The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-04-12
CoALIIIu>-s GREAT MORAL SNOW
iNorcautou Herald

MUM - about TO dawn On the lane
"t the Tar Heel, aud the DAY ot oui
| prosperity draweth nigh.
/ Times are hard nov. but hard time,
will soon be but memory. The pn
ces Of corn aud wheat and cotton arr
low now, bat soon there will not b.
enough TO supply the demand at pri
ces that today would run Us crazy
/ The Industrial aud financial skie,
/ are dark now, but just beyond Us the
/ the silver lining, aud soon the san oi
/ prosperity will drive the clouds away
aud pour over the land from Hog
4 Back Mountain in the West TO Tad
7 Pole swamp IN the East a mellow
/ Hood of JOY, and life and prosperity
! of which all shall freely pArtake saw,
only the Wild and woody Democrats
on whose poor souls may the good
/ Lord have mercy.
The reason OF II all Is ne clear a.
mud-the curious, eomical, colossal
coalition j. about 70 coalesce
The greatest show on Earth" is
about to spread It's canvass for a
! double-rInged performance that will
make Barnum turn over in his grave
aud groan with impotent rage and
envy.
While wrongs are being righted.
the people will be amused and in
structed. When the band begins to
play the performance will commence.
Dr. Mott, whose picture will deco
rate the show bills as the Iron
Duke" will be ring master.
Twlnsd together around the arena
will he banners bearing extracts from
the platform of the Republican and
Popuiist parties, as adopted in their
national conventions in 1892, OF
which these are samples.
I'VE denounce the continued in
human outrages perpetratcd upon
American citizens in the Southern
States of the Union RePUBLICAN
The civil war is over and every
passion and prejudice which grew
out of 1t mus. die with it," PorU-
LIST.
1--WE reaffirm the American doe
trlne of protection" REPUBLICAN.
I'VE condemn the fallacy Of pro
tecting American labor under the
present system which opens our ports
to the pauper labor of the whole
world, and crowds out our wage ear
nerS." Populist.
I'VE congratulate our countrymen
on the magnificent march of the ma
ton under the banners inscribed
with the principles of our platform
of 1883, vindicatcd by victory at the
polls and Prosperity in our fields,
work shops and mines" Republi-
can.
1--WE meet in the midst Of a nation
brought to the verge of moral, poli.i-
cal and material Ruin. Bushes.
prostrated, homes covered with mort
cages, labor impoverished" Po-
| pullst..
"The fruits of the toll of millions
is boldly stolen to build up colossa
fortunes for few, and the possess.
ors of these in turn despise the Re
public and endanger liberty. From
the sane prolific womb we breed the
two great classes-tramps and mil
iiOnaires" Populists.
Over it all, with slow music and RED
fire, will be flashed in letters of flame
the legend: Variety is the Spice OF
| Life
Marion Butler will perform on the
Alliance trapeze with hls three thou
sand dollar presidential salary in one
hand, and the. profits of his widely
circulated journal in the other, anc
while suspended by the tips or hi.
patent leather shoes, with a penci
grasped in his teeth, will write AL
editorial entitled Give us Money
or Give US Office
Jeter Pritchard will perform tn,
black crows, after which be viii, lead
into the ring richly caparisoneC
charger on which will be seated thu
Duke of Richmond, and a crier shal
cry before him saying, Thus shall i
be done to the ninth district Republi
can whom the Duke deligtheth tC
honor
The Duke will then entertain tn,
assembled audience by riding three
horses around both rings, springinl
from back to back with such marvel
Gus agility that no one can tell which
horse he is riding, the while tossin!
showers of golden coin to his erin
glng vassels.
Harry Skinner, the versatile come
dian imported at enormous expense
will sing a song of his own compost
ton beginning,
Simmons ses to me sez he:
Me and Grover did it,"
Otho Wilson, the celebrated Gideo
nitlsh chief. will be there full pan op
lied in the dazzling regalia of his off
ce, and will deli yer his celebrated lee
ture, profits in Poultry, or the Sci
ence of Picking Geese"
Green, of Wake, will read a script
urai acrostic which he wrote to prov
that Marion Butler is King David
after which he will swallow the, Deal
z platform without crossing a or ba'
, ting an eye. Eaves, Russell, Moye an
, Barnes will do the Lottie Collins ac
and after Governor Exum has drive
through the arena in a chariot dra W
by two thousand milk white goat
Rom. Linney will give the Egypta
dance du ventre holding aloft ru
ty Watauga county case knife, Ga
yet, alas, unused), and Lieut.. co.
Cobb, with one foot on the sands {
l Ocaia and the other on the neck {
: the minions of Wall street, will bio
t a mighty blast and announce tn;
, haru times shall be no more.
Its coming, coming, coming. Raj
or shine, the monster aggregate
will spread its tent on the day adve
tlsed on the bills. which are to b
written in Hussey's most mellihuoJ
and nendacious style.
Wait for the wagon. Listen f.
: the music. Get in line, and move
0 solid phalanx on to the ticket stan'
r Keep your hands on your none.
. and look out for plckpockets al
confidence men.
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