The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-03-29
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MR. EDIToR:-According TO a
bone iide call of IA majority cf th,
executive committees OF the different
political parties of Davidson town
ship, d mass meeting was held at the
voting precinct on March 9th, 1894,
for the purpose of discussing the
main political issues Of the dag and
T." approve the right and condemu
the wrong.
The meeting was called to order
~ Mr.. VI. ". Bell, and J. \. Mills.
Esq, was elected permanent Chair
uIan, and f. c. Miller Secretary.
After some discussion in a non,
partisan way, the following pream-
hIe aud resolutions We're unanimous
iy adopted, with request thar they
should be sant to some paper for
publication:
PREAMBLE.
We, the citizens of Davidson town
Ship.~ID a mass meeting, seeing that
our beloved Institution that were set
up by Thos. Jefferson upon the great
principle of the greatest good to the
greatest number. has turned cut dis
mal failure by elevating such men to
office as Grover Cleveland and Others
If his school of thought who have
made and shaped the policy Of our
government for the last thirty wears
That policy has been and is the
greatest good to the fewe8t number
That policy, while the people have
doubled the wealth of the nation,
has made it possible for the great
n .ses of the people to come to the
We, verge of want and des'itution,
has produced two millions Of tramps
and forced ten millions out of en-
ploymeut. This same policy has
put into the hands of eighty five
thousand men one half the wealth
IF the Nation up to date, while the
remaining half. is gradually slipping
from the hands of the remaining
65,OO0,0O0 of people. What de-
plorable future for our homes, our
wives and children . This is going
on daily while those in authority
nave agreed together they purpose
10 drown the out cries Of ii p'under-
ed people with the uproar Of a sham
both over the tariff 50 that capital
lists, corporations, rings, trusts, Wa
tered stock, demOnetizatlon Of silver.
and the oppression Of the usUer may
all be lost sight of. They propose
to sacrifice our homes, wives and
children on the altar of mamnon, to
destroy The muItitudes in order to
secure corruption funds from the
to debauch elections.
RESOLUTIONS.
Therefore be it
Resolved, lst, That we endorse
Hon. Il. B. Vance for the noble
stand he made for the people in de,
tiance of silver while it was being
)utlawed by the enemies Of the peo
pie in congress. We pledge our
selves to stand by silver, and We de-
mand of our representatives in con
gress to stand by silver to be coined
free at the ratio of Is to |.
Resolved, Pad, That we do most
earnestly protest against the issue Of
bearing bonds by the govern
ment iii time Of profound peace as
crime against the people, and we call
Dn our representatives and our sepa-
tors to resist II by every means il
their power.
Resolved, 3rd, That we will not
cast our votes in the future for any
man for any position without first
pledging himself to u8e every means
within his power to reduce the sala-
ries of all officers. from the Presi-
dent down, SO that it will make them
come nearer to live as We the sDver-
eigns of the land are forced to live,
and in order to put a check on the
mad scramble for Office.
Resolved, 4th, That we are III fa-
vor of free and honest election in
North Carolina.
Resolved, 9Th, That in the coming
that we will be men and
cast our suffrages for home and the
above principles enumerated in the
j. A. MILLS, Chairman.
E. G.. MILLER, Secretary,