The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-04-12

no place for Third party. But,
failing 10 redeem its pledges. it has
lost lts ancient place IN the head aud
heart of the people. \ mercenary
press throughout the South, without
convictions or courage, doclle~~ ~~und,r
tn lead Of great metropolitan jour
nails, may attempt perpe'uation Of
It's power with new promises, new
men, and new explanations, but the
muititudes have lett it, and only
those will remain quietly in It VINO
are suggested in jobs self-ansWcred
question: "Doth The Wild ASS bra,
when he hath grass, or loweth the
OK over his fodder -
TWO CREEDS OR ONE:
And said The Constitution and
The Fayetteville Observer, "Thy
two old parties represent the oppo-
site political creeds of the people "
| IL this were true, there would then
be no place for Third party. Bu'
it is not true. The two old parties
represent the same political creed
Their speech-maklng, IN congres
and out, is sometimes at variance.
but their legislation and administra-
tive practice, their policy, is the
same.
THE DEMOCRATIC RECORD.
Where is the tariff reform SO earn
estly promised in the last campaign !:
The wilful robbery of Republican
high tariff continues under an ad
ministration Democratic from rind
to core. 1.-The Wilson bill deals ten
derby with protection" and does no,
propose to put the tariff lower than
the well-accursed Republicans had il
in Garfield'S day.. The time-w worn
slogan of a "Tariff for Revenu
ouly" materializes into Tariff for
Protection"
After twenty years of continue;
denunciation of the Republican party
for its demonetization of silver and
all the consequent evils, twenty
years of premedjtated deception,
without compunction of conscience
or shame at its treachery, the Demo-
cratic party perpetrates the very
crime which it had taught us to be
the height of Republican atrocity.
Pledged TO the destruction Of
trusts and monopolies as instances
Of Republican enormity, the Demo
cratic party prosecutes no trust anc
cares for every monopoly with Re
publican tenderness.
Denunciation of Republican ex-
travagance, "Reed's billioa-dollar-
ism,' one of the strongest cards ever
played by Democratic hand, having
served the purpose Of electing more
extravagant Democratic congress
under Mr.. Crisp, is not much allud-
ed to these days by Democratic pa
pers.
The bad Republican laws (Which
We were .old, made it necessary for
the Crisp congress toexceed d's,--)
this present congress, (pledged to
tariff reform on ancient Democratic
lines, to the restoration Of silver as
standard money, and to economy in
national expenditures has made nc
effort to repeal.
To squAnder a thousand millions
every two years is now the settled
policy OF both old parties. Ry it.
they have emptied the Treasury OF
its surplus and left the national
debts unpaid to replenish 1t, a
Democratic Secretary advises the
issuing Of $200,O00,00U of bonds
and, claiming authority under an
old law which no Republican had
thought sufficient, he issues fifty
millions without waiting for later
authority from congress in session.
The moneyed elements set out de-
liberately for another issue of bonds
upon this nation, and the Democra-
tic ''party of the peorle" in a time
of peace, makes indecent haste t.
destroy popular resources and to in
crease the pubnc debt.
NOT A SINGLE PLEDGE REDEEMED.
This party from which so much
was fondly expected and from which
SO much was urgently needed for the
preservation of property, life, anc
liberty, has not fulfilled a singlt
promise On which it received the peo
ple's support; it has not redeemed F;
single pledge which it gave to th'
public.
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.
In a time of EXTREMIST interna
peril unprecedented wrecking @
individual fortunes stagnation il
every business, trade. and industry
enforced idleness and consequen
destitution and starvation On IA lane
) of "overproduction'') of millions
which the charity of soup houses an'
!, bread funds inadequately relieves
| consequent loss of the pride of citi
!, zenship, and the sapping Of ever,
element of manhood so vital to tn
. perpetuation of a republic; despera
ton and misery as bitter as eve
) orOaned under a monarchy "A Dem