The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-06-14
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Everywhere that We @ We art tod
hat the reform eau" is gaining
ground. Every mail brings us let
sers from different parts Of /
me State saying the same /
thing.
We believe that this is true, but /
vet We want to warn the PEG
pie not to be deceived by appear
ances.
When the party lash IL popped by
the Democftic machine next fall,
who now declare that
they will never vote another Demo
crauc ticket, and will support the
Peoples party, will then be found
falling in line aud following the
machine as Of old.
When that time comes many OF
the friends Of the people and the
peoples cause will be surprised
and to certain extent disappoint
ed
That il what We want to warn you
against now, or rather to ask you to
take steps SO that the result will be
different.
Nine men out Of ten who voted
the Democratic ticket last fall and
who are now expressing di8sati8fac-
ton with the party, are dissatisfied
more because the Democratic pa
pers that they read express dissatis-
faction than from any thought and
investigation which they have made
themselves.
If these men continue to read
nothing but Democratic papers, next
fall, when these papers begin to
whoOp up the party and show why
it is the duty of every man, no mat
ter how much the party leaders have
fooled them or betrayed the interest
of the people, to fall in line and vote
the ticket in the State and give
them another chance, they will re-
turn to their idols. In short the
very cause that is now making them
appear to be dissatisfied, will
then make them serve the machine
again.
Understand, this is not true of all,
but it is true of large number.
There is but one thing that will
save these men to the peoples cause,
and tlat is to get them now, while
they are not under the party lash, to
read THE CAUCASIAN, or some such
reform paper that will show them
what must be done before relief ever
comes to the people.
They must read paper which
will step by step expose the demago-
query and hypocrisy which the
machine papers are already beginning
to use.
The fact is (and we want to say it
as timely warning) that the mem
bers of the reform cause in North
Carolina are not doing as much work
now as they have done. loo
many of US are relying on appear
ance.
We must remember that this dis
satisfaction in the Democratic ranks
does not mean strenghth for the re-
form cause only in a small degree,
but it means that a golden
opportunity Is offered us.
If we neglect the opportunity to
now reach the intellect of every voter
and to appeal to his heart and con-
science, we will be woeful-
ly disappointed at the result next
fall.
Such an opportunity for getting
reform literature read by all honest
voters has never before been presen-
ted to any party, and if We lose
or waste this opportunity, it is
probably that such a one will
never come to the Peoples party
again.
No one appreciates the noble wark
which the reformers in this State
have done more than we do. We
appreciate the work they have done
for The CAUCASIAN, but at the
same time We realize that a golden
opportunity is now being lost if
every reformer does not put his
shoulder to the wheel and push the
work of education while it is posi-
ble to educate. Put THE CAUCA-
SIAN into the hands of the people
now and it will bear fruit. Let every
reformer work as if victory depends
upon his individual efforts, and then
victory will surely crown the effort
us all.
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