The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-02-15
THE CkUckslAN's WkRKlkG.


did it by keeping before the people
the principles Of pure Democracy,
and by showing them how and where
the party had degenerated, had
dritted away from the great princi-
pies Of good government, as advo-
Gated and sustained by our fathers.
We warned the people that a ma
chine was being built up in the party
that hated the principles of Democ-
racy, and had no regard for the
right or the interest of the people.
Week after week, and month after
month, We called attention to the
fact that these enemies of Democra-
cy knowing that the people believed
In the principles of Jefferson and
JACKSON claimed themselves to be
believers in Democracy, and even
masqueraded under its flag, while
they served monopolies and robbed
the people.
THE CAUCASIAN warned every vo-
ter that the tools of monopoly and
the agents Of the money power Gt
they control the party machine)
could and would rob the people in
the name of Democracy, just as Jul
das 1scariot betrayed his Master in
the name of christianity.
THE CAUCASIAN admonished the
people that the NAME of Democracy
had no "saving grace" unless ac-
companied by the PRINCIPLES Of
Jefferson and jackson. We warned
the people that the name without the
principle, was false light to lure
them on the dangerous and deathly
shoals Of corporate greed.
This was in the spring of 1892.
The time was approaching when the
people must march to another con
test and another battle of ballots.
There were in the ranks Of those who
called themselves Democrats, two
classes
First: Those who believed in the
principles of Democracy, and who
wanted good government.
Second: Those who hated the
principles of Democracy but wanted
to serve selfish and class interests in
the name of Democracy.
AT Chicago the second class, the
enemies of Democracy and the peo-
pie captured the name of the party,
and started down the road Of monop-
oily to goldbug station.
The CAUCASIAN and all those of
the frst-class had come to the forks
OF the road, we had to stand to the
principles Of Democracy without the
name, or follow the enemies of De-
mocracy with the name. 1t was a
trying hour, for even the name of
Democracy had become dear to us.
But The CAUCASIAN stood true to its
convictions. 1t stood by the princi-
pies of Democracy and took up the
march under the Peoples banner,
down the road that leads to the sta
ton of equal rights to all, and spe-
cial privilege to none.
HE CAUCASIAN warned the people
against Clevelandism, and told them
that there was no Democracy under
the banner that he carried. We
branded him as a traitor, we showed
that his election meant the triumph
OF the enemies of Democracy, the
triumph of the mugwumpery, the
triumph OF trusts and monopoly, the
triumph of the goldbug power of
England, followed by the servitude
OF the people.
Thousands of the best and purest
men of North Carolina (and the same
IS true of other States) thought that
IHE CAUCASIAN was wrong. They
beheved In the same principles that
The CAUCASIAN believed in, but
thought that We were going in the
wrong direction to get them. These
men were honest, though they fol-
lowed the false banner of Cleveland.
for they believed the fair but false
promises made those masquerading
as Democrats, by those who hated
Democracy, but who had stolen the
peoples flag.
The events of the last eighteen
months have proven that The eau
CAsIAN was right. Every prediction
we made has come true and every
warning we gave the people has been
verified by cruel realities. Would to
God that we had been wrong, for
then the country would be spared
some of the evils from which it is
now suffering. But believing then
that we saw the danger, we did our
duty and gave the warning, and we
would do it again even if we stood
alone in this great country of mil
lions of voters.
The CAUCAsIAN's APPEAL.
To-day we are again nearing the
time when the people must march to
another contest, another battle of
ballots. The people voted wrong
last time, and are now reaping what
they sowed. The future depends
upon how we vote in the coming
contest.
To-day THE CAUCASIAN extends a
fraternal hand to all who believes in
the principles of good government
and the rule of the peoples Ito all
who were deceived in the las+ nam