The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-17

in this State was inspired ard made
possible BY . contsmptible and rot
seething organization known a. the
Democratic party. 1t had become
uncomfortable and the people combin-
ed to overthrow it and did 50. And
The CAUCASIAN wants to declare
here and now that it firmly believes
that the people will continue to com
bine to keep that organization under
the ban Of public condemnation as
long as such combination may be
necessary. There is as much prin- |
ciple involved in keeping the admin
istration of public affairs free from
bigotry, autocrsey, partisanism and
corruption as anything else, and this
is q principle which we believe the
people OF North Carolina will sus-
tain.
This is a principle, however, which
Democratic machine" papers and
partisans cannot comprehend. With
them, anything which looks to con-
demnation Of their methods and q
defeat Of their schemes is unprinei
pied, and this is the sole cause OF
their furious and fiery TRADES and
silly and snivellin9 lamentations
against fusion in this State.
/ North Carolina is rot the only
State in which the people are driven
to "fusion'' for the protection Of
, public interests. Thew are fusing in
New York to-day. For some years
, past the politics Of New York city
, and practically of New York State
, have been dominated and controlled
by a Democratic machine known as
:. Tammany. No State or people was
ever cursed with more vicious, i'm
moral and unutterably unprinci-
pied and INSCRIPTIONS organization
than this Democratic Tammany
-, horde. 1t literally fed on corrup-
: ton and vice. 1t despised decency
:. and honor more than a Christian
does sin; for Christian is sorry fol-
sin while this Tammany gang rev.
elled in indecency and dishonor. Il
became such stencil that the bet
ter element of all parties, headed by
:. Rev. DIR. Parkhurst, "fused" for the
- purpose of overthrowing it and tina
fusion achieved the same success il
New York as was achieved by fusio1
in North Carolina. The Tamman,
gang was defeated and the inferno
- rascality and villainy which was ex
posed by an examination of tina
Democratic machine cannot be de
:. scribed for it is unmentionable.
- The audaclty of the devil is no
. more positive and emphatic thai
~ the audacity Of Tammany. It ha
- had the brazen effrontry to lift it
:" head again and step forward as tn
champion of "good government.
," The people are fusing again to Civ
20 it an other stunning blow. Re
~ publicans, Independents and Dem
.. ocrats constitute the fusion.
=. 1t is to be hoped that all the lif
" will be: knocked out of that Demo
~ cratic machine of corruption th
time.
ag The audacity of Tammany wi
Us probably be equalled by the DEM
o cratic machine in this State me-
~ year. 1t will brazenly step forwal
III as "the party of principle''-"tf
~ party of the people, but we b
rs lievethe people of North Carolina ma
as be relied upon to form a combinatio
ne sion," strong enough to smash tt
IL. life out of that corrupt organization
40 There's no bigger principle befol
H. the people Of this State than that
" keeping petty partisans and hyp
~ critics out of the management
re- State affairs.
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I'D DEMOCRATIC HYPOCRITEs JUSTIF
IN ING THEMSELVES BY THE ACTION