The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-05-16

dare issue such a letter. The En-
peror of Germany would not think 0;
such thing when sober. The EN-
peror of China could do no worse.
And yet, oh countrymen and citi-
zens, we call this republic-a free
country-and this, remember-al-
ways remember-this is a DEMO
CRATIC ADMINISTRATION.
now wILLITCOME OUT?
1t has been coming ever since the
last issue of bonds. 1t looks as
though it will soon be here. We mean
another issue of bonds. Things have
been fixed for another issue, and still
perhaps for another. Listen! A
Washington despatch says:
The rehearing of the Income Tax case in
the Supreme Court was concluded at p. IN.
to- day, and the nine Justices took the ques
ton under consideration. On the 10th OF
of this month the court will probably meet
for the last time this term to render its de-
cislons in pending cases, and 1t Is expected
that its conclusions upon the Income tax
will be announced at that time. There Is
every. reason to believe that the vote OF
Justice Jackson will decide the issue, and it
was the almost unanimous opinion of the
lawyers about the court room that the law
will be declared unconstitutional. In that
event the President will have no alternative
but to call an extra session of Congress or
to issue another batch of bonds to provide
for the current expenses Of the Government.
We do not know how to forecast
events. The above despatch may
not be true prediction, but it is SO
much in line with what the Grover
ties and plutocrats want, that there
is hardly any hope that it will not
prove true. In fact, we believe that
the last Democratic Congress would
never have passed the income tax
law, if it had not been understood
that the Supreme court would de-
clare it unconstitutional. These
schemes are so cleverly worked
by the money power, that
things which occur, appear
to the trusting people as un-
looked for and accidental. But we
tell you the money powers know long
in advance what kind of law is apt
to be passed concerning their inter
ests. They study the financial ques-
ton. The majority of people do not,
or at least have not been doing so
until recently. That's where the
power of the money spectators has
been. While the farmer, the me-
chanic, the producers of wealth have
been working to produce something,
this gang of shylocks, bankers,
money brokers &C., have been study
ing up the schemes to get the wealth
without giving an equivalent for it.
And they have succeeded.
The people generally have been
content with saying: Il am a Dem
ocrat," cor am a Republican," and
hurting outasome fool driveI about
principles" In the meantime the
schemers wink their eyes and say:
"You are dwelling, pulling fool"
This is where the old saying comes
from-"If il were not for fools, wise
men couldn't live"
Are you one of these fools9 Isn't
it about time for you to look into
matters and see where you are at?
When-the case was being argued, Mr..
Choate, one of the greatest lawyers
in the country made speech against
the tax. He said some things ought to
be taxed. He said he could point to
one great financial company that
had a capital of two hundred mill
ions of dollars. He was not en-
ployed by such concerns as this, so
in speaking about it he said:
Do you know what this concern is that
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exemption? 1t goes under the reputable
name of a mOneyed CORPORATION, 1t is a
moneyed monster. 1t lives upon money.
it always swallows money; it digests money;
it breeds money. 1t lays golden eggs every
day, and then weaves golden coils about
many arms as there are States in the Union,
which it is constantly putting out in all di-
rectiOns for the purpose of raking in with .
| Nor are its operations confined to the bounds
of this country alone. 1t extends to Eng.
| land and to the European countries and Is
always raking in money.
. Having obtained SO much money, he
said, the company reinvested it by form
ing trust companies, organizing banks,
building and recognizing railroads and
floating Government loans. Not only tn s
but 1T CONTROLLED CONGRESS and DIREcrED
LEGISLATION as had been confessed by the
Attorney General.
Mr.. Olney is the Attorney-General.
He is a member Of Cleveland's cabi-
net. He has never brought suit
against a trust. he was before the
court, and was supposed to be up
holding the constitutionality of the
income tax. He was representing
the United States, whose Congress
passed the income tax law. Did
he do his dutyi Maybe so,
but some leading lawyers did not
| think so. The,New York Recorder
says:
Lawyers had . great deal to say to-day