The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-12-05
THE COMING
ELECTION=='o6.
An Event OF More Than Ordi=
nary Interest and import
ance i'm our History.

The Old Party Difference Of ''T~eeds' dun and
"Tweedledee dee-The Actual Fight Will be Between
the Glasses and the Masses Shall say I've Have
Met The Enemy and They are Ours
For The Caucasian.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Nov. 29.-The
election to take place in the fall OF
'9G is, even at this early date, the
subject of much talk and specuia
ton. The discussions as to the prob
able results of this election are not
confined to that part Of our popula-
who devote their time to politics as
a business; but all classes seem to
feel, more or less, that the signs point
to that day election day Nov. 800
as day of more than ordinary sig
nificance in our national history.
Holding this view as they do, it is but
natural that the people should dis
display an unusual amount of inter-
est in matters political.
tits of course impossible, at this
writing, to state accurately the posi-
tons to be occupied by the different
parties in the coming conflict, as
the national conventions are yet to
be held, but Judging from certain
we'll defined facts visible to "a man
up a tree" it is more than probable
that the three prominent parties in the
political ring will conduct their cam
paigns upon precisely the same lines
laid down in '02. This means that
the Republican and Democratic par
ties will ignore as much as possible
| the existence of financial ques-
ton and will make the tariff the
main issue. The Republicans will
attribute the hard times to the re,
peal of the Mckinley bill and the
subsequent lack of funds necessary
to meet the expenses Of the govern
ment. The Democrats will repl.
with some argument about as ia
from the truth; and so after thi
fashion the people Of this glorious
spread-eagle country will be show
the difference between tweedle-de
dunn and tweedle-de-dee, as the oil
parties see it. AS for the People
: Party, it will be the party of tn
l people as usual and will transac
I business at the same old stand. Th
: indications are that the Omaha pla'
: form will be reafirmed, and if poss
: BILE be made stronger than ever. Th
S fight will be carried into the en-
: my's country with great vigor an
@ sufficient damage done to the Of
: parties to insure us nearly con
I plete, if not complete success.
u To the ordinary observer this ma
u seem a triangular fight, and. to
y certain extent this is true; but I'll
) DERIVING all party distinctions al
l. differences of political platforms
u one important truth; that truth
,, ,, the fact that it is not Republic;
u against Democrats nor Popull
~ against both in this great fight; b
u " instead, the line is really draw
d. between the classes on one side, a.
III the masses on the other. The cls
" ses are the bankers, the bond-hol
~ ers, including all who live by t
g sweat of the brows of their fello
men-they who live in wealth a
luxury procured by means other tn
their own labor-they who der
benefits from society for which tt
make little or no return. We
know them to our sorrow.
On the other hand are the mas
who are the wage-earners of t
20 country-the men who fight the b
'er ties and arc the food for powde
an the men who build up instead of
w stroying, and the men who prod
as we'll as consume. They are
Try bone and sinew of the land. r
10y form the masses. They are Labor
,or opposed to Capital. He who is
10y for them is against them.
in Looking at matters in this ligl
no is not hard to say on what side
the old parties are to be found. L
ms. are most undeniably on the side
,ut- the classes and the side of cap
go There is no difference between
on Republication and Democracy
yht. to day. The success Of either p'
yes, means no better conditions for
.Ued masses, because unlike the Peo1
of Party they fail to use the axe at
nor root of the tree. The worse the
and ease, the more heroic the treatn
med Let expediency be subordinate
g to the principles of justice. Let a
DR.. icy be just one, a right one,
s at ali other considerations may be
the pensed with. This is the weak
of the old parties and one WIFI
Send rapidly leading them to an uitl
ntry. disintegration.
We must look to the PEG
snce, Party for an honest represent
r the of the interests of the masses
and under that banner alone is there
emo possible hope for the wage-e
Jews. and workingmen. Under its c
/ us. all reformers will find eau
COMMON. The rallying cry Of
Peoples Party is financial rel
SR. and to the class legislation the
letting the bankers control tn
culating medium, We put fort
mass legislation theory of
n;ona the government make and rel
anks the issue of the currency. tt
form parties will shout ''intrinsic
.;st;an and the Peoples Party will
:, Who with government fat maxim
i mn, value of the money standard"
PRAYER Although the money plank
ersoll, Populist platform will natura
h, an the most prominent, the other