The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-14
| opportunity. and the "Solid South
| ia a thing O: the irrevocsble past.

ls d tot0R OF TIC NEeFoSGDiS past
When the sturdy sons Of the Old
North State met in Necklenburg and
prom ulgated the frst "Declaration
OF Independence" their action Was
iercely denounced, not only by the
Lords and Dukes and things Of King
George, but also by horde Of cow
ards in their own country. Every
conceivable epithet Of vile charae-
ter was hurled at them by the min
ions OF the crown, but the storm of de-
nunciation deferred them not. They |
backed up their declaration with |
their lives, their fortunes and their |
m ost sacret honor, and there are none
at this day but who sing their praises.
When the people Of the State, in
1894 repudiated the rottenness exist
ing in what assumed to be the Dem
ocratic party, they were ferociousiy
set upon by an Internal horde OF
Democratic minions who seemed to
have evoked and enlisted the servi-
ces OF the devil himself in framing
malevolent donunciation, vile cpl
thets and slanderous lies. This horde
actually sought, with all the power
which the combi forces Of evil
could give them, to make the world
think that the people OF North Caro-
lina-the people who made the rec
ord above given-were a set of
thugs and thieves. But the people
officially represented by the legisla-
ture, simply branded the horde as a
, set of collective calumniators and
: liars, and even at this early day the
: world knows that the brand thus put
upon them was richly merited and
: that it will be worn forever.
8 Whenever the time shall again
: come for great movement, North
: Carolina may be depended upon to
s take the lead.
THE ELECTIONS AND WHAT THEY
MEAN.
Beyond saying that the result OF
the elections held last week was a
singing rebuke to the doublefaced
!. and corrupt Democracy of the coun-
TRY, THE CAUCASIAN cannot give a
- reason why everything nearly went
Republican.
- Elections were held in fftee1
= States. In Kentucky. Maryland
-, Ohio, New Jersey, Mississippi, Mass
=, :, achusetts and Iowa the people votet
for governors and legislators. Il
- Pennsylvania, New York, Kansas
- Nebraska, Virginia, Illinois Colora
- do and Utah elections were held TO
- minor State officers and county off
: GERS sc.
Accurate official returns are not a
., hand, but in round numbers the ger
- eral result is about as follows:
~ In Kentucky Bradley, (Rep)
!; elected governor by $4,000 majority
In Maryland Lowndes, (Rep)
elected governor by Is, 900 majorit.
In Massachusetts Greenhalg'
u Rep.) is elected governor by 1000
Ga 81, majority.
: =" In Iowa Drake, (Rep.) is electe
- governor by $1,000 majority.
az In Ohio Bushnell, (Rep) is electe
n LAG governor by 100, 900 majority.
IN In New Jersey McGilI, Rep)
, elected governor by 10000 ma orit
no New York goes Republican /
Ills over 10000 majority, Pennsylvan
goes Republican by 165, 900 ma orit
U.s. Mississippi and Virginia are tt
'us only two states where the Democra
TO- made any sort Of a show. In Mis-
on issippi McLaurin, (Dem.) was ele
." ted governor by about 10000 majo
Ine ity. The election in Virginia was
d roaring farce. This can be illustr
LILO ted by the fact that in the city
80 Richmond where there are 1000 v
LII. tiers, only 1000 voted. Not one-thi
oio of the vote of the state was pole
If the full vote had come out, tn
my state too would have left the Den
the cratic column. AS it was the Den
OK Gratis lost several districts.
the
VI Among the results of these ell
'ne tions will be the retirement of De
ocraric U. S. Senators in Ohio, Ma
'a'e land and probably in Kentucky. Br
eri- will be defeated in Ohio, Gibson
was Maryland, and Republican Senat
will take their places. In Kentu<
the legislature is tie between
IS Democrats and the Republicans 6
1oes two Populists hold the balance
md, power. What may happen there
therefore uncertain.
3 at Utah will elect two Senators
and the first time, and it is probable t
they will be Republicans.
er we We cannot give any accurate
formation concerning the Popu
'rited vote. The means of communicat
.iber- Except maiD are in the hands of
Oh - old party minions and they alw
make it a point to say nothing ali
SUD- the Popullsts, unless it is to say
Populist party is dying. We s