The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-26
FaE KENTUCKY
''' CAMPAIGN.
-, TbOs. Petit, the Peoples
p,rtv Nominee for Governor,
Beglns at 0weDsboro.
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<or,Inee. of the Old Gangs--
n., love Darknes" Rather Than
49,. strong Facts Forcibly Presented
IN. AdministrAtion---Its Pur.
.o... ana Designs.
rh,na, >. Petit, the Populist
hv"' for Governor Of Kentucky,
snl'''E 1Er opening speech to a large
DSu' ~ voters at OwensborO last Sat
gOwd Ol WV
rday. ,,rifcient effort by n SUI
" man. lt shows the calibre OF
e'lo' v mo- are honored by the PeO-
DO ' narty. We present SO much OF
Y. Y, .prprh a. relates to national issues.
,.,,,v CITIZENS The Peoples
m, invention assembled on the
nj .IuIy last, formulated q plat
p.n and nominated ticket for each
~" in fh. state, to be elected in No.
',mber next.
'1 1s th,. nominee of the party for the
s.,,ngui,hrd position OF Governor, 1
4.,'t w. hare for the purpose OF represent
% ~s thq issues in the campaign. ! had
4,sd that division of time with the
Csrmo,ratic aud Republican candidates
ponld have been accorded me, so that
w. mil facts could be presented to the
"onle Of Kentucky, but the right has
denird me for reasons best known
III managers of the old parties.
%sir violated promises have been
nsda anparent to the people, and will
aOt ...
,pvtT OF PUBLIC EXPOSURE.
.rbsy love darkness rather than light,
,.ra1.e their deeds are evil"
The Peoples party is new party.
Vat in the last general election III cast
aor. yntps than were cast Tor Buch-
man when elected to the Presidency
by the Democratic party; more votes
han were east for Lincoln by the Re
mnlican party when he was elected.
,a party that has done more Tor the
nain ppople of this nation and state,
mt ol powcr, than the Democratic and
gsnubiican parties combined have ac-
,omplished in full possession of each
lspartment of the government. In the
nation it has committed the Federal
Congress To an income tax, and passed
tbrouyh the lower House of Congress:
an amendment to the Federal Consti'
mtion for the election OF United State:
senator's by a
DIRECT VOTE OF THE PEOPLE.
IN this state it placed in our organic
av provision "that all property shal
BE- taxed alike-the property of corpor
uiOns Just like the property OF lndl
dduas," and has given you the secre
omcial ballot. Its principles are broad
nuged. and would take all humanlt.
Under its sheltering wing. "Malic
Ovard none; charity to all" engrav
cd IN letters of living light upon ever
fold of its banner.
As the representative of the part
am inbued with its principles, an
would loathe myself if l did not dea
andidly with the people of my nativ
state. There is not
ONE POLITICAL SECRET
would withhold from them. A DEN
Ocrat all my life, l am to-day douDi
impressed with the purity of the teaci
mgs of Jefferson and jackson. IN
winciples, however, of true Democrat
are one thing; the practices Oh macnl.
Democracy quite another tnlnS. ID
yored in this State the ratlhcatlOn
the new Constitution--the essence
which was equal rights to all, exclusl'
privileges to none,' under the beii
that it was Jeffersonian. The machI
Democracy opposed it-and thereupe
DENIED ME- FURTHER PARTICIPATION
in their counsels. glory in my poll
ical record, which | defy any man
sssall before the people. | glory In II
party attiliation to-day.
No patriot in all this broad land n
reason to despair of his country. II
brightest era in it's history Is about
dawn. Advancing civilization una
the bonign system of our comm'
schools and other educational facl
ties is doing wonders. This IS the III
year within the century OF our II
tonal existence when the people ma
riumphed over
THE POLITICIANS AND THE MON
POWER.
In their might they have forced I
financial question to the front ana
mand speedy decision in their 1aV
The tariff and force bills are thlngs
the past. These receptions must 81
place To this living, vital issue u
precedes all other reforms, and whl
affects the we'll being OF every cltiZ
THE RICHEST AS WELL As THE PooRE
But we are gravely told that mor
lsa science, and that the plain peO
don't know anything about IL. IL
forget that merchandising Is sclen
that farming is science; and {
trading of all kind is a science,
that all these things are lntimat
connected with money, which Is
the medium of exchange and IS re
lated by the same inexorable rule
supply and demand.
The United States Treasury ReI
OF 1894 shows actual cash In the ohl
states to be:
uold uold,................. ,oes
SIlVer .................. '....'''' o,a'0S 49,
Per.,,.,........... .......'..''.'' 1A-'o0'
Total 81 ,62 ,35S
The wheat crop in the United 81
IN the same year was 4oo,VVl
bushels, which was sold at an aver
Of htty cents per bushel.
Suppose for some reason Dut
half of this crop of wheat had been
duced, what would have been the p
teal result? The farmer, or the hol
of that wheat, would have receive
per bushel, or
DOUBLE WHAT HE DID RECEIVE
The reason is apparent-the seal
or contraction) of the wheat
Who are the beneficiaries of this
traction? The holders of wheat
course.
Now let us apply the same reaso
10 money: Deduct $61l ,OOO,OOO
money from the circulation OF