The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-29
NON. ". Il. kiTc.

II Has broken the Re cord 1T lsy M,
Hon. w. H. Kitcbin hit. the mai
square on the head in the following:
One would think after reading the
Democratic history Of the last legis.
lature, if he had any faith in news.
papers and politicians, that the leg.
islature was composed of pilferers,
plunderers, iobbers, thieves. buz.
yards, polecats, minks and hyenas
BEST LEGISLATURE IN 20 YEARS.
But fortunately for North Caro-
lima and the truth of history in this
case, not one honest, we'll informed
man out of hundred believes one
word published in a partisan sheet,
or written or spoken by q partisan.
The last Legislature did some foolish
things. 1t made some blur ders and
mistakes. 1t did some good things.
But its real work pertaining to the
good OF the State, is more than equal
to that of any Legislature since 1873.
DEMOCRATS sMOTHERED THEIR BLUM
DERS.
The difference between the lekis
lature and its predecessors is this:
Former legislatures composed of
Democrats did not have Democratic
critics to watch, and Democratic pa
pers to publish, and Democratic liars
to report to Democratic papers. But,
on the contrary, all blunders, mis-
takes and wrongs, and they we're
many, and always will be in legisla-
tive bodies, were condoned, covered
up and kept from the public.
THEY MAGNIFIED THE MISTAKES OF
THE LAST LEGISLATURE.
But in the case of the last legisla-
ture, all the Democratic ho;,-nob-
bers, conductors, so-called leaders,
officials, newspapers-yes, all the
defeated, disgruntled, disappointed
Democrats, and all the Democratic
foxes, minks, buzzards, ghouls and
hyenas where set on the last legisla-
ture like so many blood hounds to
destroy the party or parties in con-
troll, and to make it and all it's do
ings odious. No such efforts since
the foundation of tho Colonial gov
ernment in this State was ever made
to annihilate a body of men politi-
cally and socially. as were made by
the Democratic leaders, speakers,
papers and Democracy in general,
against the recent Legislature;
BUT 1T HAS FIZZLED OUT
and the lofty, soaring eagle has left
his political heavens and come down
into the mud and mire, and all their
Herculean efforts at siandering, ly
ing and defaming have come te
naught, and the same resisting OBJ.
stacles stand in front of the Demo.
cratic party. Their fight in the fu.
ture is an uphill fight. Their am.
munltion is exhausted and most OF
their big guns have been spiked o,
surrendered to the enemy.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY UNDER A CLOUD
The party is under a cloud. They
confess that they have deceived the
people and have been deceived them
selves. They know and confess tha
the near future is ali darkness anC
blackness to and for them, unles.
some Moses should come forth t.
lead them out Of the wilderness, anl
yet they are SO constituted that they
cannot, or will not learn by experl
ence. They are as plucky as balt
eagle, bold as a lion, lndiscreet a.
an ostrich, and as devoid of politica
wisdom and political tact and skill
as ground hog is of Christianity.
IT IS WANTING IN SENSE AND PATRI
OTISM.
If all parties and all men wer'
tomorrow, to voluntarily surrende
to the government with its depart
ments including the army, navy an,
both houses of congress into thei
keeping, with full power to max
all laws and repeal all laws and d.
their will, they could not manage it
They have neither patriotism. state
craft or common sense sufficient
They would open negotiations a
once with goldbugs of America an,
Europe and sell out within ninet
days. or they would surrender t
Johu Sherman & Co. In fact, the
have already done both. This is tn
opinion, so far as it can be learned
of the leaders of the party.
KENTUCKY POPUlISTS.
They Have = Platform That all RefOrl
Forces Can Unite on-We Can Win ON
in 1896.