The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-08

ming in . Democrat; that be sent
Mr.. Shook IN '4agreement which
looked to bribing him 70 become IN
independent candidate. and that Mr..
Shook sent him word that he would
not do it for one thousand dollara
Hoop ID! Hurrah for . "harmony
Democrat This makes the ninth
variety Of Democrats discovered in
this State. Let him write. Let
him ''cuss" out principle and vhoop
her up for harmony. Let him keep
up this little racket until the next
election; then let him Ego into his
hole and pull the hole in after him."
MISSISSIPPI POPULIsrs.
See in another column our special
letter from Jackson, Miss., giving an
account of the Populist State con-
vention. They have picked up the
gauntlet thrown down by the gold
bugs aud adopted ringing platform
on the financial question. They have
also nominated q splendid ticket that
stands square on the platform.
Even the gold bug press dispatches
admit that it was q large convention
and that the Populists are very
numerous down there. We make
the following extract from the dis
patches of July 31st:
JACKSON, MISS, July 3l.-ackson is
full of POpulists, who have taken pos
session of Representatives Hall, the
lobby of the Capitol, and the cheap
boarding houses. The object of the
meeting is to nominate a Governor
and State officers, which some of them
have hopes of electiDg. As far as num-
bers are concerned, the convention is
| first-class, but that is about all that can
be said in its favor.
Three fourths of the members are
men who were never out of their cOun.
ties before, and to whom the muie-cars
electric-lights, and water-wOrks OF
Jackson are sights worth gazing upon
The moving spirit in this gathering
is Captain Frank Burkitt, of OkOlOna
editor of the Peoples Messenger, and
for many years painful thorn in the
side of the Mississippi Democracy
Capt. Burkitt will probably be nOmi.
mated for Governor. The POpulists in
Missippi are quite numerous but other
wise not noteworthy"
The above is q lame and con
temptible effort to ridicule the Popu
lists of that State, yet it let's GU
two important truths. 1st-Th'
Populists are very numerous. 2nd-
That they have nominated a maj
who has for a number of years
while in the Democratic party beel
"a painful thorn in the side of tn
Democratic machine" He has al
ways stood up for Jeffersonian Dem
ocracy and equal rights to all ant
special privileges to none, and thi
did not suit the machine in Miss
issippi any more than it did in Mort
Carolina when the Alliance was try
ing to bring the party to homes
principles.
AN HONEST CONFESSION &C.
Mr.. Harrity, the chairman of tn
National Democratic committee say
that the two old parties are no,
together as to principles, and tina
the next fight will be to see who ca
get the Offices. He thinks the Dem
ocratic Office seekers have some hope
The Charlotte Observer referrin
to the outlook and Mr.. Harrity'
opinion says:
Looking at the matter calmly, it
indeed impossible to see wherein tn
Republicans will have the slightes
advantage of position in the mex
campaign. The declarations of tn
two parties on the currency question
will be practically the same, as the
were in in 1892, and the country is no
going to be tolerant of a renewed agi
tation of the tariff. Tue Democrat
will treat it as settled for the presen
and the Republicans will be the loser
in any effort to reopen it. Where
then, are they to find the issue upo
which they are to beat the Democrat.
What pretty kettle of fish. Her
are two leading Democrats claimin
that the Republicans can not bea
them next time because the Demo
cratic party has gotten on the Re
publican platform. And yet thes
kind of men have the cheek
masquerade under the name Demo
crat. If Jefferson and Jackson wei
living they would denounce ther
} and the party which they lead.
But we wish to thank them fo
making such an honest confession
No Intelligent man who is honestl
for free silver and for the restors
ton of our government on the prir
ciples of Jefferson and jackson lee
longer to be deceived about tt
position and intent of the leaders {
the Democratic party, They hay
fsold out the party to the gold bus
and gotten on the same platforl
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