The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-12-05
AS The SMOKE
CLEARS AWAY.
The Struggle Of 90 Has Com
mencsd Suggestions Concern
ing Our Next National
Convention.
THE TIME AND PLACE.
oroa. Letter which VIII Sc Read with
Int~re.i Al U"n"r - Th"ra,. .. n~s-
s"n. Author Of the tIr~t r"pnii., Flat


.on. Au,hor Of the FIr~t r.pnii., FLAT
form.
Congressman Jno Davis
The local and state elections are
over, and as the smoke clears away,
il Is seen that the Popuiist vote has |
greatly increased. Tue outlook when
calmly considered, it Is exceedingly |
encouraging.
Next comes the struggle of 1896.
The campaign has already com
menced. Through the winter aud
early spring it will be campaign |
of education. Then We must have
an early National Convention, and
place at the head Of our forces the
standard bearers for the summers
work and fall elections. But il must
not cut short our campaign of educa-
ton 10y being two early Some have
suggested February 22, as being the
proper date. This is a good day. but
rather early for our "shirt sleeves
party" and men without overcoats.
There is better date and as good
day. 1t is April Is,
THE BIRTHDAY OF THOMAS JEFFER-
son,
who wrote the first Popnlist plat
form on this continent. That plat
70, IN is very familiar and very dear
to every patriot, and runs IN part as
follows:
"We hold these truths to be self
evident That all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their
Creator, with certain inal!enable
rights; that among these are life. lib
erty and the pursuit Of happiness,
that to secure these rights govern
ments are instituted, deriving their
Just powers from the consent of the
governed" etc.
Mr.. jefferson was true silver
man. de
ARGUED WITH THE GREAT WASHING
in advocating the unlimited coin
age aud use of both gold and silver,
without consultation with foreign
nations.
On the money, ba"k and bond
questions Mr.. jefferson was explicit
and positive, as great Populist
leader. He said.
Bank paper must he Suppressed
and the circulation restored to the
people to whom it belongs"
t THE power to issue money should
: be taken from the banks and re
stored to Congress and the people,"
II sincerely believe that banking
!, establishments are more dangcrou
than standing armies"
q Il am not among those who fea
$ the people. They, and not the rich
r are our dependence for continues
y freedom. And I, preserve their in
dependence we must not let ON
n rulers load US with perpetual debt.
$. Put down the banks a, d if thi
= country could not be carried thrOug
= the longest war with her most pow
/, erful enemy without ever KNOWN
= the want of a dollar. without dc
lie pendence on the tranorOus class O
"a her citizens, without bearing har
'e on the resources of the people {
le loading the public with an indcfinit
~ burden of debt. know not
!. ing of my CONTROVERSIES Jeffe
sons Works.
m On the land, labor, and tax que
of tons, Mr. Jefferson
to WAS A TRUE POPULIsT
ne and expressed himself in letter
- Mr.. Madison as follows:
AL Another means OF lcsseniLg {
f. ineq uality of property is to exec
or all from taxation below a certa
We point, and to tax higher portions
TO property ia geometrical prOgressi
MS as they rise. Wherever there are
l ha any country uncultivated land a
nd unemployed poor, it is clear that
nd laws of property have been so
ct. extended as to violate natural rig
on, The earth is
we GIVEN AS COMMON STOCK
ry- for man to labor on; if for the
ich enlargement of industry, we all
xn, it to be appropriated, we must Il
un- care that other employment be flu
ry- ished to those excluded from the
de- preparation. If we do not, the I
damental right to labor on the ca
y returns to the unemployed L
too soon yet in our country to s
that every man who cannot find
ployment, but who can find uncr
,ro- waited land, shall be at liberty
, in cultivate it, paying a moderate r
ION but it is not too soon to provide
tro. every possible means that as few
s;on possible shall be without a little
am ton of land. The small landh
70. ers are the most precious part {
at;. state. See letter to Madison, o
am Der %, 177S.
tho+ These noble sentiments prove
tend Jefferson to have been true ID.
100 crat as we'll as a true Popu!ist
the how different from
ould THE PRESENT CLEVELAND vARl
y, The present variety of states
~ ship in both the old parties is
= ;. declaring Mr.. Jefferson's doct
aIra. Unconstitutional"
But there was q second noted
ulist who was greatly pleased
h.. Mr.. jefferson, and. with his l
&c n list platform of huhan equalit
~ % refer to that great and glorious
~ .te ulist, Abraham Lincoln, who
tired of uttering his approval o
jefferson and his sentiment
I'm is 1912 mr. nnon 80 .S.. u.u.
{ con- Inc asso ''oa no. -
oh an crea!eu s4 ~". -,
Sena- use III 1n.o:s III 10 -.
,ently Gre4e Dt' ~" ~. - e. ~ -. hr
d with the Declala'lT u. ~. ~. t Let
, ;. H. a. be--as thank God it j. now pl
III, itself-a stumbling block to al
who in after time might seek
free people back into
THE HATEFUL PATHS OF DEsP
They know the proneness Of
'sed perity to breed tyrants and
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