The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-07-04


to law. He says, further, that there
will be silver party in some States
but does not think there is any
necessity for it in North Carolina,
as the accessions to the Populist
party as it stands will be sufficient.
The Kentucky Convention.
Cor of the Progressive Farmer
The late Democratic convention
in Kentucky shows either the
shameless ignorance and debauch-
cry of her people, or else it shows
the still more shameless contempt in
which they are held by Cleveland,
Carlisle & Co. After the straddling
platform Of the Chicago convention
Of 1892 has been advertised for three
years and has become the laughing
stock of the whole world, the Ken
lucky people have deliberately per-
petrated the most Infamous straddle
this country has ever seen. Rightly
do the goldbug organs Of Kentucky
call this convention a victory for
gold. The gold monopoly gains by
every compromise and pretended
compromise of truth and honesty.
What makes the situation saddest
is the reasonable refe ction that this
same Kentucky straddle can be
worked successfully in the following
Southern States: Virginia, Mary
land, West Virginia., Georgia, Ten
nessee, Alabama, Louisiana and in
any Southern State with a city large
enough to cover the manipulations
of Wall street, under the guise of To-
cal business and political interest.
The country populations in all the
States in which there are large cities
are far behind the people of North
Carolina in intelligence. Their ig-
norance has been intensified by the
proximity to these cities and con-
fusion Of moral principles incident
upon all great struggles for wealth.
The larger the city and greater the
business interest the greater and the
more COMPOUNDED becomes the con-
fusion in regard to all moral primer
Piles, and all distinctions of right.
The financial question is strictly
a moral ques ion in the last analysis,
as all questions of the greatest good
to the greatest number. The men
who are greediest for gain are the
blindest in their efforts to general.
ize for the public welfare. The av-
erage business man in the cities, es-
pecially in the large cities, thinks
little Of any public question except
as it effects him individually. There.
fore the money hunter is the blind.
est leader of the blind in all matters
Of statescraft and government. He
plays for what's in sight and he car
see nothing by faith. A hog is 9
good rooter but the best rooter can
!, not see quarter of mile ahead
. The more diligent rooter he is the
shorter sighted. Away with a gov
eminent of money hunters aid shor
sighted dollar rooters.
Preposterous is the idea that thes'
men can govern US except TO-
, their own benefit. Blind leaders o
the blind in their mad rush for gain
they have already destroyed til
government of the fathers and facili
tated the second conquest an
slavery of Great Britain more de
grading than the first. II the peopl
expect to overthrow the money powe
f they must overthrow the leadershi
r of the men who dwell in the grea
e cities. The large cities are the he
beds Of all schemes Of plumber. The
J are the cancers upon the body politi
> and their rottenness has permeate
! the life blood of the nation. N
e great city was ever fit for self-go,
: eminent. All dead government
: have been wrecked by the gres d {
b, their great cities from Nineveh I
e Babylon, from Babylon to Carthag'
n from Carthage to Rome, and fro
e Rome to Venice. Our governme1
! has already been put on the road
# ruin by New York, Philadelphi
re Boston, Chicago and other gres
l. cities. These cities have accon
e plished their mischief to our govern
'e ment by means of their control (
Is the machinery of political partis
- They have have written the pla
70 forms of both old political parti
is for the last thirty years. They ha,
is doubtless paid the expenses of a m
t. jority of their delegates in conve
Of tons assembled. They have in II
D. main dictated their principal non
. nees. They have by their organic
- ton and accumulation of veal
# forestalled the action of Congre
by the money bought declarations
m their great conventions. They ha
1e used their immense power Ii
er Napoleon used to use his artillery
n, directing II all upon one point. Tn
Id are pretty firmly fixed in the saddl
D. no matter which party controls. TIL
ls have coiled their railroad and te
Oh graph systems like serpents amo
n, n. the people. They are the monarc
~ of our empire. = w. =. PEELE.
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