The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-04-11

onists, and il never went.into ihs
enate
The Baltimore concern sells goods
% North Carolina merchants, aud
las lost right much money. perhaps.
" b.iIg left out of the preferred
reditcrs' list whenever these mer-
;hants failed. They wanted a law that
would give every creditor at least al
.4na' share Of what any merchant
mad IL hand at any time he might |
make an assignment. They were the
parties most Interested. THY had
their paid sttorneys here to look
after this thing. These attorneys
were Democrats. They saw the bill
killed IN the House. 1t may be that
some of the fees they wanted to make
wire to be withheld if the bill did
not become a law.
These are some facts IN the case,
More will probabl y come, and when
they do they will make a splendid
illustration Of the methods to which
concerns" and trusts will resort to
carry out their designs and purposes.
Just think a little now. Who was
most interested in this bill that was
killed by the people9 Who most
wanted it to become a law Who YVES
to be most benefited by it9 just
keep up your thinking and see to
what conclusion it will lead you.
Gov. Carr is taking steps to pre-
vent the fraudulent bill from being
published in the laws. His action
may possibly lead to some discoveries
which will be interesting. If every
thing that is now known could be
openly proven, times would be very
warm for some persons.
A "SOUTHERN" MAN FOR PRESIDENT !
Last week the Washington Post
made an apparently serious suggest
ion that the Democratic party nomi-
nate "Southern man" for Presi-
dent in 1896. clam a-Democrat''
D. b. Hill seconded the motion by
telegraph; and, according to the
Post, there is right much discussion
about the matter. The CAUCAsIAN
has appreciated the Post as a paper
of both dignity and very refined
humor, even if its politics are some
what fugac'ous and elusive. We
now admire it as a broad Drained
business paper. AS manager of a
"Jno. Wanamaker" store it would
evidently be stupendously multi
tudinous success. We fear the South
ern circulation of the Post is on the
wane.
The proposition, however, may
have the effect Of creating a little
| hutter in the South. A man who ha:
"been a candidate for president
can hardly feel as small as a tel
acre lot, and for a fact there may b,
some old dodgers who would like t.
experience a feeling of that size.
But the time at, and conditions
under which this proposition is tor1
forces us to smile little smile. The
"Solid South" has been the back
bone of the Democratic party FOL
thirty years. 1t has gone to thu
polls time and time again and sen
up solid Democ attic presidential
electoral votes. 1t has never had {
word to say as to who the candidate!
for nomination should be. It ha
had almost as little to say about wht
should be the nominated candidate
When the Northern Democrat
pointed out man who could prob
ably carry moo Yawk," that set
tied the business regardless of man
morals, mischief or anything else
The ''Solid South" fell in line.
Does any member of the present gen
GRAFTON recall a Democratic eandi
date for President who was not from
moo Yawkw If he CHANGED to bt
a Union soldier. it was all right. H
was Democrat. If the opposition
candidate happened to be a Unior
soldier, he was vil'ainous vampir.
on the face of the earth-and every
thing else of disreputable character
that language could paint. Truly
Of all gullible and gander-headeC
gumps that ever infested the globe
the Southern Democrats have beer
most so. They've swallowed every
thing and anything, not knowing OF
caring what 1t was, provided it wa:
called democrat" The Northern
crowd knew they could depend upor
the "Solid South to do this every
time. They have regarded the
Southern Democracy just as the
State Republicans have regarded
the negro. Both knew that wher
the command was given the line.
would be drawn up, whether there
was any sense, honesty or decency
in the order or not.
1t must have been a dispensatlo1
of Divine Providence to let the ele
ment supported by the "Solid South
come into control of the government
Nothing else, it seemed, could eve
convince the South of the egregiou
assininity of which it was guilty. !
it is not convinced now, it is prett,