The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-02-14


tn. National Democratic party. He
was brought into political beng by
that party. He is doing the work
that was mapped out by the leaders
Of that party. He has been three
times nominated for the Presidency
by that party. He was nominated
by that party each time because
it was known, that he would be the
tool and thing Of the gold sharks.
That party is responsible for Mr..
Cleveland and his crlmes. Let IT be
held to it's responsibility.
TIE LEGISLATURE.
1t is conceded by the enemies OF.
Cooperation themselves, That this
legislature mas an opportunity TO
make itself immortal. We want to
point ont again what some of this
General Assembly's opportunities are:
The debtor class in this State have
their necks under the iron heel Of an
eight per cent interest law. They
have been suffering under this law
for years. Their sufferings are be
coming more and more intense, and
their position more and more
abject and pitlable, as this
law, slowly but surely. eats
away their substance. This law
was fixed upon the people and has
been continued upon them, in spite
Of pleas and protestatlons and pray
ers, by the Democratic party. This
legislature has an opportunity to
take away lhe burdens imposed by
this law, and give to suffering debt
ors the inspiration Of hope. Will it
suffer It's opportunity to pass? May
a merciful God forbid.
The election law of this State
was devised to disfranchise large
numbers of free citizens in
this State; and, for years and
years, it has done just what it was
enacted to do. 1t has done more
than it was enacted to do. 1t has
not only disfranchised large mum.
bers of citizens, but it has debaucheC
the public conscience to an arlarm
ing extent. Men who stood as fail
before the world as any man or
earth, through winking at the Oper
atoms of this Democratic engine O.
disfranchisement and wrong cajleC
an election law, have become Sc
deadened to the appeals of right anC
justice, that they not only wink a
the wrong, but come boldly out, anC
try to justify its fearful evil effects
This Legislature has an Opportunit.
to repeal this election law, and enac
an election statute that shall be re
ligiously fair to all citizens and t.
every citizen-fair to all parties ant
to every party. Will it let this OPP
portunity go by7 We hope not-mos
profoundly do we hope not,
) The system of county government
is as mean piece of political ma
chinery as even was devised sine,
history began her records.
was invented to keep the Dem
ocrats in power. 1t has KEEP
them in power for twenty years. |
has put the financial affairs of ever,
county into the hands of an irrespon
sible oligarcby: and these have ha'
their own way in disregard of al
right and decency. This legislator
, has an opportunity to repeal thu
wretched system; and put in Its plac
another system which shall restor
the interests and actions of ali lOca
government to the hands Of the pee
pie themselves. Will it SUITE
the opportunity to do this t
pass We shall see. We shall see
The Common School law of thi
State has been very defective fror
the first; and the schools themselves
have been miserably inetfi Gent. Thi
legislature has an opportunity t
give to every child of school age il
North Carolina the privileges an
benefits of four months school eacl
year. Will the legislature let tn
session go by without giving thes
blessings to the children of tn
State2 We hope Motive hope not
These are some of the opportuni
ties given to the les, islature of 1895
If it should embrace these opportu
mites, and do these thiags, it will b
entitled to live forever in the CRATE
full memories of all good men. Ma
God grant the Legislature grace to d
all these things, and to do them un
selfshly and well!
VERY HONORABLE ACTION.
, We are informed, upon what we re
: gard as good authority, that Messrs
Payne and Carlyle, to whom certifi
Gates of election were awarded il
, Robson county, and whose rights t
, sit in this General Assembly hav
l been contested, went last night be
: fore the House Committee on Priv
/ leges and elections and surrendere,
, their seats to the contestants with
out q trial In the HnnSa