The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-07-25

t~o cid Paytiss-Thsss woald be NO
Hard 1tnss'' II vs had IN Honest Gov
srnnsna Sc
In the last six months Ihave trav-
eled through almost every section
Of the United States, and have been
thrown with many Of the leading
politicians and business men. The
crisis in which We are now passing
naturally attracts conversation and
easily turns the drift Of it towards
politics, for it is the common idea
that recent legislation is to blame
for the present state OF things
There has never been . time since l
cast my first ballot when there was
50 much confusion IN the political
world.
If you ask q man now if he is a
Democrat he begins to tell you at
once what kind of Democrat he is.
If you ask q man if he is q Republi-
can he answers by defining his posi-
ton. A few years ago we had a
solid south and . Democrat was a
Democrat, and the voters of the
United States walked up to the bal
lot box, and, with very few excep-
tons, cast q Democratic, or Republi-
can ballot-a straight ticket with
out scratching; but great questions
have arisen which have torn party
lines to. flinders. .. -.
For the past twenty years the
rank and file of citizens have given
very little attention to politics. Our
rapidly developing country, the va
rious commercial and agricultural in
terests, have commanded their at
tention, every man has been busy
with his own affairs-watching his
opportunities in the business. world.
We have literally turned the govern
mental machine over to the politi-
clans, and for years the professional
politicians and tricksters have ma
nipulated things to suit themselves,
and all they had to do was to write
out their platform and write Demo-
cratic or Republican above it, crack
the party whip, and the people fell
in line. AS long as the old govern
mental COW gives milk enoug h for
the family nobody cared how many
| calves sucked, but when there was
not milk enough to 60 in the coffee
the question was raised. The peo-
pie have attended to their own per-
sonal business and have turned gov
ernmental affairs over to pot politi-
clans and tricksters and they have
managed things their own way un-
til the government of the United
States Is literally in the hands of a
set of political tricksters, Office steal
ers and government robbers.
The only question the average
politician of to-day asks is: '..Wha1
plank and what man will capture
the most votes7" The vote hunter
has made appropriations whereve,
, he could capture vote, and every
: fellow who got scared at the sigh
, of a soldier OF a gun during the wal
or who had bad cold or stumpe(
his toe, has got his pension ant
, gone to town to white white pine
while a few of the honest soldiers ar
supporting nearly a million of Uncl
Sans loafers and white pine whit
tiers. The question now is how t.
. get a public pap to suck. When tn
!. Democratic calves are sucking tn
Republican calves stand around tn
lot and bawl. When tho nationa
: election opens the gates and turn
. out the Democratic calves every lit
tie Republican calf rushes in, grab
!, q tit, shakes his little tail and goe
= to sucking. s-r.., ...sr ,rt
The people looking on the depict
a ed treasury, gazing on their prop
: erty reduced to, one-half. its value
putting their grain and stock upo
< the market at. half price, pourin
- their hard-earned money into tn
- depleted treasury of the Unite
= States, in heavy taxes, are begir
- ming to look square in the face tn
question of the absolute. bankruptc
of the United States unless SOM
thing is done. They have waite
= four years on q wrangling congress
- cross lifting with each other and tt
% president, and bringing no relic
, They have stuck to old party lint
:, till hope has died within. their b
- som, and now almost every though
~ full citizen in the United States" b,
~ got his ears backed and is prepar,
= to kick the filing out of any, fello
- that cracks q party whip over him
Id The old party lines are fading o
r and the country is organizing on Il
brains and common sense of Il
in common people; organizing on
B. basis to secure speedy legislation
re- the questions that most need imm
be date attention. l looked upon Il
r. as the most fortunate thing tn
ar could happen to our great commo
in wealth. This is a Republican &c
be eminent. We need an intellige
of citizenship. To have this we mi
o. have first q free press, with brai
and craftsmanship at the head, I
en- bought and bribed and dominat
MS by a party Lash, but governed
er. patriotism, intelligence and sense
ho right, instructing the people homes
of and impartially. on the great g,
nd ernmental questions of the day. ]
re- common people are beginning
,ut think more than ever on COVE
nd ment questions; they are beginni
st to doubt, investigate and exami
de- and the time is coming and oul
18th quickly to come, when the masses
al the people will cease to be dri'
yer into line by party lash welded
in, corrupt, selfish and designing pol
clans.
IL ; - . "a 80: 81.
the If I should make cartoon Of
ing government of the United State
the would picture Uncle Sam stand
the with his hands thrown up sayi
be- Anything you want, .gentlena
The to the liquor king with his gun ]
lost sented on the right, and the mo
wills king with his gun presented on