The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-04-04
Letters from the People
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legislation, and put in possession oil all
three OF the departments Of govern
ment. 80 far a. tariff reform was con-
cerned il could not do much. Inc
revenues Of the government were
merely sufficient In meet the demands
upon IL. 10 could have equaliLed tarin
duties and given us free sugar but mat
was about all that il could have done.
When n move was made ia that direc-
ton il surrendered to the sugar trust
and added to the burdens Of tn" people
under the idea that the government
must have revenue out Of sugar.
The Democratic party has always
been opposed To national banks. l ntIl
"A few years ago the platform OF the
party contained a provision denOuncIng
the national banking act as "uncon-
stitutional" and undemOcratic. This
provision was eliminated To suit the
Insidious and undrmOcratic element OF
the party frbn the eastern and northern
states. 1t was admitted by the leaders
that the financial ~ stem of the govern
ment under the present laws was a
failure and oppressive, and relief was
promised from that iniqnity.
The demonstration Of silver by the
Republican party has been denounced
in every Democratic platform since
that cruel sin against the money of the
people was perpetrated, and We all ex-
pected to see silver restored a. a money
and given its place with gold. The
Republican party gave to IT lame
recognition III enacting the sherman
law. IL was ashamed of the sin of
which it was guilty in destroying the
money Of the people. The Democrats
denounced it as u fraud and a make
shift, and agreed to do better. what
did its representatives do! They re-
pealed this law giving to silver the
slight recognition referred to without
substitute. Is that all? No, Congress,
seeing that it had committed "A sin
against the people, passed an act to
coin the surplus silver bullion in the
treasury, amounting to fifty five mil
lion dollars-silver that was doing no
service in any way whatever, and the
executive, under the pretense that it
would injure the credit of the country,
vetoed the act, and by that performance
gave to silver the finishing death
touch.
All OF these acts were undemocratic-
the omissions were undemocratic.
The people expected actiOn-they ex-
the financial shackles that they have
been wearing for 50 long; but they are
disappointed. SO long as the govern
ment is under the influence of the
northern and northwestern sections
the present condition of affairs will
continue, be it Republican or Demo-
cratic.
The partisan papers are trying TO
a. nf 4 hn Ia.
these great sins of the present admin
Istration by referring to the legislature
that has just adj Ourned--calling it the
douglass legislature, etc. 1t acted fool
lshly ON the occasion referred to. The
members did not think about what they
were doing. In fact, it does not amount
10 much anyway. 1t is only used to
ouiId up prejudice-tO run a campaign
upon. They hope 10 draw the color
line. '''''
POSSIBLY, II the last Congress on the
next day after il convened i'm the
memorable extra session had adjourned
ouC OF respect to the memory of some
sood OLD negro and had never again
convened, the country would have
Deeh better OFF. The people can't he
,ooied any more by drawing the color
line. ''
Let's stop running campaigns in
North Carolina by abusing the negro.
we have no advocates of social equality
with the darkey. There is not q cart,
load OF white men in the State that
would tolerate such an idea a moment
anu the negroes don't want it. All
parties want their votes i'm n pincb
Now, let the poor negro alone,
FUSS is made about the cost to the
state of furnishing Codes to the newly
created magistrates. They saw il viii
cost The state thousands of dollars
NOW, this is not SO. The State has none
Oh hand to furnish, and it is out of
print ''' VI
see complaint is made became Sem
ator Mewborne's daughter had some
KIND OF u clerkship. There is nothing ;
unusual In that. A Democratic sena7 ;
or from this county had his son an
pointed one of the pages i'm the senate.
Jnited states Senator Ransom had his
'on as secretary, and Senator Vance
likewise. Who has ever censured these
great men because their sons were
'o'ding appointments under them? '
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