The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-21
MR.. WINGATE
HITS THEM HARD.
The Maudlin Mutterings and Alb
surd Contradictions CT the Old
Party Press illustrated.
COMMON SENSE IGNORED.

COMMON SENSE IGNORED.
But The Right Thing Talked
About In Connection with the People.
Prosperity-Frsntic Efforts to Keep the
People In Ignorance-spread Of the Peo-
PIES Party
CHARLOTTE, Nov. lS.-This years
harvest having so far turned out "A
plentiful one has given the orthodox
old party organs chance To show just
how little they know or how little
they care about the actual prosperity of
our people. Now, no one will con
cede quicker than I, the fact that an
increase IN crops lis very good thing
and much to be desired: but | fail to
see how the colossal questions Of f.
nance and taxation become any the less
important because a harvest has been
good. The ola party papers, for the
last few months especially, have been
trying to create an impression that
these questions are practically settled
by this generosity OF Mother Earth.
They have commented sarcasticaIly
upon Populists and other friends of
silver aud have pointed to cent cotton
and an immense corn crop as evidences
Of general prosperity. Anyone eX-
pressing an opinion favOring radical
legislation is "A "calamity bowler" and
"A fool on general principles. They
have argued that hard times and gem
eral business depression have been
the natural sequel of failure 81 the
crops; and the theories of 'overpro-
duction" and "supply and demand
have been trOtted Out SO often, that
they are little the worse for wear
1t may be of service to view this mat
ter in the light Of common sense, and
| inform ourselves as. to whether these
| differences are warranted by the facts
The growth of the Peoples party
| has been so marked Of late that IL ha!
compelled recognition from the bit
terest OPPONENTS; and its principles
being directly opposed to those OF tilt
old parties, it has encountered the mos
rabid antagOnism. Every means, hon
| orable and otherwise VERY often other
wise, as the record of the party in thi
State will show have been brought t
bear to neutralize the phenomena
spread of it's ideas. The papers befOr
referred to, are interested i'll the defea
of POpulism. and they gladly aval
themselves of the slightest preteXt u
damage its cause. If they honestl,
think that an abundant harvest Is SUI
fcient relief for the country, they d.
not support their opinion by argu
ment: they state their opinion as
fact without proving it to be one. On
possessed of common sense Will nm
no difficulty in proving that the pres
ent state of affairs must be reinedle
by other means than good crops. Fer
haps wise and just legislation may b
Indicated.
Cleveland in August '93, when send
ing his message to the eXtraOrdlnar
session of Congress called for the pur
pose of considering the financial ques
ton, said in that document:
"Our unfortunate financial pligf
is not the result of untOWard events
=. nor of conditions related to our nat
uraI resources: nor is it traceable |
any of the Affections which frequentl
check national growth and prOsperIt!
, With pieuteOus crops, with abundar
promise of remunerative productiO
, and manufacture, with unusual INV
tation to safe investment, and Wit
, satisfactory assurance to business Ell
terprise, suddenly financial distrus
: and fear have sprung up on ever
side"
: If a good harvest and "plenteot
: crops" make times good, why WereI
: times good in '93 when the eXtr
D session of Congress was called as r.
{ lated above? The Presidents messas
{ furt her states that Congressional leg
islation OH financial subjects was, !
r his OpiniOn, responsible tor the trOt
4 BILE.
So it goes. The question of tlnant
= was the trouble then and clear heaue
= thinkers are of the same opinion VIII
n the conditions of to day. The campal
n of the Peoples party is campais
4 of education, ard of the three gre
t parties in the political arena OF TO- ga
: it is the first to adopt methods Whi'
S appeaI to the reason aud Intellect
y It's converts. Its principles as la
! down in the Omaha platform
J. founded upon justice aud CONNIE
IS sense. 1t knows what it wants al
IL asks for it. 1t does not, in terms or al
e biguity, word it's platform so That
20 two can interpret it in the same ma
5 mer, and in almost in every partlcul
d is Numerically opposed to the pla
ts forms of it's two largest enemies.
n The old parties are striving mig
he and main to conceal the real Issues
s. stake in the coming campaign al
lie every Populist should be on his guar
E. One time it is poor crops; another, {
e, tariff and everything else but I
lie money question, which is by all Oh
Us the paramount question OF the II
e. ment, the hour, the day, the year, a
y. in fact the age. On this question t
IS masses are ignorant, and ignorant tn
ne will remain if it is possible for old pai
as bosses to keep them so.
TN One swallow doesn't make a su
ne mer, and the good harvest of one "
Is, may be followed by poor one
next: and nature is no more respon
BILE for the pauperism, poverty a
X crime of this country because croI
nv a failure than am. The good harve
;s' theory is an endorsement OF the NJ
be thusian theory which was knocked
on smithereens years ago, and good II
III ulist will not have anything to
st. with either one.
cd JNO G.. WINGAT
ne .
t;o Cr.rr ne OuIO CRY OF TOLEDO.