The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-14

Of Beef, Belly and Brass in the white
house and his crowd . slap IN the
face, and chose their own method OF
doing it.
When the majority of people in
such heretofore strong Democratic
States as Maryland and Kentucky
vote the Republicans in by over
majorities, it shows that
they are desperately anxious TO have
a change, and they would not have
this anxiety if they were not
thoroughly disguised with the crowd
they had previously put in Office.
We believe this is the secret Of
the whole thing. The people are
getting tired OF Briceism, German
ism, Carlisleism, Clevelandism and
all other "cussed" Democratic
..isms" and took the first chance
they had to show it; and the fact
that they voted for something like
Shermanism is the strongest eyidep ce
that they wanted to show their dis
gust for Democracy mighty bad.
TIE best and most encouraging
feature of the whole business is tha,
the voters, especially in the South
ern States have become thoroughly
independent and don't care cen,
about what the Democratic papers
and leaders say about them. This is q
grand step forward. The next steE
will be study of the issues before
the people, and when the voters dc
this, the principles of the Peoples
party will win just as sure as the
sun shines.
THE MEANING OF LAST WEEKS ELEC
TIONs.
The result of last weeks elections
is surprise only to those who per
sist in being blind.
The Democratic party came int
power nearly three years ago. l
was pledged to curb monopolies
abolish trusts and to undo the Grim
of 1873, and "restore the dollar Q
our daddies." On these pledges tn
people by large majority put tn
Democratic party in power.
1t has not kept a single one of thes
pledges. 1t has done even wors
than the Republican party. 1t hs
trampled upon the constitution an
betrayed the people in every respect
In serving trusts, monopolies an
the money power, it has out-Hero'
ed Herod.
The elections were not an endors
ment of the policies of the Republ
can party. Those who oppose the!
policies are those who have put tn
party in power. They have taken tn
means of rebuking the incompetent
and base treachery of the party tn
they had trusted to reform Repub
can abuses.
The Democratic defeat in Mar
land and the increased Republics
majority in Ohio has special al
an additional significance. T
- people desired to condemn Gorm
and Brice as corporation servers a.
! political bosses. The cry W
down with the bosses.
y In New Jersey the Democra
party had gotten very corrupt
- State affairs and the Senators fro
: that State were, like Ransom, mix
= up with the sugar trust scand
)" This increased the size of the poll
cal flop there.
10 The election in Kentucky has 81
cial significance. Hardin the De
ocratic candidate for Governor tr
to stand on a gold platform a
claim to be supporter of free
yer. The people were fooled
u 1892 by the double-faced Chico
platform. The American PEG
~ will not stand straddling or dou
~ dealing about so vitality an impe
a. ant matter concerning their gene
y welfare and prosperity as the fin
~ cial question. Hardin would b.
been defeated worse than he :
had it not been for the popularit!
~ Senator Blackburn. If Sens
- Blackburn had boldly champio
y the cause of the Peoples pa
w which represented his position
- the money question, Petit VIC
!, have been elected Governor
~ Blackburn would surely have b
reelected.
nd
- The blind idolatry of party wor.
is being rapidly shattered. The
eox pie are jumping from one old
49, noply ridden party to the o
seeking relief. They will s
be forced to concentrate
the Peoples party and t
=, a. and not till then, will
.iS' gold power be crushed and our
ion eminent be restored to the pe
the