The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-05-23
LETTERS FROM
THE PEOPLE.
Some Startling Facts--Showing
How the People are Descend
ing into Serfdom.
"CAN OPEN BLIND EYES,"
Work Muat be lncessant--Nigorous Wolfe y
Against Once holders Schemea---1he
"Mary Ann" Club Stands by the De-
mands--The Record of the Book of
Zachra.
Some Startling Facts.

distress IN this country to-day, is
due to the Unequal distribution OF
wealth. Those who toll the most
under existing conditions, receive
the smallest reward for their labors.
Whatsoever q man sows that shall
he also reap" does not apply to those
who labor and produce the wealth of
the country.
Conditions are certainly abnormal
and laws of an extre mely class na-
ture, when those who do not toll re AZ
all of the profits of the masses who
toll and produce.
Thomas G. Sherman has presented
some startling figures, showing the
owners of the wealth in this country.
According to his statement 49, 0OC
rich families own $40, 367 900, 900 OF
the total wealth,
100000 of the middle class OWL
81 800, ,OOO,O
11,62O, 900 poor families own only
$l1 ,2l5, 900 Of the entire wealth
which is estimated at sixty-two bill.
ion dollars.
Just think of it; one SEVENTEEN OF
of the people own seventy per cent
Of the wealth.
How was all of this vast wealth
accumulated? 1t was done by rob
berry under the form of law.
Jay Gould within his life time
amassed fortune of one hundred mill
ion dollars.
If he had started with Adam in
the Garden of Eden, earning a sal
ary of fifty dollars a day, 1890
week. and had worked continuously
from that day to the present time
saving eoery dollar he earned, ht
would not have yet earned his hun
dred million.
Fifty dollars day is a very hand
some salary, and yet man earning
that amount, spending nothip- anc
working uninterruptedly for SIR thou
sand gears could not have accu
mulated what Jay Gould did il
twenty years!
1t is absurd to suppose that Gould
earned his vast fortune.
IN the city of Pittsburg (Pa) there
are sixty five men who, in the last
twenty years, have accumulated
seven hundred million dollars.
Unless the masses in this country
vote right to change these alarming
conditions, we will yet have a terri.
BILE realization Of. what John Locke
(who wrote the first Constitution fol
North Carolina) said: "WhO OWLS
the soil owns the people,.
European noblemen now own ovel
twenty million acres of farm lands
and hold mortgages on one hundred
million acres IN the United States.
What will be the result if wealtl
continues to concentrate in the hands
of the few7 There will be no more
freedom on this soil.
JAMES B. LLOYD.
Can open Blind Eyes.
For The CaucasianJ.
GLENMoRE, N. c., May 81 '95.-Tht
Smithfield Herald has been making
Douglass bubbles for some time; bu
finds that it does not answer a goo(
purpose; so now they art
trying something else----organiz'
secret organization. l dom
know what it is, but il il
something of that character. The,
know we have got them rolling dow,
hill, and they will catch at any thins
if it is straw
But l don't want them to stop un
til they get to the bottom of tn
hill.
May the CAUCASIAN live long AM
keep doing the good work. 1t cal
open blind eyes and raise the dead
l can't do without it.
We redeemed the Old North Stat
from lies and corruption. If we cal
gain in '96, we will be solid; but j
we lose, we will have to bend ou
backs under bondage for anothe
ssason. May God bless the CAUCAs
IAN and its efforts for good. j. B.J
No. Township MARY Ann" Club.
For the Caucasian.l
LEGGETT's, N. c., May 2, 95.--Th
growth of monopoly with the co,
rupting tendencies produced thereby
which gave birth to the People
party, make it our duty as homes
followers of that party to see that il
principles shall not be destroyed b
the credulity of it's friends or the il
triguing of its enemies.
Entering as we are upon the can
paign of 1S96-a campaign that ma
become noted in the worlds history
it behooves us to be ever on the alel
and guard we'll our trust. Believin
that every resource of monopoly
press, pulpit and government, wit
their millions of debauched follow
ers, will be employed to. .disintegratt
destroy or neutralize our nations
| platform, SO that a complete arnih
lation will only be question of time
therefore be it
Resolred 1st, That we hereby e.
press our unalterable faith in th
principles we set forth in the Oman
platform.
2, That we will neither give nc
aid or countenance to any organic;
ton seeking to sidetrack our part
by the partial endorsement of ou
principles.
3, That we regard the favorabl
notice given the bimetal)ic, alias d.
funct Democratic party by some {
the reform press as being unwis
and dangerous.
| 4, We hereby request the public,
ton of the preamble and resolution
as herinebefore set forth for the pu
pose Of creating and sustaining
spirit of opposition to all question
able schemes Of coalition or desc
ton, in the CAUCASIAN at Raleigh ]
G.. c. 81. SPIvEY,
/ Presider
Il P. 81. LANE,
J Secretary,