The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-03-07

,ation lines of the country, by
paying them enormous bonuses
They bad invited into being, aud
had encouraged the growth OF all
sorts Of trusts and combinations
against the freedom of trade. They
had sought to perpetuate their
tenure Of power. by allying them
selves with the rich and powerful, IN
every section of the union. The
F,f.v-third Congress was elected with |
distinct understanding, that II
would undo all the wrong that the |
Republican party had d. ne; and re-
store to the people all the rights and
privileges which had been taken
away from them. At the same time
that this Congress was called into
being, a chief executive of the same
party was chosen, in order that there
might be no doubt, that demanded
reforms should be secured Truly,
more was expected Of the Fifty third
Congress than has been expected OF
any other Congress in the history OF
the country.
|, For thirty years the Democrats
had been in opposition. They were
put into power and ,.Ieir old enemies
were put into opposition. They had
promised tariff for revenue only.
They had promised repeal of the
internal revenue. They had promls-
ed the restoration of silver. They
| had promised an end to the subsidy
. system. They mad promised relief
r from the tyranny of the banks. They
e had promised economy in all our ex
t penditures. They had promised /
J. rapid reduction of the natlona
e debt. They had promised all these
: things and the people expected them
l. These were the expectations of thu
# people. How sadly they have beer
d disappointed we knew. We have ;
= tariff that is still protective. W.
p have one hundred and sixty-two mil
v lions more of debt than we had whe1
a. this Congress came into being. Th
te scale Of extravaganza in expenditur
at has been continued. Silver has bee
still further degraded. The natlona
re banking system is still here. TIL
Id Internal revenue system has bee
in weakened in no respect or partlcu
w lar. Their, have been no serious a.
,e tempts made to better the conditlo
re eff the suffering masses. There
d. therefore, only one conclusion tina
he any honest man can reach ; and thu
r. is, that the Democratic party ha
d. been false to it's promises; and is NJ
no worthy to be believed in anything
,s- may promise hereafter. Its leader
e. have thoroughly discredited it b.
ii. fore the country and the world; all
is no man may be so stupid as to =,
Y, faith in anything it may hereaft'
an say.
an The fifty-third Congress was e
ey pected to redeem the Republic fro
in misrule 1t has done nothing els
es- but show that its leaders are fall
he men, unwo; thy of being believed
the future.
of We, by no means, mean to asse
b that all Democrats are false, and u
is worthy of belief. We are glad
nd know, that there are hundreds
rs thousands of the rank and file
-ha that party, who feel their betray
ar more keenly than any one else C
tbo feel it. But they have been betra
~ ed, and they can never any me
put trust in the men who have
trayed them. They can do no 9th
wise, than leave their party, as tn
,ho would leave any other degraded a
or degrading political machine a
:. seek their rights elsewhere.
cot The Fifty-third Congress ought
60 into history as the first trai
~ Congress of the American Repub