The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-05
A LIFELONG
REPUBLICAN
Says lie Has Been Thinking All
The Winter-And Makes
Some Observations.
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For The Caucasianl
HIGH PoIST, n. c., Feb. 25.-II
have been reading and thinking this
winter and trust n great many of my
farmer friends have been doing the
same. The more read and THINK, the
more am | convinced and impressed |
with the deep sense Of justice there |
is in the demands of the Farmers |
Alliance and Industrial Union" II
have, on several occasions, invit
ed presidents and cashiers Of Ma
tional banks to come out in the |
country and give us "hayseeders"
some light on the financial ques-
ton, but if THEY have a good thing
to themselves. / like opposition,
and for this reason wanted to hear
some reasons why a SENSIBLE man
could uphold the present financial
policy, and if we COUNTRY folks hear
much on the side Of single gold
standard We have to get it in, or
through, a muzzled press, as the
MASSES are ALMOST UNIT in favor
of a change. We are wanting the
facts in this matter, and as Abra-
ham Lincoln said in New Orleans,
when he witnessed an auction of
slaves Che then being only eighteen
years oldD "if ever | am permitted
to hit the institution of slavery I will
hit HARD, by the Eternal God"
We in the ''fifty's" know something
of the result Of that blow. Talk
about party with only one idea;
it makes me think of my wife's
mother, who used to say, "one thing
at time and that done we'll is q
very good rule as many can tell"
If / am not the most mistaken have
ever been "the people are going to
do some of the HARDEST HITTING
in 1896 they have done for one hun
dred years, and we'll they may, for l
really believe our liberties are at
.. stake and we must wake UP and
turn the rascals DOWN. They feel
as though they have been fooled
long enough on the TARIFF and MIG
GER racket. while they were being
secretly robbed of their honest toll.
The masses-it has gotten entirely
too common to write and speak OF
5 common people, and l trust all re-
form papers will consider this point
if it is a point-if the great mass
of honest men are just common
folks, please give US just few ol
: heunc omm on; and am fully aware
there are a goodly number of thi:
class in Congress and elsewhere ir
places Of trust and profit. And Il
:, hear one of these uncommon fel
Il lows" come around during the cam
. paign and puff and blow and sA,
i HIS PIECE some other fellow ha
i . fixed up, is getting to be just a littl'
too funny for GENUINE hayseede
to swallow.
I have been a life long ReDubli
can-was one when it took back
'r bone as big as Growers is said to b.
to be one, and am still GENUINl
At one of the Lincoln stripe, but so ia
go as l am able to see there is no dl1
20 ference on the money question be
;r tween the parties, and this. is TIL
question that HAS to be settled.
re- am in for reform, but not of tn
"a Tilden kind, no, no!
of l have read with great deal (
re interest the articles of Judge Clar
lv about Mexico, and one who reat
10 only the gilt edge side of the none
. question would think, no doubt, Sc
was in sad condition to be sur
w but the Judge, after'extensive tray,
n and good means for observation
st says, SHE is the most prosperoi
he country on this planet. Wonder
On Gen. Ransom's going down the
~ has had anything to do with h
e. wonderful prosperity Hear! n
a countrymen!
III By the way I see some of the gol
a. ~ ite papers say "that Butler has ma
~ more speeches UP TO DATE" (this 81
. sion) "my countrymen" (the 1tali
IL are mine) than he, Ransom, made
9n- his twenty years Of Senatorial SCI
dl- ice, but the papers did not give t
to reason. think can, but it m
ne not be the correct one, and it is r
OF 10y intention to do any one a wro
led mo not even the General. I ha
m listened to the aforesaid Statesman
At hours at A wHET in campai
'ho times, especially when a legislatr
ur- was to be chosen in which he v
YER PERSONALLY concerned and all tt
est l NOW can call to mind he said '
'al- ''my God, my countrymen.D | do
ees. think he ever got UP TO DATE.
to be sure he is UP TO DATE in
to new position. SIT 800 in U. s. go
1. IN invested in Mexico is equal
ned $35. 900 according TO the JudG
her RULING. But pardon me for not
we'd ing my reason why the General
SO LITTLE to say when in the Sen
IN chamber. I always forgavea
ond his silence for the reason he tai
den so much to the common peol
the and his countrymen that he liter
for talked out, and was "like unit
Iyed bound boy at a shuckin" he
re- nothing TO sAY-except on
memorable occasion when he
lag tempted to reply to some one
act; tainted. I reckon this was
y to spread on the pages Of the Cong
and sional Recordi / like long wiz
the folks and If they HAVE anything
need say, say it if it need beson the
here of the Senate, If it does run J
isto Sherman and other Senators
DOOR Some people begin to think they
iser- being shot at and can't stand t<
"bored," and no doubt some t
Senators, especially "young u
1ing- s4ouu Coi;n.Lha w In o - NM
,er is lam very ignorant, batsxe
Is an to ask questlon' IL tn0 Hons
ound sionai Record coula taAo sne
an of of Patent once heports ano
mber people study them rs you KNOW
nring do said reports, lWouio tney o9
after better posted as to VINO is "4icn
al of see Dr. Mott, old tme Asp
years can, says the electoral vote of !