The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-12-10
NEW GOVERNOR
OF WASHINGTON.
He is a Very Able Man, Pop
ulist and .assPatriot-Of Pure
and Lofty Aims.
GOLD PRESS ABUSE HIM,

GOLD PRESS ABUSE HIM.
The Washington Post Corrected In its
Statement by Ono who Knows Him
Why The Republicans wero Defeated
and The state Carried by The Peoples
Party-Broken Pledges and Bood!ery
Repudistsd.
Gov.-elect Rogers, of the State of
Washington, is Populist, who be-
lleves In currency reform, transpor-
tatio1 reform, ia K reform and ali the
great fundamental principles of the
Peoples party. He interprets the
constitution as did Lincoln, J.ffer-
son and Jackson, and believes that
the best government is one operated
upon the principles for which those
great patriots stood. He is honest
and has ability. This is why the
goldbugs and monopolists have al
ready begun to attack him. The
Washington Post (gold organ in an
editorial on November 25th, says of
him
A BAD, BUT FATAL BLUNDER.
The State of Washington is great
in area, strong in natural resources,
fortunate in its geographical posi-
ti0n, and, for new Commonwealth,
well advanced in educational facili-
ties and religious and social organi-
| cations and their results It DOS
sesses all the requisites for steady,
healthful growth, not the least Of
which is the sturdy, enterprising
character of large percentage Of
its population drawn from older
States. Thus situated, this vigorous
young State can face the future with
confidence, in spite of the mistake
that it has made in the choice of
Chief Magistrate. The person chosen
for that Office has recently been de-
livered of a speech in which he said:
SAT the present time the people of
the United States confront world
wide and world-long evil of far
greater magnitude than chattel
slavery was-the private monopoly
of money"
And he further said:
"That gold is of no real valae to
humanity, and is only used as
means OF extortion, being dependent
upon ignorance and prejudice for its
power and that the average banker
has ruined moro homes and blasted
more lives, a hundred to one, than
the traffic in alcohol. .'0
It is not surprising that a man
should talk in that way, for the
country has been hearing more or
less of that sort of rant for the last
twenty-five years. It has heard it
recently from the Coxeys, the Leases,
and other fanatics. Its most fitting
place is a lunatic asylum, but it is
unmindful of properties, and blurts
out on the rostrum and in legislative
bodies. The really surprising, the
astonishing thing about this occi-
dental outburst is that it's author is
the Governor-elect of such a State
as Washington.
Looking at those utterances, at
their wild viciousness, at their per-
version of truth, and their manif> st
intent to inflame the passions of the
ignorant, patriotic citizen finds
reason for rejoicing in the fact that
Washington is too great and strong
Commonwealth to be seriously or
permanently injured by blunder in
the choice of Governor. He can
not make or repeal laws, and it is
not to be assumed that he will de-
fault on his oath to execute the laws
and be faithful to the constitution.
Indeed, it would not be strange nor
unusual if the author of these pas
sionate screeches should, on enter
ing upon his Office, become saturat.
ed with conservatism. Responsible.
ity begets conservatism. A small
man in a great place naturally tries
to adapt himself to the situation
Extremes are often close together
and conversions from one extreme
to another are about as frequent a.
any other changes in politics or re-
.igion. Therefore, we shall not be
astonished if this wild man become:
tame and fills his place acceptably
But however that may be, a Gov
ernor has not a wide range of power
The State of Washington will liv.
and prosper in spite of this mistake
She will not hang "the averag,
banker, nor make deadly war OF
such of her citizens as have beer
guilty Of making money by enter
prise and industry. In short, warned
by the example of States that have
suffered from Populistic legislation
Washington will not drive or keel
out capital that i. needed for tn
development of Her splendid re
sources"
| In the eyes of the Post, a mai
who wants to contract the currenc,
and give the banks more power an
profit, who think trusts and monop
olies are good things and is oppose,
to regulating and controlling th
great transportation lines, is a patri
OF and statesman; but if a ma
dares to favor just laws and oppose
giving the monopolies great privi]
eyes by which they can bring trit
ute upon the people, then he is a
anarchist.
A gentleman who lives in Wash
: ington City (and native of Wast
ington State replies to the Post. q
is not Populist but he knows Go,
ernor-elect Rogers and he testlfe
!, to his ability and patriotism. Ri
: letter is as follows:
= GOv.-ELECT ROGERS NOT AN ANARCI
IST, BUT MAN OF PURE AND
LOFTY AIMS.
o Editor Post: An editorial in We,
: nesday's Post under the head of :"
t Bad, but Not Fatal Blunder," do,
3 an injustice to q very worthy maj
t Governor, elect Rogers, of Washing
ton State, in giving the impressic
that he is q dangerous blatherskl
q and an enemy of everything pat,
a otic. The editorial was evident