The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-12-24
lima during the legislature to elect .
Republican Senator.

lima during the Legislature to elect .
Republican Senator.
We have no knowledge Of any
sach scheme; bat we wish to say
to Mr.. Mark Hanna, il the state |
ment is of any interest to HIM, that
in the event he desires to spend that
much money here, the Democra-
tie contingent in the Legislature Of
fers him about as easy field as he
viii find for the exploitation OF such
. scheme.
The stu alton in this State is such
that combination Of any two par
ties can elect Senator. Hanna is
supposed to desire the election of al
gold standard man. Now, suppose
the Republican members of thu leg
islature should unite on such q man.
We do not mean to say they will do
so, but simply suppose it for our
present purpose. Then, to he
elected. he must have the support of
some other party. TIE Pepulists
will not support man xho declares
he is for the gold standard, therefore
he must get the Democratic votes If
he is elected.
| And right here is Mr.. Hanna's
golden" charce-the one he cannot
afford to ignore if he has two hun
dred thousand dollars t. spend. The
Democrats have been defeated in
the nation. There is no federal pie
, for them. They have been defeated
in this State. There is nothing here
for them. And they are hungry, oh
, so hungry, for "pie" or doodle
They have had "pie" here for a
: generation, aud the loss Of it well
l nigh breaks their hearts, and does
: break up their business.
| And they are desperate. Theil
9 only hope now is "boodle". "Boodle'
! is what they talk about, what they
: write about, what they dream about
S They are athirst for it, and by all the
o gods, they will go for it if it gets
4 within their reach, no matter from
d where it comes or what it is for.
y And so We say that Mr.. Hanna, i
@ the conditions above mentioned
y should prevail, and he needs onl!
S twelve votes to elect his man, he cal
}, get those twelve votes out Of tn
d Democratic contingent with his tw'
@ hundred thousand dollars. In fact
IL that amount of money would buy NJ
r the whole Democratic party in thi
o State now.
|
vi PEOPLES PARTY PRINCIPLE.
We are glad to see that Charlotte
% one of the largest and most progress
sive cities in the State, has bough
p the water-works of that city. Tn
d amount invested in the plant, W
l. learn, was thirty thousand dollars
: md the clear profit which the CON
paDy taxed out. of the citizens eac
n year was about five thousand dollars
e This was 16 % per cent clear profit
II even if there were no water in tn
p capital stock. The city will now OF
is crate the water-works and furnis
10 water at cost to the citizens. Th
N city will probably be able to operat
e. it cheaper and give better water an
a. facilities than the company did. Blu
n even if they do not, then the peop]
es of Charlotte will save each yea
ut 16 2,3 per cent. on their ;nvestmen
D. and, besides, be rid of private M
IS nopoly, which, as it grew rich b
n taxing the people, would be sure I
ht use its wealth to influence the tow
D. elections and elect board of aide
i'll men that would serve the company
interests.
~ The CAUCASIAN is glad to see tn
e. sensible and progressive step take
n by the wide-awake citizens of Cha
p lotte. tits notable that this patri,
es tiotic and progressive step, so
to keeping with the genius of Republ
n can institutions, was taken in eli
f. where the leading gold and monol
a oily organ of the State is publishe,
IS Now let Charlotte also take chare
nd of the gas plant and the street q,