The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-09
A Strong Contrast and a Deadly
Parallel-X Rays on the
Situation.
LET EVERY VOTER READ!

members of that organization will
vote right this year:
The leaders and candidates of
the two old parties are continually
prating about the glorious record of
their ancestors. The early history
and accomplishments Of the Demo
cratic and Republican parties are
held up before the voters as the shin
ing trophies of political victory.
Now, my friends, if should commit
wIIlful murder in this community to-
night and escape the minions of the
law, and after twenty years q fugitive
from Justice | should return, every
one OF you would demand my arrest,
conviction and punishment. You
would not give me my liberty On the
ground that a quarter of a century
ago | was an honest man or on the
claim that | had reformed. You
would not accept new platform or
code of resolves or pledges for good
character in the future in the exten-
uation of the crime had committed.
might prove by sworn evidence in
court that | had father by the
name of Jefferson who was the most
perfect embodiment of honor this
country ever had, and that had an
uncle by the name of Jackson who
was rcvered by every honorable cit
Izen in the nation for his good char
acter and integrity, and that l had a
brother by the name of Lincoln,
whose life was star of the first
magnitude in the galaxy of national
honor aud love of mankind, and that
Webster, Clay, Calhoun. Seward,
Sumner, Chase and long line of
the nations most honored sons were
all my relatives. But the court
would rule that such evidence was
Incompetent, immaterial and irrele-
want, and all the people would de-
clare that the honor and virtues Of
one man or of q thousand men could
not condone the crime Of another.
The good name of n dead philanth-
iopist cannot become the ransom of
= live cri mlnal.
The two old parties committed
whiful murder more than twenty
years ago and have been repeating
the crime every day from that time
TO the present. l will not equivocate te
or excuse. The political parties thai
have given the homes of the people
to the few, bankrupted industries
driven thousands to suicide and
turned three million laborers and
mechanics in the streets to starvt
for want of employment are guilty
Of -blooded, premeditated muir.
der, and you know it.
But those same red handed crimi.
nails come before the great bar OF
the public each year with adroitly
written platforms, claiming they have
reformed and demand a new lease OF
life and power because of the honor
and patriotism of statesmen who
died many years ago, and the great
public jury goes to the ballot-box and
votes for liberty and acquittal. ]
speak to the shame of this great pub
lie jury, they have been influenced
by the virtues of an almost forgot.
ten past to mitigate and excuse the
crimes of the present. But, thank
heaven, waiting justice does not
sleep; the cay of retribution is al
hand, the old parties have been call
ed before the bar of Judgment and
the great public jury is hearing the
merits of the case with less prejudice
than ever before. The honor ant
justice of a Jefferson, a jackson Of
q Lincoln will not be accepted il
palliation for recent old party
crimes. The evidence of gull
leaves no room for doubt and tn,
better element of both old partie
are turning states evidence to re
gain their standing and escape tn
wrath to come.
Not long ago | heard leading Re
publican declare he would supper
the Republican party if it had onl
a last years almanac for platforr
and yellow dog for candidate.
Democratic candidate for the GOV
ernorship of Arkansas said in
speech a few days ago that he woul
support the Democratic party
Rosthchild wrote the platform an
BE devil headed the ticket. NJ
friends, | leave il to your candi
Judgment if that Republican an
that Democrat did not express II
only reason that can be given f.
supporting either of the two old pa
ties. And my friends, if that kin
OF reason had prompted the acts {
Washington, Jefferson and the 9th,
evolutionary patriots they woul
{ have died shouting for King Georg
and there never would have been a
american republic.
If every human being who ev,
,Ived had been guided by the san
Kind of reason, every act of the b,
. nan family would have been ba,
and there could have been no GOO
u the world between the murder /
Caln and the sale of bonds by Ca
y AsIe. That is the same kind of re
= son that beheaded the reformel
handed the cup of poison to Il
i philosophers, and kindlcd the fago
$ 7" the feet of the martyrs.
DO you know, my brother, there
lot politician who would dare u.
sueh argument or boast of his vii
ugness to sacrifice the interests
ue people and the life of the GO
s.ament on the altar of his polite
Party, If it were not that M
: nTas ri OF working men have been q
/, r'sualng such sentiments and vo
lor the men who utter themf
H. 20 you know, my brother, tn
~ 5 politicians who have utter,
$, vs. Use despieable sentiments are t
y isb;y. fellows who are always admo
On, g - the working people to ST
n ola VI poliucsf You cannot And ,
C,i party politician from Maine
A0tnia, who under the guise