The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-06
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There vas never an sssst made
for reform tka, did no; sace; violsnt
resistance from fho.e Who thnv~a
on oppression and eorrnpiieE. But
Truth. sooner or later. tnds loag-
-asni IN the mind. o; The ne.; oss,i-
nate. And q reform based on equity
and justice always ~ias respect Ana
very oftea the Support Oi iho.~ -he
first oppose a.
Poyalis;s rpmcmec What an AZ
full mAelstrom of abuse aud yataPsr
ation they have passed through. bnt
their determined stand aud noble
tght have NJ last ~rung from those
who have been their most bitter op
poneats the admission that thcr~ 10
some cause for the existence of the
Peoples Party. THIS admission q.
but the first step OF thes~ opponenis
toward a hnal support Of our princi
pies. They are winning their way.
and a continued support Of them Tor
yet little while longer wall max.
them victorious. Populs;s should
therefore feel encouraged. keep mp
their fight, and on no account be hed
into anything that wall weaken their
organization. For n this reform
party is once destroyed u vail Toe
more than a genarstion before an
other organization of any force and
power can b- formed TO carry on the
tight.
The New York World. q great pa
per. and one that has had myriAds
of mean things TO say about the Pop
ulists, at last says:
The preamble OF the Populisis'
platform states their grievance. The
financial pianks prescribe their rem
edy. liz is useless 10 deny that many
of the complaints are just. even
though contending that the proposed
remedies are wrong and dangerous.
IL will no longer do 10 ignore these
complaints or 20 answer with cpl
. theis those who make them. The
Democratic convention named sub
stantially the same grievances. Two
: parties, one old and great. the other
3 new but terribly IN earnest. and both
J together representing q majority OF
the voters At the last Presidential
: election, are not made Up OF socialists.
( anarchists or lunatics. They would
: not thus agree in denouncing inlus-
y tice and wrong in the Governmen,
+, without some substantial basis oi
f truth for their complaint
+ The Populists affirm their "Allegi
d ance TO the principles declared D,
j. the founders OF the Republic" The,
y declare that important functions %
e the Government '.hkve been basel'
st surrendered by our public servants {,
d corporate monopolies." They "insis
d that the influence OF money-cbang
(. ers has been more potent in shnpinI
O. legislation than the voice OF the peo
I'd ple." They charge that plutosrac
d. has superseded Democracy.
Of Making due alliance for heate
in campaign exAggeration, are these q
N legations wholly without reason
:h Are not she equal rights OF equal ci'
izens as ordained by the father
p practically nullified for the mas
ed when money decides elections, whe
er individual opportunity is destroys
nd by corporate monopoly, when Fet
to cral taxes are levied almost who'll
ty upon the consumption OF commo
ne necessaries and Tot at all upon a
'es cumulated wealth. When n tar
Ia bill is openly written by the repr
'er sentatives of allied trusts in retu'
ch for campaign contributions and &
w. the exaction of new bonnties fro
ye. the people. is not the taxing pow
'ur surrendered TO private greedf VIII.
aid large issues of Government bond
sns forced by a conspiracy OF none
Inc changers, are secretly sold TO a ban
ers' syndicate for millions OF dolla
,ri- less than their value, and the spe
'di- tacle is again presented to-day
at the nations Treasury dependent
the the favor OF q Lord Protector
llic Wall street, is not the indictment
on, st. Louis in . large measure jus
rel fiedf
'ra- When Harrison and Morton We
the inaugurated on March :, 1889, I
'og- World SAID: To-day at the Capt.
ooy Of the nation plutocracy seals a
'm- celebrates its triumph in the oil
'a1e ton" The truth and the justice
rof this observation were amply attest
Oh in the carnival OF corruption and
travagance that followed.
,nal Wanamaker went into the Ca
four net as q reward for raising the ]
this gest campaign fund. Protec
of monopolies marked up the tariff
ina. yond the highest war taxes. ]
bosses controlled all appointme
to Office. A weak and complais
Attorney-General permitted the q
tied trust la rs to come to naught. X
,e'er road pools fixed the prices OF c
fail. and Of transportation In defanc<
rally law and right. A reckless ConRI
have ran up the appropriation 10 bill
dollars, and furnished . governm
foot. market to depreciating silver in
end change for votes for the IA
oney Sage-brush and mining-camp Sti
be in were prematurely dragged into
allied Union for the purpose Of perpet'
and ing Republican control OF the Sci
wing and re-electing their President
b 70 crime that is now bringing its n
button.
ufas- The people rose in their vi
,nrse and smote down the Republi
'hese party In the eiections OF los"
the 1892.
,hing They chose Democratic Gong
ecure and President, upon piedges OF
icy form In the specineo matters OF
oldly plaint: Has there been . cnal
Has there been reformf In Q
,il,at- particulars. yes. In the vital |
andi- ters, no. The President has spt
and the word Of promise to the ear
ically to break It to the hope. cons
10 ex- faltered and failed. Inc coma
' the OF the country II NOT oetter
IN of worse.
,owed Chicago and st. Louis are the