The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-16
HOT SHOT ON
COOPERATION
What is Common Between Us and
Goldbug Republicans or Gold
bug Democratic
MUST NOT MAKE A MISTAKE
What Co-operstIoa Means-Sot Piun der
and spoiis for - Few in.ii id nails, Bat .
Common Fight for - Common Cause for
the Good of Humanity.


| most cordially endorse the tones
of your paper against fusion or CO.
operation with any party not agree
ing with US on the restoration Of sill
yer, the abolition Of the National
banking system and graded income
tax. | am greatly puzzled to know
how We can vote for any man for
elector or Congress, or any other of
flee, who belongs to either of the old
parties, or who shall endorse, vote
for, or in any way directly or indi-
rectly aid the goldbug cause. How
could we defend ourselves before the
people9 1t will not do to say that
we get half of the Offices and half of
the plunder. Because that very
thing will defeat our cause and be-
yond any doubt elect goldbug
Congress and goldbug President.
For any man, one degree above an
idiot, knows that the New England
States and the Middle States will
elect goldbug electors and members
of Congress, either Democrats or
Republicans, and that they will
unite against us on the electoral
ticket in Congress.
Now suppose we cooperate in all
the Congressional districts with
either the Democrats or Republi-
cans, as the case may be, outside of
the New England States and the
Middle States, and We get half the
members Of both Houses elected by
cooperation. What have we gained
except spoils and plunder'
Suppose we, by cooperation, get
half the electoral votes in all the
States outside of the New England
States and the Middle States, what
have we gainedg Not even spoils
and plunder, because neither party
proposes to divide the Federal pat
ronage and plunder with US. Now
suppose we cooperate with the Re
publicans and aid them in Destroy
ing the Democratic organization7
What have we gain Will not the
goldbugs of that party unite with the
Republicans and wipe US from the
and vice versa9
OF course while cooperation was
going on some of our fellows would
get some fat Offices, grow rich, sau-
cy and corrupt, and the rope upon
the peoples necks and the burdens
upon their shoulders would all the
while grow heavier, and the CHAINS
about their limbs be made stronger
and tighter. But in my humble
judgment our cause would be as dead
as Alexander the Great, and would
have to wait as long as he has fol
the resurrection, and then it might
never come to US, as it will to him
1t seems TO me our people have not
studied human nature. Don't YOU
know our boys, Gf the dernier ressor
should Gomez after getting a taste
Of office, will go along with the Office
holding gang, if allowed to do so by
the goldbugs, after they shall have
been permanently seated in the boo
of the carriage?
Mr.. Editor, l greatly fear we art
treading on the brink of a burning
volcano. l fear the ambition an(
love for Office is so strong in the hu
man heart, after its richness ant
sweetness have been once tasted, tina
many Of US will forget our pledges
promises, principles, and our duty t.
ourselves, to cur neighbors, to ou
common country, and especially t.
downtrodden, crushed, bleeding hu
manity. Paul said if eating mea
would give offence, he would eat n
more meat forever. II seeking an
holding office will injure our cause
or retard our advance, or delay ou
final triumph, it will be far bette
that We never seek or hold office.
Now we all know that the goldbu
elements in both the old parties hat
: US as the King of Darkness hate
Light. and as the Chief of Devil
hates Holy Water, and would in
molate US if they had the power
And we also know that this goldbu
element in the old parties loath an
detest the silver element in thei
parties equally as bad as they do u
if not worse.
, And the only use the Republican
or Democrats Of the "sound money
- order have for us or for cooperation
or for the silver advocates of the
ewn parties, is to aid their cliqu
gang and machines to hold the PEI
ple's noses to the grind stone.
myself don't propose to be caught
y such box. 1 quit the Democra
q because l believed their leaders ar
l. controllers traitors. | still belle,
y them traitors. If 1 had believed Il
Republican principles and polici
e honest, l should have gone to tn
le party. Believing both the old parti
y enemies to my country and to t
7rI laboripg millions of humanity; b
q lieving the Populists honest, SINGER
'i patriotic, and by far more dem
er cratic than either of the old partie
~ l united with them. Now did l ma
le a mistaken If the Democrats we
OF true to the great principles of jeff
nt son, jackson and others, l did.
}" they were traitors to these principl
80 and the Republicans were true
at them, then we all made mistake
Us not going at once to that party. E
OF if both were wrong then we made
er mistake in going it alone. And
en- both are still hostile to our profess
nj principles, how can We co-oper'
'rt with either? We want silver 16 to
They both say we shall never hs
.r- it. How can we get it by co-ope
ne ton? Can we ride three horses
ke the same time, two going at bre'
mt neck speed in opposite directio
ne and the one or third animal going
nd right angles to the other two'
es- operate means to strive together
We the same ends, to make a conn
oe fight for a common purpose, to
IN. complish the same object or obje
:" What is common between US and
. goldbug Democrats or between
and the goldbug Republicans Sp