The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-17

Hanna money. THEY KNEW THEY
LIED WHEN THEY SAID THAT-knew
it is as well as they know the sun
has ever shone; but they said it be-
cause it was their INTENT AND rUR-
POSE TO LIE ABOUT 1T in an attempt
10 create a prejudice which they
knew could never result from telling
tho truth.
But under the admission Of incon-
sistency, is there reason strong
enough to counter balance iti When
the committee met there were indica-
tons favorable to the running Of
three tickets in the State. Whether
the general opinion was we'll based or
not, it was admitted that under such
conditions the Democratic party had
a "chance" to win. 1t was stated
that if three parties were in the field
and three hundred thousand votes
should be cast, it would be impossi
BILE for a party casting one hundred
and one thousand votes to defeat two
other parties if these parties should
divide the remaining one hundred
and ninety nine thousand votes be-
tween them equally. The committee
was liberal enough to concede, by
supposition, that the Democratic
party might cast that one hundred
and one thousand votes, and thus
win in this State. That possibility
made everybody shudder.
1t was known if the Democrats
would win, it would rule with an az
rogance and brutality that would
make life uncomfortable for every
body who had ever dared to show in
dependence enough to oppose it in
any way. Witness the oppression
and ostrocism attempted by them
against the people who have refused
to bow to their party dictation for
the past twenty five years7
More than this, they keep a stand
ing promises Tin their PLATFORM to
enact what, in their opinion, would
be fair election law if they have the
Chance Everybody knows what
this means. Local self-government
is another matter which the Demo-
Gratis are anxious to restore to the
people in the old style, with some
improved variations, if they have a
"chance.' They are supposed to
be also anxious to put the school
system back where it was-only
more so. Other matters of local i'm
port might be touched upon in this
connection, but this will suffice. The
committee thought that the reforms
which good majority of the people
enacted two years ago, were worth
preserving, and they knew that their
preservation depended ON the defeat
of the Democrats in the State. They
therefore decided to risk the recon-
mendations made in the agreement
as published.
The matter need not be further
elaborated as to State affairs. If
the committee has made a mistake in
supposing that a majority of the
people desire to retain their present
election law, county government
system, school system, six per cent.
interest law, encouragement and
support of educational institutions,
ample and credltable provision for
public charitable institutions-if the
committee HAS MADE MISTAKE in
supposing the people desire these
things, as we'll as the enactment OF
further reforms-then let the com
mittee's action be repudiated. II
the retention of these measures dc
not constitute a cause or reason sui
ticlently strong to counterbalance
the inconsistency with which it i:
charged, then let the action of thu
committee be condemned by the PEG
pie. The action is only recommend
atory. 1t cannot be binding. L
may be approved or rejected, as thu
judgment of the people may de
termine.
| Matters of national import wer,
not overlooked by the committee il
its deliberations. In fact they locke,
thoroughly at the record of tn,
Democrats on the great fnancia
issue. They recalled the great, EN-
phatic promises of 1892; they note,
the supreme effort to return Ransom
(goldbug) to the Senate In 1894 (an'
if he had gotten there these sam
Democrats would be pointing to hin
to-day as the incarnation of pur
Democracy. They noted the arden
defence of Cleveland, Carlisle, Hoa
Myth, ct ais, by the Democrat
press and Democrats till far int
1896; they noted the appropriation
of the Populist platform and candi
date by the Democrats only fe,
weeks ago; they remembered tina
Democrats ignored the proposition
of the Populists to cooperate "a
down the line" very recently; the
! recalled the fact that the Democrat