The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-23
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Why does il take lawyers 10 sx-
plain the grea, principle. Of he
Democratic and Republican parties.
white farmers explain the principles
Ct The Peoples Parry.
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Peoples Party can tell Why HEY ar,
Populis;s, sni Republicans and
Democrats cannot tell Why they At.
Republicans or Deuoerat,!
Why can Popaiis's understand the
financial situation. but Democrats
and Republicans cauno; understand
III
Why do Popuiist papers aud
speakers tell tho people that they
can understand the finance question.
but the Republican and Democratic
papers aud speakers tell them that
they can mott
Why do Democrat and Rerabli.
can leaders ask the people to take \
position upon question that they
cannot understand
Why do Populist leaders urge
every man 10 study politics, ard the
old party leaders ridicule the idea ot
farmers and laborers understandrrs
politics.
Why do Popu.ists try / learn 'ae
people politics. and the two Old par
| ties try 10 make them belize rnr;
they are too ignorant Ia l-arp?
Why should men vote up"C i-sg,.a
| they do not understand!
Why is it that the Democrat new
| er quote Lincoln On iinsncef
Why is it ihat the Republican.
never quote Lincoln on iinanc"i
Why not drop the legal tender
clause of gold by our Law If II is the
money Of the wcrld independent o.
lawi
Why object TO the full! gal tend
er clause and free and unlimited
coinage Of silver at the ratio of lG Il
l, if law does not make money!
Why should man want a gol,
standard that he never owns, t,
travel in foreign countries where Ia
never goes, and objects to silver an,
greenbacks for fear he will get to,
much, while he and this family /
double worked, half clothed, rough
fed, and conuot pay his debts9
| Why should farmers want high
salaried officials, high taxes, high in
terest on the money, and low-price,
products to foot the bill withY
Why should the farmer be in favo
of the Government loaning money 4
National banks at / per cent. pc
annum and not loan to the farme
at any price,
Why do not religious Democrat
and Republicans take Gods advic
on usury if they cannot understan
the finance question:
Why do preachers not take sue
texts as 1.-The Love of Money is tn
Root of all Evil" lit is easier fo
camel to 60 through the eye of
needle than for rich man to ente
the kingdom of heaven " He w
set the tables of the money chang
= ings in the city and of the best pr,
ducts of the soil in the country. Til
S demand for labor would thus be Il
!. fnitely exoanded. Combination
and trusts dependent on land an
g labor could not exist, for, as i'll til
case of the Standard Oil COMPANY
$ their lands being needed by so man
l millions would be assessed until sci
preservation would force the con
r pany to open up their now idle acre
h or abandon them to those who choo:
:. to enter, and the calls for labor
: other fields and occupations wouI
be such that they could not as No
govern wages.
> Why does a preacher serve Go
a left-handed, but serve mammon vii
: his right hand7 Why did Chri
d favor the tramp and tramp himsel
e and oppose the rich. and our preacl
ers take the reverse?