The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-06-18
IT WILL BE
HIS FIRST VOTE.
But he Will Try to Cast it Right
Clear Facts Revealed by
Investigation.
FACTS FOR YOUNG VOTERS.
Some Points and Records shown Nv One
They srs Such a. May B- Noted With
Profit by Others-Thst Ia IL They want
to Act as Men, and Not =. Cl=qasrs.


Profit by other.-That I- II They want
TO Act 4. Men, and Not a. Cl-qasrr.
For The Caucasian.
WiLKEsBoRo, y. c., June l0.-I
first ballot next November.
| have diligently and impartiaily
studied politics and political ques-
tions during the last yea, that ]
might arrive ST the right conclusion
and cast my vote Independently and
uninfuenced by preiudices and Incl
dental environments.
Ny paternal and maternal rela
tives are all Republicans and have
been since the organization of the
party. This naturally prepossessed
me with that party, but still | was
unwilling 20 align myself with II
without investigating It's policy,
principles and past record.
| have come 10 the conclusion that
the financial question is, and will he
the overshadowing issue until II Is
settled TO the satisfaction of the peo-
pie. The great industrial army is
justly aroused and they demand a
| change with omirous mutterings
that mad better be needed. In
popular government where the peo-
pie become restless and discomfort
| ed, as we find them to-day, there is
| undoubtedly something wrong; eth
| er they have been grossly and in
geniously misrepresented, or have
unfortunately sought r remedy at
the wrong place.
| The alternate control of the [. ).
Congress for the last fifteen or TWEEN
ty years fully demonstrates this idea.
| The two great parties have alternate
| ly gone into power with enormous
majorities. These, for immediate
selfish advantage, have catered and
fawned like a hound dog, to the pop
ular will and betrayed their trust
in some instances, and have appeal
ed to sectional prejudices and point
ed out recent local happenings as
the cause of the distress IN another.
Such have been the manouvres of
the two great parties for the last 20
years, and in the meantime surrep-
titious debauchery, corruption and
financial contraction were going on
at the general government.
The present leaders have records
OF glaring inconsistencies that are
altogether repulsive to honest con-
victions. There are none of nation
al prominence that have not formed
unnatural alliances, stifled their
convictions and stultified their rec
ords. If such there be they are rap.
idly shaking of party shsckles and
taking an independent stand for the
principles and policies the founders
of their respective parties originally
advocated. They realize that party
ties and affiliations are insignificant
compared with principle. The one
can be disregarded; the other mus
be preserved inviolate. 1t is moi
what is his politics, Republican
or Democrat" but "what are his
principles which is the question Of
to day; not whether he is high ia.
:, riff or low tariff man, but sis he g
7 goldbug or silverite" is the anxious
: query of the masses of this country
There is another little questlo,
that naturally drops in about her
that is very significant and add
much to the final classification: Il
i he for principle, for instance, fre
+ silver regardless of party actions o
, declarations?n The answer to thi
t question is the difference between
y patriot and political demagogue,
: man and q servile tool, free ma,
r and a slave.
Cannot any one with an impartia
: and unprejudiced mind see that tn
h money question Is the issue and viz
; tually the only one now In nations
= politics9 Since the meeting of th
Y last Democratic Congress that passe
d the measure of "pertidy and dishoI
1t Or" spotted with sectional, persons
n and class favoritism, / am almo!
:; inclined to believe Hancock whe
:, he said the tariff is merely a loc;
d question. It is certainly local an
N sectional as demonstrated in Ii
schedules OF the past twenty year
1t cannot be made a great nation;
# issue save in general tariff equal
" favorable to all sections and to ever
r. class OF producers. 1t is self-evidel
lie fact that the consumers of any pa
I'd ticular article or class of articles a.
IN numerically greater than the pr
ducers, and a tariff touching OF
line of production to the exclusi,
We of all others, is an injustice 70 Il
Id great body of consumers. Ever
at man, generally speaking, is pr
'e' ducer. And why should any ella
90 be fostered and protected while OF
ts ers are left exposed to the compe
TO ton Of foreigners. The great "bu
be aboo" of tariff agitators-indire
re. taxation-is more agreeable to Z
an people than direct, and the best
y. riff is the one that equally distribut
IN taxes and raises sufficient revenue
~ carry on the necessary expenses
,st the government. The South a,
West have certainly been discrin
mated against il all tariff schedul
since the war. In natural resourc
they are far superior to the Mort
mt where the great bulk Of wealth a
multi are. This can
largely attributed to their relati
er- strength in the party in power a
he not to superior brains, for it b
.nt been the mean and selfish policy
,,o no political parties TO discriminate
q favor the States from whence ca
the their strength, and the doubtful a
the floating ones. New York, for
ny stance, has played the role of 50
ng ternation" so as to receive the fav
ne of both old parties.
an, There is not much consistency
fah M the principle of alternately cast
sar such enormous majorities for
.ui- two old parties and sending lead
to the Z. S. Congress advocating
same principles and making
up same whether a Repu
: s1n IN can or Democrat. 1t shows t
But DeinoCIacy ana hepupicanlsm