The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-09
THE FIAT OF
The PEOPLE
Is That No GoIdbug Must BE
Elected President in 1885,.
Battle of The Ballots.
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For the Caucasian
The whole atmosphere Of the pres
ent age, is surcharged with the dis
cOvery of the fact of human slavery,
End the bondage Of the masses to the
classes.
1t might be we'll for all true
patriots to read the lessons Of
history and recur TO the beginning
and completion of the enfranchise-
ment Of SIX million slaves. Ii began
LIKE A SMALL sPECK
in the horizon under the agitation
and leadership of William Lloyd
Garrison, Wendell Phillips. Harriet
Beecher Stowe and others.
This was the beginning Of an agi-
tation that resulted in the freedom
of six million blacks, who were held
as property.
1t will not be forgotten that for
years this agitation was held in
high contempt even in New England,
and not few of tie pioneers in tie
movement were subjected TO the
scorn and derisioE Of their fellow
men in puritan Boston.
South Of Mason and Dixon's line
the revolution to strike off the shack
els of slavery was
NOTHING LEsS THAN HIGH TREAsoS.
After much opposition, discussion
and bloodshed il won the laurels o!
success, and met the enlightened ben.
ediction OF all mankind.
To-day there are between sixty
and seventy millions Of people in
the tolls Of oppression, and in the
bonds OF a much worse slavery
Let it bo remembered that thu
later slavery is far worse iniquiiy
and more CALLING yoke than th'
former, from the fact that its fetter
are about the necks of the blood, th'
brains AID the Drawn of times Of
spring of the ages, the descendant
Of those
WHO woN THE FREEDOM
of this country from British despoi
ism.
The incredulous, the indiferen
. and the armed enemies Of the foe
of African slavery sneered At III
pl ophecy of freedom for SIX million
: of people. Its modern equIvaler
Is the ridiculs poured forth in th
press Of the country upon the
FRIENDS OF THE NEW REDENPTIoS
,, OF the toiling masses as theoristi
cranks and fanatics. And Just q
, sure as the resistless progress OF th
r movement to free the negro from th
I injustice Of his bondage won . tr
umphant victory, may the wear
! millions of the new slavery OF wealt
y and aggrandizement and gold de-
potism, look to the near future fe
!, the overwhelming revolution whic
: the
BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS
: will wage and win in their behalf.
Led by such men as the lAmente
L. L. Polk, Senator Alien Of NJ
braska, PETER of Kansas, and u
= brilliant young Senator Butler {
? our own State, leading the great q
: horts of the voters, Why should IN,
e one doubt the certain overthrow I
d the oppression and tyranny of Wa
:. street and Washington. in muc
shorter time than the war fro
> Garrison to Lincoln.
Or who can
Il FALTER IN THE RANKS;
., with the indomitable courage di
e played by the Cheralier Bayard
= the United States, ssns peur ct sans .
= proeAs, the noblest Roman of the
II all, Ben Tillman Of South Carolin
~ The wrong done to the people
It the demonstration Of silver in Is
IS will be righted in 1896. The fat
l. the American people has gone fort
3 and
~ NO G0LDBUG CAN BE ILHCTID
se President.
re Any other issue is . delusion u
~ . snare. 1t remains for the vote
D. of this State and nation to rally
en this unchanging and unchanged
'e verdict Of the people! The II
coinage Of silver is the last refuge
. people, whose goveFnment !
o made IN assignment to the 4org