The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-11
A CASE OF THIEF CRYING STOP
THIEF.''

A CASE OF "THIEF CRYING STOP
THIEF
The following editorial from the
Charlotte Observer is a case of the
"thief crying thief"
at is becoming more and more ap-
parent with every issue of the POpu-
list State papers, that the policy of
next years campaign will b. to in
fame the people with the cries ah9n'
monopoly" Corporation 80 raiIrJ~~>"
so that they Will cl"-~ their ears
to the exposure OF The infamies
of fusion COVER n~nt in North
Carolina. The ",'npaign nron this
line has already begun. The people
Of North Carolina wiz De iGdefensibly
foolish if they alio" themselves rext
year to take cnunsFi Of their ia 81 rs
instead of 'hpir -~r-- We shOu,t
think they i enou listening to
appeals to ti.yir pre- ~ > by dema-
gogic editors and politicians, seeing
the bog they are in"
Now what are the facts? THE eau
CAsIAN has always discussed on its
merits every question before the peo-
pie of the State. We have always used
arguments and facts. and appealed to
the reason of the people, but those
who have opposed and fought The
CAUCASIAN and this writer have never
attempted to answer our arguments
and the facts presented, or to discuss
questions at issue on th1ir merits, but
have instead dealt in abuse and Wifi
cation and tried to hide behind ap-
pea's to "passion and prejudice" We
call to witness the people Of all parties
OF this State in proof of this statement.
We have always been ready to discuss
any questions of concern to the people
on their merits with facts and argu-
ments, and have never failed to meet
any opponent either on the stump or
through the newspaper On any ques-
ton, and submit the facts to the people
tob be decided by their Judgment and
reason; on the other hand we have al
ways refused to stoop to mud-slinging
and abuse to any one in these matters
Our motto has always been that abuse
was no answer to facts and arg ments,
and only those have respr ei to
it who have been unable co meet the
arguments and facts we have pre-
sented. Again we can call upon the
people of all parties in the State to
testify to the truth of this statement.
Now what is the present situation?
THE CAUCASIAN has for weeks been
appealing to treason and sense" We
discussed on their merit with facts
and arguments every question before
the people. We have discussed the
ninety-nine year lease of the North
Carolina railroad at loss of one hum
dred and twenty thousand dollars per
year to the people of the State; We
have discussed the monstrous en-
croachments and usurpation of power
by the Federal Court and showed that
it was an insiduous danger which JEFF
fersOn and Jackson warned the peo-
pie against as one that would sap the
very foundation of our government;
we have discussed the overshadowing
and threatening danger of monopoly
rule which the founders of our govern
ment declared would be deadly to lib
erty and free government; we have
discussed the necessity for the reduc-
ton of freight and passenger rates
and the stoppage of free passes, which
reform alone would save to the people
of this State three or four millions
each year; we have discussed the ne
cessity of putting stop to Shylock's
practice Of plaatering our State with
gold notes and mortgages, which the
legislature is competent to do; we have
discussed many other questions of
great concern to the people, and, be-
sides, we have been urging that all
of the people opposed to the gold stand
ard and who favored the above vital
reforms ought to join hands in the
next campaign and elect legislature
that would stand the same way and a
legislature that the monoplies and
gold lobbies could not influence or
buy. We have shown that a large ma
jOrity of the voters of the State favor
these reforms, and therefore by such a
union or cooperation of these forces
we could get the best white mans
government the State has ever seen
We have shown that this was the only
way to unite the white people of the