The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-01-07

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LOWER RATES AND FAKEs-THE SEN
BYw. I. PKEI.E.
The Legislature, as suggested by
The CAUCASIAN, can now enter upon
the reduction of railroad rates and
fares. Two cents a mile for sec ond
class and two and half cents 70,
lrst-class passengers, and a proper
tomato cut Of freiplt rates. will
make q good start, and will doubt.
less benefit both the railroads and
the people. The government has
made more money on two cen,
stamps than it did on stamps a,
three cents, the reason being the
business increased so much. No.
nopoly and greed are not always
wisest in their own interest even
but if left uncontrolled, will fire.
quently plumber till they kill. The
people, through their representa-
tives, can be more safely trusted
because if they find they are doing
injury or injustice, they will .keef
changing until they get it right
They have an interest both in them
selves and in the railroads
while the roads are interested
mostly for themselves: and yer,
often greed blinds too mucl
for clear discernment. The con
slant reduction in the price o,
farm products makes q reduction il
railroad rates and fares imperative
The high salaries of officials and
their preference for gold standar,
indicates great prosperity in th,
midst OF surrounding poverty. Thii
is all right, provided the prosperou
do not prey upon the poor. All spe
cial privileges become devourers o
the poor unless they are CAREFUL,
guarded by those in authority.
P. S,-Senator Pritchard's allege,
re- conversion to Friendship to sill
yer" shows, if true, how liable he i
to a change of heart. He remind
me of the old school teacher VIII
told the school committee that il wa
q matter Of Indifference to hir
whether the world was round or ia,
that he could teach either the roun
or fiat theory" as the committe
might desire. Ali the man wante
was a place and salary. Pritchard
it seems, will adopt any views upo
silver if he be allowed to PEACEFUL
hold the Seratorship and the salar
thereto attached.
The professed silver man VIII
votes for such "friend of silver
as that, can hardly realize how tn
people of North Carolina will regar
him.
A man who will employ a servan
in any private business of const
quence whose heart is not in it,
regarded as fool. The Populis,
are asked to employ a servant in
great PUBLIC business who, accord
ing to his own testimony as disclose
by his letter, has had a change O
heart since his election, and who
his friends now claim, has gon
back to his first love again. Th
man who ran for the Legislature as
professed enemy Of the single gol
standard will stultify himself, to sa
the least of it, if he votes for q L
s. Senator who is thus backslidin,
or playing hide and seek with tn
Populists on the silver question.
Plenty Of North Carolinians ca
be found of character and abilit
who are HONESTLY in favor of tn
money of the Constitution. Thei
HEARTS are in the peoples caus
upon this great question. They wi
; content themselves with voting fo
. financial measures which will reliev
the people, they will work. Rar
som voted for the free coinage 0
, silver for many years when the ques
ton came up; his vote could nc
pass it. But when his vote wa
NEEDED he voted against it. Hi
heart was not in the cause. II
, backslided when the crucial tel
came, as come it must to all. An
, now, with Ransom's fall and failur
upon every tongue. it is seriousl
proposed to elect man to do wins
he did whenever his crucial tel
: shall come. If the Populists hav
gained the confidence of the peopl
and gone into power denouncin
, Ransom rs a traitor to his State an
, section, what shall be said or thel
it they betray the confidence of th
, people 10y electing a man they know
=, or have every reason to believe,
? not q true friend to their caus,
even if he should now profess a,
fother ante-election change of hear
? 1t will take q great deal of Mar
Hanna's money and Mckinley
spoils to compensate even a polit
:. cal adventurer for such sacrifice ,
? principle.
. II the Populists send a poldbup
the Senate, or a half-hearted siiv,
man (who is the least to be truste
{ OF the twol, they viii have write
their own epitaph: "Mne, msne, tE
i uphdrsin."
SENATOR PRITCHARD's DEFENSE g
THE P0PULISTS.
: Senator Pritchard's commitment
Z the Populist members of the Gener,