The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-06-03


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TIME To STOP AND THINK WHEN
PRAISED By CLEVELAND CUtKOOs.
The Cleveland Cuckoo organs are
now paying considerable attention to
Mr.. Thos. T.. Watson. Of Georgia.
They now find great deal in him to
admire, and often quote from his pa
per with approval. They now call
him an "hOncst man and say that the
political policy that he favors is wise
and patriotic" If the approval of the
Mckinley managers in the last cam
paign was not enough 10 open Mr..
Watson's eyes To the clear and newt
able consequences Of his course, then
certainly he should be- arOCsed by the
endorsement Of the Cleveland CuCkOos.
Mr.. Watson may be fOoling himself !;
he is certainly fooling some Of his fol-
lowers; but, on the other hand, he GER
tainly is not foOling the Clevelandites,
the llinnaites and the other allied
agents of monopoly and trust. They
realize the good work that his policy is
doing for them, SO they pat him on the
back and say: "Good boy! go it, son"
when did the agents and organs of
monopoly ever praise the wisdom or
patriotism OF any refOrmer who had
the common sense to concentrate and
direct a telling fight against them? 1t
IL only when reformer advises a
dangerous to them that they praise
him.
II Andrew Jackson, when making
his heroic fight against The old United
States Bank, had been so foolish as to
advise his followers to pursue a course
that would have clearly meant the de-
feat Of the. people and left the bank
monopoly intrenched with all of its
power aud privileges to prey and fat
ten upon the public, then the bank or
gons could have safely praised Jack
son a. wise and patriotic. Jackson
could have continued to denOunce the
banks as viciously As he chose, but as
long rs his policy was such "a meant
that they would not be overthrown
then they would have patted him on
the back and said, that as much as they
differed from his principles, yet they
admired his wisdom, honesty, etc.
The leading Cleveland gold organ in
North Carolina is the Charlotte Oh.
server. IL is also monopoly paper,
and tried to help carry the State for
Mckinley by advising its readers not
to support the joint electoral tickets
The editor of that paper is now quot
ing from MIR. Watson's paper, aud ex-
pressing great approval at his course.
We give below an editorial in full. in
GLIDING headlines from the Observer
THE UrTERANOE OF AN HONEST
MAN.
Thos. f. Watson. of Georgia. il n
man who has been for some time grow
ing on the country. That he is enti-
tied to measure of respect which he
has not always heretofore enjoyed is
proved by the following extract from
the last issue of his paper:
III there WAS no need of a new party
TO combat both the OLD parties, then
the Peoples Party ought never to have
been born. Ii there is no need now of
third party 10 combat both the old
parties, then the Peoples Party has no
right To live IL either one of the old
parties Is right, we should join il.
There should be no fusion about the
matter, We ought To join the party
which Is right, and we should ioin
without money and without price
without conditions and without reser,
vations.
III neither of tn. old parties is right
chen We ought not To 10 n hands with
it, by fusion or otherwise. We Oupht
tn glory in being right-no matter how
great a minority We are in. In ever so
many instances, the minority, the de-
spised and prosecuted minority. were
the men whose principles governed in
the future
There ~ IN this a great truth which
need not be cohtued To the Peoples
rarity nor To this particular period. IL
IS ne assertion of n great principle. of
universal application and for all times
Any political party is either right or
wrong III right, IT should stand its
ground aud wait for accessions. If
wrong, Ut Will find il ont in the process
ot time, ana then il should disband
anu its membership merge into the
party me ii'st like it. The attempt TO
preserve two organizations, both pro-
tossing to stand for the same things
anu 80 operating Instead of merg-
:ng, Is essentially dishonest, aud
means nothing but a hope of spoils.
Mr.. Watson has 1t down ri ght.'
Inc observer was supporter of the
ballot btx s'ufling' and "Bull pen,
election methods OF the Democratic
machine IN North Carolina. The Peo.
Piles Party opposed such Infamous
methods, and accepted the help and
co operation of the Republicans in the
state to break it up. 1t was broken
up. "A great principle of the Peoples
farty triumphed. If the Republicans
had been guilty of the offence. We
would have co-operated just as quick
with the Democrats to break it up. II
was n principle-free and fair elec-
fions-for which we were contend.
ing-it was n wrong we were fighting
We cared nothing for either old party
Ms party. We would have accented
help from any one who would have
Joined hands with us to establish the
principle and wipe out the wrong.
III there had been any Populist in
the State who had been foolish enough
to oppose such . cooperative fight
sgainst ballot box stufing, and had
used arguments like Mr.. Watson IL
nal O a.