The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-09

in the state and nation
rofn the great mass of other white
men n the State who believe in just
ce, fair play, and good government
,y the masses-in preventing the rob-
berry Of the masses for the classes. Ii
true that the News and Observer 10
.ryipg TO unite certain white people
IN the State, but IL trying TO unite
this very monopoly set 10 which We
have referred to the other set in or
der that the monopoly set may rule
and control. The News and Observer
may get a white mans party By that
method, but it will be a white mans |
party run in the interest OF the golc |
syndicates, the monopolies and the
railroads, Just as the Republican |
party under Hanna is run and the
Democratic patty under Cleveland
was run. Is this the kind Of white
mans party" that the News and OBJ
server wants? Is it the kind of a
white mans party" that the people
want?
Now THE CAUCASIAN is striving to
unite all of the good people of the
state who are opposed to the gold stan
dard, who are opposed to the ninety
nine year Lease, who are opposed to
the people being robbed of two million
three hundred thousand dollars each
year in freight and passenger rates,
who are opposed to free passes and
monopoly lobby corrupting legisla-
lures, who are opposed to government
by injunction and foreign monopOlies
defying our State government through
injunctiOns from Federal Courts, who
are in favor of better public schools,
better State government, and the gen.
eral prosperity of the people. Are not
a majority of the white men in the
State in favor Of these great and i'm
portant reforms, and if the white men
in all parts who favor these reforms
are united will we not have white
mans party for good government! And
if any patriotic cOlored man should
join and help, would they not be a
small minority of this cooperation CT
patriotic men? And would not such
white mans party" for economic
reforms and good government be ma
jority of the white men and all the vo-
tiers and win great victory that would
result in great good? Who would be
left out of such party or cooperation
of the reform and patriotic elements:
Only the few white men who are op
posed to these reforms, only the "Over.
seer" aud his helps and the negroes ant
pie hunters that they could control.
Nowwe ask the News and Observer
the direct and pointed q uestion wheth
er it favors this kind of white man.
party or whether it favOrs one tina
takes in the white man of the Cleve
land and Hanna stripe, which woult
mean the sacrificing of all reforms ant
the betrayal of the people into thu
hands of monopOlies. 1t is the few
white men who are opposed o these re
forms that the News and Obs. rver i
trying to harmonic with under tn
negro scarecrOw racket.
1.-THE News and Observer j. i"cer
(and is not helping the J, t ca
have "white mans party" of the for
mer kind that will at the same tim
solidly support all the great reforms
claims to favor and elect legislator
> that will enact them into law. But
it wants to betray the people, sacrific
F, all these great economic reforms an
turn the Legislature over to the lover
; seer" and do it under cover of cry in
"nigger" and "white mans party" the
e it favors the latter method.
In this connection we want to ca
{ attention to the fact the Mckinley r
q publicans in Colorado and other Stat
q are making overtures to Teller and h
e silver Republican followers to unite vi
der a harmony, plea for good local go
e eminent, etc. What answer has Te
t Ter and his silver Republican frien'
g given to them9 They say "No." Tn
). they do not desire to unite men wi
: were Numerically opposed to ea'
> other on the greatest economic r
C form questions ever before the peopl
e that on the other hand they want
e. unite those whose sympathies and i
It terests are the same for these reform
It Teller is right, though the "overse
# and his help" in North Carolina a
q trying to accomplish just what Tell
;" has denounced and spurned from t
q Mckinley Republicans.
J! Again we ask the News ana Gbserv
which "white mans party" it favors.
8. THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN vi
Ie GINA.
lie About month ago the PeOnl