The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-16
A TIMELY LETTER.

TIMELY LETTER.
An Appeal to the Anti monopoly R-pub.
licans and Demoerats to Put Prime pie
Above Party aud Caiis .. One Party
Against Once seekers Railroad Mons-
pollits and wall street Gamblers
For THr CAUcAsAN.I
Voters you have each been list
ening every election year TO the
soft and silvery tongue OF the office
hunters in each OF the old parties
for more than thirty years. The
Republicans had control OF the Ma
tiOnal Government from 1861 TO
1885; the Democrats all that time
begged most pitifully for lust one
chance" that they might get i'm and
remove the shackles OF financial
slavery from the hands OF the
"bread-winners." At last proyi-
dence smiled OH the Democratic
party, and in November, 1881, Gro
yer Cleveland, the head OF Demo
cracy, was elected Chief Ruler of
this great republic, and when the
news was flashed to almost every
village and hamlet in the United
States joy went to almost every
humble home in the Southland.
But times failed to get any better.
In 1888 both the old parties again
begged for chance when provi-
dence again smiled on the Repub-
licans and gave them chance. \
nj, 70 10 q.
people by betraying them into the
hands Of the Rothchilds. Again
in 1892 they both made a most ear
nest appeal to the people for just
zone more chance" And a second
time providence looked down with
pitying eye upon the Democratic
party and again put Cleveland at
the helm, and then hurriedly came
on the prosperity, heralded by
many banks and business failures,
the wheels of commerce almost
came to a standstill. They say il
was all for the "lack Of confidence
Cleveland called an extra session
of Congress and wiped the last law
friendly to silver from the statutes
and times still were growing worse
Both the old parties fighting a
sham battle over the tariff.
BY this time mighty star had
arose in the west (the Populis,
party) which forced the old parties
to take issue-the Democrats fol
Bryan and free silver, the Republi
cans for protection and the gold
standard. Then, in order to unit,
the silver forces, the Populist do
ing as they always had done, put
principle above party, and endorsed
and voted for w. J. Bryan for presi
dent, the Democratic nominee, be
cause he was on the side Of tn,
people. But the bosses could no
stand that kind Of man and the,
put up goldbug to split the vot'
and elect Mckinley. You have
seen each of the old parties in con
troll Of the National Government
and you see times do not get an.
better. Now why can't you la.
aside prejudice and cast your vot
. for the people one time, and no
: allow yourselves to be deceived b.
the politicians and federal cflic
hunters any longer. 4 scarc-croy
is being erected by the railroa'
: newspapers in the shape OF a negro
, They had much rather. "negro
would rule than for the people
e When you are voting with eithe
l of the old party Office hunters yo,
!. are voting to fasten the shackel
Of financial slavery forever fast o.
ourselves, and make our wives an
4 children slaves to the money rule
Your daughters who are to be tn
: mothers of the coming generatio
will grow up in ignorance and thi
cOuntry will continue to grow poe
and ignorance prevail.
You allowed yourselves to u
q blinded by the money power. YO
e voted in the school election to kee
o your dear little boys and innocer
d little girls ignorant slaves for thos
n that are able to educate their sor
3. and daughters at High Schools an
. Colleges. The Peoples party is til
= only party that has offered you
n choice.
r The Peoples party is doing or
;" thing that both the old parties
y doing, and that is asking for
a chance. Just give US the san
r chance that you gave both the o.
70 parties (yOu know we cannot NAL
= times any worse) and we pied,
/. you that we will surely put I'll
u mints open to the world for II
.h coinage of both gold and silver; v
Is will reduce the freight and passe
3 ger rates on the railroads il yo
will help US to get the power
!. =. the United States, and if we ev
"a get control in the National lie
of islature we will own and opera
s. railroads and telegraph lines by Il
in government, just as the COVER
th ment owns and operates the Unit
ID States mails.
ne want to call the attention OF t
~ ~ Democrats to the fact that the
.s party said that all we needed W
n. a low tariff; the Democrats h
he their tariff and the Republica
theirs, and yet we have low prie
on and q scarcity Of money. The 1
ng publicans claimed that hi
OF tariff was all that we needed
;es s start the wheels of commerce. T
-" Democrats would be telling US
of day that all we needed was L
N tariff If the Populists had not driy
rs them to make free silver an iss