The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-14

that Governor Russell and Senator
Butler are lighting for lower freight
and passenger rates, but instead OF
helping them it has joined every rail- /.
road and monopoly organ in abusing
them. IL complains that Russell ard
Butler had the power TO select Railroad
Commissioners, and that their men OF
the com mission deserted them Then
why does not the News ard Observer
dir.c. its abuse against the Commits
sioner-. including tn Democratic
member, instead Of abusing and mis-
representing those who have stood
true!
That paper proceeds 20 say that this
pr1yes Russell and Butler either had
no honest mensIn their councils, or
they preferred TO select tools who were
unfit 10 hold places OF trust, and that
this proves beyond controversy that no
good government can b. expected
through Russell and Butler
Now, we submit that this logic is
good, pr ,vided Russell and Butter
have upheld and supported those who
have proven untrue and put premi-
um on their wrong doing by re-electing
them to Office above all others in their
councils.
| If the News and Observer thinks its
logic is good, then surely, it cannot OF
ject if We apply it to its own political
household. 1t is bad rule that will
not work both ways. Let US see.
Who elected Maj. Wilson Railroad
Commissioner? He was frat elected in
1891. He was reelected In 1898 by a
Democratic legislature, under full con-
troll of the Ransom machine. Major
Wilson, when first elected in 81 was
thought to be fair man, but he soon
showed that he considered the rights
of the railroads more sacred than the
rights of the people, he is probably
more responsible for the Railroad Com
missions failure to do its duty than
any other man. Did not the Demo
cratic legislature have better man, OF
did it prefer such man, and that toe
after he had been tried?
Does this prove beyond controversy
that no good government can be ex
pected" through such legislature!
The Democratic party has had full
. swing for electlng governors for TWEEN
> ty years. Every one since Vance ha
been under railroad influence. Did no
the Democratic party have in it's coun
: ellis better men, or did it prefer to sc
lect such men? Does this "establisl
y beyond controversy that no good gov
y eminent can be expected through" tn
Democratic party?
4 The Democratic machine had ful
sway for electing legislatures in thi
4 State from 1876 to 1894, except the Al
=, lance legislature in 1891. Have NO
- every one of these Democratic legisla
. lures been under the Influence of tn
. railroads and money lenders? Did nc
=, every one Of them refuse to give tn
% people six per cent. interest law, re
fuse to establish railroad commls iol
10 refuse to put railroad and other col
- poration property on the tax lit =? Di
not "their failure in the selection {
~ instruments show either that they ha
no honest men in their councils Or ths
they preferred to select tools who wei
20 unfit to hold places Of trust? No
l0 does not this "prove beyond c,;'tr
y very that no good government can
ne expected through" the Democrat
Ia party? Does it not prove that the
or cannot be trusted to "block the inv
ut sion of monopoly"
a Yes, the News and Observers log
a. Is right, it proves all Of these thing
o. provided the party has cloaked and d
be Tended those who have betrayed t
ne people and put a premium on the
st treachery by re- electing them to pc:
by tions of trust at the first opportunit
Has the Democratic party been gull
~ Of this? Yes, therefore the News al
re Observers logic applys to its own 2
nd litlcal household, but not to the Pc
10 Piles party. The Peoples party b
ne branded every man who has pro
'ts en- untrue.
he Did not the Democratic party ,
1e- elect Ransom to the United States Sc
,o- ate after he had deserted the peoI
u.s. and gone over to the side of natior
Ter banks and monopolies in 1882? [
l.n the Democratic machine press critic
nv his conduct and demand that he turn
on down? No, they kept the truth fir
lat the people, praised Ransom as
.. greatest man in the State, and whooE
nes for his reelection. And was not RI
ov- som again the candidate for the S.
gh ate in 1894, just after he had betraI
~; the people on the silver question q
ms gene over to the gold crowd? A
Ill would he not have been reelected
ex- the Democrats had gotten the legis
" ture? And this is what the "most vi
in uous and intelligent citizenship of
mad State" has done, and this is why
or State should again be turned over
'no the Ransom machine ard the railros
All parties have unfaithful men
their ranks, the same is true of
nav churches. Such men often get to
.' ' deacons, Or hold other places of no
tue in the churches. But the church
op- not to blame unless it fails to unfr
"e5 them when they prove unworthy.
he is with political parties.
Russell and Butler are exposing
cry man, no matter in what party,
49, proves unworthy. and are fighting
the election Of legislature that
railroads cannot control. The n
,as and Observer is trying to prevent
1t gives as an excuse that it W!
"white supremacy first and an anti
nOpOly legislature afterWards"-s