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

RsferrIDg to the, effects of the new
tax law, concerning which there has
been so much discussion in the State
press Within the past weeks, the Ashe-
vile CitizeA says: POM. ..,
!, =, Can it be possible that the people of
North Carolfpa will, within the nem-
DRY OF. the present generation, retuF m
to power aga such 3 -cGng9 bin s.tti;SSeiof
Ignorance al3 spite and maIevoleHce
as cQEposed the fusion majority i'm
The last Legislatnrep ..a..
That depends. If the Democrats
fuse with the POpulists as they did last
year, they will be estOpped from criti-
cism Of the Last Legislature as they
were then Of the Legislature of lSp5.
IL Democratic speakers 20 over the
State in '9S, as they did in '96, frothipg
at the mouth about 16 to l, and govern
ment by injunction, and remain dumb,
rs they did last year, about what had
been going on under our very noses,
why, then, the people will return to
power that very combination of lg-
nOrance and spite and malevOlenfe.
Why should they not, il, by silente,
they are given to understand that that
combination has done nothing wrong?
If the Democrats are ever to regain
control of North Carolina, they have
got to find out that there are other peo-
pie to be attacked besides Clevela nd
and Carlisle, who won't be running
then, anyhow. The feelings of some
body here at home have got to be hurt
asa condition precedent to Democfa
tic, Observation-Disclosures Observer.
| oh, the pity If it! Truly, it see ms
that bad company is demOralizipg
and that none can be in it and not
| become tipctured with bad company
characteristics. .rli,..... ...s.r.
We feel a tinge of regret at seei ing
the Charlotte Observer about to &c
| down IN the very dirt. Generally
speaking, it has been about the only
Leading daily Democratic, or so-ca IL
ed Democratic paper in the State thai
has maintained any responsibility o,
observed any decency during the pas
two years, though it has been offer
| victimized by some of its splenetic ant
spitefully impotent correspondents
But we never blamed the Observer TO-
this. It could not always know
whether these correspondents wer,
telling facts. Or not, and in the rusl
and hustle of daily journalism ~
know there is no time for full investi
CATION Of what is sent in by its repor
tiers. II there had been such time
many, things that have appeared III
Observer would have never been pub
lished therein. "..' i"' ..
The Observer was about the Onl,
I Leading" daily Democratic paper ii
North Carolina that became disguste'
with its party when that party sToLl
the Populist platform and then shout
ed: "If the Populists do not vote tn
Democratic ticket, they are not hon
st." The idea Of an Internal THE
talking about any body else's honesty
No wonder the Observer was disgustet
Any honest, vi decent paper could no
have felt otherwise. And we are ffe
to say that We inwardly commende
the Charlotte Observer. for the DISCUS
: il felt, Itahad our genuine sympath
aud our candid respect. ..l.t g u .,..s
IL II 'trhH rdI n'DGA hrs '1.,s -e' ,.,t-,t
But it, has remained in Democrat
cCmPany, and the result is that
seems to be- getting '"wUbbly." III,
..'lhtst hSd stumble it made was to allo,
litselE to. be taken in by the wild t.
3 ports sent out from Raleigh annount
{ Ting the ruin of the A. e. NJ. COllee
II JUST because, . change or two was mad
\ lin the Faculty, We really .expecte
: the Observer to editorially notice tn
. itenisl and condemnation of these +,
: ports BY the College Faculty, compe
. ed almost Of the same men who hay
always been there; but. to our ute
t astOnishment it. sought to emphasiz
|, shat absurd driyslling. Our hesl
" sank Within us.a""Is the very last ev
, Hehce," We thought, 'of any sort of d.
81 ceqcy among daily democratic journa
;, in, Abe. State, about to go DOWN." "
& ferNeBtly. hope not, for with all tt
ss.lwAfiness We have Of, and the suspi
afi3hWe enteitain toward the Democrat
Oh pastya We gould like, 10 see somethin
y TO Iits csedit In this biats. } Other ''les'
o ing'nDehUUriti -dailies being edit.
by either dolts Or dotards, We Cam
3& lsSk,faia IsS4xt& aeStHfAsttf55! 81 "A
f4oy ,,a brn llsst,o : s,*v,sdn& quo !
: Well, is our rope hopeie ssf 1T is ul
= ~ when we zee the Charlotte Obse
lending itself to al apparent approv
n of the utterance of some dOlt that =
= begin to fear there is NO hope.