The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-25
A FORCED ADMISSION AND A GREAT
TRUTH.

A FORCED ADMISSION AND A GREAT
Maj. Daniel, at Richmond, uttered a
truth that We have long seen; and
that is that there never would have
been . Populist Party If the Demo
cratic party had held faithfully to
ancient Democratic principles, now
readOpted, and proclaimed in III.
ChicsgO platfOrm.-NorfolA Pilot.
The above from the editorial of
the Norfolk Pilot WAS copied and en-
dorsed few days ago by the Winning
ton Messenger. There is nothing
strange in the utterance of Senator
Daniel (for in the main he spvh- 2
great and so mn Lru' except it has
taken him hSeJes Is 10 I'd it out. The
only strange thing about it is that the
Messenger should copy it and be frank
enough to admit that "there never
would have been Populist Party it
the Democratic party had held faith
fully to ancient Democratic princi-
Piles, ETC."
This ia an admission that the Popu-
list Party was born of necessity be-
cause there was no other party stand
ing for the principles of Jefferson and
Jackson-no other party standing true
to the people and to the principles of
good government.
1t is confession that the Populist
Party is fighting for the preservation
of ancient Democratic principles"
which have been neglected and desert
ed by the Democratic party, and that
it has enlisted under its banner some
of the bravest men and truest patriots
that the world has ever seen-men
who have had the courage to leave
the party of lifetime because that
party had forsaken its principles. be-
trayed the people, and strayed off af-
ter false gods.
1t is an admission that large num-
Der of the most honest and patriotic
element of the Democratic rarity is
now in the Populist Party, ard that
others ought to and are conf. g. In
short, that the ancient principles of
Jefferson and Jackson" are found no.
where except under the Populist ban
ner, and that it should be the raj
lying standard for the patriots of
all parties. -
It is an admission that those who
formed the Populist Party were forced
to leave the degenerated Democratic
machine or to give up the principles
OF good government if they should
longer follow its false banner; that
they were forced to form a party OF
the people in order that they nigh,
fight for the principles of their fathers
and restore good government.
1t is also an admission that the Dem.
ocratic party has been impoverished
of large part of its life and virtue bv
the formation of the Peoples party.
and that this new party is not com.
posed of anarchists and cranks but of
the honest yeomanry Of all parties.
who have always been the guardians
and protectors Of the peoples liberties.
Senator Daniel, the Norfolk Pilot
and the Wilmington Messenger should
be congratulated on their recent dis.
covery, and their frank Tut eleventh
hour confession.
But are these confessions PROMPTED
entirely by patriotism and by q sense
OF conscience? It is evident that there
is PURPOSE and motive behind them.
When the tens of thousands and mil
lions Of honest Jeffersonian Democrats
in the South and Lincoln Republicans
in the West, together with many IA.
triots from all sections of the country
repudiated the two old monopoly. de-
generated parties and came together
to form the Peoples party, they were
denounced and abused by Senator DAN
lei, the Norfolk Pilot and the Whining
ton Messenger. These persons At that
time claimed that Grover Cleveland
stood for true Democratic principles
and that the tariff was the great and
overshadowing issue before the conn
try. They ridiculed the financial ones.
ton. and said that it was too big for
them to understand and mu.t no ,af.