The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-01
A srATEmENr OS eKEAr' sr6NINI
.I CANOE. n~''iho

CANUEs . - | |
In the last issue OF Hon. Wharton |
Barker journal. tho American,
there is very thoughtfal, able and
CON prehensive editorial hesded "Tle
Defense and The Defenders OF Hb-
man Rights" Mr.. Barker. has bs}n
life long Republican. Luke SenatSr
Teller he refused to support Mckih-
Icy on gold platform. He supported
Mr.. Bryan. But he was not pleased
with the Chicago convention aid
Is not a Democrat and never Willie.
Since the last campaign he has stuh-
led the transportation question and lis
now satisfied that the platform of
the Peoples Party is right! Why
does he not join the Peoples Par
tyi The conduct Of those who
are trying to divide the party max les
him hesitate. Let very Populls t
who loves his party and it's prinfi-
pies read the following taken frd m
Mr.. Barker's editorial. ~ II
After showing how his party Ct be
Republican Psrty) had gone entirely
over to the gold gamblers, aud how
the great railroad systems of the
country were used to build up ohr
industry and to tear down another
&C., he says: b." % t-'"- 100
The use Of our railroads in this
direful way the Republican party
has tolerated, even as it has .ch. do.
Toned the appreeiati1g gold stand-
ard and the resulting enhancement
of the richest of the, few by the de-
spelling Of the debtor classes. 1T
has tolerated the trusts that hake
grown up under this system; it has
permitted them to shelter themselv YES
behind the protective system, aud
use the tariff duties imposed for the
protection of our people as q. want
age ground from which to opprdss
them. Thus has the Republican pdr-
ty become the champion Of property
rights, the alder and abettor Of those
trampling on human: rights, AID
building up an oligarchy Of wealth,
an oligarchy that threatens the sane
tity Of the ballot box, imperils the
freedom of elections, undermines
our Republic, brushes liberty 70
earth.
We turn, then, to the RspublicAu
party as the defender Of human
rights. The Democratic party COMES
much nearer being the party tina,
was organized to overthrow an oil.
garchy built on negro slavery. In
oligarchy that enriched itself by' de-
spelling 1000, 900 blacks Of the fruits
of their toll, but now champions a. I'D
protects the money ollgarchy, prey
ing on 70, 900, 900 Of freemen, frde.
men from chattel slavery, despofl,
ing them of the fruits of their tbi
and reducing them to the slavery bf
industrial poverty until the name
freemen bids to become but q tra|v
esty on their condition. n,,.',-i
The American supported the he
publican party while it believed THAI
party would best serve, the best in
terests of our country.
In 1892 there was no choice de-
tween the parties. Both candidads.
were accepted to the money cliquas
both distasteful to those bslievits
in the supremity of human rights
la 1896 We gave our support to Mr.
Bryan, not because we wete
satisfied with the platform %
the Democratic party, or it.
candidate, but because we s4v
in the rjdvenated Democrat,
party the promise of brigh
future, u ray of promise that it woul,
become in whole, as it had in patti
the champion of policies dictated b,
regard for the rights Of man.
,o The Democratic party pledged its9l
to rectify the monetary system that
4, by increasing the burden Of all debts
N has led to the despoilment of oh
producing classes aud the enrich
ment Of the money cliques, . system
that the Republican party hA
championed. In so far the Demo
cratic party has oppose d, itssIf, b
the trampling on human rights, Il
has thus far espousea the cause b
the people. But at this 1T stops.
ignores the use of cur railroads. b
speculative engines in the bpildiH,
up OF the money eoligarchy, in th
l... despoiliug Of our producing. ,classe
of the fruits of their toll ;, in =, til
sitting OF industries and the enslaIt
ment Of our people to this oligarehb
,o, It shows itself but a quasi protsetb
of human rights as opposed to, prob
H. erty rights., 1t stands against ID
T., dear dollar. q dollar, itisstqis 70 p1.
sumo that, II would give us 4 id.
dollar, sldollar that would not RI
the debtor Dor dsfraud the gcrsditd
adollsr that would not stand in III
way, ,of the just distribati9n
hn wealth; II would take f5om, -oprv il
T., dustrial trpsts the, shelf. n, Of. 'tyri
.nduiies, but when it becomes TO- prl
,n tsctipg ,opr people from ,dpsppilms
ct the . hands of the spseptati
.,cliqAes, using the, RAILROADS, ,as ihe)
60 weapon, il stands back, ThersfoI
the Democrat,c party does NIT, giI
o., our people the promise i9f fall pr|
~ 'oostSN. - sfT1 eN3tTDhr" I'M, II IVY
secure for All msp. a4 d. qua ,shap]
in the accqmnlatiop al, veal b, I0Fi
use, does not. therefore. 1--we I%p
the ending PRINCIPLE st paS IpsNtiitt1
II items. does not chow. y iNslt fiffe6,
y guard over \ Tree PeQplshoiInn sdt
ssa Wssmust, then, llsok elm whAaa Il
the party, OF tbs people. BghA Pc
pies Party Ia its cardinal ASne
comes up to the measurement. Y,
the Peoples Party cannot, as sucl
unite the defenders e human right
and lead the way to victory. With
the party itself there Is bitter di
cord, discord bred Of unworthy jes