The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30

reforms which the News and Observer
has abandoned. SO IL can be neither
white supremacy nor good government
that the News and Observer 10 now in
terested in. Then the only solution
for the problem 10 that the News and
Observer, like the Charlotte Observer
and the other monopoly organs in the
state, hiss passed under the influence
Of the Southern Railway and its gold
controlled by the "overseer.r This
being true, il 10 Of course permitted to
Aay only what the boss will sanction.
For this reason and to further the
schemes Of the Southern Railway and
other monOpOlies TO capture the next
legislature, il maintains q studied ST.
lence ON the great questions Of re-
forms, and joins the other monopoly
and railroad organs, shouting with .
vebemence second TO none, the old and
deceptive slogan Of white supremacy.
1t is the only issue it is now permitted
To discuss. A rape occurs. What .
god-send. 1t is something to talk
about. 1t is the straw for the drown
ing map, aud is As eagerly caught At.
IL is a new tune to be played on the
nj az IN ,f 10
and it is played by the News and OBJ
server in all lite variations with q Wig
or begotten Of determin nation on the
part of the Southern railway not to re-
lease its octopus grasp and baneful in
huence upon the State aided by the de-
sire on the part of the Ransom ma
chine Democratic politicians for re-
venge on the people for SO unceremo-
niOuely Ousting them out Of office. This
awful crime Of rape, the condemnation
Of which should be prompted by sim
cere motives aoG for honest purposes,
is used in bypocritical manner by
the News and Observer and the other
railroad organs for base and partisan
ends, and all the time they are con.
demniDg the nature of the crime they
are secretly longing for more rapes
that they may better play upon the
prejudices OF the people.
Now as we have said above, this
change upon the part of the News ant
Observer, its continuous yelping fol
"white supremacy" and "good govern
ment," its persistent refusal to discuss
the great issues which so vitality effect
the welfare Of every citizen in the
State, in brief, its joining in with and
shouting just as the other railroad and
monopoly organs do, is for some Other
purpose than that avowed by the New.
and Observer. The cold and unvar.
nished truth is that it is intended tt
make successful a deep laid scheme
which has for its object the accomp.
lishment of two things: one, the capt
uring of the next legislature by the
Southern Railway, thereby frustrating
the plans of the people to enact some
badly needed railroad reforms; the
other, the returning to power of the
Democratic Ransom machine politi.
clan, and with him to inaugurate an
other reign of bOurbOnism. to be per.
petuated in power by ballot-box stuff
ing, fraud, lying and prejudice.
This is why the News and Observer
is silent upon the great reform issues
and refuses to continue its fight for
them; this is why the News and Oh
server refuses to answer The CAUcAs-
IANs question IS to which kind OF
white mans party it is in favor of, and
what sort of good government it means
The CAUCASIAN again repeats ite
oft made statement that it is in favor
OF white supremacy, but with Judge
Avery it is in favor of q white suprem.
acy untrammelled by corruption and
monopoly rule, and in this view it be.
lieves every good citizen in the State
will concur.