The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-04-08

hud gtoved IN to~ tsarrs 81 tng %
saxon pe>pie- and eri~. for iih-r'y -
fer death
An. they .ay tho rsvuIi.s fsrs, .in
die. Aye. aed 80 70 may. Hat 40 "a
dor. 10 Uill BE- b~csn.~ if. m~mh~s.
have forgo't~n the cause of its birth.
Born Of r~b~ilioa against party css
ruption and pArti.anshfp. 10 signs tts
ovn death warrant Oh~n 10 coni~-
so-nds TO scramble for spoii. Bern TO
voice bamanity's cause. 10 sa~s. aud
ought to die, when it comes 20 be no
mUr- than ssaitinx-.ton. for smbi-
t'ous men. bie' l~s. the present
fopulist Party may die. nay hap .,-n
nov 10 dy ing bot " 90 dc~s or even ~
IL lives and fatis Tn reform. sonnet hi nc
else must b~ foethooming to nii the
place which 10 started out TO hi. 4
peoples party there must ever BE-
Well, the recent political campsixr
was but another manif~staiIon of tits
same general movement OF which I
sp~sk- Nov. I Am not gong To die
cu.s the question Of finance. Z stall
certainty not say to you that tho sys-
ten OF those men wh'.s~ party b. moo
triumphant 10 the very b~-t tting our
nation could have. And, on the ~ her
hand. righteous indignation forbid.
that l should -ay anything IN b-h.lf
OF that theory which needs no e-ti.r
dei-r.e than its opponents w-r- un
able To answer o.. srgunirnrs. and hsd
10 resort TO the contemplate .ub'sr-
iug- Of branding its believer. a. sn
archists and r~pudiationi.i-. what I
do mean TO say is TIN. that The r-r-ni
political campaign m-snt s...-i hing
far more than bi-m~taiism. lie must
have b~ea = superficial oh~-r,.r. in
deed, who failed To mark beneath the
surface Of the movement = sonnet hing
greater than \ question al m-r- ma
tionai finance. The goid-stAnjArd
men said that their opponents. ~ VIC
toriou>, would Dot b- content ~ith
mere change in our coinage sy.i-m
and they were right The party which
has suffered 4 Temporary d-f-a; Ma.
the expression Of the NEEDS al the gr-a'
| laboring class, and. II victor iou-. would
not have rested short of the aoram-
p i.hm-nt Of industrial Freedom. Ma,
more; IL ,rN not re.' .bort of that D. gh
aim, Tor while. as the gold m-n a..-.r
the free coinage Of silver may not b-
the battle-cry IN l;ssi. the something
else that was in thu. movement Will b~
there To meet their money bag -.nr-
rounded hosts, and. like Truth. this
something knows no Waterloo.
| All, they talk about free America
| They say that it's good enough a. ~ u.
and that We are the fre~.t of the Tree
Is America really free 80 long ~ the
great majority of her population ..
suffering from industrial bondsg-: l.
industry free. Trade IL throtrl.d IN
the grasp of monopoly. Commerce -
fettered by sU-called protection. Pro.
lection To whom and what Prot-c.
tion To such extoriion As the world ha,
never seen: protection To tho.- wbs
would subvert the government tba,
gives them home: protection la thos.
who would transnute this land of th'
free into hell Of political and indus
trial slaves. Industrial freedom. in
deed. Merciful God. Was there -y-t
3 more pitiabie trAv~,ty uf word. On
forefathers fought for political free
. dom. We are called upon To do eyeI
more. They fought for the ballot boz
a We must fight for the home. Men q
2 North Carolina, how will you aequi
yourselves?
Al. but you say, the issue IL not y~
e upon ~. Labor organization 0. no
z yet strong, nor needed 10 be siroBs
3 amid us. We have \ quiet, SECLUDED
D conservative state. Hold. Are yo
$ sure OF that. out OF the Farmers Al
lance, . labor organization. sprang
s great political party, and North Care
' lima is one OF Its strongholds. Bu
r more than that, the other kind OF lAbo
e organization is coming. ManufactuI
e ers are beginning To recognize the i'm
Y mense advantages which North Car,
II lima can give. Her mighty Te-ourc'
ka, ,.r
"A sprinRing up here and there. Our puI
O ulatiOn is becoming ti"ged with ihs
!. of the factory kind. our old, SECLUDED
p conservative state is gone. or goinl
2 and in its place will be found one fiih
II with all Of the current social and 10
e dustrial problems and the radIcali.i
'e which human suffering breeds. III
n question is ours. How will we meet u
r Ii behOoves each one Of us to stud
l. the great movement underlying fh~'
il various Manifestations. There - ID
n or death for Us in the task. while IL
p but suicide TO evade il TO this du'
N there is abundant call, so that II
~ statesman Who n.gl-cts IL 10 charIi
e tan, the philanthropist who shirks it
It a hypocrifp, the christian man wi
Il. passes il by isa traitor TO his Go
p Shall it be said that North Carolini
,s women and men are, for the fret tin
CT in all Of their history, lrath 10 ansu
is stern duty's call?
I'd Lock with me ~ that INF ighfy temp
e. once as white a. the driven snow
Id pillars seem strong as IL founded
ID Justice, its arches ki.s the very ski
a. its portals are wide enough for q
in foot sore throng Of humanity 10 ~n'
m into its air 0f peace. Ah. surely, u
lerfy mitst walk those corridnTs. A
q must adorn those walls. K~hgi
must fiji those aisl~s with inc~n
Yrs, for there is rmblazoB~d upon
a.. front, in letters Of glitf~ring ~
large enough for the farthsst 10 .
-, and bright enough tn shed into
heart of the humblsst slave the We
=. sunlight of freedom. the simple ~
- HUMaNITY, sgl0w with The ~ffulg'
=. splendor uf beaven. But no. wba'
that hear? There comes. borne up
- the gentle hretZ.Ihat seems ashau
=. TO bear IT. the pitiful cry 81 suffer-
men. Aud do I see n? Yes: tb'
Within those sscr~d precincts. are
- = table. Of tn. money changers.
,s clinking H whose cured coin ks
time TO the c6Dttant wa'linG. A
"a thrre, off to one sids. stands the u
ou. desa OF IstOeTiy- we rt1T upo" hes ~
~, head darting rye Of living nre ~
points with her sword toward her
y. fouied and prostitnted home An
;,si know not how you may feel abou
:. but ~ for me I desire no greater p'
lilege than To answer to her call
N. men by kneeling down humbIy ~
rL feet and letting her strike upon
IL shoulder the knight hood that come
ny h.r giving alone, and pin upon
.' breast the snow white cross Of .
ssd~, not to capture IN empty sepuit
upon burning syrian sands. bu'
seize, purge, and re-consecrafe as
abiding pface Of all that IL good.
- great temple OF bumanity's cause.
for O~s~rs.s Great Create Voc hn"g 9
ent L0uA Postal Bbii.
OF Farmers Tribune
lent Senator Butler deserves great or
for baying killed the Infamous j
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