The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11


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.ur.. that corposstion-. tru.f-. ace
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of March are not only lsrg- ga uaa,-
b-r. but eNc~.e la ff- m.gaifuer nf
their infany any "th-r jsh los oi rbra.
.Orrs that we're .Nrr Attempted o. -
rushed ttru1gh without prwf-r ct.-
cas.ion ard s-niilsiion 1hl. .hsrt
session of dad sonsrs.. .hauid H.
abolished. Instead of m-n Who h.t.
been r-pudia'-d ard defeated % thslr
people bling h.r~ Dow voting nui l-S
i-iAting on m-A.urrs NitAlfo the t.o-
pie. ~-lfsrc. th.r~ .houid d. lrr- in
their .tsad. fr-.h from ito people.
those who we're elected AZ tic is.;
| election.
In thi. letter ~- can only y, frr 60.
fec OF the many had ard far-r. aching
bill. that desperate .iiart. ar. row
being made To push through.
IHH LoUp niii-
one Of th~.- measures 1. the Loud
Po.tal bill. The r~ai purpo.- hrhina
this bill 10 To cot 80 tic ;rufh aud
whol-.om- information from tL- pro
pie. II 81 should become o iAs 70 wonld
prevent .uch book. n. Coin. Financial
school and similar reform ~ork. from
passing through the mails. 1hai O.
the hill, under = plea OF stopping . de-
ficit in the poet ofiio- department. pro
vide. for an enormously high rate of
postage on this cla.. Of b0ok.. which
would Dee psohibitory in a.. results
The bill would also hit with tr-m-n-
dons aud crushing forne the country
newspaper. and the rr.uit would b-
TO crrAte n newspAp-r trust. winch
would be- composed oi the great metro
politan caiiie-. and the people would
be forced soon To look Go th.m Atone
for their information aud news.
The monopoli-s now control the t.l-
graph wires and thus prevent ans
news or Information reaching tie p-o-
pie through the various u,e.. dispatch
associations To the daily pAr-p-, 81
that news or iDfor rmAtion should t,
against the int-r.s;s of monopoli'
and trusts. The only avenue which
the people have left. through wh,ci
they can get the truth - through re-
? form books like Coins finArclAl Schoo
' and through the country n-w.php@r.
I Therefore the gold =, Indicate aud rh'
: monopolists want this avenue closed
l. just as they have closed the avenue b,
: Electricity. The Loud Biii d. one a
! the most insidious and infamous m-a
z sures that ever crossed the ttre-bol,
Of Congress. The bill wa. ,Ipr~,
e through the House with y-ry littl.
: discussion. and with scarc-ly no in
u formation 10 the public n 10 its na
ture and effects. Thi- bill is now De
r fore the S~nste Commiti.. on 20.
}, Offices and Post Roads. senator But
e Ter, who il . member OF this COMMITTEES
! has been making . vigorous aud un
% remitting fight in the committee try
ing to prevent II being reported 10 III
senate. liza majority of ia. commit
y tee shall vote against him and r~pOr
j. It TO the Senate. he and q number q
q other Senators will fght IN Go 40. BIZ
u ter death on the DOR Of that body,
TIE ToKsaY BAsKkrrTcr BILL.
!. This is another infamou. bi
"A drawn in the interest of rby lock an
n his allies. The real purpo.rs of 90
? bill. however, are not expressly state
10 but are hidden in way 10 try 90 pr
,- vent drawing attention 20 the RET
d purposes and ultimate effects 81 IN
N measure.
N That portion Of the bill which o
a. lows q man who is really bankrupt "a
4. victim Of goldbug policy 20 obtsi
Il relief from the p~rsecuiions of he cr'
IA ditors and TO become free man and
a. start in the world fresh again from "a
/. ground to try TO build up bis lost fo
IL Itunes. 10 meritoriou. and should Do 90
r. acted into Law. But the poison ia ~
Il. bili-which poison would destroy moi
id honest men who are in debt. but wi
are not bankrupts, than the 9th
NJ provisions IA the bill could po.sib
or benefits what 10 cloaked under "
nf Involuntary provision IN the bill. u
hs lsr this provision creditors would
Ie- enabled 10 pounce upon almost af
man who WAS their debtor ard for
ID his property 10 q cash sale TO meet b
NJ debts, even though he va. worth q
n, times his indebtedness. Every ssi
nv man knows what this would msa
L nd~r the hard times and ,cArcity
,e money, caused by the single gold eta
In darc and the Democratic aud R~pu
rct lican financial policy, three fOurtbs
n, those who are in debt could be ban
in rupfed within q week IL they We
M suddenly shut down upon and fore
,ur to sacrifice their property for cs.b
hI. meet their debts. Nobody want.
pg foreclose on q bankrupt, tut the st
hs locks and the gold men would like
or. have every prosperous citiz~n ~
h.- happens TO b little in debt NJ th'
.os mercy, 90 that they could iorecloss
nd force him to DO their bidding.
m, short, the purpose of the bill i- 90 60
es. troll the votes and action. of the gre
n a majority Of the voters 81 the count
Of by financial tyranny and oppressi'
This bill would not be nearly go ds
;ts Rerous in prosperous times. but unt
m. present conditions il 10 tyranny CO
nh pounded and concentrated.
THE AksITRATIoS TREATY.
. There il now before the Senat.
pr0posed treaty which Cleveland .
the goldo, &c in England have goti
up between them, called the srbiti
the ton treaty, which they ere now str
sau ing to get the United States Senate
& 10 approve. The tories and agents
its the English gold combine are bus
'go. engaged trying 70 work up septim'
Fal- in the country in favor Of accepts
this treaty. They are appealing
OF the sentiment Of the people, asking
our abstract question as to whether Il
ap- favor settling differences by war or
any arbitration; and, OF course, getting
,ar. almost unanimous answer in favor
- arbitration, while those who ans'
the know nothing Of the treaty propos
pay In this way the tories and the g
OF cor spirAtors have succeeded in Z