The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-16

D1YAu AND AIIoRx.D.
ofths address delivered b. wiIIiau
J. Bryaa Is ST. Louis on Labor D,y.
70 5000 people. pefhaps notbinx more
expressive can be aid Of il than that
IL Vas one Of Mr.. Brysn's charset<ris-
tic speeches.
Thsf be 10 = man siscere1y in gym.
pstby with the cause Of the wealth
producers Of the nation, and one Who
piainty sees the great needs OF the peo-
pie and who thoroughly unders, ands
the causes Of hard times and the great
reforms which must be enacted into
law before prosperity can come to the
masses, has long since ceased to be 4
matter Of doubt; but that he 10 also |,
man Who 10 determined aud Who haa
the ability to keep these great econo-
mic issues constantly before the peo-
pie in spite Of the efforts Of the politi-
cians and the monopolies to sidetsack
these, and to continue the eight until
they are enacted into law and relief
comes to the overburdened many, IL
daily being proved by bis speeches and
utteraaces.
his address at st. Louis WAS one OF
his characteristic and powerful ar
guments for the rights of the laboring
class, the farmers, and ell wealth pro-
ducers, upon whose success, all other
conditions Of society rest and are de-
pendent for prosperity. He has ex-
ploded the claims Of the New York
bankers that the prosperity of the FAR
mer is dependent upon that Of the
business man.
M. Bryan gave considerable atten-
ton to the new and rapidIy increas-
ing danger, which has lately become
SO prevalent, and which threatens to
destroy every vestiGe of justice
when it comes to- individuals and
States dealing with powerful COM
binations Of capital-namely the dan
ger of government by injunction. He
said:
"LaboriDg people have q special in
terest just now In securing relief from
what is aptly described as government
by Injunction The main purpose of
the writ of injunction 10 to avoid trial
by jury"
1t will be remembered that these
same combinations of capital, the cor
porations, the trusts, and gold COM
bines, who were afraid OF an impartial
trial by jury, and who now resort to
this means Of defeating the ends OF
justice, were the promoters of scheme
to enact into law during the 54th Con-
gress bill which denied the right OF
trial by jury, which they succeeded in
getting reported from the Committee
on Judiciary, and which would nc
doubt have passed the Senate had it not
been for the vigilence and efforts OF
North Carolina's junior Senator, whose
amendment, expressly providing fol-
trial by jury, was afterwards adopted
In this connection we want to call
attention also to the mastery, and
forcible argument against this grow.
ing evil made by Ex-Governor Altgeld
in Philadelphia, on Labor day. III
our Republican institutions are to
continue" says be. "tbee lis monster
ii government by injunction must be
cru she'd"
The question of whether the corpor-
atoms shall control our government
or WHITTIER the government shall con-
troll cor porations is one of the over.
shadowing issues in American poll
tics to-day. 1t is q question which
vitality concerns every State and every
individual in the union, and as such
constitutes State issue of the weight
lest importance. It is an issue which
the people of North Carolina must
face in the next campaign, and we
trust that every voter in the State
who is opposed to the usurpation of
corporate power will join in the fight
for this and the other great reforms
for which Mr.. Bryan and the Populist
party is contending, aud not allow
himself to be cajoled, fooled or party
dashed by the Democratic politicians
false plea OF "white supremacy" into
forgetting these vital issues. "White
supremacy" and more than white SUI
premacy is an assured fact when those
who honestly oppose the gold stand
aid and monopoly rule join hands to
fight for money and the control of the
monopolies and the adjustment of
trusts