The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-04-22
fRB TARIFF
IS FUTILE.
WEAKENING Irs PEOPLE

WEAKENING ID PEOPLE
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Are again si,ses.tsg sseSA~s sAaa
ss,ii.- The tAnG prueiss has ssss
sn unsssflsd ore for ahost oss bee.
'r.d yssrs. aid ~ the pelissssass
nay have ,bsir esoies a. Siii ~ ss
unsss'led pr e'ee for sss kusAsvS
y~srs more. have sever h~loss,a
TO that school Sho have bslisvsA %
sos'ibls that estesr Q man cs sasses
could be fss q high saossk % 10
.ur~ prosperity. have alssys b
i's~~d IN . r.vepae tsrG fairly asl
snifor rmly ~ as,ed. s<s q sass TO The
: 1p~t s~s os . govern meat cocoon.
ally administered.
Daring the great eao opaigs % iuuS
10 ih. 10 party plsifo.s. tkrossh The
eoluups % the pebhs prss.. asA
rom the shrosis of tss tkessasd
rsso-s. the k.pabi,eas party
pledged 10 the people of Asssiss as
auprcc~denied ere Of prpsp>siiy.
ontipgssf alone upon their poiii,ssi
success. The asuraucs os proc
reri'y VAS hedeed about By no
doubts or eontineencies- The pros
Tee ~as direct asd sssaaisossl.
Doubles many made the psoaiss
10 GOOD faith and tbousasds rsss,s-
ID ~ 10 good faith. For oss. pro
toundly bope that they nay bs sbls
TO make good that prooiss os psos-
periiy 10 ell our eitis~pshi1, Who BY
honest s6srt are entitled 10 skasS
therein. IL they can inss0srsss -
IRA or prosperi'y they dssssvs %
hold control OF the sovsrp nest -
long as that proc penty SHALL - ssi.
veuaily epi -yed. D-srsr 70 svssy
good citissn than the success of asy
political party must b. the ssccses,
welfare and happinss % Of ell the pso-
pie. Bat when Ne eonsider the
methods proposed 10 be employed g.
insagurate this reign Of prosperity.
it il permitted ps TO doaSs iis en-
cscy. Already the chairoas Of The
ommift-e on banking and esrrssey
has iutrod aced Q bill for the retire
ment OF the green backs and treasury
potes. The ways aud means con
miitee have rvporfed, and the hoass
adopted d the O,ogl~y fs,ia bill. The
situation may be briefly saew.d sp
ss follows:
A man 10 staggering under heavy
burdens The doctors have b~sa
OPP nipe bis veins and deprivie6 bin
of that life current which, cis~uiat-
ing through bis sysseD, afforded
him . measure Of strength 10 sus
tain ihs burden. II 10 noe ssrioss-
~ proposed 20 open hss vsiss ssSsi
further. take aWay more al hts cir
cu'aiien, pile more buvd~ps upos
his back, already bent. aud thes is-
vite the country TO rivet their eyes
upon this man and 80 the sfhcssy
Of their trsstment- They Assure ss
thai the taking away little moro Of
the life blood and heaping on more
b1rdeps in the Z .rm Of iperesssd tss-
alton. vili straightsn his bsek. per
init bin to stand erect and 20 vsik
With 6s@ and buoyaut step. give the
color Of life to has checks snd the
light Of hope to his eyss. We she'll
watch the treatment viih profoupd
iptersst, even though vs doubt its
success.
Ins RepubIieas party promised
.as people prosperity. The A~eri-
~au people took them at their word.
IL is that parfy's du'y 20 make eood
their promises. 20 fuiei their pledges
OF property. We are povsslsss 10
preven; them IL ve voald: nor shssld
ve prevent them il 20 could. Il
my ju6gmsnt, whatever measures
tiey ougiuats having for their seA
and desigo prosperity 20 oil oar p~s-
ole should neither bs blocked NOT
bipdered by any fsctsops or captions
opposition. Oar duty will b pss-
form.d when vs p~int ost the is-
ad. q ,sey and iostili'y Of sseh 10th
ods. fs seems 70 ne that the dafy Of
the Democrstic party. silver Rspsk-
licsns. and the Peoples Parry reprs-
sentatives ia Congress 10 20 poist
ont the incopisseneies Of this oeas-
ure and its absoluss uselessnsss - .
remedy for 1istisg diseases.
They o6-r IL - . pansess. Tbers
fore, II Q high tariff 10 beps6esst 10
its operations, O still higher aod
higher tarIh must b more bessa-
cent. Therefore. vs voald not
tbvsrt them ia any attempt - bsilA
up Q tanh % high that ito Elects
will mean universal prosperity. II
It fails TO bring prosperity, they ess-
not then point 70 ~ and say. We
conceived Q measure fiaa9bt viii
prosperity aud hsppiuess % eli ths
people, but the wicked ooposisioa oi
Democrats, frss silver R,psbliesss
and Populises prsvssted the employ.
mept Of that prosperity Which sssA
. tariR mpst have .s6Ssdsd. Oses
for al sLouId like 70 ses tAsa
frame q tari6 without Let OF hisd.
rance, and let il stand before The
people, until even the dailsst iatsi.
leet could eouprsbepd . simple prob.
len in dynsmies. pa0sly. tbeioposi.
bility Of lifting ones self evsg The
Z nee by the b,et ssHaps- Va
nsy give - naDy positivs
demonstraiions Of the fsllaey
Of . high protective tariff - W
choose. ArHument and d.ooostss'
,ions will not count With the N