The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-08-12

est The hssue between the people
nd these n.onopolies and trusts will
,e squareIy drawn and fought to an- |
SD 10 1900.
/ SMALL REQUEST AND A GREAT
FAVOR
The CAUCASIAN desires to make
mall request OF all its subscribers.
[t il simply this. Lend Jour copy Of
he CAUCASIAN this week to one OF
-FOUR neighbors who does not take it;
request him to read it, then ask him to |
give you hrs subscription for one year
IL he likes il. This IL . small request
we make Of our friends; it will be
large and much appreciated favor that
gu will do US. 1t will help the psper
it will help the cause OF reform. we
feel sure that ycu are ready and willing
to do both.
WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPEsED. II
rHAD NOT BEEN FOR THE FARM
Frs ALLIANCE!
The Charlotte Observer says that IL
it bad not been for the Farmers Alli-
ance that Senator Butler would never
have been heard of. Suppose this
statement were true, what would it
argue?
We admit that it is no doubt true
that had it not been for the Farmers'
Alliance that Ransom would still be
in the United State Senate voting with
the goldbugs and trusts on every bal
lot. We also admit that there are
some other changes that would not
have occurred We will mention q
few of them. If it had not been for
the Farmers Alliance North Carolina
would not have railroad commission !;
the Atlantic Coast Line would not have
been forced to pay back taxes; mil
lions of dollars of railroad property
now paying taxes would be lodging
taxation while the farmer would be
taxed extra to make up the loss; the
public school terms would not have
been increased as much as they were
in 1891, 1894 and 1897; the local taxa
ton law for public schools would not
now be on the statute books; dishonest
elections ard bull pens would still be
in force; the gold bug and railroad
machine Democrats would have charge
of the State government and we would
to-day have friend" of the railroads
for governor as every governor of this
State has been from Vance to Russell /;
we would not have the sis per cent
interest law; We would not have the
Greensboro Normal and Industrial
school for girls; we would not have a
non-partisan State judiciary; if it had
not been for the Farmers Alliance
there would have been no fight against
the 80 year lease to the Southern rail-
road, nor would there ever have been
any fight against free passes and for
a reduction of freight and passenger
rates; there would not hav4 been any
fight against gold note sad mortgages
and against foreign c. r.oratinns NOV
ing suits to the Federal conr,s to deny
justice to the citizens of TIE State.
If it had not bean for TIE Alliance
the hell-b0rn barr r of Sc /; oal pref
dice between the North aud Vie South
would never have been broken dawn
the -nasses of OF tie voters wuuld have
been kept divided between the two old
parties fighting sham battles over mi
nor issues, while the gold syndicates
and monopolists would haIe owned
and controlled the politicians and So
called leaders of both parties.
If it had not been for the Farmers
Alliance, Bryan would not have beer
nominated for President, but Hill OF
Whitney, or some gold trust Democra,
would have been nominated and sup
ported on every stump by all the State
and local machine Democratic politi
clans who have been used and con
trolled by the railroads and the bank
ing monopoly for the last twent!
years.
Yes, if it had not been for the Far
mers Alliance, Hill or Cleveland 9th
Sheriff." as the Observer calls him
would be to-day the leader Of the Dem
ocratic party in the nation, and Ran
som and Colonel Andrews would b
running the Democratic party in Mort
Carolina. The Republican party woul
have made the rank and file of hi
party believe that hard times wa
caused by Democratic tariffs, and tn
Democratic politician would hav
made the rank and file of his party be
lieve that Republican tariff was tn
sole cause of low prices and har
times. Let those who you'd like thi
kind of thing hasten TO nestle unde
the wing Of the Charlotte Observer, tn
organ of the Buffalo Sheriff." and &c
ready to hollow "tariff and niger" an
prepare to support Mark Hanna TO
President, if the Obse, vars schem
should fail, as fail it must.
This is not all that the influence @
the Farmers Alliance has done, it
not all that 1t will do. In the mex
|, State and the next National Cam
paigns, the influence of the Farmer.
Alliance will exert more potent al
. effective Influence than every before
, Let every patriot buckle on his armo
; for the greatest struggle that has ye
, been made for human rights aud lib
. erty. The Alliance still lives. III
, "heart Of Bruce" will be thrown int
, the thickets of the fight.
TEE LOCAL SCHOOL TAX
On Tuesday an election was held j
, every township in the St-te to decid
whether or not that township wante
and would provide fer better an
I lONCer schools At fhis ur;t;p~ N,