The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-08-26

federate, whose business isby some trick
to call the attention Of the uususpecs-
ing victim In 4 difere9t direction
while the thief robs his pockets OF his
watch and money.
This il the game Of the overseer and
hi. "help"-his confederates. The "ne-
gro racket" IL their only hope to rue
coed.
Quss. viii the overseer's scheme
succeed!
Ans. No. No pickpocket ever sue
ceeded when his victim was warned Of
the scheme. No pickpocket can sue
&C ed unless his confedesates can fool
the victim with . trick to call his At
tention to one side. This makes IL
just as impor.an. to watch the confed-
crates As it does the pickpocket him
himself.
CUES. Then who are the "confeder-
ates" in this political bunco game
who are the "help" Of this political
overseer?
Ans. He has a great deal Of
"help" employed in the Republican
party, but there is not much for his
Republican help to do just now, TO. he
has pretty good control Of that party.
1t 10 his "help" in the Democratic
party who is just now very active. 1t
is now absolutely essential for the
overseer to capture that party before
the next legislature. Therefore the
people must just now watch especially
his Democratic "help."
Ques. Then who is this Democratic
"help!"
Ans. 1st. Every machine politician
and newspaper who howled for Bryan
in the last campaign, but who at heart
wanted Mckinley elected. Every po-
litician and Newspaper of the old Ran
som machine in the State.
I'd. Certain men and newspapers who
would prefer to be on the side Of the
people but who have been captured or
muzzled within the last few months
by various cunning methods.
Cues. Is there a newspaper of the
first-class in this State?
Ans. Yes. The Charlotte Observer.
The people will remember how that
monopoly and gold paper pretended to
be for Bryan in the last campaign. At
heart it wanted Mckinley to carry the
State and be elected President, but it
did not have the courage to say SO.
But in a cowardly manner it tried to
defeat Bryan by advising Democrats
not to support the joint electoral tick
ct. 1t knew that il Democrats
scratched the Populist electors that
it would irritate ::Populists into
scratching Democratic electors and
that by this cunning trick, that
enough votes might be wasted to give
the State and the Presidency to Nc
Kinley, the candidate of Hanna, An
drews and all the trusts and mono
poles. That paper helped the over
seer and the Rothschilds in the last
campaign and it is helping them now
That paper knows that if it can get
the people frightened enough about
the 'nigger," to forget the great eco
nomic reforms for which Ryan
stands, that the monopolies will. capt
ure the next Legislature l. this and
other States and that th-n II will be
an easy matter to : 70 dow Ryan in
1900 and nomlna's some l.aa like
Whitney, Hill or Cleveland.
Ques. Is there any paper in the
State of the End class?
Ans. Yes. One of them is the News
and Observer. That paper stood
square up by Bryan and tho people
during the last campaign and during
the great fight in the last Legislature
1t fought squarely and boldly for the
great reforms mentioned above, but
suddenly its patriotic voice has been
hushed. Its tune has been changed
The ROthschild's overseer is now
making it say just what he wants
said. That paper has given up the
fight for these great reforms and ii
is now shaking vigorously the mig.
ger scarecrow."
Ques. How did the overseer manage
to get this paper enlisted as a part OF
his "help'?
Ans. He got the Ransom machine
politicians and certain other persons
who own stock in the paper (enough te
make majority of the stock) to see OF
write letters to the editor and tell him
that he must not have SO much to say
about the 80 year lease, the reduction
of freight and passenger rates, free
passes, gold notes and mortgages, and
foreign corporations running to thu
Federal courts etc. They told hin
that it was to the interest of the "deal
party" to stop talking for these re-
forms and to have "harmony"-to ge
the gold Democrats and silver Demo
Gratis, the railroad Democrats and tn,
. anti-railrOad Democrats, the McKinle,
Democrats and the Bryan Democrat
{ together. They told him he mus
work for this, or he would be put on
and another editor put in charge.
Dues. But did not the edi.o
, of the News and Observer cal
their attention to the fact tina
, his paper had spoken out an,
boldly for these great reforms
/ that if he now attempted to go:back OF
these reforms and betray the peopl
/ that tn paper would lose all of it's sub
! scribers and influence?
2 Ans. Yes, but they showed him how
! it was not necessary for him to chang
his position on these great reform
D questions. All that he was expecte,
e to do, was to each day and each weel
, to say less about them or as little as h
J could without arousing suspicion, bu
l.