The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-18
PUSH THE yIGBr TO VICTORY ALONG
THIs IISE

The two leading Issues between the |
people and the allied enemies OF g0od
government are now clearly drawn,
both.in the State and in the Nation !
The legislature just closed has wag'd |
a mighty struggle u check the grasp- |
ing greed Of one Of the most powerful |
railroad corpt ratiOns that the ROths- |
childs own in this country. The
fight was inaugurated and pushed by
the Peoples Party. A large majority
of the representatives OF the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties b,tray.
ed the people in the State and went
over TO the side Of the great Shy lock
railroad monopoly. Tn. Peoples Par
ty stood solid, but alone 1t did not
have majority in the leg stature.
Theref ore, we appeal to the people to
elect Peoples Party legislature in
1898.
The following resolution was unan-
imousIy adopted by the Peoples Party
caucus on the night that the legislature
adjourned:
WHvREAs, The two greatest and
most vital issues before the people OF
the State and nation are:
lst. The question Of financial re-
form, which means the increasing Of
quantity of tn. legal tender money of
the country Dan amount sufficient to
restore prosperity and to be increased
hereafter in proportion to The in crease
OF population and busine 8 so as to
maintain the STABILITY of prices.
2nd. The question of transporta-
ti0n reform, which will take from the
hands OF the private mOnOpOlies the
tyrannous and dangerous power to dis
criminate between persons and places,
to charge excessive rates and fares
and thereby not only to make or de-
strby at their pleasure, but also To con-
troll, dominate and corrupt the legisla-
tive bodies of the States ard nation,
and
WHEREAS, The Peoples Party in
North carolina, through its represent
atlves in the General Assembly, has
stood solid and true to accomplish
these reforms in the interest of the
people and good government, which
they were prevented from doing by a
fusion between a majority of the two
old parties in said General Assembly !;
therefore,
Rssolod lat. That the Peoples Par
ty appeal to the people against the &C
tion Of their taithlpss representatives
2nd That We will continue to fight
for the sam reforms for which we
have COnteud5d in this Leg stature and
s5and ready To welcome into our ranks
"A 3. L.. - =
Grafton to all those of any and all par -.
ties who are against the grasping
greed Of monopoly and the grinding
greed Of the gold trust, who are willing
to stand faithful on the side of truth
aud justice to the end.
The same two issues are to-day the
overshadowing questions in the nation
The Peoples Party has taken the lead
and will push the fight to the finish
from ocean to ocean.
The National Reform Press Associ.
alton at its late annual meeting al
Memphis, put forward the same tive
questions as the Overshadowing is
sues for the next campaign. We cliI
the following from the resolutions
passed
1--WE call special attention to tn,
fact that the great railroad corpora
tions of the country have been freel,
and openly used during campaigns
and notably in the last campaign. b,
the money power of two continents n
one Of the most powerful and effactiv
agencies for defeating promised finan
cial reform. This active and pernici
Gus conduct on the part of private cor
p)rations owning a public function
which is such a powerful and necessar
agency OF commerce, and exercising i
for the purpose of Influencing cleo
tlons and for thwarting the will of tn
people reveals a new danger whic
threatens the very existence Of pOpu
lar government. Therefore the pub
lie ownership and operation of tn
transport alton lines of the country. a
demanded by the Peoples Party, i, no
only necessary to secure lower an
more equitable transportation rate!
greater and better facilities of trans
pUrtatiOn, to protect the publ
against the oppression and discrimi
nation now too often used against pei
sons and localities. aud to better tn
condition of railway employees, but
is also absolutely essential to enab'
the people to secure financial refOrl
aud to preserve popular government
Thus the two great issues are linke
together as one. They are INSOFAR,
BILE because the money power and tt
railroad monopolies are allied again:
the principles of good government.
Every patriot, therefore, must tai
his stand on the side of the people f,
these two great reforms, or he mu
take the side of allied monopo
against the people and Republics
form Of government.
The Peoples Party forced these tv
vital issues TO the front in spite of Il
two old porties. The Peoples Far
will lead the fight for the people un,
victory comes and prosperity is r
stored.
In another column will be found
speech recently delivered in the Ur
ted States Senate by Senator Butt,
in which he presents some remark
BILE and startling facts and statisti
about the action of the railroads, n
OILY in politics in the last campaig
but also as 70 their treatment of tn.
employees for the last few years.
shows that they have steadily reduc
the number of their employees per
miles of road and have also decreas
their dairy pay, while at the sal
time they have not only increased I
number OF their high salaried Office
but have also increased their alrea
high salaries. Every voter sho,
read that speech and study the ia
and figures which he presents.
A report Is going the rounds Il
Speaker Hileman, just after the eli