The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-14

| msJ ,rity Populisss in their nob'e
fxh. for the peopls against monop
oily rule. He said that be wanted
(, gee such men of ali PR is ge: to-
gether IN this Safe IN the usxs cam
psig1 aad si~cs soea u legI Stature as
We bad in 1891.
| was in the Audience and vap VAS a
N -mher of the legislature of 1891
from N,r.hamp.on) TO wi.ness that
that was the fes. campaign made
in the State since the war when the
"nigger Was not the issue. when live
q 1estioDs Il citing the peoples inter
est was discussed, and tina. that was
] the first legislature that had taken .
stand for the people and against
trusts and monopolies. He said that
he wanted to see the 81 me people who
joined I, elect that Legislature
| 10 j ,in hands again, and that the
very people who fought and abused
| that legislature for establishing the
| railroad commission were the loud
est in crying 'nigger domination"
at this time, He SAID that q coop
Grafton of the best men Of all par
ties who were against the gol stand
ard and who stood for Transports
ton reforms would give US the bes'
white mans government that the
State ever saw. II asked why the
rail, DAD attorneys and the railroad
organs were fighting this proposition
II 1t vas not because they wante d
the railroads to capture the mex
legislature. He said he favored such
fight In the last cam paigu and thai
the fort was made officially by the
Peoples Party, but that it was de-
feated by goldbugs and railroad at
torneys, who after wards did all they
could to defeat Bryan and elect Nc
klnley. 1t is this same class of mo-
nopoly agents who have raised the
niger scarecrow to try to side the
great economic issues and keep
apart the people who agree on them.
The maj ,rity of the people are
right on these questions, but it is
the scheme of the enc mics Of good
government to keep divided those
who should pull together for their
common welfare.
He appealed to the good men of
all parties to unite for the common
defence in the next campaign. The
grip of the railroad monopoly must
be pulled from the throat Of the peo-
pie.
He discussed the school law, and
showed how the township system
was great improveme nt on the old
district system and said that it
would give better and longer schools
without any increased taxation, but
that the Peoples Party had given
the people chance to vote more
money for schools whenever they
wanted to, but that they would
never have to pay more tax until
they did want it as long as they kept
the Peoples party in power; that the |
referendum was fundamental prin-
olple of the Peoples parry; that is,
to refer these great questions to Il.
people; and that the Peoples Part,
mad put the principle in operation in
this case.
He expressed great regret tha'
North Carolina Was at the b,ttom #
the scales IN education. He said
that We have m ore of the elem n
necessary to make a great Sat.
than any 9TH, otatel ne Union,
but yet We were LoA. nearl,
all the other S .a.es in the matter #
and that this explained
why we were also btblnd th& m i
industrial progress. do said that
no ignorant people ever progress d,
and that no intelligent peopls would
ever long be enslaved by the rule of
Or any other matter.
The speech was listened to with
the closest attention for over two
hours and half, by large audi
ence composed Of representative
men of all parties. At the close of
the speech the Senator was congrat.
ulated by a number of leading Dem
ocrats who told him openly that
they endorsed every sentiment that
he expire ssed.