The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-09
A SMALL CONVENTION RUN By RAIL
ROAD ATTORNEYS.

A SMALL CONNENTION RUN BY RAIL
ROAD ATTORNEYS.
THE CAUCASIAN in its report of the
Democratic State convention, pub.
lished in our last issue, gave some plain
facts to explain why the convention
repudiated Bryan's principles and his
plan Of cooperation. We showed that
the convention was packed, that it was
small and unreprese NATIVE in charac-
ter, that the farmers and the great
mass OF the party were not represent
ed, and that even the honest sentiment
Of the two was not represented, but
that the convention was controlled al
solutely by the Clevelandites, the Ran
somites, the Mckinley Democrats and
railroad attorneys.
This statement of facts has been bit
terly denied by a number of monopo-
ly organs that call themselves Demo-
cratic papers. They have cried out
that TIE CAUCASIAN was slanderiDg
the Democratic party and the good
people OF the State. The fact is that
the Democratic convention itself was
Islander on the party and the good
people of the State, and THE CAUCA-
SIAN simply told the truth about it.
The following editorial from Web
ster's Weekly, silver and anti monop-
oily Democratic paper and a strong
supporter of Bryan, confirms every
every statement made by THE CAUcA.
SIAN:
"The Democratic State convention
met in the city of Raleigh last Thurs
day. Its procee dings are now history.
The attendance was small, being con-
fined almost exclusively 10 the towns
and cities. Col. Julian 5. Carr of Dur
ham, was temporary chairman, while
our old friend Charlie Cooke, of Louis
burg. was made permanent chairman.
The nominations of the six Superior
court Judges, who had already been
nominated by their respective Judi
cial Districts, were confirmed. The
one question of interest before the C on
vention was whether or not there
should be cooperation between the
Bryan wing of the Populists party
and the Democratic party. The cou.
ventiOn was very largely against CO.
operation by the two State Organiza.
tiOns, but leaves it to each county and
district to settle for itself. We do not
recOllect to have ever attended a con-
ventiou where there was such q small
percentage Of farmers. The State Elk.
ecutive Committee consists of SO mem.
bers. Out OF this number our lega
friends, the lawyers, get 33, and we see
it stated that "a of these are paid at.
torneys of the Southern Railroad Com.
pany, whose President, Col. Andrews
voted for mckinley instead of Bryan
Notice carefully the wording of Co
Webster's editorial. As a Democrat
he would no doubt have been delight
ed to praise the action of the Demo
cratic State Convention as being pa
triotic and loyal t. the principles o
the party as set forth at Chicago ant
rs advocated by Bryan; aud further
since CO. operation has failed, he woul,
no doubt have been glad to place tn,
blame on the Peoples party rathe
than on his own party. Notice that b.
admits that the Convention was small
that the farmers and great mass of tn
party were not represented; and notic'
further his admission that of the 81
members Of the Democratic State Elk
ecutive Committee, thirty three o
them are lawyers, and twenty -four o
this number are paid attorneys of tn,
Southern railway. The Southern rail
way is owned by the Bothschilds, tn,
head Of the gold syndicate in London
The Southern railroad is run more q
political machine than - business
enterprise. The Jews and the golt