The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-27
TIE wAysArAs QuorIs sCHrrTrHp

THE WAY sATAS QJOIIs sthiri'"''
Every Dsmo ratio newspaper and
Democratic SPEAKER in the State are
ou citing what the CACcAsiAS sa'd
nb1ut the last legislature betraying
the people and bang di-grac' To thr
state n ba. been an oil trick Of
Satan's since the beginning ~ The
world, 10 quote scrlpture-that n, 10
quote ju-t enough To mi'repres-nt 'he
truth. These Democratic speakers
ana rhe newspapers Will not give the
whole truth, and quote all the CAu'
cAst.N said about that legislature.
Why is it they refuse To do thlsr BE
cause IL would convict the majority OF
the members Of that legislature in be-
inzr.sponsible for the di-graceful be
travail 81 the people by that legi'Ia-
ture. THE CAUCASIAN specified IN
what way the legislature betrayed the
people and disgraced the state IL
gave the voters of the members OF DIFF
fer-nt parties showing not only which
Dhi W nv ~ VI $500
party were responsible.
when the great fight was up before
the legislature to stop government by
Injunction, to check the dangerous az
Rrrssions Of the Federal Courts, to pre-
serve state rights and uphold the dig
nifty aud authority of our State courts,
to proven: foreign corporations from
removing cases to Federal Courts that
ought to be tried in the State Courts
and to investigate the midnight ninety
nine year lease in our State Courts the
great monopolists sent their power
full Hobbies to the legislature to defeat
lust ice and betray the people. When
that mighty struggle was gong on be.
tween the rights of the State and the
welfare Of the individual OH one hand
and corporate greed and oppression or
the other, how did the parties votei
In the House eighteen Republican,
vo'ed with the people; twenty-seveT
Populist, voted with tho people. How
mary Democrats voted with the PEG
nile? (RpmpmOe there were as man,
Democrats in that legislature rs Pop
ulists, and one mOre) Only five Demo
cratic members of the legislature cOuI'
be found tn stand up for justice an'
ri1ht when there millions were at stalk
aud the prrsrTvatlo.. of The fundamen
tai rinclple1 ct State severe gn'y an
good government. When the sam
battle was waglng On the same meas
ure. in the Srna'e, how did the par
ties voter Five Republican Senator
voted with the Ieupie; eis hteen Popu
list Senators voted with the prOpl,
How many Democratic Senators vote
with he peopls? Not single one
The CAUCASIAN denounced this be-
teens. IL WAS a base betrayal. Tn
action OF the legislature was dis
grace t0 the State. Why did net tn
Democratic papers quote what III
CAVCasIAN said about the action of tn
different parties on these importar
measuresp
It was the same way when the in
portant bills were up to reduce freigi
and passenger rates, to reduce an
regulate telegraph, telephone and e>
press charges, and other kindre
measures. A majority of the demo
Gratis in each case went against III
people and to the side Of the corpOrs
lions. These bills were defeated b
one majority in each House, the vol
being 55 to "a in the House and "a
23 in the Senate. III these bills Ia
passed it would have been a saving
the people of the State of over tw
million dollars a year. They woul
have saved to the people more tina
twice all of the State taxes each ye,
including the school tax. Comma
Justice demanded such reduction f,
the railroads, and monOpOlists woul
then have made larger profit tina
any other individual or business in I'll
State is making.
THE CAUCASIAN published the
facts and placed the blame where
belongs. It branded the disgracef
betrayal of the people, and no Dem
cratic paper has ever attempted
deny the facts or to reply to Il
charges we made.
Yes, The CAUCASIAN repeats tn
the last lie yislature disgraced and b
trayed the State on many impOrta
measures, and il further repeats tn
in every instance the majority of &
Democratic members helped to do t
betrsying and disgracing of the Sta,
Hereafter when Democratic spea
ersread from The CAUCASIAN, demaI
that they fur her read the above fac
and reply to them if they can or da