The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-10

persede. as . vital lurFar.-.
commerce. the Old cart ttg -
rufs. Fit vas inpofiAts -.
old dirt roads should be b.. ri =
ways. maintained NJ pm 90
for the public good, FREE f.h.,I,.
then ia il not = hundr.d ia
important that this peN. ap-o,.s
instrument Of commerce. tas =
ern means of transpOriAi.ar. .a,T,.
controlled. mairtain,d az s a,.r,,.,
in like manner;
Go read the debate or,l srs -.
osition to establish n post q. :.
tenn and operate IL n paDae -,
ton. DID not our father f.k. y.
ground that this, being u.,v.,
monopoly. should never g. lu,ot.,
vate hands, but shonl1 Boz oa.,,,
ed by the government e. tut-,
function for the public GOO.
Nov every argument itH rr.
trolled our wise aud pAirIai.c .o,.
fathers in dealing with iae rs,
mcnis Of commerce. and ;ror,ds,
against the birth and grosta q, A.
popolies and trusts. al iaa, In,
should control US 20 dAy ga du..,
With the instruments 81 comm.fo. :
their present form-ihe ma .yn.r
improved by electricity. the ro
highways, and the circulating -.
ume OF money.
Take these great na;1ral NJ
aopolies which are the thru
vital instruments OF commerce. iron
private hands. and uss them .uts.
fathers did rs public functions. az
We remove 1t once the three mor
powerful and dapgerous trusts %,
trust on money. the truft on tran,
portafion. and the trust on news. VI,
do mort: By removing the couirol O,
these natural monop plies, which 4
private hands are the parent trusts
We remove the causes that ptoduo,
the aggregation OF monster indafir.
al trusts that today threaten The "a
stitutions Of the Republic. Therefor,
IL We wish TO deliver our goyefrmeui
aud our industrial system from n,
deadly clutches of the monster iragi
We must hasten 10 retrace our aem
correct our mistakes, aud bold,
take the same action that The father
did With reference to these grel
natural monopolies. In short. on
fatal error has been IN depAr;ia,
from the doctrines of JefIersopiEi
Democracy. Apply TO present COZ
ditions the principles of JefiersoritI
Democracy and the constitutions
remedy above pointed out, aud "
shall have the three great inF,rs
ments OF commerce money, iranEpu
tation, and the Transmission OF ipiel
ligence-in their modern form. opei
ated as public functions a; cOe
without discrimination against Ar
and with equal oppottunities TO al
Thus the one vital, compreheuEr,
and para mount question copfroniin
our people to-day is this: Shall =
have . government by the foreg
gold trust and its allied monopoliel
which have captured our insirumeui
OF commerce, with the indus;ri,
trusts Of which these are TIE pAreb'
a government Of the trusts. by u
trusts, and for the trustf; or shall VI
by re-establishing the principles {
Jeffersonian Democracy, unde
which the instruments OF CONNER,
must te used as spublic function
break the power Of these ipdusirlI
demons which are devouring uF, AZ
re- enthrone q government OF the pc
pie, by the people, and for the re
Pile!
Lst this be done, and then u
causes that produce trusts will be q
moved; let this be done. and then e
cry trust in existence will vanish
. fog before the rising sun. Let III
be done and then squal opportuI
ties for every individual and eve
Independent business enterprise W
be restored; let this be done, al
then, and not till then, will there
. permanent condition Of gener
prosperity.