The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
Fot The CAUCASIAN

+ CT i He SACCAslAS4
Under the above caption the Samp-
son Democrat Of last week gives to the |
public his notions about fusion. he re- |
fers to the conference Of Jones, Butler
and Towne. and comments at some
length upon their addresses which he
construes to mean Congressional fu-
sion of the three parties above men
toned this year. The Democrat is in
a peck of trouble about this proposed
fusion and exhibits much anxiety lest
it should be done. He says: There
are some C ,nditiOns that should be con.
sidered before such an arrangement is
offered to the people by any commit
tee. Ii Senator Buffers party again
fuses with the Republicans in North
Carolina, in State or county matters,
no Democrat should vote q ticket en-
which the name of any POpulist ap-
pears, be it national or what not
In answer to tn. above We will in
form the Democrat that he will not be
forced to vote for a Populist in thu
coming elections or for any body else.
or for that matter, in fact it would be
no national calamity if he did not vote
at all. But the Democrat in the above
exhi bits the same spirit that pervaded
a large element in the Democratic par
ty in the last election, that caused Bry-
an to come near losing this State, and
did cause his defeat in the nation.
Here are three great leaders of three
great political organizations joining
hands and calling upon their patriotic
followers to ally themselves together
in one grand army of patriots to make
one united and perhaps final effort to
free the American people from the en-
ervating clutches that are being now
securely fastened upon them day by
day by q wicked financial system, anG
yet the Democrat is Mortified st this
patriotic movement, and demands that
| no POpulist name be placed upon the
| ticket. Funny words are those for you,
who claim to be great friend of the
people, and who so periodically pro-
claims your love and sympathy for the
poor and oppressed humanity. Who
are the POpulists any how? They are
the folks that first made known to the
American people the true cause of our
industrial depression and the remedy
| that must remove this depression and
set us free. Were the POpulists right?
We will allow you to answer. That
they were right you are forced to ad-
nit, for you have adopted their policy
| The doctrine the POpulists proclaimed
from the press and from the stump was
so true to conditions of the people, and
so clear and unmistakable was the rem.
edy offered that the Democratic party
was forced upon its knees. They &C.
knowledged they had sinned and
claimed true repentance. To show
that they were truly penitent and had
reformed, they renewed their former
faith, discarded their former plat
forms and turned their backs upon
the three great leaders of the party
whom they had formerly worshipped
and accepted Populist principles and
| pOpulistic leaders. So you are com.
mitted to the issues and leaders of the
great reform movement, for you not
only voted them in the last electl on
but you are claiming to advocate them
now having settled the question as t.
whether or not the POpulists were
right.
We Will next ask whether
or not they have been sin
cere. To answer this we wi
| rely upon record. After the most he
roic efforts and personal sacrifices tt
spread these truths among the peopl,
and build up q great party Organiza.
ton to carry them into effect, YOU
party attempted to intercept this rap
idly growing movement by embracing
the same principles and enRraftinf
them in your platform, but the Popu
list ever true to the principles the,
had labcred for joined with you tS
elect your own candidate. 1t was Al
EXAMPLE of patriotism never befor.
exhibited by any political Organizs
ti0n in ho hictnpv of Phi, Do -
was an object lesson of unselfisbn mes!
initiate. " ~ ~ "' =
Further on ia the same article tn,
Democrat says.
wv 1en you come to think about il
| there is no excuse for Democratic.
POpullst fusion other than tha
prompted by necessity for q reunion
OF the white people of y orth Carolina. ,
There it is again. So you are feel
ing pretty independent. Since ".
come to think about it, you felt thai
way in 1894 and in 1896, but the peopl,
calculated the other way and you 20,
ieft-and judging from your meander.
ings at present you are now naIigat.
ing the same way.
Again. THE Democrat speaking
| AVA AsSSAAS aoS " soy uOW tu6G VII
support no cooperation movement OF
national matters where there is fusion
of .POpulis and Republicansrin thu
State. 1t is not going to pursue ,
desert mirage in national matters AND
leave the State to be devouFed by its
| enemies"
My, my. How awful that would be
to haye our enemies devouring the
Slater To read the above you are re.
minded of the sad story of the whale
devouring Jonah. Help. help, Gre
Bring the step ladder quickly! Hello
the boat! Run out your gang plank
Great danger here! Think of The erea,
State of North Carolina being sudden.
~ devoured by its enemies. 1t is tc
be hoped that it will have the same
good luck that Jonah did and return
after few days wiser aud better.
If North Carolina is now be-
i. to as'f pe hoped thu. s it's s.ees:
mics will keep up their devourine
act, for the State is evidently growing
and pfOspefing under the ordeal. The
revenues have nearly doubled under
the judicial management of our Score
tary of State. The present Auditor.
! with the assistance of the State Board
of Equalization, has equalized taxes in
the State, and forced upon the list
hundreds of thousands Of dollars of
! unlisted taxables which have been
evadipS the tax lister and have forced
them to bear their share of the publ.
burden.
The public schools of the State have
longer terms and doing better work
under the present system and nance
ment than ever before. The present
Railroad Commission, BY the erace of
Governor Russell, by reducing rates
will save the people of North Csrolina
many thousand dollars every week that
before has been going in the hands Of
rich foreign corporations.
The list is not yet complete, but what
is the matter With the State govern.
ment? All the State educational m.