The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-09-22

I nj. r PopuIi>t Admini-trstfoa 1T q. Pres
perou--tapt Buck" Kitchen Depoe
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perou--tapi Buck Kitchen Demoe
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FAIsox, y. C., sept. 10, 'as.
MR. EDITOR Ri zee IN the last Issue
OF The CAuCAsIAs that several Of the
counties report satisfactory condi-
tions TO the people. Since the Demo
Gratis have lost their control | de=ire
TO report as to the condition Of my
county (old Duplin) while under Dem
ocratic rule. 1t got in deb. about
81, 800, could not pay for services EN-
dered either by jury or witness. Since
it has been under the contro' of the
Populists the debt has been cancelled,
)urOrs and witnesses are promptly paid
wher tickets are presented, and the
people don't dread 10 90 now.
only wish that an honest record OF
every county and town could and
would be searched and their finances
reported, also the number OF negro
officers that were elected and ap-
pointed from the year 1876 to the pres
ent date, by what party SO elected or
appointed, and this put up in the
shape ofs pamphlet SO that we all
could see and put the wrong where il
fully belongs.
Again revelations are upon US. A
few years ago Judge Toombs, of Geor-
gia, spoke propheticaliy when he said
II the people did not control the rail-
roads the railroads would control the
people. He spokea parable; for proof
We refer the people to the Democratic
convention held at,.Raleigh, May 2Gth
Col. Andrews, a Mckinley shrieker
and gOldbug railroad king verified
the above. Did he not nominate, and
through his power elect Mr.. Simmons,
Governor Nance's especial friend % as
chairman of the executive committee
"a gOldbug at heart.) Simmons polit-
ical history is too we'll known for me
to attempt to write it up.
Again how strangely hallucination
takes possession Of man. On the af-
ternOOn of the 9th OF this month Capt
Buck Kitchen arrived at this place to
address tt people on the political is
sues. Before the speaking / had a
conversation with him in the pres
ence of others He stated that he had
never changed his views since he en-
tered the political arena, he had al
ways been Democrat. | asked HIM
what kind of Democrat he was at
first-he answered Jetfersonian :;
what kind, when in the POpulist-a true
Jeffersonian; since he left the "Pops"
what kind of Democrat was he now
"a JetfersOnian.: told him | was after
the civil war, all the way with him
until he made his last debut. He re-
marked that would be hypocrit to
60 back to the Democratic party.
Consistency thou art Jewell" He
stated that as the Democratic party
was regenerated he did not 20 to them
but that they came to him. Right
here l recall a strange incident: Not
many ye ars ago there lived near here
a very eccentric old gentlemen; he ac-
cepted nothing he could not mathe-
matically solve, therefore no God, no
faith. Quite near him a revival was
going on; he seemed TO be the centre
or target for heavy shot from the
preacher; he confessed his transgres-
sion &C., thought probably it would be
best to join the church on probation,
which he did. After a while OF ex-
perience he had a revelation viz, that
he did not 60 to the church, but the
church came to him.
How can Capt. "Buck" reconcile
himself. When he was at Raleigh he
knew all about that convention, who
managed and who finished the job.
A POPULIsT.