The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-07-06
s,,RscRlpIlON RATES.
PARTIES AND TIKI ~Ts.

T,,sts are "A condition not 10 DC
by theoretical attacks.
Practical methods must be adopt
cd and the party falling to pienge
itself to such methods, ana not OH
~ that. but to give proof OF the
good faith Of it's pledge, Is not de
serving the confidence OF the peo-
nlo. The time has passed wheh
n,r,v declaration against An evil Is
sufficient to inspire confidence In
the party SO declaring. The pages
~, nolitical history are too full OF
incidents OF conflict between party
platform and party practice. 80 IN
this matter OF trusts, question
which will occupy large space III
the issue field Of the next cam
paipn, an evil against which pubic
sentiment is well-nigh unanimous.
the neople are not to be fooled, II
they can avoid 1t, into repet'tion
OF mlspla ccd confidence; ana the
way for them to avoid 1t Is to make
n careful study Of the causes which
produce trusts, which Will not on
Nv lead them to knowledge OF the
means OF removing this evil, but
which will Mt the same time ena-
ble them to choose wisely the par
tv whose record and remedy is re-
liable.
II Il now n fashionable thing to
denounce trusts and in the cam
palpn OF 1900 the Republican and
Democratic parties, responding to
public opinion, will as certainly de-
clare against them as the Peoples
Party. Then under which flag
should the fight against them be
made: We submit as a safe rule to
guide the people in their choice OF
n party banner, the standard OF par
ty memory, party measures, ana
party managers. Judge by this
standard, who could confide in the
declaration of the Republican par
ty against trusts i'm the face OF Its
record OF trust-fostering legislation
its antitrust t") measures, and Its
Hannas, Reeds and Depews : And
measured by the same rule, what
has the Democratic party to Offer
but record of collision with re-
publicanism in matters touching
corporate interests Of party be-
trayal Of party pledges when thu
people placed them in power OF al
inability, either feigned or real
and in either case criminaD to de
tect and correct this very trus
evil which they now denounce, ant
which had plenty Of room TO
growth while they were flghtin,
sham battles with the Republican
on side issues. And while the PEG
pies Party forced them to redeem
themselves in the last campaign
o endorse Peoples Party princi
pies, and to place a friend Of tn
people at the head Of their ticket
yet evidence is too abundant tina
the enemies of the Democracy o
1896 within the ranks of the Demo
cratic party, and again the control
ing ihnuence in the party, an
though perched upon the ban
wagon of trust denunciation, ar
busy at work seeking the old rut
OF the Democratic party. Wit
ness their efforts to minimize
not entirely sidetrack the none.
question, and to revive their oil
tariff fight.
The Peoples Party appeals It
public confidence with a record @
consistency, with an intelligenc
capable Of discerning and exposin
public evils, and with plans which
1t Is necessary to become operativ
before these evils are removed. Pi
oneer In the movement to secur
equal privileges to all, teacher 9
precepts and of principles to othe
parties. and strong in the Nigh
of right, its purpose is not that {
surrender or compromise, and tn
rank and file Of all parties who ar
earnest In their opposition to trust
and other evils will do we'll to er
list for the fight under the banne
OF the Peoples Party.