The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16

several have .sksd. wis, u...
the Ncrury'- policy In n. -
campaign.
The Mercury Ia no,hin.
oeal. she has Away hal VIA.
her own and had thc cuuus~
pre- them. The Mervur1. ~. -
run around Ia iind tho poygla-
or 10 try 10 fnd ho~ ihi-
pan or faction Wa h~f5r. 49,
pres~-d what Shc believed 0, 80
her duty 10 ~sy, or d.. mi 80.
the same today that IN" IA. slr.
been.
The Mercury has t-en Tot l...r
and Towne. If T"wn- ..r..
the ticket, then the M-nur,. ~
Bryan and any good. loyal P,r....
that may he put On Ia Tua ..
piacr, and the Mercury think
due us that they soep, our uo,..
ton.
The Merury L. not Tor NJ -
verson or any part OF him. II d, ...
TO ally itself With Joe EAnlel- .r
Simmons and their onrnlz.-i --f
shirt gang, and has 10 run srauaf
with them and -quAll "nigga.r o..
the hlse cry Of "white -upr-msrv
And, II the Mercury hcliev,>i N.
Bryan would even wink a.. nlu..
lees endorse the r-volutionarN co.,.
RACES prActiced by his would =
Democratic fri-nd- ia our r.,r
State eamIaign, IL would work aial
vote Tor the devil instead Of h.u,
But we do not i-eiieve d. n- al,
one else, with any sense of ci,iru
ton or christianity, would.
While the Merury l. PoI,ul. 4
and believes In oertAin disiiurii,.
principles nationally, Yet sho,, o.
Ierything else IL prize per-onal l.a
erty and j. oppo--d to hyl.~rt-,
lying, stealing aud the >upl'rr--.ar
Of free speech In polite.
The Mercury believe governing
should begin ~ home. arnnnd ih.
fireside, where every man anI
woman j. the guardian uf ih.ir uu OF
conscience, a. Ia what l. right auH
Just. This T. the foundation -iuu,
upon whih 20 build locaI SLIGO,
eminent, and the burning altar from
which every man should catch 10,
everlasting fire Of American ind.
pendene.
The Mercury believes that N"rl
Carolina Democracy, a. now l,rAr
ticed, IL misnorner, and j. wiihuu
spark Of Jeffersonianism In g. Itr
Unreasonable, and T. not only getiiu.
B hack 10 where II was when IL up
portef Grover Cleveland, hut going
n further and denying free speech, 40,
building up an oligarchy TO disfrsn
, chise- the masses. Simmons' r.
shirts are wore than British al,
Tory Red Goats.
The Democratic machine hA- siil,
mitted one OF two things for every
> white man To do, viz: Join the Dem
, ocratic party and do things political
~ that no good man will darc -ay I.
: right, just and honest, OF be ahu--
and he and his family o-tracised b,
, the very scum of creation. TIE
Mercury will not accept the firNi
and will die before II will take IN
latter.
I The editor Of the Mercury belI.y.
in Republican form ofgovernmen
run on. pure, honest Democrat,
: principles. He also believes In IN
Bible and the teachings Of Chris
But If what he has seeu in the r.
cent campaign, and the endor-emen
1t has received from the church
and that Il what we must boast %
a civilization and christianity
has been taught wrong and m
Bible is false and he wants no NOR
OF them; and If there h q state-nisr
or preacher who ran show that on'
or both Of these are right, our col
umns are open to him, and il j. hi
duty to show IL.
The Mercury IL opposed "a poliii
cal and religious slavery. IL Is Il"
free speech, the highest source o
education. 1t is for personal libert,
regulated by just laws grsntin.
'equal rights to all and special priv
ileges to none." 1t plants it-elf W
on the fundamental principle uJor
which This government was found
ed, viz: i.taxation without repr.-
sentation Is unjust. :" And the MAJ
or party that win tax men without
their consent is guilty of highWay
robbery and IL a stencil in the no
trils Of God himself and il. only th'
servant Of the devil. Upon the
and similar views the Mercury pro
poses to act. If you like il, all W..I
and good. If not, just let u slon'
That's all. --..--