The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-19

your emopoment conferf, and -
would require . marvellous exercise
of blind faith to bring me-, In the face
of your record Of broken promises,
reckless expenditures, lusty preten-
siors and misstatement of facts to
suddenly conclude that the demo-
cratic party il made mp exclusively
Of saints. fully agree with You
that this 10 the most important cleo
ton ever held in North Caroliua, and
I firmly believe that 10 you are sue.
cessful, it In the last opportunity the
laboring classes will ever have to
make their power felt at the ballot
box. So believing, it is passin z
strange TO me that the masses of even
the democratic party should think
your scheme could benefit them. For
Its effect will be TO place all power
in the hands Of the chairman of the
party. he will be grand moeul, high
priest dictator and despot. He will
have nothing to fear from the peo-
pie, and they nothing to hope for.
This may be very nice, while You are
chairman, but when the sceptre PASS
90 from you to auother-possibly G
lifelong antsgonist-thep, 80, what
. difference in the mornipg!"
That my loved ones look to me for
their prote ction, 10 . solemn truth
that no vain repetition by dema-
Rogues can emphasize, and this sol.
emn truth intensifiee my desire to do
my humble part in upholdiuR the
truth and supporting the constitu.
iion and preserving the liberties our
fathers esta olished and attempted &c
guarantee Hereunder. Surely nc
one will blame me for feeling that il
were como my loved ones could no,
look for protection to q crowd who
ruthlessly trample under foot, de.
spise and nullIfy the organic Law OF
the land, in order to appease the
morbid craving of o few chronic
place hunters.
"Your loved ones look to Won 70,
their protection" Very pretty *
preston thar, were 1t not that / no Y
it is but the velvet which conceal,
thu d-mon's claw. Very nice to tbos.
who do not know il 10 bat q hypo
critical plea intended to stir the pas
sions OF men, and dethroue their res
son. by appealing to and using tb.
most sacred earthly ties to accom-.
piish the destruction OF liberty
North Carolina.
An expression too sweet and tor
sacred TO be polluted thus. It's Iik.
stealing the livery OF heaven ts
serve the devil In" II Was never IN
tended - the rallying cry for red
shirt ballot-box stpRsrs and bullies
Uoder the pretext of protec,ins
loved ones, your machine orator,
and papers have been busily sneaR
ed for three months trying TO kindl,
race hatred and malevolencs. VT.
peraton and calumpy have beer
your stock in trade, while you try b,
every art known to the rufYian and
bully to provoke hostility betvee,
the parties, feeling that in thu
course lay your only hope of ram
ming down the peoples tbrosts tb.
nauseeting dpse Prescribed. and then
You talk about guns to defend con
homes and loved onef," when "a,
trouble exists, save In the distemper
ed brair . OF your demo;zed hood
iums, and the few good citizens who
Are too honest 20 suspect any set Of
ONCE hunters capable Of inventipe
such unblushing falsehoods, ar deer
petrAting such base deception. You,
leaders combine. conspire and con-
federate to fomsut strife and brin,
about . reign Of chaos to cover you,
gt0Slthv attaek npor 81. .:.t
liberty. You bully the veal And AZ.
fenseless, while you make life mis-
cradle for those having manhood
enough to EXPRESS opinions d 6sriug
With the dominant party, and try 70
force your preachers to approve your
methods. and Ia some instances, b
Il SAD TO their shame, you sueee.d d.
NOT that they Are essentially corrupf.
but becsuse they are uuprspsred 10
look for such corruption In you, And
are in . sense, dependent.
You bias, Of good govern ueut nd