The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-11-28
h Gill ON THE POLITICAL
SITUATION.
,t WHITES, GIVING HIS VIEWS, AND
ASKS FOR VIEWS or OTHERS.

.,,,,n-nt- on the Money Question, the |
p,irrhard's speech at Louisburg, the
ui.rrnnchi.cmcnt, the Election Law,
and other MGtters.
EDITOR CAUCAsIAN:--
DEAR SIR
Looking over the political field it
.epn- To me the time has come for
PoplIst5 TO begin to form some idea
Of the course that is best for them
10 p-rsue in this tate in the future.
n,lrj,'rr are BEGINNING to want to
know. and, if there IL no better way,
will be- glad to see an article from
some one familiar with the situation
FROM every county in the state, and
written by some one who is opposed
to - mocratic methods, and cut
thrat way Of carrying elections;
giyIrs -ome idea what the rank and
file want, and what it will take TO
make a decent fight in the next
campaign.
IN my section the Democrats car
ricd the last two elections by break
jug every law in the decalogue and
are ready TO do 50 again if necee sary,
and they are much better equipped
for H.. They have tried Us and
know We failed to stand up for our
right, aud boast that we have not
a lawyer in the opposition with
crit enough to test the election law
and gmcndment. In the last cam
piigu the Democrats in my county
did not hesitate to have arms, to
keep Republicans from registering.
and q hardware merchant in Hen
dcr-uu tor weeks before the election
Systematically loaded shells for the
purpose Of intimidation, as people
Thought there was no way to meet
such methods as this, but by equal
force; and the Democrats were the
worsr surprised people in the wOr d
when they found out that our lead
ers advised submission. We COM
mcucrd losing grornd at once Vot-
erS became disguSted and the Demo-
Gratis more aggressive. L voted for
Governor Russell because they said
ne had barkbnne. Now if had have
bc.n Governor, il the four years
held The po ItiOn, would have used
the entire mali ia of the State, if it
had rn necessary to break up un-
lawiu election methods. But it is
too late to cry over SPLIT milk.
Thc watch word now seems to be
a new d,a on the r. publican side,
with gold bug Democrats in the
lcad with nothing for the POpulIsts
to do but walk into the party
Horse, Foot AMI Dragons land
have almost forgotten to mention
that PnpuIists let'C the Democratic
part to get rid OF them.) l do no
see any drmOc ats breaking theiI
neck to get in;o the Republican
party at the prest mt time, nor any
pupuli~ls for that matter, unless i
is some poor fellow that is trying tt
hold Il job. Besides it is the sam,
old plan that was tried in 1896 t
get the silver democrats, which wa
very reasonable on it's face, ant
with us to carry the state. Die
yOI ever get off by yourself fO
tWenty-tour hours and undertake t,
study up some plan that woul'
wrench a democrat out OF his party
have, and the only plan that eve
emed feasible to me was to whi
him, end keep on at it, and kee
him away from the pie-counter.
remember how little Senator Pritcf
ard thought Of the silver movement
to get gold democratic votes. If th
Senator gets the gold democrat
what has he? Nothing, with th
present election machinery in til
hands i! nrN j.. lie would M
carry q dozen counties in the stat
but the Senator seems to have vOt'
to burn. In his Louisburg speec
he gloritied the Gold Standard.
this was absolutely necessary to-
done, ! believe if l had been in h
place, considering how 1 was electe
and that l had agreed in writing
do nothing again silver, | wou
have let some one else have MAJ
that part OF my speech. Not sat
fed with this lick ut the POpulls
he then went on TO notify his f,
lowers that nobody proposed to t
to upset any laws made by the del
Ocrats to carry out their polite
plans. That will leave the amen
ment and and election laws stan
ing just as they are, if the pol
will follow him as a leader. {
any sane man think that the ra
and file of the Republican party W
endorse any such plan as tn
About the only thing 1 could CAT
that he held out to the negroes "
that they could erjOy the privile
of laboring for democrats. WI
Use have we for two diSfranchlsl
parties? What does the Ordius
voter care for tariff or hard NOR
if his rights are gone? have
quired diligently and the people
opposed to any such plan, where
can hear from theDs. They