The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-29

Sou.s OF the EsAsous.
Clinton Caucasian.
Our neighbor, the sampson Dem
ocrat, In liz las, issue, seems to
wonder why any Populists will voc
the Republican ticket. We are glad
10 enlighten the brother. First, be-
cause your Democratic party, hav-
ing worn cut ell the old plsnks In
its platform, came over and by
force Of arms, or by secret conver-
zion, took Up all tho planks In the
National Popnlist platform ano
app opriAt3d them to your own use.
and by patching up Jour own plat
form made il respectable for the
TWO platforms Of 1896 and 1900.
You did not leave the Populist plat
form q single p:aak. You took them
a'l-Frce Silver, Anti Trust, CIV.
rnment ownt rsaip ard all.
You might have elee t. your can
'ions, but the people knew you had
stoI. or converted TO your own
uss the PopuIist's platform, aid
that your par y was not Therefore
hon. ct, and the people would not
vote for Q party that was not fair
or homes, and SO your Democratic
party was repud ated 1t the pol 8.
The P0pulist patty had to sub
NIT to your taking their platform
aud You would not even give it up
after the election, but even went
away out West and got old General
Weaver, the Populist cand date Tor
President, and made . DemocIai
out OF him and had him at ST.
Louis with the remains of the old
Populist pla I rm you had felon
iously taken. Not satisfied with
that you took Towne, Guthrie, j erry
Simpson and others, pat the great
mas and file of the Populist voters
did not care to chase you into the
ranks OF your parry for your Ill
gotten platform and principles and
rather chose to ally themselves
with the Republican party in Safe
and nation. Whatever may be said
of the past history of the Repub-
lican party, We do NOT know, and
do not care. We judge q party as
We do men, not by any Ell Or, they
have made In the past b4s for what
they are doing at the present and
endeavoring to do for the future.
The Republican party in North
Carolina stands for honesty and
clean, economi.al government.
When they had charge Of the State
government in NOrth Carolina in
1896 to 1898 ley gave North Caro-
lima the best school law the State
eyer had. They provided abun.
dant y for every State Institution
They provided pensions for the
Confederate soldier. They prov lded
for all the county and township
officers to be ele cted by the people.
They gave us the fist honest elec
ton law the State has had in %
years. They did all this and more,
but did not increase taxes or sell
bonds, but left more than one hun
dred thousand dollars in the Sta o
treasury turned over to the Demo
Gratis. The Democrats in turn
have spent all of this moaey, in
creased taxes, piung ID the State in
de BIT, ISSUED bOads for US and our
children TO pay, placed incom Pc
tent officials in charge of the States
A. & N. G. R. RI
and brought a great scandal On the
State. The Governor has Ia. gely |
the work Of the courts by |
more criminals than any
Other Governor. More crime and |
Outrs ges have been committed in !
North Carolina in the past four |
years than In decade before. This
Is not half the list, but it Is sufa-
Client to answer our brother why we
cannot and will not vote the Dem
ocrat.c ticket in State and nation
Of course the great bulk of the
business men OF the country will
not vote the National Democratic
ticket, for they will not take chances
IN another famine and panic. The
country Is now prosperous, prices
ire good, and labor is we'll paid.
The United States has taken first
:ank in the nations of the earth
or wealth, statesmanship and
diplomacy. She has won in every
ontiict with other nations in peace
md no great number of Sane Amer
cans desire to change the reins OF
he government to q party that on
Il occasions proves itself a failure.
Did you ask why we will vote the
Republican ticket in North Caro-
inaf Well, the above is our an
'wer and we can furnish you more
easons If you desire.
From Our Point of View.