The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-12-08

rupt IN reputation. II mas no unity
OF conviction, sentiment or purpose,
/ ats secret purpose Is 90 foreign ia
what the Democratic masses approve
that the eternal struggle Of the
ma tional leaders is to prevent the
Democratic masses from penetrating
that secret purpose. Whit Is the
secret purpose? To use the Demo
cratic party in support Of the same
system Of class legislation which
the Republican party stands for.
1.-THE watchword Is Keep up the
attack upon Republican individuals,
but do not attack the system of
special privileges which Is response
bic for present c0nditions,' in other
words, the secret mission of the
Democratic party is to Keep up q
sham battle.
"By keeping the party divided
and deluded, they hinder the Or
ganization OF real opposition to
privileged class legislation aud cor
pOral greed. Thus the Democratic
lational party is the best friend of
which the plutoeratic Republican
party can boast, for the Belmonts,
who call themselves Democrats, are
just as much in favor of special
privileges as the Carnegies and
| MOrgans, who call themselves Re-
publicans.
81 make this prediction: Bryan
will be the candidate of the Demo-
cratic party in 1902
"And I make this second predic-
ton: when Mr.. Bryan runs for
President in 1908 as The candidate
of the Parker Belmont Gle veland-
German combine, he will be worse
beaten man than Parker ever was.'
Does MI. Bryan sincerely believe
that he can commit the Democratic
National Convention to his recently
repaired and replenished Populis,
platform? If 80, he must see that
the country would then have two
Populist parties. Such q contin-
gency would be laughable we've no,
the crisis go grave. Mr.. Bryan mus,
know his program promises no,h-
Ing better than a spe> tacular com.
bat at another st. Louis convention
with another dog fall' as the e. ult,
another surrender on the part Of
Mr.. Bryan, another sham battle be-
fore the people and another Water.
loo in which all will be lost, incIud-
ing honor.
The Democratic party can no lon
ger claim to be national. 1t is Sec
tional. The South is still it's vic
tim. The South is still the quad
renniel sacrifice which corrupt or |
stupid Southern politicians deliver
to Wall Street. But for the solid
South the Eastern Democracy would
have to shut up shop, join the Re-
publicans and face a genuine party
of opposition.
"What keeps the South solidP
Nothing In the world except an out
of-date sectional animosity and the
shamelesely hypocritical cry of
negro domination.
'In each Southern State there is |
q monopoly Of privileges and power
which Is fighting its life. AS q rule,
the monopoly Is based upon the sup
port Of Northern railroads, North
ern banks, Northern manufacturers.
the school book trust and the cotton
seed oil trust. Fed bountifully from
these rich sources, the Democratic
machine In the Southern States is
very naughty; indeed it wants mol
change. Southern politicians will
sacrifice the national ticket any time
TO maintain the local monopoly.
"And the negro question is the
10y of their lives. They exist upon
It. They fatten on it. With one
shout of Niger they Can run
native Democrats to their home at
my hour of the day. Men who ap-
pear to have some common sense in
other directions lose all their mental
when the negro question
9 sprung, and they immediate be-
lin to hop around In dervish dance
# political hysteria.
tsThe south cannot afford to be Sec
ional. In self.defense she must be |
NATIONAL. IF we allow our southern d
eades to put us in o. degrading ]
'osition nationally, ours Is the fault.
As long % we allow the solid +
outh to be political slave to q
landful Of eastern Capitalists, vel
nay expect to feel the lash of thel
lave-driver aud to feel the weight /.
f the chain.
"Let Us put Q finish to this de-
raduation of the south. Let Us
seeft our manhood against the
yranny Of political bosses. Let rs
reak the shell of this boubonish, :
1hich neither learns nor foenstAnI