The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-03-15
SOME POLITICAL HISTORY.
A COMPARISON OF THE TWO
PARTIES IN THIS STATE.

Democratic Amnesty Acts TO Save Their
Criminals From Punisbment-Deus-
cratic Leaders sank Their Conscience
for Party success-For What Does That
Party Stand
Union Republican.
Mr. Editor My friend, Jose
plus Daniels, is an animal of pecu-
liar reasoning qualities. In one of
his poems / think it is the Essay on
Man, Pope has this couplet:
ain spite of pride, in erring reason
spite
One thing is certain whatever is is
right"
By just q little rearranging this
can be made to fit my friend jose
plus exactly, for to him there Is no
crime that has ever been committed
so black that it was not all right If
done in the name of Democracy,
therefore, begging Pope's pardon
when applying it to Josephus, /
would write this couplet thus:
In spite of law, the decalogue, In
spite
Whatever helps Democracy Is right
There is not a crime covered by
the Ten Commandments from muir.
der down. that it Is possible to COM
nit for political success that my
friends party has not committed to
put themselves in power, with nc
word except Of commentator from
Josephus, whose bad advice, whose
praise of crime and corruption, has
led many a weaker brother into
criminal practices that he must settle
for with his God in some good day.
Then, as in days of old, the ques'
ton will be put to my friend and
all others who have persuaded men
to do wrong for political purposes, as
it was put to Cain, "Where is Abel,
thy brother ?" And when they
shall answer, Gam 1 my brothers
keeper 2" Then they will be told
that they are, and then they will be
taught the lesson We find in the 9th
chapter Of Paul's first epistle to the
Corinthians.
But it was not to read brother
Daniels lecture on morality that
took my seat tonight, but to show
your readers how inconsistent he is
Of course the most of them know
this anyway, but his three column
editorial few issues back, which
my good friend Hicks has answered
in last Sundays Industrial News,
and which The republican will print
in the next issue, telling young men
why they should cast their lot with
the Democratic party, coupled with
his continued attack on the Repub.
lican party, because of the indict'
ment Of a few Of our office holders,
has filled me with establishment
and it is to show the absurdity OF
both of these that I write this ar
ticle.
FOB WHAT DOES THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY STAND?
After repeating these epochs in
your history should he ask you what
principles do you now espouse
What does your party propose to dc
were the people to entrust you with
power? Wouldn't that jar you,
Josephus? Would you tell him you
were going to free coin silver? II
you did, what would Joe Caldwell
and old man Grover say about that ?
Would you tell him you were going
to tear down the protective barrier
the Republicans have erected and
throw our country open to the pro-
duct of the pauper labor Of Europe ?
If you did, what do you think the
Sam Randall element in your party
would say to that? And suppose
this young man should ask you if
you thus proposed to put him on a
par with the fellow in Europe, who
is able to eat meat once week, what
answer would you make? jose
plus, you should study these ques-
tions and prepare yourself to answer
them, for am here to tell you that
the day for sentimental politics is
fast passing in North Carolina.
But what I have said is not all that
will stand in the way Of the young
men joining the Democratic party.
These very indictments that jose
plus is 80 proud of talking about he
will find will be one of the very
best recommendations that the Re.
publican party can or will have, and
this will not only appeal to the
young men but to all men, for it
shows an honesty of purpose and an
effort on the part of the Republic
cans to enforce the law that is en-
tirely lacking in the Democratic
party. I hardly need advert to the
secret investigation of the Atlantic
and North Carolina Roilroad, and
remind your readers that when that
was over one Of the directors Of that
road bought the stenographer's notes
and burned them up SO that the peo.
pie never should know the facts as
to the management Of that road, but
it should be enough to assure my