The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-11-10
FACTS. FAyCTES. AND DEMO
@A@''is u CHATS. @'i''''' 's'~

fads OF Q more or less useful charae-
ter. The bicycle came first and
served 10 amuse and help the people
who care TO indulge In athletics
Then came the automobile. or time
and distance-kiIlers. those quick-go-
Ing machines that are az once con-
venienee and a disturbance. that
have done q great good In q certain
sense, yet which serve to arouse the
dislike, Of those people who have to
dodge the baehines a. they whiz by.
Next came flying machines with their
apparently experimental success. but
not proving as yet mat they can ever
be used for purposes Of commerce,
although this, advantage may stiil be
Isccom pnshedg' ar yi'r.'2' -
'' ~ All pr these fsdssa haYe carried GER
!. tain advantages tor the country at
large. Through -thenaa vast increase
In manufacturing industry has been
made and large sudms, Of MONEY put
In ciffulatia,n- I'm, brief, they have
served to ADD to the general wealth
at. the expense of those WhD best af-
ford TO aid in its distribution. $50
- Still another fad, one Of the spas
-
smodic and dangerous kind. has occa-
sionally struck the country This is
the idea. based on a mistaken theory
as demonstrated by experience. that
Democratic free, trade is something
more than theory and should be
put into operation. This idea was
tried out seventeen years ago under
a Democratic administration, only to
be followed by a period of hard times
and commercial disaster. But lit
tie matter like disaster did not seem
to affect the Democratic statesmen
in the least. They continued driv-
ing their fad Of tree trade across the
entire country-in spots-and each
time they failed they determined to
try again at the very next chance,
not because they actually believed in
this doctrine, but for the simple rea-
son that they needed an issue and
had none other that would stand the
strain. .'-,' 'li.-' ''|
-raiT r.I rel vIsl .-i-G- Cys c--.-
They tried their issue again this
year, with results that can best be
told when the returns from the cleo
tons have been complied, and it is
definitely known whether Of, not the
fads and fancies Of a party of brok-
en- promises landl. missing perform
ances will have an added influence in
the next Congress-. Complete cleo
ton results from the country at large
had not been receiveds up to the
hour of going to press. 31L3~7
Two facts are certain, however. If
the RepRbliea rs are continued u f y
power, the country will have do
break in its prosperity. If, on tie
Dther hand, the Democrats are given
a brief lease of power. at any time,
it is bound by such honor as it pos
sesses to enact free trade legisla-
zion. This legislation would then De
tried and the Inevitable result won ia
follow. or just exactly such a. result
hs followed the Wils9As Gernan tarhf
bill of cleveland's administfatioh 4,
But, and right hefsSTsseaase
satisfaction, any -1eakoIpoysr /
the Democratsm ould BE- found an To
brief forvtheir comfort Id they vii
be hredsEap their i RasasieTeal leasehold
hs qricM As bullet Shot fr9m +
Fraig-Jorgeheon gun. H. i
HissorxtSRhilsophy lpeaking froS
Fxperiencez<Ke fstoE of the Ded
Pcrate party matters of govetf
hent mas been one o<>,ehropic-1fa5
pre-. Their fads and AYiejEaye j
ways proved expensive, -liks<ehe al
tomobiles, but, unlike these mastef
pieces of scientific. mechanical al 1
hievement. they haveSnot brought !
dollar of money to the country.
The difference between a flynn
machine and the Democratic para
Is that about one-half of those VIII
i tfy 10 fly Come down with the usual
sickenipg thud, whilesthe free trade
air gpPfA4eRe1Acom comes aasr
every time it has Tiled to do the 1
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