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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-10-25

Three thousand men marched in procession
at Homestead, Pa, Saturday night. On a
float was woman stroking a black sheep.
1t was Missed all along the line. An inscrip-
tion on it bore the words, ''This is Carnegie's
weapon" Ten thousand men attended Dem
ocratic meeting after the procession. They
were mainly steel-workers from Pittsburg,
Brownsville and Duquesne. Dozens OF them
who had voted the straight Republican ticket
from the time they cast their first ballot
stepped up and pledged themselves to sup,
port Cleveland and Stevenson this year and
the Democratic principles of tariff for revenue
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-10-25

The policy of 81 900 upon the life
of James A. Watson, of this place.
has been promptly paid by Mcssrs.
Washington & Alexander, the popu-
lar local agents representing the
staunch and well known HItna Life
Insurance Company. ..,..a
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-10-25

1 recommend the Stieff piano as
sold by Mr.. holland to be as fine a
toned and as easy actional instru-
ment as have ever played upon. =
play upon different piano every
night and in all parts of the United
States. FRANK WINsTEIN,
Mus. Dir. Old Farmer Hopkins Co.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-10-25

Brown the Jeweler will surprise
you, he has just received a lot of
Clocks just released from quarantine.
The prices are so ridiculously low that
the Coiora was knocked out just as
soon as Brown put his price on them.
Call and see them.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-10-25

ARTHUR IRVING entered into rest in the
evening of Oct. 18th, 1892. ut Charles Town,
jefferson county, w. Va. A worthy member of
the P. e. Church, also u vestryman aud as
worth, is his long record us q school teacher
for 10 years is fitting proof of his ability as
| an educator. He won the confidence and es-
teen of all classes of men because he was
straightforward and manly. All his work on
earth is dose, he hus gone to receive his
reward,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-10-25
Bncklen,s Arnica Salve

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises; Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheun: Fever
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or 10 pay required. It is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale
by all Druggists. MchS, '92-1y.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-10-25
ONE Who WAS THERE.
Money for Sale.

By Building Association No. 10, MoRDAl
NIGHT. OCTOBER 81, 1892, at 7:30, at the ofiic
of Gloon Moore.
By order of Board
e. FRANK GALLAHER.
Oct. 25, 1892. Sec'y and Treas.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-10-25

Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson is not only confident
of his own election, but he has no doubt of
the election of Cleveland and Stevenson.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-10-25

When you visit Baltimore stop al
the Maltby House, where will be
found first-class accommodations anc
exceedingly low rates.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-10-25
To the Small School Boy. 1 offer
40 suits-S25O each, now $3.50.
GEO. 81. HAGIEY.

Wanted, a bright boy or girl in every town
of how, by little pleasant work, they can
earn a bicycle. watch or choice library,
without its costing them another cent. Box
as, Boston, Mass.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-10-25
S. D. HIRsCHMAN & Co.

We have never carried such large
stock ofChildren's Clothing before as
this season. Our styles are all of
the very latest and made in the best
of manner, they will stand any. rough
wear. Bring your boys to us, we
can save you money on every pur-
chase, as we make all our own goods,
that is why we can offer you such
Inducements. S. D. HIRsCHMAN.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-10-25

Ladies Wraps, Misses Wraps and
ChiIdren's Wraps. If you are in
need of a nice Wrap for Fall wear,
you must come to us. Our Stock is
by far the largest and the assortment
the greatest, and prices of course the
lowest. S. D. HIRscHMAN & Co.
Our large Stock OF Mems and
Boys Overcoats compel US to make
this particular call on all our GUS
toners to pay US visit at once and
make your selection, We will save
you money every time.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-10-25

Brown Walking Cultivators. Double Shovel
Flows and Steel Blades, are of the very best
quality. 80
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-10-25

Brown Wagons are on Top for Useful.
ness. Light Draft and Durability.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-10-25

The Improved Champion Binders and
Mowers Cap the Climax for Work, Easy Hand
ling and Durability. Extras GU hand for the
Champion. 'i,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-08
IL 1T TRUE 4?

The Sampson Democrat, comment
ing upon the speech made by Ma
rion Butler at Memphis, in re-
Spouse to the address of welcome
from the mayor of the city, in
which ar. Butler deplored the bit
terness between town and country,
says:
at would seem that Butler has
changed his tune since the 9Th OF
November. Prior to that date no
one in the State, or perhaps in the
whole country, tried harder to Gre
ate bad blood between the men in
the city and the men in the coun-
try, than our Maryann."
This charge is wholly false, as
every one knows and will testify to
who is not so full of prejudice IS
to be blind to the truth. We have
never failed, when there was an OPP
portunity, to do what was in our
power, for the upbuilding of the
town, and to keep harmony be-
tween the town and country when
possible. And none know this bet
ter than the members of the ALI
ance. If the number who read
the Democrat respect what it says
were not 80 small, we would call
upon it to have the decency to cor
rect it's false statement.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-08
WHAT YOU CAN DO.

We very often hear some
brother say that he is willing and
ready to help in the reform move
ment in any way that he can.
There is one way that you can
help, no matter how you are sit
uated. A man can do it, wom-
an can do it; if you are rich you
can do it, if you are poor you can
do t.You can increase the use
fulness of those who are now Civ
ing all their time and efforts to
the movement. You can get a
new subscriber for THE CAucAs-
Ian or some other reform paper.
The reform work must be done
chiefly through live, aggressive
papers, papers that dare to at
tack every enemy to the peoples
interests and to tell the truth and
turn on the light boldly and fear
lessly. 1t must be and it shall be
done. If we could speak to twice
as many people each week
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-08
HEDGING AND APOLOGIZING.

The Democrats during the
campaign howled about the
tariff; they said it was the
greatest cause of hard times
that it caused scarcity of money
and low prices. Now, if high
protection is the greatest curse,
then free trade would be the
greatest blessing. But listen
how the Democrats are hedg-
ing and apologizing now.
Burke Cochran now says:
''The statement that the Dem
ocratic party is in favor of free
trade is a libel on the intelli-
gence OF the people, for the ex-
penses OF the govenment must
always be raised from taxes
placed upon foreign goods.
Therefore free trade is impos-
slble In this country"
Now, if there was no other
way to- raise revenue to run
the government, there would
be some sense in this. AS bad
as the Democrats say the tariff
is, the people would try to
stand 1t as a necessary evil.
But here comes Senator Vest
(who is afraid somebody will
propose i, some other way to
raise revenue) and he saws
"that free trade, pure and sim
pie, is impossible, and en-
phatically declares that the
only way to raise money for
the expenses of government is
through a customs tariff
How about the INCOME TAXI
1t would not tax the poor; it
would tax the rich, and tax
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-08

vote, but this man not only lost
the right to vote his convictions.
but was forced to vote against his
convictions. lie would have been
better off to have been in the posi-
ton Of the slave. We don say
that the man who would do this
is a coward and unfit 10 vote,
for it may have been necessary
TO do il to save the shelter over
the heads OF this dear wife and
children. But the creditor, who
thus crushed Gown on him be-
cause he had him in his power.
is not only coward, but a ty-
rannical scoundrel, and the PEN
itentiary is too good for him.
And the wife of that voter, If
she had known it, would have
gone out doors a hundred times
before she would have let her
husband bow the knee to the
scoundrel who held the debt.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-08
AN INSULT TO THE PEOPLE.

On the first page will be found
part OF an interview with Sena-
tor Vance in reference to the
mos; important work in his opin-
ion now before Congress. When
we commented on that we had not
read all the interview. A friend
has called our attention to the
latter part of the same interview
where the Senator spoke of the
Peoples party. He said that
the Democrats must be careful
how they dealt with the rank
and file of the Peoples party,
that while he believed that the
most of them were honest, yet
they were misled and deluded
and must be handled carefully
to keep them from going to the
Republican party. But the ras-
cally leaders he didn't want
back, that they ought to go to
the Republican party. This is
an insult to the people of North
Carolina. The "poor deluded
rank and file of the people to
whom the Senator referred are
to-day not only more honest but
also better informed than many
of the so-called "best citizens"
who take on airs and seem to
think they were born to give the
people advice. Politicians have
tried to lead the people so long,
that when the people will not
follow them they cry out that
"some rascally leaders are fool
ing the people, They don't
know that in this reform move
ment the people themselves are
the leaders, and those whom the
politicians call leaders are the
peoples servants, those whom the
people commissioned to take the
stump and champion their cause.
These men who have become
criminals in the eyes of the poll
ticians have done nothing more
nor less than what the people
commissioned them to do. The
people know this and will not
be fooled and cagoled by politi-
clans now. There is but one
way to excuse the unworthy ut
teranCes of Senator Vance, the
cid gentleman must be in his
dotage.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-08
PRICE OF COTTON-INCONSI
ENCY.

There are some newspapers
that are so silly or deceptive as
to claim that the rise in cotton
is due to the election of Cleve-
land. During the campaign
these same papers, and the pro-
fessional politicians, declared
that legislation and the money
question had little Or nothing
to do with the price of cotton.
They said that any fool knew
that the whole thing was regu-
lated by the Claw of Supply
and Demand" Were they
telling the truth then, or are
they telling it now, or have
they told the truth in either
case!
There is another class of pa
pers that take the Wall street
press kilograms, who are now
claiming that the rise in cotton
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-08
WERE YOU AT THE LAST MEET
ING?

During the last few months
nearly everyone has been so alb
sorbed in the political campaign
that many other things have been
neglected. Many have neglected
their private business, many
have neglected thei, church du-
ties and many have neglected
their Alliance work etc, so now
let us give immediate attention
to those matters. If your lodge
has not been meeting regularly,
see that it does now. Those men,
bers who fail to attend at your
nextmeeting, see them before
you meet again and urge them to
come out and help to make the
sessions interesting. The organ
ization has never been more nee
essary and the work before it has
never s., been more important
than now. Ifyou were not at
the last meeting be sure to be at
the next. The State President
has some matters he will submit
for your consideration soon.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-08
TWO BIG ALLIANCE PICNICS.
Speaking, Big Dinners, Big Crowds,
and q Good Time Generally.

Sc
and a Good Time Generally.
AT FRIENDSHIP, DUPL1N co.
On last Friday, December 2,
the members of Friendship AL
lance, assisted by the neigh
boring lodges, gave a delight
full picnic, with an elegant and
bountiful dinner. The breth-
rem on each side of Goshen
Swamp had been on a compe-
tition game hunt for sew
eral days. They were sue
cessful in capturing a large
amount of every kind, from a
partridge to a deer. 1t was
all tastefuliy and elegantly pre-
pared by the lady members of
Friendship and neighboring
lodges, than whom there are
no better cooks in the State
Everybody was invited. The
crowd was surprisingly large.
estimated at from 600 to ! 900
Mr.. Marion Butler, President
of the State Alliance, was pres
emf, and made a short talk. dis
cussing the future mission Of
the Alliance, and giving an &C.
count of the National meetino
at Memphis, Tenn. DIR. Thorn
son, State Lecturer, was also
expected, but was prevented
by sickness in his family.
Everybody was in a good hu-
NOR and the best of spirits.
At night the young people
had a party in the neighbor-
hood.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-08

through these columns we could
do double the amount OF good.
Then if you will help to double
the number of readers of THE
CAUCASIAN you will be doing as
much good as if yon were pub
fishing another paper just like it.
If YOU prefer some other reform
paper then help to increase its
subscription list.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-08

Who was it that suggested
fore the election that the name
IHE CAUCASIAN should be chang
to the African Was it a straigs
out? What has he got to say abe
it now A large majority of .
white people OF Sampson codrI
voted with The CAUsAsIAS, and 2
straightouts had to get the "colGi
brother" to help them out. U
straightouts had to beg for neg
domination to save them. :
the CAUCASIAN will not change !
name-but the Democrat sbo'
take the name it suggested for
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-08

5 due t. speculation-to heavy
dealing in cotton futures.
/ When We charged during the
campaign that gambling in cot
ton, n well as a contracted cur
rency, affected the price, these
same papers tried to ridicule
us, and said that we did not
know what we were talking
about. But now that Congress
is elected, they whip over and
say that speculation does effect
the price, and that is what has
made it go up, and therefore
(by inference) Congress should
not pass the anti-option bill,
which would break up this
gambling. Now, if speculation
can make the price go up,
then it can make it go down,
and nine times out of ten the
result will be a low price. Be
consistent, gentlemen. This
speculation on products must
be stopped. The anti-option
bill is needed. Come out like
men and advocate it, and then
IF Congress does not pass it,
don't be a little clam and a
partisan, but have the manhood
and the honesty to condemn
that body for tritiing with the
people and playing into the
hands Of the gamblers on the
labor and products of toiling
humanity.
A few days since the Wilson
Advance said edltorlally:
''The farmers Of the South
have it in their power to regu-
late the price of cotton despite
spectators"
1t seems that the Advance
has also learned that "the spec
ulators" effect the price. 1t
didn't know this much before
the election. Yes, "the farm
ers have it in their power TO
regulate the price of cotton"
but they can never do it per-
manently as long as the cotton
gambler holds sway in Wall
street, and the National banks,
and other money devils have
the control of the peoples
money and can contract or ex-
pand it at pleasure. For the
farmers to try to control the
price, till they can break up
gambling, and get just laws on
the statute books, would be
just as foolish and unsuccess-
full as the strikes by the
Knights of Labor. Yes, the
farmer has it in lis power to
regulate the price, but he must
make his first strike through
the ballot-box.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-08

Nin--genths of the land III
this section is represented IN
the membership of the ALI
auce. We understand that the
lodges had applications for
ne.g members, and that the or
paniZation was increasing In
strength as well as in numbers.
AT BEvER DAM, SAMPSON co.
On Saturday, December 3D.
there was a large and enjoyable
picnic. Bever Dam, like Friend
ship. is in one Of the very best
sections of the country. A COM
Portable new academy has just
been built, and the young are
learning in the school while
the older people are learning
/ in the Alliance. Here we
found another surprisingly
large crowd, fully as large as
there was at Friendship. And
as at Friendship, there was a
bountiful and elegant dinner,
enough to have fed double the
number of people. To have
seen this sumptuous dinner, a
foreigner would have thought
that we were the most prosper
Gus people in the world, but he
would have been surprised to
have learned how little money
these same people have.
Our people work and pro-
duce all that labor can create,
but they are unable to pur-
chase money with this produce
and labor. President Butler,
who was the speaker, discussed
this phase of the situation, and
showed how such a condition
could not exist under the great
natural and just laws of God;
that it resulted from per-
verting the natural laws of
commerce; by unnatural laws
of cruel and unjust govern
ment. He said the towns as
we'll as the country, suffered
from this condition, yet strange
to say, the towns, under the
thumb of a certain evil infu-
ence, were doing all in their
power to defeat reform on this
line. He said that Organiza-
ton was now more necessary
than ever before; that no mat
ter which party you belonged
to, or which party was in pow
er, that we must organize and
stay organized to get justice.
He said no matter what party
is in power, the class of citi-
zens who are the best organ
lied will come nearer getting
justice; that no political party
ever had done or ever would do
more for the people or any part
of the people than it was forced
to do. That politicians do
nothing from love, but every
thing from fear of the people.
If the Alliance is not run to
suit you, then it is your duty
to join and help to run it the
the way you think is right.
The whole day passed off
very pleasantly, and it is the
general opinion that these pic
MICS, just at this time, will do
much good. The people are
more determined upon contlnu-
ing the fight for the Demands of
the Alliance than ever before.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-08

wealth. This tax would
three fourths of the H..
necessary 10 run the Co.
ment. Then the tariff
be reduced rs low rs eirb,
cent. Isn't eight per cen, !.
enough, or is that too aea
trade for the Democrats i
have howled SO much aho,, !.
tariff /.
On this very subject Coz
nor Penoyer, of Oregon. i
the bulls eye. He say:
"Now for the first time in 5
whole history of our cons
tional government has u
political party firmly plan.
itself in defense of the 81
doctrine of just and equal s.
alton. 1t is a doctrine fulh
sacred as that for which !
revolutionary ancestors q.
tended, which demanded i
there should be no taxase
without representation. n
great inequality of tariff IT,
ton, under its most skillfal I
iuStment, cannot be denied i
it's most strenuous advOcs
In the very nature of thing !
cannot be a just tax, becs,
it is utterly impossible to &
lay it that under its operaf /
men will pay for the suppor {
the government accorning s
the measure Of their veal 8
and as this is the only
rule it necessarily follows fl
a graduated income tax, bas
upon that sound doctrine. is
only really just tax, and The
fore constitutes the very nc
by which the great bulk Old
NATIONAL revenue ought to d
collected. Under the tariff NJ
pay to the government a Is
on the food they eat, L
clothes they wear, and the in
plements they use in their j
Dor, and this being the case !
follows that a poor laborii
man, not worth one dollar &
the world, who lives by the ]
Dor Of his hands, and who i
a wife and family of 4igs
children, pays ten times !
much for the support of q
Federal government as hisr
bachelor neighbor, who 8
worth a million of dollars. !
"Under an income tax Is
rich bachelor would pay full
il not more than ten times 4
much tax as his poor neigAbOr
Under this latter system lu'
tice is melted out to both p
ties. Under the tariff SYST
the rich man is favored whiks
most cruel wrong is done o
poor man. We hear quite J
deal of denunciation agar
paternal governments, and {
the great fact stands so bol@k
out that no one dare controy4
it, that there is no governm
SO paterna, as that which =
ponds mainly upon tariff a.
ton for its revenue. And e
the worst kind of paternaIiT
as it's paternal benefactions 4
vouchsafed to the rich while
paternal exactions are infictS
on the poor. Through its s.
tie and unnoticeable operate
thousands of poor Peters r
robbed for the ben eft of ar
favorite Pauls.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-08
EDITORIAL BRIEFS

iitN dO Will IL
WHAT are the Democratic politi
clans doing with their Gideon 8
Band now? Did they get it up sim
ply for campaign purposes Have
they disbanded or will they contin
ne operations? VIII they give us
some more information about it?
TIE people want a new deal.
That is what the result of the
election means. If they do not
get what they want from the
Democrats, two years hence
they will call upon the Peoples
party to take control of Con-
gress.
CONGRESS met Monday. But
this is not the Congress that the
people elected November 9Th.
That Congress will not meet till
next December, one year from
now. This is wrong. The new
Congress should always meet at
once. This can be remedied by
Congress changing the law, or
by the President calling an extra
session after March the 4th. If
they are anxious to give the peo-
pie relief they will do SO. Let
us see.
Do YOU know any fellow who
followed negro at reformers during
the campaign? Do you know any
fellow who charged that we were
dickering with the Republicans and
working for NEGRO domination?"
Did you see that fellow on election
day? What did he do? Didn't the
hypocrite dicker himself with
the negroes all day, offering
them money and whiskey when
they would take it, trying to get
them to dominate" the Democrat
ic party? There are such men, we
guess there are some in your neigh
borhood.
DEAR voter, do you remember
the slick tongued fellows from old
man Jarvis down who were around
talking so pretty to you a few
weeks ago, the fellows who were
begging you to vote the Democratic
ticket for the good of your country,
well, those same fellows are now
scrambling over each other trying
to get office; as far as we have been
able to learn, every one of the 40
speakers are now rushing for an Of
flee. Wonder if they were think
ing of this when they were making
their political appeals to you to
vote for the party and save them
that is the country.
WHILE reformers have to some
extent been disappointed, vet in
the light of the results, when YOU
take into consideration what we
had to fight against and the
methods stopped to by the op-
position, there is no room for dis
enlargement. In short the sue
cess of the reform movement so
far has been simply wonderful.
The way to get ready for the
next fight is never to stop fight
ing. The political revolution is
under way, keep your armor
buckled on.
We heard a man saw a few
days since, that he thought the
reform movement was right and
that he thought that the reforms
would have to be gotten through
new party, but that he was so
situated this year that he had to
vote the old party ticket. $50
situated" what does that mean ?
Nothing more nor less than that
he was in debt, for a man out of
debt would never say that. This
man is in worse fix than the At
rican slave. The slave had no