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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-29

ELL up your gold bug papers with
that silly rot about vote for Wea-
yer being vote for Harrison if you
are in the Cleveland ring, or a vote
for Weaver being vote for Cleve-
land if you are in the Harrison ring.
You can't think of anything more
silly. 1t will have about as much
effect as anything else you can say,
and it won't do anybody any harm.
1t will just bind you that much clo-
ser to your master, the devil, who
always did love lie. And then
you can't say anything in that class
of papers that will reach the people,
anyway! You have lied to them
so long and SO persistently that the
people have no confidence in you /;
and now, when they want infolma-
ton they will go to a friend, and
not monopoly hireling g.-Alliance
Dispatch, Tip.on, Ind.
Can any one call to mind, just at
this season of the year, any paper,
or papers, that part Of the above
would fittingly apply?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-29
SrRAlGHT0UT SPEAKING
III. l.. LogscKs,
Fros't N. T. A. al. u.

On last Wednesday, 2Ist inst .,
appointment for Mr. BetiiinynaiJ
being previously advertised. and 4.
failing to put In appearance, Me-.r.
Dal Hardy and +. X. Cooner
straishtouts, arrived at Gn~hcn
Academy about =. NJ, ard IN,
former .tatcd that he would ,,Ik csr
The crowd, composed OF q Poopl,i.
party aud about Stralghtouis ,l.n
informing Us that he was neither -,
orator or a hood speaker, which Wa.
soon discovered to be solid fac.
and the only one he could induce a.
10 believe or IN any wise prove, e,.
cept one other that he fnpped from
the Peoples party 10 the Straight.
outs. Ia the beginning of his nnor
Insignificant talk, he asserted thai
he would not abuse any man .,
party, but labored hard 20 make n.
think the Peoples party candidates
were on par with himself in In.
Significance. He endeayored IN
prove the entire Peoples party was
failure, but aianiiested conclusive
y that he MAS total failure. Mr..
Cooper spoke long, which was IN.
burden Of his song, and tried On
MAKE US believe that the turpentIue
trees being worn out and 40 much
of the timber being sold, and the
soil being washed Off The hills. and
othe. elevated fields being worn out
that we could never expect anv-
thing but stringency Of money, and
lot OF other uncertain sounding
extreme radical stuff, ais, endeayor.
Ing TO make us believe the People,s
party all told like himself were
uonontities. This was the burden
Of his harangue which fell meaning.
less among the respectabl. audience.
and both speeches ~ only served
to make the Peoples party stronger
If possible In the faith. He nj @
tried the negro rscket Of supremacy
and social equality on hi. part OF the
audience. but being sensible gentle.
men, 1t didn't stick. And now sen-
hemanly orators ~ Messfs. Hardy
and Cooper lot me inform yJbu that
you did your party more harm than
benefit, and let me insist that you
continue your harnngues and the
Peoples party will be greatly bene.
fitted thereby, Notwithstanding VIC
have anticipated long ago to bury
you and your party 20 deep mex,
:. November that nothing but GABRIEL,
trumpet can resurrect you. G.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-29
The STEVENSON PILGRIMAGE.

The "Stevenson itiueration"-it
has come and gone and what a tame
affair! The enthusiasm was short,
his speeches were awfully disap-
pointing and the whole thing fail
ure-except OIL paper The newspa-
pers did all they could to puff end
and exaggerate the whole affair. AT
Statesville there were not as many
mounted men to escort him as there
were TO escort EXum and Butler a
few days later. Yet, from reading
the papers, one would think that
the country from one hundred miles
around was there. His speeches have
been stale, com nonplace ard inap-
propropriate. Of course he talked
some tariff at each place, but the
burden Of his talk was Force bill
and the "dark days of '6S" here in
our State. In fact, the most of his
speeches were on the dead Issues il
State politics-the condition of the
State twenty-five years ago. II
those are the only issues he has to
present to our people, he cannot ex'
pect to get the votes Of the think
ing people who desire and demand
reform. Our people will vote fol
more money and lower interest anC
taxes. Adlai, you once were righ
on these questions, but you have
been perverted as bad as the Demo.
cratic party. You are no longer
with the people, the people are n'
longer for YOU.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-29
WHO is "BEAR SWAMP ?''
ICOntrihutad.l

We notice In the Demo crat OF
Sept. 22nd that some Informant
signing himself "Bear Swamp"
states that at the speaking at War-
saw DIR. Cyrus Thompson ordered q
boy 10 put down n G. and g. flag,
and on his (the boy's) refusal to do
so, he (Dr. Thompson) had one Of
his rough drunken followers TO
knock the boy down." Now, this
informant must be a "Bear swamp
a swamp bear, or swamp hog, or
some other loathesome and fulsome
animal, or no such bold-f faced and
unbluhhing lie could ever have
eminated his treacberouz and filthy
lips. There were too many good
men there who are acquainted with
the circumstance and who will give
the facts in the case, for this wicked
and cowardly breach of truth 10
ever reflect upon DIR. Thompson.
The facts In the case are that a
grown man perched himself on the
fence parallel with, and not FAR from
DR.. Thompson, and began to wave a
c. and g. flag, But before the
speaker took notice Of the mar and
flag, sotne peaceable parties ap-
proached, snd asked him to take the
flag down, whereGpon he refused
Soon after the DIR. noticed II, and
said: $50 far as / am concerned
that doesn't make any difference
Just then some one pulled OF
knocked the man off of the fence
and there was 80 much confusion
that we didn't hear the re,painde,
of the Dr.'s sentence but we know
he didn't have him "kuocket
down." DR.. Thompson depIoret
the incident and begged his friendl
to keep quiet and not have any dis
turbance. We congratulate DIR
Thompson on being such q skillee
hand In putting an end to such
disturbance In 30 sh1rt time. w,
: would like to ask If this wicked
lying "Swamp bear,r porcupine
coon-tailed informant is to be on,
of the mouth pieces of the Sampaol
4 Democrat t?) during this campaign
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-29

Two years ago the bosses had the
Morton special tax bond racket
worked. Large cartoons, picturing
Morton selling out the farmers if he
should be elected were prepared at
National Democratic headquarters
and sent out. This paper, with 9TH
ers, fell in and helped to whoop up
the racket. This year we are asked
to whoop up the Force bill racket,
but we beg to be excused. There
are live issues and important eco
nomic questions that every wealth
producer is interested in. We. will
help to keep those live issues before
the people and will not be a party
to help to raise scarecrow to help
to blind the real issues.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-29
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
To be Used for Watson's Defea1

To be Used for WatSOE'S DefeaL.
The Democracy have determined
to crush out Tom Watson at any
cost of time, trouble or expense, and
evidence to this end is accumulating
daily. While a bitter contest will
be made against every candidate OF
the Peoples party, Mr.. Watson, be-
cause of his fearless aid determined
course in Congress, is marked for es-
pecial destruction. We clip the fol-
lowing from the National Watch
man:
L.F. Livingston said at GAINESVILLE,
Ga, in the presence Of six witnesses,
that $780, 900 had been raised for
the tenth (Watson's district.) He
said there was no doubt but what
Watson had a majority of the white
voters Of the district, but they would
buv up the negroes and fioaters with
| this 500, 900 and elect Black. He said
the National Campaign Committee
would put in $4,000. the city OF
| Augusta S25, 900 and some sister city
outside the district had subscribed
S25, 900. Let the fairminded people
of this country weigh we'll the words
of the braggart, bulldozer and trail
tor as he unblushingly gives this in
famous plan to the public. Listen
to this traitor to every pledge he
ever made to the people. This po-
Ilitical kaleidoscope, this partizan
crazy quilt, as he unfiolds his plot
| to destroy the one single man of the
entire Southern Alliance Congress
man who defied king coucus ano
and dared to be independent ano
honest. Because Hon. Tom Watson
has stood out in honest methods
like a bright meteor amid the gloon
and darkness of Democratic corrup
tion, he must needs be sacrificed
and the chief executor is one wh'
stood before the people and tool
upon himself a similar pledge. L
= is obnoxious to every sense Of jus
} tice and right that Livingston, tn
sycophant, the political trickster ant
trimmer, distrusted by all and hav
ing the confidence Of none, shoul'
: be returned to Congress, and Wat
e son, the true-hearted, courageous
1 faithful and just, should be destroy
), ed. It is not possible.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-29
FfRJ<LSS.

Mr.. EDIToR:-I hope all the Poo
pies party men throughout the Uni
ted States will ever keep at work
with all the ridicule and abuse Of
our principles. We can do good
work; one OF the unborn generations
will come up and bless and almost
glory the ancestors for lhe nohie
work performed IN the year =. D.
1892.
Sir, it shall be the last act. as well
as the first, Of my life, to base my
life upon principles and not upon
partyism. Party faith has brought
Us to this state of erslavement,
which, if allowed to continue, viii
surely lead to civil war and a ma.
tional ruin.
The young generations which viii
follow on in our tracks, Will abuse
us for enslaving them Instead o.
freeing them.
Sir, if every good patriotic citizeI
in the United States would come
out and place their lights upon tn
hill top of principles so others could
see their good works, we woult
martial man into the National Cap
Iitol March the 4th, 1893, who Ia
pledged himself to work for the la
boring people of our land. l hop
IL may hear and see the voices G
others that are standing on the priI
dpIes that all the citizens of on
land should hold to.
Sir, the wind may shift and tn
tide may turn, but /, myself, stan
. on the rock of frmness.
Yours Fraternally,
q HaSKIN
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-29
CLINTON, N c. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 60 1892

Now, III regard TO the passage Of
laws by Congress which Democrats
could have prevented we will make
mention. The ten independent
members OF Congress at this last
session prevented the expenditure
of millions of dollars and the passage
of a large number of bills. There
has been no time since 1868 that the
Democratic members of Congress by
a united action could not have pre-
vented the passage by different
methods known to legislation Of
almost any bill. Take fer instance,
the Rechartering of National Banks
in 1882. they could have prevented
that. They could have prevented
the Resumption Act of 1875. They
could have prevented the Worlds
Fair donation of the last Cong. ess.
They could have prevented the
manipulation Of the Pacific Rail-
roads which will cost the people
two hundred millions of dollars.
They could have prevented the
purchasing Of bonds before they
were due and thus save the people
sixty millions of dollars or the de-
position Of monies with banks with
out interest which has robbed the
people of untold millions. There
are hundreds OF Bills of this charac-
ter that the Democratic party could
have prevented. Reader, "think Oh
these things"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-29
Kansas has 185 Peoples par

Kansas has 185 Peoples party
newspapers.
Fifty thousand Virginians have
left the old parties since the con-
ventions. Many had done so be-
fore. They are for reform.
Chauncey Depew says: ''The
Peoples party must not be left out
in calculating the results of the mex,
eleetion."- Hickory Mercury.
Such reports as the above are
found in papers that come to III
from North, South and West. Sure
ly the Peoples party is not as in
significant as reported by two promi
| nent lawyers few days ago. Thes'
highly distinguished gentlemen hat
the cheek to say that the "thirt
party was hardly known only wher
Butler had been the domineerin!
Ispirit,n or something of the sam
import. Now, we would like t
ask this question: do they wilfull,
and knowingly misrepresent th
situation, or are they ignorant of it
| We pause for an answer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-29
COLUMBUS ITEMS.
Especial Correspondent.l

SpecIaI CcTreS DOlUtlt.
CERRo G0RDO,
Sept. u, '92.
Mr.. EditCr-Enclosed find cash
for seven subscribers to THE CAU-
CAsIAN. If Mr.. Butler could speak
for us once more, all would soon be
subscribers to THE CAUCASIAN and
vote the Peoples party ticket, and
there would not be enough left in
the two old parties to tell the tale.
None Of us IN Columbus will be
driven from the Peoples party be
cause the Republicans put out a
State ticket. All of the prominent
Republicans in this county denounce
the ticket, and say they will stump
the county in favor of the Peoples
party if necessary. We were told,
by a Robertson county gentleman
that only one man put in his ap'
pearance at the Democratic prima'
ries in Sterling township. While
the poor fellow was meditating ovel
the prospects of the badly stunned
old party, a Peoples party mar
chanced to pass that way and die
for him politically what Philip die
for the Eunoeh spiritually, and h
went on his way rejoicing.
G. B. C.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-29
REBEL POLK.

Gen. Poll Sent Prisoners Salisbury TO
StarUe-He ALso Ordered Union Pri-
so1seTs Shot
Sergeant Lamb aud all Of the reg
iment except fifty-seven were either
killed or captured while In advance
line Of battle, three miles from Rich
mond, October 18th, 1864. Compa-
ny II was not in the battle that day;
this company had % members; there
were but 81 of the regiment found,
all told, after the battle. The pri-
soners were all taken to Salisbury
prison and murdered by intentional
starvation by direct orders of the
President Of our great reform party.
Comrades, this thing Is too hot for
You to monkey with. Drop it."
p. W. KENYON,
C0rinth, Osborne Co., Kansas.
"Yes, know Old Polk! Iremem-
Der just how he looks the old cuss.
One day he and two doctors came
into the prison to inspect the santa
ry condition Of the pen just as wa
gon load Of dead soldiers was being
hauled out. / was standing a few
feet from Polk as the loaf of dead
soldiers passed and Polk said to the
doctors: 'Tt i is just what l like 10
seer them damned Yanks won't fight
any more.'
"Oh, how LEanted to jump onto
him. l s9i0 him iignt there that
| was not going to please him, but l
would live to fight him again. Our
raticns consisted Of one pint of corn
meal, ground cob and oil together;
Or sometimes we got instead one pint
Of cane seed ground, or wheat bran;
one pint Of either was got for one
day. We had no potatoes or meat.
We were provided with nothing for
bedding and were compelled to lie
in mud. God only knows how any
of as happened to live through il all
Strong p1en went down like grass
before the scythe.
"Oh, the intense suffering endured
in that hole can never be told.
have counted seventy-five dead In
one day. L would often say to my.
self: 'Will my turn come next?
Fourteen OF my company were cap
tured the same time with myselt
and were in the same prison l an
the only enc now living. Only on.
of them got out alive besides ny
self, and he died within a few day.
after he got out. We were starved
to death. was in Salisbury prison
three and one-half months. Genera
Polk was in command and knew
how we were treated, and from Wha
I saw and heard at the time, I an
convinced that our terrible treat
ment was by his orders. Oh, yes
I would know the old brute if
should meet him in a crowd of :
thousand. JOHN w. LAMB.
Exeter, Neb
At various times Col. Polk wa
accused of other things. For in
stance, the ISLANDER Bureau re
POI ted that he ordered Union pris
oners shot in Pennsylvania; that b
| was defaulter while COMMISSIONS
of Agriculture, that he was a COW
ard in battle, and other things to
numerous to mention. That "Slan
der Bureau is at work again. Wate
out for its schemes.
It is needless to tell our reader
that all Of these charges were III
, true.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-29

s. III. Clifford, New Casset. Wis. vas
t. oubled with neuralgia and rheuma Jam.
his stomach was disordered, his Liver
was affected to an alarming degree. ap-
petite fell away, and he was terribly re-
duced in tiesh and strength. Three bot
ties Of Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward shepherd, Harrisburg, H.,
had running sore On his leg OF eight
years. standing. Used three bottles OF
Electric Bitters and seven boxes Of
Bucklen's Arnica Saive, and his leg is
sound and well. John Speaker, catsx
ba, o., had five laige Fever sores ON his
leg. doctors said he was incurabis. Ore
bottle Electric Bitters and one box OF
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him entire
ly. Sold at so cents and 81 per bottle at
| Ii. III, Holidays Drug Store; John r..
jHnish. druggist, Mount Olive, n. G.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-29

parties. IL il not snouvh ...,
iitieal party hiss adons.., o.,,
mands. Political p.r,Is~ 49, ,> .sS-
verbally fraii. We mu., r,it'- IL.
them up and see that thew r.rSerr,
New ISSUES, vital 10 our In,ars.sa
VIZ arise coatlnnllly. Wl,h.,,
organization We would again h.s :,
the merry OF other Organized sls....s =
anu would again have TO 70 thron,n
the iaborions work of orvsnIr.sis.
TO rescue ourselves.
Our only hope and safety 4. In
perpeinating and perfectiny oar ar
ganizstion, pressing forward .nn.
stansiy, and pcrslsten,ly uulIl vie.
tory Is assursSa.
Ffs.e, ,ially,
III. l.. Loucks,
Prcs't N. f. A. a II.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-29

The 4 lliancc at st. Louis made an
attack upon the three greatest mono
poles in existence, namely: Money,
Land and transportation. The Peo-
ple's party has joined with The ALI
ance il this attack The people are
with them in the fight and they are
going to fight to a finish. Money,
Land and Transportation are the
issues of this campaign, and it is I'M
portant that the people should not
let bloody shirt orators blind their
eyes to this fact.-Allianc Echo,
Moncure, Nc
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-29
DUPI.IN COUNTY.
Especial Correspondent !

MAGNOLIA, y. g, Sept. Il, 80.
Mr.. EpIT3Rs The wise man said
that "thcre wzs nothing new under
the SUM- and & j. 50 nov in the p0-
,itieal caapalrn, the same old abuse
and ridicule. Il i matter Of aur-
prise 10 me that men will sa plainly
show the weakness Of theiv iaase,
for il il nothiug uICee or less than
an Acknowledgements ikat the argu-
meats Of the people cannot 1e an
swered when men resort ta such
methods. Gentlemen Of the ''stalght-
est sect" II you can answer the argu-
nents 0f oar leaders do II. II you
can prove Us All wrong 10 j. Irnot,
then tor tho l!ze e. cgW1non seuse
....2 z1 i.-t is ~ E1ep ff3ert.
When yCu learn - "do unto others
- vau wouid have others do unto
sou," all his slaHderiH- Of as good
rnon - youracives, ali Of this rili-
cuic of what your uoiLhHor believes
70 he right viii, syop. If you viii
keep on in the same oil way you
will receive the contempt 20 40 we'll
merit.
I heard Leb. Vance say once that
the leaders Of She Democratic parry
.ceuld always ba relied on to make
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-29
LETTER 10 83ElEIL..S,
TCor. Progressive Farmer. /

Cor. Progressive Farmer.
IDALIA, n. G.
Mr.. y. BLIE Having had
the pleasure o. forming your az
quaintRnce while st the Peoples
party State Convention, win say
that [ was highly delighted to see
YOU IN sUch tiuG splits, and cspcci-
ally 20 when examination into the
facts / see you have 50 much to @Is-
~ over; though ! Tili admit some
Of the stranEcst things sHat Il man g
brain Can conceive Is -njGg or, one
of the stTangest, 20 my mind. j. ,
great leader at the head Of the grand
est organization or earth educating
all VINO belong h this great UrEaGi-
zatiCn up to certain principles and
sending them around - printed
shape t. be rctiiied just a. SOON =
/ lie sees q chance 10 aCgrau die hi.
person, Tepudiate his principles and
and try . lead this great oTE1u;za-
ti0l 10 win, bat Jet nlc tell you a.
long as E man wants 10 lead Or e
with this great move IN the right hf
can do 1t, though whenever he at'
| tcmpts d eide-tracE this great nOve
| don't even know he was ever in i
the masses of the people are pledged
to certain measures ard the praying
ones among them are praying 70
certain measures, and when the da.
lof election comes and these old WOO
hats come out Of the woods they ri
!. going to vote for certain measure
and don't you forget it. The great
| est thing for Us to dread they hav
charge Of the election machiner.
and have already boasted that
!, they could not out vote us id
,, they couldn't count us out.
CALAMITY HowEEI