The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-06-08

buliied Butieri" That's enough. He
viii get the appointment. unless the
President changes his mind. When
every persuasion failed Brother San-
derlin trotted out Buffers ghost
and he was ar once "a winner"
Brother Bell is playing the saaae
string. and there may possibly, be-
enough of the ghost left To go around
by the way, what has become of
Bro. Sanderiins have been anxious
" looking for his return. hoping
that ! might be of some slight SER
vice 10 him in warning him against
the pitfalls and fashionable ices
that everywhere environ the limo
cent In this Goddess, wicked town.
May the Lord give him grace and
wisdom 10 the end
1t is well understood here that the
President does not wish TO appoint
Glenn, and that he is only yielding
to a pressure which he is reluctant
to ignore. He has an obligation of
of his own to meet. He never for
gets a friend, they say. The conclu.
sion here is, that he will appoint
Elias, collector of the Western Dis
trict. To do that he will be com
PEELED TO ignore Senator Vance's
recommendation, but that is an
easy thing to do. He wouldn't be
discourteous to Vance, neither would
he greatly Inconvenience himself to
please him. Senator Ransom has
not endorsed Vance's candidate
Hezikiah Gudger-for the collector
ship. 1t is absolutely so to
say, that he will not endorse him.
Elias appointment would please
him immensely. 1t would mean
solid Ransom vote west of the Blue
Ridge. Elias is shrewd, discreet,
sagacious politician. He is a self
made man, and was carefully edu-
Gated in the Jim Robinson school of
politics. Robinson was quick
Drained, big hearted fellow and a
loyal friend. Elias is well equipped
for the cole ctorship--in fact he
would make a much safer collector
than District Attorney. 1t Is believ-
ed here that the appointment will be
rendered him, and nobody here or
elsewhere Is fool enough to believe
that he means what he says, when
he ambiguously intimates that he
will not take it. Brother Sanderlin
is not unlike all the rest in accepting
any and everything that is offered.
Elias as collector is plainly 1.-The log
ic of the situation" If anything
can secure to Ransom the Democrat
lc caucus nomination, Elias APP
pointment can. He is strong in that
section of the State where Ransom
is weak, and where Jarvis is CORES
pondingly strong. Elias is almost
indispensable to Ransom. Mr.. Hen
derson they say, leans strongly to-
wards him, so it seems now that
Elias is the coming man. The APP
pointments for the Eastern and Wes-
tern Districts will be make stimuli
tanously, and within few days. 1t
will be the signal for the opening of
the Senatorial campaign in the State
between Ransom and Jarvis. It
promises to be an animated fight,
and for a long time vet there will be
no odds in the betting.
UNEAsINEss AMONG DEMOCRATS.
A prominent Democrat from North
Carolina, whose name | am not at
liberty to mention to publish, told
me few days ago as an open secret
that the Democratic party in the
State was going to the devil as fast
as time could carry it. The delay
in removing Republican officials and
the admin stration policy of retain
ing negro postmasters in office, has
driven hundreds and thousands Of
Democrats into open mutiny and re-
bellion. add to this" he SAID :,
''the certainty that the next Cong
ress will utterly fail to redeem the
Democratic pledges that were
Internationally made in the last
campaign, and for the life of me [
can't see the vestige of a hope. AS
it is, nothing short of revolution in
public sentiment will stay the indie
pendent movement in the state. The
people feel that they have been tri-
fled with, and once their resentment
is fully aroused, they do not stop to
consider results and consequences"
This was not news to me. but if the
use of his name did not involve a
confidence, it would be diversion to
read what the Bourbon press in the
State would say about HIM. To the
most ordiary intelligence it is obvl-
Gus that the day of reckoning with
the people is near at hand.
| quote line from a private line
written by one Of the best men Of
God ever made: Il was q years
old on the 2Sth day of May.
For more than half century-in
every election before and since the
war-I have voted the Democratic
ticket. In the last election I voted
as had done for 80 years before.
but l mentally resolved never to do
sofa gain until there was change in
the principles and management Of
the Democratic party. | am now
fully convinced that nothing short
of independent political action on
the part of the people will correct
existing abuses. Am | not right"
hardly need answer my old friend
and contemporary, for long since, |
have played the way in the direction
he is now going, only self preserva-
ton and self respect compel such
men to sever their party allegiance.
THE PEOPLES PARTY MOVEMENT IN
VIRGINIA.
Leading Democrats who are here
every week from different parts of
Virginia express the very greatest
apprehension about electing the
Democratic State ticket next fall.
Montgomery county gave 300 Demo
cratic majority in the last election.
In county election held two weeks
ago, the Independent ticket swept
the county by 500 majority.
Speaking of this incident Mr..
Hampton Hoge, who has recently
been appointed Consul to Annoy, said
! it only pointed to the danger that
everywhere threatened the Demo