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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16
Craven County.

Cove n. C. Feb. 27th 1898.
Mr. EDITOR: Send me THE CAV
CAsIAN. am trying to get up a club
for your paper and think that will
be able to send you few names with
the money for The CAUCASIAN in d
few days and if fail in getting up
a club will send money for my self. /
wish to say to the brethren that it is
high time that we had aroused from
our lethergy and assert our man
hood and drop the hireling partisan
paper, for why should we paw our
money to our enemies to enable them
to abuse and taunt us with ignorance,
and just as long as we help
them to abuse and mislead
Us We render ourselves unworthy of
respect and deserve nothing better.
Dear brothers and sisters ] say once
for all and especially to all who voted
III the late election for reform in
government both county state and
national cut loose from the hireling
partisan press as YOU would from the
begulllng influence of his satanic
majesty, they are continually CRYING
peace when there is no peace, here
brethren let us hold up the hands of
our worthy brother who advocated
the cause of oppressed humanity
through one of the most prosecuting
and vlllanlous campa gns that ever
dlsgraced the fair name of our once
prosperous and happy country. beg
you think Of what the dominant
party promised IN the late campaign
and look at what they are doing in
the legislative halls of our state and
nation, then it was reform the tariff
and all will be we'll, now it is go
slow and appropriate 100000, 600
for the ship canal, repeal the Sher-
man silver bill of 1890, which put
S54, 100000 in circulation amongst
the people, demonetize silver, drink
beef tea, filibuster and fritter the
time away, cater TO the demands of
Generatlsm Grover and worship at
the shrine of Wall street and its
golden calf, Grover Cleveland. with
mugwumD State legislature passing 2
o'possum laws and reducing rate of
interest an borrowed money 80 days
after never and trying to repeal the
charter of the State Alliance Busi-
ness Agency, taxing female dogs &c
&c.
Now Mr.. Editor, if you think this
letter or any part of it worthy of q
place IN YOUR valuable paper yoa can
publish it and If not consign It To
the waste basket, but let me have the
weekly CAUCASIAN, ever yours
Fraternally
j. VI. KENNEDY.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16
JUST AND UNJUST TaXES-

If We must have an income to the
treasury of S5OO,OO0,00O a year, at
least $500, 100000 of it ought to be
raised by taxes falling upon indivi-
duals in proportion to their means.
This amount can be raised BY
moderate taxes on incomes and lega-
cies and slccessions. The wealthy
viii object, of course, but that is not
sufficient reason why they should not
be required to contribute toward the
support Of government in proportion
to their ability to pay and the bene-
fits they receive. To say that an in
come tax is un-American proves
nothing. 1t ought not to be I'M
American to tax people somewhat in
proportion to the means rather than
il proportion to their necessities and
the, numbers dependent on their
earnings. To say that this tax is in
zuisitorial proves nothing. Any tax
law which seeks to distribute burdens
in proportion to means must neees-
sarily be inquisitorial. The assessor
must gain knowledge of individual
possessions in order that taxes on real
and personal estate may be fairly
levied. Il is no more inauisitorial to
find out what a man income is than
to find out the value of bis personal
property and taxable securities. And
a tax on incomes is fairer than a tax
on any kind of securi ties, because
when all property and all securities
are taxed there must necessarily be
double taxation, and encountered
property has to bear a double bur-
den. We challenge any man to
show that an income tax is not only
fair, but that justice demands that a
goodly part of the taxes be raised
that way. Is cleveland and the
Democratic party as now managed
for the peoples If they are one of
the things they will do is to tax the
rich according to their ability to
pay and take some of the taxes off the
poor who are not able to enjoy any
of the luxuries of life.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16
THIS EXPLAINS Their SILENCE.

The rotten, subsidized pIutocratic
pIess was significantly silent on the
recent county elections in Georgia.
" hen these elections were going on
We said that we felt sure that the
peopl" were carrying the dav, be-
cause We could learn nothing nothing
from the kily papers. The follow
ing facts explain it all: Franklin
and Hart counties-heretofore DEM
ocratlc strongholds, and which rolled
up handsome majoritles for Cleve-
land last fall, gave nearly all the
county officers to the Populists,
while in Warren and McDuffie conn
ties the PopuIists majorities ranged
from 4J0 to 800. In Augusta and
Atlanta the working men succeeded
In clecting number Of candidates.
In Ton Watson's district the Popu-
list counties rolled up overwhelming
majorlties. If the result of the
county elections in Georgia had been
the reverse Of the very significant in
crease of Populists votes, what
shout would have gone up from the
nose rag sheets Of plutocracy that is
otherwise silent as the grave.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16
The Woif-Tnmasked.

Ell PAsso, \. C. March 9Th 's3.
Mr.. EDIToR-The time has come
when the most obtuse can see that
the sympathy and friendly interest
professed BY politicians and party
papers for the Alliance as an Order.
and the members as class was and
Is just such as the wolf has for the
lamb or the fox for the goose. The
amendments made to the charter of
the State Alliance is such as to un-
mask our enemies and let the way
farer though blind and a fool see
their objects and aims "Whom the
Gods would destroy they first make
mad There never was a political
party who had such an opportunity
to perpetuate its existence and to
live in the memory and hearts of the
masses as the Democratic party has
now. VIII it embrace the oppor-
tunity. Judging the future by the
past where have we any ground to
hope. What has the present legisla-
ture done for the people, that i the
Farmers and laborerss Has not
most of the legislation of the pres
emit session bean inimical to their in
terest and "a croxning act, adding
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

Josiah Quincy, late chairman of the
National Democratic Committee on
Campaign Literature, has been ap-
pointed to the important position of
Assistant Secretary of State, and will
az such control nearly the whole pa
tronage IN the Consular Department.
1ou remember that Democratic cam
palgn literature which you got, head
ed 1.-The Farmers ard the Currency, :"
81 he Force Bill and the South" etc.
Well, Quincy and traitor Tillman
got 1t up. Then under his direction,
no doubt, the Democratic machine of
this State stole the subscription list
Of the Progressive Farmer and sent
their misleading and lying literature
to every reader of that paper. They
tried to bribe person to steal the
subscription list of THE CAUCASIAN
and the list of the sub-Secretary from
the Office of the Secretary of the n.
{. State Alliance, but failed. He
was working for an office and gos 1t.
We suppose Tillman got Doodle.
SKETCH.
he was born in 1858, graduated
from Harvard in 1880, and was a
member of the Massachusetts, Legis-
lature four years. H and Governor
Russell are the leading Democrats in
Massachusetts,.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
forsyth@ touaty.

LEwIsvILLE, y. {. March st 'g3
Mr. MARION BUTLER. DEAR SIE
AND BRo.-Last Monday | sent yuu
letter containing two subscriptions,
but in the hurry 10 get it ready for
the mail, forgot To say some thing.
that | wanted 10 tell YOU. want
to thaak you for your kindness in
sending me THE CAUCASIAN, and
would say that | like it SO well that
| expect to take it as long as can
raise money enough.
We fell out with YOU last summer.
or spring rather, because YOU did
not, at once 20 ahead, after the St
Louis conference, and organize the
State, in the interest of the Peoples
Party, but We all see now where Won
were right, and We were wrong, YOU
were not in position to know, being
Pres't of the 5. 4. and said Alliance
having not adopted the platform, and
you could not adopt it for them.
| am glad to tell you that Won have
very warm place in the hearts of
the alliance people in this part of
the county, now, and | think that
Col. Folks mantle rests upon YOU.
and that ere long you will be called
to take up the work that he left un-
finished.
| must say that you have great
work before you and hope that You
will continue to .'turn Oh tie light"
The action of the Legislature has
walked up some Alliancemen, who
were asleep, they know now that they
are Alliancemen, but | fear that
some had forgotten it before.
| find great many that would
gladly subscribe for THE CAUCASIAN
but they say they can't spare the
money, many of them are in debt.
| will do the best for You and The
CAUCASIAN that | can, will try to
use every opportunity to speak good
word for You and The CAUCASIAN.
Would say that We have about the
banner 2. 2. township in the county.
We give Weaver 90, against 50 for
Cleveland, and 66, | think, for Har-
rlson; but We are mostly poor farm
ers.
With best wishes | am
Yours fraternally,
ID. A. BRINKLEY.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16
A PROSTlTUEO COURT.

Some of the partisan papers OF
this state have been trying to make
1t appear that the Populist IN Kan
sas ZsFc,:n the wrong and greatly re,
joiced when the Supreme court of
that State decided in favor of the
Republicans. So now read what the
st. Louis Republic, a Democrat pa
per says. editoriallv
While it is humiliating to the
Populists of the Kansas house of
representatives to surrender to the
decision of the partisan court, they
have acted wisely in refusing TO al
low the Republicans to put them in
the attitude of defying the law,
even when there is nothing more
than pretext of legality against
them.
But if the situation is calculated
to hunliliate the Populists it is even
more hum.lliating to the friends of
popular government who have not
been concerned as partisans in this
quarrel.
1t has been made most strikinglv
ly manifest that for the time being
at least, the power of the Santa Fe
railroad is greater than that of the
majority of the people of Kansas.
This corporation has instigated re-
bellion; has corrupted and controlled
the militia and has made a show
of force to oyerawe the Governor of
the State and the authorities consti-
tuted by the State to represent them.
After doing this it has rendered a
decision from the Supreme bench of
the State in support of its claim
and against the claims of the people
to be self-goyerning.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

When are the Democrats of Samp.
son county going TO have their biz
jubi1ee: Certainly they ought tc
have one and let George Herring
(coi make them speech. 1t is an
acknowledged fact that dunng the
last campaign be was the most in.
huen tial Democrat in the county.
ile man who belongs to the Dem
oeratlc party because it is the white
mans party has moved out of Samp-
son county. How many of those
Democratic legislators did Democrat
Representative Kitchen say he
caught in his Gideon's Band trap
Didn't he say the majority of the
Democratic legislators are members
o Gldeon's Band. Just like We pre-
dicted.
Won't Rev. Col. DR.. kingsburv,
l. l. ID. raise the devil in the Dem
oerat.c camp if he Doesn stop saving
So h,uch about Cleveland's ap-
poin yaents: Did all the Democratic
legislators who were elected get to
Raleigh: We didn't know, we haven't
heard from some Of them since the
election. RoDRIck.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

Another evidence that the COM
ing democratic administration will
not be different from the present
republican administration is the
fact that Charles Foster, secretary
of the treasury, has had confer
ence with his successor, J. G. Car
Isle, and both have agreed to issue
$25,0O0,000 of gold bonds, bearing
gold interest, to buy gold to keep
the treasury from becoming depleted.
This is nice state of affairs after
the best crops and the biggest over
production that the world has ever
seen.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

injury to insult By - amending the
State Alliance charter a 10 destroy
the basis upon which our Business
Agency exist l. there an Allianc-
man ia the State. no matter what
party he belongs TO. is there an hon
est man in the State. who loves fair
play aud honest dealing. who will
not condemn this action of the legis-
latnre.
Brethren le. us not be discouraged.
Let US strive harder To educate the
masses, and circulate reform litcra-
ture. Let US support those who are
working in our interest. and if We
are true to our principles, true to our
Order. true TO God and ourselves, We
will win in the near futu.c.
Fraternally
W. ". DREw.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

The Washington Star says lit has
been practically settled that there
will be no extra session Of Congress
this spring, and this decision is
owing to the strength shown by the
silver men, This, Of course, says
that Cleveland's only object in call
ing an extra session would be to
have silver demonetized. Where is
the fellow who said Grover was for
free coinage?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16
The Canal scheme.

There is not much danger that the
bill as introduced viii be passed.
Ii it goes through at all, it will be
In a greatly modified form. If, as
We believe it is, the enterprise Is of
sufficient Importance for the govern
ment to assist, let the assistance be
rendered In a business-like way
given outright as donation, if nee
essary-but to endorse 500, ,O0O, 900
OF bonds VIII never do. The public
money would build the canal and a
private corporation would own It
The nations experience with Pacific
railroad debt ought to count for
something.-RockY Mountain News
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

1t gives us genuine pleasure to
commend and give full credit to
every public man, no matter what
party be belongs to, who stands bv
the people and does his duty. THE
CAUCASIAN is not the organ of any
party or set of men, but is fighting
for truth and justice. 1t will turn
on the light, and in doing so if it
shall prove to the credit of anv pub
lie man or party it will give us plea
sure, but if the truth exposes and
condemns any public man or party
We will be sorry, but will do it all
the same, for it is onr duty. The truth
will be told and justice shall be done
and We shall not spare any man, big
or small, who deserves condemnation.
nor will We withhold praise and cred
it from those to whom it is due. even
If they are oar personal enemies. If
The CAUCATIAN cannot be per-
sonal friend, it will always be a po-
litical friend to those who are honest
and true TO the people.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

We have sent sample copies of
The CAUCASIAN TO every Postmas-
ter in North Carolina. Some of the
small fry partisan kind have returned
the papers with slightly varying
comments One says: NO d-m
Third Party stuff for me,'' another
says Il want none but Democratic
papers" another says Il am thor
oughbred Democrat and don't want
any other kind of paper' still an
other SAYS Il viii work for your
paper if you will change its politics."
The above shows such norrowness
of intellect and iittleness of soul that
commentI Is unnecessary. Now dear
reader if your Postmaster is one of
that kind, get up just as large club
of subscribers at that Office as possi-
BILE and force that Postmaster to
handle the truth if he viii not read
the truth.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

Why should serious objection be
made to Cleveland and Carlisle for
mula;ing tariff bill for Congress
men to vote for? According to the
universal dictum of the Democratic
leaders during last years campaign,
the tariff was the only live issue, and
Cleveland the only representative
Democrat. Congress surrendered
lhen, why not now:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

Attorney General Olney should
have the following plank from the
National Democratic platform laid
upon his desk regularly each morn
ing until it Is carried into effect:
We demand the rigid enforcement
of the laws made to prevent and con-
troll them trusts and combinations |,
together with such further legisla-
tiOn IN restraint of their abuses as
experience may show to be necessary.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

The following paragraph now go
ing the rounds containing % words.
10 e's and no other vowel:
We fee, extreme feebleness when
we seek perfect excellence here. We
will remember men everywhere err.
Even when Eden's evergreen tees
sheltered Eve the serpent erept there.
Yet when tempted, when cheerless-
ness depressed, when helplessness
fetters when We seem deserted
then We remember Bethlehem; we be-
seech the Redeemers' help. We ever
need the rest the blessed expect.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16
JUSTICE.
The Great scheme

John Sherman, Warner Miller and
a few more of the trusted agents of
Wall street. have champioDed the
Nicaragua canal scheme and will
force 1t through Congress if possible.
With the odor of the exploded Pana-
ma canal swindle fresh in their nos
this the American people will hardly
take kindly to Honest Johns ef-
fort to swindle the Government out
of 800, ,000, 900. Watch Congress
aud spot every member who fsyors
the steal.-Butler, No. Unicn.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

lady subscriber, III a letter, says:
Dn't know whether the Lord is
the Alliance or not, but | be-
he was lot with the Legislature
! it was trying to repeal our
ter" We are by the fight be-
n the Alliance and the Legisla-
like the lrishmau was about his
with the bear. We believe we
light and that the Lord is with
'ut if that is not the case, if he
|pt with the other side we will
ahem.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

the leader of Tammany Hall, n. Y,
has been appointed City Chamber
lain at salary of $4,000 a year.
He Is an Irishmam by birth and
comes from an old family. His an
cestors are given by Burke in his
landed gentry of Ireland. Mr..
Croker has been the boss of Tamma-
ny since the death of John Kelly
in 1885.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

We noticed iD one Of our ex-
changes few days since an article
headed: "Another Preacher gets Re
ligioL." If all the preachers who
have no religion were to get religion,
and that paper should try TO report
them all it would have to increase
ifs siza
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16
Reeo<ni.seu Of. /. Gr.ufnr Power.

Judge Gresham's appointment to
Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet would be de-
sirable first, because of the high
order of his qualifications. and, sec
ondly, because his selection would
be just recognition of the growing
power and influence of independent
politics. kansas Star.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16
Blast From the Ram. Horn.

Where hope dies hell begins.
The man who robs the poor robs
God.
In Christian life no man can 1--we
any higher than he looks
God employs no hired men. His
work is all done BY His sons.
The devil is afraid of the man v ho
always has sunshine in his heart.
Christ was crucified by sinners who
occupied front seats in the church.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16
The late Bishop Brooks racs;vas

The late Bishop Brooks received a
great amount OF afTectionate atten-
ton from women Of whose existence
he was probly Unaware, except as it
lay in his power TO do them some
Christian service A story has been
told by a woman, who had met DIR.
Brooks at dinners. that she knew of
a lady who asked him to marry her.
His reply was: Madam, give your
heart to God and your hand to the
man who asks it,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16
Tha Rocky Mountain Mar

The Rocky Mountain News says
'sThe Denver banks rendered one
million dollars In gold in exchange
for greenbaeks. Uncle Sans paper
is as good as gold among the western
people. 1t is only the Anglomanics
of Wall street who are alarmed about
the solvency or credit of the United
States.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

NH Won hand ont some sample
,i.s for us: If so please send
yoar address Oh a postal card.
will send YOU a bundle of sample
I,. bguryt mail, which YOU can
ta r0ur neighbors.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

Rrominent Democrat asked rs a
yS since what We thought of
polntment OF 0nley for Attor-
neral in Cleveland's Cabinet.
-lsi that if Olney was an hon.
a. the lac, that he had been
HE the attorney of big corpo-
and monopolies, qualified him
s,'er for the position; for
'AloiAs corporation laws and
TIE raScality of these mo-
s he could be able all the bet
more effectively to bring them
ice and defend and protect the
+. To our astonishment. the
Rid prominent Democrat, who
fSelf q railroad attorney, said
r did not agree with Us. He
pat human nature was SO weak
men who had long been an
snsy Of monopolies would un-
"siE and therefore honestly
~aFo the trusts and monopo-
he said he knew that from ex-
Il this prominent Demo-
nshs how wrong it is for Mr..
Ano to put man ia his Cabi-
VII be all the tire shonestly
noonseiously" leaning to the
oo against the people.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16
EDITORS CHAIR.
+ nrINION or THE EDITOR ON THE
ISSUES OF THE DAY.

'Any -ubscriber who will send US
|. or her address on a postal card,
sill send bundle of sample cop
|. which YOU can kindly hand out
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

The question as to whether lovely
women viii wear crinolIne resolves
itself into the old truism: IF she
viii, she will, you may depend ont;
if she won't she won't, and there's
an end on't.n
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

'o-day Grover Cleveland is at the
th Of his popularity. From this
forward he will manufacture
multiply the number Of his enc
;. The cold steel of disappoint-
t will be driven into thousands
are now hurrahing for Grover
an office.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

ny do the fellows who did the
ling and cheating at the last cleo
hate THE CAUCASIAN so? Be
+ it Is hitting them hard licks
bling the truth on them. We
e just commenced. We will try
y them full Justice before long.
r. W. let up on them they will
. to lit up all night to hate lis.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

II remember what We had to say
week. ; issue about the infa-
Russian treaty, which denies
fght Of asylum to political ref
from the despotism of Europe.
|w turns out that Thos. F. Bay
Secretary of State under Cleve-
Was the author of the measure.
treaty was permitted to linger
+ HarriSon's control for four
and then rushed through the
Ie in secret session. 1t is the
Sc blot on our boasted progress
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

often hear some one say: "Well,
Ied the Democratic ticket last
|oat unless they do something
4 s people shall never vote for
! ESaln. Now, dear reader, if
sere one Of these men. what do
lnh q the Democratic Legis-
you voted for? Will you please
Nd tell rs what they have done
people. We will publish
letter. THE CAUCASIAN Is
'n5 Tor the truth and is fighting
ace, 50 it can afford to tote
lIh al sides. We want to do
10 this legislature, and not
able 10 see its virtues, We
thoSe.who can, to tell the peo-
pHT II through the columns of
Per. Let Us hear from you at
E-We will do the same bv
Aaad and Congress.