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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09

silver is 81 129
It will be noticed that as silver ad-
vsnced, as it did immediately after
the passage of the act of July, 1890,
cotton advanced in price also; that as
silver fell in price afterwards, cotton
has closely followed. AS further
proof of the soundness Of this pro-
position, allow me to call your atten-
tion to the following,;dispatch from
number Of large cotton-buyers in
two of the great cotton markets OF
the world.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 11.-Glen-
way 4 Co.'S report says: New York
opened to 4 points lower and clos
ed Il points lower. After the call,
however, prices were further depres-
ed. The decline III Liverpool is at
tributed to decline Of 3-Sd in sill
vcr.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 11.-Atwood,
Vidlite & Co.'s circular says: The
decline is owing to serious loss in
price IF silver, which is "a of l per
cent. lower than yesterday.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-Hubbard,
Price & Co.'S report says; The mar
ket opened at decline of 3 points
and during the day continued to de-
cline, and the closing was easy at
about IA points decline from last
nights figures, because silver was so
| weak.
Such plain indisputable facts
should convince the most skeptical
that the Western silver miners are
not the only class that would be ben
eftted by making silver one of the
money metals of the country. AS it
stands at present, the miners of the
West are digging silver, and the
planters of the South are making
cotton-all laboring with might and
main to produce two great commod-
tiles. And when we have toiled and
produced them both in abundance,
behold, in steps the allen, by whose
manipulations they are used as weap-
ons of destruction to both industries
This is only possible while we stay
apart. This fraticidal and suicidal
course has already closed down hall
Of the silver mines of the West and
put mortgage On over half of the
plantations of the South. Is it not
time that such folly was ended? 1:
it not time to call halt and decide
upon some action for the common
good? Shall the alien continue tc
be the beneficiary of our labors, ol
shall we take a stand for our joint
interests and the producers of tht
country? for one believe that th'
time has ..come. l believe that th'
hour has struck when the people Of
the great and growing West shoule
unite with the people of my owl
awakening Sou Inland, and standing
together upon one common platform
strike the decisive blow for indus
trial freedom.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09
MIR. GLADSTONE'S INCONSISTENCIES
Wise Men Often Change, Fools Never.
New York World J


The Tories of England can accom-
plish little by attacking Mr.. Glad
stone for changing in maturer years
the opinions of his youth. The
charge is an old one, and has been
more than once admitted. 81 am
accused" said he on a memorable
occasion, ''of want of conformity in
my opinions. l have not pretended
to it. I have been all my life a
learner, and am so still" On an
other occasion, in 1873, he gave a
more elaborate explanation Of his
course, which furnishes the key to
his career:
l trace in the education of Oxford
one great defect. Perhaps it was
my own fault; but | must admit that
| did not learn, when at Oxford, that
which | have learned since-viz., to
set due value on the imperishable
and insstimable principles of human
liberty. The temper, which l think
prevailed too much in academic cir
clcs, was that liberty was regarded
with jealousy, and fear could not be
wholly dispensed with.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Glad
stone was a sincere student when
Macaulay referred to him as 1.-The
rising hope of the stern and unbend-
ing Tories" But there is quite as
little doubt that the changes wrought
in his convictions were the result of
laborious and conscientious study,
and not of a desire to follow the ca
prices of public sentiment and reap
the rewards of Office. He more than
once preferred to follow his convic.
tions rather than acquire power OF
place. He scorned alike the re-
straints of academic training and
the slavery to usage. He was pro
tectionist; he became a free-trader
He opposed modification of the Irish
land laws and the disestablishment
of the Irish Church; he accomplishe &c
both, and said they were achieve
ments of which he was proud. He
defended slavery and then became
an abolitionist.
But it will be observed that al
the changes were in the direction o.
broader conceptions of commerce
and of human freedom. They were
all on the lines of a larger states
manship. There were no instance
of reaction towards the narrower
views he had formerly maintained
In the higher and more comprehen
sive sense, therefore, every changt
was consistent and in perfect har
mony with the expansion of his in
telligence.
Besides, if change of conviction i
matter for reproach the most illus
trious names of history must suffe
from it. 1t has proved the subllm'
infrmity of the greatest intelleets il
this country as well as of every other
Both Mr.. Calhoun and Mr.. Webste
changed their views on the tariff
They strove against each other, and
like Hamlet and Laertes, changed
rapiers and strove again. Mr.. Mad
ison changed his opinions on th'
United States Bank. Mr.. Clay wa
not less inconsistent,
1t is aftel all the wise men wis
change their minds-the fools never
But when Mr.. Chamberlain AM
Lord Randolph Churchill charg
Inconsistency on Mr.. Gladston
the everchanging waves of tn
sea must laugh.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09
REMARKABLE SUDDEN CONVERSION.

What CAN be the matter with
John Sherman, the ablest servitor
of the national banks?
"When the devil was sick, the devil
amonk would be:
When the devil got we'll, the devil a
monk was he.
John must "want to be an angel"
of a certain description. John
must be almost IN ARTICULO MoRTIs.
An alleged ''interview," with no
credit to any paper, appears in Mon
days Bulletin, of which the follow
ing is the conclusions:
"Senator," I said, '.you have said
our present system of banking is
the best the world ever had. Now,
after 1907, when we have paid our
bonded debt, what is to be the cir
culating currency? Upon what
basis are we to do banking?'
Said he: "Why, not have the
Government of the United States is
sue its own money? 1t is the rich
est nation on the face of the earth
We reduced in thirty years war
debt of $4,000, 100000 to now about
$780, 100000, and to the amazement
of all nations. Our credit is re
nowned. We now do a national
banking business on the faith of the
bonds of the Government. Why not
do business on the faith of the
Government? The same confidence
given to bond of the nation ought
to be given to the note it might is
sue. The Government should issue
its own money"
i L his view has been held by all
, those emancipated from metal wor-
ship for the last t~enty years or more.
Lit Is equally certain that no one
man has done as nearly as much to
prevent such a consummation as
John Sherman. Bonds are not, and
never were, necessary as basis fol
for currency, or as means of eff
lfecting public improvements. The
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09

The Daily Messenger comes to us
} longer. We don't know why,
bless it is because of the fact that
biz CAUCASIAN has been exposing
bd ventilating the position of the
Rper. We charged that paper with
ping the organ of the W & W rail
pad and quoted Representative
rmele of Wilmington to substant-
te what we haye charged before,
pt the railroad owned the paper.
SIdes We have been dissecting and
ewering some inconsistent edito-
is IN that paper. We suppose the
ftor could not stand this any long
He can't answer what we said and
e truth makes him sick.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09
THE BRUTE INHERITANCE.


We ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting
for our adopt1on-tc wit, the redemption OF our
body.-Romans viii, q
groaning over the problem. Progress IN
civilization Is simply the mark Of our at
tainment in our effort to throw of the
brute inheritance. l believe that, Is
clearly as scientific hypothesis can be
established. the theory Of evolution Is
practically established It seems to me
10 harmenize moro clearly with the Bible
than any theory Of creation have ever
read. and to be the only rational explana-
ion Of the method God used In making
man. I cannot see how It was possible
for God to cut man out Of whole cloth,
as tailor would cutra coat out Of . piece
Of goods. It il not Gods way Of doing
things, and cannot conceive that 1t L.
the way he made the world from tho be-
ginning.
Real progress today . developed In
proportion to our elimination Of tht
brutal In Life and society. Are we max
ing progress? Yes, we are. believt
that the world Is better today than Il
was yesterday, and that there Is CON
tinuous progress through the centuries
Al study history I see man slowly
emerging from moro brutal into I
lsss brutal condition. The apostle cris'
IN anguish Of heart, "Who shall do
fvsr me from tho body Of this death
from this power Inherent chained b
me, which drsss me down, and wild
which must forever wrestle? SEus
gle and conflict arc the very requisites o
progress, and there can be no real strug
gle without real mogress. Man Is 81
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09
MISPLACED FAITH.

Free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer and free trade with the world
will lead us on to a free government
and a free and prosperous people.
Let the democratic administration
set us at libertY.-Wadesboro Wave.
The Wave seems to know what we
should have in order to make us
prosperous, but bless its confding
soul it will never get it from a Dem
ocratic administration.-Iowa Trib-
une.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09

heartily. "I haven't even an ideal; but,
course, he'll turn up-they always do. Ola
maids are academia"
Accidents r. the rector's wife had ex-
claimed, in a tone which am unable to de
scribe.
She held up the gray cotton gloves, or
namented with wrist-tassels, these last
sharing in the good lady's agitation Their
frisky bobbings developed a kittenish de-
sire in Miss Page to seize and secure them
How delightful it would have been to OBJ
serve the face Of their wearer had she
done So
Miss Page did not always control herself
so well as on this occasion, however. She
yielded to her inclinations without stint
not infrequenty.
One of these events took place not long
after the Writ OF the recior's wife, and that
was when the rector's son proposed TO her.
This gentleman was pretty little per-
sonage, with the physique OF q tolerably
we..-scuiptured snowman. His orange
| colored hair surmounted his crange-col-
| ored ears with plniou-like Stiffness, which
| suggested the idea of q pair CT Mercury
ike heei-wings having rprouted In the
| wrong place. He had oranee-colored eye
GROWS, above little dark blue eyes, like
-aisins set into his pudding face, and his
| orange-colored beard grew one way on one
| side of his face, and another way on the
| other, as though its owner were standing in
| = perpetual draught-
| But neither maa's personal appearance
| nor the fact Of his beng q rector's son. can
| have any appreciaole effect upon hrs love
/ affairs $50 far as be himself Is concernedl.
| thus il chanced that Timotheus Nelson be
| came enamored Of the hoydenish Miss Page,
| and proposed to her. II was bad enough
] until he got down on his knees. Judith
| could not stand that, and SO down she went
| on her knees also, just opposite him, and
ssld, as well as she could for laughing:
/ s'Please get up-"
| You may be sure he did 80 with aiacrity.
he did more-he got up metaphoricaliy e.
| standing position.
He admitted that very night what he
could never be persuaded to even 30 much
as listen to before: namely, that for young
women to apply scissors to their hair Ia a.
lunseemly as a like application 10 neritorioua
n young men. He cenfded TO his mother
that he had once met Miss Page riding
along upon the highway, and that she wa
, whistl1ng. He went 30 far as TO state tina
| with her mouth in that unfeminine position
he considered her positively plain. and con
cluded by stating that faxen hair worn II
| demure bands on either sde OF faxeI
couHtenance was sight at once refreshing
and ennobling, after having looked for an.
; length Of time upon crisp brown curls, ant
! face that changed a often IS IN autumn
! sunset
Mr.. Timotheus Nelson had cousin Lucy
who answered exactly to the fiaxen ideal
} and he soon after made her Mis- limo
theus Nelson. He took q certain pride
! presenting her to Miss Page. and IN listen
: ing afterward to her shocked exclamation
I | in regard to the much discussed curis-
1t was about this time that, by somethini
, | If coincidence, cousin OF Juditn ais
lU0nfinued on second Page.j
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09

Last week Henry Clews of New
prs sent US letter for publica-
H. There is lot of taffy in it
Put the newspapers being the
Pulders of public opinion" sc.
Ihen goes on to discuss the fl
nclal situation and asks us to pub
"a II, saying that it will be of great
FereSt to the country. 1t is reg
Rr gold bug letter. He claims
Fat if the present silver law could
repealed that our "foreigu securi-
&s would be safe" What does that
Fan: That government bonds on
n'eh the people are taxed to pay in.
est would go to still higher pre-
um. And while this is taking
ace your farm products and your
~ Will be going down still lower
price The Iowa Tribune COM
nIIhg On the same letter which
'S sent to it too says: "In the
Ale OF humanity have the Ameri-
people d greater interest in main.
" foreign securities at premium
pr the benefit of few English ar.
ftoclats that they have IN proyid.
fg for their own families and tb.
payments Of their debts? Let II,
Pok after our own interests and pre-
mt If possible, a decline in our ow,
T~A holdings and that of th
'uuets of labor, and refused to b
S '""ihked by a broker who ha
0eu 'hese foreign fecurities will
eo'er' at big commission ant
~ Is OF course, interested in main
'ning the value of securities tina
ay continue to share in tn,
ou'S OY way of collecting and re
i'nng the interest"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09

Something wise from the Pen and
How: "If there was ever time for
b. American people to watch their
alers 1t is now. Sheltered by the
ysneral rejoicing at the election of
y. Cleveland, there is being out
bed 4 policY-covartly and stealth,
h but resolutely-which means alb
Slute ruin to the business world
i the most earnest spirit we i'm
ore our merchants, our farmers
tr Iaborers to study the situation.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09

The Legislature is afraid to take
any action on any important meas
ure. They see the bosses on one
side and the people on the other and
they don't know which way to move.
They will draw their pay about the
4th Of March and go home. The
most laudable act of this Legisla-
ture will be its final adjournment
Our Home.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09

Several persons returning from
|. New Berne fair and others who
/ 90 dropped in since all express
Iemselyes as delighted with their
H., They say they have never seen
" thing equal to the novel and
Astractiyc ex position.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09

gen. Lew Wallace, the author Of
IN Hur, "a life of Christ that IS
ore charming than any novel, SAYS
e appointment Of Gresham IS 'like
lttlng live Goals and boiling oil on
~ bald head of the Democratic
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09
EDITORS CHAIR.
,r rnPIxIOS or THE EDITOR On THE
ISSUES or THE DAY.

The Des Moines Ledger Dem
~: 'Itis not important what a
.an has done or how long he has
.rn q Democrat Cleveland is ev.
rntIy following the same doctrine
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09

Emerson was once told by some
of his friends who were frightened
because OF an unusual disturbance
of the elements that the world was
coming to an end. He replied by
saying, "Well, it won't matter; We
can get along as we'll without it
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09
No Brothe., lie. 'em all Speak at Once.

No cotton has been raised since
Christmas. VIII some over-pro-
duction fellow bob up and tell us
what has caused the decline in the
price of that staplef One at a time,
if you please; don't all speak at
once.-Our Home.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09

The Burgaw Sur, published by
n. E. NJ. Peterson at Burgaw, n.
/ and the Onslow Blade by Mr.. H.
/. King, of Peanut, N. c., are the
H. latest editions to the reform
Eess Of the State. We welcome
bem both and hope to see fifty more
ich papers started during the year.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09

The reform press by its bold
ID manly fight has saved the coun-
Y frc II two bad pieces of leglsla-
on since January 1st 1898. The
,ld and vigorous fight made pre-
,nted the present silver law from
eing repealed and has just defeated
be Sherman government bond
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09
SKETCH.

Richard Olney Mr.. Cleveland's At
torney General, educated from
Brown University in 1856 and two
years later from Harvard Law School.
In few years he became one of the
best known lawyers in his State and
now he is considered the leading cor
poration lawyer. The Income from
his practice is believed to be fully
$50 600 year. He has always re-
fused public office; twice be has de-
clined Massachusetts Judgship.
He has a summer residence near
Gay CRADLES, on Buzzard Bay, where
where he has been the friend and
companion of Mr.. Cleveland.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09

We were not able to get picture
of Mr.. Olney for the cabinet group
last week. He had never had pic
ture taken. But an enterprising
photographer has kodaked him and
here is his picture.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09
MY LADI TONGUE.
ny a4sIar gtyrs

ArTHssK or = THE SttCK On rHn pnAn.''
AssupsVs, +" o. hoxEs lslAxr~"
EyU.. xTv.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09

CONTINUED on Second Page.l
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09

Fiscal year
ending June
30
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09

tOontinusd On Third Paeai
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-24
That Chief Objection.

The first and chief objection that is al
ways made to government ownership is
the danger of increasing government
patronage, and that is only a bugbear
The Republican offceholders could not
and did not save the Republican national
administration in 1884. The Democratic
oficeholders under Cleveland could not
and did not save the Democratic national
administration in 1888. The Republican
offceholders could not and did not save
the Repu blican national administration
in 1892
The cry Of increasing government pat
ronage is bugbear and oily bugbear.
The civil service is constantly being
taken more and more out Of politics.
Just before going out of Office in 1889
Mr.. Cleveland made examinations ap-
plicable to thousands of places, and no
doubt General Harrison was grateful
to him for doing it. General Harrison
has just done the same thing for Mr..
Cleveland, and no doubt Mr.. Cleveland
is glad of it. It is a thing which an in
coming administration would find hard
to do, but which an outgoing admins
tration can easily do.-Augustus Jacob
son in Vanguard.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-24
benefits of Just Criticism.

While we are keeping up steady fire
all along the line against the plutocratic
forces, let US not be blind to faults and
failures within the lines of our own
party. A just criticism of attitudes and
acts of our own party leaders, as occasion
demands, will prove wholesome in keep
ing pure the fires of true patriotism and
discriminating party leaders from danger
Gus, selfish pressure.
This pressure is constantly exercised
for unjust favors and unmerited recog-
milton, and occasionally by its very i'm
portunity alone itsefforts are successful.
The press that advocates reform must
give forth no uncertain sound, nor fear
to strike where chastisemept will deter
or cure. Our enemies without will re-
spect us for our sincerity and true cour-
age, and enemies within our party's
ranks will justly fear and be restrained.
And wisdom will be maintained and sus-
tanned where selfish impulse would 9TH
erwise influence foolish action.-Frank
r. Forrest in Topeka Advocate.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-24
Distrust of Private Banking.

The National bank of Australasia
makes the seventh out of the 10 large
Australian banks which have failed with
in few weeks. The cause is not diff
cult to find. Russia and Austria as we'll
as England are in the worlds market as
purchasers of gold. The withdrawal of
gold from Australia decreased the vol
ume of the cur14elcy and depressed val
ues. The banks demanded more security
for their loans and refused credits. This
disturbed confidence, and people began
to withdraw their deposits. As a gold
standard, with not gold enough to go
round, requires popular confidence for
undisturbed transaction of business, it
follows that panic at almost any time
is possible.
In other words, gold is no standard at
all unless people believe in it. It is not
in itself an honest measure of value. The
government of Victoria has decided to
gather all the private savings banks into
one system and attach them to the postal
savings banks to be run by public Of
fcials. This marks the growing distrust
of private banking institutions. New
Nation
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-24
Were These Men Paid?

Fair Play wants important informa-
ton. In a recent transaction Norman
Clement paid Samuel Borden debt of
50 with a ten dollar goldpiece and re-
ceived silver dollar in change; Borden
paid Arthur Gregory $40 he owed him
with this goldpiece, and Gregory paid
s. he owed John Ames with it, getting
So in change. Now, it so happened that
Ames owed Norman Clement $40 and
paid him with this same goldpiece.
Thus in one day a ten dollar piece paid
six men and got back to the man who
first paid it out. But what followed?
Mr.. Clement went to the bank to deposit
$35, and then found that this ten dollar
piece was bogus.
Reader, conundrum for you, Were
these men paid?
If paid, where is your theory of in
trinsic value in money?
If not paid, please explain why they
were not paid. AS Clement never told
them, they think they were paid, and he
is now trying to collect $40 from Mr..
Ames.-San Francisco Fair Play.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-24
How the Farmers Are Robbed.

Who pays the Mckinley tax? The for
eigner undoubtedly pays part Of it, for
we cannot afford to pay him full prices
for his goods with the tax added. He
gets less for his wares than he would if
the import tax were lower, and the diff
ference is exactly the portion Of the tax
that he pays.
But the figures from Washington show
conclusively that the Mckinley taxes
are paid doubly and trebly by the Amer
lean farmer, whom it compels not only
to pay more for the manufactured arti-
cles he uses, but also to take much less
for the produce that he makes for sale.
One hundred millions Of dollars on
bread and meat and 800, 0O0,0O0 more
on cotton is about what the Mckinley
tariff costs American farmers on their
foreign trade in nine months.
Add what they lose by low prices on
domestic sales of produce, and the agri-
cultural producers of this country are
out of pocket not far from $500, zoo, 900 a
year by reason of the conspiracy to rob
them.-St. Louis Republic.