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The Caucasian., 1894-12-13
WHAT THE VICTORY MEANS.
New Blood, New Men and New Methods
to the Front--The Outlook for the state
is now Encouraging.

New Blood, New Men and New Methods
to the Front--The Outlook for the state
is now Encouraging.
EDITOR CAUCASIAN:
The recent political contest and its result
was almost unprecedented i'll the history of
State politics.
While some are apprehensiye that the best
interest of tie State will not be subserved,
there are many who earnestly desired a
change, and they have no apprehension as
to the consequences.
This contest in which the old time
politician was ignored, relegated to the
shades of private life, probably there to re-
main while North Carolina will move for
ward under the influences of advanced
thought and more active energies. There
was much lukeWarmness in the Democratic
ranks, due to the dominating and coercive
methods Of machine politicians, who be-
lieved that only few were capable of man
aging the affairs of the State.
No man III the State in recent years has
done more to change the condition of things
than Mr.. Butler, who is Ito the manor
born" and has, We do not doubt, the best in
terest of the State at heart. He has demon
strated, by his work, that he is man of su
perior ability, possessing qualities that fit
him for great leader. However, he out
generated all of the old line politicians and
won great yict ory.
The tidal wave has ushered in new thought,
new life, new energy, and it betakens good
to see the young men come to the front in
the great movement for reform.
In years past they have to great extent,
been prescribed by the old politicians, who
have held the reins of government.
Just in this connection, it is not amiss to
refer to the brilliant Walter Page, who le1t
North Carolina because her young men do
not receive proper recognition, and are not
appreciated for what they can do in advanc-
ing the interest of the State. Mr.. Page has
won fame of national character.
Of the young men now active in reform
work it viii not be disparaging to Others to
mention Mr.. James B. Lloyd Of Edgecombe,
who has been tireless in his efforts at reform.
He deserves liberal recognition at the hands
of his party.
With wise council and conservative ac-
ton can see no reason why North Caroli-
na should not take rank with the other
leading States and thereby achieve her des-
tined future. OBSERVER
The Caucasian., 1894-12-13
PARTY PLATF9RNS.
NEW SOUTH. n. &.


EDITOR CAUCASIAN:
That was a wise saying Of Lincoln
when he declared: ''Iou can fool
some Of the people all the time, all
of the people some Of the time, but
you can not fool all the people all
the time" The Democratic party
is now in Il position to appreciate the
full force of this truth. 1t has fooled
all the members of the panty with
platform promises, but it will never
do SO again. The plain people have
begun to use little plain language,
and they have enough common sense
to do their own thinking hcnceforth.
Every time look at the platforms
of the two old parties [ am remind
ed Of the Delphian oracle, which
when consulted gave such impracti-
cal answers as this. When Croesas
first sent to Delphi to inquire of the
oracle whittier he should be success
full in war against the Persian
King, the oracle told him that he
'would destroy a great kingdom" ;"
He did indeed destroy a great king
dorl" bat contrary to expectation, it
was his own. Our modern platform
writers We with each other in their
effort to construct platforms that
can be construed as fayoring or op-
posing certain things, as occasion
may require different interpretations.
They believe that ''language was
made to conceal thought" and that
buncomb and humbuggery in the
party platforms are sine q"@ non.
The Platform of the Peoples party
presents striking contrast to this
Delphain ambiguity. No honest
man can read that platform and
construe it III any other way than
that in which it was intended to be
understood. There is no double
faced hypocracy here. The time is
not distant when both the Demo-
cratic and the Republicans will be
compelled to adopt honest platforms
if they wish to engage the serious
consideration of the American peo-
pie. AJAX.
The Caucasian., 1894-12-13
CALLS A CONFERENCE.
Chairman Taubeneck Summons Fopuiist
to Meet for Consultation.

to Meet for Consultation.
BY the request of the members of
the National Executive Committee
Of the Peoples party and at the sug-
gestion of the Chairman of the State
committees, hereby call "a meeting
of the National Central Committee
of the Peoples party to meet in the
Ladies Ordinary at the Lindell
Hotel, in the city of st. Louis, Mo-,
December 28 and 20, 1884. In ad-
dition to the members of the Ma
tional committee, the chairmen of
State COMMITTEES, members Of the Re-
form Press Association, Peoples
party Senators and Representatives
Of the Flftythlrd Congress and
those elected to the 54th Congress-,
and all Others who have taken a
prominent part in organizing the
party and also those who are willing
to work and vote with the Peoples
party in the future for monetary re-
form are invited. The object of
this meeting is to map out "a policy
for an educational campaign bt-
tween now and the meeting of the
next National convention, and any
other business which may come be-
fore the committee. The committee
will discuss and act upon every
phase of the present political and
industrial situation of the country.
This will be the most important
meeting held since the Omaha con-
ventlOn.
Senator Stewart, Lafe Pence, Gen.
j. b. Weaver, Gen. j. &. Field, Mar
in Butler, Harry Skinner, Mr.. NJ. W.
Howard, J. II. Mcdowell, Hon. W.
H. Standish, ex-Goy. Pennoyer, of
Oregon, Thomas V. Gator, +. NJ.
Wardell, J. NJ. Devine, J. l.. John
son, Col. A. G.. Fisk, DR.. A. Cole
man, John p. StilIe, NJ. G. Rankin,
j. r. Davis. Thomas Fletcher, H.
Loucks, W. S Morgan and many
other leaders who are not members
of the committee have promised to
be present. Hon j.. B. Foilett,
Equitable Building, st. Louis, Mo-,
has charge of arranging all the de-
tails for this meeting.
H. E. Taubeneck,
Chair. Natl Com. of Peoples Party.
st. Louis, Mo-, November 80, '94.
The Caucasian., 1894-12-13

In another column find a letter
from Raleigh giving some insight
into the work of the State canvass
ing board. The infamous methods
of the Democratic machine from the
township henchmen up through the
county canvassing boards is also
shown up It will be noticed espec-
Tally how the tools of the machine
took advantage of an Infamous law
to send up false returns to be count
ed by the State Board to peryert the
will of the people and to rob two So
licitors, who were elected, of their
office. The Legislature will soon
put a stop to this corruI ton and
high handed robbery.
The Caucasian., 1894-12-13

Let every man who will take
stock III publishing company to
run daily paper in Raleigh write
to the undersigned within the next
week saying how much he will take,
and that he will pay down at least
ten per cent. of the stock subscribed
before the Legislature meets. That
is, if you take $1o0 stock you will be
to pay down as much as
$40 by or before the opening of the
Legislature in January. Address
the undersigned at Raleigh, n. c.
MARION BUTLER.
The Caucasian., 1894-12-13
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DEFY THE
WILL OF THE PEOPLE.

In another column see a letter
giving the outrageous methods adopt
ed by the county Commissioners OF
Wake county to deprive men of their
offices after they were duly elected.
Read the article carefully, it tells
the story. The machine gets more
tyranicai and corrupt each day.
A letter just received from a prom
inent citizen of Greenville, Pitt Co.,
says:
"Our county Commissioners acted the part
of tyrants. They coin the greatest outrage
that has ever been perpetrated against our
people by refusing to accept the bonds of
our Sheriff and Treasurer. Nothing like it
has ever been seer in our county. Our peo-
pie are indignan and justly so. Good and
sufficient bonds were rendered by cur officers
elect, but it mattered not, the Commission
ers had, it is believed, resolved long before
their meeting not to accept the bonds and
when they met they acted accordingly. Men
The Caucasian., 1894-12-13
TWO SECTIONS OFTHE ELECTIONLAW.

METHOD, N. c., Nov. 23rd 1894.
Mr.. EDITOR,
DEAR SIR-The column Of
Supreme Court decisions in your pa
per of the 18th is very timely, and if
the township Chairmen and others
of the P. 2. will take action in the
matter | think there are some people
who will wish they had never been
the tools of the 6. o. p.
There is also one or two sections
Of the election law | would call the
attention of those who were robed of
their votes by the registrars and
judges of election.
Section 27O7 of the election law
says: Any registrar Or judge of
election or any county canvasser or
commissioner registrar of deeds, clerk
or sheriff failing or neglecting to
make returns and perform the duties
required of him shall be fined not
less than five hundred nor 1aore than
one thousand dollars, or imprisoned
not more than six nor less than two
months at the discretion of the court
and every such officer for every such
offence shall forfeit and pay the sum
of five hundred dollars to be recov-
erd in the name and to the use of the
state on motion of the Attorney GEN
eral in the Superior Court of Wake
county ten days previous. Notice in
writing of such intended motion
having been given to such officer by
the Secretary of State the proceed
ings thereon shall be summary and
if any matter Of fact shall be in issue
the same shall be tried at the first
term and on such trial or for any
other purpose in the prosecution of
such motion to judgment the cert
ficate of the Secretary of State or the
Governor as the case may be of the
particular default on which the mo-
tion is founded shall be received as
competent prima facie evidence to
prove the same.
Section 27OS provides that any
officer whatever who shall wilfully
or of malice neglect to perform such
duty, act, matter or thing shall be
found guilty of felony &c &c. See
section 270S, and shall be fined not
less than one thousand nor more than
FIVE thousand dollars and be impris-
oned not less than one nor more than
three years and shall be disabled
from holding any office of profit or
trust under the authority of the
State.
| think the above two sections
brought before the Nonpartisan Ju-
dietary which the P. 2. have elected
will make some of the rascals squeal
and be warning to others in the
future not to do such bare faced acts
neither at the bidding of the Sim
mons or Pou's or any other rascal.
Hoping those interested will take i'm.
mediate action in the matter.
PRO Bono PUBL1Co.
?. S. Those officers who did not
sign the returns in order to have them
thrown out are like Judge Whitaker
said before the Wake County Can
vassing Board. They are on the
road to prison. hope those inter
ested will see that they GET THAR.
i - NH
The Caucasian., 1894-12-13

The Democratic press of the State
is trying very hard to create dissen-
ton in the ranks of those who won
in the late political fight. One day
they say that "Butler is bossing the
whole job" the next day they say
that "the Republican party has swal-
lowed up the Populist party" &c.
We have also been informed that
Democrats are approaching Republi-
cans and then Populists making GER
tain propositions. But we rise now
to say that what these Democratic
politicians and papers had to say
during the campaign had no effect
on the people then and shall have no
effect on us now.
The cooperative Legislature will
act as harmoniously as the two State
committees did in the late campaign.
We won the confidence and support
of the people in the late campaign
without Democratic advice and in
spite of Democratic methods, and we
trust and believe that the next Gen
eral Assembly will do the same
thing.
The Caucasian., 1894-12-13
CAPT. LLOYD FOR CHIEF CLERK OF
THE SENATE.

To The CAUCASIAN:
We are requested to nominate Capt Jas.
B. Lloyd, of Edgecombe, for Chief Clerk of
the Senate. Mr.. Lloyd's well known devo-
ton to the reform cause and many sacrifices
in this direction entitle him to favorable
recognition for his answering fidelity Mr.
Lloyd is good writer and an experienced
journalist, fully competent for the position
NASH AND EDGECoNBE.
The Caucasian., 1894-12-13

At the approaching session of the
General Assembly, the hard lighting
will b. IL the House. \ Democras
will preside over the Nsnatr, but as
that party has oIly slx ;, aatpFs they
will hardly be able to inps-,i" or "b-
struct the oser~ helming majority Of
populist and Republicans pledged
and determined to execute the will
of the people.
In the House the Democrats will
have between forty and forty-iise
mem bers, including several good
parliamentarlanF. The bill to repeal
the election Law a2d the hill to nodi
f. the county Government system,
will encounter AerCt and desperate
opposition. Neither one of these
bills can probably be reported before
Feb'y 1st aud the Democrats viii
try to defeat both bills by tihbuster-
ing and they will succeed unless We
have firm man in the Speaker 5
Chair. Such man is the Hon. Nir
gil :. I.uek Of B1ncombe " ho COM
bines Grmness with fairness aud
| honesty ~ith special parliamentary
fitness LUsk in The West and Grant
in the East should he gratefully re-
membered for removing Eayes-the
carbunclc-from the face Of the
goddess of Liberty. Pee DIRE.
The Caucasian., 1894-12-13

Let every one, who can, take stock
id tie Peoples party daily to be,
published in Raleigh; and every one
can take some stock. If we have a
daily, it must be a daily for the peo-
pie, therefore the people must rally
TO it support.
The Caucasian., 1894-12-13
MARION BUTLER,
EDITOR AND PPcP.
WE MUST HAVE DAILY PAPER.

WEMUST HAVE A DAILY PAPER.
No reform can be secured and no
movement for the uplifting Of the
State can be pushed to success unless
the ears of the people can be reached.
The truth must be gotten before
the people either through speakers
or through the press.
A speaker can reach only small
portion of the people of county III
one speech, and his speech will lei
misrepresented by hostile press to
those who did not near him. There
fore to reach all the people through
speakers is almost impossible, and if
it were, it is too expensive to be
feasible.
The weekly press is a power for
general educational work, but the
daily press has tremendous adgant-
age. TO certain extent the news
which the daily press sends out
shapes the news and editorials of the
weekly press. In short we have all
seen foi some time to what dlsad-
vantage the reform movement has
sufe ed not having a dai' y paper.
The daily press suppresses news to a
greater or less extent, and when the
daily press suppresscs news lime
times out of ten the weeklies never
get it and if they do it is stale. The
reform Legislature will meet in
few weeks. This body should have
its work reported to the people of
the State by friendly hands.
Even our reform weekly papers
can not get reliable news from its
proceedings unless it is reported by a
friendly daily paper. 1t will be one of
the most important sessions of the
General Assembly ever held and the
people must have "a full and just re-
port of its actions.
Therefore we must have daily
paper published in Raleigh. 1t
must be started by the time the
Legislature meets.
No one man in the reform fight Is
able to start and run a daily alone.
Now let every friend of reform IN
every county in the State at once
subscribe stock to run such daily.
We ought to have corporation
with $4,000 capital behind this pa
per. 1t certainly will not do to start
with less than $40, 900 capital stock.
Only part of this stock need to be
paid in at first and let the remainder
of the stock subscribed stand as a
backing for the company.
There are a few men in nearly
every county in the State who can
take as much as $500 stock. There
are number in every county who
can take 800 stock and pay in at
least ten per cent or $40 70 start with.
There are several men in every neigh
bOrhood in the State who can take
$50 stock and pay in ten per cent or
S. to start with.
But men who can't do this much
can do something. Everybody can
do something. A man who works
for so cents day can take $40 stock
and pay in 81 to start with.
A daily Peoples Party paper is q
political necessity. 1t can be started,
it must be started, 1t shall be started.
Now let every friend of reform and
good government put his shoulder to
the wheel and help.
Let every reformer who reads this
article at once write us that he will
take stock and state how much. Be
sides see your neighbors and get
them to take stock and send up at
least one more subscription with
yours. Don't wait a week to act.
Let us hear from you at once.
The Caucasian., 1894-12-13

Shall we have a daily paper or
shall we not have a daily-that is
the question. The people can have
it if they will. Will you Jet monop-
olies run dailies for you or will you
run one for yourself. We can run a
daily paper if we are competent to
run the affairs of this State govern
ment. Now is our opportunity. Let
every man become stockholder in
this enterprise.
The Caucasian., 1894-12-13

Renew your subscription to The
CAUCASIAN. The paper is strictly
cash in advance and every subscrib-
er will be marked off as soon as his
subscription expires. This is busi-
ness and no paper should be run on
any other plan. Certainly a paper
that depends upon the people for
support cannot be run any other
way. Papers that are backed by
monopolies can afford to continue to
send youa paper whether you pay
for it or not. The monopolies are
willing to send you the paper free to
get you to read their views. The
CAUCASIAN is peoples paper and
the people must support it. We are
not able to send it to those who do
not help to support it. Renew at
once..and don't miss a copy.
The Caucasian., 1894-12-13
CAPT. iLo,u EerLIE> TO MIR. GILL.

TAREoRo, \. G, tec. 9th '9i.
EDITOR The CAUCASIAN:
have read the letter of Mr.. u.
II. Gill, in the last issue CT The
CAUCASIAN, and am frank TO say
that in my opinion, lac must have
misunderstood my recent letter, to
your paper, wherein counseled con-
servatiye action on the part Of the
Legislature.
In that letter | made no reference
to the platform; of course that is
their political chart, and should
not be ignored, but followed.
In my former letter | did not
suggest any particular measures that
should be enacted or repealed, /
simply made a broad suggestion,
that conservatism and patriotism
should, in all cases, govern their
action.
| regret that Mr. Gill misinter-
preted my letter.
JANIS Is. LLOYD.
The Caucasian., 1894-12-13
had in the Courts.

We begin in this issue the publica-
ton of a continued article from that
able financier, Col. n. a. Dunning,
editor of the National Watchman.
It is the "History of the Contraction
of Currency" 1t should be read and
studied,
The Caucasian., 1894-12-13
THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE.

The next annual meeting of the
Supreme Counsel of the n. +. A. 4
[. L. will be held in the city of Raj
eigh, on the first Tuesday in Febru-
ary, 1895. The corner stone of the
Polk Monument will be unvailed on
this occasion with fitting ceremonies.
Only about half enough money has
50 far been raised to build this
monument. Let every friend of re-
form, and every admirer of Col.
Polk, now put forward new efforts
to raise as much as possible for this
purpose before the meeting of the
National Alliance.
The Caucasian., 1894-12-13
Impure Blood
opens the Way for Malaria
Hoods SarsaparilIa Makes PuD
Blood and Cures Mataria,

1t is with pleasure that we call attention to
the testimonial of Mr.. \. NJ. Beck, who is well
known in Florida. and to the travelling public,
having for years been railroad passenger con.
ductor and later, ticket agent at Jacksonville.
&C. l. II God Co., Lowell, Mass:
'Some three or four years ago wrote to you
In reference to the good my boy had derived
from the use of Hoods Sarsaparila and now
allow Inc to say that the same boy and his
mother became
The Caucasian., 1894-12-13
w HAT N EXT?>

The gentle zephyrs of Indian summer
are past and the cold bleak winds of win
ter will soon be upon us. 50 if you would
be wise you will go ut once to the new x
popular store of Bizzell Bros. in the new
Borden building, where you can get new
goods nothing old or shop-worn - at
prices way below their market value
WE are still offering great bargains fancy all heavy goods
something that will keep You anl make Won happy
LADIES Fine Shoes of f. T. REEDS make the wearing
value at lower prices than complete line IN
every department These goods will be sold prices correspond
with the low price of hear talked s.
Iik trade coming aud the extended 10
all to come and 5 and be nced of what saw
The Caucasian., 1894-12-13

who before opposed the repeal Of the county
government system now declare openly in
favor Of its repcal. We must have Com
missioners who are responsible 10 the people
and not to the Chairman Of the Democratic
Ex Committee They took the tax lists and
were governed by that in passing upon the
amount Of sureties justified TO. Nothing
ike this has ever been done or known here
till now Our Sheriff had good bond and
vas not expecting such action. He asked
for only two days more time to make the
bond any amount the Com missioners might
require. The Commissioners refused They
then declared the Office vacant aud proceeded
10 elect a man and gave him thirty L2) days
10 get up his bond A free people will not
stand such tyranny and injustice. The issue
has been forced upon us
We have received similar letters
from other counties. The machine has
directed Its efforts chiefly against our
Sheriffs and where they could (under
any shadow Of pretext, Just or un-
just they have refused to accept
their bonds. On the 9Th day of Nov.
the people elected Legislature to
crush this odious machine and they
are every day gaining further reasons
why it should be done. The county
Commissioners in the hands of the
Democratic machine are simply
tyrants to defeat and defy the popu
lar will. Let us hear fIon every
county where the Commissioners
have acted as they have done in
WAX and Pitt counties.
The PEOPLES PARTY GAINED. ALL 9TH.
Err PARTIES LOST.
An estimate made by that careful
authority, The New York Outlook,
gives the following figures:
Democratic vote in 1892,
at Nov. elections '1,IJ4 900
Republican vote in 1892,
November election J,l75 600
Peoples party vote, 1892. l,O42, 900
Prohibition party, IN 1892. 2G3 900
At tue November of 1894, the re-
suit was as follows:
| Democratic vote 200
| Republican vote 5,lUO. .OO9
Peoples party vote l,31O,OOO
| Prohibition vote 80, 200
The Democrats have thus lost more
than million votes, and the Probi-
bitionists $1,000; while the Republi-
cans, strange to say, lost ~, 900 votes.
The Peoples party is the only one
of the four which has increased its
strength. The Atlanta Daily Press,
Tom Watson's paper, commenting
on the above figures says:
"Our popular vote in 1892 was such
paralyzer to the politicians that
the only comfort they could extract
| from the situation was the dolorous
croak, "You can't do that again"
Having held our million votes, at
the recent national elections, and
having added 308, 600 besides, we
can listen patiently and smilingly
while the politicians croak, "Bet you
it can't be done any more"