The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-04-11
WHAT RANSOM
HAS GOT.
A Little Record OF the Cash He
Has So0Oped--For Being a
Cleveland Cuckoo.
A QUARTER OF A MILLION
y. Ah'r' ia" Figure -H"u .. Th.' Tor .
iatii"tt'''l >"naioT--N no N"t.- ~ ,Ia.t
Hts t""-tiiu.nt- Ana tfasL. r,,b
''idhHSi>In ."d ~ irnti E.bb,r,

n arly one month Of lingering and
della! ing the new Mexican min. ,,.r
Mr.. NJ W. Rams IN, took r.lu. tan,
departure Saturday night. IT,.
ea gerness that characterized hi, Ar-
ceptance nf 'he 1.re warranted ia.
inference that h. would Inlm+ni.,t.,,
90 10 hiS post. " thin an hour after
the adjournment of the senate.
March ilh, noon, he apalif. / As
minister 10 Mexico and the .n,,-
tI"n of not being on the pay rolls was
delightfully."- brief. 1t was the iirs,
time IN twentythree years. but Ia,
increased saary incident To the dip
lomatlc appointment amply com
pcnsated the loss of the one bcsIld
ering'y slow hour consumed in tray
cling from the Capital To the Sat.
Department
FRINCELN A|CUMCLATIoN.
Up 10 the expiration ot his ~ena-
torlal term he had received in salary.
lnclu ling the salary grab $l15.
90 '.CO, for clerk hire-a family snap
$40, 600 90: for stationery - So
These figures are within the limit.
W hen his ministerial function ends
March ith, 1897, he will have re-
celved IN salary S2lj.OO0. II sal
AIRY aS minister Is $l1 800 annual
a. that Of his son who accompanies
hlm as private secretary, 5000
lhls sum represents a prlnccly ac-
cUmulation. 1t might suggest "a
Willingness on his part To give some
body else a chance, but not 50. II j.
his present intention To
TIGEITEN HIS GRIP on THE STATE
MACHINE,
NJ inmate machine candidat. for
| Governor in 1896, and send A INA
cline delegation to the next natl-
onal Democratic convention. The
party II machinery in the State is ALSO
lutely under his control. He con
trolied in lSJ2-'94. and he intends io
control it IN lS96. If a conirar,
opinion Is entertained II may be
dl dlSmlssed al once as "A deluSipn.
The pipes have already been laid
and II may toe doubted if the most
alert and aggressive opposition can
defeat the scheme. The immediate
legatee, controlling the State patro-
mage IN Washington. is eXCongresS-
man Henderson, and the indications
all point to him as the machine"
candidate for the gub.ruatDrial
n mination. Henderson Is man OF
lean, methods and II is rather puZ-
zling to understand the affinity b.
tween him and the Ransom ma
chine" The explanation of his can
dIdacy may be found in the det. rmi-
nation OF the ..machlne' to defeat
the nomination of Julian =. Carr.
The lat'er's nomination, the ma
chine" asserts. would be disastrous
on account of the Holt hostility an,i
the effort will bc made to Kill hIm
off on that ground. The Carr nam"
has not the soothing effect of "A
'Dlomu-llthIa cocktail on the
bcss's re-habilIiated nervous sys-
TEN. He regarded Elias Carr'e
nomination in 1892 AS "a great ca.
la nifty" and ever since behind every
Carr he sees Tom" Jarvis. Ii he
can hel p 1T, no man by the nam: oi
earn will be the Democratic candi-
date for Governor of North Carolina
in 1896.
THE MACHINE MANAGER
in his absence is Collector Simm ms
With Henderson controlling th,
Federal patronage here and Simmons
directing the "machine''In the State
the prospects of "A Ransom conqIcsi
5 two yeal hence are not discourag ng
; There was some expectation thai tn'
: States membership on the nati"na
+. Democratic committee might b.
turned over to Simmons, but il j.
understood that Senator GornaI
advised against the change.
An important diplomatic function
airy, and atiluent circumstances vii
: add prestige to this committee con
] neclion, aud that means ipfilenc
i in directing campaign funds. III
will not give up the national com
: mitteeship-not yet.
4 WILL THEY SUBMIT.
b Will the young Democrats in tn
d State who hate the Ransom IN. tn
Y ods submit to further 'bossis,n, |,
i "Why yes answered not.
6 ''cuckoo:" the cry of Niger rule y.I
: bring them into line. The rex
'e State compaIgn continued III
e boss's mouth piece will be the bii
It terest ever known in the Stat,
r Presidential candidates and natio IA
d issues will cut no figure whatever
= The fight will be made on State line
r and the one object will be the e.cC
;, tiou of a Democratic Governor and
II Democratic legislature. The line
" will be drawn and everv reca'citran
'T Democrat will be lashel into rank
or kicked into the enemies cam .,
}: No trimming will be tolerated Th
issue W II be white supremacy. Th..
D. is no expectation that "A Democrat
Is president can be elected. bIt
ic mighty and desperate effort viii B.
~ made To save the State AMI elect
- Democratic United States Senat D
See how toe U=n cratic press IL ID
u State has ignored Waiter Henry
not - h's8'C ~
De of the Henry Kidney 10 surrend,
Is .'unconditionally.' There was mol
ic of this bluster on the same line. br
a. enough of 1t is given TO indicat
II what brutal methods may be en-
,e ployed 10 stop the revolt again
machine politics" and Ranso
domination. There may be me
es who will be deferred by such i
re fuences. but their accession to al
party OF movement would not posse
n the smallest significance.
n. ABOVE THE PALTRY BRIBE.
aa Speaking of Mr.. Henry's lett
tn reference is made in it to Mr.. II.
Gudger's appointment in the d