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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

hs vas President fought the en-
cYoaehmsnts Of the hanks and drevs
them out Of the governmsna's basi-
ness. Lincoln took the same position
and issued government treasury
notes (greenbecks) before he would
surrender to the gold trust.
The Democratic and Republican
parties have deserted the principles
OF their founders and gone into CO.
partnership with the banks and
gold trust against the people.
The Peoples party stands To- day
for the principles of Jefferson, Jack
son and Lincoln. Let every patriot
stand by these principles and help
the Peoples party to redeem our
government and restore prosperity
to the people and our drooplng in
dustries.
The hour has come. Let patriots
act.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31
THE ROAD PARLIAMENT.

Addresses on Good Rosds.-Convics Labor
Condemned.
The National Road Parliament as
sembled at the Chamber OF Commerce,
Atlanta, with President Stone in the
chair.
Many interesting reports were heard
from the several states concerning the
progress of the construction Of i'm
proved roads and legislation concern
ing the road subject. The following
resolutions were adopted:
BY Ex-Governor Levi X. Fuller, of
Virginia:
"Whereas, The reservation of suit
able lands for the main thOrOughfares
of our public domain is matter of the
highest Importance therefore,
"ResOlved, That the congress of the
United States be requested to make
suitable provision for the laying out of
the main thoroughfares Of travel or
public highways before the Offering of
the public lands for SALE"
BY Hon. James Owens, of New Jersey
Resolved, That the United States
government be requested to furnish
through the medium of the road in
quiry department, statistical infOrma-
eiOh Va VIC 1oOoClOu Va Au0lCItdl SulL6Ulc
for road construction in the different
states of the Union"
BY j. o. Donnelly, of New York:
"Whereas, There IS a great and i'm
pending danger that the railroad and
trolley corporations of the different
states will secure the right of way on
and over our country highways; there
fore,
Resolved, That this National Road
Parliament enters its sOlem protest
against any such public appropriation
Of the public highways. and calls upon
the good citizens of the several states
to see that this impending danger il
averted by securing, from their rrspec.
tive legislatures, q, constitutional q.
mendment forever prohibiting the buy.
ing, selling or leasing the county high.
ways to any corporation"
By w. G. WILDLY, of Georgia:
"ResOlved, That this parliment re-
commends the friends of improved
public roads in the several states o.
the Union, if they have no state organ
izatiOn in the interest of good roads, t.
organize one as soon as practicabl,
and thereby strengthen and enlarge
the educational influences of this par
lament"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31
YES, SHE KEEPS A,C.IN MING.

Miss "Returning Prosperity" is
still on the road. Nobody knows
where she is. But the old party pa
pers keep saying she is returning.
Here is the kind of progress she is
making:
New YORK, Oct. 25,-R. G.. Dun &
Co., in their weekly review of trade,
says: Failures in October thus far
show liabilities of $7624,53l, of
which 1898, us were of manufac-
turing and $3,621, $50 of trading con-
Germs. Last year the aggregate was
S., 639. 79l, Of which $2,629,67 was
of manufacturing, and s., $50 ,567 of
trading concerns.
Bradstreet's Commercial report
says:
"The total number of failures
throughout the United States during
the week is 259, against 221 the cor
responding week in 1894"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

The Arena, Of Boston, has arranged
with Judge Walter Clark Of the Su.
preme bench Of North Carolina TO visit
Mexico. and to prepare q series of pa
pers, which will begin in the January
number, and which will be magnifi-
Gently illustrated. These papers will
treat Of Mexico historically, its condi-
ton today and the silver problem in
Mexico. Justice Clark will discuss the
subject in an authoritative manner.
and these numbers will be of special
value to all thoughtful people. They
will be looked for with much interest.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31
the STATE FAIR.

Col. Benehan Cameron, A Well Known
and Prominent North Carolinian Elected
President.
The annual fair of the State Agri-
cultural Society was held in Raleigh
last week. 1t was one of the most suc-
cessful events in the history of the So
ciety, which is now thirty-five years
old. The exhibits and displays were
numerous md above the average in
excellence. The general success of the
occasion is, OF course, largely due to
the well directed efforts and untirina
energy of Col. J. S. Carr, President,
and Hon. John Nichols, Secretary.
The society meetings held in the
Hall of the House of Representatives
during the week were largely attended,
and number of interesting and prac-
tical essays were. read by experts on
agricultural subjects.
For the coming year the Society
elected Col Benehan Cameron Presi-
dent, Col. Carr having declined a re-
election. While there are gentlemen
in the State who could possibly equal
Col. Cameron, there are very few who
could surpass him Is the head of this
particular institution. He is an ex-
tensive agricuituralist and stock
breeder. He is we'll known all over
the State; has influence everywhere.
and we predict he will make a record
that will not be . whit behind what
has been done, with odds in favor of an
improvement on all past efforts. While
the pace set by Col. j. 8. Carr and his
assistants will prove q hard one to
keep up with, Col. Cameron will doubt
less prove capable of equalling the re-
cord, and if he, with his assistants. can
possibly surpass it, none will be quick
er to congratulate him than those over
whom he shall win victory in the mat
ter of records.
Col. John Nichols was reelected
Secretary of the society.
TIE CAUCASIAN desires to promise
here and now, that under the manage
ment of this directory, the next State
fair will be . credit and glory to the
State. Let erybody take q practical
interest in this enterprise, and help
make it success. It IL for the public
good. The President does not receive
cent for the work he gives to it, and
the remuneration of the Secretary
would not pay respectable board for
his family. 1t is . public work, and
everybody ought to take ! hand in it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

sjoea. ehs paaisei1 hath Seea esd is
Srrosly isjsrr1 u BE goee 49, eee
crraie and brosehe Into peeltc soaseai,
inGs0y and dts9roee - ~ oeoags Ten
thouaoad dollafA
sWhrrrfore the paainti6 demands
,.Aomens asaiuse the defeudaut fo(
r. so1 Of $1,000 And the costs Of this
action 20 Be taxed ~ the cleek.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

Herald had IN ediforisl eongratu-
lating the farmers Of the South upon
the fact that they had bad crops. II
said this would make better prices
for what little they did make. Ac-
cording to this logic IT would seem
that the less the farmer works and
the less he makes, the more prosper
Gus he will be. We notice that some
OF the Democratic papers in North
Carolina have been publishing the
same kind Of stuff.
All this goes to show what straits
the gold.press Is put to manufacture
enough falsehood to hide the truth.
They hope to keep the people di-
vided by keeping them deluded as to
the real cause Of hard times. But
the people of this country are now
thinking and Investigating for them
selves. They know that if the gov
eminent would furnish q sufficient
amount Of legal tender money that
prices would be good when the farm
ers made good crop, and that the
more they made the more prosperous
they would be, and that as the farmer
prospered SO would every merchant
and professional man around him
prosper.
Our people are finding this out,
and they know that the way to get
it is to vote for it. They know that
times will never be better till they
elect an honest man for President.
The goldbugs control the machinery
of both old parties, and they will
not allow either to nominate an hon
est man for President. The Peoples
party can and will nominate such a
man, and the people will vote for
him.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31
EX-SENATOk WALSH ONDEMNS THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

Ex-senator Walsh, of Georgia.
says in his paper the Augusta Chron-
icle:
mo party that is not honestly in favor of
bimetallism and of q reduction of taxation
upon the necessaries of life should eyer
again command the voluntary support of
the American people. No party that is not
in favor of the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver and gold at the legal ratio es-
tablished by law prior to 1878 and of q
STRICTLY REVENUE TARIFF should be intrust-
ed with the administration of the Federal
Government"
Senator Walsh cannot honestly
hold these views and stay in the
Democratic party. The party has
long since deserted those principles.
Before Senator Walsh votes in 1896,
he must give up those convictions or
give up the Democratic party. If
he sticks to those honest views he
must join the Peoples party. -r
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

~. TAsopsss - lsosss.
There viii be IN Alliance picnic st
Hebron Church, MeWbornes y koeds,
Lenoir county. on the second saturday
In Nove0ber, the purpoee being To ~
organise Fairfield Union. as which
time and place Dr. Cyrus Thompson,
President Of the state Alliance. 0iu
speak. All Alliance men and women
and the public generally are invited
Bring we'll 0iled baskets and have .
day Of enjoyment
Ansascs Psesse ssA Pre- ssivss ns,,y.
There will be q grand. public picnic
q nd free silver rally at Old Fort, Nc
DoWeil county. on Tuesday, the ssh ~
November. Eminent speaker have
been invited To attend and speak on
the great questions Of the day. The
people at large arc invited tn come with
full baskets, and enjoy the picnic and
hear the good speaking.
0rssA RALLY - Isssss.
KINsrox, n. C., Oct. 90. lsaS-There
will be q grand picnic st Sparrow
Store, Lenoir county. on the Srd Satur-
day in Nov. 1895, which will be the 18th
Of the month. DIR. Cyrus Thompson
and Prof. X. G. Maxwell will be the
orators of the day. Every body Is in
vited to come and hear these speakers.
4. +. uAUsKR.
Progressive Farmer please copy.
Alliance l@essvea-
Rev. p. II. Massey, Chaplain Of the
North Carolina Farmers state ALI
ance, will address the people of Rock
ingham county on the principles Of
the Farmers Alliance at the following
times and places:
Lawsonville, Thursday, November
18th, ii q. m.
loves Church, Friday, November
18th, ii .. m.
Iron Works Mills. Saturday, Novem-
Der l6, ii .. m.
Nj. Bethel Church, Monday, No.
vember Is. ii .. m
BasOn School House, Monday night,
November Is, 7p.m. 80
Ball Hill, school House, Tuesday,
November 10, IL .. m.
Deep Springs, "Wednesday, Novem-
Der, %, ii .. IN.
Grassy Springs. "Wednesday. night,
November 20, z p. m.
Towards Chapel, Thursday, Novem-
Der 81 i .. m.
Mt. Herman Church, Thursday night.
November II, p m. 20
Union Church, Friday November %,
ii q. m.
Happy Home School House FRIDAY
night, November %, p. I'D.
MI. Carmel, Saturday, November %,
IL .. IN.
Salem Alliance Hall, Saturday night,
November %, p. m.
Everybody cordially invited to hear
this able defender Of the Alliance cause.
The County Lecturer, or County Pres
ident will be with him 1t the above
places. BY order Of the Executive
Committee.
j. A. WALKER, President
Rockingham County Alliance
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31
ONE DAYS OUTPUT OF ,GOLDBUG
ARGUMENT.

Tho New York Evening Post has
an. editorial headed, Ignorance and
carelessness is the cause" In this
editorial the editor charges that "all
the hard times of the farmers in the
South and West are due to their
own ignorance and carelessness.
In answer to this The CAUCASIAN
claims that the farmers of the South
and West have as much sense now
as they had ten years ago, when
they were more prosperous than
they are now. They work harder
and make more produce, and are
more economical now than they were
then.
The Post is owned by the gold
bugs, and is trying to draw atteu-
tiop from the real cause of hard
times.
Low prices is the cause of hard
times, and low prices is caused bv a
scarcity OF money. This scarcity of
money has not been brought about
by the farmers, but by the Presi-
dent of the United States and Con-
gress. IT the farmers have been
guilty of any Ignorance and care
lessness," it has been in voting for
congressman and a President who
have betrayed the interests of the
people for the bankers and monav
gamblers.
On the same day the New York
World had an editorial congratulate
ing the country that 1.-THE hard times
were over, and that business was be-
ginning to boom, and that prosperity
was returning everywhere" This
did not surprise us much in a 1old
paper like the World, but We were
astonished to SEQ a number Of tho
so-called free silver Democratic pa
pers in this State publish tho same
kind of rot.
The CAUCASIAN rises to state that
the "boom" has not reached North
Carolina. If any farmer, merchant
lawyer, or any one else (not cor.
nected with a bank or other monon-
oly) has had this ''boom" to come to
his door, we would like to hear from
him. 1t is the kind of news TIE
CAUCASIAN would like to publish.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31
HOW TO DEFEAT the GOLDBU6S H
THE NEXT SENATE.

In another column We publish An
interview which Senator Butler gave
out to the press a few days ago as to
his position about the organization
ofthe next Senate. He wants the sill
yer men to organize that body and
he says they can do so, unless
some of those Senators claiming to
be for silver 60 over to the goldbugs.
Senator Butler is in favor of the
silver men cooperating together
against the goldbugs.
Now let every silver Senator take
the same patriotic position and an
important victory will be gained
over the gold monometallists. II q
Senator is opposed to the gold stand
ard, If he wants TO vote for free sill
yer, his first and most important
vote must be to put the Senate Or
ganization in the hands Of those who
favor free coinage.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

Capt. Ashe, who did not atten h the
non-partisan freee silver State con-
ventiOn, has started a weekly paper in
Raleigh. He says in his prospectus
that his paper will stand for free sill
yer and the Democratic party. Which
one will he give up? Before long he
must either give up silver and support
goldbug and the Democratic party,
party if he stands by silver and the
people. Will Capt. Ashe desert silver
when the test comes at the polls as he
ran from the silver convention when
the test came there?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

The State, a new Democratic paper,
edited by Capt. S. A. Ashe. has been re-
ceived: Its declared policy is an advo-
cacy of free silver ant a support of the
Democratic party. Our personal and
social regard for Capt. Ashe is not ex-
celled by that we feel for any other
man living. We recognize the fact
that he enjoys much reputation as q
journalist, and we will accord him the
highest need when he successfully car
ries out the policy announced to a con-
sistent end.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

People who have not read ssCoin's
Financial School" should not fail to
do go during the fall and winter. It
is q marvellous revelation of the
financial question. It makes . man
feel that he is qualified to discuss it.
1t opens the way to full compre-
hension of the subject. We will
send this book and The CAUCAsIAN
one year for $1.10; SIX months e0c.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31
How to VITA rheRat,le

How to Win TholRattlo,
From Pdnten' Ink.
If You would spike your rivals
guns. Guido him in the quality of
your advertising.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

Mr.. Grover Cleveland has been to the
Atlanta exposition. He did not have
as many people to meet him as met
him there in 1887.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

The DOuglassass machine raised its
head last week, and gave one weakly
"hOnk" because we declared our belief
in the determination of the people to
keep the aforesaid machine under the
ban of condemnation.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

The claim of some the so-called free
silver men of the two old parties that
their leaders can serve them best in
the gold camp of the Republicans and
Democrats, is as unreasonable as it
would have been to suppose that a Con-
federate soldier could best aid the in
dependence of the Confederate States
by fighting in the Union Army.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

1>~ssso A. oas6sssoO - Wesse sss
lsvssg sGsss - shs Nv VI - Sesess
AbDoA
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

We present this week list of coun-
ties and postofices showing the num-
Der of subscribers at each postofice.
We do not know how to call on our
friends to Line up" Many of them
have done far more than their part.
Yet there must be unity of work and
action. 1t is the only way by which
the expenditure of many thousands of
dollars by the William Street Reform
q Co. can be met. Is it too much to
ask that our friends try to increase
the number of our readers at those
pOstOfhces where the number is less
than ten? We will send the paper three
months for Is cents. Please see If it will
prove difficult to get one or two
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31
QUESTIONSA AND ANSWERS.

LIST. Was the law previous to 1873 for the
free and unlimited coinage of gold and sill
yer.
End. Does the unlimited coinage mean to
coin all the silver that any nation may
bring into the United States for coinage?
Can go to Mexico flor illustratiOn) and
buy $1,000 worth of bullion silver at go
cents per ounce and bring it here to the
United States and have it coined into money
IL to free? If so then l have made $4U.-
OOO. l would be glad for an explanation
upon the ABOVE questions At the present
l cannot say that am in favor Of the I'M
limited coinage, but can say am in favor
OF gold and silver both being valued as it
always has been q. w. HALEs.
LIST. The coinage laws as they ex-
listed prior to 1873 provided for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver
and gold at the ratio of l6 to l. Sill
YER and gold might be brought from
anywhere to the United States minis
and coined on these terms. Thelaw was
operative and regulated the value of
the metals even at a time when the
production of silver equalled thirty
five tons to the production of one
ton of gold. In 1873, when the coin
age laws were secretly and surrep
titiously changed, the silver dollar
was selling for ONE DOLLAR AND
THREE CENTS in gold. This was be-
cause silver was in demand for use
in the arts. The LAW said that 37l4
grains of silver was worth q dollar,
and that much passed for a dollar
But the demand of the arts caused
silver to be sought for to such an
extent that the value of 37It grains
was pushed above what the LAW pre-
scribed for it.
When the value prescribed by Law
was taken from silver, it became a
commodity-not legal money like
gold-and its value has fluctuated in
proportion to the amount of MONEY
which could be paid for it. If the
law which now makes a certain
amount of gold a dollar should be
repealed, that metal would become a.
commodity and it would fuctuate in
value.
End. "Free and unlimited coinage
of gold and silver" means that the
minis should be open for the COIN
age of both metal regardless of from
whence they come. This is a phase
of the question which causes some
people to indulge IN shrieks of ag-
ony lest this country should be
flooded with foreign silver" When
it is pretty clearly known that all
the silver there is could be put into
a building sixty-fve feet square, it
can be seen that these shrieks are
not inspired by the actual fear of g.
food.
AS to the matter Of purchasing so
much silver in Mexico and having
it coined into dollars in this country,
thereby making a big profit, we have
to say that the scheme sounds pref
ty, but We do not think anybody
has ever accomplishment. Quite a.
number of men have $4,000 which
would invest in bullion silver if thew
could bring it to this country and
have it coined into 100000. But
they don't; and if they don't wAy dent
theyf Do you see.
We are willing to try to get a lit
tie deeper into the subject if any
more questions shall be asked.
THE SCHEME OF THE BANKER,s co,r
VENTION AT ATLANTA.
In another column will ho for,a
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31
THE SCHEME OF THE BANKERS CON-
VENTION AT ATLANTA.

THE SCHEME OF THE BANKERS CON.
vENTION AT ATLANTA.
In another column will be found
an account of the plans adopted by
the Bankers convention in Atlanta
last week to force Congress to legal
ize another step in the infamous
gold conspiracy. They say that the
government must not issue money,
but 1t must be turned over to the
banks.
A large namber of the Democratic
papers are endorsing this position
and not a single Democratic paper
$50 far as We have seen) is fighting
this scheme of the banks.
What did Thomas Jefferson saw
on this subjecti Here are his plain
words:
:. II sincerely believe that banking estah-
ing armies. ~ '''AA '''''
. bank circulation must be suppressed and
it belongs" !"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

ABOUT COTTON AND PRICES FOR 1T.
The happenings of the past few
DAYS, together with the records of
the past few years, ought to enable
man of ordinary intelligence to
understand that manipulation and
speculation is a bigger factor in de-
terminlng the price of cotton than
the law of supply and demand.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

". a. nsss~ b &c e'tAs s.s t,,
~ In wskses'l. hssa He n
vasr.s ana ever see, = fris.s Il. ~,
"l lad rhssnst,sn ana 49, \, -
hath . lses tina ineicsiisas ts.r,..
towards shs seosnsls,,Os e,ir..-,,.
n ths blood and germs Of easssss L.,
oonstipsasA and hsS no spp<,sa Leu.
esatiy sssdsd god blood ps-..-.,.
MADE Q eAangs eli thrcngA n, .,,...
gave ~ a sppsssts and vo-sss g.
tivel, On ny blood lem 200 t~-..-r,,
we'll, ny blood has teen put In -
ordse, thanks 70 Hooe's." ". "a sxT,sn
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

Andrew Jackson took the same
position and during the eight years
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Say, If the gold standard has put the
price of cotton up to eight cents, would
not the gold and silver standard put it
up to l6 cents?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

On the same day the New York
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

We are willing to try to get a lit
tie deeper into the subject if any
more questions shall be asked.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

Hoods Pills -; Z, !: . &. =; e.. -
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

Let's take the record up now, and
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

When the price of cotton was
about four cents last year, the old
pluto press, &c., kept up a continual
howl about supply and demand-the
crop being about nine million bales.
This year cotton is selling for more
than eight cents, and the old pluto
press whoops up Cleveland's gold
standard idea as the "boss" good
thing-the crop being estimated at
between six and seven million bales.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31

This issue Of The CAUCASIAN ends
its thirteenth year. The history Of
the paper has been, perhaps, more
eventtul than that of any other
joural ever published in North Car
DINA. Whatever it may have done
now belongs to the irrevocable past.
For any good it may have accom-
plished, credit is due to those who
have sustained it and stood by j,
daring the fercest journalistic bat
ties ever waged in the State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31
Hoods SarsapariIla
10 the Only
True Blood Purifier

Pssai,sssiy q. sAs Public Ey.TOs.,.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31
Judge Clark 10 Visit nsxioo.

j. A. WALKER, President
Rockingham County Alliance