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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
A DEMOCRATIC PAPERS OPINION.
o the GaisernAtorisI Caa.iidas~- In Ks
tn~ky.


The following editorial app-are,
in the Daily Evening Post. Of Louis
Vile, Ny, (a strong Democratic pa
per- few days since:
MIR. Hardio (Demociat) is tryins
to steal the thunder of Mr.. Thomal
S Petit, Populist
Mr.. Petit has higher claim 4
the support Of so-called free silver
Democrats than has Mr.. Hardin.
Mr.. Petit is better Democra,
than Mr. Hardin. He is loyal to the
principle of representation III the
conduct of party affairs. He lef,
the Democratic patty by the front
door, because he believed the party
wrong. He had the courage to sur,
ren,,er the hope of political advance.
ment rather than surrender his con
victions.
He preferred to leave the party to
having the party leave him. We
may differ with Mr.. Petit, but We
Inast respect lis irmness, his loyalty
TO principle and respect for fair
play.
Mr.. Petit, moreover, is a better
speaker than Mr.. Hardin, and a far
better dehater.
Ii the committee desired to have
Mr.. Bradley's (hepublican) argu-
ments in behalf of a sound currency
answered, they should have named
not Mr.. Hardin, who knows nothing
of either side of the question. but
Mr.. Petit, who has the arguments
of the Populists at his tongues end.
Still further, Mr.. Petit would
make better Governor than Mr..
Hardin. His judgment is sounder;
his views are clearer; his reasoning
powers stronger, and he knows how
to express himself so his auditors
can understand him.
Give Mr.. Petit chance. He has
had great experience in legislation,
and knows enough to know that
many of Gen. Hardin's vagaries are
utterly absurd.
Is is true Mr.. Petit is the candi-
date of the Populists, but he is not
their victim; no one has hypnotized
kim, and he would lead his followers
and not surrender to them.
Mr.. Petit is man of many ideas;
Mr.. harden is the man of one. Mr..
Petit stands by his platforms; Mr..
Hardin repudiates his. Mr.. Petit
was the choice of the party; Mr..
Hardin was forced on his party
against its wish. Mr.. Petit bows tC
the will of the majority; Mr.. Har.
din's own will is law TO him. Mr.
Petit at Frankfort would be prudent
cautious. painstaking, Industrious
Mr.. Hardin would be obstinate, In
dolent and dangerous to all interests
Altogether, it would, in our judg
ment; be far better for the State anC
for the Democratic party to cleo
Petit than to elect Hardin"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
Wasn't Henry's Farewell n Stunner?"
For L. L

Wasn't Henry's Farewell Stunner?,
For the Caucasian.
OLD FORT, N. c., Sept. 81 send
you inclosed list of forty names to
your valuable paper. We are not
any wise discouraged at the prospect
for the cause of reform. Many men
of the old parties are anxious to
read our literature now that would
not read it year ago. If l was not
so very busy and had time to go
round, | could get rs or 100 sub
scribers.
Wasn't Hon. W. r. Henry's "fare-
well a sumner" to ''moss back" and
my daddy was Democrats?"
M. G.. PENDERGRASs.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
Has Set Them to Thinking.

For the Caucasian.
WASHINGTON, N. c., Sept. 81
send few more who said 1--WE want
thIt great paper you are taking sub
scriptions for"
It is doing great good. 1t has al
ready "~4 some bourbon Democrats
to thinKIng. If | only had the time
10 work believe you would think
had the whole of Beaufort county in
my vest pocket. Our people are
awakiug out Of their deep sleep.
This makes l04 names | have sent
you as subscribers.
Il. f.. CUTLER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
SAW the SIGHTS.
baltimore Ministers Spent sunday Might
Emulating Dr. Psrknurst.


Emulating DIR. Parknurst.
BALTIMORE, Sep. A delegation
of min isters spent the closing hours
Of last Sunday night in emulating
the Rev. DR.. Parkhurtt of New
York, by visiting the local resorts of
evil persons. What they saw, they
claim, ''is plenty"
The party was piloted by the Rev.
j. Fred Heisse, editor of the Balti-
more Methodist, the official organ Of
the Baltimore conference. .
At the various Baltimore county
resorts, Mr.. Heisse says, the visiting
clergymen found on Sunday after
moons "thousands of men and women
congregsted drinking whiskey and
beer. Many 80 called amusements
we're furnished the people, such a
kill the coon,' shooting at the BULLS
eye, 'on the carrousel, fn the bowl
ing alley 5 ceuts for This and
cents for that-a regular trade
pushed with startling energy"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12

BALTIxoRh Sept "A Southern
States Magazine special says that
recent sales Of land along the No
bile and Ohio road to Northern
and Western people aggregate 10000
acres. OF this amount $1,000 acre.
have been cold to . colonization com.
pany organized at Sioux City, Iowa
which proposes to settle people from
Iowa and other Western States on
this tract. The land will be laid
ost for farming purposes, With .
town in connection With it for suci
settlers - prefer town life. Thil
property i located sbout ixty nile
North of Mobile. -
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12

1t has been estimated by well IN
formed authorities that it takes an
average of over 5000, 900 to con-
vert one Chinaman. and the worst of
it is, that for every sChlnaman con-
verted to Christianity at least q
thousand Christians have been con-
verted into corpses.-Philadelphia
Record Dem.)
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
This il Old Party Politics.


Nashville American.
Some time ago Mr.. Mckinley met
with financial misfortune, and big
fund was raised to place him on, his
feet and allow him to continue at
his ease in the gubernatorial chair
of Ohio. The same misfortune hap
pened to James E. Campbell, and he
is enabled now to run for Governor
only because his friends will stand
the expenses of the campaign. Dem
ocrats rejoiced when Mckinley was
relieved. Republicans speak of
Campbell as q hired man.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
A Welcome to MIR. Henry.
For The Caucasianl.

It VI i Ht VdUCttSIdLI'
OCEAN, N. c., Sep. 81 have just
finished reading Hon. w. R. Hen
ry's Farewell Address," in which
he announces his leave of the Dem
cratic party, and declares his annex
alton with the Peoples party. Let
every Reformer extend thanks to
Mr.. Henry for his manly alton. and
give him hearty welcome within
our ranks; and may he continue in
the faith-C"equal rights to all, and
special privileges to none,D until
every true patriot shall say, "Well
done.-
Respectfully,
NJ F. REJJ.-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
Done with the Democrats.

For the Caucasian.l
kISsToN, N. c.. Sept. 81 send
You to-day n club of twenty seven.
The CAUCASIAN is doing good work
in our county. | shall circulate it
in my own and adjoining counties.
II is u nut cracker. Men tell me
every day they are done with the
Democrats, and they are going to
vote the Populist ticket in '9G. |
send you some old sinners this time.
LEWIS GRADY.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
ADEGRADlNG A SPECTACLE.
The Way The Democrats are Selling Out
10 Goldbugs.

Wilmington Messenger (Dem.)l
The goldbugs are demoralizing
so-called democrats all over the
land, and particularly in the South.
Their potmetal stuff on currency sent
out free, gratis and for nothing"
with q consideration attached is
having very demoralizing effect.
Some hundreds Of papers that in
1892 and 1894, pretended to be sound
for bimetallism and endorse the law
of the party-the long desplsed and
neglected platform of 1S92-are now
scattering the poisonous leaves
among the people. The able Lynch
burg News notes the evil in its own
State and says this:
"What a positively degrading
sight it Is to see Virginia newspa-
per urging the free of cost" pot
metal arguments of the Wall street
shylock! When newspaper gets in
a fix that it can consent to have its
opinions manufactured for it in the
goldbug grist mill at New York, it is
time to close up shop and thereby
save the reputation of the newspa-
per business from the odium attach
&c to such transaction. 1t
was such a transparent Yankee
trick to brlbe impecunious newspa-
pers in the South and West, that we
supposed the insulting proposition
would be rejected with indignatiOn'
But what is it that some people will
not do to turn an honest penny
| THE Caucasian recently gave tine
names of eight Democratic pa
/ pers in North Carolina which were
using this "stuff," and put them OF
the "black list" They got very
mad, but they did not deny tn.
charge
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
May the Good Work Go On.
For the Caucasian.l

III She IauCsiSlan.I
CHARLOTTE, n. c., Sept. IL
highy prize your paper as one of
the best in the State. 1t gives truth,
quick and powerful, and sharper
than two-edged sword-piercing
the gold bugs asunder-driving the
Democrats where they ought to be.
TO shame and disgrace.
They are trying to set up the gol-
den calf, but it will be ground to
powder. | tell you, Mr.. Editor, we
will surely win IN 1896. never saw
SO many people coming over. Some
OF the Dems are looking to the Pops
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
now and crying for help. May the
good work go on.
j. A. WILLIAMS.


HhHt LoOks Bad Enough.
For The Caucasian
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Sept. 3.-Find
thirty seven names. 1t is what /
have picked up In the past few days,
and 1t was not good weather for get
ing subscriptions at that. Just at
this writing the Democratic party
In tins county, as a party, looks ex-
actly like a rotten pumpkin that a
cart wheel had run through, or a
soap factory that had just been
struck by pile driver.
j. P.S,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
The Alliance Dying" Let Every Re
former Work.
For the Caucasian. |

W VIC
Eli PAso, n. c., Sept. Town
Creek Sub-Allianee No. 1916. met IN
regular monthly session. and by vote
replaced on its rolls the names of
tive who, for various reasons, had
wandered from the fold. Eight ap-
pIeations were received from per-
sons who have never been members
of the order. If this is dying, please
let US die some more. After the
close of the session and a hearty
Alliance dinner, (Which of course
was prepared by the good sisters)
and a stirring address by Bro. Geo
ii. Cannon, we presented the claims
of the CAUCASIAN and succeeded IL
raising a club of thirty, which
hope and expect to make one hun
dred by the 18th inst. Let every
reformer work for the paper, for II
Is IN every way worthy and deserve:
all that its friends can do for 1t:
success. W. W. DREW.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
Mr.. Shuford Spr~ ads the Truth.

For the Caucasian.l
GAsTONIA, N. c., Sept. 3.-Hon.
A. e. Shuford made two speeches in
Gaston icounty on August 30th, at
Sunny Side and Tate's Chapel, that
will tell for days to come. Brother
Shnford is from the field. and can
come as near telling the truth of the
cause Of our grievances as any man
that has yet spoken in CASTOR. We
hope to have him with us again.
s. M. AsBURY.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
interest of the party itself that d.
feat should ehAsten it 10 more pa
triotic and honest leadership.

Washington Post
Mr.. Washington Holt. of Ken
tucky, WAS seated In the lobby oi
the Riggs House last night. Mr.
Holt is one Kentucky Democrat wh'
doesn't think his party stands mucl
chance Of success in the coming
elections. 81 know that a grea
many of my neighbors who have al
ways voted the Democratic ticket ar,
gong to support Col Bradley" said
he. "a great many more will stay
away from the polls rather than en-
dorse candidate of their own party
who assails the party platform IN its
most important feature.
had Outlook for Democrats In North
Carolina.
The Raleigh correspondent Of the
Charlotte Observer has been spring
ing lot of news" concerning "fu-
sion" between Populists and Demo
Gratis In the issue of September 1
he says:
"All classes Of politicians know OF
it. Populists in the country know
and are talking, for these days the
grapevine telegraph" runs to every
Populist's house, and the man who
thinks the rural Populists are lays
is "away off" There are whispers
of "deals"," and it is said one plan
is to have a big mass convention in
the interest Of silver, ana then and
there put up the man for Governor,
Irrespective of party.
"Some Democrats say openly that
the only way in the world to defeat
the Republicans is to unite with the
Populists, that if this is not done,
the majority against them (the Dem
ocrats) may reach as much as Co.
OOO."
The same correspondent, in last
Sundays issue, tells the following,
which the CAUCASIAN knows to be a
fact:
"a Populist editor showed me
queer to-day. It was a
letter enclosing list of subscribers
and money to pay for the subscrip-
tions. The writer said that part of
the money was from Democrat,
who sent it to pay for the subscrip-
tions of ten Democrats, whose names
were on the list! Now, what would
have been thought of such a thing
as this few years agof Politica
matters are indeed tOpsy-turyey in
North Carolina"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12

On . salary L-Hung Chang, the
Chinese statesman, has accumulated
$500, ,000, 900. This reminds one
strongly Of the similar success Of
certain American 6enators.-Hov1n-
nAh Press Osn.)
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
A severe, Hut Fat Statement.
For the Caucasian.

tut IHt ValCAsldn.I
LA GRANGE, n. c., Aug. Sol
have Just read Mr.. Henry's letter.
1t is the fairest. severest statement
of facts | ever read. He gave as
some hard hits in speech here last
campaign.
Our Democratic friends are anxious
to see it. But, ! really believe they
are afraid to let their. party friends
see them with 1t.
K. b. kINSEY.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
viii work for Reform ''Wolf or no VOL.
For the Caucasian. 4

For the Caucasian.l
Cove, n. c., Sept. Il can say.
with brother Lewis Grady, that |
am an old ex-Confederate Soldier,
having ma,ched and fought all
through Virginia in from '6l to '65,
and now in my old, decrepit age | am
turned out to Craze or die. while the
wolf is at my door and my ammu-
uitiou exhausted. But in God | put
my trust and expect to die working
for reform, and wolf or no wolf. Sue
cess TO the CAUCASIAN and true re-
formers. j. w. KENNEDY.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12

Let every good Populist help
spread the circulation Of The CAU-
OAsIAN. See special offer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
How the Dems are Gaining.
New York Sun (Dem.)]

New York Sun (Dem.)]
There are "A votes in the eieeto-
rial college. In the Presidential
election of 1892 the Democrats Sc
cured 277 electors. At the elections
held since, the Democrats carried
thirteen States, with q collective
electoral vote of 131. All the other
States SINCE March 4. 1898, have
gone Republican or been carried by
the Populist's Party.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
New Jersey Populists.

TRENTON, N. j., Sept. 2.-The
gubernatorial State convention of
the Peoples Party of New Jersey
was held in this city today. Will
liam B. Ellis, of Trenton, was nomi-
mated for Governor. There were
thirty-six delegates present at the
convention which was presided over
by Thomas H. Procker, of Cumber-
land county, chairman of the State
committee. One woman delegaee
was present, Mrs e. j. Whitehead,
of Westfeld.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported long platform, reaffirming
the national platform adopted in
Omaha in 1892, with a number OF
planks of State import.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
Well, of Course!

In a recent interview the Hon.
John Sherman discussing the part
he played in the demonetization of
silver said:
"It was quite an undertaking when
l agreed to shape legislation on this
line in 1873. l can forgive the Dem
ocrats now for what they said about
me and what they were pleased to
call my great crime. l have lived
to see their leaders swallow their
words, and to-day there is not a
stronger and more outspokes, defen-
der of my course than you will find
in President Cleveland's state papers,
and the speeches of his cabinet Off
GERS. 1t is hardly necessary for me
to say a wcrd. OF course it is graf
flying to me-"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
Kentucky Democrats Dependent
Philadelphia Tlmes,I

Philadelphia Times.I
The Democrats of Kentucky are
likely to lose their Governor and
leading State officers at the next
November election, and have more
than a possibility of losing the Leg
islature. 1t would be better alike
for the State, the country and the
Democracy of Kentucky if it should
be defeated. When the attitude OF
q ruling party is such that it must
be defeated in the interests of sound
public policy, it is certainly to the
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12

Judge Patrick in addressing fhs
Ohio Democratic eonyention lAst
week declared that ''this u . 1ght
between the nillsSns snA nillisa /.
|siroa.-Ex.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
THE STAMPEDE
CONTINUES.
Leaving the Party of "Per6dy
and Dishonor"-It Will Be
Beaten in North Carolina.
BY $4,000 MAJORITY.
E<-SoSernor Whyte, of Maryland, Cant
stand lt-A Prominent Lawyer Of Texas
Denounces It-Texas will Go Populist-
Kentucky Democrats Despondent.

Ex-Governor Whyte Cau't Stand 1t.
Petersburg Index-Appeal.l
Ex-Governor Whyte, of Maryland
has bolted the Democratic ticket in
his State because of his objection te
"GOrmanism." Some years age
German defeated Mr.. Whyte for the
Senatorship, and no doubt this is the
form of "Gormanism" which the OK.
governor now finds SO Objectionable.
Baltimore Americana
The announcement of ex-Gover
nor William Pinkney Whyte is one
OF the most complete and most crush
ing blows any ticket ever received
Aside from the character and per.
sonal following of the man, it is an
expression of extraordinary power
and effectiveness.
But this is not all. Let us con-
slider for a moment what ex-Gover-
nor Whyte represents. He is, as far
as the suffrages of the people show,
the most popular Democrat in the
history of this State. He has been
elected to more high Offices than any
man Maryland possesses. His com
manding ability, his personal worth
and his rich eloquence, have given
him firm place In the esteem of the
people. He is one of the few states
men whose reputation has outlived
the terms of Office. In the affections
of the Maryland Democrats he holds
first place. AS man and as citizen
and as representative of the peo-
ple's interests he has been faithful,
and Maryland knows him and re-
spects him and believes in him. Such
n declaration from such a source
therefore. is clarion call to duty,
a call not to party alone but to the
citizenship of the State; a call 70,
personal independence and free ac-
ton; call for the defeat of the nom
inees of a clique, for the re- estab.
meht of liberty in the politics and
in tine government of Maryland. I,
will be heard all over the State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
LETTERS FROM
THE PEOPLE.
The Alliance Keeps on "Dying'-
and it Wants to "Die" Some
More How it Dies!
DONE WITH THE DEMOCRATS

, vnrLrr wants 10000 Names sent to
IN. Caucasian DR.. Tho Ip-on's Remark
Commented Or-How the Democratic
Party Looks In M"ckIenburg X.
u,ury'- Letter.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
The Difference.

[Morganton Populistl
See the difference between the
Democratic party and the Populist.
Wherever free silver is most popular
there YOU will find Democrats wed G.
ing in free silver plank in their
platform, but in State where gold
buglsm predominates there you will
find true democrat gold standard,
sound money, but not so with the
Populist. In every State in this
Union where Populist State con-
vention has been held (and they
have been held in all the States) the
same language is used and the same
principles advocated. Free and un-
limited coinage of silver at the ratio
of Is to 1. The people everywhere
have observed this, and are being
drawn to the party who are standing
by their principles whether in Cali
fornia or Florida, Maine or Georgia;
and now for the Democrats to think
that they can advocate free silver in
one State and gold standard in an
other and expect the people to vote
for them is Just little too thin.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
Texas Claimed for the Populists.

DENVER, Sep. 2.-General James
B. Weaver, who spent most of Au-
gust in Texas, sends the following
report of political conditions in
that State: "Old party ties are COM
pletely dissolved in Texas, and there
is not a lingering doubt of the atti-
tude of the Lone Star State in 1896.
She will cast her vote by an i'm
mense majority for the Populist
ticket. Men of prominence, old
time leaders, openly renounce their
allegiance to the Democrats, and
boldly align themselves With the
Populists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
DOUBLED IN FIVE YEARS.
The State Has Twic cas- Many Cotton Fac
tories as in lS9O-SecI etarv Hester
Writes to Governor Carr.

The state Has Twic eas Many Cotton Fac
tories as in Is9O-secI starv Hester
Writes to Governor Carr.
RALEIGH, Sept. 3.-The State Ag-
ricultural Department today issued
a specially valuable bulletin giving
lists of all manufacturing enterpris-
es in North Carolina. That portion
of it which is of greatest interest is
in regard to cotton mills. This
shows. that eleven mills are now in
course of construction, that the
stock iii eight more has been SUBJ
scribed and that l49 are now in op-
Grafton, spinning or weaving. Be-
sides these, there are twelve knitting
mills, one silk mill, one towel mill,
four bag mills and one manufactory
of sash cord and cording. There
are thirteen wooden mills in opera
ton. The total of all is 1872; Ala
nance county leads, having % cot
ten mills; Castor has 21, Randolph
15 and Mecklenburg 13. There are
mills in Al of the SO counties. There
are reported 10000 looms and 756, 200
spindles.
Henry G. Hester, secretary of the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, has
sent Governor Carr the following tel
egram: 81 congratulate you and the
people of North Carolina on her re-
markable progress in Gotten manu-
facture. She is now practically
equal to South Carolina, the largest
cotton consumer in the South. By
the actual census Of mills North Car.
olina has consumed of this years
crop 2a7,OOO bales, an increase OF
55, 900 over last year. She has new
spindles which may be brought int
play in 1886 which, with fail
trade conditions, should increase hel
total to at least 100000. In 1890
North Carolina consumed 114,0O(
bales. So your State has practically
doubled her cotton manufacture
within the past FIVE years"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
Wants to Get 10000.
For the CauCasian.l

GLEAD, N. c., Sept. 9.-I got up
eleven subscribers yesterday and to-
day mail them To you. ! hope that
earh reformer will take the came in
trrr,t aud we will soon get twenty
thousand. JNO. A. Buck.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12
Many Democrats Rebel.

A Baltimore telegram says; AL
most every day Democrats of lesser
prominence, though regarded as
men of influence here, come out
against the ticket. The latest bolter
is Joseph S. Hesuiller, the leading
criminal lawyer in this city, who
has before stumped the State for the
ticket.
1t is also understood that in the
near future, former Congressman Isl
dor Raynor and former Judge Will
liam A. Fisher, will announce that
they will not support the ticket.
This detection is viewed with alarm,
and at the meeting of the State CEN
trail committee yesterday the mem
bers agreed that in order to win, the
machine would have to be well
creased. Assessments are now be-
ing levied on all officeholders.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-12

We withhold the signature % this
letter. We viii be glad 70 hear
from any correspondent Who knows
the author. Smith 10 Q Populist and
. good postmaster. Hodgess could
not get the eudorsemeuf os moro
than one man N ten Who petronised
the postofhee, but hs 10 o Dssseesas-