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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27
sARGENT's NEUTRAL ATTITUDE.

NEW oRh, Dec. Id, 100.
Friend Cotton: Your two letters of
18th inst, Nos. 107 and los, with lncios-
ures. are received. The resolutions,
think. are all right. You write you are
drawing up bill TO introduce in Con-
gress. am glad you are. L have been
to work on one for some days, and
Mr.. Storrs has it in hand now. When
yours comes | will use the best one, or,
what is more likely, though, use the
best parts of both. | hope to have it
introduced by Thursday, the 23d. Scott
is making a terrible effort, promising
everything to everybody, and promise
nothing that | do not expect we shall
fulfill, and the southerners being so
very poor that many of them will hold
TO Scott in hopes he may do something
for them. Vain hope. Sargent, as you
no doubt have seen, has gone Off the
railroad committee, but there is a good
man in his place, Eaton, of Connecti-
cut. His going off looks as though he
did not care to help us or harm us
much. If he did he would have staid on
the committee. send you today Sen
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27

ton. lsoi came from the Southern
States, not counting Maryland and
Delaware.
With all the influence of Federal
officials II Is reasonable To suppos.
that a great many southern dele
gates wlli vote tor goldbug IN the
next convention. Even in North
Carolina, which is generally con
coded 20 be an advanced sil State.
II Is extremely doubtful which wing
will control The Democratic party.
Perhaps half OF the Democratic
journals are outspoken against indie
pendent free coinage.
Cnlesithe silver element can muster
strength 10 control iwo-thirds OF the
next convention on first ballot, they
had Just as we'll make up their minds
TO submit or quit the party. The
goldbugs will not weaken particle.
But enough of pretended free silver
men Will submit 10 an evasive plat
form with a goldbug candidate.
Now If the free silver Democrats
are willing 10 be fooled again, their
course Is not a difficult ono 10 ma
out. But If they mean business, II
Is high time they were leaving the
sinking ship. J f.. SPENCE.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27
AN EXPENSIVE FIGHT.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26, |

n EN- ORh, j eD. 20, 1910.
Friend Cotton: have been in Wash
ington most of the time for several
weeks past, which, with my other busi-
ness, has kept me SO very busy that |
have neglected my correspondence
with you. Your letters have, think,
all come to hand upto No. l4l, that is,
by putting in some with some without
numbers, that by their dates have come
in right to til those missing mum bers.
| do not write yOa much about matters
in Washington, but [ am having the
biggest fight | ever had there, and ex-
pect to win it. Scott is doing his best,
and has an army of men in the lobby
to help him. : This fight will
cost us much money, but L think it is
worth it, as | have written you from
time to time. | have been trying to
work parties up that have interests in
roads in Texas outside of Scotts inter-
est. and they told me few days since
that if | would get up bill could
use their names, and | at once done so
and they now like il very much: and
| think il makes Us stronger than we
were without. | send copy of the bill
with this Senate bill No. 500. Your
letter to Luttrell was good, and noted
its effects. Good articles in California
papers sent TO our members of Congress
would do good. They get many from
our enemies which do hurt. Wiggin.
ton gets nearly everything bad that i:
said about us, I think. l have many
things | would like to say, but it i:
dark, and l quit.
Yours truly,
G.. Z. HUNTINGTON.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27
ON TO W ASHINGTON.

NEW y DIRK, Jan. II, 1876.
ceiVed several letters and kilograms
from Washington today, all calling me
there, as Scott will certainly pass his
Texas Pacific bill if | do not come
over, and | shall go over tonight, but
| think he could not pass his bill if |
should help him: but of course | can
know this for certain, and just what
effort to make against him is what
troubles me. 1t cost money to fix things
SO that | would know his bill would
not pass. | believe with 100000 | can
pass our bill. but take it that it is not
worth that much to us.
Yours truly,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27

cost US much more money to get such
"A bill through If it was known that it
was Tor US: and then Scott would fight
II II he thought we had anything to do
WIN IT. If such bill was passed |
think there could at least be got from
congress wide strip for right Of way,
machine shops, etc.
Yours truly.
{. i. HUNTINGTON.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27

". do not forget that our coniempo-
rary ha- not invited our opinion of its
own party's doctrine. much lrss of its
meihod, bat. a. that vail help out the
answer 10 the question % does ask. We
risk stating ~.
A. We'll A. W. recall and understand
the Popuii-i dOctrin-s-iEe lFederalD
government ORnersbip of railways:
the -ub-trsasury: opposition Go the
abolition 81 Federal election laws.
opposition 10 the states control 81
banking: the government issuance Of
paper money on a per capita basis,
nr 81 herNi--: the continued free coin
age 81 silver ~ Y. o. z. even should ia.
resumption az free coinage at that
ratio by the nit-d state. fail To- re-
store A. bullion Halu. 90 y parity
We hu!d them 10 b. unaaaliii.dly Tad.
ON the other hand. Ne regard the silver
pronounceinent 81 the state Democrat-
g. convention 81 i-5I a. uDgualiiiedly
good.
We trust that We have slncidated
ourselves 10 the satisfaction of our con-
temporary. Who's servant. however,
We shall continue in like manner TO be,
j! We have not
With all difference and every
courtesy, We desire TO remark that
this answer is neither direcf nor un-
gyalifed. Aud We wonder some
shat that our very much esteemed
contemporary should have 80 richly
filed our representation as TO not
eKpectInga direct and unqualified
answer.
Again. "WE MOULD SIMPLY ASK
II The EsTEENPD FAYETTEVILLE OBJ
SERVER APPROvEs or The PRESENT
DAY De oCEACg:"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27
CI.v.Iand'- Hody-Guard.

WASHIS1ToS, ID. Give Metro
politan policeman are detailed for
daily duty at Woodiey, where the
President and Mrs. Cleveland reside.
and their instructions from the super
intendent of police are not TO leave
the Presidents country seat IN
guarded Tor moment. One of these
policemen i mounted officer and
his tour on duty begins at > o'clock
in the morning and terminates Al 1
o'clock IN the afternoon. After this
there are two reliefs, consisting of
two officers, who are on duty from
o'clock in the afternoo. until mid
night and from that hour until :
o'clock the next morning. BY this
arrangement the chief mag rate
and his wife and little ones are never
without guardians, and in ease Cf an
emergency a large squad of blue
coats could be mustered at A
moments notice. The station-house
Is at Georgetown, only a couple Of
miles distant from Woodley. and a
patrol wagon could make the run If
necessary within a quarter of an
h1ur. This detail Of policemen at
WOodley j. in addition TO the officers
on duty at the White House. where
there are two sergeants and twenty
four prIvates, divided into platoon
of eight, and doing "a trick OF duty
of eight hours each. The mounted
policemen on duty at Woodley are
fully armed and equipped for an en-.
counter with iptruders. IL is the
duty of the officers TO patrol the
grounds at all hours and at night in
particular they are requested to be
On their feet constantly. These specia
services will cease at Woodley AZ
soon as the President and his house.
! hold leave for Buzzard's Bay which
will probably occur about June LIST.
From Washington TO their destiDa'
ton in the Old Bay State the Presi.
dental party will De guarded by the
agents OF the secret service, and fhi.
surveillance will be maintained dur.
ing their sojourn al Gray Gables.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27
LETTERS FROM
The PEOPLE.
The Democrats Can't Win Again
Unless They Can Continue to
Deceive the Voters.
WE ARE GAINING GROUND.
Mr.. Stafford Answers the Burlington
News--Some Words to : rec silver Demo
Grass Warned Against tn. Trojan
Hor>e--->trong suggestions.
Ought to- be II Text Book.

For The Caucasian.I
HORTON, June 22.-Coin's Finan-
cial School ought TO be text book
III every school in the United States
from a log school house III the
country TO the endowed college in
the city. Then if they could have
Jude Coin To lecture and hear the
resitations, wouldn't the next gener-
anon be fortified against John
bult's'' encroachment on American
soIl. In financial tilt they d
knock him out IN the first round.
They'd seize him by the horns and
before he knew it, they'd have him
in the tathomless depths of ocean
bare, Yours for the truth,
WM BARBREY.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27

BY cooperation the shylocks and
Wall street spectators have 80 manip-
ulated the finances Of tie country that
the producers oi wealth can no lsager
pay their debts, although they produce
more than ever before LabOring men
have 10 even beg for an opportunity u
earn their liying.-The Utopian.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27

4 writer for an agricultural paper
says il farmers sons will be sati-fied
with no horse, no buggy, no good
clothes, no education, mo nothing
they can save money on . farm even
to-day.-Mt. Vernon Record.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27
Power of pIutOcracy,

| repeat today i'll substance words
uttered seven years ago, that there are
in this country four men, who, in the
matter of taxation, possess and fire.
quently exercise powers which neither
Congress nor any State Legislature
would dare to exert, powers which, if
exercised in Great Britain, would shake
the throne to the foundation. These
men may at any time, and for reasons
satisfactory to themselves, by a stroke
of the pen reduce the value of property
in the United States of millions. They
may, at their own will and pleasure,
embarrass business, depress one city or
locality and build up another, enrich
one individual and ruin his COMPETE
tors, and when complaint is made
cody reply wv hat are you going to do
about it? The channels of commerce
being owned and controlled by one
man or a few men, what is to restrain
corporate power, or to fix a limit to
its eXactions upon the people? What
is to hinder these men from depressing
or Initiating the values of all kinds of
property, to suit their caprice or
avarice, and thereby gathering into
their Golfers the wealth of the nation:
Where is the power TO limit such powers
the spirit of a free people who will sub
nit without a protest to be thus bound
hand and fOot?-Ion. w. VIM. Win
dom. late Secretary of the Treasury
under President Harrison.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27

The first deal between the govern
neut and these railroads was practi-
cally bribed through Congress, and
tue scheme 'ras manipulated by this
same Huntington.
The facts were pretty well shown
up IN some correspondence with one
Of the constructors of the road
named Cotton. Cotton became owner
Of some stock. He died. and then
the living railroad sharks tried to
seal his stock from his widow. In the
lgnt to Keep the sharks FROM CITING
It, she mad" public some correspond
euee which Huntington had WIFE her
husband, \ few letters from that
correspond nee ought - show any
sensible man tina. the reports which
sound 50 much ike fairy tales are
cold facts.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27
GainiDgGro und

For the Caucasian.
EVANSVILLE, n. C, July 2i.-Our
enemies are not very noisy now.
They booted little at the legisla-
ture but not much; and | think they
are seriously thinking "wherc am |
at and where am going 10 east
my vote in lS96-for myself and
family or for the goldbugs and The
devil.
This is about the way the people
in the country are thinking when
they go to town and see their land aud
property advertised for taxes. But
III town. of course, we have to have
few Cleveland goldbugs.
We have been gaining ground
every day since the election, and
will still continue to do so just as
long as the Democratic party acts
as it has acted in the last few years
yea since the legislature adjourned. }
W. T. BUNGARNER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27
j. ". LASSITER.
A Word to Free silver Democrats.
For the Caucasiani

For the caucasian
HAYWOOD, n. c., June 24.-In
view of the fact that so many Dem
DC. at, are coming boldly and square
Is out tor the free coinage of silver,
think it would be well TO call atten-
ton TO a few facts, that perhaps
many of tbs N have not thought Of.
1t seems that a great many of them
have some kind OF a vague idea that
the free coinage of silver may De OBJ
tanned through the Democratic
party. 1t does seem that reasonable
men could see the absurdity of such
an idea.
In the first place. very few Demo
Gratis have particle of hope of sue
cess in the next campaign. They
realize the certainty of a split In
their party, it matters not which side
OF the question they take; and many
believe the split will be serious
one. But granting that the party
mas chance of success, there are
other obstacles IN the way which |
cannot see how the free silver con-
tingent can hope to overcome.
AS is well known, two-thirds of sll
the dele gates to the. national Demo
cratic convention are required to
nominate President. Does any sill.
yer Democrat honestly believe thai
with all the odds against them they
can. ever secure this two-thlrds major
ity? OF the 617b votes cast for Cleve
land in the last Democratic conven
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27

The L. ters were written when a
struggle was going on between Tom.
&C tt, who was trying 10 get some
OK deals tpr the Texas Pacific, and
hurnsto. who was lighting his
leM 'hrough for the Uniou aud
V..tl Pacific roads. Ouly q few
ary gwen here:
LlIIEELL UNDER CoLToN's CARE.
New NoRE, NOV. 20, 1874.
Friend Cotton: Yours of the 18th Is
received ami am glad TO learn that
you have Luttrrll under your charge
ou. you must be- careful and not let hlm
se' anything To strIke bach with, As he
= ru~,. auu do hul thiak II saie Tor
Stanford To talk with him ON our mat
Wr>' a. It would be just like him to get
up IN Congress and lie about what .
sau 10 MIN. He must have solid rea-
suns or he will go back on you.
Yours truly,
e.. L. HUNTINGTON.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27

W..UId write book about them.
But here We simply want to give q
few ar., which we hore may lead
ann. nc he CAUCASIAN 5 readers to
Buk Of the matter aud try to begin
. lrr cImpaign of education. We
VIII show to any one who will follow
the statements how the railroads run
this yoNtrument.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27
haRGlN DIRECT


Aae "s~F iItti. n-~.t4-a-
The CAUCASIAN rrcra;iy made
some remarks q political character.
Tor which ,.lc Fayetteville Observer
iooA us - task L. drplorc,i the u.e
II abusive lankaAsc' FROM any
source, aud quoted a fr~ lines "a.
ample u ''abus-." We bal 90; in
tended a. - rough ~ abusive. We
oniy meant "a L. csrLafIe. and &c
think ugA that .-atscrr emphasis" 4.
tn~ strongest term ihsg could rightly
Dc applied 20 shat SAs aid. By
~ay 4 o"urtrsy - the ohs-rsrr,
structures, ho~rvrr. - asked this
question
w W"ali simpiy a.k ifth~ rs'~-sn~a
Fayetteville Observer appr4s~. IL the
pr"-ru' dAy brua. RAJ. HAT. ali.
"A'rri ~ d. nui expect a direct aud
unqualified answer.
And N reply 70 th.s. the FAvr,te-
vale Observer oourtcOusly and vol
umniously says:
y giN"- u- pleasure - reply 60 our
contemporary : lrguiry
II by democracy the .aura.ian
hirHh- h- 80 Democracy a.
n"" auth"ritatINciy oppressed. Ne hay.
iu ~ay
w regard THE -prr capita p.n.r
money doe rins 10 th- State I.n,'.rra,.
D. platform 20 ls.fs 4. unqualified, had
aud un-l-mn,rafl..
We regard TIE platform which Mr..
bnilr iutug-d h. Democratic organi-
Aaii"h Z" adopt al clinton IA isss as
-till worse
W" regard The Chicago Democratic
platform II ls"2-harriuE IT, silence
"h ihr internal rrkruur-a. An almost
p"ri'-'i expression IS 10" true Doctrine
81 'cm"'rarA A. aPYlI,a Is th,. I,olitic.
81 tlI- dag. aud - approaching the
idrtl NOR" nrarl! than any other since
the War.
n, however. the 'aucasian mean. D.,
present day Democracy th. a4rfhois
~ pr">rnt dAA democracy that L., Of
The organization known n al. Demo
cratic party we have &" say that we
regard them a almost unquAlifiedly
bad
Tor example. the repudiaiio 81 the
national platform hy the organization
ia -. nj linton. and the adopt ION in
] stead. 81 fupnli>t doctrines. Thi. was
! Ea .rsr Than tho fu.ior of
! Popniists and a-publicans Ia the lstS
riscLion, tncrass L. -sHte oss.utsastoo
had prof-ssea continued ailrgiaecs a.
tie national nrEa Ebgalion. The doc
| trine laid down bt General Is~t san In
h'e prpuaBciaHenlo aga 81 ,he South
Carolina nnlliii"r- applies here. L.
this n" described a. ~monsfrous~ the
proposition that \ state tasid rssaafn is
ne ia,Du and Yet nuliify such 10 the
| I MONS law a. w-r- obnoxious Ia IT,
FOR example. again. 40" praciie" Of
accommodating campaign fund at the
national cent raj headquarters. s-crefiy
aud dispensing ihe -an" &" the local
con>titueneir-. secretly. The purchase
OF The Italian u ~.iuf by Mr.. Van
Allen. lor a ~uIn -.-rr.ilk contributed TO
The Democratic national COMMITTEES,
illustrate minor pha-e of THE evil
an rNil which found almost a.. worst
expression ia The secret contribution
of campaign fund.- 10y New England
proisciIonisi Republicans To- ths lopu-
list h"lh. ~ Alabama. in l~''2. aud In
the prraer-ion mo doubt unconscious
~ ON the part of many 81 the parties
concerned "i the pariy'- silver doc
irine. a. declared and "nloinrd 10y the
STATE Democratic convention Of l-ss,
u one that accorded with the views of
thp,e who supplied the campaign
funds, viz: national commitieeman
. Ransom and las friends.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27
Political Facts.

| Atlanta Constitution, Dem.
There are a great many people still
alive and in good health who be
ieve that the nomination of Mr..
Cleveland at Chica go in 1892 was the
result of greet popular uprising that
| lifted itself into the air and came
down upon the convention with IT.
resis1ible force. The event has been
cal'ed"the triumph of the people ovf T
the wills Of the politicians" aud yet.
according to Mr.. William G. Whit
ney, it was accomplished exclusively
by wire-pulling and log-rolling.
Mr. Whitney tells very plain and
interesting tale about it to a news
paper reporter. In June tf 1892
| Mr.. Whitney returned from Paris
and found that nothing had been
done in the way of organization.
Thereupon be sent Tor the live ' and
ubiquitous Dan Lamont and d few
other New York men and talked
the ma after over. Then he sat MIN
down, took Ills pen aud wrote to
seventeen different meE in different
sections of the country, inviting
them to come and see him in New
York.
At tins meeting a plan of opera,
tons in behalf of Mr.. Cleve,
land at the convention was arranged
and mapped out. The next thing
was to write letters to Cleveland mel
In all the States. and the result OF
this correspondence was a genera
meeting of Cleveland men at Richie
lieu hotel in Chicago.
| I'VE had the best organization in
; Chicago" says Mr.. Whitney, ''ant
that was why we were successful il
nominating Mr.. Cleveland. It aeas
hard right, though"
The newspaper reader who ha
Gifted heard of popular upheavals'
and tidal waves" but has neve
5 seen them, may rest assured tina
they are all about the size and shap
of the one organized and perfected b,
Mr.. Whitney. The Spontaneous
movement for Mr. Cleveland origi
mated in Mr.. Whitney's active brain
and when he says it was hard fight
, he means more than he puts in aeords.
The CAUCASIAN Sl.OO per yea
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27
Democrats Cannot Win Unless They Fool
the People Again.

WAKE FOREST, June 24.-It seems
that the Democrats have again en-
dorsed the Populistic idea OF finance.
They
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27

Whenever new man is elected to
tar United States Senate the rail-
road. begin 10 feel around him eau
r,n.'t ~ see If he is Il mau they
can control. Senator Butler has re-
Gently been elected to the Senate. lie
has recently received long letter
from the President Of the Union
Pacific railroad, signed 10y c. =.
Huntington.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27

It may be well to state here that
the Pacific railroads were built on
bon Is issued by the government, aud
from the proceeds of the sales Of
land. which were given to these
roads by the government.
The rotaI amount of the debt now
due the government by the roads Is
fabuIous-approximatlng two hun
drtd millions of dollars. They have
never paid any interest 10 the gov
eminent, but they have paid big
dividends ON capital and watered
stock. BY this means big FORTUNES
have I,al made on the govern ment
credit by such men as jay Gould,
Hopkins, Ames, Stamford, Srarles,
Harrington and many others. These
men managed to become worth from
ten mi lion to eighty million dollar:
cach-vet they never could make the
Pacific railroads earn enough money
to pay back Che government. When
ever the government takes a step tC
make them pay up, the roads get tc
work, and by some means the govern
meut lCongreSs) lets the matter drop
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27

But to return to Huntington's
letters He is president of the road.
He is worth anywhere from twenty
to forty millions of dollars-all made
out of the road. His letter is a very
cautious one: hut if Senator Butler
should answer it, and show dis
position to league himself with the
railroad monopoly, he would quickly
gain some mighty big railroad
friends; and if he wanted to he could
DO as others have donp-make big
money 10y gaining such friends.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27

THE CAUCASIAN $l.OO per year.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27

Continued on fourth page.)
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-27

whether upon the side OF god mono
metallsm gold standaro), which Is
Great Britain or bImetallism, gold
and silver which is the American
policy, the old constitutional policy
/ of these United States.
Let US again use little logic. II
/ GreGt Britain Is, as a result of the
gold standard policy, made the
wealthlest nation of the world. pray
tell your readers ohy ii Is SO, There
must be a substantial reason for IL.
Then ii the United States is in a
crippled financial condition, 50 much
so that she Is a constant borrower
at a high rate of interest and ba:
to pay her interest every three
months, Quarterly, uhy is she 50! Yes,
'chy! And If this Gripping policy
OF Great Britain is, by US, allowed
to continue, then II does not take a
Solomon to be able to see that ma.
tlonal bankruptcy is inevitable. Dc
you, as an American citizen, wan
your nation to become bankrupt.
Do you want Great Britain 10 own nc
control our fair and once free land
Is our love for momentary quiet, i'm
aglnary ease, our love for Britist
gold greater aid stronger than oul
love tor American nationality anC
prosperlty-for our country pur
chased by the blood of our forefath
ers on the field Of battle. Will W,
turn a deaf ear to the cry of dis
tress and anguish now ascending al
oyer this land-our heritage, cause,
by the Shylock grasp of greed, o
will we be men, patriotic men, ant
stand In the breach and hurl bacl
the advancing host of RELENTLESS
vampires who are after the ver-
life blood of our Republici
1t must not be supposed, Sir, b,
you that think you love your coun
ITO less than | do, nor that | am ca
pable of loving it more than others
but l would impress upon you tn,
necessity las a public educator, of tn,
Importance Of studying, and study
/ ing deeply this financial question
and that you dig down so to speak
to the very root of the matter an,
, see if you can't find the animatinl
cause which produced the noxiou
!, and life destroying tree of demone
tization of one half of the worlds re
/, demption money. See, Sir, if 20
: can't In that act, demone,izatio
: of silver, find the true cause whic
has produced the distress, discor
l. l(hufiuuad nm Eorvrh D.co1