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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06

in the belief, that | have had all
along, that the Democratic party
passed this cowardlv make-shift of
an income tax law because they
were alarmed at the popularity and
business of the demand for q gradu
ated income tax, and were equally
alarmed at the rapid growth of the
Peoples Party. / have also believed
that the Democrats passed this meas
ure with the full belief, if not the
understanding, that the Supreme
court would reverse its decisions of a
century and declare the law uncon-
stitutional.
In the law passed by Congress the
tax on incomes was not graduated SO
as to make the immensely rich pay
their fair share of the burdens of
government, but besides, actually
exempted the large insurance COM
panies and some other rich corpora
tions from paying any tax at all. In
short, the law was a. disgraceful
sham, but it was better than no law.
But it seems that our court will not
allow any of the rich to be taxed,
even in a small degree.
If just and equitable graduated
income tax law were enacted, it
would raise more than half of the
money necessary to run this govern
ment, and thereby enable Congress
to reduce at least one-half, the taxes
which the laborers and wealth-pro
ducers are now forced to pay.
The only way that the rich can be
made to pay their fair share of the
taxes is through graduated income
tax. The Peoples Party is the only
party that favors a graduated in
come tax, therefore, it the great
masses of the people ever get these
taxes reduced, they must put the
Peoples Party in power. And our
party must appeal from the court to a
higher tribunal appeal to the people
to rally around its banner and over
throw this monstrous decision of the
Supreme court by passing consti-
| tutional amendment in favor of a
graduated income tax.
l think that our committee should
come to the rescue-of the people by
making such a declaration at once,
which declaration l am sure will be
heartily endorsed by the next ma
tional convention of the Peoples
Party.
If you concur with me in these views
kindly write and notify me at once.
Yours very truly,
MARION BUTLER,
Chm. P. p. State Ex. Com.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06
STILL LEAVING TINE WRECK.
Democratic Dspiicisy and Disgrses Css.
tinses % Drive People Yreo That
Party.

Democratic Dspiieisy and Dssgrses CSs.
times 20 Drive People Yrsa That
Party.
Special TO the Observer
AsHEvILLE, May 29.-Last week
the Citizen telegraphed d. A. Gudger
that it was reported here that he had
left the Democratic party, and re-
qpested . reply giving the facts.
TDday the Citizen publishes the fol-
loving letter:
EDIroE THE CrrIzEx: Your telegram hss
Just been delivered ] do not care TO 20 into
. discussion Of political isuo- In my judg-
ment the country should have . rest on this
subject until the great battle il on in lsSe. !
have, however. no objections 70 statsng my
views 70 any who cares to kLoW them. have
never concealed them and never expes1 TO do
30. feel and have % exprezsed myself In
q private way:
the sacred pledges made the people.
2 Thai they we're unable 70 cope with ths
great issues demanding attention.
g. That this failure caused, and msy yet
cause, the Issuing Of bonds which reeard
as q menace 20 free republican institutions
f. That the great manufacturing inous-
tr,es Of tns country ought not % bs psr.iy.sd
out TO be sufficient 70 meet current expeuso.
5. That there no longer exists Q neues-
sity for county government in North Caro-
Lima
O. That the country should rsturn to G
bimetallic basis.
, sufficient answer 10 your QUESTION
foun truly.
Fon Worth. Tex. Nay y, LES.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06

devil; and We have the monopolists
and the trusts with us-also the
money power of Europe and Amer
ica. How strong we be! You and
your silver wingers are as weak as a.
flea. We make one billion a year
out OF this game-the most gigantic
and far~.eaching the world ever wit
messed. We have laid our plans
deep and dark. First we educate
the people. To get good service out
of horse or mule he must be train
ed. The Reps served us well, but to
make assurance doubly sure we took
in the Dems after first buying Grover,
the New York Herald, the Times
and a good backing. Now things are
lovely and the goose hangs high. If
you are inclined to our proposition,
wink me and say ego credo, ipse tacio
dum tdcias.
HARRY HINTON.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06
SILVER COINS.

Reader, remember that it was in
1888, before the United States gov
ernment was formed, and six years
before the State of North Carolina
adopted the constitution of the Uni
ted States, and before single mint
was opened in America to coin money,
and when all coins, gold and silver,
then in use and circulation in Amer
lea was foreign coin;" that North
Carolina, single handed and alone,
passed the act above mentioned to
''regulate" the values Of foreign
coins, and fixed upon the "Spanish
mllled silver dollar" as the unit of
coin values.
But now, in the year A. D. 1895,
with forty-fo Statesin the American
Union, and with over ($65, 900, ,00O,-
OOW sixty-fve thousand millions of
taxable property and with 0O,OOO,-
OOO seventy millions population, the
so-called American statesmen of ouI
times tell US we are not strong
enough of ourselves to make and
regulate a fixed ratio as between
even our own American silver and
gold coins, to say nothing of regu
lating the values Of foreign coin.
That in order to exercise the con
stitutional power (ezclusice power)
delegated to Congress in article l
section s, of the constitution of tn
United States, towit:
"To coin money, regulate tn
value thereof, and of foreign coin,
we must first consult the wishes o
foreign governments and Wall stree
spectators who would, if they could
coin the hearts blood of the natiol
into "gold." Let every patriot VIII
loves American liberty and wants t
perpetuate the republic, ask himself
in all seriousness, the question
"Whither are we driftingi" Shall "
surrender our independence as fre
people, or shall we restore the an
cient landmarks of governmen
erected by our patriotic ancestors
whose foundations were built upo
| the concentrated wisdom of all ante
cedent human experience.
WM. A. GUTHRIE.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06

So you think - Populist can be more
kinds Of fool n once than any other
idiot born in captivity" But did you
ever stop TO think how sad . condition
il is to be but one kind Of fool, for
instance Q Democratic fool without
pleasure in the past or hope for the
future. There Is . great deal Of spice
in variety, you know; and it must be
very djnicult for even . natural humor-
ist 70 smile when riding 90 Close % the
Democratic bearse. Laugh while you
can, pardner; your Democrafic party
has become the one kind Of fool that
Populists can mot stand-too big . fool
TO know how dead it is--Equity.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06
FIGHT WITH AN ALLIGATOR.
1t Was . Combat for Life. But This Florida
Doctor Won After q Long Struggle.

1t Was = Combat for Life. But This Florida
Doctor Won After q Long Struggle.
INVERNESS, Ella, May 28.-Dr. J.
P. Miller had an encounter with
twelve-foot alligator last night, in
which he lost a horse and narrowly
escaped losing his life. The doctor
was returning in his buggy after
visiting a patient, when the horse
SHE'D and gave q snort of pain.
In the moonlight the doctor saw
that the animals nose had been
seized by big alligator. The gator
soon released the horses nose, lashed
outwith Its tail and brought the horse
to the ground with both Of his fore
legs broken.
Next the gator fastened its jaws
on the horses throat and almost
severed the head. DR.. Miller drew a
revolver and began firing at the
creature. The bullets seemingly had
no effect, for the monster rushed al
the buggy.
The gator seized the front wheel
and tore it from the axle, and nearly
threw DR.. Miller to the ground. TheI
the saurian rushed At the doctor
again. He fred the last bullet from
his revolver, and the missile strucl
the gator In one of his eyes, destroy
ing its sight, and thus saving DR.
Miller's life.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06

A number of very able lawyers agree with
the Register that the income tax decision of
the Supreme court knocks out the 10 per
cent tax ON State bank circulation.-Dan-
vile Register.
The Supreme court of the United
States decided years ago that the 10
per cent tax was not unconstitutional.
Besides, nobody seems to be ready to
put the question to a test.-Richmond
Dispatch.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06
"Democratic Prosperity"

For the Caucasian.I
Dear Sir: l send in subscriptions
TODAY. have no trouble in finding
subscribers, but the great trouble
is that the Democratic prosperity
finds so many of our people without
money j. P. S.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06
For the Caucasian.

OREGON, N. c., May 25.-1 think
"Coin's Financial School, the best
informer that have ever seen. 1t
is to the point and will do much
to educate the people. / wish to
aid in any way that l can to bring
about reform. We are "sohd"
up here, but 1 will take a few days
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06

THE AUCASIAN WILL SEEK TO EX-
POSE hOTTENNESS AND HYPOCRISY
EvERYWHERE. If you WOULD KNOW
OF IT. SEND IN YOUR SUBSCRIPTION.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06
LETTERS FROM
THE PEOPLE.
Harry Hinton Opens the Batch
with Some Riddling Refec-
tious Of Dying Democracy.
gE WOULD NOT SELL OUT.

,..nrnt nnrrow "A Dollar to Pay For The
,.,c.slan.-But " uid Get Zen Dollars
x.,,o Read it--Ciarion Calls From Tar
lam. and greensboro.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06


Measure.
Bad Populist Doctrine.
We regard this decision as one of
the most important ever rendered by
the court, for it deals a fatal blow
to an lnsidious form of commun
ism. Had the income tax been al
lowed, had the court as a whole or
by majority succumbed to Populis-
tic doctrines, there could have been
no safety. The same Alliance infu-
ence that forced this un-American
tax through Congress would have
plotted other schemes of plundel
and have relied confidently upon the
Supreme court for yindication. But
the schemes have failed. The 2Otk
of May was great day for the Re
public and its institutions.-Phi
delphia Inquirer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06

WE DEMAND the FREE AND UNLIMITED
COINAGE OF SILVER AND GOLD At
the PRESENT LEGAL RATIO Of is
T0i.-PEOPLE'S PARTY PLATFORM.
READ OUR SPECIAL OF
FER ON SECOND PAGE
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06
HARRY HINTON.
Reform Is Growing"

For the Caucasian.
LEXINGTON, N. c., May 25.-Mr.
Editor: The CAUCASIAN and Coins
Financial School are doing more to
enlighten the masses than all the
wise CD teachings Of the would be
statesmen of the past thirty years.
Plain truths mystified, with double
distilled mystery, is all ! can make
of their voluminous productions
Reform is growing under your
teaching. Keep the good work a
going and victory will be ours in
1896. A. M. HUNTER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06
1t Was not q Democratic Measure.

Although the income tax provis-
ions of the tariff law of 1894 were
enacted by Democratic Congress,
they were not Democratic in theory
or policy, and we have shown that
the method of constitutional interpre-
tation that has guided the Supreme
court in destroying them is one of
the fundamental doctrines of the
Democratic party. The rendering
of this opinion as an event of the
utmost Importance to that party
New York Times.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06
Will Make 1T Sure.

Will make IL sure.
The status of the Supreme court
decision on the income tax is pc
culiar. It is claimed that Justice
Field will not retire unless assured
that his successor is opposed to that
measure, as he does not believe such
a law should be in force on our
statutes. The law was declared in
valid by a vote of five to four and,
with a court so evenly divided, it
WILDE q question in the minds of
many whether Justice Field Is
right or wrong.
If the income tax could be levied,
as originally intended, on all who
prosper, there could be no doubt as
to Its desirability. Those who profit
by circumstances, or obtain riches
through their own efforts, should be
made to bear a proportionate share
of the burden Of taxation, but no Law
should remain in force that collect:
from one class of incomes to the ex
clusion of another. Perhaps this i:
the reason why Justice Field desires
no change in the income tax de
\ cision. Times.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06
A POpulist Attempt.

A OPU11SV xACV6IHPCs
This decision will put an end to
the Populistic attempt to tax one
portion of the country for the bene-
fit of the rest. The annulment of
the tax will, we believe, create nc
serious disappointmentexcept among
the Populists. a few politicians in
the South and West, and handful
of political economists. There has
not been any artlculate demand fol-
the income tax from any other quar-
Philadelphia Press.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06
OPINIONS ONTHE DECISIONS.

They Glory at the Downfall of q Fopulist
Measure.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06
The World Sustains The Law,

The World Sustains The Law,
The overthrow of the income tax
is the triumph of selfshness over pa
triotism. It is another victory of
greed over need. Great and rich
corporations, by hiring the ablest
lawyers in the land and fighting
against a petty tax upon superfuity
as other men have fought for their
liberties and their lives, have Sc
cured the exemption of wealth from
paying its just share toward the sup
port of the government that pro-
tects it.-New York World.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06

iContinued on Fourth Page.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-06

lContinued on 4th page. |
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-03-30

ed their hands of him. And so
they struck him in the back.
Gentlemen, cool your heated
brows, and look this matter square
ly in the face. Take up the actions
of Mr.. Cleveland, one by one, and
show us wherein he has violated the
principles and traditions OF the
democratic party. You cannot do
it. You know you cannot. There
is no official act of his that cannot
be supported by some declared
principle of democracy. There is
nothing he has done which will not
stand unabashed in the presence Of
the precepts of your party. He
has stood, like rock, unm >vable
and without fear. He has honestly
tried to carry out your pet theories
Now when you can see what those
theories resemble, when reduced to
practice, you are appalled, at the
skeleton which confronts you and
all you can say, is, "Cleveland, bad
luck to him, is no more democrat
than l am"
QUILL DRIVER.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-03-30
e. E. Trescott, Publisher.

ONE WEEK from today the people
of the Dupuyer school district will
be called upon to choose two
trustees, one to serve two years
and one to serve three years. The
Acantha wants to see elected to
those positions men who have
children to send to school and who
will have the best interests of the
school at heart, and. we herewith
present the name of Mr.. Hardy F.
England, the former publisher OF
this paper. as man. well-qualifed
in every way for one OF these
positions. He.ha large family
of children of school age; has
moved to Dupuyer to give them an
education. and will live among us
as long as we have a good school for
his children to attend. He has
had some experience as trustee,
having been member OF the
school board at Choteau previous
to moving to this place. and ex-
perience gained while a member
OF that board will prove to the ad-
vantage of schools in this district
if he is chosen a trustee at this
election.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-03-30

IT SHOULD not be forgotten that
our cemetery is without a fence.
1t does not speak we'll for US that
the graves of our loved ones, who
have gone to the other shore, are
unprotected. The thought that
the last resting place of those who
were dear in life, is being ruthlessly
trampled upon, by Jail manner OF
stock, should nerve every man tr
see that the cemetery is fenced in
Immediately. Whether one be-
lieves that he has an immorta
soul, or dies as the brute dies,
should make no difference about
this matter. 1t seems to us thai
something can be done to remedy
the present state of affairs.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-03-30

OF the work and loss of several
dollars on three-fourths Is not
practical economy.
The bids on blank books were
as follows
Lonsss MesTasEAs possSe pur sxs q psr CEN. on
s5sss ssssssf ssa ssshs SSS On cent q q
A sample of the Montanian's
''lowest possible purchaseable price
with express or freight added"
was before the county commission.
ers in the shape of book for which
he asked $29. This same book
would have been fu ,nished by the
Acantha Cor SIS so. On county war;
rants, printed on bond paper, per-
forated and numbered, bounl In
a half>leather flat-opened book,
the Acantha proposed furnishing
at legal rates less 80 per cent ON
1000, 40 per cent on 1000, 45 per
cent on 1000 warrants. The Mon
.tanian did not include that work In
its bid, and can now charge full le-
gal rates for it, which is, unless
our memory fails US, s2S per thous.
te, o1o In
furnished under the head of blank
books and then Mr.. Corson can get
in his "lowest purchaseble price"
racket and the cost to the county
is liable to be two or three time.
that sum. We believe the reader
can readily see which was the low
est and best bid. We believe that
Chairu an Jones knew that the
Acantha's bid was the lowest and
best bid presented, but that he
went to Ctoteau with the intention
of giving the contract to the Mon
tanian, regardless of his promise
to give it to the lowest b:dde., and
now has not the manhood to stay
by his actions, and is trying by
misrepresentation and false state
ments to pull himself out of bad
hole and square himself in the eyes
of his home people. Regarding
the statements that the printing
would have been sent out of the
county if the Acantha had secured
| the contract, we wish to lay that
the only work that would not have
been done in our own Office would
have been blank books.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-03-30

JUDGE PoMERoY has appointed E.
L. Bishop, OF LChoteau, ias court
stenographer. Those Teton county
who opposed the ap-
pointment.of Mr.. Bishop as Judge
for this.district, would have again
opposed him for thes same reasons
that were brought forth in the
fight for the iudgeship if they had
any idea Mr.. Pomeroy thought OF
making this appointment. How
ever it is but fair to state, that TIE.
ton county was entitled to the ap'
pointment as long as Mr.. Pomeroy
has taken up his residence in Flat,
head county, and among the names
presented from here Mr.. Bishop
was the only one who was compe
tent to fill the position.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-03-30

ACCORDING to R, G.. Dun g. Co. S
weekly Review OF Trade, the bust
ness outlook is Frightening up.
Cotton is on the raise. Live stock
and silver are going up and the
demand for wheat is good, although
it has fallen little since the big
rise. The Review also says that
money is in much better Legitimate
demand, and the force of hands at
work generally increase in some
industries, and in others is re-
stricted only by strikes which are
presumably only temporary.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-03-30
items OF Interest,

Aluminium is soldered.
Buffalo has 2, 600 factories.
Mississippi has women pilots.
French canals stretch 5000
miles, ...-:s.- e~.
Boston has an electric locomo- y
tive.
Iceland has five printing presses.
Dresses are made of wooden
fibre.
West Virginia boasts 1900 oil
wells.
Uncle Sam has 100 women law
yers.
Aust alians make horseshoes of
cowhide.,
Compressed air will propel Paris
cars.
Baltimore has 200 building asso-
Citations.
California contains 10000, 600
fruit trees.
London consumes as much fish as
mat.
California boasts 80, 900 pound
plow,
Photographs are placed on hand
kerchiefs.
Uncle Sam has 2, 600 women ply
sicians.
Worlds telegraph lines cover
$50, 600 miles.
Tea is cut every forty days the
year round in Japan,
One pound of sleeps wool will
produce one yard of cloth.
Ia Caliafornia there is one prune
orchard of over 3, 900 acres.
The engines of tho world can do
the work of 900, 900, 900 men.
An electric railway mail service
has been established in Montreal.
Tanned elephant skin is over an
inch thick and brings very high
prices.
The brilliance of candle ilame
can be measured with conpasses
and calipers.
Soap was an unknown article in
Corea until Introduce by the mis-
sionaries.
The south has over $40, 600, 0O0,-
900 invested in southern electric
rail way and light companies. b.
A Geneva firm is manufacturing
photographic clocks which talk the
hour stead of striking it.
War news by cable from China
costs the English papers $l.S7 .
, word, aud from japan 81. 60,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-03-30

THE "lowest purchasable price"
in 1S94-5 allowed the Montanian
$2S. The 'lowest purchaseable
price" in 1885 is $14. 40. The
Montanian either makes a deliber-
ate misstatement or has been
"bilking" Teton county for the
past two years.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-03-30

The change spoken Of is this.
The printing law provides that the
county printer can charge 20 cents
per hundred for blocking eighth
sheets. That makes $1.00 extra
to the Montanian's price. Thirty
five cents can be charged for block
ing quarter sheets. Adding sl.75
to the Nor tanian's price. Forty
cents per hundred for blocking half
sheets. That adds $500 to his
price on halves. Sixty cents per
hundred for blocking whole sheets.
! Adding SO. 90 to his price for whole
sheets. Mr.. Corson's memory was
very convenient. His forgetful-
ness would have cost the county a
neat little sum of money if the
editor of this paper had not shown
to the con missioners this cover
sight. The difference was SO
great in the two bids that the
commissioners did not dare make
a con tract with Mr.: Corson at his
bid, so asked for its modification
to bring his prices closer to the
Acan ntha's.
The Acantha proposed blocking
all work that required it FREE OF
CHARGE. But before dropping that
part of the bid let us inquire into
it farther Fully three-fourths ol
the blank work furnished Teton
county is fourth, half and quarter
sheets printed on both sides. This
was clearly shown to the county
commissioners while the bids were
} being considered, but they chose Il
ignore it altogether. We ask thu
, reader to compare our prices will
, the prices as shown in the Mon tan
, ian IS modified bid, and satisfy him
self which bid vas the lower. A
saving of few cents ou one fourth
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-03-30

PICK out two good, honest men,
who have the interests of our
children at heart. and put them in
for trustees next Saturday. Re-
member, that the children of to.
day are the men and women of to.
morrow,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-03-30
That Printing Contract.

The Moltanian, in its issue of
March 90, admits that it "forgot"
to mention blocking in his bid for
county printing, and also admits
that he afterwards said he would
do the work free of charge, thus
with his own tongue branding
as false those statements of
Willie Jones and S. NJ. Corson that
the Montanian's bid for county
printing was not modified.
The bids as presented were as
follows:
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-03-30

By again referring to the ad-
mission of the Montanian, it will
be seen that the bid was modified.
The prices under the modified bid
were as follows.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-03-30

Yes, and we presume it is begin
ing to prick, a little bit.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-03-30

"JoHN let's reconsider. "All
right says John,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-03-30

A THoRN's thorn, call it by
whatever name you will.-Montan-
;op