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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-02

ber Of the profession would advise
against il.
One lawyer didn't like Iiackett's
reference to the fact that lawyers
were gobbling up everything. An
other referred To the fact t1at Capt.
Ashe had done noble service for his
party as editor OF paper into which
he had put his work and money until
he was almost bankrupted.
j. .J. Iaughinghouse said he knew
tho sands Of farmers who had worked
twenty years for their party and them
selves without getting ID cent OF
pay, and he was for the farmers can
didate."
This suggestion seemed To arouse
the convention % sense Of what il was
doing. And then 4 change set in and
Il. +. Aycock, a farmer. but brother
to lawyer Federal oflice-h holder, wa:
nominated over Capt. Ashe, who had
come so near getting il.
.N0U thjS EOBi;adiiOH icds not nude be.
cause the LAWYER CONVENTION wANTEI
! TO "DIvY" WITH TIE FARMERS, BrT BE.
| CAUSE THEY SUDDENLY DISCOVERED
| THE FACT THAT 1T WOULD NOT BEGooI
POLITICS FOR THE LAWYERS TO TAXI
EVERYTHING. Hurrah for the wisdom
the astuteness, the broad gagged, fair.
minded lawyer convention -. Nv,
hear voice squalling "sit down" >.
So Il. L. Aycock was nominated foI
Treasurer, and he will be expected I,
control the farmer vote for the Demo
cratic party.
Robt. NJ. Furman was nominated fol
Auditor by acclamation.
Frank }. Osborne was nominated
for AttorneyGeneral by acclamation
John G. Scarborough was nomina
ted for superintendent OF Public In,
| struction.
Judge \. c. Avery vas renominate,
by acc!amation, ana Geo. III. Brown b,
ballot Tor Associate Justices of tn,
supreme court.
The electors ut larse-but why g
on? They are lawyers too. And mos
of the delegates to Chicago are law
yers.
We decided to go home about tn
time day decided to break. We reach
ed for our hat. 1t was gone, Yes, In
lawyers Were taking everything il
sight. We went home hare-headed
SpIah'
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-02

For the Csncasian.l
DIAL. n. G.. June -. '9s.-Ths
Peoples Party hese is solid for re-
form. We left the old parties be
cause Of their corruption and cor
rupt Legislation and oppression and
formed the Peoples Party ON prin-
ciple, claiming 10 be for . govern
ment "for the people. by the peo-
ple"-"equal rights TO all and special
privileges TO none" We have tried
both old partie- for over thirty years
and We see what they have brought
US 10. and We have their platform
and promises as n guide 90 Judge
what they will do. A platform OF
either of the old parties IL no more
than q thirty year old almanac.
The Democratic party has done
and said all the hard things OF th.
Peoples Party that language would
enable them 10 say, and when Ian
guage failed 10 express their rage
they resorted To rotten eggs. We.
the Peoples Party Of this section.
will not vote for any man for Prs,i-
dent under any circumstances who
calls himself q straight Democrat or
straight Republican, though be
may claim TO be for the free coin
coinage Of silver nj the ratio OF Ia
to 1. We can't trust them; and there
must be more reform than that. We
must have the national bank system
repealed and money issued by the
government and more OF IL. No fu-
SION that will sacrifice any principle
Of our party must be tolerated or
anything to endapger the success OF
the Peoples Party. Every effort to
capture the Peoples Party will be
res rted 10. Let us keep "in the
middle Of the road" and il God in
tends that We shall be q free people
and our old form OF government be
perpetuated, we will succeed il We
stand TO principle and honesty.
j. LUTHER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-02

We Tna.r.s >.I,hsr C IA. ois r.rsiss
For The Caacssian.i
BUSHNELL. y. G.. jan. IS. '9f---
The Peoples Party an this section
s;ands frtn on ,he onshs platform
We do roj endorse either OF ;he old
parties.
Tne Democrats are crying ou, free
silver. How in the nam. of the
GREAT can they come b, fore the
good people of this State ard cry
tree silver when they had the PresI.
dent and Doth Houses of Congress,
and in their extra session killed our
silver money aud put our nation on
gold standard. turning hundreds
of thousands of men out of employ.
nent- causing thousands 10 cry for
breadf
They have the venom" Of a tor.
nado and have swept the country
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and
have blown the light out of millions
of our silver dollars and cleared j,
from our statute books.
Cleveland and his party have set
nearly four years and have katched
about 265 million of gold interes,
bearing bonds. the effects of which
the children yet 10 Toe born will feel
yet they cry out "Jeffersoniap Dem.
oeracy." Had you thought that
they are as far from il as the East
is from the Westf II you want iru.
Democracy 60 to the Peoples Party
We have the principles and they
have the name and ruins of Office
left. They will try 10 sweep th'
country again, and If they get an
other four years rule, woe be uni,
the laboring class of the Union, fol
they will 60 down, as il were, int
Egyptian bondage.
In the dark days of l776, when Vi,
Were taxed without representation
We declared we ought to be a fire,
and Independent people. BY tn,
blessings of the Great God we wer,
given a Republic, but unprinciple,
men have taken il from us. Th'
second declaration of independents,
restores il back to Us. and blessed b,
the name, the Peoples Party, in he
infancy, has polled two million vote
in this nation. Some of the Demo
Gratis think they will capture US, bu
they will never do il. Our party i
for the principles of Washington
jefferson and Lincoln, and. bles
you, soul, these principles are her
to live, and through these principle
our liberty shall be restored.
ELBERT WEIGH.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-02
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wssts.s I'm a.. C-s..s,.-. 49,.
fo' The Csoos<isn
DAvID~oS. ~. e.. Jan. -, Ns6 -
We have = good many Democrat.
Who don't know wh-r- ih-y sr. uu,,l
the convention meets % tell then
whether they want gold ot .il~-t
Som. say they ~ill vote fer MeA,n.
ley. The Pope say they are for al
yer. l met one % our bond Soabline
commissioners He .ald 20 me
We'll. you are snll i~sting Batter
boss you" l asked hin would no,
they do better if they had . Butler.
| also asked him what he wanted.
gold or silver. He said he dad not
know; he would do whatever the
Chicago convention did He didn't
know where be ~ss until IL met. and
l told him so. This gives YOU an
idea OF what Kind OF Dens v~ have
here.
Our people are standing 90 Butler
IN the fusion business We have a
strong Democratic county. You
know how much frapd se have.
w. A. poTrs.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-02
Abont Fusion I'm Bladea County.
For The Caucasian.l

VI Auc
PARKERsBURG, y. c.. June 90
The Democrats, after being whip
ped, and seeing that there is not one
shadow of chance to fool the peo-
pie any longer, say that they are for
tree coinage of silver and will con
troll the national Democratic con-
vention. | wonder if they think
they can accomplish anything 10y
thatf 1t will only be a naked prom
Use and nobody but Federal offi,e-
holders and seekers to carry the
promises into effect. They know
they have lost many thous ands Of
patriots from their party who have
their eyes open and lett them sine
the last election, and are fighting
for liberty usder Populist banners
Some of the Democrats say in Bla-
den that they want to fuse with u.
in county affairs. But the presen,
board of Democratic county com.
missioneIs closed the court house
doors against "any secret order
knowing at the time that they were
working to break down the Alliance
that being the only secret order tha,
would want to use the court house
So it plainly shows that they were
not for or of the bread winners. Or
the 18th of July, 1894, the Alliance
men of Bladen county together with
women and children assembled OF
on the Lank Of Cape Fear river and
heard grand speech from Hon
Marion Butler. They afterwards re-
paired to the court house to holt
their quarterly meeting when the
county president was notified by thu
court house janitor-a nop-Alliance
man-that we would have to worl
with open doors; and after We elect
ed officers We were compelled to ad
journ. The terms of these same
commissioners will expire on the
first of December, and l serve poticS
on them and the balance OF thu
Democratic voters of Bladen county
who intend to remain in the Demo
cratic ranks that Bladen count,
Pops will never fuse with them il
county, State or nation. We ar,
gaining recruits every day. Bladel
county Populists will say. "Hurral
and well done" for Honorabl,
Marion Butler SO long as he con
tinues to lift NJ his voice in defenc
of the clod-hoppers and wage Garner
of America.
G.. P. SUTTON,
Chairman Ex. Com. of Cypress Creel
Township.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-02
Cant Turs From the Middle sf the Ros1.
For The Caucssian.l

Cant Turs From the Middle ef the koa1.
For The Caucssian.l
Prone, Columbus Co., June lG.
'96.-We have neither gold nor gold
bugs in our section. Everybody
cries free silver. Populists, whom I
think constitute about three -fourths
Of our people, are for free silver on
the Omaha platform. untrimmed.
We cannot be beguiled by . forked
or serpent tongued platform like the
Democratic platform Of 1892. We
endorse the action Of our State ex-
ecutive committee. So far as can
hear everybody is jubi.ant 1t the
work Senator Butler ID doing in the
United States Senate. (More in six
months than Ransom did in six
years.) We want all reformers to
come and 60 With us, for We will do
them good. We can't turn from the
middle Of the road where lies prin-
ciple. Our wives and children must
be anchored in this port next No
vember. Feed us with The CAucA-
SIAN and other good, honest reform
literature, and its . clesn-cut fight
to the fnish, and when the isboring
man gets his pay, We will give God
tho Iraiee.
BUCK BRowx.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-02
BY FRAUD AND Perjury.

A Fact in the Crime of f3.J-Nen who
Tolerate it Are Accompiices in Fraud.
Philadelphia Item!
Hon. Marion Butler made another
great speech II the Senate, May 29th
and June 1st, which appeared in the
Congressional Record of June 10Th.
1t makes splendid campaign doc
ument in behalf Of the people as op-
posed to their oppressors, aud
should be sent for ald examined
with that end in view.
1t gives full review of the means
and processes by which the money
lending oppressors have gained con-
troll OF the people and their Govern
ment, to the end that the trade aud
industry of this country have been re-
duced to starvation conditions, and a
gold plank put in the Republican
platform at st. Louis.
1t gives conclusive and additional
evidence Of the 1873 conspiracy to
demonetizs silver, aud publicly asks
Senators present If there be one in
their midst who is willing to own up
| to having voted tor that demonetiza-
ton, moving what be was doing, to
which question rot single Senator
answered a word. Nor has Sena-
tor or Representative been found yet
who does admit il.
In point OF actual news the Senator
explained in full new phase of sill
yer characterization, relating TO q
strikingiy fraudulent act on the part
OF altering the Revised Statutes of
the United States to read contrary
20 the law or statute 1T was intend
ed to codify or condense or consoli-
date.
AS Senator Butler correctly puts
it: This is the way you get your
Sound money Til; is the way you
get your honest money Honest
mons ~, indeed. Money that was got.
ten by forgery and perjury as base
as was ever proven IN court Of JUS
tice upon the fabrication OF a clause
in will. Your honest money is q
child of fraud and perjury aid cor.
ruption. 3 TIE consciousness (of
goldites) that their LloneH j. no;
honest, but obtained through perjury
and fraud, prompts these men 10 cal
it honest money"
The Senator asks: How can any
man who knows this-and is there
man in the Senate who does no
; know itl-defend this FRAUD ant
this PERJURY without being al
ACCOMPLICE of the GRIM
INALS?"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-02
In the Fight to the YInish.s
r or the Cancaian

VI Tue SduC8S1Au-l
WASHINGTON Cove, the Popu-
lists Of Lees Mills township, declai g
that We are unalterably opposed to
the rule Of both old parties; for the
Republicans, in 1873, oriRinsted and
set on foot plan to demonetize sill
yer, which was carried out in 1893
by Cleveland and his patronage
bought Democrats.
That We oppose the issuing of
bonds in time OF peace, and look
with fear and condemnation on the
general corruption OF Presidens
Cleveland's administration. We
therefore resolve,
1st. That We will support no man
for any Office who is not unqnaliii-
edly in favor of the free and uulim-
tied coinage Of both A6lver and gold
at the time-honoredfa fatio of l6 to
1, without regard to the action OF
anv other government.
End. That We heartily endorse and
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-02

r~s1rn cur eora1.sce an Senator
Naris.a Batter. vhs. inspired BY N.
pasrtosis~ ,aas cred The seasa. %
fs,riek Henry. as4 su,a~1 tie r~u
OF Jsee,son and Lineois. has go ~
bly, shAmp,en-2 ih. eass~ 90 ''rsv.
eminent u, The p~oris. by th. people
and for the peopic.N
Jrd. That 30 are "is the esAt 90
the sn,sh" aed cordially ssa can
estly iuvi'e oil r~r~ons-cf whatever
yas' party achiis,isn-,s a.its sifh
rs for the rsrp~,nAnon Of human
liberty ere ~ b. too late.
W. n. DsTisf. Chn'n.
&. A. n. CAV Loan. ssety.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-02
How Things Are in Messgsmsry ~ County.
For The Caucssian.l

For The Caucasian.l
ONWARD, n. c., June 23, '9G.-The
Populist party has been the weakest
party. The Democratic and Repub-
lican parties have been nearly
equally divided. ! think there will
be . good gain for the Populists
next fall NJ there is no fusion with
the Republicans. II there is fusion,
it will keep some from coming to
the Peoples Party. ! think nine
tenths Of the Democrats claim to be
in favor Of remonetiz4 4tion Of SILVER,
but they want il through the Demo-
cratic party. I can't see how they
can expect TO get il through their
party when they refused. when they
had the chance they SO much de-
sired. 1t is my opinion It will take
all Of the friends OF silver combined
to whip the goldbugs. Why then,
this division' 1t il my opinion there
ought to be some plan arranged TO
bring the silver forces together IL
possible. There is too much in
name. l believe il would be Q good
thing il every party name now in
existence we're wiped out and start
made under q new name. The
money question is the great issue of
to-day, and how can anything be
accomplished when there is 20 much
divisiopi
T. r. HAYWOOD.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-02

1 believe that banking institutions
are more dangerous to our liberties
than standing armies. Already they
have raised up q money aristocracy
that has set the government at def
ance. The issuing rover should be
taken from the banks aud restored to
the government and the people, to
whom it properly belOngs.-Thos. JEFF
fersOn.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-02

For The Caucasian-l
CHARLOTTE, n. c., June &c, &c.
/ have made il my business to feel
tho political pulse OF the PQpulists
Of this county for the past two
weeks. can speak their sentiments
to . dot.
They may b deceived or mis-
(Chnfiuuod On fourfh lanl
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-02

Now is the time for. action. The
snemy is sowing tares. Let the
naople SOW good seed. Five copies
IS tbe CAUCASIAN 3 months for
sI.OO. Twelve copies 3 months
for $500. Send a club quick.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-02
LETTERS FROM
THE People
Various Matters on Which the
Popular Opinion il Express
ed-hll Sections Interested.
LIVING ISSUES FORWARD.
Cons ~itr~~-.s.s v~si'nG Gs-sy.s~r~-
People Az. Coming 80 t.-.>I~s t~ she
Middle OF The Road. q. tn. si.xsa.

". rna.r.s N.I,h.. g IN. ois PARTS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-02

Evesyeoay pss . shossd-r .. M
vsssl pov. The eoitssSs srv
osin6 The ooussr, dv.n si,A
their asslcsdisg ii,sr.,sr,. L~ss
ms~s se~nL Send ti.co for ave
ccpses AZ sA~ cArcAaAx q poa.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-05-20
CHANGED ALL AROUND.

District Judge Nelson Resigns and VIII
sions Lochren-Other Pension officials
Promoted.
DULUTH, Mimi, May 1G.-Judge r.
R. Nelson, United States judge for the
district of Minnesota, has sent his res
ignation to the president. Judge Mel
son was in the midst of trial when he
astonished every one by dismissing the
jury, adjourning court and announcing
his retirement to private life. Judge
Nelson is the oldest Judge in point of
service on the federal bench, having
been appointed nearly 40 years ago.
WASHINGTON, May 1G-The resigna-
ton of Judge Nelson was received at
the White House yesterday and after
very short consideration the president
decided to fill the vacancy by the ap-
pointment of Judge Lochren, commits
sioner of pensions, without consulta-
tion with the latter.
Dominic l. Murphy, of Pennsylvania,
now first deputy commissioner of pen.
sions, has been nominated to be COM
missioner of pensions, vice Lochren.
Napoleon ]. Dana, of New Hampshire,
is nominated to be first deputy com.
missioner of pensions, vice Murphy.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-05-20
HE is NOT A CANDIDATE.
Warner Miller Denies the Story that He
is n Seeking the Second Place on the
Ticket with Mckinley.

Warner Miller Denies the Story that He
is n Seeking the Second Place on the
Ticket with Mckinley.
New YORK, May 1G.-Mr. Warner
Miller has made the following state
ment:
returned from trip to the Adirondacks
Friday morning and find that some of Gov
Morton's friends are excited over the fact that
some papers have mentioned myself as can
didate for vice president on the ticket with Nc
Kinley, and also that the old story that had
visited Mr., Hanna and made arrangements with
him had been revived
Ordinarily would give no attention to o mat
ter of this kind, but under the circumstances
l think may as well end them both ut once.
To all of my friends who have asked my view.
in regard to being candidate for vice presi-
dent have replied that l was not candidate
and would not be under any possible conditions
that might arise. have not seen Mr.. Hanna
since last June and I have had no communica-
tion, direct or indirect, with him. In short,
Mr. Hanna has not attempted to buy my sup
port to Mckinley by Offering me any position
or other consideration whatever
Iannounced myself as supporting Gov Nor
ton before many of his ofllcious friends did so;
have also been instructed by the state con-
vention to support Gov. Morton's candidacy. I
have done so and shall continue to do So but
l want the republicans of the state OF New
York, whom have the honor in part to repre-
sent at St. Louis, to understand that am not
taking any part in any canvass which has for
its sole object the proposition anything to
beat Mckinley" From my correspondence
with the republicans of the interior of the state,
believe that vast majority of them, after
and second to Gov Morton's candidacy, prefer
the nomination of Mckinley. 1 shall attempt
to carry out the wishes Of the republicans of
New York and If the occasion should arise my
second choice will be Maj Mckinley.
WARNER MILLER
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-05-20
SWORD, FIRE AND FAMINE
All Do Their Work in Cutting Down
Christians In Armenia.

III ATmeulds
OMAHA, Neb., May 1S.-Mrs. A. N.
Peller, OF North Bend, Neb., has re-
ceived mail advices from friend in
Aintab, Turkey, which are of par
ticular interest at this time in reflect
ing the feelings of the Armenians.
The name of the writer is withheld as
it might endanger life. Extracts from
the letter are as follows:
sit is now more than five months
that sword, fire, famine and cold have
been doing their fearful work among
us. Not less than 200 of our people,
largely men, and from infuenti tial and
productive classes have fallen victims
of the fury of our prosecutors. More
than &C, 900 of our number have, under
threats of instant death, professed
Islamism.
Thousands OF our women have been
carried off to the harems of Turks and
Kurds Not less than 5000 of our prin-
cipal men, including many Gregorian
priests, Protestant pastors and teach
ers, are languisbing in Turkish dun
geons, arrested on baseless charges.
Nor do we see any signs of marked inn
provement. 1T is true massacre and
open plunder have been forbidden, but
our Moslem neighbors are still main
tanning fiercely insulting attitude to-
ward us rs q race"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-05-20
Another Massacre by spanlards.

: PHILADELPHIA, May 16-An after
noon newspaper yesterday printed the
following story: mo more forcible
evidence of the butchery of unarmed
Cubans by Spanish troops could be ad-
duced than by advices received in this
city from Matanzas. The letterreceived
stated that 81 Observation-Disclosures,
women and children-were met by a
Spanish column under Col. Aldea in
the town of Savailla, near Matanzas,
and fred upon by his orders Twenty
seven were killed instantly and the
rest fled into cane field, which was
set on FIRE by the troops and all per-
ished in the flames"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-05-20

six months afterwards, the church will
vote on its adoption. Only those over
81 years of age will be permitted to
vote, and the result shall be certified
to the secretary of this general confer
ence. If adopted by majority of
those voting, the constitution so
adopted shall be effective at once. The
resolution was referred to the commit
tee on constitution.
CLEVELAND, May H. Bishop Vincent
presided over the M. E. conference
Wednesday. The question of changing
the date of calling the general confer
ence from the 1st of May to the first
Wednesday of May was taken up Con-
siderable time was spent wrangling
over the point of whether the present
date is part of the constitution. The
vote was 327 to 10 in favor of the
change, so the size of the majority rem
dered the constitutional point of no
importance, as more than the neces-
sary two-thirds was secured.
Nearly all the rest of the session was
occupied by Rev. J. NJ. King, chairman
of the committee on revisals, in the
submission of reports on verbal changes
in the discipline.
CLEVELAND, May Is. Thursdays ses-
sion of the Methodist conference was
marked by the largest attendance yet
recorded. Bishop Mallalieu presided.
The contingent fund of the Mission
ary society was increased from $95, 900
to $5O,OOO. 1t was decided to organize
a mission conference at Hinghus, China.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-05-20
VOTING FOR BISHOPS.
Methodist Conference Takes Thir-
teen Fruitless Ballots.
It is Decided to Retire from Active Duty
Those Venerable Fathers of tho Church,
Bishops Bowman and Foster
synopsis of Six Days Work.

CLEVELAND, May 1S.-Tuesday's ses-
sion of the Methodist conference opened
with Bishop Fowler in the chair. In
the call for resolutions Rev. R. d. Mum
ger presented one of great Importance.
The resolution created commission
on constitution to consist of two minis
ters and two laymen from each district
as it now stands. The resolution re-
cited the fact that there is great ques-
tion as to what parts of the discipline
constitute the constitution of the
church and this commission is en-
powered to draw up constitution.
The members of this commission are
to meet in Chicago on the first Wednes-
day in August.
They are to draw up the constitution
and after it is completed it is to be
published twice in all official papers of
the church within 80 days after its COM
pletion. This commission is also au-
thorized to devise rules for election,
and not less than three or more than