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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30
WAT CONVENTIONS RRs no,xs

rs- sas',-sssts u~S-s - a-e~s es
! osa rss,, o..x.-N- s.f-.-s r..-az~s
| TIE State eSnvssster, - the Old
paf; ~ that have es~n h-ld iurGrg
toe pas; week saGn n czrasas ssaiy.
! Democrat. ~ s~ne States declare
tor siiser-la other States fc- gold.
| krpuhllcApA arc rot duit qai'- -
mach "siraddlrg." bat talk = little
more boldly 60 the gold siAsaara.
TIE record % TIE ae;'ons o, tho w.
sioGs conventions Is hero errsay
givcH:
Nebraska Rcgzb, caas dsel.r~d
sgs,as: silver aud epdsrs-d Mchtn-
ley for President.
North Dako,s Reps declared
against silver.
Missouri Democratic convention
agains, issuing bonds N ;ine ~
peace.
Colorado Dems declared FOR zilvsr.
and delegates To the national con
ventiou said they would withdraw If
gold platform WAS adopted.
Maine Republicans declared
against free SILVER and endorsed
Reed for President.
Kentucky Republicans declared
against silver aud endorsed both
Bradley aud Mckinley for FIcsi
dent,
New Jersey Republicans declared
sgainst silver. Delegates were not
instructed as TO supporting \ man
for President.
The State Prohibition convention
of Michigan declared for silver.
Texas reform Republicans. known
as lilly whites" passed some sort Of
a straddle, aud put their convention
delegates up for sale 10 the highest
bidder.
Five hundred" Texas Democrat.
met in Dallas and resolved To reor
ganize the party on a gold basis
They will send n contesiiug ielega
tion 10 the national Democratic con
vention.
| Massachusetts, Democrats declared
squarely for the gold standard, eulo
gized Cleveland and Olnoy and com
mended ex-Gov. Russell, goldbng, Z,
the consider alton of the nationa
Democratic convention.
Rhode Island Democrats declares
; outright for goldbuggery. endorse,
Cleveland and declared in favor o
Russell for President.
Tennessee Republicans adopted
"straddle" financial plank aud en-
: dorsed Mckinley for President.
The Maryland Republican conven
: ton declared in favor Of the singl
, gold standard, and elected unin
structed delegates to the nations
convention.
: The free silver Democrats OF y,
S braska held a convention aad i,
: elared for silver. This wing is heat
ed by ex-Congressman w. J. Bryan
S Next week the gold standard win
= will hold a convention This la
f wing is beaded by farmer" Morto,
Il the goldbug Secretary of Agricu
o ture.
a The Democratic Stale conventlo
}, Of Alabama adopted platform Il
n the free coinage of silver at 10 10
?. and instructed the delegates 10 Oh
L eago TO vote as a unit on that ~
Il all other questions. President Clcy
l. land was indorsed on everything c
(. cept finance, and the admInistrat;s
d of Gov. Oates, Dem. goldbugl s.
'e also indorsed. Then this mar,e
E. Gus crowd nominated a silver ma
Capt. j. +. Johnston, for Governo
and elected a goldbug as chairmi
OF the State committee.
X Connecticut Republicans declar
strictly in favor of the gold stan
ard. No mention for President.
u Pennsylvania Republicans sa
nt they were for international bim'
E. allism," but adopted a gold s:anda
III platform. They declared the 1T
rt iff" was the biggest thing before
at people, and started boom for On
KS for President
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30
no Compromise of Principle.
For the Caucasian.

TOT TIE CaUCaSlaH.I
Ell PAso, N. c., April 20, '9G.- |
attended our Superior court week
before last, and cur county Alliance
last week, and l saw representative
men from all parts of the county,
and have yet to hear of the first
Populist who is not true to prin-
ciple. All say, no compromise of
principle, keep in the middle of the
road, &c. w. H. Kitchin's letter is
sumner. Long life to Butler,
Kitchin, and all who like them,
stand true to right. May their num-
Der increase. W. W. DREW.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30
Three Cheers For Principle.
For The Caucasian.


LOUISVILLE, KY, April 24.-Hur-
rah for Mary Ann. Hurrah for your
paper, and hurrah for the only sen
sible and glorious stand you take
for fusion for principle and AGAINST
fusion with any BODY, for any thing
except principle. God speed the
good cause. w. M. VOLS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30
THE VETO POWER.
Let Tho " hole People Sustain This Six
teenth Amendment.

teenth Amendment.
Philadelphia Item.l
The 7th instant, Senator Butler in
troduced a vitally important "joint
resolution" In the Senate which de-
serves the immediate attention of all
honest men IN its behalf; its purport
is to amend the Constitution so that
the President will have his claws
cut in his abuse of veto power, by
limiting it to return Of a rejected
measure 10 Congress, and its final
passage by Congress over the Pres
ident's head by a simple majority,
instead of the two-thirds majority as
the Constitution now reads.
AS matters now stand, the Presi-
dent and his usuriOus minions prac-
tically rule this country, by the mere
threat of veto; the President has all
along been enabled to make or un-
make what currency laws he pleases,
and Congress has been practically
helpless in the matter.
In other words, the President has
been acting the part of tyrant, and
the people aud industries of this
country have been reduced to COM
paratively starvation conditions,
merely because of this abused veto
power.
To use the words Of Senator But
ler: 1.-THE people here elect their
representatives. for both Houses OF
Congress directed to enact the will
of the people into law; yet one man
not even a legislator-has the
monstrous authority and power te
nullify any act of Congress. A bill
IS passed after the most careful and
deliberate consideration by the rep
resentatives of the people; yet it car
be vetoed and nullified by q stroke o
a pen in the hand of one man" Thi!
is dangerous power. When VI
consider to day the tremendous pat
ronage that the President has will
which he can influence legislation
!. in addition to the veto power to XII
!. what is passed, it makes kim almos
an autocrat. 1t gives Mm NOR
power than any crowned head !
Europe.
To complete the good work in,re
S duced by Senator Butler, it
Il here suggested that an amendmer
e be added, cutting the claws of th
= United States Supreme Court In tn
: same way. Instead of allowing tn
Court to upset the acts of Congre.
as has lately been done by a deci
q ion that an act is unconstitutiona
n allow such decision to be handed
ID to Congress for reconsideration
=. the measure, and then if Congre
y decides the matter Constitutions
regardless OF the Supreme Court, Il
y a majoriry vote pass the measu
sS e right over its head, for this Court
~ its turn threatens to be as daugeror
=" an autocrat as President Clevelan
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30
Hit EN- Again.

Elberton (Ga.) New Era.
If the Office seeker shows himself
at your convention, fire him and
nominate your best man who don't
seek office. The notoriety seeker
and the salary seeker make poor of
ficers. They are the kind that sell
you out after you have given them
the position they seek.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30
They Approve.
For The Caucasian.l

MERRITT, N. c., April 23.-We
approve of the plan taken. l have
not heard of man who belongs to
the Peoples Party say that he would
fuse with party on the gold issue.
We will bury the goldbugs so deep
that they will not come forth till the
day of resurrection, and then only
to hear the awful denunciation, de-
part from me l know you not.
T. j. SAWYER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30
the PEOPLES PARTY IN MAINE.
They Beat Both Old Parties and Elect Thu
Mayor Of Ellsworth In Aaiae.

Mayor Of Ellsworth In Maine.
AUBURN, Me-, April 1S.-My dear
Senator Butler: Please send me .
copy Of your speech on the Postal
and Telegraph Telephone. / wish to
publish it.
Gains here in Maine. Last week We
elected the Mayor Of the city o'
Ellsworth over both the old parties
combined. Ellsworth is the homo o.
Senator Eugene Hale.
L. e. BAfKMAx.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30

In an interview senator Tiiimar
said, ia answer to a question. III
Whit 4sy, of New York, is nominst -c
by the Democrats at Chicago | woult
walk out of the convention; il Morri
son is nominated | would feel 9k.
walking out, but would wait until
looked up his record. | do not know
where Morrison stands on the silver
question, and have not seen anybody
in recent years who does"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30
1t Is What They Want.
For The Caucasian.I

DURHAM, N. c.. April 23.-Our
folks are happy over the termination
of the Raleigh meeting. The mid
de of the road is what our folks
want. y. y. WILKERSON.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30
Favor Taking 1t Single-Handed.

For the CaucasianI
STANToNsBURG, N. c., April "a
l do not think fusion is necessary
unless it is had on honorable prin-
ciple. Most of the pssple here are
in favor Of taking it 2ngle handed.
w. J. BATS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30
No Gold Standard.

For The Caucasian.
ONWARD, N. c., April III am
opposed to cooperation or fusion
with any party that advocates gold
standard. JOHN A. LISK.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30
POLITICAL
| POT-POURPI.
Condensed Mention OF What
People Are Saying And What
Parties Arc Doing.
sist's f,s Viz. Of I,ssts o rs<sssss b. tss Press
Issssssisss 81 oslssss b. s~e< Poss.s sss ks~.-
Asl Ssas Me rhisk Iae, ksss

The Sta.esyille Landmark says that
Capt A. ID. towies wants to be the
straight Republican candidst. for Con
gress in the Seventh district. lie is
for the gold standard.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30

Congressman Hall, ex-President of
the Missouri State Alliance, and a
man who has sold out is a sound
money man in earnest. The other day
he received telegram from the chair
man of his district committee in ef-
feet as follows:
"Wiu you accept denomination to
Congress with instructions to vote for
a bill for the unlimited coinage of sill
yer l6 to /? You can state that al
though these are not your views, you
Weld to the wishes of your cOnstitu-
ents."
TO which Mr.. Hall in substance re-
piled:
"Will not accept denomination on
conditions you name. Free silver is
raising h-ll and damnation with the
Democratic party. Will accept renom-
ination only on a sound money plat
form"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30

The Denver Times says: .Senatsr
Teller and Representative Shafrorh
have decided definitely that they will
not be candidates for election rs de-
legates to the National Republican
Convention. They feel that there Is
no hope that the convention will NOM
mate a candidate or adopt a platform
which they can indorse. Both say
they cannot support gold standard
candidate for the Presidency, no mat
ter by what party nominated, and they
would only place themselves in an
embarrassing position by participating
iu a convention which is SO certain 10
make a position against silver as they
consider the Republican Convention
to be- Mr.. Teller says that lie prom
ised the people Of Colorado in 1854
that he would not support a gold
standard man in the campaign of 1886
and that he will not change his posi-
tion now"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30

w. A. Dunn, of Scotland Neck, MEM
ber of the Democratic State Executive
Committee, writes Ed. Chambers
Smith as follows: "If there is any
straddfe by our party on the silver
question, p either State or national
convention, it would be the supremest
folly to make campaign in this State.
Our people by us have been taught
that free-coinage is right, and they
believe it. 1t is needless for the gold
bug organs to say now that it is Pop
ulistic to advocate free lcOinage. The
Democratic party in North Carolina
by its press, and by those placed IN
high positions, is responsible for the
faith of the people on this subject
There can be no hair-splittlng OF
lodging"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30
LETTERS FROM
THE PEOPLE.
Various Matters on Which The
Popular Opinion is Express
ed-All Sections Interested.
LIVING ISSUES FORWARD,

80 Fusion f:Scspt on PrincipI. Is the
slogan FROM Ev.rywhsra-Th The Action
of the State Committee Commended -
Honest PeopIs VIII Com. To IL.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30

"Win you, as Republican, vote for
a Democratic free coinage candidate
next faal?" was asked of Congress
man Hartman in Washington.
"No," was the reply, 'for the simple
reason that will not have the oppor-
tunity.
"Then you do not think that the
Democrats will declare for free coin
age?"
II do not. They may think thai
they will, but they will weaken just a:
soon as the Eastern money influence;
get to work among them"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30
The Fayetteville Observer says:

owe are glad to learn that there Is
good prospect of the nomination OF
Mr.. Chas. NJ. Vance, son of Zeb Vance
for Congress in the ninth district
at the Depocratic convention which
meets in Asheville on the l4th Of May
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30
The yice-Presidens and Family to AtteI
the University Commencement.
Snecial tn the Observer. |

WASHINGTON, April 22.-Vice-
President Stevenson, Mrs. Steven
son, and Miss Stevenson, will attend
the University commencement.
President Stevenson will deliver the
diplomas to the graduates and make
an address.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30

Mr.. w. B. Fleming (whO represented
Warren in the last legislature as Fu-
sionist) comes out in lengthy COM
munication in the Peoples Paper,
strongly opposing fusion between the
Third party and the Republicans. He
says it would be sacrifice OF princi-
ple to fuse with the Republicans, when
they are for high tariff and the gold
standard, whereas the POpulists are in
favor of low tariff and double
standard-and every other sensible
man thinks as Mr.. Fleming does about
| lthis.-WarrentOn Gazette.
One of the little political events or
| the street to-day was conversation
between J. G. L. Harris and Register
of Deeds J. j. Rogers, of Wake. Nov
this was Greek meeting Greek-POpu
list and Republican arguing. Harri!
said he was perfectly willing to lei
the Populists take the Governor ant
90 on with him. "What is that place
in time of peace?" said he; "a LITTLE
irresponsible office, not so big as yours
Rogers. Certainly we ought to giv'
the Populists the Governor in crisi
like this when the ruin of the State i
threatened. 1t would have done gOot
at the meeting if we had let the POpu
lists know they were welcome to nam
the Governor. Several of their Stat
committee told me sc"
i Rogers put in a word here, saying
"Well, that would have done no good
What would have become of our prin
ciple?" :.
| Harris repeated, "Well, the commit
teemen told me it would have done tn
work."
Rogers gave a bold reply 81 sa
give the Republicans all the offices an
let us take the principle"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30

Now is the time for..action. The
enemy is sowing tares. Let the
nroplc SOW good seed. Five copies
r. the CAUCASIAN 3 months for
500. Twelve copies 3 months
for - 90. Send club quick.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30

| |lers,
| re-
with
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30

(Continusd on fourth pag9
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-30
CURRITUCK COUNTY ALLIANCE.

W. Z. JONES, Secretary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-26

can be seen; but others place it at the wa
ter's edge, because there no shadow can
intervene to confuse the lookout.
When Frances Willard sailed on the Pa
ris last Wednesday she had with her
6eed tS Which Y 1t the devoted members
viding, and which eXcelled in watchfulness
and efficiency the faithful Anna Gordon,
Miss Wizards other self This was a great
Search-light that scanned the water ahead
and warned the crew of the ocean ghosts
that are at this particular season unsleep-
ing providers of the deep.
The place where most icebergs come
from is Greenland which ought to be nam
ed Whiteland. All the spring it is white
as snow, coated with the great bergs that
break off as the waters rush past and
start south. Other bergs come from the
frozen northwest passage, which foolish
naYigators are always trying to discover.
| The ice, when 1t breaks up at this time
of the year, starts south with slow momen-
tum and gets about as far South as Green
land. Here 1t lodges, getting wedged in
the narrow passages and getting an extra
freezing as 1t tarries under the frozen
sun. One of these days the end breaks off,
and down it sweeps to form the dreaded
berg of the Atlantic.
The worst of all icebergs are those that
/ strike the coral reefs in the ocean and get
grounded" AS everybody knows, a piece
/ of Ice shows only its tip end above the
water. If you see a point sticking up you
may be sure there is a great bulk of ice
under the water. With an iceberg there
may be great mass of ice Of an irregu-
/ lar shape stuck fast to mountain on the
bed of the ocean, or il may have been
| caught in some of the persistent growths
| in the bed Of the ocean. 1t is then ground
| ed"
The only intimation that the sailor has
! of this is point sticking up in the air 1t
looks Ike an insignificant piece of ice,
1 and noticing that il is not sweeping to-
wards him, he ventures on his way The
next note he has of warning is when the
4 hull Of the vessel strikes the solid mass far
/ below the water and the good ship gets a
/ shock that makes him glad that il has
/ iron sides along with its woody structure.
! The search-light penetrates the water to
7 more or less distance according to the
Clearness Of the ocean. Ii has been known
/ 10 show the water almost TO the ocean bed
/ At other times duh sluggishness shuts II
Off at the waters edge.
There is not one passenger in a thou
sand that crosses the ocean that knows
I there Is a search-light in the bow always
alert for the moving ghosts. The CLEAN
4 Is for ships they think, but they little know
that u Is for the fatal berg, nor can they
/ imagine how glad the ocean crew was
/ when the first search-light was nut in a
/ ship and found 70 be worthy the seas
use.
The biggest iceberg seen thus far this
( spring was one that was measured by
I ships eye TO be- ten miles long and twenty
miles wide. IL was n beautiful thing, and
Z lay ahead far enough for safety vet ID
could De easily seen with the naked eve
Passengers took 90 thelr steamer chairs 10
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-26

the distance to permit the ship to turn
and avoid a coming berg.
Pretty soon the great ragged, towering
outlines are seen far off, menacing and
coming swiftly onward. Then the captain
does his best work. Whether to reverse
the engines and turn back. whether TO 20
swiftly forward, or whether to stand still
and let the berg 90 on its way sOuth-as
all bergs dds a question Of Judgment
which he must hurriedly determine
This season there have been a greater
number Of collisions from icebergs than
have been known before in ocean history
since the days when steam and electricity
revOlutionized ocean travel. But the ac-
cidents have been to sailing vessels yachts
and the smaller of the ocean craft. The
great ocean greyhOunds are too carefully
trained and too fleet to be caught mapping
by the ocean terror.
The way of placing the search-light diff
the bow, claiming that a greater distance
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-26

offer any solution to this twentieth century
problem.
There are arguments pro and con. 1t is
said by some that the higher education of
women, though an excellent and praise
worthy movement, has resulted in their
physical deterioration. Moreover during
the process of mental training they be-
come less womanly and lose those charms
of confidence and sentlmentality that men
regard as the attributes of the sex.
Modern education, says Grant Allen and
DR.. Cyrus Edison, reduces woman's natur-
al organic desires to such an extent IL at
she regards marriage with atavism.
II Is regretta6ie that these gentlemen
are unable to discriminate between tie
ideal marriages which, like all the good
things of life, are pretty equally divided.
and the other marriages, about which the
least said the better. As a parting thought
however one cannot but remember the
experience of an American in Germany.
who in speaking to a Berliner, said:
Fine. country, yours. but your people
are awful boors."
Whereupon the Berliner, with character
iStic suaWty, replied:
What bad letters of introduction Won
must have had"
In the absence of what PSYCHOLOGISTS
term a natural desire for the propaga-
ton of the species, the positivists af-
tirm that II is criminal TO marry. First
~, because women who go into the pro-
fessional or business life with the deter
mination to succeed gradually become so
engrossed in their work that should they
marry they find domesticity dull and un-
interesting. Secondly, the professional
woman Is i'll fitted to perform the sacred
duties of wife and motherhood-at least.
so we are told by these same positivists'
who go so far as to say that marriage
with woman who has risen above the
animal is anything but a contamination.
But let us take a cursory glance at
the other side of the question.
In a recent number of one of the New En-
gland magazines. a distinguished professor
contributed an able article on the grea
increase in the health of children Of the
present century, attributable, the pro-
fessor said to the higher mental and
physical training OF the women. Their
intelligence, familiarity with the laws of
hygiene and physiology, not only make
them better wives and mothers, but each
woman so endowed is enabled to do her
part in establishing a national education.
which has its beginning in the home cir
Gle, with much more efficacy than her
less fortunate sister.
Women IN professional or business life
have no claim to "recklessness," aD-
parent or real. Their emotions are toned
down, but because they are more prac-
teal Is no reason to presuppose that
they are less human. They have the same
natural instincts as their mothers be-
fore them. with the exception that thelr.
liberal education has stored their minds
with fundamental truths hitherto kept
hidden.
The reasons for professional and busi-
ness women remaining single are many
and are not always due, as the critics