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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-07
J. il. BARNES. Act. Scc'y.
We Are sim sticking To 10.
or The Caucnsiap

We Are sim site king To ft.
For The Caucasian
COLUMBIA, y. c., April 29.-li was
in 1870 and 90 we made our demands
OF the lawmakers OF this country
Tor what We believed 10 be the need
ed financial reforms, and only broke
OF from our original party Aiiilia-
tons when We found the leaders TO
be against US and our interest. I,
Is no child's play with the great mas.
OF wealth producers 10 continually
have right after right, and privilege
after privilege wrenchcd from th.Ir
hands by a greedy horde OF men
whose aims seem 10 b. nothing but
seliishness. We are opposed 10 the
goldbug monopoliziug influence o.
both old parties, and pledge and re-
pledge ourselves not 10 vote for a
gOldbug for anything. fusion, or m,
fusion. We are "in the middle @.
the road" and do intend 10 be do
coyed out of il by friend or foe. We
are there TO stay until We are kicked
knocked or pulled out. W.. np
prove OF the course of Senator Blu,
Ter and the avowed sentiment of TIL
CAUCASIAN. The sentiment advo
Gated and produced in THE CAucAs
IAN of the 10Th inst, by Kitchen, i,
the sentiment OF the Populists, OF Ty
reli county. Ii is true that a few
who espoused our principles and de
mands at first, have no, been q,
Jealous as might be expected. for
We often End men who seem willing
to adhere 10 anything that will Civ.
their own selfish motives boom
The Populists of Tyreli county ar,
composed OF farmers and laboreri
and are not deviating from the prin
ciples set forth in the Ocala de
mands, SO / will simply say that sucl
communications as has, or may b
between Mr.. Holton aud Mr.. Skinne
will have no weight with Us. W
are waiting and watching aEd il
time will see how many will give q
affirmative answer to the question
Would this day. for small or grea;
| Ny own pursuits forego.
To tighten by afeathers weight
| The mass Of humane woe
7. l.. JoSEs.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-07

dsasi ihs '.Ais 41Pl. ssArtnr=s
isto iHsisnihcAucs y 'surs really 49,
gsu.
The Tas'''ctAHs ~ TO - s-rS y
the Hase o; psnocrNi .sd E~eab!i
can are hlasphssasrs uFan tb~ na=.s
o. J'rsrson ard l.saoo.n. ALL kow
Any s;sdrn; "f = tory And lower a,
JUSTICE ssH 'uPFofi 'hs. - hcyenI
the eomPrr heusl"n ct ny ihirl
skull.
s;sy IA the ~ adj. 80 tks road
the Omaha I.lAiioFta Apl ao faaan
~1;h political fAlifu- NAkc.ho %
sue -vsTIrE ;o Al rlcu A-a an .ith
yoa 10 n. cud.
bEo. u WsE~rr
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-07
No GuIdbug In Any shape.
or The Caucasian.

ELLERBE. y. C, May l.-In no
case will We vote for goldbug in
any shape or form. | find a great
many old partyites saying they will
vote for silver man for President
that it is impossible to get free sill
yer inside of either OF the old parties.
We must stick to principle. The old
parties have none to stick to.
NELSON MCAsKILi..
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-07
MASKED MEN THRASH AN INFoRMeR.
He Was Lashed In Turn by a Hundre
Mon, but Will Recover.

He was LaSheO In Iurn Oy hunore0
Mon, but Will Recover.
Salisbury. n. c., April 27.-While on
his way home Saturday night Lee
Pinkston, a respectable white farmer,
living near Braddy's distillery, four
miles from this place, was held up by
q hundred or more masked men, taken
from his wagon, placed on tree
stump, and cowhided. Every man in
the party administered one or more
lashes, and Pinkston was left. thought
to be dying.
Revenue officers had seized twenty
five barrels of whisky at Braddy's dis
tillery, and Pinkston was charged
with having given the information.
After being cow-hided he was told
that if he did not leave the county in
ten days he would be hanged. Pink
ston will probably recover.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-07
An Opinion From New York.
The Caucasian.l

For The Caucasian.
CATsKILL, n. Y, April 30.-Since
the first gun was fired on Fort
Sumpter / have been a warm friend
of the Southern people, lido not in
fer from this that l am, or ever was,
in favor of chattel slavery or white
slavery eitherJ but l look upon
them (the Southern people) as being
more humane, warm hearted, just
and up-to-date than the Northern
'boodlers" who really precipitated
civil strife once, and who now show
q willingness, and even . desire, tt
do : SO again; strife which vii
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-07
Democrats and Republic ans Will ~, y.ts
For Goidbugs.

Democrats and Republicans Will Not y.ts
For Goidbugs.
MINEoLA, n. c., Apr. 29.-Ali Of us
favor cooperation on just and hon
est terms. / do not think there is q
Populist in this county that will
vote for gold standard man for
any Office from President down 20
Constable. We want cooperation
on the lines as laid down by The
CAUCASIAN and Senator Butler. !
hear Senator Butler complimented
almost every day by Populists, Re
publicans and Democrats on his
fight in the Senate OF the United
States in behalf Of free silver, and
the stand he has taken IN behalf OF
the great people of North Carolina
and also in trying to unite the peo-
pie Of all parties on free silver lines
to whip the old enemies. the go,1.
bug plutocrats Of both the gold
parties.
talked with several promineu,
Democrats and Republicans not
many days since and they said the J
would never vote for 8 single GOLD
standard man for President. They
admitted that both 1.-The old parties
would put out goIdbugs or strsidle
bugs, and IL they DID, they woult
vote for the Populist or free silyel
candidate Now, in the face OF al
fhis how can We have Republican ol
Democratic goldbug fusion on an,
ticket. We all end d,rss whs. ". Il
kitchin said along this lice in tS'
April 10th issue OF THE CAUcAsrix.
II looks to Us lake there are ies
men in the State who want fusion
for the Offices or spoils, and to al
such we say tie sooner they &c
square into the goldbug. Rothschii,
parties, the better it will be for re
form, free silver and the great mas
Of the people. For eight years IhAv
denounced the British gold stand
ard from an Alliance standpoint, an,
for four years a. q Populist / hav
denounced the gold standard An
the demonetizationof silver; and no'
for me to repudiate all I have said
and said too in good faith, is some
thing that I will never do. / Am M
, in the fight for Office but for prir
ciple, and will contend for the rigi
though the heavens fall.
b. E. HoDGEs
Y
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-07
Richmond PopuIists Satisfied.
;or. of the Progressive Farmer

Cor. Of the Progressive Farmer.
ELMoRE, n. C.-I fully endorse
what our State Executive Commit
tee did in the Conference at Raj
eigh On the 10th and 18th of this
month, and think all our Populis.s
down here do the same, unless it is
an office seeker.
JOHN MCLEAN.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-07
More EndorseHlent..
For the Caucasian.l

For the Caucasian.l
CLEVELAND, County. April %
We, the members of Elbethcl ALI
ance, No. 2052, endorse the action
Of our State Executive Committee in
the stand they have taken on co op-
GRAFTON for principle.
7. B. GoFoRTH,
President.
M. l., WARE. Sec'y.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-07
EnaoTses The Action.
For The Caucasian.l

For The Cancaslan.I
kINsToN, n. c., May IL endorse
the action Of our committee n full.
L. L. HAUsER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-07

For the Caucasian.
BEAUFORT, N. c., April 20.-So
far | hav'nt heard a single Pop eI-
press disapproval of the action Of
our committee on cooperation.
RALPH Rowland.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-07

Five copies of TIE CAUcAsIAx
three months for $1,OO
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-07
HOUSE.

Nine pension bills introduced.
Mr.. skinner introduced q bill to se-
cure international free coinage of sill
yer It the ratio Of lc TO ] 10 maiataia
the gold reserve; to regulate the ex-
portation and 20 protect the produc-
ton and manufacture Of cotton within
the United states.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-07

Five pension bills.
The naval appropriation bill came
up again. Mr.. Teller speaking Of the
TO refer TO the fact that old John shee-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-07

Now is the time for.action. The
enemy is sowing tares. Let the
people SOW good seed. Five copies
Of the CAUCASIAN 3 months for
$1.OO. Twelve copies 3 months
for $500. Send a club quick.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-07
GENERAL JACKSON.

turn now to refute the statement
of the ignoranmus who represented
General Jackson as gold monomet-
allist. l prefer to regard the man
who would put forth such a state
ment as an ignoramus, rather than as
q vilful falsifier. In his last annual
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-07
No DisapProvaI.

M. l.. WARE, Sec'y.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-07

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sestsS ,ss csas;r, as.a sah
sArsr rassls~-lsss lssr-sssrs. I~s.
Has~s sssE- S~=1 si.eo frs s-
cspsss 81 ,A~ CArcaaas s.a
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-07
JEFFERSON
AND JACKSON
Some Facts Which Show That
They Were Not Goldbugs or
National Bankers.
THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS

They EntertaIned Are What the Popuii,ts
Advocate To-day-The Charlotte Obssr-
vsr, Merchant" and All PIutocratIe
Eo"is and Sh, locks shutup.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-17
WILLIAM J. BRYAN.
The Young Nebraskan Chosen by
the Democrats for President.
1t Was Done on the Fifth Ballot, state Del
egatiOns Eagerly Changing Their Votes
to Make the domination UnanI-
mOus-OtheF Proceedings.

CHICAGO. July I1.-At 1887 yesterday Chair
man White who had recovered the use Of his
voice, stepped to the front Of the stage Run
ming his eve for a couple Of seconds over the
crowd. he glanced down at the pit and with q
blow Of the gavel called the democratic ma
tioual convention TO order. With shutting feet
the vast audience arose and listened when Rev
Dr.. Green. the chaplain, prayed for righteous
ness and peace
Chairman White then announced that the
convention was still on the call Of states for
nominations and Mr.. Harrity, Of Pennsylvania,
chairman Of the national committee, mounted
his chair and placed in nomination eX-Gov.
Robert E Pattison- This evidence that Penn
sylvanfa would stand by the platform and par
ticipate in the nomination drew a cry Of de-
light from the silver men and Pattison's name
got swinging round Of applause from the gal
leries.
Mr. Msttingly, Of the District OF Columbia
seconded the nomination OF that peerless
champion Of free silver. that firm friend OF the
farmer ana laborer. John K Mclean, Of Ohio 3"
Delegate Miller, Of Oregon, added to the list
Of nominations the name Of Sylvester Pen
mover, Of Oregon
Thus the names OF Bland. Bryan, Boies,
Blackburn. Matthews. Mclean, Pattison and
Pennoyer were before the convention
Ballotinz BY states then began II remained
for New Jersey 70 cause the first really seasa-
tionaI passage. ADermott. from his chair,
shouted The state Of New Jersey respect
fully declines to vote" Kisses followed while
the gold sdherents in the galleries attempted
TO drown the disapproval with their cheers,
but were unable to do so
Gov. Flower made this statement when New
York was called: In view of the platform
adopted By this convention. and Of its actions
and expressions, am instructed 6y the New
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-17

length been re-tored opon the floor the chair
directej the seer tarE 10 call the ro-l Of the
states for the fth ballot The roll call pro-
coed without Incl ent until the state Of West
Virginia was reached. when that state re-
queA.ed 20 be passed The 70 votes from Wis
eonsin that had been withheld from tie first
stu declined 70 vote The state OF Illinois
was also passed. as the delegation from Ohio
marched 70 their committee room for consulta-
ton The roll call having been completed in
regular course. the secretary returned % ca
the names Of the states whic had been passed
Upon the second call, the state Of West Vir-
GINA was still not ready 20 vote. Illinois
however upon the second call cast = votes
for Bryan amid the greatest enthusiasm
The Bryan men were now confident At this
time John R Mclean. Of Ohio, mounted his
chair. The confusion still being very great. he
had some difficulty in securing recognition. bu;
finally succeeded He said: Ohio w!thdraws
the name Of John R Mclean. and casts her &c
votes for William J. Bryan" This announce
ment caused great enthusiasm and was de-
cisive Of the result
After Ohio's vote was announced Gov. Stone
Of Missouri. read a note from Richard P.
Bland, in which the latter stated that if the
convention could find man more acceptable
than he. he wished his name withdrawn Gov.
Stone then withdrew BANDS name and
pumped Missouri's 81 votes into the Bryan
column
At the close Of Gov. Stones remarks the
convention broke into the widest excitement
Delegates and those in the galleries alike
jumped on their chairs and waved umbrellas
and flags In one end of the hall an enthuSi-
asst waved aloft shoe on the end Of long
stick.
A delegate from Iowa. A Van Wagner, then
addressed the chair. saying he was instructed
by the Iowa delegation to withdraw the name
Of Horace Boies and 10 cast Iowa's % votes for
Bryan
Gov. Culberson. Of Texas-''In view Of the
fact that the friends of Mr.. Bland have with
drawn his name from this contest am in
structed by the ma iority Of the delegates from
texas TO cast the votes Of that state for VIII
liam ]. Bryan"
After a number or other changes to Bryan
had been made, the chairman put the motion
Of Senator Turpie, OF Indiana, TO make the
nomination unanimous. and declared the vote
carried
The result Of the fifth ballot was not an
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-17
The Night Session.

CHICAGO. July i0.-At the night session Of
the convention in the presence OF fully ?. 90
people. Hon William Jennings Bryan. OF e.
braSka was placed in nomination 0y n. 7.
Lewis, OF Georgia and seconded by " c
klutz, Of North Carolina: George T. Williams
Of Massachusetts, and Thomas ] Herman. Of
Louisiana Although the denomination vas
confined largely TO the galleries, it looked as II
the favorite, Bland, had fallen back into The
ruck, hope essIy beaten
Senator Vest placed the &issouTian n uorni-
nation and David Overmyer Of Kansas. sec
onded the nomination
The name Of Gov Claude Matthews, Of Indi-
ana, was presented oy Senator Turpie. Of Indi-
ana. and seconded by Delegste Trippett-
Fred White. OF Iowa placed Boies IN nCmi-
nation. and the Waterloo statesman oEed a
maEnideent GRAFTON 70 the enthusiasm OF Miss
Winnie Murray. young woman from Nashua.
Ia, who LED the BOies demonstration. as Mrs
Carson Lake did the Blaine demonstration al
Minneapolis four years ago.
Senator Blackburn. Of Kentucky. was placed
in nomination by John :. Raea- a brilliant
Kentucky orator, and seconded by Gen 1T
Clair. OF West Virginia W W Foote. Of Cali
fornla. and Mclean, Of Ohio. BY Delegate Pat
ric;-. Of the Buckeye state
The convention adjourned until to-day.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-17
M'KINLEY ON FINANCE.
The Republican Nominee for President Re
eeiVes the Foraker Club.

CANTON. O., July An a speech to
the Foraker club, which visited him
Saturday, ex-Gov. William Mckinley
said:
Recent events have imposed upon the pa
triOtic people OF this cOuntry a responsibility
and a duty greater than that Of any since the
civil war. Then il was a struggle TO preserve
the government Of the United States. Now il
is q struggle to preserve the financial honor OF
the government OF the United States. Then is
was contest 70 save the union. Nov il is a
contest TO save, spOtless its credit Then sec
ton was arrayed against section Now men Of
all se>tions can unite. and will unite. 70 rebuks
the reputation Of our obligations and the de-
basement Of our currency. In this contest pa
triotism is above party aud national honor IS
dearer than any party name The currency
and credit Of the government are good now,
and must be kept good forever
Our trouble il not with the character Of the
money that We have. but with the threat to de-
base it We have the same currency that We
had in l592-goOd the world over and unques-
toned BY any people Then. too. We had
uneXampIed credit ana prosperity. Our
difficulty Is 70 get that money IN cir
culstion and invested in productive en-
terprises which furnish employment 70 Amer
lean labor This Is impossible with the dis
trust that hangs over the eOlntrT a. the pres
ent time. and ever effort TO maze our dollars,
or any one OF them WORTH less than I0B cents
each only serves 20 increase that cistrusL
What We want is a sound policy. financial and
industrial. which viii give courage and conf
dence 70 all for. when that Is done the money
now Unemployed because Of fear FOR the future
and lack Of confidence in investment. VIII
quickly appear IN the channels Of trade
Gentlemen. the employment q our idle
mOney-tne idle mouev that We ALREADY have
in gainful pursuits viii put ever idle man n
the country az work and when there is work
there IS wages. and when there are work and
wages there are consumers who constitute the
best market for the products OF our country
Having destroyed business and confidence
by free trade policy. !, Is now proposed 20
make things still worse BY entering upon an
era Of deprec sted currency Not eoatent with
the Inauguration Of the ruinOEs policy which
has brought down the wages OF the labOrer
and the price Of farm products, its ad-
vocates nov offer = new policy which
viii diminish the value Of the money in
which wages and products are paid Against
both OF these We stand opposed Our creed
embraces an honest dollar, an untaruished na-
tionaI dollar. adequate revenues fO- uses Of the
government. protection 20 labor and industry,
preservation OF the home market and reciproc-
ity which viii extend our foreign markets
Upon n platform We stand ami submit its
declarations 10 the sober and eonsiderate Iudg-
ment Of the American people
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-17
JONES FoR CHAIRMAN.
The ArkaRszn Elected to Manage the Dem
Ocratie Csmpaigu-Brysn FavOrs Aggres-

The ArkaRszn Elected to Manage the DEM
Ocratie Csmpaigu-BTysn FavOrs Aggres-
SION.
CHICAGO. July 1S-United States
Senator James K Jones, of Arkansas,
was elected chairman of the new ma
tional democratic committee Saturday
night He was the personal choice of
Presidential Candidate Bryan and was
Acceptable to Vice Presidential Candi-
date SewalL Mr.. Jones was not a
member of the committee, the mem Der
from his state being Thomas 3. McRae
During the executive session Mr..
Bryan spoke for IS minutes
He said he was strongly in
favor of carrying the war into
the enemv's camp" He thought it
would be best to make an aggressive
inroad into New York and the New
England states. he said that the sug-
gestion had been made to him that the
notification exercises should be held
in Madison Square garden and he ap-
proved the suggestion. Mr.. SewaH
followed with promise to enter fully
into the campaign work.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-17

nouneeE- but the unofficial figures are BlZnd.
Il; Bryan. 634- Pattison. - Stevenson 6
Hill. I. not vg5i1g H.
When quiet vas restored, the chair an
nounce1 recess vou be taken unll sight
oclCck n the evening
short Session.
CHICAGO. Ju'y u At SIS Friday hight
Chairman White called the convention 10
order. but Gov. Stone moved that an adlCTr1-
ueut be taken until Saturday Al l. o'cleSk in
order that no mistake should be made il the
selection OF viee president The time was
changed TO ten o'clock ezd at ESQ the eo4ren-
ton was adjourned.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-17
Four People Drowned at Lawrence.

LAWRENCE, Kan, July IA c.
Study and his family went over the
dam in the river in boat yesterday
evening and were drowned. They
were rowing when by some means the
boat became unmanageable and went
over the dam. Mr.. Study. his wife
and child and the infant child of Mrs.
Hook, his sister, who was visiting there
were drowned
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-17
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
Full Text of the Declaration of Principles
- Finally Passed.

- fInaily Hasseus
CHICAGO, July 10-Tbe majority re-
port of the committee on resolutions of
the democratic national convention
submitted the following report, which
was read by Senator Jones. of Arkan-
sas, chairman of the committee:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-17
IN AUfuI ACCIDENT.

OMAHA. Neb.. July IA heavy
loaded excursion train and a fast
freight on the Northwestern road COL
lided shortly after six o'clock Saturday
evening near Logan, Ia. IS people
were killed and 81 injured. Many o,
the latter will die.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-17
E1-Coper--sman Hurd Dea

TOLEDO. O.. July - Hon. Frank Fl.
Hurd, ex-congressman, lawyer and one
Of the most prominent democrats in
Ohio died yesterday in this city after
an illness of five days The immediate
cause Of death was apoplexy.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-17
fifty thousand Drowned.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-THE steam
ship DOric arrived from Yokohama last
night bringing news up to June 25.
Estimates of the loss of life from the
great tidal wave reached as high a.
sc, eco
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-31
rurope,n Holdings In Africa.

Within the scope of q magazine arti-
clio it is impossible to describe the steps
which France, Germany and Italy sew
orally took. A sufficient idea. however.
may be gained by the casual reader Of
what has been done when / say that
within the last ten years France has &C
CURED Of equatorial Africa about 500, =
600 square miles, in which there are
now 800 Europeans; Germany, doc, 600
square miles; Italy, 5470 square
miles; aud Portugal has now defined
territory extending over 10000 square
miles. France, moreover, has been ac-
tive farther north, in the Sahara and in
west Africa, and claims rights over
1000, 900 square miles, while Germany,
in southwest Africa and the Cameroons,
asserts her rule over 100000 square
miles. Henry NJ. Stanley i'll Century.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-31
Butchers BARGAIN Days.

"Bargain days" are no longer pecul-
lar or restricted 10 the big dry goods
and combination stores. The butchers
and grocers have entered the field. The
grocers have had to make occasional
cuts for some time, because nearly all
the large shopping emporiums deal in
groceries, Of the canned variety espe-
cially. But bargain days in steaks, chops
and sausage are something new and
unique.
On tho upper west side there are
dozen butcher shops that have followed
the lead of large market on One Hun
dred and Twenty-ffth street. At this
place the housekeeper who watches out
for the pennies may get bargain every
day in the week. On Saturday, for in
stance, there is big cut in corned beef
for Monday wash day boiled dinner.
On Monday posters with huge black
letters inform the passerby that the
prices of pork are being slaughtered or
that there is bear movement on legs
Of lamb. Bedrock prices are quoted in
porterhouse, tenderloin and sirloin
steaks on another day. Turkeys, chick
ems and geese 90 for a song on special
occasions, and regular bankrupt quota
tions are put up against fresh country
sausage" and philadelphia scrapple"
in the rotation of the bargain day sys-
tenn. Now York World.