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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19
MASSACHUSETTS STATE PEOPLES
PARTY CONVENTION.
They Elect Delegates to St. Louis, and In
vite All Who Oppose the Gold Standard


They Elect Delegates to St. Louis, and In
vite All Who Oppose the Gold Standard
Standard to Rally to Our Support in the
Coming Fight.
Press Dispatch.I
The Massachusetts, State conven-
ton of the Peoples Party was at
tended by fully 800 delegates. The
committee on resolutions presented
the following, which, after some dis
cussion, was adopted:
"REsoLvED, That the Peoples
Party of Massachusetts,, declaring
for the ultimate destruction of all
monopolies that are depressing the
people, and recognizing the fact
that there is a rapidly growing SEN
timent among the followers of all
political parties in opposition to
money monopoly, affirm our belief
that in the irrepressible conflict to
improve the financial and industrial
conditions and restore the public to
its normal prosperity, We should well
come the cooperation of all those
opposed to the money power that is
attempting to fix upon this country
the British gold standard, and to
secure its defeat We should endeavo,
to unite all forces into one aggres-
sive, irresistible phalanx, that will
secure free coinage of silver and
gold at 16 to l, and the issue of al
money by the United States treasury
without the intervention of banks ot
issue, to be receivable for all debts
public and private. We believe als<
that there should be plank on lant
transportation and monopolies in tn,
platform.
Delegates were elected to the ma
tional party convention in st. Louis
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19
ABNER BARBER,
DANIEL BRYANT,
Il. j. JACKSON,
HENRY RICHARDSON,
JOE Mccoy,
ROBERT Brown.
GREAT FRAUDS
IN ALABAMA.
Startling Report of The Senate
Committee On Privileges
And Elections.

Senator Morgan Should be Ousted-Re-
port Takes Positive Ground as to the
Right of the Senate to Investigate This
Election-PopulistL Legislature Undoubt-
edIy Chosen and Mr.. Reese, Pop, Was
Elected Senator.
Senator Chandler, from the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections,
recently submitted to the Senate
the ma jority report recommending
the adoption of Senator Aliens (Pop.)
resolution providing for at investiga-
tion of the Alabama State and legis-
lative elections of 1894. Reference
is also made in the report to the pre-
vious election of 1892.
The committee asserts that the de-
claration of the election of Thomas
q. Jones, regular Democrat, as gov
ernor-Reuben f. Kolb (Pop.) being
the opposition candidate was due to
the wholesale Justification of re-
turns of dishonest election officials
in pursuance of q great conspiracy
deliberately organized long before
the election, for the purpose of
changing the political complexion of
the State in case it should appear
that kolb and his supporters had
carried the State"
Referring to the election of 1894
in which kolb was again a candidate
against W. c. Oates, Dem.) the re-
port says that kolb was elected, as
well as a majority Of the Legislative
candidates on the same ticket, but
that they were not given the Offices
on account of the fact that fictitious
vote was returned. The report calls
attention to the fact that in fifteen
counties the returns showed that 50,-
900 votes were polled, when in reali-
ty only 10000 were cast.
Instead Of Oates being elected by
-, ,5S2 votes, the report declares that
he was defeated by about 1000 ma
jority. The kolb legislature, the
report says, was counted out in the
same way, and in both elections the
fraudulent votes came mainly from
the "black counties; that Kolb and
his ticket carried majority of the
white" counties, and that the ne
groes failing to register, false poll
lists were made aud false returns
were certified to on behalf of Kolb's
antagonist.
1.-The case" the report says, "is
not merely of local frauds, which
happened here and there over the
State, but is that of carefully
planned and deliberately manufac
tured masses of fraudulent return:
based upon no votes whatever, but
made to apparently defeat State
government that was actually chos
en-, and TO give apparent title to {
State government defeated by th'
governors"
The report concludes with a detail
ed account of the particulars con
cerning the organization of the koll
!. legislature and the election by it Q
. W. S. Reese (Pop.)as United State
= Senator to hold the seat now occupi
u ed by Senator John L. Morgan
The committee say the investigate,
:, should be held and the facts mad
y known whether they are as hav
!; been charged. or are unfounded.
If the charges are we'll founde
. the report says, it may be the dut
g of the Senate to oust Senator Morga
u from his seat. The report take
9 positive ground as to the right of th
Il Senate to make the investigation.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19
More Buffers Wanted.

L VI Inv NouNsRSldh.l
PFAFFTowN, n. c., March live
want the truth straight from Wash
iugton every week. We have read
with care Senator Buffers speech
of January l4th, and it does our
heart good to read after a man who
has the courage, the grit and tue
brain to tell other members of their
disloyalty 10 their constituents. Tell
them like this:
81 stand here today and charge
and defy contradiction that RUIN
has been brought upon US solely by
infamous laws enacted in this Capt.
tol and by still more Infamous ex
ecution or defiance of law by the
administration at the other end OF
Pennsylvania avenue"
Irepeat love to read it, and II
this government had all such mel
as Senator Marion Butler from Pres.
idept down, then the laboring peo
pie would not need have any fear but
that they would get value received
for their labor. We have heard Mr.
Butler on the stump and have KEEP
up with him as near as possible II
the United States Senate, and w
have yet to see where he has sacri
feed the interest of the people TO
private gain. Mr.. Butler could hav'
had "pie" in the Democratic part.
all the time if pie had been his object
If Mr.. Butler has ever yet, in an
of his political moves, stood on any
thing but PRINCIPLE We have yet t
discover it. SO just move on MI
Butler. We have faith in your hon
esty and ability as leader.
w. l.. PFAFF.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19
SrRAoolIss AAp peosIss r-t
gatAr lSSyt

'-'i--. oiA r.st, c~...st,-.. -. nis
a--' 80. r-rss .-a .-Aa@-x >~-s-
s~ss s--., rr.sA. wNI.s -. >-s.-
ISx.
son- k~publieaa co-t~s toes -~rs
hcla las, ~rsk. ia, ;Asv prra q.
reform ro essns- rs'h,ag Tee,
~'ll plsy The sAEc % zane
Tho kepaelicAr, % is.s k~lI =
large ennr-ItIon. Th~y hcorn-d A
Isos. ,goldbng Tor Fr~.id,Ht. sn1
adopted the usual .tfAdilo 90 ih@
financial 9nrsiloE TIC rt,rf "a,
declared 10 be \ b.g thins
The Republicans o., Ohso .l.o lzd
= convention. Sane Old thing
"TArfi" was howled for and Mchiu
ley ~As doomed for Fr,aa-n,. To.
financial plank mc.ns nothing. l.
Is the same old "s;rAdilebug" dress
ed up IN pretty eolorA
Ia Rhode Island both RcpablleAa,
And Democrats held State corv-n
uons. The Republican, = koop.d ~
Reed for Presid,n, and "StrAdilrd'
the financial question. The Demo.
Gratis didn't mention the Presidency
aud completely lodged IL. financial
lssuc-not u word about IL.
There Was also R-publicAn State
convention IN Kansas. They boom
ed Mckinley and the tArf, ba;
lodged the financial Issue
In Indiana the Republican con.
vention Of the ninth district "a,
held. A "straddle" money rlanl
was adopted.
The Republican conveuttoa a,
Tioga county, New York, endorse,
Morton for President.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19
C0l0RED VOTERS FOR SILVER.


stand by u Regardless Of stick To
Party" Hssi.r.
Cove, y. c., March 81 thought
II would not be amiss TO let you
know that We, the colored voters in
this section Of Craven co1nty. are
standing solid for the free and un-
limited coinage of silver at the "a
tio Of lG 20 l., independent OF any
other nation; and We pledge our
selves no. TO vote for any man who
does not stand with both feet on a
free silver platform from President
down TO township constable.
No more straddling on the silver
question for us, and We advise our
colorod brethren everywhere to
awake to their interests and give to
the party twaddlers who come
around with the pitiful plea Of "stick
to the party" wide birth. Let
them go their own way and let's
prove ourselves to be men and vote
for principle instead Of party; for
this catering to party has ruined the
laboring people of this country and
brought us to that point where we
can hardly get bread for ourselves
and wives and children. A little
more of the "stick to your party
will put US in worse condition
than We were in the days of chatel
slavery.
ABNER BARBER,
DANIEL BRYANT,
Il. J. JACKSON,
HENRY RICHARDSON,
JOE Mccoy,
ROBERT Brown.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19
Populist Will Garry Texas.
ouis lobe-Democrat.i


Tom Peoples and C. T. Shropshire,
wealthy stockmen of central Texas,
are at the Southern. Nj. Peoples
resides at Cameron, and Mr.. Shrop-
shire at Columbus. The stockmen
brought six carloads of sheep to the
city. They think that Texas will be
carried by the Populists this year.
"The Pops ale very strong down
our way" said Peoples last nj ght:
ut wouldn't surprise me bit If
they got all the State Offices next
fall and the electoral ticket besides.
They would have carried the State
in 1894 if the Republicans and Dem
ocrats had not united on the quie,
to beat them. While the Democrats
and Republicans hate each other
they would do most anything to beat
the Popnlists. One thing is certain
they will have to unite next fall o.
get licked.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19
FORCED OPEN HIS COFFIN.
A Citizen of Pitt County Buried Alive
Conclusive Evidene~.

Citizen Of Pitt County Buried Alive
Conclusive Evidene~.
Mr.. II. l.. Wooten, of Newborn,
informs the Journal of distressing
revelation which came about through
the removal of the body of his uncle,
the late Mr.. Charles Wooten, of
Centreville, Pitt county. Mr.. Woot-
en- died about five years ago, aud
the other day his brother-in law, Mr.
Jos. May, disinterred the remains TO
place them elsewhere.
Both the box and coffin were found
in a good state of preservation. but
one side of the coffin was found TO
have been forced off-to have been
forced with such violence as 10 break
the screws. and Mr.. Wooten's body,
instead of being on its back, in
which position it is absolutely known
to have been buried, was on the side
with the face toward the part Of the
coffiu which had been burst open.
There seems to be but one solu-
ton of this condition of affairs and
that is that life was not extinct
when Mr.. Wooten was inferred, and
that he recovered before death came
and struggled sufficiently to rend
the coffin in the manner described.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19

Hickory Mercury
Concerning Mr.. "Junius- who is
writing voluminously and NoS-
luminously for the Charlotte Obser-
YER, we wonder if he is also Mr..
Moses Cone, Of the plaid trust.-lThe
CAUCASIAN.
Some think here it might be the
editor. But whoever it is, he calls
every silver man and party that de-
clares for free silver, . traitor, Q
crank and no Democrat. Then hal
the audaeity to say if the Democrat.
ic party declares for silver, he viii
support it. so Of all the fools and
traitors, he il the biggest.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19
Little Wooden Cuckoos.

Wilmington Evening Dlspafch.l
Last night while passing down
Front street we suddenly came upon
a man in an alley leading off to one
side who had placed upon the ground
a thick piece of cardboard upon
which were two limberjacks dancing
all kinds of antics while the proprie-
tor pulled the string. They were
really amusing. The proprietor an
nounced that he would sell them to
any one who wished to purchase for
the modest sum of ten cents. As we
gazed upon these little wooden men
we thought they were correct types
of some persons who are now dancing
while the administration at Wash.
ington city pulls the string and like
the little wooden men we're about a.
valuable to the country.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19
Hard Times In wilmington.
Messenger

Messenger
We learn that there are several
hundreds of people in Wilmington,
most of them perhaps with families,
who are out of employ nent and bu.
little prospect of getting any soon.
Their condition is distressing and
their necessities most pressing.
Shall they be allowed to suffer. per.
haps some of them to starve! Here
Is a chance for benevolence TO do its
blessed work.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19
A BIG CONSCIENCE FUND.

Nearly $4,000 Sent from England to the
United States Treasury.
Washington, D. c., March 10.--The
largest SINGLE conscience contribu-
ton ever received by the Treasury
Department came .tp hand to-day
from a resident of tDndon. It was
about $15, 900 and vas in the form of
a bill of exchange drawn on New
York bank in favor of the Secretary
of the Treasury. The contribution
was forwarded by Rev. Prebenbary
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19
NORTH CAROLINA IN DANGER Ic3
Carolina of Ih. scheme. .Ea AgEI..-
-ion. of THE Southern E.iir..d.

Carolina of III. scheme. .Ea AgEI.--
.ions OF TIL. soa,Lsra H-,ir..d-
Gov. Evans of South Carolina. IN
his annual message, mentions "A mo
nopoly that il destined 20 rob the
South and hold II IN iisIrpn grasp
Speaking OF the monopcli.s ne says.
The creates; aud most poxorfal
among them is the Southern railway.
This Il foreign corporation, aud
State or the United States ] have
never been yet able To ascertain.
This much is certain, however. that
il is fast becoming a most danger
Gus monopoly for the Southern
States. II owns and controls over
5000 miles of road, aud Is still grasp
irg :cr competing lines.
The people of North Carolina have
very striking object lesson OF the
most dangerous power and policy of
this great corporation. Ii got the
Directors of the North Carolina rail
road TO make shameful bargain
in the 80 year lease, which amounts
to sell out and surrender OF the
States property forever. So far the
people of the State have not been
able to get before the courts to ties;
the validity of this mopstrous deal
The Attorney-General refuses tc
use his official authority Or ALLOW
his official name TO be used TO pro
tect the rights and interests of the
State against the sell ou, and un
holy trade.
The Cobb stock on which the Ali
ance was about to bring suit wa
tampered with and Withdrawn b,
some influence used by tins corpcr
alton. There Is now n hope fol
the people except through thr mex
legislature. Let the people be 81
their guard, for this dangerous cor
poration will try to control the mex
General Assembly.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19

o. Co1--ezs, fwAieN VS. ? -.~r Aa4
sAsel, 'ae i~o old pari.e. ses md %
be so enmpleis ~ under tue nusrr.
oi the osriy leaders, Aad the money
power. no,withs;s nding they claimed
TO oppose IL. that M jort,y 81 hem
voted for Cleveland, CArli,l- d Co.
10 60 Oh
AokI"AGISe rs wHES THEY CHosk
A citizens, with the above facts
before cs. is il not our du'y ~ inve~
ngate the wrongs ard ali vote t.
gether and save ourselves aud fsrr
lilies from further slavery.
B r KEITH
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19
How 1t IL Working.

The Larnpasas. CTex) Journal
The Republican party on the side
of plutocraoy, the Peoples Party on
the side Of the people. What of the
Democratic party, you ask: Why
the goldbug section is kicking the
silverites into -he Peoples Party
and the sil-erites are kicking the
eoldbugs into the Republican party,
hence when they are done kicking,
you may well ask. "whst Of the
Democratic partyr 1t won't be in
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19

BArf. Vicar of the CLaseh os s:
Giles. Criprlegate, through the State
Department officials.
Mr.. BasG says simply that be Was
asked to send the money 10 the Sec
re'ary Of the Treasury by gentle
man who did not disclose his id.n-
tity.
III all the sesmps who have from
time TO time robbed the government
should become sufficiently con
science stricken to pay back what
they have stolen. the treasury vaults
couldn't hold the cash.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19
The way We Can All Go Together.

llie Way We Can All Go Together.
For The Caucasian.
FAIs0N, n. c., March Ill have
read some discussions in the papers
about fusion with the Republicans,
Democrats &c. A gentleman from
Concord speaks of it and others are
writing about it-alsO something
about Senators Butler and Pritchard.
My idea-and | think most of the
Peoples Party will agree with me
tas have consulted several in my
county, is to invite all to go with
us on the following platform and
vote for no goldbug:
Free and unlimited coinage of Sill
yer at l6 to | without regard to any
foreign coantry.
No more issues of bonds.
Enough government legal tender
money to do the business of the
country.
Against retiring the present five
hundred millions of greenbacks and
treasury notes.
Change our system of banking.
Establish n system of postal banks
to distribute the legal tender money.
flavor decreasing the salaries OF
the public officers from President
and foreign ministers to the lower
officers in proportion to the farmers
earnings.
Iu regard to fusion, will vote fol-
no goldbug. If members of the Re
publican party will pledge them
selves to vote against goldbugs fol
office | will invite them to go will
us. These are the leading ques
tons. want all to vote together
who are in favor of them.
w. f.. HILL.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19
Ealsehoods Thick ss Pig Tracks.
,r Tbp Caucasian !

L OF L ne IauCttSldll'I
GRANTvILLE, n. c., March 16.-
Most Of us here are all right and |
hope will stay so. though desperate
efforts are now being made on all
sides to side-track us. | am set on
every day. Republicans are abus-
ing Senator Butler, charging he
has fused with the Democrats and
did actually help them organize the
Senate for the sake of patronage, and
falsehoods are as thick as pig tracks.
In relation to charges of. Butler fus-
ing with Democrats, | see what they
are up to. They want to break the
Senator's force and popularity and
hive all the Rebublicans in one gun.
| wish THE CAUCASIAN could
come among our people, but
| must be candid with you. We
haven't got the money and nothing
TO get it with. | know other papers
are circulating PAY OR NO PAY, but
hardly think they will change any
OF US. S. o. DEAvER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19

4 unity of acork-a knowiag Of
facts wiN ,cin the peoples fqht.
Let as all knov together and
,cork together. Send as a CLUB
under oar special offer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19

For The Caucas.Anl.

For The Caucas.Anl.
KEyLY, y. c., March live are
all solid for silver down here in the
lower part of Johnston-the ban
nor" Democratic county. Mr.. Chair
mau Pou's legislative catechism isin
tho background. Some few are sing
ing the old song of "nigger." Well,
we can expect no better of them.
When we have n good tool, we are
sorry it it breaks and will try to
make it do something even after it
breaks. Therefore the old gangs
continue TO cry "nigger" and
''tarl0' TO fool the people.
Bat We have men like Stewart,
Butler, PETER and "Old Benz to lead
MS through this clamor this year, and
IL won't stop us, Our children cry
for silver; the wage .earners want sill
yer; il you pay goldbug silver he
will take it, so you see all want sill
yer. Keep "in the middle of the
road nominate your candidates
pledged to the platform. If they
lump that platform or violate their
pledge, meet them in the back
ward. The vote here will be solid
lor silver. J. W. BALLAECE.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19

D We are telling the people facts. o
D Facts ought to be known. The o
D goldbugs are trying to obscure o
o facts by distributing literature o
o free. We can defeat their aim o
o by little work. See our offer o
o and send club-quick. Q
o O
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19
The NATIONAL
CONGRESS.
Some Reo5ri Of VIA; the f.o-
Pls'I Rsp-ts.n,a,ira Ar
Tryins % DO.
THE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS

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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19

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
500. Twelve copies 3 months
for $500. Send club quick.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19

krstyAely Psi .Ao@hS.r - tA~
sss~l $50. TAs rpaA.axs .--
s0sTsx tA~ c~antr, 4z.a .stA
;sssr zssssairE lsssr.i=rv. t-s.
us~~s 'sr-A ~~n< Z ~ GO s.-
ouFsr< a ikr Catraaas tu
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
HOBART VISITS McKINLET.
The Republican Candidates Re0d he
Letters of AcceptGnce.

The Republican Candidates Read the
Letters of Acceptance.
CANTON, OHIO, Aug. 25.-Major Nc
Kinley worked hard this morning upon
the final revised proof of his letter OF ac-
ceptance. He denied himself to all callers
and was toiling earnestly, when carriage
drove up and Garret A. Hobart alighted
with his letter of acceptance in his travel
ing bag. Mr.. Hobart was not expected on
so early a train, and consequently there
was no one to meet him at the station.
Major Mckinley met him at the door
and took him into his study. The room
looked like an EDITORS sanctum, and Mr..
Hobart, laughing at the confusion and
evidence of hard work, said: 'Since you
are in the letter-reajing business. Major,
I've brought you another one to look
over" The two men tt en- sat down and
Major Mckinley read Mr.. Hobart's letter
and discussed it with him. Mr.. Hobart,
in his turn, read Major McKinley's letter.
Each candidate expressed the highest sat-
isfaction with the others letter of ac-
ceptance. Major McKinley's letter will
make about 10000 words and will be given
to the public through the medium of the
press Thursday morning. Mr.. Hobart's
letter will follow some days later.
Mr.. Hobart left for the East by way of
Cleveland at 4:3o this afternoon. Before
he left Canton, Major Mckinley took him
driving. Mr.. Hobart was here two hours
and half longer than he expected to be
when he arrived. He had ample time to
discuss the whole situation with Major
Mckinley. Mr.. Hobart brought encour-
aging news from the East and expressed
the opinion that the Democratic cam
paign was going by default there. He
said New JERSEY would give the Republi-
can ticket more than $1,000 plurality.
Among the other callers to-day were up
ward OF twenty travelling statesmen, repre-
senting all parts of the country.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
PennsyIpnnsa,s Conrention.

PHILDELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 25.-The
Democratic sound-money movement in
Pennsylvania assumed a definite shape
here this evening at a Stale convention
called by the members of the party who
have renounced allegiance to the Chicago
platform. The gathering, which was q
represe ntative one, was enthusiastic on
the question of gold standard, and this
being the only issue the convention had
before it there were no contests. The con-
vent1on selected Presidential electors and
electors at large, delegates and delegates
at large to the Indianapolis convention,
chose State central committee, and
adopted the name "Jeffersonian party" as
the title of the party in this State.
The convention elected the following
electors at large: William M. Singerly.
Philadelphia; A. s. Landi, Blair; 5. G.
McCandless, Allegheny; John Blanchard.
Center.