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The advocate., 1896-01-29


spectlVe counties this year.
In a suit brought to oust Rufus Cone
from the Office of Sheriff of Sedgwick
county, Attorney General Dawes 81
leges that Cone gave somebody whisky.
The Attorney General seems to bemsd
because he didn't get a chance to
drink all the whisky in Wichita when
Se was down there investigating.
Wichita Eagle: "Rufe Cone would
be worthy of a public expectorstion
had he as little character or man
hood as this man Dawes, who brings
up quo ,0Grranto suit before the Su.
preme court on case which if there Is
anything in is clearly outside of any
such jurisdiction or proceedings"
The State officers in charge of the
printing fund have refused to print
the report of the Irrigation Commis-
sion. People want to know what this
commission is accomplishing. Why
not cut off a lot of absolutely useless
reports and print in their stead some.
thing that will give the people usefel
information
Ex-Governor Samuel j. Crawford
Rep.): "HoW an honest, patriotic
member of Congress could cast his
vote authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to sell bonds and borrow
money in time of peace, while. the
treasury is burdened with q surplus, Is
beyond comprehension" Cslderhesd
and Dick Blue did that very thing.
Twelve prominent Republicans of
Wysndotte county have been inter-
viewed by the Gazette on Presidential
preferences. Seven are for Mckinley,
one for Reed, one for Lincoln, one for
Ingalls,, one non.committsl, and one
don't like any that have been named
because they are against silver. The
lsst-named man has no business In the
Republican party.
j. G. Hopper, who has just completed
two terms Of satisfactory service as
County Clerk of Ness county, has
issued seVenty.five page book giving
detailed statement Of the financial
condition of the county for four years.
1t is valuable publication to the
people of that county. Other counties
will do well to adopt a similar plan of
giving to the taxpayers desired infol-
nation In regard to public affairs.
The Emporis City Council recently
elected one Thomas City Engineer.
Thompson, an old soldier, was q candi-
date, but was defeated. He brought
an action in the District court to enjoin
Thomas from acting and the Council
from paying him. He alleged that as
an old soldier, able-bodied and qualified
for the position, he was, under the old
soldier act of 1886, entitled to prefer
ence and incidentally to the office.
Judge Randolph thought differently,
and held that he had no right to assume
the duties of the City Council and
declined to interfere In the matter.
The history of the defeat of Senator
Pomeroy for re election in 1873 is well
known to most Kansas people. 1t will
be remembered after several ballots
had been taken and Pomeroy only
lacked few votes Of being elected,
The advocate., 1896-01-29
Some News About Kansas.

Winfield is to have a union depot.
Howard had a large fire last week,
Lawrence is to have a Mckinley
club.
What has become Of redeemer Jim
LegsteP
Joints pay monthly license Of S25
at Larned.
Judge Earle has moved to Los An
geles, CAL
Brown county is finding fault with
It's court house.
A burglsr-proof grave vault is the
latest at Topeka.
w. f. Hendry has retired from the
Nickerson Argosy.
junction City has about twenty se-
cret organizations.
The Alta Vista Record (Rep.) has
suspended publication.
A gang Of four burglars has been
captured near PlessantOn.
The old settlers Of Chase county will
have a reunion January 29
The Rice County Eagle (POp.) has
enlarged to an eightcolumn qusrto.
The Appellate court has decided that
the Stanton county sugar bonds are
void.
w. T. Sesgraves has been appointed
receiver of the Fort Scott Paper Com
psny.
There are thirteen lady clerks en-
ployed in the mercantile houses of
Beloit.
The Cubbison anti.gsmbling act will
soon be tested in case in Wyandotte
county.
The female County Clerk Of Brown
county has appointed her daughter as
deputy.
The Ellis county court house was
burned January %. 1t was insured for
$4,000.
The Ehrsam Machine Company at
Enterprise paid out 1928, 600 during 1895
FOR labor.
J.B. johnson, the sntiLelsnd can
didate for delegate-at-lsrge, is for
Mckinley.
The annual encampment of the Sons
Of Veterans will be held at BelOlt
April 2l3.
Hon. j. d. Botkin will deliver eight
speeches in Labette county, beginning
January 81.
Lacygne and Pleassnton are petition.
ing for an organization Of the Mystic
Brotherhood,
Cy Leland has been a member of the
Republican National committee for
twelve years.
The Kansas City Gazette calls the
editor of the Emporia Gazette "silly,
idlotic gusher."
The State Equal Suffrage Assocls-
tion contemplates starting a monthly
paper in Topeka,
The Wichita Eagle (Rep.) thinks that
the case TO oust Rufe Cone will be
thrown out of court.
The Beloit Call has started popu-
lax subscription of $1,000 to complete
kha Mathodist church.
The advocate., 1896-01-29

Inc brOWn COunJV WOTt0 says GuAG
the National Soldiers Home at LeaV-
enworth is grossly mismsnsged.
Prof. Dyche has an article in the
February Cosmopolitan on "Wslrus
Hunting in the Arctic Regions"
There are only forty seven candidates
for the Republican nomination for
Probate Judge in Wilson county.
Col. Anthony has bought one of the
largest buildings in LeaVenWorth and
will move the Times into it at once.
Second district Republicans are al
ready wrsngling over the question Of
who is to succeed Congressman Miller.
Editor Burton, of the Hope Ne20S
(Rep.) is in parts unknown. A seduc-
tion case was the cause of his depart
ure.
Hon. T. F. Egsn, of st. Francis, is
being considered by the Populists Of
the Thirty-ninth for the Office of Sem
atOr.
w. H. Bennington has issued a cir
Cular suggesting the putting out of an
initiative and referendum ticket this
year.
Harry Gray has been elected Presi-
dent, and Representative Hilton as
Secretary of the Osborne County ALI
anCe.
A Clay Center man who has been
blind for eighteen years claims to have
had his sight restored by faith and
prayer,
The State University students have
withdrawn their invitation to Bob
Ingersoll to deliver the commencement
address.
Five Scott county farmers recently
bought FIVE cars of Weir City coal.
The coal cost $125 and the freight bill
was 1886.
1
1t is said that Burton Representa-,
tive can neither be nominated nor
elected from Dickinson, Burton's
home county,
The Populist State Central commit
tee will meet at Topeka February IA
to call a convention to select delegates
to the national convention.
The Hutchinson Gazette (Pop.) nom.
mates Congressman Mcclure, of Cali
fornia, for President, and Mayor
Pingree for Vice President.
It is now stated that Morrill, gave
ISlO0 to the Republican campaign fund
in 1892. 1t has been the understanding
all along that it was only $40.
Kansas frsternsl orders are having
too many suits over death benefits.
The trouble probably lies in careless
work when members are admitted.
JIM. Naron, Chairman of the Pratt
county Republican committee, publicly
protests against Republican Congress.
men passing the 'infamous bond bill.
The LeaVenworth Times says it wss
we'll understood when Hudson was
with the Capital that he was working
for any interest which offered the most
pay.
Redeemer Phil Campbell, of Pitts.
burg, says Morrill, could not get the
support Of the Third district if he had
1000 $1,000 jobs to give the fellows
down there.
The advocate., 1896-01-29

peks. He will retain his voting resi-
dence at Ottawa.
The Kansas City Gazette Rep.) calls
on J. G. Dougherty for information as
to the kind of stuff J. r. Burton had
been drinking when he gave out that
st. Louis interview.
Kansas City Times: "Thst pass
agreement you've heard so much about
applies only to little politicians. The
big fellows are flashing psstebOardS
this year as usual"
The majority of the Commissioners
in Grant county are now Populists,
owing to the filling of the vacancy oc-
cssioned by the death of one Of the
Republican members,
r. A. McCord, who until recently
has been a prominent Republican poll
ticisn in Cloud county, has been SEN
fenced to three-yesr term in the
Missouri penitentiary.
The "HOIy Thirteen" is a prohibition
order at Strong City. The "True
Eleven" is a Kansas City colored fra.
ternsl organization, while the location
OF the "Dirty Dozen" is somewhat in
doubt.
S. NJ. Scott's letter to the ADVOCATE
In relation to the st. Louis committee
meeting is being reprinted quite gen.
orally by the Populist papers, but is
credited to the CO-operGtOr. This iS
mistake.
j. r. Burton says that Ingalls, and
Burton are the Republican candidates
for Senator and that all the rest are
"smsll fry" This ought to pleaseSut-
ton, VsndiVert, and a half dozen other
sspirants.
An error was made in the ADvO,
Gates recent statement in regard to
the Fort Scott Lantern. The working
force is as stated, but the paper is
owned by company consisting of G.
R. Booker, F. D. Lucy and j. H.
Heidegger.
Ed Hoch wants the Republican
county conventions all held on the
same day, so there will be no scheming
, in the election of delegates to the State
convention. 1t is surprising that Ed
has discovered schemers in the Repub-
llcsn party,
The postmaster trouble up In the
Fifth district which got into court by
Colonel Choste suing Postmaster Pep
perell, of Concordis. has been decided
in favor of the latter. The trial devel-
oped into bitter political fight in the
Democratic ranks.
The redeemer Probate Judge of
Sumner county Is a candidate for Gov
ernor, Congressman or District Judge.
He would prefer the first named, but
would be satisfied with the last If the
redeemers shut him out by nominal
ing Morrill, and Long.
The Scott City NeooS-L Leoer nOminates
J. F. Pancake for Lieutenant Governor.
Mr.. Pancake needs no introduction to
the people and he needs no words of
commendstion, as he is everywhere
known to be a man who would credit
ably gil any position.
Kansas City Star: "Ths Lawrence
Journal speAks it ont fat that the
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23
Government Ovner.hip Of Railroads.


Mayor Pingree, of Detroit, Mich,
in = recent address on "trusts,"
stated "that in Australia you can
ride 900 miles across country for
$3.50, irst class, while workmen can
ride six miles for 9 cents, while rail-
road men receive % to 80 per cent
more wages for eight hours :.of labor
than they are paid in this country
for ten hours. In Hungary, where
the roads are owned by the State,
you can ride SIX miles for / cent, and
since the roads were bought by the
government the mems wages have
doubled. Belgium tells the same
story, and, moreover, derives 81 900,
600 a year from the railroads. In
Germany you can ride four miles for
l cent on State roads and wages are
125 per cent higher than under pri-
vate ownership"
As the above figures show. gov
eminent ownership Of railroads is
proving q great success in Australia,
Germany Hungary and other couu-
tries. Passengers are carried for
less than one-third the rate per mile
charged by railroad corporations in
this country, the employees receiv-
ing better pay and the tax burdens
of the people are relieved by the
large income arising from the opera
ton of governments roads. Every
objection to government ownership
has been met and settled in favor Of
the system.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23
Gold for Six CSnts.

The remarkable discoveries of gold
recently made in Colorado causes the
Denver Road to get off the following:
Colorado's gold is measured by the
gold standard. Southern cotton il
measured by the gold standard
Western wheat is measured by the
gold standard. Eastern labor Is
measured by the gold standard.
Middle States mortgages are all pay
able in gold.
Scratch your ear and reflect.
Can't the "siiver barons'' of Col
orado and the "mine owners of Col
orado who fought the free coinage
battles for these sections, sit down
and smile at the discomforture of
those who haven't gold to sell on gold
basis priest
The "silver barons" and mine
owners of Colorado are now all pro-
dueers of gold. The higher gold is.
the cheaper labor is, and that is
what We gold mine owners can stand
at the present time. The higher
gold is the more Of eastern maehin-
cry, eastern collins, eastern shoes.
eastern nutmegs, eastern furniture
1t will buy-Colorado can stand il il
the east can.
The higher gold is the cheaper Col
orado can buy her cotton, wool and
pork, and the cheaper the mortgage
ridden d-fools Of the middle, west
and south must sell us the stuff.
Our output Of gold for 1895 will be
fully - great Is our greatest output
OF silver ever was. In 1896 Colorado
VIII produce not less than $50, 900,
600 in gold.
Ha! Ha.
The "silver barons" of Colorado
greet the chuckleheaded east And
south who oppose ''free coinage BE-
cause it is COLORADO silver mine
owners7 proposition. II that section
OF Gods green earth can stand Il.
We viii guarantee that Colorado can.
Wow! Think Of mining gold bv
the cart load for six cents on the
dollarf Where! or where! u Tat
intrinsic value" idiot-shov him 70
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23
TINE POLK MONUMENT.

To ALLIANCEMES AND FRIENDS OF
Col. Polk:
The Polk monument 10 hardly
half finished and the money we have
collected has all been spent We
must not let the work stop here.
The monument must be finished.
Some Alliances have not contributed
anything. They should do 30. But
at any rate let every Alliance and
individual that has contributed send
in another contribution of equal
amount and this will raise sufficient
money to complete the monument
This monument should be finished
without delay. We hope to have
the unyeiling ceremonies sometime
next spring or summer.
Let every friend of Col. Polk 60
TO work ut once and raise as large q
contribution as possible.
The amounts and the names of
those who contribute will be pub
lished in The CAUCASIAN az for.
merly. Address,
MARION BUTLER,
Raleigh, N. c.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23
MAYOR FOUNTAIN, OF TARBORO
Strong Facts Cited As Proofe Declares That All Patriots
Should Join The PopuIsts In The Interest OF The Good OF
Humanity.

TAKBogo n. C., Jan. 10th, 1896.
Il attended Silver
Raleigh Sept 25th .
believing that honest and
other consideration the veve happiness
OF people had hoped nAsmuch the call
silver could be united and demonstrate the
people they declaring for the free
of same
platforms with double have been used Tor the
obtaining power None pledges fulfilled and the honest
party adherents have been betrayed
Partnsp should longer control when great principles tend
to relief of the people stake.
would be laid aside all would the Raleigh
After attending the the evening its
speeches prominent Whitaker
Harris Butler and that and knded patriotic emotions and
present the before failed attend and participate the de-
Observer Th the had opened the
dependent action part of oil sincere silver Democrats
mot n I snec Senator p to xSom
looking for leadership throw himself with zeal into the
His failure do and the subsequent declaration of the Dem
cratc leaders and sincerity support BIZ
maism endorsement of the resolutions adopted by the
convinced that the deception be pracced
party prejudices appealed to.
object writing this letter emphasize regard
Independent action and that earnest ad
question:
party themselves Seshnes greed
political intolerance have dominated and corrupted the old
curse generation
them burdens too grievous to be borne.
should break from these letters and
they will eventually doom a a nation.
Christian civilization institute order of whereby
burdens ghtened and mankind lifted and be known history
age when touched by Divine love formed mighty
ma stood brother
Mammon The Peoples Party born of necessity Its mission
work the reforms demanded by the multitude behooves
tos join it and aid in promoting the good Of humanity It has been
dcued msrepented and by politicians and godwohp
pers Did they do less to Christ: W. E. FOUNTAIN.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23
THE PEOPLES PARTY GROWS

Ex-Gov. Gibbs, of Texas, is out in
a card declaring that the only hope
of this country is through the Peo-
n'N's Party. He has been a Demo-
GRAFT all his lite anu now reuouuces
the Democratic machine because if
has deserted and betrayed every vital
principle of Democracy. With the
late Senator Vance, he agrees that
Democracy is immortal, and he Joins
the Peoples Party as the best repre-
sentative OF that Democracy.
The Peoples Party is growing
very rapidly all over the country.
For every prominent man, like ex-
Gov. Gibbs, who joins the Peoples
Party, there are probably over ten
thousand voters who quietly resolve
that the hope of the nation is in the
Peoples Party. but whose name nsv-
er appear in the newspapers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23

The Democratic National Execu-
tive Committee met in Washington
last week to decide upon the time
and place for the next National Dem
ocratic convention. Chicago, St..
Louis, New York and Cincinnati,
all made fight through representa-
tives to get the meeting. Twenty
nine ballots were held by the com
mIttee before q choice was made,
and on this ballot Chicago was
chosen as the place. The date had
already been set for July 7th. The
silver strength o. the committee was
for st. Louis and voted for that
town, but the goldbugs favored
Chicago and won, as the goldbugs
always do with Democrats. This
vote showed that tsoenty. sie members
Of the National Democratic com
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23
MR.. W. e. FOUNTAIN.

Wepresent this week q plain but
eloquent letter from Mr.. W. E..
Fountain, Mayor of Tarboro. He has
always affiliated with the Democratic
party, but its policy has become SO
indefensible, that he has reached a
parting of the ways" and he parts
company with it. The letter needs
no comment.
Next week We will offer biograph-
cal sketch of this gentleman.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23

mittee were GoLDBUGs, and that
tscentytou members of this National
Democratic committee were SILVER
MEN. Its funny, but in any little
matter of contest among Democrats,
it always happens that goldbug
Democrats can defeat silver Demo-
Gratis. What in the deuce is a Demo
crat anyway
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23
GRAND LOOSE A. 2. AND A. q.

iostA Asss.i Csavsssiss-n. -. Dshs
oas- Is TIE Asyis~ kAis>d to sio. soe-
The Ledge win n..er George ws.Aiss.
ses O. 1883.
The Grand Lodge Of NAsons con
veaed IN l09th annual communication
in this city last week. The Grand
officers present we're: Francis n.
Moye, Grand Master; Richard j. No
BILE, Deputy Grand Master. Walter
Z. Moore. Senior Grand Warden;
James A. Leach, Junior Grand
Warden: William Simpson. Grand
Treasurer, John {. Drewry. Grand
Secretary; II. l.. Winston, Grand
Chaplain: Henry l. Clark, Senior
Grand Deacon; Beverly 5. Royster,
Junior Grand Deacon; Francis ID.
Winston. Grand Marshal; T.. b.
Neave, Grand Sword Bearer; A. J..
HArrell, Grand Pursuivant; W. II.
Applexhite, Grand Stewart; ID. 5.
Gurley, Grand Steward; Robert H.
Bradley, Grand Tiler. The Past
Grand officers present were Horace
II. Munson, John W. Gotten, John
Nichols, Past Grand Masters; S. h.
Rountree, Past Junior Grand Ward
en-; GustAve Rssenthal and William
II. Balm, Grand Secretaries.
l6l lodges were represented.
The report of the Oxford asylum
shows receipts Of $780, 22, of which
the. Grand Lodge gave $1,000. The
State appropriation is $4,000. Dis
bursements were $l9,7115. The ssy-
lum Is out Of debt.
Last year Mr.. B. N. Duke, OF Dur
ham, offered $1,000 for new build
ings If like amount were raised, AID
he extended that offer this year in
creasing the amount to $4,000. 100
pupils were reported at the asylum.
1t was found that So, 100 had been
raised during the past year, and
during the meeting Of the Lodge
So, 900 was raised and pledged and
enthusiastic arrangement were made
for the speedy raising of the balance
Of the second $1,000.
Election of officers for the year
were as follows:
| F. NJ. Moye was elected Grand
Master; J. c. Drewry was reelected
grand secretary; William Simpson,
grand treasurer; w. II. Summer
vile, deputy grand master; Walter
3. Moore, senior: grand warden; b.
$. Register, junior grand warden.
Grand Master of Masons Moye ap-
pointed officers as follows: II. /.
Clark, senior grand deacon; F. d.
Winston, junior grand deacon; E. b.
Neave, grand marshal; A. J. Har-
rell, grand sword bearer; w. d. Ap-
plewhite, grand pursuivant; D. S.
Gurley and J. T. Reed, grand stew
ards; B. W. Hatcher, grand lecturer
Rev. N. L. Winston. grand chaplain.
The officers were installed by Past
Grand Master Horace d. Munson.
A resolution was adopted thanking
B. N. Duke for his ten thousand dol.
lar gift to the Oxford Asylum. The
Lodge appropriated SO, 500 to the or.
phan asylum for the current year.
j. NJ. Curren was reelected a direc.
tor of the asylum.
The Lodge adopted a resolution
that it would participate in the cere.
monies at Washington and Mt. Vern.
on, in honor of George Washington
in December, 1899.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23

While the little collared Cleveland
Hoax-Myth bankers and snappers
are snarling at Butler and living
about him, the people and the voters
are getting together and passing
.esolutions of thanks to him for NJ
manly course and brave fight against
Cleveiandism, fraud and public
thieving. Selah!
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23
Another "GoldbuK" Bimetallist.

]. B. Foraker, of Ohio, has Just
been elected to the U. s. Senate by
the Republican legislature of that
State. He seems to be another one
of these straddle bugs, or what may
be called "goldbug" bimetallist.
That is to say, while he knows that
the demonstration of silver was an
Infamous CRIME, he will not try to
correct it unless somebody says he
may. In making acknowledgements
of his election he said:
Il believe also in bimetalllsm.
Applause.) I believe the world
made mistake when it demopetiz-
cd silver. sincerely hope some
safe way may be found for the resto-
ration of silver to its rightful place
alongside of gold as a money of ulti-
mate redemption. l shall favor
every measure calculated. in nv
judgment, to bring about that re-
suit, subject always, however, to the
condition that it provides for the
maintenance of the parity of the
two metals. Every dollar Of money
issued by the United States govern
ment, whether gold, silver, or paper,
must be of exactly equal value with
every other dollar. The United
States cannot afford to have q cur
rency system or a money standard
less good or less high than the best
in all the world.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23

Washington Post.l
National Democratic Committee
man Charles s. Thomas. of Denver,
who was at the Capitol, yesterday,
made q prediction.
"The vete of Colorado" he said,
twill not be cast in the next election
for q single standard man, either
Republican or Democrat. II the two
great parties nominate men Who are
on . gold basis, as now seems likely,
the vote OF Colorado will 60 to the
nominee Of the silver party, Of the
Populist Party, or any other man
who is favorable to silver.n
"Havs the Democrats begun to
figure on whom their candidate shall
BET"
"Thsre are very few Democrats in
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23
Thanks to Senator Butler.

ELIZABETH CITY, N. c., Jan. IT,
At a regular meeting of Berea ALI
ance, No. 1103, held January 14th,
1896, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Resoleed, 1st, That the thanks of
this Alliance are hereby rendered to
our worthy Senator, the Hon. Ma
rion Butler, for his patriotic effort
in trying to prevent the further is
sue of interest bearing bonds, and
in trying to enact laws to tax in
comes, and for his efforts to restore
silver to its constitutional place as a
money metal.
End, That copy of these resolu-
tions be sent to the Progressive
Farmer and THE CAUCASIAN for pub
LEGATION; copy sent to Senator But
Ter and a copy spread upon the min
utes of this Alliance.
j. C. PERRY,
Secretary.