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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-01
Ninth Senatorial Convention.

The Ninth Senatorial District, com
posed of the counties OF Wayne, Dup.
lin and Fender, will be held at War
saw October 9Th. A full attendance o.
delegates is desired.
%. l.. WARD, Chm'n.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-01

violence to the stand taken By him 1t
Saratoga On June -. Ia favor OF An in
ternstionsi bi-metali;c currency.
Therefore he had agreed TO stand a.
the Democratic candidate for Cover.
nor for the sole purpose, he says. of
striving To keep the party in this state
together for the future n we'll a for
the present. His idea was that the
hxnt In this State should be confined
10 state issues. The silver wing of
the party declined to accept his xnaly-
SIS OF the situation in this State, and
have demanded that an out-and-out
silver man be placed on the ticket for
Governor and that the fight in this
State shall be made upon the national
issues and more particularly on the
Democratic proposition of free COIN
age nj the ratio of ls to1.
silver Men " In In Aasssr hu sstts
BosToS, Mass. Sept. a6.-The silver
Democrats Of Massachusetts, today
nominated George Fred Williams for
Governor and G. +. Callahan for Lieu
tenant Governor. The regular Dem
ocrats nominated Callahan, leaving
other nominations to the State com
mittee. The Popuiist party nominal
ed Williams and the gold Democrats
decided TO support Palmer.
Mr.. George +. Washburn of the Pop
ulist Executive committee says:
Every agreement that proves Mr.
Bryan suitable candidate proves Mr.
Sewall All unsuitable one. Mr.. Sewal
is undoubtedly personally a man OF
fine character and standing, but hi.
political record and his individual in.
rerests are antagonistic to the reforms
Mr.. Bryan advocates and the Popu.
lists demand"
Sewali is pretty poor specimen o
Democrat, but it is perfectly true tina
in everything Democratic about hin
he is the exact opposite of Bryan, who
is P0pulist and nothing else-N. y
Times, (GOldbug).
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An Enth u stastic set Back.

An enthusiastic Mckinleyite got
g. setback yesterday that knocked
the breath out of him. He was SO
full of enthusiasm for the Major that
he found it absolutely necessary to
relieve himself. Turning to a gen
tleman who wore the badge of Com
mercial Democratic Mckinley club,
Of Chicago, which visited the Major
yesterday, exclaimed: Il don't see
how it is possible to defeat Mckin-
ley. Just look at you fellows, for
instance. All life long Democrats
and al going to vote for Mckinleyr'
mot by big shot" said the Chi
cagOan.
Eur" said the perturbed Canto-
nese.
Il mean just what say" said the
member of the Commercial Demo
cratic club, of Chicago. Thirty per
cent. of our crowd here today will
vote for Bryan. l will vote for
Bryan myself"
Then what are you wearing that
badge for, and what are you here
for today7" asked the puzzled in
habitant Of Can ton.
"To keep my job" sententiously
| replied the stranger. You see, my
house is a strong gold standard firm
| and if hadn't shown due enthusiasm
for Mckinley by coming here to
call on him l would have got into
bad odor with my employers"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-01
Raleigh Male Academy.
MoRsoN AND BENSON. PRINCIPALS.

R1NETEENTH YEAR begins
N Monday, Aug. 31st. The course
we'll known for its success in
preparation for college or business, is
adapted to the needs of each pupil
Board low. Addaess Principals fol
Catalogue. [augl32m
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-01
Bryan at Philadelphia.

Mr.. r. E. Difenderfer, secretary
Of the Silver National committee,
returned from Philadelphia yester-
day. The Bryan meeting is descrlb-
ed by Mr.. Difenderfer as the largest
and most earnest ever held ia Phil
adelphla, the crowds being estimat-
ed variously at from 60, 900 to $4,000.
"The echoes of that meeting,''
said Mr.. Difenderfer Twill be heard
throughout the land. It is impossi-
bic to fully estimate the effect of
these mammouth assemblages to see
and hear Mr.. Bryan. OF course, the
immediate effect is great. but it is
also lasting effect. Why, could
trace the itinerary of Mr.. Bryan by
the hundreds of letters received by
me from along the route Of the tour
from people who had never written
me before
Asked as to what he knew about
the statements from Mckinley
sources that the Pennsylvania banks
had subscribed ST. 900, 900 to the Nc,
Kinley campaign fund Mr.. Diferen
der said:
81 expect that is true, although il
is q misrepresentation of funds anc
one which renders the directors re
sponsible to the stockholders. Ant
it is also true, as stated by the same
journal, that all the steam, electric
and horse railways are in politic'
this year, and they are practising
the kind of politics that is new i,
this country. l have reliable infor
nation that the railroads hav,
forced men to form Mckinley clubs
wear Mckinley badges and march il
Mckinley procession against thei
will. They have been marshaled il
such parades under bosses. one 70
each ten men, and driven into line
But On election day it will be quit
another matter Washin gton Time
Sept. %.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-15
Greek Negroes Citizenship Rights in
the Nation Forever Ont Off.

PERRY, Ok, Aug. 6.-The final
decree has been promulgated from
Okmulgee, the capital of the Creek
Nation, as handed down by Judge
Adams, Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of the nation, in the citizenship
case. 1t strikes from the rolls of
citizenship of the nation the names of
over 1, 700 negroes. The decision holds
that the action of the Indian Council,
after the passage of the Emancipation
Act by the United States, in admitting
the negroes to tribal relations, was
unconstitutional, and therefore, at this
time, invalid. Since the passage of the
act these negroes have drawn in
annuities 81 900, 900 from the Creek
Government, have held positions of
official trust and have improved their
farms and educated their children at
the nation expense for 20 years.
From the decision of the court there is
no appeal. The Interior Department
has held to the same opinion in similar
case. The Dawes Commission, which
has been appealed to by the deposed
negroes, claims it has no right TO
interfere with the decision Of the
Indian court.
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Bryan at Chicago.

Following is Hon. w. j. BRYAN $
speech at Chicago Saturday evening;
MIR. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men: l have no language. fellow
citizens, that will express the emotions
excited by this, the most remarkable
demonstration that | have ever wit
messed. In no other country is such "A
scene possible. In no other country
can the people take up private citizen
and make him their instrument to ac-
complish their will. When l see this
assemblage to night, and when I re-
member what the newspapers of this
city say, | am reminded of what one
of our friends said-that there was no.
body on our side except the people, and
as / look into the faces of these people
and remember that our enemies say that
they are menace to free government,
ask who shall save the people from
themselves? / am proud to call them
the common people. If | had behind
me the great trusts and combinations |
know that ! would no sooner take my
seat than they would demand that /
should use my power to rob the people
in their behalf. But having rather the
support of the great toiling masses, i
know when they give me their ballots
they shall unite in saying but one thing.
do your duty and we are repaid. These
are the people who ask no favors of the
government. These are the ones who
simply say let MS observe equality be-
fore the law. Give equal rights to all
and special privileges TO none. | am
glad 10 have the support of these people
because l know that whenever the
nation is imperilled every able bodied
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-15
Campaigning In Arkansas.
from the st. Louis Republic.

FROM lnc 81. LOUIS hepuDIlc
Arkansas Democrats stand fiat footed
and enthusiastic on that plank of the
Chicago platform which declares against
life tenure in office. They believe in a
rotation that rotates in way to keep
politicians wide awake while running
for office.
If gentleman wobbles on the main
question. as it is understood in Arkan-
sas he steps aside or is run over Am
bassador Breckenridge found out, two
years ago, how this arm of the merry
go round operates.
But TO refrain from webbing does not
insure life tenure. 1t is necessary TO
keep in good running condition all the
time. Congressman Neil has never
wobbled, but in the race this year Mr..
Brundige developed better running
qualities. and he has got away with the
nomination in the Sixth District.
II is now announced that Honorable
Jerry South will set the pace in the
Sixth District two years hence, and
that anybody who beats him will know
that Mr.. South was in the race.
Even when there is no doubt about the
result, Arkansas candidates are expect
ed to go around the track and convince
the people that they are not lazy nor
Indifferent.
Arkansas is as good for a big Demo
cratic majority ON the 9TH of September
next as dime is for a ginger cake
And yet. in spite of the heat and
drought, Col. Dan w. Jones keeps on
walloping Powell Clayton man, Rem
mel all around the State.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-15
PUBLIC SPEAKING.

The Democratic and Republican candidates
will meet the ciIzens OF Crawford county at the
following times aud places for the purpose OF a
j,int discussion of the political issues of the
day:
Cedarville. Cedarville TIP, Saturday. Aug. IS.
oliver Springs. Oliver Springs tip, Monday,
Aug. II.
Whitewater. Cedar Creek tip. Tuesday,
August Is.
No ~ Upper tip, Wednesday Aug 10
Porter, Porter tp Thursday, Aug. ~.
Gooksey's Mill, Win!rcy tip, Friday, Aug. 81.
Chester. Chester tp Saturday. Aug. %
Precinct Shepherd tip, Monday. Aug. p.
Graphic, whitley tp Tuesday. Aug g.
Monntaiuburg. Mountain TIP. Wednesday
Aug. 26.
Walker School House. Lancaster tip, wednes-
hay, Aug. 26 fNighp.
Rudy, Rudy tip. Thursday. Aug, q.
Hilrs School House, Lafayette tip, Friday,
Aug. rs.
Mulberry, Maxcy ep.. Saturday, Aug %.
Precinct Vine Prairie tip. Monday, Aug 81
Dyer, Dyer Up, Tuesday, Sept !.
Gum Grove. River tip, Wednesday, Sept 2.
Cross Lanes. Riehland tip, Thursday sept 8.
Black Oak Van Buren, tip, Thursday. Sept.
(Nighp.
Alma, Alma tip, Friday, Sept 4.
Van Buren, Van Buren, tip, saturday sept o.
Two chairmen. one from each party. shall
preside at all meetings. and time shall be
equally divided betwee the candidates and
speakers representing each party.
Ch'rm. Dem. Cen. Com.
ALvIs SMITH,
Chrm. Rep. Cen. Com
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JONES' VIEW.
What He Thinks of the Movement
to Put Ont Another
Ticket.

Senator Jones, chairman of the
national Democratic central committee
is quoted as saying, with reference to
the proposed Sound money ticket:
This action will. for obvious rea-
sons, have no effect on the general
result. In the Middle and Western
states, where the great battle Is to be
fought, the Democrats are more indie
pendent of action than they are in the
East, and the lines Of battle have been
sharply drawn. In that country every
man has made up his mind, or will by
the day of election, and the fight will
be squarely between Bryan and free
silver on one side and Mckinley and the
gold standard on the other Democrats
who are against Bryan will not hesitate,
as look at the situation, to vote for
Mckinley, and Republicans who oppose
the ideas represented by Mckinley will
align themselves with the Democrats.
The ticket to be nominated by the In
dianapolis contingent will not affect
these men.
In the East the case may be different,
but the result will be the same. There
is class of Democrats in that section
who hesitate to vote for the Republican
ticket outright, and the nomination of a
third ticket may enable them to ease
their consciences and refrain from vot-
ing for Mckinley. This class is not
large, however, and their votes will be
cast in states where the result will not
be affected by such independent voting.
Looking at the subject from a broad
point of view, l do not see how this
ticket expects to draw many votes from
the regularly nominated and Endorsed
ticket of the Democratic party in con-
vention assembled. We are not afraid
of it; not in the least. -
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Myers on ClaytOnIsm.
rom the Stuttgart Free Press,

From the Stuttgart Free Press,
The new Republican paper at
Brinkley, the Globe, of which Harry
II. Myers is editor, is joining the Free
Press most royalty in showing up the
selfish and tyrannical methods of Gen.
Powell Clayton in his absolute control
of the Republican party. We trust the
time will come when men can work in
the Republican ranks in this State with
out losing their individuality and self
respect.
We take pleasure in quoting the fol-
lowing items from the Globe and giving
them our hearty endorsement:
The throne on which Gen. Clayton
so proudly sits and waves his orders to
his servile subjects is lettering, its fall
is iminent; it cannot stand on a
foundation cemented by crushed ideas
and opinions Of free men of the most
honorable of all parties.
Because Republican expresses the
opinion that the time has arrived in this
State when Gen. Clayton could best
serve the party by quietly withdrawing
from active service and new regime
of younger men, with fewer of the old
office holding gang in the van, be
instituted he is tabooed, he is coldly
told that he must either slave or move.
Well there won t be enough offices to
go around, and after they are filled
maybe the soreheads won come flock
ing to our belief that the party is too
much Claytonized.
General Clayton received the en-
dorsement of his convention held
recently in Little Rock. Well, such
could be expected. But wait and see
how many votes that will bring in the
elections coming on. 1t reflects on the
honesty and wisdom Of the people of the
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-15
LAB0RING MEN FOR SILVER.
Gompers Says the Feeling Is the Same
All Over the Country.

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation Of Labor, returned to New
York today after an extended trip
through the West In response to q
question, he said:
"Workingmen all over the country
seem to favor free silver coinage. The
American Federation of Labor is already
on record for this policy, having three
times declared for free coinage. 1t is
in favor of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to /
without waiting for action by any other
nation or nations. These declarations
were made at the conventions held by
the Federation at Chicago in 1898,
Denver in 1894. and this city in 1896. .
Mr.. Gompers drew a fine distinction
between the policy of free coinage and
politics.
Politics, . he said. should be kept
out of labor organizations. In
dividually, the members of the
Federation, for instance, probably
support Mr. Bryan and vote for him at
the polls. But the organization, as
support any political party. Labor and
ldUOI OISdHiAdblOu has DctH MY ulc
work, and now more than ever should
workingmen hold together; for under
whatever form of government we may
have we will receive little advantage
without the prestige of a concrete
organization to fall back on. 1t is my
purpose to keep clear of partisan
politics.
Charles F. Reichers, president of the
United Garment Workers of America,
overheard this statement.
"All the workingmen are for
Bryan, said Reichers to Gompers.
Let them be, - replied the president
of the Federation, "'but let them also
stand by their organization. Labor
politics and party politics should always
be kept separate.
Mr.. Gompers is making tour of the
principal cities of the East. He will
speak in this city on Saturday, and will
then go to Danbury, Conn. and from
there to Pittsburg, Sharon, Columbus
and, most likely, to Cleveland, the
home of the Hanna syndicate, where he
has been invited to conference of
labor leaders to consider the question of
publishing Mark Hanna labor record.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-15
The Alabama Election,

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 9.-Tbe
official canvass of the vote cast M iast
Monday state election was made nv
the county boards at all the connty
seats yesterday, returns from which
snow that Johnston and the Democrats
ucKet carried AZ counties and Goodyyvn
and the fusion ticket "a. The Demnl
Gratis carried II counties that went for
tne fopulists two years ago. and lost
TWO that were Democratic in 1894
making net Democratic gain Of n;na
counties The full vote by counties has
not oeen reported yet, but the maiorities
are given, which show that the connt;es
that went for Goodwin gave him S ses
majority while those going Ca for
johnston gave the latter =, 5 .1a
majority, making the net Democ-,. 40
majority 1889. These 6pnres 1 oro
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State for the machine to aver their ideas
of real progress and then turn right
round and faunt the man whose hands
guided the helm through that disastrous
and odious period which he represents.
1t won do, boys, You have got to put
party above man before you will ever
carry this or any other State. We
want new issues honestly expressed and
new men to honestly advocate
them, we want new regime.
I'VE have received some letters in
quiring what we mean by Clayton
ism. We beg to make reply that it
means the abject subjugation of the
Republican party in Arkansas to the
will and for the personal advancement
and vindication of one Powell Clayton.
1t means that while said Clayton Is
fastened as a mill stone round the neck
of the party that Clayton may thrive
but the party will continue to lose. 1t
means that the free men of the party
are awake to the intention of the usual
stereotyped endorsements by the party
bosses, it shows up the hollowness of
the leadership of the leader who has
with great persistency led the party to
continuous defeat and almost dis
ruption, all for what-for the sole
purpose of self exaltation and personal
agrandizement of a few pie hunters.
This is Claytonism. We are for the
people Clayton and his cohorts be.
1T appears great pity that men like
Trieber, Auten, Remmel Kicks,
Greaves and many others, who knew
that the very name of our acknowledged
leader is obnoxious to the vast majority
of the voters of the State, who must
know and even admit that such is the
case, will persist in keeping him to the
fore, when they know and realize that
it means party defeat. 1t is not so
much the party in any case as it is the
principles Wesay that those principles
are by far greater than any man ever
was or ever will be. Then why
continue to madly jeopardize the
principle when nothing can possibly be
gained but triumph for Clayton. Let
the honest Republicans give this matter
the diligent and careful thought the
subject justifes and we will have not
only a new party, a rejuvenated party,
party Refrigerated with new push
and energy, but we will have success :;
we will have leaders that will lead to
success and not keep us, through their
selfishness, in continual defeat. Let us
be honest, be true to the people and
success will be ours. -
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-15
Who Business Men Are.

The proposition of National Chairman
Mark Hanna and his political associates
that this is a business mems cam
paign'' has been accepted by the Demo
cratic managers. Senator Faulkner, at
Democratic congressional headquarters
has issued statement which, after
quoting the definition of business
man, - as presented by Mr. Bryan in
his convention speech, sets forth a
table containing the number of persons
employed in fourteen gainful industries
as follows
Total in all gainful occupations, %, :
735, 661.
In manufactures and mechanical in
dustries, 1901 1863, or %. 40 per cent.
In domestic and personal service,
4, 800, sos, or 10. 10 per cent.
In trade and transportation, 1895, .
962, or IA. 63 per cent
In professional service, 944 1923 or
a. Is per cent.
Total, 100 per cent.
A few subdivisions of the above fol
low:
In agriculture, S,449 ,94s, or 81. IS
per cent.
Carpenters and joiners, Gil AT or
2. 81 per cent.
Miners, $40, 58S, or SO per cent.
Locomotive engineers and iremen
10, 463, or "a per cent.
Officials of banks and insurance, trade,
transportation, trust and other com
panies, 80, $50, or II per cent.
Wholesale merchants and dealers,
81, 1879, or 10 per cent.
Bankers and brokers, 30, 020, or 10
per cent.
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for ihe Education Of fjouns 1udes.
Conducted by Sisters of Mercy.

subject to change when the state board
passes on them, because of possioie
contests and irregularities, but tne
changes will not be material. inns
shows Democratic gain of IA, 3O7, as
Governor Oates majority in 1894 was
81, $50.
The lower house of the Legislature
stands "a Democrats, 81 Populists' Two
Republicans and three contested Oh
doubtful, giving the Democrats Clear
majority of As in that branch, as com
pared with 80 two years ago. Ipo
senate stands 90 Democrats, two Popu
lists and one Republican.
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man of them will shoulder his musket
10 save the country, and those who are
good enough to offer their blood on the
altar of their country in time of danger
are good enough in the quiet hours of
peace. | am simply on my way from
my western home to the great metropo
lis of the nation to accept there at the
Atlantic seaboard the nomination given
in this city but few weeks ago. / am
glad that as | go can take your greet
ing so kindly expressed in the words of
your chairman, who, though a Repub-
lican heretofore. is patriot today.
and to those of your brethren, who like
you, are the bone and sinew of the
nation. can take greetings and tell
them you are their friend, and that you
will stand by them and. help them
emancipate themselves from the domi
nation from which they suffer. / can
go to them and tell them that you draw
your idea of what this nation ought to
be from one of the great philosophers of
the east. can repeat to them as re-
peat to you the language of Ralph
Waldo Emmerson. He said:
will have never a noble
No lineage counted great
Fishers and choppers and ploughmen
Shall constitute state.
Upon this enduring foundation can
be reared government like ours. l
can take to your eastern brethren greet
ings, and, in the language of Abraham
Lincoln, can say that the people of the
West and South are ready to join with
the people of the East in declaring that
government of the people and by the
people and for the people shall not perish
from the earth.
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For Prosecuting Atty. 10th Jud. Circuit.
GEO. A. MANSFIELD
For Senator s5th Senatorial District.
j. K. p. DOUGLASS
For Representatives.
S. L. JEFFERS
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For Circuit Clerk.
l.. W. BLACK
Fer County Clerk.
w. c. BOSTICK
For Sheriff.
r. B. WINFREY
For Treasurer.
j. M. SCOTT
For Assessor.
w. A. BUSHMAIER
For County Judge.
j. f. SMITH
For Surveyor.
W. R. BURN
For Coroner.
DR.. GILES LUCAS
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NJ. T. WEST
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