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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-12-02

making yen my OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
for the favor 1t has been repeatedly used by myself and
friends with the best sccess and can congratulate the
American people having not only preparations of such
rare excellence, but the who can invent and make
them l have the honor 10 be- Sir your much obliged
friend, W MAcRE.Dy
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-12-02

For fifteen years ! was afflicted with lung troubles.
Ayers Cherry Pectora not only relieved the distress but
entirely cured me. CARLOS VI. FAY
Prof. Of Anatomy Cleveland, O.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-12-02

stltution that an admirable compound for the relief
OF aryngia and bronchial difficulties. If my opinion as
to its superior character be of any service Won are
at liberty to use it as you think proper
EDWARD HITCHCoCK.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-12-02

AS a specific for Group there
is no preparation equal to AYERS
Cherry Pectoral. 1t is pleasant,
safe and sure. e'V'
5. III. LATIMER, MsD.,
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
New York, May 9, lS49.
Dr.. j. c. dyer. SIR
The Cherry Pectoral sent me
from Messrs. Ward & Co.. by
your order, was duly received,
and | have great satisfaction in
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21
A CARD.

For sometime past have been forced
to devote practically my whole time to
Congressional duties, and to the nation
nj campaign Of the Populist Party.
Therefore, have not been able to give
THE CAUCASIAN the attention that ]
desired. We are now nearing one
OF the most important campaigns ever
seen in the State. The questions to be
settled and the issues at stake are OF
the greatest Importance to the future
welfare Of our people. Therefore, /
shall take time to give the editorial
columns Of The CAUCASIAN my per-
sOnal attention. I believe that ma
jority Of the State, will, when they
know the facts, sustain in the next
campaign, the reforms for which we
will contend. But it is absolutely
necessary for THE CAUCALIAN and other
reform papers to be put into the
hands of the voters Of the State to
make victory certain. Therefore ]
wish to call upon every subscriber
OF The CAUCASIAN and friend OF the
reforms for which the forty Pop.
ulist members Of the legislature
stood with unfiinching courage in the
last Legislature to a. once exert them
selves 70 put The CAUCASIAN or some
good Populist paper into evey house
hold Ia the State il + ossible. Yours for
the right and in the fight.
MARION BUTLER
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21
THE PEOPLE PAY FOR IT.

In the Railway Commission report
for 1896, on page 246, the Southern
Railway reports they have put bonds
and stocks on all their railroads in
North Caroiina It the rate of $76,557
per mile. This means that the public
is taxed freight rates and passenger
fares high enough to pay the dividend.
and interest on that enormous sum,
which is nearly ten times the value
that the railroads pay taxes on, and
over twenty times what the railroads
cost the bankers in London and New
York, who have gobbled them up and
now own them. Are our people able
to continue to pay such charges and
suffer such robbery each year?
The people have power to stop it,
but if they wish to d. so, when they
elect the next Legislature, they must
pledge each on the stump. The rail-
roads fear the result, if these issues
are discussed before the people.
Hence every railroad attorney and
every railroad organ are doing every
thing in their own power to sidetrack
these questions, and have the campaign
fought on other questions, so that
agents and attorneys of railroads can
be elected to the legislature.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21
SEs, THF SAME TO-DAY AS FOUR Or
SIX YEARS AGO.

Our neighbor, the Press-Visitor is
responsible for the following:
"As for joining forces with The Pop
ulists this paper believes that the Dem
ocrats of the State have been slapped
in the face one time too many by But
Ter and bis crowd. The Butler of to-
day is the Butler Of four years ago"
Is it not exactly clear what the above
means, if indeed it means anything.
But we might take this occasion to call
attention again to the fact that "But-
ler and his crowd" stand to-day just
where they stood when they refusd to
support Cleveland for President. In
the last campaign the Peoples party
having nominated Bryan for President
offered to cooperate with the Bryan
Democrats in the state as they were
cooperating with them nationally to
elect Bryan. But it was the Bryan
Democrats (under the influence or
domination Of the Charlotte Observer
and other gold bugs Who either after
wards supported Mckinley openly or
secretly tried to defeat Bryan) who
slapped the Peoples party in the face
and refused the offer. These are the
facts and form part of the political
history of the State,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21


J. PierpOnt Morgan, tn. American
agent of London and the Rothschilds
syndicate, is now trying to wreck and
capture the Seaboard Air Line and
the Pennsylvania railroad system. He
made an effort two weeks ago to COB
BILE up the Seaboard Air Line By use
Of Federal court Injunction. probib-
lting the President, Mr.. Hoffman, from
voting certain stock in the recent
stockholders meeting, but it happened
that Mr.. Hoffman had just enough Of
other stock not covered By the injuno.
ton to make . majority, and, thus,
for the time being, escaped the greedy
clutches Of the foreign gold ring. This
man Morgan has already gobbled M
for bis employers, the London Jevs.
every other railroad leading from the
South into Warrington, Philadelphia.
and New York, and from the east out
to st. Louis, Chicago and other west
ern points. This has caused the Sea-
board Air Line and the Pennsylvania
system to form An alliance in self de-
fence. but it is only . mstter Of time
until the foreign gold ring will have
them al unless the people shall de-
eide to take charge OF these great
highways Of the republic and use then
in tho interest Of the people. which
shall 4 bei .lss.S;5fs. 49,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21

Letthe people remember that the COM
mission law prohibits issuing of free
passes and provides that every rail-
road shall be subject to fine of from
one thousand to five thousand dollars
for each and every pass issued. Judge
Robinson is the first Judge in North
Carolina who has charged the Grand
Jury in this respect, and who has in
structed the Grand Jury to bring in
presentments against every railroad
for every free pass issued. Let us
see if any other Judge will have the
courage to do this. If the Judge
should bea "free pass toter," or for
some other reason should fail to do h:a
duty, then the Solicitor in each dis
trict should proceed to enforce the
law. While every Judge should charge
the Grand Jury on this point, yet if 4
Judge should fail to do so, it does not
in any respect remove the obligation
and duty Of the Solicitor to see that
this law is enforced.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21
benny GEORGES POPULARITY.

A few days ago Senator Foraker
went to New York and made . speech
in support Of General Tracey, the Re-
publican candidate for Mayor Of
Greater New York. 1t was Of course .
Republican meeting, where it is nat
ural to presume Gen. Tracey.s sup
porters we're largely in the majority.
But when Senator Foraker in the
course of his speech simply referred
to Henry George by name, the press
reports tell W, that fhe audience broke
out in wild and prolonged cheers,
which exceeded any applause given
when the name Of Tracey was msn-
toned. This occurrence 1T . Republi-
can meeting where q Republican
Senator vas speaking in support
Of Republican candidate IL to say
the least very significant. II We can
draw any correct conclusions from it
at all it would Indicate that Georges
following is very strong and growing
and that he may be elected Mayor.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21

,A~w~wvraaR 0OSuRv98 on
m CaAnlOsS8 ooseoves.
The Charlotte Observer ms ore OF
the ssss papers in che state 10 rs'se
the CRY of -uisees and the ssss'ens
eshs- That vas nafarai, fos thss -
the kind Of . campaixn the Roshse ei'as
ana their r.iiroad ssvssseers- in North
Carolios want. fos IL 10, ~ they saov'
their only chance To capture the next
legislature
On the other hand. the fayett~s'iie
Observer. edited BY Hon. Z. }. Hale,
one Of vsnceS warmest friends anc
supporters, wants white mans parry.
butts it wants . cooperation OF '"e
white people who agree on she gfess
Issues now before the people, 80 thai
We will have real AnElo-Saxon rule
for the enactment Of reform legislation
and for the good Of the people, ano
not in the interest Of corporations
These two papers have been paying
their respects 90 each other for some
weeks. The Fayetteville Observer IN
its last issue has this TO say Of the
Charlotte Observer.
Ever since its Charlotte Observer
attack on Vance ia 1898 foe taking the
Democratic eide against M. Cieye-
lands disloyal course, its path has
diverged further and further from the
straight road Of Democracy, until now
il has become the recognized vehicle
TOR the disparagement Of loyal Demo
Gratis and for the praises Of Democ-
racy's betFayers. Last summer 1t Wa
the loyal part of the Democratic State
committee which came in for it, and
It's cOrrespondent's sneers and abuse
last winter 10 was the little hand OF
Democrats in the Legislature whC
were trying to prevent PrichaFd's elec-
ton the other day it WAS Judge Clark
the North Carolina Dem0cracv6 can
didste for the Vice Presidency; but
yesterday, it WAS ex-Judge Avery, an
other of the Democracy's most highly
honOred leaders. A pointed out By
Judge Clark in his recent indignant
letter, it descended in his case to be-
come the vehicle Of gossip founded on
espionage of his private affairs.
In 6ne, its abuse 10 certificate Of
health to Democrat; it's favor, warn.
ing that he should be fumigated. A 81
corollary to its course in the last cam.
paign. when it declared that it desired
the election Of Bryan and yet advised
, IT'S readers to scratch the only elect0ra
ticket by which it vas possible
for Bryan to carry the State; and {
harmoni0us outcome Of ito Democratic
impoteney 10 revealed BY the fact tina,
CIT few hundred, out OF the hundred
and fifty thousand Democrats WHIT
. voted, followed its advice,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21

u.s r ~. wiisoa gives oas the
.,.,.wens that ~. II. q. bsrtoe has
-, N. legal adviser Of the Rs''ssaa
Cormissiou- THs CAUCASIAN pup
,;.h~d this abatement and com@eni~d
mon the same, calling st'en'ien Ia
~. s.es that NJ. Beston had srp~a'~d
h.for. the Commission - attorney fsr
IN. railroads, opposing the sscucfso"
Of freight and passenger rates. This
called forth q card from NJ. hasfe"
"a rsx CArcAsiAx. In which be states
sh., h has uos been the legal advises
Of the Comnissioa. Here are 100 cor
Trajectory statements. ~nea Ssjo'
Wilson and Mr. Barton settle between
them the eona;ctiox sta'emen'a. re
will publish the result.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21

18ax PASSES AnD Two cxuR HAa4D
N H90RA0EA.
Exactly the same contest that 10 BE-
Ing wased here 10 being fought In osls-
er states, must BE- In every State In the
Union or else the Failroads can ally q
he gold y Indicate will dominate all the
State - we'll ~ Fedesai government
The following editorial from the Ne
hrsska -Iodependent- 10 20 timely that
We reproduce II In full !:
among the eighty people At our STATE
house, there 10 IT least one Who will
not humiiiate the Populist party By
the use Of free railroad passes. IL 70
well known that railroads give freely
To State officials and their friends, all
the free passes they want. But the
man referred to has conscientious
scSuples against accepting anything
Of the kind. He argues that IL the
railroads carry free all those who re-
ceive good salaries and have plenty 81
neans, then when the poor and uuinnu-
entail take . ride, they must pay dou-
BILE what il 10 worth to make up for the
loss for hauling the rich free Of charge.
He says the free pass system 10 fully -
wicked - il the rico aud official class
20 combined bad got red postage
stamp. free Of charge and then the poor
| and uniEnuentiai pay four cents fOs
| every stamp, SO N I" make up the loss
| for giving stamr< free TO favored
| crowd. IL il well known that the roads
do not tender free pssses rs & It. Cor
| porations are continually ovsr-reach.
ing and imposing on individuals. Free
| passes are given to the strong, the ricf
aud those clothed with official power
we'll knowing it will enlist all tn
power Of these classes in . continue
ton of cor pOrate extortiOn and impo
sition.
The gentleman referred to has alrea
dy paid about $3.50 for railroad ticket
this year for himself and family whel
the passes could have been had for ev'
cry trip. 1t is we'll known that 81
honored member of our House Of Rep
resentatives paid fare all last white
when passes at the State House wer
a. free as water. One member Of tn
State Senate was heard to say, at tn
close of the session last April, that b
sorely regretted many times durinl
the session that he had received fire
pass and that il he was ever again cleo
ted to office he would latly refuse an
and all favOrs from railroads.
Their. is room in this State for .
associations that will push for . la
!, placing railroad rates at two GENTS pc
mile aud making it . penal Offense {
E give or receive . free pass. Who wi
2 take up tie fght and carry it to dn
!. I,i, ~
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21

We publish in our news column a re-
port of Judge in Virginia sentenc-
ing poor laundress to the workhouse
for six months because she dunned on
postal card the man she had been
washing for. While this was 4 viola.
ton OF the postal laws yet it seems
strange that these laws are only en-.
forced on the poor and ignorant. The
chances are If the violation had been
committed BY . large and wealthy
dealer the matter would have never
come to trial OF. 1t most : nominS
sentence imposed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21
GRE ETINGS

Are you subscriber? II not, THE
CAUCASIAN comes to you this week
with its best bow, and desires to make
your acquaintance. THE CAUcA-
IAN desires you to examine it. Do
you like it? Do you like it as news.
paper? DO you like its editorials? 1t
will visit you every week gladly if you
will simply order it to do so.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21
A STRONG ENDORsEMENT.

A few days ago We received let
ter from a gentleman who is one of
the best scholars and one Of the clear
est thinkers in the State. He wrote
to congratulate US on the line of fight
being made by THE CAUCASIAN. he
is not politician IN the ordinary
sense of the word, and has never ia
ken very prominent part in politl-
cal campaigns, but he is close oh
server in political events and pa
triot who loves his State. His letter
Was private, but we take the }iberty
of making the following extract:
II wish to congratulate you on the
very able and patriotic course of the
CAUCASIAN. Since you took hold of
it the editorial matter has been not
only very strongly but very point
eddy written. Your fight to have the
next campaign set upon the true re-
form issues of the day SO as to bring
together the best element of all par
ties who have & common interest,
and not upon the "nigges racket"
which is clearly being work d up for
another purpose than for white su-
premacy, must meet the approval of
every voter in the State except those
who believe in the reign of the old
Ransom machine, and the domino
ton of the State by foreign monop-
olies. And furthermore, | believe
your fight will win. Since the foun-
dation of our government the great
masses of the people has never been
more thoroughly aroused on ques-
tons of government than they are
to-day. This means that the long
practiced game of the monopolists
and politicians and newspapers that
they control to either divide the
people or divert their attention with
side issues, will no longer work, and
this makes me believe that the great
fight which you are making for the
people against government by in
junction and corporation oppression
and injustice is bound to bring to
your back the hearty and effective
support of the great patriotic mass
es of our State. I believe we are
nearing the time when this line of
fight will win in the nation and re-
store our government to the ancient
principles of Jeffersonian Democ-
racy."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21
1t is necessary to operate the mail

1t is necessary to operate the mail
and telegraph system together In or
der 20 make . complete, successful,
ana efficient postal system. II it ia
not right for the government to oper-
Ate the telegraph - . part of the post-
a system, then We should turn over
the postomce department to the West
ern Union telegraph monopoly and
let Them operate both together. This
would give the monopoly Q chance to
charge from i've to twenty-five cents
postage Tor Carrying each letter. but
thss would be no more unjust and on.
pressiye than the present tslesranh
rates. And then, besides, il would rid
10 OF that awful paternalism, that
great curse which 10 now upon m h.
cause the Government operates thu
mail system. How, happy this would
make us! We would be willing To nav
twenty-five cents postage on . Iettsr
70 berid Of that awful bug-aboo,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21
THIS MEANS TO SIDE TR ACK BRYAN
AND FINANCIAL kREORN.

The Wilmington Messenger copies
the following with approval from
the Chicago Chronicle, q ecllbug
DEMOCRATIC paper that supported
Mckinley:
"Surely ones own party, though
it may proclaim as principles GER
tain doctrines novel to Democracy,
is better than the party that gives to
the United States such abominable
practical illustration Of pa tsrnalism
and robbery as is given by the Re-
publican party. Democrats ought to
unite for the destruction Of protec-
ton, and having disposed of that
abomination, settle among them
selves their diff srences as relates to
other public qdestions.'
OF course all the Cleveland Dem
ocrats want to re-uuite tho party,
but they want to do it on their own
terms. They want to side-track
Bryan and oil he stands for and
make another sham 6ght on the tar
III. This is also exactly what Mo-
kinley and Hanna want. And it
seems that the Messenger is ready to
join in the scheme. The Messenger
is a railroad paper and therefore its
real sympathies are with the gold
crowd. The tariff and the niger
are the only q uestions that the rail-
roads and the R ,thschilds want be-
fore the people.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21
"rNICE OUGHT TO BE ENOUGH"
Under the above heading, the follow
ing appears in the editorial oolum nj


Under the above heading. the follow
ing appears in the editorial columns
Of the Charlotte Observer:
Senator Putler's paper says this week
vent q few bsd men and hyp0crites
and joing the Populists, and it"oails
for cooperation Of all those who are
honestly opposed to the gold standard
and m onopoly rule and in favor Of the
great r. ferns defeated in the last Leg.
stature" In other words, the bad
men a bypocrites" helped defeat the
great reforms They fooled US and
"a ought 10 have "another chance"
Butler and his crowd have already
''betrayed," as he calls 1t. the people Of
North Carolina, twice. viii they lie
allowed to do it "aginp"
Every Populist who betrayed the
people and vent Oyer to the side of the
Rothschilds' railroad in the last legis-
lature have been promptly expelled
from the party. A majority of the
Democratic members kall but seven we
think) did just what the boiling Popu-
lists did. Have they been expelled
from the partys \ party is judged by
the action of majority. II . majority
Of the Democrats had stood true by the
40 brave and patriotic Popnlists "a
large majority then the people would
not have been betrayed in the last Leg
islature.
How often have Democrats betrayed
the people and every traitor 10 still in
the party and in good standing with
the Charlotte Observer. Cleveland be-
tra5ed the people twice and the Char
lotte Observer is still praising him as
It's grand "old man" Yes surely "twice
ought to be enough" The Observer
and it's crowd shall not fool the people
sgain.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21

Banks are breaking ery~hsre and
hundreds Of people are losing their
deposits and smali hard earned sav-
ines. Postal SAVING Banks never
break. They are ~ god - the Gov
eminent itself. Then why not adopt
this system and have . government
postal savings bank NJ every money or
der postcslicer You can have % IL you
want it. Write to Jour Congressman
and senator and ASK him TO vote fog
Senator Butlers postal savings bank
bill. This is now pending before
Congress and will be pushed 20 vote
next winter. The bankers will be
there with their Hobbies TO fight ar.
The people must be heard from by pc
tition and letter in the halls OF Con-
Grets OF else the bankers will win.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21

C0xMt1s1OAk1-
Tag CAUCASIAN hiss been info1med
that since 1891, ut least one Railroad |
Commissioner. being ashamed TO ride
on . free pa illegally, made arrange |
uent~ with the raiiread 70 get tickets. |
regular On their face, bat fur which,
by agreement, be paid iess than the |
regular price. In fact, we have been
informed that the price has been ~
low rs one quarter Of = cent Per mile.
At the same time this Commissioner
VAS taking the official position in de-
termibing what Was fair rate that
three and one quarter cents per miie
was not too high price for the public
to pay. He evidently thought it was
too high = price for him. for be man
aged TO get his ticket for one-quarter
of cent per mile, and seemed to be
willing for every body else to pay three
and one quarter cents per mile in Or
der that he might ride cheap himself.
The Railroad Commission at is .
very good one, the fault has been in
the Railroad Commissioners. Three
good men on the Commission would
save the State 81 100000 annually,
which is now charged for high freight
and passenger fares in excess Of what
+ would produce fair interest and prof.
it on the value of the railroad prop.r-
. ty of the State. The Railroad Com
mission was established to prevent
!, such robbery. ....t
. The above sum which should be saved
s to the people each year is enormous. II
: ia double the amount of all the State
: taxes which the people pay each year
the Commissioners knew it was being
= done: they had the power to stop it
! but they refused to do their duty. W.
e congratulate the people that they have
8 a Governor who has the nerve and thu
= courage to remove faithless Commis
e sioners,
FL It is true the Commissioners have re
q fused to give up the Office which the.
d have failed to execute faithfully ant
q according to law. The matter is nov
before the court, but the only question
T. for the court to decide is whether or no
le the law is constitutional, and ther
d can be really no doubt about what tn
j. decision Of the fair and honest cour
eel would be on this question. Therefore
ls the new Commissioners must soon b
1, installed into Office, and then, (unles
s. some corporation Federal Judge shout
IS issue another injunction, against th
y State) the people will begin to see som
le Of the good results which the Railroa
E Commission was established to &C
D. cOmnlish.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21
20. 900 sUBsCRIBEKs FOR CAMPAIGN.

20, 900 sUBsCRIBEKs FOR CAMPAIGN.
We have had number OF requests to
make a special rate for THE CAUCASIAN
for three months. We cannot do this.
It means q loss to us. The paper can
not be published for less than sl.oo .
year without loss. Besides, we want
each subscriber to read the paper each
week till the close Of the coming cam
paign. Therefore we make this offer
we will send the paper from now till
December ], 1898, to each person who
sends 800 now. Let every subscriber
spare enough time to send in club
under this offer. Every voter should
know the facts which THE CAUCASUS
Is publishing each week.