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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30
IT Is EASY TO TELL.

People who fail to look after their
health are like the carpenter Who
neglecfs to sharpen his tools.
People are not apt to get auxious
about their health soon enough. If
You are mot quite weiP' or half
sick" have you ever thought that
your kidneys may be the cause of
your sickness.
1t Is easy to tell by setting asid.
your urile for twenty -four hours; q
sediment or setting Indicates an nm
healthy condition Of the kidoeys.
When urine stains linen il is evi
dence of kidney trouble. Too fire.
quent desire to urinate, scanty supply
pain or dull ache in the back is slss
convincing proof that the kidneys
and bladder are ont of order.
There is satisfaction in knowing
that the great remedy DR.. Kiimer s
Swamp-R Root, fulfilIs every wish in
relieving weak or diseased kiudeys
and all for ms of bladder and urinary
troubles. Not only does 8 uamp- Root
give new life and activity 10 the
kidney-the cause of trouble, but by
treatir the kidney Us it acts as a tonic
Tor the entire constitution. IF you
need q medicine take Swamp R,ot
It cures. Sold by Druggist. price
nifty cents and one dollar, or by send.
ing your address and ths lame OF
this paper to DR.. Kilmer & Co.
binehamton, N. Y. You may have .
bottle of this great discovery sent 10
you free by mail.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30
HAVE YOU SENT A rELEGRAM.

Have you sent a telegram since the
first day of September? IL SO, have
you kept copy of the same? On that
day, September the 1st. the lawful au-
thOrities Of the State, as cons' ituted by
the Legislature, fixed telegraph rates
in this State at fifteen cents for q mes
sage Of ten words. Ii you have sent .
telegram since that date you have been
forced to pay the old price of twenty
i've cents. Why? Because the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, q for
eign corporation, at once ran away
from justice to the Federal Courts, and
got one of their pete, Judge Simonton,
to issue an injunction fOrbidding the
State to reduce the rate. But under
the law the Western Union Telegraph
Company is required to refund TO the
people every cent that they charge over
fifteen cents for a telegram, il the
States right tn fix the rates should be
finally sustained by the Supreme
Court, aud they have been required to
give atwenty-five thousand dollar bond
to guarantee such repayment. Now it
is certain that the Supreme Court of
the United States will sustain the IF.
teen cents rate unless that court las it
did in the income tax case) oyerrules
it's own precedent. So it is we'll for
every citizen to keep a copy Of every
telegram sent or a memora ndum of the
same until this case is decided. SO that
all oyercharges can be demanded and
refunded.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30

leW here % elsewhere. This 10 utter.
IL untrue. bus even ifis Wess true,
what would IL argue? Thee are states
which have no Commissions TO 0x
rates. There are other states in which
the Com misssioo 10 run By the rail-
rOada. Therefore To compare the rates
Of this State with the very high rates
elsewhere is simply Ia compare }.
Pieroont Morgan. exsrtions here Wit
bis exsciioGs eisewb here. In short The
Com mission has b<en telling us that
We ought tn De- ssfis6~d because The
Rot hscbiids' railroads were bleeding
some body eI.e rs much As they were
bleeding us.
But 1e are glad ths. the Commission
ers have made this reduction la freiG BIT
rates. however slight il ~, because II
shows that they have the pow .r TO re-
duce rates, and il also shows that there
10 . way 10 make the railroads obey
when u reduction il made. Ii 10 .
pity that they dad not learn this before
the Governor was forced, By his sworn
duty under the law, To remove them
from office
We trust that the new Commiss, ION
q ma jOrity Of which has been appoint
ed by the Governor, Will -n"w that
they are capable a. approaching the
fact that Their is such hing H. equity
and that the rights Of the people ar.
at least As sacred as those OF the Isi
roads.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30

cents day, sheir eremen VI Ws esy.
NJ. II. A. Page Vas reported IN tos
pap<rs ~ telling The Commission toes
the tax valse Of his railroad wss h'eo
enough. The people should Be co"eFs'
mated that NJ. Page Vas willing 70
admit rhas ne could be taxed n al.
NouocoIies vith counti.ss soft snaps
are not hsre Tn be taxed. they Are oefe
To tax Of her folks and comment on the
people wh-n they complain
Nos som. az the mnprpoiy she~se
may .sy that We are attacking ~nter-
prise and thrift in the p~r-ons 81 The
Me-s'-. Page. OF course that Is not 81.
The Me-.rs. Page are entitled to great
credit for having bniit their railroad,
fos having shown indusiry aud SAIL
and good business sen'e in acquiring
wealth. In doing so they have not
only helped themselves bat have done
good to their fellow men. We wish
there we're ten thousand Of them IN the
State. Nobody wants TO take away
from them their property, their rights,
or the credit To which they are entitled,
but We insist that they shall be taxed
like oih~r p-orl-, and that they shall
n Ut attempt Ia b. sarcastic or get gay
wh-n-vsr they ore reminded that rail-
roads are creatures Of the public and
q hat The people have reserved TO them
s-lve. the right To control them, TO tax
them, ~ fix rates for them and To pre-
vent their u"lawful iDposiiions upon
communities.
The great underlying truth that
makes mOnopolies and privilege SO pre-
vaiIirg and powerful, is, that rs . gem
eral rule, with some exceptions, -
coon as man acquires wealth, especial
ly il he gets it by holding property in
natural monopOliss, be intuitively
stands in with his class and regards
himself and his class rs entitled TO
these special privileges which the con-
stitutiOn prohibits and abhors.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30
SHOULD TAKE CARE or THEIR OWL

SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN
The Wilmington Messenger is au-
thorlty for the following information
"Senator Pritchard and his friend
are now taking . very decided stand
in regard to the attacks of Senator
Butler on the minority" Populists
and simply declare they will not let
the latter be denounced"
The CAUCASIAN has no objection to
the Southern Railroad and Senator
Pritchard taking care of their own.
We think they should. One thing is
certain, the boilers who deserted their
principles and betrayed their constitu-
ents for the gold standard and the
Southern Railroad sre not Populists.
No doubt Mark Hanna and Roths-
child's overseers would like for them
to get back into the PopuIist party to
be spies for them.
We have also NOTICED q disposition
among the Ransom machine and rail-
road organs in the Democratic party
to defend these traitors. This is nat
ural, for the old parties have never ex-
PEELED their traitors. And this is why
their organizations have become cor
rupt. The people are looking for q
party of political integrity, and they
nave found it in the POpulist party.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30
Waves Hsrs Sssest, -ii,e Feet Mia.

NEW YORK, Sept 2i-Tbe st~amsL q
andes, Of the Atlas Line. which ar.
rived here To day from Port Limon
and Hayti. encountered very severe
weather and heavy seas. Mate Hay
den said that off Cape Hatteras the
waves were seventy five feet high, and
seemed TO come from all directions.
When they broke together near the
ship the decks were covered with
spray. At times the deck OF the An
des was almost perpendicular. About
thirty miles south Of Bsrnegat there
was observed in the sea a deckhouse,
apparently Of q schooner.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30

Kleeuhese ve print IN inferv'sS
lin Mr.. r. w. Avesits. one Of the
connect fse the state In the heariaes
AZ the famous 80 year lease" Thee
hearings are bringing su' some re-
variable faeis in spite Of the s'uren-
6oos Efforts of one 81 the Gseettss
money combines IN America te sup
mrs. them. IL ha. been made rsrtsy
el-sr I'D to date that this lease 10
lease without 80 much n recorded
vote Of th- m-n Who dis the leasing
sod il is also clear that The lease sas
made for $4,000 annually secretly Ia
q corporation controlled By forriSn
capital. when 1, wss possible to have
gotten 500, 600 annually nj least This
secret act ~ IL now srands. boisark-d
BY the irjut ction. Of FEDERAL judges
il causing . loss OF $iso.ooo an
nuaIIy To the Siate-aGd Democrats
did il. and are trying To keep u
sion.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER WILSON'S
ADVISOR.

II the Governors action in suspend
ing the t~o Wilson's needed defence.
the follow ing from the News and OBJ
server of Sept a5th, authorized by J.
W Wilson, would be enough:
Ever since Msj. Wilson's connec-
ton with the Railroad Commission.
Mr.. Burton has been his legal advisor ;
and he hAs therefore been chosen iu
this case a. his leading attorney."
There ycu have IL. The Chairman of
the Railroad Commission. deciding
great issues between the people AMI
the railroads. and having for hi. lea al
advisor . hired railroad attorney IL IL
well known that Mr.. X. -. Burton has
been for long time, end now Is atfor-
ney for the Coast Line. The Coas,
Line is an ally Of the Southern. "a
the Southern furnishes legal advisors
for the Railroad Commission. Soft
seat for the Southern. Just q little
fiinty for the people.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30

efforts, bot was buried In the Sensfe.
Mr.. Pearson, while Democrat, will
be abused aud misrepresented By the
railroad attorneys in the Democratic
party, ~ vicioasiy ~ il he were Pop
uIisf. He vii, be aba .ed aud mi.rep-
r~sented By the "beip" OF the -over-
seer" simply becar.s he IA. shown ,hst
he think- The rights Of the people are
equally ~ saersd - tn. rights al the
railroads, aud that both should stand
on the same footing.
The swo suspended Commits s,on~r-
have announced th-ir determination
| to defy the In " and the Governors nc
ton IN conformity with The same.
They claim that their Offices Are "con-
| tracts" and that the Governor has DO
power to interfere with their contracts
to hold the offices and draw the salaries
but III very act that creates the CON-
mission provides how the com mi So ion
ers may be removed or suspended.
Therefore they accepted the ofiic-s
with this provisions as their contracts
They can lose no property rights, for
unless the next legislature susta,ns
the Governor hev will draw their full
pay for the time suspended. There
| fore they put themselves in q bad
light defying the action Of the leg
stature as executed By the Governor;
and. besides, il they, by resisting, make
it necessary for the new Commission
ers to bring quo warrantO proceedings
to get charge of the Railway Commits
sion Off &c then they make themselves
liable to fine oftwo thousand dollars
each, by q statute, il tbs court should
hold against them. But this is their
matter and not ours.
AS soon as these two new Commits
siOners are installed into office, as we
believe they will be as soon as the
courts pass upon the questions raised
by the refusal Of the old Commission
ers to vacate, we are confident that the
people will begin TO see and enjoy
some Of the good fruit that the Rail.
road COmni ssiOn was established to
bring about, but which has been de-
MED the people now for more than six
years because the old Commission re.
fused to do it's duty-refused to dc
equity between the people and the mo-
nopolies. The people already see the
advantage of having q Governor that
the railroads do not control.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30
"A LITTLE RAILROAD PROBLEM.

The North Carolina Christian Ad-
yocate Of August 25th, 1897, has an ed
itorial IN which it's Editor tells about
his visit to Brother A. F. Page, of Alb
erdeep, aud makes statement of what
be WAS told as follows,
II was told the entire pant of the
Aberdeen and ASHORE railroad. with
s'xty-four miles Of track. cost t3bO, COO,
and is carrying bonded debt of only
$SOooO. and has been q good paying
road from the beginning"
Now one of Mr.. Pages sons appeared
before the Railroad Commission. and
had much to say about the Governor
and Judge Clark, and there daring to
NEEDLE with the owners and operator:
OF the railroads, and daring to urge
that railroads should be taxed like
other folks, according to what their
property was worth and sought to be-
come furious by expressing great hor.
ror at the very thought of anybodys
questioning the infallibility of the mo-
nopoly Federal Judges. II was no
fault Of his il his speech failed to win
the affections Of Pierpont Morgan to
such IN extent that Pierpont will buy
his railroad at big profit, in the sweet
bye and bye. =
On page 2, Railroad Commission Re-
port 1896. it appears that the above
road is rated for taxation 1t $I13O6O.
So We have it that this road cos.ine
$3.50, 900. aud paying yell, is rated for
taxation At only sllseOe.
On page S23. it appears Who are the
general officers" Then it appears th,s
the salaries Of the general officers"
that 10 the Page family, amounts to
$1,000. Their track men are paid sixty
cents . day; their macbinist, Who furn.
ishes not only muscle but brains, esta
$500 . day; their train men nxty-hye
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30
SOME FACTS About THE OHIO CAM
PAlGN.

Recently the Democratic press has
had much to say about the late POpu-
list State Convention in Ohio. The
charge has been published broadcast
that Mark Hanna had bought up the
Populists to put out a straight Popu-
list ticket in the State, ETC. The CAU-
CAsIAN has not commented on these
charges for the simple reason that we
were not in possession of the facts.
The CAUCASIAN has always been fair
and honest with the public. We have
never rushed into print to deny a
charge against our own party or even
our personal friends unless we were
sure of the facts.
Last spring there was considerable
division of sentiment among the Pop
ulists in Ohio who supported Bryan
last year, and also among the Demo-
Gratis who supported Bryan, as to
whether or not there should be . CO.
operative fight in the coming campaign.
We think that if proper spirit had
been shown on both sides that a co.
operative ticket, honorable and fair to
both sides, a ticket that could have
commanded the support of every honest
Populist, honest Bryan Democrat, and
honest silver Republican opposed to
the gold standard monopoly rule and
Hannaism-cOuldh have been nominated
and grand victory won.
But this opportunity was thrown
away and it ia possible that both sides
were more or less at fault. As is we'll
known the Democratic State Conven-,
ton met and ignored the POpulists.
did not even seek a conference with
them, and put up ticket with a
National banker at its head, and a
ticket in other respects such that
they could not expect or get the en-
dorsement of the Populist party,
especially in view Of the fact that John
X McLain, q pronounced monopolist
and member Of trusts, is the open
and avowed Democratic candidate for
Senator. Ex-senator Brice and a num-
Der of other Cleveland and monopoly
Democrats were on hand at that State
Convention in person or through their
henchmen, determined to prevent. any
cooperation with the Peoples party.
This class of men in the Democratic
party in that State and every other
State would prefer to see Mark Hanna
and the Republican party win than to
see union of silver and reform forces
which would win q victory for the
principles for which Bryan 80 ably
and heroically contended in the last
campaign.
There was nothing left for the Peo-
Piles party in that State to do but to
put up q straight ticket. Not only
self-respect, but loyalty to the princi-
Piles Of good government demanded it.
We have no doubt that the sche ming
politicians Of both the old parties did
all they could to influence and pervert
the POpulist party for their own sell
fsh ends.
The scheme OF the Nolan and
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30
THE UNIVERSITY.

Forty seven teacher. as stB0e@
Isummer school 1851, total, SO. "a
IS month, three brief rpur.-,. n
full courses, laW and medical -
and school OF pharmsry. Gnsz
courses open To woman, -umm.rsh
Tor teachers, scholarrhip- and q
for the needy.
Adore.
PRESIDENT AIBERELkI
CHAPEL Hill, M
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30
AAJ. GU raRIE OON0RATUIArEsn ov

Major Vim A. Guthrie, late PEOPLES
party candidate for Governor wa In
Raleigh few days since. He oal,.d
on Governor Russell and Congratulated
him upon his action and or his spIen-
did appointments for Railroad Com.
nissioners- II Guthrie had bee. elec.
ted the people weu'd also have h.a 3,
nim . Governor that NO corporation or
monopoly could influence or control.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30

Some days nothing will "come out
right from the time you rise till
you retire. Ten TO one, the trouble
is in yourself. Your blood is ia bad
condition, and every organ suff RS in
consequence. What you need is the
cleansing. invigora,ing irnaence of
Ayers Sarsaparilla.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30
r"E COMMISSIONERS TAKE ANorHEB
FIAIp STEP.


We notice that the Railway Commits
sioners has ordered slight reduction
20 be made in freight rates on cotton
from certain points in this State.
While this is . very small matter, yet
IL Is worthy OF note since this Is the
nrst time that the Railway Commis.
sion has shown that it thought the pub
llc bad any rights to be considered in
liking rates. 1t will be remembered
that every time before that Z demand
mas been made on the Railway Com
mission to reduce freight and passen-
ger rates that the Commission has r.
fused to act, but has constantly put up
- IN excuse that rates were already al
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30
WELDON JACK PREVENTATIVE

Guard against Yellow Jack by
keeping the system thoroughly clean
and free from germ breeding matter.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic will
cleanse the system and kill all con-
tAgious disease GERM.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30
TBE TWO NEW RAILWAY COMMIS.
SIONERS.

Ia the appointment of Mr.. Caldwell
of Iredell, and Mr.. Pearson of Burke.
for Railway Commissioners, Governor
Russell is to be congratulated. Que il
q Democrat and the other is a Populist
to correspond to the politics of
the Commissioners removed. They
are both men of the highest char
acteF, and the public feels con-
fident that they will be fair and just
between the Railroads and the people.
Mr.. L. c. Caldwell was . Democratic
ElectOr in 1888, was afterwards candi-
date for Solicitor, and later vas elected
Mayor Of Statesviile. He joined the
Peoples marty because he considered it
the only party that stood squarely for
the principles of } efferson and Jackson,
and therefore the only party of the
people. He was temporary chairman
of the last Peoples party State con-
ventions He is = young man, only 80
years Of age, but is one of the most
promising lawyers in the Western part
Of the State, and is very forcible and
eloquent speaker on the stump.
Mr.. John Fl. Pearson has had no little
experience in Railroad affairs. He has
been'a consistent advocate of free sill
yer and took prominent part In the sill.
yer convention inRaleigh in 1895, when
the majority Of the Democratic pollti-
clans were afraid to say whether they
were for silver or gold. It will be re-
membered that Ex-Governor Jarvis,
Capt. Sam Ashe, and other machine
Democratic politicians, ran away from
the convention after it had met and
they had taken part in the preliminary
proceedings, for the reason that they
did not want to commit themselves to
silver until they knew whether the
next Democratic candidate for Presi.
dent would be for silver or be q gold
bug or straddle-bug. Not SO with
Mr.. Pearson. He boldly took the same
position that W. J. Bryan had taken
and declared that il the Democratic
party did not declare for silver and
other needed reforms that he would no
longer follow such false and tPeacher-
Gus leadership.
Mr.. Pearson was the late Mayor Of
Morganton and was . member Of the
late General Assembly. He took .
prominent part in the fight against
the ninety-nine year lease, aud Was
the author Of the bill to prevent the alb
sorption Of competing railroads lines
Which passed the House through his
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30
senator BUFFERS APPOINTMENT.

senator Marion Butler will speak at
Jackson, Northampton County, n. g.,
on October 9TH, Let eyeryb body turn
out 70 hear him.
j. j. SrEruESsoS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30

Now IS the time 10 subscribe
TOT The Caucasian. One DoI.
Iar . year.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30
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DlskSES should wrIts fBr-. -
! nave been . Close siud,ss 90 a.,t
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seek the aid Of oil; = rnru W. -.lri.--
sicians ] invests sied a., - y
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-06
NIGHT SESSION.

The evening session was called to order
at 5 o'clock. President Bell presiding. The
song service was opened with Christ and
the Church" aud consisted of number OF
Endoavor hymns. The Auditorium was
comfortably filled.
At the conclusion of the song service re-
ports were asked for from denomnational
rallies MIR. II. b. Bishop spoke for the
Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN church.
sam Hamilton of Waco reported from
the Christian church rally, His talk was
enthusiastic and loudly applaudcd
Or, NJ. j, Blcim of San Antonio reported
for the Presbyterian church.
Rev. T. II, Lane OF Prairie View spoke
for the Methodist Proicstapts. He eN-
hihited beautiful banner made up of 200
badges, each rcpresentinE CHRISTIAN I'm
dcavor union, and was presented TO the
Central Texas conference OF the Methodist
| Protestant Eudeayorcrs bv the virginia
| conference for the best report In Endeavor
| work 1t Ia the pruM,rtv of the Central
| Texas conference until won by some other
department.
| Miss BESSIE Wright of Carthage. Mo. one
| OF the Wright sisters trio. who favored Snn
| Antonio 90 with beautiful music. rendered
n solo She has a fine contralto voice. full
of melody. each note filling the entire hail.
She sung plains OF Peace an anthem
which is not only beautiful IN music. but
is of words spiritually ENJOYABLE, She re
sponded to an encore with My Ain Cunn
trie" her rendition Of the familiar Scotch
baind being AS enjoyable as the first Sc
lection given.
Rev James l. Vance of Nashville,
Tenn. was then introduced and addressed
the convention on the subject: The Dis
| pnvpry nf thn Ind Niuta1 ~