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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-25


ACY.
For weeks and months TIE CAu-
cAsiAx tas been giving facts and err
eumssances 10 prove that there Is .
deep and w;ds-laid conspiracy to
side-traek Bryan and TO strsddls the
monopoly and money questions in
the next campaign. We saw and
heard in Washington, before tho last
session of Con gress adjourned. that
this conspiracy Was being formed.
We publish in another column IN ar
ticle from the Washington Post in
further proof.
It will be cen that the Tammany
politicians, who refused to adopt the
Chicago platform or to endorse Bry-
AD, have . candidate already in train
ing for the Presidency, and they are
now claiming that he is enough sill
YER man for all sides to compromise
on. They appeal to the spoil hunt
ers by saying that no victory can be
won without New York, and that
New York must have the candidate
in order to carry that State. Not
only gold newspapers, like the Char
lotte Observer, are into this scheme,
but also q number who supported
Bryan in the last campaign and who
claim 10 be strongly for silver. Did
not . number of so-called silver Dem
ocratic papers in this State glory in
the election of Tammany's candidate
for Mayor Of Greater New York Did
they claim that this was Bryan VIC
tory, and was it not their purpose to
create the impression that q Tam
many straddle-bug was a good
enough Democrat. even for Presi-
dentf Last week We published an ar
ticle from the Atlanta Journal in
which that paper boasted of the large
number Of silver papers that were in
favor of such policy. The manip
ulators of this scheme are now &C.
lively at work, and if they succeed
In 1900 they must manipulate the
State elections next year. This is
Why the Charlotte Observer, assisted
by some pretended si:yer papers, is
SO anxious to side track the money
and monopoly questions in our next
State campaign.
Let the people watch them. THE
CAUCASIAN will expose each step in
the conspiracy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-25
WITH OUR COMPLIMENT.

II you are not regular subscriber,
then this CODY OF TIE CAUCASIAN
goes to you this week with our
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you decide, let us make one request,
that You read every line in this paper.
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il not, no harm is done.
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scription until January !, 1899.
Address,
The CAUCASIAN
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-25

Party asd embedied ie N their evD
platform 70 ~ % stag DiIlfoos a ~
rank and file Of their party iron CO.
listing uader the Poouliss basnes.
And they are nov trying 20 uss the
fscs that they hare adopsed some
Of the priociples Of Jeffesson and
Jscksoo asan srGuosat to ssy TO get
Populists Who Are ii9hsiag for ali the
principles Of ancient Democrscy to
desert the true standard aud return to
the old false leadership. Will is work.
No. The Populists will not desert any
Of the Jenerson creed. They will stand
By their colors and see that The priu.
ciples Of good government are 10,
again betrayed. 1t 10 the duty of
Populists to bring the best element Of
tie two old degeuer,ted parties on to
the platform Of the people. Yes, the
Populist party will continne 70 fight
for these ancient principles until the
peoples lost rights are regained and
prosperity 10 restored; no, they will
not return to the party they have 80
recently been forced TO leave, because
there IL no reason fur them to return.
They will stand II the old faith, and
will continue their fight so manfully
begun, Ard appeal for the support and
cooperation OF oil good men and pa
triots everywhere until the fight 10
over and the principles of Jefferson
and Jackson are agsin triumphant.
In short the Peoples ! arty i, here be-
cause there is need for such a party;
1t il here to stay; it is the party Of po-
litical integrity and of pFosress. Let
every good man in the ranks Of either
one Of the old parties, ~ soon as he 10
ready to stand and fight for all the
principles Of Jefferson and Lincoln,
make haste to join the only party of
the people.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-25

were catching on to their conspiracy
to sidetrack the money and monopoly
questions and get fusion Of the siI-
yer men and gold bugs behind the
"nigges" CRY and 10 turn over the
next Legislature to the railroa1s. They
saw that the people were favosing each
day more and more our proposition for
white supremacy and IN anti-monopoly
Legislature. They we're getting des-
perats, so they deliberately decided TO
misrepresent one Of our speeches in .
way TO help them revive new life in
their goldbug- niger campaign. They
could have just rs we'll misrepresented
our speech which Was made ut AuIan-
der on the next day, or any Of the
other speeches which We had made be-
fore, for we made the same speech At
every place. II We had made the state
ments ut Rocky Mount which they
charge We made, the fact would have
been flashed over the wires before
night and been in all the daily papers
next morning.
We do not know personally any II
the men who signed that lin SUBJ
stance" affidavit; We prefer to believe
that they are honorable men who are
honestly mistaken, and rho, when they
signed the statement, did not realize
the extent Of the misrepresentation
it carried and who had no conception
OF the interpretations which the gold
and negro organs would desperately
strive to put on it. We do not wish to
believe that they could be moved by
either pre- udice or malice or any other
motive to make an affidavit so mislead-
ing and Outrageously false. We no.
tice that one of them is minister and
We have great respect for the cloth,
therefore we would prefer to rest the
matter here for the present. But in
view Of the enormity of the injustice
done us, and in view of the political
capital which the gold and negro Or
gans are attempting to manufacture to
enable them to carry out their deep
laid conspiracy in the interests of mo-
nopoly, We are constrained to say that
If they meant by their affidavit to say
that the structures which W. did use
were directed against any save the
agents and hirelings Of ShylOck and
monopoly, or that We used language,
when taken IN connection with the re-
mainder of the speech, could in any
way be construed as a charge that even
the scoundrels, who help monopolies to
rob the people, could stoop SO low as to
hire negroes to commit rape, then we
brand such statement as base, mali
cious and perjured falsehood. The un-
dersigned is personally responible for
this statement.
MARION BUTLER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-25

lsr sev has . III before Congress pro-
vidiag for Tie sovsrsoeos % eaiio
and ovn it, postal csss. ssd TO pay Tee
railroads for hasiiaG three carr n the
sane rate that the Express Co@panies
nov nay the sailreads for . si01af
service. The passage Of this bill would
save the eovesbmeps tweofy miilioe
dollars . year on the operation Of our
nail ~ stem alone.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-25
The Problem % he Solved.
Webster's Weekly.

Webster's Weekly.
AS we sec it, the problem 10 to
unite the silver forces. Let that be
done and good government will fol.
low as natural consequence. The
place where . thing is lost il the
place to look for it. As long - the
silver men followed the Same lag
good government Was an assured
fact. Cleveland was the beginning
Of orr woes and the party will never
be thoroughly united till it is purged
Of his followers.
The result of the election showed
that fusion was q good thing 90 far
Is it went. The trouble was that il
did not 60 far enough. Those who
stood in the way of the two parties
cooperating all along the line can
not escape their share of the 70
sponsibility for Russell and Pritch-
ards election.
We believe Senator Butler sincere
" desired to make the arrangement.
Whatever his ememines may say his
motives, the fact is he worked like q
Trojsn far Bryan and performed his
contract on the electoral ticket in
full measure. THIS statement is but
simple Justice to him.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-25

Those who are planning for fusion
Of the silver men and the Cleveland
goidbugs nnd that their scheme has
been exposed and laid bare. Hence
they have now their batteries Of abuses
on those who have exposed and de-
nounced their conspiracy. or course,
Of course.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-25

II seems to Us. to cay the least, that
.nss was very strained decision Of the
attorney General in th. case Of En-.
beil Telephone monopoly, and besides
tnst vas very significant conduct Of
the Commission in applying to the A.
.ofney-Generai for . ruling. Did they
do it,hoping to get IN excuse To re.c;,d
their order reducing telephone eharr.
- : Ins Bell Telephone Company il
almost - powerful monopoly ., the
meetsfn Union Telegraph Company
iney spend millions Of dollar, 70 ten
IN "ashington the two powerful han.
oies that haunt the halls OF Consre..
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-25

kINsTON AND NEGRO DOMINATION.
That was an interesting communica-
ton in The CAUCASIAN last week from
Mr.. Lewis Grady, Of Kinston, N. c. He
boldly stated that number of leading
Democrats of that town were trying to
get negro appointed postmaster, and
. negro, too, of . rather shady reputa-
ton. he stated further that these
same Democrats were the men who
were crying loudest on the street cor.
ners about negro domination and who
were expressing such horror ut the
idea Of having negro postmaster to
hand out mail to their wives and
daughters. 1t is impossible that these
good Democrats are willing to bring
such calamity on their town in order
that they may more effectively
cry "nigger" and thereby attempt
to gain party advantage? Are
such men honest and sincere? 1t will
be noticed that Mr.. Grady stated that
he could furnish the names of the
Democrats who signed the negro's De-
tition, and that If any one questioned
his statement that he would publish
the names and prove his statement BY
the afidavits Of those who saw the
names on the petition. How many of
the politicians who are trying to SOW
the seeds Of race prejudice and to fight
the next campaign on the "nieRer
racket" are actuated by the same mo-
tivess How many of them are work.
ing In the interest of railroads The
man who is not . corporation tool will
Dc in favor Of fighting for anti-monoply
legislation as we'll - for white suprem.
acy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-25

Last week, when Senator Butler was
in Raleigh, q reporter Of the News
and Observer showed him what a GER
tain Rocky Mount paper reported him
% saying in his speech there on Octo-
Der 18th and asked whether or not il
was correct. Senator Butler prompt
ly branded the report as false, not
only in the words quoted, but also in
the impression which that paper tried
to convey as to the tenor of the speech
The News and Observer reporter
then asked him for a statement OF
what he did say. We promptly die.
tated report, that part of his speech
on the color question, which was the
same that he had made in every
speech. In another column OF this pa
per We publish the interview from the
News and Observer.
We republish here the garbled and
doctored quotation which is as follows
I'll colored men commit outrages
'nc Dc"OCNoUs PTctcuu W Uc tcTIlDly
shocked in public, but when they get
behind q wall they laugh until they
grow fat, and II the outra&es are not
frequent enough they hire worthless
negroes to commit them"
Now turn and read the interview on
the drst page and see what he did say
Thus any one can see how the speak.
ers meaning might be misrepresented
BY quoting, even correctly, one sent
ence, when In the connection in which
10 Was used is not given; but when
the sentence 10 ingeniously doctored
and put into language different from
that used by the speaker, and besides
comments made on it to try to create
IN impression that it was used in an
entirely different connection concern
ing rape cases,) then the editor is gull
ty Of the basest SANDER. He seeks to
make 1t appear that the speaker said
just the opposite Of what he did say.
Now the editor of the Rocky Mt. paper
attempts to justify his doctored and
grossly misleading quotation with the
following affidavit:
We, the undersigned do hereby make
amdavit that We heard the speech of
Senator Butler, and that the above ex-
tract IN quotation marks is in substance
what he SAID.
(REv.) B. 8. MCKENZIE,
+. J. THoRP, M. D.
J.J. DAuGHTRY.
Nov. IL, 1897.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this the 18th day of November, 1897.
JOHN L. ARLINGTON,
Notary Public.
1t will be noticed that the men max
Nc this affidavit are careful not to & ay
that Senator Butler used the words
which the Rocky Mount paper puts in.
to his mouth, for they could not do 60
without perjuring themselves. They are
also careful not to endorse the claim OF
that paper that the language was used
IN connection with rape cases, which
claim 10 base and malicious false hood
In the above quotation put the words
"agents Of shylock and the monopo-
lies" ia the place Of the word "Demo.
crsts" and remove the charge that this
language Was used in connection
with rape cases give the con.
nsction In which il was used
and then We might let the remainder
Of the language stand (though they are
not the words be used) and NO one
could object to the language bnt the
hired agents Of the gold y Indicate and
the corporations.
It 10 On old saying that the Devil can
qse>s scripture to prove his conten.
tion. That 10 hs can quote separate
psssgSaphs, and quote thsa correctly,
end prove bic sass IL ~ eonneotion In
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-25

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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-25

fore were using the white supremacy
cry for an insincere and dishonest pur-
pose?
A. TO this they must answer, yes.
10 every one of the above questions
these men will answer a. we have die
tated. They cannot answer otherwise
This cross examination shows how
the speech was misrepresented and
proves that the sentence quoted is 4
base and slanderous perversion.
The fact is that the editorials we
have been writing since Congress adj
journed and the speeches we have been
making since the 10th day Of last Au-
gust have hit in tender spot certain
bigger organs who are working the
race prejudice racket in the interest
OF the gold and monopoly syndicate.
They have minced under our exposure
OF their scheme. We have tested their
sincerity in crying out for white su-
premacy and who oppose the
gold standard and the domino
tion OF cur State by monopolies
to elect An anti-m"nopoly Legislature.
We have shown that such a fight
would not only elect an anti
monopoly Legislature, but also give the
best white man's government the State
has ever seen. We have shown that
this was the only way to make such 4
victory certain. This has exposed the
insinosrity Of those who were raising
the "nigger" CRY in the interest of mo-
nopely. They could not answer our ar
Sumsnts. They saw that the people
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-25

The Peoples Party platform offers
the real, full, and true remedy: the
Chicago platform offers only a partial
and half-hearted remedy. Therefore,
the Democratic party must reform it.
self further, must get squarely back on
the ancient Democratic principlesn
before any intelligent Pepuiist can
return to its ranks.
But there is yet another and strong
er reason why the Peoples Party can
not disband and become 4 part of the
Democratic party. Can the Demo-
cratic leaders, who for over thirty
years have selected, and nominated.
and supported candidates for Presi-
dent, everyone Of whom was a gold.
bug and monopolist, be trusted {eyen
If the Chicago platform had gotten
squarely back to ancient Democratic
principles,") to stand by the principle,
and to carry them out in good faith,
We fear not. The teaching, of all his
tory warns Us against trusting chem
where SO much is at stake. Con.
scrlpfed soldiers do not fight as well,
and not As reliable at the critical hour
Is volunteers. Men, do not do well
what they are driven to do. The Chi
cago platform was conceived in fear
ana adopted in desperation. The
leaders OF the Democratic party took
from the Peoples party platform and
put into the Chicago platform what
they thought was just enough to save
sneir own party organization. That
platform was written by men who had
oeen knowingly and willingly sup
porting goldbugs and monopoiists all
their lives. They took just enough Of
the ancient Democratic principles"
from the platform Of the Peoples
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01
Rain Prevented Many Morning
Games in the League.
Brooklyn Defeated Cleveland,
New York Pittsburg.
BROWNS ARECRIPPLED
Boston Sent 25 Men Over the
Home Plate.
Philadelphia and Louisville
Each Win a Game.
PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA.
First Game:
Philadelphia .........OO1OOOo 1O-2 0
Louisville ............0 o. OOOSO - 2
Batteries: Fifeld and Boyle; Frazer
and Wilson.
Second Game:
R.H.E.
Philadelphia ........o3 sOOO85 Oh Il 0
Louisville .-.........O 0 10000 10 o
Batteries: Taylor and Boyle; Hill, Ma
gee and Wilson.
CHICAGO.
First Game:
Runs.
ChlcagO ......--.....-.....-.S y y ~
Baltimore ..................1 L 2-6
Second Game:
RH.E.
Chicago ............2O 4OOo-e IS 4
Baltimore ...-........4 1 0 O1 0 0 O-6 10 1
Batteries: Callahan and Kittridge; Cor
bett and BoWerman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01
eeMRs.' Or MISS
The Sad Case of Anna Maria Jones &
Be Settled By Dave MuIvane.

There is an important question con-
nected indirectly with certain legal pro-
ceedingS of this state which the law
makers of Kansas, Doth PopuliSt and
Republican have refrained from decid-
ing, and which is now a source OF con-
siderable grief to two prominent To-
peka attorneys. The question IS. is il
lawful and just for divorced women to
impose upon mankind by attaching
MISS to their names afer a legal
separation has been obtained through
the courts, and the two attorneys who
nave taken upon themselves the task
or supplying an answer are Dave Null
Vane and E. J. Dallas.
a rev days ago woman who had
obtained a divorce at the hands Of
Judge Hazen in this city and later re-
moved to Nebraska. wrote the Shawnee
county judicial officer asking how she
should be introduced to society she
had obtained her maiden name at the
same time that the divorce was grant
ed, and her wish was to know whether
she should be introduced as Mrs" An
ma Maria Jones or Miss" Anna Maria
Jones.
Judge Hazen at once realized that the
women wanted a decision on a question
which has never yet been decided, and
he declined to assume such a response
bility. That the woman expected to en-
ter society offered him s, means of es-
cape from the entire matter. and he sent
for Dave Mulvane and turned the letter
over to the rising young attorney in
forming him that it was his religious
duty TO give advice on Il question OISuoh
weighty Importance. Mr.. Mulvane ac-
cepted the task after considera bic DELHI
Grafton, but a day OF two ago he called
upon Judge Hazen and admitted his IN
ability to arrive at a decision unless he
was provided with aid in the person of
a cOnsultant. Judge Hazen according
" suggested that he call on Attorney E.
j Dallas to furnish what legal knowI-
edge he might ilnd himself deficient in
and the two attorneys are now burning
night oil at the Topeka club in their
endeavors to arrive at a just decision.
Meanwhile Anna Maria Jones is living
In terrible suspense in her Nebraska
home awaiting a reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01
Man, Team and CultivatOr Go
Over a Bluff.
Fall Fifty Feet and Roll Into
the Greek. Below.
ONE HORSE is KILLED.
Mans Arm Broken and Knocked
Unconscious.
Bad Accident to Sumner COun-
ty Farmer.

Wellington. June WORD comes to
this place Of a narrow escape from
death of Claude Enders, a young far
mer living in the south part of the
county, last week
In the field where he was blowing
was a very steep preciDice about 50
feet high, at the base of which runs
Bluff creek.
Young Enders was blowing corn near
this bluff, when one of his horses be
came unmanageable, and in the fracas
which followed the team backed off
the precipice with the young man, cul-
tivatOr and all. The whole outfit fell
the entire distance. and striking the
bank below, rolled into Bluff creek.
The horse, which caused the accident
by its unruliness. was instantly killed
while the other horse escaped serious
injury.
The young man sustained a bad frac-
ture of one arm and was rendered I'M
conscious for a short time He regain
ed consciousness finally and found his
cultivatOr mashed into a shapeless
mass with one dead and one live horse
hitched to it, the whole outfit lying in
the water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01
CLAWED BY LEOPARD.
Two Keepers in Central Park Torn BY
Miss Nipper's Claws.

New York, June They were told
to move Nipper, the fierce Central
park leopard, across the hall to a cage
adjoining her mother yesterday -Four
keepers took a hand, Snider, the lasso
expert; Holmes, the animal cycIopedia;
Marin and Joseph Cook.
They trundled the transfer cage over
in front of the one where Nipper has
wintered.
Sntder climbed on top of the cage and
threw the lasso. 1t fell over her head
and forepaw and 0Sfpper, mad as ten
thousand hornets, was dragged into the
transfer cage.
Keeper Marin, standing in front Of
the cage and holding up one end of it.
suddenly felt something colder than he
had ever known before touch his neck
below the ear and go in as if it would
never stop. Then something warm
trickled down his back and he knew
that he was wounded by the sharp
claws of the Infatuated beast.
A couple of strokes more of lightning
and Cook lay screaming upon the floor.
The first one. ripped his sleeve from
shoulder to wrist The second, follow
ing it so close that he did not have time
to draw out of reach of that swift paw
| between the bars, had stripped q large
section of flesh from the forearm, bar
/ ing a part of the bone.
The leopard made a dash for the open
dorr, but Snider, ever watchful, shut it
in her face.
The injured men were hurried into
the arsenal and their wounds temper
ariIy dressed by a surgeon. Marin
would not let the latter stop the flow Of
/ blood.
Let her run free and get all the
poison out said he. L have been hurt
before and know more about those
things than any doctor.
But Cook was taken to Mount Sinai.
He was in high fever last night. but
the doctors hope to cure him unless
blood poisoning sets in.