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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07
"ORGAN OF TIE DISAPPOINTED OF.
FIOE SEEKERS,

The following appeared in the edi-
torial columns of the Charlotte Obser-
yer:
"The North Carolina organ of the
Disappointed Ofice-Seekers, which is
for fusion or anything, Lord, so it
holds out hope Of q government job,
observes that it doesn't see Is much as
1t did q week ago in the Democratic
press about q straight fight; where
upon it shakes hands with itself and
says it killed the movement. The or
gan deceives ito conceited self. Little
is being said about . straight fight be-
cause little more needs to be said. It
is already settled upon"
This suggests little recent history.
and to our mind the Charlotte Obser-
yer shows very poor taste and judge
ment in abiding to it. When Elk
Senator Ransom betrayed the people
Of the State and barted his vote on, the
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07
GIVE raEIR NAMES.

"The Wilmington Messenger says
Every few days we see in State ex-
changes reports of "change of heart" Of
reputable populists, who have be-
come disguised and have cut loose
from the Butler gang"
1t will be noticed that these papers
are careful never to give the names
nor the Post Office Of those Populists
who they claim have Joined the Demo-
cratic party"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07

In the last issue We published IN
account of the death of Hon. Walter
E. Faison, tho late Solicitor of the
State Department at Washington.
While only AZ years of age he was
one Of the finest international law
yers in the country, and besides, he
was one of the finest types of man
hood this writer has known. He is
probably the only man in the histoi y
of our Government that has been
promoted SO frequently on merit
without havidg any political in
fuence whatever behind him. But
this has been achieved at the cost of
his life, for death is the result of
overwork.
During the last few years, while
foreign Questions with which the
State Department has had to deal,
have been numerous and of unusual
importance and magnitude, It has
been Solicitor Faision who has had
- examine every old treaty, or pro-
posed new treaty with foreign gov
ernments, and to prepare opinions
on intricate and knotty questions of
international law. 1t was q Hne
opportunity for the Solicitor to make
q great reputation. He did, but the
strain was too great.
Ex-Secretary Of the State Olney
had the highest opinion of his legal
abilities and urged President Cleve-
land to appoint him Federal Judge
for the Eastern District of North
Carolina to succeed the late judge
Seymour. IT he had, Mr.. Faison
would have been promptly confirmed
by the Senate. But instead he ap-
pointed Mr.. Clark of Newberne Who
was . Palmer elector and who the
President knew could not be con.
firmed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07

III. Democratic railroad organs have
Ill ,ub,,sbed and csitised What rur-
oor,ed 70 be an iutesvies With q 'ver-
nor Russell in the Washington f's'.
Every one Of he leading Democratic
daiiies could have had Governor kus-
s~lI intsrvieW~d and ascesfaioed
vh~i her or not the intsrvieu was cor
r-cs before they Published T.. Tut they
did NOT. Why not Nov Governor
Russell has CONF out IN s,afems nj
denouncing the bogus interview -
fs,ss. will AL these Democratic pa
DER. now make the Correction! We
will wait and see.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07
ANOTHER QUESTION FOR THE NEWS
AND OBSERVER TO ANSWER.

"a friend tells of seeing some con-
victs at work in Cal iwell anb upon
asking one of them the reason thelr
being there, got this answer: That
fellow pointing to brother in dis
tress, rs in for killing ov a COW; the
rest of US are here for voting for Ed.
Wakefield last year, rmer's
Friend.
The News and Observer copies the
above and comments on it as follows:
ED Wakefield left the Democratic
party and joined the Populist Party
because the Democratic party was not
hostile enough to railroads and wasn't
hot enough for silver. He vas elected
State Senator last year, and signalzed
his service by voting upon railroad
questions in accordance with the d. =
sire of vics-President Andrews, a;Jei
q whispered conversation with that
railroad magnate in tbe. Senate lobby"
The Peoples Party could not pre-
vent few bad men and hypocrites
from leaving the Democratic party
along with the tens of thousands of
honest and patriotic men who COM
pose the Peoples party, and besides, it
could not be known who the bad men
were until they have proven them.
selves unworthy. Now it seems that
there are very large number left in
the Democratic party of the Wake
field stripe, if we are to Judge by the
action of a majority of the Democratic
members of the last legislature. 1t
will be remembered that nearly every
Democrat in that legislature TALL but
seven we think) deserted the people
and went with Wakefield on the side
of Andrews and the Southern railroad.
The Peoples party promptly held a
a caucus and not only condemned
Wakefield and the other boilers,
but expelled them from the par
ty in disgrace. Have the DEM
ocrats who did what Wakefield
did been expelled from their
party9 No. Why not? Because the
Ransom machine and the Southern
Railway want to send them back to
the next legislature, but they cannot
do if the railroad question is discussed
in the campaign. Therefore they are
all interested in yelling "nigger."
The News and Observer further SAYS
that every POpulist who voted for
Wal efield ought to be sentenced to
work on the public toads. Not too
fast. We submit that only those who
endorse him now should thus he nm.
ished. Then let us also sentence the
Democrats to the same punishment
who now endorse the action of the
Democratic members who deserted
and went over with Wakefield to the
relief of the ROthschilds railroads
against the people. Does the News
and Observer favor this? We ask for
an answer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07

Judge Robinson in his charge to the
Grand Jury at Raleigh last week,
charged that free passes were unlaw-
full under the Railroad Commission
law, and that any railroad violating
this law should be indicted. We con.
graduate Judge Robinson. He Is the
hrst Judge who has done this. THn
CAUCASIAN called attention to this
matter in its last iseue and asked vby
the Superior court Judges did no,
charge the Grand Juries.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07
WITH oUK CoMriIn,,r

IL You are not q regular ~ bsrra-
then this copy OF The c,rclru
goes to you this week with 60
compliments. IL you Ike tins an,
then We will be glad 20 risi rr
regularly each week. But tic,
you decide, let us make one r,gssr
that you read every line o thu pa,.r
After you have done this. 4 yos IA.
il, then We want you for subscribe
il not, no harm is done. Address.
The CAUcAsIAx
Raleigh. NC
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07

That political party which Offers
the people the best solution Of ON,
present. difficulties IL the one which
should receive the support Of thought.
full men. Which IL the one il the
natural question that arises. From
observation and careful consider.
alton We can arrive at only enc con.
einslon' which is, that the platform
OF the Peoples party il the oply
solution. II You can find ono sinris
thing in either Of the old party plat
forms educating snything good,
that vas not stolen from the Pom.
ulists, then We est the Grow.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07

TT ; officers Of the Bell Telephone
monopoly say they cannot live and
90 business 1t . lower rate. When
asked before the commissioners il they
would leave the State IL rates were re-
auced they admitted that they would
not. An officer Of the Durham inter.
state telephone testifies that they are
making Is per cent profit, yet they
charge less than the Bell monopoly.
Let telephone rates be reduced and
without delay.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07

Every intelligent man IN the State
knows that cooperation of the men
of all parties who oppose the gold
standard and who favor Transports
ton reform means white supremacy.
Then why are some newspapers that
are yelling for white mans party op-
posed to thiss Because they are rail-
road organs. I
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07
Now that the Populisis hare ma

Now tba, the Populisis hare msee
q square fight in opposition to .
government by Injunction. aud q
great maj rity Of the people are
a ,cking to their standard the Demo
Gratis oppose il. Where was the
m an hood of your Democratic states
men that they did not oppose il,
when virtually the same thing hap
pened under Cleveland s administra-
toni May God have mercy on your
deceisful souls; you will need il.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07
A FACT AND A QUESTION AND AN.
SWER.

The Wilmington Star says that there
Is no finer fruit in the world than that
raised in Western North Carolipa
which is true, and another asked why
none of that fruit is seen in the Will
mington markets in the place of in.
ferior fruit from the north?
The answer is easy. The freight on
barrel Of apples from Asheville to
Wilmington is more than the freight
from New York. And yet the Star,
the Messenger and all the WilminRton
dailies and all the AsheyiIle daily M.
pers are opposed to q reduction OF
freight and passenger rates in this
State? What is the matter? Do tn.
railroads control them.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07

The railroad organs in the Demo-
cratic party have for months ridiculed
Attorney General Walser saying that
he knew no law. But when he vas re-,
ported to say the Governor should NOT
not remove the two Railroad Com
missioners, then they al quoted his L.
gsl opinion with great prominence.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07
THE GOLD RING CAPTURING OUR RAIL
ROADS.

nOADSs
A few weeks ago J. PierpOht Nor
gan, the American financial agent Of
the Rothchilds, gObled up the Lehigh
Valley railroad for his Shy lock en-
ployers in London. Last week he
captured the Georgia railroad. We
see that he is now 6guring to wreck
and capture the B. & o. system. This
will make ten Of the largest railroad
systems in the United States, COM
prising every foot Of railway line
running into New York from the
South and West and out to Chicago,
except the Pennsylvania, and it is re-
ported that he has his greedy clutches
alrea " turned to that system. We
are fas approaching the time when
our peo. l.. must make up their minds
to take 'harge of and operate their
own rulway systems or allow the
Who'll. thing to be operated by the
London gold syndicate. Which shall
it be? In such contest the tories will
be one side; the American patriots on
the other.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07
ANOTHER LIE NAILED.

In their desperation to raise race
prejudice by appealing to the angry
passions of the people, the "negro
scare-crow organs" are not a bit over
scrupulous in the manner in which
they handle the truth. This is, of course,
t. be expected. They are appealing to
the brute in human nature and not to
the reason in the human mind. They
dare not appeal to reason, for reason
will demand arguments and proofs, and
then where are they? So they print
es,plain, bold, bare-faced, unvarnished
lies. It matters not to them whether
the lie has even semblance to truth !;
If it suits their purpose "any old lie''
will DO. They will print it as a solemn
truth.
One of these "truths" that has been
going the rounds of the Ananias
press lately is accredited to the Kins-
ton Free Press, and is to the effect that
negro has been put at the head of the
public schools in Lenoir county, and
that he is demanding to see the certifi-
Gates of white lady teachers.
To get at the truth or faIsity of this
statement we wrote to that county and
to reliable source, stating to our cor
respondent that We would publish a
correct version of it however it might
b.. We refer to his answer in last
weeks issue, from which it will be
seen that there was no foundation
whatever for the story, that it was, in
fact, manufactured out of the whole
cloth. This IS another lie nailed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07

See on the front page letter from
Senator Butler to the Sampson Demo
crat. That paper refused to publish
the letter, though it had called on the
Senator for q reply. 1t contains more
facts than . railroad organ wants 10
publish.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07

L., every reader Of TEE CArcAsiAH
.eed In % leass one rev subscriber
under our special offer, and 20 help To
circu,s,e Tvs CArcAsaAS. Every voter
.bould rad the facts which THs Cav
c.,.x Il publishine every we~k. For
a, 90 We will send is every week until
n>~embee I. ISIS
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07

We are at liberty to state for DR.
Kingsbury that he will oppose any
movement looking toward colonizinR
the negro in Africa or anywhere else
outside Of this State, At present. He
needs them in his business.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07


Tas CArcAsiAS paba.l-. :.
torial advising the u.- ~ "A. -
convicis on the public russ.
glad 10 see that Cab.rru. os.,.
taken action on TIN. line n.
Caldwell. Who 10 county a,,o.,..
that county land who by n. n.
also chairman Of the Tcas,
county Executive CommIi IA.
piled 10 the Peniteniiary On
victs for the public road. Of h..ss.,-.
Let other counties do tn. Asdn
not only solve the Peniienr AZ, ..
lem, but will also result in \ p-ra.,.,,
and lasting good 10 the f.ra-,. -,
all classes Of citizens for IN. ,,..
tufe generations.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07
20, 600 sUBscRIBVRs FOR ICAMpArGN,

We have had a number OF requests TO
make q special rate for The CAUCASIAN
for three months. We cannot do this.
II means loss to US. The paper can
not be published for less than $40 a
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 81 90 now. Let every subscriber
spare enough time to send in q club
under this offer. Every voter should
know the facts which TIE CAUCASIAN
Is publishing each week.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07
1T MEANS % 600 I o 81 DAY TO
Tax RAILROADS.

This is how much it means to the
railroads each day for the suspended
commissioners to defy the law by
keeping the new commissioners out of
possession of the Office. OF course it
means at the same time loss OF that
amount to the people each day. Now
let US see what ground, if any, the sus-
pended Commissioners have for resist
ing the action of the Legislature Is
executed by the Governor.
In North Carolina public office is
held to be a contract. Ey the very
act under which the present Commits
sioners took office, they were to be liza
BILE to removal by a majority vote of
the Legislature and to suspension by
the Governor until the Legislature
could act. This was part Of their
contract, as much so as if written in
the face of their Commissions. It GER
tainly does not become them to fly
in the tace of the express terms of the
contract, under which they took office.
Again, independent of any contract,
the Legislature in creating an office
has the right to provide how and by
whom the officer may be suspended or
removed. In England where the
Judges are appointed by the crown
and for life, they are nevertheless re-
movable by majority vote in Parlia-
ment. That is otherwise here, but only
as to Judges created by the Constitu-
ton itself, which is a restriction upon
the Legislature, but as to Judges OF
other officers not created by the Con.
stitution the Legislature has any rights
not forbidden by the Cor stituti0n and
can, in creating the office, provide fol
the incumbent's removal by itself and
suspension by the Executive until the
Legislature can act. The most learned
legal writer's lay down this principle
of law. There are decisions too numer.
erous to cite to the same effect which
We have not time to look up.
| The suspended Commissioners lose
no property rights by the action of the
Go,.i".,r, for unless the legislature re
moves the IL they will, by the statute
be paid in full for the time they are
suspended. If wise, they would abide
the action of the Legislature for if they
resist and put the Governors appoin
tees to quo warranto and the courts
should hold against them they are liable
to fine Of $4,000 each by the statute
The corporations would be delighted
for them to hold on as long as possible
and would be willing to furnish then
with lawyers and pay their fines. A
the railroads are collecting $4,000. 0Ol
out of North Carolina annually in ex
cess of just interest on their property
besides their enormous salaries to high
er officials and illegal expenditures, i
follows that every day that the susoen
ded Commissioners defy the Law an,
keep the new Commissioners from put
ting in force just and reasonable rates
is gain to the railroads of $1,000 t.
$1,000 per day, and a corresponding
daily loss to the people of that sum.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07

For several m onths, was troubl-
ed with persistent humor on my
head which gave me considerable
annoyance. until il occurred to me to
try Ayers Hair Vigor. Before US
ing one bottle, the humor was heal
edit. T. Adams, General Mer-
chant, Turbeville, Va.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07

X. y. Burton may not be able to do
she Jekyll and Hyde act, but he knows
now to occupy the dual position Of
railroad attorney and attorney for the
States Railroad Commission.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07

Editor Daniels defence OF the Al
mighty agains; Marx Hanna's pre-
sumptuous familiarity 10 the leading
feature Of new farce comedy entitled
"The Devil quoting Scripture"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07

The Wilmington Messenger has not
yet explained why it refused to pub
lish Judge Avery's card. II IL better
reading than editorials clipped from
that negro paper 1t Faisons.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07

II the Republican party and the
gold standard are responsible for the
high price Of wheat, who 10 response
BILE for the low price OF cottopg
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07

1t was really too impolite to hurt
Mr.. Pages feelings by questioning
the infallibillity Of the Federal Court
Judges.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07

Cascarets Candy Catltartic. tie mrs Ea+
oerful medical discol cry of tIc age ps.t
ant and refreshing 10 The taste, ~ srril
and positively on Kidneys. liver afd sKeA
cleansing the entire syst m. dis'sl roA
cure headache, fever. habitual Uisliam
and biliousncss. Please buy aud ty 80
OF Z. &. {. to-day; 10, g. 30 cents hsaaaH
guaranteed 10 cure by ali drBrgsis.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07

Col. Andrews hes found .buneoinr.
the state such soft thing" that h
nas decided to take turn at thu sa.,-
seed" business.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07

The monopoly grinder 1t Charlotte.
when its editor Is in possession Of his
natural faculties, is not stupid. But
his latest flop in defence OF the lease
fraud is - muddy and maudlin as IL it
had come from the thick-skuiled dotard
who .cribbies trash for the "wilmipg-
ton Mess" Listen to him:
"Thus I. will be seen that Mr.. Butler
wants the State Of EOrt1 Carolina in
its administration Of the affairs OF thu
North Carolina Railroad, TO adopt he
policy which he 6nds 70 reprehe bic
when pursued by Jay Gould and other
c0rperat iopists. In other words. be H.
willing to see the private stockholders
frozen out-tbeir forty -nine shares OF
stock put on . basis on which they
would not be worth . continental or
Confederate note. II he doesn't mean
this in the foregoing extract he ,esn't
mean any thing at all Then how much
better is ne than Jay Gould! in what
particular does the moral character of
the transaction proposed BY one d ffer
from that proposed by the other:"
Now suppose a man (call him Jo-
sepb) owns a majority Of stock in a
corporation. He is offered big price
for it b. Jay or his successors. Must
he decline big profit because his mi
nority associates cannot sell or will be
hurt il be sells J? Ordinary men would
sell and say, this is my property and
l am not guardian for you"
"Oh, but my dear Joseph, il you sell
to Jay he will have the control and viii
cheat me. He will eat up the profits IL
big salaries for himself and his GRO.
MES; and will use the property to feed
other property that belongs entirely te
him." SO says the minority man.
Joseph would answer: "That is your
lookout, not mine. II Jay cheats you
then go to law or do the best you can
1 have had the majority control and
didn't cheat you. But il horse trader
offers me a big price for my horse,
have the right to take it without en-
curing as to whether he will gamble
with it or cheat somebody on the race
track"
And so Joseph would sell his stock t.
Jay. Then Jay would proceed to chea
them according to law. He would ap
ply to them the claws Of business" b,
means of which the whole breed o
Jays, the Astors, the Rock rfellers, tn
Vanderbilts and Rothschilds and Nor
gans have piled up their wicket
wealth; and without which consentra
ted help would not be in control of
subsidized and corrupt venal press.
But this corporation organ professe
to believe that Joseph is rs immora
in selling his own property for
good price, as is Jay in buying
for the purpose of running over tn
minority men and swindiing them &C
cording to law.
He processes to believe that goo
men must never dispose of their ow
until they get the consent of all othe
good men and take security from tn
purchaser that he, himself, will be al
angel. These truly good are scarce
except in corporation and monopol
railroad newspaper circles, where onl
true piety exists-piety that is meas
ured by the gold dollar and keeps pac
with its rising scale.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-07
Va eyiA
Made and Mzs.s ME-ts.-.
Of ths people ia Hoe s,.
nedic.ns oarvs yoz e..
wonderful cars csr- 49,.
oil question tia; ma
Mad

That b Jas: the ;-a;a a..
apariila- We knoz {. 60 -1.
because & earcs. ~, oar- - -
hundred times. tat ta -. "a
Thousands o: oas--. W. a
Absolutely. r~rnsnrntly. . L.. "a
fail TO do any god N - s-f- -h-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-07

CdN dIWdFS IHINN DtIIVI 1T w
bottom OF the mine than OH The
surface.
That is not strange. replicd
the reverend gentleman. " In
fact, that j. the cinincntly proper
place ior deep thinking "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-07
~ ARTISTS LUCK.

Ms, N.uprR: oh, Georgc. what can
VI rtos ! uied new h.ir bleach this
,,o-o,r, nl il has turned my hair pun
pie
NJ ll.alrr Well, that, what ! ca.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-07

lr,. 81 Nou brute what
do y.. mcaH
V. ST. You can come down
.or, studio row and pose ior
.n .,t-.-te, ! an painting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-07
ENDLESS CAPACITY.

Moss This paper SAYS tina, five thou
!" s,ud people can he crowded int" IT,
Scala III Milan
Foss We have something III this
c"untr, that can beat that"
Moss VIVA, Is it,
Toss " \ New York elevated train.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-07
As USUAL.

THERE Was a Woman i'll our town
Who WAS 50 wondro.s wise.
She used her ears for hearing things,
For seeing things, her eyes.
And when she'd heard and seen il all.
VIVA, did this female do,
But use her tongue for telling cv-
Rv blessed thing she knew.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-07
THE VERY PLACE.

Vor may think il strange, said the III
,clligcnt miner 10 his pastor, " brt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-07
DIT IT WASN'T JUST THE SAME.

NIT IT WASN'T JUST THE SANE
,,,ou.pR1crp PHYSICIAN Caf'er exa''''"-
:.r the pa,ien, This is a pheno'''e-
nal case ,,a 49,, nv any
well. doctor, hope your Dill
nN" .,. >,me-,ha, is, fee nominal.
W" And the physician was 50 upset oy inc
Aha, he added another cipher To his
-, v,,hou, thinking