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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-17

II fear your welded happiness Will be
of short duration"
Il hope So" candidly confessed the
young woman who was going TO marry
the multi-aged multi-Inillionaire.-l
aDOliS Journal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-17

He-"My heads almost On fire with
the heat of the sun"
She-''I was sure 1 smelt burnt wood
Comic Cuts
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-17

A Cherished Privilege.-'Why are de-
cadent novels SO pOpular?" Because
everybody likes to read about people who
are bigger fools than himself. Chicago
Record.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-17

I was going down little side street in
the French quarter in New Orleans, says
correspondent of the Philadelphia
Times, when l saw Il dog-apparently a
cross-bred setter than had come down in
the world trotting gayly along the ban
quette in front of me, carrying par
fridge in his mouth. Presently he came
to a queer little bake shop letting upon
an Old-time court. Stopping before the
shop window, the dog reared Up on his
hind legs and tapped with his forepaws
upon the closed pane, Whereupon the ba-
Eer came and raised the window.
Bon jour, monsieur" said the man,
quite cherrily, as if he were spea king to
an old acquaintance. At the same time
he took small round loaf of bread from
the shelf and put it down on the sill.
The dog, Wagging his tail the while,
deposited the bird on the window ledge,
picked up the loaf and trotted back the
way he came.
You are wondering at my queer GUS
toner" asked the baker, seeing my as
constituent at the transaction. Well
all | can tell you," he went on Sis that
the dog has been trading with me so for
nearly a year now. Where he comes
from and to whom he belongs | know not
/ think it more than likely that he is a
stray, making his own living. I have
fancied sometimes that he must rob the
stalls in the French market for the things
he brings me. But | do not know, and
nobody complains. Sometimes he brings
a bird, as you see; sometimes Il fish or a
crab; now and then only u potato or a
sprig of parsley or thyme. Now and
then, although very rarely, he comes
without anything at all. Then [ know,
poor fellow, he has had hard day, SO
he gets his loaf just the same. Why not?
Even a dog must live, and often he over
pays, anyhow, SO it all comes right in the
end.
1T is queer, though the man contin-
ued, ''he always must have the same
sort of bread; no other will he take. See,
I keep his loaf here always, and if | start
to get one from another Shelf he barks,
you don't know how, and will not put
down whatever he has brought till 1 get
the right bread. Oh, he is sharp, that
dog" added the little baker, and [ think
most people will agree with him.
Magistrate-"W,hy, did you steal the
prosecutors watch"
Facetious Prisoner-'I was in a hurry,
your worship, ana did it to gain timer
Fun.
A funny story is told of James O'NeiIl
when he was at Missoula, Mont, last
spring. The rehearsal of the orchestra
Of the local theater was called for 4
o'clock in the afternoon, and Mr. O'NeiIl
happened to be present. After the Mis-
soula musicians had struggled through
the overture the actor turned to the
local manager and said For heavens
sake, Hartley, cut that flute out in to-
nights performance. 1t will upset me
SO that | can't go through my part if
you don't" The flute player overheard
the remark, got up from, his seat and
said to Mr. O'Neill: ''Now, look here
sir; intend to play that flute if you in
tend to play Monte Cristo.' / am the
mayor Of this town, and if / can't play
the flute and see the show I'll revoke
Hartleys license and you can get out of
town tonight" Under the circum-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-17
CO r M i.

266 bus. per acre-that'e
. wonderful. Well, SalZer's
Seeds are bred to yieldsl
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-17

Magistrate-"Why did you steal the
prosecutors watch?"
your worship, and did it to gain time.'-
Fun
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-17
VIII 9 ATT.

Saizer's Silver Mine Oats
still leads the world, with
a record right here in
Wisconsin of 231 buL heIs
per acre in 1896. What
more do you wish? Don't
this beat all? You see,
SalZer's Seeds are bred up
to big YieIdSi
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-11
A RIO rrEN SYSTEM-WE NEED POSTAL
SAVINGS RANKS.

The National Bank of Ashe willie re-
Gently failed. This is the third bank
failure in that town in the last few
weeks. Only two weeks ago a bank
failed at Louisburg, and one at Nash
vile. During the last few years they
have failed in Fayetteville, Whining
ton, Raleigh, Charlotte and, in fact, IN
nearly every town in the State. With
every failure thousands of people have
been robbed of their hard-earned saw
ings, without any recourse or protec-
ton of law. Shall this thieying bank
system longer be continued? The
whole system needs overhauline
There should be no banks of issue
and evey director in a bank of deposit
should be made personally and indi-
vidually liable.
Besides, let US establish postal say
ings bank system. This will give the
people at every money post office in
the United States a bank of deposit
that is as safe as the government it
self. No postal bank will ever break,
and, besides, every depositor will draw
interest on his money. Senator But
Ter now has bill before Congress to es.
tablish postal savings banks. 1t will
be pressed to vote in the Senate next
winter. Petition your Congressman
aud Senator to vote for it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-11
a CA RID.

For sometime past have been forced
to devote practically my whole time to
Congressional duties, aud TO the nation
al campaign OF the Populist Party.
Therefore, have rot been able 10 give
the CAUCASIAN the attention that
desired. We are now nearing one
of the most important campaigns ever
seen In the State. The questions 10 be
settled and the issues at stake are Of
the greatest importance to the futare
welfare Of our people. Therefore, !
shall take time to give the editorial
columns Of THE CAUCASIAN my per-
sonal attention. | believe that ma
jority Of the state, will, when they
know the facts, sustain i'll 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 aid friend Of the
reforms for which the forty Pop.
ulist members of the legislature
stood with uni ncbinS courage in the
last legislature to "a once exert them
selves 20 put The CAUCASIAN or some
good Populist paper into eyey house
hold in the state if o3sible. Yours for
the right and in the fight.
MARION BUTLER
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-11
x.roxsrrRsiArs Jon.

som. year. ago, The Legislature an
,,o,;,ss .ui,s TO be brought 70 try n"
title Of tn. State 10 certain - Ter
sin Psmlico. Csrtsref ara o'L''
,ou,,i,. Instead of bringing tao
- the. suits 20 test tie titl-, s'vtra'
,,rs,.a suits were brought There
never vAs any excuse Tor TINS ~
s.-n. Tn have been don. for the per-
nos. Of making big bills Of eo-t- IN
favor o.. certain parties. The courts
ruled acains; the State and bed ihat
the State Was liable for the oosie. 50
that the state il stuck for several thou
sand dollars 20 60 into The pockets oil
lavy~rs and county ofiicsra Tbs y
another Of the chapters Of ":-oop Cow
rRxxrxr.~ di.h-i out 10y n" DINO
cratic mschins.
Treasurer Worth received infur mAt.oa
tha, many of these claims w'r- irsnin-
lent. tina. judgments were entered ~
ia favor Of Clerks and SHERIFF. for is-
suing and serving papers that were
never served 81 sill. lie refuses ID pay
until he i. comps He'd 20 d. so lJe Is
trying 10 prn;ect the Treasury against
what looks like an ugly JOB.
The Democratic daiiies are standing
in with these jobbers 70 bleed the
Treasury. OF course they are. Trey
MIXED il when they were IN. They
are try ing To bleed it now they are out.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-11
WHAT Bee yMEsOF THEM.

Did you ever notice that whenever a
bright young man comes before the
people and espouse their cause he j.
apt to disappear: Let such q one but
get into the State Legislature or ap-
pear in some case where a question Of
the peoples rights is brought into
court and he is a marked man. All Of
us know how soon such an one can
| rally around him host who look TO
him for help but how many times they
are doomed to disappointment; for al
most without exception he is taken
away from them. Not by the hand Of
death, but by hand but little less
pOwerful-thst of the corporation. IL
would look as il they were in 4 solemn
compact to let no man of genius, of
ability, of magnetism, escape their
insatiate NAV. Does il need that so
much ability 60 To handling the dull
routine corporate business: Hardly.
1t is only using the ounce Of prevent
| ION that tt e pound of cure be not need
ed later or. II the brilliant young
lawyer is tied Ia de-h in corpora
ton Oflic, be canrO' b. out stirring
up the people and becoming an ele-
ment OF danger to corporate greed; if
he is paid large slice of the ill-got-
ten gains he had hardly inveigb against
the other shsrers of the money wrung
from the wealth producers. SO it goes
Who of u, can not remember several
such cases and who has not deplored
so many illustrations of of Richelieu's
cynlcisms, as to every man having his
price being proved past contradiction.
The eagerness for wealth is like
great maelstrOm into which brains
and ability and all that should nobly
stand up for humanity is drawn, leav-
ing us poor indeed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-11
aii.fIsd that ,hi. advertising arrange

Satisfied that this advertising arrange
ment in return for transportation has
many objections and that an end should
be put 10 il by law. At on. time or
another nearly every railroad In the
State has made a contract 10 do 40
much adTertising in THE CAUCASIAN,
and has in each case paid for the same
in so much transportation between Ger
tain points on their line. EFsry rail-
road that il now Advertising in THE
CAUCASIAN has such = contract with Us
and the transportation Is sometimes
used by one person connected with the
paper and sometimes by another but
chiefly by the business manage OF the
paper. Some of this transportation
has been used By this writar as editor
OF The CAUCASIAN.
Itwa. not the intention Of the legis
lature in passing the railway commits
sion law "a section OF which prohi bits
free passes 10 prohibit contracts of
this kind, and it may be that the Ian
guage Of the act is broad enough, if
strictly construed, to cover even cases
Of this kind. We would be glad to see
the court so decide, and ii they do not
we hope the next legislature will pass
such law. We are now satisfied that
such should be the law, because under
the present arrangement (Which has
been long standing custom between
nearly all newspapers aud railroads)
some papers are forced to either decline
to advertise or give more in advertis-
ing space than the transportation is
worth, while other papers often get
spOrtation that is worth ten times
the worth Of the advertising. Thus in
one case an ecitor gets transportation
but he pays dearly for it, in another
case 2r editor gets transportation that
is in effect free. 1t is on account of
such determinations that we think the
arrangement should be prohibited by
law. In short We think that when q
railroad advertise5 with a newspaper
that it should pay cash rates for the
same, and that the editor, when he rides
should buy his ticket; this would put
every paper on al equal footing, but
it Will never be done until the law re-
quires it, If the present law covers
this class of cases (and it will proba-
| bly, take decision of the court to de-
termine) then let the law be rigidly
enforced if it does not then THE eau
CAsIAN favors the speedy passage OF
such law. We trust that the press OF
the State viii generally, if not unani-
mously take This position, and if they
do 1t will be done.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-11
VII OIRtOMPIIMfNr-.

n you are not regular su bscriber,
then thit copy Of The C'UCASGAE
goes to sou Ills week with our
compliments. If you Ike this issue,
then we will be- glad 10 visit you
regularly each wo,k. But b FIRE
You decide, / US make one request,
that you read every line in this paper.
After you have douo this, if you like
il, then we want you for n subscriber,
if net, no harm is done. Address.
THE CAUCASIAN
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-11
DIR. MOTT HIS THE NAIL o> TIN
HEAD

That vas very thou Shtful. able ano
timely letter that DR. Mott wrote 10
Governor Russell, which Mas pHoiIsheo
By TIE CAycAStAS. Hts -tAtemeh' ma
the Southern Railroad, which u ~he'
by the R9thschi!:-, was operated hS
them more g. political machine 10 ny
20 fasten the geld standard on the
Southern states than as an iudu>tFa'
enterprise Wa rather s'sr hrg' o"'
the more one thinks Of the reasons
which b. advanced in support Of bis
statement, the more he IL convinced
that il il an ugly truth. \ gold y n
dictate in London could have no inhd-
ence IN our politics unless u had
agents here st work for il under cover.
The railroads are the most powerful
agents OF the gold trust. even more
powerful than tie allied banking cor
porations. Those who control = na-
tons money and a nations trAnspor-
tations can control the nation. The
gold syndicate now controls our Imam
ciai system, ana l-fspiuIy HettihX con-
trol OF all of our railroads. With our
financial system aud our transporta-
ton system in their hands the gold
syndicate is able 10 put every line of
business in the country into trust. 10
crush out all competition, wreck pri-
va,e enterprises, and bleed the nation
at Will. The only remedy for these
gigantic evils which are rapidly sap
ping the very foundation OF our gov
ernme Mt j. found in the Peoples Part y
platform. Prosperity cannot be re-
stored, neither can this government be
preserved unless the vital instruments
of commerce are soon wrested from the
greedy and tyrannous clutches Of or
gsnized greed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-11
standard, let ell b. fed out Of the same
spoon, and then II sill do not like the
spoon all will join in getting . better
nre
TUE Nfcso or THE RANSOM M.
CHINf.

one fth. vitality essential elements
Of the old Ransom machine has always
been the Democratic negro contingent.
n order for the n achine TO live and
dominate the State 1t has been Eeces-
sary 10 subordinate and subvsrt every
great economic principle OF govern
meut by appeals 10 race prejudice.
Therefore, the life of the Ransom ma
chine has depended upon having a ne
gro annex which would furnish thup-
der for the "nigger scare-crow organs.
Whenever the fires of race prejudice
would begin 10 die down and the ma
chine would begin TO get short on CAM
paign capita, they would have the
negro contingent II III 81 and pass
resolutions thai were offensive TO the
white people, il they could get them
t. do nothing worse. For the next
year at leas. these resolutions would
furnish xooi tex, for the monopoly
organs that wrr working the negro
scare crow Racket. Sometimes they
shots into spoliticsl procession.
The Ransom machine is now on It's
last legs, bat il making a desperat. ef-
fort o regain foothOld in the State.
Therefore it wss necessary 10 have
this negro annex of tn, Ransom ma
chine 10 meet the 9th # day in Raj
eish ard pass just such a set of resolu-
tions as their white goldbug bosses
needed in their business The negro
meeting was run by one, John II. Will
hanson, who isbelieved to have been
pulling with the Ransom machine
politicians for the last ten or fifteen
year. Now let the people watch and
see tie politicians and newspapers
that try % make the most capital out
of the y * of this annex Of the Ran
som macLi,.p aud then they viii know
who the mt n and papers are that art
using the negro racket IS covert
plea behind hich 10 serve monopoly.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-11
THE wall OF rHF UESESF ED BIZ-
ZAFlbs.

- U.s.
The office holding quad, WIZ, with
their rings and cliques, held the State
and MIXED it until they thought it be-
longed to them and their heirs forever,
are now hoping to get another chance
to bleed it by using the "nigger" TO
cover up the record of their own deeds
and deviltries. The Democratic poll
ticians who are en- yin-.rrg this
scheme are, almost all If them, g i'd
ties, corporstionists and supporters of
Mr.. Cleveland.
They are making a great howl
through their subsidized newspaper
organs, about the appointment of negro
postmasters. OF course, their real
grievance is that Mckinley has not
appointed enough negroes to suit their
purposes.
Now we have no more patience with
Mckinley performances than we had
with Clevelann's. Whateyer difference
there may be is in favor, perhaps, of
Mckinley, who does not pretend to be
anything but Republican. Cleveland
was and is Democrat, ard was the
head Of his party and tried to control
it, just as certain Democratic pOliti-
clans, railroad lawyers and corpora
tion hirelings are now proposing to
contro- the Dem ocratic party in North
Carolina.
Their plan is to bring up Demo-
cratic State Convention, controlled by
gold bugs, corporationists and Cleve-
land and Mckinley Democrats and
have it declare for Bryan and free
silver.
Their best weapon in sight is the
howl about negro rule and negro post
masters.
Now read the following dispatch to
Mr.. Bryan's paper, The Omaha World
Herald. 1t is dated May 16, 1896, while
Mr.. Cleveland was President:
WAsHINGToN, D. c., May 10. 1896
By the confirmation of Frank w. JOp-
lin, cOlOred, some months ago, to be
postmaster at EIizabethtowl, KY,
the sister of the late President Abra-
ham Lincoln retires from this office.
This woman, Emily Il. Helm, had
held the office for several years, and
when her successor was named her
friends made an energetic fight in her
behalf. They succeeded in holding
the nomination in committee until
yesterday, when confirmation was had
without opposition. The place pays
81 400.
We challenge the democratic press,
and party, to produce single cas-"
that will parallel this; or one word of
denunciatinn from democratic source
of this Off 'ial act of democratic
president.
In the city Of Fayetteville, one of
the important towns of this State,
Cleveland had q negro postmaster
during almost his entire term.
Who then heard these humbugs
bowling about negro postmassers?
Remember that these "negro" howl
ers are the very schemers who are do
ing their best to prevent a coalition
between the two great white parties
of the State-exerting their every eff
fort to prevent the white men from
getting together.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-11
THE LAW SHOULD PROHIBIT TRANS
POKTATION FOR NEWSPAPER
ADVERTISING.

The Charlotte Observer says that
Senator Butler has been charged with
holding free passes on the Atlantic
Coast Line and that the charge has not
been denied. This writer has never
seen or heard such a charge until he
saw it in the Charlotte Observer, but
we take this opportunity to state that
it is false. We have frequently been
offered passes as State Senator, as
President of the State Farmers Alli-
ance, as President of the National AL
lance, as United States Senator, and
as Chairman of the National Executive
Committee of the Peoples party, but
we have refused them. though we could
have saved thousands of dollars by ac-
cepting and using the passes, and our
position on public questions would
never have been influenced thereby.
We have always believed that when
railroads gave free pass to public
official that they expected HIM to serve
them in some way at the expense of
his official trust to the pnblic. In con-
frmation of this belief we have noticed
that nearly all of these public officials
who ride on free passes soon forget that
the business snd travelling public have
any rights, but, on the other hand, seem
to think that railroads should have spe-
cial favors at the expense of the public.
In fact we have known railroad Presi-
dents to criticize public officials who
rode on their passes because such off :
GERS did not violate their oaths of Of
flee to become the tools of the railroads.
Observations of this kind has caused
us to oppose the whole free pass bust
ness.
There is plenty of evidence that the
purpose of free passes is to keep the
public Official who has been placed on
the watch tower to protect the weak
against the strong and to guard the in
terests of the public, from feeling also
the high and oppressive rates and to
make him close his eyes to the robbery
of others. Too often free passes have
enough effect to cause the public Off
cial not only to be silent in the pres
euce of abuse, but actually to- help the
railroads to still further Cypress and
squeeze the public.
But even if free passes did not innu-
ence or corrupt Officials, the fact that
a large number ride free forces the re-
mainder of those who travel to pay q
higher rate for their tickets; thus,
those who are most able to pay ride
free, while those least able to pay are
forced TO pay for their own riding, and
in fact to pay higher price for the RI
ding of desdheads in addition.
The newspapers that make a con-
tract with the railroads to do so much
advertising and to receive in return so
much transportation stand on differ
ent footing from the public official who
receives pass and gives nothing in
return, unless he does it at the expense
of the public and in violation of his
sworn and solemn duty. Yet we are
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-11

Some well meaning Democrat speaks
Of the consideration with which "a
man who has once been q Fopulist'
ought 10 be treated. Permit "a To re-
mind you, my friend. "once Pop. al
ways Pop"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-11

Loud call for Coxey have been heard.
business attendant on the ohio cleo
ton. the little General has been mis-
laid BY Mark.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-11
Judge CLARK Making Converts.

In the San Francisco Examiner Of
the ID \ Of this month. while discus
sing pu j." ~ ser over " 4ter-works.
'he EDITOR quotes a. some length the
views Sc. forth ~ Justice Clark, of
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-11

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets
Candy Cathartfc, cure constipation forever
l0c. &c. II c. G. C. fail, druggists refund money
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-11

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