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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-18

10 pardonsbie, they are certain iewd
fellows Of the baser sost Who have
bound themsels 60 together IN aa cath
TO make merry Of their tremendous
profits while with iou prioes. they
help TO slay this great Southern indus
try and dethrone cotton from its proud
position Of King OF the staple products.
1, is indeed . sad commeotary upon
the equal rights and privileges Ct men
when . CON binasion Of men such rs
compose the New York Cotton Ex :
change, many Of whom never in oil
their lives saw stalk Of cotton, and
are strangers to the discomforts Of .
MONDAY sun can and often do in one
day, make vastly more profit out OF
cotton BY manipulating the price to
the detriment OF the farmer, than can
be earned, not only in one year, but In
lifetime Of honest industry and ton
Of those in the sweat OF whose brow j,
is produced.
But this system, We venture TO say
could not exist to such . dangeroui
extent were it not for the gold stand
arj. The gold standard makes it east
er for the large holders Of wealth Il
control and corner the cotton market
| The gold standard is the Pandora's boz
from which eliminates nearly all Of TIT
other evils which are affecting our in
dustrial welfare.
The remedy for our farmers is t.
vote for such financial system IS viii
put them on an equal plane with for
eign competition, and that will TAX
from the large owners Of wealth tn
power to control the price of their Ia
Dor and toll.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-18
THE TRIAL BY JURY" RITES.

L
There are certain number of pa
peIs in the. State that may be justly
styled railroad organs" These pa
pers are all opposed to the reduction
of freight and passenger rates, and
therefore they are all in favor of Major
Wilson and Mr.. s. Ohio Wilson hold
ing on as Railroad Commissioners, It
is exactly this class Of papers that
have raised howl against Judge Rob-
inson and Judge Coble, claiming that
they had murdered the Goddess of Lib
erty by refusing the Wilson brothers
trial by jury" These hireling news
papers care nothing for the Wilson's
individually, and care less for the
principle Of trial by jury" All they
care for is that railroad rates shall not
be reduced.
Every one Of these papers know that
the Wilson's were not denied trial
by jury" and could not be, because
there were no facts to be determined
by jury. The Railway Commission
law expressly gives the Governor the
power to suspend the Commissioners,
etc., and provides that the next Gen.
eral Assembly, acting as the grand ju.
ry of the State, shall pass upon the
facts and determine whether or not
they shall be removed. This law is so
plain and explicit that even lawyers
who are paid to do 50 cannot possibly
differ about lite meaning. Therefore
the only question that the court can
possibly determine is whether or not
the law is constitutional. Who ever
heard of Jury being empanelled to
test the constitutionality of q law
The jury determines the facts; the
court determines the law. Therefore,
this being simply question of law,
that is, of the constitutionality of law,
it is in the province of the court, and
the court only to pass upon the N. t.
ter. There il not an intelligent school
boy in the State who does not know
this. Then what shall we think of the
hireliDg railroad organs who are vain.
~ attempting to prejudice the public
mind by crying out that the Wilson,
have been denied trial by jury"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-18
WHY THEY OPPOSE

THE CAUCASIAN has long been con-
tending that the best interests of the
State and nation imperatively demand
that the voters who think alike on the
leading questions of government-the
most patriotic element of all parties,
should join hands to crush out the
goldbug mono )oly hireling traitors
and tories who have dominated both
Of the old parties, robbed the people,
and debauched our government for the
last thirty years.
OF course the gold organs, the rail-
road organs, and the machine politi-
clans Of all parties are opposed to this.
Their only hope to rule and rob the
people is by keeping them divided.
They tried to do this in the last national
campaign. There were enough OF this
class of Democrats to defeat Bryan
in spite of the heroic and patriotic eff
forts of the Populist Party to elect
him.
Il ,ese same monopoly organs are
now at work at their old game in this
State and in others to keep divided the
people who have q common interest. A
large majority of the voters of North
Carolina are opposed to the gold
standard, are opposed to government
by injunction, are oppose to monopoly
domination, and in favor of transpOr-
t0t vAfpru, nu ini nj ~ hands
these issues the people can win with a
great victory over corporate greed and
thievery. This done, and we will
have not only white mans govern
ment, but we will have the best gov
eminent the State has ever seen for
both whites and blacks. Shall 1t be
donep That is to-day the overshadow-
ing question in the State and nation
Mark every man who oppose this. Nc
matter what excuse he gives for OppOs-
ing it, down at the bottom he is al
heart with the Cleveland. Sherman.
Mark Hanna crowd, and stands in will
the pillagers and oppressors of human.
ity. The Democratic party in NORTH
Carolina has number of so-calleC
prominent and leading men of thi!
kind.
Notice that the Charlotte Observer
and other gold nd machine organs O
that stripe are not only trying to pre-
vent this, but have threatened to Dol
and fight such cooperation of tn,
people, il it should be formed. o
course the Observer and all gold mo
nopoly organs would bolt. That j
what is to be expected, and more thai
that it is to be desired. That woul
put them square in the Mark Ham
camp where they belong. AS long a
they are in the Democratic party the
will work day and night on the insid
to deliver the party and betray tn
people b ack into the hands of Sherman
Cleveland and the English gold syr
dictate. They hate the Populist be
cause he is a patriot; they hate a 81
yer Republican who is an anti-mC
nopolist for the same reason; the
love n goldbug and monopoly Republ
can for the same reason that they low
gold Democrats. They are the enc
mics of liberty and prosperity-the
are the disciples of the Shylocks ths
Christ drove out of the Temple. Watc
them! Beware of them!
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-18
A CASE IN POINT NEARER HOME.


The Charlotte Observer finds fault
with Associate Justice Field because
he did not retire before Cleveland's
term as President expired, so that
Cleveland could have appointed his
successor. We believe that loyal Dem
ocrats are pleased to have things as
they are. Had the power been placed
in Cleveland's hands, he would doubt
less have appointed one of those fell
lows who proved traitors to the party
last year and voted for Mckinley or
Palmer. Give US an open and known
Republican like Attorney General Nc
Kenna rather than the SO called Dem
Graf who believes in Republican prin.
ciples and Is not honest enough to
openly join that party.-StatesvilI
Mascot.
There is a case in point nearer
home. When the late Judge Seymour
died, President Cleveland first an.
nounced that he would not make an
appointment for Judge Of the Eastern
District Of North Carolina, but would
leave the place open for Mckinley to
fill. Later it was announced that he
might make an appointment. The
friends OF Walter E. Faison, late soil
citor Of the State Department, pressed
his claims. The President hesitated
saying he did not want to appoint any,
one who could not be confirmed. A poll
was made of the Senate and the Presi-
dent assured that Mr.. Faison could be
confirmed. The next day the Presi-
dent nominated Mr.. w. w. Clark, of
Newberne, who bolted Bryan and who
was Palmer elector and who the
President knew could not possibly be
confirmed.
1t is for such conduct that the Char.
iotte Observer loves its Republican
President.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-18

Cascarets Candy Catl,artic, the most Voc.
desial medical discovery Of the age, plees-
sat aud refreshing to the taste, oct gently
and positively on khlneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try . box
Of G. G. G. to day; 10, IS 50 cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure By Ill druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-18
WHAT is The MATTER WITH COTTON

WHAT is THE MATTER WITH COTTON?
The present condition of the cotton
market il indeed distressing one to
the Southern armer, whose debt-pay-
ing ability depends almost entirely up
on his cotton crop. The prevailing
Not but once or twice in a half centu-
ry have they ruled as low as they are
to-day, and the tendency still seems
downward. Cotton cannot be produced
even under favorable circumstances, at
present prices, and certainly it would
seem reasonable that staple in as uni
versal demand as is cotton should yield
to the producer at least a small profit
upon his investment and upon the en-
ergy and toll expe nded in its produce
ton. This cannot be done At present
prices; on the other hand the farmer
finds that he viii come out behind on
his years operation. This is an un-
natural condition, and is due to unDat-
ural causes, that is, causes other than
the natural law Of supply and demand.
We know that the cotton manipula-
tors, who, by the way, are the self-con-
stituted guardians and managers of the
farmers crop, taking upon themselves
the responsible burden of pricing it for
it for him even before it is planted, as
sign many reasons for the prevailing
low prices of cotton, chief among which
is an abnOrmally large crop. We take
no stock, however, in this overproduc-
ton theory. We have heard it before,
it is pet argument of those who love
low prices and dear money. The world
at large must get nearly all of it's cot
ton supply from the production of the
Southern States. and the half and poor
~ clad people of all countries is living
evidence of the fact that vastly more
cotton goods than is could easily be con-
sumed. Would the financial condition
of the masses ct the people in America
and the old world permit them to con-
sumo to the extent of their desires and
needs, the increased demand would
greatly outrun the increased supply. If
OverprOduction is the cause of low
priced cotton, it is an overproduction
of hard times, an overpr0duction of
debts, and an overproduction of pau
pers, and the same cause that produces
this condition of affairs works its dis.
astrous effect upon the price of cotton
In this connection, we submit the
following figures, prepared from stats.
tics, and which were embodied in re.
port 70 Congress by Senate Commit
tee making investigation into the con.
dition of the cotton industry, in direct
proof Of the fallacy of the overproduc
ton theory.
In the seasons of 1S60-6l the tota
world's supply was e,s58. 900 bales, ant
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-18

The Raleigh correspondent of the
Wilmington Star says;
az am told that Senator Butler went
to the Nashville Exposition on a free
pass. He could hardly call this CAUCA-
SIAN business"
This is false. The papers that charge
that Senator Butler rides on free passes
publishing falsehoods, and they
vwit.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-18
JUDGE COOLIES

JUDGE COOLIES DECISION ENDORsED.
The StatesvilIe Landmark, comment.
ing on Judge Coolies decision in the
Railway Commission case of CaldveII
vs.. Wilson, says:
The decision Of Judge Coble meets
the approval OF the members Of the bar
VINO were not'epgaged in the case. and
Is cneerioiiy acquiesced in by almost nm
OF our people. who recognize in him IN
judge" VII
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-18

IL is now an e.. 3d..
twenty OF our r., as.
land values than .ar.aA
B li2, 1i6 farmer Tie a.
lily Own more l=-a gs,.,
the farms OF ksus. N.l...
Missouri combiuG ~
(kausas) Siandara
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-18
colo slCFsfs,,,-

The latest a..
notes = sharp .
tho SSaih AId
yellow fever
famine ABOARD -
msh3 Cor out ~
stimulating bu..r
ment is st once az 80
of the Mckini,g 80 n
When pesiileree s,n ,aa.'
the South. the h.ls,s~
door of God. A. -
average coldbug eAs.,
National Bime,A
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-18

Now is the time to Subscribe
tor The Caucasian. 0ae DOL
lar a year.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-18

ten times as great as the trading in
spot or real cotton, and, as future cot
ton almost invariably rules lower than
spot cotton, due as we are told, to the
fact that future cotton is by contract
deliverable in any of thirty or more diff
ferent grades and half grades, and in
the event of delivery "a thing that
never happens) the commonest grade
will be used, it is easy to understand
that future cotton, obeying the natural
law that when two bodies of like sub
stance come together the greater con-
trolls the lesser, has the tendency to
keep spot cotton down to it's level.
There are many other reasons and
tricks Of the trade of this colossal
gambling device why the future sys-
tenn works dissstrously upon the cot
tor trade, but to discuss them would
make too lengthy an article. Suffice it
to say that these cotton exchange men
have in their hands the machinery for
fixing prices, the world looks to them
to fix it, and the world accepts their
quotations; and that they can with
ease, and frequently do, break the
price of cotton several points in one
day when there is no warrant of the
natural law of supply and demand to
justify such decline. In fact, they
have, to considerable extent, robbed
the law of supply and demand of its
power to regulate the price of cotton
and now only resort to it to suit their
purpose by giving news of an unusu.
ally large crop to accelerate q down.
ward movement or of Z short crop t.
give impetus to an increase, a. theJ
ind it profitable. H paraphrasur,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-06
na,ara,. enc. mr Mmmlns.an nnrn.l,.

WILmNGroN. MAY 30.-Thc Hon. Tu"pu', !
the chair used by John Bunyan Nirn b, "
confined in Bedford Jail and n rnuy a.. flee
charges under which he Was imrrisourd, INC
Mr.. Blyard will present 10 the Second u ''.'
Churca Of Wilmington. The congrcgntiun Gn'"
been nntiiied OF tho gifts, ana aUr9irici -, He,
J. f.. Briggs, the Rev. Richard Is. cook.
Washington Jones. the Rev. NJ. Heath. !" a.
Jones, and Albert Gawilrop a committee IA r.,
range for rcceivingthe present. Iii mcols ~
Mr.. Bayard's approval, the gift will be receives
at q public meeting.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22
Tennessee Items.
TrNNEssEE. ApRIL ls. lso7.

TENNESSEE, APRIL IS, 1897.
John Swink has succeeded at last
through the efforts of his neighbors
and an allwise providence to have his
farm piowed and sowed. Now he can
look with pleasure upon the laboring
farmers aud laugh.
Bali! Who said we should not have
rain for seven-well there it goes, we
only meant to say who predicted ii
clear day for Easter We are not af-
fected with superstitiousness, neither
do we believe i'll perpetual motion.
Oscar Davis embarked on hazard
Gus expedition last week. We are sorry
to hear of his departure and hope he
will soon return. We hope some wild
beast of the forest will not take a fancy
to HIM and devour the fair lad of TEL
nessee.
The first attempt at Sunday school
was very good. The beautiful sun
shine which we didn't see and that
Oregon mist, with which we are all
acquainted, prevented an outpouring.
But weather permitting we will have
SUNDAY school in the future.
1t the first chapter and first verse of
the scriptures according to Aunt Sail,
we find we will have social at the
school house next Saturday evening
Better all come. There will he fine
songs aid dialogues a fine time is
eE pected.
The record has been broken for once
Listen to me. A family of u few sue
ceeded in getting outside OF fifty-four
eggs in less time than it takes to
describe il. Those concerned do not
wish their names connected with this
article for reasons we will leave to the
public THE sIN-TwIsfERs.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22
Another Populis, Hold-up.

Representative J. s. Smith, who fig
ured conspieiously in the recent legisla-
tive hold-up, experienced hold up of
mis- own Monday. Recently Mr. smith,
together with several Of the populist
county officers, purchased of j. A.
Finch. the Imprint, the populist paper
of this city. 1t seems that all of the
purchase price ad not been paid, and
yesterday at noon Mr. Finch, who had
not turned over tht bill of sale on the
keys of the building. upon which he
holds a lease until July, proceeded to
take possession of the Office. When
Mr.. Smith arrived he found the door
locked. He kicked out the glass door
and went in, and then trouble began
He. Threatened TO throw Mr. Finch out,
but the latter stood his ground, and it
is said a hig six shooter, while not
brought into actual use, was a per-
snader against a physical encounter.
Mr.. Finch in the meantime has pur
chased new plant and will suon start
another populist paper. a general
airing of some of the populist maneuv-
ers behind the scenes may be looked
fnr,-Herald.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22
a Tramp killed.
(Albany Herald. April ~

ALBANY Herald, April 40
The south bound overland Southern
Pacific train when leaving the station
at Salem Thursday night killed a
tramp on the trestle $50 feet south OF
The depot. The body was found 10y
the men on u freight train which
pulled in on the track a few minutes
later. The deceased was ii Sweed about
IS years old, weighed about 100 and
Aad light hair and mustache. His
right arm and left shoulder were
broken, his right leg was cut Off and
his head crushed.
The railroad men explained that he
aad evidently attempted to board the
passeng,r train when it left the
station, had slipped, missed his hold,
and gone down under the wheels,
being dragged distance before falling
out of the way of the tram. This
theory is supported hy the fact that
he mans hat was found about fifty
feet north of the body and one shoe
about thirty feet in the same direction,
and by the fact that the loose earth be-
tween the main liue and switch,
showed marks of a body having been
dragged along.
The body was dressed in dark pants
and csat of cheat goods, but nearly
new; the hat, while covered with dirt
and dust, was also found to be nearly
new, and the strong. serviceable lace
shoes had been but little worn. In the
dead mans pockets were found a
number of articles, among them a
dirty white handkerchief having Il half
dollar, four dimes and ole nickle tied
upI one of its corners, II package tf
suioking tuhaco, pac!<ugee of cigar
ette paper, conb, a new spool of
heavy, coaree bread, small wheat
stone, Il pair OF laberer's heavy wool
nittens covered With leather (such as
ara used in rGld regions ny railroad
and farm la5orrrs), and an o. r & n.
Co.'S drawback ciisnt good for 10
-elEts-s!'uwiug that the holder had
p3id fare on -ttnt cnmpany's train, the
aTnuurr paid being shown (by the
punch murksl to be 70 rents. Tie
.iraw- nariS check was issued by Com
iuctnr C. = Carter. and bore No date,
hut had the appearance of being newly
issued
The unfortunate man did not look
like the ordinary hobo, but more like
a lsboring man, who was trying to get
to some place where he expected To
iinsi w"Fk
Canduetor Shan Chnser, who was in
xili-d the stranger, was not appraised
IT the accident until he reached AL
3any, when he received a message
from Conductor Nash, of the freight
rain, notifying him of the fact
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22
Bids Wanted.

The undersigned, reserving the right to re-
ject any and all bids, will receive bids un-
til O'Clock an Friday, April the 3Oth. 1897,
for furnishing the undersigned thirty cords
of old, dry, firm body red fir wood, and
ten cords ct old, dry, firm body OAK wood.
sixteen inches long, split in sizes ready for
ordinary stove, all of which must be piled
neatly and compaetly in tiers in the base
ment of the public school building or in
any other place in Lebanon, Linn county
Oregon, that may be selected by the IN
dersigned, not later than the 18th day OF
September, 1897, separate bids for each
kind, at the office of the undersigned. BY
order of the Board of Directors, School
District No. Is. SAML NJ. GARLAND,
Dist, Clerk.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22
Final Settlement .

Notice is hereby given, that the under
.igned administrators OF the estate of AlouZo
Ames. deceased, has filed her final account
u. said estate with the county clerk of Linn
county. oregon, and the County Court OF
salt county has set the 8th day of May,
1897, at the hour of ten O'Clock in the fore
noon of said day as the time. and the
County Court room of said Court, at Alba
ny, il Linn county, Oregon, as the place
for the hearing Of objections to said final
account and the settlement thereof. All
parties are notified to make their objections
Snown if any, to said final account and
settlement at said time and place.
Dated April the sth, 1897.
HESTER ANN AMEs,
SAML NJ. GARLAND, Admrx.
Atty. for Admrx.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22
SCENES

See u young man leaning against a
store window. too far gone to walk;
teside him standing his little three,
year-nld girl, crying bitterly because
he would not come ne. He too be-
suited 10 he conscience of her sorrow
Her tears, as they splashed upon the
cold street, sounded in the ears of God.
A working man who often came
home the worst of W hat he had taken,
when warned by his wife, would say:
"Oh, if God only gives me two or three
days to repent on my death-bed, l
shall be all rightr' He came home on
Saturday night, went up-stairs, reeled
backward at the top, fell TO the bottom
and broke his neck.
A pilot said: "You may lecture me
as you like It's no use unless you do
away with the whole trade of drink
If you could l would sIgn for it with
both roy hands"
And i carpenter: ''I can come home
fasting. and then bear to put off with
my dinner If my wife is busy with the
baby, when it is there smoking before
met hut when that thirst comes, |
must have 1t, nothing can stop me-"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22
A Warning.

Tuesday evening while helping the
triinmen do some switching at the
depot, Harley Crandall caught his
foot under car wheel aud had it
badly mashed. This should be a
warning to the boys who are IN the
habit of doing the switching for the
trainmsn, besides the parents of such
boys should see that they keep away
from the train. We are informed the
trainmen are in the habit of making
the boys believe that If they will do
the work for them aud learn the busi-
hess they will get them Il job. 1t such
is the ease us il is reported these men
should be reported tn the superintend-
ent, for if they are not stopped they
will get be the cause Of some one being
a cripple for life and possibly charge
upon the county. Possibly our city
authorities could do something in the
matter if the would.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22


Science is forever providing us with
fresh facts about alcohol. 1t has been
shown that a stimulated nerve sets up
an electric current of its own. Pro-
fessor Waller has demonstrated the
possibility Of measuring the degree of
stimulation by that current, and that
the more n muscle is stimulated. the
less is its electricity.
A little tobacco smoke or little
alcohol are shown by him to stimulate
the nerves slightly; strong dose.
especially of the latter, Immediately
ceased from exciting the nerve, and
begins to stupify it.
The experience is old enough, but
guaging it by the electricity set up is
new.