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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
SENATOR BUTLER HITS FROM THE
SHOULDER.

~. Saws prItchArd Was Rel Iscted Ssns-
tor by Corrupt aud Infamous Means.
WAsulNGroN, Feb. Senator Mar
ron Butler, chairman of the PopulIst
National Committee, did some plain
talking today about the Senatorial
election ia North Carolina. He says
pritchard was elected by corrupt and
infamous methods and by the use of
Federal patronage.
"It will never he known just what
VAS paid for Mr.. pritChard's election
ro The Senate" he said tonight. Il
DON'T know that pritchard himself
paid out any money, for 1T - not sure
That he has enough to last blm be-
tween seasons. But Mark Hanna and
his crowd, assisted by the Southern
Railway, did the work. The railway
did not contribute IA much money a
IL did brains. The Vice President oil
the road was on the ground ana en-
gtnpered pritChard'5 campaign. Br
fore he arrived on the scene LIZ
rritchard forces were utterly demon
aliZed There was no one who knew
ANYTHING about conducting Senate
rial campaig u. Pritchard needed Il
votes outside his party caucus; II
other NOruS IL men lnhsl Dt DOuS III II
some way or another. The trouble
with those fellows tmeaning the
pOpulsts who voted for PrltCh-
ard was that they bartered their votes
100 cheap. They delivered the good
for less I han the market price. III the.
had held out little longer they woul'
have been able to get more for thel
votes. Votes were going up ever.
day, and if the thing had been pro
Ionged for any great length of tim
they would have brought half mil
lion dollars each. The truth of tn
matter is simply this: They needle
him in their business. He held tn
balance of power, practically. IN
vote was necessary to pass tariff bi
and anything else that Sherman an
Mark Hanna may want and withou
him no such legislation could be er
acted. Every banker, monopoly an
trust that backed Mckinley in the lat
campaign was backing Pritchard
this fight. If it were not for the fac
that Pritchard was needed and needle
very badly, there would have been ar
other Senator from North Carolina
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
PUBLIC PRINTING.

FINDER section thrrr, ni chapter
twenty of the public law. az tie
State Of North CArolina. for 1875
the joint committee on friBting aud
Binding, of the General Assembly of
North Carolina, advertise for thirty
days from date. for proposal. for tie
public printing and binding. for tic
State for two years. from snd includ
ing the first day of July, ls9s, Ca and
including the 3oth day Of June. l~''a.
Printed forms az proposals.. for
printing and binding. showing the
class of work TO %. contracted for, &c.
will he furnished free of charge. upon
application 20 the chairman of the
printing committee. The printing
committee reserve the right 10 reject
all bids. il they believe IL to be- 10 the
interest Of the State 30 10 do.
For the Committee.
JOHN 4. RAMSAY.
Chairman, a..
Jas. IL. CaTHEr, Secretary.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
Endorse what You Have Done.

HAYEsvILLE, n. c., Jan. 81, 1897.
HON. w. F. PLOTT.
Dear Sir and Brother IL am glad,
and truly glad you have taken such q
stand. Every man here that | have
talked with endorses what you have
done. am with the majority always
and with Hon. Marion Butler. 1 hope
l will never get down so low as to be
one of those little minority P0pulists.
I would have been proud to have seen
CIV. Thompson in the U. S. Senate in
stead of that goldbug, Pritchard.
Yours, etc.,
w. T. BUMGARNER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
TiiInan's Liquor Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The senate
committee on Interstate Commerce
to day agreed to report Senator Till
mans bill giving States the same con-
troll over liquor imported from other
States that they have over liquors
manufactured within their own Dor
ders. Some amendments are recon-
mended. One OF these makes the
bill apply to other than original
packages as we'll IS original pack
ages. Another extends thu control
! to all liquors without regard to the
manner of sale provided by the State
or territory" Another amend ment
exempts liquors in transit through
the State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
Opinion In tho West.

Mr.. w. F. Plott, of Clay County, is
one of the most painstaking and watch
full members of the present Legisla-
ture. He, among others. is beginning
to get letters expressing the prevail
ing sentiment on the Senatorial fasco,
and what has been written him is in
dicative of the prevailing opinion
among the Populists of the western
part of the State. Below are two sam
pie letters.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
Dsluded with False Hopes.

Peoples Paper.
The Populist majority in caucus last
week severed all future connections
with the Republicans, and have for
merly declared cooperation with them
ended. And now our Republican
friends are expecting the ranks
of the boilers to be increased
from the Populist party. We believe
that the Al regular faction will stand
solid. We can't believe that Populist
leaders are to take on Republican
principles.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
Among the Tried and True"

ELF, N. C., FeD. ;, 1871.
w. +. PLoTT.
Dear Friend and Brother Il am ex-
ceeding glad to see your name among
the s'tried and true" in the Senatorial
contest. YOU are certainly sustain
ed by every Populist in our township,
and I believe every one in Clay county.
know you will be if he is true
Populist. | see the Republicans are
claiming Harry Skinner to be the lea
per of the Populists. think myself
he is the leader of traitors. If he will
just give us q chance we will ever
Iastingly skin him at the ballot box.
Your friend,
j. M. CRAWFORD.
[Mr. Crawford is county chairman
of the Peoples Party
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
one Way 10 stop CORRUPTION aud Trs..l

one WY 10 step Corruption aud Tr...h.
Sylvan Valley New. Ereyard, y. C.
There have been many efforts made
by both the old political parties TO dis
rupt the Populists IN North Carolina,
but up TO the Senatorial contest re-
Gently ended by the reelection OF J q.
c. Pritchard all OF these efforts have
been unayailing. This election seems
to have accomplished what all the
schemipg of politicians has failed To
effect. \ majority of the Populi.t
party, no matter on what agreement
cooperation was accomplished, could
I not consistently aud con.cientiously
vote for q man who had laid aside his
| convictions on the money question 10
remain in harmony with party.
The people should take the govern
| ing business into their own hands and
hang q few OF the traitorou. servants
who betray the trust reposed in them
for either Doodle or place. Money will
control every election 80 long as tn.
servants Of the people are permitted
the enjoyment Of their Ill-gotten posi-.
tiOns or wealth. Those who prove re.
creant to duty should meet a rop,
when they return to their constitu
ency. Humanity should orga 1ize {,
protect themselves from the duplicity
of their own servants.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
Senator Buffers Leadership.
People, Paper.

Peoples Paper.
1t is now developing that Mr.. But
ler's management of the late Peoples
party national campaign was a wise
one, the best that could have been
done under the circumstances. His
recent fight against Pritchard has
been a most admirable one and he
would have succeeded had not there
been such tremendous odds against
him. He and orr POpulist friends had
to fight not only the brigade at the
Mckinley pie counter who were look
ing to Pritchard but they had to meet
the effects of Mark Hanna's money
Under such circumstances it was i'm
possible to win. The Populists o
| North Carolina will stand by Senate
Butler in his fight against the Repub
lican boodlers of this State, and the.
stand ready to relegate them into tb
oblivion from whence they recent
partly emerged.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
REsoLvED-wHEgEAs.

There is a sigh in my heart, tear in my
For the Pops they have los: their morsel
o. pie.
The blasted cd g,ds, with greed IN tseir
gnts;
Bought mp the boilers. and so; ell the nuts;
move therefore. q committee OF two.
Consisting of Johnson. and young Billie
Drew;
Each with q gun, nd hatchet in hsnd.
Kill all the boilers and RAIDS in the land
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
MY Neighbur Told Me

About Hoods Sarsaparilla and advised
me to try it-This is the kind Of adver-
Using which gives Hoods Sarsapariils
the largest sales in the world. Friend
tells friend that Hoods Sarsaparills
cures; that it gives strength, health
vitality and vigor, and whole neigh.
borhoods use it as family medicine
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
Promises Leaking Out.

The consideration the boilers are to
receive for betraying their party are
gradually leaking out. the latest is we
hear that Mr.. H. E. Hodges has been
rendered the postoffice here. A pro-
minent Republican when asked about
it said: HE can get it if he wants it,
Senator Pritchard will see to that"
Skinner it is asserted will coontrol all
the Federal patronage of the first dis
trict in payment for his work for
Pritchard.-Washin Gazette.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
Bat They are sim Trying.

= ~ TVIIVV III NIEHVf1'T
A prominent goldbug Senator
from the West was heard to remark
recently that the old parties should
have crushed the Alliance In its in
infancy, but now 1t had become so
strong in his section that he would
ho I'D If he believed it could
bs stopped. There is a world OF
truth in that remark, if it is not very
tlpVaut
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
"TOId YOu SO.

For The Caucasian.
HoBsoN, N. c., Jan. 80, 1871 told
you so! Please publish my letter
against fusion again! I've not doubt.
ed just such q condition as we now
have at any time. Evil cOmmunica-
lions corrupt good manners. You are
judged by the company you keep.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
THE LOUD POSTAL BILL.
CONTINUED from firs; page. ]

considered single provision in the
proposed treaty. live should be fool
ish enough 10 accept this treaty,
within six months England would
grab Alaska in order to own the gold
mines that have been discovered there
etc, and after she had captured IL b,
main force, then she would propose |
under this treaty, to arbitrate her dif- |
ference with us in respect 10 the same |
1t is impossible in this article TO dis
cuss the many disastrous results that
might follow the adoption Of such
treaty; but suffice it TO say that no
I true patriotic, liberty loving Ameri-
can citizen who believes in the De-
claration OF Independence would IA
vor this treaty il he should take the
time to read it and cOnsider the con-
sequences that might follow after we
were bound tightly TO its mischicvous
terms.
TH6 NICARAUGUA CANAL BILL.
Every patriotic American citizen
who believes in industrial progress
and in preserving the political ;nde-
pendence of this nation, fayors the
building of the Nicaragua Canal.
But it is difficult to see how any
clear headed, patriotic citizen can IA
. vOr the passage of the bill now before
the Senate. This bill proposes for the
government TO form CO. partnership
with private corporation TO build the
! canal. The government is to furnish
all Of the money necessary To build
the canal, and then turn il over TO the
private corporation. practically To run
to suit their own pleasure. In short. II
. is another Pacific railroad steal over
again, which would be sure to result in
scandal and corruption greater than
even the Credit Mobilier frauds. The
commercial Importance, 10 say moth
ing of the military importance Of thi,
T canal when il shall be built demands
u that the government build IL, own IL
!, and operate il. Operate IL at cost, ant
I absolutely control il, 10 as TO preyen
any foreign powers from using n u
our detriment in case OF war. l
would not cost more than one hundre,
million or one hundred and Fifty mill
ions at the outside to build this cana
+. The government spends more none,
3 than that each year in pensions 10 Ian
70 kee soldiers. II is q small enterpris
m for big government like this The
il why should this government nee
,s partners to help il IN such an entei
10 prise. Better a thousand times TN
20 the canal should never be built tina
st for il TO be owned and operated by an
,d other power than the government ~
ne self.
X A BILL TO CREATE Az ORDER OF ~
ct Billy.
y. There was a bill slipped through Il
u. House last week which is intended
OF create an order of nobility in Americ
or Not a single member of the House d
ID tected IFS real import; not a sing
ey newspaper has commented upon
ne Yet the fact remains that the b
tly nassed by unanimous consent and tn
il does create an order OF nobility.
course this measure will be thorough
exposed il an attempt should ever
made to pass il through the Senate.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
Keep yourselves from every appearance
Of evil. These are good maxims.
dm dont nth IL.
For reform
WV. A. BARBRKY,


For the Caucasian
STANLxY, n. c., Jan. 23 iss7.-The
Popnlists are indignant At the action
of Skinner and his crowd In the cleo
ton OF Pritchard. / am done with fus-
ion. II is very unsatisfactory.
+. ID. THOMPSON.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
n Tho Baby Is Cutting Teeth.

be-. sure and use that old and we'll
tried remedy, Mrs. WINsLows SooTI-
isr SYRUP, for children teething. 1t
.oothrs the child, sOitens the gums,
aIIays all pain, cures wind collio and
=, the best remedy for diarrhoe. Twen-
,-Glp cents a bot tie.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
The POpnlists Stand With Senator Butte

L
Statesville Mascot
Senator Butler has shown by his
courageous fight for the election of a
true silver man to the United States
Senate from this State that he is in
earnest in his advocacy Of Silver. All
through the fight he has acted up to
his principles. The great mass of his
party has been with, him and will re-
figure in future North Carolina poll
tics, it will be Butler who leads. Skin
ner, the time-server and patronage
hunter, will, and should be, repudiat-
ed by his party because he has bet.ay-
ed its principles. He will in the fu-
ture be hated and despised by North
Carolina POpulists as Grover Cleve
land is by the Democrats of the nitet
States.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
They Don't Approve:

We have interviewed a number of
the leading Populists in the county
and we have yet to meet one who ap-
proved of the action of the boiling
members of the Legislature in voting
for shington \. G. Ca
Zette.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
The Disease of tho Boilers.

Hickory Mercury.
Show us Skinner Populist-a Pop
ulist who is willing to swallaw Repub-
lican goldbugism, boiling traitors:
tumble bug Pritchsrd, and all for "the
sake of harmony" and we will show
you q man who wants an office, and
wants it bad.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11

We have money TO loan on city prof.
erty and on improved farming lands
in Wake county. Apply 20
DOUGLASS 4 HOLDING,
Attorneys, Cor. Salisbury and Martin
esseeta, Raleigh, n. c.
Jan. ee-lm.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
A Tale OF Woe.

Representative Schulken, Of Column
bus, one of the most alert and able
legislators now in Raleigh. sometimes
takes il into his head to fling out q
chunk Of sarcasm, wit or irony, and
when he does somebody is bound "a
laugh. A few evenings ago he intro
ducrd the resolution" below which
was unanimously adopted amid q
laundering roar Of laughter:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
A Lonesome Setcof Political Orphans

A Lonesome Setcof Political Orphans
Progressive Reformer
The boilers of the Peoples party
have been kicked out of the party and
not allowed in the caucuses of that
party. If they are not now Ropubli-
cans then they are the most lonesome
set of political orphans we have ever
seen. Indeed, they have the con-
tempt of Populists, Democrats. and
even of the Republicans to whom they
must 60.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11

Hoods Pills act easily and promptly
on the liver and bowels. Cure sick
headache.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11

Experience proves the merit Of
Hoods SaFsapaF;lla- It cures all forms
of blood diseases, tones the stomach,
builds up the neFves.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
Elected Under False Pretenc as.

Hickory Mercury.
Some Of our Republican friends try
to justify the action Of the Pop
ulist members of the General Assembly
who deserted their party and voted
for Senator Pritchard, on the grounds
that they had made a secret agreement
during the campaign to vote for him
On the same line of reasoning old Ju,
das was justified in betraying Christ
because be had made an agreement
with the Jews to betray him.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
THE PRITCHARD BOILERS AND TRAIL
+ TORS.

The Opinion of the Press on the Fellows
Who Battered Thor Principles and Be.
traysd Their Populist Constituents for
Consideration.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
CAROLINA RICE MILLS.
GOLpSBORO. -. a.
Notice

Fine spanish Isck for -Al- Al
dress Box No. liz. Graham, y. Z.
Jan. 2~-sm.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11

The Iron Mountain and Texas Pa
cidc is the only line out Of Memphis
that runs through cars via Little Rock
IeNarkana to Dallas and Fort worth
without change. We also have Pull
man tourist sleepers via "The True
southern Route" to Los Angles and
San Francisco without change. Ii
you contemplate making trip West
kindly drop me line and | will mail
To your address map and book o. the
State you wish to locate free of charge,
'.IsO send you illustrated book on Hot
spring, Ark, the Worlds Sanatarium
which is under the direct supervisor
Of the United States government.
Address A. A. GALLAGHER,
southern Passenger Agent.
To" Read House, Chattanooga, Tenn
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
\1OttOn.

= With careful rotation of
crops AMI liberal iertslixatIons.
cotton land, vili Improve The
application 81 ~ tag7sper fsrti-
iiztr containing susflesent Pot
ash often makes tls. difference
between profitable crssr and
failure ec fertilizers contain.
lng not less than :, 10 4.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
RICE! RICE!

Parties having rice Is .rli ALL d.
well do well To communicate with our
agents, or direct with "a. We shsli
always pay the highest msrt~t ~
for rice.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
Ynnr Hrerent Need

Is pure, rich blood, and a strong and
healthy body, because with the APP
proach of spring and the beginning of
warmer weather your physical system
will undergo radical changes. All the
impurities which have accumulated
during the colder weather must be
now expelled or serious consequences
will result The one true blood puri-
tier prominently in the public eye TO-
day is Hoods SarsaparilIa. It's record
Of cures is unequalled. Its sales are
the largest in the world. A few bot
Ties of Hoods Sarsaparilla will pre-
pare you for spring by purifying ant
ruriching your blood and toning ant
luyigoratiug your whole system.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
Ugly Stories A bout Hanpa's Money Elect
Ing Pritchard.

Silver Tribune, West, Ve.
Ugly stories are current as TO Hanna's
money having been used in the North
Carolina legislature to secure the re-
election of Pritchard, who was a pro
nOunced gOldbug in the recent cam
paign.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
More Nails Driven into Their own Conn.

More Nails Driven into Their own Con a..
Hickory Mercury
Every disrespectful word said
against Senator Butler by the Repub-
lican press is nail driven into the
coffin of that party. Senator Butler
and his POpulist friends who will
stand by HIM until death in this fight
made the Republican party all that il
is today in North Carolina. That hand
that buildeth up can destroy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
SATURDAI-28th DAY.

The Senate was opened with prayer
by Senator Atwater.
Mr.. McCaskey presented petition
from the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union praying for the establish
ment of refOrmatOry. It contained
several hundred names, and was neatly
tied with white ribbon.
A few bills were introduced, after
which the calendar was taken up. No
business of importance was transacted
except the following:
To amend section 22O2 of the Code
This bill provides that no person, per
sons or corporation being non-resi'
dents of the State shall catch fish By
nets or otherwise in any waters of TIT
State without first obtaining licens'
from the Treasurer of the state; sail
license to be twenty-five hundred dol
lars ($2,hO0) per annum. The violation
of this act makes it misdemeano
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11

The House Was called to order st III
O'Clock. Rev. Levi Brsnson offered the
morning prayer.
After several minor bills were intro
duced, the calendar was taken and
much business disposed Of. among
which the following is the most i'm
pCr'ant:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11

BILL TO CREATE An obDEh OF -
Billy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-29
The Japanese TidaI Wave.

According to the official report OF
the japanese Government" says the
Scientific American. there was no
warning of this catastrophe. The bar
ometer gave no indication of trouble.
The weather was fair, the sea was
calm. A slight earthquake shock was
felt, a common enough thing In that
part of the world. Then a booming
noise was heard a little distance out
at sea, swiftly increasing until it was
like the roar Of dozen batteries of
artillery. Then. in a moment, three
waves rolled in, each from thirty to
fifty feet high, one close behind the
other. Within two minutes all was
over. The coast was ravaged for more
than two hundred miles. A score of
ships were stranded far inland; as
many towns and villages were wholly
swept away, 10000 buildings were de-
stroyed, and 10000 lives were lost"
This wave was not ''tidal," for the
tide had nothing to do with 1t. 1t was
probably caused by an earthquake or
CONFUSION in the oceans bed.
God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
Therefore will not we fear though the
earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried
into the midst of the sea-"
-Ps. XVII. 1, q
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-29

such criticism. To be sure, II some
careless woman rushes into purple,
scarlet or bright green, she will likely
enough devise n dress that will make
the observers eye ache to the back Of
her head, but occasional examples Of
bad taste are always on hand and new
er yet condemned a tasteful fashion.
Very strong color effects are even now
risked only for the boudoir by women
of good taste, and while outdoors the
bright colorings are plentiful enough
good management kills all danger Of
loudness.
A fine example Of this treatment of
a bright color came In a dress Of bright
billiard green crepe cloth. It's texture
was SO soft, 1t was so closely covered
with tiny crepe wrinkles that did not
seem to ridge the surface that the col
or took on thousand lights and made
the green harmonic with any shade of
green put with it, and with any other
color too, as leaf does on n rose-tree.
The skirt was made over black satin,
the breadths rounded short at waist,
and hem to show the satin. A deep fac
ing of plaid silk reached the knees on
the under side of the skirt, the plaid
showing dark-blue, dark green, and
lines Of scarlet and light-green, tiny
streak of daffodil yellow stripping here
and there rs inconspicuously as n