The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-11
Now LIT Olhar. ssn-

1Otnefs own mp" Also.
Progressive Farmer t....
Now that Governor Russell has
owned up and 'splainified' as to
his passes. il is in order for Messra
Pou, Aycock, Ransom 4 Co. to tell
something Of theirs. Come on, gen
tlemen, like little men. An honest
confession is good for the soul-we
me 'n-er-provided you-er-don,t
confess too much. The Governor
says he gave nothing in return; won
der what these gents gave for tn, irsT
Postal Savings Basks Growing ia Favor.
Progressive Farmer.l
The move ment favoring the es.ab-
lishment Of postal savings banks is
rapidly growing in public favor.
Hundreds Of newspapers are now
lighting for it, and almost every day
some prominent man joins the ran Ks.
We think they would be of almost
inestimable value to American labor
'rs, and We hope the movement will
continue to grow in power.
The Scheme Of tho Trust and Gold Con
spirAtOrs.
Patron and Gleaner.l
The trusts, m0nopolies and gold con-
spiratOrs in North Carolina who have
able allies are working to capture tie
State next year. Every day we have
evidences Of the fine work they are
getting in while the masses are appar-
emily uncOncerned. They are becom-
ing bolder and more aggressive, and
plans are being laid to capture cOnvep-
tions and carry elections, though the
contests a year off. The agents and
tools of the trusts are going about tell
ing the people that there is nothing
the matter with the country but lazi-
ness, while the more cotton we raise at
present prices the poorer we get.
An Enemy At Work In Tho Camp.
Fayetteville Observer
Our humorous and entertaining con-
temporary at Newbern, the journal
complains that the Observer is unkind
in CHASING it among its "sorry lot
TO fight the Democratic ticket and
platform during last years campaign
The journal OverlOOks the important
fact that the Observer did not refer tt
1t during the campaign and would not
if it would only remain in the position
in which it placed itself when the fgh
was on, and in which the Democratic
committee of Craven county placed it
, viz: outside of the Democratic lines
The Observer classed it among tn
: sporty lot" because, having chosen tn
E enemy's side in the battle, 1t was now
in company with Its companion q
Charlotte, abusing the hospitality o
= the Democratic camp by endeavOrin
@ to persuade the rest Of the army t
desert.
Rural Free Mail Delivery.
From Atlanta the Constitutional
y OF course several years will elapse
g in all probability, before the free de
l. livery sy stem is universally enjoye
,t throughout the rural districts, bu
=, the assul ance contained in the Firi
Assistant Postmaster Generals RI
port that the government is steadil
:, working in this direction cannot ia
= IN itsef to prove intensely graft!
n ing to our farmers. Undoubtedl
lie one reason why the rural distric
'r have been so heavily drained of the
nt population in recent years is due 1
" the comparative isolation whic
=. racterizes life in the rural di
.s tricts at the present time. With tt
extension of the free delivery ma
'e system, however, followed by il
N provements in roadbeds and hlgl
Ia ways there can be NO doubt of tk
i'd fact that the rural districts will
e, rendered much more attractive thu
90 at present, and that our great gen
in ers of popnl nlatiop will not spread
ID rapidly at the expense of our agl
80 cultural communities.
It The Mckinley s'Democrats.'
be Rocky Mount Phonix.
an The most obstructive element
IN good government IN the State are
=" Mckinley Democrats who constitu
us q very small but blatant and Obstl
:, perous minority of the Democratic ps
ty. While protesting allegiance
ne Bryan and the Chicago platform tn
. secretly rejoiced at the election of N
- Kinley and are in favor of the genel
es. policy Of the. Republican party-t
CT gold standard and q, high protect
ck. tariff. Arrogant and bigoted, they
,nt duenced the Democratic Executi
Committee to reject the offer OF t
'hs Populists to cooperate In the eleotl
IN and thus became the primary cause
"a. returning q gold standard Senator
o;r Congress-. The proper place for 4
Kinley Democrats and minority r
% alists is within the folds of the Rep
ade lican party. By remaining within
but ranks of the parties opposing the 8
hat standard and government by lDJu
r tion and monOpolies, they exert a
ecu lign and sinister influence on all mo
of ments and efforts towards progress
, of reform-tO the success of the par,
,o+ in whose tents by their actions t
~ ~ apparently profess to believe.
They Unmask Their Plans.
ius- Statesville Mascot.
! il 1t is becoming more and m
h.- evident that the cry of the gold
papers for a "straight fight" in
i next campaign is really cry
VINO the abandonment of the Chic
rte platform and silver. In the CO,
of an editorial in Sundays Charl
Observer that paper says: "Fol
rat about your 16 to l." And in
OCnor paragraph tn"t P"P.
Jews "You notice, bud, that the Obsel
poly is not controverting, these til
: do about North Carolina politics.
on,. erything Is coming its way-so
oo. should it argue" So this Clevel
w. IU paper, whose friends in the
.'ieo State convention numbered less
feot- half q hundred, has plucked
that courage to directly advise ninet
en- twentieths of the Democrats OF n
they Carolina to abandon the vital
pt to ciple Of their platform and folio
with Yea, il not only does this, .
mo- hrags that the victory is air
'h;na won. The great fight next ye
'nrn m TO be to keep the party ,righ
aheo silver, to keep it in line'with tn
clans m ,cracy of the nation: Whe
mo- the last convention Clevelan