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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04
THE MESSENGERS CONFESSION.

THE MESSENGERS CONFESSION.
We do not see the Wilmington Mes
senger, but subscriber has sent US q
cory Of that paper of July 22nd and
asked Us to comment upon an editorial
in it. In order that we may not misrep-
resent the Messenger by making an
extract from its editorial, we publish
it,in full:
"FOr twenty years the custom or
plan in North Carolina on the part of
the Democrats has been to save the
State in each election by speech-mak-
ing and general borrowing. There
are very true and intelligent Demo-
Gratis who have afOretime said TO US
that they doubted il any Democratic
candidate had been elected Governor
since Vance was elected. That proba-
bly, Over-states the loss, and gives too
mach credit to cheating. But it 10 we'll
known to all men except the would. be
leaders, that the fife playing and horn
footing and brass bands and beating
Of drums and tOm-tOms, and torch
light parades and so on are all some
thing of a failure, and no substitutes
for rigid, intelligent, thorough organ
ization in tOwnships. The old Jarvis
plan is worth all this empty SOU nding
way of beating up: recruits. Buffers
house. tO-hOuse visiting is worth all
the campaign herOics and jaWbations
that can be held in . lustrum. The
Democrats do not know it's efficiency
and completeness because they have
never tried it. We believe there is but
one way to carry North Carolina
against the "nigs," their molly allies
aud the Butler gang Of Populist trad
ers. 1t is by organizing in every town.
ship In every county In North Caro-
lima.
We believe that with plenty of work
and money and zeal and heart that
North Carolina can be redeemed this
year.
1t is the stay-aways that have given
over the dear old State into the hands
Of niggers and "white trasb," plotters
schemers, traders and grabbers.
In 1896 Mckinley received in North
Carolina 1885, 22; Bryan 4.488; Pal
| mer 578, lowering 635 total vote DOLL
ed was 33O,953. We look in vain for q
book We have used with the numbers
OF electors in North Carolina in 1890
according to last census. That will
show the number Of stay-aways, the
class to be brought out. Making an
allowance for increase in eight years
Of both electors and total voting popu-
lati0n there are not less than 4O,0OO
We feel quite sure, who do not vote Ia
North Carolina. So soon ~ We secure
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04

Only few years ago cotton seed
were supposed to be worthless ex
cept as fertilizer. yet last year We
exported II ,596 .Q49 gallons of cotton
seed oil, and imported . good deal
of it as SOLVE oil. The increase
over the exports of 1896 was $685.
$50 gallons
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04
1t All Depends.
Argonaut.l

A student recently asked the
President Of Oberlin College il he
could not take a shorter course
than that prescribed by the insti-
tuition. "Oh, yes" was the reply,
"but that depends upon what you
want to make Of yourself. When
God wants to make an oak he takes
"a hundred years, but when he
wants to make a squash he takes
six months"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04
rAE MASSES WANT HONEST ELEC.
TIONS.

NaE ShSSES WANT HoNE1SI ELE0-
In It's issue of July 22nd the News
and Observer. in an attempt to try to
avoid the issue of ballot-bOx stufiing,
claims to endorse the Peoples Party
election law Of 1895, and attempts to
show that the Democratic party now
stands for the same kind of an elec-
ton law. IL says:
The Populists declare in favor of "a
Legislature In favor of . free ballot
and fair count, and which will enact
legislation guaranteeing to each pO-
litical party the right Of being repre-
septed on all election boards BY repre-
seutatives Of It's own selection"
Tue Democratic declaration is es.
sentially thelsame, differing only in
the details, for the State platform said
ave favor fair and just election laws
In 1896, when the POpulists and Re-
,pu blieans first controlled the Iegisls-
tuse, sad sisetion law 10 many psstic.
MARS hks that demanded By the Pop
.ulist state convention Was enacted,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04
Hon. W. A. MACCoRkLE,
Ea-Gcy. Of wess vnxisiA-

CHARLESTON. w. Va. March Q, lses.
P<-r1-na Jf<dsess< Co., Columbus. q.
GENTLEMHS:-Your Pe-ru-na, as n
tonic, is certainly unexcclled. and in a
number Of cases that have come under
my observation where it has been used
for catarrh, or any disease which has
its origin In that malady, il has been
Of great benefit. Pe-ru-na has my
hearty recommendation, both as n tonic
and catarrh remedy.
W. A. MACCORKLE
Pe-ru-na is q permanent and scien-
tifc cure for catarrh. 1t is purely
vegetable and works In harmony with
nature. All druggists sell it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04

We desire to call our readers atten-
ton to an advertisement of the Handy
War Book, which evil supply to
our subscribers at 25c. per copy, or any,
one subscribing for THE CAUCASIAN
for one year We will send the War
Book for 15c. For TWO YEARLY sub
S,rlbers we will send it FREE.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04
Catarrh is
Not InCurab1e

But it can not be cured BY sprays,
washes and inhaling mixtures which
reach only the surface. The disease is
In the blood, and can only be reached
through the blood. 8. s. 8. is the only
remedy which can have any effect upon
Oatarrh; it cures the disease perma-
nsntly and forever rids the system OF
every trace of the vile complaint.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04

Col. r. B. Glenn should not fail to
get that Cleveland free silver CD let
ter put into the Democratic campaign
book this year. 1t would be the most
interesting reading in the whole doc
ument. We suggest that Col. Glenn is
due it to himself to publish this letter,
because Cleveland had him to 60 over
the State in 1892 lying for him.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04

VI MOntpellef, On1O,
writes: Il was at.
a q. from infancy
with Catarrh, and nc
one can know the
suffering il produces
better than I. The
sprays and washes
PFescribed by the doc.
tors relieved me only
te Rpor.rily, and
though I used them
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04

constantly for ten years, the disease had .
hrAsr hold than ever. tried a number of
blood remedies, but their mineral Ingredients
settled In my bones and gave me rheumatism.
WAS ~ lenaentable condition, aud after ex-
hausting al treatment, was declared incurable.
Seeing 8. 3. 8. advertised IS . cure for blood
diseases. decided to try it. AZ soon a. nv
system WAS under the effect Of the medicine.
I began to improve. and after taking It for
two months / was cured completely. the
eresdful disease was eradicated from my sys-
ten, and ! have had no return osit."
Many have been taking local treat
mept for years, and find themselves
Hofse 4qM than ever. A trial of
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04
Special Terms

TO any person sending one new
yearly subscription and one renewal,
or two new yearly subscriptions sent
at one time, $500. we will send the
Handy War Book" FREE.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04
Blame on the Old aIA'

Tit Bite.
Poct-Poets, sir, are born
made. ,hs
Publisher-Tbats right A' .s
blame on your poor father
mother.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04
Will VIE for Dockery, she a.. ~
Candidate IA th- lHfIf

Our Home
The Monroe Enquirer .--ih- a.,
good au; sority that Mr. jo-' ''l - r
Independent cAndidste ~ -D" n
Union county, will vote ior ~,
Dockery. We doB'G know hr-, -,
will or not, but We know lo'- : - -.
Gratis who will vote for Co. "a.
And why not. Col. DOcE-rJ 80,
only free silver and Gn'i-H ,T n,,,f
candidate in the district, aid 81 "a, ,,~
Democrats who do not crlnsr "a
party lash will vote for hlh. ,te
more effective work for 5'rs 81
Watson in lsJq than Sny o'he' 80
the district,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04
...-s,,.usy F.ss ~

e. ~ esiir s'.tii.t AJAX. ii' 80
iaI 81 uI.,s! .i.-,1o ~ 90 .ii' sulis
at az r. slifng Tao il,f' Ia. q. = 4. srcis-
an ' - sy,iy on kiin :, = iA'i ~. foiet
clc.asIny The entire sal o.. 81 81, sisot
cure neadaci,e. fever. haLitUai a" ls ,I . sgs
and bi:iousness. Please buy anu ..nm
Of &. G. c. to-day; 10, "a, 20 ceny.
9uaFantssd 70 cure ~ I'll drY6esss
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04

~We earnestly ask each
Subscriber TO look at the label
on his paper, and il the date is
behind the date Of this issue,
9Th AUGUST 1898.
TO send US $500 and get the
date moved up for another year.
We cannot continue subscrip'
lions that have expired. Please
attend 10 this at once.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04

j. coz IL noticeable that not q single
Democratic paper in the State has at
tempted to reply to single statement
made by Mr.. Stevens in his open letter
recently published in TIE CAUCASIAN.
Mr.. Stevens gave facts and proofs to
show that the Clevelandites and gold
bugs had captured the machinery of
the Democratic party. II it were pos
sible to disprove this every Democratic
paper in the State would have rushed
to do so in its next issue. The facts
cannot be denied. The proof furnish
ed by Mr.. Stevens cannot be disproved.
Therefore the Democratic machine or
gaDs are as dumb as an oyster.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04

Detroit Free Press. !

Detroit Free Press
This is the bill from your ocu-
list" said the collector to Mr..
Grimly.
"Just take 1t back and tell him
Shat I can't read with those glassee
he sold me-"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04
Busbee's New Postmaster and Hi, Tribu.
latiOns.
Winston Journal


Bushels New Postmaster and His rribu-
latiOns.
Winston Journal
The oldest little postC flee handling
Uncle Sans mails is to be found at
Busbee, which is seven miles south of
Asheville. On the roadside stands a
canvas-covered wagon and-that's il.
But things were not always thus.
Time was when Bushels postoffice was
not on wheels. 1t was in a building
owned by ). &. Murray. Murray, up to
fey days before, had been postmaste
His father was postmaster before him.
For over thirty years the Murrays have
nad charge of Busbee's mail. Both
were Democrats.
Recently, to the surprise of every.
BODY IN Busbee, Murray was Ousted to
give place to J. b. Sumner, Republi-
can.
Yesterday Sumner approached Mr.
ray.
"I'd like to hire the place in your
store to run the pOstOffice." said Sum.
ner to Murray, "and III nav YOU ave
dollars month"
Murray scorned this offer. Sumner
could find no other place suitable for
the business.
Think it over" said he to Murray.
III be back in the morning TO 40 aSi
out If you've rec9nside..a:"
>euMn5. returned yesterday morn
ing. 1t was evident that Murray had
not changed his mind, for that part of
the fixtures of the postoflice which be-
lOnged to Uncle Sam had been heaped
in the road in front of Murray's store.
So Sumner erected a small tent on a
bit Of green land nearby and started
to do business there, but DIR. Blake, the
owner Of the property, ordered him off,
and then Sumner drew up his four
wheeled pOstOffice ut the side of the
road and is there discharging the du.
ties of his office.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04

the numbsr Of shiee and black electpss
in 1850, according 70 the census, ve
vii! give it.
It l. very sure that II the Democrats
rely this year upon canvassiug and Of
gaining BY .picnics' the end will be
very much Of . picnic" for the CON-
bine. Campaigning By pickuick:ng 10
. very grand and toothsome idea. II
il . splendid Invention for the enemy.
Co 20 work actively, resolvediy, 10
IN Intelligent, practical business like.
common sense way ADD osganize aii
the Townships. -Picknieking" win
not do it any more than speech max
ing and will carry North Carolina.
"Them's our sentiments"
Notice that the editor says:
There are very true and Intelligent
Democratic who have aforetime said to
US that they doubted il any Demo-
cratic candidate had been elected
Governor since Vance WAS elected.
That probably overstates the loss aud
gives too much credit to cheating
There il nothing new Or strange in
thie, but it 10 . little remarkable that
. paper which has SO vigorously de.
MED that there was cheating in North
Carolina should Low confess the whole
thing OF its own free will and accord.
"Too much credit to cheating" says
the Messenger. There Is no mistak-
ing this language. 1t isa clear con-
| fessiOn that the Democratic machine
has used ballot box stuffing and per-
jury of election officers to help keep
them IN power. The Messenger does
not wish to believe that there has been
quite Is much cheating a. has been
charged, but oOnfesses it has played
an important part. Now can party
be intrusted to manage the affairs OF
North Carolina that will prostitute
the sanctity Of the ballot box. A man
who will steal votes will steal sheep
A man who will steal votes will help
monopoly t. rob the Treasury Of The
State, as the Democratic party did in
the legislature of 1893. A party that
will have its own members acting a
election officers to commit perjury In
order to steal an election is capable Of
committing any crime against the
people and good government.
| The Messenger hopes to carry this
election il it can get money enough
When the Democratic machine con.
trOlled the election machinery they
did not need much money, for they
could count or steal any number Of
votes they wanted to. But now it i,
necessary to buy votes and possibly tt
try to bribe election officers. There i:
no doubt, however, that the Demo
cratic machine will have all the
money it needs. The CAUCASIAN hal
heard that A. B. Andrews and othe,
mOnOpOllsts assured the Democratic
machine that they should have all the
money they needed if they would turn
down Bryan and repudiate the propo.
sition of the Peoples Party for coop.
Grafton.
| Further comment is unnecessary
Every honest voter in the State should
read the above editorial from the
Messenger and draw his own conclu.
siOns.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04
A Man Of Jodgmsut.

A Man of JodEmsnt.
Detroit Free Press.
as your partner a man Of good
judgmentw asked an old friend
who is in the city on a visit.
There" was the unctuous an
swer, "is man of infallible judg-
ment. He never makes a move
without taking my advice"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04

&S1ssrSe.
Bradstrest'ax
The Supreme Court OF the raised
States held, in the case Of The Patap.
SEQ GuAno Company ~. The Board
OF Agriculture OF North Carolina,
that the intention in repeating part,
OF the code OF State to revive Garlic,
laws which might render the amend
ed Law liable 10 the same obi sciior
- the parts repealed. carn not be I'm
putsd to the Legislature tha, 40 10
spection eht rye OF - cents per tor
on commercial fertilizers 10 not se
much Ia excess of what is neceasary
to pay cost Of analysis salaries Of
Inspectors, cost OF tags and 9th. !
charges Is 10 justify the imputaiiou
OF BE- d faith and show that it is not q
proper exercise of the polio power
that inspection lava are valid when
they act upon tie subject before 4
be ;omes an article Of com nerce, and
also when. although operating on
articles brought from one state into
another, they provide for inspection
In the exercise of that power OF self
protection. commonly called the po
lice power. and that luters,ate a.
we'll as foreign commerce is suhj-c
to State inspection law. The cour'
said: The act of January u. 1891
must be regarded then rs an act u o.
viding fol the inspection Of i.r.il
zers and fertile ng msteriSls in or
der to prevent the practice of impo
sition on the people Of the State, and
the charge Of - cents per ton is IN.
tended merely to defray the cost oil
such inspe ction. 1t being competent
for the State to pass laws of thi.
character, does the requirement OF
inspection and payment of this cost
bring the act into collision with the
commercial power vested in Con.
gress: Clearly this cannot be so a.
to foreign commerce, for clause 2
of section 10, of article l, specially
recognizes the validity of State IN
spection laws and allows the collec.
ton of the amount necessary foi
their execution, and We think the
same principle must apply to inter.
state commerce. In any view thu
effect on that commerce Is indirect
and incidental. and the Constitution
of the United SAFES does not secur,
to any one the privilege OF defraud
ing the public"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04
Gov. Mace, orkle's
Endorsement.

1sa. ". 4. aasCssAis. Ga-1ss. ef Wsse
SirgtAaa. sAAs hs sAsss - tbs i~sG isss
- ssasss3es hssses~A by rs-rs- 90 Ne
Asassly ssssosssAs re-rs-sa - . O.
NAsrh ssDoAy go soatr.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04
SIMMONS REPLY TO MfWBORne
EvApES ANSWERING rHe DIRECT
QUESTIONS Put TO hiu. BUT
USES tPiIHsTS ~
REPLY.

which Il Csnsia.t,. rh.t w Me- '.-srH. =
st~osnt. ss.. Charge .E~ isrt- sss
s.ssst t,e u fa,--,-
The foliosinr letter. arii;ea sy Nr.
=. NJ. simmons. chairman OF tn. Demo
cratic STATE Executive Committee, d.
IN reply 60 Mr.. }. ". NEWBORN let
ter. which appeared In the last issue Of
THG CAuC.SIsS:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04
TO THE FOPULISTS OF THE FIRST
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

TO THE POPULISTS OF the FIRST
| CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
| In few weeks the Pvpulists IF the
First Congressional District must Sc
lect candidate for Congr, 50. There
are number of true Pop"iists in the
district who could make a long and
effective and Winning CANA ,>-mee
who have always been true to the prin-
ciples of the Peoples Party aud who
will not sell out to the railroads after
they are elected. The CAUCASIAN
knows that the masses of the party in
the district favor such q candidate
and believes that such = candidate will
be nominated. But there is some dan
ger unless the honest masses OF the
party attend the county conventions
and elect true Populists as delegates
to the congressional Convention.
1t is we'll known to the Populists of
the First District, and, indeed, to the
whole State, that Harry Skinner not
only bolted the Peoples Party caucus
in the last legislature. but that he be-
trayed his party aud it's principles and
went over to the side of the Southern
Railroad. He joined Col. Andrews and
the Infamous railroad lobby in working
against and helping to defeat impor-
tant legislation in the interest of the
people that our party is pledged to in
it's platform. With these facts known,
of course it is not possible for Skinner
to get the nomination if the people
are represented at the convention.
But herein lies the danger. 1t is
we'll known that Skinner has handled
McKinley's Federal patronage in thu
eastern part of the State as part pay
ment for his betrayal of his party and
its principles to the goldbuss and
railroads in the last legislature. He
has managed to get a number of So
called Populists to take this Mckinley
patronage. These Mckinley Federal
office holders, claiming to be Popu-
lists, are now at work running all over
the district trying to manipulate
county conventions so as to get Skin
ner delegates. If the honest masses
OF the party fail to turn out at their
primaries and conventions there is
danger of this scheme succeeding in
some places.
Let the Populist voters of the First
District be on their guard, and see that
none but true P0pulists are sent to the
Congressional Conventions. 1t would
be q calamity and , disgrace to the
party tor any such traitor and monop-
oily tool as Skinner to be nominated.
This man Skinner is not even allowed
to attend caucus Of Populist Senators
and Congressman in Washington. II
by trickery he should get the npmina-
ton he cannot be elected, for the hon.
est masses Of the P0pulists would not
vote for him. But it is the duty Of
every POpulist in the First District
to see that the party is not discredited
and disgraced by him being nominated.
Let the people (instead Of McKin.
ley's and SINNERS Federal office.
holders) take charge of II o convention
and nominate an honest and true man
who can not only be elected, but who
will be q credit to the party and not
betray the people after he is elected.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04
5.S.SIMf5. Blood

viii prove it to be the right remedy
Tor Oetarrh. It will cure the most OBJ
stinate case.
Books mailed free to any address by
Swift specific Co, Atlanta, Ga.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04

Puck

Brown-Oh, yes, the world moves.
Jones-Yes; and it has to hustle
to keep up with the United States.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04
Inequality - Injustice.

inequality Il Injustice.
Philadelphia LEDGER
The sailors who destroyed Ger
vera's feet will get about 100000,
but the soldiers who take Santiago
will get nothing. Is this quite
fair?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-04
Hood S s s,::s,
LII IL MI. - -

Mood 5 PITS &
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-02
Rev. C. O. Browns Re signation.

CHICAGO, Ill, February 2.-The
e ders and members of the Green street
ConRregstional.church,t the ]ate-t bouse
of Gcd to receive the ministrations of
Rev. @. o. Brown, the San Francisco
divine who has been unfrocked by the
California conference under circum
staucss that have been ventilated in
the press throughout the length and
breadth of the land, will decide tonight
whether in the face of his confession of
the last few days they will stick to
him, or whether they shall accept the
resignation which was received yes
t. rday by mail from San Francisco.
If talks with some of the influential
members afford any Glow to the possible
action the indications are that the con-
g-egation viii stick by Dr.. Brown, hi,
confession to the contrary notwith-
standioR. Trustee Hanson who has
canvassei all the monied supporters
'he church says that he fnds all OF
them want to retain the minister.
Dsscou William Tomlinsou says that
they are just as eager to keep DR..
Brown as they were before. The
church is big enough and wealthy
enough to maintain itself as an in
dependent body, even though it should
be thrown out of the congregational
fold by reason of its sticking to its
pastor.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-02
CuIIed From all Over the
World.
SHORT AND SPICY NOTES.
Telling of the Happenings in Different
Parts of the Word and Covering
all Kinds of News Subjects-Mat-
ters of Interest.
Rear Admiral Selfridge.

WASHINGTON, D. G. February o.
Rear Admiral Selfridge, who for some
time past has been in command of the
European station, will today be detach-
ed from his commsnd at Genoa where
the squadron is now stationed, and will
start at once for the United States, ac-
mpaiped by his staff, consisting Of
Lieutepau,s j. J. Hunker and John
Russell Admiral Selfridge will ar
rive. here barely in time to read the
of his retirement under
the operation of the age limit. He is
in :he command of the Euro
pean station by Commodore Howell,
until recently of the League Island
navy yard at Philadelphia, and who
hoiSts his feg today. He has select
ed Lieutenant j J. Knapp as his flag
lieut. nant and Ensign Chandler as his
secretary.