The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-10

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wAsHIx0rox, March sth, lsas.-Hen.
W. +. Strowd Pop. n. c. in speaking
Of the alleged prosperity 90 that 70
prevailing throughout the country
said:
aThere is childish dispute between
the two old parties - to the existence
Of prosperity In this country. The Dem.
ocrsts say there Is no prosperity, while
the Republicans stoutiy contradict
the statement by saying that there il
gene.a: prosperity. In one sense both
parties are right; corporations and
trusts, syndicates aud combines are
enjoying degree OF prosperity hither-
to unknown In the annals Of history.
But il is crnel, brutal and inhuman
prosperity, and is disgrace TO this
nation, and is nothing more nor less
than segalized highway robbery. There
can be no protection, human or d.
and laborers Of this country are COM
pelled by law to be the protectors of
the great manufacturing industries
neither can there be . beneficiary
without q beuefactor, and the same
class of farmers and laborers are com.
PEELED by Law to be the benefactors Of
the corporations, trusts, sy indicates and
all other classes, State or National, who
have received franchises from the state
or Nation. This is simply the legiti-
mate result Of the legislation enacted
by the old parties in the last thirty
years, and unless this vicious discrimi.
nation in legislation Is stopped civil
liberty will soon be at an end in this
country. In my judgment there 10
but one way to stop it-that is for all
who think alike on the great questions
to act together in the coming great
struggle"
The Senate, by vote OF 80 to 10 de.
cided against seating COrbett, Of Ore
gan, last week.
DR.. Abbott, Railroad Commissioner,
and Harris, of Hyde, one Of the bolt
ing Pops, was in the city last week,
also District Attorney Bernard, who
was here on business connected with
his office.
The Pure Food and Drug Congress
was in session here last week, with
more than $50 delegates, representing
twenty five States. The delegates from
North Carolina were: DR.. Il. III. Lewis,
Raleigh; President Holiday, of the
A. and NJ. College; j. G. L. Harris,
Raleigh; j. L. Ramsey, editor Pro.
gressive Farmer; State Chemist, Prof.
W. A. Wither; Burdis Anderson, Hub,
N. c.; Geo. c. Traps, Raleigh, and
James B. Lloyd.
The Assistant Secretary of Agricul-
ture, Hon. j. Fl. Brigham, acted as tenn
porary chairman.
Hon. NJ. Brosius, member Of the
House from Pennsylvania, addressed
the Congress on the subject Of flood
adulterati0ns." Mr.. BrOsius has intro
duced q pure food bill in the House,
aud the Pure Food Congress was
largely engaged in the consideration
of this measure. With some modifi-
cations the main features of the Bro
sius bill were adopted and legislative
committee was appointed to urge the
passage of the measure by Congress.
Some einteresting and valuable speeches
we.. made by members attending the
Congress, and the belief is that good
results will be accomplished. Prof.
Holiday was appointed q member Of
the legislative committee.
Arguments were made Friday be-
fore the Supreme Court in the case of
the Patapsco Guano Company against
the commercial fertilizer tax" law.
The attorneys representing the Guano
Company, Messrs. Hinsdale and Hill,
contended that the tax was excessive
and unconstitutional, while the attor-
Iney's-Messrs. Basbee, Battle and
Harris, representing the State Agri-
cultural Department maintained that
the existing law is just and cOnstitu-
tlonal.
The citizens of the District have
been protesting against the excessive
and burdensome rates charged by the
Telephone Company for the use of tele-
| phone, and to meet this difficulty and
lessen materially the burden. Senator
Butler has introduced an amendment
to the District Appropriation Bill to
District to be operated by the govern.
l
master General. =
Hon. E. R. Ridgely (Pop. Kan.) is {
very active, aggressive and earnesl
worker in the House. He is very at
tentive to his duties, and, in the de-
bates, asks many pertinent question:
to the measure und ,r consideration.
Hon. Jerry Simpson (P0p. Kan.) ant
Hon. John C. Bell (POp. COlo.) wer'
very active in the fight against tn
Loud Postal Biil-in fact your CORES
pondent is informed that chief,
through their efforts the Bill was de
feated. The Loud Bill was aimed .
the country newspapers and if it hat
passed many small papers would hav
been injured by it-fOr sample copie
of papers amounting only to ten pc
7 cent. of the number Of subscriber
; could be sent out. All of the POpulist
in the House voted against the meas
ure. 1t was defeated by q large ms
jority.
Hon. John Lamb (Dem. Va.) who's
letter indOrsing cooperation Of th
q silver forces of the county, recentl
= appeared in THE CAUCASIAN, in con
menting on the article by Senator But
Ter on ttrusts," that appeared in tt
March Arena, said:
= 81 have read with deep iv terest ii
. able paper of Senator Butler on "Trust
. their causes and the remedy" TT
trusts will have received severe bio
when our financial policy is reverse
but whether or not these immense Co
porate bodies will yield to the vish'
: and demands of the people remains
: be seen. Senator Butler plants hin
}. self fully on the great principles lai
r down by Jefferson, and has furnfsht
= the American people food for thOugl
o in his mastery statement of the caus
: of and the remedy for the evils We e1
l. dure under the curse of monopoly Al
It special privileges. The paper shou