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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17
Beware
OF the Knife.

Mr.. Lincoln Nelson, of Mansfield, Mo-,
writes: "For six years have been .
sufferer from a scrcfulous affection Of
the glands of my neck, and all efforts
of physicians in Washington, D. c.,
Springfield, Ill.,, and St. Louis failed to
reduce the enlargement. After SIX
months constant treatment here, my
physician urged me to submit to re-
moval of the gland. At this critical mo-
ment a friend recommended S.S.S.,
and laying aside deep-rooted preju-
dice against all patent medicines, I be-
gan its use. Before had used one bet
tie the enlargement began to disappear.
and now it is entirely gone, though Tam
not through with my second bottle yet.
Had only used your SIS. long ago,
I would have escaped years of misery
and saved over $3.50"
This experience is like that of all who
suffer with deep-seated blood troubles.
The doctors can do no good, and eve d
their resorts to the knife prove either
fruit1ess or fatal. SIS. is the only
real blood remedy; it gets at the root Of
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17
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1t is easy to effect an analysis that

1t is easy to effect an analysis that
will show the venality and emphatic
by pocrsy OF the Democratic machine
and its journalism. Just read the
Democratic party platform. Then look
at the record of the Populist Congress
ional delegation. Then look how the
Democratic machine journalism sland-
ers that delegation. This will show
you that the Democratic machine jour.
nalism is either liar in its platform
professions, or i, is liar in the abuse
Of the Populists. IL is liar any way
you can Ii X it in this matter.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17
"PoPULIsM's GREATEST DANGER >

"POPULIsM's GREATEST DANGER I"
Under the above heading Major w.
A. Il. Hotchkiss, editor of the Nation
al Republican, whites q very thought
full and timely editorial. Maj. Hotch-
kiss has been . reformer since he left
the Republican party to support Peter
Cooper for President on the Greenback
ticket. He has fought INCREASINGLY for
the principles Of Peter Cooper all these
years, and 10 now one Of the leading
men in the Peoples Party Of Minneso
ta. He has been middle-of- the-road.
er, but his devotion to the cause has
forced him to repudiate the methods
employed by the men who got up the
Memphis Conference.
After attending . meeting of these
men in Minnesota. he withdraws in
disgust and writes an editorial under
the above heading. We make the fol-
lowing extract:
1.-THE cunning and dishonesty of Shy
lock are about equal and are used with
effect. There are earnest opponents
Of Shylockian rascality who cannot be
bought with money, but are easily de-
cOyed from practical opposition to gov
ernmental robbery by cunningly put
insinuati0ns against the motives of
wise leaders Of the forces banded
against Shyl0ck. In this way the mon
ey power in control of the Mckinley
administration. as it was in that of Gro
yer Cleveland, is now trying to disrupt
the Peoples party. The Nashville con.
ference was the result of Shylock's
cunning and dishonesty, which attrib-
utes, aided BY personal ambitions, are
at work upon an effort to permanently
disrupt the Populists Of Minnesota. To
be able to judge Of the extent and
character Of this effort We attended
the so-called middle Of. the-road meet.
ing held In Market Hall, St. Paul, Jan.
4th, 1898. It was curious small col
lection Of hitherto discordant human
entities. Among them were q few
thoroughly honest ref0rmers who had
been made to believe the Populist
State Committee was being influenced
BY traitors"
Maj. Hotchkiss then pr ceeds to give
in detail N account Of the meeting.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

Yes, this Democratic machine jour-
nalism, or part of it, whoops for silver
and financial reform but there is
enough of it for gold to allow it to be
said that the Democratic party has al
ways stood for gold, 10 case the gold
bugs capture the party again, which
they are almost certain to do.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

If tue Democratic papers are for A.
nancial reform, why do they publish
with such flare of trumpe:s and CYCLE
some glee every prediction and proph-
ecy of the downfall of Marion Butler.
Has man ever gone from North Caro-
lima who made a better reform record.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17
III LOOKS PECULIAR, ANYWAY.

Elsewhere in this issue is published
. brief account of what is known as
the "Psmlico Oyster Cases." 1t is not
our intention, in commenting on the
matter, to undertake to put any one in
false light, or to charge to any ones
account anything that ought not to
% charged. There may or may not be
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

Let the good people Of Carteret aad
Pamlico counties examine the story Of
the "Pamlico Oyster Cases" elsewhere,
and then send in all the facts and in
formation they can obtain. The oys-
ter case business is but fOrefuner OF
any number of cases to be published
hereafter, showing how the public
money has been schemed for aud lifteo
out of the public treasury.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

The Democratic machine journalism,
or part of it, will whoop for silver an
financial reform. Then when this jour.
nalism finds Republican or a Popu-
list who stands squarely for silver and
reform, it villifies and abuses them
with all the malevolence and vigor of
which it is capable.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

Senator Lindsay, of Kentucky, is =
Democrat. Senator Murphy of New
York is a Democrat. Lindsay voted
against the Teller resolution, Murphy
voted for it. The Kentucky legIsia
lure requested Lindsay to resign be-
cause he voted against the resolution.
The New York legislature requested
Murphy to resign because he voted foI
the resolution. All Democrats. All q
beautiful mess air't
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17
THE sPANI.H MINISTER AND PREsI.
DENT MCKINLEY,

Last week the Administration at
Washington, and, indeed, the whole
country, was shocked by the publica-
tion Of a private letter written by the
Spanish Minister at Washington to
the editor of the Herald, a Spanish pa
per, the organ of the Administration
at Madrid. How the enterprising
American newspapers secured . copy
of this documet is yet a mystery.
But the Spanish Minister has not
denied that he wrote the letter. In
fact, he admits that he wrote it,, The
letter contains a confession of the
failure Of the autonomy plan Of Spain
to pacify Cuba and further contains
statment that nothing but immediate
great military success in the field
would save Cuba to Spain. In fact,
the letter contains q confession that
Spain is In desperate straights and
that something desperate must be done
or she will lose the island and the
Cubans will gain their independence.
This is very important information,
but it is not the part Of the letter that
caused the greatest senation. 1t is q
paragraph that reflects upon Presi-
dent Mckinley and is In the following
language:
"Besides the natural and inevitable
cOarsenres with which he repeats all
that the press and public opinion of
Spain has said of Weyler, it shows
once more that Mckinley is weak and
catering to the rabble, and, besides, .
low politician, who desires to leave .
door open to me and to stand we'll
with the jingoes of his party.
Such lanuage is not only an insult
to the President but it is an insult to
the whole nation. But the greatest
humiliation to our country is not from
the fact that such language was used
by the Spanish minister as from the
fact that the President has put him.
self in position to make such Ian.
guage about him and the Adminlstra-
tion possible. The Spanish Minister &C.
cuses the American President of gross
insincerity and double dealing
There is no uncertainty about the
charge. He has according to Minister
De LONE, tried to pose A. friend OF
Cuban independence, while at the
same time seeking to court favor with
the Spanish bond-holders, a. Senator
Cannon the other day boldly charged
on the floor of the Senate. With the
Spanish Minister the President has
acted as q sympathizer with Spain
with the American people President
Mckinley has posed as q sympathizel
with Cuba in its struggle for indepen-
demo, and professed to be startled at
the barbarities Of Weyler and the
Spanish army. So it seems that. the
President has placed himself in .
position to be insulted by those whom
he tried to serve. This il the lesson OF
the De LONE letter, and the President
will be wise il he lays it to heart.
But there il another feature con-
nected with this affair which 10 humil-
iating to Americana. When the In
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

vi at else is the Dingley bill but .
scheme to reduce the revenue of the
government so that the Treasury will
get short of cash? Then there will 70
up the old cry about maintaining the
credit of the country" and then there
will be another issue of bonds. It. was
9 under a Democratic administration
1t looks that way under a Republican
administration.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

The Democratic machine party is
about the same as it was in 1896. There
were campaigns in some states, in
1897 and the record made is like a fish
factory struck by lightning. 1t looks
tOusled and smells bad,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

, We are compelled to appreciate
the effort OF the Greensboro Tele-
gram to be "smart." Doubtless his
papa told him when he was q little
boy, he must be smart, and it it graf
flying to note the heroic attempt
at filial obedience. The ef-
fort is praiseworthy, and if he
keeps trying, with the capacity he
manifests now, he may be success
full In twenty years.
"If at first you don't succeed
Try, try again"
"Time will bring you your reward,
Try. try again."
But We amt saying WHAT KIND of
q reward.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

Curious isn't it, to see the Dem ma=
chine calling on all goldbug Dems and
every other sort of Dem to stand to-
gether to win State spoils, and then
abuse others for uniting to keep this
Dem machine from completing the
ruin of the State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

From some inscrutable motive, the
Democratic machine journalism did
not launch any new lie during the
past week. Did the journalism receive
notice to "hold up" until after the meet
ing of the Democratic machine State
committee?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

1t is noticeable that a certain So
called journal published in Raleigh
has omitted to number" the latest
scandals" it has published for the be-
nefit of its "highly respectable and ex.
ceedingly modest clientele"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

"We earnestly ask each
Subscriber 10 look al the label
on his paper, and if the date is
behind the date Of this issue,
18th FEBRUARY 1893,
TO send US Sl.OO and get the
date moved up for another year.
We cannot continue subsCTlp.
lions that have expired. Please
attend 10 this al once.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

scheme In il. II may be that those
mostly concerned IN IT Wis: those who
re trying to collect $500 from the
'tste, are honestly convinced that they
re acting with full sanction Of Law.
{ may be that the law has been strain
d in order to create the claim. II
ooks peculiar, anyway.
tisa positive fact that the claim
N question Was created by Democratic
Ifiics. holders and 10 being pushed BY
lawyers who are thought to be prom
Inent Democrats, and conclusions may
be drawn by the public according to
its ability for passing upon facts. The
article referred to presents the sub
stance OF the creation Of the claim.
In 1895 or 1896 these claims. to Wit:
$3.50 IS for Cartsret county, and a. $751;
40 from PamlicO county, were present.
I'd to the then Auditor. He drew war
rants on the State Treasurer, Hon. W.
II. Worth, for their liquidation. The
Treasurer declined to pay the war
rants and then the matter went to the
courts. The understanding Of The
CAUCASIAN 10 that the Supreme court
decided that the State was liable for
the claims
A demand was made On the present
Auditor for the amounts, who, admit
ting the liability OF the State under
the decision of the court, held that he
was unable to find any existing statute
law which would justify him in issu-
ing the warrants, and that he could
only report the matter to the General
Assembly for ad justment.
No question is raised as to the de-
cision Of the court on the matter as il
came bsfore that body; but it is reas-
enable to suppose that IL such facts Al
are shown 10 the article printed else
where had accompanied the case wher
it was reviewed, there would have
been different decision. THE eau
CAsIAN declares that il these claim
are just, they ought to be paid; but 1
they are not just, they should not b.
paid. OF course we can only take
common sense view of the matter. W.
admit our inability to cope with tn
various technicalities that, in thes
times, can be twisted into almost an
case, nor are We capable of sustaining
a controversy Of legal characte
against any adept at distortion of tn
law. What appears to be fair and JUS
to us is this:
Any summons served on any pers0
who actually claimed proprietar
right TO any natural oyster bed can b
fairly and legally charged for, but
huge chill of costs" created by th
simple act of writing summons fc
people who are dead, and for pet
PIC VI VACy WCAC uCNCA oCINC'
ought not to be paid. Such process
looks like q scheme for lifting cas-
from the public treasury under tt
guise Of legal proceeding. 1t is quit
probable that the present State Officer
will contest the payment of the!
claims, as they now stand, as long as
is possible to resist them.
AS matter Of public Importance,
would be interesting to know if thel
are many other cases in which des
men have been summoned in this ma
ter, and how many more cases there al
IN which summons have never bee
served. If the good people of Carter
and Pamlico counties, whose nam
appear in the published lists, will ASST
in obtaining information along tn
: line, and forward the same to TT
CAUCASIAN, it will be given to the pu
Iic
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

Telegraph dispatches state VIM. j.
Bryan, Marion Butler and others have
gone west to consult with reference to
a uniting of all the financial reform
forces for the coming campaign. Sol!
Bryan and Butler consult together
Bryan thinks Butler very worthy of
such consultation, and Butler believes
Bryan to be honest enough to trust
They can unite for reform. The Demo-
cratic machine journalism down here
can out whoop a whip-poor-will for
Bryan and can out-smell a pole cat in
their nasty abuse Of Butler. We just
want the people to analyze such facts
as these, so that they may see what a
soldering fraud and contemplate n.y.
pocrit this Democratic machine jour-
nalism is.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17
SENATOR LINDSAY AND THE KEN
lucky LEGISLATURE.

lucky LEGISLATURE.
The Kentucky Legislature recently
passed resolution requesting Sena
tor Lindsay to resign. The Senator
who is one Of the victims Of the Cleve- |
land "regime." in his reply calls
attention to the fact that they had |
elected him since he voted to repeal
the purchasing clause OF the Sherman
act. The point is we'll taken and shows
how unreliable the Democratic party |
has been on the money question. A few
years ago when the Peoples Party was
making the fight for silver alone, it
was impossible to get many Of the
Democrats, who are now declaring 50
loudly for silver, to say where they
stood. Our neighbor, the News and
Observer, is in no position to criticise
Senator lindsay, for when he went
under the influence Of Cleveland, Mr..
Daniels went under the influence Of
Hoke Smith. While Lindsay was vot-
ing to repeal the last silver law
on the statute book, editor Daniels,
who was holding . job (pie il you
pleass) under Hoke Smith, was writing
letters to his p&per advocating and
supporting the course persued by
Lindsay and Ransom.
The action OF the Kentucky Legis-
lature recalls some interesting history.
When Senator Cameron voted agains3
the Force bill, the Pennsylvania Leg.
islature asked him to resign. OF course
he did not.
In 1876 the Legislature of Wiscon-
sin adopted a resolution similar to that
Of Kentucky, calling on senator Doolit-
tie, Of that State, to quit. The Legisla-
turewas spurred to that action because
Doolittle had voted against the SUBJ
mission to the States of IT,. fifteenth
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States. He paid no attention
to it.
Lewis Cass Of Michigan, got into
hot water with his State. He op-
posed in the Senate the Wilmot pro-
viso ms pite of the instructions Of bis
Legislature which directed him to ia
vor it. He said that in a direct con-
flict between his duty and his princi-
Piles that he would resign his seat. In
Opposing the Wilmot proviso he held
that no conflict had arisen between his
duty and his principles and so did not
resign. He retained this seat until
1s4s, when, being nominated for the
Presidency by his marty and being de-
feated, he was reelected by his Legis.
lature to serve his own term out.
The celebrated Henry Winter Davis
was made to feel the vengeance Of hi:
State in a somewhat similar manner
He was elected TO the Thirty.sixtf
Congress as Know Nothing. A Ions
struggle ensued over the election of +.
Speaker, John Sherman being the Re
publican. Finally the struggle wal
ended by the choice OF Mr.. Penning
ton, Of New jersey. Mr.. Davis votet
for him and for so doing was, as b,
expressed it on the floor of the Hous'
decorated with oensure by the Mary
land Legislature" He was pluck!
, man and declared to his constituent
that il they would not allow their rep
resentaive to exercise his own iudg
ment Is to what was the best interest
Of the State, that you may send slav'
to Congress, but you cannot send me-"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

It is presumed that the goldbug De-
mocrats and Republican party will
soon enact . law changing the die
tionary definition of the word "Pros-
perity."
Say, were the Populists thought to be
30 very bad by the Dems when they
abused" with said Dems to try to elect
Bryan. II they were 90 good then, why
are they 20 bad now?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17
Tiose Dreadful Sores
They Continued TO sprc Id IN Spite
OF Treatment but Now They arc
AeaIed A wonderful WORK.

For many yeas ] havc t-o~a great
sufferer with vsrsco-- Vsia. 81 cas' ~ n'y
limb. Ny foot and !ilnb tsscAsis- iEvsd-
fully swollen. Hssn | s.ooi up Soaid
feel I ne blood rushing down the veins OF
this iimb. One DAY accidentally hit my
foot sgalnsi some ob!es; aud sore broke
out which continued - spo,ad and Was
exceedingly PAINFUL concluded !
needed blood purifier az i b.gan taking
Hoods sarszpar:lis- Ia q short lime
those dreadful sores which had caused
me 50 much suffering, ban to hal. ]
kept on faithfully with Hoods Ssrsaps-
rilia. and in a short time my limb Was
com pletely healed and The sores gave me
no more pain. | cannot b. too thankful
for the wonderful work Holds Sarsapa-
rilla. has done tor me" Mrs. 4. +.
gibson. Hsrtland. Vermont.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

Watch next weeks CAUCASIAN for
some mighty interesting "Hgeers."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

Concerning the "Pamlico Oyster
Cases" about which something is said
in this issue, we wish to observe that
more than one Democratic machine
journal has admitted so-called "editor-
ials" and anonymous communications
to their columns denouncing the State
Treasurer for refusing to pay the war
rants drawn by Democratic Auditor.
These Editorials" etc were nothing
less than the whine of certain lawyers,
who are machine Democrats, because
they were barred from the public crib
from which they were 50 long accus-
toned to feed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17
A Real Blood Remedy.

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It cures the most obstinate cases of
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

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John Patton.
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,, Tonsy Little.
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0 Jacob J shpson.
0 Moses Willis.
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y Cello Bell,
y y Joshua Bell,
y ksnox Riggs.
o Temple Riggs,
o Harriet Harper.
% Bryant Harper.
% Nj Moore.
Q John Moore,
y william Roberts.
" Lindy Sawyer.
n william Sssysr.
q Rachel Ellison,
o c Chestnut,
70 Peter Chestnut,
% Emeline 0askins,
% Robert Gsskips.
" Sarah Barber,
~ r B Barber,
~ Harriet Mann,
m Emapu el Mann,
70 Luie Gibbs,
10 Joesph Gibbs. St.
" L Cradle,
70 J o Cradle,
y Jane Wallace.
" David Wallace,
N Jane Ellison,
n Noah Ellison,
70 Joseph Morris,
10 John Morris,
70 Abbott Morris,
70 J q Hill,
W Fred Sanders,
" S~ison Cooper,
N N 8 Mann,
n Benz. Morris
70 K T Small,
70 Charles Hodges,
% " e Greer,
70 L b Perry,
% Aanas Riggs.
~ b johnson,
M NC Smith,
20 David Fortiscus.
70 Morris Murphy,
70 o 7 Taylor.
% n D Scott,
Do 8 N Dslamar,
~ J W HcCotter,
~ Joseph AcCotter.
n WM NcCotter,
Ks u n Hooker,
20 4 d Hodges,
" Claud Hsskins.
70 ohm Lewis,
% Mathew Hargstt,
% Albert Wilson.
~ Tanner Hsmilton,
IN Amos Williams,
20 Total cas-
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

Senator Chandler in an interview
warns his Republican friends that if
the next campaign IS fought on the
money question, the Republican
party will be ingloriousiy defeated.
He appeals to the Administration to
take at once bold stand for Cuban in
dependence and to inaugurate an
American policy that will meet the
approval Of the people and call atten-
ton from the evils of the gold standard
and monopoly rule. Speaking as a
partisan Senator Chandler is very wise
in this utterance; but if he would
view the situation from the stand
point Of patriotism why should not
these reasons be sufficient to cause
him to leave the party of trusts, COM
bines, and gold?