The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-11-24

1t Is SAID that Railroad Commas
sioner John H. Pearson will intro
duce resolution at the next session
of the commission ordering all the
railroads in the State to provide
separate coaches for the white and
colored people. The News & Obser-'
yer says the resolution has already
been drawn and will doubtless be
adopted by the commission.-Greens-
boro Telegram.
The Charlotte Observer says edi.
torially: "Another act which the
Legislature should pass is one re-
quiring that bank stock should be
returned for taxation by some officer
of the institution, as is building
and loan stock and that of other in
corporated companies. Left to be
returned by its owners, much Of it
escapes taxation, while there is moth
ing that can stand it any better.
This needed legislation upon fair
object of taxation which is not now
bearing its share, should not be for
gotten when the General Assembly
convenes.
A movement to organize club OF
gold Democrats is in progress says
the Asheville Gazette. 1t is still in
its infancy and may never attain a
full growth.
The names of the promulgators of
the new club have not been made
public yet save that Of Richard Nor
ris, clerk at the Mems Outftter. He
admitted to the Gazette yesterday
that a Democratic club was forming
for the purpose of advocating the
gold cause 'Silver is dead ISSUE, .
be said, land Democrats had better
realize it"
There have been no officers elected
as yet but during the coming week
it is expected that meeting will be
held and officers named.
A number of prominent Demo
Gratis have been approached with re-
quests to join, but as far as could be
learned few have given decisive an
swers.
| National Democratic Committee
man Josephus Daniels, editor of the
Raleigh News & Observer, says
North Carolina will send solid del
egatlon to the Democratic National
Convention of 1900. Populist Chair
man Cyrus Thompson says: "The
men who voted the Populist ticket
this year will vote for w. J. Bryan
in 1900 or for any man Of his views
and if the Democratic party in NORTH
Carolina repudiate Bryan and at
tempts to carry the men who voted
the Democratic ticket in this election
for a man whose political views differ
from Bryan's, believe it will sig
nally fail in the attempt, because
believe North Carolina is emphati.
cally free silver State. 1 believ,
this because of my knowledge of thu
Democratic and Populist parties il
the State.-Gazette.
Politically, we believe the "elimi
nation" of the negro from polite,
will be a blessing In disguise to tn
Republican party. The ''solid south
has been the bette noir of the Repub
lican party for years. The negro
and the negro alone, makes this con
dition possible; for the negro vot
t has availed practically naught to tn
party adopting him, but, on tn
, other hand, has made appeal to an,
other side of Southern intelligence
n from a Republican source, practi
cally impossible. With negro bug
a-boo eliminated, the whites of tn
South are as sure to split upon econ
; omic questions as are the thinkin,
:, people of any other section.-Hen
jacksonville Times. (Republican.)
The Legislature should pass sue
laws as will give the white peopl
control of the eastern negro counties
! a Jim Grow passenger coach an
waiting room law and school la,
L which will give to the white chill
dren of the State the school none
, taxed out of white citizens and col
l. ored children that collected iron
colored citizens. This last PROPOSE
ton is simple justice without frill
!, and is in keeping with the temper Q
the white constituencies whic
y elected the majority members. o
course the Legislature will see to
> that no negro school committeema
has any voice in the management n