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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
ADANGEROUs DOCTRINE.

For weeks past Sheriff Martin and
his deputies have been on trial before
. Court at wilkesbarre, Pa, for shoot.
ing and killing number of miners
some months since at Lattimer, Pa
The court has acquitted the sheriff and
his deputies for committing murder
lie is true the miners were on q strike
which we regret to say is now their
only defence against oppression from
the coal barons, but it was not proven
that they had or were violating the
law. The defence of the sheriff and
his deputies was that in their opinion
the miners, who were peaceably march
ing in the road, intended to commit
mob violence somewhere or at some
other time. The doctrine that q sher-
i'll or any officers may arrest persons
or dispense peacable assemblies or may
shoot them down ii they refuse to dis
perse at his order, because he believes
or assumes that they may at some fu-
ture time do something unlawful, is .
most dangerous doctrine. 1t is dan.
gerous to liberty and to the peace and
safety Of the community. it is in d.
rect conflict with the fundamental
principles underlying our free insti-
tutions. In short the defence of Sher-
i'll Martin and his deputies in commit
ting cold blooded murder rested who'll
ly upon the plea that they, IS officers
Of the law, had right to deal with the
miners as iaw-breaking mob, simply
because they suspected that the miners,
peaceably marching in the road, might
ct some time in the future become .
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17

mob II allowed to proceed on their
way.
This 10 q most alarming decision.
There il e OF Q man Ia America who
believes that IL this Sheriff and his
deputies had shot down the coal
bsrons on the ground that they were
intimidating or on the ground that
they might intend to intimidate the
miners or to violate some Law, that the
Sheriff and bis deputies souid have
been acquitted.
II 10 . terrible thing for the public
confidence to be shaken In the courts.
IL is deplOrable that the conduct OF the
judiciary in many cases has been such
as to give good ground for sbak-
ing public confidence. The best, mos,
fair. minded and law-abiding citizen
cannot be blamed for asking the ques'
ton: are our courts dispensing jus
tice, or are they in many cases parties
and tools OF the trusts and monopolies
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
OF COURSE THEY WILL NOT.


Some one who saw fit not to give his
name, has written communication to
the Charlotte Observer which is pub
lished approvingly by that paper. The
writer processes to speak for the Cleve-
land and monopoly Democrats of this
State. He protests against the propo-
sition Of Chairman Jones and Hon. w.
j. Bryan for the cooperation of all
who are opposed to the rule Of the gold
syndicate and the allied trusts and
mOnopolies. He closes his communica-
ton with the following sentence:
Sold Democrats cannot and will not
be cOerced into voting for Populists
nominated for Office as rerresentinR
Democracy, no matter how many open
letters and manifestos the visionary
MI. James X. Jones and Mr.. Marion
Butler may give out for publication"
No one except the gold and monopo-
~ Democrats, the followers of Cleve-
landau Ransom, to vote for any par
ty or any ticket that is opposed to the
pernicious principles of Cleveland and
Mckinley. We suppose the author of
this communication voted for McKin.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
S.S.S.fTfsss Blood

Hhich thoroughly cleanses the
blood of all the accumulated i'm
purities, tones up and STRENGTHENS
the entire system, and aids Nature
in renovating and renewing the
BODY 50 a. TO render it healthy and
strong. Those who purify their
blood with S. s. s. atsthis season
are we'll fortified against the many
forms of disease SO prevalent dur,
ing the dreaded heated term, for
it has been demonstrated that the
.5stem that is thoroughly purified
IN the spring is we'll Prepared to
resist disease all SUMMER. -
No other remedy on the market
is equal to swift's Specific a. a
spring medicine, because il il the
Only purely vegetable blood rem.
cay and is guafanteed absolpSelv
Tree from potash, mercury and "a
other minerals. 1t cleanSes nur;.
pes, bli 2 up and strengthen.
Insist ont &. g., for there g notS.
Ing half As good. w."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17


With . CAmpaigu Of Race Prsj idies.
5000 = Mon h Leak Dis s"s d
$50. 900 . Year SI:o. 900 for E.eh IN
paigp.
Biblical Recorder.
one thing needed in this State is 10
elevate politics so that all parties can
cJnde mn crime even in his own party,
and above all, advocate such things rs
will benefit the people. When party
or parties try to live and succeed on
race and social prejudice, il is . sign
that they mean TO cover up something.
The Progressive Farmer has disc, YER.
ed q leak In Raleigh, not Of 5000 .
year, but 5000 q month. The Secre-
tary of State is made collector Of GER
tain public moneys, which must be
paid into the State Treasury. On
this line, the present Secretary, DR..
Thompson, has paid in for the last
| fiscal year s97 1858 "a. From 1881 to the
time DR.. Thompson was Inaugurated,
his predecessors had paid iI-lli
told-s477,3l4 Or, an average only Of
$27 ,s32.l2. Then the Progressive Far
mer concludes as follows:
| The books in the State Department
don't show up, whether it was collected
or not, and il collected, whether it was
used as the capital stock of the fine
double room bar that was run in that
end of the capital for years, or wheth-
er they laid aside 5000 = month for
a campaign fund, including the whis-
key with which they debauched legis-
Iatures, or whether part of it vas ap-
Piled to keeping up . daily in the city
of Raleigh. This is too serious mat
ter to pass over trivially. Something
has evidently gone wrong, and from
what we have heard rumored this thi nR
while done in q corner" of the capitol
and so far as the people were concern.
ed lin darkness"-yet We feel sure 1.-THE
ring" understood this matter all the
time. Let it be Investigated. Let the
truth be found if possible. We mean
this. We want truth, honesty and ef-
iciency in our public servants. Sixty
thousand dollars per year allowed to
slip from our fingers and no protests
The idea is supremely ridiculous, some.
body should be ca led to account.
1t is being charged in public that
the receipts of the office of Secretary
of State have averaged only $4,000 {
year for twenty years, and that the re
ceipts for 1897 we're above 10000: anC
that therefore, something has beer
wrong. We should think that an in.
vestigatiOn would clear the matter up
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
Do They Mean IL?
Times-Mercury.l

Times-Mercury.l
The News ana Observer had a sensi-
BILE editorial in its Sundays issue on
"a word about rail Dad rates." 1t
sounds much like Alliance and Popu-
list editorials that received so much
abuse few years ago. What the o.
server says would be good campaign
thunder in the State. 1t would be as
equal in Importance as the negro rae
ket. But we must wait and see wheth.
er the Observer will surrender that to
please the boss men who run such pa
pers as the Charlotte Observer and all
lis little subs, or not, and then join
hands with the railroads, take their
money and make the State campaign
on niger and white metal, the former
to get the railroad Doodle and the la,
ter to fool the people, resulting in
keeping the Ransom Cleveland ma
chine in the saddle, even in defeat
again.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
2aI||ED|s||
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1t is impossible for the system
to Withstand the demands made
upon it just at this season, With
out the assistance of a good puri-
tying and strengthening tonic.
The changes which Nature DEGREES
shall take place each spring are
20 severe that a breakdown is
almost sure to come. 1t Is wise
that all possible assistance be
gwen during this period, as upon
TINS purifying process depends the
health for the entire summer.
Everybody just now should take .
thorough course of Swift Specific
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
"Who Pays the Frei6 ht ,"
Times Mercury.l

Times Mercury.1
The semi-weekly Charlotte Observer
Is being sent out to men who have not
subscribed for it. This looks cheeky.
Some believe it is q trick of the gold
bugs and railroads to send out litera-
ture that will educate the people to OPP
pose any cooperation on silver as
marked out by Bryan and endorsed by
Jones, and to keep the people from
making any fight in the State against
the railroad SO year lease and for low
er freight and passenger rates. If this
is trick of the goldbug Democrats
and it looks that way and will have the
same tendency-we warn the people
against this trap irto which they are
being led, purpOsely. No wonder some
mems politics have changed from sill
yer to gold. It's money in their pock-
cts. Sothey get the money, the people
be damned.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
ANOTHER INJUNCTION.

Jueye Sim nton Interferss to Restrain APP
plicants for the Appointment Of n re
ceiver for tie Western North Carolina
Railroad From Pressing Their suit lie
fore Judge McIver.
Aspecial from Salisbury 10 Charlotte
Observer says:
The Federal Court has decided TO
take q hand in the Western North
Carolina Railroad receivership case. IL
will be remembered that at the close
Of the recent term OF Rowan Superior
Court. Judge McIver, 1t chambers.
upon application Of counsel for the
plaintiffs in the action then begun by
s. T. Pearson and Mrs. Clemye James,
against the Western North Carolina
Railroad Company, issued an order 10
the defendant to show cause before
him at Lexington on "Wednesday, 10th
In st., why q receiver for the Western
North Carolina Railroad Company
should not be appointed. Mr.. Pearson
sued as q ckhol0er of the defendant
company, and Mrs. James As admins
tratrix Of her deceased husband, w. A.
James.
One of the principal objects of the
suit is to subject the property Of the
defendant company 10 the payment of
the judgments obtained BY Mrs. James
and Mrs. Fannie + Howard against il
in the sums OF $1,000 and 5000 re-
spective!y. The Southern Railway
Company resists the action upon the
ground that it is now the owner of the
property and franchises of the wes-
tern, having purchased the same at q
sale made by Chas. Price, special mas
ter, under q decree of the United
States Circuit court for the
western district of North Carolina,
in the suit of the Central Trust
G. pmpany Of New York, against the
Western North CarOlina Railroad
Company. Upon a supplemental bill
| filed in this suit in the Circuit Court
of the United States Court by Hon.
Chas. Price, division counsel of the
Southern, Judge Cbas. ii. Simonton,
of the Circuit Court. has granted an
order to the defendant, restraining the
plaintiffs, Pearson, James and Howard
their agents and attorneys, from
further proceedings in the receiver
ship case until the hearing before him
at Greensboro on April 5th, on which
date he makes the order returnable.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
MORE OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
BRAND OF ROBUST PATRIOTISM
WANTED

MORE OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
BRAND OF ROBUST PATRIOTISM
WANTED.
We clip the following from the edi-
torial page Of the Washington Post:
Twas down in Greensboro, n. c.,
this week." said Mr.. John +. Moylan 10
q reporter Of The Post, land the first
thing that dawned on my mental con-
seriousness was the unanimous feeling
that existed in favor declaration of war
against Spain. The 'Tarheels' are, in
fact, red-hot for the fray, and it is no
mere lingo talk, either; they mean
business, and enough men can be found
in the Old North State alone TO do up
the Dons.
at was relief to get into commun-
ity with such a stalwart and manly
sentiment pervading the whole mass
of people, and | was delighted. What
we need is more of this North Carolina
brand of robust patI iotism-a sort
| that has prevailed there from time i'm
memorial and is as firm and unyield-
ing as her everlasting hills"
We do not know Mr.. Moylan nor
from what State he halls; but if be
knows anything of North Carolina and
her history he should not have expect
ed to and anything else than what he
did find on mis- recent visit to Green's
boro. Does Mr.. Moylan know of the
Meckienburg Declaration Of Indepen-
dence Of May 10th, 1875, more than one
year ahead Of the Philadelphia Declar.
alton, and the first declaration OF
American soil? Does he know tha
the first blood split for freedom in thu
American Revolution was on NORTH
Carolina soil? Does he know that tn,
battle that broke Corvallis backbOn,
and caused him to surrender at York
town without the firing of gun, wa
fought at Guilford Court House, neal
, Greensboro, n. c.? Does he KNOW tha
this State furnished more soldiers il
the late war than she had voters? In
deed, it would take column to recit,
the glorious record of the Tar Hee
State, and anyone familiar with hal
of it would expect to find nothing il
North Carolina but the purest, tn
:. truest, and the bravest of American
; patriots.
!. Yes, as Mr.. Moylan says: I'VE nee
more of this North Carol TIA brand o
robust patriotism" We Iced more o
! it in times of peace as well as ia time
of war. We need it at the Nationa
Capitol as we'll as in tie field battl
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17

The Peoples Parfy-Is Pact and ts
FUTURE
Under the above heading, the
Boise Sentinel, Senator Heitfeld's
paper, in timely editorial says:
"Six years ago the Popu'ist party
was born. At that time there were
but few prominent men ia either
one of the old parties that endorsed
any OF its platform of principles.
But In q few months il gathered TO
itself one and half million voters
who were the advance guard of a
mighty revolution of public senti-
ment destined to sweep over the
country. During that sig years a
marvellous growth has attended that
party, that now, Walter Wellmap. a
washir gton goldbug correspondent
OF the Caicago Times Herald, saws
that we'll informed politicians At the
national capital fear the Popul,s,s
Will hold tie balance of power in
the next Congress One OF the
pianks OF the platform, namely
postal savings banks, .ands a good
chance Of becoming Law this uin.er-
Slx years OF agitation and ,duca-
ton has made government control
or ovne rship Of semi public corr Or
atoms living |. 1esfion. SIX wears
OF education has forced other parties
to Feeogn 3, the truth Of Populis, 4
nancial doctrine, until to day two
'tnlrds OF the American voters Will
vote with a. on that question IL given
direct opportunity, free from en-
tanglement with other o,..,:
seess which they a1e ra. yet so full,
what more I'll, r.ous achisvemsr,
can any new party hope for ,han
mat what ~ re encouraging for .
future outlook than that great Lead
ers such ~ Bryan, ALLEGED, Teller
and Iowne should endorse nearly IL
NOT all the doc trines Of Populism.
IN spite OF the victories Of thu
past AID the hopes Of the fu.urs
tnere are those Who prate about ths
EMANCIPATION of the Populist P.rtv
the nareh OF that party is onward.
unui people are the supreme rulers
ovtf their own destiny. True the
party may halt for Q moment n a
efilcai place to Join hands With a
friendly neighbor, and thus plant e.
cureiy the banner Of victory for one
great principle, only to resume :ts
march again. in the same field that
nas been 20 richly prolific Of good
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
PUBLIC OPINION.
The Nebraska eeistan 8n. Rail cad
Rates.

The Nebraska Iesisian xn. Rail cad
News and Observer
The Nebraska decision by the Su-
preme Court Of the Cnited states is in
line with other decisions OF that tri.
bunal. IL simply means that rates
must not be so low that the railroads
cannot make profit. The court does
not change the ruling that il rates al
low far dividend on the real value
Of the property, the courts cannot il
terfere.
From this decision it is apparen,
that the thre. railroads on which re.
auctions has been ordered 10 North
Carolina are truly and fully worth
$50, 100000 and a reduction is legal, fol-
their net earnings by their own show
ing last year was near So, 20O, 900, which
is four per cent. on $50, 900 900 whereA
they declared last July that the tru
value of the roads was less than so,
100000
The Southern Railway reports 1922,
600 net increase on the 81 stem last y ca
and over 100000, increase in net ear
nings in North Caroline, but it oppose
Onecent reduction to the public VIII
gave it this big increase.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17

Ii you will just take pains to observe,
you will see that not a single Demo-
crat machine newspaper has breathed a
word about that 'Pamlico Oyster case"
fraud, nor has single one referred to
that hfty thousand dollars for legal
assistance for three Democratic Attor-
ney.Generals.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
THE PEOPLE MUST TAKE CHARGE Oh
THE MACHINERY.


Again We ask: What was the mean
ing OF the action OF the Democratic
State Committee at its recent meeting: |
Is majority OF the committee in IA
vor OF Mr.. Bryan and his principles!
IL so, they did not show it in the last
campaign; il so, they did not show 1t
at their recent meeting. Is majority
Of tina. committee in favor OF the plan
set forth by Mr.. Bryan, which he states
is the only method by which the peo-
pie cen win victory over the trusts
and monOpolies: II so, their action
and utterances SO far have belied their
real meaning and sentiment. We have
stated before, and We n wv repeat, that
IN our opinion majority Of the DEM
ocratic State Committee is opposed to
Mr.. Bryan and opposed to his princi-
Piles. To this statement We challenge
contradiction. On the other hand, in
our opinion ninety per cent. Of the
rank and file of the Democratic party
are honest and earnest advocates and
supporters OF Mr.. Bryan and his prin.
ciples; ninety per cent. of the rank and
file are in favor Of Mr.. Bryan's plan OF
cooperation to make victory certain
The masses Of the Democratic party
are all right, but the machinery of the
party is in the hands of the enemy
The ship is in the hands OF captainl
who want to scuttle the ship. 1t Is ,
case of an American vessel manned By
. American sailors, yet who have Spanish
captains put over them in charge
Here lies the danger.
The only hope to prevent the rail
road agents and the goldbugs in dis
guise from using the machinery Of tn
Democratic rarity in the interest o
, the common enemy 10 for the masse
, of the Democratic party to take charg
of their next State Convention an,
/ elect committee composed of Jeffer
sonian Democrats, Of Bryan Demo
Craftsmen who are in favor of a gov
eminent Of the people, by the people
r and for the people, instead Of having
3 committee in favor Of q government
e for special and class interests. If tn
= people would overthrow the monOpol
q rings and establish good government
' they must be on the alert. "Eterns
Q vigilence is the price Of liberty"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
Trusts, Their Cau:es a I'D tho Rem edy,
Morehead Daily News, MIMI


MOrehead Daily News, Mimi.
Hon. Marion Butler, United States
Senator from North Carolina, and
chairman of the National Committee
of the Peoples party, contributes to
the Arena for March an article on
Trusts; Their Causes and Remedy
Mr.. Butler defines trusts and states
that they are able to control, supply
and price, by controlling the instrV.
ments of commerce which are three in
number: Money, transportation, and
transmission of intelligence. His rem.
edy is that these, being in their nature
monopolies, should not be controlled
by individuals for their private greed
and gain, but by the government in the
interest Of all the people.
The article is thoughtful and able
and should have a wide hearing.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
For Municipal Owner,bip.

The browning reform, in which
believe a maj ority of the people
agree, is municipal ownership.
Certainly water should be owned by
the municipality, which, if accom-
plished, the Supervisors would fix
the rates at cost or below cost,
which would be an enormous ad-
vantage to the public on account of
the universally of its use. The same
may be said of artificial light and
transportation. The effect of mu.
nicipal ownership on q city council
would be to remove the great temp
tations which besetits members, and
their deliberations would be unbrok.
en- by the corrupting ir fiuence of the
corporations now engaged in ssrv-
ing the public. james D. Phelap
Mayor CT San Francisco.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
Poor and " eak
catarrn and Bronchial Trouble -
had no Appetite Now Better u,
Evcry Wsy-A Del cate Child.

.Sotrle time e. noe took sudden cold
and could no; get rid IL - Being suetec;
TO cafarrn : al broncA laI ttou bic ccug bed
terribly. ! los; my spp~frte and grew
poor aud AJAX and | did not feel like
work. i--ean taking Hood 5 sarsapa-
ria. In shor, time the cough disAp-
xsa-ed, ! slept well, hsd a good appetite
and / ysss better "a every way- Last
spring Vas not teeiing-well- had no APP
petite aud no strength l resorted 10
Hood's >ar-aieriIis and soon felt more
like work. Ay little nephew vas deli
Gale child and had huuor which troo-
bled him 20 h. could not re-i at night
lie has ras.n 'gw bottles OF Hood : sar-
| ssrari.la and uow lie has good appetite
| and j, ahle 80 sleep" Miss AsBIE j
| FREEMAN. Sou h Duxtury. Mas.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17

Rural postal delivery IS rai-.tr
and likely 10 come, but Vii 5,,,1d
for its efficiency aud extern a %
better roads than nov exist d. .s,
parts of the country.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17

IN Norfolk two cases of smallpox
nave been reported to the Board of
deaItn. The patients in both cases are
c0lored, and have been isolated On
Of the sufferers was recently relies saS
rom the city jail, and all the prisoners
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17

"We earnestly ask each
Subscriber TO look al the label
on his paper, and if the date is
behind the date Of this issue,
i7th MARCH 1893,
TO send US SI.00 and get the
date moved up for another year.
We cannot continue subscrlp'
lions that have expired. Please
attend TO this at once.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
Hot stun.

Some of the railroad organs IN the
State are raising . great howl abou.
the injustice of the reduction made
in passenger fares by the commits
sion. We have it from a prominent
raili Dad official connected with one
OF the northern trunk lines that
seven first-class passengers on a
through train will pay all expenses
OF running the train including in.
terest on bona ide stock. If that is
true. the proposed reduction can
not be SO much Of . hardship after
all. But OF course the railroads
may be depended upon to swear that
1t will forever ruin them. Every
thing ruins the m which interferes in
any way with their extracting the
largest possible amount from the
public's pockets.-Truckers aud
Planters Journal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
Don Tobacco Spit and Smoke Ycur Life S~.-

10 quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full Of life, nerve aud vigor take Note
Bac. the wonder-worker that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, Soc or 81. Cure guaran
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
eterung 1a0edy Co. Chicago or NoU York
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
MOTHERS FRIEND

IS the remedy which relieves
women of the grca, pain and SUI
fering incident 10 maternity: this
hour which is dreaded as womans
scvercs, trial is not only made
painless. b.. all the danger IS re
moved by its use. Those who use
this remedy arc no longer de-
spondent or gloomy; nervousness
nausea and other distressing con-
ditions are avoided, the system IS
made ready for the coming event.
and the serious accidents SO COM
mon to the critical hour are
obviated BY the use of Mothers
Friend. IL is a blessing 10 .ror1n.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
Nine!

Every mother
feels an inde-
scnhablc dread
OF the pain and
danger attend
ant upon the
mos; critical Pc
rod Of her li.c-
Becoming \
mother should be
a source OF Joy
TO all. bu; the
suffering an q
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
A BIG LEAK.

Trying 10 Hiie % and otl-r Wrongs
With |. CAmpaigu Of Race Prsj Idics. =
5000 = Mon h Leak Die s"r ii
SEQ. 900 . Year . i:o. 900 for Zach 4 IN
paIgp.