The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-12

4 &G .Ns - 49, F-f0sFs 800 - -
eal.Ar modns;y. should feel very
grateful Ia the Post for stating thai
even ,he News and Observer Is not |
for Pebble Printing.
RseUsL;c.Ss REAp SMITH oCT-
TIE Morning Post published reso-
la'sous passed by the Republican
ausns saturday E;ght IN which they
declare that Smith, the colored rep
ress NATIVE from Craven county car
nat participate IN their caucus, AID
"a, the Republican party cannot be
s.. ! e p1nsihle for Smiths action
{: s,em shat Smith has not been voi
&ag according 10 the agreement OF
ils eaacnses, aud have been voting
si.h IN Democrats and agsius, th.
g-pu slioaus. He voted for Judge
Conner for Speaker. against the Re
pahl.ran nomluee, and had been
sayi1g and writing things conr'ine
toe favor of Democrats TO the pr~la-
Dice OF the Republican party and
policy. IL j. sid these resolutions
will give Smith and the Democrats
good ex use IN Ease, and furnish the
D. mosFa:s fac opportunity 10 take
smith under their fathsrly ssre and
keepiug, aud help them To realiz
mat II Is sometimes good TO elect
aegro 10 Office, a8d NAV mellow down
.ne,r eoutemg lated suffrage bill, so
as not 10 exclude Smuh and his pa
lrIo.ic like from voting.
FREE RAILROAD PASsEs.
Tnis Legislature wall doubtless re-
store TO the railroads the great and
charitable right 10 issue free passes
agsiu-to the members OF tho Gen
erai Assembly, anyway. Especially
hose Of the West so as TO enable
them To ride down over the East dur
ing the Legislature and learn what
|, gisistiou 1t pee DIS. Tnis is the KIND
IF stuff Il candidate for Railroad
Commissioner was examining into y
| Western member of the. House the
other day. He aSsented 10 il Ike y
young bIrd receives the worm its
| mother brings II. Aud as the words
| nsd time to strike his st mach, re
| spouse came forth saying, "Tes, IT'S
the very thing needed, and is ALSO
| .utely necessary IL that Ee true.
Why not let the West elect the Rep
resentatives and get the railroads 10
uaul them over the cast to see what
It needs, and then come TO Raleigh,
hold g caucus and psss such laws %
that might save the East from race
wars and great deal unpleasant
ness, and save expense holding cleo
| lions.
Of course, Tue railroads will not
expect anything in return The men
| who manage them, know too much
70 think any man would be so small
AS to be influenced by FREE RIDE!
| Unless it would be some farmer OIL
laboring man, and to prevent such Il
great crime, perhaps that lis why
they do not let such men ride free,
| Now these two men are Democrats
They were then coming to Raleigh
pledged to legislate into law the de.
elarations OF the Democratic plat,
form. The candidate for Railroad
Commissioner said this opposition to
free passes showed littleness and was
gotten up by the Populists, and tina,
II was actually foolish. IL il is fool.
ish ard llt'leuess, then why did thu
big, wise Democratic party adopt il
and putt in Its platformf Did they
mean ii, or want to fool somebody
We venture to say that if they legis
late in that direction, it will be 81
worded as not 10 be binding or pun
ishable TO either the railroads or the
one taking the pass.
| sMACKS OF THE GOLD STANDARD,
'An amusing debate occurred SATURDAY.
over Mr.. Craig bill TO adopt the Colder
Rod as the floral emblem OF North Caro-.
lima
When it was read Mr.. Craig fastened L
explain that he had introduced il by re
quest OF the Secretary of the Nationa
+ over Association, a1d he guessed II wa
all ght.
MIR Ca-raway. of Lsnoir. was not SO sun
of it. 1t smacks 100 much of the goi,
standard-tbe golden rod does he said
II prefer the silver slipper, It's the COLDER
rod we ale trying to get out from under.
Mr.. Gattis, OF Orange. laughing iy endors
ed Mr. Carraways remarks and moved 4
table the bill.
, The vote was almost unanimous.
Mr.. Craig has been reported as be.
ing one of Democracy's strongest
and most consistent silver men.
. CREATING FEW OFFICES.
We quote the following editoria
!: from the News and Observer to SHOW
) the feeling among the leaders to ere
ate IBIS for the faithful.
There IS strong feeling to add to tn.
duties of ibe Railroad Commission tie su
A.. i. 1
psnleS ana call IL The Commission Of Rail
roads, Banks and Insurance thus takin,
, from the Treasurer and Secretary of Stat
the regulation of banks and insurance com
panies: There is opposition to this On tn,
ground chiefly that there should be estao
lIshed the office of Insurance COMMISSIONS
to be tiied by man who had made spe
cal study of insurance and insurance law
and that the protection of the insured woult
! be better thus afforded than to leave thei
protection either to the Secretary of State O
to the Commission TO be established"
!. had HOT TINE IN CAUCUS.
The Democrats have been hol6int
} Populistic caucuses nearly ever,
night. The one Monday night wa
a hot one. Several remarked tina
trey did not want any more suct
noisy caucusing. The question wa
what to do with the penitentiary
They were nearly equally divided fol
and against Capt. Day. The Ssna
tors, generally speaking, were the
more conservative and were willing
: for Capt. Da- to hold his position
But the members of the House, gen
orally, were more revolutionary
The best thinkers DO not hesitate 4
say the resolution finally agreed
upon was serious mistake. 1t wa.
all secret work, and all promised no
to tell. The Observer observed from
it
There are dark and gloomy days fol-
Capt Bill Day. He is sitting up with tn,
largest hunk of opposition he ever eneoun
tered