The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30

North Carolina for such . park. A
ark can be laid out in the Blue !
sidge or Smoky Mountains that will |
Tot only preserve the magnificent
orest and preserve the head waters
Il many of our most important VA
er courses, but . park that will be
'isited and enjoyed by ten times Is
many people as will ever be able to
visit Yellow Stone National Park.
The CAUCASIAN hopes to see Con-
xress take favorable action st an
early date to establish this great APP
palachian national park.
Ex-senator Call, of Florida has
asked the Senate Committee on Pri-
vileges and Elections to investigate
the manner OF the election Of Senator
Taliaferro to the Senate. Senator
Call claims that the Standard Oil
Company was responsible for the
election of Senator Taliaferro, and
that it put up large sums of money
to accomplish this purposes.
Charges of this kind have been very
frequent in the last few years, and
the scandal talk thus created can
have nothing but q demoralizing
influence. The opportunity for such
scandals should be removed and
Senators elected by the People in
stead of by the legislatures.
One of the measures which has
for sometime been pending before
Congress, and which will be pushed
at the coming session is q DILL pro-
viding for a legalized pool of railroad
interests. One of the main objections
advanced by many to the government
ownership of railroads is that it will
cause such a Capitalization of power;
but what else does q legalixed pool
meant And to Us it seems that this
power in the hands of the peoples
government could be better welded
for the pubic good than in the hands
of a few men whose interests are ex
actly opposite to those of the great
public which the roads serve.
A determined effort will be made
at the coming session of Congress
by the gold standard men to pu,
through bill legally establishina
the country upon the gold basis
The measure has already been pre-
pared and it is now understood tha,
it will be offered to both Houses dur
ing the early part of the session
It remains to be seen whether tn.
Republicans will be able to pass tn.
measure. They have q majority o.
both houses, but can they hold il
line some of the Republican Sena
tors who have strong silver consti
tuenciesi 1t is to be hoped that the,
cannot.
The News and Observer and othe,
papers Of it's kind are giving tn,
Supreme Court "fts" for followin,
a precedent laid down by Democrati,
courts. Ia this case, however. tn,
decision Gusts Democrat from ofic,
and when you hit the crowd that "a,
the last Democratic campaign on tn
question Of Office, you touch tende
spot.
The Charlotte Observer in al
editorial 1.-The Negro and his Vote
says that the Democratic party ha
not left untried any means to vii
the political favor Of the negro, bu
that it has failed 10 do so. Is thi
the Observers explanation for tn,
campaign that was carried on il
North Carolina last yeari
Where are the Anglo Maniacs il
these days of trouble England AM
the United States are having Will
their "rebellious" subjecti It woul,
seem to be fitting time for an Eng
lish-American alliance to hasten tn
suppression of the uprising in LUXOR
and the Transvaal.
We call attention to q communica
ton from Mr.. h. P. Harrel, OF Kel
ford in another column of this issue
Mr.. Harrell writes very Interestingly
Of some Of the sins Of commission an,
J commission of the last lamented leRi
stature.
News is again being received frou
Otis of the downfall Of the Filipin
Republic. This is the same new
that the public bees me aecustome,
to few months ago.
MERE ARE SIX DEMOCRATS
Who VIII Not Vote for the Constttu ion.
i Amendment.
Editor Of the Asheville Gazette.