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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16
As OTHERS SEE

We clip from the Washington
Post, some short paragraphs, show
Ing whatthat paper thinks of NORTH
Caro- Ina and the methods the Dem
ocrais resorted to in the late cam
paign. In no paper out OF the s ate
nave we seen where the Populists
have been criticised for any unciv
II acts perpetrated 10 the recen,
campaign. The Post says:
The Hon, Stump Ashby will re-.
turn to Texas with a very moo,
opinion OF Mr.. Bryan's North Car.
DINA friends. ',,--.. ...- ...- -
The North Carolina Democrats
should hasten to turn their red
shirts into golf coats and simme,
DOWN. They are EN- barrassipg Mr.
bryan's campaign against govern.
ment without the consent" &c.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16

Is THE NEWS AND OBSERVER ron
BRYAN
The News sud Observer, on the
lin says
fne Charlotte Observer thauks
g d it has said nothing harsh OF Bat
Ter since the August election, and de-
Drseistss and dsplnres the storm Of
dsnuneiatlon that has rainsd upon
his head Then the News and 90
server concludes by saying: "As We
understand 1t. neither Bn,lsr nor the
Observer is supporting Mr.. Bryan
just now"
Now, if We are rightly informed,
the Sews-and Observer is supporting
M. Bryan because it has to. For in
the National Convention on July the
9th the editor Of the News and OBJ
server voted against Mr.. Bryan's
nomination, while Senator Butler, in
the Populist Convention labored and
worked for his nomination. So TAX.
he case and see who is who and whs,
is what.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16
CAN'T FOOL YOUR MAKER.

>&AA< twill I"Ch M n N IL,
We have never been able to see
why men should place q higher
standard on his neighbours political
life than his social and moral life.
We can't understand how a man, in
social, religious and business life
can be a gentleman and a christian
and at the same time simply because
he disagrees with You politically, he
Is scoundrel and dangerous citi-
zen, and should be rotten. ea9ed,
beaten and even killed by red shirt
drunken gang, urged On by men who
claim to have the spirit of Christ ,n
them. We can't see how man can
be f1t subject for Cbrist's church
q good neighbor, worthy to eat at
your table, sleep on your bed !,
nurse your sick, bury your dead,
help you build churches, pay the
preacher, teach in the Sunday school,
pray in public, lead In the prayer
meetings, yet the minus 70 some drum
ken politician gets On the stump and
qualls s'ntgger" and this good man
refuses to chime in and say "me too -
just that moment he becomes q scouu.
drel, must be ostracised and rotten
egged by these same netghbors and
church brethren. No one bat q fool
will think be can fool God with such
hypocrisy. -
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16

On WHICH SIDE Do Yor sTA~ns
The action of the Democratie Ma
chine under simmons direction in
conducting the recent election has
raised one Of the greatest moral and
political issues that a free people
were ever called upon to face and
solve. That question Is; Are you
In favor Of free speech, hones, cleo
tons and no- taxation withou, rep
re-entation, or are you On the side
Of rascality, ballot box stufting and
the rule OF Redshirt oligarebye This
Is square issue presented TO the
people of the State. Until this issue
is settled, there il and can BE- no
other issue. There is no middle
ground. On which side do YOU
stand:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16

Democratic papers, we are glad
to see, seem to be very much inter
ested In the public school work
They advise the people to spare no
time and expense to have a school
in every neighborhood to educate
The children, It is quite a change
from the interest they took in 1887
to increase the term and otherwise
better the public schools. It will
take more money to better the
schools and to insure them to do
what the Democrats promised, yet
SO far, they have made no effort to
increase that fund. We hope their
zeal Will not die out before some.
thing is done along this line.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16
THE NEGRO ALL RIGHT.

The negro is all right to vote
when he votes the Democratic tick.
/ ct. He is then a good fellow and a
sweet smelling SAVIOR.
The colored people OF Fayette
Vile took no int, est whatever in
the election Thursday, and having
no Repu blican ticket, the bulk of
them voted the Democratic tickat
straight. a great number OF them
openly voting for the amendment.
Fayetteville Observer.
"Here the negrves took no inter.
est whatever In the election. and
papers from other cities and towns
show that while they took
comparatively little interest in il,
many Of them did as the negroes
In Fayetteville did, vote d for the
amendment and the Democratic
state Observation-Disclosures Star.
Then, II they are that way, why
make such ado about the race is
sue this fall?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16

TIE INSULT TO vANCE's MEMORY
The Vance Monument is to be I'm
yelled in the Capital Square in from,
OK the State House on next Wednes.
day, August 22ad. Vance was de
servingly popular, and ardently ad-
mired and loved by large number
or the people OF the State, and hac
the respect of all. 1t is fitting tina,
. monument should be or, cted to
him at the State Capitol, but Is il
not rather an unopportune time to
do 1t? While Vance lived, he stood
for the rights of the common people.
de opposed election frauds, and al
ways denounced and succeeded in de-
feating any effort to disfranchise tn.
people Of the State by educational
or property qualification, or other
wise. Now, as soon as he is dead
and even before monument can b.
erected to his memory, all of the un.
democratic and rascally things that
ne opposed has been accomplis n, d
IN the name of democracy. aud that
too, under the leadership of The one
man in North Carolina, (ballot box
stuffer-Simmons,) whom Vance de-
nounced ia terms more Wig rous q
uLtit to hold any place of Trust and
profit than probably he ever d,.
nouneed any other man But rou
since all these crimes against demo.
cratic principles and against the good
name of the State have been COM
mitted under the leadership of this
man Simmons, would it not be q ting
and proper to complete this insult 10
the memory of Vance by having this
man Simmons, whom Vance so loath.
cd and despised, to deliver the speech
at the unwilling of the monument 2
VI course the fnsl and greatest
insult to tn memory of Vance would
be to send ibis man Simmons TO the
United States Senate, and there to
occupy Vance's seat, where that
great statesman a few years ago, de.
nounced and exposed the trickery of
tn man Simmons, and declared that
ne was unit to even hold the posi-.
ton as chief red legged grass. hoppar
in North Carolina,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16
DENT ON SENATOR BUTLER'S
...... HELPs ~-- p"


One day the Democratic national
comm itteemen in this state d. clare
In interviews and through his per.
sonal organ that tho help of Sena.
tor Butler is not wanted to carry the
state for Bryan and that he would
not be permitted to spea k from any
Democratic stump for Bryan. The
next day this political chameleon
through his ofgan abuses Senate,
Butler and charges that be is no,
going 10 help carry the state fol
BRYAN.
To all Of which the CAUCASIAN
simply wishes to make two olserv
atoms: first, that Senator Butte,
will pursue his own course and dc
his duty as he has always done
without regard to what any Demo
cratic politician says or does no,
say. ST cond, that If Simmons
Daniels & Company want this state
to go for Bryan they have thu
machinery with which to steal i,
for him, no matter how the people
vote, by as big a majority as they
stole the state offices for them,
selves. ...
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16
INDIGNATION MEETINGS.

The indignation meeting held on
Monday, the 18th of August, in
Chatham county, and the one called
TO be held on Saturday, the 18th, in
Sampson county, are healthy signs
of moral life and patriotic courage
in these communities. They indi J.
cate that the people in some commu-
mites are determined not to let fraud
and rascality and intimidation pass
without challenge. The people are
beginning to understand that il they
allow their liberties to be taken away
from them under tho excuses recent.
ly offered, they will soon be tax ~
away for less and less excuses. The
point IL, will they allow them to be
taken away uuder any plea, for ne
cessity has been the plea of all time
from Dracho to the present time. Ii
was necessary, the Rulers said, to
burn witches in New England, and
10 was necessary to whip preachers
IN North Carolina and Virginia III.
tie more than century ago fer free
speech. The liberties OF tho people
have never been taken away unles:
IL is allegt d thatit was necessary u
accomplish some good. But luckily
the people ara the Judges of the ne
cessity, and in Chatham aud Samp
son they have already called meet
iDgs TO consider it and to determin,
whether the necessity is sufficient
The fraud and rascality has been a
great or greater in other counties a.
in Sampson and Chatham. There
fore, there is as much reason, if no
more for indignation meetings in
majority or threefourths of the eoun
ties OF tho State If the people be
gin to submit to such brazen rascal
ty and fraud, they will soon learn T.
submit as tamely as have the peopI
OF Halifax for aquarter OF q century
Unless you want the liberties of tn
people Of your county to go Halifax
ward, you should lose no time in q.
sorting your manhood. If peopl
submit to such outrages long euougt
they will soon find themselves wan
ing in enough moral life and coursg
to defend their rights or denounc
those who steal them. .
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16

murder In their hearts, should be
countenaneed lay. civilized people,
and encouraged by profe--ed Chris
-tfans is scene not witnessed since
the reformation, when Martin Lu-
ther Numbered at the Diet at Worms,
and people were persesstesl and
burnt at the stake for their honest
convictions.
Here in the year Of Our Lord 1900,
ministers Of the Gospel who are cho-
zen To teach religious liberation and
lead people to Christ, were actually
seen riding on horeeback at the head
of this lawless and irresponsible mot
of red shirt anarchists and murder.
err.
"When the fountains are destroy.
ed what shall the righteous do:'
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16

Hon. Myron II. McCord. Ex-eovsrnos
Of New Mexico, in . letter 10 pr. Hart
man, from Washington. ID. C., says
Dear sir-At the suggestion of . friend
Twas sdyi-ed Ia use P-- ru-n M for eassrrhs
and after using one bottle began 70
feel better in every way. 10 helped me
In many respects. l wss troubled Win
colds, coughs. sore throat ETC. bot -
soon ~ I hsd taken your medicine ]
began TO improve and soon got well. i
take pleasure In recommending your
great remedy IA all who are AFFLICTED
With catarrh.-M. "A. McCord.
The spring presents . much more
favorable opportunity for the parma
nent cure Of chronic cstsrrh, oPsciaiiy
old, stubborn cases. Nov 10 the time %
begin treatment. Insist upon having
Pe-ru-na. There are no successful sub
stitutes for this remedy. Send 90 Br.
Hartman. Colurnt rus, Ohio, for . tree o.
tArrb hook.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16

The editor Of the News and Oh
server has been out west with Mr.
Bryan and the National Committee
Some think he is after campaign
funds; some that he wants to get a
pledge from Mr.. Bryan for eabi.
net position. This reminds us tina,
he got position under Mr.. Cleve
land and could not hold it down
and he then had more sense anC
more influence In North Carolina
politics than he has now, if thu
leading Democratic aud religious
papers Of the State, are to be be
lieved. ...... -..-.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16
Is IT WORTH WHILE TO CONTESTS

Is IT WORTH WHILE TO CoSTEsTf
We have received many letters
asking this question after detailing
the theft and rascality committed BY
the Democratic election officials in
the various counties. Every person
Who was q candidate for any Off
in the recent election, and believes
that he was fairly elected, owes II to
himself, to his party, and to his eouu
try, TO make o contest and show the
fraud and villiany by which the will
OF the people was defeated. Every
good citizen, without regard 10 par
ty, who believes in fair and homes
elections, ought TO take a hand in
such contest, and should by pecuni
ary aid help to defray the expenses
which the candidate necessarily in
ours in conducting legal proceed
ings. Although this may involve
trouble and expense, it is now fzh
for the liberty of every citizen to
vote as he pIeases and to have hls
vote fairly counted and recorded ss
he cast 1t. Elections are desiga ed u
ascertain what persons are desired
by the people as their officers. La
the recent election q great many
quslified voters have been denied tn
light to register and vote; in man,
GASES other votes have been SUBJ
tute in the place of those actually
Cast, and in this way false returns
have been made of the votes which
were handed in and if truly counted
would have showa a very differen,
result. To some instances, on the
msrest bubble and pretext, the re-
turns from u precinct have been re
jeeted on account IF irregularities.
lin some cases no returns we're som
up at all, and our voters at those pre-
cincts denied the right of suffrage
Where will this thing end? To sub
nit to 1t is to simply ALLOW the poll
holders and registrars to select Off
GERS in each county, and to thwar
and nullify the will Of the will Of tn
peoeis in their choice IF ffi1srs. Tn,
! exposure of these fraus, and the ven
tilatlon Of them IN tn curt house
will do much to prevent their reeur
, renee in the future. This kind of in
/ vestigation, when the excitement o
} al election has cooled down an
honesty: must come to the front, vii
show that the people are far NOR
3 honest than the men who often al
, tempt to lead them; and that a ma
, chine which is INSCRIPTIONS canne
, long maintain itself in open defanc
+ and disregard of all rules of decenc
and honestv.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16

The general and Wholesale steal
by the summons machine, togothe,
with the organization of the drunk.
en- red shirts to abuse and threaten
good mems lives, will arouse every
honest white man, but it will unite
and build up the Peoples Party in
the State more determined than ever.
and in two years they will number
oae hundred thousand, Let the mot
to be "Organiz stion.''
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16

Democratic Office seekers are pop
ping up like house flies, since the
stolen victory. Every State candi-
date will have more applications
than he can say grace over, and eve.
ry one will claim that his untirfne
work alone elected him. Then there
are at least a dozen men now who
think they should be elected to the
u. s. Sanate. II these boys fall out
over this stolen property, perhsps
they will tell on the gentlemen who
planned the game.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16
NOT SO FAST.

The Washington Post, in recen,
editorial, says:
"1n future campaigns in North
Carolina there will be general ACC nj.
escence when Chairman Simmons
appoints the sizs of the Democratic
majority" '.a.-=.. -,e.-
The Post is too fast. A maJos lty
OF 90, 600 against the democratic ma.
chine has bee stolen, it is true, but
the indignation of the brave, hon est
people of the State is 80 great, that
the outlook now is that the ma ority
1T the next election will be too biz
for even Simmons to steal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16

The News and Observer, Of tn.
18th ins'., takes ur, in q CARRIED
way, what the Hickory Mercury had
to say about Bryan and red shirts,
and then says it IL Senator Batter
talking through Click. There is not
. word Of truth IN all the Observer
said. II the Observer had an idea
above that OF "nigger," it would
have know better. The Observer
10 80 constituted that If it should
stumble upon q single truth, It would
fall over it and then get up and
swear she had been assaulted by .
"nigger.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16
CHAIRM AN SIM MONS kiSDEI,
MINED.

1t seems they have Chairman
Simmons kinder mixed. Some
time ago they reported him as say
ing that the race issue would not be
discussed in the election this fall.
But the Raleigh correspondent to
the Charlotte Observer on the 10Th
inst, reports him as saying: -.
eff the Republicans attempt to
organize and vote the $4,000 iguo-
rant negroes whom the constitution
fal amendment DISTINGUISHES, but
who will be entitled to vote in the
November election because the
amendment will not go into effect
until 1902, this course of conduct
will inject the race issue in its
worst form into politics." -.---
| Now the above is clear. 1t means
that if the Republicans will quietly
stand aside and let the Democrats
vote and count the negro vote for
their party, the race issue will not
be discussed. But if the Republi-
cans ask or try to vote the negroes
for Mckinley, the 10000. who still
have the right to vote, then some
Of them will get killed, as that is
what~we interpret sits worst form in
politicsN to mean. Simmons ought
to be willing for the negroes to cast
their last vote as they desire. No
one but heartless wretch would be
SO mean and cruel.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16

The Vance Democratic banner
goes to Halifax county, a county
that has two thousand more negro
voters than white voters. This fact
causes the Charlotte Observer to
remark that "Meckienburg yields
the Vance banner to Halifax with
blush. .---'.- -s-.- ~. .-.. L.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16

Mr.. Bryan's speech OF acceptance
is very long but q very able and
readable document Even his poli,i-
cal opponents confess that it is tie
ablest presentation Of the issue OF
imperialism and other kindrsst js-
sues ia this campaign that has ever
been made. $500
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16

The News and Observer, the mig
ger' organ of the State, calls Il.
John Fake Click, the assistant ed.
itor OF the Cow-casian." Well, with
all the fakes" and COWS one
thing Is certain, no one can. with
any degree Of truth, call us "Buf.
falO calf.r .-.-4-.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16

North Carolina can stand the heat
she has just had coat of white.
wash. Times. Visitor.
Well, it does seem SO, since all
the negro, black counties gave such
large Democratic majcrities, and
Halifax gets the Vance banner
But like everything else white.
washed, it was done without it's
aid and consent and even by force.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16
INDICTMENT OF ELECTION oFFI.
.. GERS IN SAMPSON.

GERS IN SAMPSON.
On the front page of this issue
will be found one of the strongest
and most remarkable indictments
ever made by anybody against any.
body for any Office in North Carroll
ma. The statements of facts settin Q
forth some Of the Infamous rascali
Ties resorted to by the agents and
tools Of Simm DDS and his State ma.
chine are terribly shocking. We for
bear further comment. Let ever,
one read and consider this indict.
ment for himself.
No doubt similar if not create,
frauds and rascalities were commit
ted in a ma ority of the counties Of
the State. In every county the facts
should be written up as they have
been in Sampson and published te
the world. Where the evidence car
be secured and justice can bs gotten
the election thieves should be prose
cuted In the courts. Bat whs the,
this ID done or not if one tenth OF
the rascality and crime committed
oy the Democratic machine in the
last election is made public, there
Is enough honesty, courage and man
hood In North Carolina to buy this
infamous and corrupt political ma.
chine at the next election under q
ma 'rity 80 btg and so deep that i,
cannot be stolen. Turn on the Ugh,
IN every county. -.....,..... ....>
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16

Do you believe In the Ten Com.
mandments" Do you believe in all
OF themf Do you believe In the
9th Commandments which says thou
shalt not steals II so, what have
you to say of the Democratic eIec-
ton officials who stole the birth
right of thousands of American
citizens last week under the dictat-
ton of Simmons and his machine
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16

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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16
She Is Not Built That WAY.

A Canadian editor beirg asked II
he had ever seen Q bald-hesd, d
woman, replied: "No, We never
did. Nor have we ever seen = wo-
man waltzlng around town i'm her
shirt sleeves . cigar between h r
teeth. We have never seen wo-
man go fishing with q bottle in her
mp pocket, Fit on the damp ground
All day and then 60 home drunk at
Mig 1t. N r have We ever seen a
woman yank of her coat and swear
she could lick any man in town.
God bless her She amt built that
way Mountain State Odd Fellow
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16

AS NEAR AS THEY EVER GET TO
THE TRUTH.
The Charlotte Observer contains
the following: ..-. -.
80 "The Greensboro Telegram has
reliable information to the effect
that Marion Butler has announced
his intention of leaving North Caro-
lima forever. Butler also m .de tn
statement to q Republican a fs v
days b. fore the election that if the
Democrats carried the amendnen'
and the Legislature, he would Us.
his Influence to give the State to
Mckinley in the Novemb Der election!
There is not a word of truth in the
above, but it Is about as near the
truth rs these machine papers evel
get. We now challenge them TO give
their authority, or to admit tina
they have ~iifully and malieiously
lied. -..-