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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26
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CONSTITUTIONAL

CoNsTTTUrIoyALs
AZ the request Of Mr.. 6i1Deas,
Chief Jasties Shepherd hes farsiaA-
ID lseal opinion - 10 The eject
that section q Of the election lav
has no application - 10 the conduct
Of . registrar In registering. or fall
ing to register any person, and that
SAID section sKIMs 10 relate 10 the
returns Of slssaoa cmssrs and their
failure to perform their daty IN 10
spees thereto. IL this n %, then
there d no provision In the election
Law, by which thsss election omesrs
can Do punished for denying the
right Of the eitissn Of the State TO
register and vote ~ allowed By the
constitution. II such II the Lac and
he construction IL receives, IL 10 .
gross fraud upon the slsetor. and de-
Drives him Of the very right. which
it should b the whole purpose Of the
Law to protect and preserve. The lsv
must not bear . construction which
would permit such Q cons quenee
Ind ed, 70 that extent the lav would
be unconstitutional. For is may b
.Afely asserted that when the con
ni'ution smrmatively eonfers the
right to vote upon the eitissn. the
Legislature has NO power to preseribs
regulations that would entrsp hin
and deprive him Of that right. II
has been held, "the right may not b.
impaired BY the regulations 1t must
be regulation merely and not dc.
struction under the pretenes Of reg
ulation." The opinion Of Judge
Shepherd ID an admission by eounsel
that under this law the registrar car
exercise the most despotic power
without being liable TO any punish
ment therefor, and il the citizen hai
no redress, and he IL deprived Of hi
right to vote, does not this law VIC
lste section IS Of Art. Of the con
stitution. "All courts shall DO open
and every person for injury in hi
land. goods, PERSON or reputation
shall have remedy by due course o.
law, and right and justice admins
tered without sale. denial or delay.
Even II not liable under this law
) is not the registrar liable under SEQ
! ton 1000 Of the Code, which Pre-
scribes, "If any officer, who is re
quired in entering upon his ONCE 4
take an oath Of Office, shall wiifull,
D omit, neglect or refuse to discharg
any duty OF his Office. for defaul
whereof it is not elsewhere provide,
that he shall be indicted, the cfiics
SO effeudine shall be guilty Of mi.
deme amor"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26

The Norfolk Landmark of III,
10th, sayss ut was . sad dav FL,
the State It Kentucky when the Goe.
bel election law was adopted. The
Landmark was among q number Of
newspapers that made this comment
At the time. From all Indication.
the next Cubernatorial campaign in
the Blue Grass State il going to hinge
upon the same old issue and the fiebt
IL to Do waged with the same old bit.
terness and ferocity.n
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26
CHRISTIANS AND VOTERS, WHAT
DO YOU THINK OF THIsf

DO YOU THINK OF THISs
Information comes to this Office d.
rect that the DemOc' attic machine lead
RS in Warren county have b en- at
work for days trsIng to get full State
county, and legislative ticket in the
f1~ld. Our information is that they
have been holding secret conferences
with certain s"-called negro leaders,
Try ing 10 induce them with various in
ducements to put out this negro tick
ct. Let it be remembered that there
are now two full white tickets in the
field in Warren county. One Of these
tick cts was nominated at the regu ally
held invention by the Peoples Party
,nd the Re- ublican party, and is head
ed by Col. Charles A. Cook for the Leg
islature. These negro calamity howl
ing Democrat C politicians are terribly
disturbed that one of these white tick
cts mot theirs) will be elected. They
are afraid there will not be any negro
domination in Warren county. This
fear keeps them awake at night, and
keeps them busy dnrlng the day and
night trying to get such a ticket in the
field with the hope Of electing it.
Two years ago this same set of negro
calamity bowling Democratic politi-
clans got out bogus ticket Most OF
he cOlOred people knew it was a Dem.
ocratic trick, and only five hundred
and fifty of them voted for it; but the
ticket g t 392 votes Where did they
come from? $50 of these votes for tn.
negro ticket were democratic votes
That year John Wright, cOlOred, wa,
elected to the Legislature, and was vo.
ed for largely by the same Democratic
machine. At the same election Will
liam II. Boyd, colOred, was elected
County Commission r, and he too, wa,
generally supported and voted for b!
tn same Der Ocratic machine. The,
know they cannot themselves heat Col
10 arl's A. Cook and The Co.'S perativ,
ticket; therefore, they are trying =,
get out negro ticket, for which the,
have no doI bt promised to vote will
the hope of beating this white ticke
with their regro ticket. II any on
doub1s these are facts, let him speak vi
md The CAUCASIAN will produce All
davits ad libitum.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26
l SWEET PAIR OF 'sHEAVENLY
TWINS.o

Take notice Of the fact that Mr.
BellamY has not even dared to DENY
the interview which he gave to the
Charlotte Observer several weeks
ago, to the & feet that the educated
town negro will vote with the demo
Gratis for the amendment, because
the amendment will not disfranchise
them, but will only dlsfranchise the
uneducated Of their race, the old
line country darby. And farther,
that these educated town negroes
know that this would build MP a me-
gro aristocracy, which they no doubt
desire.
Also remember, that when this ne
gro aristocracy is built up and vo
ting time comes, that 1t will be that
negro aristocracy, and Simmons and
his white aristocracy, who will to-
gether vote, and together rule in
North Carolina, while the illiterste
white men will be disfranchised
What pair of Heavenly Twins will
rule this good old commonwealth.
(See picture of this in this issue. }
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26
The Observers Advice.

TIE Charlotte Observer of July
22nd, says edi,orially:
"There is no need for any vote,
to worry about the Constitutional
ty OF the amendment. It is To.
duty Of all white men to vote for
it. As TO whether or not Il Is con.
stltutional, let the couits worry
about tbat-thAt is what they ar.
paid for"
That is bad advice. Why swear
voters when they 90 TO resisteri
Why swear them to obey the laws
and constitution II it is none O,
htir businessY Smart men say
some foolish thugs some times II
depends some times altogether on
the amount and Kind Of LIQUOR
they drink. Just rs we'll cav to
men, don't worry over whether you
keep Gods law or not. judgment
day will settle IL. That Is what IL
has been set for.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26

We have just received . letter
written BY Mr.. K c. Hill! OF Orange
In which he says that Mr..
James Turner Who resides Ia Dur
ham county was at Tel.rs precinct
IN last Saturday the 2lst, AID that
Mr.. Turner said that the postm.s-
ter Of that place called . man who
lives n. ar there. using ihess words /;
Antopey cole, there IL . q cret let.
ter in this pos ONCE for you.n TIE
p stma,ter then handed the let,e
IN Cole. Cole took the Letter ano
opened IL in Turf ers presence anu
read aloud ~ 70 lows: "Dear Mr.
Cole. ] learn that you are . ma,
With influence in your precinct.
write to ask you on the day Of cleo
ton 10 90 to the voting place ano
nave flve or six men with You NJ
then and there 10 challenge ever,
nody who does net vote our ticke
30 that ach vot. r who Is against
Us can be detained Q SUN: Il mt iime
At this point Turner spoke up 10
EXPIRE 81 his o. inion about such 10
strnctions. when Cole, discoverin
that Turner vas rot In favor {
such NETT DDS at once closed tn,
letter, pu, 1t in his pocket and lef
can ct Turner's AFFIDAVIT to thii
eflec :, II you want it,"
Signed) r. C. HILL,
HilisbOro.
This letter was evidt nrly from
Mr.. Simmons. II SO, this show,
the con. p racy that he has plann.
to carry out all over North Caro-
lima On the day Of election. TIA
is, to have every populist and Re
publican voter challenged ant
enough time wasted On each chal
lenge to keep a large number o
voters from voting at every voting
place in the State. We publish thi
to put our people on their guar
ard let them be prepared for sucl
Infamous conduct on the part o
Democratic heelers, IL there ar
any who thus attempt to disfran
chise voters under Simmons in
structions. There is q Limit to tn
patience and endurance of tn
Christian, Iaw-abidipg and liberty
loving citizens of North Carolina
land Mr.. Simmons infamous COZ
duct has already reached that limit
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26
We are sorry to announce that o,

We are sorry to announce that on
account Of the Legislature meeting
Monday, DR.. Thompson will not be
able to fill the rest Of his appoint
ments, as the law requires the
Secretary OF State to be In his Office
when the Legislature is In session.
The State Committee is exertine
every effort to secure speakers to
Oil his appointments.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26

Democratic leaders know That the
amendment Is unconstitutional and
Will not all stand. That Is why
they are working 80 hard to cary
the election, get the legislature and
the courts. Then they know they
can disfnnchise whom they please,
white or black. Dut white man
VIII not always hold their peace and
allow town dudes and tenth-rste
political hck-gpittles to bulldose
them.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26
COOPERATIVE TICKET.

Governor:
SPENCER b. ADAMS,
Guiifurd County.
Lieutenant-Govern
HERBERT +. SEAWELL,
Moore County.
Secretary Of State:
CYRUS THOMPSON,
On.low County.
Auditor:
HAL w. AVER
Wake County.
Treasurer:
WILLIAM ii. WORTH,
Wake County.
Superintendent Public Instruction:
NEREU5 G. ENGLISH,
Randolph County.
Attorney General:
ZEBULON V. WALSER,
Davidson County.
c Commissioner Of Labor and Printing:
JAMES Y. UAMRlCK,
Cleveland County.
Commissioner Of Agriculture:
JAMES M. MEWBOORNE,
Lenoir County.
Member North Carolina Corporation
Commission, for term of
six years:
CHARLES A. REYNOLDS,
Forsyth County.
Member North Carolina Corporation
Commission, for term of
four years:
ALEXANDER s.. PEACE,
Granville County.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26

Why Is it that Mr.. Simmons, Mr.
Aycock, and the other Democratic
candidates are afraid to meet the
Peoples Party candidate in Join,
dsbste ? Because they could NO
Dol their o ~n people. as they are u.
doubt foollng some, if the homes
masses of the democratic part,
could hear the Peoples Par;v cand, !.
dates reply to their speeches. /
short, they are afraid for their ow,
people to hear and know the trn,h
rhls very fact will cause many oil
their own people to refuse to vote f. :
tn. m. That is sure.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26
AYCOCK's FALSE THEORY ABOUT
EDUCATION.

FALSE THEORY ABOUT
EDUCATION.
Mr.. Aycock h devoting over halfI
Of the speeches he Ii making each
day to declaring that If he Is elected
Governor he will devote his " hole
four years to educating the poor
illiterate white boys Of the State,
so hey will not be disfranchised In
1908 hy his DISTINGUISHING scheme.
Mr. Ayeock Is reported 10 have
pledged to the people that he would
work to increase the public school
fund to try to give the people Of the
State six months public schools.
Mr.. Ayeock, however, fails to
tell the people that his party In the
last legislature tried tG rob the pub
lie school fund Of several hundred
thousand dollars. but the non-parti-
San Supreme Court declared their
law taking fines AMI penalties from
the public schools unconstitutional.
He also fails to tell his audiences
that he and his party have been FAY
ing for twenty-five years that they
would increase the public schools to
four months as the Constitution re-
quired were it not for the constitu-
tional tax Limitations Of 66a cents on
the hundred dollars worth Of prop
erty. He fails to tell them that the
present Democratic legislature when
submitting this Acknowledgement
amendment failed to include in it q
provision to Increase this tax limit
to the Constitution. 1t Is clear that
Mr.. Aycock is either very ignorant,
or else he IA not acting honest with
his audiences. It cannot be that he
i, this ignorant. Therefore Mr..
Aycock must know that even if
the public school fund of the
State could be dou bled, or even if
every country neighborhood in tn
State could have as good q graded
school as the towns and cities have,
still there would be thousands 81
honest, bright, industrious and pa
triotic boys who would not be able
to get an education.
Let us look, for example, at Mr.
Aycock's own town of Goldsboro
There is in that town as fine q sys
lem Of graded schools as there Is in
the Safe. There are six hundred
and seventy-two white boys be
tween the ages OF six and twenty.
enc in Goldsboro who can and ough,
to attend the public graded school
How many Of them attended las,
year? The report of Superinten
dent Foust of'the Goldsboro Graded
School shows that only four hun
dred and ,wenty-three white DO, {
OF that mum Der ever entered tn,
doors Of the public scho j, or hat
th. ir names enrolled for a single
day. That leaves one hundred ant
forty-nine of those white boys be
tween The ages Of six and twenty
one who, for one ,use or auoth-l
} were not able to attend the mag
; nific mt free graded school IN Gold J
coro for a single day. Ii this i
true in the city of Goldsboro, /
must be worse in other towns an,
cities, where tbe educational f.cili
ii. are not 50 good. And it Is tel
times worse, and always will b
many times worse, in every countr,
: nei < borhood In the State. Yes MI
Aycock has the hardihood to sa
that the proposed Amendment " il
: NOT disfranchise single white MAJ
in the State, and the recklessness +
+ swear to it; and he further say
that If any one is disfranchised i
will be his own fault.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26

The report Of H. F. Seawell,>
great crowd and sp. ach In Vance
cam in too late for this issue. Il,
was q great dry. SeaweN immor
'ai1zed himself and his cause on
that occasion.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26

Look out for all kinds OF reports.
1t will be done for political effect.
In New Berne on Tuesday Il was
reported "that Stonewall jackson 10
Populiat) had been mobbed for in
citing negro riot" This was done
to srare white men, to keep them
from even talking to negro about
voting. That right must only be
allowed to Democratic heelers-
Don't believe anything you may
hear on this line. Their pApers are
full Of such lies.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26
LOW AND CONTEMPTIBLE.

The Post Publishes a Low and
Contemplate Lie ON Senator
Butler on the Alleged Author
ity OF a Negro Without Trying
to get the Truth From white
Men Who Knew the Truth.
The Raleigh Post Sunday morn
Ing has Q cock and bull story with
great scare head lines announcing
on the authority Of . negro that
senator Butler 10 armed with pis-
tolls to his teeth and that "a negro
has been his first victim"
The allie ged facts which the Post
publishes on the authority OF .
negro one Henry Robertson are 20
he effect that Senator Butler bad
Robertson, hack driver employed
for B days aud that when the said
hack driver presented bis bi for
$22 90 the Gerator sad IL was too
high and refosed TO pay IL until IL
was scaled down TO the pIice ofs2 %
. Day according to contract. And
then the Posi- quotes the negro
Robertson ~ saying he saw the
fash OF pistols in the Senators hip
pockets whirh Gput q fright Oh
him" and that he went flying out
OF the POpulist Headquarters.
The on y attention that we will
condssend to give e. this, mt NV
false but cont mptible article in
ihe Posi- Is that 10 10 q lie out OF the
whole cloth.
The WI or OF The Posts article
could have easily gotten the facts
had he desired, By 20 ng TO Popu-
list h adq uarters, but IL seems that
he prsfrred 10 take the negroes
sta ement, ex parte and I'm addition
{ exageerate wba, the negro said
which he no doubt did rather than
to Get the truth.
The wri,er of this article hap
pencil TO be present in Senator Bot
icrs once 1t Populist III. sdqusrters
when the negro hackman called
Z r his monev, which he got sccor-
dag to contract. The Sepa'or IVES
IN his shirt sleeves 1t work, and
bad no pistol In his hip porket or
elsewhere sbou, him. This is
about ~ near the truth % o Dem
ocratic paper has ever gotten In
this campaign But the simmons
machine evidently prefers the evi.
denee Of negroes to the evidence OF
White men. 1ust - they prefer ne
Ern judges Of election 70 white men
er these i'm orfant positions 70 pess
J. pom the ltbsrtie: OF white men.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26

CYRUS THOMPSON.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-10-25
BRITIsH-GRRMAN ALLIANCE.
Two Great European Nations VIII Work
Together TO Prevent Dismemberment
of China and Keep Ports Open.

London, Oct. 21.-Germany and En-
gland have formed an alliance to
maintain the territorial integrity of
China and to keep ports open. The
terms of the agreement, which was
arrived at October 16 between Lord
Salisbury and Count Won Hatzfeldt,
German ambassador to England, are
officially given out as follows:
The German government and her Brit
ish najesty's government being DESTROYS
to maintain their interests in China and
their rights under existing treaties. have
agreed to observe the following principles
regarding a mutual policy in China:
FirStly-It is matter of joint perma-
nent international interest that the ports
on the rivers and literal of China should
remain free and open to trade and to
every other legitimate form of economic
activity for the peoples of all countries
without distinction; and the two govern
ments agree on their part to uphold the
same for all Chinese territory as far as
they can exercise influence.
Secondly-Both governments agree that
they will not on their part make use
of the present complication to obtain
for themselves any territorial advantage
in Chinese dominion, and will direct their
policy towards maintaining undiminished
the territorial condition of the Chinese
empire.
Thirdly-In case of another power max
ing use of the complication in China
in order to obtain under any form what
ever such territorial advantages, the two
contracting parties reserve to themselves
the right to come to a preliminary I'M
derstanding regarding the eventual step
to be taken for the protection of their
own interests in China.
Fourthly-The two governments will
communicate this agreement to the other
powers interested, specially Australia,
Hungary, France, Italy, Japan, Russia
and the United tSates, and invite them
accept the principles recorded in it.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-10-25
LOSS IS APPALLING.
Agricultural Departments ia. Collected
in the Recent Texas Flood.

Washington, Oct. 20.-The stats
tician of the department of agricul-
ture has completed his investigation of
the agricultural situation in those
counties in Texas that were visited by
the West India hurricane of Septem-
Der s. 1t follows:
The area under cotton in the counties
in which serious damage resulted from
the storm was approximately 1,300, 900
acres, with promise on September Of
a crop of about 100000 bales. The re-
duct1on of the crop is estimated at about
IS, OOO bales or 1915 per cent. On a basis Of
$50 per bale the amount destroyed would
represent value of So, 400, 0OO.
The area under corn is estimated to
have been about SIS, 900 acres, with an in
Dictated production of about 17,5O0,000
bushels. This loss to the crop is estimated
at about 100000 bushels, or 81 per cent,
representing value of about $500, 0OO
The loss of rice is estimated at 73, 900
barrels of four bushels each, representing
value of about $219. 00O
OF pecans, there is an estimated loss of
thousand trees, valued at $4,000, are also
reported destroyed.
The loss of farm animals is estimated at
1,3GO horses, $50 mules, 20, 600 cattle, $500
sheep and 800 swine, representing total
value of about $4eO,O 00
Exclusive of the damage to farm build
1ngs, machinery, ETC., the total loss may
be estimated at IS, 100000.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-10-25
ANTI-IMPER1AL1sr ADDRESS.
The League Calls Independent Voters to
Support Bryan for President-McKin-
Iey's Colonial Policy Condemned

Chicago, Oct. 22.-The American
Anti-Imperialist league issued an adj
dress last night to 'all independent
voters in the United States" asking
them to support Bryan for president.
It says: eve regard with profound
apprehension the course of the pres
ent administration in Porto Rico and
the Philippines. Our prior acquisi-
tions were of adjacent territory for
the extension of the area of consti-
tutiOnal government and the crea-
ton of new states of the union. We
made their few inhabitants citizens;
our people settled them; we there
established the institutions of free
dom. For the first time in our his
tory it is now proposed that the presi-
dent and congress shall rule vast ter
ritories and millions of men outside
our constitutional system"
The address winds up by saying this
is ''a greater danger than we have
encountered since the Pilgrims landed
at Plymouth-the danger that we are
to be transformed from a republic,
founded on the declaration of indie
pendence, guided by the counsels of
Washington, into a vulgar, common
place empire, founded on physical
force
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-10-25
TAKEN ON BOARD SECRETLY.
Ex-President Kruger Embarks on a Dutch
Steamer Because He Feared an Attack
from HIS Own Countrymen.

Lourenzo Marques, Oct. 2O.-Ex-
Prs sident Kruger was secretly taken
at five o'clock Friday morning on
board the Dutch cruiser Gelderland on
which vessel he is to sail for Holland.
The reason given for Mr.. Kruger's en-
barkment is that he feared the Beers
here would attack him. The feeling
of the refugees against Mr.. Kruger
for fleeing from the country is very
strong. He left the governors house
in a hired carriage, accompanied by
DR.. Haymann, the governor following
in private carriage. The party drove
through the custom house and en-
parked from the customs pier, instead
of from the passenger jetty. It is
reported that the Gelderland will sail
Saturday.
The local railroad authorities have
been instructed to hand over to the
British all the rolling stock of The
Netherlands railroad.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-10-25
CUBA'S OUTLOOK.
FItzhugh Lee Says There Is Likely to Be a
Good Deal Of Friction in the Consti-
tutIonaI Convention.

Washington, Oct. 2o.-Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee, of Virginia, who is here on
leave of absence, says that the consti-
tutional convention of the Cuban peo-
pie, to which delegates already have
been elected, will be held November
5, to establish "the free and independ-
emit republic of Cuba.'' Gen. Lee says
there is likely to be a great deal of
friction in the convention and the
result is prob1ematical.
Gen. Lee said the past year in Cuba
has been the worst, so far as yellow
fever is concerned, in his experience.
The fever had been prevalent all
over the island and he said that some
of the facts in connection with it
seemed to completely explode the
theories of American medical experts
regarding the efficacy of sanitation as
preventative.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-10-25

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except on prescriptions from reputable
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Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen.
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Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle.
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