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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-28
iR6RATITuDe a FiEho

IL ths Republican "srty Had Bsen Us-
sr. sfui for fsser- Bs.fs~~d ss the ~
Iior "f the os-s,v-r i.. Th-r~ ws.Is
yer Have H~~n sch asa-s.
One writer ha- said: "ingrziiiuIe
j. uarblc-hcarted ficnd." Another
that "ingratitude L. ahhor-I l-oth by
God and man" IngrAii'ule 3. char
aterisiic of only an enrAgod savage.
The lower animals from the mort fs.-
rpciou- la the most onic~tioai.~d, arr
incapable OF ingrAfitude Thcrr arr
many thing- in life which ar. higher
and dcarcr and more sacrrd than poi
itic- or human made Iarfia-. Tho-r
who think all who differ with them
i'm religion and ppliiic~ ar higot-, d.
ar and -coundrels, deceive no one
but themselves. They condemn
themselves a. much, for having
changed their own opinions from
what they once thought were infsl-
liblc.
In that cartoon in the Ncus and
Observer about Pritchard's appoint
ing census enumerztors, and
ridiculing Republican patronage, ex-
hibits gro-S ingradtitude To it, edi-
tor. For IL We have been rightly
informed, nc has heen a recipient of
"Republican patronage" directly or
indirectly from his youth up. and
wen now, some Of his RELATIVES arr
/, the worthy recipients Of Republican
patronage. If the National Repub-
lican party and Senator Pritchsrd
were a. ungrsteful for services rem
dered and As blindly partisan A. the
Observer il, none but Republicans
would get job~ anywhere. The Bi-
BILE says she that will not provide
for himself and tho-e OF his own
household, ha- denied the faith and
j. wor-e than an infidel 80 80 IL fol-
lows that he who can not appreciate
or l. ungrateful for blessings besdow-
ed outside the household, l. a brute.
savage, a fiend.-Hickory Mercury
Senator Pritchard has actively I'm
/ terested himself in trying Ia -curc
the appointment of David Iagley.
brother OF the late Worth Bagley.
/ and other member- Of the family
4 In fact, senator Pritchard ha- done
: all he could to get Republican Iat
ronage for this family, notwifh-tsnd
A ing the News and Oi,--rver has I.z.i
: abusing the Senator and hi party
e The Ob-erver l. soulIs---.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-28
AN APPEAL

To The Popuiists of Nortn Car 'Iins-
Mr.. EDITOR: The people of my
section are as badly dissatisfied a.
they were before the General As
sembly met. They are bitterly Op-
posed to the amendment and will
not support the G.. O.P. / want to
ask every POpulist in North Caroli-
ia to offer special prayer to Al,
mighty God every day from now
until the election in August for OuI
success, and the defeat of the amend
ment. While doing this, do not fai
to work for this end i'm every way
you can, and on election day go t.
the polls with liberty loving spiri
burning within your breast, ant
with a determination to cast you
ballot and see it counted, and WI
will just a. sure win a. this cart
rotates. Believe me, for it is true.
Yours for success,
GA WAKE Pop"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-28
WADDELl'S WAR RECORD.
He Will Not ShoOt-Don't BE Scarsd-He
Would Rather Read Theology.
JOHNSON COUNTY, n. c.,
I,,nn 1Q 1Onn
June 1S, 1900

June IS, 1900.
ED. CAUCASIAN:
| see in your paper OF June 18th
extracts from speech of Hon. A.
Nj. Waddell, delivered in Randolph
county, n. c., June 6, 1900, in
which he said that any man voting
against the amendment ought to he
made to transact business with ne
grOes, and that he was willing to
shoulder his gun to make them do
| it.
In reply to this let me say word
of encouragement to those who may
be intimidated by these threats.
The ex-Lieut. Colonel will not shoot
He was Lieutenant Colonel of my
regiment (ilSt Cavalry during our
great war from 1861 to '65. AS
soon as he found out that he would
have to 60 where there was danger
of getting hurt. When the old
State was calling on her sons for
their help, it was then that A. M.
Waddell resigned his commission
and deserted the starry cross of the
Confederacy and went to preaching
to keep out of the army. And, after
the war was over he being self:
constituted preacher, not called OF
God, he abandoned preaching and
went into politics. / think that
he was the first Southern man that
I heard make a speech in favor OF
negroes voting. If they were eligi.
BILE to vote then, just out of bondage
they should be better qualified now
after thirty-tive years citizenship
among Christian people with Their
churches and schools. | am not ad
vOcating the negro claims, bu
!, would like to see them treated
right. Especially the old negr.
who stayed at home and took car.
: of what their owners had whil
: they were in the army. l alway
= have kind word for these old ne
S groes, which is the class that will b
o disfranchised if the amendment i
IS adopted. 1t is the white man, tn
IS Confederate soldier, his heirs an
e ancestors, that is on my heart i
|, this amendment matter. / knO,
D many of them without an educatio
is on account Of the war, and variOU
1t other causes, perhaps sixty thOusan
10 in this State, who will be disfral
4. chised if the amendment is adopted
te | would hate for these old heroes {
,e their ancestors, those who followe
Lee, Jackson, johnson, the very be
citizens in this State to be deprive
of the privilege of voting if the
IL wish to do so. / trust that the
to will watch these demagogue pOlit
at clans who tell that if the amendme1
I'd is carried none but negroes will
10 disfranchised. ! don't believe it !
Iy more than. / did in the last cal
Id paign when they promised that
se the Democrats got in power tn
they would not try to disfranchi
,e. anybody.
re There is no danger of negro
tie controlling this State. The whit
1is have about 25O,O00, while the !
W. groes have only 10000 vote
IL hence they will never control Il
IN State. Respectfully,
oct C.. Nj. ELLINGTON
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-28
WORK OF THE ENGINEERS.
Gathering Votes for Lacy and the Amend
ment-Frishtened Drummers.

Gathering Votes for Lacy and the Ameud-
ment-Frishten-d Drummers-
Mr.. John b. Kenny, of Charlotte,
who is quite friend of Mr.. b. r..
Lacy, narrated the following Incl
dent yesterday that will interest the
friends of the candidate for treasu-
rer. Several drummers and Mr..
Kenny were passengers on the ca
boose of freight few days ago. As
the train was nearing crossing the
passengers were startled by five
shrill blows from the locomotive.
Thinking danger was imminent the
occupants of the caboose cleared the
car. Looking toward the engine
their anxiety was relieved for his
face was in laughter. The passen-
gers interrogated the man at the
helm to ascertain whether there was
danger. The engineer replied, "NC
danger; everything's all right" He
explained that the locomotive engin.
GERS had each agreed to furnish five
colored votes for Ben Lacy and the
amendment and that he had just Sc
cured his fifth man. Hence the
whistle so as to inform the approach
ing engineer of his success.-Morn
ing Post.
The above is interesting. reading
and will, doubtless, please Mr.. Lacy
and his colored brethren. We would
like to ask Mr.. Lacy if he did no
ask, or suggest once that white
Democrat be taken down from a Ger
tain position which he had held TO
years, and that negro be put in hi
place? But we will not ask him
We hope Mr.. Lacy will not take al
these huge Jokes serious. The onl.
thing that can save Mr.. Lacy, accor
ding to a Democratic paper, il tn
Democratic registrars. Lacy bette
furnish the registrars list Of the ne
grOes who are going to vote for hin
so their names can get on the book.
If the negroes in every county wi
agree to vote for some Democrat
they may be able to register.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-28
CLINTON NORTH CAROLINA, 2s 1900

expected he would, that the amend
ment Is ''all right now-no danger
of its DISTINGUISHING any white man
now" This is what they have been
saying all the time; they have been
lying, and they are lying still, and
they are going To continue to lie.
Simmons knows-and every other
intelligent man knows who has Civ
en- the matter serious thought-that
the amendment To the constitutional
amendment did not make any ma.
terial changes. The amendment l.
just as dangerous in its present form
as ever.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-28
JARVIS THENgAHD.IARWss NOW.
Democrats Violate Their PIedRes-They y
Have Fooled the People Aud Are
Trying to DO 1t Again.

In speech delivered in the court
house i'm Hendersonville i'm October,
1898, Gov. Jarvis said:
"They say if you ever let these
Democrats get into power they will
disfranChisc the negro and poor
white man. Well, we came into
power in ZIG and no negro or white
man was disfranchised. The fact is
we cannot disfranchise them. The
Constitution decides that"
Gov. Jarvis then said that his
pledge was backed up by an official
pledge in the Democratic handbook.
He then read from the handbook as
follows:
"The Democratic party is the
poor mans party. Nine-tenths of
its members are poor men. How
utterly absurd, then, is the false
charge that the Republicans are
trumping up to deceive the unwary.
In order to give some color to it,
they quote something from a Yam
kee newspaper, whose editors and
owners are, we have always under
stood, Republicans, that Gen. w. r.
Cox, who lives in Washington, told
reporter if the Democrats succeed
ed, they would disfranchise the ig-
nOrant negro. But Gen. Cox pub
lished over his own name a dec oliu
ton that he never said that ii,
never said anything like it, fornlo.
well knew that if even the De av,
Gratis should succeed and should hulu
control of the legislature they wOuy
I've powerlCss to disfranchise
body. The Constitution forbids i nj
"The Constitution gives the rig -,
of suffrage to all male persons ov
II years of age not disqualified b.
crime, and the legislature cannO
add or take away a letter from that
That can only be done by the pee
Pile themselves, and the Democrat
will never submit any proposition t
the people to take from a man hi
right to vote. No Democrat ha
ever proposed such a thing. Th
charge is only intended to misleaC
to deceive and to make political cal
ital. 1t is entirely false. There
not a Democratic convention ths
would not spit upon the man wh
might make such a proposition
There is not a Democratic candidat
for office who would not plede
himself most solemnly against it,
IN, { only did Gov. Jarvis mai
this pledge, but also did every Den
ocratic speaker from mountains
sea, as their platform pledged tn
they would. They not only pledge
the people that they would not ,
this thing, but they also solemn
assured the people that they cOu
not do it if they wanted to, becau
It,would he unconstitutional.
They have broken their pIeds
That is bad enough. But they a
now trying to fool the iIlitera
white voters into voting for IL
unconstitutional, bastard, disfra
chising scheme. They are now te
ing the white voters that it is &C
stitutional. How can thew exn,
any one to believe their promi
and pledges now? They saw in t
last campaign that such an amer
ment would be unconstitutional. a
besides they have broken their $
emn pledge not to submit such
amendment.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-28
NOTICE..
Greene County Populist Convention.

AT the meeting of the Greene
county Peoples Party Executive
Committee, on the 4th day of June,
1900, a Convention of the Populist
Party of Greene county was called
to assemble in Snow Hill on Satur.
day the 7th day of July, 1900, al
one O'Clock, p. m. The precinct pri
maries will be held in the variOu:
precincts on Saturday the 30th day
of June, 1900, at the usual place fol
such meetings.
w. f. MURPHREY,
Chm'n p. p. Greene county.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-28

Digestion, much like love aud ~ins,
no tFining will brook:
His cook once spoiled the dinse' of an
emperor Of men,,
The dinner spoiled the temper of HIS
Majesty, and then,
The Emperor made. hisiory-and. no
one hlamsd the cuok
-J.F. MAcBRArH IN The Smart ST.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-28

The Charlotte Observer says the
Republicans have nominated a strong
ticket but the candidate for Vice
President is much the stronger can
didate. That may be true and it
may not.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-28
Democrats Never Keep Promises
Chatham Citizen.

Democrats used to say that if they
ever came into power they would
abolish sthe abOminable revenue sys-
tenn" They came into power and
in Chatham. county abolished it by
changing the number of Deputy
Marshals from 3 to 9 Zone of the 8
being Mr.. J. d. McIver, Democratic
nominee for the Legislature). This
was practical illustration of Demo
Gratis carrying out pledge,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-28

The opposition sentiment in the
State against the Amendment IL
growing every day. III the people
can get a fair election, and q fair
count, il will be defeated by ct least
IS, 900 majority.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-28
Ten Copies For One Dollar :

For ONE DOLLAR will a Club of Ten Subscribers
August Populists
requested to to
CAUCASIAN PUBLISHING co.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-28
Cutting His Sermon Short.

A certain minister, during his dis
course one Sabbath morning, said !:
"In each blade of grass there is a
Sermon" The following day one of
his flock discovered the good man
pushing lawn mower and paused
] to say: "Well, parson, Pm glad tO
see you are engaged in cutting your
sermons short .n-EX
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-28

PUBLISHING CO.
The sun., 1900-06-05

their houses. Colonel Grantley T. Pos
ties, John G. Hartman, Hunter Grubb
and ]. Paul Brown, Of the Elks Com
mittee, will have especially attractive
decorations consisting OF the national
colors rntwined with the colors OF the
Elks.
The lodge rooms OF the Elka at No. S3l
Market street will be handsomely deco
rated also. The decorations throughout
the CITY, it is said, will be the finest ever
seen in Wilmington. NJ. Megary 4 Son
and E. B. Riley will do most OF the
work.
Many Of the stores are making prep
arations for carnival week, al are dis
playing streamers, wreaths, wands, ETC.,
made OF gay colored tissue paper, to be
used in decoration. In several in
stances small lettered flags forming the
words "Welcome Elks," are displayed.
MANY store windows throughout the
city are also taking on holiday appear
ance,
The sun., 1900-06-05
SPECIAL JURY STRUCK.
1t will Try the Case of Mary e.
Spencer VS.. the p, w. Il B. II.
u Cn Tomorroxy

The following special jury was struck
Yesterday afternoon TO try the case OF
Mary E. Spencer vs. p, w. < B. r. r.
Co., which is set for trial in the Superior
Court tomorrow:
Wilmington hundred-Jessie K. Bay
lis, Thomas G. Doud, Thomas J. Talley,
James M. Bryan and Frederick @. Mann
mele.
Christiana hundred-Abram Palmer,
Edward Woodward and William Armor.
Mill Creek hundred - James M.
Shakespeare, Frank V. Whiteman, Har-
vey Walker and Wm. A, Morrison.
White Clay Creek hundted-RGbert
Mclaughlin.
New Castle hundred-Da7id w. Elk
inton.
Pencader hundred Thomas Davidson.
Red Lion hundred Joseph Heisel.
St. Georges hundred-Robert Whit.
took, Clarence E Pool, Sewell S. Holten
and Joseph Cleaver.
Appoauinimink hundred-Daniel B
Maloney ard Elias H. Moore.
Blackbird hundred-William Locker
man and George Il. Donovan.
The sun., 1900-06-05
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

The Carpenters Union will meet here
after on Monday night.
Robert Kenyon is improving his
tobacco store on Front street.
The United Labor League will cele-
brase Labor Day at Shellpot Park.
Brandywine M. T.. Church is without
a chorister q. Harry Taylor having re-
signed.
The collection at the services at Old
Drawers OH Sunday amounted to
$50 16.
Stanley Hammond, engineer on the
p, w. d B. railroad was injured few
days ago.
The Opera House orchestra may fu
nish music on the steamer Republic thus
summer.
The proposed reception to the delegates
TO the General Conference, has been
postponed.
Alvin r, Morrison has purchased Sl0,-
600 worth OF Cherry Island Marsh land
from Joseph Handy.
The Horace Purr Club of Trinity
Church will give supper this evening
in the parish house.
ALTER ALI, new song arfaDReI Dy
Howard Webster, will be suug by Eugene
Start at Shellpot Park on Thursday even.
ing.
William A. Reilly is the commander
OF the Grand Army of the Republic and
the Union Veteran Legion OF this
State
James R Stevens formerly employed
at French street station, is now in the
building business in the lower part OF
the State.
James F. Dougherty, manager of the
Columbia Music Hall, in Utica, N. T.,
has been engaged as pianist for Shellpot
Park this season.
Testimony was heard yesterday morn
ing in United States Court on the appli
cation OF n. A. Grubb to be be dis
charged from bankruptcy.
The sun., 1900-06-05
Supreme Lodge Annual Meeting.

Representatives of Grand Council of
Delaware, Shield of Honor, will attend
the twentythird annual meeting of the
Supre me Lodge at Baltimore today.
Thuse who VIII atteEd flom this State
will be as follows: Junior Supreme Mas
ter, G. I. Martin; Supreme Outside
Guardian. William Woodmansey; Past
suprf me Master, A. B. Crossgroyt; Rep
resenlatives, A. l.. Rawnsley and o. S.
Leathers; Alternater, George A. Horn
and A. f. Deakyne; Past Grand Masters,
William g. Winner. NJ. y +. s Monck,
s. +. Hall. + ". Fnng, j. G. Long
fellow and @ s Leathers. ii Clayton.
Junior Snprt ME Master CHARLES T Mar
tin, d This city, will probably he elected
supreme Master.
The sun., 1900-06-05
GLASG0W'S LARGEST FUNERAL
Remains Of George L. Huggins
Laid to Rest.
Funeral of Victim of Tragic Acct
dent at Buck Draw Bridge
was Held Sunday and was
Attended ny an I'M
mense Crowd.

Glasgow's largest funeral in many
years, was that of George j. Higgins
which took place on Sunday. Huggins
met his death last Wednesday night. He
in company with Rooney Cunningham
were returning from festival in team
when their horse plunged over the open
draw at Buck bridge and the carriage
with its occupants fell fifty feet into the
Delaware and Chesapeake Canal. Hug
gins was drowned but his companion ea-
capped without serious injury.
The funeral was held in Glasgow
Presbyterian Church which was not
large enough to hold the crowd, many
being turned away. About 1000 persons
We're present.
Rev's. William Potter and I. B.
Hunter conducted tue services. The
floral tributes were very numerous and
handsome.
At the grave, services were conducte d
by Minehaha Tribe of Red Men and
Strickersvlle Council, Junior O. U. A
NJ. Delegations from American Flag.
| Buck, Chesapeake and Elkton Councils
were present.
The sun., 1900-06-05
THROUGH B LETTER FORD ESCAPES M1EYS LIBEL SUIT
The GubemaOrial Asprant Admits That He Was Mistaken
When He Preferred Charges Against the
State Detective.
eing notified not to appear in court yes

being notified not to appear in court yes
terday.
Mr.. White made this explanation in
court and said that in view of the fact
that MIR. Ford had made this acknow
Judgement of his error, he would ask
that the case be dismissed. Senators
Bakely and Hat were in court ready to
give evidence in the case.
Detective McNey's friends were not al
together pleased with the case being dis
continued as they had hoped to see Mr.
Ford assessed for damages and the detec-
tive fully vindicated in this way Of
C: argos made bv Mr.. Ford.
Detective McVey said last night that
while Mr.. Ford stated in his letter that
the charges were based on information
received, he McVey) believed that they
originated in his Ford's) narrow mind
and nobody had told him that he bad
extortioned money from anyone, that be
had not told the truth on the Senate
floor, nor was telling the truth now.
The letter written by Mr.. Ford, it is
believed, will have an important BEARING
on his campaign for the guyernorsnlp
and will .e used against him by lis -
OUl.S.l,
The sun., 1900-06-05

Peter j. Ford escaped trial in the Su-
perior Court Yesterday on the charge OF
libel as preferred by Detective Bernard
j. McVey by writing letter, which is
as follows:
Wilmington, Del, June 2, 1900
Hon. Robert G. White and Walter H.
Hayes, attorneys for Bernard j. McVev
in the case OF Bernard j. McVey VS..
Peter J.. Ford, being No. 3S to May term.
1889, Of the Superior Court Of the State
of Delaware, in and for New Castle
county:
Gentlemen: In relation to the charges
made by me at Dover on February 81
1899, in the Senate chamber, against
Bernard j. McVev, l am willing to say
that all such charges were made by me
in the performance of what then be-
lieved to be a duty l owed the public,
and were based solely on Information
upon which | felt I had right to rely.
/ now feel | was misinformed as to said
cnarge. Yours very truly,
PETER J. FORD.
This letter had been handed to Detec-
tive McNey's attorneys, Attorney Gen
pral r b rt G. White and Walter ".
l4..5 Z. ..-.I IcsuA.S- S.-s sfesi.A gaiJ
The sun., 1900-06-05
MRS. MOORE MAY RECOVER.
Although Her Insane Sons Razor
Cut Her JuguIar Vein, Physi-
clans Have Not Lost Hope.
Srecial to The sun.


Trenton, n. j., June Mrs. Henry
g. Moore, who was dangerously cut by
b insane son Samuel last evening, is
eGlll alive and. the physicians hav4 hopes
Of her recovery, despite the fact that the
jugular wien was part ally cut. Samuel
Moore is at the State Asylum.
Mrs. Moore is the wife of General
Manager H. G. Moore, of TIE Trenton
Traction Company, President OF the
Board OF Trade and vice-president of the
Wilmington, Del, City Railway Com
pany. Samuel Moore, aged about twenty
four, graduated at Princeton two Years
ago, but he has pursued lines Of study at
home since.
The young man has been under the
care of DIR. Robinson, a Philadelphia
physician, for months. Last week he
was practically confined in his room and
on coming to dinner he leaned over his
mothers shoulder apparently to give his
usual caress, when suddenly drawing a
razor from his pocket he drew the blade
across his mothers throat. After com
mitting the deed the insane lad stood
gazing into his mothers face unit
seiZad
The sun., 1900-06-05
ONE CENT
SUPERIOR COURT WORK.
Two AttornIes Have Their Names
Stricken From a Case.

Harry ?. Joalyn and William S. Hilles
asked ia the superior Court yesterday
that their names b. withdrawn from the
list in the case Of Margaret Ford, etc,
vs.. the Bavarian Brew ing Company.
They represented The plaintiff, who had
made settlement without consulting
them.
Argument was heard in the case of
Mary Smith VS.. S. D. Forbes on action
to pen judgment.
The case Of Richard Gear VS.. the p,
". 4 B. r. r. Company was conllnu, i
to November. Application was made to
tet aside the appeal in the case of Trim
Bile, Sides & Co, p. b. a., VS.. Francis
Dugan. p. b. r. The case OF August Max
Hoffman, et al. We. the Wilmington
City Railway Co. was discontinue. d. rhe
trial of the case Of the Diamond State
Steel Co. was fixed for Wednesday.
The sun., 1900-06-05
High school Ain,llni.

Secretary Allison n. kimmeg Of ii,
alumni association ot the Whining II
High School mas received favorable re-
plies from GG 5.aiaat-s who expect to
attend the annual diuner oi lie associa-
tion at the Cayt II House on Thurs5 y
evening. With the class ii 1900 and Z e
special invited guests the ASSOCIATION wi
have in the neighbnrhood of 1t0 at the
dinner The executive committee Of the
association met last evening at the resi-
deDce of DR.. John Palmer, Jr., tile chair
man.
The sun., 1900-06-05
PERSONAL AND soc.a!.

H. NJ. Wiley is visiting in Chester. "a.
w. j. Randolph has returned fon
Milwaukee.
Former Judge Marvl has been visiting
in Georgetown.
r. j, Mears Of Milford wa. in VII
mington yesterday.
DR.. Willard Springer is spending
week at Atlantic City.
F. j. Garter Of smihiield, Va, has
been visiting in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard Thatcher and
Miss Thatcher have returned from
week in Washing on.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Cfossgrove are
entertaining Misses Maude and Gertrude
Greer, of Camden, n. j.
Mrs. Edward G. Mcneil, nee Patton,
of Brooklyn, n. y, formerly q this city
is the guest Of Mrs Lena Hickman, on
Washington street.