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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05
TO SPIT UPON THEM,

Mr.. Simmons and his Democrat.
ic machine in the last campaign
not only pledged the people that if
they got in power they would not
attempt to disfranchise anybody,
white or black, but he went fur
Their and said that any Democratic
convention or legislature would
"spit upon any man who would Of
fer such a propositions. On the 18th
of April the Democratic convention
meets. That convention should be
true to itself and also should make
Mr.. Simmons words come true bv
splitting upon him and his meth.
DDS. Will it do it?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05
"A DEMOCRATIC WARMING"
The National Committee Urges That Al
Delegates BE Instructed.

The National Committee Urges That All
Delegates BE INSTRUCTED.
CHICAGO, March 31.-In today's
issue of the ready print sheet sent
out to Democratic newspapers by the
press bureau of the Democratic
National Committee, is warning
under the caption, "Irstruct Al
Delegates which say in part:
"a just test of party sincerity this
Year on the part of either public
men or newspapers protesting to b.
Democrats is their insistence thai
all delegates to the Kansas City Con.
vention shall. be- instructed to vote
for the reafarmation of the Chicago
platform and for the nominati tor
only of men who were openly and
actively loyal to that platform in
1896, and are known still to be in
thorough sympathy with it.
Gin many States of the Union m er
who treacherously deserted Mr.
Bryan in 1896 and contributed to the
election of Mckinney, are now re.
turning to the Democratic ranks
They come with smooth words OF
their lips and fair promises of pres.
ent loyalty, and the great Democratic
organization of the nation, scornir 9
all that would SAVIOR of yindictive.
ness, opens its doors to them and re
ceives them back into full commun.
ion. But it would be folly-it would
be a criminal blunder-to grant te
those returning reuegades the fulles
privilege OF membership in the
Democratic party without exactipe
from them some proof of their pres
ent Willingness to abide by the
established creed of the party. L
is only too surely known that thej
seek readmittance to the party only
in the hope of controlling it ant
turning it away from the service Of
the people, back to the state o.
serfdom TO plutocracy whence it wa.
rescued in 1896.
"Proof Of such conspiracy exists
1t is being perfected with all the
skill which the conscIenceiess politi
clans who had dominated the party
prior to 1896 possess, and it is beinl
financed with the wealth which the
Whitneys, the Lannon'S, the Bene
diets, and the Dickinsons provide.
"There is but one method of de-
feating these conspirators. 1t is the
method employed in 1896 to wrest
control Of the party from the pluto
cratic forces which st that time con.
trolled. 1t is the binding of all dele
gates by rigid instructions.
"Opposition to this method is il
itself indication of doubtful party
loyalty Let the motto be; "In
s-rua,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05

locate the ballot-box. At length
that refreshing era has returned, but
returning 1t finds the position OF
parties reversed, and the Demo
cratic party occupying the very
ground from which it routed it's
old antagonist. This was the par
ty that suffered from disfranchise-
ment and prescription then-this
is the party that stands for proscrtp
ton and disfranchisement now,
and having learned something in
that school Of iniquity, ii now pro-
poses to better the Instruction. But
will Ii not In turn be driven from
the position 1t now occupiesf or can
these abandoned but renovated
methods be- made available again
They will not avail, IL they shall be
met by that eternal vigilence which
should guard the liberties OF the
people. Or should they succeed, for
a time, there will be double salts
faction in knowing, that they over
whelmed and damned one political
party then, and will damn and over.
whelm another political party now.
or il has been wisely said, that all
great questions are revolving cues
tioas and reappear at intervals un
der new names and with new ad
vocates, and it has been wittily
said, that 1.-The whirligig Of time
brings around its rsvenges."
And this is that wholesome lesson
which SO lately, and with such ter
rible emphasis, was taught by the
| Kentucky Election, and taught 81
plainly that there can be no misin
depreciation Of that tremendous
conflict. For it was fought out, a.
our own August Election will be
with a whole nation as spectators
and now stands as sign and me
mortal of a struggle between pc
litical party resolved to be abso
lutte, and a people determined to b,
free. Upon that dark and blood,
tground, the contest was waged will
equal desperation on both sides
and was begun on the side of tn
vanquished with every advantage
of numbers and machinery. Blu
the race is not always to the swift
nor the battle to the strong. Fo
with the infamous Goebel Election
Law as the issue there, just as tn
more Infamous Simmons Election
Law will be here, the disproportio
of numbers was lost by division,
and the election machinery tina
was intended to leave nothing I
chance, became hindrance ratt
er than a help, and the enginee
himself was hoisted upon his ow
petard. And while the fate of tina
political cutthroat is no cause fo
tears, or eXultation, the general r.
, suit should give US hope and insp
ration. For there, as here, the en-
, was foreshadowed in the beginnin
, and only added, and will add, on
/ and another name to the wretche
catalogue Of those who make
their business to operate Intern;
> Machines.
FAIR pTxV
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05


tOT - years Dr. Hathaway has couined hE
Practice almost exclusively 81 81! -eaSas 81 M a
and during tlai time l- ilas restored more Iafn
10 healih. Figgr. u~afu!Ba-s and happiness than
any tfIl otbCr doctors H. to-. country cOsnbined
DR. HATH" ~ frrats and cure by a method
entirely a. .stI. 1l-esgt ert-d and perfected iYg
himself and Used eAsltivcly b. him. Loss 81
VITALITY NaFS~Ds'i-. Structure. BLOOD Poisoning
IN IT. different -fzgt,. En-GfGaii-fn. Weak Back
ali nanncT oi ugiEzrs oOlnIsiaiufs lrerS. Sores
and skin Di-,-s. BflglIt- Disease and al forms
81 EidBey 2 lbi-s. HE Treatment Tor UNDER
toned maL -..yIs- losl sitaiitg and makes the
pafs,'ni q -lfollE. wf a. t4~0Tpiis nI..f.
Dr. HdfflaIaf' - eElCc.-.. IN tie tre.gims-uf 81
aTiCo-eis ana >ttlrturc without the AID u knife
cautsTk l. Phenomenal. The fe-fiss l. treat
d bg fnl- method IL his own hose without pain
or ibss 81 time iTota bt-iness. Tins b. positively
the onia trti ;ss-nt which cifrs without op-.-
alton Dr. Hathaway CALI tire particular affer-
ton 81 sufferers from ssrirorfs and Structure 70
pages =. >, -. - and q OF hi Dew book
Eyert eass, taken b. Dr. Hathaway II st,s.-iasy
tfe4i-d according 10 IL Nature al under hiS gen
eTal personal and All Remedies mssl Is
nun are refard fnpIn be ftsfeStafd h1>tdrttyS IN
his OVID Laboratories aDJeF his personal oversight
ton or advice either - his siilce or hy mall ana
when a case l. taken fise oIe sow fs-a covers Al
cost OF medicines and professional service
Dr hathawag always preierg. wlifn Il T. possi-
DIE. 10 nave MS patients eau him for at least
one interview. out this J. not essential a. he has
cured cured soofes ~ thousands 81 l'atienis In all
lions OF the world whom he has never ss-ln Ills
system 81 Home Treatment n 30 perfected that
ne can Dr1rg about a cure surely aid spasds.y
as tnough The patient called daily az has ofiio.-
~ NEWTON hAT1A WAY, M. u.
DE. Hathaway 4 Co.
<xs ID South Broad Street, Atlanta, Go
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05
A LIFE AND DEATH FIGHT

Mr.. w. A. Hines of Manchester, la.
writing of his almost miraculous es-
cape from death, says: Exposure after
measles induced serious lung trouble
which ended in Consumption. l had
frequent hemorrhages and coughed
night and day. All my doctors said
| must soon die. Then [ began to use
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, which completely cured me
[ would not be without it even if it
cost So 90 a bottle. Hundreds have
used it on my recommendation and all
say it never fails to cure Throat, Chest
and Lung troubles" Regular size SOC
and 800. Trial bottles free at all
Drug Stores.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05
Popuiist Con vention OF Harnett County
ELLINGTON, n. c.,
March, Goth, 1900.

LlLLlNcIoN, N -.
March, Doth, 1900.
Convention organized by elect
ing Il. T. Kivett Chairman and J.
w. Pipkin Secretary.
Motion to dispense with the usu-
al committees carried, and the Con-
vention elected II. T. kivett and j.
NICK Byrd delegates at large TO the
Populist State Convention to be
held i'm Raleigh on April 18th.
The following names were sub
mitted by the different townships
and approved by the Convention.
Anderson's Creek township-L.
Il. West, John Ingram, NJ. A. e.
more.
Averasboro-S. NJ. jackson, s. l.
Parker, /. W. Taylor.
Barbecue-J.lW. Leshley, Henry
w. Graham, d. A. Graham.
Black River. P. Honeycutt, S.
j. Gardener, j. q. Adams.
Buckhorn-N.T Il. Johnson, Oran
Weathers, Jesee Weathers.
Grover. NJ. Parker, Ider Weav-
er, J. M. Langdon.
Johnsonville- l.. Marks, VIM.
Mckay, John Mckay.
Lillington-W. G. Byrd, j. w
Pipkin, Daniel Oxendine.
Neill's Creek-L. III. Marks, A. ID
Byrd, F. B. Harmon.
Hector's Creek-N. b. Jones, q.
D. Spence, ID. III. Senter.
Stewards Creek-W. A. Parker
G. f. Byrd, L. ID. Byrd.
Upper Little River-W. NJ. Pat
erson, n. I. Paterson, + NJ. Mckay
Ordered by the Convention that
these proceedings be sent to the
CAUCAsIAN for publication, and
that such publication Of the named
delegates be their credentials at the
State Convention. Adjourned ST
n5-die.
| Il. Il. KIvETT, Ch'mn.
j. w. PIPKIN, Sec'y.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05

suffrage would not only itself have
met defeat at the hands OF the lib
erty-loving people Of North Carroll |
ma, but that the promoters Of such |
a measure would have been forever |
buried along with 1t. 1t was aques-
ton then Of how best to accomplish
the result Of education or no suff-
rage by an indirect method and the
Louisiana deception known as "the
grandfather clause" was hit upon
as the best plan. Mr.. Simmons and
the machine knew we'll enough
that such proposition was uncon-
stitutional and would not stand the
test Of the court, and they also
knew that the court, following long
established presidents, would
knock out this unconstitutional alb
surdity leaving the educational the
only test of the right of a citizen of
the State to vote. But it was be-
cause they knew this, that they
adopted this plan. and because it
suggested itself to them as the best
plan OF fooling the people. Involv-
ing as it does a question of consti-
tutional law, they relied on what
Judge Brown after said: that is,
that the people could not under
stand legal proposition and could
therefore be easily fooled. But they
now see that the people are capable
of understanding this question, and
that discussion of it is dangerous
to them. This is why they are at
tempting to stop discussion. They
are determined: if by any possible
means, to disfranchise the fifty or
sixty thousand lllitefate white vo-
tiers OF North Carolina who are a
constant menace to their continued
success. Their scheme has been
exposed and it only remains for the
good, honest, law-abiding, liberty
loving people of North Carolina tc
see that they are not permitted tC
carry it through.
|, By reference to the Statistical At
las of the United States it will bt
seen that North Carolina has lar
ger percentage of illiterate whites
in it than any other State in tn,
Union. And all of these illiterat,
whites, unlike most of the othel
states Of the Union, are native borr
Americans. for the same authorit,
shows that North Carolina has :
smaller percentage of foreign popu
lation than any other state in tn,
Union. 1t is for this reason tina
restriction of suffrage by an educa
tional qualification if so odious t,
the people of the State. But not.
{ withstanding the "grandfathe
, clause" deception, this very result
t is now being attempted, and b,
f whom: By the very men who ar
responsible for the humiliatin,
| condition of illiteracy in North Cal
D olina-the very men who for TWEEN
3 ty odd years mad control of the stat
/ and failed to properly provide TO
s the education of the boys and girl
l of the State. And knowing this
4 they now have the cheek to attemu
to add insult to injury py saying t
q those whe were not as fortunate a
q themselves: you cannot vote be
cause you were too poor to educat
o yourselves, or your sons cannot vot
g because you were too poor to edr
b cate them. But they will neve
f have the opportunity of saying thi
Q because the people of North Care
r lima now understand the danger
i Gus scheme involved in the propos
ed constitutional amendment an
are every day becoming more OF
posed to it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05
PART CAN STAND, WHILE PART CAN
REMAIN.

The Supreme Court OF the United
States has rendered quite mum Der
of decisions setting forth the doc
trine that part of statute can be
constitutional, therefore operative
and valid, provided it is capable of
separation from other parts, while
the unconstitutional parts fall and
are imperative.
Section 5 of the proposed amend
ment will be declared unconstitu-
tiOnal, while all other sections will
stand and be operative, thus i'm
posing an educational qualification
on all voters.
The decisions of the United States
Supreme Court showing that only
the valid parts stand while invalid
statutes fall are as follows:
Albany County V. Stanley-1O5
U. S., 3O5.
Bank v. Dudley Peters, 492.
Packet Co. V. Keokuk-95 L. S,
50.
r. r. V. Schutte-103 U. s., lis.
Unity V. Burrage-1O3 u. S.. 447.
"Penniman's case"-1O3 U. S., ia
(operative).
Hills V. The Bank-1O5 U. S., 3l9
Presser V. Illinois-116 U. S., 252
25 CENTS TILL AUGUST ELECTION.
We have been urged by many of
| our subscribers to make q campaipn
rate for the CAUCASIAN till the
State election next August. Thew
say that they could get many per-
sons to subscribe IN clubs who do
not take the paper with low spe-
cial campaign rate.
In response to these requests we
make q 20 cent rate for the State
campaign, provided that they are
sent in clubs of not less than four,
That is for ST. 90 we will send four
copies to any address till the An.
gust election.
With this very low campaign rate
the friends and supporters of homes,
elections of liberty and manhood
suffrage should send us at least ter
thousand new subscribers within the
next thirty days.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05
A WHOLE VILLAGE
Attacked by Grip-0ne Family e
capes by Using Pe-ru-na-

- -
During the winter i and my fam
Nv OF six were taken with In gripPe
The disease was very prevalent at thai
time ia the village where i resided
nearly everyone being sick with II
Our doctors treated IL as best they could
but were very unsuccessful In the treat
ment of it. As soon as my family Were
taken sick / went 10 the drugstore and
bought six bottles of Pc-ru-na, and we
all took il according 10 the directions
given on the bottle; and although our
cases seemed To- be more than usually
violent in the outset, yet our recovery
was prompt, and we were all well mu' =
sooner than those who were treated hE
the regular physicians.
Many people died OF this Ia grippe dr.
ing this epidemic, and Jew Il arg. E-ri.
sick so short a tia FL n.y. -
family. After we w. a a.. o.
one bottle of Peru.
...T. -....
Send for a free COZ ...
tarrh." This boob. c.4....li. = .e-'..t.'
DR.. Hartman on Ia grippe MI IA e.
attracted wide attention and h. JOE.
reported IN leading papers. Addrcs- "
Hartman, Columbus, Ohio
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05

WHEN the present Infamous cleo
ton law and the proposed disfran-
chising amendment scheme were
offered in the last legislature, there
went up a howl Of protest from a
large majority of the members of
the legislature who had solemnly
pledged their people on every
stump in the State. that they would
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05

The Simmons red shirters ought
to tell the people why payment of
poll tax oy all voters, white and
black, was required before being
allowed to vote, if the amendment
was only intended to eliminate the
negro from politosf Aud why also
was process to be issued only against
assessed property before taxes could
be collected How many thousands
of dollars would the State lose in
taxes with this amendment ir opera
ton.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05

Would Mr.. Simmons and his leg
islature have dared to submit to the
people of North Carolina for adop-
ton an amendment which provided
for restriction of suffrage by an ed
ucational qualification solely' No.
However much they desired to do
this, they we'll knew that the di.
rect proposition of education or no
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05
Anew Book For Men
Special Arrangements Whereby a Free
Copy Can BE Obtained by /
Reader 81 This Papa

have lsf l, %ssNiA saniBF
out tils enormous edit
lon oi Dr. j. Newton
HatlIaways Dew book
" sianiinesg. NigOr,
Health - necessary o.
szti II the public de-
fnaDd. Dr. Hathaway
llas reserved a limited
number II these books.
an1tlis--else iIasspecially
arranged 20 send free ty
Gdii 80 slireadeFs 81 this
paper vino send names
and fgli address 20 him.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05

ST. Louis, April 1.-Two thous-
and carpenters and 500 painters in
st. Louis and East st. Louis struck
today for higher wages. The paint
ers asked for an advance to 37i
cents an hour, while the carpenters
want 45 cents Both demands were
refused by the master builders as
ISOLATION.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05
Granite Cutters go on a Strike.

BosToN, April 2.-Having failed 10
obtain an agreement binding all en-
ployIng granite cutters to pay s. per
day for eight hours q strike of that
craft will be ordered to-day. II is IN
derstood that some Of the employers
will grant the demands.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05
HE FOOLED THE SURGEONS.

ALI DOCTORS told Renick Hamilton,
of West Jefferson. O., after suffering
Is months from Rectal Fistula, he
would die unless q costly operation
was performed; but he cured himself
with five boxes of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve in the World. % cents a box
Sold by all Druggist.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05
1.-THE BETTER PART

OF valor Is discretion" and the better
part of the ,reatDeut of disease is pre-
ventiOn. Disease originates in i'm
puritieS in the blood. People who
take it at this season cay they are
kept healthy the year round. It Is be-
cause this medicine expels impurities
and makes the blood rich and health
giving.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fiji
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matlsm come from ex-
cess Of uric acid in the
blood. due to neglected
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05
From Caucasian Oct. Is

II
The following affidavit mao d,
James IL. Pou, ex-Chairman u'fh.
State Democratic Executive Com,
mittee, during the last campaIrn
will be interesting reading. On,
readers will remember that wh.r.
ever and wherever IL was charge
in the last campaign that Z IN.
Democratic machine under SIR.
mons got control OF the State. ia,
they would offer a scheme 10 dis
franchise illitterate votes. that IA.
charge was Indignantly denied and
denounced by every Democratic
speaker as being UNANIMOUSLY fals.
Even Mr.. Simmons, the Democrat
ic State Chairman, issued an ofilci.
al statement TO the voters 81 n.
State, branding every such charge
as false In toto; saying that that
campaign lie had been charged
against the Democratic party ba.
fore, and that the charge wAs DOW
so old and 30 false that no one
would believe IL.
Mr.. James II. Pou, the cx-ChAir.
man OF the State Democratic Com.
mittee, in his speeches made the
same declaration. But IL Seems
that in one OF his speeches i'm Moon,
county, some members OF his audi.
dience expressed doubt OF the truth
OF his indignant denial, and called
upon him while upon the stand 10
know IL he would make an afilas-
Wit TO that effect. He publicly
agreed TO do so, We are informed.
The result IL the affidavit below.
made al Raleigh, dated Oct. liih
1898. 1t will be noticed that Sir
Pou, shrewd, slick and cunning a.
he is, attempted 10 word his affidA
Wit so as not to say explicitly what
he had said publicly on the stump.
and yet at the same time, 10 say
enough to make il appear that HE
affidavit had made good his cam.
paign declaration, and fool the yo-
tiers into accepting his statement
and voting for the machine.
The following Is a true copy Of
the affidavit:
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
County OF Wake.
James III. Pou, being duly sworn
deposes and says:
al have never said that, IL the
Democrats regained control Of the
State, they intended TO disfranchi-e
the negroes and illiterate white yo,
tiers i never have said anything
like this, and i know that such IL
not the intention OF the Democrat
ic party. / have never heard a sin
gle Democrat give utterance "a
such a sentiment, and j do not be-
lieve, ii such a proposition comes
before the General Assembly, that
Ii would receive "A single Democrat
lc vote. / believe that a majority O'
the uneducated white voters Of
North Carolina are Democrats. Ths
Democratic party is appeslinZ "a
them for aid in preserving white
supremacy In the center west anC
in restoring IL in the Eastern par
Of this State. They are responding
to our appeal. and to repay them 10
their aid with a disfranchisemen
OF their votes would be folly an,
ingrattiude indeed. The MAJ
who makes these charges know
they speak falsely, but their cam
paign this year Is run upon tn,
idea that the people of North Car
olina would rather believe a false
hood than the truth, and the,
would rather hear libels upon tn
honored dead than to hear argu
ments based upon TRUTH
[SigneuJ
JAMES III. PoU.
Sworn to and subscribed befor
me this October LIST 1898.
[Signedl
GEO. w. THOMPSON,
NnfaFv pnhlfc
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05

Little Snsie-Das a mos beautiful
damon wot yoh nanny had on in
church dis morniu'
Rastus-G'Way, gal; dat ain't no
diamor, OATS ma msmmy's new
glass eye.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05

In the Review of Reviews for
April Mr.. Louis Win dn uller de-
scribes some of the wss,eful methods
by which the business o. FIRE iDsur-
auee Is At present conducted in this
country.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05

NOT1CE.-If you are not a subscri-
Der then this is a sample copy, and
is an invitation to you to subscribe.
For $1.OO We will send four copies of
the paper till the State election in
August.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05
III the Baby 10 Cutting Teeth.

Be sure and use that old and well
tried remedy, Mrs. WINsLow's SooTB-
ING SYRUP for cbildr-n teething IL
soothes the child, sOftens the gums,
allsys all pain, cures wind collie and
is the best remedy for diArrhOes. % cts
per bottle.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05

A good resolution is about the
only thing that is stronger at its
birth than at any subsequent period
of it's existence.-Ex.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-05

IF the amendment was only in
tended to disfranchise the negro
and remove him from politics why
was the section inserted in the
amendment requiring all citizens,
white as we'll as black, to be able
to read and write after 1908? The
Simmons retshirters declare that
no white man will be disfranchised
under the proposed amendment,
but they cannot deny that every
unfortunate boy who now has to
earn his daily bread in the field or
factory, and also support his pa
rents by his labor, will be disfran-
chised after 1908 if he cannot read
and write by that date.