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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
Omaha Live stock.

Omaha, March MISUNDERSTANDING. p
400 Native beef steers. S4O065.S0; COWS
and heifers. s. 25d4. .; stockers and feed
ers, s.. 7565 90: calves. g 50d750.
Hogs-Receipts, 500. Heavy, 81 9o34 .95s
mixed. A.S71ksI4. 50; light, 81 S094 90; pigs,
$400G4.S5; bulk of sales, $40.
Sheep-Receipts, 300 Yeariings. S. $50
$40; western muttons. $5.4od5-S0: stock
sheep, 81. ooG5 90; lambs, S6.0O47.00.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
Judge Cut Down the verdict,

Lyndon, Kan, March 2O-F1ora E
Eagon was awarded 5000 against
her father-in-law, John Eagon, for the
alienation of her husbands affections,
by jury in the district court here.
Judge Thomson considered the dam
ages excessive and cut the verdict
down to $4,000
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
CIothinr for Our soiaI-r,

Washington, March Cool. Patten.
Of the quartermaster generals Office
has completed arrangements for the
shipment OF about 81 900, 900 worth OF
clothing and equipage to Manila for
the use of the troops in the Philip
pines during the next six months.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
Had Fire at Southwest c.sv. Mo.

Neosho, Mo-, March 2O.-Southwes,
City, Mcdonald county, had 500, oos
fire last night. The fire originated il
S. a Tabier's livery barn and burned
four business blocks. among the losses
being j. d. Georgian's hardware store
the post Office. two hotels, liver,
barn and several grocery stores
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
Helped Prosecute I.s.coun.s As....,,,

Steubenville. o., March 2o.-Hon.
j. A Bingham, ex-minister to Japan,
and eN-congressman from this dis
trict, is dead at Cadis. Mr.. Bingham
was an attorney for the prosecution
in the trial of President Lincoln's as
sassins.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
sheIdoa Wants q nzIllon Ba.beI-

Topeka, Kan. March 20.-Rev.
Charles NJ. Sheldon proposes to raise
100000 bushels of Kansas corn for
the starving inhabitants Of India.
r'rom his pulpit Sunday he made an
appeal to the people of Kansas to con-
tribute this amount, and announced
that he would take an acuive part in
The work of caring for the contri-
buttons.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City. March 1s.-wheat-Sales
by sample on track:
Hard-No. 2. 65GS5kc; No. :. 67kG6S1kc.
Soft-No- zoe; No. 3 red. Csc.
Mixed Corn-No- 3 S5Hc: No mixed.
S41kc; No. mixed, S4G34kc.
White COrn-No. 2. S51zc; No. white.
35Ec-
White Oats-No. 2 25ke: No. 3 white,
2zkc
Rye-No. 2, SIC: No. 3. Sc.
Prairie Hays 256750; timothy s. ooa
1880; alfalfa s7-5e1e-o0: wheat straw. 500
$3.50 Oats straw. &o065-5.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

Washington, March 20.-The forti-
fcations appropriation bill was com
pleted by the house committee on APP
preparations and reported to the
house by Chairman Cannon. It APP
propriates S7.o93. 4ss for CARRYING for
ward the plan OF sea coast defenses
begun in 1888
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

Chicago. March 19.-Cash wheat-No. 2
red. 69a7oe; No. red. 6736Sc: No. 2 hard
winter, 669sTc; No. hard winter. CD
6S1kc: No / northern spring. Ga GSSzc;
No. northern spring. 65ss367Izc; No 3
spring. 621kE651zc. Corn-No. 2. &c: No.
3. 365kGS6s5c. Oats-No. .. 23Zc; No. 3,
2Slkc. Pork. $1IS2ak. Lard. sos.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
ST. Louis live stock.

st. Louis, March 19.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 100. Native beef steers. 81 COOS. 90:
stockers and feeders, s. 2514SO COWS and
heifers, $2S6L5; Texas and Indian
steers, S3-zeG4.75.
Hogs-Receipts. 5000. Pigs and lights,
81 9065.00; packers, $4.9095. 05; butchers.
S. 00dS.15.
Sheep-Receipts. 200. Native muttons.
s5.0Oa5.75: lambs, $5-50G7.s5.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

London. March 20.-The chancellor
Of the exchequer announces that APP
Pieants for the war loan aggregate
$4,000 and the total subscriptions are
e355, 500, 900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
st. Louis Cash Grain.

St Louis. March 19.-wheat-No red
cash, elevator, S1hc; track. 721ST72Sc.
Corn-No. cash, S6c; track. 3e.s TS7c.
Oats-No- cash. &c; track. 251zq25%c c;
No. white, &c.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
buttons.

The senate has concurred in the
house amendment to bin granting
o the state of Kansas the abandoned
F't. Hays military reservation, thus
passing the measure.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

Rev. Frederick Allen, Boston min
lister, says vice is protected by the po-
lice in that city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
MARKET REPORTS.
Kansa. city Live stock.

Kansas City. March 19.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts. 5.507; calves. so The market was
steady to 10c higher Representative
sales:
SHIPPING AND DRESSED BEEF
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-11
A DEMOCRATIC PAPER ON TINE
AMENDMENT.

The GastoDia News Replies to the Char
1otte Observer-It says That Truth
CompeIs IL to Side with Those who say
That the Amendment will isfranchise
IIleteraJe Whites.
Gastonia News (Dem.)
When the infalliable and imma-
culate Charlotte daily takes issue
with our Asheville contemporary
on the proposition that the amend
ment was intended to disfranchise
illiterate whites as well as Hitter
ate blacks, We feel that truth
compels us to side with the Gazette.
If the proposed amendment were
not intended to disfranchise illit-
eracy wherever it exists, why then
it is worse than folly to propose
the amendment at all. If the es-
teemed and all-wise Charlotte
journalistic luminary is correct i'm
its opposition, why not come to
the point directly and without
"beating the devil around the
bush," and say that no man with
negro blood in his viens beyond
the degree of quadroon shall be
allowed to exercise the glorious
privilege of voting. The Observer
knows better than we that il its
proposition We're the correct one the
amendment must necessarily fall
to the ground of its own weight.
A great writer once said that re-
ligion had suffered a great deal
more from it's friends than from its
enemies and he was right. The
same might be said with equal
truth of the observer and the mea
sure which it Processes to befriend.
Its zeal often surpasses its wisdom
and discretion and the case in
hand is no exception to the rule.
1t is doing now and has often be-
fore done the cause of the demo-
cratic party which it honestly
means to espouse more harm than
good
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-11
A MACEDONIAN CRY.

The Democratic machine in this
State has been much surprised and
dumbfounded by the action Of the
Georgia Legislature now in session,
in voting down by large MAORI
ty, constitutional amendment
just like the one proposed in this
State. The further fact that the
mem bers of the Legislature in dis
cussing this amendment declared
it unconstitutional has been stun
ming blow to them. So they ap-
pealed to the Atlanta Constitution
to write an editorial trying to ex-
plain away the action of the Geor-
gia Legislature. The Atlanta Consti-
tuition undertook that difficult Job
in a very weak and labored edito-
rial. The next day all the negro
calamity howlingi organs in the
State published this editorial from
the Constitution and commented
upon the editorial with an appear
ance of great relief. To let our
readers see how weak the explana.
nation of the Constitution is, we
will publish it's editorial in next
issue, but the fact still stands that
the members of the Legislature
voted it down and did it for the
reason as given in the debate, tina.
it was unconstitutional and unwise
and dangerous.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-11
HON. FRANK NASH DISCUSSES THE
AMENDMENT.

In this issue of THE CAUCASIAN
appears an able argument on the
unconstitutionality of the proposed
amendment, by Hon. Frank Nash,
former Democratic Mayor of Hills
boro, and who, a mum Der of years
ago, was Judge of the County Court
of Edgecombe.
This article is taken from the
Raleigh Post of May 14-h, 1899 and
that paper in its comment said that
Mr.. Nash argued with force, the
unconstitutionality of section s
Grandfather clause of the pending
suffrage amendment to our state
constitution
The Post adds further:-"Any-
thing from so respected citizen as
Mr.. Nash merits, as it will receive
respectful consideration" The
CAUCASIAN will present other arti-
cles, in future issues, from Mr.. Nash
on the constitutional historical and
moral aspect Of the question.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-11

Elsewhere in this issue will be
found communication from an
eastern farmer" commenting on
an item that appeared in our last
issue, with respect to the emigra-
ton movement among the negroes
We call attention to this commun.
ication because it relates to a mat
ter of vital Importance to our farm
ing population, in that it affects
very closely their material inter
ests. 1t will no doubt be read with
interests.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-11
"rRAvEsrY OF CONSTITUTIONAL
JUSTICE"

William A. Guthrie, a prominent
member of the New York bar, who
was associated with Joseph II.
Choate in arguing the Income tax
cases before the United States Su-
preme Court, and who is recognized
as one Of the ablest Constitutional
lawyers in the U nited States, in COM
menting on the grandfather clause
of the Louisiana Consultation, say:
This travesty of Constitutional ius-
tice ought to be brought to the test in
the Federal Courts at the earliest DOS
sible moment. IL such a provision can
be sustained as within the power of
the States to regulate the qualification
Of voters, the result ought to be
the diminutiOn OF. Louisana's rep
resentatiOn in Congress and in the
Electoral College in proportion 10 the
excluded negro vote.
This extract is taken from Guth-
mes Lectures on the Fourteenth
Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States" delivered before
the Dwight Alumni Association of
New York. IN April and May, 1898
The opinion of this great Constitu-
tlonal lawyer who, in the estimation
OF some lawyers, takas rank with
Cooley as an authority on Constitu-
tional law, certainly should have
great weight in the consideration of
such proposition involving as it
dos s, the charge of the fundamental
law of the land.
Moreover, it cannot be doubted
that under section of the 18th
Amendment of the Constitution of
the Unitt States all of those South
ern States that have restricted the
suffrage may have also their repre-
sentation in Congress and in the
Electoral College reduced. This is
an important phase of the question
that should be given earnest and de-
liberate consideration.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-11
THE MESSENGERS "BALD-FACED
LIE"

On the front page of the last is
sue Of THE CAUCASIAN we publish
ed an editorial taken from the Will
mington Messenger Of September
18th. 1898, which no doubt all of
our readers have read.
II not, look up the last. issue and
read it. The Messenger in that
editorial denounced as a liar every
Republican and Populist who
charged that the Democrats If they
got in power would attempt to dis
franchise anybody, white or black.
The Messenger went further and
declared that anyone who claimed
that it was possible for any state to
pass constitutional amendm ent
to disfranchise blacks without at
the sametime DISTINGUISHING all
illiterate whites was either fool
or was guilty Of lying aud decep-
ton. The Messenger is now in
each issue declaring that they can
do just what it said in 1898 that
they would not do and could not
do if they tried without disfranchis
ing illerate white voters at the
same time. If the Messenger tolC
the truth in 1898, then it's purpose
in supporting this amendm EN-
now is to try to disfranchise a:
many illiterate whites as i'll ,terat'
blacks. OF course, after this ii
said, we must still remember tina
the Messenger is guilty of a "bald
faced lie" in promising the peopl
that il the Democratic machin
got in power they would not at
tempt to disfranchise anybody.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-11
WHAT THE NORTH CAROLINA MA
CHINE THINKS.

Elliott F. Dsuforth, Chairman of
the New York D mocratlc State Com
mitte1 has recently made a tour
through the South. and in an inter-
view after returning to New Y ork he
discusses the situation with refer
ence to the paramount issues in
the next campaign and the proba-
BILE action of the National Dem ocrat-
ic Convention respecting them. Mr..
Dauforth, on his trip spent several
days in Raleigh, where he, doubtless
ascertaine1 the views of the Demo
cratic machine which will be seen
in the following extract:
"Thav did not say that they had
abandoned the Is to l idea, but thew
acknowledge that the situation had
changed since 1896, and that the
dominant issues next year will be
trusts and imperialism. That is to
say, they are unwilling to repudiate
the Chicago platform, but they see
that new issues of far-reaching I'M
portance have come up lately, and
that they should be recogniz ID Even
IN states like North Carolina | found
that the anti trust and anti-im perial-
ism ideas engaged the attention of
the people more than the free silver
issues. Ia fact, | might sum up nv
observations by saying that the sen
timent of Democracy in the South is
such that | am confident there will
be little trouble in bringing about
union of the Democracy Ct the whole
country next year"
The true silver element in the Dem
ocratic party of North carolina would
not have expressed such views with
reference-to silver, and we can only
conclude that Chairman Da forth OBJ
tanned his information from such ma
chine gold Democrats as Summons.
Pou and Furmsn.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-11
GLORIOUS NEWS

Comes from DR.. D. Cargile, OF
Washita, 1. T. He writes: -Four bot
ties of Electric Bitters has cured Mrs.
Brewer of scrOfula, which had caused
her great suffering for years. Terrible
sores would break ont on her head and
face, and the best doctors could give
no help; out her cure is complete and
her health is excellent" This shows
what thousands have prOved,-that
Electric Bitters is the best blood puri-
fer known. It's the supreme remedy
for eczema, letter, salt rheum, ulcers,
boils and running sores. 1t stimulates
liver, kidneys and bowels, expels
p0isOns. helps digestion builds up the
strength. Only 30 cents. Sold by all
Druggist. Guaranteed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-11

Chairman Thompson has called
the Peoples Party State Commit
tee to meet in Raleigh on January
18th to fix a time and place for the
next Peoples Party State Conven-
ton. In as much as the National
Convention of the Peoples Party
will probably be held as early as
May it will be necessary for the
committee to call the Peoples Par
ty State Convention as early as
April if possible, so that the State
Convention may elect delegates to
the National Convention.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-11

white men as possible. II IL was
and its result was TO dis
the negroes while not dis
franchising white men Of the same
class IL would be directly obnoxious
to the fifteenth amendment. And
a portion OF IL would be in the
second instance.
/ have written the above in a
very condensed form (too condensed
indeed, to do full justice to the
subject) because I was not willing
to let the discussion 60 by default
against those who are neither politi-
clans nor partizaus- / appreciate,
more, perhaps, than most politi-
clans, the evils OF unrestricted suf-
frage and particularly of unre-
stricted negro suffrage. / know
that Ii is a constant source OF evil
IL the white men Of the South. i
need mention only one particular.
His presence as voter here has
almost entirely destroyed the in
dependence of the white voter aud
the white public man in the South.
"You belong to the "nigger party"
oryou are aiding the "nigger party"
stops his mouth many a time where
he should speak out, and hampers
him, If il does not enslave him
when he desires to vote his honest
convictions or aid his fellow citi-
zens in arriving at an honest conclu-
sion. No, the negro is not slave
any longer. He is leading by the
nose to the ballot box too many
white men for him To feel that he
has no power in this country. His
presence is making Jefersonian
Democracy in the South across be-
tween Federalism and Radicalism,
and L fear it is making us forget
our ancient respect for law, while
it revives our still more ancient re-
gard for force Yet neither the ne
gro nor ourselves are to blame for
this condition. Let us bear our
burden bravely and as far as We
can be just to him.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-11

The chief thing of interest in
Congress at present seems to be
the contest of Quay for seat in
the Senate, and the bribery charges
against Senator Clark of Montana.
The Com mittee on Privileges and
Elections have just report unfavor-
ably against Quay. No decision
has yet been reached in the Clark
case. There can be no stronger
object lesson and argument for the
election of Senators by the people
than these contests of Quay and
Clark.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-11
CIT TsUNCoNsTITUTIoNA AND WICK
ED IN MORALS"

4
The above is what the Washington
Post says OF the proposed disfran-
chising amendment in this State. In
its Sunday issue, commenting upon
a recent interview of Senator But
ler's, it discusses the proposed
amendment at considerable length.
We clip the following:
at is to be hoped that Senator
Butler speaks by inspiration when
he predicts the defeat of the North
Carolina suffrage amendment.
If it sought simply to make the
act Of voting an intelligent and en-
lightened function and to reduce to
minimum the opportunities Of
bribery and corruption, we should
hail it as step towards purity and
wholesomeness in politics. But as
we see the matter, the scheme is
simple to disfranchise the negro
because he is black, and to protect
at least majority Of the whites
who would otherwise be disfran-
chised under an impartial applica-
ton of the same rule. North Car
DINA, in word, has borrowed from
Louisiana the iniquitous expedient
whereby illiterate white voters
may retain the franchise enjoyed
by their fathers or grandfathers in
| 1861, no matter what may be their
personal Disqualification under the
restrictions imposed upon the ne
groes without exception. We be-
lieve the plan to be uncOnstitu-
tional, as we know it has been so
denounced by both the Louisiana
Senators in the case of their own
State, and we have not the slight
est doubt that it is wicked in
morals as it is stupid and blunder-
ing in expediency.
The defeat of this measure will
! be a national benefactiOn."
1t will be seen that the Post not
only declares the proposed amend
, ment unconstitutional, but it de-
) clares further THAT it is wicked in
morals and stupid and laundering
in expediency.' 1t goes further
? and declares that the defeat of such
= a measure "will be a national ben.
[ efactiOn." This if not said by pa
j per that is hostile to the South
: but one that is strong defender o.
2 Southern people. The Post has
v never joined in the sectional cru
3 SADIE made against our people
D That paper probably understand.
o the South and it's peculiar sOcia
o and industrial problems bette
q than any other Northern paper
!. Let it be noted in this connection
}. also that the Post in the last cam
S paign supported the fight made b.
t Simmons and the Democratic par
r ty under the plea of white supre
Q macy, but the Post, like thousand
n and tens of thousands of voters il
s North Carolina, did not understand
r Simmons and the motives behint
: him and his machine. They SCI
l. that he has broken his solemn cam
Q paign pledges and they further Sc
: that this same Simmons and hi
political machine are enemies t.
= good government and to industrial
= progress in our State.
n The Democratic papers in the las
Q campaign testified to the grea
f ability and to the fairness of tn
3 Washington Post. Will they nov
T. accept the opinion and advice o
IS that great and fair journal ant
it undo the wrong they have don
D. when their Legislature meets mex
q June.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-11

There is q disease prevailing In this
country most dangerous because 50 6ecep-
tive Many sudden deaths are caused h
ii-hezrt disease. pneumonia. heart failure
or sPoplexy are os;en the reSuh Of kidney
disease. II kidney trouble is allowed 10 a..
vance the kidney-poisoned blood Will attack
the vital organs. or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell By cell.
Then the richness Of the bloo6-,he sIburnen
leaks out and the sufferer has Brighis
Disease. the worst form Of kidney trouble.
Or. Kilner's Swamp-poot the new dis
eovery Is the true specific for kidney. bladder
and urinary troubles. II has cured thousands
OF apparently hopeless cases. after all other
efforts have failed. A. druggists in iif;y-ceni
and dollar sizes. a sample bOlile sent free
BY mail. also book telling about Swamp
Root and its wonderful cures A6dress
DR.. Rilmer & Co.. Bingharnion. N. Y. ard
mention this paper.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-11

The fact that Governor Russell
was forced to send troops to Lum :
berton to keep mob from lynch
ing a negro who was sentenced to be
hung, when the mayor of the town
who is a Democrat, and half of the
jury that tried the case, and hal
of the Democrats of the towns had
signed a petition asking the Cover
nor to pardon the negro on the
ground that he was not guilty, is a
sad commentary on existing con-
ditions. 1t shows the spirit of an
archy and mob violence aroused by
the redshirt Democratic methods
in the last campaign. Shall such
men be permitted to rule and ours.
the State.