The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

IS to who they prefer as q Republic
can.-Nashville (Tenn.) Banner.
The Greensboro aldermen sus-
tanned the mayor Of that city in re
moving a policemen for drunken
ness. Public sentiment In Mocks-
vile is "agin" removing drunken
officer If that officer happens to be a
"dimmycrat."-Davie Record.
We understand citizen of Mocks.
vile has owned an acre lot for six
teen or seventeen years without pay
ing any tax on it; had actually for
gotten he owned it. Sixteen years
Of back taxes will, no doubt, be
gentle reminder for the future
Davie Record.
1t may be possible the heartless
creature who struck Billy Patterson
is the same one who shot up Browns
ville.-Charlotte News.
Machine politicians in North Caro-
lima wherever found, must step
down and out. The people have had
enough.-Shelby Aurora.
Mr.. Hearst evidently wants to
find out whether he swallowed the
democracy last fall or the democ-
racy swallowed him-New York
Tribune.
The eternal fitness of things de-
mand that the next president shall
be strictly in Harmony with the poll
cies Of the present administration.
shelby Aurora.
Come to think of it, John Graves
proposition to the democratic party
to renOminate Roosevelt is no worse
than the ones it accepted in 1872
and in 1904.-Ex.
the story comes from New York
that fast riding in an automobile
will cure consumption. But will
consumption cure fast riding p
Charleston Ne vs. and Courier.
"The New York Worlds query,
what is a Democrat p can only be
answered correctly by elimination.
If you are not Republican; if you
are not Populist, a Socialist or an
Independence Leaguer-then you're
it, "-Chattanooga Times.
There are lots of people who have
opinions about religion and politics,
and are afraid to express them, be-
cause they will be criticised by peo.
pie who never think for themselves,
aud who look upon one who does as
fool, criminal.-Hickory Mer-
curry.
Sam COltrane, a son of Daniel
Coltrane, who lived near Glenola,
has been sentenced to life imprison.
ment in Indian Territory for killing
his cousin, Cicero Coltrane, three
years ago. He is we'll known in
Randolph and adjoining counties
and is remembered as a bright stu
dent at Farmer Institute few years
ago. The trial was a hard fought
legal battle.-Asheboro Courier.
Ex-senator Marion Butler, in an
Interview published in the Wash
ton Post and in the Washington
Herald, says that President Roose-
welt will be nominated to succeed
himself at the next national conyen-
tion.-Ex.
If he is he will get a number of
endorsers down this way on election
day if Mr.. Bryan is the other, and
it looks as If he would be.-Char-
lotte Peoples paper.
The bridge to be built by the Nor
folk and Southern Railroad over
Albemarle Sound, will be one of the
longest railroad bridges in the coun-
try. 1t will be five and half miles
long, and is to be pile trestle with
four steel plants for motor boats and |
two draw-bridges, one situated one
mile from the north end of the trestle
and the other mile from the south
shore. With the exception of one
or two sound bridges on the Gulf of
Mexico and several lake bridges in
Utah, it will be as long as can be
found in the country. The contract
for building the bridge has been
awarded to the Mclean Contracting
Company, Of Baltimore. It will be
a very expensive piece of work.
Enterprise.