The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-12-19

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Oniy about 1000 bills were In
troduced In Congress the arss day.
But then 10 wasn't full dsy.-New
York World.
Well, the country Ii safe. Congress
10 In session. IL Ii doubly safe
Gov. Glenn has kindly consented 10
tell that little body what TO do
Hickory Mercury.
Cotton dropped down 10 points
yesterday. All right. Just let the
farmers hold II, and you will hear
something drop by and by, and IL
Won't be the price Of cotton.-Peo-
pies Paper.
Capt. Rudisiil, one OF the large
farmers Of CASTOR County, IL hold
ing ninety bales Of cotton for fifteen
cents. Had you heard that the
farmers were In dead earnest ?-Pe0.
pies Paper.
| If Congress does not soon act IA
vorably on Governor Glenn's recon-
mendation to the North Carolina
delegation, the Governor should is
sue his s'ultimatum" to that law
making body.-Randolph Bulletin.
The News and Observer does not
hesitate to say that the Supreme
Court erred In reversing Judge
Longs decision on the $50, 900 fine,
regardless as to what Q law passed
by the last legislature may say
Hickory Mercury.
| Attorney General Gilmer denies
the report that he contemplated re.
signing on the account Of falling
health. We hardly believed 1t when
we heard 1t. One has to get mighty
sick before he resigns q good paying
ofhce.-Hickory Mercury.
| A company IL about to be char.
tered in Raleigh for the ameliora
ton of Political Disappointment
Articles of incorporation were
drawn In this city and are to b.
filed with q Democratic Secretary OF
State. This is not q coincidence
merely symptoms Daily Indus
trial News.
The question that Is q puzzle t,
Democracy is how, after such ,
"panic" as they have been talking
about, prices on cotton and tobacco
are rising instead Of falling. They
remember that in 1898 it was TIT
reverse-but before they can decide
they will have to take Q few lesson
= on sound national government poll
cies--Union Republican.
Every report of the grand jury
brings a fresh reminder that a mum
Z Der Of insane persons are confined IL
8 the County Home. Surely the Stat
g should provide better accommoda-
t tions for those unfortunates, who's
3 reason has been dethroned, but VIII,
e still possess human feelings. It is
5 shame to confine these poor people
in County home with such BAT
: accommodations and such little med
o ical attention and nursing.-Ran.
e dolph Bulletin.
e Col. Leroy Davidson, a promi.
I nent and wealthy citizen of Char
= lotte, was sentenced to the Count.
jail the past week for thirty day
for retailing. His health bein,
: poor his. sentence was changed to
$50 fine and $500 bond "to do 90 n
more" Commenting on the abov
: the Statesville Landmark says:
= ''Being wealthy and prominen
: Col. Davidson was Of course physi
!. cally unfit to go to Jail. Judg
~ Ferguson should have known tina
n in ADMINISTRATION Republican.
II In 1908 the educational test vii
v be required Of citizens who presen
= Themselves at the polls and offer t
: cast their ballots. A strict interpre
= tation and enforcement Of the new
d law will disfranchise a great man,
0 honest, Woodworking citizens q
. Ionly constitutional lawyers" vii
be able to 'spass MUSTER Publ
school teachers should make a stud
Of the State Constitution of prim
/ importance in the public schools. q