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The broad ax., 1909-06-05
CONFERENCE IS ENDED.
CLOSING SESSION MARKED BY RESOLUTIONS ASKING
BLACKS BE GIVEN RIGHTS

New York, June 1.-The national
Negro conference closed at the United
Charities building this evening after a
session somewhat less noisy than bed
hn and with the adoption of a series
d resolutions expressing the ideas of
be members in general on the subject
Of the status and treatment or the
Negro.
The conference also authorized the
Chairman of the evening, Charles Ed
ward RUSSELL, to appoint a temporary
committee to make plans and recon-
mendations for a permanent organiza-
ton The chairman named as a COM
mittee nearly forty men and women, in
Guiding Negroes, white socialists, and
prisons engaged in social service"
Besides the regular resolutions one
was adopted deploring any recognition
of or concession to race prejudice in
the appointment of men TO Office and
Disappearing President Tafts remarks
in his inaugural address indicating that
be would not appoint to Office Colored
men if white citizens protested
against IT.
On the motion of D. G. Willard an
other resolution was adopted expressing
an Endorsement of the proposal for a
permanent national committee to be in
corporated to aid the Negro in every
way and make his citizenship a real
ity, the committee to be named "the
committee for the advancement of the
Negro race"
Want Protection for Negroes.
The platform adopted says IN part:
I'VE denounce the unprincipled and
evergrowing oppression of our 10000
900 Colored fellow citizens as the great
est menace that threatens the country.
Plundered of their just share of the
public funds, robbed of all part in the
government, often murdered with i'm
punity, and invariably treated with open
contempt by the highest officials in some
states, they are held in practical slavery
to the white community.
"The systematic persecution OF law
abiding citizens and their disfranchise-
ment is a social crime that will ultimate
" drag down to an infamous end any
community that allows it to be prac-
ticed bearing first of all most heavily on
the Door white farmers and laborers'
whose economic position is most sim
liar to that of the prosecuted race.
THE spoils of persecution will not
and cannot fall into the hands of the
poorer classes. On the contrary, peon-
age. enslavement of prisoners, persecu-
ion of trade unionists, the unjust and
antiquated poll tax, and even disfran-
chisement are already the portion OF
large bodies of whites in many south
ern states"
Publicity Urged az Curb on Mobs.
Publicity as a safeguard against
lynchings was recommended during the
days conference proceedings by Mrs.
Ida Wells Barnett of Chicago.
Mrs. Barnett has spent several years
ir the south and west investigating mob
violence, and said that during the last
quarter of a century 3,zS4 men, women.
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ARE YOU IN SEARCH OF ONEi
Cause For Rsarst.

Il licked the stufan' out q Dick
Smith this mornin'."
You BAD boyI Aren't you sorry for
HY'
'Yessum-aWful sorry. jest found
out that he's goin' ter have q birthday
party ACKNOWLEDGMENT Leader.
The broad ax., 1909-06-05
IN the Tsna

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samr
no. sab. r. been sent up SsVsral
tines. but never IN q BALBOA. sahr'-
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A NEW BOOK HAS MADE ITS APPEARANCE
4Ths ndustria HsOy Of he EsgrO os Of DE Untsd SAFES

Tic n11SIH nsIy W INC NsgIV k1Is Of INC U1Isa SIaI5S
By Giles B. Jackson and D. Webster Davis of Richmond Va
This book novelty 1t contains matter concerning the
before published 1t takes up the industrial social reg
iou theological domestic inventive and business Announcements
of the Negro One of its important features the origin
of the Negro why he is black and why his hair curs
Although 4OC pages with about 100 ustra
price has been placed within the reach of all $O0
for board back $780, cloth bound and $3.50 half morocco
Liberal arrangements will be made with agents. 10000
wanted throughout the country. For write to Giles B.
Jackson COZ N End St, Richmond Va. Parties desiring to
secure this book the home Office send the price
SlOO or so to R. T. HILL Treasurer COZ N. End St.
Richmond Va Postage 13c extra.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-06-17
Working Under Cover to Boost Dem
ocratic Party.

The Farmer and Mechanic, pub
lished in Raleigh, claims to be nom
partisan, but there seems to be some
evidence to the contrary. Read Con-
gresham Grants reply to a letter
from that paper:
Mr.. V. G. Moore, Manager of The
Farmer and Mechanic, Raleigh,
n. c.
MY Dear Sir
Il have your letter of the 18th
instant, also copies Of the Farmer
and Mechanic and of the Weekly
News and Observer, as referred to
in your letter. I note that the Farm
er and Mechanic processes to be a
weekly, non-partisan paper for the
home, school, factory and fireside."
also note that you say in your let
ter: BY sending the Farmer and
Mechanic to those people who are
opposed to us politically, and giving
them premium, copy of the week
ly News and Observer, we can get
them to read some good Democratic
| literature in this way when we could
not induce them to touch it in any
other way
Now, my dear sir, I must confess
that I am somewhat at loss to un-
| derstand why nnon-partisan paper
| should be SO much interested in dis.
| tributing Democratic literature, and
it seems to me that you owe it tt
your subscribers to publish a copy Of
your letter in your paper, so thai
| they may judge for themselves
whether it is, in truth, as non-parti
san as they are now led to believe.
For my own part, I will say, tha
as I was sent to Congress by tn.
votes of the Republicans of the Tent
District, I am hardly interested IL
furthering your plans. And I will
add that If proposition should come
to me from so-called non-partisa1
paper. suggesting the distribution O
Republican literature by such ;
Republican literature by such meth
DDS, I would feel impelled to declin,
the assistance. I have never felt tn,
| AeCesSlIy AoE administering ouT Soot
Republican doctrine under the dis
guise of 'non-partisan' newspaper
but prefer hitting straight from tn
shoulder and letting all people know
where I stand.
Respectfully,
| 81. G.. GRANT.
blouse Of Representatives, Wash
ington, D. c., May Fl, 1909"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-06-17
THE TARIFF ON SUGAR.

We are glad to note that the Pres
ident is taking an active Interest In
the case of the government against
the sugar trust. Some weeks ago
this trust paid the government sew
eral million dollars when they were
caught cheating in weights. Later
they paid former Independent sugar
firm $10,000,000 to compromise a
suit against them. The trust had
forced an independent concern out OF
against the trust which was compro-
missed, as before stated, by paying an
enormous amount. AS soon as this
case was made public the government
officials went to work investigating
the inner workings of this gigantic
trust, and there Is little doubt but
that they will be indicted and tried In
the Federal courts. 1t Is to be hoped
thdI IHlS Cdh Uc uOuc IISHL away 81
1t will have It's influence on Congress:
and prevent 1t from putting a higl
tariff on sugar which would cut ou
competition and leave the poor con
sumers at the mercy Of the trust.
A press dispatch says that Presi
dent Taft favors a lower tariff OF
sugar and 1t Is possible that his in
fiuence may yet play an importan
part. Sugar Is one of the necessitie
of life, and Is used extensively by tn
poor man as we'll as by the rich, an
there should be no high tariff on tn
necessities of life
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-06-17
BEVERIDGE SUSTAINED.
Indiana Business Men Say Senator
is Truly Representing Their Views.

Washington Tines
Senator Aldrich, in a speech yes
terday, undertook to read out of the
Republican party those Senators who
have been active in the effort to re-
duce tariff duties. He indicated the
impression that Senator Beveridge of
Indiana was the leader of those in
surgents, and, therefore, peculiarly
entitled to excoriation at the hands
of true Republicans.
To-day friends of Senator Bever-
idge were circulating resolutions
adopted by the Indiana Editorial AS
ISOLATION, May 2Sth, at Indianapolis.
The resolutions Unanimously in
dorsed the attitude of Senator Bever-
idge on the subject of the tariff re-
vision. His efforts to secure a down
ward revision of the tariff are in
harmony with the will of the people
throughout Indiana, and accord with
the platform and pledges of the Re-
publican party. What the people
want Congress to do while in special
session is to settle the tariff question
for a period of years, and nothing
short of revision downward along
protective lines, as advocated by Sen.
ator Beveridge, will suffice"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-06-17
THE BILKINS LETTERS.

The letter of our special CORE
Ispondent, Zeke Bilkins, will be found
unusually Interesting this week. The
Major is in Greece, and he relates a
number of historical facts in his usu-
al interesting style. In a letter to
the editor the Major says that he
hopes to tackle Egypt, Galilee, Africa
and India soon. Then he will wade
into Russia, China, Japan and the
Philippines. The old man Is having
grand time on his trip around the
world, and our readers are having q
grand treat reading the letters of his
travel. If your neighbor is not tax.
ing The Caucasian, let him read Just
one copy of your paper and then ask
him to subscribe.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-06-17
THAT "UNITED DEMOCRACY"

It appears that some Of the Demo-
Gratis at home are much displeased
with the course Of their representa-
tives in Congress on the tariff bill.
Some days ago Congressman Page
was selected by the North Carolina
delegation as their representative on
the National Congressional Commit
tee. A correspondent In Sundays
News and Observer thinks that Con-
gresham Page should now resign
from the committee. The following
Is an excerpt from the article:
"One OF the first demands OF the
State Democracy should be that Con-
gresham Page resign his position as
the representative Of North Carolina
OF the congressional campaign com
I-ittee."
Some days ago 1t was heralded
through the Democratic papers thai
| the party was again united anC
| would enter the fight next fall In {
solid phalanx. But with some OF thu
Democrats quarreling with Bryan
others quarreling with Simmons, 9th
ers wanting Page to resign from thu
committee, and others reading tn
riot act to their Representative II
Congress, we fail to see just wherein
they are united. The Democrats ma
get together in the next campaign
but If they do, judging from tn
present outlook, it will be for a scrap
and not for a harmony feast.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-06-17
A GOOD EXAMPLE.

Judging from the action of the
Confederate Veterans at Memphis,
the North and South are again unit
ed in spirit as we'll as in fact. Dur
ing the parade at Memphis Thursday
one of the Confederate generals saw
General Grants son, who is now him
self a General in the United States
Army, in the reviewing stand, and
the old Confederate general made g
rush for General Grant to shake his
hand. After giving the rebel yell
the rest of Forests Cavalry rushed
forward to shake General Grant!
hand, as did the other Confederates
when they passed the reviewing
stand. They all gave him a heart.
welcome, and General Grant AM
those who wore the gray were all il
tears, they being very much touched
by the incident.
These brave old Confederate sol
diers have set an excellent exampl,
for some of the politicians in tn,
South to follow. If the politician
will attend to their business now in
stead of trying to stir up strife il
the South, there will be no Masol
and Dixon line, so far as sectiona
feelings are concerned.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-06-17
BRYAN WATCHING JOHNSON.

According to a dispatch sent out
from Minneapolis Sunday, Bryan has
been laying plans to discredit Gov.
Johnson of Minnesota, in order to kill
him off before the next Democratic
national convention meets We can
not say just how much truth there is
in the statement sent out from Min
neapolis Sunday, but when Governor
Johnson came east some weeks ago
we predicted then that Bryan would
from. 1t will be remembered that
Governor Johnson was urged by
some for the Democratic nomination
a year ago, but the Bryan forces
showed him under. Since that time,
however, Bryan has lost many of his
supporters in the South and is doubt
less uneasy for fear the trend may be
turned toward Johnson. 1t may be
that Bryan hopes to be elected to the
United States Senate from Nebraska
in 1911, but even should he be sue
cessful in securing the senatorial toga
he would still want to name the
Democratic nominee for the presi
dency next time, and Governor John.
son would not be his choice And il
he should fail of election to the Sea
nte, then in all probability he would
want the nomination for himself
But he probably knows that if tn,
tide should now turn toward johnson
that the fall of 1911 would be to-
late to check it. Bryan is certainl.
watching the situation, and if h,
isn't the candidate in 1912, he will
name the nominee, or there will b,
another big row in the Democratic
ranks.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-06-17
PRESIDENT SENDS MESSAGE TO
CONGRESS.

Wants the Senate to Pass an Inheri-
lance Tax-Thinks It Would Be
Unwise to Adopt Income Tax
Without First Changing the Con-
stitution.
President Taft sent a special mes
sage to Congress yesterday (Wednes-
day. afternoon on the subject OF tax
ing incomes of corporations and in
heritance tax. The President refers
to his first message In which he rec
commended graduated inheritance
tax. While the House adopted the
suggestion in the bill, as it passed
that body. The President thinks that
the course of the debate in the Sen.
ate indicates that 1t will not agree
to this provision but that it may try
to pass a general income tax similar
to the one that has heretofore been
declared unconstitutional. Instead
Of doing this the President recon-
mends that Congress shall propose ar
amendment to the constitution con
ferring the power to levy an incom.
tax upon the national government
without apportionment among thu
the States in proportion to popula
| ton so that such a tax could be lev
led In a case Of emergency. w,
quote the following portion of thu
Presidents message:
Il recommend then first, the adop
| ton of a joint resolution by two
thirds of both houses, proposing t
the States an amendment to the con
stitution granting to the federal gov
eminent the right to levy and collec
an income tax without apportior
ment among the States according t
population; and, second, the enact
ment, as part of the pending revenu
measure, either as a substitute fol
or in addition to, the inheritance ia
of an excise tax upon all corpora
tons, measured by two per cent {
their net income"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-06-17
BRYAN READS OUT BACK
SLIDERS..

Eight Democratic Congressman From
North Carolina Read Out Of the
Party by w. J. Bryan.
w. J. Bryan, in the last issue of
the Commoner, singing out those
who voted for high duty on lumber,
including Senator Simmons, says:
"The Democrats who voted against
free lumber have
"Voted to repudiate the national
platform of the Democratic party;
Voted to encourage the destruc-
ton of our forests;
Voted to raise the price of one OF
the chief necessaries of life;
Voted to tax a material that en-
tiers into a multitude of industries,
and thus to place an unnecessary
burden upon these industries;
''Voted to tax the people of the
whole country for the benefit of a
comparatively few owners of timber
lands, and,
Voted to tax majority Of their
own constituents for the benefit of a
minority of those constituents"
Mr.. Bryan has also hauled over the
Goals the II Democratic Senators
who voted for a high duty on iron
ore.
The question constantly recurs,
What is Democrat, anyway?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-06-17
NEW COTTON MILLS.

II all the rumors that are now
af1oat materialize as to the new cot
ton mills that are soon to be erected
in this State, we will be ahead Of any
place in the world in the manufac-
ture of the feecy staple. Almost
every week we read that new COM
panies are being organized to oper-
ate mills in this State. The Davie
Record announces that a $75,O 900 mill
will soon be erected at Mocksville,
and it also states that New England
capitalists are contemplating build
ing a mill near Hickory that will en-
ploy between five and six thousand
people And speaking of rumors, 1t
has been reported that the Dukes in
tend branching out into the cotton
mill business, and are contemplating
building a number of mills in this
State, and probably one at Spartan
burg, and that each one of their mills
will cost a million dollars each.
1t is an old saying that where
there is so much smoke there must
| be some fire, and we hope to see
these mills fire up for business in the
near future. 1t would give the farm
ers a better market for their cotton
| would give employment to man,
thousand people, and would put hun
dreds of thousands of dollars into cir
culation in North Carolina
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-06-17
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-06-17
How Did You Take It?"

A prominent Republican In East
ern Carolina who had cussed and dis
cussed the Eastern Judgeship stu
the following to see If it would not
brace him and his friends for another
fight. The contribution is as follows:
Failure"
What is a failure? It's only spur
To a man who receives it right,
And it makes the spirit within him
stir
To go in once more and fight.
II you never have failed, it's an even
guess,
You never have won a high success.
What is miss? It's practice shot
Which We often must make to en-
ter
The list of those who can hit the spot
Of the bull's-eye in the centre.
If you never sent your bullet wide,
You never have put a mark inside.
What is a knock-down? A count of
ten
Which a man may take for a rest.
1t will give him a chance to come up
again
And do his particular best.
If you never have more than met
your match,
I guess you never have toed the
scratch"
The following he wrote as a com
panion piece to the above:
''How Did You Die?"
Did you tackle that trouble that
| came your way
With a resolute heart and cheer.
| full?
Or hide your face from the light Of
With a craven soul and fearful?
Oh, troubles ton, or troubles ar
| ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it
And it isn't the fact that you're hur
that counts,
But only how did you take it?
"You are beaten to earth? Well
we'll, what's that?
Come up with a smiling face,
It's nothing against you to fall dow
fat,
| But to lie there-that's disgrace
The harder you're thrown, why tn
higher you bounce,
i Be proud of your blackened eye!
It isn't the fact that you're licke
that counts;
It's how did you fght-and why
And though you be done to tn
: death, what then?
If you battled the best you could
If you played your part in the worl
of men,
Why the critic will call 1t good.
Death comes with a crawl, or come
with pounce,
And whether he's slow or spry,
It isn't the fact that you're dead tina
counts,
But only how did you die?"
Il The above sounds we'll in poetry
but when it comes down to prose
there are still many who want NOR
, light on the situation.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-06-17
ENJOYS KISSING MINISTER.
Negro Woman Says She Believe I
Her Christian Duty.
Wilmington Start

Wilmington Star
Asserting that his wife belonged to
a certain Wilmington Church, one of
the rules of which is that the female
members of the congregation must
kiss the minister whenever they meet
him and allow him to wash their
feet, negro man appeared at Justice
Borneman's Office yesterday morning
and asked if he could do anything
to aid him in redeeming his better
half.
The justice sent for the woman
and she obeyed the summons and
upon entering the magistrates Office
inquired what he wanted of her. The
justice related the story told him by
the husband. The woman declared
that her husband was right in his
statement and that she not only kiss
ed the preacher whenever she got an
opportunity and allowed him to wash
her feet, but expected to keep it up,
her husbands objections to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. With that
statement and with a defiant air she
left the ONCE.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-06-17
MIR. DUKE DONATES $4,000 TO
TRINITY.
New Building Will Be Erected for
Students.

Durham, n. c., June 9.-Trinity
College commencement exercises
came to an end at / O'Clock this af-
ternoon with reception tonight.
Great cheering was caused when
the announcement was made that B.
N. Duke, multi-millionaire tobacco
man, had given $4,000 for a new
building caused by the gain in num-
bers of students. and five new men
were elected to the faculty.
DR.. Edwin Minis taking DR.. Smiths
place at the University of North Car
DINA, to be filled by DIR. Charles
Brown, OF the University of Chicago.
DR.. Hugh Black preached the an
nual sermon and delivered the ad-
dress, as Senator Dolliver failed to
come.
1t was pronounced the greatest adj
dress ever heard here.