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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23
THE PARTY OF "SOBRIETY"?

A magistrate in this city has been
arrested twice within two weeks for
public drunkenness. We publish the
fact as matter of legitimate news
and not through any desire to hound
the man. But how many columns do
you suppose certain Democratic pa
pers in the State would have writ
ten about the affair had the unfor-
tunate official been a Republican!
Some of those red-shirt sheets would
have yelled incompetence and drunk
enness and declared it a disgrace to
the Republican party of the county
and State and incidentally would
have made mention that the Demo-
cratic party was the sober party and
the only hope for sobriety and de-
cency in North Carolina. But as the
shoe is on the other foot, they are
saying nothing about it.
While we are on the subject we
might mention the fact that several
Of the policemen of an eastern town
were discharged only a few days ago
for drinking too much whiskey. They
didn't get it from the blind tigers
directly, but helped themselves to the
supply in the station house that had
been seized from the violators Of the
law. 1t seems that the business had
been going on for some time, but no
howl was raised about it until they
got hoggish, making the demand
greater than the incoming supply.
No, these policemen are not Repub-
licans.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23
GOVERNOR JOHNSTON.

The death of Governor John John
son, of Minnesota, takes from the
public stage one of the most promi-
nent and popular men in the entire
Democratic party. Governor Johnson
was a self-rade man, and his eleyat-
ed position did not turn his head.
When Johnson was boy his widow
ed mother took in washing to help
make living for her children, and
young Johnson aided his mother by
carrying the wash" back and forth.
He had struggle for an education,
but 1t was worth the effort, as he
made good. Though he was a Demo-
crat, he was thrice elected Governor
in a normally Republican State. He
was prominently spoken of as a can
didate for the Democratic nomination
for President last time, and If he had
lived would, doubtless, have been
urged to make the fight against Bry-
an for the nomination in 1912.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23
THE POSTAL SAVINGS BANK.

The National Bankers Association
held in Chicago last week passed
resolutions against the Postal Saw
ings Bank and against the guaranty
of bank deposits. We believe that
the bankers have a mistaken idea in
supposing that the Postal Banks
would injure the other banking in
situations in the country. We do not
believe the Postal Banks would in
jure other banking institutions from
the fact the Government would pay
only per cent on deposits while
other banking institutions pay per
cent and would naturally hold the
business they now have. The Postal
Bank, however, would be of great
benefit to those who do not now de-
post in any bank. and to the country
people who do not find it convenient
to go to the cities to deposit their
small savings.
A bill is now before Congress pro-
viding for the establishment of a
Postal Bank at every money-order of
flee in the United States. In one OF
his speeches last week the President
strongly endorse the measure and il
will, no doubt. be a leading feature
in the Presidents message this tai
and also in the Postmaster-Genera
report. The measure will, of course
meet with opposition In Congress
but the friends of the bill will make
a hard fight for its passage in the
next Congress.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23

In his speech at Des Moines Mon
day President Taft announced that
he would urge the establishment Of
an Interstate commerce court of
five members to consider appeals
from rates fixed by the interstate
Commerce Commission. He will also
recommend to Congress legislation to
prevent one Interstate railroad from
owning stock in a competing line.
Legislation to prevent the over-isst-
ing of stocks and bonds and the wa
tering of stock will be strongly rec
commended, the Presidents PROPOSE
ton being that no stocks or bonds
shall be issued except by permission
of the Interstate Commerce Com
merce Commission after an inquiry
has been made into their necessity.
In discussing the antitrust law
President Taft declared that he
knew no way in which a distinction
could be made between good" and
bad trusts, as he regarded all com
binations to suppress competition
and to maintain a monopoly to be
in the same category.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23
Educational Directory
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for many years past. The prom.r.-,
railroads of the South and r.ha-
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will rally to this golden oppor,urtv
Our students qualify for service in
only four TO six months. We ruau0.
tee positions. Graduates begin 81
s45 to SOS per month; easy ana
pleasant work; permanent emplay-
ment; rapid promotion.
Our tuition Is reasonable: board IL
low rates: Newman is extremely
healthful: fine climate; exc,len,
drinking water. Write at once Tor
our new illustrated catalog. letter
or postal will bring it. 1T Is FREE
Southern School of Telegraphy,
Box 272. NEWMAN, "a.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23
DEMOCRATIC GOOD GOVERN
MENT.'

II seems that we have seen some
thing somewhere and at some time
about Democratic Good Govern
ment" in North Carolina, and as the
rule was so perfect under their ad-
ministration that the reigns Of the
government should not be turned
over to the Republicans. Yes, we
heard all this, but must admit that
we took it with few grains of salt,
and as time wags on, we have been
forced to increase the dose, until we
fear we will soon have to buy it by |
the sack. In other words, Demo
cratic government continues to grow
worse instead of better. During the1
past few weeks we have noted many
incidents that were of no particular
credit to that party. 1t was only a
few days ago that several policemen
in a certain town in North Carolina
were discharged for imbibing too
freely Of corn juice, and Of a product
that didn't belong to them. A Wake
County magistrate has been twice ar
rested for public drunkenness. The
actions of a chairman of the highway
commission in a certain county had
to be white-washed in order to keep
hi frnT hniY 90 tod
meanor and also subject to impeach-
ment. And in this connection we
might mention that when the Demo-
cratic Legislature attempted to de-
stroy local self-government in Samp-
son County by appointing four Demo-
cratic commissioners, so they could
control the affairs of the county, that
some of them began trading with the
county for profit and that their ad-
ministratiOn of affairs was so OBJ
noxious that it helped the Republi-
cans increase their majority in that
county from seven hundred to eleven
hundred! 1t was only a few days
ago that the superintendent and pro-
tector of the Lenoir County Home
shot two defenceless women simply
because they fretted him. Only last
week a guard on the road force in
Guilford County shot down a negro
without any provocation whatever.
Now, these are only a few of the
misdeeds of the party that have hap
pened only recently. If there was
need to go back further, we could
continue the list almost indefinitely
but from the incidents we have men
toned the public can easily observ,
that Democratic good government
has little odor to it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23
NOT DUE TO THE TARIFF.

II certain papers will persist in
discussing the tariff we hope that in
he future they will be careful to
base their arguments on facts and
not on fiction. AS an example of
fiction we reproduce the following
from the Richmond Times-Dispatch:
"A representative of the Ma
tionai Association of Clothiers
declares that the wearers OF
ready-made clothes will pay
s12O,000,0OO more for their gar
ments this year than last. The
new tariff law has interviewed.
The super-added charge hits
principally the men Of the coun-
try, and hits the overwhelming
majority of them. There is no
question here of a tax payment
toward the expenses of govern
ment."
II some of the Democratic editors
would only read the new tariff bill
themselves they would observe that
the tariff on wooden goods was not
changed in the last tariff bill, and,
in fact, hasn't been changed for ten
years. We will say it just once
more: If the price of clothing has
advanced, it is not due to the tariff
bill. The tariff bill may have it's fail
ings, but that does not give the Dem
ocratic papers license to misrepre
sent facts when discussing the meas
ure. II the clothing manufacturer
have formed a trust for the purpos'
of extorting the people. then tn
Sherman Antitrust Law should b.
called into service. and if it SHOULD
| fail to accomplish the end, then tr
brushing the dust Off the North Caro-
lima antitrust law and let it get int
action-why not?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23

The New York Sun (Democratic),
discussing the manner of men who
represent the South in Congress, is
distressed over 1.-The hopelessness of
endeavoring to uplift the South
through the medium of incompetent
and unworthy agencies" The Sun
is very plain spoken in regard to it's
Democratic brethren in the South.
But the South will soon come into
her own. In fact, North Carolina
now has three Republican Congress-
men, and prospects are bright for the
election of Republicans from other
districts in the near future When
the South sends Republican business
men to Congress then the South Will
get the recognition at the hands of
Congress that is due her.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23

The State Democrat quotes M.
Dorsey, of Henderson, N. c., as say
ing that he shall never again vote
the Democratic ticket until the party
again declares for local self-govern-
ment, and lives up to this old and
original doctrine
The Democratic machine may de-
clare for local self-government in
their platform, but If Mr.. Dorsey
waits until they live up to their doc
trine 1t will be long time before
he again votes the Democratic ticket.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23
BRYAN AND BAILEY.

Some days ago Mr.. Bryan made a
speech in Texas on the tariff cues
ton, and scored the Texas Democrat
fc platform of 1896, which arraigned
the Wilson-Gorman tariff bill.-the
Democratic tariff bill, if you please.
Mr.. Bryan also took occasion to give
Senator Bailey a few raps. Bailey
on Saturday made a reply to Bryan
before a large audience, at Dallas,
and showed the "fallacy" of Bryan's
argument on the tariff. And still the
Democrats think of making the tariff
an issue in the next campaign!
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23

President Taft will visit Denver
this week and the leading suffra-
gettes of that city have asked the
entertainment committee to recog-
nize the suffragettes of Denver by
appointing feminine members On the
committees of entertainment, but
such appointments were refused.
Then they asked that twenty-five
minutes Of the Presidents time be
given them at the Woman's Club, but
a fat refusal was given them by the
committee and the sufragettes went
away freely expressing their anger.
II the members of that committee
ever run for Office In Colorado it is
safe to predict that they will not get
the votes Of the suffragettes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh OF
the bladder, brick-dust or sediment IN
the urine, head ache, back ache, lame
back, dizziness, sleeplessness, nervous
ness, or the kidneys themselves break
down and waste away cell by cell
Bladder troubles almost always result
from a arrangement of the kidneys and
better health in that organ is obtained
quickest by a proper treatment of the kid
news. Swamp-Root corrects inability to
hold urine and scalding pain in passing it,
and overcomes that unpleasant necessity
of being compelled to go often through
the day, and to get up many times during
the night. The mild and immediate effect
of Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy
is soon realized. 1t stands the highest be-
cause of its remarkable health restoring
properties. A trial will convince anyone.
Swamp-Reot is pleasant to take and is
sold by all druggists in ffty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have a
sample bottle and book that tells all
about it, both sent free by mail. Address,
DIR. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
When writing mention reading this gen
erous offer in this paper. Don't make
| any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp-Root, and don't let dealer sell
you something in place of Swamp oot-
If you do you will be disappointed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23
Death of A. G. Thornton.

Fayetteville, N. c., Sept ia.
G. Thornton, a prominent and veal
thy politician in Reconstruction days
and who, by military authority, mar
ried Elsie Hargrove, a colored wo-
man in 1866, and has since lived as
a member of that race, died at his
home here to-day. Thornton's mar.
rage, the only one known between
the races in North Carolina, after be.
ing allowed by military authorities
of this district, was legalized by the
constitutional convention of 1868.
Thornton was eighty-f1ve years old
and is survived by his widow and five
children. He will be buried from g
leading negro church.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23
Thinks Glenn Needs Once.


Houston Post
Az the friend and adviser OF North
Carolina, we are impelied to give the
native State of Andrew Jackson some
advice. 1t ought TO pull Bob Glenn
back and keep him at home, even III
it be necessary TO give him an once
to keep him quiet. We are d MY
convinced that Glenn's chief trouble
is the oficeless condition in which SO
chronic a feeder at the public crib
finds himself after q lifetime OF en-
ioying the emoluments or poiitics.
And Glenn is evidently determined to
make a nuisance of himself unless ne
gets back.
Some time ago, 1t will be recalled,
he came to Texas on a mission which
the people respected, and they were
prepared to extend him the hospitali-
ty of the State with their accustomed
generosity. Indeed, they did. But
he slandered quite a number OF Texas
communities and undertook to take
a finger in the Legislature pie, with
the result that many Texas people
are inclined to regard him as too
fresh.
Now, the undertaking Tar Heel
is on the ChatauQua circuit emitting
gusts of hot air about moral condi-
lions in the great cities and predict
ing that the avenging hand OF God
will destroy the cities because OF
their wickedness, The newspapers
are promptly putting Bob down as
small-fry demagogue and sensation
alist who is merely trying to say
, strong things in order to fatten hi
income.
North Carolina statesmen are no
given to notoriety counting a la Bol
Glenn. They are as a rule men o
ability and dignity. They know thu
world is full of unpleaant things ant
that civilization is working steadil.
t to improve conditions with reasona
f BILE hope of success. They do no
9 deem it necessary to appeal to tn
morbid tastes of people who are hap
piest when hearing about the repul
e sive things which make up the rec
, ord of human imperfection. Am
y Bob Glenn is distinct shock to thos
who have been used to this admire
BILE type of North Carolina publicists
}. We do not doubt that the self-cor
: tanned people of the Old North Stat
: feel Inundated at Glenn's antics. bu
they will find it impossible to silenc
him unless they find another oftic
for him and it would be worth Will
S to do it under the circumstances.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23
Violated the Law.

A Raleigh item says that the es-
cape of the wife murderer, Charles
Foddrell, from this county, is espe-
cially CALLING to the authorities of the
State, as there is a statute against
sending life convicts away from the
penitentiary, but in his case this law
was grossly violated. When any law
is broken some one is responsible.
AS yet there has been no report of
any one being held to account for
Foddrell being sent out from the
penitentiary and his subsequent es-
cape.-Union Republican.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23
Entire Family of Six Killed ana
Their Home Burned.

Bluefield. w. Va. Sept 2z.-An
entire family OF six persons were
murdered and the body OF all but one
Of the victims were burned with their
home at Hurley. Buchanan County
Va. early to-day. The motive was
evidently robbery. as the owner OF
the house, an aged woman. known
as Aunt Betty" Justis was general
|iv supposed to keep a large sum OF
money about the place
Mrs. Justis, her son-in-law. George
Meadows, his wife and their three
children were the victims.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23
Go With q Rush.

The demand for that wonderful
Stomach, Liver and Kidney cure,
DR.. Kings New Life Pills-is as
tounding-all the druggists say they
never saw the like. It's because they
never fail to cure Sour Stomach,
Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious
ness, Jaundice, Sick Headache, Chills
and Malaria. Only Is cents. All
Druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23
"Wets" Win In Bristol

Bristol, Va. Sept. 2O.-In the Cor
poration Court of Bristol, Va, to-day
Judge Kelley rendered his decision In
the lang-fought local option contest
case, in which he declares that the
VETS won the election held some
time ago. He will on Wednesday take
up the matter Of considering applica-
lions for saloon licenses. The town
had been dry two years.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23
DIDN'T READ THEM OUT.

The following is taken from a re-
cent issue Of the Greensboro Tele-
gram:
president Taft says that the
insurgents who voted against
the Payne tariff bill thereby
abandoned the Republican
party. That's the way to read
'em out. They should take the
hint and come over into the
bona fide tariff reform party"
Our Greensboro contemporary has
gotten his figures mixed 1t sounds
as though he may have been quoting
from one of Bryan's old speeches.
The President did say that he
thought they should have voted for
the bill. but that he was glad to
know that they are still Republicans.
He further stated that they had a
right to favor and work for measures
inside their party.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23
CLEyELAND's PRIMARY LAW.

The Democratic politicians in
Cleveland County must be getting
desperate. The Republicans in that
county have been gradually gaining
ground and the politicians became sc
alarmed that they requested the last
Legislature to help them hold the
by passing a legaliZed pri.
mary law for Cleveland County.
The Shelby Aurora commenting on
the iniquities of the bill says:
Under this law no party in
Cleveland County can nominate
a county or legislative ticket by
convention or otherwise than by
legalized primary, and to at
tempt to do SO will render the
offending persons guilty of a
misdemeanor and subject to a
fine of $50 or 80 days in prison
Every elector must register be-
fore voting in the primary and
must pledge himself to support
the nominees of the primary and
a failure to vote for said nomi-
nees will be a misdemeanor.
The law authorizes the executive
committee of each party to make
such rules and regulations as it
may see fit to govern the prl-
mary mot inconsistent with this
act" 1t matters not how OBJ
jectionable these rules are, there
will be no remedy-it is legal
lied. Every candidate before en-
tering the race will be forced to
pay such entrance fee as the eX-
ecutive committee may fix, how
ever large it may be, said fee to
be applied to the expense of the
primary election. This fee may
be so large as to practically ex-
clude from the race poor but de-
serving men who would make
| efficient officers. The fee may
be governed by the needs OF the
! party. We cannot here enumer-
ate all the obnoxious features of
the bill, but careful reading of
the same will suggest them to
| the readers.
at was only the small coterie
of Democratic politicians who
made charges and counter
charges of fraud, ETC., against
each other during their last prt-
mary who desired a legalized
primary. The rank and file of
that party did not desire the law
and hundreds of them will not
take part in the primary.
"The Republicans were con-
tented with the convention
methods of selecting nominees,
but the Democratic bosses now
say to them, You shall not
again nominate ticket in
Cleveland County except by the
| iron-clad rules we have planned
for you. You may not like it,
but you must swallow the pill
or go to jail.
Gentlemen, how do you like
the dose?'
A party that can't survive witht
resorting to such methods deser'
to die and the voters of the State W
believe in fair play should show tn
resentment by voting to releg
those machine politicians to priv
life. The last Legislature passed
primary law for Halifax County tt
is almost as bad as the law for Gle
land County. Representative Kit
q in admitted that the purpose of
. bill was to keep down the Republic
> party in Halifax County.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23

We can't understand why the
News and Observer is now so profuse
with it's praise of the late E. H. Har-
riman. At one time Hartman was
the meanest railroad man in the
United States, from the News and
Observers viewpoint. Now the
News and Observer thinks Hartman
was a great man. Why this change
of heart-or, at least, why this
change?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23
To Build Interurban Trolley Line.

New York capitalists were in Sails
bury Saturday consulting with bust
ness men of that city in regard to
building an interurban electric car
line to connect Greensboro, Winston
Salem, High Point. Salisbury, Con-
cord and Charlotte and a number of
intermediate towns. A franhcise has
already been secured for the road
through the counties of Rowan and
Cabarrus.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23

A writer in McClure's Magazine
for October says that the hook-worm
came from Italy, and we are told by
others that we are also indebted to
Italy for the new disease in the
South known as pellagra. We would
now like to pay back to Italy all of
our Indebtedness.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23
A MILLION DOLLARS A WORD.

The late E. H. Hartman left his
entire fortune, estimated at $780,
100000, to his wife. The will con-
sisted of one hundred words, and
each word meant a million dollars
for Mrs. Hartman. His widow is
said to be the richest woman in the
world. Hetty Green will now almost
die with envy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23

Zeke Bilkins says he will hunt
some big game while in India, as we
have nothing but blind tigers in
America, and he is too tender-heart-
ed to shoot them. The Major will,
doubtless, have some fine sport on his
later write-up for the readers Of The
Caucasian.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23

The Democratic politicians are plan
ming to name half their ticket next
time from the advocates of local self
government and the other half from
the same old ring, in an attempt to
catch the voters ''gwine and accom-
ing" but the voters will not be so
easily fooled.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23
NEGRO ATTACKS WHITE GIRLS.
Girls Give Thrilling Account of Their
Experience-Negro Now in Jail.

Statesville, N. c., Sept. 22.-Hen-
ry Gibbs, young negro, was placed
in Jail here late this afternoon,
charged with the serious offense of
attempting to criminally assault two
white girls near Elmwood, nine
miles east of Statesville, this morn
ing between and o'clock.
The girls tell a thrilling story OF
their experience with the negro, and
the negro practically admits his
guilt.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-23

Greensboro is great on novelties.
A man and woman, prisoners, were
married in the police court in that
city few days ago just a few min
utes before the time set for their
trial