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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26
WHAT Is NEEDED FOR REPUgIJ.
CAN SUCCESS.

The attention of our readers Ia in
vited to the article on the first page
OF this issue. copied from the Mount
Airy Leader. 1t Is a temperate. dis
passionate article, and 1t states the
facts of the case with remarkable
clearness.
The Leader very rightly assumes
that the necessary votes TO carry the
State must come from the conserya-
tive element in the Democratic par
ty, who distrust that party's national
position and who are rapidly grow
ing to distrust its conduct of the
States affairs. In order to win the
eRpublican party must offer some
thing better than the Democracy
and what Is something of much more
vital interest to those who are anxt-
Gus to see the party succeed, some
thing better in the way of leadership
than we now have.
The present organization. whether
rightly or wrongly, is accused of de-
string to perpetuate themselves in
power by remaining the minority
party. So long as there are no Re-
publican Congressman to dispense
patronage. under the custom now pre-
valent, the State Committee, or rath-
er its heads, have the disposal of all
Federal Offices, It's recommendation
being practically equivalent to ap-
pointment In districts where there Is
no Republican Congressman. We
say rightly or wrongly, for a denial
is as easily made as an accusation
but the fact remains that that is the
feeling and sentiment among the
rank and file of the Republican par
ty and to even a greater degree
among that class from whom re-
cruits must come, if victory is to be
won, from the conservative, indepen-
dent voter now on the others ide.
AS the Mount Airy Leader very
rightly says, the conditions call for a
change in the personnel of the party
leadership. The distrust that exists
now must be eliminated. A new
chairman, surrounded by men whose
motives are plainly the party good
and not self-aggrandizement, will
work wonders. Under such condi-
tions, with platform the business OF
which is demonstrated by the anxiety
OF the Democracy to adopt it now
themselves, will carry us on to vic
tory, but not until then
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26
STRAWS THAT INDICATE THE
WIND.

There are three current items of
news that will instantly command at
tention. They show the direction of
the wind In the Republican party and
indicate beyond doubt the triumph
of the militant rank and file, the SOL
diers of the party, over the bush
wacker element that has prevented
the growth Of the party.
The first is in the action of the
Mecklenburg Republicans refusing
to send single office-holder to either
State or Congressional Conventions
but elected instead Independent men
whose sole aim will be the growth of
the party.
Second, the announcement of the
Union Republican, conservative Re-
publican paper, that after hearing
the almost universal demand from
all sections Of the State, it advocates
the election of either Congressman
Morehead or District Attorney Holton
for the State Chairman, believing
that such a choice would mean an
aggressive and actual campaign for
votes this fall.
Third, that in response to an ap-
peal of the "pie-counter boss" for
a conference to be held in Green's
boro, of the large number of Federal
office-holders in the State, only seven
responded, showing conclusively that
even in that element of the party
there is growing feeling of indie
pendence
The next Republican State Conven-
ton promises to be meeting of the
soldiers" men who are out to win
and who, under the competent lead
ership that we believe they will Sc
lect, will win.
The day Of Federal office-holder
domination of the Republican party
is passed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26

undoubtedly dominated b. the
ring" wing. a resolution declaring
for LOCAL seIf-government Wa not
acted on but allowed TO quietly die.
The I4th Of May meeting OF the
combine wing failed 10 take any
action on the question whatever.
The Republican platform, both
State and county. declared in the
last campaign for local self-goyern-
ment Why did neither wing OF the
Democracy take a decided stand?
Neither does the question of pro-
hibition, as an issue. enter into the
case II Is simply a question with
them as TO who shall get the Offices
and what they can employ to secure
that end.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26
LETTERS FROM HE'LL"

Has anybody heard of the goth OF
April? Can anybody forget it in the
years to come? Will it not ever be
remembered in the annals of our
State? Let it ever be honored and
celebrated as red-letter day in the
history Of our State Did Mr.. Bailey
intend to write his name among the
immortals? Can he accomplish the
work so nobly begun?
AS plain as a flesh mark on the
face of man is the courthouse ring
or machine in the counties of the
State where the dominant party has
for any length of time been in con-
troll. What then is the lesson of the
3Oth of April? Is the good work to
go on or stop before it is fairly
started? In these counties the men
OF the Bailey caliber are running the
machine. Who in these counties shall
lead the assault? When the suf-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26

fragettes would break down the doors
of the Parliament house the Kings
police arrested them. Had Mr.. Bailey
the control of that police they would
have been let alone to have finished
their work and allowed to go home
and repent of their folly the remain
der Of their lives.
In all free countries parties must
administer the affairs of government
The people must surely control the
parties or suffer the effects of mis-
rule. And yet, with cat-like tread.
presses the button that rules the
land.
Now that the ball has been set
fairly in motion by Mr.. Bailey, with
Mr.. Daniels as a close second, and
they are saying worse things of each
other than any one has ever said
about them, what are the people 60
ing to do about it?
Will the yaller dog voter still yelp
at the heels of the machine that he
may buy and steal votes and handle
the thirty pieces of silver? Shall
these machines still click at the touch
of the boss in the future as In the
past? The yaller dog voter Is the
curse of our land. Let men SO vote
that all may know that he who steals
or buys votes, or violates the law of
the land, must surely suffer the pen
alties of the law, and then here in
our State, in Tennessee, and in Ken
lucky the song of the mocking-bird
and not the sound of the pistol will
be heard. A SOLDIER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26
THE TENNESSEE SITUATION.

II misery loves company, the Dem.
ocracy of North Carolina need moi
complain of loneliness. From all
over the country comes reports OF
dissension and differences, factional
fights and disgraceful squabbles
among the members of Mr.. Bryan's
party that makes even the Wake
County struggle for Office between
ring and combine seem Insignificant
The latest, and one possibly fraught
with the most important national sig
nificance, is the Tennessee situation.
The present condition of affairs pri-
marially originated with the prohi-
bftion question. Patterson, the Gov
ernor, was an anti" but his fol-
lowers did not control the Legisla-
ture. Rather than see measures
which the Governor had vetoed pass
ed over it, they fed the State, thus
blocking legislation. Carmack, the
leader of the prohibition forces, de-
feated successfully for the Senate
and for the Governorship, became in
Volved with Colonel Duncan Cooper,
a leader of the Patterson forces, and
was shot and killed by him. Cooper
was tried, convicted, and his SEN
fenced Of thirty years sustained by
the Supreme Court. While the court
was rendering its decision, Patterson
was writing a pardon for Cooper.
This widened the breach.
Indignation at Patterson's action
grew SO intense that Frazier, the
present Democratic Senator, and who
Is a candidate for reelection, and
the three judges Of the Supreme
Court, whose mandate was set aside
In such brusQue manner by the Gov
ernor, that they refuse to allow their
names to go before the Patterson or
regular Democratic primaries. Their
friends are now holding a largely at
tended meeting in Nashville, and it is
their Intention to nominate an indie
pendent ticket to oppose the Patter-
son judicial ticket at the general
elections. not placing a nominee in
the field for Governor, but to en-
dorse the Republican candidate, thus
insuring the defeat of Patterson and
the election of a Republican Gov
ernor
Naturally, there can be but one re-
suit. Tennessee is barely Democra-I
Tic now. and with such an irremida-
Die preach In the party as seems to |
De, there is certain success for the
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26
Republicans of Mecklenburg Have
Set the Example.

Editor CaucaSian:TI notice that
the Republicans Of Mecklenburg
County met few days ago and elect
ed delegates without putting any Of
nce-helders on as delegates. The
postmaster at Charlotte thought it
best for him not to be named as one.
This shows a healthy sign, and if
wake County and every other coun-
ty In the State will follow the exam
pie of Mecklenburg, we will take all
OF the campaign thunder away from
the Democrats.
The Democrats papers and their
campaign speakers have charged for
number of years, whether true or
not, that the Republican party is
composed of lot of Federal Office
holders, that they control the conyen-
tons, name themselves as delegates
and candidates, and if the office
holders were taken away, there
would be no party. The action of
the Republicans In Mecklenburg have
SHOWN the charge to be false so far
as that county is concerned, and now
IL the other counties would do like
wise when they hold their conyen-
lions. the Democrats will have no
charge with which to hit us, and we
can then welcome recruits and the
democratic press and speakers can
not prejudice the Independent voter
win the cry of ofice-holders.
III the Federal office-holders are pa-
trlotic and honestly want to see their
party grow, and I believe most of
tnem do, they will step aside and re-
Iuse to be named as delegates to the
State and Congressional Conventions
| believe that We have an excellent
to win their year If we will
take advantage of our opportunity
REPUBLICAN VOTER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26
ELEC1ROCUTION FOR RATS.
Charlotte Hotel Keeper in q Fair
Way to Make a Fortune.
Oh rloffa Chrnnicla
Charlotte Chronicle. ]


The great Gould fortune was
founded on a rat-trap. simple wire
concern that did not hold good for
very long. for the rats soon got an
understanding of what 1t meant, but
the original Gould sold enough OF
the traps to lay the foundation for a
fortune. Since then. human ingen-
uity has been exercised in devising
a trap that would not excite the
suspicion of the rat and many more
or less successful devices have re-
suited. 1t has remained, however,
for Mr.. Henry Williams, a Charlotte
hotel-keeper, to originate trick
that the rat will never become wise
to. Mr.. Williams had a good deal of
trouble with the rates. The more
trouble they gave him the harder he
them He has been much interested
in the subject of electrocution and
the question occurred to him, Why
not electrocution for rates? He
made study of it and began expert
menting. The results were encour-
aging from the start, and one morn
Ing when he counted twenty victims
of his electric trap. he exclaimed,
and with good cause, "Eureka!" He
thereupon set about securing a pat
ent, and it is to be hoped that in his
case the Gould history will repeat it
self In all seriousness. Mr.. Will
liams seems to have hit upon an eff
fective device for the determination
of rats and has found a new and.
what is likely to prove, a popular
use of electricity.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26

Republican party. Patterson's plan
is TO defeat Frazier, the three judges
who decided against Cooper and his
own reelection. The other side are
equally determined that IL shall not
be.
Altogether, II is one OF the most
interesting situations in the nation
to-day, and 1t Is the beginning of the
end Of the Solid South"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26
We Stand Next to Japan i'm Divorces,

The divorce rate is much higher in
the United States than in any other
American or European land. Indeed
our people have had this distinction
for more than two centuries and a
half. Twenty years ago we first be-
came aware, from statistics, of the
exact situation that existed; and re-
cent research has proved that be-
fore Milton penned his essays favor
Ing civil marriage and self-divorce,
the New England colonists had in
lt1ated the most liberal divorce pol
icy that then could be found any
where in the civilized world. Year
after year since the birth of the
American nation this policy has be-
come broader and broader. To-day
only Japan-for peculiar reasons
which do not now concern us-has a
higher divorce rate than we; and in
this race even Japan has been far
outrun by some counties in our Wes-
tern States.-George Elliott Howard,
In the December McClure's.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26
THEN WHY DID SIMMONS RE.
SIGN?

IF Republican policies are
not largely responsible for the
high cost of living, why do Re-
publican Congressman in this
matter show themselves SO des-
perately investigation-shy? In
nocent men or parties act quite
d1fferently?''-Charlotte Obser-
yer.
II the shy ones are responsible
then the whole blame will fall on
Senator Simmons, of North Carolina
and the wing of the Democratic mar.
ty that he represents.
Simmons was placed on the COM
mlttee to Investigate the high cost of
ilVlng' but before the investigation
was fairly underway, 10, and behold,
simmons resigned from the commit
tee. If the Republican party had
sinned in the matter, why didn't Sim
mons stay on the committee so he
could obtain some data for the Dem
ocratic campaign and incidentally be
In position to recommend measures
Tor relief? Simmons gave DOOR
health as his excuse for resignins
from the committee, but it will be
noted that his health was not so
poor as to cause him to resign from
the Senate. The probable facts in
case are that Simmons saw that the
democrats would get no campaign
thunder out of the investigation. and
ne decided to step from under.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26
SHALL WOMEN VOTE?

If they did, millions would vote
DR.. Kings New Life Pills the true
remedy for women. For banishing
dull, tagged feelings. backache or
headache, constipation, dispelling
colds, imparting appetite and toning
up the system, they're unequaled.
Easy, safe. sure. Csc at all Drug
gists
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26

There comes a time every
now and then when there must
be a party house-cleaning, That
time has come in Wake County.
The Democratic machine that
governs the county has no
thought except to keep in pow
er. It cares for roads only to
please favorites and make votes.
1t has never taken any interest
in education. It Is chiefly re-
sponsible for debauching the
suffrage. In a score of petty
ways it outrages the rights of
the people for the small coterie
1t favors. People will not vote
bonds or larger tax for roads
because they know that politics
will dictate the expenditure by
which much will be wasted. No
body ever heard of any of the
machine favoring schools, and
yet they wish to dominate the
school boards. Politics-selfish
and small politics-is permitted
to sacrifice the real interests of
the people. Long lease of power
has made them arrogant and
they make appeal chiefly to vice
and cupidity."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26
nosTHsovss
DAILY.
CONNECTIONS.

CONNECTIONS
No. 64 connects at Vartna with Durham
and Southern Railway for Apex and Dur
ham. and at Raleigh with Seaboard Air Line
for Henderson. Oxford. NorIina, Weldon. Nor.
folk. Richmond and the North
NO. Do connects at Raleigh with Southern
railway train No. IA from Greensboro Dur.
ham and the West; and with s. A. I. train No.
81 from Norfolk. Weldon. Noriina Oxford snd
Henderson,; and at Nsrfna with Durham and
southern train from Durham and for Dunn
No 81 connects at Raleigh with Southern
Halfway train No. 1l2 from Greensboro and
the West and A. L. trains from the North
and south. making connection at Fayette.
vile with trains for Sanford. and main line
train for the North
No. 81 connects At Fayetteville with A C.
L. trains from Wilmington. Raeford Sayan
nan. Florence. Bennettsvflle, Maxton Red
Springs. and all points South. connecting A.
Raleigh with Southern Railway train No i'll
with Pullman sleeper for Durham and
Greensboro.
NorE.-ThIs company will endeayor to
make schedule and connections as outlinpd
above. but does not guarantee same.
J. A. MILLS
nALEIsh' N. Z. President
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26

or course. men have a right to
vote as they think. but few of them
do it.-Charleston News and Courier.
Very true. And II all men would
vote as they think the South would
go overwhelmingly Republican-pro-
viding those who do not think at all
were not allowed to vote.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26
How About Bob Glenn

Governor Harmon, Governor Mar
small Mayor Gaynor AMI William
Jennings Bryan are going to be the
next Democratic President.-Wash-
ington Post.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26
PILES CURED AT HOME BY
new ABSORPTION Method.

II you suffer from bleeding, itching. blind
or protruding Piles. send me your address.
and win tell you how to cure yourself as
home by the new absorption treatment: and
WIN also send some Of this home treatment
free tor trial, with references from your
S s, locality II requestedo Immediate re-
lief and permanent cure assured. Send no
money, but tell others Of this offer. Write
today TO Mrs. u. Summers, Boz p, Nota
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26

very Attractive Round Trip Rates
Via Southern Railway to New Or.
leans. La, Mobile, Ala, and Pen.
socoia. Fla, ON Account of Mard.
Gras Celebration.
Round trip rate from Raleigh 70
New Orleans. $2s.75: to Mobile. sgs :
50; TO Pensacola. $3.50. Tickets on
sale February LIST to 7th. inclusive
Win nnal return limit February 10
1910. Tickets may be extended TO
March 7th by depositing same With
special agent at destination on mr. he
lore February 18th. and upon nav
ment OF $1.0o at time Of deposit
For further information ana d.
tailed Information concerning sched-
uies. Pullman accommodations etc.
call on or write
J. o. JONES,
City Ticket Agent
r. 81. DeBUTTS.
Travelling Passenger Ageat
Raleigh. N. q
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26
THE PRAYERS OF THE
WICKED"

The Houston Post (Dem.) offers
up the following heartfelt prayer.
No doubt 1t will strike a responsive
chord In the breast of every Demo
erat, but that 1t will be answered.
alas, for Democracy,-it Is to be
feared that will never be. The
prayer is as follows:
20, Lord, now that every
every Democratic soul of hot
air and vainglory and insert
large instalments OF common
sense in every Democratic cram
ium; and, oh, remember, Lord.
our proneness to make fools of
ourselves just when we have
the world by the tail and
downhill pull, and see that we
don't get In bad this time"
SO often have the Democratic
party failed to take proper advan.
tage of opportunities that 1t seems
Providence In wisdom has inter.
posed.
In keeping with the prayer is the
Scriptural quotation regarding the
prayer Of the wicked availing naught
to be accepted as applying?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26

ny an imperial order, China abol-
lsnes slavery throughout the whole
empire. The present order is not
ruH. but it is promised that toto
emancipation will eventually result
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26

Baltimore. Nd, Mar 2o.-The po-
lice commission have instituted =
rigid investigation into the charges
that physician. who IL In stated 10
the head of the cocaine ring" had
paid the police slo.ooe for immunity
from arrest Important revelations
are expected.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26

A z0-gallon still was captured by
revenue officers near La Grange. A
man Ia charge lied. leaving also q
mule and cart. which the revenue
officer seized.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26

The Charlotte Observers Indus
trial Edition." las Wednesday,, was
credit to even that progressive
newspaper
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26

Columbia. s. O.. May z4.--col- w.
T. Brock. the assistant adjutant-gen-
eral and a prominent Democratic
politician. Ii being tried before q
court Of inquiry charged with vast
ing the States money.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26

Attempting 10 jump from his ship
to a ladder. Richard Hegehorn. n
sailor on the Clyde Line steamer
Santiago at Wilmington. fell into the
river and was drowned
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26

B. N. Duke. the local head of the
big tobacco firm, Is seriously i'll with
typhoid fever.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26

No payment which can be weighed
In gold is adequate compensation for
the least loss Of manliness- Selected.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26

The annual meeting OF the North
Carolina Coed Roads Association will
meet II Wilmington June s-sth. An
elabor -te program has been arrang-
ed and many prominent speakers will
be present.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26

Koonce Patterson, Durham negro
was acquitted of charge of burglary
by the testimony of Solomon Shep-
herd, the self-confessed murderer OF
Engineer Holt, and who is serving a
3O-year term in State prison This
is the second man Shepherd has saw
ed from execution, his confession of
killing Mr.. Holt being the means of
liberating Reuben Barbee. Shepherd
admitted the burglary also.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26
STATE NEWS.

The Wilmington Board OF Alder.
men have reduced the near beer
license from 81 900 q year 10 s3oe.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26
THE
THE
international Correspondence Schools
OF SCRANTON, pa

OF SCRANTON, PA.
will train you. during spare time. for
a Government position or to all a re-
sponsible technical position at larg-
er salary than you are now getting
For full information. I'LL out the
coupon below and mail IL to our
Washington Office.
M. d. Hanley. Supt.. 81. c. s." Wash
ington. d. c.. once 6l9. Penn
sylvania Avenue. N. w.
Dear Sir:-Please send me infor-
nation as to how I can become
(mention posi-
tom by spare time study without
leaving my present work until I am
qualified.
My name is.
Street and No.
Town and State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26
Responsible for so Per Cent Anyhow

Greensboro News
IL. as Professor Craven says, the
public schools of North Carolina are
only doing one-fifth Of their work.
then the Democratic good govern
ment" is wasting so per cent on the
dollar of the peoples money.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26

The State Fair Association has Of
fered purse of 81 900 for a trotting
race to be held on Thursday of next
fair week. This is the largest purse
on the Virginia-Carolina circuit.
Other large purses are offered
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26

AS the applications for the impend-
ing bond issue of $3,430,OOO Of State
bonds was not more than half that
sum, bids are re-advertised for, to be
opened May 28th. The low rate, 4
per cent, is stated to be the cause of
the small number of bids. The State
officials, however, state that they
have no fear of getting the whole
amount later.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26
A TERRIBLE INDICTMENT.

The Raleigh News and Observer in
an editorial in its issue of May Bird,
has this to say of Democratic "good
government" in Wake County:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-26

The body Of Lord Beresford," the
name used by an English swindler
and bigamist, which has been held by
an Asheville undertaken for eight
years, was at last claimed by a rel
ative Al taken to Washington, D.
c., for cremation. 1t is said that he
was married to sixteen women.