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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16

been such a. 10 give great pleasure
and comfort 10 the whoie Democratic
machine n the State. and agaln 10
has commented himself 10 them for
marked praise-
The people Of the state vii also
remember that when Ewarf was ap-
pointed Federal judge. that the
charges aIed against him before the
judiciary Committee Of the United
States Senate we're 30 serious as TO
demand an investigation, and tha,
the Investigation OF the charges de-
veioped evidence OF . klad that
caused the Judiciary Committee OF
the United States Senate 10 unani-
mousIy decide against his confirma-
ton.
Is IL not strange that none OF these
charges and none Of this evidence
has ever been published or comment
ed upon by the Democratic press OF
the State? Any Republican who was
trying to build up his party and
make North Carolina a Republican
State would have had the changes
wrung on those charges and that evil
dence every hour from then until
now.
Mr.. Ewart should join the Demo-
cratic party where he would be In
congenial company. and he is now
qualified to go into the class OF such
Democratic leaders as Simmons and
Daniels, and that is where he be-
longs. Mr.. Simmons and Mr.. Daniels,
however. would no doubt like to keep
him in the Republican party, be-
cause he could there do more harm
to the Republican party than he
could in the open with Mr.. Simmons
and Mr.. Daniels as Democratic al
lies.
Yes, there is a reason, and abun-
dant reasons, why Ewart received
such marked praise from the Demo
cratic machine.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16

Such . law would prevent . trust
attorney from being elected 10 the
Legislature and would prevent the
Governor CT the State from becoming
the attorney OF 3 corporation imme-
dlately after the end OF his I'm a.
Governor.
The editor of the Raleigh News
and Observer. In another editorial.
In warning the people against the
dangerous influences that defeat the
will OF the people in the Legislature.
says that the people should rise up
and protest against such big infiu-
ences for selfish ends a. defeated in
the last Legislature every measure
not desired by the public service cor
poraGions.
Here is a broad. sweeping state
ment, and a terrible charge and In
dictment against the majority Of the
members OF this last Democratic Leg
Islature. That paper also referred TO
the majority OF the members of this
last Legislature, in the editorial
above quoted, as railroad lawyers
and agents in the Legislature, voting
for their employers and against the
interests of the people"
Why does not the editor OF that
paper give to the people OF the State
the names of these railroad attor-
neys and agents and trust lawyers"
in the last Legislature who defeated
every measure which the trusts and
monopolies opposed? Why does not
the editor of that paper brand these
men as traitors to their State, in that
they draw salary as the State
trusted agents under oath, and at
the same time draw salaries
from corporations as attorneys and
on every occasion vote against the
people of the State and for the trusts
and corporations? How can man
betray his State in a baser manner?
The editor of that paper should
also give the names Of the Demo
cratic Congressman and other Demo-
cratic State officials, and indeed,
why not go down to the counties and
towns and give the names of the
Democratic officials who are the paid
attorneys Of trusts and corporations,
while their official acts, if they do
their duty, must necessarily come in
conflict with the interests of the mo-
nopolies who employ them and pay
them fees?
The editor of the Raleigh News
and Observer has made terrible
indictment against the majority OF
the Democratic Legislature, but ever
in doing so it has not told half the
truth.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16
WHY MIR. EWART RECEIVES
DEMOCRATIC PRAISE.

The Raleigh News and Observer
is continually praising Judge Ewart
as one Of the best and most progress
sive members of the last Legislature.
Indeed, that paper has no praise for
any Republican member of the Leg
islature except Ewart. We wish to
congratulate the other Republican
members of the Legislature that they
have escaped such an endorsement
from such a source.
member that Judge Ewart has al
ways been a pet of the Democratic
ballot-box stuffng machine in North
Carolina. There is a reason for this.
When Mr.. Ewart was in Congress he
there posed as the defender of the
ballot-box stufing Democratic ma
chine in North Carolina, and he, of
course, received the unqualified
praise and endorsement of the Sim
mons ballot-box stufing machine and
of all of the Democratic machine or
gans.
1t will be remembered that Ewart,
on the floor of Congress, denounced
every charge which the Republicans
had made against Democratic cleo
ton methods, and gave the Demo
cratic machine clean bill of health.
It will be remembered, again, that
when Mr.. Ewart was a member of the
Legislature in 1895, he used his posi-
ton as Chairman of the COMMITTEES
on Privileges and Elections to keep
every Democrat who got to that Leg
islature by ballot-box stuffing in his
seat, by refusing to act. on the CON
tests made by Republicans and Pop.
ulists, and that he was again the idol
of the Democratic ballot-box stuffins
machine.
1t will be remembered that it be
came necessary for Mr.. Walser, the
Speaker of that Legislature, to re
move Mr.. Ewart as Chairman of tina
Committee before action could b,
taken in the committee on a singl.
contest made by a Republican or ;
Populist. After Mr.. EWart's remoya
as chairman, there were prompt,
seated six Republicans and Populist
about whose election there was n,
doubt from the evidence.
Mr.. Ewart's course in the Legisla
ture' which has just adjourned ha
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16
WHY WE PUBLISH ACCOUNTS OF
CRIME.

Two of our subscribers who have
recently renewed their subscription
to The Caucasian volunteered the in
formation that they thought we were
getting out an excellent paper and
had only one criticism to offer; and
that was, We reported too many of
the crimes committed in North Car
DINA.
OF course, we are sorry that SO
many crimes are committed in this
State under the reign of Democratic
good government" and we publish
short accounts of them only as a
matter of news.
Those who heard the Democratic
politicians bowling in this State in
1900 had reason to believe that if
the Democratic were placed in full
control of the affairs of the State
that crimes would decrease and the
sound of the pistol would not be
more frequent than the song of the
mocking-bird. The people also had
reason to believe Chat is, those who
believed the Democratic politicians
that our courts would soon exist only
in name and that as the benefcent in
fluence Of Democratic good govern
ment was felt over the State that the
number of judges and solicitors
would be decreased.
What have been the facts? Crimes
of every kind have increased under
Democratic rule, in practically every
county the court dockets are longest
ed, the jails are full and the last Leg
islature not only asked that salaries
and travelling expenses of the judges
be increased because they are over
worked, but they asked for four more
judges in order to keep up with the
court work in the State.
If we were to publish accounts of
all the crimes committed in the State
guess our readers would think we
were publishing the Police Gazette
instead of general newspaper. No,
we do not publish all the crimes, and
we always cut out the vulgar and de-
grading part of the nasty cases.
We hope to publish even less about
crimes when our government gets
into better hands.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16
DEMOCRATIC INCONSISTENCY ON
FREE TEXTBOOKS.

We note that few papers in the
State have had something to say
about the bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Kennedy at the recent ses-
sion of the Legislature providing for
free textbooks in the public schools
of Sampson County, under the super
vision of public school officials to be
elected by the people of said county.
It should be remembered that Mr..
Kennedy's bill did not ask for one
cent of State aid, but simply asked
that Sampson County be allowed to
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16
WHY NOT INVESTIGATE OVER.
MANS SEAT?

The Raleigh News and Observer.
in its issue of March 9Th, In an edi-
torial, says:
THE Norfolk Ledger-Dis-
patch names Mr.. Overman as
one of the Democratic Senators
who voted for the unspeakable
Lorimer. 1t should retract and
apologize
In this way the editor of the Ra-
leigh News and Observer tries to
compliment Senator Overman for his
purity, courage and patriotism in vot-
ing against seating the .unspeakable
Lorimer," and at the same time to
indirectly give slap at Senator
Simmons for voting TO seat the .sun-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16
"A GLAZING RECORD OF OMIs-
SIONS."

The Western Carolina Enterprise.
commenting upon the work OF the
recent Legislature, says that il has
adjourned leaving little but a glar-
ing record of omissions" That paper
then goes on TO summarize some of
the measures that were killed.
Among those mentioned are the
Western Training School. the State
Primary Law, the Torrens Land
System. and the bill providing for
the Investigation OF Insurance COM
panies.
That paper could have gone fur
Their and pointed out its failure to
pass an honest antitrust law. 1t is
true that kind Of antitrust law was
passed, but 1t is another such sham
and fraud that it has been referred
to, even by Democrats, as a tooth
less law" with nothing but "bleed-
ing gums"
Even the Raleigh News and OBJ
server, in an editorial, admits that
the law, as passed, was just what
the Stanard Oil Trust and the to-
bacco Trust wanted it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16
STATE RIGHTS AS A SHIELD FOR
TRUSTS.

Governor Marshall, of Indiana, who
is being doomed by his friends as a
Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dency, is out in a two-column inter-
view giving his views on public ques-
lions. One of the most pronounced
planks in his platform for the Presi-
dency is that the States should
crush the trust evil, and not leave it
to the Federal Government. We take
the following extract from his state
ment:
Take the trust question, for
example. The States must han
die the trusts, and they can do
so. The general government
cannot get at them. There is
plenty of power in every State
to bring the trusts to terms, if
it is exercised. The trusts are
creatures of the State, and the
creature cannot be bigger than
the creator. Any State can curb
the improper acts of corpora
tons by prohibiting them from
owning stock in other corpora
tons, and by shutting out of
the State any corporations which
are owned by other corporations,
and by providing for the for
fixture of charters of offending
corporations, or by shutting
them out of the State.''
Now, suppose the people of the
country elect Gov. Marshall Presi-
dent and his policy is carried out;
that is, for the National Government
to stop prosecuting the trusts under
the effective National antitrust law,
and leave each State to adopt it's own
methods and means under it's SOW
ereign power to suppress the great
trust evils. Where would the people
of North Carolina be? Would he be
willing to trust Gov. Kitchin an6
the Democratic machine in North
Carolina, which not only refuses to
prosecute a trust, but refuses tt
even pass an antitrust law that has
one old snaggled, rotton tooth in it
There is a growing suspicion that
some people are raising the States
rights cry in the interest and for the
protection of the monopolies an6
trusts, and surely the trusts viii
stand in no danger in North Caro-
lima as long as Kitchin, Daniels, Sim
mons and the present Democrat,
machine are in charge of the inter
ests of the State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16

s..~~ssa sree sexs~sooks - khe er7.1
49, .raooss and 80 aaexs tie scacca
o~rs.aa 10 sapervase he school ~oFkI
IN lat ssuasy.
Waen = blaa was insrvasc~ %
Rnprxseasaixe Marshall rsaasTsnx tie
state 20 farnasa free TEXTBOOKS u
The pahlsc schools O. tie easiTe state.
the Democratic mcueors elaisaed saas
The state was not ahIe 70 do 90. ana
tried to pus Mr. Marshall - = hole
BY making certain amendments and
then reporting the bill 20 apply oniy
10 surry Coansy. provsding thai
county wouId furnish the books Mr..
NarshaIl did not like some OF the
amendments 10 The bill. and Il vas
tabled. lHowever. Mr.. Marshall la
ter offered another DILL providing
that the State shoald furnish free
textbooks to the INDECENT children Of
the State and went before the CON-
mittee and told them IL they would
not report IL favorable for the State.
that he would accept II for Snrry
County alone. and that his county
would furnish the books. but the
committee never made a report on
the bilI). But there was no SINGER
ity in the actions OF the committee
when they reported Mr.. Marshalfs
first bill for free text books for his
county alone. for they later refused
TO allow Sampson County such a
privilege, and besides their action In
opposing the bill for Sampson shows
that they are unalterably opposed to
allowing the people to elect any Of
ficers which the Democratic machine
now appoint.
The Democrats now have the
schools in politics and they propose
to continue using the schools as a
political foot ball.
Mr.. Kennedy's bill, if passed would
not have cost the State one extra
cent, neither would it have shorten
ed the school term in Sampson Coun-
ty single day. In fact the bill
provided that every school district
should have a four months school
and whatever extra amount needed
| to furnish the books for a primary
education was to be raised by taxa
ton.
The Democrats were placed in the
attitude of opposing education, and
they not only seemed Indifferent as
| to the cause of education in their
counties, but played "the dog in the
manger" act by saying that Sampson
nor any other Republican county
| should be allowed to forge to the
front in educational progress.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16
TRUST AND MONOPOLY DONNA
TION OF THE DEMOCRATIC
LEGISLATURE.

The Raleigh News and Observer
in it's issue of March 9th, contain.
the following editorials:
''The oil trust and tobacco
trust are perfectly we'll satisfied
with the Senate substitute just
as they were two years ago with
the Bassett-Blow substitute"
THE tobacco trust can afford
to maintain expensive Hobbies to
fight laws it does not like. Last
year it made s35, 045,352, an in
crease of over four million dol
lars over the previous year. Far
.mers in Stokes are cutting down
their tobacco acreage because
the trust will not pay them liv-
ing prices
"The Legislature was urged
to put all light, water and power
companies under the control of
the Corporation Commission so
it could fix their charges. It
failed to do SO. Mr.. r. f.
King calls attention to the fact
that the price of gas has been
raised in Greensboro for gas
stoves from s1.00 to $1.35 per
thousand cubic feet. The con-
sumers have no redress"
This is, indeed, a severe arraign
ment of the Democratic members o
the last Legislature; yet that pape
will be advocating in the next cleo
ton the election of another Legisla
ture of the same kind; and whereve
there is an attempt made on tn
stump to discuss the Democratic rec
ord and the live issues and put tn
Democratic candidates for the Legis
lature on record, that paper will TAX
the lead in bowling niger or abus
ing Butler and lying about him in OF
der to attract the attention of tn
voters from the real issues at stake
A Legislature that was the prod
uct OF such contemplate, miserabl
lying campaign as the last one ccul
not have been expected to have prf
duced any better results.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16

sevIs@s. Beds are Asssx "a
~ antEi snteress r.y=~zss a..
already neeoniax Suzesrse-s
TIE Repzbsiran ae~3 nes :. =
red ahcus TIE nw@csrNssx ---,..-s
for issuing hoats. % ahoss ss~ ~.
asn @ paying isseFess e ,As a..
because thar can. 90 eoarxe. rss..
ate The snssress and tie Pr.
whenever shey sce c.. sre@ szsf,N
the state got hsn6Fea eeata g. =.
dollar for svsry bad.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16
The Smart Set Magazine Under New
Management.

The Smart Set magazine, which
was founded in 1900 and has been
conducted since by the Egs Ess Pub
fishing Company, New York City. has
passed into the hands of new cor
poration headed by John Adams
Thayer, and will henceforth appear
under new management.
Mr.. Thayer who will be recalled as
one fthe men who made such re-
markable success of Everybody
Magazine" few years ago, has since
his retirement from that publication
been out OF active business; but ne u
now back In the game and Is outlih-
ing plans for making the Smart Set
as great success in the fiction field
as "Everybody's" was In that OF more
general scope.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16

Nessrs. Odus l. Moore and is Fl,
Cade. Jr.. have leased the S-s.s,
Aurora. and are giving the people q,
Cleveland County n good pape-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16
Magistrates May Get Drunk il The!
Wish.
Monroe Enquirer.l

A bill was introduced in the Legs
lature to make it unlawful for mag
istrate to try case while ne =
drunk. The bill did not pass. Tnes
did not want to monkey with the
rights of the 'squires. A magis
trate can still try case while ne :
so bloomin' full that he cannot his
the ground with his hat, and yet :
will be, according to the law as 2
writ, "iestis."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16

Demagoguery is doing about q.
much devilment now as most any
thing that the people have to buu %
against.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16

It is all quiet along the Potomac.
but a trifie fretty along the Rio
Grande.-Providenc Journal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16
1.-THE BOND CRAZE.
The Union Republican. in an ed
ltorial under the above heading saws.

DOFe Hed4Ing, says
The bond issuing craze is
Statewide In CHANGING over
the daily proceedings of the Leg.
lsiature we note a perfect deIuge
. DIS authorizing the issue of :
Dc 5 for every conceizable pur-
pos cat the human mind can
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16

Here's hoping that winter voat
declare an extra session also.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16

It's dollars TO doughnuts. that yos
can't make either one of the NertA
Carolina Senators mad enough TO
tender their resignation.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16
WITH THE EDITORS.

Funny thing. Sheehan cam re,
In and Bailey can't sc; out-Nc.
York American.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16

Colonel Bryan has stopped run
ming for President in order TO devote
his time more sedulously TO seoId!ng
the country.-Baltimor Sun.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16


can't make either one of the North
Carolina Senators mad enough TO
tender their resignation.
Colonel Bryan has stopped run
ming for President in order TO devote
his time more sedulously 10 scoId!ng
the CONTEMPLATION Sun.
There is one comfort from the plan
to increase the number OF Congress
men. 1t will mean the free distribu-
ton Of more garden seeds.-NorfoR
Landmark.
1t is hard to see how Luther Bur
bank could improve on the straw
berry, as he promises. unless be
makes two grow where only one greE
before.-Atlanta Journal.
But then We were not expecting
the Legislature to pass an anti-trus:
law with teeth, because the Demo
cratic party gave bonds in the sum o.
one million dollars last June TO be
good. See?
The Democrats Of Pennsylvania are
insurging, and among no body Of
men In the world Is a first-class, old
fashioned riot so much needed. A
sign of life among the Pennsylvania
Democrats is welcome.-Columbia
IS. c. State.
Just before adjournment OF the
North Carolina House some OF the
members are said to have sung, God
be with you till we meet again" We
hope the Lord will be with them all.
but We would hate to know that some
of the crowd would ever meet again
in legislative halls-Rowland (N. CD
Sun.
Human rights are above property
rights, although the men who form
trusts and conduct monopolies some
times don't seem to think so. The
property right exists, in moral
sense, only in return for social ser
vice, and must in every case yield to
the needs Of humanity. Make your
legislators understand this. II you
don't they may make laws to Cypress
you.-Winston Sentinel (Dem).
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16

There is one comfort from the plan
men. 1t will mean the free distribu-
ton Of more garden seeds.-Norfolk
The Detroit times., 1911-05-22

Wife, sed Pa, have always heard
you saying that wimmen is gamer
than men. Now, I think myself, sed
Pa, that in sum cases wimmen has
been gamer than men, but tonite
am going to show you a man that Is
RELY game-as game as myself.
He was old soldier witch fought in
the war of the Rebelyun, Pa sed. His
naim Is Leeds, & during the yeers that
he served with the Confederates he was
as solid as the rock Of Gibraltar. No
body ever made him run, sed Pa. He
was one royal hero.
Husband, sed Ma, I have seen a
crate variety OF yure friends. sum OF
witch you sed was brilyunt rum OF
wich you sed was braive, but moastly
thay have turned out sort OF foney.
hoap yure new friend will prove ex-
cepshun to the rule. suppoas you
remember Fighting Jack MCGEE, the
Bronx Bouncer, that you brought up
here, q that got licked by littel wait
er that saim mite wen We all went out
to git club sanYich- ~
will admit that I have gone rong
onst OF twice in the peepful that
have introduced, sed Pa, but this Mis-
ter Leeds is differnt He is fine,
cleen-cut old gentleman Of the school
now ded, gentleman witch dident
know the meening OF the word feer.
unless maybe he mite cum hoam late
sum mite. Jest wait till you see him.
sed Pa, that will be enuff to satisfy
you.
Jest then Mister Leeds CAIN in, q
brought friend with him witch was
also old soldier. want you to meet
The Detroit times., 1911-05-22
LITTLE Boobies PA.
BY WILLIAM +. KIRK

friend OF mine, sed Mister Leeds to
Pa & Ma. his naim is Siegfried & he
fought with Stonewall Jackson. Him
& me had many a hand to hand con-
flick Ware the shot & shell was fly
ing, thare was always me q him.
Yes, sed Mister Siegfried, after he
had been introduced. Yes, am glad
to say that was side by side with
Comrade Leeds Wen the shot & shell
was flying. Them was the days that
tried the nations soul remember
the day that shot four Of the enemy,
& / shot them all singef handed. Men
was gain In them days, wasent thay?
Men was always game. sed Pa. My
wife says that wimmen can stand a
littel moar than men. say that she
Is wrong. l say that a man can stand
moar than a woman, wen IL Gums to
the finest kind Of bravery. Leeds, sed
Pa, tell them about the time that you
shot Captain Nick In the shins.
=. dident shoot him In the shins, sed
Mister Leeds, shot him In the calves.
He was running away from me. Thare
Is no two ways about II, hero Is al
ways a hero. I have stood on battel
feeds wen the whole thing looked like
shambels. have seen brave men
getting thare beds shot on 4 have
newer fiinched Wonderful, sed Ma.
Jest then the teiiefone rang e. Pa
went to the fone, & he sed Mister
Leeds. yure wife wants to speek TO
you. Tell her I amt here, q haven't
been, sed Mister Leeds. & he put on
his coat & hat q ran.
Ha, ha, sed Ma. so men is gamer
than wimmen. are thay?