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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-29

may be with his colleagues. will soon
er or later get at the head Of his
committee by those above him going
to- other committees or leaving the
Senate.-the time depending almost
entirely upon accident and chance. In
other words. If a man happens 10 be
on a committee where the three. four
or five men above are not reelected,
then be can within one or two terms
of Congress go TO the head OF a com
mittee. This has happened even
within the short space of two Con
crosses, while Mr.. Simmons has been
in the Senate for six Congresses.
Even with this long service in the
Senate, Mr.. Simmons was not the
ranking Democrat on the Finance
Committee that had charge OF the
tariff bill. The ranking Senator was
Bailey, of Texas, and here comes the
interesting part of the story.
Bailey has long been a recognized
authority on the tariff question. He
was the Democratic leader as a mem
Der OF the House OF Representatives,
and no one has claimed that any
Democrat in either chamber under
stood the tariff question better.
Then why Is 1t that Mr. Bailey has
not taken the lead to represent the
Democrats as the ranking member of
the committee in this most important
contest? 1t is simply because Mr.
Bailey, having become so smirched
with Standard Oil, and realized that
he could not be reelected from Tex
as, was anxious to help to elect a man
whom he and his big friends wanted
to see kept in the Senate Since Mr..
Bailey could not be reelected, he did
not want Simmons to be defeated,
Mr.. Bailey were clearly of the opin-
ion that 1t was to their interest to
keep a man like Simmons in the Sen
ate.
In the meantime, Mr.. Bailey has
put Mr. Simmons in his shoes to give
i'm aa much DrOmjnanpp az DOSSihlp
in the hope it will help him for re-
election. Now, inasmuch as Mr..
Bailey is a much ADLER man than Mr..
simmons, why should not North Car
Dina invite Mr.. Bailey to come to the
State and let US elect him to the Sen
atte, If we must have a man Of the
Bailey stripe?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-29
CURTIS DEFEATED by TIN Iugy.
MER WHITEWANH.

Senator Curtis has JUS, h,,. "a.
feated for reelection IN the REM.
can primaries OF Kansas s,.s...
Curtis was one OF the Senator. 49,.
along with Senator Simmons ...s.
10 whitewash Senator l,oriusF .rs
keep him in his seat
Senator Curtis. like Senator 81.
mons, became SO frightened &. lie
fact that every Senator who voted To-
whitewash Lorimer, who had cone
before the people for reelection. l..
been beaten, that he took the ba.f
track and voted against Lorlmer lie
last time. This action OF Seaa,g-
Curtis, however, did not save AZ
from crushing defeat al the ha-a
of the Republicans of his State.
1t will be remembered that e1s-
Senator Cullom, one OF the pgra:
men in public life, and the man sss
has been the idol OF the Republics
of Illinois, was also defeated Tor r.
election by the people of his State
their sole reason being his vote 70
whitewash Senator Lorimer
Senator Simmons will be the Eel.
one OF the Lorimer whitewashers sao
will come before the people Of as
State for reelection. Will the Del-
ocrats OF North Carolina be less pa
triotic on that question than have
been the Republicans OF Illinois.
Kansas, and every other State where
the issue has been presented?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-29
WORSE THAN A DO-NOTHING
CONGRESS-.

The Charlotte Observer, in lea'
ng editorial, says:
I'm regard to leave asked by
Representative Underwood to
print in The Congressional Rec
ord an analysis Of the business
accomplished during the session
of Congress now near it's end,
the Washington correspondent of
the New York Journal of Com
merce notes that all those pieces
of legislation receiving the most
publicity have, without excep-
ton, come to naught. The tariff
program was from the first man
ifestly designed only for political
consumption, not as a means of
getting anything done. Out of
all the array of investigations
conducted at enormous public
expense in the hope Of getting
some ammunition against some
body none has had the slightest
result. The two loudest and
most expensive were those into
the steel trust and the so-called
money trust; the first of these
merely brought out facts which
had been published in newspa-
pers and magazines many times
before, while the second was a
fiascO, quite.
'"The nIain truth ia that in
stead of playing politics to the
neglect Of the regular business
of the Government-even DELHI
erately sacrificing regular bust
ness by use of the rider device
Congress should have wound
up long ago. The thing it most
clearly should have done, name
ly, cut off it's members twenty
cent mileage graft and similar
perquisites, it refused to do. If
it accomplished anything politi-
cally helpful out Of all it's en-
deavors, the gigantic pension
steal constitutes that same; and
nobody is proud of this"
The above is only a partial and
lid statement of the many sins Of
and commission Of this
Congress.
One of the last and worst acts OF
lis fraud Congress is the defeat OF
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-29
SENATOR CJANlNs p.p
WILL =

Senator Cummias. 8: Ian
Just Issued ssAteuca, - =,
says that he has i&Aca ~.
read carefully the cvtaess.
the contest cases before IL, s.
can National Committee u O..
He says that he Is nos o.-.
by the record that szA.or.,r 4.
honestly elected delesA,e-
against President Taft. Aaa "a.
is not the legal Nominee O, ,ss.
He says that the record u..-
clear that the NatiouA. Conn.
stole the nomination for p-.,..
Taft
He declares further tha; ba 49,.
the Republicans OF his State d,
to devise some way By which n.v
regular Republicans, can r,-,as..
Col. Roosevelt as the regular as...
gal nominee, and vote for A.-. e..
President.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-29
BAILEY AND HIS FRIENDS WANT
SIMMONS REELECTED.

1t is noticeable that every now and
then the Simmons organs in this State
break out in new line of praise for
their candidate, and all take up the
same tune at the same time. This
would indicate that the tip to them is
given by their leader, Mr.. Simmons,
himself
One of the last illusions that has
been going the rounds of all the Sim
mons organs is to the effect that the
State is greatly honored in the fact
that one of her Senators is the real
Democratic leader of the Senate, and
that State pride, if nothing else,
should cause North Carolina to keep
a man who has within twelve years
acquired such prominent leadership
in that body.
There may be some newspapers and
politicians in this State that think the
above is a fair and truthful state
ment as to the prominence that Mr..
Simmons is now occupying in the
Senate, but Mr.. Simmons himself
knows better. Therefore, If he is fur
nishing these tips to his supporters
in the State, he is deliberately try
ing to mislead the people.
=
A Senator does not reach the top
OF committees in the Senate on lac
count of his ability or special fitness
The law of the United States Senate
is seniority-that is, man on any
committee, no matter how mediocre
his ability, or how poor his standing
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-29
"WHY A POPULIST SHOULD VOTE
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET

The Charlotte Observer, in an edi
torial, says:
why are all the Populists in
this State flocking to Roosevelt?
The Democrats were the first to
steal the POpulist platform and
ought to be entitled to Populist
preferences by right of priority"
The reason which the Charlotte
Observer gives why a Populist should
vote the Democratic ticket are not
convincing. It must be admitted that
all Populists are men of enough in
telligence and force of character to
have opinions Of their own and the
manhood and intelligence to express
them and vote for them. Therefore,
these Populists cannot be fooled by
the fact that the Democratic party
stole their platform to try to get
their votes.
The Democratic party did fool a
number Of Populist in 1896 by steal
ing the Populist platform, but it can
not any longer fool any of them, be-
cause that party simply stole the
Populist platform to capture the Pop
ulist vote, but since that time the
Democratic party has shown by it's
action that it did not believe in a
single plank in the Peoples party
platform.
In the very next campaign, the
Democratic party sold out bag and
baggage" to Wall Street and nomi-
mated Judge Parker for, President
The last Democratic National Con-
vention at Baltimore was a Wall
Street convention. The trusts and
monopolies had the convention so in
its grip that they were able to name
the same Judge Parker as temporary
chairman of the convention. Mr..
Ryan and Mr.. Belmont were there In
person to give their orders adm see
the job executed.
1t will be remembered that four
teen out of the twenty-four dele
gates from North Carolina voted for
Judge Parker. They went there to
nominate Harmon or Underwood or
Clark as their first preference. How
ever, they became frightened at the
candidacy orCol. Roosevelt, and this
forced the m to run to cover and nom
mate Governor Wilson, and since
Governor Wilson's speech of accept
ance he seems entirely satisfactory
to the Wall Street element.
Mr.. Belmont's paper; the New
York Times, is loud in it's praises
of Governor Wilson's speech of &C
and says that his speech is
the real platform and is satisfactory
to the business interests. Mr.. Bel
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-29
WILSON AGAIN PLEASES THE
TRUSTS AND SPECIAL INTER-

Before their nominations, both Col
onel Roosevelt and Professor Wilson
were fighting the bosses, the agents
of the big special interests in the va
rious States Colonel Roosevelt is
still fighting the bosses, while Pro-
lessor Wilson has quit. Professor
Wilson has announced that he will
not attempt to interfere with the
domination Of the bosses in the va
rious States, and he is now being
praised and supported by all OF these
bosses.
This means that Tammany Hall
will control the Democratic nomina-
tions in New York and dictate the
nominees for all Congressman and
Senators. The same thing will be
true in Indiana, Illinois, and Penn
sylvania, and all the other States.
This means that even if Professor
Wilson was elected that his admins
tration will be absolutely dominated
by the bosses, who were in complete
charge of the Baltimore Convention.
If Simmons, the boss machine lead
er in this State, should be elected to
the Senate, he will be working hand
in glove with these bosses in all the
other States.
The trusts and the special interests
will be entirely satisfied with such a
Congress.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-29
f@h>'nkNr TAFT p.,,'
OHIO gtPrr;,.tEh /,

President Tai, mai.
guest Of the Tai, Res-,- '''-e =
o. a STATE Of oAso 10, y se
plan BY "A'eA sAs aoo,s,s.. +. -
TAFT Republicans oozl4 =. !.
State and oOaa,y ue.s.. =
The Republican so=..,-.
1.i' st, State c0a'sa'.oa e; "a. q
Just held meeting a. To-
% Amos aaAA''ao-' ,s.s 8. =. !,
TO iollo~ Prvs4asat 1..
They declare thai ,a.r '@N
OF all Republicans. zA... lie
or Roosevelt. II OA.g. a...-,
wherever they eAa oa sac i.
tickets.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-29

The Republican County Executive
Committee OF Catawba has refused &c
endorse the gag rule which the State
Committee has tried 10 force upon
the people. All Republicans are in.
vited TO take part. They declare tha,
instead OF trying TO read men out oi
the party. they want 10 continue 10
build up and carry the county and
State.
We clip the following from the
report OF the meeting by the Hickory
Times-Mercury
"As TO the State and National
tickets, the delegates TO the State
Convention will go as they did
before.-so as Republicans and
claim seats In same as such, rec
ognizing no authority except that
OF the people whose delegated
representatives they are. And as
near as possible. they will carry
out the will OF the people at
home They will act on the prin-
ciple that the State Committee is
not Navy Board Of Health TO
decide whether one is qualified to
abide the ship or not, or are
prepared TO enjoy liberty In case
the ship sails, or is worthy OF
political heaven in case the ship
sinks. Like in the campaign OF
1896, let every man vote his
choice for President, but be a
unit when 1t comes TO the State
and county tickets. They believe
in local self-government, first OF
all, because ii means more to the
average taxpayers. In things
essential, unity; and in all
things, charity will be their bat
tie cry"
This is the correct spirit, and it
will mean victory in Catawba County
IN November.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-29

The suggestion OF The CaucasiAS
for a Presidential primary on the daI
Of election is meeting with q chorus
of approval from the mountains 10
the sea. Indeed, what is the ma''s'
with the man who opposes this sil'
pie and effective remedy TO proven
the party from splitting? Indeea'
who wants to split the party aA'
why?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-29

When Judge" Ewart left the Leg
1slature two years ago he announced
he was then out Of politics-which
statement was probably truer than he
thought. A few weeks ago he at
tempted to get in the race for mem
Der Of the Legislature from Hender-
son County, but found that his party
was bitterly opposed to him and was
forced to withdraw from the race
The Judge" is now probably aware
that the voters do not consider it the
proper thing or man to be elected
TO the Legis' allure as a Republican
and then line up with the Democrats.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-29

The Raleigh News and observer,
| in a leading editorial, headed Far
mers Should Support Wilson," says:
The farmers Of this country
should feel an especial concern
in the success Of Democracy, for
it is to Democracy that they
must look for legislation, which
will treat them fairly and just
ly, and relieve them Of the eX-
actions under which they labor
because of antagonistic Republi-
can legislation, a fact which is
being recognized by the farmers
throughout the country"
Now, Mr.. Farmer, after you have
read the above from the Democratic
organ, we suggest that you turn and
read Governor Wilson's speech Of &C
ceptance and see what he proposes,
if he is elected, to do do for the far
mers and wealth-producers. Cover
nor Wilson, in discussing the high
cost Of living, proposed as a remedy
that such legislation should be en-
acted as would cause the dollar to
buy more than it will buy now.
Every millionaire and coupon clip
per in the United States is in favor
of that policy. The class of people
who do not create wealth, but who
have great deal of money, desire to
make each dollar buy as much as pos
sible Of the products Of the laborer
and the farmer.
In order that there may be no mis-
understanding about Governor Will
sons position, we quote his exact
words
''It is not as easy for US to live
as it used to be. Our money
will not buy as much. Higher
wages, even when we get them,
yield US no great comfort. We
used to be better off with less,
because the dollar could buy so
much more.'
There you have Prof. Wilson's
remedy in a nut shell.
Now, if you want the dollar to buv
more Of your labor and products, |
then vote for Prof. Wilson and let us
have another Democratic administra-
ton. Our people we'll remember
that that was exactly the condition
we had under the Grover Cleveland
At that time, one dollar would buy
twenty-five pounds Of cotton, which
made cotton sell, when it sold at all.
at four cents pound. Everything
was cheap then, but nobody except
the rich could buy even the neces-
saries Of life, no matter how cheap
they were. The Democratic program
as we had it under Grover Cleveland
and as sQuarely declared for by Prof.
Wilson, is for a dear dollar and a
cheap man.
Those who want that condition |
should vote the Democratic Ticket.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-29

the Cummings bill to strengthen the
antitrust act and TO reopen the Stan.
dard OIL and Tobacco Trust cases
But the gigantic pension steal
mentioned By the Observer Is enough
alone TO damn any Congress.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-29
WHY SHOULD FARMERS VOTE
FOR WILSON?

The Raleigh News and Observer,
in a leading editorial, headed Far
mers Should Support Wilson," says:
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REVISING CHRISTMAS.

un1 re revsc the Christmas tariff downward Mrs. Bel
mont for example, says the indrmnate and extravagant
- giving Of presents Christmas by working girls especially
when thew take up collections kind Of obligatory tribute to heads
Of expense the girls Ill afford So far she
right and hope her puQ she calls young who
have courage to against petty and meaningless holiday
graft will hold Everybody knows that vast deal Of Christ
mos giving prompted from something that the spirit
OF kindness and generosity than the muzxe Of gun
S-when to forming Societies for the Regulation OF
Christmas Beneccs can't help mpahzng with the lone
m who dared that such league isn't and that
girls their Judgment and give
they see it,"
That Christmas burden and undue tax upon many people
and purses true Yet about the giving withholding OF gifts
prefer put up with abuses rather than the whole
reduced than and dried and agreements The
satisfaction the smallest giving that from OF
complete personal freedom Judgment and initiative somehow long
way from clubs and campaigns Of restraint and protest Chrms
with ito plans M problems and s pleasures something concerning
which every should left least the illusion his
complete independence and privacy.
In various ways, however, Christmas being brought up
date wyn Already the bug experts have decided that Christ
trees full Of mohs germs and what and this year
heavy embargo this good old feature the holiday
We note also that the middle South amazed the sudden failure
Of the demand for the beautiful mountain gax which to
the fsvorite tor Christmas wreahs and decorations Tho
Charlotte On CO. Observer ssns that whereas last Northern
florists took from two North Caroline counties leaves for
which they paid the gsthee this year something has hap.
pned The gax we'll advanced and 90 far not single
order hos been received 1t feared that tickle fashion has made
the magnolia leaf from the far South the new favore and s
unlocked for situation he's caused feeling almost Of desps"
the mountain gathcrers Of ealax
Holiday customs must take their chances along with the rest
new florists md may bring sad Christmas country
s'ds Will it make the city folk one jot the happcr9
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A Wonderful lS-Y ar Record.

no you know what scientific DIS
coveriss have done for your
~ health and life during phe past
fifteen y~a-s' Out Of dozens OF such
discoveries made In that decade AMI Q
half. here are . few Of the moss I'm
pofSan,:
RADIUM-Ussd In healing many skin
diseases.
MALARIA oERMs-Firs, step to
ward Gnding cure for malaria.
AsEPTlc sURGERY-Insur!ns the
healing of wounds By first intention.
TYPHOID SERUM-Oivtns immunity
from typhoid fever.
MENINGITIS SER TM-Reducss the
mortality Of this formerly fatal disease.
DAciIAI.Us BUL0ARICUS-como q
the poisonous germs tina, produce old
age.
x-RAys-ls shs sxploras1en o: the In
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public gatherings be erected on part Of
the north end Of Central Park. At the
risk of being called an assassin OF the
rights Of the people to fresh air and
green grass and sunlight want to 60
on record as saying tina; the stadium
plan 10 a good thing.
1.-THE idea that q park should be all
landscape belongs to the Silurian age Of
civic progress. A playground or breath
ing spot Is not necessarily a plot COW
cred by grass and trees. There IL
plenty Of grass in Central Park, but
only In certain restricted areas are
citizens allowed to rest their pavement
weary feet by walking on It. Central
Park 10 full OF trees. but boys who try
to climb them are arrested. The rules
to protect the grass and trees and
flowers are good rules. however. be-
cause the people who frequent ouI
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THE SAINTS ARE STILL WITH US.

T0HANK Heaven, the world not yet do its work wholly
Il without faith and sentiment
Digging surely prosaic business. Yet to-day
the people Of little town Sicily arc proudly enshrning their
tiny church $500 statue Of st. Josepa Brooklyn
contractor put through tough Job Of building our neigh
boring borough without mshap!
The newly completed ssOoOooo system for Richmond
Ill., which dedicated this week. includes an inverted phop
which had to be built under the big water conduit which
supplies oil Brooklyn with drinking water When the Italian con-
tractor reached this part of the job and realized what break in
the water conduit might mean chis down his spine az
prayed to St. Joseph knees beside construction shack
that might finish this section of the without accident bo
od the Borough President And when the work had been con.
Scehousy done he honocd the saint in the little home church
across the seas pleasant story of good workman and fine
faith. ~ ~
And to show that be opened with scntmo,.
ana feeling Borough President Connolly had an inspiration and
ohstened the system by pouring quart Of chamraunc info ono
the manholes! Let no call us hcartcss people!
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The Jarrs's Uncle Henry Sees
Poor Piano Brutality Pounded

And there was another patter Of ap-
plausc, while Mr.. PinkfnKer. rawing a
dainty handkerchief from His .leeye.
dabbed At his eyes, then lightly necked
the keyboard with mis- mouohoir. re-
placed A in bis sleevs b,tchsd the o,an,
stool nearer and baran IN MAY Tho
minute his nrst note. sounded sv.rv
woman present turned her back un,n
the PLAYER Of ..rhistIedown Athv.rt the
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via at the ton OF her voice until the her,
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laundry man. when YOU come to con-
slider that the investigator have power
to go back as far as they please and
that their investigation deals with a
body Of 1000 men. many OF whom were
recently hold up as grafters and worse.
It isn't much OF reflection on the police
department that tho only paths fol-
lowed have been opened by sorehsad
former officials, sorehead cops. convicts
and professional knockers. All such In
vestigations are conducted solely for che
purpose Of putting the worst aspect on
the subject investigated. Only one side
Is exposed-the bad side. Most Of the
charges and insinuations brought out
are subject to satisfactory explanation.
but the Investigation will 90 on as long
as the appropriation holds out"