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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26
THE BAD INFLUENCES ALL FOR
SIMMONS.

Every bad influence, SO far as We
know, in this country is supporting
Taft for President, except the Demo-
cratic bosses, like Murphy, the head
of Tammany Hall, and other Demo-
cratic bosses in Illinois, Indiana, and
most of the Southern States. These
bosses and evil influences are every
one supporting Mr.. Simmons for the
Senate in this State
If there is a good and bad side to
government. why should North Caro-
lima deliberately vote to send to the
Senate the man that all of the bad
influences prefer? Evils in govern
ment and the industrial evils must
all be corrected by wholesale legisla-
ton. How can North Carolina help
these reforms by sending to the Sen
ate the man that all of the bad in
f1uences want?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26
RESIGNING GOOD OFFICES TO
SUPPORT ROOSEVELT.

Only last week, Mr.. Valentine, the
U. S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
resigned his Office and declared that
he did so in order that he might sup
port Roosevelt for President. Mr..
Valentine is one of many high public
officials, including Mr. Knox, the
Commissioner of Corporations, who
have recently resigned their Offices to
vote their convictions. Never before
in the history of this country have
SO many men been known to resign
offices of importace, with good sala-
ries, because their convictions re-
quired that they should vote against
the administration under which they
held office.
While Colonel Roosevelt is a very
popular and most magnetic man, yet
the action of these officials under the
Taft administration is not so much
due to Roosevelt's magnetism and
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26
THE NEW YORK PRESS Is FOR
COLONEL ROOSEVELT.

Mr. Frank Munsey. who owns a
string Of newspapers as large and as
important as those owned by Mr..
Hearst, including the Washington
Times, a paper in Baltimore, Que in
Philadelphia, and one in Boston, has
just bought the New York Press.
Mr.. Munsey, in a statement, says
he has bought this paper because it
completes his great chain Of news
papers in the East and because the
Press has been a fearless and indie
pendent paper and has over a hun
dred thousand subscribers who ap-
preciate and endorse the high and pa
triotic policy which that paper has
pursued.
Mr.. Munsey further points out that
the New York Press opposed the
nomination of Mr.. Taft and declared
before his nomination that he should
not be nominated, and that if he was
nominated that he could not be elect
ed, and that it is palmer now than it
was then that he cannot be elected
The New York Press is supporting
Colonel Roosevelt for President.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26

To the Editor of The North Ameri

10 the EullOT VI Inc NoAtu AACii-
can:
1 notice in The North American OF
Saturday, September IA, definition
of "Armageddon," by W. E. Lemon.
l desire to have published through
your paper a correct meaning of the
term, used by Mr.. Roosevelt at the
Progressive Convention.
In Revelations 1913, IA and Is,
we find these words: "And l saw
three unclean spirits like frogs come
out of the mouth of the dragon and
out of the mouth of the beast and
out of the mouth of the false proph-
ct. For they are the spirits of devils,
working miracles, which go forth
unto the kings of the earth and the
whole world, to gather them to the
battle of the great day of God AL
mighty. And he gathered them to-
gether into place called in the He
brews tongue, Armageddon."
In English this is Mount Megiddo,
the hills overlooking the city of Je-
rusalem When Mr. Roosevelt said,
! 1--WE stand at Arma geddon and battle
for the Lord" he little realized the
significance of the term "Armaged-
DON" No one can deny that the ma
lions the world over are taxed to the
| ''limit in their struggle to excel in
! war facilities" Yet in 1914, it is
said, a peace conference is to con-
vene at Jerusalem, when, as stated
in Isaiah 2:2-4, all the nations shall
meet to abolish war and war nipple
ments. That will be what they think
they will do; and, if in such a short
time the nations will lay down their
arms, why such a building of war,
ships and all the preparation for
war?
The Bible alone defines Arranged.
don, where the last battle will be
fought, to which the spirit of devils
could ever be in this modern age
The Bible states that at the fall OF
the Turkish Government, when the
Turk gives up Jerusalem, it is the
signal for the last conflict. Turkey
to-day is the sick man of the East
and, what's more, is on his death
bed. Soon, very soon, all the nations
Will gather 1T Jerusalem for a sup.
posedly peace conference, yet really
gathered by the spirit of devils tc
Amageddon to fight the last great
battle of God Almighty. No wonder
Mr.. Roosevelt says 1--WE stand at Ar
mageddon," for this country and al
the rest will His words aro frr,Ix
significant.
GUSTAVUS P. RODGERS.
Baltimore, Md, Sept II, 1912.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26

The people of this State would like
to know when the mortgage which
Mr.. Simmons placed on the State in
consideration of campaign contribu-
lions from the corporations Is to ex-
pire? That mortgage has been run
ming since 1898 The laws OF this
State do not permit any mortgage to
run longer than ten years without be-
ing barred by the statute Of limita-
tons. Therefore, outside OF the ques-
ton of conscience and honesty, the
Simmons mortgage on the State
should have expired at least two
years ago. Mr.. Simmons is now ask
ing that the mortgage be extended
at least six years more by his cleo.
ton to the Senate.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26
MIR. BRYAN DOES NOT KNOW
ABOUT THE MORTGAGE ON THE
STATE

Mr.. Bryan, in his Commoner, de-
clares that Senator Simmons of this
State is not Progressive, and that
therefore he should not be reflect
ed. Mr. Bryan further expresses sur
prise that the intelligent and patri-
otto people of this State, who have
had such a wonderful record for
courage and heroism in all of the i'm
portant history of our country,
should have ever elected a man like
Mr.. Simmons to the Senate, and that
they should have reelected him, to say
nothing of the danger of his election
this year to third term.
If Mr.. Bryan lived in this State, he
would know that Mr.. Simmons had
placed a mortgage on the State twelve
years ago, and that Mr.. Simmons
claim still is that the mortgage has
not yet been sufficiently satisfied by
the people, and will not be unless he
is elected to a third term. Of course,
if Mr.. Simmons is elected, he will
claim that the mortgage is still not
satisfied, and that it will be necessary
to elect him to fourth term to salts
fly the mortgage on the State to the
trusts and monopolies.
The people now have the chance
and the right to declare the mort
gage on the State at an end. 1t has
now run over ten years, the legal life
of a mortgage.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26

personality as I: is TO the clear con-
victions which these men have on
great public questions. Besides, IL
is an indication that the standards
OF American citizenship, not only
among the rank and file, but among
office-holders. Is steadily rising TO a
higher plane, indeed to one that Ii
equal TO the patriotic position OF our
fathers xho threw on the British
yoke in 177e and established this
great Republic.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26
Farmers Do No: w.At to r..
Price Of Thcir rr-.u..- -

Editor The Cauca.,.
forus says: The uoszs. o., ".
Carolina Sill no, pcrso=ag, -
ballots on the day O. r.,.,.... -
when they think o! the -, u
living. etc. their turus-~- = =
for Wilson"
Now. Mr.. Farmer. -sg ,4.A..
and stick down a pin: 49,
live cheap the poor man sa-.x
farmer. do you van, 70 -. 81
thing cheap II you On
Well do | remember hir.rv a..
spectacle white women 10 ag,t -.
at Is cents per loo pouads 49,
walked three and one-kAl. f.. =
get the work. Well DO r.-.-,
hiring the very best hands "a, =
per month. Now. what tlal.s
cottonr Five cents per pogps =,
corn. $3.50 per barrel TIE So
, favors high cost OF living. =. =
, tician who seeks a Job .at5-, u.
prices. AS to tariff, ,e, i, yer,..
, Now. Mr.. Politician. II sog, a..,.
, comes too high. Just step ou, az y
little work and your no, az =
! change. ] will guarantee TIA, "a.
tenths OF the Democrats who 49,.
high cost OF living" never hst,
hard place in his hands CAUSE a.
the plow-handle or wedding hs-
his life. Farmer. don't yog a.,
! the man who wants you 10 vote "a.
Democratic ticket 10 give hin 4 "a
to cause you 10 loose your heaA as{
vote for Wilson. Just remember az
you produce the living for srs-r.
body, and when living Is eheat "a,
will wear secondhand clo;hlrg y.
lack OF money 10 buy new clo,Aea
Now, this is worthy OF your oo.t
Grafton. AS for me. | can never SO
for a Democratic President 50 sf
as | am poor or have any syuaa.tt
for the poor man. Stop nov. ga
back FOR the past seighteen years AZ
then vote according 70 yos' 80
judgment, and Theodore RoaRfss
will be our next President
A ROOSEVELT SUPPORTEE
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26

Roosevelt and the Progressive state
Ticket Strong In the Mountain
Counties.


Asheville Gazette-News.1
1t would seem as II the Progress
sives have in this section a great
amount of material upon which 10
build a party organization.
Locally, there is real dissatisfac-
ton amongst the Republicans with
the Democratic administration OF az
fairs. They complain of the increase
in salaries of county officers and the
expense of changing the school-books.
among other things; and on these
and similar grounds would expect TO
enlist the sympathy of many Demo
Gratis The Democrats need not be
surprised If the leaders of the Pro-
gressives should mold these mate
rails into an organization that will
have to be reckoned with. Indeed,
with the material in hand, the sur
prise would be If they did not.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26

my farm and l am going 20 sell IL and
buy another which | have IN view
The other Democrat replied thusiy:
Sell sour farm nov while you can
get . good price for IL. then put your
money in the bank. because wilson ~
going 20 be elected President and IN
less than two years you can buy that
farm for less than half what you can
buy IL for now"
So you see. beloved. according 10
Democratic reasoning. our farm lAnds
will depreciate in value more tnan
SO per cent If Wilson Is elected.
Wonder IL any one viii vote TO de-
stroy the price OF farm lands.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26
THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTI-
CATION IN THIS STATE ALSO.

Congress, at its last session, passed
a resolution providing for the inves-
tigation of all campaign contributions
to all parties, running back to the
time that Roosevelt was first a can
didate.
Mr.. Simmons in his opening speech
for reelection to the Senate at Char
lotte. boasted that he voted for that
resolution. and that he did wise
and patriotic thing in voting for It..
Indeed, he cited his vote in this re-
gard as one of the chief reasons why
he should be reelected TO the Senate.
II il is so important to investigate
contributions to national campaigns
for many years past, especially those
in which Roosevelt was a candidate,
then we suggest that it would be
equally wise to investigate the con-
tributions to the campaign funds OF
all parties in this State since Mr..
Simmons mortgaged the State to the
trusts on condition that they would
elect him to the Senate, and other
men friendly to the trust for Cover
nor and other important offices.
AS we understand the published
statement of Mr.. Simmons, he admits
that he mortgaged the State to the
corporations in 1898. 1t does really
seem that a mortgage on the State
ought to expire by limitation within
ten years, the time fixed by law fol
mortgages to expire as between in
dividuals; yet Mr.. Simmons 10 urging
that he should be reelected to the
Senate in order to carry out the
terms of this mortgage placed on the
State twelve years ago. At any rate
the people of the State should know
who contributed the campaign money
to Mr.. Simmons, and the amount, il
order that they may judge as tt
whether or not the mortgage ha
been satisfied.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26

see, In out In a statement declaring
for Colonel Roosevelt and further
saying that the majority Of the PEG
and that the electoral vote viii be
cast that way II the State 10 properly
organized.
Former Governor Dawson. OF West
Virginia. Ii also out IN q statement
declaring his support for Colonel
Roosevelt and saying that he vii
receive the electoral vote OF thai
State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26

Or the people Of CAa.A
spoke II Pittsaoru >. =. ss~a !.
day. After advertise Nssa~~
county papers Tor s~r.-,, Ia =.
y posters seat Ous srp..s-,.' s~ss ~
dssnos was 30 szau a.. IA -
school eh!larva Ua,tss =. - aaass
~ere marched 30 - -, aa& .
hear political sss~~A "a as''~ a
emelanee Of = crowa r.. a'ss .
compelling tie seAool esr...a@as =
tend Political sp~aalsr. : =
up = crowd i not rvllsss.. - -
pae1ieans ~Ao are taass = ,aa "a
the school Not ovsr .. 'sss-
voters we're prcsea,. - =. s''a'eS
children Of our pzslse 49, s''''''
Be called in SO TIA, ,As "a. "a =
enf- ~
-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26
THE BOOT IS ON THE OTHER
FOOT.

Mr.. Craig has declined Mr.. Set
ties challenge for joint discussion.
The Raleigh Democratic organ, in an
editorial, says:
Joint discussions of campaign
issues have been useful in their
day, but everybody knows that
Mr.. Settle doesn't want to take
the stump with Mr.. Craig for the
purpose of defending his own
party's record.''
1t is Mr.. Craig who can't defend
the record of his party. The only
hope of the Democratic machine in
this State is to keep the truth away
from the people. If there were a
joint discussion thousand of Demo.
cratic voters would learn the truth
which the Democratic machine and
its organs have suppressed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26
TWO MORE SENATORS, A COVER
NOR AND A CONGRESSMAN DE.
CLARE FOR ROOSEVELT.

Senator Borah, of Idaho, and Sen
ator Cummins, of Iowa, both OF
whom have been claimed by the Taft
managers, are out declaring that they
will support Col. Roosevelt. Senator
Cummins, in his statement explain
ing why he cannot support Mr.. Taft
says:
The complaisant committee,
and following them, the conven-
ton, deliberately seated Taft
delegates from Washington,
California, Arizona and Texas.
who had no shadow of title to
seats in the convention. I
speak of these because I have
examined the record as to them
and have reached a conclusion
after the most careful study and
reflection. Thus the will of a
tremendous majority was de-
feated by the Vaccinations of a
committee"
The above statement shows that
Senator Cummins has for two months
been trying to satisfy his consci.
ence in supporting President Taft
because he did not want to leave the
old Republican party, but that after
personally examining the evidence as
to the theft of the Taft nomination
at Chicago, he declares that he can.
not and will not support man whose
nomination was secured by such
means.
In this connection, it is also noted
that Congressman Houk, of Tennes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26
Progressive Convention in I've
County

Editor Caucasian: = The Efaa
County Progressive Conyenuoi 80
held this date following nonl1a'9
viz:
For Sheriff.. ". WILLIAMS
Treasurer-S. s. Marshall
Register Of Deeds-B. " AZ
liams.
Legislature-Dr. c. A. StoEttI!
Commissioner j. A. LgF'3
Charles Gibbs, and J. ". james
Coroner. w. Hayes.
Surveyor. II. Wahab.
PERRIN SELBY.
ChalrIaat-
B. w. WILLIAMS
Secretary
Swan Quarter, y. c., septenbs' u
1912.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26
Nineteen Miles a Second

without a jar, shock or distaroA-.a
is the awful speed OF our g :
through space. We wonder 81 -.
ease of natures movement, az j
do those who take DR.. KING -
Life Pills. No gripping, no o4sl-
Just thorough work that brings -.
health and fine feeling. Is esl'
all druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26
RAPs DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE

one durham democrat says ACtlOn
of the Committee Was an Insult
to Every White Man in the State
Proposes to Vote as He Pleases.
Editor Morning (Durham) Herald:
The Democratic State Executive
Committee has decreed that unless a
man who offers to vote in the Sen
atorial primary shall first vote the
entire Democratic ticket from Presi-
dent down to township constable, he
shall not be allowed to vote in the
Senatorial primary-that is, he shall
not be allowed to express his prefer
ence as between Kitchin, Simmons,
and Clark.
How other men who have voted
the Democratic ticket may feel, l do
not know, but for my part, L think
the action of the State Committee an
insult to every white man in the
State. Is such action a credit to
either the party or its nominees?
Has it come to pass that the candi-
dates on the Democratic ticket are
so rotten that they have to be ram
med down the voters threats by COM
pulsion? Is it possible they cannot
stand the lime-light of public opin-
| ion?
Which, Mr.. Editor, is the best citi-
| zen, the man who scratches a party
candidate off his ticket who he con-
scientiously believes would not make
the people good officer, or the fell
low who, like the niger used to do,
votes for just any old thing, clean,
dirty, straight, or crooked, just so
he is the party nominee?
! If there ever has been a Just ex-
cuse for absolute independence in
| politics this action Of the committee
| furnishes it. The negro is disfran-
chised unless he can read and write
and interpret the Constitution, but
| the white man, under this rule, is in
infinitely more subervient position,
/ for before he can express his choice
for his representative, he must for
/ felt his constitutional right of free
doom in political action and vote fol-
anything and everything on the Dem
ocratic ticket.
While 1 am fifty years old and
| have always been a Democrat, Mr.
Editor, my self-respect and good re-
spect and good conscience, to say
nothing of my political digestive or
| gans, causes me to rebel against this
action of my political cars. Hence
forth | shall vote at the ballot box
for whomsoever I please, let him be
Democrat, Republican, Progressive
or anything else, guided at all times
by my patriotism rather than politi-
cal servitude, and I believe thou
| sands of others will do likewise.
Yours truly,
G. c. PENNY.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26

Governor Wilson says the Demo-
cratic platform is not the party pro-
gram. Then what was the platform
written for? Wilson evidently real
ICES that if he is to be elected he
must get off the platform Bryan
wrote for him to run on-Lincoln
Times.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26

Senator Simmons might call out
his red shirt brigade" 20 aid him
in his Senatorial fight, but his old
hobby of firing the masses with mig
ger is a dead issue in this day and
generation.-Uni Republican.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26
WITH THE EDITORS.
The Progressive party will carry
the State of New York this year. Stick
a pin here.-Lincoln Times.

The time has come when thou
sands will vote to preserve an hones
conscience in their breast, rather
than for mere party success.-Hick
DRY Mercury.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26

If a single Democratic newspaper
in this State has said a word against
local option since the Baltimore Con-
vention, it has escaped our notice.
There is a reason.-Lincoln Times.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26

When writing advertiser 5s''
mention this paper.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26

Who Win Vote for Hard Times
Again?
Clinton News-Dispatch.
Two Democrats were conversing
the other day when one of them
said: Il am offered a fine price for
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26

Editor Caucasian:-The Demo.
cratic candidate for Governor. Hon
Locke Craig, met a frosty reception
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-26

Democrats Experience a Frost i'm
Chatham.
Evening star., 1912-09-03
Birds Bagged by Others.
OUT ON MARINE WAYS.
River Vessels in Need of Repairs
and Repainting.

Having completed repair work. the river
schooner Bertie May, which was out on
the marine railway at Deans boatyard.
has been put overheard. and, 1t Is stated.
has gone to Nanjemoy creek to load
back to this city. While on the railway
the hull of the vessel was calked and
some minor repairs were made.
The power boat Nancy Lee has taken
the place vacated by the Bertie May at
Deans and is having repairs made to
her stern bearing. leak located and
stopped, and the hull under water will
be painted before she is put overheard.
1t is probable the launch will be ready
to return to service today or tomorrow.
Work Of restepping the masts in the
river schooner Eleanor Russell at an
Alexandria shipyard has been completed,
and the vessel has gone to Mattawoman
or Chicomuxen creek to load.
The rebuilding of the big lighter be-
longing to John Miller & Co., which has
been in progress at Benefits boatyard
for several weeks past, is about COM
pleted, and the vessel will be put over
board this week. The lighter is now a
new craft and is good for many years
of efficient service.
The tug NJ. Mitchell Davis was yester-
day laid in one of the docks at the 11th
street wharf on high water, SO that when
the tide fell of her crew could get at
the under portion of her hull to clean it
and remove the few barnacles that had
become attached to the wood while the
tug was in service in salt water. Later
the Davis will be docked for painting.
Evening star., 1912-09-03
SWEET POTATOES IN PORT
Large Crop on Virginia Eastern
Shore Ready for Market.

Laden with the first sweet potatoes of
the season to be brought here from the
eastern shore of Virginia, the sloop V:r-
ginia arrived in port yesterday and is
lying at the 11th street wharf. The YES
Sci has aboard about $50 barrels of po-
tatoes. which are being purchased by the
dealers uptown for the local markets.
The sloop also brought several hundred
watermelons from the eastern shore for
the local market. The Virginia for the
past three seasons, in conjunction with
two other vessels. has been running po-
tatoes from the farms of Accomac and
Northampton counties. Va. to the mar
ket here. Each fall several thousand
barrels of the product are brought here
and sold at the 11th street wharf market.
Reports from the potato-growing coun-
try on the eastern shore state that the
crop is large and that large quantities
will be sent here in vessels.
AS soon as the Virginia unloads she
Will return to the eastern shore to load
a full cargo of potatoes for the market
here.
Evening star., 1912-09-03
BOAT INSPECTORS TO MEET.
Safety Of Passengers Aboard Vessels
Subject of Discussion.

The executive committee of the board
OF supervising inspectors of the federal
steamboat inspection service Will meet in
Washington next Friday and Saturday.
The board is composed of Inspector Cen
eral George Chler. Supervising Inspector
Henry N. Seeley of New York and Super
Nising Inspector n. b. Nelson of Cleve-
land.
At its meeting the committee will dis
cuss the boating of steamships coming
under the supervision Of the service
that is, the question as to whether such
vessels shall be required to carry more
lifeboats and life RATS. or whether the
present number required by law Is SUM-
cient. At present steamships are required
TO carry a certain number Of lifeboats or
life RATS In proportion to the number Of
passengers carried.
The question to be discussed by the
committee is whether q larger number
ef boats or RATS win add to the safety
OF passengers.