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i 7 "nri rr SWTON Tnn ERPRI VOL. XXII. NEWTON, N. C. FRIDAY, JULY 13,1900. NO. 24. COTTON Mill OPERATIVES, Of All People They Should Stand Firmly by the Amendment and "Vote White." Some Reasons. They Need Protection From the Negro Industri ally as Well as Politically. My friend, if you arc a cotton mill f (i, r.itlve I ask you to read this. If you ; , not. an.l know a friend or have an ; .;naintanoe of that class, then I ask v ! to hand it to him, or to read and ii- consents to him. ; ho enemies of White Supremacy, Vro b. lieve a Ua?k vote is as good as ,, uiii-. o:.c and who have too often j.-vv-.d their pteference for the negro i,v ,,- .iiing politically and industri ally (uer U.e heads of good, kon-c-, white working men these enemies ;, white race have lately been maK - speeia! pleas" (in the form of the , ;;. -t hai efaeed falsehoods) to the adult , operatives in a number of the .: -n mills of the State. If they have i, yet reached your mill they proba cy will, and you want to be on your ! ' . lieve that, at heart, there are no ;. men in the South than the hon--urdy white men who man our ' r mills, and the other industrial .-.iMishments and factories in which r.czro has not succeeded in monop- the labor. It is only by the V:i-p methods of the falsifier and iir.elers liar that their enemies and t:;e cn-mies of White Rule hepe to in ei t. e i hem to waver and turn their l-acks this year on the proposed Amend r.e tit to our State Constitution. Therefore our enemies yotir enemy rr. '. mine have adopted that plan of !: it and fraud and lying, for they 'i kle at nothing in their efforts, each ei.iv becoming more and more desper t!e as their hopelessness becomes nppaient and certain. WHITE MILL HANDS HAVE MUCH AT STAKE. My friend, it is not the aristocrat, ti;e capitalist, the man of large busi-r.-s interests, the better educated, nor t'r.e well-to-do white man who is mosc interested in this great fight for su premacy of the white people over the negroes of North Carolina. Either of the above classes could better afford t see negro political domination con tinue and be made permanent in a large section of the State than those to whom these words of advice and warn ing are addressed. It is the "great common people" of the Anglo-Saxon race of the South the hope and stay of our beloved old " nr.monwealth in the past, as at the present time the partially educated b-.i1 the unlettered white working man, ui:?e future is most at stake in this risi.-. And with none of this great ard noble army of toilers more so than the factory hands. nd this Amendment, on which you b e called to vote, and which I plead with you now to vote right, was espe- ; a 1 ' y framed and carefully designed and so worded as to accomplish that very purpose above all others. It was to protect the vote (forever) t the working man who, though he n-.ay be unschooled and unlettered, is a white as any millionaire in Ameri ca, and loves his country ju.st as patri otically, and than whom none is quick er to defend it I say it was to protect his vote for as long as he lives that the " Grandfather Clause" was incor porated in the first place; and then when his enemies tried to make him believe that this section might fail in the courts, again it was in the inter ests and for the good of this same class of citizens that the Legislature was called together to make any such result, however improbable before, ut terlv impossible now. HE IS INSULTING YOU RESENT IT! There is net an honest man in North f'arolina today who really believes that it i.; possible, under the present word ing and form of the Amendment, for any court on earth to construe that in strument so that it would deprive a single illiterate or uneducated white man in the State of his vote, who can now vote or who shall become 21 year3 tit age within the next eight years, whose father, grandfather or any other ancestor voted, o was ever entitled to vote, in thU country up to the time the negro was given the ballot. If an enemy of your3, in the guise of a political sharper, comes to you and "ILs you differently, then he is delib erately offering you a gross insult an ir.s'iU to your natural intelligence and to your manhood alike. Resent it! and iff him understand at once that you are not the fool he took you for. He will Jaav more respect for you hereafter. And then you go, if you please, to jv.y whi:e man of honor whom you can : rust, to your pastor or your family physician, and tee how quietly and de--Idedly he will tell you that what this llow alleged is untrue and more, impossible. There are too many negroes now who speak slightingly of our honest v .rking white people and falsely assert 'hat they are as good as they. No negro is as good as a -white man! II" never was and he never will be. Ji'if you vote against this Amendment snd clothe him anew with the fran 'tiiKC and with office, and he and the hordes of negroes from other Southern Stapg where they have properly been 'li-franchised that will flock to North ''arolina. will try harder than ever to ;"ert themselves politically and so 'ially; and aided and abetted by such 'raitors to their own race as the white rin fellows who are trying to mislead hji'I deceive you on thi3 great question 'for their own selfish ends and for the benefit of a few who employ them to 1o this dirty work), will foave better opportunity and will accomplish more towards saddling the negro rule upon 'he poor white men and women of North Carolina than ever was accom plished before. THE HORRORS THAT MIGHT FOL LOW. It would not then be long before the i frroes and their allie3 would seek to ' to Ad you and yours out of the mills i!d factories. The day would not be long in coming v.-in-n the negroes would have an actu al majority in most of the counties of th" State, if not in all of them. They 'a Ik about your little boy. Let me ad vice you to think of the future, safety ar.r well-being of your daughters! In dosing this appeal, permit me to fopy two extracts from a Raleigh let er, written by a well known newspa per correspondent to a number of pa ters a few days ago. This correspond ent is especially familiar with the cot '0,1 mill condition in North Carolina, and he, too, feels for their future saf "v and welfare. He says: TALL MEN THE MILL OPERA TIVE SHOULD VOTE WHITE, ' It has developed lately that the acti-Amendment forces have been pay ing especial attention to the cotton mill operatives, especially in the Pied mont counties; that hired emissaries have gone in and out among these peo pledropping their political poison wherever they thought it would be ef fective, and by lying in the most bare faced manner attempted to teach the mill hands that the Amendment would cause their disfranchisement, also; that even if it didn't its operations would be against the interests of the operative 'anyh-e-o-w.' "Well, if there is a white man or white woman or white boy or girl in North Carolina that needs protection against the negro more than the cot ton mill operatives, then I will confess to more ignorance than I think is my share. "Up to now the cotton mill has been the one factory standing out promi nently as the employer of white help, only and largely of that class of whites (women and children over 12 years included) who so much need such an avenue to earn their living in this honest way. And you tell me tihat these people the men among them, who constitute about one-third are going to vote the 'nigger' ticket? I'll never believe it! "Surely there is no class of people on. the face of the earth so blind to their own interests as to cut their own in dustrial and social throats in such a suicidal manner! "If they will not do this, willingly, they should not be forced to so vote. It is known, has been proven, that at least in one mill town those wearing White Supremacy buttons have been made to take them off before the 'boss' would allow them to go to work again. The man at the back of this order is said to have heen one D. M. Carpenter a mill official and delegate from the 7th district to the McKinley conven tion at Philadelphia last week. "But he has been shown up by the i local newspapers. Others should re- ' ceive the same treatment, and the free j dom of these white men to vote as they : please protected. Any such in your I neighborhood?" I "HOW ABOUT YOUR LITTLE GIRL? ! "Unable to mislead even the most ignorant white man. by 'insinuating' i that he might lose his vote along with ; that of the negro he disfranchises. some of the enemies of the Amendment ' have been exclaiming with much ! gusto: " 'But how about your boy?' "Of course everybody knows that ev i ery boy will have eight long years af ; ter the Amendment Is adopted to learn i to read and write; that good schools are to be provided, better than we ev , er had, and that the white boys will , learn to read and write by the time ; they become 21 and you know your boy will. But let me inquire: 'How about your little girl?' "Aye, that is the question! Will she be safe from the attacks of the devilish black brutes who now make the coun try girls and women of large and nu ; merous sections of our State afraid to ! walk half a mile to a neighbor's house along the public road? Depends larg ; ly gentlemen, upon whether you vote for and adopt this amendment. "Defeat it, and the negroes of Vir ginia. South Carolina and Georgia, and the other Southern States, where they have been or this year will be elimi nated as political "factors, will flock to North Carolina in great numbers, and the danger of negro domination and '. insolence and rapine has never been so great here as it would, under these circumstances, become in a very few years. And don't be content to think your vote will not be needed; it will, and you will not have done your duty by that 'little girl' and her mother un til your ballot dropped into the ballot box!" Let it be a white vote. A LABORING MAN. BUTLER SELLS OUT TO THE REPUBLICANS. After the Election He Will Be Out For Good. During the spring and summer of 1899 Senator Butler posed as being friendly to the amendment: he stated to more than one person that "at the proper time" he would declare for the amendment. There were hints to that effect in the Caucasian, but the month3 passed and no compensation was offer ed by the Democrats for Senator But ler's support, and the "proper time" for him to declare for white supremacy did not arrive. He fina'ly impressed the republicans with the ilea that he still possessed some political potency, and in the month of October a deal was made whereby Senator Butler was to declare against the amendment and support negro supremacy, and the ne groes and white Republicans were to re-elect him to the Senate. He 13 en deavoring now faithfully, as it Is his nature to be faithful to anything, to carry out his compact. And he is charg ing that the Democrats made In the campaign of 1898 promises the very op posite of those which the Caucasian of December, 1898, stated that rhey did make. Fortunately th-i time has pass ed when Senator Butler can mislead any one. The people know him. Not yet forty years old, 'he ha3 earned the reputation of being the falsest of men. He has never had a friend or a party he was not ready to betray, and he ha3 never held a principle he was not ready to sell. I will make one exception: I do him credit to say he was faithful to Bryan in 1896, but only because he be lieved Bryan would be elected and that he would be taken care of. This year you will see that before November, Butler will have made an arangement with Mark Hanna and that their na tional committees will be working in unison for the defet of Bryan. Having sold all else, he will sell out Bryan this year. Butler's consideration will either be an office at the hands of Mc Kinley, in case of his election, or it will b the customary thirty pieces of silver. If McKinley is elected we will have the unique spectacle of Marion Butler cringing at the feet of Pritchard and Hanna, claiming to be a greater traitor, and deserving, therefore, a bet ter office than Norton, of the Asheyille Gazette. Among the beneficent results of the election is next August will be the elim ination of Marion Butler aldng ith the negroes. After the August election it will be out of the Senate, out of office, out of the State, ouf and ovt for good for Marion Butler. SENATOR BUTLER Urged the Passage of the Constitutional Ameudment The Caucasian Com plained the Democrats Would Not Disfranchise the Negross. The Fusionists have been having much to saj iff regard to the Demo-, crats having broken 'their promises in submitting the Constitutional amend ment to the people. 'They have been quoting from different newspapers, from alleged statements by Chairman Simmons. Mr. Pou, and others. Here is what Senator Butler said in his organ, the Caucasian, in an editorial on November 24, 1898, less than one month afteythe election: "The Populists and white Republi cans who voted the Democratic ticket did so. no doubt, with the distinct un derstanding that a Democratic legis lature would call a constitutional con vention. We will now see whether or not the Democratic machine will keep faith with these voters." Here is what the same paper said in an editorial on December 8, 1898, just a month after the election: "The Democratic machine promised the people on every stump that if they were put in power that they would eliminate the negro from politics. It seems that they gat twenty-five or thirty thousand new votes on this promise. Now, the way to eliminate the negro from politics is to let down the bars and invite 'Peg-leg' Williams and other railroad agents to come and take the negroes out by the thousands, or to disfranchise ithe negro by con stitutional amendment. We will soon see in what way the Democrats will keep this promise to the people." The Populist Handbook of 1898 Fa vored Disfranchisement. In the campaign hand-book of the Populists, for 1898, prepared by Butler, Thompson and Company, one of the chief complaints against the Demo crats was that the negro had not been disfranchised. On Page 4 appears this declaration: "During a period of twenty years in which that party swayed overwhelm ing power in North Carolina, it never passed a law nor made an effort to disfranchise or take from the negro the power of the ballot, which they now declare they so mortally dread. "In nearly every Southern State, ex cept North Carolina, the negro is dis franchised, with the result that racial antagonism r;annot be aroused, be cause of the absence of a basis on which to proceed. The same power that disfranchised the negro in these Southern States has been wielded by the Democratic party in North Caro lina for twenty years, and yet no ad vantage whatever has ever been taTten of that power." This is the complaint made by But ler, Thompson and Ayer in 1898. As the campaign progressed the one great demand of the people was that ; the issue should be settled for all time j to come; and in answer to that de I mand the Democrats generally prom ; ised such legislation, with the limita tion that not a single white man : should be disfranchised. j Butler Complains That the Leglsla ! ture Will Not Disfarnchlse the Negro. I Before the legislature assembled ; the Caucasian began to predict that ' this promise of the Democrats would not be kept. On December 8 It had i the following to say: i "THE JIM CROW CAR DODGE. "Since the election there has sprung up a new issue that was not heard of j during the campaign or before. It is ! the proposed Jim Crow car law. The ; Democrats ran their campaign on the j cry that the State was cursed and dls i graced and damned with negro domi nation. Since the election it seems that the only remedial legislation that the Democrats propose to get rid of negro domination is the Jim Crow car. They are now agitating thi3 question, and say it is an awful thing for ne groes to ride in the same car with white people. It is strange that it never occurred to the Democrats dur ing their twenty-five years of Demo cratic rule that this kind of negro domination was then in progress and was just as offensive then" as it is now. One would think, to see the concern that the Democratic machine Is show ing over the Jim Crow car proposi tion that the People's .Party was re sponsible for repealing some Demo cratic law prohibiting negroesto ride in railroad trains with white people. The meaning of all this is that the Democrats do not propose to call a constitutional convention, or meet the expectation of the people on the 'suf frage question, and therefore it is necessary to get up some dodge on which to try to satisfy credulous peo ple that they are doing their duty in stopping the supposed negro domina tion that TTiey howled so tremendous ly about in the campaign. Now, in order to make it appear that the ma chine has not sold out completely to the railroads, they nave arranged that the railroad officials shall at once begin to declare that they are opposed to the Jim Crow car law and then the Charlotte Observer and all the other railroad organs are given the tip that they must at once declare that the Democratic legislature will pass the Jim Crow car law in spite ot the opposition of the railroads. It is a sham fight, and the Democratic monopoly papers and the railroad presidents understand each other. The scheme has been agreed on between them, and the farce is being carried out with perfect understanding on both sides." "WHAT WILL BE DONE?" The Tarboro Southerner, in an edi torial headed, "What WT111 Be Done," says: "Will the next legislature pass Pii election law so intelligence may rule, or will it keep the negro for political purposes? The present elec tion was carried solely by drawing the color line. Let it stay drawn by giv ing the intelligent votera only the right of franchise. The press all over the State is harping on wh is en titled to spoils. First do something to show that every promise has been car ried out. Don't let them be disap pointed. The Democrats are the State's guardians for the next two yeara, so let them do their full duty." From the above, it would seem that the Tarboro Southerner has gotten a hint of the real situation and ia un easy about it. The above will be very interesting reading after the Demo cratic legislature adjourns. Why is it that the railroad corpora- tions in North Carolina are opposed to a constitutional convention. to deal with the suffrage question, and other questions that may arise? It would be well for every voter to think abouf this and try to find an answer." Butler First Opposes the Amendment It was not until the fall of 1899 that the Caucasian began to antagonize the amendment; and its first antagonism was upon the ground that the fourth and fifth sections being separable, the fdurth might stand and the fifth might fall; and i intimated clearly that if the fourth and fifth clauses had been made Into one, connected by a proviso, tne amendment would have been all right. On September 21 it said: "A FERTINENT INQUIRY. "Elsewhere in this issue appears a very timely and pertinent question from a Cabarrus Populist, making in quiry why sections forrr and five of the constitutional amendment were not embodied into one section, so as to re move any doubt of danger that may exist in the minds of the people as to the disfranchisement of any white voters in the event that the State Suj preme Court should declare section 3ve unconstitutional and leave the rest standing. This is a highly im portant, yea, vital question, and we would like to see the Democratic" leaders and newspapers explain why these two sections were not joined to gether when .the amendment wai framed. This will get at a very im portant feature of the matter and the motives that actuated them to make separate sections. We do not believe that any good and satisfactory reason can be given for having two distinct sections, when one would have re moved all trouble. With only one section, and in the event of the grandfather feature being declareu un- ; constitutional, then the educational ' qualification would also have been de- feated, and no white voter's right : would be in danger. Wre call upon ! our Democratic contemporaries for an i explanation. j These sections have now been join i eI. and, as the Caucasian says, no ! white man's vote is in danger. Ana on October o it said: j "An explanation why sections four j and five of the amendment were not i embodied into one section would cer j tainly be very interesting and timely i now. It seems that no good reason ! can be given why these sections were i made separate and distinct from each other, and we urge the Democratic i papers to explain this phase of tha ' matter." i Now let us analyze that promts ' which the Caucasian on December S said the "Democratic machine" made ' to the people. The promise was that "if they were put in power they would ; eliminate the negro from politics. Now, the way to eliminate the negro ; from politics 4s to let down the bars i and invite 'Peg-leg' Williams to ; come and take the negroes out by the thousands, or to disfranchise the ne gro by constitutional amendment." ' Both of these promises have been kept ; the first by the repeal of the law en : acted in 1891 by the legislature, of j which Butler was a leading member, imposing a tax of $5,000 on every ne 1 gro emigrant agent. This was one of 1 the first laws repealed by the Demo cratic legislature of 1899. The other ! promise was fulfilled by the submis . sion of the Constitutional amend- ment. The Caucasian said there were two ways of eliminating the negroes from politics; the Democrats adopted both. South Carolina, to the south of us, has already disfranchised the great bulk of tt negroes. Virginia, to the north of us, will do so this fall, when the constitutional convention (already called by the people) meets. If North Carolina fails to do her duty in tha premises on the second of next mocfa, then thousands and thousands upon thousand? of negro politicians and blacks, from the towns especially, will flock to this State, already struggling to throw off negro domination in a large section. Is there any one so blind that he can not foresee the re sult? In a few years no white woman could live safely in the country and tha white farmer especially would be actu ally driven from 'hi3 own home by force of circumstances and the awful condi tions which an overwhelming major ity would bring about, if they have the ballot in their hands. White men, it has now actually become a matter of self-preservation to vote for and adopt the amendment. A few of the better disposed negroes are now realizinz that the adoption of the amendment will be best for the ne groes as well as the white people. All of them ought to know that their mis sion in this white man's country is not to govern or dominate the white peo ple; that the latter will not submit to it, and that when they turn their ef forts to industrial pursuits and quietly submit to the whites governing their State and country, then the better off the negro will be also, for peace, quiet, prosperity and contentment will thes obtain. And not until then. Ten thousand "old-line" Republicans will vote for the amendment, because they see now that its effects will be best for all concerned; and. moreover, that its defeat would result in negro izlng the State an awful possibility which even they are not prepared to welcome. Will you, who have always voted the Democratic ticket, allow yourself to be made a puppet by the ly ing assaults of the white man's ene mies, who are circulating the false statement that some uneducatoJ white men will be disfranchised too? It's a ! lie! And none know It better than its j authors, and they will only laugh you I to scorn for believing the lie after ! your vote is cast. The only object of it i all is to again appoint or elect negroes j to office to rule over you. There Isn't a ruston nominee toaay running iur office in North Carolina who will not do that very thing again, once he gets the power again. "Is your name written there?" If it i3 net on the registration book of your precinct hy sunset on sunset July 21, than vnn Tcill yft :tl9 the TrlvllPEre fit voting for the amendment. If you fail will you ever feel like a white man again? Remember this is an entirely new registration. Go to your regis trar's residence today and have your name enrolled. Don't wait until next Saturday to do it, do it now. ' Remember that the defeat of the ; amendment means the thorough "ne ! groizing" of North Carolina- DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM Declaration of Principles Set F fill By the National Convention. Following is the substance of tfig platform adopted at Kansas City by the national convention of the Dema cratic party: We, the representatives of the Dem ocratic party of the United States, as sembled in national convention, an the anniversary of the adoption- of the Declaration of Independence, do 'eaf firm our faith in that immortal procla mation of the inalienable rights of man and our allegiance to the consti tution framed in harmony therewith by the fathers of the republic. We hold with the tlnited States Supreme Court, that the Declaration of Inde pendence is the spirit of our govern ment, of which the constitution is the form and letter. We declare again that all governments instituted among men derive their just powers from the consent of the governed ; that any gov ernmeni not based upon the consent of the governed is a tyranny; and that to impose upon any people a govern ment of force ds to substitute the methods of imperialism for those cf a republic. We hold that the constitu tion ollows the flag and denounce the doctrine that an executive or Con gress, deriving their existence and their powers from the constitution, can exercise lawful authority beyond it, or in violation of it. We assert that no nation can long endure half repub lic and half empire, and we warn the American people that imperialism abroad will lead quickly and inevit ably to despotism at home. PORTO RICAN LAW DENOUNCED. Believing in these fundamental prin ciples, we denounce the Porto Rican law enacted by a Republican Congress, against the protest and opposition ot the Democratic minority, as a bold and open violation of the nation's organic law, and a flagrant breach of the na tional good faith. It imposes upon the people of Porto Rico a government without their consent, and taxation without representation. It dishonors the American people by repudiating a selemn pledge made in their behalf by the commanding general of our army, which the Porto Ricans welcorr4 as a peaceful and unresisted occupation of their land. It dooms to poverty and distress a people whose helplessness appeals with peculiar force to our jus tice and magnanimity. In this the first act of its fmperalistic programme, the Republican party seeks to commit the UniteiTStates to a colonial policy, in consistent with Republican institu tions and condemned by the Supreme Court in numerous decisions. The fulfillment of this nation's pledge to give home rule to the Cu bans is demanded. The Republican policy in the Phil ippines is severely criticised and condemned. The greedy commercialism which dictated the Philippine policy of the Republican administration attempts to justify it with the plea that it will pay, but even this sordid and unworthy plea fails when brought to the test of facts. The war of criminal aggression against the Filipinos, entailing an an nual expense of many millions, has al ready cost more than any "possible profit that could accrue from the en tire Philippine trade for years to come. Furthermore, when trade is ex tended at the expense of liberty, the price is always too high. We are not opposed to territorial expansion when it takes in desirable territory which can be erected into States in the Un ion, and whose people are willing and fit to become American citizens. The doctrine of expansion is de nounced. The importance of old questions now pending before the American people is in no wise diminishing and the Demo cratic party takes no backward step from its position on them, but the burning issue of imperialism growing out of the Spanish war, involves the very existence of the republic and the destruction of our free institutions. We regard it as the paramount issue of the campaign. The declaration in the Re publican platform adopted at the Phil adelphia convention held in June 1900 that the Republican party "steadfastly adheres to the policy announced in the Monroe doctrine," is manifestly insin cere and deceptive. This profession is contradicted by the avowed policy of that party in opposition to the spirit of the Monroe doctrine to acquire and hold sovereignty over large areas of territory and large numbers of people in the Eastern Hemisphere. We insist on the strict maintenance of the Mon roe doctrine in all its integrity," both in letter and in spirit, as necessary to prevent the extension of European authority on this continent and as es sential to our supremacy in American affairs. At the same time, we declare that no American people shall ever be held by force in unwilling subjection to European authority. We oppose militarism. It means conquest abroad and intimidation and oppression at home. It means the means the strong arm which has ever been fatal to free institutions. It is what millions of our citizens have fled from in Europe. "It will impose upon our peace-loving people a large stand ing army and unnecessary burden of taxation and constant menace to their liberties. A small standing army and a well-disciplined State militia are am ply'sufficient in time of peace. This Republic has no place for a vast mili tary service and conscription. W'hen the nation is in danger the volunteer soldier is his country's best defender. The National Guard of the United States should ever be cherished in the patriotic hearts of a free people. Such organizations are ever an element of strength and saftey. For the first time in our history and coeval with the Philippine conquest, there has been an unwholesome departure from the time-honored and approved systems of volunteer organization. We denounce it as un-American, undemocratic and unrepublican and as a subversion of the ancient and fixed principles of a free people. The Republican party is charged with, fostering the trusts. The Dingley tariff is condemned. The following is -the free coinage plank in full: We reaffirm and endorse the princi ples of the national Democratic plat form adopted at Chicago in 1896, and we reiterate the demand of that plat form for an American financial system made by the American people for them selves which snail restore and main tain a bimetallic price level and as part of such system the immediate re storation of the free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the pres ent ratio of 16 to 1 without waiting for the aid or consent of any other na tion. We denounce the currency hill enacted at the last session of Congress as a step1 forward iti the Republican policy which aims tit discredit th sov ereign right Of' th national govern, ment to issue ait money, whether cin or paper; and bestow npori national banks the power to issue and control the volume of paper money for their own benefit. A p'ermainent flatfoilal bank currency, secured by government bonds, must have a permanent debt to rest upon, and .the bank currency is to increase with population and business the debt must also increase. The Re publican currency scheme is therefore a scheme for fastening upon the tax payers a perpetual and growing debt for the benefit of the bankers. We are opposed to this private corporation paper circulated as money, but with out legal tender qualities, and demand the retirement of the national bank notes as fast as this government's pa per or silver certificates can be substi tuted for them. We favor an amendment to the Fed eral constitution providing for the election of United States Senators by a direct vote of the people and direct legislation wherever practicable. We are opposed to government by in junction; we denounce the blacklist and favor arbitration as a means of settling disputes between corporations and their employes. In the interest of American labor and the uplifting of the workingmen, as the corner-stone of the prosperity of our country, we recommend that Congress create a Department of Labor in charge of a Secretary, with a seat in the cabinet, believing that the elevation of the American laborer will bring increased prosperity to our country at home and our commerce abroad. We are proud of the courage and fidelity of the American soldiers and sailors in all our wars; we favor liberal pensions, and we reiterate the position laken in the Chicago platform in 1896, that the 1 fact 01 enlistment ana service snail De j deemed conclusive evidence against j disease and disability before enlist ment. ! The construction of the Nicaraguan canal is demanded. Wre favor the continuance and strict enforcement of the Chinese exclusion law and its application to the same classes of all Asiatic races. Jefferson said: "Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entang ling alliances" with none." We approve this wholesome doctrine and earnestly protest against the Republican depart ure which has involved us in so-called world politics, including the diplomacy of Europe and the intrigues and land grabbing of Asia, and we especially condemn the ill-concealed Republican alliance with England, which must mean discrimination against other friendly nations, and which has al ready stifled the nation's voice, while liberty is being strangled in Africa. Believing in the principles of self-government, and rejecting, as did our fore fathers, the claim of monarchy, we view with indignation the purpose of England to overwhelm with force the South African republic. Ppeaking as we do for the entire American nation, except its Republican office-holders, and for all free men ev erywhere, we extend our sympathies to the heroic burghers in their unequal struggle to maintain their liberty and independence. We denounce the lavish appropriations of recent Kepublican Congresses which have kept taxes high and which threaten the oppressive war levies. We oppose the accumulation of a surplus to be squandered in such barefaced fradus upon the tax-payers, as the shipping subsidy bill, which un der the false pretense of prospering American shipping, put unearned mil lions into the pockets of favorite con tributions to the Republican campaign fund. The repeal of the war taxes is de manded. The platform closes with the fol lowing appeal to the voters of the country: Believing that our most cherished institutions are in great peril; that the very existence of our constitutional re public is at stake and that the decision now to be rendered will determine whether or not our children are to en joy those blessed privileges of free gov ernment which have made the United States great, prosperous and honored, we earnestly ask for the foregoing dec laration of principles the hearty sup port of the liberty-loving American people regardless o- previous party af filiations. Robbed the Grave. A startling incident, of which Mr John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject, is narrated by him aa follows: "I was in a most dreadful condition. My skin waa almost yellow, eyes sunken, ton gue coated, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite gradually grow ing weaker day by day. Three physi cians had gWen me np. Fortunately, a friend advised trying Electric Bit ters; and to my great joy and surprise, the first bottle made a decided im provement. I continued their use for three weeaa, ana am now a wen man. I know they saved my life, and robbed the grave of another victim," No one should fail to try them. Only 5 0 eta. , guaranteed, at T. K. Abernathey's Drug 6tore. Refutation. ' It's a libel to say that the summer girl flirts with Tom, Dick and Harry, remarked Maud. 'Of course, it is," answered Mamie. "The idea of even being introduced to people with such ordinary names! I should not think of flirting with any. one except 'Reginald.' 'Claude' or 'Al gernon!"' Washington Star. A Frightful B under. Will often cause a horrible Burn, Scald, Cut or Bruise. Bucklen'a Ar nica Salve, the beat in the world, will kill the pain and promptly heal it. Cores Old Sore, Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, all skin Erup tions Beet Pile care on earth. Only 25 eta. a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by T. R. Abernethy, Druggist. A gentleman recently cured of dys pepsia gave the following appropriate rendering of Burns' famous blessing: Some have meat and can not eat; and some have none that want it; but we have meat and we can eat Kodol Dyspepsia Cure be thanked." This preparation will digest what you eat. It. instantly relieves and radically cares indigestion and all stomach dis orders. T. R. Abernethy. THE BEST REMEDY FOR STOMACH AND BOWEL TROUBLES. "I have been in the drug business for twenttr vears and have sold most all of the proprietary medicines of any note. Among the entire list 1 nave never found anything to equal Cham berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea. Remedy for all stomach and bowel troubles, aays O. W. Wakefield, of Columbus, Ga. "This remedy cured two severe cases of cholem morbus in my family and I have recommended and sold hundreds of bottles of it to my customers to their entire satisfaction It affords a quick and sure cure in a pleasant form. Ni family should be without it. I keep it in my house at all times." For sale hy T. R. Abernethy, Druggist. Quite Agreeable. The engagement had just been an' nounced and the girl In blue was piqued. ' "I wouldn't marry for money," she annnonnced, thereby Intending to score one on the prospective bride. The girl in pink merely shrugged her houlders. "Neither would I if I could get it any other way," she answered. Chi cago Tost. Many thousands have been restored to health and happiness by the use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. If af flicted with any throat or lung trouble, give it a trial for it is certain to prove beneficial. Coughs that have resisted all other treatment for years, have been restored. Cases that seemed hope less, that the climate of famous health resorts failed to benefit, have been per manently cured by its use. Bear in mind that every bottle is warranted and if it does not prove beneficial the money will be refunded to you. Fcr sale by T. R. Abernethy, Druggist The Wcrser Half. Mrs. Fourundred We need some new rugs. Mr. Fourundred. Carpets would be more comfortable. Mrs. Fourundred. Rugs are more stylish. You men are such animals! Always talking about comfort' New York Weekly. CURE FOR CHOLERA INFANTUM NEVER KNOWN TO FAIL. During last May an infant child of our neighbor was suffering from chol era infantum. The doctors had given up all hopes of recovery. I took a bot Ue of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to the house, tell ing them I felt sure it would do good if used according to directions. In two days time the child had fully recover ed. The child is now vigorous and healthy. I have recommended this remedy frequently and have never known it to fail. Mrs. Curtis Baker, Bookwalter, Ohio. For sale by T. R, Abernethy, druggist. Not a Practical Proposition. My dear." said Mrs. Blanks to her husband, "don't yon think It would be a good idea to get your life insured?" "No, I don't." he gruffly replied. "If I were to do that it would just be my fool luck to live forever." "Oh. well," meekly answered Mrs. "tlx-n I wouldn't think of doing it." Cuts and bruises are healed by Cham berlain's Pain Balm in about one-third the time any other treatment would require because of its antiseptic quali ties which caxse the parts to heal without maturation. For sale by T. R. Abernethy. Druggist. "That is the eighth boy," said the matron of a city employment bureau recently, "who has come to-day to en gage a cook, laundress or parlor maid. Moreover, each one has made a good selection, stated his requirements clear ly, and finished in half the time hi mother or sister would have occupied." The new ioy is as distinct a product of the age as the new woman. He can make his bed, sew buttons on his own clothes, manage a bachelor establish ment for his father and himself, make out the menus and do chafingd'sa cookery, all without losing his rank in school or his prestige among his b j mates. After many intricate experiments, scientists have discovered methods for obtaining all the natural diges tants. These have been combined in the proportion found in. the human body and united with substances that build up the digestive organs, making a compound called Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It digests what you eat and al lows all dyspeptics to eat plenty of nourishing food while the stomach troubles are being radically cured by the medicinal agents it contains. It is pleasant to take and will give quick relief. T. R. Abernethy. What Was Necessary. "My principal objection to the story, said the crIUc, "is that it pre'ends to be realistic, and yet nothing of the sort could ever happen. It Is a physical Impossibility." "In that case," returned the young author, it seems to become necessary for us to revise the laws of nature." The law holds both maker and cir culator cf a counterfeit equally guilty. The dealer who sell3 you a dangerous counterfeit of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve risks your life to make a little larger profit. You can not trust him. DeWitt's is the only genuine and ori ginal Witch Hazel Salve, a well known cure for piles and ail skin diseases. See that your dealer gives you De Witt's Salve. T. R. Abernethy. Raal Friendliness. May The girls were all crazy to know whether you are engaged Marion But you didn't tell them, did yon? May Oh. no. I said that if the time ever came you wanted to announce it yourself. Detroit Free lrcss. DeWitt's Little Early Risera are famous little pills for liver and bowei troubles. Never gripe. T. R. Aber ncthey. One Minute Cough Cure is the only harmless remedy that produces imme diate results. iry it. T. R. Abernethy. Arrest disease by the timely use of Tutt's Liver Pills, an old and favorite remedy of increasing popularity. Always cures SICK HEADACHE, sour stomach, malaria, indiges tion, torpid liver, constipation and all bilious diseases. TUTT'S Liver PILLS J. E. THORNTON, Keep constantly oa haad all aisea of wood oofUni. Alio m raxUtj o burial robea, NEWTON, TT. - lid James R. Campbell. M. D. ornim C. Hunter, M. D. Drs. Campbell & Hunter, 1 I Have formed copartnership for th practice cf me Ucine and surgery at SEWTOX, To my patrons: Ir. Jf- C. Hunter has had the advantage of a thorough training in college and hospi tal together with private practice and I cor diallv eommeod him to the public, a la ev erv way fitted for the work. For the present calls left at T. R. Aber nethy A Co's drug store will receive our prompt attention. Bespectfully. James B. Campbell. J, B. LITTLE f RESIDENT DENTIST. NEWTON, - - N. 0. OfSoe in Toant & Shrnm's Baildiag. GEO. H. WEST, U. D., Physician and Surgeon, NEWTON, N. C. Offers his professional services to tha citizens of Newton and Catawba eoantj OiSee at raeide&ea. W. S. D AVID SOU, HD. Eaa loeatad ia Xavton and will prac tice nediciaa in all its branches. Call atteaded promptly, day or night. M. A, Newland, Attorney-at-Law, . fJEWTOft, - n.c. "Offloein Shnford's Bank Ball ding. ERNEST L. MOORE, ; FASHIONABLE BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER, KEWTON. jr. a He keeps a fint-clacf laprial Par lor where you will always ua4 elf aa towels and sharp razors, and a polite and attentive barber. Every one coming to Newtoa desir ing anything in the Tonaorial Art will ba pleased after they call om ma, tot I always please all my custom ra, TO YOU I wiah to aay that I bow hava om hand and am eonatanty reoiviag a nioe lis ot seasonable dry good, aatioaa, kata, eapa, clothing, ahoea, groceries, thai I am telling very cheap for ash. I am located near Newtoa Cot ton Milla. Coma to see ma aad I will do yon right. JOSEPH GEMAYEL. Nobody need have Neuralgia. Get Dr.. Miles Pain Pilla from druggist. One cent a dose. It has been demonstrated by experi ence that consumption can be pre vented by the early use of One Minute Cough Cure. This is the favorite remedy for coughs, colds, croup, as thma, grippe and all throat and lung troubles. Cures quickly. T. R. Aber nethy. U;e of a Stammer. Tess He'll never ask her to marry him. He stammers so awfully. Jess I suppose the thought of what he's doing paralyzes his tcngue. Tess No, it isn't that. He stammers naturally, and whenever he impulsive ly starts to ask her his hairing pech sires him time to cool off and thini what he's doing. 1 bat Throbb n Headache. Would quickly leave you, if joa ased Dr.KiDg's New Life Pills. Thous ands of sufferers have proved their matchless merit for Sick and ervous Headache?. Tbt-y rctke pnre blood' and strong nerves and build npjonr health. ary to take. Try them. Only 25 cents. Money back if not cured. Sold by T. Abernatby, Druggist. it i t i i . I; !' i . I ! i i ; i 4