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illi: CAUCASIAN .-. - 1 .. -..... I .11 "... t I. .M . ' CAUCA y " M'el'-l!nVV . v, xr.rKT.r jy yonrn a ::':r.ry.. I W r.roted Pt 4A0W corn in 1$03. W sirt to print and cir culate darieff th rrct yrar MILLION ( 0 r I K S VOL. XII. GOLDSP.OUO. X. C. THURSDAY. SKITE3IMEI ;. 1894. NO, 4r. SI AN JL JL jlJ j V(IRK OF COGUES THEY C D TH f..',S ImE OUGHT NOT TO j . uiToirs ciiaiij. . . . i.i jut L- I T LF C NT ' : of TilK ( i;. !i;!j r that when Muri"i 'i-.-.-iil-i.t of tli.' Natio: ;.! Alliance and I nd : : t r.ai :,;'. ;iP 1 l f'.re 1 he f ')iirri : .'tnlliit.tee on IV-tolli! c uil'l iii ;ohii' 'ton a ft- . i j j to advocate th'- jta.'.'-ii. .1 ! f ).- collar--,- for a r;m . ;. ;t;ii t.-itrrajit'. that J u !;.' ". of ( 'aliforniii, i he o: h-i .'. ho appeared h. fort- tlr- (hiii- ii- :-aiii' 'lay in Ix lialf of th il made oiif of tin' ablest anc ii. i iiijj a''iiMi.-iit-i c h;s v : -i 1. 'I h' I) MMciiit-i in 'a!i- ,.l -o fill; lit. -lit ii at tli- i ;i j .ji of tli.- People's parly iha , ii. ; .t! ki .io ,f i.ijiuniat in ii.ii i'. ! i.nr of that Stat'-. Such a , oi.lit to In- in congivr.-, hilt tie i. j ;ir I y pap-T.s of that Sta't (': linn no in.it it r for vv hat p!ac !.-. They .say that he has iloiii ,i!i; more than any other man :ii t. ? Ii.- -f h riif.s of Hunting .i' .! th- Pacific railroad tt. . i; r i oh the State ami the Na il" has fought fion the be the infamous hill for fin. (! . l'aeiiic railroad debt, which ,ii-.r Uan.-oiii, of this Slate, i. ;:iit to favor. The J Voles par v. ill in ver lo.se an opportunity (.1 ni m:: good government by putting i .:! niell ill otlice. 'i A MP TON ON THE PACIFIC ROADS la an inrerview at Omaha on .Mon- i i '..ii. U ade Hampton, the United -'a!'- 1 'omiiiis.sioiier of Kail road. ! -.- f himself iiiitc freely in re i'iI to the indehtediie.s.s of the I'aci- i a; I roads and the solution of thi-'ii'l-ortatit '(luvtion. One of hi. : i- tliat the roads should pav il"- Treasury a larger proportion i il.. ir net earnings. 1 Ie stat.-s t hat . ' ' ' ' ' r t!i- 1 lniiinan a-t all the rail N that have received aid from tin- government are now pay nig 'Jo r cent, of thiir earnings to tin i r "'iit of the sinking fund, hut in or 'i'T that t hese pa incuts may he made of r.ally substantial hem-lit to th. la.sci iniieiit in the payment of inter est on t he suhaidy honds !"ii. Hamil ton is of t he opi n ion that the amount to he paid hy the roads, in order t assist t he gov i rn men t in meeting ii d chaises, siiouid he incieascil to per cent, of their net earnings, l lie proposition is not a new one. hat its approval by the coin mission, i of railroad.-! ives i t souk w liat oflici i 1 ant iiority. "As to government ownership ot tli.- r.ads, which would represent an mwMineiit of something likeSlNf;, "oo.imio for the purchas.'of the lines u Inch t In frovernriieiit has subsidized, ( 'oiiiinissioner llam'toii, as a man f uoiiil practical sense and business -a-acitv, reirards it as utterly out of t!ie .!iestion. "'I'hink of the inter est on the bonds necessary to be H.uted to accomplish this object," In xis, "and what the people would he laed to pay the interest on the 1'oinls." lie might have added nu merous other obj ctions to govern-j nieut ownership that altogether w.mld combine to make the policy in the nature of a national calamity. I'ort tinately, the scheme is not likely to tind lodgment in the sober judg ment of the people." Washington Post. This is the third time within a week that the l'ost a railroad, mo nopoly goldbug organ) has gone out d' its way to write editorials against t In-government ownership of rail loads. If it is such an improbable thmg and such a wild scheme why does the l'ost waste so much of its aluahle space about it. (ieneral Hampton admits that the I'acitic railroads are making inonev and ought to pay ."( per cent, oi their protits instead of J.r per cent, to the government on the large debt.-, which those roads owe I'ncle Sam. If these roads are making enough money to pay enormously big salarie. to otlieers and to more ollicers than are neededj and besides can pay a iluidend on a lot of watered or ficti cious stock, and still makes a net 1'iotit such as to move (Ieneral Hampton (who is, to say the least, inclined to he a goldbug and friend of monopoly) then certainly the gov ernment could run those roads not only at a lower charge for passenger fare and freight, but could at the same time save more money, above expenses, than is now done. In this connection 'et it be remem bered that every time a railroad fail through big salaries to official ex travagance in other ways or account of jobbery, that the government takes charge of it through a receiver iipnointed by the courts and runs it till it can get on its feet and pay ex penses again. If the government was as just to its citizens as it is kind to its monopolies, business would be in a healthier condition and the peo ple won hi be happier. Crush the two old monopoly ridden parties, put the 1'eople's party at the helm and the day will come. The subscriptions and renewals we have received in the last two weeks would till two columns of our paper. 1 iel l. It I i. ilon.. ,di i ,,B, t If., OnhJ i M.l w l.,,,, ;,,,, I I,,. , j, (., j I Ih-Iii. ( , :! i A la i! T .!: K i ) 'luif In. v.-ie in; ; el I t il 1 M--ion ao... it H.iiihi i"i'i-.-il in th" Hum-" 'o the variou-. cum i ii III t!i- s. Th,. -e III . a -a 1 1 e s c.V'r. O 'on "i.-eei ;tl.e n t . 1 (,f J.-;. j.-! a . tloij. Tile com lliittces acted on abi.ul 1 ,'( of i Ik ih. AWout SIM of t h'-ni were i.a--eil ,y .lit , . 1 'ii'- 1 1 'iii.-e ami .-cut to Mie .ii.-iti oi.t ItWiV.'J to 1 !. .' t ' I "d d.-bat.- on t !i- T;t ! ''I o. i ii; t I'd lint .e i.. i t Th. y iiiei i,. . bi j,:. - ie l: a I. la I iii a ul ittei i.o.iy I Iir eoii.,;,l.. ration. lii.'lit a ml . ! bi!'.. tot tl -I I'M tali! ir .III a 1 '.1 1 -am! bill. OI lo Ma tel'o N. v; M.-xi -o. t 'i of Am .on a A lit i ( ;it ion .hiikiuiitey I, ill, tliorse for the belt el eonirol n mi safety o N',tti.ii.tl Wanks, lor the ehelioii ot Senators ty a ill i.i t vuti- ..I lhe .eojile, and for n ;m ri i ii lt. inai kinirand removing ib-ie-i iel - in t In- A t hint ic o.-e.-i n. While the eoliiinittees of the Sen ate did not a'-eotnplish so iiaieh wo,k n the matter ()f bib's reported, prin cipally be.ause of the f. w.-r iinm lulls int rod need in lhat bo.ly, thej managed to jiiaee before the Senate more business than it could hope to leeonipiish in tH. ontir' eone-ress. The senate before it a num ber of general old. is, some of which will be taken up at the ,-eeond ses sesion for eonsiderat ion. Among these are a bill to provide for the is sue of circulating notes to National banks reported from the Finam e 'oinmittee; a concurrent resolution providing fur a joint committee of the two Houses to consider ijuestions of tinaiice; a resolution providing lor a committee to impure if any Senator is or have been a stock holder of or directly or indirectly in terested in any National bank: a resolution relative to the in.lepend eiiee of the co ordinate departments of t he ( i ovem metit : a resolution de elarinir that the Secretary of the fri-aMiry ha no lawful authority for issuing or selling tioud.-. Nearly eveiy one of the important measures above which were not act ed on were introduced by People's party Congressmen and Senators. ijI'KKX 1.1 r, .AND liliDVK.Ii I. The adminstration and Congress made itself more rediculous over the' Hawaiian affair than over antythiiie, else. it almost amounted to a scan Mai tK-tween tueen Liland (i rover 1. I'.ut pelade aie now liegintiiiig to le-li.-ve that the Sugar Trust was at the liott'Mii of the whole affair. The House has adjourned, leaving about M"(i bills on its etlandar, half of which are of a general character and tie v wnaimk-r i ivate claims and peii.-ion iiills. Measures si nt to the House by the Senate have, fared well. The House lea ves about thirty live private ami thirty public Senate bills on its cal endar. Dining the present session of con gress there were sent to the senate by the President 2, 4il messages con taining nominations. Inasmuch as soiiiw of these messages contained more than arj usual, notably in tin case of military and naval promo .ions, a fair estimate of the total .lumber w ould be o.UOO. Of all these all have been acted upon but about fifty, and immediately after the ad journment of t he session the execu tive clerk as required certified to t he President such nominations as have failed ol action or have been rejected. The most celebrated cases that resulted in rejection weie those of .Messrs. Hornl.lower and Peckham. Iiotli of New York, nominated to be associate justice ot the Supreme Court. Huriiig this session there have been created live vacancies, tluee hy deaths and two by resignation. Senator Colquitt died on Jlarch Lit. and was succeeded by Pat rick Walsh , who was appointed by the Coveinoi of (ieoi ijia, ami t ok his seat April :. Mr. Vance, of North Carolina, died on Saturday, April 14. His suc cessor, Thomas J. Jarvis, was ap pointed by Governor Carr April lit. and took his seat April 'Hi. Mr- Stockbridge, of Michigan, died in Chicago on April ;0. His place was tilled by John Pattou, jr , who was appointed May ... n account of ill health, Senator Walthall, of Mississippi, gave notice f his resignation January 18, to take effect January L!4. His place was tilled by the election of A. J. McLauriu February 7, and his term wid expire March o, lS'.lo. Mr. Walt hall, who holds the seat for the term beginning March 4, 15!I", will if his health permits, return at that time. The resignation of Senator Ed ward D. White, of Louisiana, which took effect March 11', was filled by appointment of Representative New ton C. lilauelmrd, who took his seat March ll last. Since then he has been re-elected to the succeeding term. Deaths and resignations have been numerous in the House during this congress, numbering IS combined. The deaths were those of Messrs. Matchler (Peun.), Enochs (Ohio) Chipman (Mich.j, U'Neil i.Penn.), Lilly (Penu.), Houk (Uhioj, Brattan (Ohio.), and Lisle (Ky.) The resignations were those of Messrs, Fitch and fellows (N. Y ), OTerral (Va.), Hrawley (S. C), Blauekard (La.), Caldwell (.Ohio), Compton Md.'), Mitchell (Wis.) Lodge (Mass.), and Breckinridge Ark.) Messrs. Lodge, Mitchell and Biauchaid resigned to become Sena tors; O'Ferrall to become Governor of Virginia, Caldwell to become May or of Cincinnati, Breckinridge to go to Russia as United States Minister, Fitch to become Controller of the City of New York, Fellows to be come District Attorney of New York County, Compton to accept the po sition of Naval Officer of the port of Continued on fourth page. fy) 26, ts S C P . w v l .an j it '4 V n. 'I t t ii i ' A PROTEST AGAINST FRAUD AND AN APPEAL TO MANHOOD. The People's Party State Kv.Com. f Alabama has issued an address to the people of the State from which we make the following extract: . ''The conditions in this state have cached a climax. There is no doubt that the state ticket headed by (.'apt. Kolb has been elected. The alterna tive, is presented of submission to .vrong, insult, and robbery, or to as sert the sovereign power, before which thrones totter, scepters fall uid the outrages of tyrants cease. That alternative must meet a re sponse from manhood or silent sub uiission from those unworthy of citi eiiship. A chivalrous people, wor- hy of freedom, cannot shirk the re--ipon-ihiliucs the itu:itiou enforces. A distinguished paUiot has asserted that the man who will not fight for his liberty is unworthy of freedom. We don't advise lighting or lawless ness of any kind, but the crisis has irisen that the sovereign power shall insert itself to compel unworthy -servants of its will to submit to its power and recognize its authority," A JARVIS ORGAN VS. THE RANSOM ORGANS. One of Senator Jarvis' organs pub lishes the following: "On last Friday June 2'.Hh, (Re cord :30th,) the two .North Carolina Senators split on two votes. 'Kansotn voted to exempt the sala ries of the President and the United States Judges from the income tax Jarvis voted against it. "(hroinos and common, cheap pictures were taxed x!5 cents ad valorem. "On motion to admit free of duty )il paintings and liner works of art, Ransom voted for it and Jarvis voted against it. Which of the votes do von like besi ?" At the same time the Ransom organs are showing how Jarvis help ed the last Legislature to rob the State of over half a million dollars for the benefit of a rich foreisrn cor poration. In the mean time the peo ple have decided that they don't want either of them. The Washington Post (goldbug rgan) says that the feeling at the Capitol against the "strikers" (the men who would not cheerfully sub mit to the oppressions of the heart less Pullman) is something "like the feeling against the followers of Cox y who marched to Washington u?i inri'c'1." Uninvited 'i that is a great admission. We suppose this means that the monopolists aud boodlers who go to Washington to "petition" congress are invited, or at least are graciously received and enthusiastic ly welcomed. The people must take he management of their public affairs out of the hands of the two old parties or the day which Wash ington, Jefferson and Lincoln pre dicted, with fear and trembling, is at hand. The rule of monopolists and trusts is less tolerable than' the rule of a king. The American people will have neither. The ark of safe ty is the People's party. Wonder what has been done with Uncle Sam's mortgage on the Pacific railroads? Ten chances to oue, while the old parties have been talk ing "tariff," the pirates have cooked up and slipped through some sort of a scheme for extending the debt Huntington has been in Washing ton conferring with Senator Ran som. Watch out for it. V . - f I 'il .SMI. i- X, : 1-.. " ilt.i . S O-- WJsTt.t'A Uncle Sam to Democratic; Voter: Wliere are you Democratic Voter: Don't ask me! ask the WHV MIt. WILSON OI'I'OMai 1 In I'u 1.1 ii nt ion of ji Com i;ir;lt i e Sttr liuiit of tlif Kill.i.ni i-s I tt I wi-iii iUv 3li Kinl.y Tarill' 1 - 1 ami lln- Sn-ur Trust I'.ill. (?.('i i;il to Tin: ( 'a i -i; as: ax.) W'AsHIXliTO.V, I). C, Sept. 1, 'X. On the lasi day of congress Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, report ed from the Committee on Printing wrth a recommendation that it pass, a resolution providing for printing 00,000 copies of the tariff bill con" pared with the rates of previous bills At once Mr. Wilson the author of the House bill and the man who ate the crow and swallowed the sen ate Sugar Trust bill was on his. feet. He opposed the resolution. He said: "Of course a t.-il.le of this kind, luintcd tlie authority of the two houses, nii.nht to have the highest .os-iUe authenticity, for it u ill he arreptc.l hy I lie country as an of l'n -atei..cui'. a- in ai !v correct a- it i an po.-silily he maile. Now J impose every I iiirinier oi tlie Jiouse mn crstan s that it is istician to niiliossiliie tor an accurate stai ist - n to I make these comparison upon many of the si iicoiiics in me Dins in such a way as ;o en 1. . . : ... i i-ii i liuhten tlie taxpayer and the country at : lar''e. It is mmossilile. for instance, to make a comparison Let ween the specilic rate of duty an ad valorem rateof duty. Now. as 1 understand, the eniuparalive statement referred to in this re-solution shows a certain percentage upon the imports, of W..' subject to taxation under the .Mckinley law!' i' shows another rate upon the imports of that year upon the supposition if those im ports being subject to taxation in accord ance with the rates of tlie Jiouse bill, and then it shows another ad valorem rate of taxation based upon the imports of .:. on the supposition of those imports being sub ject to taxation under the bill which lias just passed both houses. Now. I repeat that it is unite as important in my judg ment it is far more important in compar ing these three bills, to consider the basis of taxation, the amounts of imports of iw.i:. which would be taxed than to consider the rates of taxation. I believe, speaking en tirelv from memory, that under the Mc K in ley law there was an ad valorem duty on dutiable goods in 1 amounting to 4s and some fraction per cent, on something over -I'K i.i n io.iii in of importations for that year. If the House bill hud been in opera tion onh about 5f:l."il,ijoo,noo worth of these goods would have been taxed, and the rate of taxation would have been about '.iii or W per cent., and the rest would have come in free. Now under the law, which is expect ed to go into operation in the immediate future, the basis ot taxation has been in creased more than Slon.non.noO over that fixed in the House bill, and. if I mistake not, ijuite fifty millions oyer the McKinley bill. That is a point to lie taken into con sideration in considering this question of comparison that the resolution now under consideration proposes to print. 1 want the Hou-e to understand that, in my judgment, it would be unfair to unde take to institute a comparison in the manner suggested." These are his exact words. This shows that Mr. V ilson knows that the tariff bill is a humbug. The Democrats have charged the Republican specilic duties to Demo cratic ad vale; em and the Republi can ad valorem to Democratic spe cilic duties. This is to confuse the people so that they cannot readily see the difference in the tariff rates The truth will come out when the promised good effects of the bill fail to materialize. Mr. Wilson knows there will be a howl then and he wants to postpone the day as long as he can. The Democrats hope to keep the people fooled about it till after this election. STATE FAIR NOTES. The Raleigh papers have publish ed several columns of extracts from letters from prominent people all over the State, who have announced their attention of making- exhibits at the State Fair. In addition to these, large numbers of letters are being received from all sections of North Carolina in which it is assert ed that the attendance will be very large from all sections. One of the special features this year will De the racing.- The purses will aggregate over $2,000. A large number of superb running horses have recently been brought into North Carolina, and in deference to the wishes of their owners the State Fair has offered liberal premiums for running races every day. i or trotting horses $300 are offered for the '2:30 class, 2;3o class, 2:30 class, 2:25 class and the Free-for-All class. The three minute class is offered a purse of $200, and the three year old comes in for $100. The Committee of prominent edu cators, appointed by the North Car olina Teacher's Assembly, will meet j in Raleigli on September Sth, to per i feet arrangements for Educational 1 Day, which will be Tuesday of Fair I week. ( ft ) 1 I. ,- ? rr,, f- r f: Z t-. I i . THEY DECLARE FOR A NON-PARTISAN JUDICIARY IN PLAIN AND STRONG LANGUAGE. tiikv kamii: t1ik kkkk c'oin.;k ok .ii:i:k.n sii.vi k at tiik i:uo K it; rn i. Anil l.ci l arc for tin- i:-.ral of tli' ('utility :i . iiii.i. nt sls., anil tlit Internal mi in- l.an s. Tlicy. Favor ;ino; K 'iy ili. n tiic Same Kxt-in t ion I'roiii Tav.ilion that I lie :ii.I Ii nl.lf i s have. Tlie liepnblican State Convention in session in liiileigh on August 3oth adopU-d the following platform: THF. 1'I.ATKOUM. AVe reafVirm our allegiance the National Republican party and m... ,1,.J,r,,a ti, fl ' V . l'.'G "- r'i'" o set forth by the party. The present condition of" the country, resulting trom the threatened change m the industrial policy by the Democratic party; the hundreds of factories and workshops closed down, the thous ands of men out of employment, are the best witnesses which can be brought to testify to the wisdom of the policy of protection to home in dustries, which has always been sus tained and fostered by the Republi can party. 2. The Republican party is a friend of both labor and capital each is indispensable to the other. The party had its origin in opposi tion to the enslavement and degrada tion of labor, and under its policy the workingmen of the United States received a higher rate of wages and attained a degree of comfort audi R i CAN influence such as they had never pre- ', , " ner , KepuMican party viously enjoyed. It will continue to I ,'eve8.1t1hjlt tlie hif nt of h' employ whatever authority it posses- ! btf f erd. b?, llft'fS the ses to promote all just demands of l1? tate above the c.on- the wage-worker and support what- j mi'iating influences of partisan po ever practical measures can be de- I htiC therefore, and for tins reason, v sed for the amelioration ot his con- ! Wef lkfdrenr. intention to cast our 4 , jou j yotes for Chief Justice of the feu- 3. We favor a financial policy ! !'reme. r the lion. William not in favor of mono-metal 1 ism, eith- 1'allo1th, of Wayne county, and er of gold or silver, as the basis of a S lon' AVal for Associate financial system; but international ! lnfCe to succeed himself lion. II. bi-metallism to be secured by strenu-! U Co"norr fo.r Associate Justice to ous efforts of the national power toliieC(,a us,!ce Mc 1Ion' R ! dir.tl m.;nef ennfc .o i t'ches for Associate J ustice tosuc- be directed against such foreign na ions as adhere to the single gold j standard. Under existing condi- .:i. :..i...i:i nuns, wmi no iuici iiuuonai agree ment, we favor the free coinage of the entire product of American mines at the ratio of 1G to 1. Now and in the future all dollars should be of equal purchasing power, to the end that a suitable currency, abund ant for all wants, shall secure to all the people the full results of their labor. We favor a tariff for the protection of American labor against the under paid and pauper labor of foreign countries. The Dlaine system of leciprocity, and opposition to the Democratic policy which attempts its abandonment and repeal. We denounce the tariff bill recently pass ed by the Democrats in Congress, (which is low the law of the coun try, without the signature, but with the condemnation of the President) iGoslin, John C. Dancy, R. O. Patter as un-American in principle; and! son, A. R. Middleton and O. II. vicious in its operation. Destructive of the prosperity of labor, and bene ficial only to trusts and combina tions of capital. We denounce the attempt of the Democratic party and its President to place the raw mater ials of the South on the free list. We favor the repeal of the internal revenue taxes on whisky, brandy and tobacco, and call the attention of the voters of the State to the fact that the Democratic party after declaring in their State platforms for twenty years, in favor of such repeal ; and denouncing the Republican party for their enactment and continuance as laws, immediately upon coming into national control, repudiated their pledge, and increased said internal revenue taxes. Increased the intern al revenue corruption fund, and ac- companieu the enfoi cement of said' r t t going - V 'aws with more harshness than had theretofore l.ecti koown. o. We favor tlie repeal of the' present system of county government j ind the enactment of such law as. will guarantee the right of local self- i government in every county in the1 State. Relieving that the ballot-box j is the foundation of our institutions, ; we hereby declare tliat the perpetua-j tion of our civilization depends upon the ballot being kept pure and free , from any suspicion of corruption; we therefore demand the enactment of such a law as will guarantee each ! qualified voter one vote and have that j vote counted as cast. i KKsOl.f'I ions. Whereas, The Mate of North Caro lina gives to the bondholder and thc capitalist the right to deduct from the taxable value of his bonds, notei; and other solvent credits, the full amount of his indebtedness, requir ing him to return for taxation only the amount of his solvent credits re maining after such deduction ; and whereas, it rt quires the owner of a house or farm to pay taxes on the full value of his home, e en when he has paid only, a small part of its purchase money ; be it Resolved, That the Republican party demands that the farmer and the householder be allowed the same exemptions given to the bondholder and the capitalist, and that every citizen in returning his property for taxation be permitted to deduct from the value thereof the amount of his just indebtedness. Resolved, That W. II. Worth, of the county of Wake, be and he is hereby nominated for the oflicc of State Treasurer. Whereas, The Republican partv cetd Justice Burwell iaw"fe 11 ! above named Having full confidence in the gentlemen, and believ ing that if elected to the Supreme Court bench they will interpret the law fairly and impartially between all persons, interests and political parties, we ask all good citizens, ir respective of party, to cast their votes for them. It is due ourselves and the gentle- ) men named to say that this action is taken without their knowledge or consent, with no desire or further purpose on our part than to secure the best qualities of mind and heart for the highest judicial tribunal of our State. State Ki. Comiiiittte. State chairman, A. E. Holtou. Six members of the State executive committee for the State at large are: II. L. Grant, Jas. II. Young, J. W. : Dockerv. The committee was completed by the election of the following mem bers representing the different dis- ' ,--- ' y - - --v y l if n I 1 . . - J i . i - v Hi i A-iv-y rN tricts : 1st. E. A. White. ind. J. T. Dobson. 3rd. C. D. Waddell. 4th, J. M. Beckwith. 5th. Tyre Glenn". 6th. O. II. Iennan. 7th. Z. V. Walser. Sth. E. S. Walton. Oth. G. W. Crawlord. Thousands of new patrons have taken Hood's Sarsaparilla this season and realized its benefit in blood purified and strength restored. 25 cents for the campaign. Get Up a club of ten. INOIIIt.K liANtiKKOI TI.ACK IN IMF. F.I. M l ION LAW. Mr. Editor:- Sec. 2o'7l of the elec tion law reads: "The Hoards of 'oinmission. rs ..1 the .several coun ties shall .select on in before the first M 'inlay ol September preceding the election, one or more persons for each election precinct, who shall act as registrars ot voters tor such pre cinct. Said Hoard shall make pub lication of the names of the persons so elected, at the court house door, immediately after such appointment, and shall cause a notice to be served upon said persons by the sheriff. If any registrar shall die or neglect to pel form his duties, th justices of the peace for the township or a ma jority of said justices, or the clerk of the Superior Court of the county in ease said justices or a majority of then fail to meet may appoint an other in his place."1 Now suppose the justices and the clerk, in case of a vacancy, both fail to make an appointment of registrar for such precinct, where is any rem edy to meet such a case, for you will notice the law says, "may appoiut another in his place." I h not say that such an act will be committed, but is it not well to discuss this mat ler, for I can see how the voters in many precincts would not be legally voters, for any other plan adopted to secure the vote in any precinct than that prescribed by law would be illegal. This matter thould be looked after at the proper time, for we know what was done in 181J2 to prevent a fair vote and an honest count. We may expect the same frauds attempted this year, because our enemies being waker will make them more desperate to carry the e lection under the present law which enables them to cheat and steal. For one 1 do not look for a fair elec tion this year, only at precincts where Populist have the moral cour age to force it. The intention of our opponents, 1 .resume, is to give us a dose of Al abama medicine. Will we take itf I hope not. Nevertheless "eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.'" With an honest election the victory will be ours. Success to The Caucasian. Jasper. OASTON IIU .NTV I'dl'l'lISTS. Stanley, N. C, August 28th, 1801. Kdjtok The Caucasian: The People's party of Gaston couuty as sembled in the court house in Dallas on the 25th day of August, 1804, for the purpose of nominating a legisla tive and county ticket The meeting was called to order by A. G. Thompson as temporary chairman. S. M. Asbury was made permanent chairman, and J. J. Or mand and L. G. Cathey were chosen as secretaries. After a brief address by the chairman the body proceeded to business. Motion that the Representative be instructed to vote to have the laws changed so that the salaries of all county offices be reduced one-third (1-3). Motion that we adopt the State platform of the People's party. The following were the nominations made for the different offices : For the legislature C. II. Harris. For Ckrk Superior Court C. C. Corn well. For Sheriff J. J. White. For Register of Deeds J. J. Or mand. For Treasurer L. G. Cathey. For Coroner L. A. Tbornburg. For Surveyor A. W. Hoffman. Motion that the proceedings of this meeting be sent to the Progres sive Farmer, The Caucasian, Hick wry Mercury, Gastonia Gazette and Progressive lleformer for publication. At the close of the convention a dub of 50 subscribers were raised for The Caucasian. S. M. Asbury, Ch'in. J. J. Ormand, Jj. G. Cathev, Secretaries. E. D. T. TWO DEMOCRATIC PLATFORMS. 1S92 Give us a chance. 1S04 Give us another chance. TIE HMD IT Q7IL THEY HOT IT. H ilk TY Cf 'ir-.CTAT.CN G t. S A AY TO iTfr M-NS.CV Cf CS10 R'AL Tr IMKI.TO A l-tNtl- JI IHIMKI (Ml AMI . HIM I 1 1. 1 KI 1,1(1 t l'lri'..IMMI NT to 1 III. l' MHKtlC HtMt.lKt. I l.r lir. .ii, staf a.rl(-- I' tt III .ot. ikhi (Wltul ..I Ihr I lifer M..l.rr, - ., m,,,.,, II, tttra Itjk..M, h.I Jr l W h, , tii a l-lu. sn.a tli.u - Il i. I ..u,i ... i,.,. .. -- .a! til Tilt Ctliti Wamiixi.mx, Spt. 1. The n d.rw imiit of th.. Populist .Wicial ticket by the Krpul.luati State cutt-u-.itu.ii i just lat th) D.'in.Hiats wanted. For k thry hav? nrav- d thut u wight hapjK-u. Their gnat apprt hension wit that the al Luntc would not materialize. That they didn't m.n word of it u ery apparent Mine thethin did hiipjH-11. Hilarity and Untoting and ridicule hau'giwn way to cci ions m heiuiii and diui. tin- fiaiB and dreadful predictions. KANMtM Mo1 i hNi nim. Senator luinsom id (itill here hut has not U-en visible for two davf. His Seclusion lias given curreiicv to rejKjitt! concern iti hi health. It id intimated that he is proetrnted by "overwork," but that in hardly true, lie never wulktd or dretuted U tter than now. lie irt tlie Uv-t dream-d man in the S'liateund the coniiciotm ness of it m ills to tickle the "old cittlciiianV vunity imun-um ly. Tlie news from the Republican State con vention w;ui not unexjH'cUil by him. It is not what he wanted either. The loud talking of the cuckoos did not icilect his opinion in this matter. I.o.iic or 1 ll K HTl ATION. His prognosis of the aituation is about this: Jarvis will force the light on the silver .juestion and the election of I'liitetl States Senator by direct vote of the jn-ople. The rank and file of the Democratic party is with him on these ipji-s-tions. A defensive campaign on l.'.iiisoin's part must neces sarily follow, ltansoui will le com pelled to defend his vote to uncon ditionally repeal the Sherman law and stop tlie coinage of silver. With a char field he cxpivtcd to make combinations with Republicans in certain counties looking to the elec tion of Ransom candidate to the legislature. The action at Kalciijh of the Republican State convention upset that calculation. While that result was foreshadowed, the belief was that its accomplishment would leave such scars and discord as to make it of nr ractical value. A SEKIOl'S M.S.VITOINT.MKNT therefore con fronts him at the threshold of the camoaiirn. Anoth- er aspect of the campaign is worry ing uim. Chairman Pou meet in superable difficulty in planning the campaiir!! and in the distribution of campaign literature. What the mi- ple demand in that line is condemn atory of Ransom. Every denuncia tion of the gold bug policy of th ieinocraiic party condemns Jiansom. Kvcry reflection or insinuation or ac cusation against the administration adds to Ransom's confusion and com plicates things more and more. Kin barrassments are found in evcrv at tempt to man u fact ure a campaign slogan. It was Ron's exjR-ctation to demoralize the Populists with neirro candidates. This was to have been A TRUMP CAKI hut Ransom's active support and in fluence in securing the confirmation of the disreputable negro Taylor re corder ot Ueeda oi the District of Columbia, ends that little diversion. Taylor was sent to Kansas by the National Democratic Committee to buy negro votes. The result waa Martin's election to the United States Senate from that State. Taylor's appointment violated the "home rule" plank in the Chicago plat form ; it was made against the most emphatic Democratic protest, and under these circumstances Ransom ictively interested himself to secure bis confiimation. The office pays $10,000 per annum. In the face of this record it will take some assump tion aud gall to raise "the nigger in the wood pile" bugaboo in the State campaign. Rut a still greattr dread is the effect of jarvis' campaign jn the general result Wheu he left i few days ago it was with the ex pressed determination to make an aggressive county to county cam paign as a candidate against Ran- Mjin. i hat declaration may mean a j-ood deal. Iiealizing that every of fice holder in the State is an active Itansom man, with two or three pos sible exceptions, h understands what is ahead of him. He expects that ..he powerful influence of the Ilich nond and Danville railroad will be ictively euployed in Ransom's be half. Such administration of oppo sition nrght naturally appall any man, but "by the eternal," he says, he is in the tight to stay until elec tion day. His campaign will be opened at Charlotte. Mecklenburg county is claimed by his friends by jverwhelming odds. The county -teople on this occasion will give him m impressive ovation. He will then contest every Western county. In that section of the State the collect ors office ia openly and shamelessly Continued on second page. il (I
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