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VOL. XIII.
GOLDSBORO, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1894
NO. 4,
he said, “the truth is the people are
'sick and tired of the way things are
{managed iu North Carolina. It may
I be all wrong, but the sign is in the
, i bead this year and the people are do-
iing their own thinking. Politicians
TO BE
OF BO^D.
RANSOiM’S SCHEME WIRE NOT WORK.
CLEVELAND’S NOMINATION JUSTIFIED
PARTY INSUBORb NATION
always suffer in a conflict with the
' people.”
TWO COUNTIES AS SAMPLES WHERE
FRAUD WAS ATTEMPTED BY THE
WHOLESALE.
He Wants to Have the old Legislature Con
vened and Have Himself Re-elected,
but the Constitution is in his way—Ran-
WHAT RANSOM I REO
WAS VERIFIED
I Third Assistant Postmaster Gen-
| era! Craig is original and candid in
1893 explaining the “slump.” “Well, I
They had Prepared to Steal the State but
set Their Figures too low. Bead the Re-
Baby Act
(Special to The Caucasian.)
Washington, Nov. 1.7.—If agree
ment on any question were possible
among Democrats they would philo
sophically accept the situation as an
enduring condemnation—an unalter
able protest against Democra'ic pol
icy. Further contention over the
blunders, mistakes and unspeakable
folly of Democratic leadership seems
unprofitable, The"party signed its
-death warrant at Chicago in the
nomination of Grover Cleveland. At
the time, Senator Ransom declared
it would cost the Democratic party
in North Carolina 50,000 votes. The
prediction was verified. The revolt
in 1892, lead by the editor of The
Caucasian, had its warrant in this
condition, and achieved its complete
vindication in the election of 1894.
It is beyond dispute now that an
honest declaration of the vote in
1892 would have given the State to
Harrison. Cleveland’s nomination
was political suicide. It was a
shameless confession of Democratic
cowardice. Its support involved in
dividual and party stultification.
-Uis election was the triumph of
(fraud at the ballot box. His admin-
■ istration has found extenuation only
in the appointment of two obscure
Southern men as members of his
Cabinet, and the distribution of Fed
eral patronage. The campaign , in
North Carolina was a brazen attempt
to condone and justify his adminis
tration. That meant a cowardly
abandonment of Democratic princi
ple—as Demociacy had been ex
pounded in North Carolina. It was
treason to criticise the administra
tion. It was high felony to question
its integrity. It was political death
to resent its defiant repudiation of
Democratic pledges. The muzzle
was remorselessly applied to every
man whose self-respect impelled him
to a renunciation of the methods.
The machine dominated the 8tate,
the party, the press. Democratic
success meant the re-election of Sen
ator Ransom, wlm flanounned Cii^ - -^
land at Chicago and, later, betrayed
the people to serve him. Under
these conditions the people won a
(signal, memorable, enduring victory.
Any other result would have been a
public disgrace. Self-respect, com
mon decency, self-preservation, de
manded it. 'The 50,000 democrats
who defied machine dictation in
1892, find in last week’s election a
splendid vindication. Sooner than
accept conditions involving their
stultification and abasement they de
fied party authority. It was this
spirit that revolutionized the State.
PLEADING THE “ BABY ACT.”
Democratic defeat was inevitable.
It was not unexpected to the demo
crats. Belief in democratic success
was confined to Mr. Pou, Senator
Ransom and few others who had
only a superficial knowledge of the
situation in the State. Ou the eve
of the election Senator Ransom wired
here the confident opinion that his
re-election was certain. He believed
it. In 1892 he was confronted by
similar conditions on the eve of the
election. They were overcome. But
Pou lacked Simmons’ training, expe
rience and education. He is a Re
publican by descent; not by law-
Ransom failed to note the distinc
tion. Pou’s affidavit countenance
impressed him. He Napoieonized
the conflict. The minimum demo
cratic majority was fixed at 30,000.
It was suggested to democratic elec
tion officials that 40,000 or 50,000
majority would be a proper rebuke
to “Butler and his gang.” “It is only
a question of majority. Make it big
enough,” urged Pou. “End this
Populist demogoguery now and for
ever.”
It seems increditable that Ran
som’s prodigious vanity obscured the
situation. Senator Jarvis predicted
the result. Before leaving Washing
ton he saw that democratic success
was only possible in the prosecution
of a vigorous, bold anti-administra
tion campaign. It was his intention
to make the fight on that line. After
his opening speech at Goldsboro he
was muzzled. But the people read
between the lines in his subsequent
speeches. It meant a vindication of
the democratic revolt in 1892. They
were deeply impressed with the
righteousness and sincerity of the
Populist demands, From a sense of
relf-respect they either stayed at
home or voted the Populist ticket.
Speaking of the result and the
causes, Capt. Frank Erwin, a veter
an politician, says, “Jarvis’ campaign
was a reply to Random’s and that ex
plains the unprecedented stay-at-
nome vote.” ,.
A Federal office-hois^^ ^
several bets on the result, was thor
oughly satisfied, twq wee ks before the
election, that democ rat i c defeat was
certain. The week Before the election
$2,500 was raised in Raleigh, and the
day after the elecU^ not “a red
copper cent” could be traced in the
result. It was about L g eas y to pay
off the public debt and S» o p the issue
of bonds as it was tq ^uy nigger
votes in Raleigh.” In accounting
for the change in publ^q^ninnenL
tell you,” he said, “the truth is we
have had the Republicans so long
under hack we didn’t think they had
the heart to make a fight.”
Thus far the only prominent dem
ocratic who pleads “the baby act” is
Senator Ransom. He credits the re
sult to the negro vote. “Two-thirds
of the votescast/’ he says, “were ne
gro votes.” He would make the im
pression that ignorance and vice won
the victory—and will control the
State. It is a slander, as the vote
clearly shows, but it will be used to
the State’s discredit and humiliation.
The statement was published in the
Washington papers and has since-ap
peared generally in the Northern
press. The negro voter could not be
bribed or frightened into voting the
democratic ticket, except in favored
localities. The attempt to influence
him by money or promises failed
signally. Senator Ransom is not
alone in his astonishment and dis
gust, but he is conspicuously alone
in pleading “the baby act,” It has
been left to him to slander the State
and insult the people, in a public
statement which the vote refutes and
condemns. -
Jonathan Edwards.
ELECTION SUMMARY.
How the Various Parties Came out of the
Late Eight.
Alabama—Eight Democratic
gressmen; one populist.
Arkansas—Six Democratic
gressmen.
California—Democatie. state
con-
con-
tiek-
et; Republican legislature; six Re
publican, one Democratic congress
men.
Colorado —Undoubtedly republi
can state ticket; republican legist
ture; one republican, one Populist
congressmen
Connecticut—Republican state tick
et; republican legislature; republican
congressmen.
Delaware—Republican governor;
one republican congressman.
Florida—Democratic legislature;
two democratic congressmen.
Georgia—Deinociatic State ticket;
democratic legislature; eleven dem-
ocratic congressmen,
will contest
Idaho—Republican
Torn Watson
state ticket;
republican legislature; one republi
can congressman.
Illinois—Republican state ticket;
republican legislature; twenty-one
republican congressmen; one n. ^.
Ciarm congressmen.
Indiana—Republican state ticket;
republican legislature; thirteen re-
publican congressmen.
Iowa—Republican state
ticket;
eleven republican congressmen.
Kansas—Republican state ticket;
republican legislature; seven repub
lican and one populist congressmen.
Kentucky—Six republican and 5
democratic congressmen.
Louisiana—democrats claim
congressmen republicans three
gressmen. -
Maryland—Three democratic
six
con-
and
thiee republican congressmen.
Massachussetts—Republican state
ticket; republican legislature; twelve
republican and one democratic con
gressmen.
Michigan—Republican state ticket;
republican legislature; twelve repub
lican congressmen. .
Minesota—Republican state ticket;
seven republican congressmen.
Mississippi—Entire delegation of
seven democratic congressmen.
Missouri—Republican state ticket;
democratic legislature; five demo
cratic and ten republican congress
men.
Montana—Republican state tick
et; republican legislature; one re
publican congressmen.
Nebraska—People’s party elects
governor; republican legislature; six
republican congressmen.
New Hampshire—Republican state
ticket: republican legislature; two
republican congressmen.
New Jersey—Eight republican con
gressmen.
New York—Republican state tick
et; republican legislature; thirty re
publican and four democratic con
gressmen.
North Carolina—Fusion legislature;
three democrats, two republican and
four populist congressmen.
North Dakota—Republican state
ticket; republican legislature; one re
publican congressmen.
Ohio—Republican state ticket; 19
republican and two democratic con
gressmen.
Pennsylvania— Republican state
ticket; twenty-eight republican and
two democratic congressmen.
Rhode Island—Two republican con
gressmen.
South Carolina—Tillmanite gov
ernor elected; six democratic and 1
republican congressmen.
South Dakota—Republican state
ticket; republican state legislature;
two republican congressmen.
Tennessee—-Republican governor;
six democratic and four republican
congressmen.
Texas—Democratic governor; 12
democratic, two republican congress
men..
Virginia—Eight democratic and
two republican congressmen.
Washington—Republican state tick
et and two republican congressmen.
West Virginia—Republican legis
lature; four republican corgress-
men, ' ——
•^Wisconsin—Republican state tick-
et; republican legislature; ten repub
lican congressmen.
Wyoming—Republican state tick
et; republican legislature; one repub
lican congressman.—Sentinel.
The only way tocure catarrh is to
purify the blood. Hood’s Sarsapa
rilla purifies the blood vitality and
richness. .______
Ask the Democrats if they heard
anything drop recently?
It is now perfectly clear that the
Democratic machine had planned to
steal the State. The conspirators
had figured that they would have to
steal 15,000 votes and rob about 20
members of the Legislature of their
seats in order for them to keep con
trol. They picked out certain coun
ties where this work was to be done.
But thd majority against the ma
chine was so much larger than they
had figured on that their plans went
awry. They could have planned to
have stolen more if they had only
known it was necessary to hold 40
Robesons to save the State.
Last week we published an ac
count of the work of the machine
in Wayne, Craven and Currituek.
This week we give reports from
Cleveland and Pender;
FRAUDS IN CLEVELAND.
Boiling Springs, N. C., Nov. 12.
Hon. Marion Butler, Goldsboro,
N. C.—There were frauds commit
ted here last Tuesday that will black
en the fair name of Cleveland coun
ty for years to come.
On Wednesday it was conceded by
all parties that the Populist candi
dates, county and legislature, had
been elected. The canvassing board
met in Shelby at noo-n Tuesday,
was composed of 7 Populists and Re
publicans and 10 Democrats. Of
course the officers of the Board were
Democrats. Fearing that there[might
be some dirty work, we went to all
of the 8 Democratic lawyers of the
place to employ counsel but none
would serve us. We telegraphed to
other places but no one could get
there in time..
We have eleven (11) townships in
this county and the following condi
tions were found to exist on reading
the returns from the various town-
ships: No. least 70 votes while only
69 were polled. Decided to pass this
case by till the others were examined
as it might not effect the final result.
All passed on smoothly till No 6 (SheL
by precinct) was reached, Here it ap
peared that a large number of per
sons had been challenged (all Dem
ocrats) and that the number of votes
cast for the Populist candidate
for Clerk of Court had been changed
since the night of the election. It
was also set aside for the present as
in case of No. 1.
No further trouble till No. 11 was
reached. Here it appeared that 4
persons had voted by proxy (sent
which were opened by the judges
and deposited in the proper boxes)
The member of the board from this
township was the first man on day
of election to vote to receive tickets
by proxy, and then on the Board he
was the first to suggest that the
township be thrown out. Of course
he, too, was a Democrat. The Board
wrangled over this case till dark and
adjourned, without . further action
till 10 a. m. Friday. We insisted
that the Board adjourn till Saturday
in order that we could get counsel,
but the chairman ruled that the body
could only adjourn from day to day.
On Friday morning witnesses were
present to testify as to whom each
of the 4 men voted for, as we were
willing to cast them aside, but the
chairman by advise of the Democrats
ic counsel ruled that the Board could
receive no information from any per
son not a member of the Board. So
in absence of any information as to
how the 4 men voted” this august
body decided to throw it, the town-
ship, aside by a vote of 11 to 5, one
Populist voting with the enemy and
another not voting at all. One of
the men that voted by proxy voted
only for Constable, two voted the
Populist ticket, and the fourth Dem
ocratic; yet to keep the township
from being'throwu out we proposed to
the Board that they take them all
from our candidates. This wouldn’t
carry out their satanic conspiracy,
so go the township must.
LIGHT TURNED ON.
By retaining the township J. B.
Byers, Ponulist, was elected over J.
S. Wray, Democrat, for Treasurer by
13 majority. By throwing it out
Byers was beaten by Wray by 75
majority. They had one other ob
ject in view; they claimed to have
defeated J. H. Quinn, Populist for
Clerk by 2 majority including No. 11.
Throwing out No. 11 defeated him
by 84 majority which they thought
made things safe.
FACTS IN THE CLERK’S CASE.
On the day following the election
ic was conceded by the Democrats
that Quinn, Populist, bad de
feated T D. Lattimore, Democratic
candidate for Clerk by 3 majority.
As stated above when the official
count was made Lattimore was de
clared elected by 2 majority, which
you will observe is an increase of 5
over the count made the day before.
The fraud in this case is perfectly
clear. It was at the Shelby precinct.
In counting out the county box Tues
day night R. M. White, Populist,
and B. E. Hamrick, Democrat, act
ed as tallismen (neither one was a
judge). After counting and re-
counting a number of times, it was
found that each made Lattimore’s
vote 548. Both signed a paper the
same night declaring this same re
sult. J. F. Tiddy, Registrar, picked
up Hamrick’s sheet together with
the sheets from the other boxes and
left the room without making out
abstracts or having the judges to
sign same. It seems that nothing
was said by the judges as to who
should he’d the papers or when the
signing should be done. Wednes
day evening Aaron Mauney, the Pop
ulist judge who lives in the country,
was asked to sign the papers. When
told that an error of 5 had been dis
covered in Lattimore’s vote, he re
fused to sign the papers with the 5
added. The same night the two Dem-
Continued on third page.
Wasington, D. C., Nov. 13 —The
following circular was issued at 3:15
this afteinoon.
Treasury Department,
Washington, D. C., Nov. 13,1894
By virture of the authority con
tained in the act of Congress, enti
tled ‘'An act to provide for the re-!
sumption of speiee payments,” ,ap-[
proved January 14th, 1875, the Sec-j
retary of the Treasury hereby gives
public notic that sealed proposals!
will be received at the Treasury De-1
(Washington Post.)
Something in the nature of a sen
sation was created yesterday by gos
sip about occurences which it was
believed might have important bear
ing upon the political complexion of
the next Senatejof the United States.
A long-drawn-out secret meeting of
several prominent Democrats was
held Monday afternoon in Senator
Gorman’s committee room in the
THE NEXT 6B11
MBIT.
THE STATE WILL STAND POPULIST 26,
REPUBLICAN 16 AND DEMOCRATIC 8,
IN THE HOUSE THE PEOPLE’S PARTY
WILL HAVE A PLURALITY AND
WITH THE REPUBLICANS WILL
HAVE A BIG MAJORITY.
Senate wing of the Capitol, at which
partment, office of the Secretary,] -
until 12 o’clock noon on the 24th i Senators Gorman and Ransom,
day of November, 1894, for United] ^heir conference was of the most
States five per cent bonds, in either I confidential character, and what was
registered or coupon form, dated i said and done was kept a close
Febuary 1st, 1894, redeemable in secret.
coin at the pleasure of the govern-; Inquiries about the purpose of the
™“’• r te “ (’conference were parried by evasive
of their issue, and bearing interest ,,., j- p r J ,
payable quarterly, in coin, at the th ® gentlemen present,
rate of five per cent annum. IJ nd! ' alin g there was no polit-
Bidders whose proposals are ae-
cepted will be required to pay 20
per cent in gold, or gold certificates,
upon the amounts of their bids
as soon as they receive a notice of
the acceptance of such bids, and to
pay in like coin or certificate an ad
ditional 20 per cent at the expiration
of each ten days thereafter, until the
whole is paid. But they may at
their option, pay the entire amount
of their bids, when notified of their
acceptance, or at any time when an
installment is payable. The first
payment, however, of not less thap
20 per cent, must be made at the
time the bidder receives notice of
the accptance of his proposal.
The denominations of the bonds
will be $50 and upwards, and bid
ders will, in their proposals, state
denominations desired, whether
registered or coupon, the price whiefi
the bidder proposes to pay, the place
where it is desired that the bonds
shall be delivered, and the office,
whether that of the treasurer of the
United Stages op an assistant treas
urer of the United states, where if
will be most convenient for the bid
der to deposit the amounts of his
payments.
The bonds will be dated Febuary
1, 1894, in ordgr to make the prp
posed issue uniform as to date with
the existing issue; but interest there
on will begin November 1, 1894, and
bidders will be required to pay ac
crued interest at the rate of 5 per
cent on the face value of these
builds front November 1 to the dpte
or dates of payment. The total is
sue of bonds, in persuance of this
notice, will not exceed the sum of
$50,000,000.
The Secretary of the Treasury
hereby expressly reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
All proposals should be addressed
to the Secretary of the Treasury,
Washington, D. C., and should be
distinctly marked “proposals, for the
Blank forms for proposals may be
had on application to the Secretary
of the Treasury.
J. G. Carlisle.
Secretary of the Treasury,
ALABAMA IS IN LINE.
Shp Goes Boldly into the Populist Party-—
The Convention of Jeffersonian Demo
crats and Populist in Montgomery Join
as the People’s Party.
Alabama is now a populist state
in name as well as in votes.
For the past three years it has
been a populist state in reality, but
those voting the reform ticket were
divided in name, some being called
populists and others Jeffersonian
democrats,
Up to last week the line was
tinctly drawn.
Now it is literally wiped out,
old Alabama has gone boldly
dis ¬
and
into
the populist column.
There were some who opposed the
step, but when the decision came,
dropping the name Jeffersonian and
adopting the name of the national
reform party—the people’s party—
there was no grumbling, but to a
man all were agreed that the wisest
and best move had been taken.
From now on Alabama is a popu
list state, and there’ll be no more
discord. Two years hence, she with
every other Gulf state will fall into
the populist column with North
Carolina and the west. The new
party is getting in fine shape for the
great fight of 1896.
THE POWER OF THE POPULISTS.
The power of an advancing army
is better evinced by its ability to
fight, sustain, defeat, move forward
and fight again, than by the capture
of isolated and unimportant, though
fortified positions.
So, too, the real power possessed
to-day by the People’s party far
transcends the power it possessed
two years ago, when it carried five
states, cast twenty-three electoral
votes, and sent to congress sixteen
of its representative men.
To-day we have fewer officers but
more votes.
To-day, we have the satifaction of
seeing the People’s party taking
second place in several states of the
Union—it can no longer be proper ly
termed the third party.
To-day we hold the balance of
power in the national government
the Democrats have the executive,
the Republicans the lower house,
and the Populists that head center
of monoply, the senate.
To-day we number at least two
million voters—honest, enthusiastic
working voters—each of whom will
bring three recruits into the next
conflict.
The People’s party stands to-day
a young athlete in the arena of poli
tics- too honest to be ridiculed, too
powerful to be ignored, too determ
ined in purpose to be treated with
disrespect.
Verily, the Populists have become
a power in American politics.—Sen
tinel.
Don’t overlook the fact that the
democrats, who heretofore have
voted with the Populists in Kansas,
this year went it alone; hence the
Populist vote was reduced to that
extent. The People’s party cast
more votes this year than it did in
1892.
Act significance to the meeting.
N^verthek ss, the gossip was that the
prospective loss of the Senate by the
Democrats was the subject upper
most in the minds of all the con
ferees, and that the talk among the
Senators related to the possibilities
of saving the Senate to their party
during the next two years. A way
to save at least one seat had been
suggested. And, as to it, there was
a precedent, made only a fe^ years
ago by a Republican Senate.
A PRECEDENT CITED.
Less than a decade of years ago
while the Republicans had control
of the Senate, but when their ma-
jority was small and dwindling, one
of their number died.
mained just one year of ^is term. It
happened that.the Governor of the
We Haye Heard From all the Senatorial
Districts—The Democrats will have but
a few Members in that Body—In the
House the Co-operative Members will
Have a biy Majority Also.
State Senate.
First District—Currituck, Cam
den, Pasquotank, Hertford, Gates,
Chowan, Perquimans, (2); E T
Snipes, r.; Theopilus White, p.
Second District-—Tyrell, Washing-
ton, Martin, Dare, Beaufort, Hyde,
Pamlico, (8).; H E McCaskey, p.J
J B Parsons, p.
Third Distant—Northampton,
Bertie, (1); C W Mitchell, d.
Fourth District—Halifax, (1); Dr
I E Green, d.
Fifth District—Edgecombe, (11;
Dr W P Mercer, d.
Sixth District—Pitt, (1); A A
Forbes, p,
Seventh 1 ,strict—Wilson, Nash,
Franklin, (2); J. C. Bellamy, p; J '1
B Hoover, p.
Kight District—Craven, Jones,
Carteret, Lenoir, Onslow, Greene, (2);
J M Mewborne, p.; E L Francks, p.
Ninth District—Duplin, Wayne,
Pender, (2): Maj. H L Gran^r.; A
There re-1 H Paddison, p.
.•state was a Democrat, and he ap
pointed a Democrat to fill the va
cancy in the Senate caused by the
death of the Republican. The Depi-
^ratip appointee w^s entitled to
hold the seat about a year until a
successor should have been elected
by the legislature in regular session,
and he would have so held the seat
but for an alleged, breach of faith
by certain parties co an agreement,
under which, as the story goes, this
same Democratic Governor called an
extraordinary session of the legisla
ture to be held in the middle of the
year. The agreement was that at
this special session the legislature
would not elect a United States Sen
ator, but would confine itself to the
transaction of certain other business
matters specifically named. Upon
the length of this alleged agree
ment the Governor called the legis
lature to meet in extraordinary ses
sion more than five months in ad
vance of .the. time., for the ~reauUr.
united States Senator, Republican
in politics, was elected, and the Re
publican Senate seated him in place
of the Democratic appointee of the
Democratic Governor.
Here is the precedent which it was
thought would serve the Democrats
at the present time. It seemed to
warrant a call, by the Governor of
North Carolina, of a special session
of the existing legislature of 'the
Old North State, which is strongly
Democratic, to elect a United States
Senator to succeed Mr. Vance, de
ceased, in the term which continues
until March 4, 1897. This would
save to the Democrats one of the two
North Carolina Senators.
But this scheme will not work, for
the second article of the twenty-fifth
section of the Constitution of North
Carolina, says: “The terms of
office of Senators and members of
the House of Representatives shall
commence at the time of their elec
tion,” Consequently, it is the new
Populist Legislature, and not the
defunct Democratic Legislature that
would convene if an extra session
was ordered. This article was con
strued and sustained by the Supreme
Court of the State, in the case of
Aderholt vs. McKee, reported in the
‘Sixty-fifth North Carolina Reports. 5
[Since the above appeared in type,
Senator Ransom has declared that
there was nothing in the story.—Eo.]
MAGNIFICENT RESULTS.
Although the monoplistic daily
press is systematically suppressing
returns of the Populist vote, enough
information can be gathered to show
that not less than two million
straight votes have been polled.
This in itself is a magnificent vic
tory, and one that the most enthusi
astic reformer may well be proud of.
Nobody expected that the People’s
party was going to “sweep the coun
try.” All that was expected was a
largely increased vote—and that has
been attained.
Let this vote be doubled next two
years and it means victory in 1896.
The outlook never was more hope
ful than at the presant moment. The
chances are all in favor of a rapid
and helthy increase of strength in
the next two years.
Under Cleveland’s administration
there will be no rallying of the Dem
ocratic forces. On the contrary it
means a rapid disintegration of the
Democratic party. A few Demo
crats will go to the Republican party
where they belong. The greater
portion, however, will naturally affil
iate with the People’s party.
The Republican landslide (through
Democratic indifference) will so in
flate the leaders of the g. O.' p. that
dissensions will inevitably arise—
and destruction follow. We predict
a bigger row in the Republican
camp during the next two years than
there has Deen in the Democratic
party during the last two.
And more than all, the hard times
will continue. Those men who have
foolishly voted the Republican
ticket, believing that it would result
in better times, will soon see their
fatal mistake.
All of which will tend to strength
en and build up the third party.
The one thing to do is to rally the
forces and on with the fight.—Senti
nel.
Tenth District- New Hanover,
Brunswick, (1); F B Rice, r.
Eleventh District—Warren. Vance,
(1); C A Cook, r.
Twelfth DU Get—Wake, (1); Rev
H W Norris, p.
Thirteenth District—-Johnston,
(1); E 8 Abell, d,
Fourteenth District—Sampson,
Harnett, Bladen, ^2); John E Fowler,
p ; 1 W T^ylo^ p.
Fifteenth District—Columbus,
Robeson, (2); Alfred Rowland, d.; N
M Culbreth, d.
Sixteenth District—Cumberland,
(1); Warren Carver, r.
Seventeenth District—Granville,
Person, (1); Dr A J Dalby, p.
Eighteenth District—Caswell, Ala- ’
mance, Orange, Durham, (2); Steph
en A White* r.j W G Stevens, p.
Nineteenth District—Chatham,
(1); A W Wicker, p.
Twentieth District—Rockingham,
(1); W R Lindsay, p.
Twenty-first District—Guilford,
(1); 0 A Starbuck, r.
Twenty-third District—Richmond,
Montgomery, Anson, Union, (3);
Elias Hurley, p.; 0 M Sanders, p.
Twenty-fourth District—Cabar
rus, Stanly, (1); William Moody, p.
Twenty-fifth District—-Mecklen ¬
burg, (1); w C Dowd, d. y
Twenty-sixth District—Rowan,
Forsyth, Davidson, (2); J J West
moreland, p.; S W Wall, r.
Twenth-seventh District—Iredell,
Davie, Yadkin, (2); A C Sharpe, rtf
B It Brown, r.
Twenty-eight District—Stokes,
Surry, (1); S E Marshall, r.
Twenty-ninth District—Catawba,
Lincoln, Alexander, Wilkes, (2); A
Y Singmon, r.; Wm E White, p.
Thirtieth District—Alleghany,
Ashe, Watauga, (1); W E Farthing, r.
Thiriy-first District—Caldwell,
Burke, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey,
(2); Samuel J Black, r.; A J Dula, p.
Thirty-second District—Gaston,
Cleveland, Rutherford, Polk, (2;; J
B Fortune, r.; J Y Hamrick, p.
Thirty-third District—Buncombe,
Madison, Haywood, (2); Rev John
Ammons, p.; J M Moody, r.
Thirty-fourth District— Hender
son, Transylvania, Jackson, Swain,
(1;; Dr J M Candler, p.
Thirty-fifth District— Macon,
Cherokee, Clay, Graham, (1); R L
Herbert, p.
H ouse of Representatives.
Alamance, J W McCauley, r.
Alexander, W C Linney, p.
Alleghany, R C Higgins, d.
Anson, L D Robinson, r.
Ashe, Hopkins, r.
Beaufort, T B Hooker, d.
Bertie, A Rascoe, d.
Bladen, R 8 White, p. J
Brunswick, W W Drew, p.
Harnett, Neill McLeod, p.
Haywood, W I Lee, d.
Henderson, H G Ewart, r. X
Hertford, Jno F Newsome, p.
Iredell, T M Stikeleather, p.; Lee
Morrow, r.
Jackson, Thomas, d
Johnston, Dr J ^ Vick, d.: Rufus
A bannders, d. y-
Jones, H F Brown, p.
Lenoir, Council S Wooten, p.
Lincolnton, J p Reinhardt, cl. X
Macon, J F Ruy u .
Madison.
Martin, M T Lawrence, d.
n ^ ec , klen *w Dr J T Kell, d.; J
U w d-i John G Andrews, d.
McDowell, L P Crawford,^-.
Mitchell, 8 J Turat’Y
Mon tgomery, J A Reynolds, p.
Moore, E J Harrington, d.
Nash, °
New Hanover, Herbert McClain-'
my, d.: George Z French, r. ^
TOT IM OF
THE Ism
WITH THE NORTHERN WING OF THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY ANNIHILATED
AND THE “SOLID SOUTH," THE ONR
ELEMENT OF ETERNITY BROKEN
THE PASSING OF DEMOCRACY ’
ISCERTAIN.
Where will the “Agglomeration of Fac
tions” go in 189G--A Prediction That the
Southern and Western Wings Will Flop
With the Populist on the Silver Issue-
-?>&W.Hst Gains in the Last
emu Lmlw end in
and Greshams Retirement-Hansom a
Cabinet: Probability. But at Present he
(Special to The Caucasian)
V ge Z ^ rench ’ r - T Washington, Nov. 15th -The
Northampton,UaptR B Peebles, d.At-lecourage left ’ 3 ' 01t ~
Unslow, Rudolph Duffy, d.
Orange, J A Cheek, r. -A
1 amlico, Louis G Daniels, d.
Pender, Alfred C Ward, d.
Perquimans,
Pasquotank, William GT Pool, r.
Person, Stephen P. Gentry, p.
Pitt, Jno T Philips p.;
Cox, p, 1
.. - in the Democratic
party is found in the repeated asser
tion since the election that the Pop
ulist party is dead. It seems to be
the one consolation of the vanquish
ed cohorts. The wish is father to
the belief. It is not so if there is
any shadow of truth in the election
returns.
Ed V
Polk, J B Turner, r.
Randolph, J
Bean, p.
W
Bean, p.;
EC
Richmond, J
McLean, p.
Robeson, D
Payne, d.
D
D
Yates, p.
John
Carlisle, d.; J F
Rockingham,
McKinney, p.
Rowan, D B Julian, d.; J H Me-
Kenzie, d.
J A Walker, p.; F G
Rutherford, M H Flack, p.
Sampson, C H Johnson, p.;
Crumpler, p.
Stanly, J 1 Smith, d.
Stokes, R^ Petree, r.
R
M
Surry, W H Norman, p.
Swain, J 8 Woodard, d.
Transylvania, E A Aiken,r.
Tyrrell, Abner Alexander, r.
Union, R L Stevens, d.
. Vance, Moses M Peace, p.
Wake, Jas H. Young, (col.) r.; J
Bagwell, p; A L Davis, r.
J
Washington. J M Balman, p.
Watauga.
Wayne, W C Munroe, d.; Ed
wards, d.
Wilkes., J P Elledge, r.; J R Hen
derson, r.
Wilson, Jonathan Tomlinson, d.
Yadkin, Ornmmell, r.
Yancey, J W Higgins, d.
THE BEST INVESTMENT OF HIS LIFE.
Worth More Thau Tens of Thousands
Many Times Told and on Long Time.
Deab Sis:—Uoi
means like Hon. Jos. Medill of the
Cnicago Tribune have taken part in
the great humanitarian work of sav
ing the poor drunkard from his toils,
still there are a few who have done
so and as a rule they have had the
approval of the patient and the pub-
blic in their outlay. Among others
who have been blessed in this work
is the writer of the following letter
who is one of the philanthropists
of our neighboring city of Norfolk,
Va. This is what he says:
Norfolk, Va., Nov. 2nd, 1894.
Board of Directors,
Keeley Institute,
Greensboro, N. 0.
Gentlemen:
I am in receipt of your kind favor
of October 31st and contents care
fully noted.
(Referring to Mr. J. H. Mars, I
consider my sending him to your
institute, the crowning act of my
life, and one which I shall look up
on with much pleasure so long as I
may live. While many said it was
useless to think of ever restoring one
who was so debased and so utterly
hopeless, yet I thought while there
was life there was hope, and the re
sult I need not further say, other
than he has proven himself worthy
of all I did for him by leading an
ig,
Buncombe, V S Lusk, r.; Geo.
Burnham, p.
Burke, Samuel Huffman, p.
Cabarrus, A F Hileman, p.
Caldwell, Melson, d.
Camden, D B Squires, r.
Carteret, E C Duncan, r.
Caswell, Calvin L Smith, (dol.) r.
Catawba, Lee R Whitener, p.
Chatham, J E Bryan, p.; A M
Self, p.
Cherokee.
Chowan, W H Leary, p.
Clay, J A Buchanan, p.
Cleveland, Rev. L L Smith, p.
Columbus, M M Harrelson, d.
Craven, R P Williams, r.
Cumberland, J C Currie, p.; Z Tay
lor, p.
Currituck.
Dare.
Davidson, Z V Walser, r. *
-Davie, W R Urlis, r.
Duplin, F M Keathley, p.
Durham, W G Vickers, p. -
Edgecombe, J H Baker, Jr., d.; W
O Howard, d.
Forsyth, Edgar Lineback, p.; J
W Spease, p.
Franklin, J F Mitchell, p-.
Gaston, C H Harris, p.
Gates, L L Smith.
Graham.
Granville, , p.; W H Crews,
(col.) r.
Green, Wm R Dixon, p.
Guilford, B F Chilcott, r.; Jas M
Sutton, r.
Halifax.
letters from his wife thanking me
for his reformation and offering in
some way to compensate me. My
reply was that it nadi proven the
very best investment of my life and.
that I had been paid ten told. 1
procured for him the situation he
now has, on his return, which he has
filled with credit to his employers,
and honor to himself. Mr. White,
who took the treatment at the same
time, is keeping a store in this city
and doing well and perfectly sober.
I am proud to say that in my opin
ion these two cases alone, are worth
in the eyes of a Merciful God and
tender loving wives and children, all
the cost of your institution as long
as time may last. I never fail to
recommend your inststute to all poor
unfortunate people who are victims
to whiskey, and if there is anything
I can do or say that will induce such
to go and do likewise I stand ready
and anxious, and you will command
me, assuring you that 1 am in full
sympathy with you and will do all
in my power to promote the interest
of your institution, x,
* 1 am, very truly,
L. T. Gwathney.
In his letter to the Keeley Insti
tute of date November 7th, Mr.
Gwathney gives his consent to the
publication of theabove letter, hop
ing that it may be the means of help
ing the institute and reforming some
poor victim of drink.
In a recent letter from Mr. Mars
referred to he writes the institute as
follows: “Tell the Doctor that the
bottle of whiskey he gave me on the
night of the 27th of June, 1892, is
setting untouched on my sideboard
yet, and will ever be untouched by
me .”_News and Observer.
GAIN OF ONE HUNDRED PER CENT
is the showing made by the result in
Kansas, Nebraska, California, and in
Wisconsin over four bundled per
cent. Speaking to-day of the Kan-
sas vote Senator Peffer said, “in 1890
we had about 10.5,000 in that State
in 1892 about 113,000 and in the late
election from 120,000 to 125,000. In
the face of the fact that about 20,000
of our voters had left the State on
account of the drought. We failed
in the election of officers because we
were not paired with the Democrats,
but we have every reason to feel en
couraged for the future. In the
country at. large I feel confident that
when the returns are footed up they
will show our total vote to be little
less than 2,000,000, which is about
twice the Populist vote of two years
ago.” . .
Certainly that is not a discourag
ing outlook in the cradle of Popu
lism. Had the Populists and Demo
crats “paired” inKansas as the Pop
ulists and Republicans “paired” in
North Carolina the result might
have been different. The result in
Kansas was not unexpected; nor was
the result in Colorado a surprise.
There it was “Waiteism”—closely
identified in public estimation with
lawlessness—not Populism Where
Populist ballots were counted there
were large Populist gains. A fail-
count would have given Georgia and
Alabama Populist legislatures and
at least 10 Populist Congressmen.
Democratic condolence is somewhat
refreshing in the face of this record.
1 The truth is the Democratic party
has gone literally to pieces in North
ern and Western States. For some-
-:.... ■. • '—-.*.„ Vixf^wu uugbuvui uy
the upheavals of the times.” The
def eat of last week is irretrievable.
It can only seek
NEW ALIGNMENTS
and in 1896 it will be agglomerated
with the Populists. It is the passing
of Democracy and just ahead is an
era of cleaner and purer politics.
The tariff question is practically set
tled for many years. New condi
tions may arise that will require ad
justment, but another destructive
tariff agitation is not a possibility
for years to come. The people will
have the opportunity in 1896 to set
tle the financial question—unembar
rassed—as a distinctive question of
national policy. Shall it be national
of international free coinage? That
will be the issue in 1896. It will be
Populist doctrine of American coin
age at 16 to 1 or Republican doctrine
of international bimetalism. The
issue will be squarely submitted.
There need be no evasion or strad
dling. With this question settled
the country will begin an era of
prosperity unknown to the commer
cial history of the world. There are
indications of an u
IMMEDIATE PROMULGATION
on the’silver question, and the pre
cipitation of a Democratic family
row. The reorganization of the
cabinet is among the calamities^ in
the very near future. The new$50,-
000 000 bond issue—or it may be
$100,000,000—is the primary cause
of cabinet disintegration.
‘ -^e'November treasury - ^^ 61 ^
up to date have been $6,764,179
the expenditures $11,227,000, show
ing a deficit of $5,462,821. This in
dicates a very much larger deficit
this month than last, when it was
$13,680,854. The increase in the de
ficit in October over September was
about five million, and the increase
this month over October will evident
ly be much greater. A bond issue
under such circumstances seems in
evitable. The President insists upon
an immediate issue of bonds, as in
dicated in last week’s correspond
ence, Gresham and Carlisle oppose
the Presidents policy, insisting that
once the new tariff bill is in success
ful operation the revenues will be
sufficient to meet the current expen
ses of the government. But noth
ing so much enrages the President
as the mention of the Democratic
statute of “Perfidy and Dishonor.”
DEMOCRATIC INCOMPETENCY.
Why should it not disgust Mr.
Cleveland? It is a miserable failure
thus far, so far as producing revenue
is concerned, and yet nearly all the
Democrats in Congress wanted the
original Wilson bill, which would
have pro^uredYrtnffY^^ k^
dred millions less revenue than the
existing law. Democratic incom
petency was never more distinctly
shown. 8ome people insist that it
^as not so much incompetency as
downright perversity. It was an is
sue for the November election that
was wanted. Its enactment into law
was inspired by pure, unadulterated
o'reed, upon the expectation of de
ceiving and misleading the people.
It was not the fault of the Southern
free-trader that the scheme ignmu-
uiously failed. Every Southern State
except North Carolina, West Virgi-
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