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Our Spsclal Pre Subscrlbsrs THE CAUCASIAN HAS A LARGER CRCULATON THAN ANY OTHER .EEKLY PUBLISHED IN NORTH CAR. CI NA. 4 4 4 I f) PR CE. ! PER YEAR. mium uner io veariv on lbs Pcarth Pqqg i r r THE CAUCASIAN I ,wl CuC ti Head. S3 rill All S ..f " in l" ar.f- . J r Wa i. rnan " t.1, i"' -.,hl VOL. XV. Work of the LEGISLATURE. reo Passes and Railroad Officials Salaries Discu8sed -To Be Esquired Into- IVORGE LAW DEBATE- i irooi mta I'ropoaail For laf. Dumb u.l . llllfwl Iii.llttillona-To Kef u I at niira of Ki torjr Work -The Mimblri ill at Tit Inauguration at.Cbapel Hill Hum Lively Utletea oo The Divorce llll. MONDAY- Sl.VKMlKr.MII DAY. f Senate. lie fck-uatw wan'called to order at . m. by Lieutenant-Governor uldn. rnyer by Senator AHhburii. I),; '..A AVL KESOr.UTfONM. r. Mct'askie, concerning Justices !,h I'tuco. r. I 'tier, to extend tho time for I. . U - t ;i:ifii''inz won ua me auu rtar N'crtiiorn Railroad. . 1'orHon, to maintain an in- mc department, and to consoli o lii i insurance laws of the State. :is!.jd to have -V) copies print It was a bill of about 7." pageR ilitolsrap. Hr. Clfiik, to require the registra tor the- name of partners. Mr. irk asked that it may not go to l committee, lie had some bills, rod need three weeks ago, and the funittccH were so large lie could niu no report. he liieutenaut Governor appoint- tho Senate branch of the com m it on printing, Kamsey, Shore, ye, rarker, or Kandoipn, and rker of Alamance. r. Whedbee announced that S I anient Aidormau woum oe in- urated, and there would be a cial train to carry all the mem- a who would go free of charge on ldnexday evening. r. Mitchell did not want Sena- irs to be under obligations for free u".. Mr. VVliedbeo announced f it would not, an the Cniversity hontit'S had arranged a train. t oi the Senators arose, signiry- t heir attention to go. !r. McCaskie thought our con nunts would not like for the Sen L adjourn, and thought some jlit to staj' to carry on the busi- 4, lr. Whedbee thought it better for to go, and provent those who re ined from doing any business that I . a a. 1 'gut be wrong ana nun an. Mr. Moye moved to meet on Wed iday at s p. m., after getting back m tho University. Carried. Xhe Senate adjourned till noon lay. House proceedings left llouaa. .... . fho II ou. p'clock I se was called to oruer at by Speaker Hilemau. rayer by Rev. Dr. Carter ISIM.S AN f RESOLUTIONS. r. iUi-Ureary, to amend rule 13, al- ion i -3i or the Lode so as to the grand children of certain ex es to inherit property and oe e distributees. r. McCieary, to regulate assign- ts. r. brown, to amend chapter 4J, of 1895. Jr. Harris, 01 Hyde, to levy spe- tnx in Hyde county. r. Cook.l on who her or o ml to pn Cook, to prevent affrays. "Any shall use language to others calculated and in- provoke a breach of the 10 snail be guilty ot a misae- lior." '00k, to punish Blander, (make misdemeanor, punishable by fine mprisonment.) h look, to amend section 1000 e uoue section r.n. oj sinaing line , G and t of the section Words "either with or without infers, and except such as shall pu tor carrying passengers ex- vely," and by inserting in lieu of the following words; "And their baggage and express ut iu an express car exclu- Lusk, to authorize clerks of pna and circuit courts to take ju0 examinations, and to pro- 1 ... . wills, deeds, etc. r. t'athey, to instruct our Sena- to support a bill permitting the ion of Senators by the people. r- I'ockerv. to charter the Jb.ast- lospital for the colored insane. r. Dockery, for the government e penitentiary. r. I'eace, to relieve tenants and ire landlords to pay for guano rtam cases. . Alexander, to protect cattle rs in lyrreil. Bingham, to change the di line between Mitchell and uea counties. Burgess, concerning registra- ooka of Camden county. olution to appoint joint com a to make changes in election ounty government laws, pass ond and third reading. to repeal chapter -07, laws of in reference to workmor pnb- ds in Watausra countv. passed 1 and third reading. I t'lture all bills making appro- oris to be passed upon by the e committee, provoked some I 16. Mr. .TrthnsATi. h.irmji.n of I mmittee. showed its necessitv. d reary and Lusk opposed it e bill was defeated. to permit divorced parties to I aio' ry Tabled. I . I se then adioumed to hear Dr. and after his address adjourn- 10 o'clock Tuesday. KSIUT-EIGHTKHTH DAT. Sen at. Senate convened at 12 o'clock, as opened with pTayer by Rev. 11ms, or this citv. b and resolutions were intro- 8.9 follows: Scales Bill to amend section r the Code relating to office 1 a. of clerks of the Superior court. I Parker of Randolph Bill to I 1 the charter of tha Asheborol I Morganton Railroad Company, I I Lyon Bill to amend the char- I V Durham. The bill provides f Vennial instead of annual elee- I I makes tha offiaea of mavor. e 1 iendTBi tax collector and chief of police elective, and provides for four ejec tion precincts. Mr. Alexander Hill for the benefit of the Institution for the Deaf, Iomb and Mind. Mr. Iiutler Bill to require boards of county commissioners to fix time and place for sales under execution, nen, mortgage, etc. lbe bill pro vides that county commissioners shall set apart one day in each month for such sales, and that sales shall be made at the court house; provided, however, that other places may be designated for such pur poses. Mr. Mitchell Bill for the relief of ex-Confederates and other disabled persons. Mr. Person Bill to pension a LI ex slaves who have rendered service in the Confederate cause; also to repeal section .'U.S3 of the Code, relating to hiring out convicts; also bill to sup press lynching and to recover dam ages. Mr. A bell Bill to repeal section 1, chapter ID'J, laws of 180'. Mr. Sharp, of Wilson Bill to make fishing in private ponds with out the consent of the owner a mis demeanor; also to authorize the Sec retary of State to employ a compe tent person to index all bills and resolutions in both branches of the legislature. Mr. Paiker, of ltandolph, (by re quest) Resolution to pay a judg ment against the University. The chair announced that the name of Mr. At water been substitu ted for that of Mr. Parker, of Ran dolph, on the joint committee on public printing. Bills on the calendar were taken np and disposed of as follows: Resolution to invite Hon. Kay Stone, of the United States Agricul tural Department, to deliver an ad dress on good roads before the Oen eial Assembly on the night of Fri day, February 5th. Adopted. Resolution providing for the ap pointment of a joint committee to consider all matters relative to the reduction of salaries to conform to the price of agricultural products. Passed. THE LAW OF DIVORCE. Bill to amend chapter 277, Laws 6t 1895, relative to divorce, was taken up. The existing law gives the husband or wife a divorce when deserted by the other for two years, permitting the injured person to marry, but forbidding the offender to re-marry, daring the life-time of the other, and applies only to deser tions prior to its passage in 1895. The amendment proposes to extend the act so as to give relief to hus bands or wives deserted since the passage of this act. Mr. Anthony, the author of the bill to amend, argued in favor of its passage, picturing in pathetic lan guage the woe of mismated people. He said that a good woman was not far removed from the angels, while a mean woman was just the reverse. Mr. Scales said he thought that the laws of the State were as liberal as they ought to be on the subject ot divorce; that he was opposed to making North Carolina a Dakota or an Oklahoma. He did not want the State made a dumping ground for all the people who were tired of their martial relations. The proposed act would open our courts to innumera ble divorce suits and make the State a stench. Mr. Whedbee spoke in favorable terms of liberal divorce laws, argu ing that tney were promotive of mor ality. Mr, Butler offered an amendment to repeal the act of 1895. Mr. Ray made the point that the amendment was out of order, as it was not germane to the subject. The point was argued by several gentlemen. The chair overruled the point. Mr. Justice had a bill, offered by himself, coveting the same ground as Mr. Butlers amendment, read. He then argued for the repeal of the act of 1895. He said that he had been informed by a high judicial au thority that more divorce suits had been instituted within the past two years than in any previous five years in the history of the State, lie de fended the sanctity of family ties, and favored repealing the law and letting people who have suits pend ing under the act go out of court. Mr. Ashburn made a scriptural argument in favor of repealing the act. Mr. Ray argued in favor of the Anthony bill. rending the discussion, a motion was made to adjourn. Several Sen ators gave notice of their intention to speak on the bill, and two gave notice of amendments. Leave of absence was granted to Mr. McCaskey on account of sick ness. Adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock Wednesday night. Hons. The House was called to order at 10 o'clock. Prayer was offered by Representa tive Lawhon. There were the usual reports from standing committees, followed by the introduction of bills. BILLS INTRODUCED. Mr. Alexander Bill for the relief of the clerk of the Superior court of Tyrell county. Mr. Smith Bill to amend chapter 180, laws of 1891. in regard to the collection of mortgages, etc. Mr. Ci-atad Bill for the relief of the Institution for the Deaf. Dumb and Blind, providing that $34,500 be annronnated for the erection or a dormitory for boys of the white de- a 1 nartment. an assemDiy room, ana other needed apartments. Mr. Peace Bill to amend chapter 135. laws or ls'Jo, pertaining to me two additional county commission ers. providing that the section al lowincr their appointment to be stricken out. Mr. Carter Bill to regulate labor hours in manufacturing establish ments. nrovidinsr that no man, worn an or child shall work longer man 10 hours unless for making neces- sary repairs. A fine of from $50 to $100 for each offense is imposed. Mr. Lusk Bill to require county commissioners to designate a depos- itory to protect public funds in the hands of public officials. Mr. Lusk Bill to allow adminis- I tratori. flruardians, committees, as- ignees.fsc. to charge to premium.' ?aid to insurance estatr comp- aneis. t n Mr. Hi-ness Bill to prescribe ice lAtnirs of railroads in eertatn cases. til The bill'fcfovide that any servant or employee of any railroad company who shall suffer injury to bis person or personal representative, by care lessness or incompetency, shall b entitled to maintain action against toe company. Mr. Dockey moved that when the House adjourn it do so to convene Wednesday nitrht at 8 o'clock, in or der that the members may attend the inauguration of President 'Alderman at the otate university. Ihe mo tion was opposed by a number of members, but the motion prevailed by a closo rising ballot. CALENDAR. Bill to repeal certain stock law provisions in Cumberland county passed wecond and third readings, and was stntUo tho Senate without engrossment. Bill to amend chapter S5, public laws of 1893, in relation to the dif ferent degrees cf homicide, was put upon its second and third readings. The bill adds to section 2 a clause: Provided, that nothing contained in sections 1 and 2 of this act shall be construed to remove the common law, presumptions, and that when deadly weapons are used, the law presumes malice and the offender is presumed to be guilty of murder in the first degree, unless matters of mitigation shall reduce the offence to a lower degree. The bill was in troduced by Col. Sutton, who made a vigorous speech in its support. Rep resentatives McCrary and Black burn opposed the measure. Col. Lusk made a strong argument in its support. An amendment, that th bill do not apply to pending cases was adopted, but when the bill was put to a vote for passage it was lost. Bill to amend charter of Trinity College, by taking from the students certain powers and vesting them in the trustees passed second and third reading. Bill to amend chap. 2G7 of The Code so as to allow jointures in ac tion for wages, passed its several readings and was ordered engrossed and sent to the Senate. Bill for the protection of lady clerks and other female employees, by providing that seats be placed behind counters, and ladies sit while no customers are in the store, was put on readings. Col. Lusk asked if there was a man in North Carolina mean enough to not allow ladies in his employee to sit down. Dr. Dixon replied that there as suredly were. Mr. McCrary that there be a rising vote in honor of the ladies. Mr. Cook amended 'that the bill also apply to manufacturers and others employing females. The amendment was adopted and the bill passed second and third readings, was ordered engrossed and sent to the Senate. A joint resolution providing that, Mr. Ray Stone, chief of the Good Roads Bureau of the United States Agricultural Department, be invited to address the General Assembly on the subject of "good roads," on Friday night, February 5th, passed second and third readings and, by request, was forwarded to the Sen ate for concurrence, without en grossment. Unanimous consent was granted Mr. Lusk to introduce a resolution providing that a gate be constructed across the entrance aisles on the floor of the House so as to exclude lobbyists from the floor of the House. He said that he had been frequently pained by the sight of these lobbyists coming upon the floor and inter rupting legislators. Mr. McCathey moved that a reso lution previously introduced by him be substituted. A lively discussion en sued, which resulted in a successful motion that the whole matter be ta bled. Bill requiring that the Speaker and President of the Senate be not allowed to sign any orders for sala ries to employees of the General As sembly, except by order of the door keeper or clerk under whom the ap plicant serves, was lost. Bill to prevent committees from sending special committees to penal and other institutions of the State to inspect their condition was put upon readings. Mr. White of Alamance opposed the bill, saying that he had received a letter from the superintendent of the hospital of the insane at Mor- ganton, asking that he urge that the bill do not pass, as it would be penny wise and pound foolish.' As director of this institution. Mr. White insisted that at least three committeemen be sent to each insti- ution. Col. Lusk and others in sisted upon a similar course. Mr. Person of Wayne as introducer, de- ended the Dili, saying that it was tne case that tnese committees were wined and dined when on these visits of inspection, and had no time or opportunity for inspecting the condition of the institutions vis ited. Air. iJrown said tnat ne was a committeeman two years ago, and visited the asylum at Goldsboro, and also at Raleigh, and that he was neither wined or dined, nor did he believe that such was the case. Mr. Sutton moved to amend the bill by a provision that the com mittee be limited to five members This was adopted, but a ballot on the adoption of this bill lost it, and left it as it has been as Col. Lusk ex pressed it, "Since the memory of man remembereth not to the con trary." Bill to pay the special venire sum moned, from which to draw a jury for trial of capital offences, same as regular jurors, was introduced and passed so as to have effect in Kowan Buncombe, Person, Beaufort, Guil ford, Camden, Edgecombe, Mont gomery, Mecklenburg, Robeson Wilkes and some other counties. The Speaker announced the fol lowing Kepresentatives to compose the House Committee on printing Mr. Craven, chairman; Messrs Ward, Reynolds, Bailey, Young Pinnix, Cathey and Leak. Mr. Hare was added to the Judi ciary Committee. The House adjourned at 2 o'elock untfl 8 p. m., Wednesday. nt RALEIGH, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY THE STQR'J CQilTinUES. MEM WHO 1ETRAYE0 THE TRUST RE POSED IN THEM WILL RE- CEIVE CONDEMNATION. I'apl Krjabar FaJaad mmd Aatoalah 1 - Iict aa IXaanarlaUaa laeraaav iBg-PUdgea Mad Oa Tha Stamp Kapt Wat TIM Taal Coanea- Mar Bolt ra (lard to find. Sr. I.KWia, '. C Jan. 25. 107. Hon. W. K. Fountain, chairman : I am great ly surprised, and grieviously o, at the result of the Senatorial contest, es pecially that part played by so-called J'opulists at thia most critical period of the party; because the part they played is evidence that part of the People's Party leaders are opoll hun ters and ofllce seekers, and not led and guided by principle oo which depends the success of the party, and wbicb n.etn salvation of the people and country. When I stepped out of the Democratic racks 1 did not step into the Republican party, but between aa a medium to help correct the many evils, mistakes, blunders, and frauds perpetrated by these two old parties, from which the great agricultural and laboring masses have been, and are now the sufferers. J. I. liKWl!. What Kapreaentatlva Parker Said. Kvery Populist Republican and De mocrat who heard J. JI. Parker in the last campaign, when he spoke publicly, will remember that the burden of his speeches was for free silver at a ratio oflCtol. But when he gets to Ral eigh, in company with Skinner, Prit chard &vCo., his promises to his con stituents are all forgotten; and, in the face of what he told the people at his home, he bolted the Populist caucus and voted for Jeter Pritchard, a dyed in the wool, gold-bug Republican. Why do we say he was a gold-bug Re publican? Hear what he (Pitchard) says himself, and you will be convinc ed : "I stand flat-footed on the Re publican platform, and I am in favor of a gold standard, and I am not in fa vor of tbe free and unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio of 10 to 1. Kastern Courier. Iter a use Iiutler Would uot Help McKlnlejr. It must not be forgotten that among the horde of Republican candidates for jobs at Raleigh there was a goodly number of Populists. Some of them were true Populists, and others were Populists "for revenue only." It soon developed that of the latter class there was enough to secure Pritchard's elec tion. Some of these Populists wanted a job under McKinley. They soon found a leader in the person of Harry Skinner, whose very name is even now a stench in the nostrils of every true Populist in the State. He was the leader of the Populist bolters who left their party to vote for Pritchard. He is a rantankerous hater of Senator Butler and seemed to take great plea sure in aiding the Republican leaders who also hate Butler because he (But ler) would not pursue a course as na-J tional chairman of tbe People s party that would help McKinley, and be cause he dares to use bis influence against the vicious and corrupt at tempt of the Republican party in this State to absorb and bribe People's party men. Plow l'.oy. Iredell Pops Disgusted. We have talked with some of the Populists of Iredell county since Prit chard's election. The rank and file of the party are heartily disgusted at the election of this gold bug. They unan imously commend senator Butlers action in striving to elect a silver Senator. The papers which have been preaching Senator Butler's funeral are ntirely too previous we must say. Dis party, what there is of it, is at his back. A few bolting Democrats join ed to tbe solid Republican vote in the legislature of 1873 defeated Vance for Senator. He lived to take his rival's place in the Senate in 1879. A party man can never be held responsible for what bolters from the party may do. Senator Butler remains at the head of his party. Whether his party' is able to do anything in future Xorth Caro lina politics is a different matter. We believe that there is not room in the State for two silver parties believe that, before another contest, the friends of silver will hnd a way to make com mon war on their enemies. -Statesville Mascot. Pained and Shocked. I have been pained and shocked at the occurrences at Raleigh during the last week. Harry Skinner, a professed friend of the people, for the sake and in the hope of becoming the leader of the Populist party in Xorth Carolina seems to have done his utmost to split our organization in twain. To gratify personal ambition he left Washington with tbe avowed purpose of splitting our party and electing a Republican straddle-bug to tbe Senate over an honest, true Populist, and sad to say he succeeded. Senator Butler who is the chosen head of our party may be and doubtless is guilty or making mis takes at times, but in this contest he was contending solely for the good of our cause. Anybody could see the truth of this assertion, and I am sure in his defeat the rank and file of our party will rally 'round the standard be has raised, and tbe cause will be stronger than ever. Every good cause has its traitors, but the right finally prevails though often defeated. And am sure our cause will go forward even if it is compelled to march bodily over tne prostrate iorms or the rene gades who have sought to betray it. J. fc. Spknce. They'll be Hard to Find, The Raleigh- Tribune in defending tbe Populists who have bolted their party caucus, remarks that if these seventeen men be "blacklisted " thev carry with them a "black list" ot nearly 10,000 Populists wbo voted for tHem and instructed them to stand by the agreement of 1894. In this list, it puts down 1,211 Populists of Chatham as backing Mr. J. E. Bryan, of Chatham Now as to Chatham Populists, there was a co-operaiion ticaet or one re publican and two Populists and no pledges as to United States Senator. Of course, no Populists expected the Republican to do anything but vote for the nominee of the Republican caucus. Mr. Bryan said on his campaign that he would vote for tbe nominee of the Populist caucus. We think tbe Tribune will be both ered to find 1,211 Populists in Chatham who are willing to hold themselves re sponsible for Mr. Bryan in bolting the caucus which he promised them hex! would support. Chatham Citizen. Wants to Tar and Feather tha Bolton , Grimis Land, X O, Jan. 26, 1897. You will find enclosed one dollar for which send me the Caucasian this year. I don's want to miss a copy of it as tnrougn it is tne oniy way tnat can g t tbe strait bt news of tb Igia. aturr, traer, liar. tocH a llorffra I. Keed Parker, and all other. be bl'.i the Populiat caecus. Yt will remember them in iy.. sod also Mr. Skinner. Shameful isddia. graceful are tbej to their ccuntxy. Tby ought to he tarred and feaUered, w bee they return borne, and if all the people are of my mind they would get Wiitii K. I'ltti There is no more srilit in tha l'.w pie's Tarty than there was in Ihe American arrcv when Benedict AmaM deserted it and joined the enemy. The little crowd of boltiug Populitu wbo left their party to vo'e for I'ritcLard are no longer recognized as ropuliata, and are not admitted to tbe Populist caucus. Ther have been srora nil v ir. oored by tbe I'oDolist members of th legislature. They represent nobodj but themselves. Thev hate absolntol. lao following among their constituents. as soon as tne light is properly turned on their infamous deal.ltiry mill be spurned and repudiated by trery Top uiist voter who helped to eUct thein, and thev will hare no mor rennet from the rank and tile of their rartt than Arnold had from the American army after he bad deserted it.-Oar Home. In hi course iu the Senatorial contest he Skinner will nut have the endorsement W a sin gle real genuine Populist in North Carolina. The last great act he will perform as an ex l'ODulist leader will be to lead his little armv of bolt ers up to the llanna pie-counter. There nis leadership will-end. and like Dr. Zertucha, who led Maceo into the Span ish death-trap, his future will be with- n tne lines or the enemv. and as Gen. WeyleTis now taking care of Zertu cha, Pritchard and llanna must here after take care of Skinner. Kditnr tamsey, of the Progressive Farmer. 000M, THE TAIT0R. He Betrays His Party and Votes for Prit chard. Our Home. For the first time since its organiza tion the People's party of this district has been betrayed by one who received honor at its hands. W. II. Odom, of Anson county, was elected State Sena tor as a Populist, but he has disregard ed the honor conferred on him, repudi ate every principle of the People's party and deliberately bolted his partv I to vote for gold bug Jeter C. Pritchard for the United States Senate. It would have been bad enough for him to have voted for Pritchard without any kind of consideration but a graver charge was brought against him by public ru mor, namely, that he has been oirered the Wadesboro postoftice to vote for Pritchard, and in personal conversa tion with the writer, in the nresence of reliable witnesses, he refused to say that he would not accept the afor said postoftice, if tendered him. Again, it seems that Mr. Odom was trying to make-arrangements to get something out of his vote for Senator even before he was elected, as tbe following inci dent will show : Col. O. Dockery states that Mr. Odom used the following words to him before the election : If you'll secure Richmond county's vote for me, I pledge you my word and honor that I will vote for you for United States Senator PROVIDED YOU WILL MAKE ME YOUR PRI- ATE SECRETARY " Col. Dockery says he will make affi davit that the above statement is cor rect. If Mr. Odom would have a finan cial consideration in his proposition to vote for Col. Dockery, which he could have done without leaving bis party, would he deliberately walkout of his party to vote for a Republican gold bug without a financial con sideration . Mr. Odom can answer this question, if he will. If he has not been promised the postoflice at Wades boro, it is his duty to correct this re port which has been published against him in tbe papers tor more than a week. After he bad voted for Pritchard on Tuesday the 19th the writer saw bim in the lobby or tbe Park Hotel at Ral eigh surrounded with gold bug Repub licans and on being introduced to him one of the big bosses said : '! want to shake his hand five times." It goes without saying that we didn't see any Populists shaking his band and they will not want to shake it when he re turns. We take the responsibility to say that every true Populist in this dis trict who voted for Odom will feel like kicking themselves for doing it. They would much rather see his Democratic opponent, Mr. Kiker, in his seat to day, for they had rather have an hon est Democrat than a pretended Popu list betrays them. Mr. Odom stands out alone as the only Populist member from this whole Congressional district who left his party and voted for Pritchard. Upon nis shoulders alone the terrible re sponsibility rests. J. Z. G. What Pritchard Said in the Campaign. Seventeen Judas Iscariots, under tbe leadership of Benedict Arnold (Harry Skinner) marched into tbe Republican camp, and contrary to the wishes of their constituents and at variance with the principles they heretofore professed, cast their votes for a man who ridiculed the free silver idea in his advocacy of MoKinley and protec tion. Two years ago. Senator Prit chard espoused the cause of free silver and joined' bands with Marion Butler to get in the exalted position he now occupies. He advocated the same cause in Congress, but Hanna, at St. Louis, led little Jeter astray, and be forfeited his previous agreement witb all friends of the white metal. He stumped the State for McKinley. Here is wnat ne said at the "grand rally" in uenaersonviiie at tne openine or the campaign last August, quoted from the Times. "Inasmuch as I am a candidate for re-election for the Senate it is proper that I should let the voters of this State distinctly understand the position that I occupy in regard to this ques tion, i stand on the financial plank adopted. It declares that it is unsafe to adopt free coinage without an in ternational agreement with the lead ing commercial nations of tbe world, and they pledge the faith of tbe Re publican party to promote free coin age by international agreement, and they nominated as their standard bear er a man who has always been amend to bi-metalism, and who will, in my judgment, use all means within his power wnen elected to secure an in ternational agreement by which we can coin both gold and silver at such a ratio as to at all times maintain tbe party between the two metals.. participated in the proceedings of tbe National Convention and will abide by the its action. I have given this matter much thought and deliberation and I believe that Republican bi-me- tamsm, coupiea with protection, is better than tbe Democ ratio declare tion for free silver coupled with free- trade." A good ad. first catches attention then awakens thought and then hall the battle is over. 4, 1897. ADDRESS TO THE FEOFLL THE ftPUUST CAUCUS MfUCUTlt BOLTERS AND ALL WHO DEAL WITH BOLTERS A Katie f tie riaii i y UalAaaaa ltcal l Wa ae rewa t Tho ! Adaataletrwtlaa-Tha Hmmmt 9 Mm Kaaaay. In last week's issue of TheCaC- CAMaK, the proceedings of tho Peo ples Party caucus wero given up to uesday night, when it officially de clared that if an answer to tha imo. ution sent to the KepuUiean caucus was not received by Wednesday night, further correspondence) and negotiation from this ranrus should ceace. An answer was not rw;al by the time specified, and on Wednes day night the caucus met and Lad the following proceedings: ' the I'etuh. J'art Yuttrm i.i t 'arnliift and thr I 'uitrd VMfct ( Ai!otted and frued bv a unanimous nia Of the 1'eople Party c-aucua of the (reneral niuiy oi rorm t arolina.) The election of Mr. Pritchard, the ADdidate of Banna. Sherman and Wall street, to represent the silver sentiment of North Carolina in the United States Senate, is a shock to every true patriot of this 8tate, as wel as the nation. He was elected by the votes of those who called themselves Ponn. ists, and at a time when they could have as easily elected a Ponnlist Senator. Populists who fail in a ritical hour to stand for Ponnlist principles are not the Populists in whose hands and under whose lead ership the principles of the party can be carried to Victory. v ben the Peoples Party last sum mer refused to enter into a contract to support the caucus nominee of the Republican partv for United States Senator regardless of his position on the financial question (even though the Governorship might have been gotten for our par ty in return for such a pledge,) then the Republican machine laid their plans to secure the votes of enough individual Populist Senators and Representatives of the legislature or such a Senatorial candidate in spite of and in defiance of the Peo ples Party organization. To ac complish such a result it was neces sary for them to find some one or more prominent member of the Peo ples party whom they could influence to barter their principles and become their agents and tools to carry out a conspiracy to corrupt, debauch, and, it necessary, split the Peoples Party to accomplish their purpose. They found one of their asrents in the person of Col. Harry Skinner. The allies and satellites of this arch traitor who were elected as Populist members of the legislature play ed their part and by their acts un covered themselves to the world in casting their votes for Mr. Pritchard or I nited States Senator. The next step to their hellish plot is already being taken. Having dis rupted the Peoples Party caucus and accomplished the election of a gold Senator, by open and defiant alliance with Skinner and the bolters from our caucus they are now studi ously endeavoring by every influ ence at their command to disrupt and destroy our organization, be cause they and every corporation, monopoly, trust and combine, which is represented by them in this con- test, nate our principles and are alarmed at the growth and in creasing strength of the Peoples Par ty, which represents these principles. This they will endeavor toaccom pusn py using as tneir agents in every community in the State either some local nepubucan boss., or some so-called Populist, who is wil ing to accept a mess of pottage in the shape of Federal patronage from the McKinley pie-counter to make insinuations and false accusations against the character, motives and purposes of the majority of the members of the Peoples Party can cus and those who stand by their ac tion. It is absolutely necessary to the consummation of their conspira cy to break, if possible, the confi dence of the people at home in the men who have here fought without faltering in the face of tremendous odds and terrible temptation to pre serve the integrity of the party and its principles and to retain for the people the balance of power in the United States Senate to pre vent the further encroachments of the allied enemies of good govern ment upon the liberties and prosper- ny oi tne people. It is a part of their scheme, in at tempting to accomplish this pur pose, also to back np these bolting members of the Legislature in their respective counties and districts with patronage and other equally sub stantial means (as the price of their treachery) to enable them to either capture the Peonies Party organiza tion in their respective counties and force it to approve their treach ery or to split the organization and take their corrupted portion into the Republican party. If either of these insidious and deep-laid schemes should succeed it would mean the disruption if not. the death of the Peoples Party. This they know and for this they are striving. Shall we allow this hell-conceived conspiracy against me interests ana welfare of suffering humanity to sueeeed that a few by treachery and corruption may feed and fatten upon the misery of millions! " . A. I " a mm - Certain lewd fellows of the baser sort bound themselves in an oath that they would both eat and drink of the bounty of the despoilers or tne land until tney had killed Paul. Shall we allow this to be done, or shall we draw the line! We cannot serve both God and mammon. The fight is on. Under which king, Bezoniantn As the livery of Heaven is stolen to serve the Devil in, so every crime committed against the integrity of the Peoples Party and its tugtmtial principles here and in the nation will be attempted in tha name of a. operation with the Republican party ia the South and in the name of oo- 0 iM!N a tr t 11 West. Already tie Pvpaust sart rt ef Uaaaa's eta a kr- . N.nk TartJ.aa begin te rail the lv eft ante ropaiiats. k U tr' tkey are aeUiag bat KeptbJxe. mktlm at Usspttacte better eervetfce arrot of tee Hepablieaa party by . ranges i opsins. "Uy titirf raits ye i ball knew thess." Theealyvey by k.h tk. 1W pie s party caa be able to Bsatata: its ttiateate, stretgthta its haa. and advance its haaie nnr rvl . poo which good roVa.rasnat ean.i bafoaoded. u by parries; froes its raaks all who bar coast it td tbe crime of placing If H . fare of the people. oevesteen nesaUrs of tbe Iriala- tare of North Caroliea. railitg tbetu selves Populists. uaJer tbe traitor ous direction of toef reesmaa Han Skinner, aided and abetted L tain prominent Populists of otter States, high in the eoaeciU f th Arty, Lave committed this erine he prominent Populists of other States referred to have seat letter and telegrams encouraging the bolt. ers and endorsing their base, traitor ous aetior. ia defeating? Dr. Thompson, the Populist notuir.ee for U. . Senator, by votinr for and electing Mr. Pritchard, a John Sber man Republican. We denounce and repudiate this strange and unsir ranted interfeieore by outsiders io our local affairs, but their crime, against the principles and organisa tion of the Peoples Party, we leave others to deal with. Hut Skinn.t and the belting Populists have been promptly repudiated and expelled from the organisation by this caucus and therefore, branded aa traitors to the basie principles of good govern ment and enemies to the welfare of humanity. Tbe seductive, but slimy old par ty snake has, no dosbt, struck its Soisonous fangs to a greater or less epth, into the organixttion of the People's party in many other Stater. Therefore this purging must also be gun teo soon. Tbe presence of this dieae was painfully and dansrerousle idnt at the last National Convention of the People's party. Pour years ago when the People's party met in National Convention at rm.h. .. a .ii ... I every quarter of the Union, men who. in the past had affiliated with different political parties they met on common ground, moved bv a nnity of purpose toward a common end. In the last National Convention we were confronted by the baneful and poisonous effects of Republican taint in the South, swinging tbe party to one extreme, and Democratic taint ia the West, swinsinsr the party to the other extreme, which. not only destroyed the harmony and unity of method, but also endanger- ed the very existence of the organi zation. Theie was danger that if either of the extremes had dominated, the convention would have then been rent in twain acd tbe organisation afterwards been disorganized and disintegrated in detail. Thus the heioic and patriotic ef forts of the lamented L. L. Polk, in breaking down the deadly barriers of sectional prejuaice and uniting the patriots of the Sonth and West. and their fellow-sufferers everywhere under a eommon banner to fight for the restoration of property and tbe liberation of humanity, which was so nobly achieved, was threatened to be undone by the separate and joint machination of the two old parties that are co-jointly responsible for the evils and miseries that exist. The enemy, though temporarily foiled, is still at work. Only last week here in Raleigh, within a stone's throw of the consecrated grave of L. L. Polk, the combined conspirators from Lombard and Wall streets concentrated all their infamous powers to deal a deadly stab at the very vitals of the Peo ples Party organization and its prin ciples; for which onr fallen leader consecrated his best efforts and sac rificed his life. Thus the election of Mr. Pritchard, by those professing to be Populists, discovers a start ling crisis in the history of the Peo ples Party. Therefore, let all those who be lieve ia the basic principles of good government, as taught and exem- E lined by Jefferson, Jackson and incoln, take heed in every State in the Union lest the same insidious and baleful influences be at work under mining onr organization and sap ping the vitality of its principles. It has been the purpose of both the Democratic and Republican par ties to destroy the organic existence of the Peoples Party, and our life is endangered by the too friendly tonch of either. They co-operate with ns for their own advancement, and with a view to onr disruption and ultimate ab sorption. Only last week, immediately after Senator Pritchard's election by a bolting faction of the Peoples Par ty, the Asheville.(N..C ,) Register, his personal organ, gloated over the apparant disruption of onr ranks, and boasted that the Republicans would absorb by 1900 every Popu list in North Carolina "that is worth having. The boast and hope of the Repub lican party in North Carolina finds, no doubt, a parallel in the hope and purpose oi tne iMmocratie party against tha Continued existence of onr organic life. Bat we have not come upon tbe stage of political action as food to prolong the life of tha two old par ties, to whose corrupt practices are justly chargeable the ills the people suffer. We are hers for the purpose of establishing good government on equitable principles. By tha virtue of onr principles, by tha strength and purity of our or- ariiiafiAit it1 MtnAtlim a atilV- . . . A : 1 - - - - I.. , - a w.m v member and by the help of God. we will do it. ButthU purpose cannot be executed if we follow tha example of tha two old parties'. In the unconditional rapaal of tha Ehermaa net ander Ur. Cleveland, tha lesaocratia par- ty, for instance, snbsaitted, for tha sake ot harmony and patronage. i third NO A PAPER OH ILLITERACY ------ . . . Sajv-hUrtii-ts Auitiictj Bt Trcf. L D. Hcf!i AT CHArEL HILL, JAN. 2C. ... , 4aN la to I .: rejwte ar tablre gitag tl t u,.s.r.f la ra. t ut j i.rr,.. jetriof s a4 o,r. i , f lt lt9 eunbr that (into irlrr tr 1( rrpoet lo 1 ai N,,;, ,, ,,,, o.;ia aurb i:i.lrr.. Ibr.l.i let g, uuifcbr tl.t Uiti . tlr - .f ,r ritocjr l .. ,rt: tut,,, I, ier.rs.rl) t mlcm aa .!..t,rta ai id ait I , .,,gi,r j ,.,, bited. with nrr it.r, tia r t,. Pftt ttiatioo of Nirth im'iM. , w aud New Jcrj. m.ih .:ati0u oer tit tltnea u f rt u ariina hate otilj about It r. -jrii,. , illiterates. MMrt. t.l,4e, au.l ooia tat a r..n.t.!iie4 p pulainn -.r an tim-s ttt.t of .N.ib r'irltlii)i There are more lUiteratra la North irol.n tiin tn jirtu- gn, Wlaronaln, -j,tl aanra. . braala. kanaa, M.iJim. m j.iMiog, I tab Nevada, and Idaho uuLirriI thoufh tbe mrrgVf l.v;utstion ui Hm Il5'l!r. ;. Oear:j r,n ftniee aa great a ...rth aroiita. I here are l' Matra ai d lr mi. .nr.. laclud mgtt.e ln.in.-t .f i .iuaa,ia. iu ulatiwn Nurth ar..tir a'e rtuk i. eif LteriiMi. In ttie iiun.br r of iihter alea brr rank la third. ( oiupantig the Mhtrrate p. pnlatiuu with tbe whole population trn tears and over, N..rtb I an.iltia'a t-rr rmt. a. ..f I I I ll-t... 1. - . . . -a"7 j i, autilia rsi.fc a ,-,r"lb. I "it.a leaj.i.g ,td s. vV rUi Tlb a smaller percentage of iliitersry it.au North Carolina. I r erry illiterate person out of etcrj l.tiudfrd iu Ne braaka, Wyoming or li.e, tm so l fouud in North uuhxi. ' t. krr wny-",,n u Mate oer hall tl. u , V ..il J! Is only l-o of Nrl lin t ho rara ly 1-5 of North arohua'e or lee. and thirty-fa Mate wh.e li.iurarj is one half a great a oora, .r leaa. ( this includes Ifelaware 11 3 jxrreta . Weat Virginia U.l Merl land IS.: per rent.. In !;o ct. Carolina OO'Upied ttieeigtj'li .la'e lii tbe column of Jllil rsrj. j,, ., our position u eiitti. N'ot that illiteracy La ii reaped. It l.a tt.rn decreased from 51.7 er ei,t. in ii; percent. Hut oito-r Mate !.; de creaaed their illiterarj more rspidl : notably amon the mil,rrn Matee. Florida 2.'J per rent. fr m )miIo ki Texas 23 7 er cent in the at me l-ne, I ot time, M i Mf,Jco ojN Zi 1 cent. Nesv er cent., lefcrieae- a 4 per cent, and Arkati t-.r rent. North Carolina' decrease iia been per cent. Florida h paM-4 j ui. In 1h;o Florida upird t,r fourth place with a twrrr-t.t a-.- .f per rent, of illiterate. In l .ita -.-Mtion was fjinlli, with only 77 H i-r cent. (Itear in mitid that I Jrioa' negro population is i.Ij a:. j-r ret t. of tbe whole. Virginia alo l.aa a larger percentage ot trgro imputation than North Caroiiia, z.t per cent, jet its illiteracy 1 !, Si.wr rut. IMliERsrY or ins iita wmia i-ori i at to. The alote figures and jr r ent in clude tbe negro- and tbe foreign im migrants. All the ait States whoa percentage of illiteracy ia greater tbau North Carolina, except New !4etiro. have a larger per rent, of negro popu lation: South Carolina. .. per rent, negro population; Miiaippi, Z7. percent.: Iouisiana. I per rent.: Georgia. 45 per cent.; Alabama, 31 p r cent. If we conaider only the native white population of ea-li State, while the percentage of illttrra-v in North Carolina is leas, our State stand re latively wore than before. There were In North Carolina io li, 7il'i native white person ten eirof age and over. North Carolina rat k in this clas of population was sit'erntb. Tbe number of illiterate, in thi cla was 173 the Iarget number of all of tbe States except Kentucky. TLere are four times as many illiterate na tive white peron in North Carolina a in all New Knglsod, where the n. tive White population ia oter three times as great. There are more in North Carolina tLan in New York snd Pennaylvsnia combined, where tbis clas of population i nearly nine times as great ; more than in Ohio sod Indiana combined. The ten States of Illinois. Michigan, Wloiiln. Minne sota, Iowa, North !akota. Soutb fa kota, Nebrssks, Kant and Califor nia have an aggregate native white population over ten times a great a North Carolina's, jet throughout these State there are fewer illiterate among tbis cla of population than amoog tbe white pope of North Car olina. South Carolina and '.eorgia together btve fewer illiterate white persons In North Carol in a. Iielsware. Maryland, iMetrict of Columbia, Vir ginia and Florida together fall short of North Carolina' rmmber f white Illiterate, but their aggregate native white population is oTcr two time North Carolina'. North Carolina has more white illiterat thai Ala bama and Miritfppl togI.er, tbouh their white population is greater, iui:e than Louisiana nnd Texas, who. combined white population i about twice North Carolina. In percentage of illiteracy of tt elate North Carolina ranks' eecond with 23.1 per rent. It is urpael only by New Mexico with li per cent. Hut New Mexico in 1 "7m had tbe enormous percentage of tA per cent-. North Carolina J. per cent. Massachusetts and Nevada have lea than 1 per cent of illiteracy of tbi clans of population. There are 1? States with less than 2 per renL. 27 States whose Illiteracy of tbis class ia loss than ball as great as North Carolina's. Amonx these are: Mary land 59 per cent.: Delaware. CI per cent.; Missouri, 7.S pe? ceaU: A ri to oa. 73 per cent.; Texas per neat.; Florida, 11J per cent.: and Miseia sippi's is about half of North Cs ro ll n as. being !!.! per cent. West Vir ginia's is a little over half, 1JL3 per cent. In 170 Florida was next to North Carolina, oecupjing tbe third ia with a nercenLare of TA ner cent. l uai iirauii Mnrcarau m- literacy, having fallen to ninth place ia 1880 and to thirteenth place in l&Q. North Carolina was second In. 170, second la is- carsa or iLunatcr. Tbe cause of this Urge per ceat-of illiteracy Is seen when we compare tlse school terms of other -States with North Carolina's. Tbe report of tbe (Ooattaned oa foorta past)
The Caucasian (Clinton, N.C.)
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