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THE OAUOAOIAN PUBURHCI) EVERY TH17K8DA V Br THI CAUCASIA I rVBUIHIHM OU. WAR ION HCVUCR. . . - PrwUHb HAL AYKR. (! KdlUw. H. C R!TrR, n Maaacr. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. NK TK.U. sim "IX MOKTH8 MO rifKJCK MONTHS JSi Knt! In th Port Office at KaMh. N C. m Second Chum Matter SENIOR CUTLER'S APPOINTslEf'T. Senator Marion Ilutler will "peak at Jarkaon, Northampton (,'oonty, X. f,, on October ftli. Let everybody turn out to liear Mm. J. J. SriMir.ftiON. THK TRl'K MOTIVr HIIIHW lirUIXD A rAI.'K PLICA . Tit continual harping on tlie rail roal and monopoly organ on the "whit" .lprmar', question, thir frantic and piteou t ffort to roue race prejudice, tlo-ir rH ual todi-cuns any iue our tne "iU'-r, Their weep ing of nd weep. ut departed great nen of the .H'ate, lh-ir touching and aoiil-stirr'ng rrfr"i rm to Mi Jarvi", Hoale", I'owle, Holt and t'arr dmir,lr!itIona, are all o .oirg-Htie of a concerted plan of action on the part of tti railrond and monopoly pre that thy aroune a n-picion of the true motive behind all thin by pf-rritlcal rant, and lead to the conviction that this deceptive and "seductive plea" of whit Riipremacy i-t being used tor & dilferent and ulterior purpose, which can only be acompiihed by playing upon th prejudice of the people. In their anxiety to do thin they are o plainly rrvealing their true purposes, by th-ir persistent refusal todi-icuaa the great quent ions of much reeded re form, and by their continual harping upon thin, the only nubiect they are permitted to diniM, that they threat en to nvertp the boind of prudence and to tb lie- defeat the very aims they have in view. We expected nothing better of the Charlotte Observer and the other little monopoly and railroad organs than that they would pursue these tact ic, but we confess that the one of theeame by the News nnd Ob server, our late and able ally in the tight for the overthrow of corporation rule anil the re-establishment of good government, has moved us with regret and pity regret because we feel we have lost a friend, pity because that friend has lost its independence. No more h its voice raised in defence of (he people's rights and against the ag gressions of corporate power; it has made a bargain and sale of its col umns, and now says what it is told to say. It dares not now, as it but a short time since did, defend the peo ples' came. A gigantic and heartless corpora-; tion, amenable to no im.ral law and' for this reason conscienceless, by the exercise of a mysterious influence, de bases the highofllce of Chief Executive of State, and persuades the holder thereof wit h his co-directors of a valu able piece of State property to enter Into a contract, executed under the most questionable circumstances, by the terms of which this corporation re ceives great pecuniary benefit and the State and tax-payercorresponding det riment; but the News and Observer, Whose columns were once filled with language of just condemnation against this unprecedented and brazen outrage upon the rights of a people which it justly stigmatized as the crime of the year, now wraps itself in silence and siys never a word more about this shady transaction, yet the Southern IUilway ha not in the least receded -from its arrogant position, nor are the evil etTects of its undue influence upon State ofHcials in anywise mitigated; the present Governor of the State takes steps to prevent the consumma tion of this midnight deal, but lo! the corporation in question, bloated with a sense of the security of power, steps in and orders one of its tools and puppets a Federal judge to forbid the State's rovernor from taking action to Becure justice to the people of the State he .governs, which is cooly done by way of injunction, but the News and Observer so indignant at the time over this act of collossal cheeK, now strives to mini mize the importance of checking this evil though its dangerous growth is in creasing every day; again, the Govern or of the State is now considering the removal from positions of trust two railway commissioners for the reason that they have not acted fairly between this railway corporation and the peo ple for which reason they were but a short time since so justly centured by the News and Observer, but that same journal since the Governor has taken th 3 action which it Itself suggested, now sees fit to pass over without com mendation, ignoring almost entirely, of if to notice at all, to express dubious opinions about his action, though the Governor needs and ia Entitled to all of the encouragement possible in per forming his patriotic duty ; great ques tions are pendent upon the settlement of which depends the financial pros perity of the people of the State and the freedom of their children from po litical and industrial serfdom; a battle is being fought between greed and avarice on the one hand and justice and fairness to the great majority of the people on the other, but the News and Observer, once so eloquent on the side of the people, now pursues a course whjch is expressly intended to divide the people on these great issues, that greed and avarice may win. Now why does the News and Ob server abandon the canse it bot lately so ably championed! The change is great and there must certainly bs a cause. We know that the News and Observer pleads as its excuse that it desires good government and white supremacy, but that this is a hypocritical declaration is too apparent for controversy, because the course that the News and Observer it now pursuing is purposely intended to divide the forces in North Carolina who are in favor of good government. And if it is white supremacy the News and Observer is so interested about, we have pointed out to that paper bow white supremacy and good government can both be secured bj fighting for the , reform wbicb the 2?ewa and Observer ha abandoned. So it can b neither white supremacy nor good government that the News and Observer is now in terested in. Then the only solution for the problem is that the News and Observer, like the Charlotte Observer and the other monopoly organs in the Stat, has passed under the influence of the Southern Railway and its gold Irmocratic allies, and is now being controlled by the "overseer." This l-eing true, it is of course permitted to Ay only what the boss will sanction. For this reason and to further the schemes of the Southern Railway and other monopolies to capture the next legislature, it maintains a studied si lence on the great questions of re forms, and joins the other monopoly and railroad organs, shouting with a vehemence second to none, the old and deceptive slogan of white supremacy. It is the only issue it is now permitted to discus. A rape occurs. What a god-sen J! It is something to talk about. It is the straw for the drown ipgman,and is as eagerly caught at, It is a new tune to be played on the same old string of white supremacy, -and it is played by the News and Ob server in all its variations with a vig or begotten of a determination on the part of the Southern railway not to re lease; its octopus grasp and baneful in fluence upon the State aided by the de sire on the part of the Ransom ma chine Democratic politicians for re venge on the people for so unceremo niously omting them outof office. This awful crime of rape, the condemnation of which should be prompted by sin cere motives and for honest purposes, is ued in a hypocritical manner by the News and Observer and the other railroad organs for base and partisan ends, and all the time tbey are con demning the nature of the crime they are secretly longing for more rapes that they may better play upon the prejudices of the people. Now as we have said above, tMa change upon the part of the News and Observer, its continuous yelping for "white supremacy" and "good govern ment," its persistent refusal to discuss the great is-iues which so vitally effect the welfare of every citizen in the State, in brief, its joining in with and shouting just as the other railroad and monopoly organs do, is for some other purpose than that avowed by the News and Observer. The cold and unvar nished truth ia that it is intended to make successful a deep laid scheme which has for its object the accomp lishment of two things : one, the capt uring of the next legislature by the Southern Railway, thereby frustrating the plans of the people to enact some badly needed railroad reforms; the other, the returning to power of the Democratic Ransom machine politi cian, and with him to inaugurate an other reign of bourbonism, to be per petuated in power by ballot-box stuff ing, fraud, lying and prejudice. This is why the News and Observer is silent upon the great reform issues and refuses to continue its fight for them; this is why the News and Ob server refuses to answer Thb Caucas ian's question as to which kind of white man's party it is in favor of, and what sort of good government it means. Thk Caucasian again repeats ts oft made statement that it is in favor of white supremacy, but with Judge Avery it is in favor of a white suprem acy untrammelled by corruption and monopoly rule, and in this view it be lieves every good citizen in the State will concur. SOME FAOTS ABOtT THE OHIO CAMPAIGN. Recently the Democratic press has had much to say about the late Popu list State Convention in Ohio. The charge has been published broadcast that Mark Hanna had bought up the Populists to put out a straight Popu list ticket in the State, etc. The Cau casian has not commented on these charges for the simple reason that we were not in possession of the facts. The Caucasian has always been fair and honest with the public. We have never rushed into print to deny a charge against our own party or even our personal friends unless we were sure of the facts. Last spring there was considerable division of sentiment among the Pop ulists in Ohio who supported Bryan last year, and also among the Demo crats who supported Bryan, as to whether or not .there should be a co operative fight in the coming campaign. We think that if a proper spirit had been shown on both sides that a co operative ticket, honorable and fair to both sides, a ticket that could have commanded the support of every honest Populist, honest Bryan Democrat, and honest silver Republican opposed to the gold standard monopoly rule and Ilannaism could have been nominated and a grand victory won. - But this opportunity was thrown away and it in possible that both sides were more or less at fault. As is well known the Democratic State Conven tion met and ignored the Populists, did not even seek a conference with them, and put up a ticket with a National banker at its head, and a ticket in other respects such that they could' not expect or get the en dorsement of the Populist party, especially in view of the fact that John R McLain, a pronouneed monopolist and a member of trustsis the open and avowed Democratic candidate for Senator. Ex-Senator Briceand a num ber of other Cleveland and monopoly Democrats were on hand at that State Convention In person or through their henchmen,' determined to prevent'any co-operation with the People's party. This class of men in the Democratic party in that State and every other State would prefer to see Hark Hanna and the Republican party win than to see a union of silver and reform forces which would win a victory for the principles for which Bryan so ably and heroically contended in the last campaign. There was nothing left for the Peo ple's party in that State to do but to put up a straight ticket. Not only self-respect, but loyalty to the princi ples of good government demanded it. We have no doubt that the scheming politicians of both the old parties did all they could to influence and pervert the Populist party for their own sel fish ends. - Too scheme ot the MeLaln and - - - ; - A. Brioe element of the Democratic party was to ignore the Populists until after their convention was held and theo try to whip tbem ioto line," into dis banding their organization and sap porting the Democratic ticket such as it was. The scheme of Mark Hanna and bis crowd was to avert any co-operation between the Populists and Democrat (just what Brice and the gold Demo crats wanted and bad contemplated) but then to try to use the party if possible to their advantage afterwards. Hanna knew that the Populist l'rtj would put out a ticket without bim spending any money to get it done His money, no doubt, was open freely, however, to get a man put at the bead of the ticket like Coxey who would not only be distasteful to a majority of the Populists in the State, but to the Peoples Party of the Nation. . We re gret to say, that to that extent Hanna succeeded. U anna's scheme is to try to kill the party for be and tbote of bis kind fear the Peoples Party and its principles mote than any other power in American politics. There were no doubt some delegates to that convention who had free passes and money in their pocket, furnished by Mark Hanna. Tbey have put up a ticket which will not poll the full Pop ulist vote, but the agents that Mark Hanna had in that convention, will be found before the polls close on next November doing like the Ptlmer-Buck-ner Democrats did in the last campaign not supporting their own ticket. While on the other band, some of the best and truest Populists, in the State will be forced to stay at home, because they cannot support either one of the old parties, and have little or no confidence in the head of their own ticket- Tbis is extremely unfort unate. It would be enough to cripple, if not to kill, any party that was not based on the great fundamental principles of Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln, princi pies which cannot die. We have received letters from true Populists in that State who say that the vote for the Populists ticket will be smaller than ever, not because the Populist party is smaller, but because they will stay at home. These same letters tell us that whenever the call is made for the true Populists of the State to rally that tbey will, everyone, be found in harness and ready for the contest. We have before us also a letter from one of the most prominent and infill ential middle-of-the-road Populists of that State. He'was not like some mid dle-of-the-road Populists, a hireling of the Republican party in disguise, but a middle-of-the-road Populist from his conception -of duty. He favored the nomination of a straight ticket. He was even opposed to a co-opera' iou in Ohio this year on any terms, b it he is honest. He writes us tb' Ui is thor oughly disgusted with the r tult of the State Convention, but that it whi not demoralize or scatter the I'opulists, that they will stand true and steady and be ready to ho'i up to t nds of the National organization whoever their services are needed. We expect still further facts on the inside from the State and from time to time the readers of Ths Caucasian shall know the truth no matter whom it hurts or whom it helps. In conclusion wo would )iketoknow where one Steinberger, of Kansas, and W. E. Morgan, of Arkansas, two men who bolted the action of the last Peo ple's party National Convention, were doing at the Ohio Convention? What have they been doing in that State since? They are not men of wealth are they paying their own expenses? P. S Since the above editorial was written we have received some inside facts and additional information about the political situation in Ohio, which we publish at some length on the front page of Tm Caucasian this week. The facts published confirm the truth of the statements and opinions in the above editorial. THE TWO NEW RAILWAY COMMIS SIONERS. In the appointment of Mr. Caldwell of Iredell, and Mr. Pearson of Burke, for Railway Commissioners, GoYrno Russell is to he congratulated. 0e r a Democrat and the other is a Populist to correspond to tbe politics of the Commissioners removed. They are both men of the highest char acter, and the public feels con fident that tbey will be fair and just between tbe Railroads and tbe people. Mr. L. C. Caldwell was a Democratic Elector in 1888, was afterwards a candi date for Solicitor, and latr va elected Mayor of Statesville. He joined the People's narty -because he considered it the only party tiat stood squarely for the principles of Jefferson and Jackson ana therefore the only party of the people. He was temporary chairman of tbe last People's party State con vention He js a young man, only 39 yeara of age, but is one of the most promising lawyers in the Western part of the State, and is a very forcible and eloquent speaker on the stump. Mr. John H. Pearson has had no little experience in Railroad affairs. He has been a consistent advocate of free sil ver and took a prominent part tn the sil ver convention inRaleigh in 1895, when the majority of tbe Democratic politi cians were afraid to say whether they were for silver or gold. It will be re membered that Ex-Governor Jarvis, Capt. gam Asbe, and other machine Democratic politicians, ran away from the convention after it had met and they had taken part in tha preliminary proceedings; for the reason that they did not want to commit themselves to silver until tbey knew whether the next Democratic candidate for Presi dent would be for silver or be a gold bug or a straddle-bug. Not so 'with Mr. Pearson. He boldly took the same position that W. J. Bryan had taken and declared that if the Democratic party did not declare for silver and other needed reforms that he would no longer follow each false and treacher ous leadership. N- Mr. Pearson was tbe late Mayor of Morganton and was a member of the late General Assembly. He took a prominent part in the - fight against the ninety-nine year, lease, and was the author of the bill to prevent the ab sorption of competing railroads lines which passed the House through his efforts, trat was burled In the Senate. Mr. Pearson, while a Denocrat, will be abased sod misrepresent! , by the railroad attorneys in tbe Democratic party, as vteiooty sa if bo were a Pop ulist, He will be abated sod mirrp- resented by tbe "help" of the "oter f" simply bca be ha shown that li think the rights of thr popl re tqually as aaered a In rifhr f tbe railroads, and that both should stand on the sume footing. Tbe two suspended Cinnalsoner have announced tb-ir dtroiintion to defy the law and the Governor's so tion in conformity with tbe taiu. Tbey claim that their offices are "con tract" and that tbe Governor has no power to interfere with their contracts lo bold l he ofHc sod draw t be salaries ; but tb-i very act that creates the com mission provides bow tbe commission ers may oe removed or tuspended. Therefore they accepted tbe cfiic-s with tbis provisions as tbeir contracts They can los no property rights, for unlesi the next legislature sustains the Governor thev will draw their full pay for the time suspended. There fore they jmt themselves in a bad light defying the action of tbe leg islature as executed by tbe Governor; and, besides, if they, by resisting, make it necessary for tbe new Commission ers to bring quo warranto proceedings to get charge of tbe Railway Commis sion 1 1H ;e then they make themselves liable to a fine of two thousand" dollars each, by a statute, if tb court should hold against them. But this is tbeir matter and not ours. As soon as these two new Commis sioners are installed into office, as we believe they will be as soon as the courts pass upon tbe questions raised by the refusal of the old Commission ers to vacate, we are confident that the people will begin to see and enjoy some of the good fruit that the Rail road Commission was established to bring abou but which has been de nied the people now for more than six years because tbe old Commission re fused to do its duty refused to do equity between the people and the mo nopolies. The people already see the advantage of having a Governor that the railroads do not control. RA'LROAD COMMISSION ACT MAKES FREE PAS3KS UNLAWFUL The two new Railroad Commission ers, Messrs. Caldwell and - Pearson, whom the Governor has aa. appointed to succeed tbe two Wilsons removed, will, of course, as soon as they are in stalled into office, take up the question of freight and passenger rates. They should also take prompt actionjigainst the free pass iniquity. We take this means of calling their attention to the fact that the Railroad Commission act clt-s'ly and undeniably makes tbe giv ing of free passes unlawful, and pro vides a penalty. Section 4 of that act prevents any discrimination ' for equal service" and any violation of the sec tion is made "an offence" punishable "opin conviction" with a tine of "not icaa ib - n one thousand nor more than five thousand dollars for each and every offence". In short the act makes any railroad indictable for giving free passes. Charging one man three, and one-quarter cents per mile and carry ing another man free is clearly a viola tion of this section. Section 25 of the same act permits commutation and mileage tickets, charity, etc, but permits free passes only to employees and officers of the roads and by exchange with connect ing roads. There js a proviso to tbis section which permits Railway Com missioners to suspend the exceptions in that section (i. e. issuing mileage books, commutation books, etc.) but does not allow them to suspend the general prohibition in section to which the aforesaid exceptions in sec tion 25 are permitted. Now section 4 of the Railway Com mission law is an exact copy of section 2 of the Inter-State Commerce Com mission act with an addition to which we will refer in a moment, and section 25 of our State Commission act is a copy of section 22 of that act; and the Inter-State Commerce Commission, presided over by that eminent lawyer. Judge Thomas M. Cooley, (author of constitutional limitations) has uni formly held, in at least seven reported cases, that those words prohibited any free passes except to railway em, ployees and officers of tbe road. The wording of the North Carolina Railroad Commission act is identi cal with those in the Inter-State Com merce Commission act, except that the latter act does not contain the making it an "offense" punishable "upon con viction" with fine, and for that reason and that only, it has been decided that the Interstate Commission could on ly declare that the giving of free pass es to other persons thai? railway em ployees was prohibited by Jaw, but that they could not enforce the law or any order that they might issue con cerning free passes for the reason' that the Inter-State Commerce Commis sion a3t failed to make a. violation of the law an offence or provide any way for punishing the same. Therefore, when our North Carolina Railway Commission act was written the au thors of the bill were careful to pro vide that a violation .of jthe law was an offence punishable by fine upon con viction. Therefore there can be po mistake about the intent of tbe legit lature or the meaning of the Railroad Commission act on this point. The giving of free passes is unlawful un der tbepresent lw. The Railroad Commission should enforce this law and our Superior Court Judges should' charge the grand juries to bring in an Indictment against any railroad known to have violated it. THIS COMISSIONEBS TAKE ANOTHER Tiaiip STEP. We notice that the Railway Commis sioners has ordered a alight reduction to be made in freight rates on ' eottnn from certain nointa in thi. ' sr.f. While this ia a yery small matter, yet It is worthy of note sine this is the first time that the Railway Commis sion has shown that It thoosrhfc he bad any rights to be considered in nxing rates. It will be remembered that every time before that a demand haa been made on the Railway Com mission to reduce freight and passen ger rates that tbe Commission has r. fused to act, but has constantly put up an excuse cnat rates were already t lev her 11 else where. This ! utter ly ustrue, bat even If it were true. wtat would it argue? Tbee are StaU wbicb bave.no Commission to fix rates. There are other States in which tbe ComatisMioo is run by tbe rail road. Therefore to cum pare tbe rates of Ibis State with the very high rates eltewbt-re is imply to cwpre J. Pieroont Morgan' exertion bere with bis exacsioits elsewhere, lo short tbe Comifiiuiou ba ben feMng us tbat we ought lo b atirfied because tbe Rotbscbild railroad were bleeding somebody rle s much a tbey were bleeding u. But we are glad that tbe Commission ers have made tLis reduction iu freight ratei, however tlight iris, becaute it shows that they have tbe powsr to re duce rates, and it also show that there is a way to make tbe railroads obey when a reduction i made. It i a pity tbat tbey did uot leru iLi before the Governor was forced, by hi sworn duty under the law, to remove them from office. We trust that tbe new Commission a majority of which iia- b-en appoint ed by the Governor, will Ltow that tbey are capable ' appreciating tb fact that (her-- is men a I I'ii'g a equitj and that tbe rights of the people art" at least as sacred as those of the tsi) roads. HOW ANOLO rOUL TKIPIHIS CROW I The Editor of the Economist, pub lished at iuizabetb City, writes a lengthy editorial on "Southern School Books." He seems to be hydrophobic on ac count of the books now used in tbe public schools; but it is not the books that troubles his purblind, contracted, spiteful soul, so much as tbe demo- goguery that is swelling within and must be let loose at some one, even if a gentleman and man of character must be the recipient of his spleen. We regret indeed loflod a man, who writes for the instruction of tbe pub lic and essays to mould public opinion is so utterly ignorant on the subject of text books. He doee not know what takes place in his own county under his nose. Listen to what be says "Now what ia the remedy for all tbis? Mr. Chas. U. Mebane, of Catawba county, is tbe Superintendent of Edu cation of North Carolina, and we sup pose he suggest or selects the school books to be used in the schools. We have no acquaintance with Mr. Meb ane, but he is a Republican office- bolder selected by negroes, scalawags, carpetbaggers and low wnites ox North Carolina, and the presumption natur ally arises tbat he is not suited to the office by character or qualification and tbat he is purchasable at a lower cr higher price." This poor drivelling, spiteful, ignor ant old man does not know that the school books now jo use were adopted by the Democratic County CommUsign erg in every county in North Carolina, on the first Monday in June, 1896, for three successive years, and if the Su perinienaent oi I'uuiic Education is responsible for such books as were adopted, tbe man would bave been ex Superintendent John C. Scarborough (Dem.) and not Superintendent Meb ane. Tbis old dotard does not know that 95 per cent or even more of the text books now in use were adopted by the Democratic State Board of Edu cation and were endorsed by the late Maj. S. M. Finger and ex Superintend ent Scarborough; and according to this old fool's own reasoning as to why we have the present books, tbat somebody has been bought, then the Democratic State Board of Education was bought, The late S. M. Finger and John C. Scar borough were bought, and the Demo cratic' Commissioners all over North Carolina were bought. Old man, you had better know what you are doing before you use your logic so profusely next time. You have prov ed by your own reasoning that your crowd was bought and not Superin- tenaeni ijeoane. Just such policy and rot as this -Is what has killed tbe Democratic party in North Carolina and it will remain so as .ong as tbe leaders of it continue tbis course. Superintendent of Public Instruc tion has nothing to do with adoption of books under the present law, and this Editor who makes such a scandal ousattackon tbe present Superintend ent of Public Instruction had better taKe a lesson in tbe current affairs of his own county and State before he fires off bis gun and proves" that his own crowd was bought. He is called the nestor of Democratic journalism ouiuctiiueB, uowever, ana ne is as about as well qualified to represent tne respectability of bis crowd as any one else. His only competitor is tbe profane old fellow who gets up the Wilmington "Mess" VA LITTLE RAILROAD PROBLEM. The North Carolina Christian Ad vocate of August 25th. 1897. has an ed. itorjal d which its Editor tells about ins visitjo jroiner a. p. rage, of Ab erdeen, and makes a statement of what be was told as follows i "I was told tbe entire plant of tbe Aberdeen and Asbboro railroad, with sixty-four miles of frank. tMt. casn nno . . . YWyVVV, and is carrying a bonded debt of only 50,000, and has been a good paying Now one of Mr. Page's sons anoeared before tbe Railroad Commission, and ha? much to say aut the Governor and Judge piark, and there daring to meddle with the owners and oberaW: Of the railroads, and daring to urge mat raiu-oaus sooyid be taxed like other folks, according to what their property was worth i and sousrht to be come furious by expressing crest hor. ror at the very thought of anybody's questioning tne infallibility of the mo nopoly Federal Judges. Jt was no fault of his if his speech failed to win the affections of Pierpont Morran tn such an extent that Piernont will bn his railroad at a big profit, in tbe sweet aye and bye. " " 4 Pn page $, Railroad Commission Re port 1896, it appears that tfie above road is rated for taxation at 1 1 130, So we have it that this road costing f50?QQ0, and pay my ?ZZ, is rated for taxation at only $113,001). - Oa page 323, it appears who are the "general qfficer$.n Then it appears that the salaries of the "general officers," that ia the Page family, amounts' to 18,000. - Tbeir track men are paid sixty cents a day ; their machinist, who furn ishes not only muscle but brains, get IXOfT a day; their train men sixty-five eeets a day t tfwlr tnatn II W a ds y. Mr. II. aJ rage was reported In the peers as tellieg the com mi tbe tax value of his railroad was high enough. Tbe people sbooia nil - . latMflhtt Mr. Page was wimi Irnil ib.t hm ceuld be Isxed at alU oeopolie with cuwtl-M ft "sps are ".( rrre t be taxed, tbey ar nere to tax otbr fulk and wemfof on tbe people When they rtmptllW Jtuw some nf the worHly heete easy sy tbat we are attacking enter prise and thrift in tbe peronof the ller.. re. or course that i not eo. Tbe Meters. Page are eoii Jed to great credit for haviug b-nlt Iheir rairoaa. foe having shown lidetry and skill and god buine eoe in acquiring wealth. In dicg so they have not only helped tbemselve but have done good to their fellowmeP. We wish there were ten thousand of tbem in the State. Nobody wants lo take away from tbera tbeir property, their rights, or the credit to which they are enlilltd, but we init that tbey shall be taxed like other people, and that tbey hall not attempt be sarcastie or get gay wti-iirvt-r the; re reminded tbat rail roads are creatures of the ublic and that Hie people have rrstrved to them-Helve- l he right lo control them, to tax ttiein, 'o fix rates for tbem and to pre vent I hrir uiilawful impositions upon coruinunitir. Ttie grrat underlying truth that niakeo monopolies and privilege so pre vailing and powerful, is, that as a gen eral rale, with some exceptions, as soon as a man acquires weaith, especial ly if be gets it by holding property in natural monopolies, he intuitively stands in with his class and regards himself and bis class as entitled to these special privileges which tbe con stitution prohibits and abhors. HATE TOP SENT A TtLKURlU? Have you sent a telegram since the first day of September? If so, have you kept a copy of the same? On that day, September the 1st, the lawful au thorities of the State, as constituted by the Legislature, fixed telegraph rates in this State at fifteen cents for a mes sage of ten words. If you have sent a telegram since tbat date you bave been forced to pay the old price of twenty- five cents. Why? Because tbe West ern Union Trlegraph Company, a for eign corporation, at once ran sway from justice to tbe Federal Courts, and got one of tbeir pets, Judge Simonton, to issue an injunction forbidding the State to reduce the rate. But under the law the Western Union Telegraph Company is required to refund to the people every rent that they chhre over nrteen cents lor a telegram, if the State's right to fix the rates fhould be finally t-uatained by the Supreme Court, and they bave been required to give a twenty-five thousand dollar bond to guarantee such repayment. Now it is certain that tbe Supreme Court of tbe United States will sustain tbe fif teen cents rate unless that court (as it did in the income tax case) overrules its own precedent. So it is well for every citizen to keep a copy of every telegram sent or a memorandum of tbe same until tbis case is decided, so that all overcharges can be demanded and refunded. SHOULD TAKE CARE Of THEIR OWE The Wilmington Messenger is au thority for the following information : "Senator Pritchard and his friends are now taaing a very decided stand in regard to tbe attacks of Senator Butler on the "minoritv" Pnmiiuta and simply declare they will not let lue iairer Da uenouncea." The Caucasian has no objection to the Southern Railroad and Senator Pritchard taking care of their own. We think they should. One tbinr is certain, the bolters who deserted tbeir principles and betrayed their constitu ents for the gold standard and tbe Southern Railroad are not Populists. No doubt Mark Hanna and Roths child's overseers would like for tbem to get back into tbe Populist party to oe spies i or mem. We hare also npticed a disposition among the Ransom machine and rail road organs in tbe Democratic party to aerend these traitors. Tbis is nat ural, for the old parties have never ex pelled tbeir traitors. And tbis is why their organizations have become cor rupt. The people are lookinr for i party of political integrity, and they nave round it in the Populist party. THE PKKITSNTIARY SCANDAL. We publish elsewhere in this issue a brier account of the penitentiary scan dal. It is alleged that Dr. Kirbv Smith son of Superintendent Spilth of the penitentiary, who bad charge of the criminal insane, is guilty of a serious cnarge, preferred against him by an employee. The Board of Directors very promptly ordered an investiga tion to be held at tbeir next regular meeting, October 19th. If the charges are sustained tbe Board should im mediately remove Dr. Smith and take tbe necessary steps to avoid a like oc curence again if this be in their power. mere seems to be some controversy aa to who is responsible for the appoint- went oi sue poysician in charge. of the criminal insane. The law gives that power to Dr. Kirby, of tbe Central nospitai, ana it was he who appointed Superintendent Smith's son. We do not intend to gloss over tbe grave charge out on me contrary, want the public to learn of the facts and place tbe piame upon the proper authorities. Dr. KJrby, no doubt, was indned appoint tbe son of the penitentiary superintendent, but if be was not a capable, efficient and nroner Mun h ought not to hare been entrusted with such a responsible place. Tbe Caucasia will refer rA m,i. matter again after the Inrestigation. MAJ- GUrHKIEOOMGRATCLATKsoQ - BUBSEU. Major Win A. Guthrie. Let Peni... party candidate for Govern ... Raleigh a few days since. He called i Mld congratulated him upon hi action and on hi. did appointments for Railroad Com- Bii-a.oners. ir Guthrie ned been elec ted the people would alao ha. t.. bim a Governor that bo corporation or WWUVVH.j twuiu innuenee or control. fcr Tta Cc;3asi23. 0:3 D:!- 1 a t:a. srsaKrFot r rum. rmniLwr aw. TEA LXASX CASE. Elsewhere we print aa Interview with Mr. r.W. Aeritt, one of the oeneel fee the Wate la the hear legs of the famoos W J Tbeee i..i.m m fcriraias? tut some re markable facts la sp'te of the stupe doo efforts -0 h geaUt nev combine lo Amer ca te ep-J pr tbem. It ha been made l-celty clear up to date that thi lease Is a lease without o much a a recorded vote of the tee a waditbe leading; and it i alo clear tbat tbe leae was made for $0.noo annually secretly to a corporation control led by fortigu capital, when It was pob! to have gotten 100,000 annually at leaU Thi secret act a it now sranda, tulwarkd by the iejuection of Krdtral Judges, if causing a ! of l0,0uj an nually lo tie Mate and Iemocrsts did it. and are irjieg to keep it RALROAUQai(1IOJIVR WILMtK A DTI so sr. If tbe Governor action in suspend ing tbe two Wilson needed detente. the following from the New and Ob- J server of Sent. 15th. authorised by J.! W. Wilson, would be enough: Kver since Maj. Wilsnn's connec tion with the Railroad Commission. Mr. Burton ha been his I'gal advisor; and he ha therefore been .rhoeo lii this cse a his leading attort ). There ycu hati" it. The Chairman of the Rtilroed tomn;iiir, deridir great issues betwern the people anl tbe railroads, and having for hi leA.al advisor a hired railroad attorney ! It i well known tbat Mr. R. o. Burton has been for a long time, and now is attor ney for the Cot I.ioe. Tb Coast Line is an ally of the Southern. So the Southern furnishes legal advisors for the Railroad Committion! Soft eat for the Southern. Just a little flinty for the people. YELLOW JACK PREVENTATIVE. Guard against Yellow Jack keeping the system thoroughly clean a m a . ana tree irom germ breeding matter Cascarets Candr Cathartic will cleanse the system and kill all con tagious disease germi. 'M r Sntafr-H fart High. New YosK.Sept. 21. TbesteamtLio Andes, of the Atla Line, which ar rived here to day from port I.imon and Jiaytf. encountered very severe weather and heavy seas. Mate Hay den said tbat off Cape Ilatteras the waves were seventy-five feet high, and seemea iq come irom ail direction. When they broke together near the ship tbe deck were .covered with spray. At time the deck of the An des was almost perpendicular. About thirty mile south of Barnegat there was observed in the sea a deckhouse. apparently or a schooner. Some days nothing will "come out right,' frcm the timo you rise till you retire. Ten to one, the trouble is in yourself. Your blood is ia bad condition, and every organ suI-rs in consequence. What you need is tbe cleansing, invigorating itllaenceof Ayer s Sarsapartlla. IT IS EASY TO TiLL- People who fail to Irolr fr k; health are like the caroenter who negleo's to sharpen bis tool. People are not ant to irt aninn. about their health soon enough. If you are "not quite well" or "half sick" have too ever thomrht tht yonr kidneys may be the cause of your sicKuess. It is euy to tell by senior aiidt your urine for twenty-four hours: a sediment or setting indicates an un healthy condition cf the kidoeys. When urine stains linen it is evi dence of kidney trouble. Too fre quent desire to urinate, scanty supply pain or dull ache in tbe back is alee convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order. There is satisfaction in knn;. that the great remedy Dr. Kilmer's 8 warn d-Root, fulfill v;.t, relieving weak or diseased kiodeys uu an 101ms oi oisider and urinary troubles. Not only does Swamp-Root Rive new "life and iciliHw A u idney the cause of trouble, but by treatii g the kjdnfys it acts as a tonic for the entire conatitntiAn if need a medicine take Swamp-Iit V ' OJia roWat price fifty cents and one dollar, ne h a ing your address and tho tame of mis paper to Dr. K m . r Binshamton. N. V. bottle of this great discovery sent to jvu lite uj man. You Want Has a repatatian second tj cdm, and nhile it is tecessfl tte dedato charge c:re fcr it than roa are aslsJ W nsajf other c:tes, jca get an isstrcaeal the. extra M t?u:cs fc;ij jastil k h aiflfcatl allay. If cat h ?:(? k bed ded:rs, address, THE JOIIfJ CHURCH CO., tntUi Evert r . ed corner , system U tr-m ; llaqaaliivlU. good ditftu ... Uoud m.:. . tatm,raUrrh..r . way to Ltc 8ririn 7. talisea, audrr.r tbe eleBMai , ? : every nerve, --c, a good ;:: and rwrr it.; i - Uitalily Jin Restorr VfcmaeftenalMfvnrttiln Varicocele, NERVOUS DEDIliT uight Losses, Afct eti hi fx 'BUM DOUltl MTlU- 1 have been a clow iu !. : of the subject of ,... ia. I wa a offerer my t seek the aid of olJ t n-.-t, -siciaa J invests tted t. and dianorerad a ai o-ir. i. bly eoooraeful rem Ir t.W me. and fully dcrrlo-.l t. touted condition Ui mi siae. every younr r i n-ata wi u. i late a iirrxo, caamand no one ner.l .- to raj aa all mmmniiiMiimi. - t -J tidentiaL I aead full ..'.-,. i J remedy absolutely free f jJ t off. but wiitetoe fa! v .,,, 3 iy Meas the dar v. ; ij .owing siamp. THOMAS RLITri.. t. :i halaii.at.. fthlpper mi frntmrnmrn KalaM.a. , Guilford College. FoundeJ in J - . a a m. rive laiveand well arr.t... i tt.j W injja, tMMdea new gymr. m fc-W nail now bniiine ... .. ..' tj cation in healthful f'iediuM w--.mc acre Vairy J-aria. I oour-- Wi frees. Alao af oaic. Aft aod :u ,- UuUforS lmm THE UNIVERSIir. r on y -seven learner. I S u i summer rhooI t.il.Si J uiomn.mree Uriel ..Lr, .. . . uiicvurm, taw ana m-.jjai and sehool of pliarint y. rt lor teachers, acholar-ii i.. and for tbe needy. Addren-, rilKSIDKXT A I I'KKll' NOTICI: ! TO SCHOOL COMMITTEES l TEACHERS. If you want a Grst-rl.-B ii trn a.Lul a -J K-uwi. we can Ile yti m .irrr-pium. with save. HO CI I AI.'.K I'.xwsm I A !:.:. v.tost any ri riMK. TKOIiiJ. ttf ' W neeaa I are iter or we can save ywi TI Mjm t, if in buyiD( . HTWe can I of leacliers, CHARLES J. PAKKtt. Manayer Educa. fr.l Sujw- i-e That, Will Smw Jnl00d Sarsaparilij lUbet-tt...t! . Hood's PilU ... -1 ( J f a a:t J li i jgi tub "i "'i2 !- 1 1 A" PIANO I ST CIACIH1CATI ttiv AS1T.TQBC