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JVVQE BKOWN'g SUGGESTION
A few days ago Judge Brown,
holding court in Wilmington, gave
to the Wilmington Star an interview
on the proposed constitutional
amendment. In the first place, he
expressed his opinion aa to the con
stitntionality of the amemdmenl.
To say that this is quite a breach of
judicial propriety is to state it mildly,
for the question of the constitution
ality of this amendment, if adopted,
may come before Judge Brown for
adjudication. We are surprised to
see that not a Democratic paper in
the State has reprimanded Judge
Brown for such an exhibition of bad
taste and breach of judicial ethics.
Bat we let that pass. We want to
call attention to his suggestion for
an amendment, or rather an addition
al seetion to the act of the Legisla
ture submitting the proposed amend
ment. He advises that when tb
legislature meets in June that it ad
another section, to be known as Sec
tion G, as follows:
"Sec. 6. This act shall be coustru
ed and taken ai a whole, and if any
of its clauses, sections and provisions
shall for any reason become or be
declared inoperative and invalid, the
whole of this amendment and every
part and section thereof shall become
null and void and of no effect."
Now while Judge Brown is known
to be a strong partison, and while he
has, in giving this interview deciar
ing his opinion as to the constitution
allty of the amendment, done
thing very unbecoming a Judge, yet
every one will admit that ne is
good lawyer. Being a good lawyer
no one knows better than Jadg
Brown the utter futility andabsurdi
ty of thii proposed additional section
to the amendment, even if the legis
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laiure snouia naopi 11. ieitner our
State nor oar Federal courts hav
ever yet permitted, and never wil
permit, the legislative department
of the government to instruct the
judicial department as to the in
struction of a statute. Indeed th
court pays no attention to the deola
ration made by legislature as to the
meaning and effect of its act?; bu
A 1 A 1 1 A 11 A .
me coun iooks 10 lue act itseil and
decides accordingly. This proposed
new scheme would not be considered
by court at all as a part of the amend
ment, because it has nothing to do
with limiting or qualifying or rtgu
lating suffrage. They would look
upon it simply as a legislative
declaration, or rather as an attempt
of the legislature to instruct , the
court as to how it should pass upon
the constitutionality of the amend
ment. He knew that the courts have
at least ignored if not treated as
impertinent such legislative deelara
tions or attempts at instruction. That
there are numerous decisions both of
our State Court and and Federa
Courts to sustain this statemet
well known to Judge Brown.
is
men wnat is the purpose of his
suggestion, which we notice has been
endorsed by many Democratic papers
and by Mr. Simmons, the chairman
of the Democratic committee. Judge
Brown is not only a good lawyer, but
he is a good politician. He has dis
covered that the attempt to fool the
people into believing that Section 5
is constitutional and prevents them
from being disfranchised, has failed
tie has discovered that the illiterate
white voters have more intelligence
tnan tne last legislature gave them
.credit for having; and, hence, he rea
lues that it is necessary to try a new
dodge to fool them; and, hence his
suggestion that the legislature pass
this section which he knows will not
be noticed by the coi-rt, but with the
hope that it will tool enough illiterate
voters into supporting this amend
ment to secure its adoption.
The fact is that the last legislature
did not believe that Section 5 was
constitutional when it put it Into the
amendment, but the politicians rea
1! 3 a1 1
iizea wai 11 would De impossible to
get the amendment adopted if it said
on its f ice that sixty thousand white
voters wouia De disfranchised. So
they put into it a unconstitutional sec
tion which pretends to protect these
illiterate white votes and which they
thought would fool these voters into
supporting the amendment. Then
if the court knocked out Section 5,
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ma mej "ui nave mown the court
would do, they realized that they
would still have an amendment very
satisfactory to the politicians if not
to the people. This very statement
was made by a member of tbe Lonia
"iana Convention: That if the court
knocked out Section 5, they would
till have a good amendment limiting
sunrage.
m 1 t tm
Ane intelligence of the sixty
tnousand illiterate white voters of
the State saved them from being
fooled by the first trick known as Sec
tion 5; their intelligence will save
them again from being fooled by this
second trick known as Section 6.
vw uinuy democratic papers
nave up 10 date suggested that
Judge Brown should be Impeached
for giving an opinion for political
effect as to the constitutionality 0f
a proposition before it came before
nis court for adjudication.
KOI SO CONFIDENT NOW.
When the constitutional amend
ment passed tbe legislature the
Democratic papers and leaders im
mediately began to declare that the
proposition would be passed by
fifty thousand majority. As time
passed, and people began to investi
gate and consider its provisions
there arose grave doubts as to its
constitutionality, and the further
fact that should the measure be
come a part of our organic law
thousands of good, honest, but un
educated white men would be dis
franchised. These doubts and fears wore in
creased as the voters began to con
sider the origin of the scheme to
restrict the franchise, for they knew
that the men who dominated the
legislature of the General Assembly
of 180y,had absolutely no sympathy
for the "great plain" people, as Lin
coln called them.
The more thorough the amend
ment is understood the more earn
est and vigorous grows the opposi
tion to it.
Gen. Julian S. Carr in a recent
Interview in the Charlotte Observer,
says :
'The Democrats must admit that
It will require a stiff fight to so uro
the passage of the Constitutional
Amendment. For a long time we
made a great mistako in thinking
it would carry It with a whirl
without much effort. But we now
fully realize the mistake of this be
liof.
Uur readers will observe that In
the foregoing Gen. Carr says that
the "Democrats must admit that
it will require stiff work" to pass
the Infamous proposition, that has
concealed In Its provision adamna
bio purpose to rob the uneducated
white man of his vote. The Demo
crats "must admit" now that they
will have great difficulty in deceiv
ing thousands of honest white men
who love liberty, into supporting a
measure that would forever destroy
their political rights.
jien whose ancestors fought at
King's Mountain, Moore's Creek,
and Cowpens and who themselves
fought in the groat contest of 61-65,
are not ready for chains and
slavery. '
THE SITUATION IN KENTUCKY.
The situation in Kentucky at this
writing is a very grave one. The
contending elements are facing
each other, grimly and with deter
mination. There is liable to be
more trouble, but let us hope for
the best.
up to a few days ago the senti
ment of the whole country was
overwhelmingly with governor Tay
lor ; but he has recently made some
oaa breaks. While It is difficult
for one who is not familiar with
the laws of Kentucky and far from
me scene or action, to know, at
present, the real merits of the situ-
ation, yet to us it seems it would the consideration of the Indian ap
have been better if Governor Tav- uropriation bill. whil in tho san.
lor had not adjourned the legisla-
tui auu uaueuii, 10 meet elsewhere
w y-v t 1 1 'A A. . 1 . I
man me capitoi, and further, for
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mm w navesuDmutea to Deing.un-
seated by the legislature and then
appealed to the courts, or at least
to have appealed to the people who
always can be relied upon, sooner
or later, to defend the right and
condemn the wrong. We do not
pretend to sav that the 1
of Kentucky was lusrifWi in .
xi m , ML
seatinsr Tavlor nftr ha ha,i Hr
c ----- ucn 1
wietieu oy me people, out the law
maites them the sole judges, and if
they perjured their souls, it was n , , O , .1 omnttee con
nnf frt. ft!a u A , clude hearing the evidence of both
Z 7 V T , J S
and to attempt to rebuke them
wim oayonets. We mav be wrone-
in this view, but it is the wav it
seems to us at nresenr, TWof
1 11 1 X AM -
ill 1 ll u wtra r 4-v r in n T a l
-waw ttuu justice,
we regret that he did not appeal to
the people, and if the facts are as
they seem to us, the people would
have ramed to 'hIm U plled up
vU.Jull,J, ayi 1.110 uei,; eiec-
nuu mat an election law as Infa-
mousas the Kentucky law and the
Simmons law cnmnlnpH
h ,,nt0H f i,Vf
narw countea mat maioritv nut
rf
THE ASSASSINATION OF GOEBEI.
xhe news of the assassination of
Goebel, the late defeated and con
A. If . . -
testing candidate for governor of
Kentucky, shocked the whole coun.
try. Those who most rietaewi
condemned the political methods l
resorted to by Mr. Goebel were as
much shocked and outraged and as
strongiy condemn and as deeply de- mciee ana was opposed to it in the
plore the horrible tragedy as his C01"11116 meeting, and was still
mirers. Indeed it was one of the salaries for pensions. - The Demo
most cowardly and infamous crats were hostile ttf th
crimes ever committed. While the
assassin was probably some crazy J
...vDt,vu0.UIl, 1Cucgaue use uuiteau
.u.! - ,
held, yet no stone should be left un-
n uv ossaniuaieu t rRKinon r i4ai.
turned to discover the assassin"
and also to find. If pob,. Wheth-'
flrornrtf. ho h,ri
w acuuuipnces
or abettors. At the same Hm n
one can forcret that, it waa f
olutlonary methods to trv to steal ssinauon or lioebel is dis
... cussea by evervbodvhr
Z T - - Ml VUU 1UVS I
lUH voce 01 ine tate and then to
overturn the will of the people af-
" oeen aeciarea by a Dem-
ocratlc returning board, that made lilt' J o aent ref used o tn
such an awful tr.nTOHv J ?ef. r he does nt believe that
wkii 4.u, ' rw.
While this does not lessen the
hla.lrnoa u . . .
-vuwo V1 mo crime, vet It I
snouid bean admonition tn
1 . . . I
aw-abiding citizens everywhere'
tnd an apneal to the RnU ZZTl
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nterests of every state to see to it
that such infamous campaign elec-
tion methods are not; tnQn,tj I
inaugurated
or tolerated
in other statps. na.
cause,
wnerever such dishonest
and revolutionary method, a,e at- .
tempted or carried on they mako
conmctand bld-8hed possible.
AIXEX'S OPINIO
AMEXUHKET.
OX THX
See on the front page of- this is
sue of the Caucasian, a very
strong and clear-cat legal opinion
by Senator Allen on the proposed
amendment. He is considered by
men of all parties to be one of the
ablest lawyers in the United States
Senate or in the whole country.
Therefore his legal opinion on this
question or any other should have,
and will have, great weight with
every man who cares for the truth
or who desires to be right. It will
be seen that Senator Allen, after
discussing the amendment and ci
ting legal authorities, reaches the
conclusion, which he says is beyond
controversy ; first, that section 5 is
unconstitutional; and second, that
the Supreme Court of the United
States would unquestionably de
clare that section null and void,
and leave the remainder of the
amendment, which is clearly con
stitutional and which, without sec
tion 5, makes a complete and con
stitutional scheme of limiting suf
frage, to stand in full force and ef
fect. Senator Allen has no parti
san interest in this matter, as Dem
ocratic lawyers in North Caroolina
have. His opinion is strictly a le
gal one without any regard to the
politics of the situation.
The News and Observer contin
ues to repeat the false charge that
Senator Butler in his speech before
the Executive Committee of the
People's Party declared in favor of
organizing a force to drive certain
people out of the State. The News
and Observer has never believed
that Senator Butler ever made such
a statement. Besides SenatorButler
has written to that paper stating
what he did say and declaring the
report false. Yet that paper con
tinues to repeat the falsehood. Ev
idently its policy in this campaign,
as in the others, is to lie and stick
to it.
Chairman Simmons seems to be
jealous of Judge Brown. Judge
Brown claims the paternity for a
new scheme to fool voters since
they have seen through the hypoc
risy of section 5. Mr. Simmons ev
idently thought this was a very
smart suggestion made by the
Judge, so he rushes into print and
declares he had been considering
it for a long time and really sug
gested the idea to Judge Brown
himself.
WASHINGTON KFWS NOTES.
No Actioa on Oust Case Clark In...i.
Cation Continues White Appointed by
Democrats Other Items of Interest.
Special to tbe Caucasian.
The House has devoted most of
its time during the Dast week to
ate the Financial bill and the Phil
lppine question have eneased tho
o
attention of that body
J
senator Chandler endeavored
Friday to call up the Committee
report on the Quay case, but Sena
tor Burrows objected to the consid
eration of the case,
Ann c 1 1
nothing has been done.
The Clark investigation contin
ues, and at times ther nra enm
' uumn
s ,sauonai .envelopments. A
very determined effort is beint?
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maun uv me opponents or Senator
wane in Montana to unseat him.
At Wlli Proa,oiy oe a month yet
Sldes' "e'ore, no forecast can be
made as to the result of the inves-
"gauon.
,Tho, attorneys appearing for Sen
ator CIaJ?. arJ? -Senator Faulk
ana ror the prosecution. Ex-Son
tor Edmunds, Ex-Congressman
Hartman Congressman Campbell,
fnd Hon-A-A-imey, of this city,
J TLnAZ
me contest is very spirited
ue Agricultural Comm ttfl
f "ouse last Wednesday submit
iePorc F Q "ouse contain
ing a Proposition to assess each em
ri
ivr.wiu oomn utjuarimenr. a oor.
tain small per cent of his sala in
order to lay aside the amount thus
raisea to oe used in pension i no- tha
uiu employes wno became unable
i ,i , . .- o
to work. When the DronositJnn wab
maue opposition was immediately
man i iestea, whereupon a member
of the Agricultural Committee sta
ceo - that theCommittee hari rivan
Wh iTe 0 ,
that he was a member of the Com-
and when Whit said that he was'
1 L1
tne commlttaft anH
was aDDlauded hv
the Democrats. This was the first
Limn in t no hiotnnt r v it
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l nat Democrats ever applauded a
g AIter al1 " seems that they
tSJSSlSS Jt
'i. 7. "u. VUD. uoB uon'i
vuie wim tnem when he does he is
applauded.
The situation In Kentnninr oin
AU , Wl ilU
out regard to Wr ii A TZ
tragic end of Goebel in his effort to
. UUVBlu"r- it is a deplorable af
me ueveiopments at present would
justify intervntinn X J!??1
h TV. . I"" ." JW 1
l ouoia' jrovernment. What t ha
J St 11 " v
wui De no one can foretell:
L,annKal,,?0uthern Relief Ball
t bri1.ilnt.affa!r and there
laigw crowa in attendance
Senator Butler snoke atrainai,
Amendment in tae Senate on Tues-
A ftfltltlAM ft J ! A 1 a . m
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rf.. -i ."T.iT. : . .-.U at
TS".. -
SENATOB
xu yuanw u b resoianon or tne
otaie x.iecnuve tmnuttM, adopted
t it. meeting regularly called and
held in this city on the 18tn inUnt.
The State Convention of th Peoples
in.jr m 41 una vkrouu u nereoT
eaueo to assemoie in me city of Kal-
eisa on Wednesday, April the 18th,
1900, at 10 o'clock a. m.; and a gen-
eral conference of members of the
K . ' . w wmuio in ui
c"7 "n J-oesaay nigni, April,
lin, lyuo.
The Convention will nominate can-
uiui.tB ior oifcB cmoes ana elect
uciC(toa mo national Vonvention
WamisIam .A! t 4
DO"u "SMKuug buou otner ensi
pruperij oome Deiore it.
nnue ii aoes not come within the
iiuftuvcvivuuuioiHw so to di-1
: B a :aa- - .
rect. it is recommended that ConntT
Conventions, called for the pnrpose
choosing delegates to the State and
vuuiouuuni, ur weiiomi-
nation of LegisUtive and County
candidates until after the State Con-
vention. Cyrus Thompson.
Chairman P. P. State Ex. Con.
vr n t. nw
w., vmu. jvm.
" 1
Pln of Or.nltl ot th. P-pl,. P.rt,.
coHifiTTus.
Ssction 1. Each townshin shall h.
Each township shall bs
under the government of an Executive
Committee of five members, who shall
elect their own Chairman ; said Com
mitt-e sbsll be elected by the voters of
said Township at the primaries called
to elect delegates to the county nomi
nating conventions, under call of the
County Chairman. Provided that
those Townships which are divided in-
iu preoiuG&s or waras snau nave a
separate Committee for each precinct
or ward.
sc. 2. Each County shall be under
the government of the County Execu-
tive Committee, which shall nnn;
of the Chairmen of the several Town-
Buip, w&ra or preoinci uommittess.
xuia vyammittee snail meet at the
same time and place when and where
the county nominating conventions
of the Peoples PArty of any year are
uriu auu eu ci a county onairman wno
may or may not be a member of it.
own body. In case it shall appear at
vuistiui,u wuw i
iu uwtuiE oi tae couniy uixeoutive
J . . . I
committee, that any township, ward
or precinct has failed to take action
in accordance with Seetian 1. th
said bounty Executive Committee
- I
shall be empowered to appoint said
committee or committees.
Abe Executive Committee I
for the various Congressional. Jndi
cial and Senatorial districts shall con-
i wi iu vmirmen oi tne county
xeoutiveoommittees of the counties
iul composo tne ssia congressional
Judical and Senatorial Districts.
lhe bonfirressional. Judicial and Sen
atorial committees shall meet at the
same time and place that the conven
tions meet to nominate their respeo
fin. 3 1 . , .
uauuiuaiBB, ana snail elect a
chairman for said committees who
may or may not be a member of
their body.
Sic. 4. In case any above named
committee fails to report to its con
vention while in session as provided
above, it Bhall ha mffi;.f xrVl
, , -.V..U.IIIIUJ
tbere is no proper organisation, and
the convention shall thereupon pro-
ceed to elect a chairman of the com-
mittee.
f?nfi K Th r-4. in
CommittoM, Congrowional Kx.cu"i
r ounuii,
as provided for above, to their respeo-
live conventions while in inn I
for their approval or disapproval.
ii not approved, then the convention
before an adjournment, shall elect
the chairman of said committee. '
BIO. 6. Tbe.Stata TCn r
mittee ahall on;cfc r T
, r. '"ou'j-iuui
members. The State Convention
snail elect one member for each Con-
greasionai district, and six mmW
at large. The members so elected
and the nine chairmen of Con.
sional Committees shall meet during
v,., .u o.-T, u
and recommand to h. ' '.7" Z
mwiuu ui iuc iolulh uonvanrinn i
" z a rT- I
r-A ava uiaio vuaumui, wno may I
wi uiy uui oe memoer or the
wwAuuiinco ou dieuieae Dnonm thA
otate convention not approve the
recommendation, it may proceed to
fieci a state chairman or the State
convention can delegate this author
uy co tne tun state Committee. But
eaca btate chairman shall serve un
m uio Buucoasur is eircced. ine six
members at large of the State Com'
mittee shall constitute th Central
executive Uommittee.
Sec. 7. All executive committees
vcnC occurring tnerem.
Sun O A .
o. a uuronm or tne various
committees shall be as follows: The
county and benatorial committees
a majority; the Congressional, Jndi
cial and State one-third of the mam.
oers of said committees
bso 9. The Executive CommitUM
of the Senatorial. Con
J ndicial districts, respectively, shall, A
at the call of their respective ehair-
m fin meat o t anmt - j i I
th;?; rT;;. 5" f ?
in said call. Ana i .k ir ,G:
I'vv.i w uuuiDia, uHKivnainn i
. T wo iuir
duty to apnoint th tim mA
iii'
for holding conventions in thai r.
spectiye districts; and the chairman
or saia respective committees shall
immediately notify the chairmen of
the different county executive com
mittees of the said appointment- an
the said Cnnr E,;,.;;.. nZ "7r
OCD oi,?n -r - "V"""11
tees shall at once call conventions of
their reSDectivn nnnntiaa in I
ory to said notice, to send delegates
.w ociu icsjioouTD uisbrici conven-1 w utbouj in nis pt.inway;tin
tiontions. I happily, he ttumbled over it mi.
Sic. 10. That in case of failure of
any primary or convention to
Mrtif th. n PPOmt. nd
r"' """""oi ui ueie- I
gates. The chairman, or in hie ah.
sence any member of the County .
Senatorial, Judicial and CongrcsJ '
nni PAmnitt i.il . . I
ional Committees, shall call to order
mwt reupecrive UonT.nt nn
hold chairmanship thereof until the
vouvenuon snau elect its chairman.
CONVENTIONS.
Section 1. Each township prima
v ear a n aa fonniA'M t-M a. aa
to the Conntv nnBn'B o", -
. "
egates for every twenty-fiv T0tes
and majority fraction thereof cast
wt wo eopie s t-ariy candidate for
Governor in 1892. And whan
snip is divided into precincts, wards
or other snb-divisions of a town!
shiosnchsnb-diviin- aV.n riJ
the Conntv rnV:;;;:: w
t i-. 1"La . , . . uoieKi9 -
at large and one addition! Ad I
for each 2o votes or majority frao-
tion thereof.
Sia 2 Each Countv Convention
shall be entitled te send to eaoh of
the other Conventions two delegates
at large, and one additional delegate
fraction thereof aat for th. oJLi.-
Ul "?c1j uny votes and maioritv
Party candidate f orGovernor in 1892-
Provided that everv Con vtirtn t7. Ii
be entitled to send as manv deW.B
as it may see fit; and provided fu.
ther. that thm nnmW F An. . -
niea aeierate. in irr nauMminn
hall east the vote of the eonntr.
8bc. 3. It hll b the dntr ofth
ehairman of the rarioua Coanty Con
Tenbona to certify to the list of de-
i gie uias nay De chosen for th
different Districts, and State Conven-
tions and forward list of State dele-
fates to the State Chairman!
Sio 4. All who are opposed to the
I present uoanciai system 01 oar gOT
ernment, who are in favor of the
if rea ooinaape of both ailv mr,A A
at the leirsJ ratio nf lfi t l .
I vor a lartner increase of our let al
I tender enrrencT. withont th intr
j rennon or nan king corporations;
I a m m .
wno tavor a graduated income tax
and further niMiurr
I . . J w
rea ace ana canalize tuition .nd
i who ara in favnv nr k.n a
a fair count, and of guaranteeing to
each political party the right to reo-
resentation ou all election boards
which shall be of their own selection!
to prevent disfranchising voters br
nartnn iAtiftn ka.. -k
favor nr mam .nJL; .
1 7 .. 7 hiii-
irauon or our corernmaBt. ennu.
DlIM BQa MstlOtlsl exA AnsA.l
to having Ezccutifa and T.tfialVti
branohes of our government domt-
na eoatroued br trasts, co
m'ubi uu uuaupuiiti, ana wno are
willing to co-operate with the Peo
.i i
ple s Party to secure these reforms
are invited to participate in all Peo
ple's Party irimri and Conven
tions,
'Trlamph of Politician."
in an editorial under the ab3ve
heading, from the New Orleans
Times-Democrat of March 25, 1898,
we make the following extract:
"After themselves disowning and
ueroeiy denouncing section 5 a ma
jority of members of th nnnatifn.
tional Convention yesterday passed
r..n.;. mZ :
Democracy, to political honestv and
to Americanism; and the Conven-J
tion too. has nauad thi. ffMn.;Vo
section in face of the fact that th
ablest nm
States 8enate have declared it to be
unconstitutional.
S3 A. . Arm m
and McBnery have protested against
its oassasre. and h ava daftlai-ad Htm
uuvuuoixiueiuaai. oeiiabors WAirerv
u contravenes the Federal Constita.
- - uviainu .Ulil
tion. In this opinion thev are ioinad
by such stalwart Democrats and no-
Anmnmmiiino Rufi. a
as Tnrnia. nt Tni.t... i.;.A.
IT I aaa t AAVASJO V m AJL
Kentucky; Vest, of Missouri : Barrv
hf ArWniMf wkht..n at.:.,:!
ni: Tnrlav. of Tmnuuu. P.. i
Alahama. and
Carolina, and many members of the
rlouse of Representatives.''
With the opinion of these Senators
that the "grandfather clause" is nn-
constitutional, it should cause all
men who before voting, take the
oatn to support the Constitution of
the united States to vote against the
infamous measure, which was simn-
ly a "triumph of politicians'1 in our
legislature thai forced its adoption
and supmission to the people. t
To the County Saprintendata.
Ralsigh, N. C, Feb. 3, 1900
programme
r ii.in Cm rnw t
uuiuuiaim ui tu nor in j a r o 1 1 n a
Teachers' Assembly will soon meet to
complete the programme for tbe meet-
in JunelJ-17th.
In very anxious to have this com-
imuitee sec anart one div an Pnhiin
SSd.? Vi,CZlJ tP"!"!?':
county oupe
work.
TheConntv Snnrint.on1onf n.h-
meet ecn other at a meeting of this
IUU. aimcnities tn the work
Sn bevdI8ca8ed, and remedies sought;
Kahili !ceM can 08 nnmerted I
Zr" "" 0uUUBUni KiTen to
llTl 7"u "VB uru"u na peculiar
uusLauiea to overcooie in tne work
ThaOnnnt. SnnTnVLJ!;-":u.
to see eaoh other face to face. The
ocaie anpenntendent outrht to ha ahi
F 866 ech one of h,s co-laborers at
iea85noe. ea0lJ Tew The last term of
LS nwe a,n Vve, fiot ,een
fce to face several of the Count an.
. . .
i!1 J K not nope to meet
j"" at tne Aeacners' Assembly this
yearr
Ae xsacners' Assembly will likely
jaurvucAu or w uminrnn
iueap rates win De secured on rail-
roaas, ana special notel rates.
Please let me know whether there is
a prooaoiuty or your attending, as 1
want to present a olaim to th Com
mittee i or a special day for yon and
your wort:.
x a now your income in dollar ni
.
cents irom your offloe will not enable
yo? t0 do m.ucb, bat will you not make
L" If e Ior . e cUBe 'ou rP-
I fll TSf.S inlmoneT
be measured in dollar. .i V.n.""X"
villi w i r newa mi 7aa.bb.wv-. m m
- . . . ". aav i
m iurauie reniv nom
yon soon,
U. Li. MXBAKU,
Supt. Pub. Inst'n.
STUMBLED, BUT WON A WIFE.
UoTernor'a Qolek Wit Turns an Awk
ward tfiahap lata a Triumph.
Governor Aaron V. Brown: of Tann.
"'j eswneia ior Politeness
... . :
ibou a xaueyrand for wit. When ha
. k--T- KU ue
- u.uu-,muiru wiaower, was payinsr
his addressesa vet nn..n-.t' .?
attractive young widow, he called at
uuu.oviiio tmj auu was nsnerea into
a room aaraaned to tbe dPM vhinh
!reJu,n Ia,lll0n of those days
i. . n.wu
5". no the
n""rurna? lamuiantea nimself with
fcU8 sarrounaings objects in the srloom
the young widow entered the Vo?m
w.H. .nKn.:...-. ja 1Z- room,
ed to meet her bastilj, not noticma- a
PlaPed upon his knees directly at tbe
if ,UB m n affections
l.inh.rb.nd,.xcl.iui.1i:M.d.n:
umVVJ aooioeni
wbers inclination
nas orongnt me
.
has lonsr led ma."
Tn ,0rn1 declaration which followed
was of course succes.f ul. for ohr.idj
srallantrv nnnM nnt k ........ TJ..W
Jlantej coold not be resisted. Feb-
, v uu.
Appealed to tbe Supreme Ceart.
News and Observer.
Tbe supreme conrtJwill have a rather
unique case before it from Durham.
v??' ine coan superior
uei-iouurw - r . v. uear Drouent suitasrainat
the Durham Water Company for Tm"
?es on tho ground that tbe Water
company, m raking water from
Eno river, had diverted such air.nnnt
L. lm.P,r n operations of plain
VS zWlll which is loa furthe
further
aown e stream. The case
was Hotly
contested. Tbe jury gave Gear $1,150
permanent" damages, and $100 Der
tv ? , . Per
total of about $1,660. The Water
Company
appealed to tbe Supreme
court.
To Meet Vebraary 19th.
The Executive Committaa o tha
Peoples Party of Johnston Conntv I
I11 meet ln Smithfield Monday, Teh.
Wth, 1900, at 10 o'clock a. m .
T. T. Massit.
- . . P. P. Ex. Com. I
OUR CMV USES PE-EHKIfl
I1SSSBSBBSBSRMSSSSSBBBSSBSSSBBBBBBHSSBBS
PnvmM
0JEU15lOT
CoUier
''IHave
Taken
says: sVl DoAll
Pe-ro-iia H5l H
WM. COLLIER, PA.YUAS3TK& OF TEB U. SV. STAVT.
Osm of th most rponsibl positions I of Pe-ru-nat -1 thisA tbers Is sm
am sae praoMcai management of tb
OUitod BUtes Navy is tbe PsymssUrs
Ofloe. Only men of great executive and
alert sal ability can nil such a position.
a soaa is the Hon. William A. Ool-
Assistant Paymaster of the United
Wary. In a reoent letter of his
se Dr. Hartman he says t
Washixotoit, D. 0 Jan. 26, 1869.
I hav Uken P ru-na and Uke pleas-
I avM . ,a i i
Ttoniiini
I ui a .. . . . . .
do all that is claimed for It.
Tvmrs truly, Wm. A. Collier.
erteaat Buck Taylor, Kew Yoifc OIr.
Bergeant 3uck Taylor, one of the
famous Rough Riders, is a personal
friend of Governor Roosevelt, of Kew
York. He accompanied Governor Roose
velt on his great stumping tour through
appr New York state. He was pro
moted through gallantry in th field
luring the late war.
She Bergeant has th following to say
Senator Baoea Valla and Braaka a Rib.
Washington, Feb 3. Senator Bacon,
of Georgia, slipped and fell on the icy
steps of his house to-day, fracturing a
rib on his left side. He is suffering
severely from shock, bat his condition
is not serious and his surgeon things
be will be out In a few days.
A POWDER MILL EXPLOSION
Removes everything in sisrht:sodo
drastic mineral pills, both are mighty
dangerous Don't dynamite tbe deli
cate machinery of your body with
calomel, croton oil or aloes pills, when
Dr. King's New Life Pills, which are
gentle as a summer breeze, do tbe
work perfectly. Cures Headache. Con
stipation. Only 25c at all drugstores
Battle With Wlldeat.
Fort Valley. Ga.. February 3 Two
nan-grown colored dots bad a desner
ate battle yesterday with a wildcat on
the plantation of Mr. Henry Blalock. a
few miles from this pl.ee. The boys
l. " "'lu 'u"r,,lLe.u ,ean.e
uut uui eeriuuHiT wonnoea. l ne mi.
. m -
mi . eh h ni. iAnwtnA
NO RIGHT TO UGLINESS.
Tne woman who is lovelr in face.
form and temper will always have
mends, but one who would be attra5
tive must keep ber health. If she is
weak, sickly and all run down, she
will be nervous and irritable. If she
nas constipation or kidnev trouble.
ner impure Dlood will cause Dimnlfa.
A. a . .a. t . a. . - V
oiobcnes, sain eruptions and a wretcbed
complexion. Electric Bitters is tbe
oesc medicine In tbe world to resrulate
purify
stomacn, liver and kidneys and to
tne blood. It gives strong
nerves, nngnt eyes, smootn, velvety
sain, ricn complexion. It will make
a good-looking, charming woman of a
run-down invalid. Only 60 cents at
sil Drag Stores
One Tbln Needful.
He Man has a perfect
or ran
of
speeoh.
Sbe Well, so has women.
MOb, no, sbe hasn't. Hers is made
without stoDS." Cbicaaro Ertntnv
news.
HIS LIFE WAS SAVED.
Lr H.nniKli U' , "l'10' cltieD
?af
I ai aei1 verence irom a iriTbtfuI death.
in teiunsr oi it be savs: "I u rkn
witn Typnoid Fever, that ran Into
I'Ueumonia. MV Iniiars became her.
dened. 1 -as so weak I conldnt even
sit up in bed. Nothing helped me. I
expected to soon die of Consumption,
wueu neara oi ur. ui og's Mew Dis
covery. One bottle gave great relief
I continued to use it, and now am well
and strong, I cant say too much in its
praise, xnis marvellous medicine is
tbe surest and Quickest car in the
world for all Throat and LnnvTVonhi
Aesuiar sizes ou cents and fl.OO. Trial
i owes iree at an Drug Stores; every
bottle guaranteed.
Don't Waat the Truth Tola oa Them.
When Senator Butler treta readv
to drive certain parties from the
State we cordially invite him to be
gin operations in Johnston Conntv
There are no Bed Shirts here now.
VA. - 1 ... . V
vut, u we couia oniy inanee tne sena
tor to beein his work of rnninAn
here
we are confident that mm
would be created for bis benefit.
8mithfleld Herald.
From this it would annaar that the
Democrats of Johnson county don't
itwni
C Thatfa
Chined
For It"
medietas oa oarth tkam
medicine oa earth than F-ruHsa. fee
catarrh. It ha eared m. It would
Uke a volume to toll yom an th geed It
has don me. Pe-ro-aa is th beat -
torrh cure on earth, aad I know, far I
hav tried nearly all of them. Bsspss
folly. Book Y. Taylor.
Major Algernon A Ma boon, of the
Tenth Vol on tear
regiment, stationed
at Macon, Om, la a
recant letter to Dr.
Hartman from
Washington, D. C,
sayei "I think
thr Is no batter
medicine on a.rtli
than your Pe-ru-na
for catarrh. It has
surely cured me. It i,,
would take a vol- "V
use to toll yon all Majer Mebaea.
tn good it baa dos m. Pc-m-na is
th greatest remedy ever prepared, assl
x tainjt i have triad them aU."
JL.A.Mabson.
P-ru-na attained great popularltf
among the ofieers of th army as well a
th nary during th lata war with I palm.
A great many letters werereeelved from
field and hospital corps, iduHi.f that
this popular ellmatle remedy has b am
well nigh indispensable to them. Pe-ru-na
Is not only a National remedy, bat
has proven itself a National bleating.
Latter from every quarter are received
dally testifying to the virtues of Pe-ru-na
In cases of catarrh that had long slnea
given up all hop of cur. Coughs, colds,
inflnansa, la grippe and acute catarrh
yield at once to the action of Pe-ru-na.
mo ease ef catarrh can entirely racist th
curative virtue of Pe-ru-na, as every
ease is either eared or permanently bene
fited. A lecture an catarrh and its ux
by Dr. Hartman seat free by The Pe-ru-na
Drug MTg Company, of Oalnmbns, O
At every post office, on young lady
wno uesiris to go on to college, to se
cure subscribers to tbe Visitor, a pa
per published io tbe interest of Little
ton Female College, tbe subscription
price oi wmcn is ten cents a year.
write at one for information and a
pample copy, so Tb Tisitov, Littleton,
PopullaU Eaderee It.
The Populists throughout tbe State,
from the seaooast to tbe saonntaina
vnuurse turn action oi tne executive
committee in tbe matter of endorsing
Senator Butler's open letter to Wilcox.
Charlotte People's Paper.
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK?
Kidney Trouble Makes Ton Miserable.
Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
cures made by Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the rreat kidney, ltver
and bladder remedy.
It is the great medi
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century: dis
covered after years of
scientific lesearch by
Dr. Kilmer, the emi
nent kidney and-1) lad
der sneciaJlat mtA I.
wonderfully successful In promptly curinv
lama h.k V1M-.U kl. J J ' . .
wMuucr, wno acid trou-
oies ana angnv utseAse, which is the worst
loim oi Kianey trouoie.
v.iumiHienniipKgg) U tUl reC-
cenmended for e verythin g but Ify ou have kid
ney, Bver or bkdder trouble It will be found
Just the remedy you need. It has been tested
m so many ways, ln hospital work, tn private
practice, amonr the hetolesa
-l. ut ..II ' . r r "
wmmo icuci ma nas proved so successful in
every case mat a special arrangement Lss
been made by which all readers at thf
..V... L i i . . . . .. "
us ngi wretoy mea it. may have a
mpie oonie sent iree oy mail, also a book
telling more about SwAnn-Root an4 k. .
find out if vou have kidnev or hUAA, i.n,,v,u
When wrltlnf mention reading this (enarous
oner in uus paper and
send your address to
Dr. Kilmer ficCcBinr-
hamton, N. Y. The
i fit. . .
regular iuiv cent ana --
dollar sixes are sold by all good druggists.
SeBBlea-l7 laaaaetswat.
"I attended a met tins? of the anti
swearing league last night.
" w nat did yon do there r
''Well, the first thins? we did waa
to swear that a wonld't swear."
He took tbe bint s Jack
A pen a 7
for yonr thoughts.'
Neil -Bat I dare not tell
tbem to
you."
Jack Whv nntf"
Nell "Because this isnt lain
vuicagw a ewi.
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
Are grand, bat Skin Eruptions rob
ire of joy. Backlen's Arnica Salve.
uures inem; also uid, KaonlOf and
rever sores. Ulcers. Boils. PVlnna
Corns, Warts, Cuts, Krsise, Barns,
meatus, isuappea naoas, cmiblains.
Best Pile cure on earth. Drives ont
Pains and Aebts. Only 35 eta. a box.
Care guaranteed. Sold by all Druggist,
Morven News : One of the moat re.
markable pieces of African humanity
n mil cuuoirj is rvponea OO Mr. Will
L. Little's plantation, about fonrtan
miles from this place. Tbe lad is oni
thirteen years ot are. measure
-
feet is heiernt and wears a new is
FCTS COAIEH JIFFIDHH.
ONE OF ni8 METHODS 0
F00LI5O VOTERH IN THE
LAST CAMPAIGN.
XX sLAJCXS ATriDAVrTTHAT A rm,s
oemojf to uisrRAxcinsi ri
GBOZS AXI ILJJTXRATl Wfirri
WOULD JTOT BXCtTTI A flsf.lt
DXHOCRATIC VOTEK W THE lt6:v
LATCB1 AJTD PKXOUKCXS riK n
WHO MAKK THg CHARGE AS frtAt..
IXO FA1AELT AKD TRTIXO To root
TH
From Caucasian Oct. IV.
The following afSdavlt made by
James II. Poo, ex-Cbalrman of tt
State Democratic Ext entire Coa.
mittee, daring the last campaign,
will be Interesting reading. oBr
readers will remember that whea.
ever and wherever It was charjd
ln the last campaign that if tu
Democratic machine tinder Slffi.
mons got control of the State, tut
they wonld offer a scheme to dis
franchise lllltterate votes, that tts
charge was Indignantly dented and
denounced by every Democratle
speaker as being Infamously fa!.
i.ven Air. blmmons, the Demorrau
lc State Chairman, lssned an vttcu
al statement to the voters of the
State, branding every such charre
as false ln toto; saying that that
campaign lie had been charged
against the Democratic party be
fore, and that the charge waa cow
so old and so raise that no una
woo Id believe It.
Mr. James II. Poo, the ex -Chair
man of the State Democratic Com
mittee, In his speeches maue th
same declaration. Bat it seems
that in one of hie speeches In Moore
county, some members of hi audi-
dlence expressed doubt ot the truth
of his Indignant denial, and eallfd
upon him while upon the stand to
know If he would make an afSda
vlt to that effort. He publicly
agreed to do so, we are lnformd.
The result Is the affidavit below,
made at Raleigh, dated Oct. Hth.
1898. It will be noticed that -Vr
Poa, shrewd, 6llck and cunning as
he is, attempted to word his adds
vlt so as not to say explicitly what
he bad said publicly on the stump,
and yet at the same time, to say
enough to make It appear that his
affidavit had made good his cam
paign" dtclaratlon, and fool tbe vo
ters Into accepting his statement
and voting for the machine.
Tbe following Is a true copy ef
the affidavit:
State or North Carolixa, (
Countv of Wake. t
James H. Poa, being duly eworn
deposes and says:
"I have ntver said that, If the
Democrats regained control of th
State, they Intended to dl&francblfa
the negroes and Illiterate white vo
ters I never have said anjthlcg
like this, and I know that soch Is
not the Intention of the Democrat
ic party. 1 have never heard a sin
gle Democrat give utterance to
such a sentiment, and I do not be
lieve, if auch a proposition comes
before the General Assemblv. that
It would receive a single Democrat
ic vote. I believe that a majority of
the uneducated white Voters of
North Carolina are Democrats. Tb
Democratic party Is appealing to
them for aid ln preaervlne whits
supremacy la the center west and
ln restoring it In the 'Eastern par
of this State. They are resnondlnir ,
to our appeal, and to repay them for
their aid with a disfranchisement
of their votes would be folly and
ingrattlude Indeed. The man
who makes these charre know
they speak falsely, but their cam
paign this year is run upon the
Idea that the poodIi of North Car.
ollna would rather believe a false
hood than the truth, and thav
would rather bear libels upon the
oonorra aaaa tnan to aex anru
ments based upon truth.
IBigneaj
James II. Pod.
Sworn to and subscribed bafors
me this October 1st 1898.
Signed
Gxo. W. Tho Upson,
Notary Public
Notarial Seal, " V
Geo. W.Thompson, )
Notary Public.
Raleigh, N. C.
Two five cent 'docnmeBtaryw rev
enne stamps attached.
If tmm Hear la CaiUlac Teat.
Be sort and ose that old sod well
tried remedy, Mas. Wis. low's Soots
tae Svacr for children tec-thins- It
soo'.bes tbe cblld, softens tb gums,
allays all pale, cures wiod colic and
is I be best remedy for diarrhoea. 3ft et
pt-r bottle.
IVIIV HE CURES.
The Create SpwAaAtoS m tkm Tlata Otves
Every Case II U Prnnttl AttoatA
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