North Carolina Newspapers

THE CAUCASIAN PUBLISUKD EVERY THURSDAY Ir TUB 0117011 IX PUBLHBIXQ CO SUBSCRIPTION RATES. ...11.00 .60 .W SIX MONTHS. THBSK MONTHS.. Entered at the Poat Offloe m Raleigh, H, c. as second-class mail matter DE3IOCB4TH ARE KKPCDI ATI Jfu THE VISfRANCIIIiiERS. The Domocratlc machine which U spoking to pat upon the people of North Carolina the disfranchis ing scheme so full of danger to the political liberty of thousands of whito people of the State, has al ready fcoen the handwriting upon the wall. Judge Brown's recent suggestion to amend the amend moot, the declaration of certain Democratic politicians that this in not tho time to discuss the legality of th amendment and that it should not be discussed, the effort of the Democratic press to Inflame race prejudice, are all confessions that tho opposition to manhood suiTrago and political liberty in North Carolina Is weakening. The honest rank and file of their own party are beginning to seethe dan ger which lurks behind this scheme and repudiate it. Here are le'ters from two Democrats one from the cast and tho other from the west who declare they cannot support tho Democratic party In North Car olina as long a it U committed to such dishonest politics. Mr. M. C. Giddens, Ex-Chairman of the Democratic Executive Com mittee of Piney Grovo township, of Sampson county, writes: Faison, N, C, Feb. 1st, liKX). Editor Caucasian. As the brainy legislature has done as it has in so many things (still claiming to be Democrats), I must say that In the future lam going to work and vote for the men for whom it will be to my own the public interest to vote. And any man who will vote for, say It B. Glenn or. 1. M. Faison, or for any other such Democratic trickster for any position, I will not support him. It Is just such men as these who unfortunately have control of tho Democratic party and are now trying to fasten a condition upon tho poor, Illiterate and honest vot ers of the country that is simply itolerable, which our forefathers fought, bled and died to prevent. All this, too. after the most solemn promises, even swearing that no such attempt as disfranchising any one would be made. It is not the rank and Me of the Democratic par ty that Is responsible for this state of things, but a few self-constituted leadens who are afraid of the hon est yeoman's vote, and who the late lamented Vance said would not do to trust. The rank and file of the party will never sustain these jug ulars. Though a life-long Demo crat, I cannot do so, and there are many in my township who are the same way m minting, i am op v 2 - f posed to nominations being made before the Convention meets, and further, I am in favor of men doing what they promise, politically, re ligiously or in any other way as far as possible. Respectfully, M. C. Giddens, Ex-Chairman Democratic Execu tive Committee of Piney Grove Township, Sampson County. Mr. Zebulon A. Shipman.of Hen dersonville, N. C, severing his con action with the. Democratic party, -ays: Henderson villi, N. C, Jan. 22, 1900. Editor of the Times. I wish to announce through the columns of the times that I have severed my connection wl'h the Democratic party. The stand that the Democratic party has taken has thoroughly convinced me that they are not th party to rule our State and nation ; and of all cor rupt laws they have put upon the statute books of North Carolina, the so-called amendments to our State Constitution are the most ty ranlcal of them all. They (the Dem ocrats) say It is only to disfranchise the negro voters, but is that their sole object? I can answer the ques tion In the negative. It is a blow at all the laboring classes of our own State, both white and black. Just anything to deceive the illiterate vot. rs and swing the State back In to tho Democratic fold. There are many thousand white voters who will vote to kill this amendment clause; they are Democrats, but they will act upon honest convic tions, Irrespective of party affilia tion, and help to bury this wildcat Democratic blunder of our last Houso of Representatives. I am not claiming tho legal talent of some Constitutional lawyers, but ouiy ai one among tne tolling thou eanjis in our dear "Old North State' whom the Constitution has given the right of suffrage. I predict the dereat of the amendment by 40,000 votes. May the Republican party ever live ana grow as the green bav tree to u protect the Interests of the common people." Zebulon A. SniriiAN. Senator Butler recently sent out a letter to a list of names which he has, among them being the name or j. J. Marshall, a Democrat of Forsyth county. Marshall immedi ately took advantage of the mis take in sending him the letter and wrote a reply which has been pub lished under big headlines in the Democratic press. There is noth ing in this except that a Democrat has taken advantage of a mistake to make some political capital. It is true that he claims to have been a Populist until this campaign, but read his record in another column. We refer to the article taken from the Hickory Times-Mercury, show ing who and what Marshall Is. Grandfather Clause shows slgm of prematura age. Simmons recu lator won't cure everything. t;t TBO4K BROKE FLEDGE AUAIX. If deliberate violation of a solemn pledge can ever arouse suspicion In the minds of those who have been fooled against those who break the pledge, tho Democratic party to-day stands discredited before the peo ple of North Carolina. If the sin cerity of their present promises is to be measured by the faithfulness with which they have kept their promises in the past, that party cannot hope to regain the contl donce of the people whom they have betrayed. It is already a mat ter of record a fact familiar to all that the Democratic orgtcization in the last campaign so fully real ized the danger to the success of that party of any deep-rooted con viction or even suspicion in the minds of the people that if once in power It would proceed to restrict the most sacred political rights of man, that it felt called upon to of flcially assure tho people of North Carolina that such was not the in tention of tho Democratic party, and that those who made the charge were guilty of deliberate falaehood. Tn addition to the official assurance from the party organization, every candidate for tho legislature in ev ery speech made the same declara tlon. Their state speakers all made this same pledge. We have already published affidavits from dillercnt parts of tho State certifying to the truth of this. Wo give space in this issue t two more such affidavits regarding prominent Democratic speakers of the State : State of North Carolina, County of Johnston, P. Hawley, being duly sworn, do poses and says: That he heard Mr. E. W. Pou, Democratic candidate for Solicitor, in a public spee h in Johnston county, denounce an false any and every charge that tho Dem ocrats would, if they got they got the legislature, attempt todisfran chise anybody, whito or black, that he would favor making any prop erty or educational qualification to disfranchise any votr. And he further says that he heard several oth r Democratic speakers make public statements and pledges to tho same effect. (Signed) P. Hawley. Sworn to and subscribed before mo this 19th day of December, 18'J'J. E. J. D. Boykix, J. P. Here is one signed by two well known citizens of Hertford county. T. Q. Copeland and J. II Evans, being duly sworn depose and say: That they heard Hon. VV. P. Taylor, one of tho Democratic speakers in the last campaign, and who was seated in the legislature of 1893, mako a speech at Harrellsville on or about October, 1898, in which Mr. Tay or denounced as false th charge made by Republicans and Populists that it was the purpose of the Democrats if they got in power to try to pass a disfranchis ing scheme. Ho further declared and assured every voter in the au dlence, both white and black that that the Democrats had no such intention and that if they would elect a Democratic legislature as he M 1 . i , t , . k -mmV WUV V J VVVMAVl 11 OCU for themselves that every one 'of ieu sure mat mey wouiu soon seo these charges were absolutely false Signed r.CorKLAND, b J. II. Evans, Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th day of January, 1900. J. W. Holleman, J. P. A mt. , i . Alter suca solemn pledges as tnese pledges made to secure the vote of men who would never know ingly surrender their political rights and liberty even to men who are capable of keeping faith with A. I ..1 - ' mem me uemocrauc party pro ceeded at once to belie this sacred promise. The people of North Car olina believe in honesty in politics as in other things, and will nt long submit to such methods scaatiik KUJ1UNOS OKCLAYES THE AMENDMENT UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Some time ago Senator Butler wrote a letter to Hon. George Wil cox, expressing his opinion as to the amendment. Cl 1 11.. 0t ononiy auer nis Jetter appeared a reply to it was miblishod simni taneously in the News and Obser ver and the Charlotte Observer with no signature, and therefore it goes as having been prepared by one of these editors. Senator Edmunds has declared it to be his opinion that tho- amend ment violates the Federal Consti tution, and he is considered an em inent authority on Constitutional law in fact one of the greatest in the country. Even tho reply to Senator Butler's letter admits that Senator Edmunds is a greater Con stitutional lawyer than Senator Morgan, who defended the amend mendment in the Senate. We make the following from this reply to Senator which recently appeared extract Butler, in the News and Observer: "The greatest Constitutional law yer in the United States Senate, is Senator Morgan, of Alabama, re cognized after Ex-Senator Oeorge Edmunds, as the first Constitu tional lawyer in the United States, has Just made a powerful speech in the hearing of Senator Butler in the United States Senate, emphatically declaring that after careful investi gation he has found nothing uncon stitutional in the amendment." According to their own confess ion Ex-Senator Edmunds is a great er Constitutional lawyer than Sena tor Morgan. Senator Edmunds says that the pending amendment Is unconstitutional, and he is high er authority than Senator Morgan, by their own admission and has no personal or political interest in the question r senator Morgan, however, has both, personal and political inter est at stake, for he , is endeavoring to secure re-election to the Senate by raising the "negro" issue in Al abama. - COL. BBTAk'S KECEXT TIStr. Col. W, J. Bryan, in his recent visit to this State was most hearti ly received everywhere by immense throngs of our citizens, demonstra ting his great popularity with the masses, whose cause he so ably and eloquently advocates and defends Colonel Itryan retains in the ful lest measure the cordial friendship and earnest support of the aUled forces that bravely stood by him in the campaign of 1898 in fact there is every indication that he is daily gaining throughout the coan- try in popularity and political strength, for he is the true champi on of the cause of the people, who always hear him gladly. The immense crowds that greeted him in this city, in Durham, Chap el Hill and other points show that the principles be advocates are st'll dear to the hearts of the masses. AT THFSATIOSAL cahtou Financial Hill Passes Senate S en itor Chandler ProtxffU and Votes Against it -Ouay CaiNut Lik-ly to be Heard fchip-Subsidy Steal to be Held np-Emi-Drat Lrnrje Outside of North Carolina Say the 4inendin -nt la Uaconetitutioual. Special tu Thk Caucasian. Washington, D. C. The Finance bill passed the Sen ate on Wednesday by a vot of 46 to 29. Senators CalTery and Lindsey, Gold Democrats, voted for the bill, and Senator Chandler, (Republi can) who favors a bimetalic stand ard, voted against the measure. Senator Chandler made an able speech in favor of silver. His speech was an admonition to the Republi cans against the adoption f the gold standard outrighl without fur ther effort to secure- bimetalism. Senator Chandler thinks that the adoption of the gold standard will endanger the success of his party, and he therefore took occasion to warn them against such a oolicv. He is highly esteemed by every one in the Senate, without regard to party. The Ship-Subsidy bill, by which it is proposed to give nine millions each year for a period of years to American ship-owners, is not likely to pass this session of Congress. It is an iniqutous scheme to rob the people, and those who advocate it so earnestly now see that their prospects of success are growing beautifully less by degrees." The measures for the establish ment of some form of government for Porto Kico and Hawai are now being considered by committees in the Senate. Tho bill introduced by Senator Butler to establish a Bialosical Labratory at Beauiort, passed the Senate. It is not now believed that the case or lx-Senator Quav will be considered by the Senate during this session, as there is great hos tility to his being seated by many i Republicans. j The investigation of the charges of bribery in the case of Senator Clark, of Montana, still continues, ani there are frequent sensational developments. For instance, one day last week, one of the Justices or the Supreme Court, of Montana, was on the stand to testify, He sta ted that he was offered one hun dred thousand dollars for certain action in the disbarment proceed ings against Attorney Wellcome,of that state. What the outcome of this investigation will be no one can tell. Both sides to the contest are making a desperate fight. ' The writer has.. asked the opin ion of quite a"' numoer of eminent lawyers here as to the Constitu tionality of the proposed amend ment to the Norfh Carolina Con stitution, and every one says that the "grandfather c lause" will not stand the test of the United States Supreme Court. It is singular that men who swear that they will sup port the Constitution of the United States, should advocate the adop tion of an amendment that so clear ly and flagrantly violates the Fed eral Constitution. The Sub Committee of the Senate Judiciary Committee, composed of Senators, Pettus, (Dem.) and Si mon (Hep.) have made an adverse report to the full Committee in the case of Judge E wart whose nomi nation, has been pending for two years in the Senate. This is the second time that this nomination has had an adverse report. It was first reported adversely by Sena tors, Gray, (Dem.). and Spooner, (Kep) Just twelve months ago the ereat blizzard occurred, and now this city has another Diizzard with a deep snow. Senator Butler left b riday night for Lincoln, Neb., to attend the session of the National Populist Ex-Committee. Our W hite Supremacy. Times-Mercury In Frat)klin county and in Frank lin t'wmhip, beveral years ago, un der Democratic rule, a Democratic niigistrate appointed a negro by the name of Jacob Perry overseer of a public road. There -was only one white m n of road age to work un der him, and that . was the magis trate's own sob. So he worked under him all rjght. No fuss was made about it. -Wfcsu the ."Fasionists"' got the county, and as no white man had to workunder him except this son whose father first appointed Jacob, they carried out the will of the father and let Jacob remain as overseer. Thia raised a howl; and we be lieve it was this same "Jake Perry," the Observer cartooned and sent broadcast all ovf r the State as the "great bisr, black, bnrley two hun dred pounder nigger ' the Fusionists had made overseer over a white man (aa only one worked utder him. Wfll, the Democrats got control of mat county. Did thev turn Jack ontf Did they put that poor white man nn- aer wm.ft rah f Oi no; they just re tained that "black nigger.'' It has b?en over avear sine thv rpWmeH the State and gave it white rule, yet Jacob (aa they now call him agaio) is still overseer. And instead of hav ing that one white maa under him, Jacob uow has three. The gentle man who called our attention to this lives in Franklin township, and on about the 18th of last month, saw these men working under Jacob. Get your gun, Joe. "Physician heal thy self." "See here, what makes "cLaos" with a k?" you spell ( Wby, out of compliment to tucky." Indianapolis Journal. Ken- Fotmllat Mat OoaraaUaaw In pnrsaaaee to a resolution of the State Executive Committee, adopted at its meeting regularly called and held in this eity on the 13th instant. The State Convention of the Peoples Party in North Carolina is hereby called to assemble in the eity of R1 ih on Wednesday, April he 18th, 1900, at 10 o'elock f . m ; aid a gen eral conference of members of tee party is call-d to assemble in the 8ud city An Tnesday night, April, 17rh, 1900. The Convention will nominate can didates for S:ati cfHees and e!ct delegates to the National Convention besides transacting such other busi ness as may properly come before it. While it does not coma within tae province of the committee so to di rect, it is recommended that County Conventions, called for the purpose choosing delegates to the State and District Conventions, dsfer thenomi nation of Legislative and County candidates until after the State Con vention. Cyrus Thompson, Chairman P. P. State Ex. Com. Raleigh, N C, Jan. 30th, 1900. Plan of Organization of Ch Peoples furtj, COMMITTKE3. Section 1. Each township shall be under the government of an Executive Committee cf Ave members, wk ) shall elect their own Chairman; said Com mittee shall be elected by the voters of said Township at the primaries called to elect delegates to the county nom! nating conventions, under call of the County Chairman. Provided that those Townships which are divided in to precinct?- or wards shall have a separate Committee for each precitict or ward. " ec. 2. Each County shall be under the government of the County Execu tive Commitree, which eha'l consist of the Chairmen of the several To wn sbip, ward or precinct Committees. This Committee eh-.ll met a the same time and place when and where the county nominating conventions of the Peoples Party of any year are held and elect a county chairman who may or may not be a member of its owu body. In case it shall appear at said meeting of the county Executive Committee, that any township, ward or precinct has failed to take action in accordance with Sseti n 1, the said County Executive Committee shall be empowered to appoint said committee or committee?. Seo. 3. The Executive Comm'tee for the various Congressional, Judi ci&l and Senatorial districts shall con sist of the Chairmen of the County ExecutiveCommittees of the counties that compose the said Congressional Judical and Senatorial Districts. The Congressional, Judicial and San atonal committees snail meet at the same time and place that the conven tions meet to nominate their respec tive candidates, and shall elect a chairman for said committees who may or may not be a member of their body. Seo. 4. In case any above named committee fails to report to its con vention while in session as provided above, it shall be sufficient proof that there is no proper, organization, and the convention shall thereupon pro ceed to elect a chairman of the com mittee. Sec 5. The County Executive Committees, Congressional Executive Committees, and Judicial Executive Committees shall report their action, as provided for above, to their respec tive conventions while in session, for their approval or disapproval. It not approved, then the convention before an adjournment, shall tlect the chairman of said eommutee. Seo. p. - -The. State Executive Com mittee shall consist of twenty-four members. The State Convention shall elect one member for each Con greasional distriet, and six "members at large. The members so elected and thenine chairmea of Congres sional Committees shall meet during the session of the State Convention and recommend to the convention a person for State Chairman, who may be or may not be a member of the committee so elected. Should the State Convention not approve the recommendation, it may proceed to elect a State chairman or the State Convention can delegate this author ity to the full State Committee. Bat each State chairman shall serve un til his successor is elected. The six members at large of the State Com mittee shall constitute the Central Executive Committee. Sec. 7. All executive committees shall have the power to supply all the vacancies occurring therein. Sec. 8. A quroum of the various committees shall be as follows: The county and Senatorial committees a majority; the Congressional, Judi cial and State one-third of the mem bers of said committees Sec 9. The Executive Committees of the Senatorial, Congressional and Judicial districts, respectively, shall, at the call of their respective chair men, meet at some time and place in their respective districts, designated in said call. And it shall be their duty to appoint the time and place for holding conventions in their re spective districts; and the chairman of said respective committees shall immediately notify the chairmen of the different county executive com mittees of the said appointment, aud the said County Executive Commit tees shall at once call conventions of their respective counties in confsrm itory to said notice, to send delegates to said respective district conven tiontions. Sec. 10. That in case of failure of any primary or conyentiou to elect delegates, the Executive Committee shall have power to appoint, acd certify the proper number of d-1-gates. The chairman, or m his ab sence any member of the County, Senatorial, Jnoicial and Congress ional Committees, shall call to order their respective COuv ntions, and hold chairmanship thereof until the Convention shall elect its chairman. CONVENTIONS. ' Section 1. Each township prima ry of the People's Party shall send to the County Convention three del egates for every twnty-five votes and majority fraction thereof cast for the People's Parly candidate for Governor in 1892. And when a town ship is divided into precincts, wards or otner sub-divisions of a town ship s a ch sub-divisions shall send to the County Convention one delegate at large nd one additional delegate for each 25 votes or majority frac tion thereof. Seo. 2 Each County Convention ahall be entitled t send to each of the other Conventions two delegates at large, and one additional delegate for every fifty votes and majority fraction thereof cast for the People's Party candidate foiGovernor in 1892: Provided that every Convention bhall be entitled to send as many delegate as it maj see flkj and provided fa-! ther, that the number of duly accred ited delegates in any Convention shall east the vote of the eounty. Sec. 3. It shtll be the duty of the chairman of the various C aaty Con ventions to certify to the list of del egates that may be chosen for th. different Districts, and Scat a Conven tions and forward list of Stte dele gates to the State Chairman! Seo 4 All who are opposed to tie present financial system of oar gov ernment, who are in favor of the free coinage of both silver and gold at the legal ratio of 16 to 1; who fa vor a further inereasa of oar leiial tender currency, without tho inter vention of banking corporations; who favor a graduated income tax and further ncesary legislation to reduce and equalize taxition and who are in favor of a free oallot and a tur count, and of guaranteeing to each political party the right to rep resentation on all election boards, which shall be of their own selection, to prevent disfranchising voters by partisan election boards; who are in favor of a more economic adminis tration or our government, coaaty, state and National; rho are opposed to having Executive and Legislative branches of our government domi nated and controlled by trnsts, com o nes and monopolies, and who are willing; to co-operate with tho Peo ple's Party to secure thesa reforms, are invited to participate in all Pso pla's Party Primaries aud Conven tions, "Triumph of Politician." In an editorial undr the above heading, from the New Orleans Timfs-Democrat of March 25, 189S, we make the following extract: "After themselves disowning and llercely denouncing section 5 a ma j rity of membersj ofjthe Constitu tional Convention yesterday pasted that offensive section, offensive to Democracy, to political Uonesty and to Americanism; and the Conven tion too, has passed this rffdnsive section in face of the fact that the ablest Democrats in the United States Senate have declared it to be unconstitutional. Senators Caffery and McEaery have protested aerainst its passage, and have declared that it contravenes the Federal Constitu tion. In this opinion they are joined by such stalwart Democrats and un compromising States' rights Senators as Tarpie, of Indian; Lindsy, of Kentucky; VestJ of Missouri; Berry, of Arkansas; Walthall, of Mississip pi; Turley, of Tennessee; Pettres, of Alabama, and McLaurin, of South Carolina, and many members of the House of Representatives.' With the ODinionof these Senators that the "grandfather clause'' is un constitutional, it should cause all men wuo before voting, take the oath to support the Constitution of the United States to vote against the infamous measure, which was simp ly a "triumph of politicians" in our legislature that forced its adoption and supmission to the people. Trying to Keap the Hegro in Polities. The following extract from Senator Butler's speech ou the amendment in unueu Mate's oenate is cere repro duced to show how anxiou3 the Demo crats are to keep the Negro in politics : A few days ago a prominent citizen who is opposed to this amendment gave out an interview in which h stated that he was satisfied that a majority of the white voters of the State were against the amendment and would vote against it if it could be calmly dis- cusseuontne stump ana the speeches pro ana con couia be put before every vore !-i me biate. To that end, and to make it impose! b'e for politicians who want to appeal to race pre ua ice ana prevent discus sion from doing so, he suggested that the negro should not register or vote in tbe coming election, but leave the proposed amendment! to be discussed and settled by the votes of the white men alone. wouia you nos cmnK mat everv Democratic paper and politician wbo has appelea ana yelled for "white su premacy" and loudly objected to ne groes voting at all would bave gladly indorsed that suggestion to bave one election iu which tbe colored people would take no part, but stand aside and let the white people settle It? It will surprise those wbo think eo to be told that at once tbe newspapers sup porting tbe amendment bfgan to de nounce tbe suggestion and redoubled their efforts to stop discussion and to appeal to race prejudice. One of tbe leading papers in tbe State supporting tbe amendment, pub lished atKaieigb, as a counter move to this proposition tor tbe negro not to take any part in the campaign, pro ceeded to interview a negro and got an opinion trom bim for puolication to the effect that he did not approve of this plan. The editor, after stating the plan, said : - "As to the success of thia plan, how ever, there is considerable room for doubt." And then proceeded to publish the following interview from a negro poli tician:' 'Do they expect us to stand idly by while our liberties are in danger?' said a negro leader acd politician yes terday. "If they do, tfiey'll be badly fooled We'll do nothing of the sort. If we did, we'd deserve to be disfran chised. Just now the negro is dazed. He doesn't know where to turn or what to do; but, mark my words, you'll hear from bim later on in the campaign." The paper proceeds to comment on that Legro politician's interview as follows: "Whether their leaders wish it or not the negro is going to be very much in the com i!g campaign." Ibe above is from the Raleigh News and Observer of Wednesday, January 31, 19U0 Mr. President, I submit to tbe Sen ate and to a candid public that tbe ed itor of a newspaper, claiming to be in favor of removing the negro from pol itics, yet wbo goes out to bunt up ne gro politicians and secures and pub lishes interviews from them to the effect that they are not in favor of such apian to leave the wbite people alone to settle this suffrage question, is not a St man to advise tbe people how to vote on such a question or any other question. I submit that it has tbe earmarks of desiring tbe negro qnestiou to stay in th? campaigns in order to hide tbe real issues and to enable politicians to ap peal to race prejudice instead of to ar gument. This is the first step to try to bring the negro into tbe campaign, and this from a source that is support ing this amendment. Tbis same editor in the last campaign in my gtate ad vised negroes to beoome candidates for various offices in order that he m-ght have a text from which to apieal to race prejudice - To hay that such con duct is contemptible is to express it mildly. At Foreat City, Mrch lit. The Populist County Convention fur Rutherford county will meet in Forest City, on Thursday March 1, 1900, to elect delegates to the State Nominating Convention. The va rious Chairmen will call their town ship conventions on Saturday, Fab. 25, 1900. This Feb. 14, 1900. LlXDSAY PUBAASOX, - Ch'n. Ex. Com. P. P. " A TJOTED JUffGE SAVED BY PER UNA.! i Had Catarrh Nine Years HOST. GEOHOE KE Bon. Geo Kriten, a well-known Jus tice of the Peace of Chicago, says x 1 waa afflicted with catarrh for nine years. My catarrh was legated chiefly in my head. I tried tnsy remedies without avail. I applied to several doc tors, but they were not able to cure me. I learned of the remedy, Pe-ru-na, through the daily newspapers. After taking the remedy for 13 weeks I was entirely cured. I consider my cure per manent, as it has been two and a half years since I was cured." Tbe Governor of Oregon la an ardent admirer of Pe-rn-na, He keeps it con tinually in the hovse. In a recent letter to Dr. II art. nan haays: u I have had oc-a.ioa to use your Pe-ru-na medicine in my family for colds, and It proved to I- an excellent remedy. I have not bt. c:r. -.ion to use It for other ailments. Yours very t;v Pe-ru-na U k:. to the Pacific L. , W. M. Lord." rom the Atlantic wi f congratula- -tiuii and co Ea- rni vida t ion, testi fying to the mer its of Pe-ru-na as a catarrh remedy are pouring in from every State in the Union. Dr. Hart man is receiving hun dreds of such let ters daily. All classes write these letters, from the highest U the lowest. Any man who Mr. Josenh Wft brook.of bt. Edward, Neb., says: " I use IV-ru-na in my family for all little aliments and it has never failed me yet." wishes perfect health must be entirely free from catarrh. Catarrh is well-nigh universal; almost omnipresent. Pe-ru-aa is the only absolute safeguard known., A cold is the beginning of ca tarrh. To prevent colds, to euro colds, is to cheat catarrh out of its victims Pe-ru-na not only cures catarrh, bat prevents it. WHO. IS J. J MARSHALL ? A Democratic Officholter Att-mpt!it a Uirty Manner to main Political Caib tal for the Ballot-bax Stnfler. Hickory Mercury. In Sunday's News and Observer, un der big headlines, appears a communi cation irom J. j. Marshall ot Furijtb Couuty, publishing a letter and blanks sent him by Senator Butl?r. In it, he claims to be a Populist, and chirks that Butler bad betrayed his party. Let's ste who is tbe traitor ir this re gard. Butler mistook his man. that's all. What is Marshall's history? We gather the following: l mv not be just as we have it. If not, Mr. Mar shall is a good writer and he can ex plain. He is a farmer. In 1894 he claimed to be a Populi-t. In 18U6 he was de bated on the Populist ticket fur the Legislature, we believe it wa. Ther w-ts no fusion in that counf y that year The Republicans elected their whole ticket. The three county commission ers elected were good representative business men of tbe county. .Tfce Democrats went before the ju'tga of tbe court and swore that tb-pe men were not competent and asked thut two additional commissioner b appoint ed. Ibis same J.J. Marshall wa ap pointed as one of tbe two, beii g rec ommended by the Democrats. Do you uppose they would recommend a Pop ulist? No, never. Two years ago, 1898, this rams J. J. Marshall ran as county commissioner on the Democratic ticket. He was nominated in a Democratic conven tion as an "old true and tried Demo crat" by the Hon. C. B Watsou. Mar shall was defeated by a vote of the i eo ple. The Republicans again carried tbe county and elected three good men county commissioners as follows: J. A. Vance, president of the J. A. Vance Manufacturing Co, one of tbe largest manufacturing concerns of the kind in tbe State, manufacturers of the Brings Cigarette Machine, which is s tld all over the world. Vance is recognized by all parties aa one of tbe bear, and most successful business men .in tbe city of Winston. Joseph Beeson, one of the other elect ed commissioners, is a successful coun try merchant and farmer.. And Edgar Lehman, the other, is one of tbe lead ing farmers of th county and manu facturer of roller flour and a good busi ness man. - The "white man's club" of Winston passed a resolution asking their Sena tor, R. B. Glenn, to have the Demo cratic Legislature which met a year ago, to appoint Ave additional commis sioners for Forsyth County, on the ground that these men, mentioned above, were incompetent. Tbe Legis lature granted the pie of course. - What do you thins? Why one of the five Democrats appointed by Mr. Glenn was tbis same upie hunting Populht," J . J. Mar-bell. He a cepted g'ad to and now holds an offi ie as a Demo crat, given hm by Democrats, an office too that tbe voters of the county re fused to elect him to. Who Is the trai tor and political trickster and pie hun ter? So in this case the Pop- have lost nothing while the Democrats have gained ail of nothing Yn, they got something. He says he is a Populist, when we have hown be i & Democrat. You can sues what they gut. HE FOOLED THE SURGEONS. - All doctors told Kenick Hamilton, of West Jefferson. O., after suffering 18 months from Rectal Fistnla, hi would die unless a costly operation was performed; but he cured himself with five boxes of Bucalen's Arcica Salve in tbe World. 2fi eeuts a box. Sold by all Druggist. . All Doctors Failed. ' EATEN. OP CHICAGO. Bernard Kwx, National Military Horn, Leavenworth, Kan., also : I will write you a few lins tor publi cation to mike known wbat Para na bas done for me. I U-,k. a severe cold. which I neglc--t.-ii. It developed into catarrh and Lrun. hiiis snd tn a short time became chrr.uic. I tried every thing I saw ulrvrli.4d, which did me no good. I raw tLe grt-at tonic (Ps-rn-na advertised. 1 bouzht on belt!. 2 found myself so much better after csA Ing it I wrote you for advice, which yoa klnly continued to give me free of charge for live months. How 1 am happy to inform you and the public tbst I am perfactly cured of catarrh anci bronchi tin. I make this statement in hope that some of my comrades will see it and be LeneC td tile-reby." Ulng Pe-ru-na to promptly cure colds, protects the family against ot.'.r ailments. This Is exactly v h at every family iu -4 O the United States slii'ti .l do. Keep i'- rn-na in tLe I house. U it for couf i; Mr. Kd. Larson, t nn, lad.. Lake county, sy: ivtien I began uklnx i't-ru-n I wm t-ulTeriugfromca-i.irrti of tbe noMiad Ihro.iu I ud two bottles of Pe-ra-nn and it cured me. 1 h.iv not been bot h--r. i with catarrh iir- and that wm -iirhteen moottii 4.4-1 colds, la ., and otht : . matio afTt-c;.; . s of winter i there win - : other a.:. c ! In the houi All f a m i i i should ' 'e themselves vi-.h ;upy of Dr. Hart man's freo t..v, eulitl'-d "Winter Ca tarrh." TbU :oks consists of seven lectures on oarrh anil la grippe d llvered ' ft t- Hotel. It con- tainstie la o-t rtnailoaon thetrest mentof ciri.il diseases. Address Dr. Hartmati. -. u n bus, Ohio. Smallpox at llm -ountT IIouio In Voraylh Winston, N. C, Ibruary. Five casisof smallpox wore discov ered at tho county homo for th poor today. K'wper llobort Fulcher, his wlfo and baby. Assistant Keep er rvMfjr aud a nogro man have the 2isoaso. TIipto are thirty-five inm.ites who bave Ixfti exiHitwd. I All of tlu-m were vaccinated this i af terno.'-n. A L1FB AN D DK TU FH1IIT. Mr. W. A. Hinea of Manchester, la., writing of tin almot miraculous es cape from deith,aj : 'Expour after rneaMe Induced senout lung trouble, vrhich ended in CunMjrnption. 1 had frequent lieniorrhaijea and oougtiel nirbt and day. AU my d-ctor aid I hjii& soon t'ie. Then 1 bejran to ute Dr. rCsrg'd New Discovery ffr Con PUinpT.flu, which completely cured roe. I Irf rnr h- witlnMit it ever if i c!i6 fSO'J h hviif. ' Hundred hate u-ed it on my rerorurr.er.dition and 1 say it n-vt-r lait to -ure Throat, (Theat and L'mg trouble" Regular sire and fKO. Trial btts fee at all Druz SUires. 'What I likf," she said, '-isa per eon who is frank one who says just what ha means, without beat ins about tbe bush n Well,nLe replied, ril be straight forward. There id something I wanted to tell you for an hour or more, but " "Ye.-," she urged with surprised excitement, sf eing that he hoslta ted,"what is it?" aTher is a big black streak down the side of your nose. I think it is soot." -Ex. SheIt's strange that the little things in life oiler the greatest dif ficulties! He That's so. Last night, for instance, 1 could find the house all right, but for the life of me I could not li'.d the key-hole Heiter Welt. Thousands Hare Kidney Trouble and Don't Know it. How To Find Out. Fill a bottle or common glass with your water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a sediment or set tling icdicates an SrTTZ unhealthy condi---JY'Uon cf the kid neys; li u suons your linen It Is evidence Cf kid ney trouble; too frequent desire ta pass tr or pain tn the back is also convincing proof that the kidneys and blad der are out cf order. What to Do. There is comfort tn the knowledge o often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every wish in curicr rhenrriatiwn nin i- k back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passage. It corrects Inability to hold water and scalding pain in passing ' it, or bad effects following use of liquor, ! wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often i" during the day, and to get up many -times uunng me nignu 1 he mild and the extra ordinary effect of Swamp-Root Is soon realized. It stands the highest lor Its won derful cures of the most distressJnp cases. I If ycu need a medicine you should have the &esi. ooa oy artiggists in5Qc. and i. sizes. .You may have a sample bottle cf this wonderful discovery and a book that tells more about it, both sent absolutely free by mall. aooress ur. runner u bocm at Bwanp-Roat. Co.. Bingham ton. N. Y. When writing mea ttoo reading this generous offer ta this pap. pou's cilipaigii affidavit. ONE OF HIS METHODS OF FOOLING VOTEKS IX THE LAST CAMPAIGN. BK MAKES AFFIDAVIT Til AT A I!Mr-- 0IT10X TO DISFRiKCHIsi JfK OBOES AXX TLUTXUATB WHITr. WOULD NOT RECEIVE A SIG!.F DEMOCRATIC VOTKR IV THK LIoI LATCR ASP DCXOITNCX TH'r. WHO MKK TH CHARGE AS rtk ISO FALSfXYAXUTRYiyO TO KOOI. THE PEOFLE. From Caucasian Oct. 15. The following affidavit mad by Janu II. Iu,x-halrman of the Statf lf mocratlc Kxcutlv Com mittee, dartcg the last campaign, will be Intending rvadlng. tir traders will rvineintnr that when ever and wbervvtT it whs chargtxl In tbe latt campaign that if lb iv-ruocratlc machine under Sim mon got control of tbe State, that th-v would offer a scheme to dis franchise illitti rat- vote, that tbe charge was Indignantly d nb-d and denounced by every iKmocratlc tjak r h liiig lnrameuI fal- Ken Mr. Slmiuous, IbelKmocrat ic btate Chairman, luod au oliki al statement to tho voter of the State, branding ever such charg as false In toto; nay ing that that campaign lie had been charpd against tne iK-mocratlc party l--futv, and that the charge now so old and -o false that no one would believe It Mr. James II. Ton, the ex-Chalr-man of the Mate 1H mocratlc Com mittee, in his speeches made the same dclaration. Hut It -em that n one of hisenHe-he In Mor -county, some memtxT of bis audl- dlence expn-ssM doufr t cf tbe truth of his li.digraitt denial, and albl upon him while iitc the t-tnd to know if ho would make au atli.la vlt to that elTe.t. He publicly agreed to do , we are Inforim-d. Th result is tbe aflKlavit below, made at llalelgb, dated Oct. 14th. lh'.S. It will be notlc-d that Mr Pou, shrewd, slick and cunning as be is, attemp'ed t word h s atlida vlt so as not to say explicitly what bo had said publicly on the stump, and yt tat the same time, to say enough to make it appear that bis allidavit had made good his cam aign declaration, and fool tbe vo ters into accepting his statement and voting for tho machine. The following U a true copy of the affidavit: bTaTKoK North Caroi.ixa, ( Countv of Wk. i James 11. Pou, l-ing duly sworn deposes and says: I have ri' ver said that, if the Democrats regained control of tbe Stat, they Intended to dbfrancblso the negroes and Illiterate white vo ters 1 never have said anything like this, and I know that ich is not the intention of the Democrat ic party. I have never heard a sin glo Democrat give tti4-rauce to such a sentiment, and 1 do not be lieve, if such a profto-ition comes In'fore the General Assembly, that it would receive a si ngle Democrat ic vote. I believe that a majority of the uneducated white vott of North Carolina are Democrats. Tbe Democratic party Is apitealin to them for aid In preserving whita supremacy in the center w-st and In restoring It In tho Eastern of this Ktate. They aro repoudii lin to our appeal, and to repay them m to.w their aid with a diii?rauchls'uieut of their votes would bo folly and InrrattludM Indxed. Tbe man who makes these charges know they speak falsely, but their cam paign this year is run Dton tbe Idea that the jeopl of North Car olina would rather tM-lievea fals hood than the truth, and tiny would rathf r hear liU-l upon the honortd dad than to ir rrgu ments based upon truth." (K gneoj Jamf.s li. Pou. Kworn to and subscribed before me this October 1st IH'JS. Signed Geo. V. Tuom!mjk, Notary Public Notarial 8al, O-o. W. TmpKiii, Kalieh, X. C. Two fire cnt "documentary1 rev enue stamps attached. If lb Itaby la iMttloK Ttth. Be feure and ue thatrM at d we! trie! r-m-Aj. Mas. Wixw' Sooth iko Hraxr fnr cliildr-n cubing It aoothea the child, fiftec the gum. allt all pain, cure wird colic and i the bent retried; for diarrhoea. 25 cis per b t I If. A New Book For Men Special Arrangements Whereby a Free Copy Can Be Obtained by Erery Keader ef This Taper. Ytir week tbe yrrnm4 bave town trw-y furntog out t'.ttt eoormotia ediv oo of Dr. J. Snrujo Jja'txaway"! nir book -Jjablloevs. Vlcor, HlUi" neressarjr to aaiily tbe pubbc d rruiird. In. lihawar b-i referred a Lmu-4 sutnfter ttpwe Uiokk. aad tr- he hatpiataily rramrwl to u-ixl In y tiiu to an isid-, ut t :.u la:-r wtut tend nn-t tLUil fuH addm ta him. fur 2j year Dr. Haitian ssjr lias cobbnua lk and dnrinjt V:iA tiia H l:a r-VTKl La'r- riKm to htiMii. (ror. li-iui---. fei4 t.vj:o'-M U'la an tet .-t!-r j-H-tor in tii "tnu.tr fimnw-4. lr. Uf;iriy trfct. r:.rr titr-u-A ittr"ly ni r u. dU.-TTj ud irtrtial by nim--ii mi ova -irwiv-i turn. tt Vitalitv. VaikMiv-ie. 'n. :iir. liiuod l'c n!:t In tu fiC-r,t niK-uuMiilm. V-Hlt Ji it. all rotuuw iiri'iar. arnirii ifnt. I'tnrr, h-ar aiid hkic brirtitv in-tia!l illrii Of Ki4o Tr(f:.t". Hi titttr-M t'tr tiii4"e tntH dh-ii r- i'f- tiuJ.f n4 cukn (:e pa'ieot a ?rui.-e. ci!. rynw'im. .lit. HiiUaA.." jiKit ! tiif trtsttiOf4 of riwf-if acd fin.'.urv wINkkii t::e ate ul tu tu -r r'iu-r i KHiml 1 t.f rw! h t;t. 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