THE CAUCASIAN.
VOL. XXX
N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1912.
No. SO.
EDITORIAL BRIEFS
j.y should any one want to abide
in a pirate ship?
Tbe lumber trust is showing some
gratitude by supporting Simmons for
tbe Senate.
Wonder if Simmon and his friend
Irimer are still interested in deals
ia swamp lands In Eastern Carolina ?
jlow many Republican votes has
yr Duncan promised to deliver to
yir. Simmons in the Democratic pri
maries? If Craig was not fit for Governor
four years ago, then will some one
tell us how much he has improved in
that time?
Some of the Democratic leaders
claim they want a "pig-tight" Sena
torial primary. That sounds like an
effort to hog it all.
A lady is running for State Sen
ator in Colorado on a "no politics"
platform. She, like Governor Kitchin,
must be running on her personality.
Simmons' campaign manager says
the Senator's friends are satisfied.
Well, would it have been wise in him
to have said that they were not satis
fied? Mr. Bryan says a Progressive is a
free man who does his own thinking.
Then there are many thousands of
Democrats in the South who are not
Progressive.
The Democrats are claiming that
several Republicans will give Wood
row Wilson their support. Yes, the
Republicans would row Wilson up
Salt River.
Everybody knows that Taft can not
fce elected, then why should any Re
publican vote forb.im and thus -help
to curse the country with another
Democratic administration?
The Democratic State Executive
Committee will meet in the near fu
ture to determine what is a Demo
crat. But how does the public know
whether all the committee are really
Democrats?
Any man who could vote to white
wash Lorimer the first time, could
vote to whitewash him again. It did
not take any more whitewash or
India-rubber conscience the second
time than the first.
The Statesvllle Landmark says
even those who have not read the
Democratic platform are pleased with
it. Those who have not read it are
probably better pleased with it than
those who have read it.
The Wilmington Star says all the
English papers have decided to sup
port Woodrow Wilson for President.
Dut, it will be remembered, that the
English papers cannot vote in the
United States on November 5th.
Gov. Wilson has announced that he
will not accept campaign contribu
tions from any questionable source.
Of course none will be offered from
any questionable source, as the
source will probably not be ques
tioned. What is a Democrat, and who shall
e permitted to vote in the Senatorial
primary? is a question that Governor
Kitchin and Senator Simmons can't
agree on. Kitchin charges that Sim
mons wants the bars left down so he
ca& get Republicans to vote for him.
According to the testimony of
Yllliam F- Sheean, Chairman of the
National Democratic Executive Com
mittee in 1904, Parker's race for the
Presidency cost one million dollars.
That was mighty expensive running,
considering the short distance Parker
covered.
Notwithstanding it was only a few
months ago that the News and Ob
server was attacking Senator Sim
mons' Democratic record, that paper
s now trimming its sails to support
Simmons. The Observer has not ex
Nained whether its suddsn change is
0ne of principle or for political expediency.
CONGRESSMAN CATL1N PROTESTS.
Says Democrats Voted to Unseat Him
in Order That a Democrat Might
Have His Job Bays They Have
Violated Every Principle of Politi
cal Decency.
Washington, July 19 Representa
tive Theron E. Catlln, of Missouri, in
a statement tonight characterized as
a "monumental fraud" the action of
the House committee on elections to
day in voting to recommend that he
be deprived of his seat In the House.
The committee decided, by a vote of
six to three, to report that Mr. Cat
lin had not been properly elected, be
cause it was disclosed that his rela
tives had spent approximately $13,
000 In his campaign, contrary to the
State law. The committee voted to
seat former Representative Patrick
Gill, a democrat, in the place of Mr.
Catlin.
"The action of the Democratic
members of the committee en elec
tions in declaring that Patrick Gill is
entitled to my seat, violates every
principle of political decency and is a
travesty on elementary Justice," said
Representative Catlin. Not a scin
tilla of evidence was produced indi
cating fraud of any kind, character or
description. In order to consummate
this monumental fraud and to seat
Mr. Gill, the Democratic members of
the committee arbitrarily threw out
votes of two wards, both of which I
carried by very substantial majori
ties. "It is inconceivable that any polit
ical party should resort to such des
perate measures to - thwart the ex
pressed will of the people. I look
confidently to the voters of the dis
trict for an overwhelming vindica
tion in November. I welcome a con
test with Mr. Gill and his party on
this issue."
FLEECED THROUGH THE MAILS.
One Hundred and Twenty Million
Dollars- Filched From, American
People the Past Year,
A Washington, D. C, dispacth of
July 22 says:
"One hundred and twenty million
dollars was filched from the Ameri
can people duringhjast fiscal year
by swindlers who operated largely
through the United States mails, ac
cording to a report to Postmaster
General Hitchcock. This was an in
crease of aproximately $50,000,000
over the previous year. Of those
who are alleged to have operated the
fraudulent schemes, l,063were ar
rested by postoffice Inspectors. They
included persons in all walks of life,
merchants and mechanics, politicians
and professional men, paupers and
millionaires. During the year which
ended June 30, last, 452 persons were
convicted and sentenced and 571
cases are awaiting final dispositon.
The report says that these fraud
manipulators, who usually exploit
bogus mines, fake remedies and
worthless lands, constitute a distinct
class of law-breakers. Among the
wealthy offenders who have been
caught by the inspectors are criminals
who have posed , as respectable citi
zens, leaders in the communities and
personages in the highest social and
business circles. Some of them were
millionaires, enriched by their plun
der. Some of these men now are
serving prison sentences.
ROOSEVELT 3IEN TO STAY.
Will Not Be Removed From West
Virginia Electoral Ticket Leaders
Anxious to Avoid Doing Anything
That Would Endanger Success of
State Ticket.
(The Washington Post.)
Parkersburg, W. Va., July 18.-
After taking up the entire day with
conferences and executive sessions,
laying plans for the fall campaign in
this State, the new Republican State
Executive Committee organized late
to-night by electing James B. Lakin,
of Terra Alta. President of the State
Board of Control, as its chairman,
and R. B. Bernheim, of Welch, as
secretary.
Instead of taking drastic action
looking toward the removal of the
State electors who stated that they
would vote for Roosevelt and arrang
ing to place Taft men on the ticket in
their stead, as it has been predicted
the committee would do, a harmony
plan was adopted and the third party
men were ignored entirely.
This action was taken, it is said,
in the hope of saving the State tick
etet which would have been greatly
imperiled by such a decisive step.
Afraid to Trust a Strange Negro,
The day before she was to be mar
ried an old negro servant came to
her mistress and instrusted her sav
ings to her keeping.
"Why should I keep your money
for you? I thought you were going
to.be married?" said the mistress.
"So I is, Missus, but do 'spose I'd
keep all dis money in de house wid
dat strange nigger?" Ladies' Home
Journal. , .
IN CASE0F A DEADLOCK
Congressman Lafferty Thinks
Electors Gould Select
Outside Man
A COMPLICATED SITUATION
Oregon Cdngrensznan Thinks Presi
dential Electors Would Have Ab
solute Power Under the Oonstlta
lion to Elect Whomsoever They
Plese If the Election Should be
Put Up to Congress There Would
Still be Deadlock in the House and
the jienate Situation an Interest
ing and Peculiar One.
Hon. A. W. Lafferty. member of
Congress from Oregon, has contribut
ed the following entertaining article
to the Washington Post on the prob-
lems that may confront the next elec-i
toral college: -
It is perfectly thrilling to con- j deadlock and tnat ig a mean8 whcnJtnat man' one ov tne tartest ov the!
plate all the possibilities of thejhv p...,., ft rTWi,,,,. , Jacobin. Bourdin, Tallien, Fouche j
tempi
forthcoming presidential election.
The fact that three formidable can
didates are in the field, one of them
a president and another a former
president, in itself presents a spec
.1
tacle not heretofore witnessed in the
history of our country, but even
greater interest is being aroused by
a study of the constitutional proced
ure in electing a president and vice
-president in case of deadlock in the
electoral college, which now seems
to be a very likely outcome of the
bitter contest to be waged.
"No one has heretofore suggested
the very startling thing which I be
lieve will happen in the latter event
namely, that the 529 electors to
be chosen November 5, will call a
convention of their own number, and
take the matter of breaking the
deadlock into their own hands.
"In such eevnt the electors may
go outside of the entire list of aspir
ants in choosing both president and
vice-president. They may elect
Champ Clark, Governor Hadley, Jus
tice Hughes, Bryan, or any other citr
izen who was born in this country
and is thirty-six years of age.
"The 529 electors to be chosen
have the absolute power under the
constitution to elect whomsoever they
please. True, by custom they are
supposed to vote for those candidates
who were the nominees of their re
spective parties. But they are
neither bound by any law nor by the
constitution to so vote. And if it
shall be apparent the morning folow-
ing the forthcoming election that no
one would have a- majority in the
electoral college, granting that the
votes of the electors are cast in the
usual way, there will be no reason,
moral or legal, why the electors
should not hold a caucus in advance,
and decide upon both a president and
a vice-president.
"There cannot be the slightest
doubt but that a conclusion solemn
ly reached in such a convention, com
posed of a body of leading men of
the country, equal in number to the
combined membership of the Senate
and House, would be carried out in
good faith by the electors when they
returned to their several states to
cast their official votes.
"Heretofore the electors have
never taken the course here suggest
ed in case of a deadlock in the elec
toral college . But it was because one
party or the other was dominant in
the House of Representatives, and
the electors of the dominant party
knew that by failing to relieve the
deadlock in the electoral college their
party would prevail when the elec
tion was thrown into the House.
Situation a Peculiar One.
"At this time, however, the situa
tion Is entirely different. If the 529
electors fail to choose a president
and vice-president, under the consti
tution the duty will devolve upon
the House of Representatives to elect
the president, and upon the Senate
to elect the vice-president. And it
is certain that the House would be
unable to elect a president, and it is
very doubtful if the Senate would be
able to agree upon a vice-president.
In case of both bodies failing to
elect, the secretary of state would
succeed to the presidency for four
years, and in case of his death he
would be succeeded by the other
cabinet officer in the order fixed by
law.
For these reasons it is more than
probable that the pressure of public
sentiment will be brougct to bear
upon the 529 electors to take the job
into their own hands, if there is a
deadlock upon the face of the elec
tion returns.
House . Could Not Elect.
The reason why the House could
not elect a president is that the con
stitution requires that, a candidate
to be elected by that body must re
ceive a majority of all the States.
It is the present House that would
have to act, and cot the House to be
elected in November, which Is not or
ganized until the 4th of March. In
the present House the Democrats
have twenty-twe states and the Re
publicans hare twenty-two states.
In the other four states the delegates
are equally divided, and they could
not vote, as the constitution puts
the unit rule on the states. It would
require the vote of twenty-Are states
to elect, there being a total of forty-eight
states, and neither party
could muster over twenty-two states.
"In the Senate the Republicans
have a majority, but the regulars and
insurgents would hare to vote to
gether to make that majority. It is
practically certain that the Insurgent
Republican Senators would not vote
for aav candidate for Yirn-nrirfnt
. w I
who under the circumstances weuld '
become the psesident for four years,;
who would be agreeable to the regu
lar Republicans. Therefore, it is
fair to assume that no election would
result in the Senate. . .
SU1I Another Gueea.
..In thia ronnprtin ft t. inprt-i
lng to 8uggegt another possibility un.
j A ,SjB . I,
himself in office for four years more.
if the electoral college and both Sen-j
ate and House should fail to elect.
He could resign as president prior to!
March 4, have Vice-President Sher
man appoint him secretary of state,
and upon March 4 he would become
acting president for four years. It
f v, t,;..
person of his choice for secretary of
fetate, in place of the incumbent, to
succeed to the presidency in case of
all bodies failing to elect.
"Taken altogether, the situation
is very interesting to the people of
the country who may desire to study
that portion of our constitution re
lating to the election of a president
and vice-president."
The above article is a very inter
esting one on the presidential sit
uation, though The Caucasian does
not agree with Mr. Lafferty in some
of his solutions. For Instance, in
case the electoral college and the
ongress should both fail to select a
president, it looks like the country
would be without a chief executive as
the succession act provides that the
secretary of state shall succeed to
the presidency only in case of the
death of the president and vice-president.
Asso. Ed. Caucausian.
TAFT APPEALING TO THE
COURTS.
Trying to Keep Electors From Voting
for Roosevelt as Directed by the
People.
Newton, Kans., Jury 18. A tem
porary restraining order was issued
by Judge C. E. Branine in the Dis
trict Court here enjoining every coun
ty clerk in Kansas from printing on
the official primary ballot mnder the
head of Republican party those candi
dates for Presidential electors who
have openly declared they will sup
port Theodore Roosevelt if elected.
The proceedings were filed by Fred
Stanley, Republican National Com
mitteeman, and State Senator F. Du
mont Smith. 'The case will be heard
at Hutchinson July 22. "
Eight electors named before the
Chicago Convention met have de
clared they will not support Presi
dent Taft if they are elected.
TAFT WILL DISCUSS TARIFF.
President's Speech of Acceptance to
Include Plea for Commission.
Washington, July 24. President
Taft spent the greater part of today
in the library of the White House
working on his speech of acceptance,
which he will make when the dele
gation of Republicans named at the
Chicago convention officially notify
him on Aueust 1. at the White
House, of his nomination.
The tariff question will be the big
subject of the speech, according to
word received in the offices of the
White House today. From these re
ports it was learned that the Presl-
went will make a plea for the creation
of a permanent tariff board or com
mission. He will argue that the re
sults obtained by the temporary tar
iff board, appointed by him, justify
the creation of a non-partisan board.
Democrats Insincere Even Among
Themselves.
Wilmington Dispatch.
And what position does the side
that has been talking about not want
ing joint debates for fear they would
injure the party find itself in when
Secretary Brock, of the State Com
mittee, actually not only advocates,
but tries to precipitate such? - How
does Secretary Brock also size up as
a harmonizer, when he wants Demo
cratic speakers on the stump to dis
cuss a party difference? No, Secre
tary Brock, is not a Kitchin . nor a
Clark supporter.
I2EAL AKQEOT GST0RY
4i
Mountain Men" Were Good
at Forming Combinations
AI11STC CHATS VS. PIAEI PECrlE
Jjtcobia Lewder livmaaded th Iled
of More Than Half the Member of
tht Kreach rViujin fluw m
Modern Ruler Tried to "Have tUs
lUcon" France Made a New Com
titutio A word About Xefnleoai
lloaapartcv a Man Who Made Much
History.
Bllktnavllle. N. C, July 22. 1 12.
Correspondence of The Caticaaian
Enterprise. Shortly before tae death or
) Robespierre, mentioned In a recent
article ome ov the mrtest or the
j "moinUln men" had shown a dlspo-j
sition to form a combination against
and Barn? were named " lhe
ers uch atmo,vIemenlt- "j1 " awUo
! lated. In a. leadIn torlcal work
mai me maiconienis ov Dom tactions
(we may call them the aristocrats
an' the common people az a matter ov
convenience), discussed a coalition.
against whom hit would be difficult to
though hit must
hev ben
both fac
against the better class ov
tions, those disposed to live square
lives, if such were possible at that
stage ov French history. About this
time hit wuz reported that the Ja
cobin leader demanded the heads ov
at least half ov the members ov the
French Congress, a pretty state ov af
fairs, for the Jacobin chief wuz abso
lutely without legal authority ov any
kind, wuz merely a popular outlaw
whose influence wuz of no conse
quence to anybody except the illegal
gang who had elevated him tp an un
certain position az a leader, chiefly
owin' to hiz zeal in an unworthy
cause. Some ov hiz misguided fol
lowers urged him to seize the hated
lawmakers upon hiz own authority
an' agreed to see to hit that his or
ders regardm them would be carried
out promptly, show In' that hiz fol
lowers were thoroughly drilled in il
legal practices, even to takln' the
lives ov their fellow man, another bit
ov proof that red shirt Democracy
wuz havia' a great run in France,
proof that modern Democracy, so
called, iz nothln more, nothin less,
than a species ov ancient Jacobinson,
an' recent events hev shown that
even a so-called Republican high-up
in American politics, az high az man
can get, hez become so tainted with
the poisons ov treacherous democ
racy that he threw off htz cloak ov re
spectable Republicanism long enough
to bow at the shrine ov red shirt De
docracy, appoint a number ov Demo
crats to influential positions, simply
because he had the deadly miasma in
hiz blood. To crown hit awl, when
he saw that he had "thrown the fat
in the fire," be an' some ov hiz back
ers conclude to try and save hiz "ba
con" by some additional Democratic
tictice, i. e., vote-stealin' arbitrary
misaplication ov honest methods,
high-handed outrages, an' the whole
catalogue ov the usual schemes ov
Simmons. Tillman Co., (limited).
Liberty, justice, where art thou? The
very life ov this great republic hez
been threatened, iz yet in peril, by
the damnable arts ov dishonest pol
iticians, led, trained, tutored by the
heads ov the more than three hun
dred illegal trusts existln' in the
United States, most ov them havln
headquarters in the State of New Jer
sey, owin' to the tax laws existln'
there. An' after gettin' the earth at
Chicago the same gang ov trust out
laws transfered the scene ov their
; operations an' manipulations to Bal
timore an after a five days' struggle
they turn out a New Jersey Democrat
az nominee so that if by any hook or
crook Taft fails to land, the long
haired New Jersey professor may
turn the trick. The American peo
ple, if they love their wives, their
children an their homes, ought to
turn to Teddy an give the trust can
didates a solar-plexus blow which
may cause the politicians to get their
eyea open an sew up their pockets
before they again venture out to an
other national convention. Fellow
citizens, you are facing a great crisis
today. What are you goin to do
about hit?
On the last lay ov May, 1795, when
hit looked ax though France would
be plunged into a civil revolution, six
ov the prominent "mountain men
committed suicide, after havin been
tried and sentenced to death. By
some agreement a peace wuz conclud
ed with another faction, the Yen
deans, about the same time, an hit!
again looked az If France mite set
tle down once more.
On the 23rd ov October, 1795, a
new constitution wuz adopted by
France. Hit wuz claimed that this
V a
woald rtt la gKtae to s try
greater stability aa reaao&a&le de
gree ov st. tiy the at co&atita
tloa the co a try got two eoacila.
The first consisted ev five haadred
members an was sotaetnla tike the
Congress ov the Called State. A I
taws were to ortftaate ia this coaacU.
The "eoaacU of the aaccta," totst
thla like the failed SlM Senate,
cootsl&ed two haadrwd as 4 fifty
members aa this body coat 4 adopt or
reject any laws or bUts swat np fro a
the lower nous, t&akta hit aviso
quite similar te tbe Ualted Stat
Senate today.
Of France a great writer o&ce said:
"The history of Fra&c has bea lik
ened to a great river; the deep ma
jestic current of the monarchy burst
its basks at the revolution, aa spread
over aa tmme&se extent, fores tag ta
its wide Isuadattoa a lake with la-
glands interspersed with various chan
nel, inlets, too intricate and vast-for
the eye to grasp at oae view. Now,
however, as the revolution draws to
Its close the current narrows, aa' like
water at the termination of a take.
we see the large events of a natioa'a
history contract an' deepen, la order
to run In the bounded channel of aa
individual's fortune. In other words.
the history ov France becomes for a
long and glorious period Identified
with the life of Nspoleon Bonaparte."
The successful defense of Toulon.
! mentioned briefly in a recent article
) when Marshal Bonaparte was but
twenty-four years old an' had not
I risen higher thsn tbe ranks of a
colonel, opened hiz career. Tbe King
of Italy, awl rulers, in fact, had an
eye upon Napoleon Bonaparte after
hat. He wuz Induced to join the Ital
ian army In the capacity ov engineer,
though this lz probably not known to
the average historical reader. This
gave Napoleon an opportunity to
study an' practice a profession which
wuz to afterward prove very valuable
to htm. At Thermidor young Bona
parte partially failed to make good,
wuz suspended an' placed under ar
rest. But that proved only a tempor
ary discouragement to the future
great leader, commander ov men,
may have been an advantage, for hit
doutless caused him to realize that
be, like other men. wuz not Infallible.
An energetic remonstrance on the
part cv the French government soon
caused hiz release. He returned to
France an' wuz restored to the army.
But mere active service wuz not suf
ficient for Bonaparte; he must be do
in' somethin' worth while. He finally
refused to serve against the Vta
deans, remained In Paris. Dei a" still
a young man. Bonaparte began to
take notice ov the girls an planned
an ambitious marriage. Pretty sooa
a rebellon started fn Vendemalre.
Bonaparte, under Barras. took charge
ov the force sent, and wuz success
ful. This brought quick promotion;
he became a general of the army ov
the Interior. Soon after this he mar
ried the widow ov Oen. Boharnols.
Awl writers agree that Bonaparte
seemed to love hiz beautiful wife
Josephine, az she was afterward fa
miliarly known, loved an' respected la
France. Napoleon, havln adopted
the life ov a soldier, havin served
two countries, wuz soon In active ser
vice again.
France wuz free from hostilities oa
the Lower Rhine by a treaty with
Prussia, an on the side ov the Pyre
nees by a treaty with Spain. Out
Germany wuz considered fair prey
for French Invasion, though the peo
ple ov that country had shown abil
ity az fighters. Bonaparte wuz sent
to Italy with inferior equipment He
marched from Genoa; defeated the
Austrian and Piedmontese In the
battles ov Montenotte on April 12,
179S, an of Mllesimo on the 14th;
compelled the King ov Sardinia to
conclude a treaty ov pace an1 give
Savoy an Nice up to France. Oa the
8th ov May Bonapare crossed tht
river Po an' compelled Parma to
agree to an armistice; on the 10th
defeated Gen. Beanlllen at Lodi; on
the 20th proclaimed the freedom or
the Lombarf eae; in June he compell
ed Modena, Naples, and the Pope to
conclude an armistice. He defeated
General Wurmaer on the 3rd of Au
gust at Louado, an' on the 5th at Caa
tigilone; advanced against the Tyrol;
defeated Alvanzi at Arcole on the
15th of November and at Rlvoll oa
the 14th or January followis; con
cluded peace a Tolentino. in which
the Pope yielded Arigno to France;
on the 19th or February defeated the
archduke Charles at Lisonon, an
signed preliminaries or peace with
Austria at Leo ben on the 16 th ov
April. Thus in less than twelve
months Napoleon Bonaparte, who
like Washingon, had mighty sorry
aids is charge ov hiz war department
whipped practically everything in
sight. Some thousands ov years ago a
gentleman known az Alexander the
Great, ran amuck in Europe an' did
some tall work In the war line. In
fact, he announced that he wuz go
in to conquer the world. He didn't
know that the United States an
South Carolina then existed. But he
did proceed to flog pretty nigh every
(Continued oa pace S.)