The Caucasian (newspaper)
The Caucasian (1884–1913) also published as The Daily Caucasian in 1895,[1][2] was a newspaper in North Carolina which operated from 1884 to 1913. Established as a Democratic Party aligned paper, it became Populist with the era of fusion politics. The paper relocated several times including to Raleigh, the state capitol.
History
The Caucasian was founded in 1884 as a weekly newspaper in Clinton, North Carolina which promoted the local Democratic Party. In 1888, schoolteacher Marion Butler became editor of the publication and used it to promote the views of the Farmers' Alliance. In 1893, the paper's printing facility was burned, and Marion moved it to Goldsboro to expand readership.[3]
In 1894, Populists and Republicans, working as
In January 1895, Butler arranged for the paper to introduce a supplemental edition in the capital, the Raleigh Daily Caucasian, making the Caucasian the only Populist-led paper to ever publish daily in the South. He further expanded the paper's circulation during the 1895 state legislative session to promote the Populist Party.[5] During this time the paper struggled with financial problems, as adverse economic conditions limited the number of businesses willing to advertise with the paper, and some of the policies advocated by the Populists alienated others. Due to the lack of money, the board of directors to temporarily suspend operations at the end of the session, with the last daily edition being issued on March 13.[7] On March 28, Butler merged the Goldsboro edition into the Raleigh edition.[5] As he prepared to depart for Washington D.C. to serve in the U.S. Senate, he chose Hal W. Ayer to serve as the paper's managing editor.[5] The paper's circulation peaked in the mid-1890s with over 10,000 subscribers.[3]
The paper reported on the
See also
References
- ^ "Search Results · North Carolina Newspapers". newspapers.digitalnc.org.
- ^ "The Daily Caucasian (Raleigh, North Carolina) 1895-1895 [Online Resource]". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
- ^ a b c d e Hunt, James L. (2006). "Caucasian". NCPedia. North Carolina Government & Heritage Library. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ Hunt 2003, pp. 76–78.
- ^ a b c d Hunt 2003, p. 81.
- ^ Hunt 2003, p. 75.
- ^ Beeby 2008, p. 116.
- ISBN 9780807866573.
Works cited
- Beeby, James M. (2008). Revolt of the Tar Heels: The North Carolina Populist Movement, 1890-1901. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781604733242.
- Hunt, James L. (2003). Marion Butler and American Populism. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807862506.