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? - n i r- .iiZOJi XJI3i:iIf.A j:-.c;;i 4 ki-'uj rutin.' yi . - t t Established 1867. " For us, Principle is Principle Bight is Right Yesterday, To-day, To-morrow, ForeTer." f Publliked Seml-Wwily $3.00 a Tew yol. xxn.: GOLDSBQBOrN. C, THURSDAY, JULY 29,. 1886:' '' 'p " III . M - fi: w oil NO, 81. iri m i - . i it u-ai ir.i .. f-fi i. i...ri yyx 4 . . ! 1 I J. . GREEN. 7 1 i :i The House beingr in Committee of the Whole, and having under consid eration the bill (H. R. 8328) defining butter, also imposing a tax upon and regulating the manufacture, sale, im portation, and exportation of olep margarine Mr. Green, of North Carolina, said t Mr. Chairman : As one of the sub committee of three to which was dele gated theduty of drafting the bill un der consideration, and which may therefore be regarded as its sponsor, I deem it a duty to myself and to the bill to say a word in its behalf. Starting out with the broad assump tion that if a thing is not what it pur ports to be it is a counterfeit and ia fraud, my line of argument will be mainly directed against oleomargarine as filling the bill as such, trusting that the propriety or its suppression, or limitation at least within reasonable bounds, will naturally suggest itself to every honest mind. What is butter? The bill defines it. Will any assert that it can be made out of other sub stance than cream or milk or both combined i If not, then the resulting product of other substance or com bination purporting to be such is a fraud, and should be within the reach of the law noless than a piece of base metal witn tne government's impress upon it which claims to be one of Brother Blatid's 4121 grain silver dol lars. Let it remove its cap of claim, and my objection to the vile stuff is with drawn. For I recognize every one's right to eat what he pleases as fully as I claim formyself the coi relative right not to eat what i do not please, not to have forced upon me as a genuine 'article that which my stomach loathes and abominates. But, sir, in this and kindred cases that claim will never be abated except under legal compulsion. Do you ask the reason why ? My reply is that the temptation to hold on is more than 1 mercenary greed will will ingly surrender. Is it clean, is it pure, is it healthy Of course public repute and general belief is the basis of ver dict. So far, however, from eating it myself, Mr. Chairman, after an insight into the mystery of its manufacture by evidence satisfactory to me I would scruple to give it to my dog. Still I in no wise doubt that I have eaten it time and again under the fond delusion that it was the genuine lacteal deriva tive, for by trick of chemist detection is almost impossible by taste. Does that militate against objection urged ? No; a thousand times no ! j I care not how perfect the deception, it is none the less an imposition on dairyman and consumer. Nay, the more perfect the one the greater the other. For, sir, as perfection attains in its manufacture, the easier it is by deodorizing trickery and discoloring process to aconvert the mostrepuJsive and disgusting ingredients into milk white lard or kindred substance, and this in turn into most approved oleo margarine, butterine, stearine, brbul- lenne. If it is not so, why did not these gentry appear before tne Agricultural Committee and make refutal that such things were either possible or at all events practiced? The committee doors were thrown wide open to both sides, and they knew full well that such allegations would be brought. ; In stead, however, of making their fight there, for reasons best known to them selves, they preferred to come before the Committee of the Whole and un e der the plea of injured innocence to inundate us with taunts of invidious taxation and protests of boards of trade, reflecting upon the committee. In this connection permit me to say that no measure ever left a committee of this House after a more patient hearing, a more thorough endeavor to arrive at the bottom facts, and a more unanimous indorsement of every clause and provision contained. True, it was only the Agricultural Committee, unhonored by member ship of any great constitutional lawjyer, but actuated by laudable purpose and with an eye single to the interests of the great farming class or the land, whose interests it was supposed to have m hand. Representatives of that honorable class trom almost every quarter of our great country appeared before us either in person or by proxy or petition, and never was there more unanimity of sentiment in demand of salutary legislation. But no sooner is the bill brought on the floor than it meets the hue and cry of class legisl at tion.! Unfortunately, Mr. Chairman; class legislation is no new thing to our statute-book; but alas, it has al most ever been legislation against the class which I represent, and the one my committee represents. Such, not to speak of our infamous tariff laws of recent years, was the tar on cotton, the tax on tobacco, the tax on the fruits of the earth, and the grain thereof when converted) into liquid commodities. Class legislation forsooth! Point me. to the. tax law this quarter of a century bygone' that has not been class legislation, delib erately planned and systematically framed, it wonlil sppm. to innre to the detriment of the great .controlling but uiucn-ending class the class to which belong the farmiricr ' class of the Jand. Icrave pardon. Mr. Chairman; there was a short-lived tax on lordly incomes, but it worked hardship on the commercial millionaire class and SQ it was set aside. JHow long are we to be regaled with is nauseating men. vhon moMnrns of relief for counter-class comes tip T Sy " : a. - , me is nui a more uncompromis wg stickler for "strict construction on or off this floor than I claim to be ut I am tired, of having my. guild construed into druderes and their hard earnings into the national coffers, or yorse still, a thousand times worse, gto the pockets of moneyed upstarts wno spin cotton and roll steel and iron, jnd reveling in ill-begottsh superabun dance, sneer upon the farmer class ,aa flaunt their poverty in their face. L An aow when he asks for this wot modicum of relief, when he craves with modest ..mien that this great, ay, taken in the aggregate, this greatest branch of agricultural indust ry, may not be "swallowed up and lost la the wide womb of uncreated night. Devoid of sense and being, he is met with the hackneyed and stereotyped cry of class legislation and constitutional infraction. rDown with such sophistry j -to thedgVitir'feuch quibbling. The opponents of the measure, driven to the wall to find a peg on which tchang their constitutionalob jection, undertake to sift the motives of its friends. I humbly submit is it fair or ingenuous warfare 1 Does it not confer corresponding right on us to do the same with theirs I Taxation not the motive of the measure, but annihilation, they say. On yesterday we were regaled with the millennium spectacle of the pig- iron lion or Pennsylvania ana tne free-trade lamb of Virginia (perhaps should say free-wool lamb) lying down together in blissful accord, scratching each other's back and mak ing love speeches,4tquam famihariter." Politics, it is said, make strange bed fellows, and here we see it. Ye gods and htle fishes, but it was a delicious sight ! But, sir, might we not with equal right intimate that the gentleman from Pennsylvania and his protection fol lowing obiect to seeing taxes levied on legitimately taxable articles, frauds, or luxuries, as he may prefer to class bogus butters, for fear that additional revenue from this source may justify or require a let-up on plowshares, tin pans, domestics, and blankets, not to mention some thousand or two other articles of every day use and prime necessity! Might we not in like manner bo pardoned for harboring the doubt that the other wing ot the opposition might fossibly be slightly influenced by the audable ambition to vwipe out the en tire internal-revenue fabric, and so oppose the addition of an article to the list which most of them concede is as proper subject for tax as those now on it, always presupposing the motive to be revenue and the needs of the Government demanding it. But, sir, I scorn the use of such doubtful weapons. I do not fancy our internal-revenue system as framed and maintained these many years last past and in the last Congress gave evidence of the fact, but the indications are that it is to be a permanency. If so, inasmuch as, tillage has been its victim hitherto, I demand in the name' of common justice that the system be made sub ordinate to its protection to the extent of relief contemplated in this bill. For one I do not even insist upon the re tention of the full amountof the tax called for if gentlemen are so fearful of "taxing this new legitimate and thriving industry," or as some prefer to call it rascally swindle, out of ex istence. Reduce it if you will, but compel it to sail under its own colors the black flag of taint and suspicion. Require it to wear its label as a sheep killing cur does his muzzle, and the mischief being wrought by unjust, unequal, dishonest competition will; soon have an end. Butter can look with sovereign con tempt upon its diminutive namesake if you will only brand on his forehead the name he should wear. To do it some tax is essential. Is the demand or the amount extravagant! It does not so appear to me. Those who hig gle at its enormity, to be consistent, should assail the tyranny of the Gov ernment for suppressing the ancient brotherhood of counterfeiters of coin, note-lifters, and kindred "chevaliers of industry." . The claim set up by4ts advocates that it is the poor man's but is,I hold, ridiculously fallacious, whether it be based upon the assumption that it is so adapted on the score of economy. Of course, as it can be made at about one-third of the cost of genuine but ter, it might be sold at something like one- half and leave a liberal margin for profit. Presumably when sold at first hand it is so sold. But, sir, by the time it reaches the great army of consumers, with its earmarks lert be hind and then claiming to be what it is not, the price approximates that of honest butter. Has any one on this floor ever call ed for it, in laying inhis family groc eries! Does any one flatter himself that he does not get it more or less mixed in with butter, unless his dealer can trace it to its source! Does he lay the Oleaginous unction to his confindmg soul, that he usually gets true butter at public tables! Mr. Chairman, if the commodity were actually made out of clean and honest fats, as the makers claim it is, it would still be a fraud if sold for what it is not. But when the offal and refuse of the slaughter-house and cattle yard enter into its fabric, as is generally believed and stoutly maintained, it should be accounted a telony and treated as such whether sold as genuine or imitation butter. Mr. Chairman, my limited know ledge of naUral history recalls but few animals, notably.-the jackal and turkey-buzzard, that revel in carrion. For one I do "not propose to enter, the field of dietetic competition against these fou.1 creatures, nor do I intend that my constituents shall j without being forewarned if possible. If any prefer that sort of diet, none can gainsay them, for there is no ac counting for taste. . But others,- more fastidious, should be permitted to de cline the savory meal. Hence, I repeat, this thing should be required to sail tinder its own name. Why does the plethoric manufacturer object to it! I will tell vou why. He knows full well that its name would .be its knell; and that his occupation Tvonld be gbne,'or would degenerate to its proper level, that of soap-boiler if it did? And let me tell you, sir, that he will then have entered upon a morer honorable Yoca- tion-'- ''' -r' " " " - f Of course it would be a source of re gret to a sympathizing i world if great constitutional sticklers and-lawma kers, impecunious -city editors with a bare circulation of 100,000, and boards of trade, actuated purely by consider- aiions or puouc gooa m tneu opposi tion to this measure, should be depriv ed of their coveted oleo. In consid eration of real service rendered by these in behalf of bogus butter, com mon gratitude should prompt the new fledged soap-maker to reserve a corner of his establishment for their old line ot trade, in order to supply the insati ate cravings for their wares entertain ed by snlch Abnormal gastronomic no tables. I opine, however, that the overfastidious hod-earrier, street sweep and boot-black will thenceforth give the place and it products a wide berth, or hold the nose while passing. The question has been asked time and again during the course of this discussion, "Can any say that it is un healthy!" . Sir, the query is puerile or it is a blind and pretext. It is rash to say ex cathedra what is oris not healthy. But medical science tells us that many of the admitted ingredients are nox ious and deleterious to health. Wheth er death is the consequence of their use would, I apprehend, require a post mortem examination in each indi vidual case. To the "doubting Thom ases" of the other side I venture to suggest, with a view to a solution of the vexed question, that they author ize the necessary medical and surgical investigation into their individual cause of exit. If the cordner's verdict in all such cases should be, "Died of bogus butter," it might help to resolve the doubts of some future House of skeptics as to the sanitary effects of putrid fats upon the human system. In conclusion, Mr. Chairman, I ear nestly trust that the bill will pass. I ask it in the cause of justice in deal ing with a bare face fraud. : I ask it in behalf of the butter-eater as well as the butter maker. I ask it with an eye to the speedy revision of our tax laws, so that the burden of taxation may fall on articles most suitable and able to bear them, and so be lightened on the overburdened necessaries of life. I ask it in behalf of the meat supply, which is rapidly diminishing under the bale ful effects of this new-fledged and ne farious trade. And finally, sir, I de mand it as right no less than a boon in the name of the sovereign people whose servants we are. Applause. DUPLIN NEWS AND NOTES J Primary elections Saturday. The latest returns from "the rural districts" place Mr. D. J. Middleton at the head of the Senatorial race with Snatchett to hear from. Misses Margie Murry and Annie Middleton, of Kenansville. and Misses Isabell and Ellen. Biyaiv-ef Taison, are visiting Warsaw. Bless "the dear girls" the boys are always glad to see them. Not long since, a youthful admirer sent his best girl some ice cold lemon ade. The young lady did not receive the cooling draught; it was intercep ted by her big bud. It was A-mos cruel act. Capt. Divine and Mr. Dunn of the W. &-W. R. R. met President Stewart, Judge Boykin and other friends of the Warsaw and Clinton Kailroad at Warsaw the 26th inst. The entire party lejf t for Clinton via the W. & C. R. R. "we hope to hear the whistle ot the engine soon. Since the heavy rains our farmers have been busy "laying by" the crops. We think that the damage will not be so great as was feared by the farmers; of course, there are instances where the entire crop, on low lands, was de stroved. We have heard with regret of the death of Mrs. Geo. Smith the mother of our esteemed friend Dr. L. Hussey. Mrs. Smith had lived the full time al- loted to man and was ready, when the summons came, to pass over the river and rest under the shade. We know how to svmpathize with those who mourn the loss o&a loved one. Mr. D. S. Kennedy has returned from a trip through Wayne and upper Sampson. He says that the crops are good where they have been properly cultivated and that the greatest com plaint is made by the poorest farmers. While in Wayne Mr. Kennedy saw a species of squash that weighed seventy- five pounds. Mr. Marshal Kornegay, of Sampson, has the finest corn crop seen by our mend. Mr. Kornegay ex pects to gather 150 bbls. from 28 acres of upland. One by one the aged are passing awav. Mrs. Adanne uavin aiea ai her residence, near Warsaw, on the morning of the 16th inst. Mrs. Gavin was in the 64th year of her age and had been a member of the Baptist church 11 years. Mrs. Gavin had been confined for four or five months and to her death was a relief. The bereaved family have the comforting assurance that their mother is "Safe in the arms of Jesus." In our next ; communication we will be able to give the results of Duplin's nominating convention. Bo tar as we have been able to learn there are no candidates for the county offices other than the present incumbents; yet our officials fear the dark horse, mere is considerable excitement over the Con gressional contest. We fear that some, in their enthusiasm are going too far, and saying tnings tnat tney win arier- wards regret. Mr. Dortch and Coi.' Green are gentleman above reproach and parties should not impugn their motives or criticise their acts without the facts to substantiate what they say. We want no dark horse and hope that Col. Green or Mr. Dortch one will re ceive the nominatioiK Good Results in JCvery Case. D. A. Bradford, wholesale paper dealer of Chattanooga, Tenn., writes that he was seriously afflicted with a severe cold that settled on his lungs; had tried many rem edies without benefit. Being induced to try Dr. Kings's New Discovery for Con sumption, did so and iwas entirelycured by the use of. a few bottles. Bince which time he has used it in his: family-, for all Coughs and Colds with best results. This is the experience oi thousands whose lives have been saved by this -WonderfullJ)iar. covery: Trial Bottles frfee at -Kirby- & Robinson's Drug Stbre.MKSSisoKB build ing, Goldsbbro, IT.. C, . v r-. . A RAMBLE THROUGH L.ON- ' f Y. don. ' . i Correspondence Goldsboro Messenger. To attempt to describe all that we haye seen of ' London, m.one short let ter is like trying to crowd Its teeming population in an English railway car-j riagen impossibility and in our rambles we will briefly mention only the things that; impressed us the most. n the Sabbath following thoday of our arrival we attempted to Mtend St. Paul's cathedral, but it happened to be a special dayr none being admitted without tickets. Thousands of people thronged the streets and thousands filled the cathedral, yet all was calm and peaceful. Not knowing the cause of the immense gathering, we in quired, and were informed that the church was celebrating tha, advent of the 50th year of the reign of her Maj esty,QueenVictoria. The day through out seemed extremely quiet to us, and we concluded that England acknowl edges the supremacy of a God and re members to keep his day holy a good i a a " . pian ior some or our American cuies to adopt. On Monday early we learned tnat the Prinp.e of Wales would lav the corner stone of the Tower Bridge ai 3 o'clock p. m. We take the underground rail road tor Cannon street, and nnd it densely packed with people as far as we can see, banners and flags of all nations being promiscuously above the anxious throng, and just over our heads floated the ensign or our own beloved country, and if eyer in our whole lives we felt proud of it, it was then. At a few minutes past the ap pointed time the guards of his Royal Highness, the Prince of . Wales, ap- peared in the distance, tollovfed Dy the Prince and Princess of Wale$, Louise Victoria. Prince Albert Victor, the Duke of Cambridge, Duke and Duch ess of Connaught. and Mary Duchess of Teck, the Duke of Teck, and the Lord Mayor of London. We did not go to the bridge to winess the ceremb mes, but took the cars again for the zoological gardens, where we spent a few pleasant hours. 3,000 animals are on exhibition, but we will not take the time to tell you how we lingered in the monkey house, or how the ele phants teased for crackers. We spent the remainder of the even ing at Madame Tussand's gallery of wax figures, lne JNapoieqn rooms were the most interesting tor us, con taining besides the wax display many relics most or tnem oeiongmg to in a poleon 1st. About the centre of the main room is the figure of the great general , wonderfully li feUkeZltl rag hint lying in, state upon; bis camp bedstead, used Dy mm aunng nearly six years as a state prisoner at St. Helena, with the mattresses and pil low on which he died. He is dressed in his Chasseur uniform, covered with the cloak he wore at the famous battle of Marengo in 1800, left expressly by will to his son, the King of Home. "In it.he lay in a soldiei's glory" and it served as his palV to the grave. For the bed alone the proprietors paid 460 (authenticated). The likeness of the Emperor is from the original cast from his face by Antommarchi, an Italian physician sent out to St. Helena to attend Napoleon after the recall of Barry O'Meary. A little to the left stands the celebrated carriage of the Emperor Napoleon in which he made the campaign of Russia and which was captured on the evening of the battle of Waterloo. We were al lowed to go in and sit down, and in spite of all that has been said deroga tory to this great man's character we felt somewhat honored, and as we looked out of the windows in front we lived in other years, that the long dreary march to Moscow was before us and that we ride defeated from the erreat battle of Leipsic, and at Water loo we witness the last desperate charge of Marshal Ney baffled, his last hopes frustrated, and the star or his glory goes down forever. Other at tractions we will not mention. "The Chamber of Horrors" was the next and last room we visited where we saw one of the most extraordinary relies in the world. A melancholy relic of the first French reyolution. The original knife and sunette. the identical in strument that decapitated 22,000 per sons, amongst whom were the unfor tunate Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Madame Elizabeth, the Duke of Or leans, Robespiere, and shed the best and worst blood of France ; bought by Madame Tussand and sons from M. Sanson, the grandson of the original executioner. Tuesday we visit the National Art Gallery. Saw many paintings by the old masters and many by those of modern schools. Turner did not meet our expectations by a long way. Per haps our eyes were too young. Land seer was all we had imagined. We examined the foreign collection by an cient and modern artists and we hard ly knew how to express ourselves, but the works of Raphael, Rubens, Munl lo, Titian, Leonardo, Davinci, and Michelangelo, seemed to interest us most. But we are frank to confess that we can't see wherein the ancients excell our modern artists. From the National Gallery ' wo visit the Dore Gallery. .We do not profess to be art critics but to our minds M Gustav Dore is without a rival either in an cient or modern . schools. The two pictures that attract the most atten tion is "Christ LeavincthePretorian" and his last great picture "The Vale of Tears." The rich fertility of imag ination, the power of drawing,, and the glow ot color displayed in this master piece we will not even attempt-to de scribe. It is wonderful. : f Wednesday . we visit . Cleopatra's Needle, Houses of , Parliaments-Westminster Abbey, Buckingham -Palace, the Indian and Colonial JSxhibition. At the Abbey, we took great pleasure in visiting the tombs xl the illustriona dead. And the beautiful monuments reared in memory of many whbseTe--mains rest" elsewhere.1 S The statue of our .beloved Xiongfellow did notscape our notice, and. we are glad toi know that England not only : acknowledged his genius, but so loved him that they have built a monument and given it a place among their own honored dead. At the exhibition we were much pleased with the extensive and artistic display of exhibits. Those of Canada, Australia And India were particularly interesting. .; y , Thursday we visit the British Muse una i. and the Koyal Academy: of Art, d concerning these we are onm: an pelled to repeat what we have so often said they are wonderfully interest ing. Friday we wheel out to Crystal Pal ace, seven 'miles, -and I have about concluded that I won't ride again un til i ride out or the city for g6od. I am the only man in London that rides an American Star Bicycle, and if the curiosity of the people continues to in crease Wm. E. Gladstone will be more popular but not noticed as much as your humble correspondent and just at present I desire to lead a quiet. peaceful life, unobserved. baturday we visit London Tower. The present buildinsrs are maralv of the Norman period, but architecture of almost all the styles that have flour ished in England may be found within the walls. We are admitted to the room containing the crown jewels. Tradition says that this room was for merly used by Henry VI for his devo tions when a prisoner in he Tower, and was here murdered. In the cen tre in a large double case are arranged the splendid objects which form the English Regalia. The following are the most remarkable : 1st. The crown of Queen Victoria. It was construct ed in 1838 for her Maiestv's corona tion, the principal jewels being taken from older crowns and the Royal col lection The crown contains about 2,700 diamonds and many other jewels, and weighs thirty-eierht ounces and five pennyweights. 2nd. The crown made for the coronation of Marv of Madena, the second wife of James II. 3rd. The crown made for Oueen Marv II for her coronation with William III. 4th. St. Edwards crown. 5th. Prince of Wales' coronets We visited the different towers and armories and other places of interest but will not write more concerniner them. Sunday we attend church at Stur geon's Tabernacle and hear an elo quent discourse by the distinguished divine. Monday we leave London and wheel toward Brighton. Van De Venter. OLEOMARGARINE. Its ilajiiiftctur x roiiiDltert in England and Canada. From the Toronto Globe, July 221. The farmers of Canada are indebted to the Liberal party in the House of Commons for the withdrawal of a Gov ernment measure which would have stimulated the manufacture of this spurious stuff in this country. The Government introduced a bill to im pose a high Customs duty on oleomar garine imported and a lower Excise duty on oleomargarine manufactured in Canada. The effect of such a meas ure would be not only to legalize but to encourage the establishment of such factories. That is the idea which the present Government has of protection. Such protection as they have ever of fered to the farmers is but a sham and a delusion. In this case they would have exposed the farmer to a compe tition most unfair and ruinous The Liberal Opposition stood up for the farmers' rights. They insisted that none of this spurious concoction should be placed upon the Canadian market to displace Canadian butter and re duce the price of what was sold. They insisted that its manufacture in Can ada should be forbidden, and its im portation prevented. So earnest were they, so strong were their arguments, sd great in Canada was the justice of their cause that the Government were forced to vield. The bill to encourage the manufacture of oleomargarine was withdrawn, and another putting a high duty upon its importation, was passed. We are afraid that the present Can adian law, even as amended, will not be found sufficient to prevent the im portation. Oleomargarine is now so skilfully prepared and flavoured that it cannot be distinguished from butter of good quality. Not one Custom house officer in "a thousand could de tect the fraud, if oleomargarine were entered as butter. We believe some does come in now as butter. It can only be kept out by imposing on but ter, imported, a duty that must be prohibitory. The Liberal Members of Parliament, when they find that the present law is insufficient to pro tect the Canadian farmers from such unfair competition, will, we are satis fied, demand that it be amended. THOSE POST OFFICES. Duplin County, July 23, 1886. Mr. Editor. -I see that "C. W. H." undertakes to reply to the article in the Messenger signed "Duplin," in which it wa3 claimed that Col. Green had nothing to do with the establish ment of "Chinquepin,". "Sloan," "Humphrey" and "Lyman" post of fices, and the route embracing them, and that there wag no such office in Duplin as "Mattie," and that "Sa-recta"-was an old office revived, prov insr "Purgatory" the only office he can fairly claim credit for. 1 re-assert tne statement ana cnai lenge "C. W. H.! to show to the con trary. - . . It would be as easy to get nis in formation from Col. Green as an "ac curate scribe." "C. W H. calls "Dunlin" "ienorant and ridiculous." In reply I 6nly say that I, am con- tent to De cauea "ignorant ana naicr ulous,T by one who speaks of the great soeech of our honored Senator. Gov Vance.iir New; Yorfctashis fTam many Pow-wow.-We.will next hear of his Oteomargarirti Potoo4i. Yours&c; 1 : s. Puplin. Iadles, Misses' and' Cnfldens Under wear at remarkably low price to close out our stock. - v M.-15i UASTKX a Co. THE THIHpStoICT. HonvYiVT; Grjpeh Undoubtedly M Tis not In mortals to command fuceess, But we'll do more; we'll deserve IV In a recent: communicatidn ' to the Messenger we expressed the .opinion were in favor of returning Hotf. W: J I Green to Congress. ' We are now fully satisfied that an. overwhelming majority of Sampson county's true democracy, appreciating the courage, ability and honesty of our faithful and efficient representative, will endeavor by all honorable means to secure his renom- ination. The time is fast approaching when the selection of our next Con gressional candidate" will take place, and we sincerely trust that the people of the third district may make a wise and judicious choice. This, we doubt not, if the people themselves have a fair representaion and their voice be heard ; and from the information we have been able to receive, the people are determined they will be heard. Col. Green, dur ing the two terms he has served in Congress, has been equal to every emergency, and on all important ques tions has stood firmly and squarely with our ablest and truest democratic leaders. Always at his post he has fearlessly stood by those Jeffersoman principles that all true and patriotic Americans love and cherish. He has been a most useful member, and his influ ence will be greater the longer he con tinues in his present responsible posi tion. The men who have accomplish ed most and exerted the greatest influ ence in our nation's history, whose names have been handed down to us as models of statesmanship and purity, are those, whose constituents, know ing their many virtues, saw fit to keep in their 'positions sufficiently long for that influence to be felt. Col. Green, if again returned by his district, will certainly be able to serve his constitu ency more etnciently and more satis factorily than any new man. We shall not attempt the recital here of the many measures he has been instrumental in securing, as the readers of the Messenger are already familiar with his public record, as well as the multitude of "His little nameless unremembered acts Of kindness and of love." The effort on the part of 'some men to prevent his nomination has not been that .'open, outspoken opposition that is always honorable and commendable, but has been characterized by a most distrusting tirade of abuse and. misrep resentation. Every man has the right and privilege or nis opinions, dui ne should have due regard to the truth in expressing those opinions. The action of Col. Green's own coun ty, by its endorsement without a dis senting voice, is a most deserved com pliment. Old Cumberland has shown the district that she appreciates tne services of her faithful son, and we hope the district will show the world that this honest, hard working repre sentative and most gifted and accom plished gentleman is "the right man in the right place" and return him to be next united otates congress. He deserves it. Philo. PIC NIC AT MACON EMY. ACAD- Mr. Editor. It would give us much pleasure to describe in your valuable paper, the grandest turnout in the way of a Sabbath School pic nic that has been seen at old Macon Academy, in Indian Springs township since the first pig was fat enough to barbecue for such a purpose. Sunday School was called in session by praise and ... , rni prayer, in tne usual rorm. xne pupus showed the assembly that they had the Proper training that all children ought to have in all civilized commu nities that look up to the Redeemer for a saving grace. We had several interesting addresses given by the young people of the neighborhood. Miss dennie ivornegay ouuject, Starless Crown. Miss Cora Rhodes the Preacher and Wife. Mr. James Lewis Duty of Parents. Mr. Daniel Jones Dubits Sunday School. Mr. C. F. R. Kornegay gave us a very good talk, which lasted half an hour, in his usual manner. At 1 o'clock there was a crv made that gave us the pleasure of forming around as well furnished a table as ever was beheld by any neighborhood. Everything was carried out to perfec tion. The crowd numDerea Detween three and four hundred. Each one went away saying they had a plenty. We occupied the remainder of the day by the young men forming a de bate with the subject "Prohibition" or "Anti-Prohibition," which was dis cussed very ably on both sides. D. G. Rhodes, chairman, announced tnat Prohibition was carried. At the close Mr. Korneerav cave another good talk on what Sabbath Schools are good for. We had good music by the ehoir all through the day. The 23rd day of July will be long remembered among us. A. J. ii.. XVHODES. . A VOICE FROM DUPLIN. Duplin County, July 26, 1886. Editor Meucnaer. I see in the daily organs of the 24th the name of Mr. D. J. Middleton suggested as Senator from this county. I wish to second that indorsement; in doing so I but voice the sentiment of legions. Mr. Middleton is a gentleman -of fine intelligence, an upright, consci entious. . firmr christian gentleman, and an honest, staunch Democrat. We nan not find anv better ha ads in which to commit our interests uiau uiwo vi " A i Ai 1.1 Mr. D. J. Middleton. : : i - . r ( Jis. D. Brown " Ladies ! Now is y6vLt time! for cheap fawaamfcMJ- Childrcns at 93 cents, worth ii . - Ladies 1.25. worth $1,75. Call at once on MBfti EtVtVMoobk. THE FIFTIETH CON GUESS. What its Complexion la Likely to be. . .It will be Democratic. But the Republicans will make some gains, unless Democrats are more vigilant than ' they have been of late. Fortv members are absent from the House. Some time3 it is impossible to procure a quorum. Whv lsthisT When all are present some members refuse to follow the party standard, and thus give the Republicans the victory in n strong Democratic House. This is simply outrageous. present some figures. It is said 'that about fifty members will not return, mostly having declined renomination. Of these some of the more conspicu ous Democrats are Messrs. Cobb, of Indiana, Hewitt, of New York. Tucker and Barbonr, of Virginia, and 15ennett, or North Carolina. Several of the papers are figuring on the close districts. The Washine- ton Star says that there are fortv-four.' distributed as follows, the name and politics of the sitting member, his plu- ranry at tne last election and tne vote cast in his district outside of the two great parlies being given: California. 1st district, nenlev. dem., 145 plurality, 321 pro. vote: Gth district, Markham, rep. ,407 plurality; 921 pro., 230 greenb. vote. Connecticut. 1st district, Buck, rep., Jin plurality; 41U pro., ZA1 greenb. 4th district, Seymour, dem., 153 plurality; 002 pro., 208 greenb. Illinois 10th district, Worthington, dem., 170 plurality; 84 trreenb. 11th district, Neece, dem , 427 plurality; 370 pro., 15th district. Cannon, rep.. 537 plurality; 340 pro., 16th district, Landes, dem.; J18 plurality; 175 pro. inaiana. otn district, Jonnston, rep., 1DU plurality; 14'J pro., 9th dis trict, Ward, dem., 613 plurality; 602 greenb.; 271 scattering. 10th district, Owen, rep., 181 plurality; 473 greenb. inn district, oteeie, rep., iH plurality; 1224 greenb. Iowa. 1st district. Hall, dem., 73" plurality; 106 scattering. 4th district, Fuller, rep., 230 majority. 5th district, Frederick, dem., 138 plurality; 30 scat tering. 6th district, Weaver, dem., and greenb. 67 majority. 9th district, Ly- . man, rep., 562 plurality. ( Kentucky 9th district, Wadsworth), rep., 102 majority. 11th district, Wol lord, dem., 816 majority. Louisiana. 3d district, G ray, dem. , 697 majority. Maine. 1st district, Reed, rep. 915 plurality, 190 greenb. . Maryland 5th district, "Co'mpton, dem., 971 majority. Mas3achuRett8--Cth district, Lover ing, dem., 265 plurality, 530 pro. Michigan 2d district, Eldndge, dem., 54 plurality ,2418 pro. 4th district, Burrows, t rep., 355 plurality, 1232 pro. 5th district. Comstock, dem,, 356 plurality; 2449 pro. " Nebraskv 1st district, Weaver, rep., 995 plurality; 1024 pro. Nevada Woodburn,-rep., 815 ma jority. New Jersey 6th district, -Lehlbaok, rep., 344 plurality, 815 pro. New York 23d- district, Spriggs, dem.. 837 pluralitv: 870 pro. 32d dis- (trict Farqunar, rep., 167 plurality; 123 pro., 33d district, Weber, rep., 601 plurality; 9o0 pro. Ohio 3d district, Campbell, dem., 412 plurality; 153 pro. 67 greenb. 4th district, Anderson, dem., 301 plurality; 229 pro., 44 greenb. 10th district, Rom els, rep.; 239 plurality, 208 pro. 11th district, Ellsberry, dem., 410 ma jority. 16th district, Geddes, dem., 693 plurality; 660 pro. 17th district, War ner, dem., 226 plurality; 214 pro.; 91 greenb. Pennsylyania-13th district, Brummr rep., 910 majority. 27th district, Scott, dem., 662 plurality, 1207 scattering. Tennessee 3d district, Neal, dem.r 68 majority. 10th district, Taylor, rep,, 586 majority Wisconsin 3d district. La Follette, rep., 491 plurality; 1,885 gro. 4th dis trict, Van Schaick, rep., 8 6 plurality; 1,296 greenb., 226 pro. Asa matter of course in some ef these districts exceptional causes may have operated to produce the result of the last election, but when such is the fact it seems to show that the dis trict is none the less doubtful. In Ohio the democrats are certain to lose several representatives, becauso- of the redistricting of the state by the republican legislature. As for In-' diana, the democrats may lose a dis trict there through internal strife over the nomination, but if party lines are closely drawn the republicans may lose, as they hold two or three districts by very slim pluralities. In Missouri the democrats are likely to regain tho Kansas City district, but they may lose some other one, so that it is not improbable that the State delegation will remain as it now is. In New York it is scarcely probable that the democrats-will hold as many districts as they now have, though their losses in one district may be offset by gains in another. They will recover the Alba ny district, lost two years ago by party dissension. It will be a difficult task for the republicans to capture tho House. The democrats can lose all their close districts and still retain a respectable majority. Without any stirring issue with which to go to tho people, and with politics in a quiescent state, it is natural that some districts shall be lost through indifference, but this effect will operate upon the two parties alike. Holding the vantage . ground as they do, the chances are that the democrats will retain control, of the House. I have been a periodical sufferer from Hay Fever (a most annoying and loath- some affliction), since the summer of 1879, and until I used Ely's Cream Balm, - was -never able to. find any relief untiLcold weather, I can . truthfully &y that Cream Balm, cured me.'1 I regard it as of great value and would not be. without It during, the Hay Fever season. L. JL GEORGIA, Binghamton, N., Y.. : Motto ior persons who preserve fruit "They can, t?ho think they can. r. .
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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