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REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TICKET.
For President:
BENJAMIN HARRISON,
Os Indiana.
For Vice-President:
LEVI P. MORTON,
Os New York.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
FOR GOVERNOR :
OLIVER n. DOCKERY,
of Richmond county.
FOR LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR :
JETER C. PRITCHARD,
of Madison county.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE t
GEORGE W. STANTON,
of Wilson county.
FOR AUDITOR OF STATE :
CHARLES F. McKESSON,
of Burke county.
FOR STATE TREASURER :
GEORGE A BINGHAM,
of ]lowan county.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION :
JAMES B MASON,
of Orange county.
FOR ATTORNEY-GENERAL :
THOMAS. P. DEYERECX,
of Wake county.
For Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court—to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Thomas S.
Ashe ;
DANIEL L. RUSSELL,
of New Hanover county.
For Associate Justices of the Su
preme Court under amendment to the
Constitution :
DAVID M. FURCIIES,
of Iredell county.
RALPH P. BUXTON,
of Cumberland county.
For Presidential Electors for the
State-at-Largc:
JAMES E. BOYD*
of Guilford county.
AUGUSTUS M. MOORE, t
of Pitt county.
FOR TIIE 51st CONGRESS — 3d DISTRICT t
W. S. O’B. ROBINSON,
of Wayne county.
For the 51st congress—sth district:
JOHN M. BROWER,
of Surry county.
FOR THE 51st CONGRESS —2d DISTP.ICT.
HENRY P. CHEATHAM,
of Vance county.
FOR ELECTOR— 2d DISTRICT :
JOSEPH J. MARTIN,
of Edgecombe county.
FOR ELECTOR 4tH DISTRICT :
WILLIAM A ALBRIGHT,
of Durham county.
SIXTH DISTRICT :
RICHARD M. NOIIMKNT,
of Robeson county.
, THIRD DISTRICT t .
OSCAR J SPEARS,
of Harnett comity.
rig urn district:
JULIUS B. FORTUNE,
of Cleveland county.
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Charlotte. N. C.
OUR TRIP TO CHICAGO.
A Pleasant Trip—Grand City—Beauti
ful Sceneries—A Great Body—Home
Again.
On Saturday morning about 8:80
o’clock, on the 16th of June, we
reached Washington City, en route
for Chicago, to witness the proceed
ings of the Republican National Con
vention, which convened on the 19th.
The North Carolina delegation was
provided for by that good man, Hon.
W. P. Canady, and assigned to the
“Bristol” in the second section of the
excursion trains that were leaving
Washington on that day. This was
a train of eight Pullman sleepers and
five sections about the same site left
Washington that day.
Our ticket entitled us to thsee meals
each way and a sleeping birth. AVc
had a car-load of North Carolinians.
They were all good-looking, clever
gentlemen. We left Washington 10:30
in the morning—hence an all-day
ride, with a full view of mountains
and farms of Pennsylvania.
We took the Pennsylvania route,
which took us through Baltimore,
Harrisburg, Pittsburg, Altoona, Fort
Wayne, and other pretty Western
cities. The scenery along this route
was perfectly grand. From Washing
ton to and beyond Baltimore it was
somewhat dusty, but as we crossed
the line between Maryland and Penn
sylvania we met rain in gentle, re
freshing showers, that cooled the at
mosphere and made riding pleasant.
As we followed the graceful curves
of the Susquehanna river, along the
foot of the Alleghany, the scenery
was superbly picturesque and magnifi
cently grand. The graceful slopes of
the beautiful towering hills, the
mighty massive rocks, the frightening
ravines, thick forests and rippling
streams, fields green with grain and
grass, dotted here and there with
herds of cattle and sheep, comfortable
farm houses, busy men and women,
kept us admiringly delighted, gazing
upon the wonderful works of nature
and industry, and ingenuity of man.
This is a grand country. The farms
are well cultivated. Wheat, clover,
corn and oats seem to be the principal
produets, aside from garden vegeta
bles. This is also a great iron coun
try. As night came upon us furnaces
conld be seen blazing in every direc
tion. Sometimes it looked like an
hundred great lamps in a row. Natural
gas is burnt in this country also.—
Many of the cities we passed on Sat
urday night displayed great blazing
lights, some of them three or four
feet. It makes a powerful and beau
tiful light.
After enjoying many others besides
the sceneries mentioned, we slept
soundly, and waked early in the
morning to find ourself well up in
Indiana, the Hoosicr State and home
of our next President. Here we be
gan to notice the well prepared coun
ty roads and that in every town and
city, the school-house and the church
were the best and most prominent
buildings to be seen.
About midday we entered the
prairie land. There were clusters of
trees here and there, but no hill nor
valley nor stream. Miles and miles
of level plains were before ns ; farm
houses could be seen five and ten
miles distant and cattle looked like
small hogs in the distance. Early in
the afternoon we came in sight of the
great Lake Michigan, and the porter
yelled : “Chicago in a few minutes.”
But it took us nearly a half hour to
reach the depot after we got in sight.
Chicago is a great city. It is the
metropolis of the West. It bus a
population of 806,000. It has about
15,000 colored people. The police
force is 1,300 men. The mayor gets
SIO,OOO a year. There arc many
magnifieent buildings here, among
them is the U. S. Postofficc, the
Court House, the Board of Trade and
the convention auditorium. Many of
the stores are five and six stories
high. Home of the buildings arc
eleven stories high. The streets arc
level and straight and regular. Cable
ears are run on the streets as well as
horse cars. To a Southerner it looks
strange to sec 3 or 4 cars together
dashing down the middle of a street
loaded with people and no engine or
horse pulling it. They ran fast, too, ■
say at the rate of too miles an hour.
A North Carolina friend became
frightened and cried out to a friend, 1
“look yonder at those cars running
away.”
We visited South Park, Lincoln
Park, the great stock yard or slaugh
ter pen and took a ride under Chicago
river in a tunnel in which are a
thousand lighted lamps. We took a
ride out on Lake Michigan about
five miles, all of which we enjoyed
much. In Lincoln Park is a large
statue of President Lincoln. In this
park also is a zoological garden,
which is said to be second to none in
the country. Here may be seen
elephants, tigers, bears, buffalos,
elks, deer, beavers, seals, prairie
dogs, wolves and many other animals
and birds. It is a lovely park of
about four hundred acres and is free
to all at all times.
The slaughter pen is the grandest
thing to be seen in this great city.
It employs 6,000 men, besides women
and children. It covers several
hundred acres and is laid off in
squares and the squares divided into
pens. In these pens may be seen
thousands of the finest and fattest and
biggest beef cattle in the country.
Thousands of sheep and hogs and
hundreds of calves arc here also.
Here we witnessed the biggest
“hog-killing” of our life. It is
really interesting to see it. A
hundred hogs may be seen walking
into the pen and in less than an hour
the same hogs may bo seen dressed
and being prepared for shipment. A
hog is fastened by one foot, raised up
and goes slipping and sliding like a
rope walker underneath the rope. It
goes from one man to another, each docs
his part to it until it is ready for the
last knives to be quartered up.
The Convention auditorium holds
about 10,000 people. It was well
filled every session. It is a magnifi
cent building. The chairman can be
seen from all parts of the hall. It was
finely decorated with flags and bunt
ing and pictures and lights. Over
the presiding officer was a beautiful
shield which when lighted showed
the thirty-six stars in blue ground
and the stripes of red and white,
emblematic of the American flag.
The auditorium was ventilated by
steam fams. The convention was
good natured and well behaved. One
hundred policemen assisted the
officers. We will say no more of it
just now. It gave us the ticket that
will win.
We left Chicago 11.30 on Monday
night the 25tb. Though we meant
to remain in Washington and had
secured a situation, we were too
eager to come back to the Old North
State. We reached home Thursday
noon and though wo left enthusiastic
for Sherman, we return just as earnest
for Harrison and Morton. Not alone
because the party nominated them,
but because it is u good ticket.
Because they arc good and pure men.
Men whom the enemy can say nothing
agaipst. Then after a happy return
from a pleasant trip, we say hurrah
for Harrison and Morton and North
Carolina.
HECK LENBURG REPUBLICANS.
Some years ago, it will be remem
bered, we had what was known as
the liberal or coalition party. We
were defeated in this county by from
500 to 900 majority. It was repeated
once or twice with no success. This
spring our county executive committee
in calling our county convention de
clared, in substance, that in this
campaign no one should be appointed,
nominated or recognized by repub
licans for any office except known and
tried republicans. It was thought
that all were starting out in this
campaign in good faith on that plat
form. If there is to be a change
from that it should be generally
known to the party.
It is talked around that certain
men arc bargaining with Cooper and
other democrats and pledging them
the republican vote of the county.
We arc not fully advised of the truth
of the report, hut now warn the
parties, that they had hotter count
well their strength beforehand or
they will he unable to deliver the
goods after selling.
We are frank to say, no coalition
ticket can succeed in this county
without the colored vote pretty solid
and that the colored vote is not in a
condition to be sold by one or two!
parties just now. When the repub
lican party of Mecklenburg county 1
changes its policy the Messenger
wants to be informed in time to get
in harmony with the party, but if the
tricksters make their trade and then
expect to take this paper and tho
party over to a few democrats for a
few dollars, they will get left as in
the past.
In the multitude of counsel there is
wisdom. In union is strength.
Don’t keep your secrets too close
brethren, or you, Cooper and your
whole erew may go down to shame
and defeat. What better weapon do
we want to fight with than Cooper’s
record as sheriff and the former
position of the men who arc now try
ing to palm him off on the colored
republicans.
Brother republicans, let us all un
derstand each other before we go too
far in this fight. Fair play—an
honest deal.
MARK IT DOWN.
Last Saturday the Daily Chronicle
of this city, said that Mr. Harrison
voted against the Blair bill while in
the Senate. Everybody knew that
was not so, and the Chronicle got
ashamed of itself and corrected on
Sunday. We are glad to sec that
there is at least one writer on that
paper who sometimes repents of a sin.
Mark it down, a democratic paper
corrects a false report against a repub
lican candidate. It may he seen from
this also, that democratic editors are
not careful in gathering their news,
but have too strong an inclination to
injure republicans. ,
Our candidate and next president
is all light on the educational
question as on all others. lie was in
the republican majority that passed
the Blair bill, and the democratic
party defeated it in the House, where
the same party have it smothered
now. Mr. Harrison is our candidate
and democrats need not worry about
him. He’s straight. He will be the
next President of these United
States.
Republican Platform,
Ist. That the interests of the farmer
and the laborer are identical, and
whatever injuriously effects one works
a grievance against the other.
2d. The hand that holds tho plow
should be honored, and there should
be a more equitable equation between
the wages of labor and the compen
sation of the office-holder.
3d. We look upon the purity of the
ballot-box as the best possible security
against threatening evils and we
demand such reasonable State legis
lation as will fully protect elector
in the exercise of the elective franchise.
Any denial of the elective franchise
by fraud or violence poisons the
springs of power.
4th. Agriculture, manufacture and
commerce are the tfcrco great factors
of civilization and all legislation tend
ing to foster these agencies will re
ceive tho support of the Republican
party.
sth. While industry and economy
are always to be looked to for relief
fretn financial depression, individual
success necessarily depends to a great
extent upon wise legislation. To
this end the total and unconditional
repeal of all internal revenue taxes
will greatly relievo the present par
alyzed industrial condition of the
country—both by relieving the
country of a swarm of unnecessary
officials and will relieve North Caro
lina from this unequal and unjust tax.
Internal federal taxes belong only to
war and all revenues for the support
of the Federal government (in times
of peace) should be collected from
customs dues aud their collection
should be so adjusted as to protect
American industries and labor.
6th. The general government
shouid not keep in its treasury any
more money than is actually necessary
to meet the demands of the govern
ment ; and as tho means of preventing
any further accumulation we demand
the repeal of the internal revenue
system of taxation and the passage
of the Blair educational bill as the
best method of public education and
of distributing the already accumulat
ed surplus in the treasury.
7th. We arc opposed to the present
system of county government and wo
demand the election of all county ami
township officers by the people.
Bth. The Republican party favors}
and will earnestly support any legis
lation looking to the abolition of all
useless State officials and depen
dencies, and the repeal of nil un
necessary taxation, that government
itself may not consume that which
it was intended to foster and protect, i
9th. We favor the working of the '
public roads by some systom more
equitable than the present unjnst and
burdensome one.
10th. That we oppose tho present)
system of hiring ont convicts by the
State, so as to bring their labor in ;
competition with free labor
NEW COFFIN HOUSE.
Largest Stock Coffins inthe State.
We are prepared to furnish everything in the l ndertaking Line.
Everything New. Open at all hours.
NEW HEARSE ESPECIALLY FOR THE
COLORED TRADE.
CLOTHING OF ALL KINDS FOR BURIAL PURPOSES,
Charlotte Undertaking Co.,
14 S. Tryon Street, opposite Central Hotel.
GRAND DISPLAY
OF
LADIES’ DRESS MATERIALS,
at 10c.. 125 c., 15c., 20c., 28c. an<l up, in 18 of the newest shades.
MOIREE SILK, | SURAII SILK,
14 Shades, at G 8 cents per yard. I 10 Shades, at 00 cents per yard.
BUSTLES I CORSETS
at 25 cents each. These stand unsurpassed. | at 28 cents n pair. Perfect tittiiiß.
LADIES’ MUSLIN UNDERWEAR,
CHEMISE at 25 cents and up..
DRAWERS at 25 cents and up.
CORSET COVERS at 25 cents and up.
SHIRTS, full long, 39 cents and up.
CORSET COVERS 25 cents and up
BRAND NEW STOCK
Gentlemen’s Clothing
has arrived. NO SHODDY GOODS.
.A. ZDIR/IVUEj jAT 48 cents you buy a man’s unlaundried
IN THE Dress Shirt, linen bosom, re-inforccd back
HAPPY HIT SHIRT and front and Patent Seams.
H. BARUCH,
Regulator of Low Prices.
E. M. ANDREWS,
Has the largest and Most Complete Stock of
FURITITTJRE
In North Carolina.
COFFINS & METALLIC CASES.
Pianos and Organs
Os the Best Makes on the Installment Plan. Ix»w Prices and Easy Terms.
Send for Prices.
Chickering Pianos, Arion Pianos,
Bent Pianos, Mathnshek Pianos,
Mason & Hamlin Pianos.
Mason & Hamlin Organs, Day State
Organs, Packard Organs,
E. M. ANDREWS, : : : Trade Stp.eet, Charlotte, N. C.
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