VOL IV
LINCOLNTON, N. C, FRIDAY, JAN. .30, 1891.
NO. 38
Professional Cards.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW.
LINCOLNTON, N. C.
Jan, 9, IS'Jl.
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VANCE UOXOKEll ALI K
BY FARHEK AND
LAWYER.
We quote below from the State
Chronicle extracts from a number
of speeches made in the Senate and
Iloue in the nomination of Vance
for the United States Senate. We
do so because we believe there is
much here to interest our readers.
Iu the Venule.
The chair announced that the spe
cial ord r was the election oi TJ. S.
Senator, and appointed Messrs.
Hob-urn aud Bull as tellers.
Mr. Lucas placed in nomination
Zebulon Baird Vance of Buncombe,
lie snid he came from the East, but
he loved the West tor her gre.u
men. He remembered Vance's first
appe rauce iu public lite thirty-six
years ago a mere boy and he had
watched with prido his successful
career as the people's friend. He
said that during the war he came to
Raleigh to see Gov. Vance about
clothing his company. The Gover
nor told him he had no clothes, but
the State had some cloth, and if he
would wait three days ho would
have clothes made for his meu. He
waited and lettirned with a new
sait for each of his men. Thus has
he always been ready to do bis ut
most to contribute to the comfort of
those iu his care.
In referring to Vance and the AK
tiance he said he always knew the
people were with' Vance and Vance
with the people, and the attempts
of cross road politicians to get up a
quarrel would fall flat.
Mr. Lucas thought the life ot
Vance, with all of its eventful chan
ges in which he had never swerved
from duty, should be published and
pat in the hands of our children as
an incentive to noble, faithful fideli
ty to duty.
Iu seconding the nomination Mr.
Bellamy said :
Great men are evolved from great
occasions, and there never has been
an occasion in all the annals of his?
tory that Providence has not or
dained that some great man should
arise the equal of the emergency.
Prior to the great war of secession,
Senator Vance was little known to
fame, but as soon as the crisis rushed
hurriedly on our people, there
spraDg into the scene of action a
wise and patriotic civil leader, fully
equipped and suited to the occasion;
like Minerva springing full armed
from the brain of Jupiter, and the
great war Governor, who, through
the naval blockade of Forts Caswell
and Fisher successfully hazarded
the treasury of the people, aud clad
our soldiery on the tented field, and
ruled with a strong hand and a tens
der heart their dependent families
at home, has ever endeared himself
to the memory of a grateful people.
North Carolina has produced her
Badger, who was indeed a great
lawyer , a Mangnm, who was a true
oritur ; a Macou who was a wise
legislator. But as lawyer, orator,
writer nl tttitesmau, combining
versatility of talent with accuracy,
Seuator Vance stauds without a ri
val, the f i rem os t statesman this
commonwealth has ever furnished
to the tation. His fame is co-ex-,
tensive with the Duioo, and as he
has endeared himself to the people
of his State he has become the ac
knowledged champion of the people
of the whole country in their efiorts
to be relieved from the burdens of
financial oppression. Every people
has its hero, but no State of the
Uuiou to-day has a leader who is go
deeply k:it in the affec ions of her
people as is our beloved Vance. I
may never have this opportunity
again, and I will therefore now ear
nestly, cheei fully atid lovingly sec
Qnd his nomination.
Mr. Galloway said that Vance
was the ablest man iu the South.
Georgia had her Toombs, and Mis
sissippi her Liaiar, but none of
these were a peer of our on Vance.
Mr. Twitty said the reason why
Vance is so dear to the people is be
cause be does not try to hide any
thing from them, and is always true
to their interests. Mr. Williams
said Zeb Vance needed no eulogy.
He voted tor him six years ago aud
he bad always been proud of it.
In the Honse.
i The time having arrived for the
election of TJ. S. Senator, Mr. Grier,
of Mecklenburg, said :
I desire to place in nomination
one who has served us so faithfully
in the past and one we know will
still serve us faithfully in the future.
The man who has been at his post
of duty for the last twelve years de
serves this compliment at our bands,
and I am glad to say that we are
united in this thing. It was re
ported in the fall that the Farmers'
Alliance of North Carolina would
come here and disrupt t hinge, but I
am happy to say, sir, that the Alli
auce is for Vance, and that we will
nominate him almost unanimously:
I place in nomination Zebulon B.
Vance for his own successor, the
term begiuning March 4th, 1891.
Mr. liiick Jones's Speech.
Mr. Speaker : I did not intend,
sir, making a speech this morning,
bat I arise to second the nomination
of Z. B. Vance. My poor ability
stands abashed at the powerful
splendor of his greatness. 1 cannot
speak in fitting words of his char
acter, but there is one thing that 1
desire to call your attention to this
morning. I pass over his services
and bis ability, but, air, I wish to
emphasize this morning and have
it known throughout North Caroli
na as far as the remotest parts of
the State, and all over this country,
this tribute of the devotion of Vance
to duty. It is known to you all
that Senator Vance lost an eye in
the services of his country. It . was
during the great debate upon the
tariff question. The Democratic
lepresentatiou upon the finauce
committee which had this matter
under consideration was Vance, Me
Pherson, Vooihes and Beck. Mr.
Beck was stricken down by disease
and soon after died. Mr. Voorhees
and McPherson were not in accord
with the gieat Democratic party
upon the question of tariff reform,
and this service naturally fell upon
the shoulders ot the Senator from
North Carolina. About that time
his eyes became weak and the doc
told him that if he persisted in that
labor he would lose one or both of
his eyes. That it he were to stop
he thought he could save his eye,
but, gentlemen of the Assembly,
the duties and responsibilities that
you had intrusted to your represen
tative, Z. B. Vance, he preferred to
put beyond auy persoual consider
ation. It has been worthy of note and
has come down to us from the be
ginning of the century through the
biography ot Milton, who was a
statesman and a patriot, and a great
Democrat, that he lost his eyes in
defending political principles. Some
jurist I do not know his name just
now wrote a book in the beginning
of this movement of the people, at
the very dawn of political priuci
p!ef, at the b'rtb of Democracy, in
which he defended thu right of
kings to rule. The party to which
Milton belonged selected him as the
fittest and most suitable man to an
swer this work. The physicians
told Milton that if he undertook
tuat literary labor in ibe condition
iu which his eyes wee he wou'd
lose them, but he replied that this
duty 1 must perform and my eyes
must go.
No greater tribute can any hlog
rapher pay him than this. But I
desire to say that North Carolina
has produced a man in th:s day
who is willing to make this sacrifice
for principle.
Mr. Alston's Speech.
Mr. Speaker I am proud to
day that I am a North Carolinian,
and I am proud to be here as a rep
resentative of Frankliu county, but
I am more so tht I have the privi
lege this day to cast a vote for
United State Senator.
My first vote was cast on the
tented field in 1SC2, in Virginia, for
Z. B. Vauce. I have voted for him
whenever his name has been pre
sented since. 1 Mave never bad oc
casion to regret any vote cast fcr
him, and now that the head of this
great and good man has been cov
ered with snow which never melt?,
appreciating his noble services, I
wish to say, sir, if I knew this would
be my last vote I would cast it
PROUDLY for Zebulon B. Vauce. I
said, in the caucus, Mr. Speaker,
''Vance was first in war, first in
peace, first iu the hearts of his com
try men.'' Th(si woids were bor
rowed from the author who used
them in reference to him who was
called the "father of his country,''
aud I believe, sir, that the father is
no greater than the savior, and
while Washington was the father,
Vauce has already been the savior
of North Carolina and will yet fce
the savior of America. I gladly
second tne nomination ot Z. F.
Vance.
Col. Kkinuer'a Speech,
Mr. Speaker: It is an equal pride
and pleasure with me to assist iu
the in mination of Zebulon B. Vance,
who is about, to be balloted for in
both honse of this General Assem
blyj aud who is, today, to be for
mally chosen, to serve the people of
our beloved commonwealth for the
next six year, in the Senate of the
United States 1 am not here, Mr.
Speaker, to pronounce a panegyric
upon this justly favorite son of
North Carolina. That has been
done in assemblies before today
and by tongues fashioned to eulo
gistic utterances that would render
kflat, stale, and unprofitable" any
thing which I may utter. Such ef
fort on my part might have served
some purpose in years gone by,
when the coming gaeatues of this
man was only paatially suspected
by the sagacious and far thinking
reader of human character, who yet
could point to no written - page of
histcry for deeds of usefulness to
demonstrate the faith that was in
him. But such time has passed.
The Virgin-scroll has been inscribed
by sword and pen, by doing and
daring in times of peace and war ;
and Vance's fame i, to-day, a thiog
established, au epoci In the life of
our State which not even the con
fines of our common country should
limit. This great statesman and
patriot is in the zenith of his use
fulness. North Carolinians know
full well that, through the fire of
his genius, such scathing phiiiphics
have been burled at the enemies of
our free institutions, that listening
Senates have given him their un
qualified applause. We do not
speak to develop a sta'esman in
embryo ; for Vance's labors in ben
half of the pe)ple of North Carolina
his profound learniug, his deep
thinking, nay, even thaconuscations
of his genius, his inimitable wit and
humor have become a part of our
history. We are not here, then,
either to bury Caesar or to praise
him. Vance's days of usefulness,
may, I trust, still be many : aud we
have disclaimed, as superogotory,
all efforts at eulosium. We are but
giving vent to the spontaneous ex
pressions of our hearts, rendering
uuto Caesar the thiugs which are
Caesar'. But we may bid this trusty
defender of our rights God-speed
on bis journey to even greater uses
fulness to oor people. He is buck
ling on his armor afresh in defense
of his native State; and his experi
ence and natural character, grooved
into habits ot action, has created
strength for him as nothing else
could create it; for the usefuluees
of the statesman consists as much
iu the kuowiog how to dc, as iu the
doing when once known. Our rep
resentative has, then, the courage
and the genius necessary for sue?
cessful Statesmanship, and he has
the experience to grapple with the
exegencies of the hour.
Let us look to him then and oar
other representatives in the Feder
al Congress to stand up with ever
iucreasmg energies, wisdom anl
patriotism for an amelioration of the
condition of the agricultural and
industrial masses aud the mainten
ance of our rights in the Union. It
is needless to deny, yea, it is wrong
to conceal, that a crisis is at haod.
There is au unrest among the peo
pie, and all wise meu know that it
is not easy to fix boundary lines to
the agitation set on foot. We have
but done our duty in conservative
instructions as reflective of the set.
timents of our coDStituentsl No man
knows their meann?, their full
force and effect better than Senator
Z. B, VaDce. If I thought that he
would be a party to cr try to relieve
himself of their force and effect, by
a strained construction of this or
that word, I would not hesitate to
vote against him ; but believing as I
do, that Senator Vance understands
the instruction, that they are the
conservative orystalized seutiments
of his and our constituents; that
they were giveu not in enmity or
criticism, but in love, both for the
good of the party aud the people,
and that he will plant himself
squarely on the everlasting truth
ot things and die, if need be, for the
riyht. I ake great pleasure iu
casting my vote tor this grand old
Roman.
The Republicans nominated J. C.
Piitchard, of Madison, both iu the
Senate and in the House. When
the vote was taken iu the Senate,
Vance received 10, all the Demo-
c-ats, and Piitohaid 7, all the Ile
publicrtMs. Iu the House, Vauce
received 87 votes, ad ihe Democrats
present, and Pritehaid 13.
Vance Mpeakn.
Senator Vance addressed the cau
cus and said :
I stand here tonight to thank you
for the fourth time for the nomina
tion of United States Senator. Dur
ing the time I have represented
you I may not have done it wisely
or ably, but I have done it honestly
aud faithfully. During the thirty
six years in which I have served my
people, I am pioud ro say the.
have never had occasion to blush
on my accouut. You may not have
had occasion to be proud, but you
have had no occasion to be asham
ed of my name. Cbaoges have tak
en place. Calamity and disaster
have beeu our fortune ; but they
have beeu overcome with a fortitude
and heroism that entitles the peo
ple of North Carolina to be rauked
among the bravest and noblest of
the world.
When the war closed there was a
great inflation of the carrency.
There was mOre money than in
many years before. Taking advauts
age of it and thinking they could
effect anything they desired, a sys
tem of legislation was begun for
tne beuefit of the few at the ex
pense ot the many. It has been
kept up tweuty-five years, and not a
line has been placed on the statute
books in that period for the ame
lioration of the mas.ses. The nation
al welth has been augmenten to a
marvelous degree. But with the
wheat sprung up the tares. With
the prosperity came au amount of
evil in proportion. The wealth was
not pioperly distributed. It was
concentrated in the hands ot a few.
Tue great volumu of the people be
came poorer.
The business field became full ot
trusts and comtdnationt, which
enabled those engaged thereiu to
reap enormous fortunes. National
banks were given a monopoly,
which left them the entire field,and
removed all competition. Silver
wasfc dtmonelized, aud ihe piice of
gold was enhanced. A law was
passed that bond- and interest on
them should be paid in gold aud
not iu currency.
The trusts on the other hand
were maintained by high protective
tariff. There is now scarcely au ar
ticle of necessity that :s not con
trolled iy these combinations in
stead of by the law ot fupply aud
demand. It is now being uublush
luglv attempted to suppress com
merce altogether. Tbi3 operates
peculiarly upon the agricultural
products ot thin country. The tariff
law friVc!; seventy-five per cent, of
our agricultural products that have
saved us liom tinauciat disaster as
it is. There is not an evil that you
have to complain of that is not the
direct result ot this legislation.
There is not a mouopolj or evil
that does not trace its birth to it.
There has not beeu a fall in the
price of the fauuer'.-i products that
is not cau-ed by th a discriminate
ing, unjust and unuoly legislation.
As proof of this it is only neces
sary to point to tbe desperate
measun s that tlie Repub'ican party
is resorting to perpetuate itself in
power. In order to prevent the re
peal of this legislation by which
their friends have fattened, they
hive ainiit'ed new States into the
Union to swell their strength. They
have thrust them m to fortify
t h e m sel vas in thVSenVta3o tthey
refused other States admission
which have more population, bat
are Democratic.
They are attemptiug to take
charge of elections of Congreasmeu
iu the South by the passage of tbe
Force bill, and there is danger that
it may be enacted into a law. When
that is done there will be no check
upon them.
Now reform is imperatively de
manded. Violence and phiaioal
force is not resorted to until All
other agents fail, but if this policy
coutiuuea it will not be long till
other means than argument and
harangue will have to be used.
If I know myself I would not ad
vocate class legislation. I would
not build up one class at the ex
pense of another.
The eternal principles ofjdstioe
require that no difference should,
be made, and yet every interest
has fattened for a quarter of a ceo
tuty at the expense of agriculture.
Tins is a dual government and a
government of limited powers.
There i a tendency to look too
much to the n it ion I government
for redress of giievances which is
in onr power to core. You should
look to it that the Legislature of
North Carolina exercises its full
powers in tuch matters.
But whatever you do the reforms
you wis.h for r au never be entirely
accomplished unless you remove
this party entirely from power. And
to do that you must be in harmony
upon the reforms you demand.
When I observed the workings of k
the Farmers' Alliauco in other
States, I begau to fear that it wa9
goiug as tar iu the other extreme as
tbe Republican party had done at
the first.
But I am habpy to say that I
cannot now see any reason to tear
that from the Alliaucn in Nor h
Carolina. In fact oh a cloudy da
I oaunot tell an Alliauce niau ir i
a Democrat. And if unity i; 1 n.r
mony will couliuue and Oemo r a
and Alliauce men will rec-oa-jiz tbi
faot that their enda and aims uie
the same, coucard will be. uidiutaiL'
ed, and a political army will be
formed the fluttering ot whose bau
nersj without a idiotj will do tbe
work. I predict that 1832 will tell
the utory.
SePator Vanee closed with a
beautiful eulogy upon North Cioj
Una. Her honor, and prosperity
would always be his heart's desire
and prayer to God Raltiqh Obieri-dr.
The Purchme Tax.
We hope this Legislature will
have the courage to abolish tbe
purchase tax. There never was a
more uujust law on -the statute
books. There is no more reason
why merchants should pay tax ou
what, they buy than, manufacturers
foiindejs, newspaper editors, farm
ers or any bod3' 'le- 'e believe
in equality to all aud special iujus-
tics to none. The merchant pays
his advalorem tax like other owners
of property aud that is enough. To
place a double tax ou him and not
ou otters is legal robbery.
The purchase tax h not only un
just but it makes the burden on
farmers and all consumers heavier.
The more taxes we place on mers
chants the higher will be the goods
they sell and the tighter the mort
gages they take. All such taxes
must finally be paid by tbe consum
er. Moreover all unjust taxes bare a
tendency to corrupt th people by
tempting them to make false re
turns.
Down with the purchase tax I
Wit. Times.
An old experienced farmer says
that hickory cut in July or August
will not become worm earten. Oak,
chestnut, walnut or other timber
cat from the middle of Ju'y to the
last of August will la?t twice as
loug as when cut in winter. White
oak cut at this reason, if kept off
the ground, will season through if
two feet in diameter, aud remain
perfectly sound for many years,
whereas if cut in winter or spiing
is will become saprotteo iu a few
years.