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The State Chronicle. ESTABLISHED 1877. rj. .-. . . . . -- -- ------ JOSEPHUS DANIELS, - - Editor. RALEIGH, N. C, SEPT. 14, 1888. There scarcely ever happened in the history of this world a sublimer spectacle than the re nomination of Grover Cleveland bv the unanimous voice of the Convention. The people of the United States love a brave ,n on.! nipvelaaad ia a tarave man; they love an honest man, and God knows he is an honest man; they lve a man of good, souna ;,,,),Tr,or,t nnrJ T An not know any man i sounder judgment than his; theyjove a man ;..;V- ar,.i .nea not f ear to take the consequence, and such a man U Grover Cleveland. Allen G. Thurman in a speech ut Columbus, Ohio. The n vme of Allen G. Thcrmak is a sy nonym for all that is wise and great in states manship, pure and upright in public life, and amiable and lovable in personal char acter. Indianapolis Sentinel. OXJH NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENT: GROVER CLEVELAND, OF NEW YORK. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT: ALLEN G. THURMAN, OF OHIO. FOR GOVERNOR : DANIEL G. FOWLE, of Wake. FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR : THOMAS M. HOLT, of Alamance. ri HI SECRETARY Of STATE ', WM. L. SAUNDERS, of Orange. FOR TREASURER : DONALD W. BAIN, of Wake. FOR SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC INSTRUCTION : SIDNEY M. FINGER, of Catawba. FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL : THEODORE F. DAVIDSON, of Buncombe. FOR AUDITOR: G. W. SANDERL1N, of Wayne. For Associate Justice of Supreme Court to till the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. Thos. S. Ashe: JOSEPH J. DAVIS, of Franklin. For Associate Justices of the Supreme Court under amendment to the Constitu tion : JAMES E. SHEPHERD, of Beaufort. ALPHONSO C. AVERY, of Burke. FOR ELECTORS FOR THE STATE AT LARGE : A. M. WADDELL, of New Hanover. F. N. STRCDWICK, of Orange. 1st District G. II. Beown, Jp..,of Beaufort. 2nd District Jno. E. Woopabd, of Wilson. Hrd District C. B. Aycock. of Wayne. 4th District E. W. Pou, Jr., of Johnston. .th District J. H. Dobson. of Surry. Cth District S. J. Pemberton, of Stanly. Tth District C. Caldwell, of Iredell, th District T. M. Vance, of Caldwell, '.th District W.T. CuAWFonn.of Haywood. FOR CONGRESS: 1st District Thos. I. SK.iNNER.of Hertford, and District F. M. Simmons, of Craven. 3rd District C. W. Mc Clam my, of Pender. 4th District B. H. Bunk, of Nash, r.th District J AS. T.MoRF.HEAD.of Guilford 6th Districtr Alfred RowLAND.of Robeson Tth District Jno. S. Henderson, of Kowan. bth District W. H. H. Cowles. of Wilkes. Oth District T. D. JonNsToN.of Buncombe. THE JOINT DISCUSSION. There will be a joint discussion of the issues of the campaign between Hon. Dan iel G. Fowle and Hon. Oliver H. Dockery, Democratic and Republican candidates for Governor, at the following times and pla ces: Lexington, Saturday, September 15. Mocksville, Monday, September IT. Hickory, Tuesday, September 18. Lenoir, Wednesday, September 19. Morganton, Thursday, September 20. Marion, Friday, September 21. Mooresville, Iredell count-, Saturday, September 22. The Local Committees will please adver tise these appointments by hand-bills and otherwise. Spier Whitaker, Ch'm'n. Dem. State Ex. Com. AppotKtmeate of Hon. G. W. Sanderlin. Hon. George W. Sanderlin, Democratic candidate for State Auditor, will address the people on the issues of the campaign at the following times and places: Statesville, Saturday, Sept. 15. Williamsburg, Monday, Sept. 17. Appointment in Wilkes county for Sep tember 18 to le made. Denver, Friday, Sept. 21. Gastonia, Saturday, Sept. 22. Uendersonville, Tuesday, Sept. 25. Brevard, Wednesday, Sept. 26. Franklin, Friday, Sept. 28. Murphy, Monday, Oct. 1. The local committees are urgently re quested to advertise these appointments by hand-bills and otherwise. Spier Whitaker, Chm'n. Dem. State Ex. Com. AppoiBtnients of Messrs. Strudwick and Pou. Hon. F. N. Strndwick, Democratic can didate for Presidential Elector for the State at large, will address his fellow-citizens upon the issues of the campaign at the following times ana places: Holly Springs, Saturday, Sept. 15. Franklinton, Monday, Sept. 17. Pleasant Grove, Tuesday, Sept. 18. Kenly, Wednesday, Sept. 19. Dunn's, Thursday, Sept. 20. Auburn, Friday, Sept. 21. , Durham, Saturday, Sept. 22. l Rolesville, Monday, Sept. 24. ft i New Light, Tuesday, Sept. 25. f Hon. E. W. Pou, Jr., Democratic candi date for Presidential Elector from the Fourth District, will speak as follows: Pleasant Grove, Sept. 18. Kenley, Sept. 19. Dunn's, Sept. 20. The local committees are urgently re quested to advertise these appointments by hand-bills ana otnerwise. Spier Whitaker, Chm'n. Dem. State Ex. Com. Appointments of Hon. I). Worthington. Hon. D. Worthington will address the people on the issues of the campaign at the following times and places: Henderson, Monday, Oct. 15. Wilson, Monday, Oct. 22. Nasville, Saturday, Nov. 3. Th local committees are urgently re quested to advertise these appointments by hand bills and otherwise. Spier Whitaker, Chin'n Dem. State Ex. Com. NOT AN IMAGINARY UASER. WE The Democratic speakers, in discussing the County Government question, have no stronger argunieut wherewith to sup port the present system of County Govern ment than this: That if the Republicans get control of the Legislature they will change the plan of electing Judges. The Constitution, Article 4, Section 21 gives the Legislature a right to change. It reads: The Geueral As-embly may from time to time, provide by law that the Judges answer to false charges made by a Radi of the Superior Courts, chosen at succeed- cal newspaper, published a full annex ing elections, instead or being eiecteu dj the voters ot the wnoie state, as is iieieiu , provided for, shall be elected by the voters Now the whole State elects;then each dis trict will elect its Judge. What does this im ply? It is certain that the Second district would elect a negro Judge. We say it is certain because the negroes could elect without the aid of a single white vote.and because in that district they now have a ,. i i, i i negro concuor, auu ui ia,ie cio iucj m I mriHv nnminatfl a netrro for Congress in the Second Congressional district-and him t fixnent. when thev have a row in their conventions and nominate two negro candidates, as they did in 1886 and as they have again done this year. No man who knows the desire of the negroes doubts that they would elect a negro Judge in the Second district, and that he would preside over the courts of our State upon the bench honored by the great jurists whose opinion! have been quoted in the courts of 0.ueeu victoria. The fear that th's thing may come to pass is no imaginary fear. It is as certain as fate that, if the Republicans succeed, this humiliation will be visited upon us. But,the voter in Western North Caroli- na may say, "How docs this concern me? I shall bo sorry tor me wnite peopie iu iuc Second district wneu tney nae a negro Judge presiding over their courts, cbarg- ing whit juries, and, if they feel so dis posed, setting aside the verdict of the white iurors. but I am not my brother's keeper. I must look out for Number 1." You are going to look out for Number 1 are you, Mr. Voter? Well, let us see if it will not be as humiliating to the white man of Cherokee to have a negro Judge as to the resident of Edgecombe. The Judges rotate and the Judge elected by Western voters presides quite a often in Edge: combe as in Cherokee. And likewise the .Tudfl-e elected in the Second district (it o - - would be the same if he should be a ne gro) presides as often in Buncombe as in Halifav The rveorde of all sections of North Carolina arc one what affect one, affects the other. Their own interest are therefore protected when they protect the interests of their neighbors. But, says one, "It is not positively nec essary for the Judges to rotate the Re publican legislature that changes the elec tion from State to district may, at the same time, provide that each Judge ..hall ride his own district, and that there be no more rotation." Well, let ns see about that? Can a leg islature ch&nae the Constitution? The Chronicle think6 not. Section 11, Article 4 of the Constitution of North Carolina reads: "Every Judge of the Superior Court shall reside in the district for which he is elect ed. The Judges shall preside in the courts of the different districts successively, but no Judge shall hold the Courts in the same district oftener than once in four years," except in case of protracted illness. The Constitution cannot easily or readi ly be changed. The negro Judge elected would ride over a part of the districts be fore there could be a change in the Con stitution, and white men who vote the Republican ticket would have the satisfac tion of being able to say: "That is my work. 1 preferred negro Judges to white Judges.' But if the Constitution could readily be changed, we ask the question: would the white voters of Central and Western North Carolina then be ready to place this humiliation t?pon the good peo ple of the Second District? The Chroni cle knows the temper and spirit of the Western people. The Chronicle can an swer for them and say: They are resolved to stand by the white men of Eastern North Carolina and see to it that no negro Judge or negro magistrate has authority over them. That is the sentiment of the West. This writer has recently returned from a trip to Haywood, Henderson and Buncombe, and he thinks he know the sentiment of the Western people, and that it is as above stated. The probable evil of negro Judges in North Carolina is not an imaginary danger. Republican succes s insures their election just as a Republican majority in the Second District secures a negro Solicitor and a negro member of the U. S. House of Rep resentatives. The man who is doubting as to how he will vote in the coming elec tion ought to ponder well the fact that if his vote aids in securing Republican suc cess it is equivalent to voting for a negro Judge to preside over the court at which he himself may be a litigant, witness, or juror. White men of North Carolina, are you prepared for this? The Democratic County C onvention of Cabarrus did well in passing a resolution denouncing Dockery for his slander of Mrs. Cleveland. There was not a vote against it. If submitted to a vote of the Mate tne result wouia be a unanimous condemnation of Mr. Dockery for his gratuitous slander of as good a woman as the sun shines on. In all America Mr. Dockery is the only man who has descend ed so low as to slander Mrs. Cleveland The Chronicle thanks the Democrats of Cabarrus for their well deserved rebuke of this demagogue. Every gentleman in the State, regardless of party affiliations, will endorse the resolution. The Chronicle rejoices in the fact that the farmers are about to break the back bone of the Cotton Bagging Trust. The head of that trust testified before the Congressional investigating committee that it was made possible only by reason of the Protective Tariff, and that as the Mills bill would reduce the price they were resolved to make a big pile the pres ent season. Vnd yet there are some peo ple who think farmers are big enough fools to vote for a party that advocates a protective tariff. 4 Gov. Hill was renominated by accla mation for Governor of New York, and "Jones he pays the freight" for Lieuten ant-Governor by acclamation. SPEAK TO VOltR POCKET. BOOKS. This is a campaign in which every voter is asking the question, "How much does it cost":" This is the question voters ask them selves when speakers discuss the great National question of Tariff taxation. They ask themselves the same question in regard to State issues. In March of this year the Chronicle, in haustive comparison of State tinances un- Tlt,mn,.rtw, :,nd under Radical rule. 100,000 copies were circulated throughout the State. We were assured by all candid men that our refutation of Republican misstatements was full, convincing and complete. Recently we have had a number of ap- plications for copies of that co mP rison t uue finances. io-aay w. full in the torm ot a supplement to uie ..... I' I T,. ,ir.intl,l t ut-,,..' .'11-1 (I WU1UJ""' "'"' er and to every voter a thoughtful peru- , anu aiui companion ol luo uS ures and comments contained in that ar ticle. It will be fouud to be a strong and UNANSWERABLE ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF Democratic financiering. The figures are all from the books and cannot be dis puted. Read and preserve the supplement. STRONG PaVeR, A VERY ST HONG PAPER." The above was the comment of Judge Thurman when President Cleveland s letter of acceptance was read to him. J'he Chronu i e adopts the sentiments of t(1c,p Thurman as its own. and would imnraa- itg readew the import- Gf a careful perusal of this wise and statesman-like document. As in Mr. cleyeiand-3 message to Congress, Tariff R - j made xnE issue of the cain. paigu. Mr. Cleveland simplifies the question of the tariff, and makes the need of a reform so clear that f-ven the most illiterate cannot fail to understand and endorbe. I pon the labor question Mr. Cleveland clearly states the position of the Demo cratic party, and shows that it never has and never will "neglect the interest of our working-men." He meet and answers the hollow and untruthful cry that Tariff reduction means a reduction of wages (use4 as a scare-crow to lighten wage-workers into voting the Republican ticket) in so strong away as to frevor dispqil- of that scare. If the Democratic party had no other reason than self-interest it would protect the interest of the working-men for it is composed of working-men. It is their party, and in looking out for their interest the Democratic party is looking out for its own interest. This is on the same principle that the Republicans foster and protect the interest of men like Carnegie whose profit is i5 cents every second Di'RtNn ' HE VF ui. His employees get 95 cents a day on working day. oi.iy. The Democrats would reduce the priee of necessities to help Mr. Carnegie's poorly paid employees: the Republicans would maintain the present high tariff in order that Mr. Crnig and other lords of wealth may continue to add ui!ii..n o million. In doing this each party is act ing selfishly each is looking after its own. It is true that, by the use of money unjustly wrung from the wage-earners by reason of the Protective TariiT,and threats of loss of work many wae-earners vote the Republican ticket and thus l(e!j 10 fasten the burden indefinitely upon them selves. Mr. Cleveland shows them that in so doing they are injuring themselves, and proves to them that the Democratic party "will promote steady employment of labor, while by cheapening the cost of the necessaries of ljf we increase the purchaser's wages and add to the comict of his home." Other topics are touched upon with the President's never-failing clearness, concise ness and ability. He has won the right to Le called THE Letter Waiter of 14s age. hq public man now living has so statesman-man-like a style. His letters, even on the most common-place subjects, have an ele gance and a strength that make all of them read like State papers. This latest letter his letter of accept ance of the Presidential nomination is one of his best and clearest. The Chronicle prints it in full in its supplement. To every reader our advice is: Read, lend it to your neighbor, aiid then preserve it for your children. Mr. Henderson of North Carolina said to a New York Star reporter : " The P-esident's letter of acceptance is able and convincing, and is an admirable statement of the position of the Demo cratic party on the taiiff question. He hits the nail square on the head every time. He also exposes the hollo wness and hypocrisy of the Republican platform in promising U repeal the whole Internal Revenue system rather than surrender any part of our protective system, if the reve nues cannot be all spent as proposed in the platform." The Raleigh Signal says, "Let the paper that made the charge that Mrs. Cleveland kissed a negro wench le pilloried in pub lic opinion until it makes the ample amends for its libellous article concerning Mrs. Cleveland." Good! But the paper is dead. The question is: What ought to be done to Mr. Dockery who spread the false state ment throughout the State? Ought he not to be "pilloried in public opinion" a little? It is no excuse for him to say that he read it in a Democratic newspaper, that was, as he knew, given over to sensation. He is a candidate for Governor and to make the slanderous charge without know ing that it was true entitles him to be "pilloried in public opinion." On the 6th of November "public opin ion" will register its verdict against Mr. Dockery in the words: "Pilloried for Slan der." There is a great deal of good in the world, notwithstanding the pessimistic cry that men are all selfish. A few days ago a gentleman, who refuses to give his name, presented Mayor Hewitt $2,000 to be forwarded to the yellow fever sufferers at Jacksonville. The name of this gener ous man ought to be known and when he dies an inscription on his monument ouht to read like the one inscribed on the mon ument of an arl of Devon, commonly called "the good Earl of Devon." That inscription was: "What I spent, I had; what I left, I lost; what 1 gave, I have." 31 R. HARRISON'S LETTER. On the day after Mr. Cleveland's letter of acceptance had been given to the pub lic, Mr. Harrison published his letter. It is well that they thus come together, tor the position of the two parties can thus be the more easily contrasted. The Chroni cle has only space to give a synopsis of Mr. Harrison's letter, with comments. We divide our summary and comments into heads, as the best way of giving our read ers the points made by Mr. Harrison. 1. The first part of his message is taken up with the Tariff. He says that the Dem ocratic party, whatever it pretends, is a Free Trade party, and that the Mills bill is only a step in that direction. He char ges that the Democratic policy will reduce wages and ruin American commerce and industry. He makes the regulation Re publican argument in support of his posi tion. 2. He declares AGAINST the repeal of the Internal Revenue, although he says he endorses his party platform. He says "We are not likely to be calltdlpon, I think, to make the present choice be tween a surrender of our protective system and an entire repeal of the internal tayb. Si ch a contingency, in view of the present relation of expenditures to leveuue, IS REMOTE." Mr. Dockery says if the Republicans are elected there will be an immediate repeal of the Internal Revenue. Mr. Harrison says it is "REMOTE." Col. Waddell says their utterance is equivalent to saying they will repeal the Internal Revenue "the day after Judgment." That is "re mote," and just as soon as Republicans will do it. Judge Fowle "hit it on the head1' when he said that Radical pretense of favoring the repeal of the Internal Revenue reminded him of the little girl who saw a snake's skin in road. She thus soliloquized; "Suppose I was grown and married to Tom (a neighbor's son), and we had a child, and this snake had notshed its skin, and the child should come by, am the suake bite it, and the child should (jj0 whereupon she was so overcome she sat down in the load and cried. Now Mr. Harrison justifies Judge Fowlo when he declares the repeal of the internal revenue in P. EMOTE. What will the Republican party in North Carolina say to this? 3. He advocates buying bonds as the best way of getting rid of the surplus. The Chronicle has so often shown that whenever the government buys a fl,00 bond it has to pay 1,280 therefor that we need not again go into argument to convince the dulle.-t man that this is very poor financiering. 4. He takes ground against allowing the importation of laborers under con tractopposes Chinese immigratiou, but makes no reference to his repeated votes in the Senate in favor of Chinese immigra tion. "). He makes a plea for a law to "punish frauds on the ballot," and in this connec tion refers to "our colored people." This is but another way of stating that he wauti Ooirec to orer the couutipj c.f the vote in the Southern stares by Federal otliters. He favors the admission of territories able to bear the burdens into the I nion as States. He excepts Utah on account of the institution that are repugnant to our civilization." 7. He declares against Trusts. 8. He favors the most "grateful lileral ity" in the granting of pensions, and praises the soldiers and says he had "a small measure of experience in what they SiUterod.'' 9. He wants the Civil Service Law "faithfully and vigorously enforced," and its provisions extended. The other subjects touched uon are not important or of issue. Such is Mr. Harrison's letter. His ut terance in regard to the Internal Revenue will fail with acta-nn upon "WMrth Carolina Republicans, who have been making a great to-do about the Republican platform declaring in favor of the repeal of the in ternal Revenue system. With their party Voting In Gongveits ainst a repeal, and their candidate for President declaring that such a contingency (he calls it a "contingency" to show that he thinks it not probable) is "remote," our Republi can friends jn North Carolina are estopped from making further claur and false promises. If Mr. Dockery and his col leagues are not "in a hole" on this ques tion the Chronicle doesn't know the jeason why. st- - 1R. ROUEV AGAINST i'HE THIRD PARTY. Some days ago Rev. Dr. Robey, a prom inent and able Methodist preacher in (ioldsboro, spoke in Durham in favor of Prohibit ion. His speech, incorrectly re ported, was published without his con sent. As published his speech made him take the ground that the Methodist Church in North Carolina wai committed to the Third Party. Such a position did so great violence to the position of the church upon this question that Methodists all over the Slate hastened to take issue with Dr. Robey. The Spirit of the Age, clearly and strongly answered Dr. Robey 's si i pposki) oosition. The Chuoniclk is glad to know thaf. I);-. Robey was misrepresented and that he is really AGilNSl the Third party, although strongly in favor of a Prohibition party if the conditions were favorable. The rea sons why he cannot vote for Walker and the other Third party men he gives, and every honest prohibitionut in thp Houth ought to.be influenced by the same rea sons. Dr. Robey says: "The condition of our State and, indeed, of the entire South, is such, politically, that I cannot vote the Third Party ticket. Nor have 1 ever advised auy one else to do so. I sympathize profoundly with the object which the Third Party people have in view, and I wish that I could help them, but I cannot without possibly helping another result which would be a greater calamity than the bar room. This means Radical success. Ed itor. Like many another true prohi bitionist I have tried, over and over, to find a way around the impassable barrier that hinders the Southern people from rising in their might and sweeping the rum-curse from ttieir fair laud, but 1 can not find it yet. I can only wait and do my duty as best I may along with the great mass of Southern prohibitionists till the time comes, as I pray it may, when, with safety to the best interests of our sunny land, we may throw ourselves into the thickest of the tight and march to victory with those who now constitute the advance-guard of the column." "FOR FISK AM) FOWfcE." Eoitor Chronicle.- I read your most excellent paper with a good deal of inter est, and T feel sure you will kindly answer some questions for me. I am a I'rohibi tionist "all over." I expect to support the National Prohibition ticket if I am sure it is not in the interest of the Republican party in North Carolina. Now for the questions: First Do you know it to be a fact that Rev. W. T. Walker is paid for canvassing out of Republican mouey. If so, will you kindly give the proof '. Secono Is it not a fact that the Demo crats virtually declare against Prohibition in their National platform? Thiri Is it not true that Col. O. H. Dockery canvassed against Prohibition in 1881. and that Judge Fowle voted for it? Fourth Was Rev. W. T. Walker for merly a Democrat or Republican, and is he not a minister in good standing in the Christian church? Fifth (1) Is it not right for white Pro- Hhibitionists to vote for Fowle forWovernor IWnd (2) Fisk for President? T XTaw itmi rrruotlr fV OT ma Kv Tlllh- lishing these questions and your answers. A number of the best men in North Caro lina will never again vote for the National Democratic platform as long as they de clare against sumptuary legislation, but who cannot vote in North Carolina to overthrow the system of county govern ment or in favor of negro rule, and who will never support directly or indirectly a man that canvassed against tne rignt. Rut, Mr. E-litor, unless some of the party press stop some of the abusive epithets that they apply to honest Prohibitionists they will injure Judge Fowle and drive from him numbers of good men that would otherwise support him. i ours sincerely, roR k isk and iowi.e. The Chronicle is very glad to answer the questions of its friend. Those who read this paper have not failed to observe that, while we have been severe on fellows of the Social Equality Steele type who are running the Prohibitum par;y in North Carolina in the interest of Radicalism, v e have had no words of denunciation for the honest men who have, from super-conscientious motives, joined the Third Party. For an houetst man, agreem or disagree ing with us, wo have profouud respect For an honest mau who allows his excess of zeal to steal away his stock of common sense, we have great pity. It is the honest man, zealous for the right, who allows his judgment to control his actions, who commands our highest admiration and most profouud respect. A man vho "allows his judgment to con trol his actions" i.s always a mau of broad view.'. He has a w ide horizon. He does not make the mistake of thinking that there is but one public- question. He is not a "one idea" man. He grasps all the problems thift allot inen and seeks to aid n their solution. lie dots not, turning aside from issues of great concern, raise up one and declare that it aud it alone is the great controlling question. "A uarry stream Is strong" said Eagleston's Irish school -master. A narrow man a man with oue idea may accomplish good, but whoever becomes a man of o.ie idea dwarfs his powers, developes into?n enthusiast, nd ihoea u then but one step from the enthusiast to the fanatic. Before answering our friend's questions we offer to him and to all like minded the above rejections. The following are our answers: rlRi We do .NtiT know it to be a fact that Walker is paid by Republican money. We have never seen it stated. Certainly the Chkonu le has never given circulation to such a report. Second There is difierence of opinion upon this ouestifn. if the Democratic p;rty m it NatAoual platform had desired to declare against Prohibition it would have so declared. It is true that the ma jority of Northern Democrats are opposed to Prohibition, but the party is NTC M M1TTKD AGAINST PROHIBITION. The National Democratic platform of 1888 has no reference whatever to the question of prohibition, it Ignores it just as the Democratic State platform ignores it. It does not recognize it as a political ques tion. It is siieiit upon it. The National Democratic platform of 184, which was reaflinncd, did ind' ed declare against "sumptuary legislation." But is that a declaration against Prohibition? This writer has heard at least fifty speeches on the Prohibition question, and every Prohi bition speakpi' we pver herd took the ground that Prohibition was NOT a sump tuary law. Sumptuary is defined to be "Pertaining to, or regulating expense or expenses." Now if Prohibition does this, it is a "sumptuary" law: if nqt, it u not. just he-e comes in tho difference of opin ion. The very moment that Prohibition ists declare that the Democratic, party is against Prohibition they admit what they have always been denying, iz: That a Prohibition laf is a sumptuary law. Our friend, in the light of the above, can an swer the question he propounds to us for himself. Now our frienu, who oalls himself, in an alliterative way, "For Fisk and Fowle," would do well to compare the record of the DemtM ratic par'y with th-it of the Repub lican. The Republicans declare, first, for free whiskey; and secondly, declare that it "cordially sympathizes with all wise and well directed efforts for the promotion of temperance and morality." It is always acting the hypocrite. It pretends to favor the Prohibitionists, while in fact it is their greatest enemy. Third The Chronicle is informed that Col. Dockery, in the campaign of 1S31, made speeches against Prohibition, and voted against it. In 1M82 he was reward ed for his advocacy of Anti-Prohibition by a nomination by the "Anti-Prohibition Party" for Congressman at-Large. He denounced Prohibition and prohibitionists everywhere, and charged that the Demo cratic party was the Prohibition party That was the year, according to Judge Russell, when the vote of the Radicals "was thrown to save the grog shops." The Radical party, in tha' attitude, could not win, and now iu 188S it is seeking to win by nominating Dockery for Governor and acting as a sort of god father to the Pro hibitjon party. They reali full ell that no decent, self-respecting man who voted for Prohibition will vote for Docker'. They expect him to get the Anti vote. They see that Rev. Mr. Walker may fet some Demo cratie votes, and they encourage his candi dacy hopiug that he may got enough Demo cratic votes to elect Dock ary. This is the way they take Judge Russell's advice to "go into a strike at drunkenness and Democ racy." Judge Fowle is out of the city and we canuot speak positively as to his posi tion iu 1851. He is a strict temperance man and has not taken a drink in twenty years. His whole life is an argument against intemperance. Fourth The Third party organs say that he was a Democrat. He is a minis ter in the Christian church, and is, we suppose, in good standing, unless the fact that he has quit preaching and turned politician makes against his good stand ing. Fifth As to the first part, we un hesitatingly say "yes." It is right be cause only by securing hi election can we have honest government in North Car lina. No calamity could.bef.il. this State so great and so greatly to be deplored as for the Radicals to succeed this year. Every man who wants to s.e Edgecombe and Halifax and Warren aud Northamp ton, and the other negro counties protect ed from ignorant and corrupt rule will vote tor Fowle. Every man who wants the present Prohibition legislation in North Carolina continued will vote for Fowle. Every man, iu a word, who loves his State and would see it prosper, will vote foi Fowle. We say this not in the spirit of partizanship, but as a private citizen and sincerely interest d in promot ing the welfare of the State. We say it bt cause a vote for Walker is a vote de lirerately thrown away. A man had as well put his vote in a gun as wadding and shoot it in the air. so far as the good it will do, as to vote for Walker. If Dock ery was not the demagogue that be is, aud if he sincerely desired to promote the prosperity of the State, he could not do it if elected. His party is corrupt and he would necessarily be controlled by it Some of its candidates for office are not only untrustworthy, but incompetent as well. Dockery says that he is a party man aud always votes the Radical ticket except when some "object ionable men are j nominated." This is his reed and under it he voted for a negro lawyer against an intelligent white farmer, aud for another negro against a crippled ex-Confederate soldier. His appointees to office will be of the same "unobjectionable" character. It' Judge Clark should resign Dockery would probably appoint the negro Wassom or llajes. Judge. This would be in keep ing with his past record. Certainly Mr. Dockery would be under obligations to appoint Jno. T. Reynolds icol.), of Halifax, who placed him in nomination befoie the Convention, to some responsible position, llo.v would he do as President of the At lantic v. North Carolina Railroad? How ever honest Dockery might be, he could not avoid appointing his political associates to office and sanctioning their wild cat legislative schemes. Therefore, Mr. "For Fisk and Fowle" you are wise in that you will vote for Judge Fowle for Governor. And now as to voting for Fisk for Presi dent. Is it right? you ask. In the first j place, then, you say there av-e "a number I of the best men in North Carolina who J will never again vote for the National Democratic platform as long as they de l clare against sumptuary legislation." These men, and we suppose our friend is one of them, are going to vote for a party because they endorse its platform. Good. They are not gfnug to be guilty of the absurd foolishness of voting for "men and not principles." The position of the Chron icle is your position. We vote to advance the principles of a pa,rty. Set do our "For Fowle arid FLk'" friends. Good! Now then: the platform upon which Fisk is running declares in favor of woman suf frage? Now are our North Carolina friends ready to endorse woman suffrage? They cavil at the Democratic platform because in 1-81 they THINK it made a declaration that could be construed against Prohibi- tion, and say they cannot support it. The Prohibition p'uttfovm EPRESSLY declares in favor of woman suffrage, and Mr. Fisk stands upou his platform. Can they, fronn their own standpoint, support him? The Chronicle thinks not. If the great question of Tariff Reform that overshadows every other question in America to-dav cannot induce the Prohi bitionists of the South to vote the Demo cratic ticket, there is one reason that ought to be all-sufficient, fracn the standpoint of our fcisK ana towie menu, lie says he cannot vote in Noith Carolina to over throw the system of county government, or in favor of negro rule." Thou reason- est well. So far. so gooi. If you cannot so vote in North Oaralim why will you vote for the contrary in the t'niou? Next to the advocacy of Protection, the chief Republican desire is to secure legislation (.Harrison advocates such legislation) which will enab.e them to count the vote in the Southern States. They declare now tn.it the negro is robbed of his vote. They intend, if ever they have the jvowop again, to devise some method of Federal super vision of elections in the South. We have had a taste of Federal supervision of State elections. We want no more of it. Radi cal supremacy secures it to us. Negro rule, bad as it is in the South, cannot be worse nor more humiliating than, the control of our election by National agents. Another reason why a Southern mau ought to support Cleveland: He has done more than any man, living or dead, to wipe out sectionalism. He has made the South a part of the Union. It was only an outlying province under Radical rule. The self-respect of Southern while men ought to cause them to rally to the support of the fust President who had given South ern men a fair chance. One of the silliest, clap-trap, campaign items we havo pen is to the effect that a reductian of the tariff means a decrease of wages. Will the author of that states ment please tell us how many times the wages of workingmen have been increas ed as the tariir was increased. Fayette ville Messenger, organ of the Knights of Labor. It must be gratifying to North Carolina Democra's to see the respect and consid ation paid to Senator Ransom ;vs a mem ber of the National Democratic Executive Committee. Our Senator has not a super ior as an astute politician and the National Committee has no member more intelli gently zealous for Democratio success. In his letter of acceptance Mr. Harrison says that the "cont.ugency" (w hat a small thread supports it!) of repealing the In ternal Revenue is "REMOTE." Carry the news to Dockery! He has been telling the people that the repeal would be IMMEDIATE. A HIT OF ROMAM'K. About Ashevilte's Growth and the New Hotel "Oakland Inn.77 Editorial Correspondence. Oakland Inn, near Ashf.vii.i.e, N. C, September 1, 1888. This is a per fect gem of a hotel built on a beautiful shady elevation just one mile and a half from the Court House in Asheville. It has been built and furnished in the most elegant of modern styles and is perfect in all its equipments. Tt has been opened not more than three months and is already full, and its patronage comes chiefly from the North and from the Southern States. Less pretentious and smaller, it is still somewhat after the plan of Battery Park. It is a gem in appearance, and to that there is general agreemeut. The view from the sky parlor of the Inn is surpassed by few views around Asheville, Connelly's, less than a quarter of a mile distant, be ing probably better. Since it was opened the visitor to Asheville does not think he has seen the "sights" until he has visited the Inn, as it is commonly called. Oakland Inn is ' sui generis," if I may apply the term to a hotel. It is not like any other hotel or inn I have seen anol. it is strikingly different from them all in management. The proprietors, Messrs. A. fc R. U. Garrett, were induced to make Asheville their home ou account of the climate. They bought the beautiful site upou which the Inn is situated, and built a residence there aud had a model farm. Last year they conceived the idea of build ing a hotel which should cater only to that part of the travelling public, looking for a quiet place, where the very re.st accom modations could be had. and where they would be free from the dissipations of most summer and winter resorts. They have no bar-room connected with the hotel and do not allow drinking at the table. No dancing is allowed, nor card playing. Tnis is a novel way of conducting a hotel, b'.it the Messrs. Garrett believed that such a hotel would get a large number of peo ple who, like themselves, did not care for those things, and who, in fact, wanted a place from which they were excluded. So far their success has demonstrated that they are right. Auent the fact that the Inn is a strictly temperance place the fol lowing dialogue between a visitor, who had just arrived and did not know of the temperance proclivities of the House, and the clever clerk is interesting: New Arrival to clerk: "Where is the bar-room j" Clerk "We have no bar room, sir." New Arrival "No bar-room! What sort of a hotel is this?" (Lowering his voice): "Please be so kind then as to give me a drink out of your private bot tle." Clerk "I have no private bottle." New Arrival draws a long breath and says; "Well, I guess I will have to take a drink of beer then." Clerk "We have no beer, sir." New Arrival "No beer : This is a h of a hotel. No whisky, no spirits, no eez- What is a man to drink r" Spring water was prescribed for him but he didn't take to it kindly, and the next day he took up his baggage aud "went" to the place of "spirits" from which he never returned to the lun. This incident illustrates the temperance prac tice of the hotel. But it is not alone in its temperance proclivities that the Inn is unlike other hotels. It is like other first class hotels in that it has a steward, educated in Paris: a head cook from the far-famed Bruns wick hotel iu New York; and that its fare is the very best the market can aft'ovd. It is unlike them in several particulars and it is a very happy difference, instead of having negro chamber-maids they i have young girls who have been educated and trained at the Industrial School n tar here. These girls deserve and receive the resfect of all who aro domiciled at the Inn. Their modest deportment, their iieatness and their thorough way of doing tluir work makes this innovation decided ly pleasant. Of tke porters the same may be said. They are baya young, genteel, willing, courteous and useful. Only in the dining room are there negroes and they are waiters. These difference give the Inn the air of a home, and add to the pleasure of abiding here. As a still further guarantee of comfewt the Messrs. tiarrett, assisted by their very clever clerk, Mr. P. Halderman, give their attention Ui the hotel and are ever ready to supply the wants of all. There is the fruitful theme for gossip, here. I mean that gossip which all uii.11 and wo men (especially women j love to engage in, and which ha no malice in it and leaves no sting behind, and damages no one's reputatiou. It is all "concerning of" a romance of love and courtship and a coming marriage between a fair young maiden of this mountain country and the versatile (1 use the word correctly for he can do many things welb steward of the nn. Their courtship was as romantic a wooing av.d winning as was ever told of in song or story, and it inspired as much interest among those abiding in the Inn as though it had concerned the mightiest monarchsof the w orld, and not two unpre tending people who have little thought of the p,amp and glory of the world, but only of the old fashioned way of loving and beiug loved. The story - (I tell it plainly and w ithout embellishment) runs this way: When this hotel was opened the Messrs, Garrett thought it would boa good plan to secure, as chamber maids, ome of the orphan girls who were at school in the Industrial School of Rev. Mr. Pease, not more than an eighth of a mile from the Inn. It was an excellent plan, for these young women are thus given good employment during their vacation, and they do their work with such cflieiency s to justify their em ployment. They read and put their spate time to good use. Well, it is a rule- of the inn that no man employed in the hotel shall talk to these good looking chamber maids on the stair -way or iu the halls. It is a rule that, like the law of the Mcdes aud Persians, cannot be broken. One day the report earn to Mr. Garrett that the steward had been seen more than once talking to one of the good-looking bright eyed chamber maids, and there"wast'ob served an unusual lustre in her eyes, and he was talking in low tones that, to say the least, appeared suspicious to the on lookers. As soon as the report of these doings came to the ears of Mr. Garrett hn, ordered the steward to como to his oflic. The steward came. Mr. Garrett asked lor an explanation of his conduct. The stew ard, who is a great big, good nat tired fel low, stammered out that he could not help talking to the girl because - he was in love with her. He told Mr. Garrett that he -van ted to marry the girl, and with his consent he intended to marry her. The girl was an orphan and when it was ascertained that she was much iu love with the steward Mr. (iar rett gave his consent, aud they ate to U married next week. Rev. R. (i. Pear-on. the evangelist, is to marry them. Thus will end a delightful liitle romance, and the Oakland I nn inhabitants will have to look around for some other romantic sub ject about which to make "the hours pass on angel wings." Last year I wrote at length of the pro gress, business, and manufacturing of Asheville I have space to add to that letter a few of the retults of my inquiries and observations on this trip. There is no going backward here. There is not as much building going on now as one vear ago but the army of mechanics here tind remunerative employment at good wages. Thirty-five thousand railroad tickets were sold to Asheville last year. Visitor spent here upwards of one half million dollars. During the last jear one million and a quarter of dollars wa3 put in U U k and mortar and houses here. There is not a store for ru in th place. The Asheville Fwmale Semiuary has been en larged and is oue of the handsomest school buildings in the State, and is one of tin- best female schools. A new Graded school building is in process of construction. Other building goes foiward, and is pro jected. During the coming year $1(10,000 is to be expended in erecting a I . s. Building for post office aud courts. Most of the investments here are made by parties who first come on account of heath. Xhey improve buy property--build some stay all the time others spend only a part of the )ear here. I a u; told that, notwithstanding th many re ports to the contrary, the health of Ashe ville was never better than this year. As evidencing the fact that A.shtvi!.V property still sells at high figures 1 give few of the bestales of real Estate for the past year: 1. George VanderbiJt, of New York, has purchased seveu hundred acres of la'.id two m;les south of Asheville. They tell me that it is the fiuest view in Western North Carolina and that the ite for a building is unsurpassed. For this proper ty Mr. Vanderbilt paid 5s.b0u. Hh; agent says that this purchase involves t he expenditure of mtny thousand dollars, here. 'J Win. Bailey, of Lockport, N. Y., has bought a magnificent farm near the Sul phur Springs. He is going to make it ;t stock farm. Full blooded horses, eat tie aud sheep will be brought down, and tine stock will be raised here and sold. Th is au investment that will aid Asheville in many ways, but the chief benefit from it will be reaped by the Buncombe county farmers. 1 have always noticed thai when one man begins to import fine stork in i neighborhood it spurs up all his neighbors to a spirit of emulation, and they all begiu at once to improve their stock. :!. Some years &a?o Mr. R. V. Garrett came to Asheville with his family bccau.M of its reputation for giving health 10 in valids. So pleased was he that he and his father, who joined him, purchased a hand some property one and one half miles from Asheville. They have erected ak land Inn here. It is a gem. I do not. know how much the building- ckst ct r tainly a great many thousand dollars. It is to, be enlarged next year. 4. Capt. W. M. Hazaard, a South Cat" linian, who. owns a beautiful residence on Beaucatcher, has built a number of ele gant cottages on lieaucatcher. lie had many applications to purchase building sites, but not caring to sell aud si ill de siring to accommodate his frieuds. t'apt. Hazzard erected the residences. This m volved the expenditure of a large amount of mouey. 5. Mr. Woolsey, au Englishman, has iuvy&'ed 0i,tX)O in various ways. it. Mr. Geo. W. Pvck, a several tifties millionaire, of Cleveland, Ohio, w ho came to Asheville for his health, has just com pleted a $tiQ,00O residence. 7. Mr. Miller, a leading citizen of S-i vanuah, Ga. , passed through Asheville t short while sinee with his sick wife. Hie was so much pleased that he has invested in a" fine place on Sunset drive. 8. Col. Harry P. King, Mill of ex Sell tor King, of Georgia, one of the ownerot a large cotton factory, has bought a site and will erect a handsome residence. I might writoon other lines to show t In growth and prosperity of Asheville. l'.ut the above will suffice. J. D JuixiE Thurman went to New York la week to speak at a grand lkt.crat.ic mee! ing at Madison Square Garden. Th- ie were ten thousand people present and lid ovation given the next Vice-President never equalled for enthusiasm hi New Y'ork. It was a grand demonstration a:.-! indicative of the grand Democratic virton in New York in November. After .)nd Thurman had spoken only two minute; he had to desist and was carried to In hotel quite unwell. The whole eomntry was in profound sympathy with him and will be rejoiced to know that he has nearly recovered. It is no wonder he was to' ill to speak. During the week he had made twenty-eight speeches and on the preceding morning he had suffered with cholera morbus for eight hours. This enough to prostrate the most robust you; h. The old Roman is now himself again a;. I planning a vigorous campaign in Indhvii.t. - . The yellow fever iu Jackson vile d " not abate. Twenty-eight new www reported Wednesday. The weather i- -m-favorable and there is little hope thai ' can be checked .soo. Help is needed n, ! contributions are a. ked for. v Tus Fayettevillk Messenger, the or-rn of the Kuiglitsof Labor of North Carolina, fcriticics Harrison for saying of the si 1 trs some years ago, "were I ioven; r I would call out the militia and shoot tla-m down like dogs." . Tlie Third Party Noti.ioil. I From the Christian Sun. Our only deliverance (from internp' r ance is the chivalrous knight of (it i.H'U TEMPERANCE. At the last term of Richmond coiin court Col. Dockery in the court room a ed a gentleman if he knew anything wh r i was a greater drawback to the prosper: t of a people than a lawyer, to which t:e tion a quick response was made, "Ye.-, t mean white Republican." The eonvei.-a tiou dropped. 1 Raleigh Wows-Observer.
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