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Morrtr Millw N. C.
Sept. 28th. 1888.
To the Democrat:
That third party has been
hen? and behold it now stalk
eth abroad in bur land.
That others may know the
critter" andtiot be ddped
in vo n-nro tro will' rpiinrf
"Truly." On the niht of
the 21st. inst. wvornl eiti
ens assembled at Twisting
Temple to hear a temperance
lecture that had Wn - an
"y'Dounccd. Thr (speaker was
introduced by n friend of
Statwville. After a few des
I tiltory and commonplace re
r'narke on Intemperance, he
iMmvm an atiiiune.
H 4,A n!..nBnnt ini!f lip munlw"
'A holv wink ho wiink"
The thin disguise wn
thrown aide And after a
i short labor, the speaker
brought forth; and behold
1 .the "third party" in all its
jivnideo forms, incluning its
' forms of 'republicanism and
; thoscn h-oof of the devil.
t, Alth6 our young friend
' hfidobtained hiflnudiftice by
pretcticp, and deceit,
yet he arraigned both old
parties for treachery and dc
V cefttinn. . TtiatMid of a tern-
H .'
twrance Jectui-e he delsA-ered
Hi m. wolitkftl harancrtie, onlv
. - rj -
urorthy of a political dema
grgue, lugging in the much
.abused negro, and cryiig
out, behold the white mans
party!- -
We' do not know that this
young lecturer is direct ly era
ploted by the republicans to
do their dirty work : but we
-fV do know that he could not
4J end thera better if uuch was
j the case. . ,
Ska4 it rc5eR with bad grace
for a man4o use subterfuge
& . vtb obta in ijea'rersf e nd then
f'Uryio if theni vwithf ueh
V party has t , reiort trr such
1 ,tnein and -contipreptible con
W 5uc. If tney continue to in
feinqAte themselves into hou--ee
f worship underv fdlse-
l.hoodJH-write the sugarcoat-
;m aanouncements ot teinper-
74 anc lecturersthey will soon
3 make tbejthird party much
iuore , Contemptible than it is
A, now J'and that is paying a
I goodeal. !s ,
! If this young man contin-
Uoe hie couroe he will he very
Ifray-headed before the peo
pU will pnniiidr him ushoiv
lH)(Ni:. ATAlJiA l.TOyn.S.l'.
ent nn inn ill t?f the old party
lenders whom he acus of
dinhonenty and innim-ei-ity..
II. A. I).
VaiieCruciH X.C,
Oet. Cth. 8S.
Kd. Dkmociiat:
I would like Hpace 4n your
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1UIUUUI' lUIUIIIIir' v.--t.. . ..-
A i. . f - . '
uiivnutMi m vunr miun.i iu
the nmenton8 i5u'en in-
voiveu in tne coning
,
eleot.on. In nllhtinuui !'"l-:tl,lt
ability it win ieciae wni n ;
party will control our m-tj,e MVro iH MVmt to iv-j we were waiting at the depot "through the Capitol, Sen- The Mowing Kockers can eti
turnol affairs for the next ; jt r,.Mirm.t8 the long 'for the "little iron honse:'nte and Uouho Chambers, wily put up with that kind
twenty years. The question l(Urie( jssl!eH ()f w ,,ast and : which is. by the way, only a ; out on the obnervatory and ! romputition, and I herebr
then, for each Voter to "-wnvPH nt Its mastdiead the 'nick name to distinguish it took a look at the "City of send greeting to th? nWivT
cideisthis. Would he desire j k..,,,.,. ,-.( ihhiUmiKi'fnim tl hr-nmi im w.ii a,W mitinwJ tn tiw mnl of tk lii.e and lir)iKt.li
would ne "csire .
to have a !emorrtttic ratnor;
ttmv a republican ndinmii.
Irntlon in control lOf the;,
next twenty years. j
Let the past record
of ;
each becarfully studied.
The democratic idea is
that thin is a government of
the people, by the people, for
the peoplo; while the repub
licaii idea is that the govern
ment should be conducted in i
the interest of the capitalists
and monopolists at the ex
poneeofthe innqtleat large.
Wit ness the present turiJif as
an example that gathers as
it were in a net the hard ear
nings of the poor laborer
and sweeps them into the
capacious pockets of a few
capitalists thus fulfilling the
scriptural injunction, "That
into him that hath shall be
given, and to him that hath
not shall be taken away even
that which he hath."
To a North Carolinian this
question should be easily an
swered. Many yet remem
ber the dark days of 07-08,
when under a republican ad
ministration carpet baggers
assisted by ignorant negroes
acted upon the theory that
the white men of North Car
olina had no right which the
negro was bound to respect.
That was the darkest era in
the history of the State It
seemed that (iod had desert
ed us, and we suffer under
task-masters more exacting
and cruel than those who
per.:iecuted the Israelites jn
the days of King Pharaoh of
old. The war had stripped
us all but honor, and know
ing wel one poverty the re
publican state government
taxed us until we were ready
to cry out that our burden
was heavier than we could
bear; and long we waited and
earnestly prayed for the n
pearance of the political Mo
ses who was to lead ils out
of the wilderness.
When the burden was lifted
and the democrats once
more obtained control of the
state government what did
they find? What legn cy .did
the retiring republicans offi
cials leave behind to emlear
them to the people of N. C.
They left an empty treasury
the st Ate credit entirely ruin-
ea. iHTtiia mn uw
i rn .itJt a 1 v
-
school fund set lrt w
sacred to the children of the
state. Ah no, That they had':
taken with them. !
They left on issue of many j
millions of fraudulent state
bonds, and they left the peo-
pie crying for rdiof from
.L .4: :
juiuour" wi Annua
TV rppirt-ilif'an party ask -
yfiiir snpjiort on the ground i
of its iwst record. Great!
iGod! What is then? in the
ijuwt iworil of tl republl-
' can party to denervelhesUi
I Iort of the km h? of N. C. It
I is a record of crime and op
! pression that '"Mi nver l
: forgotten. The rrjrtfpilcnii
.i.fv
'
has made no advance-
j iiH'ist during ti e p Hi 23
ilium iifil! unvfHj tlii
1 Mlir. ( r-l III 1 V'.' v
,,1o(k1v li(.t ,,u(j twiHiw!"tho- bent the market uf-
lhp uhite n.an in the'fords."
M , ,.;,ri,t- .tnH.
i . , . . f iutoJraij e
hfttml. flJn1 OI,j(,n . -ffjIould not for anting Mmk.:
otlt.j rUn ' not, ! slight lyremark-jtit that
- , lf r..... n.f'tu.lww..M'riilrrt5il u-Iii1i l,,.- I.... .
ill(.ni,.toli kv t.h silv. r
tongue orator Wendtll Phil-
lipsiniegardtousand still
less from the hatred and
biirotorv instilled
riet Ueeeher Stow
abolitionists of like ilk
We have been received back
i as the Prodigal Son with this
difference. No fatted calf lias
been killed on our return, but
we are required t perform
our full share of labor and
then Ik) content with the
crumbs that fall from tin;
table.
To the voters of Watauga
Co, I would say arise in your
strength-like a giant, refresh
ed aud redeem yourself. This
is not a time for petty ani
mosities and personal preju
dices to interfere with the
duties you owe yourself and
count ry. Our cause deserves
the entire suport of the dem
ocratic voters of ntauga.
Like Aristides let private
misunderstanding give way
tothepuplic welfare. Hury
the tomihawk at least until
after the election and the
spirits of our illustrious dead
will look down from their
abode In the regions of the
blest well pleased to see that
we their defendants still fol
low in the path way they
with so much toil blazed m
the days of long ago.
Whoever is not for us a
gainst us, and now when the
issues placed before us are of
such vital importance is the
time for those who are halt
ing between two opinions to
qpme out from among the
Philistines and cast their lot
with us. Once again the
waste places of our beloved
country shall blossom and
bring forth as the rose.
Chose ye at the coming elec"
tion which party you will
suport.
If you are in favor of negro
equality, if you are. in favor
of a moneyed aristociacy in
this our fair land of the free,
then, vote the republican
ticket but if .you are m
favor of an honest
economical administration,
if you an1 in favor of a white
' mans government, if you are
. , , kq
III 1UVU1 1I IPUUI.IIIJ, l"
fUo naWKirW of ,ife
ta ?nc
f rf onh anf tJkeo nht
e nations of the earth vote
tho deinjKTntic ticket and
m the Jt-tr
days shall rise up and call
voM Mepdr
A. M.
WKUSraui.OJ.T. 17.
Wakr Forest N. C.
Oct. 7th. 1888.
fid Democrat:
After a hntd day drive
nn os:i tin Blue Uidgu wf
drove into the bi?..utiful towh
of ,'ItCnoir an the mu
sinking Iryond the wcsJern
hills. We; were well eared for ;
ouring the mghl by the;
efr :v prt)piletorof tbeJone
HoiiM'. tvlin MPrviit iim tii t
- j " - - - ii-B wit WW .
Next, ovmnmr ,.t :tnVl,,fL-
froiu the broad irnir. Wo'Oaks" letlirncd
such a helo to our oeoT.li '
the jeople of Watauga, who j
hare a great part of its;
'advantages. Yet if would,
h by liar-1 be so much better if it were.,. , .. .... , n ,
. . L,,. , i , . J the completing line of lei
ve and other, a broad gage. Ikit. we must T in
., ... i , ' J , graph from Lenoir to l?lo
nr. reimy 10 gei on IOI
the
tram is ready and
anxious
it seems to move out, so
stepping on the platform we
move off toward Hickory.
When we went to get scats
they were all full but the con
ductor kindlv told tw we
a.hI.I ii. . i
wum i . I ' ' ,
Hii((,cai niurii 'X-OIU. OUT 4
only standing room.
Fven'
thing tnovtsl along nil right
till a steep grade wns-wh-ed
on the road, and tfie lit-
t. ; 1 . . , ,
tie iron horse tried to as-
I i i . , I
cend, but his wind gave out'
i, , te A ,
and he began to pnnt and
i
uiuh, urn, ue ran not
reach the top at last afur
he has exuusted himself he
gives up and stops right
still to rest anl catch more
breath, this gave us an op
portunity to get off and look
at the surrounding country1
for a few minutes. The little .
fellow soon caught his
breath and backing down!
the hill to get a good start
and sand being put on the
track to give foot holt, he
comes again but the same
fate followed him, but never
desparing, again he tries
and this time success crowns
his efforts.
Tina delay was not ai
preciated very much by the
passengers who were all
anxious to make connection
with the Western train at
Hickory. It however was
no fault of the railroad men
for they did all they could.
One followed along some dis
tance and . sanded the track
by taking up hand fulls of
sand aud pouring on the
rail and it was avowed by a
passenger that one put his
hands against it and pushed
with all his might. "Puuch
him up there a little" shout
ed the conductor and the lit
tle iron horse spread himself
for Hickory.
When we arrived at Hick
ory to our satisfaction the
western train was behind
giving us time to have our
baggage checked secure
tickets and a glance at the
new Hotel opposite the do-: oir, soon answered this quef
pot which was then nearly ' tion by saying, that he in
completed, i tended to defeat the , project
Boarding the: smith bound engaged in by ths Watauga
train on the Western N. C. R. Telegraph company at any
R. we were carried wit h light-1 hazard,' at any cost, so he is
uincr spwd to Salisbury
Lit r r i . i
ichangingcarsfoi Grwnshiif'1 j
' win?!" vv; luv over sOtne!
ihoMra, and after eating h !
1!nch, to make tin1 lay-over :
complete repos-d our ueary
limbs on a baggagj trnnk j
till the Ualeigh train arrived. I
after a nights ride devoid of :
mu h sleep we arrived at !
RaleigH. .!Ht before we eV ;
erH UftMli wo fian.W the ;
lliir.D-rolitid jidi
tiary where we saw thestriiJ
& ivvaiavt W' A
brwehes fellowH. We took
IHKH.
hioninint in n..lnrli -Ptit.llc is. let theiroodorkH'iMjir
A and after n rld of 17
nilles On the It. & C. II. K. we
1 VV.iL-.. V,y,-t nl:l.:.i1ui'im Ti'lcipniiihCn. wii! imi'
htrm crowd of bovs were I
ready to welcome us.' ;
' ItaN T !
r .......
e-
giJ
ow-
ing Uock seem to bo these:
n n a. T.a i. ...-...
. ne nuutuiiu x firl VJIJ1
puny, duly organized and un
corperated, propose to build
a Telegraph line from Blow
ing Hock to Lenoir. After
an attempt by Messrs Ilar-iH-'f
Bernhardt & Co., last
!yearhadfaihxl,the attempt
ri,. . t. 'ill
1 'llioti wiih irmrln lv :.ll'. ' .lolitl
- v
modestly asked that we. the
-in. i i.
tne people o. moving ium k,
mill in- iic-ji i n oui'iii niiu
.. ,
flut IwJrv m .f il ottliill ullK.
nil iiiiiviii til. i ivuhwmi.
in, w
should furnish the money and
, i .i r
in Lenoir, and he would sng
gest suitable? operators.
Strange to say this gene;
ous proposition to the "Blow
ing lookers" fell through.
The Watauga Telegraph
Co, was organized and "Phe
nix like" sprung from the
ashes of the dead company.
They made it their first duty
to avoid the rock whereon
the first grand barke shivei -ed.
They proposed to run an
independent line from Blow
ing Bock to the Depot in Len
oir, and pay for the same.
The money was easily raised,
and the work went on. But
lo ! at Patterson four of the
company's poles were cut
down by one Hugh Ciwyn.
He repented! this indiscretion
nnd being persuaded by the
rather severe jenalties' of
the law in such cases, very
generously agreed to replace
the poles. .
It is currently behved on
good evidence, that one S. F.
Harper sent a paper along
the line from Patterson to
Lenoir asking citizens on the
line to bind themselves not
to give the Watauga Tele
graph Co., right of way.
The question then (strange
ly enough?) presented. Pself,
who are our friends, the ene
my ? and what have they to
do with our line of Telegraph
from Blowii.g Rock to Len
oir. 1 -
Mr. G. W. Horner of Len-
' rmlitatdy' .reported
Th
"rivd line huX wiping
t tide-d ho rnj'idly forward
by the ImoIr nnd Patterson
Telegraph Co. itho uuVirat '
result of snc.lt a spirit
n the. pal t of any man who
wishes to -n.o" any . iude
pendent line t g) thmv.jJ1,
Ins buinvss h;;use.
Thv DtMouiur Jim.y ti.T
!nco! ieacd . but tlTo :t
Mailt.
" .
All I have id Wf t''''
ienturpii and disil
i energy of the Lenoir
it.eii:sts.Hl
runtl Fflt
able them to build up their
pfe li-klL
and (Vauberry. It the good
work go on. J. G. Finlev,.
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PER!
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liu Preus'
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grenteHti-redit ou North Caroli
na, no matter where it may b
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NOTICE.
By virture of a power of
sale contained in u certain
Mortgage, executed to me by:
M. B. Miller and Jane Miller
his wife and recorded in book;
(E,) on page 361 in the rec-, ,
ords of Watauga county, to
secure a note executed to me
by said E. B. Miller for
$340.08 dated April 13th.
1888. 1 will sell for cash in
hand to the highest bidder. at
the court house door, m
Boone on Monday the 5t.h.
day of Nov. it being the first.
Monday, the following tracts
of hind: interest iu a tract
containing 100 aeras.- and
Ivimr between Elk Knob and
&iakV Mt. adjoining the
lands of Allen Brown and
others.
One other tract on Riddles
Knob on the watert of Roar
ing Fork of Meat Camp creek
adjoining the lauds of Elijah ,
Tatam and others and; con
taining 300 acres.
Another tract on the wa
tera of Cove Creek adjoining
the lands of Richard Miller,
and others containing .20
acres more or less. Also an
other tract iu the same lo1'
cality known as theFrankliit
Musgrove tract: containing
31 adjoining the lands.' of.
Landrine Eggers and others
Another tract adjoining ; the
lands of A. W. Finley and
others known as the: Rash
tract containing 108 acre.--The
ohove named lands will'
be sold 1oa t.isfy above de
scribed note, interest, ani
costs of procerus:. J
A. J. Critcher Mortgagee
Per. J. F. Snainhour ' Attr.
: SV1 21 1 h. 1 8s'. m.