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1SOOXE, W ATA IN J A COUNTY, N. tV THURSDAY JAN U All Y, 0. 18JK),
NO. 27.
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A DemockAtic fa milv newppa
it devoted t the int-mt ot
itH County, State and Nation.
Published Every Thursday at
Boone, ntniifcn County, N. C.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
Trom eurlegrtfar Cernipondent
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For the Democrat :
Mr. Blaine's boom for the
Presidential nomination in
1892 may be considered as
having already started, and
from information just recei
ved by your correspondent
from an eminently trust-wor
thy source it . undoubtedly
has the sanction of Mr. Blaine
No one knows better than
Mr. Blaine the danger of pre
mature booms, but certain
circumstances made it neces
sary to launch his boom now
or not at all. One of these
circumstances is thefactthat
ex-Senator Tom Piatt, of
New iork, during a recent
trip to Washington took
special pains to let Mr.
Blaineknowthnthe (Piatt)
intended to be a candidate
and that he proposed to hold
the field against all comers
unless Mr. Blaine wished to
make the run again, in that
case he would give him loyal
support. This together
with similar intimations
from other men, in other sec
tions, made it necessary for
the gentlemen from Maine
to show his hand. Conse
quently the word has gone
out to the trusted Blaine
lieutenants that the "old
men" is again in the field. Mr.
Blaine and his fami'y have
iust returned from a trip to
Baltimore and New York,
whither they went in an al
leged social way, but the
trip was in reality made to
see and fix certain Maryland
and New York politicians.
Mr. Blaine has not yet fully
decided whether he will re
tire from the cnbr.et next
summer or wait until the
spiing of '92. The present
programme is to keep the
thin' as quiet as possible
for the next two years.
The rest of the House com
mittee were announced just
previous to the adjournment
for the holiday recess ny
Speakar Reed,, and quite a
number itf Republican mem
bers arp very much disgrunt
led because they don't think
their talents have been suf
ficiently recognized, but as
they luive moiethan two
weekg in which to recover
their good humor they will
probably turn up smiling
when Congress reassem
bles.
The fact was brought out
in a discussion in the Senate
on a bill to increase thecom
pensntion of certain official
to be employed by the Cen
sus bureau, that all the re
ports of the lnst-1880-Ceii-sus
had not yet been printed.
The Senators werealsounan
imous in declaring the statis
tics of the last census to In?
innecurute and worthless.
Taking the Census is a use
less expense unless the stntis
tics gathered are trustwor
thy and the report are more
promptly published. Better
things are promied of the
one to be taken next year.
Senator Morgan's joint
resolution for the recogni
tion of Brazil's new govern
ment failed in the Senate be
cause of the absence of a quo
rum. lie will call it up again
after the holiday recess, and
it will be passed.
The money that Silcott
left in the safe of the Sergeant
-at-Arms, because lie could
n't get at it-about f 35,000
has by resolution of the
House, been deposited with
the Treasurer of the United
States until it is determined
what to do with it. An in
dictment with 112 counts
has been found against Sil
cott by the grand jury, but
Silcott has not been found.
The enormous quantity
of bills introduced in Con
gress last week, more than
1,500 has excited comment
here, and momentarily call
ed attention to the great
waste of mon y in printing
the wild-cat or crank bills,
which form a ge percent
age of those introduced. It
would be a good idea for
both Houses to create the
position of managing Editor
whose duties shall be to pass
on all bills before they are
introduced and throw out
the worthless ones. It would
save Uncle Sam several hun
dred thou sand of dollars ev
ery year.
The House is to have a
chance of deciding whether
it believes the various ugly
charges made at various
times against the Civil Ser
vice Commission should be
investigated, as it will have
to vote on Representative
Ewart's resolution author
izing the House committee
on Reform in the Civil Ser
vice to investigate these char
ges. It is almost certain
that the resolution will be
passed, and it is equally as
certain t hat some of the char
ges will be proven.
Ex-Speaker, Carlisle does
not believe the Republicans
of the House will attempt to
adopt a rule giving the
Speaker authority to declare
a quorum present whenever
the requisite number of mem
bers are in the House, wheth
er those present vote or not,
as sume Republicans have
stated thej would. Mir. Car
lisWsays such a rule would
be clearly unconstitutional,
and that hfe would tight it
by every means in' his power
before? allowing it to be adop
ted by the House, and if de
feated he would carry it to
the courts.
.Justin Brewer's and a lot
of other nominations
were,
confirmed by the Senate be -
fore the recess. I here were
11 vote against the confirm
ntion f Brewer. ';ibing
ton, I). C.
If .you suffiT pricking pnius on
iiioviuir the eye, or cannot ber.r
bright Ujrht. Ii'id find on. siht
weak and luilfug. von should
promptly nw nr J il Mclnn'
St M'ujrt hening eye salve twenty
hive cent a a box.
RUmsCEXlEHASIMlMUTATIOXS
No. 3.
For the Democrat:
I have in rny posesston,
some new bills; they arp crisp
and nice. One is of the de
nomination of one dollar;
the other is a two-dollar bill.
I was cogitating over mat
ters and things of bxng syne
and happened to reflect on
the difference there is now
over my boyhood and young
manhood days so far as mon
ey is concerned. I took these
two bills without looking at
thein, even as to their
amount, taking the word of
the two persons who handed
them to me A little while
ago I bethought me to look
and see what they are, and
what bank or banks they
are on. They are silver cer
tificates, but Uncle Sam has
pledged their redemption in
silverdollars, which is enough
for me. I take money, now
adays, pretty much as other
business men generally do
without so much as l ooking
or careing what banks issued
them; whether one is on a
bank in the States of Wash
ington,; Texas, Florida,
Maine or any State between
them. Not so 30, 40 or 50
years ago
From 1828 to 1836 the
times were flush not hard
money was plenty, and spec
ulation was rife. Our feople
lived too fasi. did to much
business on credit, so much
so that every kind of proper
ty was bloated, so to speak.;
A crash was certain to come,
and come it did. in 1837, and
almost every man in the land
was involved in debt and
overwhelmed and the banks
failed or refused money ac
comodations just when they
were the most needed.
For this state of affairs
there were many causes.
Suffice it to say, that the dis
tress was extreme because
money was scarce where be
fore it had been plenty.
Then, say from 1837 to
1 843, it was not deemed safe
to hold a bill over night, so
if a man received one he got
rid of it as quick as he could.
The bills were issued by State
banks, and there were a great
many counterfit bills; indeed,
there were but few banks
which the counterfeiters "iet
til on
While the United States
Bank was in existence which
which w;as looked up to as a
son looks upon an indulgent
, lathe tfeewroney of that
bank waff good, everywhere,
but our State bank? were not
confided in, to any great ex
tent, by foreigners in their
own countries.
Indeed, therr were but few
State banks the bills of which.
were taken at par beyond the
limits of the State w here is
sued. Massachusetts money
was perfered in England over
, that issued, by any other
State. I re roe m her of going
to a bank In Memphis, Tenn
in 1M0, and inquiring for
wane Massachusetts nion
and paying the cashier bills
Stis president and he had
signed and three er cent
premium. Massachusetts
money mummied a premium
every where i.i the Union
West and South yet, it bill
issued by a bank in Kentucky
was discounted in 01 ?;. ItnV
ana, Illinois Misouri, Tenn
tsseeaud Virginia. The
States surrounded or bound
Kentucky. Thefiitlwr erne
went with Kentucky money
the mon? it was discounted.
And so it was with all the
H'estern and Southern
States.
New England is homgeni
eons, so n Massachusetts bill
was as good and no letter
than a Maine, New Hamp
shire, Vermont, Connecticut
or Rhode Island bill, barring
that the bank which issued it
was sound.
.To t'll in those days, what
standing a hank had for
soundness, h almost every
business man subscritted for
Thompsons Bank Reporter,
and consulted it daily or of
ner. The government, in those
days, did not employ any de
tectives because the United
States Bank had gone into
'innocuous desuetude,' and
the States wers cognizable of
I he crime of counterliting.
Now the case is reversed: we
have no State money, all our
circulating medium is issued
under uuthority of the gen
eral government. Henee all
genuine bank bills on Nation
al Banks are good, even if a
bank breaks, because the
general government guaran
tees the redemption of brok
en on iik hills, mere is not a
hundiQth part of counterlit
ing now there was 30, 40 or
50 years ago.
The present generation of
business in m know nothing
of the hardships endured by
all our people for waut of a
uniform and safe currency,
during the time I sjieak of.
But let them reject the pres
mt system of issuing papei
money and l-eturn to State
issues and they will soon find
out the difference between
then and now.
It would pro"e an interest
ing study to our people if
they would l ok into the rea
sons for the state of affairs I
have indicated, and find out
was responsible for the sad
state of things existing, so
far as money was concerned,
in those trying times.
I could "a tale unfold,''
and give a true reason for
those "hard times," but I
will not, at present.
J.S. W.
r
Terrible Tragedy.
Asheville, N C. Jan. 1. A
terrible tragedy took place
in Mitchel county N.C. twelve
miles from Bakersville, the
county seat. In a drunken
row Christmas day three
men were killed. On Friday,
Monroe Garland, a hi other
of one of the ninrdered men,
rode up to a crowd in the
same place and fired into the
crowd killing three and
wonndinir twelve. Tws.()h
VANCE.
He an- with Senator Vance
as with Cleveland, it is nil
blow when the enemies say
they will defeat him. Cleve
land is the Kuilur favorite
because he has been thoro
ughly tried and has been
found to 1k pure gold, thrice
refined. Vance has bwn tho
roughly tested in the furnace
of war, in the fierce days of
reconstruction, so disastrous
to many North Carolinians
of previous good name, and
in the dulei t, piping times of
(teace, and he has stood it all
without showing alloy or
taint of any kind. The peo
ple know Vance a ne will stand
by him. They will not be
trifled with by the tsriiticians
and schemers nnd agents of
the money power, and they
will make it hot for legisla
tors when they plot for his
head and dicker with his en
emies. When his enemies lay their
pipes and gaiher their forces
to out Vance let him appeal
to the people of North 6a ro
lino and they will never for
sake him. He is the most
popular North Catlinian of
on r 1 1 me. The peoples hearts
are in sympathy with their
uble, far-seeing War Govern
or and faithful Senator.
We have closely watched
his career since he left the
the camp to become Govern
or at the call of the ieople.
As Representntivte as soldier
as Governor, as Senator, as
citizen he has always been
true and faithlul to North
Carolina and himself. He
has perserv d an honest rec
ord throughout, and no man
can asperse his character
with truth on his side.
His ability is beyond all
doubt. He is a clearheaded,
strong man, well trained,
well read, and faithful to
convictions. He is a states
man in a high sense, and de
serves well of North Carolina
always. Messenger.
, Sugar Grove, N. C.
Jan. 1st, 1890.
To the Dkmocrat:
I will tell you something of
my late trip over the moun
tains to the Cranberry Iron
works, and to the growing
ind thriving town of Elk
Park.
Leaving home at 9 o'clock,
a. m., I travel down the turn
pike, passing the steam saw
mill of the Ed mis ten broth
ers in full speed, closing out
to move to Rich Mountain.
They are moving out today.
Then we came to Beech Creek
where John Reecehosu good
grist and saw mill. Here we
leave the turnpike, and take
the Poga road which has a
steep grade, but we pass sev
eral nice mountin farms. Now
we are at the Loggy Gap, and
we take the new road which
has a good grade, and when
completed, will be the best
graded road to Banner Elk.
At 4 p. m. we arrive at Mr.
John Brown's, where -ae stay
all night, and are pleasantly
entertained by him and his
kind family. Next morning,
with Mr Edwin Brown, we
start for Cranberry, and ride
down the lumber road tnB??.n
uer Elk, passing two or tjee
houses in such deep gnj or
gorges, surrounded by su !i
high hills and peaks thnt it.
would be difficult for a wild
turkey to fiy up over the
heights, while on the left w
see the grand old pile chIMI
the Beech Jountntn, whose:
summit is the home of the
clouds. Now we cross Elk
Creek, nnd travel that rug
ged, muddy nnd steep road
to Cranberry Creek, and up
said creek to the bridge, a
distanfe of about two miles.
It is thf roughc-st road lever
saw, nnd is a disgrace ton
progressive people. Will not
the good people of Elk Park,
Cranberry and surrounding
country grade a mod down
the bank of Elk, and up Oram
berry Cieek. A rood so made
would have nBplendid grade,
and would greatly facilitate
and increase the travel and
fr ight by wagon, and build
up a better trade t ) Elk Park
and Cranberry; in lumber
and produce.
We are now nt the old Har
din farm which is so much
improved, that it now produ
ces thousands of bushels of
corn, rye and oats. Cranler
ry is quite a town: Man and
Smokv Streets are crowded
with tenement houses. It is
interesting and wonderful to
see the machinery for mining,
and for moulding the mill
ions of tons of th- finest iron
in the United States, if notin
the world. The bd, yes, I ;
might say the mountain of
ore seems to be inexhaust
able. I believe the vast de
posit of ore will consume all
the timber for miles arund
the works. The cole ovens,
nine in number, are cone shn.
ped and beautifully white
washed. The mine where the
ore is blasted, is the grand
est and most interesting of
all I saw while there. After
a careful study and close ob
servation of the machinery,
and the process of manufac
turing iron, which many
think has a large per
cent of silver, we ride two ms
to Elk Park, where we meet
many old friends and acquain
tances. We were warmly re
ceived and kindly entertain
ed by the polite and courte
ous host and hostess of the
Banner House. The town has
been greatly enlarged and im
proved in the last two years.
As the day is eclipsed by
the night, so ends our. trip
and visit to Elk Park and
Cranberry, and we are in sad
die ou our way home. Oh 1
the rain, the mud and rocks
'till we came to Banner Elk.
Then up, up the steep spurs
of the Beech Mountain 'till
we are again at Mr. Browns
where we spend the night,
and next day we were at
home again.
The Flannery, or Buckeye
silver mine is on a big boom.
The Knoxville company be
gun worifc there again. They
are making a new road from
the Dave Gap, near Mr. John
Recce's and up Beech (.'reek
by the silver mine, and on to
the Loggy Gap, where it. will
intersect the new road 'which
I uroes to Elk Creek. 1 The com -
pany has a steam engine an-1
all machinery required t
work the mine, now at the U.
j R. depot, and will transport
, it to the mine as soon us t!w
:i-odd is done. R. V. W.
J