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HOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, X. (, TIIUltSDAY, .JUNK. 20. IKK).
NO. 50.
LLWILLE.
A place planned and developing
AS
A GREAT RESORT
Situated in the Mountains otrnn
WESTERN 'NOR Til CA RO
LLXA, A region NOTED for health
ful news and beauy of Scenery.
All ELEVATION OF 8,800 FEET
"With Cool, Invigorating
Climate.
It is being laid out with taste
and skill, with well gra
ded roads and
EXTENSIVE
FOHEST PARKS.
A dehirable place for fine residen
ces and
I1EAL1HFUL I10MES-
AGood opportunity for prof
itable investments.
BQTor illustrated pamphlet
a eld i ess
Lixvillk Impkovemkxt Co.,
Linville, Mitchell Co.
N. C
G 29 G mo.
LOVELY WATAUGA.
01 'tis a pleasure
Far beyond measure,
During the hot summer days,
To find a retreat
In Watauga's hills
And gladly repeat
On her winding rillls
Wataugas unbounded praise.
Her scenery grand
As famed Switzerland
Everywhere strikes thevision;
The picturesque view
Of lovely mountains
En wrapt in deep blue,
Of crystal fountains,
Is fair as fields Elysian.
And the deep, rich soil
Pays the sons of toil
Its rich and varied supplies;
Heavy grasses wave
And thick forests grow,
Dashing st reamlets laves
The vales as they go;
Fairest of lands beneath the sky.
And the people too,
Open, frank and true,
Give welcome in every home;
So kind and so free,
So jovial too,
'Tw ere joyous to be
With them all life through;
'lis a sorrow from them to
roam.
The maidens are there
So sweet and so fair,
Their beauty no artist can draw;
So noble the heart,
So ready the hand,
True deeds to impart
And error withstand ;
'Tis a wonder that love is
not law.
01 fair Watauga,
Lovely Watauga,
With your evergreen moun
tain spires ;
With a thousand vales
Of grass and grain,
With your gentle gales
And summer rain.
Honor to thee from sons and
sires!
H. C. Moore.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
For the Democrat
Paradoxical as it may np
jiear, the recent extreme
warm spell seems to have
oooledl publie interest in the
proceedings of Congress, and
thinned out that body to a
bout the required number to
constitute a quornm and
sact business- The old
adage "he who can wait
will eventually get anything
he desires" was never better
demonstrated than by the
action of the present Con
gress. The old hands, the
queen bees, the old sheppard
dogs of the flock, have ac
quired to a great, extent
what they had panted for,
and ar now dozing amid
leafy bowers along the sea.
While the public is anxious
to have all diseussiou drop
ped is the opportunity for
the mediocrity of the na
tional legislation to ap
proach the second table and
reduce the surplus. The ac
tion is comparatively unno
ticedjUncared for and unsung.
Many millions of dollars are
appropiated every day, with
a brief word of explanation
made by the members in
charge of a bill regarding its
contents. When the mem
bers of either Ilouee are suffi
ciently aroused, they direct
their shafts of wit and sar
casm at the other branch re
specting its deliberation in
passing bills and appropria
ting the public funds. They
are equaly guilty, however.
The House has charged the
Senate with passing bills at
the rate of a. 120 per minute.
Its record in passing public
laws has beeu shown to have
exceeded this rate, but was
not as fas; as that of the
House. The private bills
are usualy disposed of on e-
vening sessions, when they
are usualy dumped, like a
load of coal in a bunch. The
republicans of Congress seem
to act as if they were pre
paring to prenk up camp,
and were perfectly regardless
of furniture. They have cer
tainly acted in a manner this
session that would justify
such a feeling of dispair on
their part. They have plan
ned for the appropiation of
enough money, this session,
to pay the National Debt.
After they go out, at the
next election, they will prob
ably try to raise a sentiment
against their successors on
account of like of money
to discharge public obliga
tions and individual hopes,
created by the gang last dis
charged. The House silver bill has
been reported back favora
bly from the Finance com
mitee to the Senate, and of
fered as a substitute, by Mr.
Morrill, for the Senate Bill.
It contains important a
mendinents that materially
alter it in a direction unsat
isfactory to the free-coinage
men. The provision making
the certificates legal tender
is struck out; also that mak
iug redeemable in bullion at
the option of the Secretary
of the Treasury; and the sec
tion providing that when the
market price of silver is $1. 00
for .'171 grains of silver; it
shall be lawful to receive
bullion for coinage, and the
purchase of bullion be sus
lended. IJ'j was followed by
Mr. Avarts who gave a very
interesting review of the his
tory of (silver legislation.
He said that in 187.'l the two
metals, gold and Filver, were
on a parity, and had been
since 1803. That no trade
or law of nature had broken
that parity, but that it had
been accomplished by the
"wit and wisdom of man".
That in 1873 Congress, while
in a hyppotic condition, had
passed the law demonetizing
silver, which eventually re
duced it HO per cent in value.
Mr. Vance followed him in
denouncing that act of Con
gress and fcaid that the tar
iff laws had contributed
further in spreading bank
ruptcy and ruin amongst
the farming community.
Speaker Reed, last week,
announced the appointment
of Mi. Mills of Texas to the
committee on rules. He no
tified the Speaker that he de
clined to serve. His friends
say that his refusal to serve
on a committee with the
Speaker is based on person
al grounds. The peculiar
rulings of the Speaker dur
ing the present session, and
his utter disregard of the or
dinary courtesies due the mi
nority has provoked a feel
ing of unfriendliness on the
part of Mr. Mills that would
make service on the same
committee distasteful tohim.
A caucus of the republicans
will be held on about the 18
th, to consider suggestions;t o
be offered by special commit
tee now struggling with the
subject of federal elections.
A Bill will undoubtedly be
provided containing the su
pervisory prowsions and the
worst features of the bill in
troduced by Messrs Rowell,
Lodge & McComas.
The conference report of
the anti-trust bill has been
rejected 'and another confer
ence ordered with instruc
tions from the House com
mittee to recede from the
House amendments.
Edward K. Valentine, the
republican nominee has been
elected Sergent-at-Arms of
the Senate.
The House devoted the
most of Saturday in paying
tribute to the memory of the
late Samuel J. Randall. The
principal oration was deliv
ered by Mr. 0 ' Neil of Penn
sylvania, who was followed
by many others in unstinted
praise of the late statesman.
Washington, June 16,
The extavagance of the
present Congress is indeed
marvelous. It votes away
millions of dollars as if child's
play. Exclusive of pensions
the regular appropriations
will exceed those of the
last year of Mr. Cleveland
by 33,000,000. The Bal
timore Sun thinks it will be
not far from f 100,000,0000
in excess.
The most delicate constitution
can safely use nr. j. H. McLean'
Tar wineung Balm , it is a sure
remedey for coughs, loss of voice,
and all throat and lung diseases.
Aimsr.ssTo the democrats.
Rooms of the DEMrnrtATic
State Executive Com.'
Raleicii, N. C.
To tin' Democratic voters
of North Carotin
At a meeting of tho Demo
cratic State Executive Com
mitt.ee held in this city on th"
20th inst., it was resolved
that the Democratic State
Convention be held in the
city of J'aleigh, on Wednes
day, the 20th day of August,
1890.
It will devolve on this con
vention to nominate for va
cancies now filled by appoint
ment of the Governor, a chief
justice and one associate jus
tice of theSuprerneCourtand
judges of the Superior Court
for the first, fourth, fifth,
eighth and tenth districts; al
so judges for the Supreme
Court for the second, sixth,
seventh and eleventh dis
tricts to succeed the present
encumbents w hose terms ex-
pire.
The convention is called to
meet, later than in 1888, to
suit the convenience of the
great masses of democratic
voters, so that a fuller repre
sentation, reflecting a more
general sentiment, may be in
sured.
The democratic party con
gratulates the people of the
State upon the material and
moral advancement madeun
d er the benefi cen t a d in i n i st ra -tion
of affairs, and, having
redeemed its pledges in the
past, presents its claims to
them for a continuance of
that confidence to which it is
justly entitled, feeling assur
ed that they will be recogniz
ed and the interests of all
classes thus subserved.
Tho teim for which Hon Z.
B. Vance has been elected to
the Senate of the U. S. will ex
pire next March and the Leg
islature to be chosen for the
present year will be called up
on to fill it. Jt behoovs us to
see to it that, no republican
is elected to the Senate from
this State.
The committee most ear
nestly requests a thorough
early organization in every
township and locality in the
State. It is essential that
this perliminary shall bedone
at once, so that we may he
ready for an active, energet
ic campaign as soon as the
convention adjourns. It will
not be assumed that our op
ponents, because they are in
active now, have no life. They
can orgar.Ize with celerity
and stand ready to take ad
vantage of any npparentleth
argy on our part, and if we
wish to prevent opposition,
we must demonstrate by our
organization and strength,
its futility.
In 1882 our confidence and
apathy nearly resulted in the
loss of the State, and again
in 188(5, from the same caus
es the control of thellouseof
Kepresentotives of the State
was lost to the democrats
and giyen to our opponents.
Such a result must be care
fully guarded against this
year.
It is important that theva
rious county conventions be
called at such times as will
best suit the masses of the
party to the end that a full;
and free choice of candidates j
for the offices may be hadj
and no discontent be engen
dered. The republican party of to
day is the sameasinthedark
days of reconstruction, nnd
only awaits the opportunity
to inflict upon our people the
same disgrace and humilia
tion. Its action in the Federal
Congress indicates too plain
ly that it is a party of force,
withont respect for law or or
der.
The despotic usurpation ot
the petty tyrant who lias
been placed by them in the
Speaker's chair, only to dis
honor it; thedeprivationof le
gaily elected democrats of
their seats in both branches
of ( ongress and the seating
of republicans in their stead,
without the least, vestige of
right, for partisan purposes,
and the efforts to perpetuate
themselves in power by the
passage of a Federal election
law, by which the Congress
ional elections will be trans
ferred from the State author
ities to the hands of irrespon
sible agents appointed at the
dictation of unscrupulous
partisansat the national cap
ital, thus striking a serious
blow at our cherished institu
tions and tho rights ot the
sovereign states; the reckless
appropriation of the public
funds for illeg vl and unneces
sary purposes, by which not
only is the surplus, left in the
treasury at the end of Mr.
Cleveland's benign adminis
tration, entirely swept away
and a. large deficit created,
but also the opportunity of
giving rehef from the burdens
of taxation retarded ; all ad
monish us that our only
safety lies in a return to
democratic rule in the coun
try and its continuance at
home. Should they succeed
in their aims we might ex
pect Federal supervisors,
backed by Federal bayonets,
to be stationed at the polls,
and a reenactment of the
scenes of 1808 in our own
and our sister states.
Utterly indifferent to the
interests of the Southern far
mer, all its legi.ila'ion has
bom at our expense for the
benefit of other interests and
other sections, and the only
hope of the agricultural
South to throw off the legis
lative shackles thathavecrip
pled our prosperity and
bound us to poverty, is to
move forward on the lines of
those great principles of re
lief which the democratic par
ty has steadfastly advoca
ted. To obtain these ends
the cooperation of all patri
otic men, who have at heart
the prosperity of our agri
cultural and ir.dustrial inter
ests, and the national wel
fare of our Southern people,
is earnestly asked, and they
are urged to enroll them
selves beneath the democrat
ic banner.
Let every democrat realize
the responsibility that rests
upou him and meet it. There
can be no doubt of a grand
victory if we do ourfnllduty.
Unceasing vigilence 13 the
price that we must pay for
success, but when we consid
er what defeat means to us,
the (acrilice is small. Over en
timate, rather than underes
timate the enemy, and go in
to the fight determin.fi to
win it. AH must prove equal
to the emergency, and when
the first Tuesday in Novem
ber shalll have passed the vie
tory will he certain and white
supremacy, which is synoni
moils with democratic rule,
will be assured to us for a
farther term.
By the Committee.
En. C. Smith Ch'm'x,
B. C. kckwith. Sec.
The quality of the blood de
pends much upon good or bad
digestion and assimilation, to
make the blood rich in life and
strength givingconstituenns, usa
nr. J. ii. McLean's strengthening
cordial and itlood purifier, it-will
nourish the properties ot the
blood from which the elements of
vitality are drawn. 1.00 per
bottle.'
Moretz Mills, N. C,
June 14th, 18G0.
Editor Democrat:
I see in the Democrat of
June the 12 th. a communi
cation from Soda II;11 in
which the writer gives you i
'slight pu.ich" to remind
you that he still exists. He
ally it requires a great deal
of punching to keep the peo
ple awaie of the fact that he
does exist.
Prof. Wike commenced his
school at Elk Knob Acade
my, June the 11 th. with a
large attendance, we are in
formed. We are glad to see
(he people awakening to the
necessity of a more thorough
education than the public
schools afford, and it is es-
pecialy gratifying to seethe
young men more interested
in education and learning to
rely more upon themselves
for their education. Some
witer has truly said that 'if
a yonng man expects to ar
rive at any degree of great
ness he must work his own
way through, not relying up
on others; and especialy is it
detrimental to his interest
to depend upon the govern
ment, that is, for office".
Yet, there are young men in
Watauga whose self reliance
is so limited or desire to
hold office so great, perhaps
both, that they place them
selves before the people even
before they have become 21
years old; and not being
successful in obtaining the
prize for which they sought,
must console theaiselves with
the belief that they are
as well qualified for the po
sition as any man.
I notice that John poor,
patient John, of Moretz Mflls
has again stepped to the
front and it is with great
pleasure that we note the
improvement which John
has made in the languages
especially Latin.
Respectfully II.
The "Life of the flesh is the
blood thereof ;" pure blood means
healthy functional activity and
this btars with it the certainty
of quick restoration from sick
ness or accident. Dr. J. h. Mc
Lean's strengthening cordial and
idood purifier gives pure rich
blood, and vitalizes and strength
ens the whoto body. 1.00 per
bottle.
If you are suffering with weak
or inflamed eyes, or granulated
eyelids, you can be quickly cured
by using nr. J h. McLean's
strengthening Eye Halve. 25
cents a box.