While England and Rome
are glad of McKinley'8 electicn,
it is not cause of rejoicing to
France and Germany. - The lat
ter considers his election "an
internation calamity," A good
many Americans think the
same-way. . '
Col, W. P. Bbeckinridoe, of
Kentucky, who again insulted
decency : by running for con
gress, has been defeated ' He
gives notice of contenst. The
unenviable notoriety bo ob
tained in bis noted contest with
Miss Adeline Pollard should
have prevented his again faunt-
ing his infamy before respect
able public. -
One of the first obnoxious re
suits of Russellism was the
tlectiou of all negro magis
trates in Edgecombe not a
sing! white man getting in. It
is to le feared this will breed
trouble there.- It is perfectly
natural that it should, "unless
the nature and temperament" of
the intelligent whites Ji thai
county have undergone a most
wonderful transformation.
They say McKinley Is elected.
If that be so, e hop" Us prom
i s of belter times will be kept,
and that he will not delay in
bringing prosperity in reach of
the h"uorlng masses. It he will
make good his assertions he will
make tumlf the most unique
and honored politician of mod
era times, but that faith which
is '"the evidence of things noi
seen'' won't work in his case
Ittal , seeing nd feeling tc
believe politics now.
Fbox the best information at
tainab'e at present, it is mou
than probable the next United
States -fate will be of the fo
lowing 'composition: Republi
cans, 44; Democrats, 32; Inde
pendents and " Populist, 12;
doubtful, 2. . Ttal, 90. From
this stutemeut it will be seon
that if the 12 populist and inde
pendents vole with the demo
crts, the two doubtful wili
ho.d tbe balance of power and
can block legislation to suit
themselves.
Oct frf nine congressmen
North Carolina gets only one
straight democrat, Kitchin of
this, (the b) district Of the
other eight, fortunately only
threw are repulicans; White,
colored, in the Second; Linney
in the Eight and Pearson in the
Ninth. The other flew, Skinne
of the First, Fowler in Third,
Stroud in Fourth, Ma-tin in
SL.th. aLd Sbuford in Seventh,
are free silver populist. Taking
the situation as it was, the state
is to be congratulated it did not
do worse.
Thus be ''slumping" day
for the editoria' writer. Along
with the balance of humanity,
tbe newspaper men have gotten
to be election' tnoncma:ifac&,
and as that string has ceased to
give tbe music we so fondly
worshiped, and no longer re
sponds to the uninsured touch
wc have biought up to a ful.
stop. We are not alone. A
ropy - of an esteemed weekly
cont mporary is before us. It
contains only three lines of
labored cditotial, so significant
we copy: "We btlleve Mckw
ley Is elected president. When
we went to prera Thursday,
election seemed closo."
W are not a all "urprWd to
see that the Advertiser, me
leading republican paper in New
York, suggest Gen. Palmer, i
national democratic candidate
for prwndent, for a cabinet po
iitio.' - dertha McKinley ad,
miilsiration. If Mark Manna
has cot already given the Cen
. . . a
eral value received for his dl.
graceful conduct, he la entlMed
to set at the pie counter. If
Buckner was fool enough to
lend bis aid without cash in ad
tance, h should be left out in
the cold, with the knowledge
that he can find no one so lost
1 IELDUI) THE GUOST.
The Democratic press and ex
ecutive committees have flung
up the sponge, and conceded the
ele-.iJ. i; of Wm. McKinley as
chief magistrate of this coun
try Whether. they have done
so prematurily, the official
count of the returning boards
will determine. .
If it be true, as present re.
ports plainly- indicate, that
Bryan has been defeated in the
electoral vote, it is equally true
that this result has been ac
complished by an amount of
bribery and intimidation never
before perpetrated in such large
expenditure of money in this or
any other country.
No matter what' may be the
proportion cf the electoral col
lege, the oh'icial count will
verify the prediction that Bryan
has received a large majority of
the popular vote, and gives
another forcib'e object leseOJ
that thfl president should be
fleeted by a direct vote of the
people, and not thonght this
uncertain 'agency which of
gives the victory to a minority.
Whatever may be tbe result
in the state and nation, Durham
-ouuty and the 5th district can
onsider themselves in tbe con
sciououess of duty well per
formed, and in having reaped a
rich harvest from the local po
litical Held,' and ilso in the
reasonable hrpe that her niosi
prominent citizen, defeated for
governor bv foul treachery, will
soon adorn the prestige of the
state in the nations senate
chamber, where he will be of
morn worth to humanity than
n the Raleigh chair.
Asosusl, tbe ladies of Dur
ham are foremost in charitabU
intent and action. No sooner
lid they learn that the Watts
Hospital was in sore needs 01
funds . than forthwith they
went to work in earnest to raise 1
tbe necessary funds making
their firbt veuture in a most
magnificent crysanthimum
tih"r -A-ich is now on, and
which should appeal strongly to
,t,n,. ,mmni,
f.. ...:!., .
ivi tauaiviv puvyvii 1
uit.wu is iekeat. I
The IIebald committed no
error when it said Wednesday!
morning that "Bryan had been
.a i
granu in the campaign sua 11
bcateu would prove grand in do
feut"
His address to. the bi-metalist
of the United States, dated at 1U
home, Nov. , more than verihVf
our prediction. It is a document
which does honor to American
manhood. Ar erican wuee, and
American soul. H should In
lovingly tit'tervel by every pa
Iridic citizen. We regret iU
length erni:ti only the f'jllo-.Jtip
extracts:
4o personal or P
need grieve because of my defeat
My ambitiou 1ms been to accun
immediate If gislalioti rather thai
emy the honors of office. There
fore defeat brings lo me no feelinji
of personal Ium. Shaking foi
tho wiw who hfas chaml mv :a
bors as well as for myrelf, I desin
to wy thit we liHve been amplj
repaid for all that we have done,
"In love of millions cr our lei-
. ,.
low citizens, so kindly expressed,
in knoW20g5ned by iersoiial
contact with the ieople uud ii.
1 ...... ...,1.:.. .a Hull
full comticusat'on of whak-vei
,.rr.,rLi a hove nut forth. Our
touched bv the
....:.... r fi...,.ia anl Air live
ill'Tiniuu w Him". -- I
,hall prove our appreciation of
theaflktion which we prize as
iiiBBuev .
UlO riCIICfl ivwaru wmvu v.....
.. a .u . . m -1 i r. r 1 . 1 1 1 rain.i
ign has brought.
WmtE. number of men who
fiirurcd ceaibst W. J. Bryan fo
S2r; d?.d be
u . . r a" ...,.
7n ,"Vwi'vrl.Tr:lY, '
rfClOU 4rslU UiUlova SVIM-..-I
v iTa . aa himaAir 1 mil h 11 . 1
and will remain, an toPorU.ir-.i.J
factor in the politics 01 tne na-
linn.
TOUGH ON NEWSPAPERS.
We were surprised to note in
the Abbeville Citireu a severe ex-(
eoiiation of the Raleigh papers
about their account of the state
foir. 'Some of the expressions
used should, it appears to us, have
been left out or else accompanied
with sworn "aflidavits. For ins
tance, read the following seut
ance: - ; , .
"One of the most astonishing
things about tbe state fairtotho?e
of ts who don't eet to take it in.
is the story printed in the Citizen
" 1
to the effect that the" Haleieh I
newspapers required 'greasing'
troin the exhibitors before they
would write up the exhibits, 1.0
matter how extensive 01 how ex-
cellent."
Farther on the citizen says:
'From the recital about charges!
during fair week it would seem,
too, that the Raleigh people tale
advantage of this one chance a
year to perform the swine act."
We do not assume to be the
champion of Raleigh papers or
Raleigh people, and since the
election there Tuesday could not
be induced to undertake the job,
but we submit the above criticism,
to say the least, was illudvised,
indecorous, and unprofessional.
But there is yet a tougher in
sinuation in the article alluded to
an intimation of attempted
black mail. The Citizen says, in
explaining why the Diltmorc and
other exhibits were not written
.p; "'1 ho Diltmore people wouldn't
be bled, so the notice v. nt unwrit
ten." Pretty broad that last.
ALL THEIR WAY.
Tuesday's election has give
the republican party absolute
. . , ,
years, and there is no help for
it. It has not only the presi-
dent but the legislative brunch,
and the courts as well. The re-
ponsilility of the conduct of
affairs is solely theirs. Upon it
,Brim uJ- T7
and close censorship of
! J .V. . sit turn
its own acts-conditions that
. . , .
'it luauu ijuv vwacnv juu&uitui
rod most circumspect modera
tion
Though Mckinley may be Out
in automaton of Mark Hanna's,
10 be worked at hi sweet will,
he will hardly present a more
servile spectacle than Cleveland
obsequiously bowing to the dic
tates of tho moneyed syndicates.
The new regime has prom
sed, if ihey were given control.
inew era of prosperity. The
noortumty now is theirs to
comply with this sacred pledge,
and not even tbe skeptic should
make baste to prejudge them
Let them have a fair show, and
in order that they may. wo sin
erc'.y trust the democrats and
I It. in l annntik a 11 I nnri
... . h ,0 hinder
or dely any legiblatiou tho re
publicans may propose. It cp
I pears this in the logical course to
be-puisued by the free silver
neotde under existing coml.
ionk.
(let Itat-k lo lluxint-M.
The campaign is over. It i
as though the curtain had fallen
on a particularly thrilling mel
I . a . -
olrama ana tne aiienaanis wer
putting oui the lights. Miod;
an complain that he hasn't bad
eioush excitement and unsa
non. Tne veriest giuuon id
hat line mt confess 1.2s satis
faction if not his surfeic. It hat
been an episode of shocks, an
sudden fears, and loud and
olorcins cries. The villain ha
pursued us terribly-so much so
that our b.ir is notyetquitere
cumbent nor the eoose flesh
v
altogether ironed out. Still it is
nfin.t dnnawlth 111 matter
I .a
lZTZKlw Virginia Is beyond
person" who have not yet "
"I told you ifas often as the
greatnesi can lor, tne wnoie
country know it.
",-. BOt to l wiiiumt &'
IllugM
IS IT SACItlLIGE.
Just as soon as Grover, the Mc-
Kiulcyitc, wns satisfied that his
idol was to set np in the nation's
temple, that the ragged and hun
gry pilgrims might youruey to
Washington, bow down to Ilanua
and worship the golden calf, he
forthwith issued 1iis "Thanksgiv
ing "proclamation," in words and
manner, which coming froiu such
a source, and under such coudi-
tioiisi, savors s'rongly of sacrilige
of the Most High. Hear this ex
tract:
-
"The people of the United
States shou'.d never be unmindful
of the gratitude they owe to the
God of Nations for His watchful
care which has shielded them
from dire disaster and pointed out
to them the way of peace and
happiness. Nor should they ever
refuse to acknowledge with con
trite hearts their prouenesstoturn
away from God's teachings, and
to follow with siliful pride after
their own devices." 2.
While a lingering but well
nigh extinct respect -for common
decency prevented tbe direct men
tion of Dryan or McKinley, the
political inspiration would have
been uo more potent had he done
so. Millions ot cnristians m tins
land had rather devoutly recog
nize the fostering care of the all
merciful Providence, without any
indirect mixing of Mark llanua's
methods of foistiDg his man Fri
day as the manager of the Punch
! and Judy show he is to work
from the scenes: If such a thing
be yet possible with him, Mr.
; Cleveland should be ashamed of
iiimst;,, as the nation is for him.
Gold lH'uim rtit in the Cabinet.
In view of tbe service rend
ered tbe country and the re pub
lican party by the aound money
democrats in the recent elec-
tion, the Journal takes the lib
erty of suggesting that Mr Mc
Kinley should offer some repre
sentative sound money Demo
crat a place if his Cabinetr The
importance of the service they
rendered is admitted bf all.
There is no means of knowing
what proportion of them voted
for McKinley, but probably
four-fifths of them did. It is
quiU within tne limits of prob
ability that but for the sound
money democrats McKinley
would not have carrid Indiana.
It is even possible that he might
not have been elected.
The Secretary of the Navy 01
the Secretary of Agriculture
does not need to be a partisan.
The chief requirements for At
torney General are that he bo a
first-rate lawyer and a true
American. Either of these po
sit ions could be filled by a
sound-money democrat without
embarrassing the administra
Mon in the stightect degree way
MiotMit not be doner India
napolis Journal.
I-MIAI NTK.II lIKMOf'UAT.
Hon. Jno. W. Daniel, the
peerless Virginia orator and
orator and
United Statf s 8eator, to whce
efforts were largely duo iiijan's
majority In the Old Dominion
hid this to say Friday evening:
His words are: "Every auto
crct and every p utocrat in
Europe is today rejoicing over
McKinley' vicry, uud veil
tbey may for it was an Euro
peau and not an American vie
tory. McKluJeyism will disap
point its votaries. It cannot
maoufactui proiwrity oct of
higher taxei and less money
and '' jromiso to promote in
ternational bi-mctallisra is pre
destined to failure. All of its
pledges will prove Dead sea
fruit and when their ranacy fa
extred. democracy will rise
I ni-nln trmmrdiflnt. Thfl demo
Lra,(0. U stood the sbock of
r Cattleunawe, hy nianttce ftB(1
uncorruptei by vanity.
We
have no reason to be cast down,
rt, hrinoliiloa liva. our tiartv U
vital in-every tari ana uaoiaeii
.r r' . . V.
Us time with undaunted faith
and courage."
TIMELY ADVICE.
The Wilmington Star of he
8th has the following timely and
appropriate paragraph, which we
commend to a careful reading by
populist: -
"No fear "need be entertained'
that any democrat elected to the
legislature will vote for Piitchard
or any other gold-bug for the
United States senate. But not so
with the populists, some of the
members-elect being, it is, said,
pledged to Pritchard. The popu
lists should hold meetings in al!
the counties that" have elected
populist members and instruct
them to vote for no candidate for
United States senator who will
not pledge himself to vote for fiee
silver if he is elected."
No Landslide.
The following editorial headed
"Bryan Might Easily Have Won,"
is taken from the Washington
An examiition of the figures
of last Tuesday's vote results in
some very curious and interesting
revelations. It will be remem
bered that the Post, from the first,
insisted that Bryan's chances were
good, that at any stage of the cam
paign his election was a possi
bility, aud that McKinley's elec
tion, although we regarded it as
high!y probable, depended after
all upon a very narrow and un
certain . .argin. As unanswera
ble proot that we were right in
this, we now call attention to the
following table, showing how a
change of little more than 25,000
voies, aisinouiea over nine siaies,
would heve elcted Bryan, not
withstanding his big majorities
ilsewhcre.
Electoral
votes.
9
3
15
; T3
3
4
4
6
Major
ities. 5,000
2,500
States.
California,
Delaware,
Indiana,
Kentucky,
22,000
North Dakota,
5,000
Oregon,
South Dakota,
3,000
300
12,000
200
W est Virginia,
Wyoming,
3
Total electoral votes, 60.
Total McKinley majorities, 50,-
500.
Now, suppose there had been
these changes from McKinley to
Bryan 111 the different states re
spectively:
California,
2,5
Delaware,
Indiana,
Kentucky,
North Dakota,
Orcgtn,
South Dakota,
West Virginia,
x255 1
2,5 o
1,505
151
6,010
joining
101
Total,
25,393
.
even' one ot tne nine states 101
Bryan, and, adding their 60 votes
to the 167 he got elsewhere,
would have made his strength in
electoral college 227 thiee more
than he needed to make him presi
dent
It is a serious reflection that the
r1,fi!-Simf nnlv 9t lot vrtr AS
a matter of fact the change of
2 s.026 votes would have accom-
pushed the result is all that
stood between the election of Mc-
Kinley and the election of Bryan,
I We commend this reflection to the
gentlemen who ars throwing tip
their hats and screaming them
"W.vej. black in the face w ith non
sense alwut landslides and similar
aluiro.ti. Mr McKinley got
trenien'''nts maioritics 111 New
Unglauu, New York, Pentisylva-
ni.i, Iowa, Michigan and Illinois,
but tn the rest c-f the country he
had a mighty narrow escape from
defeat"
ltrHrt of Other Itlamlmala.
A report was received hire
Saturday stating that collector
of Internal Revenue Pratt, of
Albany, and D-puty Collector
Larkin, of Cohocs, N. Y had
Heen removed on a charge of
pernicious acti . ity." Official
of the Treasury Department,
howevet, stated that they bad
no infotmation whatever to re
trard ij these case.
It now stated mat Liepuiv
Commissioner of Pensions Bell,
Auditor Baldwin, and Assistant
SeoretP.y Doe, will all three be
I fwrmiitoH In rnmnin in ofllce
IK . m r.
1 durtnir the balance 01 ine aa
ministration. W eh ing to
post.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.-
phh b
WS Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Foreign Opinion.
Paris, Nov, 7 French states
men feel intense interest in the
election of Major McKinley, and
M. Ribot, who recently returned
from the United States and Cana
da, said today;
"Theelectioh of McKinley does
not surprise me. When I left
America at the end of September
it was apparent to mo that Bryan
would not succeed. If Bryan had
triumphed over the republicans,
eveu with the influence of former
democratiou chiefs, with President
Cleveland at their head, his suc
cess would have- had, both from
a. P?:itical aud a Point of
view, tiie gravest consequences,
Still, to us Europeans, the election
of McKinley is not altogether
agreeable, for without doubt we
fhall have to suffer before long bv
a return to an exaggerated pro
tective policv in tho United
Statc."
Rome, Nov. 7. The' result of
the election in the United States
was received with joy by a larg
majority of the Americans here,
and also with the marked approval
of tlie yaUcall.
Beklix, Nov. 7. Das volks
Social says regarding the election
in the United States:
"The retormer Bryan is in
every respect a social retormer.
His oppouent is carved differently.
McKinley is a kind of American
5oojStumni, brutal fighter for capital-
tjsra au,i coj currency and all
owners ot American securities.
Capitalism euvernrises were
strongly interested in his victory
and the golden harvest now comes
tor the Boerse and bondholders
but the reverse for the producing
classes. In Germany McKinley
will lead to Agrarian depression
itnd our industry in shipping and
commerce win likewise suiier,
McKinley's election is an interna
tional calamity."
Current Event.
An old horse was sold for the
sum of five cents in Lancaster,
Ky., the other day.
The latent lad among the mule
fools ol New York is bleaching
litis I. .1 i a t . it r ? r9fitt t.
,v " " i "-
Two families in V. rmont have
bought all their groceries for fif
teen years from tho proceeded of
their cider making.
4n the heat of the political de
bate the annual discussion of th
exact dito cf Indian summer lias
llieen larirelv neirlected tins year.
Two young piiktKkket who
have just come into the hands of
I the London indice had 1111 mgeni-
ous method, une mew sm'Ke
from a cigarette into the faces of
Indies whom he passed in the
streets and then stopped them to
,iiKWi.c, while the othr riflet
ijlet,' ,KK.kk,
A South Paris, Me., iiihii came
liome recently from n visiting tup
of several days. Though strictly
icnipemte and sober he hi'-l for
gotten his wife's name and hand
ed bark A letter for her that the
pwtmiHer gave hi-n, with the
remark that he gilesed it be
longed snmcwhere else.
Tint Kentucky people are pe
culiar some times. The latest
evidence of this is that recently
a number of men who voted fcr
W. C. P. Breckinridge for con-
cress, have joined a band to
protect their wives and daught
lers from Mormon elders,
I " '
.1 iviiiitiintiilt-n
- i '
nhk cohks aJ told try ABtl-Couffc
BipsuKtmuacnty
Latest U. & Gov't Report
Hank With Six or Her Crew.
Mcsdegon, Mich., Nov. 8.
The schooner Waukesha broke
up while trying to ride out the
gale at anchor near here last
night, and only one survivor of
her crew of seven has been res
cued. He is still too weak to '
talk.- The vessel had a load of
salt' and apples, which was
taken on at Manistee Saturday
morning. At 2 o'clock yester
day morning she was sighted
running with the gale under a
torn mainsail. An attempt was
made to enter Muskegon harbor.
but the schooner drafted a mile
south of the piers and then an
chor was dropped. She was
ri'V ig the sea about a quarter
of a mile from shore at dark.
The engineer and firemen of
the city pumpinz station
watched the lights until 9
o'clock last night, when they
disappeared. Shortly afterward
wreckage began coming in, and
oday nothing can be seen of the
ost boat above the water, where
she anchored. All night long
he wreckage continued to come
ip on the beach, and five bodies
have been recovered The names
f the dead cannot be learned,
as nothing about the clothing
will identify them. The surviv
ing sailer was washed ashore
unconscious and nothing cau be
learned froc. him.
The Waukesha was one of the
old fleet of "canalers," and true
to all traditions she has taken
ilmost her entire crew down
with her in her last disaster.
She was owned by F. II. Head,
of Chicago, and was formerly
known as the Nabob. She was
built in Manitowoc in 1864, and
rated 2D5 tons. She had a valu
ation of $2,5'10, and was given
an insurance rating of Bl. She
had been engaged in the salt
tra-Je between Luiington and
Manistee and Chicago for Joy,
Morton & Co., all the season.
The IVIrnd Again Soiled.
Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 8.
The famous tug Three Friends
has again been seized by the gov
ernment, and is now lying at the
boat yard here with the revenue
cutters. Boutwell. Colfax, and
Windom ranged near-by as ImhI)-
guards. Suucy Dauutless, after
being released at Fernandinn on
l,ond of $000, left quarantine there
yesterday afternoon ostensibly for
Brunswk'.;, Ca., but hao not yet
leeii heard from and many Cub
ans are looking pleased, while
rumors fly thick and fast of
an r'her Cuban exjHxlition. Three
Friends left here Friday, towing a
schooner and a barge down the
rivci.
As soon as she left the Boutwell
weighed anchor and steamed ft'
to accompany her. Last night
Collector Bisbee received a tele
gram from Washington to Mjize
Three Friends on the charge of
violating neutrality laws. Word
was sent to the Poutwell and seiz
ure followed at t. John bar. It
is surmised here that the govi-ru-mi
nt has in some way ol tuined
evidence- against her of former ex
peditions, some one pcrhnp hav
ing "peached.
As the limitless has mt ytt
come to baud many runiui are
prevalent as to her whereabouts.
She has a deep sea regiftt r for
coastwise purpose, but in order to
co into foreign waters she muxl
clear at the custom-hou. This
she did not do and United States
flicials are pazzled over her dis
appearance. Some interesting
hoses 01 the ca.e are extHeteii to
develop tomorrow.
Neuralgia is the prayer of the
nerves for pure blood. Hood's
Sarsaparilla is tbe one true blood
purifier and nerve builder.
to shame as to do him honor