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KM- This Argtjs o'er the people's rights, No soothing strains of Maia's son, " Doth an eternal vigil keep Can lull its hundred eyes to sleep' VOL. XVII. GOLDSBORO. N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 22. 1900. NO 188 r I: r -.1 v 1- POINTS POIlITICIilt WHAT THE LEADERS DOING. ARE A NVway Lester From the State Captal on i he Ti end of S at- Politico (Spacial Correspondence.) Rale'gh, N. C, Mutch 19, 1900: A Republican of pronii neDCG from the eastern part of the State said to-day that ha violently oppose! Im party's having any organizition ia tho East for the August election, and assigned as a reason thut to organize would only make the whites more deter mined o carry the election. This was a deUcite way of expressing his belief that tb.3 Democrats would certainly win. The ft-ct i i that the Republicans so far have o p'aus and no can.- didates. It is always their cus tom to select their men before hand, make up a slate in fact, but this year they are at sea, and of fices appear to go begging. They know Democratic nominations arc equivalent to elections. Not a Re publican cau he found who has any idea who will be his party's nomi nee for Governor. Oat of doz ens askd, r ot one his answered with any degree of posniveneis. Some say in a vagu3 way, Rich mond Pe-T.-'oa, while others s ty he doesn't want the nomination, but does want to go to Cocgcesa from the Ninth Distrkt, Complete a3 wa3 Republican Chairman Holton's downfall and collapse two year3 ago, Republi cans are saying he will be re dec- ed Chairmau. Speakings are in progress in many counties and wildly scatter ed. The amendments is the sole topic. The plan to make all else bubordinate to it is being carried out by tha Domccrate. The Re publicans are putting some speak ers in the field, but they do most of their work by bush-wacking, taking single voters or very small group?. It will be a costly cam Daign for them, but of course their National CoLamittee will help them, as it did in 1896, when it gave $60,000 for North Carolina. In a few cases Populists are speak ing, but a very few. Senator But ler is practically the only Populist to make any sign, barring the nine members of the State Com mittee who met here in January and fulminated pgainst the amend ment. A Populist, ho in 1896 was of State prominence, eays Senate r Butler is dealing with the Repub licans as if he could command, or commanded, 60,000 Populists, whereas he does not control 10, 000 and, that thePopulists who will vote against the amendment would do eo anyway, Butler or no Butler. Some of the Populists who in 1896 and 1898 were prominent in politics, will this year retire. State Auditor Ayer, ex-Chairman, is one. The Populists who are try ing to drive their people against the amendment have discovered that they cannot carry out their plans.' Enough hints have been dropped to show them what the Convention will do that is, leave the amendment to the individual view ef the Populists. If one asks people from the country in Central and Eastern North Carolina the question, "What do you hear the white Republicans saying on the ques tion of the amendment?" the re ply if, "They are divided; some for and some against it." A poli tician would declare they were all against it. The attitude of the negro on this question is interesting. It is passive. He sees wb&t is sure to happen. Jim Young says the negroes care nothing about regis tering cr voting,f eel little or no in terest in the election, and want the white people to settle the franchise matter, the negroes merely wish ins to be let alone. The white Republicans want the negroes to keep out of conventions, keep in the background in fact, but to register. Young, speakiog for ths ceroes, says there will be few, if any, in the conventions. The question is whether this is of their own motion or whether it is not a following the wishes of the white Republicans. A GEORGIA GOLD MINK. It i Said to Ba the Richest In The East. Atlanta, Ga., March 18, The Nacoochee Mining and Manufac turing Company, with headquar ters and Main offices in Atlanta and a capitaliz?tion of $5,000,000, applied fcr a charter for a gold mine in White county. It is claimed by the owners that the richest of gold ores east of the Rocky Mountains are located on the property. Among the in corporators are Governor Allen Candler, ex-Governor Northen, F. B. Neal, F. E. Black and H. H. Cabaniss. Roberts Praises His Men. Bloemfontein, March 19. Gen Roberts has issued an army order narrating the events that have occurred since the Free State border was crossed on Feb. 12, in which he save: "This is a record of which any army in the worlds hould beproud, a record which could not have been achieved except by earnest, well-disciplined men determined to do their duties, whatever the dangers and difficulties." Gen. Roberts adds that he de sires especially to refer to the heroic spirit with which the wounded have borne their suffer iog-. Not a word or a tnurinuc of complaint, he says, has been uttered. TO EJECT NEGROES A Michigan Town's Experience With "Coona" Short. Bnt Sickening Houghton, Mich., March 19. Citizens of J-jaunn, a nne resi dence suburb of the big mining camp at Calumet, have appoint ed a committee to rid the town of negroes. They object to hav ing it called a vigilance com mittee and announce that only peaceable and legal methods will be used, but that the negroes must go. Colored men were al most unknown there until a sew er contractor brought in several car loads from Tennessee and Alabama eighteen months ago. COL. CUNNINGHAM OUT. Withdraws ss a Candidate For Governor. The following letter from Colonel Cunningham, which was given to the press Saturday, states his reason for withdrawing from the gubernav torial contest: Cunninghani,N. C, March 16, 1900. To the People of North Carolina: Mr. Editor: I belieye the success of the Democratic party this year is paramount to the ambition of any man, and that each member of the party ought to yield his own wishes in the interest of unanimous action. I think it is also important that the candidate for Governor, who is rightly regarded as the leader of the party, should be selected, as far as possible, without contest and with practical Ainanimity . Holding these views, and desiring always to do what is best for the part and the State, and believing what is the welfare of one is for the welfare of the other, I have decided to withdraw from the race for Gov ernor. I congratulate myself that in the contest which I have made I have done nothing to create any enmities, and that the friends of other candi -dates have been considerate of me and of my friends. I have endeavored to conduct my campaign upon, a high plane of po litical ethics, indulging in no un kind criticism or harsh statements concerning any one. Every patriotic citizen must ad mit that the success of the party in the coming campaign is more im portant than the triumph of any in dividual, and that party success at this time should be placed high above every other consideration . The constitutional amendment is at issue, and it must be decided in favor of white supremacy. My friends throughout the State have been loyal to me. and they have labored in my behalf with effec tive earnestness and zeal. To them I am truly grateful, and it is to them that I turn with sincere pride, and shall ever cherish their loyal sup port as the brightest page in the his tory of my life. They have waged a vigorous con test, and the assurances of support which I have received from many sources have been warm and encour aging. I deeply appreciate every kind word they have spoken in my behalf, and I feel they will understand my action m retiring fromthe race at this time, since I can assure them and the good people of North Caro lina that I am taking this step be cause I believe that it is in the in terest of party harmony for me to do so, and because I think that my retirement will in a measure simplify the situation and increase to some extent our chances of party success. Every one who knows "me will un derstand that my best services from now on, as they ha vs always be.en in the past, will be at tlie command of the Democratic party, and I have never failed to enter into the thick est of the fight whenever the princi ples of our party have been assailed or white supremacy threatened. Very respectfully, John S. Cunningham. Rheumatism Cured in a Day. 'Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 8 days. It3 action upon the system is remarkable and mysterious. It re moves at once the cause and the dis ease immed ately disappear? . The first dose ceatly benefit. 75 cants. Sold by M. E. Robinson & Ero., druggists, Goldsboro, N. O. ' The former editor of the To peka Capital will now proceed to live down the Sheldon week. The price of peace is marked up on President Kruger every time he kills one of our Bob's men. Dr. Meserva Misplaced, Under the caption, "Some Ne groes who are Wise iu Their Generation," the New York Sunday Telegraph discources as follows: "Occasionally their rises among the negroes a leader Tkd Booker T . Washington, woo gives us a faint hope for the future of the race. Sach a mnn is President Meserve, of Shaw University, Raleigh, N. C. At commence ment exercises at that institution the president advised the negroes to keep out of politics. "The negro has accomplished two things in politics," he declared. "One is the passage of the Jim Crow car act; the other his disfranchise ment." "This be the words of a wise ne gro. Ptrbiips he is not at heart less hostile toward the superior Caucasian than is his less intelli gent brother. Bat be has a fairly accurate understanding of the limitations as well as the possi bilities of his people. Ho appie- ciates their woeful lacking in all things where capacity is concerned. He well knows ho? utterly futile they are in the larger affairs of life. He probably is keenly con scious of the fact tht the negro .can never dominate the white population, even in those districts of the South where his numbers predominate. He recognizes fully the futility of all effort toward such a condition. Knowing these things, he fs wise in h's words and seek to counsel safely his fel lows. "The whites of the South under stand tbe negro thoroughly ai-d treat him accordingly. And they treat him well. The Soulbemor, accustomed to daily association with the blsck, feels not that re pugnance toward him which is cherished by even the most radi cal advocates of raco equality at the Noitn. He has less of senti ment and more of sympathy, less of philanthropic talk and more of practical toLrance. He feads him 8Dd provide him with shel ter; permits him to do as little work as tte demands of a lenient climate will allow; indulges his propensity for pilfering, which he believes is the loftiest and least harmful pleasure of his life; hangs him when he thinks he deserves it, which is frequent, and in many ways stands his friend and seeks to save him from hm eif. Bui he will never permit him to vote. "It is trje that tne negro is dis franchised in the South. The white Southerner cares little how the negro might vote at the na tional election, but to permit his presence at the polls would be to extend to him tbe right of suf frage in local issues, which would mean the election of negro offi cials to rule the less numerous whites of many communities, with consequent corruption and abuse of power. The situation is sim ple. In a political sense there is no more a "negro problem" in the South. It was long ago solved by the shotgun and Winchester. The negro should - relinquish his dream of dominion, fostered by vicious demagogues, for he can never become even an inconse quental political factor." As the Baleigh Post says:"The Telegram makes a mistake in characterizing the excellent ad vice of the able president of Shaw University as "the words of a wise negro-" They are the wise words of a sensible white man, who is devoting himself, as the president of this very useful college, to the improvement of the negro race along lines, and the only lines, on which the race can ever develop; and these words of wisdom but signify the realiz ation by the president of the greatest if not the only stumbling block to the full fruition of his ef forts and of those whom he, and the noble institution over which he presides, represent." ATCOCK BY ACCLAMATION. Charlotte News. Developments in the past few days insure the nomination of Mr. Aycock by acclamation at tho April convention. Mr. Aycock is an ideal leader in such a contest as we have be fore us this year. And not only is he a fine debater and an elo quent orator, but he will come nearer commanding the enthusi astic support of Democrats of every section than any other man. Even when there were other candidates from the western part of the Stae, Mr. Aycock had as strong support in their districts as they had themselves, and in his own section there was no op posing vote. We may as well nail this to the masthead: For Governor, CHARLES B. AYCOCK, of Wayne. DESPERATE PLIGHT. Mafeking Cannot Wait Much Long-r For the Promised. Relief. London, March 19. Maf eking has not been relieved, so far as is known here. It is probable that the converging of troops toward Mafeking indicates a much more serious purpose than merely its relief. Judging by Methuen's presence at Warrentown and the capture of a nearby passage through the Vaal at Fourteen Streams, keen observers believe that Roberts mediates an advance in force on Pretoria via Rusten burg, which might be started at Fourteen Streams or Klerksdorp, and would coincide probably with an advance via Bloemfon tein and Natal. Glorious Nwg Comes from Dr.D!. B. Cargile, of Washita, I. T. He writes: "Four bottles of Electric Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrof ula which had caused her great suffering for years. Terrible sores would break out on her head and face, and the best doctors could give no help; bat her cure is com plete and her health is excellent." This shows what thousands have proved, that Electric Bitters is the best blood purifier known. It's the supreme remedy for eczema, tetter, salt rheum, ulcers, boils and running sores. It stimulates liver, kidney and bowels, expels poisons, helps digestion, builds up the strength. Only 50 cents. 13old by J. H. Hill & Son., Druggists. Guaranteed. Cure Cold In Head. Kermott's Chocolates laxative Quinine, easy to take and quick to cure cold in bead and sore tZ9CW , . .. GENERAL NEWS. Sir Henry Irving has contribuedi $100 to the Dewey arch fund. The Sheldon editions of the To peka Daily Capital aud cheap copies of "Sapko'' are having a neck-and- neck r.ce for the record in street sales m Chicago. Edward Higginson, a member of the Peruvian consulate in London, suggests that the Boers be oilered an asylum and plp.ee to cettle in Peru. How those South American Repub lics do look for trouble! The fact that the occupation of the gamblers and " dive-keepers of the metropolis- is temporarily gone suggests a possible enlargement and development of New York's exhibit at the Paris Exposition. Miss Katherine Clark, daughter of the contesting Senator from Mon tana, is engaged to be married to Dr. Lewis -Kutherford Morris, of New York, Miss Clark is about 26 years old and very prettjr. Michtei J. Dady, the Brooklyn con tractor, who has been trying for so loug to have the Unittd States sanc tion his coil tract for new streets and sewers iu Havana, now intends to secure a controlling interest in Lia Liucha. the leading newspaper there, and to become its editor. Evans Weed, a wealthy farmer of Newiield, Conn., will petition the .Legislature to change his name to Adam, after which he will transform his large farm into a duplication, as far as may be, of the Garden of Eden. Then he will advertise for some woman, named Eve, to" be his escort. Senator Depew's confirming and repeatedly exprassed surprise at the number and persistency of petty office-seekers at Washington is rather curious and tends to accentuate the difference betwweu the running of a &reiit Lussiitesi, with which the Sen-t ator is familiar, and the running of a government. Mr3 Emmons Blaine, of Chicago, proposes as a solution of the domestic bervice question to give the servants in her house and to urge for others and eight-hour day. Servants begin ning work at 6 o'clock in the morn ing are to be replaced at 2 o'clock in the afternoon by others who will work uniil 10 o'clock. What with the influence of the bankruptcy act, the legal depart ments of ihe big trust companies and the fame of Dakota as a divorce cen tre, Chicago lawyers are said to be suffering from lack of business and greatly reduced incomes. Some one ought to start there a crusade against protected vice, as in New York. Leslie Livermore. a survivor of the civil war and a well-known tramp, has refused au admission to the Soldiers' Home in Washington, which had been secured for him af ter some trouble, because it would separate him from his faithful dog, Kaiser, which once saved his life by waking him up while a 'lire was in progress. Attempts are to be made, it is said, to continue the Topeka Capital as a religious daily, but some of the owners approve of and some object to this idea, and the matter may be carried into the courts. Another re port is to the effect that Mr. Shel don's experiment was really for the purpose, unknown to the minister, of preaching socialism in Kansas in a way that would disrupt the Popu list party there. Though we ought by this time to have islands to bpare, the United States Hydrographic Office at Wash ington has made arrangements to have the United States ship Iroquois make a search for the missing Mor rill Island while the vessel is engag ed in the survey for a cable route in the pacific Ocean. The island is de scribed in recent reports as not being where it was last chartered or any where else, and unless there is some mistake in the charts it has sunk. Irish Fe sling Toward the iueen. Dublin, March 19. The Lord Mayor, toasted the Queen at the St. Patrick's Day banquet, eulogized her as the embodiment of all that was best in the Government. The toast was heartily received. The newspapers print numerous loyal messages of thanks and congratulations to the Queen from Irish societies. t . S I h f 14 i! .- ts -
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