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. P - - ; i The Carolina Watchman. JTOL. XI. THIBD SEE IE S. SALISBURY, N. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1890. NO. 36. GENERAL DIRECTORY cars Kf Court. J 31 Hocali. I Meeds, t N- Woodson. I Ham' I M (.'ub!;iu. FX' A rt y. At well, irvwiitnjpf I vers, T J Siitnncv clmtemnn, W b K uti, Urr Jliikt r. Jn L AV Co le j.iMii. forM fts Kestler. pi. i - ... T ' ' t c Btrhootai T C fluu. pfJW'aUb, lr.i .1 SuinrnH.-rt.-i.l. OverseWW i ooi , v m uroft ti, j TOVSr. Mayor, has I) Crawford httrk. Iflt Julian. 'iV-asar. I H Const. PoJU n J'rice, c:uet, 4 i lace, (. Pool, IvLh Uarringer, isenj uaunte. JUI.iiri' -- - -- -- .- ..... Uemuii, liq Miller; South ward, I) It Julian, J .fiWrcct; Fast want, J li (Tor- nnmraisfttners- .ori.:i wain, a a uon- I V . I 1 W 4 I i jttli 4I1.11. T A fHijshenour; West want, It J jloIuK'S Jv Rumple. . i CHU ROUES. gtethwt t Services every Sunday at: ud.GJ pin. Prayer meeting 11 il HI rtrv Wefiicsdity at 61 p in. Rev T W Guthrie, jistef,- Sundayfohool every Sunday afternoon t :;oVt'"'K. W Atauncy, sup't. . Presbytfrfsin Sew ices every Sunday jit U :l "'lttd :"'' P Frayej' meeting "every Wjdiiesday at 8:30 pm. Rev J i....."iilr V I ). nasfor. Sunday h-1km4 every Sunday afternoon ni 4 it tn! .1 Jtmnple, supl. Lutlm-ai Serviws every Sunday atll silver legislation hi the interest of aiaainl 7 in. Prayer meeting 'every speculators and adventurer.-, it was ap W'c.Iiic.mI.h at 7 p in. Rev Chas B King, !pirenUy forgotten that fo.- years the pastor, j Sundry pehool every Su inlay tvfteruoon at Sp ICCi Ki.er, su:t. Kpi-ftijiri -Services every Sunday al 1 1 a in anlr.''.o ji m and W dnesday at j:Ji0 ,1 r Mr. i. : . ii in. lU'V r J .unruoeii, rt'citiu Sunday school every Sunday afte.rnfon fttSjHB. Capt 1 neo Parii, -up t. j to silver and other matters in which DatUtJ-Services everySunday .morn- they were interested, and the a waken -in-aud u'i'ht. Prayer meettiut every v j,n( 1PPn ru llor r,0- If the po W.dnlay uight. Rev- ; s-ition whichMr. Harrison and his dlMiooi every-Sundiiy.afOi a.ni.-.. r? of Uio -Treasury. Mr. Win fhos bsi ink, sup't. j dom, were no.v reported to hold onhe CattMilit Services every 'second Sun- ; Hver question had been known before d iy at in and 7 p uu Rev Francis eleciion the President would-not have Meyer, p.t tor. ! r reived one electoral vote west of the Sunday sell; :! every Sunday at 10 a m. Af;s 0 n; i-iyer Y M C k .Devotional service s at L Tali mry Smlday at 10 a in. B&stseSs meet (flgtirst Tiiursdav night in every inontli. I It tmat pres't. i LODdES. VnlUm I.nd.r. Vft OH A V & AM rnc.K , every fTrst'auit third Friday niiiht in e:u I toototh, I'M! Nt'iivi', W I. Salislniny Lodtte, No jft. of P, meet ; ( vt'ry Tiaday night. A IT lioyden, C C. Salisbury Lodge, No 77o, K oi' II, meets (very M u)d &i Monday night in each Mmitn, . , Dictutor'.- mMS -Council No 272 lioy:0 .Ar- canuni, meets everv 2d and 4th Mondav 1 m hi eael, month. J A Ramsay, ' nt. ' POST OFFICE. Office hour- from -7:J0 a in to 5:S0 p in. Mnin y order hours 1) a in to p in; Bniy hours lltiJO a w to 12:30 p m J Hit mi si v. V M. PQWOE Absolutely Pure. This fj1-?iU'al'f woljBBieni'hs. More e:oriotalrnl -on--irjinnrvkiiuls,--and c-.vniiei bo sold tn rotion hfth the muhiturtc oj low test vsbcrc AttntV K"fsa!e'd,y BtogliamA Co.,Youns &Bos- tll.airl X. i Murphy CAUTION av. i.. iioiiKiax' name ami teloe istw MampM on lira t s deafer omnot supply you, gjd itlrefi to factory Whim, ir o.. i-nvlo-iiii; advert ran. isod W. L: DOUGLAS $3 SHOE FOR GENTLEMEN. .... t'"''ir. Heavy Laced Grain huU Crtt-d-''or Wit i rpi oof. Ifc-Hfl in the world Fxnr.iiae Ilia EtSli V.1 VI INK IIAND-SKWICI) SHOE. Uj I'Oi.mk ANI K.t:.IH?N' .OK. ..;,o KXTi'A V l I'M V.M.I- MlOfc. m?f fVOl .K I NO M KN'S MIWS. O iin, .SI. 7.-, BOYS' M iiooi, SHOES. A'l ii iuW ,n Conicresa. ButttKa ai.i !.;.. $3&$2 SHOES LA3IE8. 1.75 SHOK FOR mfSSES. to . f MMorlal. nt Style. Het Fitting. oicias;, IJroektuu, Man. .SM ty M.S. BROWft. r ROYAL ko'JI . mm , R FREE SIfcVER COINAGE ! Windom's Policy Set at Naujht by Re publican western Senators. s!NATHt WOI OTT SOOKEg TIlR ADMINIS T&A I IoY I OK lGKOKIXrt THE DEMANDS -OF THE WEST Will. THE HOUSE FOLLOW THE LEAD? N m York Star. - W ash! kotos', June 17. The silver lUPii in the Senate have down?! nil the old-time republics:!! leaders, and achiev ed a Victory as signal as it is Iikelv to lie far-reachjng. There never has been a Secretary of the Treasury se emphat ically sat upon as Mi. WTndoni. was in the debate to-day, and there never was an administration so conitemptuously handle I by men of his own party. Wolcott, the young Senator from Coloiado, l)cgan it. Fresh from his bridal tour, and with all the vim and prestige of addressing the Senate under such favoi-aRle circumstances, he made a ringing twenty-minute speech which sent the administration apologists to grass at the first round.- He also pounded a keynote which indicates that the set-back administered to tin? Fi nance .Committee oi the matter of sil ver may be followed by a silmilar les sen on the tariff question. lie scored Ah'rith, oti Rhode Island, unnirreifullv, saying when, it was charged tin t th I representatives of the mountain Starts were simply urginqr West had -been called upon to endure the oppressions of the protective tariff ?olely for the benefit of theJBnst. They Had loyally supported Harri son at ti e last ehch'on. reiving upon ihe protnisis he had made with regard Ho ?aai 1 he regarded r.n open foe as better than a secret enemy. Ky the secret en'emv ho indicated President Hnni'on. Then, onotinir Tenuvjon. 'Come grapes of thistles or figs of tM pnssei, on opinicn fcJiRt Hanisoit was a "thistle of Whom no gro t could come. YYoi cott's spe.'ch h d a marked effect. The Senate r.ext proceeded to bowl over the finance enmmittfe. One after another th(Kamendments which .that cmnmi ten bad af,iib"d to the Hon5P hil wor Ivoted down by majorities of j 1 J J eJ two to one. 'un.li or Kansas took the lend and tourtee:i republicans followed him on all the essential points, while three; democrats voted the other wav. His" 4 first proposition was to substitute in jdace of section Pof the House bill, as reported by the hnance connnttteerthe following: , "That from and after the date of the passage of This act the unit of value i:i the United,States shall be thedollar, and the a:ue may be coined of 412?, grains of standard silver, or of 2j 8-10 grains of s'aiidard gedd, and the said coins shall I e legal tender for all debts, public or private; that thereafter any owner of silver of gold bullion may deposit the same at any mint of the United States, todje formed into stan dard dollars or bars for his tjenefit and without charge; but it shall he lawful to refuse any deposit of less value than SI M) or any bullion so base us to un suitable for theope rat ions of the mint." This was carried by a virte of 43 to 2 k After this everything was easy. The striking out of the bullion-redemption clause was rushed through by a vote of 07 to 7. Free and unlimited coinage of silver was adopted by the aid of eighteen republicans and thirty one democrats, including pairs. The republicans who voted for free coinage wsmi Blair of New Hampshire, Cameron ot 1 enusvlvania, Inga'ls or Kansas, Jones of "Nevada, Ma iderson of Ne- braska, Mitchell of Oregon, Moody of Honth Dakota, Paddock of Nebtaska, I'liimbof K'-miis Pnwnr nf Aliifnii:! S;uulei s ot Montana, bquire ot V ash- . o. e " -v- i n l ngton, b ewart of Nevada, leller and vv (deott of (Colorado. The republicans paired in its favor wen? D ivis of Minnesota, Pettigrevv of South Bakojta and Stanford of Califor nia. The democrats who voted with the republicans against free coinage were g'ay of Delaware, Mcrherson f New Jersey, and Wilson of- Maryland. It was a studv to watch the faces of Sherman, Morrill and other members of the finance committee jis the vote was announced. Mr. Edmunds lost control of his temper and suggested that the bill had better be turned over bodily to the democrats.- - Mr. Payson and other members of the HoasV ,vho- favoitld free coinage, but voted against it under caucus lic tation. announcing that they did so in the firm conviction that the Senate would set, them right, .were on the tioor to watch the fulfiiluTeirt of their npft i pheeic. Mr. Vaux of L'hiladelphi i 1 :i.t 1 other ntemliers who dmlged the j i W.e. oil the ground of not being s if i ficieutly iivformed-on the subjVet when ( it cam.? up in tlu? Hone, wer ) also on the floor and interested listeners to th : debate. The final vote oa ttu parage -of tiie hiltlis amended, with the free coinage provision included, and another amend ment making all the silver certificates issued under this act or the Wand bill legal teuder, was 42 to 23. Blair, who voted-for free coinage, voted against the adoption of the bill. The majori ty given the bill is not suient to pass over a veto, should Mewgrs yin dom and Harrison conclude to veto the measure, as has ,been, threatened, per haps without proper authority. Every force at the command of Speaker Reed will be exerted to pre vent the House concurring in the coin age and legal tender amend men ts of the Senate. It is anticipated, however, that a much larger free coinage strength will be developed in the House when the bill comes up in the form of a conference report than was manifest when it was originally adopted. In any event the situation is interesting, and the prospect of successful silver legislation on any line; seems more re mote than it did several weeks ago. The antagonism between Senate and House is widening, not only on thi? but on other matters. The Maine Senators Hale and Frve, are bitter enemies of Speaker Reed. I Both hold iniifortant positions on com mittees, where they will come in con tact with some of the measures passed under the Speaker's rulings, it is per haps no imputation On the patriotism of these men to say that they will try to make it warm fori Mr. Reed and to deprive him of some of the credit which he seems now to be absorbing from the whole State of Maine. Obviously the Senate will be a long way from being ready to adjourn on July 1, whether the House is ready then, as predicted bv Mr. Reed, or not. A point which parliamentarians are discussing to-night in relation to the fate of the amended silver bill when it is reported to the House to-morrow lies in the interpretation of rule 20. This rule provides that "any amendment of the Senate to any House bill shall be subject to the point of order that it shall be first considered in the Com mittee of Whole on ihe State of the L nion." IF it. originated in the Hou.ie, it would lie subjected to that point. The bill is subject to that point, as it carries an appropriation of as much money as may be necessary to put it into effect. Consequently, it gaes to the Speaker's table, and is at bis mercy, tt is out. of the power of the silver men in the House to call it up any more to concur in the Senate amendments. The McK'nley tariff bill, as moliiied by the Senate committee, is to be re potted tomorrow. The full text of the bill with all its modifications, has been given out in confidence to-night, not to lie used until the measure is actually laid before the Senate. There will be a very consdcrable number of "wob bling" to be explained. Half a dozen changes which have been semi-official ly reported as having been made have not been me.de, and other changes which have been stated to have been revoked have leen allow ed to stand. Among these is the duty on works of art. After much tergiver sation the finance committee have yielded to the representations of "Tom" Donaldson, a weallhyciti7.cn of Philadelphia, who for years made a point of opposing this measure, and have restored works of art to the du tiable list at &) percent. They so ap pear on the bill as it will be reported. The statement that they have been put back on the free list is incorrect. Senator Wolcott, ill the course of his philippic against the administration in the Senate to-day, did justice to his Yale College training by quoting a Latin aphorism. He said that when Harrison was nominated his record was researched in vain for one note worthy act or saying, but it was found that, "Stat magni nominis umbra." "What does he mean by that?" asked one of the new Senators of Mr. Ingalls. " He nieans-that he stands under the shelter of his grandfather's hat," In galls replied. s Every southern Senator voted with the silver men for free coinage to-day. They expect in return that at least thirteen of the republican silver men will vote with them against a federal election law. The Census Man. "Pray what is your age?" said the cen sus man sage. And ye damsel spoke never a word. 'Are "vou foolish, insane, deaf, hun;p-f pllng the candidate; for nomin i backed or lame?- iliou and eleciion to legislative oflices And she smiles at a thought so absurd. to support th -se demands which have 'Do you powder or paint ?-' and her Ut bv a large majority of the smile it grew faint. j subordinate alliances in North aro- 4" Do von SirOrp Mivs :in1 bnvo vnii cold feet?" Ye damsel yet she spake not, you bet But ye man he lay dead in ye street. Exelmnge. Now that 'our Mary" Anderson is married for a fact the newspaper men e m give her a rest. Our best wishe: go with Mr. Navarro and her Anton- io. Thals as f ir as we care to go at prjient. Wihnin jl ).i Star. CLEAR GRIT. A Democrat With No Apologias to Mako COL. II. . JONES SHOULD HAVE TOE NOM INATION. an riot tc CI rontele. Yesterday h. M MAlister. SreretaTv of the county Farmers Alliance of J Mecklenburg county, waited on Col. H. C. .Tone.; in his office, and handed him a printed card with six "demands" ami six pledges ta be signed in the presence of a witness, a lining Wing provided on the card for the sign itnre of the witness. Col. Jones took the card and told Mr. BIc A lister that he would write whatever he might have to say. The card is as follows : THE DEMANDS OF THE NATIONAL FARM ERS1 ALLIANCE AND INDUSTRIAL UNION AS RATIFIED BY A MAJORITY OF THE SUB-ALLIANCES IN NORTII CAROLINA. 1. That we demand the abolition of national banks, and the substitution of legal tender treasurv notes in lin of national bank notes, issued insufficient '.volume to do the business of the conn- try on i cash system, regulating the amount needed on a per capibvbasis as the business interests of the cru ltrv extends, and that all money issued by the government shall be legal tender in pavment of all debts, both raiblic and private. I approve of the al ove demand, an 1 if elected to a seat in the United States Congress will endeavor to have it en acted into a law. (Signed) Witness 2. That we demand that Congress shall pass such laws as shall effectual I v prevent, the dealing in futures "of ; 11 agricultural and mechanical protb c tions: preserving a stringent system of procedure in trials as shall swore the prompt conviction, and imposing such penaltiei as shall seanre the mist per fect, compliance with the law. 1 heartilv approve of the above de al nul, and if elected will endeavor to have such laws enacted. (Signed ) Witness 3. That we demand fh free and un limited coinage of silver, I approve of the above demand, mi l if elected will end ;avor to have it en acted into a law. (Signed) Witness 4. That we demand the passage of laws prohibiting the al'en ownership of land, and that Congress take earlv steps to devise soni3 plan to obtain all lands now owned bv aliens and foreign syndicates; and that nil lands now held by railroads and oilier corporations, in excess of such as is actually usod and needed by them, bo reela'mol by the government and held for actual settlers onl v. I approve of the above demand, and if elected will endeavor to have such laws enacted. (Signed). Witness 5. Believing in the doctrine of "'equal right to all and special privi lege to n'Mie," we demand that taxation, national or State, shall not be ineiVto build up one interest or class at the ex pense of another. We believe that the money of the country should "fie kept as much as possible in the hands of the pe plo, and hence we demand that all revenue, national. Stale or county, shall be limited to the neces sary exp -uses of the government eco nomically and honestly administered. I approve of the above demand, and if eleclel will endeavor to have such laws enacted as will accomplish the spirit and purpose of said demand. (Signed) Witness. 0. That Congress issue a sufficient amount otfraetional paper currency to facilitate oxchange throughout the me dium of the United States mad. I approve of the above demand,, and if elected will endeavor to have it. en acted into a law. I also approve of the purpo-e of the bill introduced into the United States Senate by Senator Vance, aud known as the Sub-Treasury bill: if it is xot shown to unconstitutional I will vote for it and advocate its pas stge, and in the event it is shown to lie unconstitutional, then 1 will intro duce and advocate a bill to abolish bonded warehouses for whiskey, etc., and also a bill to abolish national banks in accordance with the first demand on this card. (Signed) Witness, THR BACK OF THK CARD. On the reverse side of the card is the 4 following statement : L This card is prepared for the purpose ! 1 1 1 1 I Politicians' have so often deceive 1 un u.. -!.,.;.. I i,i',-,iiK,.: waif'i t!uv j ft lilcll 'Ci . y ' - 'i " j break an I then deny havirg made, that i we have decided for the future t take ! their pietiges in black and white. If the candidate to. whom this card is presented for his signatuie signs it. then the jiersoii who presented it will immediately scud it to the secretary of. the State alliance to be k pt for refer- ence so that if any constituent of said candidate desires to know :t ho favors our demands he can set that informa tion from the State Secretary. If the candidate refuses to" sign this card, then the person who presented it will immediately report that fact to the secretary of the State Alliance. If the candidate signs the obligation to support a portion of these demands and refuses to agree to support the others, then he can, if he chooses, give in writing his reason forso doing, and they will be forwarded to "the secretary and filed with the card; or if a candi date who refuses to sign any of them desires to give his reasons for so doing, if he will reduce them to writing they will be forwarded and filed with the notification of his refusal. col. jokes' reply. When Mr. McAllister presented the cord to Col. Jones, the latter said lie would reply to the secretary in writing; and yesterday evening Col. Jones mailed a letter to the secretary of the alliance. of which the following is a verbatim copy : Charlotte, N. C, June 18, 1890. L. M. McAllister, Esq., j Sec'y Meckleburg County Farmers' Alliance. Sir: I have carefully read the de mandHn the shape of a declaration of principles submitted by the alliance and respectfully decline to sign the same. In announcing mysdf as a can did ite I distinctly stated that I did so subject, to the, decision of the Demo cratic Convention to be held atLaurin bnrfflnn the Iwtli of July. If nomi nated I sh dtfbe the candidate of that party, standing squarely upon its plat My first allegiance is to the party wnrise candidate I aspire to became.- To it, in mv opinion, this country owes whatever of liberty and good govern ment it enjoys, ami whoever undertakes to set np a standard of political princi ples independent of it, is disturbing its harmony and destroying its efficiency. It is the party of the people. As a proof of the fact, it succeeded yesterday in securing the passage through Con gress of a bill providing for the free coinage of silver, which I no'iee is one of the measures demanded bv the alli ance, an lit is engaged at "this very moment in a struggle again d. the great evil oT class legislation in the shape of burdensome tariffs, &c, which is an other of the evils of which the alliance complains. Can not th? people safely I trust this great party to labor for it iu the future as has done in the past ? I But there is onother objection which ; I have to signing the pledge which you present in behalf of the alliance. I am reliably informed t i it of the twentv-five hundred farmers in this county, less than twelve hundred of them arj connected with the alliance, and that in this congressional district less than one-third of them belong to it. Now you have excluded. these non alliance farmers from your delibera tions as you have excluded . me: you have not given us an opportunity to hear your discussions of those measures, are. If elected to Congress I will rec ognize the fact that a large majority of my constituents are farmers. I hope I sh mid labor for their improvement, but 1 certainly would bo liable to lie g.vatlv embarrassed if were to pledge myself iu advance to that one-third of them constituting the alliance1 without ... . :l : i i j it. . ii .. i. majority for whom the alliane- does waning 10 uei. jiom ill' iwo-ininis not speak. It sterns to me that tire alliance has erected one-third or les of the farmers into a special class, and is demanding class legislation' in accordance with their .political views. Is not that doing what the alliance it self condemns? The white men of this State cannot afford to divide or to risk division. Tike republicHii party has c mimenced a new crusade against the South in the shape of a federal election law that proposes to set over us at the polls supervisors, creatures of its own. to rob us of the inestimable right, of a free election. Tt has not abated one particle of its hostility to our people and in such a crisis God forbid that you or I or any other white man should imperil thatninity in the ranks of the democratic paity which has been our only salvation iu the past. Respectfully vours, II. C. JONE3. Let tho Invasioa Go On. Northern capitalists have fairly in v ided the South. They are putting their money and their energies into its development. The increasing volume of this movement is attracting the at tention of the entire press. It is one the most remarkable movements of this wonderful age. TT. ; Washington 7'os referring to it and especially to the large investments made in the vi cinity of Asheville, says "The niovi inent has acquired too great a momen tum to le stayed. It cannot be scared bv 'rebel Hags,1 nor diverged from its course by the clamor of politicians. L?t the invasion go on, and the con-j quests of peace that carry with til fit i sueh countless blessing ami ameliorat ing influencei l)e notioijieiled." Similar expiessions :re fouml in our northern e: c'langi s of all sections. Every large enterprise iu the South in w hich north ern. capital iuer.listed is of itself a new stimulant to the increase of invest ments from that qmuter. We join with the Washington '.. in saving, , "let the invasion go on." - Munufnc ureri Record. EAVES TURNED DOWN. j - i Ths Senate Rejects Him. BLAIR, VANCE AXD RAXfiOJf OPPOSED HIS NOMINATION, Wasiiingtcn, June 18. The Senate was in secret session for about an hour to-day. The discussion of the nnminntinn J. B. Eaves, Collector of Intermit Rev enue for North Carolina, Was resumed nenator mair, on the republican side, and Senator l?una-Mn ., ,1 V.....- the Democratic side, Cpposetl coufir- IUH1IUII. The nomination was finally rejected. Ths Dependent Peniion Biil. The Senate .and House have passed" the Dependent Pension bill. The President will undoubtedly sign it. We have only had nc U 'publican Pr sklent who vetoed 'the Inflation bill in spite of the menaces of his own party, who would have refused his ap proval. And yet President Harrison would add to his fame and strengthen his party were he to send in a veto, and in doing so take the ground as sumed by President Grant namely, that any pension measure which con templated ptoyision for those who suffered in the war would be approved, but that all such schemes as back pay, service and dependent pensions would lie frowned upon as highway robbery. It was not until Grant left the White House and tb country fell into the hands of p or, weak, discredited Haye? that the sluices were opened and the stream had its way, The Herald believes in the highest measure of justice, recognition, gener osity even, to the soldier. To him every honor and reward. These pen sion bills are not iu his interest, but in that of a remorseless lobby, who rob the Treasury in his name. History has such scandal. The cry is, of course: "Everything to the sol dier who saved his country.' There have been other soldiers, and other countries have lieen saved. Prussia was created by b'redrick after a series of wars, and yet Fredrick's pension lit did not amount to a week of our expenditure. England waged twenty years' war against Kapolean, adding to her debt more than thre.o thousand million dollars. Her tinny did not de mand extra- thousands millions for pensions. Fill ecu years of war, dur ing the most glorious period of her his tory, cost France a little over two hundred and fifty millions of dollars about the amount we shall be paving annually for pensions when the claim agents are through with their raid. Germany has fought three brilliant waivTsince 18tH. She has dismember ed Austria, Denmark and France, ami become the in aster Power of Europe. Yet her pension fund is not quite nine miilio.is a year. If Germans, French men and Englishmen could do these patriotic deeds without being quartered for life upon the Treasury as mercen aries, why should not Americans? In a moral sense this raid upon the Tre;wuiry degrades the old army, takes the bloom from its glory and stains its once stainless banners. What more memorable siiit, under the lead of Grant, Slit ruin n aid Malc, than 1 1 . a ' . the mighty ho.-t which went swinging down Pennsylvania avenue before the Tsid.-iit and Cabinet on the day of th great review. W hat more abject sight than this same army, under the lend of Tanner, Dudley jmd a gang of hun gry, money grabbing pension sharks, marching in a raid upon the Treasury. If the Dependent Pension bill, with the limitless millions which it adds to the Tresury, were to end the business we might bow the head in shame and say. "Well.l -t it bo; we know that most of this moii. y goes to pension agents, money sharks and professional soldiers, but the robljery has been done by us ing the honored name of the soldier, and such a name may even atone for a crime." We have only to read tie pension newspapers and the speeches of the pension demagogue iu Con gress to see that the Dependent bill i lint the beginning, a small instalment of "justice to tlw sohliers.'' Grant held that twenty-seven millions would answer every demand. Garfield Im lieved a little later that thirty-eight millions would !' a splendid evidence of the i a ion's generosity. No men were more willing to serve tin; soldier than Grant and Garfield, none were better in for nied as to the soldiers' needs. But the pension shark ami lobby gang knew better, and after coercing poor Hayes into the back pay iniquity-there was nothing impossible. The Te.e-ur was open. Back pay, dependent bills, service, bounty reimbursement, "special acts restoring every cashiered bummer and deserter to rank and pay -any scheme that ingenious knavery could iii. devise has appeared before Congress, as i i t ' l it. I I' . ' , ;m :ict ot justure to iim; ( i iter,. We litflieve in justice to tlie soiuier. But it is not to le found in the-e ras cally measures devised by a Washing ton lobby. President Harrison si o 1 1 I veto this bill. Congress should repeal every pension act. A special comiiiH iou should le apvinl.d, composed of eminent men without regard to paity men like Sherman. Cleveland Ad miral Porter. Joseph E. Johnston and Hamilton IVi. who would go into m . . ... - . - . .1 11' khe '.vhoie-ouestion. devise a logical generous plan, doing ample j istic ? to the soldier, an I not bringing financial ruin uj on the country be saved. ic the award of such a commission wer ! to be, let us say fifty millions a year, weshonil be satisfied, although it would so much exceed what was pro po.ed by Grant ami Garfield. Wo have no idea that Mr. Harrison will veto the bill. Thb republican party would not permit him. The only tiepublican President who won d have done so sleeps at Riverside. Tb,. first of American soldiers would never have approved a measure which is u stigma n non flic devotion, patriotism and selt-denial of tli3 glorous nrniv which saved the Union. New York Herald. j he Silver Bill. TEXT OF THE UEASCRE AS IT i'A SSF.D T 13 SENATE. Washington, Juno 17. The d lowing is the tex; of ti c sitvtr bill as it now stan Is : Sec. 1. That from and after th dat of the pass:ige of this act, the unit of value iu the United States shall be th 1 dollar, and the same may b; coined o! 412 J grains of standard -silver or pi 8-10 grains of standard gold, ami s; ii coins shall be equally a legal tender for all debts, public or private; tfca; thereafter any owner of silver of gol 1 bullion may deposit the same at any mint of the United Stated to bo form I into standard dollars or liars for hi benefiteand without chnrga; but it shVll be lawful to refuse any depodt of lew value than $100, or any bullion so bise as to be unsuitable for the operation t of the mint. Sc. 2. That the pro visionsof section 51 of an act to authorize coinage of standard silver dollars, and to restore ite legal tender character, which be came a law February 28, 1878,s is here by made applicable to coinageiin this act. as H'ovided for. Sev. 5i. Thai certificates provided for in the second section of this net and I all silver and irold certificates alread- issued, shall b. of the denominations of not less than 1.00 or more than $100; and such certificates shall be re deemable in coin of standard value. A sufficient sum to carry out the provisions of this act is hereby appro priated out of any money in the, treas ury not otherwise appropriated. ' The provision in section one of the act of. Feb. 28, 1878. entitle 1 "an aer. to authoriz s the coinage of standard silver dollars, and to restore its legil teuder character,' which require i th j Secretary of the Treasury to j uivaase, at the market price thereof, not less than 2,000.000 worth of silver hul lion per month, nor more than $iT 000,000 worth per month of such baU lion, is hereby rcjealed. Soc. 4. That the certificates provided for in this act, and all silver and gold certificates already issued, shall bejre c?ivable for all taxes and dues t th United States of every description, and sh ill be a legal iender for the pay men . of all debts, public and private. Sec 5. . Owners of bullion applying for coinage shall have opportunity to receive coin or its equivalent for the certific ites provided fer in this act, and such bullion shall be subsequently coined. - Sec. 0. That upon the passage of this act balances standing with th United States Treasurer to the respctiv.i credits of national banks di posits mido to redeem circulation notes-of sucH b inks, all deposits thereafter recivcdV for like purpose, and all deposits there by received for like purpose, sha'l In converted into the Treasury asPni'.-'cel-I meous leceip'.s. and the Treasunrof the United Mates sln ll redeem from the general cash in the Tnasuiy tln circulating notes of banks which may come into his prossession, subject !o re demption; ami upon the certifica'e of the Comptroller of the Currency that such notes have leeii received by him, and that they have been destroy ed, and Ml I . no new 1.0 es will Jh issueu in ineir place; reimbursement of the amount shall be made treasurer under such reg ulation as the Secretary of Treasurv may perscrile for an appropriation hereby created, to be known us "Na tional Bank Note Itedemtron Acconnt.'1 but the pri visions of this act shall not apply to dejiosits yeceiviI under ;ec tio:i 5J of the act of June 3, 1874, re quiring every natonial Innk to keei in a lawful money with tile-Treasurer of tne United States a sum equal to 5 j er cent, of its circurlation, to bis held aad used fur redemption of its Circula tion notes, and balances remaining of depo its so covered shall, at thecjoseof each mouth, !-? reported on the motitl.l v public debt statement as a debt of the United States liearing interest. Mr. J. B. Hunter, who lives at the foot of Linville nwuntaiu on Linrille i eitTI4r ,t n : It i. i'. ..inl'ililii i'i.t.Hlunu tLi n-it w nWK iwiw.ii, euitor ami wire weie pieasaimyenrer tained hc-t weekdays that lie has had more trouble in getlting a stand of corn o:i his fine river farm' tiiis yfar than ever before in his life, and lie has been living in his presetit jeriilence i for sixly-iiine yes.rs, and has lecn till ing the some tie his since childhood. Henys that a small white wpriij has aj p a-etl iu h s fields iu large jnurabers aud that they devour the entire corn irrains. He has replanted Three dimes ami lias not yet gotten anyunug tr.:e . i goo-1 sti z&.-MoryaHtyn lUruiJ.
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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