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M : - I'm! t - I' , . -: - ... ; - - ! ' ; . '; j ..' 4 ;. sir . x s - .' - In. A.- , THli wBS COUICTW i 1 E. REYNOLDS, Editor. "Equal and Exact Justice to All.' lt- i . . Sjuggu Under New Management -t L; XLII. NO. 40. if SALISBURY, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12 1896. ESTABLISHED, 1832. l . . L . s J - ' - !4- if i 4i .V f 1i - PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. FOREIGK AF.FAIKS DISC'USSKD. Our Relations With RnlaaU Cuban fasurreeXioft and American Massacres, etc. On Tudbuay at ncou the long-expec ted Message frc.n President Cleveland iru read before Congress. The doc ument was very lengthy, but below will' be foiindite falient points: To the Corhrefnf the United States: The 'prfcstM aseemblngjef the legis lative brh of our government occurs at a timw'&e tne mtj!rest3 i our M C i i ttje nees of! the country I condition of ! "our foreign jand the exigencies of our fjuanceH t-pfccial importance. reijorta of the heads of the 'eewal. aAniuistra'tiun depaitmeuts of ihygoveriiinent fully aad plaiuly ex tf'it vht h.'.s. been aqcomplished tf thia thq, 8cpie of tlniir respective ehties, aili present such recomnienila- ons foT ihe bettermeut of our co:m- try's coniliti'j!! as .patriwc and intelli gent laboi and observation BUggeet. -ittor riviewin in a cenerp.l vavthe rej:orts-rJferrt'l to the Presidents pro ceeds. . . THE people fi natiaal The M vne reaim2;tiOQ of specie payments by Cljiii if a type of great interest and miportande both in its direct conse queuccs u jou her own welfare, and as an evidence i f the ascendency of sound .financial principles in one of the most influentia of the South. American re publics. f take J h.aertre in calling to yctir at tention t :e encomiums bestowed on those vest els of our now navy which took part in the notable ceremony of the Kkl C anal, - Our rel itions with Great Britiaa, al ways intinate and important, have de manded d lring tho pat year even a greater si ire of consideration than is usual, & sverul "vexatious questions were lft indetcrmined by the decision of th'-'Beh -iug Sea arbitration tribunal. The application of the principles laid down by that august body has not been J folio v.-eii By the results they were in tended tojaceoumlish, because their ex ecution his been mote or less imperfect. The uiuerstanding by which the United Slates was to pay andiGreat B i iti an tit r b& a 1 m p. s m$. o f t-i-io.COO fn full eetthsmeut of ali Brit-' lfh clain for damngey arisicg from our fccizuic of Biilioh sealing vessels jud authorized under tho award oi" the 4)arisa tribunal of arbitration was not y conurmecf ny tae last congress, wnieu decline d Sp make the necessary appro priation, j I am sijll of the opinion that this ai rant tment i as a judicious and advantageous' one for the Government, and I earicc-tiv recommend that it be again con adered and banctioned. Not ' withstand ing that Great Britain Crigi nated the proposal to enforce interna tional rul s. for the prevention of col lisions at sen. VEfZUEL4 fjt."DAr. DISl'UTE. It being Apparent that thv bDuudary cii puto be: wet u Great lirityia and the Repub-- lie of Veauela concerning tho limits of BiiisLi Guffina was approaching an acute gtajje, a deiuite statement of interest and policy of tao Uiiiied States as regards the controvers; senij. i to sjo requirea eotn on its own ace uot and in view of its relations with the fti iiiuly powers directly concerned. Lf July 1 it, therefore, a dispatch, was ad dressed -to our embassador at London for cornmunica tbin to the British government ja t which the : ttttude of the United Slates was fully, and d stiuctly set forth. Tha' general ; jL'onelnsien; therein reached and formulated are in tubi taafce t&at ihe traditional and f established poll -y of this government is nrmly opjn sed to a forcible increase by any - ii-foiean i ower ofjts territorial possessions l This eon ifi-nt: that tbis p-lir-y is as well fbiuded in prUicipl. as it i-: strongly sup ' porVidj by i umerous precedents; that as a eonk.fu.viic 5 the United States is bound to ci t,t a.jii nst '.!; enlargement cf the area of B:Visii C uiana in derogation of the rights I and ajjinsi "will of Venezuela; tha territorial , dLpubet s-evn them can be reasonably set tied oiilfhy friendly and impartial arbitration, nad tlmt ; resort to such arbitration should tnelude ths whole controversy and is not sat IsHed ifn of the powers concerned is per mitted to J 3kw an arbitrary line through the termory'ii ckbaie arid to declare that It will submit to ; rbAration on'v tho dortion lvinsr on one sid of A In view of these eonelus loca, the d spattik in qnestion called upon the British goyeinent for a definite answer to the'quet tioh v.j'vther it Va!d or would not submit rhe teriHory ecuLoversy between itself and 1 enczucia in its entirety to impar tial arbitiE ion. The auswer of ihe, British governmei t has not yet been received, but is expeetec shortly, when further communi catii u on t le -subject will probably be made to the Con ;res.s. ' " i in ccbax iKsunnrcnoK. Cuba is pgain gravely disturbed. An In- 6uireetioaJ la some respects more active than the last preeeedina rc-vuit, which con- tinuea jropi itts to lots, now. exists in a large part f the eastern interior of the Is land mena ing even some population on the coast, besi ies deranging the commercial ex-, change of he Island of which our country takes the iredominaiit share. This flagrant CDLilition df hostility by arousing sentimental eympathy imd inciting adventurous support among ourineopie nas entailed earnest effort on the paat of. this government to enforce obedience io our neutrality laws and to pre- em iua terriiory oi ine unueQ tstates trom oeitig aPuted. as a vantage ground from which to aid those in arms against Spanish eoveretecut; . Whatever may be the tradi tional g5'm; athyjf our countrymen as indi yiduala th plainSuty of their governtoent is taobs'Trvfe good faith in the recognized ob ligations! internal relationship. ili.Vi.MVN MjVSSACKES. ' Occyrrpi ces in Turkey have contihued.to excite cone ?rn. The reported massacres of Christians In Armenia and the development there and i i other districts of a spirit of fa natic hosti ity to Christian influences natur-j islly exeite apprehension for the safety of! Ihe devote men and women, who. as"de-i pendents c the foreign missionary societies! fn the United States, reside in Turkey under! the guarai: Lee of law and 'usage and in the: legitimate jerformance of their educational and religio is mission. No efforts have been! spared in heir behalf, and their protection lnperson ind. property has been earnestly and vigor usly entorced by every means within our power, -i Referenois made to the extension of the civil servk a rules to certain consular ap iTointraentf ry d then follows: m i cub riSAycnuc; stTCATioy. As we turn from a review of our foreign relations to tle contemplation of our nation-' al financial situation wo are immediately aware that we approach a subject of domes- : tic concern more" important than any other- j that can engage our attention, and one afe j present in sueb a parplexing and delicate . predicament as to require prompt and wiS9 treatment. ; By command of the people a customs reve-lf nue system, designed for the protection PurC I benetft-ol favored classes at the eraeuso of!-. fine great masses of our countrymen, and which, while inefficient for the purpose revenue, curtailed our trade relations and impeded our entrance to the markets ot th world, has -bean supersceded by a tariff' policy, which in principle is based upon ia denial of th right of the government tj obstruct the avenues to our peoples' cheap living or lessen their comfort and content-;? ment, for ther sake of according especiat ad-l. vantages to favorites, and which, while, encouraging our interior and trade with? other nations, recognizes tha fact that Ameri can self-reliance, thrift, and ingenuity can build up our.country'o industries and develop its resources more surely than an enervating! paternalism in February, 1895, therefore, the? situation was exceedingly critical. The results cf prior bond issues had been; exceedingly unsatisfactory, and tho large withdrawals of gold immediately succeeding to their public sale in open market gave rise to-; a reasonable suspicion that a large part of the gold paid into the treasury upon euj3h sales was promptly drawn out ayain y tnej presentation of United States notes or tiete-l ury notes and found its way to the hands? off those who had only temporarily parted wiih it in the purchase of bonds. Tho meisapre then takes up the repeap pff the silver purchase clause, says it under--mined confidence and produced the pMkl The history of tho issue and partial reueihi)-! tion of United Slatesnotes is given at length.! GOLD BESEUVE. ji fitress i3 laid Gn the importance of the gbldg reserve. Los3 of gold is attributed to the:, existence of Treasury notes. Tho rise and; fall of the reserve is followed, and the histo4 ry of the bond issues, matters that are fatal-g liar to our readers, are rehearsed m detail. jj Then follows a history of the contract with- the bond syndicate. i "I have never had the tightest aisgiVing concerning the wisdom or propriety of this; arrangement." ' s ! 1 As to further gold withdrawals it shysi Quite iarge withdrawals for shipment in tla immediate Intilce are predicted in veil in-i formed quarters. About S16,0C0,000f bs been withdrawn during the month of iN'ovom- ber. The foregoing statement oi counts ana'; condition, develops tho fact that after iu- creasing our interest bearing bonded indebt- ; edness more than $102,000,000 to save ouc gold reserve, we are nearly where we staricd,' having now in such reserve S'79,SC3.9, aaJ against $85,438,377- in Feb. 18'J4, when; the hrst bonds were issued. ; j The government has paid in gold more, than nine-tenths of 'its United Slates Actpl and stiH owes them all. It has paid in gold about one-baif of its notes given for stiver5 ! purchases without extinguishing by such j payment one dollar of these notes. The; government has incurred a bonded indebt edness of 693,500.000 ia establishing a goid' reserve, and ol 162,315,400 in efforts to maintain it. 'fAVGES EETIBEMEST OE OB.EEKLACKS. TlH5uble is found in the retirement and can- eellation of our United States notes, common- ty eaneu green uucks, auu tae cuisiimning treasury aoieiJssued by the tMmnt Mvm:'nt nf silver nnroh&aoa nnnor Vni &.it or a 1 ' J t. v. I believe this cculd be quite readily aocom- - rhsaed bv the exenange of these notes for United States bomis of small as well as largesl denominations, bearing a low rato of inter-1 est. m The currency withdrawn by"the retirement;? of the United States notes and treasurv aotesil .imounting to probably less than C.iSG,bOO,OO0 might be supplied oy such gold as would oe uiad on their retirement or by an increase in '4 I think they should be allowed to issue cir culation equal to the par value cf the ionds they deposit to secure it, and that the tax on their circulation should bo reduced to! ne fourth of one per cent., which would un--d dubtedly meet all the expense the govern ment incurs cn their account. In a general way the President proceeds to; inumate tnat the establishment of ;btato bauks may be a necessity age. he says : As to silver ccin i it I do not overlook the fact that the cancella- j tion of the treasury notes issued under the silver purchasing act of 1830 would leave the treasury in the actual ownership of sufficient silver including seignioragOj to coin nearly $178,000,000 in standard dollars. It is worthy of consideration, whether this might not, f:om time to time, be converted into dollars or fractional coin and slowly' put into circa-; lation as in the judgment of tho Secretary of the Treasury the necessities of tho coun try should require. B135ETAT.T.ISM IMPOSSIBLE. No government, no human contrivance or act ol legislation, has ever been able to hold tbe two metals together in . free coinage at a ratio appreciably different from that which is established m the markets of the world. Those who believe that our independent free coinage oi sliver at an artmciai ratio: wita gold of 16 to 1 would restore the parity be- -1 tween the metals, and consequently between .. the coins, oppose an unsupported and hnUf probable theory to the general belief and j practice of other nations, and to the teach ing of the wisest statesmen and economist of. the world, both in the oast and present. The President then went on to argue the impraetability of bimetalism, upheld the gold t standard as the only true means oi vaiue, holding thai "it does not despise-silver norj sees its Danlsnment, and -that "sa.a a standard abo gives free scope for the use and expansion of Safe and conservative credit.? He urges the advocates of free coinage of silver to re-examine their views and beliefs in the light of patriotic- reason and familiar experience, and to weigh again and again tho consequences of such legislation as their efforts have invited. Even the continued agitation of the subject adds greatly to the ; difficulties of a dangerous financial situation already lorcel upon us. In conclusion 1 especially entreat the peo-- ple s representatives in the congress, who are charged with the responsibility of inaugura ting measures for the safety and prosperity of our common country to promptly and efn fectively consider tho ills of our critical flr naneial plight. I have suggested a remedy 1 wnien myjuapraent approves. I desire, however, to assure the Congress that I am prepared to co-operate with them in perfecting any other measure proinisiuji thorough and practical relief, and that I wifi gladly labor with them in every patri-jtio eijv deavor to further the interests and guard the welfare of our countrymen whom In dur re4f spectlve piaces oi duty we nave undertaken to serve. Chilean Finances in Good Conditio! 1 The financial situation of Chile ts highly satisfactory, according to the reeent message of President JVf oil tt to the Chambers. The expenses in 1S04 amounted to 78,482,000 pesos. Thar receipts produced 94,042,000 pesos, -which shows an excess of 10,608,000. i It is also estimated that under ordi nary circumstances the financial exPl ercise of 1896 will close with a surplus ' of about 13,000,000 pesos. The produc-1 tion of nitrate, the most important aij ticle of Chilean exports which reached In 1S93 20,665,161 Spanish quintals has amounted in 1894 to 23,810,283 quin tals. The whole commercial move ment in 1894 was represented by 126, 624,030 pesos in value, 54,483,616 being for importation and 72,040,420 pesos for exportation. New York Tribune. NATIONAL MISTAKES. BRAZEN IMPUDENCE OF OFFI CIAL PROSTITUTES. A Striking Example of This Official Prostitution to the Money Power Is Pound In tho Spaech of Secretary Carlisle at Boston. The history of the world Could scarcely afford a more humiliating prostitution of the corrupt Influences cf any age than that which character izes the acts and utterances of United States officials in these degenerate days. A striking esample of this official pros titution to the money power is found in a speech cf Secretary Carlisle at a din ner of the Massachusetts Reform club in the city of Bc3ien on Saturday, Oct. 12. In this speech Mr. Carlisle said: "The first great mistake in our cur rency legislation was made in the act cf March 17, 1S62, which authorized the secretary of the treasury to issue Unit- cJte-no ,4 lso, . 000,000. This was a radical and danger ous departure from true financial prin ciples, if not a serious Infraction of the legislation of the United States. This depreciated paper, of course, expelled specie from circulation, but as the gov ernment had net promised to redeem it at any particular time, it subjected the treasury department to no serious responsibility or inconvenience." The above statements are not only at variance with the recorded facts of history, but there are hundreds of thou sands of men and v.-omen still living to whom these facts are familiar recol lections. Mr. Carlisle deliberately states that the depreciated paper issued by authority of the act of March 17, 1S62, expelled specie from circulation. The fact is specie payments were sus pended by all of the banks Decem ber ao, 1861, over three months before the act of authorizing the issue of treas ury notes was passed, and there was no specie in circulation from tnat time until after resumption which took place nominally in 1879. Mr. Carlisle is not ignorant of this fact. When he made the statement that the depreciated treasury notes drove specie from circu lation he deliberately stated that which he knew to be false. There are a few facts bearing upon the financiering cf the times that may be appropriately recited in this connec tion. Mr. Casca St. John Cole has col lated these facts and published them in so concise a form in his little pam phlet, "Cold Facts," that we shall sim ply quote and accredit to him. He says': In the Bankers' Magazine, January, 1576, George S. Coe, president of the American Exchange Bank of New York, tells of the meeting, August 9, 1S61, of those ?who "were supposed to possess or controjl capital" with Mr. Chase at the house' of John J. Cisco, the assistant treasurer of the United States in New York. The result of the meeting was the appointment of;a committee con sisting of ten bank officers to make ar rangements to make the loan. Mr. Coe says: "It was unanimously agreed that the associated banks of the three cities would take $50,000,000 of 7 2-10 notes at par, with the privilege of an additional $50,000,000 in sixty days, and a further amount of $50,000,000 in sixty days more,, making $150,000,000 in all." -The following figures also show that the financial condition cf the banks at this time was one of great strength: LiabilTt Banks. i Assets Deposits. Clrcul't'n! in coin. New York Dostcn Philadelphia .. Totals $ 92,046.308 ? 8.521.426 $49,733,500 1S.135.061; 6.366.466, 6,665,923 ! 15,335,S38i 2.076,857! 6,765,120 .125.617,207;$16,964,749:$63,165,03) "Total liabilities $142,581,956, against $63,165,030 coin on hand, equal to 45 per cent of liabilities. Surely such con ditions as these, with judicious admin istration, were adequate to the work re quired." These united minted banks had specie enough on hand to pay 45 cents on ihe dollar of their liabilities; yet they agreed to loan the government $150,000,000 in specie and had $63,165,03? to do it with. They oyed 55 per cent more than they could pay in specie. It would certainly require "judicious man agement," or something else, on the prat of a common man to make 45 cents pay 100 cents and then be able to loan 150 cents, wouldn't it? 1 ' . NOT DEAD. BUT'VERY SICK. A . WeH, the associated banks claimed to have loaned the "associated people" the government $159,000,000 in' specie and Mr. Coe further says: V "After taking the third amount of $50,000,000 by the associated banks, those in New York,-who had at that time paid in cf their proportion over $30,000,000 in all, found themselves in this position: Their aggregate ccin, which on the 17th of August, before the first payment into the treasury, was $49,733,930, was cn Dec. 7, $42,313,610, a reduction of only $7,il5,3S0, and the other two citie3 in like proportion. It may be confidently affirmed that had the banks been permitted to exercise their own methods, they could have continued their advances in sums of $50,000,000 for an Indefinite period." Great Caesar's g'notM Just think cf it; the banks of New York had loaned the government over $80,000,000 in specie, out of a stock of $49,738,91)0, and had reduced their stoe: of specie $7,415, 380. They had loaned nearly twice as much specie as they pessessed, and had the government's -bonds for nearly had lost in Coin. And, "had the banks been permuted to exercise their own methods, they could have continued their advances in sums of $50,000,000 for an indefinite period." The explanation of "their own meth ods" by which they were enabled to perform these acts of legerdemain may be found la the following extract from a speech of Thaddeus Stevens in the House of representatives, February 5, 1862: ' Before the banks had paid much of the Isst loan they broke do-n under it, and suspended specie payments. They vj nave continues -o pa iai nut iii C'JIU, UUL 1:'- Lit UlciiiU U'JLtra Ui we u v - eminent." In another s' ?ech February 20, 1862, Mr. Stevens said: "The banks took $50,000,000 of 6 per cent bonds, and shaved the government $58,000,000 on them. They paid for the $50,000,000 in demand notes, not specie." Query: If the demand notes were not good money for the banks were they good money for the banks to loan to the government at this trying period of its existence? Was it a mistake to issue treasury notes to meet the vast expenditures of ihe government under such circum stances? There was a mistake, cr something worse than a mistake com mitted, but it was not of the character indicated by Mr. Carlisle. The government-should have issued United States currency in sufficient amount to meet all the requirements of that trying period. This currency, instead of being a premise to pay, should have been re deemable only in receipt for taxes and public dues. It should have been a full legal tender for all debts both pub lic and private, and no provision should have been made for its conversion into interest-bearing bone's. Such a cur rency would have been gladly received by the people for food, clothing and munitions of war, and by the army and navy for military and navaL service. It would have saved thousands of mil lions of dollars that have been plun dered frcm the people by the associated banks under the system of brigandage that was provided for instead, and to day we should be free from public debt and from thralldbm to Wall street pirates. Tcpeka Advocate. THE PASSING SHOW. A Few snap Shots fit i Endless Pro- cession. Of course the recent elections attracted more attention than have any- thing else in the grand circus parade we arc engaged in watching. The Populists were not particularly con cerned as to which old party won since one is as bad as the other, and worse. We are interested in edu cating the people upon certain prin ciples, but what the boys out of school do we are not responsible for. Let the play go on as it will. The Popu lists are busy educating and organiz ing for the coming revolution at the ballot-box in 1898. "Government by injunction" is be ing improved upon. The Great North ern railroad, which is raising a private army of thug3 and ex-policemen to make war on its employes, ordered the court to Issue an injunction, whieh was of course immediately Issued but the peculiar urgency of the case 5 . - caused this injunction to be hastily telegi aphed to the deputies by the rail road company for execution. "Injunc tions to order, by telegraph' is the lat est form of judicial tyranny. Here you are. An Associate Press dispatch just after election say3: "Since it has been demonstrated that the Democratic party is so badly divided everywhere, especially on the currency question in the south. Dem ocratic leaders in Alabama, where- the State campaign, which will culminate in the State election next August, ia on the eve Df opening, arc seriously considering j the advisability of step ping all discussion inside the party of currency arid turning theirT attention to reuniting the Democratic party for the coming contest." This dispatch was from Alabama, and referred to a conference held be tween Senators Morgan and Pugh and other prominent silver Democrats of the south Who have been making a vigorous carhpaign for free silver. But like many other pretended silver men in -the PTty they regard principle as a 8ubordinito matter. Democratic silver men ' must either pull down their signs or get out of the party. The wholesale defeat of the Democratic party, renders all talk of reform "inside the party" useless. Even if the party were not divided against itself there would be no hope of its carrying out any measure at all. The people have lest all confidence In Its proissions ana would not give it an other chance though it declared by all the ang -.s in heaven that it stood solidly in favor of free silver and all other great ;national reform, principles. Tho gold-bugs of the east prefer the Republican party, and the true silver men are thoroughly disgusted with Democracy. The Democratic party has been driven from the field in con fusion. Neither gold-bugs nor silver men can endorse its vacillating, uncer tain, cowardly policy. East, west, north and south the Democratic party is a wreck. One kind of a Democrat can not be distinguished from another in the general: mass of obliteration. The very name Democrat has become a dis grace in the eyes of the people. Come out from among them, if you wish to stand up for principle. Do not call yourself a Democrat any longer, unless .you wish to take chances of being buried alive in the same grave wkh the dead. The prostitute press dispatches and machine editorial writers made a great riolse about the "Farmers' Congress" at Atlanta, declaring against silver. While it v. ould not have been surorisinsr for the ''farmers by appointment'' who j composed that congress to have taken ' such action the fact of the matter is that they did not make any such decla- ration as was announced by the tele- j graphic news liars' association. The following reso'ution was adopted: j "Resolved, That we favor the free and j unlimited coinage of both silver and j gold at aa agreed ratio guarded by an import duty upon foreign bullion and foreign coin equal to the difference be tween the bullion value and the coinage value of the nietal at the date of im portation, whenever the bullion value of the metal is less-than its coin value." It is true that this resolution is almost absolutely meaningless but it is not a declaration In favor of a single gold standard any more than it is a declara tion in favor of anything els. The misunderstanding between Chairman Taubeneck and Col. Norton, appears now to be satisfactorily settled, as far as they are concerned. In a let ter to Col. Niorton, Mr. Taubeneck says: "Many good people have been misled in not knowing that you had severed your connection with the 'Weekly Sentinel.' it is due to the public as well as to you and myself that I make this explanation. "I desire for all to know that I here by retract every unkind, uncompliment ary word uied against you in this dis cussion anil also apologize for the language used and exonorate you from any unfair or any unmanly dealing. "Hoping thaL this explanation will, as much as possible, undo the in justice done you, I remain as ever," The discussion in which they were originally engaged will probably be continued without personalities. GE0VEE A 'HYPOCRITE PUBXICLY ADVERTISES HIS HY POCRISY AT ATLANTA. Not One PnbHc Act of the President Has Beea Conspicuous As Tnilng Toward Pro. not ing the General V el , fare Wholly a Servant of Monopoly. President Cleveland said in his speech at Atlanta. Ga.: "We shall walk in the path of pa triotic duty if, remembering thalNoiir free institutions were established to promote the general welfare, we strive for those things which benefit all our people and each of us is content to re ceive from a common fund his share of the prosperity thus contributed. We shall miss cur duty and forfeit cur heri tage if, in narrow selfishness, we are heedless of the general welfare and struggle to wrest from the government private advantages which- can only be gained at the expense of our fellow countrymen." The sentiment contained In the above is good, very good, but Mr. Cleveland has acted out the very opposite. What act of Mr. Cleveland since h!s inaugura tion has tended to "promote the general welfare?" Does the establishment cf the gold standard promote the "general wel fare?" If so. robbing the masses and fattening the classes is Mr. Cleveland's idea of serving the ' general welfare." Did the negotiations with a foreign bank syndicate to furnish gold to main tain a useless gold reserve at a profit to the syndicate of not less than $30,000,000 thereby in addition piling a gold prin cipal and interest debt on future gen erations, "promote the general welfare," or was it "wresting from the govern ment private advantages?" Wa3 the act of ordring.out the fed eral army to shoot down laboring men in the Chicago railroad strike inspired by a desire to "promote the general welfare" or the welfare of the railroad corporations? f Not one public act of the present ex ecutive has been conspicuous as tend ing toward promoting the general wel fare, but rather to promoting the wel fare of trusts and combines, the banks and money combinations. The success ol combinations of capi tal must come from the depression of the welfare of the people. When com binations cf capital tre profitable that profit must come from the ruin cf some other interest. .Ccmbinefi.live from rob bing th general welfare, tend Without robbery they could not exist a day. Mr. Cleveland's course has been wholly devoted to promoting the welfare of the combinations of capital, which neces sarily results to the detriment of the public welfare. It could not possibly be otherwise. After the record Mr. Cleveland has made by his every public act, favoring special welfares instead of the public welfare, it is not only cheeky, but an insult to an intelligent people for him to hypocritically proclaim his devotion to the public welfare. The people judge a man by his acts rather than by his words. If Mr. Cleve land had followed In the footsteps of the immortal Jackson and seized the money monster by the neck and choked the life out of it, he then could consistently call upon the people to sanction his ad vocacy and practice of upholding the public welfare. He has done the re verse. He has rather choked the life out of the public, laid waste the heritage of the common people and aided plu tocracy to enter into the homes of the masses of wealth producers and confis cate them to their use and profit. Then to talk about "striving to do these things which benefit all our people!" Bosh! A man who will thus publicly advertise his hypocrisy should have been hissed from the stand, even though he may. by some ill-fate to the people, hold the office cf chief executive. The things that arc Caesar's should be ren dered unto Caesar, but the things that belong to the people they should de mand and enjoy. If Caesar is not con tent with the things that are his, but ceeks to rob, oppress and enslave the people, then the sooner such a Caesar encounters a Brutus, the sooner the people will enjoy their inalienable right3. Southern Mercury. It is well that Fresldent Cleveland issued' his Thanksgiving proclama tion before the el'ection returns were in else he might not have been in a fit ting frame of mind to have rendered thanks to the "Giver of every good and perfect gift for the bounteous returns that have rewarded our labors in the fields." He asks the people to remem ber the poor and needy, "and by deeds of charity let us show the sincerity of our gratitude." Rank hyprotlsy ! the whole proclamation. It is true that ! God has bounteously bestowed His ! good gifts upon the American people ; and for that we are thankful. But the ; people who deserved them have not re j ceived the gifts and Grover Cleveland I is one of the conspirators who has pre ! vented God's plans being carried out. : Why should he blaspheme God and ia ! suit the American people by assuming j gratitude to the one and fatherly care I over the other. The issuing of a I Thanksgiving proclamation is a mere i form and some clerk no doubt com 1 posed Mr. Cleveland's epistle after the i customary and regular form pre I scribed in the book of traditionary etl j quette for the guidance of presidents i but the whole thing is a sham, a pre tense, an empty formality. Real grati tude to God needs no sealing-wax and official signatures. , Say, you fellows that voted for ithe democratic office-seekers and prosper- j ity, don't you want to give your party another chance? Come, now; don't be bashful, don't you want some more prosperity the same brand we have I been having for two years? NORTH STATE CULLINGS, OCCURRENCES WORTH MOHNU FROM ALL OVER THE STATE. The State Board of Jienlture has decided4hat the holding otfaraery institutAshall begin in January :-.d ccntitturajing that month and XSb r uary, so as t Jigach the f Mini i at time when they are .not bnsjfioa . fyr i farms. Just as manyfcitnttes aspos be will be held witlrrfr .the two months. It is ordered tH a taw Handbook of the State shall issued; far more complete than any.lkrevioas - V Ti 111 Wk one. ai win do prepared liypmmis- sioner Patterson, T. K. Brunerhn,! H, B. Battle. A special vote" was tendered the Seaboard Air Life for for its co-operation with the boaM in furnishing free transportation persons who hold . farmers' institt and also for its hearty ey-operat with tho board in the father ance of immigration work. The wortt. Commissioner Patterson in holding in stitutes was heartily applauded. -- Death In a Well in Alamtrace News Las been received of the killing of Mr. Will P. Summers, a hard-working farmer, in the northwestern part of Alamance county, Wednesday after noon, by a well's caving in on hiqj A large chunk of rock c ud earth fell on him at a depth of about feet, ter ribly mangling his bod v. After being rescued he came to consciousness, but lived only a few minutes. He leaves wife and eight children, the youngest an infant. . - Southern Railway ipdicted. The Southern Railway Company was defendant in Justice Dealer's court, at AtiheviUe Wednesday, charged with running freight trains on Sunday, and was bound over to court in a bond of $1,000. Several employees of the company, charged with working on Sunday, filed a demurrer which j was overruled and the defendants appealed. Cleveland in North Carolina. President Cleveland left Washington Thursday night on the Hght-houso ten der, Maple, to recuperate from the strain he his been under in the prepar ation of his message to' Congress and on a hunting trip through tho North Carolina sounds. With him were Dr. O'Reilly,- Commander GecrgQ Wilde, naval secretary of the 4ight house board aud comander Benjamin P. Lamberton, in charge of the light house district comprising the sounds. - School Superintendents to Meet. The North Carolina School Superin tendent's Association wilj-meet in Ral eigh, Thursday evening, December 26, 1895. Superintendent C. "W. Toms, of Durham, is President of tho Associat ion! There aro eighteen graded school superintendents in North Caro lina and the attendance at the an -proaching meeting promises to be bvger than usual. The program will be an interesting one. -L STATE NKWS DOTS. A bank at Washington, N. 0., de posited $5,000 in gold in the U. 8. Treasury oa Thursday. The City Board of Tax Equalization of Rah igh reports an increased valua tion of SG2.000. Dr. R. L. Payne, of Lexington, will move to Norfolk, Va., to accept a posi tion with a fine salary attached. The SHn says sufficient water pro tection is now a question in Durham. It favors municipal ownership of water and light. Mayor FiBhblate, of Wilmington, has resigned,-and the board of aldermen has elected Alderman Harris -his suc cessor. - In a nail keg in the store of William Alderman, of Harrison's Creek, Pes der county, was found, a few days art, 8190 in gold and 310 in silyjer. t ' - The Governororders a special tctm oi Perr-onSuperior Court for the trial of civ;l cases to begin July 6th, Judge Starbuck to preside. i The Tyson k Jones Buggy Company," of Carthage, were awarded the first medal at the Atlanta Exposition last week for the best all-round exhibit of vehicles. George Costello, whose roal name was George Loughlin, and who was a noted trapeze performer in Sell's cir cus, and who was killed by a fall from a train in Georgia, was a resident of Henderson, and was very popular. He was to have been ninrried soon to the 'strong woman of the circus, of New Orleans. State Treasurer Worth has notified the legislative joint committee to nUeet December loth, to inspect the ooks, vouchers, etc., in hi office and in that of the State Auditor. The committee is composed of Senators W, H. Farth ing and C. W. Mitchell, aDd Piepre sentatived A. F. Hileman, W. B. Ellis and D. B. Julian. Governor Carr offers $200 reward for the apprehension of Sam Newland, of Lenoir, Caldwell county, for the mur der of Frank Steelm n. He shot the latter dead, although Steelman on his knees prayed for mercy. New land's friends say Steelmau had made threats that he would kill him and several other men. Robert Watkins, a married man 27 years old, was found frozen to death in his wagon near Hay Meadow, Wilkes county, Tuesday morning. He had been over the mountains with a load of produce. When found he was sitting in the wagon, his feet on the double tree and his head leaning, against the side of the wagon. -I i irfl f v- - ' - ' "1 1 f3 fa Jj A ' i i i 4 f-