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STATE EXPOSITION
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VOLUME I I.--
W! LSp N, NO KTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 17. 1884.
NUMBER 37
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coffee, orange,
trees, petrified
work, excell -at
a litilf lauj;li-
S. Carr, the eXt
iliz-;s, minerals,
lelnoir and almond
wood, ladies fancy
crayon drawing oy
tor of Mr. .lull. hi
Libit ol tin- Blackwell lniham to
bacco i 'ouipan V cannot !ail to - at
tract attention.- U ' is the most
beautiful - anti - tastefully ai I ahged
lenarliuehMii tin- .rutin budding.
t
In this displ.iy is a
hint', a print m;
at
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Tlio State Press Association held
its animal meeting in Raleigh last
week, ami the edi tors '.visited the
Exposition.' We have already
published in the ADVANCK a pie
ture t the buildings, so that Our
readers have ome idea of the gen
eral arrangement. We had intend
ed to write ataut the exhibits to be
seen ami to give a description of
the arrangement and give a list of
the most, striking and wonderful
things to be, seen. Note book in
hand we started tloough the build
ing with this purpose in view. We
had not gone far, however, before
we' abandoned all idea of hoping,
without devoting our entire paper
to the Exposition, to give anything
like a full or aerurate account of
what was on exhibition.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
The first, thinir that at tracts one's
attention is the excellent exhibit
made, by the Agricultural Depart
ment. Of itself this display would
tail' fair.. It, embraces almost ev
erything to ta seen in the St:Ue
TliffA -.ire ten thousand different
things on exhibition in this depart
nient. Fish Commissioner Worth
Imis snared no pains to 'make his
i.:iit of the exhibit, attractive, and
he has met with grat il.ving success
A fine specimen of red granite from
Wilson in this department was the
onlv :hihg we saw trom Wilson
county. Leaving I lie exhibit .of
the- Amieultuial Department in
the center aisle, left side, is the
Craven countv exhibit. Among
bits are a collection of
nirds. animaN, fishes and leptiles
collection of wild flowers . in ' oil
marls, natural curiosities, agrieul
tnral products, ceiling in native
woods. &c. An alligator 10 feet
lim.r m ml two ; feet rattle snakes
fs.
are objects of curiosity.
We next come to the Caldwell
county exhibit which is very tine
All its products are to ta seen am
also a verv larire variety of miner
its in liulintr a :.". nugget ' ol
rold.
Wake is the next county exhibit
Mr Sol. .1. Allen, assisted bv Miss
Blanche Fentress, ha charge ot
this exhibit which is composed
chief! v of ladies needle w ork, cot
ton. minerals 'corn, wheat vegefa
bles. &c. Verv tine tobacco is ex
liUiifed. showing clearly that Wake
'is ""becoming a tobacco producing
county. A pyramid of fruit trees,
beautiful paintings and drawings,
photographs and machinery and
many novel ami ancient curiosities
make up the exhibit. Some disap
pointment is "expressed -at Wake's
exhibit. Two thousand -dollars
weie appropriated for the exhibit
and it is not a w hit tatter than the
exhibits of some counties which on
ly spent live hundred doll. us.
The next county, in regular ol
der, is Giiill'oid. One of the besi
exhibit-, m the entile building is
. the elegant display of dticd fniit
mi.lebv M. T. Hughes .x. Bio.
There are plaids and waips from
the factories; -pokes, runs and
handles, from the carnage manu
factory; stoves from the iron works;
water wheels, hollow ware and the
products of the soil. Crayon por
traits of (len. Scales and James. W.
Reid Esq., adorn the exhibit. .
New Hanover county comes next .
This is a fine exhibit and Mr. O. T.
Thomas, Director, has arranged it
to the tast advantage. Among
other notable displays are flowers
not grown elsewhere on the globe,
ine iidiug the Floral Fly Catcher,
trees and still, showing piocess ot
obtaining turpentine, canut picker
and cleaner, line art specimens,
cereals, vegetables, fruit, ladies
work vVc.
Uandolph county has no fancy
display. Like the county it has a
plain solid and substantial exhibit.
There are !o varieties of timber.
The many manufactories in the
county are represented. The
minerals, in which the countv
abounds, are to be seen. The dis
play of pottery is well worth see
ing, as is everything else in the
display, of w inch Mr. D. K. Parker
is in charge.
In our rounds we next s ruck on
Pitt county . and enjoyed a good
seat and pleasant chat with Sheriff
Allan Warren w ho has charire of
the excellent Pitt display. Whil,e
there are a few counties which
have la., vr or more attractive ex
hibits 'there is no county which
shows a larger variety than good
old Pitt. The arches, which sur
round tl- 'space allotted to Pitt are
trimmed and festooned with native
mosses and grasses. Pitt is noted
for raising tine cotton a bale rep
resents this product, Pitt, spent
41i to make this, exhibit, and it is
money well spent. Sheriff Wan en
informed us that everything grown
'jv made in the countv was display -ed.
There are 10" specimens ot
native wmnls, tae hives and the
best honey we saw in Kaleigh..
llice and cotton planters, mad. in j it
Pitt, out of Pitt wood were to be!
seen. Ladies tancy work is dis- j
played in great abundance. A
quantity of peas, rice, tobacco.!
fruits, jelly, wines and preserves j
indicate that the Pitt people live,
well. C.vpivss and pine shingles;
showed how houses are covereil
and that the making of shingles j
is one of the industries of the
iieiti- ma-
p'njss, i hii'ty men
Wink. 'ig.H -eft.es .are til. lib', Il
ls ar pi -inied, ' boxes are. made
aild these "gulden bell 7 sllloKeis
ire shipped from ( in hxposition
building. We saw dr. air iu.iiu-
. " . .... ...I..I...
ill" a box to Asia. Ill lins e.iuuu.
is a ship, Ui'ail II "of
tobaiM'o Moating on
ocean and christened
IJelf." Ill tlie ilislaMiel
proiiiout,orx , is limit a
wit h a revoK iiig iigiit,
tiii.ds the- veritable wind
In. gilt leaf
i in l ii ;i I in i
The (ioldeii
upon a bold
I. ght house,
and neai by
mill (all
- i . . i
the w hue going ;. laiailiar ro an
visitors to our sea eoasl. As this
steamer sail along she is. made to
play i hat old familiar -tune, "('aro-
l.-avi ii s lili ssings
at. end her." Tln ie were other at
tractions m this display which lack.
of 'space lb i bids .mi mentioning.
The next county to make an ex
hibit is Ashe, and lioliesoii conies
next with its agricultural j Inets
and many oilier things worth -see
ing. The inscription over liiibesoil
is ''Uotason dei orates with' gar
lands, horn Her own soil ; these are
her jew els." ' " ;
The next countv exhibit is, ac
cording to our iioliou, .the most at
tract ive among t hem all. ft is the
Chatham display, of which Mr. K.
J. Powell is in charge. Kvei thing
alM.ut. this display indicates that no
little pains nor expense, have lieen
reqiihed to liralv- H whal it is. Ill
the first place cv. iWhing is fiom
(.'liaiham. The railing .is. made ol
varieties of Chatham wood and
was put up by a Chatham - carpen
ter. As you enter this department
vou pass thioiii'li one arch made of
hay and rye and
centre ou find a
with cool leircshihg wafer.- The
moss and locks and grass look so
green that as ou look into the liq
uid depths of i he spring, you im ig
ine you are in one of the beauiiful
rustic dells in which Chatham
things can be grown in good old
Johnson and will induce immigra
tion. Franklin county has a line ex
hibit. Mr. Geo. S. Baker,' a prince
of clever gehtleineu. i.s in charge.
The art department is very full.
There is il beautiful show in this
line. The display of ladies fancy ;
work is very creditable and is tin-. ..
snip issed in the ICxHisition. The:
Agi icuitural ' products are largely,
exhibited..'- Among otheis .Mr.'
Joshua Peir. ha.s an exiiibit fj
wheat. Last year he made 4" ;
bushels from .Hie acre. Mr. J J.
Cheatham harvested Wik busliels :
from one acie. No county can
show a lietter gi atle of corn, peas j
and beans. Cotton is the piinci-!
pal jroduct ol the county, mne i
secimens are exhibited. In IfteO
Mr. J. Iv. SjH'iicer made 2ft bales ;
ami run oilly one plow. Mr. Henry
Pearce in the same year raised 73
bales averaging 47.r pounds each
on 420 acres, and another year he
made .V.i bales on 28 acres and all
this without the use of any foreign
fertilizer. The display of fruit i.s
most tempting. All kind of vege
tables. Leather' from IJev. J. W.
Wellons tannery consisting of
' sheep, goat, calf, and deer skins.
There are wines, liquors and jellies
and canned fruits, in abundance.
One very n ticeable thing is some
corn brooms made by a genuine
Democratic negro black as mid
night but true as steel. We learn
l-frotn Mr. Baker that there are a
i number of giists and saw mills in
! the county and that only a third
l'the county is cleared, the bal
jauce being original forest. Laurel
: factory in the North-eastern part
:ofth iounty supplies a most ex
cellent brand of cotton yarns, seine
twine, knitting and sewing thread.
;The entire county is well, watered
ami the lands just sufiicently un-
idnlating to give good drainage
and thereby insure healthy drink
ing water. Asbestos, plumbago,
gold and mica are to be seen. A
oats and in the j large variety ot wools ami ineuici
spring, bubblisig ! nal plants are also found in the
i county. It is, nil and m ill, a
j goodly county, and has an cxcel
I lent exhibit.
j Lincoln county exhibits nothing
fbut minerals, but its space is filled
i wit Ii Hie choicest specimens of
EDITOIIS' M KK'TING
THK TAlt
MK FT
IIFKL FDrrorts
AT V. A LKICi II .
A P. FAS A NT SESSION.
The North (huoliua Pre-s Asso
ciation no t in liah-igh l ist week.
the 'iinyeiition
I louse of Kepre
Tuesdar night
London brought
and called the
I he sessions o
weie held in the
semalives hall.
President II. A.
down the gavel
knights of 1 he quill'to order.
Mayor W. II. !odd made an 'jd
dress of welcome, in which lie "is
sured the editors of a hearty wel
come to' Raleigh, of whose progress
and enterprise ' as the capital city
all should feel proud. He spoke of
dinner table were four pieces of;
china hand-painted by the pupils
of Peace Institute. The china was
kindly loaned to Mr. McKoy by
the Messrs. Bur well, j
The Press Association adopted
ine ionowing resolutions:
built in the Cii ited States Tor the"D!T 1 A UP'K TALK
separate and exclusive education DIAjU A lXL 1 n AjIV"
and supitnrt of the coloied deaf and j
dumb and the blind. That noble :o:"
itulJie charitv of the State will
stand as a monument to the hu- j HE VISITS CHARLESTON AND
manitv and generosity of the Dem-
WHEREAS, The North Carolina I ocratic party. It is shedding its;
FORT SUMTKK.
l.llr ItMrounf ii hr Md (Or fr(
AdTrUtnnU anU ' ContrmcM by ihk Year
Caah miM aocon imv an ArlTcniwmma
nkMi (nnn n4rmn v h hth. - !
Press Association, throiiirh the
courtesy of the management of the
M. 0. State Exposition, have had
the pleasure of spending a few
hours on the Exponiton grounds,
therefore
Resolved, That we view with
pride and pleasure, becoming to
citizens of North Carolina, the
magnificent exhibit of the natural
benign tauehts and blessings uKn j
the unfortunate colored children of '
tiie State. It is .supported by lib i
era I apropiiations, made by, Dem
ocratic Legishirnres, by taxes apou j
all the taxable property of the j
State, and it would be absurd to
deny that seven-eights of the mon
ey raised by taxaiioii, for snpMrt
of freo schools and al' charitable
MI SES ABOUT OLD TIMES
and industrial resources of the State ; institutions for the colored race, is
as exemplified by the splendid
exhibit now exjiosed to the view of"
the people of the world.
Resolved, That the .--o.OOO ar
ticles of great merit exhibited by
the several counties of the State,
and the 7,000 articles exhibited
by the State agricultural depart-,
paid by the Democratic party.
IT WAS A DK MOO RATIO LEGISLA
TURE that first provided for building a
large insane asylum, near Golds
boro, for the support-.' and care of
the imor and unfortunate insaue of
tho colored race. A large addi-
atamfds. A mai of Chatham I gold, copjier, iron, &c. cc,
countv made of moss is the most - Vane has bright leal
wonderful thing we eWr saw and
every visitor to tin- Exposiliou
must examine it. It is a great -curiosity.
II was made by Mrs. Jack
sou, daughter til Cov. Worth. The
handsomest holies work, drawings,
paintings, all manner of products,
minerals, -c... make the exhibit
second to none. The handsomest
hand-painled lambrequin in the
building was nu-de by Mrs. II. A.
London. Chatham was the tirst
county to make an appji-opriation
pounds"
played
history.
Mrs. II.
lor the Exposition it is first in its
display, and deserves great 'credit.
Forsyth ttiuuty is next in regular
ordciyHud is nearly at the head of
the column in the character of its
disphv. 1 1 has everything raised
or ma le in I lie t-onnl.v on ' exhibi
tion. Tobacco is seen- in the leaf,
mahiilactuicd. and as cigars. In
dian relics aitraet aiteiition. Cot
ton anl woolen guod-, maps, pi -w.-,
ladies o: k. c.
Moore couul y e.xhiMl loins ilid
of I'orsyt h. l! is not' a large or
I'Xi l a liio- exhibit, ;
W.u :eii einiiii y in ; ' a' : rae'ed ns
i and Mr U A? I'o-'te. ciiairni in and
manager of I he exh:'b.t,. says W'ar-
ren has I he best agi n ull in al exhib
; il in the l-.posii inn buiJd.iug. No
! count V h 4s so iiiiii-l! Ii.b ieeo on e.x-
hiliition and the .ii-iiaceo is very
line. Eight v-se en varieties ot
wood are exhibited.-- In minerals
Warien's exhibit ranks : hirtl. The.
finest asbeslo-i is In this depart:
men I.' One inin exhibits 1'0 water
melons weighing from :' to I'.O
Many old relics are dis
each has an interesting
A sofa pillow inatle by
A. I'oote is beautiful.
Warren t!isila s good cotton, ami
the greatest vai-iety of wines. ...Few j
counties are -ahead of Warren in
any respect triml her exhibit, will I
do the county untold good. j
Mr. A..-W. (irahaiji has t-harge of j
the exhibit - fiom Orange. Over- i
head is an orange t-oloi et a wning.
Tobacco, is disjil.ixed in qiiantil ies
as are all t iie other agrieultui al
protlucts. Poi't rail's ! Orange's
distinguished sons, "diving 'and
dead, ai e seen in the baekground.
Tliel- is a prolusion of ladies work.
Davie countv eoiues next. The
object in i his-department is the old
lady who has an old fashioned loom
antispinning wheel ju operation. The
space of I his count is kalsomiued
with inateiial natixe.ip the county.
Granville county the home of
blight elloW '-tobai-co. is. on the
south aisle. A banner i tlispjaved
with these Words. -l;iight TobacvO
Showers Gold and Silver Dollars
over Granville, i ho Banner County."
There is a picture of the Oxford
Oiphau A luuiand an exhibit of
articles made by the eliildieu. And
while Granville has a good tobacco
exhibit, it also shows other agri
cultural pitiiiuets. besides ladles
work, fruit, fancy aiticles and novelties.
Montgomery has not a large ex
inliir but itv
silk goods, wig
spokes. vX;e.. are well worth seeing. We have
Stokes is the next "countv exhib- inuerfect n
we ran across. This exhibit .so i
far as minerals, timbers, grasses'
and tobacco are c:nceriicd. isirood. ;
tobacco
very line, extensive, display oi
wines, some of all its agricultural
protlucts anil ladies needle y ork
In abundance.'
Mr. J. S Touilinson is in charge
of (Catawba's fine exhibit. He has
a sample of every product raised
in the county, manufactured goods,
Indian relics, ladies fancy works,
canned goods &c.
- Caswell has an exhibit but we
did not inspect it.
Sanipsoui ha.s a eieditable ex
hibit of which Mr. I). B. Nicholson
is managing director. It contains
the agi icuitural products of the
county, marls, phosphates, timtars,
vanilla weed for flavoring tobacco.
1 g:av imss for mattresses, turpen
tine lice ami tools, whortleberry
ami other canned fruits, bolanni
eal specimens, hinese tea plant,
J green, pmple ami orange sugar
j cane, ladies lam y woik and a va-
i iety of ol her articles loir niiincr
j oils to mention.
i Clevihlml comity shows speci
! mens of (he hly tin to be found in
I America, a sewing machine niaiiii-.
; factured in the coiinfy, l." sjieei
i mens of mica. Iinni tixli inches to
,24 inches square, besides agi icui
tural products, woods ami nun
; rals.
i Rockiiighani is well represented
in minerals, agricultural products,
woolen ami cotton --goods,-' yarns
i Mr. P. S. Smith is chairman of
i the Halifax county -exhibi' com
mittee. Mr. Newell is ' ni charge
the wonders of the exposition, and
said that now for the first time
North Carolinians knew North
Carolina. "
..President London returned
thanks for this welcome in some
particularly pleasant worths. -X
Capt. S. A. Ashe . introduced to
the assemblage Mr. W. S. Prim
rose, president of the exositioii,
whose grand work and earnest ef
forts he eulogized in words which
w-re full of truth,
Mr. Prinii-o.se said he most cor
dially welcomed the visitors to the
exposition. It had been the aim
to make this exhibit worthy, so
that the people of the State, the
country, and the world on seeing
the exposition would admire its
excellei c ' He said tlie pres had
rendered the heartiest co operatiou
in buihliug up the exposition. The
result of it all ami of the practical
eutliusiasm is an exhibit which
shows that we are taking steps to
show, what our State is. .Sorlh
('arnlihinus are the most modest
people in the world. We. do not
asseit ourselves sutticientlv. This
is an attempt m that direction
Mr. Primrose gave a graceful word
picture of the State, lie spoke of
the progress of North Carolina,
and of the approach "of a grand
industrial era. lie said that no
such presentation of a State's re
sources had ever before been made
in the history ol I he country. He
was sure this would, bo admitted
by all w ho should see the exposi
tion. Wc are only now waking
to a consciousness of the merits
of North Carolina, of its advan
tages. We have taen lacking
heretofore in -a proper State pride.
This great exposition spreads the
State out like a map before ob
servers. Its chief benefit is the
elev-ttioit of our people to higher
pitch of .industry and enterprise.
This effect it will have. Its strict
end and aim is the development of
Nirth Carolina. The immigration
we need is from the North and
West. This we will have. It is a
question of time ami effort- He
spoke of. the various interests
awatiug development, mentioning
specially the oyster interests. lit
spoke of I he need ol effort by the
pres, and appealed to it for aid in
helping on i he woik and iu
cieasing the gieatness til North
iiient,(more even than were exl.il- tj t t, coIo,.e,, illsaae yinm w
itetl at the Atlauta exposition) are
highly creditable to the push, energy
and progress of the State; show a
new era m j our civilization and
must result in great tanefit. to our
people.
Resolved, That we regard this
exK)sitiou as the tagintiing ot a
new era in our civilization and na
tional development, ami that the
highest and best lesson inculcated
now being made, to make room for
the insane patients who may be
carried there for support and medi
cal treatment This is another
charitable institution for the sup
pot t of the colored insane and au
: other monument to the real and
1 substantial friendship and gener-
iositv-of the Democratic party of
! this State to the colored people.
The Democrats have shown that
at the exposition is to teach our ' ,rrAI. w,,,! m th enU
own selves tho real and actual re- j d e oa acC0Unt of their rois better. They dignify the great
I write you from the city
Cbmlestou tlie city by the sea
I am now looking afar off uimmi the j
distant waves, afar towards Fort ;
Sumter the historic place where
the war began. I was laminating
about that small beginning a- sail
and terrible conflict. That feeble
cannonading that hardly shook the
land and didn't dist urb the calm and
peaceful sea, but it quivered the
heart of a great nation, aud'wat
the shock that -smothered eaee
and sounded the call of tatt le and of
death. I wish I lived by the sea.
not all the time, for I love our hills i
'and -mountains dearly, but I would
like to have a home down here
where I could bring the trootl wife
and children and let them feast
upon new scene? and look with
rapture and with wonder upon the
mighty ocean. How calm, how
peaceful when at rest, how terri
ble tn the storm. I believe .such
thingfc "enlarge us and make us
sources a d ail vantages that tue
Godot nature has given us. !
Resolved,- That we, the mem-1
bers of the Press Association of j
North Carolina here present, pledge :
ourselves to uphold the hands oft
the projectors of. this grand and
important, enterprise and that we I
will use our influence in urging the j
people of the State to come and j
see for themselves, like the Queen !
of Sheba,tthat the uall olthe great
ness of North Carolina has never !
been told.
Resolved, That the Press As
sociation of North'Carohua returns
sincere thanks to Mr. W. S. Prim
roseuPresident of the State Expo
sition; to Mayor W'. H. Dodd, for
his cordial welcome to the ( lty ot
Oaks; and to Governor Jarvis for
the use of the flail of Representa
tives during our session. That we
also tender, thanks to the State
board of agriculture for many kind
courtesies extended to us which
enabled us more fullv ami carefully
to examine the wonderful State
exhibit.
Resolved further,. That the
thanks of our association are due
and hereby tendered to Mr. T. 11.
McKoy, Jr., the representative of
the Messrs. Thnrber. Whvland &
"ai 'oliua
; It, Jones,
he wished
olio
Char-
thank
of the hanilsojine display. Pyra
mids' of corn, cotton, apples c
are attractive. There is a speci
men ol tea plant, cultivated in
this country for 30 years past,
wines anil brandies in extensive
variety, smokestatrk tf the . Con
federate Ram "Albemarle,",' Anti
quarian curiosities, minerals K:e.,
make up an exhibit of which the
entire county ought to feel proud,
Mr. Frank E. Vaughan is in
charge of the Albemarle 'exhibit
from the counties of Currituck,
i Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans,
i ( -howau, Washington. Tyrrell.
! Dare, Hyde, Bertie, Martin, Gates,
and llertfort counties. It is ar
! tistically arranged and among the
j-mauy other things it contains:
j Timtars in large quantity ami va
riety, in log and plank, curious
cypress knee, miiiature light house,
; complete collection of birds of the
counties, 400 in nunitar, tish ami
i fish products, mails, specimens of
i soils, all agricultural products pe-
ciliar tt the section, fruits ami
i vegetables, fresh, canned, dried
a iid .evaporated, wines, hi antlies,
I vinegar, nets, seines, miniature
j weir and seine, Dutch net, fishing
j appliances, models of boats, wool.
honey, sorgham, skins of animals,
baskets frays, buckets, staves,
shingles, barrels, mats, drawings,
paintings, crayons, needle work,
office made from a hollow tree40
feet in circumference, curiosities
ink
in,
il
the
1-
ex
lil., by
(Nil. Cha:
lotte. .said
Maor Dodd for his remaiks.
felt a pride in Raleigh as a eily in
which all North t'arolina hail. an
inlelest. . lie spoke ot .Mccklell
burg's failure to tlo her part. He
was ashamed ol the. county, but
lelt a greater pride in the State
than ever before.
Mr. Robinson was elected tem
porary secretary.
An invitation of Mr. T.
Roy to Jiincii with him at
position .-grounds. ;it 2
Wednesday was accepted.
There. ' were some remarks
Messrs. London, Foote ami Jones,
on matters relating to the general
welfare of the. assoeiai ion, Under
a suspension of the rules, several
members- were received.
SK.t'ONl) SKSSION.
'The editors tiled into tin Repre
sentatives Hall Wednesday morn
ing anil took the seats usnallv te
eupied by the venerable Represen
tatives President London called
the body to order ami the mem
bers adibessetl themselves to business.
The balloting . for officers for the
ensiiine vear resulted as follows
President. Josepluis Daniels.
'Vice Presidents. E.G. Harrell,
E. C. Ilackiicv,
Thnrber. Wlivland
Co., for the elegant collation.
Chas. R. Jones,
E. G. Harrell,
11. A. London.
THIRD SESSION.
Tlie Couventiou held its third
and last, session Thursday morning
at the Exposition grounds. Mr.
James A. Robiuson was elected
. ' i m. :.. ....... .
hecrerary ami ireasiiier i mh,U.al, ,.ue,
'';" iesiiiie... iK. paid his taxes
piac i iir.i' iiieeiing inn .it- i
tertniupil, and each member was to j
indicate his choice in a letter to j
the Secretary. Other routine i
business was transacted when the j
Convention itljoiuiied, alter a;
pleasant and harmonious session. ;
This report is partially con ;
tlensed f rom the "News Observer.'" ,
fortunes, than the Republicans of
Massachusetts! have shown, ine
constitution of North Carolina was
amended by the Democratic party
in 1875-'76, and it secures th same
rights to the white and colored race
alike. It excludes no colored man
from voting because he cannot read
and write, or because he has not
paitl his taxes. In
THE REPUBLICAN STATE OF MAS
SACHUSETTB a colored man is not allowed to
vote unless he can read and write,
and has paid his taxes. The con
stitution tnd laws of Massachu
setts, adopted and enforced by the
Republican party, would prevent
more than 7o,0(0 poor and unfortn
nate colored men from exercising
t he rights of suffrage in Isorth Car
olina. Now where is the respecta
ble colored man w ho w ould be will
ing to exchange, if he could, the
constitution Mini laws of North
Carolina for the constitution and
laws of Massachusetts. If there
be such a one, lie must ta influenc
ed by ignorauce and prejudice, and
not bv reason ami common sense
In Peiui.sxlvaiiia, another Radi
cal Stale, the white Republicans
DO NOT ALLOW ANY COLORED
MAN
to hold any office of honor orprotit,
althou-rh there is a large colored
population iu that State. The city
of Philadelphia has been entirely
under Republican control for al
most twenty years, until the last
vear or two. and no colored man
was ever permitted to hold an of-
lice of honor or profit under Re-
or-even -to-vote mitil
The Color Line.
AS
VIEWED 15Y GOV.
188-.
I
ItROUDEN IN i
If truth and 'justice would have
any effect with the colored (K'ople,
in causing them to form an unprej
udiced opiniini, it might ta well
for them to consider how much
thev have been mistaken and de
ceived by many designing men, j
whom they have regarded as their j
I.i...1.ai.w Ik,.f friuiii1i 'Pill fill-
The New York 'lobe" a publi-
c ition devotetl "to the interests of
the colored race, says that Penn
sylvania's colored population of
,.",;:;; is as completely ignored by
the politicians as if it did not eon
tiiu ;;o,on( colored voters, while
the colored" population of New
York, numbering about G5,000
souls, with a voting force of 25,000,
enters no more into the calculation
of politicians here than if it was a
disfranchised element."
The same may be said with equal
truth ot Ohio, Illinois and Indiana,
with a considerable colored pop
ulation in eac1-. ami et the white
Republicans
DO NOT ALLOW ANY COLORED MAN
to be elected to any office in any ol
these States. The 500,000 colore 1
people iu all the Republican States
of the North have uo man of their
race as a member of Congress, or
in any other office of honor or pro
oretl peoole ha.'. 'been taught to
oppose, the Democratic party, right I j5f
orwiong, as a sentiment and not; u tbe citv ot Washington the
as a principle, w ithout properly ei)Ui,iicaushave full control of all
consule- ing the : error and delusion the-'offices and patronage of the
into whic-n such a blind ami reck- ;.oven,meut. They have the Pres-
less course would lead theni. llie Utilises of Consress.
i but the white Republicans do uot
! allow the colored Republicans to
creator and till us with awe and
make us conscious of our own hu
mility, while sitting now upon the i
wharl watching the restless waters
I cannot wonder at the emotion of,
Lord Byron when he wrote that
sublime and taautiful verse,
"Roll on thou deep ami dark
blue ocean, roll."
There is surely something in na
ture that moulds a man to her im--
age. aot an men out mosi men.
They say that blood will tell,
but blood is not all. IJlooded
stock, whether ot man or beast
will not keep up on the pmey woods.
It will degenerate, we can almost tell
where men came from by looking
at them and talking to them. The
mountains produce a shifty, thrif
ty active people, always smart, al
ways In a hurry, ine plains pro
du-e a quiet slow moving, dignified
Kpulatiou, who love their ease
and care for their comfort and take
time to entain their "friends. If a
Charleston man or a .Savannah
mau is not dignified and courteous
he is nothing. If an east Tennes
seau is not sharp and close 'and
calculating he is nothing. And so
between the seacoast and the
mountains we find all grades and
all mixtures. I have just visited
three pleasant villages in South
Carolina and miugled with their
people and enjoyed them for they
are iu uo hurry to get through life,
and conteut with their lot. I never
saw a merchant hunting for trade.
I never saw one like Jot Camp, of
Rome, takiug the streets to induce
custom, ami working ami toiling
for business. . That is all right and
I admire him and his dilligence,
but ! cant help noting the differ
ence. Then mere is r-arnuo, oi
Cartersvillc, I've watched him as
a typical man, a genuine, north
Georgian, as restless as the troub
led sea, workiug all the time and
watching all the tune lor oppor
tunities. He buys at a venture
and sells on sight and uses the
bauk and duns his customers and
deals in anything that otters a dol
lar of profit. Atlauta is that same
way, for Atlauta is made'' up 'of
north Georgians. Most all their
successful men came from there,
and the.v. are smart ami their mot
to is "Push along, keep moving."
It was the bracing nervous air
of the mountains that made Moore
and Marsh and Riser and Rhode
Hill and Wvlev and Wyly and
Peters and Dougherty and many ;
others. Evan Howell has moiin-1
tain stock in him, ami so-has j
Hemphill and Grady and that, is
why they succeed. They are the
stock that will climb up 'and suc
ceed' without capital or friend.
Nothing can keep them down. A J
Macon man will succeed in Macon j
but he'' would hardly succeed in'
honorable men names that 1 re
spected, for they did basiness on
honorable principles, and they
were the pride of Charleston
where are theyt There were the
Bowes, aud Gilhlauds, Thayer
Co., and Chamberlain, MeJei &
Co., and McKenzle, Cadow & Co.,
and Clark. Hyde & Co, aud Stod
daid, and Courtney, Teuuanl &;
Co and I dont know how many j
more 1 used to trade with. Well, j
i they are all gone, or out or .lend t
' u.trfi it- ia mil,- ttlirf,- V..MIS, Wl '
0f, they were in their glory. And so
t we all pass away 90011, ami be no
! . 1 1 ,1 i..t. ..r
tuorw reiueiuoereu niuu ivtti uri ioiu
B. II ayes. But I did meet Mr.
Courtney, and he is well aud well
preserved, and is the president of
a bank, and is honored by that peo
ple. His brother is the mayor of
Charleston, and is worthy of the
honor his jieople have shown him.
I reverence these ohl classic
names, for thev are classic. There
j is something iu a name. There's
I nothing iu niine I know, but wheu
I ever I meet with ai Calhoun or a
Lamar or Cobb or jjowudes or uut
ledge. or . Bowie or Courtney or
Pickens or such like. 1 naturally
expect something of the tnaa, and
it he is neither good or great, all
I can say is that he has gone track
on his ancestors, which he otight
ent to have done.
Well, 1 love Charleston. My
dear mother was born here my
best earthly friend. 'except my wife
tnv dear old mother, who still
loves to bless me, ami pray for me,
a tul who, if she had the privilege,!
would forgive all my sius. For her
sake I reverence this place, and if
I could know the spot, the sacred
spot, that gave her birth, I would
go to it like the pilgrims went to
Mecca. But, alas ! 1 do not know.
She noes not know, tor ahe was
hui ried away duriug a estilence,
when lather and mother were but
a day in their graves.
These memories are sweet, ami
teuder, and refining. I waudered
along the street in Augusta the
other dayy looking for names, fa
miliar names, but I did not find
them. They, too, are dead, or re
tired, and there is a new set of
merchants and lawyers. But I was
not lost or forgotten, lor as time
has rolled on I have made new
friends, and I love them. I found
John II. Davidson there, a genial
gentleman, of whom his people are
proud, and ought to be, And then
I met that lovable man, My Mary
laud Randall, whose name is fa
miliar to every household, aud
whose welcome comes from the
heart as well as the hand. Aud
that sterling, solid son of Erin, Pat
VN alsh, whom the people of Geor
gia delight to honor, and will yet
honor. I love this good old Geor
gia city tor its happy memories,
ami esjiecially because Mrs. Arp
was educated there, ami her edu
cation was solid solid as a rock
and she can do a sum now iu her
heatl quicker than I can 011 a slate,
anil is as 'sure in figures as an
almanac. I was taken sick 111
Charleston ouce, at the Pavilion
hotel, when uJd Mr. liiittertiefd
was the proprietor, anil 1 thought
I had the yellow fever and was go
ing to die. So I ran away with the
fever 011 ine, for I wanted to die at
home, ami I reached home and br
two months I was at the door of
death, anil living 1 did languish,
and laLguishiug did live, and one
day a sweet, pretty girl with taau
tiful hazel eyes ami raven hair,
came to see me ami brought. hie
some Howers, and as I looked in
her soft sy in pal In tic face I rallied
ami determined to get well. Aud
I did. And I'm well yet, ami so
is she, and her ..children are' mine
and mine are hers.
Bill Art.
TILDEN'S LEI TEH.
-:o:-
PATRIOTIC FAliRW ELL FROM
THE SAG R OF GRAMMERCY.
NECESSITY OF SUCCESS.
old ores, domestic ami reucs, snnigie m.-i ion.-, -nnu
oiis, handles and ' and frame of a baby whale.
thus 111 a crude and
anner oulliiied some
thing of the displays made by the
various counties. The exhibits
made by the individuals and cor
A quilt containing- p'otip' pieces is : porat ions would "require equally
an object of attraction.' A table :1s much space,-which we cannot
cloth made in 1 ,7- is to be seen in i spare
the Stokes exhibit.
Harui'tt count has a small ex
hibit which we did nor slop to 111-
coitnty. A beet
pounds beats the , world,
fruit, excellent iu taste ami
(we tried it) indicated what
weighing 1 7 A l great
Dried j
flavor I
could 1
pect. .
Davidson count v
vai n t
tie done iu this line. Many, curiosi
ties were to be seen but we have
not space to enumerate. The ex
hibit from Pitt, is excellent ami ev
ery resilient of that county ought
to go to Raleigh to take a peep at
U. They will be well paid.
The Durham county-exhibit nest
presents its attractions. In addi
tion to the tobacco (Durham is
noted for that) (arm products, fer-
has inin. nils in
and sinaiil it v . Ml .
T. 15, El-lritlge. editor -of the' "His
patch." is 111 . -lunge. . The largest
pumpkin in the Smith, weighing
11!." pounds and two jmall steam
engines made bv .1 little Imy under
In conclusion: It is impossible
for any -man to give an account of
the KxjMisit ion. It is a big thing
and every North Carolinian should
see it for himself.
1"2 years attracts aiteniton.
i Ex-Speaker John M. Moringhas
thought tatter of his purpose to run
. as an independent candidate lor
Congress in the fourth district
against'Gen. Cox. It i aiinonnc cl
bv the Greensboro ' Patriot" that
the negotiations between him ami
the Republican managers are iff
t - dan 0 .iw-.;l fit MlA
Cotton, cereals, canned ,,ms. pre- t?',u U,H , 'i"
serves, timber,, in uls. ,,aet cul- ! Democratic told,
tivator. brick, e., compose this ex- Mr. Mrody, known; as "the
hibit, whic.i is not as good as we ; Evan gelist," i. pVesudiing to ti e
would have liked to have seen. ' stndents of the various colleges iu
Nevertheless it shows What good I New En "la
Chas. R. .bines.
Sec-& Treas. Jordan Stone.
Orator. -Walter IL.Page.
Poet. W. C. Erviu.
Ex-Corn. S. A. Ashe, E. A.
Oldham. II. A. Lttndoii, H. A.
Foote ami J. II. Funis.
A committee consisting of Messrs
11. A. Ijoi'idon. R- Jones, Josepluis
Daniels, J. I). Kernotlle and W. H.
Page was appointetl to niemoi iali.e
the next legislature in regard to
legal advertising.
Shortly after ' 11 o'clock 1 he As
sociation left the city for -the expo
sition grounds ami devoted the re
mainder 'of the day to an inspection
of the grand exhibit.-' At nixn the
party took lunch with the officers
of the exKisition ami at U .'50 they
took dinner with Mr. T.H. McKoy,
Jr.. in the main buihliug.
The bill of fare read as follows:
'Souvenir of visit North Carolina
Press Association, State hviMisiliou
li-deiy-h. Oct. s. 1SS4. Menu: Saml-
li..s ol Thin bei . W'hv lind & Co's. t SfllO
potted nie 'ts; champaghe punch; ! it WAS
coH'ee: cheese." 1 ,
Ample justice was" done the
spread. M'fet the feast oft he body
ended that of the mind tagan. Mr.
McKoy inatle an admirable little
speech of welcome, w hich Was re
ceived with apjilause. Maj. R. S.
Tucker at its conclusion proposed
Mr. Mc'Koy's health. C-ol. Chas.
R. Jones inatle an excellent skhcIi
in which he took occasion to ex
rian... itij. ...i...' .1 .. I ifrt t til- tViaJllil '
X.lll. HI dill. I'fll JJ .,1 I.,, a. .V ......
to the coloied race than the white
RADICALS WHO ONLY t'SK THEM
AS TOOLS
iu elections for political purposes.
Il seems that, the colored voters do
not think how often they have "vot
ed the Radical ticket, ant! how lit
tie they have been benefitted by it.
The white Radicals get the turkey
and the colored the buzzard every
time.
Now which has done most for
the colored people of North Caro
lina? . Of course the Democratic
party has doue more for the colored
peo,.le than the Rati teal party has
done, ami impartial history will
show that this is undeniably true.
IT WAS A DEMOCRATIC LEGISLA
TURE that infused new lite into the free
schools in this State, for lud'ore
thuy took hold 'of the" 'free school
system it was a mere sham. The
Radicals had so squandered tin
free st
money left to support the schools.
But when the Democratic party
I came into jtower they brought 01
; tier out of chaos and revived the
! schools by taxing the :.selves ami
.' their own property, through their
j representatives, for the support of
.j colored school the same as white
Is.
LEWISLA-
If you would have appetite, flesh,
color, strength, and vigor take AV
er's Sarsaparilla, which will confer
them upon you 111 rapid 'succession.
A sallow complexion is indicative
of worms. A few doses of Shrin
ei-s Indian Vermifuge will destroy
and give a bright ami healt hy com
plexion. ,
Mr. Jotsiah Evans, t he founder
ami senior editor ol the Fayette-
-;il. ..im "' 1iu.l -it his rtwidcoieo
Atlanta, unless he had a fioodf F.ivt.tte'vjle last Fritlav morning
backing and some special atlvan- ... ; ,
public
hold. any office of honor or
trust.
THERE IS ONLY ONE COLORED MAN
that holds any office. of distinction
at Washington, and that is ex-Senator
Bruce, formerly from Mississ
ippi. There are more than 10,000
people holding office under the
government at Washington
alone and more than 100.000
in the United States; but it is the
same case everywhere. The col
ored Republicans do the voting in
elections, ami the w hite Republi
cans get all the principal otlices.
In the 4f.th Cougress, which was
the tine before the present, the
Democrats had a majority in the
House of Representatives, ami the
power to choose whoever tliey
pleased. The Republicans, well
knowing that they could not elect
a Republican clerk, nominated J.
R. Rauev, a colored man from
South Carolina. He had' taen a
. iiiFiri 1 11 in ir iiHit iiivi V ti- i ' --
member ot congress irom mat
State for severa' years, and was
familiar with the duties of the of
fice. He was nominated merely as
a joke, but was not elected. -
At the organization of the 17th
Congress the Republicans had a
clear majority but Rainey was left
out, and Edward: McPherson, a
white Republican from Pennsyl
vaiiia, was elected clerk. His
salary is $i,.oo with an additional
allowance of ?ijH for horses and
wagotis, and large extras besides.
There were about l"o apoiiit incuts
at the disiKisal of the Speaker,
tages. ISome Charleston men w ho
moved to Atlanta have" succeeded,
but they had abundant capital and
got north -Georgia .'boys to help
them. There is a wide difference
between Macon and Atlanta in
their methods of business. The
Atlanta men walk faster, talk fast
er aud chew more: toliaceo and
give more bank notes, ami dun
harder ami brag eternally 011 At
lanta. Well, that is all right.
That is business, and that is what
makes Atlanta. Why, a man can
break all to pieces in Atlauta and
rise again in two months and
smile serenely.
Venerable Charleston ! 1 have
the Salisbury Examiner"'
stays that while Mr. f. B. Shoal',
of Rowan, was cutting a tree near
his house, a little child ran out as
the tree was falling and was killetl
by it.
In Richmond county, last Mon
day, Annie McNair, colored, with
; two accomplices, taat her old ami
! helpless husband to death, ta'cause
j she was tired taking care of him.
! They are all iu jail.
The old Republican party lo
! which we talonged was the partyof
iriuht ami 'righteousness' and of
principle; but now the Democratic
A
Johnsiiii
charge of
1 oiil:t v
Mr. li.
de
Y.
play is in
Halcher.
DEMOCRATIC
TIRE
that first furnished State aid to the
State colored normal, school at
Favetfeville. for the education of
colored school teachers.
IT WAS A DEMOCRATIC LEOISLA
Tl'KE that first provided .for the erection
of a large and commodious colored
institute at Raleigh for the free cd-
1 i.,.ro iv... m wIm.ii-: party is taeoine-che party ot lilier
I was a merchant I usetl to tra.le I t.v. right, am of jus ice and grnxl
here. Twice a year I made my j government. Edward Atkinson,
pilgrimage here aud bought my ev . Dr. Leonard Bacon thinks
goods, - and now it makes me sail t j, js not tliret:t enough t say that
to wander around in search of the j yVm Blaine used his public station
old fainilliar places ami find new j for private gain, tie says that Mr.
signs. I saw one hanging on a wall; j iiairie- w as a thief. Such language,
it was corroding from the iron j j not true, would-be almost dis
hand of time, but was there the j courteous.
same old sign "Hyatt McB..-iie.v j ALL FoR CKSTt- Mr. K. C.
to. - IJUl Hiey iir it"- e... ; .,,,... '-i.vi;,.r"..T,..J.b ..! UA '
titni i vi iii.m -
and no succession. The sign was ;
all. Happily 1 found ouv. but only
one old friend, Mr. McGahaii. the j
the honest Scotchman, now of Ed-;
win Bates & Co., ami the had of;
the house. He is the only one left
Of the old stock, 1 used to ' deal
with, a noble geutlemanof the pure
Charleston type. His house has a
branch in Atlanta which shows his
business sagacity. Sitting down
by him, I asked mauv questions
and the answer was ifead. dead
oat of iiusmess moved away.
. .-: I,.. 1
press his wonder at the magnitude i ncaiiou ami ...--.. . u , ..r . .... -..
of the exiHisitioii j A few remarks j deaf and dumb and blind, which
weie made bv JoUphus Dan ieb,. ?las taen, and will continue to ta.
the new psident of the Press As- i if the Deiuocr;itie party ntinues
Mci-itnni i to control it, or incalculable taneht
' AnmiP.' the most taautiful things J to those unlbitiinate classes of the
seen on the Messrs. Thnrtar, -1 colored race. It was the brst msti
laud& CVs. -Press Association" tutiou ol that kind that was ever
Clerk, Sergent-at-Arms and Door
keeiKr of the House, ami many of ' i;Ven Vanderzee, the last survivor
them w ith salaries rangiug from 1 ot Wiley, Banks & Co. is thumping
',( to :..itw a year, ami uiey fiieB n New York, and lias passed
are only on duty w hen Congress
is iu session. All those apoint
meitts are now hehl by white Re
publicans, except the 1 itan r the
sPITTOON CLEANERS, AND PRIVY
CLEANERS,
who are of course coloied. The
white Republicans get the wheat
aud the colored the chaff or cheat.
his three score and ten. V au was
the best merchant I ever knew ex
cept Mr. 'Norton, ot Rome ami he
couldeut talk to you a minute
without thumping a fly from' your
clothes, or catching him as he flew.
He was the best eaten on tue nj
"The .Spirit of the Times,'" New
York, after an exhaustive interview,
with all leading horsemen,- r.table
meii, sMrt8iiieii, drivers ami breed
ers of horses of the country, states
that St. Jacobs Oil. the great pain
cure, will do all that in claimed for
it in the cure of aches, pains and
aiffenug iu man aud beast.
Rcin Weouoht in The For
est. How depressing it is to see
acres 01 trees cut iown 1 in me 1
initlst of a nobLe forest. How sad- i
deiiing it is alo to Me that thin
sot in The midst of your other
wise abundant hair. Stop it at
or.ee by tlie use of Parkr"s Hair
liaison. Foractnal efficiency this
; famous ar.icle stands at the head
of its class. Elegant fr the toilet,
i leliciMis iu ttdor, ami restoies tlw
original color t gray or fade. I hair.
Economical, as a slight. o.casional
v -
lever saw, and he is 'at it yet. application kee the hair and saljM
Bat thoje time-honored uames-ofi ju petfect order. I
New York, (Vtotar 7. In re
kponse to resolutions presented to
him from the National Democratic
Convention, Samuel J. Tilden ten
deis his thanks. He says the
great national want is reform in
the national government, which
cau only be "aioomplishol by a
Democratic administration. He
says the Republican party is large
ly made up -.of those, who live by
their wits while the "Democratic
party consists of those who live by
the work of their hnds, and an iu "
dispensable necessity of our tiii:-
is a change of administration.
The following is Mr. Tilden's let
ter in full: . - ,
'' Grey-stone, Oct. 6, 1AR4.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen
of tiie Committee : I thank
yon for the kind teims in which
you have eoniinunicHted i-esolutions 1
concern ing me adopted by the late
Democratic National Convention.
1 share vour conviction that reform
in the administration of the Feder
al government, which is our great
National want, and is indeed es
sential to the restoration ami pres
ervation of the government itself,
cau only be achieved through the
agency of the Democratic partyjand
by installing its representative 111
the chiel magistracy of the United
States. The noble historical tradi
tions of the Democratic party, prin
triples in which it was educated aud
to which it has ever been in the
main faithful, its freedom from cor
rupt influences which grow np in a
prolonged procession ot tower and
the nature of the element which
constitute it, all contribute to qual
ify it for that mission. , The oppo- ,
site characteristics and condition
which attach to the Republican
party make it ho'telest to expect,
that that party will lie able to give
tatter government than the de
basing system of abuses which dur
ing its ascendency has iuleclci!
oflicial ami political life in this
country. The Democratic party:
had Its origin iu the efforts of the -more
advanced patriots of the rev
olntiou to fesist the ierversiou of
onr government from' the ideal con
templated by the people. Among
its conspicuous founders were Ben
jamin Franklin and Thomas Jeffer
son, Samuel Adams and John Han
cock, of Massachusetts, George
Clinton and Robert R. Livingston,
of New York, and Geo. Wythe and
Jas. Madison, of Virginia. , From .
the election of Mr. Jefferson! as
President 111 lKOti, lor sixty years
the Democratic.; party has mainly
directed our National Mlic.v. It
extended the taundaries of the re- -public
and laid the foundations of
all our national greatness, while it
preserved the limitations imposed
by tlie constitution and maintained
ii simple ami pure system of do-
mestic administration. On the
other hand, the Republican party
has always been dominated - by
priuciples which favor legislation
for the benefit of particular classes
at the expense of. the body of the
people. It has become deeply
tainted with the abuses which nat
urally grow up daring long iosses
sion of unchecked power, especially
iu a (K't iotl of civil war and false
finance. The patriotic and virtu
ous elements in it are now unable'
to emancipate it from the sway of
selfish interests whitth subordinate
public duty to personal greed. The
most hopeful ol'the tast citizens it
contain despair of its tcmjxirary
expulsion from power.;.- It has been
hoastiugly atoieited by a modern
Massachusetts statesman. strug-.
gliug to leeoiicilc himself iiiul his
followers to their Presidential can- '
didiiie, that the Republican party
contains a disprojiortioiiate share
of the wealth, culture and intelli
gence of the country. The- unpriu-.
cipled Grafton," when taunted by
James II with his personal want of
conscience, auswered, 'That is true;
but I beloug to a party that has a
great desl of con science.'' Such
rcasoners foiget the same claim has
been matle in all ages and coun
tries by defender.- of old wrongs
against new reforms. It was al
leged by the Tories of the Ameri
can revolution against the patriots
of that diy. It was rejieatetl
against Jefferson, aud afterward '
against Jackson. It is alleged by
Conservatives against those who in
England are now endeavoring to
enlarge -topular suffrage, AH his
tory shows that reforms in govern
ment must not ta exK-t;ted from
t hose wht sit serenely on social
mountain tops, enjoying the bene
fits of the existing order of things.
Even the Divine author of our re
ligion found His ( followers not
among the self complacent Phari
sees but among lowly minded fih.
ermen. The Republican party is
largely made up of those who live
by their wits ami who aapire in
KIiticH to advantage, over the rest
of mankind similar to those which
their daily li ves are devoted to se
curing in private business. The
Democratic party consists largely '
of those who live by the work of
their hands, aud whose olitics is
governed by their . sentiment or im
agination. It resnlta that the
Democratic psity, more readily
than the Republican party, can ta
moulded to the support of reform
measures which involve the n.wri
lice of seltUh interests.
The -indiseusable necessity if
our times is a etiange of adminis
tration iu the great executive office
of the country. This,- iu mv judg
ment, can only be accomplished by
the election of the Dcmoci aiic cau
ditlates for President and Vjee
President. (
SAM'L J. T,ILDEK,
To R. II. Henry, chairman ; B. B.
Smalley aud others of the si-ecial
committee ot the Democratic
National convention.