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ANOTHER OBJECT LESS05V
These are days when ; the object
lesson figures more or less in poli
tics, but here is an object lesson that
is an object lesson. We clip from the
dispatches published yesterday:
CHicio. October 22. There have
been exciting days in the wheat market,
but to-d3y's outranked 'anything of re
c:nt date and probably io many years. A
vjntable panic existed at the close and
milliocs of bushels were poured on the
mirket, prices cutting no figure in the
if.er.l Tiiht money was, tne cry. Ihe
cub wffearvlvytioa hS become the all-;
important factor. 'Money rates are high-'
erand no one wishes to undertake the
responsibility of carrying wheat nnder
these conditions. The early market was
wek. cables coming lower and foreign
ers selling. Closing English and conti
nental quotations were all lower. The
Cincinnati Price Current reported a fa-
orab!e-week for the crop. December
iheat ooened from 74 g no 73c. told
bemeen and 70jc- closing at
iU)vI4V- UUUili r"UII VC3U
ibeat was weak and 47c. lower. -;''l
.On the same day the London cable
innouticed that the Bank of England.
bad raised the rate of disconnt from
3tolper cent. Oi the same day the
ot Jingianq aava.ncea us rate
of discount one cent ' money became
tighter irt the Eoglish market, the"
Mrnand fnr ' hirh fll off' nht' onlv
Clilgl JtlU, UUL UU LUC VUULlUCUl j
t? i j i & it. . -
ieVlcs tumbled in the Chicago
iarivtfd a panic which hasn't
tea equalled in years ensned. For-
sues were lost in the' fall, as fot-i
anes .had been made on the rise a!
short time before. '. . '.; - - - ri
This demonstrates one thing, and
that is that the advance in the price
offbeat ahd other grain which syml
path'ues with wheat was dne quite as
nach,to-9pculation as to the short
age ift the world's! supply, which,' al
gh it exists, is itself a matter of
speculation, more or less, as to Its
ptoportioas. English and American
ers were' acting on the short
age and began to gamble on wheat
without waiting for definite and reli-"
.11 'Til-- . -
we reports trusting to get in on the
flwj tide apd dump! on the greener
ones before the ebb came. It came
sooner than they . anticipated . and
loins oQhe more reckless got caught
la the undertow. This will make
thein more caref u and the probabiH
t'es are that it will be some time be
fore wheat jumps four cents a bushel
ia one day. The rapidity with which
went up'and down shows. the finger
ofthe'speculator and that the law of-
tuPply and demand was not a factor
' the case at all. ;-. :
That is one object lesson which
demonstrates that it isn't the farmer
whoi, in this thing upon which he
as been So much! congratulated by
gold organs, but the speculator
whohas-maJe the, profits if he was
fortunate enough to sell in time. The
Hrmers, except those who were able
hold their wheat, were not in it bc
ttuse most of thein. were compelled
w market their crops early , to meet
'heir deSts; and, dtd not get more
'lan 45 or 50 cents a bushel for their
wheat.., ' ! :' f t
Bat there is another object lesson
of more importance than that for it
of, much greater import not only
to the farmer . but ' to the country at
large, and to the - world.; "Tight
Honey was the try," as stated in the
dispatch' which we quote, and to this
'attributed the slump, in the mar-
et jaad the panic which followed,
Cnicago is the greatest grain market
in the United States. Millions opon
millions of bushels change bands in
a day, and yet in one day the bot
tom is knocked out of the market
and wheat tumbles four cents la
bushel and everything else that sym
pathized with wheat in proportion,
and all because money got tight in ;a
aay. Coincident with this tightness
mes the annonncement of the ad-
'ance on the rate of discount bv the
Bank of England which made money.
lht era the other ; side. , How does
this tightness omoney In Chicago"
Pin out with j the assertion of an
Sundance of mnnov in thi rnuntrv.
lje assertlorf thf t everywhere meets
tQe advocate of an expansion of. the
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virency? -i
-If there be an.
undance of money
YOL. xxvm. -,j i , - i wiijmington, n. atFRiDAY. October 30: isas. "-- : .- - 4 i 1
where is it? In the business centers
or in the vaults of the money man
ipulators?, v Evidently r not in' the
business centers, or Chicago would
not i have -suffered 'from a - money
stringency when she so much needed
the money. Where were the $70,-
000,000 in gold which it is said has
come into this country to pay for the
wheat that was bought to be ship
ped?. Was that in Chicago? If it
was it would have helped, the wheat
handlers of that city very much when
they were crying for more money." it
is more than likely that these wheat
handlers will admit that there is not
oo much money In the country,: and
it is not out of the way to imagine
that some of them" wouldn't obiect
to more, even if it had to come
through the free coinage o( silver at
a ratio Of 16 to 1. .That is an object
.lesson or them and for other people,;
too. :'-r,f-J' : ' : '-;'-
Bnt here is another object lesson
in which not only the wheat grower
of this country and the wheat buyer
and seller, but the people of the
world who eat bread, are interested.
The same day on which wheat fell in
Chicago the Bank of England ad
vanced its rate of discount, and Eu
ropean buyers held up in their or
ders. ; Result: less wheat .imported
into ".European countries,- shorter
stocks over there, which , will enable
holders to advance prices and make
bread eaters pay more for the bread
they buy, so that when the . Bank of
England raised its rate of discount it
not only throttled the grain market
but laid additional tribute on every
one who buys a loaf of bread, and
yet they tell us that the system i
which enables one money Institution
in England to do that, and also
knock the bottom out of the wheat
market in this country in one day, is j
a good thing for us and a good thing j
for the working maD, who is told j
that he should work and vote to per- j
Detuate it. - v-"; i
With a bimetallic instead of the
single: standard the money volume !
conld not be thus suddenly contract-
ed and no one institution on either
side of the Atlantic could so control
it as to strangle the market on one
side and precipitate a panic or the
other. - If this object lesson which
we have here quoted dce3 not argue
forcibly and eloquently for bimetal
lism, there is. no virtue in "object
lessons." . " i "
IHTIMIDATIira VOTERS.
Although intimidation of voters
was a very common thing in our
elections when the protective tariff
was the issue it was never attempted
to the same extent that it is being
attempted in this campaign. ; Then
It was only by the employers who
were interested in high tariff legisla
tion and coerced, ' when they could,
their employes to vote for the party
which would ' enact the legislation
they desired, but in this campaign
we not only have manufacturers who
want more protection doing that, but
others who are - opposed to tbefree
and unlimited coinage of silver,- and
want McKinley elected because the
Republican party Is pledged to the
perpetuation of the gold standard.
This coercion does not always take
the shape ' of an absolute . order to
vote for McKinley, but is frequently
effected by indirection which is prac
tically as coercive as an absolute or
der would be. - v
A few days ago we called atten
tion to the enforced resignation ot
Mr; Hood, the clerk and storekeeper
of the Cumnock Coal Company, in
Chatham county, for the sole reason
that he would not agree to desert the
Democratic party and vote for Mc
Kinley. For the honor of North
Carolina It may be said that 'it was
not a North Carolinian who wielded
the cudgel of coercion there, but a
Pennsylvanian. , ; v
A few days ago Mr. John Bern
hardt, the local manager of a lumber
mill, at Colletsville, in Caldwell
connty, which is owned by a Penn
sylvania syndicate " was discharged,
because he was a Democrat support
ing Wm. J. Bryan. ,me.. rresiaenc
of the company who discharged him
showed bis animus against tne
Democrats and liis interest, in Mc
Kinley ,by bringing with hiifl four
men to make speeches, - some of
whom made very off ensive speeches
to the negroes and told them they
must look to the North and do what
theiiv Northern friends' told them
to do. - ;-- -," '' v; ; '''-' :
That kind of business might work
in ome portions of - Pennsylvania,
where. some of the working men are
held In a species of bondage but
little removed . from serfdom, but it
will not work in North (' Carolina,
where men put a higher estimate on
their manhood, and where, they will
resent such arrogant and tyrannical
dictation. T, '
XHBO& HJSJSTIOS. --
The Republican managers of the
campaign in .thls State are making
herculean efforts to carry. . it and
the have enlisted the penitentiaries
and will the fifraveyards If they can do
it There are doubtless thousands or
illegal voters . registered.;; Some ot
these managers admit illegal regis
tration, boas of It as an evidence of
jcneix zeal and smartness, . and bra
zenly, claim .that thls will . enable
.them to carry the States An incident
has recently occurred in Davidson
county4 as told by a correspondent of
tne Kfcleigh -News" and Observer;
which shows tenwhat scandalous ex
tremes they . are going ; tp "secure
votes; fhere .is a negro in that
countyho was in 1888 sentenced to
six montrls' labor on the public roads
for larceny, which disfranchised him
under the law. He workedut his
sentence. Bot they wanted niV vote
and to get him registered they had to
have his disability removed, and ap
plied to the court, which was presid
d O'er by Judge' Greenl: " The pro
ceedlngs are:;thusi reported by the
correspondent CvvM--''BPr
Ray : McCrary, E q Repahlican
candidate for the House. represented the
petitioner, i jonn uraver W. F. Hender
onrthe fatherof the ReDablrcjn oartv.
Allen Jones. Zeb Walizer. candidate lor
Attorney Genera!." were lwora as wit
neBses. Grayer said the character ol loJbn
Adams was good. Henderson and ones
did not know. - Waltzer said be thought
toe cnaracteroi tne petitioner was good.7
Adams' attorney, the aforesaid McCrar,
leeiiog tnat tne evidence was not snffi-
cient-and fearing that his sable client
would not be restored to citizenshiD and
allowed to vote the Republican ticket.
got somewhat excited.-jumped np and
rushed to the clerk's desk and asked
that he be sworn himself.' Whereooon
waitzer took charge of the case and ex
amined McCrary in behalf of his (Mc
Crary s) client. On bethg asked if he
knew the character of John Adams, be
said he had known him all his life and
his character was first class.'; The ore-
siding judge then requested McCrary to
draw the judgment, and the negro was
thus restored to citizenship, which he
had lost by reason of being too intimate
with other people's propsrty. Taken in
an, it . was one of the most disgusting
scenes ever witnessed in the court
house.w - . -' ;
The scandalous feature of. this is
that, while some Republicans who
were summoned to testify to the
good character of this convict de
clined to do so, his disability was re
moved upon the testimony of a can
didate for a: State office and the at
torney of the convict, ; whose, vote
tne KepuDiicans wanted, it was
done, and that convict is now a full
fledged voter. Would a man's pocket
book' be safe in 'such a crowd? :
A farmer in - York county, Pa.J
writing to the ,: Philadelphia Record
for himself and other farmers, iri're4
f erence to J the gold standardf or
which the Record is so vigorously
contending,' says: "We have not
seen enough gold coin in the last ten
years to keep alive a tabby cat if fed
with the proceeds." Commenting
upon this than explanatory way, the
Record sayr : - Z:.-7:,' -: '
"For this reason they conclude that
gold constitutes no considerable part of
the money of the country, and they in
sist upon 'more greenbacks and silver.
"It is true, ss Mr. Brenneman writer.
that the money which passes from hand
to hand in ordinary transactions In -this
country is either paper or silver. Gold is
mainly held In reserve, boarded or used
ia international transactions. Bat it is
a mistake to suppose that gold does not
form a large and important part of our
store of money. .The total amount Of
money in existence in this country, ac
cording to the latest Treasury statement,
was 13.345.031,828. ui tnis amount si,-
225,618 793 was coin or bullion, and fl,-
120.012.636 was oaner money The esti
mate of the present amount of gold com
in the United States, as nearly as can oe
ascertained by careful investigation by
Government experts, is 1587,931, 823. U
Thls is neither an explanation nor
an. answer,but is practically an ad
mission of what this York, county
farmer says, and a practical ad mis ;
sion of the fact that the gold money
of this country . should not be in
cluded in the volume ia circular, ion
It is true," the Record admits, "that
the money which passes from Jiarid
to hand in ordinary transactions in
this country Is cither paper or silver.-
Gold is mainly held ; in reserve
hoarded or used in international
transactions." "It may be incident
ally observed thaf nine-tenths of
our . commerce., . ' bv which we
mean the j business . exchanges and
intercourse between our own people.
which is infinitely ereater than the
business we do with all the other ha
tions, comes under the head of what
the Record calls "ordinary transac
tions," in which gold does not figure
It was not so before the adoption; of
the gold standard, for then gold per
formed its part in the regular volume
of money in circulation and was not
"held In reserve or used (solely) in
international .'transactions, , Jt was
money for all purposes then and was
used just as other money was. Then
it was not the money of the rich man
and' the! speculator, as it has been
since the legislative discrimination of
1873 was made its favor.
t The New York Herald is a very
amusing paper. It says that as New
York is sale for McKinley by a large
maioritv the "sound money" Demo
crats in that State may vote for Pal
mer and Buckner to "savethe party,
but in the doubtful - States they
should make a sure thing and plump
in their ballots for McKinley , iThe
Herald, which is mainly edited from
across the ocean, where its owner
and manager resides, is in downright
earnest, too. 1 j
The "biggest lens in the world'
has just been completed for the Ob
servatory at Lake Geneva, Wiscon
sin. : It is Hi inches ; In diameter,
and wetorhs 205 DOUndS. ; It took tWO
anri a half vears to make it and It
cost $100,000. , -
THE. MORNING STAR.)
LARGE; INCREASE IN ITS
DAIUYiCfR-
'i - CULATION.
It .I WotklOK fat lha BmI Tntnrna a Af
.- ITurtix Oarcllna and ths Demooratio'v
': ty, and th Psople 4t' .
f- ,?yi.-: 8'aadins by It. " ..?t
;Thk "Morning Star has been nrov?
ing rapidly to the front during the past
few months, the Circulation ot the regu
lar Daily; edition having increased fcr
that periods ,448 copies, and new -sab
scriberi are'eomiag in every day. Several
large extra editions have been printed
and circulated daring the campaignj in
the interest ot the Democratic party; bu
these are not included ia our statement.
Weief er: only, to the regalar edition
printed every; day. . ,',; V..
This increase is partly attribuUble ip
thes reducUon In onr rates of subscrip
tion; but there l another and potent r,ea.
Bon for it. The people appreciate a news-.
paper that has convictiots and the couf
age of its'coovlctiocs; The" Star, haa I
been straightforwatd'irf its advocacy of
Democratic principles "and Democratic.
candidates. - Its honest sentiments have
been openly and fearlessly expressed.- It
has worked, ahd is still working, for the
best interests of North -Carolina and the
Democratic :party; and its position has
been . sastained by the matses 1 of that
party, as is shown by the large ..Increase
in the number of Its subscribers. Never
before has its bond fide circulation been
so large as it now is,, and never was the
prospect of continued increase so promi-
SENSATIONAL STATEMENT
THAT GUTHRIE "WILL URGE POPU
LISTS TO SUPPORT WATSON
H FOR GOVERNOR. ": :
Beparta Concotntna BRiat ration m tba
State Tne Total Eraeeds Three Han
dled Tbooaand Populists in - Ba
' leigh Enow ATothlDK of the B-
1 pon That Tom Watson Will ;
; Vult . Sorth : Carolina. ? .
Special Star Correspondence i "
Raleigh, N. C, Oct! 21.
The announcement is made by Tbos.
E. Watson and his 'friends in the South
that the Populist Vice Presidential Can
didate will visit North .Carolina next
week, after finishing his. campaign in
Tennessee, whlchTTe has already under
taken. None of the Populists in this
city know anything about Mr. Wat-
eon's heralded visit to this State. A
careful Inquiry fails to ascertain any one
who knows whether or not he has ap
pointments here. Chairman Ayer would
not siy whether he would make any ap
pointments for Mr. Watson. A leading
Populist stated to da7 that Watson
could not injure the fusion arrangement
in this State, as the Populists would sup
port it almost unanimously, , r - ;
Chairman Aver does not like the in
sinuations to the effect that he has either
heard from Mr. Hanna or "pulled his
leg."
Everybody in the State' has accused
O ho . Wilson of having heard from
Mark, but the ad jutant only laughs. He
likes abuss. But be is dsseiving of it
alLX.;"--'
There was a ereat amount of challeng
ing done today in this city. . Of course
most of those challenged are ex-convicts
and negroes. The penalty is severe for
a disfranchised voter to attempt to vote
and Chairman Manly says he will make
prosecution where an attempt to vote is
made. " The challenging process is
merely formal, but next. Saturday, trial
day, is expected to develop much excite
ment and bad blood.- f--,,.;
Governor Carr is receiving many ap
plications to restore disfranchised voters
to citizenship; The Governor has had so
many of these applications that be has
requested the press to state the law. The
Governor has no power to restore citi
zenship to a person convicted ot an in-
lamous crime, nou iuc umr twuioc u(nu
to such person is to apply to the courts
where convicted, furnishing evidence ot
good citizenship since then. I Nq person
can be restored more than. once. -
Special Star Telegram. ; ' 5
A' letter from : Major Guthrie urging
Populists to support Cy. Watson, and
excoriating certain Popallst leaders, is
said to be forthcoming the early part of
the "week. The report cannot be offi
cially confirmed, however.! :; vp-'.-t
From reports of registration received
from nearly all the counties, it is certain
that the total registration will exceed
three hundred thousand and will in all
probability reach three, hundred and
eighteen . thousand. The . increase is
eight per eent. -
.Tne Star's Foreoa.
Ia addition to those already men
tioned, the following papers copied in full
the Star's forecast on the probable re
sult for Governor : Raleigh News and
Observer; Wilson Times ', Joriesboro Pro-
eress. - Slatesviue ianatnarx, -: unraara
Sun and H.ckoryl Times. There are
doubtless others we have hot seen.. The
Star hat" received " assurances from
many sources that the article has ac
complished much good. V . ; .
Iirceat Cargo of Cotton ftvev Bent Oat of
The British steamer Ormidale, with
the largest cargo of cotton ever shipped
from this port, cleared yesterday for
Liverpool,1 England. 'The Ormidale is
2 804 tons register and carries- 11,789
bales, weighing 5,802,660 pounds, valued
at $150,000. The ship was loaded at the
Champion , Compress. Both cargo and
vessel by Messrs. A'ex. Sprunt & Son.
The Weather OnUook for Sovember.' -
The following data, covering a period
of twenty-five years, have been compiled
! from the Weather Bureau records at the
Wilmington, station, viz : : ..Xr .-'.i
The mean- or normal temperature is
64V The warmest month was that ot
1881, with an average of 58; 'the coldest,
1878 and 188; average 81s. Average date
of first killing frOst in Autumn, Novem
ber 8th. The average precipitation for
the month, 2 45 inches, i
Democrats; do you duty. You
have the votes necessary to elect w ar
son Governor. See that these votes are
polled on the 8d of November. .
THE CAHPAICrJ.
PROGRESS OF-THE7 CAMPAIGN
IN, NORTH CAROLINA.
ITews From All Over the State, As
S;c "Shown by Special Reports
, 1 " J to the Star. -
Mr. Wm. H,' Bernard, of the State
Democratic Committee, is now making
a pollof the State by connlies, in a gen-,
eral way, with a view to ascertaining
what the rear political situation is, and
the Information received will be printed
in the 5ta. Oa the 18:h. instant he
mailed circulars to leading Democrats
in' every- county,' indading all- thei
Chairmen ot County Committees," and
a synopsis of the replies will be printed
from dat to day. Special - attention, is
called. tc the fact that the ;: circular
closed w th; these ; words: "But make
your estiijates' consefyative,"
BLADEN COUNT V
- - This is' summary of our latest report.
from Btaceni: Bryan will carry "the
cpantif lir 20ft tdOOajsyixaral-5
ity fotvRnsseil or Watsdn -will be very
small, with chances in 'favor of Watson.
About; 25 or 80 , negroes. will vote for
Gathrie, and-about same number for
Watson. . We expect to elect county and
Legislative tickets. " About 100. Repub
licans will vote our State and county
tickets in part. Only one gold-bug
Democrat: in county who will vote for
Palmer and Buckner. There are about
ten who will not vote, at all for Presi
dent. The Democrats lost Biaden in
1804 ty a majority of 502 on State
ticket.
' -' ' ' BURKE COUNTY. ;
..The following is our report in full
from Burke count) : ' ' I am glad to be
able to state that the outlook is much
better for Democracy than in 1894, The
Populists of this county split over the
question of fusion with the Republicans,
and the breach is still widening, the free
silver element of the party refusing to
be delivered over to the Hanna crowd
in exchange for a few official crumbs
from the table of the Republican-lords.
So the free silver Populists are co-operating
heartily witn the Democrats
on" the National, State, Congres
sional and. Legislative ' tickets, ' thus
insuring substantial gains.-; There will
be practically no division of the negro
vote, which will be cast, solidly for Rus
sell, on whom, notwithstanding his ut
terances in the past, they now look as
tnelr own peculiar ' priest and prophet
under, whose ministrations they are to
be awarded the chief seats in the syna
gogue. They already have their eyes on
a number of positions in the two State
institutions here, now filled by white
men and girls, hich they confidently
expect to see filled by colored "men and
colored women' within the next twelver
months if Russell should win which
God forbid ! There are a score or more
of Palmer and Buckner Democrats' in
the town cf Morganton, who make up
in zeal what they "lack in numbers, - bat
they will content themselves with regis
ters z a protest, ty voting their senti
ments on the national ticket, voting
with the regular Democracy on State,
Congressional and Legislativematters.
The loss of these votes for Bryan will be
more than offset by the votes of free
'silver Republicans,: who; -will vote 'for;
Bryan 'and Sewall, a careful estimate
showing ; that 'the ratio , will be. about
three free silver .Republicans to one
gold hug Democrat." Burke gave a
fusion majority of 92 in 1894. - :
; r PERSON AND LENOIR COUNTIES. .
;I We have already printed highly en
couraging reports from Person and Le
noir, but we have other reports, all of
which agree, with those heretofore
given, that there will be lafjre Demo
cratic gains in both coanties."
1 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
Among the best -reports received are
two from' Rockingham connty. 'There
will bs great Democratic gains and the
Republicans ' will ' be beaten on every
ticket.: Rockingham gave 739 Fusion
majority in 8194. - - - " : '
i SURRY COUNTY,
Democratic outlook encouraging. Will
elect county i and Legislative tickets
Populists have endorsed county Demo
cratic ticket. - Very lew bolting Demo
crats. . Doughton (Dem.) for. Congress
will carry county by 200 majority. Dem
ocrats lost the county in 1894 by 189
majority.
-.' :i VANCE COUNTY. ''
Outlook belter than In 1894' and im
proving. Democrats will gain 800 votes.
"No gold Democrats, whot will support
Palmer or McKinley. A number of Re
publicans will vote for Pou (Dem.) for
Congress Negroes sol Id for Russell,
This is a good report from Vance, as the
Democrats lost the county in1894 bv a
majority of 989;. ':..- "'.. .
COLUMBUS COUNTY.
There is considerable improvement in
Columbus.: The county will be surely
Democratic,' but cannot - vet ' estimate
majority: :: Negroes with fe w exceptions
will vote for Russell, buti Watson will
have a majority over both Russell and
Guthrie. X Gold-bugs very scarce. In
1894 the Democrats lost the county by
180 majority.
-3 . -WAYNE COUNTY.
' We give our Wayne county report in
full as follows:; "Replying to your favor,
I have to say that the outlook in Wayne
is better than in 1894 and improving.
Russellwill get the bulk of the negro
vote, Guthrie a part, and Wktson a part,
Some of our colored citizens always vote
the Democratic ticket. ' There has been
some illeeal registration, which will be
eliminated by challenge! Very few Dem
ocraas if any- will vote for Palmer , and
Buckner and none for McKtnley. TA. few
Republicans, trill vote' lor Bryan but the
great bulk of them for 'McKinley. We
are justified in saying that Cy. Watson
will have a plurality of from 600 to 800
in Wayne, and Bryan, a majority of
about 1,500. We confidently expect the
election of the Democratic county and
Legislative tickets by , safe ma j onties,
This is a splendid report. The Demo
cratic majority in that county in 1894
was o'iily. 143.
. ' BLADEN COUNTY, .
The Star, has four reports" from as
many sections of Bladen, and the fol
lowing Is a fair summary of the four:
There are not a half-dozen bolting Dem
ocrats in the county. Brvan will carry
the county by 400 to 500, majority.-Watson,
for Governor, will .have a small ma
jority. Vote on county ticket will be
close, but Democrats haver strong hones
of . success. Prospects constantly im
proving. Bladen cave a maioritv of 502
against the Democrats io 1894.
- " PENDER COUNTY. -
J. We-have several reports from Pender.
both written - and verbal, and they all
1 agree that there is decided improvement
in the Democratic outlook. It is con
ceded that Bryan will -carry, the county
by a good majority. J n- one Township,
every white man will support him. No
doubt is entertained that the Democratic
State, Congressional and Connty tickets
will have a majority. In 1891 Pender
gave a majority of 173 against the Dem
ocrats. -
CLEVELAND COUNTY.
In 1894 Cleveland county was carried
by the Fusionists by a majority of 45.
This year there is agreat change: in fa
vor of the Democrats. One of our corres
pondents writes :v "I think we will carry
the county bv 1 500 for. Bryan,, 150 for
Cy. Watson. 200 fcCongress and 8SO
tor the Legislature. The Populists will
scratch , Fortune, for the -Senate.: and
Linney . for-Congress, considerably, on
account Of their support of the gold
standard.' ; Another correspondent oc
cupy ing a prominent ' position, and who
is well posted, gives the following: "Vote
for Governor Watson. 1,900: c Guthrie,
1,000; Rnssell. 850. For President
Bryan, 8.700: McKinlev. 1.000: Palmer
and Buckner and scratched, 50. Demo
crats will elect. Legislative r ticket.
Doughton : XDem.).' for- Copgress, will
have 800 to 500 over: Linney. as a great
many Populists will not vote for Linney
because of his opposition to free silver."
One correspondent reports only 10 gold
bug Democrats in the county, x
: wayne' county .
Wayne county gave a majority of : 143
in 1894. A well posted Democrat writes
the Star that "'the outlook is better
than in that year and is improving every
day. Bryan will carry the county by
about 1,000 majority. I do. not thlnkj
the gold "Democratic , vote can possibly
exceed 25. One of the best Republi
cans in the State told i me a day or two"
ago that be expected to vote for Bryan.
PERQUIMANS COUNTY.; -
The county gave a Fusion majority of
691 in 1894. . The Democrats will make
gains from the Popalists this year.
About 50 Republicans will . vote for
Bryan. There are six gold-bugs in the
county.
CASWELL COUNTY, v , "
The encouraging cnaracter of the fol
lowing report will be understood when
we consider that in 1894 Caswell gave a
Fusion, maioritv of 950. The report is
from a gentleman who is cool-headed
and well informed. We give it In full:
"The color line is very closely drawn
here; in fact, closer than ; has ever been
known heretofore. In the county fusion
has been effected between the Demo
crats and Populists and will be strictly
adhered to by both parties at the polls
The white people , here are all for free
silver with the exception of perhaps a
dozen white negro leaders, who now stifle
their feelings, along , that ; line . in - hope
or local patronage and county omces.
We feel sure of carrying the county for
Bryan ana lor jutcnin. oar congress
man of the Fifth district, as fusion .on
the Congressional ticket is perfect in
this county, giving the Populists the Re
presentative, who wilt also be elected, we
hope, as it means a vote for a free silver
Senator;: We can only work and trust
to events on the Gubernatorial ticket.
Many of the Populists will support Wat
son, for Governor; but we must have a
solid white vote for him to give him a
maiority from Caswell. As Watson will
have to overcome a majority of 950, it is
not expected that he wilt carry Caswell;
but it is evident from the report of our
correspondent that he will make a larg
gain. - ;-; . r Vr- ;
i DUPLIN COUNTY. - V -':
Here is another report from Daplin,
and from a very high source: "The out
look in this county is better than in 1894
and is improving. There are no gold
bug Democrats here. The Populists are
coming i back to the Democrats every
day. They do not like the methods of
their leaders, who have promised their
votes to gold-bugs and Republicans.
Ward,: the Pop.-Radical candidate for
the Legislature, has pledged himself to
vote for the nominee ot the KadicaJ-
Populist caucus for U. S. Senate. The
Populists can't stand that." Pritchard,
gold-bug Republican, will be the nom
inee of that caucus. ' 1 : - !'-
PERSON COUNTY. : ' j
The following report from Person
county is very encoutagine when the
fact is considered that the Democrats
lost the connty by a majority of 840 in
1894: ."Replying to yours of recent date,
will say that the outlook in my County
for Democratic success is much better
than it was in 1894 and is Improving
every day. " There will be no division of
the negro vote between Russell and
Gathrie. I think there has been very
little, if any, . illegal registration. We
have no bolting or "gold-bug Demo
crats in this connty, I am f lad to say.
I think we can safely rely on fifty Repub
licans voting with, us on the National
ticket. We have fused with the Popu
lists in this' county and: I am satisfied
our National ticket will have a maioritv
of 200. I fear the majority for the State
ticket will be small, we confidently ex
pect to give Kitchin for Congress 250
majority. We will also elect Canning-
ham to the Legislature bv about the
same majority. If the Populists vote for
Guthrie, as 1 think tbev will, Watson s
ma jonty will be small.
. WASHINGTON COUNTY, -
The Democratic vote in this connty
will be larger-than two years ago, but
the Republican vote will also be larger,
The Populist vote will fall off from 1892,
based on Exum s vote.. The county will
probably give Watson a small plurality,
Under 1 100. ; The Democrats lost, the
county by a small majority" in ' 1894.
Brvan will get from" 800 to 000 maioritv.
The negro vote will go solid for Russell
without a break, 1 There nave been a
number of illegal registrations in . this
connty, but thiefly by convicts and
those- under" age." There is but one
place l where we see any evidence Of
colonization. We estimate 100 illegally
registered negro votes. . No bolting
gold-bugs in this connty, with the pos
sible exception of two men. There are
a number of men- in this county who
have always voted the Democratic State
and county tickets bnt Kepubiican na
tlonal ticket. They will do the same
thing this year; I know of only eight
Democrats who will vote tor Mcfuniey
in this entire county, and that on the
tariff auestion. I have been an active
participant in every, campaign since:
1884. and there has never . been such a'
solid array of -negroes as we have to
contend with this year. They say they
prefer Rnssell to McKinley. You are
at liberty to say that in this connty the
negroes are massed solidly for Rnssell
and negro domination. They are for
nothing else.
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY. j
i Cumberland county gavi a Rep.-Pop.
majority ot 160 in 1894. The following
is tne situation now as given by the best
posted men in the count: "We have fu
sion between i the : Democrats - and the
regular, -straightforward, honest Popu
lists as unanimously expressed in their
Convention. - Some of the defeated can
didates for office before that Convention
have battled and have fused with the
Neill Wad dell (negro) Republicans. The
outlook for carrying the county is much
better than in 1894. We feel reasonably
confident of electing dur ' full ; county
ticket. - There hat been considerable il
legal registration chiefly from convicts
and yonths. The Palmer vote in County
will not exceed - 20. Bryan will carry
oounty by from 800 to 500. , State and
county will be close chances all favor
ing our side. The white vote exceeds
the colored 700 to 800. The result will,
be.decided by the variable white Popu
list vote. There is no . question as to the
use of money by the Republican leaders
in this county,. It has beea admitted."
Another correspondent, who has been
all over the county, writes ;. - "A month
ago I saw no, chance to carry, the county.
Now I think our chances : much better
and hope that we are going to carry the
county by a safe majority,, My informa-.
tlon from carelnl inquiry leads me to be
lieve that . the Populists will generally
vote the Bryan electoral ticket, without
regard to what they will do in State and
county matters. - If they do, I think our1
county will give .Bryan 6Q0 majority.:
Between Watson and Russell the vote
wKl be close..' though I hope that Wat
son will carry it by a plurality." ; '.
LENOIR COUNTY. ' '
Democratic prospects better and im
proving. We will gain 200 votes over
1894. Wot over a dozen gold Democrats
in the county."" Very little. illegal regis
tration. This county went against us by
47 majority in : 1894,: Here is another
report from a gentleman who is thor
oughly familiar- with the situation in
every township in the connty; "Our
county is in better shape lor Democracy
than in 1891.-- From careful estimates
the Democratic county r ticket will be
elected by a small majority. ;I think
Bryan will get 850 majority: Cyrus Wat
son, for Governor, 800 to 400 .plurality;
Fred Woodard, for Congress. 300 to 4C0
plurality. Temple (Dem.) will be elected
tbeinouse by a smail maiority; the
vote-for State Senators will be close
In thiscounty, r -perhaps J a- . small.
Democratic majority. A considerable
number of Populists have returned to
the Demccratic party. Russell will get
the negro vote, practically solid never
saw the" negroes .arrayed so j 'solidly
against the whites before. Perhaps a
dozen Populists will , vote for i Russell.
The registration of Kinston township,
shows 189 white majority, a considerable
white gain over 189. when this town
ship gave 87 Rep.-Pop. majority;-now
Will give 75 Democratic majority a',
least. .: The registration in other town
ships, as far as heard from, shows Demo
cratic gains. There may be as (many as
a dozen. bolting goldbug Democrats in
the county,, but I think the number less.
(The Democrats of Lenoir, are making a
great fight against negro domination,
RANDOLPH COUNTY. ,
Brvan will cany this county. Vote
between Watson and - Russell will be
close. Strowd (Rep.-Pop,) .will have a
small majority for Congress over Pou
(Dem,) - Mot over a dozen gold-bugs in
the county. Think we will elect Leg
islative and county ticket.- This is a
first-rate report, as Randolph gave a
Fusion maiority cf 715 in 1894
EX-LEAKER CRISP.
Hie Bemaina Xiaid in 8tle in tha Capitol at
Atlanta A Military Guard Icterment
To-lay at Amerlone, Gejraia. ..
By Telegtaph to the Monring Staij
Atlanta: October 24 Thousands of
devoted Georgians looked to-day for the
last time upon the patriot in the; face cf
Charles Frederick Crisp, as bis remains
laid in state under the dome of the Cap
itol. From 11 o clock" until 9. o clock
to night the people ot Atlanta ana rep
reseniaiive citizens uum u ncr pane 01
t-j- 1 ..a . t
the State in slow procession passed the
casket in , the rotunda. -The; escort
accompanying the body left the Halion,
where Judge Crisp' died, at 10 SO fo'clock.
Four white horses drew the funeral car,
which was followed by hundreds of the
statesman's sorrowing friends. Gov. W.
Y: Atkinson and ex Gov, W. J. Northen
immediately followed the bearsef and be
hind them were State and city jomctals,
military . and private citizens, b When
the casket was placed in the Capitol
rotunda, the dais was . covered with
a weahbi of beautiful . flowers. The
casket's lid was thrown back and through
the glass could be seen the calm features
of the dead. Sickness had wasted Judge-
Crisp's strength and his face was s little
thinner than when he was in health. An
expression of relief rested upon the face,
an expression that had settled npon it
as soon as the fatal paroxysm Of pain had
DatSed. ' - .- V;: ..: - ;V:- -
lust before the end came Mrs. crisp
had passed out of the room for a breath
of fresh air, leaving Mr. Crisp with a
nurse. Mrs; Crisp remained but a mo
ment or two, her husband sitting np in
bed, his i pillows propped about him,
lust as she returned he looked towards
her and placing his nana to nis near ex
claimed, nis leatures contracting witn
agony: "Ob, that- pain. Those were
the last words he spoke, for as soon as
thev were uttered he fell over among
the pillows, and when bis - bead
was lifted - the -sonl - had gone out
into .the i mysteries of the ;l beyond
The pained expression faded away and
the features were calm and peaceful.
Had it not been for the pallor one might
have fancied that lodge crisp was only
sleeping. A military guard was kept by
the casket ana tne watcn remained an
night, At 9 o clock the Capitol doors
were closed " to the public and only - the
soldiers remained.- uov, Atkinson aoa
an honorary, escort appointed from the
General Assembly wilt accompany the
body to-morrow morning to Americus,
judge Crisp s late home. The train will
reach Americus to. morrow atternoon at
2 o'clock, and the services will be con
'ducted at 8 o'clock. They will be in
charge of General Clement A. Evans, of
Atlanta. - -
OHIO POPULISTS.
A Conareeelonal Candidau Bsalans In Vavo
-Af lh DAmoAVatlA NaikIiim. 1 I
-' .. By Telesnph to the Morning Star.
Columbus. October 24. L. I. Flnley;
Populist candidate for Congress in this
district, resigned from the ticket to-day!
in the interest of John , Al Lentz, the
Democratic candidates ; i -v;- . .
A petition in mandamus was filed in
the Supreme Court to-day by the attor
eeyi for the Democratic State Commit
tee to compel State Election Supervisor
S. M.- Taylor to take tne name of W. P.
Barr. Populist candidate for elector, who
has resigned, from the Australian ballot.
simmons, of Cleveland,, who is State
chairman of the Populists. It Is brought
in the name of the State in relation to
Fitzslmmons, an elector. The court set
the Case for hearing on Monday at 8 p.
m. In the meantime. Secretary of State
Taylor has ordered the printing of the
ballots In the form certified, with Bart's
name on, to proceed. . - . : "
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A Matter of Vital Importance to the
;r TJemocratie Party. '; :;::
It is of the utmost importance that
intelligent andwide awake Demo-:
crats shall watch the counting of the "
ballots on the night of the 3d of -No,
vember. : We give an extract from
the law:;:;.ar;"l'ri- C X-:'y
."That when the election shall Jbe
finished, the registrars and judges of
election, in the presence of such Can
didates, or their duly authorized repre
resentatives, as may choose to attend, ,
shall open the boxes and count; the
ballots,' reading aloud the names of
the persons who shall appear oh each.
ticket''"'' and the said count
ing of votes shall be continued with-
out adjournment until completed and
the result thereof declared'V f V ;
It will be seen that, under the law,
candidates, if they prefer, to do so,
may choose their, own . representa
fives to watch the count, and in this
way the most intelligent and --ca
pable Democrats in every county can
see that! every ballot is. honestly
counted. ,
This matter is so important that
we hope: every Democratic newspa
per and j every r Democratic speaker
will call attention to it. ;
." LETTER. FROM DR. WORTH. .
Thla Venerahls and Beipeoted Notth Caro
linian Booree the Money , Power
Hot Shot For Hireling. Speikere."
Dr. J. M. Worth, former State-Treas
urer, and one ot the oldest and most
highly respected citizens of the State,
has a letter in the last issue of the Ashe-
boro Courier which will, be read with in
terest. , He is a bhptber of Mr. . Barzilla
G. Worth and uncle of Mr. David G.
Worth,- both of this city, and, as the i
bTAR is informed, both for Bimetallism
and Bryan. The following is the letter
cf Dr.: Worth: -.:: ! .-v-:,..; '.k
I have! often heard that it is reported
that 1 am opposed to the Silver party,
desire to state that In all my lo
(and I am now past the 85ih mil
I have never felt so anxious a'
election as i oo now ior tne jeiection of
Dryan, anu never was weu1 satisFir1 -
thatj am right In my decision in takin'
The great mammoth Syndicate o-
millionaires ana corporations, nao fle
undisputed control of all the finaYJial
laws and most of the money no wi lbe f
United states, and are noaaJpendlcg
millionsi cf their ill-gotten wealth to
fasten upon us the gold standard with all
its trusts, with all its great combinations -f
ot corporations and millionaires and all
financial and banking laws as they now ,
stand all for their personal Interest-
not for the interest of the great masses
of the common people of this land.
We have now all over this country, in-
eluding our immediate reigbborbood.
faired speakers whose patriotism la .
bought and ; liberally paid for by the -great
financier Hanna to say what he di-'
rcc.s tbem to say. i Millions of money is
paid in advance to enable them to bold
fast to all the great advantages they now
have. ! :;. ';- . '.' .- . -' '
If these bought gold bug speakers
Were to say at the close - of their
speeches: "Now ' I have siid to you
what we agreed with Mark . Hanna to
say. We were hard up for money
and Mark Hanna agreed to pay us a big '
price to make the speeches; you are to
judge whether you will follow Hanna s
money or go with the mattes of the
people ,7 I should in this cass have some' .
feeling ot forgiveness, but if they claimed ..
they were acting from patriotic motives ',
and sincerely believed what tbey said, 1;
wool! not be j&ble to-find any decent
language to express the Contempt that
should be held for such men.'; What we
want is to. retire all rabid; hungry, starv
ing politicians into obscurity and vote '
for solid, sober, : honest, Christian men. -
If the gold bug party buys this election
as tbey are trying to do, all that money
will have to be paid back to tbem by all
the tax payers. Men do not put np
money that they do not expect to profit
by the investment.!. , J M. WORTH, j .;
Atheboro, Oct, 19. 189B. , . ;
, HON. CYRUS B. WAX SON fe;
Has .eened an Earnest and Binning Appeal -
to the' V,ttre of tha State Atlrinc Their
- Boffraaee (or the Fatty He Bepresent'. ; ;
'"'i'ir Special Star Teleeram.
Raleigh, Octboer22. Hour Cyrns
B. Wauon having been informed bv
physicians that be could - not enter the ,.
campaign again,, has issued an eloquent .
and, ringing appeal to the people of the
State. : Among other things, be says; . :
Fearing that I may not be able to'
enter, the campaign again. I write this
letter that the voters of the State may
know my heart is With them; that I wish -
I was able to speak to tbem in every -
county, and I ask their suffrages for the s
great parvy luav picicmcu m; name ior
consideration. : It was my heartfelt wish :
to present to the people of North Caro-
Una my views on the great issues pre
sented by the Democratic party to the
American people. : From , my bed . of :
sickness ; I send yon - my greeting and ?
full assurance that If I should be by your f
suffrages elevated to the high position j
of Governor, I would ask no greater ;
honor than to so administer the duties
of the office that my. conduct would '
meet with the approval of you all. - I '.,
write, because I cannot speak to you."
Navaaea Goano Company. ' ,i . ' 'Vp.h
At a meeting of stockholders of the
Navassa Guatto Co t held m Wilmington .
Tuesday, the 80th insW officers were
elected for the ensuing year as follows f
Chas. E. Borden, president; S. T. Mor
gan, vice president; Wm. L. DeRosset,
secretary and treasurer. ; . - -! ,
Directors D. G. Worth: G- W. Kid
der, John F. McNair, Chai E. Borden,
Wilmington: L. A. Carr, Durham: S. Tv. R
Morgan. Richmond, Va.; ,S. D. Cren- j ; ;
shaw. Richmond, Va-i F. 'Whittle. Pe
tersburg, Va.; F. B Dancy, Norfolk, V. f
Alter - the transaction " of the nsual j
routine business, the meeting adjovrned. .
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