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RALKIGH, C. :
-THURSDAY, APRIL 13,.IS7rt.-
The latest dodge of the ex-Confederate
House of Representative!,
now sitting in Washington, consists j
in attempting to clog the wheels of: least
government by cutting down the
force and salaries of the different
departments. They seem to have
n,stccial spito against the army.
Perhaps their idea is to so cripple
the military arm of the government
as to mako it possible to attempt
another little unpleasantness. They
are mean enough to do it, if allow
cd half a clianee.
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We call upon the Democratic Ex-
excutivo Committee to know if
they were not apprised of the do
falcation. of Stephen D. Pool, the
Democratic Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction, at the time of their
meeting in Raleigh, to fix the time
for the assembling of the D3mocratic
State Convention, and if they did
not agree to keep the matter secret,
and to assist the defaulter Pool. If
they did so, they are guilty as well
Pool, and the icopIe whose money
was unlawfully made Use of, have a
ri'ht to know all the facts in this
ca-e.
Come out from behind the cut
tains, gentlemen, and let the peo
phf know why you tried to conceal
a fraud upon the poor children of
the State, if indeed you did so.
Even if you and the friends of
Stephen I. Pool raise the money,
whicv he unlawfully misapplied to
his own use, it will not release him
from ithe tlagrant impropriety he
has committed, as a public officer,
charged with a sacred public trust.
If the payment of money for him
by hisNfriends could exempt him
from all criminality, so upon the
ainrground every criminal in the
Hold Fast.
It will avail the "Democratic par
ty nothing to set up the cry, that
the amcndrn?nts to bo voted on in
November do nt propose such extreme-chanjrfs
in the Constitution
as were predicted by the Republi
cans during the last campaign. It is
evident that only the want of a re
quisite majority in the Convention
prevented the total overthrow of
every feature of our organic law the
favorable to popular rights.
ine eop!e tif North Carolina
cannot forget the tone of the Dem
ocratic press and speakers through
out the State, and they must be
convinced, that it was only on ac
count of the bold fight made by the
Republican "farty they were rescued
from the clutches of a most degra
ding tyranny.
Suppose, for instance, the Demo
cratic party had controlled the
Convention by a majority often or
twenty, is it not reasonable to sup
pose that the ultra designs of the
Albemarle lighter Salisbury
Watchman and other Democratic
revolutionary journals would have
been carried out? We know, that
the most extreme measures were
goods cannot be bought
manufacturers in this
cases the
for from
market.
We need the money, and to avoid
beventn Congressional District, could to a larger extent bring out
There will be a meeting of the the strength of the party than W.
Republicans of the 7th Congression- W. WHITE, our present worthy
al District held in the city of Salis- Register of Deeds. Mr. White is
bury, on Tuesday, the 30th day of not only an old unflinching Repub- further delay, please receipt for the
May next, at 12 m., for the purpose lican, but during his term of office amount allowed, if possible under
of selecting two delegates to repre- he has conducted himself In such a protest ; if not, please receipt in
sent said district in the National manner as to command the ranect full nri rpmit in -n immfiitAlv
of men of all parties. As Register by draft on New York,
of Deeds he has proven himself Very truly yours,
honest.faithful and industrious, and BROWN fe WARNER,
if elected Sheriff, he will be a credit The foregoing is a true copy of
not only to the Republican party the original, as shown me.
but to the entire people of Wake.
ROY.
Convention to bo held at Cincin
nati, Ohio, on Juno 14th, 187G, and
also to nominate a candidate to
represent said district in the XLVth
Congress of the United State-.
DAVID L. BRING LE,
Ch'rman 7th Con. Dist. of N. C.
State Executive Committee.
Rooms Rkp. State Ex. Com.,
Raleigh, N. C, March 187G.
7o the Chairmen of Republican Dis
trict Executive Committees :
At a meeting of the State Execu
tive Committee, held 'in Raleigh,
March 22, 1876, four delegates at
large and four alternates were elect
ed by the Committee to attend the
Hon. I. E. West.
To the Editor of The Constitution :
The time is daily approaching
when the constituents . of North
Carolina will be called on to select
her State officers, such as Governor,
WM. H. BAG LEY.
N. B.The Sentinel and News
have both refused to publish the
above card.
inously low prices,
deeper and deeper ! in
and getting
debt. But I
failed to find that any Republican
officeholders were charging from
$10to.$20 for legal advice ; or taking
chattel mortgages on their milch
cows, horses, mules and wearing
apparel ; or shaving their notes at
three percent., a month ; or taking
" clincher" mortgages on all their
crops, to cover future advance
ments. 1 debated with myself whether
if Republican office holders should
be displaced, and their places fill
ed by Democrats, and the Consti
tution amended, would lawyers
work for nothing ; the merchant
sell goods at cost; the doctor visit
free of charge : the note shaver
charge no discount, and the money
lender ask no security. Change in
;iik
Oil.
retary of State. And as the success
in the coming campaign depends
National Republican Convention to on the nomination of cur best men.
beheld at Cincinnati, June 14th, the Secretary ofStateisone which
1S7G our attention should be specially
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xuu ru rehpecuuuy ;i&Keu 10 diverted to and should be filled by magistrate was on hand to hear
take the proper steps to elect dele- a man of honesty and accuracy and verified in court the legal advice he
gates to Cinciauati from your dis- of good moral character. Yes. and had eiven his neighbors during the
discussed by the revolutionists, and tricts, either through your commit- above all, a Republican of princi- past six months Hither came the
From the New North State.
Conspiracy against the fanner.
BY QUOD.
It was Tuesday of March Court.
Lt.Governor.Treasurer, Superinten- The attendance was unusually large, politics would certainly bring no
dent of Public Instruction, and Sec- The tiller of the soil had tied his change m the grasping disposition
plucky little two year-old steer be- of all who make money, out of the
twppn th shaft nrnr-Hmp-mnrlp farmer, and absorb his nrofits. I
cart, and pointed for the Court
house. Whole families, white and
black, were there. The country
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ishmcnt, and jailsand penitentiaries
would be useless.
We want to know if the wrong
doing of the Democratic Superin
tendent of Public Instruction is to
le justified by his political friends.
And we again call upon the Demo
cratic Executive Committee to
know if-they were not aware of his
delinquency.
nothing prevented their enactment
but the timidity of their bought up
traitor Edward Ransom. This man
went as far as lie dared go, or at
least, as far as he was willing to go,
for the amount the Democrats were
able to raise for him. AH kinds of
overtures were made to him, but
only being able to collect together
a few hundred dollars and a silver
plated set, he would agree only to
perform what might be termed the
"worth of his money."
But, asjit is, the amendments pro
posed are such as the people should
tees or in convention called for that
purpose, and as soon as practicable
to forward to this committee the
name of each delegate and alter
nate, with his post office address.
You will also please forward to
this committee tie names of each
Congressional District Committee,
with names of Chairman and Secre
tary and post office address of each.
This committee also desires to get
the names of gentlemen comnos-
ing Republican County Executive
pie. And so many are recommend
ing the Hon. I. E. West, of Craven
county, I heartily concur in their
selection. I know no one, that
could add greater credit to this
old North State, than the true
and tried Republican jus men
tioned, and so often being recom
mended by our leading newspapers
And as he is one who has conferred
much credit to the success of our
party in past campaigns, I take
pleasure in calling upon the leaders
more fortunate citizen, who held
due-bills and otherevidences of debt
thought to myself "the farmers are
badly treated, and badly deceived
by these democratic sharks. These
good people are hoodwinked with
politics, by men in whom they
have confidence ; by men who claim
the right to govern, by divine
rightand by right of birth. The
great interest of this State the
against his less lucky and thrifty agricultural interest is oppressed
fellows, looking for his semi-annual
payment, settlement, or renewal.
cu lining
Committees throughout the State, Gf the party to support him in the
with their post office address. Re-
and without doubt, will indignant- Pelicans should give earnest at-
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ly spurn. Their main tendency is
ensuing
lie is charged with using a pOr
tion of the I'eabody 1-unu ass
to mm as trustee, to carry on his
private business, but not cf betray
ing any trusts to which lie was
elected by the people of North Car
olina. We feel safe in saying, in
any event, the people of North Car
olina will never loose one cent
through theactsof this official.
The above extract is from an edi
torial in the Charlotte Observer
commenting upon the defalcation
ofStephen 1). Pool, the Democratic
SuiK)rintendent of Public Instruc
tion. It will be seen that the Observer
attempts to paliateMr. Pool's crime
on the ilimsy plea that he stole the
Pcabody Fund as trustee and not as
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion. We would like for any hon
orable man to tell us if it is not as
bad, or even worse, than if he had
squandered the money entrusted to
him ojficialfy.
Besides, we would remind the
Observer that the tax-payers of the
1'nited States lost nothing by the
course of Belknap, yet Republicans
joined heartily in his condemnation
and not only urged his impeach
ment but his criminal prosecution.
Now, Mr. Observer, will you urge
Mr. Pool, to resign or will you in
sist that a man who uses funds
placed in his hands as trustee, shall
continue nt the head of the common
school interests of North Carolina?
Would it not be a bad example for
the rising generation, to say the
least of it?
It is your ox that is gored now,
Mr. Observer. Det us see if you
can't, just for once, divest yourself
of prejudice.
to take from them their right of lo
cal government and vest it in the
hands of an unscrupulous body
based upon a most shameful ar
rangement of the basis of represen
tation.
But what we propose to guard our
citizens against is tie insidiousness
of the Democratic party in proposing
amendments for popular adoption.
It should constantly be borne in
mind, that the late Convention was
called by the Legislature without
even submitting the question to the
people in any shape or form. It
should be further rememoered, that
the vote for members of that Con
vention clearly showed that a large
igned majority of the people of North
Carolina were opposed to any such
body ever assembling, or, if it die
assemble, that the present Consti
a m 1 1 .1 a .
tuiion sr.ouiu not oe auereu or
amended in any particular. In
other words, the will of the people
as expressed at the polls last sum
mer, was, that the State Constitu
tution as framed and endorsed by
them in 1SGS with the legislative
amendments afterwards adopted,
was in all respects, suitable to their
wants, and that its provisions were
acceptable. Under euch circum
stances,. if the Democratic party had
possessed that respect for pcpular
rights, of which they so much
boast, the Convention would have
adjourned without the least inno
vation upon our organic law.
But the revolutionists were de
termined to make the best of the
opportunity offered to strike one
blow, at least, to regain for the oli
garchs of North Carolina what they
had lost through their mad folly in
enacting the role of rebellion and
bloodshed. They, therefore, pro
pose to the people to surrender their
rights of electing countv officials
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and to restore to the old aristocracv
their ancient privileges.
TV
in oroer, However, to sugar-coat
the matter, they have submitted
among the other amendments, one
which they hope will allay the
people's fears. In return for the
rights which they ask the voters of
North Carolina to give up, they tell
them that they 'will be so gracious
as not to call any Convention in the
future without the popular assent.
Yes, fellow-citizens, this is the sweet
coated amendment with which you
are asked to swallow the bitter dose
prepared for you. "If," say these
dear lovers of your rights, "you
will give up your right of self-government
and allow us to elect
tention to the efficiency of the
Township organizations.
THOS. B. KEOGII,
Chairman.
F. M. So iirel.Li, Secretary,
Crj m 1 1 .Mr . T7 4 Y m
mate jctpuocicati jlx. uommiuee.
campaign. And we may
rest assured that the Secretary of
State will be secured.
Yours, REPUBLICAN.
Walking around, Jstanding up, sit
ting down and lounging about the
court-house square were traders of
all kinds. They graded from the
cunning horse and mule traders
simple-minded peddlers of tobacco
avaricious venders of white,
warm corn whisky and snacks of
corn bread and shoat, down to the
ever-faithful and meek and low
ly Israelite with his " sheep" ar
ticles ; and the honest, impecunious
old woman with her package of
white yarn socks. At noon there
was a recess for dinner. A half
against
and smothered by these
"lawyer politicians."
There is a conspiracy
the farmer formed by a combina
tion of the lawyers, doctors, mer
chants, bankers, and speculators
generally ; with the lawyers at the
head. When the farmer groans
under his heavy load of debt, the
democratic lawyer and politician
was mortgaged induce him to ifako
a policyVorihe benefit orhu f;,iri.
ily. A light nlngrod manVnt en
and harrow unjhis'-Hou! wi.h iaes
of fire and instant eat h, caus ( y
t lie electric fluid and Asm m
into buying some rods." Then tl,
sewing machine man will call au,j
show his:WifvSinoeayirt is to ,y
an$S0 machine' (which cost ilMlt
$20) and pay for it In Installu,,.,,,.
01 fu. per moniu. f ailure to
any month, loses the machine
forfeits the, payments. And m
and so on ;. everybody intent o
making an easy living, has' hi
viaUHl organs" iwnt steadily otl
the farmer, aud the universal, reme
dy for ll oar troubles teems to i.
"put deinucrats da; office." mJ
little experience from the Coint
room to the cars showed meelearlv
where the hard earnings of tl,,
farmer go to, and"! am no Ion.r,.,. ...
a loss for a reason 'why 'our country
looks so' pbor, and our farmer
have to struggle so hard, it js
truly marvelous how successful u,
lawyer and banker and inereli;nl(
and note shaver and 'doctor, :u
life insurance,' sewing nmcliine,:,M!
guano agent and democratic ij.
tor,' are in blindfolding the far
mers, and deceiving them with the
cry of "republicans in office," wl
tile
they take from them
their labor and toil.
the profit f
Republican State Convention,
187C5.
The next Union Republican State
Convention for the nomination of
Governor and other State officers
will be held in the city of Raleigh,
N. C, on
Wednesday, .July li!tli, 1S7G,
at VI o'clock, nocn ; and will con
sist of delegates from each county
equal to twice the number of its
representatives in the lower house
of the General Assembly.
We cordially invite all Republi
can Electors, and other voters, with
out regard to past party affiliations
or differences, who favor the hu
mane provsions of our IIotH&stead
and other exemption laws, who fa
vor the establishment of a system
of free schools that will meet the
wants of the masses of our people;
and also all those who are opposed
to the revolutionary schemes of the
late fraudulent Convention, which
proposed amendments to our State
Constitution, to co-operate with us
in our efforts to put good men in
office and retain for North Carolina
an honest and efficient State admin
istration.
Let us all in this centennial year
of the anniversary of the birth of
this Great Republic renew our
pledges of devotion and fealty to
the Union.
THOS. B. KEOGII,
Chairman.
r . M. Sorrell., Secretary,
A Card to the Public
It is with regret thatl again have hour passed and the familiar voice
to appeal to the consideration of of the crier sounded " oh yes ! oh
the public; for, notwithstanding yes ! come into the court-room, the
that the News has been sued by me Hon. Mr. Roe will address the citi-
for libel, and there is litigation zenson the erreat Questions of the
pending in divers aspects touching day." Most of the crowd obeyed republican rule, to his less enlight-
tne cnarge or bribery made against the summons. Nine-tenths of the
whispers in nisear, "you never can
be relieved while there are repub
licans in office."
I went from the Court House to
the Railroad depot to take the
train for Raleigh, some twenty
miles distant. The depot agent
is a good clever fellow and a square,
uncompromising democrat. When
not engaged in the duties of his
position, he devotes most of his
time to picturing the horrors of
in
cor-
me, it saw fit in its issue of the
18th inst. to make the following
allusion.- "The firm of Brown &
Warner, on last evening, instruct
ed their agent here to take the re
duced prices "set by thejnvestigat
ing Committee. The News has
audience was composed of farmers,
the bone and sinew of the county.
For a long time they sat quiety lis
tening to a prominent lawyer, said
to be a candidate for a high office.
A majority of his hearers were evi
dently in full sympathy with the
thus aided to save the tax-payers speaker. He seemed to understand
of the State the "large difference
which was attempted to be saddled
on them by Howerton, whom Tur
ner has taken "into alliance. The
victory for the tax-payers has been
gained. The money is saved to
the State Treasury in spite of Tur
ner and Howerton."
If this were true I could not have
ground to complain, but it is un
true and the worst kind of a false-
hoood, in this: that it states as a
very well the condition of his au
ditors, and knew how to appeal to
their passions and prejudices. He
called to their minds the hard times
and scarcity of money, bad system
of labor, dishonesty of officials and
enea neignDors. lie tacKiea me
on politics the first thing, and pro
ceeded to demonstrate how repub
licanism had ruined the country.
"Why," said he, "look around in
a m a a n
tnis county, see tne iarmers, our
main-stay, how poor they are.
They can't make buckle and tongue
meet. It will never be any better
till we have democrats in all the
offices." Just then a farmer came
in with ten dozen of eggs, and sold
them at ten cents per dozen all the
agent would give. After the far
mer had gone out I remarked that
thegeneral demoralization through- e3 ou8ht to be worth more "Oh,
out the country. He snoke of yes !" said the agent, "they bring
broken down fences, houses with
out paint, poor stock, waste places
and worn-out land ; poorly clad
and uneducated people, etc., etc.
positive fact that which is so qual- He spent two hours in tormenting
ineu Dy me context as to convey an
entirely different idea from that
sought to be propogated by the
News. As it is to be presumed that
the News saw the whole letter, the
public can judge what degree of
credit any statements it makes are
entitled to in connection with the
charge against me.
It will be seen from" the subjoined
letter that Messrs. Brown & War
ner did not direct their agent to
State Hep. Ex. Committee, unconditionally accept the price for
Republican papers please copy.
Hear ! Hear !
Hear it ye working men and me
chanics of North Carolina. Hear
it ye tillers of the soil. Hear it all
who labor and gain your living by
the sweat of your brow.
A kind hearted man who left his whom we please to levy your taxes,
country man years since and made to hold your money, to preside over
a fortune in a foreign land,died, and, your courts, and to rule you as we
desiring to aid in educating the please, we faithfully promise that
poor children of Ms native land, the next time we want a Convention
Dcqueatnea a large sum for that we will ask your consent." Let our
Corrcspondeh ce.
Sheriff of Wake County.
To the Editor of the Constitution :
It seems to be the prevailing
opinion among the leading Repub
licans of YTake county, that J. J.
NO WELL, will be our next Sher
iff. The Republicans of Wake
county could not make a better se
lection. He is a favorite with all
and knows nothing but honesty in
all his business transactions.
REPUBLICAN.
the bill as revised, but that they
reqiufed him to receipt under pro
festal in the event that mode of
receipting should be refused, then
to receiDt o-enerallv- Tn nthcr
ci w " - vmiv
woras, tney need the money in
these tight times and had even
rather accept the price as revised
man wait to get all after
perhaps of litigation.
The impression sought to be
years
his hearers by holding before them
a most terrible picture of their men
tal, physical and worldly condition.
I listened attentively : the blood
almost chilled in my veins as I, in
thought, contemplated the horrible
condition of the sturdy farmers be
fore me. I said to my self " If these
evils do exist there must be a cause
and there must also be a remedy.'
After the details of the great griev
ances, came from the mouth of the
speaker his reasons for this deplora
ble state of affairs. He told his
friends that all those troubles came
from having Republicans in office.
Ah, here was the cause ! I And the
remedy he said was in their own
hands, "displace these hated Re
publicans and put true Democrats
in office." " Well" thought I, " this
man is himself a candidate for of
fice, and one of the " outs' he is
an interested witness ; it is not safe
conveyed by the News is thus shown to accept as true, all that he has said
to be entirely false, and I think an
intelligent public will say is in
dicative of the malice I have here
tofore charged. All I ask is a
"fair hack," and that the public
shall suspend their judgment until
me uiancr cuu ue inoroufimiv in-
o -
Maj. W. D. Jones.
To the Editor of The Constitution :
While it is foreign to our purpose vestteated.
to disparage the claims of any gen- I shall be complied ln in
tleman whose name may appear in seouence of annthpr
the columns of your journal for the letter, to aiin onnr hf Ho
responsible post of sheriff of Wake, public in a few days.
itespectruiiy,
purpose.
The share belonging to North
Carolina was sent to STEPHEN
D. POOL, the Democratic Superin
tendent of Public Instruction, for
distribution. It Is charged that
this man Pool has squandered the
poor children's money umounting to
, several thousand dollars. lie has
not 'denied . It Is your privilege to
demand that this money be forth
coming. It is your further privil
ege to see to It, that no Democrat is
ever again entrusted with the dis
tribution of your children's money.
The man .who would rob a poor or
phan is too mean to be anything but
a Democrat, ' '
people be on the alert. We will
close with an old fable. It mav Dut
some to thinking:
An old lion once fell desperately
in love with a farmer's daughter.
and solicited her hand in marriage.
The maiden feared to refuse from
dread of the lion's revene-e. Shp.
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inereiore. nroDOsea a comnromisp.
neioiatne lion that if he would
consent to have his Daws filed off
soineycouiu not scratch her. that
w
sne wouiu marry him. The old
lion being greatly in love was so
blinded by his passion as to sub
mit, when the farmer fell udou the
non, wno was now aerenseless, and
beat out his brains.
Fellow-citizens, don't let the
Democratic party draw out your
means of self protection. Hold on
ol- vmir mxi r ,k to that mightiest paw of protection
without note.' Coir e can tp BuST if ySS'lc it nbw, Ufa
pay ma provision cm
S-V Km. aa A W A A Am
wc must say inai tne "oiu war
horse " Mai. W. D. Jones, wnnlrl
be, if elected to that position, pre
eminently the right man In the
right place. Therefore, we take
the liberty of subscribing his name
to the consideration of the voters of
Wake. Respectfully, dc, O.
Raleigh, April 8th, 1878,
To the Editor of the Constitution :
The time is not distant when the
Republicans of Wake will be called
upon to choose their county candi
dates, and as it is necessary In or-
uer to get out a full vote to select
our strongest men, we should be
looking around.
The signs of the times are, that
the Democratic party will put forth
its mightiest efforts this fall, and we
all know how necessary it is to have
a full vote at the centre to insuro
Republican success for the State
ticket. Among the most impor
tant offices w ithin our gift is that of
Sheriff and therein no maa who
would be more acceptable to the
WM. H. HOWERTON,
Secretary of State.
BROWN & WARNER,
Stationers, Printers, Lith
ographers, 69 L2onard Street,
New York, March 13th, 1876.
C. Dewey, Esq., Cashier,
Dear Sir:- The Hon. W. H.
Howerton, Secretary of State of
North Carolina, has recently called
upon us for a vindication of him
self from the charge of having re
ceived a consideration for bills of
goods furnished last fall, which we
have given him. As to the charge
about the poverty of these people ;
or if the evils he complains of do
really exist, it may be for some oth
er reason than that Republicans 011
the offices. I will search for my
self and endeavor to solve the prob
lem." The speech concluded, I fell in
with thecrowd and went again into
the street. I walked up to a man
who was selling butter and eggs
from the tail of a little oxcart:
asked him how he was making out
with his sales. "Only just tolla-
LI. i i J 1 -r . i
uie. saiu ne. xn answer to a re
mark that in my opinion he could
make more at home on his farm
than by selling little things at court,
he said he knew that, but he must
have some ready money to pay his
lawyer with, and he could only get
it by bringing in such things as the
town folks would buy and pay
money for. He said he knew his
little farm would be neglected and
his wife and children must go with
out butter, &c, for a while, but the
lawyer must have his money. An-
twenty-five cents in Raleigh. I
send tnem up on this train and get
my money back on the down train
Here was another item : the wife
and children of the farmer had
probably day after day, and day
after day, "hunted" those eggs, and
with great care they had been
brought to town and sold to the
depot agent for one dollar : and
within a few hours he would sell
them at a profit of one dollar and
a half.
Anotner farmer came into the
depot and asked for Mr. , the
agent. He said he was .from the
southern part of the county and
wanted to get a ton of guano. The
railroad agent, is agent (?) for a
never failing, super-stimulating
guano, made out of leaves, black
clay and some appropriate chemical
?J -W- A
mixtures. 11 is supposed to cost
the agent about fifteen dollars per
ton, delivered at the depot. The
farmer was told that the cash price
was $00,00 per ton ; or he could have
it on time for $100 by givin a
mortgage for that amount on this
years' crop. The farmer said he had
no money and must have the
guano, bo the agent filled up a
blank mortgage and
Tlic democratic islack List.
As the Democracy are endeavor
ing to pa 1 in tnemselves on the
people as an honest and respectahlt
party one which cannot perpe
trate a dishonest act it will In-in
order for us to give the following
list of radicals, who figured,
times past, as leaders of that
rupt party :
James Buchanan, gift taker and
embecile, who surrounded himself
with Democratic thieves and trai
tors. George H. Pendleton, Democrat
ic candidate for the Presidency
who defrauded the Government out
of $108,000, and then stole halftlie
money under pretence of ehiirgiiig
it as a fee.
Samuel Hendricks, , Democratic
candidate for the presidency, charg
ed with swindling the city of Indi
anapolis out of $.'10,000. .
Samuel Tilden, Democratic can
didate for the Presidency, dema
gogue and a bogus reformer, charg
ed with corrupt practices in con
nection with canal rings in New
York.
Jefferson Davis, Democia'ic
United States Senator, jr sident ol
tha late Confederacy, and one who
was caught running off with Khi,.
000 in gold belonging to the (iov-
ernment.
William Tweed, Democratic Sen
ator in the New York Iigi.sluture.
boss of the Democracy in Nt-w York
City, a thief who stole millions nut
of the public treasury.
John 13. Floyd, Democratic Sec
retary of War, a first-class dcf.iulti r
and guh thief.
Connolly, another prominent
Democratic leader,-who also sfoo
millions out of the public treas
ury. Sweeney, a confederate of Tweed,
and Democratic leader who sto e
millions out of the public treas
ury.'5 ' Oakey Hall, ex Democratic
Mayor of New York City, who in
sisted Tweed, Connolly and Swee
ney to steal their millions.
Ingersoll, Democratic thief, who
aided in stealing millions out of the
public treasury. ;
.
Fernando Wood, charged witn
being a forcer and who levied black
mail to the tune of ten thousand
dollars for obtaining the appoint
ment of corporation counsel for a
young lawyer.
John Breslin, Democratic Treas
urer of Ohio, who robbed the State
Treasury of oyer half a million dol
lars,,. .
Isaac V. Fowler, Democratic
ofthis years croo. which .thhi ffieroi ew iorK
- .--: - ..m.-v. 1 j XT' l j v t ..r.' it'-
1 ma uu wim over ;huu,uimj " U,M
eminent 'money.
toil of that worthy husbandman
may be able to force from an -un
willing soil. During the forty-five
minutes I was in that office, four
farmers went through th
O rW WUJV
process. Several others came in
and sold their eggs at ten cents per
dozen. The intervals
- ' w tj JVli t,
by the agent in showing me how
republicanism was blasting ? the
hopes of our people. And sn it
goes. Each farmer who got guano,'
gave a mortgage covering all he can
make this year; a snatchem-and
keepem mortgage, drawn up under
the "Landlord ' and 1 Tenant Act
an act which was passed by the last
Democratic Legislature to enslave
At A . '-
me iarmers to the combination of,
lawyers, 1 doctors, bankers -ii mer
chants, note shavers, and 1 railroad
and guano agents. ; I asked my
acquaintance if he 1 considered his
mortgages good? -Good said
of exorbitant prices, we have simply I body, except the Jew, was seeking
to obtain money for lawers. Even
the old women with yarn socks for
sale, were down with the same
complaint.
-tiere it was tne farmers were
other man was trying to sell a mule ne at the same time pdlritlng id
me oottom of a blank just opposite;
the I., 8., it might be printed right
to get some money to pay his law
yer. In fact It seemed that every-
to say, that we furnished the goods
at less than our regular rates, In
view of the magnitude of the order.
As we understand, our bills, with
prices - charged were handed for
revision to a 'Stationer in Raleigh,
who, from motives to us unknown,
Me who enters (his name) here.
leaves hope behind."
I could not help thinking that be-
fore the summer months shall have -
Schumaker, Democratic Member
of Congress, , Jrom Brooklyn, wlw
accepted $306,000 of the Pacilic
Mail for his .vote.
Samuel .Randall, Democratic
leader of . the. House of Represen
tatives, a 8aiarygrabber.
Bobbins, , Democratic member-.
of the committee which investitfd
fd the affair of Secretary Bel k nap,
convicted of selling his legislative
vote, for JO.,. , !
James Brooks. Democratic mem
ber of Congress from New York
City, convicted of being a prin
cipal in the Credit Mobilitr -in-die.,
. . . . r
1 Samuel ...SwartwouL a former
DemocratiCjjColiector of New orK
City, defaulter Jo the' amount o(
three millions.
Benjamin : Hill, a' .Democratic
member of' Congress " and Confetl-
'erate leader of the House, th
e au
thor of a lawi which passed the O"'
fpvlfPvtta rVtriotiiMiti wiifhnrizmC the
miir M ablood- of Union
William W; Be!knap,
nubllcan While' Secretary o
j . - m .
but a Democrat before he wiwar
pointed to thamiHcer .
The; fpregqing I ist u was
passed, a life insurance , man f , will 1 PurH)y - fot" m St.
an nara up for money, poor, and in probably call on the -farmer and
ueui, , lorcing upon me marKei impress Him with the uncertaintv
gone from you and yours forever.! RepublicaES of the county aui who quoted prices below what in many j their most valuable property at ru of human life, anTaseveo?
and tne
ram'
in
ijuiries of thousand of' Deiun
t h f v mi ' 1 1 1 r 1 1 1 tf rk a i i 1 1 msca I s
geherafcotild bd , add ed t by search
ing the record, Cleave.'and jAaiM
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