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cesseuSeh . i:iteeiug::ceh. WADESBORO, 2i. C.f AUG 25, 188. J AS. G. BOYLIN. P-Miaher. Til AT PEMITKVTIABY BE.. post. .: ": The mountain has labored and brought forth a moose. Claudius Dockery and John R. Smith, after many months of doc toring, hare at last made what they ., are pleased to call a report of the penitentia ry for the year 1897. Thu so-called re port contains absolutely no information; itlsttnpomible totell from it how much, or how little, have been the stealings .that Goy. Rnssell has charged against Smith. One of the things the report does not explain is the purchase of ten worn oot plug horses, by Smith, from a person al friend, and sent by him to the Anson farm last spring. No bill for these horses was ever sent to the farm here, thongh Smith gave It oat verbally that he paid $100 apiece for them. As good a judge of stock as there is in North Carolina saw these ; horses and . be tells us they were - not worth over $10 apiece. The question is, who got the $600 paid for these horses more than they were worth? Another thing the report does not ex plain is the sale.by Smjthf the 99 bales of cotton, : made on the Anson farm to Hardison & Co., on the 24th day of March, 1897. Hardison & Co. , paid for this cotton $5,839.09. Of the receipt? from this cotton there was deposited in the treasury $5,606.33, leaving $332.77 that has never been accounted for. The Dock ery -Smith so-called report does not ex plain who got this $332.77. The tax payers of North Carolina are entitled to a look at the penitentiary books. They want to see whether or not Gov. Russell was right when he said the property of the State was being squan dered. Let ns turn the rascals out, and then there will be no danger of any citi zen being insulted when he asks to have a look at the books. NOT FOOL1SU ANYBODY. Dr. Artful Amos Maynard, the boss of the Populist party in this county, is a very sly, foxy sort of fellow. He believes in.the Biblical injunction of not letting your right hand know what your left band is doing, and we doubt very much if be has, as yet, admitted to himself that he has sold out to the Republicans, al though it is perfectly apparent to every one else that he has done so. He talks in' his newspaper about; his christian character, as if he believed the people could be deceived by this transparent ef fort to throw sand in their eyes. No, Artful Amos, you ain't fboltng' anybody; the people are on to yon, and don't you forget iu i Sy , Even the bodies of. the dead are not sa cred fronkthe blighting curse pi negro dom ination in some of the eastern counties of the State. An exchange says: . "Recently in Craven, when and" old white gentleman died suddenly, and the negro coroner proposed to hold an in quest, the afflicted wife politely asked the negro official if he would not select a jury of white men. His brutal answer was a jury entirely of negroes, thus show ing his arrogant contempt of the feelings of this aged white woman. She was the wife of a "poor white farmer," for whom the negro officeholder under this pres ent government nad - no respect, ana whose class the negro Republican pol itician and editor can so grievously s and sinfully slander." The way some folks are trying to shield John R. Smith arouses the suspicion that that worthy may not be the only person who has profited by his scandalous mis management of the penitentiary. Am The man who votes to continue the present fusion government in North Carolina says by that vote that he en dorses the Tile publication of the negro paper, published in Wilmington, in which it is said that "poor white men are care less in the matter of protecting their women, especially on the farms. They are careless of their conduct towards them, and OUR experience among poor white people in the country teaches us that women of that race are not more particular in the matter of clandestine meetings 'with colored men, than are colored women with white men." " Such a publication as this would have been impossible under a Democratic adminis tration, therefore, we say a vote for the gang now in power is, to say the least of it, an indirect endorsement of all the vileness perpetrated by them upon a long suffering and outraged people. A few days ago Senator Butler spoke to a big crowd of Populists at Greenville, Texas. The Senator announced him self a middle-of-the-roader, and promised that as National Chairman he would see that no trades with either of the old par ties were entered into before the next national election. Almost on the very day that Butler made this speech the Populist State executive committee met in Raleigh and ananged for fusion with the Republicans. Of all the hypocrites that ever lived in the world, surely the crowd of pie-eaters who are responsible for the disgraceful condition of affairs now prevailing in North Carolina are the most brazen. The invitation extended by the fusion school authorities of Rutherford county to the negro teachers of the unty to at tend and participate in the exercises of a teacher's institute, for white teachers, is only another evidence of the determina tion of the scoundrels who now enjoy little brief authority to humiliate the white people of the State. From negro school committeemen for white schools to mixed teacher s institutes is only a step. The next number on the programme of the fusionists will probably be mixed public schools.','1.. ' ' . : ' "Areh Traitor Pat l the IIed. Raleigh News and Observer. When the Executive Committee of the People's party met in Raleigh a few days ago, they selected three office-holders, ev ery one of whom is begging for negro votes to secure his own re-eleclioii, to assist in mapping out the campaign. At me neaa was Col. Harry skinner, member of Con- gres from the First District. Woo is Col. uarry Kiuner.- is ue ui man to be at the head of the Populist par ty? In January, 1897, Col. Skinner bolted the Populist party and secured the election of a gold-bug monopolist to the United states Senate. A caucus of the Populist members of the Legislature was canea on Wednesday. January ay til, iwi. Airer adopting a resolution that "no one be al lowed to attend ine meeting oi mis caucus who did not favor and support Dr. Cyrus Thompson for the United States Senate," issued an address "to the voters of the Peol pie's party of North Carolina" in which the following language was used; 'When the people's party last summer refused to enter into a compact to support the nominee of the Republican party for Senator. They laid their plans to secure enough individual Populist Senators and representatives for such a senatorial candidate. To accomplish such a result it was necessary to find some one or more prominent members of the People's party wnom mey could innnence i uaner meir principles and become their agents and tools to carry out a conspiracy to corrupt, debauch, and if necessary to split the reopie's party to accompusn mis pur pose. "They found one of their agents in the person of Col. Harry Skinner. The allies and satellites of this arch traitor inside the organization played their part, an d by their acts uncovered themselves to the world yesterday and today. ; w "As the livery of heaven is stolen to serve the devil in, so every crime committed against the integrity of the People's party and its essential principles will be attempt ed in the name of co-operation. . . "Co-operation which tends to destroy our organization or compromise its principles is suicidal. Such co-operation, therefore, can not be permitted or tolerated." This is not the utterance of any one man or any dozen men. It is the official utter ance of the Populist party, as represented m the last General Assembly, iney tout the people then that Colonel SKinner was an "arch traitor"; that he and those who followedJiim in supporting Priteuard hail "barterro their principles and become agents and tools to carry out a conspiracy to corrupt, debauch, and if necessary split the People's party"; that he- and his gold crowd had committed crimes, aVainst the principles of the People's parv, stad that they were no longer members of the party, but were torraauy expeueo irom us councils. CAPITULATION OF 91 AXILA. Terms rgarrend er Agreed Upon y the tXnmissloner Inelnded Ouly The City Ad Saburb. Washington, Aug. 21. The War De partment yesterday received ' from Gen eral Merritt the following dispatch giving the complete text of the terms of capitu ation agreed up Mi by the. American aad- spamsn commissioners: " 1 he undersigned. - having been ap pointed a commission to determine the details of the capitulation of the "city and defenses of Manila and its suburbs, and the Spanish forces stationed therein, in accordance, with agreement entered into the previous day by Maj .-Qen. Wesley Merritt, United States Army, American commander-in-chief in the Philippines, and his Excellency Don Fermin Jardenes, acting general-in-chief of the Spanish army in the Philippines, have ageed upon the following: , , . i "irirst the Spanish troops, European and native; capitulate with the citv. and defenses, with all the honors of war, de positing their arms in the . places desig nated by the authorities of the United States and remaining m the quarters des ignated and under the orders ot their officers and subject to control of the aforesaid United States authorities until the conclusion of a treaty of., peace be tween the two belligerent nations. All persons included in the capitulation re main at liberty, the officers remaining in their respective homes, which shall be respected as long as they observe the reg ulations prescribed for their government and the laws in force. "Second Officers shall retain their side arms, horses and. private property. All public horses and public property ot all kinds shall be turned over to staff of ficers designated by the United State. " Third tjomplete returns in duplicate of men by organizations and full lists of public property and stores shall be ren dered to the United States within ten days from this date. BETUBX OF PRISONKTS TO SPAIN. - "Fourth All Questions relating to the repatriation of officers and men of the Spanish forces and of their families and of the expenses which said repatration may occasion shall be referred to the gov ernment of the Uaited States at Washing ton. Spanish families may leave Manila at any time convenient to them. The re turn of the arms surrendered by the Span ish forces shall takejuace when they evac uate the city or when the American army evacuates. "Fifth Officers and men included in the capitulation shall be supplied by the United States, according to their rank, with rations and necessary aid, as though they were prisoners of war, until the con clusion of a treaty of peace between the United States and bpain. All the tunds in the Spanish treasury and all other public funds shall be turned over to the authorities of the United States. "Sixth This city, inhabitants, its churches and religious worship, its edu cational establishments and its private property, of all descriptions, are placed under the special safeguard of ' the faith and honor of the American army. PROSPECTS (IBOWING TER. BET- The negioes of Montgonie-y county have placed a county ticket in the field composed entirely of negroes. One of the resolutions adopted by the conven tion which made the nominations is as follows: . " Be it Resolved: 1. That we the color ed voters of Montgomery county shall recognize and support a ticket composed enureiy 01 representatives. 01 our own race, not that we desire to repudiate the abiding principles that are fostered by the KepuDiicang ot ine state and Nation, out we ao openiy repudiate ail tne so- called Republicans who declare that thev will not support a ticket that has upon it a representative ot. the colored race." That was in January, 1897. In AQL'ust. 1898, this "arch traitor" who had "bartered principles away," and be come the acentand tool of a conspiracy, tnis man is selected to map out me ropuust campaign ,-ind to merge the party into tne Republican party, is 11 any wonaer mat hundreds and thousands of Populists are disgusted, and that yesterday a bolt that sounds the death knell ot iusion in wane county occurred in the Populist county con vention! i ne I'opuiist voters win not 101 low the lead ot a man of Skinner's reputa tion, after he has been thus denounced by them. The office-holders, who even apolo gize for crime and outrage in order to get the negro vote, will of course gladly follow this or any other "arch traitor" to keep their hands in the public treasury. But the bolt of men, who putprinciple above spoils, in the Wake county convention on Satur day shows that the honest element of the I'opuiist party win not oe led permanent ly into the gold standard and negro party. No Trouble Anticipated From the" Insurgents IT the Ainerl cans Decide to Retain the Phil, ipplnes Anxious to Have the Auierieau Assume Control. London, Aug. 23. The Associated Press learns that the Philippine junta in London received a dispatch from Manila yesterday, announcing that matters there are rapidly quieting down, and that the friction between venerai Agninaiao and the Americans is disappearing. Accord ing to the junta's advices the insurgents for a time regarded General Merritt .and General Anderson as martinettes, and feared they would adopt harsh methods, lifce the Spaniards, toward the f uipin 8, but the insurgents from the first have had the greatest confidence in Admiral Dewey, whom they regard as a sort 01 iainer ano the most important American at Manila. The junta is satisfied that all friction will soon disappear and that there will be no trouble from the insurgents if the Americans decide to retain the Philip pires. According to a wealthy f llipmo now in London, the J! uipinos in .urope are all well to do people. Hitherto they have held aloof from the insurgents, but they now realize that their interest de mands action and they are about to form a committee to open negotiations with the junta here. They are all in favor of having the archipelago retained by the United States- So strong is their convic tion of the desirabhty of this course that they contemplated approaching the Brit ish of the General office to invite Great Britain to intervene and in any event to prevent the islands being returned to the control of Spain. They decided, however, to await American action. THE VILEST SLANDER YET. A Negro Defamer of the White Women or North' Carolina. Wilmington Messenger, 21st inst. In the year of Grace 1869 early in the year a rascal from the north, name for gotten, was editing the Raleigh Standard, Holden's old paper, and then the organ of the -rascals who were just begimiug their plan to rob the people and sow the dragon's teeth ot anarchy and discord. ITiis northern scamp wrote an iniamous editorial about North Carolina women who were-democrats, and it got so hot for him he was forced to flee the state to save his bacon; Those times were disgrace ful times. There is a negro paper pub lished in this city called The Daily Rec ord. We have never before referred to it. But . in its issue of Thursday, the, 18th, there is an editorial that casts a great slur upon the wives of poor white men; and is more infamous than that loul edi torial of the northern white scoundrel in iS6q. We codv a part of what is said by the negro paper of this negro city and ask especiallythe sons'of whiite mothers.what they think of such dirty defamation, such a sweeping insult to all respectable white women who are poor? The intent 01 the teaching is to justify the black brutes who commit rape at the expense of the character of every white woman in the south whose condition is poor as to this world's goods. But hear this vile de tractor and slanderer: "Poor white men are careless in the mat ter of protecting their women, ESPECIAL LY ON THE FARMS. They are careUs of their conduct toward them, and OUK EXPERIENCE AMONG POOR WHITE PEOPLE IX TflE COUNTRY TEACH ES US THAT WOMEN' OF THAT RACE ARE NOT MORE PARTICULAR IN THE MATTER OF CLANDESTINE MEETINGS . WITH COLORED MEN, than are the white men with colored wo men. MEETINGS OF THIS KIND GO ON FORSOV1E TIME UNTIL THE WO MAN'S INFATUATION or the man's boldness, bring attention to ttieni. and the man is lynched tor rape. , livery negro lynched is called a 'big, burly, black brute.' when, in fact, many of those who have thus been dealt with had white men for their fathers, and were not only 'black' and 'burly.' but were SUFFICIENTLY ATTRACTIVE FOR WHITE GIRLS OF CULTURE AND REFINEMENT TO FALL IN LOVE WITH THEM as is well known to all." - : Here he tells of his own experience, and he has been holding "clandestine meetings" with poor white women, wives of white men. He charges that the vir tue of this class is of as low type as those of negro women who are represented as ready for "clandestine" meetings " Not satisfied with this statement he goes on to embrace "girls of culture and reiine- nient so fallen as to become lovers 01 negroes. He says "this is very wen known." The inlauiy ot tne statement. It is to break the force of the reiterated statement that negro rapists are brutal and savage and deserve hanging, by "the piea that tney are oeguiieu uy poor wune women and are fallen in love with by the young ladies in the higher circles. If slander and lying can go farther than that it must be an ingenuous devil who sug gests it. It is the most internal, slander ous, lying article tnat ever appeared n a North Carolina newspaper. THE EVOLUTION OFKKINXER. In 1893 He Favored White Sat premaey. But, flat lotf BrejnJ Bought and Paid for Hiaee that Time He Nw Stands lor Negro Domination. - Raleigh News and Observer. On the 16th day of August.' 1802, the FORTY NEGRO JI AGI STRATE9 J "" fm f"1 New llaaover Ceaaly Willi ro . wnef rK -?iw. uisjtrare- Inf Condition of Affairs. 'S Wilmington Star. - Republican papers and speakers are IFF1 V .1 ii 3 CLAa-JUl WILMINGTON NEUROES I?UI, They Surround the Ollice oflhe Negro Paper in Great Numbers No Disturbance so Far. Wilmington, Aug. 24. Since early night fall great crowds of negroes h;ive been as sembled around the office of The Record, the negro paper which has created so much indignation here. The gathering is sup posed to be the result of a report that an anonymous letter has leen sent to the ne gro editor, warning him to leave town. The whites have paid very little attention to the incident. Thus far no demonstration has been made of an exciting character. and the negroes have been comparatively quiet. The whites are cool, but determin ed. Thus far there has exercised a wou- derful decree of forbearance: but if the worst comes they will do their duty and if they,need help it will come with a miguty run from the surrouuding country. Rep.-Pop. papers and speakers say that the cry of negro domination is only a Democratic lie. Of course negroes don't want, omce, The 40 negro magistrates, five negro deputy sheriffs, negro mem ber of the Legislature, fourteen negro policen en and negro register ot deeds, all of New - Hanover county, is proof posi tive that negroes do not want, and will not have.offlce. Of course its a most out rageous democratic lie to say lost ne groes want office, that is if the hypocrites who have bartered their birthright for negro votes are to be believed. ' The time hat been when the author of the foul slander against the women of North Carolina, which appeared in a re cent issue of the Daily . Record, a paper published in Wilmington by negroes. would not have been permitted to remain in the Btate 24 hours. We are amazed at the forbearance, of the citizens of Wil mington in allowing this monster to stay in then-midst. n Desecration of a Southern Sol dier's Grave. V Philadelphia Inquirer. The reported desecration of the grave of a confederate soldier by a Kansas surgeon encamped in Virginia appears to be sub- stautiated, and the grave has been iden tified as that of a lieutenant in the con federate service from the state of Alaba ma. 1 nisover-zeaious &.ansas surgeon should be dismissed promptly from the United states service. That an omcer ot the United States army should have been guilty of such an act of barbarism would hardly be belieyed were it not lor , the well known fact that men freed from the restraints of their accustomed environ ment are prone to fall into barbarism The vandalism will nowhere be more cordially condemned than in the north, whose sons were once the toes ot this long dead southern soldier. - Beware of Ointments lor Catarrh that Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mu cous surtaces. uch articles should never be used except on prescriptions from re putable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten told to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by P. T Uheney n Uo., Toledo, u., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur laces ot the system. In buying Hall's Oatarry Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Tole do, Ohio, by p. J . Cheney & Co. Testi monials tree. Sold by Druggists. Price 75c. per bottle. Hairs family fills are the best. lnc man who votes to continue the present fusion government in North Carolina says by that vote that he en- uorses tne placing ot U negro magis trates, five negro deputy bheriffs, 14 ne gro policemen, a negro member of the legislature and a negro register oi deeds In authority in New Hanover county. The Raleigh pie-eaters keep Chairman Holton for busy furnishing Republican I unuorms to them that he has not yet had time to turn hu attention to the out lying districts. This information is given . for the benefit of Dr. Artful Amos May- nary. We are afraid he will get dis couraged, waiting for hi uniform, unless he knew? the cause of the delay. Probable Membership of the Peace Commission. Washington, Aug. 23. It is understood that the President will be ready to an n ounce tne personnel ot the peace . com mission next week, or possibly with in day ar two. The members definitely de cided upon are believed to be Secretary uay, senator uavia, ot Minnesota: sena tor Frye, of Maine, and probably Justice White, of the United. States Supreme court. . Hueklia'a Arnica Salve. The Best flalve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no oav reauired. It is guaranteed to cive perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents pur box. For tale by jameg A. JuroUOO. ' - CUBANS STEAL. TENTS. Carry Off Stores, Arms aud Per sonal Effects One Brigade Had to March Into Town Barefoot ed, the Cubaus Haviug Stolen Their Shoes. Santiago. Aug 22. 6 p. m. On the breaking up of General Wheeler's i camp on the Caney road, on Friday, the tents and general equipment ot the division headquarters were left in charge of the quartermaster's department. During the night the uuoans stole in ana connscaiea all the tents, stores and arms and person al effects of the men. I here is no clue to the robbers. On Saturday General Lawton ordered the ammunition and arms brought into town, but was too late. iiyerything was gone. General Kent's Brigade, stationed X miles from Santiago, also lost their tents, and the soldiers marched into town bare footed, their shoes and everything- porta ble baving been stolen, the Cubans equip ping themselves with the arms, tents and provisions ofthe Americans. 1 hey are continually stealing about the camps and constant yigilance is necessary: Threaten Another' Rebellion if the Americans Withdraw. Manila, Philippine Islands, Aug. 34. At a conterence to-day between the in surgents and the Americans, the former declared emphatically that they were Willing to co-operate with the Americans and surrender their arms promptly; assured that the islands would remain either an American or a British colony, or under the protectorate ot the: United States or Great Britain. . Otherwise, the insurgent leaders asserted, they would not dare disarm. They threaten a fresh rebellion within a month if the Ameri cans, withdraw. The First Ship Arrives. Corumna, Spain, Aug. 24. The Span ish steamer Alicate, with the first of bpam's repatraited soldiers from Santiago oe unoa, arrived here to-day. Kuormous crowds gathered on the quays, but were not allowed to get near the vessel for fear of the yellow fever contagion. Beats the Klondike. ! Mr. A. C. Thomas, of Marvsville. Tex. has found a more valuable discovery than has yet been made in the Klondike. For years he suffered untold agony from consumption, accompanied by hemor rhages; and was absolutely cured by Dr. King's-New Discovery for Consump tion, Coughs and Colds. He . declares that gold is of little value in comparison wun in is marvelous cure; would have it, even if it cost a hundred dollars a bottle Asthma, Bronchitis and all throat and lung affections are positively cured by Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump tion. Trial 1 bottles free at Jas. A. Hardison's Drug Store. Regular -size 50 era. ana uuaranteea ta cure or price yeiuaaea. Bier Democratic Speaking at Gibson Station Aug. IStli. Correspondence of the M.'& I. The first speaker of the day was Hon John D. Bellamy, Jr., Democratic nominee for Congress fortius, the sixth congression- district. lie was introduced ny lion. John D. Shaw. Jr.. of Laurinburg. Mr. Bellamy said that the white people of this iection just after the war had an organiza tion known as the Kn Klux Klan. He said he thought it was an honorable organiza tion. He said Col. Dockerv was brigadier- general in the noted Kirk's force. He said they were np near Waynesville and asked a little boy the way to some place, and the little fellow uot knowing the way, told them he did not know. They pulled out their revolvers aud blew out the little fel low's brains for. as they said, impudence He said the Republicans had placed ne groes in the position ot superintendent or poor houses. And in one instance he spoke of a negro superintendent hiring out an old. poor white man to a negro. lie said the itepuoiicans went out 01 power in North Carolina in 1867, and what was the cause of it? When the Democrats came into power it was like pouring oil on the troubled waters. They reduced tne indebtedness of the State from more than $12 to less than $ti per capita. After the war he said the Democrats began looking after the educational interests of the ne groes. About 1868, he said, the Republi cans opened the doors of the Ui versity to negroes, and. ot course, its doors were soon closed. He said this and similar outrages caused the white people of the State to rise in revolt of such offences aud impeaeh Gov, lloldeu. He said they were going to do likewise with Gov. Russell if he did not look sham. Mr. tieiiamy said he was a delegate 10 the ."National Democratic convention tnat nominated Cleveland in 1892. and not be lieving that Cleveland was the choice of the people ot JNorth Carolina, he did not vote for him. He said that Cleveland had been thrown overboard. V hen the fusionists came into power in the legislature iu 1S91 what could be seen n the lobbies? v hy, these same devour ing cormorants that destroyed the State in 1868. He made brief mention of the illegal Dassace of the bill in the Legislature in the term of ls95; bad management of the State penitentiary; removal of J. Li. smith irom the place of superintendent ef the penitou tiarv to the place of Commissioner of Agri culture, and other things of the kind. lie said if the Democrats have control of the next legislature and the J. R. Smith fraud can be proven, he believed that Gov. Rus sell will oe impeached. lie made mention of some of the omces that were now being filled by negroes. He said that register of deeds for his countj was a negro. He said there were in the city of W iluington It negro policemen. seven magistrates, and a negro collector 01 customs, who was appointed by President McKinley. He said that a merchant in Wilmington discovered, some time ago, that someone had broken into his store. He went to one of the negro policemen aud offered a reward of $25 for the capture of the burglar The policeman told him all right, but the merchant noticed that the robbery did not stop; so he employed a de tective and placed him in his store, and it was not' many nights ere he bad caught the negro policeman to whom the merchant had offered the reward for the capture of the burglar. The negro was pardoned by IJrogdeu. Ha said Jim Young was chief inspector of the fertilizer department of North Carolina Later he was made superintendent of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute of North Carolina. He said Gov. Russell prosecu ted Young four years ago for perjury. Mr. Bellamy said he defended him. Mr. Bellamy said he was opposed by Oliver Hart better known as Onice Huu ter Dockery tor Oongress for this district. He said he wished Dockery was present. - Time forbids further mention of his speech. - Cther speeches were made by Hons. Waller H. Neal. Chas. B. Aycock, Col. Livingston, of South Carolina, C. M. -McLean, candidate for Solicitor, aud Mr. Clay Wall, of Rockingham. AXJOSIAN. first State Convention of the Populist party evef held in North Carolina com menced in Raleigh. The men who left the Democratic party . praclaimed that the 3tate administration was clean, honest and capable, but that they had been forc ed to organize the' mew party ' to -secure financial legislation . through 'national legislation! Colonel Harry Skinner was nominated for Governor, and when he was called, to the platfom to accept .the nomination', he said: - 'I knjw I have taken a part in educat-' ing and trying to get you to-ilhinkiUppn economic lines as I. do. And ' 1 have thought, and my earnest conviction "was that the best way to accomplish thkv was through the organization of the Demo cratic party, i made the fight upon the same, and I made the issue that the Dem ocratic party was the people's party, and that under its wing of patrioism was the place for the great mass of the people in stead of being bound by chains of gold to Wall street. "But, my friends, 1 want to make a plain statement. I am in the battle for financial reform through weal or through woe. (Applause ) I do not want any of fice. I want to make the fight without having to be charged with the aspersion of aspiration; and before I accept this nomination, it must be upon known" and well-defined terms? They are these: That if at any hour there appears such a. di vision wrought among the white people of this country that the Republican ma chine, the common enemy of us all and of our country, and the canse of all our evils, has and is surreptitiously taking advantage of our division and white su premacy is endangered, I want to advise you of it. I shall be a patriot to North Carolina and advise you of the dangers in whichlvou are. And unless you give me that power, unless you are willing to ...... f , T. entrust me with that counoence, unless vou are willing of yourselves, while fight ing nationally the battles of reform, in the case of North Carolina, you see that vour people are divided and the Rcpub licans have the advantage of you and are going to elect their ticket, if I cannot tell you then, gentlemen, cannot De your candidate for governor, but with this position, taking the banner of financial reform is mv hand, making that the chief tenor of mv argument wherever I stand, only under this condition will I accept, and I do not want this unless it is done in acquiescence and periect order." This qualified acceptance caused a great deal of dissatisfaction in the convention, and many wished Mr Skinner to explain himself more fully. He was therefore1 re called, when he said: "1 understand that some misconception of a certain statement of mine has occurred. As I told you, I do not want anv mistake about it. There is another seuse of patriot ic duty; it is to preserve home government to the people ot jNorin Carolina, .now, here is no financial reform in the State of fices. While It is necessary to organize for great battles and fortn great parties for great work, yet I state this and nothing more: If it became apparent mat tne ne- publicans were trying to take advantage of our division, that as a patriotic sou of North Carolina 1 ought to be able to tell you so! 1 do not mean, my contrymen, that 1 shall notice a Republican ticket hired bv the Democratic party. 1 do mean an opposition from the Republican party, winch is a big enemy to financial reform I mean to say that if the clouds become so close and dark for us. and it is apparent to every sensible man that in the division among the while people, and me uepubii cans are in earnest 1 ought to tell you so. While 1 will go to the front with Mr. Wea ver and financial retort! and support every Congressman that you have 111 every dis trict for financial reform, yet I do uot be lieve 1 ought to act m such a way as to turn your government over to the Republicans. But 1 want to be just to the banner. If I accept the position, of course your Execu tive Committee will have me under their control." (Voice from the crowd," Would vou turn it over to the Democratic party .') No, sir; I would vote for Mr. Weaver." (A voice, now about me state govern ment?") Skinner (hesitatingly), "I want this thing understood: It the contest is between Mr. Eaves and Mr. Carr. 1 would vote for Mr, Carr." These words seemed to deepen the dis satisfaction that had alreadv been so plainly showh by Mr Skinner's auditors. Hi was again recalled and said "It seems that I create some trouble every. time 1 speak. 1 know it is not my - purpose to create trouble. 1 ha. I tii courage of my convictions aud stand for :m mcial reform. 1 have the cour age now to :tand and say what may be a possible dagger which will enter our State matters 1 expect to support Weaver and Field ;to advocate financial reform; to never swerve in my energy to accomplish the revolution that must come 1 will support your Congressional nominee; I will support your ticket as long as it is in the held, but my friends 1 want to say to you that 1 am not going to allow my name any longer to be an incumbrance or embarrassment to you. 1 will support the ticket you nomi nate here." Behold the difference in Skinner's po sition in 1S92 and now. Then he was in favor of white supremacy in North Car olina, but in 1898 he is willing to turn the State over to the negroes. Everything he then feared, as a result of a division of the whites, has come to pass, but that makes no difference to him now. Hol ton has put a Republican uuiforn: on hint; he has been bought and paid for. He is no better, and no worse, than the other traitors to their race who have been hit in the belly with pones of bread thrown by negroes. The M.& I. trying to create the impression that there' are so few negroes holding office, even in Eastern North Carolina, that the ques tion is not worth considering. Well,. let us see bow it is, and we will begin with New Hanover county, which includes Wilmington, the largest city in the State. The county of New Hanover has JForty Nej.ro Magistrates, all duly" commission ed and having jurisdiction and authority over whites and blacks alike. The county of New Hanover has six school committees, and . on these com mittees there are six negroes whce duties are- not confised to the negro schools, but extend to white sclaools Lk -i The county of New Hauover has four orfiverNego Deputy Sheriffs," whose du ties bring them e nsiantly in eontiict witb the whites. The only constable lor the city of Wilmington is also a uegro. The city ol Wilmington has fourteen Negro Policemen, including three substi tutes. The county of New llau ver has a Ne gro Member of the Legislature and a Ne gro Register of Deeds; and the next Re publican nominee fir County Treasurer, it is generally conceded will . be a ne gro. ' The City of Wilmington has three Ne gro Aldermen, and all the Health Officers (lour) are negroes.. , . . The Collector uf Customs of the port o Wilmington is a negro, and in the several departments of the Federal government here there are at least twelve nogroes holding positions. . irony Negro Magistrates in one county. Think r.f that, white men of North Caro lina! And think how many more there will be unless the Democrats control the next Legislature. It is New Hanover that stands at the head of the list in the number of Nero Magistrates n w. But if the negro votes elect a majority of the members of the next legislature other counties will be huni'dated too. Mecklen burg and Union, Anson and Richmond. Kobeson&mt Columbus, Brunswict aud Pender will all drink of the bitter cup. 1 he negroes cast 120,000 votes for the Republican ticket in this State. They know their power aud they will assert it. " We ask every Populist in North Caro lina if he ever dreamed that in voting toeluet a Fusion Legislature he was vot ing to make Forty Negro Magistrates for the county of New llanovci. No, there is not an honest Populist in the btate who believed that his vote was contributing to the degradation of the white race, and now that they have been conviuced . oi their mistake these Popu'ists will join with the Democrats iu electing a Legisla ture that will undo the great wrong that has been committed. - The time has come when every decent white man in North Carolina should show the stutf 01" which he is made. He must decide now w heather he prefers white rule or negro rule. The Democratic par tv is the white man s party because it is composed of white men. The Republican party is the negro party because it is com posed mainly ot negroes. Forty Negro Magistrates in iNcw Han over county! Let every white man inform Carolina Know this. .11 HinR JA 1.1 UUUUUUJUULJUU - ln packmc of tne world b etouner lif 1 tor s ntckl-L Still icrrau-r fcunomj l poxl ! I iTi iLi - i , per. AU-STOCM.. only b, . VV Vi ' VUHj IHB . WIBBiSK COMPm, I I . Chicago. St. Ijon'.m York. Barton. PhDadelphl. J "" j iil! il liil UJ W ii ini i . ; President McKinley and the cabinet discussed Tuesday the disposition to be made of the Philipppine Islands. No de cision was reached. Three members of the cabinet favor the retention of the is Wnda by tbe United States. ' Dr. .tleryin6 1 Restore VT Health irHUUUitfiijjj y. Give So the falling of the hair tells of the approach of age and declining power. No matter how barren the tree nor how leafless it may seem, you confidently expect leaves again. And why? 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The Messenger and Intelligencer and Ansonian (Wadesboro, N.C.)
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