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THE RANDOLPH SUN,
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J. A.BLAE&,
Editor.
ASnEIiOllO, N. C., JULY "13, 1ST?.
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; FOR SOLICITOR FIFTH DISTRICT.
B. I. HOWZE.
FOR SENATOR 25th DISTRICT.
Wm. MJBLACE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JOSHUA W. BEAN.
L. G. B. BINGHAM.
SH.RIFF,
BENJ. MILLIKAN.
SUPERIOR COURT CLERK,
- A. M. DIFFEE.
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
M. C. SPOON.
FOR; TREASURER,
YANCEY H. COX.
CORONER, "
Wm. H. CKQWDER.
I FOR SURVEYOR,
Wm. C. HAMMER.
If we had no higher amotion than
the success of ono clasaj I and the
downfall of another, or thj! triumph
of one party over an other, Regardless
of the public welfare, we jyould feel
that we were unworthy a citizenship
in the inheritance of our fathers. Wc
only ask that each and every citizen
be permitted to exercise in peace and
freedom the polit!caI rigls secured
to them by the great principles of
free government. We are- willing t(
meet opposition wun lair j argument.
We hjive no abuse for thq man who
prostritutes the editorial pen to
hounding down in vile, epithets and
bitter abuse the persecute 1 victim of
his rage and malice. lie is more an
object ol pity than reproach. We
can well afford to be tolerant and
practice charity. Jefferson uttered
the thought of a great mind when he
said error is tolerated while reason is
free to combat it.
We have a little freedom left yet
We don't have to "buy
ship. Like St. Paul, we
free. And we want it j understood
that the Sun is a luminary that shines
of its own light, and noj charge or
threat or menace can intimidate it.
No, the hard! working laboring j
men of the county who pay tho taxes
lave no more'right to say who shall
control tho county government and
the money , matters of tho county
than Sitting Bull has..
Are the people fit to voto at all
or anything ?
0 yes, if tho people vole the way
the ring- masters want them to vote
they are very fit, but if they do not
our citizen
were born
The Republican Legislature of
1 &G8 for tho first time in the history
of the, State gave to the people the
right of township government and of
electing their township officers. In
1870 the Democratic party through
corruption and false promises got
. possession of tho government and
have held it ever since. In that
time property ofj every kindMias
depreciated They have driven emi
gration, capital and trade from the
country ; they have broken down the
homestead and bankrupted and im
poverished the people ; they have
destroyed local government, taken
from, the people the right of self-government,
and the tax-payer td-day
has no more right to say Ay ho. shall
control the county government and
the finances than the Bashaw of
Turkey. w
Wo care not to what party a man
belongs- or what he is called ; we
care not who'fills the offices of gov
ernment so it is administered in wis
dom an(l justice, and brings peace
,&nd prosperity to .our country. We
arc fno office-holder. We belong to
no ring. 1 We have no interest in" the
election further than as a tax-payer
and native born citizen of the countv
-J we want -to see the rights of all
equally guarded and protected. We
have a sacred regard for the rights j the Magistrates
of all. We wortfor the good of
Are the school committee elected
by the people now '!
No ;'that right is also! taken away
from tae people. j
Who elect the committee now for
our schools ? ' j
The school committee are elected
now )V tnc County lirarrf-cf Educa
tion.
Who 13 the County Board of Edu
cation?
:. The County Commissioners consti
tute the County Board of Education
. Who arc the County Commission
ers ?
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The County Commissioners consist
of fivo of the kiiowinest men in the
county, who have control of the poor
of schools, road's, bridges, levying
taxes, using thc-mopey, and in fact
nearly everything relating to county
affairs.
Do the people elect the County
Commissioners j
No. The Democratic office holl
ers took that rMit awuy from the
people.
Why did they do that ?
Because they say the ignorant peo
ple are not fit to choose their own
officers.
Is- that right ?
No, it involves a principle of tyran
ny and oppression.
How are the countv commissioner
elected ?
The commissioners art elected bv
WHAT TOE PRESS SAY.
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- The Spirit of tho South bs:
The Randolph Sun is welt jr-ntea
nnd nhW rvllied Mid CCStrTee W
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succeed.
Tho Pee Deo Pec eays:
Tho Randolph Sun is a tr$
paper published at Asheborbj
J. A. Blair, hditor.
The Kalcih Register rr.y
Tiic Randob.h Sun i-- tm
they must bo kept from voting at all (, , lr ,.t -
is tuat wliat is cauea a y.ivoci.
Republic
The Sun is
within a wheel ? i and ve can predict with confidence
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It looks like a wheel witl-.in a j that it will prove a tower ol
wWI.fcnt Kfrir.f.1v Rnn:ikin it, U n aunng mo ne.Mv.mp,iign.
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ring within a ring. .
How mnch more taxes did tc
people of Randolph pay last year
than they did the year before ?
The people of Randolph county
paid 2, 57o.GS more taxes last year
than they did the year before. '
Is that reform ?
Yes, that is what is eallcd reform
backward.
Will tlv? tax bo any lower this)
year
Yes, this being election year the
taxes arc a little lower; but they
will have to be raised again next
yecr ?
Is the county in debt ?
Yes, there is outstanding orders
against the county amounting to
about six thousand dollars.
Is there any money in the trcas
ury ? :
Not a "red "
IIow much tax did the peoplo of
Randolph county pay last year ?..
I hey paid about twenty ono thou
aul dollars A.
What was thn crnenses "of tie
county last year ?
The expenses of the county for
the last year was twenty-two thou
sand dollars.
What went with all this money ?
They say it was used in building
bridges, and if it was that was too
much to. spend in one year.
Who hold all the county offices ?
The Democrats hold all but one.
Are the Commissioners all Do: .10-
Tfy: Summit (S 0.) Cu
flfidence
Itrcngth"
f; r i iys :
We arc irla-i (r nu-.!.
our exchanges thr .Sun. a
Asheluiro, . It is a x:
ten-up paper., -tta 'i, .ill ho: ,
for, with it in politic v. v
success itdes'rre.
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Thotnns JI M'r? i.-, "lrn
d.iy'f. service t" 1 1 ..'
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crats : . .
Kvcrv one.
Are t!ie magistrates ?
1 Nearly all the-magistrates are.
Is the Sheriff and all his deputies ?
Yes, every one of them.
Does it take all of them to form the
ring? '
Yes. it takes all to form the double
acting COLU'ilKltion clf-:Lil:mti'n.r
ri..g; but a part" of them o:dy cai. (
fcrmaringth.it is Btdlieient fir ail i
ordinary pl.ii.i ii.ig work.
When v. iil this rin close out i
The business of this ring will close
out on the lir.st day f At'"r--t ro
mete it be.
S W Ttbvrn isallvcl
in in'piest over . th l--!v
A h Troy is allrtwcd $3,00 !
nttejidnncat. VsIicIht-) in rv
list nn;l m:Ii rr?.
John Nay U rM.wcl C2.2 :
fittcmr.n.:c ct A ;'i "t-rt) ; .
ingj-iry ILt aiid ii-.a-.-aze,
b)hn S'ar! ' r '. J rMrcd
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llandolph county and her people, j 1 he. Magistrtwos arc appointed by
We are willing to admit that1 there j tha Legislature.
are some good and true men in the j Does the Legislature centred the
afia'rs of Randolph county ?
Of ccut?e it dees. It says who
l.K...l..t-a trKncn oTrrril i Yit tVinl? liivrviinr.f -lvr.j l.ir .- I lift w i ri " tlmt 1... I.-. j I .
tinat subversion ot the government, j vour taxes ehali i e. ami hovr tne mo-! f townshi;., unj that his name
iias been er;ied iiom the rcjisti-ati.in
Who'clect the magistrates ?
Conservative party, but they are ndt
among the hireling rings and corrupt
TO VOTcUS.
YotiTrf will bear in mind t'.iat
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.vgiMiauun is auLV.-ej on cleett.n '
day unk'.-s thv vi t'.r becomes tve..:v '
one years of ug.- .,a that d-iv. 01 I
i same other raiiM? bej.i;ae.- ur t ,
day entitied Vj register. Wiicrta'
voter lu.s l ite'i regLtcrcd in a .v !
want, ltr-v.-i'-t fir ti,-.n,J:i.. . ... i
allowed to register in another in tae
same county until ho produces a c;r
tiiieato bom the registrar of t.Vj
towushiji whre he- moved .fa.Z
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We care not how soon the plotting ney shall be used
leaders are destroyed but we want-) Don't the tax payer . have
the! people and the country save. ; voice in thie important matter ?
any
book of the township b om "which h
has removed. Election th firt tUv
of August.
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