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!).-iir Brethren:--After consultation
with Uro. Worth, a trip in the in
terest of our egg and poultry trade
wad thought Inst to be niade by me
U'-.hiiuTt.!. I'.altimore. "hiladt-l-
ihin. New 1 ork
and Boston
th
thought that I understood the mark
ets, but I desired to be certain of the
e
houses we were dealing with, to
have a mutual understanding in re
gard to our method of shipments, to
ht-e how our products were handled,
to learn the best methods of packing
eggs and jMinltry and how to get the
most out of the'nale of these pro
ducts. I hive been to the.se cities
and returned. ('reat courtesy
and
nisi-
attention was given me uy uu
iiefirf men whom 1 approactie
d with
mr i,l:ic,Mf(ir in-tllllL' Olir t'lTiiS a
md
poultry to market, discussing the
plan w'hich Bro. Worth has already
adopted, etc.
lu Boston I vihited first our com
mission merchant who handles our
eggs for us in that city. I stated to
him that I had gone to Boston to
arrange for the better sale of our
eggs; that they were not showing up
ho well as we expected, and I desired
to know the caused, &c. lie said no
eggs had ever been shipped to that
city that had at once taken Buch a
prominent place in the market as
ours, and for the first two months he
could not supply the great demand
for them, but for the past month
there had been many complaints
made; eggs had been returned to him
w hich had been sold under our guar
antee that were found unclean and
damaged from age, and smell, con
sequently the price had dropped back
with others which were on the mark
et, and ranked no higher, and were
not now asked for. lie said he had
held a good many for the past week
or to, as it took hard work to get
them off at the average price, lie
then showed me sveral boxes of ours,
taking them as they came from the
many on hand, and I was surprised
and mortified at what I saw. Eggs
were dirty, in many of the cases, un
assorted iu others, and many of the
eggs wt ie guinea eggs (which size
only sell for half price on the mark
ets) and some of them rotten,
Ac.
To think that a plan had been
matured and had proved such a
A
great benefit to our shippers, that
some should so far forget instruc
tions given and ship so carelessly,
causing a loss of from three to five
tents per duzen, not only of their
own eggs, but of all those shipped by
our members, besides the loss and
cost sustained by having package ex
amined and assorted by candling.
All the pa k ages were not so bad, but
being a bad lot, they were all consi
dered bad. For these we received,
trough the energetic work of our
mere hat i to ceutover the regular
price, as I asked him to close out all
of ours and see if we could not start
anew. Now, brethren, we must start
over again and holl to the plans giv
en you by Bro. Worth, sending only
clean, fresh eggs. Our merchant
assures me also that if we would ear
ly out the plan laid down, and
which 1 explained minutely, that we
would not be able to supply the de
mand for our eggs at extra prices.
This was the opinion of those in all
cities to whom I explained our plan.
That the people who are able to pay
for them at higher prices would will
ingly do so if they could be assured
that every package was as represent
ed, clean," fresh aud well assorted,
but some of them doubted our abili
ty to get the farmers to stick to the
plan. I visited one retail grocery
firm, the largest in New York City,
and he told me he paid out to one
firm in that city during the month
of January, for eggs aloue, more than
$14,000, and for December more
than $18,000. These eggs are all
selected and picked over before being
sent to this grocery firm. He admit
ted to me that it would pay him, he
had no doubt, to buy ear eggs dir
ect, but he thought best to deal as he
had done, but he assured me that if
we would carry out the plan no
doubt he would be using our eggs en
tirely iu a short while iif be could get
them.
I write this to show you what men
who have been dealers for years in
this line think of our plan. Yet I
ata sorry to say that it appears that
Eome of you think your plan is bet
ter; that anything called an egg will
do to ship, no matter bow dirty, how
small or how rotten. The plan was
fullv explained in a circular sent out
in September by Bro. Wertb, and. the
brethren were requested not to ship
if they could not do 60 regular ly
once in a week or two weeks, and on
ly then first-class eggs. First class
efctg3 y-fr? explained to you. The
egs to bt shipped were to be fresh,
cleaned nicely aud extra large and
small ones not to be used. These in
structions some of you have compli
fcf vri'th. One i'oUen, dirty, or
small egg injures the sale of a whole
box, and lately this has been allow
ed." How to regain our standing is
ihe net thing to be considered. In
the meantime continue to ship, but
please follow instructions to the let
ter.
The low price of eggs for the past
three or four weeks, we learned, has
been caused by warm weather, which
brought large shipments of cold stor
age and linied eggs, and on account
of so many workmen being out of
employment in the cities. The pri
ces here are on an upward tendency
at this writing, and if the cold weath:
StW'SHIITI
er continues they may go back to a
high prices as they Lave been thi
winter. After consultation with Bro. Wort',
we have concluded best to change our
hipping plans. It is thi.-: To
furnish the Nibs with a stronger oas
or crate and have them to ship to
lialeigh under their guarantees here
to be examined and repacked in gift
era tea and the crates? sent from Nib-,
to be returned to them. The cost of
crates by this means will be of less
expense to Subs., as only four or five
will be needed during the year bv
them. J he expense or handling will
boas much, but we think by this
means we can protect you, and per
haps can ship much more advanta
geously ami to any market we mav
tee lit. I ne Subs, will use the cli
as now, and from this otlice we can
catch up with those who do not can
bow they ship, and they only will be
the suffereis. We propose that u
eggs shall go into market as fresh
eggs that are not. All small and
damaged egzs will be discarded and
will be sold here at what will bring.
By this means we can protect each
shipper and protect the Alliance egg?
and soon be able to put them on tin
some footing as heretofore in North
ern markets, and secure continually
the best prices. Kggs should nor be
over a week old and should be kepi
in a cool place and stood on small
end in lacking Would be glad t
hear from our shippers in regard to
this arrangement.
Under our present method, I see
no possible chance of getting our eggs
back to the high standard tbev occu
pied one month ago aud keeping
them there under this plan propose il
I see no reason why it "jauuot. be
doie in a short time. Poultry and
all products. are low. I be . eve that
we have secured the best houses for
shippers iu the cities named. At
present no firms stand higher than
those we will direct shipments to.
The firm in Baltimore that severa'
of our brethren have shipped poult
ry to and lost by them, I learned ha-i
become very untrustworthy and
could not be depended on. Fin
poultry was only bringing 9, 10 cent-:
extra, sometimes 12. l'arties want
ing to ship will be furnished ship
piug directions on application to Bro.
Worth. The plan will be put into
effect as soon as possible, but until
notified, continue to ship as hereto
fore. To sum up the whole matter, wih
say that no one can now say what vvi
get for our eggs. No regular price
can be secured until every packag
is as guaranteed. That we have hud
a terrible setback in prices by our
own careleasnes cannot be denied;
that we can never secure the highest
prices for any class of goods unless
we put them in first-class condition.
The merchants who handle our goods
are not fools, and they do not cart
to handle goods which are not as re
presented. Do not ship eggs to this
market. It will not pay. Will let
you know as soon as we are iu a con
dition to handle them here.
Fraternally,
W. S. Barnes.
A WORD TO rOl'l l-lSTS.
From our location here at .Wash
ington we are enabled to ascertain
mauy items of importance that can
not be obtained elsewhere. Among
the very important pointers, especial
ly to Populists, are the extraordinary
preparations being made by both the
old parties for the coming campaign.
Never before have such early and
elaborate preparations been made for
a congressional electiou. li jth old
parties have headquarters here,' with
a full compliment of help, and both
have a printing office of their owii
and under their control. In fact,
campaign documents are now being
printed and sent out by the hundreds
of thousands. Now, what does this
all mean ? Why this early and vig
orous campaign ? It is because both
parties are fearful that the next
President will be selected by the
House of Representatives. This is
the long aud short of it. They will'
talk in the most insulting manner
about the decay of the Populist par
ty, lhey will print the most out
rageous falsehoods about its fading
members, and at the same time make
their extraordinary preparations foV
checking its rapid growth. They
know our strength far better than we
do ourselves and are making read's'
in advance to meet the emergency
Now, let every Populist take courage
and begin the struggle anew.; Let
each one from now until the polls
close next November make a tight
for life. The battle is now ou aud
cannot be avoided. Cowards; cra
vens and traitors must be. driven out
and none but the true and t tried
placed on guard. Let there be no
side-tracking in this tight- Let' it
be demonstrated once tor all whether
the man or the dollar shall rule in
this nation. Begin the campaign
now, begin it at once. Go after the
common people, bring them to a
sense of their true conditions. Let
the politicians alone. The Demo
cratic politicians of the South are
cravens and pie .hunters ; they will
do anything to continue ;n, oilice.
The itepubiieau politicians of the
West are no better, but far more
shrewd. The entire East is against
us, save a few trv nu noide men,
contending agaiust great odds. Let
all such men as Bryan, Bland, Wol
cott, Livingston, and DnrrieJ'loue-
their tripuuship is blighting and
their assistance will never be re
ceived. Begin to hold meetings,
organise club?, send for literature,
subscribe for papers, and make the
country feel the power of renewed
actiyi ty. N ational Watch man ,
The.yatbnal.Watohmaft and The
Caucasian both one year for $L75,
JONATHAN EDWARDS'
CORRESPONDENCE.
ijx-ial Cor. The f'aitcitsian.l
Washington, March 1. At An
burn, New York, June 20th, 1877,
Wade Hampton said :
"I declared, if elected, I would be
the (ioV' rnor of the whole eople of
South Carolina; that I favor
no party, no color; that all men who
stood on the soil of South Carolina,
white or black, should be equal be
fore the law ; and so help me (iod it
shall be done."
Hampton was elected Governor of
South Carolina on this broad, patri
otic platform. He redeemed the
State from pillage and ruin. It made
him the hero of the political and so
cial upneaval that swept the Repub
lican party to irrevocable destruc
tion. What would be said to-day by
a cucko , party press of a candidate
for office whose political creed meant
"equality before the law ot all men
white or black." I uagine the
howl of derision that would greet
Hampton's declaration of 1877 of
' no party, no color." It would mean
political death. The '-machine"
would rend him in pieces. "Equal
ity before the law" means honest
elections. "No party, no
color"
me.ins "an honest ballot and a fair
count." In North Carolina that
would end "Simmons and the Dem
ocratic party;" it would end Ransom
and sound the death knell of "boss
ism;" it would revenge the crime of
1&02 and vindicate the honor and
manhood of the people. Our people
are brave and virtuous; the are hon
es'; they are influenced by a public
conscience rich in maxims of moral
ity aud sentiments of honor and dig
nity. They have been misled, de
ceived, betrayed, trifle with, insulted.
"Machine" domination has reduced
them to poverty and made them po
litieal rascals. If the public con
science is not eternally dead they will
sound the South Carolina slogan cf
1877 no party," no color" win
their political independence pro
claim their manhood and end forever
the venal rule cf "machine politics"
in North Carolina.
Now that the cuckoo is abroad in
the land the definition of the Demo
cratic iusect given by the Democra
tic New York Sun is interesting:
"A p tlitical cuckoo is a man who
is willing to defend an uu worthy po
litical cause, net .because he believes
in if, but because he hopes, by so do
ing, tiM-nrry favr with some indi
vidual in office, whose personal com
fort it may promote. A person by
becoming a political cuckoo sacrifices
independence and consistence. He
ceases to have a mind of his own, if
he had one before. He becomes, as
it were, ail automaton ; but that is
not all ; he must attack and traduce
those of his associates who have re
tained intact their political manhood
and personal independence."
Ethuologically speaking, the cuc
koo is a bird who never builds a nest
but lays its eggs in the nests of other
birds for them to hatch out. North
Carolina furnishes an emiuent speci
men of this specie. Ransom has
made and unmade Republican and
Uemoeratic officials, under all ad
ministrations, by laying his eggs in
Republican nests. For twenty years
North Carolina appointments have
been incubated according to the cuc
koo methods. But the fool biid re
fuses to hatch Ransom's eggs any
longer. Elias was forced to resign
the cotlectorship of the Western dis
trict "in the interest of party har
mony." Simmons' nomination has
been hung up in the Senate since last
September. The egg wont hatch in
its new nest. The sceptre has de
parted. Ransom and his Republi
can allies in the Senate have got to
the parting of the ways. They draw
the line at Simmons, . ,
'
The Simmons literary bureau pub
lished the statement that action
would be taken in. Simmons cass to
day Without regard to Senator
Vance' presence. Following, this
falsehood was the sensational sfory,
started in Simmon's office, that Vance
was dying. Xot a word of truth in
either report. Xot until Vance says
the woru will any action be taken re
jecting the nomination. The people
will rejoice to hear that Senator
Vance is getting well. All reports,
except those by the SJmmons wire,
are favorable, indicating slow but
certain convalesence.
The Greatest Enemy.
Perquimans Record.
If the Blue Ridge were turned in-'
to Tpioac and poured into hell, it
could not vomit forth a more dis
honest, corrupt, or .despisabie class,
for .there is nojorinie against cd or
humanity greater than that "which
robs men of their liberty and: con
signs the inqcent to a condition of
chains aud slavery. , The inevitable
result of fraud in popular elections ,
The danger to our free institutions
is not in tariff reform or the finan
cial system of the go vertinientj these
things sink into utter insignificance
beside this more weighty and impor
tant matter of free i honest elec
tions, iViyerty with freedom may
be borne with contentment and joy;
but guilded slavey i$ signing curse
and galls the neck that wears the
glittering yoke. Without honest and,
incorrupt elections, where tad will
of Lhe people is the law of the land,
bur liberty-is- gone, and-we and our
children become the serfs and slaves.
of the wily, political schemer ' and.
vUliatw : i ' '
TDK I'EAM'T ISDI STKY.
Judge Clark TelU Hmm to C'rnh the Trad
and 4. el Heller I'tkrf for l'enI.
The fallowing article by Jndge
Walter Clark of the Supreme Court
in the lait issue of the North Caro
lina Agricultural Bulletin u of in
terect :
Edward Atkinson, the well knowt
economist, has recently written an
admirable article, pointing out the
uses of the peanut, especially as a
producer of oil. He it was who.
years ago, pointed out the value of
cotton seed for its oil and its ma
mmal and feed qualities, as cotton
seed meal, and the value of the bulls.
Prior to this, on many farms cotton
see 1 was disposed of as waste. Now
Mr. Atkinson predicts the future
usefulness of the peanut as aa oil
producer and in other ways.
But before we go into its produc
tion extensively, attention should be
called to the syndicate which con
trols the sale of the nuts, making it-'
members millionaires aud the pro
ducers pauers. The number of pea
nut buyers is small. These have
formed a trust or syndicate. By thi
combi nation it is decreed that "far
mers stock" is not salable, and all
peanuts before becoming marketable
must go through what they are
pleased to dignify with the name of
peanut "factory." By another one
of their rules no factory will take
the nuts on toll, but they must be
sold to the owner of the factory.
This delivers the farmer alive into
their hauds.
The peanuts are sold on the mar
ket at a pric? fixed by the syndicate, j
which is at present about two cents
per pound. They are run through
the "factory" at a total cost of one
fifth of a cent per pound and are
then sold to the retail merchant by
wholesale at four to seven cents per
pound, according to locality. The
profits being pooled are presumably
divided. No wonder the farmers
find no profit in making peanut3 and
that the factory owners are becom
ing millionaires. Farmers generally
-aise small crops of peanuts, and each
not feeling largely interested, as a
class they are ignorant of the gross
imposition practiced upon them in
this, as in some other matters. Im
posed upon by the word "factory,"
they are led to think that there is
some costly and mysterious process
in preparing the peanuts for market.
There is nothing of the kind. The
peauut3 are poured into a revolving
cylinder which polishes them and
blows out the pops and dirt. As
they come out they fall upon a broad,
endless belt which carries them along
to be bagged. Negroes stand on
each side of this moving belt and
with paddles deftly sort the peanuts.
They are then bagged aud sold for
more than double the price paid the
farmer. The process of thus pre
paring them costs not more thau
one-fifth of a cent.
It was also thought that the pro
cess was not only mysterious and re
quired skill which we see is not so
but that the machinery was ex
pensive. But it is said by those who
know that the machinery of one of
those so-called "factories wnl not
cost more than $500 to $700, and
that the whole plant, including ma-
hinery, building, engine every
thing should not cost over $2,000
or $2,500. It was also urged that
there was a patent on the machinery.
A party who was bold enough to defy
this claim and' establish hi3 own
factory demonstrated by suit in court
that there was no patent, and there
upon it is said the syndicate took
him in and he is now one of our op
pressors, and last becoming a mil
lionaire,
As a last resoi t, to discourage put
ting up factories it is given out that
large capital is required to establish
a brand and put it on the market
On the contrary, the writer has re
cently had correspondence with nu
merous dealers from Siin Francisco
to Boston, and from New Orleaus to
Montreal, and readily harl offers' vary
ing from four and one-halt to seven
cents for nuts, without any question
as to brand. The only requirement
was that they should be sound and
"factory" stock. The syndicate have
educated the public to require the
latter, as it places the trade in their
hand?.
If the farmers generally ki:ew the
above tacts, they could readily eman
cipate themselves from selling at two
cents per pound peanuts which, with
the addition of one-fifth of a cent
"factory" work, are sold at four to
seven cents, ht eaoh neighborhood
putting up a factoryor by some cue
putting it up to run for toil. But
these fact.j have been persistently-
suppressed. W Here at very ra.re- in -tervals
a factory, ou,t ot the seaport
town, has; been put it is said that it
always- mysteriously and .suddenly
stops. 'Those who know- say that
this is done .by the syndicate paying
the ownets of the iJew- lackty a sum
equal to the estimated "profit of the
tolls .which wotwd be likely to come
in if the factory Vas run,, Fortu
nately, there is uq internal revenue
tX'oii fautory peanuts,' aS on' manu
factured tobacco, by which the syn
dicate can keep a monopoly.
This is of,e cS the many ways in
which the farming class is plucked.
Will not farmers who are interested
in peanut raising loqk into this mat
ter Hud eeii neighborhood provide
itseif with a factory for next season
at which peanuts may "be 'prepared
for market for toll ? "Who would
be fro? themselves, must strike the
blow."
Walteb Claris,
GET TWO. PAPERS AND SAVE. MONEY
You can gave mpneyt .you. tant
both'THU jCAUCASjAJf and the Na
tional ' Watchnian,r by .rfiehdiiig'sQS
1.75. You get both papers for one
year for that amount. '" " ",
FORM OF PUBLIC OPINION
tINA.NCUL I'liOtHMUTIOJi.
PRETEXTED BY JOHX A. OBI'S DY,
LEWIshL KO, PA.
First AU money, silver, gold, or
paer, should be issued by the gen
eral Government, and should U? legal
tender for all debts, public or pri
vate. Second All money should be
baed ou'a real estate security which
can neither be lost, stolen or destroy
ed. Third No money is of use to a
nation, as a m-?diuin of exchange,
until it is iu the hands of the peo
ple. Fourth Most men are retter cit
izens if they own a portion of the
real estate of the country.
To secure thee ends I make the
following propositions :
l';rst Let the general Government
issue all money, silver, gold or paper,
iu ? itb OjUautities as the nmJs of th-.-people
map require, the amount to be
determined by congress, making it a
l-'g il tender for all debts, public and
private, mating the money redeema
ble in either "gold or silver bullion,
at the option of the government, at
the market value of the bullion on
the day of presentation. Wrhen live
millions or more dollars are to bv
presented for redemption in one day,
at least twenty days' notice shall be
giveu to the Treasurer, of the amount
to be pnsenteiL
Second Let no paper money be
issued that is not secured by bond
and mortgage on unincumbered real
estate.
Third Let the government loan
this mouey to the several States, iu
proportion to the assessed value of
their real estate, taking the bond of
the State for security, aud charging
then one per cent, interest pur an
num for the same.
Fourth Let each State loan their
share to the several counties of the
State, in proportion to the assessed
value of their real estate, taking the
bond of the county for security, and
charging them two per u;iit, per au
nuui for the same.
Fifth Let the several counties
loan their share to the real estate
owners of the county, in sums not to
exceed fifty per cent, of the assessed
value of the lands, taking their bonds
for security, and charging three per
cent, interest for the samp.
Sixth Make all loans for a period
nol less than two years nor more than
six years.
PARTY PERCENTAGES.--A SIGNIFIC
ANT LESSON TAUGHT BY THE FlUl'lttS
CA'astiagton, D. C, Post.)
"As between the votes of the Re
publican and Democratic parties at
the last five Presidential elections
there has been no striking variation
of percentage, Th'? two parties,
notwithstanding what seemed to be
at times sharp issues of division,
have kept on singularly even lines,
perhaps unfortunately so for the
real good of the country. If parties
are to( be kept so nearly balanced
there is great danger that none of
the policies on which they profess to
differ will be definitely settled, and
our financial and revenue systems
remain iu a condition of injurious
uncertainty.
'" Of the total popular vote in the
Presidential e'ection of 187G the
Democratic percentage was 50.80 ;
the Republican, 47 87. In 18S0, the
Democrats cast 48.20 per cent, of the
whole vote aud the Republicans 48.31.
In 1884 the Democratic percentage
was 48 4-S the Republicans 4-8.2 2.
In lsats trie Kemiblican Derceutaire
was 47.80 and the Democratic 48.G4.
In X8(J"3 the Denioc-atic percentage
declined to 45.98 and the Republican
to 44.84, the Populist and Prohibi
tion vote bem larger than for pre
vious years, aud respectively 8.70 and
5J.17 per cent
This is certainly a strange balanc
ing of parties, aud infereutially sug
geetive that they are" divided rather
bv distinctive names aud organiza
tious, bv "ins" and "outs," than by
rate;ia( differences to what should
be done for the welfare of the coun
try." '
Read tlie above again and see th
lesson that it teaches. It shows that
iu all the election up to the last one
tbnt thd parties have been and stayed
divided, not on gret issues that
concerned, the pocket book of the
voter, but on questions that appealed
t.i partisan and seotional feelings of
the vvtt-r.
The election of 1892 tea.cb.es a lit
tle different lesson. While the old
parties tried desperately to fight the
battle ou the old issues, yet there
was a ney aud powerful irifiufeuee at
work. ' M illicit of voters were read
ing ind thinking for themselves,
Aud while a large number of these
thinking voters did finally vote the
s im,e t icKet a3 of old, yet the number
who did vote against the old parties
(against more abuse, ridicule and
pressure than was-ever seen before
in a campaign) was enough to scat
ter the old partisan and sectional
lines and bring, to the front the live
and i?eal issues. And while a larger
par' of these voters came from the
Re;- iblican party iu the West than
from the Democratic party in the
Southj yet the Democratic party
polled in the last election a smaller
vote thai; it ha.3 since' 1876. Mark
this, the party was victorious,. but it
got' fewer votes than ever before
Both old parties will lose still heav
ier in the next right.
Jonathan acti His CoatinenL
J; MAI O'EELLiAcihor cf "Joha Ball
and His Ula4 "iota Ball, Jr,"
Etc) Aad JACK ALLIH.
TrmaAaUo! bf Mam Paul Blotx
T til. ill Co . New York, and puUiOmmI ty
mDcamuv no baa iee0 La taVnita mamCf
to afeunucx u Ajcih&aoB rac Tha bou
Cram which I be following extracta in ma la hte
latest pruJtx-tioa. ami nilrtal t jr it aa rtbarv4
danac bla rarest rUil to Auwrva.
XXV1II-THE PRESIDENT.
A rtjMlc liorptlnn aul m I'rirata Audi
riMiw The l'rt-IU-ul I'al.l to W ark.
Tit' presi-lt'iit ii iln must acrvNtablo
citizen iu thorot republic of the ue
world.
Tlir-o time a week lie descends to the
grouifl floor drawing room and passes
an hour hhaking hand with all who
wWi to tnako liu acquaintance. There
cat not !e a man in the m.iU who Uoe
so much hanuhakin Uii, prvaidcut
of tho United States.
I easily obtained a private audience of
Mr. ("royer C'l-vfland. In tho ten min
utes that our interview lasted, ha man
aped to say many amiable thing of
France, and was most cordial in wishing
me a jik-aswuit pojouin in th States. 1
left the library greatly impressed with
the Minplicitv with which things tire
done at the White House. Hire waa the
sovereign, so t f'ak, of a great i-cople,
receiving without more ceremony than
the plainest private individual. And I
thought of the kind of reception aa or
dinary English rate payer would meet,
who should toko tho liberty cf asking
for an interview of one of the legion of
German princelings to whom John Bull
gives outdoor nih f.
I had gone to tho White IToiise with
an American gentleman, who sat in the
carriage wo had driven in, while I went
to pay my respects to Mr. G rover Cleve
land. "Why did you not come up and
see the president with mer" I asked
when I rejoined him.
"Why," he said, "simply because I
pay the president to work' and not to
talk. I-; it likely 1 should go and dis
turb him? It is quite enough for him to
have to sjx-nd time over the.visiiorH to
Washington,"
In trui'j the president is paid to work.
Bii pay is $ jS.K)0 a year, and all the ex
penses of the White House come out of
hia iKxkct. For the enormous amount
of work he undertakes, tho president of
the United States costa Jonathan half
the sum of money that John Bull pays
the viceroy of Ireland to open a few
bazaars and imprison a few Irish patriots.
Mrs. Cleveland is a lady of scarcely
fjve-and-twenty summers, whose beauty
has been so often described that it would
be tedious to dwell longer on the subject.
Whether Republicans or Democrats, all
the Americans look upon Mrs. Cleveland
with the eyes of the president.
The manner in which Mrs. Cleveland
has filled the position of mistress of the
White House is an illustration of the re
markable adaptability of the American
women generally.
XXIX-POLITICS.
O'Ui-U BMiTeg Eneland
Freer
Country Than America.
In America, the pursuit of politics is a
liberal profession very liberal for those
who take it up.
The difference which exists between
the two parties is this: One is in power
nnd tries fc stay in; the uiaur o out ol' it
and tries to get in.
Alt that is done by one is condemned
in advance by the other, wliichever the
other mav be. It is parti-otism. Good
society k' - )s prudently alof from poli
tics and politicians. When a servant an
nounces a politician his master whispers
in hi- c.'.r: - John, lock op the plate and
take care there is nothing lying about.'"
John, faithful to orders, stands sentinel
in the hall, and, while he is showing out
the polnician, keeps an eye on the um
brellas ;.:.d ow-.rcoats.
For that matter, the American democ
racy is no exception to the rule. En
lightein d, educated, well bred people
have n d;,ire to be confounded w ith
tho heroes of the stump; tho rich finan
ciers an 1 merchants are too busy to take
uppoliiics: thij senators and congress
men are i i. re or less the chosen of the
comm :i people, and good society says:
"No, thank v;. I prefer to 6tay at
home." Thiis it i- that the ground re
mains clear for the noisy mediocrities,
and that a gcntletaan has only to mix
hims'-it up in politics to become a
decb,s.e. He must reach the White
Ilouse to inspire a little respect. The
American gentleman takes a joke as well
aa another, but if you were to call him
"senator" or "congressman" he would
have you up for defamation c f character,
Tho president himself does noi altogether
escape the contempt which the politi
cian inspires in the man of refinement.
Contemporary America is governed by
the Irish. Tho English are always won
dering why Americans all seem to be in
favor of home rule. Why? I will tell
you. Because they are in hopes that,
when the Irish get Ireland, they will all
go home. I, too, would like to see the
Irish in possession of Ireland, but for
other reasons. "First and chiefly, because
they are good patriots. Americans
though they be ia their new home, they
yet remain Irish. They give their allegi
ance to America, but their heart3 re
main true to Ireland.
What a contrast to the Germans whom
you find in the United States! Wherever
the German settles he becomes a "na
il re." He is not a colonizer; he adopts
at the outset the custonis. creed and
language of his pew fatherland.
Ilqw caa one help wishing that they
may one day return to their country,
those Irish who, a thousand leagues from
Ireland, remain Jriih still? How can one
help loving them, those brave sons of
Erin, so amiable and witty?
Upon the strength of a six monthB
Etay in America one would hardly at
tempt to deliver a verdict on the politi
cal system of the country.
I think, however, that it may safety be
affirmed that the English are a freer
people than the Americans; that the con-stitutional-TsJ
had almost said republican
monarchy of England is preferable to
the authoritative democracy of America.
The American constitution was copied
from that of the England of 1776, and
the president of the United States waa
invested with a power about equal to
that of George III. Since that date the
English have advanced and the Ameri
cans have not-io5itically. The English
of the year of grace 1S88 wonld soon
give the queen notice to. quit if 6he took
it into her head to ask for power equal
ta that possessed by the president of the
United States; it would take lesa time,
pwhap, lhn the American w-ouU c4
U t rid of m trou! Vome ntd-n1L
For four years th Americana ar at
tho mercy of tln ir chief rvrt9ircUtirr.
Scarcely have th. hvtU-r through
their apprvnticeahip in th ciecce of
politic and gu-raoent when thy bare
to 0 boue. The cotuurrtc U thai
they are but norkx-a 4tk in but ro
taUwmen. The jhtician ex
cite th InU-nt of th public to little
that the American oe jjrr fumih
their reader with many more detail
about what i gnin on at WeMaihistcr.
at tho Palais Ilourlon and at th rvior-.a-Uff
tliao about wluu it bvin dvuo at the
Capitol in Washington.
Informs are talked of in America, but
bow obtain theiu? Itiblic opinion haa
but a avvondary influence uxn the gov
ernment. The Ijtgk-U would obtain a
great constitutional reform far more
easily than the Americana. In Hm-land
all otlicials are the M-rajits of the puolio
and art treats! as such; in America they 1
are their uiaier. The EttgUah parlia
ment is constantly influenced by public
opinion; the American conreaa ia uotao
influenced at all.
liuriuj; four years the president baa
almost carte blanche. Uu can declare
war and stop K-gblation. An authorita
tive democracy like thi eem to preeui
all the danger of an uiolut iuonavhy
without Hjicssia, as a compeiuatiuu,
tho advantages of tixity.
Yet is there a man. enjoying theune
of his mental faculties, who would think
of sulrtiturin?j a monarchy for the re
pulilic in America?
The position of this president of the
United States is very curioiM. Imagine
to yourself a king who, after four years'
service, disappears into the obarurity of
private life, Is no tuor heard of unless
he is assassinated, and whiso very fea
tures are forgotten unless they have been
perpetuated upon dollar bills and iKwita
stamps.
The United States well deserve their
name. The Un'im is a true and firm oee.
The American htates, all managing
their own local government as they aee
St, live in erfoct harmony one "with
another. That which makes the strength
of America is tliat every one secuis satis
fied with tho form of government.
I said that I considered tho people of
England freer than theiooplo of Amer
ica. This demands an explanation. In
advancing such an opinion, I mean to
say that tho English exercise more influ
ence over tho government than do the
Americans, and that they invest the
agents of authority with much smaller
powers. An American policeman, for
instance, is endowed with an authority
which he can with impunity use in
tyrannous fashion. The English jolice
man is the servant of the public, is re
sponsible la-fore the public for his acta,
may be given in charge on the spot if be
insults or roughly handles you, and may
be prosecuted for making a falso accusa
tion against you.
Bureaucraey is muc h more tyrannical
in America than iu England. You meet
at every turn a man who lets you know
that "he has certain ins ructions to carry
out"
The English have the habit of making
themselves at home everywhere, but
above all In places where they pay.
Nothing is so repugnant to them us those
thousand and one little tyrannies that go
by the names of regulations, restrictions,
rules, bylaws, etc. If you would be un
hampered by such, if you would enjoy
perfect freedom, live in England.
No one doubts that England is the
freest country on earth, not even our
stanchest French republicans.
XXX-THE ORDINARY AMERICAN.
B Mnrlrr HI Language and Your Far,
but Do Not Judge Him Too Quickly.
Nothing is ordinary in America. The
ordinary American himself is extraordi
narily ordinary. He takes liberties "with
his fellow creatures and with the English
grammar. He murders your ears and
the tnothcr tongue of Shakespeare. He
chews, hawks ana spits; but lie haB a
certain good humored brag and liveliness
which invite further acquaintance. His
fingers, cravat and blurt front sparkle
with diamonds.
In conversation, he attacks all subjects
imaginable with complete assurance. He
talks tall and through the nose. Ho docs
not raise his voice muck He buzzes
rather than sK?aks; at a certain distance
you think vu hear the droning of bag
pipes.
Meeting you in a railway carriage, he
win asK vou ioint blank where you are
going, what vou are doing, and win
you come from. By degrees, he grows
bolder, and if the fancy takes him, he
will touch the cloth of your coat and
ask "Wliat you gave for that." He has
not the least intention of being di
agreeable, lie, on his part, will give
you all the information you care to have
about himself.
This man, whom you began by taking
for some ignorant babbler, presently
gives to his conversation a turn that
astonishes you. You discover that be in
well read, this man wlo says I come for
I came, you was, you didn't ought, I
aon t know as X uo, etc. lie can give
you information about his country as
useful as it is exact.
He talks lailitics even foreign politics
like a man of sense. He is far more
enlightened on the Irish question than
people are generally iu England.
Thi3 same American talks theology
He discusses the Bible. He reads the
writings of Col. Ingersoll, refuting that
gentleman's ideas or accepting his con
elusions.
In a word, you thought you were in
the company of an ignorant bore of a
bagman, and you have had one or two
hours talk with an intelligent and in
teresting man.
TO BE-COXTIXCBD.
A RIGHTEOUS DtMAMl.
The btate Alliance in session in
Greensboro, August, 1893, passed tL
following resolution :
Whereas, The present election laws
of .North Carolina are so framed as
to aHow a criminal perversion of the
will of the people ; and whereas, th
purity of the ballot is necessary for
the perpetuation of our liberties
therefore
Resolved, That in our election we
must nave a free ballot and a fa
count. We denounce all acts, by
whatever party done or attempted, to
reverse or thwart the will of the
sovereign people of thia State, and
demand of the next legislature a law
which will guarantee a fair election
We call upon the press and good men
everywhere to join us in this demand
(tf.)
THE $25.00 PREMIUM
which tiir fatrAsiA on matt
Tkra War I ! TV rrU a
track IK .
.w :k.
I ee your reaard for the moat feas
ible plan
To tt an hoMect election from a JU-
hotiest clau.
It may U haf4 ork but it must I
done,
lr nothing that's great without ef
fort is on.
We must h niantl and hate hst he
Ions
ft to us.
If
f d maud u aright we'd have no
fill!
is
Hut
if Detect dYmamU
thev at
once must t taught
i uai ii.H-rn laiorv ana ulou
1 has
been bought.
I eouhl jan much more but 111 onlj
I-el'e uo our duty on e'tvtion !av.
Should I in 1m jour reward I'll I
content ;
Should I a in, -nd same to the l'olk
monument.
"n. I. Tat I.OH.
Grange, X, ( ., IVb. , VI.
Xo.
liimnl, X. ('., Feb. VO, VI.
Mtt. Kiitok: Seeing that you of
fer a premium to the jargon augcst
liig the inoj-t feasible and e'levtite
method for preventing fraud and se
curing un hoiust election.
1 Would sii-gi t that the ptl peo
ple of all political jMulies see the
county commissioners and instruct
them (in such : manner as to how
that they mean buMnets, to appuiut
competent Hill-holders aud judges of
electiou. Then 'ct each ojhI man,
regardless of his political la lit f, con-
'It- ir t
bluer nmiseii one or a fjaciai coin-
iitlet- to we that the election is im-
turtially held, and that each ballot
s counted for whom it is cast. Then
t honed, patriotic men men who
are to do tight men who will not
follow the returns to the county
seat, 6tand bv and cat t hut the suja-r-
lhors uo their uuiy. i ou Know we
must as well us pray."
i ours reejactlully,
Kixain JL Hall.
Xo. .12.
Kuyetteville, X. C, I Vb. 26, VI.
Mk l'"lITOK: 1 uu bin it the follow -
ng plan to secure u luir election in
oveuiber next :
First A thorough organuation of
the lVople's party on the following
wan:
Iet u club la forimal in euch
chool ciatiict. Ia-1 the center club
lect a recording rccrf-tury in addi-
ioii to the Usual oHii-crt, then in
May or June let each club reort to
he recording eecreUtry a roll of its
members and also give a census of
the Democrats and Kepubiicans sep
arate. Lot the recording secretary
of the tow nhip condense the Bcveral
reports and nend to the Secretary or
hairman of tho county executive
ommittee ; then let them condense
he several township nnd send report
to the chairman of tho SState Kxeeu
tive committee ; then he. would have
very nearly a perfect knowledge of
the situation.
Secon d I xt al 1 the e.vecu t i ve corn-
mitlceg, both county and township,
meet the county commissioners on
the day the poll holders are to le ap-
loiiited and demand iiietice at their
hands.
Third Let some arrangement lie
made by w kich the poll holders can
be watched.
Fourth Let the center club in the
township or Milling place detail a
Hiifhcieiit nuniU-r of good men to
watch the voting and two to each
kjx to watch the count and keep
their own tally. Also aptoint a man
to keep an outside register where
only the names of the People l party
are to be recorded ; Also two men to
keep a tally of every one w ho votes.
Let all see that the returns are
projeily made out and be sure to
take a copy of pa me.
Last Let all the executive com
mittees and as many others as will be
at the county seat and see that the
returrs are projitrly canvassed.
I he above in part is the plan we
adopted in our township at the last
election aud we got a faik count.
lours. C'vuti MUKI'lJT.
STATK 1-!VEK4ITY.
PrMldenl Wlnitton'a Annual Report to th
Trnateea.
The annual report of the president
of the State Lniv-rsity is an excel
lent one and interesting. It as sub
mitted to the trustees last Friday in
lialeigh. Dunr? the term $& stu
dents have been enrolled, those from
this State numbering 352, or 59 more
than the greatest enrollment in the
history of the University. Three
years ago there were only 198 stu
dents. The growth of the Universi
ty is seriously hindered by the lack,
of dormitories. In every room in the
buildings there are nov at least two
students, and many room iu the vil
lage. There is also need of a com
mon ball, providing good food at $0
or $7 a month. A Becond story add
ed to the gymnasium woald serve the
purpose. There is also need of a Y.
M. C. A. building. The need of
more teachers, is tifgent,m fact they
mast be provided for. The student
body has daring - the year shown a
very marked capacity for self -government-
There nas not been a serious
case of dicipline, and there has not,
in Dr. Winston's twentj-eiht years'
acquaintance with" the University,
ever been less vice, or drunkenness or
disorder ; all thi3 has' been brought
about by the 'harmonious co-opera-tion
of the faculty and students.
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