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State-Library A POI1TTEK. AUCASIAN rintc.1 nvti 4fi0.000 rriit in ; e.p ' to pr.nt .Mii -.r- .:;ri!i'' the pr'-sClll year n 1 1. 1. 1 o copies H th I-argr.t Circulation aaJ t- IRA MSG XkKRKI.T IX CAKOUXA. xonrn vol. xn. GOLDSKORO, X. C, THURSDAY, APRIL f,. 1894. c JL1. .k& LI d NO. 2J. Ii A Li L AND ENTHJS'AST:C CONVLN T ION htLD. . H i: ; y s K I N N K It AMI O I II h .ICS ; h I. tN4.. M'KI I IIKs. '. j m r "! !i in I i:ti. I mm r: t h I i v I It I. I t.ri t iifli ami to ( i imIi I .1- l ) mi ! fiMl I i jn rh urn) t i ti. - Its I , - v l ' ii t ll . i of f '; Ii ii i- in tit- In iimm i tUc i I y , tint i 1 t.ll. 1 IMII.I'l- Htui MiImm1 to In , l'iili-t N' r rn p t I ':. i I v !; Ii u lrln iiift fiont lit- I m -- a n 4 .in i. Itt-fii ilit- I -oilf In tti In mum rati l,iri. -I u I i n I 1 j n i to l'r- i I , V Ii-m ti -;iw 111- M n tiin. m r I Ii a K i n it 1 1 i ( --Whirl Kiiu'l i r n v i N. '., M.tr.-li, :;i-t, !(.. ;.., !. '1 iik t'i i.-ttv 'i' ! op ii in 1 1 : i ; ..! 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Jt is well to recall tl-.at t !i-' jicoplc arc the sov leiiiM of thirf land, th.it the 'o.s.-es.s naturally and retain a.s citi zens of thi.s ovenuneiir the moral and constitutional riht to think, act and oratiizc in tln ir own or an other name for the protection of their rights, for the redress of their ,rri vaims, for the promulgation of siiel; met hods and measures as the may decide are wise and practical. I mention this heeause as you know th'-rc is a ehss n this coiintry fiat would d. ny the people this privilege They have thought, ac'ed. organized ami h. -ssed, i-o lon for them, thai they regard it as ins. dei c- on tin pari of ihc penjile to have whatever to do wuh their own interests ; thei. Ciii'ept ion .if the piople's relation to polities, is to vote for whom ihe may name and to approve sucli nnas tiies as they may conceive reardles? of whether it be for the ruin or for the welfare of the people, conse .piently when the people attempt to think ami act for t hems. Ues or when any one from i;ood motives has the independence of character to assist them they at once incur the displeas ure of the bosses t he machine ami brin upon their action and name pui'la; criticism and- private ostn cism. 'I UK i'HKSKXT AIM OF THE I'AUTY To CO LUCK lUOtlilir A M I Af'JTOX. J rtgict that it is so, hut neverthe less you must admit it to be true that th re has rown up in the ISouth an intolerant, stalwart Hourbon spirit, that has moulded a slavery of opin ion Hinoiij; the coutroling classes ami any one who has the independence of thought and character to think or move out of this groove does so at his social hazzard and the expense of his private chariic;' r. and brings upon himself the I ires of social and political Condemnation, notwith standing that he advocates the truth, and that which is admittedly for the best interests of the country and the general welfare of the people. Wc once thought that this spirit was cnatett from the prejudices and pas sions engendered by and co:i?epteiil upon the war and its icoiilts, and woiiid oulv be used against what we toiu'tive to be our common enemy the iieimOiicuu lartv, but time h: s iully ileinobatrated that its blame is not against the Republican party but is an instrument used by the dominant classes to prevent iiide pendaLce of tiiotisiht and action tiom any source or by a-jy class of men or any pariy. .Noiv if the pres et) i hemucratic organization hits no higher aim or greater mission hi tht South than to coeice public oiiuio)i into slavery ami thereby make the people the instruments of their own dteiiuci ion, the authoisof their own rum then the sooner tins organiza tion ic overthrown the better, that the people of the South may be ielegattd to their former freedom of thought and independence of char acter, so that they may choose their owj manner and methods of advanc ing their material and political in terests. IT TAKES GRIT TO BE A FREE MAS. 1 know and feel by experience that it is inure pleasure to rema'u within the Democratic organization jaud that, it reOjUires courage to lx I'ojiuli.-.t. So fiir as I am person j .'osioerrj.-d (and thi.will be excused j ai I am talking to my home ieoideii I ;. i.i i,.... 1 i i ' ; I h notioi iiiivr inrn o.'iier IOr titiancially and jMlitically to have remained withiu the democratic or- ganizuiion; my natural luclination was to do so, I confess that it was a hard hght to overcome the love I hail for the name, its history and .-acred memory; and to resolutely dis associate politically from mjr blood, I my as.-ociateo and the gre.it majority of my profession, nothing short of an intense conviction of patriotic duty Could have inr-j-ired me with ih. courage to have taken thissta;.d. It. is idle for iriend or enemy to at tribute this couire to ambition or 'he desire for political position. This and ii nee knows that if 1 eh on I coii.-uit seii-iuiereot alone J won M-liew politics and d.-vote mv.-eif t my profession, in which tit-id w nave given ample eviUeiice triat you 'iclieve me capable of alwavs rmikii a ri'Sjie. tabic liveiihooij. 1 will tak ! his occasion in p;tnii:g to sav, th:if i far m my being a candidate for 'his or that i ll'ice for congress or foi ih'' senate that. I am not and do not expect to be a candidate for either, vvoaiu only consent to serve when n is manifest that my candidacy wil contribute to the establishment o our principlen or assist in th"Siicce; of the general cause and then only as a matter of duty as.-igned, regun lis.-, of the distinction connected with the position or the consideration in It I . I ' L 1 f voiveu. j try to live not alone lor myself, as von know mv efforts hav always been to improve and develoj 'he community in which 1 live. an. o help ami uplift humanity. II. I. STAND HY HIS Co.S VK "HONS. Iii a very brief space of time at the most we will all pa-s from this scene of action, and it is our sacri. duty that we owe our posterity to di iivtr this country, its governmt nt, ds institutions, ami its condition? out, of which to work a livclihoo. i i i n n i m pared ami improved to our children as we received it from our ancestors. If we indiffen nt !y, can le.-sly. I may say cowardly sacrilke it to plutocracy, we will deserve th. "Xi -cration that will be surely visited upon our heads and memory. Stand- .ig as I led and believe I am upon the adamantine rock of truth and light, leaning upon "ihis stron stall and beautiful rod," reclining in confidence under the umbrageous limbs of the strong and the hoary oak ''of truth around which all other virtues cling, and without which they fall, wither and die in weeds and dust, drawing courage am power irom the overheading, seem ingly sympathizing Heavens, and this manifestation of the contideiice of the plain, rugged masses, regard less of the course others may take, indifferent as to their present criti cisms, I ftel no hesitancy in declar ing that as for me 1 had rather transmit to my children the priceless ueritage, that in this crisis vfor sure ly it is a crisis out of which histo rians will build a mile post) their father retained his principles and had the courage of his convictions, the heart to fetl and sympa hise villi, and the patriotism to stand up ind advocate as an humble private citizen the rights and material inter ests of the plain people and to resist 'he encroachments and tyranny of plutocracy, than to be able to leave sh 'in the wealth of the Vandeibilts and Iiothschilds or tin name connect ed with high public service to plu tocracy in the false guise of either of the two dominant parties, whose common purpose at this hour, I be lieve to be to crush the weak and plain masses, extinguish the germ oi liberty, overthrow our sacred institu tions, disrupt our wisely formed government, and buiid upon its ruins an aristocracy with a plutocracy of money and class with the people as surfs and slaves. You may inquire why manifest such alar ail' alarm in deed, 1 have been sounding it as you know for yeais, and if 1 had the power 1 would this moment strike an alarm that would sound around the world and bring to action to ac tion ! the careless indifferent sleeping masses and overthrow this conspira cy of money devils, conspiracy of royal powers, conspiracy ot parties, against human rights and civil lib erty, not by the revolution of blood and tire, but by au active, honest and intelligent direction of the ballot, l lie great American, weapon of liber ty which, while falling as silently and softly as snow Hakes against a mountain peak carries with it more danger to the conspirator and tyrant hau the serried columns and linn .read of hostile armies. 1 say seri jusly and advisedly to you to-day "that if you have heretofore whisper ed the truth, to do it no longer, bin .-peak as with a trumpet louder and otrongei." You have doubtless fell nervous and been suspicious for a long while, yea you have had good cause to feci nervous and be suspi cious, but when the great Democra tic party attains power, as it has un der f dse pretense, and you realize that it is,uublushiugly,purposely and deliberately executing the liepubli can policies which you and laud thej as Democrats have repeatedly on the Hustings and continuously in plat forms since lJStiS denounced, and to day in the once good aud pure name ot Democracy, are hawking in the market place without practical nec essity, constitutional authority or legislative warrant therefor, the pub lic credit ki the shape of gold bonds, thereby selling your property, your labor aud products, auU with them your hopes lor sordid gold, then you can but exclaim 0 temcoka! U mokes ! O the times 1 O the manners'. Aud how long O CataliDe wilt thou Continued on second page. :mm II VETO. v no Ai'i'i:oKs .m ojii ihai- l-l'.UV t.S 1 II Y. I'lilMUfcM s .nis. j Hm Ilt-lliix t tl l , K-tiltll :in, uml !'! il-- I'Mrty rw nil lr . I ;nl m- j ImikI ll.5.(.--- U. iiUmi a,l lh- iir i M. ii Will It... oij.l'iiSi -1 from the IVt.i Washin gton No executive ce id pj u ti i.-a t ! n to congress siri'-e the famous tnrilT nii'i saire of President C.-v iand has been trainrht with so much impo; taio-c oi i is likely t piny so vital a p;trt in th.-j ue.Miny or ti.e 1 it-lie rat i c party Hs the veto of the liiand sei;; iiioraire bill. The bulk of the Northern and fvistiTIi represeritii'i vc, iiri spective of piutv. approve an 1 a iiola i . 1 1 he veto, wliilc the bulk ul the South. i nl Western m. rnbt rs of congrtss regret and condemn the action. WHAT MR. I-.:. AM. WILL Mr. liland the author of the seig niorage biir, discussed the President's tetion philosophically. 'The Presi- tent, said he raiscs the Ik.imI ipostion again. The message makes it very clear that a gold st ndan! means a perpetual issue of bonds. Jotis. ijuently, no currency legisla tion can be had without cou-ultintr the people who buy the bonds. The purpose of the bill was to utilize tin silver in the Treisury to pay the public experjditures, and thus"make mm ;:: U1LT1AHD P. BLAND. nineccssary an issue of bonds. The 'resident insists that this cannot be lone without au issue, tit! bonds to get gold to redeem the seigniorage with, after it is coined. In other words, there can he no further coin- ige of silver unless we first sell bonds to get gold to redeem the silver with." Shall vou att"tmt to piss the bill over the President's veto f" "I shall make the effoit at onw.r Referring again to the veto. Mr. Bland continued : "1 see that the President criticises the language of the bill. In answer to that I have this to say : The friends of the bill in the House and Senate considered it definite and clear, requiring no imendmeut. The fact that the Pres ident bases his veto upou the broad gtouud that he is opposed to anv urther coinage of silver, unless sup ported by a bond issue, renders it somewhat in the nature of a subter fuge to criticise the language of the bill, and at the same time insist that no bill, however dravvu, providing or the coinage of the bullion, would neet with his approval, unless gold were procured to place behind it.1' S1LVKK WILL BE THE ISSI'E. "What will be the effect of the veto ?" "The effect will be to make silver the predominant issue in the coiniug lection, and the people will elect a 'resident in sympathy with them one not so tender of the interests of the bulls and bears of Wall street. Not only a seiguiorage bill, but a free coinage, will ultimately become the law of the land. For the issue is plain between bond issues and the gold standard and the right of the people to have their own constitu tional money coined at the mints of the government " Shall yon try-to pass a free coinage bill through the House V "I shall ; ami moreover," contin ued Mr. Bland, with a grim smile. I shall not submit it to college pro fessors and grammarians, but will iraw it so that it it becomes a law it will accomplish all of its purposes." "Do you think that the President's failure to approve the bill w ill injure the Democratic party in the South f "It will have the effect of solidify ing the free silver sentiment both of the South and West." SILVER MEN WHO VOTED FOR REPEAL. The men upon whom the veto fell with the most crushing foice were the Western and Southern men who last summer voted for the repeal of the Sherman law and expected that hen tue 1'tesident was given an op- ortunity to do soiutthiug for silver ue would remember the sacrifice which they made for h'in. They had hoped that the President's approval of the bill would give them a leg to staud on, so to speak, when they went before their constituents in the fall elections. Now tney have lost everything, and are in the depths of despair. Nor iB there any sympathy for them from their Democratic col leagues. Mr. Knloe, of Tennessee, was congratulating himself yester day that he had voted against repeal. "1 believed," he said, "that the mea sure was a rrojan horse, and I took no stock in the promises of future legislation to redeem the party pled ges on that subject." Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, was even more outspoken and vigorous in his language. "An intelligent and outraged con stituency,"' said Mr. Hatch, "will put the blame for the President's action where it properly belongs, and that is upon the Representatives and Sen ators who were elected upou fr-.e sil ver platforms and their individual pledges aud speeches, and when struggle came betrayed their people and voted for the unconditional re peal of the purchasing clause of the COSTIXUED OS SECOND PAGE. -'A 'llpvStl 53i - THAT HALIFAX MKLTIXd. A If A It Mf I V. V. THAT Ull NOT HAR HMZK. It Ailjiirnt- Till Ihr t M.mJaT In .linir. If 'ip, Itiil Itay ll.l l;rn nil, tlir mrt-tilic lill not limr tu rn a I .O I ii ri".- M a j . Kmrrf at hl limt i it. I hr Iti-mui mU W hn Oner I'r a h-l 'SO cr-il inic, iiom 'r-. Ii inu it. Scotland Neck Democrat. Pursuant to a call of citiein a'xmt lo' w hitc men np t in IUiifa v last Monday, "to fake into ce-tdcrati"i; the political situation, and to adop' such sttps as shall secure to us tin ight government und-r the Consti tution." w.-ts V. w is At 1-J o'clock the called, and I v motion II. Kit.-hin, Mr. W. 1 mad--chairman of the ll. IJiliiard and 1 . meeting of Cap' . D iM meet pig. Sr;d n bat were requested to actus seen, tar ns. iio.t had.i't afflicted you. Maj. 'J'. L. Km. ry ask. 1 that Cap. "We have abused 'our privileges. Kitchiu exjilaiu the object of th.-: f-'ave a young man in this cong-eM-meetiug. j tioii U u,( mm r j tit! how long do v3u Cajit. Kitchin arose at.d said that i ; hin K he would stand up under it -wc are tlisorganiz'-d, the people a-e j it is a hard thing to stand prospeii- I i i.t.il .j -,i ,1 tht. I 1..,. .f i . : v c,i i,.... 1.1..,.. i ... .. "-"i i-unwiii'i. jtiii-, l.- not together. We must got together. lie said, or we cannot' hope to can t he county tn.l th the State. This i - His only together. talked all out the State. desire was to get the people ii e said the J euiocratic p-irtv made promis. s to tin-people and from his standpoint tluse promises h-tve. net been kej He desired to read soilc n solutions. Mr. T. X. Hill was ca!e.l upon. He was opposed lo passlugany resolu tions. He said nothing for or against Cleveland but. spoke from the standpoint of party ejedicncy. Cleveland is head of the Democratic party "of the L'nitcd States and anv resolutions condemning the adminis tration would jeopardize the party's interest in North Carolina. Mr. . A. Dunn spoke, condemn ing the present administration, and sain that there is no need to try to disguise the fact that the pvople are dissatisfied with the administration. The papers all over the land are con stantly saying it and nothing can be plainer than that there is great dis pleasure at the way the present ad ministration it run. It is impossi ble, he said, to carry the administra tion and succeed in our next elec iiops. Everybody; was disappoint ed at Cleveland's message w hen he called Congr. ss it) extra ses-ion. lie said the Wilson tariff bill and the legislation on the silver question are not in accord with the Democratic platform. The act passed against the force bill is the only thing that has been done according to the plat form. The Hppointiueiitofdresha.nl was undemocratic. Keeping repub lican pastmasters in office is undem ocratic. This is not the democracy upon which we may hope to win. No Democrat can take the stump in North Caralina and defend the ad ministration without being hissed. L'he efore, the people must get to gether. We can't insure success e n democratic principles unless we do come tog ther and we cannot come together in defending the adminis tration. Mr. Dunn said this is no personal matter. It is for the peo ple. What is good for one is good for all. He was-in favor of pos' polling the meeting until more people of the county could come together. Said there were not enough present to re present the feelings of the people of the countyr, M-. E. L. Travis agreed that the meeting ought to be postponed. He said thut having started he thought it unwise to give up until the matte was tested, and to lind out the feel ings of the people there must be u large meeting. The meeting, he said, was called in the interest of the people and the people should be re presented. Let white nrn of all parties have a chance to be heard in the meeting, but let all personalities be kept out. Maj. Emery said bethought it un fortunate that the camnaiirn had opened so early. He said it was bad policy to condemu the Democratic party with the enemies around. Did not want to postpone but do what was to be done. dipt. Kitchen spke again and condemned the administration aud read some resolutions but, did not ask that they be passed. lie read them to express his views, lie said the only democratic measure th. present Congress has enacted was tht bill against the election law, whijh was signed by the President. He said that nine-tenths of the republi cans in oflice under Harrison arc in office now. Capt. Kitchin was here inter rupted by Mij. Emery who ask ed, 'Has not Congress passed the Bland Bill." "Yes," said Capt. Kitchin, '-but ha? Mr. Cleveland signed it." Emery. "Xo; but he ha3 plenty of time." Kitchin. "If Mr. Cleveland should veto the Bland bill, would you be against him "r" Emery. "Yes." Kitchin. "The Bland bill ! Why, you can't fool a third party man nor a colored with it !"' Emery. "Does it not authorize the coining of 55,000,000 of sil ver?" Kitchin. "Xo." Mr. J. C. Simmons asked, "Then why do the gold-bugs complain against it ?" Kitchin. "To fool such men as you and Tom Emery." CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE. MAM LEFT. EV.L! CF THE T VES AS REV. CR WHARTON SEES THEM. iik iuTiur htLiiira i'aiuii Th Chirr Srnatnr of Maryland -l.l.r. Hi H.I Id Ihr arc of I tie I'rlr" .1 "'""'""I' l arty lixl.iinr ISark .... I'ifilscit an.! Ihr l.r..ibii an lar . i'.rl It.--!!., a T linr. au J tl . (Baltimore Suu.) "The most probable cause of tip hard times." said l.W llr If l W hiirto i, in his mottling riiiou ves i tenia y at Prantly Hap'i-t Church, i "is that (rod has been f"rg.,tten ii jthii country. ity-r."ir p r tent "f the propie U ih I'lut.-.! States ! are not connect, d wi'h any church j 1 should say that only one-fourth of the remaining peoji;e are active, ! tiod-fearing Christian.-. Picture!) j .ve have left (iod out, a'ld he won't k i he left out. Some of von wouldn't - j be as good Christians" as vou are if -i '"m lias UICS.-IU IIS aS il IiatlOII ind we have given Him back world liness and wickedness. j " I'hiiik of Christian people silting j dow n at a poker table. 1 have ie jcuitlv learned of a family where it 'S customary to have their ...!. j their jack-poU aud their wine. It j is a stench in the nostrihs of Uod. "Loo how the Sabbath is desecra ted. In some cihes the trt..:itrt.j u.,.l 'he parks are all open on that day. dod is simply calling a halt. "Ihink oi the wickedness in high places. Look at the democratic par ty of today. It is a set of thieves who have gone back on their pledges, and the republican party is no better. 'The chief Suitor of -Murviaiid shakes his fist in the face of the peo ple aud cries : 'Say what vou wish, I'll vote as I please.' Thieves and rascals have us in their noer. ''Another cause of hard times is : he wealth that has lnvn amassed through rascality and politics. We dave lived beyond our means. Our credit has been the ruin of us. Men have bought, forgetting that pay-da v must come. J 'ay-day iias come". "WiiHt is the remedy 'J. Indeed, I don't know, but I want to make a Tew suggestions. If 1 had a voice that would sound from Maine to Texas I would cry aloud, 'Turn to dod.' Mr. Moody says that this country is undergoing the greatest revival it has ever known. It is be ginning to move in New York. If dod can move New York He can pretty nearly move hell. Don't you believe it 'i I believe America is the hope of the nations. "We people who pretend to stand up for our rights ought to turn the rascals out of otii .;e. Brethren, we've got to vote the way we pray. You've got to stop this fooHsh-iexs of saying 1 am a Christian in the church'and a citizen outside.' You'd feel .'in- ...U..., c.' ... viicn eiaiaii gCIS LO pllltlg t !-C Oil you in another world. No doubt, I'11 'H-'t do that; I'm a Christian.' But Satan will answer, 1 h:s is a citizen I'm piling this tire on.' This is not a political sj. ech. I'm making, but the gospel of J.-sus Christ. W hat the world needs is not more Christians, but more Chris tian character. "Don t spend any more money than you have to spend. My conscience iias been vvor.ied this morning be cause my coat tail is a little too long. L'he fact that it was made by a mem ber of this church relieves me a lit tle. Let U3 try to help one ano her. If you have a dollar, cut that dollar in two. dive one-half to somebody else, while you try to get along on the uthw half." r l K-CO l N 1 i: K C I IIUI'TION. A Halt to lie Culled on the Great C'iil Service. lic lo. iiicrs Abuse of l'alionajje. Washington Post. Representative Bailey, of Texas, has formulated a bill which he in tends soon to introduce making a re petition impossible of the rumors and charges which have been in cir culation ever since Congress met last August to the effect that the execu tive was exercising undue influence over the legislative branch of the government. So marked has been the exercise of patronage in some cases that Senator Lodge, in an au thorized interview, went so far as to say that it was the attitude and act ion of the administration in dispen sing offices so as to secure votes which influenced his aJversa vote in the case of Mt.Peckham. Mr. Bailey proposes to divorce the executive and the legislative branches of the government by making it impossible for auy Senator or member to have any voice whatever in the distribu tion of patronage. If the President needs auy advice or suggestions out side of those contained m the papers hied by the applicant, he must seek it elsewhere than from a member of i Ik Senate or House. Mr. Bailey thinks that this law, if enacted, will te.-ult in an independence on the art of the legislators that they cau :iot now possess, and which, in fact, ihey cannot possess as long as thy are dependent upon the Presidential favor for the offices for which their constituents hunger aud which the do not get if the legislator fails to vote iu accordance with the wishes of the administration. Mr. Bailey's bill, if it ever reaches that poiat where it is debated, will be provoea five of an interesting discussion, and it would be interesting to analyze the votes cast for and against it. The Populist attorney general of Kansas has forced the Pullman car monopoly to hand over a million dol lars of unpaid taxes which the Re publican administration had allowed to accumulate. WANTS TO HH .o . NtTHi AITOIVTo M I IhIK C t;lr I . t. .TUK, It'll llr linr. th, H.inor u, ile hi lie att. U. j it. j .... i i v. Nortlif n U-t Thursdav ri;is. at. point-. 1 Sp. kf r t m - .ur; V. S - - . . - i . i -ni; I Hi pit .tiator to Micce.d tf.e bteUp.n. Mr l'..n 1 .....?;.! ' . N-!i.it.T A. 1'iattt The t . it ! L'r.tm (!- foiJovm; . "Atlanta. ; v.. Mrch ;). "har'es V. Cr:p, Speaker, Ik-a-e of Kepies.-ntittives : "I have appoints you to fill the vafiiicy ip the l" iii ted States Semite c tUMd by the death of Senator A. H. ' Vl.juitt. I betf that ..u mil tend, r to" your re-ignitp.n so that ! can at otpe forwHid y.mr commission ip time for you to lake your place in the Senate to take putt lu thed'iseux -n il and s. tti. uit nt of the tariff ii-Mire soon to corce before the Senate. 1 am pleas, d to tender v.m this ippoiuiiueut because your iii-tingij.-h.-d cervi.-.s in the Hou-e have commanded the admiration and elldors-ment of our people. , quite sure mv action will be uio-t u.iutiU applaud. d by them. (Sign..,) , v. .1. N'.ik i Hi , "l.'ovt'Mior."' 'I UK siK AK'.K's ICLl'l.V. Speaker Crisp telegraphed the fob lowing n-ply to Governor Northern : "Wash in.. ton, I), r., March 'Hon. W. .1. Northeii, doveruor, At lanta, da. : "I am profoundly grateful for this C. F. CRISP. mark of your confidence and esteem. Am completely nut-prised. I had no idea such a thing was in contempla tion. My obligation to the Demo crats of the House are such that I cannot without consultation with them determine what I ought to do in the premises. Will wire you to morrow. Accept my heartfelt thanks. (Signed) "ChaklksF. Crisp. " On Friday Speaker Crisp sent the following telegram declining the ap pointment : THE DECLINATION. 'Hon. W. J. Northern, Governor. Atlanta, Ua. : "I have au ambition to represent deorgia in the Senate of the United States, and appreciate most highly ihe appointment you have given me, but for the .resent at least I must ut aside my ambition. I was, as you know, unanimously nominated Speiker. Iu accepting this office I have incurred obligations to our party throughout the country. A very large majority of the Democra tic nu tubers have united in a request that for the remainder of this (Jou gres I continue in the position to which they have elected me. They base this request upon grounds which I cannot in modesty repeat, but which I cannot in duty ignore. As Speaker I feel to some extent respon sible tor the action of the House. I feel a pride in its organization, and have a settled purpose, so far as my ii.lbience extends, to have broutrht before it, and have voted upon bills which, if enacted into laws, will re deem to the fullest extent our party pledges. This, I think, will serve the interests of the people of Geor gia. T am grateful to -ou for the hon or you have done me. I am grate ful to the numerous friends through out the State who have seemed pleased with, and who have urged my acceptance of this appointment. and beg that you and they will be lieve what I, in the utmost sincerity, say that in declining it I am sacii licing a cherished ambitiou to what I regaid as a sense of duty. (Signed) "Charles F. Crisp." 'DON'T CALL MK A KKI'l IILICAN.1 This is VV hat Senator Stewart Wrote the AVajlii-iston Post I.a-t Saturday. --The Ijeitox ratic anil Ketult!l an have ltoth .Joined the Ool.iljuca Attaint the People. SENATOR STEWART IS A POPULIST. Editor Post: In your issue of March .'!, in giving the views of Sen ators mi the veto message, you class me as a Republican. I left the Rep ublican party more than two years ago, bee tuse that party was iu favor of the single gold standard in the inter st of banks and bondholders. There l-asbein no refoim in that party sin .-e I left it. On the contra ry, during the Fifty-Third Congress the almost unanimous vote of the Republicans in both Houses of Con gress made it posj.ible for President Cleveland to force the gold standard upon the country and produce a condition of unparalleled misery an want. To be classed as a Republicn is to be classed on all financial ques tions as a Cleveland Democrat. I am neither. I am a Populist and belong to the only party that is un equivocally opposed to the subjec tion of the people of the Uuited States to the rule of banks and bond holders. Yours very truly. WM. M. STEWART. Crush the machine and save the Stat?. mm ::mm$px j M 1 rt H arUf Hl4r !PriJt U Tut 0 CCA USA I j r.uckborn, X. C, Mr. ..., i . j Kiutou: - Kx-(ngn-mn , Kwart'n article hich first ! iwr.I j in the Atheville Iittrr and epp-c n. ; hy vt rv iit-iir evt rt Iti-nuM-rati.- tu.. i, : m the Sin- : ' - - ', .-f ,. ) ) . viy Ui,' tptfnmrr- ji.iuBuy ijtkuig up the loiuhtp. .o to pmre mv statcnnt I mill tfive the t;gurct f (W- Cnrk ,.n. lnp J'ayt ttevil!, . I ,H tLt. pn sidentia! llrst lv,;t Clevt latid ret lived s.. -1 Harrison Weaver Total. We wiil iuiw l.tk the Vugtes- tloiial vote for 1 dradv (Dcm.N recti veil Clark (Rcp.v Koonee (P. 1'.) McNeill, (Pro.) 4 1 7 Total, What makes 1 Vt'.'l the di:Ti-repce oi v votes between the Presidential Hill! , . - . . ongrcseional hckt t. Now. in Cross Creek tow in-hip Weaver onlv received - votes, and there can U found in that township .id men who will swear that they voted for Weaver. Now what gives Clark, Kep., 13o" majority over Harrison, Rep. Now we will take the two candi dates for SI eritT. Smith (D.-m ) re ceived Di:.dcd.i:e.P. iv, si, whi,h makes a total vote of l.lvS, and Lr ( majority over the presidential vote, k is an ojten fact that deddie, the Populist candidate for sheriff, le eched iu Cross Creek township ( I'm y etteviHe) U-twcen four and five hun dred votes, but was not counted. The population of Cross Creek township is about 5,000 inhabitant 1 f A 1 1 1 1 . . . ' ami i mime me ratio is in cities 7 to 1 ami that would give Cross Creek about 715 votes all told, but for the sake of argument we will make the ratio 5 to I, and then the township would only be en tit led 'to 1,000 votes, while the sheriff's vote is V.ViS. Mr. Ewart shoots, and never al lows for the crawl, however the general vote is very near the tarn -, "ut " "c "in nonce tne apportion ment of the vote and compare them he will see the ditTi-iente. The wholesale robbery of the ballot box tn Cumberland county is not denied by the party iu power, and it even oi t fl- I .11 . ' boast of it as smartness. Jt is a cer- ' i tainty that facts, tigures and witness all don't lie. Di nk Downing. HON J. C. i ltl I t llAKII. size up one of the Sehemew of the Slate Maehine He ilom not Want the Item- ot ratie I'ai lv to take an altaelt r -X,.. Krophohiii." In a recent open letter on the po litical situation he savs: The policy of our Democratic edi tors just now is to express ureal solicitude for the welfare of those of us who are old time Republicans. I. for one, greatly appreciate their feelings in this matter, especially so wnen l realize the fact that it is prompted by sincere motivest?). One would immagine from the tone of their editorials that if we would only nominate a straightout Republican State and Congressional ticket that they would fall in line and help elect them. The truth is. th ev see the "hand-writing on the wall," and their only hope now is to induce us to put out a regular Republican tick et and therefore afford them a pre text for calling on the dissatisfied element of their own party to return and save them. If we take their ad vice aud make a straight fight, th- ir solicitude will at once disappear and each and every one of them will take a lit of negrophobia within twenty-four hours after our ticket is nominated. Let all our Republican friends make up their mint's to lay aside all differences and come together sTioul der to shoulder in the common con flict aud march in a solid phalanx with the 8fty thousand farmers who have decided to no longer bear the yoke of oppression and we will carry "the State by twenty-five thousand majority. 1 wish to say here and that I am not a candidate for any oflice and that my only object in thiscamgaign will be to do all in my power to he!) elect a Legislature that will repeal the present election law and restore to the peeple the right of local self government. J. U. PRITCH A HI). A FOI Ki ll I'AKTV. the Olfl Whig I'arty to he Hetlveil in V Irifiiila. Col. William Lamb, of Fort Fiher fame, prominent in eommeiical, industrial, and political affairs in that State for many years, and -hose irreat strengh, his friends say, lies ip. his refusal to accept office for himself, hasaunouced that iu the face of the Walton election law, which, he claims, is a virtual disfranchisement of the Republicans of Virginia, be iti tend to revive the Whig party in Virgiuia this spring, after the May elections, and to call to that standard all in favor of protecting Virgiuia interests in the tariff, in ftvor of bimetallism as against the gold stand ard of the present administration, in favor of Federal assistance to public education, and a liberal construction of the constitution, in fostering our agricultural and commercial interests and maintaining the Army and Navy, and euforcing the Munroe doctrine in our foreign relations. CHEAP Advertising, like ch-ap shoes, cheap lawyers, or cheap doctors, is generally cheap at any price. WHERE I atlvertisin pay? In I a paper that is in touch with the people ar.J reaches the homes and firesides. T K .1 VETO. CRESCENT riUtD Pw'TS h s fCOr HI T Ml tit lK .! I lf Kr. HI. tlilM. l.iiv ll I. Iln, tt mr ,,t mmm mm ... it,.! IK tu4 loll . l. JI4 ana H.,ri.....HI.i il.. rit S.e.t. . t , H-ar ltl iitt I ! Iuli ltrr-.l la ..,a I "II I l lLf lratr. To x) I H 'l" 'f Kepri et ?At;, ri le. ,r. without tuv iM,p,.. .1 llou-M. hill u.,ii,i., t,., I" V., rutstlrd "Au act .tr, .etui,. ;t,e OLiiiairf of t!. iiv r hulipMi h. M ti the Trt-aaurv an.) for oth.-r purp..-. My i?i..!iK'd -ire t. aw.-.l .!!tjrrr. m.'Lit v.tl, ti.,.,,. iU t,. !U Hu,r, f , t o.pres who have uppoitc,l the id, W'ulM h ad tue to appro e if if 1 co il.J believe that ti.e pu!Ip p. .ml toU!d pot I... th.reby fmUntfcr.sl. ai.d that u.-h .-ti,,n ,,4rt i t"tt;J U a proper .I... hurt'.- 'f mv : official duty, hia-mm-h, however, a I am uuahle to KMiofy tny-elfthat the proposed l. gisltu.u I either :w r opportune, my conceptions i.f tho obligation and rewinilnht i- t- I T:li'li..l t.. II... iV 11 , r i ' is" nun e i ipipi lor- ! bids the iuduliren.-.. ..f i desire, aud ilcmu nb! .'.nitiue to hint four,. ii, h is .lii tH!,.,! t,v my reason n.l judgment, ami jH.ini' t-d out by a Mlloele pup..M. to pro tect and promote the general int i- c-t of our propie. ' i i lie tiiiatuiai ditut hance 1 urn swept over tho count. dlllltigthe past year wa unparalleled in n severity and disastrous ce.juiMi ct-S. There seemed to be almost an entire displacement of f.tithiu our financial ability mid a loss of copti deuce in our tical policy. Among tho.su who attii.iptod to aigti raue for our ditr s.h it nits very generally conceded that the' operation of it provin.oti of law then in forcn whu-li required the go vcrn nient to purchase monthly a large amount of Mher bullion and issue its noten in pay. lueiit therefor, wat t-ntirt ly, or to a large extent, responsible for our eon diliou. This led to the repeal, on the first day of November, IVU, of this statutory provihi n. We had, how ever, fallen so low in the depths of depression, and timidity and appre hension had so completely lmuicI control in imam -ml circles, that our rapid recuperation could not be n soiiably expected. Our recovery has. lie Vert hel'-ss, steadily progreeaed, and though less than five inontlui have elapsed since the repeal of I ho mischievous silver pun-hawe require ment, a wholesale improvement ia unmi-takc;ibly apparent, t'oiitidenee. in our absolute solvency is to such I an extent reinstated and 1 ait h iu our disposition to adhere U sound finan cial methods is so far it slore.l, ns to produce the most t-ncoiu aging re- suits both tit hotiiem.nl abroad. The wheels of domestic in. lastly have 'been slowly set iu motion andlho tide of f.in igu investment iias again started in our direction. Our recovery bciuir so well under way, iiothingslinulii he done to check our con vaie-ceuce ; nr should wo forget that a rcl ip-e at tins 1 1 mo Would almost stllcly leduce UM to a lower statre of limine in! district than that from which we are just emerg ing. I believe that if the bill under con fodctat i'.n should become a law it would be I'l-gardei as h retrogression from the financial intention indica ted by our recent repeal of the pro vision forcing sil r bullion pur chases, that it w mill weiikj n.if it did not destroy, ret urtiimr fait 'i and con tideiice in our sound financial tend encies, arid that as a eonse.j ueiice our procress to renewed business health would be unfortunately checked, and a return to our necnt distressing plight seriously threat ened. This propost d legislation is related to the currency conditions growing out of the law compelling the pur chase of silver by t he govei nnn-nt that a gbtuce at such conditions aud a partial rt view ,f the l.iw referred to may not bo unprofitable. Between the Nth day of August, S!)0, when the law bocariiu opera tive, and the 1st day of November, Is.!).'!, when the clause it contained directing the purchase of nilver wan repealed, there were purchased by the Secr -tary of the Treasmy more than IftS. (ion, othl ouncrfH of silvei bul lion. In payment for this bullion the government issued its Treasury notes of various denotninat iona, amounting to nearly l.'(j,000fiMH of dollars, which noted weio immediate ly added to the currency itj circula tion among our jn-ople. Such note were by the law made legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, except when otherwise ex pressly htipulated, and were made receivable for customs, taxes, and all public dues, and when ao received might be re-issued. They were also permitted to be held by banking as sociations as a part of their lawful reserves. On the demand of tho holders these Treasury notes were to be redeemed in gohl oi ni'.ver coin in th din- rcliou of the Sccictary of the Tieasury; but it was declared an a. part of this n denn.tion provision that it was "the established policy of the United St at en to tnairittu th two metals on a parity with each other upon the present b gal ratio or such ratio as may be provided by law." The money coined from such bulli op was to be. standard sdver dol lars, and after directing thw immedi ate coinage of a little less than 2-i,-000,00!) oiiuft s, the, law provided that as much of the remaining bullion should thereafter be c lined as plight te necessary to provide for the re demption of th Treisury notes is sued on its purchase and that "any ifain or seiguiorage ari iiDg from auch coinage sia.ll be acco inted for and paid iuto the Treasury." This gain or seiguiorage evidently indicates at much of the bullion owntd by the government as should r main after using a sufficient amount to coin as many standard silver dollars as should equal in number the dollars represented by the Treasury notes issued in payment of the entire quantity ot bullion. These Treasu ry notes now oatataodinjr and in cir- (CoDtioued oaSoend Pago.)
The Caucasian (Clinton, N.C.)
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April 5, 1894, edition 1
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