North Carolina Newspapers

t s New Offer to Meet Demands. Five Copies Caucasian 3 f.lontbs For S1X8--I2 Co?!ss 3 Roafis S2.CD Vow ia the time fraction. The enemy U f ta.rea;.. 1x1 Everybody Mt a iWiir to tho r CAUCASIAN, wheel aov. Tbe coldba-t MV ief th coeatrj down with ' thf Caccasiah 3 months for Vl .lie . ., I, iMf lilontiieg literature. it t them. Nrod f LW JW ve . .... c....t nluK titL COpM Of th CAtCAllAS 3 VOL. XIV. RALEIGH, N. 0., THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1896. NO. 30. I'JnLJK, BETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. Matters on Which The Popular Opinion is EipreEs ed All Sections Interested. LIVING ISSUES FORWARD. Vliir KndorseiueiiU of th Arllou of th CanmlltM-4M4 VmIIii r.verf tir P.oDlAr.Coialt(tii I's "atar In The Middle of The Kotd" UThMogn. A Populist, Mad Dun't Von Krgt It. ror Tt ) Caucasian. I (Jrantshoro, May '.!.', OR. Come XAnntilirii.nfi.comt) Democrat, lue eoples Partv platform is large oagu lo Iioju an reioruiers. i-ijf id party prejadioe ana come io be Fopulint and help us to elect a ilver J'reimlent and a silver Con re. When thin in don this Um- 1 State will be restored to liberty tntl prosperity. Whosoever stop- ith their ears at the cry of tho poor hiill cry themselves, and shall not l i . i:u. ii.. h nearu. ii seems to u iu ry of the people has been heard but deaf ear turned to them. Let icry Populist and reformer the Pmnnt'r carry until victory is won ... h nnnr.la k on "in the middle t.H vuu f- ,f the road." I'opulists are gaining ground down ere. St. Luke, l'Jth chapter, 47th verse: A n I that servant which knew his .ord's will and prepared not him- Mf, neither did according to liis kill, Hhall bo boaten with mny Itnpws." J. U. WILEY. WAKE FOREST COM MEKCt KENT. "Watrh These Fellows." r tti- CaucaBlan.J Faykttkville, N. C May 23, '9G -In your mention of Messrs. Amos ml Hill, of Vance county, you VtrucK tne nail on ine nraa wnn Hiill nay, "That provided Amos and iill should bo retained by KepuMi an votes in the little county offices" hey were willing to arrange for fu lion on any terms. Now here lies the trouble. I here biro more Atnoses ana uuis man hese. Oar State is full of such men kml if we are not doubly watchful ur delegates will be stuffed by bese poisonous little office-holders, C,ntl lusion witn our greatest ene ni.'S will be the result, to the hurt f our State and best men. Let all he Populists in North Carolina kateh theBO fellows and fee that all ftuch ao dowu and out. Aly opinion s that a change in office every two kind four years is our only certainty o successful work. Bo may it be. T. B. NlWJJIRRY. A llojr'n Kenolatlon. or The CaucaBlan.J Ghantsboro. N. C. May 27. '90. he people in this section are mov ng along on the straight road with he exception of a few Democrat nd Republicans. They generally keep cool. Yon hardly ever hear them speaking concerning the times I am nothing but a boy yet, but if ever see the time wnen i nave the opportunity to vote, I am going vote for principle I don t believe in a "party." Now and then we hear of some one of the two old par ties turning to the Pioplis Party Keep right, boys, and don t turn vour ear from the cry of the poor The Bible speaks something concern tug this matter. Let us make good, peaceable country for the lis ing generation. Eddie 1). 1'aul Mow To Gain Grouuil. For the Caucasian. Thurman, N. C, May 25, 'DC Go on and stick to principle and let pie counters go and you will gain ground e?ery day. Wm. Smith. For Fight to th Finish. Fur the Caucasian. 1 Rid Springs, N. C, Juno 1, r9G. Populists in this section are for a fight to the finish, in the "middle of the road." A. D. McLeod. Principle Above Ofnce. For The Caucasian.! Hitbirt, Onslow Co., May 25, '9G. I, and every Populist in this sec tion, that I have seen or heard from nearniy endorse me action or. onr State committee at their meeting in Haleigh, on the lGth and 17th of April. We are Populists down here from principle. We left the old parties on account of their perfidy and dis honor, knowing there was no chance ifor reform through either of them, lieaded- by national bankers and .ether monopolists. We didn't favor fusion much in ( '94, though we voted the ticket, be- Iheving it best under the circum stances, uui tne election or. u-i is past, aud we look upon the financial question as being more important than other questions, especially the question of a few State offices.- We want a straight Populist ticket, then we are willing to co-operate with as many Republicans and Democrats as wanted to go with us. We con gratulate and thank Senator Butler for the manly and patriotic stand he has taken in the Senate. We arc proud of him. W. W. Kcssill Tho Hoat mad 1 arc. at In the Victory of th tnstltet tu A ioiro Vii Mew Chair FatablUhed. The rizty first eoajm net mt-Lt of Wak Forest co!lrs;' m W.d latt; week, arid by uuaui:urriiaro-aient, j was the best iu ih; history of that j long establi'Lf .1 institution. j In addition t this, the past yar has been a ry t riyerou-.'r e. Tb teceipts if t:.- 'v xcd- ed the rXf;ndit nr h by $1,759. Twohundrt'd tuI ixy t( aI lit worn wnrolln! dur-r tt'o year- twrnty-fjifi; rnr thsm -v-r attt-ud-cd the fuilegti in any ' rfvin y'ar. At th me-tirg of lh'' Board of Truat-es JUv. Dr. Thou. K. Skinner was elected to Hiicccd the late Rev. Dr. Cclumhm Dur!iaui ai IVenidtnt of the Board. The following were tlectod a new members of the Board : Rev. L. Johuson, of Oreensborc; lev. It. T. V'ann, of St:otlaud Neck; Mr. J. F. Spalnhour, cf Watangs; fcev. Johu K. -WbU- o -UaleiKh; Mr. II. B. Duffy, of Newbero; lion. W. T. Oawford, ol WayneKvilk; aud Mr. D. L. Gore, of Wilmington all ttrong. inllacntiitl and uaoful men, not only in their denomination, but also in the State, and covering all sections from Waynesville to Newbern. A Chair of the Bible was estab lished and licv. Mr. Cullom, a mem ber of the class of '92, was elected to fill the chair. Tho annual meeting of the alumni was very interesting, luo alumni address wast delivered by Rev. W. L. Wright, of Richmond. The annual address to the gradu ating class was delivered by Dr. B U. Carroll, ot Texas, and was confes sedly one of the ablest ever heard at the college. On Wtduesday night a tremend ous audience gathered to bear the baccalaureate sermon by Dr. B. L. Whitman, President of Columbia University. His text wis taken from the third epistle of John, sec ond chapter and Jouriet iith verHf : I write unto you, jouu- r.i-n, Im- tause ye are smng and U.u woul ot i Gtd ab duth ia you, ami y Jiave overcome thts evil one." Many who aru capable to judge of a great sermon pronounce this one of the most powerful ever delivered in tho State upon a similar occasion. It made a protound impression and won completely the large audience to the graceful and earnest speaker. Thursday was the great com mencement day and was practically owned by the graduating class. The salutatory address was made by Mr. W. P. Exum. Speakers and subiects ot speeches were as follows : J. H. Gore, of Wilmington, "Capo d'Astro," which he defined as mean ing " The college; its mission and ammunition." Bruce Benton, Union county, "The New Era." Willis G. Briggs, of Raleigh, 'Municipal Reform." W. II. Davis, Henderson, "The Personal Element in Character Building." Speight Dowell, of Durham, "Prophets and Progress." J. N. Tolar, of Robeson county, "An Ideal Life." I. M. Meekins, of Tyrrell county, "The Oppressed Masses." The valedictory address was de livered by Mr. M. B. Dry, of Union county. Mr. G. N. Bray, of the class, who was to have delivered an address was too unwell to do so. Theses were submitted by the fol lowing graduates : "Utility of the Theory of Evolu tion" J. M. Alderman, Duplin county. 'The Development of the Idyls ot the King" C. C. Austin, Tarboro. "Shakespeare's vs. Historical Kine John" W. C. Barrett, Moore county. "Better a Drowned Land than a Lost Land" W. J. Beale, Northampton. Mental Aberration" T. II. Briggs, Raleigh. "Wordsworth" J. W. Carlton, Duplin county. "American Literature" Y. H. Carter, Louisville, Ky. "Freedom of the Will" T. C. Council, Wake county. The Beginning of Baptists m North Carolina" E. J. Harrell, Gates county. "Wordsworth's View of Nature" C. R. Hairfield, Henry county, Va. "Anniversary Oration" J. How ell, Jr., Caldwell county. "The Philosophy of Schopen hauer" J. D. Hufham, Jr., Shelby. u ses and Abuses of Imagination" D- F. Lawrence, Wake county. 'Evolution of the English Drama" H. H. McLendon, Wadesboro. "Evolution of Patriotism" V. O. Parker, Wake county. "Determinism vs. Freedom" R. B. Powell, Savannah, Ga. "A Human Automaton" D. B. Rickard, Davidson county. "Hygiene or the Nervous System'' A. M. Ross, Cleveland county Kimet allism" R. G. Rozier. Robeson county. "Rise of the Papal Power" C. Winburn, Fayette ville. AA?fKJ.NLeY&- POLITICAL 'S.C HOP U fob rep.u:bx.uoa ks. ' 4 V 0 t ttor. .Oner ft at, km, n AT1D TT inn ia th firt catBMin. Xrtkbx Ml IK WAllll our .5il aubcs J .Comrvidnd.uou ttr I HAND KtfoWWAlT FOR G0 REPUBLICANS . luasxmlanC TOK1Tur snjnr.Sr GoXD. STAKPARD! end W ch dU findneiar Questions' I am the soon dcst inquiries Your reward shall be or.nce 'KJt' L-A 'no Public plunoej TlJv- For tht rllcvs Who TTiat U tcrit aal Slth. DOWN FKOCESS aassteU, ftr lv yr bor ka4 rB by mad th roU U nr rnmlly aromWd t th faet. tkat thy fod bo rlf mm4 eoaU L- rowr bo rpr&taUoB for tka- rive, m BBttrn till tluttd. 1kky appBi4 lo btm ariiB, a&a vrv f lactantly, tot ba h eoaeivr4 tt t b Bis duty, hm twram tkir imt. ia another raapais. asd dd ia brtaking 1ob tb nrottT yitij bA.rritB ATMad.laiii ' Am- featiBCB shrtwd pohticiaa of thl ILA11aU ola achool, ho bad rprBtd bu I .mm - - ' m I ..... h vi(ri, trvn or ik bUWr-TWt Um iqbi outmi lor b Bamtr or yra. I - 1 1 V i n t m m i.lk.l toil L t.;.w.i i .i i I - Wh w tk Wena toaa to wateb bis roar ia loirrru. I 1 and to aatiafy myaelf to whether I N Bbbvi, N. (X, May ".; or not b pora4 rt-sl Irrulativ M bo ma jonty ot tho troa araat. ability. Fall well aeqai&te4 witblo today to kaow br VlrKisWy bis natural gxod com rxkon bo aadl1 Bt( whuo at tbo aao tiato lata bis c xeelUat judgment which ho al-1 r7 aaxtoaa and dmroas ft do ways manifested when but b tDfrel thmlra know bro tby aro boy, I was still vtry taurh iurpndt. lil tho prtmm really uadrtao4 to uiaoover Brt mat beta ao well I m ria qaoaxtoa laey would not qualified to ditcharr the datiea and traats of tbo high clSeo to which hUl district elected him. And ia this con nection I will say, that the popl cf I mo ventn uof reMiooal district of North Carolina have, at last, aud mat this foolish deaiaod bdob Me Kinley or aay other asaa. Tbo Now Yoik pre, ia ootatiaatioa with tbo Wall atroet atxealator. attnbato tho ctld espott at preaoat to XI r- Kinley lxau b Com aot osao for one time, at least, a real rrnre.loat and deelar frs poattivo rt14 aentative, in the person of lion. A.l ndrd. The Morning Advertiior C. Shuford. Hit boldneaa ia attack-1 cornea out with a list of baaiBOM ing abuses in the adminiatration oflmvn mti manufacturer fir which government ana tbo bills which Lcl the city nta been canvataeu to ro- &as introduced to correct them, have I grd to tho oonsd money or cold not only attracted tbo attention of I standard, and at a matter of roaroo They Are Straight In Macon. For The Caucasian.) Frankliv, Macon Co., N. C . May 2G, '90. The executive committee of the Peoples Party of Macon county. met in Franklin, on the 2Jrd, and in consultation endorsed the action of our State executive committee, and the course of Senator Butler. We are in favor of straight ticket, conn ty, State and national, pledged to the support of the free and unlimit ea coinage both gold and silver a the ratio of 16 to 1. J. M. Carpenter, Chm'n Ex. Com. P. P. for Macon County. All Right t For The Caucaslan.1 James City, N. C, May 25, '9G. Keep "them'? on the run, and the &ght is won. J. S. Basnight. $3,000 GIFT TO THE UNIVERSITY. NATIONAL PROHIBITION CONVENTION. It Meets at Pittsburg, and Splits all to Smaith on the Financial Question Sil ver Voted Down. The national Prohibition conven tion met in Pittsburg, Pa., last week. Like all other conventions, it found the financial question the biggest thing before it, and it would not down. A hot contest began with the election of a chairman. The two factions ol the convention were styled "broad gauge" and "nar row gauge." The latter hold that the Prohibition party should be a party of prohibition and nothing else; the former think the party should declare in favor of free silver and woman suf frage. Chairman Stevens' speech was of the narrow gauge tone. He be lieved that all other political issues have a tendency to divide the Prohi bitionists and advised the convention to "bear in mind that nothing would so gratify the supporters of the drink traffic as a division in our ranks, or a fruitless controversy in this conven tion." The first five planks of the platform relating to prohibitory legislation for the suppression of the liquor traffic were read and unanimously adopted An efl'ort was made to table the sixth plank calling upon the churches to support the prohibition ticket at the polls, but' the plank was adopted When the woman's suffrage plank was reached a hot debate arose. Without disposing of it a recess was taken. At the afternoon session considera tion of the silver plank introduced by the "broad gauge" people was dis cussed with warmth on both sides, After three hours debate, the free sil ver plank was- defeated by a vote of 387 ayes to 427 noes. The convention then adopted the one-plank (prohibition) platform, not even giving the woman's 6iitirage peo pie a showing,nor allowing Miss Ilelen Gougar a chance for denouncing "those cowardly men " as she ex; .'ess ed some willingness to do Joshua 1'. Levering, of Maryland was nominated for President. Ue is a prominent colFee merchant of Haiti more, lie is Dlty-live years ot age, and repufed to be very wejilthv. He is president of the loung Men's Chris tian Association, and v as formerly a Democrat, but has been connected with the Prohibition party since 1884, and has lor some years past acted as Vice-President of the State executive committee. 1 The ' broad gauge" element left the convention hall late and organized a convention j'd another hall. Eleven State chairmen were among the bolt ers and twenty-four States were rep resented. They considered the formation of a new party and a motion to adopt a platform to nominate candidates for President and Vice-President. Mr. Moore, of Nebraska, presided. Among the prominent bolters were Helen M. Gougar, of Indiana; ex-Gov. Jno. P. ot. John.K. S. Thompson, of Ohio, editor of the New Era; John Lloyd Thomas, of New York, and L, B. Logan, of Ohio. Hale Johnson, of Illinois, was nomi nated for Vice-President. A NEW PARTY. Pittsbckg. Pa.. May 28. The bolt ing delegates who withdrew from the Prohibition convention held a meet ing and organized "The National Par ty," with "Home Rule" as their motto j A platform was adopted, embodying ine minority report favoring iree sil These awards are : For collection of commercial fertili zers and analyses. For exhibit of Spanish peanuts, ior- ty-two samples, yield of 20 to 150 bush els an acre. For collection of woods, photographs and maps in Forestry department. For cast of nshes, collection oi oys ters, mounted sea fish, reptiles and aquatic birds, fisherman's tools, nets, seines, models of fishermen's camps, etc., in the department of Fish and Fisheries. The bronze medals in aluminum cases, are very nandsome, bearing in bold relief on the obverse side the landing of Columbus. The dipomas are handsomely engraved. Columbia, reclining on a huge bison, points her chuaren, wnite, red and biacK, to tne "White City," while Fame with a lau rel wreath otters a crown. CONGRESSMAN A. C. SHUFORD. REPUBLICAN HOT SHOT. RUFUS AMIS MAKES SOME PLAIN STATEMENTS ABOUT THE REPUB LICAN CONVENTION. To Cast A Republican Himself, He Condemns The Craftiness of The Bosses He Declares That The Only Alternative For Honest Free Coinage Republicans Is Their Lot With The Peoples Party, For The Caucasian. 1 Granville, Co. N. C, May 28, 96. Feeling the same interest that any other citizen should in the welfare and prosperity ot the people or our State, and believing with all honest and patriotic Republicans that true Republicanism is right, I wish to express my sincere regret that our convention at Raleigh, on the 15th instant, should put forth a platform so crafty in conception and dishon est in expression'as to be entirely un worthy of the party. We all know ihat the masses of our party favor the free and unre stictea coinage or ootn silver and gold at the ratio of 1G to 1 We know that Abraham Lincoln rejoiced at tne prospect ot paying our great national war debt by the development of the rich silver and gold mines of the west. we Know tnatueneral urant ap proved the law of 1875 resumption act to pay all debts "in coin" sil ver and gold at 16 to 1. We know that James G. Blaine, in February 187a, declared that. you cannot take away the same mint privileges from silver, whieh is accorded to gold, without bringing disaster to the people." We all know that such "wide spread disaster" is here, and every voter of ordinary "mother wit" knows that the denial of equal coin age to silver is the sole and only cause of the universal poverty and distress now prevailing over the en tire country. Why, in viewtf such universally recognised doctrines of our nartv. should our leaders, in convention at Some Things Seen and Told of Him By a Tar Heel Who Vis ited The Capitol City. A HARD, HONEST WORKER. How Men of His Stamp Illustrates Chang ed Conditions A Statesman For Th People And Mot of Rings or Cliques Significant Incidents. Every visitor to the city of Wash ington should make it his business to ascertain to what extent the rep resentatives of the people in the Na tional Congress, interest themselves in the affairs of their constituents. it is quite evident, that tor many years, the administration of our gov ernment and the enactment of our laws, have been entrusted to people who were nothing more or less than agents or tools of cliques, combines or monopolies. So, when one of our Congressmen was duly installed, it required much more nerve and inde pendence, than the average human being yield much of enable him to his time to the de- A. C. Hon. Shuford. nammnni flail to He Started in Sentember and Good Board Furnished at 8)8 per ver wnicn was SUDmittea oy tne pro- Month Student Walters. Mrs. Frederick Baker of New York, has given the University three thou sand dollars to equip Commons Hall at the University and provide board at cost lor students. The Hall will be opened next September with accom modations for two hundred, and the charge will be $8 per month, which is nopeu to oe reduced to $6 after a while. There will be twenty student waiters, who will get board for their services. Tne Mason farm (1 000 acres . locat ed a mile and one-half from the Uni uersity and recently bequeathed to it by Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Mason, will be used as a poultry, dairy, stock and truck farm to supply the tables in Commons Hall. hibition Broad-gauge faction, but re jected by the convention. C. E. Bent ley, of Nebraska, was nominated for President, and J. tt.Southgate,of Dur ham, N. C, for Vice-President. A national committee, with L. B. Logan, of Ohio, as chairman, was organized. The plan of Wanamaker for a rent al system of telegraphing from and to the postoffices, is the plan the monopolists desire to have adopted when it becomes obvious that a pos tal telegraph bill will pass Congress, in spite of all opposition. RECEIVED 157 MEDALS. North Carolina Honored With More Awards at the World's Fair than all th Other South Atlantic States Combined. ? The World's Fair Commission a warded lot medals and diplomas to North Carolina," says Secretary Bru- ner, of the State Department of Agri culture. "The people of the State have no idea of the immense work that was done by this State at Chicago. iney cannot realize it. Aonn Caro lina was awarded more distinctions at the World's Fair than all the other South Atlantic States combined, even including v irginia. Four bronze medals and diplomas were received by the Department of .agriculture yesterday. Raleigh, put forth a platform so full of cunning and deception! Why should we deny to our voters tne privilege to vote, in their own party, for the free coinage of silver. wnen it it is Known mat all oar in terests require it, and the preserva tion of the party demands it? Whyt Because "among my peoDle are bund wicked men: they lay in wait. as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men." Jer. 5: 26. The majority of us have been ad vocating co-operation with the Peo ples Party in the coming campaign. We did co-operate in 1894 without any sacrifice of principle. We could have done so again, without anv sacrifice of principle; but onr lead ers preferred the spoils and have de stroyed all nope of further union in i i . mi . an orgamzeu capacity, xnere is now absolutely no alternative for honest, free coinage Republicans ex cept to cast ui their lot with the Peoples Party; A new "alignment is inevitable, and all fair minded and patriotic Republicans realize the fact that, as at present organized, their party is only a machine to en slave the voter and grind : ont spoils. AUTOS AXIS. mands of any except party bosses or machine leaders. Hence, the needs of the largest and most useful class of our citizens, were scarcely con sidered. In the days when every thing was subject to the "toossism" of one or the other of the old par ties, those who were the sworn serv ants or representatives of the peo ple, found it necessary , only to heed demands from a few party leaders, in each community, who, in turn, by the use of the party lash, would whip the rank and file into ac tive duty at each recurring election. Hence, the masses of the people could scarcely feel that they had any, and really they did have very little, representation in the government. Untold numbers of our most nseful, sturdy and oven very intelligent farmers and mechanics in small towns and villages, or in rural dis tricts, have pursued their usual vocations, throughout long and nseful lives.and have raised up sons and daughters to take their places, and passed away, as must all mortals, without ever being able to feel, or to realize that they had a common interest, with all oth er citizens, in the beautiful sights; the extensive buildings and the many interesting and instructive features of the Capitol City of the Nation. it is bardly necessary for us to stop to inquire why there were so many people who knew so little about those matters to which almost every one is now giving so mueh " attention. Suffice it to! say, Sthat the reason is much more apparent to one, who bas been a frequent visitor to this city, for the past twenty years, than it can oe to tnose who nave never availed themselves of that advant age. For many years, or until Very recently, it has been almost as diffi cult for an ordinary citizen, visit ing w asnington, to have an audience witn nis congressman, as it is now to talk with the President. The or dinary laboring man, mechanic or farmer, desiring to make known some necessity-to his representative in Congress, too well knew that his time, stationary and postage stamps would be wasted, unless he could se cure some intervention of some lo cal politician, or man of political in fluence, to present his cause for him. Thus, a spirit of indifference was rife in the land. Thousands of the most substantial and even most intelli gent citizens possessed but little more than a historical or geograph ical idea of the Capitol City of the nation, cnuaren were brought up in the country, sent to the neighbor hood schools, and became men and women, without having instilled into them the faintest ideas of represent ative government, conditions were such as to cause them to feel that those things were too far beyond their reach to require even the slight est thought. But the awakening among the masses of the people, during the last few years, has , pro duced quite different results. A little circumstance happened during a call I was making at the private office of one of one own rep resentatives, during my present vis it in Washington, which impressed me very much with the great change that has taken place, in things above referred to. The mail was brought in, during my visit, and on being opened, among the various requests made of the Congressmen were seven school children, in one small town, each asking bim for a copy of the Congressional Directory. He stated that such requests were coming to him from all parts of his district from men, women and children as only a limited number of copies were allotted to each member, it was impossible to supply them. It oc curred to me as rather remarkable that school children should be want ing a book of that character, and I made some remarks about it. A gentleman sitting by remarked that things are quite different now, from the time when we were school bovs. Then we hardly knew that there was such a thing as a Congress, and most of our teachers knew but lit tle more of it than we did. But what I desire particularly to speak of is, that since the masses of the people have been awakened to the free exercise of their senses, and have to a great extent, thrown off the galling yoke of the political bos ses, tbey are naving a voice in the selection of their representatives, and have, in several instances, been successful in electing men who un derstand and know how to appreci ate their needs. This has brought the highest legislative branch of onr government much nearer to the peo ple. Ail are beginning to realize that their Congressman is their serv ant. The many commands which the representatives now receive from the people wbo, but a few years ago, would never think of as being any thing direct from a Congressman, are evidences that they are going to use their servants. And the prompt attention which some of them give to such commands, is also evidence that the servants recognize the au thority of their mas ters. But pome have done much more than others to educate and encourage this new con dition with the people. And while I do not wish to speak disparagingly of any representative in Congress from a .North Carolina district, J simply wish to state, that the Sev entn congressional district, was es pecially fortunate to have within its borders, an humble and nnpreten tious citizen, a farmer and one of the people, who was not only intelli gent and well informed, but possses- mg all tne necessary qualifications of a leader in political reformation. Not ambitions for political prefer ment, but haying the welfare of his fellow farmers and the laboring peo-- pie generally, at neart, ne respond ed to their call, at the same time re gretting that they could not select another who would undertake the leadership, and with sacrifices which bnt few will ever know of, he braved all reading and thinking people in his own district and State, but hare attracted the notice of distinguished people in other Mates; and be has numbers or letters of the greatest praise and highest endoreemrnt. from prominent men from the New Lngland States to the Pacific alopo And the speech which he delivered in the House on "the bill to main tain and protect the coin redemption fund, Ac," is read and eagerly ught atter in nearly every btat of the Lnion, as isevideocfd by the many rtuaests which be receives far onus . i - oi ine same. lint the bet representative f the people, is not always the oue who makes the most speeches and creates the greatest stir in the halls of Con gress. It consists more in the quiet work that he docs, when the House is not in session. To visit the pri vate room of this active, faithful and industrious young statesman. and see the great number of letters that daily pour in upon him from all classes of his constituents, asking ois am iu giving various Kinds ot re hef, and to see him busy at work giving the most careful and imntr tial attention to every one of them, often never retiring until two or three o clock in the morning, would only give an imperfect idea of the seusitive interest that be feels for the welfare of every individual. One of his distinguishing characteristics and one which is f o highly commenda Die in mm is ine impartial manner in which.he attends to every request. tie seems to realize fully that he u a representative ot the people. He does not seem capable of making all named were for either one or the other. Now, Mr. Kditor, what I Ub to know is bow baaineaa or manufac tures throughout this brood laad can tHt iDnie4i oy a sieelo gold standard. The asm oditor comes out in fit ring headline ia on of hi recent issues. "Tho Market I'nfl. Traders say They aro Not Ksrniog Office Eitense. Hot Crops aro Growing, ood Each lay Hrisgs Mil lions of Wealth Into Eiitenee. Securities Still S 11 Iow. Bat tho Tearing Iown Process is Ended and tho l i buildicc Will Be gin at bt. Loaia." The trts of New lurk and the stock speculators delegate to them selves tho honor that Wall street is tho pulse of this tbo most enterpris ing and induatnous country of the world. If this lo ao, why was tbo tearing down process over begunT Have the crops not boea growing for the past twenty years! What more can nature do for Wall street than it bas done for tho past twenty years! Under his flarieg beodlinoa the editor says, "Securities are on a low level of prices. Tbey may easily sell at a lower level yet." I call noon these self-constituted. pulse regulators to explain the sim ple question asked: What is tbo most important to all commercial business centres to stimulate busi ness and trade! I know of but one in this country, as there is no ques tion in regard to industry, which is plenty of good money throughout the length and breadth of our coun try. If there is any other thing needed I wish to bo informed. any discriminations, in attending to Tue single gold standard failed to requests, by reason oi the politics of ja it for the past twenty years and a.- va I wiii cerTAiniY i&u to ao it in tn in tw h otr haira Boa Ik a a. asm h . m Z A. I . - wmmuuuj, w inrs. The country could orosoor in anything else, save the question ncder a single silver standard, but ui jitMica ui lujusuco ui me aemsna. In the distribution of public docu ments, literature, free seed &c. he is equally impartial, asking only to know the names and postoCice ad dresses of the voters of his district, and all are placed on the same basis in the distribution of favors. it is utterly impossible for this coun try to prosper under a singl gold standard. This is ao plain that any one wbo wishes can see that much for himself. England and Germasy are enabled to eontinue only by the United States furnishing them with silver bullion at fifty cents on tbe I do not wiite the above with Mr. dollar, of which this country sold Shu ford, s knowledge or consent, nor do I write it as directing or dictating the policy lor tbe people to pursue in selecting their next Congressman. I write it, simply desiring to call at tention of the public to the merits that I have discovered in their rep resentative, and also because I br ieve, that when a man. in any posi tion of trust, proves faithful to tbe same, he should receive the approv al and endorsement of those whom he serves. I do not know what is to be the outcome of the positions which the parties have taken with regard to the approaching campaign, tor do I speak knowingly of the capacity in which Mr. Shuford will be before tbe public again, but I believe tnat I do know one thing, and that is, that no temptation of spoils oi office can in duce him to deviate from the prin ciples or policies which he believes to be right and just and honest. A Tar Heel. NORTH CAROLINA WOOL GROWERS Will Find Here Soma Facta mad Sagge jcestlon of Interest. The "Textile World" for May pub lished in Boston, says, under cap tion, WOOLafABKKT. "The first of the present month marks the ending of another wool year and there is more wool in stock on hand than ever before at the closing of the sea son. If not another pound was im ported, there is nearly enough to supply the entire consumption for twelve months to come. Basing the estimates on figures officially report ed by the Manufacturers Association last year, the chp of 1896 was in the neighborhood of 273 million pounds. Including wool waste, about 280 mil lion pounds were imported, bringing tbe total ror tbe year np to at, prox imately 555 million pounds. Under consumption and large im ports of foreign goods would indi cate that the domestic production ould not call for quite 300 million pounds and consequently there mast be materially over 200 million pou.ids of old wool yet remaining. No im provement is visible in the market for domestic wool, prices being nom inal and very unsatisfactory. If the above statement be any thing like correct, then it would seem to be the part of wisdom for farmers having wool to exchange it with onr woolen mills for woolen goods, and thms obtain comfortable clothing for their families without any cash outlay. They can find directions for doing so by corresponding with the Chat ham Manufacturing Company at El kin, N. C, and the Alpine Woolen Mills at Mt. Airy, N. C. Both these mill hare announcements in The Cavcasiax. them for tbe first four months of this current year, $18,07l,4-"0 worth; and by selling tbe silver bul lion at half its value this coun try had to export dunng the same time fl8.137J.s of gold. Does this not conclusively prove that the single gold standard is against the prosperity of this country! Had the sliver bullion been at par, then the silver bullion would have been tbe balance of trade against this coun try and the gold remained at home. As regards tbe manufacturer sad business man, how is it possible for them to expect or even to hope for a revival or business ana trade when they shut off seven-tenths of the people of tbe woild who main tain single silver standards even to the extent of Mexico and the South American republics; and too, when this country has to hang itself to the tail of tbe two monied empires to gratify them with onr silver bullion at half price, and cotton, wheat, corn and other produce and provis ions at the same .ratio! Have the business men and manufacturers of our country ever asked themselve whether it pays them best to send the products of the silver mines and agriculturalists to those empires at half price, or whether it would not pay them better to have those indus tries prosperous so rs to leave tbe gold in our own citry where U would be possible for them to. at least, bring about a r6 rival of trade where there is no other place possi ble. As regards free and unlimited coinage of silver, which is the only way to bring (silver bullion to par. I am utterly astonished when I see the great effort made by the majori ty of the press throughout the eoan- try. What basis can business, trade and the press adopt to pat either gold or silver on without free and unlimited coinage to make their bul lion par with each ether! If Lon don or the outside world fixes the price upon silver, then why do the goldbugs not demand the coinage of our silver at the present price of the bullion! Who can lose nnderthat arrangement and what is to hinder it from being done! The roldbugs dare not do it. They know it would soon require two gold dollars to bay a silver dollar. It seems to me that the intelligence of country should ponder and retrace their steps whom it is au loss to this country and ao gain in prospect. The South is un justly abused in regard to their effort for bringing the silreT.bullien to. B parity again. But lot it be said to the credit of the Southern peo plethat it is the intelligent portion of the people who advocate tho free coinage, while the eolored voter, to T .