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THE UCASIAN, hi - J sss CA Vol. XVI THE SIMMONS MACHINE. A Sample of its Work in Warren County. THEY NOMINATED A POPU LIST ON THEIR fount j Ticket lie Was Also Nominated by the People's Party County Convention The Democratic Machine Demand ed Thftt ho Should Decline the People's Party "Nomination lie Refused, Saying he Follow cdllryun's Example, But They Took IHm off Their Ticket. Nothing that ha occurred daring tho present campaign has lllustra ted more fally and conclusively tbe Intolerarco and undemocratic Kplrlt of Simmons and his machine than what has Just occurred In Warren county. The Democratic Counv Conven tion which met first nominated Mr. Nathan M. Palmer, the Chairman of the People' Party Countv Exec ntlve Committee, for a position on thelrticket. They did this because Mr. Palmer bad declared that while fce was a true Ponullst that yet he favored tho amendment. The People's Party County Con vention met a weok or two later and passed a resolution to the ef U't that since the People's Par y Rtate Convention did not maketh amendment a party Issue that they would nominate Mr. Palmer on their ticket. This was done. The Democratic connty machine soon held a meeting and demanded of Mr. Palmer that he should de cline the Peoples Party nomtna Hon and slap his own part? in the fare as the price of their support He declined to do it wh err upon the machine nncerr monlouly removed him from the Democratic ticket. We publish below the lame apol ogy which the Democratic machine made for their action, and under that a card from Mr. Palmer ex pressing his reason for re fn sing to comply with their unreasonable and autocratic demand, and expres sing his opinion of such conduct. Read both sides as given below and render your vedlct accordingly: The Machine's Apology. To thk rvnuc : We desire to exolain to the public whv Mr. Nathan M. Palmer was taken off the Democratic county ticket. He was nom inated by the Democratic county conven tion as a Populist who favored the Con stitntional Amendment. Afterward he was nominated by a wing of the Populist partv that was opposed to the Amend ment and his name placed on a ticket with men who ars openly opposed to. and working against the passage of the Amendment, one of whom is Mr. C. A. Cook, the leading Rrpublicn of the countv, whom it is well known the hon est rank and file of the Popultst partv will not support because they must, and we believe do recognize the fact that he represents no political principle in com mon with theirs. We were convinced that the presence of Mr. Palmer's name on that ticket lent aid and encourage ment to the anti-amendment sentiment in the county and to the same extent, of course, weakened the cause of white su premacy. Viewinir the matter in this light we requested Mr. Palmer to publish, or permit to be published, his letter de clining the nomination tendered him by the anti-amendment crowd. He declined to do so. and there was no other course to be followed except to take his name from the Democratic ticket We, who sign this notice, are members of the Democratic executive committee that took his name off the ticket. J. A. Dowtijt, Chm'n. 11. A. Boyd, P. J. Macon, R. W. Alston, W. G. Coleman, J. J. Shrarin, A. S. Webb, Waltrr Allrn, Geo. W. Braplev, Jas. Montgomery, M. J. Hawkins, S. R. Duke July 2, 1900. Mr. Palmer's Statement. to the fairmtnded people ok war ren County: Gentlemen : I publish this article simply to show to the good fairminded people how I have been dealt with as I felt hurt and aggrieved at the course per sued by a few. It is generally known that I was nomi nated at the last Democratic convention as a Populist to fill the office of county treasurer. I was then some few weeks later nominated by the Populists after I insisted that they should not put me on the ticket. I then went to the chairman of the People's Party and told him that I could not accept The Democratic Executive Committee held a meeting on July 33d, and passed an order or resolution demanding that I should publish an article rejecting the Populist nomi lation which I positively refused to do for the following reasons: First, I know for the last 15 or 20 years the candidates for all county offices have almost invariably been nominated by two and often by three conventions. I also see our great leader, and one whom I believe stands solitary and alone as the loftiest figure in the great fight for human liberty, placed upon three tickets Dem ocrat, Populist and Silver Republican, nd any quantity of other instances 1 could mention. I claim that if the Popu lists nominated me knowing that my po- uucai views differed from theirs on manv Issues and that my political principles had nnder gone no change whatever, that u was unprecedented and almost unheard of to demand that I slap the People's Party in the face, who simply wanted to we ror me, by publishing them in the Pperi. Secondly, If I had been called in and made to do the above, which my friends, for some of them I know hare the bes for me and interest I,, - v told - mmm 4U IMfC me may were mAnv in t and w. ireatea wrong, would have I s aJf been w-nnce OI hit manhnnd .-A t could UU A "TB respected or esteemed f again aa before if I had been made tn lyself to wear a strait iarV .n through tw yuuiiaa the press those who atmrvi. ..m by their action they wanted to rote for me. If I waa good enough to be pot on the ft by the convention, ttut m u ticket cal principles have not changed one iota rm t. - since lutu w neaven'a and justice's why am I not rood enonoli to sake on v " ' Friends, I write without bitterness and I think I find aa aore imn nnnn . Treat 1 desire to throw the mantl of rh.ri. over the weakness of human nature but 1 reel mat 1 have been dealt nnkind yes even crnellv within the farm. f iy. those I waa friendlv to. Many leading Democrats. T thinV .1. most all of whom I have ftMf themselves, and I have heard a great many, say they believe the fuir-minded people of the county will be for me stronger than ever. All I ask. frienda. is inntirp if t .m wrong condemn me if I am right austain me , inuepenaeni, lair thinking men. m . . m mm aiosx respecuully, Nathan M. Palmer. A False Charge. "Editor Times-Vii tor: Th C.tjc.s an of last week charges us with disput ing a white pressman and putting a i"Iored man in his place at a chener pres. There is no truth in his state ment We have not dlsnlsc.eri snv nnu. men In our employment One young man whom we had in our employment qiit of his own accord, without giving us a moment's notice, and took employ ment elsewhere, and our colored porter. who oss oeen in owr employment for Tany years, and who m. Dress-feeder was put on one of our lob presses OKK DAV. until another white nreaimi n could be em ploy pd ; and the young man we employed came from Thb Caucas- in om e. II r. Click, who verrttm the aa hear-aay, Ufermed us that he was m's informed In regard to the matter, and that he would make the proper correc tion in his next paper. Kdwards fc rocobjton. The above anneared in the Timoi V'sitor of July 30 b. Mr. Xd wards ame to me ahont it. r trid him how 1 care by the facts. Ife asked see to cor rect ic. 1 nrst toia mm 1 would sav : 'Mr. Fdwards savs the. statement, wo published wss not true." Re said that. would b sffle'ent 1 then told him, as he was trying to explain how It was, that it would be better for him to write his statement, and we would publish t Me said he would This is the cor rection I proposed to make. Hut he did not send it here, hut to the Times via. itor. I can't say why, unless he knew w a a a a m r . - . . 1 wouia kick sgsu st tne closing para ?rsrh. which I now take rip Amir in doing by say'ng. T did not inform him that f "was misinformed;" 'or T plain ly to'd Mr Edwsrds that his expans ion or it. was in substance juot wha nr informant said, and whit we nnh- lished as any one can see by a proper analysis of it J. F. Click. The Ridiculous Last Act or a Notorious Body. The Renat and Houe of Represpnt- stives met at 4 o'clock, p. m., .Inly 31st here were present in the House only peaker Tonnor and Mr. Boushall, of w"ake. Tte Jo"rnal of the House hows that he House adjourned sink di. on motion of Mr Bousha'l. Tn the Senate there was only one enstoe preent. He was Sensfcnr Whit- aker, r f Wake, who has acted at the two last sesio" s as President of the Pen- ate The Senste .lournsl shows that the Pen ate was eo'ared adjourned sink om bv Mr wniraKer. At this last session of the Legislatnre it apeas that en'y three members we-e present, two in the Honeand one in th Menat". Mr. Boushall msde the motion to adjourn, tha Pp aker put the motion, Mr. Koushali voted for it and the Hou-e adjourned unanimously. in the reate 'here was not even a man to make a motion Even ffcipf 0lerk Daniels was ot present, and 'he r.-uirral says the ' hir app inred Mr P"red T. Merritt, Clerk (by what au thority of law no one knows.) There was nothing for the cl rk to do, and there was nobody to do anything else. "he silrce was painful. At last it oc curred to the Chair to move that the b'dy (?) adjonro. The rbair made the motion, the Chair put the motion, the ' hsir declared the motion earned, the Chair vamoo ed and Clerk Verritt 'ol- owed It was a lonesome death of a notorious body There were no mourn ers at the end. Jonathan Edwards. A notable recent event was the unveiling of a tablet to the memo ry of Jonathan Edwards, In the Congregational church In North ampton, Mass., whre Edwards w oasorfor twenty-three years 1727 to 1750 -until driven oat because of he pungency of his preach In sr. and especially because he opposed the Mhalf-way covenant" system then "ommon in New England. One hundred and fifty years have passed since the sad hearted pastor aid his farewell to the people and scopes which were dear to him, and went forth, be hardly krew whith er. During all these years God has honored his memory and bis teach ing, and now the ,,cbildren,, of hose who drove him out are seek ing to honor themselves by honor leg him. It would be easy to quote words of Jesus bearing upon such a transaction ; but we can but trust r at better words are beflttinp the ondnct of the people who hav erected that tablet. Journal and Messenger. Half a Mile of Babf . "Baby boulevard' is the popular name of the lor stretch of broad cement walk whloh skirts the west edge of fdnnoln Park, from North avenue to Center street, in Chicago. An observ ant man, walking South, passed twen- tv-sixbaby Doreiea and met thirty two; in two buggies were howling twins. A Lincoln Park polioeman is authority for the statement that there sre more babiea trundled over this walk than over any other length of sidewalk in the city. Be satd in one !ay he checked np 124 fond fathers. ioting mothers, nnrse msiasana imsu brothers and sisters shoving babv bug gies, go-carts, wheeled chairs and per ambnlatora over the cement slabs. 'And that was only five boars daring the whole day. That was on Saturday. On Sundays they come in droves." UTTER FROM C. i. BR AS WILL Dear 8'r: When I wrote yoo the card asking you to stop my paper, I had no idea of provoking a controversy or seeing it in print, bat really I bsve o objection to its publication, flr.ee It afforded you a txt for a very long sermon on Batter, fusion, fusion boss es and Bras well and bis "New Revolu tion w I have been abuses and rtd! ruled so mueh for the past eight year that I have learned nottogefwrathy" imply beraose I do not endorse the ponucal course of any man. 8ince yoo have boasted (so modestly of course) of what yu done for the cause of reform you will pardon me for re trring to my political course since the formation of the People's Party. In 1890 when the Alliance of retorm ele ment controlled the Democratic party In this Rtate to a very great extent I went Into the Democratic primaries and worked hard to secure the nomina tion of farmers and reformers, believ ing that by so doing we could secure many reforms through that party. T soon saw the folly of attempting fornt - wm ,nco nn oo't'ee aw that we need not eypect ro soor re'orm and good rovsrnment fhrnnvh dominated sort controlled by snb mee as Ctrovr Cleveland rtaviA t tt:ii Matr. W. Ransom, snd others of the' same strip. So when the famous rnn ferenoe of reformara waa .f- a. T,ouls on Feb. Mnd. 189i. (Washing ton s birthday.) and outlined plans for the formt-tion of 1 new nartv r - ready and willing to pn? my sbonlder to tbe wheel and do alt T could for its SUOCeSS. I St orea rslled mtitins nt ths reformers in my neiehborhood at tump Hill on March 7tb, and drew nn and hsd si1nnl runintlAn. endorsing the sotion ef the 8t. Louis ...u.rri-i,n, T)0 pledging sunporS to the new party. This was the first Pso r' s Psrty nonventlon evsr held in Union countv snd oossiblv in North Carolina Since that time fhsve stood OVal I v hv the Tnn1a'a Pt. h thick ahd tbin.tbrnegh evil as well as stoou revors, and hsve voted for all oar nomleses from President down tn townshl nonstable, including the an- ' 'non icaerg,ir yon plsass. I am sai.fled, ve T know, that It would have bee fsr better for me both sonlat iv m anancfaiiy te have remained within th Democrstin nsrtv snd hn a willing tool of this red shirt and rot- en pgg organisation. But tha record of this pa-ty for fraud, force, intimi datien and broken promises is such, in my estimation, that I could not be honest with my God, mvself and my eountry snd support it. Sines the or ganisation of the People's Party T hsve soens aa near as 1 can estimate if. about twentv dollars in clean osnh In the interest, of campaign work- This doea not include thetittle time I have peat in working for tbe success of the nartv. I think f have done enousb to pnMMe me to be heard in "the meet ing," and Ism sure Our Home will grant me snane in its columns for thia rticle, even though it be somewhat lengthy. The readers can sea by yonr tatement In the Isat nana of On Home that if yon had kept out of poli- r.ics ano oevotea your whole time and means to vonr own nersonsl era in vnn would have been a very rich man by his time. Possibly yon might bave been a millionsJrp hv this lima anri been occupying one of thoe? paltial s a vie s . 'Rsiuen-fg upon wan arreer. New York. I am sorrv that von have made nch a irrest sacrifice T do nn eni1-rao evervthing that has heen done by the fopniis parr.v. as von wen irnow. 1 do nt endorse pvervthine that Hon f - rion Butler hss done. Bnt, I g-o into the Pormlist prf msr'es and conventions snd flgt for what T bel'eve to he the hesfc policy for the party to pnrsne.and r 1 am victorious, ir a msjonty or the Pontiliata Mirree with mm thi-n T a-vnatf ;he mino'itv as true Popnlists to sub mit and sttcit roth orrsn'satlon. If a msioritv dc?des that Ism vrnre whv then as a true Populist I shon'd nhmit and go a'ong wih the rosiority. Two years ago T forpsaw that "negro domination" would t e thelacue in that camna'gn. This wss an ofT" vesrand he People's Party had very little at tske in that e eoMnn except a few of fices. It was not a Presidential elec tion neither were Rtae officers to b hnen and the T.p&la'stnrn to ha a1a ted did not bsve to elect a Senator. The Legislature or 85 and w had given ns a fsir snd honest, election Isw snd en acted manv othe rood and wholesome "Storms The counties hsd been r'ven locsl self government a lsw which the Democrats dare rot repeal. In view of all this I was opposed to fnsion that vear. I was In favor of putting out a straight ticket and building np and strengthening our organisation, pre paratory for the grat fight which I saw would have to be made in 1900 to preserve the liberties . and political rights of the people of this grand old State of North Csrclins "Vea T went into th Populi convention two years ago ana opposed fusion, inn, nowfh- stsndins' the fact that. T era a ati4Pain at the tim w'tb a severe toothache. I had the effrontery to get nn in that convention and try to give my reasons for the "faith that was in roe." When tbe proposition to pnft out a fnsion county ticket was put before the con vention T prompt lv moved to reject it. And who, T pray, was it that opposed ray eonrse 7 Were yon not so badlv seared for fear thia fnion offer won Id be rejected that yon and other man- a. a. J. m m. m m a st-pii ro gen line convenrinn ro aajourn without taking a voce onmv motion which was then before the house, in order that Mr. Tj. B. Wemor and Rey Bavins Cade might address the convention and get them in the notion to accept this fnsion offer 7 wnen the Convention re-assembled did von not ask Mr. Cade tn o-tve his advice about the matter, and did he not tell us that it was the policv of the 8tate Committee to fue with the Re pihlicans whenever we could secure an honorable co-operation f In fact, Mr. Or pen. did von not favor fneion In 9t 9rJ and 98 t Now, let ns reason s usee ana see ir we can ten why you were so ardently in favor of fusion two yesrs ago. At that time yen were a oandidate for the State Senate, (fn sion candidate too if you please ) Ton wera willing to fuse with Tom Cratg'e party or anyb ody else if by so doing tou could make sure your election to tbe Senate. Yet yon could "swallow negro, fusion and all" for the sake of a little "pie." Look back over your files and see how msny times Oar Home has told us that the negro ques tion was only a scarecrow to. frighten people into , voting the Democratic ticket. That there was no danger of negro domination and that the cry was only a fal e alarm to keep tbe peo pie from discussing tbe real issues That this question was old and thread bars and the people could not be fooled with it by any lawyer. The man who uses religion as a crutch should not complain if he falls in the mud. To Mr. J. Z. Green. Editor or Our Home RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA, AUGUST CHAIRAtr BUTLER Interviewed by Correspondent of the Baltimore Sun. ON THE POLITICAL SITUA TION. In North Caroline HI Views and Opln ions Fully Expressed on Co-operation snd tho A mendmnt Conservative Es timate of the Votlnc Strength of tb Three Parties-Shows TJp the lIrpocii sr of the Simmons "Machine. A few days ago, Mr. Pleasant, a special correspondent of the Balti more Sun, came in North Carolina to write up the Political Situation. He haBded a list of questions to the People's Party Chairman and to the Democratic Chairman, and re quested their answers to be pub lished in the San on Tuesday. We have not seen the 8un of that data, but below we give the ques tions he handed to Chairman But ler and his answers: Qtjistion. (1) Ettent of Pann- list-Republican fusion on State. County, and Legislative ticket, and against Amendment. Estimated strsngth. Answer. Complete and harmo nious co-operation all over the Stats on all tickets. Estimated strength 185,000, less abont 20,000 legally qualified voters denied registration, making net strsngth in election 165,- 000. As to the Amandmant. tha , vote against it will be larger than the combined co-operative strength. Q. (2) Objections to constitutional amendment from a legal standpoint? An. Tbe Grandfather clause clearly violates tbe 15th Amendment, (b) That if the amendment stands or falls as a whole, as the Democrats declare that it will, then if adopted, it must fall as a whole for two reasons, 1st. that if the "grandfather clause" does not disciiminate against tbe ne gro on account of race or color, it doss on account of previous condi tion of servitude, and for the other reason that while it discriminates against the negro it seeks to discrim inate in favor of the white man and confer npon him a hereditary privi lege, which is clearly prohibited by Article 1 section 3 of the State Con stitution, (the Bill of Rights); and, admitting that it will fail as a whole, fcvery man who votes for it violates his oath to snpport the Constitution. Bat suppose it all sfands together ss the Democrats declare it will, yet the inf vi able result is the disfran chisement of all illiterate white men who come of age after December let, 1908, and the enfranchisement of all negroes of age before that date and coming of age after that date who possess the educational Qualification. In addition to the boys twelve years old and nnder who will be disfran chised, at once every white man born outside of the United States unable to meet the qualifications will be disfranchised, and the sons of aliens, though born in North Caro lina will be disfranchised IP tliav Hn not possess tbe educational qualifi cation, ana t&ousands of others, in eluding all who are unfortunately born out of wedlock, and who there fore in law have no father or grand father, being the liniel descendants of nobody. If this is not true, then every mulatto boy or man in the Sate will be protected by the' law and permitted to vote. But the "grandfather elanse' nf the proposed amendment is net nnlv unconstitutional, but the courts wilH declare It void. leaving the remain. der of the amendment, which will consulate a complete and constitu tional scheme of limiting suffrage to stand. Such great constitutional lawyers and statesmen aa Senators Teller, Stewart, Edmnnds, Allen. Pettigrew, McEnerv. Cafferv. and dozens of others declare in written opinions, that this will be the result. ir so, then tbe adoption of this mend men t means the d isfranchi so men t not only of all the white per sons referred to abovA. hnt in addi tion from 40 000 to 60 000 illiterate white .voters in the State at once. Q. (3) Porpofe and scone of "red shirt" movement. An. To intimidate and sundress the opposition vote.and besides to pre vent a rree d'senssion In some sec tions. The Democratic committee hav mg declined a pronnsttion for a iolnt discussion of these questions on eve ry stump tn the State, is forced to resort to fraud and force and anneal to prejudice and even preventing single handed discussicn by the op position in ordr that their own vo ters mav not hear the truth. Thia is confined chiefly to a narrow strip along the South Carolina border, comprising the v 6th Congressional district, and extending beyond Wil mington through a half dozen coun ties in the Eastern part of the State. Q. (4) Appointment of iudces of election. How many negroes selec ted. Anticipated results "in white counties. Feeling in Western conn- ties. : '. - .. - An. The Election Law provides that there shall be three jadges of elec tion in every voting precinct, the registrar being one, and that' not more than two of these shall belong to the Democratic party. In every county in the State petitions to the board of elections were prepared, setting forth a list of names in each voting precinct, and requesting said board to appoint one of said persons named for the one judge of election of said precinct to represent the op position. The Democ ratio Con sty ojaras 01 eiect ons la nearly every -niy m tne oiare rot only ignored rfces petitions, and refuse to appoint 4 tirgle man from the list submitted o thea, bat appointed men of their own selection. In many counties they appointed negroes, when there wee a large number of Popallsta and white R-publicars In said pre cunei competent and willing to serve in sneh places. The petitions refer red te wf re signed largely, not enlv u7 "puiisrs ana tteenoneans. ont 1- seme plaess by Democrats. Io -wuie- oiuuues mey appointed a ne gro at every voting precinct la the county. These negroes were appoin- vma as pou no:ders in both negro and wnito counties over the protest of wmte people. The names, post of- oee and precinct of these negroes in more than one hundred instaneea ave been reported to our Bead Quarters. We understand that there are more than double that number, but the names and precincts have not been definitely reported. in response to the last part of the qnefion. will say that nearly all ne gro counties in tbe State are demo cratic. Nsarly all People's Prty and Republican counties in the State are white counties. The only hope the democrats have of carrying the 8tate is by carrying the negro counties by big majorities. Toe large ma j iritis against the democratic party and the amend-i ment will be from the white coun ties. Q. (5) Opinion of demoeratie law yers retained by Populist eommittee s to coastitutionalitv of amendment. Who are these lawyers f An. Attached to this sheet is the onin- ioa of Ms jr John W. Graham, son of Hon. William A. Graham, leading counsel nf the opposition. Q. (6) Number of negroes sow enti tled to vote. Number who will be disfranchised by amendment. White children working in factories who will grow up to be illiterate. An. During the past ten years there bv probably net been more than 00 000 negro votes east, unless they were eat for the desaoeratio partv. Tn h Presidential eleetie f 1892, 'he Rapnb'iean ead:dU for Gover nor received only 04 684 votes, with three tickets in the field, and at least thirty or forty thousand of these were white votes. In the new regis tration which has just closed, nn doubt at least 2000 negroes legallv entitled to vote, have been denied registration. Besides, during the last ten years, especially during the last four or five years there hasbe-n a steady increase of negro exodas from the State. In many of the eas tern counties it has been Impossible for farmers to seer re laborers. Their negro tenant houses, whicu were full ten years ago. are, in many places, vacant. Itlsfeto say that not more than 60.001 negroes are now legally entitled to vote ander tbe present registration. The great ma jority of these negroes live in wha is known as the "negro counties," where the demoeratie party is expec ted to pile np majorities nearly as 'arge as the white and negi-o vote ("ooWnorl. Therefore over half of the 60 000 negroes voting will either be vod or counted for tne demo cratic partv. Of this 60 000 negro voters, at least two-thirds will be disfranchised by the pronoed amend ment, and if the "grandfather clause" is declared unconstitutional and the remainder stands, as nearly everv gTA.t constitutional lawyer says it wil'. there will be more white men disfranchised by it than negroes. The number of white children em ployed in factories in the State is in creasing, negroes are not employed There is only one cotton factory in tbe state that employs negroes, that factory is owned by negroes. While In many of the towns where the fac tories are located there are graded schools; vet it is impossible for these white children to attend; and, there' fore, from this source and bv this cause, tbe illiteracy of tbe whites will increase instead of dimmish. As an illustration, we will tak the town of Concord, where the facts which have been repeatedly ststed in this eamna'gu. and nt denied, are as follows: Of tbe 2800 children of school age, less than nine hundred are in tbe public schools. Of t-e white children ten years of age 60 per cent, can neither read nor write, and of the colored children ten years of age only 10 per cent, cannot read and write. And this is in the town where is located the only negro fac tor in the State. For another illustration, let us take the town of Galdsboro, the home of Mr. Aycock, the Democratic can didate for Governor. That town boasts that it has the best graded schools in the State. The report of the Superintendent of these schools Inst published, shows, that out of 672 white boys of school age, 949 did not attend school for the past year a "ingle day, and there are only a fer factories in that town, and only one cotton factory. These facts show what a large per cent of the white boys of the State will be disfranchised after 1908. even if the amendment is constitutional and stands aa a whole, and even if the most perfect and complete edu cational facilities are f arnjshed. not only in every town, bat la every sshool district in the State. Q. (8) Number of negro counties in the Sate. Proportion of whites who are Populists and Republican. An. The counties generally known as negro counties are only thirteen in number. One of these, Halifax, is the banner demoeratie county in the State. The Peonle's Partv polled 48,000 votes for Weaver In 1893. The psr ty is now stronger than then. Every voter in the party is a white man. I thick it is safe to say that one-half of the Republican votes that are counted for that party in any elec tion are white votes. at AJOK JOHK W. GBABASf'S OriinOX OH thx coxsriTrmoxaX isiXDanrr. During tne trial of tbe Democratic 'Registrars at Winston. Col. Arg, of Raleigh. In a speech for the defence turned to Major John W. Graham, who was an attorney for the prosecution, and said: - - - "Major, you are a Democratbut I have never yet heard of your saying now you intended so vote on tuts 2, 1900. 1 sme4 scent? At once. Major Graham arose vpaf aid: "Dojes want tci knew now?" Tol Argt repPed."Y'S I do- Mi tor s . . - urnim inrn imwrrrfl ss follow 1 I shall rote aga'nst It. beef I b. Heve I Is In entrafnt on of th fo st'tatlon of tbe felted eutea, sod will theref-re eot sapport It. Col Argo's only reply was. "Yoq have tbe rHir age "f joor convictions. I know. Ma. Jor " How many Pemo-ratie lawyers are th-re lo the tate who are anptvirtleg this amendment who have nt theeour- g of their convictions. In whom th delre for offlce Is grfer than thlt regard for thrn'ltutln of te Tel ted States sod the r oath to support it? rOUt VOUEN DROVMED WHIU Batatas Co City- Mr Teas Oat to 1st aa ra4vto. Oca a it rrTT, V. J., Jnlv XI Foer yoing women. reldcns ef Phlla-VI- DMa we trarie fat In th -art here eiay abcat noon and their hotte. Mrs. wMKta nf same city, who wa hahlng with them, was rene hv a H'e gnaed In an unconscious stst. Th rfrtwnd were: Virginia Liwe. If Is e Towe. Jennie Lonsdale. B'rdie nndate. Tn rmnn wera In the wstcr at tha fot ef !h street, where few person enter the serf and nd net ndertan he treachery of the h" sterols seeae heavy ondsrtow that was reenter n the strand. They were (1 the wt'er eb-Mit fifteen ml notes when two of tne girls got beyond thalr depth. The ne. r two wan to their kld and wr ewept oat wlfb tbe enrrest. Mrs. Ve. ban eedeavored to render what asU- taaeesee con 1 4. and almost tost her rn life ia tbe atrsmef. T.I fa OnsrA Lee and a gsnt'sman. whose name was not asrertainsi. saw tbe struggling hatbera and rushed ont with a life line. Tbeybmugbt Mrs. Meebaa into the snore onconsHous and rstnmed for the otbar members ef tbe rarftv. hnt tbey had In tbe meantime disappeared oe reseosrs. howsvsr. succeeded In recovering tbe bodies. SCOIED BOTH PARTIES. Prohibition Nominee Tor Presldenrr Speaks in Panvllle. TAvrLi a. Va . Jnly 80 Ilea. John G. Weeiley. Ptebibitioo nominee fr tbe Prestdenev. speke bare o-nlh. He snores' tbe Republican and Demo crat 1 0 parties for tbslr position on the liquor ooes'ioo sod wss epeeia'ly se ver en the salolstry and ebnrch mesa, hersblp for clinging to the old parties and thus preventing tbe Prohthitlen Ista fr?m getMng their flrbMco- strength He attacked VcRinley for bis position ss s Hethedis- who refns. ed to assist In putting a Prohibition 'ank In the Kspuhlican partv else. 'orm. TTe. hsd an andienee ef 1.500. 1 000 of whom were women. Seaools In tha Pblileptaa Islands. A non sectarian ro'lega ef r rimarr and secondary e4ucstnn was opened in Manila on Jure 29'h In the pres. nea of Judge Taf. President o the f!lril fommission. and Ms eollesrnee. Jnde Ts't "peke in flt.'ine and effec tive terms of the slenlflcance ef the event. The Institution Is the nt ed ucational enterprise in the I'hi'ip pines that Is not nnder the eontrol ut the rrless and that lor fcs for support t the ynlnnterv eontrihu'ons of te eople. Five hnnilred pupils have at. restfy been enrolled and teeny chil dren are leaving the schools of th nrles to enter the collage The Amr- can educational department nnpllee text books on tbe easiest nossihle en ditlnns. This is a sign of better times n the Philippine Islands. TCx. Killed by Llrhtntnr. Elt iboo. N". C Jnlv 30 A farm er namd Williams and ha yonngson were killed wet. of this plsee sa. week hy lighnlng. It wss a mo deplers- h'e nvsfortune.the fther and sn lv ng nnder a large tree a few steps from the door of their hotne. In wMeh stood Vrs. WITams, who was hurled to the flor hy the shock. The nnfornnate woman regained nonsolensness enlv - receive a worse shock to And that bth her hnshand and son were dead. Asheville Gaxette. "Papa, was It a w' prson who satd the good d'e young- "7 "Yes, said the musing man, "I gues so. Well. she went on after thinking it ovr for some time, I am mt much surprised ahou. yon. but I dont ee how mamma ever managed to get grown up. Many a man who says he would President, rather be right than bo can't be either. Men take opposite sides on the mnnev question but the msjotlty are on the outside. Last Week In the Pfcilfpplne. Maw ila, julv 80 h In last wek'e coting ten Americans were ki'led and fourteen wounded. One hundred and eighty Filipinos were kiMed and ix j taken prisoners. Forty Filipino rifles were captured. Ex. A limited nnmberof scholarships Is being offered by Littleton Fevale College, Littleton, N. C , to young ladies without property preparing to teach who apply at once. The demand foe teachers holding diplomas from this insitu!on has been Increasing for several years and daring the past year went be yond the supply. A FRIGHTFUL BLUNDER Will often canse a horrible Barn. Soald.' Cat or Bruise. Backlen's Arnica Salve, the nest in tbe world, will kil! tbe nain and promptly heal it. Cur" Old Sores, Fever Sores. Ulcers. Boils. Felons, Corns, all 8kin Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth. Only SScts. a box. ure guaranteed. Sold bv all Druggist. BRAVE MEN FALL Vietim to etoojaoa, liver and kid ney troubles as well as women, and all feel the results In the loss of appetite, poisons in tbe blood, backache, nerv ousness, headache and tired, liatlese, rundown feeling. Bat there's no need to feel like that. Listen to J. W. Gard ner, Idavllle, ind. He says : "Electric Bitters are jnst tbe thing for a man when he Is all ran down, and dont care whether be lives or dies. Tt did more to give me new strength and good appetite than anything I could take. I can now eat anything and bave a new lease nn life." Only 50cts at all drng stores. Every bottle guar anteed. POWERS ON THE STAND. Denied Tts Charges Bade Igainsl Kia. A M0T1OV OF ACQUITTAL WAS MADE. Influence, Not Intimidation, VTmm the Piirp" 'of HHnglng Mounted Men to rrmnkfort. Oeorgetown. Ky, Ju'v SO E. cretsry of Plate Caleb rower took the stand In his own bhal' today. Power admitted that be organ. lied the hodr of moo ntal rers whs went ti Fmnklln on sever orea. lona lat winter, but declared thU waa done for Influence with fh State Conet P.oad and tbe Igta. latnee; net for the paapoee of In timidation. The defendant entered a denial ef 'he charges mad against blm bv ''olton.Nonkes and other wnesa. We denied that Henry Vooteev had be keve of his offlce on tbe day of the assassination, but he said tVere were two keys to tbe office, one of which was In the possession of for mer Assistant Fee ret try of Rta W-J. Davidson and another In poeaeeslon of Ren Kwe, Qevemor Tavlor'a colored perer. Powers a'd that neither of these kevs wa ever In his possession, aed that he bad hfs own key la Ma pocket In Louisville the day of the assassi nation. The defense opened 'ts side of the case with a motion for peremn orr Instructions for a verdict of arqnlttsl. The mlon waa sub mlted witeout argntrten sn was oromptlv ove-rn1ed by the curt. Attorney Faulkner s'ated tve -aeefortVe defense He aald the defense will show that tbe contest over the State rffleee were ro tried on Judicial llnea. bnt on a partisan aele,and tbst politic wa reerton slblo for the ereeont rroeerntlone. He Intimated t-at te proeerntlon known the Hentlfv of the sassln bnt baa concealed blm. ft will be admitted, ho stM th-t Talrb ow-e- and Charlea Fin lev rrga?X't and brought to Fra-k fort the crowd of mcunat men who arrived there January 25t, ht that h'a vi on'y to tvtltlon the Wlelatnre and not to intimidate that Wv. Ife declare! ibat the mn who rem- ved the mountain bov were not bad citizen, aa charged bv the ober a'de. and be rhrod a'o that be Pemrata bad large h-we of ne- In Krankfort to back no tne contestants. It. wcnM he proved, he claimed, hat. Weaver, one ef the main wit. oaaofl for the proeerntlon. was evr n Frankfort ant II veerdav: ht Flnl-v and AnderaeQ and Rohert Voakes testified for mOnev. and W. H. ruHon In the hop of obtaining Immnnl'y frm tbe proa. entlon. and that wharon OoMena evidence would be euccesf fully con- rranicren. The defendant. Cal' h Power, font te wtnaa and. He declared "erprknrw Jim Har. FaMan Wbtttakor or R'cbaH Comb', thre f the defendant, nrlor to the nu asair-at'on. F hd only known Yontsey since Jannarv 1st. In regard to he bringing ef tbe monntalneera to Frankfort, wlt nepa aald: "TVere were three crowds of mn brongi't to Frank:. frt. snd T hd eomefblnir to do with the organization of each. Tbe -nr"0a wa to show tbe Interest f beaereonle In t-e nater a, laene nd n to l-ttm'dato r he the ate Flection Hoard or tbe Levi. latum. T lntrncod tbe men to do no acts of violence, and no far a I know none was committed by tbm.H Powers eomtfnned; "Tha last crowd of men were brought for double purpose. We expected to nse them a w1tneea before the contest board, and a'eo to show bv tbeir preence tbe Interest thev fet In tbe contests. We a'ao bad beard rumor that we were to bo forclblv ejected from the office. Thse m mora were based on newspsper e nrr and were intended to resist violence." A C003 IDEA. hrt Wm H Stick to ftf Office Seekers Out aids of tbe DesaocratU Party. Bad Fellows. Biblical Recorder. Te are hoping that ten thousand readers of this raner are saying this week that there shall no more on hrotherly eartixan hste in Wnrh Car oMna.no more redhlra. no more In. oleranee. no more tntlmldat'cp. The nenple mi? sad hereafter for nrinct n'ea nf wrld-lmnortan-e. Instead ef lTltlnr h'tterlr over the rao leewe. Offle seekers reus come f the front "n thi reerla after ths. We sbsll hve fsir eleetlon lsw, and hnroeab'e dealing on everv hand. We are pss ing the long period of one lsne, and eoni ng Into another cfmany and great ones. Well, the above is good. We bave aeen and heard that before. After ev ery I in when Democrats wln-e-pec'aMv we bave been treated ft men a gepl dish. W will hsv"redhirts" and "more fntolerence and moretn timidaMona, and unfair "election laws and dishonorable dealing." H win take tha to elect the Hemeeratin ma 'bine, and w ak ail voters to waV-h nd see who is telling the truth about trar gerst gastra- Foreigners ellngto tbe great cities, hiogh In none of them do they ou nnmber the native. In I7ew Terk. however, and acme other of tbe larger cities tbe foreigners and those ef for egn na rents nnones'lonably outnum ber th" of American 'parents of two generations' standing. No. 36, BiciTT un truer. S THI la taw aaatava Sit tMtr Waafca Umm The n tlloal lUeerieraf Aegsjs 1st liQ,sys t hrlrg tfce h'aah ta m easseea 'sefte-. iaMa betty sad nn st neeviesty th h'gw a4ed eW-Us, Xaeta Csrflaa f the sua mi A seer ean .ti - r-, ti a ' Va'a Ceer that sass ta resaw e ft hlffker laes tha Aege s-n raee. r w-e aapesaay trey eedeJeg hattle. It ss.fee. r lha!t ew have se kea eetewaratlv sad at. J- TWv have ta Heht e aeeak. r re-does ef speerh; freed e- m saake lltiel aeeeha Is a eaedtaat a trie ef ear t'e and Xs'lee, It Is a new, to, tt at twSieasn cltise have tskeatheUw let Ks-r ew haeda. Tm de this Is ta mmm t win - aM the Haneat iseefal. let w atep ft. ft we d net, we are teat W seed at Mates ta there sneak era." Bra. Bi Hey, the a have sea right. ory It tw rrewded ef? yesje eJlteHal page Bat ItV good rv4ig. e we hope tha rra4ers ef the llecorfee wtlt net eat j rvsd If, hat rrty ever it aed Jla la with the eestisaeela ef Ik aad make t a paitef tbeir rt'g creed. w frar hrter. 't y-i will far. get thia la tha aett Mttt essapalga. Ta will have ta eg atarols the nesaoeratie speskers. fee ihy eaaeal njtks or wla na any he kind ef aa lesaa. Thai Is why they did e shew belr proreslraa frr whit sapresaaev by their action la arpeUtlsg regl- trars As, Bat w here jra will stick te this tad tbsa at vacs' rasa srsaca. Ills cowardly net te he willing te de aa. ALMOST A TKACtDT 11 COTH. JSes Karraw Saeasw Warfaa a Sfi TrleL Norfolk. Va July 30 The vlog of a loaded pl.tol. which formed part of the evidence la a a murder trlat. came year roettag Jo'g port lock, of tb County Conn, his life today. It waa da rt eg the trial of Wllllssa O. Jenk lea, colored, charged with th rnnrder of Ueorge William, a laa Tom Ghoet The murderer's pistol eg. eloded while H Cap. Mrba1Ia bands and the ball narrowly tnUaod Jed go PortWk's bead. The mnrder oecarrod on pQadsy morning. April ?2, and originated inadlspnte over 40 cent, which Jenkins a'leged was stolen fross him In a gaiee of crap. Jenk'n! wnt to fsndea bar. borrowad a pistol, rrornrd cart rid ee at anoth er place, and thn, baa'ing p WlMlams. fired tb-ee shot Into blm. Hea'h ensned Immedlate'y. Jenk na was convicted of savrder la the flra degree. The trial el le. ed the fact that Williams and fif teen or twentv other negroes were engaged In a game of crap oa Haa dy tnomlng, when the mazier occurrel. Judge port lock gave tbe P'rlal policemen porte that he would b-r. after In uch cases con sider that thev knew that theae nlecrewere being run, but If they did not keow It be would consider them Inefficient and remove from offlce the !ait one of them. DUKE OF SAXONY DIES IN CEIttANT. Viet la's Sereaa -m Saaraaa aa Bteay f ha Takea ta Reglaa. Cobnrg. Jol SI The Iek ef Bga. Cohurc died a lOe'eloek last evening at R'wento castle. Feoeativ at a eetw ottattnn ef epeltisaln Vensltwaa dlsoesered that there was a eaaeevooa rrowth at the root ef the torgae. At bedealreof the dncheea a'd other rembers nf the family, wb were aware efthenaore of the d'eeaee. the "ke took rp his residence at Roeese. He waa owsre ef the real state ef kia nea'th and hoped he wonld reewser. Dnrteg the minority rf Ms heir, the Dake of Alhanv. the government of 'he d c.hy will he nnntared by hered trv Prior lchenhhe L-ereabsirr. ins taira-i" 01 ins yoQBc ease. Ttndon. JaW SI. The new of the death 01 th Due f Sze-Chnrg,9. ha. second son ofOieea VInfnrl. m. ated aseasatioa In iondoa. a If was toia ly aneTpeeted. Te qqeen was deeply affectrd and the Priee ef Wslaa cane-led sll engagements. At Windsor there were seany slgas of mourning, the hells fa tha enrfew tower of 8k George's ebspel bisg tolled It Is ssted that the body ef tbe late 4 oke will he embalmed and hreaght t Knrlsnd foe Interment and ttt is avtti lie In state at Windsor. Basaedy tev the Oat Sea at. Do not sow eats wit boat treat lag tbsm for tbe destruction of asset, if the mat baa ever appeared on f be farm or farma ta tbe vicinity, aad there are few r lscea where It has not. The oat era at rrnairee a stronger eolsio ta ill It than wheat smnC Tbe fermala given fur oats is on poand of b'oe tone or talpbat of rorper, ia eight galles of wter for eight beshels of oats, white tb wheat formats aa ame amount of saiphat ef copper la ta gallons ef war rr for tea bshels of wheat. Th grain by arfng this pre ventive for sraat is sa inereasa of erep and aa impraveaseat ta quality. Meoswa f ta Bowarfawiaa. The poseihilltleaaf the "animal ao r are rrmarkahlr wellshowa hy Mr. W. A Fraser in bis new tales, a tilled If ooswa of the Boundaries. The. ar etoriea of Rod. t be By. ad the fsr bsaring aa'mala of tbaXortb west aad he half-breed trappers who ha at bem. Kerb of the tale teesss with -ariotis bits of wood.loce and IPt'e kooan facts a boa the moeee. beaver, bear, lynx, fox aed wolf. Mr. Artb-r Hrming who has Illas trated tbe stories, is a sportemaa aad naarais, aa well as sn ar.isk Tbe first or the If owastertes win snpear tn Ta HTcansv Kvavrxa Post of September 1. Kegro Lynched la Gaersia. KaoxviLLK. Oa Joly t7 hJaek HiHemao.a negro S years old. was Iveehed near here and his body rid dled with billets by a m b. Almost a week ago Hillsmaa attempted te as ssolt the 14-jear-eld daagbter of Jas. Mitchell, a well known planter of th eoanty. He waa arrested and takea te Maom for saf keeping, hot broagbt here for a preliminary trill. A eoro ner's Jnry was enable te fled th saraas of any of the nsembers of tha saob.