Charlotte Democrat.
A8HBEL B. KIMBALL, ) Editori.
H.E O. BRYANT, Paiwr'
CHARLOTTE. N. C.
Thursday, May 7, 1896,
Southern Pines
There is good food for thooght in the
Southern Pines', article. ? We f not with
pleasure ' the ' change of ' a vast barren
waste, known as Shaw's Ridge, into a
great fruit-growiDg region within the
space of ten years. It now bids fair to be
the greatest grape growing country in
the world. It goes to show what experi
menting will prove. Mecklenburg county
has lands that will make fruits equally
as fine and at as small cost if the tost was
only made. The fields are beautiful to
behold in their higblycultivated state
and waving with young and healthy
trees. The convention goes to show
that Mecklenburg county, with Charlotte
as its capital, was far behind in advertis
ing itself. Raleigh, Fayetteville, Dar
lington, Cheraw and many other towns
had circulars there iu large number tell
ing of their natural and home-made
advantages. Charlotte and Matthews
sent down a fair delegation, but no
printed circulars were sent to be carried
away. This section is in need of united
efforts on the part of county and town.
Charlotte has a few say a hundred-
hustling men, (many of those men
came from the North), but after that the
rest seem dead in this time of push. Men
push their own business and seem satis
fied. That is not the right spirit. Help
the whole world as you go on. Meek
lenburg county to-day has room for 3,000
or more thrifty farmers. The farmers
are the backbone of the . country. - They
are the force that, turns the wheels of
progress. We have the natural gifts in
great abundance. Put them before the
world. The hundreds of farmers that
have moved to the towns to work in the
factories left a gap on the farms. Farm
labor is scarce where the farms are so
large. Bring in more farmers and have
smaller but better larma. i -
... M III
A Sweeping Generalization...
In the News and Observer of the 5th
Col. A. M. Waddell presents his views of
the currency issue as elicited by Mr.
Henderson's recent communication to the
Charlotte Observer. ; ;
It is no argument tor free silver, Col
Waddell, and no compliment to the intel
ligence of North Carolina, if, in reality,
"it be a superfluous business at this late
day to argue to the people of North Car-,
olina the righteousness and justice, or
the constitutional duty, of restoring sil
ver to its place as standard money." If,
indeed, "the sentiment on that subject
among our people be practically unani
mous," in all candor and earnestness, the
conviction is irrepressible that it is just
so much the worse for "the sentiment
among our people." But Col. Waddell's
assertion of "practical unanimity" is un
warranted, unless none of us are "people'
save those who see, as the Colonel evis
dently does, "through a glass, darkly."
That the end to be attained in pro
posed currency legislation is appreciated
by the humblest intelligence among us
will be admitted; but it does not follow at
all that the "sentiment among our peo-
pie" at all times expresses the means to an
end. Only popular convictions arrived at
through intelligent and many-sided dis
cussion can lay any claim to validity, and
we are sure that there are hosts of thinks
ing people in North Carolina who would
not regard any argument Col. Waddell
may have to offer as a reflection on their
intelligence, as the ill-veiled presumption
of his paragraph implies. If the histori
cal aspect of the currency, problem may
be regarded aa the static or stationary
factor, and that which takes account of
the larger, broader and more complicated
demands of a rapidly growing nation, as
the dynamio or moving factor, Col. Wad
dell shows himself clearly unable to con
ceive of their union, and of the resultant
distinctively modern idea of a moving
equilibrium. Yet that is exactly what
our currency, when permanently adjusted,
must be. (Jure nation is growing. de
veloping, expanding; and the question of
the most convenient and stable medium
of exchange, being in no sense a partisan
issue, should not be subjeot to the caprices
of party politicians, and it is precisely
the object of sound money advocates to
remove the matter of a standard forever
from subjection to such variable influ
ences.
Col. Waddell seems not to bear in mind
that our actions must refer to the present
and future, and not to the past (1), as his
position might lead many to suppose.
Old Veteran Days.
On the 11th of this month the veterans
of this county observe memorial day
From the 30th through the first two or
three days of June they are called to
meet their brother Confederates at Rich
mond, Va., in a general reunion As the
years rapidly move by these calls fall in
homes where the previous year some old
soldier bad read them with the deepest
interest, but to-day he lies buried in the
grave. Ere long you cannot hear or
read the call for reunions of the old boU
diers. Almost every day in this county
one goes to his eternal rest, and ten years
will leave the field all but stripped of
Confederate veterans. Therefore these
calls do not mean merely a picnic for the
time being, but it means & meeting and a
parting of many old soldiers who will
never again meet on this earth. Look
back over the list of those that have fallen
since the picnio at Latta Park last year,
and how many of them to day are on
their deathbeds? Two that are is our
minds will never be able to attend, the
memorial day exercises on the 11 tb. The
old Confederate veterans of Mecklenburg
should muster their neighbors and come
in numbers to attend the memorial day
exercises, and those that can should go to
Richmond and haveth'e pleasure that
they, many of them'itf least, if ill never
Again have the chsnce to enjoy.
SOUTHERN SETTLERS
convention;5
MANY STATES REPRE
SENTED.
Southern Pines the Place of Meeting
Charlotte and Other North Carolina
Towns Were Represented Gov. Carr,
. Col. Julian S. Carr and Patrick Walsh
There.
Tuesday was the daj on which the
Southern Settlers convention met at
Southern Pines. The crowd was large
and representative of the localities from
which it gathered. Speaking was in or
der. Hon. Patrick Walsh, Gov. Carr and
others mado speeches on the South's rank
in the industrial world. Mecklenburg
county sent down a right fair delega
tion; the number was not large. Piney
Woods Inn was filled to overflowing all
day long.
Southern Pines is situated on the Seas
board Air Line railroad from here to
Raleigh; direct from Charlotte to South
ern Pines the distance is 85 miles, but by
rail it is 120 miles. As you go from here
to Monroe you find some rich land and
also some very poor land. At Monroe you
change cars for Hamlet. In going the
distance between these two points one
sees the fine farming lands of Anson
county and a small bit of the Richmond
county fertile cotton lands. Around
Hamlet the country is not much invit
ing to anybody; it is a flat swampy
country backed at a good distance by
first-class farming lands. After taking a
good breakfast at Hamlet and boarding
the train for Southern Pines you may
prepare yourself to see the prettiest
farming that can be seen in the South. On
the right and on the left the broad, level
sandy fields extend into space beyond
where the eye can see. Ten years ago
the barren lands or sand hills as they
were called were a sore on the progress
of North Carolina. But tosday it is not
true. There is where North Carolina is
making most rapid progress. The first
field of interest is a large vineyard. As
far as the eye can see vines are entwining
around vertical posts. The post are
nothing more than short fence rails drove
in the ground. "They are about 8 feet
apart each way. When the vine is small
and tender it is trained to circle around
the post and it is aided by a string that is
tied to the top and then around the post.
To look at the vine one would think some
bad boy had been in there with his
hatchet, but, no, it is the work of the
pruner. He cuts about one-fourth of
the vines off each year. Keeps it
trimmed back. That makes the fruit
grow and the vine ceases its most luxuri
ant growth. It is interesting to see how
these vines are cultivated. Like in an
immense corn field a plowman with his
horse and plow can be seen plowing be
tween the rows. He plows within a short
distanoe, say two feet, of the vine,
first plowing one way and then across.
Just as plowing corn that is in hills. Not
a weed or much grass can be seen in the
field. The' vineyard is worked as if it
were cotton.
The land is a deep sandy soil, that is,
real loose and soft. There is no clay
subsoil to hinder the roots in their spread
ing. Tuesday the vines were topped
with a large bunch of leaves like a small
tres that has been trimmed at the top.
The people who went from this section
were supprised to see the work c rried
on in such immense proportions.
After passing the vineyard the peach
orchard caught the eye of the large
crowd of excursionists.
The field extended for acres back and
all that the eye could see was peach trees
about 5 feet high with umbrella-like
tops. They were small but largo at the
top as if the pruning-knife bad stopped
the upward growth and caused the tree
to Bpread. The trees are placed about 12
feet apart in both directions and are in
rows like the grape vines, so that they
can be plowed easily. No weeds or grass
was to be seen, just a field of growing
peach trees loaded with young peaches.
The soil is the same as that of the grape
field. The field was a solid block of
trees, co space being vacant in which a
tree should be..
Looking on towards Southern Pines
from Aberdeen you see in the dis
tance a field all clothed in white. The
sight is beautiful and it grows in effect
and inter, st as you approach. "What is
.it?" everybody was asking. But not a
voice was heard till at last toe whole
crowd burst out, "It is blackberries."
Just think of blackberries being honored
so much as to be cultivated. The field
contained many acres of; blackberry
bushes. They were about 4 by 4
feet apart, making a beautiful appearance.
The bushes are in full bloom now. They
are healthy and stout looking, showing
what working them will do. They are
plowed and worked like cotton or corn.
Nothing was be seen in the field except
the blackberry bushes. The last few
years has brought about the culture of
this berry in that section. The culti
vated berry is very fine, it is long, large
and full of sweet juice. Every farmer
has his patch of blackberries and it will
be only a short while till hundreds of
acres will be in them. The berries are
sold on the market in the original form
or are turned into wine; some are canned.
The cultivated strawberry is playing no
small part in the Southern Pines neigh
borhood. Tuesday the yards and gart
dens io the town were sparkling with tbo
ripe berries. They are large and healthy
looking.
These are the four main crops raised up
to this time; now ones are being intro
duced every year. It is only a quest
tion of time till the finest grapes, peaches,
blackberries and strawberries in the
world will be raised there.
Mr. J. Van Lindley, of Greensboro has
a peach orchard covering over 300 acres.
Last year he made several thousands
dollars clear profit off of it. Mr. Lindley's
farm lies between Southern Pines and
Pine Hurst is the new town built thero
by Mr. James W. Tufts. It is one of the
prettiest places in the South. He is
building a great number of houses lakes,
parks, etc, there and will make it a place
for . .invalid, broken-down professional
men and women to go for rest and rec
reation in . the winter. He has closed
down work for this season
It is a revelation to stangers to take a
trip to this section of the State, and as
the years go by the revelation will grow
io greatness. Every farmer should goto
the Southern Pines neighborhood and take
his wife and children in the growing
season. It is no boom, but a Bolid
foundation is at the bottom. Nature is
being found oat and utilized.
fej tteixitTje je xxioc x at ,
REPUBLICAN FACTIONS STILL DIVER
GENT. '
The Negro Question Will Make a Stir In
the Approaching Republican Convention
Holton Says Rnssell Cannot Get the
Nomination Harry Skinner & Co.'s De
fiance of Butler Fell Flat Fight Be
tween the Silver and the Gold Demo
crats Spirited Chairman ?ou8 Survey
of the Situation.
Raleigh, N. C, May 5. Interest now
centres on the republican State conven
tir ii, at which some queer things may
happen. First a powerful attempt will
be made by one wing or faction of the
party, headed by Pritcbard and Russell,
to almost force the populists to fuse.
Second, the republican silverites will
bring up that question. They go so far
as to say that their State convention will
endorse free silver, and actually hint that
their national convention will take the
same step. Now this is done for but one
purpose to deceive the populists. Re
publican Chairman Holton tells your cor.
respondent plainly that the republicans
who do this sort of talking are really pop
ulists and will be forced to throw off
their disguise and show themselves in
their true colors.
Another thing which is going to make
a stir in the coming republican convene
tion is the negro question. This looms
up before many of the white republicans
as a frightful spectre. At not a few of
the county conventions the negroes have
literally "run things," elbowing tbe white
men out and doing nearly all the talking
and assuming alt tbe authority. This
was the case in Wake, where last Satur
day the most outrageous convention ever
seen in Raleigh was held. The negroes
"ruled the roost." Out of 113 delegates
only 11 were white. The talk was
against tbe whites. There were plenty
of half. veiled threats against the whites.
As has been the case in so many repub
lican conventions this year, there was a
split between the Russell and Dockery
men, and the former bolted. The Russell
men are claiming now that this boit will
not hold good. They say they will con
trol matters at the State convention and
that the State committee will at its meet"
ing the day before settle all contests, tbe
intimation being that the settlements will
be in favor of Russell. Tbe Dockery
faction, on the other hand, declare that
the party will not submit to this settle
ment by the committoe, which is an innos
vation not to be tolerated in North Car
olina. So on this question they will have
an exciting fight in the convention.
There are plenty of charges of bribery
and actual purchase of delegates to county
conventions, by Russell, who is alleged
by the Dockery people to be spending
money with a free hand for any purpose.
Chairman Holton says that Russell can
not get the nomination; that the fabric
of his campaign has collapsed, and that
if tbe plan of putting bim up as a "free
silver republican' is followed he will be
beaten by 50,000 votes, because, says
Holton, people know that "silver within
the republican party" is a fraud and a
delusion, and real free silver men will not
vote for it, but will vote for something
which is straight.
There are so many threats by both
Russell and Dockery men to bolt tbe
nominee, that some republicans swear the
candidate must be neither Russell nor
Dockery. The populists will seek to di
vide the republicans just as they seek to
divide the democrats. They will put up
the free 3ilver party, without regard to
any other issues, Dr. Mott says. That
has been Butler's plan for well nigh a
year.
The defiance of Butler and the majority
of his committee by Harry Skinner and
other populists fell very flat. It may be
that Skinner will have to take water
when the populist convention meets or
not get in it, or else he will turn repub
lican aod calculate to get some populists
to support him for Congress. D. K Gill
and James Amos, of V. nee county, who
also rebelled against Butler and the ma
jority of tbe populist State committee,
are trying a different game, Tbey call
on the "kicking populists" to send a dele,
gate or two from each county to Raleigh,
May 13tb, to meet and confer with tbe
republicans in. order to arrange fusion.
Gill and Amos are being given the cold
shoulder by populists oven in their own
county. Their scheme is too transpa
rent. They hold offioea and want to keep
them.
Butler and some of the populists are in
a quiet way bringing to bear great power
to keep the populists intact, so they can
be bandied as a body when the right
time comes. He sees now that fusion
with tbe democrats is impossible. Chair
man Holton declares that republican-populist
fusion is impossible, since the pop
ulists swear they must name the Govs
ernor a demand tbe republicans swear
they will never accede to.
The fight between the silvei and the
gold democrats in more bitter now than
ever before. Some of tbe extreme silver
men will not say that they will support
the nominee of the party no matter
whether be is for or against silver. The
newspaper quarrel between tbe factions
is livoly. Neither side yields an inch
and neither will be convinced. The truth
is that there is bad blood between them
and a desire to settle old scores. Some
of the gold men think some of' tbe silvers
ites have beon the leaders in most of the
truckling to populists during the past
four years The question is whether it
is or is not :est to fight out these quar
rel now or later. It m no secret that tbe
fate of the democratic parsy has been
hanging in the balance thoae six mouths.
In January last there appoared no sort of
prospect of I he party's existing:.
Your correspondent lat Thursday
night had a special interview with State
Chairman Pou, which gives the status of
affairs in a plain way. When asked what
he thought of the party's present condi
tion in North Carolina, Chairman Pou
replied;
"The condition is better than 'it has
been for many months. The improvement
is visible in a heightening of party spirit
and in a sturdy determination, now
everywhere ex pressed, to make a straight
honest, Democratic fight in North Caro
lioa this year; to win success if possible,
but if defeat comes to preserve the party
honor, the party organization and the
party name."
"Has there been any disposition to
temporize or compromise?" was asked
and Mr. Pou answered;
"It I may judge ' from rumors which
have gained circulation and which to
some extent have appeared in the publio
prints during the past six months, I must
conclude that some men belonging to the
Democratic party and '? some belonging
to the populist party have believed that
honorable co-operation between these
parties was possible and probably desir
able this year. Whether these ideas took
definite form, whether any propositions
were made, I have no knowledge. But
this I do know, that tbe mere discussion
of a possibility had the effect of weaken
ing our party discipline and in dampen
ing the spirits and hopes of our people.
We have seen and felt this and the most
distinct evidence of improvement, I think
is tbe abandonment of any idea of co
operation this year between these par
ties.". "What effect did tbo much talked of
meeting of tbe State committee in E C
Smith's office on the afternoon of April
9th have in chilling democratic enthu
siasm and hope?"
: "That meeting probably had no such
effect. The condition of which I spoke
existed long before that meeting and the
calling of that meeting might have grown
out of that condition. 1 cannot say. I
did not attend the meeting, was not in
vited, and except from mere rumor do
not know what took place thereat."
It has been said that the holding of
that afternoon meeting was an attempt
to not only forestall tbo action of the
State committee but also that of tbe State
convention. Is this true?"
"I do not know what the object of the
meeting was."
"To what do you attribute the improve
ment in the outlook for Democracy in
North Carolina?"
"The cause which has no doubt bad
tbe greatest effect has been the vision of
the old Republican party rising again and
and confronting the white people of
North Carolina; Judge Russell, Col.
Dockery and a few other white men ap
pealing to the worst passions of 100,000
negroes and asking them to give them
office; the coming on of the campaign,
and the fact that tho issue before the
people, whether these people shall
rule the State or whether white
government shall be continued,
must be decided within the next few
months. Other causes have also cons
tributed. The strong probability that
silver advocates will control the national
convention and the fact that the national
candidate and the platform will be
thoroughly acceptable to the great ma
jority of tbe white people of the State
have encouraged us greatly. The al
most certain nomination of McKinley
and the utter failure -of Congress to do
anything to justify its existence, all these
things have again caused thoughtful men
all over tbe country to turn their eyes
towards the Ark of the Covenent. Then,
too I think the action of our State corns
mittee in deciding to pursue tbe even
tenor of its way and to call a convention
in tbe usual manner and at the usual
manner and at the usual time served as a
notice to tbe people that tbe democratic
party has chosen to live rather than to
die, and that it would risk defeat ratbe r
than sacrifice one principle or to com
promise with an adversary. I think the
committee's conduct has met the appro
val of the vast majority of the party, and
has faith in the democracy of its com
mittee." "Will the convention in June nomi
nate a state ticket or will it as has been
been suggested, after electing delegates
to Chicago, adjourn until a later day
to make nominations for the State of
fices?" "That is a matter which the conven
tion would decide for itself. If the skies
brighten so that our vision may be clear
ed by June 25 there is every reason to
believe that the convention will at that
time nominate a full state ticket. Here
tofore long campaigns have always been
successful and I see no .reason why this
year should be an exception. Tbe mere
thorough we can make our cauvass this
year the more votes we will get. The
advantages to be derived from a still
bunt or a short campaign would inure
to the benefit of our advesaries rather
that to us. And I am convinced that if
on the twenty-fifth of June we can fore
see that silver will win at Chicago, 1
think we should proceed and nominate
the whole state ticket. Should the con
vention decide that the wiser course
would be to defer nominations until the
Chicago convention, that course will no
doubt be adopted; the convention un
doubtedly having the power to take a re
cess and assemble again."
"Whatdo you thinkof fusion between
the Populists and Republicans?"
"Some populist office seekers would bo
willing to have their party suffer any
humiliation provided they would be given
an office. Thompson and Skinner and
Gill and Amis and Mewborne and Hilc
man and Dal by arc of this class. But I
believe tbe great majority of tbe popu
lists were formerly Democrats and are
now sincere and honest men who ears
nestly believe in tbe doctrine of free sil
ver. I confess I do not see how these
men can make up their minds to assist in
electing McKinley, a gold bug, President
and in turning over the state to Dockery
or Rnssell and the Crowds which are
backing them."
"What do you think the North Caro
lina Democrats will do? '
''First. I think they will preserve
their party organization and remain a
part of tho national organization. The
indications now point to the success o
silver at Chicago. Its success in Raleigh
June 25th is certain. Our platform will de
clare unequivocally for silver. Our nom
inees will be silver men, whose Demo
cracy is untarnished, aud we will call
upon all men who beliovt in the free
coinage of silver and a revenue tar riff
and un income tax and in an bonesl Slate
government, administered by white men,
to rally io tue dern cra;ic standard. To
this call it seems tome many p puliati
should respond, and tbey will be wel
comed into full fellowship in the demo
cratic parly. I think the number woo
will return, should this course be follow
ed, and tbe character of those who will
return, will greatly surprise those not
fully informed as to the present conditions
Tbe imminence of misrule in eastern
North Carolina is exerting a conserative
influence over all classes of white people
The democrats will accord manly: ana
generous recognition to all populists who
come, and I think the majority of tha
populists would be willing to fight io the
democratic party for free silver, low tax
ation and income tax and help save the j
State from ruin, rather than throw their j
votes away, voting for free silver, it is
true, in their platform, but coupled with
the' government ownership of railroads,
the referendum, woman suffe rage and a
whole lot of other things which will be
put into the populist platform, pleasing
to Western fanatics but repulsive to the
conservative people of tbe South "
' "I am told by populist State secretary
Ayer that populists and democrats have
gptoajtijg tic, :'f,
begun to fuse in some counties - on tbe
silver issue. What do you think of
t&atrvK---' H . ; -.. -. V
i'Ln the democratic party tbo 'counties
are a law' unto themselves and there is
no supervisory power which . could re
strict, forbid or -compel any action on
thiir part. I am satisfied the democrats
of tbe counties will act wisely in all
things and nothing they may do will be
criticised by their State organization.
Not so much principle is involved in the
election of a county treasurer or register
of deeds, and in a county, where other,
wise those offices would be filled by cor
rupt republicans it might be better to
have them filled one by a democrat; and
one by a populist. ' A far better plan, I
I think, would be in all such counties
for the populists to come back and again
become a part of our organization as
tbey were before in 1892. Should they
do so tbeir recognition would be full and
generous, I am sure."
"What is your opinion, Mr. Chairman,
as to authority of conventions and the
true plan and scope of tbe democratic
party? Is it a national one or is it limit
ed to a State? In other words, is the
national or'the state convention the true
source of party law and authority?"
"That is largely a question of ethics.
But I am convinced ot this, that no or
ganization can exert a useful influence
except as a part of some great national
organization. A state organization
could not maintain itself for any length
of time if it did not acknowledge fealty
to some national organization. Tillman's
democracy in South Carolina is cited as
a case in point to sustain tbe opposite
view. But it is not a casein point, for
it has always supported the national
democratic ticket, and in my opinion,
should it cease to support the natk nal
democratic ticket, it must become a part
of tbe republican or populist organization
or quickly dissolve. Therefore, if we are
to effect anything practical for silver or
for any other desirable object we must
remain a part of tbe national democratic
organization and fight for principles with
in its ranks."
"Do you not condemn bolting the
national convention or any hint theres
at?"
"No true democrat should ever think
of bolting any more than a husband
should of divorcing the wife of his bosom,
and the mere bint of it increases the dan -gor
of doing it."
"Is there the slightest idea on the part
of democrats in North Caroliba of pass
ing tbe South Carolina election law?"
"None in the world. Tbe present
law is a bad one. Should tbe democrats
carry tbe legislature, I think the law will
change aud one adopted - guarding the
right of every citizen, regardless to parly
or color, to exercise his privilege as an
elector with ample provision against
fraud, intimidation and bribery; against
which there is is now absolutely no safe
guard. 1 do not believe any party will
seriously propose in this State to pass a
law depriving an y citizen of his right to
vote.'
'What is the present duty of demo
crats?"
"Tbe first thing we need is space
within the party. No more fighting
among ourselves, no more recrimination
and no more impugning of motives, and
and concessions from all sides for tbe
party's good. Let tbe 'sound money'
men be content with the maintenance of
the name, integrity and national allegi
ance, and let tbe 'silver' men rest content
with silver declarations and silver nomina
tions, and the giving of North Carolina's
whole weight for tbo silver cause. Let us
train our guns upon tbe republicans, leav
ing populists alone for the present. Let
all democrats lake the self-denying ordi
nance and let nothing be done to pro
mote personal ambition to the slightest
detriment of party welfare. Let us no
minate in June the cleanest and best
ticket ever put out in North Carolina,
and let us register a vow in high heaven
God being our helper, neither Dan
Russell nor Oliver Dockery nor any
man who represents what tbey stand
for shall never be Governer of North Caro
lina."
Upon ihe heels of this interview comes
another with Republican Chairman A. E.
Holton. It is of interest ;o many demo
crats in the slate. In reply to tbe ques
tion, ''Whatdo you think of Russel's
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purchasing, not that we are selling
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that our prices are better than many
merchants "cost" sales; better than
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noa geu uesi, ; prices, Dest ireignt
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no v enicies comes in.
Statement that everybody is for free sil
ver r Mr. Holtonaid to your corress
pondent; "I know, tbe republican
ire not. The extreme fusion element in
fhe party is claiming that SO per cent ot
the Seople of tbe State are for free silver
and insist that they want to get f"
silver inside the Republican party, when
they know that they can do so. lhey
are simply populists and time will prove
sooner or later that they aro ioueed pop
ulists. They will be compelled to throw
off their sheeps' clothing How can an
honeitman hope for free silver inside
the republican party, according to the
populist demands, when the party lor
the last 20 yeara has boasted of its record
In maintaining sound currency? .11
Judge Russell should be nominated aud
canvas tbe State on the line of the inter
view which you had with him and suc
ceed in convincing the people that free
coiaage is right and then undeitake to
endorse our republican ticket, he would
be beaten 50,000 in the State, for the
man who is sincerely in favor of free
coinage would look to the party which
favors silver." v
"Will there be fusion on State matters?
was asked. Chairman Hoiton replied:
"It is impossible, yet I see the friends of
Judge Russell and Senator jrrucoaru
are still passing resolutions for fusion
on the State ticket. Yet tbey ought to
know and they do know that every mem
ber of tbe populist State committee, in
cluding Skinner, Thompson and others
were a unit that there could be
no fusion unless we concede the Gov
ernor to the populists. Then how
can any sane man hope for fusion
unless he intends to surrender the
Rnrnnr? P.inaihlv Jildfra Rnssell m&V
think he mav be classed as a Dopulist. If
he was sincere in his statement that be
he and all the others are for free silver,
then I see no reason why the populists
should not agree on him and concede
bim tbe Domination for Governor as tbe
populist candidate, and then before the
election came off we would all sign the
the 'Teller resolution' offered the repub
lican conference committee by Butler."
"What is that you are reported to have
said that 20,000 sound money men
would vote tbe republican ticket?" was
the third question asked Mr. Holton. In
answer he said : "If we endorse free
silver candidates whose records and - ut
terances compare favorably with Butler's
I know we cannot hope to get a single
one of them. Tbey will not stultify
themselves by rushing into the republi
can parly only to support men who boatt
of their populism simply because of the
the name of the party?"
"What about tbe Russell boom?" was
the last question. Chairman Holton
answered it by saying: "The 'combine
is about busted.' Dr. Scruggs drove the
last wedge when he rebuked Russell for
attempting to array tbe colored people
against the whites "
This rebuke of Russell by Dr. Scruggs,
a colored physcian of marked ability
here, is one of the best things of this
year.
Tour correspondent can state upon
authority of Mr. James H. Pou that he is
not a candidate for re-election as chair
man ot tbe democratic State executive
committee. It is the opiuion of some
thoughtful men io the party that Hon.
L S. Overman, of Salisbury, is peculiar
ly fitted for tbe duties of chairman.
Gov. Carr, Treasurer Worth and Mr.
Patterson, the commission of agriculture,
are at Southeru Pines attending tbe
Northern Settlers' Convention.
Governor Carr and Treasurer Worth
are a committee to make a thorough test
of gas and electric light in the capital.
This test is now in progress. Electric
lights will in all probability be adopted.
The grounds at the executive mansion
are more attractive than ever before.
Tho lawn is particularly fine and very
far surpasses that in Capitol square. In
places the latter is very ragged and un
sightly.
Tbe Supreme Court will adjourn at
the end of the third week in May, a little
earlier than expected.
Artist W. G. Randall, of Raleigh, has
nearly completed a full-length oil por
trait of Vance for the Normal and In
dustrial School of Greensboro. He i'enow
also at work on somo modeling in clay
It is wiih great tegret that the general
public observes tbe delay in the resump
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tion of work on the Baptist Female Tj
versity here. ..
Gen Clingman will not become an in.
mate of the soldiers' home, though his
plication for admission was tavorabw
acted on.
The committee apointed by GoreiDot
Carr to select a gift for ibe cruier
Raleigh has taken prelim aiy steps
ward purchasing a gilt. The sum 0
band is 1675. A solid silver punch bo,!
ladle and goblets Will probably be n,
gift. This is what tbe officer ol the
cruiser deirev.iiw
A ''Confed" to General Grant
. A" Lincoln 1 ouniy riCdnfedrate Teu
eran called to see us one day this wek
and presented us with a copy of th,
following little story, which firai
peared in print in 1871, and if at any
time since, its droll, good-natured humor
will excuse its reproduction here:
"During the war a 'Confed' was cap.
tared by the Yankees-and happened i0
be. taken to Gen. Grant's headquarter.
After being questioned by the General
the old "Confed asked bim whert hi
was going.. . .
"I am going,' said Grant, "to Rich,
mond, to Petersburg, to Heaven, and jt
may be I will go to hell. r
After eyeing the . General for several
moments, tbe old Confed' said;
"General Grant, you can't go to Rich
mond, for General Lee is there; you can't
go to Petersburg, for General Beauregard
is their; you , can't go to Heaven, for
Stonewall' 'Jackson is there; but at to
going to hell, yon may get there, for I
know of no Confederates in that region.
On Even Terms
Sold Wave
A republican, at, tbe Oklahoma Citv
Convention arose and indignantly said to
the chairman: "Young man, I was a Re.
publican before you were born I"
Tbe chairman came back: "Shot up!
I will be a republican when you are dead.
Sit down!" " " ' '
Ml
A former "Democratic' official of tbe
Houne, himself a free silver advocate, has
made a canvass of , the members of the
Democratic, National - Committee on Ihe
financial question, and announces that
tbe poll stands 31 to 20 in favor of sound
money. .Priorto the Alabama Conven
tion the poll stood 32 Ho '19, but the
change of the member from Alabama
reduced the majority one. Washington
Post. .'. :n . ui: m; ;
Franklin Times: Mr. Cbas. J Alstoa
is canvassing the town soliciting sub
scriptions to tbe capital stock of a amok
ing tobacco factory to be i organized i
Louisburg. He tells us that quite a
number of people have' subscribed for
stock and that the prospect for securing
the necessary ammount is promising.
"A jest's prosperity lies in the ear
Of bim that bears it, never in theton-
:gUe ... v T ,t ,;, y r f-
Of hi in that makes it.' Shakespear.
No matter how well worded this para
graph may be, its usefulness uependi
upon the reader. It is written to tell the
sufferer from dyspepsia, deranged liver,
impure blood, constipation, headache, det
pression nervousness and other trouble!
that Dr. R. V. Pieroe'a Pleasant Pelli
will cure him quickly, and. thoroughly.
They work mildly bnt efficiently. Tbey
put blood and bowels right,, clear the
brain and invigorate the whole system.
Dealers everywhere. - -v
The following is the comparative cottci
statement for the week ending May let
1896. , 1895
Net receipts at an U. 8. ports, 89.033 55,483
Total receipts to date, w - 4.966,602 7,678,48
Exports for the week, 65,854 120,238
Total exports to this date, 4,085.985 6,OD5,82J
Stock in all U. S. ports, , 4 8,896 . 645,800
Stock at all interior towns.' ' 84.873 5025
Stock in Liverpool, , t i 1442,000 1,676,000
American afloat for
Great Britain, 95,000 140.0CJ
The Total Visible Supply of Cotton.
Nw YoaK, May 2. The total visible
supply of cotton for the world is 3,052,027
bales, of which 5,589,827 bales are Amer
ican, against 4,079,626 bales and 3,720,426
respectively last year. Receipts of cotton
this week at all interior towns 22,957
bales. Receipts from the plantations 25,
768 bales. Crop in sight 6,627,443 balea.
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