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q P I 1 4 n . 4. 4- MR III rf "i IT ' An if i i Vj. I f ho ii ' ! MECKLENBURb ILvji j PUBLISHED BVBBT f HUR3DAT. Th e charlotte ne ws. . ;OWD, KDITOB AND PROPBJE-OR OFFICE 25 S. TRYON STREET. Subscription in Advance: ies On year $1.00 Six months 50 Three months 25 Hews One vear $4 00 Six months 2 00 Thmi' mmiths 1.00 JIONDAY, OCT. 20, 1896. NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET. FOR PRESIDENT: WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, OF NEBRASKA. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT: ARTHUR SEW ALL, OF MAINE. -ELECTORAL TICKET: At la'ce T.ocke Craig-e, R. B. Davis. 1st district Theo. White; 2nd district II. F FrccT.an, ?rd district O R. Th' mas, 4th dittrirtW. S. Bailey, 5.h distret ViUiam Merritt, 0;h district B F. Ke th. Tth distriet-Theo. F.Kluttz, 8th distria Tyre York, iti district It. D. Gilmer. State Democratic Ticket. FOK GOVERNOR, GYIflTS B. WATSON LOF FORSYTH. t FOR LIEUT EX A XT GOVERNOR, TEOS. W. MASON OF NORTHAMPTON. FOR SECRETARY OF STATE, CffAS. M. COOK OF FRANKLIN. FOR TREASURER, ' B. F. AYCOCK OF' WAYNE. ' FOR AUDITOR, . ROBT. M. FURMAN OF BUNCOME. F3R ATTORNEY OEERAr FRANK I. OSBORNE ' OF MECKLENBURG. JOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC K STRUCTION, JOHN C. SCARBOROUGH OF JOHNSTON. FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICES, A. C. AVERY, of Burke, Geo. H. BROWN, of Beaufort. ?1or Superior Court .Judge, 5th District: JAMES S. MANNING, of Durham. FOR CONGRESS, SIXTH DISTRICT: JAS, A. LOCKHART, OF ANSON. County remocratic Ticket, For the Senate W C. DO WD. 2?or the House HFRIOT CLARKSON, R. M. RANSON. J SOL REID. For Sheriff Z. T. SMITH For Register of Deed3- J. W. COBB. For Treasurer EDGAR WALKER. For Surveyor J. B. SPRATT. For Coroner A. A. CATHEY. J7or Constables, Charlotte Township i. U. 1KW1N, J. H. ALEXANDER. For County C mmi sLontrs: JOHN H. SADLER, P. M. BROWN, W. F. KUYKENDAL. Mr. W. L. Arexdell, a leading citizen of Carteret county, goes for Otho Wilson, the Assistant Repub lican, in merrv fashion. HeTwrites to the Beaufort Herald: "On Sabbath morning I left my home for Sunday School and stand Ing in front of the city station was an engine fired up with a first class car attached. The conductor told aie on inquiry that the train was to take up Railroad Commissioner S Otho Wilson, who, I understand, had been over to Beaufort to effect a fu sion between thd Populists and Re publicans. What I want to know Mr. Editor, is by what authority the itanroaci uommission oi JNorth Car olina uses our State roais for politi cal purposes and also violates the laws of God and of the State." With life-long Republicans bolt ing the Hanna gang every day right here in ISForth Carolina and publicly acknowledging that they will vote for Bryan, it would seem that the Republican party is not entirely mtea. -If inquirers will go around mos any public place they will find there are a few Bryan men left in Char lotte, at least enough -to keep up the interest. . I KEPULICiN ATTEMPTS AT FRAUD. Even this early in the day it is evident that the Republican machine is to make a desperate effort to carry this State by fraudulent means. The loop-holes in the new election law were not devised by Daniel L. Russell for nothing. They were de signed to put the Republican com bine in possession of the State. The first step in this progression of fraud was in the registration. Negroes have been brought into the State from Tennessee, Virginia and South Carolina and their names put on the registration books. Chairman Holton, of. the Republican State committee, told James Creelman, the correspondent of the New York World (gold bug organ) that his hope of carrying the State lay in t he enormous registration of unqualified neoro voters, and he claims that the names of 120,000 negroes are on the registration books. In many in stances ex-con victs have registered under assumed naniesj trying by this method to dodge the disfranchise ment list In many communities ne,Tro bovs from sixtten vears old up have registered and will attempt to vote. The Republicans hope to keep many of these names on the books, and count it so many votes gained The second resource is direct fraud at the ball6t box. Under the new law a vote must be counted, it mat ters not rn which box it is found. If two election judges connive at this fraud they may allow voters to drop a ballot for McKinley in each box, and while he would not vote for county officers he would cast two votes for McKinlev. This latter is he method by which the Republi can managers will attempt to carry he State, and break the Solid South. It is stated that most of the large sum Mark Hanna has sent into the State will be used to bribe judges of flection. One of the most flagrant instances of fraud was at Raleigh, where in he second division of the second ward (a strong Democratic precinct ) he Populist registrar, W. II. Uritt, allowed George T. Rogers, the negro Republican registrar, to carry oft the registration book. Rogers destroved t.and is now in jail and will likely go to the penitentiary for a good ong term. la view of the vast frauds that are now attempted by the Republi cans it behooves everv 'Democrat to hi on the outlook for the schemes of these underground operators and o prosecute the scoundrels and ex pose their dirty work wherever it appears. Tkese ten days before election mark the crisis of the campaign. On tke alertness and energv of the Democrats in these last daysdopends the cause of good government and Democracy. Ask your candidate for the Legis ature if he will vote for Pritchard's retura to the Senate. Remember hat Pritchard is as strong a gold bug as Mark Hanna himself, and hen you vote for a Representative who will vote for Pritchard, vou ... ... ' help the gold bugs get a majority imthe united States Senate. The New York Sun just ten years ago adyocated free silver and charged the ills of the time to the gold standard and the appreciating dollar. And vet today whe'n bimet allism is mentioned Mr. Dana fiies into a spasm and foams at the mouth. Perhaps the reason Senator Blair wras sent back to North Caro lina was because he could do less damage here than anywrhere else. As a cure for chronic insomnia he is a pronounced success. Compared with him Rip Van Winkle was a man of energy. J. Hampton Hoge, the only man whose gloiious drunk ever extended from Washington to San Francisco, clear across the continent, has just come down in favor of the Demo cratic gold bug candidate in his dis trict. Hoge is a sour-grapes Repub lican. Rev'ukd K. Budger is the same steam calliope as of yore, but a dif ferent musician is manipulating the keys and the tune is changed. The Palmer-Buckner campaign is still waging fiercely around Mr. Louis de LaCroix's writing desk. SOME LITT1E TALK ABOUT PifiOH-K AND THINGS. t The news comes from Florence that under the Italian Sky Alexan der Salvini is dying. Imperious dare-devil D'Artagnan, having death creep slowly over him day by day. Don Cazar de Bazan Hinging his ay jokes in the teeth of grim Death. Our Salvini seemed not to belong to the Rider of the Pale Horse. DuMaurier, tine artistic soul, he was the friend of us all. He had so tender a sympathy and won us in such a confidential fashion as he closed his eyes and dreamed and told us of the visions of the lonago along the boulevards and in the cafes and on the streets of Paris; and mixed his French of the pave ment and his Gallic songs with his unconventional English. It was all so new and so pleasing. All the world was listening to him when7 the still of the long Silence feu on him. Reading "The Martian' that is now appearing in Harper seems like a letter from a friend who will not write to us again. XW Pension F Rroissard and its school-boy in mates are already our friends, 'and we shall prize them all the more hiirhlvuow that "our mutual friend" is go lie. Woodrow Wilson, the able histo rian and political economist of Princetou, is writing about Wash ington and his family and is making his articles cm the First President quite readable. "If you see it in the Sun. it's so" insane these days that one is really sorry forkdearMr. Dana, whose nerves must surely be badly disturbed by this time. And to think that Willie Bryan should cause all this trouble the naughty boy. It may be all right, but it seems very queer for Republicans to be teaching Democrats what true De m oc racy is. Charles F. Crisp, who was put in his grave today, was as well rounded a man as Georgia has produced. He was a tine product of Southern man hood and though born in England, was reared in the South, and of us. He had much true statesmanship, a quality all too -rare, and bore him self above reproach. How queer that Dr. Tanner, who lived on scenery and atmosphere for forty days and survived, should at last be cremated is a common every-day tire ! Saturday was challenge day and it is probable that more votes were challenged than ever before, because there are thousands of names on the registration books put there by fraud. The Democrats should see to it that every doubtful rocer is challenged, and that he is hied and if guilty convicted. No man whose vote is tainted by fraud should be allowed to put his ballot in the ballot box. Yor can't treat this election. Section 40 of the new election law reads: "That any person who, shall treat with either meat, or drink, on any day of election, or any day pre vious thereto, with an intert to in fluence the election, shall forfeit and pay two hundred dollars, the one half for the use of the county and the other for the use of the person who shall sue for the same." Here is one of the most amusing things of this most unusual cam paign: In an editorial on the elec tion and the campaign in the United States theLondon Times expresses the fear that "the efforts of Ambassador Bayard in behalf of Palmer and Buckner, however well intended, will be less successful than they de serve to be." Chairmax Manly has received reports from every part of the State, and he says he is sure of the result, and that Cyrus B. Watson will be elected Governor. But it will take hard work every hour between now and the time the polls close. Let every Democrat work! work!! work!!! And now Mr. Gorman steps up and says "It's all over but the shout ing." Mr. Quay has said the same thing. The only question now is, Which side will shout. SOME RECORDS THAT HAVE BEE Inquiring investigators are dig ging up a few gems- from the trash ground of the past. Among those noticed in the recent past are the following: That William McKinley, Repub lican candidate for President, was an earnest advocate of free silver less than four years ago. That the New York Sun (insane advocate of McKinley) advocated free silver and Ben Butler a few short years ago and attributed the hick of prosperity to the gold stan dard. That "Judge," the Republican colored comic organ (the court jester of McKinley,when the Sherman Act was passed) presented silver as the rising sun of prosperity and a rem edy for the ills that beset us. That Robert G. Ingersoll a few years ago was an ardent advocate of free silver. That John M. Palmer, gold stan dard candidate for the Presidency, up to a short while ago, was an earn est advocate of free silver and was elected to the Senate by Populist votes givMi only after a pledge to vote for silver. That overnor O'Feral), of Vir ginia, who is leading the Assistant Republican campaign in that State, has often boasted of his speeches and votes for free si her. That Benjamin Harrison, the only living ex President, was a few year? ago a friend of silver. "That David Bennett Hill, who cannot now support the Chicago platform on account of the silver plank it contains, wTas two years ago an advocate of free coinage of silver. That Roswell P. Flower, leader of the boltiug Democrats, in a speech to New Y'ork State farmers advo cated free silver. All these men are now denouncing the advocates of free silver as liars, repudiators, anarchists and thieves. If their mouthings now are true, they are by their own condemnation thieves, liars and anarchists. Though wheat has gone up in price it is Lot the farmer who is benefitted. The farmer has harvest ed and marketed his wheat long ago and the grain is now in the hands of the deaiers and operators. And it is plaiuly evident that the price has been manipulated, and has risen be cause a certain set of operators have secured a CDrner on wheat. This rise in the price of wheat will bring no benefit to the farmer. Let no guilty man escape! If any man is found violating the elec tion law be should be prosecuted and punished as quick as the pro cesses of law will allow. Let every Democrat in every precinct in the State look personally after the vio lators of the law at his polling place and use all his efforts to bring to justice the offenders. Every Democrat in Mecklenburg county must do his duty from now until the polls close on election day. This is a fight for good government and white supremacy and it is your fight and not the fight of any set of candidates. The men who seek by fraud to turn North Carolina over to negro rule should be swept off the face of the earth. Those Republicans who put a long string of severe penalties to the present election law shouldtake down their Bibles and read in the Good Book the story of Hamau and how he was hung on his own gallows. The "Bancroft" after she passed the Dardennelles would feel about like the little Michigan editor who tackled Bryan. -4 . The Populist who works for Mc Kinley is on a par with the tem perance orator who mixes drinks in a saloon. It would be interesting reading after this campaign if Mark Hanna would tell what some folks cost him. The real Democrats of Virginia continue to mangle the remains of the late Governor O'Ferrall. The United States mails are mak ing mighty poor speed with that letter of Tom Watson's. If Blackburn doesn't throw some matches into Carlisle's oil can it will be a surprise. Where is Tom Watson "at" these days? Senor Canovas, Premier of Spain, says "nothing can excel the loyalty of President Cleveland and his cab inet toward Spain and her govern ment. Our relations are most cor dial." And that's one thing the matter with the administration. Canovas praises Mr. Cleveland for closing his eye3 to the crimes of Weyler and turning a deaf ear to the wail of bleeding Cuba. This land of the free in league with the most d spotic and merciless of monarchies to bind tighter the bands of tyranny on an oppressed people! This home of the brave standing behind the cruel coward Weyler! This govern ment scouring the seas and acting as police agent for rotten Spain! This is in line with the policy of this administration, a policy endors ed by the lackeys and worshippers of monarchy wherever they are. When the historian of true Ameri can soul causes to set down the record of this administration he will not forget the "cordial relations" between Cleveland and Canovas. Reading the New York papers one gets the idea that the pulpits of that great city have been turned into political stumps, from which the gentlemen of the cloth make cam paign specifies each Sunday morning. God spare the South from the plague of the political preacher. . IB It is deeply to be regretted that John G. Carlisle, who was once the idol of Kentucky, whn he opened the canvass m his own State should be jeered and hooted and rotten egged, and should require a platoon of police to see him safely from the stand. mm- Holton claims that the names of 160,000 Republicans are on the reg istration books. If there is any thing like that number on the books he knows they are there dishonestly and that they were ' put there with deliberate intent to commit fraud. From now until the polls close on the day of election every Democrat should do hourly personal work for Bryan and the State ticket. That is the work that tells. That is work that makes votes for good govern ment. Supreme President Echols, of the A. P. A., is the latest acquisition to Hanna's Museum of Purchased Prophets. It is openly charged that he is trying to manipulate the A. P. A. in McKinley's favor. If everv violator of the election law is brought to justice the county gang will have a big enough force to macadamize the roads, and the State penitentiary could start a dozen big new farms. Populists who cannot stand the dose of negro put up in large gobs in the fusion with the Republicans are every day leaving that unholy alli ance and coming back to the party where they belong. The Democrats of this State are not going to sit still and let Holton and his crowd vote enough ex-con victs and imported negroes to turn this State over to Russell. Dr. Morgan Dix needn't dislo cate his eye glasses over the cam paign. The "Republic will be pre served" whichever way the election goes. "The negroes are largely savages," said Daniel L. Russell in July, 1888, and if the negroes vote for him now they will come near proving his statement true. Ruff Henderson's son is going to vote for Bryan. The only thing that throws any doubt on the report io mat, oi. nun: told it himself. George Fred Williams, of Mas sachusetts, who is traveling through the Middle States, says the election of Bryan is a "dead sure thing " The Assistant Republicans con tinue to "come out for McKinlev flat-footed." They didn't have to "come ' themselvjs any distance. Recipe: Drop a free silver argu ment into the slot of a New York newspaper, and hear ii crv "anar chist," "repudationist," "thief!" There are just thirteen separate parties represented on the official ballot in Illinois. This is an un lucky number for somebody. If all the convicts were allowed to cast ballots there would bea consid erable increase in the Republican vote in North Carolina. If all the marshals who are ap pointed attend the State Fair it ought to pay expenses without any one else at all. y- Ben Harrison is following Bry- ?-ut -he 7U never catch P with him m a thousand years. .fu. 11 mis,,' embodvi;;11 J TV.,,.. - - H-''-. Si A iiilll enmiv.,,, aw,, m Wt"'"rr a record.; UvV L . If. tour C.T.t.; a railroad - . '' lH fer-u th.-, V',!V? h l r. 1 ''ii on:. . it J". D. M i ;. . No. 1? Law Buildi .1 Claims collected. pTJ$ d Federal Kuoa w. Attorney ds Com Office, Nos. 14 and 18 w ChanottOVc, HERIOT CLARJSON. CL.AKKQ.N Dr ATTORNEYS AND oocsj AT LAW, 4 and 12 Law Buildi. ivJ , x latucd m r euerai and Stial DR. E. P. KEERAKs,i No. 7, West Trade Street, r saie DruHoase. H. X. PHAER, ATTORNEY At A Office No. 17, uaw Builcb, attention to ail business intnaail attention givea 'to claim State and Federal Conns. Oct. 3 Iv P. 31. SHAXX01 ATTORXEY-AT-!iI Prompt attention eirea toia trusted. Special attention cretl Practices in State and Federal tea DR. C. L. ALE3 DENTIST. 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