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THE STANDARD. Friday, June 29, 1888. .NATIONAL TICKET. For President Grover Cleveland, For Vice-President Allen G. Thurman. STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET. For Governor: DANIEL G.IWLE. For Lieutenant-Governor : THOMASM. HOLT. For Secretary of State: WILLIAM L, SxVUNDERS, pf Orange (bounty. For State Treasurer! DONALD W. BAIN, of "Wake County. For State Auditor: GEORGE W, SANDERLIN, of Wayne County. For Supt. of Public Instruction: SIDNEY M. FINGER, of Catawba County. For Attorney-General: THEODORE F. DAVIDSON, of Buncombe County, Associate Justices Supreme Court: JOSEPH J. DAVIS, of Franklin County, JAMES E. SHEPHERD, of Washington County. 1LPII0NS0 C. AVERY, of Burke County. For Presidential Electors at Large. ALFRED M. WADDELL, of New Hanover CouDty. FREDERICK N. STRUDWICK, of Orange County. THE REAL ISSUE. It is estimated that in the United States there are 20,000,000 laborers, and of this number 1,500,000 are employed in manufactories, mines, &c, that are protected by the present tariff system. The remaining 18, 500,000 are farmers, mechanics, day laborers, &c, who are dependent ou their own exertions for the nec essaries of life; and these are the men who are unprotected. We have never heard of protection for a brick mason, blacksmith or carpen ter, that would keep off foreign com petition. We bare never been able to discover that this 1,500,000 of protected laborers have lived any better or more contented than those that are outside of protection; but we do know that there is hardly any protected industry in this great nation where the owners have not only become rich, but millionaires; and we do know, that almost with out a single exception, all strikes and lockouts for an increase of wages in America, have originated among the protected few. The fact stands boldly out that these mining and manufacturing protected combines not Only regulate the prices of their goods by an increase or decrease of product, but they regulate the wages of their employees by the necessities and wants of the laboring class. The continued increase in popula tion by immigration and otherwise, as a natural result, brings a greater demand for work by bread earners, aud this demand is taken advantage of by the employer, who accordingly pockets the per cent, tariff rate not from foreign consumers but from those at home, while at the same time he pays American architects, builders, mason3 and carpenters, the same he does foreign pauper emi grants for building his palatial homes. By trusts and combines these mpnied kings corner every pro duct of the farm and stipulate the price before the crop is raised. High protective tariff is responsible alone for this state of affairs, and the Republican-party ij its upholder and "defender. Mine owners, iron manu facturers, producers of woolen goods, Lumber kings, &c, are all supporters f this great party whose sole aim now seems o be to make the rich richer and the poor poorer, by a continuation of this war measure high tariff. On the other hand the Democracy is fully committed to tariff reform, by a reduction to "a basis fofTevenue only." In our county we have Republican friends, allied tor u3 not only by State na tivity and acquaintanceship, but by that equalizing tie of wage-earners; and we ask them to examine and see if we are not right. Let each one a.k himself if protection to Penn sylvania iron manufacturers or Michigan lumber men increases the price of corn, potatoes, chickens or eggs, or the amount of his day's wages. Does not the demand regu late the price? And in his purchases does not this protection increase the price of his plow shares, traoe chains, nails, lumber, winter cloth ing, and in fact every protected necessity he uses? Our forefathers refused to pay a duty on tea, and let us refuse by vote to pay this pro tective tariff to monied nabobs. Let us stop the accumulation of a sur plus by stopping a tariff surplus, THE KEPl'BEICAN XOM1XEJES. After a week's lobbying, caucus ing and balloting, the Republican Convention at Chicago has brought forth ft Presidential candidate, General Benjamin Harrison, of In diana, a lawyer of some note in his own State and once a member of the United States Congress. No bril liant act of his hs given him a national reputation for anything like statesmanship. The majority of voters have never heard of him. There is nothing in his candidacy to arouse national enthusiasm unless it be his relationship to old Tippe canoe of the long ago. Truly in the words of that bitter bloody shirt waver, Ingalls, he will cut a poor figure in the fight," especially when he stands upon a platform fully committed to the present high tariff which the majority of the voters not only disapprove of but are directly opposed to. It is a platform of ex treme protection, a promoter of trusts and monopolies that "oripples labor by limiting production so as to hold control of prices and supply." The whole people are clamoring for a reduction of the surplus, and the Republican party have even refused to promise it. The Brooklyn Eagle gives the following plain illustration of the Republican platform: "If two American citizens were for instance to contribute $25,000 each for the purpose of establishing here a new industry, the Republican party on this platform wonld de mand that every man or woman in the United States who desired the products of such an industry should pay a tax, in addition to what the foreign product could be purchased for, sufficiently large not only to enable these two manufacturers to establish their enterprise, but to ob tain heavy profits from it. In other words, millions of American citi zens would be muleted for the sake of starting two of their number in business. That is the essence of the Republican doctrine, and it raises the main issue upon which the party proposes to conduct the ensuing campaign." The great Republican party, once admired for its unity of action and the bolduess of its leaders, haa lost its prestige. The successors of Lin coln, Grant, Morton aud Stephens, have failed to handle party affairs with the astuteness and ability of their predecessors. Personal power and preferment have usurped patriotism. Party success is sec ondary to personal agrandir.ement. Many Republican voters will read with shame the reports of the great National Convention at Chicago. Personal assaults, vituperation and abuse of one another look more fit for barroom bullies than for the leaders of the party "of great moral ideas.'' Many a tried and true Re publican who has stood by the "grand old party" for a quarter of a century, will ponder over these charges cf strife, contention, corruption and venality amongst the leaders, and mutually exclaim: "Can these things be? Can we vote for a party who has no aim, no purpose save that of power? Without a political issue save that born of civil war; without an available leader save those whose ambition outweighs their patriotism, the Republican party is in a sad plight. The Durham Tobacco Plant is right. It is the Republican party who ha3 drawn the color line. Two thirds of the party at least are of of that race and not one of them on the State ticket. In Cabarrna the majority are industrious, hard work ing citizens, and although they re ceive an equal division, per capita. of the school fund (the most of it paid by Democrats) we expect them to vote the full Republican ticket. "The laborer is worthy of his hire," and the colored voter should have some of the honors of the party he so faithfully serves. They should demand it as their right, bv nrtu-e-of a life long service. A bill baa passed the House of Rep resentatives appropriating $75,000 to erect a public building at States ville, N. C, John Henderson, theii Representative, is a working, man of the energetic type, PRESIDENT CLEVELAND Formerly Notified of Ills Nomination by Acclamation. Washington, D. C, June 26. The notification committee appoint ed to give to President Cleveland a formal notice of his nomination as President of the United States, ac companied by the members of the national committee, called at the executive mansion at 2 o'clock this afternoon and were ushered into the east room. This room was fragrant with the perfume of flowers, which were banked against the great mir rors, and from plants and flowers which were set against the walls, a hollow square was formed from west to east. Into this square the Presi dent came, followed by Mrs. Cleve land on the arm of Secretary Bay ard. Chairman Collins, of the notifica tion committee, advanced a few steps forward, aud in an earnest speech said: "Mr. Cleveland: We come as a committee, authorized and instruct ed by the National Democratic con vention recently held in St. Louis, to convey a formal notice of its action in naming you for the office Of President of the United States. during the next four years. It would ill become the occasion of your presence to express at length the full meaning and significance of that groat assembly. Its expression will be found and heard elsewhere and otherwise from now till that day in November, when this free and intelligent people will record their approval of your great services as chief magistrate. We beg to congratulate you upon this hearty and unanimous endorsement of your course as President by the historic party to which all the days of your manhood you have belonged, and to congratulate the country upon the assured continuance of yourvise, just and patriotic administration. I take pleasure in presenting the Hon. Charles D. Jacob, of Kentucky." Mr. Collins' speech was leceived with applause. Hon. Mr. Jacob, chairman of the Notification committee, then ad vanced. His delivery was graceful. He said: "To the Honorable Grover Cleve land, of New York: Sir: The dele gates to the National Democratic convention, representing every State and territory of onr union having assembled in the City of St. Louis, on June 5th inst.,for the purpose of nominating candidates for the offices of President and Vice-President of the United States, it has become the honorable and pleasing duty of this committee to formally announce to you that, without a ballot, you were by acclamation, chosen as the stand ary bearer of the Democratic party for the chief executiveship of this country to be held in November next. Great as is sucha distinction under any circumstances, it is the more flattering and profound when it is remembered that you have been selected as your own successor to an office, the duties of which always onerous have been rendered of an extraordinarily, sensitive, difficult and delicate nature, because of a change of political parties and methods after twenty-four years of uninterrupted dofnitage. This ex altation is, if possible, added to by the fact that the declaration of principles based upon your last an nual message to the Cousrress of the United States, relative to a tariff re duction and a diminution of the ex penses of the government throws down the direct and defiant chal lenge for an exacting scrutiny of the administration of the executive power which four years ago was committed in its trust to the election of Grover Cleveland, President of the United Stetes, and for the most searching inquiry concerning its fidelity and devotion to the pledges which then invited the suffrages of the people. An engrossed copy of that platform adopted without a dis senting voice, is herewith tendered to you. In conveying, sir, to you, the responsible trust which has been confided to them, this commit tee beg, individually and collectively, to express the great pleasure which they have felt at the results attend ing the National convention of the Democratic party,, and to offer to you their best wishes for official and personal success and happiness. We have the honor,, sir, to be your obediemt servants: "Alabama Jno; H, Caldwell. "Arkansas W. L. English. "California Cassemyro Barreefa. "Connecticut W, 1L Banmni, "Georgia Jno. Triplett "Illinois Jno. S. Ewing. "Indiana A. W. Conduitt. "Icwa-W W. Baldwin. "Kansas S T Neely. "Kentucky Chas. P. Jacob. "Louisiana Jno. Fitzpatrick. "Maine R. W. Black. "Maryland W. S. Wilson. "Massachusetts Chas. D. Lewis. "Michigan Thos. F. McGarry. "Mississippi John M. Allen. "Minnesota John Ludwin. "Missouri James Burk. "Nevada John S. Moore. "New Hampshire G. Bryon Chandler. "New Jersey Solomon Scheer. "North Carolina Thomas. W. Strange. "Ohio M. V. Ream. "Oregon M. S. Holman. "Pennsylvania R. S. Patterson. "Rhode Island Isaac Bell. "Teias W. H. Pope. "Virginia Basil Gordon. "Vermont J. D. Harrahan. "District Columbia W. M. Dickson." Mr. Thomas Pettitt, Secretary of the committee, then handed the President a handsomely engrossed copy of the platform upon which he was nominated. The President bow ed his acknowledgements. Standing erect with head thrown back with but few gestures, but with an earn estness that was impressive and an enunciation that was deliberate and clear, he replied, The audience drank in eaoh word as it slowly flowed from his lips. He said; "I can not but be profoundly im pressed when I see about me the messengers of the National Democ racy, bearing its summons to duty. The political party to which I owe allegiance, both honors and com mands me. It places in my hand its proud standard and bids me bear it high at the front in a battle which it wages bravely, because conscious of right, confidently, because its trust is in the people, and soberly because it comprehends the obliga tions which success reposes. Ap plause. The message which you bring awakens within me the liveli est sensP of personal gratitude and satisfaction, and the honor which you tender me is in itself so great, that there might well be no reason for any other sentiment. And yet I cannot rid niyseif of grave and seri ous thought when I remember that party supremacy is not alone involv ed in the conflict which presses upon us, but that we struggle to se cure and save the cherished institu tions, the welfare and the happiness of a nation of freemen." "Familiarity with he great office which I hold has but added to my apprehension of its sacred character and the consecration demanded oi him who rssumes its immense re sponsibilities. It is the repository of the people's will and power. Within its vision should be the pro tection and welfare of the humblest citizen and with quick car it should catch from the remotest corner of the land the plea of the people for jus tice, for right. For the sake of the people, he who holds this office of theirs should respect every encroach ment upon its legitimate functions, and for the sake of the integrity and usefulness of the office, it should be kept near to the people and be ad ministered in full sympathy with their wants and needs. This occa sion reminds me most vividly of the scene when four years ago I received a message from my party similar to that whose you now deliver. Writh all that has passed since that day, I can truly say that the feeling of awe with which I heard the summons then is intensified many fold when it is repeated now. "Four years ago, I knew that our ehief executive office, if not carefully guarded, might drift, little by little, away from the people to whom it be longed, and become a perversion of all it ought to be, but I did not know how much of its mooring had al ready been loosened. I knew four years ago how well devised were the principles of true Democracy lor the successful operation of a govern ment by the people and for the peo ple; but I did not koow how abso lutely necessary their application then was for the restoration to the people of their safety and prosperi ty. I knew then that abuses and extravagances had crept into the management of public affairs; but I did not know their numerous forms nor the tenacity of their grasp. I knew then something of the bittei -Dess of partisan obstructions; but I did not know how bitter, how reek less and how shameless it eould be. I knew, too, that the American peo ple were patriotic and just; but I did not know how grandly they loved their eountry, nor bow noble and generous they were. Applause. I shall not dwell upon the acts and the policy of the administration now drawing to its close. Its record is open to every citizen of the land. And yet I will not be denied the privilege of assorting at this time that ir. the exercise of the functions of the nigh trust confided to me, I have yielded obedieuee only to the constitution and the solemn obliga tions of my oath of office. I have done those things which in the light of the understanding God has givon mer seemed most conducive to the welfare of my countrymen and the promotion of good government. I would not if I could, for myself nor for ycu, avoid a single consequence of a fair interpretation of my course. Applause. It but remains for me to.say to you and through you to the democracy of the nation, that 1 ac cept the nomination with'which they have honored me, and that 1 win in due time signify such acceptance in the usual formal manner. The members of the committee were then introduced to the Presi dent. After a few moments spent in pleasant convt rsation the committee was invited to lunch in the private dining room, where Mrs. Cleveland presided with becoming grace. After lunch the committee was taken charge of by a comfcnittee of the Columbia Democratic Club and driven around to the many attract ive points in the city,andat 5 o'clock embarked on the steamer Corcoran for a trip to Mt. Vernon. On the return trip a repast will be served at Marshall hall. m North Carolina nomocracy and Edn cation. Facts are stubborn. The soberest judgment of the sturdy citizens of North Carolina demand facts in their reasoning. We have neither seen nor read of a people so little inclined to turn away from the ar gument of facts as the people of our State. Hence in analyzing the work of Democratic rule in the State as to the matter of education some facts appear in the surface which will not be disregarded. Look at amounts the party has expended from year to year for the purpose of education, and comment will be un necessary. The party came into control of the Legislature in 1871. The following figures are given by Superintendent Finger j In 1871 $177,497 94 1872 173,275 62 1873 196,275 06 1374 297,090 85 1875, no repoi t, about same as 1884. 1876, 334,163 14 1877 319.813 14 1878 324,82? 10 1879 326,040 35 1880 352,182 66 1881 409,658 88 1882 509,736 02 1883 623,430 98 1884 640,245 29 1885 930,552 32 1886 671.115 65 1887 653,037 38 STATE EWS. Goldsboro's ice factory has com menced work. The State Board of Pharmacy will meet at Goldsboro on August 8th for the examination of applicants for druggist's license. The first shipment of finished silk ever made from the South was made by Mr. Geo. Singleton, of the Wadesboro Manufacturirg Co. The meeting of the Grand Lodge of Masons, which was to have been held in Oxford on June 21st, has been postponed till July 12th. The meeting of the Grand Lodge of Masons, whidh was to have been held in Oxford on June 21st has been postponed till July 12th. A census of Raleigh, just com pleted, shows that tnere are in the city proper 13,050 people, of whom 6,397 aie white and 6,653 colored. Four negroes were sentenced at the last Durham Superior Court io be banged on August 3rd for the crime of rape. This is, perhaps, the first time in the history of tbe State where four persons were sentenced for committing this heinous crime upon tbe same person. Let them swing! State Chronicle. Lizzie Peay, a 12-year-old girl of Madison, Rockingham ccunty, some time ago stopped a runaway horse by running in front of him and tak ing her stand, thus perhaps saving the lives of the occupants of the buggy; and week befoie last she further distinguished herself by running down and catching a gr eat big wild turkey gobbler which had a beard 12 inches long. His wings were too wet for him to fly. The girl had a hard race and a rough job to handle her game, but she handled him. GENERAL NEWS. Charleston is raising money for a SI, 000, 000 hotel. The world's annual consumption of wheat is estimated at 2,165,000,000 bushel Sv Mr. Blaine has engaged steamship passage for - the United States for July 19th. Washington, June 26. -General Sheridan's condition continues about the same. Dan Rice, the old showman,, owns 350,000 acres of land in Texas and New Mexico. Danville, Va.T 'is to have a new tobacco warehouse that will hold 6,000 hogsheads. The house in which General Grant was born is now on exhibition in Cincinnati under canvas . The late Chief-Justice Waite had four messengers during his fifteen years on the Supreme Bench. Four of them went mad. The University of Pennsylvania intends to send an exploring expe dition to ancient Babylon undeFTne directions of Dr John P Peters. There wern 811 deaths in the city of New York last week as against 680 the week before. The increase is directly due to the heat, nine tenths of thej increase being from the crowded tenement houses. This is the hottest June on record. YORKE & Hardware Headquarters, SEE HEBE, DEItUVS, KCIIIIIICS, EMMS, GUIS, Farmers and Everybody Else an be suited in Hardware at YORKE & WADS WORTH'S at bottom prices or the CASH. Our slock is full and complete. A splendid line cf Cook Stove? and cook'ng utensils in stock. Tprning Plows, PIot Stocks, Harrows Belting, Feed Cutters, Cornshellers, Tinware, Guns, Pistols, Knives, Powder! Shot and Iead, Doors, Sash and Blinds, Shingles, Glass, Oils, White Lead Paints and Putty a specialty ; Wire Screen , Oil Cloths, wro aght, cut and Hore Shoe Nails, and in fact everything usually kept in a hardware store. We will sell all these goods as cheap, quality considered, as any house in .North, Carolina, Oar warehouse is filled with Carriages, Buggips, Wagons, Reapers, Mow ers, Hay Bakes, of the best make Ou the market, which must and will be sold at tbe lowest figures. Be sure to come to see us, whether you buy or not. YORKE d WADSWORTH. P. S. We have always on hand Lister's and Waldo Guano and Wando Acid at prices to suit. Y. & W. UNDERBUY! Breat Reduction in Frices of Flour to hkw. TTVnVTFilETSIE STOCK I WE 1 Car Load of Pilgrim, 1 " " Light Loaf, 1 " " Choice Family, 25 Barrels " Bob White. Oar flour Is all bought duect from the Largest and Best Mills for CASH, And we can sell you flour for less money than yoa can buy elsewhere. We have a large stock of G-EOOEEIES, And you will always find our prices as low as the lowest. PATTERSON'S CHEAP CASH STORE. WE ARE NOW READY! WITH A NEW JOB WE AEE NOW ALL KINDS OF PLAIN, k - W J? 1 -. . a a COMMERCIAL, BOOK AND JOB PBINTING. Those needing anything in our line us a call. Opposite :-: WADSWORTH. UNDERSELL! OFFEE PRESS AND OUTFIT PREPARED TO DO 1 FANCY, will find it to their interest to pivs Postoffice.