HIE STAND A R D.
Friday, July 6, 1888.
NATIONAL TICKET.
For President
Grover Cleveland,
For Vice-President
Allen G. Thurman.
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Governor:
DANIEL G. FOWLE.
For Lieutenant-Governor :
J. X1VAlU.AO J.U. JJ ,
For Secretary of State:
WILLIAM L. SAUNDERS,
of Orange County.
For State Treasurer:
DONALD AY, BAIN,
of Wake County.
For State Auditor:
GEORGE SANDER LIN,
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.
ALPHONSO C. AVERY,
of Burke County.
For Presidential Electors at Large.
ALFRED M. WADDELL,
of New Hanover CouDty.
I REDERICK N. STRUDWICK,
of Orange County.
OSE HALF YEAR.
The Standard is now six
months old. As a candidate for pop
ular favor and public patronage it
has been a success. It's subscrip
tion has increased from a few score
to seven hundred, and for all this
we are indebted to the people. With
this increase of pecuniary aid and
the aid of our little experience in
journalism we hope to make the
paper a still more welcome visitor
to its subscribers. There will be
no deviation from its already defined
political principles, which, we be
lieve, voices the sentiments of the
majority of the people. It's aim
will still be to labor for the welfare
and progress of the great farming
interest of the State.
It is conceeded by both Republi
can and Democratic exchanges that
the present campaign will be, to a
great extent, free from the mud
slinging and smirching of character
generally indulged in by the politi
cal parties. We hope this is true,
and that party differences will be
fairly explained and debated before
the people. We have no fears of the
rc'sult of the election, and look for
ward to a glorious victory in Novem
ber, and The Standard hopes to
be on time in announcing to the
people the success of the Tariff re
duction platform.
College and school commence
ments are over. Teachers are rest
ing from the confining duties of the
recitation room; pupils are enjoying
vacation at the "old, old home."
From all over our State comes the
report of greater improvement, more
deversitied instruction, and increas
ing interest in mental studies during
the year. Educational training il
the one thing needful in our State.
With mental improvement conies a
higher plane of civilization; a
loftier idea of life's duties. It lifts
w above the petty groveling
thoughts of selfishness and greed,
and imbues us with charity to our
fellow-man.
We are pleased to know that the
vacation Hill be spent by our teach
ers all over the State at the Normal
Schools and the Institutes, where re
creation and rest will be mingled
with thj exchange of ideas on the
best modes of conducting the
coming school terms. We hope the
end of our next scholastic year will
mark a still greater advance in
every branch of education.
The Republican party is trying
to hold out the idea that it favors
the abolishment of the Internal
Revenue Tax. Will some one of its
leaders please tell the voters, in
plain English, just why, as a party,
thev voted against Mr. Henderson's
bill to repeal the tobacco tax. The
Republican party has no intention
of reducing the tax at all. The New
York Herald truthfully puts it
thus:
"The platform commits the Re
publican party flatly against all re
form of the tariff. It demands the
repeal of the tobacco and whiskey
taxes if this is necessary to abolish
the surplus; but it takes care in
other sections to declare for expen
ditures, for subsidies, for pensions,
for iuternal improvements and oth
er purposes on so vast a scale as to
swallow up any possible surplus and
thus prevent any reform or decrease
in taxation."
We are pleased to see that our
neighbor, "The Truth' of Salis
bury, comes fairly and squarely out
for the Democracy. A recognized
organ of the Labor party we are
prone to say that this endorsement
is indicative of an overwhelming de
feat of Republicanism in Rowan at
the November election.
The able editor of "The Truth"
is a power within himself to the
cause he espouses, and we look for
ward to a full ventilation of Repub
lican misrule in his editorial
calumns. '
GENERAL BUFtS BARRIXOER FOR
CLEVELAND.
He is Sot Unite Entirely Democratic
but Enaorses the Head of tlie
Administration.
As a follower of General Barrin-
ger through a tour years
war,
we are rejoiced to give space to the
following from the Charlotte Chron
icle. We know his worth and the
value of his influence.
"Gen. Rufus Barringer, the old
Republican war horse, is for Cleve
land and Thurman, and we intend to
put him on his old white charger
and make him lead the procession.
There's no joke about it. General
Barringer is a Cleveland man. Ru
mors to this effect were heard on the
streets yesterday and a Chronicle re
porter kept a sharp lookout for the
General, in the hope of interviewing
him. The reporter finally got an op
portunty to have a word with the
old veteran, and drawing him into a
shady spot, opened the ball without
any beating around the bush. "Well,
General," the reporter said, "I hear '
that you have become a Democrat
in good standing."
Not quite that,'' was the reply.
General Barringer then frankly
stated that he expected to vote for
the Democratic candidate for Presi
dent and Vice President. He ad
mired Cleveland's course and said
that he was on the right track. If
this course was pursued, Cleveland
would get his vote. Gen, Barringer
said that he would not vote the
Democratic State ticket, because he
thought Fowle an old fogy. "Well,"
asked the reporter, "isn't Dcckery
an old fogy,too."Yes,'was the reply.
"I believe he is in some things."
The General promised us his view
more at length at some other time
and rather expressed the desire
that we would say nothing about it
just now, but we do not believe that
our readers, or the General himself,
will blame us for giving the sub
stance of our talk with him. It is
mighty good news to hear that Gen
eral Barringer is for Cleveland, and
it speaks volumes for the power of
the Democratic platfrom. It isn't
every day that we reach down and
help such party man as Gen Barrin
ger on board. Charlotte Chronicle.
Third party Prohibitionists will
be responsible for the degradation
of the State if so great a calamity as
Dockery's election should come
about through their third ticket.
There is and there will be no escap
ing the legitimate result of their
work. Then what will become of
Prohibition? and the Prohibition
pat ty? Both will be under a cloud
in the South and will go down in the
blackness of darkness. Raleigh
Chronicle.
Governor Hiix.in a speech in New
York Thursday night, said :
President Cleveland needs no in
troduction to the American people,
nor any eulogy at my hands. Four
years ago it was said of him on a
certain occasion, "we love him for
the enemies he has made." We can
now truthfully assert: We esteem
him for the friends he has made.
Friends of honesty, friends of cout
age; friends of economy; friends of
lower taxation; friends of consti
tutional liberty; friends of labor; in
fact friends of every true Democratic
doctrine.
Asheville Sun: Nearly one thou
sand carp were taken from Capt.
Natt. Atkinson' pond, one and a
half miles west of the city, yester
day. Some of them were very large.
-
Randolph county has sixty-four
postoffices the largest number of
any county in the State.
Davidson College Commencement.
The commencement exercises at
this institution this year "were
among the most pleasant enjoyed in
years.
On Sunday morning, June 17, a
large crowd assembled to hear the
baccalaureate sermon by Dr. W. W.
Moore, of Union Theological Semi
nary. The doctor preached from
Acts xx. 35., "It is more blessed to
give than to receive," and, although
in bad health, sustained his splen
did reputation. At night Dr. J. L.
Girardeau preached a sermon to the
Y. M. C. A., on "The Testimony of
Christ's Miracles to the Truth of
His Doctrine," from "For we have
not followed after cunningly de
vised fables."
On Tuesday night the literary so
cieties held their annual re-union in
their halls. In the Eumeneau, Hon.
W. H. Wilson, of Sumpter, S. C,
delivered the alumni address; Mr. C.
G. Yardell, of Summerville, S. C,
delivered the valedictory oration, to
which Mr. J. S. Caldwell, of Ilar
risburg, N. C, replied in behalf of
the society. In the Philanthropic,
Mr. L. M. Blue, of Laurenburg, N.
C, delivered the alumni address.
Mr. M. C. Martin, of Davidson Col
lege, N. C, the valedictory, and Mr.
J. E. Thacker, of Greensboro, N. C,
replied to the valedictory.
On Wednesday morning Hon.
Kemp P. Battle, of Chapel Hill, de
livered an excellent address to the
literary societies on Constitutional
Law.
On Wednesday night the repre
sentatives from the society spoke in
the chapel for the Fowle medal on
oratory.
The following were the speakers
and their subjects in the order in
which they spoke: J. W. Reid, Pine
ville, N. C "Destruction of Jeru
salem;" J. S. Brown, Bear Poplar,
N. C "The Country's Peril;" J. A.
Dick, Sunter, S. C "The Dawn of
Our Constitution;" R. R. Stevenson,
! Statesville, N. C "The Russians at
the Gates of Herat;" J. K. Smith,
Convers, Ga. "The Present Crisis
of France;" W. V. Goldberg, Char
lotte, N. C "The Fall of the
Bastile."
On Thursday morning, com
mencement day proper, a much lar
ger crowd than even Davidson's ca
pacious chapel could hold, assem
bled to witness the, closing exercises
of college. The sheakers and their
subjects were as follows: W. II
Baker, Jacksonville, Fla. "Science
Her Sphere and Linitations;" D. N.
McLaughlin, Winder, N. C. "The
Value of Lofty Ideals;" H. A.
Banks, Asheville, N. C. "Chris
tianity and Little Children;" S. R.
McKee, Matthews, N. C "The
Dangers of Western Supremacy;"
R. G. Sparrow, Davidson College,
N. C "Hamlet."
Dr. Martin announced that the
trustees had elected Dr. Sheurer, of
Clarksville, Tenn., to tlje presiden
cy cf the college, and Dr. Richmond
Harding, of North Carolina, to the
chair of Greek and German.
He also announced that the com
mittee chosen to decide on the
merits of the speeches of the rep
resentatives had awarded the medal
to Mr. J. R. Smith, of Conyers, Ga.,
the first representative from the
Eumenean society.
The following are the medalists
from the societies.
Philanthropic Debater's Me
dal, W. J. Martin, Davidson Col
lege, N. C; Essayist's Medal, J. A.
McArthur, Fayetteville, N. C; De
claimed Medal, R. H. Holland,
Charlotte, .N. C.
Eumenean. Debater's Medal, S.
R. McKee, Matthews, N. C; Essay
ist's Medal, Asheville, N. C; De
claimer's Medal, S. II. Edmunds,
Sumpter, S. C. There were seven
teen graduates. Of these the first
honor was won by R. G. Sparrow,
Davidson College, N. C, the second
by W. H. Baker, Jacksonville, Fla.;
and the third by S. R. McKee,
Matthews, N. C. Those who aver
aged above 95 in their studies for
the year was as follows: Seniors R.
G. Sparrow, W. H. Baker, W. P.
Nesbitt, S. R. McKee. Juniors T.
E. Winecoff, R. R. Stevenson. None
in the Freshman and Sophomore
classes averaged above 95.
The speeches both on Wednesday
night and Thursday, were said by
visitors to be the best delivered by
Davidson's students in vears.
The weekly report issued by H. B.
Battle, director of the North Caro
lina Agricultural Department, shows
the condition of the crops in the
past week is an interesting state
ment for business men, and a valua
ble document for farmers. It says
the rain fall for the past week has
been apparently slightly above the
average, and has affected all crops
favorably.
Commencement of Huntersville III If b
School.
Editors Standard: The closing
exercises of Huntersville High
School has for some time been an
event of pleasure, to the people of
this and surrounding communities,
nd its popularity was more widely
recognized this year than ever be
fore. On Tuesday night the exercises
consisted of a debate by four young
men, chosen by the Alpha Literary
Society,
The Query! "Should the Prohi
bition party succeed in the United
States as a political party?" was ably
defended by Messrs. J. A. Brown
and W. C. Ewart of the affirmative,
and as valliantly assailed by Messrs.
R. W. Sossaman and C. L. Grey on
the negative.
Professor J. T. Bigham, of the
Gastonia Gazette, presided, and after
listening to the contest for three
hours, decided that Prohibition, as a
national political party, should suc
ceed. On Saturday night at an early
hour the crowd began to assemble
and before the hour for the exer
cises to commence the hall was
packed.
It was previously announced that
the entertainment of this night
would be given by the pupils of the
primary and music departments
combined.
At 8:30 the curtain rose on a scene
that was pleasing to the audience,
and especially to some fathers and
mothers. Some ten or more little
boys, seated upon chairs, their feet
resting upon the first round, their
bright faces beaming with a hope of
getting the medal offered to the best
declaimer in the primary department,
awaited an opportunity to pour forth
their eloquence, and when called
upon were not "found wanting," but
acquitted " themselves nobly, and
well deserved the enthusiastic ap
plause of the audience.
Among others desening special
mention is an instrumental solo by
Miss Gracie Alexander aud a double
quartette rendered by Misses Reid,
Pressly, Knox, Millholland, and
Misses Vanpelt, Ewart, Griffith aud
Kennedy. This night's entertain
ment was highly enjoyed by the au
dience and reflects no small honor
upon Misses Reid and Pressly, the
teachers of the primary and music
departments.
Thursday brought a much larger
crowd than had attended on Wednes
day night, among which were repre
sentatives from Mooresville, States-
i ville and Charlotte. By 10 o'clock
the hall was filled with ladies, gen
tlemen finding it complimentary
to themselves to find standing room.
Exercises were formally opened by
a prayer by Rev. D. G. Caldwell, of
Statesville, N. C. The audience
then listened to "some eloquence as
displayed by fifteen young men of
the school.
It is unnecessary to say that each
acquitted himself honorably.
At the close of this contest the"
crowd dispersed, and at 2:30 o'clock
assembled again to witness the de
livery of medals. This honor was
conferred upon Mr L C Caldwell of
Statesville, a rising young lawyer.
His address was witty, eloquent and
enthusiastic, and held the audience
spell bound, the gallant young beau
even forgetting his fair companion
to listen to the eloquent words of the
young orator.
At the close of his address, Mr.
Caldwell delivered the following
medals: The medal for the best in
the several branches of Mathemat
ics, to C. L. Grdr, of Huntersville;
the debators medal to W. C. Ewart,
of Huntersville; Greek medal to C.
L. Grey; the medal for the best in
Arithmetic to S. L. Mullen; the med
al awarded to that pupil making the
greatest improvement in music to
Miss Burnie DeArmour; the medal
for the grtytest improvement in
writing,' to Mr. D. Hunter, of Deri
ta; declaimers medal primary de
partmentto master Walter Howie;
and the orators medal, to J. R. Mc
Cormick, Spottswood, Va. ,
The exercises closed Thursday
night, with tablaux, charades etc..
setting forth the follies and vices of
the age in an amusing and enterest
ing manner.
We are sorry to learn that Pro
fessor H. A. Grey has resigned his
position and will be connected with
the institution no longer. He was
universally loved and respected,
both as an instructor and citizen
and wherever he may locate he has
our best wishes.
"Rusticcs."
m
During a late storm which passed
over Henderson, N. C, the town
was struck in a dozen places by
lightning. Only one house was
burned by it.
A man giving his name as J. B.
Aldrich was arrested in Chicago
yesterday on the charge of bigamy.
He was living with his twenty-third
wife.
THE WOBKIWGJMEN AGAINST IT.-
An Indiana Labor Journal on the Be-
pnblicau Ticket.
The Labor Signal of Indianapolis
says: "The nomination of Mr Harri
son was a genuine surprise to the
workingmen of the State, because
their attitude to that gentleman is
well understood, and it does not
seem possible that a convention of
sane men would invite confidence
with a large number of votes in an
extremely doubtful State by naming
a candidate so objectional. Mr. Har
rison's candidacy for the Senate two
years ago aroused opposition among
the labor organizations. It was ex
pressed in scores of resolutions
adopted by assemblies and unions.
This paper opposed Mr. Harrison's
election to the Senate for reasons
that would prevent it from support
ing him now. His public record, in
our judgment, has not been such as
to commend him to the favorable
consideration pf the people this pa
per represents. We did all within
our power to warn the Republicans
in time. They did not think advice
from such a quarter worth holding
cuts no figure, but hundreds of let
terssfrom representative workingmen
in this and other States endorsing
the Signal's position and breathing
intense enmity to Mr. Harrison are
convincing proof that our position
is correct, at least from the labor
standpoint. Organized labor will
decide the Presidential contest this
year, and it is almost solidly array
ed against Gen, Harrison. In ( our
judgment Mr. Harrison's defeat is a
foregone conclusion even if Gov.
Porter should lend himself to the
commonly talked scheme of running
for Governor in order to help the
Chicago nominee through Indiana.
"A second source of weakness to
the Chicago ticket is Levi P Morton,
the Wall street banker. It looks as
if Senator IngalPs advice to the
Kansas delegation had ben carried
out to the letter. It is a principle
as strong as written law with
Knights of Labor not to aid in the
elevation of a national banker to any
office. The organization is opposed
to the national banking svstem and
recognizes in it the mainspring of
all monopoly. Foi a great political
party to go into Wall street over
which the curses of the farming and
producing classes of the nation hov
er an angry cloud to select a can -didato
for its national ticket is an
other thing that astonishes the av
erage workingman and causes him
to wonder whether the monopolistic
interests of the country have not
foreseen the inevitable conflict and
concluded to force the issue without
giving labor further opportunity to
organize and inform itself
STATE XEW5.
The Greensboro Workman: The
salary of President Crowell, of Trin
ity College, is to be paid by the M.
E, Church, South, in Winston. This
is exceedingly magnanimous and
liberal.
Greensboro Patriot: A very im
portant resolution was adopted at
last night's meeting of the munici
pal board, by which corporal punish
ment in the white Graded Schools of
Greensboro has been abolished.
C. E. Cross, the ex-bank president
is back from Gates -county. The
trial of Cross aud White for forge
ry, begins July 9th. They are both
now sulking about the streets of
Raleigh.
The Lutherans are contemplating
the building of a church in Monroe.
They have several members cf theii
church in the town, whoare without
regular preaching or a house of
worship.
Cherokee is the most productive
county in the State. The following
will substantiate: Mrs. Sanford
Ledford, who lives in the lower end
of the county, has given birth-to
four boys within the past twelve
months.
Dr. D. W. C. Benbow, chairman
of the Prohibition State Executive
Committee, has sent a challenge to
the Democratic and Republican
Committees, proposing a joint can
vass with Win, T. Walker, the nom -inee
of the prohibition party for
Governor. No arrangements has so
far been made.
Statesville Landmark: It is report
ed, and generally understood, that
Mr. Richmond Pearson, of Asheville
not only will not be an independent
candidate for Congress in the Ninth
District, but that he is giving the
candency of Judge fowle for the
Governorship his heartiest support.
The commission of experts con
sisting of Dr. Grissom and the Su
perintendents of the three State in
sane asylum, who were appointed
by Governor Scales to examine into
the mental condition of William A.
Potts, the young lawyer of Beaufort
county, who stands convicted of
murder and is under sentence to be
hung, has submitted its report, say
ing he is not insane, and Governor
Scales has refused to commuue the
death sentence or further interfere
with the due course of the law. On
the 13th of the month he will be
hung.
Murder In Gaston County.
Shelby, N. C, July 2 On Satur
day night at Caleb Carpenter's store,
Gaston county, five miles from
Chen yville, Lee Aderholt, a young
man 17 year old, was shot and killed
by Bill or Dan Thornbury two
notorious characters, who usually
have several cases in every court.
CANNONS
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A BLUE FLANNEL SUIT, men's size, at $ 5 00 worth a nn
A GOOD UNION CASSIMERE SUIT, men's size, at. . 5 00 " v u
A GOOD W OUSTED SUIT, men s size, at 5 00
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A GOOD UNION CASSIMERE SUIT, men's size, at. . . 4.00 '
A GOOD TWEED SUIT, men's size, at. 4 50
A GOOD ALL-WOOL CHEVIOT SUIT, men's size; at 8 f 0
A FINE ALL-WOOL CASSIMERE SUIT, men's size, at 10 00
A FINE ALL-WOOL WORSTED SUIT, men's size, at 12 50
JB-AN ENDLESS VARIETY OF PANTS at 75c, SI, $1.23 uj
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White Canton Sunday Hat
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Fine Manilla, six different styles, all good.
Brown Manilla
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fiST ALL OTHERS
Ladies i Gents', Misses 1 Children's Shoes,
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GROCERS,
Are fully alive to the people's interest,
and are prepared to make things lively
in the sale of heavy aud fancy
GROCERIES,
By pnttiug them down to bottom
prices for
Cash or Barter.
Their stock during 1888 will be of
the very choicest and freshest, aud is
boui.d to please.
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Another Lot New Millinery
Mrs. J. M. Cross begs to inform
the ladies that she has the most se
lect stock of Millinery in Concord, it
being constantly replenished with
new shapes, ribbon.'', &2. and also
desires to state that her prices are,
the lowest, f he
Trimming Department
Is in charge of a most skillful Milli
ner, and ladies who have been deal
ing with me this season are more
than pleased with my goods an I
styles. I take pleasure in showing
my goods and guarantee satisfaction.
I have also an elegant line of Lace
Caps, Silk and Lisle Gloves, Fans,
Bustles, Handkerchiefs, Corsets.
A great bargain in silk Jersey MiU
at only 50 cents.
, Very respectfully
Mrs. J. M. CEOS8
To Creditors of J. S. Fsiber.
Notice is hereby given that a petfn
3 been filed before me bv K.
ha
G. Fisher, gnardian of J S fi.er,
asking for the attachment of the home
stead and personal property exerop'iou
fo J S Fisher, and you are hereby no
tified that petition of said Fisher's will
be heaid at my office in "cricoid on
Vondav. 8rh October. 1883.
13 7t J. F. WILLEFOttD, J. P