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Severe on the Democratic Platform.
letter the
It ploughs
Referring:, toj Butler's
Providence Press,' says:
through the doings of the Democrat
ic National Convention in a most cruel
bare the hollowness of
manner, laying
tains, beneath
from end to end
the pretences made by it
form, ana 'demonstrating oevona a
peradventure that every plank it con
in its plat-
its surface, is rotten
THEN AND NOW.
Under the Republican rule in Nplth
Carolina every tax payer jvas entitled
to Two hundred dollars worth of per-.
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sonal property exempt from taxation.
AVhen the Bourbons.. cauje. in power
they reduced this amount to. Twenty
five dollars wtiere . it n)w . stands.
This is the difference between the favor
the Republican: party extends the citi
zen and that disregard the Bourbons
show toward that class wlmare denied
a sufficiency of . this world',s goods.
W -.desire..-to- call attention ,of our.
readers to the alove, and at the same.
time we state a a fact easily , proven"
that every act oflegislatioh passed in
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North Carolina since 1868 tending, to
relieve. the poorei clashes from the btir-
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dens of. taxation jeither directly or in
directly is a piece, of Republican- leg
islation, while every act of degreda
i-1
of all republicans and opponents of
'Court House 'Rings, Cliques, Big 4V
and bosses." ;Col. Wilkereon is the
present Reg. of Deeds j i s an accommo-
ating, faithful, capable and popular
ublic servant ; he will be elected. J.
V. Rigslee is a . ma n of good character
and capabilities, with good business
(jdiicatioiLj training and habits genial
liid pleasant in, his intercourse with
his fellows and is a sure and safe man :
he will.dk-to. tie to ; his election is al
ready1 conceded. - ;
The selection of the remainder of
the ticket was by' the Conference left
in t he hands of the Rep. LCq, JEx, CojiiJ,
where we can promise our friends , at j
will be duly arid carefully considered
,rid only such selections' made as proni-
C the best results to pur party" and
our cause. .
POLITICAL SMALL
Buffalo, Gov
Clvelands home
district, loo, t
clubs.
deraocr'utic'-JSlaine ind Logan
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Wh en a section of Kentucky elects nucha It
publican . as Judge j Holt as District Judge by
1,000 majority, as he did the other day, in ft
The
TALK.
at 'save the Democratic Govern;
or last year 7,300 majority, we rirt our eyes an
ask, "What's up now?"
city has eigl
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tion is of ,I)emocl-atic.conc(Jpti
ion, on
gin and execution. The 'Homestead,
1 ien, laws, rights; of married, .women"
are. all of republican origin. and still
remaini because they cannot be repeal-:
ed. "Bonrbonism" would gladly, re
peal, these provisions were it possible:,
they, simply. toltjrate. whaj; they- are
IK)yerless to prevent : their sympathies
are all against :what js usuajly. termed
the "poor classes." We commend, to.
such a careful perusal of the "Darby
Letter": tha publication of which is this
week begun inthe PSErunucAjf: Keep
it; study it: then act as your interests
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suggest.
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The Republican Conference we think
did well tp indbrscj Jno. C: Ailkerson
and Jno. V. Rigsbee Indeoendents,
for Register of Deed and Sheriff res
pectively. " In anyj event it was unani
mous, which foreshadows the support
f i . , : i ; . "
As a .matter of information we state.
lat the. Counties of .Orange, Person,
Caswell, and Durham compose ..the
Senatorial District and ia -entitled to
two Senators. . .
Orange? and Durham vote . together
and are entitled to. .two . Members of
,the Legislature, i , ; : ;
In 1886 Durham County will be en
titled to bne Member of the Legisla
ture and will then vote y itself.
The -principles of the 'Liberal Party
jmust be: making some headway. Ex
feljeriff Iliighes of Orangej- a pronoun
iced democrat, but opposed to the pres
ent County Government System re
pejved" seven votes in his county nom
inating Convention, for the Legisla
ture although he. had. declined to 'be a
'f t 1- j i ' mi a i. Tr-r
Lnuiuate Ane present Aourt xi,ouse
iiiar System is surely doomed.
hite, of Th
opinion of jIr. Horace W
Now York Evening lNjst, that "chastity is ntitt
the greatest of yirtujesahd tliat offences again';
it may be consistent w-ith..-the possession of al
qualities which;! ennoble, human nature and digj-
nify human life.',' difesn't appeftr tubespreadini
like wildfiiHjny whei-er Scranton Republican
he recently killed
wasifotind a hen
onlered
A Florida man reports that
an' : alligator in whose stomach
sitting :! on a doten ggst. ' He .
to the Democratic hbadqudrters to serve during
the campaign, i.
las been
yovcrnor St.i Johjila friends are now denying
campaign; .lies aboUtj Mt.''4 'TJrtfy.' 'admit that h(t
was seen in thf arms of a womani, only it ,wai
when t he was an an infant, in (ke, arms of hi-i
mother, but they deny that he tnses Vinegmt
Bitt.ers f6r snake btfesIre findA whisk'y better
"Up to this point.1
says The Trenton Times
'the 'Democratic party in New 'Jersey lias beent
live statement of the
tirely inadequate as
loosing ground.!'- That is a mild and conscrva-f
situation, and though en4
4 . description, may be al-f-
lowed i to pass tit this-' stHge of the campaign.)
About a month from iiow The ,Tinies will doubt
less be frank enough ito tell, the; entire truth. t
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The ClevelaniLinea are sit ting ojitbe steps of
.1-1. 'I 1 " ' t ? i - , ..' Jf
Tammany Hall i waiting for somebody to cornel
out and negotiate terms for a' surrender. Thet
only ' sound that issues from the building, how
ever is that made by the sharpening a meat axe
on a grfndst'one.H-fRliiiladelphia Press.
Senator liayair is
sweeta of private life.
HINDSIGHT VS. FORESIGHT.
Frm The New York Star.
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f the Democratic party still had
its' convention to hold we think
w-iottld take Tammany's advice..
it
To HEi New York Times: The
Repubnn Party is not taking much
advice froinyou this season.. New
York Trihun
,enjoyiirg-to the full the
He was found by a cor-
respondent the other, day oh a pilot boat at
Norfolk, "Va.f in: his shirt sleeves, sprawled out!
on the deck reading Guitot.s "History of Civil-j
ization." . - . t -. i . -: . . j
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Any cornpariscn between Renjamin Fd Rutlerl
and the- Democrats who snpport Cleveland must
result to their discredit, j He haa the! honesty, to
ay, what he believes! and - what, he 'intends.
They have not. j He is! a demagogue with, some
honesty; they are demagogues without any.
Mi IIexdricks studied the platform Carefully.
He turned it up side down and read it backward. .
Then he inspect el it from the side and rear and
as he set about writing his letter of acceptance
he soliloquised thus : "I jam a prince of straddlers.
I hare been at i for forty years, but thi plat-
form bleats my time.
less, I 'shan't try;"
I
can't write more and say
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