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PROTECTION! INDUSTRY I ENTERPRISE ! PROSPERITY !
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3. 1808.
VOTERS
BEWARE
KKKP THE PKACE.
Gov. K u&s'eU's Proclamation.
We want to
say to the Republicans and Populists
nortant that the voterp of the precincts
ME HAKES Pt'BUC, A MANIFESTO.
mm 30.
Chairman Simmon's Unsworn
Statement Flatly Contradicted
by the Sworn Testimony
1 of .Some of the Best
. ' Citizens of WilkesC-
r , 1 .
, w. ; that it is very imj
(MmirtTVun SimiiinnK in an interview I I 1
n;iMislied in the News anil Observer of-, meet a night or twobefore the election and thoroughly
u-tober '20th, gave out the following . , ! -, . . .
lnf,MIient. organize, and see that eyery one or our voters go to the
i:iMirrnan8immons ,nid a re- aijd vbte thfe f Usion ticket. See every doubtful YOter
.. ra -1 , I . I TT!.J O-.
. i. i,,i i.,. wi 1,;.,. t,t i.:r. L. 1.1 ,1 r i. ! i . j i I' viuuru secure to every
v,i..iauj-r.vu ... .v.v mjU tiic ua.y uj uiejcieciiuii aiiu secure ins suijpun, ior me ihrthisU
ciiiur, n?iii outiiie fproaumeu, uy ue
I'-.isionist, for it is not signed by any
charging that he, Chairman Sjm
morn, said iu a speech at the Con-K'ri'-sional
convention in Wilkesboro,
August lBth: "The Democrats favor
the primage of an election law similar
to the one in Missippi anil South
'ttroliua, and would pass it if they se--ureii
the Leglslaturei" 1
Mr. Simmons said he had never seen
or heard of tho circular before yester
.iay, and that the charge that he made
kijv Riicn statement as mat atinouieu
to him in ttie circular -was in r. very ' re
N'tHBtitt
Enfolns Kfim tha and Obeying
the Law.
Ralkioii, Oct. .25 Governor Ru
sell has issued the following proclauin
tion: J
"Whereas, The constitution of the
State
nion a reimbhcRu form
government, protection from invasion
and freedom (rom domestic, violence,
and
"Whereas. The constitution of
All kinds Of reports Will doubtless be "orth Carolina guarantees to all peo-
I pie of the State the inherent n.ht in
1.1. I l , 1. ,1 11 "I I " .v.
circulated to create triction between tne .ropuiists ana
fusion ticket.
Our success
day of election.
thU S e wlmsi vewr. und I do fur
ther c :amatul aud require tlmt
Imu hio u.fiy h.-tre entered t!U
SMte Uom otl rr Stfi-, jn puruat
r itt miiU W'ii! iiir-. JtisTfttitlv tm
di-s;ere and tJd Stite. u(&
.nu ol Oein um-:cU aud dealt uLk.
Hcvordiut; to Uw,-
"Done at ourcity of Kaleich, tk'w
the 25th day of ctoerf in the yssr
of our Ixinl on tliouand it
hundred and tiinety-eij;ht and ta
the one hundred and twenjy-tlxiTd
year of our American Indefwu?hi
(Sfffneil) "DANIEL L. KUSni.L
"By the Governor:
Dalu Cade, Private Sfcrttarv,""
argely depends upon our efforts on the
Republicans. Itjis all done for the purpose of defeating
our ticket. Don't trade.
fully regulate theia own internal rov-
ernment, to peacefully assemble for
purposes of consulting for their com
mon good, to hold traceable and
quiet alections, and to discharge and
We wish to impress upon the minds of every Populist IZ'tlll -nnd q"iet ,Uftn"
1 A A x nea their manifold duties and privile-
. and Kepublican the necessity of their going to the polls ses ofi citizenship, and,
T j - I W hereas Th onnct..t;nn i.
Vctft rtficulT,se' r with?;f early and voting the full fusion ticket. Don't scratch a state and laws made in pursuance
the slightest foundation in fact. He . thereof forbid that any citizen shall
.aid he not only did not make any single name. Get the right ticket. Read yOUr ticket be deprived or restrained of his liber
-j 1 1 luuiv-uucui ior ana con
viction of crimp nml
he did not in that speech even mention ' , . U . . , -r. , ,. -Whou w '
thosubiwt of suffrage or in anywise hkely have them iWlth SOme IOpullStS and republicans ;.'f " ts a ueu in me
. ' J .L, J ' ! same constitution and laws of this
orth fWniinR MisHiinTti or South mixea in' witn tneir own canaiaates. in oraer to control r proiecuon or cm-
. . . v 1 I 7nu 'lllH n.. . .
f j , w . 1 j'iulwbcb 01 conns ;or ine
the next Legislature, they will oner to swap nominees for protection of society shall never be
V ! .1 .0 .t Ny -r. u . upended, nejther by usurping exec-
COlinty OmCeS TO!' tile JUeglSiaiUI C. JLyuu I SWUp. UlU I utlves nor by turbulent mobs, using
the ticket straight. Don't be deceived. Democrats will J" of tot,m,aUon and Tio'ence-
DmKo lUf 11 oniitJJnQnc oro n-nino- fn cnraffW "ereas. It haa been made known
LCii 1 uiiuiiuai pxxxo c.- to jne by the public press, by numer-
tlip Pnmilits. Thev will tell Renublicans that the PoduV ous ,etters by statements ofdi-
s 1 , T " . 1 I vers citizens oi the State, and by for-
Kts ure croi-n'cr to '.scratch KeDublican nominees. JJon t Inal wntteni statements, that th
I political canyass now going forward
has been made the occasion and
T ,r ,L. 1 -n t . 1 r 1 1 . Pretext for bringing about conditions
ll llltj-'ivupuuuuaiis ttuu x oyuuaio .aic iujai iu uiv, iu i or lawlessness in certain counties In
Rich-
Carol i nii.n resent, nast or contemplated
This is contradicted by the following
aflldavits: I
, Affidavit of Sheriff Call
NUTH ('AHOLINA,Wi!kefiCoupty:
C la retire Call, of Witkesboro, C,
being tluly swOra says, that he wat
pHihent at the courthouse in WT i Ikes
bo ro, N. C., on the 18th of August v
when V. M. Simmons made a
Kptfe.ch before the" Democratic- Con
gressional Convention. That aruontf
other thing he said, was the following
iik sum and substance, as he now recol
leirts,. and he wa. particular to. chkrge -n fJhot will win rhp ficrlit' hv a larffPr maioritv than thU tate; tor aluP J
y with it, to wit: The negro -i "v " - - - monu ana Uobeson counties, and,
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMA
TION;
IS5LED BY PRESIDENT' MrViv? rv
wash imqton.
at
his inrmory
on the south of us is disfranchised in
South Carolina and Mississippi; and
on the North of us, in t Virgina, is
virtually disfranchised, on account of
the "Australian Ballot Sv8tom,', land
North Carolina wll become the home
ot the negro; they Ntill flock here from
these other States', in, order to be
allowed their freedom ot ballot, if we
white men do not rise in our might
and elect a Legislature that will enact
smiiliar election laws to the. State of
South (aroljtva and MississippiiM .
1Signcl.) V CLAUKNCK CALL.
Swtrn to and subscribed before me
this October 21th, lSttS.
A. M. VAN NOV, C. S. C; ,
Mr. Call is the iresent Sheriff of
Wilkrs county and the affidavit is
vorn to before Mr. Vannoy, a Deiuor
erat, and Clerk of the Beperior Coart
of Wilkes county.
, The following is the aflUlavit of M
J. - W. Davis, a well known and highly
respected citizen of Wilkes county.
' The following is the affidavit of Mr,
I. W. Davif. a well know and highly
respected citizen of Wilkes county :
NORTH CAROLINA, Wilkes County:
This day personally appeared J. W,
fUavisof (illteath, N. C, who', after
leing tluly sworn, says that he wag
lr!H'nt in Wilkesboro N. C, on the
1Mb day of August, lb99, and heard
V. M. Simmons make his speech. That
among other things he said was, "That
when the Democrats got control of
the State, they would pass an election
' law MiniUr to 'the South Carolina and
Missif?ppi ejection laws so as to dis-
! franchise the negroet, in this Stae," or
w'onU to that etTect amounting tci the
kame in sum aud mil-stance.
. (Signed) J. W. DAVtS.
Sworn to and Mibcribed before me
this October 2:iul. ,
A! M. VANNOY. C.S.C.
Mr. A. C. liryan. Deputy Marshal in
Wi!kt county, makes aflidavit to the
ame state of facts.
Hon. Thou. .1. Duly a prominent
. lawyer of Wilkfhboro, N. C, certitk-s
to the truth of the -affidavits.- Nov;
let the peopiV
troth.-
Tlie declaration of Chairman Sim
mori, which he now denies was pub
liidiird in over 150,000 circulars and
sent broadcast over the State for more
than thirty days before his deniaL
at any time in the past. We have the Democrats in a
hole as sure as we unitedly support the" fusion ticket.
Don t pay any attention to false alarms of riots and race
"Whereas, It has been made known
to me In such direct and reliable way
that I cannot doubt its truthfulness,
that certain counties lying along the
Southern border of this State have
been actuallv invndeil lv Artin
Wars, etc, which may be circulated JUSt before and Oil armed and lawless men from another
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' 1 . , ,. M XA ,r , . ' , n i , i oiaie; tuat several political meetings
the day or election, uon c pay any attention to laise iei-
egrams which may be sent out on election day to deceive
voters. ; Do not be deceived or frightened by the cry of
iu Richmond and 'Halifax connUes
have been broken up and dispei-sed by
using threats, intimidation and in
some cases actual violence; that in
other cases property has been actually
uniooer, uniffdr7,,:by the little two-by-four Democrats Proved and citizens fired on frcm
11 i ' " 1 - ; ambush; that several citizens have
We all believe 111 White Supremacy and gOOd govern- been taken from their homes at night
i , ' , ' and whipped; that in several counties
ment. . Let your
watchword be work, work, work.
A. Y. SIGMOX.
, L. M.TOTTEN,
J. II. SIIERRILL,
'anwer who told he
The Kn6ck-Down Policy In North Carolina.
The New York Sun, says: Senator
Tillmans :issertion that the only way j
for the Democrats to carry North
Carolina is to carry itjwith shot-guns
is being verified by. the Tar Heel
Democrats, with the :assistance of a
number of zealous Democrats, irorn
Senator Tillman's State. The purpose
of the gentlemen with1 shotguns is to
frighten the negroes from attempting
to vote the Republicah ticket and by
producing a! condition of lawlessness
and a race war to force white Republi
cans into voting the rjeinoeratie ticket
as tl'ie sol!e defeuce against the negroes.
Tle programme ha.4 hau, been well
carreil out. Armed parties of whites
and armevl parties of negroes have
taken the field or fortified themselves.
We haves noticed thatfiu little martial
divisions! of this kind 'it is not tho
Caucasian, however great his atarm
for the future of Caucasian civilization
who gets shot. The white vote will
not great iv. suiier oy ?ne. present
may I found
hoot
troubles, although it
necessary, as a war mfaure,
Republicans to
Russell, Gover-
a few obstinate wnite
encourage the others.
The ijou. Daniel I
nor of North Carolina, has Issued a
pfoclamation in which he declare
that the political canvas 'has been
made the joccasion and pretext for
ness in certain counties, such, T for
example, as Richmond and Robersoc,"
and that "certain counties lying along
the southern border of the State have
been actually invaded by certain armed
and lawless men from another State,"
viz.. the Hon. Ben Tillman's.
Governor Russell a&ks good citizens
to obey the law, orders the visitors
from South Carolina to leave North
Carolina, and generally discourages
the present exuberance of Democratic
enthusiasm, tinder the influence of
which Republican meetings have been
broken up, Republicans whipped or
shot, and other convincing methods of
inducing Republican voters to neglect
to register adopted.
Russell is a Republican, and there
is no probability that his suggestions
or orders wiij be respected, by vigerous
partisans aruied with shotguns. Such
proud-spirited citizens despise govern
ment by proclamation almost as much
as they despise government by injunc
tion, or government by majority, in
case the majority is not th:-irs.
The Hon. Henjair.in Ryan Tillman
of South Carolina temto be conduct
ing a succe.ifu I campaign in North
Carolina,
Ha the Hon. Richard Croker con
gratulated him on this application of
the knock-down argument?
To be entirely relieved of the aches
and pains of rheumatism means a great
deal, and Hood's S&xsaparilid does
peaceful citizens have been intimida
ted and terrorized by threats of
Violence to their persons and their
property until they are afraid to reg
ister themselves, preparatory to eier
ising that highest duty of freedmen
castiog of one free vote at the ballot
box, for men of their own choice, in
the coming election.
lucreiure, i, uamei la. UUS-
sell, Governer of the State ot North
Carolina, in pursuance of the consti
tution and laws of the said State, and
by virtue of authority vested hi uk
by the said constitution and laws, do
issue this iiiy proclamation, command
ing all ill-disposed persons, whether
of this or that political party, or
of no political party, to immediately
desist from all unlawful practices and
all turbulent conduct and to use al
lawful efforts to preserve the ieace
and to secure to all ieople the quiet
enjoyment of ;all their rghts of free
citizenship; and I do further command
and enjoin it upon all good and law-
abiding citizens not to allow them
selves to become excited by any
appeals that may be made to their
IasAions ana prejudices uy represen
tatives of any political party whatso
ever, bat to keep cool head and us
their good office to preserve the put
lie peace and to protect the humblest
citUen in all his rights, political ani
personal, ana l uo xartuer eou.mutKl
aiid enjoin it upon all judges and
other civil magistrate, and upon ail
solicitors, s herifT and other Nof3c-rj
of the law, to use their beat efforts,
ncder the ' constitution and laws of
the State, to apprehend and bring to
speedy trial nil ofTocders aairnt per
son and property and political and
Calls the American Nation to Prayer, N..
Washington. Oct. 'JS. The President
after the cabinet meeting today, issued
the following Thanksviviug proclama
tion:
By. the President of the United State
A PROCLAMATION. -The
approaching November brings -
to mind the custom of our ancestors;.
hallowed by time and rooted in our
most sacred traditions, of giving
thanks to Almighty God for the bless
ings He has vouchsafed to us during
the past year.
Few years in- our history have'
afforded such cause for Thanksgiving,
We have been blessed by abundant
harvests, our trade and commerce have
been wonderflilly increased, ourpublie 1
credit, has beeu improved ami'4
strengthened,. all section f our com
mon country have been brought
together and knitted into closer bonds
of national purpotH and dnity.
The skies have been for a- tim
darkened by the cloud of war, but as
we were compelled to take tip the
sword in the cause of humanity, we
are permitted to rejoice that the cou.
lict has beeu of brief duration and .
the losses we have liad to mourn..
hough grievous and im(ortaUt have
been so fw, considering tlie great re
sult accomplished as to inspire ns with
gratitude and praise to the Lord of
Hots. We tuav laud and magnify
His holy name that the cessation o
lostilities came m soon as to FfKire
both sitles the countless sorrows and
dasters that attend protracted war;
I do, therefore, invite all my fellow.
citizens, ns well those at home,
as weJl as those who may be at -a,or
sojourning in foreign land, ,to set -apart
and observe Thursday, the
twenty-fourth day of November, as a
day cf national thanksgiving, to come-
together in their several places of
worship, for a service of praise an 1
thanks to Almighty iod for all the
biasings of the year; for the milduess
of the reasons and lor fruitfulnesa of
the soil, for the continued prcierity
of the people, for the devotion and
valor.of our countrymen, for the glory
of our victory and the hope of a
righteous peace, and to pray thai the
divine guidance which has brought uj
heretofore to uatety and honor may be
graciously coutiuued iu tne years to,
eotne.
In witness whereof, etc.
WILLIAM McKINLEY. .
By. the Prescient.
JOHN HAY, Secretary of Stat.-.
Ollvar locfcry, Jr.f C'-Opcratlira
, daU for Solicitor la th Fourth Jdi1a
Olfltrlet, Bombard aud Captures
Morro CaJtl'.
Oliver Jiockers, Jr., wa mlvived to
fpeaK at fioldboro on the night of ;
October 25th.. The Democratic heelers '
notified the Republican and Populists
tliat they could not have vspeklug
there; that "if " Dockery. sKakt . he
would leave iu a txjx." Dockery ar-.
riveil in GoMboro aUut the hour "fur
fjn-aking and found that hita Iverti
iuent hai bn" torn lowu and hit
crowd scattert-d- H at otce r4ined
them to prepare their Ikx, that IvtS
would fpeak there on the night of the
th, struck olT hi patters, couttnnel
hi canvas aid 'etcrtM to me hi
appointment. Jle po!e to a goo!
crowd without iiiolriatifin; i;o "iiov"
appeared, and is still in (h lxu-1 of the-living.
This U a laiaple cf Democratic bull
dozing.
A. EHOLTON-