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VOL IX.
LINCOLNTON. N. (!.. FRIDAY, JUNE 14. 1895.
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What is
Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants
uud Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance. It in a harmless Mibstitute
lor Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil.
U is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years use by
Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays
fevcrishncss. Castoria prevents . vomiting Sour Curd,
euros Diarrhoea nud Wind Colic. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, cures constipation and llatulcncy.
Castorbi assimilates the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas
toria U the Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend.
Castori
Ctt.
" Ca.storl J. 1st ti;i exct llc-nt medicine f.r chil
dren. M. .tKt i a have repeatedly told n.o of its
jruod effect i.piju ihclr chiltirtu.
L,j. Q. C. Osoonn,
Lowell, Ma.-s.
' Castoria U the li.-.t remciy for chiMnsn of
vt.kh I o.m acquainted. I Lope tho day ii i.ot
jr Jir-tant v. hen mothers wil 1 consider the real
L.urvit of tlmir children, and uso Castoru in
:iu.l i f the vai iousiiuack nostrums which arc
Ji stroj Inj their loved ones, by forcinjopiiim,
t:.rihinc, soothing syrup and other hurtful
b.f;ti.ts Jon thi-ir throuts, thereby sudiu
Ucaj tu premature graves "
Du. J. F. Kin-chloe,
Cuuway, Ark.
The Ceataur Company, T7 Murray Street, New Yoxk City.
1 JUDGE WALTER CLARK' I
"Cures when aii
Nnrih Cnioliiiu Suptfciiic Ccari.
W. lIEii Ci AKK, assolI.vtk Jt:sTirE.
RALi.ian C, Jan. 2S.
We hav( finniil the Eloctrnpoiso vtry valuable
. cluily tor ci.il'iri'ii. i got one last ilay.and 1 am
I i.;;.p sa.ii h ee ilines Its Cf-t already in doctors' r.nrt t
. .I. iir tiv tils. Fr m mv x'ripr.ce with it, nn J ob-
i -,i i. I car. f. I c ummcua ic. t
I V..ui truly, WLTtu Clark.
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Bo YOU SMOKE? s;7- ':
HAVE vou SmOKED?
"WiLIi Y-DII SM353S ?
"Old Red House"'
SmOKiNG TOBACCO
; MILD & SWEET-
Tiy it t in e. isk for if.
HI UN iOU WILL DEMAND IT.
Nice pipe and beat stem given
uh each l' . z. fa k tot 5 cents.
V Merchants
Do you wnli a quick seller ?
H so write for temple of
'OLD RED HOUSE"
Siiokirjg Tonatco M tnulactnied by
JWWijfJtOp.
flILLSBOKO M- C.
A also have a good line of chew
luj: tobacco. Write for samples and
fa;tuy pijcea. 3m.
Whiie in Topeka last AJrcD-,- E T
; barker, a mrouiiuenf, newspaper
uin ot li vCcne. Kan., was taken
wiaU cbtilera moibu9 very eeverely.
The night rleik at the hotel where
lie wan ctt.ppln happeiiMt to have a
bottle or Chambei bun's Uol'c, (Jhol-
Htid D'urrl'of a Rpniedy and
"gave hlrn three do ea which relieved
JiQi aod be thinks saved his life.
Evtry f-imiiy should keep this iem
in their iiorae at all time-. No
"ne can till bow soon u may l
I'mied. u Cot,ts lmt ft tnfle and
.miJj be the means of saving mnch
. suiting and pertapa the life of
jome metnber.of the family. 25 and
cent bottles for eale by Dr W h
Crouae, Druggist.
Castoria.
" Castoria U so well adapted to children that
I recommend it u-j superior to any prescription
kiio u to me.'1
II. A. Archer, M. D.,
Ill So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
"Our physii.ii.nj iu the children's depart
ment have spokeu highly of their experi
ence in their outside practice with Castorii.
and although wo o.ly Lava among -;;r
medical supplied what is known ad regular
producu, yet we are freo to confess that tha
merits of Castoria has won us to look with
favor upou it."
United Hospital ant Dispensary,
Boston, Mass
A h en C. Smith, Pre s ,
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to a great calamity threatening thThe prisoner paused a few seconds,
people of the South. Thete mj
ground for this fear. In no sec;
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ueed for Liver Medicines than m
the South, and this has encouraged
unset upuiouj persons to take rt
vantsigeof people' misery and effer
them all eorts of stuff as a cure all
lor Liver tronblep. Their crime ie
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aiefod to i he dtugjits at a low
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reach the public. Drugets of hih
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'"'Prisoner at the bar, have you
anything to say why sentence ot
death shall not be passed upon!
von'"
i
A eolemn hush fell over the ;
chowed court room, and eVerv !
j person waited in almost breath
le s expectation for an answer to
l. ie judge's question?
j ill the prisoner answer?
Is there nothing that will make
him show some sign of emotion?
Will he maintain the cold indif
ferent attitude he lias shown
through the long trial, even lo th
place of execution?
Such were the question that
passed through the minds of those
.who had followed the case from
day to day.
The judge still waited in digni
fied silence.
Not a whisper was heard anv-
i where, and the situation had be
come painfully oppressive when
jthe prisoner was seen to move
Ibis head was raised, his hands were.
clanched, and the blood had rush
e I into his pale, care-worn face
his teith were firmly set, and into
hia haggard eyes earn 3 a flash of
light.
Suddenly he arose to his feet
and in a low, firm but distinct
voice said :
"I have! Your honor, you have
'ask -id me a question, and I now
ask, a? the last favor on eartti,
that you will not intenupt my
answer until I. am through.
"I stand here before this bar
convicted of the willful murder of
my wife. Truthful witnesses have
testified to the fact that I was a
loafer, a drunkard and a wretch ;
that I returned from one of my
long debauches and fired the fatal
shot that killed the wife I had
sworn to love, cherish and protect.
While I have no rememberence of
committing the fearful, cowardly
and inhuman deed, 1 have no right
to complain or comdemn the ver
dict of twelve good men who have
acted as jurors in this case, for
their verdict is in accordance with
the evidence.
"But, may it please the court, 1
wish to show the court that I am
not alone responsible for the mur
der ot my wife?"
This startling statement creat
ed a tremendous sensation. The
judge leaned over the desk, the
lawyers wheeled around and faced
the prisoner; the jurors looked at
each other in amazement, while
the spectators could hardly sup
and then continued 111 the same
firm, distinct voice:
I repent, your honor, that I am
not the only one guilty of the
murder of my wife. The judge on
this bench, the jury in the box
ihe lawyers within this bar, and
moe" of toe witnesses, including
the pastor of the old church, are
also guilty before Almighty God?
land will have to appear with me
before hi3 judgment throne, where
we oil shall be righteously judged.
" If twenty men conspire to
gether for the murder of one per
son, ihe law power of this land
willl arrest the twenty, and each
will be tried, convicted and execu
ted for the whole murder, and no
onetwentieth of tho crime.
"I have been made a drunkard
by law. If it had not been for le.
gahzed saloons ot my town I never
would have become a drunkard ;
my wife would not have been
murdered; I would not be here
nowr, ready to be hurled in to eter
nity. Had it not been for the
human traps set out wit" the con
sent of the government, I would
nave wen a wwr umn, mui.c-
. ,
trious workman, a tender tather,
loving Husband. But today ny
home is destroyed, my wife mur
dered, my little children Go'd
bless and care for them cast on
the mercy of a cold and a cruel
'world, while I am to be murdered
by the strong arms of the State.
'Fcr one year our townwa9 with"
out a salooni. For one year I wiu
a sober man. For one vear mv
J wife ami children were. surprenielv
happy, and our little home a per-
I'-ct paranise.
' u.0w
remonstrance against reopening
Ihe M,,M11'8 " ' ouri town- The
iiama ,',f one-half of this jury can
be found todfy on the petition
certifying to the good moral char
acter (?)of the niniseller, and
falsely saying that the sale of li
quor wag 'necessarv' in our town.
The prosecuting attorney in this
case was the one w!k so eloquent
ly pleaded v ith th s court for the
licences, and the judge who sits on
I his bencli, and who asked meifj
I had anything to say b f ore sen- j
tance of death was passed upon
me. granted the license'
The impassioned words of the
prisoner fell like coals of fire upon
the bear's of ihos present, and
many of the spectators and some
of I he lawyers were'moved to tears-
Ane Jue Inftae a motion as it to
stoP "' further speech on the
pait ot the prisoner, when the
speaker hastily said:
4,Nol No! your honor, do not
close my lips; I am nearly through,
and they are the last words 1 shall
evr utter on earth.
1 began my downward career at
a saloom bar legalized and pro.
iected by the voters of this com
mon wealth which has raceived
annually a part of the blood mon
ey from the poor, del udod victims.
Afler the State had made me a
drunkard and a murderer, I am
taken before another bar the bar
ot justice(?) My the same power of
law thaj legalized the first bar,and
now the law power will conduct
me to the place of execution and
hasten my soul into eternity. I
shall appear before another bar
the judgment bar ' of God, and
there you who have legalized the
traffic will have to appear with
me. Think you that Ihe Great
Judge will nold me the poor weak
helpless victim of your trafiiic
alone responsible for the murder
of my wife ? Nay; I, in mv
drunken, frenzied irresponsible
condition have murdered one, but
you have deliberately murdered
your thousands Lnd the murder
mills are in full operation to-day
with .your consent.
" All of you know in your hearts
that these words of mine are not
the ravings of an unsound mind,
but God Almighty's truth, The
liquor traffic of this nation h re
sponsible . for nearly all the mur
ders, bloodshed, riots, poverty
miserj', wretchedness and woe. Tc
breaks up thousands of happy
homes evpry year, sends the hus
band and father to prison or to
the gallows, and drives countleo3
mothers aud 'little children into
the world to suffer and die. It
furnishes nearly all the criminal
business ot this and every other
court, and blasts every communi
ty it touches.
' You legalized the saloons that
made me a drunkard and a mur
derer, and yon are guilty with me
before Gad and man for the mur
der of my wife.
'Your honor, I am done. I am
now ready to receive my sentence
and be led forth to the place of ex
ecution, and murdered according
lo the laws of this State, You
will close by asking the Lord to
have mercy on my sou). I will
close by solemnly asking God to
open your blind eyes to the truth,
to your individual responsibility,
so that you will cease to give your
support to thi-j hell-born traffic
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it Fro-. Oh'I on ihe aflveiifea uruKiv
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t lltT.
(Continue I from ltit firf, )
But, suppose thechaii n mnd
and that the business affair of
t'le country haw bewn finllv ad
justed to tho now standard, what
will be the effect on our domestic
trade? The prices of all things!
will be nominally increased that
is to say, it will require a greater
number ol dollars to purchase a
given amount of any commodity
than it required before. There ap
pears to be a. singular delusion in
the minds of some upon this sub
ject. Many good people appear to
think that in some mysterious j
mannar, which no one has yet at
tempted to explain, the govern
ment, by legislation or otherwise,
can increase the price of Ine
things they have to ?ell without!
increasing the prices of the things
they have t" buy. If I here is any
financial necromancy by which the
ono-sided increase ot pi ices can be
accomplished, our free coinage
friends ought to explain it to the
people. The plain, every dav
common sense view of this subject
is the only correct one. If prices
are increased solelv on account of'
an increase in the volume of circu
lation, or n account of a deprecia
tion of the currency, without any
change in the relation between the
supply and demand of the commo
dities to be exchanged, the in
crease in prices will necessarily af
fect, all things alike. If, therefore
the farmer or planter receives a
greater number of dollars for his
crop of cotton or wheat, he w ill be
compelled to pay a corresponding
ly greater number of dollars for his
agricultural implemtnts, for his
clothing, and, in short, for every
thing he purchases. Consequent
ly, his profit, if he has any, will
bear about the same relation to
his expenditures that it bears now
that is to say, if he now makes
a profit of 10 per cent, he will
make a profit of no moie than 10
per cent. then. Now it is out of
the clear profits of his business
that he must pay debts, and it
therefore remains to be seen how
much benefit he would ultimately
derive from a nominal increase in
the prices of commodities. He
cannot control the prices of the
commodities produced by him to
the same extent that other pro
ducers can control the prices of
theirs, and it may be that the
prices ot the things he is compelled
to buy will be increased iu much
greater proportion than the prices
of the things he has to sell, aud if
so, he will be a loser instead of a
gainer by the change.
It is contended, however, that
prices ot commodities have fallen
since 1873, aud that this reduction
of orices has made it more difficult
to pay debts now than it was iben-
It is true that the prices of some,
things have fallen, but it is equal
ly true that the prices of some
things have increased. It is not
true, however, that our people owe
any debts contracted as far back
as 1S73, but it may be that some
of our great corporations which is
sued bonds before that date still
owe them, but they have all been
resunded at a low rate ot interest,
so that our free coinage friends
need not be disturbed on their ac
count. The fundamental proposi
tion of the advocates of tree coin
age is that all values are measured
and all prices are fixed and regu
lated by the amount of redemp
tion money in the country, and
that the amount of paper currency
or credit money, as it is sometime
called, such as bank notes, govern
ment noies, and other circulating
media, exert no influence on the
values or prices of commodities
Having dogmatically asserted this
principle, they proceed without
further argument to the conclusiot
that the legal demonetization ot
silver of 1S73 and the legal estab
lishment of the gold standard of
value at that time ar the causes
of the alleged in the prices of the
commodities of this country, and
thn, upon the tnery that hiiih
price for tho necessaries of lit
woiild le a blessing to the jK-opln,
they appeal to the consumers ot
agricuttur.il an. I mnnufaet ured
product to unite with them m th"
Hurt to secure the free ami 111 -limited
coinage of all the il,er
that the owners of bullion iiuy se
(proper to present at the mints
Even if we should admit the truth
of their fiit proposition, tln-ir
conclusion that thudemonetijatiiui
of silver reduced price i founded
upon the assumption of n fact
which cannot be established The !
have wholly failed to allege, much
less to prove, that silver actually
constituted any part of there
demption money in use or iu exis
tence in this country before or at
the time of that legislation. If it
did not, then it is clear that its le
gal demonetization did not and
could not, in fact, reduce the am
ount of such money in this coun
try, and therefore cannot have re
duced juices. It is well known
personally to every gentleman in
this audience who wh old enough
to know what was transpiring in
1373 that there was not a dollar of
silver in circulotion at that date.
The assumption upon which the
argument is based iu diametrally
opposed to the historical and offi
cial fact. The only metallic or re
demption money in use here at
that time was gold, which amount,
ed to only $135,0H,000, including
what the government w as using,
whereas we now have about $625,
000,000 in gold, and 397,;525rt73
in full legal tender silver, besides
about $77,000,000 in subsidiary
silver coin. If therefore, prices
have fallen since 1873, the decline
has taken place in spits of the fact
that oiu full legal tender metallic
money has been increased until it
now amounts to more than seven
times as much as it did at that
date, and consequently the alleged
decline in prices must be attribut
ed to some other cause than the
demonetization of silver. These
tacts prove not only that the de
monetization of silver did not re
duce the amount of redemption
mcney in this country, but they
I prove also that the fundamental
uroDcsition of tho advocates of free
coinagG is erioneous and prices are
not Oxed or regulated by the am-
ount of redemption money alone,
for, if so, prices should have in
creased since 1873.
Substantially, the whole argu
ment for free coinage, so far as it
is addressed "to the lnnest people
of the country, is based upon this
flimsy foundation, upon an erron
eous principle and a false assump
tion of fact3. That the amount of
money in circulation, or available
for circulation, has moro or lss
influence upon the prices cf com
modities is not disputed by any
body, but it is not the amount of
metallic or redemption money
alone that exerts this influence. If
all other conditions remain the
same, if the relations between sup
ply and demand are unchanged, if
the cost of production, transporta
tion and financial exchanges are
stable, an increase 01 decrease of
the currency in circulation, or a
vailable for circulation, will, to a
certain extent, increase or decrease
prices, as the case may be; but by
the termslmoney" and "currency,"
in the connection, I mean every
element that enters into and is u
tilized in the complicated processes
of buying and selling in the mark
ets for products and the merean
ile exchanges, whether it be gold.
ilver, bank notes, United States
aotes, checks, bills, or other forms
.f credit, written or unwritted.
J red it or confidence is an element
) far greater importance in fixing
r upholding prices than the mere
ltncunt of actual mon y in use, or
ivaiiable for use; and, in fact,
about 95 per cut. of the entire
business of the Country ia trans
acted without tin actual use of
metallic money, r its paper rep
resehtatives; and as to metallic
money itself, whi ther in gold or
silver, it i i.ot used to the extent
f more tliHii 1 ptr cent.'in our
hnsiness t r iin'ictions. In view of
hese fact, which are as wella
t:iblishcd n any oilier facts rfilat
jtnj to our ci mim rcial and finan
cial operation?, how absurd it is to
contend that 1 ricei are fixed by
the amount of ilmt particular kind
of curivncv which d.Hj- not consti
tute mor.; than one hundredth part
of ihe whole. Im the broadest and
nio-t comprehensive -ense the
business capncil y and personal in
tegrity of each individual consti
tute a pa it of ihe tleclive curren
cy t li e community in vhich ho
lives, because these characteristics
enable him to become a purchaser
of commodities it h i to sell, al
thoiih, at the tiin, no may have
neither money nor property, ('red
it is a purchasing power, and thi
man who posses it competes in the
uiitikets with the man who possess
actual monev, and contributes as
much as they do to the mainten
ance of prices. To assort that
prices are tixed by tho amount of
redemption money alone is equiva
lent to the assertion that it all thy
silver dollars, subsidiary silver
coin, silver coin, silver certificates.
United States notes, Treasury
notes, national bank notes, and
every other form of credit were de
stroyed, leaving nothing but tho
ioM, prices would remain the same
as they now are a proposition so
preposterous upon its face that 1
presume no man with any reaard
for his reputation would venture
to make it except in a disguised
form.
(Coniiuui l on Li-t page.)
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