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THE DAILY FREE PRESS. Published by THE KINSTON FREE PRESS PUB. CO. Eutered at I. O. as second cIiihs mall mattfr. V. S. HERBKRT, - Kditor. The Chatham Citizen regrets that J. W. Atwater and other in fluential men in Chatham county have left the Populist party. But these gentlemen claim that they have not left the party but stand squarely on the Omaha platform, and that the crowd that has con- j spired to elect goldbugs to office are the ones who have really for saken the party - Durham Herald. - -en e - -- The Charlotte Observer well says: "We recur to the question asked by us a week or two ago: Why is it that the whites will stay divided while the black people are solid? If the blacks think that in this solidity they have a community ot interest, why have not the whites a like inteiest in standing together? The black people will not come over to us for the accomplishment of any political purpose why should we go over to them? The Democrats are charged with draw ing the color line in this campaign and a great outcry is made about it. Hut it is not the whites but the blacks who have drawn the color line. Congressman Geo. H. White, colored, of the second district, said in a speech before the Republican State convention, referring to the color line, "I invite the issue." This was a misuse of terms. He did not really mean that he invited the issue, for that would imply ac ceptance of a challenge. The fact is that he and his people made it and it is the whites who are the challenged party." The Progressive Farmer said some time ago, emphasizing its words in bold caps: "It was this Democratic legislature (1876-77) that set the precedent of appoint ing negro magistrates." Two or three a very few at best colored men were named by local Democrats in two or three eastern counties. The entire list, for the State, was elected by the general assembly, as reported by the com mittee. After such election a num ber of Democratic members who were not before apprised of the fact' i ill that any negroes naa Deen inciuaea in the list as elected, then too late to correct it, filed a protest which appears on the journals. This is the whole matter as to the "prece dent set by Democrats." It was wrong then, as subsequent events have abundantly proven, and those gentlemen who had it done saw and admitted their error. But, the shamelessness of The Progressive Farmer is its statement that that was the beginning of negro magistrates in the State, when every one who was born be fore 1876 knows that the "woods were full of them" fromthe days of reconstruction until 1876. This statement is in lull keeping with all others the crowd The Progressive Farmer now eats pie with rely upon to help fasten negro magistrates and other negro office holders upon the State, as Abe Middleton, the negro statesman of Duplin, says, to be largely in creased if the combination can carry the next legislature. Will white men those who love their State permit this to be done? November will show. Raleigh Post. HYPOCRITES AND LIARS. Aycock hit them between wind and water thus: "You have for six years vilified the Democratic party and all its leaders, called them villains and scoundrels, liars and bull pen builders and ballot box stuffers, and still three months ago, with your tongues yet parched and your lips red with these vilifications, you came and proposed to fuse with villains. You come up and say: 'For a few offices we will deliver up to your villains and scoundrels and to your gold and monopoly ridden party these thirty thousand voters of ours,' and then because we don't agree to barter, you rush to the Republican camp and say: 'Give us some offices and take our voters,' and then you talk of hy pocrisy and say that it is a wonder that God don't blast the Demo crats for their hypocrisy." With this lifelike picture of the Populist fusionist would any one find it difficult to decide which are the "hypocrites and liars?" Wil mington Star. Burled in the Well Where He Died. Speaking of strange and sad occur rences, none could be more remarkable than the death and burial of Charles Carter, a well known farmer residing near Russell. He was cleaning out an old well when the quicksand suddenly caved in on him, leaving only his head and chest exposed. When the alarm was given, hundreds of people assem bled and went heroically to work to save their neighbor. It was found that nothing could be done toward removing the sand about Carter's body, so a par allel well was dug and a tunnel run from it into the old well, but even then the body could not be removed so close ly was it grasped by the sands. It was found that a rope attached below Car ter's arms would pull tne Doay into parts without withdrawing its covered portion, and that method had to be abandoned. Carter was conscious and talked with his rescuers, but at the end of 68 hours he died. By this time an enormous crowd had gathered, and all sorts of plans were suggested for recov ering the body, but finally it was de termined to make the well the dead man's tomb, and it was filled up after religious services had been held upon its brink. The well was 48 feet deep, and perhaps no other Kansan ever found quite so strange a burial place. Kan sas City Journal. Dangerous Thief. A French actress, traveling about the country, had for use in one of her plays a lay figure, skillfully put together and dressed in a traveling suit So says the New York Herald, which proceeds to tell a comical story about it: At Marseilles it was left in the lug gage room with other things. The curi osity of two of the railway employees being aroused at the sight of it, they took off the coverings and resolved to play a joke on their oomrades. They plaoed the figure in an armcnair ac tne desk of the cashier and shut the door. When the employees on night service came, they opened the door and were surprised to see a man sitting before the cash box. They immediately closed and locked the door and ran for assistance. A policeman arrived, revolver in hand, believing, like the employees, that he had to deal with a dangerous thief. He called on the figure to sur render and follow him to the station. As it did not obey the summons, the po liceman shut the door and went in search of re-enforcements to surround the place and thereby prevent the cul prit from escaping. The door was again opened, the arm ed force entered, and it was not till they had suddenly pounced on the poor lay robber that they discovered the joke. Good Impulses. A man should allow none but good impulses to stir his heart, and ha should keep it free from any evil that may beat it down and harden it Rev. J. D. Hammond. T. C WOOTIN. H. E.BHAW. In his speech at Jacksonville, Onslow county, recently, Senator Marion Butler characterized the Democrats as "hypocrites and liars." Cy Thompson, Hal Ayer and other fnsion Populist stumpers and organ grinders have a large stock of epithets which they hurl at the Democrats, and they do it as if they were in downright earn est and had a horrid loathing for these "hypocrites,' liars, etc.' In the joint discussion at Concord WOOTEN & SHAW. 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Desirable Residence and Farm I will lease or rent a four-horse farm, half a mile from Kinston, in ahighstate of improvement, with a good. two-story dwelling seveu rooms; barns, stables, three tenant houses and a gin house, an engine and all machinery for ginning and packing cotton. Also my farm in Jones county, near Trenlon, containing about 400 acres of open land, good dwelling house, five tenant houses, barns and stables. Adapted to the cultivation of tobacco, cotton, corn, etc E. II. E. F. rERRVi i Everything New ajd First-Class. . Meals, 25 cents WILLENBRINK'S Bestanraot and Dining Boom, H. WlU.ENBRINK, Prop. 120 Middle street, 2nd door from M Hahn & Co.'s staDies. OliD HICKORY" WAGONS JUST R6C6IVSD, And to be sold cheap by GRAINGER & DIXON, Kinston, N. C. Mowers and Flakes COTTON GIN BRUSH STICKS, Bagging and Ties AT NEWBERN N. C. B. W. CANADY'S 1 KINSTON, N. C. j A. R. MILLER'S Space. Look Out ! Kinston, N. C, Sept. 20, 1898. Don't Go Hungry! In connection with my Oyster business I have opened a First-Class Restaurant, and will serve meals at 25 cents. Yours to please, LT. SKINNER. Goanty Cantfassl WHITE . . MEN. WHITE METAL Opening of Campaign in Iienoit Co. A big rally, big barbecue and picnic, and big speaking on FRIDAY, OCT. 7th, at SPARROW'S STORE, Trent Township- Our distinguished speakers, COL. THOMAS W. MASON, HON. F. D. WINSTEAD, and other good speakers are expected. All our County Candidates, including our Senatorial Candidates, will be on hand. The ladies are especially invited to be present Do not hesi tate to bring your wives and daughters, we want them to come. Speak ing begins at 11 o'clock a. m. - - The County Canvass will continue until complete at following times and places. ' ' Trent Township, Sparrow's More .....fnaay, ucw- XaGrange,... ............. ST Institute,. ........... s. Monday, Falling Creek Depot, .Tuesday, Vance Township, Mewborn's X Roads, Wednesday, Contentnea Neck, Rose of Sharon, ...........Thursday, Sand Hill...........:... ............Friday, SouthWest, Kelly's Mill,.....,. ......Saturday, Neuse, Parrotfs School House ..Monday, w;r. SMinol TTnnse..... ..........Tuesday, Pink Hill, Davis' Store,......, ..-Wednesday, Kinston ; .Saturday, J. W. GRAINGER, . : Ch'mn Dem. Ex. Com. " 10 " 11 " 12 " 13 "14 " 15 " 17 " 18 " 19 " 22 U with Cy Thompson, Hon, U. 13 1 Opp. Bank of Kinston. KINSTON, N. C.
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