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For the Ho caw,
A. a bOCKEUY.
For Clerk Superior Court,
JOHK L. EVKUETT.
For Sheriff,
TftoMAS a WRIGHT.
For Urpirtrr of IVedr.
WALTER a THOMAS.
Fur Coroner
DAK IE I, OAY.
For Surveyor.
K. A. OKAHAM.
For County Commi«utoner»,
Yf. C. LEAK. E D. WHIT
LOCK. E C. TKUUY.
REPLY TO THE AX
GLO-8AXON.
Ibke YOiTr Crow,
Neighbor.
Last week the Angle Saxon,
ihe wonld be oracle of Demo
cracy, and self-constituted
and conceited dictator of the
Richmond Democratic party,
hadsometbing to say of the
jjlesdKgheff spurious .Democ
racy ; of its spreading itself
in an effort to stir up opposi
tion to Democracy in its own
ranks; of it having to take
its doss of crow ; that it did
hops it would change its
tank somewhat after, (in sub
stance) the primary. Then
In another sentence, it con
tradicts itself by saying, we
didn't expect it. We didn’t
-even suspect it. Now which
-doesit mean? It can't mean
both. Can it be suffering
from a fit of lunacy?, or is
it because it doesn’t know
when it oontradicta itself? Or
li it because it has no regard
for what it says? We deny
tits charge emphatically.
Now we demand that our
contemporary prove what it
has uttered here, for its asser
tions are absolutely of no
weight. Ws offer sny and
every issue of tbe Headlight
to refute tbaae false asser
-*-• • - • •» ii --- ——a
Democracy of Richmond to
victory or to liades-Hind to
■hades it will go if that paper
papists in it* course. Ty
rauy has tio place in Demo
cracy. The voice of the peo
ple is the voice of God—lot
the will of the majority rule,
we say, but you would say,
“if its my will”—“My will,
uot-tiiine, be done.”
We love pemocracy, and
all the insinuating slurs of
the Anglo-Saxon can’t drive
us out of the party, nor pre
vent us from voting for its
nominees, aud this is uOt “a
dose of crow for us, for be
fore the primary, we decided
to support the nominees, and
said so before and after the
primary, but it is a nauseous
draught to see the Anglo
Saxon ]»erched upon an im
aginary, self-erected throne,
as a Kimi oi lAmiocratic
Deity. Tlie former won’t
gag us—the latter dors. If
this wouldn’t make anyone
sick, what would do it?
. We don’t want to fight our
party. No, God forbid. Nor
do we wish to wound the
feelings of many of the good
Democrats who have seen
proper to differ with us on
some minor points, but we
do wish to hurl back into the
teeth of the Anglo-Saxon,
the unkind, unfair, unfound
ed criticisms it has made in
reference to the Headlight,
aud to show to the world how
foolish, vain, arrogant it is.
Now, as to onr editorial of
last week, we are willing that
every man, woraaik and child
in Rishmond should read it,
and if any two persons, not
connected with the- Anglo
Saxon, will say it smacks of
independentism, then we’ll
admit we are not much'wiser
than the Anglo-Saxon. We
leave the whole matter to the
decision of the people.
We regret to take this
space from our readers, bat
this is the third unprovoked
attack that paper has made
upou us • We have never'
criticised it except in defend
ing its attacks upon us, but
as it seems to mean war, we
say let it oome, and we’ll
amuse it indefinitely, and
hereafter, we shall feel at
liberty to fire a shell into its
camp at our pleasure, and
hereafter will be aggressive,
and take special delight in
calling our contemporary
down as occasion arrives, but
we will always have the
TRUTH on our side.
The following is the editorial
upon which the Anglo-Haxon baaed
ita unjust and dieoonrteboe attack
upon the Headlight. Wa want
the people to read, and wa leave
them to do thair own thinking: .
'BICHXOVD COUHTY I OLITICO."
“Tka primaries have baan bald,
and wa had hoped that all Demo
crats would vote in tham and ba
satisfied with the result. In this
however, wa have baan disappoint
ed, as abost one-third of the Dem
ocratic voter* of the ounoty,
among srhom are some of our beet
eitimns, did not vote, and some of
tham aaa alamoroaa for aa inde
pendent thkti That tha Bepub
Ueaaa ahoald deaira to pat oat a
iiakrt, mama perfectly aataral,
bat that there should ba two Dam
oahntta tickets mm to ba rat bar
add. and M for tha beat internet
of the Democrat is party. It ba
beeves all food' DWmoerats to
puli logit her and present a solid
froot to our summon enemy, the
Bapablicaa party. It la aoi im4,
aa coma may auppnaa. And it
too. now Mb to be “Illy white.”
and amny of these people who
votadwwb aa Is 1006 will natur
ally return to thair AM love.
Then too, ninny of the Populists |
who came from the Republican j
peity. will go b- ' to it. If these
tl i g. be tm , th Republicans j
may be more .. ons »han onef
might suppose, and he ,ct* tlu*i
iiHceeaity for Democrnte to stick!
together. But, nays one, 1 don’t)
like the way the primaries w»m
managed, and 1 ain't support its
nominees. Well, this is a fiv*>
country, and the negro has I men
practically eliminated from poli
tics, and >nu have the right to
vote, or not' vote, and if you vote,
you can vote as you please, But
if you don’t vote for the domi
noes of your party, you ought to
have a good reason for net doing
so. These are things that should
have our ueribus consideration.
The nomination* generally, were
not uuamuiou* Some of the
candidates were outvoted for, end
some voted against, by the sub
stitution of othbr names, blit all
received majorities ib the county
primary. This was' a- great sur
prise to the people' at large, for
they expected a second primary.
While the majority is not always
right, it ehuufd be so, therefore
the will of the majority should
rule unless good cause call lie
shown to the Contrary.”
JL’8T UHTRH TO THE AN*
OLO-SAXOJf.
Last week it said', “Tlie
Democratic party in Rich-,
mood county has not been
more united, bettor satisfied,
and with less cause for dis
satisfaction since the war,”
and turned up its holy nose
at the Headlight because it
said there was some dissatis
faction. My, my ! Gone off
half-cocked again. Why,
that paper is only about 3
years old, and- the editor,
where, oh where has he been
for the last 37 years?—not
in Richmond we knoyr.
Then the paper dou’t know
anything about what it says.
But we do know what we
said and know it to be tri\4,
and will prove it hy -th^
statement of _?ome ,ofl
county's best citizens, sotae
of whom1 were born in Rich
mond “befo de wah” and
have always lived in it, and
voted in it, and have always
voted the democratic ticket.
We regret ‘hat we are forced
to this measure, for we would
not willingly hurt our dear
old party, but we feel it our
privilege and our duty to
provb that our statement is
true.
We wrote several parties at
different post offices in the
the county and have state
ments from them that there
is much dissatisfaction.
These we may publish next
week or later. In the mean
time anybody can see them
by calling at our office.
nrDBFENDKNT TIG'KKT.
We shall take no part in
an independent movement,
but we have heard a great
many people say that there
will be an independent tick
et for all, or nearly all, the
county office*. * We hear,
also, that the Republicans
will put out ’a ticket. We
can’t tell how it will be, but
should there be an independ
ent ticket that would be evi
dence of dissatisfaction. As
much as w* regret it, it is no
use to deny the fact, or to
try to hid# it. If everything
oonnected with thd primary
was open sod fair, which w*
do pot question, whet bsv*
we to fear? Why not reoog
niss the true situation and
fight for the suooess of tbs
ticket nominated? It’s no
use to doss our ayes against
the fact that, there will be a
bard contact.
NO DfMMATIKI'AimON.
All 1 No dissatisfaction 1 Would
the Republican* have dared' to
iimrslml their fun;** had tliejs rtlit1
own time there whs di.**ntipfutttfhri>
in the Democratic ranks? Nil’in
deed, nnd the sooner th« Anglo
Saxon admits the fact, and enters
upou the work of pacifying dissat
isfied Democrats, and using every
possible means to unite the grand
old party, the letter for it nud the
purty. You may drive Democrats
out of the {tarty, hut you cuu't
force them to remain in. Now,
neighbor, change your tune and
sing, “Come all ye dissatisfied
Democrats, and let ua make a
grand charge ugaiust our oommun
enemy. We have tried to “cuss”
you out, but we need you now.
Help ns once more, otid we’ll turn
you loose until we need you again.
PBACK, SWEET PEACE.
The Anglo- Saxon may sing its
“Syreu Song” of “Peace. Sweet
iWoe,” in the faoe of an organis
ed enemy, and “ouss out” every
Democrat that does not worship
at its shrine, but if it persists in
this snicidnl course, it must fold
its righteous hands nnd close its
eyes to the result nnd continue to
enjoy peace, sweet peace.
Tho Anglo-Saxon Rays,
“Tho very people whom it,
(the Headlight) falsely’ claim
ed to represent in its cam
paign of discontent walked
right up to the ballot boxes
and voted solidly for the old
order of things.” Well,- a
large portion of them did
vo e, and some who did, say
they are sorry they did it.
We honestly regret that there
is considerable dissatisfac
tion throughout the county,
but it is true, and there's no
use to deny it, and if the
Saxon can’t see it now, we
hope it never will1. We wish
were mistaken.
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The Anglo-Says, “Some
of the candidates who had
been heeding the Headlight’s
fairy tales of discontent, may
have been disappointed in
the number of votes they re
ceived.” If that paper has
any backbone let it give the
names of the parties to which
it alludes. It is due the par
ties, who, of course are de
feated candidates.
The Anglo-Saxon says,
“We are enjoying the fruits
of that victory now.” Yes
y6u are at the tune of a little
five dollars a day job in the
legislature. “Oh.*, how we
apples float,” and we’re de
termined to float on and on—
mind ye (
The sooner the Anglo-Sax
on finds out that it can’t
dominate the people of Rich
mond county, the better it
may be for it.
If the Anglo-Saxon would serve
its party to advantage we suggest
that; it fight Republicanism in
stead of Democrats—that it strive
to LEAD, instead of DRIVE.
KEV BLACKSMITH SHOP.
SUhs sad Masses he vs erased a A rat
class shop on the A. M. Lons livery
lot—CDs Beet place for coir business In
tbs lows. Ws are saeh thankful, for
the ptUasifs reeelrsd Is oar raepsot
He shops, sad sow, St will both do all
Is dwfpower to pieces oar natrons. Ws
Will fire yes lbs best work, promptly,
as Mmt rates. Will do asy work fa
osr Use. bet Will stake horse-shoeing
a spsitajiy. Call os ss sad ws will do
you good *
IAn £ Mums.
H: 0. Watson’s is tho pises to
g*t yoor syrmps, maple and Osor
gWldMS.
All take a look at Watson’s ci
gar ease. Is it yon will find the
finest cigars and sofokisg tobaeoo.
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The Best is the Cheapest.'
The Eveett Hardware co.
Soil t4i«t grade at the price you pay for inferior good*.
Hotfr'datltliey do thia? Because they buy in large quanti
ties, gfet big discounts and ait) satisfied with small profits. :
They lmndio the McCoVltick Harvesting Mach
ns. Don’t do aii3' painting before seeing, their prices
Everything for the Farm and Househld
And the best part of it is that, tho prices are so near the
cost margin, everybody can afford to purchaso the bee
arm equipments. t
-WE HAVE THE
Ice Cream Freezers, Lemon Squeezers, Agate Ware,
Plows, Wagons, Baggies, Wire Fencing, Wire
Netting, Tin and Tinware, Paints, Electrical
Supplies, Etc.
Now, just come and see for yourself, for the half has •
not been told you. As to prices—well you can have a
say-so here.
Everett Hardware company
BennettsviUe-Dillon Marble Works,
J. W. HrELWEE Proprietor.
Bennettsvllto, 8. C.
........ ’Ph0rt«r*>95.
For Monuments, '’KmiSstone* til'd TfttTTfts. tn fact,"
everythibe needed in marble, call on my Agent C. C. Smith,
Hamlet N C or write me diwct for design* and
prise* Thankful for past pn^ronagn, 1 solicit your future
trade
Respectfully,
J. W. McELWEE, Proprietor,
W. W. PATE, Manager.
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W. L. RICHARDSON, Mamaabb.
Happp Time In Okl Town.
•'We felt eerp happy” wrliea R X.
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told ailaary. Tbty fir* itaaty Hrara,
aatlra bowel*, pond dlpaatkM, fla* if.
petUa, Only *o at all druppUta,