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v. -' YOLHIKI. NUMBER 14. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1892. PRICE 2.00 A YEAR. 4: ! : THE EDITOR'S DESK. Hum r l- r..n:urtg ou a platform that Ifr.i:!. v.-ry mar; who cannot read .. r..- It e a ?i heme to take aay ;' u r J r .f Gideon's Rand will ;... ,L- t rty. The hnest men, who p; r th.'V lute ltn deit'lvcd. l!f !l'k Xiondr Hlll. Wfifm Lums to he in fvor of the I ..:() . . ( !.. IU platform advoeates : i-.ir.i!un l!!. whkh prevent av- rr. i--r.zi man from toting. T ir men in Ihe I pie's party are 'M.ir; ho k t- the IVrauiratie Iarty. K ih!...n d y t.e.irly all, except mem- r of f i'!tn'.t Rand, will I Km kin v r.ir . I !. lettrof acceptance of the Re-t-.':. at t- 'tiiKr.n fr Yie-I"iident, '.. i trrt.w Rru .y: "Should the A Oitr- -i. I i Imiw the Republiean candi Ik:. ti.; )iar the pr-ent tan!Y will r.n.l . Kir man nuo and thill a fax f $12 annually thronjb the tr.T U Tir'f.rv rtrnr man who i .f, f.r II iRXN ttirv tiy sats; "I dj f A;t.i til taniT rlart-tL" Everyman ".-. r-y fir IIRRlo by I ! -n't ran anything aU:l tan;T tat. j ;5 -ro .!!:) t k-ep on aying ray .1 kr " I !! war to reduce .? tj i ! ! I liiiLixD and rr- A tii n ji:it ir all, W j j Ku KH and l"tisn Ijeagie were .iirS. fut f4 hd know of their H it Gi!'m" barvl. run bv S. r than cttt-r r4 tu in'uuous i- F f ...ii l-nkiw cwmber are reouir-1 - h . . . I -.i. ,H,j o.. ,.,1-fA y or I r .this rrUr ofi TJIKl r::y t: f thk smikt 1 1 1 i'KVA i:T IGNtlRAT ti;. tnting of the j prevail In New i lit VI "IRAI.I AN HA LU T W I U. -K:vM HiK A CIN5IDEILIILE : V I5KII i'KIS NS WHO CANNOT r S t.lif To t'NDKRsTAND IT, U . ta and th. Gtdromte party in j -p.,. rnrmu(.rril agent with all his pro-.t-.r -i atUtf.Tnd.lreinfavorof ji inotwnce, d. not care to be , : jrrrtl Aa-tralksn ballot Uw.. ..pu in the bT unansworaMs du- l HE REFORMER t Vtf in, U n Informer. tM agint a pnistin f;.nal Kr.k. to . r..l -n-t m r.r-Mit u n to with-1 t .. . ,., . , . . -t-i atat an untune tax propo-1 . !! t vit- agninst th in ' frn.T w l:m he wa ittCon u t ..n.t fanrn'r ut ctm&Ience r--r.:.- he now makes f r ii. in the lijrht of duty to Till: EGROIX R EPt'UIATED IT. ' . - ' dare. I ' IN. I-pub!i.-aa win this time in. .if.- nd Nation in few year you ; ui,; to murrv white white women. i r. f v ra dm in and sit in white j ur',..rs as th'.r 'jnals." That is i . ti wlut Mr. neTltlekloro. I-i- i -:.vnn rar.dfUte fr rWttr-at-hrg I r.- in tlcart house to the ne .r . U-t l'idy. with a detilUh daring f tj. 'fix l.nditev. that wa more than ; I ;:.-. IV it aid ! their everUsting -.Vt. .. h x .titini'nt fiud rj eeho :. t, art f any n-grn 'reent. 1ItH III TI.KK IU IT I P. Umiiirtii tr. I ,sf,.r ha it n rrlUMe authority ' Wi&;. I'.i TLX II rrvently wrre to r.i If.MrM. if Cn.!ow ermr.ty, t i t j,rl randll fr the State ?xn--. . t th- j.dit.lil.iy t f taking down . Ii, ;ri party St tte tickit. IltTLER . - -! that it shouVl !' ihoe. as there ..--. .Lin.-v-r if the Th:rd ariy tnkct re- t -.1 r: tli L. thul tlrf lUvEslkket I tie Mate cvme under . ruN ,!thh it i said that rri..Mr. will . te I he Imotratic State li.l.-t. ! . ..j taking down the Tl.lrd art ti' k-t. iTt ii the rxn hit. ri Ivn.rAte National C.vmmitlee ,. . -. i !. able to tuke -SrU-rtoral Votes j froca lUs!-' an.1 g:e lhtn to W i na ir th far West. Th T nr that ,t. iii I u rut rouhl nt ho t n-r- tlmn two of these States, but ' tl. lvfn.rr't4.:i.llyforYEJit tfi. two irti have enough .f. to win th iWim Tliey Iiave, . withdrawn the Icmecratc tiln in ten Slates in the far I . :.t evt.tt to take okw i Hats Thugh not endorsing ... lu. y I lUt it would I a pch- i foe II aaio to be re-elected. t. . u (.rtrthU plan will aecom 'i ti,- r-ati . even if IUdkraJ money i A hm i irotal Slate. The vote's ..! .. ! rarn-! by thi cambiaa- I t to"lt SUECTo'L TOTES. t ... ..-.uI.'V .. 4 V ..r.ii.u. . . .3 N- U. 3 v - 'Mt;;. . 3 It, o. .... 3 . . 10 Minr.es.v, ... 8 Nebraska, .... B North iMiota, 3 Oregon 4 South Dakota, 4 Wahiogton, .. 4 nv When Gen. U iirm ir . tmi mri for office (after he had left the Kcpubli can party) he could tell the IHdkx rats- Xoir be thej are against Financial Reform. Then in 18T he bore testimony to the truth. We quote: I found the Iemoeratic f-arty which had so vigorously fought in the pant, un der the leadership of the gallant gentle man from Missouri (Mr. Kland) and oth er leading in the good work of the re monetixatioa of silver and they passed a bill through the House for its full and free reinstatement. I fouud the Demo rraey bitterly opposed to the destruction of the greenback currency and iU w icked conversion into interest-bearing debt, and early in the writer of 1878 they passed a bill through this House which put a stop to this destruction. This is full and complete answer to the fabe charge made that the Democratic party is not in favor of Financial Reform. Mr. Weaver thus convicts himself, by his own wrdj, of misrepresentation when he says that the Democratic party is responsible for the bad legislation of which we complain. Mr. WiATtR thus says in effect to every Gideonite, who rejeats his own false statements. "You are doing the Demo cracy great injustice. When I entered Congress I found the Democratic party the real Financial Reformers. In the face of Gen. W later' own Matemcnt lfr hi wxnteil oW, what hontst rn n can now beliove him or his follower f THE TRICES or ci-otiii:. A o-rn -jndett of the New York "' rei-rt, on the authority of jr- . M I . . A v.. . . V I rn. . W Ml4 . ffmvu GIDFOSITRH CONVICTED WEAVER'S OW?f STATEMENT. .uMwifniM ". unnwiio mc laiiu oi jiHtuxi ami jai ks toU heavy :!ent vote cast in lhes ter next month; and t: n anis given for this judiTTuent nmt commend them- I cvniintitr , . RueiH-ter chief industry u lU nnuftun, of men a clothing. hi h i aralil thn.ucliout the eriuntrr lv commervial traveller. All these gentle- mrfl h.e Kul on itorT to toll-a tale of junhersal c,mi4aint from their mtm-! ,,M f"I,ovinJf nttu-W from the Augusta 'er aginst the rise in price. One ofj"'" -VfMjr. how false ,.r .k t,- ' nttr: "WW are sirk of l.eing abusl because. , k u n (;r,A,.r l l(.Vv.,a,.,, in Hiargii.g we tae to charge our customers morej,, t vx VnuWul n.f;lM,i , h t his money. Not only that but we are sell- fc mC.t Uini k. J);nU in mg them cheajr g-jods for more money. . tlIlV,.i!n. 1(f f ... m. ..... They ask u why it is. and wesaytheyi must he mistaken; that we are charging tl same. Put when thev take down I the bill file and put us in the lie, what f can we say I" mentary evidence. Thus the result o the McKinley bu.ines is dlscontenl all : 'round in the trade, to say nothing of de-efft,vt on ,be inciUJil tlo'ng buyer. 'An incident which more forcibly illus trates the situation is thus narrated: A d - aler from Wayne county went into one jf the leathcg I-ichester stores and ask- . , CM lOr g.JM (VUM-IB ill . J tni.T n ail gonils. He was told that the goods he had formerly bought were now fifty cents to ono dollar higher, and, instead of be ing "clean goods, they were cotton backed. He asked why the change. The correspondent reports: fNow, look here, said the seller; "I am a IU publicau, and always have been. Put you ask me a question that, so far as I am concerned, has nothing to do with politic. You asked why these pmd are cotton backed, and yet higher. and I'll tell you. It's Mckinley." "And you are going to keep on voting the Ipubliean ticket I 'Well, I dunmi; it is hard to tell what man is going to do until the time comes. This with a suggestive wink. The would-be purchaser went else where in search of the "clean goods." but failed to find them at the old prices. Nevertheless he was assured in one store by a republican mniler of the firm that pnee had not been increased. This touched the Wayne county man to the .juick, and, rising to his full height, he thus made answer to the campaign pre varicator: "You know 'Italians' a trimming have increased from 36 to 43 cent a yard, and yo know the figures of two and three years ago cannot be duplicated in trice or quality of material, and you now that you are going to vote for tletcUml. and that nine out of ten of the clothing manufacturers are going to lo tne same; aim ju mtm wo-. lie to cover up the present state or ar fairs. All I've got to say is just this You make me tired ! This sort of business has made the whole country fatigued beyond endur ance; ami it U easily credible not only that Rochester will jsll a big silent vote, but that the experience aUive Set forth will he a lUjchester lamp to all clothing wearers in that section, if, indeed, they 1ia1I stand in need of further enlighten ment. Few tmemWn of i.ldtm Bm4 will leave Ike 13 rty. IIaet awew, wio kow tkerkare beta deceived, w ill cwm tMck XcveaaWr dlk. "What, askel Christopher Columbus of his good fnemt Martin Aionxo nnzon "what shall we name the new world when wo find it t" "Let'a call it America, returned the ingenious tailor, "because that name doesn't rhyme write anything and it will make' the i-ts of all the centuries as mad as batters. "That's a good idea," aaid the great dis coverer, "and it goe." Chicago Sevt JiecortL All ; awea la tke Iepla rtT are eowtlag kwrk to tae DeaaoeraUe r tr . Br electlw Jaf aearlr all, exeepl aweaaWra of GUmi'i Daa4t wtll Tm back la tae raaka. FOR O.XE DOLLAR. .. m. v.l r.ul(.l far Vcavarei iwn.iwi... " l mmm T.wr far tl.OO tf T awtaaarlkw kT , Xa. ttk. QUESTIONS & ANStt'KU&l!!?-:J? line ettiior 01 me nouiii i Carolinian- aw' nut nrufetts to lie a w -... .1.1-i i .1 - : - - 1 that mar be protioiintled. Hut. wc "a caniaiini of education." Correct anil accurate information is needed, and when we cannot answer proper inquiries we will get others who have t.jeiul knowlt-de upon that subject to do no for u. or invite any re4ler to ive the detirel inforiaa tion. KniTOft. Warsaw, N. C.Oct. 24. Did G rover Cleveland, while Governor of New York, sign a bill for iniied schools in that Mate? A third arty man hays so. D. No. That lie was started four years ago. The editor of this paier at that time wrote to Mr, Cleveland, and we have his letter now showing that this charge is wholly and utterly false. We cannot understand how any man who claims to bo truthful can circulate such false rejorts. Mt. Ouve, N. C, l)ct. 2V Was Mr. Stevenson an elector for Gen. Weaver when the latter ran for President on the Greenback ticket in , M. No. In that election Mr. Steveox was an earnest supporter of Gen. Hax- i COTE, the iH-'iuocratic candidate, and can vassed for him. He never was a Grcen Ijackcr, never supjortel Gen. Weaver. and never had any affiliations with the Greenback party. He has systematically j opposed the finaneial legislation of the the Republican juirty, and as an cfulorsc inent of his Zi-al in U half of financial rvfonn, the Green hackers ditl endorse and vote for him for Congress afttr he had Ift n itmniiuitt'l ax a nun-nit by a ittiwcratir rnnctntion. lie lias never bceU anything but a IVnunit, holding ' . . 1 - t r t 1 . . Greensboro, N. C.. Vt. 27. It iseir cul.it it 1 hereby members of the People's 1 ii . ti- : . . i I . . t Jlia 1 IIIIIH- IMII', 1111- l.'.llli.l1ll l OI , ConfederacT:" and that he would not let his wife visit Richmond N-eause he ! did not want her to meet Miss D:ivis. Is -hvrc any truth in it f I. ! nr to the above iiapiiry we copy ! the charire is; A week or more ago the Xtirs critici- I i t- f. - i : . r.. ment. Gov. Northern, of Ginrgia was altrac tl by the etlilorial' of this papi-r on Watson ami he h;ul a -roiul int'-rview with Dr. J. Willi. an Joius, an eminent Ilaptist preaeher, a brave Coiifeilenite survivor, and a historian who is well known as the author of the history of Gen. Ilolert E. Ijce and alo JelT luvis volume, and who is the let informel man in Georgia about this alleg.nl snubbing of the Daughter of the Confederacy. The Governor had Dr. Jones, who lives in Atlanta anil holds a iosition of assis tant corresponding si-ert tary of tin-Home Mission Board of the Sail hern B.;p Baptist Church, reduce the interview to writing, and Gov. Northern has .sent the manuscript to Major J. C. C. Blaek. Dr. Jones statement to the Governor is as follows: "I take pleasure in putting in writing a statement w hieh I made in conversa tion with you concerning the alleged re fusal of President Cleveland to allow his wife to meet Miss Winnie Davis and to be introduced to her himself. While I do not take any active interest in olities, save to try always to discharge my duty as a citizen and a Christian to vote right, I feel that facts in my imnscssion will fully refute this slander upon President Cleve land and that I should not lc silent con cerning iL fMr. Cleveland himself and ex-Governor Lee, of Virginia, have denied these statements very emphatically. 1 give you in more detail exactly what m-currcd as it came under my ersonal cognizance. "In October and November; 1SS0 Miss Winnie Davis, the 'Daughter of the Con- leueracj, was ir r . J - - went from my house to sicnd two weeks with Mrs. Leu, at the Executive mansion. I Several days afterwards Pn elltCleve- . , - -, ... . land made bis visit to laehmond on the . occasion of the agricultural flrir. It had beu arrang-l originally that Mrs. Cleve land should aix-oinpany him but at the last moment it was deciditl that his offi cial duties at Washington would prevetit him from doing more than to come down to Kiclimon.i on ine cany morning muu, , remain several hours, and return . Washington the same evening. Mrs, Cleveland was sick at the time, and when crowd. For this reason alone, as Mr. Cleve -1 1 lid not land stated at the time, Mrs. CI ditl not co to Richmond and d have an opportunity of meeting Miss Davis. "S far as the statement that Mr. Cleveland himself refusal to be introdue ed to the 'Daughter of the Conf-deracy. the slander is abundantly refuted by these facts: Governor stated to me at the time, and reiterates in his card, that when he met Cleveland at the det and escorted him to the Fair Grounds, one of the first questions he asked him after getting in the carriage was. 'Where is Miss Davis r Being told by the Gov ernor that sie was then at the Fair Grounds, tho President replied: 'Well, I want you to introduce me to her at the very earliest opportunity, as I want to Iiay my respects 'Arriving at the grounds Teident Cleveland was received with deafening applause, and given a grand ovation. After making the noble s.eech which he made upon the occasion, the vast crowd surged forward ami shook him by the hand; and in the midst of it he turned to Governcr Iee and said: You have not yet introduced me to Miss Davis.' Governor Lee replied: 'She is on the other side of the stand, but I will bring her and introduce her.' 'No, said the President, I will p to her.' They made their war through the crowd. Gov ernor Lee introduced the President of the United States to the 'Daughter of the Confederacy,' and he gave her a respect ful and very cordial greeting saying that he was 'delighted to meet her.' . "That eveninz Governor Lee gave rre- sident Cleveland a grand reception at the Executive Mantion. I was present ana chanced to be talking with Miss Winnie . ' .v. ;,l...,t ;1 I party to go to thair train and ratorn to wneu iow iui ".. . I'' the truth abotit 1 "T,f aecmeu 10 ojH ri tin eninmn anu uo t inrougn tue crowu ana very poiueiy uiu "u u t the te?t we can to irive information iuon I !.. o,li.,n T rtramKor aa llutinotlv a declare that public questions aUut which nay of our if ,t ,,a(i ,n Vetenlav the lanmiaee he i 'Si-, m r I. Ill U'l 1 Ili-'W lTT 1 the Pnsident deru .-d to make hurried j d , to Providence, R,' I., and a tnp the family physician adyi.-d that j yen & bj ha anJ cn)wd but she should not U-subject.il to the fatigue - a not appreciative, so he came of the trio er the excitement of the , , .... ... ,i;....'i. Th i. ... into the room where the 'Danchtcr of the j Confederacy' was being given a splendid . ''lion uy iuc uiu wiuiri a auu uiuria "o were prcecui, auu uia.iug 1110 najr used. ' He said: 'I regret to say, Miss Davis, that my duties call me back to Washington, and I am obliged to tear myself away from the good people of Kichmond: I came, therefore, to say good-bv, and to expn"ss the pleasure with which 1 have met you, audthe hope that I may Lave the privilege of again seeing you in the future.' His whole manner w as that of a man sincere and earnest in what he said, and not of making a mere formal speech." Thus another campaign lie is nailed. 3JK. ST. CLAIR'S PREDICTION. The Difference Ret ween Northern and Southern Audiences and Orators. Special Cor. to XoRTU CAROLINIAN. New York, Oct. 29. The situation in New ork State at this time is a coraph cated and mysterious one. Seemingly the utniotNt confidence prevails at both of the political headquarstcrs. The demo crats are wondering why the Republicans are s coufideut, and the Republicans are wondering why the Democrats are so eoniidc-iit. Chairman Sheehan, of the State Jommittee, says he cannot see for the lif's of him how the Republicans can have any reasonable basis for their hope iu carrying New York. But the truth is neither party has a clear conception ol m hat will haptien, tiecause, for the hrst time, the State will cast its vote by the Australian ballot method, and it is cer lain to have two effects: It will disfran chise a considerable number of persons who cannot be taught to understand it and the secrecy will allow a large class w Ijo takes urines not to ouey instructions. Pofh liartics undoubtedly have gaps in their ranks. It is stated at Mr. Harnty's bureau that there is serious disaffection among the Republican farmers of the state, and that thousands of them will either stay at home or vote for Cleveland. The barrel of Scotch whiskey w-hich Mr. Andrew Carnegie sent to the President some time ago has also aroused the pro hibitionists against the latter. The Dem- crats are also troubled with the oyster and clam diggers on Long Island about Gov. Flower's expressed himself so irrev erently when he took Fin Island for a quarantine station. New York is now well supplied with sjn akcrs, of national reputation, of both ixirties. This week Crisp, McMillan, Carlisle, Hill, Breckenringe, Gen. Adlai Stevenson, Gov. Russell, of Massachu setts, for the Democrats, have been here, while the Republicans are perhaj as well supplied. Aldrich, Minister ibgan. Poutelle, Reid and Blaine are all making sce hcs in town, but for some reason the speakers of neither party wax clo uueiit. Its a remarkable campaign in two resjieets. It has created no enthusi asm in the opular mind, and inspired nouo of the orators with great declama tion. But the ieople are studying poli ties with as much earnestness as they ever did. The enormous registrations .show this fact. Mr., Blaine attributes the lack of pop- jilar enthusiasm in the campaign to what he believes is the juissing away of parti sanship and to the growth or population and business, but the registration shows the real interest. In is undoubtedly a fact tliat our campaigns are too long, and that tbeifople of New York prefer busi ness to political parades and dull speeches, notwithstanding the fact that every speaker is greeted by large crowds. The gathering at Tammany Hall this week to hear Senator Hill, is proof positive of the earnestness of that organization for Mr. Cleveland. The enthusiasm of that gathering reminded me of that of boine great Democratic convention in Raleigh, except these Northern folks don't know how, to yell. Their hoarse calls and hurrahs on the coarse lass notes are positively - painful to a Southern man, who feels his blood and hears his voice tower above the general calls as the eagle flies above the goose. ; no of the most perplexing, aud at the same time most amusing incidents of the campaign is how to manage the orators. The Democrats have been greatly annoy ed at the persistence of the little orators, land the sore throats and indisposition of tlie great orators. Hundreds of unknown fellows every day come to headquarters to iret a job of speaking. They feel like they, and they aloue, can save the party fnn defeat. These unknown men .want ,. . PlMinor rninn nn(i tho M. Hi. ' ,.', n f iv .. -, ... t ,Vwf. 1 rnuuivi iiau, wi iv vinti acai villus. T wRnt ca&h toQ fof teif notB ble performances. Smally, at Democrat ic headquarters has to manage these fel lows, and how to do it without making them mad is almost as hard work as electing Mr. Cleveland. Of course they must not be insulted, lor mere are too -f m . t, t . V A a j a s . w k V H H able in a close election. The other day one of these unknown fellows came to 'r' miw'i 's enabled to get rid of some tuem' oUt expensive and worry- The great orators like Bourke Cockran, are almost constantly suffering with some 'sort of indisposition liko sore ibroat or ' a . .a.i sore eyes, anu are as vain ana as naru to placate as actors. It is too often the ease that they want to go where they can do themselves the most good. I may, next time, relate some facts in relation to the relative ability of the sjieakers of both jarties and the present contrast of Southern and Northern ora tory. - It's always a subject of great in terest, and at no other time or place are the facts so well indicated. Mr.. Walter Damroch, the son-in-law of Mr. Blaine, and the great musician, has undertaken to teach the masses of New York music, without charge. He has already a class of five thousand per sons, and "his aim is to teach all who de sire the reading' of musical notes. The movement promises to be a very popular ne, and may spread to other cities. Ijist Sunday four thousand persons crowded Cocier Union to learn music D. F. St. Clair. Weaver in rnnning on a platform that disfraackite every maa who cannot read and write. It is a aeheme to take away the vote or an lettered men. . "RV'publicans. the skies are bright. Vote solidly for your ticket this year. The Third party claims 50,000 votes; but if they get only 23,000 votes in the State it means REPUBLICAN success is No- ! vexbEb." J udge Furchea, at Morgaulon, Oct. 4, 1893. r L fi kjn)Iaw fr n inh nf aiuMn.malinir DRAWING THE LINES. THE FIGHT NARROWING TO NEW YORK AMD INDIANA. Activity Rapidly Awakening in the Em pire State, But Country Voters Still I Exhibit Indifference. Special Cor. to North Carolinian. New jYoRE, Oct. 27. The past week has seen a drawing of party lines, and the situation has cleared up somewhat The fight is on in earnest, and while the est is an unknown quamty and the South still somewhat "shaky," from the lightj we have and conflicting reports brought to New York, the parties are risking nothing whatever m these fields. Democrats are preparing to hold New Jersey and Connecticut, and to win New York and Indiana, relying upon a solid South, and the- Republicans are also waging the battle m these four States, trusting to unbroken success in their old w estern stronholds. As I have pointed out, here is one great advantage the Democrats enjoy The doubtful Western States are more in number than the doubtful Southern States,) granting that any of the latter are doubtful, and m the V est, while the wreck bf farming interests, the result of the high tariff, is a strong incentive for Republicans to desert their party, there is nd such supreme issue as the Force bill to keep them in line. This makes the front, along which the Republican fight must be carried on, very wide and con sequently, distracting. But at the same time the contest in this State is now wag ing as if this were the only battle ground. The total vote for this city four years agojwas. Cleveland, I02,t2l; Harrison, 105,4o2, and a few for the Prohibition candidate. This made Mr. Cleveland's plurality 57,162, while party leaders had estimated his plurality, beforehand, at (53,000, at least. In that year, the regis tration was some 10,000 above the vote and that is a fair estimate of the inevita ble discrepancy. The registration will run much over 300,000 this year, without a doubt, and here are some estimates as to how the vote and division may be. The! figures are prepared by Col. O. O. Stealey, whose judgment in such matters has come to be universally respected. The combined vote of Cleveland and Blaine in 1884 was 223,250, Mr. Cleve land receiving a majority of 43,064, a very small majority indeed for this city. In 1888 the vote increased, as given alxjvej to 268,072. Mr. Cleveland re ceiving a majority or o7,io, the total vote increasing over that of the preceed- ingj presidential election by 45,000, of which increase the Democrats gained in a ratio of two to one over the Republi cans. If the total vote increases this year ac cording to the ratio of four years ago, as estimated, it will run up to 318,000 at least. It is reasonable to assume, too, that the Democratic increase will prove as large as from, 1884 to 1888, making Cleveland receive 196,000 votes, and Harrison 122,000, giving Mr. Cleveland a'plurahty of 74,000. It may be said that this estimate is not made on a fair basis, because Mr. Cleveland was cut by the Irish vote in 1884, on account of Mr. Blaine's strength with that element. This no doubt partially accounts for his extra ordinarily small majority here in that year together with the long uncertainty as to what Tammany would do, it being remembered that Tammuny did not de clare for Mr. Cleveland till a few weeks before the election. But it should be borne in mind that Mr. Cleveland was cut more savagely in 1888 than in 1884, on account of the local split. Had he wiled his full party streugth his majori ty m this city would run up from ten to fifteen thousand votes more than he did receive and he would have been elected without doubt. With no local dissension here, and the party better united and organized than since the days of Governor Iilden, Mr. Stealey's figures cannot be considered ex travagant. Add to this estimated 74,000, thefl6,000 plurality Brook'lyn will give, and 5,000 for Queens and Richmond a low; estimate and we have the magnifi cent total of 95,000 majority. It is need- ess to say that nothing Harrison can do above Harlem could meet that. I he Re publican vote, up the State reached its igh water mark in 1888, when it ran to 82,000 majority. All reports show that decided reduction is inevitable instead of any increase. Col. Stealey adds this conclusion. "The Republicans have got no inore money now than they had then (1888,) for they always have all they want aud more than they can use. The Re publicans managing the campaign are not; as bright and experienced as the managers of 1884 and 1888. Tom Carter is in no way to "be compared to Matt Quay; neither ,is Clarkson to Dudley. Dave Martin and the gang can do no more cheating and bribing in 1892 than they did in 1888. The new election law is worth 10,000 voters to the Democrats. All these things being so, it is a clear cold mathematical proposition and sensible conclusion that the Democrats of New York county will do as well Tuesday, Nov. 8, as they have done heretofore, and this means 74,000 plurality in New York county for Cleveland, with no need of calling on the Democratic managers for thfir estimates. And this plurality means that Cleveland will carry New York, and as New York goes so goes the Presiden- cy." ? He might have added, that there can not be as much bribery and cheating here as formerly on account of the perfected Democratic organization. The Republi cans recognize, however, that the tide is running strongly against them, and will use the two remaining weeks to the best advantage. "All that money can do, and all that Johnny Davenport with his bull dozing spies and United States marshals can do, will be accomplished. The peo ple! of New York are declaring now that they are getting a dose of the Force bill for Davenport is appointing men, who are paid out of the Natiorial Treasury as United State Inspectors of elections to go around and enter private houses and de mand the politics of the occupants. ' In this way, the Republicans are trying to get a list of doubtful voters, whom they will endeavor to "manipulate." This business is making a storm of opposition, and will do the Repuclicans more harm than good. New York can appreciate what a iorce bill would mean. Ihe peo ple of this country are paying out of their pockets the wages of this infamous band of Davenport spies. This is a fair sam ple of Republican misconduct. The county Democracy has put out a partial ticket only. The organization will hardly poll more than 1U,000 votes. The inquiry naturally is made, what has become of the potent organization which gave Mr. Hewitt 70,000 votes four years ago. They have all been absorbed by Tammany, and only a corporal's guard is left. The weakness of the organization aud failure to make nominations in the close districts gives no room for trading while Mr." Crokera interactions to too drfict leaders to see to it absolutely that fitjj national ticket runs even with the local ticket, means much. -Even Mug wumps find no fault with Tammany's moyoral ticket. Reports still come of Republican defec tion and apathy in the country districts. The registrations in the interior cities have been large, but; the cities are Dem ocratic. It looks now as if the vote of New York City, Brooklyn, and all the cities in fact will be very large, and the country vote small. If that is the case. Mr. Cleveland will be iu a fair way to touch his majority of 1882 The Re-, publicans are beginning to use monev lav ishly to wake their voters up, and that is just the situation. The State is now safe for Cleveland. If money can turn it in two weeks it may be turned but it doesn't look like money cau stem the ad verse tide. One week ago, I said the Democrats had the State won. That was days weeks from election. To-day ten weeks from election. I see no reason to change my opinion. If I can say the same thing one-' week hence, it will be a matter of almost impossibility to change the State, in the one week remaining. The dritt is our way. It is hard to say what about Indiana. Reports here seem to favor the Demo crats. Connecticut is very doubtful, in fact it will take hard work to hold it for Cleveland, but with Indiana, or an equi valent State, or vv iscousm aud Montana, or Iowa and Montana we can afford to lose Connecticut. It will not do to give up Massachusetts and Illinois. These States are as like to be Democratic s Republican, judging from reports. The fight from now on will be sharp indeed. The brass band and speaking business have uot ' panned out, and at this late dav, will be unlikely to. The contest is not one of noise but of touch. The Democratic "generals willmaueouvre to hold what they have gained, the Re publicans to regain their lost ground. and restore confidence aud repair their forces. In an affair of this kind, there ought to be a key to the final outcome. The Republicans have the heavier battal ions, the sinews of war, m the shape of cash; the Democrats have the advantage of position, and have wiser leaders. Un der circumstances like these, it is a mere matter of history which side has the best chance of success. V. H. Wills. SHALL MONEY RULE T New York World. The WorlcL adopts as its leading article to-day the earnest and timely words of Wayne Macveague, spoken at Philadel phia on Saturday night. Mr. Mac v eagh announces that he vot ed for Harrison in 1888, but that the no torious corruption by which that election was carried and the course of the Repub lican party since that time had caused him to break away from lifelong associa tions and resolve to vote for Mr. Cleve land. Uppn the question which now takes precedence of all others Shall the Pres idency be bought ? he.says: "During the last twenty years, by very slow approaches, large numbers of wealthy men in this country have per suaded themselves that they are at liber ty to pervert government from its noble and lofty functions of securing the great est good to the greatest number into the base and degraded function of taxing the majority in order to hand -over those taxes as bounties to such persons as, in return for those favors, will contribute large sums of money to carry elections. "I distinctly allege that they are now making themselves parties to a system atic corruption of the ballot in the hands of the American voter, and whoever col lects or contributes money for such a purpose is morally guilty of treason to institutions our fathers founded, and upon whose continuance in strength and purity the welfare of our children de pends. "Ihe wealthy and respectable mem bers of the Manufacturers' Club, looking over the whole list of Republicans in this city, select Mr. David Martin to repre sent them in the pending election in New York and Brooklyn. "Shortly after Mr. Martm arrived at the scene of his labors the Chairman of the Republican State Committee of New York issued a confidential circular to such Republicans as could be trusted with it, asking for such services as will call for the exercise of caution and the ability to keep a secret. "1 declare to these gentlemen who contribute the money for the corruption of our politics that as between the two two crimes I had much rather .place money in the hands of a burglar to bribe a watchman to allow him to rob a bank of some of its surplus wealth than to contribute money to -be used in 'polities' by i Mr. Quay, or Mr. Martin, or Mr. Hackett. "The one hateful crime now more in danger of spreading than any other among respectable members of American society is the crime of corrupting our politics. "As to the past I am quite willing there shall be not only forgetfulness and silence but the amplest charity, and if the men now engaged iu this work will stop I promise never agaiu to allude to it. On the other had if they persist in con tinuing their evil work as they are con tinuing it to-day, then, while life aud strength are spared me, I will continue to aenounce tncm. ir iney proiess reii-. gion l will aenounce tnem as tne ene mies of the religion they dishonor by their hypocrisy, and if they do not pro fess religion I will denounce them as en emies of the nation they are destroying by other crimes. , Weaver claims to be in favor of the plain people. His platform advocates the Australian ballot which prevents every ignorant man from voting. A BIG SILTY LIE. Alabama Election Method as Set Forth by a Republican.: ' Correspondence N. Y. Tribune. I was reliably informed that at many places, in their (the Democrats') efforts to get up names to put on the poll lists, negro babies less than a year old were voted, and many an old, faithful servant who fortunately departed this life many many years ago is kept fresh in memory by having his name regularly placed on the poll lists and his straight Democratic vote counted. One very truthful man who never voted the Republican ticket in his life said to me he knew of one old dog that had voted the Democratic ticket every election for twelve years. Govern or Jones' - alleged 10,000 majority was largely cast by favorite horses and bird dogs. I didnt.hear of any mules or common curs voting. - - Few members of Gideon's Band will leave the 1-3 party. Honest men, who now see how they have been deceived) will cam back Navembar 8th." FOSTER THE B00DLER. SECRETARY FOSTEJR THE DIR. CHARD OF THIS CAMPAIGN. SCJ He Justifies Bribery and Boast of Bay ing Votes- Disgraceful Utterances. From an Interview with Secretary Foster in tne asuiuifton ost. "There is a great difference in the minds of people as to what is a legitimate use of mouey in apolitical contest." said Mr. Foster recently. "About some mat ters there is no doubt. There is the printiug of the tickets, the printing of speeches for circulation, the advertising of tickets in newspapers. Then you take the work of canvassing. In my own State, Ohio, there are 2,600 voting pre cincts. A, regular canyass is made of every oue o-f tho before the election, aud a poll of the voters is made. Tho record shows the politics of each mau, whether he is doubtful or not, and if he is doubt ful gives some reason why or suggests how he can be approached. There iiiui be books for this canvass; then, other, larger books in which this iuformption is copied by townships; then books in-which all of the material is collated for the use of the State Committee. All of this re quires a large amount of stationary and a great deal or ' clerical labor. Then a list of doubtful voters is made up, and they may aggregate 10,000 or 20,000 in a campaign. Each of these must lie worked upon by sending him campaign litera ture or by sending some oue to talk to hjm. Iu this work there traveling ex penses and buggy hire and printing and postage to be taken into account. "Then a good deal of money goes to the saloon-keeper. There are always around every saloon some four or five fel lows who don't care how they vote, and the saloon-keeper can usually vote them. He comes to the Republican Committee perhaps, and says: "I don't like the way the Democrats have been treating me. Now, if you people will give me $10 or ?lo or I 11 vote these tellows for tlit Republican ticket." The money is given to him ostensibly to buy drinks in honor or the , candidate, lu reality it goes down into the-saloon till. "That does not sound very well,' per haps, buut when you get into politic you find that every one is doing tin same thiug and your conscience is- likely to be blunted a little after a timejr "I've been approached in almost every campaign by churches aud asked to sub scribe to funds on assurance that it would help me politically. - I don't sec much difference between the saloon and the church in that. And it does help a man to cultivate the church. I In 1874 the republican party got pretty nearly as bad a setback as it got in 181)0. NV e had eighty-eight memhrrs iu the liouse. believe that this Congress has ninety, but there are more members of the House uow. I was elected to the House from m district bv 159 majority. The district went for the Democratic State ticket by 1,660. "During the canvass there was a Cath olic bazar in my town and my opponent and I were asked to attend and contri bute to the charities. I did not go. Neither did my opponent. But my part ner, who wasrgood Catholic, went and subscribed $100 iu my name. My oppo nent was stinev and he gave nothing; If I had thought that he was not going t( give anything I think that I would not have let my partner do so. I let him do it just because I thought the other man would. Well, sir, that $ 100 elected me. I ran away ahead of my ticket on the Catholic vote. "Now you come to the labor fellow who may be useful to you in this missionary work, but who savs lI can't leave my re gular occupation unless you pay me for time. I can t afford it. I must earn my bread.' If he is paid, he gets perhaps twice as much as he would earn at any other occupation. Then there is the German, who has great influence with his race and wants tobe paid go around and make speeches. And then there is the Irishman, who can influence the Irish and the Sweede and the Pole, : and then there is the Catholic and Lutheran and, yes, the Methodist, too. On election day you must pay for carriages at the polls and nowadays the farmer is greedy and wants to be paid for bringing veters in." WE HAVE COME TO THIS. A Black Female Champion of Weaver Wins Applause from White .Men. Newbern Journal. Mrs. Lease, of Weaverite fame, has a rival in a negro womap who is canvass ing in Jones county in advocacy lof the Third party. She attires herself gaudily with bracelets, tassels and blue sashes with white stars. She made a very long speech at Pollocksville Saturday evening, advising her hearers hot to vote for either Cleveland or Harrison, but to vote for Weaver. We are informed that-she said she was so smart that some ieople would not believe that she was a negro woman ; some thought she was a white woman or man blacked up; some thought she was Mrs. Lease! but she wouln'tsay. Her speeches are pronounced the most ridiculous ever heard. She wound up by saying she would speak that night at Herriott's school house; she had been in vited there by her white brethren, and she wanted all. to come, both them and her black brethren. All good men in the People's party are coming back to the Democratic par ty. By election day nearly all, except member of Gideon's Band, will be back in the ranks. "lias Joined the People' Party." Shelby Aurora. ; ' A rural subscriber at Earl's station has notified not the editor, but the postmas ter at Earl's, that he refuses to take the Shelby Aurora any longer. So the post master has notified us that that copy is dead in that officed and "Refused because) his stomach, gave a sigh like a "black he has joined the People's party." That j smith's bellows with, a hole in it and funny subscriber owes for the Aurora two years, and thinks it right to yell for the People's party, but not right to pay for the Aurora. He should have first paid what he owes and then stopped. - -i Weaver is running on a platform that disfranchises every man who cannot read and write. It is a scheme to take away the vote of unlettered men. The Prayer Brought Him Back. Richmond Times. ' Itis reported that the prayer offered rby Rev. Dr. Hoge on the evening of the Stevenson meeting at the Mozart Acade my convinced Mr. Julian Ruffin of the error o"f his way, and caused him to leave the Third party and-come back in Democratic ranks. Truly the effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man avail th much. THE DEFEAT OF DL.MOCItA C Y7 Will Endanger Our rulic School An Earnest Appeal l'rviu lion. S. M. I'iuger. I am oppressed with a seuceof danger to our public schools which would, result from a political change. Perhaps no greater danger threatens us. It becomes every white mau and every colored man to consider' well the school question tK'fore-he casts a ballot either tor State olihers or for mcmliers of tho Genend Assemhiy,tha! iuvohes a change of political ttdurluistrjition. It becomes every school teacher to t hrdw his influence on the side of safety to, the schools. We iiow that the Democrats have, from 1871 up to this date,, gradually in creased the public school, faciiitict until now they spend annually, for publio schools tho very largo sum Vf f soo.ooO; that now every child, whether white or black, has a school-house, in rvfchof his home, in which there is a free hebool ev ery year ; that the party is pledged in its platform to- increase school facilities, and that in the' Constitution and the Statutes it h;is pledged itself to make no discrim ination iu favorf or to the prejudice of either race. That these 'plages will 1m respected evcrylxidy knowsi lncaiise the whole history of the par'tyj proves this to le its iHilityJ- J Should the lUpublican party come in to j ower, cither-, us to ' State'ollicers br members of the General Assembly, 1 feel sure that the; public schools would sutler loss.- I give two rcasiui for thia belief: 1. The Republicans vvcre in jniwer two and a half years in all department. Du ring that time they levied and collected very large taxes but did almost nothing i'or schools. Not only did they during :this two and a half years have Ht their disposal all taxes levied oil property, but ilso all K)U tax ( three-fun n lis of which is solemnly pledged by the ConiHiittee for (lie support of school), and im the cr manent school fund (which amount to 'iiundrcds of thousands of dollars in nood stock J. and the f I2."i,i)0o givcu by Con gress for schools. When. they went out; of power, nil the permanent fund had U'cu squandered. Out of it and tin' taxi's they applied during the two and a half .years to public suhools hss than is now required to keep our sehixds open a week. Does this record show that the leaders of the Republican party wiuit tlie people to become intelligent I h ; 2. From a change frjun Democratic rule to Republican rule, I. thru k there would come 'a great 1 depression in the business interests of tlie State, which would so affect values of property as very much to ret luce the school fiiiid. The school fund comes mainly from taxation. The amount of--money raised to pay teachers, biji'iltl sch'oob'houst, etc., de tends not alone iqxtn rate of taxation, but also upon,J;ho valuation of proK ity. 1'hat tin; valuation of the printer! y Would decrease by putting the Ucpulilicau'party in power in the State, J think, isevident. Without intending to refhyi upon any- body, 'it is well known tliatxthe Republi can tarty is not the parly ofiiniclligenco in this State. Were it put in power, there would be a want of conlldcnec that would prevent capital from coming into the State and that would drive capital already here out of the State. 'The very laws; that govern the financial world' indicate reduction of value of prftjicrty among us under such conditions.'-. : Not as State Superintendent of Public Instruction, but as a citizi?,- one who fully fetlls the importance of publio schools, t make this phvi for them. S. ii'. l'iMiF.Ii.. HE DEEM THE ti) DISTIIICT. F. A. Woodard, of W iUno, n Strong Candidate. - ' Wilmington ' Messiiger. s We are gratified to hear and read good retMrt.s concerning the canvass of Mr. F. ' A. Woodard, of Wilson, the Democratic candidate for the Federal , House of. Rep resentatives in the Second District. lie began early in the campaign his canvas, and he has prosecuted it with intelligent zeal and with success. Every where he has made" an excellent impression ami confirmed all Democrats iu their judg ment that his nomination wan a very proper thing to be dope.. Mr. Woodard is a good lawyer, with' a character for morality, integrity, and reliableness second to wo inAn in'-his section of tho State. He is rcMieeted by every one who knows him, and-is the very man in times of chaotic confusion, threatened party disintegration, Avild cat.nchcme of leg islation and intense uemogogy and self-- seeking. He is a man of sound intellec tual parts, of serene temper and -wise common -sense that is sure to reach the mark in the end. He makes calm, lucid. tcrsuasive, practical, argumentative sjieechcB, and they have a good effect upon thinking people, people who are ignorant and never think, but rim after olitical tatters aJi'lschtniiiigfleinagogiies ready to accept as (he-truth all lies, and '- to believe that a gudgeon is indeed a ' whale, may not Is: benefited by the con servative forceful sx-echcs of Mr. Wood ard. Ills . election Would lie a 'signal i jii i . ..:).iJ. . i . i " . it triumpn or virtue,, maiiiiorxi, .intelligence character oyer .self -seeking jtoliticul acrobats and pjotters against the sn-fcty, prosjterity and" glory' of North Carolina. Elect him'. I He wiil serve Xufth Carolina' with liidelity and ability. Oue ol Hani's Joke. Uabe Boston's mule was sick and a neighboradvised him to administer cal omel. I :--VlIow will I get it into lMin?" akod Rake. V 1 ''Put it in a quill in his mouih and blow it down his throat;-' rescinded the neighbor. f The neighbor met him two or three days afterwards. Babe was as thin as a rail. looked right gr.;ii and wa all doubled up. "What's the matter with you?" asked the neighbor. . . I5;il' frhiccd his hand nnltiet u-.tMv niur said: The durn mulo Mowed fut. Weather I'rouotie. I Nashville A Tenant. ' , For "November lHJi:;CoId wave signals for all Iepubh'can-States; heavy frosts; several Northern States snowed under; followed by a w arm w ave from the South, which mingling with other Warm waves from many Northern States, which will have escaped 4be prevailing blizzard, will bring about a long .spell ofT fair weather to the whole Union. . j Weaver claim to be in fa'ror of the plain people. His platform advocate the Australian ballot which prevent every ignorant man from voting. j ISTDo you want $100.00 ? See offer on second page. 7 V Total,
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