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MiI.fMK II. NUMBER 2. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1893. PRICE 1.00 A YEAR. T.ib!o of Contents. Mt Knu r. ,.,.K1' FlR-T iHPoaTANCT. :irC.LIt.' , vm":' AU-UMt. , ; , .1, .r . . . .k TmaTf x Yeara. rt- v. rs: .. Vrv ,.;,L IKTT pKlxitrtXA. .ti.i riv t KrRi. , v. , THC tU LlNE. , xti rltlt.ITT. i rru a VaL. r r.H uu ExrtRJiMTL . 6'RTf ltiM. :m r" IU.- 4.V K. ;. t. t.nr ltao&tx. i:.ikK Fahh . ..( Faba. .;rt iirvr. ..... t V.ikt , i .i vtv Crto:Ea.. .. L At SC1AL. ri .r Death i Battli. . :-..ttK ti cheap. t r Vamteik ( NTT. . '.i..ku' Fair via It k . ,1 t.vrarirtVM. i .... . - i. rnv.in l.w rou.t gv. Silver - r-t red romwr. Th tariff . r -?.rnrl. State bank ma.t lie .1 r. i!n nionfjr. The North n f.ir all tht-jt rv f irmA. . j.r- ni pruvof silver it will re- t r f lut to I to establish .i if.-n the two metal. Shoul. - r:n.n U ' repealed the rati i i.rv rJably, be materially t .':-! l.-ritV U.I.I declaration for a .r.r ..f the tariff gives the lie to t!.t ih- lracrtic part j ; .j. ..-.! ! ervefrtm the issue '-.If and un whiih it has . 1 n rr. ,r . ohtor in chief of the New A it'l. He h.w had lonffesperi l hM4riiAUt, batinpfonm-rljUTn . tn- i r 5t: v t.f tltmjmlteij er . ti;.- J.-acT of IVmocratk dc- . ...r.i rre iw atnl pwtriotic worU i .T. vfiun Hann wheobeidhewa twr ..f m.-thin that will carry out '.n.tj !.- of tw j-Utform, but that . n.4 a lin f.r ih-,jTuatc aJherence -. -vl f Thi U the war for i - kn t talk who reallr wanU to do . ' hr. f r f r twf of the tle. -t-. n.J I -tiee ihM the alternative l.at r i al of the Sherman i i r .l rw. rirtVr I. tLtin, or coupling tt."r ri-iti., .nVrvd u. The IVm t jkiw .t-a ill l.l4h. The f rve- '.in..- awn h-.U- .! lh tmtiKxliate r t ui f t !i r!:uii a. I lt inooo- ;? r.t. TK !!: what will l" bet Hi '.!. pr'tt! tW rr-ihnt DM--in a Tlii.4 i Dot done, . , r. ..n .t.oiut f ii.4 U-ajfth. Ire- t r ? v. Li:il ha. t tnwch neiwe to r-rr t hti n-Af and eict thepub- " r.. it. That whn-h we print to- -'rt. oxmfrm and to the point, i ;i U- ral tT nearly etery intelli- r.t tiiari ta th fnitt'! Mate, while one - " t a I-t: c wiu!d not he carefully ,1 t tw nv.ui in a hundreL f r..t!vt.f Virginia met at Lynch tn ut t 'ontention la-t week and m -.jr..l a f ill State tak. t tube beaten - f.!L Th oovrntion waa cmpoed ut chierty from the .:-Sttrft; and, queerly enough, there . r.t a nrr anion them. Jerry : . of Kansa.4, and Congressman . ..f 'otrad. were present, aa tis- - -1'id ddre..tl the convention. E of tumh-rland. wa nominated r ""rrnor. It U aid that the only .-rfrn off dunn the whole conTen- . h n iirn. Fieki introiluced a- neit tiorernor of Virginia. ii'Nsr VaTTtR.'X. in the Courier ha an eilitorial nearly two .nri. Join; on the iker question, t i ?uinmx to end it M full of fire. t i..cietude4 with thw remarkable itrn', now. even more than when the r t Kentucky S-nator uttered the if mbn .IaIIm- l a datard. (If nbo UtMibt U damned!' t ttr t-ident on to hia duty, let arU Unter where they may. Be v :l.n of the erient in hia brain. . of paion in hia heart, and God ' -il'' Iri him nail to hia bed pt t fn.r.tie pUt form. ani every ntght n. U to pray, let hia prayer be l-'fotv I yield m word, or biota may vt w.U deny me ahelter, . h.me. the grave a resting place, ' rt.al hfe the galea of heaven! N-rw York lUmU baa polled the . r'rf.r of the Slates on the repeal of rman art and report 19 as favor . 'ivlttional repeal. II favoring re- ;th a suhntitute, 3 (Colorado and ...... j.MU to repeal, and 4 (fyo- Tennsylvania and Texaa) fiuiuttal. (tovernor Carr Uclaai . of the 1 1 who favor repeal and - r ut.-, and aj he favors ita repeal lnvxcratie promise, bat want a t --it hrfore the repeal lie thinks " ucuetinably the aentimeot of 1 jriM The World ha polled -kte anl find 4? in favor of nn '"'al r jal, and 41 opposed to t.tnal repeat Senators Rassota ' are placed IB the list of those " -re cpoaed to ODCOoditioa repeal. row. WHAT WE 31 A V EXPECT. Congress has met io extra session for the first time since 1860 a period of 33 years. It waa called together because the necessities of the people required it. A reform in our financial system will be made before it adjourns. Yet many will be disappointed and diawatisfied. There will be some, mistakes, powibly. as there always are. But the result of an improved roeramcnt will be felt. Poverty and wretchedness will not, can not, be prevented, but eace, economy and justice, with their resulting benefits, will be felt by the millions. .H young ladies who expect to be in stantly married; school boys who believe gerunds and supines will be abolished; children who look for the price of water melons and milk-shakes to be reduced; bad poets who think there will be a de mand for their epics will, of coarse, be disappointed. And yet these people are not more unreasonable in their anticlpa- lUn. iK.ft Ik. MA. wllSh YiMmm tsktlrih rOTM ' rf peroaa without labor, expects a supply of money without something to give in ex- change, or that the result of any sensible -,1.1 !mtu,-i -.i if by magic," change the w hole face and con dition of affairs. Fools will be disappointed as they always are; reasonable men who know w hat to expect will see that a very serious rood has been obtained. The hewers of wood and drawers of water will have due recognition in the prooosed new legisla tion. "IT IS A CONDITION." "It is a condition and not a theory that confronts us. The country is on the verge of bankruptcy, and there is need that men surrender their pet theories to stop the present panic. Men who live by agitation and men with pockets full of money can afford to stand up and dictate terms, but these are not the rank and file of th people. There is need of wis dom and conservatism among our public men. When disaster is averted, each may contend for this or that plan, but in the fare of the evils that surround us no man can excuse himself who is not willing to make com promises to restore confidence. Once let a measure of con fidence be restored and then Congrees can at its leisure evolve the wisest and the best measures for permanent relief. No sinirie cause has brought on the pauic It is a syndicate oi oaa legisla tion, and it will take time to replace it with such leirislation as the people can live and prosper under. TARIFF REFORM OF PORTANCE. FIRST IX. Every Republican in the country is howling about "Finance. Why? They are mine to a raw tne attention oi me leople away from the protective tariff, which has been the real and chief cause of the povert of the people. They have furnished money to Populists to get them to talk "Finance. Why? To prevent a radical revision and reduc tion of the tariff. They know That they are robbing the people of four dollars for themselves for every dollar that goes into the treasury, and they are anxious to make them thrust aside the tariff as a matter of secondary importance. The emocrat in Congress will prove to be a set of silly geese if they are rooiea oy these transparent tactics into postponing the revision of the tariff. WILL IT DE REPEALED I Reatl f m Pwll of Coaf re How Nwrta ( arwilaw Mewtkera May Tote. The World has interviewed a majority of the members of Congress on the fol lowing Questions: "First How will you vote on me re peal of the Sherman act! "Second What is your opinion as to the probable length of the extra session r The replies of the North Carolina sen ators and Representatives were as ioi- ows; Senator Matt. W. Ramwm, Democrat: believe free coinage will not solve the nroMctn now. but just what will I am not prepared to say. Representative w. A. n. liranch. Vmocrat: I prefer at present not to say how I will vote. The session will be lone one. Representative Thomas Settle, Repub lican: I shouldn't like to commit myself as voting for the unconditional repeal of the Sherman law. That is a bad law. and I favor its repeal if a wise and scientific substitute can be found. But can't tell vou what that is. As to how Ions the session will be I can't tell. I am in the minority, uui i snouiu say it would be longer than a month, any how. Representative John S. Henderson, Democrat: I want to see the Sherman act repealed, but there must be a satis factory substitute provided before it can be done. The session will last until the retrular session. Of the entire number intervieweM l avored an unconditional repeal, 04 wanted a substitute, and 91 were non- commital. STATE FARMERS' ALLIANCE. Keaatr Vaaee Caeere State Paarma. eeatical Caveatia. GatxxsBOBo, N. C, August 8. The State Farmers' Alliance convened in the court house here to-day. About two hun dred delegates and spectators were pre sent. AH the sessions are strictly secret and it is hard to get anything. It baa been learned, however, that fre quent allusions were made to Senator Vance, ana ne is eneerea to me ecno ior his recent letter to the Alliance. 'This afternoon President Butler read his an nual address before the convention. The convention continues tnrougn to-mor The State Pharmaceutical Association meets here to-morrow. . Monday mornine an excursion train with 250 ieot)le arrived from Lou whore and a coo pie of boars later another came in from BennetUville. 8- C. with over 500 on board. Several of the excursion ist remained over several days, having apartment In the city lock-up. Another excursion eotsposea oi sen caxw ounw in Wednesday afternoon rrotn aonoiz. FROM WASHINGTON. HOW OUR CONGRESSMEN STAND ON THE 8IIERMAN ACT. The Desaacratie Caacaa Speaker Criup Glres Uoo4 A 4 vice A II the North Carollaa Mewikera Preeat Vpm the OrgaalsatlAa of the Hoaoe .The Rea4ia( of the 31 esa(e North Car. Ilalaavat the Capital. WASHINGTON, D. C, ) 1311 II St. N. W.; August 9, 1893. ) lief erring to the legislation of Congress lion. F. it. Simmons, Chairman Demo cratic Executive Committee, said to tho Charlotte Observer's correspondent: "Our people stand squarely on the financial Hanks of the Chicago platform. They do not object to the repeal of the Sherman law but they want conterapor aneous legislation on the line of the plat form. That is, they want Immediately. as a substitute, the repeal of the 10 per cent, tax on State banks and some such wise and safe legislation in the interest of bi-metaJism as will effectually protect silver from degradation and guarantee a speedy return to the principle of free coinage. We are not interested in the ratio between the metals to the same ex tent and in the same sense that the silver miners are. They want to sell their pro ducts for the best price and are therefore interested in as small a ratio as possible. ne, on tne ot tier hand, want tree coinage because we need and must have more dollars, and as we want those dollars to perform that function as mouey without distrust, our interest, with that of the general public, will be best subserved by that ratio which w ill come nearest to pro ducing parity between the two rival dol lars. In other words the North Carolina Democrats occupy a conservative position. They are not gold-bugs nor yet silver bugs, but bi-metallists, and after allowing for the effect of free coinage upon the value of each of them they favor that ratio which will make the two dollars equal. www Representative Henderson says: "I am not in favor of the conditional repeal of the Sherman act, but would carry out the platform as a whole and as nearly as possible at the same time, l have not thought much about the ratio. The compromise likely to oe made win em brace only a few features reiaiiiitf to coinage. I be bill repeanujr. tne tax on State banks will probably come up later. I am hopeful of a satisfactory measure. Mr. Henderson thinks more pension abuses will be rectified by theexecutive than the legislative branch. Representative Alexander says that "something should be done very early in the session to increase the currency The ratio between the metals is a matter of detail for the committee. The Sher man act should be suspended for three or four months or pending the settlement of the entire financial question. I favor lejral tender Treasury notes and the re peal of the tax on Mate banks." representative iirancn says: 1 would not vote for an unconditional re peal of the Sherman act. Our people prefer the present ratio between the me tals but they are nt opposed to a higher ratio as a compromise if the other folks would accept it. We need legislation to increase the amount of the currency. The papers should tell the public that the pres ent stress is due largely to the McKinley tariff and other oppressive Republican legislation. Representative Bower says: I am not much in favor of Mate bank notes but would be for the repeal of the tax on them because the party is committed to it. I would not object to 20 to 1 as a ratio for silver. Our people all want free coinase. The platform should be carried out," Representative Bunn says: "I favor the unconditional repeal, as soon as pos sible, of the Sherman act, against which I voted at the time it was enacted. Then I would enact some compromise measure to irive more currency what, 1 am not prepared now to say, but something to carry out the principles of the platform. It is not a time lor dogmatic aonerence to personal views." Mr. Bunn is the only unconditional repeal man in the delega tion. Representative Woodard says: "First repeal of the State bank tax, the Sherman act afterward; arrange the coinage in ac cordance with the Chicago platform, so as to secure the parity of the metals 1 should say 18 or 19 to 1 for a ratio." Representative Crawford says: "i la- vor a strict adherence, in spirit as well as letter, to the Democratic platform in the legislation of Congresson the curren cy question. I interpret it to mean, not the repeal of the Sherman act alone, oui also the repeal of the tax on State banks and measures looking to a parity betweeu gold and silver. The ratio is a minor matter to us and I would not object to a higher ratio even than 20 to 1 I think a compromise will be adopted, which will restore confluence. I am indebted for these interviews to the enterprise of Mr. Cicero w. Harris, correspondent of the Charlotte Observer whose daily letters are always full of in teres t. THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. The hall of the House of Representa tives was well filled by the Democratic members who gathered there Saturday evening to uominate officers of the Fifty- third Congress. Mr. Holman, chairman of the committee, called the caucus to order at 8:30 o'clock. It was known before this hour, how ever, that Mr. crisp s renomination as Speaker waa assured. After a short speech by Mr. nolman, Mr. Turner, of Georgia nominated Mr. Crisp for re-election in a brief, but well- timed speech. This nomination was sec onded in short pithy speeches by Messrs. Coombea, of New York, Hatch of Mis souri, and Wilson, of West Virginia, af ter which Mr. Crisp was nominated by acclamation, and amid applause Messrs. Springer, Hatch and Wilson were select ed as a committee to notify the Speaker, and a few moments later brought him into the hall, when he was introduced by Mr. Hatch. Mr. Crisp spoke as follows: "The extraordinary condition of affairs throughout the country has necessitated our meeting In extraordinary session. In so far as that condition is attributable to existing law, we are in no wise reeponsi- tomore thai! I tMri JLr2 mmSHntS power We can repeal bad law? and we can make good ones. The people I have clothed us with that power nd expect as to exercise it for their benent. Our' financial system should be revised and reformed. The strictest economy in publie expenditures should be observed and taxation should be equalized and greatly reduced. To these purposes are wo thoroughly committed. We must re deem oar pledges. Let us begin the work at once. Let us lay aside every other con sideration than the publie good and en deavor to so discbarge the duties assign ed us as to restore confidence, promote prosperity and advance the eeneral wel fare of all classes of oar people. Sin cerely grateful for your confidence and es teem, I pledge myself to devote to the discharge of the duties of the responsible position you have assigned me, all the energy and ability I possem. At the close of Speaker Crisp's remarks Mr. Kerr, of Penn., was re-nominated clerk by acclamation. Mr. Yoder, of Ohio the present incumbent was nomi nated sargeant-at-arms over Herman W. Snow, late representative from Illinois, by a vote of 95 to 90. Lycnrgus Dalto, of Indiana, was nominated for postmaster by acclamation. On the third ballot Be v. S. W. Hadaway was nominated for chap lain. The North Carolina delegation gave a complimentary vote to Rev. N. M. Jar- ney for chaplain of the House. They couldn't have found a hotter Democrat than the Reverend Nat M. The caucus adjourned at 10:55. All the North Carolina members were in attendance Monday upon the organi zation of the House. Mr. Kansom was also on hand but Mr. Vance had not yet appeared. In drawing for seats our mem bers, as a rule, came out well. Mr Branch, was the first North Carolinian called and chose the seat he had in the last Congress a most eligible location in an aisle to the Speaker's right. Tom Settle, the lone Republican representative from North Carolina next got a splendid location on the Speaker's left. Mr. Henderson took his former desk on the front row to the Sneaker s nehL Mr. Alexander also was lucky and drew the same good seat he had in the last Congress, but when Mr. Grady's name had been reached all the seats on the Democratic side had been taken so he had to go over on the Repub lican side. Messrs. Bunn, Bower and Woodward did very well but Mr. Craw ford was not so fortunate as he was be fore. Three hundred and thirty-six members responded to the roll call and when the clerk announced a quorum present and the first business in order the election of a Speaker, Mr. Holman, Dem., of Indiana, as chairman of the Democratic caucus put Hon. Chas. F. Crisp, of Georgia in nomi nation. T. B. Keed, of Maine, was tnen placed in nomination by Mr. "Henderson, of Illinois, the chairman of the Republican caucus. The mention of Reed's name was greeted by the Republicans with cheers. Amid much laughter Mr. Kerr, (Popu list.) of Nebraska, presented the third party nominee, Jerry Simpson. The vote resulted: For Crisp 214; for Reed 122, and for Simpson 7. The an nouncement of the result was greeted with applause and Messrs. Holman, Reed, and Srapson were appointed to conduct the Siieaker to the chair. On assuming the gavel the Speaker said: "Representatives, Profoundly grate ful for this mark of your confidence, I shall try to be in some degree worthy of it by an honest ettort to aiscnarge ine duties OI ine omce on wuicu j. am auvui . ... , T 1 4. to enter with fidelity, with courtesy, and with the strictest impartiality. Ap plause. I am now ready to take the oath of office. After the new members had taken the oath of office the organization was com pleted by the election of the Democratic officers as named in the caucus. m The message was heard with profound interest by both Houses. In the two thirds full Senate, besides our Senators, were Representatives Crawford and Gra dy. The message was generally well re ceived. It disappointed some of our folks because they expected the President to recommend something more definite than "other legislation," following his earnest plea for repeal of the Sherman act. A leading North Carolina member says: "The unconditional repeal of the Sherman act is not likely to go through the House unless some intimation froni the President give assurance that he and his friends will follow it up with further remedial legislation." v Except Representative Brawley the South Carolina delegation are emphati- calU opposed to the unconditional repeal of the Sherman act. Five contestants, including Mr. Burk- head,competedMondaynight for theHouse reading clerkship. Two more are to try. It is said the fight is between Burkbead and a Kentuckian, Stone. Our members are doing all they can for their man. Representative Henderson and Bunn, at the instance of the delegation, are in conference with Doorkeeper Hurt to see what offices, the State will get They have a W assurances of several good places and after these have been designated the delegation will meet and cast lots for them. The Methodists have a big burden upon them here. For the first time in the his- tory of the country the chaplain of the " iha tr., W Ol'UauiBUU mo uvuoo LuvLus w iu i I nomination. The people will expect them I . , 51 7. , to pray us out of our difficulty if the law makers can't do anything for as; and be sides, they will, in a measure, hold them responsible for the conduct of the repre- sentatives. I had a pleasant call yesterday v from Mr. W. S. Yeates, the new State Geolo gist for Georgia. He has entered upon his duties with intelligent zeal, and the people of Georgia are to be congratulat DPn niring State Geologist so full ' 1 t and of such fondness for the South. He is a son of the late I Hon. Jesse J. Yeates, who represented the first district in the House of Repre sentatives here a numbers of years. Mr. Yeates married a daughter of our histor ian, Maj. J. W. Moore, and they both carry to Georgia intense love for their native State. Col. Paul F. Faison has been here this week on business relating to the Indian troubles in tho Indian territory. His wife is also here. Col. Faison was entrusted with a most difficult and delicate work and it will gratify his North Carolina friends to know thnt he more than met the expectations of the officials here. Bepresentative Crawford will not avail himself of the law allowing him a clerk at f 100 a month, and will continue to attend to his correspondence and other work. Nearly every other member will hava a clerk." Capt. J. S. Payne, of Chapel Hill, has been appointed a member of the Board of Pension Appeals at a salary of $2,000. He is a retired army officer, and has been living at Chapel Hill for a few years. He is a brother-in-law of Prof. Alexander, Minister to Greece. It seems to be a lucky family. Capt. Payne had to pass a Civil service examination. He is a high-toued pleasant gentleman and NorthCarolinians here will be glad to welcome his charm ing" lamily. North Carolinians in th ripnart.mpnf. , ---- nere are getting along well. Mr. W. B. Gulick in the Navy has been promoted to $1,800 and Mr. R.Q. Holt to $1,400. In the Treasury Mr. G. D. Ellsworth has been promoted to $1,800 and Mr. L. B! Eaton to $1,400. Mr. J. S. Tomlinson and others have also been promoted, but I have not learned the salaries they now receive. Mr. J as. S. Battle, of Rocky Mount, secures a two thousand dollar clerkship in the financial office of the Senate under Secretary Cox. Mr. J. Abner Harrell, of Weldon, can didate for Public Printer, is here and says that he has sent a petition contain ing 27,000 names to the President. They include a number of Congressmen and Senators, and Mr. Harrell says that he is certainly going to be the next Public Printer. W. G. isurkhead, .Esq., is here and hopes to be one of the Reading Clerks of the House. If they give him a chance to read at 'em, Will can capture the whole lot of the law makers. Judge Alex. Hoke is here this week. His friends here, as in North Carolina, re joice in his growing reputation. Among the visitors from North Caro lina are: R. S. Bethel, of Rockingham county; D. A. Batts, of Wilson county; J. C. Buxton, of Winston; F. H..McKoy, of Clinton; Jno. W. Brower, of Mt. Airy; W. W. Long, of Warren; M. Mc L. Mat he- son, ot layiorsviue; coi. vv. n. v imams, of Newton; Gen. Jas. D. Glenn, of Greens boro; E. W. Whitehead, of Fayetteville. J. D. A Widder for Thirteen Years. New York Sun. It was at a circus in a North Carolina town. The performance had begun, when a little old woman wearing a poke bonnet, white cotton cloves and a blue calico dress, stepped up to the ticket wagon, laid down twenty-five cents and held out her hand for a ticket, ' "Fifty cents, ma'am," said the wagon man. "I'm a widder," she said. VCan't help that." "Bin a widder fur thirteen years "Yes, but the price of a ticket is fifty cents." Buried two children sense 1 waa a widder." "That makes no difference." She picked up her twenty-five cents and took a walk aronnd and stopped at the wagon again to hand it up and say: "Gimme a ticket to the show." "Fifty cents, ma'am," replied the man. "But I'm a widder." "You told me that before, but we make no discount to widows." They never pass the contribushun box to me in church 'cause I'm a widder. Bin a widder fer thirteen years." Well. vou couldn t buy a ticket for firiiittj years," hrsaid aVshe turaed away. She picked up her. two bits and travel ed around the circus tent and stopped at the wagon for the third time. Ticket fur a widder, she said as she handed up her twenty-five cents. Look here madam ! shouted the man t'haven't I told you that the price was fifty cents, and that you couldn't buy a ticket for less f" "Bin a widder for thirteen years," she calmly replied. "I don t care if you have been a widow .from the cradle np! Don't bother me any more I" She took her money and went on in tne direction of, the side-show, where the fat boy. was on exhibition, and 1 entered tne circus tent. I had not been seated over fifteen minutes when something from be- neath the seats pulled at my leg an ? ? J anS. "Stranger, hitch along to the left andT?nlcb Mlmlured l&?f "!fl aiv a widder a ahow 1" o - - - -- - . . W A 1 I. IA X J rmnmrmSr nil It A 1.4" . - .k 'Ja JTtwVh tie old woman in the poke bonnet to climb beside me. When she had got her breath I asked: "Did the man sell yon a ticket for two bksr No. He's got no compassion on wid der. "Then bow did yon get in V "Same as I always do. Bin a widder fur thirteen years, and I've crawled un der the canvas twelve seasons. Do yo un feel like buyin' a lone widder a glass of that air lemonade f" Advertise in the Noeth Cabolixian, it has Jhe largest circulation in Wake and adjoining counties. The Democratic Platform ITS MEANING CONSTRUED BY MEMBER OF THE PLATFORM COMMITTEE AT CHICAGO. F. II. Bosbee, Esq., Writes a Letter Giving the Meaning and Flistory of the Financial Plank Conditions Have Chnnged Since that Time No Hope - or International Agreement The South Deeply Interested in a Stable Currency. Cluiflotte Olmrrcr. Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 1, 1893. In view of the many recent allusions to the Chicago platform in yonr columns and elsewhere, perhaps you can afford space to one who is not, and will not be. a candidate for office, but who is vitally interested m the welfare of North uaro lina and of the Democratic party.and who adheres to a platform which lie aided however slightly, to construct. The committee on platform and resolu tions of the Chicago convention contain ed representatives of all the varying shades of Democratic opinion upon the currency question, men who were charg ed with pronounced anti-silver, or rath er single-standard views, like Bayard McPherson, John E. Russell, of Massa chusetts, Flower, of New York, and others; extreme silver men, like Patter son, of Colorado, and some of the South ern and Western members, and others, probably a majority of all, who favored a double-standard, but who were not willing to see the country overwhelmed with a currency based solely upon a coin or metal of uncertain intrinsic value. daily depreciating. The contest over the language of the plank upon gold and su ver in the sub-committee was long and earnest, Senator Daniel being one of the leading advocates of silver. In the full committee the discussiou was resumed by Patterson and others, including myself Any final deliverance of a body composed of men of different opinions is apt to be a compromise, and the result at last at tained was approved by a large majority of the committee and has been endorsed by the American people. Ine insertion of the plank favoring the repeal of the 10 per cent, tax upon the circulation of State banks was an important factor in bringing about the exact language con cerning gold and silver. There can lie little doubt as to the meaning of the lan guage employed if the words of the plat form are accurately quoted. The usual method of argument seems to be to omit the language of the platform and to dis cuss the interpretation given to it by voters in different sections. The-platform declares; "Gold and silver. We de nounce the Republican legislation known as the Sherman act of 1890 as a coward ly makeshift, fraught with possibilities of danger in the future, which should make all of its supporters, as well as its author, anxious for its speedy repeal. We hold to the use of both gold and silver as tho standard money ot the country and to the coinage of both gold and silver without discriminating against either metal or charge for mintage, but the dol lar unit of coinage of both metals must be of equal intrinsic and exchangeable value, or be adjusted through interna tional agreement, or by such safe-guards of legislation as shall ensure the. mam tenance of the parity ot the two metals and the equal value of every dollar at all times in the markets and in payment of debt, and we demand that all paper cur rency shall be kept at par with and re deemable m such coin. VV e insist upon this policy as especially necessary for the protection of the farmers and laboring classes, the first and most defenceless victims of unstable money and a fluctuat ing currency, Ibis plank must be considered in tne light of events current at the time the convention was in session. Great hopes were then entertained by all parties that the International Silver Conference at Brussels would result in an ngreement between the nations of the earth upon the use of both gold and silver as curren cy, upon a ratio to oe adjusted oy trie conference and to be maintained by the nations of the earth. The Republican platform placed great stress upon this conference. The platform denounces the Sherman act without qualification, and the present financial disturbance is predicted as the result of its enforcement. The Demo cratic party is pledged to bi-metalism and to the free coinage of both gold and sil ver for coinage "without discrimination against either metal or charge for mint age" means free coinage, and can mean nothing else. This was admitted in dis-5 vjussing the language of the plank in, th committee, there is, however, a condi-f tion inseparably annexed to this declara- tion in favor or tree coinage, "lhe dol- ar unit of coinage of both metals must: be of equal intrinsic and exchangeable" value, to be adjusted through interna tional agreement, or by such safeguards of legislation as shall ensure: the main tenance of the parity of the two metals and the equal power of every dollar at all times in the markets, and in payment of debt," etc. What the platform means ns clear enough; how to carry into effect its mean ing is a problem which will tax the sagaci ty and the patriotism of the Congress as it has rarely been taxed before. The hope of an international agreement has vanished. Not only is there no hope of support from Europe, but India, the great consumer of silver, has closed its mints to the coinage of the metal, and the conditions have totally changed since June, 1892. The price of silver bullion has steadily fallen until the price to-day is only seventy-five cents per ounce. To change the ratio from 16 to 1, to a ratio corresponding to the present price of the inferior metal, about 24 to 1, would strike a blow at the silver mining indus try that would be fatal, disastrous alike to the mine owner, the miner, and to the country at large. Not only this, but in all human probability such a ratio can not be preserved, and it would perhaps result in driving silver from circulation! as effectually as free coinage at the ratio Ui 16 to 1 would drive gold out of the - country. We cannot afford to com a sti ver dollar, the present intrinsic value of lo-uaj, uau ue equi w uut i gum dollar. Free coinage at 16 to 1 is equally impossible. There remains the hope of such "safe guards of legislation as shall ensure the maintenance of the parity of the two metals." Just what method can safely be adopted to carry out the declaration of the platform and the will of the people can hardly be formulated in a newspaper article, as ambitious doctrinaries seem fondly to imagine. The declaration ot the Democratic party is that the silver dollar must be stable and unfluctuating and the equal in the market of every other dollar. For the coinage of such dollars only the mints must be open. In the markets ot the world (for the word 'markets must mean that) the silver dollar must be able to hold its own with the coins of all other nations. To do that Lieutenant-Governor, Treasurer of State, its intrinsic value must be equal to the Judge of the Supremo Court, member of value of such coins, gold or silver, or the the Board of lublic Works, Attorney Treasury of the United States must be General, Dairv and Food Commissioner, able and ready to redeem all such silver and a General Aasemhlr. dollars in gold ou demand t , , . The unsolved problem liefore the Con gress is to adopt such a ratio, and sup port it by such legislation that the unit ed States can maintain a silver eurrenev. based upon this ratio, against the gold currency of other count nes. If this can uot be done while the miuts are open to all owners of silver bullion, then the logie of events which have occurred since June, 1892, I will render absolute free coinage for the present simply impossi ble. AH legislation faxing a new ratio now, from the very nature of things, must be experimental. No man can pre dict the future of the silver supply, or the value of that metal as compared with gold hve vears hence and no single coun try can for any length of time maintain an artificial ratio against the combined efforts of wealthier nations whose cur rency is based alone uiion the more val uable metal.; What effect an import duty placed upon silver bullion and sil ver ores of Mexico and.&outh America would have upon our own silver mining industry, is a matter which will come up for consideration, though the hope of great relief in this way seems small, in deed. There is a duty devolving upon South- em Democrats, in and out ot Congress, which cannot be disregarded or lightly put aside. It has taken more than a quarter of a century to remove from the people of the Northern and Western States their deep seated disbelief iu the loyalty to the national government of the people of the Southern States. That this has been finally accomplished was shown last year by the election of a Southern Union ist to the oliice of Governor of Arkansas, aud the election of a Virginia Confeder ate soldier as Congrcssuiau at large from Kansas. The results of the war made it abso lutely inevitable that the bonded debt of many of the Southern States should be scaled. Owing to this and to many other causes not necessary to statu, there has been and is in every Northern business and money centre a prevalent distrust of the financial reliability of the Southern people. It is this feeling which has in flicted enormous injury uixin our business interests and has done more to retard the development of the Southern States and the influx of capital than all oilier causes combined. This feeling began to be dissipated a few years since, but the experience of Northern investors in imaginary cities and unprofitable industries was Buch that the sentiment was speedily renewed and strengthened. The business in terests of the South, the producer the great Staple for export of the United States, are more bound with Eastern, Northern and European mar kets than with the grain and silver pro duci.ng West No part of the currency is more deeply interested than the South in preserving stable currency. Our business men, our successful farmers, our laborers and wage-earners of every class would be the greatest sulTercrs from its debasement: When we see banks failing in every State, factories closing here and everywhere, mines abandoned, wheat fifty-six cents per bushel, trade paralyzed and general distress imminent, it is not the part of wisdom tor : our public men to mistake the demand of business communities for the cries of Gamblers in the Stock mar kets. The intemperate utterances of the Governor of Colorado were followed by unparallelled financial catastrophes of every sort, It is not a time for states men to indulge in intemperate expres sions, or to attempt to 9 the preju dices of men who are4 mbarra.sscd md who appeal to Congress for help. It is easy enough thus to play upon the feelings of the people and to arouse pas sions that cannot easily be stilled. This way may lie temporary success and short wed approval, but tho conservative, business sense of the thinking men of North Carolina, in the country and in the towns, ask greater prudence and more self-abnegation at the hands of those who represent them in Congress. r . II. Busbke. STATE ELECTIONS. Only Thirteen Out of the Forty-four States will Hold State Election thin Year, Five of These will Elect Full Tickets. This is to be decidedly an off year in State politics Out of the forty-four States in the Lnion, only thirteen will hold State elections Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ne braska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Five of these Iowa, Massachusetts, Ohio, Wisconsin, Virginia will elect full tickets. New York elects both branches of the Legislature and all the State officers with the exception of Governor, and also delegates to the Con stitutional Convention. The .other re maining eight States will choui? Judges or Legislatures. Only three of these Leg islatures of above named States will elect United States Senators Iowa, a succes sor to James F. Wilson: Kentucky, a suc cessor to William Lindsey, and Virginia, successor to Lppa Hunton, appointed to fill out the unexpired term left vacant by the death of Senator Barbour. The offices to be filled, the terms of service, &c, in the several States, are as follows: Iowa A Governor (term two years), to succeed Horace Boies, Dem. ; a Lieuten ant-Governor; Judge of the Supreme Court; Railroad Commissioner; Superin tendent of Public Instruction, and a Leg islature which will elect a United States Senator to succeed James F. Wilson, Rep. Kentucky. A Legislature which will elect a United States Senator to succeed William Lindsay Dem., elected to serve out the unexpired term of Mr. Carlisle, resigned All county officers, State offi cers elected in 1894. Maryland. A Legisjature;fi ve Judges, all to fill vacancies, including two mem bers of the Court of Appeals. Massachusetts. A Governor (term one year), to succeed William E. Russell, Dem.; a Lieutenant-Governor; Secretary of the Commonwealth; Treasurer and Re ceiver; an Auditor; an Attorney-General; Executive Councillors, and a Legislature; Senator Hoar's term will eipire in 1885, Senator Lodge's in 1899. Missouri.' A Judge Of the Supreme Court; Superintendent of Public Instruc tion; a member of the Board of Railway and Warehouse Commissioners. Nebraska. A Justice of the Supreme Court; and three Regents State Univer sity. ; , New York. A Secretary of State, a State Comptroller, State Treasurer, Attorney-General, Surveyor, Associate J us tice of the Court of Appeals, State Sena tors and Members of Assemby. New Jersey. Six members of the State Senate and a new House of Assem bly. Ohio. A Governor (term two years), to succeed William McKinley, jr., Rep. ; a i V I" Pennsylvania. A Justice of the Su preme Court, State Treasurer. No legis lature will be elected this venr 1n 1 Vnn- sylvania.,The legislature is elected every two years and only biennial sessions are held. Virginia. A Governor (term 4 years) to succeed P. W. McKinney, Dem.; a Lieutenant-Governor, an Attorney -Gen- eral, aud a legislature, which will eKct a United States Senator to succeed Enna uumon, iK'tn., liovernor s appoints. whose term terminates upon the election of his successor by the legislature. Gen.' Hunton was appointed to fill the vacan cy occasioned by the death of John 8. Barbour. Socth Dakota. Three Judges of the Supreme Court, Eight Judges of the Cir cuit Court. Wisconsin A Governor (term i years) to succeed Geonre W. Peck. Dem.: a Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State. State Treasurer, Attorney-General. Su perintendent of Public Instruction, Rail-, road Commissioner, an Insuranco Com missioner, and a legislature. -All of the above-nanicd States hold their elections on Nov. 7, except Virginia which has its election on Nov. 6. Of the remaining thirty-one States all will hold their general elections in 1894 except flonda, which has no general election until 1800, and Louisiana, whoso general election 'is also in April of tho same year. Montana and Mississippi also do not elect State officers until 1805. Alabama's next election falls on August 2, 1894, when site will elect a complete State ticket, and ia legislature which will have the choosing of a United Statin Senator t succeed John T. Morgan, Dem. Arkansas' next general election comes on September 8, 1894, when State officers, to serve two years, and a legislature, which will elect a United States Senator to succeed James II. Berry. Dem.. will lie elected. California will elect State officers to serve 4 years, ami a legislature which will choose a United States Sena tor to succeed George C. Perkins, Rep., recently appointed oy uov. Alarkhain to flir out tho unexpired-term of tho late Senator Stanford. Colorado's general election occurs In November, 1894; Connecticut's in tho same mouth or tho sanio year, wheu a full State ticket will be chosen for two years, together with a General Assembly, which win also serve two years. No United States Senator will bo elected in the Nutmeg State until 1896, when a successor to Senator ). II. Piatt will bo chosen. Tho next General election in Delaware occurs Nov. 2, 1894, when a Governor will be chosen to serve four years, to succeed the present DetiNXTatio lncumnent, Joseph a. lieynoidM, and a full list of State officers. A legislature will also be chosen, which will elect a suc cessor to Senator Anthony Higgins, Rep, Florida's next election comes on tho flrsl rat Monday after tho first Tuesday in Octo ber, 1894, when she will elect one Jus tice of tho Supremo Court and members of the legislature. There will be no gen eral election in that, State until 1896. I'ho next general election in Georgia will be held on the first Wednesday in Octo ber, 1894, when State officers to servo two years will be chosen, also a legisla ture, which will elect a United States Senator to succeed Alfred II. Coluuitt. Dem. Iiv Illinois the next general elec tion comes in Novemlier of next year. when a full State ticket will bo elected, - and a legislature which will choose a suc cessor to United States Senator S. M. Cullum, llep. In Idaho tho next general election oc curs November 8th 1894, when Statu offi cers will bo elected to serve two years, also a legislature, which will choose a United States Senator to succeed George L. Shoup, Rep. Indiana's next general election comes on November 6, 1894. when State officers will bo elected to serve two years. Tho next general election in Kansas occurs in November. 1894. when a new set of State officers will bo chosen, and a Legislature, which will elect a suc cessor to United States Senator John Mar tin, Dem. The next election in Louisiana will bo held on tho Tuesday following the third Monday of April, 1896. Every State officer will then bo chosen, and also a Legislature, which will elect a succes sor to Donelson Caffery, Dem. Tho next general election in Maine occurs next year, when State officers and a legisla ture which will choose a successor to Uni ted States Senator Frye, Itep., will ,bo elected. Michigan's comes on Nov. 8. 1894, when a Governor will be elected and a complete list of State officers to serve two years; also a legislature, which will elect a' United States Senator to suc ceed James McMillan, Ren.- Minnesota will choose State officers again Nov. 6, 1894; they will be elected for two years. A successor to William I). Washburn, Rep., United States Senator, will bo chos en by the legislature elected at the same time. North Carolina's next general election occurs in 1894, when a General As sembly and county officers will bo elected. The new Legislature of that year will choose a successor to Sena tor Matt. W. Ransom, Dem. In North Dakota the next general election will bo held Nov. 8, 1894, when a full set of State officers will be elected to serve two years. In New Hampshire tho next elect tion comes in November, 1894. A Gov ernor and five members of the Executive Council will be chosen to serve two years; also a Legislature, which will elect a suc cessor to United Stat Senator William E. Chandler licp. The legislature of New Hampshire also elects officers other than Governor Nov. 6, 1894. Nevada will elect State officers to serve four years and a Legislature, which m ill elect a suc cessor to United States Senator John P. Jones, Rep. Monday, June 1, 1894, Ore gon has her next general State election. - She will choose State officers and a IJhJh islature, which, in turn, will elect a Uni- . ted States Senator to succeed J. N. Dolph ' Pep. Rhode Island will elect State offi cers for one year again on the first Wed nesday in April, 1894, also a legislature, which chooses a successor to tinted States Senator Nathan F. Dixon, Rep. South Carolina elects State officers every two years. The next election occurs in November, 1894, when an entire State ' ticket will be chosen, and a legislature which will elect a United State Senator to succeed M. C. Butler, Dem. Tennes see's next election comes in November, 1894, when a fall ticket will be elected for two years and a Legislature, which will choose a united States Senator to succeed Isham G. Harris Dem. In No vember, 1894, Texas will elect State of ficers to serve two years and a Legisbv tars, which will elect a United States Senator to succeed Richard Coke, Dem. As an advertising medium through which to reach the farmers of Wake and adjoining counties the North Carolinian leads them alL
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