TEH PUBLIC LEDGER.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
WHAT IS GOING ON AT THh NATIONAL
CAPITAL.
(Comments of What Is Transpiring in
Consaeis and the Various Depart
ment f the Government-Personal
and Otherwise.
THIRD PARTY PLATFORM.
The third party men in Con
gress are air ady preparing for
the p tny in the next campaign
Indeed, -ferry Jimpon and hi
partv men are preparing- the
platform a I read v It is sal Presi
dent Po k. of the iliance, is with
them, but 1 'n oriel Polk himsel
is saVin? n liiui to the pubic
ritrlir uoa , th. uh he miht be i
conference with th se third pan.
people.
The platform,- Jerry and th
other Hockle-s ones are preparing
it, will declare that the govern
ment should issue its money
direct to he people at a low rate
of interest upon good security.
The p:atform, however, will noi
sta e the nature of this security,
leaving it to land, cotton, grain or
any h big that the borrower migh?
want to p t up as collateral. They
believe shoul 1 lhey name the
cojlatera;, it wou d injury their
p u tv, and for that reason they
will go oo further than to declare
iu fa vor of the government loan
in sr direct to the people.
T'-e tariff pank of the party
radical aepariure. it
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will rlf.
re roi a line-- uuiy uuuu
imnnrrnfl luxnries all the neces
saries of life to be admitted free.
To recompense the treasury for
the loss of revenue the platform
will declare f jr an income tax.
Thtw euect to nut this through
and launch the third party upon
the sea of politics with its banner
to the breezes and guns loaded
for actual war at the St Louis
convention iu February.
Of course they are likewise con
sidering the question of candid
ates. President L. L. Polk, of the
Alliance, is the man they want
and have agreed upon for the
vice presidential nomination.
They want Senator Sta iford,
the millionaire Californian, to
take the presidential nomination,
and if he will agree beforehand to
accep , it will in all probability be
tendered him Otherwise General
Weaver, of Iowa, will perhaps be
the man selected.
Should Stanford accept and
make the race with he third party
he would almost certainly capture
sever.il western states from the
Republicans and make Demo
cratic success a certainly.
FREE COINAGE.
There is undoubtedly a growing
sentiment in the House in favor of
some mutual understanding by
which a fight over the silver ques
tion may be avoided, but it has not
taken any tangible form as yet.
Whatever is done will not be done
in antogonism to the silver men,
but will be with their consent and
chiefly be their action.
If free coinage agitation is
avoided in this Congress it will
not be upon the argument that
silver coinage is an evil to be
shunned, but upon the- grounds
that there is another work to be
done ju-t now which will require
abut all the attention of the
Democratic party until it is dis
posed of, and tuat the silver ques
tion should wait to come up in
the order of its importance. In
other words, they want to finish
sawing their wood before they
begin splitting-it At this time thi
is merely a sentiment, the extent
of which has not been measured,
and no definite policy has been
formed.
It can be stated on the highest
authority that the President has
determined that persons app iut
ed bv the administration upon
the recommendation of Senators
or Representatives who when used
their offices for their own purposes
in hostility to the administration,
shall not be permi ted to remain
in the service of the goverment.
In :dludi"g to this matter the
Pr sident remarked to a member
of his Cabinet that he had compli
ed in almost every instance with
the wishes of Senator Quay and
others and ?hat in return for tnis
consideration he has found that
these persons have been and are
using their :i'ins to briug ?he
adniinisfv-dion into disfavor with
the people for their own political
ends.
Veni, Vidi, Vici ! This is true of Hall's
Hair Renewer, for it is the greatest con
queror of gray or faded luir, making it
Jook the sae even color of youth.
Election of President and Vice-President
bv the People.
Mr. Williams, of North Caro
lina, introduced the following
joint resolution on January 18th
in Congress, providing for elec
tion of President and Vice-President
by a direct v te of the
people :
Resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of th
United Statesof America iu Con
gress assembled (two thirds of
each House concurring therein),
That the following amendment to
the Constitution of the United
States be proposed to the legis
Utures of the several S atos, which
heu ratified bv thr e fourths o?
nu leg.l.jtire-s hab bee; n .
md be a put of .'he onstitniion,
namely :
ARTICLE XVI.
The second and bird division
of articie second shall be stiucis
out.
All that part of the twelth
anieudineiv of the Constitution
from the beginning down to and
including the words if such num
ber be a majority of the whole
number of electors appointed" to
be struck out, and the following
substituted : "Hereafter the Pres
ideut and Vice-President of the
United States shall be chosen b
the people of the respective States
in the following manner : The
citizens of each State who shall bo
qualified to vote lor members ol
Jongress shall, on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in
November, in the year eighteen
hundred and eighty-four, and on
the same day in every four years
thereafter, cast their votes by bal
lot for candidate for President
and Vice-President, one of whom
at least shall not be an inhabitant
of the State with himself; and
proper returns of the votes so cast
shall .be made under seal, within
ten days, to the chief justice or to
the presi iing judge of the highest
judicial tribunal in the State.
''The right of fixing the places
in the State where the election
shall be held, and the manner of
holding the same and ot canvass
ing the votes and certifying the
returns to the said chief justice or
presiding judge, is reseived ex
clusively to the legislatures of the
States.
'"The highest judicial tribunal
of each State shall meet and be in
session on the second Tuesday
next following said election, ano
he presiding judge ol said tabu
nal stiall publicly open sai l re
turns in the presence of the mem
bers of the said tribunal, and th
votes shall then be coun ed by the
said tribuual. it shad be the duty
of the members of said tribuna to
cause three certificates of the num
bers of votes so cast in said State
for President and Vice President
to be made and certified by a
majority of the members of said
tribunal and attested by the seal
of said tribunal.
"The certificates of the mem
bers of said tribunal shall be dis
posed of by them m the following
manner :
"First. They shall, by writing,
under the hands of a maj ority of
them, appoint a person so t ik
charge of and deliver to the Pr-trident
of the Senate, at the seat of
Government, before the nst M-ma
day in December nxt.4fert.1ir
meeting, one of the certificates.
"Second, lhey hhali ionn 1
forward, by the postotlice, to tne
President of die Semite, at the
seat 01 Government, one other ol
the certificates.
''third. They shall forthwith
caue the other of the cer i ate
to be delivered to the ju Ige oi
that district in which the tribuual
shall assemble.
Whenever a certificate of votes
from any State shall not be re
ceived by the President of the
Senate on or be ore the day indi
cated in the preceding section, h
hall forthwith notify the sa d pre
siding judge, who shall send
special messenger to the district
judge in whose cus-ody one cer
tificate of the votes from that
State has been lodged, and such
judge shall for h ith transmit tna'
certificate to the seat of Govern
ment.
"Congress shall be in session
on the second Monday in Decem
ber succeeding every election of
President. The Senate and House
of Representatives shall met in
the Hall of the Hou-e of Kepres
eutatives at one o'clock post
medidian on that day; te Presi
dent of the Senate shall be their
presiding officer. Two tellers shall
be previously appointed on the
part of the Senate and two on the
part of the House of Representa
tives !The President of the Sen
ate shall then open all the certin
cates: and papers purporting to be
certificates, of the electoral votes;
the votes shall then be counted by
the two Houses of Congress in the
alphabetical order of ihe States.
"The person having the greatest
number of votes cast in all the
States for President shall be
President, if such number be
. qual to a majority of the whole
v te eriven; but 11 no person have
such a majority, then a second
election shall be held on the
second Tuesday after the first
Monday in the month of January
hen next ensuing, betw en the
persons having the two hisrhe.t
urn bers for the office of Presi
tent, which second election hal
be conducted, the reUit certified,
ind the votes counted in the same
manner as in the first; and the
person having the greatest num
ber of votes for President shall be
President. But if two or more
persons shall have received the
greatest and equal number of
votes at the second election, the
House of Representatives shall
choose one of them for President,
as is now prescribed by the Con
titution.
" 1 he person having the great
est number of votes for Vice
President at the first election shall
be the Vice-President, if such
number be equal to a majority of
the whole number of votes given;
and if no person have such majori
ty, then a second election shall
take place between the person
having the two highest numbers
on the same day that the second
election is held for President; and
the person having the highest
number of votes for Vice Presi
dent shall be the Vice-President
But if two or more persons shall
have received the greatest num
ber of votes in the second elec
tion, then the Senate shall choose
one of them for Vice-President,
s is now provided in the Consti
tution. But when a second elec
tion shall be necessary in the case
o I Vice-President, and not nec s
sary in the case of President, then
the Senate shall choose a Vice
President from the persons having
the two highest numbers in the
first election, as is prescribed in
the Constitution."
Strike out from the twelfth
amendment the words "from the
person having the highest num
hers, not exceeding three, on the
dst of those voted for as Presi
dent."
Strike out the words "eleeto -appointed"
where they occur in
the iwel-h amendment, and inser
the words "votes cast a' tin
lection."
In discussing the importance
the bill the ilmi g on St;i 8s.i
'Hon. A H. A Williams, iiej.r
sen'ative in 'Jou ess from th
Fifth district of this S ate iut . .
duced a bill Monduv p ovid -for
the e ection of Pjeshh nt - 1 4
Vice President by the direct voy
f the people. This, ot curs.
vilf require an amendment to th
constituion. It is a m .iU -r
even more imp stance th- n H:
"lection f Senator- h h"
vote of the p " 1e, n ! u:
bring" the Peideut elos 1 t... tie
peopl as the elnetion of S uator
wou'd also brins- them clo e?- r.i
neop e ir won'-o miw r
with the pivo
.i 1 idaie from
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tor.d vote is now snch aV
tant factor in deciding- re-n
Under the present electoral vs
tern it is not th,j majority of vot r.
wh elect the President nd V ce
Presiden but the majori of
e'ector, and this m ikes schenjinsr
and trickery nossible w'dch wou d
not be possible if the elector;d
college were abolished and th
people vo'ed direcHw If this ha
been th-method in 18S-S Mr flnr
rison with near'v 10 0 0 vofe 'ess
than M Cleveland con d not h ve
been President and few vot s in
11 nnf
make a President
epreseiltative Bankhead, of I
411 i c , i
AJahama, chairman of the com-I
mitree on public bnildinsrs and
j -m -mat jM i-si -m Vn. 1 all " . - a. - -- I
ujuuus, sa.y .ixn diiiss, ur new
buildings and imnrovements to
the amount of $27,000 000 were
already before the committee.
The Senate committee on priv-
ilesres nd elections in reporting-
ihat Senator Wilkinson (all, of
Florida, has been lesraHy elected,
to the Senate of the United States
by the Legislature cf Florida and
that he was entitled to a seat in
that body, has declared that the
Constitution Of the United States
-eHfnio1t .
IS Constitutional
WAREHOUSE, &c.
OUR DRUMMER!
My it tie drummer comes to see
011 I his tim. with belter news
h n e er. Pin es are s 1 1 b om-
i g on all grades. Bre ks have
een heavy this se-on and yet
.rice!? hive advanced gradually
instead ot going down as has been
the case on other markets. Our
ouyers do not try to beat down
prices but they stand to the good
larmers who patronize the Oxford
market so lib-rlly. My busines
i increasing every week, 01
which I thank the farmers wh
nave treated me so kindly, and 1
ask all who have not tried me
come and let me show them vvha
I can do for them I respect al
fair competitors but tear none
I have had an experience oi five
years in the warehouse business
ind have made farmers interest
my study. The streets have bei
newly paved trom the new depot
to mv warehouse door, so cumini
in from that way you are no longer
forced to split the mud.
All I ask 1- a tn-d fr m ho
who have not been to see in .
Come on to the Oxford mark?
md to the Johnson Warehous
v here prices are good e d-
Is 1 have firM saJe 01 .b.&t
r last -ale prices shall besui
factory. You will also find in Ux
tord a clever set ol merchants win
arry large stocks of all kinds .. !
go- ds which vou can bu at U i
I -w sf price-1.
R tp tnU r I do ; : :
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KeSp c uliy,
wM I WILKINSON.
Gf n
VI1Y 13 TKE
SS SHOE CEN"f LEflIifl
TI'E BEST SHOE IN THE WORLD FOR THE MI3NEYP
It la a seamless shoe, with no tacks or wax thread
to hurt the feet; made of the best fine calf, stylish
and easy, and because we make more shoes of thia
grade than any other manufacturer, it equals .hand
sewed shoes costing from $4.00 to $5.00.
CC OO Genuine Eland-sewed the fine! t calf
shoe ever offered for $5.00; equals French
imported shoes which cost from $3.00 to $12.00.
CJA 00 Hand-Mewed Welt Shoe, fine calf,
stylish, comfortable and durable. The best
shoe ever offered at this price ; same grade as custom-made
shoes costing from $6.00 to $9.00.
SO 50 Police Shoe; Farmers. Railroad Men
and Letter Carriers all wear them ; fin 9 calf,
seamless, smooth inside, heavy three soles, exten
sion edge. One pair will wear a year.
Stfj 50 fine calf; no better shoe ever offered at
Cmm this price; one trial will convince those
who want a shoe for comfort and service.
Ui 25 and $2.00 Workingmans shoes
have eiven them a trial will wear no other ma ke.
iaa are very strong ana durable. Those who
rtAife' S2.00 and $1.75 school hoes are
on their merits, as the Increasing sales show.
Dongola, very stylish; equal3 1'Tench
best
bawl km w 0 ixmgoia, very styiisn; t
Imported shoes costing from $4.0i) to 6.i
iported shoes costing rrom $4.(X) to 86.00.
tadies' ti.SO, 82.00 and $1.75 shoe for
Cantion. See that W. L.. Douglas name and
price are stamped on the bottom of each shoe.
cttake no substitute.uo
Sifr
E5. T. RHWLINS
JOHN A. WILLIAMS
-DEALER IN-
-OXFORD, N. C-
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HA???T.PH?v,7wT?J?
oquUa number of frmi lisiblj.SowUd,
all ilBtt and priees. Addrtss
jjfo. A. WILLIAMS, Oxford, K. O.
HARDWABE.c.
Edwards & Winston,
Oxford, K". C.
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i5A If
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ARE STILL IN THE STRONG CURRENT
for trade and are now offering at lowest
possible prices the following goods which are
flrst-clasg:
Hardware.
Stoves, Heating and Cooking, and all repairs
for same kept on hand, iarge stock Axes , Grnb
hoes, Picks, Ames' Shovels, Spades, Forka, Po
tato Diggers, Rikes, Trace Chains, Log C&slnf,
Cow Chains, Barb Wire Fencing, Ac.
Tinware, Crockery, etc.
Larce stock Tinware and L-mp Goods. Large
stock Crockery from a 5 cent Glass to $60 Chin
Set.
Guns and Pistols.
New lot Pietols, Breech Loading Gnns and
Muzzle Loaders at Htonishingly low price. Big
stock loaded and empty shell and wads; In fact,
sporting eoods of all kind.
Builders1 Material.
Terra Cotta Piping Paints Oils. Glass. Ac.
Buggies and Wagon
Just received new stock Waeon. one asfl two
horse. We warrant these wacron to izlve Ktin.
faction and the prices are right. Nice stock o f
uucgieB ana carts which nnt be sold at once a
we have too large stock. Buggj and Wairon
Material.
Farming Iirt piemen b .
Dixie Plows and Castings. Bos Plowi and
Castings, Farmers Friend Plows and Castings,
smith's Cutters, and in fact everything in th
way of farming implements.
Housekeepers' Goods.
Sewing Machines. Roeers Knive and Fork
Carving Sets. Ac. Ohoice line of srond .Ti?tahi
for brinal presents.
Largest Stock of U;bi:v t- v.'-r-.u...- j;w..:.:y
iu the county; in fae? . ; v ; : -. h ...
are line rumps f an snin
Agents for iiaponfo Sportm nwi JtfJtii:-
Powder.
Just received car h.ad best iro t- M te. t l:
and white Oil, and can uv?;5r n v e-ian ? fort
es' wholesale prices.
MtUX and LOCksmUblV;.; . v v-;: ,
COL: Si j
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OXFOKiJ
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reu.ve- is the :1 nc ; r:
fail corj. ol cSi-. :: : a)t-.v ;?xp-.; :ei.i.-d ir.ilmf : .y
ii everv )"-uc:- 'Miss s-r 3 j vcl! hn'y'u
Ac- it tbillUi Ttittv&f C Oi Aft-. V- j' J;'i 7;? i.ijj l.S,
the forenoon ol every u y. m cd J-d plti-hj-v-
itn-'l ciay pnpiiri.
1 Lt p.-l TOlt'x:-. -J
U;tr u-g give
lit ' t i i '. 1 -ii. 1
ro p . :-k .:
Mill t -
jau 6-im.
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T. HIt'Kh.
T.
A.n. i
HENDERSON, N. C.
Will practice together m the Courts of Granviu
Vance, Franklin, and WarreD Counties, and in hIJ
uatters requiring their joint, atteution.
W e hope by prompt, diligent, and fnithfnl atieu
moij to business to deserve and receive a portio
of the law business of this section.
s.
II. CA5NADT, M. I.,
OXFUKD. N. C
Offers his professional services to the Di?i!e
Oxford a-d surrounding country.
Offlca over Hall's drug e-tove "
KeBidecce at R. I. Devin'.
yK. J. E. WYOHI,
OENTAL SURGEON,
OXFORD, N. C.
Pure Nitrous Oxide Gas administered for !!
paiLless extraction of teeth.
Rooms in Hebndok Bank Buixjix.
J 31. HAYS, M.
OXFORD, N. C,
Offers to the Public. hl Services m Pra.
titioner of Medicine in All of Its
Branches.
J3r"Office in Herndon Block No. a. OSam
hours from 0 until 10 x.
gTRAYIIOIlN A WAnUCII,
Attorneys-at-Law,
.Will practlc in tht eourti tf Granvili. Pr
on and Caswell eountr. OQet i'. Ool. ntmeri,i
old law oflew.