THE PUBLIC LEDGER.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
There are now two Fosters in
President Harrison's cabinet.
Let ns have a Cleveland, Carr
and Williams Club in, every town
ship in the county.
The Third party is endeavoring
to get Judge Uresham to accept
their nomination for the presi
dency. The babies figure conspicuous
ly in this campaign Baby Ruth
vs. Baby McKeo, but it is infan
tile politics only in a limited
sense.
GoneralJohn Bid well, of Cali
fornia, was nominated for the
presidency by the Prohibition
national convention at Cincinnati
lust night.
Mr. Cleveland was politically
unknown twelve years ago, and
carried a torch in a Hancock and
English torchlight procession.
Hehas always been a staunch
Democrat.
There will be no more showing
for the Democratic, People's or
any olher party,but the Republi
can, if the force bill is passed.
The rads will have a death grip
on the country.
It is' a singular coincidence that
the presidential candidates of the
two great parties are all 01 tlie
same religious denomination.
Cleveland, " Stevenson, Harrison
and Keid are Presbyterians.
The Pennsylvania boss, Quay,
having offered to bet $10,000 that
Harrison will he elected, A. W.
Billing, of Chicago, steps forward
and says he will not only take up
the wager but will raise it to $20,
000.
Hon. Adlai Stevenson decap
itated forty thousand Republican
postmasters while he was assistant
postmaster general. He believes
in turning the rascals out and fa
vors a clean sweep if the Demo
crats triumph this fall.
The Norfolk fc Western Rail
road Company has been nick
named "The Town Builder." It
works for the towns along its
lines, advertises them, makes im
portant concessions to manufac
tories locating in them, and aids
in many other ways to build them
up.
Ex-Co v. T. J. Jarvis is mention
ed in connection with the chair
manship of the North Carolina
Democratic Executive Committee.
He just the man to fill the place .
He is wise, conservative, ex
perienced and can pull the State
out of the hole if, anybody can
do it.
The Greensboro Patriot thinks
that the aspect of things will bt
greatly changed when the cam
paign opens in earnest ; that the
people will hear both sides fairly
and impartially, and that Hon. A.
H. A. Williams will "got there just
the same" next November. The
Patriot is right.
The Republicans are piling up
the federal pensions and digging
deeper their political graves. The
people are getting tired of being
robbed in this shameless way. It
costs North Carolina as her pro
portion $3,000,000 a year to sup
port in idleness a lot of undeserv
ing ex sutlers, camp followers and
political heelers.
Clarkson, who is a consummate
and highly-successful politician
according to the views of his par
ty was favored for re-election as
chairman by forty-two out of the
forty-four members of the Repub
lican national executive commit
tee, but he fought for Mr. Blaine
at Minneapolis and Mr. Harrison
would not consent to have him
conductthe campaign this year.
Mr. Campbell, the new chairman,
has not a national reputation but
is known in Illinois as a very slick
wire-worker with an elastic con-
Ha knows how to frv the
fat and apply the grease where it
POLITICAL NOTES.
Views as Expressed ly tlie IIilerent
Newspapers.
The Atlanta Constitution says:
"Democrats who have joined the
rteonle's party should make haste to
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return to me party m uic uniT.
Tammany and Tillman both pledge
themselves to work for Cleveland.
The electoral votes of New York
and South Carolina will be cast for
the Democratic nominees. Atlanta
Journal.
The enemy is before us, brothers,
and he is a sturdy, resolute, formid
able foe. Let us reserve all our fight
for him, and keep our ranks beauti
ful in the harmony, concord and
compactness of their alignment.
Charlotte Observer.
The day before Col. Polk died he
is reported to have told Hon. A. H.
A. Williams and Dr. Mack Hays
that he did not approve the plank m
the St. Louis platform advocating
the ownership of railroads by the
government. Washington eorre. -pondent
of Greensboro Patriot.
Cleveland or Harrison will cer
tainly be the next president of the
United States. This cannot be
doubted. Every sane man admits
it. Then which shall it be? Shall
it be Harrison and the Force bill, or
Cleveland and Tariff Reform?
Chatham Record.
The singular name of the Demo
cratic candidate for Vice-President
is attracting attention. It is pro-
lounced m three syllables, Ad-la-i,
and is a biblical name. It means
"the iiist" or, as some have it, "my
o-nament." Adlia in the Bible was
he father of Shaphat, who was one
o King David's officials and had
charge over the herds that were in
the Vallevs. lie is mentioned in
First Chronicles, xxvii, 29. Balti-
nore Sun.
The great issue to bo decided by
the majority has nothing to do
with Mr. Harrison or Mr. Cleveland
as individuals, but with the political
ideas which they represent. If you
want a rich class and a poor class,
if you want a moneyed aristocracy
at one end and a horde or stolid la
borers at the other end, you will
surmort the Republican ticket. If
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von want fair play all round, econ-
m m . -w W - .1
oniv at the White House and in tne
halls of Congress and general pros-
perity everywhere, then you want
what we beleive the Democrats as a
party are trying to attain. New
ork Herald.
Shall the white people of the
Southern States be subjected through
a Force law, to the horror and the
humiliation of negro rule? Shall
the elections everywhere be controll
ed by federal overseers backed by
federal troops? These are the two
sides of this all-absorbing, all-overshadowing
question. Beside it the
tariff is a trifle, the silver question a
farce, the qualifications of the can
didates a mere meaningless figment.
No more momentous, no more peri
lous issue was ever tendered to the
American people by a besotted and
deluded party. Secession itself was
11 ot more pregnant with mischief.
Nothing else should be thought of
until this supreme issue, framed by
folly and proposed by madness, has
beeii killed at the polls and put to
rest forever. New York Sun.
Some of our exchanges seem to bei
of the opinion that it the next elec
tion of President of the United States
is thrown into the House of Repre
sentatives the House will have the
right to vote for anybody to fill that
office. But the fact is that the Fede
ral Constitution provides that from
among the three candidates receiving
the highest number of electoral votes
the House shall choose a President.
Hence, if between Harrison, Cleve
land and a People s -party candidate,
the electoral vote shall be so divided
that neither shall be elected, then
the House of Representatives must
proceed to elect one of these three,
i Tn a word, there would be no change
at all in the candidates, and there
could be none. Cleveland and Harri
son would be candidates in virtue of
the provision of the Federal Consti
tution to which we have uist rei er
red . Richmond D isp atch .
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Prices and Terms are Right.
A nrominent Renuhlican recently
characterized the Democratic party
as a party of "don'ts." This is true.
It don t believe in a great central
ized government. It don't helieve
in fostering legislation that will rob
the people and build up a few mil
lionaires. It don't believe in T3oss
Heed's autocratic and despotic man
ner of counting a cjuorum. It don't
believe in paj'ing out large sums for
pensions to persons who are not
justly entitled to them. Tt don't
believe in taking from the pockets
of the people more of their hard
earned money than is actually neces
sary to run the government, econ
omically administered. It don t
believe m laws that cripple and in
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jure tne agricultural interests ol
this country. Durham bun.
There is no issue of private charac
ter in this campaign .There is no
reason whv the word of slander
should be uttered from any platform.
Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Harrrison
stand on an even footing in this
respect. Both are honest and both
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are capable. The ludgment or tlie
country is to be unclouded by per
sonal prejudice or turned away by
the campaign liar that buzzes about
a candidate's private life or charac-
ter. The people are to declare tneir
real minds on the issues that divide
the parties. Once again, in the lan
guage or the day, we are to nave a
clean campaign. To such a cam-
paign the Democracy ot loy can
erive most hearty welcome. It stands
today where Republicanism stood in
GO. It is looking to tlie tuture.
The light is on its face and not on
its back. It does not fear to ask
the suffrasre of the people on its prin-
einles. The decision will be made
i . t
between a tanrt tor revenue and a
tariff for bounties. The one will
give the Treasury ample resources
to make up for the present deficien
cy without taxing the raw material
of the manufacturer ot tlie necessa
ries of the people. The other robs
the people and despoils the Trea-
sury. isew Y orkvv orid.
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50 barrels home made flour for sale
Important lo Farmers.
We take pleasure in announcing
to the public that we will be better
prepared this season for grinding
than ever before. Have 100 barrels
of good white corn for sale at the
mill. W. D. Kimball.
m ay 27-1 m
Deering Mowers, Reapers and
Binders. Each machine fully guar
anteed and we have some extra in
ducements to offer to the farmers
on these machines. Dig stock grain
cradles, grass blades and handles at
Edwards & Winston's. may 20.
Do not fail to see them. On exhibition at
our store in Oxford. We set up and start your
machine free of charge.
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Main Street, - - jm.c n
Oxford, N. C
Reduced Pricee !
Summer Millinery, such as
Ir. Tj. O. Fraaier
Has located at the residence of his
father, R. H. Frazier, about seven
mil ps North of Oxford, and offers his
professional services to the people of
that community. juneiu.
Owen, Barbour & Smith have the
largest assortment ot 15 uggies.su own
in this section of the State. They
make a specialty of vehicles and will
sell you as close as any one.
"Rvnrvhodv who has run a Colum
bus buggy ' says they are the best
made. It's so. Edwards & Win
ston sell them and they are ready to
back the assertion. They are the
best sold on this market. They
have some new, neat styles on hand.
Full line of cheap and high grade
vehicles. Prices low. june 17.
HATS, - BON
NF.TS.-TR M
NGS,-&c.
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In all the latest
Shapes, Shades And Colors !
Owen, Barbour & Smith sell the
best Cook Stoves made prices from
$7 to $35 each. New Lee and
"Farmer Girl" are their leaders.
Call and look at our line of Bug-
cries. Columbus buggies are the
hest and we have some new styles;
also good stock of other Buggies,
d Phaetons at prices that
rill moot, fh hard times. It will
nnv vnn to see us before buying.
Buo-crv material at Edwards & Win-
OpJ nrt
ston7s. mayu.
Keep milk and butter cool by
buying Refrigerators from Edwards
& 'Winston. ' Large stock of Ice
Cream Freezers and thousands of
other things too numerous to men
tion. may20.
"TCTP.filsinr rook stoves are the hest.
Large stock of Excelsior and other
reliable cook stoves, ranging m price
from $5 to $35, at
may 27. Edwards & Winston's.
Harrison and Lewis' and Devoe's
! ready mixed paint none better.
Lewis' lead. Koot paint ana noor
paints. Oils, turpentine and var
nish, alabastine, &c. Artists mate
rial, &c. Corsin's lime and cow hair.
Plaster paris, cement, nails, xe.
Builders' material generally at
may'27. Edwards & Winston's.
4 i'ArisPf
Sold
at greatly reduced prices. Now is your time
to buy. Call on
Next to the Bank of Oxford.
M
win do tne most goou,
by K. J. JUITCHEI-I..