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9' - --.as. Vol. 11. No. 42. TATL0RSV1LLE, ALEXANDER COUNTY, N.'C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1888. $T Per Year. LOCAL DIRECTORY. CHURCHES. PRESBYTERIAN. Preachinsr every second and Kurtb Sunday, at 11 a. m. and at night, i prftter meeting every Wednesday night. ! pastr LKlav School every Sunday at 9 a. a '(V Mcintosh Superintendent, .m. "Methodist, Rev. T. J. Dailey, sror. Preaching eve y third Sunday Llia m Sunday School every Sun '. Jny at 9 a.m. W. T. Nelson uperin teudont. - Paitist. K v. L. P. Gwaltney.pas jpr. Preaching every fourth Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Sunday School every Sun dav'at 9 a.m. E. A. VVonible Super-' intVndeut. Prayer meeting Thursday 01ghtS'' SOCIETY ME ETIXGS. A. F. & A. M. Lee Lodge No 253 jj,eets the first Saturday of each month, at 1 o'clock p. m. COUNTY OFFICERS. Sheriff, R. M. Sharp, Clerk of Court, j. T Mcintosh; R. of D. J. M. Oxford; Treasurer, C. J. Carson; County Com missioners, J. B. Pool, W. R. Sloan, V. W. Teague; A. C. Mclntosn A. T. Jlarsh, W. W. Teague, Board of Edu cation; J. J. Hendren School Superin tendent, Z. P. Deal. Coroner. CORPORATION OFFICERS. Mayor W. G, Bogle. Coramission-ers-J. M. Matheson, W.D Deal, Thos. Peden. Town Clerk W. D. Deal. Chief of Police THE MAILS. Statesville and Wilkesboro, daily. Matter for either of these mails should be in the office by 9 p. ni. Lenoir LeavesTuesdays and Fridays at 6 a.m. and arrives Wednesdays and Saturdays at 6 p.m. Newton Leaves Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays at 5 a.m. aud arrives game days at 8 p.m. Boomer - and Goshen Arrives Wed nesdays and Saturdays at 12 m. aud leaves same days at 1 p. m. Bently Arrives Tuesdays and Sat urdays at 12 ra. and leaves same days 1 p. ni. , . - Hamptonville Leaves Monday, Wed nesday and Friday at 6 a.tn.and arrives Tuesday.Thursday and Saturday at 6 a. Rock Cut Leaves Tuesday and Fri day at 8 a.m.. and arrives -Wednesday and Saturday at 4' p.m. Brusiw Mountain Arrives Wednes days and Saturdays at 12 ni. and leaves sam days at 1 p. m. DIEDMONT AIR LINE. X RICH MO XI) & DANVILLE R. R 1 SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION. 3pndeu3ed-.; Se'iednJe in envee "?rnne24.- trains rvn by loth Meridian lmc. i V , . . NOIITH BOUND. No. 51 Daily. No. 53 Daily. vlaS.C.R.R....... LvCliarlest'n...... " Augusta........ " Gnmit'v'e. ' Trenton........ Johiistns " Colnuibia 4 Win' sb'ro...... " Chester ... .... .. " KockHill....... Ar Charlotte....... " Salisbury. ...... ' Gr'ns Vro ." Richm'nd..... " Waslfgtn. 44 Balti more " PhiladVi XewYork...... 5.1 Opm 7.00 " 7.53 ". 8.30 ' 8.47 " 7.00am 8.30 4k 9.09 " 9.45 '4 10.02." 1 2.15prn 2.13 4 3.23 4i 4.08" 5.15 " 7.05 44 8.40 44 5.00am 7.00 8.25 44 10.47 44 1.20pm '1.25 1.10am ....! 2.17 " 3 10 4 4.20 4i 6.22 " 8.00 " 3.30pm 8.23 11.25 ' 3.00am 6.20 SOUTH BOUND: No. 52 Daily. No. 50 Daily Lv XewYork.-.. . 44 Philad'a.;....., ' Balti more..... 44 Washgt'n.-.. ' Richmond...... 44 Gr'nsboro...... "Salisbury. , 44 Charlotte....... u Rock Hill 44 Chester ...... .. 44 Win'sboro,.... 41 CoHimbi ;i. 44 Johnstons- . 44 Trenton. 44 Granite'le..-.. Ar Augusta....... CfcarPst'n viaS.C. R.R. .... 4.30pm 6.57 ' 9.42. 44 11.00 44 2.30am 2.4S '4 19.23 44 1.00pm 1.02 " 2.45 44 3.47 i4 5.43 44 7.45 4 8.02 4 8.31 44 9.10 I2.15n't 7.20am 9.45 t4 11.24 44 3.10pm 10.44 4' 12.37n't 2.10am 3.10 44 3.52 4 4.53 44 6.55 9.01 44 9.18, 44 9.46 44 10.30 44 11.00 44 9.45 44 v A., -No. o2. i 80TJTH W'KDi T. & O. R. R. j No. 53. STATIONS. 'north w'bd 8.25 a.m lvej-Statesville..! 7.55 pni arv 8.40 Troutman ..: 7.39 8.58 . 44 9.C9 ' 9.19 9.28 4 9.o9 " 9.47 " 10.01 44 10.14 10.27 " 10.30 4k ..Shepherd...; 7.21 (4 44 44 44 4. !-Mooresville.. 7.09 I.. Mt. Mourne-i 6 58 44 i.D'n College.! 6.49 S... Caldwell ...! 6.37 44 illuntersvilleJ 6.30 44 ...-.Croft .1 6.14 44 j.Sec'n House.! 6.01 44 !..C.C.Junc'n.i 5.48 arvj... Charlotte...! 5.45 4f 44 .4 i lve A-rESVlLLE i "& WESTERN "li.lt lj mix-; iNo.17, mix- Km Vy" i stations. ed. Daily. viniv KJJ j ; NORTHWR D t-0 a.m lve ,7.09 7.26 " u 7.50 " " I aylorsville.; 0.40 pm arv t ddenite ..; 9.21 4k Slron ! O M 44 44 44 j. Iredel'.....! 8.40 44 u . 8.15 arv:.. btatesville ..: 8 15 lv o1'1"31"8 on"tiie i 'WesteiVNorth'Caroi'i- -ludi pasg btatesville for the east at U.m.T frr Iho m c, n ' ' ' "Wl ill p.m. ta and ruiiman Pal T ... I lonvi U : 'V -r . and 51. - iuian raiace outlet ears htwppn Susta and Washington on Nos.52 and tinno8-,00 1 51 make close connec- SOundVi piaJwlth C&G. Div. Nc cardwellTdTpa' g" P' A' -olumbias.c. ' bL HAAS, Traffic Manager. NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRACY. Platform of Party Adopted in State Convention at Raleigh, 1888. We again congratulate the peo- pie of North Carolina on the con- tinned enjoyment of peace, good government and general prosperi ty under Democratic administra tion of the affairs of the State which has now been unbroken for so many years; upon the just and impartial enforcement of the law; upon the increasing efficiency of oar common school system, and the progress made in popular ed ucation; upon the improvement and enterprise manifested in all parts of the State. We . again challenge a comparison betwwen this state of things aud the out rages, crimes and scr.ndals which attend Republican ascendency in our borders. We pledge ourselves to exert in the future as in the past our best efforts to promote the best interest of the people of all sections of the State. Af firming our adberence to Demo cratic principles as heretofore enunciated in the platforms of the party, it is hereby Resolved, That no government has the right to burden its people with taxes beyond the amount re quired to pay its necessary ex penses and gradu. illy extinguish its public debt; and that whenever the revenues, however derived, exceed this amount, they should be reduced, so as to avoid a sur plus in the treasury. That any system of taxation which necessi tates the payment of a premium of 8270 by the government on each 1,000 of its bondsj taken up with the millions that would oth- trw ia lia-idle - in its - vaults, ao d paid to bondholders who pur chased in many instances, at less than par, is .undemocratic, oppres sive and iniquitous and should be reformed. The course of our Dem ocratic Representatives in Con gress, in their efforts to give re lief to the people from burden some internal revenue and tariff taxation, meets with the approval of the Democratic party of this State and we respectfully recom mend that if they find it impossi ble to give to our people all the releif demanded, they support any just and practical measure pre sented iu Congress that will af ford a partial relief from such existing burden. Resolved, That while .. the de tails of the methods by which the constitutional revenue tariff shall be gradually reached are subjects which the Representatives of our people at the national capital must be trusted to adjust, we think the customs duties should be levied for the production of public revenue, and the discrim ination in their adjustment should be such as will place the highest rates on luxuries and the lowest on the necessaries of life, distrib ute as equally as possible the un avoidable burdens of taxation,and confer the greatest good on the greatest number. . Resolved, That we, as hereto fore, favor, and will never cease to demand, the unconditional ab olition of the whole internal reve nue system,' as a war tax, not to be justified in times of peace; as a grievous burden to our people and a source of annoyance in its prac tical operations- We call the at tention of the people of the State to the hypocritical pretensions of the Republican party , in their platforms that they are in favor of the repeal of this onerous sys tem of taxation, enacted by their party, while the Republicans in Congress are taxing their ener gies to obstruct all legislation in augurated by the representatives of the Democratic party to relieve the people of all or part of this odious system. Resolved, That the course of the Democratic party, in further ance of popular education.is a suf ficient guaranty that we favor the education of the people, and we will promote and improve the present educational advantages so far as it can be done without burdening the people by excessive taxation. Resolved, That to meet an ex isting evil, we will accept, for ed ucational purposes, from the Fed eral government a pro rata share of the surplus in its treasury; Pro- vided,that it be disbursed through State agents and the bill for the distribution be free from objec tional features. Resolved, That the United States being one government and ours a national party ,we denounce the efforts of the Republicans to, force sectional issues in Congress and elsewhere, and to promote dissension and ill-will between the people of the different sec tions of our common country. Resolved, That it is due to the people of our eastern counties, who have so cheerfully borne their share of our common burdens,that the present or some equally effect ive system of county government shall be maintained. Resolved, That the Democratic party is opposed to any furthur extension of the "Ko-fence" law unless such extension shall have first been authorized by a majori ty of the qualified voters within the territory to be affected there- by. Resolved, That the Democratic party has ever been the party of the workingman, and has never fostered monopolies, nor have "trusts" or "combinations" or "pools'7 ever growu np under laws enacted by it. The contest in this country being between aggregat ed capital, seeking to crash out all competition, and the individu al laborer, the Democratic party is, as it has ever been, against the monopolist and in favor of a just distribution of capital, and de- mauds the enactment of laws that will bear equally upon all. Resolved, That as all taxation bears most heavily upon the la borer, it is the duty of the legis lator, as a direct benefit to the workingman, to keep the expens es ef our public institutions at the lowest limit consistent with wise and efficient management. The Democratic party opposes any competition between free and con vict la Dor, but it insists that con victs shall not remain idle at the expense of honest labor. Resolved, That ours being an agricultural State, it is our duty as well as our pleasure to promote any aud all legislation that is best calculated to advance the in terests of agriculture; and that in so doing we will most effectually advance the interests of median ics, manufacturers and laborers. . Resolved, That the Democracy of North Carolina cordially ap prove the administration of Hon. Alfred M. Scales, as honest, pa triotic and conservative. Resolved, That the ability, wis dom, honesty, patriotism, inde pendence, faithfulness to doty, and manly courage of President Cleveland have won the admira tion of all good men; and the in terests of the country demand his re-nomination and his re election. The Papers on Thomas. . From the News and Observer. As everybody now knows Tom Devereux, at the biddiug of Dock ery, has taken it upon himself to abuse Judge Fowle and other rep utable citizens of the State in the most outrageous terms. His char ges have been shown to be false in every particular, but he has gone on everywhere with his infa mous slanders notwithstanding. He has asserted over and over again that Judge Fowle acted im properly and unprofessionally in connection with the special tax bond issue. Has he not known that he was stating what was false? Wo have his own words to profe that5 he has. " In 1880 he wrote a letter td Hon. John Gray Bynnm, of Morgan,ton, of which the follow ing is a copy: R J Leigh, April 18, 80 Bear Gray: The last issue of the Blade contained a communication from - Thomas " which Judge Fo wle's y friends here thonght should be answered at once,Speak ing for them, I enclose a reply which we think should, as a mat ter of policy, emanate from the Piedmont region. Please give this matter your best attention. Who is ThomasT If he continues to fling his slime, we will open on him in a way not pleasant to Jar vis. Things look well here and hereabouts. Write to us. Yours truly, T. P. D E VEBEUX. Now what was the reply written by DeyeVeux and "emanating from the Piedmont region as a matter of poycy"! It was the following: Judge towlb. Mr. Editor: A writer in your papeo calling himself Thomas seems to be very much exercised that Judge Fowle should be so far ahead in the gubernatorial race, and therefore attacks him in a way indicative neither of a good heart nor a sound understanding. When we saw the signature our mind insensibly turned to the joke which Governor Vance, used with such force, about a great deal of walking f being "ahead of you, Thomas.? Thomas asks: "What about the hundred thousand of special fax bonds which J udge Fowle received from the ringF Now, Thomas, you ought to be sufficiently well informed to know that jMg&' Fowle never received one hundred thousand dollars in bonds or otherwise from the ring. The truth is, after the passage of chapter 7, Laws 1868-69, better known as the omnibus bill, at tempting to validate the special tax bonds,and for which Governor Jarvis voted in the Legislature, Judge Fowle,with other attorneys, was employed to test the consti tutionality of the act. He received as a contingent fee 12 of the spe cial tax bonds, his partner, R. C. Badger,E8q.,receiving a like num ber. There were 14 millions in bonds involved in the suit. As Thorn as is seeking information, we will tell him that in addition to the bonds spoken of above, Judge Fowle received as a re tainer $500, and $2,500 in cash as his contingent fee, and his partner received the same. Would any lawyer of decent standing demand a less fee in a case involving so large an amount? In regard to the "Wilmington af fair," we notice that in another column ot the same issue oi your paper you say that New Hanover has gone adverse to Jarvis, and you might have said for Fowle. What is this "Wilmington affair?" We wonld like to know. It seems to help the Judge amazingly. He must have had a similar affair in Granville. In regard to the Swepson mat ter, things have come to a pretty pass when an attempt is made to denounce an attorney for appear ing for a man charged with crime. Judge Fowle was employed in this cause after the death of Governor Bragg, who had been Swepson's counsel up to that time. He, Judge Fowle, has now as his asso ciates in this case Judge Thomas Ruffin, Hon. A. S. Merrimon,Hon. Jos. J. Davis, C. M. Cooke and others. Does this allay your itch for knowledge. Tommy? If it doesn't, let us know and we will attempt to aid you further in your commendable undertaking. So far Judge Fowle and his friends have studiously avoided descending to personalities in this contest. They consider it wanting in that true delicacy which should always mark the high-toned gentleman But there is a point beyond which forbearance ceases to be a virtue, and for the benefit of all inquir ing Thomases or Tommies, we close this letter with a quotation, "Point de zele." Ah, Thomas Devereux, you have shown that you are "neither of a good heart nor a sound under standing" to attack Judge Fowle. Aren't you ashamed of yourself now, if never before! "You ought to be sufficiently well informed to know that Judge Fowle never received one hundred thousand dollars in bonds or oth erwise from the ring." Haven't things come to a pretty pass when an attempt is made to denounce an attorney for appear ing for a man charged with crime?" Haven't things come to a pretty pass for you, Tommy? "Judge Fowle and his friends have studiously avoided descend ing to personalities in this con test. They consider it wanting in that true delicacy which should always mark the high-toned gen tleman." But how has it been with you, Tommy? How has it been with you in your contempt ible course with Dockery through the mountains? We ask again,aren't you ashame of yourself, now if never before? Levi P. Morton's Scheme to Bob .North Carolina. From the New York Times. Senator Qnay is in a very un- amiable mood nowadays, and not little of his bad huoior is caused by the persistence of the Hon. Levi P. Morton in making him spend many thousands of dollars in endeavoring to carry North Carolina for the Republicans. Ac cording to a member of the Na tional Republican Executive Com mittee this has been the burden of Morton's song ever since the beginning of the campaign. Mr. Morton said some time ago that he had given to the National Re publican Committe three times the amount of what his salary as Vice President would be, which is supposed to mean that be has contributed $96,000. In return for this he has insisted, and still in sists, that the full power of the National Committee shall be used to carry North Carolina. Senator Quay objected at first, but he could hardly help yielding to Jihe party7s candidate for the Vice Presidency and its greatest pe cuniary aid, so an energetic Re publican campaign has been car ried on in North Carolina, and Senator Quay has spent money in that State which he wahted to de vote to other States. The disgust of Senator Quay now is due to a disovery which be has just made of the reasons which actuate Mr. Morton in de siring to have North Carolina go Republican. They are, in short, that the firm of Morton, Bliss & Co. are holders Of what are known as the special tax bonds, which now amount, principal and inter est, to more than $30,000,000. These bonds were issued when North Carolina was in the hands of the carpet baggers and it was pretended that they were to be devoted to the building of certain railroads m the promotion of which Milton S. Littlefield Was the chief actor. A special . tax was levied for their payment, hence their name. Littlefield took the bonds, sold them in New York for what they would bring, and did not build any railroads with cnem. me iranu was so gross that after North Carolina came under the control of its decent and respectable citizens, a constitu tional provision was enacted for bidding their payment unless such payment should be authorized by a majority of the voters of the State at the ballot box. morion, miss & uo. nought up these bonds after their repudia tion for almost nothing, and have mado'several atempts to collect them through the courts. Test snits have been brought in indi vidual bonds in the United States Circuit Court for North Carolina in the name of dummies who re side in North Carolina. The suits are not bronght byMorton,Blis & Co., iu order to avoid the provis ions of the eleventh amendment to the Federal Constitution which forbids the bringing of aT suit agaidst a State by a resident of another State. One of these suits is now pending in the United States Supreme Court, with small chances of success. But, even if the suits were to succeed, the col lection of the judgment would be difficult, unless the people, the leg islature, and the Governor should be in favor of paying it. There fore Mr. Morton is very desirous to have Torth Carolina go Repub lican, and there are persons at the National Republican Headquar ters who are unkind enough to say that his main, if not his sole purpose, in obtaining the Repub lican nomination for the Vice Presidency, was to be thus en abled to employ the whole power of the party through his National Committe to collect his bonds which he bought for almost noth ing after they had been repudi ated. In other words, that his candidacy is only a vast financial spsculation, in which he uses the Republican party as a tool to ac complish his ends. If the Republicans were to cap ture North Carolino at this elec tion of course that would not of itself insure the payment of the bonds. But it would give a Re-, publican Governor, a Republican Supreme Court, and a Republican. Legislature. Much may be done with said agencies. At least ne gotiations could be conducted for the payment of money on the bonds. And whatever is paid would be likely to be profit to Mr. Morton. One thing which mili tates against the success of this gigantic scheme is the fact that the Democrats of North Carolina have "got on" to it. Senator Sansam is about to freely expose it on the stump, and his exposure will finally defeat it. The people of North Carolina - do not really want to pay for bonds from which they never received any benefit, and which were is sued bo rascals whom they have recently driven from the State. gRASTUS B. JONES, ATTOBNKY-AT-IiAW. - Practices in the courts of Alexander, Catawba, Caldwell, Iredell and Wilkes. Prompt attention given to the collection of claims and all other business entrusted to him. B. BURKE, ATTORNEY -AT-LAW. Having been granted license by the Supreme Court, I have located at Tay- lofsville.for the PRACTICE OF LAW, and bespeak a share of the public pat- ronage. l win auenu me yourw ui au- t ... . i i i-i r i. - c 3 joining counties. A. C. MCINTOSH, Jb., ATTORSEY-AT-IiAW, TAYLORSVILLE, - - N. C. Will practices in Alexander and adjoin-' ing counties. Special attention given to collections, conveyancing, suits for partition, and settlements of executors, administrators and guardians. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The best Salve in the world for cats, braises, sores, ulcers, salt-rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi tively cures piles or no pay required. It is guaranteea to give sausiaciu i nev refunded, trice. 25c. per box. For se by an druggists., . t i i
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