FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOE TRUTH."
"W. FLKTCHKK AUSBON, KDITOK.
C. V. W. AUiliON, BUSISKSI MANAGER.
VOL. IV-
PLYMOUTH, N. 0., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1892.
NO. 19.
PnWishod by lloanoko Publishing Co.
V
Directory.
ci
ST iTE GOVERNMENT.
Governor, Thos. M. Holt, of Aliuiauc
CuMi.n f Htnta. Octavious Coke.
'4
Wake ' '
Treasurer, Donald W. Bain, of Wake. yJ
V Aadltor, Geo. W. Sanderlin, of Waynrl
nMristndent of Public Instruction
Kidan U Fin?er. of Catawba.
Attorney General, Thoo. F. Davidson,
Saacombe.
COTJKTT GOVERNMENT '
Skeriff. Levi Blount.
Depety Sheriff, D. Spruill. -v ,
Treasurer, jc. K iiatuaui. j
: Superior Court Clerk. Thos, J. Marrul
JtejisterofDoeds, J. P. Uilliard.
Commissioners, II. J. Starr, W. C. M:
timmr. B. D. Latham. Jos. Skittlethait
. .mi U A T.?ntehfield.
.Board of Education, Thos. 8. Armiatei
T: L. Tarkenton J. Ii. Norman
rintAnda!it of Health. Dr. E. L
Bnnarintendeut of" Public Instruct
Rev. Luther Eborn.
, " CITT.
Mayor and Clerk, J. W. Bryan.
Treasurer, IS. R. Latham.
... Chief f Police, Joseph Tucker.
Ceaacilmen, E. li.. Latham, G. R. Bate
n n Rrin 1rlv. J. F. Norman. J. W
BryaV J. H. Smith, Sampson Towe and
Alfred Skinner.
. A u . CHURCH SERVICES.
Methodist-Rev. W. B. Moore, pastor
'Bh.Imim.to Snndav at 11 a. m.. and
m.m. Prayer meeting every Wednesday
Bight at 8. Sunday school at V a. in., J
T. Morn an. Superintendent
Baptist Rev. J F. Tattle, pastor, servi
ce every 1st and 3rd Sundays at 11 a. m
mm v.ait n m. Praver meeting ever
at li a. m.,
dav8Mho3
i'kii nioht at 7:30. Sunday school
rery Banday at 9.30 a. m., J. V. Bryan
aoeriatendent. - -
'EpUoepal Rev. Luther Ebom, rector
Services every 2d Sunday Kt 11 a. m., and
T;3i . M. Sauday school at 10 a. w., L
I 7agaa, superintendent. .
MEDICAL SOCIETY.
Meets Tuesday after the first Monday of
each mouth. Dr. tl. r. aiuriay, unairwuu
: ' . -' LODGES.
K. of H. Plymouth Lodge No. 2i08
matm Ut and Sd Thursday uiehts iu each
Bteath. W. H. Hampton. Dictator,
K. B. Yeager Fin. Reporter.
X.'Jfc L. of H. Roanoke Lodge Maets
Sd and 4th Thursday nights in each month
j. jf. Nov man irroiecior,
B. Yt-ager Secretary.
I O O F. Esperauza Lodge, No. 28 meetB
every Tuesday night at uuueua nun. x
J. Lewis, U. G., J, P- HUiard, ecitUry.
COLOBED.
CHURCH SERVICES
Deseiple - Eider A B Hicks, pastor.
rm t 1 ... .1 11 w. O n v.
ervioes every duuujt m n u..,
and 8 p m. Munday bchool at 9 a. m. E.
Mjtehell Superintendent
Methodist - Rev. C B. Hogans, pastor,
Q.ni rv i .t ami 3d Sundays at 11 a.
and at 3 and 7 80 p. m. Sunday school
'at 9 a.' m., B. Wiggins, superiuteuuent ; J.
Yf MoDonald, seoretary
.. let Rantint Kpw Chaucl - Services every
undav at 11 and 8, litv S It Knight,
pastor , Sunday school every (Sunday
v : ti Baptist, Ziou's Hill - H H Norman,
'.a.i.r Prnf.Vincr evorv 4th Sunday. Sun
day school eveiy Sunday, Moses Wynn,
f iperiatendent
LODGES
Masons, Carthegian - Meets 1st Monday
Bight iu each month. & lowe, w so.., a
Xverett. seeretary
, O U O of O F Meridian Sun Lodge 1624-
Meets evry 2d t&cl vix uonaxy mgni m
each month at 7J o'clock, T. F. Bombry,
M. G., J. W McDonald P, S.
Christophtr A locks Lodge K of LNO-
Meets evtry 1st Monday nigut iu each
Month at 8 o'clock
Burying Society meets everj 3d Monday
night in each monin ai o o oiock, j so.
Walker seoretary -
Roper Directory.
CIVIL. ,
Justioe of the Peace, Jas. A!. Chesson.
Constable, Wan-en Oahoon.
. . j. CHTKCHES.
Methodist, Re?. J. T. Finlayson, postor.
Setyicen every Sunday morning at 11
o'clock (except the first), and every Sunday
night at 7:30. Prayer meeting every Wed
nee jay night. Sunday school Sunday morn
ing at 9;8o, L G. Roper superintendent,
X. R.- Lewis secretary.
JSSFtfiSm "S
a. m. and 7:30 p. m, ounaay bououi every
Suaday morning at 10 o'clock, Thos. W.
Blonat superintendent, W. H. Daily secre.
tary. .
Baptist, Rev. Jos. Tinch, pastor. Ser.
tics every 8d Sunday at lla. m., and 7:30
p. m.
- - LODGES.
Roper Masonic Lodge, A. F & A. M. No
443. meets in their Hall at Roper, N. C at
7:80 p. m , 1st and 3d Tuesdays after. 1st
Punday. J. L. Savage, W. M- R. L.
Williams, Seoretary.
. Important to Ladle.
rmnv n
use of your Philo token
Hid, in order to procure a
avail. I used it about two
, Sir I made
with mv last
ft mmA easv travail
months before my expected time, uniu i
IBOB: Z x Z.a -
months before my expected time, until
easy eonfinement. nothing occurred to
nrotract mv convalescence, and I cot about
ia less tim than was usuar for me. I think
it a mfdicine that ouldjised by every
expectant motner.ior snouiu mcy u iry
.rK. t i Sw k
it as I have, they would never tikain be
without it at such timee. I am 'yours re-
pectfully Mrs. ELIZABETH DlX.
Any merchant or druggUt .can procure
Rislet's PniLoTOBEN lor a bottle
CHARLES F. UISLKY V hole ale Drug
glut, 62 CortlantU St., New York.
V.
i uur avwiition i. cautu ... en to the J
card of -.Brooks Williamson, new barber
.shop. V 4 .
'A. few (of our people went 0 Rocky
Mount yesterday to near uer, oteveuson
speak,
For fine dross trimmings ca'.l on .-Loggott
& Bro. V ' '
A citizen roion home Tuesday ni"h
navM he fell over twentv cows on the sid
waiks. ' - "
Mli8 Vonnie Lsgsct left Tuesday fo!
TinlHrnnra to visit her brOiher. Mr. A. B.
. . , - , . -.
Ijfff.'ett memmu jf-- V ifT ' II
wa j - I ' 7
resident f jmaeriy occupied by Mv. W. LI
' r,nll at Tjeirnolt & Bro's..
mm sea uwu
fine $18.00 dresH snit, custom made.
Mr. T. V. Bloxiut's now ad was reooivcl
too late Tor thi,i iiiue, but waich his spacdi
. ... i- " h
UOXV WttSK. '
The town authorities bou-ht a big lot ofi
lime this week and dutributtd it throngliT
out the town. . . f
Mr. P. Adler has moved to Mr. Saml
Baynor's new
house oorucr Water and
TAMMANY SOLID.
Wll. Star, Sept. 13th.
The General Committee of Tarn
manv Hal . which consists of six
r thousand members, met Friday nid
it
last for tnenm time since ine ucm
ocratic anonal convention, was
held. If any Democrat entertained
unv donbt as" to whether Tammany
won loyally and cordially support
Grover Cleveland this meeting would
remove it for the nomination of
Cleveland was not onlv enthusiasti
cally endorsed but every mention of
his name Was greeted with thunders
of applause. After the routine busi
ness of the meeting resolved itself
mto a mass meeting for Ulorolana
and Stevenson.
There were five resolutions, intro
duced by Bourko Cockran, who, as
the leader or tho rum many delega
tion in the Democratic National Con
vention, so bitterly opposed tho
nomination of Mr. Cleveland.
The first affirms the devotion of
tho Democracy of the city and conn
ty of New York to Democratic prin
ciples, and its unswervering loyalty
10 Hie cuuumuius uvuuuuiuu vat vm-
cago. ..
The second endorses the platform
adopted.
Tho third declares the success of
the Democratic party essential to the
preservation of the integrity o: rep
resentative institutions.
The fourth condemns the efforts
of the Republican party to subvert
our constitutional system by Forco
bills to control elections, or by the
"non-partisan" commissions impro
vised by Mr. Harrison under politi
cal emergencies.
Tho fifth declares that the security
nf tho Federal Government lies in
strict respect and regard for the power
of the States, ana pieiigcs uncom-
i . . i 1 1 . . i . .
promising opposition iu mu puny
which is committed to a syslem of
Federal legislation which would take
from a State the power to control
suffrage within its borders.
These resolutions are followed up
hv two rinirinjr declarations, the first
of which emphatically objects to let
ting Mr. Blaine or any other representative-
Republican dcdg? tho is-
sues, ana maKO. mo issues co suit
themselves, but insist?, "that the
campign shall ue iongnt ou tne
whole recora of the KepuDiicau party
dnrinor the nast four years : upon its
use of tho taxinsr power to favor the
minority at the expense of the ma
jority of the citfaens j upon, its pro
fligrato waste of tho public treasure :
upon its vicious nnanciat policy,
which hasdepressea the value oi su
rflr and apsrruvatcd the difficulties
attendim? an establishment by inter
national agreement of a ratio between
gold and silver ; updu the scandals
which it ha8 urea in the aammietra-
fye departmouta and upon its pro.
vance tho political fortunes of the
resident.
The second invites a comparison
between the administration of rresi
dent Cleveland and , of President
Harrison, declares a willingness to
let tho merits of the respective par-
ties bo decided by the result of such
comparison, and pledges untiring
efforts to secure the election of Grover
vuuiM u.v ,Uv V.VV..V.. v. v. , v,
Cleveland to the Presidency, and of
Adlai E. Stevenson to the Vico-Pres-
. . . . - --
idency, as tho representatives of the
Democratic party by tho success of
thfi 4ecuritv of the Govern-
. . , - t
menr,. the Diosoentv of commerce.
and tho happiness of the people can
beat he maintained.'
qu presentinr these resolutions,
, . , enthusiasticall v adopted.
- , z, , ... , " , .a. :
Ronrko Onfikran delivered a brilliant
and powerful speech in the opening
of which he thua referred to Grover
Cleveland:
T nnnfaua that vhn this en n thru first
becan I was apprehensive k st there might
Uck of Democratio fervor, some
disposition to put this stalwart Democratic
faith in the background, seme tendency
to modify the earnest, outspoken advocaey
hensious have bcou dispelled, aud they have
been ruinovea dv tno tenors oi wut
Cleveland. AppUuse J
-Now. I have heard these letters eriti
elsnd bv our Dolitioal oDnouents. I have
heard men say that they oame too f reqnent
lv that ihav mbraced too inanv subiecU;
that our Presidential candidate wielded too
facile a pen. But I beHave I speak entirely
within the limi.s of strict accuracy and
moderate emression when I say that no
letters penned in a political canvass brought
mn nlonrlv Vihfnm thn rninds of the Deo.
V
. , " - " .
lA plo one pregnant aud cou&oling fact, that
1 fa llftf flynuAK HlavAlnnfl of a nt tfJ.dAV &A
I 1D I
tho candidate of the Democratic party
Applause
iir I.Kau witnt. V,a iaa niniiftr
S la ICklVl jjivu tt wf 1'""
will seirch in vain tor one worn mat
indiniitati an anneal to the DCODle for SUP
port on . any personal ground peculiar to
himself.. Bis letters are appeals for the
success of the Democratic party and all
that it stands for ; the Democratio party of
the pant, of the present aud of the future ;
the hopes and the aspirations of the Dem
ocracy of this nation, of the Democracy of
Tammany Hall, whose representative he
is. . Applause."
This was followed by a powerful
and scathing arraignment of the Re
publican party, iu which he paid
special attention to the pretentions
claims of Mess Harrison and Blaine,
and their anxious efforts to dodge
the issues of tho campaign.
: Thus the bull for Cleveland and
Stevenson starts in New York Avith
Tammany solid and enthusiastic.
POLITICAL POINTS.
-The Democrats are pretty Bure to
re-elect Gov. Russell in Massachusetts
and in time Massachusetts will bo
come a reformed and respectable
State. In tho meantime the Demo
crats will carry Illinois, Indiana, Io
wa and Wisconsin. St Louis Repub
lic, Dem.
"Harrison, with his high tariff
aud Force bill programme, will be a
sorry result, if the Third party should
poll enough votes to defeat Cleveland
and the decent men in the Third
party would never cease to regret the
blindness which would bo responsi
ble for it." Elks Carr.
, "
Those third itcs who declare that
they want to break tho solid South,
to defeat tho Democratic party, are
not sincere reformers, but Democrat
ic haters. Reform doos not move
r.hmn. only hate. Thev know that
j
thero will be no reform from the Re
publicans. larboro Southerner.
.
In tho matter of a Foreo bill to
count in a minority party, the Presi
dent seems to think thero might be
some virtue in a "non-partisan com-
t IT j II . T J.
mission. JNauirauy. it was a "nou
nnm mission" which counted in the
candidate of the minority party when
it was nrsc aeieatea in xoyo. Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
S v .. -
In "tho great contest against the
money power wlVjclj defeated Cleve
land in 1S88 and tried to defraud
him in 1S8-4. it is sad to see some
good men helping the "money pow
er by throwing away tneir votes on
Weaver. The only way to crivo the
death blow to tho "money powerV" is
to defeat Harrison. "To accomplish
this end ought to bo tho aim of every
Reformer. Raleigh N. Carolinian.
Wo have it from reliable authority
that at least 200 Third purty converts
of this county, were received in tho
Democratic fold during tlio past weeic
And still they are coming. The
Democratic partv of old Wayne was
never in better shape at this stage of
the campaign than it is to-day. Since
tho nomination of tho conntv ticket
lafet Saturday, victory can bo seen on
every JJemocrat s lace. uoiasboro
Headlight.
Those Third nartv men who have
relieved the Republicans were sincere
in their protestations of friendship
and hoped to have Republican assis-
tanee jn mis campaign auu election
1 . . ... 1
ougnc to see now now ioonsn was
tlmt belief and how false were those
ho cs The republicans have sim-
iwuva. j
py mado
nmnorn.(
'lll.ii n
ply made itscot them to wcaKen tne
Dflmnr.racv and bavin? used them
j o -
for nil they were worth for that pur
pose hate no further aise for them.
The Republicans have gudly hood
winked the People 8 party. ueiaon
News.
Tf it werfl not ro Rad a snectacle. it
would b ridiculous, to see that men,
- . I V 11 . 11
who have nerctoiore yotea tne rro
hibition ticket on the ground that
tho two old parties talked only about
- 4p.
the tariff and finance, and neglected
the great moral question of temper
ance, are now rampant People's party
men. Does it advocate prohibition ?
Does it not, more than any other
partyj lay stress upon money and
money-getting ? Is it not its policy
materialistic and its rallying cry
"money, money, , money ? Raleigh
North Carolinian.
The Democratic campaign in In
diana is begun and well begun. Tho
meetings Saturday were everywhere
attended by immense crowds of peo
plo who gave closest attention to the
speakers and manifested, in the most
unmistakable manner, entire appro
val of the Democratic position on tho
questions of the day. The demon
stration -was in marked contrast to
that of tho proceeding Saturday when
the Republicans had their opening,
both in point of attendanco and in
the enthusiasm manifested. India
napolis Sentinel.
A TXST MADE.
News and Obsorver, '
A teat of the popular feeling has been
made iu Arkansas, in Vermont and ib
Maine. - -
In Arkansas the Southern voters spoke
aud they registered a large majority for the
Democrats over all opposition.
In Vermont the Republicans lost and tho
Demoorats made gains. App'ying the re.
suit in Vermont to the State of Mew York,
which it adjoins, Cleveland would oarry
the State by 80,000 -which is just the sum.
total of the Deoiooratio majorities there
two years ago .
Now we have a further test on the vote
in Maine. Tho Republioaa vols in Sep.
teuaber. 1884, was 78,912; aud in 1888 it
was 7D,S98. The Denioertlo vote in 1884
was 59,061, and iu 1888 was $1,380. It is
estimated that the vote this year will be
Republican 68,500, and Democratio 53,500.
This is a falling off of oue-beventh iu the
Republican vote, while the Democratio
vote is only slightly decreased. That in.
dicates that the Republicans in Maine aro
dissatisfied with their party. Oue in seven
remains away from the polls.
Applying that to the Democratic vote in
New York m 1888, the Democrats won!d
oarry that State by about 60.000. the result
bomg virtually the same whether wa work
by Vermont figures or the Maine - figures
Taking these results into consideration, wo
are led to believe that Cleveland will uiirry
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York aud . ow
Jersey by good majorities. Every Demo,
crat can be inspired with confidence when
he comprehend the full purport of suoh
probabilities. The likelihood is that Cleve
land will go iuto the Presidency on a tidal
wave.
The Demoorats have already nearly all
the Governors and legislatures, aud if the
people flock to thair standard this fall, as
thee figures indicate, (he G. O. P. wiil
have substantially passed away.
We will have not only the Presidency,
but also tho House and Senate, and the
time we have longed lor will have com!
AN AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN-
Ctnrier Journal. .
Oar Republican friends make a great
mistake iu assuring that this is to be a
defensive campaign on the part cf the
Democrats. It is to bo aggressive ic the
last degree. We have nothing to excuse,
or to apologise for. There are just three
issues:
First, tho Tariff.
Soeond, the Force Bill.
Third, Republican extravagance.
Tnese the Democratb mean to press home,
neither asking uor giving quarter.
Republican protection is robbery, lhe
Tariff is a eir.iutic job. Forced tribute to
the tune of a thousand millions a year is
wrung from the people to enrich a favored
class. Everybody is fleeced :he farmer,
the doctor, the lawyer, the laborer iu
order that the Camegies may pile up fab
ulous wealth. The system, u rotten to the
core, and it will have to go.
The Force Bill is a schemo to centrahza
all power in a self perpetuating election
machine. If it is cnaetrd, nothing snort
of a revolution cau set it aside. It will
raise anarchy in the South and ruin in tlii
North, lhe Kepubllcans are committed
to it. and, if they ehct their ticket, wo
shall have a new er of reconstruction more
terrible than the old. It nmut not be.
The people .North and South must unite to
defeat it.
Tho Republicans fnnd an overflowing
Treasury. They procoedud at once to
loot it. If tbey are continued iu power
they will tqnander all the money of the
people and take out a po.t-obit on the nat
ional credit.
Down with the robber Tariff I Down
with the despotic Force Bill 1 Down with
reckless waste of the resources of the coun
try I
JL' !..' I' ILJllLJ
A STRAW.
Oxford Day.
A good one on the Third partyites corner
from DulchTille township, this county.
N. H. Flceinmg, Third party candidate
far the legislature, and W. A. Adams, Third
party leader, went to Benehan station and
made speeches which were listened to by
quite a orowd .
When they cot through talking, j. ii.
Adams, brother of V. T. Adams said he
wanted to see how those present stood, aud
asked all Democrats to remain where they
were and all Third partyites to cross ow
to the ether side f the raiiread track.
Then
Bless yon, N. II. FleemiBB and VV.T.
Adams were the only ones who crossed the
track I
Not another person stirred I
A great yell weut p that awoke the
tehees.
WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC
HOUSE DID.
Concord Time.
It is frequently asserted by speak
ers, aud writers who belong to tho
People's party that tho Democratic
House did nothing for the relief of
I ho people. Is this true? Let na
go to the itcords and see. .Without
going at length into the deed3 of
the Democratic' House wo mention
the following measures that passed
tho Houso :
1. The Df raocratic House pas3-jd a bill
commonly known as the anti-option bill,
which prohibits, under severe pains and
penalties, gambling in farta products, tlu
effects of which has been, as claimed by
the farmers, to lower and depress tho price
of almost every product of the farm. This
bill was strougly opposed by Wall street,
Tho Senate declined to pass this measure
of relief.
a. The Damcratio Hour, despite Re
publican filibufltering, pasaad a law which
forfeits Si. 323,990 acres of grants to rail
roads, and restores this land to the public
domain for the use of the people of the
United States. The Republican Senate
has refused to even consider this measure
of relief
3. Tho Democratic IIouso has sought to
enforce the principle that all taxation
should be levied for publio purposes, and
that the heaviest burdens uhould be put
upon the luxuries and tho lightest upon
tne necessaries oi me. The McKimay bill
was not repealed boeause it was known
that the Republican Senate and Executive
would kill the measure. But measures cf
relief b& e been adopted, and they have
not even been accorded a hearing by the
Republican Senate."
What were these measures of relief ?
(a) . The duty on tin-plate was reduced
one cent per pound, Oeleber 1st, and put
ting this article of prime necessity on the
free list two years thereafter. "
(b) , Cotton bagging, - machinery " for
manufacturing ootton bagging, cotton ties,
and ootton gins were placed on the free
list
(o). Binding twine, an article of agri.
cultural necessity, was placed on the free
list. .
(d) . ' Any ores containing silver and load
in which the value of M;ver is iu excess of
the load, was placed u the free list.
(e) ' Tourists were forbiddau from Iin.
porting, free of duty, wearing apparel and
other porseaal tffeots into the United States
exceeding $100 in value.
(f) . The duty on wool was removed.
and the duties on woollen goods reduced
more than one-half of the present schedule.
To show the Sweeping reduction and para
mount importauoo of this reduction it is
but necessary to state that from this article,
uudtr the present lnw, one-tenth of all the
taxrs imposed for the support of govern
ment is derived.
The Republican Senate has refused to
consider cither oue of theuo measures of
relief.
i. A bill was reoommeuded by the
House committee on postoffices and post'
roads, of which Hon. John S. Henderson
is chairman, repealing the act of the bil
lion dollar Congress which provides enor.
mous subsidies to certain steamship lines.
It will pas at the next session.
5, The house committee recommended,
and the House endeavored to pass a bill
for the election of Senators by the people
but act on on this bill was defeated by the
dilitory tactics of the Republican mmority,
which endeavored to secure Federal con
trol of such elections.
6. In legislation one of the t-lBces any,
party cau perform is to prevent bad legis
lation. 'J his the Domocrutio House did.
We do not hesitate to say that these
measures would have brought much relief
to our people. The Republican Senate
thwarted th Democratic desire to secure
tbeir passuge. We do not believe there is
the shade or nhadow of a chanoe to pass
either of these bills, or any other remedial
legislation, except through a Democratic
adminiitrtuioa in all three branches of
government.
CLEVELAND'S RUGGED HON.
ESTY.
The last article written by George Wil
liam Curtis for Harper's Weekly on a polit
ical subject appeared in its iwsue of July 9,
comparing the work of the Minneapolis
and Chicago conventions. The difference
in the nominations, Mr. Curtis says, "was
this, that Mr, Harrison was put forward
by a convenliou in which a lavge number
of his own office-seekers took part, and it
was not a nomination of enthUbiasm. Mr.
Cleveland's was a nomination of preference
and enthusiasm." As to the question of
Mr. Cleveland's strength ia 1388, Mr. Curtis
said, in concluding this last article:
Cleveland vas the instinctive aud enthu
siastic choice of his party as tho leader iu
this campaign. At no point that we can
see is ha a weaker candidate, but every
where he is stronger than in 1831 and 1838.
He has a certain rugged honesty and plain
ness of character aud speech which gives
him a popularity not shared by any other
public man. The Republican papers ridi.
cnle his frieuda idolaters. But the feel,
ing at which they sneer is pn.doced by a
frank integrity which justifies and invites
entire confidence. He seems to us to enter
upon the campaign with greater personal
Eopularhy and with a ruuch wider publio
npwlcdge and approval of tho issues that
he represents than ever b.-fore.
. Mr. Curtis' opinion of Cleveland's popu.
purity w. aptly expressed. It is tbt honest
ruggedoess of the man that has made him
so strong with the American .people and
which has rendered hid personal popularity
so remarkable. Ex .
1 .L"S. . Ul .1X1 ." ! . .mt '."
People on the fence never weir.h much.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
"The following ia the State Demo
cratic platform as adopted by. tho
State convention assembled Maj 18 :
Resolved, 1. That the democracy of
North Carolina reaffirm the principles of
the democratic party both State aud natio
nal; and particularly furor the free coinage
of Eilvor and a'u increase of the currency,
and the repeal cf the internal revenue
syxtem. And we denounae the McKinley
tariff bill as unjiBt to the consumers of tho
country, ami loading to tho formation of
truuts, combine aud monopolies which
havu opprosed the paoplo ; and especially
do -we denounce tha naiHcesary and bur
densome increase ia the tax on ootton tie
and ou tin, so largely u3ed by the poorer
portion of the poopie. We likewise de
nounce the inequitous force bill, .whieh is
not yet abandoned by tha republican party,
but is being urged as a measure to be
adopted 03 soon as thej regain control of
the House of Representatives, the purpose
and effect of which measure will be to es
tablish a second period cf reconstruction in
tho Southern States, to subvert tha liberties
of our people and inflame a new race an.
tugonUm and sectional animosities.
2. That we demand financial reform,,
and the enactment cf laws that will remove
the burden tf the r-eorjla rlat;v tn th
existing agricultural depression. ' and do
full and ample justice to the farmers and;
laborers ol our country. ' ,
3. That we demand the abolition of
national banks, and the substitution of legal
tender treasury notes iu . lien of national
bank notes, issued in sufficient volume to
do the business of the oonntrv on a eash
eystexa, regulating the amount needed on
a per capita basis as the business interests
of the country expand, and that all money
issued by the governments-shall be legal
tender in pay tr.cn t of all debts, both publio
and private. .
4, . That we demand that Congress shall
isMQiw out laiTAKO BUAU VAAOUlUIUJjr Jt7CTa
l,m afllint n m 11 1 '
and mechanical productions; providing
such stringent system of procedure in trials
& b4 filial! a ti a nrmiml aa w i .n a ... .1 2M
posing such penalties as shail secure most
perfeot compliance with the law.
5- That we demand the free and unlinU'
ted coinage of silver.
6. That we demand the passage of laws
prohibiting the alien ownership of land,
and that Congress take early steps to devise
Fome plan to obtain all lauds now owned
by alieu and foreign syndicates ; and thai
all lauds now held by railroads and other
corporations, in hXcess of euch as is aota
ally used and needed by them, be reclaimed
by the government and held for actual
settlers only. -:j -, - ,
7. Believing in the doctrine of "eqaat
rights to all and special privileges to nosef,r
w demaud that taxation, national or State, '
Bhull not be used to build up one interest'
or clas at the expense of another. We
believe that the money of i the country
snouid be Kept as much as possible in tiie
hands of tho people, aud hence wo demand
that all revenue, national, State or county,
halt bo limited to tho necessary ex pensee
of the government economically and hoo
estly administered.
8. That Congress issue a sufficient'
amount of fractional paper earrenoy t
facilitate the exchange through the medium
of thu United Slates mail.
Resolved, That the General Assembly
pass such laws as will , make the public
hchool sj Htom mere effective that the blet
sings of education may be extended to all '
the people of the Slate alike.
II ... .1 . M A J L.I I -
iuut nt ucmauu a fci&uuuieu tax ou in
comes. THE DEMOCRATIC PLAT.
rOF.Irl ON THE FORCE DILL.
"We solemnly declare that the need of
return to the fundamental principles of free
popular government, based on home rale
d individual liberty, was never more
urgent than now, when tho tendency to
centralize all power at the Federal capital
nas income a menace to the reserved
rights of the States that strikes at the very
rootaol'our Government aud the Consti
tution as framed by the fathers of tho
repub.ic.
"Wo warn be people of our common
country, jealous for the preservation of
their free institution, that the nolicv of
tho Fodoral control of -elections to which
the Republican party has committed iUalf
is I.dugbt with gravest dangers, scaroely
less rucneutou than would result from a
i evolution practically establishing monarchy
on the ruius ut the republic It strikes at
lis .Norm as well as the 3 juth and injures
the colored citizen even more than the
white. It means a horde of deputy mar
shals at every polling-place armed with
FoderU power; returning boards appointed
auu controlled by Federal authority ; the
oiureg-j ci me electoral rights of. the peo',
pie iu the Beyeral States ; the subjugation
of the colored people to the oontrol of the
party in power, and the reviving of race
antagonism, now happily abated, of the
Utmost;pem to the safety and happiness of
all a measure deliberately and Justly de
scribe-a by a leading Republican (senator as
"the most iu famous bill that ever crossed
the threshold of the Senate."
WORDS OF WISDOM.
The hair-splitter is always busy.
Tho way to get good is to do good.
We need days of trouble to teach XM.
A spider never finds any honey in
flower. ;
-The peacemaker need never be out of
employment.
The same opportunity never knocks at
anybody's door but ouoe.
If you can't be rich yoa can become well
off by being contented,
- The mau who goes to sohool to his dU
takes has a good teacher,
- The student who drops study when L
graduates will never be a scholar.
The sight draft of a goed bank is worth
as much in winter as in summer.
The best thing to do when we cat? a;'5,
tree any other direction iJ to lok itrc' V
up. . - '