Tim OBSERVER.
fayetteville; n. c.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1896.
E. J. HALE, Editor and Proprietor.
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E. J. HALE, Jr., Btuineis Manager.
FOE PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES m 1901 ,
WIIililAM J. BRYAN,
OF NEBRASKA.
IGNORANCE.
A Indon cable in yesterday' papers
reports that excellent crank, Mr. Labou
chere, as saying:
"If Bryan had been wise he would have
gone iri for bi-metallism, if it pleased him to,
but he could nave left the ratio indefinite.
His ratio meant the right of all to repudiate
half his obligation's" without this bettering any
one in the future."
That shows how densely ignorant this
London editor and Member of Parliament
is of the a b c of the money question. ' 'His
ratio meant the right of all to repudiate
half his obligations." The value of money
depends upon the supply. There were 8
thousand millions of gold and silver coin
in the world, half gold, half silver. The
demonetization of the silver half doubled,
we will say, the value of the other half,
and by so much cheated every taxpayer
and debtor in the land. The opponents
of silver remonetization, who rest their
opposition on moral grounds, do so upon
the ground that any increase in the sup
ply of money disturbs the relation of
debtor and creditor. It is therefore only
a question of degree of immorality when
it is proposed to restore free silver coinage
at any ratio.
It is not pertinent to the main question,
but it may be interesting to note that if
silver coinage were restored at the present
commercial ratio it wonld fix the value of
the 4 thousand millions of silver coins at
2 thousand millions of dollars, so that the
value of the "yardstick" would neither be
8 thousand millions of dollars, as it was
prior to 1873. nor 4 thousand millions, as
it has been since Foster and Carlisle began
redeeming Treasury notes in gold only,
but 6 thousand millions an arithmetical
compromise in which the moral question
does not enter at all.
Of course every Democrat understands
that the question of ratio is a detail of leg
islation. 16 to 1 is named in the Demo
cratic platform because the legal ratio has
not been changed from that. The Demo
crats at the extra session of '93 offered to
change the ratio, but Mr. Cleveland and
his purchased henchmen would not listen
to that proposition.
The commercial ratio condition of ac
cepting free coinage is like the interna
tional one: they are both urged when Con
gress and the International Conference are
not sitting.
IS THE ANGLO SAXON DEAD?
The Now York World says:
"The voters who were appealed to in classes
voted in masses against repudiation and a
cheaper and poorer dollar. Free silver is as
dead as its predecessor, the greenback delu
sion."
But the World fails to take note of that
division of classes in the late election
which the ignorance and prejudice of the
negroes has erected according to race
lines. Looked at in this way which is
the only way in which the proud race that
conquered this new world can look at it
without loss of self-respect it will be seen
that the "dead" issue carried the white vote
of this great country by the enormous
majority of one and a quarter millions.
The Anglo-Saxon instinct must be dead.
then.'if the issue which that race has just
now so overwhelmingly supported, is dead.
Oar foolish "metropolitan" contempo
raries would do well to metfd their powers
of observation before delivering another
ex cathedra opinion on the lessons of the
election.
Speaking of the "greenback delusion,"
by the way, how about those dishonest
greenbacks, worth 40 cents on the dollar,
with which most of the present bonds were
bought!' It was the mere chance of war
which made them "good" and the Con
federate notes worthless.
CR AIRMAN MANLY.
Chairman Manly, of the State Demo
cratic executive committee, and Secretary
Thompson, deserve the thanks of the Dem
ocratic party for the splendid service ren
dered by them in the late campaign. The
difficulties that confronted Mi. Manly in
the abnormal and unprecedented situation
which existed were greater than it is possi
ble for any one not present with him in
the fight to imagine. Almost the same
stupid influences that prevented fusion
with the Populists in State matters were
marshalled against the project for electoral
fusion that resulted so gloriously.
The Chairman and his excellent staff
take with them into their temporary re
tirement the benedictions of all Democrats
who appreciate able, patriotic and untir
ing labor in their party's service.
CURRENT COMMENT.
We had occasion to notice, the other
day, the use, by two different State pa
pers, of the expression "he done it," or
"that is what done it." To-day we find a
writing signed by a North Carolina states
man in which occurs that worse vulgar
ism "if he had have done." What are we
coming to any way ? Has the success of
the negro candidate for the Presidency
and of the negro candidate for the Gov
ernorship knocked us off our pins in every
thing ?
In the next Senate.
Washington Star.)
The man who sits contentedlv down and
says silver is done for has not looked into
a -m- -mm m m . m
anytning. ne puts a light estimate upon
the men in the Senate who have vowed to
support silver to the last ditch. This is a
phase of the situation to which little study
has been given. The prospects are fair
that the sound money men will control
the Senate after March next, but their
majority will not be large, if it should be
a majority at ail. lne minority is made
up of strong, able men legislators who
have as much experience ?.s those on the
other side. Teller, Morgan and Vest, it
is cited, are matches for the brightest men
on the other side. The political student
sees that these men are not going to fold
their hands in the Senate. It is certain
that from the beginning of the first or
extra session of the next congress these
men, backed by a solid following, will be
gin the struggle of their lives for mastery
in politics. The greatest game of politics
ever played in the Senate of the United
States is on. Every move to be made,
and which must be met bv the renuhli-
cans, will be in the interest of silver. If
it aoes not take the shape of bills for sil
ver remonitization, it will come in other
forms. It will be a continual olav to re
flect upon the administration and to
strengthen the cause of the white metal
Nothing will be left undone. The silver
men will meet often and caucus over the
developments of the situation. They will
act-practically as a unit. It will he np.
culiar if there is anv divergence of roads
for the various silver elements now. They
are bound by a compact which thev can
not part. They may difter on the issue
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Dissolution Notice.
The law copartnership heretofore existing
under the style of Robinson & Bidgood, has
been dissolved by mutual consent, Mr. Bid
good having accepted a professional appoint
ment with the Atlantic Coast Line R. R. Co.
Both of the former partners will continue
the practice of law at this place and will oc
cupy adjoining offices in the new building re
cently erected by Mr. H. Lutterloh on Don
aldson street. H. McD. ROBINSON.
Oct. 29, 1896 C. W. BIDGOOD.
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Men's Undershirts 20o. to $2.50
Men's Drawers 20o. to $2.50.
Children's Vests 12i to 50e.
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District Manager,
Fayetteville, N. O.
Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley
JOHN GILL. RECEIVER.
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CONUlNSED schedule.
In Effect October lNlh, 1N96.
Railway
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NORTH BOUND CONNECTIONS.
at Fayetteville with Atlantic Coat Line tot J
points North and East, at Sanford with the be.iboar
Air Line, at Greensboro with the Southern K wa;
Company, at Walnut Cove with the ololl &
Western Railroad for Winston-Salem.
SOUTH BOUND CONNECTIONS
at Walnut Cove with the Norfolk & WefJ
road for Roanoke and points North m&ww
Greensboro with the Southern Railway tornp
for Raleigh, Richmond and all points i
East, at Fayetteville with the Atlantic
for all points South, at Maxton with the beaoo
Air Line for Charlotte, Atlanta and all pomta
and Southwest. w KyLEi
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