The Gastonia _ _D,TO*»d to iToteotloo ot Bom* ui4 th* lntnr«*f Vol. XVIII. (■j&.rjfSKUfth*.) Gastonia, N. 0.. April 22, 1897. POLITICAL FORECAST for 1900 THOKAB Q. 8HEABMAV BATS THE BEPOBLIOAH PABTY WILL BE DEFEATED. Mu mStoti a Vlvlary of lk« ISIIvar Hwa la IIHIO awl Um laipMltiwa of a Taa «a ZaralH'-SWaUlma Tart* Fallcy CMitaafC. ThtHoua O. Wwnan In New York Than, lfUk There U small credit to b« gained now for foresight in predicting s ter rific defeat for the Republican Party In 1S1M and 1900. Mon nf my person al friends are Bepobllcan In politics; and 1 have jet to moot one of them who does not antlolpate this defeat. I may, therefore, bo permitted to say that I bare constantly predicted Re publican defeat In both 1896 and 1900; ever since tbs sight of tbs eleetlons In 1804, when It seemed, to superficial observers, as it the Repoblloan Party bad been restored to power for twenty year*. Last October yon published a report of some remarks In a Brooklyn meeting. In which 1 distinctly foretold not only tbe greal Republican victory of 1896, bat an equally great Republi can defeat In 1808 and 11)00. This forecast of tbe future wss not founded upon any guesswork, bat was based npon a long atadj of political history and upon knowledge of tbe conditions surrounding end controlling the Incoming Administration and Congress. I have never for one mo ment shared in tbe bopeful views of those Democrats who believed that the tax on raw wool, once repealed, would not be restored. Ou the contrary, It has been my firm conviction, constant ly expressed, that tbs restoration of tbs McKinley dalles on wool would be tbe first act of tbe Republican Party on ita restoration to power. Neither bare I ever been deceived for a mo ment by Dm ostentatious professions of Republican managers during the Ust campaign as to moderation le dealing with the tariff. PBOTKCTI01»I*T6 C AN NOT DE XODETl ATK. Moderation ie impossible to protec tion Lila. Each wants something ex oesslvo and outrageous for Ml own pe culiar benefit; aud therefore be is forced to coneedo to every one else tbe same exoesalve privileges Moreover, tbe wry certainty which all protec tion lit managers now foil of defeat In 1900 impels them to exossalve imposi tions during tbe abort period of their power. If they had any hope of re taining power for twenty years, they would b« content with a more moder ate amount of extortion, prolonged over that period; bat u they know that their time Is short, they resemble another personage who is described, on high authority, as greatly enraged by this consciousness. They want to make as ojucu In their four years of power as they would be content, under other circumstances, to make In twenty. Por one, 1 do not regret In the least this prodigious scheme of public plun der for private benefit. This new tar iff. which is, upon all points In which the protected plunderers are really In terested, from SO to 39 per cent, higher than the McKinley tariff, will produce a tremendous reaction lu favor of free trade. The majority agsiost tbe oew tariff. In 18(18, will 1m greater than the majority against Uie McKinley tariff in 18*2, sod in 1001 ILa new President and Congress will be prepared for a measure of far mote • weeping reform than even the urlgloal Wilson bill, much more tbau Lite Dorman bill of 1304. silver victory ron 1900. The cause of free trade will take abundant care of Itself. Its victory Is mured. A vastly more important question just now hr. What will be the effect of this reaction un the currency question I 1 regret to say that nil present appearances Indioate that la 1900 ths country wlU be swept over the stiver precipice. Tbe silver men have complete control aver the Democratic organixatlon, and they will, with Jus tice, feel eo certain of rsgatnlue the vote* of oue million gold Democrats, In Uie reaction against the lMngley tariff, that tho prospect of any terms of reconciliation being offered on ths sliver question Is very doubtful. Moreover, by adbereneo to the free ■liver leeue, they will have thirty live Elector*! vote* guaranteed to Ultra from the mining States, for any kind •f tariff, or no tariff at atl, whloh they would loea on any other l»»ue. Noth ing will induet them to riek tbe loan of thee* Slate*, except each united action uo the part of New York, New Jeraey, and Connect lent aa would convince them that the vote* of thoae Stale* eould oarlalolv bn had for the Demo cratic! Party without allver, and eould not probably be bad otherwise. But the probability la that by 1U00 New York and New Jeney will be ready to vote for any Democratic ticket In preference to any Bepubllean. The maul feat bad faith of the He publican Parly In puatponlng the ■ett lenient of tbe earreoey question to Uie next eeeeton or Oongreaa, In which, moreover, It U nnlikely that aaythlng whatever will be agreed upon, la likely ly make gold Democrat* feel that the Bepubllean Party oauuot be truaUd for any perpoe* or under any pledgee whatever. MCCOMK TAX am,L VKXACINd. Another Important qneatlon looming np In the near future le that of lit* in some t*x. The Democratic l»*ny will oartalaly be united In 1(100 In favor of some hind of Income tax. Tim New York brokers, who raised tbe food by ■aeane of wbleh litigation again*t tl<« income tax of 1MM w*a eucoeaafu'ly maintained, have entirely forgotten. ID their rejoicing over the danger*** deotsloa of Mm Supreme Coart In their favor, by a majority of one, that the Hopreme Court at the tame time i>r*e tloalty decided by a large majority, If not by ananlmoaa rota, ih*t a Ux up on the Income* of banker*, broaera, merchants, and manufacturers, dt rived from their boiloMi earnings, would bo perfectly constitutional, al though not apportioned according to population. This, of course, U to ull of us tba most objectionable, and la fsol on* may say tbe only objectionable part of the inooma lax. Tbe New York (took broker* who prooured tbe Into decision against tbs Income tax bad no real objection agaluat thr Imposition of such a tax upon rants, and very little objection to suok a tax upon tbe profits of corpora tions and other Investments. What they revolted against was the require ment of returns as to personal earn ings. But what tbs Supreme Court has decided 1s that rents and Inoomt* from Sxed Investments cannot be thus taxed, while earnings of every kind can be; and therefore the nest Income tax lew will impose a tax upon earn ings twice as heavy as that of 1801, be cause tbs loss of the lax on rants and Investments most be mod* up. All that part of tba Income tax lew which Involved Inquisitorial method*, aud put e premium upon perjury, will therefore lie put Into foroe; while laud lords, who contributed noth log to the expense of tbe late litigation, will en joy entire exemption and enjoy a quiet laugh at their xealoui and eel (sacrific ing frieoda, the New York brokers, who will have the privilege of paying, not only their ahare of taxes, but that of the landlords to boot. I hope that It 1s not ueoesaary, and yetit mar ho just m wall to state ex plicitly that this forecast is not made because I enjoy the prospect or approve of the pUds which are likely te be car ried out, except so far as an Increased measure of freedom of trade la In volved. But to maoy basinoss men are living In a fool’s paradise, from which In the course of a few years they will rudsly awakened, that It seem* right to glva them some slight warning uow. TUtaN» Unwlw IMHt, Wimaui B. Curia in Cbloaso Uecor*. Senator Tillman la softeniog; he baa lost much of hta Oereeogee and baa bung hta pltehfork up In the rack. Id hia interview with the president tbe other dsv he allowed a disposition to be Irleodly, and aaid he wauled to do •verything be oouid to make tbe prss eot administration a success. l'be ooDTtraaUoc waa not fully reported at tho time; but it bat since been dis closed that be told the president Ik) was not so uncompromising Id his at titude and radical In Ida Ideas aa peo ple generally supposed. While bo be lieved in a low tariff and the free coinage of silver, he was willing to have a fair trial of tbe president's plat form, and would throw no obstacles in tbe way of tbe adoption of hta recom mend a iron a. lie wanted whatever waa beat for tbe country. If it waa demon strated that a gold standard, a reform of tbe currency and a higher tariff were for lbs welfare of the people, he was willing to change bli views nod stand by them. He would not promise to support any of these propositions In tbe senate; but he said be would not oppose tbem. If they were adopted and proved acceptable and brought prosperity, he would be wiUlog to con fess that he luu been wrong. He had already learned much since he came Into public life, and wav willing to learn more. For tire president per sonally he said ba bail highest admira tion nod confidence, because he be lieved litm to be sincere and unselfisb, and he would like to be considered s friend. Henator Tillman made refer ences to President Cleveland, which, however, were not so complimentary. It wan Mltogether a frank and manly declaration, and Fresldant McKinley was very much gratified at tbe good feelings displayed. Mr. Tillman has repealed bis seam Mous to several mem bers of the cabinet since. "•«< Are ilw tiaarl/lun MntivmT n. r. 'ximu, Ur. John D. llockfeller't offer lo cite the llapUst Home anil Foreign Missionary Hoc let let 8*00,000 provided they can raise an equal amount from otlu r sonrofs, illostratas ooe peculiar trait of human nature, sad the faUU ®cot of bis eonditloa, la regard lo which there U llUle or no doubt, will bring several trails not loss Interesting into play. Mr. Boekefsller is an ex perl*need benefactor-of Baptists, dis tinctly os such—and be knows that they, like any other body of men, will moke energetic efforts to get bis quar ter million. Whether, having aecured it, the sense of having earned the money will not detract from their appreetatlou of his generosity to some degree lea question into which It is not necessary to eoler, bnt legitimate curiosity may be sxpresssd at to Just wbal mol Ives will underlie tbs making of each minor contribution. Will they be out-and-out offerings to a good cause, or will llwy bo anmi-eonaoiensly regarded a* a means of binding a sort of bargain too advsotagsons to be neglected? Not all of them, certainly, sad perhaps net many of them, would reach tbe suggested destination with out the Incentive which Mr. Hooke fellor presents, while he. In turn, may ftol a satisfaction bard to dados In thus loosening tbs purse strings of hie fallow-sectarian*. The subject U ooe with many breaches, and Investigation of It would carry ooe deep lolo ph»y chologjr, ethics, and economics. if. ■!■!% iifUWfy IW r«B. Tills Is the beet medicine In tbe world for all forms of Couth* and Colds and for Consumption. Rv«ry bottle Is guorsoteed. It will ears and not disappoint It has no equal for Whooplug Ooegk, Asthma, Hsy Fever Pneumonia, Hronclillta, La Grippe, Cold to the Hood and for Consumption It It **fs for all age*, pleasant to lakn, sad, above all, a sure ours. It Is al ways well to tak* Dr. King's New Lire Fill* In eoa it net k>ti with Dr. King's N*w Dlseovsry, a* they regulate an.l tone the stomach sad hovels. \V* guarantee perfect autlafnetiun or re turn money. Free trial botUo nt J. it. CintMY A 0.1. Drug Hiore. BILL ARP’S WEEKLY LETTER RANDOM BEMABXB OB TO DLH& LET TABUT BILL. "Mactatll guuuwT la tuuS-II w** ■« Wise rinl laM "(Mih to Hlac'-wiiiKua aem » m*to«y Ha iwt mmiM. BUI Aipu AiMntoOwwUluUuo. In my last letter I Mid that 1 did not know who flrrt Mid "ootton la king." Tbla admission of ay Igno rance aeemi to Itare surprised end awakened some of ay Carolina friends and now I know Cron many aouroea t^at ftx-Qorafnor Hammond said It In • speech In tba Untied States senate In 1806, during tba debate on the admis sion of Keosas. It was a great speech, for be wm a great man. It was a states right speech such as Oalboun might have mads, and In it he Mid: "No, air, you dare not make war on ootton—ootton Is king. Until lately the beck of Bngland was king, bat lest fall aba triad to pot the screws upon our cotton crop and waa utterly van quished—cotton Is klug.” That speech gave mooli offense at tba north and wun for bins the title of "Mudsill Hammond," for In it be mid: "Lo ail social systems there must be a class to do the drudgery of life—a class requir ing but a low order of iolelleet and but little skill. Th|a class must have rigor, docility, end OdelUy. Much a class you must have, or you would not hare that other and higher class which I loads progress, raQncmeat and clrllUe nun. aan ulterior class oontutules the very mud*ilia of society sod of government, and you might as well attempt to build a house Io tbe air as tu build except upon tbe mudsills. Fortunately for tb* south, she has a race adapted to that purpose. We call them alaves—a word discarded by ears polite—but yoa have a similar claat at tbe uorth. Yes. yoa btve it—It I* there. It is everywhere. It is eternal-’’ I remember bow the northern press scarified him for hi* mudsill speech, but be epoke the truth and it Is still the truth, aod more so lor tbe mudsills are more no mere us now io proportion to population. Almost everybody in tills region U a mudsill, and if that Dlngloy tariff bill becomes a law the masses will all be mudsill for the priv ileged and protected classes Tbe oomtnon people of a nation can never prosper under a protective tariff until a man can lift tumaelf np by the straps on bis boots. Only the protected will prosper and they are but a small class compared with tbe unprotected. Even Mr. Atkinson, tba Boston statesman, says the Dingley bill will prove a har den on tbe people and brlog In but little revenue. But I did not intend to branob oft on this tariff qumtlon, though it Is an alarming and serious one to tbe south ern people, for we manufacture noth ing to apeak of. Everything in this room where 1 am writing caao from tbe north. I have been working in my garden all day with northern tools and even tbe wheelbarrow has the stamp of “Grand Rapids’’ upon It, I didn’t used to be n mudsill, but I am now aod tar bands ire so crumped by digging aod forking tlie ground that I can hardly hold tlio pen ui my finger*. But Senator Uammoud did not ose that word io any Invldions sense. He did oot mean to sling mod at anybody. He had built a mill nn his farm and knew that it waa necessary for the mudsill to be sunk deep down below the water and quicksand or else tbe floods wuuld wash the min awny. Protection props will not protest the mill uoless ihe foundation is laid deep and strong, and It la tb* toll and sweat of labor that make* our food and clothing, J.abor Is the modslU—the foundation of society and gortrument. Extinguish labor for a year or half a year or even a month and the Goulds and As tors sod Vanderbilts would perish. Wa are told that there Is never a week’s supply of food In New York end those millionaires couldn’t ride and wo Didn’t walk to tha west after It. 1 am mighty sorry for these rieb and bel plea* people. Just let tlio trains stop running and tho cooks quit cooking and all the butchers and ba «ri snopa d* Closed ror lack or sup plies mod all tha hones get out of food what would becomes of tbe millionaires la Maw York city T They would be ti be)plea* u a pelated ship upon a painted ooean. They would ba Ilka Mr. Kona*. who aaya he will give any man a million dollar! who will restore his sight. The mudsills must not be dishonored, for they are tbe only olass who are falfllllngdestiny, for the lord said to the man, "by the sweat of thy feca shalt tbou eat breed " Yes, I \m s mudsill right now, sud If It is aeurae it brings a blessing with it. I work bard at manual labor and grt all over In a sweat of perspiration, as On he says, and I feel proud of my day's work sud Mrs. Arp gate off her matronly dignity and walk* out to see what I have done sud condescends s few re mark* of ap probet ion. That saLtedes mo till asxl morning whin l work some mors before breakfast—work makes me forget to brood over IItils (roubles end it gives me a good supn tlte sad my food digests and I steep better and snore less and don't cry out with lbs nightmare. It Is a blessed privilege to be a mudsill, a horny -handed son of toll, for It sa curss good health and brings a mao nearer to hi* Creator, for lie was made out of dirt and into dirt he mast re turn. Adam worked lu a gemcn and so do I. Eve stepped around a..d smiled on Adam while he tolled and so does Mia Arp smile on me. go let tbe tariff roll on. It woa't alTeot what I raise In my gardeu, I reckon. The example of W. W. Brewer, Baa. Justice of the pesos and prominent rltiien of lit JewaU, Pa., is worthy of rtoalallon. lie says: VI never leave home without a bottle of Cham net lam's Cnile Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy and always reooamend It to my friends It Is tlw beat I ever used, aiid nevi-r fills to gtvs tmmedlata re lief." Kor sain by J. K. Curry. A Uo., Druggist*. Advertise Id Bosioess Locals. A •mall advertisement In the bod nee* Iocel* department of tbl* paper will often- nearly alwaye—bring you what you want. Have you eometbiof apodal to toil r —Oi" Do you want to buyaapeelal irtlole 7 Do you want to rant a bouao 7 — OB — Have you a hoeao to rant 7 Have you found eometbinf and want to know the owner 7 —Oi— Do you want to nod a loot article or recover an Betrayed animal 7 Do you want a clerk, or book-keeper, or other help 7 —OB— Do you want cut to men or callen on •pedal daya 7 Do you want to borrow money 7 —on— Havo you money to load 7 Do yon wiot to engage a teaohtr f —OK— Do you want a situation to teaoh f —OK— Whatever Yon Want, Try an advertisement for It la busloem Uxsata. Nearly every time It will bring you the object of yoer quest, and tba eoet Is small. Only JO coots <1 line /bit week nndS cents a line tack Merit thereafter. Try u Id in Buiiess Ucils — IM— The Gastonia Gazette. Kki.iuiox, ssXT ts ksk. IMS ike drentewt t.«r ef Xaaklad. ■eye «* SUT. a. C. 11 on the west oaaat to the capture of the festive ■ liver king. At Fort Myera be bed axoelleat luck, landing three Urn terpen, besides having a very exciting ad roe tare with e hue spotted shark. They were oat *»hlnd ooj day, Mr. Prlnoe, Ihe-gatde, and Mr. Foster of PhlladelpbU. They had greet luck, catching two doe ter poo, the larger weighing lid pounds aad 8 oanass and being over five feet loDg. The larger ooefooght fiercely sod required all of Mr. Prtnoe'e efforts to land him euocsMfoUy. i Hot the moat exulting event of the day waa their osptnra, as it were, by a big spotted shark. Alter the laat tar pon bud been landed. It was one half an hour before they reoeived another bits, the fish seeming to have left the Place. There’s shirk round here,” re. marked Saunders, the guide, sagely. "If them Sab Imre this way, it shows these ugly brutes an sear by.” Hardly bad be oeaeed speaking be fore there cioss a riotous tog at Mr. Prisoo’e Use, aad a Mgcbanuel barn jumped oat of the water to Its Brat rush. At It settled dove into tbe water there eras a furious agitation underneath, and tbe form of a big ■hark waa seen aa be grappled tbo Ash and rashed to one elds, snapping the lloe short off. The lose or hie Bsb made Mr. Prtnoe mad, and be rowed revenge. There was a long shark line and hook In the boat, aad, pet. ting a delicate monel on tbe Mg Ires book, it wm thrown overboard near where tbe shark bed disappeared. Not many minutes el speed before tbe lloe straightened out tool with a violent jerk that, made the boat tremble from ooe end to tbe other, and tbe Mg brute was sees to he securely hooked. Finding himself caught, be thrashed the water violently, tossing op tbe •pray dumss of feet, aad making a great commotion generally. One maa was stationed at the bow, balding the rope. It being wound round a strong •tan eh ton betide him. Finding that he Could not escape, the Mg water tiger churned the water up aad down, darting to and fro, and finally, with a settled vlelaenam, started for the boat. Ae be cams up Saunders skillfully avoided tbe rush, and as tbe shark pasted by. lie gleaming teeth showing in the clear water, be gave It a vteiou Jab with their big gaff. The shark returned tbe ooinplimentby an op ward flip of lte tall that sent about half a band of water Into the boat aod made it rock furiously. He then started off in ■ new direc tion, the boat being whirled round by the tightening of the rope an If It was on a pivot. "Look out there 1” shouted Saun ders; "be Is In for a long tow. Watch tbe rope caiefuily.” Adu so It proved. Back sod forth over tbe bay tbe big shark towed the boat, sometimes at railroad spetd, and tbssi again slacking op. At one time, thinking that be waa pretty well ex hauatpd, Mr. Prlnoe drew !o tbe line and got the shark within sir Ik tug dis tance, wbeu a small harpoon that they bad In the boat was thrown at him. Ae tbe iron penetrated bit side, the Mg fellow gave a leap forward, the rape going ont no rapidly aa to bom Mr. Prince's hands. It ran out until held by Uis stanchion st the end. and the boat was tewed forward m rapidly that the water burst over tbe side. There wm do way of unoolling lhe rope, and tbe boat seemed to be going deeper and deeper as the angry Osh In creased its speed. Mr. Prince wm loth to ont tbe rape, ut ba was anxious to recare tbe big Osh. As tbe speed Increased lower went the boat antd it was half fall of water. Bauoders, tbe guide, grew a little aaxious at he glanced around; they were fully two ml lea from shore, and In tbe staking of the boat there would bs a serious affair. "Cut the rope, Mr. Prlnea,” st muted be Anally; "be is too much for us thin time. This Is a darned predicament, but we can’t help it.” ■Mr. Prince waited a few seconds longer, bat, finding that the boat wus becoming watartogged aad that time was danger of ■ catastrophe, be un willing seised a hatchet that lay on tbe thwart aod ent tbe rope. Tbe released boat came to a stop, rocking on tbe smooth surface of the water, while tbe lmt seen of tbe upright harpoon to tbe •bark it wm tart speeding nut to ma ■t the rate of about forty mile* an boor. Mr. Prince, |D relating his advsotora. mys that It wee one of tbs jolt lest that be bas ever experienced la them waters, and bet for the fact of hie guide's cau tion be believes that he would bevs stuck to hie Bek until tbe boat wm under water, a* he was aa wroegbt np with the excitement o' the chase that he hod forgotten their peril - I*y yt»r ijpUni cwrptti <*, oM Mvayaum: 30 el*, « hundred it Uw HAmrrrmmlot*. ft* C. Loom,In Tbe General AaneaMy of MOT aad* » *nr pnWtc •obooi iy«Uin. 1 writ* tola that tooee wbo art intonated Id our public echoola msy nadeataad toe nature of Use ehaoauu made 1. AUtbu power* aad datlaa, which tw county ootnmltttoMrs bow hira am to* public acbaola, arc baraaftw to b* axaroiaad by a county hoard of •dncaUOD of tbrue member*. alaotad by tba board of county eommladocan Md dark of too court aad n«‘tter of dmda. Thia board of oduoatioo bald* o«e* for a tom of tome yuan aadla to to elected on toe Brat Holiday la Jdm, MOT. The boaM wUl begin Ihelr $“£*••«> *ha Brat Mooday in Jaly MOT. aad four annual meeting* of to* board moat to told, and non nay to . a- OnuJTta?Monday lo Joiy,MOT, to* board of edueattoa. tba elerfc of to* arart, aad to* mgtatar of daada will etaot a county oapamaor (or tuper luteadant) of mboale. to aero two yearn. Thia aopenrlaor mat to a practical teacher at to* Una of bit election, or ton had one year** ex perience In teaching. m 1W ooaoty ooord of education will elect loo achool oommUtcomon to meh township at tbelr July moot ing. Thom oommlttceoMu an to have power to lay off tbo towaablpi Into ■elwiol district*, employ all teach ere la U»» townahipa, and apportion tbo aebool food* of tbo towrehlgg Tbo towcahip eommlttoaa bare all tba powers of tbo or scent looal committees In addition to tbo forego In* powers. 4. Tbo third grade certlflcaU la aboUabcd, m well an tho ollao of ooen-! ty examiner. Tbo present oonaty ex aminer', duller wilt bo performed by tbo ooaoty aaporrloor. to addition to there duties which tbo ooaoty examin er now performs, tbo now law makes tbo eoonty reporviaor tbo dark of the board of edaoetkm with power to taa pond uachere, local committee oooenr ing: also the dutlea of rial ting aebools. bolding instltotes etc. The salary of the reparvlnor ia fixed at not taw than *••*.00 nor more than *9 par day for the number of days actually employed. 5. There la n prorlrioa also fora State board of achool examiners who con grant life osrtifiaateo to teachers under oertatn raotrletlona, good any where la tho Stale. All applicable for snob certificates must pay *5.00 when they stake application for examina tion. Thia too goes into the county achool fond. 0- Tbo moot Important change, io «»»e reenacts, to what la sailed tbo “Local Taxation Law” pan of tba present school lew. Section 9 reads thus: "On Tuesday after tba second Mon day ta August, within tbo year 1897, tho board of county oommimloaere of every county shall oauss an election to be lirid la every school district (town ship) In their respective eouuties upon the question of levying a apodal dis trict (townablp) tax for tbs public schools of said district (townablp) and notice of this election shall bo gtvm by tbo county eom miss loners at tbelr regular Jana meeting, and snob notion •ball be published la the oonaty papers and posted on tho school bonses of said districts” (township). This election muss be held. Aa much aa 90 cents on tba one hundred doilnre worth of property may bo levied under this law, and no less than 10 emits on tbo one hundred ddtoro worth of property can be levied. The poll tax ranges from SO cents to 90 cants The law baa Its good points and Its weakness. In theliaads of a partisan board of educatloa nod local school eomrnituemeo the law oao be used as a political machine. Tf go >d man are appointed to fill tbsaa ofltosa, men who have the schools at heart, the law will improve our proeret system. The local taxation feature to ooasaendabla. It allows a rsdiatrictiag of the town ships to the beat ad vantage and all the money a township raises In this way will bo divided pro rata between the races. Tlw State superintendent has tossed a circular to the county oommistlon art, calling tbelr attention to tbo Im portance of leaving politic* out of their select loo of the board* of educa tion and urging that only good trre men and friends of the public so bools bo pul on there boards The eebooto should bo takas oat of poitttosaed will bo soosor or later. Tbe suggre tion of lbs 8uto saportutcodeot to tlaaoly. I would suggest that tbo teachers of tbo county and tlisr friends of tbo pub lic so bools MO tbelr infiuoooo with Lincoln*a board of oestmtoaiosere U tbo end that no mistake to made In tbo scleeUon of our board «f eduoittou. Of count, there will be objection* ralosd against Inmroane of local Uxre fai Mhanto. The treehen and frtoods ofoduwtlon mart meet tosh cVjeo liona. North Corolinn most bare hot Ur reboots, larger ectvool terms, and, moat Important of alt, bettor teachers for tba aobooto. wny wool Mao norm and other friend* of public edecatioa hare * >| Ur coin too at ea oarljr day to dtaouaa ttilm Mw law and to otter aunootloae a* to how It mny bo ear rled oat lo a way tbo wlaaat and monl ■drmUpoooo to tlm public mchooi in tomu? Jmt uadothtm la tbo Inter Oft o# North Carolina, bor inhooU, and tlm aalirunf of tbo —vn> of bor people. I am aura no barm can oomo of much a gathering. Csao. I* Oooa, Uaoalntoa, April U, 18u7. amaeaMw—m umum * rmwb-awawa ami*m Tha Carolina * North XTratera Hall way will piaee oa ante raduend ratra to Naw Yorh (nr April 27th. .ocooat -Ureat Monamoal Gmwae5]a» AM part tea dralrlag to at Mod wilt do well to confer wiu. K. T. reader, (In,, rrel I’unarnm-r Agent, lawnir, N. U ■X The Mf "reform” eteetloa lav, ameMtod by the bat' Tqgldalor*. o» Ulnae two batons that damn* aa pedal notice. Ooe of tfcam we aa* MdftUf oall ^ ^ V"'——TO nr — - - w ^wnaevierm em e^nmv “reformen” who has* ebmorsd eo loudly far ulaeal aslf government.” Wi nter to the efaange mad* la tha guuuir of BDPOintioi tba icfiitfirt •ad poB holdara of town rianfitsis Heretofore, except In thoae towne olhervln^be'bM^'Thrern'ooamh^ dcwcra la every town appointed the person, to bold the aonuTSeUm for mayor aad towo —tt*—‘tirm Tbto elm to agpatetthatr own ebottoa rtiomajmamtpwoslygtvm taUmtewa of Urn Mata goreralro u^rJsactUittes (ma aeetloa »H e(Dm Code,) aad ve bad merer heard of anybody aoggattlng that this right Nmmdbaukau away from then. It certainty teems emin ently right and proper that Urn tows authorities should base aamaob right to appoint thaoSoero to bold their tow* elections, •• the ooaaty authori ties bora to appoint odioeea to bald eocnty eleatioa*. Bat do, tha test "reform” Legislature, whom mamben pretended to be ao otxaag for “total mlf government, ” hare taken away that right from the town comoisstoa « und hare given U to the "coart tbo aoporfor eovrt and the chairman of the board of count? oommlMionwi Xow, Imt'tibia "local ■eK-fov#nim«nt,» with a vengeance ? Tba other feature of this "reform” ebetioa law, to which wo would oaQ attention it He exemption, (rota any arnat certain c rim I Bala, la order that they may rota According to the law of this state awllfol failure to list aUbar poll* or property for taxation it a misdemeanor, punishable by Boa or imorteoament. This Is still (ha tew and U b eontideced necessary ao M to force every taxpayer to boar hie char* of Um public burden, fiat eat “re form” Legislators have given IhteebM of criminal! a peculiar privilege by ex emptlug them frox arrest ‘‘from tha opeclog of the registratioa books noth the day after the election la any gaoer al, aprotal, county or city abotlcn.” fo^b aWd lor the votes of men who Willfully faU to list their property for taxation? ttat.y persons think that do man should be allowed to rote who refurom to pay his taxes. What do aueh parsons think of tbto yaahUar privega this exemption fromarreet— being groatsd to semi wbo not merely bay* refused mrm to Itot tbeir tax* sblecf Is tbto fair sedjustto Urns bonsat Uxpuyars who obey the bw end pay their taxes ? What sort of "reform” Is UHs ? Teretia* aeseteer. Aa isterestiiig towsnit baa Just do reiopod la Salad* ooaaty. It to sapyafiESSs agalnat all tba otbar amrobara for faft aralopaya dm torn. The amoasu •aad for mag* from M to gw. andsa gregnte betwaaa 12,000 and M.dOO. It aroma Uwt Um amaabtloa waa origt* nally n Waned uf tbo Uhaotor aeroeto ttont but afterward bsoamt aa Inde pendent corporattos. At the Urns of tbe ohengs, qalte a number or mem bers refuted to eigu tbo new obliga tions that were rrqaired. Tbo reason waa beeeuaa of esrtabi obfoettousblo ohangsa aad Uia frequency of itsims Mate. They wet* aadcr Um I at pea**' sioa atoo, that ibrir refuaal to alga woali Matte them from farther eh* UfftUone. The plalutlft i« the ease, however, b balding all tha original members reepoeeibTo for tha asrouat be claims. ■ton •M« tuk*MtMr Warm •utrr.au, laa<—. Writing to the Haw York Joarwal aneat tto rwwt erlilclrea of hla—tf toy - to rata— to —ar t (wallew Ut) aoal and hb en—quont mfunal to attaod a Whlti 11 mm fuooUoa taw mum to did wot in—i tuata a raw meal and would not wear It If to Ml 0— , Coopt—in Ualtay, ufttoM, tojt; "Oouilderod purely aad eotlnty m a wutur »pUtn It way be trim that wtaaa a ■mm goaa lata wxrioiy to aagbt to aoa* form rron la tto —fear of dr— to tto mgabUoM toatoytoa pn—ttaidj— nb toad b MVlfgtf tore! aad Urn grata Plata 1— tdw *4 tto oouwtiy wlB MaUliwa.