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ter express great confidence ID bis success 81 ID,
ensuing DISQUALIFICATION. Now, for HI pur
pose Of testi & their sincegFtx I propose d ii,
oeitihg portion Of Mr.. ,Polk's friends tiotlow
ing betssto wit: IL
# Isco iundfea and inv dolarslh& Hen
Try Clay viii receive HE eIectosal&oA .o
Louisiana.
i THO bundled and ftay dOiidrs l6ae he
will receive The electoral vote pf TsuA es.
see. f y
/ Pipe jsandekd dOliars,ha BE win fss4ve
the<elactoral vote Of New York $40 hs
three foregoing bets to be taken toeklllrr.
Fine handed dollars ,ha, can N 6
States which give one hundred and spfIy-
i've electoral voles that will vote for.H So
ny Clay aTd fpe hundred dollarsthat Mr..
Clay will be elected President Ot the a.
nited States. These two bets I'd be lsktn
together.
FiUs hundred dollars chat James K RNk
Wall not receive more than sixiy-one else
toral votes, and fye hundred doiIarsthathe
will not be elected Presideat. These tsso
bets 10 Re taken together.
Too thousand frs hundred dollars that
Henry Clay will be elected and well
give a psemium, in cash, o: $3.50 10 ans
one who will make me tie last bet.
i will also give premium, 10 cash, IL
5000 TO any one who will take all thS
foregoing bets.
Any one wishing 10 take any or all d
these bets here proposed, can have an int
ieryiew With me Tor The purpose os drsw}
ing the necessary writings and Idepositing
the funds BY application 10 The Editors Of.
The Inielligencer. Hi
"a, WING,
An esteemed friend having, FOR. The reasons
which be basRstaied thought fl to make the A..
bove offers through our columns, We deem il
proper to say, while I've dissent from The rrac-
lice introduced BY our adversaries Of betting on
elections. that The gentlemen who makes these
offers is. welIknown tp us, ihst he isof ludoubt
ed responsibility, and that he is both able and
willing 70 redeem his pledges. Eds MAJ Intel
Making ID Strong "A political discus.
sion occurred lately i'd Fayette County,
Pa. Mr. Stewart was one Of The Speak
ers. Speaking Of the Tariff, he de picted6s
its Importance. SC and stated moreover
that all Pennsylvania were understood TO
be 10 favor Of the Tariff as il is. TO: test
this matter bic wolld.lake the vote. All
who are 10 favor of The Tariff AZ. said
Mr.. Stewart, say sYe.H "A pretty general
response Of AYE followed. Ali opposed,
NO. But one desoIateH NO. 'Mf. Stewart
after expressing bis qualification al The u
nanlmiiy Of The assembly on this vital
subject. drew out an address Of Mr. Polk,
and read from it thus, II am in favor OF
repeating thef[iariff1 act Of Con gress. -
How DO you stand said Mr.. 8. All OPP
posed. 10 Nh. Polk. You have voted
aye, Polk votes tho be is against
protection and the Tariff Of 1912. You
must give up your principles or your nan 1
Which will ypu doli Think o. it Ii |
deeply coDcern The welfare 7of-your
country and Your own. You are honest
men, DO your daty, maintain your princi-
pies, and all will be safe.
r. " - - -e--.t..ss. = X
few days since, be ,pu, sa,sone T. 81. s,sr
If Modern Dem cracy, alias Locofocoism:
And who are these gentlemen who, in
these latter days calls themselves SO ].
loudly Democrats s'triends Of the peo-
pie 7" They are to be known rather byI
what they do than By what they soy, for
factions speak Loader than words."' 81
We End them. then
Il Opposing the people having safe
and convenient currency.
2. Opposing the people in the several
States having The proceeds Of the public
lands to educate theiricbIdren, and build
railroads and canals toicarry their produce
10 market. sB.
8. Opposing The protection and en-.
conragem ent DE- American labor, aud IN,
sisting that articles Of Necessity, which
the people use daily shAll be taxed the
same as articles Of luxury, i they will
produce the same revenue or more.
/ A. Advocating the annexation. ofTexas,
which will cost The people Sl5 900 900
out and out. and put that amount Of mo-
ney into the pockets Of The specializing
owners Of Texian stock
| Atlhe same time thattheses gentlemen
are thus opposing The interests Of the PEG,
Eplerthey ask the people 10 elect and ap.
point them to1 Office, and give them the
| whole patronage Of the counlry. With
great respect p these self-s;yled special
friends Of ibe people, take the liberty
to say that, ID my humble opinion. in
stead Of being called Democrats, friends
lof the people" they should be called
Monocrats, friends 81 themselves
| ADqrk Spot.--The following 'Couniie,
Tcontiguous territory, and situated 10 The
flNorih EASTERN part Of North Carolina
show proportion Of about dye Locotocc
votes 10 one Wing /. We annex theil
votes for Governor at The recent election
and the number Of white persons, males
r. tamaiest se,ts~s u
The census 81 lS40 The total white
population Of these Counties was id 1910
20 237
/ Whites over 90
! A IN who cannot eac
Rdgecombe, LfioI lIs 80 y
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