Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-08-04


"covet high taxes" any more than you do. Every
dollar Holden has he worked for, and he is willing |
to pay only just and necessary taxes He is not the
advocate of high taxes, nor does he "covet" them |
for himself or any one else But before he would |
see the State repudate her debt he would pour ou,
what few dollars he has like water and count them
as "small dust in the balance" And before he
would make political capital out Of the States in
debtedness and embarrassmens, or represent her as
sinking into chronic Decline" or predict the fail
ure of her public works and the ruin of her credit
unless redistribution is accomplished, he would
quit the Standard and 60 back to the as jour
neymap printer at $40 per week. Holden fears
neither work nor high does he fear that
Duncan X. McRae will be elected Governor.
Let all who are opposed to high taxes vote for
Duncan X. McRae." What does that mean? Is
Mr. McRae opposed to the present taxes? Is he op
posed to raising them, if it should be necessary
raise them to pay the present debt and interest? ?
If so, then he is for repudation and the Register is
for reputation We take it for granted that these
gentlemen mean what they say; and this is the
strain in which they have been writing and speak
ing for the last three months Their design either
to decesre the people. they opposed to further
tares for any purpose. In either they are dem
agngues and unworthy of popular confidence and
popular respect.
Now, these very Wing leaders. who arc joining
Mr.. McRae in this clamor against taxes ard State
debt much responsible for this debt and
these taxes the Democratic party. The record
will prove this. and every intelligent voter can see
the fact for himself. Why, the debt of 5000 O0G to
be paid in 1889 and the debt of $500 COO to be paid
in 1860, were incurred under Wing rule, two Wings
| to one Democrat voting for them The sppropra
tons for the Central Railroad of three millions of
dollars, passed by the votes of both parties,
leading Wings taking as active part for them
leading Democrats. The same is trUe il, :esard to
the appropriations for the Western Extension the
Atlantic Road. the Fayetteville Plankroad. and the
| Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal. And yet because
the Democratic party is in power and because the
opposition in want Of capital they resort to the
! unpatrotic work of undertaking the Stale aud her
resources, and cry out against taxation onehalf Of
which, at least, they have been instrumental in i'm
posing. Is it possible that an intelligent people
be deceived in this way? We predict they will not
They have more intelligence and more patriotism
than these demagogues give them credit for, and
| they will do right on the day of election.
All through the East the cry of the opposition
leaders has been, and still is, "Vote for McRae and
| against high taxes" But they conceal from the
| people the fact that Mr. McRae is for the
! Western Extension, which he declared in the
East would cost ten millions, and that he has pub
licly pledged himself to go ar for that cork
he seho shall go .tartest." That pledge for the
West talk against high taxes which he com.
menced and which is still kept up, was intended for
the East.
W. orrf nAS in fhaE Eocf n folo
the facts as they exist, and use them not only upon
the stump, but every where, private conversation,
80 that Mr. McRae and his unprincipled supporters
may be thoroughly exposed to the people Use
then. at once friends, and show that Mr. McRae noo
claims to be "as good Railroad man. as Judge
Ellis, and that, in the West, he is as fully committed
to the Western Extension Judge Ellis is. We
assure you :hat the opposition making large CAL
culations this cry against high taxes; and If we
would maintain ourselves in the East and increase
our vote, this cry must be met and exposed. Re-
member that much may he done the day of cleo
ton Be at the polls early in the day, well supplied
with Ellis .ickets and we'll prepared to NEE, and
fute the false statements of our opponents.
t4 The Fayetteville Obserrer is willing to pre-.
duce the impression that Judge Ellis has abandoned
his pledge to the Fayetteville Coaeid> Road and
this upon the ground that the paper drawn up by
Mr. Woodfn and signed by Judge Els and Mr..
McRae, contains allu>ion to that Rad. Thus
view of the matter is c arIy nc"rrcrt, and is ~ just
to Judge ELS, for the plain reason that th. Fay
ettevlle Road not in controversy. Tint vas
regarded as settled and the controversy, The pa,
per refere to distinctly states, solely i'll relation
| to the Western Extension.
That Judge Ellis will maintain and make good his
pledges in regard to the Fayetteville Road. and in
all other respects. have not the sightes, doubt.
| Indeed his whole course during the campaign Is i'll
marked contrast with that of Mr.. MCRae. He has
held and promulgated the opinions and the
same views both in the East and in the Wes, no,
varying breadth for popularity or for votes
Such man, backed by the dominant party, may be
depended on, not onl, to maintain faith but to effect
good for Cumberland and the coal-field region; and
we are surprised that the Observer, which is Sin
cere friend of the Road should be willing upon mere
suspicion or inference that Judge Ellis has
, forgotten or ignored his pledge.
Mr. McR.e, We observe, will speak in Fayetteville
on Wednesday evening next. He will no doub
strive to make capital this question: and We trus
the Democracy of Cumberland and the real friends
of the Road will be ON their guard.
? Hon. DAVID S. REID.-Gov. Reid was in this Cit,
several days during the present week, looking re
markably well and warmly greeted by many OF hi
:. old friends We were much gratifed to see him il
such excellent health, after his proracted and dan
j. perous illness last winter in Richmond Few mel
eniov the popularity which Gov. Reid does with tn
masses of the people, and deserve it more thai