The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-07
READ AND CIRCULATE.
Facts for Working-men White and
Il. - COlOred.
Who are your best Friends ?

The Republicans Of Wake County nave
nominated the following gentlemen to rep
resent the County of Wake in the approach
ing State Convention. They are gentlemen
of intelligence and capacity-they are from
the people-they are not politicians, Or
Judges, or lawyers, but they are Work ing
men, who know their rights and knowing
dare maintain them. .. g..
BENTON S. D. WILLIAMS is farmer. He
ploughed one week for the first dollar that
he ever made He has always been Union
man, and refused to ever give his sanction
or consent to the acts of the wicked and
bloody leaders of the Rebellion. Before the
war he was jackson Republican Democrat.
He believed in gold money, cheap govern
ment, Just laws and fair chance for poor
man. He has labored all his life with his
own hands, and has accumulated enough
property by his honesty and industry to live
comfortably in his old age. When the war
commenced he opposed it; when it ended he
was glad that peace had returned, and the
United States were still unbroken. He then
declared himself for the shortest and most
Republican to day, and is for going back to
the Union on the best terms. He recognizes
all the rights of the coored man-as voter,
q Juror and citizen. He will stand by all,
who are down-trodden and oppressed, and
will strive to lift them up and make
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is in favor of schools for the poor-white and
black-a wise and iudicious system of inter-
nal Improvement, cheap government and
light taxes, and for laws that Will protect all
American citizens of every condition in all
their rights of life, liberty and property.
Vote for Benton S. D. Williams. He is
Republican, a Easmer and Nottingham
JAS. HENRY Harris is also a candidate on
the Republican ticket. He was mechanic
in his early days, and is a native of the
County of Granville. When he resided in
North Carolina he made mattresses and
earned his daily bread by the sweat of his
brow. He married and removed to Ohio
There he gave as much of his time as he
could to perfecting his education and lifting
up his race in the scale of humanity. He visit
ed Canada, and has crossed the wide Allan
tic and stood upon the shores of Africa,
studying the great problem of the elevation
and education of the negro. When Presi-
dent Lincoln's proclamation was irrevocably
fixed. he returned to America-the land of
RI Of
the war was ended he came to North Carroll
ma. Here he begun to labor among his peo-
ple-to inculcate proper ideas of liberty and
labor-to establish schools and induce both
races to aid each other in restoring the
Union. He has travelled all over the State,
speaking to large audiences, and accomplish
ing vast amount of good. Richly does he
merit the support of every true Republican,
ability is undeniable-his M anners and po-
litical sentiments unexception able-he is a
friend of the poor, white and black, he is
mechanic, and representative man of his
color.
Vote for Jas. 81. Harris eoery Republican
white and colored.
STOKES D. FRANKLIN was born in the
County of Orange. He is Il Preacher,
Farmer and a Miller. From boyhood he
has labored to support himself honorably in
the world and by his own unconquerable
energy, he has acquired an education and a
practical knowledge of men and politics far
tIo oh, IF In in,
idleness. He is one of the peopie-A NEW
MAN He knows their wants. He is pre-
pared to defend them, white and colored;
and to see that the constitution is establish
ed on the everlasting principles of liberty,
Justice and humanity. Let every man, who
has been oppressed by the tyranny of Con-
federate despotism, RENE nber that Stokes ID.
Franklin stood true and never hinched in the
darkest hours, in his opposition to the ty-
rants at Richmond Let every colored man
that he has bee n among the fist to
do them full justice-thut he is a true Re-
publican, and would die before he would yield
one jot or title of principle. Let them re-
member too that he is a. Working-man and
loes not belong to that kind of people, who
Are grinding the faces of the poor i'll the
lust.
Vote for S. D. Franklin, We honest sons
IF toll.
JOSHUA P. ANDREWS is a Painter and an
Artist. Always known as 81 true Union nan,
ne shielded his fellow citizens from consclip-
ion by all the means in his power. He
never drew a breath or spoke a word
against the United Stat government. He
sea true Republican--f,e is the peoples mao.
He has travelled over many of the States,
and is gentleman of education, intelligence
and ability. He can teach aristocrats their
A b c's in free government. He knows more
Of the wants of the people than any old
politician, tricky lawyer, or office hunter
ever did, because such folks study their OWna.
wants and let the people go to the devil, or,