New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-03
NORTH CAROLINA POLITICS.
ACTIVITY OF THE ANTI-BoURBoNs.

ACTIVITY OF THE ANIl-BOUhBcNc'
YOUNG MEN COMING OUT FOR THE LIBERAL MOVE
UNEMPLOYMENT ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
lYRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE 1RiBUNE'l
RA1rIGH. n. c.. June 22.-The campaign
In this State has opened good earnest The Liberals
have nominated candidates for COngressmanat-L Large,
Supreme Court Judge and six Superior Court Judges
These men arc all well known, and their records VIII
stand the test Of the canvass
O.. III. Dockery Of Richmond County, the Liberal
nominee is an old Repuolcan
known throughout the state aud popular not ouiy with
the party with which he has been identified ever since
the close Of the war; but also with Democrats lie Is
awyer OF ability and OF the most elective stump
speakers in North Carolina g. ~ Fowlke' OF CleVe-
land the Of the Liberals for supreme Court
,rdge has acted with Democrats, but has
ALWAYS been liberal IN and is exceeding ~ pop
Mar In the part OF the State lie Is an aoie
LAWYER and a man whose record is above reproach Ihc
nominees for Superior Court Judges are taken rom ooth
the Republican and Democratic parties. The three
Liberal Democrats young men of excellent social
position and will attract large personal following
from the younger Of the Democratic party There
are plain signs Of dissatisfaction among that element
For years The young have followed the leaders of
their party whooped up" their comrades In the cam
pagns aud performed all the lahors OF the political con-
tests But when honors to DO awarded they were
distributed among the old Whether this was
eouitable or not matters very little. The result mas
been to drive the young out OF the party 10 take
" not luck" with the Liberals In the eastern oouDues
of the State where the coored voters preponderate
leaders are greatly needed The Democrats Ia that sec
tion have no political preferment bestOw and If the
Young men of the party have aspirations In that direo
tion they readily that they cannot be grathed u-
less they branch out for themselves.
The leading Republicans say that the color iine is
sapdly being eliminated from the contests in this state.
The recent exodus of negroes from North Carolina has
been and is by the whites especially In the East
and as cquence there IL much less bitterness be-
tween the employers and employees AS ali instance OF
this appreciation OF the coored labor In the section Of
the State alluded TO. prominent Republican rice
planter OF New-Hanoyer County that few months
ago he WAS appealed TO by some Of his Democratic
petghbors To send 70 South Carolina and induce coord
farrn laborers Of that TO settle III their locality as
surfing them they would De welcomed, and that any
political liberty would be accorded them 10
which they entitled This appeal was made to the
Republican planter because II was believed that he
could induce the colOred south CarolDans to come to
the neighborhood
one Of the most important Issues OF the campaign is
the repeal Of the present system OF county government
When the Democrats came into power here eight years
ago. they repealed the old custom OF selecting magls
trates and county commissioners by the people
and placed their appointment in the hands OF the Legis
lature and having majority OF both branches Of that
department OF government, OF course they selected
none but their followers for these officers The law
was changed SO that the magistrates who were chosen
school commissioners judges OF election and registers
In word, the whole county government system OF the
placed in the custody OF the Democratic party
the Legislature The selections for these Offices, II Is
nhareed. n men wholly unit and ILL.,
capable This system the Democrats control not
only the counties In which they mad majority out OF
those in which Republicans largely preponderated
that sufficient number OF counties TO ac
quire majority OF the Legislature dictated Z" all the
balance VI the Stae not only as 10 the general laws Tor
the government OF the whole people but the local gov
ernnens Of all the counties, IN the state. Under any
circumstances the system would become UNPOPULAR
The western counties in which there are comparatively
Choosing their local officers. The Issue Is popular
one The members of the Legislature are 10 be elected
year. and this question Will be made drect Issue
IL their selection $500
Another issue the liquor law At the last session OF
the Legislature the Democrats passed bill prohibiting
In the state OF spirituOus liquors. and
forbddng their SALE except by druggists upon phy
sicans prescription The people rose On ssse anu put
the DILL Ii submitted to the popular
vots last year and defeated by majority of over
10000 In the platform adopted by the Re
publican convention last week declaration |
against stringent leSis alton. The Democrats Ia
many sectons Of the State, ana particularly III the West
rated the prohibition measures
Tue leading Republicans claim that they Will gam |
enough sccessions 70 their RANKS THIS year to overcome
majority OF 5000 by which tho Democrats carried
the last year. Itis estimated that ne Liberals VIII
carry in this contest by ten to fifteen thousand
The Democrats pooh pooh The idea. and the move
docs not amount 70 ANY thing ana Is nothing more
than 0dtiDe Radical party reyaiIped for tins occa
zion. Tncr yeutOn will be aeld on July 10.
The Republicans have declared out and out for pro-
tariff This question Is mol nkely 10 become
farreachlng tis state but In several districts
fight Will made upon IL Tne Democrats, II 10 prob
able will let their candidates for Congress dispose Of
their Con gressoGa nominations equally between the
two wings coalition. la districts winch the |
largely in the majority, the Liberal Gle
nient Of thst party viii De chosen and vice versa