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The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-06-17
DIR. HOWARD CROSBY.

Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby, Of New
York City, in speaking of the NOM
nation of Mr.. Blaine, has this to
say:
~ don't like the nomination of
Blaine at all. l think MI. Blaine
is an unprincipled and reckless pol
itician. He is just the man to in
volve the nation in difficulties with
foreign countries if given loose rein.
and would mo doubt do so if elected.
If the Democrats nominate any de-
cent man, like Bayard, of Cleve-
land, l shall certainly vote for him,
although | have voted the Repub-
lican ticket nearly all my life, and
voted the Wing ticket before |
voted that. | was in the company
of twenty ministers yesterday, and
every one Of them expressed the
same opinion. l think the Demo-
c1ats will get 10000 Republican votes
in New York city if they put up
any decent man. If they put up a
political mountebank like Ben But
Ter l don't know what we shall do
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-06-17
Another Scoundrel.

A gentleman some sixty-odd years
of age by the name of Mark Parish
from Durham, came up on the Mon
day night train. While en- route he
made the acquaintance Of a man
giving his name as James Smith,
who made himself very intimate and
asked Mr.. Parrish for the loan of a
quarter, but not having the proper
change accommodated him with a
dollar: Arriving at the depot Smith
offered his services and assisted MI.
Parish to the bus and was given a
check for the trunk. This was the
last that was seen Of Smith. Tues
day morning the trunk was found
some distance below the depot, brok-
en- open and contents rifed. The
trunk contained a lot Of deeds and
some clothing, and nothing was
The rascal was after money
and was no doubt sadly disappoint-
ed in not finding any Winston
Sentinel.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-06-17

ton, l depicted the difficulty of the
undertaking, ind likened my feel
ings in engaging to those Of a soldier
entering BATTLE; but l did not with
hold the entire consecration Of my
powers to the public service.
Twenty years Of continuous NAL
administration under the demoraliz-
ing influences Of intestine war and
Of bad finances have infected the
whole government system of the
United States with cancerous
growth, false constructions and cor
rupt practices Powerful classes have
acquired pecuniary interests in OH
ciaf abuses, and the moral standards
of the people have been impaired:
! To redress these evils is a work of
great difficulty and labor, and can
not be accomplished without the
most energetic and efficient and per.
sonal action on the part Of the Chief
Executive of the Republic.
The canvass and administration
which t is desired that | should UNI
dertake would embrace a period of
nearly FIVE years, nor can | admit
any illusion to their burdens. Three
years Of experience in the endeavor
to reform the municipal government
Of the City Of New York, and two
years Of experience in r%enovating
the administration of the State of
New York, have made me familiar
with the requirements Of such a
work at the present time.
The considerations which induced
my action in 1880 have become i'm
perative. | ought not to assume a
task which l have not the physical
strength to carry through, to reform
the administration Of the Federal
government, to realize my own ideal
and to fulfill the just expectations
Of the people would indeed warrant
as they could alone compensate sac
rifces which the undertaking would
involve, but in my condition Of adj
vancing years and declining strength,
I feel no assurance Of my ability to
accomplish these objects. l am,
therefore, constrained to say, def
nitely, that [ cannot now assume
the labors of an administration or
Of a canvass.
Undertaking. in no wise that best
! gift of heaven, the occasion and pow
er sometimes bestowed upon a mere
individual to communicate an i'm
pulse for good, and grateful beyond
all words to my fellow countrymen
who would assign such benefcient
function to me, | am consoled by
the reflection that neither the Demo-
cratic party nor the Republic for
whose future that party is the best
guarantee, is now or ever a be,
dependent upon any one man for
their successful progress in the path
Of it's noble destiny.
Having given to their welfare
whatever Of health and. strength l
possessed or could borrow from the
future, and having reached the term
Of my capacity for such labors as
their welfare now demands, I but
submit to the will of God in deem
ing my public career closed.
SAMUEL J. TILDEN.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-06-17
Roach, both of whom have grown

Roach, both of whom have grown
to be millionaires by defrauding the
government Of these appropriations.
Ii the money voted by Congress for
the benefit Of the navy for the past
ten years had been honestly applied
to that purpose, the United States
navy would to-day be second to none.
Republican officials however have
stolen the money, the navy has rot
ted upon the seas and the Republi-
can party now howls for increased
appropriations.
A nary can only be had by a
change of administration.
"The people of the United States
in their organized capacity constitute
a Nation, and not a mere confederacy
of States"
The above more forcibly portrays
the tendency of the Republican party
toward Capitalization than any
language which we could employ. II
tell it's own tale and needs no com.
ment.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-06-17
RAILROAD MEETING.

\ meeting Of representative citi-
zens of Fender, Onslow, and New
Hanover Counties, was held in the
Hall of the Produce Exchange
Wilmington, on the 18th inst, to
take further action in the building
of a railroad from Wilmington to
Sneed's Ferry Onslow County; also
to urge the Immediate survey of the
proposed branch of the C. +. & Y.
V. r. r. from this point to Will
mington. The survey of both routes
was estimated to cost $1,000. A
committee of three was appointed
by the chair to raise the necessary
amount, consisting of Messrs. B.
f. Hall, John II. Currie and Col.
Roger Moore.
Substantial results from this meet
ing are look forward to.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-06-17
EXTRACTS FROM TOPIC EXTRA.

Last Sunday morning at two O.
clock the Office Of the Lenoir Topic
took fire and waseonsumed with the
printing press, forms, &c. The fol-
lowing is clipped from the Extra
sent.
"Mr. J. B. Sheriff., a practical
printer and employee of the Topic,
broke open the door Of the office and
by directing the work Of others,
managed to save in good condition
all Of the type, cases, and the g%allies
full Of type set up, the job press, all
the books and some sundries. The
heavy Hoe press it was impossible
to move and the forms with all the
standing matter, column rules,
quoins and other furniture were
lost"
The Topic had no insurance and
estimates its loss at $1,000. Other
property was burned. The aggre-
gate loss is put down at $500, upon
which there was no insurance.
The Topic has ordered new mate
rial, and will soon re-appear brighter
and better than ever before. W.
extend our sympathy to our brother,
and trust his loss will not be as heavy
as at first estimated.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-06-17
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

Some Of our State exchanges are
agitating the feasibility Of a change
IN the present system Of County
Government. A return to the sys-
TEN which prevailed prior to 1875,
would probably put an end to the rule
OF Democracy in this State-at least
for a season. We are 50 obtuse as
to be unable to see any advantage to
the people from a return to the old
regime, but a clearly and distinct
ly see poverty, degradation, and ruin
following as a consequence to such
a change. Intelligent men, men of
refinement, white men, are found at
intervals among Democrats, favoring
a change. These advocates of inn
moral and dishonest government for
the refined and intelligent people of
Eastern North Carolina are not
jewellers in that section, and are
grossly selfish, and callous to the
hardships which such a government
would impose upon their brethren.
Men who have never lived under
negro rule can, form no just concep-
ton of the hardship s~uchla)rule en-
tails.
These assertions are not merely
empty sounds without warrant. In
Judging the future, we are, in a
great measure, guided by the past.
We have proof Of the soundest, and
most substantial character, showing
the result of negro supremacy in
Eastern North Carolina. It can be
had by reference to the records of
those counties.
We said in the outset that a
change in the present system of
County Government by the Demo-
cTatlc party would upset democracy
IN North Carolina and remand the
State to Republican rule, and we
have grounds for the assertion. East
ern Democrats have worked for the
party with a zeal and fidelity sur
passed by none, and they in return
demand protection. The difference
between parties in this State is quite
small. Every Democratic vote is
accessory to success Withdraw pro-
lection from the East, and the East
must then look out for itself and
make the best terms possible. Who
will then have the reins of power?
Is it necessary to say with whom
those terms would be made?
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-06-17
CORRESPONDENCE
For The Sun.
MEssRs EDITORs:-

MEssRs EDIToRs:-
One who is interested in the po-
litical issues Of the day looks with
much concern upon the action Of
the Democratic party at the coming
Convention in Chicago. It has been
from time immemorial that so long
as a general leader Of the people
whether a military or a statesman
was victorious and triumphant that
he could control the confidence Of
the populace not only Of his own
people and country but that Of the
nations at large. A Generals troops
would fight with such frenzy and
fury that they would bear down and
crush their enemies as much by
sheer force Of will as by power Of
arms. This was the secret of the
army of the Madhi in the Soudan:
they had unlimited confidence in
their leader and that gave them con-
fdence in their cause, and they
fought to conquer. Now this is what
the party must do in the coming
Convention if they mean to succeed
in the fight: don't let them think
that they have too easy a task be-
fore them to beat Blaine and Logan,
but let them 60 into the Convention
with the determination to put at the
helm Of the party, men who have
entered the political arena and wom
the fight with honor to themselves
and to their constituents. Such
men are Cleveland of New York and
Carlisle of Kentucky, with these two
successful political heroes the party
would march into the fight with
such glowing enthusiasm hat victo-
nv would be more than certain. Give
US none of your State politicians,
men who, while they are pure, good
and noble, have not as yet been able
to wrest the government from the
hands Of the Radicals but have al
lowed the party to suffer defeat and
disaster time and again. Give us
men Of another type, men in whose
force and power the people of the
union have confidence and then we
shall whip them and whip them bad
ly. But give us some old and van
quished candidate and we will stay
lust as we are. Hurrah for Cleve-
land and Carlisle!
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-06-17
JAMES G. BLAINE.

Much refreshing reading is now
had in the bright newsy columns of
the leading Republican Metropoli-
tan papers. , The nomination of
MI. Blaine has failed to.give salts
faction to his political brethren
which discomfort finds voice in the
party journals. That this antagon-
ism will be hushed, and an amicable
understanding reached before the
day of election, is not possible. The
feeling of hostility, is too wide
spread, and deep seated to be over
come, even by so astute and crafty a
politician as Mr.. Blaine. A MAORI
ty of the Republican journals of
prominence are bitter and pronoun-
ced In their denunciation of his can
didacy. The Republican party are
fully aware of his being a bride taker,
as was evidencedin the Mulligan let
tiers. Political readers have not for
gotten the lodging, classifying, bully
ing, and begging practiced by this
apostle of Republicanism in 1876
while undergoing investigation by
the Sub-Judiciary Committee Of the
House, as to whether he received
$4,000 as a retainer from Col. Tom
Scott for services rendered the Union
Pacific r. r. Mulligan who had
been summoned from Boston to
testify before the Committee was
denounced as a falsifier when his
evidence eliminated Blaine, but
when he proposed to back his
statements with tangible proofs Ill
the shape of a batch of letters writ
ten by Mr.. Blaine while speaker of the
House to one Warren Fisher Jr., OF
Boston, i'll which acknowledgements
We're made, of how he had ruled Gas
speaker) In favor of this Union Pacific
L. r. then this exponent of high
moral ideas visited Mulligan at the
Riggs House, confessed his guilt,
and implored that those letters
might be restored to him. Mulligan
refused, but permitted him to peruse
them. On Mr.. Blaine's getting pos
session of them he retained them
and from then until now their
secrecy has remained inviolable.
Mr.. Blaine entered Congress about
the same time that Roscoe Conk-
lin did, and served continuously
with the New Yorker up to the
time of his resignation in the spring
Of 1881. With the same salary as
that of Nh. Conklin the Maine states
MAJ has grown rich while the New
Yorker (although living in very
simple style) has continued poor.
The $4,000 is only a small part of
the stream of golden ducats that
have been diverted to the ~capacious
pockets of Mr.. Blaine by %indirection.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-06-17
The Railroad Celebration.

GREENSBORO, N. c., June 7, "a.
To the Citizens Of GuiJford and su,:
rounding counties:
At a meeting Of the citizens OF
Greensboro, on the 10th of May,
ult., they resolved to celebrate, in an
appropriate manner, the completion
Of the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley
Railway to this point. Pursuant
thereto every necessary arrangement
has been made for the same to take
place in Caldwell Institute Grove,
in our city, on June 10th, 1884. By
special invitation we expect to have
present Senators Vance, Ransom
and Lamar, all our Representatives
in Congress, Gov. Jarvis and all the
State officials, including the Judiciary
and members Of the last General
Assembly, many railroad officials,
the State press and gentlemen repre-
senting many other leading news
papers of the country and leading
business men from throughout the
State.
Speeches will be made by Sena-
tors Vance, Ransom and Lamar,
Gov. Jarvis, Judge Seymour, DR..
Grissom and other prominent gen.
Music will be rendered by two or
more good bands.
Now, on behalf Of the citizens of
Greensboro, | extend a cordial invi-
and a hearty welcome to all.
Respectfully,
r. R. KING, Mayor,
Chm'n Com. on Invitation.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-06-17
MR.. D

We publish in this issue a letter
from Hon. Samuel J. Tilden, in
which he peremptorily declines to be
a candidate before the coming Chica-
90 Convention for the Presidency.
His letter is clear, forceful and true.
1t embodies suggestions which if car
ried out would greatly purify the gen.
eral government, and give to the
country all honest administration.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-06-17
COMMENTS ON THE NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM,

"The Republican party, having its
birth in a hatred of slave labor, and
in a desire that all men may be free
and equal, is ~unalterably opposed te
placing our w%orkingmen in competi.
ton with any form of servile labor
whether at home or abroad. In
this spirit we denounce the importa.
ton of contract labor, whether from
Europe or Asia, as an otfense against
the spirit Of American institutions
and we pledge ourselves to sustain
the present law restricting Chinese
immigration, and to provide such
further Legislation as is necessary to
carry out its purpose
While the Republican party adj
vocates protecting home industries
and American labor, what steps have
been inaugurated by it, to put a stop
to the tremendous annual influx of
European pauper labor, which it de-
nounces, and which enters this
country free to compete with Ameri-
can labor? Promises are cheap.
"The reform of the civil service,
auspiciously begun under Republi-
can administration, should be COM
pleted by the further extension Of
the reformed system, already estab-
lished by law, to all the grades of the
service to which it is applicable.
The spirit and purpose Of the e
form should be observed in all execu-
tive appointments, and all laws at
variance with the objects Of exist
ing reformed legislation should be
repealed, to the end that the dangers
to free institutions, which lurk in
the power of official patronage, may
be wisely and effectively avoided"
The civil service reform mentioned
here as so auspiciously begun doubt
less was initiated at the time Vir-
ginia was handed over to the tender
nercies Of Malone, whose assess
nents on government officials for
campaign purposes were enforced by
;he Arthur administration.
ave demand the restoration Of our
navy to its old-time strength and
Efficiency, that it may in any sea
the rights Of American citi-
ems, and the interests Of American
and we call upon Con-
,ress to remove the burdens under
which American shipping has been
oppressed, SO that it may again be
rue that we have a commerce which
caves no sea unexplored, and a navy
1hich takes no law from superior
Orce.'
From whom is this demand made?
las not the Republican party had
.ntrol of the government for the
asst twenty-four years? and is it
OF responsible for the decadence of
ne navy? and the burdens which
epress American shipping?
The Democratic House has grown
red of voting money to the navy, ,,
hen that money is diverted to the {
ockets Of Secor Robertson, and John I
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-06-17

The New York Herald had a re-
port Of the speech of Hon. Henry
W~atterson Of the Louisville Courier
Journal at the Commencement exer-
cises Of the University of this State.
This indeed is enterprise, for MI.
Watterson being very sick, could
not attend.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-06-17

The postmaster at Wilmington,
N. c., reports to the postofice de.
partment that the mail carrier on
the route from Cedar Run to Mag
nolia, N. c., was robbed of all the
mail on Tuesday 10th inst, by four
negro highwaymen.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-06-17

The Republican platform favors
reform, in fact is loud for reform.
The Republican party has been in
control of the National administra-
ton for twenty four years. Who
made reform necessary?-Pdnt.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-06-17

The Democratic Convention for
Wake county was held in Raleigh
Saturday evening last in which dele
gates were elected to the State Con-
Vention. Mr.. Octavius Coke was
endorsed as a candidate for Cover
nor.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-06-17
A CARD

To the Voters Of Cumberland Go.
1 beg leave herewith to announce myself
County of Cumberland, subject to the &C
ton of the Democratic party in the Nomi-
mating Convention. Approaching the high
responsibilities of the position in question.
I pledge myself. should 1 be honored with
the suffrages of my fellow-citizens, to de-
vote my best services to the faithful per-
torrance of its duties.
may2O-tc j. B. SMITH.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-06-17

In a short time the Mormons will
have further attention in Congress,
and though it is hardly probable
that any radical measure concerning
them will become law at this season,
we shall probably learn what the
drift Of legislation in the future will
be-. And everything goes to show
that the Mormons with the poly
gamous attachment can expect no
mercy whatever.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-06-17

LYNcHBURe, Va, June lin
Russell county, away from prompt
mail and telegraph facilities a young
negro on June 9Th, shot and killed
a little white boy out of pure vicious
caprice. The negro was arrested
and placed in Jail, but last Friday
night a mob of masked men took
him from jail and hanged him beside
the public road.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-14
Public Meeting,

A public meeting viii be held il
Mr.. Cooper's building, Warner, on
Saturday, March 22d, at | pm, to
take important action in regard tc
organizing the joint stock elevator and
milling association. As this will prob
ably be the last neeting before seeding
commences, it is specially requested
that every person interested in the
project will attend.
FRED FISHER, Chairman.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-14

The board of county commissioners
in session on the 9Th inst. adjourned
until March Goth to give the town
ships an opportunity to petition for
the organization of civil townships. In
accordance with the law Of 1888 the
boundaries of civil and school town.
ships mnst be the came Petitionsfo r
civil township organization must,
therefore, ask to be bounded the same
as present school townships.
ID. G. MCKENZIE, Co. Clerk.
Columbia, March $, 1884.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-14
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The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-14
Chicago,
Milwaukee
and ST, Paul

It owns and operates over 1900 miles Of road in
Dakota and as its main lines, branches and connect
ions reach all the great business centcrs Of the North
west and Far West, 1t naturally answers the descrip-
ton ofShort Line and Bcs, Route between
chicago milwaukee St. Paul and minneapolis
chicago milwaukee Portage Lacrosse and Winona
chicago milwaukee OronviIle Abeydecd and Ellen
dale
chicago milwaukee E~auclaire and Saltwater
chicago milwaukee, Wausau and Merrill
chicago milwaukee Beaver pam Fond du Lac and
Oshkosh
chicago milwaukee Waukesha and Oconomowoc
chicago milwaukee Madison and Prairie du CHEN
chicago milwaukee, Ovatonna Mankato and Fari-
bault
chicago Beloit GAINESVILLE and mineral Point
chicago Flgin Rocktord'and Dubuque
chicago clinton rock Island cedar rapids and Tama
chicago DcsMoines council Bluffs and Omaha
chicago canton Sioux city Sioux Falls Yankton
chicago milwaukee Albert Lee and Southern MIMI
esota Points
chicago milwaukee Mason city Mitchell and
chamberlain
rock Island dubuque St. Paul and minneapolis
davenport calmar St Paul and minneapolis
milwaukee racine Beloit Freeport Eack Island
Mitchell Wolsey Ashton Warner and Aberdeen
Jim River Valley Llne)
PULLMAN SLEEPzRS and Finest Dining Cars in the
World are run on the main lines of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul hallway, and every attention
is paid to passengers by courteous employees of the
company '.
S. S. MERRILL, A V. H. CARPENTER,
Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
J. 7. CLARE, GEO. Fl. HEAFFoRD,
Gen. Supt. Asst Gen. Pass. Agt.