The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1886-07-14

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name in connection with this honor
able place.
Very Respectfully,
JoHN S. LocKHART.
II, is quite natural for men when
striving to 10 sumething for the bet
terness Of their own future, for the
advancement Of their surroundings,
and for the general welfare of the
community at large, to have some op-
position. 1t is well known thst the
thing for which the people Of Durham
and Durham county are working has
met, wifi 70 some extent, with oppo.
siti0n. !.
ii isalso known that d few colored
men ii Durham township are oppos
ed to this measure; but all such are
but hir,lings, such are induced by
no fence law men to hold such
ground. AS sure as superstruction
without a foundation will be com.
PEELED to crumble to the earth, so
will such induced opinions working
upon the brains Of right minded men.
such induced ideas graphing with
narrow minded men not only be
crumbled to to the ground but they
will be hurled beneath Thu soil by
election day when every good think.
ing citizen Of Dvrham will vote for
the railroad. While we as colored
men expect to vote ten to one in favor
Of railroad; so let us both white and
colored 60 solid and succeed in hay.
ing our own independent railroad,
and our cars propelled by our own
engines, conveying our own freights
to and from North as well as South.
r. +. JONES.
Mr.. Gladstone has undoubtedly
got the worst Of his home rule fight,
but the contributions to the Irish
parliamentary fund continue 10 pour
in. This shows that one big defeat
does not kill a cause which Is worth
working for. There is plenty Of fight
ing stuff left where the material fol
this campaign came from. The Mar
quis Of Salisbury frankly confessei
that Great Britain stands between
two fires. IL the home rulers win, he
sees dismembsrment and disaster in
store; that was to be expected from /
prophet educated in his school O.
politics. But, If they lose, what then
1.-THE nation will enter upon the mos
critical period Of its history" say
Marquis. Very true. And Mr.. La
bouchere, in bis paper, asks what th,
duty Of the radical party will be !
Mr.. Gladstone finds himself unabl
to carry on the government, ant
answers: 80 render il impossible
for any one else TO carry il on
II ere are lively times ahead for th
next parliament.
"A correspondent 10 the Raleigl
Visitor, says that civil service Is a Ia,
for the benefit Of rich aristocrats an,
not for the poor; that poor man ha
no showing under such law Thi
is the bill that Gen. Cox holds dear :
his heart; but poor working Demo
Gratis, the farmers Of the country, ca
never be benefited by such a Law
The only remedy is 10 send q differen
man TO Congress-. They think all "
lean ask for, is the great honor Of vol
ling for them, and then wait anothe
two years aud be duped into the sam
error. l. Is nominate our neighbo
and friend, Maj. John w. Graham
and he will look after tho interes (
the whole people. He Is not SELLS
and will make US q good represents
tive. We feel sure that IL Democrat
in tue western part Of this Congre l
sioual district, we mean west of Ra
eigh, will pause, they cannot suppo
man from that section when the
have had all the offices since 1856
We cannot hope to gain anything
nominating any man except from Of
end Of the district. The politics ca
Of Raleigh are becoming selfisl
! Every Democrat sh.uld attend II
, , township primary meetings. I.
! their duty 10 do 50. II this Il dol
|, they can not kick il the conyentit
] fails 10 nominate the men Of The
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