The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-08-10

negroes
He made this statemen. which is a sam
PIE of other wild talking he engaged in:
II ance were to make the same speech
III ONO he makes in North Carolina.
Northern Democrats wonld repudiate
MN. tie drew a dark picture of the
country and It's future, and although be
dlSclaimed being pesslmist, his speech
was decidedly pessmistc
But that portion of his speech which j.
most open to criticism was his persistent
and recurring attempt at ridcule of the
tariff issue in politics. He showed that
on this line he was not we'll posted or we'll
informed His zeal for ONE IDEA has eaten
out his wisdom and made him see only
one issue in politics.
His ridicule of those who are honestly
striving to reform the tariff was set in The
same key of a Radical speech Radicals
rldlcule the attempt to reduce the tariff.
Ihlrd Party men ridicule it. Any man
who rldlcuies the reform is opposed to it,
and any man who opposes it is Radical
by Whatever name he calls himself
The Platform Adopted.
The Committee on Platform submitted
the following which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That we will not support any
man who tavors the license system. We
contend for:
\ statutory Prohibition law, with eflec
tive methods of enforcement for the state
of North Carolina.
An amendment to the Constitution of
the State prohibitory of the liquor traffic
An amendment to the Constitution of
the United States prohibiting the manu-
facture, supply, sale, importation Of all
alcoholic beverages
National commission to inquire and
report upon the statistics and effects Of
the alcoholic traffic.
The total abolition of the internal rcyc
nue. system of the United states
immediate Prohibition of the liquoi
| traffic throughout all territory under the
exclusive jurisdiction of the United state
Government, including military posts
| reservations, Soldiers Homes, etc.
The teaching in the public schools of
the scientific truths concerning the nature
and effects of alcoholic beverages
Substantial National aid to public edn
cation and public improvements
Practical and fair protection to home
industries against foreign cheap produc
tlons and pauper labor.
Protection to the honest free labor OF
the State and Nation against convict com
petition and the products of prison labor
RESOLVED: that we ratify and endorse
hlbltlon party.
The Ticket Nominated.
The following is the ticket nominated.
For the Senate, 5. NJ. Parish: for the
House, A. b. Yates, of Cary, A. u. Jones.
of Middle Creek, Willis Graves tcolored.
of Oberlin, I. J. Woodall, of Swift Creek
for Register Of Deeds, A. r. Weathers:
for Sheriff, W. N. Smelling; Tor Treasurer.
J. II. Scarborough: for Coroner, l.. A
Scruggs, (colored).
Messrs 5. }. Belts j II. Templeton and
Sion l1olleman were elected AS delegates
to the Congressional CONVEX ton.
Mr.. Yates stated that he could not yet
tell whether he could accept the nomina
ton.
Finishing the business Sam Parish said
1t was time to adjourn, and Sylvester
Belts said %'me too" and the meeting
broke
Mr.. W. N. Snelings is a Democrat and
is out in patriotic and man Y card saving
that he does not belong to the Third party
and cannot accept the nomination for
Sheriff
Scruggs, the colored doctor. declines the
| nomination for Coroner
| Two of these nominees are negroes The
| CHRONICLE asks the white Third party men
In Wake if they are going to vote for these
negroes. Let them answer The Radicals
could not have given the negroes more
And yet they pretend that the Third par
ty is not, in North Carolina, an assistant
Republican party.
The people are not fools,
The nomination of the two negroes on
the ticket has given great dissatisfaction
even to Third party men. one Third par
ty man, who was in the Convention, went
home confirmed Democrat as we are in
formed. 'When l want to vote for ne
groes, he said, 81 will join the Radical
negro party"
thoughtful gentleman said, 81 thought
the Third party was to be on a higher
plane than the old parties, but it has gone
to the level of Eadicaiism at its frat
| step.