The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-11-02
THE EDITORS DESK.
COMMENTS ON TOPICS THAT ARE
INTERE ESTING THE PEOPLE.

THE EDlIUK>S DESK.
COMMENTS ON TOPICS THAT ARE
INTERESTING THE PEOPLE.
The Chronicle Expresses It's Opinion on
Passing Public Events and Questions
of Interest Now Before the People.
THE BURNING QUESTION that the CHRONI-
Gle propounds to all its readers to-day is:
Are you registereds
CAPT ALEXANDER asked every man to
stand squarely by the Democratic party
and the present system of county govern
ment and thereby have peace and quiet
He complimented the administrations of
Vance, Jarvis and Scales He said he was
satisfied Judge Fowle will make as good a
chief magistrate of this State as any man
who has preceded him and urged the vot-
ers to cast their ballots for him Kin
Free Press.
THE Clinton Caucasian has hit upon a
novel scheme. 1t offers the paper four
months free to every Democrat who will
convince Republican that it is hest for
him and the whole country to vote the
Democratic ticket, and sees that he votes
it, &c will also give the paper flee for the
The CHRONICLE is sure that if the new
Democrat reads the Caucasian long he will
never backsllde
LAST WEEK in Chatham county Mr.. j.
B. Long, a Republican member of the leg
islature of 1869, at public speaking,
arose and said that when he was in the
legislature he had To VOTE WITH THE DEM
OCRATs ONE THIRD OF THE TINE TO KEEP
OUT OF RASCALITY. That is Republican
testimony.
White men: If you want a repetition of
the corrupt legislation of 1868 ., vote for
Dockery and Radical legislators.
A NEGRO PAPER, published in Goldsboro,
printed a paragraph about three weeks
ago stating that any negro who voted the
Democratic ticket ought to be struck thirty
lashes. Now. if there is mathematician
in this audience who can figure out this
problem | would be glad to have him solve
it. If negro who votes the Democratic
ticket deserves thirty lashes, in the name
of high heaven how many lashes does the
white man who votes the Republican ticket
deserved Stedman.
How WOULD YOU, Mr.. Voter. like to
change Senator Ransom for ''Puking Jim
Boyd? A vote for a Radical to the Legs-
lature is a vote to replace Senator Ransom
with a Radical A vote for Democratic
some other good Democrat to represent
North Carolina in the Senate: Bear this
in mind when you go to the polls
"A man may drink aud not be drunk;
A man may fight and not be slain,
A man may kiss bonnie lass.
Aid yet be welcomed back again.
But he can't vote unless he is registered
~
THE KINDLY NATURE of Judge Fowle
beams aglow in every expression of bis
countenance When he was or the bench
be leaned to the weak and unfortunate
He was always the poor mans friend; his
counsellor and adviser. If men could
throw away their party prejudice, there
are great numbers of Republicans who
would delight to vote for Judge Fowle on
personal grounds, and because they know
he is in closest sympathy with the masses
of the people - Wilmington Messenger
The Statesville Landmark shows that
L u,ho iS ha al
didate for Congress against Col. Cowles is
on the retired list of the Federal army
and is drawing a salary of 50, 100 per year
for doin. nothing in recognition of his
fighting AGAINST the South. Col. Cowes
fought valiently FOR the South and bears
honorable wounds in front. Between two
such candidates North Carolina people
will hardly have any difficulty in making
the choice to vote for the man who fought
for them
CAPT. ALEXANDER said it is absolutely
necessary fer the welfare of the people
that the Democratic party continue in
power in this State. Our State tax OF 20
cents on the 800 is the cheapest Of any
State of the Union except Texas, which
pays her taxes by selling from her vast
area of public lands. SO in North Caro-
lima the taxes are lower than in any her
State, which is an evidence that the Dem
ocratc party has done its full duty so far
AS finances are concerned. - KinSton Free
Press.
CAPT. ALEXANDER touched upon the
Third party movement and warned Prohl
btiolists Of the danger in trying to force
things too rapidly ahead Of public senti
ment and how it endangered all the TEN
perance and local option laws upon th'
statutes He told Of what hard fight ht
and other friends of local option had il
the Legislature following the State Prohi
bltion election Of 81 to keep the local op
ton law and even the Prohibition arount
churches and schools from being repealed
| i Kinston Free Press.
KEEP 1T BEFORE the people that although
the Republicans in North Carolina preten'
that they are in favor Of a repeal of TIL
Internal Revenue system and cite thei