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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-30

At the regular meeting of2Mystic Div.
No 16, S. of T. the following officers
were elected for the ensuing quarter,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-30

Isaac Woodman has sheep that gave
birth to large, strong lamb early in the
present month. Three weeks later she
had another that is good size and
healthy. The querist asks if these are
twin lambs.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
A Voice From Arkansas.
WINcHE>TER, ARK, Nov. Is, 80

WINcHE~TER, ARK, Nov. Is, 80.
To my Frienos in HdTar County,
North Carolina:
It is all over. The discussing OF
politics has been settled. All l fore
told has come to pass; and you Will
feel the good effect, but don't look
for it before Cleveland gets into the
White House. 1t certainly Will come
and we all shall teel it.
Cease reading trash and vis>
ionary papers and patronlze your
nome paper; one that you all should
ne proad of; one that tells you moth
ing but plain facts; one that gives
YOU as good advice for the welfare
aud interest of the people as you
read anywhere. You who do MOI
take it send in your subscription and
read THE DEMOCRAT.
Bury all the old feelings, seorgar>
ize your formers alliance as you
once had it, and let 1t stay In its
place and all will work out right in
The end. Merchants, farmers, doc
| tors, and lawyers and all trades and
Drofessions, pull together and you
certainly will succeed.
| WISH | could write you nv feel
| 1gs, but | AN too much OverjOyed
Thank God for he victory. repeat.
axe your home paper. The DEMO
| GRAFT, and YOU will not 90 wrong.
| would hesitate TO rice on q train
behind an inexperienced engineer.
Such are the principles advocated
ny your ProgressiUe Farmer; the,
are untried and unsafe. We need
| men of brains and experience aDd
toUe OF country TO steer the old shil
If State lotto the harbor of peace and
plenty.
S. ID. SIMMONS.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
4 air Statement

The Rjc1 noui Duptel. n The
fIsu imueiiarel. after me rlee,lo
paid The weeAIs press -a~ .aLo~lu<
handsome compliment.
"Ater the victory comes the
ward OF honor-. >pays nave uteu
Won bv not a tew aad are soal 70
&c Conferred. Mans OF oar Warrior
are kulgtted. Olae7s a-~ 10 be pub
hcly Thanked. Let a. not farscg
say WHO ere deserving. AID IN tut>
I-t We particularly waui ID see TIE
weekly newspapers grAtefalh r
ueE. nered
During the campaign We hai IRE
Iuent occasion 10 r e. To the value
# their services. sud nos. looking
over the field whlch We tAve won
and the trophies lying n our feet,
~ can apprecl4te better than ever
what they have done.
All political hat,tcs are nowsd4,s
largely fought hT newspapers. 81
,tors, reporters and correspondents
are among the artillery, cavalry end
infantry OF the army. All help, bit
he editor Of the political weekly
sives himself up 10 bis party during
the campaign. His Office IS head
quarters, he he-tow~ hi time a. the
sacrifice Of his business. HIS col.
umns he surrenders TO lists or ap,
nointments,' 10 reports of public
| meetIugs, to paragraphs commenting
| upon the issues Of the dav ant en-.
cOaraoing the workers 20 DO their
| hest Everythirg that he has Is
placed at his party'- disposal, and
| vhen the fight il over tie il liberia
in his praiee OF all who have deserv
fh II. f"r o'mSth ne expects no'l
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
CHAIRMAN DR.. I. E. GREEN

Correspondence of The DEMOCRACY
SCOTLAND NECK, n. c., Nov. 10, '92
The campaign ls over, the battle
hns been fought, we have woD -
grand and 4lorions victory and with
"rt fear 6 cuatrad,ction it can he
Thankfully said tina. Halifax cnont,
owes her present Democratic ma ior-
it, certainly in part. to oar chair
man, DR.. /. +. Green. From the
time If It's election to the present q
maD ~a7 never more perseverlnG. |
have watched with interest, and net
blur der did he make. This county
my well feel proud that We had
such y man for DOR chairman. | have
never known any man in his position
to De more persistent, aud he has
given evidence of much acuteness,
ahlhty and persisteGcy in watching
and following the Radicals and
Gi1eon!tes in their deytlish ways,
all an every hand lie did them 3
= 4 not to flight their political trick
,, rnd meanness, He not ONLY
d serves the thanks of the entire
county but of the entire State. His
f-iruds herc are deslrous of showing
their high appreciation of his great
services in h more tangible form than
j. p-~l>e ar0 tnsnka.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
LET US GIVE THANKS.

This day has been declared By
the President of the United States
and by The Governors OF the differ
ent states as day to be set apart
for divine worship and thanksglV-
ing to Almighty God.
It. becomes the people of this
great and independent country, In
accm d.nce with the established
rule OF our government, to lay aside
all secular business and devote this
day of week, to praise and thanks
giving lor the blessings OF a free
government and the meIcles of the
great God. This entire country has
reason fOrgre t rejoicing anu deVout
thankfulness for the blessings that
have been showered upon the peo-
pie in the things that administer t."
the comfort and enjoyment OF HE
No calamity has fallen upon our
people; no pest!lence has swept over
the land, but all has been quiet and
peaceful, and the hand of God has
been In 1t all.
North Carolina, no less than all
other states IN this great union OF
States, has great cause tor rejoicing
and thanksgiving on this, d day
that Is almost holy 10y reason OF
the tact that this great civilization
will pour forth fervent prayers
and sing glad songs of devotion
in every sanctuary of God for Hls
mercies and blessing to the chll
dren of men.
God has granted it unite US all Il
live here IN this dHhghtsOme lane
wheIt Ills statutes are open as
lantern to guide onr feet in tn
pathway Of righteousness, and 10
this a nation gives thanks; He ba
added to this blessing the birth
right Of Freedom III it's highest form
He has crowned the uh>lH with
mt rclful disppnSat'On of lis prov
deuce, locally and generally, am
Tor all these things the peopl
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
THE NEW JUSTICES.

Hon. James E. Shepherd, formerly
Associate Justice of tie Snprpmt
Court. was last n eek appointed by
Gov. Holt ~ Chef Justice Of tie
Supreme Court of North Carolin;.
to Till the vacancy CAUSED b> the
death of Chief Justice MerIinlou.
Judge Shepherd has made record
as a public servant of the State
against which there is no criticism
1t Is high compliment to IN
that be is made The Chief Justice
of the great State Of North CAROLS
Ma just as he passed his forty-fitth
year.
Armistead Burwell, Esq, of Char
lotte was appointed Associate JUS
tlce to fill the vacancy caused by
Judge Shepherds promotion. jus
tlce BllW"ii is something mote
than tiiiA Aear> Of! and beats goo
repnt.oH from as vWu ,..:shnunit\
aud by his tIIends ID all pas OF
the State.
North Carolina is peculiarly for.
tunate III always having good and
able men to fill places OF destInct
ton aud bonor ana responsibility
as those X no I'll; t,.~n first pass ont
and dIn ~ t,fnTe
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
CAN A ROBIN sING7

Editor Marshall, of the Gastoni.
Gazette, gets off the following on th'
,ecent episode 10 Rev. Thos. Dixob's
uunung pleasures:
at is we'll enough to lay aside
temporarily some matters of mere
party import IN order to settle rlghr
,ow the serious question as to
whether the robin is q songbrd, The
.oun:rv should not be allowed t.
arag along in an agony of doubt Oh
this question.
That sacreily tender injunction
F'don't kill The birds, the pretty
oird,' which when read iD our child,
1ood DAYS set Us crazV to do thu
very thing forbidden. seems TO have
reen wickedly violated by Rev. Tho>
Dixon on Staten Island recently
But we will not impugn his motives;
we simply say he killed the robins.
Ana @hen fined 30 each, on tn
the preacher SAID that "the man VIII
IAN ind music in the cry of rohir
IAN locate the lost chord in the bra
# an ass" Now, Of those 1000
New York people who love TO hea
he robins tuneful lay We don
Know how many went to hear tb
preacher the next Sunday to see
hey couid really locate the los
hord, but we want to implore Ton
not to deal harshly with the robin
md the tender memories Of yout'
uGnected herewith. Will he DO
nes- tradition and TIE poet? Ca
ro'io carry 8 tune? Be stlll. al,
nd near The Immortal bard of th'
Secold Reader:
There came to my window one morhint
in spring
A sweet little robin, she came there t.
sing;
And the tune that she sung was prether
Than ever heard on flute or guitar"
How cruel, in the face of thes'
| heautiful lines, to charge that tn
robin cart sing, but is "a disreput,
able, glUttonous pest! !"
Robin Red-breast has not onl,
| ,oetry but facts and talent on hi>
,de. He can sing. There Is not II
III the woods soDgster that car
oeat dim. He does hot stag often;
| 1t is only Ior few days IN ;be year
that he feels unsteady inclined
| When he does sing he throws BIZ
whole soul into every note. Tn
flute or guitar" or hooking blrt
! sinks into tiresome commonplace.
| bestde The robin's song. " Hen th.
tide Of springtime is rslng soft ACC
YARN and nature rests CALMLY In tt {
nalmy food, lie seeks the tOpmos
| Dough IF some hiiicrowH1D9 tree anC
awaits The coming of the first gold. 1
.Ipsm from the rising sun. AS re
orles OF the sun kIndle on the tree
| ops aud then upon the earth, so ID,
| pant OF song kind les in his soul
| r.e Husical energy aud pattOs az
o. lody aCd love and rapture OF ,
wuole years time are gathering with
ia him, and when his beart for yer,
JOY can no longer contain th,
pent-up ecstasy, be bursts forth into
song of marvellous feeling, volume
and sweetness. His very soul dis
solves IN tuDeful tram ports, and s
| Ieapins cataract of enchanting music
pours from his throat as living hehi
| from a molten star.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
AN ABLE LEGISLATURE.

(Charl tt, Ob~erv,-
We ""trc', arong other thing
that he Legislature elected lat
week "! he ii. ahleat that tie
Sat E,4e hah for number of wears
Much 4tod every way resulted FROM
tie live .r.-ht that TIE Democrats
got on early ID the campaign. 1t
no. o,Iy made the sweep cleaner il
the end nut it hroaght better raen to
the frcnt than tave been in the ha hit
at Running, Of late Years, for the
l. Gl-ihture and other MINOR pla,e
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
ARE ELECTIONS TOO
FREQUENT.

THE DEMOCRAT declared two
weeks ago, while the citizens of this
country were casting their votes,
for less frequent elections. end
gave some reasons why we thought
elections too frequent.
This question will agitate the
pubic mind more or less for the
next decade, and believing that
a change is needed we shall urge
such change unless We become
convinced that we are wrong.
Inasmuch as every indlvidua Is
directly interested in the matter We
shall present both sides of the
question.
Tue Wilson Adgance, speaking on
the question, says:
when the fathers established
me republic, they were so jealous OF
their liberties that frequent elections
we're regarded as essential to til
reservation of their liberties. The
Hamiltonian school did not believe
| frequent elections, but the will
# the people was so overwhe lmIns
n favor Of compelling public men t..
! I'VE frequent occounts of their pub
&c actions that they we're compelled
Rive up their opposition. The
| history OF our country justl6es thu
wisdom of our fathers in insistln4
| 'po1 frequent elections; aud in dis
| nI@sing any proposition to change
| he rule Of 40 tnndred years, it must
'ot De forgotte1 hat it ia better
o tick to good old rule than t.
make a change when there are nc
~eighty reasons for so doing. Some
thoughtful Uen believe that il
would be wise to elect a.! officers
from the highest to the lowest for #
four years term, and some believe
nat when so elected they ought not
to re eligible for reelection. Bu'
t is certain that there is more dan
ser In changing our present plan
which has worked we'll. than in ma
'ug elections SO infrsquent that tht
people will feel that t4ev hove not /,
- their power to rehnke and turr
Dat speedily any official who does
hot faithfully perform his duty. Al
lower resides IL the people. 1t l.
1etter to have elections freq -e2
4 TO 10 ho /,
make any public officials less Deepen
dent upon the popular will"
What the AdUanee says is wei
put, out it admits in another para
graph that "there is weight III TIT
argument advanced by The DEMO
Graf"
Elections which our neigh0o
speaks of under the Hamiltonial
school were not what they are now
But we have written now more TO
the sake of printing what tn
Ady0nCe said than for makIL!
further arguments of our own.
We prefer to let our reader
think upon the points suggeste,
two weeks ago, as to the evils o
the frequency of elections:
l. The expense.
2. The demoralIzing effect.
3. Danger to life and happines
of the people.
These are points of suficlen
/ Importance to put the people t
thinking.
Are. elections too expensive? Ar
they demoralizIng in the way
indicated? Are they a scarce 0
peril to the quletude and happines
of the peoples
If not, then they are not to-
frequent; It they are, it is then
queSt!O1 for the people to decide.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24

From very ga ter t"e ut mocrat-
&c i1re~s is very careful In It's exores.
-i"n- towards those who went off
lnto the Third party. The leaders
who wilfull7 misled the people are
gene ally denounced, tut The rank
aud file are heing treated with con-
-ideration aud invited to return to
the democratic Told.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
Will It REQ ganize?

There is some conjecture no" as
to whether Or not the Farmers Al
lance will continue, reorganlze or
dIsbaDd entirely. The DEMOCRAT
has no advice to give the farmers
as an organization, except thls:
Whether the Alliance continues OF
not. by all means keep all secret or
gan cations out of politics.
We have talked with a number
of good men, good farmers ana
good democrats, and they have SAID
that they have largely lost interest
in the order. Designing men rum
ed 1t by trying to lug politics into
if and the common sense OF the
American people hasglven this such
set back by their verdict at the
polls that it will take hard work TO
restore confidence in the order
again.
If the farmers of the country
should decide to continue the AL
lance or reoIganiZe and go back TO
first principles. it will be well
enough; bat one thing they will q"
we'll to remembers and that Is If dem
agogaes try to perveIt the aims OF
the order by running a secret pollt-
ical machine through the medium
of the Alliance it Will work disaster
to tie order again.
We said that we have no advice
to give to the farmers as an organ
cation except Keep whatever organ
lZatlon they may have out of poll
tics. We have some advice to the
farmers Individually, and it is The
same advice we haze given many
times before.
The DEMOCRAT five years ag'
began a plea with the farmers 20
more independence at home. We
urged them 20 make their home
supplies and thus he Independent
Of the price of cotton or peanuts
Circumstances have somewhat tore
ed them to do it. For the past tw'
years the price OF cotton La
been 80 low that tue farmer dix
not get actual expenses ont OF HI
cotton crop. The consequence !
that tanners have somewhat dive
s,fied their crops, have made NOR
corn and meat and the lie in Sc!
defense, and the prospect for HON
independence Is better for then
now than it has been III years.
The DEMOCRAT has now woI'
Ut preca1tiOn: Wheu the farmer
see them selves nearing the plac
where they can be independen
and will be independent again
they stick to the course OF maklr
home supplies, let item not b
drawn off again by the iitSle rise i
= cotton. Il cotton should go to l
csnts IA pound it Will SJlll be :*ttte
for the farmer to make his hon
supplies.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
The New Treasurer

Gov. Holt has appointed Col. S
Nc d. Tate Of Burke county State
Treasurer to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of Hon. d. W. Balr.
1t is very good appointment and
gives satisfaction to the people of
the State generally.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
AN INSPIRING LIFE,
North Carolinlan.

North CarOlInlan.
The career of Judge Merclmon
Is an Inspiration to aspiring young
manhood. He was born WITH 40 sill.
yer spoon II his mouth, aud ac0iev>
ed greatness by virtue of his own eff.
forts. From boy he was thouo ht-
ful, studjous and grave. He found
life full Of stern res lities, and while
approaching jest and humor, be lived
as one who felt the solemn imrort OF
living. He was far removed from
anything like LEVITT. He looked Al
Questions in An earnest WAY. ana
met the difficulties of life with 9
wolltab determination to cnme
oat conquecor, And be did cou uuer
IN every conflict in which he was en-.
gagged, but he won because he fought
earnestly and unceasinsly. Fhe
chief thing that first Impressed one
about the late J4stlte was this so.-
emn earnt>tnes- which a,waFs char.
st'e 'za'i H'm. He believed in ey
cry mF't'T II ~ - pIrprs-. au,j de.
Totlng h'n .eii l.. Ills lif+-wvrk woo
rously and rsloestly. He never
ma,ie 9pee3a IL "nD be did rot
= la
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24

Il was deaf for wear, caused by catrrh
in the heal, but wa perfectly cured bv
Hoods SarsaparIlla." II. HICKS Re-
chester, II Y.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24

sf>t44 e. q 3 ---~s.A1,
INDIGESTION and Stomach disorders take
BROWN IRON BITTERS.
Ill dealers keep it, 81 per bottle. Genuine has
1ads-nark and crossed red lines on wrappe3
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24

Simmons Liver Regulator always cures
and prevents indigestion or dyspepsia.
No Doctors bills presented to the fami-
lies who use Simmons Liver Regulator.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-10-12

silver now in existence, estimated at
"a. OO0, 600, 600 and all silver hereafter
mined, amounting last year at coin
age value to s185, 100000 and annual
~ increasing, could be brought to our
mints and coined into dollars at the
expense Of the United States and for
the benefit Of the owner of silver, the
inevitable effect would be to reduce
the purchasing power of the dollar to
81 cents. The dollar in gold would
then disappear from circulation and
be worth in the market nearly S1.5O.
II believe President Harrison would
veto free coinage measure. What
Mr.. Cleveland would do cam OF say.
He does not tell us. Now what we
want is both gold and silver money,
but always maintained at par with
each other, money having the same
purchasing power. How can we get
it? The simple answer is by putting
enough silver in the silver dollar to
make it equal in value to the gold in
the gold dollar. If 3704 grains are
not enough, put into the silver dollar
480 grains or $50 grains. Give the
people an honest dollar and thus settle
the silver question"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-10-12
a Mistaken Impression.

The impression has gone abroad
that the horizontal raises in taxation
throughout the State does not apply
to railroads, but to individual tax
payers. This is not true. The raise
takes in the railroads of the State as
we'll as the indiViduals.-[Ca
Tribune.
1.-THE State Board of Assessors in
tend to raise the railroad assessments,
its members should not lose sight of
the fact that the individual taxpayer
OF Elko county will pay on valuation
10 per cent higher this year than they
paid on in 1891, as fixed by the Board.
The same rule applied to the South
err Pacific Co.'s assessment in this
county would bring it up 10 ,S17,710
per mile on it's main track and S3,795
on the side TRACK per mile.
IL this be done, the Board Of Com
missioners can lower the rate OF tax
alton from S1.75 to SLIGO, and the peo-
pie will have no just grounde Of
complaint. But should the State
Board favor the corporations at the
expense Of the individual taxpayer,
it will raise storm of indignation
throughout the State that will con-
sign the members Of the Board to
political perdition and sweep the OBJ
noxions law from the statute books.
All the people ask is justice between
themselves and the corporations, and
woe be to the set OF men who will not
give it to them.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-10-12
The Air Line Surveyors.

TIE surveyors for the Salt Lake
and San Francisco Air Line railroad
are making rapid progress toward the
east. After coming up the Feather
river they passed through Long Val
ley to Purdy's switch and then went
to the novth of Reno about twenty
miles, passing between Pyramid City
and Pyramid Lake. They will cross
the Truckee few miles below Wads-
worth and thence to the southeast
through Churchill county.--[Reno
Gazette.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-10-12
opposed 70 stlver.

Ttyou have any doubts as to Presi-
dent Harrison's position on the silver
question, read the following from
Senator Sherman's speech at Phila-
delphia on the 9Th:
"rhe second business question of
the national policy OF great impor-
tance-to which / have referred, is
whether the coinage OF silver shall be
free, whether the holder Of 412t6
grains Of standard silver or of 37oh
grains Of pure silver can present it TO
the treasury of the United States and
have it coined for him into a dollar.
That much silver 10 worth In the
market about 67 cents. II the coin
age OF silver 10 made tree, then all the
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-10-12
Platform and Resolutions
ADOPTED BY THE
DEMOCRATIC co. CONVENTION,
OF ELKO COUNTY.

The Democratic party of Elko County in
Convention assembled hereby declare their
unalterable faith In Democratic principles as
laid down by the fathers Of the Republic.
RESOLVED, That we condemn Grover Glove.
land and Benjamin Harrison for their hostility
to silver, and the action of the Democratic
majority Of the 62nd Congress in refu sing to
pa free coinage bill, and we, az Democrats.
true to the interests of our state and the fun
osmentsl principles Of our party. demand the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at the
present ratio Of 10 to 1.
RESOLVED, That IL is the duty of every
citszen Of Nevada, regardless of party. to sup
port James B. Weaver, of Iowa, for President
and James g. Field, of Virginia, for Vice
President of the United States.
RESOLVED, That Senator Stewart for his
untirIng energy in the cause Of free silver and
his independent action in tho defeat of the In
famous force bill is entitled TO the support Of
the people OF this Site, and we hereby pledge
the nominees Of this Convention for the Legis.
lature 10 support him for tho Senate of tho
United States.
RESOLVED, That we believe the election Of
Francs G. Newlsnds to Congress to be in the
interests Of the people Of this State, and we
hereby advise the Democracy Of Elko county
20 give him their earnest support.