The Charlotte Democrat., 1892-04-08
FROM OUR RALEIGH CORRESPONDENT.
RALEIGH, N. c., April 5, 1892.

Third party. Timidity On the part OF
some Democrats is responsible for great
deal of the trouble. Now, literally at
the eleventh hour, they see what is before
them. The fight is on; aatagonisms
grow more and more bitter. Certainly
Polk is cordially hated politically. His
paper, the Progressive Farmer, is intoler-
ant to the very verge of fanaticism.
When the Alliance was started, and for
long after, it affected to scorn politics and
claimed that it could not interfere with
politics or religion. But the Sleeps
clothing has been thrown off by some of
| the workers and the wolf stands revealed.
But the Alliance is not the Third party
| Many of it's members are staunch Dem
ocrats, and to use the old woman's phrase
''please God, will stay So"
Polk's paper loves to empty tho vials
| of its wrath upon your correspondent,
who is quite ready for any combat it may
| desire, and who fears neither of those
"Giants Despair"-"Calamity Howler, ~
or "Bilkins." The paper wants more
.'Calamity Howlers." Heaven knows
there are enough and to spare in North
| Carolina now, enough to curse any State.
| If they would work more and talk less
and stick to the old faith they and their
State would be better off,
Governor Holt has returned from the
| launching of the cruiser Raleigh, at the
| Norfolk Navy Yard. 1t was brilliant
spectacle. In every way, North Carolina
was honored on that occasion. The Gov
ernor did the honors for two States, since
to the deep disgust Of the Norfolk and
Portsmouth people, Virginia's Governor
did not show up. Governor Holt won
the honors and wore them well. Great
interest is felt in the cruiser, noble
vessel, and some North CaroIinians will
be in her crew.
A special term of Lincoln Superior
court will begin May %, Judge Bynum
presiding, and both civil and criminal
cases will be tried.
Governor Holt has for excellent reasons
commuted to five years Imprisonment the
death sentence of James Dunlap, who
was convicted of murder in Moore county
and sentenced to be hanged. Construc-
lively Dunlap was guilty, but there is a
strong belief that he slew the man in
self defence.
The Supreme court gets through the
district dockets at this term within the
first three days of each week, as a rule.
The only exception is the fifth district.
A death warrant has been issued by
the Governor for the execution of John
Cox, who in Jones county murdered in a
very cold-blooded way, William Sutton.
Cox appealed to the Supreme court,
which says the former conviction was
proper. The date Of execution is May
18th.
There need be no doubt that North
Carolina will be grandly represented at
the Worlds Fair. Every step in that
direction is being most carefully taken.
The agricultural department will print
an edition of 10000 copies of hand
book which will show what the State is
doing. Col. John D. Cameron is prepar-
ing the handbook, > which will have 800
pages, of which State Geologist Holmes
will furnish so. Col. Cameron says he
has reports from 11S cotton mills and
that eight more are under way. North
Carolina is keeping up with the South,
despite all the booms in some other
States In the West and North it stands
high for both business credit and enter
prise.
The fire insurance companies are con-
sidering the matter of raising their rates
in this State and all over the South.
Business last year was not profitable, as
will be seen when it is stated that last
year, $341, ,779 in premiums was taken
and S2l6,692 paid out on losses, and this
by 39 Of the leading companies. The
| losses were 63 per cent of the receipts.
| So unless there are first class fire depart
ments, rates will most probably rise,
Raleigh will have by December 1st, a
very beautiful hotel. the "Park," built
and owned by A. F. Page, the famous
sawmill and railway man of Moore county.
The hotel will have 85 rooms and will
cost some $4,000. Nothing in the State
| will! surpass it in beauty of design.
In honor of the oldest railway treasurer
living, s. station on the Raleigh & Augusta
Air Line has been named Vass. The
veteran is W. W. Vass, who became treas
urer of the Raleigh & CASTOR road Jan.
| 1, 1845. What term of service, Al
years and more
The readers of the DEMOCRAT will hear
with real sorrow Of the serious illness of
Associate Justice Davis of the Supreme
court. Over year ago he had an attack
of paralysis, and last Wednesday had
another stroke which has left him
in the shadow of death. He was
taken to Louisburg Friday, in a private
car His work on the bench is probably
ended. He had done very little during
this term. He was first appointed to the
bench by Gov. Scales.
The Republicans held conference last
week, in which Harrison was 'boomed.' u
He has captured North Carolina but it is
quite like the taking of Holland by the
Dutch The Radicals had some counsel.
lors here; E. P. Allen from Michigan and
Collector of Customs, Clay from New
port News, Va. They say they came
here to put on its feet the protective
tariff league, but decided not to do So
They are on the eve of trade with the
Third party. They claim, by the way
that some Democrats have made overtures
to them.
There is no doubt that the prohibition
party will put State ticket in the field
It is ready to join Or absorb any other
party which will accept its platform.
The negroes this year are making 6
show of being the ''balance of power" il
the State, and make cheap bid for socia
equality by crying out against the regu