The state chronicle., 1892-05-06

Speaking of the Progressire Farmers
declaration that anybody ard every
body can attend the democratic pri-
maries, the Charlotte Observer says:
off this is true then chairman Eaves
can come in; any body who wants to
can come i'll, without any regard to
what he expects to do IN future. If
that be the case then, why call these
gatherings democratic primaries ! Why
give them the name of one party rather
than that of another? The safeguard,
under such teaching as the above,
from republican domination of demo-
cratic primaries in communities where
the republicans are more numerous
than the democrats is that while |
white men give the advice negroes are
! too honorable to take it,
The Laurinburg hrchuge says:
Lone of the worst features OF the pres |
elt condition of affairs is that there
has grown up spirit Of antagonism
between the country and the town.
There is no denying the fact that the
line of demarkation has been sharply
drawn to the injury of both. There is
no doubt that this feeling prevails to a
large extent throughout the State. We
deplore this state of feeling among our
people. 1t is altogether harmful and
should not exist. We are all one and
what touches one class touches all. In
fact we are all country men in North
Carolina, having DO towns Of impor
tance, and it is pity that We allow
purely imaginary difference to stand
between and divide US. The trouble
is, we have listened too long to selfish
demagoeues who expect to fatten on
our quarrels.'
The Pittsboro Record speaks well
when it says: "The democrats of Chat
ham are to be congratulated upon the
harmony and unanimity Of sentiment
that prevailed in their county conven-
ton. The proceedings of this conven-
tion practically proved hat there is no
difference between true democrats,
whether they belong to the alliance or
not. A democrat can be as true an
2 allianceman as one who is not dem.
5 ocrat, and an aliianceman can be as
: true democrat as one who is not an
: allianceman. In the list of delegates
e appointed to the State convention are
. about an equal number Of democrats
j who are alliancemen and those who
e are not, and among the alliance dele
: gates are the president and treasurer
e of the county alliance And in strik
ing contrast with this, was the action
:, of the third party men, who captured
the democratic primary in Hickory
: Mountain township and refused to eled
!, the president of the county alliance a;
a delegate to our county convention
IL The Pittsboro Record says: "Wher
i the government 0. ms the railroads, a.
ia demanded by the third party people
70 no taxes will be collected from them
is Had you thought Of that? II not, jus
u stop and think for moment 0
+, course every body knows that govern
ment property is not taxed at all, am
therefore when the railroads becom
:, the property of the government the,
will not be taxed. The railroads nov
, pay many million dollars, every yea
:. as taxes to the States, counties an
: towns Through which they run. Bu
when the government owns them. n
State. county or town will get on
cent OF tax from them. Now isn't thi
:. ''fnancial reform and relief" with
=. vengeance: In order to give relief +
= the farmers, in order to hgnten thei
taxes, the third party people propos
hf to exempt the railroads from all taxs
Us ton. And in order to do this demo
y. Gratis are urged to desert and disruI
be their old party! OF course the NOR
Ill property that is exempt from taxation
ic the higher must be the rate of taxatio
le- on the property that is taxed. Al
". therefore when the railroads ar
he owned by the government and are e,
r. empt from all taxation, of course
L higher rate must be levied on land An
ur and personal property. What sort
Ne relief will this give our people?''