The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-20
THEDEFUNCT
GIDEONITE.
A REPUBLICAN, GIVES HIS
OPINION OF 3. OHIO WILSON
AND HIS RECENT TRIAL.
Special Cor. to North Carolinlan

Carolina ince the civil war.
I The laying out OF Wilson hal
been so completely aud accomplish
cd that we now wonder wherefore
all the hubbub over so inconaider,
able human figure.
| Nolo contendere has for once per.
formed it's fuIctiOn in mannel
that is calculated to bring it into
greater ropute both as a pitfall and
a Iife-guard. The concoctor of the
scheme, by which Wilson was 90
adroitly let drop is a wlley man and
will not be monkeytd d with by those
who tnOw HIM. w hether'he deserves
public testimonial depends upon
the several ways of looking at the
matter. 1t 10 fair to assume that the
Peoples party would not contribute
anything towards such ah object.
The Republican patty while feeling
it has sad c hotch,ng spoiled are
yet much amused at the artful and
Iudicrous method by which the ben
was scu,ed Off and so while going
without any consolation, they can
yet smile q sickly sort of smile.
The Democratic party has every
tang under the sun to be thanks
ful for in as much as it escaped
.DaklDg a martyr out OF very differs
eat stuff.
The flight from big to llttlo Is
very short one. Long ladders are
lrksome to climb aud giddy heig hts
Ill become and quickly advertise
small minds, and weak heads.
Wilson succeeded fairly we'll as an
organizer Of small bodies of lnen In
country districts and possessed the
tact requisite to make even bis
equals believe him to DO ever 80
much deeper than he was but when
really great emergency arose his
failure to comprehend was az s,g>
nal as it 1was dismal. Somewhat
sfter the style of the ferret she
could oOlt the rats but could neither
pursue them nor block their busi>
ness places. 1t ~ nearly always 20
With men who erroneonsly believe
they were madc to lead. The man
seems ts have become fully cea>
sclous Of tho painful presilcameDt
he deliberately went into, and by
seeking to daily with the judicial
proceedings IN the case on the two
succeeding davs exhibited . pitifui.
ly infantlle character quite out OF
place in the composition OF any
{ enu.ue Grand Mogul Of all Gid
pon's Gawks. The hair splitting
contention about the remarks of
Judge Brown was old maidisb,
worthy of no cause, conlh palliata
no injury real or nary nor
fooi any Intelligent person. Whom
Judgment vast Suspended upon
Of costs the case took ito
Dl .ce OIL the Court Records along.
s,is Of end equal standing with
hat Of the negro who submitted at
the same term foi stealing two dol>
ats and had Judgment suspended
npon the payment of costs. This
record states cold stern facts which
are not likely to be oxpunRed nor
can gilded hIgh-sonnded nolo con.
'eadere serve "a an sntidote for the
sting. Men Ct light and learning
will look upon it as stigma and
publlo opinion will thereby be
F,rmed
The appearance Of Mr.. Marion
Butler upon the scene two days be-
fo,e the trial lends color to the ru-
NOR that he was cognizant Of the
action.
Possibly the great Harry Of Pitt
r AZ not a persona grato with this
particular branch of the Sub>Tyeas-
ary crowd, and therefore was not
called into consultation.
The New York of Tunes Of . re-
cent date stated upon advices Of
ts Raleigh informant that the Re-
publican aud Peoples party leaders
b ad held a consult alton Immediate
" after tho adjournment Of the
Legislsture and that they had got
together on an understanding 40
TO future action.
The time was inopportupe and
the leaders of the Republican party |
certainly were not here.
Republicans have not yet rec0v-
cred from the disaster wrought
through the Harrison admlnlstra-
ton, and they are giving az yet
very little thought and no talk IN
regard to tho political future
By declining to become martyr,
WI ilsnn has lOat the pran60at OD.