Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-07-12
PikeYilIe Letter.

anu cOGCOn were never
brighter.
Several of our young people
went down to Wilmington, on the
4th inst, and they all report
having had a most delightful
time.
We are sorry to learn that
Ernest, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G., FL. Flowers, is seriously
sick.
Miss Sadie Balance, of Ere
mont, was visiting friends in
town Thursday.
S W. L. Pike and children
who have been visiting friends
in Smithfield returned home Fri
day.
Harmony Lodge A. F. and A.
M. met in regular session here
Thursday. It being the meeting,
for the installation of officers for
the ensuing year, they gave a
barbecue and they all had a gen
eral good time.
Mr.. John D. Smith returned
home yesterday from a visit to
relatives and friends in Saulston,
He reports the crops in that sec
ton looking fine.
The township Democratic pri-
mary met at 3 o'clock p. m. On
motion w. B. Fort was chosen
temporary Chairman after which
he called the meeting to order.
W. l.. Pike was requested to act
as temporary Secretary, On mo-
ton of w. L. Garris the tempo
rary organization was made per
manent.
On motion the,folloW1ng named
persons were elected delegates
and alternates to the county con-
ventiOn:
Delegates-Jas. T. Starting Jas.
W. Thompson, Robert Crawford,
III. F. Yelverton, E. F. Talton,
w. L. Pike, Hyman Pate, Eras-
tus Smith, W. B. Fort, James
Winbon, j. p. Smith.
Alternates-M. D. Talton, Jas.
B. Pike, E. G. Edgerton, Jas. H.
Shallington, w. L. Garris, jon
athan Garris, John S. Pate,
Joseph Peacock. J. J, johnson,
Iredell Talton, j. H. Davis, J. B.
Smith.
On motion John Langston and
w. B. Albritton we're added to
the list of delegates.
On motion Jesse B. Thompson
H. F. Yelverton and w. L.. Pike
were elected township Executive
Committee. On motion w. L.
Pike was made Chairman of said
Committee.
The meeting was largely at
tended and harmony prevailed.
J. F.. H.
Gen. Gordon's View of the Strike
WASHINGTON, July 9.-Sena-
tor Gordon, of Georgia, COM
mander-in-chief of the United
Confederate Veterans, was asked
or his return from a recent trip
South what he had to say about
the great strike, looking at it
from Southern standpoint. He
replied:
Il have nothing to say about it
from a Southern standpoint, but
[ have something to say as an
american citizen. There is moth
ing peculiar in the Southern view
of the situation, unless the fact
that the Southern people,, to a
man, are for law and order, be
peculiar. My sympathy is and
always has been strongly enlisted
for the laboring classes. They
have as much right to organize
for their protection and improve
ment as capital has for it's pro
lection and interest, but mol
law, mob rule and mob violence
cannot be tolerated in this coun
try. It must be put down at any
lcost, or the Government canno'
last. Defiance of law is more
dangerous under our form OF
Government than any other
We have no crowned heads
Whose edicts are law, but We
have laws made by the rep
resentatives of the people
for the Government of the people
and the people will e them en-
forced at all hazards. Persona
liberty, which is every man;
birth right, is one thing, but law
lessness is avery different thing
The line between the two is yer,
broad and deep and the consti
: tuted authorities cannot mistake
Tor ignore it, nor can the people.
Gen. Gordon was asked wha
he thought would be the result
He replied:
4 cannot predict. The situa
ton is serious. l hope the mat
ter may be settled without more
i bloodshed; but one thing is Ger
, tain, the law will be enforced an6
the public peace preserved. TIL
| courts, the militia of the States
and the standing army will prob
| ably suffice for this purpose; bu
t if not, there will be no necessity
: for increasing the standing army
for every law-abiding citizen ii
the country, from one end Of
to the other, will volunteer, i
; need be, to sustain the consti
| tuted authorities of the land il
5 unfolding the law"
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