Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-28
INTO TWO FACTIONS.
North Carolina Republicans Spit Up
by Fusion.

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| The fact that the Republicans In TINS
State are dividing into two factohs 10
unite clear. The attack Of the straight
outs on the fusion Republicans Is Gil
contained in the following open letter
from ex-Chairman Mott TO Henry N'
Charles. member OF ths National Repubh-
can Committee There Is lesson anu
warning In il for Virginia KepuDhcahS'
1.-THE county-government law enacted ny
the recent LEGISLATURE bears no similarity
to that expected at the hands OF 'he
Fusionists. The same fear ana uistrus'
of the negroes Is evinced that mas al.
ways been shown by the Democrats: but
the Fusionists carry this feature OF the
law further even than the Democrats
before them. The election Of three COM
missionsrs is all right. but becomes
travesty upon local self-government wheh
1t is made SO easy for the opposite
political party to cause the appointment
of two additional commissioners. whose
power when appointed Will equal the
power of the three elected by the people.
This single popularity of the new law
has stripped 1t of every vestige OF kim-
ship to that vouchsafed by the Repubh-
can State platform. in lieu Of which It Is
a mean and cowardly excuse. The passage
of this law marks the end OF fusion, OF
cooperation between the Republican and
Third parties In North Carolina. Since
fuson's inception the Republicans have
made concessions in principle and patron
age, while in both the Populists have
been the d. ctators. In the State this was
true TO marked degree.
ENCROACHING.
''Now II appears to be encroaching upon
the vital principles of national Repubii-
canism, as evidenced by the fact that
some Republicans are not scrup!ing TO
lay aside the principles upon which the
national Republican party has long been
established, and according to which 1t
has conducted this government through
its greatest prosperity. and to place In
their stead the visionary and extraSagant
plank OF the Populist platform. j refer
to those Republicans who are advocating
the idea OF free silver. The Republican
party will continue to advocate financial
faith of the soundest kind, and those who
wish to be Of the party must do likewise.
This government can no more coin sill
yer free while every other government or
the first-class refuses and maintains a
gold standard than it can commit any
other absurd impossibility. Under the
present condition of things the United
States will be safe financially only with
gold as a standard and silver coined as
fully as can be with a Just parity be
tween the two metals. The next cam
paign will see the Republicans OF North
Carolina strictly in accordance with the
national party. and prepared for
straight fight in the State. In no other
way can the manifold injuries already
wrought by fusion be successfully over
come. In short, this is the only policy. and
IL IL the one that will control in this
State hencefor;h. The first work OF the
Republicans In the State should be the
reorganization of the party on its original
basis"
ARMY OFFICERS.
Captain Thaddeus Jones, United States
army. who has for two years been ON
du.y here at the State Guard headquar-
ters, left this morning for his post Major
Hayes. who succeeds him. Is here Captain
Jones's family may remain here some
time.
Ii Is said that steps are to be taken
to obtain from the possession of j. j.
Moore. of Burgaw. the original Of Rays
protest" Moore has no right to this
document 1t belongs to the Secretary OF
State. Moore claims he picked it up on the
floor Of the Capitol. Moore said just after
the Legislature adjourned that when the
acts of the Legislature were printed there
would be many surprises.
There Is plenty OF evidence that bills
were enrolled which were not compared
with the original bills, and also that bills
were changed at the last moment. Some
OF the bills were enrolled by boys. and
are full of the worst sort of mistakes.
For instance, there is a bill allowing
the commissioners of Polk county TO issue
bonds. The lad who copied II mistook the
word said wherever IL occurred for
"Davie," the name of another county.
and as result there is the most nom
sensical law ever read.
DECREASE IN COTTON.
The first State crop report Cor April
is to be issued next week. Secretary
Bruner tells me 1t will show a decrease
In the cotton acreage. The general condi-
ton of the preparation OF land for crops
is not good this being due entirely to too
much rain. The condition of the crop of
oats Is better than that of the wheat
crop.
The Hornets Nest Rfiemen, OF Char
lotte. will go into camp at Ocean View
this summer.
NJ. Masons store, In Pender county, was
rctbed and then burned by a band Of
thieves night before last. Arrests are to
follow.
HOLLANDS SHORTAGE.
shortage OF Holland, the bank cashier. is
$s2, 900.
Search is being made for the bodies
OF Charles Mason and Thomas Rue, who
were drowned Thursday in Neuse river,
twenty miles below New Berne. by the
capsizng OF their boat.
Two Pamlico county girls are the
largest In the State for their age. One.
Jeanne Aldridge. is II. and weighs las;
the other. Kate Tunnel, Is Q. and weighs
la.
The State convention OF the Society
of Christian Endeavor. which Is In session
at Winston-Salem. is quite we'll attended.
A sunrise service Is to be held tomorrow
morning and a mass-meeting tomorrow
afternoon. at which ]. Il. McCulloch, OF
Greensboro; Rev. T. NJ. johnson. OF Hem
derson; II. T. Clark. Of High Point, and
Bishop Rondthaler. Of Salem. will speak.
CUn9E REVIVAL.