The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-06
NORTH CiROLINd NEHS.
Col. Taison's Insurance-The Political
Candidates,

Ndiulthifss
RALEIGH. y. c.. March 5.-Speclal-
The news of tho failure OF Mr. Albert
Kramer OF Durham. has been received
here. The liabilities are $4,000, assets
SO 0eo.
The news OF the death of Colonel Paul
Faison reached here yesterday He car
ried a heavy insurance on his life. There
IS S23.1Op in life insurance certain. and
II Is said he had $1,000 in another com
pany.
General Roberts. who has been here
several days. LETT yesterday for his home
IN Gates county. and on the 10th VIII
Start FOR Victoria, where he is United
states consul.
A. tbe meeting OF the board Of d.rec-
tors Of the North Carolina Insane Asylum
Yesterday the officers Of The asylum were
an reelected u was also reported that
az the conference held recently between
inns asylum and the one A. MOrganton. it
was decided 10 transfer Chatham county
10 this district and RobesOn ctunty TO tine
western district 10 Will be remembered
that a committee met 10 decide this gues-
lion some weeks agO.
The building comlutuee Of the pr1rb.-
terian church W-n at once decide on the
plans for the new church. The grounds
around the old churcl are very pretty.
ana have lovely young naples coming on.
These were yesterday taken 40 and car-
fied 10 the campus Of the Agricultural
ttt.t Aiftltt.taA 3fAtstt. as tHtF We're #
lue way OF tlr proposed new Dui iIu..
Tho fOll0glug Is an interview that was
mad WITH Mr. II. H. Battle. an cX-Dcr7o-
cratic state chairman. IL is being highly
endorsed.
~ do not wish to obtrude my views
about political matters upon the public.
hut YOU ask what / think 10 Boz the duty
OF the Democratic party hi North Caro-
lima IN The present Juncture. and / give
VOC my opinion Tor what ID is worth.
The Democratic party Is, and should con-
tinue 10 be. a national and not a Sec
tlOnal party II stands Tor certain i'm
portant principles. We can nope to main
OF these principles only through 4 ma
tiOnal Organization We must run no risk
of sacrificing such organization from fear
that We cannot have our way about al
OF these PRINCIPLES. eN should meet IN
state convention. declare our principles
State officers. as usual. and send delegates
% the National Convention at Chicago 10
"a yOcate our principles and nominate can
didatcs for the presidency ANA ViCe-Drcsi-
tion of the National Convention and zeal
Ously support its candidates.
The FOpulist party i'm North Caroilna
was made up of extreme Democrats. An
alliance between them and the ReDubli-
cans can represent no principle, but De
only a division OF spOlls. This cannot
long bee approved by honest Pogulists or
honest Republicans. and the triumph Of
such a combination must be only tempo
rary Let us stand by Our principles and
maintain our sclf-rcsDect. Defeat Is bet
ter than dish0u0F. But who can say that
in the present division Of other parties
Democracy may not win again next fally'
The case OF COWan against Fa-rbrother
came up In the Supreme Court yesterday.
and argument Is continued. Th-s is the
case where FairbrOthcr sold his paper TO
Cowan, and signed u contract not -
have a paper in North Carolina for ten
years. talrbrOthers : counsel VIII contend
that such contract is void. bec1-fe IL
Is in violation OF the code and the CON
stltuton; that an editOr cannot bind him
self not 10 run paper.