The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-19

result d: Russell, 9737; Dockery,
SO 4 Z; Boyd, 20; Moody, 10; Lusk, 4
Total vote cast, 2t7. Seven ballots
were taken and Russell gradually
climbed up until it stood on the seventh:
Russell, 119 3 DJckery, 1O4 AZ;
Boyd, Is. Russell was declared the
nominee. The balance Of the skeleton
ticket was then completed, as follows:
Attorney General, Z V. Walser; Au-
ditor, Ruff Henderson; ASS )ciate JUS
tice, r III. Douglas.
This leaves the following places to be
filled by Gn & Babb Cimited) Lieut.
Governor, Treasurer, Secretary of
State, Superintendent of Public Instruc
ton,
As Messrs Gill & Babb promised to
fill these places they may be compelled
to resign their present jobs, as their
timber is very scarce.
H PLATFORM ADOPTED
We d~enounce the policy of the Demo
cratic party in placing on the free list
the great bulk of the raw material Of
the South and the agricultural pro
ducts of the country. By adopting
such q policy, the Democratic party
has arrayed itself on the side of the
trading and specializing classes of this
and foreign countries. We favor such
o rate and duties on raw material and
agricultural products as will insure
ample protection 20 the American peo-
pie
We have always given protection to
our shipbuIlders In late years we
have neglected to protect our ship
owners. We believe the time has come
to return to the policy of Washington
and Hamilton, which, by discriminat-
ing duties in favor of American bot
toms, secured 80 per cent of our car
rying trade to American ships, and
which, if now restored, would again
revive u shipping and III Ameri-
a freights to be paid to Americans.
We favor the use Of gold and silver
as standard money and the restoration
OF silver to it's function 5 and dignity as
a money metal. We are opposed to
the retiring Of the greenbacks, the
money of the people, the money favor
ed by Lincoln. We are opposed to the
issue of interest bearing bonds in the
time of peace, and we condemn the
policy of President Cleveland and Sec
rotary Carlisle in secretly making the
sale of government bonds to a foreign
syndicate on such terms as to enable
it to realize the enormous profit OF
$40 Geo, 600, at the expense Of the PEG,
pie.
We re off m our allie, lance to the
principles of Republic anism and our
united support to the nominees of the |
National Republican convention soon
to be held in St. Louis, as set forth in
the National platform of 1892
Inasmuch as every candid man in
the Republican party comedies the
nomination of William X K,nIey for
President and inRsmuch as every in
telilgent man in every party already !
comedies his cleo ion, we feel that our
National interests are safe, that our
candidates character and life work
are the best platform eve presented to !
the.American people. Having no fears
the vital and paramount issues for
North CarOlinians in this campaign is |
the preservation Of the great reforms
enacted into law by the last General
Assembly, to wit; local self govern
ment and honest elections; these great
measures should bind together all hon
est and patriotic men who fought to- |
gether in 1894 in the grand and glori, |
Gus battle ending in the overwhelming |
defeat of BJurO0n De nocracy. We
fought then TO gain these principles. |
we must fight now to maintain them.
No differences SIS to q aestiOns of cur |
rency and questions of tariff should |
deter us from standing together for the |
right preventative of all rights. the
right to vote and have that vote hon
estly counted. We warn our voters
"oe' IL VIC DoII "JhS OuC0 more gam
control Of the State we may bid a final
fare we'll to this the greatest right of
freemen and expect that the South
Carolina or Mississippi plan of heart
less acknowledgements OF the poor and
uneducated will be incorporated into
the organic law of North Carolina
within 60 days after the return of the
Bourbons. God spare US from such q
fate.
Whereas, popular education is essen