The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-11

but lie he asserts his man hood, or eA-
ercises the privilege of American cltl-
zenship to vote as he pleases' tne
modern Baron, more ruthless than ms
militarv~prototype takes the bread no,
only from the mouth of the slave, but
from those of his wife and children
as well.
If our present economic policy and
system is to continue, the master
| should at least be required to feed and
| clothe the slave, as was done under the
old system.
Well informed Democrats, from
many States, think that Mr.. Stevenson
has missed the opportunity of life
time in not coming out boldly for sill
yer; but no representative now Tor
body of mem has asked him for his
views, and as no State or convention
| has declared for him, he may feel that
he is not called upon to declare his
position yet. / suggest, through your
widely read paper, that Col. Wharton
y. Green or Maj. W. M. Robbins, both
/ strong friends of General Stevenson,
| or some body of North Carolina Demo
Gratis, ask in a private and in an open
| letter his views. He has many friends
! throughout North Carolina and the
| country and his recent four years resi-
dence here among the representatives
| of the people, and the States, has been
of great advantage to him.
Col. Morrison has many elements of
strength and popularity and for silver
he could poll large vote.
Morgan and Daniel, with either of
these men, would make strong team.
oh! if the great and good Vance the
| idol of the people and the champion
of silver-were living! He could win
the Vice-Presidential nomination lin
walk.
Governor Matthews, of Indiana, is
an educated and successful farmer, and
as we have had no farmer President
that / recall of late years, he might
prove to be great vote getter.
He has many admirers, and is square
for silver. Slate makers have re-
Gently told me, that it would
not do for the Democrats to
90 East for candidates: that
they should come (President) from
the Northwest, or West and Vice
President) from the South.
a foreigner might conclude that
Democrats were the original sun, or
fire worshipers, judging from the
length of time and the persistency with
which they keep their devotional gaze
steadfastly fixed on the East. The
Republicans have been wiser. They
have taken their candidates for 30
years from about the centre of pepu-
lation, from the great Northwest.
If you take candidates before con-
yentions, and those nominated, for
President and Vice-President, we have
from the States Of Illinois, Ohio and
Indiana, alone candidates since the
war, viz: Grant, Logan, Sherman,
Hayes, Garfield, Harrison, Cullom and
Mckinley, while the Democrats have
selected 4 candidates from New York,
alone; and once were so anxious to
nominate New Yorker, that when no
Democrat would run, they put up
Republican--poor old Greeley.
This of itself has contributed to the
result, that the Democrats have had a
President for only s years. while the
Republicans have had the Presidency
for nearly 30 years.
If election is thrown i'm the House
of Representatives. Even then the
Democrats, with silver man up, and
| the Republicans with gold man up.
| have chance 10 elect, though the pre-
sent Congress elects. If the election
was nowsa Republican would walk
in" but the present members will be
candidates for reelection, and when
asked to say whether they viii support
a gold or silver man for President,
| they will be compelled to say, and the
large majority Of silver voters
throughout tile entire country will
only support those who pledge them
| selves to support silver man for Pres
ident, and the Republican candidate
viii be gold man.
To-day the case of BENJAMIN H. Mills
kin, indicated for entering the bed
room Of Miss Gertrude Phillips, last
summer came up before the District
Court. Mr.. r. Ross Perry APP
| peared before Judge Cole, and, inform
/! ing the court that he had just been
retained in the Millikin case, asked for
a postponement of the trial He stated
| that Mr.. a. s. Worthington, who had
been retained by Mr. Miiliken, had
| found himself unable, because of ill
health, to appear Ia the case, and Mr..
Perry suggested postponement until
/ after the conclusion Of the Olmstead
| will case, which will be called Monday
next before Judge Cox. District At
| torney Birncy suggested postpone
ment until Thursday morning next,
| and Judge Cole thereupon set the case
down for trial at that time.
The people OF North Carolina hope
to see this fellow given the fullest pun-
ishment the law can infiict Hon.
| Samuel r. Phillips, has left no stone
| unturned to secure an early trial and
the conviction of the man who forced
an entrance into his daughters room
at midnight. She is a young woman
lovely in character aud in person,
and her friends have sympathized
| with her in the natural embarrassment
| that comes to a good and pure woman
whose name, through no fault of hers,
comes before the public. No punish