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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-30
North and south. ,

Bare and bleak and rusty brown,
The fierce old cannon faced the town,
And when the night winds murmurcd low,
The cannon muttered stern and slow:
.Ho for the battle where the bullets crash,
Where fire-balls fall. and fierce swords
flash; "a. q
breath!
War. war is life, and peace Is DEATH"
Two southern brides but that week wed, :
Saw the cannon. why, see," one said,
Hero Is the place to build our nest;
This one OF all we've seen Is best"
Within tho cannon soon there grew
Tho dearest little home for two,
And then three eggs within 1t lay,
And then three birdlings came that way.
And bird calls soft grew sweet and clear,
And wee birds nestled without fear
Against the iron heart OF him
Who once had been so fierce and grim.
And over and over as night windr blow,
Tho cannon murmurs soft and slow,
"Oh, sweet is home, and loves pure
breath!
Peace, peace is life, and war Is dcathw
Anna Pierpont Siviter in Morning Guide.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-30
NEW ApvER il, n, :

S1TuATIoN wANTEp-.A y Co.. y Y =
~ girl. as cook or gcnerai HERMAN
Address ADD Or call J. A., No, 20 T SSS,sso,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01
A RACE RIOT IN DEMOCRATIC
TEXAS.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, October 2l.-A
special to the Star from Fort Worth,
Tex, says: Trouble between the
whites and the blacks over politics has
eliminated in a fight in which Hope
Adams, independent candidate for
sheriff, and leader of the independent
movement against the White Mems
Union Association, was killed. Adams
was fired on by unknown parties con.
cealed in the county court house. The
shooting was precipitated by a negro
named Jenkins, who fired on the men
In the court house. The sheriff has
wired Governor Culberson that he is
unable to preserve order and wants
troops sent to the scene at once.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01
SWORN PROOF OF DEMOCRATIC
FIENDISHNESS.

Correspondence Of the Progressive Farmer.
I. J. II. Rawls, of the County OF
Martin, do make the following state
ment of facts:
On Wednesday, the 12sh day OF
October l went over to Ro%bersonville
one and one half miles from my home
to meet Elder J. L. Burns, who had
written me that he would be down
that night. l was accompanied by my
little daughter seven years Of age.
/ was at the Post Office when he
reached R~obersonviIle and he came in
where I was. We then started for the
church, we crossed the Railroad and
had proceeded for forty or fifty yards,
when we reached the stores and some
thing struck me. / do not know posi-
lively what it vas but / think it was q
piece of brick. I Immediately turned
and seeing some one in the shadow Of
the building I asked what do you
means have l done anything to be as
saulted fort" Some one answered: Il
beg your pardon Mr.. RaWls, but Of
Burns I ask nothing" We went on to
the church and remained until the ser
vices were concluded, when we came
out and proceeded to hitch my horse
to my buggy, when the light in the
street lamp in front of the church was
extinguished and Immediately q show
er Of eggs came striking Elder Burns,
and others in the crowd. In the crowd
were my wife and other members Of
my family besides my daughter first
spoken of. None of them we're struck,
but it was no fault Of those who threw
the eggs, as they were thrown right
into the crowd where there were soma
ladies and children as we'll as men and
boys. Eggs were thrown against the
church and against the buggies and
carts which were neal the church.
Such conduct is to be deprecated and
should be frowned down by the good
thinking people of the County. One
newspaper stated that it had heard
from reliable authority that I said that
Burns did not get half as many eggs as
he deserved. This information was
totally untrue. I never said snything
Of the kind, as I disapprove of such
conduct at all times and under all CIR
cumstRnces.
(9igned) J.. II RAwLs
Sworn and subscribed before me this
the 27GE day of October 1898.
e. A. MOVE, Q. 8. O.,
Pitt County.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01

ard, in an editorial of said paper,
dated Oct. 90, 1898.
My father is Mr.. N. 81. Beaman, who
informed me that I was a witness to at,
tend said court on Monday morning,
the 1st day of court and accompanied
me to court that day where I awaited
the call of the court. I did not see any
negro officer, or deputy sheriff. !
further state l have never had any
warrant or subpoena, or notice, OF any
kind served on me by a negro deputy
sheriff.
have never received any notice or
message Of any kind, written or oral,
from Sheriff r. D. s. Dixon, through a
negro deputy Sheriff or any other
negro. DORA BEAMAN.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
W. E. Murphy, Register Of Deeds OF
Greene County, this 22ad day of Octo-
Der, 1898. W. E. MURPHY,
Register of Deeds.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01

In 1892 B. F, Grady was the Demo
cratic nominee in this district for Con
gress. Here in this county eighty five
of the white men who call themselves
leading Democrats" voted for George
Scurlock, a negro, against Grady, b.
cause Grady had been endorsed by the
Farmers Alliance.
Later still. In 1895 the Populists Of
Flea Hill Township, this county nomi
mated J. @. Culbreth, a white man, for
township constable.
The Democrats put up and voted for
Dan Ray, a negro as black as the hin
ges of hades. In view of these facts,
and a good many more of like charac-
ter, l think it is about time Democrats
had stopped crying ''nigger" and found
something of more potency, and some
thing that had not been worn quite so
thread bare.
Yours for Populist succass.-H. E.
King, Fayetteville, N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01
MeEKINs ROTTEN RGGRD.
The Way Democrats Meet Argument
Will he People Put A Crowd In Pow
er Who Are Guilty Of Such Acts?
AHOsKIE, IN. O., Of. 4. 1898.

AHosKIE, N. O, Oct. 4, 1898.
A joint debate between Col. Harry
Skinner and Mr.. Small took place here
to day, good crowd present; Skinner
held his ground we'll; Small was not in
it. Though Skinner was interrupted
many times by the toughs of Ahoskie,
notwithstanding it, the Populists and
Republicans showed great respect for
Mr. Small. After the joint discussion
wRs through, Mr.. /. N. MeekIns, car
dldate for Solicitor in the First DIS
trict, then attempted to speak, in
which he severely arraigned the Demo
cratic party for their inconsistency
and their negro racket in North Caro-
lima, w~hereupon he was interrupted
and badly treated during his entire
speech, and may OF the toughs we're
walking around with h%atchets, iron
bolts, ETC., under their coats, cursing
and threatening him. At the close OF
his speech orders were gwen: Egg
him" and rCCGan eggs commenced hy-
ing, He ~(1zekins) was slruck In the
face Win rotten eggs, and PopulIsts
standing by received a part of the
broken eggs upon them This was a
disgraceful scene In Hartford county,
and her good citizens, Of all parties,
condemn such conduct. 1t ls danger
ous for any Populist or Republican to
attempt to speak at AhoskIe. Only a
few days ago Professor Shaw, Populist
candidate for Senator, was knocked
from the stand by old Buck Kitchen.
Tnis is the tactics in Eastern North
Carolina.-An Eye Witness In Home
Rule.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01
ADEMocRATIcYARN D1sPRovRD
Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
GFoena GO1UGV

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Greene County.
I am the father of Dora Beaman re
feFred TO in an editorial in the Greene
County Standard, issued October 90,
1893, and published in the town of
Snow Hill, Greene County, N. @. The
article referred to is UNANIMOUSLY false
does a great injustice to the sheriff, to
my daughter and to myself, and it
shows to what straits the Democratic
party is driven to for political capital.
! further state that no warrant sub
pOena or summons of any kind was
served on my daughter by any negro
deputy sheriff or deputy of any kind
under Sheriff R. D. 8. Dixon.
further state that Mr.. r. D. s Dix.
on informed me by letter that my
daughter was wanted as a witness in
the case of State vs. Dock Black. I
notified her myself and accompanied
her to court. N. II. BEAMAN.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
w. E. Murphy, Register of Deeds of
Greene County, this % ID of October,
1898. W. E MURPHY,
Register of Deedt.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01
Total on these accounts,

The records show too, that it vas the
custom of the good government" so
called, to pardon only those, with very
few exceptions whose physical condi-
ton could no longer endure the inhu-
man treatment that fell to their lot.
Finding a convict ready to die he was
pardoned-turned out to die. 1t is sug-
gested tha4 at least so per cent. of those
pardoned were of this class and on this
account. The records will explain
these Things. Add 80 per cent. of the
pardons to the death records and note
the humanity of their last ten years
as compared with the first, year of the
present The Progress
i've Farmer, Aug 80, 1898
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01
Mr.. ArWATER's INCONSISTENT
CY-SWoRN STATEMENT.

Correspondence Of The Progressive Farmer.
I hereby certify that during the
campaign of 1895, Mr.. John w. At
water, while at my house, in the pres
ence of my wife, daughter and broth,
or, told me to go ahead organizing Nc
KinIey Clubs, vote them for McKin-
lev and vote them for me-" He said,
in reference to Senator Pritchard, that
''he is good enough for me-" He said:
''There is only one thing that l Would
vote for a Democrat for. If l were IN
h-u 1 would vote for one to give me
O drink of water"
w. D. BRIGHT.
October %, 1898.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 2s5n day of October, 1898.
CARSON JOHNSON, j. P.
We hereby certify that we were
present on the occasion above referred
to, and the above statement made by
W. D. Bright is correct.
NORA BRIGHT,
ADA BADDERS
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 2ssh day of October, 1898
CARSON JOHNSON, j. Z.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01

The Major is Still In Trouble Think,
Some of His Crowd Are I~njuring The
Cause""A New Democratic Mott,
"Give Us Pie OF Well Kill You
B-"HelIol Mr.. Eiitor."
R--"HelIo! Major. How are yor
progessln27'
BIN adoin' fairly we'll for az OLD
Teller who haz bin henpecked for 8
quarter ov a century an who willIikeIr
git walloped on the day ov the nprt
election. The probable outcou ov the
eleckshun in gettin' the best ov me-
# we dymakrats could get up emf
riots an other other unlawful tbings
we mite hope ter win. But We cam
be united wen that long. 1t il gwIs-
true that we mite win if eggs Womb
rot fast enuff, but they won't. Chaj,
man Simmons 6rter quit grievin' owe,
that oyster fraud fee that he haint got
yit long enuf ter study out a plan ter
save the State. It no could fnd O Man
ter make eggs rot we'd hav' the fusion
ist in q hole in short order. We
wouldn't hav' ter commit murder An
other crimes ter save the State then
We'd jist oyen the campane with g
shower Ov rotten eggs that would last
forty days an forty mites an stink the
tusionists all out of the State But
believe everything goes wrong with US
dymakrats. Rotten eggs are mity
suggestive Ov chicken, an the blamed
niggers like chicken 80 we'll that more
oV 'em are registerin' than ever before.
Now If they are goin' ter give US due
credit fer our campane argumints an
vote the dymakrat ticket it IL awI rite,
but I'm afeard they will be o~ngrateful
an vote de publikin' ticket jist same
az, If we weren't THROWN temptations
in their way. / motifs that my old
friend, j. Bryan Grimes, il stain that
he il goin' ter appeal ter the cartridge
box it We dymakrats fail ter beat at
the ballot box. That il nifty bad talk,
Somebody will be up an sayin' that
we are ready ter commit murder in the
first degree if we can't git elected, an
I recon me and sum ov the other offs
hunters are purity nigh ready ter dc
sumthin' desperate, fer we are powtul
hungry fer pie. We ole a~ristocrats
would rather be guilty ov murder than
ter go hungry fer pie an see the plain
people ov the State rundin' things.
But the avereg e man ov sense will be
slow ter want ter be governed by a
crowd of murderers. We are goin'
ter change Jul old motto, Give us pie
or give US DEATH, to: Give US pie or
We will kill you Gudebye."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01
NOR FIGUREsFoRTAx PAYERS

Then, too, we hope that every sub
scriber to this paper will carefully read
the following extracts from Mr.. Den
marks letter to the Morning Post
And il you know a single voter who
has been misled by the Hypocrats'
manipulation of the figures, 1t is your
duty to see that he reads this before
going 10 the polls. Read and remem
Der.
To the Editor of the Post:
You state In your Issue OF Is b inst.
that the Auditors reports show a he
publican fusion excess of, 1886. 748 26
of the expenses of the State Govern
ment for the first three years of the
present administration 1867, over
the last three years of what you call
Democratic rule" 1892 "a Now,
we are SUI you do not mean what you
say.
l. You will admit that we should be
credited with $40 700 rs, the cost of
one session of the General Assem- bly,
as you had one and we two. Yes, you
allow this.
2 Then, inasmucha as during the three
years of Democratic RuIe"-with a
big 'R'-you did not audit into the
Treasury the receipts from the United
States Government for the A. & M
College and the Experiment Station,
and we did take account of S1O3 500
of these United States appropriations.
Will you not kindly allow us credit
for these9 OF course you will.
3. You understand the nature of the
tonnage tax collection, for you have
been Auditor. You know that whether
they be much or little amounts to
nothining, except to the Department
of Agriculture, which collects them
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01

Hon. Geo. E Boggs, of WaiynesVille
has, as our readers know, Away op,
posed fusion in any form. But ike
may others he realizes mat this year
the Populists have cnolc9 Of Ewo evils
-Hypocratic rule or fusion. They
have wisely chosen the lesser Of these
evils-fusion.
In the following extract from a letter
of Nh. Boggs to our associate editor he
voices the sentiments OF many. He
says:
II have always opposed, and do still
oppose fusion with any party, but l do
not think this the proper time to dis
cuss this question. The Peoples party
offered to CO operate with the D3mo.
Gratis, but they, under the lead of gold,
bugs and railroad monopolists, slapped
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01

the Populists in the face and are now
trying with SANDER, falsehoods and
appeals to passion prejudice to destroy
the Peoples party. I believe it is the
first duty of Populists to fight such
grossly unjust treatment to the last
man and the last ditch. Let fusion be
settled later on and all unite as one
man in opposition to such tretment. It
is unwise to try to swap horses when
crossing the stream ,"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01

The negro lamlty bowling Hypocrats
may howl on, u the fact remains as
firm and mistaken as Gibraltar itself
that when the Populists made them a
proposition which would have put the
white peopleo of the State together, they
refused and spurned it. They can,
may and will howl on, but their cries
cannot drown the truth of the state
ment that after the Populists made the
first IF ,rt to secure the supremacy of
white man and white metal they re
fused it, cursed it, and held it in con,
tempt. Can they now expect anyone
but a fool to believe them sincere in
their cry of ''nigger3" Every intelll
gent man should see to it that they
take him for a fool but once.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01

and owns them. The Treasury Depart
ment audit them in, and then out; no
control whatever over them. We au-
dited in $50, 523 II more than you on
this account.
4. You are aware also that when a
coupon clipped from one of u State
bonds becomes due, and is presented,
it has to b3 paid, whether democrats
Rule' or not, and sure enough we paid
$38. 8O4 GA more on this account than
you did.
8. The steamer Lille was under
command of Governor Elias Carr for
two of the three years you allot to our
period and the bills paid on her &C
sount amounted to %. $50. Is during the
time, while she lay at anchor in the
liver at Washington, N. Q. IT she was
under steam during the time we have
not heard Of it. Surely we are greatly
embarrassed just now, you will not
charge this to our account.
6. Then it seems to US that we have
heard that Governor Carr had a rela,
tive employed on what the accounts
you audit money out on called State
boundary line" You understand this,
for you drew the warrants to pay him
IS. 335 IS. Now will you take advan-
tage of US by declining to credit this
to our big ''excessY" Certainly you
will not.
Z. Then there was a man named
Leazar. He presided at the peniten-
tiary during all the three years of the
Democratic Rule" and on down
through 1896, and away into the last
year of our period. The Legislature
found him tottering under debts and
appropriated $40. 158 II to pay off his
heavy burden. Now can't you afford
to forego for the time being the pleas
ure you seem to take in trying to make
our burden heavy, and leave this item
out Of your charge of our extrava.
Cancel
8 One other thing we had about
overlooked. You understand that the
poor soldiets and widows of soldiers
are allowed a pittance of a pension
too small to spell with a big "P"; these
for our term, without changing a word
OF the law, were $34. 40. Is more dur.
ing the time we have served than dur
ing the time we have served than dur.
ing the last three years of Democratic
Rule"
You know that we had no choice in
q single n of these expenditures, not
a law touching a single one of them
has been changed since the days Of
Democratic Rule" Then of course
the servants who have served faith
fully for the years 1895 6 z should not
be blamed for executing the law. That
is what they have done, only that and
nothing more, So wc will SUN up now
and see what the enormous exct SO
amounts to:
You say it is 1856 748 %
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01
Il STATE PEN.

Referring to the records covering the
laet ten years of the management Of
the penitentiary by the Democrats we,
find that the days of so called good
government" were not without their
disgraces, and the examples of inhu-
manity were calculated to curdle the
blood of right minded people.
Much ado has been made by the par
tisan press over the fact that the pres
ent administration has used his pen so
freely in signing pardons, and that the
management of the penitentiary has
been SO lax that the institution was
about to be depopulated by pardons
and escapes. Since the ex pie eaters
lost their seats at the public pie table
nothing too vile, vulgar, filthy, Sian
derCus, maliciously and wiItully false,
could be found in their vocabulary to
express their feelings towards those
whom the people saw proper to place
ia positions which these fellows had
held and abused with impunity. until
they had presumed they had a lease
for life on the public crib.
But, what we intended to do was to
call our readers attention to some fig
ures from the records. From 1886 to
1896, inclusive, a period covering the
last ten years Of the old management
of the p~enitentlary the records show
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01

In the Democratic State Convention,
che Democrats said: we favor free
silver, but we will chastise it and at
tempt to kill it by refusing to help
elect free silver congressman" 1t
was such hypocritical Democrats that
Vance rid1culed in his great speech in
Congress, September 1. 1898 Said he,
Il shall try common sense a little
while longer. x \ 1t shall not be said
OF me, Greater love hath no mar than
this that a man killed his friend that
he might save his life.' Great indeed
must be the love of these men for sill
yer that they would chastise it even
unto DEATH" o, for a Vance to rebuke
with his biting sarcasm the hypocriti
cal Democrats of 1898 Progressive
Farmer, June 81. 1898.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Greene County,

Ny name is Dora Beaman. I was a
witness at the August term of the Su.
perior Court of Greene county, begn.
ming on the 9Th day of August, 1897,
IN the case of State VS.. Dock Black,
and / am the lady referred to in a pa
Per known as the Green County Stand.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01
RE MEMBR!

Since the Democrats have deserted
free silver (by refusing to endorse
Bryan's plan and by refusing to c.
operate to elect silver congressman,
lower freight and passenger rates (bg
straddling this question AID failing to
endorse Commissioner Pearson) and
other reforms, and know that they can
no longer deceive the people regarding
their position on these questions they
attempt to delude the people with the
hypocritical cry of negro domination"
and negro postmasters." Let 'em
cry Let 'em hollerl This cry will not
deceive you if you do your own think
ing.
Remember that when at their State
Convention an opportunity was offered
them to get the white men of the
State together" as they term it, by
CO operation, THEY aud not the Popu
lists, REFUSED Put this down in your
note book. Call you neighbours atten
ton to it, and make the Hypocrats try
to explain it away.
Their cry of negro postmaster" is
equally misleading. Who is it that
appoints negro postmasters9 Why,
Mckinley, of course. Yes, and who
elected McKinley9 The opponents OF
Bryan. And the opponents of Bryan
and OF Bryan's plans controlled the
recent Democratic Convention. Popu-
lists voted almost solidly for B:yan.
Had the Democrats done likewise Bry
an would today be President. Hence,
we see that gold standard Democrats
are leaders in the North Carolina
Democratic camp.
Keep posted. The rank and file OF
the Democratic party did not but gold,
Mckinley Democrats did control their
recent convention. The people are
gradully learning the facts in the case.
When they do so, they will rebel
Progressive Farmer June %. 1898.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01

There is good ground for the report
that the railroads in this Safe have ar
ranged q fund to elect a railroad legis-
lature this fall, with a view of repeal
ing or rendering useless the Railroad
Commission act which it has been d.
monstrated can render good service TO
the people if reliable just men are
elected Commissioners, and especially
to secure a repeal Of the law against
Free Passes.
The railroad lawyers ere already
boasting that the railroads will elect
the next Legislature and that the pee
pie will not be in it." ForeWarned ls
forearmed.
When men arc up for nominate II
will be well to ask them how they
stand on free passes, on railroad rates,
and the six per cent. interest law.
And the same on the canvass. Before
election candidates have a Wholesome
regard for the popular will. After Jn6
election, those who belong to the rail
roads will be ready to say with IN
derbilt, THE people be - TINS i
a good year to know how your repre-
s~entattves stand on these questions De-
fore you elect acknowledgements taE
mer July 18th, 1898.