Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-07-28

courteous attention; elected to
the Senate by votes representing
conflicting financial views, he
has so acted as to command the
respect of all honorable men
never faltering in his devotion to
the interests of the Republican
party and at the same time meet
ing all reasonable ex expectations of
his Populist supporters.
1.-The Hon. A. E. Holton is
entitled to the lasting gratitude
of the Republicans of the State
for the able, firm and the sue
cessful manner in which he has
discharged the difficult and
delicate duties of State Chair
man.
1--WE extend our cordial thanks
to W. S, Hyams. Esq. for his
faithful, laborious and effective
work as secretary Of the State
Con- mittee.
"We hereby commend the adj
ministration of the State, be-
cause (frst) the finances have
been wisely, economically and
honestly administered; %(second).
the laws have been ably, fairly
and impartially administered and
the rights of life and property
secured Hereunder, (third). there
are marked and gratifying signs
of progress and development in
all the material conditions of the
State exhibiting the return of
prosperity and the satisfaction
of the people.
''We believe that the men who
broke the chains of Democracy
in 1894 and who restored to the
people the right of local self
government and of honest cleo
tons will stand together in the
coming contest for the preserva-
ton of these rights which assure
to our beloved State in fact as
well as in name a truly Republis
can form of government. The
Joint administration of our local
and county affairs by the Repnb-
lican and Populist parties
through their chosen represents
atives has met the expectation
of the men who elected them and
the financial conduct of the af-
fairs of the different counties
east and west has been honest
and circumspect as we'll as econ
omical, and deserves our highest
praise.
1--WE favor the amendment to
the Stale Constitution embody.
ing the provisions of our present
election law which will guaran~
tee to every citizen of the State
the right to cast one free ballot
and have that ballot counted as
cast.
"We invest our State Executive
Committee with plenary power
to deal with the nominations of
candidates for the Offices of Su-
perior Court Judge and Solicit-
or in the several judicial dis
tricts of the State."~
The record of RusseITs regime
as Governor of North Carolina
is before the people of the State
and the nation. It has been odious
beyond expression even to Lis
own party, whose adherents have
not failed to denounce him as
roundly and as justly as have
Democrats. And yet. now comes
the Republican State convention.
constituted largely Of negroes,
and dominated by white men who
have openly expressed not only
condemnation but abuse of Rus
sell. and unanimously endorse
his entire administration.
Russell has openly cursed Re-
publicans, white and black, APP
plying to them the vitest of cpl
thets accompanied by the most
blasphemous language. Colored
and white members of the last
Legislature came in for a full
share of his venom and abuse,
such as the Sums even are an
accustomed to-.
And yet all this is endorsed by
the Republican State convention
and everything else in sight;
and the Populists of the State.
white men as they are, and Dem
ocrats as they ought to be. are
to be invited to fuse and coop
crate with this molly gang and
hold the State up to further and
deeper odium before the eyes of
the world