The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-09-08
THE STA re- PRESS.
What Other Editors Are Saying.

What Other Editors Are Saying.
What we want is protection for pro- |
perty, lives and honor. The party that
assures white rule to the State by capa-
BILE white men is the party to- support.
The party that has given it in the past
is the party that can be relied upon to
give it In the wilson Advance.
Our Sheriff has written letter to
Judge Carter stating that he will recog-
nize him as the proper person to hold
out civil court here in September.
Judge Norwood was recognized by the
sheriff of Northampton but In Warren
Carter will be recognized. What a
mess Another sample OF fusion rule.
Two Judges contending to hold the
same -Worrenton Record.
There are but very few Populists In
Johnston county at present. The hon.
est minded members7of that party are
leaxiihhe wig tbs rotten hulk. They have
realized that their patriotic plans have
miscarried, and are now willing to
avert greater evil by joining the Demo
Gratis in their efforts. By the LIST OF
November we believe the true Populists
still in that party will be as scarce as
hens teeth.-Smithfeld Herald.
From Buckhorn township comes the
news that the Democrats are making
gains In that township and that the
gains there will be forty or more over
the vote two years ago when the Dem
ocrats only cast eighty votes for gov
ernor. Now they have enrolled in the
white government union one hundred
and one registered voters. At this
ratio of gam in all the townships we
will defeat the fusion ticket with
good majority.-Dun'e Union.
The bosses and Office seekers &C
right along fusing and arranging thell
little plans to fool the people just like
they did last election. They forget the
celebrated saying of Lincoln and pro
coed as though they could fool all the
people oil the time. Some OF the boss
es declare that they carry the votes o
many 4en In their vest pockets. The!
: are making the effort of their lives te
hold oh to the offices IN order tina
thew nav grow fat off the honest TAX
naverslof North Carolina.-Leuangto
, Dispat,h.
:. The Populist and Republican lead
ers, the bosses of their respective pal
!; ties, have agreed to fuse again in coun
!. ties and districts. It is the same OF
= cry-"any thing to beat the Demo
= Gratis" even to supporting negro TO
$ Office to accomplish it. The Democrat
r Will have to face the same old crow
: that has been swapping and tradln
!. Offices since the State was bllghte
with the new dispensatlon. Nothln
i more was expected Of them, and the
v action has been anticipated for month
u I-Darhom sam.
II It must be confessed even by tn
n Republicans that the Russell admin
y tration has laid itself open to cas-
g assault and that the mistake OF putin
a large numbers of negroes in office HI
<, given an Impulse to the Issue OF "whl
l. supremacy" that not only unifies tt
7. Democratic party into solid mass 81
l. brings to it under this issue the syr
e pathy of many who had departed fro
= 1T or others who now see vital cause +
6 promoting Its success. The records
the Republican and Populist admin
tration will have the full light of ds
turned on them and the verdict will
y rendered in Observation-Disclosures Sat
There is enough to arouse the ia
payers of the State to determinati'
II to rescue her from the infection OF a
=, other Legislature like the last, if
y, courtesy much strained such M
~ can be called a Legislature, for Il
= - people have had to meet the extraort
=, nary appropriations, as hard as t.
times were and are, made by the
:, squanderers of the public funds, WI
r spent in the three years they have b
- control nearly 100000 more than t
90 Democratic administration did in t
- three preceding years. This should
n reason enough why the people shot
~ rise against them and rebuke them
GO the trust they abused after maxi
~ such fine promises of faithful and &C
scientious stewardship.-Wi lmaingt
!, Star.