The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-22

urging an honorable and harmonious
domination of gold and monopoly"
etc.
The Democrats and Populists are
agreed as to the end in view, differ
ing only in the best policy to secure
it.
The Republicans endorse the Ding
ley and the war tariff bill, the four
hundred million dollar bond issue.
and the subserviency of the admins
tration to syndicates, and oppose
everything favored by Bryan and
Butler in their letter and address.
The Populists declare that they are
in favor of cooperation to elect nine
silver and anti-monopoly Congress-
men.
The Democrats will name nine men
who exactly fill this bill.
The Republicans have already
nominated three gold and monopoly
tools for Congress and will nomi-
nate others when their conventions
are held.
t.
The Populists declare for the cleo.
ton of six judges of ability and
high character and free from parts
an bias"
The Democrats have nominated six
able jurists who come up to this re-
Quirement.
The Republicans invest the State
Executive Committee with plenary
power to deal with nominations Of
candidates for the offices of Superior
Court Judge and Solicitor" They
will name more drunkards and clowns
to disgrace the bench as they did
under like resolution in 1894.
The Populists say they want
partial"
The Democrats are nominating
men of that stamp in the twelve dis
tricts.
The Republicans have already
named several of the calibre and
character of Claudius Melnotte Ber-
nard, whose own party makes sport
of his incapacity and unworthiness.
The Populists declare 'for Legis-
lature opposed to the demonetization
of silver by private contract, and
which will enact legislation to put a
stop to the giving and taking of gold
notes and mortgages"
The Democrats voted solidly for
such measure in the last Legis-
lature.
The Republicans in State and ma
ton are in favor of gold contracts,
gold notes and mortgages and every
where denounce this plank as dis
honest and anarchistic."
The POpulists want to elect "a
Legislature opposed to government
by Injunction. which will enact suf-
ficient legislation, including license
law similar. to the Wisconsin statute,
to effectually prevent the removal to
Federal courts of all cases which
should be tried in our State courts"
The Democrats re-affirmed the
vigorous declaration against govern
mcnt by injunction contained in the
Chicago platform, and also declared
in their State platform adopted in
May: I'VE oppose the removal by
corporations of suits or cases from
our State to the Federal courts, and
favor legislation to prevent il"
The Republican platform is silent.
1t was Republican Judges and Re
publican policies that brought gov
eminent by injunction into being,
and the Republican party everywhere
stands sponsor for this new and
highly dangerous form of oppression
by which Federal Judges, in con
tempt of the laws of the State, and
rights of citizens, become at once
legislators, Judges and execution
ers."
The Populistss demand "a Legis-
lature opposed to the 30 year lease
of the North Carolina railroad, and
which will use all lawful and legiti-
mate means to set the same aside"
Before the Democratic State con-
vention met the Republican Governor
had traded off the right of appeal.
the lawful and legitimate means to
set the same aside"
The Republicans are silent, but
their party is almost solid in favor
of letting the lease stand. In their
platform they virtually endorse it
because they call Jeter C.. Pritchard
''the acknowledged Republican leader
of the Republican party in North
Carolina" and everybody knows that
Pritchard always sneezes when the