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Bdltor sad Proprtatof.
Friday,
Aug. 12, 1904.
National Democratic Ticket
For President :
ALTON B. PARKER,
of New York.
For V ce-Presldent :
HENRY O. DAVIS,
. of West Virginia.'
State Democratic Ticket
ssassssssassassas
For Governor:
Robert B. Glen.
For Lieutenant Governor:
Fbakois D. Wisstoh.
Associate Justices of Supreme Court
W. A. Hoke.
George H. Brown, Jr.
8Ute Auditor:
B. F. Dixosr.
State Treasurer:
an laot.
Secretary of Btate:
J. Betas Grimes.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
J. Y. Jotner.
Commissioner of Labor and Printing
H. B. Yarker.
Oorporatlon Commissioner:
S. L. Rogues.
Commissioner of Agriculture: -8.
L. Patterson.
PARKER AHD HIS PRINCIPLES.
The acceptance address of Judge
Parker, to be found in the tele
graphic department of The Stab
this week, gives us a partially
clear insight to the man and pre
pares us to believe that his utter
ancea are but the beginning of a rev
elation of the biggest American in
the bunch.
What man of ability, inspired by a
laudable ambition and with good
chances of being the next President
of the great American world power,
would deliberately declare that one
term in the Presidential chair Is
enough for him ? Yet the Demo
oratio party has selected for its leader
a man who declares that, if elected
President, he will retire to private
life at the end of the term, and that
he shall not be a candidate for, nor
shall accept a re -nomination. In
view of the shameful precedents at
the White House, with its pres
ent occupant and some of his prede
cessors deliberately wire pulling for
a second term or a renomin'ation,
Judge Parker's reasons for not de
siring a second term are full of
soundness and lofty patriotism.
Hear him:
"I am fully persuaded that no in
cumbent of that office should ever
be placed in a situation of possible
temptation to consldor what the
effect of action taken by him in an
administrative matter of great Im
portance might have upon his politi
cal fortunes."
Words like those coming from a
man who is likely to be chosen
President, and with the allurements
of a second term ahead of him and
the probable demand of the Ameri
can people that he should serve them
again as their chief magistrate, in
dicate the strong man that Parker
is. Behold the unselfish patriotism
of the man I Who else In America,
unsolicited and of his own volition,
without pressure and with only the
good of the Republic as his motive,
would get his consent to take a posi
tion like that of the lofty man who
leads the Democracy to-day? He
sees peril to the Republic in the ex
amples of Presidents in furthering
their political ambition, and very
few thoughtful men are there but
who will concede the wisdom of the
position of the next President.
There are so many texts in Park
er's speech of acceptance that indi
cate the sage and statesman that it
would require columns to refer to
them with the proper estimate they
so eminently deserve. Catch this:
"If we would bave our trnvam.
ment continue during the ages to
come, zor the benent oi those who
shall succeed us. we must ever be on
our guard against the danger of
usurpation of that authority which
resides m tne whole people, whether
tha usurpation be by officials repre
senting one of the three great de
partments oi government, or by a
body of men acting without a com
mission from the people."
Here is another Instance In which
Jndge Parker makes a declaration
that should startle the American
people:
. "It must be confessed that in the
course of our history executives
have employed powers not belong
ing to them, statutes have been
passed that were expressly forbidden
by the Constitution, and statutes
have been get aside as unconstitu
tional When It was difficult to nnlnt
out thefrovislona said to be offended
. I A. J 11 . a a
Kuuflt in ineir enactment."
Another danger to which he
points the American people, and to
. which the Star has several times re
f erred as a violation of every prlncl
pie of our government, is the recent
incident in Colorado. Alluding to
, the deportation nf citisens without
trial and to the lawlessness of the
. mobs, he truly declares: "In both
ixutances the reign of law gave way
to force." "These illustrations pre
sent some evidence of the failure of
- the government to protect theciti
ten and his property I"
Behold here n declaration that
should last as t as the Republic
lasts;
- 'JThe essence of good government
-lies in the strict observance of consti
tutional limitations, the enforcement
of law and order and rugged opposi
tion to all encroachments upon the
sovereignty of the people."
Ti "Big Stick" Is properly char-
aoterized by the Democratic noml
nee, and in this connection he again
makes an utterance that should live
through the ages:
We are not a people bent on con
quest, or engaged in extending our
domain in foreign lands, or desirous
of securing natural advantages, how
ever great, by force; but a people
loving peace not only for ourselves
but for all the nations of the earth."
Judge Parker endorses the St.
Louis platform and elaborates some
of its planks in a convincing way.
As to the tariff he takes a position
that will deceive no voter In the
country. He states the necessity
for revision In strong terms, and his
position is one of statesmanship
"wise and beneficent revision." He
palpably demonstrates that, "judged
by past record of performance,
rather than of promise on the part
of that party in the past," the peo
ple need not look for any revision
from the Republican party, which,
In its role ofdeception, promises all
things to all classes of citizens.
Parker tells us, for the first time,
why, how and when we became a
world power, and also convinces all
people truly inspired with the
principles of liberty that while we
enjoy and advocate liberty for our
selves we oannot deny it to the Fili
pinos. However, we will have to
refer you for. the whole truth to
J udge Parker's acceptance speech,
which every American should get
into his head and heart a proclam
ation which should be filed with the
archives of the Republic.
In this campaign the Democratic
spellbinders can have oodles of , fun
by taking hand primaries as to
whether the wages of their auditors
have increased over the paralyzing
increase in the cost of living. How
many hands will go up in support of
the ingeniously prepared and decep
tive statistics sent out by the Re
publican Department of Commerce
and Labor?
Says the Raleigh Posh "The Wil
mington SZA.B thinks there is a
chance for the goverment to get on
Bpeaking terms with the constitu
tion if Parker Is elected. That will
be 'like renewing a forgotton ac
quaintance." Let us rejoice, Broth
er Phillips, that Judge Parker in
his acceptance speech yesterday has
extended the glad hand to the ox in
the ditch.
Roosevelt is .now after Turkey
with the "Big Stick. If any meas
ly foreign nation does not show us
as much favor as it does European
nations we are going after them
with a show of our teeth. Suppose,
however, some of the big powers de
cide that we are not entitled to any
"favored nation clause" from them.
Will we go after them with our war
ships, too? i
Prof. Schurman says: 'The young
man's opportunitv has changed
brm." It is just the outward ap
pearance of the "form" that has
changed. If the form is covered
with an Eton jacket, a bolero, or a
peek-a-boo waist, the young man will
seize his opportunity just the same.
A congressman up North Is trying
to get up with a thief who stole his
set of campaign speeches. In view
of the fact that the Coal Trust has
announced a raise in prices, the thief
will never be convicted for laying In
a stock of "hot air" for the Winter.
As fast as the Japanese push the
Russians back they repair the rail
way and propose to operate it be
tween Port Arthur, Muckden and
Nieuchwang. The little yellow
men are something to be wondered
at.
Judge Parker's resignation is
being discussed by the press all over
the United States. We hope that
the papers, after the election, will
be able to tell us about Roosevelt's
complete resignation to his defeat. -
If you have not before realized
the statesman, the patriot, the emi
nent American, and the man of
earnest purposes that Judge Parker
is, just read his acceptance speech
in this morning's Star.
The Northern papers contain fre
quent Items about attempts to lynch
negroes up North. Just think of
one at Hartford, Conn., August
4th, to lynch a negro for murder I
At Rftleiirh
nor AVGOCk received tri artriArlnla
for the educational addresses he and
Hon. Francis D. Winntnn do-
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Public Instruction of Maine. They
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September 19th, Lincoln, Pittsfield
and Augusta. September 20th, Fox
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The reideTB of thl papet -wUl bft pleased to
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JUDGE PARKER'S
NOTIFICATION.
His Speech in Acceptance of the
Nomination for Presidency -by
Democratic Party.
ON THE LAWN AT R0SEM0UNT
Notlllcatloi by Chanp Clark, Ihalrmaa
of the ComnUtee Maty Democrats
of Natlaial Promlaeice Preseat.
Taomaay Represented.
By Telegraph to the Homing Star.
Esoptjb, N. Y., Aug. 10. Judge
Alton B. Parker to-day received formal
notification of his nomination for the
Presidency of the United Btates as the
candidate of the Democratic party,
and In accepting gave public expres
sion for the first time of his views on
the Issues of the campaign.
The notification was brought to him
bj Representative Champ Clark, of
Missouri, as chairman of a committee
representing every Btate and territory
In the Union. Mr. Clark in a brief
peeeh informed the candidate of bis
nomination, and presented to him a
formal communication signed by the
committee.
'Standing barehead, during a brief
lull in the rain storm which bad lasted
since soon after daylight, Judge Parker
accepted the nomination and iet forth
his views In a peeeh that evoked fre-
Jiuent and hearty applause. He spoke
or a little more than half an hour.
The ceremony waa held on the lawn
atBosemount, under the trees at the
north of the house, and was attended
by upwards of 600 people, the larger
number of whom came from New
Yorklclty with the notification com
mittee on the steamer Sagamore. The
company included many Democrats
of national prominence as well as a
large and representative delegation
from Tammany Hall.
There would bave been a gala day
gathering from Kingston and vicinity,
where perhaps the judge Is best
known, but the rain had been to
heavy and continuous that few local
people ventured forth.
It was at first decided to hold the
ceremonies on the Bagamore, owing
to the storm, but the protest of those
who wanted Judge Parker notified at
bis own house was so vigorous that at
the last moment tho little platform
erected on the Parker lawn was hasti
ly decorated with flags and the cere
monies were held there, according to
tha original plan.
During most of the time occupied
by Champ Clark's speech the rain was
falling in a steady drizzle, but it stop
ped entirely just as Judge Parker be
gan his address, and held off until he
iln lined.
Bep.esentatlve Clark was speaking
and Judge Parker was standing bare
headed without shelter when a man
In the crowd called: "Somebody hold
an umbrella over Judge Parker."
A number were immediately offer
ed but the Judge refused them
with a courteous wave of the band.
"Justice for all, special privilege for
none," said Mr. Clark, and the specta
tor showed their appreciation of the
sally by a shout of laughter.
While Judge farter waa speaking
there was no need of shelter. The rain
stopped and not a breath of air stirred.
In the stillness every word could be
heard distinctly to the farthest bor
ders of the crowd. . '
It Is long years since Judge Parker
has been beard in a political speech,
and to most of his hearers he was ab
solutely new In this capacity. They
heard him with a keen interest, not
unmixed with curiosity. $he ad
dress was delivered in the clear
est tones, In a voice seldom
raised above the conversational pltcb.
but perfectly audible, nevertheless.
His enunciation was distinct and his
delivery exceedingly deliberate. He
used few gestures,;making nis empha
sis almost entirely with bis voice. He
adhered to the text of his written ad
dress, with the wording of which he
appeared perfectly familiar, though he
held a copy in his hand and followed
it somewhat closely with his eyes, while
speaking.
The speech was heard with closest at
tention and applause frequently punc
tuated. The candidate's audience awoke
to a high pitch of enthusiasm when be
spoke of so-called militarism and impe
rialists. "Uurs is a world power, "said
he, "and as such it must be maintained :
but I deny that it Is at all recently that
the United Btates has attained that em
inence." When he enunciated this principles
burst of cheers followed that caused
the speaker to wait a few minutes be
fore he continued. His pledge not
to accept a second term of the office,
if he was elected, aroused intense In
terest which increased to marked en
thusiasm when the speaker went on
to explain his position. Then the
crowd seemed to yield to the force of
his reasoning and at the end of a par
ticularly telling period, toward the
close of the speech, it gave the candi
date the greatest demonstration of the
afternoon. The speaker waited for
the applause to subside and then made
his few concluding remarks, finishing
his address at six minutes past three.
As Judge Parker spoke his closing
words the band struck up "The Star
Bpangled Banner," and from the deck
of the yacht Sapphire, in the river be
low, a number of rockets were fired in
salute. These bursting in the air re
leased parachutes from which were
suspended the national colors. Later,
there were whistle salutes Jfrom the
steamer Sagamore, John Pierce's yacht
Sapphire and August Belmont's yacht
The Scout, which brought former Sen
ator David B. Hill from Hyde Park.
After the ceremony all crowded up
eagerly to shake the candidate's hand
and to congratulate him upon his
speech.
The reception waa continued on the
veranda until after 4 o'clock, when
the company broke up and the visitors
returned: to their boats and trains.
Jndge Parker's family were escort
ed to the Summer house on the lawn
by National Chairman Taggart and
New York State Chairman Meyer. Mr.
Taggart and Mr. Meyer, accompanied
by Representative Clark, chairman of
the notification committee, then es
corted Judge Parker from the house
to the stand. The candidate was greet
ed with cheers. There waa no wait In
the ceremonies. As soon as the little
party reached the stand, Representa
tive Clark began his address.
At the conclusion of his speech Mr.
Clark handed Judge Parker, the fol
lowing: "Ksopus, N. x., Aug. 10, 1904. To
the Honorable Alton B. Parker Sir:
Aa the regularly appointed and duly
accredited chairman of the national
convention of the Democratic party.
held at the city of Bt. Louis, Mo., on
the etb, 7tb, 8th and 9th days of July,
1904, we, the undersigned, have the
honor to convey to you official an
nouncement of your unanimous nomi
nation by that great and historic
party of the people aa tea candidate
for the exalted otfijo of the Pr sl
dent of tt.e U-iusd Situs at ihe
eleetlon to be held on November
8, 1904 nomination so manifestly
wise and appropriate that already the
country has Indicated its approval of
It, and the most convincing auguries
are rapidly increasing of its formal
endorsement by the American people
at the polls.
"Requesting your acceptance of this
nomination, we are, with assurances
of our high esteem and slncerest good
wishes, Yours, respectfully,
"Chajip Clabk, of Missouri,
'Chairman."
It was also signed by all other mem
bers of the notification committee.
Chairman Clark, was enthusias
tically cheered throughout his address
and was accorded an ovation which
was merged into the reception extend
ed to. Judge Parker. During the
speaking rain began to fall fitfully
and many umbrellas were raised.
Realising that the ceremonies might
be interfered with. Representative
Ulark left out a portion of bis speech
as originally prepared.
Judge Parker, with bared head.
atood on the platform throughout the
speech with utter disregard of the
rain which dampened him from head
to foot, and he smiled with the specta
tors at the witticisms with which Mr.
Ulark interspersed his address.
Mr. Clark concluded at 2:18 and
then presented' to Judge Parker the
formal notification signed by the
chairman and other members of the
committee. '
Flags were frantically waved at the
close of Mr. Clark's speech, the spec
tators cheered, and it was a full min
ute before Judge Parker was permit
ted to speak.
Before beginning his address of ac
ceptance, Judge Parker advised the
crowd to get under the trees out of the
rain. "We don't mind the wet," was
the spontaneous reply. Judge Parker
began bis address at 2:18 P. M.
Speech of leceptaace.
Mr, Chairman and Gentlemen of the
vommtttee:
I have resigned the offlee of Chief
Judge or the Court of Appeals of this
State in order that I may accent the
responsibility that the great conven
tion you represent has put upon me.
without possible prejudice to the
court to which I had the honor to be
long, or to' the eminent members of
the judiciary of this Btate, of whom I
may now say as a private citizen I am
jasuy proud.
At the very threshold of this re
sponse and before dealing with other
subjects, I must, In justice to myself
ana to relieve my sense of gratitude,
express my profound annredatlon of
the confidence reposed In me by the
convention. After nominating me
and subsequently receiving a commu
nication declaring that I regarded the
goia standard as firmly and Irrevo
cably established, a matter concerning
which I felt It incumbent upon me to
make known my attitude so that here
after no man could jastly say that his
support nan oeen secured through in
direction or mistake, the convention
reiterated its determination that I
should be the standard bearer of the
party in the present contest This
mark of trust and confidence I shall
ever esteem as the highest honor that
could be conferred upon me an honor
inai, whatever may be the fate of the
campaign, the future can in no degree
lessen or Impair.
The admirable nlatform unon which
the party appeals to the country for
Its confidence and support clearly
states the principles which were so
well condensed in the first inaugural
address of President Jefferson, and
points out with force and directness
the course to be pursued through their
proper application in order to insure
needed reforms In both the legislative
and administrative departments of the
government. While unhesitating in
Its promise to correct abuses and to
right wrongs wherever they appear or
however caused: to Investigate the
several administrative departments of
the government, the conduct of whose
officials has created scandals, and to
punian tnose who nave been guilty
of breach of their trust; to oppose the
granting of special privileges by which
the few may profit at the expense of
the many; to practice economy in the
expenditure of the moneys of the peo
ple, and to that end to return once
more to the methods of the founders
of the republic by observing in dis
bursing the public funds the care and
caution a prudent individual observes
with respect to his own: still the spirit
of the platform assures conservative,
instead of rub action: the nrotectlon
of the Innocent as well as the punish"
ment of the guilty; the encourage
ment of industry, economy and thrift;
the protection of property and a guar
antee oi tne enforcement for the bene
fit or all of man's Inalienable rights,
among which, as said in the Declara
tion of Independence, are "life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness." Liberty,
as understood in this country,
means not only the right of freedom
from actual servitude, Imprisonment
or restraint: but the right of one to
use his facultties in all lawful ways,
to live and work where he will and
to pursue any lawful trade or busi
ness. These essential rights of life,
liberty and property are not only
guaranteed to the citizen by the Con
stitution of each of the aeveral States,
but the States are by the Fourteenth
Amendment to the Constitution of the
United Btates forbidden to deprive any
person of any one of them without
due process of law.
Occasionally, by reason of unneces
sary or Impatient agitation for reforms,
or because the limitations placed upon
the departments of government by the
Constitution are disregarded by offi
cials desiring to accomplish
that which to them seems good
whether the power exists in them or
not; it becomes desirable to call
attention to the fact that the people,
In whom all power resides, have seen
fit, through the medium of the Consti
tution, to limit the govermental pow
ers conferred and to say to depart
ments created by It; "Thus far shalt
thou go and no farther." To secure
the ends sought the people have by
the Constitution separated and distri
buted among the three departments of
government the executive, legislative
and judicial certain powers, and it is
the duty of those administering each
department so to act as to preserve,
rather than to destroy, the potency of
the co-ordinate branches of the gov
ernment, and thus secure the exere lse
of all the powers conferred by the
people.
Thomas Jefferson, In a letter to
William a Jarvls, touching the per
petuity of our institutions, written
many years after he had retired to
private life, said: "It the three powers
of our government maintain their
mutual independence of each other, it
may last long, but not so if either can
assume the authority of the other." It
must be confessed that in the course of
our history executives have employed
powers not belonging to them;
statutes have been passed that
were expressly forbidden by the Con
stitution and statutes have been set
aside as unconstitutional when it was
difficult to point out the provisions
said to be offended against In their
enactment; all this has been done with
a good purpose, no doubt, but in dis
regard, nevertheless, of the fact that
ours Is a government of laws, not of
men, deriving Its "just powers from
the consent of the governed." If we
would have our government continue
during the ages to come, for the bene
fit of those who shall succeed us, we
must ever be on our guard against the
danger of usurpation of that authority
which resides in the whole people,
whether the Usurpation be by officials
representing one of the three great de
partments of government, or by a
body of men acting without a commis
sion from the people.
Impatience of the restraints of law,
as well as of its delays, is becoming
more and more manifest from day to
day. Within the past few years many
Instances have been brought to our at
tention, where in different parts of our
beloved country supposed criminals
have been seized and punished by a
mob, notwithstanding the fact that the)
Constitution of each State guaranteea
to every person within its' jurisdiction
that his life, his liberty or his property
shall not be taken from him without
due process of law.
In a struggle between employers
and employes, dynamite Is . said to
have been used by the latter, resulting
in the loss of life and the destruction
of property. The perpetrators of this
offence against the laws of God and
man. ana an oiners engaged in tne
conspiracy with them, should, after
due trial and conviction, have had
meted out to them the most rigorous
punishment known to the law. This
crime, added perhaps to others, led to
the formation of a committee of citi
sens that, with the support of the mili
tary authority, deports from the State,
without trial, persons suspected of be
longing to the organization of which
the perpetrators of the dynamite
outrages were supposed to be mem
bers. In both cases the reign of law
gave way to the reign of force. These
illustrations present some evidence of
the failure of government to protect
the citizen and his property which
not only justified the action of
yOur convention In this regard, but
made it its duty to call attention to
the fact that constitutional guarantees
are violated whenever any citizen is
denied the right to labor, to acaulre
and to enjoy property, or to reside
where his interests or inclination may
determine; and.the fulfillment of the
assurance to rebuke and nunlsh all de
nials of these rights, whether brought
about by individuals or government
agencies, should be enforced by every
Official and supported by every citi
zen. The essence of good government
lies In strict observance of constitu
tional limitations, enforcement of law
and order and rugged opposition to all
encroachment upon the sovereignty
oi ine people.
The foregoing suggestions but em
phtslze the distinction which exists bo
tween our own and many other forms
oi government, it has been well said,
in substance, that there are but two
powers in government, one the power
of the sword, sustained by the hand
that wields it, and the other the power
oi tne law, sustained by an enlight
ened public sentiment. The difference
in these powers Is the difference be
tween a republic such as ours, based
on law and a written Constitution,
supported by intelligence, virtue and
patriotism and a monarchy sustain
ed by force exerted by an Individual,
uncontrolled by laws other than those
maae or sanctioned by him ; one repre
sents Constitutionalism, the other
Imperialism.
The present tariff law Is unjust In Its
operation, excessive In many of its
rates and so framed in particular in
stances aa to exact Inordinate profits
from the people. Bo well understood
has this view become that many
prominent memberss of the Republi
can party, and at least two of Its State
conventions, have dared to voice the
general sentiment on that subject.
That party seems, however, to be col
lectively able to harmonize only upon
a plank that admits that revision mav
from time to time be necessary, but it
Is so phrased that it is expected to be
satisfactory to those in ravor of an In
crease of duty, to those who favor a
reduction thereof, and to those op
posed to any change whatever.
Judg'ed by the record of' perform
ance, rather than that of promise, on
the part of that party in the past, it
would seem as li the outcome, In the
event of lis success would be to gratify
tne tatter class, with absolute con
ttol of both the legislative and execu
tlve departments of the government
since March 4th, 1897, there has been
neither reduction nor an attempt at re
ductlon In tariff duties. It Is not un
reasonable to assume, in the light of
that record, that a future Congress of
mat party win not undertake a revis
ion of the tariff downward in the
event that It shall receive an endorse
ment of Us pait course on that subject
by Ihe people. It Is a fact and should
be frankly conceded that ahould our
party be successful in the com
ing contest we cannot hope to
secure a majority in the Senate during
the next four yearr, and hence we
snau be unable to secure any modifi
cation in the tariff save that to which
the Republican majority in the Senate
may consent. While, therefore, we
are unable to give assurances of relief
to the people from such excessive duties
as burden them, it is due to them that
we ahould state our position to be in
favor of a reasonable reduction of the
tariff ; that we believe that it is de
mandedby the best interests of both
manufacturer and consumer, and that
a wise and beneficent revision of the
tariff can be accomplished as soon as
Dotn branches of Congress and aa ex
ecutive in favor of it are elected, with
out creating that sense of uncertaintv
and instability that has on other occa
sions msnlfested itself. This can be
achieved by providing that such a
reasonable period shall Intervene, be
tween tha date of the enactment of the
statute making a revision and the date
of its enforcement, as shall be deemed
sufficient for the Industry or business
affected by such revision to adjust
itseii to tne changes and new condi
tions imposed. Bo confident am I in
the belief that the demand of the peo
ple for a reform of the tariff Is just,
that I Indulge the hope that should a
Democratlo House of Representatives
and a Democratic executive be chosen
by the people, even a Republican Ben
ate may heed the warning and consent
to give at least some measure of relief
to the people.
The combinations, popularly called
trusts, which aim to secure a monopoly
of trade in the necessaries of life as
well as in those things that are em
ployed upon the farm, In the factory
and in many other fields of industry,
have been encouraged and stimulated
by excessive tariff duties. These ope
rate to furnish a substantial market in
the necessities of eighty millions of
people, by practically excluding com
petition. With so large a market and
highly remunerative prices continuing
long after the line of possible compe
tition would naturally be reached, the
temptation of all engaged In the same
business to oomblne so as to prevent
competition at home and a resulting re
duction of prices, has proved Irresisti
ble In a number of cases. All men
must agree that the net result of en
acting laws that foster sueh inequi
table conditions. Is most unfortunate
for the people as a whole, and it
would seam as If all ought to agree
that the effective remedy would
be to appropriately modify the'
offending law. The growth of
monopoly, of which complaint ls!justly
made, cannot be laid at the doors of
the courts of this country. The decis
ions of the Bupreme Court of the
United States, the Court of Appeals of
this State and the courts of last resort
In many other States, warrant the as
sertion that the common law as devel
oped affords a complete legal remedy
against monopolies. The fact that
they have multiplied in number and
increased in power has been due, not
to the failure or the courts to apply
the law when properly moved by ad
ministrative officials or private indi
viduals, but to the failure of officials
charged ith the duty of enforcing the
law to take the necessary procedure to
procure the judgments of the courts
In the appropriate jurisdiction, cou
pled with the fact that the legislative
departments of some of our State gov
ernments, as well as Congress
In the manner already referred to,
have, by legislation, encouraged
their propagation. What is need
edin addition to the passage
of. a statute revising the tariff
rinitrs 16 a reasonable basis Is not to
much other and different law, as offi
cials having both the disposition atd
the courage to enforce existing law.
While this is my view of the scope of
the common law, if it should be made
to appear that it is a mistaken one,
then I favor siuch further legislation
within constitutional limitations as
will gWe the pjsopie jut and full
measure of protection.
It Is difficult to understand bow any
citizen of the United Stales, much lets
a descendant of - Revolutionary stock,
can tolerate the thought or perma
nentlvdenvinetbe right of self-gov
ernment to the Filipinos. Can we
hope to instill into the minds of our
descendants reverence and devotion
for a government by the people, while
denying ultimately tbat right to the In
habitants of distant countries, whose
territory we have acquired either
by purchase or by force? Can we
say to the Filipinos, "Your
lives, vour liberty snd your property
may be taken from you without due
process of law for all time," and
expect we will long glory in that feat
ure of Magna Char ta, which has become
Incorporated, in substance and effect,
into the Constitution of every State, as
well ss Into the Fourteenth Amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
Btates i Can we hope for the respect of
the civilized world.whlle proudly guar
anteelne to every citizen of the United
Btates that no law ahail be made or en
forced which shall abridge the privl
leges or immunities of citizens of the
United Btates, or deny to any person
the equal protection of the laws, and
at the same time not only deny similar
rights to the inhabitants of the Philip
pines, but take away from them the
right of trial by jury, and place their
lives and the disposition of their prop
erty in the keeping of those whom we
send to them to be their governors t
We shall certainly rue it as a nation if
we make any such attempt. Viewing
the question even from the standpoint
of national selfishness,tbere is no pros
pect that the twenty millions of dollars
expended in the purchase of the islands
and tne six hundred and fifty millions
said to have been since disbursed will
ever come back to us. The accident of
war brought the Philippines into our
possession and we are not at liberty to
disregard the responsibility which
thus came to us, but tbat lespon
slbllity will be best observed by
preparing the islanders as rapid
ly as possible for self-government
and giving to them the assurances
that it will come as soon as they are
reasonably prepared for it. There
need be no fear that the assertion so
often made of late, that we hsve now
become a world power, will then be
witnout support. Uurs is a world
power, and as such it must be main
talned ; but I deny tbat it is at all re
cently that the United States has at
talned that eminence. Our country
became a world power over a century
ago, when, having thrown eff foreign
domination, the people established a
free government, the source of whose
authority sprung, and was continu
ously to proceed, from the will of the
people themselves. It grew as a world
power as its sturdy citlzsns, to whose
natural increase were added immi
grants from the old world seeking to
obtain here the liberty and prosperity
denied them in their own countries.
spread over the face of the land, re
duced the prairies and forests to culti
vation, built cities, constructed high
ways and railroads, till now a nation
which at the formation of the govern
ment numbered only three millions in
population, has become eighty mil
lions, ano irom ocean to ocean and
the lakes to the gulf, the country Is
the abode of a free and prosperous
people, advanced in' the highest de
gree in the learning and arts of civil
ization. It Is the liberty, tbe advance
ment and the prosperity of its citizen-.
not any career of conquest, that make
tne country a world power. This con
dition we owe to the bounty of Provi
dence, unfolded in the treat natural
resources of the country, to the wis
dom of our fathers manifested In the
form of government established by
them, to the energy, industry, moral
character and law-abiding spirit of the
people themselves.
We are not a military people, bent
on conquest, or engaged in extending
our domains in foreign lands, or de
sirous of securing natural advantapt s.
however great, by force; but a people
loving peace, not only for ourselves,
out tor an the nations or the earth.
The display of great military arma
ments may please the eye and, for the
moment, excite the pride or the cltl
zen, but It cannot brine to the coun
try the brains, brawn and muscle of a
single immigrant, nor Induce tbe In
vestment here of a dollar of canltal.
Of course such armament as may be
necessary for tbe security of the coun
try ana tne protection or the rights of
its citizens, at home or abroad, must
be maintained. Anv other course
would be not only false economy, but
pusuanimous. i protest, however,
against the feeling, now far too preva
lent, that by reason of the command
ing position we bave assumed in the
world, we must take part in the dis
putes and broils of foreign countries:
and that because we have grown great
we should intervene In every impor
tant question mat arises in other parts
oi tne world. I also protest against
the erection of any such military
estaousnmeni as would be required
to maintain the country In that atti
tude. We should confine our Inter
national activities solely to matters In
which the rights of the country or of
our citizens are directly Involved. That
is not a situation of isolation, but of
independence.
The Government of the United
states was organised solely for the
people or the United States. While it
was contemplated that this country
should become a refuge for the op
pressed of every land, who might be
fit to discharge tbe duties of our cit
izenship, and while we have always
sympatoizeo with the people of every
nation In their struggles for self gov
ernment, the government was
not created for a career of
politiclal or civilizing evangeliza
tion In foreign countries or among
alien races by Intervention in their
affairs. The most efficient work we
can do in uplifting the people of other
countries is by the presentation of a
happy, prosperous, self-governing na
tlon as an Ideal to be emulated, a mod.
el to be followed. The general occu
pation of our citizens In the arts of
peace, or the absence of large military
armaments, tends ' to Impair neither
patriotism .nor nhvslcal cour
age, and for the truth of this I refer
the young men of to-day to the histo
ry of the Civil War. For fifty years,
with the exception of the war with
Mexico, this country had been at peace,
with a standing army moat of thn tim
of less than ten thousand men. He
who thinks tbat the nation had grown
effeminate during that nerlod should
read the casualty rolls of the armies
on either side at Bhiloh, Antietam,
Fredericksburg and Gettysburg, at
Stone River and Chlckamanira. I
would be the last man to nlnck a sin
gle laurel from the crown of any one
of the military heroes to whom this
country owes so much, but I Ins'at
tbat their moat heroic deeds proceeded
Infinitely more from devotion to tbe
country, than from martial spirit.
As I have already proceeded at too
great length, other aueationstuvo-eated
In the platform must await my letter
of acceptance.
Mr. Chairman: In most graceful
speech you have reminded me of the
great responsibility, ss well as the
great honor of the nomination be
stowed upon me by the convention
you represent thl day. Be atsured
that both are . ju: ic'.i.ed to keenly
appreciated that r. um .d In U.ir
presence.
. I accept, gentlemen of the com
mittee, tbe nomination, and it the
action of tbe convention shall ba en
dorsed by an election by the people, I
will, God helping me, give to the dis
charge of the duties of that exalted
office the best service of which I am
capable and at the end of the term re
tire to private life. I shall not be a
candidate for, nor shall I accept, a re
oomlnatlon. Several reasons might
be advanced for this position, but the
controlling "one with me Is that I am
fully persuaded that no incumbent of
that office should eyer be placed In a
situation of possible temptation to con
sider what the effect of action taken by
him In an administrative matter of
great Importance might bave upon his
political fortunes.' Questions of mo
mentous consequence to all of the
people have been in the past and will
ba in the future presented to the Presi
dent for determination, and in ap
proaching their consideration, aa well
as in weighing the facts and the argu
ments bearing upon them, he should
be unembarrassed by any possible
thought of the Influence his decision
may have upon anything whatever
that may affect him personally. I
m4ke this statement, not In criti
cism of any of our Presidents
from Washington down who have
either held the office for two
terms or sought to succeed themselves;
for strong arguments can be advanced
in support of the re-election of a Pres
ident. It is simply my judgment that
the interests of this country are now
ao vast and the questions presented are
f u quently of such overpowering mar
nltude to the people tbat It Is Indis
pensable to the maintenance of a be
fitting attitude the people, not only
that the Chief Magistrate should bs in
dependent; but that that Independence
should be known of all men.
THE NEWS IS RlLEIQrl.
Two Corporations Chartered Ceavlcfs
Made Successful Daeh for Liberty.
Special Star Correspondence.
JJalbiqh, N. C, Aug. 10. The
Franklin Telephone " and Electric
Go., of Franklin, Macon county,
was chartered to-day for the pur
pose of establishing and operating a
telephone exchange and an electric
light and power plant in that town.
The capital Is $15,000 and the in
corporators are J. S. Trotter, Sam
L Kelly, of Franklin, and J. H.
Weaver and W. M. Farr, of Ashe
ville. The Kings Mountain Hardware
Co., of Kings Monntain, is incor
porated with $10,000 capital for the
purpose of conducting a general
mercantile business, C. S. Elamjand
J. P. Parker being the principal in
corporators. Governor Avcock Bnant to.rUv fc
Hillsboro attending the annual
meeting of the North Carolina State
Farmers Alliance in session there.
His private secretary, Col. P. M.
Pearsall, has gone to Morehead to
spend the remainder of the week in
the North Carolina National Guard
encampment. Governor Aycock is
to review the troops at Morehead
Augu8tl6th.
A successful dash for liberty was
made by the three white and two
negro convicts at the camp on the
Raleigh and Pamlico Sound railroad
last evening and as yet neither of
them has been recaptured. Thoy
were being escorted into camp for
the night and the five managed to
run in among a group of women and
children and then get ont of range
before the guards could get good
aim at them.
tElEIVERSHIP MADE PERMANENT.
Affairs of Jnsoita Cotton Mills espt. Ar-
rlogtoa Stricken With Paralysis.
Special Star Correspondence. J
j Raleigh, N. O., Aug. 9. Judge
W. R. Allen today issued an order
making permanent the receivership
tor tbe Juanita Cotton Mills in Ala
mines eonntv and namlno TPvanlr A
J ' p, A- .
Daniel, of Goldsboro, as co-receiver
tAt- w-k Vfc . ...
wua u. a. mrDee wnose report to tbe
court ss temporary receiver showed
the liabilltiM t.1 44 4RK and et. A9 .
951, not Including the cost of the
piant to-aay wnicn amounts to $83,
211. The comnanv ha nn hand S33
318 worth of cotton warps In the banc's
Of J. K. Mitchell & fin. RI1I nthla
aggregate $81,429 and there is $21,000
mortgage indebtedness.
Capt J. P. Arrington, institutional
clerk In the State treasure, m sirick-.
with paralysis early this morning and
nis ure is despaired or. uis whole b3dy
is affected, the attack being, brought
on bv anonlexy. H haa for s. num
ber of veara bnnn nrnmlnunt In Rials
politics and was sheriff of Nash coun-
A. m . B m .
ty ior a numoer or terms.
GOVERNOR COrl MENTS FAVORABLY.
Jadfe Parker's Speech Takes Him Back
to Old Days sf the Constltatios.
Special Star Telegram.
Ralkgh, N. a, Aug. 10. In com
menting upon Judge Parker's speech
to tbe notification committee, Gover
nor Aycock to night said it muat girt
great satisfaction to all Democrats and
attract favorable attention from inde
pendents and conservative Renuhli
cans. "It takes us back to Ihe earl
aaya or. tne uepuoiic wnen tbe
branches of government were in fact
kco-ordinate and tha constitution waa
. - - -
tne guide and limit beyond which no
rancn or government ventured," be
said.
A charier la liaumi In (hA rVvittl
Ice and Coal Company, of Elizabeth
Ultv: canltal. 40. 000. W. J. OTnndl
and W. T. Old being among the in
corporators. Mr. Josiah Merritt Dead.
A telegram yesterday to Capt. T. O.
Lewis from Moultrie, Ga., announced
the death of Mr. Josiah Merritt, for
merly of Wilmington, at that place,
Tuesday. Mr. Merritt left here about
two years ago to engage In business at
Moultrie. The remains will reach here
Friday morning. He was for years
with Williams & Murchison and was
highly esteemed In Wilmington. He
waa engaged for some time In farming
at Magnolia, N. C. A wife and several
children survive him.
Pmta aa Knd to It All. .
A trriavnna wall ftftimna romM
result of unbearable pain from over
taxed organs, Dizziness, Backache,
Liver Complaint and Constipation;
but thanks to Dr. Klno'a New T.lfa
Pills they put an end tt it all. They
are gentle, but thorny. Try them.
Only 25c Guaranteea by R. R. Bel
lamy, druggist. t
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8igiiatnn
MONEY ORDER ARTIST
Negro Arrested in Savannah
Operated Extensively in
Several States.
HERE AND FAYETTEVIUP,
Psstofllce Inspector Back Worklnr Hp
the esse Here Pnotofrsph of the
Swindler sod Severs! Articles
I Merchandise Identified.
Postoffice Inspector San gar ri.
Buck, of this district, arrived in the
city last night from 8ava'nnah, Q,
where he has been looking after tie
case of the negro Burnes, who has
confessed to being one of the two
raited money order swindlers who
operated here and . at Fayetlevllle
about two months ago. Inspector
Buck brought with him a photograph
of the negro and Messrs. A. Bbrlt-r
and R. P. Ham me, the Wilmington
merchants who were 'tken in" bj
the game, were asked to see if they
could recognize the likeness. Mr.
Bhrler and Mr. Julius Taylor, his
clerk, could not identify the man from
the picture, but Mr. Hamme easily did
soat once. Postmaster Wallace re
ceived yesterday a package or clothing
from the several pawn shores in Ba
vannab, where the negro had left
them. However, with the exception
of one pair of socks which were sold
to one of the negroes at tbe store cf
Mr. Bhrler, none of the goods were
c'alaei. Mr. Buck, the inspector,
says that the negroes operated quite
extensively In othsr States, having
passed a total of 135 of the raised or
ders wh?ch the authorities have thus
far traced. Bo for as known, thty
passed only five In this immediate
section of the Slate two here, two m
Fayetteville and one in Raleigh If
more serious esse can be made agalntt
the negro now under arrest, he i
not be brought here for trial.
Mr. Buck came to Wilmington from
Fayetteville last night and yesterday
afternoon's Fayetteville Observer iai
of his visit:
United Btates Postoffice Inspector
Sangar H. Buck, who, after a Ion
chase ran down tbe negro money order
raisers and captured one of them in
Savannah, arrived here this mornh g
with a picture of the captured negro
and two pair of shoes, which the negro
bad pawned In 8avannah. Mr. Hoi
llngsworlh, of Holllnaworlh & Com
pany, at once recognized the piciun
as that of the negro he sold a pair or
shoes to for $5, and gave him 135 in
caah in return for a $30 money orrit r,
which had been raised fro n 30 cents
He also Identified the pair -of shoes ai
those he sold to thn negro.
Mr. Ransom Barns Identified tho
other pair as those sold to a negrj by
one of bis clerks, receiving In payment
a $30 raised money order, and giving
the negro the balance in cash.
Inspector Buck is not yet crtain at
what place the negro will be tried, as
be and hla companion, who is atlll at
large, operated in a great many pltces.
& N. C. WILL BE LEASED.
Qovernor Calls Meeting of Stockholders at
Newbern for That Pnrposr.
Special Star Telegram. J
Raleigh, N. 0., Aug. 9. Governor
Aycock instructs President Bryan, of
the Atlantic and North Carolina rail
road, to issue a call for a meeting or
the stockholders in Newbern Sept. 1st
for tbe purpose of c nslderlng pro
posals for a lease of the road, three
bids being In the hands of His Excel
lency. The Impreaatoa prevaila hern
tbat tbe meeting will certainly result
In a lease of tbe road, aa the 8taU'
proxy must necessarily attend becauMi
tbe meeting Is called by the Goyernur
especially for conaldering the lease
proposals. Heretofore, the States
proxy has withdrawn at regular meet
ings when matters of the leaae came
up. Private stockholders control
meetings when votes are taken, and
will certainly vote for one or another
of the proposals.
Suicide In Pender.
Persons arriving In tbe city yeater
day from Burgaw report a case of sui
cide which occurred In what is known
as "Murry town," six miles from Bur
gaw, Sunday afternoon. Mr. Sid
Riyenbark, a farmer there, is reported
to have taken a dose of strychnine
with a view of self destruction. II u
deed was diacovered by members of
the family and a physician was sum
moned but it was too late to save the
life. Mr. Rlyenbank died Monday
morning. No further particulars were
learned. Mr. Rlyenbank leaves a
wife and several children.
William Canady, the negro
youth who stole the purse containing
a nugget of Klondyke gold from Mr.
W. B. Litgen, was given preliminary
trial by Justice Fowler yesterday and
sent to jail for the higher ciurt in de
fault of $50 bond.
End or Blttar Flglit.
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DuPont, Ga , "and gave me up.
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come. As a last resort, I tried Dr.
King s New Discovery for Consump
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ing, and I was on my feet In a few
days. Now I have entirely regained
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Colds, and Throat and Lung troubles.
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