North Carolina Newspapers

DEMOCRACYABLY LED Party Chieftains Are Men of High Attainments. WORTHY OF HIGHEST OFFICE scretary Taft's Defense of Govern ment by Injunction The Blacklist Defended and Boycott Denounced. Use of Money In Elections Judge Parker' Charges Proved Cortelyou Still Silent. By WILLIS J. ABBOT. One of the best features of the Demo cratic situation today is that among the lenders of that party there are many meu well qualified to fill the; office of president or to become candi dates for that ofilce. A party with only one man to lead it is not a party; it is merely a mob with a leader. Today the Democratic party has as Its possible candidates for the presi dency not merely Mr. Hryan, whose popularity among the voters exceeds that of any other aspirant, but it has Senator Culberson of Texas, Hoke Fniith of Oeorgln, Judge (3 ray of Dela ware, Judson Harmon of Ohio, Sena tor Daniel of Virginia, Governor Folk of Missouri, Governor. Johnson of Min nesota, Lieutenant Governor Chanler of New York and perhaps some others whose names do not at the moment occur. It Is true that of these poten tial candidates Governor Folk has de clared that lie would not be a candi date if Mr. Bryan sought the nomina tion, and Governor Johnson has em phatically announced that he will not be a candidate under any circum stances whatsoever. Senator Daniel in personal conversation with me lias said that he did not regard the men tion of his name seriously. Senator Culberson, who. like Daniel, is one of the loyal, hard fighting Democrats, has expressed a like opinion. Today, in my judgment, the only candidacy like ly to lie pressed seriously against that of Bryan is the Chanler candidacy. Lieutenant Governor Chanter's Can didacy. Let us make no mistake about Chan Jer. lie Is a fine fellow. Born to great wealth, he has nevertheless worked hard in the service of the people. lie Is the American' prototype of the Eng lish member of parliament a mnn who, having means which he inher ited and was not obliged to earn, uses the leisure which these means give to him in aiding to legislate for the ad vantage of less fortunate people. If Mr. Chanler lived In England, he would be a memlier of parliament. As a matter of fact, he did not come very far from living In England. He Is a graduate of Oxford and was a notable eml)er of the debating society In that great university, which apes the man ners of parliament and discusses the issues which parliament Is at the mo ment considering. Mr. Chanler was bo much Interested in the affairs of Great Britain that, while an American citizen, he made speeches In Ireland in behalf of the Land League, something very much to his credit. Since his re turn to this country he has been a force for good In local politics in New York city and in Dutchess county, where his estate Is located. In state politics he appeared first as a candi date upon Mr. Hearst's Independence League ticket. He was elected, though the head of his ticket, Mr. Hearst, wus defeated by more than 57,000 votes. Mr. Chanler's Friends. Really every one who knows Mr. Chanler admires him. His political career has been as straightforward nud as clean as that of any man in public life, but today he is in danger of suf fering from the methods of some of his fool friends. Of course he Is not alone in this. Every man in public life must have a multitude of so called friends and Is apt to suffer from their indis cretions. There never was a maxim more applicable to political life today or wiser when properly studied than that of the arch politician of France, Talleyrand, "Above all, no zeal." Some . zealous friends are likely now to make difficulty for Mr. Chanler. Not long ago I received some cir culars sent out by a concern calling it self the Cosmographic. The office of this (Organization is at 1 Broadway, New York, which is known to New Yorkers as the Washington building and one of the most expensive office buildings in the whole city. The letters of the Cosmographic are Bent to newspapers gratis. Somebody pays the man who writes them, some body pays the postage necessary t forward them, some one must put up the money for stationery and clerical help, but any newspaper desiring them can have them free. The letter that I received was clever ly written. ' It talked somewhat about Hughes and much about Roosevelt, but In the end it showed Its true pur- pose. I learned with Interest that ..: 'Democratic politicians In the Empire State are greatly pleased with the fa vorable comment made throughout the ' country on the candidacy of Lieuten ant Governor Chanler for the presi dency." I further learned from this same letter that sentiment In behalf of ilr. Chanler has tnken a firm hold ' on "the practical field of politics." This is a pity, because he Is one of the . ablest and most promising young men In . the Ueiuocratic party..'. If he Til ' lows himself to becoine the tool of the reactionaries or the corruptlonlsts, his disappearance will be as prompt as bis appearance was. Mr. Taft's Last Shot. As Secretary Taft was passing out of Fuget sound into the Pacific ocean on his way to Manila he reluctantly unbent long enough to give a corre spondent an Interview a column long on what he thinks about government by injunction. The interview was rather long, but if. as is entirely Im probable, Mr. Taft should be the Re publican nominee for the presidency he will have to say much more on that subject than he yet has, for as a federal Judge he was one of the first to utilize what he calls the "right'' of injunction to break down strikes and to aid employers whose workiugmcn were struggling for a lietterment of their conditions. Mr. Taft thinks that the attack on government by injunc tion should be an attack upon the abuse of the "right of injunction." Possibly so. but he. together with the somewhat notorious Judge Woods, laid foundations upon which this abuse has been built. As each court has gone a little beyond the earlier precedent there has been built up a volume or judge made law that has made It al most Impossible for working people to conduct their only form of campaign against unjust conditions of employ mentnamely, the strike. But Mr. Taft goes further. Applauding in care fully chosen phrase the injunction which aids the employer, he denounces the boycott, which is the last weapon j left to the woikingniau. He condemns the bill Introduced at the request of Mr. Goiiipers of the Federation of La bor because it legalizes the boycott. "The boycott is an un-American weap on," lie says, "ami I do not think that the American people will sanction any measure that nmkes it legal." Perhaps that is true. The easiest way for n slic k politician to avoid rgil discussion of mi issue before the (To ple is just simply to say it is un-American. Hut it might have been worth while for the gentleman who inter viewed Mr. Taft to ask what he thought of another form of boycott namely, the boycotting of manhood by offended employers, or, to be more ex plicit, what is known as the blacklist. Every student of labor conditions knows that this system of ruling men out of employment is becoming more and more common. Every working man knows and dreads it. Mr. Taft's last message to the Amer ican workingman before sailing in high state at public expense on a tour nround the world was a defense of government by Injunction, an attack upon the boycott and an implied ap proval of the blacklist. The Money Issue In the Campaign. In ltXW it is not going to be free coinage of silver. So far as money is going to tie talked about it will be an endeavor to determiue whether Theo dore Roosevelt and George B. Cortel you acted honorably In accepting more than a quarter of a million of dollars from men and corporations that had favors to seek trnru the government in the last week of the campaign of 1904. Probably most people are familiar with the story of this most disgraceful sale of the power of an administration. These are the facts briefly summa rized: Mr. Roosevelt was president by in heritance. Mr. Cortelyou had been secretary of commerce and labor, intrusted with the duty of Investigating the affairs of big corporations. Mr. Cortelyou was also chairman of the Republican na tional committee, intrusted with the duty of raising funds for Mr. Roose velt's campaign. E. H. Harrlmau was a Wall street manipulator of railway stocks and was Invited to come to Washington and dis cuss political matters wth Mr. Roose velt as "one practical man with an other." Mr. Harrlmau returned to New York and with the aid of Senator Depew and Cornelius N. Bliss raised ?2!0,(i00, all from Wall 'street men who as the owners, of railroads would have new contracts to make with the United States government or as bankers cast avid eyes upon the deposits which it Is in the power of the secretary of the treasury to make in favored banks. The $2GO,oK) was paid to Mr. Cortel you as chairman of the national com mittee. Mr. Cortelyou kept $00,000 fr the use of the national committee and gave $200,000 to Mr. Odell, chairman of the New York state committee. This wos one week before election, and what Odell 'could do then with $200,000 any one who understands New York politics can imagine. It was not used for purposes of education. Judge Parker accused Mr. Roosevelt of accepting money from the trusts and was Diet by a denial in the truly Rooseveltlan style of abuse. The truth of Judge Parker's allega tion was proved first in the Insurance Investigation conducted by the present Republican governor of. New York, Mr. Hughes, find is now admitted. Mr. Roosevelt has not withdrawn his denunciation of Judge Parker as a wanton falsifier, but he did appoint Mr. Cortelyou, who took the money first, postmaster . general, wjilch was hnndy for some of the contributors, ami later secretary, of the treasury, which is very advantageous to them all. ' These facts having een given wide publicity anfhcnlled to the attention of Mr. Cortelyou, he answers thus: "The charges are false and mendacious, and when the proper occasion arrives I will give a full account of my stewardship, hut meantime must adhere to my rule of not replying to charges of this sort." rrobal'ly Mr. Cortelyou will answer the charges, which are the most seri ons ever brought ng'dnst an American nb!Ie man, about tha time that Mr. 'ft Intends to have the taril revised 'that Is. after the next election. Washington, V. O. ... The Story of a Rifle Shot. Terhaps no one knows, or ever will know, how much In the Spanish-American war a single ride ball accom plished toward bringing the conflict to an early close. It was a sergeant of the Ninth infantry who fired the shot, at a distance of more than 1,500 yards, that nearly severed the left arm of General Linares from his body and gave the supreme command at Santi ago to General Toral. Sergeant Mc Inarney was the most advanced sol der of the American forces, and took position lu a tree. Beyond, within the breastworks, he noticed an officer niHin a gray horse, apparently making an insjiectlon of the entire line. Though the order had gone out that day that no tiring should lie Indulged in, Melnarney drew a bead upon the horseman and brought him down. Later It was learned that the ser geant's target was General Linares, regarded as the best of Spain's fight ers In Cuba. Toral, a commander who was anxious for a speedy termination of hostilities, assumed command, and a few hours later Santiago capitulated to the Americans. New York Tribune. "All Hands Abandon Shiol" A naval officer thus describes the realistic "All hands abandon ship" drill: "Two minutes after the word lias been passed' every ship's boat lias swung from its davits into the water, and a minute' later every' boat is thor oughly provisioned and watered. With in four minutes and often In much quicker time every man of the ship's company, from the commanding officer down, is occupying the station In the boat called for by bis ship's number, and then the command 'Sheer off!' is given. The boats are hauled away a couple of hundred feet from the de sorted vessel, and she rides without a human soul aboard her, often when the drill is gone through In midocean lu a sea that t!i. landsman would account terrific. The:, the word 'Board'.' Is passed, and within eight minutes at the most all bands re not only on board again, but every boat has been reluslied t ihe davits, all of the pro visions, water, instruments and other gear have been remove., nud the sh'p's company Is in a fair way to get to sleep again." Oriain of "Hallo, Bill!" Why Io the i:i!:. yell "Hello, Bill 7" It's this way: Back in l.XTM, when there was a schism in the organization, the two factions met lu Atlantic City for a peace parley. At the time Wil liam (J. Myers of this city, Philadel phia's only past grand exalted ruler, was the grand esteemed leading knight and one of the most popular men lu the order. To get his advice and greet him hundreds of Elks congregated at the Atlantic City station to meet Mr. Myers. Ail the members were at bitfh tension. Wueu Bill Myers stepped otf the car Delegate Stack of St. Paul, a big six footer, shouted, "Hello, Bail" and the crowd took up the salutation with a hearty laugh, and from that day to this "Hello. Billl" is so universally used among Elks that It has virtually become official. To the good uatured feeling which had Its outward expres sion In Stack's greeting to Bill Myers is ascribed the rcconciliatiou. Philadel phia Press. The Last Cigar In the Box. "The last cigar In the box is the hardest to sell," was the remark ofa Front street dculer. "Not because it Is not as good as any other cigar, but because of the superstition of the average man against taking the last of anything. As a result we often take ooe rlar, or even two cigars, of the last cigars in a box and put them on top of the cigars In a full or utmost full box. Ou the other hand, I ought to mention that there are men who j prefer the last cigars and who ask us to save the last cigars In the boxes for them every day, sometimes to the; numler of six or seven dally, for j which they cull every evening. We ! have thus no trouble In dlsposiug of these last cigars, but the contrast in the conduct of the two styles of cus- , tomers is curious." Philadelphia Rec-1 ord. My Symphony. To live content with small menus; to seek elegance rather than luxury and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, thluk quietly, talk (fently, net frankly; to listen to stars and birt's, Imlies and sajros with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry nev er. In a word, to let the spiritual, un bidden and unconscious grow up through flie common. This is to be my symphony. William Ileury Channing. Two More to Feed. "You are a fraud. You said yester day that you had seven starving chil dren, and today you say you have nine. "Both stories true, sir." '"How do you make that out?" "Twins born last night." Exchange. Horns Diplomacy. Jack Hullo, Charlie! And .how do you enjoy mnrried life, eh? Ever had any differences of opinion with your wife? Charles Yes, but I don't let her know about them. Reynolds' Newspaper. encouragement. , Frances Uarry snys he Just wants to fall down and worship me all the time. Her Mamma Oh. well, don't mind that, dear. After you're mar ried he won't let it Interfere with hla . business. : Long DJstancs Wajcsry. ' Knlcker Some jokes cr.n be carried too far. , Cih ker Yes; for Instance, 1 Smith's c"lhi.i Is seven-miles from! the station. -Xew York Sun. 1 GOOD HIGHWAY LAW, Workings of a Statute Passed by Indiana Legislature. TWO TAXES PROVIDED FOR. One Is For Road Repairs, tha Other For Highway Improvement Working Roads In Payment of Taxes Entirely Done Away With. Few laws passed by the Indiana legislature are of more general im portance than the new highway law. and the following detailed account of its workings will be of Interest not alone to farmers, but to all who have occasion to travel the country roads, says the Motor News. The law provides for two highway taxes the road repair tax, assessed on all property in the township out side the incorporated villages, which tax shall not exceed GO cents on each $100 valuation; another tax of equal amount, known as the highway im provement tax, assessed ou all proper ty In the township, including that in villages. The officers under the new law are as at present, also a highway commis sioner, whose duties in addition to those he uow perforins, not inconsistent with the new law, are to supervise and direct the expenditure of the fund for repairs and improvements which shall directly benefit the proper ty taxed not to exceed $100 on one mile of highway. On complaint of ten taxpayers an appeal may be taken to the township board as to the place and manner of the expenditure of this fund. The commissioner will also have to supervise and direct the expendi ture of the highway improvement fund under the direction of the township board for the construction, permanent improvement nnd repair of highways and bridges throughout the township. A new officer provided for by this bill is a township overseer of highways who shail Ik- elected at the April elec tion nnd hoid his office for one year. He shall work under the direction of the highway commissioner and in cer tain cases perform bis duties, as in case of sickness, death, removal or disqualification. The compensation of the highway commissioner is fixed by the township board, but must not be less than $2 nor more than $3 a day. The overseer of highways receives not less than $1.50 nor more than $2.50 a day. The most Important and beneficial change Is that this law does away en tirely with "working the roads", in pay ment of road taxes. All highway taxes must hereafter be paid In money. The highway commissioner can employ la bor and will of course employ such farmers along the line of the road as can give their time to the work when it Is needed, but the law very wisely provides that hereafter no wark except a few repairs can be done after Sept 1 of each year. The amount of taxes to be raised in each township each year is voted by the electors at the annual meeting, but if .they neglect or refuse to do this it then becomes the duty of the township board to fix the amount to be raised for repairs and permanent Improve ments. pf course under this law there will be but one highway district In each township, and the multiplicity of dis tricts heretofore will be done away with. Sensible Roadmaking. According to the new Kansas road law, nil road work must be finished by July 15 each year. This Is a good thing, but we imagine enforcing this law is going to be another proposition, says the Agricultural Southwest It should be enforced, but It is going to take awhile to get Into the way of working the roads earlier. The rut of doing the road work along in the fall has lieen traveled In so long that we ! doubt If ninny can get out of It with-I out two or three years of trying. A j well as dolug the road work earlier, ; other sensible reforms are gaining headway. One Is putting in more of i the work repairing the real bad places j of the roads, instead of stringing it out i over a whole mile. There are many i miles of road that are passably good j except at a time when the beat of roads are bad, but two or three sloughs ! and sumps that are not drained out make the whole road seem bad. And It la bad for heavy hauling. It'a a good idea to fix the worst places first i of all, letting long stretches of grading on fa'.-.y well drained ground come after. UssFul Association. Th.' Interstate Good Roads associa tion hail been formed in Pennsylvania to see that the provisions of the pres ent general and local road laws are carried out, to eucou'rage and compel otft-iuU to perform their duties as pre scribed by law, to see that roads are kept free from loors stones, madholes tad i"!ts and that they are properly drr.l::o.! nnd general, defects remedied as poeOily iis iosslble, says the Motor News. . Crunches are being formed in srve:'u eusteru states. . Gcrd Roads In Arkansas. In V.'.' movement for good roads, whV'h bns aroused nearly every part of the southwest, Sebastian county, Ark., bps kept a etcp ahead, says the Southwest Magazine. While other states are enacting laws and other eom!r".nlt!,,3 nre (7.iscuss!ng plans for the i'liprovoment of their highways this wide mvnke county is enjoying the nse of tT-ppty miles of well macadamized rural k-tweets nnr is constructing more of ('" luxuries at the rate of ten mile, a year. . , The effect of Scott's Emulsion on thin, pale childrea is magical. It makes them plump, rosy, active, happy. t It contains Cod Liver Oil, Hypophosphites I and Glycerine, to make fat, blood and bone, i and so put together that it is easily digested by little folk. I ALL DRUGGISTS (Prickly Ash, Poke Boot and Po taenia m.) -MAKES POSITIVE CURES OJ ALL FORMS AND STAGES OF Physicians endorse P. P.F.ui splen did combination, and prescribe it with I great satisfaction for the coral of all I forma and stagea of Primary, Secondary I and Tertiary Syphilia. Syphllitlo Rheu matism,- Scrofuloua Ulcere and Sons, I Glandular Swellings, lthcumaUsm, Kid ney Complaint, old Chronlo Clean that I SYPHILIS -a hare remitted all treatment, Catarrh, Skin I Diseases, Eczema, Chronlo Female I Complaints, Mercurial Poison, Tetter, Boaldbead, ete., etc. P. P. P. Is a powerful tonlo and an I excellent appltizcr, building np the! I system rapidly. If you are weak and I able, and feel badly try P, P. P and I PAINT! PAINT! PAINT! Now is the time to paint. We handle B. P. S. and Devoe's Pure Paint. We are selling ai same old prices, It will pay you to come to see us. McCrary. Redding la a soothing, healing balm containing no drugs having a narcotic effect It RELIEVES quickly and soothes the congested membranes and thoroughly heals and cleanses. Valuable not only for CATARRH but relieves colds, throat troubles, hay fever, "stopped-up" nose, etc Wej Guarantee Satisfaction. Buy a 50 cent tube of Nosena from ASUEBOKO DRUG CO., k ir iim s.i:iied. Li n.a.l loc. Wood's Grass Clover Seeds. Best Qualities Obtainable and of Tested Germination. Fall is the best time for sowing. You rest and improve your land, and rest yourself, by putting fields down in permanent grasses and clovers. , Write for Wood's Desoriptlve ' 0 1-uaisiosue, leuing oesi Kinds to sow, quantities to bow per acre, and giving full information about all seeds for fall planting, both for the Farm and Garden. Catalogue mailed free on request T. W. WOOD & SONS. eeeasmen, Richmond, Va. Til Larpst Swl Iwm Ii Tbi Soott. DQ W. R. NEAXi. PHOTOGRAPHER AND' JEWELER Randleman, N. C. CAPUDINE sfX I I O P" It acts Immediately-. J KEa yon feel lu effects In 10 T. . mlnnt.-s. y00 don't INDIGESTION and &r. ACIDITY Trli00iTr nmoTint Mia cans. 10 ctata. ML BOc. AND $1.00, "O "TC2) I yon will regain lean and strength. Watte of energy and all diseases retnltlBg from overtaxing theaystem are cured b I the nae of P. P. P. Ladles whose, systems are poisoned and whoaeblood lain an irntinm oondltinnrinjt I to menstrual irreiralarltlea are neenllmrl I benefited by the wonderful tonlo and SCROFULA I blood cleansing properties of P. P. Pv I Prickly Ash, Poke Boot and Potassium. Bold by all Druggists. F. V. LIPPMAN Proprietor Savannah, - Ca. Hardware Company. QUICK REPAIR. SKILLED WORKMANSHIP. This is the watchword of N. MELTON, "Che RANDLEMAN JEWELER Your watch tppA Your sewing machine runs hard) 1 our ciock can t De depended on. These will be made as good as new if sent to me for repair. I pay express or registered mail charges one way. N. MELTON, Randolph Hdw. Store Bldg., Randleman, N. 0. STOP Al THE New Princess HOTEL WHEN AT ATLANTIC CITY 8o"th Carolina Ave , 800 feot from BetfiH The Prliicew HoUI l newly furn sli- IMiee awl comfort of the futrlH Golf tity acht Club extouded to the guests. American and European Plan. A BOOKLET will be aladly furnished upon application. Rntos, Running fmm jij u tn ai as IX. ,T"1' to i' hUou0 of t " rooms, for further lufommtlon address CROWELL a COLLIER. THK PIUNCKSfl HOTEL, Atlantic Clljr, K.J. SIMMER BARGAINS Our Spring trade ho .been so good thttt It en. bl us to fell a lot of hats and some of th rimming we no have inttook at reduced prices We also have a new line ol rIotcs aud fancy colhtr and ste daily expoctnnr s very desii able Urt of the Anieiieaii Beituty corsets, H can be sultod. A new and more complete line of the cucumber preparation just received. ' MRS. E. T. BLAIR, Ashcboro, N. C. a: '