DIXIE IS WAITING.
Statesmen Hope the Presi
dential Bolt Will Strike.
Many Think His Advice to Poli
ticians of North Carolina May
Have Been Adroitly Given to Head
Off Hearst?Rising Tide of New 1
Yorker's Popularity Alarms Con
servative Wing of Democracy
Some of the Available Timber.
Ail Dixieland in glistening with
lightning rods since Judge AltoD
B. Darker declared that the
South ought to asset t its dotni
nancy in the affairs of the Demo
cracy and name a Southern man
for President iu 1908.
The party's latest defeated
candidate has, of course, uot on
ly taken himself out of the next
race, but he has barred every
other Northern Democrat from j
the sweep-stakes event which he, j
as the probable spokesman for j
powerful iiuaucial interests, is es .
saying to arrange for the next 1
Presidential campaign.
The favorite sou game in Presi-1
dential politics is an ol l one,
and one at which the South can
play as adroitly as the best of
them. Hence if there is anything j
more than the mere expression J
of personal wish or opinion back i
of Judge Parker's North Carolina |
speech, it is not at all improb-1
able that far-reaching efforts (
will be made to send to the next j
Democratic national convention
delegations from a half dozen or
more Southern States instructed
respectively for favorite sons.
Iu the sort of scramble that
this condition would produce the
ultra conservative forces could
more easily control, perhaps,
than they could should the can
didacies of Mr. Hearst and Mr
Bryan have been the controlling
factors in various State cam
paigns for delegates. In point of
fact, it is strongly suspected that
Judge Parker's real motive in
urging the nomination of a
Southerner is to complicate the
situation for both the Xebrask
an and the New Yorker-Californ
ian. Undoubtedly his main pur
pose is to appeal to what is
generally regarded by hie type
of politician as the conservatism
of the South against the rising
tide of radicalism that seems to
be sweeping swiftly toward Mr
Hearst, with Mr. Bryan as the
almost certain compromise in
the event of Mr. Hearst's failure
to win the prize for which he J
strove in 1904.
HEAltST AND BRYAN SEEM RIVALS. I
In this connection it seems I
pertinent to state that there does ,
not appear to be any sort of<
understanding between Messrs.
Hearst and Bryan bearing on j
the leadership of their party in
1908. On the contrary, the signs j ]
are multiplying that they are ri
vals for the glittering trophy, j
This of itself constitutes a factor
of great interest in tbe Presiden
tial equation, not only as it af
fects Presidential politics in gen
eral, for it goes without saying
that if Mr. Hearst shall develop
dangerous strength the conser
vative forces, irrespective of
nominal party affiliations, would j
be compelled to conjure with
Bryan's name and popularity as
the last desperate device for
reading on iiearst. stranger jf
things have happened to our!,
politics than William .Jennings ,
Rryan being turned to by the
"'sane and sound" elements for ;,
rescue from what they regard as > t
an actual menace.
There does not any longer seem :
to be the least doubt that Mr. .
Hearst will contest the Held for >
the governorship next fall. In- ^
deed, his candidacy for that nom-1
ination already is well advanced | r
It is remembered with what
scornful remarks his acceptance e
of the Municipal Ownership par- f:
ty's nomination for mayor of j
Greater New York was greeted g
by the old-line politicians all ov- ^
er the country last October. It v
is also remembered with what a ,
shudder the "sane and sound" c
elements of the metropolis view- ,
ed his chances of election two v
weeks before the close of that g
memorable campaign, to say
nothing of their dread when on
the night of election it appeared t
forseve.al hours that he had t
triumphed at the polls.
Hearst's popularity great. ?
e
If anything das happened since s
then to diminish Hearst's ,
strength with the masses in .New c
fork Pity or State or elsewhere, t
it is no. of record. Wherefore, b
suppose William Randolph d
Hearst is elected governor of the
Empire State next November,
how, then, will go Presidential
politics for the succeeding two T
years? There are, of course, p
mmerous statesmen of both
parties on Capitol Hill who shut
their eyes aud refuse to "sup-1
pose" any such thiti^r, but the.v
did this for a considerable period
titer Hearst entered the race for
mayor of Greater New York, am!
some even refused to open their
eyes until the completed return
from Brooklyn showed that
Hearst had swept that ancient
stronghold of "conservatism."
These facts are recited merely
because they emphasize the prob
able truth of thedeclaration that
in his attempt to stir up assert
ive sectionalism in the national
Bemocracy .Judge Parker is un
dertaking thus early to curb the
growth of Hearst sentiment.
MANY STATESMEN WIL,UNO.
Aside from the flattering unc
tion that a host of statesmen at
the South have taken to their
souls that Judge Parker's sug
gestion points to each of them
as the most available material,
it cannot be claimed that his
North Carolina speech has had
much effect. It has, of course,
started among the Democrats in
Cougress what the Hon. Champ
Clark would call in his choicest
Missouri lingo, -'a mighty jower
mg," but, curiously enough, it
lias not beeu takeu very serious
ly yet.
While it is admitted that the
Held is large and the material
abundant for giving force to
Judge Parker's contention, still
it ie not acknowledged that the!
time is ripe for the nomination!
of a Southerner bv either party.
Careful students i f Ameri :au poli
tics are inclined to the belief that
in the course of time and devel-!
opment of politics the Ilepubli
cans are more likely to choose a
Southerner as their standard
bearer than are the Democrats.
It is undeniable that the genuine
article of protectionism is grow-;
ing in the South while it is wan
ing in the North. Therefore, if
protectionism is ingrained in Re
publicanism, it would seem
that the strength of that fiscal
doctrine eventually will be trans-!
ferred from the North to the j
South, and with it will go, of
course, the Republican cause.
To be sure, the negro will be
there to distract political
thought, but the fact that, gen
erally speaking, the Southern Re-'
publican, even of Northern birth,
is quite as indifferent to what the
sentimentalism of far New Eng
land insists hysterically is the |
negro's "rights" shows that the i
negro question is, after all, racial j
and not sectional in the larger |
sense, and that after a while the
black man will have to look out j
for himself without being any!
sort of au "issue" in national
politics. Heis scarcely that now,
so swift has been the change in
national thought and opinion.
SURVEY OF SOUTHERN FIELD.
However, since Judge Parker
has provided a fresh topic for
Presidential slate-makers to fig
ure on, a survey is beine made
of the Southern field for avail
able material. The two men in
Congress most generally discuss
ed in this relation are the Sena- (
tors from Texas, Mr. Culberson
and Mr. Railey. All that is
against either of them, from this (
fiew-point, is geography. They
represent in their personality the
;haracter, capacity, and achieve
neuts of the New Suuth. Their
">tate ty pines more exactly than j'
my other part of the country J ]
:he ability of the sons of the Old i 1
?South to develop the latest i
vealth in natural resources and j ]
renerally to keep step with the j
narch of post-bellum progress:1
or Texas is to the Old South |
ust what Iowa, Kansas, and ,
md that tier of States is to Old j
<ew England, Pennsylvania, ana j <
)hio. ,
Senator Culberson has had a j (
nore varied experience in public ]
iffairs than has his distinguish
d colleague, having been in turn <
i lawyer of large practice, attor
iey general of bis State twice,
ind governor twice. He has a <;
told upon the great body of the
mters of his State which Sena
or Bailey has not, and should a
ontest be brought on between
hem for the Texas delegation?
phich the friends of neither think .
it all probable?Mr. Culberson J
loubtless would win
More serious attention is given
o Missouri material than to '
hat of any other of the States
hat are popularly classified as
Southern. There is a young gov- J;
mor out tbere who has done i
ome things that fit in with the c
>r?vailing drift of affairs politi- \
al, and which might so appeal t
o the public imagination as to s
:ive great strength to his candi- J
acy.
A PRODUCT OF TENNESSEE.
Then, too, Governor Folk is a f
'ennessee rather than a Missouri i
roduct, having lived in the lat- t
?er State onl.v a few years before
lie smashed the machine and rode
in triumph from boodle prosecu
tions in St. Louis to the guber
natorial mansion at Jefferson
City.
It is too early yet to say how
Folk's candidacy would suit the
?nrposes or the peace of mind of
tie Hon. William Joel Stone, the
nost potent personal factor in
the Missouri Democracy, but it
s uot inconceivable that the
Senator could be induced to view
vith restraining composure a
movement to give the Missouri
delegation to the governor, pro
cided the Senate was not the
real objective either of Folk or
some factional friend of Folk
TheD, too, there is former
Governor David Rowland Fran
cis, who possibly may have to be
consulted by any President mak
ers who go out. to Missouri look
ing foi material. Francis is a
utuckimi by birth, and was
transplanted to Missouri at an
early pge lie has been a man of
large affairs for almost a genera
tion, knows tbe art of securing
popularirv is a past master in
the trade of money-making,
stands high with the conserva
tive elements iu all parts of the
couutrv, and is popular witn the
masses. Should he grapple with
Governor Folk for the delega
tion, it is not improbable that
tbe adroit Senator Stone would
step iu about the time they were
both worn out with the struggle
aud calmly walk away with the
prize in such shape that he could
make suitable disposition of it
in the national convention.
t HA.Ml* 1'l.AUk IN RUNNING.
The Hon. Champ Clark ban
given it our in hie characteristic
way that he is willing to take
the nomination if it comes down
to its being forced upon him.
Thus the prospects favor quite a
merry mix-up in Missouri if the
Parker suggestion is to cut any j
considerable figure in Democrat
ic national politics.
Other Southerners who are be
ing talked aboutareJohnSharpe
Williams, of Mississippi; Sena
tors Bacon and Clay and Messrs.
Hoke Smith and Clark Howell,
of Georgia; Senator Rayner, of
Maryland; Senator Carmack, of
Tennessee; (provided he is re
^"ted to the Senate); Senators
i iv rman and Simmons of North
Carolina; Governor Beckham, of
Kentucky; President Woodrow
Wilson, of Princeton, a Virgin
ian; and President Alderman, of
the University of Virginia, who
stirred up the bile of the Hon.
Joseph W. Bailey last summer
by declaring that the South was
no longer sending great men to
Congress.
Meantime, the eve of every
President-maker, Demociat as
well as Republican, Judge Parker
and all the rest, protrudes to
ward the White House whenever
the leadership of either party for j
11)08 is discussed. What is in
the head of the occupant of that j
gray old mansion? That is the J
question the President-makers j
ask in bated breath whenever j
they talk earnestly to one an-1
other. Some of them want Mr. I
Roosevelt to please oblige by re
issuing the statement he gave
out the night of November 8th,
1004.?Dickinson, in Washing
ton Post.
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According to a classified list of
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Cumberland, and the North of
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Three little rules we all should
keep,
To make life happy and bright,
smile in the morning, smile at
noon,
Take Rocky Mountain Tea at
night.
A Russian is not of age until
le is twenty-six years old Until
hat time at least four-fifths of
lis earnings must go to his
larents, if alive.
Mothers everywhere praise One Min
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I. K. Ledbetter.
The talipot palm of Ceylon
jrows to the height of a hundred
eet, and its leaf is so large that
t will cover from sixteen to
wenty men like an umbrella.
'
Wal/er Tells a Story on Hlmselt.
"Haviug an appoiutmeut the
i other day in the press gallery of
| the House of Representatives
with a newspaper man from mv
State, 1 sauntered to the hi ^
building on the hill and proceed
ed to that section of the Housj
sacred to the reporters," sai 1
former Attorney (ieuerul Zeb
Vance Walzer. of North Carolina,
at t he Raleigh.
"It occurred to me as 1 crosstd
the portals that the gallery wo e
| a strangely deserted look, it
was the first time 1 had ever becu
there, and 1 felt somewhat like
an interloper, but 1 remembered
j that Tom Pence, my reportoria)
i fr.eud, had told me to cast aside
my Tar Heel bashfuluess and
boldly euter. So, although I
failed to uote the presence of a
siugle humau being, 1 kept right
on, and marching down to the
reporters' seats, took a chair,
thinkiug somebody would come
along presently who would en
lighten me us to Pence
"The (1 >or of the House was
almosi a< deserted as where 1
sat, and faking it for granted
that the s .ions had adjourned, !
ligbttd a perfeclo and begau to
ruminate over in 'ideate that ha 1
occurred in that historic cham
ber. Only tour or tive persons
were visible from my perch.
"Between [tuffs of smoke, 1
kept wondering what in the thun
der k?pt I'ence, and just as I was
on the puiDt of vamoosing, a
blue-coated individual took me
firmly by the shoulder and asked
me if 1 didn't know it was against
the rules to be smoking up there.
? _ju *? ? - - * ?*
tie was polite but positive, I told
him I didn't want to break any
rules, but 1 didn't know it was
wrong to smoke when the House
was uot in session.
'"Thunder and lightning!' said
the blue-coat; 'don't you see that
a member is making a speech.
Would he be doing that if the
House had adjourned?' This was
a revelation, and, begging par
don, 1 hurried out of the gallery.
I wondered afterward what the
statesman could have been dis
cussing, and wht n 1 leamed he
was advocating thecuttingdowu
ol Southern representation in
Congress I thought his subject
might have had something to do
with theslimness of his audience."
?Washington Post.
The wrinkled brow of care
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Candidate For Solicitor.
To the Voters of the Sixth Judi
cial District:
1 desire to call your attention
to the fact that I am a candidate
for renomination to the office of
Solicitor of this District, subject
to the action of the Democratic
District Judicial Convention.
During my term of office 1 have
endeavored faithfully and im
partially to execute the duties in
cumbent upon me, and in asking
the nomination for a second term,
at the hands of my party, 1 rely
upon the record made by me in
the performance of these duties.
Very respectifully.
Armistead Jones.
.March 1(5, 11)0(1.
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better.
Congressman Blackburn has
appointed Sanford Cowles, of
Wilkesboro,acadet to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis from his
district.
Q CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS Bu
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Treasurer's Card.
ALEX. WI66S.
Treasurer of Johnston County,
will re in smithfield every
Monday and Saturday and Court Weeks
Office In back room of the Rank of Smith
held. In hla abeence county orders will
naid at the Rank
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