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pjpTV-FOURTH YEAR. uRGAN OF THE NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE. NUMBER 10 RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1908. THE WORLD AS WE SEE IT. 1 Uht is breaking even in Illinois, the home of Speaker Cannon and Chicago. On April 7th eighty-four counties held local option elections, and twenty of them become dry. Prohibition made gains in Nebraska. Herbert H. Asquith is now Prime Minister o1 England and First Lord of the Treasury. Thj appointment was made by King Edward on April Sth, and the appointment was sealed by Asquith'a kissing the King's hand. Funny custom, isn't it? We have heard that it is foolish to resist when one has the "drop" on you, and that it is the part of wisdom to yield as gracefully as possible to the inevitable. If ever one political party nad the "drop" on another, the Republicans have it on the Democrats in Congress. So it seems to us that Mr. Williams is playing a very foolish game at present in the way of filibustering. What good will it do? The General Conference of the Methodist Epis copal Church will meet in Baltimore in May. The most important question, doubtless, that will be up for consideration, will be the restoration of the time limit. It is thought, however, that there will be a change in the present law which allows an unlimited pastorate. Secretary Strauss reports that in his opinion the various waterways arteries can be open ed up so as to permit vessels to go from Boston to Key West. It is said that President Roosevelt is very favorable to the scheme. Congressman Small is beginning to make others see light in a sky which seemed dark at first. It is the perse vering tireless man with a grip that proves the world's greatest benefactor. Did not Mr. Parkhurst utter a forceful truth when he said: "If the perseverance of the saints only equalled the perseverance of sinners the coming of the Kingdom of righteousness would not be so long in coming"--or in words to that effect. This truth is illustrated right here in North Carolina at the present. Many professing . Christians, they say, are rather lukewarm in the present prohibition campaign. Who cjan find a lukewarm adherent of the saloon cause? "Little Joe's Church!" What a name for a church! Yet all those who know its history feel their hearts drawn to this church at Barium Springs Orphanage. Away back in the months, a little orphan whom they called "Little Joe" had his heart set on seeing a church at the Orphan age. He talked about it. He dreamed about it. But the day came when "Little Joe" was trans planted to a fairer clime. He had left 45 cents for the church which his faith had already built. This forty-five cents rapidly grew into a sum suf ficient to erect one of the prettiest, church build ings in the State. The newspaper Item relating to its history and edication doubtless attracted no attention among the sensational items of the day. Yet the thought of it stirs that heart which has not lost those finer touches which have come down from Eden. Mr. Clarence H. Poe sends to the farmers of North Carolina a telling message. He refers to the fact that the anti-prohibitionists are claim ing that, while they used the negro until he was disfranchised, they can now use the farmer, and that the farmer will really save the State to the saloon. Mr. Poe earnestly calls upon the farmers of the State to repel this aspersion and show by their votes that they have higher ideals of citi zenship and righteousness than those represented by purchasable negroes. The farmers of the State represent the bone and sinew of the State's high moral life, and they should show it through allegiance only to the high principles of morals and religion. Congressman Heflin who lately shot a negro in Washington City, and accidentally a while man, undoubtedly acted unwisely and rashly. Yet it i3 not strange that among the words of con demnation heaped upon him by Southern editors, there has been no approval of his original mo tive. He was trying to protect womanhood in a street car from a sight from which every true woman recoils rowdies drinking in her pres ence. His remonstrance which brought on the fatal encounter was indicative of a chivalric spirit which we trust will ever be kept alive in Southern men. Yet we have seen no public com mendation of this spirit in Congressman Heflin. We wonder if this is because he is a pronounced prohibitionist? The recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the North Carolina and Min nesota Railroad rate cases has undoubtedly given tfeie railroads reason to believe that they are no longer at the mercy of hostile Legislatures. It seems that several of the Western States are pre paring to contest the law as enacted by the re spective Legislatures. It is a matter of congratu lation to North Carolina that the railroads and the State have compromised the difficulty which was at one time very grave. That the railroads in North Carolina will not take advantage of the recent decision is evident, and the fact will hasten a return of the era of good feeling and prosperity. President Finley, of the Southern, has surely shown by this time that he is not only a great railroad man, but a wise statesman. At last the country is awaking to a realization that anarchy is a grave peril which must be elimi nated. The President has transmitted the follow ing message to Congress: "To the Senate and House of Representatives: I herewith submit a letter from the Department, of Justice which ex plains it?elf. Under this opinion. I hold that, ex iting statutes give tho President th ) -w prohibit the Postmaster-General from being usea as an instrument in the commission of crime; that is, to prohibit the use of the mulls for the advocacy of murder, arson, and treason; nnd I shall act upon such construction. Unquestionably, however, there should be further legislation by Congress in this matter. When compared with the suppression of anarchy, every other question sinks into insignificance. The anarchist is the enemy of humanity, the enemy of oil mankind, and his is a deeper degree of criminality than any other. No immigrant is allowed to come to ovr shores if he is an anarchist; and nr paper p lished here or abroad shall be permitted circula tion in this country if it propagates anarchistic opinions.' Here are some statistics fcr 1007 which it would be well for our readers to remember, if possible. The statistics are from olioial sourc .-jc: Population 85,817.23?' National wealth (1004 $107,104,211,91 7 Public debt (less cash in Treas ury) 878,596,755 Gold coined 131,007,490 Silver coined 13,178,436 Gold in circulation 561,607,371 Gold certificates in circulation. . 600,072.290 Silver in circulation 203,4S7,845 Silver certificates in circulation. 470,211,22 5 U. S. notes in circulation 342,270, 05f National bank notes in circula tion 589,242,125 Total money circulation 2,772,956,455 National banks capital 883.G90.917 Bank clearings 154,662,515,258 Deposits ?n national banks.... 4,322,880,141 Deposits in savings banks 3,495,410,037 Value of farms and farm prop erty 25,000,000.000 Value of principal factory prod ucts, annual (1904) 14,802,147,087 Exports of merchandise 1,880,851,078 Imports of merchandise 1,434,421,425 Manufactures exported 740,123,451 Production of coal, tons 369,783,284 Production of pig iron, tons... 25,781,361 Production of wheat, bushels.. 634,087,000 Production of corn, bushels... 2,592,320,000 Production of cotton, bales.... 13,510,982 Cotton taken by home mills, bales 5'00!i'JJ? Cotton exported, pounds 4,518,217,220 R. R. operated (stream) 2 2 2, C 3 5 Ship tonnage in domestic trade. 6,067,648 Postal receipts $183,585,005 Public school salaries paid (1906) $180,483,403 The Senate of the United States consists of ninety-two men. Out of its ranks since March 4, 1907, death has claimed seven menMorgan and Pettus, of Alabama; Mallory, of Florida; Lati mer, of South Carolina; Proctor, of Vermont, aud now the most venerable of all, William Pinknuy Whyte, of Maryland, who was born when Ja""es Monroe was President, and William J. Bryan, of Florida, whose birth was in the last year of Gen eral Grant's second term. The total contributions of the entire Christian church to foreign missionary work, as reported last, vear, were $21,280,000. Of this nmovM, $8,980,000 was given by the churches nt tun United States and Canada. Almost exactly tn snme SHOiiRt. $$.397.noo. was contributed bv Irpat Britain. All other ronntrips combined riv $3,327,000:
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