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, V CtvX& U: -j ' CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, APRIL710()(tv -.vM --J 1 1 . ! and to suppress the splrlt'ol Inde i f ndence. which ,wa more forward la liil province than' In her lrtr ' '. - "The Tory Highland Scotsmen, Jiv ing at Cross creeit, under General Mc lona.td, were endeavoring: to reach the tape Fear for junction with Sir Hen ry Clinton and l-ord William Campbell with, a largo force, who, with Lord Cornwall!, .expected vary hour, but were to-hen. the subjugation of the provincewbeV'ott $hevTtli of ..Feb-? ruaryviintwth Tories encountered at Moore's Creek : wage, anout ja mues . frotn. Wilmington, the American forces , nndatfwColonela Caswell and Lllllng . ton. '; jA tetUe ; ensued, the Americana ' I beta irkrenctted aouth of the bridge. , and the? fir glorious victory was won t in tha South. The Americans lost but " one-roan. a lain of the enemy be 4 , tag Computed at 50: 850 prisoners cap V iy tured, aod the trophies of the day be ll 1,500 .excellent rifles, 850 guns, 150 ' swords and dirks, two medicine cheats. r It ' trtfMia, horse and harness, and ' " a box Of English guineas worth $75,000. .t- "The affect of the victory waa to - give to the' American soldiers to enter , upon a seven-yeans" war military ex ' pertenee and an intelligent confidence In themselves. It compelled the J2 haughty oppressors to respect their ekiU and prowess. It frustrated the - h (Treat acheme to subjugate North Oaro , Una, and emboldened the people of this province, who already in Mecklenburg w tiad declared thelp independence In i C maaa.meetlnjr, to meet in a provincial OOSTCaa on the 12th of April, 1776, and M paaa a unanlmpotia rennlutiou appolnt--, Inc delewatea to the Continental Con , , rresa and instructirw them to concur '., "With the delea.tea of the other colo 4,,, niea In declarinn Imlependence and , formtnjr foreigm alliances,' thus in ad (. , Vance of all the other colonies calling "''I , Wpon the nation the 1'nlted Provinces it . to aanctlon by.their united votce what f , bad already been. o n"lly done by a portion of her citizens. "Tour committee, therefore, believlna that hls historic spot sh.mld be prop . . erly preserved, respectfully recommend j nhe passage of the bill as amended." An pnsiaujrht that attracted (reneral : . attention wax made to-day by Repre ' aentatlve W. W. Kltchln on the Houth ern fast mail feature of the postoftlce appropriation bill. -At times the North Carolinian was made a target for queries. Congressman Blackburn, who returned from he State last nltxht, coming forward with an Interrogatory or two at one stage of the debate. i While Mr, Kltchln was speaking. Con gressman Small was seen to be taking note i, and It Is understood that he will apeak in support of the appropria tion before the debate is concluded. Mr. tKlttfhln spoke for an hour, and when the Speaker announced that his time had expired the House, by unanl mous consent, allowed him sufficient time to conclude his remarks. Republicans as well a Democrats - Joined In the applause at the close of the speech and the minority speakers. "I Including those who do not sgre with ' the statements made by him In op 1 position to the appropriation, con ", cmatulated Mr. Kltchin on the. delivery of what they regard as a strong pech. m K1TCHI.VS KPKECHII, Mr. Kltchin said in part; . Mr Chairman: 't There are several mat'ern connected with postal affairs that 1 would be (clad ' - to discuss, but 1 feel Impelled to devote the time allotted to trie In dlscuHHlng th Item In the hill designated. I heltevr, by ",- -tflrta1s as the "special-fuolllty" appro nrtatlnn hut cnmmonlv known an the . 'subsidy," I could have contented myself t With voting against this Hem without l -giving the reasons of my opposition If a prominent eltlions and influential bul eaa organisations had not been more , than usually active in urging wy huiumi r, t It- In former years, when 1 received resolutions from city officials, boards of trade, manufacturers' clubs, or cliam fceri ot commerce favoring It, and by " Hlter replied to them that I had InveKii mmtaA tha matter and considered It un- . Visa, unnecessary and contrary to Jutst , principles, I was permitted to voto in at. tordanc with my Judgment, with no un- kind criticism from my constituent fi . ttr as reached my eara, except from the . adherents of my political opponent In the t 'J varapatgn of li2. 1 knew, of course, that iv onooaltlnn was not satufaclory to th cntnoanlea Into whose coflim this '-'money went and that my votes had in - . lurred their disapproval. 1 But, Mr, Chairman, this year I have re ceived SO many resolutions and litters, many of them from my own district ur.d Some of them expressing n demie to know tha around of tnv opposition. Hint a respect for their opinions, a mslte for ,,t tnelr good will, ami a noe ior inetr a,i- , proval miulre me to consume this time upon this subject. It may be. Mr. Chairman, that had I kltated to discuHH thin matter it would j liave been attributed t". If n"t JiiHtllicd , y, a very natural diMiiosillon an nn Wllllngneas to Iwcome a tnrK t for the .- ralts of the denutaose- When I recall that the msln line of the Houthcm Kail- wsy, the chlrf bencllcluty of iihh ,ippr v filiation, runs tnrough the district Hint donors Die. arid that this company oper ' f ates in every one of lis itrit i . having more than 3W tmlea of line In oiK-ruthm '- ' In the district, aiwt think of tin- d.-nni- tioglc charge which will be repealed - against me this year If my party slmll I again nominate me. Hint I hnve "vutid against helping it Howtlwrn enterprise, " .r'., that I have "opposed Hie intf-rests of my constituents." I would shudder for in.' 7i political fate If I did not have contldi in . lu Ihe Integrity and lnterg-c' r tie "t sopie. Mr, Chairman, due cunaideraiion should ' always be given to thu' resolutions reieiv tatlve. If he should believe that m li ies olutkons repreent the iudauient of u in, i , icrlty Of those who sent li i in heri. null.,,. , .r - that such majority with roll InrornmtMi "l Wishes to Instrm t hlin how to vote, il t WouM at Otlcf lwi"imn hlH duty to coni ' t l.ly With them or resign. No such yhii twn confronts me I mn s.itistlej Mint to-day the ovrrwhtdmlna majority ol my ffiMUuenta are not in f.ivor of tills "sub aldy." and that upon a full uud i kI . inti ntc " f tb facts and prin Iples liivilvi .l not f' W lmicrnts could found willun the t ertlre dlstrii t who would mimo nn- to aupport It. I l.ele I- Hi., t a ni.tl-lllv of f , tha members of the my orKanlvuiiloim Wiu Which liave cornui'inii nieii iiu t, wntilii sapprove my position Tins m no r flee ,v fan upon them. Ion h otupituient to ..'A'1 tbelr candor. The Items whl'h I am re ..ps trad as follows: 'For necessary find ri, la! f 1 1 1 1 1 1 e t i. ii 1,....., , ,, . . iriins linn iioin , m s 1 1 1 u; n n 111 i inula and New Orleans. III.' 7. 1'ioMdtd. That no part or the aiiproprl.nion made by this paragraph shall lie exp- udeii un S; less the IVistmasler Oneral shall ib- ni SUCD expenditure neresssry in order to f, - promote the Interest of the postal set -, vice ' jf i For continuing necesssrv nod pp, bit 4 ft facilities on trunk linen from Kh'isms 3ty. Mo., to Newti.n. Ksn . CS.wlii. ,i u, l tlturh thereof as rruiy be iiet essary: I'ro- Vlded, That no part of this appropriation ',- snail o ezpenoeo unlc the PusimaHi r ' ,,f tl,,. Mi Oeneral Shall deem u h e.-nd tor.-, men think r.ecesssry In ord.-r (o pmnte Un Inf. r-' est or tne postal s i vice." " nf ' BTRDKN ON Till-; HOI'HK. , ' Tbey sr uJlke In principle. il , t!i , fkte ot the smaller appropriate-. n il,,ul,t less Wilt follow the largf-r, I ith .il c,,n '( fas my dl usslun to the lurg. r ,,n. . - Slaee no Postmaster 'ienetnl b is ncr j reconamended this appropriation., sun e '.A,. tTnr.rm l,- tl, , r . i ,.. ... " 1 . Zl .-eii WlUd fwm the .,tlim,i .,f ,i, Iw - partineat submitted to t his body, thebut - h, -dn of suatalnlng it pronely ll.,gs to rtrZlXL''1? U" '""""-' xArz:? ZA u iZXi ' J" . " . ' ". ; ,-, -,.w rw ... i,in lilt-wire-, j wulJIO t glad to have my aliention cuik-.i t it ho Utr aa I can recall, no renw.n is now givea that has not been givn for n (lesen years. Bvery argument made in 'half of Its eontinuation now, when ' Nos, Zt end m gat the appropriation, were rirea years ago, when N, & prt of tt, aod ( ehallebge It advocstf a to give a new reason ,.' The aama awaeping assertion of lu freat aceompbshmenta. and direful pre . ictmns t iBaenuate facilities, In rase .i. nHT.ifni.iius -was oisoont mueii, were rnad loaf before o,-J whs cre ated. Mi wre Wd that wttheut thta utv ,.. ii dvas twt get a dollar vf it, but A j ,m a. mnna leu run, i 04Ut runa and i runs under tha - advertlaed iiiiim of th "rntted States Past Mail." 'The record is full of fears and declara tions that, without special recognition on the pan: oi tne government me so-ciui- ed exiraorainary service wnicn was giv en before No. VI was - heard of. ana of which Ho. 16 was the main tram, couio not possibly be maintained. 7 We heard the same arguments three or four years ago about the suljeldy, from Mew Torsi to this felt,. and In fact then th stress was put on tne wew I ors iraiimnu inn necessity for a subsidy for., It. The sub sidy was 'discontinued from New Tork to this place, and now we have a better schedule than then. Mr. Chairman, once we had subsidies from New York to Springfield, from New Vork to Albany, from Baltimore to Hageratown, New York to PhilatlelDhla. Philadelphia to Washington, and these- subsidies were discontinued, and I am Informed not a single train Was.' discontinued Jn either case. but . that, the service Was Just as good after discontinuance of the subsidy a before. I further understand that in one case tne, railroad ompany siaieu mat discontinuance of the subsidy Would not affect Hie situation. .Another thing in this connection la that the speed of a train . does not. do pend upon subsidies. There are miioy trains In the United States carrying mall that make better time than the subsidis ed trains. The Southern. runs six passen ger trains dally from Washington to Charlotte, N. C. and also No. Si, which is a mull and express train. One of the passenger trains, leaving Washington at t0;45 at night, No. Z7, Is a subsidized train. It runs to Charlotte in ten hours and forty minutes. No. 81, which runs dally, except Sunday, goes to Charlotte in nine hours and thirty-eight minutes, or one hour and two minutes nulcker than the subsidized No. 37. It ought to be necxllexs to refer to the argument that .the appropriation goes to a Southern enterprise, and therefore should have support, though such has been a serious contention in this House In the past. One of my conHtltuents wrote me t ha t It "was coming our way." As far as the money Is concerned, it goes to Hie rail road stockholders, the vast majority of whom do not live In the South. Referring to this very appropriation a present member of the Cabinet In 1S99, then a member of this House from Massachu setts, said Unit the only people who were benefitted by this appropriation, were tlio stockholders of the railway, and he call ed It a gift to the railroads. While the trains go South, nearly the whole appro priation goes elsewhere. It has always been beyond my power to comprehend how the Justice or the right of a thing depended upon its locality. For myself, I full to see how any appropriation, oth erwise wrong, tan be made right because of its "coming our way." If It Is riglit. to support It by such an argument tends to discredit It. as It Is an appeal In sr-lf- Isbncss and not to judgment. NO I)AN7R OP UIBCONTINCANCK. Those who fear that trains Nos. 37 and !7 would be discontinued have not the faith In the Southern that I have. Should Congress discontinue tne subsidy. I do not know what schedules or trains, if any, would he affected. I feel sure that none should be affected unleaa the In creased traffic again Justifies a change for the Improvement of th service 1 re fuse to believe that that great system would act In a spirit of plipie and wit h-1 hold from the people whose industry and! business sustain it proper and edefu;i te ; racuities in accordance wttti tneir neeris. ; matter. One paper named me ana saw The Southern collected from the people that in voting against this subsidy I lust fiscal year over Mfc.POS.oiw of earnings. I would vote against my section of the of which over fU.400.M0 were net. Of I country. One has declared that the ap theae vast sums, over t'4,000.010 were i proprlatlon is opposed in ignorance and earned In the States of Virginia, North , stupidity or from a malignant attempt aronna ana Houtn l aronna, or wmcn over b.iii.ju were net earnings. Tne en - ire subsidy t the southern is ixa.M7.wi. the balance of It going to roads from At lanta to New Orleans. In other words. out of every ftjBO which the Southern col lects fl is subsidy. Now, will anyone as sert his belief that on aecniint of losing fl out of WU. which would still leave over fit SnO.ooO net earnings, the Southern would deprive Its patrons of adiquato mail facilities' Mr. Chairman. 1 again declare that I have more faith In the nouinern man lo expert mat. 1 nave more faith than the boards of trade, iii " commerce, ann mantuai'tiir- ers' clubs lu the thriving cities along Its line in Its sense or Justice niicl pi""liety. Jh total earnings of all the railroads In Virginia, nwm aronna ami oouiii ar - ollna for the year ending Juno JO, 19oT, were two anil one-rourtn times the earn- Ings In same States for year ending June ., 1K94. Wonderful Increase in eliv en years. - Kleven years ngrt this system wa n t ed and got ia subsidy per mile lo give tha people adequate farllltles. I lie road Is of equality In It. while this special facll how earning f.'.Shu morn per mile tlwuiity" pay does not apply to all roads alike, then, and yet it still wants tl-fi ncr mile I but is a special favoritism neslowed alons subsidy to give its patrons adequate postal facilities, although every facility It now offers Is Justified and required !y us increased nuslness. I hop Its operat ing expenses In the three. States named Were 71 per cent, of its gross earnings, now only IB per cent., find yot the de fenders of the appropriation nwseit Unit Ihe South cannot get proper mail facili ties without the subsidy. Then lis net earnings In these threo Slates were $2. 7t.ir;4. and last year (hey were fMU. .'!. and still we are told It in nut l,l,. to stand alone and give Ihe people adequate : facilities which we now enjoy, (hen the facilities under the statutory pav. I great companies that are enriched by In 1W3. when the subsidy was tlrst p.ild.lhat business and enterprise should fur lo His system, it ran only three passcn-i nlsh us adequate mail fucllltles at the ger IrMlns rroin here to Charlotte, Ns. ! very profitable rates allowed to all under S7. 11. and Xr Now it runs six llirouuh the general law. and it becomes a OfOflt- tralns besides No. 7, ho great Ims ti passenger Irarilc Increased, fan lutein-; disable budge or favoritism to grant thl genre and candor asset t lha! all these ' subsidy lo the railroad companies. Increased paHpenger trains have been put j H, on the other hand, Ofir energy, buni on by reason of the subsidy'' There Is ness, enterprise, and trafllo do not Jus Jnst as in u i ii reason for such assertion ns tlfy our present, facilities and this sub there Is for ihe asset Hon tint . 9; s , sidy bestows upon the people along the a product of the subsidy. 1 main line from Washington to New Ort - leans faiilliliB to which they are not The Southern from here to liinivllle gets, according to Hie regular rale, fl -4N7.10 per mile for H a import, it nm mid $::j.r per mile for rent of cars, a total of II.-kl-J.IO per mile for c.iriyiug Hie mail, ex clusive of the subsidy, or I.! ij(i for eariying (he mall two hundred und thir- i-eigm 11 nil a run lion mi ii. mid v,t are people who think it Id iiot proier mall facilities w ithout M nir ' to keep Its schedules l. kIviiik It .111 ma IMOIIIS 01 Jl ,, per mile It IS III V jM'lnnenl that never h is there hi ei lii'i. 101 1 1 1 fin til.' subsidy boiois paid 1 101,1 1 ne purine treasury lo any man or i-'o.'iiin r ruin neje o I llnilotle this I on:) 1111 I I , pa 1 iv is paid for ! Ill HMIOI t .1 I i 1 1 1 llf 1 oil rent of cars under I h regular " wreat sum of i. (7. :'..:) 'c He- misinformation 1 tnariy of the good hilt Hn as null ople of ft ,1 J. . I I I tl.nt II f' ar that unless w mtiruie ,v to t .L, ' 1 0IIIJ..1 1: j 1 1 11 S' la wi'! in ' post:.! I . I illll lo! I. ' "( rnaiN id w.i Jl is !,. W III! I H li on Hie Ireasinv am! cm this in H . per mil" to induce if In k. op ' I that Hie railroad i.otnpniiy way deprive ihetn ol ,rorii r rom Washington to ' lotui piiv for t r.it imi tn 1 1 in ' poi t doubtless there ars many mlstn- ii r.-nt of curs when tin- sub- 'fanned, some misled, and others mlsol iiii ouhorlxed was $t';i'.' ir. 1 1" (ed. N l.le in scope, strong In effect, Hi. in two nnd ii linTf tim s 1 varied In operation are the InflU- a II . ii and vet w, mi- ,,l.l n .s which have molded opinion uoon " 1 ""i ""''"ii.'. .11 ilia, i f mi 1 till' tiMit,it i sidy 'now is ,,. pay without tin sub-1 than two a nil fourth I tlmis waul n,e , .qnpany Hien received log. iher win, ii . subyfdy, but Hie coni-j1"'" pnny then n .eiv, . t .gether with the nib-! nubsldy and will f an. ooi me 'ouipiiiy in, ns on lu tl, o r d.i sn until con-i UIOS .Inch ll .lull 11 "llll here t ,, I 't,;T ihir fates. the Him money net mile fin i,v .lis.'oiitinnlna it, i mi under the ret-1 n. in is rin 1,1 mora ! in ln mull tbunl1' ally other ro.-id K.-(s In ii , i iiiteil Htatt's s'.ni'i oi rn.. i-iii..rii,i- in it ii ,!,, nmt ,ei , .mil e,,,i-. I t might to i n'.,, ihe iii,i.i- it i xr I'avis'i; -ntAiv ti. . i, .i ,, v if' i. ii ii ' "w ,h!lt . , ., t oik. (Jl o u- r.l.lv (In. best pmliiM. tin. n, exclusive of be a. , e and e h V l''Tn1,,1,,,,,V' V" H1nst all the presslrs of influeneav n nimli ... , , . , . . I cl"il,'"Me t uphold the fight as we see ft. For my- r' J ,. .,. ., '.V '"'"n ";'''': self Against the opposition which my po m. i e ;.riv ? V ;"'""-"7 "' "'sltlon on this subsidy brings upon me. tlm. I ,e en.ei.slv.. rnl.-s . li.ilite.l h rail- I -f.ill,, .r.rv.1 .nBRl.nM .n.l inn,. i, e .K,,. .,,. ,,,1,-, , i.Hge.l l,i rail- , ,Hds for ir-igbt and pass, ng.' s in ht jl n, ",l to K;,y I ,l , , u ,-u, the . .,p,t:,ls;.tl.,n of i c V i, -e 'though I w"ll n tu ,k' r.g . i ' , Te ; '-H-inor . .!,,.,., Kf"i-L,,r':.': .- -. " V"" h..n.l..-l : ml eigniv mini, ms .if st.i. k ia nil Vk:.l.-r nr will 1 ,i. iih tl- r.jtiilui ii i n i I nut ,,,,.t. e the Stlltlllis. Which I believe to lie OX- cessive. uoi ihe fact that the hov. i nment pays rent for em-li of th jin.tjil nius lined on So. VI, und Ti, tai. ns for Ihst from here to Allaiiu, soineHunif like l otM each war, or lout three times (hs uvur sge car rental -this beta (rue since postal ears of (hat class t . verv year from the iiovi-rnnient fx per mile of dally use-(bo rental of ears by the gov ernment being tlo excessive. It nu bantt stated in the Mou.c. iimt n,e aovernment pays the railroads four times as much ss It costs to carry the innlls. The Betotid Astant Postms-ter Oeneral In his report tUi us that the companies plrwd for the through mall whenever tbers is compett- tton. Z would he gin td se the proper committee, of this House propose a re ductlon In i the regular mall pay and In tha postoffloe car rentals. But taking things as tbey are, , I propose to ow that No,.7 Is a-train -of great profit to the .railway company, exclusive of tha subsidy. I presume that It earrlea tha same proportion of the mall from Dan ville , to Charlotte as from Washington i isitnviiie jn letter repiyuui w u inquiry rrom me, - General Bhaiienoerger, the Second ' Assistant' Postmaster General, on February S, IWxV said that st tha last qaadrennial .weighings 4t; was computed tnat mo. ? carried as per cent, ot ins whole weight f mall between Washing ton ana Danville, and tnat 3i per oenc .... je , a . . :V'. WttV TW.JO.1 UVU Ul. . Now. Mr. Chairman. No. 97 therefore gets 35 per cent, of the transportation mall pay. The entire regular mall trans portation pay from Here to cnariotie is, exclusive of car rents tS2S 971 li. rd 3i per cent, thereof, whicn goes to No, 97, lOA ,iM A J , . 1. .l rr IS IV fVltlVU WIU illJ IWIWI U the three Dostoffice cars to Charlotte, 121,611, and we have a total of regular pay for No. 91 from here to Charlotte r ViK.aiz.vs; ana, or course, it gets large pay from Charlotte to Atlanta,, put not as mueii per mile as from here to unar lotte There is not so much mall handled between those two places as from hare to Charlotte, and tnere is not as much from Danville to Charlotte as from her o Oanvillo. To this must be added wfcat No. 87 receives from the express com pany, for it is a man and express tram. We know that a car load of express is much heavier tnan a postai car load or mall, perhaps three times as great, as the postal cars must, have racks and olehty of stwee for the clerks to conven ently distribute the mail. But suppose tha Southern's No. 87 only collects from the express company on-fourth of what it collects from tha government, which would be fw.i53.oz, thus it earns from here to Charlotte, exclusive of the sub- ski v. l.'iS.THS.lO. while Its cart of the sub sldv from here to Charlotte la fc3.767.I0. With theae facts staring one in the face,i can be contend that a train tnat oiner wlse earns t.t5.766.10 will be discontinued If the subsidy Is withdrawn? I do not be lieve that another train of the Southern earns as much as this one. according to Its expense. I dnslde here to say that it any of my estimates or calculations are erroneous und any authorised railroad of flclal will give me the exact facts and figures sustaining them, I Will be glad to correct my remarks, even It I have to make another speech to do so. Another fact, for the year ending June SO. 1904. being- the last year to which have been able to get the statistics on this point, the average earnings of the Southern's passenger trains in, Virginia, North ami South .Carolina, a.na tnotr (..lininir Include nasseneer. mall, and ax prenn, were less than 90 cents for each mile mull t ruins ran. while the average earnings of train No. 97 from her to Charlotte, exclusive of the subsidy, ac cording to figures abova stated, are il.Si for each mile run, or nearly double tha general average. a Notwithstanding all these facts, Mr. Chairman, many of my constituents have been so misled on this subject tnat tney urge me to vote to give the company this subsidy. And more than that, some prominent newspapers of the South, some of them in my State, have endeavored to reflect upon and embarrass those of u from the South who refuse to sacrifice our Judgment and conscience Upon this to hurt the BoutlL. This paper probably 'never gave the nuestlon an hour's re ! search or a moment's consideration. If with full knowledge it made that declara turn. It only shows to what lengths of error 'nd vituperation the defenders of Injustice and favoritism will go In-assailing the motives and character of thoso whose facts they cannot deny and whose argument they cannot answer. Another paper has commented on the fart that while the gentleman from la dlana (Mr. Overs! recti champions tuts appropriation, it is opposed by soma Houtheru Representatives through whose , ,iiB rfi'ta the fast mall runs. W hen one j understands the matter, the remarkable j thing Is not that some Democrats differ with the gentleman from Indiana, but ltimt any Democrats agree with him on this appropriation. Mr. Chairman. the Democratic party Is practically a unit against the ship-subsidy bill. In my 1 idgment. there is more to condemn In principle in this appropriation than In tha ship-subsidy bin. Under It the subsidy proposed would apply" to all our steam- ship lines alike, thus having some show , upon the lines from here to New Orleans and from Kansas City to Newton. MATTKR OK )?RINCin,K. Now, Mr. Chairman, I have quite fully discussed ilm matter, but I desire It un derstood that my main opposition is to the principle Involved in It. If we, by reason of our great Industries, progrea sive enterprise, and Increasing business, are entitled, as 1 contend we are, to the) gale wasto of public money and an lne entitled, while withholding similar help from millions of our fellow-citizens Who have not mall facilities epual to ours. then this subsidy heromes a vicious piece, of partiality, a special privilege to a seOf Hon, a legislative prererence which, la my Judgment, no Democrat should en cnurage Hnd no patriot approve. On the '""' hand it Is legalized gruft to the comw putiies: on 1 lie oiner It Is legalised gratt ' their patrons, in ell her case It Is un wise, vicious, undemocratic, and un worthy of the tolerance of a Just gOV- innient. If tile people as 1 hope they S01111 vim oe VI r mm ffSUy 111 UOriUUTTin inies against their Interests und to sp W those in favor of Justice and equal I IV is the recipients ot special privileges ready to oppose those who resist greed anil to support those Who till ( for their projects. this subsidy mid. in my opinion, long ngo have been il oiitlnued. I rejoice thut the people, rlnough Hie benefits of the press and the lallv mail, are rnpidly becoming Watch ful of puMro" conduct. - imong rnose wno nave urgea my sup- i"1" siip.ieet ninng tne suosiaisea railway Hues. Information hns bean Withheld where knowledge would operate against I "" subsidy. The piibllo conscience' hae moused and Its sense of propriety shocked by discoveries of frauds among un ii'K'i nnanciers or me country, in less deuree in Its universality, perhaps. hni no loss genuine In Its sincerity, will '" the sentiment of the people against un siinsuiy wnen iney once comorenena in nil of Its phases. If the Hepresen- laiives of the people Stand, BS they do ri.imt. Hif iinst tne crimes or irensiefl tinsnce. they should also stand acalnst Ithe Brent offense of governmental rref- fi reni-e and favoritism, ir Kenresenttt lives stand, ns they ro stand, against the inrouas of Insurance companies, they should likewise stand against the wrongs r iiulwny companies. , The people expaet nn. it mlrt ail tire waves, ol excitement I cheerfully appeal to the conscience and hidameni of the people of North-Carolina, who have never yet bowed; to frenslad nuance or surrendered to the legions of greed. . - ', A Itunauay Marriage. v Correspondence of The Observer. 1 mr ham, April 4. This afternoon, at . o'clock a runaway .-, marriaate was solemnised In Wart Turham. 1 The contracting parties were Mr. Islah Den nis Marotnn and Miss SaUle Bell Page, both of 'Wake county. The grroont gave his age as M and the hrlde S3 years. It is learned that the: brothers of the bride objeetsd to the match and rather than have trouble they altpped off to Durham th1 morning,- were tnarried and returned home this afternoon Jostle Oww ' of flclatsd . at the mar rlaM. - r - j K fl 1 " ii mmm here m yaw A'. 1 1 jrOR FEHR'S MALT SOITH ATLANTIC Q1AKTKKLY. ' - 'Mfu in. April Number of the Great Magazine Publiahcd. ( Trinity College Able and Eloquent Article by lr. John K. WhlvCotnnrnt l?lsn the Other Contributions. North Carolinians and Southerners generally do not know as generally as they should- what character of maga itlne la being published at Trinity Col lege, Durham. Or It, would make more talk among ua than It does. The South Atlantic (Quarterly for ArHI (number 2 of volume 6) la really a great maga alne. It has been constantly Improv ing, and thte jbMue keeps up the pro- gfeaBion. . .. Sf, 1 The best contributtrm Is by Dr. John E. White, ofLtlanta, on "The True and the PTatae tn Southern Ufa," wherein he inaiata with convincing elo quence that th arrested progreaw of the south la Allot the result of war, retonstructroh, - or any of the causes ordinarily accented, but that It haa side-tracked Itself on the negro Issue, until Its sensitiveness on that subject and the devotion of .Its whole thought to K hae come to amount to mono mania. His plea to Che rising genera tion la to take Bides wrth the claaa of patriot who lead away from the negro Issue and whose purpose Is to draw the South out of Isolation and make It a part of the world. From etart to finish It is an Intensely in teresting dlcu ssaori. Dr. John Spencer Basse tt contrib utes a scholarly and well-written study of Frou. i Edtor Clarence H. Poe, of The Progressive Farmer, whose name la fanrilar to magazine readera. diacusee the "Enormous Leaks In Our Cotton .'Harming," Ihe article be ing a chapter from a forthcoming book of hie. Mri John C. Reed's Retrd- nlscencea of Ben Hill" Is very fine. Mr. William H. Wrmamaker presents Some German Criticisms of America" which are worthy of patriotic con sideration. Mr, W. W. Willougihby has a treatise on "Political Philosophy" and Mr. WlUftrd H. Durham a study of George Brandea. The "Essayists: Ola and New," by one of the editors, Dr. Edwin Mima, la delightful reading and, aa ona close the magazine, leaves a good, savory taste in. one's mouth. The two departments, "Book Reviews" and " Literary Notes," suggests no special comment. It understood that The yuarteny haa won unto He own, that It Is on a paying basis and Is a permanent thing. Any periodical, regardless of location, poseeaetiMr such high merit is bound to extend Its circulation. The people will. sooner or later, find It out. BROWDEB-rOliK. Miss Carrie May Polk, of Wadesboro, Heoomea Bride of Mr. iavi iienry Browder, of Atlanta. Correspondence of The Observer. Wadesboro, April 5. A simple but im pressive marriage was solemnized last evening at the home of Mr. Fulton Allen. The sitting-room was tastefully decorat ed In white ana green. In one corner of the room was an Improvised altar or smilax. with a pyramid of palms and ferns for a background, on each side were pedestals of white and green,? sur mounted by silver candelabra. At the appointed hour, to the strains Of Mendelssohn's wedding march, played by Mrs. M. vv. utile, tne brine, miss Carrie May Polk, attended by Miss Johnsie Punlap, and the groom, Mr. Pav Wl Henry Browder, witn Mr. it. v. Jenkins, of Winston, entered. While Melody of Love was softly rendered. Rev. C. t). Graves read the beautiful ring eereraony. which made the lives ana interests or incse two one. The bride wns elegantly attired In white Rajah silk over taffeta silk with trimmings of real Irish point lace. She carried a shower bouquet of bride's roses and lilies of the valley. The maid of honor was gowned In point de'esprlt and carried Easter lilies. After an informal retention, attended by nearest relatives ana menus, ugni rerresnmencs were ser ved. The britie and groom left at n o'clock for Atlanta, their future home. Miss Folk was the daughter or the late ti. L. Polk. Mr. lirowder. a Virginian and a former resident of North Carolina, Is now engaged In a wholesale business. The many presents of cut glass and liver show the popularity of this couple. John Collins, of -Iredell. Correspondence of The Observer. Troutman, April 6. Mr. John Col lins died yesterday at the- home of his son, (Mr. P. H. Collins. Interment was made at Rocky Mount to-day. Mr. Collins was 04 years old and his death tnarks the passing of one of the old eat landmarks in the county. He liv ed a useful life and was a good cltl- sen. lie reared a large family, who with many grandchildren, survive him. . Thar Is one thlnor wdSifcave never been able to understand; why ladles Will buy harmful cosmetlces when Holllater'a Rocky Mountain Tea makes clear complexions. 86 cents,! Tea or Tablets- R. H. Jordan & Co. Y v V THE wnd of th. Wtotfti ' can find trang thia0 iti s1m, but can't prodoc Comfort, try as it may, S429s mi Tbere't no maak lilt that of the ' feomfortablo Croi sett, nd We can aJl be wisardt at wiH. Slip into a Crossett presto 1 'tis done. i XfjsMsr slislir da aaf sssw fAssa. m tswassMf aaar HfU rssetsl esi sis ssaa LEWIS A.CH0SSETT. Inc. JTOa.TR ABUfOTOlt. NABS. ' o1 Vi tZJl "eV " 'tf 1 ' Gain strength, new.j.rlch -blood,-' nmr 'life. ylgoroua health. You can do JL, Thousands own city are coing it. CaVitr : aU JULilW Gives prompt results. If you are run down or weakened by overwork or ill-health, this Is the one dependable builder for you to -try. It picks you right up. You feet better from the very start ' - , , SALE BY ALL DRUtaGIS 1 TONIC DEPT Iwirt, Ks COimtCTOIWAl&:FmM. Washington, N. C BaUdem Stand Firm in Refusal to Grant Demands of Carpenters' Union Workmen May tie Yrced to Leave City Two Marriages. - v,.' Corrwendence of The Observer. Woshingon, N. C, April Su-i-Work waa resumed thia morning on the pav ing on the south aide of Main street by the Southern Contracting Company, of Norfolk, Va. Thla work was begun In the early winter and, en account of the continued bad weather, .waa fais pended temporarily. Thia paving will be completed within the next few days. Master Charlie Moore; son of the late J. B. Moore, haa broken the rec ord for flailing in this city. Yesterday he caught, in a ehad net, a large gar fish, weighing 14 3-4 pounds, tneaeuring four feet one Inch in length and having 10 teeth. There are no Important developmenta in the strike among the carpenters of this city, because of the contract ors refusing to grant them a nine-hour day with 10 hours pay. The carpen ters held a meeting at the court house last night and discussed the resolu tions recently passed by them. They are fully determined not to work unless the concession asked are granted. They say they win leave the city and go to Norfolk or some other city where they can receive better pay and hours than here. The contractors still re fuse to accede to their request and are considering the advisability of employ ing outside labor. What the outcome of the difneuhy will be Is not known at present. An Important social event in this city will be the marriage of Mlsa Cora Cornelia Robertson to Mr. Loyd H. Waters Tuesday evening, April 24th, at the Christian church. The ceremony will be performed at 8:S0 o'clock and a reception will be tendered the bride and groom Immediately after the ceremony at the residence of Mrs. A. S. Kelly, on East Second street. The bride Is ft daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Rotoer son, of this city, and Is pretty and at tractive, while the groom has a po sition with one of the city's large lum ber mills, Mr. F. W. Sparrow and Mrs. Edith Campbell were happily united in mar riage last evening at the home of the groom on East Main street. Rev. A. B. Cunningham, pastor of the Chris tian church, spoke the words making them husband and wife. Immediately after the ceremony a reception was ten dered them and their many friends called to extend congratulations. FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED. Atlantic Coast lane Tracks Near Hope Mills Blocked for He vera 1 Hours ' by Accident, in Which Several Cars Were Demolished. Special to The, Observer. . Hope Mills. April . Fifth No. 209, a south-bound train on the Atlantic Coast Line, was wrecked this after noon at 4 o'clock on a curve north of Hope Mills. Four cars of coal and the caboose left the track and are bad ly demolished. 'No one waa hurt ex cept one train hand, who waa thrown from the caboose and severely Jarred, He sustained no serious Injury. Tha wreck occurred at a point where It Is Impossible for any train to pass until I the wreck ia cleared, which will take I about six or eight hours. This wreck j occurred on an unlucky curve where the Atlantic Coast Line has expert-; enced several bad wrecks In the last j year or so. Changes in South Carolina Racing Programine. Observer Bureau, 120 Main Street, Columbia, 8. C. April S. The race committee of the State Fair Society met here to-day and decided up on several changes in regard to the racea The principal changes made were: A large increase In the amount of the purses; , an increase In the number of racing days from three to four; the In auguration of races for State-raised horses; an enlargement of the grand stands, and cheapening of the admission charges. Residence Destroyed by Fire. Special to The Observer. Warrenton, April 6. -The residence of !Mr. Samuel I Bobbitt, of this county, was completely destroyed by Are Tuesday morning. Very little was saved from the burning building. A low estimate places the toss about 11,6000, with no Insurance. The mem bers of Mr. Bobbltt's church and oth er friends, are taking steps to assist him In rebuilding. The one great virtue ot BUR NETT'S VANILLA Extract is puri ty. It. Is real vanilla extract and nothing but vanilla extract. Always use iturneu s. Oil. 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