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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, MARCH 25, 1S03. HL E. J. JUSTICES VIEWS AX AMENDMENT IS NECESSARY. f praker of the North Carolina A M nil.ly Says, In SpeakUijt of the 8u rs'Hjc Court's lietiMioii, That the I'lirposts of the Eleventh Amend ment MicMild lo Carried Out by Another Amendment Will Intro duoe IU-Miiiiioa Calling Yor Dcm ot-r&tia Iiank to This Effect eteteii Hizlus Would Be a. Strong; political 1'suc Greensboro Travelers Enter J'rotert Against .Mileage Ilookr Gale City New Affairs. Observer Bureau, , ; The Bevill Building. . fireonsboro. March 24. . The Observer correspondent had a talk with Mr. E. J. Justice to-day up on the decision of the Supreme Court t the United States In the railroad rate cases..' In speeches and inter views Mr. Justice baa declared that this question, which ha regards - as one of Slate's rights and" -government by the people, should be decided by the Supreme Court of ""the United States in order that the law as it is row written might be settled and in order that the people might apply the proper remedies to change the law. .Mr. Justice said that the gravity and seriousness of this question had never been overstated; that, while he had not seen the opinion of the 8u rreme Court of the United States nor the dlssentfnf opinion of Judge Har lan, he felt quite sure that the de cision was to the effect that the four teenth amendment haa abrogated and repealed the eleventh amend ment to the constitution of the Unl , tfd States, and that In cases like this and in all other cases where the State nindertook to enforce police regula tions, the State was not Immune from suits la the Federal courts by foreigners. "Th fourteenth amendment' was adopted as a shield and protection to the negroes after the war, DUt tne n- srroes have ceased to invoke Its pro tection. and it now . becomes the refuse of foreign corporations. Mr. Justice said he did not rail ae-alnsf the Supreme Court of tne t'ulted States, which had proceeded In ui orderly way to arrive at what it regarded a , proper construction of the lourteentn amenoment, anu umi, while it was regrettable that .-. th court felt Itself Impelled to reach the conculsion It had In this case, oe cause, as Judge Harlan says, "this is , an era-making decision," yet tnere ' was nothing to do but to bow In sub- mission to the decision of the court until the people amended1 the consu tutlon of the United States. JEFFERSON'S PREDICTIONS VJSRIFIEU , ; "For years the tendency of th Federal courts has been against State control and government by the peo ple. Thla tendency haa verlned th' wisdom end foresight of Thoma Jefferson, who predicted that this would be tha result, and If this dem ocratlo form of government failed It would fall because of the aggressions of tha Federal judiciary, if the In ferlor Federal Judges were all as Truaenx anawiae hi Hiiiit ui . mem are, or If they were not appointed for . life but elected for a term of years, they would probably not be so prone to disregard the rights of the States and. of the people. "If the 'people of this country per mlt the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which has just been rendered to remain the law, then that 'government of the people, ' by the people and for the people,' for which our forefathers rousat, and c spoke, will be much weakened. For tunately there is a higher tribunal and an orderly way to change iiie law and render the sovereign States immune from suits by citizens of otber States and foreign countries. ' "The purposes of the eleventh eniecdment to the constitution of the l'nltrd Etatea ought to be carried out by again amending the constitution In language so plain and unmistak able that the States will be absolute ly. Immune frm suits by foreigners In any court for any cause. The man who deals - with a sovereign 8 tat should have no further guarantee that he will be treated fairly than the honor and Integrity of the State. This Is all-sufficient Any other principle allows the government of the people to be thwarted and inter fered with-contrary to their will up on tic petition cf an individual and et the will or sn mrerlor Federal judge who holds his office by life ir-nut.- i TLANK TO PROTECT STATES, I slnrerely hope that the next iVmocratlc State convention at Char lotte will put Into its platform a plank declaring In favor of a plank in the national Democratic platform which 1 will effectually protect the States from suits. I shall offer resolution to this effect to the State convention, and I have no doubt of h'ff the people will stand upon It, and I have no doubt of wnat tha views of those delegates will be who are net hired representatives of rail j'ctds and trusts. It behooves the people at their Tr1mrle and at tbelr county con ventions td see to It that no dele gates are sent to represent them In th State convention who prefer to T-lease railroads and trusts In this matter to .the good of the people. A POLITICAL ISSUE. "If the next national platform con tains a. plank which renders the States Immune from suits, then those jteopie in the Western States, who are as strong for State's lights as , the Southern people, will have, good rea son to vute the Democratic ticket, unless the national Republican con vention writes a similar plank Into Its platform. If the Republican con entlon doe not declare for an amend ment o tha constitution of the Unit ed States thst will secure to the peo r' of this country local self-govern-nnt by rendering the Stateeimmune from suits, the question of State's rights will become aa immense issue Jn the next campaign, and the Dem ocratic party will have an immense advantage. . "Personally. I hope that both the republican and Democratic national conventions will declare for " an unieBiJrnent to the constitution of the T'nl;ed States that will protect the plates from suits by foreign Cltlxens, for I am more interested in seeing a a-overnment by the people not pass f ar than I am In seeing a polltti'sl advantage secured to the Democratic tiny, r -The newspapers of this State, In my Judgment. cannt better serve the rrrie than by keeping constantly be fore them until the meeting of the rational convention the fact thst the elf t of the fourteenth amendment 1i the constitution of the United f !j.ts has been discovered by the r--nt d"flfion of the Supreme Court i the United Stales, to be the most r.'a-iiy Moar to their government that h ; teen sruck since, the Civil war. "Once before In the hiKtorj of this cur.try fc&s tie Supreme Court of Ire Un'.ted SUt l-clded that the '. n were suab'e by nun-renidents. al t-n : ' -j, at' :y the people arose, al-r----l one man, and demanded an ty the runetitutton of the 1': ' 1 j '.st's tht would change that '. . t:.-rf-uj-'.n h eleventh amend j i T - J more than out- in the North Carolina, 'case, the tam court haa rendered another decision which puts us back practically where we were after the first decision upon the subject and before the eleventh amendment w-as adopted. . STATE CANNOT ENFORCE ITS . LAWS. "If these recent decisions. are not changed by an amendment to the constitution of tha United State, the State cannot enforce Its law regu lating the sate of liquor. Its law with respect to the working of children la factories, it law with , regard to the control - of " railroads -.--and against trusts, by the grace of th Inferior Federal Judiciary and In this way alone. . . r ,- "If you think that tha-language I have used Is too emphatic I venture to predict that a reading; of the dis senting opinion of Judge Harlan will disclose that i have tha language of one of the , ablest judges of the Su preme Court of the United State as a precedent." ' MR. KENNETT DIRECTOR. Mr. John C. Kennett, well-known citizen of the county, haa been en gaged to direct the work of the pro hlblUon forces in the Impending campaign. He has opened head quarters on court square and will proceed at .once to perfect an organ ization in every township In the county. Mr. Kennett is an experienc ed politician and ha been prominent in the councils of th Democratic party for many years. He wa a member of th Legislature that es tablished a ' dispensary In this city and later was manager of Greens boro' municipal rum mill. Judge Pnltchard ha Accepted an invitation to make a prohibition speech In Greensboro within the next few weeks. . He will apeak in the Grand Opera House on a Saturday afternoon. Ex-Governor Aycdck haa agreed to All a Sunday date. Mr. Max T. Payne, a well-known And popular young . druggist of this city, has formed a company which haa taken over the business of the Galloway Drug Company. Mr. Raw ley Galloway, who retires from the business, has under consideration propositions to engage in business elsewhere. For several years be was a successful traveling drug- salesman, and he may return to the road. PROTEST FROM GREENSBORO. The members of the . Greensboro Post of tha Travelers' Protective As sociation , are signing . petition pro testing against the ruling of the railroads, effective April 1st, relative to the exchange of mileage for cou pons before a passenger boards train for a Journey. It appear that the traveling men generally are op posed to the ruling and will protest vigorously to tne inter-mam com merce commlnslon, the North CarO' Una corporations commission, OoV' ernor Glenn and the g-eneral passe n ger agents of the railroads Interested. During the past winter tne ureem boro Relief Association, which has charge of the organised charity work nt the citv. exDenaea oniy tiza, a thous-h every call wa answered The officer of the association were arreeablv surprised ' to find SO little re lef work necessary. . ur F. J. Mii r. who has neia a re anonsible oosltlon with the con EI nort and Commission company ior tha oast five vears. ha resigned and on April 1st will go to FUyettevUlle to become general manager or tne noiv Morean Mills. Mr. MUir is an ex nert manufacturer, havlna: had a rarl ed experience In Canadian, Northern and Southern mills. DR. CORDON FOR LIEUTENANT GOVElvNUlv. l: It la announced that Dr. J. R. Gordon, of Jamestown, one of Gull ford's members of the House er Representatives, may announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomi nation for Lieutenant Governor, ur, nnrdon was elected to the Legists ture In .1904 and again In 1904. He first attracted attention In the Gen eral Assembly, and incidentally added to his reputation at home, as the author of a bill placing the ornc- ers of Guilford county on a salary basis, this measure being followed hv aimilar nrooositlons from a sum ber of other counties. Before Dr. Gordon' name was mentioned for Lieutenant Governor a number of Democrats here had beeen asked- to support Mr. Walter Murphy, of Balls- bury, for tne nomination. . KESESTS toUBLIQAN BAH URGES KACE TO ASSERT RIGHTS, CONDOLENCE FROM PRESIDENT Mr. Koosevelt Writes Brother of De- rewsed 11 oriel a fx-nator nw JM nialns Arrive at Jacksonville Fu neral Train Met by Governor Ilro- ward Funeral Will Take Place To-Dsy. Jacksonville, Fla., March J4. The body of the late Senator William James Bryan, of Florida, arrived on special train at 12:45 p. m. to-day over the Southern Railway, accom panied by the special committee of eight United States Senators. Con gressman William U. Lamar, of Flori da; Hon. N. P. Bryan, a brother of th deceased; Daniel M. . Ransdell, scrgeant-at-arma of the Senate, and L Cornelius, assistant sergeant-at- arms. The funeral train was met by Gov ernor Broward, of Florida, and del egations of city and county officials and special committees from organi sations of which the deceased was a member. Tho body was taken to the home of his brother. N. P. Bryan, and the funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon from St. John's Episcopal hurch. A letter from President Roosevelt was received to-day by a member of the law firm of Bryan c Co., in which I the President said: "I sincerely mourn his loss. I felt Ttfnrmim fit luilnv fin m f t lh most useful public servants In Wash- ) a lngton. He was a singularly high- f minded: and fearless man of sound f common sense and sn eye slnsie to the public good. He is a real loss to the country." First Asslotant Postmaster General Grand Held has authorised Postmast-1 er Gerow to rlose the Jacksonville postoffVce from 2 to 4 o'clock to morrow as a mark of respect to the late Senator. In an Open Letter to the Colored People of North Carolina, Ex-Con rmwnii (sorre 1L White. Olor cd. Jtooummctius That Colored Voters Perfect Their County and State Organizations and Then Take llieir Cane to the Chk-ajro Conven tion -Com Dial n Bitterly of the Manner In Which the White Ilej Dublicana imore the Colored iirother. An Open Letter to the Colored Peo ple cf North Carolina by E-Con-rresaman Gedfrite H. White, Col ored. ' Tirhnrn V . C. "vtarch 11.1908 Prof. W. H. Hasans. Goldsboro. N. C. Mr Dear Mr. Hagan I am ad dreaslna this open letter to the col ored people of North Carolina through you. As a former resident of this tate and one sUll deeply in terested In the welfare of our people, I have watched with pain and great concern the seeming npathy and in difference as to their political condl tion since their disfranchisement ten years ago. We. as a race, eonstltute about one-ninth of the entire population of this country, and for our own political and civil right as well as the future welfare-of our posterity, we should be keenly alive to every Interest and consideration that at fects the American people. In a re public where every man Is a sover elKn. In that h vote makes the rul ers of the republic the legislators who mike the laws -and Ir-o orPcers who execute and construe the laws no . no should be contetit to rest satisfied where that boom has been taken way from him. I rinuht verv much that the rt- cent constitutional amendments and the laws enacted thereunder in North Carolina would stand the test of the courts, if the pleadings were prop erly drawn and Intelligently presents ed; yet at least lZO.ooo voters wno have been affected by the change in the organic laws of the State remain silent, and no effort has been made to regain these lost rights of the coU ored citizens, either by themselves or their erstwhile white associate. Gratitude should prompt those whom we rescued from obscurity, insignin- eance. and in many cases dire pov erty, to at least show somen degree of friendship td the black man who has sacrificed his entire political wei faro for their elevation. From the day of our enfranchise ment' In North Carolina, we blindly followed our white political leaders, faithfully doing their bidding with scant return In the way of recogni tion from them, only to be turned upon, disowned and disfranchised In our own household, by tnese ingrates, when we could no longer serve their political ends. They now Ignore us and refuse. us admission Into the councils of the party that we have loved and served so faithfully the party of Lincoln and Grant tne par ty that once stood for liberty, man hood, suffrage, equal political and civil rights before the law, but alas. to-day in North Carolina there is only tho name, the substance nas fled. ' It has been my privilege to attend two or three county conventions since I came into the State, and the snectacle presented was one that' never expected to see In North Car ollna. In fact, as 1 see It, there Is no Republican party In this - State, except as It lies dormant In the In activities of the colored brother, There Is what should bo properly called a "Lily White Bureau" Of of flce-seekers and office-holders who have banded themselves together to control the Federal patronage In the State, and from appearances have no desire for the perpetuation or to In crease the numbers of th Republl can party. Their politics Is only "office deep and dollar wide." We have a few white Republicans left In ihe State with whom we will gladly co-operate, while they remain true to us. Is It not time that the 125,000 col ored men In thla State of voting age should arouse themselves, hold con ventions In every county In the State, attend the district and State conven tions through their, delegates, perfect their county, dlHtrlct . and State or ganizatlons, and take their case to Chicago, and let us learn whether or not we have any rights left that the Republican party is bound to respect? I so recommend with all of my heart. It Is time that we know exactly where we stand, and that we know who our friends are, and where to find our enemies. I advise strongly against any violence, political or otherwise; I believe In submitting to the law as it exists, so long as it Is the law, but I Insist upon constant, sensible, well planned course of agitation., wherever wrong has been heaped upon us by legisla tion, custom or otherwise, until our displaced rights are restored. .We ask for no special legislation or priv ileges, we demand only a . man s nance In the race of life, both civil and political, as AmVrlcan cltlxens, nd will not be contented with less. I understand you are soon to hiye prohibition election In North Caro lina, and I ha'e heard many colored men say. since I come here, that they do .not expect to have anything ill poison Ess Palm, ton- cer.srajniin, -tela , 1 4 We W'ii: Hrnd Hainplo fcliowlna; How B. Ik B. Cures Above Troubles, alto Va-w'tm and Ithrumatlnra. For twenty-five years .Botantd . Blood Balm (B. B. B ) has been curing yearly . a . ..A.sAei ord Primary Mr. Rankin Did Not Buy Mr. Tharpe's j Kry r Tertiary Blood Pl"m arid to do with It. I regard this, as .very unwise. On the one side, a great moral question is to be passed upon, affecting the lives and 'the homes of many citizens of all races; on the other hand, the question is a to the privation of vested rights under the law, th curtailing of a civil privilege, and the mooted question as to whether prohibition prohibits. Let every colored man In the, State con suit an unseared conscience, reach an unbiased conclusion, and . wher ever the privilege is granted him place his name upon the registration books and vote his sentiments., what ever they may be, just as other men do, on the day of election. This should be not only his right but his duty, tha failure to exercise which is little less than a crime. Let us hope that the time Is not far distant when the well-thinking Christian-men of this State, and of the Southland., will awaken .to a sense , of their duty and join In an effort to restore to us all of our rights, and that the best elements of all races and parties will' unite for the betterment of our common coun try, ana tne welfare of our entire people. That the time will soon come when spectacular ' performances and daily coercive messares will, cease to emanate from the White House, and that the country will once more be governed by law, sanity and common sense. Instead of "My Policies." This letter Is written, not In the spirit of dictation, but as friendly advice and a g-entle reminder to those whom I love, who have shown many ITv . 'oanesses political and 2i2.!.rW.8e7to.nie ,n the PaBt while v.iucih i mis etate . Tour for the race. v - GEORGE H. WHITE. THE COMPLIMENT MUTUAL." rUr.f.,Tw,ATV71"J' TrIty and AU - n or his Pro Danville Register. ; xne cnariotte nbservoe ini.ii vT. Iwii... . UUK9 or Abrurxt on .... uiuiicB inn BCD nvtmnnti mil .... 0n nulne d1" to nobility and - yp oi mannood and con gratulates Miss Elkins upon her ac qulsltion of such a man. ts rh.,.. er declares that the Italian seion of royalty is not a fortun-.hunter, nor the bearer of an empty titl but is a member of the House of Savoy and a near kinsman to King Vleior Emman uel and one who might hive won a lonune wun nis bride without seek ing peyond the reigning bouses of curope. mi achievements In Arrtia exploration,- in scaling the towering Aiasaau pea, Mt. at. Ellas, and in various other noteworthy contrlbu tlons to science and to-', exploration. after which our contemnorarv aava: -. r ,1,1. tt.i. . .u . . z . tins t.iia-nuiuer, wno nee a not iook Deiow the highest non-rpyal no. billty of Europe to wed fortune, be comes Senator Elkins son-in-law and the Hon. Henry Gassawav Davis grand-son-ln-law, an American wo man will have received far and away tne nignest compliment yet paid our American, womanhood by Europe." 'tne pnrase by Europe . so limits the scope of the statement . that we may accede to It, -but wa contend that the Duke Is neither better nor wotse than any cultured,- courageous and spirited young man In this country who can add to the heritage of good name achievement . worthy of his ancestors. We have no prejudice whatever against a nobleman became he is a nobleman, nor are we preju diced In his favor merely . because he Is. The fair American girl, whu U said to be the prospective bride of fif young Italian, could nave done quite as wen in this country, no doubt, had sne chosen to wed one of oir in crowned kings and untitled noblemen, whose nobility Is ,le:lved from. Ms heart rather than his ancestry. We feel that by her acceptance of - the Dnc d Abruzzl this fair American girl will have bestowed upon him quite as high a compliment aa he can possibly bestow upon her. m " 11 A PesslmUtlo Prediction. ; Chattanooga Time .. Senator Simmons, of North ' Caro Una, has introduced a bill appropriat ing x5, ooo.ooo with which to repay the unjust cotton .tax collected by the government off the southern States in 1M5-66-87. Such a measure will be adopted when the 'vote of the South ern States shall hold the balance, of power between national political par ties. . ' FOR PIMPLES, TOO New Discovery. Cures Ecsema and Eradicate Minor Skin Troubles Over NleUt. A few months ago the- dispensers of poelam, the new discovery for tha cure of erxema. decided to allow the druggists of the country to .handle It. Previous to that time It could only be obtained direct from the larjoratortea. Since thla chanxa In the method of. dla- tributlon. poslam has met with tha most nhcnomenal aucceaa of anything Intro duced to the drug trade in the last 30 years. All leaning druggists, including R. IS. Jordan at Co., Charlotte, N. C, are now carrying the special SO-cent size recently adopted, also in - jar. Thla a-reat aucreas la not atirnrUtnr when It Is remembered that. In ecsema cases, poslam stopa the Itching with first ppllcatlon, proceeas in neat immfumicij, no curea enronic cuaea in m iw ww-, minor akin troubles, such aS plmplas. hlar-lilioaria. arne. he men. blotrhea. rash. eto.. results show after an overnight ap- fillcatlon. Kipenmentai sampiea oi pun am are sent, to snyone by msll free of chars", bv the Kinergeney winoraioTiea. 82 West Twenty-fifth, street. New -York city. Stock, He Declare. To the Editor of The Observer: I noticed Several day svo a com munication from Mr. James - K. all forma of Blood Disease, we-solicit the most obstinate caaea, for B.' B. B. cures where all else falls. If you havs exhausted the old methods of treatmuit ml aim have aches and pains in r-oinr. Tharpe. of Stati-sville, In which he lni-k or Joints. Rheumatism. Murus states that he is not stockholder InTatclies In mouth. Pore Throat, piinplea. the Bad Debt Collection Agencr. j Kcseme, Or-Colored . Spots. rWrsi ior rereiver, naving ajsposert ot nis , hrow, falling ut, take B. B. U. It kills stora or iw spsres to one b. t;. Kan- (h rolaon. ,make th blood pure and kin on December 1st. 1107. ir'ch. heeling every sore and completely On or about this date I considered ' rhanstng the entire, body Into, a clean. buvinr this stock and flrured wlth'healthy condtttan. f him for a month or more on same; however,' the deal was never closed snd to the tet of my knowledge Mr, Thsrpa Is still the owner of thla stock, as I am hot nor have I ever been a stockholder In this company. E. .It. RANKIN. Lf-xington, March 22d. a . .a .neFTt cafe a; Eat'ly lira. Gaffney, 8. c., Ledger. Charlotte ha aptired the Demo cratle convention. Charlotte U forg ing to h front and easily ranks tliat rf North Carolina cities. All of ahlch 3 l f.ves ua pleasure. - IMJTANIC HIOD BALM R. B. B 1. Composed of pure Botanic tnsredlenta, pFtroai8TS. fl PKR LABOR BOT TLE with directions for home cure. IYee Hkxxl Cure Coupon) This coupon (cut fiom Oi'iiloi"v N. herver. Is suod for one lnrge sample of JliM.inlo Blood Balm malted free In ilaln p-knge. :mrly fill In your name nn l a -drea on dotted lin below uid mull to BIXJOD UAJ.it CO., At liinta. Us. Plata rm of t trouble. If you know. Bute of North Caroline, County of Mecklenburg-.: .. SUPERIOR COURT. . P. Hutchison and Wife. Sallle W. Hutchison, Plaintiffs, VL Annie P. Hutchison. Selene ft. Hutchi son. Susie N. Hutchison. D. P. H. .Ilalton, Mrs. M. M. Moore. W. C. Alexander, W. 8. Alexander, Jno. B. Alexander, Lucy P. Alexander, Jennie J. Alexander, Mary M. Alex ander, W. C. Stewart, Mrs. Alice Kirk, Fophronla Parka Clarence Clere. and all other heirs of the brothers and sisters of David Parks, deceased. Defendants. SUMMONS. To Mrs. Martha M. Moore, Mrs. Alice 'Kirk, Sophronla Parks. Clar ence Clere. and to all other heirs at law of the brothers and sisters of David Parks, deceased, whose names and residences are unknown: Tou are hereby notified that the above entitled action has been com menced In the Superior Court of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, to obtain the granting of an easmentj In a certain lot of land In the City of Charlotte, devised to D. P. Hutchi son under the will of the late David Parks, and the purpose cf the action Is to obtain an order directing the granting of said eaument In said lot of land In City of , Charlotte, In Ward No. 4, on Tryon street, between Trade and Fifth, streets, which lot of land and easment Is described In the complaint. You and each of you are hereby notified to appear at the next term of the Superior Court of said county, to be held In th Court House In the City of Charlotte on , the fourth Monday In April, 1108, and answer or demur to the complaint.' This the 24th day of March. lrOg. J. A. RUSSELL. Clerk Superior Court I I Should be so made as to hold their shape indefinitely. j j , v That 's the way , we make them, It takes high- I I . grade woolens and extra good interipr con- - - j j V 1 ; : ':;.' struction to accomplish this., j J. 1 Let us make your . Easter Suit this way. . I I 1 . JjrJl V Ji 4 1i1A ATA AIM. vJi M wJT I I V TAILORED TO T71ST& - $20.00 TO $50.00, n 001 Has a larger pai.d circula tion than any other weekly :ion in America. pubheat The edition for last weel was ' COPIES t This Is, by far, the largest circulation ever achieved by any weekly magazine in this country. 'Exactly nine years, to a day, -since George Horace Lorimer became Editor-in-Chief of The Saturday. 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