; CHARLOTTE . - DAlJ.T:;OESEliXIJ; SEPTEMBER 10, i:
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THfRSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1908.
ALDRICIl FI.VA.VCE TO DATE.
The beet thing about the Aldrlch
Vreeland currency act's workings
thus far Is that there arc none. Only
one currency association, at Wash
ington City, had been fully organiz
ed, though seven or eight other ap
plications have been filial. There is
no present intention on the, "Wash
ington association's part to take out
. any notes. Of course tho invitation
. given In the law would not have been
. so almost entirely Ignored except for
: . the prevailing cheapne&i and abun
dance of money, which made the pros
pect of need for emergency currency
remote. The fact that the scheme
contains no provision for withdraw
al doubtless operates as a decisive
., objection with many otherwise willing
banks. They were like Aesop's wise
. frog, who, though strongly tempted
by the cooj depths of a well, reflected
upon the difference between getting
in and getting out. Onro In. always
la. It the Aldrlch-Vreeiand rule. Thun
the emergency measure Is rendered
. Inoperative, and It win .probably re
main so In tho country at large. With
commercial paper as bavls for the
Issue of emergency notes placed at a
heavy disadvantage as acalnst bonds,
the South and West are naturally
dispose to keep clear. Wall Street,
1 In whose sole- interest tho act was
drawn, will doubtless bring It Into
play on proper occasion for the
double purpose of creating an arti
ficial securities market and sustain
ing on orgy of speculation with un-
; limited money money too gflgh
. . priced for legitimate business, though
dirt-cheap for the more fronzled pe
riods of frtoek gambling; but little
Aldrlch-Vreeiand engraving or print
ing la likely cv.-r to be desired by
banks outside the bond-holding East.
THE FANTKR-fiftOWIM; SOUTH.
lJor several years Southern mills
and Northern mills have run so close
a race In cotton consumption that
the result lay open to some dispute.
It Is a fact worth noting that In his
annual report for the last cotton year
Superintendent King, of the New
Tork cotton exchange, concedes
Southern mills the lead Here are
his figures for two years:
mofi-7.
Southern' mill takings. 2.'i7. M4 2A'M.:M
Korth'n mills and Cun. i.'eS).U 2.64,,."!47
Total 4.,fm 5.140.316
Of course nobody will contend that
Southern mills us yet eiuiU Northern
- mills in average quality of cotton
Consumed, avraiv flneni-HK of Roods
or aggregate value of output. The
greater weight of machinery, espe
cially the finer machinery, I still In
the North, and it will remain thera
for a Rood while to come. Hut In
quantity of cotton consumed the
fouth has alnady Kilned the lead.
With both actions advancing at a
good rate this 1 ui will he steadily
Increased at the nm-- time that the
remaining gaps are Kteadlly dimin
ished. EXI'M)i:i) ATIjANTA.
Under its new charter s passed by
the IepWIatiire und approve,) by the
Governor Atlanta expands fron
twelve sfjuar. mil' s to tw. nty-lhree
-a little over fifty per cent, larger
than the area which Charlotte's new
limits enclose and a little over half
the area of Chirloit, township. It
invades the adjolnlnqr county of Te
Kalb Ih order to provide oilier ji as
far .as possible for a white popula
tion among whim prominence, is well
nigh unlvral 'Georgia counties are
..... very small; but without quite Includ
e, inf the county seat, Iecatur, As thus
constituted, Atlanta will be a city of
k .HM,000 people at' any r .te, by the
census of 1910. Taxable values will
increase tetween fifteen and sixteen
r-mltlion dollars. So we s.e that At
- lanta, after a little deby hardly to
1 -expected In such a, quarter, has
: Joined the grater city movement.
June, 1810. when nosr-s are counted,
.wlll find her ready. If Isirmingham
; r any other city expected to steal a
; preventable march on Atlanta it
, will And itself very much dlsap-
pointed.
In short, the chief question be
tween Messrs. .Bryan and Taft Is
which must be considered the true
Crows Prince or expectant Koose
Wit IT. and which the impostor.
Ko, Pauline, it has not yet been
announced whether Mr. Taft will be
. one of the , party' ot, sport-loving
. ctatesmea to accompany ex President
Roosevelt to Africa next March;
If anything more is said about Mr.
Item's whiskers we are going to read
the offender, if not out of the party,
at ; least out cf the Paragrapbera'.
felon, j ; V: r-"-V?r7- a : . :
J. IS CUJOWIXI
TUB REAL rKOEUKM AT PANAMA,
' They err greatly who suppose that
the Panama Canal, with healthful
condition of living now , established
on the Isthmus, la purely a .matter
of , -excavation, J31g - steam I eh ovels
and Ilk appliances are proceeding at
a rapid rate and, as shown by recent
official report, could have the, .canal
ready Within" seven years If only the
removal, of so mnch earth were In
volved. .But .the Panama Canal la
not to be, simply a great ditch, like
the Sue Canal. The seven years
would not be sufficient for bringing
about sea-level connection between
the oceans, and, in fact, the plana a
finally sanctioned by Congress con
template no such arrangement
Much more dtTlcult and delicate than
the task of the diggers is the task.
not yet begun, of the workers in con
crete. It has been decreed, over the
heads of a majority of the engineers
aDDointed to decide, that the canal
shall be a lock canal. The Gatun
dam, with Its flights of locks for rais
ing and lowering vessels elghty-flv
feet, is the real crux of the whole
enterprise. It must be capapie or
handling battleships and ocean liners,
and it will remain the canal's crucial
point for all time. Even aftar a pe
riod of successful operation It might
become unworkable tlmo and again.
To operate it must always be expen
sive. With a small quantity of well-
placed explosives an en.my could
work havoc. If the dam snouia ever
give way from any cause the conse
quences would be appalling. It was
considerations like these which maae
advocates of the sea level plan pre-
er to wait a little Ionger-and expend
a little more money that permanent
elements of weakness might be avoid
ed. Our impatient President having
ruled otherwise and blg-stlcked Con
gress Into assent, tho problem now
awaits solution. The army engineers,
at present engaged In constructing
miniature dams for experiment, will
do the best they can. It only re
mains to await, with a few misgiv
ings as possible, the final result of
their efforts.
The New York Fress, Republican,
thus explains Morgue Keeper Jenkins'
defeat for rs-nomlnatlon;
"There waa no personal feeling against
Mr. Jenkins, Indeed his . Mlc service to
far above the average of abllltyBut the
progressive Republicans of Wisconsin
were dissatisfied with his accommodating
deference to the Cannon machine In the
House. They felt that he was not In
complete sympathy with the I.a Kollette
programme. So they ran for the Congress
nomination against him a sturdy La
Kollette supporter, Irving K Ienroot.
This Incident unquestionably means that
there Is a serious revolt In the debatable
Western States against the Cannon con
trol of Congress. The question Is wheth
er the Republican will vote for Cannon
Congressmen when they are unable to
prevent the renonilnatlon of this stripe nf
statesmen. Will they quit their party to
vote for an acceptable Uemocrat .' Anil
will they vote lor Taft, although they
vote fnr a Democratic member of Con
gress?"
I'naoubtedly Jenkins' defeat was
meant as a blow at Cannon. In view
of the fact that Gay Appller Sher
man, another Cannon auxiliary. Is Mr.
Taffe running mate, the pre-election
slaughter of Jenkins by "progr.sKslve
Republicans" In the doubtful West
strikes us as interesting: If not sig
nificant. Finding it Impossible to secure
Mr. Bryan for the Georgia State fair,
held this year at Atlanta, the fair
people In all seriousness begged that
the Democratic nominee send the
trick mule given him some time ago.
This well-advertised animal was ex
pected to fall little below any record
Its owner could have made In draw
ing crowds. However, Mr. liryan,
hardly flattered, aent a courteous re
fusal. Charlotte would be delighted
to entertain the Bryan mule at Its
fair next month, but would never
think of such an Invitation. At
lanta's peculiar genius for advertising
sometimes appears Inconsistent with
any renso of humor.
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It having been vigorously charged
that tho Cosmopolitan National Bank,
of Pittsburg, was closed without due
cause by an Intoxicated bank ex
aminer, the Comptroller of the Cur
rency's office at Washington comes
with a statement In denial. The
Pittsburg bank, say the Federal offi
cials, was beyond question properly
closed. However, the charge as
made furnished fine meat for the
parairnj)heri and may therefore he
said to have Justllled itself.
All over the country there Is go
ing up a complaint that fire Insur
ance charges are unreasonably high,
and Kuropean rates are cited In con
trast. The trouble Is that. we lot our
property burn up at a rate so many
times greater than Kurope's as to
give cause for wordr how the In
surance companies can make charges
anywhere near the same and still
stand financial comparison.
The Cape Fear and othr eastern
Carolina rivers have been up again
and down again of lute until the
mere story of It makes us dizzy.
We trust that they will stay down tor
a whllo now.
Since, like Mr. Roosevelt, nlthei
Mr. Bryan nor Mr. Taft uses tobacco
at all, manufacturers and namers of
the bummer sort of cigars might very
properly be placed under injunction.
fonford Graded Schools Open.
Ppecial to The Observer. )
' Fanford, N C, Sept. 9.- The
graded schools opened Tuesday with
nearly 400 pupils in the white schools.
This Is the largest number ever en
rolled on the opening day. Besides
the faculty there were present a large
number of both ladle and gentle
men to greet the bright and happy
boys and girls.. Rr. H,i W, Bally, of
the Methodist church, and Rv. Dr.
Beatty, of tne Presbyterian church,
were present and delivered addressee.
These addresses -. were -gems " of
thought which will be treasured by
the pupils and the teachers, and be
n Inspiration. In the xature to. both.
..-- ..i ', ' "A.':''.
C05TIHUAKC1TJS M WD
CASE AGAIXST LABOR tEADERS.
The Hearing' of tlte 0 AgalflHt
iiomprn, 3orrwoj and Jlltcbrll
For Contempt of 3ourt Continued:
For Ttw Weks Contempt of Court
Cluurged. om Arvonnt - of "Acta atid
. ; I'tuvnncesi of tlie efendatMs Anro-
iwm Of tiie Jadgment of tlt Conrt in
Jircrtlng Them to Orase PabliHhlns;
ttte Aamn or tiei lturk tyiov iom-
rant in Tbrtr "We Dont PfctronlW
jHt The Defendants Deny That
Any Disrespect to tho Court was In.
fttndiul
Washington, Sept. . The legal
proceedings against President, gam-
uei oompers, secretary Jrrans: aior -
rtson and John Mitchell, oj the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, Jn wnicn
they were charged with contempt of
the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia on account of acts and ut-
terancea apropos of the Judgment' of
that court directing; them to ceasn
publishing- the nam of the Buck
stove and Range Company . in tneir
we con i patronize iin, were
tuallv Dostponed for two weeks after
a brief hearing- to-day. Justice Gould.
of the Supreme Court, presided
The postponement was taken at
the Instance of counsel for the stove
company and in opposition to the
expressed wishes of Mr. Oompers and
his associates, who complained of the
delay as expensive an dunnecessary. It
was stated on behalf of the company
however, that It wonld be necessary
to examine witnesses as to the issues
made by the petition and the answers
ana justice iouia, saying mai ne saw
no necessity for great haste and urg-
lna- the desirability of affording both
ides a run opportunity to oe neara,
granfd tne request. He appomtea
an examiner to take testimony, gave
each side 30 days, and announced ms
own willingness to elt in the case
after the facts shall have been ascer
ained.
JUDGE PARKER TAKES ACTIVE
PART.
Jodge Alton B. Parker took an ac
tive part In presenting the defense
of Messrs. Oompers. Morrison and
Mitchell. He tok occasion to In
dicate that he had not sanctioned the
ppllcation made In behalf of his
Dents for a Jury trial, and In behalf
f his fellow counsel as well as for
himself withdrew that application
He made an earnest plea against the
postponement of lie case. The tea.
ng of testimony will be begun next
Friday.
In Ihelr answers to the petition or
he Buck Stove and Range Company
o have Samuel Oompers, John Mitch
11 and Frank Morrison, of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, punished
for contempt oi the charge of vioiat-
ng the order of Justice Goula enjoin
lng them from continuing the boy
ott against the stove company py
ubllshing the name of that company
n the "We Don't Fatronlie" list, tne
hree defendants named asked that
the Isnues be tried before a Jury and
not by Justice Oould alone. Most
of the specifications of the petition
relate to publications In Tho Amen
can Federationlst. of which Mr. Gom
pers Is editor, and to public addresses
made by hltn, ad his response 1s
of much greater lerngth than those
of Messrs. Mitchell and Morrison,
boih of whom profess ignorance as to
the majority of the utteranves quoted.
For the mo.tt part Mr. .ompers an
mlts the correctness of the quotations
from his upeeches, interviews ana
editorials, but he declares that none
of them was Intended to be in con
tempt of any decree of the court.
1NTKXDED NO DISRBSPECT.
The principal charge made In the
petition refers to criticisms of the In
junction which were made by Mr.
Oompers In an editorial published in
The Federationist for February, 1908.
in which he characterized the injunc
tion as an Invasion of the liberty of
the press and of the right of free
speech and further said it would be
Impossible, to comply with all its
terms. Replying to h1s charge Mr.
fiompers, Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Mor
rison united In saying:
"Answering; the 17th paragraphs of
the petition, this repondent says that
the editorial therein referred to is
only to he understood properly by
being read In its entirety, and he ac
cordingly, for the full contents there
of, refers to the files of this court.
Ho denies that said editorial consti
tuted in any respect the contempt of
court or that it was In any degree
disrespectful of the action of the
court. On the contrary, he says
that it contained only such fair and
temperate criticism as he had a right
to Indulge In as a citizen of the
conduct of one of tho officers of the
govrenmont. and that the order and
decree herein passed wero never
properly intended to .take away from
him his rights as an American citi
zen, but only Intended to prevent tne
dlng of acts styled unlawful and
pursuant to a supposed unlawful con
splracy to injure. That there never
existed any conspiracy, combination,
agreement or understanding which
resulted In any degree In bringing
about the publication of said editorial,
but that the passing of the decree
raised u new Issue, to wit, whether
the court had acted within or with
out the limits prescribed by Justice;
that this Issue, which was one only
Incidentally relating to the pending
case but which might have been raised
by a case between entirely different
parties quite as well, was the only
Issue discussed by him. From his
viewpoint, he believed the action of
the court to be erroneous, not because
the Buck Stove and Itange Company,
or the American Federation of Labor
were the parties involved, but be
cause as he believes.' tne underlying
principle of the decision was to be
found In an erroneous conception of
right; that In said editorial, therefore,
the mention of thoBuck Stove and
Range Company's name was merely
an Incident und not tne onject or tne
debate.
Further answering said paragraph,'
this respondent says he admits the
publication of tho statement referred
to as being on pages 114 and 116 of
the February, 1908, number of The
American Federationist; that he be
lieves the statement of law therein
contained to be correct; that the same
was published in good faith and for
the. better understanding of the of
ficials of the American Federation of
Labor, who were entitled to know, as '
defl -ely as theyi might, to what ex
tent they were affected by the order
of court passed In' the District of
Columbia; that he denies the Impu
tation of motives indulged In by the
petitioner with relation thereto."
Young V Arrested Cbargrd With
fetore-Breaklng. , '
Special to The Observer. ' .'
' Concord, 6ept . Monday night
the,' store of Mr. A. M. Hoifeycutt, who
conducts a suburban mercantile busi
ness near the Brown Mill, was broken
Into and. quite a quantity of goods
taken therefrom. This is the third
time the store has been entered with
in the past several months. Late yes
terday afternoon, upon evidence fur
nished by a negro woman, ... Marlon
ADman, a young white man, son of
Kll AHman was .arrested, charged
wlthr store-breaking; ' He was given
a hearing before Ksquire Pitt last
night and bound over la the sum of
fSO for his appearance at i the next
regular term of Cabarrus Bunertor
Court. Allman- ha established the
fact that he was working-ten miles
In the country the evening of the night
of the robbery and was there the
next-morning at 7 o'clock: ready for
Work,. ; .: ' , - '; -
HOSPITAL DmrXTOItS MEET.
(Sewslon at Slorganton Yesterday In
stjtution Over-.wwtlei lubercular
- U srd Opened tWling; Tha t the
UnanltAl flommluln la TTn 1 nu -
ipeeial to The .Observer.
Morganton, Sept. . The board of
directors of 'the State Hospital met
m quarterly session to-day. present
Messrs. p. Caldwell, -president;; J,"
W. McMInn, J. Pavta. C, Jf. Arm-
field, A. JL etvnford,' 3. IC .Norfleet,
A. E.,Tate e.nd ' 3. p. Sa-wyer.''-' The
esslpn 'was a brief one, there being
j fifties business demanding attention.
I - The report of the suoerintendent
ienowea concerning the patients that
J there- were remaining, August list.
i 4f men. (91 women, total 1.147.
I The tubercular ward has been com'
I pleted since the last meeting' of the
1 boarti and la now occupied by five
I women. - It Is a beautiful room In
I a new detached frame building, with
I abundant liarht and air.
The new building td be occupied as
ta nurses noma win oe reaay tor oc-
Icuparicy b November 1st. This will
I relieve the main building and (afford
room or 100 additional female pa-
lieni. ....
The committee Superintendent Mc
Campbell and Messrs. Shuford,. Tate
and Not-fleet, of the board appointed
at the June meeting to meet the
State Hospital Commission and
lay before it the needs of this
institution, reported that' it had die
charged its mission and had asked the
I HospitaUCommlsslon for 110.00 for
i colony building for 100 men. and
that the commission had declined to
accede to the, reniieat. Thla lnatitu-
tion remains crowded beyond wheat is
for the best interest of the patients,
especially on the male side." The
I board to-day made it very clear in
its discussions that it felt this Insti-
tutlon ill treated by the Hospital Com
mission in declining' to give the $30,'
000 . asked for for 100 men. esne
cially in view of. the fact that it has
expended and contracted to expend
about $80,000 for a building; for 100
men at Raleigh.
J here have been several elopements
of patients within the last Quarter.
but no casualties, and the health of
the patients Is good. The Institution
was examined by the board and was
found in first -class condition in all
particulars.
AS TO WlXXiIAM JENNltWiS BRYAN
All Democrats should Now Unite and
Support Him, For He is 'ot the
Man He Was in Former Years Is
Sane, Safe and Conservative.
To the Editor of The Observer:
While a good many of us in former
years could not see the wisdom In
supporting AVIIllam Jennings Bryan,
I think now the exigencies of the
case nipt only allow, but demand, that
all Democrats unite and be regular
and vote straight for Bryan and Kern.
Any way, the Mr. Bryan of to-day
Is not the Mr. Bryan of former years.
Time, experience. Judgment, all unite
In the Mr. Bryan of to-day as a ripe
statesman and Democrat and gentle
man. His speeches now cannot ibut
lead us to .believe that he would make
the country a sane, safe, conservative
chief ruler.
I am sure there are those (Demo
crats) who not yet can subscribe to
what is hero written: but it Is earn
estly hoped the succeeding' days be
fore the election may bring hem
around. It is not argued by me, or
anybody, that such not seeing It elear
to support Mr. Bryan, argue unwis
dom on their part. We remember
our own Inapposlteness In the samV
matter. It Is clearly a case of belief1
that Mr. Bryan would perhaps ' not
be safe and sane to trust as chief
ruler. 1 believe now that that can
not, or ought not stand, as against
him. Mr. Bryan unquestionably i
thoroughly familiar with every detail.
even of national Import, as well -as
forelg;n Import. He Is not a vagarlst,
he Is not vacillating, he ts not
erratic, he is not unsafe. He It prov
ing himself each day more eafe,
sound, conservative and having the
right grasp of what would be needed
and expected at the White House.
iLet is then, to a man, try "William
Jennings Bryan in November. We
want to win; a divided Democracy,
we know, spells defeat. It all de
pends upon our loyalty to party.
Let's be loyal. W. M. SHERRILU
Denver, Sept. 7th. 190S.
THESE FROM WILMINGTON.
TranufcT of Standard Oil Office to
Cliarlotte Brings Residents From
Wilmington as Well as Columbia,
K. C.
The following Is from The Wilming
ton star, of the Stb:
In the consolidation of the Wil
mington and Columbia offices of the
Standard Oil 'Company, which has
been previously announced in The
Star, the transfer being effective Sep
tember 1st, quite a number of the
clerical force of the local office has
gone to their n.w home, and several
of the former Wilmington employes
Rave this morrvlng. . '
Those who go to Charlotte to-day
are: Messrs. C. E. Motte, FT W. Hop
kins and J. H. Craig. Mr. H. W.
Smith will leavs the latter part of the
week and others who were trans
ferred. Including Messrs. J. M.'Hart,
H. K. Smith, D. B. McBrlde and W. O.
Thompson, went to Charlotte the first
of the month. Mr. C. F. Hopkins,
who was assistant manager of the
local office, has already assumed his
duties in the capacity or salesman
for the Standard, with headquar
ters at Asheville, Others con
nected with the company here will
retain their present . positions. By
reason of the change Wilmington
lose a number of bright young men,
who have many friends who regret to
see them Jeave, but wish them well in
their new home." .
THE NINETY AND NINE?.
ClmriotteMan Make Inquiry About
Ttmee Late Ardent proWbitionlrts,
Wlio Were Not In Evidence at the
peaking Last Night, , t v
A Charlotte man. a prohibitionist,
visited The Observer' oflioe late last
night to make inquiry nout several
of him whilom friends., - He had Just
come front the court house where he
heard the masterly address of Mr.
Aaron 8. Watklns, of Ohio, candidate
for Vice President on the. Prohibition
ticket, and seemed to be In sore dis
tress. After a little hesitation, he
called off a atrinf' of names as long
as a yard stick, names of Individuals,
politicians and lawyers for the vnost
part, who, prfor to the memorable
llth day of May last, had thundered
so ardently In behalf of the. prohibi
tion cause.
And I give yo r word, con
tinued, he, "that not a single one wss
there. The audience which heard
Mr. WatVlns was composed largely of
that srobcTsvbstantlat class which al
ways shows up at the polls and always
votes each snan hie own convictions.
There was a noticeable derth of poli
ticians Jn the .audience. - It can, be
truthfttlly aald that they were con
spicuous by reason of tbelf .absence.
The moving finger had written and
so far 1 as they were concerned - the
book, wss sealed. The record should
be kept straight" '' j
THE" STATE AND NATION
. (Continued from Page One.)
legislation be added to, not substituted
tor, state legislation.
' . The predatory corporations ' have
taken advantage of the dual character
of our government and have 'tried to
hide behind State rights when prase
cuted in the Federal courts and be'
hind the Interstate commerce clause
of the constitution wheat prosecuted
in. tne Biate courts.
There Is no twilight aone between
the nation and the State in which the
exploiting Interests can take, refuge
from v both. . There ; V no . neutral
ground -where, beyond fhe jurisdiction
of ' either sovereignty, the plunderers
Of the public can find a safe retreat
As longas a corporation confines Us
activities to the State In which it was
created. It Is subject to State regula
tion only: but as soon as It Invades
interstate commerce 1 it . becomes
amenable to Federal- laws as well as
to the laws f the State which
created it and the laws of the State
jn which it does business. '
, now strict can tnese laws w; yusi
as strict as may be necessary for the
protection of the public , ,
Our platform outlines the reglatlon
deemed necessary, and the regulation
is specifically set forth in order that
scare the public by predicting hurtful
legislation, our piauorm, uniixe tne
Republican . platform, says what It
means and means only what It says.
RAILROADS AND CORPORATIONS
A distinction is drawn between he
railroads and ether colorations. The
railroad being a quasi-public corpora
tion and, as such, being permitted-to
exercise a part of the , sovereignty of
the State, Is subject to regulation at
the hands of oth the nation and the
State, but this regulation is intended.
not to cripple the railroads but to in-1
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crease tneir efficiency. - The people at
large are . as much interested as the
stockholders are in the successful op
eration of the railroads. Tneir own
pecuniary rnterests as well as their
sense of Justice would restrain them
from doing anything that would lm
pair the road or reduce Its efficiency.
The traveling public is vitally interest
ed in the payment of wsges sufficient
to command the most intelligent
tfvrvlce, as life as well
property is In the hands of those who
operate the trains, guard the switches
and keep the track In repair.
The Democratic party would dis
tinguish between those railroad own
ers, directors and managers who, ree
ogniznig their obligation to the public,
earn their salaries by conscientious
devotion to the work entrusted . to
them, and those unscrupulous "Napo
leons of Finance" who use railroads as
mere pawns In a great,' gambling game
ployes or to the Interests of the pa-
irun. xi j in vuv uaicrvBt ut xiuneai 1
railroading and legitimate investment
that the Democratic party seeks to
ascertain the present value of the rail
road properties and to prevent for the
future the watering of stock and the
Issue of fictitious capitalisation, and
It In In ihm Intel-nut if horti (he rail.
roads and the public that it seeks only
such reductions In transportation
rates ss can be made Without ware
reduction, without deterioration in the
service and wtthout Injustice to legiti
mate Investments. The Democratic
party Insists that in the matter of reg
ulation of railroads both the State
governments and the Federal govern-
thiTr'WeX!
that ouaht to exist between the? rail-
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roaas ana tne people., in aeanng with
manufacturing and tradlna - corpora
tlons the Democ ratio party draws a
distinction between those corporations
-and they constitute the great major
Ity of all the manufacturing and trad
ing corporations which are engaged
In a legitimate effort td supply what
the consumers need, and the very few
corporations which are seeking by
conscienceless methods to take advan
tage of the publio on the one hand.
while on the other hand they bank
rupt competitors, oppress the nrodu-
cers of raw materials and deal arbi
trarily with their employes. Jt en
deavors to protect the Innocent cor
porations by visiting punishment upon
those corporations, which are guilty of
infractions of the moral and the stat
ute law. Here, too, our platform la
specific and no one can use Its lan
guage to rrlghten any 'business man
whose transactions are fair and whose
Income is honestly earned.
No one can contrast' the " plain,
straightforward declarations of our
party with the vague and ambiguous
utterances of the Republican leaders
and the Republican candidate without
recognizing that our appeal is to the
judgment and good sense of the voters
who desire justice to themselves and
insist upon Justice being done by oth
ers. Our party, if entrusted with foe
power, wlll remedy the abuses which
have gr6wn up under Republican rule,
reBtoeSR
ana wunout injury to any legitimate
business interest.
When he had finished his prepared
speech, he launched Into a discus
sion of the various Issues of. the
campaign, and reiterated his charge
that Mr. Taft was not satisfied with
the Republican platform, and had
been compelled to amend it in many
particulars'. -
When the . train pulled out of the
depot to-night the actual Invasion of
the East by the Democratic candi
date waa nonin IVrtm fhla rtnlnt
until the trip is concluded, septern-
a ttWr AiiuviU au.t -Lja will
travel in a private car. Accompany
lng him are Former Governor W. 8.
Jennings, of Florida; Robert 8. Rose,
secretary, four newspaper men, and
A. E. Manning, who will, look after
the comfort of the party. Governor
Jennings will have the complete man
agement of the ear. '
While In West Virginia and Mary
land, Mr. Bryan will seise the oppor
tunity to confer with the Democratic
county chairmen of those States, the
meetings having been arranged , by
John W. Tomltnson, of Alabama, head
of the organization bureau, who will
be represented by Governor' Jennings,
and will give several talks oh . or
ganisation work. ' i-
Changes in Grade ' Differences.
New" Tork, Sept . The revision
committee of the New Tork cotton
exchange at Its meeting to-day nade
the following changes la grade dif
ferences: . : .'-A'--'
Strict good ordinary. 111 points off
middling Instead ef, IB points oft:
good ordinary, 150 points oft Instead
of.fftO: low middling, tinged. IIS
nolnts off Instead of 159; middling
stained, 100 points off Instead of Its. J
These differences will remain la
force until the next meeting of the
committee on .November : JlsC-',-,
A. Rather Sertons Sort- of Joke. ;
To the Editor of The Obeerverr " j
- -Will you be klndnougb to correct
the report as v published in your
columns of the Sd that A. I Florane,
of Tanceyvills. attempted suicide. The
young man regrets that It ha received
such prominence, since- It was started
as a Joke. T. J. HENDERSON,
Taneeyvllle, Sept. Itb, 10I. .
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The biggest stocks,, greatest
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makes and styles or .Ladies y Men:s,fisoys , blisses'
and Infants'.Hosiery that is to be found in Charlotte,
and we believe tfcefe's nothing better in either of the
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Carolinas. . ' '
We Do SellHosiery ;
thousands of pairs a
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. Silk Hosiery
In Light Blue, Pink, Red,
White; all sizes.
Silk Lisle, 50c.
in Light Blue, Pink, (ampagne, Grey, Red, Black,
B ' ' r- ' '
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White and Tan. .
Black Gauze
is a Bkck Hose we make specialty of, and we
certainlv sell Quantities of
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K We know it for. we've sold it a long time,
: f , Plain Lisle, 25c. , ' v
In,Black, White and Tari'and one of the best Ladies'
Hose to be .found fr a
Black Hose,
A Ladies' Hose of special value for this money.
sell the best white foot yet
Children's Hose
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Undoubtedly the best Hose
Has Linen heel, toe and knrie, either Black or Tan.
We sell the "Black Cat," too. ' - ' x "
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Children's Hose, 15c.
either fine or heavy ribbed; and.it's a good one for
strictly 15c. . Sizes up to 10. , v
Children's 10c. Hose
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In a dandy plain ribbed Black for just 10c. pair.
Jjif ants V 1015 and 25c.
jpor a beautiful Hose
nice Black or White,' and
Black or Wme. Infants'
I PJaid tojjs at 25c ; ,
Men's
Shaw-Knit, in Solids and Fancies, ; 25 and 50c vIm- .
; ported and Domestic in all colors of the Jlaihbow and -;-
in. Fancies for 10c, 15c 25c, 35c. and 50c ' ; v
.;,:;,,t--.;:'. Mens Gauze Sox tt .
We sell the prettiesVto be
. Grey at
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MIIHM'MMIMtMUMlMHmiMIIIMiMII
varieties and best selected
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season.
$1.50 to $3.00
Grey, Lavender, Black and
Lisle, 33 l-3c.
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this one number. It's 0.
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quarter. ,
10 and 15c.
We
for 15c.t '
"Cadet" 25c.
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made for Boys and Girls.
in Black, and for 15c. a real
for 25c we have Red, Tan, ,
Sox in Solids, Striped and
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had in Blacks and Tan' or :
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