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r- --" T s. : -v. I i ... 1 . -v.: ...N 1 fl'i .-f I lA . .S EL jt J . . I IF I I . v4 il - i.' mil XA . . K ; Hi h J6 a - . I , I SUBSCRIPTION 'PRICE ; $8.00 A YEAB, CHARLOTTE, 1ST.'; CL, SUNDAY ( MORNING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1908. . . . . PRICE FIVE-CENTS. TAFT SPEAKS OK CURBENC REPLIES to sator. fobaxeb T?rmblion Frriden tUl candidate's Campaign -Tour Ended at 11 mica polls, H" l-. TaaI Mtrht on 1 no x-ostat tavinira Ranks Opposed Bryan! Theories of Government Ouarauty of Bank Deposit Day's Work Ba con at Cedar Bsplds Greeted by ' tnra Craw at St. Paul Declines a Bide on a largo x.k-jhi "wwrea br "A Very FrcUl' ' Mineeiolls. Minn, ; Sept . . The ..rtK day of William, IT. Taff a con 'V tlnuou performance in-the campaign " ended Hero to-mgni wun io aouver, of hit views in favor of poetal savings banks and In opposition to the Bryan ' theories regarding ,-.! - government guaranty of bank deposits a subject svhicn is looaea upon as 01 uw .'-.vital Isauea of tho-campaim in the territory to D iraveiea dt ' dates in tha next few days." Mr.Taft ' ret from hla labors hero to-mor- . nw and cenUnua his .whirlwind nlethods Mondays - ; KEP1JE8 V TO FOR AfcBR'S ' CBITI ; Tn a 'tirl'r etatement Judce Taft to day inado answer to the criticism of Almself by Senator jroraer. ' Ha had recommended 'Judge Doyle, , ..private Individual, for appointment '- as Judse. ho said, because of Doyle's . . crest professional attainments and high characters. In dolns; so he ex- plained to the President, that Doyle naa aciea as auorney ir ." ; ' ar Oil Com Dan v and other corpora- tlona The Frealdent had chosen to appoint Judge Taylor insteaa. as 10 1 Mr. Foraker.. Mr. Taft commented 1 that he "arrues that this Is the Justi "' v. ncatipn for him. while Senator of the United States, In accepting proiee slonal employment from the Standard rtu namnanv-anA in maklne; what was la ettect a newspaper partnership with the Standard Oil company 10 control . an organ of publio opinion." . . . As to the second charge of Mr, roraker,: that Judge - Taft rode to Middle Bass la the private car of Ma , Lewis, and on the yacht of Commo dors Richardson, of the alleged glass trust, Mr. Taft declared tnat ne ueea .' m. nrivate ear which he paid for, and ' that the boat he rode on was that ' provided for him by the Middle Bass 1 Club, whoso guest ho was at the time. j. Aftar a nlrht's ride from Des Moines, the day's work was begun ;s early this; morning at Cedar Rapldi and then conunuea nonnwara v through Iowa, into Minnesota and end . ln with mammoth meetings at the Twin Cities to-night. ' An oven dose aneeches were made by the candidate, . each to a decidedly larger audience ' than could hear, him. although there was a notlceaMe improvement in his . vole durlnc Uie day. v . In Iowa tho candidate was accom panied by 4ocal committeemen and i Congressmen from that State and la Minnesota the spesKerr ust was aug--Rftated by Senator Clapp and Con - cressmen Da via Stevens, Tawney and Steenerson. and Jake' Jacobson, Be- pnbUcaa candidate for Oovernor. -BIO OATHERINO AT ST. PATJU While there was no lack of audience ' at any of tho stops, the big meetings cams at the end of the, day at at. Pa.uL., Tho. candidate was Uken To the Auditorium, the li rgest assembly . hall In tho city, whei a ho delivered a. brief speech on the general policies of. the Republican pary, contrasting them with those of the "Oemoc ratio . party. The Audltorjum was crowded to Its capacity and the meeting; was one of treat enthusiasm. Tho St. Paul ' etop occupied more than - an hour, when the journey to Minneapolis was ,, tnade. Here' too, the meeting was oeio in the Auditorium, the capacity of which was taxed. .- f' At Faribault,. Mr. Taft was Invited to-take a seat on . a large elephant -which was led to tho rear of his train. , The animal was decorated with the familiar "O. O. P." sign and was rid- '. den by what the candidate declared to be "a verr pretty tfri." . ; nd like mightily to be up there 'With you." he told her while the .' .crowd laughed, "but I know you have , not a derrick strong- enough for me to mount . - But Just the same I be Here I could ride that animal with great success." ? - , . JIB, TAFT8 ADDRESS. ' ' I wish to call your attention to-day to a plank in the Republican platform -and to a.plsnk In tho Democratia platform which Involve , Important V though not controlling issues In this campaign. , . ! . I refer first to tho olank In the Re publican platform that - recommends , the adoption of postal saving's banks. The Republican convention doufbtleai fcad In mind the bill which had been Introduced In the Senate and reported y me senate commtttee for passage. : autnonsins; . and directing tho Post master General to receive savings oeposiis at overy money order office, ; and at such other offices as he may designate, n sums of $1 or anore, and multiples of 10 cents after the first dollar., Tho objection has Ibeen made Ihst.thls is paternalism and socialism -and is . Introducing -the- government into tne canning Business. The ob , Jection Is without weight. It . there were savings banks ln.all tho country as nomerous and aa . easy of access ; as they are in Massachusetts, In the . new England States and in New Tork. . It might be saij that, the postal aar- Ings banks was an invasion of territory ? properly occupied by private enter : prises, although e'vea then it could be pointed out that the- : function ' per (formed by' the postal saving's banks Is much more comprehensive . than that of the ' omtaJ . savinn bank. ; eleven ot thlrtv-flvo States are. there . v savings bank tscmtlesf when - It , Is ' known that ,ln the Middle West, east of tha Rocky mountains, the average - - distance from any postofflce to a bank of any kind is thirty-three miles, and west of tho Rockies Is, fifty-five miles. It can be readily - understood - that ..the private enterprise does not sup : , ply the need of savings banks which In order to furnish a motive and op-J poriuniiy lor inrjii sua savings snouia be easy of access to the class whose -welfare lt is sought thereby to 1m- prove. Of the ll.SOO.tOO.OOO deposiU m ssvvtngs banks tl per cent. Is In New England, St per cent In New York, 21 per cent .in f Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois. Iowa and California, - 'leaving but S per cent of -the total In other States.- H. -' W should not deny -to our people thcoughout the country opportunity to make the small deposits with the 1 security of the government promise ,to pay principal and interest-, Such a system will add greatly to ths m"ney savings of the country, -oW .nv iaa r t,anv. ,.! . . T . .. r " , It would Interfere with their business ths experience In other countries has shown -- to . be C utterly Where savings ibank are established. than ovftin,nt will fior da. posits In . the postal savings - banks. TJ':,. Itors which It would bo impossible grant under a gwernment sysUm. A significant fact in connection, with I ths postal savings-banks of those! Countries where they have been most successful is that one-third of ths de- ."Li1 V1,, !f, r15 vigorous enforcement of the crlm posltors f the postal savings banks I It against guilty trust magnates abroad .are miners and two-thirds oL- J!" i,de b ?":"ni"'n and officials."' Your platform does them are working men. . , : ?OSTAl4- SAVINGS BANKS AND PANICS, The postal savings banks would perform a most useful, function in case- of panics fcecauss tey are gov- ernment lnatttntlona with ths . whole credltof th ovarnment behind them, ana wouur attract ino oeposiis 01 lh. nM MIM nanlo times troon the banks produce such, dlsastroua .conseauenees. . Thol deposit of this money in government! offices and ths oowir of tho srovern I ment which re-depostt that money la tha national banks in the neig-noor-1 in response ' to ' ms telegram on tns steel company with your express con hood would furnish a means of meet I subject Mr. Bryan speaks of the ent Durchsaed :- one of its laraest Ing an exigency that no other system. proposed has thus far offered. This postal savings bank ' system, """"'i, w" aoopioa ana in ugi- output Wlir you insist that In per however, does not meet the wnquali- nr Haskell was elected in spits of the mltting thU you showed less favor to annMuai iw,ni nirt. eRorts of your administration ana ini.v. nn.nnnti.ii. Mnnnii. thin t It nas tiot ths vote-ctachlng quality JZJi'S things by means of Industry and thrift and savings The party under something which, offers a short ut to reform at the cost of tho honest and the Industrious. The Democratic plaUorm pledges ths party to ths sup- port of a system by which all ths na- t....v- ik. ...tn m . oulred to ruarantss ths denosiU to the depositors la every bank, and this guaranty Is to be performed by a tas: ..v a . j. -AmnnrtiAn tm loVZ'W. l VhTto r...TI. . . v,iv. positors of any falling bank ars to bo ?a,d; aV amount of ths tax quired, then H Is to be, raised by sub- la v aii m cla nt tn rajaa ms nina re .-.m.n. n .11 th. finVil of the country, and State banks are to bs allowed to corns in and get ths Sneflt of tte aa: guaranty under r.a-.itinr.. A t fmnowi hr .law. While ths Democratic platform does not elaborate the system, it is to ds inferred from.the fact that ths prece dent in Oklahoma is relied upon, that ths provisions ars to bs like ths Ok lahoma lav, and these ars as a Dove stated. . No ons can dispute ths Importance of maklna- ths deposits In every na tional bank as secure as possible, pro-1 -ridsd ths remedy adopted Is not It-1 self worse than ths evil to bs cureJU Tha government has imposed certain i4 -,.iAr.-i vanire .iPh have already tended 4o : reduce ts JOSSeS Of depositors. v' - ' Th. result has teen Introdue Into national.banks.a class. of men of J I . U-.---,rt4.S a v .Aa WW1t ASIaV iwfl banking ahUity. W4 th. loose, la h. UiAU t-UfMwuv-ii f-WU tiasss-s last forty years to depositors in na- tinnai ,MnVa lhava haen rsdueed to an per cent of the total deposit. If ths ren tnotgh smX uld bo Uttld b. grea bnent iuld b. brought about for loss, even avoided, and should be brought about while ths percentage 1. small the lndl vldual. upon whom Che loss falls may be heavy sufferers. Ths question Is whether we ars to bring ab t aa avodiancs of this loss by the pi posed pemoenvua remeay, or in a mon con- servatlvs and gradual way by ' per fecting the examination of banks and fecUng ths examination of banks and by rigid prosecution of all who vio- late ths banklnc laws. nnviva tt 1 xr cnnit.Tffrirl Tha Mnu'r nrotwisad bv Mr. Rrvan - will tnaka tha consarvatlvs banker pay for ths negligence, carelessness, lack of oonfldenos or dishonesty of ths rVltitup fean-lrar. It ta.kea from, ons man without fault on his part mon-1 ey o pay xor ins ueiauit 01 aaomer. That is socialistic In ths extreme and so violates air equitaoie principles . m 1 m tk. a - I tnai tne ranear imnuu ire couuonuwui ror uus reason. 1 To say, as Mr. Bryan does, that ths postal savings Jbanks system) is mors socialistic than this It to give a curious aonninon vo ooaausnv, rosrai ings banks take no man's money tot make up for ths. default of another, It merely, uses an arm of ths govern- ment which Is not and cannot fee dis- charged by - private enterprises, nuiorou vi.ivtin juai-w, vmui takes out of one man's plan engaged in th. business or 4anKing money toi pay for another man's default That Is purs socialism. ' Mr. Bryan suggests that, th. ex pense connected with th. examina tion of bank, imposes a burden on one man for. the default of another. There is no analogy whatever between the reasonable requirements for ths examination of . all ' banks and the taking out of ons man's pockets mon ey to pay for the fault of another. It Is a reasonbls imposition upon rait banks that their accounts should bs examined, and that their methods of doing business should bs constantly under publio - supervision, and It Is reasoning. ' erroneous as it is -re- aeralbanV; - . ... , . . 1 for taking money out of on. man'. pocket for another man s derauit . Now let us Pass the sociallsthj and InequiUbl. feature ot this system and com. to the question whether It will really ; help matters. it . is permis sible under th. national banking act for banks'to organize with a capital of 425,000. The . security, 1 which banks offer tho depositors depends upon the amount of ,1 capital, the amount of surplus, and publio confi dence; in the officers of th. institution. Under ths srooosed system ths de positors in a bank with a capital of 125,009 and no surplus ana with 01 ficers of little experience and indiffer ent ' reputation can offer ths publio exactly the same security for the pay ment of deposits as a bank with a capital of $500,000, a surplus of $250, 000 and with officers known to b. honest and able. Depositors therefore In so fsr as security of deposits Is concerned are as likely to make their deposits in the $25,000 bank aa in tha bank, with the capital of $500,- 000. . , ' ' i:-.:.-';.-- - It is proposed to Introduce Into th. law a -limitation a. to th. amount of tntsreot which, under the system, can o. orrerea ana paia on aeposits. This It Is aald will nravant hanV. fm I offering excessive rates ot Interest to I obtain deposits. - A UmlUUon-ot this soft Is difficult to fix, because condl- tions vary so much la different part. hlch- would I . - I of the country. . . That w na-TOi i . Vmn , or , ins I be high interest la on part country would bs low in another, and I i J. f ConUnued on Psg. Two). .. , .1 i BRTAX MAKES 8TROXG REPI.Y. The Nebrsskan Resents the Inslnua- to 1 , ,,TL"'U KncT f the crhargres I I r11!! V?v '5,,0'UaeS i "! ZZs jy,. ,.f V. VLjS T1. fiBfV.Bwlt? ol "Is Consent I to??JZtn- .iT. ; gSSIov. rTA -t - Trrt ' - '' ' " . Uw u, ,, oepiv. xna- ing his knowledge of Governor Has- kell against the charges which have I been brourht inlnit htm until tha I har. 1- court wh .i...m a. n - T W William- J. Bryan; Democratic candidate for President on his way from Madison to this city, to-day gave out for publication his reply to President Boosevelt's recent letter election of Mr. Haskell as Governor of Oklahoma and says that " the con - 1 A'',. V I" " " M" Brytn charge, amonr other tnmgs that the steel trust "with your express consent," purchased ons of Its largest rivals and thus obtained con- Jf01 f ,ntt0r? than fen ?r ? total output He asks the Pres- 't in per- m,"'n thl "hewed less favor ths monopolistic corporations than I do in onposing.it . Mr. Bryan abruptly charges that "'rno1rf Hug, Quoted by !aent Rooevelt " having .'-riddled the Dem- I ocrsiic trust remeay," was nimseir tm lnclanry of U-r trot, and cite. Mhe camDalirn contributions to the Hughes election fund two years ago. 1 " '.Tl'V arV 1 - ndWll lam Nelson . Cromwell. rursuinr in is suoieci lunner, nr. that as ths Br-a;t ote. Governor Hughes ho Ukes It I0'-!?' Tfact'orUv expressed himself satisfactorily The letter of Mr. Bryas Is a. fol lows: BRYAV LETTER. Hon. Theodore Roosevelt President of the United States, Washington, n. r "Dear Sir: While I; have not yet received vour letter and shall not until I reach home next week. I have read a copy of it in the press, and beg leave to submit the following reply: Mr. Haskell, having voluntarily -resigned from the commlttes that no might be more free to prosecute those I m nave uruugui ninf,!" "?:.ACU" J.TSi. I ri ' ,v.o, r..tin la-vica which TW Sl ST - - I u--. A--A . . J Ha tsmtA Ar AAlls ? " ZZZ h..'':.eirdxom e;.v. ,h. fT.ro. I l"l "L - - r. "Z,.:Z '.m bia. court where partisanship does not bias d where cmPlfnXnwoid Sot oP' prejudgment. I.0d'0 oeem u nocci7 -- farther, but for th. tci thai : you !? ?JL.Ln!..c!aEi iham to n.ite p--' ".vV. 'v connection You. even charge that my connection with Mr. Haskell's . e'ec"ma,tte: Amb.,r fI.?.!'VUtl.h"." Zmltte " .,"t.on a to my slncerKy J1 Dq0unee8i Vrusts and monop- M a opponent or trus is ana v I .... ... t .....t thol As an inuiviuui uu mm 1 canaiaate or my vui 1 Ibarra and renel the insinuation. I hava haen In nubile life for eignteen I years, and I have been sumcienuy con- spicuous to - make my conduct a mat- I tar of nubile Interest I nava passeai through two presioentiai eimpuim 1 iu-wnrcn puny tmuu r 1 epithet was exhausted. I nay no nesitation in saying ;ua " l A a a A(i4 as a 4 hkii awn t .Aw Vt1 Ingsf an .cw wum, " 1 o vu-... ; DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY CHARGE. I "I had never been Informed of any charge that had been mads against I Mr. uasaeii connecuDg aim wim uni Standard Oil Company or with any other trust I had known him as a leader In the constitutional convention of Oklahoma and known him .as ons of th. men principally responsible for uio uvouou, vvubm.mmwu- wu.v. 1 been since adopted ana aaoptea pyi a majority or over ivo,uuv, iw.uuu 1 which was furnished by Republicans. I had known of his election to the ."JL'.;.. . . 1. -. . . DWIV UJ Wk IIIOJUII. VI S-Viun flVt?VV, i wa. - ul-. iw. . ' ! 'adopted and that Oovernor Haskell was elected In spits of ths efforts of Voiir sri-mln atratlon and in anil nrlnected Wltn a law u v the speeches in Oklahoma by Mr. ation, monopoly or trust who has de Tart J eiara ar win declare that h. is sup- "You say that it was a matter of common notoriety that Mr. Haskell was fnnnartait with tha SlanaM Oil I Company. I hav. a right to -assume I that If so serious an objection .had J wina 10 air. Hasxeir. election and I had been a matter of common no. I torlety-in Ohio, as you say. .Judge! Ill UOIO, hi. conacl.n- v .JiSr , Vftlfifc" . p ?fl wn..2 he spoke in Oklahoma. If hs jlld not have ths knowledge why can It ba 1 assumed that I had It? And If h. I u uuw.can jruu excuse nis tan- ur to communicate the information to th people of Oklahoma? If you feel it your patriotic duty to denounce Mr, Haskell when he is only a mem. her of the national organization, bow and that any money so received, much more would, Mr., Taft hava felt would be returned as soon as ws ref it his patriotic duty to. denounce Mr. celved knowledge of the fact"! now xiasKtMi wnen ne was aspiring to be I remind you that your convention oe the Chief Execjjtlv..of a great StaUTI Hberately rejected by a vote of to .'Jl could have had no knowledge I . h. l,k t-avorin nubllclty as to of th. suit to which you refer when I he was appointed ' chairman of thsl resolutlons committee of tha Doma. crmwo uaooiiar ? convention. Decause I - the, suit-was begun while he was at Denver and as a matter-of fact, I did not know anything of ths nature of ths suit until 'after he. was ; made! treasurer of .'ths national commute. I and no fair-minded person -in . I elds upon ths taerits of your charge! wjinout an exam in a lion of th. provls- ions of th. .nabling act. passed by, a 2-fa "?"; Cflt i.nd tn pr- visions of the license of . franchise Is- itln J 0m?ny br rour ' ministration. . . . -v -.. . 7". cr ' W'T .... . "7" . ' . . W'y II ' J.. Z.1T. " ? T IZL . outiook 7f fiBm Y,h' J P,!! .P"mff. ". . My 7."",. T":! ."ZS"" "I t,el nntU 1 "d'tn" Published copy! .f your letter, anil -whlla T fiiva rr..i I ; . ' I "r V J 1 up- pose I hav. for th writer (although you do.net flv. hi. name), I would! hardly feel promptly statement without-investigation. THE TRUST QUESTION, You present an. Indictment against our platform declarations on the trust question, but you do not refer to all I thr planks and do not deal JusUy wltk tnos -"hick you do refer. Our platform decUres in favor of the hot -contain any such demand. ' Will T9a W that your platform is. better I IslCalt VIM B 111 rkJUIV irvycvr. J U "aiaas,- form demands that comorat ons be I yond a crtain sise be compelled to I sell at. ths Mm, price In all parU I 01 conmry. Que allowance orin I made, for the cost of transporUtlon Will you deny that this Is in. the In terest of the consumer and In the in terest Of ths smaller competitors T Wo I present a plan under which nocorpor ation will jbe permitted . to control I more than one - halt of the total product It has been stated that the rivals and thus obtained control vol 1 more tnan njty ctntt 0f tne total ,1 do in opposing it? ; h CONTRXBUTIONS BT TRUSTS. I Tou quote at length from a pe ch made by Governor Hughes In which he ridicules one of our antl-trut remedies. Is this the same Govern-r Hughes, who was counted as on ot the "allies" who endeavor 1 t j de feat Mr. Taft when, as you Insisted, Mr. Taft represented the T-jformers' of your party and his opponents the reactionary element T Did no O-ivor-nor Hughes have the supoort of the New York delegation tn ths conven tlon and is not Now York City the home of many of the Repull'cans most conspicuous In thul connection law defying corporations? certainly aware of the fact thnt In the statement fll-J bv Ueoree H. Fheidon, then treasure f the lie- publican State committee, two years ago, after Mr. Hughes' election It ap pears that the following contribu tions were made to ths campaign fund: J. P. Morgan $10,000; John D. Rockefeller $5,000; Andrew Carnegie $5,000; Charles M. Schwab $2,000; John W. Gates 12,000; . W. E. Cory $1,000; W. Nelson Cromwell $1,000; W. F. Hsvetneyer $800; B. M. Duke $500. Several ot these men are I known to be officially connected with I me trusts. "Would the fact that these gentle men contributed to his campaign fund strengthen or weaken his test- 1 imony against tha reasonableness or our anti-trust remedy? "You cannot have failed to notice 1 uiu uuiciuur nu(ii iu iu rctu .v! -lt.lnZJ? V " " " . ' I SK WJ VI1S UVOarCBaiUa Bf TtHU IIIUIll-w I ai a ss-i a- mZl U01Z I . . 'T-"J. is quoiea as saying mai eioquint nu tn w.w. ! rT'" " wr? JJ, t0 g;,ned by It. But wb -known . abuw.' are to be cured an ounce of remedy Is worth a pound of fault finding. .if frQm QoytrnOT Hughes, I take It for granted that Mr. Taft hss not yet expressed himself in .aHlw.,n m.nn,. tha eub- hect for you would naturally prefer to quoU from ths presidential can- didate wherever possible, "Tou say: -Let us4 repeat that no --o-.tion has anv oth- - . a muin to fear from von save what it will suffer in the general paralysis . . or Dusmess, etc, NOT AN EXPERT on trumvu. 1 ATIVES. ' Kc.f.F.u. ,n th-. last nart of ths sentence, first I might question your ability to act as an expert as to panic preventives, since you now have ons on your hands, but as to your charge a... that no law defying corporation nas rMman ta ,,-r tha direct effect Of the anti-trust remedies which I favor, permit me to suggest that your test imonv on this subject Is not conclu aiva. Ton are a witness, to oe sur, hll. vour interest in ths result of ths election must he taken Into oonsider- atlOQ m weighing your testimony, There Is better evidence. The trust ,,,- vo their own interests . nw afsa SUnOOrting JUuge A m-ll. N - 0'at tnt trust magnates helped " nomination. whIU It 1. - '.A torietv that - "-"r:.w " . ,- .nK. miv were cuiwyituvu, .M - - and It is . equally . . Kaasu bp. SH ft.. coty. mon notoriety that tny Tt up poring your party " you will name a slnglj JneUl oon- porting me. I will publicly warn nira that I will enforce against nim tns nnunt criminal law and Will SnfOrC. against him also th. law. demanded in ths Democratic platform as soon as these laws can oe tnwira. ,. - ANOTHER FACT. "But there Is another fact which a preoption In favor of. our P1-. W.. i..t to it In my former letter to you.; but tnadvertenUy overlooked It in your reply, and ths members of your cabinet - ca lie a in. tor uimiwuH evidently did not notlc It. I .tated that w. had not htuwlngly" received a dollar from any of those connected an. .nmnntlnn known as a trunt campaign contributions. .. Mr., T Taft h.a .rwtiat.it ths action of th. con- rahukait the members of VJ v IS situ - m ih. mmittee 2v declaring nimseii hn favor of a publicity law, but hs favors publicity after ths election I .hiu rnibiieiur . before ins election. Which do you regard a tbs better 'plan; to let' the -people ataotinn a-hil infln. ence. are at work, or to' 'let them know after4 th. electiont ,"Ar. yoa willing; to say that any public Interest was served in 1104 by eonceallngintll after the elsctlon th. contrlbuUons mad. to th. BepubHcan t .. , v tratrin those collecUd by ntm from outers? . -Ar. you wllllna- to ssy- that the Publication .before election - of th. contrlbuUons thea made would hav. bare said ws shall publish the names ..ii...,. . i n tviti "n.Z. - A '"'-'1 ' . aK your national commutes lish befor. the election th to puo- f fasa Atttl butions above 110. T Or If rot rerard AXOTHKR ATTACK ON HASKELI Interloir Department Gives Out Long ' Statement Wltlt-h Makes an Assault on the llcsigned Treasurer, But He Seem, to Take Car of Himself AH ' Kiglit---Admlssloit ' of Prairie Oil Company to Oklahoma r Was by Command of President Rooeereli Himself, it Seems Former Secre tary of Interior Hitchcock Wss Dis- - missed Becsnse of His Alleged " Prosecution of Iand Thieves- Po ll Ucal Muddle Thickens. i BY ZACIT SfGHEE. - - J Observer Bureau, 18 Post Building. '.,,- Washington, Sept 21 There IS widespread relief among Democratic leaders at the resignation of Haskell. 'The campaigners do not know whether Haskell is vulnerable or not and theyjdo not want to take any chances. The interior Depart ment to-day gave out a lonav state ment, really from tio White House, which makes another attack on Has kell. Now that Haskell Is out It la all up to him, and Bryan will not be dl verted from the real issue. Haskell seems able to take care of himself, - so far as that is con cerned. It develops to-day. for In stance,' that not only was Mr. Ethan Allan Hitchcock, former Secretary of the Interior, the one who issued the order- letting Into Oklahoma the Prairie Oil Company, for which in substance, the President most vicious ly attacked Haskell, but that Roose velt himself, ordered Hitchcock against his will to do it. Boon after wards Hitchcock was dismissed from ths Cabinet, the cause being, as it wss understood at ths time, that Hitch cock wss too hot after the land thieves whom the President did not at that time want exposed. Attorney General Bonaparte, whether or not by direct-order of the President is not known, discharged one district attor new of Indian Territory for. refusing to - quash Indictments against alleged land thieves and appointed another, to whom Bonaparte telegraphed three days before Oklahoma was made Stats directing him to "Be sure and no I pros these cases before Oklahoma becomes a State." The Stats govern ment would be Democratic and ths men would probably have been con victed. BRYAN PREPARING BROADSIDE. The fact that Bryan and his asi elates on ths national committee are preparing a broadside against the President is viewed with great Inter est and expectancy. It Is whispered about that th. relations of Roosevelt and his campaign managers with various trust magnates in ths - campaign of 1804 will' be ths basis of it and It Is oven intimated that ths Wall Street mag nates who financed the Roosevelt campaign four years ago are ready to "furnish ths Information which the publio has been clamoring for so long. It is common belief here that the Arcbbold letters which Hearst hss osen reading were not stolen at all out were given Hearst by- Axchbold. Hearst is said to have a whole bunch"! more of ths sams sort, and that hs has started off with the mildest ones is believed by many. Altogether th. prospects of a "heap of fun" are brightening. this as too small a sum, "the contrl buttons above $1,000 or If this is also too small, the contributions above $10,000? If not what reason can you give to the public for not doing so? I insist that our will ingness to- let ths public know the sources from which we receive con tributions raises a presumption In our favor that must be overcome befor. you can a.k the people to accept your statement that the law-defying corporations have more to fear from Republican success than from a Dem oc ratio victory. In conclusion you say that you ask support for Mr. Taft "because hs stands for the moral uplift of the na tion, because his deeds have mad. good his words," -and because th. policies to which he is committed ar. of immeasurable consequenc. alike to the honor and th. Interests of th. whol. American -people. I dare to compare my efforts for th. moral no lift of the nation with his efforts, my aeeas witn -his deeds, and th. poll cles to Which I am, committed with ths policies to which he 1. committed and more than that if I may assume that n. win follow in your footstsDs I dare to compare my ideal of th. presidency with his. COULD GIVE A "SQUARE DEAL." "I do not regard It as proper for tne president to use bis prestige, his Influence or his patronsg. to aid on. member of his party as against an other who aspires to office and I re gard It aa a violation of the obliga tion that ths President owes to ths whols people to use an office that be longs to the whols people as a party asset for th. advancement of a per onaj friend and a political protege. Believing that th. President should not be tempted to use that power for repugnant to th. spirit of our Institu tion, that ti. should us. it for any ons else's advantage I tried to secure an amendment to ths constitution ad mitting ths President to a single bis own advantage and it is squally term, and I hav. announced in three campaign, that if elected. I would not be a candidate for renomlnatlon. : I believe thst th. occupant of so high an -office, with such aa enormous pow er at bis command should be abso lutely tree to aevote nimseir un selfishly to bis country, welfare, and I am sanguine enough to believe thst ! ntrauM with tha T v- ibis to Tm.k. my VdnJnlkrallon so i successful that the members of my party eould, without tnlerferencs from me. select ths on. most worthy to carray on ths work begun by ms-1 M successful that ths administration I wouM sneak tor ttaelf an M,at that it ..,.14 -.. a- i hw-vw. uwiniaai j Jl an V ue- fend X In vulletia or proaunclamen tos. . X think J could In this way glv. to th member, of th. opposite party as well as to ths members of my ewa party a square deal.'- . . T.ry- truif yours. , W. J. BR TAN." . . Quarantined en Account ' of Yellow Kew Orleans, La, Sept 21 A ouar- aotin. srainst Celba, Honduras, on acoount of yellow : fever there,' was announced to-day by Dr. J. H. White. ot ths Uaxlne Hospital Service. No report has reached tiers yet as to th. extent of ths fever in Celba. . Th. quarantine regulations , Include the placing of a medical Inspector . aboard every vessel plying between Celba and New Orleans. SPEAKS IX RUTHERFORD. Mr. Kltchln Appears Before- Large - Audience at Kutberiordton aud ;r Again at Henrietta Urgent Can for ; (DemocraUo Legislature That Over man May be Renonuoated. , -Special to The, Observer. ';..' Q v,' ' Rutherfordton, Sept: 2$. Hon.W. W. Kltchln, the Democratic nominee for . Governor, spoke her. to-day to a large -and representative crowd and delivered . one ,. of the strongest and most (forceful , speeches heard here during the campaign. He discussed both State and national issues In such an able manner that. none oould fail to understand. His . handling of the tariff was plain, simple and effective and will result tn great good'to the cause of Democracy In this county By -his earnestness and sincerity t Mr. Kltchln completely ' captivated his audience and held ' the crowd from start to finish: -. In closing-his speech - Mr. Kltchln urged the Democrats to stand firm and elect their Congressmen ' and members of the Legislature. Among other Important work the next Legis lature will have to do will be the elec tlon of a United States Senator and we should elect Democrats so aa to Insurs the' return of Senator Over man. In eloquent and earnest words the speaker said that no greater com pliment was paid a public officer than was paid Senator Overman when Oov ernor Glenn declined to run as a can didate against him. Senstor Over man by his ability and distinguished services had. made many friends In both parties in Washington and was everywhere acknowledged a. on. of the best-equipped men in Congress. Preceding Mr. Kltchln Mr. M. L. Shlpman, candidate for commission er of Labor and Printing, mads a short speech setting forth his can didacy. A large crowd was in attendance and many ladle, lent grace to the oc casion by their presence. The Cllff- slde Band furnlsh.d delightful music. and taking It all in all It was a great day for Democracy In old Ruther ford. Mr. Kltchln and Mr. Bhlpman left this evening for Henrietta, where they apeak to-night. OTROXQ DAVIDSON TICKET. Democrats Held EnthuMlastlo Conven tion at Lexington Yesterday Ad dress Made by Senator Overman. Special to The Observer. Lexington. Sept. 21. Davidson Democrats, on. thousand strong, met hers to-day and named what Is con sidered a strong ticket, amid such harmony and enthusiasm that to night th. Democrat, are greatly en couraged and believe fully that suc cess awaits them In November. W. P. Mangum Turner, a strong young law yer of this place, was nominated for the House, and the ovation tendered him proved to be th. feature of th. convention. H. had no Idea of run ning when he entered ths convention and th. honor cam. to him spon taneously from a thousand delegatea John- W. Lindsay was named for sheriff and hi. nomination pleased th. convention. 8. L. Owen. Incumbent. was named for register. T. F. Grimes, a popular young Democrat withdraw ing In the convention. Treasurer si. a. Rothrock . was selected by acclama tion. , J. C. Ripple. J. A. Green and C, A. Davis, old commissioners, were named, and Dr. W. J. Vestal and Surveyor May were nominated ror coroner and surveyor. At the close of tne convention, ons of the biggest and best ever new, Senator Lee 8. Overman mads such a speech as has not been heard in Davidson county In years, and hs sealed the determination or tne mili tant Democracy to sweep Davidson this fall. The verdict Is that the tick et la a good one and will win. a. f, SETTLE AND MOItEHEAD SPEAK, Pemon County Republican Conven tion Nominates Tiet settle Makes Attack on Joseph us Daniels, Special to The Observer. Roxboro. Sent. It. The Republican county convention was held here to day, th. following ticket being nomi nated: - House, W. H. Long; sheriff, T. XX Wlnstead; register of deeds, L. M. Clayton; treasurer. O. L. Batter field. Mr. Long Is a brother of J. A. Long. Democratic nomine, for the Senate for this district After the convention Mr. John M. Morehead candidate for Congress, mads a short speech and was followed by lion. Thomas Settle. Mr. Settle devoted a large part of his speech to The News and Observer, paying his particular respects to Josephus Daniels, whom ha characterized as ths boss of ths party, frequently referring to him as "Jose phus Orange Blossom Daniels." He charged that Daniels, while preach ing white supremacy In North Csro llna, was secretly In league with ths negroes North to aid ths .lection of Bryan. With the. exception of the at tack on Mr. Daniels. Mr. Settle's speech wss able and dignified. Aleatur ture of the convention was th. extreme persistency of colonel Andrews, who placed most of the candidates In nomi nation. Colonel Andrews It in, ex saloon keeper and an ex-dlsttl1r and Is now in trouble with the, Fsderal government, having recently had at torneys In both Raleigh and Washing ton. ,: . V Mr. Cowles Had Small Audience at -. ; ' Sparta. ;:-.y. ; v. ..-.;- . Special to Ths Observer. , . ' ,-v Sparta. Sept. H. Mr. C H. Cowles. ZtZa ZnAiLZZ. Tr abS Tir.!C SL;4 - ? fwh-l.rt nrunnu.,, oi wnicn num- "1""?, J? tt f. i .Sf: E lTa' 2l "-- - fKg?L thM uSZJt f.,,n.tha5;ll: ?Acktt ! . "! iV7 TO" vt, meir joint V.. " -T " " BiivUwvn mi nu.nr. He ridiculed the Idea that there bad been, much r a panlo and said that business would as sume normal conditions after Mr. Taft was elected. He said that the panlo of II II was brought on by ths passage or ths Gorman-Wilson tariff bill, hind startled some of bis hearers by the unquaiinen -ceci .ration that William R, Hearst was supporting Mr. Taft for President, x, -, . - " Davie Deanocra&e Ticket Named. ' Bpecisl to Tb. Observer. . . Mocksvlll. Sept '.. Th. - Demo crat ie county convention held to day nominated for tn House of Rep resentatives, M.. J. , Hendricks; . for sheriff, J. ,D.. Peebles,' and register of deeds.. N. 8. Galther. After th con vention adjourned it was addressed by Mr. L. C-.CaldweU, of StatesvlUe, who mad. aa snihuslastio speech. AFFAIES IN THE GATE CITY A NEW HEPCBLIOAN CHAIRMA.V Hiram B. Worth, Son of JEx-Treaenrer Worth. Becomes Chairman of tiuU J ford Republican Executive Com : mlttee No Action Taken on Chal lease ' of Democrat vern ment Troops to Bo Present For Full Week ' at Cireensbord Centennial PytJil.-yi -Pay on the lath Will Be a Bis Thing Judge ' J. K- Boyd - to Formally Open irst Wilkes County Fair Superior Court Adjourns. . Observer Bureau, i' ' The BevUl Building. - ' . Greensboro. Sept 2t. Ths Republican . executive com- ' mlttee of Guilford county held a meeting to-day to elect a new chair man, lay plans for th. Campaign, as-' aM . v am'wJIIMj . n . ( penses, etc. . Mr. , Hiram B. Worth Was tha unanimous cholea of - thav committee for chslrman to ' sueceed Mr. W. dllaa Mahana wh. innl,4 v . - , t. n I . I ' 1 . . I . . . ; th. understanding that he was to noia it temporarily. -. - ' C Mr. J. M. Mllllkan, United States marshal for ths western district had! been prominently mentioned la con- nection with the chairmanship, but' owing to the fact that hs Is a Fed eral office-holder, and for other rea - sons, it was deemed best to elect some one else. The new chairman. Who Is a son of ex-State Treasurer Worth sad the Republican candidate for ' county treasurer. Is engaged In ths bobbin!, manufacturing business hers and is a young man of high character and splendid business ability: . The executive committee- received and discussed a chaltengs received! from Democratic Chairman ' Htneal for a Joint canvass of the countya but objection being raised by sev eral of the members, final action was aererred. This Is taken to mean that there will be no Joint discussion haw tween the candidates tn Guilford tiis year. Formerly th. Republican, raee -the Democrat, in a Joint canvass, bug of 1st. year, they have ' gone theis own way, leaving the Democrats to, conduct a canvass of th. alone. The Republican camoala-n In this county, will be formally opened ners Wednesday night, when ex-Judge W. P. Bynum, Jr.. will make a speech at t-roximity. This announcement wiif be accepted by the public as a guaran tee that the campaign will be pitched on a high plane. , ,T.k" 'eceJVer' ' ef the property w 1 X JPeenoro Table Company 1 Vr; E DP' Wharton was reported td hn?&.. ST,J;?y ,or eonflrmatlon; but Mr. W. E. Harrison having mads an additional bid of 10 per csnt aboil ths purchase price of lll.foo. th matter went over for another sale. ; COMING TOR A WEEK, Mr. G. 8. Bradshsw, presldeot of the centennial board Of nuTnagera. Is m rs celpt ot a letter .frprn ths Wsr Depart- ; ment notifying him that ths troops to bs furnished by thetsvernment for Green, boro a centennial and hamaCtmi.. w 11 arrlv. her. not later thaa October loth for a stay ot on. week..- Th. infantry. cavalry and artillery branches ef ths ser vice will be represented, and in addition the Navy Department will send a erew- ' of' men to man the portable searchlight loaned by the government as sn sttrso- tlon fer the centennial. The soldiers will be accompanied by a regimental band. In addition to the soldiers furnished bn th. government there will be Un or more ' companies of the North Carolina National Guard. The troops will be quartered at the fair grounds. The Knights of Pythias parade, which; will take place Wedneeday. October 14th, will be one of the most Interesting sndl spectacular features of centennial week. Mr. C. C. McLean, chairman of ths com- 1 mlttee on arrangementa says tha tana smallest Pythians on earth Major Marts. ' of Salisbury, and Colonel Bean, of Slier City will have conspicuous places In the parade. Eight prises have been offered te the lodges participating In ths parade. A Joint meeting of th. ladles' raeantin commute, and th. centennial board of managers was held at tbs Elks Home to-day at aeon, when plans for receiving? -end entertaining visitors during ths week were discussed. : t The criminal term of Guilford HunaHna ' Court , which has been In session ain I Monday morning, closed this afternoon. -.after disposing of all th. jail eases. Th caava in -wnicn aetenaants are out en bond were continued until thsSext term, ' JUDGE BOTD TO OPEN FAIR. Judge James E, Boyd, who will bs' la Wilkes boro next week presiding over a u:ar wi-m of uniteo states District -Court, has accepted an Invitation to d liver the address formally . opening the county fair at that place Tuesday. On account of a decision to continue through another week the simultaneous revival meeting in progress In the Pro -' testant churches of ths elty, the Demo cratic county committee- has canceled! -Congressman Claude Kitchin's appoint- ment to speak la th court house here . ' Monday night Hla appointment baa been transferred to High Point . : . - Republican Stets headquarters Is about ths busiest place In town these - days. Chairman Aflama ta a-tvlna- VI- -. . attention and aa bis time to tbs work of ths campaign, having temporarily closed ' bis offk-e on Court Square. A -force ef -Clerks Is engaged In sending out vsse amount of liters ture received from na- tlonal headquarters and Issued by - the State committee. y v ; iv.:-'w .. Col. Walter R. Henry, who gave a big crowd of Durham Republicans a heavy doss ot oratory, last night reached ths -city at noon In a happy tram of mind over, the meeting In th Bull City. - Col one! Henry is on of the most enthusias tic Republicans seen here in a long time. ..... .M.U.IWWI NIGHT RIDERS IX GASTOX. Beaacmee City G Inner Warned Not to , Start Vp His Xew Gin leUcr In ; tlmatea That IU. - Home Would Abw Be Burned.; ..i. J .. .... Spednl t Th. Observer., i ; .--i King's MountaIn. Sept J Mr. WV X. Ormand. of Bessemer City, . who bag Just erected a cotton gin to be operated by electrio power, yesterday received ; a letter signed Nlght . Ri ders", warning feint that If be start,-J his gin la operation while cotton was at Its present price his plant wocU go up ta smoke. The letter lntimat ' that be would not only lose his f i but also his home. Mr. Ornimi ! putting In the most improve! r t. chioery and his gin was Juji aVv.t - begin operation. All the f'-i r , hereabouts are on tl;e anxlauj ; '. ,
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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