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P. OLDWKU I p.bu.j. EVERY DAyITTHe YEAR SUBSCRIPTION MUCK: " Dally ... U ... ... 109 ... . One rear .. months Three months Ot yr ,9x months ... i-lbxse months ft: No. W South Tryon streetjelephon. ' nnib' Business office. Bl pn?l7 V office. Bell phone 134. i Avertl1n rate srs ,ur" Altastloa. Advertisers m.y tthTt through t.. "'""P'chinitt! Ys.,er th.r may M aU ln S thU State nd upper utb Cjrlln TIMS PPr Jivr wii. Mi. kiy permit., but it much sponsible tor their vw. -preferred that cowniJKiff 1117 is cases where th.y attack- s"" rv institutions, though this "'.'t , r m ended. The editor reserve ; to give the names or correi. - When they ere dmdl for the wr esse of personal satisfaction, to Sve consHratlon a communl cation nul be .ecomosniert by the tru- i : ame of the correspondent . . . i A subscriber If ordertnr tne "u,';,i Wilis paper changed, will Ple" '". T; esrts thVeddret. tc which ,n f t the tine he ssks for the change to J. '. " ' he made SUNDAY. MAY 2, 1P09. WHEREIN MR. TAFT ERRED. 4 Well-intentioned though President V ? Taft's Judgeship appointment was, the i cntei actual cne i winni n n V.'or will have Is the aisgrace or nis .V.pfTy in orin uruuun. iu te-4ay comprises over two-flfth the - -white population of the State and. while etlll very far from what it ' ahem Id be, ranks immeasurably above , the Republican party of any other ex- Cenfeserate 8tate except Virginia and Tennessee and outranks Its fellows In thee States not a little. It includes k 'r evil classes and conditions of men; it now has three Congressmen at Wash-'- lngton netwlthsUndln- a carefully made and re-adjusted gerrymander; to 4enounce it wholesale Is to cant a eeirlous reflection upon the entire 6Ute. Tet. with nothing- abisent V . . . . . i J 11 'T 1 . rl 1 r which mlaTnt intensity tne msnruu, - It has been made to appear ln the ye of the country as the rottenest ' v s,netig many rotten political aggre- - sjattene ln the Houth. Newspapers, lrrPol of party or section, have poured out the vlala of their scorn; Ignorance acting upon natural infer- . jicea and partisanship Improving an Important advantage have been erjual ' ly vocal. It would require some -i KrflTnnnMl In RT)V rbaa to go away from homo to-day - and proclaim himself a North Caro lina Republican. Outside North Caro 1 Ifna, both North and South, nearly - -all newspapers, heaping obloquy upon North Carolina Republicanism with one accord, differ for the most -part In that anxious Democratic partisans fear leep political designs by Prcsi . dent ' Taft snd those who want the South divided regard the destruc tion of the present North Carolina Republican party as wisely decreed. The Observer has never voted for ' Republican, Populiet or other non Democrat and at thin writing fore 's aees no contingency whkh could lead It to do so hereafter; it rejoices in any good befalling Judge Connor and trusts that his appointment will be confirmed in the shortest tlm pos Bible. But a newspaper calling its sjoul Us own rather thnn its party's must not sllentlv na!s by the irreat , mass of Injustice Incident upon Presl L dent Taft's- action. In our view, Mr. ' Taft would have acted best by let- ' ting the Roosevelt appointment of t V. ewell stand, likewise relieving his .' party as. In fact, he apparently did ' come time ao of the W'ashlngton " aupported machine which has been . v :. a heavy incubus upon it since the first JIcKlnley administration. We have neVfr sought to advise him and we are not now seeking to reprove him, tout, strictly from our outside stand-;vf- point and from within the limits of our : own business, we desire to ex 1 press regret at what he ha done. JTSDEFKNDEXCE ABOVE OKF1CK. ' ' Editor cott. of The Portland Ore i ' gonlan, who refused the appointment ', as ambassador to Mexico, tendered ttlm by, President Taft, on the ground j that to accept'the office would.com ' promise the independence of his pa per, has set an example which all - f 4 . . . , Should ' emulate. He puts bis Inde ' t pendence of thought and action a-bove v the honor that comes from holding j office where the acceptance of such v? office would hamper him in the. ex reis of that independence. The . Oregon lan is Republican In politics; but it is not so partisan as to stamp ;' iwlth Its endorsement everything .s which is done in the name of the Re publican party. It discusses all the Important issues from the standpoint of Americanism and not Republican- ism. Editor Scott does not wish abandon that enviable position his pa- j flr9t ln thi, connection is The Charles per occupies, and rather than do so j(on xews and Courier. Our very able ha declines a position of honor ten-and admirabU Charleston contempo dered him by the leader of his party; rary cannot discuss certain subjects and the President of the nation. What wlth ordinary intelligence, so we are gall IS nxea between mm and the ordlnary office-seeker! It is announced that the first sur geon 'who ever removed an appendix has died of appendicitis. This in- .icreasingly popular disease came along tn 1885)' with the bicycle and con siderably ahead of the automobile. We have been waiting to see which newspaper would first make' the sor- - ry pun suggested by Charlotte's wet ness on the Twentieth. To our shocked surprise, it is The Danville Register. ' WHAT THE DEMOCRACY WEEDS. Konnaa EL Mack m absolutely cor rect In" his opinion that what the Democratic party needs is to find mora principle on which all Xemo crats can agree. Had it been able to do that last year Mr. Taft might not now be In the White Bouse and the tariff revision now going on ln Con gress might be conducted by Demo crats. Mr. Mack might nave substituted "some principles" for "more princi ples" and not gone further from the mark, for there is hardly a single po litical question of the magnitude of a national one on which the whole party Is agreed. Not only are the rank and file divided on almost, if not entirely every political question, but the leaders of the party, the men w ho have been chosen to represent and stand for the masses In the legis lative halls of the nation and in the councils of the party are as hope lessly divided on the same questions. The all-Important subject of thought and discussion now la the tariff, and look liow the party stands on that hardly a proposed schedule In the House or the Senate bill on which there Is even approximate unanimity of views among Democratic members of either body. One exam ple will give a fair Illustration of this division of sentiment the Iron ore schedule The Washington Post gives the situation thus: "The duty on Iron ore for the trust onlv-wss kept in the Senate bill by the votes of eighteen Iemocratlc Senators, thoug-h a Republican House, presided r.ver by Joseph ( Cannon and led by Sererio B. I'ayne and John Dalxell, had put Iron ore on the free list." There Is lack of unity among the Republicans also on many questions regarding the tariff, but they are not as hopelessly divided as are the Democrats and thty can be counted on "getting together" when It comes to the point of standing by their par ty or aiding Its opponent. The Wash ington Post further describes the sit uation In Congress on the tariff ques tion In this manner: We heard a great deal a year or so a" to the effect that Theodore Roose wlt stole hU politics from William J. Bryan. That sort of steeling seems to be catching. Democrats In the Senate have appropriated Pig Iron Kelley's politics, aod Republicans of that body have been caufht with 'Old Bill' Morris on's goods In their possession. We see the spectacle of insurgent Republicans demanding! free lumber, stand -pat Re publicans support 1 a thousand duty on lumber ror protection. ana ouurnon Democrats clamor for $3 a thousand duty on lumr Tor revenue oniy. was mere ever such a kettle of fish?" With these and many other exam ples of division In the Democratic ranks which might be pointed out. one Is forced to confess that Mr. Mack Is right ln his views as to the chief need of the Democratic party.' P ARTIES AND JUDGESHIPS. The Greensboro Record declares its belief tha$ the Republicans of the State are estopped from objecting to Judge Connor's politics because, as advocates of a non-partisan Judiciary, they once offered him a Supreme Court nomination. Herein our Greensboro contemporary Is very fsr from showing- Its usual discernment. Suppose Governor Kltchln. after look ing over the field for months and suc cessively rejecting all the available Democrats, should appoint a Repub lican as Judge Connor's successor on the State Supreme Court bench; then only would there b any likeness be tween the two cases. The district Fed eral Judgeship, too, ranks below the State associate Justiceship in every respect except salary and tenure of office, and there was really no ques tlon of good Republican material for the position. It Is one mstter to take a voluntary stand for non-partisan Judges and a different matter to have this or any other doctrine rammed down one's thrtat years afterward under circumstances which render the dose necessarily serious. We cannot grant that the Demo cratic press of the State would have the right to twit Republicans upon even the most glaring lnconsis tencles In advocating a non-partisan Judiciary, for when did Democrats ever advocate suchsa Judiciary at all ? Probably the most discreditable In cldent of the party's history in North Carolina during a whole generation was the nearly successful attempt, ten years ago, to Impeach two Repub lican Supreme Court Justices upright and respected Jurists for definite partisan ends. Should Governor Kltch ln appoint the highest-class Republi can lawyer In the State a police court magistrate, those now loudly praising the Connor appointment would be Ail ed with anger. It Is not Republicans but Democrats who on this question have least cause to Invoke records or compare sentiments. XEAR-PJERFECT NEWSPAPERS. The New York Evening Post, a new-spa'pc of the very highest class, has obsessions which cause it to be recognised by rational men the coun try over as frankly Idiotic on certain subjects. Presenting the reverse side of some Evening Post obsessions and obsessed otherwise also are not a few newspapers here South. The South- toern newsrjaner which comes to mind ! in no way surprised to find It taking direct and rather ill-tempered issue with The Observer's comment upon the North Carolina Judgeship appoint ment. It could not possibly appre ciate a viewpoint which Involved rec- j ognltlon of changing political condl tion8 In the South or any Southern .State. We shall wish, but without much hope, that as the years go by Its mind may be opened to fuller en lightenment. Mr. Taft is nrtainly carrying out tbs Roosevelt policies as regards the Mecklenburg Declaration. ODI PAjaDGTXISTS DlSTA.VCKD Ttie Montgomery Advertiser quotes from the addressi walcam."1 by a Hindoo, to Mr. ReoseveK his arrival at Mombasa! "He sleeps never, and talks Oio nights throush with the envlnoing wisdom ol backer, and that his money lies deep In the cellars of his strong, white house, with only one wife to scatter it la the bread bazaars of Washington or the populous markets of Philadelphia. Bo It known that this man of might ceases not In counsel, snares ravening lions in butterfly net; eats incessantly and drinks never; rides with fury while sleeping deeply ln his saddle, so that we. who reverence him as the last word of cre st! on upon the lips of his august Creator, bow before his life work of civilisation, whispering wtth reverent acquleeence, we are all gratified on will of God." The Advertiser truly says that the Hindoo has Mr. Roosevelt's American panegyrists beaten out of sight. It is true, some of his sentences are in volved, leaving doubt in the minds of the mighty hunter's friends In this country as to the real meaning. They must take much on trust, making due allowance for lack of familiarity with American social life, and for the dif ficulty under which the Interpreter la bored ln trying to put the flowery language of the Oriental Into more commonplace English. The speaker not Jacob Rils in disguise was conscious of having acquitted himself well, and Mr. Roosevelt was pleased with the laudations; so the balance of the world should be content. The defendant In a breach of prom ise suit ln a Connecticut court set up the plea of Insanity; that he was too crazy to marry had not mind enough for entering into the contract which the. 11 w holds marriage to be. Now had it been a suit on the part of the woman for specific perform ance of the contract instead of one for damages on breach of the contract the defendant's plea that he was too crazy to marry might have had the effect of frightening the plaintiff In to taking a nonsuit without running the risk of the jury giving her a hus band who was really crazy. But as It Is only for damages she will con sider a craay man's money as good as a sane one's and hence push the case for all she can get out of it. Charlotte people and their visitors suffered terrible discomfort because of the fearful weather on Declaration of Independence day. They would get some consolation for their discom fiture on that occasion, however, could they read all the complimentary things published in the newspapers about the cheerful manner In which they bore the disappointment and the ducking which the weather man gave them. It will soon tie time for Georgia Democrats to nominate a successor to Governor-elect Brown, although his predecessor is still in the office. The Georgians believe In giving the mn they choose for Governor plenty of time to become accustomed to the honor before wearing It. They give them a long time of pleasurable an ticipation to make up for the disap pointment of the reality. When Senator Lodge said that "high prices are In no single case the result of high tariff" did he believe what he said or did he think those to whom he was speaking were uch a set of simpletons that they would ac cept hlH statement as true? Eithe way, it shows lack of good Judgmen on his part. NARROW ESCAPE FROM FIRE. Home of Mr. Cius Bcrkler on the Sallsbary Road Burned Entirely About Midnight. The family of Mr. Ous Reckler narrowly escaped being burned last night when It was discovered that his home on tho Salisbury road was on tire about 12:30 o'clock. A num ber on the street at that hour saw the lurid glare and were attracted to the scene of the burning, which was about a half-mile beyond the South ern overhead bridge'on North Tryon street. Mr. Beckler managed to save but a small proportion of his house hold effects, barely having time to get out of the house himself. The house was two stories In height and was burned to the ground. The fire de partment responded to an alarm, but was not able to get any water at that distance from the city and hence could render little assistance. Memorial to v Helen Wilde, Special lo The Obsetrer. Winston-Salem. May 22. Of partic ular interest is the announcement to day that the Alpha Delta Phi sorority of Salem Academy and College wjP, In stall in the Alumnae Hall a statue of Hebe, made of Carrara marble, ln memory of Miss Helen Wilde, a mem ber of the sorority, who was graduat ed two years ago, dying only a few weeks later in Jamaica, where her pa rents were living. Miss Wilde was greatly beloved and the project for a memorial to her meets with thor ough approval at the college. How Tax Dodgers Would Squirm. Lancaster News, Mayor Sherard, of Anderson, has made a suggestion designed to correct the inequalities In tax returns which Is attractiong attention throughout the State. His Idea Is to have a list of the returns published, which if carried out would certainly create a howling ' sensation. The plan meets wtth the hearty endorsement of Comptroller General Jones- No Apologies to Make. Salisbury Post, The President mads It very clear ln his Charlotte speech yesterday that he has no apologies to offer fer his ap pointment of Jndgs Connor. In other words the President not only acted with tils eyes open but proposes to be guided by the same standard in all similar appointments. It IS Mark Eswder. Durham Herald. t last eat SB, fa STV rt rtsIiVs fhr fV fli. lotto has more than forty-five thous- nit TwinnlAtlon 11 it Is to believe that Greensboro has forty-two. Society Cp tn the Air. Charleston .Poet, Not long ago an automobile was held In high esteem 'as a badge of suallty. but now- to be ultra-fashionable, oas must order an aeroplane. SOUTH AMERICA TRADE. Merchants in tne raited States rail to Understand the Condition. New York Sun. Some writers on commercial sub jects assert that our merchants and manufacturers do not wish to fc-il'd up trade in 8panish-American coun tries. It is argued taat they have more business than they can attend to, or that they prefer to expand trade that has been already estab lished in other quarters. We do not quite believe this, but it is undoubt edly true that Americans have not so far been willing to take the trou ble to enter Into new relations, espe cially when they Involve a departure from our time-honored customs. In order to sell our wares to the Central and South American republics it is necessary to adjust ourselves to their demands. In the first place we have to agree to the system of an nual settlements; next we must send them the kind of goods they want; finally we must use just such pack ages as they require. Almost every body from Mexico to Patagonia does business on the basis of annual set tlements. This is a necessity created by their environment and cannot be changed by our dictum. The vast distances between the port of entry and the inland towns and villages among which the goods are ultimate ly distributed, the dearth of rapid communication, and other causes. have conspired to fortify the system until it has become a part of the people's life and cannot be uprooted. It Is as good a system as any other when one has grown accustomed to It. and It Is Idle in this day and gen eration to talk of any other. The small merchants cunnot settle with the Importers until they collect the money due them, and this Is prac ticable only when their customers hue realized upon crops and pro duce. The annual settlement, there fore, is a permanent institution, and any trade we establish ln those lands must be primarily based upon It. PRESIDENT TAFTS POLICY Tho Observer's Views on His Appoint ment of Judge Connor Endorsed. Charleston Evening Post. As we .have been If not alone at least one of the few newspapers with out North Carolina to comment un favorably upon PreslJent Taft's ap pointment of a Democrat to the office of district Judge in that State, when such an appointment Involved the re jection of some excellent material In his own party, we Ire especially in terested in the remarks of The Ob server on this matter, which we print in another column to-day. The inci dent Is of very much larger impor tance than might -be-hastily concluded, because It not -.only gives an indica tion of the policy Mr. Taft may pur sue toward the South but it Illustrates the political methods or the new Chief Executive. The Charlotte Observer is a Democralc newspaper and one of the most thoughtful ahd sae expon ents of Southern sentiment.. It is In dependent of view end open til expres sion and its opinion carries weight and Is held in respect in North Caro lina. It is friendly to Mr. Taft. When, The Observer says that STdr Taft, or dinarily tactful and open-minded enough, went far a'strsy tn this case," snd that "he gave pleasure to no large class among those acquainted with the real situation except people who wish his plans not the slightest good." we are more than ever satisfied that we were correct fn the fear w expressed yesterday that the "appointment will have a pernlolous political' effect on both the Republican and the Demo cratic situation In the South." Mr. Taft will find tftat'mixsd play Is not zo agreeable at politics as at golf. The North Carolina Judge as The New York Son Sees Hint. New York Sun. It Is not our guess (hat the "Demo crat" whom President Taft has Just sppointed to the Federal bench in North Carolina need give the Repub lican party In general any particular concern. As a broad ' proposition it Is quite true that a Republican adminis tration should fortify itself with Re publican appointees ln all Important respects. This la a government by par ty, and the mugwuYrrp idea Is valid only in the club, the academy and the boudoir. The South is full of "Democrats" whose Democracy beglms snj ends with purely domestic affairs. From their point of view at least it is a matter of necessity and binds them to nothing in the national equation. Mr. Taft could hardly have gone astray In North Carolina, where outside of lo cal questions Democratic affiliations have a Pickwickian meaning only, and where the risrht stamp Is to he found under one label as certainly as under the other perhaps more so. If the North Carolina Senators have had anything to do with this conclu sion it is doubtless to their credit. In any evept, we cannot believe that Sen ator Overman wouM have acted or advised save for the dignity and honor of the government, and Incidentally for the special welfare of his State. In all human probability the appoint ment of the Hon, Henry G. Connor, of Wilson, is as good an appointment as coulj have been mads. A Little premature. Winston Pentmei. This talk about candidates for the Fifth district congressional nomination next year is a trifle prematura. Many things might happen during the next twelve months which would be calcu lated to have an effect on this mat tar. The law Forbids Owel Pnnishmeat. Charleston Post. . The Columbia Record .thinks that "every college in the State would do well to have Its class In political economy read The Congressional Rec ord during this debate on the tariff." We Do Our Bern, Rowland Sun. One thing that makes Charlotte grow is that her newspapers are al ways reminding the people that she la growing; The President Commended For. His Judicial Appointment, To tbs Zdltor of The Observer: Inasmuch as there has been much discussion of the wisdom of President Taft's appointment of as Demo crat te fill the eastern North Carolina judgeship, made vacant by the death of Judge Purnell, it would be well for your readers to hear from those who ordinarily are not heard from on such subjects. I have often heard even the Bu preme bench criticised by people with whom I have associated and In an swer to their criticisms I have always stated that of all people they should be the purest, having been appoint ed by the highest authority. Judge Taft of all men is best fit ted to select a man, regardless of politics, has found the bst man avail able and there should be no kick among the lower class of Republi cans. Politics should not enter In to a matter of this Importance. "Par tisan politics not a factor in the dis position of high judicial offices." as announced by President Taft yester day, should settle the question. I am not a Republican. E. E. WORKMAN. Burlington, Ma' 12. 1809. Negro Confesses to Slurdering Boy. Richmond, Va.. May IS. At Abing don, Va., Robert Moore, a negro who was In jail, for horse stealing, last night confessed to the murder of James Hlnes. the 18-year-old son of Robert A. lilnes, white, of that place. Recently the body of the boy was found near Freellng, Dickinson county, Virginia. The heat) had been severed from the body and the arms and legs nut off. Moore said that another negro had held Hines while he cut his throat. They then robbed him of $85 and hid the body under some brush. Moore was taken, away from Abingdon last night to avoid the danger of lynching. One Tiling Certain A boat It. Durham Record- , There is one thing that may be truthfully said about the . Federal Judgeship appointment by President Taft, and that is that he evidently suited himself. I For The Observer. THE TROI IIIjE. His- face Is tneiancholy and a frown is knit upon his brow. His weary eyes Dejectedly and languid he casts down, And like a sobbing winter wind he sighs. Nature hath lost its beauty, wood and' Are barren, of fhelr wonted glories shorn; Song-liinl nor powers their enchantment yield. Oblivious of tlielr charms he sits forlorn. With ltii lous food and viands they tempt his taste. Art joined with nature offers all that's good, Their priceless treasures all are thrown to waste. He has no appetite for aught of food. Dame Nature's kindest cure for earthly III- Refreshlrfg sleep-takes wings and flees away ; Or Unaring haunts his mind with forma that chin, . And. make him, sbudd'rlng, long for break of day. No friendly faces greet him with a smile, No helping hands in kindness e'er extend. Words hiffniriR kindness tend but to be guile. He sees an enemy In every friend. Why sits he thus in agony apart T Have all his friends been wrapped in death's dark pall? Or woos he vainly some fair maiden's heart? Oh no his liver's 'Out of whack that's all. H. & SPENCEl (For The Observer. THE EMPIRE GIRL. Oh. where Is" the girl of the shapely bust Or the girl of the curving charms? Oh, where are the shapes of a twelve month back? All now take the shape of the empty sack Or the trunks of the tapering- palms. The girl' that we loved and the girl we kissed Was a vision, as all well know: She'd hips and a bust, and a curving waist Just once in a while, perhaps, too much laced. But always a lovely show. But now, woe Is me, all the curves have gone v And there's nothing but straight lines loft: A keyhole is Just such a shape, I ween; With waist right up under her armpits seen And our senses are clean bereft. In starting to hug her. we don't know where Is the place for our trembling arm: We're likely as not to score a miss And meet with a frost in the place of bliss From the girl of the straight-waist chano. But. spite of it all. she is still our queen, With her tresses of black or brown Hid under a tent-like peach crate hat. Enough to make Solomon murmur "Scat" And "Away with that Bmpire gown." This thine cannot last to the end of time And I hope that we'll live te see The beautiful shapes that we used to know The smooth -flowing curves that attracted so And in this. I know, all agree. H. H. BRUkTXBT. SCHOOL OF LAW University of North Carolina Three law professors. Additional lecturers. Sis distinct courses given throughout the year. No extra, charge for other University classes. Quali fied students can take LLB. in two years. Special law building and library. Total expenses average 1318 per year. Session begins ' Sept t, 1808. Summer Session June 18, .1808. Address Registrar, . . . University of K C Oupd HQL : tt4Mii i mi i ma i twwvtHHh V"' j Milli This department is experiencing the higg(.M b of any season since its existence ru methods and system employed, combii Wth bility, beauty and style, is the secret of this ph nal increase. Every new idea in hats r ace is found in this centre of correctness, This ever popular section has been crowded and to its utmost since the opening of the season a reduced prices of last week, and the still deep ting on certain lots this week, means to the la Charlotte and neighboring towns an unpreeei saving. Third Trade Here you find a most complete rcady-tn-war All the newest in Lingerie, Batiste, Lawn, Lint Silk Waists, trimmed in every new style. Muslin Underwear in every conceivable style, pili in mountains of whiteness for Monday's selling, a full line of Princess Slips. And a little motherly talk about the Children's B Made Dresses: You get them here neatly and! ly trimmed, and perfect' fitting, and when you coi cost of material and work and worry, it's cheaj buy them made than to make them. Wash Skirts are on this floor, White and Colore qualities and a great selection. Also Ladies' Gauze Vests, extra values 10, 15, 25 an Complete line Ladies' perfect fitting Union Suits 50c. and $1-0 Children's Rompers, Baby Caps, Nurses' Apron Miscellaneous Speci Shell Hair Ornaments. 10' Extra Quality Table Damask 48c. to ? 35c, quality All-Linen Suitings Extra values in fine Laces at Another shipment Solid Colored Pl Volle2l I I I nil 1 1 I I I I I i m " i ' ' mery Coat Suits Floor Street .5 and if-v' . . , ' '. j I - . ) ?- s .' ...
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