COX TO MAINTAI
H0LDEN8TANDARD
Boast of a Republican Speaker Intro-
ducing Cox
DEFENDS RECONSTRUCTION
Mr. J. W. Bailey Says Cox by His Silence Acquiesced in
The Impeachment That He Will Maintain The Stand
ard of Holden and Russell. The Republicans Have
Decided to MaKe The Best of a Bad Cause and De
fend Reconstruction, Holden's Regime and Russell-ism.
Mr. J. W. Bailey, Democratic candi
date lor elector-at-large, returned
yesterday from Yadkinville, where h'
spoke on Monday. He reported a very
large audience and fine Democrats
enthusiasm. He also brought remark
able evidence that the Republican?
have grown hopeless of dodging res
ponsibility for their past and have de
cided to defend Holdenism. Russell
Ism and Reconstruction. This is borne
out by the notorious Montgomery
speech here.
"It seems," said Mr. Bailey, in an
interview, "that the Republicans have
decided to aocept the responsibility fo;
the miserable records made by th
two administrations they have had h
North Carolina.
"At Yadkinvl'le yesterday (Monday
October 19th) Mr. Barl Brown intro
duced Mr. Elwood Cox. candidate foi
Governor on the Republican ticket
and declared with frenzied emphasi
that Mr. Cox. if elected, would main
tain the standard set by Governor W
W. Holden, adding that all that he an'1
his party asked of Mr. Cox is .that h'
should make such a Governor of
North Carolina as Holden made.
"Mr. Cox was present and by his si
lence acquiesced in the impeachment
frown's extraordinary declaration
ante abniit in this wav: T was speak
jn.; ., a large crowd of Democrats ii
ihe ..itii-'-hous" at Yadkinvi le when
Mr. Cox came in I bad referred to the
fact that in his letter accepting the
Republican nomination. Mr Cox had
called upon the people to forget th
past and to lav aside the political
prejudices of tneir ratners; and i naa
expressed gratification that The Re-
ublicans bad at any rate oecome
ashamed of their past. I undertook
briefly to show why they should be
ashamed, and on the other hand, whv
the people of North Carolina could not
orget that under Ho'den ami tusseu
'be Republicans had not only proved
'hemselves unfit to conduct our State
affairs, but had plunged themselves
into corruption and brought th State
;nto humiliation. I added that while
he Democrats point with pride to
their past, holding aloft the names ot
Vance, Jarvis, Fowle. Scales. Holt.
arr. JkyrncU and Glenn, the Republi--ans
cofne before us with apologies
and ask us to forget. I went on to say
bat all the Democrats claimerl tor v.
W Kitchin is that he will maintain the
noble record from Vance to Glenn, and
I challenged the Republicans to prom
ise that Mr. Cox would maintain the
standard of Holden and Russell.
"You may imagine my surprise
"when in the presence of Mr. Cox and
a eourt-room f u 1 of Democrats and
"epnhliepns MH. BROWX DTD THAT
VFFY TI1TNG.
"Tt appears that the Republicans
'ijvp decided to make the worst of a
bad cause and defend Reconstruction
"n'den's regime and Russellism Tt i.
heir lead let them carry it. They
nrp responsible for these administra
tion: the record is theirs. It was said
of old 'By their fruits ye shall know
them.' and so are they known to North
Carolina."
The Republicans are
arguing that Republi
can candidates for
Cong'ress should be
elected because Demo-,
cratic Congressmen
have no influence in a
Republican Congress.
By the same toKen the
people should elect
Democratic Congress
men this year because
the next House of Rep
resentatives will be
Democratic and Joe
Cannon bossism will
be a bacK number.
Don't fail to get out a
full vote for your Dem
ocratic Congressman.
Every one of the ten
have been faithful rep
resentatives of the in
terests of the people.
CHARLES B. AYCOCK.
Ex-Governor of North Carolina
ROBERT BROADNAX GLENN.
Governor of North Carolina.
Two of the heroes of the battles of '!)(. ".8 and 1900, who went furthest, info the camp of the enemy. The administration led hy eaeh of them
as Governor will go down in history as anion-; the most distinctive in the history of tile Slate for brilliant achievements in ieaee, in educational ad
vancement, in moral uplifting and in industrial progress.
Now. 1 hae done the liesl that 1
could tonight the HeM 'i my :
Hut later 1 lniie to lie aide to make
a more logical talk. I wish I were aide
to go from the Kal lo tne iciiucs--
line and tell tins message m an m-
people. 1 have not long to live. 1 Have
children and grandchildren; hut I sav
to yon that no stroke ol tins rigm
hand shall aid in pulling the Keuubli
tan party oer these eliildren an.l
grandt liildreu. (Applause.) I say it
Ix-eause I have tried it in the p:i-l ami
having tried it in the past and bavin:;
found nothing hut ruin anil disgrace.
I lannot help lint lilit il mow. tru
15. Watson.
TO DEMOCRATIC CLU
BS
mn m money for nunc
IMPROVEMENTS COMES FROM
Only 36 Per Cent, of Taxes For State Government Col
lected From Poll and Property Taxes and a Larg'e
Part of this Goes BacK to the Counties From Which
It Comes Improved Schools, Enlarged Asylums, In
creased Pensions, Etc., Come From Franchise, Privi-
lege, Railroad, Insurance and Other Corporate
Taxes.
WHY HIS PRIVATE CHAR
ACTER IS CONSPICUOUS
SHALL PASSENGER FARES BE INCREASED?
of
Keen the' Democracy Close to the People. Success
m
The Club Movement. Its Importance and Value.
Organization Aggressive and Active. How to Be
Helpful.
The Democratic party, since its in-!
ception. has been anchored near to
the hopes, hearts and happiness of
the American people, and this close
adherence to the welfare of the
masses has enabled it to withstand the
devitilizing consequences of repeated
defeat in national elections.
In North Carolina it has been found
that the most effective way of reach
ing the people, high and low, small
and great, has been through this
splendid instrumentality of Club Or
ganization,. The present campaign has received
close attention along this line with
strong and sympathetic support by
the Democratic Organization and to
day there is scarcely a precinct, ham
let, village or town in the State with
out an association of active Demo
crats, militant and enthusiastic, loyal
and devoted to the principles of their
party. The underlying idea of Club
Organizations is to bring the Demo
cratic men of the precinct, county.
State and Nation into closer union; to
harmonize differences, to arouse in
difference and to have every voter
feel that he is an essential element
in his party's success.
There are thousands of these clubs
in the United State today: men of all
classes, businesses, occupations and
profeslons, bound together in one
common purpose and actuated by the
highest patriotism. You do not find
Democratic Clubs inspired, conceived
or dominated by men bent upon greed
or private gain, but that they are of
ficered and directed by unselfish citi
zens, who place principle before pow
er and men above money.
The clans of Democracy are arising
and on every hill-side and valley; by
seasnore or by mountain brook thy
are drilling and organizing for the
most momentous battle snce York
town, when Cornwa'lia surrendered
English tyranny to American liberty
This vast army of Democrats is de
termined to wrest from the hands of
a few what God intnled for the
many, and on the third of November.
190S. William Jennings Bryan, their
-aptain, with the high standard of
Hiual rights to all and special privi
leges to none, engraved on his banner,
will lead his army to victory, but po-
Utical battles, like actual ones, depend
upon the loyalty, courage and patriot
Ism of the privates. Oliver Cromwell,
with his Iron-sides, changed the po
iitical destiny of England. Why? Be
cause he had behind him the most de
termined men of conviction the world
has ever seen.
Our clubs are mere squads in this
army, but they are the mud-sills upon
which rest this nation's destiny. Their
efficiency as units determine their
-trength as a whole. No party is
stronger than the voters who supply
ind sustain it. We have got to win.
ind we summon the Democracy of
North Carolina to clean their guns for
the coming contlict.
The few days remaining for work
must be utilized along practical and
personal lines; that is, the clubs must
ee that every Democrat capable of
voting votes. This is the essence of
victory. There ought to be a special
committee in every club for the sole
purpose of seeing that Democrats get
to the polls; the old men who are
unable to come must be brought, and
rhe young, it unmindful, must be re
minded.
Democratic clubs offer every mem-
Der opportunity to labor lor his. partv,
ind if the hundreds of clubs in North
Carolina do their duty as units, there
will be one of the completest Demo
cratic victories North Carolina has
seen for years. Club members do not
rely upon your officers to do all the
work. You are an integral part in this
great tight, and the ideal club is that
club in which every member, resrard-
'ess of his place or position, presumes
to be a leader. The Democratic party
has placed its destiny in your hands,
and to you it looks for final vindica
tion on November 2, 1908.
Respectfully,
O. MAX GARDNER,
State Organizer Democratic Clubs.
No doubt a great many people have
been puzzled to know how the Dem
ocratic administration has been able
to make the extensive improvements
n the public school system, build so
many new school houses, enlarge the
asylums, largely increase pensions to
Confederate soldiers, etc.. without
any increase in the property or poll
taxes tor State government.
The report of the State Treasurer
for the last year shows that only SO
per cent, of the revenues of the State
government are derived from the gen
eral property and poll taxes collected
by the sheriffs and that in forty-one
counties of the State an amount in
excess of this amount is actually re
turned to the counties in the appor
tionment of the school fund and in
the pension payments, arid in the oth
er counties a. large per cent, of the
tate taxes collected are returned to
'hem for these objects.
The balance of t4 per cent, of State
revenues js derived entirely from
ronehise taxes. privilege taxes and
taxes on railroads, insurance compa
nies and oilier corporations.
This is a remarkable showing as
indicating the progress that has been
made under Democratic government
in equalizing the burdens of taxation.
For a long time the State collected
most of its income directly from the
citizens, while corporations, especially
railroads and insurance companies,
did not pay anything like their pro
portionate share of taxes and but com
paratively little money was realized by
the State from franchises and privi
lege taxes.
What It Means to Vote for Mr. Cox.
Winston Journal.
When' a Democrat votes for Mr. J.
Elwood Cox for Governor, he is prac
tically voting:
1st To place all election machin
ery in the hands of Republicans, the
Governor having the power to appoint
tne election board.
2nd To place the penitentiary in
the same hands that had it ten years
ago and ran it in debt over $:iOO,000,
the Governor controlling this through
a board appointed by him.
3rd To place our splendid hospi
tals for the insane, our excellent
schools for the deaf, dumb and blind,
our fctate University, Normal schools,
A. and M. Colleges, etc., all under
control of Republican "joards.
4th To place the appointment to
fill all vacancies in the United States
Senate, all vacancies in State offices.
Supreme and Superior court judge
ships, etc., in the hands of a Re
publican. '
5th To absolutely kill for four
years all effort looking to the pre
vention of discrimination in freight
rates, the Governor being the life and
spirit of the prosecution.
These are some of the things you
will be voting lor should you vote for
Mr. Cox.
Don't fail to vote for your Demo
cratic Congressman. North Carolina
now lias ten Democrats in Congress,
ami by all means should hold the
solid delegation. The only way to put
an end to Joe Camionisni is liy elect
ing a Democratic Congress. If the old
man should be defeated in his district,
as now seems probable, and the Re
publicans should hold their majority
in Congress, they would find another
Joe Cannon to put In the Speaker's
chair and stand between the special
interests and the people. It is time
now for a people's Congress.
(Interview with E. J. Justice.)
Much has been said by Mr. Cox's
party friends of bis personal charac
ter. I do not think it would be proper
for me to say anything against h'.s
private character, if I were disposed t".
do so. and, besides. I know of noth
ing to say against it. I freely grant
that he is sober, pays his debts, is not
immoral, and contributes to his
church. I believe this to bo true, not
withstanding the attack upon him by
the editor of the olticial organ of his
party.
If Mr. Cox were a Democrat the
possession of a good private eharactei
would not make him conspicuous. It
is the rule of the Democratic party to
nominate decent men for ollice, an.
when the Republicans make so much
noise about the nomination of a man
who has a good private, character it
would seem to indicate that with tlint
luirv it is the execution. Notwith
standing Mr. Cox's private character
is good, there are few men in tin? State
who are, by their interests, environ
ment and views, so disqualified lo
serve the people in an ollicial caiKicitj
as Mr. Cox. He has for years leen the
all-round "handy man" of the South
ern Railway Company in Guilford
county. The. arrangement has been
profitable to Mr. Cox and. I have no
doubt, to the railway company also,
Mr. Cox his given evidence of his hjgl
appreciation of the favors the railwaj
company has bestowed iiimmi him, and
he is as prone to tnmu witii it as uit-
sparks are to lly upwards.
I did not know whether T was going
to get strong enough to light m tlu
campaign, but when the Republican
Convention met and put on their ticket
old Dr. Cy. Thompson for one of the
best paying offices of the State, the
"pizen" broke out all over me. He was
once a Democrat, but he went over
and fused with the Republican party
and helped to defeat us in lfiitl. and
when they nominated him the "pi.en"
broke out just like measles. (Ap
plause.) I couldn't put my linger on
a place that wasn't "pizened." (Ap
plause.) Cyrus 11. Watson.
I want to say to you to do nothing
dangerous. It is dangerous for a Dem
ocrat to scratch a ticket. I don't ever
scratch them (applause), because
when I scratch them I have left in my
gun only half a load, and when I shoot
I waul a whole load, both of powder
and lead. Cyrus 15. Watson.
The Democrats Gladly Accept the Issue Raised Against
Them by the Republicans on Reduced Passenger
Fares and Show by Sworn Reports of Railroad Of
ficials that Railroads Have Been Greatly Benefitted
by the Cheaper Fares, While a Hundred Thousand
Dollars per Month Are Being Saved to the People.
Will The Republicans Restore The Old High Rates?
Democrats Are Also Striving to Correct the Freight
Discriminations Endorsed by Hon. J. Elwood Cox.
TOM DIXON,! AUTHOR OF
CONFEDERATE PENSIONS
Introduced First Pension Bill in 1885, Which Was Pass
ed Over Opposition of Republicans, Including' Pritch
arJ. Now, After Democrats Have Increased Pension
Appropriations to 0ne-Si.;th of All Taxes Collected
by State Government, Republicans Pretend to Supe
rior Friendship to Confederate Soldier.
It Is a fact which may have been
forgotten by a great many people, and
which deserves to be remembered,
that the author of "The Clansman"
and "The Traitor", Thomas Dixon, Jr.,
was the author of the first Confederate
pension bill adopted by the State of
North Carolina, and which was the be
ginning of the system of pensions to
Confederate soldiers in North Carolina.
He came to the Legislature from his
native county of Cleveland in 1885, at
21 years of age, and drew and intro
duced and chamnioned with his bril
liant eloquence the bill to pension Con
federate soldiers, and the claims of the
old veterans were so well presented by
him that when the roll was called out
not a single Democrat in the General
Assembly voted against it. This was
the beginning of the pension system
In the State, which has been so popu
lar, and so generously recognized as
Just and proper that every succeeding
Democratic Legislature has increased Legislatures.
the amont given to this purpose, untl
it has now reached $400,000-per year
one-sixth of the total taxes collected
by the State.
As the Republicans are this year
making a pretense of championing the
cause of the Confederate soldiers it is
worthy or record, also, that in this
Legislature of 1885. when Dixon's
pension bill was adopted by solid Dem
ocratic vote, it was opposed likewise
by an almost solid Republican vote,
the Journals of the Legislature show
ing the following votes in opposition
In the House, Brim. Bulla, Chappell,
aton, Henderson, Husse. Lockey,
Pinnix. Pritchard, Roulhac, Thorpe,
Wall, Ward, WUitted 14. all Republi
cans in the Senate, Chadbourn,
Montgomery, Robins, Swan, Taylor
and Thomas 0. all Republicans.
It is also worthy of note that the
only Legislatures since which have not
increased the amounts appropriated
lor the old veterans w.-rt. the r,,s..n
-Br Bate.
The one issue which the Republi-
ans have raised with the Democrats
n North Carolina and given the dig
nity of of a position in their State plal
orm is a criticism of the last Demo
ratio Legislature for reducing rail
road passenger fares in North Caro
ina that they have made it possible
:or the peopb; of the State to buy
railroad tickets for less money than
.hey formerly had to pay for them.
Lear in mind that the Democrats
lave been in charge of our Legisla
tures for ten years, and in these ten
years they have legislated so well and
iO wisely for the promotion of the
nterests of the whole people of the
3tate that in all this record the Ke-i
publicans find nothing worthy of cri
icism in their State platform but this
ne matter of railroad rates.
The Democrats gladly accept the
ssue they thus raise, and take pride
n defending their action in this mat
er as one of their best accomplish
ments for the benefit of the people
it large, and have the advantage of
oeing able to show, rrom the sworn
reports made by the railroads them
selves, that, while they have thus
cheapened passenger fares to all the
people, they have at the same time
increased largely the net earnings of
the railroads from passenger fares in
North Carolina.
The sworn reports made by the of
ficials of the Southern Railway to the
Corporation Commission show that
for the six months ending December
31. Jy06, under the old high passen
ger rates, their receipts from passen
ger fan s in North Carolina were
$957, G64. For the stx months ending
December :;1. 1907. under the 2 l-'Z
cent rate, their receipts were $1,047,
588, an increase for the six months of
$80,024; an increase of $13,U37 per
month and of nearly $500 per day.
Like reports from officials of the
Atlantic Coast Line for the same pe
riod show $4:2.065 under the high
rate and $475,080 under the low rate;
an increase under the low rate of
$4:1,021, or $7,170 per month, and
$258 per day.
Like reports from officials of the
Seaboard Air Line siiow passenger re
ceipts of$22K.8S7 under the old high
rate, and $:;0U,S02 under the new low
rate for the same period of six
months; an increase of receipts un
der the reduction rate of $76,915. or
$12,819 per month and $427 per day.
These are facts. They show
beyond the point of cavil that the sug
gestion made by the Republicans that
the Democrats have done the railroads
in injury in reducing passenger lares
is absolutely without foundation. It
is true that the railroads, in common
with every other class and form of en
terprise in the whole country have
suffered creatly within the last eigh
een months, but their troubles are
traceable to the empty freight cars
with which the Roosevelt panic filled
ide tracks from one end of the coun
try to the . other.
As shown above, the railroads.
from the swoiu reports f their own
ofiicers, have been helifed. instead of
hurt, by the cheapening of passenger
lares. And while this is trie- and in
disputably trui-, how iili'eu ihe inter
ests of the people? Hew h.iv they
beeii affected '.'
They have been saved an average
of tine hundred thousand dollars ler
every mmith since the reduced far--
went into effect, and this is a savin-:
that continues to them cwsy m n. 1 1 1
money which they now have in their
pockets, their banks, or invested lTr
their needs.
The Democrats arc glad to accept
this issue, and challenge the Repub
licans to say that, if again entrust'-'!
with the power, they would restor--the
old high rates and force the peo
ple again to have to pay the 25 per
cent difference between the old an 1
the reduced fares.
Another enactment of the last Leg
is lature in the interest of the people,
which was so clearly just and proper
that it passed almost without ovposi
tion, was to make a reduction of 25
per cent from the local freight rates
on shipments between points in thrt
State over two or more roads from
the total of two or more local rates.
Still another enactment in the in
terest of the people of the State was
the empowering of the Governor and
the Corporation Commission to use
all reasonable means within their
power of the State to correct the dis
criminations against North 'arolin;i
cities in favor of Virginia and South
Carolina cities, which are so thor
oughly outrageous and unjustitiabb.
that in all North Carolina, there lias
been found but one man to defend
them, the Hon. J. Elwood Cox, tlo
Republican nominee for Governor.
Governor Glenn and the Corpora
tion Commission, actinir under iiii..
authority, are now prosecuting suits
ucioic me interstate omm'Tce O
mission to correct these abuses."
From Th Philadelphia Record, October 11, 1908.
.... ' . . ... "SEEIN" THINGS AT NIGHT."
J
m-
Pcrhaps it could hardly have been
expected of him partisanship has its
just claims ui. to u certain point: bur
when ex-Seer, tary of the Treasury
Shaw was speaking with Mr. Talt on
the hitter's recent tour through Nortli
Carolina did anybody hear him repei.r
one word of those unanswerable argu
ments for bank deposit guaraut
which he made before it became
campaign issue? Charlotte observ.:.
.I b.
Some spectacles which won'
wise Inake us tired, are red
the large element of hum !
they contain. In this Co!:-! ..- c: !
district wi behold the Repti! . i c..r -didate
taking advantage of t! alr.iv.d
ant time on his hands as maii'T ..;' a
factory shut down from panic-.lepre--sion
causes to go around uith b '.jsi
about Republican prosperity. Char
lotte Observer.
Henry AVattcrson. the Great, say
that if Democracy dxes n"t succeed i'
this national e'ection that it will re
quire a revolution to out th repre
sentatives of eiitrenclie.l -:,.-ciai privilege.
Independent Candidates.
(Asheville Citizen.')
It Is safe to say that nine out of
every ten independent candidates are
men who have tried and failed to get
office in the Democratic party. Before
they were beaten they talked long
and loud about their devotion to party
principles. Being beaten, they become
abusive of their former party associ
ates, desert the principles they once
extolled so loudly, and in everv pos
sible way show that it is profit and not
principle that controls their political
action.
Of course there are a few excep
tions, but this is tile rule.
AVhat honor is there in such a
course what principle? Who can
trust a turn-coat? Who can put con
fidence in the man that is blown about
by every wind of doctrine, finding a
resting place only where his personal
interest dictates?
For these reasons all so-called inde
pendent movements in politics start
out discredited in the eyes of right
thinking folk and usually end up in
the defeat they deserve. Those who
wander from tiie Democratic fold 1" -cause
they didn't pet a nomination m'
find usually they have not only lost fi
confidence of former friends and th'
general public, but have tailed as w '.
to win the tru.-t and respect ol
new allies.
They say now. "We did do tho-.
things of which you charge n in Hi
construction days, but it ou will lei
us back in power. t will be good. "
They want lis to forget Ihe iat. lnt
we can only judge of the future I"
the past. W hen Mos-s wa leading tl"
(liildreu of Israel for forty year-
the wilderness he frciiueiitlv found lu
people ready to forget their Iak111.1i
ers in Kgpt mid the awful da- oi
their bondage; but if you will go luu-k
to the history of this greatest of lead
ers you will see that when thev s.o 1.0
forgot themselves and complained that
Unit he was leading them on to ile
he told them to "Keep the tliioi.
npon the frontlets of thine eyes aim
wear them upon the lingers' of tb
light hand." Cjrus B. Watson.
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