The News and Observer * « YOL.XLYI. NO. 121. IBM ILL Him CAROLINA OAILIEB 1 IEIS AND CIRCULAR'JN. CAN GOEBEL CARRY KENTUCKY? S .. Hogg and Goebel Attracted Most Attention at Chicago. THE BOLT IN KENTUCKY THE LOUISVILLE AND NASH VILLE RAILEDVD SAID TO BE AT THE BACK OF IT. PECULIAR “ PRESTO CHANGE” OF THE Louisville Newspapers. The People of Everj State Must Sooner or Later Take uo the Fight and put an End to Political Dom ination by Railroad Corporation. Chicago, til., July 22.—(Editorial Cor respoudence.)—Next to Mr. Bryan, tin on who attracted most interest among the distinguished Democrats who ha\> been here this week were ex-Governoi Hogg, of Texas, and Mr. Win. Goebel of Kentucky. The first was baited a* having unveiled the real sentiment of the rank and file of Tammany’s voters, am the second as the new leader of Ken tucky, whose nomination has ev'oker such opposition in the Democratic party in Kentucky as has not been known in a State which has had more than its share of political feuds. Gov. Hogg’s Tammany speech and the demonstration for Bryan that followed it is easily the most significant political event of the year. Tammany thought it had the triggers all set to tire off the Van Wyck boom. (A prominent corpora tion lawyer front Alabama was given the place of honor, and it had been wide ly advertised that he was to launch the Van Wyck boom. He made a good speech-, and paid Van Wyck many de served compliments which were well re ceived. He math* no allusion to Bryan. It had been arranged that no speaker should mention the Nebraskan’s name. Carat h in his written speech had a reference to Bryan, hut the Tammany bosses cot it out. When Gov. Hogg was invited, at the last minute, to speak he had written nothing and his speech could not therefqye be censored. He spoke of Bryan as “the matchless leader,” and the Tauvmgny bryves greeted bis words with a spontaneous enthusiasm that was as genuine as it was undesired at that time. It showed that the men who labor for their bread in New .York are as true to Bryan as the men of like condition in North Carolina or Nebraska. It was not that they did not admire and love Van Wyck. but that they love Bryan more. Van Wyck is an able, clean and honest man who would make an excellent President. The fact that Tammynyites prefer Bryan for President merely means that like other Democrats they have no idea of voting for anybody else, and when the leaders try to switch them off to some other.good man, they resent it. If the party should gu East for a candi date upon a modified platform, there is uo better man than Van Wyck. He is honest and able, but the Taymjany scetie emphasized the fact that the plat form of 189(5 will he re-affirmed, and Bryan will be nominated. There is hut one thing that can prevent Bryan’s re uomination, and that is Bryan himself. If he should believe another man, equally devoted to the principles for which he stands could receive more votes than would be cast for him, he would he the first to favor a new candidate. At pres ent that man is not in sight and a scan ning of the horizon fails to show that he is coming. * * * The Kentucky situation is one that has given great trouble to party leaders In 1894, because of the 4’leveland-Our lisle recreuny Kentucky elected the first Republican Governor in a quarto: < f a century, and because the Uepuhli cans and the Carlisle crowd were in control. anna’s agents were permitted to steal the electoral vote of that Stati for McKinley. Then* came the reaction from Republicanism that is always sun to come to every Southern Stati that the Republicans carry, and ii ISPS Kentucky returned to thi Democratic fold, and Kentucky was sup ]H).s»*d to he as firmly anchored in tin Democratic column as Georgia. Tin nomination of William Goebel for Gov ernor, after a whole week’s hitter win iin the Stare convention, has caused suet a bitter factional war in the party as to make some Democrats fear that tin State will go Republican in Novembi* In two days there have been deiegatiom here from Kentucky, representing tin factions, each seeking to influence Mr Bryan. The Goetrel men, having tin stamp of regularity, have been urging him to use bis influence to elect tin regular ticket Urging three reasons why he should do 7 L The oh. Mention that nominated Goebel reaffirmed tlie Chicago plat.font and endorsed Bryan for ronomination and Blackburn for the Senate. 2. if that ticket, upon such a platform should be defeated, il would make Ken tucky doubtful in 1 fHMI, and give a set back to the cause. 3. 3he anti-Goebel men assert tlia 4 one reason why Goebel should be defeat ed is that he is at heart a gold-bug and an enemy of Mr. Bryan’s. The Louis ville Dispatch, tin* anti-Goeliel organ, ha asserted time and again that the defen* of Goebel is necessary in order to hob the State for Bryan. They have invoked. Mr. Bryan’s name against the regular Democracy, and therefore it was neces sary for Mr. Bryan to declare for the regular tieket to prevent the damage be ing dome by that use of his name. 'The anti-Goebel men urged that Goe bel’s defeat is desirable: 1. Because he obtained his nomination by dishonest methods. 2. Because he is at heart a gold-hug. and is in league with anti-Bryan men to send a hostile delegation to the National Convention. 3. Because he is a Isiss. seeking to gov ern by methods that are not in harmony with Democratic traditions. These are the contentions. I had a talk with one of the best posted men in Kentucky, and one of the truest sil ver and Bryan men- in the State, and asked him what was the real secret of the revolt against Goebel, and he said: RAILROADS AGAINST GOEBEL. “For many years the Louisville and Nashville Railroad has largely dominat ed the polities of Kentucky. They were able to defeat a Railroad Commission except one that was a mere figurehead with no powers; to evade just taxation: to jwevent the passage of a fellow ser vant law, such as you have in North Caro,iua. and largely to exercise a veto upon men and measures inimical to their plans and purposes. Their officers and attorneys are men of ability ami nitiu ence, and are scattered all over the State, always ready to do the bidding of the corporation. In 181X5 the Louisville and Nashville road showed its hand in lending its active support to the Repub licans and Carlisle crowd in carrying the State for McKinley. That act open ed the eyes of many Democrats who had not theretofore felt the domination of the railroad in State* polities. Some quailed before the mighty power wielded by the railroad: others took an oath that the Democratic party should never again eo»me under the control o’s that or any other ruifhmd company. Above and below* tne big row that is going oil now. hidden in the public eye outside of the State, the true issue is. ’Shall tin* Louisville and Nashville railroad, which carried tin* State for McKinley, dominate the Demo cratic party in Kentucky ?’ “Mr. Goeliel is a State Senator. Hi* is comparatively a new man iui politics. i,e was a poor hoy who came up from the bottom of the ladder. He has the best paying law practice qf any lawyer iu Kentucky. He was a member of the State Senate when the hitter contest over the Senatorship occurred when Blackburn was defeated for re-election. His coolness and determination (he has killed his man and is afraid of nothing) made Iran the real leder of the Blackburn forces, though Broustou was the~ floor leader. That made strong supporters of all the Democrats in the Legislature. In the next State Senate, when the Demo crats were in: a large majority, he became the legislative leader, and drafted two bills that brought him the lasting enmity of the L. A N. Railroad. They were: 1. The fellow servant act. which is virtually the act of North Carolina drawn by Mr. B. IF Lacy. Labor Commissioner of North Carolina. 3’he legislature passed this act but the Republican Governor vetoed it. 2. The Railroad Commission act. empowering the Commission to fix rates, substantially the Georgia and North Carolina laws. "The L. & N. violently opposed both these and other reform measures cham pioned by Mr. Goebel, and used every influence it could control to defeat his nomination. It lookisl at one time that he would Ik* defeated, but after a whole week’s row Goebel won the nomination. It >vas charged by those who supported others that he obtained the nomination by unfair methods. This is not true. There were many combinations in tin* convention and none of the candidates had u majority of the votes. Goebel was smarter than his opponents and secured enough adherents from them Jo secure tin* nomination. lie employed the same method they sought to employ, and if he did it more successfully they ought not to he heard to complain. To show that they acquiesced in the result, the nomination was made unanimous by tin* vote of the convention, anil when t adjourned there was general aequics cnce in it until —and that’s where flu* L. A X. road comes in. They had got ten control of the Liuisvilh* Dispatch, the paper started by t in* silver men when the Courier-Journal bolted the party, and tin* Dispatch kept up its fight on (In* ticket. 3Tit* L. A X. road circulated thousands of the papers, L. A: X. em ployes simultaneously began to talk of bulling, anil to encourage tin* friends if the defeated candidates to join in fin* bolt. The bitterness of tin* eouven tion left some sore places which time wot heal, and nearly all would have Ih*i*tii healed by this time but for tin* systematic and organized work of tin* L. A N. people. Today if Goebel would promise to let tin* L. & \. name the Railroad Commission and not to press In* fellow servant law* the hack-hone of the holt would la* over. The good men ,vho bolt because they think Goeliel used juestionable means 'would Siam be con vinced of their error, and there would he only a few hundred or a few thotis tnd bolters. “GoelaTs unpopularity with tin* most influential elements fighting him is that the L. & X. road knows it cannot con trol him, the hook trust knows lie is their uncompromising foe, those telegraph mil insurance companies that si*ek to defy Kentucky laws, and all the trusts are fighting Goebel because lu* chain ■lioned legislation they didn’t like. Every reform act introduced into the Senate by Mr. Goebel lias been approved in tin* olatform and everybody knows that if Mr. Goebel is elected those reforms will be enacted. He is not a quitter. Having put his hand to the plow to end corpo ration rule in Kentucky, lie will not liiit until it has been accomplished. That explains the head and front of the holt Iest interest iof themselves, their homes and their States. If anything 1 may say in this article shall aid any one in his consiilera tion of this great question then it will not have been written in vain. In order to treat this question as plain ly and at the same time as comprehen sively as possible in a brief article, I shall discuss it under tlie three follow ing general propositions. First. Its effect upon the State’s White population. Second. Its effect upon the State’s coulred population. Third. Its effect uppn the States general policies and industries. EFFECT ON WHITE MEN. I now ask tin* read to consider the effect of this amendment, if adopted upon th.‘ white people of the State. And first of all I assert it does not disfranchise a single white voter whose name goes on the registration books prior to January Ist, 1l)t)8. Not one. Every white man who is a qualified voter now will continue to he so as long as he lives, so far as this amendment affects his right to vote. Ev ery young man arriving at full age be fore January Ist. 11)08. can register and vote if he puts his name on the regis tration Ijooks liefore that date, and he will continue to he a voter as long as be lives. Then wihat class of white men can it affect? I answer, only those who become 21 years old after January Ist, 111(18, and who will not learn to read and white. I say will not because there is not. a white boy in the State who cannot learn to read and write if lie will. Every hoy will under stand that to be a voter he must be able to read and write, and he will have a motive to ,~(dudy and learn that much, and I have po doubt lie will do it. There is no rea son or excuse, in this day of educational Opportunities, for any lw>y. I care not now poor lie may he. growing up to man hood without being able to read and write, [n saying this 1 am not ignorant or unmindful of the struggles of the poor hoys. I grew up among them and 1 have lived among them all my life. 1 know they have to work, to toil and strive, and yet I assert they may, if they will learn to read and write before they are 21 years old. I also know that many parents have been indifferent to the education of their children, and have failed to send their toys to school when they might have done so. But I cannot suppose that any father, if this amend ment is adopted, will hereafter neglect to send his boy to the common schools, where lu* may learn to read and • write. However much the father may need the services of the hoy lie can, if he will, spare hint from his labor long enough to learn to read and write before he be comes twenty-one. Father and son will nave a motive they never had before for the boy to go to school, ami in this I see the day coming when it cannot In* said, as now, that there are thousands of white men, in North Carolina who can neither read nor write. TO INCREASE SCHOOL FACILI TIES. If the people shall say, by ratifying this proposed amendment, that the young men who become twenty-one years old after January Ist, 1908, must Ik* able to read and write in order to vote, then it will lie the duty of the people to so im prove and extend tin* common schools as to bring them within the reach of every hoy in the State. Tln«e schools belong to tin* people, and l am sure they will make them sufficient to fit their boys to Income qualified voters. So 1 assert that one of the effects of this amend ment upon the white people will be to give them better schools, and' to the State a more intelligent population. GOO I > GOVERNMENT. Another effect upon the white popu lation will lu* to si*cure to them good government in State, country, city and town, administered and controlled by in telligent white men. Neither the negro nor his corrupt white allies can again dominate our local govern ments and re-enact the scenes of strife and riot and ruin of 18(58 and 18(59. Good government is an; absolute essential to the peace and prosperity of a State, ibis is too plain to need argument. We have scon it in in our own State. To es tablish ami maintain it in Cuba, in Porto Rico and Philippine Islands the Presi dent: and Congress have called up on the American people to pay taxes to carry on wars and to mourn over their sons slain in battle. The negro has demon strated the fact that lu* cannot govern. It is likewise true that the white man who is dependent upon the negro for his place and who is dominated and controll ed by him is equally unfit to govern. The adoption of this amendment eliminates that class of white men as well as the negro from prominence in political mat ters in the State and insures to the in telligent. worthy white men the manage ment of public affairs. Page after page might hi* written along these lines of thought .but I must abandon this inviting field for the present and hasten on to consider our second general head, lest I make this paper too long. This, then, bring us to a brief discussion of THE ... CE(TI'S OF 3TIE AME v 1 M ENT UPON THE COLORED POPULATION. Its first effect upon this race will be (Continued on Second Page.) THE BAPTIST . CHAUTAUQUA Much Musical and Intertain ment Talent Present, MR. N. B. BROUGHTON ELECTED PRESIDENT AND R. X. SIMS. OF RALEIGH, GENERAL SEC’R ETA ItY-TRE A SU R ER. “SUNDAY SCHOOL OF 20TH CENTURY” Was the Subject of Rev. John E. White's Elo quent Address. He Called Ingersoll “the Great Apostle of the Creed of Ignorance.” Shelby, X. C\, July 29.—(Special.)—It is seldom that so much musical and en tertaining talent i : found in an assem blage not gathered with that aim in view as Is to be found in the Chautauqua As sembly now in session here. The great tafcerna«.ie had every one of its thousands of scats oiled to hear the concert under the direction. ot Mr. 11. A. Woltsohn, Mrs. \V. B. Nix. and Mrs. R. F. Tred way. The program rendered (except the encores) was as follows: 1. An Overture—By the Orchestra. 2. Chorus: "Forward, Ye Soldiers One hundred voices. 3. Instrumental selection by the Or chestra. 4. Whistling in imitation of birds —By A. L. Byrd, of Dunn, N. C. 'This, as also the whistling of a duet by the one man. was a really wonderful perform ance. • 5. Vocal Solo: ’The Holy City”—By Mrs. J. M. Gndger, Jr., of Asheville, N. C. (5. A Clarionet Solo—By Prof. S. Scull, 7. Vocal Solo: “When’’ —By Miss Car roll, of Gaffney, S. C. 8. Mimicry and Impersonation—By the famous Elmore Sucey. of Atlanta. Ga. !l. Violin Solo and also a \ inlin Quar tette —All by C. E. Clinx, of Cincinnati. Ohio. 10. Trombone Solo —By Frank \\ ilson, of Durham, N. C. 11. Instrumental Duet: “Serenade.” — Clarinet —Prof S. Scull, and Cornet, Mr. John W. Chi >ek. 12. Vocal Solo: “Tomorrow Won’t Do” -By 11. A. Wolfsoha. A finer entertainment is seldom en joyed. It is a privilege to any communi ty to have sucli a treat. The Chautau qua gives a free entertainment of this kind each year, desiring to furnish re creation and enjoyment as well as in struction The Chautauqua assembled at 9:30 this morning lor a half hour of devotional exercises consisting of praise, prayer and promise, led by Rev. S. J. Porter, of Morganton. At 10 o’clock a. m. the subject of primary work was taken up. and Rev. W. E. Wilkins, of Mars Hill. N. C., talked on “How a Primary Teacher Pre sents the Lesson.” Mrs. T. B. Henry, of Wadesboro, read an essay on ’Hints for Teachers of Little Folks.” Miss Bertha Stein, of Raleigh, read a paper on “Children's Meetings.” ami Mr. Joe H. Weathers, of Raleigh, talked inter estingly on “Object Lessons in Primary Work.” At 11:30 o’clock, Mr. It. X. Simuis. of Raleigh, spoke on “How I Teach a Class of Boys,” in away that seemed to please the audience very much. A collection was then taken to cover the expenses incident to the meeting, amounting to 812 b or more. The committee on nominations report i*d as follows: “We recommend — 1. For President—X. B. Broughton, of Raleigh. 2. For Vice-Presidents —J. 11. Tucker, Asheville; T. 11. Street, Mill Creek; Ed win Wright, Jackson. 3. That the officers of Recording Sec retary, Corresponding Secretary, ami Treasurer, he combined under the title of General Secretary and Treasurer. 4. That the amount of compensation of this office he 825 per annum. 5. That the General Secretary and Treasurer be R. X. Simms, of Ralegh. B. W. SPILLMAN. T. H. STREET. H. B. PARKER, M. S. WEBB, * J. H. PERRY, Committee. The report of the committee was unanimously adopted. In behalf of the Baptists of Nowbern Mr. 11. B. Duffy extended to the Chau tauqua a very cordial invitation to hold its next annual session at- that place. At 3:30 p. in.. Dr. C. It. Blackfill, of Philadelphia, gave a most excellent chalk-sermon on Bartimeus and Jesus. ’Phi* work that Dr. Bhiekall is doing has never been equalled fit a Chautauqua in this State. Mr. H. A. Wo’lfsbhn sang as a solo: “Under Ilis Wings.” At 4:30 p. in.. Rev. John E. White spoke on “The Sunday School of the Twentieth Century,” Hi* said that it would surely he there, because it is the church teaching, and the need of that will continue t<# exist. He referred in a striking way to the touching scenes around the bier of Robert G. Ingersoll. “the great apostle of a creed of ignor ance.” He said that Out of the Sunday school would come the statesmen of the twentieth century. At 5 p. m., Dr. Blackall gave a SECTION ONE—Pages 1 to 4. ■ ■ - ■ .«> PRICE FIVEJI ITS. ■ i ...I. -5* - Normal Hour on “Attention,” which was in keeping, in excellence, with Ilis pie vious work. This is pronounced by all to have been one ot thi» very best days of this year’s Chautauqua. ; / i R. X. SIMMS. A BRILLIANT MARRIAGE. The Pastoi* of Wake Forest Baptist Church Weds a Kentucky Belle. The Tri-Weekly Kentucky Advocate, published at Danville, Ky., gives an elaborate account of a marriage that will have an interest for many North Carolina readers: “Rev. J. W. Lynch, of Wake Forest, North Carolina, and Miss Rebecca Al dine Pope, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Pope, of Boyle county, were married last night at nine o’clock, at the Baptist church, by Dr. W. H. Whit sitt, of Louisville, a personal friend of the groom. The popularity of Mr. Lynch and his bride was in some measure attested by the great number of persons who eame to witness their wedding. It was impossible to accommodate them and many failed to gain admittance. “It was a simple hut extremely pretty ceremony, the decorations being in pink .pul white. The bride, famous as one of Boyle county’s mdfct beautiful young ladies, looked prettier than ever. “Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Lynch and their attendants went to the home of the bride, where an elegant/ supper was served. They took the night train for White Sulphur Springs. West Virginia. After remain ing there two or three weeks they will go to other points in the East, returning this fall to Wake Forest to remain for the present. “To any' that the good wishes of the people of this community follow this marriage would hut feebly express the sentiments of those who know and love both Mr. Lynch and his bonny bride. During his pastorate here, by his intel ligent and zealous devotion to liis church. Ilis gentlemanly bearing toward those with whom he came in contact, his warm-hearted, generous nature, he won the esteem of all, irrespective of denom ination. and it was with sincere regret that his friends saw him voluntarily re tire from his work here. That he will soon attain that eminence in his church which his talents deserve is a matter of common expectation. Os the young woman whom Mr. Lynch has won, much might lie said without suggestion of flattery. Livable and kindly by nature, lieautiful of person and educated iu the gentler arts, she is generally anil justly admired.” II ILLS BORO’S BIG DAY. M a sonic In sta llati am and Ba sket Picnic At OccouY*echee on Saturday. Hillsboro. N. C., July 29. —(Special.)— Next Saturday will lie a big day for Hillhboro and the surrounding country. Eagle Lodge No. 71. A. F. and A. M., will have a public installation, of offi cers and basket picnic at Ooeoneechee Farm. The famous First Regiment Band will furnish music. Refreshments w.i be served on the grounds for the benefit of the Oxford Orphan Asylum. At night the band will give a concert also for the benefit of the Asylum Hon. S. M. Oattis will deliver the address of welcome. Addresses will be delivered by Hon. Francis I). Winston and other prominent Masons. Everybody is invit ed. Mr. W. B. Meares, chairman of the fommittee of arrangements, and as sociates, Avill have everything in readi ness for a perfect day. TRINITY NOTES. Crowell Science Hall Being Repaired— Collection of War Relics —Personals. Durham. N. C., July 29. —(S|MH*ial.)— Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Bassett, accom panied by Miss Lucy Bassett, returned to the Park yesterday after a stay of a few days in Goldsboro, Profs. J. F. Bivins and G. P. Pegrnm spent a few days in Roxboro this week. Prof. Albert Whitehouso anil Mr. Yezoye have gone north for a few weeks’ stay in New oYrk city and Bos ton. The work of remodelling the Crowell Science Hall is rapidly progressing and the professors are working up the new* apparatus which the of Trustees decided to put into the various labaru tories. Prof. Gill, who has been on the Park during the summer, will leave In a few days for his home, where he will spend the remainder of his vacation. Mr. I). 3'. Edwards, of New York city, is on the Park, visiting his brotber-in law. Dr. Cranford. Mrs. Eliza Carr. *vho Is wellknown to all Trinity students, has rented a house just south of the Park, and for the fu ture will make her home in Durham. A large collection of relics of the war in Cuba has been presented to the Trin ity College Historical Society liy Ser geant J. 3'. Lewellln, of the Second United States Volunteers. In this col lection there are about 4(H) specimens, most of which are now in Santiago de Cuba awaiting shipment. FOUR SETS OF TWINS DINE TO- G ETHER. (Concord Standard.) Strange to say, a dinner was given Fri day in which four sets of twins took part. It was dinner only for these per sonages. The dinner was given by Mrs. Willeford on West Depot street and those who took part were the two sets of twins of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Fisher, George and Annie, and Ophelia and Jesse, the two sons of Mrs. Win. Elliott, James and Willie, together with Hinton anil Miss Lizzie Willeford. It was a nice gathering and one out of the ordin ary manner. # —— , ■ If we give the devil our eyes, he will soon have control of our feet.—Ram’s Horn.