The News and Observer.
VOL.XLVII. NO. 41.
LEADS ALL MM CAROLINA DAILIES IN NEWS AND CIRCiUI M.
A POULICAL SPY IS EXPOSED
Chairman Simmons Tells of the Purchase of
The Asheville Gazette.
STILL POSES AS A DEMOCRATIC PAPER
It Advocated the Amendment Until Pritchard
“Saw” the Editor.
MR. SIMMONS TEARS AWAY FALSE COLORS
Its Pretense of Being a Democratic Paper Is Part of a
Wretched Scheme to Deceive the People.
It Will Not Work in North Caro
lina, Where People De
mand Frankness.
(SnMhfield Herald.l
The 'Herald gives to the public the fol
lowing self-explanatory eorrespontdeiiiee
which twMleniaWy marks The Asheville
Gazette as a bribed spy.
Smiithfiold, N. 0.. Oet. 9. 1890.
Hon. F. M. Si minions. Chairman Demo
era tie Executive Coumuittee, Newborn,
N.
iMy Dear Sir: The Republican politi
cians ami Intern::.] Revenue office hold
el's in this county have been distributing
copies of the AshcvUle Gazette. claiming
that it bis a Democratic paper, and at the
same time containing article* advoenting
the defeat of the proposed Constitutional
Amendment.
I write to you as chairman of the State
lKamxratie Exec utive Committee to as
certain if this is true.
Whether the Gazette is a Democratic
paper or wot the people are entitled to
know, and I want yon to ascertain the
facts and advise me accordingly.
Our jwxiple favor the amendment ami
if this pafK-r is dying under false colors
we want it exposed.
Very truly yours,
AJjLDN K. SMITH,
Ch’m’ni Dean. Ex. Conk Johnston 00.
* * *
THE REPLY OF MR. SIMMONS.
Raleigh, N. O:. Oct. 24, 1899.
A. K. Smith. Esq., Chairmtan Democratic
Executive Committee, &c., Smith field,
N. €.:
My Dear Sir: I beg to acknowledge
receipt of your rcCent letter, informing
me that certain Republican politicians
and office holders are handing out in
your county a large number of copies of
the Asheville Gazette, containing ar
ticles against the Constitutional Amend
ment.
You say the Gazette is ostensibly a
■Democratic paper, and that these
office headers, when showing it or giv
ing it out. ri‘present to the people that
it is such. I am also in receipt of in
formation from other parts of the State
to the same effect.
I have investigated, as you requested I
should do, the claim of the Gazette and
its distributors that it is a Democratic
paper, and herewith give you the facts
disclosed by this investigate rtii. On 14th
day of duly. 1899, the Asliezille Citizen,
a stalwart Democratic paper, contained
the following editorial communis with
reference to the reputed sale of the Ga
zette to the Republican managers in this
State: 1 j p i*,;
* * *
“When the Citizen declared a few
week* ago that tin* Morning Gazette
had sold out to the Itepublientw leaders
it was not announcing a prophecy, but
simply stating a fact. There was no
changing of convictions, but a sale of
them. This is conclusively shown by
the fact that tin* Gazette made no an
nouncement to the public Is-fore which
it had posed for .veal's as a Democratic
paper that, it had changed its political
views. The sale it had concluded stins
ulated that duylicity was to follow apos
tacy.
"It is not remarkable that such a paper
should now be talking of “political free
dom,” and declaring that in North Caro
lina a man "ernnot utter his views on a
political issue if these views conflict with
those of a class of citizens about loin,
nor cast his vote contrary to theirs, with
out suffering ostracism. *’
“It is not remarkable that a pajter
that has that high order of intelligence
that leads it to sell itself for dol
lars should declare that the only hope
tor political tolerance in the community
air . State in which it is published “is
in tne increase of intelligence before
w hivh this prejudice must disaip
[near. i
“It is not strange that a paper that has
bartered its manhood for money and sold
its principles for gold, should declare
that "the last political campaign in this
• iState reached the climax, we believe, in
the triumph of prejudice.”
“It is not strange that a paper that
assisted in tin election of the majority
of the last legislature should, after be
traying that majority for a considera
tion declare that “tin* spirit of the
campaign ruled the legislature and it
is in the light of this legislature that
the impulse that controlled the campaign
stands revealed.”
“It is not remarkable that a newspaper
that stood as the <]iecul:iar champion of
‘white supremacy’ a few months ago
should now,* after selling itself to be the
champion of the negro, assert that ‘the
issue of white supremacy’ was a fraud.
It was the one above all others on which
the most active prejudice in a portion of
the State at least could lie arraigned,
with the power of well planned and con
certed action on the part of adroit politi
cians and a servile press.”
“It is not to fie wondered at that a
palter whose opinions are for sale as so
much merchandise could declare, after
having received unusual courtesies from
the meinlbcrw of a (laxly, the majority of
which it aided in electing, that ‘a nature
reckless body of men never .met to draw
laws for this State than the general as
sembly of 1899. It was partisan to the
core.”
“in fact, nothing that may lie said by
the Morning Gazette in the way of vili
fication and abuse of the Democratic
party and the white people of North Car
olina can in the least surprise any one.
That paper came into being for pur
poses of deception and fraud. I’nder the
smile of the (hypocrite it wormed itself
info the confidence of some of the white
people of this community, not because it
was white, but because it wanted dollars,
and when dollars wi re offered it to be
tray these people it. did so without either
shame or compunction.
“The course of the Morning Gazette
in this whole transaction can be com
pared only to the villain who ingratiates
Mm self into the affections of a woman
that toe may betray and nun her, and
then turn upon her in her shame and de
ride her for lack of chastity.
“North Carolina loves political and re
ligious freedom. In every war that lias
l ; en waged, in every battle that lias been
fought •for either, she has always been
the leader of the van. but. for those whose
principles cun be bought and whose man
hood is for sale. North Carolina has nev
er had. has not mow, and never w v JI
have toleration.
“There are living hi Asheville today, en
joying the respect, confidence and esteem
C's our people ill tin* highest possible de
gree, native born and acquired citizens
who are 'Republicans. Any man who
respects himself will be accorded the
rcenert of North Carolinians, but for
Judas 'lscariots, Benedict Arnolds and
hypocritical interlopers with itching
palms we have neither respect nor room.
“A few years ago the present editor of
the Gazette moved to ‘North Carolina,
located at Asheville and purchased the
Asheville Gazette. The Gazette was*
then a Democratic paper, and the new
editor continued up to the time herein
after mentioned! to publish it as such.
During the last campaign it edaiimed to
he a Democratic paper, and advocated,
in a general way, Democratic principles
though it manifested throughout the
campaign a suspicious leaning to Rich
mond Pearson, the rich Republican can
didate for Congress, as against the Dem
ocratic candidate. Mr. Crawford, who is
a poor man. During the session of the
Legislature of 1899, it supported the jvoli
c.v of our party in that Ihml,v. and advo
cated the adoption by it of the Amend
ment. After the Aimenklmeait had passed
that body, it advocated its ratification by
the jiecple at the polls. It continued
thus to advocate the Amendment until a
few months ago and about t in* time iSem
nter Pritchard is reputed to have received
a large anti-Amendment fund from Mr.
Mark Hanna. About that time the vdi
lor of the Gazette made a pilgrimage to
.Marshall, the home of Senator Pritchard
and spent the most of t he day closely clos
eted with the Senator. Almost imme
diately upon his return from this confer
ence to Asheville, the Gazette, without
any previous announcement of any
ehanige of conviction unxm the subject,
turd without any change either in man
agement or editor, caine out in violent
and rabid opposition and demmeiafion of
(lie Amendment. Notwithstanding this
sudden atfd remarkable change of base,
made tiwlir the circumstances stated, the
G azette continued to assert that it was a
Dt uni Mia tic paper. Shocked at such a
display! of ineons Istenicy and apparent
hypocrisy, the Asheville Citizen mane an
investigation “into the whys and where
fore." and as a result, published the ar
ticle above quoted. Since then Tne Citi
zen has repeated and reiterated openly
and above board and without qualifica
tions. the charge of sale and stipulated
diiplk'itily, and to this ttoitirge The Ga
zette lias mover made, I aunt informed,
any direct or adequate denial. Before its
saie to the Republican “bosses,” the
EALEIGII, NORTH CAROLINA, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 29. 1899.
Gazette was a local paper, with a very
limited circulation, scarcely known be
yond tile community in which it wj' s
published. 'Suddenly after the sale it Be
gan to circulate largely throughout the
State. It appeared regularly on tilt 1 tn-,
Ides of Republican politicians everywhere.
Republican postmasters, store-keep' rs.!
gaugers and Deputy Collectors began j
poking copies of it in people's faces, and (
to represent it as a “Simon pure” Demo-|
ora tie sheet, edited by a 1 >emoi rat ;
cimisrii ntious to support the Amendment. |
Undoubtedly, any newspaper has a
right to change its political affiliations |
at the •will of its editor or Owpers, but
when lliis is done, honesty, as understood
in North Carolina, requires a public an
nouncement of the change. Undoubtedly
a newspaper can. if so disposed, sell its
opinions for gold. There is no law against
it, hut to do so is regarded, at least in
North Carolina, as both low and base.
There is no sort of doubt that the Ashe
ville Gazette is now being edited under
Republican auspices, and that it isj not
only a Republ'can paper, seeking in every
way possible to serve Republican
interests in North Carolina, but
that it is the State organ of
the Republican party, receiving
its daily inspiration from Holton, Priteh-1
ard and Pearson. Its pretence of being
a Penmeratie paper is a miserable fraud
upon 'the public, and its attempt to pass
itself off as a Poniueratic ipajHir is a part
of a wretched scheme, deliberately con
cocted by the Republican! managers to
deceive tin* jieople <-oncoming the object
and effect of the Amendment. This de-,
spleaibU* scheme illustrates perfectly the
plan of campaign the 'Republican leaders
and Im>sscs pruiKwc to make against the t
Amendment. The people of North Caro
lina hate treachery and despise n spy.
and I am glad you have, by your in
quiries, given me this <:pi>ortnnit.v to tear
away the false colors under which the
Gazette is sailing, and expose to the
gaze of fair minded men of all parties
the miserable sham.
Yours truly,
F. M. SIMMONS.
Chairman.
GRAND ARMY OF TAPPERS.
White House Syndicate Still Robbing
the Treasury.
(The Verdict.)
Washington, T>. C„ Oct, ‘2l.
The Grand Army of Till Tappers—
otherwise the White Mouse Syndicate—
is still robbing the Treasury. Tinier Ad-’
ministration protection the favored ones
of the syndicate are carrying on ti sys- .
tema tic looting. Their nco]h> of ojwra
tions includes all of the new possessions
as well as Cuba and the Philipim* *
Inkling of the game that is being curried j
on in the Orient was brought to the Uni- ;
ted States in the recall of l>r. Redioe,
eionsnl general of the country at Canton,
China. Dr, Bed 100, it is true, was lion-.
orably ‘‘whitewashed”—in tin* kal.stoui.n-,
in? art the White House is expert—but.
along with the sweep of the whitewash
brush was heard of a story 7 of pillage, of
official robbery ami of official eonni-1
vaiw*e at corruption) startling in its
openness. If it all be true, or even half
be true, then .Major General Otis, Gov
ernor-General in the Philppinos. because
he hesitates not to do tin* bidding of the
White House, is guilty of encouraging
and fostering not only looting of the
friendly Filipinos,, along with murder and
rapine, but also trafficking with tin l ene
my against the American flag. It was
charged in the BetHoo incident that a
ring composed of military and consular
officers as well as civilian citizens of
the United States was hard at work
at Hong Kong. Singapore and Manila. !
furnishing food, guns, ammunition and j
ordinance to Aguinaldo and his army: ;
through tin 1 connivance of General
Otis, at Manila, tin* ring was operating
profitably and safely: and that its ships
loaded with aid for the enemy, were al
lowed to pass unohedked through the i
lines of the alleged American blockade,
and that the enormous profits of the j
traffic were divided with the ] tower at j
Manila that permitted the work to go on. j
Now Dr. Bedloe was given a certificate
of official probity: but none of the 1
charges contained in the statem nt « ;
facts which earned hits withdrawal was
denied or disproved. The profits of this
.nefarious robbery must aggregate stupen
dous sums. While tin* tax-payers of this
country have been nailed on to pay. up to
this time. $20,000,000 for transfer of al- 1
leged sovereignty ini the Philippines from
Spain to the Union, and more than SIOO,-
000,000 as the continuing cosit of pinch
iveck Imperialism in the airebipelago, in
cluding 2.000 yta rl to the,
polygamous sultan of Snlu, this Oriental |
ring of lAdiuiinistrut Lon, henchmen hits :
been filching nitillions front the other aide.
Plans are now on' foot which may result
in a congressional expose of this as well
as other robberies of the Government
through official sanction.
Why diid Senator Thomas X'. Platt not
only consent that his former party enemy
and personal foe Eilihu Root, should he
given high place in Administration coun
cils, brut, also assiduously labor to se
cure hlilm tin* ]M>rt£fllio of war when Alger
was thrown out? Time lays hare many
a secret of politics and polishes the bones
of what would have been a national scan
dal lif placed before the public at the j
•time of its occurrence. Secretary Root’s
■chair ait the IGalbinet table has «arcely |
been warmed when now from Porto
Rico comes the story of Senator Platt’s
connection with the combination that has
secured an absolute monopoly of the ex
press transpurtation business of the is
land. It is worth to the scheming head
of the Republican machine in 'New York j
city and State hundreds of thousands of
dollars annually. Bear in mind that Por
to Rico is now and has been from the j
date of the peace protocol controlled ah-j
sble.tely an automatically by tin* War,
Department! Keep in view, too, the
point that Elihu Root, as head of this
sum* department, ha spowar to license
stealing from the nation and the op
pressed Porto Ricans, and then it will
be plain why Platt, the. schemer was
pleased to see bis old-time foe given high' J
place and autocratic power. Beyond I
doubt he named his price and got it be
fore Root received tin* committee. The
pan-American Express Company was or
ganized in Porto Rico as the direct out
come of the well understood
bargain trafficking between the White
House occupant and Senator Platt, when
Root wias made War 'Secretary to suc
ceed Alger. Th,is exipresss company is
operated !»y capital furnished in New 7
I m*k. It is given exclusive privileges ini
the island, despite the endeavor of Con
gress to protect the people of the new
possessions front the marauders of the
.Administration. It was a bird in hand
for the White House Syndicate to buy
Senator Platt, lieeause the purchase
money came not from their treasure
vaults, hut instead was wrested from the
inhabitants of Porto liico. Platt is tag
ged an,] ticketed for 1900 now. lie
must lie for ’McKinley for a second
term, amecause the bargain earnest is in
his pocket. It is true that Porto Rico
will lx* tolled to pay extortionate
express rates because of this scaudal
smelling deal, but that matters not in the
philosophy of the Second Term Syndi
cate.
The land grabbers, the franchise grab
bers, the Administration promoters, who
aim to wax fat upon the lands of the
nation, have bean keeping close watch up
on every turn of events there. Very re
cently word came from, Hawaii that the
misguided ]>ooplo of that far Pacific gar
den spot were actually dealing in real
estate, developing virgin lands and show
ing possibilities of self-government and
enterprise wholly out of line with the
plans of the national robbers. Where
fore. because the White House Syndicate
. designs to gather for its exclusive use
all the giKHI things in Hawaii, the Presi
dent was directed to issue an order call
ing the Hawaiinns to a halt. It was is
sued just as the Executive and the mem
hers of the 'Cabinet started upon the
swing around the circle through those
W<*>ltern States where even Haun t's
handy ehecq book fails to hold in line
the burdened tax-payers who have grown
weary of Imperialism's cost, and of the
syndicate which is directing Executive
art-ion and national politics. This order
in effect, forbade the sale of any public
lands, even under the orders of the loyal
government which was left in power at
the Presiafont's direction. It likewise
directed the revocation of till proceedings
for public improvements and Tietter
mentts. Ostensbly this sweeping order
was for the pur pise of securing for mili
tary and naval use all the lands deemed
necessary. Really it was issued because
the syndicate propose* to plunder Ha
waii when the time is ri|K*. No conces
sions are to Ik* granted there for anything
of value unless the syndicate is hand to
elbow in the deal. Sugar, coffee, fruits.
t ouHio utilities, the crown lands of Ha
waii—which reverted from Queen Lil to
l this Ohio "Emperor of the Philippines”—
all are to serve useful purpose to the
’ nw n who bought the bankrupt paper of
the Chief Executive at a time when the
| investment promised no immediate divi
dend's. There are millions in sight in
Hawaii for the Administration plunder
ers. They intend to garner the treasure
| at the earliest moment for fear of con
gressional mishap.
I Ceiiiiswv.ative.ly put, the mobilizing off
the President and Cabinet forces by Sen
ator Mark Hanna, in the endeavor to
save Ohio for the Itepnfhlicans, lias cost
the tax-payors one-quarter of a million
dollars. True the nation wais not called
on to pay directly the expense of the
stumper* on their palace-ear vote-cajoling
tour, but indirectly it will foot the en
tire bill. From the departure of the spe
cial train carrying the Executive and all
his Cabinet save (rage—who tied the town
t before the menagerie was corralled —
I then* wnis complete stagnation of public
| work. The business of the nation was
: practically suspended. Government tax
eaters had a grand holiday. Many were
assessed to aid the corruption of the bal
lot in Ohio, 'but this was looked upon as a
necessary evil. Even the President was
j assessed. His personal check for $5,000
| was given to Senator Hanna the day
| following the feast of Admiral Dewey at
which the great sea fighter firmly and
! emphatically declined to become a mem
ber of the presidential stumping combi
j nation. This refusal spoiled a scheme
jof Ilanna-McKinley hatching. But the
special train of Administration stumpers
made its scheduled! round. For the first
i 1 inie liin history the dignity of Presidential
I office and Cabinet portfolio was lowered
!by an exhibition vulgar, yet
| purely Hamanaesqtw*. Tts effect upon
the it wending elections will soon be known.
In advance of the returns oddis are of
fered' that the transfer of the Govern
' uient from Washrington, where are its
%inties. to the hustings, will he signally
linked. X W. E.
TO STOP LYNCHING.
Congressman White Has a Bill to In
troduce.
<\Va shinigton Dispatch.)
George 11. White, the colored member
of Congress from North 'Carolina, says
he will introduce in the nexlt Congress a
bill which lie believes will go
far to rectify the deplorable
conditions wow existing in the
Southern States. Tile bill authorizes
the exercise of co-ordinate Federal and
State authority for the protection from
lynching of all persons charged with
crime, ami guarantees « fair and impar
tial trial and protection until the court's
shall deride as to their innocence or guilt.
Representative Wlii/te has said that the
President has promised the, support of
the administration to such a measure,
and lie believes that his bill will become
a law. It hi the Iwelief of the author that
in raises when* a State claims it is un
able or neglects to uphold the majesty
of 1 lu* law and proinoriy guard against
lynching*, the Federal authorities should
take a Land and see that violence is not
committed.
..c average man spends a lot of
money for cxisvienee and then gives
other people the benefit of it free of
charge.
MR. GOEBEL “SURE! -fO TO
Effect of the Bolt of the “Brownies” has Been
Greatly Overestimated.
MR. GOEBEL GIVES HIS REASONS
It Is a Contest of the Louisville & Nashville
Ry. for Political Supremacy.
TRUE INWARDNESS OF DEMOCRATIC BOLT
Brown’s Following Is Comiosed of Some Formerly Good
Democrats, a Job Lot of Mugwumps, and as Tough
a Lot of Plug-Uglies as Can Be
Found Off the Bowery, ,
Louisville, Ky„ Oct. 2d.—-(Staff Correspondence.)—"The Demdcraitic State
ticket will he elected sure,” said William Goebel, candidate- for Governor this
morning when asked for a statement of the situation from bis point of view.
The utterance was characteristic of the man. Whatever else Mr. Goebel
may or may not Ik- he is always “sure;” if he ever has his moments of doubt u<>
l»ody knows it. Panic never touches him. He knows what he wants and goes
after it. lit* knows what he wants done and he sees for himself that it is done.
Undoubtedly he is the ideal leader in a fight of the sort that is being waged hero
now. /
“Why art* you sure that the ticket will Ik* elected?" I asked him.
"Weil, in 1890 we had everything against us and the Republicans carried the
State by only 288 majority. In that, year the Republicans bad more money
than they knew what to do with. They poured a flood of it into every county
in the State. There was not a* newspaper in Louisville that supported the
ticket. A large and influential element of tin* Democracy in Louisville and else
where openly opposed Mr. Bryan; yet the host' they could do was —lB.
• But arc there not influential Democrats opposing the ticket, and has not the
opposition a good deal of money? ’ <
“They have some money, yes; but the Democrats who are opposing the tiqket
arc not formidable cither in numbers or influence. - '
"How many votes will Brown ]>oll in tin: State.'
“He will not get over o.IMMJ.
“Will any considerable part of the strength go to Taylor.?”
“He has not, nor lias he -had, any considerable strength to go to anybody.
"How about tin* opposition to tin* ticket of men Tike Owens, Bronston and
Brown, the independent candidate?”
"Owens has been flopping about since 189(5 and has not supported the party.
Bronston is disgruntled and showed Ins party fealty by opposing nearly oieij
caucus measure in the last legislature. Hi* fought the school book bill, tile dic
tion law, the anti-trust law.
"Louisville is the key to the situation now is it not ?
"I do net think so. We will carry Louisville, of that there is no doubt. But
we do not need it to carry the State. IV e can give it to the Republicans and
elect our ticket.”
"The Democrats are sure of the Legislature in any case are they not?
"It might be endangered by the defeat of the State ticket, but I do not think
it at all doubtful that the Democrats will control the Legislature.'
All the morning Mr. Goebel's room was tilled with party workers who called
for short conferences with him. but he was as unruffled as though it were some
body else’.* fight and hi* had nothing to do with it. His superb confidence has not
been without its effect oil his followers, and the organization has all its fighting
clothes on.
THE CAMPAIGN IN LOUISVILLE.
Tonight the Democrats began their campaign in Louisville in dead earnest.
There are about forty speakers here from Kentucky and other States and per
haps thirty of them speak tins evening. Mr. Goebel made two speeches and to
big crowds. There was not apparently any great enthusiasm, for Mr. Goebel is
not of the temperament that inspires enthusiasm, but there was plenty of earn
estness. Mr. Goebel spoke the first time for about an hour.’ and devoted th
fourths of his time to replying to the charges with which part of the Louisville
press particularly has teemed since the campaign began. Considering the sort
of tight that hi* lias had to meet it was a speech remarkably free from bitterness
and from personalities and one that is particularly liable to make votes among
tile organized laborers.
THE INWARDNESS- OF THE BOLT.
For some reason the true inwardness of (lie so-called independent Democratic
ticket has not found its way into the press very extensively. Mr. Goebel him
self and his supporters assert that the fight in the convention was purely anil
solely one between Mr. Goebel and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and
that so far from his having used the police of the city to dragoon tin* convention
he used it only to combat toughs who wished to break up the convention and
prevent his nomination. When the convention met Gen. I*. Wat Hardin, who
was favored by the railroad influence, hail a strong following. Stone anil Goe
bel combined and organized the convention. As the balloting proceeded it be
eaun evident that Goclk-1 would he the winner and then, the Democrats assert,
the gang of local ward-heelers who had been primed for the occasion by the
Louisville am! Nashville people, began to make further proceedings impossi
ble, and for several days practically succeeded. When this had gone on until
patience was exhausted the misunderstanding with the police occurred, and or
-IL?r being in a measure restored, Mr. Goebel was nominated, and the railroad
clement came out of the contest something the worse for wear, hut with the de
termination to make trouble.
Kentucky being normally a Democratic Stale it* was evident that to lH*at Mr.
Goebel with tin* Republican nominee was a pretty stiff proposition. The only
thing to do was to get some Democrat with a following to run as an indepen
dent on the pretext that the convention hail been dominated by the police, and
that Mr. Goebel was not the right nominee. The disorder in the convention,
even though it had been instigated by Mr. Goebel's opponents would give color
to the charge that the nomination was irregular.
In only remained to find a 1 suitable man to lead the liolt.
Ex-Governor John Young Brown consented to undertake that. As Governor of
the State lie had been extraordinarily popular, and was perhaps tlu* most dan
gerous man that could have been hit upon.
As to the reasons that induced Mr. Brown to lead the fight against the ticket
it is asserted that he had hoped and expected to be nominated by thq convention
as a compromise candidate, and was bitterly disappointed when Mr. Goebel won
out. But the main reason that influenced him is said to be a cherished desire
to succeed Mr. Lindsay in the United States Senate. It was considered as set
tled that Mr. Blackburn would he the. Democratic caucus nominee for that place,
and Gov. Brow u bad nothing to liope for from his own party. He was promised
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