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VOL. hill. NO. 24:
Leads all Morth Carolina Dailies in Mews and Circulation
SIMMONS MAKES
A GREAT SPEECH
Fully Answers the Sophist
ries of Pritchard,
AUTHORS OF THE PANIC
Began in Europe Long Before Clever
land Was NominaEed.
HOW PROTECTION H\S INJURED N. C.
Pri chard’s Claims Taker) Up One By One
and Shown to Have No Foundation
Upon Which to Rest. A
Masterly Argument.
(Special to News anti Observer.)
Snow Hill. N. C, Oct. 11 —Hon. Furnifold
McLendon Simmons, by appointment, ad
dressed a magnificent audience here to
day. He represented this county when
he was in Congress fifteen years ago
and has a host of warm friends here.
They gave him a great welcome today
upon the occasion of his first visit since
liis election to the Senate. He was
warmly greeted when he rose to speak to
day and he made a speech which manv
say ranks with the great tariff speech
made by Vance here in his last general
canvass of the State. He discussed State
questions in his best manner, and had
the approval and applause of all. He
confined himself chiefly', howeve.r to a
discussion of the tariff, and he made the
question so plain that a wayfaring man
cannot err about it. Greene hasn't been
afflicted much either with so-called
“Commercial Democrats," who believe in
protection or “Independents,” who be
lieve in getting office most any old way.
If there were any such here today. Senator
Simmons must have converted them, for
his speech was rti magnificent effort,
worthy of a man filling the high position
which he adorns.
I'pon the tariff and national questions
he spoke as follows:
THE PROSPERITY ARGUMENT.
The great lye publican argument this
year is prosptmity. They say prosperi
ty came with McKinley aud the Ding
ley tariff, •ml is therefore due to Re
publican legislation and administration.’
Undoubtedly good laws help to make
prosperity, and had law* help to bring
adversity. But there may be adversity
with good laws and there may be pros
perity with bad laws. When the Re
publican party claims credit for pres
ent prosperity because that party hap
pens to lie in power, they overlook the
fact that the prosperity of today is not
confuted to this country, nut is world
wide. Herniary, France aud England
in Europe. Japan iu Asia, Argentina in
South America aud Mexico and Canada
in North America, some with a high
tariff, some with a low tariff, and some
with no tariff at all, are all enjoying an
unusual degree of prosperity at this
time. And this wave of prosperity iie
gun in all these countries aud through
out the world at about the same time
it begun here. If the prosperity we are
enjoying proves that high protection is
Ihc best policy, the prosperity of Japan
equally proves that low tariff is the best
policy, while the prosperity of Groat
Britain proves that free trade is the
best policy.
GREAT BRITAIN VERY PROSPEROUS.
This is the conglomeration of incon
sistencies and nonsense to which the
Republican prosperity argument leads.
To prove their prosperity eontension.
the Republicans point to the bulk of
our foreign trade, to the growth of our
export trade, and the increase in our
circulating medium. Tried by the test
oi the bulk of foreign trade, Great Brit
ain is more prosperous than we are,
for that little islaud. less than twice
the size of North Carolina, had a foreign
c<|K)rt and import trade during the past
year nearly twice as large as we had.
Pried by the test of circulating medium,
France is more prosperous than we are,
for that country lias a per capita circula
tion of $27.00. while we have only $28.00.
Tried by the test of increase in the per
cent Os export trade, at least six other
nations are more prosperous than we are.
I lie per cent of increase iu our export
trade during the decade from 185)1 to
l!Hrj was only :ut per cent. That of Ger
many and Italy was about one ami one
lialf times as much. That of Argentina
aliout twice as much. That of Mexico
nearly twice as much, or «>; per cent to
our ;>) per cent. That of Jaoan nearly
three (itiies as much, or 07” per cent,
while that of Canada was exactly throe
times as much, or s*o per cent. Home
of these countries have the gold stand
ard. some the silver standard: some have
colonies and some have no colonies: some
have high tariff, some low tariff, and
some no tariff at all. And yet they are
all prosperous.
PANIC BEGAN IN EUROPE.
The Republicans are not more fortunate!
in their argument that adversity canid
in with Cleveland and the Wilson billl
ami was therefore due to Democratic*
legislation and administration, than they
are iu their prosperity argument. It is
♦ rue. we hud during the middle of •Cleve
land's administration business depression
and financial stringency, but the .argu
ment that this condition was caused by
Democratic legislation and policies does
not take into account the fact that at
this very time there was a like condi
tion of trade depression and money :
.stringency prevailing in every com roe I
roial nation iu the world. Before it had
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begun here it had begun in Europe by
the failure of the great banking estab
lishment of Baring Bros., and the fin
ancial collapse in Australia. The busi
ness depression here at that time was
| no greater than elsewhere. Both condi
tions. prosperity and adversity, were
world-wide, such as iu all history have
followed each other with remarkable
periodicity. It is a law well understood
by students of political economy that
prosperity leads to overtrading and over
production. This loads ultimately to an
excess of supply. Excess of supply
leads to falling prices. Falling prices
to loss of confidence and business stagna
tion. This condition continues until
demand again exceeds supply, ami confi
dence is restored and prosperity re
turns.
FARMERS' ALLIANCE AN ORGANIZED
PROTEST AGAINST BAD TIMES
1 BEFORE CLEVELAND WAS
EVEN NOMINATED.
The business depression which exist
ed during the middle of Mr. Cleveland’s
administration did not begin with his
. administraton. It begun tinder Presi
dent Harrison, long before Cleveland was
elected or the Wilson tariff bill passed.
During the year 185)1 there began a
) scramble among the nations of the earth
for gold. The circulating medium here
ami everywhere was rapidly contracted.
During that year this country lost sixty
eight millions of its gold supply. By the
beginning of the year 1892 there was a
general condition of financial stringency
and business depression. The election
of Mr. Cleveland was due chiefly to the
[ unsatisfactory business condition, and
hard times which existed at the time of
the election in November 1892.
It was hard times we had during the
l latter part of Harrison’s administration
which brought the Populist party into
' being. That party was organized in
this state in the spring of 185)2. while
Harrison was yet president, and in the
election of that year it polled in this
i State forty-seven thousand votes. From
one end of this State to the other dur
ing that memorable campaign they sang
1 one long doleful song of woe. of scarce
money, of hard times, of business stag
nation of the low price of eot
-1 ton and corn and wheat, of ruin
I and bankruptcy. And yet Sena
tor Pritchard says that Harrison’s
administration closed in a blaze
I of prosperity. The truth is that busi
, ness depression was universal when
Cleveland was inducted into office on the
■ 4th day of March. 185).”. Nobody then
attributed this condition to the Wilson
tariff law. nor to a fear of a change in
the tariff, because everybody knew it had
begun under the McKinley tariff and
Harrison. The Republican party of
that day. so far as they attempted to
attribute this condition to local causes
or legislation at all, charged that it was
due to the silver purchase clause of the
Sherman act. a Jaw which had been in
troduced in Congress by Senator Sher
man. who was then leader of the Repub
lican party, in 15*00 and passed by Con
gress when that party controlled both
branches of that body and the presi
dency. Not only the Republican party,
lint the whole commercial and financial
interests of the country declared that
this Republican enactment was the cau.se
of all the evils from which the country
was then suffering and demanded its
repeal. The year after the repeal of
this Republican enactment, the Wilson
(iornian tariff act was passed and. be
fore Mr. Cleveland's term expired, the
country had again entered upon an era
of prosperity which has happily con
tinued up to the present time.
CLEVELAND VS. PRITCHARD.
Senator Pritchard, in the speech that
he is making this year, he compares
Cleveland’s second administration with
Harrison’s. He claims we had good
times under Harrison and hard
times under Cleveland: that we
had a surplus under Harrison
and a bond issue under Cleveland. Why
does not Senator Pritchard go back to
Cleveland’s first administration? Why
does not he include it in Iris comparison?
T will tell you. It is because he would
have both prosperity and a surplus.
Cleveland's first administration was not
only a prosperous one. but it was then we
had-the biggest surplus save one since
the war. Senator Pritchard thinks a
surplus a good tiling. Mr. Cleveland
did not agree with him. He said it
withdrew that much money from circu
lation —diverted it from the channels of
business. He said taxes should bo limit
ed to tlie necessities of the government
economically administered. He said un
necossary taxation was unjust taxation,
and that this money, instead of being
boarded in the treasury, should be in
the pockets of the people, and lie point
ed to this surplus as a reason why taxes
should lie reduced.
WHY CLEVELAND ISSUED BONDS.
We had a bond issue under Cleveland's
second administration, but it was not
because of a lark of money in the treas
ury. It was not because Mr. Cleveland
did not have money in the treasury to
itfcet current expenses, but it was for
flic same purpose that Harrison was
•about to issue bonds just before lie re
tired from office, to-wit: for the purpose
of getting gold to redeem the silver
certificates issued under the Republican
law passed in 1890, known as the Sher
man a<L in order to maintain the pari
ty between gold and silver. No one
knows his better than Mr. Pritchard, aud
intelligent men will not appreciate b*s
attempt to give a misleading and wholly
/unwarranted interpretation to this act
of Mr. Cleveland's administration.
PROTECTION GIVES NO BENEFIT TO
FARMERS.
Republicans in this State arc appeal
ing to the farmers and to the maiuirnct
urers for support this yonr. They claim
that both of these interests are at pres
ent prosperous and that they get their
prosperity through the Republican 'policy
of protection. The argument which they
make is based upon false assumptions
of fact. It is not true that the prices
of the staple products of our fanners
have been higher Under the last two Re
publican administrations than umter
I Cleveland. Nor is it true that <>ur liianu
factureres are all prosperous or that such
prosperity as our farmers and lnnliufait
liters have is due to protection. The
average price of cotton was lower dur
ing the four years of McKinley's admin
istration than It was during tin* four
years of Cleveland's administration. The
lowest price to which middling cotton ever
dropped in this country was during 1898
under McKinley, and that year it sold
as low as 4 ”.-4 cents a pound, while
the lowest price it reached under Cleve
land was •*» 11-10 cents a pound. The
price at which cotton sold during the fir-t
jtwo years after the passage of the Wll
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KALKIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 12. 1902.
I ROYAL DADDY HIRE
Chowfd Maha of Siam Dawns
in Dazzling Array in
Washington.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington. D. C., Oct. 11.—His Royal
Highness, Chowfa Maha Vajiravudh,
Crown Prince of Siam, accompanied by
his suite and attended by Assistant Sec
retary of State Peirce, reached Wash
ington on a special train at 8 o'clock this
morning. During their stay here they
will be the guests of the Nation, at the
Arlington Hotel- With the Prince were
his brother, Prinec Chakrabongsc, sev
eral aider., his private secretary, and a
numerous retinue of attendants and ser
vants.
After breakfasting in their private
apartments, the Crown Prince and his
party donned their court dress and es
corted by a squadron of the Second Unit
ed States cavalry, were driven to the
temporary White House on Jackson
Place to pay their respects to President
Roosevelt.
It was shortly after II o’clock when
the party arrived at the temporary
White House. The Crown Prince alight
ed, preceded by his principal aide, and
ascended the steps, at the head of which
he was met by Secretary Hay.
The Prince was attired ina pale laven
lar coat, trimmed deeply with gold and
dark blue trousers with red stripes. He
wore a white helmet topped by a brass
spike. His breast was crossed by a
broad yellow silk sash and glittered with
insignia. The members of the suite also
wore gorgeously apparelled.
After the introductions had been made
in the hall the Prince was escorted up
stairs to the sitting room, where the
President and several members of the
Cabinet awaited him. The greetings
were cordial on both sides. There were
no formal speeches. The Prince spoke
perfect English. Ho expressed his ad
miration for the country, the little of it
he had seen, and spoke at once of the
impressive appearance of the American
cavalry. President Roosevelt respond
ed "pleasantly.
The President asked the Prince about
his proposed Itinerary and expressed the
hope that he would visit the military
and naval academies and also spend some
time examining the industries of which
the country was so proud. The audience
lasted not more than flveminutes. The
Prince and his party were then driven
back to the Arlington. Secretary Hay
gave a dinner' tonfght at his residence,
at whic hthe Prince was the guest of
honor.
JAMS* BPBUNT INSTITUTE
Will Not bs Removed from Kenanavillo-
Penny’s Bnit Against AS C L a Mistrial
(Special to News and Observer.)
Wilmington. N. C., Oct. 11. —Wilming-
ton Presbytery at its session at Mount
William's church. Pender county, yes
terday. decided not to move the James
Sprunt Institute from Kenansville as
proposed, but in asmuch as the towns of
Wallace and Teacheys have manifested
such an interest in higher education, the
Presbytery agreed to investigate these
locations with a view of establishing new
schools later at either or both of them.
Presbytery adjourned to meet in Kcn
ansville in April.
Rev. C. W. Trayvvick, of Wilmington,
was moderator and Rex'. G. H. Starbuck,
of Black River, and Elder W. M. Hand,
of Burgaw, were clerks.
After a trial lasting four days, in the
Superior court, and deliberation of
twenty-four hours in the room, the jury'
in the $20,000 damage suit against the
Coast Line brought by B- F. Penny, was
discharged this afternoon and h mistrial
ordered. The jury; stood 0 to 6 on first
and last ballots upon the question of lia
bility. Mr. Perry sued to recover for
injuries received in being shot at Ice
land. Brunswick county, by a drunken
negro, who was ejected from a train upon
which the plaintiff was a passenger.
The Missionary Union of Wilmington
Presbytery observed a "Day of Prayer
at the First Presbyterian church hero
today. Luncheon was served in the me
morial hall and interesting addresses
were delivered by Mrs. H. C. Dubose,
of Atlanta: Mrs. Geo. C. Worth, Mrs.
E. A. Mcßae and others.
Combination Trunk and Table
(Special to News and Observer.)
C.rcensboro, N.’ C . Oct. 11. —Mr. W. I’.
Landrolh. of Walnut Cove, was a visitor
to the city today, going to High- Point
to arrange with some furniture factory
to manufacture a combination trunk and
table which he has Invented. He ex
hibited a model of his invention to his
friends hero. It is quite an interesting
inv» ntion and Mr. Landreth, his friends
hope, will make a good thing out of his
ingenuity. The model is about the size
of a small grip and can be carried as
such. It is capable of being quickly
turned into a good sized table. Mr.
rf.andreth states that lie has already re
fused a thousand dollars for liis inven
flon.
,4 Tbrift M Works for the Independents.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Durham, N. C.. Oct. II, —Thrift, Dur
ham's weekly, edited by Uapt- J. B.
Hunter, comes out strongly for the In
dependent ticket in its issue of today,
('apt. Hunter is the registrar at Sykes’
Store precinct, and the stand taken iu
his paper is strongly condemned by the
Democrats.
RADICALS ARE BLUE
I
The Party Finds the Coa
Strike an Incubus.
Government Control of the Mines lonming Up
as a Solution of tin Knotty
Probltm.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Washington, Oct. 11.—The grand en
campment of the G. A. R. has nearly put
a stop to political talk here for the pres
ent. as it absorbs the public’s attention.
Democrats who make predictions are
sure of a groat Democratic victory in
November. The predictions run up as
high as fifty or sixty majority. Many
Republicans are badly scared. The out
look is the most unfavorable they hav©
had in a very lofg time, and gets worse
apparently every day. A New Yorker
said to me a day or two since: “The
strike is hurting us badly. If the men
would go to work things would get speed
ily into better shape for the Republican
party.”
I find other Republicans are taking a
blue view of affairs. They thought at
first that the New York Democrats had
“put their foot in it" on the question of
eminent domain in the Federal govern
ment; but as it becomes probable that
nothing is going to bo done toward furth
er legislation and both parties to til*
tontroversy are “ptandlng iVat,” they
now admit that Hill’s doctrine seems to
be popular. Os course old-fashioned State
rights Democrats of the Thurman school
I dc not like it. Labor leaders praise it as
the only remedy iu sight.
The truth is that the trust and tariff
issue tendered by the Democracy is lhe
only one in which there is a particle of
vitality. The people do not appear to
i care a bawbee for any other. The Kc
| publicans a-c in u dreadful dilemma over
the matter. About half of the Massa
chusetts Congressional delegation favor
revision, and Senator Lodge has found it
necessary to explain that the declaration
on the subject by the State convention
means what the revisers demand, al
though at the time of its adoption it wrs
understood everywhere to be much less
than had beep asked for. This fact show.-,
the rapid irteroai of the Tariff reform
sentiment. It is already very strong in
the Northwest.
The attempt of the Republican speak
ers and newspapers to prove that the
trusts have do connection with the tariff
is laughable in the face of the exposures
made by the report of the Industrial Com
mission, which certainly was not a Dem
ocratic body. Many of the greater trusts
produce from 60 to 90-odd per cent of the
article manufactured in this country and
are protected. Strike off this protection
and the trusts are brought to their knees
forthwith, while no important industry
suffers which ought not to be pun
ished.
Col. Henry G. Williams, Capt. Graham
t;nd other North Carolinians here take n
special interest in the election of Justice
Walter Clark to the Chief Justiceship.
There is no apprehension that ho may
be defeated bv the Hill “Independent"
movement, as that is looked upon as alt
such previous movements in the Stau*
have been.
CICERO W| HARRIS.
AN APPEAL FOR THE STRIKERS
Th© Federation of Labor A»ks the Public for
Moral and Financial Aid.
(By the Associated Press.)
Dasliington, D. ('•• Oct. 11.—The Amer
ican Federation ofTAioor llitough its ex
ecutive council today, issued an address
to the public, appealing for financial and
moral aid for the striking anthracite
miners and denouncing the attitude of
Ihe mine owners on whom, the appeal
says, must rest the responsibility for the
hardships resulting from the coal fam
ine. The address is in part as follows:
“The strike of the miners is now in its
twenty-third week. That the strike oc
curred was entirely the fault of the
presidents of the coal companies; that
teh strike has continued to this day is
entirely due to the contempt which the
presidents of the coal companies have
for the people of our country aud the un
told sufferings, w hich all may endure.
No offer to settle the strike could be
fairer than that made by the miners’
representatives at the conference with
President Roosevelt. The operators’
haughty arrogance, brutal, dominating
spirit, blasphemous assumption of divine
wealth proprietorship shocked the civi
lized world aud aroused the honest in
dignation of all lovers of justice and fair
dealing.
“What more could the miners do and
maintninn their self-respect and not for
feit the respect of their fellow men, than
their willingness to submit all matters
in dispute to a commission appointed by
President Roosevelt, and when that was
refused, to leave the entire controversy
to Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, one of the
men largely interested with the opera
tors.
There never lias been a time, cith'i
before the strike or since its inaugura
tion. that the winers have not been en
tirely willing to have the questions in
volved in the miners’ claims investigat
ed and adjusted by any disinterested
persons.”
The appeal then suggests that relict
committees be formed everywhere to so
licit financial aid. that the wages earned
between 10 ami H ..'clock each Monday
morning, the miner s hour, be eon
tributed, that clergymen make special
pleas to their congregations, aud that
the press solicit eont< ibutions.
If the Lord hadn't driven Adam out of
the Garden of Eden with Lis wrath prob
able fcve would have ty'itii her tongue.
TROOPS STAND READY
Governor Heard Will Put
Down Violence With the
Military.
(By the Associated Press.)
New Orleans, Oct. 11.—The failure to
day of all efforts to bring about a settle
ment of the ’ differences between the
striking street car men and the New
Orleans Railway's company, has, it is
feared, brought the strike situation here
to an acute stage. Preparations are be
to carry into effect with a strong hand
ing made today at military headquarters
a proclamation issued by Governor Heard
today demanding a restoration of order
and the suppression of violence. All the
members of the local militia arc ready to
respond to the call to arms at a mo
ment’s' notice and troops from the coun
try parishes have been ordered to hold
themselves in readiness.
No efforts were made to run cars today
and it is the general impression that the
first attempt under the new conditions
will be postponed until Monday. The
Governor's proclamation follows:
“To the People of New Orleans:
“During the past two weeks your city
has been in condition of unusual and
grave excitement and of frequently re
curring causes for apprehensions of tu
mult by mobs, and bloodshed has en
sued. This condition has depressed trade,
arrested public intercourse and the peace
ful pursuits of the population. The great
est forbearance has been vainly exercised
by th*' authorities and every effort made
to remove every cause or pretext for
complaint. The time has now arrived tc
bring this abnormal condition of affaire
to a close and by firm and vigorous
means to re-establish order and tran
quility and the supremacy of the law.
“I therefore request all peaceable citi
zens not to congregate in crowds on
streets and thoroughfares and I urge upon
them to discontinue all unmio excitement
and acts of violence and to make known
to officers intrusted with the adminis
tration of the law any breaches of th**
peace.
“I hereby declare that the people of
this city must and shall be protected
iu the full enjoyment of all their con
stitutional rights and privileges. All the
power vested in me hy the constitution
and laws of this city shall he devoted te
thq preservation of the peace, the main
tenance of good order and the protection
of the lives and property of the city.
(Signed) “W. W. HEARD.
“Governor of Louisiana.”
BUPPOBED INCENDIARY FIRS.
THE LOBJ OVER 815,000
Judge shaw Decides in Favor of Mr Pride
Lyon, Giving Him the Custody of
His Child
(Special to News and Observer.)
Durham, N. C.. Oct. 11.—'There was a
fire in East Durham this morning about
1:30 o’clock. A dwelling house belong
ing to Mr. Thomas Morton, a contractor,
was entirely consumed, together with all
its contents How the fire originated is
a mystery, as both Mr. and Mrs. Morton
were absent from home- It is thought
to have been the work of an incendiary.
The loss will amount to some $1,500 or
$2,000.
Judge T. J. Shaw has handed down his
decision in the habeas corpus cases of
Mrs. Lyon against her husband, Mr.
Pride Lyon, which was hoard in cham
bers at Greensboro a few weeks ago.
The suit was brought by the plaintiff
to secure possession of their son, Adrian
The decision was in favor of the father.
Mr .and Mrs. Lyon parted sometime ago.
the former residing in Durham and the
la * ter in Winston.
At the Sunday morning service at the
Presbyterian church. Prof. J. A. Mathe
son and Mr. J. T- Kerr, two new ciders,
who were elected last Sunday, will be
ordained and installed.
Revival meetings arc in progress at
the Gospel Tabernacle, conducted by
Rev. C. H. Gootee. of Preston. Md., as
sisted by Rev. Arthur O’Rcar. Four
services will be held tomorrow*.
Sergeant W. G. Crabtree arrived home
this afternoon from Richmond, Va. He
brought back with him Ed. Davis, a
convict who escaped from the county
road force about nine years ago.
J. D. Pridgen, who has been prelate of
Durham Lodge No- 31. Knights of Py
thias for some time, has been appointed
Deputy Grand Chancellor for the third
district.
J. T. Foy for the Legislature
(Special to News and Observer.)
Wilmington N. C., Oct. 11.—The l’ende r
County Democratic Convention at Bur
gaw today nominated officers as follows:
House of Representatives. J. T. Foy:
clerk of court J. F. Johnson: sheriff, W.
W. Alderman; register of deeds, J. B.
Black; coroner, I)r. R. J. Williams; sur
veyor, C. C. Woodcock. A. I). Hicks, of
Faison, was endorsed for the State Sen
ate for the district composed of tlif.
counties of Dunlin and Pender. A com
mittee presented resolutions highly ex
tolling Wrn. J. Bryan, but these were re
ferred back to the comfittee and later
adopted after considerable modification.
The Capture of Frank Winn.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Goldsboro, N. C., Oct. 11.—Frank Winn,
the Mt. Olive negro who killed his
nephew. Charles Winn, some months ago
and who, after gainiug bis liberty on
habeas corpus proceedings, tied the coun
ty and forfeited his bond of $2.-500. which
h» gave for his appearance at court, was
raptured last night in Fayetteville and
brought here this afternoon aud placed
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in jail. Winn had never left the State.
Last Monday he was at Clinton and sent
for his wife, who joined him and went on
to Fayetteville. A brother of the mur
dered boy put out to look for the fugitive
and found him last night. There was a
reward of S3OO offered for the capture of
Winn, one half of which was offered by
the State and the other half by the
county. His case will come up at the
next term of Superior court, where two
other capital cases will be tried, one for
murder and the other for assault.
The Atlantic Coast Line has put on a
wood burner locomotive on the Smithfleld
branch in order to save all coal possible
for the main line engines. It is under
stood that wood burners will be put on
all branch lines.
The apathy among the public in regard
to registering for the coming election
is something unusual. It must be that
the Democrats are over-confident of vic
tory. It is very important that every
body register.
City Fathers in Spirited Debate
(Special to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, N- C., Oct. 11.—The Board
of Aldermen had a spirited debate last
night over the proposition of Aldermen
Phipps effecting street improvements in
South Greensboro. Alderman . Phipps
and Glascock left the debate in favor of
tJte proposition, while Alderman Sher
%wiod took up the argument on the part
of the other side. T’jf South Greens
boro aldermen agreed that their part of
the city had been suffering neglect in
the matter of street improvements, and
that it was getting time their part of the
town was being shown some attention.
On this account they had taken the
trouble to get the county to loan them
the county road improvement outfit, and
they proposed to put the same to work
at once on Asheboro street. On the
other hand it w f as claimed by Alderman
Sherwood and others that the. South
Greensboro aldermen were exhibiting a
species of selfishness that v?ks in no way
commendable, that all the aldermen
should have an eye to the of the
entire city and not to particular sections
of the city. It was a spicy and interest
ing speaking match.
At a meeting of the trustees of Guil
ford College, held September 29th, 1902,
resolutions were unanimously adopted
deploring the death of Dr. D. W. C. Ben
bow. #
Mr. Fred Harper, a member of the
Lynchburg. Va.. Lodge of Elks, has ac
cepted an invitation to make the prin
cipal address at the annual memorial
service of the Greensboro Lodge of Elks
ip December.
DASHED INTO EUOE ROCK
Locomotive and Six Cars Wrecked and Fire
man Killed
(By the Associated Press.)
Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 11.—Last
night’s rainfall loosened a huge boulder
on the mountain near Brompton, twenty
rai’ex cast of here, and it rolled down
on the Southern Railway track in a
deep cut. An eastbound freight collided
with the boulder just before daylight
and the loeomativc and six cars were
wrecked. Fireman J. L. Richardson, of
Avondale, was insntantly killed. The
obstruction is. so great that the rock will
have to be blasted to move it. Mean
while the trains are nrunning byway of
Anniston, Talladega and Childesburg and
thence into Birmingham over the Cen
tral of Georgia Railroad.
A STRAIGHT radical ticket.
Buncombe Republicans Name Settle for Sedate,
I oak for Bonae.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Asheville, N. C., Oct. 11. —A conven
tion ofs the straight-out Republican
opposed to the "citizens” tickte was held
here today and the following ticket put
out' Senate, Thos. Settle; House, V. S.
Lusk and J. M. Patterson; Sheriff, W.
H. Wilson; Treasurer, Rev. Jas. Crook;
Clerk, Rev. B- S. Tipton; Register, A. S.
Melton; Tax Collector, Wm. Eller; Com
miesioners. Dr. J. S. T. Baird, it. Maney
and Frank lugle; Surveyor, R. B. Bal
lard; Coroner, Dr. A. M. Ballard.
COTTON MILL MEN ADJOURN
Will Meet Again to Complete List of Mills for
Merger
(Special to News' and Observer.)
Greensboro, N. C., Oct. 11.—The com
mittee of cotton mill men, charged with
the duty of selecting the mills to be con
trolled by the “Southern Textile Com
pany." under the Fries merger, ad
journed tonight after a two days’ ses
sion without having finished their work.
Some of th' 1 members of the committee
had business engagements for Monday
that they were obliged to fill, and for
that reason could not continue their
work here at this time. They will meet
again at a time and place to lie selected
later and complete the list of mills.
, Prof. J. T. Aldermau lectuns
(Special to News and Observer.l
VVarrenton, N. C., Oct. 11.—Prof. J. T.
Alderman, of Henderson, delivered a
scholarly and well written address on
Masonry in the court house Friday even
ing, The local Masonic lodge met in
their ball and escorted Prof. Alderman to
the court house, where he was introduced
by J. H. Kerr, Esq.
Death of Mrs Eliza Whitehead.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Scotland, Neck, N. Oct. 11. -Mrs.
Eliz d Whitehead, a well known widow
lady, died here this week, iter remains
were interred a) Kehukee eliureb-yard
near town Thursday afternoon. She
h aves a large circle of relatives and
friends
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| THE WEATHER TO-DAY.
For Raleigh:
CLEARING.
PRICK FIVJi CENTS.
CRAIG PUNCTURES
RADICAL HUMS
Not a Single White Man Dis
franchised.
THUS HE ANSWERS THEM
lit a Great Day for Democracy in
• Asheville.
PRITCHARD PAYS A TRIDUTE TO CRAIG
Regards Him, as the Ablest Exponent of Demo
cracy in the Stat*. Cra ! c Closes
the Debate With Gracious
land Kindly Words.
(By the Associated Press.)
Asheville, N. C.. Oct. 11.—Mr. Craig
and Senator Pritchard closed their can
vass here todav.
It was a great day for the Demofff.'icy.
Mr. Craig was heard at his best, and his
effort was a masterful one in defense of
the principles of his party. He declared
that under the leadership of Vance
Democratic party had gone steadily on
until it now stood on the threshold of a
new political era in North Carolina;
that negro domination and negro rule
was forever done with; that the Demo
cratic forces were being marshalled on
to victory by such great leaders as Sim
mons, Watson. Overman and others.
The gathering here was a notable one
In many respects. Although a Republi
can convention of “straight-out's” were
in session and several other counter at
tractions and a rainy day besides, great
crowds turned out to hear the speakers.
The debate commenced at 1 o’clock and
took place In the opera house. Notable
among the audience were a lartje num
ber of ladies. Mr. Craig was introduced
by Chairman Mac Key of the County LxtU
cutfvo Committee, and Mr. Pritchard by
Colonel Lusk in one of the colonel's war
horse characteristic efforts.
Mr. Craig was the first speakei*. In
opening his remarks he said:
“I believe that the Democratic party
today champions the cause of humanity.
It stands for just rights to all and spe
cial privileges to none. We all are to be
congratulated today, my friends, in
standing upon the threshold of a new
era.”
He reviewed the various issues of the
two parties, and said that the Republi
cans were claiming as a result of their
policy prosperity throughout the country.
The basic fact of the Republican party’s
argument is that in 1892 times were good.
I say that during this period times were
hard. We see that times were not good
when Harrison left this government to
the Democrats. How did the Republicans
bring prosperity? The Republicans say
that they brought it by the Dinglcy Bill.
I wish to say that the men who have ex
perienced prosperity under the Republi
can administration did not get it from
the Dingley Bill. They got it by toil and
as a result of their own individual labor.
“But who has experienced the greatest
prosperity? Not the working man by
any means. No, it is those who toil noi.
neither do they spin, yet Solomon in all
his glory was not arrayed like one of
these.”
Mr. Craig discussed the tariff at length.
“We sell,” he said, “in tho protective
market and buy in the free trade market.
I for one, am opposed to any such basis
of trade.”
He declared the hope of the South was
in the great party which he believed in
no class or section, but the party that
would give justice to all.” The Republi
can party does not stand for the Ameri
can people. It stands for trusts. It fost
ers combines that are oppressing this
country and which the Democratic party
declares should be suppressed by law.
Ix>ok at the great Coal Triist today that
is threatening the lives of the people
of this great republic.”
Mr. Craig then went into an explana -
tion of the work of trusts. He gave ex
tracts from Senator Richardson’s recent
speech in Congress concerning the trust
problem. “The President of tho United
States,” he said, “opposes the Dingley
Bill, and says it should be revised, and
yet Senator Pritchard says he expects to
stand by this measure. He is like the
boy on the burning deck who stood wh'-u
all but. him had fled.”
I rejoice with you all today that (his
is a day of freedom and liberty in North
Carolina. In spite of all the force of the
Republican party the great white men
arose in their power and declared that
they, their children nor their children’s
children should ever again bo cursed
with the damnation of negro rule.”
He spoke of the tale nut up
Republicans in 1900 that the constitu
tional amendment meant the disfranchise
ment of hubdreds of* white men.
“And yet,” he said “there has dot been
a single white man of this section dis
franchised. If the Republican party fools
you once it Is their fault, but If they fool
you twice by their tales now, it is your
own fault.”
He went into the workings of the
amendment showing how much it meant
toward education in North Carolina. "If
we allow the Republicans to manage the
school fund, the young manhood of this
Slate would not be educated. Twice ha/c
they already hn«j charge of the school
fund. The Republican party, according
to Dr. Curry, has set the wheels of edn
(Contiuued on Page Five.)