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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.
Jennings
.Worth
For President William
Bryan, of Nebraska. 1
For , Vice-President John
Kern, of Indiana. -
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET
For Governor W. W. Kltchln.
For Lleut.-Governor W. C New
land.
For Secretary of State J. Bryan
Crimes. ::
For State Auditor B. P. Dixon. .
For State Treasurer B. R. Lacy.
For Superintendent of Public In
Btructlon J. Y. Joyner. -'-.
For Attorney General T, W. Btck
ett. ' -
For Commissioner of Agriculture
tV. A. nraham.
For Commissioner of Labor and
Printing M. Ij. Shlpman. .
For Corporation Commissioner B.
'TP1. Avrork.
For Insurance Commissioner J. R.
Youn.
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Thousands of good. Democrats
in North Carolina-should esteem
it a privilege to. contribute their
portion' to the ; success of the
party. " .- -
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MORNING TOXIC; V
- (C O. Day.)
Heart melody is "a kind of music
even one can make If he will.' It
does not depend on some specific gift,
or upon tie external art or training
possessed at most by re w, and which
we 'may have or be without, but It
does depend upon the state of the
Brmoathies. of the Imagination, of the
whole inner contents ana oraer or mis
ilritual world of ours, made to bring
forth melody, and Drovided, in the
Fpirit of God and the world of Christ,
with the remedy, in case it needs
healing. Because it Is spiritual, it is
something which nothing external can
effect. It is not a matter of our sur
roundings. It eannotbe drowned by
the noises of the market-place, as it
has not been by the cries of the, wild
beasts at Ephesus. nor by the roaring
of the flames at Rome. Prison walls
cannot smother. iU-.nor the clanking
chains break it up;-for-at midnight
Paul and Silas sang In their stocks
and the prisoners heard them.
WHO IS VAN CLEAVE?
(The Ashevllle Citizen.)
By fr the most interesting move
in . the present'- campaign Is the en
trance of James YV. Van Cleave, pres
ident of the so-called National Asso
ciation of Manufacturers. Mr. Van
Clea ve severcl y criticises the Demo
cratic nomhiee, Mr. Bryan and the
platform, especially those sections of
Hie platform which relate to industrial
disputes between , labor . and capital,
and eulogi7.es Taft and tlie Republican
platform in the highest terms. It Is
Interesting just at this time, because
both parties are engaged In a great
Mrugglo in the endeavor to convince
organized labor that each is Its best
friend. "
Inasmuch -as Mr. Van Cleave lias
stipped Into, tlio limelight. It may be
wcjl for .the - general public to know
who Mr. Van Cleave Is and what he
represents. Some years ago one D.
M. Parry, conceived the idea or an
crgauization of employers of labor,
whoso solo object should be the de
struction, of lftbor- unions.. It was
ji-allcd the "American Association of
Manufacturers." Parry remained at
its head until about two years ago,
when Van " Cleave, a trusted Heuten
antrKuccceded him. The association
lias lived up to its purposes, as far as
it lias been able. With an overflowing
treasury, it lias harratwed labor onions
. at every. cpiort unity; ft Iia provided
the menus for the prosecution of In
junction salts and for. the transporta
tion of ruffians, called strike breakers,
from the scene of one strike to anoth
er. It sustained regularly a pow
crful lobby at the national capital,
to tlwart any - legislation in favor ot
tire laiiorer, any attempt at tariff re
vision, or .the passage f laws which
aro not In the .interest .or its own
member. It has promoted schemes i
to evade tlie immigration laws. In
order tliat It may flood the country
, with cheap, foreign labor. Tlie asso
ciation, although largely composed -of
: men engaged in manufacturing. Is not
In the utrictest sense of the word a
manufacturers' association an organ
ization with tlie legitimate and lofty
StlNlUUMintt 111.
ippennf that
re tlie waee
nu-r or a fslr shsr of his product,
and replace the American worker with
the pumer from Fjirope. . . '. .'
Such. is the character of the man
who attacks the Democratic 4-andldate
and platform, and presumes to ad
vis? th American voter how to cast
his lalft. While th llepnblir-ati
ihanag are -elat)iitm a "labor
bureau." throush wlilrh to "educate"
lle wa-e earner, ihU effusion of Van
leave's must have fallen like a bomb
In tlte camn or Candidate Taft. Its
ene t can only be similar to the fam
ous "Rum. .Romanism and Rebellion"
lioomernng hi the Blalne-Cleeland
campaign of 1881. t If there had been
any doubt as to the position of the
labor vote. It would seem lliat all bar
riers have . been removefl. and th
llne-np tor Democracy will be as solid
as a stone wall.
izaumi witii tne legitimate
Ide iCTpurtIug and tim
diisffri HlrrpriMV, It aj
ItstMWi.nr, Is tf fdenrlv
K&ASONS WHY Ml VAN WILL WIN.
The business man who is truly con
cerned about the future prosperity of
this great country is hot. being de
ceived by , the mere surface appear
once in politics, but he 1 looking be
neath, this to find the 'causes, which
lead to the great depression In bus!
ness and finances which this, year has
shaken the United States. : And those
who study, and who are hot blinded
by partisanship find the answer in the
effect of the . Republican policies,
which have forced upon. this country
an unparalleled depression in affairs
which go td make up Its prosperity.
Among the men who stiyly causes
and effects is ex-Congressman Robert
Baker, of Brooklyn. N, Y.v the presi
dent of the Austin Rotarjt. . Engine
Company, who will be remembered as
recenUy having made If an able and
caustic reply to the request made o
mills and manufactories by the
New York Leather Belting Company
to put out signs that their mills
would "start on full time and keep
going" after the electldhrif Taft is
elected. . That reply was a knock out
blow, and now Mr. Baker has Issued a
letter in .which he sets forth what he
terms "Bryan's Chances of . Election,
the things whiclj. make for this, and
tne. aimcuity tnat stands in the way
In the form of "big" newspapers con
trolled by plutocratic influences ; hos
tile to' the cause of the people, and by
the campaign corruption fund of spe
cial privileges. ; . . :
In terse language he sets out as
against these -and the use of a huge
fund for. corruption, the causes which
go to make success for air. Bryan
In clear form he shows .how the
known acts of predatory wealth, and
the cry of the. Van Cleaves of politics
to "bury Bryanistn" areproof that
the people are not being regarded ex
cept as mere vassals who. are expected
to register the will of those who op
press them. His article, published
by Thomas Gibsoh, of New Tork. at
one of bis. 'special 'market letters
sould be read by very voter In Amer
lea. He states facts that, are known.
and his deductions are logical. .He
speaks boldly for the success which
he believes is coming for Democracy,
his article being as follows
"Prophesying is always dangerous
unless you know and never more
so than when your opponents control
the cards: and none but the unsophis
ticated will deny j that the powerful
forces so unanimously supporting the
Taft candidacy do control the greatest
of alt factors In ' political contests
the press. t. Nt merely do such of.
the big papers as avowedly, and those
which affect independence, advocate
the- plutocratic .candidate. but some
which are rendering a : lip-service to
democracy are also supporting Taft
Almost without exception, the "big"
newspapers are openly or, covertly hos
tile . to democracy. ' some, adopting its
garb, the more effectively td beguile
tlteir readers, and to assail "from
within the party. for:; tne party's
"good," whoever combines xeal with
devotion to Its basic principle, "equal
rights to all; special privileges to
none." ! ' . . .
In view of the large part the dally
paper has in the life of the common
people, a knowledge of this control ot
the press by the 'Captain of. Indus try"
might well cause doubt as to whether
the factors for Bryan could succeed
against this tremendous ' hostile force
force sleepless, alert; now openly
attacking, now sapping and mining,
but always used to destroy such as
seriously assail unjust economic con
ditions. ?
But' even from this viewpoint the
situation Is not without hope. ' A mul
tiplicity of causes, a succession of
events, . have 'shown the . peopl how
the press Is prostituted to the service
of privilege. The most flagrant ex
amples of this debauchery of Intellect
being compelled (to retain their read
ers and so continue to serve their fi
nancial masters) 4 to publish facts
drawn from unwilling witnesses, which
shows what ' Wm. Marion Reedy, the
brilMeht editor and successful publish
er of the St Louis "Mirror." in his re
cent address to-the Missouri Press As
sociation, aptly terms The Myth of a
Free Press. In Mr. Reedy's Judg
ment, 90 per cent of the editorial
writers ' of today are In 'intellectual
and sympathetic revolt against present
day conditions;' yet they prostitute
their talents to perpetuate and extend
industrial slavery.
"How far this shocking intellectual
debasement has gone. Mr. Reedy in
dicates:- :
7 " 'It is my firm belief that were
it not. for- the capitalists at the
head of the great daily newspa
pers, if the men who write the
- news and the editorials of all the
newspapers in the United States,
wer to print the news exactly as .;
they see It, and write their views
exactly as they feel them for a
space of three days, thjrre would '
be such a revolution in America
as would put that of France to
sham."
"Why have I dwelt oh this? Be
cause it is the crux of the political
situation today. It -is the one factor
giving strength to the Taft candidacy.
f he is not pulled through, Jtwlll be
because I have not fully grasped how
resourceful, masterfuk and dominating
Is the plutocratic control of: the press.
Wore It not for the fact that even
such masterful .forcea.can be swept
aside when the people's wrath Is
aroused, there would be ro hone of
Bryan's -election. This was shown
when 'Golden-Rule Jones was a can
didate for governor of Ohio. With
no paper to support him, he received
more votes in the city of Cleveland
than the Republicans and; Democrats
combined. Bryan's support in 1896
among the big dallies was practically
mi. - ana yet his strength with- the
masses was so great that a sixteen
million dollar corruption fund and an
organized campaign of industrial ter
rorism was required to defeat him.
and this despite the utter wrecking of
tne party wrought by the then presi
dent a wreckage so complete that
none of his -followers would seek the
nomination.
"The elements which make for Bry
an s success are the natural forceB.
which. If thry had ruH sway would
sweep him Into power with a vote that
would make the Roosevelt 'landslide
seem a narrow margin. - They are a
recognition that Something is wrong.
tnat the v aggressions or predatory
wealth must be restrained the laws
enforced. 'Success showed this feel.
ng to be widespread In Us noil of sub
scribers to learn whether they favored
a 'let up' In the fight against the evil
conditions exposed during the east
Judge Prltchard had his eyes open
Ml th. m. and Marlon Butler d.d not KSZTZSL. 'Wrl&Z
Auun ue touiu noi . nim-nam : ne wn inousana wno responded, de-
Judge Prltchard with the Republican alared for a continuance; ihe sophis-
chard asks to be excused. ) force-pump and gas-Inflation efforts
to restore
ing with these men.
can organization.
"The cry : of the Van - Cleaves to
prosperity being unavail- ''t;." " ""h"
viuril III -wsv nuv aAU
win be as effective. ' On the othef
isviuenuy tne reaaers oi me piuio- hfln1 -,,. -r , r;--
uy uu-iru I for Ilrvnn hava nnt W.n tnr
as of vore " Thev are thinklne fort Uryan as they have not been for
as ot ore. xney are ininsmgiori rrlonlv. ..- Ttnw
tnpm vpi. , xmiflrcntlv ii(rprm nod v
that the tight against corporate ag
i.iulAn -kail ' m AM - n .1 W.
room nolv TnVroT"nf "nrod V"'"' requiring that they throw
r v . ,: m - - UJ J T n
exchange, the fleecing of produce! j ncei
realize that thev are engaged in a
dhat thejdf"atn f trusle I with plutocracy, self-
all their strength for the4 Democratic
I J : l I I.. i
vaiuohi. ' h ,A "he demand for relief from tariff
purchkVe ot BoarT." ot Ald
Legislatures and Congress, shall ceaae. I in" "r?: M ' ':.,r."
Seemingly, they do not agree with the ,V "V 'L-II.. .ll lr
counsel of the Otock Island that rail- IJ belUv. .. il rLm-JLC
road, -securlUea. are sacred, 'no mat-15? 5f"V ULW Z feLh.
ter how flagranUy overissued." nor I Uir.r ll"J ""r,.".'."
hy8i ol orlTwhlc h I geot oy
hants no longer sit supinely and pTfle tn.dd.Iei
he highways of the nation sed f a5f..?!ate8' ' leat? A0...1??"6
pile up gigantic fortunes for thylr " S n d 1 Brvari Tl. to V com"
the peODle. hv the nennlo fni tho
people.
nCDKRAL
IIK-KATKRS CONVKN.
TION. -
cation.
mere
see the
to
ma
petit
tions. They are becoming wise. The
are taking to heart the testimony of
an early practitioner in rebate
Carnegie-wha-,sad the 'entire capital
stock ot railways In .the West, as a
Sill Una .a Itilt.. - - a . .
iZZ: k. un Wednesday of this week the
the testimony of that master of the I Federal Pie-Eaters and their hangers
legerdemain of turning water Into cn will assemble in Charlotte to hold
!,fl,drrHToWKno ""der- fath. de- what Is termed the Republican State
of ail railroad corporations of this nuon'
country never cost a dollar. I Tne Purpose Is to put out a State
"The things which make for Bryan's I ticket which is already doomed to de
success, are: feat n It i. i -a
"The $60,000,000 'Alton loot n7n 'i, v T V 2 T ,
"The Standard Ol! Trust nrof. t ,JDon- Tne Federal office-holders and
the still house powers 'have selected
the nominees, and if there are any
who go to Charlotte to this convention
thinking they go to select a ticket they
are very foolish. All that thev will
ynaea, J HU1' cu"lnK of a 10.- be allowed to do will be to ratify what
0.000 Iron-ore-eert flente 'menn' I.. ... ...
ne reaerai Bosses have determined
upon. . . v-r
Whether the Republican nominee Is
$490,315,934 in seven years.
"The realization of the boast of the
head of that trust that the $29,000,
000 tine would never be paid.
"The 'earnings,' in one year, of U.
5.. Steel Corporation of $160,000,000.
000.000 iron-ore-certificate 'melon
'The Steel trust dictating to Con
gress, no tampering with the sacred
tariff, even though It sells steel abroad
25 per cent to 30 per, cent lower than
here. -
"Schwab declaring that the trust
to be J. Elwood Cox, with his leg
Mr
ready to be pulled; Dr. Cy Thompson.
makes steel rails for $12 a ton, as I of tne Butler-Russell maladorous re-
against $19 by Welsh Bteel mills.
"The railroads demanding higher!
freight rates, yet willingly fuiying this
tribute of $7 to $8 a ton fdt rails to
he trust.
"The Steel trust's control of 19 3 per
cent of the cheapest Iron ore! in the
world, yet howling for 'protection.-
"Its control of 60.000 acres of Con-
nellsvllle coking coal, practically the
line, or Prof. Britt. of the mountains.
isyet to be made manifest, but the
Federal Posses have a already picked
their man. They and the doodlers
will name the others and the crowd
will, then disperse. . It will be the
same old gathering of Federal pie-
saters, moss-backs ' and disgruntled.
fntIr.e "PP,.y;'yt ordering "hands off and In November the Democracy will
the tariff on coal by Congress. . , ... - , ,
The official reports of several rail- 0noe aKa,n bury w,th their ballots the
roads that two-cent fares have been nominees of that party which North
profitable, although they cried 'con- Carolinians know seeks honor onlv for
fiscatlon.
The Western Union and Postal
combine raising telegraph tolls 33 per
cent to 66 percent.
Seven years complete abstention
from enforcement of section 6 of the
Sherman taw directing 'confiscation of
trust controlled goods when.'ln transit
from one State to another or to a for
elgn country..
The squirming of the newspapers
under the exactions of the Paper
graft, a party I whose success would
mt an the setting back for fifty years
of the progress and -prosperity of the
' State. : ; r;t -
AX KHKOU IY THE tMPAIlISOX.
In a recent . editorial In this; paper
oncerning increased freight rates and
acts through what was evidently an
Trust, yet unable to get from Congress I ivereight onthe part of our Bource
any r.uucuon oi iqe tarin on wooa-1 f information there was published
pulp,
'The outburst In the 'holy of holies.
the New York Traffic Club, some
shippers declaring that the proposed
increased freight rates were to pay
for 'blue-ribbons for horses, and to
support Idlers, idiots, divorcees and
foreign dukes.
i comparison of-figures of freight and
passenger revenue of the railroads
for 1907 and 408, showing a very
large Increase of revenue.
It has been called to our attention
that this comparison,, purporting to
The declaration by the National I be that of the Interstate Commerce
Association of Manufacturers, that I Commission made June 30. 1908. for
'Congress and the administration with
full knowledge of its (tariff) unfair
ness permitted- manufacturers by con
solidation to fadd 'no inconsiderable
part of certain unfair schedules' to
their selling prices. so that, 'no less
than one-half of the total manufac
tures is overcharged to consumers.
the flscat years; ending June- 30, 1903,
and June 30. 19 '3". was really not for
these years, but for 1906 ,and 1907,
and that we were In error in the mat
ter. We make, this correction as to
the years, and also state that th-.
"Tho exposure of the fact that the I figures and dates were furnished to
high financiers 'saved the honor of us by a department of the Inland Wa-
me nauon oy ine most coiossai cor
ruption In 1896 and 1900. One of
terways Congress, which used these
the group Ryan confessing that,n urg.ng tne need or a better system
half a million was stolen from the I of Inland waterways so as to afford
mM fk lraCUOn trUSt t0 bcat Urjfa!1 increased faclljles for transportation
" 'The' bllcht of Industrial denres- wIth a Urease n freight. rates,1 while
sion which extends over the country, I n tne article m tnis paper tney were
so that half a million more willing used to noint nnt the inl nstlcA In thA
it i . ... i w -
VThs'army of the unemDloved great- I Pon ty the rallwa's. We regret that
er than ever before, while the suffer-1 we were led into error In the matter,
ng has been more Intensified and and cheerfniiv make a eorreetinn -
more persistent than in previous de-l,. . , . , . .
DreSS Ions. I ""J vu uoc tu uw v.ijr
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The attempt of Taft to throw upon Mcswmaie means pi argument, ana
the Creator with his 'God knov.'s, II when we base any argument upon an
don't! the responsibility for this nat- error we are ready and glad to make
uriti iruiuiBt; ui iwrivc i. am ui nisi . , ...
party's complete subserviency to the the ncsy correction, in this, case
trusts. I it has been called to our attention that
'The 'bread line' In New Yorkr with I there has been no comparison of the
its thousand or more staning men I railroad revenues of 190R and 1907
standing in line, in the bitterest weath
yet made, and that being so the argu
ment concerning the figures' for these
years was based upon mistaken prem-
er, for hours to get a piece of bread.
"The arraying on the side of Taft
of overy big railroad or trust crimi
nal, va ho ostentatiously tell us ttiathe j iSes.
is an right;' while the people of the
west are told that he Is a radical. And President Roosevelt certainlv
rr. . j . m I
a ms annuunceu purpose oi me j ul. o.,,.
nomhrr0. tn nnhii.h nn ntAkA. 1 1 nceua ms mg duck. lor uuiu iaii anu
and dally thereafter, all contributions Sherman
of $100 and over, not to receive morel him.
than $10,000 from anybody, and to
are leaning heavily upon
accept notmng witnm, tnree aays or The Commonwealth says that Ilall-
he election. ; . , . . a
The refusal of the Republicans to M me lesaKzey pruij. u
follow suit, and the sneers of Repub- I will prove the best thing In every
lican leaders, like Congressman Par-1 cbunty in the State.
sons, against this publicity as being
mostly demagogy.
The ordeal through which" Bryan
has gone. Traduced and maligned by
nominal Democrats as welt as llepub-
icans, every corrupt artifice being em
ployed to seduce him or to break his
strength with the people, the pluto
crats having been rTt",nt In their
efforts to cru'-h 1 th.y could
neither ' '"Vy ocr bribe.
"Dollar Jim "Sherman's speech of
acceptance, of the Republican vice-
presidential nomination was dull and
short. . As , a "me too" praise of
Roosevelt It was not far behind Taft's.
The voters think it should be a
party o three to go to Africa after
With'- t T.t.rit y, without the power I the election. As they will then be
to reward or punls this man has
gone on his way arousing the -people
to 'a knowledge of the powers wntch
oppress them and the methods where-
y fhey are. robbed. As a result.
those Democrats who hate him, have
0,ut of jobs Taft and Sherman can go
along with Roosevelt so as to praise
his shooting. ; .
Roosevelt will take a camera
been forced to-, espouse his cause or be shooter with him when he goes hunt.
reiegaieu to political ODIIVlOn the Intr In Africa
people more and more coming to un-
George Shiraa 3rd will
rstand that whatever of good h,, tote ,he camera, and when Rooae-
been done In the great task of over-1 ve,t shoots the gun Shlras will snap
throwing monopoly, has come from shot' Roosevelt. Ain't this a great
me nau-nearieti auoniion or a rew or
in iiuiiiire. iiiey.now realize mat
Ikola .1 . . m M 1 f .
finds In him it t,JLi wi. I . "ar this, will ou7 ; O. Rumsey
opponent representing nothing but aJ Sheldon, treasurer of the Republican
desire to maintain the statu quo, the I National Committee, says that the law
unexpressed but firmly held convle
ion of the few tht the people are
prohibiting corporations from cJvlng
neompetent to govn ihemSvea. h,i P0" 'campaign. "Is foolish, and
W . . a . . " I .hAiiKl , .11. t .
i.iua inrjr inr pnvnegea classes
must' rule. ; ,
should be repealed. He echoes
what the Republican National Con
vention did. The Republican party
wants corporation money with which
to buy the election. , ,
MR. BRYAN'S TARIFF. ADDRESS.
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. It, Is, a clear. light which Mr.-Bryan
In his speech atDes ' Moines has
thrown upon the subject of the tariff,
and under. Its illuminating rays there
Is seen the Iniquity of the Republican
fostered protective tariff under which
monopolies and trusts thrive and grow
fat and the tariff ) for revenue- Which
the ' Democracy pledges as a relief
from the encroachments 'of predatory
weaun upon, tne masses ot thepeo
Pie. 'V'.;-: 'I. ' J. V'fjj '
In his discussion Mr. Bryan shows
thatithe tariff schedules which have
been made by the. Republicans are fa
vored by" the corporations which have
amassed great fortunes under these,
and that this tariff is one which has
been dictated by the . interests which
give , money to r the Republicans, that
by the "graft" In the ( purses of the
people those which contribute to the
Republican tfund can get ? a cash' re
turn many;, times in excess of that
which is paid .out that In. truth it s
a 'tickle mftni r Will titte you" ar
rangement . by which the . corporations
which are benefitted write the laws
that govern them, and In the writing
fix It so that the people have" to "pay
the freight" . and a high freight tj
that - '; V-;:-;.. ,'-:-S
In contrast to the ruinous, effects
of the present protective tariff of the
Republican party, Mr. Bryan presents
the Democratic revenue, tariff plank,
a plan that does not .propose to make
a sudden and revolutionary chanee
that wllj affect business, but by gradu
al steps to move forward with the
purpose of protecting all business in
terests fcy the changes-, until the point
of a revenue tariff Is reached, as the
people do not want "protection ,for
protection's sake." That no panic can
be feared by , this change 'he shows
that the low ' tariff , law of 1846' did
not produce a panic, but that it was
so satisfactory then - when ten years
afterwards the Republicans wrote
their first platform' there' was no en
dorsement of protection in It j
Justice and equal rights to all In
taxation Is the keynote which .runs
throughout his address which goes
into details' in showing how the Re
publican tariff scheme is one that con
tlnues to enrich the rich, and to make
more powerful the monopolies and
trusts, while ; the burden "become
neavier ana neayier upon , the con
sumers. - the people wWo In the end
have; to pay. all tariffs. It Is an ad
dress full of the soundest : argument
In proof : that what is necessary that
prosperity, should be equally, divided
out Is not to continue a system that
favors only.- the protected interests of
huge Corporations, .but that in It.
place there Is needed, regulations that
will give equally to alU without hurt
to any. ":. '
He discusses the admission of the
Republicans that ' the tariff needs re
vision and the claim of- these .'that
they are .the proper ones to revise It,
and In so doing shows the fallacy of,
any such permission, that the Demo
cratic party, and, not the Republican
party. Is the one to be entrusted with
this important matter, exposing the
remarkable' admission of the .Repub
licans that some of ,. Its proposed re
vision will be to Increase rates In the
schedules. The panics of 1873, 1893
and 1907, he shows were, Republican
made panics, with, the high tariff In
effect, these bringing disaster to em
ployers and employees, and that while
protection followed these corporations
which are favored by : it, that" protr v
Hon does not make good wages..
; Mr. Bryan's entire address should
be read, for It Is enlightening In ' Its
comparison of the viciousness of the
high tariff with the equality of
revenue tariff. It is an . address that
clears away the 'J. fogs. and presents
.iic ii iiuiiiu at i&sue un me lariu.
No mere review of what is said can
do the' address justice, for' it tells
everything itself. It is the - tru
Democratic doctrine which he deliv
tred, and It Is . the doctrine which
should prevail in regard to th9 tariff.
The address bristles with facta pre
sented happily and clearly, and shows
how , the ; Republicans are trying 1 to
muddy- the waters Jo as to contrive to
aid the favored corporation looting
of the people; a graft that Is admitted
by the manufacturers themselves, a
graft that is the criminal toll taken
from the pockets of the people, -
In the i conclusion of his " splendid
presentation of the subject Mr. Bryan
had that to say which is a call to th?
people and to which there should be
a united response, his remarks being:
'The whole aim of our party Is to
secure justice in taxation. we believe
that each Individual should contribute
to the support. of the government in
proportion to', the benefits which ha
receives under the protection of the
government. We believe that a reve
nue tariff, approached gradually, ac
cording to the plan laid down In our
platform, will equalize the burdens of
taxation, and that the addition of an
Income tax will make taxation still
more equitable. If the Republican
party Is to .have the support, of those
w ho find a pecuniary profit 4n the
exercise of the taxing power, as a
private asset In their, business, we
ought to haya, th? 'support of that
large majorit'y,(pr70je.pepph who pro
duce the nation's wealth in time bf
peace, protect the nation's flag In time
of war. and ask for nothing from th
government but even-handed Justice."
The voter who wants enlightenment
en the question of Democracy's po
sition on the tariff, and the value in
it to thY people, should read Mr. Bry
an's address. It will repay him, he
will see things In their- true lintht, and
know that ; the Republican protective
tariff Is a law allowed robbery of the
masses of the people. - " .
thing, and it generally does, the ap
pointment of "Hon ,! D. Murphy,", of
this city, has given i,snral satisfaction
throughout the 'Stai! The Citizen
wag desirous of asjiftaining how the
Governor's appointtfeet would be re
ceived ty the Stateess and so far
we hav not seen m discordant note.
It Is a distinct honwrSlo this city that
an Ashevllle man uld have ; been
selected to follow ittUv high standard
set by 'Judfje MotliWe are aware
that othr sections Mfhe district ha ve.
good and able men ho could fill the
position with credltfit none of them
will think that GovtjT)r Glenn made
any ; mistake when Mjplaced the Ju
dicial . robes - on - thftfhoulders of Mr.
Murphy, For thlsffon we believe
that there wNl be !iquestion about
the . appointment hbk . allowed t
stand until the expi-pon of the late
Judge Moore's termitThls is. a time
when, in the lnterIof the Demo
cratic party, both t&jte : and county,
there should be pefefcl harmdny. .
.""We have stated7Tiat the press of
the State has favorJy received the
appointment of Mry??- Murphy, and
among the leaders fevrflnd The Char
lotte Observer and "gffte Ralelgli News
and Observer. TKe Oiarlotte ' paper
ail who know the "appointee. The
Governor la to be ctratulated upon
the appointment anhe State upon
Mr. Murphy s accesss to tne Dencn.
Judge Murphy will eCc;ourse' be nomi
nated by the distrfcMffxecutlve com
mittee or otherwise snd elected in
November." 'itils! v
-r "We find Tlie NCand Observer
saying that 'the appfjximenCof Judge
Murphy will be regarded as a wise one
throughout the State 'and Itts not to
be doubted that J0$4 Murphy will
take a high position on; the bench.'
'Endorsement suchli the foregoing,
and so far from hornl Should be very
gratifying to the new; 'Judge and hi?
friends. It may-beaten for granted
that-high honors sel4r fall upon un
deserving men. Jud Murphy's ser
vices to his party 1tatr been loyal and
enduring, and his aMftty and charac
ter have never been,? placed fn ques
tion." ' . mV"-
THE PF.OFLFORrM.
In the New Yofk'iVibrld the voice
of the people contln to be heard
for Bryan 4 and Deaeracy In 'The
People Forum." , mm$ f the latest
can candidate because they sincerely .
believe that he does not mean whnt:
he says. , . Is it. not the first time in
the story of our Republic that a can
didate for president was enthusiasti
cally supported upon the ground that
he was not telling the truth?- .
v BIRD S. COLE II.'.-
Brooklyn, Aug. 19. -V . . '
i ' California Claimed for Bryan.
To the Editor of The World :
. The Republican party in this State
is split Into .two factions the so
called "Itegulars" and ' the ' so-called
"Roosevelt Leaguers." These two
factions have Juat "had it out" at a
primary Vnd -the "Regulars" won.
They will control the State Conven
tion, This faction is characterized
byHlui, other faction a, "servlle-to tha
corporations," most . especially "tb3 r
Southern PaclfCfRailroad.. This fak
t!onv enthusiastically suooorts Tsift
and Sherman. . - .
V' The other faction makes its political
Slogan, . "Down wltth corporatloh
rule!" Wherefore, as Taft and .
Sherman are supported by the cor--
t orations. ,it rnny confidently . be ex
acted that SCalifornla will b put in
t H Prvan nnrl Vam n
declares that "the ajfiplintment of Mr. IT Moreover, 85 percent oT the labor
J. D.wMurphy t?drlk this xiS U surfothe
tmocratlcv tickel.4-r;'I,hIs,"Kashe"reto-
ipre oeen Republican inrmitional elec
tions. , :Also five-eighths of the-negrc-voters
here will this year withhold x
support from .the Republican ticket.
Reckon California's vote in thts
Electoral .College for Bryan and
K1: , . 4 ' J- A. JONES.
Oakland, Calv Aug. ,12. , ; K
it IroKperlty and Politics f '
To the Editor of The World; - .
I think it would be better-for som
of our artificial-prosperity boomers
to let things take their natural course
and allow the demand to get up with
the manufactured supply than to force
things and make It a great deal worse
after election. I am a laboring man
not identified wltth either of the great
contending parties, . consequently I "
vote, independently.' I have nothing
to scy against any of the candidates
personally, but T have my choice.
Sin aIiJ" .Mul Bryan 1 think the
man Is all right and -I thlnkcthe plat
form Is aV right I have, however,
one decided objection to the stand
SSi7ly n ?ryan' and that; is his
decision not to stand for a second
!olmVw Lthlnk that 18 a CTeat mis- -.
:n ?iri Bryan s Dart a the peo-
ilia flnriiilf Vk AM.'a .
5"e wnent of his ex-
Finee 1892 the party has not hen
united as It Is this year. . Everv ele
ment within the party yields to the
spontaneous demand by the rank and
file for Prvan'l nntnlnnllnn n .. I
in vt Loii.niiin .i j, Y. I I'reslnentinl fnnuIdAte Pmrona
1""H. nwwrus mm lis . - . f K'.
5 UP Don. - JSO that mhn lik ki. (hann nt Iho Drnhthitinnl.t. I. . t .. . , " w v v. UJ uutrrn-
- vs -w v . . 1 1 ii it ib f v v t m. i v sacs, v "
principles and Inspired by his leader- Ing a-stormv kind of a time iiipm
ni Ti. SL n n If sinrl . ca m?iiAniAj 1
svs i viuf iKuiiiiru ur i ... - .
mocracy is in better shape to win than tamPaisn aays. wnne in Lincoln a
for many years. All the events fIwekagohe narrowly escaped drown-
TIIK NEW JUDGE. V ;
Throughout thp State there has heeii
the highest praise of Judge J. D.'Mur-
or uienn to nn the" vacancy' on the
Superior court bench made vacant by
the death of Judge Fred Moore. The
the past few years have added to the Ing in a swimming pool, and V few IiTT . have been highly
In m? nrw hB r A,r Jesses days afterward, n Spfingfleld. while m, ' Z , , aa l duaRe
m nir. I'rjgtj. lie is the rightful bene. I , ... , . . ' Murphy, and referring to this - the
fielary of the camnalsrn of ed,,Mirt scefcing to defend a victim in the -v.'V . . . 1 im" inei
which has raged with such force, and j hands of the. mob. he "was struck in
irnicn now, in the Middle West, J the face witth a brick.
letters printed r are ;cs herewith given
and they show 'thatHai' trend is for perlerfbe.
!c'H I - see Mr. .If earttfm nnvn.
,;its . . iuhwucib are
;-r;rTJ,-ii,;urmo tnat ir
To the Editor of The -SVbrid: , ,a". " "atea in this cam
Bryan
Tart. "Keeps Bad! kmpany,
Alt nr. Ta."Xf-rf' :
I am a Democrat. M an Independ- anj p.-" D ?
ed twice by the user money cop- Tn:: ,Jahence.
,n and those -'IVJ"! :ae ose wno
vgment for
rom it, but
the thinking ,'
an and tho
for? ; I
t-Tnovg;
ijn .froi
is a good one. I l&mK me people I men- aws from -ii t
without regard to' paf should sup- pVfncipTeV that
vim ..j ),.,, a 'M.vornmort f I ' V' . 'Pies tnat ; he stai
f"4 v "r r. ny' r." V. I ming not.
tne masses, nui iirotjoacB. in
personally Is a good ia'n. but keeps
bad fcompany ana 'j-ms . to je a
proxy, -which ,v no Ahjfrican 1 should
tolerate.' 'p
ds
P. COLE.
. WILLIAM WARBU1
j-rooKiyn, august 17.
The tmocratic
Otfgo. N. vY Aug. 'U. 7
platform t.t
pledge of the party as to what It wilt. -do
if put In power. The Republican
party platform is built to-get In on
and !t Is made to lo6k any bid way to
catch a vote. v I :'.' "V. -
Taft a Candidate of 'Oaice-IIplders.
To the Editor of TherVorld:
Mr. Taft's . candidal da the result
ot the . power of corp4rate greed in
UUT KU ITX II lit Til l DUrtfSI ICtll. s.
holders terrorized by;4 brandishing r - ate , veterans returning
of -the big stick, and i'he Indifference! from Winston-Salem bHng news : of
of the voter-who failg vote at the Uhe 'handsome manner In which thev -primdry
elections 2d: send the I were nt stntl a ,, '
proper kind of men delegates to erta,n-d Jha city. Win-
national and State cortvUntions. "",'uen Knows now to do a thing
.1 em going to vote-f or Mr. Bryan I right, and never fall to do it.
because he ia the choice' of the DeoDle I .' i m
and not th otfice-hcyiers, and - be- I k The deaf mutt s held a most en ior-
cause he qt all times pins his princi- able convention in Raleigh, and the
THOMAS Ci'WlLLMOTT.
Brooklyn," ' Aug. 1 8. i
"A Nebraska IamieTfr Bryan.
To the. Editor of The WyrHd:
sessions proved to be full of vain. on. I
interest Without voice Or huarini. It .
4a a class of citizenship that is doing ' .
iw,iinre ib Duna up WD State..
vuc i-.u nur ui aiic tsyiiiu. - . - i v uv, in-iuvrnn vrno goes into the
La-!fl,t0' ?a" Primaries of his party: arid who U d
convictions of right aud duty, with vr omce "nOM highest
no shadow, of shrlnklS or. turning; ass of party patriotism when he
because he has a Just ApPrectatlon g t tne t,cket homrnated, his- hearty
the. foundation nrinrlMfe of Ameri- and earnest support. That .Is the -
can liberty, and as ;r!rfcsident, would I of the true blue Democrats of
hl Wake county. ......
people and not an tflfjtcratle ruler . " '
above the Constitution fmd the lawf . i : TIHi, JOHN ItEILV IIOE.
because he would be a Signified chief . . ' c ' - -
executive, attending -saictly to.thel'' ;.-iuiwana taiion Planter's Import-
duties ot his office An&'not, be con- - ' 1 r ant Invention. -
tinually sounding a hiirit before him av, .. . . . ' . :
ought t,o do and nearly iv'Tytfctng that StSTS Aff JQt clumf comP: -
a.rres?dent ought not? oand be- ??LZ ".it.";:
at the close oF- his term . ne -" 7'" ,T l?" T " A' ,"1
cause
would quietly retire ad not to f '' . ?- t,,
name , his successor atdcontinue to l r:i: m 7 ""ir"? r. -
rvw - 2' , . I ,rrrt on. me part oi inose interested
rule bv Droxv.
CHARLES? yvGOSTER,
: "Rlgns of the 1ne.,
To the Editor of the World:
v,nrist saia: 3- xe .snnoi aiscern
the signs of the HmesL::-i5 What are
the signs nov? 11 " With united De
mocracy :and a spleeqid platform,
why should not Eryarywin? They
beat Bryan twicB witifttolerl : funds
ana nave, been caught with tne goods. i
Rooeeyelr' carried Newyerk for' his
party with $200,000 o? -Harrlman's
money. Can he do it dain ? Har-
riman says "nit." Kaosevelt, ; like
Mark Hanna, stands forbuying up
the. votes for his party. ,Taft stands
ror Roosevelt's polleie'srf , Will It
work ? - Hardly . . You 'caTn't fool all
the people,, all the tIme2-c - -
- : JO. .tJilOCKETT.
?. New York, Aug. 17. 2 , v
In. agriculture throughout the country.
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Like many , other great revolntJnn-
Izing inventions, the new devlo la
of the very simplest design and con
struction, i In. fact, one who seos it
for the first time exclaims over It
simplicity- and wonders why it had
v Things Can't BoVorse. v
To the Editor of The WtSrjd:
..t . t , t.a I never been- thought of before.
for Roosevelt because? times were :i:5nrst , 8'g.ht "e JoIin V-ilY ' noe
good and I had plenty work, This ",iJ inistaKen ior an oramary hoe
. . r .itj j. . f , .- .1 OI, tn nin.tlmA horini.at to ttam a
vear 1 nave neon out or ifn since isjtr r . . n
November and I hetiW. that- th- closer look, however. , will show the
DmnrrAt. n't do S worBA tv,o upper, cprners of the blade turned out-
. . -.-.. I M.n lt. t mm. . .
the Republicans.
C;,."::;; ward at a peculiar angle. These up-.
me that the tariff is theause.: J did Pt?.,Cnrfr hare tempered
believe In a . protective tlfiff. but 'how SfJLLf,, the hoe blade is re
am I t9 account for th mills, banks J!1 p
and manufactories clJng down? fTi l "ftt0 th.t. ho? Bnt
Lots of my friends are tjitf employ- "n"k0 'ei l'4ttep the 4cutt ng . corners
menL and we don't i irVv operate by. a pushing motion, where
?na? we" wlllt a lX&lfJ?? l"? y
Democrats have not b5n'ln sd'We I- llV n Voulnv.rjn .
can't blarho them t liil- hoe has . a double action to and
voL forRan ilJd til nS t0 from the - user the advantage or
ot ?rl?rla an Ukl5han5' which to one familiar with field work
It can't be worse. AJirrtm iVM " wcn io."ne laminar wun neia.worK
New York, Augus ie. ! . T ' " n " cn 01 Tce' . , ,
Afi. ruw i c.. -t mw n , I the. time and labor saved by this im-
- 5i52fSfil 5T S:WlP- Plement at approximately 25 per cent
Es to hi nrrn.in?- w5 i 1 ' Wna this means to the country )s
In havir? IXtf!0rie9 - ' beyond calculation. : ' -if
He ain't iv K - - V, - A company has been formed. Von-
iAl.?.t.nLhlK hf.?'? ry- ; FtstW of local and prominent capital-
Ashevllle
a jubi a cflnniiiatrii in snort. it.i.J i.i.;. ivi. t .t
ery time I think nfNafr 'Tnft mtflLiLi... r.j u.i..n.i...i. .
S"d. rns tto this Ut 5o.uotatl6n. i'd -that In the near future the old-
- . . T -"V 1 tuoiituiiv u sivrv: nui w . till i k vi ii inp
and mar or may not becnrate. The past : . . - -
spectacle of the candidaJGf the Re- The d Hectors of the John Felly lio
uuuucanpariv turning vjte west a Company consist of .Mr. William B
Rooseve t face and to the 0ist an anti- Reily. president of the Reily-Taylor
Hoosevett face, in the rfcp that h borftpanyt Congressman Joseph Ran j
Ifc,5rw the Roosevefti.support of delt. Lake Providence; W. B. Buken-
u . . , , support oi roaa, or. tne .uukenroad-GoIdsmlth
those interests which artypposed to Company; J.-Aron. and MrJ. B. Reiljr'
Mr. , Roosevelt in tha Ea3t$ is one of of Collinston; La. ! r
themost amusingthlng;in political Every farm worker and planter who
nitor.- , 4. has wen .this tIjnprbved imDlement
slon of carryIngi out tSK Roosevelt and there. Is no doubt but what
wanted.
the
Citizen, his home paper, has "lr"' h,aamEt,5" !a !'!lfiriance! n IZ pnny win be very-
tho rottotM. , ! :-- iiuiii iiooseyeiiisuccessiui mTnacing this mnnrtsni i.
i "If Dublosntlm ery part oi the country
- -w mm v W W M U UV V
any- are heartily; In favdr of Xtfe Republl-
where hoes are used.
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