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YOLUUEXC, NO. 48
RALEIQII, 2s. C, riUDAY MOIlXDfO, JULY 15, 1910
PRICE 5 CENTS
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IGIICEfIT
THE STATE
Splendid Representation
. State at.
A
I
PRESIDING OFFICER
fin Forilng ftf flood FrUwwhlp4-
Wlrich Prevailed Tl Artisan and
(ie Brain W orker Bab I3bcm t
aa Immense CoogTVaUon of Del,
gate Every County la Urn State
Brtwrargitrdl oa Flm Roll Call, fi
eri Two Annminortnnjt of Oom-nilllcco-rumancat
Chairman Made
Ko Spot Imponaal Develop-
TttfBtrBriwtmTr"
i
KOMlhltES.
For- tltlef
aU Walter
Clark, of Wake,
Fur Aawirteta Jealcee of the)
Supremo Ctoarfc Piatt D. Walker,
of Mrckleubtirr; William R. Allen,
of Wayn.
For Corporation OotnmUaloa-
era To fill Mm aneiplred terra of
th lata B. '. Ajrcok, Henry C.
Brown, of Wake. Jw the full
term, to succeed tiamuct V.
Roger, W. T. Lee, of Haywood.
At
the close of the) aftemooa
sreaioo tha various nomination
fur Judaea mad la tho arveral
distrlcte were endorsed by a
aoaoimoaa rote,
... ,
.. Hy K. wL-WTfQMt'--"-""-
Charlotte. K. C July H. Wmi
arts a greaUr attendance than at th
moraine session tha afternoon seeeioa
of th Damoc ratio BUta . Convention
bfta a few mtnutaat- after three
clock. The threat of an approach
Ins itArra had aomewhat cooled the air
end the erowd of people In the (ally
corat4 hall, with iu red and white
and Mue et reamer and national flags.
vm In a atata of more comfort
The banda made muilo (rain and
. aTUr a abort wait tfte-ommttte on
ptrmanrat ertnnlaatlon. throuch Capt
T. M. Ariinrtoa, of Rocky Mount,
mad lie report la It there wa
named aa tha permanent chairman of
the convention Hon. Walter E. Moore,
of Jackaea, former Bpeaker of the
Mouaa, with Charlea C. ttanlala, of
Wtlaoa. a aecretary, the aaeiatanta
twin R. Jt. Deal, of Wllkaa; W. W.
KIU. ef McDowell; W. B. Wllklnaon.
f Kdreeombe, ' end tha mmbr of
the Dmocrtlo preai preeent The
convention, by a ananlmouo vote, rat
ified the report of the. committee and
Hon. Walter C. Moore waa Introduced.
Chairman Moore waa brief In hie re
mark Ha returned thanka for the
honor conferred by eo anacnlflrent
ethtriac Of Democrata, that Demo
crata are always of the beet and that
he reeomlaed that tha convention
wantd to get to hualneaa witaout
apeechea and that therefore he de
clared the convention ready for hue
itei. Hie few remark wen great ap
. flaum.-...;--
Chief JaxCtce Clark XomliuurdV
Mr. t. . Lockhart of Anaon. waa
btrotoeed and elnqnenUy he prvaant
4 th name of Chief Juatlce Walter
Clark. f Wake for hominatloa for
Chief Juatica, there being ao eppoaU
.tieev- L
(Mr. Leckharfe atmech appr elee.
wkere In thle newpapr kdltor.)
F-Judce R. V. Wlnatea. f Kal
Uh. am apoke aadina: the noml
haOoa. hla aolondid a1drMa being
naadamly received. At- the cnnolu
' et hia addrmn, en motion of Mr.
Erneat Oreen, of New Bern, the Intnl.
atloa waa made by a anaalmoaa
: rota.
Tfflett KowrfaaWa Walkmr.
, nma ef Amoclate JmUc flatt
n. Walkar waa prmonted bv Hon. l'.
w. TllUtt. of C'barlfltu, there hln
p portion to him. Mr. Tllli-tt
ma a kappr reference to Judg
Walher'a recent marrtaa.
Hon. The. Klntta, of Kowoa. tnoet
loqaentlj loaded the nnmlnu'lnn
tnd paid hirh triht to Judc 'al-
ea a mux. a lavrer end a Jurist.
rtng the Kit4 nd a right to be
f Of Me record. On motion of
Hon. R. x. Harkutt, of Wllke. the
""Tt!Btjm aa made by accfama
I'oa, th MrM CnntMt tV-jHoo IVrTnt
: Saoe Mlhi.
Then came th frt content of th
onwntioa. Aa thalrmeT) M"ore
mninfied the nama of Jule W.a
'r ef Imrham. and Aiin. rf Wn-ne,
In tha eontl fur "upr.me Court Jua
to. the foer rr!tn1erl
r. Tl-tnr ft HrTn. rf furhnm.
arrr1 to teek In hhif r,f J.j.'te
Vannlrr. an-l h iHri 4 a f,.
tare .f te rii titin. He i, in
rt"'-" 1 voire and hi rmrV.
m ' nr. r.f a vote winner If ,'
"'i d Vv I n win,
A he ---a'med: "When to K !-H
rtn $ -j t h4nme a rf'me to
PP'-Int y ir f.-.i-. , fr(ri-l to
in ria (,f v-.-e :! eemv" re-
farr.r.e t. -r-or- ... p-'b
y
IRK IF
con
of the Democracy of the
Charlotte '
vi-
eTDUK W. R, ALLEX.
Nominated for Aaaoctale Juxlkv of
bupretao Court.
hTATKMIO'T by mk. durtch aad
&ia8A(iF. 1-KOM JX TXiK AUX
(Spexial to rws and tMmrrer.)
Charlotte, X. C Jaly 14. Col.
T. Dnrti-h, of tioMxboro, who haa ao
admirably managed th amitalga for
Jndce UlllUin U Allen. vhra neeq
at hia heatlquartrra at the lluiord late
tonight raid: "1 am both tlrrd aad
elecpjs bat now that the amoke of
battle haa paaned awaf. I ranieH re
fata from aiaklac amblio-.wraaawt'
edgentrat of tliaaka the loral
frtenda fran all over North Caroline
who atood by aa am. loelty. . Aa "ooa
aa the reanlt of the ballnt had bera
aatvrtaloed aad aitcr Mr. Feawhee
had made hia amnion to make the
nomination anaatneowa, I-wired Jaxfcre
Alloa to that eBert. and I take the
liberty of giving yoa hia reply. It waa
aa follow:
" 'I am very aratefal to ma and
other frtenda who have been eo loyal.
Tha ronKdemw maaifreaed by the peo-
addtUonat WBKmSr- Smtrtno110" ,lf !lslllon' J1 Anally became ;
heat aervkw of whh h I an vepaher.
While L. df eowree. relrw In my eac
re. I ran bat rewrrf tlial It aea-ee-aarlly
briaga disappointment to Judge
Manning
"TKe mah nf IU kwJlnt ni laat
a boat what oar frU-Btl ripxrW-d. Vte;
na-nreel a aay or two ago that Jange
Alien' aaaiortty would nt fall abort
of 10 and the balk ahoww thia to
have been approximately mrmt
"I wtah aim ao eiperw pabltrry my
appreciation of tha gewrroaa art too of
Mr. aowahee, the manager, for Jadge
Maunintt, In hie gnuioaeneaa In anov.
log to make the niHiilnaUoo aaaal-
Thi actloa apo hia part waa
worthy wt hlnaartf aad of the friend
whom he eapported ao loyally. I am
happy to aay that while) at time the
campaign haa heeti atrrnaoa. Jill It
haa bera eoaal acted aaoa a piano
whk-h Iravea nothing for either aide to
regret, and It emla hi aaa-h meaner
that the perannal frlewdidil which ha
alwaya ealated Uwn lite ww ran
dktalea la ant dMarwed. It to for aa
now to all go homo, get aaeae ateee)
and prepare foe the large majnrHy
poaalUo la ?S ovem her." . .
pewMiwee)eieeeeaNeewwwwweeww
RINGING PLATFORM ADOPTED
pedal to New and Obaerver.l
Chariotto, K. X, Jif 11 The Dew,
erratic platform adopted at the night
araaaoai of the Rtata Convention fa ga
Mlowa: . .
' "We, the reprearatatlvea of the
Iemorratlc party la Kortbs CaraHna,
la marentloa aaaeiahli d. aejiitca la
the rail or-aer"tod by tha romtng rtre.
Un and the onportanlty thaa offered
to lift ap agala la tha wad af the
people af Xorth Carol too th baaner of
the fmorfaUc party aa ear ataadard
af thrlr right and tha anfattlng guide
ef their ptognws aad we re-aMrm aar
aOoaianrw ta the rardiaal prlnalptea af
Iemorrath? fenm.-t and rongrat
alal the jenple af Sorth CaroHaa
npna , the wine, progeewdtn aad
eenwomltal admiaMratloei af tha af
fair of gmemment atnra the retara
Of the IVwMcratle party to power la
thia Mate.
"We eommend to tho people af
North Carolina the ronatderatioa 'of
tho eworeaa with whfch th afTaJr
hate been Mutfitered by the Demo,
rratk- onVtahi and riean, ewVtrnt and
eroaomiral rondait of th ftlat gov
eminent from tle cla j tit the refwra ta
power ef the fwwwKvattc party, and wa
ro-afftrm the dot larwUnwa of oar par
ty upon the anctkiwe of tlie rtimwoa
Bwl lmtrovevnent end etflmihllng ef
tho Inlrmal afftiir of the Mate and
the lTd!uiln provided hy t Mate
f' the care of rr Nt1rtthip, hnt"
cliH'Me and rfImwlK"Bl, and r-loiije
tx. "i lif t' fh fy,i,'int(A l-m, tp-
fx -i-l frpn p t
ALLEN NOMINATED SUPREME
COURT JUSTICE BY 92 MAJORITY
LeejQaptures the Long-Term Corporation Commis-
tiarlotte, July 14. Judtre William R. Allen was
of ssociate Justice of the Supreme Court by a majority of ninety-two. The
VoJ: Allen 526 and 978-thousandths; Manning 434 and 972 thousandths. Allen's
majority, 92.006. Half a vote was cast for James H. Merrimon of Buncombe.
Total vote cast, 962 the counties of Tyrell and Clay not voting.
The vote on first ballot for Corporation Commissioner for the full term, to
succeed Samuel L.-Rogers, was as follows: Lee, 527.463 vjrMes; Graham, 31379;
Pearson,-i21054. '-
Full tabulated vote by counties, for each candidate, will be found on another
page. J
When Congressman Is In
Line For Chairmanship
FOR INSTANCE: THDVAS
II IS A BAD III I
TP SiP HORSES -
Attmiion t ailed' to the Mlntako KortbKtaue IVcpartment at Waatilngtnn o-
t'aniUna ItrwMM-rabi Make In timlU
log Term of taarr .wtucad Who
Hate liea Kervlng oa Important
Comtatiire tiT Year. Tntil Cbair
maawbipa. Vlhk-ti Woald Mean Much,
to tho State, Are A boost WltMn
TKCJr Graeo The Xewr Xoaaiaeie hi
the Third a Ilae Ma a. Bat Ha Will
Br like All Now Meaibrre for
Tean in the Hoewo Hale of Battlo
ahlpa. By TIKJ.M.VS J. PFACC
Wanhlnrtoa. D. C , July 14. Back
In lltS. ut twenty-five year atro,
John S llenderaoa. of Rowan, waa
etecTril a member of Congrea. He
attained pronUaenca In the national
chairman of the Important poetnfflre
committee In the flouae. No other
member f the North Carolina dele
gation aim that time hat attained
ath-h prominence and eecured aurh
an important port for hi mar If In the
llnuer of Repreeentativea :
Prlor to hi defeat for re-nominal Ion :
by the Drmocratle ConrreanionaJ j
Convention in the Third IXetrlct.
there waa every proapect that Charlea !
R. Thnniaa. the preeent Congreaaman.
would eecur la the neit Contrea.
the ixaj-ecnd tVe rhalrmanhlp
of th Publl ButldJbra Committee.
hich ie evea more maortant than
the poet held by John k Hendmon.
A Reenarkaal Inetaace,
It le the talk her that ao member
of Congreaa, with .aorh aa excellent
proapect of aecuiing one ef the big
rhairmanahlp of the Itouaa, ha ever
heen defeated for re-nomlaatlon. Cer
tainly defeat for re-ajomtaatlna by a
Conareeacnaa . under awrh clrcum
unce I remarkable, and enry rur
alhee additional evidence of the odd
hie ef the game called "politic. "
' Th people of tha Thir rnetrtrt
epent eleven year retting Mr. Thome
to a poaitloa where he would be a
force la the Houae, aad of real aerv
ir to hi eonmiruent a well aa to
the whole people of the Htaie. It la
only aatural to premm that It will
require all af that time for hia oe
1 1 r. Bcellent man that he la, ta
attaJa aurh a pramineat poeltlon - In
the Hoae a h been reached by Mr.
Tbemaa, Indeed be will be lucky if be
becoenee ranking member ea one of
the moot Important committee in the
Hoaee daring auch a brief period aa
eleven year.
la anaklng thee abaervatlon a boot
the termination of th Congreealooal
Record of Congrewaaaaa Thwmaa, thl
writer haa no ether pwrpoee taaa to
call ta the attention f a many read
er aa poeathio what be behave wa
a mtetake e th prt af th Iemo
crat ef the third dletrVt.
He had nothing ta aay while the
conteet wa ta preareaa. but be he
Have that a hen a eongreaamaa. who
attend to hia bualaeaa aad geta at
the lop ef the heap, he eaa b af
mora eervice ta hia dietrVt aad hia
tat, thaa a new man. who maet
wait at leaat a derad before he can
Arure in national lee-talattoa.
The Cenalwa and tho take Werway tat
Jaat bera Me a man la la Congrea
aa ergnfent why ho ehould be re
elected. Ther are anany aorry won
fTvaatnen, wh hav peot year In
Waehlneton. P-onta are idler, and
om r hoirr. Th latter eiaeo
are partlcnlarl eamerona their chief
atoch la trade being faavlftoatloa Of
their reccrda with th view ef maatng
their eonetltoepe believe that 1 bev
amouat to mthlng fa aahlngtoa,
tea can pot tt down that a eoncre-w-maa
who paradee under the ee hia
altered a"owrlihmerit ta Waahlng
ton la a cheat and a v ln-i)a.
I haT la ml ad a conrreaamaa Who
4oe at hr a thoeaod lr, e feoot
the Can fear, wha ha nvr eecured
the paeeere ef twt two btli In hi
hfS cnr.rrewHtnal career, vet tie hmt
brtd--ii etatemeeta gtrttg
(Cont aled en yre e(fht)
sionership By Majority
(Special to News and Observer)
PHI IS FOUND INTERNATIONAL 1
- . - i
STARVING If! CEIL
Inhuman Treatment of
American in Nicaragua
REVOLTING C0KD1TIDNS
tilled by American (Vmmil at
Haaagna, Slceragna, of Deplorable
Conduct of the Authoritivea Them
Preaktent tOMrada Ordered to Im
prove the Condition for the "A(V
ventaroaa . Aaaeriran'' Fomiga
Bee'h-nM la icararua tilarmed.
(Br the Aaieciated Preaa.)
Washington. D. C. July 14. Con
fined In a filthy cell, alt by five fact,
unfed, nave by charitable at ranger.
William Plum an, an American, cap
tured by th Madrli government
force near Bluaflelda. waa found in
an overcrowded local prleon at Man
agua, Nicaragua, by Conaul Ollvare.
yesterday. -
The eoniul, who la ataUonad at that
point, telfgmphed the Beat Depart
ment today that he vtalted PHtman.
dlecorered th revolting condition,
and through proteata, forced Dr. Mad
rli to furniah th advanturou Ameri
can better prlaon aooomodatlon.
Plttman. whoa relattva lt at
Cambridge. Ma., told Conaul Ollv-
area that h left Oreytonr. Jujy 4,
that ainre then hie raptor hav failed
to provide him with food, leaving him
altogether dependent for eubaletenre
ujKn the charity of hia fellow travel
lera. rtttman wa atarvlng.
Ollvare Immediately protested, re
minding Madrli of hi prom lee to
treat Plttman with eoaatderatlon.
Medrt flnallv agreed to tranafer Pltt
man to a larger and cleaner cell and
to allow the conaul to supply
him with a aleeping couch and food.
The conaul reported that no definite
actloa regarding Plttman had been
determined by the defector authorities
and that he, Ollvarea, will axert every
effort to Insure falraese and human
treatment. When th United Stale
origtnailv learned of Plttman arrest
In. Madrta aaaured Ollvarea that th
prisoner would be treated fairly and
considerately.
Constant complaint from Ameri
can citisen at Matagalpa. retativ to
threat repeatedly made aaalnat their
Itve and property by agent of th
Madrt government ar being received
by the United State consular repre
entatlve. -
Mr. Ollvare ha made vlroena
representation 14 IW Madria, aad
reiterated to him Beer Mary Knov'l
warning that thl government will
hold the Madrli faction atriothr ac
countable fer the security of Ameri
can life aad property.
Prttteh and Oermaa avjh)et al
Mataaalpa have appealed te their
conaule In Managua for protectlnn.
fto far, ao repremntatlone aa to the
have beea mad te the Oermaa and
ttrttlah government or ta Washing
ton. . - ..... -
Amettcaa Consul Oeaerai lTber
hardt. wh I detailed at la rye aad
happen te a In Nicaragua on a tour
ef inapertlon cabled th IHar Depart
ment today enr-ro ho rating the alarm
ef forelga reaideat aver threat af
N'lcararuana H Hated that th opln
loa at Mataralpa wa that thee anti
foretrn demonstration Were Insti
gated by th Madrl faetlon. whoa t
floial hav open I v threatened Ameri
can aad ether fnrelmere.
KFW crwn or I ttc irnrrtn
SHOW M rKRCEXT IXCRKASnV
By th Amoctaied !, "
Waahlnrton, D. C, Jnlr 14 Dvr1g
th past aeoada, Lrachburg. Ta, he
herua rajwrtnadon. Thia wa
made evident today when the figure
nf portiitafjon enumerated for the
thirteenth eenan wee bamad by IK
rertnr tntrand, howtng th number
of peraon ta that city to be lt.44.
Thia number wa an tnrreaae of l.t$
InhaMtaot or M 1 per pent wer the
population of ltot- At that time tKe
fruree for traehburw ihnvH a a
ereaee ef 4.1 per ceat front th num
ber ef people ther In lilt, which
v.. ll.Ttt.
The population of Chrtjtt!rmr,
Jv., I ri'-n at l.llt, compared with
ti la ltt.
of 93
nominated for the position
To Be Created to Super
vise Railroads
IL S.
Secretary of State Ihwigiiati-x Clutir
nian Knapp of the Int.THiate CVmi
nicrte ('oniiiilaNtoii to lU'prraent
This fverument In a Confemu'w
W ith lanada hief of tho Railway
txmiinission AixiiiIUiii of anaa
dlPfl Trrmlliala hy Antrrh aa Ttoade
and Vice Versa . Sornrtiiinx XbaiJearent thine w ho have eve to and
Nreda Looking After.
1. 1
By the Asaotiated Pre.)
i
Waahtngton. D. C. July 1 Aa m'
ternatlonal railway oommlolon, with
upervtsory authority over the rail
road of th United State and Canada
probably will be the mutt of anion
taken today by thb f overnm. ni In
tha appointment of Chairman Martin
A. Knapp, of the Interstate Commcn
CommiMlon, aa the representative of
th United States to confer with Hon.
J. P. Ma bee. chief of th railway . . .m -m
last on of Canada, who ha. tieen
dealgnated by the latter country a It
representative. Announcement f
Judge Knapp appointment wa mml.i
by the State Department today fol
low: "Th Secretary of Wat hue de
signated Hon. M'tln A. Knapp. chair
man of the Interatate Commerce Com
mission, a the representative of thia
government to confer with the recent
ly appointed Canadian representative.
Hon. J. P. Ma be, chairman of the
Railway Commission of Canada, on
the euhject of the Joint control of
International traffic ratea. It la un
derstood that meeting between Mr.
Knapp and Mr. Mabee will be ar
ranged at oace to take place at point
la th United Rtatee er Canada, or
both during; th remainder of the
ummer. t p in th completion of tha
conference a report with recommen
dation will be mad by th remmle
lonere either Jointly to both gov
ernment er separately to their re
spective government."
The appointment of Judg Knapp
and Mr. Mabee I th result or a con
siderable period of correspondence
nd diplomatic interchange between
th United State and Canada. More
thaa a year ago th subject was
broached firat In a letter from Mr.
Mabee ta Judg Knapp. It was point
ed out that tha Increasing truffle be
tween the United State and Canada
would reader full control over rata
In tha future mora difficult, unleaa
om Joint actloa war taken.
It waa realised font th acquisition
af Canadian r"ew.tnal hy American
road aad of Araecinan terminal by
Canadian railroad presented ever-he
ereaalng difficulties. la th present
Ircomatanras. It I not possible te
compel railway or iprs com sanies
to eetabliah Joint through ratea te
and from point In th two countries.
.The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion may require roads under It Ju
ried let loa to establish through routee
and Joint rate and the Canadian rem
mission may require th Hoe andee Ita
luriadlctloa t th earn a, but neither
body ran com pal two er more carrier
ta do thl with internet tonal traffic
ad fmlh i the shipper a tru bill
of lading from aay point In owe voaa
try te aay point ta tha other.
Th fwaaonablaaea ef rate between
point In Canada aleo la a aeeatioa of
serious Importaaea to ehtppera.
The dlffleultlea practically preclude
ny tnauiry by existing tribunal Int
th ianaablnem ef - eembinsjtloa
through rate a applied ta Interna
tional traffic. No power at preeent
arista that can require carrier en
gaged ta thl International transporta
tion to establish what may be officially
rewarded aa reasonable through' Joint
rata and t port to a tho rats among
tha partM paling carrier hi the rsent
ef a disagreement. -
The reeutt at that tha tntematleaal
traffle more upon combination ef
ratea local te the United mate and to
Canada, and If this nn of the local
ratea i attacked ft most bo through
proceeding before both th United
8tat and Canadian com m lesion.
Out of tht situation grew the "g
geetton that a Joint internstional com
mission should be created. which
(Continued e peg -)
SOUNDS CLARION GIL
10 DEilTIC HOSTS
Senator Lee S. Overman Masterfully Outlines the
Issues in the Coming Campaign
CHAIRMAN EMITS
SPLENDID SPEECH ,
In Calling the State Con
vention to Order at
Charlotte Yesterday
'.rmlemen of the Convention
... AVhu.jk14.thaA.Ula Itonmv rallu r.
nf North Carolina U about to wirr
defeat ' "Uorehead " Yra, I behv-hi-
did. bat that was befure he fraok
nl nut that Mnrehead-Machln. ' "i
l" Mill Pruapwitv-letter Km
I km. better now' We hail a rtatn
i i mfortable majority In lSu The
only deserter thua far raiiKht in th.
ait I th Honorable "Sunset ' M
: Niih Ii, of tha Ninth Sunir n ins Hv
publican alllea declare that hr i.
Mil hovering ajmut thr iuUikIii i. if
U hut h pity that Just in 1 tie n;. k .if
! time the mill, htive gull p i r i : 1 1 n a"
. ) trm for the firm "f M'reh "'J
Mi-Nlnch Hutwhlh- tht- null" irk
jnder-time, we nuiy n i i tie
franking bureau" tn wnrk m.-r ume
North farollnu In ilaiyrr -if refurn
ittjf to HpubliraniiTii ? Aftfr w have
tlwlc driven th deipoller frun thf
capltol and reconstruct! .ur Sm'r '
ru tin yewr 01 our uim. 01 ii""
the winter of their dlerntent UwiTi
tow; when th Unpendlng Jfail of hleh
Klik.n oplv1leA la fnTMMn htf ell mull
eee not The mighty energy and num
Iter of our partv called Into action
a deaile ago are In reerv today
awanin anotnrr aseauit irom ine n
finr. whoae ho.pitaja nave neen more
crowded than their recruiting atatior,'
alnc the U.M great battle After
display of our real power In Itrtd
when w gave Aycock 1.C0 votes
there has Twen no rreat iieceewity for
Its repetition lit 10! we went to the
polls 136 000 etrnx In 104 w gave
Olenn IIAOOft; in 1 our Stato tick
et received 11t. In noting
sign of actlvltv n the rok f r
enemy, we m. -t them it the
polls with more man Hi l.allota
for Klhhln
W wait with eaifernew an 1 with
towering faith the trial of atrengih
agsUn. thir standard t.e.ir-r. are
ready to leap Into the arera, witho-it
shackles and without .hm. N'o
cabinet dlatrrare. no I'lttal. r no
Albany, no tariff acandala. iiilKimnie.!
"tariff arhedulea." to le ripUlncI or
to O oerenoea o rampeiso (
ury filled with rotten mony. '-s-tni
a flood of aordid literature an l . du'l.
muddy stream of parecltlr lo..en'e '
to be repudiated and apurne.1 H t
with hand and hearts clear as
feavld'a, they tan go forth to battle
under a banner aflame with a mott .
of truth and candor ' Neither the
enemies of wealth nur the scrvani
of greed."
- The hour has struck for a transition
In. American polltlca It rang out
upon the ears of a party drunk with
power like a fire bell In the night,
first In the Missouri Valley, then on
tha plains of lloston. and again about
tha rock-ribbed redoubt of Republi
can Rochester. The ndlee chain of
campaign contribution for privilege
and protection, and privilege and pro
tection for campaign contribution Is
about readr to snap. Three of Its
faulty links, forged In th tth. tth.
and 10th district of North Carolina,
will drop out or be knocked out on
the neat go-round.
Not many campaign ago a heard
th too oft repeated question. "What
la a Democrat?" On July tth In Tam
many Halt Champ t.'lark ana owed thw
qieetlon: "A I emncre4 I a man who
tjbellsves la the prlnclpleeof the lemo
FVewtu e.rtv end votes the IVma-
rratle ticket. " No man ce
object to thl teat who wants t
get In out of the cold before the storm
due about November , 11. Ther
haa been no mourners bench net p.
There I a glad hand and aa ape
door, and many a wandered there be
who will return to the Iletnerratte
fold. .The question, however, to be
answered during the present rampaiga
Is. "What la a Republican T" After
the csaualtles la Massachusetts and
New Terk, with 41 majority ota hie
Md of th chamber, peakar Caaaoa
declared that th Hewae wa na tejr
Re public a. President Taft ha call
ed tboee Insurgent wh refuse ta fol
low him and AldrV-h and Cannon a
net af Xank-Heada" What th lw
urgenta call th stand patter wh
da fellow that trust-trio la not At to
print and ef course I not lit t
mantis la a Dne ratio eeaveatiaav
The ITatierm.
Permit me new to aay a word la
regard ta our platform. The da haa
arrived when tha IeenocTatlo party
ef North Carolina, which ha gathered
Into Ita ample fold such a vast fre
poetderanc of tha In 4 uet ry. the
wealth, th virtue, aad th intelli
gence. boa Id give to thl Rut a
poller af Ita owna poitry
seonomle qaeatlea ef piugie tv.
construe ttr tatsmanhla. Tha ' peo
ple are alway ready for a forward
tea when th movement I ta lb
right direction.
Twelve year ago ur decimated
rank f Democracy, smarting ander
th blistering hnm ef tteoubitraa
rule, forced th burn ef white
premary I ready mad paramount by,
(Continued en page eight
i NOTABLE SPEECH IT
THE STATE
u IJoqix-iMr. (h-alri anH l.-.i. n.
craiic state ( ontcntioii at t'lutrlotte
lt.-tiir-i tiu Itlf,lii Miid, Havo
otuc t ilw Ih-tejiie ( iiw scirn
llirouKh Uc Splcuilid Adnuni-trn:
Hon of the Ita-morrnU' IVrty Ho
taJU to Mind the Curs.. ,f Ueiiubll
anient Uhcn It Wax in INm.r In
T1 Ml and Jipueoj, I4etr4rwyal
of tlio People Nai.tiai Affairs.
(Special i.. Oliservcr i
Chvlotte. N. C Jtily. It -Senator
I re S (Htrnmn. th.- tempararv i h i!r
m..n ..f th .Stat.. I-in.., ratio
"vtiv ... n. Urlivere.l u masterful
n.o.-, h which mae extremely liureet
u Il oundd the kfvm i. ,,f th.
ampaign to le waged for th- r. i
two yurj The B.l.lre. v a
'th enthu..:.cTi ,,p.d srrea:
Mr Chairmen and t ', rr.
' C! i-J
laua.'.
i-.i of
the Cucveutton-
' It ia a Tf: conpltniert the hair
man has pa .! n. 'n r,j ie me
pres!,le I (emponin ihxlmin over
this great
'onv.-ntion. mid I .tun reel.
ate Ihr hiirn hon..
Uathered hw. from
of the kree.t rountlra vtbi
"incty-eight
h make iid
K'rnj roTTimnM Mltr. repre-
eeniatlvee of the be,it ptJpU on
: eorth. repmwfttativea of the old Dem-
i ivratfi. ii.rl, K a. . . i
tion aaaemble.) in ..... 1
,or the coming campaign, end to
suund the batTte -rv a hu h will' muke
:eery trie IVemoirat nnrlna to arma
ana make an onslaught which will
atrtke terror into the hear' of the
enmv and t u a great Ictorv all
ilorg ihe lice
"l!d fl:h. I.ronea prnmh-K. 1o
lated pledge, high prkrea. mure mil
lionaire, many nine paupe', mora
power at Waahinston more i.rfi.-e-holders.
more KederiC . oirt wild,
re. kiees eitravagan. r. hr!nkae In
luea, conunued I u coiti.liice.
mill, ahut down tniitt.ts ..f lai.orcr
out of employ ment Ttin ia the splen
did record ,,f the Reput.ii.au party
tor the fret sixteen months of Its ad
ministration to ahlch It .an point
with pride.
The Maanr lu-trayrd.
'The p-ople have ben v.mcne!
When they heard the demat d comma;
: rrom their own people. ilnm with
I the demand of the leem.K-rat. for tnr
Hff reform, th Republican usm de-
lared In Ita platform for tariff rev ia-
i n Their . ampalsn orator, from tha
i I'reeldent down, from one end of the
..untry to the other, declared that the
; tariff must be revised and revtaed
I doe award, hut F.taimH that tt should
; l e revised by le friend A majnrltv
f the pe.ia.1e. relrlng upon their prom-
i and solemn pletlgee. aa-nln place-l
the eld partv In control of affairs,
an I an extraordinary aeewion of Con
gress was called
'Instead of rev lain a downward, ther
revised tipwartia and enacted Irtto law
the most Injqulto.ia tariff ever known
In the world s history The peoples
burdens Instead ef being lightened,
were added to and they continue to
etacger under heavier burdens with a
: pr cent tax oa what they wear and
upon what they consume. Such a fla
grant violation of party plsdg and
party promts h a parallel In party
history.
Change IVmandesl.
Th great trasts and the New Eng
land Inter i st control Cannon and Al
drtch aad they with the President,
control their party In Congreaa A few
men dictate legislation Irr the uitwfV
of the favored few. Any pur-y re
maining In control become drunk
wrth power, corrupt and bund to tha
Interest of th people and the country e
welfare- The Republican parly I ao
exception ef th rul. and It ha goo
on and on governing In th interest of
the few aaalnat th maay. The time
ha com for a change Tha people
are up la arm. Thaak Ood ther were
a few brav mea la their rank In
Ceti res a whw ewnM stand tt no longer
and they rebel led aad their rebellion
haa kindled a fire which ta ragtng 11 ks
wild Irs down mnne the people.
tHsrvwAited aad Divide Party.
Th Republican partv go tab
th campaign not oaly discredited bat
a badly divided party, and a revolu
Uoa of jmaduu Import I going at)
in Repabileaa strongholds. Th regu
lar dsapis tha laswrgesita, th Insur
gent hat the regular or stand -patter.
Aa Irvoprasotbl Conflict h) go
ing ea. This has beea shown ta
Masaaehweetts, Nw York and where
er aa eli rtlea has beea held alnc Mr.
Taft waa tnawrwrated PreetdenL Ow I
dlatrtet ta MasaacbaMtta which ha
beea awing from test thonssnd te
tweaty thoaaaad Resxibltraa majority
ha tseied a Democrat by ten thoa
aaad majority. A dharVt In New Tork
Ptat which haa barn trWIng from
eight ta aUteee) thonsand Bpsbtiea
majnttty elected a Deenorrat ta Coa
gves Is til a -raceway by weer
majority. The tolling milHon af thl
e-eaatry are h pa reboilioa aavrtt
tat party. Th old Decnoerette pVrty
wss never ao antted ea It t today aad.
boy, on a Xeveaaber day are ga
ted K teh 'em. -
twOe thaw loam.
Ta this prorreselva age the ehrilivet
people of the nations ef the old world
tCoaliaeed ea Pag Severn)