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jje Chatham TRecorb- JA. LONDON EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: 51 .50 Per Year STRICTLY IN ADVANCE j Named For Governor By the Charlotte Convention on Sixty-First Ballot ENTHUSIASM UNBOUNDED grd of Long Tight Camo Saturday Afternoon on the Sixth-First Bal lotContest the Hardest Fought nd Host Bittrely Waged Ever Re corded in the Political Annals .of Forth Carolina, End in Sight Af ter the Sixtieth Ballot When . CoL Ashley Ho rue Appears on Rost rum and Withdraws From the Itace Love Feast Follows Finsl Ballot Speeches Being. Made by Ex-Governor Aycock, Mr. Camer on Morrison, Mr. Kitchin, and Mr. Craig2i"cmination Made Unani mousMr. Craig's Feeling Address a Splendid One. Charlotte. Special. Mr. William Walton Kitchin, now representing Ihe fifth district in Congress, was on Saturday evening at 7.33' o'eloek, nominated for Governor on the sixty-first iu'.I'ot by the State Demo cratic convention in session here. Col. Ashley Home who had the small est primary vote of any of the three candidate.; in the race, withfrew af ter the sixtieth ballot and the. fight was closed by Mr. Locke Craig, of Ashevillo. and Mr. Kitehin, the re sult of the last ballot being 473.59 for Kitehin and 331.72 for Craig. After the contest was over a love feast, in which the friends of the candidates tcok part, followed. Anions: others who spoke were: For mer Goverror Aycock, who support ed Mr. Craig; Mr. Kitchin and Mr. Craig:. The closing scenes of the great con test, which had continued for four days, were most animated. Mere than S.OOO p?cple. men and women, filler the Auditorium. Demonstration after Ieir.or.st ration was made, so much so that the chairman had a task to preserve order. The victory wen by Mr. Kitehin is ranked on-. of the greatest. in the historv of the Slate. He was oppos ed by Senator Simmons, the recog nized leader of the North Carolina Dfrnficrnev former rJnvernnr Av- rocK. ana otner wen-iznown iar i i . hi m Heel leaders. lie made a fight on the Fniithprii 'Rjiilivnx nnrJ t.hp American Tobacco Cornpanv which concerns ho EON. LOCKE CRAIG, of Buncombe jaid were- opposing him. ' He came to we convcr.iiou with approximately j4 voteN Craig had 335 and Home 3- The fhst ballot came nt 12 ociock Vrcdncsdav night. From that jwte until the hoar of the nomination JJe eonte.-t was spiritct" and at times latter The delegates were noisy and tolhuslastic ail the while. : Craig was pportcd by the mountain counties western North Carolina. His Mountaineers were loyal to the last Jii went down after a game fight, jutclnnfcad rot only a plurality of instructed vote, but he could count Sore disrates in a final show-down. tie and his friends believed that he cmH be r.ominated on the third or wnrth ballot, but a master hand was Samst him. and as a result, the bal lle Was P 'oiongeo and royal. William. Waton Kitchin. Mlhara Waton Kitchin, of Rox 'ro. Person countv. was born near otlcn.l Xeek, Halifax county, Oct wr 9th. 1GC. He was ecVicated Jf vine Hill Academy and Wake . st College, where he graduated "US84. He ited The Scotland Neck f'emoerat in 1385. Shortly afterward Je took up the study of law, first un ?er his father, the late W. H. Kitch J' and then under the late John , S. Jnnuig, at the University o North arolma. He was admitted to th$ m 1SS7, and took up his residence Sunday School Convention. : Keidsviiie, SpecialThe executive Jtoaitiu! of the 'Rockingham county enaday School Association, has ,ar aaged a very interesting programme r the convention to be held in "entworth. .It has been so for nnate as to secure' several of . the ofll cers of the State Association to take pa in the programme, .tji. fir, v $k (v if$f" VOL. XXX. St ?f?b in 18SS He was carried to Miss Musette Satterfield : in 1S92 Mr. Katchin was chairman of his county executive committee in 1890 waS the nominee of his party for the fctate Senate in 1892; was elected sixth, 9t9isgC - successively to the Fifty-fifthrFifty- S1S5 WFif ty-enth, Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congress, and was re-elected to the Sixtieth Congress, receiving 16,503 votes to 11,089 for C. A. Reynolds, Republican nominee. , The Break Begins. The sixty-first ballot told the storv Craig was pitted against Kitchin. After the announcement of the six tieth ballot, Col. Ashley Home came into the hall and withdrew from the race. He mounted the rostrum, ac companied by Messrs. C. B. Watson, T. W. Bickett, J. D. Bellamv, R. R. King, W. A. Erwin, Walter, Joe Tay loe and P. B. Means, and. mac3 a very touching speech. , He thanked the friends who had stood by him so loyally, counseled .. - 7 A 5 -rs.y Ct Sfi A.i tv jr ..-' W. W. K1TCH1 luii harmony, and vattdrew. He was xouowca Dy non. j. 15. -v arson, uen. Julian S. C'arr and Hon. T. Vvr. Bick- ett, each of whom spoke feelingly of j the splendid" stand made by the Home forces. Goverrcr Aycock Appsara. While the vote on the sixty-first ballot was being counted Governor! Aycock came on the rostrum and j movef"1! that the nomination of Mr. Kitchin be made unanimous. The delegates and the spactators, some thing like 8,000 cf them, rose and ' shouted as one psrson. For five min utes the uproar was so great that the speaker could not continue. When partial quiet was at length restored, Mr. Aycock mado one of the happiest and most brilliant speeches ever heard here, in which he spoke feelingly of his love for Mr. Craig and his? deep sorrow at his" de feat, but added that the Craig peo ple would now be the most loyal sup porters of Mr. Kitchin. Other Craig lea(Vrs spoke along the same line. Nominee-ElecS Kitchin" to the Tront. The crowd yelled for Kitchin and Craig. Mr. Kitchin came first and made a most taking speech. He look ed well and his voice rang clear and sweet. Being a striking looking man, one whom men and women like to look upon Mr. Kitchin had no trouble getting silence, for one and all wish ed to hear him. . Mr. Kitchin's Spssch. : In introducing Mr. Kitchin, Chair man Parsons said: "Gentlemen of this, the greatest Democratic conven tion ever held in North Carolina, I esteem it a great honor to present to you- your hero, the nominee of this convention for Governor, William W. Kitchin." "Mr. President, Ladies anrt Gentle men: To say that I am happy at this time very feebly expresses mv feeling on this occasion. I am proud to receive the'nomination of the Dem ocracy of North Carolina for its highest office in this magnificent City of Charlotte. I am proud to have the endorsement of the greatest conven tion that ever assembled within the borders , of this State. While I am proud, my countrymen, I realize the great responsibility that this honor carries with it. I wish to say that there is "no bitterness in my heart. I regard this as not an honor, con ferred upon an individual merely: I rather regard it us an expression of A Monroe Woman run over by Buggy. Monroe, Special. While " Mrs. A. Monroe Crowell 'was getting into her rarriago on Church street . Saturday evening the horse started and Mrs. Crowell was thrown under the wheels, which passed over her, breaking her left leg near the hip. t The broken bone was set by Drs. Neal and Ash craft who say Mrs. Crowell's injury is - very serious on account of ner : - PITTSBORO. CHATHAM COUNTY. N. C WEDNESDAY. JULY 1M908, the choice of the people of North Carolina." (Cheers.) "And as that I esteem it highly. When I reflect that my competitors were, one of them a distinguished, a successful, a splendid and high type of North Car olina citizenship, the Hon. Ashley Home, .and the other, an able, distin guished, eloquent and great Democrat of the west, the Hon. Locke Craig, I cannot think that this honor was giv en me as a mere personal compliment. We have had our fights within the party with a spirit not of enmity and hostility, but with the spirit of gen erous rivalry with each other for this great honor that you had in your power to bestow. - All Fwivalries Settled. "We are told, ladies and, gentlemen, that between Athens and Sparta there always existed a serious and sometimes a hostile rivalry, but that when a common enemy pointed the prows of its ships toward Greece all internal iV-fferences ' and rivalries were forgotten and a united Greek army faced the enemy.' (Applause.) "And so this convention has settled the rivalries between the candidates and I believe that each candidate has as high a regard for his competitors now as he had 12 or 18 months ago, and the supporters of each candidate have the same spirit of generosity now that they nad prior to this campaign. And in the great fight that we are to make against the common enemy in the fall, I cY not expect any more hearty and loyal support from the friends of - N, Oh' PERSON. Kitchin 01 yesterday than 1 do irom me irienus 01 .asciey norne ana ine friends of Locke Craig of yesterday, Mr. Kitchin heartily thanked all his friends who had stood by him; spoke .feelingly of the honor ho felt "to be the satndard bearer of the party and asked for complete party harmony. Hr. Craig Appears. Mr. Craig, tired, but bancVcme and smiling, appeared when Mr. Kitchin sat down. At the sight of their idol the mountaineers rose en masse and yelled at the top of their voices. Ev ery other man and woman in the; house stood and cried aloud with the supporters of the orator of -the west. Graceful, dignified, and refined looking he stepped forward and wav ed his elegantly shaped hands for at tention. Mr. Craig's Speech. "I thank you, my friends, for the great reception you have given me. As I stand here I realize that I look upon the greatest body of Democrats that has ever assembled in any State in the United States and I come be fore this body to pledge to you again in this hour when you have chosen another to be your standard-bearer, that in the future, as for 25-years in the past, all of my talent, whatever it . Explosion on Launch.. Wilmington, . Special.-While . a party of soldiers was coming over Tuesday afternoon from Fort Caswell to Southport' in the government gas oline launch Lilian, the air tank on board exploded and Corporal Calvin and Sergeant Brown, of the Nine teenth Company, were very seriously iriT-orl while. Private Collins, of the same company, was slightly, injured. 4 v. - 5 A k .. f - C , - '-" 3, te. - i.-:.:r fr-r 1 --'jo?- ? ; , f HON. ASHLEY HORNE, of Johnson is, all of my strength, is at the com mand of the cause of the Democracy of this -State. (Great applause.) I do not belong to the party for- the honors and emoluments of office, I claim al legiance to. that great, organization because its success is coextensive with the welfare of my State and the gooc! of the people that I love, and for that reason in victory and in de feat, I always owe and always give my allegiance to the party that has saved and that is the salvation of this State. A Victor in This Contests MJixii xiijr , xiicuua it uuucccsaiujr for me to say this. I think that my record for 25 years in the past is a guarantee of my loyalty in the future to the cause of our party. I come be fore you especially to thank the friends who have stood so loyally by me in this, the greatest political con vention in the State's history. They have stood by me with the loyalty of a Spartan and with, the devotion and chivalry of a son to this land of Dixie. And I wish to say to you to night, my friends, that though I am r.ot the nominee of this convention, I feel a great victor in this contest for I have the devotion of the friencfc who have stood by me, their heroism, their intelligence and their loyalty is to me a heritage and to my children a heritage that is more precious ' than the honors or the emoluments of of fice; for the honors and emoluments of office is in its essence the loyalty and devotion of friends, and I know that I have this, I shall never forget" their support. The only regret I have about this is that they have given jtp so much and I can give them so little. (Applause.) I cannot express to you in words my gratitude. I hope that here and hereafter I can be true to the cause that you love and demonstrate in my life that your affection and your loyalty have not been bestowe.1i upon one that - is un worthy. We all go home with the determination and with all zeal to fight for the principles that we love an for the land of our inheritance.' ' Mr. Craig thanked 'all his loyal friends, declared that North Carolina is the greatest of all the States in its citizenship, and said that the success of the Democratic party was supreme and ahead and beyond the ambitions of any man. His speech was warmly received by the immense assemblage and he took his seat amid wild ap plause. The Final Vote. The final vote, which was not an nounced, stood: Craig, 381.72; Kitch in, 473.59; Home, 1.6U Before this vote could be announc ed the motion to make Mr. Kitchin's nomination - unanimous was put and carried with tumultuous cheering. W. C. Newland, of Caldwell county was nominated for lieutenant Gov- ernor, the ballot standing: Newland, 481; Wood, 217: Bowie, 159, Governor Glenn and Senator Over man were elected delegates at large to the Denver convention by acca mation.. A fight was sprang on mot ion to elect Senator Simmons, and pending the settlement of this matter the convention adjourned until Mon day, the time being slightly past mid night. The platform committee was not yet ready to report and the nomina tions for other State" officers had to go over until Monday. The Convention City. This is the first State convention Charlotte has had in half a" century. No better place could have been se lected. The city of Charlotte has a popu lation of forty-three thousand ; it has the finest auditorium in the South; the best hotel facilities, the best elec tric car system, the best system of schools and' colleges, the - finest parks and amusements, the finest retail and wholesale stores, the largest publish ing interests, the most numerous and costly churchea, the best banking fa. cilities and the largest and, most nu merous andi varied manufacturing in dustries of any city "in North Caro lina, or for that matter any city of its size anywhere. Moreover it has an abundance of hydro-electric pow er from the Catawba river, by means of which night has been turned into brightest day, and the. illumination makes the whole -city a - fairyland. Charlotte is now putting down the new bitulitie jpavingon its principal streets; it has a complete water sys tem sufficient for half a million peo ple, and' one of the best trained fire departments' anywhere. Such is Char lotte, thehistoric Queen City, that has set itself to the task of enter taining the convention like it was never entertained before. And the people! j Special trains over the Southern, special trains over the Sea board, regular trains, freight trains, automobiles, every known means of conveyance has brought in throngs. Thousands on thousands . of them were here. Webb From the Ninth. . Charlotte, Special: At the con gressional convention of the 'Ninth district held here Tuesday night, Ed- ty, was nominated" without, opposi-i lion. This is his fourth nomination. 'l Hackett Not Opposed. . Salisbury, Speciall The Eighth district Democratic congressional convention was called to order Tues day afternoon promptly at o'clock by Chairman T. HI Vanderford, of Piowan county, andt after a short and harmonious session disposed- of all the business brought before it. Con gressman R. N. Hackett was unani mously chosen , as the nominee with- out opposition CONVENTION ADJOURNS Big Democratic Meeting Finishes Its Work and Delegate Go Home. Charlotte, Special The Democrat ic State convention, which had been in -session here for a week, adjourn ed sine die Monday night, at 11:30 o 'clock, crowning its work by en dorsing and instructing for. William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, by a vote of 523 to 194: Much was ac complished the last day. Senator Simmons was elected a &lega;e-&t-large to the national convention b-y a vote of 840 to 10. The following candidates for - State . officers " were elected: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State; B. R. Lacy, State Treasur er;; Major B. F. Dixon, Auditor; T. W. Bickett, Attorney General; W. A Graham, Commissioner of Agricul ture; B. F. Aycock, Corporation Commissioner; J. Y. Joyner, Super intendent of Public Instruction; J. R. Young, Insurance Commissioner; M L. Shipman, Commissioner of Laboi and Printing; J. W. Bailey and Wal ter Murphy, elector-at-large, . and Major E, J. Hale, the fourth dele-gate-at-large to Denver. DELEGATES-AT-LARGE. Gov. R. B. Glenn, Senator Lee S Overman, Senator F: M. Simmons. Maj. E. J. Hale: ALTERNATES. : Gen. Julian S. Carr, Chairman W. L. Parsons, Mr. J. W. Bailey, Mr. E. F. Watson. DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION. The following named are ihe dele gates, and alternates from the con gressional districts to the Denver con vention: . " First, S. C. Bregaw, of Washing ton; Walter Jones, Swanquarter ; al ternates, Luke Wright, Judeau Town; W. K. Jacobson, Washington. . Seconrt, PirtoT Collins, Kingston ; T. M. Washington, Wilson; alternates. E. L. Travis, Halifax; J. O. W. Graveley, Rocky Mount. Third, G. B. Richardson, Newbern; L..A. Bethune, Clinton; alternates, H. L. Gibbs, Oriental; E. W. Koonce. Jacksonville. Fourth, J. T. Ellington, Smith-field;- John W, Thompson, Raleigh j alternates, J. L. Ramsey, Roeky Mount; F. B. Arendell, Raleigh. Fifth, George A. Mebane, Spray; rB. S. Graves, Yanceyville ; alternates. A. E. Kirkmart, High Point; Lec Brandt, Greensboro.. , Sixth, J. R. Williamson. Whiteville; J. D. - Bellamy, Wil mington; alternates, A. E. White. Lumberton; E. F. McCulloch, White Oak. Seventh, Frank Armfield, Monroe. R." R. Ross, Ashboro; alternates, S. W. Finch, Lexington; J. R. Blair. Troy. Eighth, Paul B. -Means, Concord: E. L. Lovell, Boone; alternates, Mich .Vannoy, Wilkesboro; Robert M Brawley, Statesville. - Ninth, James A. Bell, Charlotte; J. J. Redman, Marshall; alternates, C. E. Childs, Lincolnton; R. R. Bab bington, Gastonia. Tenth, T. C. Mills, Columbus; W. J. Cocke, Asheville; alternates, Wil- ham Miller, Hendersonville ; Sol Gal lert, Rutherfordton. - Governent Stocks Lake. Hickory, Special. The government distributing fish car passed here er route to Edgemont with 65,000 Cali fornia speckled trout for the waters of the lake of the Mountain Homt Club, which is being rapidly develop ed and beautified under the directior of a landscape gardener who is look ing after the grounds anci roadways tbroueh the vast estate, which it owned by stockholders consisting ol business and professional men trougn out North and South Carolina as well as other States many of whori will build cottages convenient to th clul inn proper. Tornado Kills Six. Clinton, Minn., Special. A tor nado struck this town Saturchy afternoon, killing six people, and in juring twenty-five, some seriously Twenty houses, a printing office and two churches were blown down.. The dead: Morton Higgins, Thomas Rock well, Miss Kate Mills, Spunk Berry Mrs. Olds Nicholson and daughter Missing: Mrs. T. N. Johnson. . - i - The New Wax Secretary. Washington, Special. Genera Luke E. Wright, who becomes Secre tary of War Wectaesday, succeeding Secretary Taft, went to . Oyster Baj to talk with the President and Sec retary Taft, and said on his way tc the summer Whjte House that h would make' no changes in heads oi bureaus at the War Office. Secretarj Taft's secretary, Fred W. Carpenter, who has been with Secretary Taft since the latter quit the Pbillipinc governorship, will go with . Mr. Taf I a e closS to his chief all fbrougl tae campaign. ; . - - ;: PATTERSON IS AHEAD, After a Hard and Bitter Figth Gov ernor Patterson T Defeats,, Forme. ' .Senator Caxmack- For tfca Tenses eie GnberEatoriU.lToici2atin.v; Nashville, Special. In Saigfday'j Democratic primary, after the - hard est fought, bitterest and most pictur esque campaign ever known in Ten nessee, Governor Patterson won the gubernatorial nomination over E. W Carmack. . .v. NO 47. N.C. DEMOCRATIC TICKET AND STATE PLATFORM Nominees of the Democratic Conven , tion and the Platform as Adopted at Charlotte. ' THE NOMINEES. ; GOVERNOR. W. W. Kitchin. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. , -, W. C. Newland. SECRETARY OF STATE. '. J. Bryan Grimes. - TREASURER. R. B. Lacy, AUDITOR. -, B. 'F. Dixon. SUPERINTENDENT 'PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. J. Y. Joyner. INSURANCE COMMISSIONER. . James R. Young. ATTORNEY GENERAL. T. W. Bickett. , COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND, ;- PRINTING. ; ' . M. L. Shipman. COMMISSIONER OF AGRICUT- . LURE. W. A. Graham. CORPORATION COMMISSIONER . " B. F. Aycock. - ELECTORS AT LARGE. J. W. Bailey and Walter Murphy. The Platform. The Democracy of North Carolina in convention assembled re-affirms its allegiance to - the cardinal principles of true Democratic government, and congratulates the people -upon' the wise, the progressive and the eco nomical conduct' of public affairs since its restoration to power in the State. In the inaugural address of Gov ernor Aycock January, 1901, is this sentence: "This year we meet under extraorcYnary circumstances one party goes out and another comes in; one policy ends and a new one be gins." . The-'Democratic party again enter-; ed into pmver; Democratic policy be- ame the controlling policy of our State. The achievements of those years are unmistakably great. To, the trust imposed, the Democratic party has' been -wholly faithful. The admin istrations of Governor Charles B. Ay cock and Governor R. B. Glenn have added prestige, to our history. State affairs have been conducted wih clean efficiency, and to the people has come peace, " A Splendid Record. Out of the very shadows of cV-sor-der the record begins. xThere i3 now no more disorder, and no more doubt. The people have come into their own. Responsible government is "made sure. Condition 'encourage he full and free development of our industries. To the child is given greater and greater opportunity for knowledge and North Carolina is become a na tional leader in popular ecVication. A stable government has inspired con fidence. Local improvements are push ed with vigor. . Good schools and good roads are no longer a dream, but are growing' realities. State insti tutions have been ; managed with credit and without scandal. The rec ord is unmarred by official miscon duct. Appropriations have increased as our needs demand while taxes are reduced. Even the convict is now able to add his part to the. support of the government. The Confederate soldier has been remembered with gratitude and in creased provision- made ; against want in the days of, his old age. The neecV, of the unfortunate are met, and the call of the afflicted is answered. To 'Ac blind and to the deaf the State . jw holds open the door, of hope. For ..cT unfortunate insane she provided a refuge of comfort. .That the Leg islature could detV.cate one-half mil lion dollars for the adequate care of all our unfortunates shows the growth of our ability, and the certainty of our care. And the Democratic party pledges itself to maintain these policies which makefor the development or every section of our State, and for, the se curity of our people, and the stabil ity of our institutions. . r Glenn Administration Endorsed. We endorse the able' and progres sive administration of Gov. R. B. Glenn anc1 the State officers, and we approve and commend to the people of North Carolina the record of our Senators and Representatives in the Congress of the United States. We.- regard with approval the in creased interest in permanent road building, and recognizing that the ad vantages in the way of greatly in creased land values, in" the quick and easy transportation- over good roads, and the ; consequent saving of. wear ancY tear on stock and vehicles is ric longer an experiment, but a plain, Dractical fact; as seen in those sec tions of North .Carolina.. and othe . f - . -States -where such roads are in use; and : believing that with a constantly improving school "system, a system ;of good roads, linking-the east with ;tife piedmont section ,Uand the ; piedmont with the mountain section, will be .of great good to North Carolina, there fors. we recommend this spirit of in ternal improvement to the people of our State for their investigation, .and suggest that the next "'. General As sembly take such action on this mat ter as may seem best. .. .... 2 TEbe Cbatbam TRecorb, RATES OF ADVERTISING: - - -One Square, ona Insertion f One Square, two Insertions.... t.f One Square, one month... see For Larger Advertise ments Liberal Contracts will be made. Education Fundamental.' ; We believe that education is one of the fundamental needs of all gov ernment. We believe that every prospective citizen has the right to re-' ceive, and it is the cVaty of the State to furnish, adequate preparation for such citizenship. We congratulate the people that a four-months' school in every dist;i ir. no' longer merely a promise by a realization of our edu- cationalaffairs, and pledge the con tinuation of that poliey which has ac complished so 'great good. The Democratic party has kept its i promise and materially reduced pas senger and freight rates in the State, and given to the pcople .lower rates, .while the reports of the railroad com panies show that this reduction of rates has been accompanied by in creased revenue on that class of bus-, incss affectec1! by f the, laws of the State reducing the rates. . 0 - We declare that the best interest of the5-State demands that all of our people shall unite in ..earnest endeav ors to secure employment" at fair wages foV" all of our fellow-citizens who are now idle, or who are working on short time, by no fault of theirs. 'l t 1 a 11 3 1 out Dy reason 01 ine panic causa oy Republican policies. 1 " ' ' Capital Welcomed. : Every enterprise looking to the in vestment of capital and employment of - skilled labor should be fostered and encouraged by the State. All foreign corporations doing bus iness in this State should be requir ed to obtain license to'tY so. and the license of any . such corporations should be revoked if watered stock or bonds be issued by it in violation of State statutes,' or without the ap proval of properly constituted legal authorities. - . Foreign corporations doing busi ness in this State should be required to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State under penalty of having their license to do business in the State revoked. AH contributions to political par ties or for political purposes should be made public at once, and the char ter of any cYunestic corporation doing business in this State, and the license of any foreign corporation, should be revoked, if any such corporation contributes to any political campaign . fund or to any fund for the purpose of aiding in or procuring the nom ination of any candidate for public office. 7 Public Service Corporations. All public service corporations and natural monopolies should be brought under strict control of the United States as to inter-State business, andt of the State as to intra-State busi- ness, but a fair return on a fair val uation of property owned or operat ed by them should be allowed, after paying operating expenses, inducing just and ample wages to employes. Private monopolies should - be de stroyed. Conspiracies by prospective purchases to put down or keep down the prices of articles produced by the labor of others should be made crim inal, and all persons or corporations entering into such conspiracies should be punished ; and we condemn in ev ery form, subsidies, gratuities,"" bon uses, trusts and monopolies and they should not be tolerated. Congress should so amend the in- . ter-State commerce law as to prevent discrimination and rebates in inter- State traffic, and provide for the pun ishment by imprisonment of officers of railroads and other common car riers and public service corporations, violating such laws ; and particularly to make unlawful such discrimina tions as are now or may in .the fu ture be practiced by . railroad com panies and other common carriers and public service corporations against all North Carolina points in favor of points out of the State hav ing no greater natural advantage." The party in power in the nation that has so long failed -to correct sv.ch inequalities is equally guilty with the public service corporations . for the disadvantages under which this State has labored. No railroad company, telegraph -company, telephone company, express . company or other public service cor poration, should be permitted to issue or grant to any person, except officers and employes, any free pass, franks, or other free service, privilege, bene fit or favor, and any person accept ing such favors should be made equ ally guilty with the corporation is suing or granting the same. Equal Protection to All. We pledge not only to citizens of this State but to citizens of other States that all capital 'invested in le gitimate enterprises in North Caro lina, whether foreign or domestic, corporate or . private, shall have the " equal protection of the laws'and the equal friendly consicY:ration of those who administer the laws ; and we fur ther pledge that all such persons or corporations violating the provisions of the law shall be "made to feel and suffer, the full penalties for such yio lations. We condemn, the practice of pro-, f essional lobbying. ' We denounce the vacilating and do-nothing policy of the last session of the Republican Congress.. We de clare that most of the legislation en acted by that body is cheap, tawdry, hypocritical makeshift; -- " - V ': Currency Bill Denounced. We denounce th6 Cannon-Vreeland- , Aldtich currency bill which was pass ed by the last session of Congress in the interest and at tie dictation of st bandf ul. of great , banks and spec ulators who occupy offices on VU Street. ' This v iniquitous measnre, which further; centralizes in the hancVj of a few the issue of American money of 'the American people was shamelessly ; rushed - through both JLi I -V iiiContinued on page 4). i 1 1 ' V 3 -1 ,'M II -t.n "rj; ' i' . .'-'if f ... . 1 - v i f v S 0