ASH1NGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 15, ?!?,
Secretary Dickinson Says <
al Liars? Navy Be
of Grei
la hta speech before the ; gradu
ating clui at Ws*t Point today Sec
retary of War Dickinson- warned the
cadeta against the one-man rule, and
emphpaieed the neceaatty of people
la authority being Imbued wttfc '*
reverence for cpastltutlonal limita
tions."
"No man is so great or ao good,"
aald the Secretary, that he can be
permitted to govern outside the law
and the eonatltutloa. No public good,
howewer attractive, la worth gaining
at the price of setting aside a fund
ament*! principle of government
This la tubmlttlng a government of
law. aad this la the beginning at the
end of the republic!
la beginning his address the Sec
retary, leaded our great mUltaTji he
roes, and told how sotae of them had
been elected to the presidency as a
result ot valorous deeds In battle.
"The War of the Revolution sle
vated to the presidency Waahtngten."
he added. "That of 1811. Jackson,
that with Mexico, Taylor, that he
tweed Che 8tates, Grant, and that
with Spain Roqsevelt. Although
their succession to the presidency did
not follow Immedlstely upon their
military services, there can . he no
arma by the two Harrisons and Hayes
doubt that reputations gained In
were potent factors in arialng them
to that high office. The .Navy la be
hind In lta quota. Doubtless the Sec
retary of the Navy can satiafsctorlly
explain. But it Is young. It may fol
low the Army.
"To be truly great, soldiers mult
be not only great In deed*, but great
la all hlghqaaKUes. Courage they
should have, of course. Physical
b re very, though moat lauded. Is the
quality whip* aoiglfs generally pos
sess. There never waa a time wben
more than enough did not volunteer
'fod any hasaadaas enterprise When
ft ob son went In to sink the Herri mac
many tlmea the number needed free
ly offered up their lives.
fnigii frees sslf ? aggrandise
ment la another attribute of greet
WMte UMM patriotism ^ did
U-a ? ghwww.
" Ramon*/' Biograph Iadlan Drama
. .Paly 91 Daya Old.
There are few. American novels bet
ter known thfn the story of Ramona
b y Helen JacksOn. .It moat graph
ically illustrates the white man's in
justice to the Indian. The picture
follows Che novel closely, going aa far
as -to reproduce the actual scenery
where the story waa laid, a pictur
esque town fn Vetnura county, CaL
The love atory loses none of its power
in this production. Ramona Is qam
of the sweetest stories every written,
the drama the heaviest ever produced
by the Blograph Co., who made. the
journey to California, where were
found the Identical locatlona and
buildings wherein Mrs. Jackson
placed her characters. All wh<r see
this beautiful picture tonight will be
well repaid for doing so, for it is one
of the sweetest stories ever told upon
canvas. Other pictures to be ahcfWn
are several good ones, including The
Dlsttrftt Attorney, dramatic; Honest
Peggy, drama, and A Hasty Opera
tion, comedy. . Don't fall 16 witness
this fine s^iow , '. if you do. you alone
are the looser.
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Kim IKII.L.IKH CIjEARKD.
? Th? Woman', Betterment AxsocU
*kn> are riry mucji (ratllled at reaulU
of the pffwti to make the demonstra
tion a auocen. About 110 waa the
reoelpta from reatordar'e bualneae
and laat night' everything .waa eold
?out and the door, were closed before
the usual hour. I
A WO.OOO PRIZE OFFERF.H
Shortly ,fter hsodlnj Qlenn H.
Curtis, a chaclr for lit, 0(0 for his
successful flight from Albany to New
York the New York World announced
? naw prise tor aarlal navigation.
The naw oBar la mad* by the New
. York world anil the St. Louie Poat
Dinpetch. Thla time a prtae of t*0,
000 win M given for % successful
niKht between Naw York and St.
1 -mils. Condition, wHl he announced
la tar.
towards Are Coaalitjftion
(hind in Its Quota
it Men. N
Lee tendered bis resignation to Mr.
Deris, sayin g that Jfee should bs suc
ceeded by a younger and abler man.
"Times will not permit a reference
to ail the characteristics of high and
i successful military leadership, but I
cannot omit truth, for nothing to
higher, nothing enters more con
stantly into our daily life, and noth
ing Is of Itself so much an exponent
of other qualities. It la the effdct of
the coefficients of honesty and cour
age. Cowards are constitutional
liars, aad diahonesty is unmasked by
truth. There la nothing about which
there Is so much sophistry. The con
science of the morally weak to train
ed to adopt the spurloue for the legi
timate, and their intellectual lnteg
frity Is debauched to mo^ld a lie li
iblance.
'All cltlsena. especially those of a
republic, should know aad reepect
the fundamental principles of their
organic law, and none more so than
soldiers who in sudden crises may
hare to exercise great power. They
should be imbued with a reverence
for constitutional limitations and S
firm resolves to maintain in their In
tegrity the Institutions of their coun
try. / Jackson, the laurel crowned
rlctor of Chalmette, did not surpass
gradeur Jackson the clUsen. who
bowed his head In eubmlsslon to Use
majesty of the law. and paid the <U?e
imposed upon him by an arrogant
Judge when he the while projected
[in the administration of his office
from an indignant populace who re
sented what they believed to be an
outrage put upon a hero.
No man to so great or po good in
ja republic that he can be permitted
to govern outside of the law and, the
contsttntion. No publio good, how
ever attractive, fs worth gaining at
the prtee of setting aside a fundamen
tal principle of government. T^iis to
substituting a government of men
for a government of law. and- this to
the beginning of the end of the re
public. J exhort you to keep ever In
your minds as exemplars the noble
who have preceded you* and thst
tchf.wii'nw
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BASKBAIX CLUCKS.
Owing to the bad Weather the bate
ball team did not leave today for
Greenville, but will laare tomorrow.
Tbey play the^stron* Greenville team
on their grounds tomorrow, and then
will play the New Bern baseball team
Friday on the New Bern grounds.
There will be a special train run from
here to New Bern on that date. Train
learee here at.S:Ofi?jt m. and return
ing learee New Bern Immediately af
ter the show "Sylvia" la over. The
Washington Concert Band will render
?uale during the game. The pitcher
id shortstop of the Aurora team will
play with Washington during .both of
these games.
EXPERTS IN DOMESTIC SCIENCE.
Mrs. Jas. B. West and Miss Ne.lile
Newman, wljo are in charge of the
cooking department of the demon
itratlon of Wesson 8nowdrlft Oil, are
very efficient teachers in domestic sci
ence and every housekeeper should
attend these teas and the demonstra
tions as well In order that they may
better become acquainted with the
uses of the Wesson Oil which will re
duce living expenses. J
" ? SERIOUSLY ILL
Dr. A. K. Tayloe was called to Van
demere yesterday professionally to
see Mrs. C. 8. Whlchard, wife of Con
ductor Whlchard, on the Washington
and Vandemere train, who Is very 111.
While her condition la still precarious
unless something anforseen happens
hopes are entertained for her recov
ery.
TEA TOMORROW EVENING.
An excel en t. tee will be served to
morrow evening by the Woman's Bet
terment Association at the demon
stration room. tSS Main street.
Soft shell c^abe will be served
among the many other good things.
These teas are prepared by experts
and the menu Is lnrftlng. -
Miss Mary Thomas Howard Is rts
[ i'ting, her sister, Mrs. Stephens. In
qon >boro. * i
Snit Cases, Bags
and Trunks.
Values just received.
Exclusive Agents Butterick Patterns.
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sss
A SUtiUtSS
?d Perfonnaace ?f "SjItU" Mm
UbmUr PUnUMd Hub tlx
Pint ? Hit of tbe fl? so?.
Splendid, excellent, tbe beet allow
e?er presented by home talent. Ii tbe
couenlui or opinion expreseed by the
cltlxens of Waahlngton today over the
second presentation of " Sylvia" at
tbe opera bouae laat night. When It
waa Brat given out that thla opera
would be placed on the boarda for
the aeoond time pleaaurp seemed
written on HTefyone', countenance?
for not odlr did they anticipate some-,
thing high la the inualcal line but laat
night their realization far oyercapped
what waa sunataed to - be In store.
Proa the rlalng of th? curtala to the
Haale the large aadlence which paclt
?d the opera houae waa coaapleuoua
for IU applauae and appreciation.
Tha audience did not applaud at the
wnmg tllne. Bach selection made a
hit. both -la rendition and' execution.
The mualc waa cat.hy and bright
and added 'to thla the beauty aad wln
aomeneaa of the young latftea compoa
Ing tha cast made "Sylvia" tha meat
popular uakal cantata ever treeent
ad to a Washington audience. The
partormaaee was glrea for the bene
fit of the Young Maa'a Christian
League of thla eltjr, an organization
accotapllahlag aa much for the uplift
[of tbe young man of Washington.
[Too' much credit caanot be bestowed
upon Mr. II O. Tyler, the director;
Miss Hannah Sharf.the plaalat. and
Mr. prank A. Wright, the maaager,
for the aactwd success of "Sylvia"
They hare tolled aasldloualy for 1U
success. Seemingly they hare at
talhed the acme for every one la to
day praising "8ytvla" and the superb
way In wtHeh Waahlngton talent pre
sented It. Well, Washington always
stands towards the front In any un
dartaktag and when It cornea to mutld
IU talent never, falls to stand preemi
nently towards to ttfe forefront.
Laat night Is the flrat time In the
hlatory of the city where a local at
traction .waa more liberally patron
ised thk second time than tha' first,
shewing conclusively how well "Syl
via" took with thoae who appreciate
a good thing When glren the oppor
tunity.
The specialty, "Cubanoln Ollde,"
with Miss Mae Ayers and Mr. Lee
8tewart aa the soloists, waa one of
the many attractions. The aadlence
juat went wild with delight and. of
mmmm
mand a. repetition, but those on . the
baidhead row seemed to b? just as
enthusiastic. With Washington's
Ulent in a cast like "Sylvia" and the
Washington Concert Band discours
ing popular airs. Is It any wonder
that nothing but praise (or the per
formance man be heard today.
The readers of the Dally News well
remember the plot of the opera as
thla was published after the first per
formance. It Is composed of two
aets; -The- first sieue is a ixsyfletd^
a summer morning. The second act
is also a hay field, the time being sun
set.
The solo, "if I Were Not*?. Lov?,"
by Miss Anice Bright, who assumed,
the role of Sylvia, was simply charm
ing. She always sings with a mag
netism few possess. Her jiotes last
night were as clear as a Sell and her
control was something wonderful.
The mere announcement of her tak*
Ing part In any cast assures its suc
cess in advance. Npt only did she
sfng her part euperbjy, but her lines
were spoken with smoothness and
her gracefulness was fhe subject for
favorable comment. She made an
Ideal Qylvia. Her solo. "At Night-?
i fall," was equally as good. No sweet
er voice has been he%rd by a Wash
ington audience. Miss Ada Rhodes
in the role of Betty was equally as
attractive to the audience. Her con
tralto voice never shown to a better
advantage. She sings with ease and
has wonderful control over her voice
which possesses a wide range. Not
only did she sing well, but her acting
was one of the hits of the evening.
In the duet with Sylvia her deep rich
voloe stood out In bold relief and
seemed to take those present by
atoim.' 8ylvia and Betty were all
that any cast could hope for. They
could not be Improved on anywhere.
The quartet by. Miss Auloe Bright.
Miss Ada Rhodes, Mr. John Smith
and Mr. WllHaaa Harding in the song
"O, Silent Stai*,* certainly added no
little to the success of the evening.
In this selection each voice seemed
to reach the climax. It was beauti
fully rendered and those present ap
plauded heartily. The polos of de
[Lacy (Mr. John Smith). "Foirtver.
Love, Forever," add the ox*e by Will
iam (Mr. William Hardlpg). "I've
Something Sweet to Tell You," were
both well rendered and afrtedatsrf.
The funmakers of the cas^ were Mr.
Benjamin W. Taylor as the Unce,
who seems to to be a man of lonee
quenee He was ably assisted In the
comedy role by Mrs. D. Windier,
aa Aramlnta. and Miss Carol! Willi*
ss Arabella. As old maldsHhese two
ing ladies cannot be excelled. Of
lr The trio by
waa a hit. tbe
0OtT(E
? Oeatlnoe I'ntil Fur.
ther Notfee ? We?on OU Contain.
*100 per eeat Cooking Value.
For the 'pMt'ftw day* the combi
nation kitchen and lunch room at 328
Main street, being conducted under
the -auspices of the Woman's Better
ment Assoclf Hon. has beeo the mecca
for scores of ' housekeepers in wesh
? to attend the demonstrations
on therein the uaes and- value
of 'Wteson Snowdrift Oil.
The Southern QOtlon Oil Cdmpany,
the exclusive manufacturers of this
delightful vegetable oU, haa seat to
this city a crew of expert demonstra
tors to show the use of this oil. which
Is rapidly replacing butter, lard aqd
suet as a cooking Cat, and olive oil
! <Q the making of salad dreeaings.
? Wesson Snowdrift Oil has 100 per
oent cooking value. for the reason
^that It can be used over and orer
again, untll^tt*^* drop
to dO fnlfdufcy. It Is absolute
I ly pure, odorless ?*d tasteless. It Is
'free from aft animal matter, which 4s
acknowledged to be the source of In
digestion and dyspepsia. From ^0
a. -m. to npo$ and from 4 p. m.
to 5 p. m. the demonstrators are .glad
to show" any housekeeper the manner
| In whl<;h Wesson Snowdrift oil mayj
be used to Its beta- advantage. ' V]
The lunches prepared at the dem
onstrations are prepdted with this oil
and Ore served td visitors who an
attracted to this Interesting exhibit
The demonstrations will continue
dally until further notice, and tke
public In general, and. the women h|
particular, are Invited to attend them.
NO LUCK; SOD AT.
There will be no Inch served today,
an extra good tea Wtll be served this
evening. Come early, the hours this
evening will be from 6 to 9. Ixx>k
at this menu and come to tea. ^
MENU
Fried Chicken
Tomatoes Beets Mayonnaise
Fredch Pried potatoes ,
Snowdrift Biscuits -J 1
Ice Tea Coffee.
Ice Cream Cake ? ?
PIED TfflSA.lf.
Mrs. A. M. Moore died tbiaunorn
jtaral ) i*r homa an dge feftte&
He had been confined to the bed for
some tithe. She was the wife or Mr.
Amos Moore and leaves the husband
and two children to mourn their I98S.
; The remains were taken to Blounts
creek by gasboat today for bnrlal to
morrow.
TONIGHT AT THE GAIKTY.
There will be three reels tonight
at the Gaiety, and the following pro
gram Is one that will joag. be re
ffiembei^ed In Washington, for it is
undoubtedly one of the best all-round
bills ever presented in a moving pic
ture house in this elty:
"The Angfclus," a Btory as pure as
Jhe air from the hills where the dais
ies grow. A picture that sends you
home each with a smile of kindness
and a desire to do good one to an
other.
"The Hunchbached Fiddle," a
piece of artistic beauty, appealing es- !
pecially to ladies and children.
"Paula Peters and Her Trained
AnlmiiB^rtomedy. is one .that will
amuse all.
"Twd Gentlemen of the Road." a
comedy act "of 15 mlnutesv Two
tramps -and two kids make things
lively every minute they are on the
canvas. If you want to enjoy a good
xhow be sure to come tonignt.
" Vaudeville all next week. Hal
Mofdaunt & Co.. Brown'a opera
I house. ' .
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
LIHKABY COMMISSION.
The third regular meeting of the
North Carolina Library Commission
was held In the office of the Commis
sion In the State Library, Thursday.
April 21. Mr. Louis R. Wilson was
reelected chhlrman, and Dr. Charles
Smith, treasurer. Mrs. Annie
Smith Hovey was elected vice-chair
man and Miss Leatherman, secretary
ex oQcto.
A few days after the meeting Mrs.
| Hovey s resignation was received,
and the Executive Board Immediate
ly appointed Mrs. Sol Well, of fiolds
boro, t* fill the vacancy. Mra. Well
has long been Identified with library
extension work In North Carolina,
and as chairman of the Library Ex
tension Department of the North Car
olina Federation of Wothen's dubs.
mm thoroughly famlllsr with li
brary conditions la the State.
The Commission will undertake
foufr new lines of work during the
coming year: (1) Operation of a sys
1 of traveling IlbrgMes; (1) Mag
asine exchange; (3) Collection and
distribution of reports of the vfcrlous
State ofllcers; (4) Summer School
for library training. W , M , t
R i'lANO AND OIUiAN TrrflS?.
K T. Peflta, piano and organ tun
er, la In. the Qitr- All whr daalre
work don* la OtU line leave orders at
Pamtture Oo. H
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!REM?OY FOR THE HIGH COST OF LtWN6
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Hon. W. L. Douglas Says High Tariff la Directly and
Indirectly Responsible.
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I nave been asked to state, public
ly. ?7 vlew? concerning present busi
ness conditions, with special refer
ence to the causes and effects of the
of and a remedy
therefor ? if a remedy Is practicable.
I Wish to aay, at the outset, thst In
myoplirion. the present widespread
disoontent and unreasonable radical
ly*.. not oalr In thU bat In other
are dae mainly At the high
rapidly rising cftst of llttng. The
Importance of this question, both In
dytrially and politically. can hardly
mfr exaggerated There is danger
akbad uales* we can soon And the
dtffM of the trouble and a remedy
U it. Every man should study this
MRblem snd erery one who thinks
M has found s soultlon should give
Ifeto the public. Bettering that my
?leas on this Important question may
bare some ralue to the pybllc. I will
Hjjcaed to state them briefly,
^he first thing to obserre Is thst
MHces hare rlsed sll orer the world
In the last 18 or 14 yesrs. The mln
?u? ad ranee appears to be less than
St >er cent and the maximum about
W psr cent. In England prices hsre
risen a little less thsn 30 per ceht.
ilnee 1896. according to Sauerbeck
an<| the London Economist, while in
Qermany they have risen fully 80 per
cent. according to Calwer. all of
whom quote comparative price tables
calfed Index numbers. In the United
States the cost of living Is now about
*0 per cent higher than It was la
1898. according to Bradstreet's
tables.
These fscts ss to prices suggest a
general or world-wide cause and also
special or local causes. . I am firmly
convinced that the general cause Is
found In gold depreciation. v in fact
It Is difficult to conceive of any other
Important world-wide cause In times
of peace.
Gold, like lead or coal is a Com
modity. snd Its exchange ralue with
bthpr commodities '^determined by
Its relstlre cost of oroductlon. The*
fact that annual output oU*old.
Is now over 14 >50.000.000. whereas It
was only atiout >?$ 100,000,000. twenty
yesrs apo, Indicates pretty c/early
that the cost of producing gqld is
taoi^ rapidly than in the
eott of -producing Sbif SfW^oii
modltles. That is why the ssme
qusntlty of gold will purchase lesB of
other things. That.ls why prices *re
rising- In terms of gold. Iu reality
gold fa depreciating in ralue. We
would hare more yards of goods* If
our yard-stick abou)d shrink to two
ffcet In length. We would have more
bushels of grain If our bushels should
contain only three pecks. Likewise
oyr goods have greater values be
cause our standard of value Is shrink
Pjq* " r
Ab to how beat to prevent the evils
of gold depreciation I shall not un- 1
dertake to say. It Is in Internation
al problem and Should, In my opin
ion, be dealt with by an international
commission to be composed of the
world's greatest financiers and eco
nomists. No time should be lost In
arranging for such a commission. If,
as I believe, there Is a remedy for
these evils the busineaa world should
know It soon.
We are not, however, helpless to
remedy the principal cause of the
excessively high cost of living in the ]
United 8tates, as compared with most
other countries. The remedy Is sim
ple and easy to apply. It is so plain
that It cannot be entirely overlooked
even by the numerous federal and
State COuiiuIbbIuhh &n the High Cost
of Living whose principal business la,
apparently, to befog the issue and di
vert attention from the real remedy.
I do not hesitate to say that our In
ordinately high tariff is, directly and
indirectly, the principal cause of '
nearly half of the advance In prices
.that has tsksn plaee In this country
since 1896 or 1897. Neither do I
hesitate to say thaga substantial re
duction of all tariff duties that pro
tect trusts or thst unduly tax the
necessaries of life wonld at once rad- '
ically redure the cost of living in this
country. Such a change In our tariff
would, by reducing the cost of livln*
from to per cent to 20 per cent, not j
only promptly allay the present dan
gerous discontent but would, ty
cheapening the cost of production In
this country, give new life to many of
our manufacturing Industries, not a
few of which are now Buffering be
cause of tariff-taxed materiala and
supplies and because of the Inability
of the people to consume freely at
present high prices. Many of our
woolen, cotton snd other mills and
factories sre now running on short
time because the people after paying
fpr food and rent have not sufficient
fundp with which to purchase Qloth
Ing. shoes, etc. They economise Nin
clothes and shoes more than in food
But I should not state* conclusions
without stating my reasons for them.
Here briofly. are my reasons for
thinking that the' tariff Is responsible
for most of the ex^ra advance In,
prices in this country.
I. Prices advanced most rapidly
from 1897 to "1900? the flm thfee
yeara after'the passage Of the Ding
? ley bill. During this period the
prices of protected trust commodities
rese with ata rtllng rapidity while the
1 prices of farm products and of moat
other non-protected commodities rose
comparatively slowly Since 1900
on mora rapidly than have -the price*
of protected products. Theee facta
indicate that the tariff waa the prln
pal cause of the advance before 1900,
while gold depreciation waa probably
the principal cauae of the advance
alnce 1900.
Few persons, perhaps, realise how
rapidly the prices of tariff protected
producta rose after the passage of
the Dingley law. From July l, 1897.
to January 1. 1900, the cost of liv
ing advanced Si per cent, or at the
rate of 9 per cent a year. This was
during the "era of trusts." More
trusts were formed during this than
during any other similar period In
our history. Lest we forget. I will
enumerste a few of the Important ad
vances In prices made in truat pro
ducts during this period. The price
of wire nails roee from J 1.36 a keg.
In Augutt. 1898. to $3.53. In Decem
ber. 1899 ? 160 j>er cent In 16
months. The price of barb wire rose
from fl.65 per 100 pounds In Aug
ust. 1897. to |4. 18. In December.
}899 ? 160 per cent In two years. The
price of tin plate rose from $1.80 per
bo*. In November. 1898. when the
trust was formed, to $4.86. In Sep
tember. 1899 ? 78 per cent In ten
months. The price of window glaas
rose from |1.75 a box. In April. 1897.
to $4.80 In April. 1901?175 per cent
In four years. Is not this a clear
demonstration of the effect of the
high tariff on prices? The Dingley
tariff made the trusts and the trusts
put up prices. But few. If any trusts
were formed during the three years
of the comparatively low and non
protective duties of the Wilson bill.
Prices were low then. Trusts and
high prices came with the Dingley
bill. The voters of this country
should not forget these Important
facts. They should not. and I do not
believe that they win, be misled by
lthe statement of the Massachusetts
"Commission on the High Cost of
Living" that "the prices of trust-con
trolled commodities have not risen
conspicuously." Neither should they
be mlaled by the statements of many
leading protectionists ttast the great
est advances In the last ten years
huve occurred In the prices of farm
products which are affected but little
by tariffs and trusts. Incidentally,
theae protectionists have been mean
ingless ? that the farmer has been
fooled by them.
2. That there Is close connection
between high protective tarlffa and
high prices la evident from the course
of prices under our laat four tariff
bills. Aa shown by statistics, duties
averaged 7 per cent, and prices 16
per cent lower, under the moderately
low and less protective Wilson bill of
1894 than jinder the Inordlnjoely
high and greatly protective McKlnley
bill of 1890, while duties averaged
25 per cent and plrces 23 per cent
higher, under the Dl.igley highly pro
tective hill of 1897 than under the
\V1losn bill. Here la a remarkable
coincidence. It has not. to my way
of thinking, as yet been explained
away by any report of any commls
8lon on the High Cost of Living.
Partly through fear that the Repub
lican party would keep Its campaign
pledge and reduce duties, at the extra
session of Congress in 1909. the pro
tected trusts? and notably the Steel
Trust ? lowered price* materially In
1 90s and early in 1909. They, how
ever. advanced prices rapidly as soon
as It became evident that, as a rule
only superfluous duties were being
reduced and that these reductions
''"uiliiul duties' were being offset
by advances In effective duties.
Knowing what happened after the
passage of the McKlnley and Dingley
bills, It did not take a prophet to
foretell what would hap] en to prices
after the passage of the Payne-Ald
rlch bill. When this bill was up In
Congress Senator Gore warned the
8enate that Its passage would be fol
lowed by a period of extreme high
prices. That prophecy was fulfilled
Average prices rose more than 17
(per cent from June to December.
1909. The prices of Steel Trust
common stock more than doubled In
six months In 1909.
The high tariff act of 1909, like Its
predecessors of 1897 and *1890, did
Its work well ? for the trusts. The
work of a tariff Is to raise prices. A
tariff that would not raise prices la a
tariff that no trust or prospective
trust would want. And we know
how much the trusts wanted the high
duties of the present tariff.
3. The connection between .high
tariff and high prices Is shown clear
ly by the differences between prices
In low and In high tariff countries.
During the last twelve years an
av<erage of about $550,000,000 a year
of dnitable goods were Imported in ?
which an average duty of about 47
per cent ad valorem.- or of $260,000.
000 a year, was collected. ? Were
our tariff duties levied mainly for
revenue this tariff tax. great aa It la.
would have increased the cost of liv
ing only about $S per capita or $14
P?r family.. As. t\owevar, our duties
are levied much more for "protec
tion" than for revenue purposes, that
Is, mainly to keep out foreign com
peting goods and to enable our pro
ducers to sell' their goods at high
prices ? it la safe to say that the Urtff
tax collected bj the trusts and other
protected lfitereets was at least eight
times that collected by the United
States. This means that, because of
GRAHAM, BROWN
?>w Two Milan Ajm Aa?o
c?l?l u Mac Well gulMed ?,,<
the
To the Democrats of Beaufor:
County:
In about a week from now the peo
ple of this State will be called on to
nominate a Chief Justice of the ftu
Ipreme Court snd two Associate Jus
? Upas. and also two Corporation Com
missioners, one for four years and
lone for stx years. Judge A. W. Gra
'ham, of Oxford, Is a candidate for
the six-year term. He has helped
I this State to save seven hundred and
' fifty thousand dolalra s year In pas
senger rates alone. He Is ss well
I qualified as any man In North Caro
lina to fill the office of Corporation
Commissioner. His experience on
1 the bench and in the General Assem
blies thst he has been a member of
as well as being the present Speaker
of the House of Representstlves, pre
1 pares him to make an able a Corpora
tion Commissioner as this State Sas
ever had. He has stood by the peo
ple since he entered public life. The
Interests fear him as much aa they
fear any man in public life today.
They need not be alrsmed over re
ceiving fair play, he will render unto
the Interests what the Law says la
theirs and to the people what the
Law ssys belong* to them. Judge
Graham will receive no support from
the Interests, nor from persons allied
with the interests, whether they are
attorneys for the Interests, township
constable up to the 8upreme Bench
of this State. Geographically speak
ing an eastern man Is entitled to one
of the three offices of Corporation
Commissioner. Two will be filled by
western men and the west ought not
to have all of them. Judge Graham
Is the only candidate the east has, for
Mr. Hrown who Is running for the
four-year term and who will be nom
inated and elected for four-year
term. Is a Surry county man. He has
lived In Raleigh for several years aa
a State official, but If he got out of
office h^/would return to the county
that clal&s him. Let us hrfve Clark
for Chier Justice, Manning for Asso
ciate Justice. Graham for alz-year
term Corporation Commissiroier and
Brown for four-year term Corpora
tion Commissioner, and the State will
be In good hands.
Respectfully yours,
GEO. J. 8TUDDERT.
Washington. N. C
June 15, 1910.
ONF Hl .NDREI) AND FIFTY
POl'ND TrRTIJS CAUGHT.
Morehead City. N- C.. June 14.?
Mr. W. H. Scott has taken ?he blue1
ribbon for Ashing this seasons A
large logahead turtel weighing one
hundred and fifty pounds, four feet
long and two and one-half feet wide
was caught and landed_by him with
a reel arid llneT1 "nils Is a most won
derful catch to have been made with
a line.
The Ashing parties fetlll continue to
have wonderful luck. Each day re
markable catches are made. And the
reports are still more remarkable
from the fart that the weather has .
been very unsettled. The mackerel
are biting and there are great schools
every day.
A very remarkable catch was made
yesterday by Mr. \V. H. Scott and
party. They brought in about one
hundred Ash, which included four
teen different kinds.
Sixteen sharks, none less than
three feet, were landed by Mr.
Parker.
the tariff, the cost of living Is about
124 |Hsr C&piia. or $112 per family,
higher than It would otherwise be
and that much higher than it actually
Is In foreign low tarlfT countries. The
difference between prices here and
in England is most conspicuous.
Sugar costs 40 per cent more here
than in England. In fact the Sugar
Trust exports sugar and fiells It for
2 tents a pound less to foreigners
than to Americans. Woolen goods
cost nearly twice as much here as In
England. Similar statements can be
made as to linen and silk goods and
also as to some kinds of fine cotton
goods. Moreover. -millions of dollars
worth of the products of our protect
ed. 8teel, Lead. Sugar, Oil and other
trusts are annually sold cheaper,
much cheaper, to foreign than to
home consumers. The manner In *
which our portectlve system 1b being
taken advantage of, is outrageous,
and should be enough to condemn it.
Considering these simple and pal
pable facta, is It not plain that the
first thing to do Is to materially re
duce all duties that bear heavily on
the necessaries of life and to levy no
duties except those for revenue pur
poses. which are necessarily protec
tive.. If this simple remedy was
promptly applied, the cost of living
would radirally decline; the purchas
ing power of wages and salaries
would be greatly enhanced; and the
consumption of goads would be in
creased. W. L. DOUGLAS. ? t
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