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Til? . BSEHVEIt FAYETTEVILLE. N. & THURSDAY, OCT. 15. C. i. HALE, Editor and Proprietor. . J, Hale, Jr Business Manager. L. B. Hal City Editor. ; DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET. for President of the United States: WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, of Nebraska. For Vice-President: JOHN W.KERN. DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET. -i tor Governor W. W. Kltchlm. for LleaL-Governor W. & New land. For Secretary of State J.. Bryan 0 rimes. Fort But freaaorer B. H Lacy. For State Auditor R F. Dixon. For Attorney-General T. W. BJck- for CommlaaloDer of Afrieultnra A. Graham. For Corporation Commissioner R F. Aycock. For Superintendent of Education J. T. Jovner. Pnr Iiunnnea Commissioner J. R Yonng. Vo- Labor CommUitonar at hlproan. iivtu nkiRDraairtNaL DISTRICT. For Dunn. Congress H. L. Godwin, of COUNTY DEMOCRATIC TICKET. For the Senate Q. K. Nimoeks. For the Hoose J. H. Cnrrie. John nderwood For Sheriff N. A. Watson. Register of Deeds W. U. Walker. Treasurer David Osster. Surveyor Charles Jessup. Coroner J. V. afcGongan. Board of County Commissioners H. Lntterloh. 3. 3. Bollard, W. 3. OUve. J. A. Keith. R. R- Bett. THE PRESIDENT WORSE THAN FORAKER AND TAFT A PART NER IN HIS EVIL DESIGNS. The horror with which Campaign Manager RooseTelt and his man Taft viewed Foraker r Iter be had been ex posed, would be amnslng were it no? for the disclosure of facts which re Teal the hypocrisy of this precious couple and exhibit the chief officer .f this great republic as a worse of fender than Foraker. Such a revela tion is a matter of the most serioax Import, for a government perpetuated by the corrupt use of money is intol erable. No wonder that Roosevelt gave the word taVTaft which Taft hastened to obey that there must be no accept ance of Bryan's challenge to publish campaign contributions before the election. No wonder, too, that Roose velt "went oat of commission'' after his boot with Bryan after bis her aided experiment of "hitting 'em' those "hard licks" had recoiled so dis astrously. . As ire said the other day, the Am erican people have held the presiden tial office in such reverence that thsy hastened to forget, Roosevelt being already seated, the corrupt use of Standard Of! money by which he se cured It, as subsequently disclosed when "the thieves fell out" ' Bat the unspeakable effrontery which he has recently exhibited In accusing Govern- - or Haskell, an Innocent man, of the very act of which he himself was guil ty, has been too much for them. The . patriotic Impulse has surrendered -be fore an act which has turned the stomach."' Haskell, It win be recalled, prompt ly declared that the President was an "infamous liar." That was, of coarse, an unprecedented thing to amy of a President, and many trustful people, ignorant of Roosevelt's shady record. stood aghast. Soon, however, r the Washington telegraphers began to tell as that the records of the Department of the Interior showed that Haskell was right. .But yesterday's Charlotte Observer contains a totter from Its Washington correspondent who goes Into this matter in sufficient detail to ; silence the most ardent defender of the President, If any there be how, fixing upon him, irrevocably, the stlg- ma of disgrace. We append the letter referred to in fall, and the reader can arrive at his own verdict " It has been the habit among num bers of good men to say that no mat ter bow corrupt Roosevelt has been, proved to be, Taft is personally hon est That eair no longer be claimed for the Republican candidate, since he - has come out In ft formal endorsement of Roosevelt's declaration that contri butions to the Republican campaign fund shall not s made public until after the voters have voted that U, that the stable door shall not be lock ed until after the horse has been stolen. The suggestion advanced by Roosevelt and Taft that the people would draw Incorrect conclusions if they were put in possession of the facts concerning the source-of the contributions which the campaign committee knows, is not only an in sult to the intelligence of the peo ple, but is a pretext too transparent . for consideration. .- riiilnly.the American people are "np nKiilnst" a crisis. If they are incapable of dislodging a party whose president lins beort proved to have acquired his title by the corrupt use of money; and om candidate for president has en- iI uKcd the president's position that Cm pinplo nro not entitled to know, - In ihli imoe of Uio election, whether or . i c --A corrupt prscHcee are be ! - , - .1 n In 1S:6 and 1904 If 1 1 I'lO !o are unequal to, tola taak now, them eventa are kaatea Inf on to the climax which Mr. Wat tersom ao graphically described in ih-s speech published by us on Friday. The indications accumulate that the people are aoond enough at heart, and now wide enough ajrake, to prerent the catastrophe. 8ays the correspondent: Whether or not the people of the country believe It, whether they real ly care or not, whether the matter Is really catting any figure, as the saying is, in the campaign or not, the records In the Interior Department here abow very clearly and beyond de nial that the Roosevelt administration has given special favors to the Prairie OU and Gas Company, a subsidiary company to the Standard Oil trust Whatever the people may believe as to the President's motives, whether in fluenced by the SlM.OOO contributed to his campaign fond by the Standard Oil Company or not the records are there, and they cannot be impugned. !f anybody Is to be called a liar about this thing by the President why he mast declare the records of his own pet Secretary of the Interior to be false. At the President's order a "statement" was Issued yesterday by the acting Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Pierct. to the effect that K is a mistake that the present administra tion has given special favors to the Standard Oil Company's subsidiary concern, as to pipe line privileges in Oklahoma or anywhere else. Bet In the light of the facta already revealed, his statement is absurd, and "onsidered here. Not even the Repub licans can claim or do claim that the statement exonerates the President LETTERS TELL THE TALE. The letters from Senator Foraker, made public by Hearst showing that at one time the Ohio Senator was an attorney for the Standard OU Com Tany. are not plainer than the letters vbica hare been published showing he RooseTelt administration to have ?iven these special privileges to the Standard, and it mast be agreed b' ill non-partisan minds that Foraker is much less culpable, for while it il ihowa that he had at one time re -eired a retainer from the Standard it as not been shown either by any let er or record that he did anything in he Senate to favor this cil trust Vhlle as for Governor Haskell, the ue against him. made by the Pres- dent. not only falls completely down the recent revelations but come? Sack as a boomerang to the President himself. It is not necessary to go into all th details of the ease. The letters them 'elves are sufficient On making application for an "ease neat for the construction and oper ition of a pipe line into Oklahoma. Mr. J. E. O'Nlei for the Prairie Oi and Gas Company wrote the foliowlnr 'etter to the Secretary or the Interior under date of April 13th. 1Q8. "This application Is made subjee -nly to the regulations prescribed 'r 'he attached papers, which I under stand you consider making effective ir he near future, and the applies tior s not made in any way so as to brinr this line, or the application eoverinr he right-of-way, under the presen existing regulations4 as of December nst 190" To this Secretary Garfield replied on the same day: "This right-of-way win be granted as an extension of your existing Hue- is the Shallow Sand Feld to Caney Kansas, which were built under the -emulations in existence prior to De- ember 21st 1MS." etc the rest De ng of ao special significance. But on April 221. lsog. Seeretar Garfield wrote again to Mr. O'Nlei: "This approval win be made wit! the distinct understanding that it tot a precedent concerning any otntr tpplication for right-of-way you ma' see fit to make, and also that it shall be entirely subject to (he conditions of the suggested regulations which ou attach to your application." SPECIAL PRIVILEGE GRANTED. No other pipe, line has been gran;- sd a privilege under the "regulations' referred to. These regulations wer. simply conditions dictated by Mr O'Nlei and agreed to by Seeretar Garfield for that One pipe-line privf lege, the Prairie Oil and Gas Com pan refusing to come in under the regu at ions In force for other pipe liner The principal provision for the thee listing regulations which the Praiii' Oil uas Company got Secretary Garfield o change for its special benefit ' "ne requiring that pipe tines should domesticate" in the State of Okn noma, that it submit to certain reg n 1st Ions fixed by the constitution of Oklahoma. Now the Wichita Natural Gas Com nany, a competitor of the Standard Oil Company, has made several applica tions for pipe line privileges In Okla homa. On December 4th, 1907, Act ing Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Frank Pierce, who fanned the denial Tester day for the President, wrote to the Indian commissioner: "The company has made the usual showing required by the regulations with the exception of proof of com pliance with the constitution of the State of Oklahoma governing the reg- 'stration of foreign corporations. Un der the circumstances this department cannot approve the petition of the Wichita Natural Gas Company in its oreseni form. Too are therefore ad vised to register its corporation In the State of Oklahoma." (in a word, "domestic") ANOTHER DENIAL TO COMPANY. On May 7th, of this year, nearly month after the Prairie Oil and. Gas Company had got Its special privilege without "domesticating" In Oklahoma. Acting Secretary Jesse Wilson again denied the petition of the Wichita Natural Gas Company on the ground that the company had not compiled with the regulations about domesticat ing in Oklahoma, which regulations bad been set aside for the Standard subsidiary company. Now the story is a long one, but in these tetters there is explanation enough. The regulations which Sec retary Garfield laid aside for the Prai rie Oil Company were made by Secre tary Hitchcock, and it Is common knowledge about Washington that Hitchcock was fired from the Cabinet because be and tbe President had difference about these special privi leges in Oklahoma and the Indian Ter ritory, Garfield being put Into Hitch- cocks place. .. THE CAMPAIGN FUND, Mr. Bryan's Statement of the Grounds Upon Which An Appeal is Made to the People Appeal . to the , ' - '- Farmers. '" . '; i Mr.- ' Bryan's statement of the grounds upon which an appeal Is made to the people to contribute the funds needed for conducting the campaign. issued on August Sth, is worth reprint ing. It is as follows, and Is earnestly commanded to the consideration of our readers: .' ' , , Mr, Bryan, says a press dispatch of August 5th, to-night caused to be giv en out for publication the following appeal fur campaign contributions: Wanted Campaign Contributions From Citizens of tbe Republic Who Favor These Democratic Proposi tions: "Tariff revision by representatives of the consumers of the products and not by tbe agents of those who make exorbitant profits by manufacture and sale of highly protected products. "Election of United elates Senators by popular vote, thus breaking np tbe senatorial oligarchy headed by Stand ard Oil. which is strong enough suc cessfully to resist all measures offer ed In behalf of the public welfare. "Guaran'ee of mil national bank de posits, thereby preventing all money panics b ' giving all people absolute confidence in all banks. "Destruction of private monopoly and the enforcement of law against rusts by the people who are oppress ed by the trusts and not by the agents f the trusts. "Publicity of campaign coatribn- Uons before election day so that the people may know who is paying the expenses of candidates, and why pay ing. Adoption of an income tax because t is Just ard under it wealth may bear Its proportionate share of the burdens of the Federal government "The punishment of men who manip ulate railroad stocks and ownership; the encouragement of railroad con struction upon business-like basis; and railrrad operation with fair re turns In wages and proflflts to work- and owners oav honest valuation ind honest labor, bat not- on watered stocks, and false bond issues created narely by exploitation." Tbe appeal closes with a copy of the resolution adopted by the Democratic stioaal emmittee upon the occasion f their visit to Falrview. Juhr 14th. leelaring for publicity of contributions before the election; limiting individual -ootribcttrns to 1 19.000 and providing for the pnblicatlon of all contributions bore $100. With the exception of ft25 contrib ted by the Bryan and Kltchin Club, of "tar's Precinct in 71st, we have re vived nothing from the farmers. nose Interests will be so greatly af- "scted by the reforms proposed by the )enver Convention, particularly in the natter of the removal' of the protec- ive featnre of the tariff which is a eading issue of the Democratic eon entlon. We renew our appeal to them o send In their contributions, of what- ver amount may please them; and. i this connection, venture to reprint he appeal to farmers issued by Mr. try an and Mr. Kern at the outset of he campaign, which is as follows: A Farmers' Campaign Fund. To the Farmers of the United 3 tales: The first contribution mad o the Democratic campaign fund thi ear. so far as we know, was made b m Iowa farmer. Just before the Der, er convention met this man, wh uodestly prefers not to have his nam lent ion ed. journeyed more than on inndred miles to Lincoln with hi ontribntlon of 1100, which he lef i h Mr. Bryan to be given to the com ilttee when organised for the carn al gn. This fanner was born In Sweden id for some time after he was natur .Used was a member of the Republi an party, but he' was a student of iblie questions and in the course of me became a Democrat He has been i reader of The Commoner since its nabllshment. and to manifest his leep interest in the success of the par r and m this trimnph of Democratic rinciples, he made this free-will Tering to the campaign fund. It is very appropriate that the first "ntributlon should come from that Teat body of our population known is agriculturalists, for the farmer has othing to gain by privilege and fav- ritism; his hope is in the application f the doctrine of "equal rights to 11 and special privileges to none.' Ie has been the victim of all special egislation, and has suffered from the ootrol of politics by the great preda- ory corporations. Now that the Dem- icratic party has announced its deter il nation not to accept excessive cou rt buttons even from Individuals, and o publish all contributions above i -easonable minimum. It ought to be ble to secure s sufficient camnalsr und from those patriotic citizens wbr 'sk from the government nothing br inflection to their rights and consld 'ration for tbe general welfare. Ther re hundreds of thousands of farmer -vho are abundantly able to contribute to the campaign fund. There a if bonsands who could give $100 apiece rithoot feeling it: there are tens of housands who could give $50 apiece wunoot saenoce, and still more wbc could give $2S or $10 or $5. As the national committee has not vet been organized, we will ask The Comomner to call for subscriptions to this farmers' fund. Those giving can Indicate whether they are willing to nave tnetr names mentioned, and If tbe contribution is not more than $100. their wishes will be complied with Ml contributions above $100 most be "nade known, mo matter .from whom hey come.- r- - - The farmers' fond will be turned iver to the national committee as soon is its permanent offices hare been e 'eoted. Who will be the first to re spond? The Denver convention was i people's convention: It adopted a strong, clear, honest platform, and its nominations were made with practical unanimity. Our fight is a fight for the whole people. Onr aim is equal and exact fustic to all: onr nurnose is to restore the government, to the hands of the freely chosen representm- J vet of the voters. ' How many farm ers will Jfln in furnishing the fund lecessary to present the issues? WILLIAM 3 BRTAN. JOHN W. KERN 'Democratic papers will please copy.) Funds Needed For the Last Three ' " Weeks of the Campaign. ' A press dispatch from Kansas City of Saturday night szys: William J. Bryan, in his address here today, referred to the Democrat !c campaign fund. He said: "Our platform declares in favor yf publicity as to campaign contributions. and that publicity is to be before the election. We made an appeal for pop ular suDscnpttons and as a result we ave collected something over $160. 000. In addition to this we received ibout $4t."00 from the Denver fund. :nat belrg the amount left of the 1100. '00 given hy the city of Denver to de- ray the expenses of the convention rhat would make the campaign fund 'o-day bet-reen $200,000 and I2?0nn "Ills fnnd has been collected largely In small amounts. The people, each contributing a little, have furnished tbe money with which we are making this campaign. , But we hare three weeks yet and during those three weeks we shall need a considerable amount for the legitimate purposes of the campaign. We need $100,000 more and it ought to be easy to collect that sum from the Democrats who eudorse our platform and who are Interested in Democratic success. A dollar apiece could be given by most Democrats without feeling the loss of It: ten dol lars apiece could be given by many thousand and we have many hundred who could give from $100 to $500. Mr. Mack, chairman of ihs national- eoa- mi'tee, joins me In making tbls ap peal to Democrats ' throughout the country. Mall your check at once to Hernias RidJer, treisatx-f of the fta- iinnal committee, Hoffman House, New York, or to Norman E. Mack, chair man of the national committee. Audi torium annex. Chicago. It we can b .-g fur policies to the attention of the public and get our forces organ ised we shall win splendid victory." THE REAL BRYAN. "What is tbe Explanation of Bryan T" k Rare Genius Whe Has Been Under the Calcium Light for Sixteen Years not Meteor but a Star R. L. Metcalf, of Nebraska, Analyzes Bryan's Rise and Influence A Great Combination of Qualities. "Will some one please stand an mud explain this man Bryan the Phoenix who rises from the ashes of defeat stronger, be'ier loved - than ever ThU i lestioi was asked by m Pitts burg, Fa., man In a letter printed In the Christian Union Herald. Tbls man had sean (to use his own lan guage) -m wonderful thing come to He had seen William J. Bry an "flouted by as easterners as m wild eyed disturber of the peace" entering nitsourc. -m city which cave the biggest comparative majority against him of all the cities In the nation and greeted by enormous crowd with an attention and enthusiasm that naaseth description, holding them under the spell of his marvelous eloquence for more than two long mortal hoars and sending them away cheering and thlnklng. -All this, mark you." said the Pitts burg man, "in tbe city of Pittsburg Intensely Republican, 'conservmuve. tariff-loving Pittsburg! the strong hold and centre alike of his Democrat ic and Republican enemies! If this can occur in Pittsburg, what most be his hold upon the people in communi ties where the what-ls-is-right doctrine is not revered as here! From these scenes the Pittsburg man turned and in utter perplexity asked, "What is the explanation of Bryan!" "What is the explanation of Bryan V asked the Pittsburg man and then ad ded: "A magazine writer recently tried to explain him, bat when the ar ticle was finished mil he had proved was thai Bryan had made a tew honest dollars oat of his political career, though the writer did not sufficiently emphasize the phenomenon that m po litical career has at last resulted in honest if comparative small fortune Bigger fortunes than Bryan's have been made through political careers before now, but we are never tempted to describe them aa honest "What is the explanation of Bryan r asked the Pittsburg man. "Is it hon esty? There are many honest men !n be nation who have not his wonderful hold on the hearts of the people. Is t his intellect His is not the most powerful intellect in the nation. Strong though it is. "Is it his eloquence? We are still under the spell of his Incomparable voice, cutting wit and forceful senten ces, but we know that his eloquence does not explain him. Is it the romantic quality of the career that began when the editor, just returned from reporting the con vention which nominated his op ponent seizing the dramatic critical -noment thrilled several hundred men into nominating an obscure lawyer and ivriter to the highest office In the land? Hardly!" s Nor in the opinion of this Pittsburg er is the explanation to be found in the combination of all four of the sue gested explanations honesty, intel lect eloquence and the romantic qual ity or career. For, in the opinion of this writer, rTae combination could never have brought about the event de scribed above in Scotch-Irish, conser vative Pittsburg. We have watched and studied Pittsburg's political, au diences for several years and we hare never seen the like of that which greeted Bryan. No rabble, but a fine body of representative, thoughtful men; not merely curious, but atten tive, with an earnest attention that was not disturbed by the magnetic at traction of bis personality. They 11s- ened as men listen who have conO- lence in their speaker, in his slncerll rad his knowledge and in his tru th in mesa. Sometimes the things for which we dig are to be found upon the surface. When the Pittsburg man said that his neignoors listened to Mr. Bryan, "as men listen who have confidence in their speaker, in his sincerity and in dis Knowledge and In his truthful less." he may have given the answer o dis own question. if, however, the Pittsburg writer et finds it difficult to understand what is the explanation of Brvan. he might approach the solution of the problem with higher hopes for results If he freed himself from some of the newspaper-made misconceptions con- terning Mr. Bryan's career. It is hardly fair to say that when Mr. Bryan as nominated lor the sresldencv In 1896 he was "an obscure lawyer and writer." Six years before his nomina tion for the presidency he had been nominated by the Democrats as a candidate for Congress in what seem ed to be a hopelessly Republican dis trict, in 1888 the Republican candi- aate nad earned that district by a large plurality. In 1890 Mr. Bryan earned mat district by f,700 plurality, although he had a Populist opponent wno received i3.os votes. I think t Is admitted In Nebraska that this re sult was largely due to the fact- that Mr. Bryan and his opponent .enrared in a joint debate. While the Repub lican candidate was an able and re sourceful lawyer and had committed Dimseii to some of the reforms then growing In popular favor. Mr. Bryan plainly won the honors ma debate noted alike for its vigor and good hu mor. 1 In 181 Mr. Bryan was re-elected. ai hough his Congressional district bad been rearranged leaving It com posed largely of Republican counties. During his first term on March 1 1892 Mr. Bryan made his great tariff speech in tbe House of Representa tives. And on that occasion as will nerearter be shows by witnesses that mar not be ssid to be partisans of tbe iveDraixansne became a national fgure. Those who had the privilege of hearing tbat speech will sot forget It; nor will they fail to remember the stirring scenes enacted at. its close. itrvan began bis address at 2:20 f. clock in the afternoon and closed at Over the report of that speech the new yom Herald carried the follow ing Deadlines: "Brvan Downed Them AIL" "Nebraska's Young , Congressman b cores Triumph id The House." "His Maiden Speech s Brilliant Plea ror Tariff Reform." - - , "Mr, Raines, of New York, and Messrs. McKenna and Llnd Interrupt Him With Questions and are Silenced by Sharp Replies." , "Party Leaders Enthusiastically Ap plaud the Orator, and His Speech is me Tan or wasninrton," Concerning tbat speech I now quote rrom me reports made br the New York World, the New York Sun, the Washington Post, the New York Her ald and the New York Times. The New York Herald said: "When Sneaker Crisp appointed Mr, Bryan, of Nebraska one of the Committee on Wars and Mesns, some criticism was .made on the ground that he was a new member and inexperienced in taritf legislation. But Ur. Bfyka to day, in a three-hours' speech, made the biggest hit of the debate and con firmed the Speaker's judgment of his ability. NO mors) dramatic speech has been delivered at this session. Mr. Dryan has clear-cat features of the Randall type. He spoke without notes, and bis baritone voice made the chamber ring. Tbe Republicans sought to take advantage of his inexperience in Congress by Interrupting him with questions, which would have puzzled much older meads. But Mr. Bryan brightened under this friction and forced one Republican after another Into his seat Old campaigners of the Reed School, like Raines of New York, and McKenna. of California, found the yonng Nebraska more than their match. A lawyer by profession, Mr. Bryan argued his case with dramatic directness that aroused not only the enthusiasm of the Democrats, but won the applause of the galleries. When Mr. Bryan finished, the galleries ap plauded for folly five minutes, the Democrats and Republicans gathered about him and shook his hand warmly. This speech has been a revelation. No new member has received such an ova tion In years. Mr, Bryan's speech was h tslk of the town to-night" The Washington Post said: "If. like Itrron, Congressman Bryan, of Ne braska, does not wake this morning and find himself famous, then all the nlogles that were passed on him in bntel corridors were meaningless. There was hardly anything else talked about, except the wonderfully brilliant speech of the young Nebraskan of the House. Tbe New York Ban said: "William Jennings Bryan; the yonng Democratic leader from Nebraska, whom Speak r Crisp placed on the Ways and means Committee against the protest of a large element hi the House, dis tinguished himself to-day by making 'he 'star' speech of the present ses sion on the tariff question. Mr. Bryan astonished his associates and the occu pants of the- crowded galleries br an -xhibrion of finished oratory seldom witnessed In the halls of Congress. He is onlv thirty years old. is tall and well h"llt with a clean-shavea face md jot black hair. Charley O'Nell 'he father of tbe House, as he Is call ed, says Mr. Brvan looks somethlnr s the late Samuel J. Randall looked wenty-ve vears ago. An hour was "iven Mr. Brvan to speak, but when 'he time elsosed there was a general ehoms' of 'Go on, go on,' from both sides of the House. Members lingered in their seats and the spectators re mained in the galleries till 6:12 o'clock so intent were they In hearing the yonng orator rrom the west Not only was he logical, bat he was prac tical, and won tor himself a place among the House orators beside tbe silver-toned Breckinridge, of Kentucky or the calm-voiced Henderson, of Iowa. The New York Herald said: "As Mr. Brran took his seat he was tbe recipient of hearty congratulations rom his party colleagues. Although 'bis was his maiden speech, he show ed every quality of a fine orator. No member who has addressed .the House thus far upon the tariff question ha? received the same attention which was recorded the young Nebraskan." The New York Times said: - "For the most of the time since the tariff battle in the House began, the Demo crats have been attacking the Republl cans' position largely with oratorical firecrackers. Some of these explo sives made a merry crackling, but not enough or It fully to awake the dellb "rate bdr, and certainly not enough fully tn arrest the attention of manv persons out of the House. Today, al most with the effect of an ambuscade the Democrats uncovered a ten-Inch gun, and for two hours shelled the sur prised enemy so effectively, that the protectionist batteries, at first manned with spirit but supplied with very light cans, were silenced. Gunner Raines 'Republican. New York) coming oat of thai engagement with a badly bat tered muzzle, and with the conviction probably, that he would be compelled next time to - pat in more powder and employ newer and more modern projectiles. The man who tr-day ceased to ' be a new and young unknown member, and jumped at once Into the position of the best tariff speaker in ten years. was Representative Bryan, Democrat of Nebraska. To be a representative from Nebraska Implies m condition nf revolution in that State; but it also means something more in the case of Mr. Bryan thai was not suspected be fore by those who are not familiar with his reputation at home. 8ome of the men who supported Mills were in doubt at the time of the caucus about bis soundness generally, as he was one of the four Springer men who stuck to Springer after the last button was off his coat,' and when the votes of the four would have elected Mill? instead of Crisp. After his speech of to-day there can be no doubt abou where he stands on the tariff question There can be no doubt about his pow er of oratory and argument and Mr. Raines, who is apt at a certain shal low sort of sophistical cross-questioning, will probably admit that Mr. Bry an is able to hold his own with a vet eran in the black-horse cavalry. For two hours and a half Mr. Bryan held the floor and his audience, being arc ed to go on atter nis hour had expired, sna neing inspired to still further eon- tlnne bv shouts of 'Go on. co on.' when he indicated a modest desire to bring nis long speech, to a close. Having a graceiui ngnre, a nttie above the av erage height, Mr. Bryan is not unlike Carlisle in feature, but not to snare. his race is so clear and stronr his language plain but not lacking in grace. He uses illustrations effect ively, and he employs humor and sar casm with admirable facility. The ap plause that greeted htm was as spon taneous as it was genuine." ' Although Mr. Brran's political op ponents hare told the world that Ne braska has often recorded Its political vote against him, they have not riven the testimony that will be cbeerfullv borne by any reputable citizen of this State: That William J. Bryan has never met with political reverses, but that he was accompanied by thousands of men who, having had every oppor tunity for the study of the man. trust ed nim implicitly and admired him for the philosophy with which he met defeat the vigor with which he waged the battle and the honesty with wnicn ne defended conviction. . And these win also say that In this day Mr. Bryan Is stronger in Nebraska man at any other time In his career. He has won the way to-the hearts of the Nebraskan regardless of politi cal prejudice.. It I were asked to answer the Ques tion, "What is tbe explanation of Bryan T I would quote the conclud ing paragraph of an editorial tbat ap peared in tne umana Dally World- Herald during the closing hours nf tne congressional campaign of 1890. it was good then: it Is rood now . "Nature has gifted Mr. Bryan with remarkable face such a face as could be carved on a coin and not be out of place. He has s physical vigor which makes his unstudied gestures forcible and emphatic. He has an eye wnicn is by turns commanding and humorous. And he has s voice which Is equally adapted to tenderness or to denunciation. All these natural gifts bus William 3. Bryan and to them Is added a talent for research, f gpnlus tcr accuracy, and a nature for truth Let Nebraska congratulate herself on the fact that be has am erator who possesses the physical ana mental qualities to make him a remarkable man in the history of this nation. And if the World-Herald reads the stars aricht the time will come when W. J. Bryan will have a reputation - which will reach far beyond Nebraska and It will be a repuattlon for the per formance of good deeds." HOW A TRUST SQUEEZED. Greensboro Patriot Mr. Bryan delivered a so tax plex us blow, when he attacked President Roosevelt for his sanction of the ab sorption of the Tennessee Coal and Iron" Company by the United 8tates steel Corporation. The Democratic candidate charged that the steel trust la paying its debt of gratitude by contributions to tbe Republican cam paign fund.- and that it is preserved from prosecution while the big stick Is flaying other trusts. Mr. Bryan showed tbat the purchase was In vio lation of the Sherman anU.-trust law, because It creates a monopoly In re straint of trade, but at tbe solicita tion of steel trust officials Mr. Roose velt gave them executive immunity from prosecution. Tbat part of the Sherman law cited as governing the transaction reads as follows: Every contract combination In the form of a trust or otherwise, or con spiracy in restraint cf trade or com merce among tbe several states, or Ith foreign natlcns, is herebv de clared to be illegal." Here are the existing facta in the case: The leading competitor of the steel trust was the Tennessee -. Coal, and Iron Company, a corporation with 30,000,000 capital stock, with Its plants in the Southern ore regions. chiefly around Birmingham, Ala. . A valuable asset of the company was a fine plant for making steel rails by tbe open hearth process, which many railroad managers considered supe rior In quality to those of the Besse mer process that the steel truBt uses. '1 H. Harrlman, of the union Pacific, hegan to order rails from the Ten nessee company. 1 Three-fourths of the $30,000,000 of apltal stock were held by a pool of men, most of whom are active In Vail street speculation. These men Tere pledged not to sell their stock. but they could put it up as collateral or loans. In fact a very large amount if it was held by banks and trust ompanles, particularly - the Trust Company of America. It is common custom in Wall street pools to bor "nw money to make purchases and 'hen . pat ap the acquired stock as collateral. On the first day of last November, when the financial crisis was reach hg its height, between fiftfteen and twenty millions of tbls Tennessee Coal and Iron Company pooled stock was held by banks and trust com panies ma security for loans. These loans were called or more margin de manded. The debtors were unable to pay. The bottom had dropped out of the stock market ard tbe Tennessee shares could not be sold atany rea sonable price. This was the situation when tne run -began on tbe Trust Company of America, around which the pool cir cled, and President Oaklelgh Thorne appealed to J. P. Morgan for help to save his institution. On Saturday night, ; November 2, Mr. Morgan summoned the distress ed bankers and pool members to his art gallery. He laid before President Thorne the conditions on which be would save the trust company, name- hr, the transfer of the Independent Ten&esse Coal and iron company to its great rival, the steel trust Thorne and his associates protested vene- mently. There are stories that he termed Mr. Morgan s, demand m "hold- to:" an act of "high war robbery, For twenty-four hours they refused the terms and spent all of Sunday In vain endeavor to raise cash In otber fields. Bat they were unsuccessful. Men and banks with money were holding on to It tightly. The millions of gov ernment funds turned loose by Sec retary Cortelyon had been corralled by Mr. , Morgan and his associated banks. ' George W. Perkins had run back and forth between Morgan's of fice and the treasury twenty times a day mil daring the critical week. The night of Sunday, November 3. was m sleepless one in tbe Morran art gallery. The steel trust men were there. The Tennessee Coal and Iron pool leaders were there, except "Bet-m-mllllon Gates," wno wan speed ing across the ocean trying to get there in time to prevent the surren der. Thome's trust company, could not open Its doors In the morning without cash. The men struggled for hoars. Mr. Morgan's offer was to buy the pool's holdings of Tennessee stock at 85 cents on the dollar. The last pre vious sale had been at $1.35. . He Tonld pay for them in steel trust bonds, which were selling at 85. Ten nessee stock, he said, was not - ne gotiable in the crisis. - Any bank would accept steel bonds as security, and the hard-squeezed pool members by. such an exchange would be re lieved of having their loans called. In addition, Mr. Morgan would put any sum up to $10,000,000 in the trust company. At S o'clock the next morning the occupants left the art gallery, and the stock of the Tennessee company was In the hands of the giant corpora tion. ROOSEVELT'S DAMNING TRAIT Henry Bulletin. : The damning trait of Roosevelt s character is that no man's honor or reputation is secure against his unwar ranted assaults, when It Interferes with his political purposes. His whole career as -President is full of eviden ces of that trait As s private citi zen, the evil resulting from his as per stons would be negligible. . Only the ?.c,Jw,hoM' ?!? Md. has so far prostituted the prestige pi that office that his reckless utteran ces are now being takes at lust about vnat they are worth the sbodd; last resort 01 an unscrupulous politician, FOR CLEAN ELECTIONS. Providence Journal.) On the whole, the Democratic phn of publishing all campaign contribu tions above a reasonable minimum In advance of the election better com mends Itself to the citizen who wishes to see our presidential campaigns con ducted fairly and cleanly. There has been no greater scandal in American politics than the scandal of bought elections. - -' ' s Mrs. Hunter Smith, Misses Julia Nolley and Fan Williams left thli morning for Ooldsboro to attend the 0. D. C. Convention. HIGHEST CASH PRICE PAID FOR SEED COTTONrCOTTOW SEED AND BEST EXCHANGE GIVEN AT M NEILL'S 01 N. Fori IMiil Ml i FueHe Condensed Statement to Comptroller Sept 3 1908- RESOURCES. ' Loans and Bonds 768.055.67 Overdrafts ,, 2.583 42 Building and Fixtures ... 26,000.00 Demand Loans. . 71,848.64 Cash and due from banks ,. 143,906.11" 215,254.95 $1,001,894.04 We call attention to above statement ness in cither our Commercial or Savings Department, H. W. LILLY, President JNO. JHO. B. 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BEVIIX has last returned from the Western Markets, where he bought Fifty Head of Males and Horses. : We have any kind of a Horse yon may want High-Class Pacers and Trotters and Good Business, Farm and Family Horses. Single or Double, ms well as several EXTRA NICE SADDLE HORSES and Pairs of Harness. We also have any size MULE, ftom the heavy log Mule to the smaller cotton and farm Males. Each and every onegnaranterd to be exactly as represented by us. . Buggies, . Harness, I And the well-known Babcock Baggies and Hackney Baggies,' and also have I on hand at all times a complete line of the medium and cheaptr grades; Harness, Robes, Eta, to go with them. ' We keep all sizes of wagons can furnish you with any kind you - We Pay The Hlgacmt If you need anything in OUR LINE call and see us. - BEVI LL &. VAN STORY." fayetteville, n. c I SHEETZ'S WE ARE MAKING " A SPECIALTY OF H c a t c p o BOTH COAL AND WOOD. COME AT ONCE AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK AND PURCHASE , BEFORE THfi COLD WEATHER IS ON "YOU.' HEATFRS PUT UP ON SnORT NOTICE BY COM- PETENT MAN. Stieetz: Cz. Gono. ; INABILITIES. Capital stock '. 100,000.00 Surplus and profits ...... 68,641. 07 Circulation Deposits . , Due banks 100,000.00 586,777.97 81.475.00 Bond account .... . 75,000.00 11,001,894.04 and respectfully solicit your busi 0. ELLITJGTON.V. P. ft Cuh'r. FIFTY HEAD OF MULES AND HORSES. FIRST LOT OF STOCK THIS SEASON. Wagons, Robes, Etc., x both one mod two-horse on hand, and may want,, put of stock. . Market Price For tottoa. - SPECIAL: ' ' '
Fayetteville Observer [Weekly, 1880-1919] (Fayetteville, N.C.)
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