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f TO V7 K VOL. XXVII. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1909. No. 44 CA ASIAN. EDITORIAL BRIEFS Toledo has decided to reform with out the assistance of Tom Johnson. The Republican party continues to ir row despite its defamers in both parties. Wilmington gave President a good example of Southern pitality. Taft hos The Democratic papers will please fake note that the new tariff bill did not raise the duty on dolls. How does Greensboro expect to move the State Capitol when they can't even move Guilford's court house? We hope the Anti-trust law did not get lost when the State author! ties naa it out examining it some lays ago. If there have been any recent drunks at the penitentiary they have been very careful to keep such facts from the newspapers. Another theory is that pellagra may be caused from sleeping on feather beds. But aren't shuck mat tresses even worse? The government refuses to take any part In the Cook-Peary contro versy. And that is where the gov ernment shows wis,. Servia has put a ban Oi. ''Tners A Bishop in that country it?' Ne tried for high treason because he . a bad dream concerning the King. There was a called meeting of the blind tigers in Rockingham Friday. The meeting took place in police court where thirteen felt the arm of the law. A prominent railroad man of the West says that too much politics is the curse of the South. We haven't too much politcis, but what we have needs purifying. The Chatham Record notes that a wagon load of dogs has been shipped from that county to Durhair. We fear this means that the Chatham rabbits are playing out. The National Geographical Society has decided- that Peary discovered the North Pole, but they have not decided that he discovered it first and that what Is worries Peary. Admiral Peary has announced that before very long he will head an expedition in search of the South Pole. Some people don't seem to realize when they have had enough Judging from recent utterances of Ex-Governor Glenn, if he were Gov ernor of North Carolina to-day the sound of the pistol might be more frequent than the song of the mock ing bird. The pellagra convention at Colum bia, S. C, decided that bad corn bread was the only known cause for pellagra. It is now time for them to get busy and find a remedy for the disease. Jack Johnson, black, and James Jeffries, white, have signed an agree ment for a boxing fight early next year. A pity it can't be arranged so both of them could get whipped at the same time. A magazine has agreed to pay Ad miral Peary $1.20 a word for a story of 50,000 words about his trip to the pole. You can now see what the discovery of the North Pole is worth to Peary even if it is worthless to others. Zeke Bilkins will not charge us $1.20 a word for his stories when he Marts for the North Pole, but we will wager last year's hat that 'the -Major's stories of the Arctic regions will be more interesting than Ad niiral Peary's. The Democrats have already start ed a presidential boom for Judge Gaynor, the mayor-elect of New York. Wouldn't it be well to wait and see whether he makes good as mayor, or isn't the Democratic nominee for President expected to make good? A Yale professor says that every human being of reasonably sound mind and body should live to the age of a hundred and fifty years. This explodes Dr. Osier's theory, who claims that a man has reached the end of his usefulness at forty, and should be chloroformed at sixty. FAKMKIIS' GONGIIEK8 KXDS. Remained in Kelon at Raleigh One Week Principal Work and Ad : dresfies. The twenty-ninth annual meeting of the Farmers' National Congress, which began its sessions In Raleigh one week ago to-day (as indicated by the program printed in the last issue of The Caucasian) has com pleted Its labors after a week of in teresting work and many valuably instructive meetings. Foremost among the- number of "big men" of the nation who attend ed the Congress and spoke to the delegates was Secretary of Agricul ture Wilson, of Washington (who was unfortunately called back to of ficial work before he could make an elaborate address, however). British ambassador Bryce was the lion of the day Thursday and his aaaress Derore tne congress was preceded by a great ovation, the del egates standing while the great Englishman ascended the rostrum Other distinguishing features of the week's work included addresses by President Benehan Cameron, John Skelton Williams, Governor Kitch ih's welcome and Prof. Paul Bar ringer's response, former Secretary Hilary Herbert's speech, and some of those made by delegates. Wrhile the number of delegates was not so great as had been sug gested in advance (there being less than one thousand from other States than North Carolina), a larg er number of States were represent ed at this Congress than at either of its twenty-eight previous annual meetings. There were delegates present in Raleigh from thirty-seven States and some of the States Jike Ohio and even far-away Iowa sent forty to fifty delegates each. The Western and Northern visi ts were charmed with Raleigh and orth Carolina, and most of them expressed astonishment at the won derful progress and magnificent ex- libitions of industrial growth es pecially in cotton and tobacco manu facturing, after the delegates had visited the American Tobacco Com pany's great plants at Durham and the Cone cotton manufacturing plants at Greensboro which includ ed the largest smoking tobacco and cigarette factories in the world and the biggest denim mill on earth. And they had a right to open their eyes when they saw these establish ments. No doubt about that. Amabssador Bryce accompanied the delegates on these excursions and made interesting addresses to the students of Trinity College, the State Normal and the State Univer sity. He spent Friday night at Chapel Hill and returned to Wash- ngton Saturday, "charmed with North Carolina hospitality and the State's splendid resources and indus tries and delightful people." All who met the great diplomat and most of those who heard his addresses were equally charmed with that spelndid specimen of the Britisher. Governor Kitchin's Welcome. Governor Kitchln welcomed the delegates to the Farmers' Congress in an enthusiastic and interesting address. Among other things, he said that National Farmers' Congress can meet in no more appropriate State than ours for we produce in abund ance and of finest quality, a greater variety of crops than any other State in the Union. We compare potatoes with Maine, berries with Florida, peaches with California, wheat with Kanasas, corn with Nebraska, tobac co with Kentucky, cotton with Tex as, and butter with Wisconsin to say nothing of oats, hay, apples, peanuts, melons, grapes, etc. The State has diversified farming n all its wealth and glory, but the ndividual farmers of the State have not yet sufficiently attained that de sirable condition, though they are naturally sa well prepared for it as any people on the globe. However, annually diversification of crops is ncreasing, soil conservation is grow ing, soil improvement is progressing, methods of cultivation are improv ing; in a word, intelligence and sys tem are taking the farms, and the result is, year after year a man's labor on the farm will be more pro ductive and more profitable. While will not take the time to discuss it, I am convinced that the safety of our free institutions and the hap piness of mankind depend in the last analysis upon profitable agriculture do not overlook the blessings of other industries, nor under-estimate their essential Importance. The enemies of production are negligence and ignorance. To con quer them every bulletin, every ag riculture paper, every lecturer, every gathering of farmers contributes Each carries information, each in spires enthusiasm and suggests pru dence all tend to the same great end more profitable agriculture. which means happier homes and better people. Mr. President, I wel come this Congress because it rep resents an industry in our country whose annual production is near eight thousand millions of dollars, whose exports are a' billion dollars a year, creating a mighty balance of trade in our favor, thereby bringing the money of the Jworld to us by hundreds of millions. I welcome it because of its long and effective ser vice in promoting peace, prosperity (Continued on Page 3.) EROTECTiON SOUTH Massachusetts Tending To wards Free Trade While the South is Leaning to Protection. A LESSON FROM VIRGINIA The Democrats Claimed the Repub lican rarty in That State Was Run by a "Patronage Maclilne' and That the Conventions Were Packed With Postmasters and Revenue Officers This Attack Caused the Republican Vote to Fall Oft North Carolina Can Draw a Lesson Why the Attack on Morehead and Smith? (Special to The Caucasian.) Washington, D. C, Nov. 8, The most striking feature of the elec tions held on last Tuesday was the great slump In the Republican vote in the State of Massachusetts. The overshadowing issue In that cam paign was the new tariff bill. Gov ernor Draper, the Republican candi date for re-election, based hi3 ap peal to the voters of the State on that issue, claiming that It was nec essary to elect. him. to show their ap proval of the new tariff bill. He barely pulled through by eight thou sand majority, a falling off of over sixty thousand majority of the pre vious election. The fact is that the South is, to-day benefited more by protection than New England, and hence Massachusetts is tending to ward free trade. A Lesson From Virginia. The Republicans of North Caro lina and the whole South can draw' most important lesson from the campaign just passed in Virginia. The one campaign cry which the Democrats used against the Republi can party was that the Republican party was run by a "patronage ma chine," that the conventions were packed with postmasters and reve nue officers, that the nominees of the party from Governor down were not making the race with a view to being elected, but that every one of them were candidates for federal jobs. The result of the election shows that this attack on the Re publican candidates caused their vote to diminish instead of to in crease. It is well known to observant peo ple of all parties that no party can gain recruits or win r any victories when the people beliefs that its can didates are not trying to be elected but are simply running for federal jobs. Indeed, had It not been, for this general belief, which the Demo cratic politicians and newspapers were diligent to spread among the rank and file of their own party in this State, the Republicans would have gained enough recruits from the Democratic party at the last election to have carried the State. A prominent North Carolina Re publican, who has never been a can didate for a federal office, but who sincerely desires sto carry the State Republican, said a few days ago that every patriotic federal office holder n North Carolina owed it to his party to refuse to go as a delegate to the next conventions of the party, but, on the other hand, he should use every effort to pick out the best and most representative men who held no federal offices and send them as delegates to all conventions. This wise politician said that he believed that that one act alone would be worth from ten to. twenty thousand votes to thtpggyt A Fight on Morehead. Nearly every " Republican from North Carolina, who has been here recently, has commented upon the fight which the Adams : patronage machine is making on Congressman Morehead. The recent action of the machine in not only ignoring but de fying Morehead by getting a census supervisor appointed in his district without his consent and against his wishes and recommendations is ad ditional proof that the machine did not want Morehead elected to Con gress and that they do not want the party to grow. - ; In this connection; ' attention has also been called to the fact that Chairman Adams, in his, at last, open hostility to Mr. J. A. Smith, who is contesting for his seat in Congress, shows that the machine did not want Smith nominated and did not want him elected, and that their present hostile attitude is not only intended to hurt his contest but to try to prevent him from be ing re-nominated for Congress in his district. All of this conduct on the part of the patronage machine is in keeping with its action in refusing to put up a Republican candidate for solicitor against Mr. Jones Fuller, the Demo cratic candidate in the last cam paign. ' The eyes of the masses of the party are at' last being opened to the real inwardness of the pur poses of the machine. They are see ing clearer every day that this ma china is not only incompetent but that it Is guilty of base treachery to Its party. - RR1EF XEVTSjITEMS. Mr. W. E. Bartholomew, of Louis- burg, lost his stock of goods by fire Monday. Lewis Johnson, a negro boatman, was drowned in the Pamlico River, near Washington, N. C, Sunday. Fire destroyed eight bales of cot ton and the cotton platform at Nor wood, Anson County, Sunday morn ing. The postoffice at Mocksville was robbed Monday morning, though the burglars did not make a very big haul. The body of a new-born babe was found in a marsh near Vaughan, N. C, Sunday. The child was evidently murdered. Durham was visited by a $15,000 fire Sunday. The grocery stock cf A. C. Beck was dcAroyed and the furniture stock of M. Shevel was damaged to the extent of $5,000. There have been several great losses by fire in the State during the past week. Probably the greatest loss is sustained by the burning of the Norfolk and Southern Railway shops at New Bern, where over 100 workmen are thrown out of work by the fire. A very disastrous fire occurred on the premises of Sol Greenway, near Oxford, Sunday evening. The stable, one horse and a fine mule were burn ed. A quantity of feedstuff and the tobacco from thirteen barns were also destroyed. The loss is estimat ed at $3,000. A dispatch from Lexington, Ken tucky, says that while lying helpless in bed, Thomas Stafford, early Fri day morning, saw his tobacco barn, with all its contents, a crop valued at $10,000, burned by night riders, in Jessamine County. Stafford had been warned to join the pool, but he defied the threats made against him. In the Wake County corn contest the following reports have been made of yields of corn: J. F. Batts, Gar ner, 226 2-3 bushels an acre; W. H. Robbins, Raleigh, 157; G. M. Wil liams, Raleigh, 100 1-7; C. M. Allen, Jr., Auburn, 85; L. M. Knott, Wen dell, 80; G. W. House, Raleigh, 76. Other reports are yet to be received. The following invitation has been issued by the trustees of the East Carolina Teachers' Training School: "The trustees of the East Carolina Teachers' Training School repuest the honor of your presence at the in auguration of President Robert H. Wright, on Friday morning, Novem ber 12 1909, at 10 o'clock, Green ville, N. C." In United States District Court at Asheville, Robert Christian, on trial before Judge Boyd, charged with peonage, submitted and was fined $2,500. The charge against Chris tian was that during the construc tion of a railroad in Macon County, he held certain negroes against their will to work out a certain item of transportation. Former Governor Glenn, a special from Winston states, left this week for Columbia, where he will renew his work in the interest of the Pres byterian Home Mission Society. He will travel through South Carolina, and Georgia, but says he expects to return in time to eat his, Thanksgiv ing turkey at home. Among the deaths of widely known North Carolinians since the last issue of The Caucasian, we note that of former sheriff D. R. Julian, of Rowan, at Salisbury (aged 60), and William Meroney, of Winston (aged 84). The latter died at the home of a daughter in California, and was brought to Winston for. in terment today (Thursday). Governor Kitchin has called two special terms of court, the first for Anson County, beginning December 13 th and continuing two weeks, for the trial of civil cases; the' second for Washington County, beginning January 2nd and continuing two weeks, for the trial of civil cases only. Judge G. S. Ferguson has been assigned to preside at both terms. At Wilmington the board of alder men and board of audit and finance In joint session, decided to place on the market at an early date $100,- 000 worth of the street improvement bonds voted some time ago. The work will be commenced within the next few weeks and will be pushed to a rapid completion. The propo sition of constructing a new sewer age system will follow the extensive street improvements. That is good news which comes from various sections of the State that the farmers are sowing an In creased acreage to wheat this fall It may not mean much, If anything, in the way of reduced cost of flour to the general consumer next year, but it does mean more surplus money to the farmer through great er supply of his home necessaries, less sent out of the State that should be kept at home, and, consequently. better times all around, says the Charlotte Observer. BILKINS IN JAPAN The Major Visits the Mikado And Is Highly Pleased. A GREAT RULER. IS HE The Japanes language The Mikado Thirsts for 'Possum and the Ma jor Tells Him How They Are Caught The Japanese 'Fight IJke Devils and Behave Like C.'cntle men," Said the Mikado to llilkin The Mule One of the Greatest American Industries Japan's Great Cities Public Conveyances. Toklo, Japan, Oct. 28, 1909. Correspondence of The Caucasian- Enterprise. If they ever-wuz any doubt erbout the United States an Japan bein' on gude terms, me an' the Mikado ov Japan hev settled that. Since my last letter ter you I got in touch with the American Ambassador here an' he soon had me goin' on a visit to the Mikado. Ov course he iz a great ruler, an' ho pulls the bell-cord over a great country an a wonderful peo ple. The Ambassador arranged the date fer the visit an' they wuz not any trouble about his. Some ov these Kings an' other big folks air like some people I know In the Unit ed States too busy to see anybody at times. But the Mikado ov Japan meets you jist like he had bin waltln' an purty nlgn a-ayin ter git a sue ov you. Tne Japanese people, like the French, air noted fer their polite ways. But the Japanese air not so fussy az the French an' they hev a way ov gitting rite down to busi ness; by the time that the average American hez started to say or do a thing the average Japanese hez said hit or hez done hit. An' that iz one reason the Japanese accomplish so much why they air great in war, great in peace. The Mikado does not speak perfect English, but he iz larnin'. rfThe Jap anese air bright, an' when they once git an English word placed an know the meanin', they do not seem to ferget. Ov course the tone iz dif ferent; if it were dark you could tell that a foreigner wuz doin' the talk in'. But you do not git mad every lime the Japanese begins to talk, fer they kin say things so quick an' nice. I spent some time with the Mikado for he had many questions to ask. He admitted that he had not met many ov the "plain" people ov Amer ica an' sed he wuz pleased to meet me an' talk over matters. He inti mated that he an' hiz people felt a little sore over the fact that our im migration laws an' rules air so strict. But he seemed to understand that our laws air not made to keep the Japanese out, an' that they air In tended to apply to a certain class, tome ov whom may be found in any an awl countries. 'How Is Mr. Taft?" axed the Mik ado after we had sipped a little tea, fer the Japanese air awl wild on the subject ov.tea. "Mr. Taft Iz K. O.," sez I. "He iz az broad az he iz tall, an' that iz ennuff. I notis by the papers that he Iz on a Western trip now -tryin' to slip over here, I expect." "WTish he would," sed the Mikado, I'd like to help him eat that 'pos sum. Rice an 'possum is good." I never could eat 'possum, but I had discovered one ov the Mikado's weaknesses, so I blazed erway an' talked 'possum till the Mikado's mouth watered. Every little bit he would say: " 'Possum good." "I useter hunt them," sed I. 'Great sport. The little 'possum awlways climbs a big tree an the big 'possum seldom goes erbout much, so hit iz the little ones that air gen erally caught. By the way, you ought to raise fine 'possums in Japan," sed I, "fer you hev the largest persim mons here that I hev found in the world, some ov them bein' az large az a large apple, an' very sweet." "Yes, that iz a fact," sed the Mika do, "but, too many Japanese; they catch ee all the 'possums before you could count a hundred. Forty-seven millions Japanese catch forty mil lions 'possums in one night. No 'pos sums left for seed." I could see how hit wuz an' could sympathize with the brave little peo ple who hev to go through life with no 'possum to cheer them up an grease the rough places - in .their throats. "No, I suppose you do not find much game ov any kind in a densely settled country like" this. But you hev the happiest an most orderly people I hev ever met with. No long faces in Japan. You hev but little crime. I am told that at the close ov the Japanese - Russian war, after peace had been declared, when your country wuz ablaze with joy, a great reception wuz held at Yakohoma to welcome the naval heroes on one day an on the next another recep- flion wuz held at Tokio, which in cluded both naval and military of ficers. Practically awl ov the people ov your country, including, ov course, the soldiers an' sailors, wuz present. I -am toldthat the two great receptions or jollifications were pulled oft an that they wuz hardly a I crime or an accident durin' the two Jays. That alone speaks volume fer the people ov Japaa. I doubt If there iz another country oa earth that can hold similar jollifications under like circumstance an finish hit awl with such a record for good order, for self-restraint, at a time like that. I do not believe that the world can report anything to equal hit." The Mikado smiled an he looked powerful proud. "i!y people are good people." sed he. 'They fight like devils and behave like centltmen when war is over." Can the ruler of any country pay a higher tribute to the worth of bin subjects? An' can the ruler ov any country say hit in fewer words, or say hit better? No wonder the Jap anese air a great people, for they hev a great ruler. The Mikado smiled when I invit cd him to walk out to the barn an pee uod. l guess ne inougnt i wur laborin under the impression that he had never seen a mule. But I has tened to explain that in showin' Bob to the Kings an' Queen an' other rulers, I wuz simply showin' one ov our greatest American Industries, for the American mule iz, an hex long Lin the backbone ov our country When we arrived at the barn the Mikado took a gude look at Bob "Beautiful mule," sez he. tryin' to be naborly. "Yes." sez I, "you hev spoken In a complimentary manner ov the country an her people. Be fore you stands a fair specimen ov the real cause ov America's great ness. Without the millions ov mules, so important In growln the fleecy cotton ov the South an the terbacco crop, most ov which iz also grown in the South, and the great grain crops ov the West, it could not be done. The mule does hit. Without the mule America would drop from first place to not more than fifth or sixth az a world producer." "You are right." sed the Mikado. America great country, mule great mule, both tergether make things hum. You have lots of land In America. We can't use mules in Japan farms too small mule eat all up an' Jap would starve." After lookin' at Bob the Mikado allowed me to look at hlz ponies, erbout a dozen in number. They look like Shetland ponies, and are very pretty. "Mule pull as much as all of the ponies," sed the Mikado, an' then he laughed heartily, the first time he had laughed durin' my visit. Yes," sed I, "mule built fer pull- in' loads, ponies built fer pullln light buggies," tryin' to talk quick an say a gude deal in a few words like the Mikado. After a short talk on various sub jects, I shook hands with the Mikado and left, feelin that I had been face to face with another ov the great men ov this age an' that so .'long ai he lives the destinies ov Japan air in safe hands. He may not be the wisest man in the world, but he iz smart, an' he hez an able council to assist him; men who are able to make haste in diplomacy and catch up with the procession, no matter when or how hit starts. Japan hez a number ov large cities. Tokio hez a population ov one an' a half millions, nearly az large az Philadelphia or Chicago. Osaka hez a million population. while Kyota hez nearly four hun dred thousand. Yokahoma, Kobe and Nagoya each hev a population ov about three hundred thousand. There are other cities In Japan near ly az large az those named. But the rural communities and the villages hev a majority ov the people az must be the case in any country. In size the Japanese air small. but they air muscular. However, they air growin' larger accordln to measurements taken for soldiers who join the army. The "jlnvikasha" iz the most com mon public conveyance found in Ja pan. This Iz a two.-wheel buggy, shaped like the American buggy, but drawn by a man, or two men. Instead ov horses. This vehicle wuz invented by an American Methodist preacher, who went to Japan az a missionary a little more than thirty years ergo. While the Japanese had thought ov many things they ..had not invented anything quite so gude an the "jln vikasha" at once became popular. With this vehicle a "rikasha" man can carry the average passenger any where about a city. But if a moun tain trip iz planned two or more men are employed to act az "horses." In the very rough mountain sections from two bamboo poles and carried by four men iz the usual method ov travel. The "Kago" iz another ve hicle and consists ov a chair suspen ded from one pole, carried by two men. In some cases the chair is re placed by a kind ov hammock in which the pasenger can lie down an ride. The "basha" iz a sort ov om nibuss which holds from four to six people. Hit is drawn by a horse, but iz only used between large towns located near together, where many trips may be made in a day. Much ov the merchandize iz hauled by men, awlso, horses bein but little used. Awl in awl, the horse iz not at home in Japan; hiz home iz in the United States on the farms and in "jockey" lots. In Japan, az in portions ov Eu rope, the mountains- occupy much ov the country's area. Fujiyama iz the highest peak 12,365 feet. The name iz simply "Fugi," the "yama attached bein' the Japanese word for "mountain.". The English for hit. therefore would be "Fugi Mountain." (Continued on Page. 2. ) A WELCOME TO TAFT Wilmington Gires the Presi dent an Enthusijutic Reception. POLITICS IS NOT UENTIOriED Governor Kltrhln Warmly Vrl the rrenideat in Preheating HU to the Crowd AMemb!e4---Iet ttrnt Taft Pralard the Tar Ileet State and Its People The Exrel lent Program Carried Out Is Kvery IteMll lrridcBt llrnak. faMed at .Mr. Spntnt's K!egat Home Off to Richmond aad Wilmington. N. C.. Nov. lilt 13.000-mile journey through S3 States and Territories all but con cluded. President Taft Is speedleg to-night toward Richmond, where he will stop to-morrow until tat afternoon, leaving then for Wash ington, to spend the night at home in the White House. The President's day in Wilmington called forth a great display of enthu siasm on the part of the residents of the Old North State, who came from all sections of the commonwealth to participate In his welcome. In many ways the celebration of the Presi dent's visit here was one of the moat significant of his trip. The welcome, the efforts to make his stay a pleas ant memory, and the painstaking care with which the city was deco rated with bunting and young trees of the longleaf pine district, bespoke the spirit of the day. Governor W. W. Kitchln extended the formal welcome of the State In an address which bristled with the patriotism of the South, and which embodied one of the most glowing tributes the President has reeelred at the hands of thirty-three Gov ernors, who have vied one with the other In eloquence of compliment. Arriving here early this morning. the President was escorted to the beautiful old colonial home of James Sprunt, one of the greatest exporters of cotton in all the South, where a Southern home breakfast waa serv ed. George Washington and Dan iel Webster had known the hospi tality of the same splendid old man sion. The breakfast was served In the conservatory which had been made Into a grape arbor. At the end of the meal Mayor McRae, of Wilmington, voiced the welcome to the city and created Mr. Taft "an honorary Tar Heel" for life. -From the Sprunt home the Presi dent motored In review of 1,500 school children of the city arranged In a living flag. In another section of the city he reviewed the colored children, and made them a little ad dress. On the revenue cutter Seminole the President this morning was tak en for a sail twenty-five miles down the water-way and return. Wil mington is desirous of deepening her channel to the rea from twenty- five to thirty feet, and the ride was to give the President an object les son as to the need of the Improve ment The tramp steamer Battersea Bridge, sailing for Liverpool with $800,000 worth of cotton on board. saluted the Prudent, and the crew stood at the vrand gave him three cheers. A big phonograph on board the vessel could be heard across the water grinding out "Hall Columbia" in a most patriotic American man ner. The river trip ended. President Taft was taken for a carriage ride through Wilmington. It was at his own request that the route waa made as long as possible. The pa rade ended at the city hall, where the President spoke. To-night be attended a supper at the Masonic Temple, and left the city at 8 p. m. Governor Kitchin, In Introducing the President this afternoon, declar ed that he wanted Mr. Taft to know that the South was "his country as the North is our country." "A little more than a' generation ago," said Governor Kitchln, "thia section of the country thought It could get along without the rest of the country. But the North knew it could not get along without the South, which In the high court or might went against us. We thought the successful litigants acted bad for a time, but it is all forgotten now and we cherish it no more." Governor Kitchin said that while the South was asking no favor but only justice and a fair chance, there was no one In the entire country more determined that this fair chance should be given than Presi dent Taft He told Mr. Taft: "You have nev er met a better, truer or braver audience than the one which greets yon here to-day. And to this audi ence I would say that no more Illus trious or able man has ever visited Wilmington than William Howard Taft" In his address President Taft said: "I have visited North Carolina be fore and in doing so I have found that you were a little earlier in do ing everything that had to be done in the crisis of the nation than any body else. I . have found that yon (Continued on Pace 1.)-
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