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VOL. XXIX. n. C. TTElUaODAY. MAElCia 9, 1911. Ho. 9 EDITOR 'BRIEFS The American co Company did not buj a gold l - after alt Who said the public schools of Korth Carolina are not in politic? . When the State, officers act as lobbyists In the Legislature how can others be prohibited? The House absolutely refused to lnrestlgate the life Insurance com panies. Wonder why? If the trusts own the Democratic fxriy. then it is time to get rid of ih Democratic party. Does the News and Pbserver think Simmons Is tainted, too, because he voted to seat Lorlmer? And now they are kicking on the poor quality of whiskey in this State! Thought the State was dry! Of course the legalized county pri maries are supposed to save the Dem ocratic politicians a lot of cash. The politicians have played foot ball with the public schools until the schools are almost worn to a frazzle. In view of some of the laws passed, no wonder the Legislature was afraid to give the Governor the veto power. The Democratic party in North Carolina will be in bondage for the forty years, if the "critter" lives that long. . While the Legislature was after the dispensers of fire fluids, why didn't they think to curb the cocaine venders? If there was any State officer or clerk who did not get their salary increased, is probably because they did not ask for it. While Mr. Bryan, says he will not again be a candidate, he has served notice on the would-be leaders in his party that he is still in politics. Mr. Bryan Insists that Governor Harmon is not a suitable candidate for President and Ohio and Texas hare seconded themotion. The State primary law was killed, but they passed similar unjust bills for several counties that had no Re publican member present to protect them. The Baggett anti-trust bill with "teeth" was thrown into tlie junk- heap and the Turlington anti-trust bill received fatal injuries in the dentist's chair. The Legislature of 1911 was run in the interest of the Democratic politicians, and not in the interest of the people. Remember there is a vat difference. Even Rep. Conner thought the Democratic chairmen, in the various counties knew better how the school boards should be selected than Su- perintendent Joyner. . Senator Bailey said he did not be lieve in the initiative, referendum and recall yet he took the Initiative ia resigning and -only a few hours Afterward he used the recall. Since they limit the amount of money that may be used by the State in prosecuting trusts, why not also limit the amount that may be ex pended in prosecuting other cases If Representative Spainhour knows much about conducting .public schools as he thinks he knows, then the Democrats should by all means run him for Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction. When Senator Joe Bailey first re signed Saturday he had probably'lost sight of the fact that he was abou to throw away a $7,500 bb. At lea st, he reconsidered and is still serving Texas. ' -it- Three local Democratic politicians had a fight in the Capitol Saturday and two Democratic Senators tried to fight in the Senate Chamber Thursday. .... Suppose these Incidents are further evidence of "Democratic harmony. THE EXTRA SESSION I Democratic Filibustering De feated Permanent Tariff Board. FUSION OF PROGRESSIVES A Movement on Foot Between What is Known as Progressive Republi can and Progressive Democrats to Form a Coalition to Control the Senate -May be a Similar line Up in the House Would Cause a Di vision on Policies Instead of Par tiesThe Government and North Carolina State Bonds. (Special to The Caucasian.) Washington, D. C.. March 7, 1910. The closing days of Congress in both the House and the Senate presented scenes probahly more remarkable than has ever attended the closing of any Congress. Both bodies were in almost continuous session for several days, rushing through the great ap propriation bills carrying nearly a thousand million dollars. How many mistakes or pieces of Job legislation may have crept into these appropria tion bills through such a tremen dous rush will not be known for some time. One serious error has already been discovered It was thought that all of the most important measures pending, outside of the reciprocity agreement with Canada, would be gotten through. In deed, it was announced that an agreement had been reached that the proposition to create a permanent tariff board or commission, with, lar ger powers than the present board has, would be passed. But this meas ure was finally defeated by Democra tic filibustering. Could Not Prevent an Extra Session. The desire of the Congressmen seem ed to be to get everything ouUof the way except the Canadian recipro city bill, so that the President would have no use to call an extra sessioni except to act on that measure alone. The President had announced that if the reciprocity bill was not acted up on, no matter if everything else was done, he would still call an extra ses sion. The President made good his declaration by issuing the call for an evtra session just after the adjourn ment of Congress. The President wanted to convene the extra session not later than the middle of March, but finally, upon the appeal of the Democratic leaders in Congress, agreed to postpone the date until April 4 th, in order to give them time to get ready for their sheme or tariff revision. Senator Bailey's Resignation and Withdrawal. During the closing hours of the Senate, Senator Bailey became very much angered because a unanimous consent agreement was reached by the leading Democrats with the Re publicans, while he was absent from the Senate chamber," to the effect that New Mexico, which will sera Republi can Senators, should not be admitted as a State until Arizona, which will send Democratic Senators, was also admitted. The Democrats were playing good politics by insisting that the two States should come in together, so that neither party would get an ad vantage by the number of the new United States Senators added, but strange to say, Senator Bailey be came furious because of the provis ion in the Arizona State Constitution favoring the Initiative and referen dum and recall, and It seems that he would rather not have two more Demomratic Senators to come to Washington, if they come under those provisions which he declares are odi ous to him. - v In the heat of passion, Senator Bailey .sent his resignation to the Vice-President's desk, and telegraph ed also his resignation to the Gover nor of Texas. He later withdrew his resignation. " It is thought that Sen ator Bailey was more piqued as being ignored about the agreement than he was horrified by the provisions in the Arizona constitution. A Fusion of Progressives in Con gress. ",-' Since the adjournment of Congress it develops that there had been a deep and "wide, cleavage already be tween what is known as the progres sive Democrats in the Senate and the "Tory" Democrats under the leader ship of Senator Bailey, andVthat the progressives were in a majority and detemined to rob Senator Bailey of any semblance of leadership or pow er as a minority leader. ? ' It is said that the line-up of Dem ocrats on the Lorimer fight showed how many Tory Democrats there are who are under the leadership of Mr. (Continued on Page 4.) Greeted by a tremendous Audience Ubere He Exposes and: Denounces Sim mons, Daniels and Otters. LYING, GQlVflRDLY SLANDERERS RAN He Produces Proof Oonclosire to Show That Ho Is not Now and Never Has Had Any Connection, Either Directly or Indirectly, With Fracd nlent Carpetbag Bond- He Show That These Bonds Were Con ceived and Engineered by a Conspiracy of Leading Democrat, and That They Looted the State, and Not the RepublicansHe Exposed . the Miserable Record of Hypocrisy of Simmons, Daniels, Overman ! and Others He Proved That Senator Vance Had Denounced tm mona as Being an Unscrupulonj Politician and a Man Unworthy of the Confidence of the People of the State -He Showed How Daniels, With Baseless Ingratitude, Had Bounded to His Death a Man Who Had Befriended Him and His Widowed Mother, and Also How He Betrayed and Misrepresented Senator Vance to His Grave The Speak er Was Given a Warm Welcome When He Entered the Hall, Was Frequently Interrupted by Vociferous Applause, and Was Given an Ovation at the End of His Speech. (Continued from last week.) The Decadence of the Democratic other State North or South. In the Party and the Humiliation of the 'terrible conflict at Gettysburg, we State. ; see the brave, chivalrous and intrep- Vnow. fellow-citizens, let us go a: ld soldiers of North Carolina pressing step further and see why it Is that the furtherest point in the lines of the Democratic nartvin North CarKthe soldiers of the North. Hna mart Hnrh A humiliating record of false issues and broken nrnmiA. -ftni rfAnrtorf tn ft inw AstatA that it da nnt far the noonip .mnn th o-roat Hvinir fRn that afft th wftifar of evferv man' woman and child of this great com- monwealth. "There was a time when the Dem ocratic party was a great party. It was a great party when it had great laanera IlkA thA latA lamented, hon- ------- " . 7 T 7 . . ureu, T " 3 Vance. (Loud applause.) When the party was led by him and lieu- tenants in narmony wiin n m5u,; awa! a J m fill sk. . a rM-mi f V A v wuwv, p, ty then stood for great policies and principles looking to the uplift and progress of the people of the whole State. "Our people of this great State have made a great record themselves and spring from a great ancestry, not a most astonishing and humill to whose proud record we can all ating spectacle that such a people point with pardonable pride, in all the history of England, recording the guc a .i0Wt contemptible and mis continuous struggles for civil and erable campaign, so unworthy of religiousllberty, there is not a chap- ter covering a nunarea ana nity years that is so bright and Inspiring as the chapter written by our fathers and fore-fathers in a further strug- gle for civil and religious liberty in the United States and the colonies before the States; and in all of that bright record of proud American history, there is no chapter so bright as that written by the brave and noble thoughts, utterances - and deeds of the people of the Colony of Carolina and of the people of this great State of North Carolina. "It was the patriots at Alamance who first spilled their blood defying a tyrant governor appointed by a tyrant English King. The hallowed blood spilt in Alamance was follow ed by the brave and patriotic action of the great people of Mecklenburg in meeting in public assembly and declaring their independence of the English crown on May 20, 1775, more than a year before the other colonies joined in such a declaration at Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. "The brave deeds of North Caro- linians at the battle of Moore's Creek, King's Mountain, and at Guil- ford Court House, will ever stand out as the brightest of stars in that galaxy of tributes to the heroes of the Revolution. "It was clear-headed, brave and patriotic North Carolinians, after the British red-coats were forever, driv en from American soil, who demand ed that our Constitution of the States should be amended so as to protect forever human rights by proper and sufficient amendments. "Later, when the great struggle occurred between the North and the South over a proper interpretation of the rights of the people under that 5 great instrument. North Caro linians, in their broad, conservative and patriotic wisdom, were theklast to yield to the terrible fact that such Is, or where he came from, and have a conflict was Inevitable. It was j any of you stopped to look at him not until the die was cast by others J in the face and see what he looks that the people of this State plunged ! like, and analyzed the features which Into the conflict, but when they did I the Lord has branded upon his face? they made 'a record for patriotic J Suppose, to-day, yQU could' gather courage and valor that has; never. all the: people of North Carolina In been excelled" In the history of the one great assemblage, and you could world. - V'W'w-V' (stand on . a rostrum two men, one The first life sacrificed in i that , great cause was a North Carolinian. The people of our State, though struggling to the last ? faintest hope to prevent such an unfortunate con flict, when once in the conflict, fur nished more soldiers to uphold the rights of the South than did any As North Carolinians were the I8' to yield to the Inevitable con- mci Jusl 80 were tney mo last to ylld wnen 016 conflict had begun. When the last struggle was made in the closing hours of that terrible deal " th, Carolina sol- . vuers wuo uiaue me last Drave ana gallant charge at Appomattox. Gener al Lee, standing on that last and fate ful battlefield, reviewing the daring ; last charge made b a h d ca,led ' . ... out. to Know, 'wnat soiaiers are those?' When he was told that it waa,Cox.s North Carolina Brigade, he Tifted hls eye3 toward heaTen acd sald: .God biesg North Carolina.' These are a few of the recordeaiid - tor . ovonta nf u,efn forever the high character, courage and valor of the people of this great State. In the light of these facts, bearing testimony to such glorious deeds of such a great people, is it to-day could be led to take part in such a people with such a record? "What is the explanation? We have all heard the old adage that n jg better for an army of asses to De led by a lion than for a an army of lions to be led by an ass! .When Vance was the leader ... of public thought and action in North Caro lina, we had an army of lions led by a lion! Since that day thousands and" tens of thousands of the lions which Vance led have left that par- ty and joined the Republican party. But stiHf to-day.' the majority of the rank and nie Qf the Democratic par- ty are the same kind of men that Vance led, and are men who are worthy descendants of most worthy and distinguished sires. Simmons and Daniels Two Hybrids of a Very Ixnv Order. , "But, unfortunately, that army of lions still left in the Democratic party are to-dayled by two small, miserable, contemptible hybrids, Their leaders are Josephus Daniels and Furnifold Simmons. My coun- trymen, think of the brave, honest, chivalrous Vance, and think of these two miserable, cringing cowards! What a great fall and what-a horri- ble . decadence! (Tremendous ap- plause.) - "Fellow-citizens, who are these two self-constituted leaders of the j Democratic party to-day? What are they and where did they come' from? Are they any part or parcel of our great,; brave, fair and Just people, who are the descendants of such il lustrious fore-fathers. No! They are no kin to our great,, brave and chivalrous people. They are two hy brids of a very low order. A Low-Grade Face Without a Re deeming Feature. "Let us look at this man Sim mons. Do any ox you Know wno ne Zebulon Bayard Vance, and the oth- er Furnifold Simmons. Suppose the people of. the State', for the - first time, were to look at those two men, their statue, bearing and mien; look at their eyes, their features! Fellow-citizens, .what a' contrast! - (Continued on Page 3.) Ssrcrd lapcrfcst Eilb ricr- Days. SPC3ESS AHTmOST LAT7 The Torrras mil for Laa4 TitU Gore to the ytarzvtiUAlc fti mary IUU KilJeJ ta ltoman, tmt Similar BUI tnar4 oa a IW Oottnaft.Xew AnO-TruAt B21 a Farre. The Joint resolution for taveaU- gating the fire tasuraaee compaaies la North Carolina with amend mmu that no member of the Legislature shall serve on the commission to be appointed by the Governor, and that the cost of the investigation shall be limited to $1000, passed the House Thursday. An amendment offered by Repre sentative J. T. Keaaedy to. iaved gate life insurance also was voted down by the House. The House tabled the McPhaul bill to prohibit the manufacture and sale of cigarettes in North Carolina and the Battle bill to improve the admin istration of the criminal law in this State by a change In drawing Juries for trial of capital offenses, reducing the challenge, etc. The Senate spent over two hours arulng the House bill to authorize the State to issue 4 per cent bonds and let the counties have the pro ceeds on 5 per cent bonds for road building and finally defeated the bill 23 to 19. During the heated discus sion there were vigorous complaints by Senators Barnes and Thorne, espe cially, that State officers were too ac tive in lobby work for this measure. Thorne declared that these lobbyists from the Stateo f&ees have the lobby ists from the American Tobacco Co., thei nsu ranee companies and all the rest of the" so-called "special inter ests" "skinned a mile." , The Hobgood bill for State-wide primaries for all parties on the first ; TUesd ay in fA u gu st each "elect I on year passed final reading 20 to 18. Amendments by Bassett to exempt any party in any county by action of the Executive Committee prior to July 10, 1912, railed, as did an amendment by Haymore to exempt the Republican party in the State. The bill was sent to the House. (The bill was killed in the House.) The 1)111 creating a State Fish Com mission to control ' to commercial fishing interests of the State, passed sceond reading and was re-referred to committee. " The joint Legislative Committee of Agriculture voted to report unfavor ably the bill by Speaker Dowd for the consolidation of the State Agri cultural Department and A. & M. College and recommend that the Leg islature provide a committee to In vestigate the advisability of such merger and report to the next Legis lature. . At the afternoon session of the Senate there was a sensational turn in a sharp tilt between Senators Kitchin and Bassett, a near-fight fur nishing the most excitement ' of the session. It was over a committee reference of a local bill. The heated dispute came so hear to. blows that both Senators were required by the President to take their seats for us ing unparliamentary remarks. The dispute progressed. Senator JCitchin remarked that he did not fwish to have trouble In the Senate Chamber, but would be glad to meet the Senator from Edgecombe on the outside to settle it. To this remark Senator Bassett replied that he would gladly respond to the call at any time. , Nearly two hundred private bills were disposed of during the afternoon session, the most notable ordered en rolled being to provide for the con struction and maintenance of the Charlotte-Wilmington highway. Among those that passed and were sent to theJlouse were: Pension bill passed third reading and increasing pensions from $450,000 to $650,- 000.; The omnibus school hill passed third ; reading andh was sent to the House. It carries a number of minor changes. In the State public schools law, especially notable being author ty to county boards of education to change special school tax district boundaries. ' -: , The House Committee on Elections voted to report unfavorably the Hob good State-wide primary bill k that passed the Senate Wednesday. - The House passed the Congression al apportionment bill with amend ments that restore Catawba County to the Ninth from the Eighth Dis trict and changes Randolph from the Seventh to the Fourth. The Senate bill for establishing a school for the feeble minded, carry-! ing $ 6 0,0 0 0 appropriation, passed and was ordered enrolled. The joint resolution for a connL tim-bttfNt & '-AlSa&Ut Oc3t tutu tf4 t!mj0 aUrtt t W4 a4 C$t Clt lUI, Osly ia nw tilU were Utr 4sc4. ... Th Ull td aj'fst a Ttk CoaaUaloa aa rr?rt4 wttii prniltrg fey th CoasitU ruv erlf. Saatr Da vis errS aa ars4aat to xtspl Cartful,. Csr rlteelt. a4 Oeaiov Cas&tka, Sea ators Slajcoe &4 Cotfta fsar the bill az4 Sf&ater lUrluua tor amadaeat. wkkh m y a vote of t t 14. Semaior HarUa. of Wafhicrtoa,- e?rrt4 a aati meat to eirsspt I! 4 Coanty. as4 tt was adopted, Senator Eaeoe stateJ that theaa antt4tstau &a4a the bill ineffective an4 moved ta tatU. The hill aa ama4e4 then fatSe4 to pa&a third reading fcy a vote of 41 to 1, the Senators roatendisg thai U ha4 become valutlts by effrt4mmti- The Senate as a eosaalttee cf the whole spent over aa hoar cocltler ing the resialalsg teetUsas of the revenue bill and ia Section S3 strae out the Home ameadmeat whkh al lowed counties, cities and towns to Impose additional taju oa telepbeae compaaiea. The tax on putol deal ers, Section 9, was reduced to $59 instead of $100. The vote oa Sec tion CO was reconsidered and a tag of $25 fixed for ltlaeraat salesmen of agricultural Implements nstag two norse teams. No farther chasges were made, and the hill pttsod third reading and was sent to the House for concurrence la the Senate amend ment. Heading Cleric Squires suffered ft nervous break down during the morning session and was removed by a physician to his rooci. In Use House. For the Committee oa Agriculture, Mr. Mitchell reported unfavorably Speaker Dowd's bill for the consolida tion of the State Department of Ag riculture and the A. & M. College. There was a favorable report from the committee on the resolution to exempt drained lands In North Caro- Una from taxation for a period of years. There was unfavorable report for the State primary bill that has pass ed the Senate. The House tabled a Senate resolu tion to pay the expenses of a com mittee that attended the funeral of the late N. A. McLean. The Turlington anti-trust bill came up for final passage under special or der. Mr. Turiintgon spoke for twen ty minutes. He declared that hii bill was prepared by one of the ablest lawyers and best officials of North Carolina. The bill n&cAd th ITotimi Night Session. - aawrw v" S V W SxM : ar propriatfons Committee, passed and sent to the Senate, which also passed it, the general State appropriation bill carrying $1,107,000 for the State Institutions. The amounts are apportioned as follows: ' State University, $135,000. State Normal, $113,000. A. & M. College, $95,000 and sup plemental bill showing the Dpart meat of Agriculture to provide $300, 000 additional for a building" of ani mal industry. North Carolina Training School, $45,000. Tuberculosis Sanitarium, $22,500. Soldiers Home, $50,000. State School for: the Deaf and Dumb. $67,000. i State Hospital at Morgan ton, $185,000. State Hospital at Goldsboro, $S5- ooo. : - '. v-- ' . Stonewall Jackson Training School Reformatory, $25,000. Appalachian Training School, $15, 000. The House amended the Senate bill increasing the salary of the Governor from $4,000 to $$,000, making the salary $5,000, the amended bill pass ing without opposition. The Senate must concur. The extras already al lowed the Governor will make his sal ary foot up $9,000, The House to-night passed the bill making Jefferson Davis birthday, June 3rd, a State holiday. Saturday's Session. The Senate had a fight over the . bWlUViVU VW MVWV W U4 w restigatlon of the conduct ot firo In surance companies In the State. Sen ate, imggeti on in mediate consider ation. ; Others Insisted that the reso lution be referred to the Insurance Committee for report. ' Mr. Baggett declared this would mean the death f the blU. jJTBe Senate voted to re fer to the Insurance Committee. The Senate passed the committee to re-apportion the Senate member ship and sent it to the House. The (Continued on Paso 5.)