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VOL. XXX.
AUGUST B, 112
No. SO,
9
THURSDAY
EDITORIAL BRIEFS
Undf-r Democratic "good govern
ment. " Mecklenburg County ha ten
murder cases on the docket.
If Simmons wasn't fit to be Reve
EU Collector, Is he fit to be United'
ta' Senator?
Th Sretary of the Treasury con-
u-cpiates making the paper money ,
Mn 111 V t-l-t '
mailer, mere win do no kick on
tLat if h4 w" J"8- Klve us more of It.
Th. Donkey party Is trying to de
Ci,, what is a Democrat. David B.
Hill Hal'l he was a Democrat, but Hill
Th' Manhattan Club In New York
black-hailed Governor Wilson, and
th voters of the country will repeat
the dose in November.
The party may yet have to employ
an alienist to And out what ia a Dem
ocrat. But, even the alienist might
Ko crazy on the job.
Tht- Durham Herald prints a car
toon showing the road that leads to
Wilson and Marshall. And, by the
way. it is shown to be a very crook
ed road.
Wood row Wilson says now that the
"trusts must be treated fairly."
Thought the Democratic idea was
that all trusts are bad and should be
karoyed root and branch.
Governor W'ilson has selected a
newspaper man named Lord to aid in
the publicity end of his campaign.
But in this instance the Governor will
find that there is nothing in a name.
When the Democratic State Com
mittee meets wouldn't it be well to
remove their figure-head Chairman
nd name Mr. Watts, who really
jeems to be bossing the job.
The Democrats now have a cam
paign slogan, "Wilson, that's all."- As
that Is the trade-mark of a poor
grade of whiskey, the Democrats are
evidently trying to catch the liquor
vote with their new slogan.
The Wilmington Star is afraid if
the people believe the charges the
Senatorial candidate are making
against each other that the voters
might decide to repudiate the whole
Democratic party.
The Statesville Landmark says the
hungry Democrats are already be
deviling their Congressmen with ap
plications for jobs. And this not
withstanding the fact that Democrats
are not supposed to be office-seekers.
Some of the Democratic politicians
who are sending contributions to
Woodrow Wilson think they are cast
ing bread upon the water that will
some day return in the form of pie.
But. instead, it will go out to sea with
the under-tow.
If Simmons is such a poor man, and
the lumber trust hasn't contributed
to hia campaign, then who is paying
'or the services and expenses of
Messrs. Watts, Rogers, and Bailey
and ninety-nine others in the State
ho are looking after Simmons' cam
paign? The Durham Herald thinks that if
newspaper accounts of conditions in
South Carolina are anything like cor-
Tect that State wouldn't make much
" a mistake to elect a Republican
Governor this fall. But the Republi
who accepted the job might be
making a grave mistake.
Governor Kitchin has proven that
Senator Simmons is not a true Demo
crat. Judge Clark has shown that
neither Simmons nor Kitchin hare
carried out their platforms and that
neither are Democrats. Now, If some
xdy comes along and proves Judge
Clark isn't a Democrat, who will tte
Democrats run for the Senate?
Mr. Wilson's campaign committee
is having a hard time finding a treas
urer to beg funds. They all probably
know tnat the people are not warm-
lnS up to Wilson and that securing
p!e campaign funds will be almost
of the question, unless terms are
with ae trusts to finance the
FULL TICK1ET IN IXDIAH A.
ByveTidge. For Governor, to Lead
Thirty Party Flight.
Indianapolis. Ind.. Aug. 2. In
diana Progressives. In convention yes
terday, nominated a full State ticket
headed by former United States Sen
ator Albert J. Beverldge as candidate
for Governor and former Congress
man Frederick Landls for Lieutenant
Governor, elected six delegates-at-
large to the National Convention at
Chicago and two electors-at-large and
a .
aaopiea a piatrorm advocating the In
ltiative, referendum and recall, di
rect election of United States Sen
ators, woman suffrage and primary
nomination of all elective officials.
The bull moose was adopted as the
official emblem of the party.
References by Mr. Beverldge In his
speech of acceptance to the national
leadership of Theodore Roosevelt
stirred the convention to wild enthu
siasm. The 1,400 delegates climbed
on their chairs, shouted, "Moose!
Moose!" and waved baners, hats, and
bandannas.
THIS MAN A MERE PATCHWORK.
Broken Legs, Arms ,Nevk and
Ribs Mended With Metals.
All
Washington, D. C. Aug. 4. With
many bones in his body patched and
spliced together by means of gold, sil
' er and steel, Theodore W. Peters, in
jiued in a fall with a bridge over the
St. Lawrence River, is walking the
Streets of Washington in good health.
Both of Peters' legs, his arms, his
neck and all of his ribs were frac
tured by his fall. Doctors attracted
by the case took unusual interest
in it.
They put a gold plate in the top
of his head larger than a silver dol
lar. He was given a set of gold ribs
and his neck is held up by a steel
brace.
He sayp the doctors are working
out an electric appliance which will
greatly assist him In turning his
head.
THEY FAVOR COL. ROOSEVELT.
Durham Republicans Affiliate With
Progressive Movement.
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Durham, N. C, July 30. The Re
publicans of Durham County met to
day when Chairman Carpenter ten
dered his resignation. The resigna
tion, however, was not accepted, the
Republicans of the county being of
Mr. Carpenter's state of mind
against the alleged Taft nomination
at Chicago. It developed that the
Republicans of Durham favor Colonel
Roosevelt; that they feel that Taft is
not the nominee of the Republican
party and that they will not recognize
him as such. They will continue to
consider themselves Republicans and
supporters of Colonel Roosevelt and
the Progressive party.
What Editor Houser Says.
The editor of the Dallas Advocate
in a signed editorial says:
"Since the Chicago convention I
have been considering seriously the
political situation. As is known, I
was a Roosevelt supporter before the
convention, but stated all along that
I would vote for Mr. Taft if he was
the nominee. Taking the facts as l
got them from the press of the coun
try, I am convinced that Mr. Taft did
not receive his nomination without
fraud. I firmly believe that the Cre
dential Committee openly took ser-
enty-six delegates from Mr. Roose
velt which gave Mr. Taft a majority.
If Mr. Roosevelt had been able to
keep al lthat the people gave him he.
would have been nominated on first
ballot. If this be true, the Republi
can party has no candidate for the
Presiuency and it is the privilege of
every Republican to vote for whom
he pleases.
"As for my part, I expect to rote
for Theodore Roosevelt for President
unless he or . Mr. Taft eomes down
and the Republican party puts up a
candidate. By taking this course I
am no less a Republican. I expect to
vote the State and county ticket Re
publican.
"My idea is that the county con
vention should endorse the candidacy
of Mr. Roosevelt. Fully 95. per cent
of the Republican voters of this
county are for Mr. Roosevelt. If we
are believers in letting the people
rule, we will be compelled to endorse
him. Hvon L. Houser."
Duncan Getting Pay for His Perfidy.
Western Carolina Enterprise.
It is being loudly heralded and,
we believe, with considerable accu
racy that Hon. E. C. Duncan is hav
ing his way in the matter of appoint
ments since the Chicago convention.
Well, nobody blames Mr. Duncan for
this. As a heavy spoke in the steam
roller on this occasion when the peo
ple and Theodore Roosevelt were
Bhamelessly cheated of their rights,
a free hand in pie dispensing is lit
tle; enough returns.
NEW PARTY LAUNCHED
Golonel Roosovclt and Gov.
Johnson Named For Presi
dent and Vice-President
EFERYTG1FIG IS UkRUm OUS
Not a Ripple Occurred to Disturb
Unanimity of Convention, Which
Wa Crowded With Deiet
From Every State in Union Bnt
Five Senator Rereridigei Elected
Chairman Col. Rooevrlt State
Position of New Party in Speech
That Holds Delegate' Clone Atten
tion Ha-H Splendid Opportunity.
Chicago, 111., Aug. 7. Theodore
Roosevelt was nominated for Presi
dent and Grover Hiram Johnson, of
California, was nominated for Vice
President to-day by the National Pro
gressive Convention, which has been
in session since Monday. Both Col
Roosevelt and Governor Johnson an- j
nounced that they would make an ac-
tive campaign throughout practically j
every State In the Union. j
The Convention was well attended
and was marked by harmony except
when the question of negro delegates
from the South was brought up.
While making a speech yesterday
Colonel Roosevelt was interrupted j
and stated the position of the new j
party In this matter. Until Southern
negroes rise to that position where j
they are the equal in intelligence ana
character of the negroes of the North
and West, whom he regarded as
equal to the white delegates, the Pro
gressive party could not recognize
them, he said. By this means, it is
hoped to build up a strong Progres
sive party in the South.
Albert J. Beverldge, formerly Sen
ator from Indiana, was the temporary
and permanent chairman of the con
vention. It was 12:47 yesterday when Chair
man Beverldge announced the arrival
of Colonel Roosevelt. This was
enough for the delegate? and the gal
leries. They jumped to their feet
and cheered. A minute later the
Colonel appeared on the stage almost
as if by magic. He smiled his ap
preciation of the demonstration and
bowed to the right and the left.
Riot of Cheers.
The delegates meantime stod on
their chairs and cheered until the
rafters rang. They waved flags and
bandanas in a perfect riot of colors.
"We want Teddy," chanted many del
egate. Others gave the call of the bull
moose, still others sang, but the
great majority just yelled.
In the midst of the uproar an Okla
homa delegate tore the State stand
ard from its place and started up the
center aisle. In a minute the aisles
were filled with a confused hysterical
crowd of shrieking men and women.
Minnesota swung in behind Okla
homa and as the crowd dashed
through the aisles Washington, Mas
sachusetts, Ohio, West Virginia, Kan
sas, Virginia, and a dozen other
States fell in.
Banners, flags, hats, red bandanas,
were flung up over the heads of the
delegates.
Over the Colorado delegation ap
peared the "No More Guggenheim"
sign. As this emblem appeared be
fore the platform Colonel Roosevelt
turned and waved toward it with a
grin. Another uproar started.
Some one threw the Colonel a red
bandana handkerchief and standing
on the platform he led the mob in a
series of chers, waving the handker
chief. One of his vlstlors on the stage
during the demonstration was Gen.
John H. McDowell, head of the Ten
nessee" Division of United Confeder
ate Veterans. The Colonel said he
hoped to bring the North and South
together.
Mr. Roosevelt's Address.
In his address to the convention
yesterday Mr. Roosevelt stated his
confession of faith, which was listen
ed to attentively for over two hours.
Referring to the courts he reiterated
the necessity for the sovereign peo
ple to preserve a check on every
branch of government. This does not
mean that the people are to interfere
in cases which involve merely ques
tions of justice between individuals,
but when a judicial decision involves
an interpretation of what the people
mean by the constitutions which they
have framed and laws passed by the
people are nullified because the
courts say those laws are contrary to
the people's will as expressed in their
constituiton, there must be a "refer
ence to the people of the public effect
of such decisions under forms secur
inglf ull deliberation," to the end that
the people may rectify this alleged
defect in their constitution by a popu
lar vote having all the fore of a con
stitutional amendment. "Our pur-
pose la not ot impugn the coaru. bat
to emancipate them from a pot Ho a
whsnevsr they stand finally in the
way of social justice I am
well avtrt that every upholder of
privilege, every hired agent of bene
ficiary of the special intervals, includ
ing many well-meaning parlor re
formers, will denounce all this at
'Socialism or 'anarchy' the same
terms they used In the past In de
nouncing the movements to control
the railways an dto control public
utilities.
As a matter of fact, the!.
propositions I make constitute neith-j
er anarchy nor Socialism, but. on the
contrary, a corrective for Socialism
and an antidote to anarchy."
Control at Trusta.
Colonel Roosevelt emphasized the
need for constructive control of the
trusts, which he recognized as the re
sult of present-day business develop-!
ment. A national industrial commls
sion should be created for the pur
pose of exercising this supervision.
He appealed for social and Indus
trial justice to the wage-earner; asks
for a searching inquiry In to the cost
ff lll'ln cr 4a ty anIt m r aUaHn m i- mt a m
of currency; the proper conservation'
of the Nation's resources; the opera-1
tion of railways In Alaska
Government.
Conclusion.
by the
In summing up the specific policies I
avrCr.il r.HoH i n Me oHHracs Mr m ne. I
. 8evelt gpoke as follows: ' ! the 26th ov January, 1802, what wu Maine wm Mown up wmc fourteen
xow, friends, this is my confes-j called the "States-Conaultat" took j years ao an hit berame certain that
gIon of faith i have made it ratherjan important itep at Naples, namln'iwar would rrtult, one ov the first
i. one before I wish vou to know Just ' Napoleon Bonaparte for President, i men to volunteer wut Oenrral Joe
what my deepest convictions are on! On the third ov the followiu' August
the great questions of to-day, so that France awlso made a ruler ov Bona-
if yQU cjj008e to make me your stand - j parte, stylin him -consul" an' erect-!
db n the flht vou ghallUn him for life. Those people Uhe i
make your choice understanding ex-!
actly how I feel and If, after hear
ing me, you think you ought to
choose one else, I shall loyally abHe
by our choice. The convictions ti
which I have come have not been ar
rived at as the result of study in the
closet or the library, but from the
knowledge I have gained through
hard experience dnuring the many
years in which, under many and va
ried conditions, I have striven and
toiled with men. I believe in a larg
er use of the governmental power to
help remedy industrial wrongs, be
cause It has been borne In on me by
actual experience that without the
exercise of such power many of this
wrongs will go unremedied. I be
lieve in a larger opportunity for the
people themselves directly to partici
pate in government and to control
their governmental agents, because
long experience has taught me that
without such control many of their
agents will represent them badly. By
actual experience in office I cave
found that, as a rule, I could secure
the triumph of the causes in which I
most believed, not from the politi
cians and the men wh oclaim an ex
ceptional right to speak in business
and government, but by going over
their heads and appealing directly to
the, people themselves. I am not un
der the slightest delusion as to any
power that during my political career
I have at any time possessed. What
ever of power I at any time had, I
obtained from the people. I could
exercise it only so long as, and to the
extent that, the people not merely be
lieved In me, but heartily backed me
up.
"Whatever I did as President I was
able to do only because I had the
backing of the people. When on any
point I did not have that backing,
when on any point I differed from
the people, it mattered not whether
I was right or whether I was wrong,
my power vanished. I tried my best
to read the people, to advise them, to
tell them what I thought was right;
if necessary, I never hesitated to tell
them what I thought they ought to
hear, even though I thought It would
be unpleasant for them to hear it;
but I recognized that my task was to
try to lead them and not to drive
them, to take them Into my confi
dence, to try to show them that I was
right, and then loyally and in good
faith to accept their decision.
"I will do anything for the people
except what my conscience tells me
is wrong, and that I can do for no
man and no set of men; I hold that a
man caanot serve the people 'well
unless he serves hisjconscience; but
I hold also that where his con
science bids him refuse to do what
the people desire, he should not try
to continue in office against their
will. Our government system should
be so shaped that the public servant,
when he cannot conscientiously carry
out the wishes of the people, shall at
their desire leave his office and not
misrepresent them in office; and I
hold that the public servant can by
so doing, better than in any other
way, serve both them and his con
science. "Surely there never was a fight,
better worth making than the one in
which we are engaged. If little mat
ters what befalls any one of us who
for the time being stands in the fore
front of the battle. I hope we shall
win, and I believe that if we can
wake the people to what the fight
(Continued on page 7.)
BEAL ARGENT DST02Y
The long Straggle France
Had Trying to Become a
Republic
DOilAFAQTE AS A P0UT1CUH
Stat e-4 on al Lai Se Nix4eI7a !
I P la CHdea Time, la I
a5
in War. Some Mraagf Thine Cme ? wide-awake fttH tfest ulM IV.
. ti , , in Uspart wtjt a trasll boadU o roar
to Pa A Ialt of Modern Hl- . . .M
; ace an endoruec a& eoola rx for
tory Wedged In Jmtkmm and dsyt without sleep, oftea tp4t&
General Way Kraxtce a a Terri- j
tory lluilder At One Time branret
j
Fought England. Russia, Au.trta,
and Sweden. Hut Uie Job Paralysed j
Her.
BilkSnsvllle. N. C. Aug. S,
ii:
Correspondence of The Caucasian
Enterprise.
Ry the year 1802 France had I brilliancy. For lntanre. I-e. Wheel
grown In earnest about becomln a ; er. an Uooelt, though ltooelt
republic instead ov a monarchy, wui not on the carpet lon ennuff to
though the first efforts had well-nigh '
resulted in a series ov failures. Uu
Frnch) couldn't get far from their j
old ideas ov a monarchial uovern-
ment at one Jump, hence the Idea ovi
electin' a ruler for a life term. But
hit wuz a compliment to Napoleon
Bonaparte to be chosen virtually
president ov two Important countries
in a space ov eight months' time, the
curious part ov hit beln' that he wuz
not a citizen ov Italy an' had no spe
cial claim for recognition unless hit
wuz due to the fact that hlz wife wuz
a native of Italy. But the election ov
Pope Plus az head ov the Catholic
Church about the same time may hev
had somethln' to do with bit awl,
though history iz not clear on that.
But hit iz a fact that the Catholics
in both France and Italy seem to her
been in politics very deeply in that
day an awl this no doubt caused
some strange things to happen. Our
Catholic friends were not Inclined to
get left In any new deal; an' as each
country wuz strongly Catholic, the
politicians were apt to try to please
'em. The business or indemnification
ov Germany wuz concluded by France
an' Russia in 1802, foilowin a secret
convention ov the leadln' men ov
both countries, which wuz held in
1801 for the purpose ov agreein' on
the matter. Soon after this wuz awl
arranged a conspiracy wuz formed by
Georges an' Pitchegru against Na
poleon Bonaparte az first consul, an'
while hit failed, hit resulted in mak
in' the position or consul an heredi
tary one, so the new republic wuz
takin a backward step very quickly.
Another change came at once. The
Senate acted an' placed Napoleon
Bonaparte az hereditary Emperor ov
France for life. So France wuz a
Republic only In name for a time an'
remained so for many years; in fact,
France only became a real Republic
In recent years, an there are still
strings tied to bit awl ylt. But in
awl this France wuz simply makln'
haste extremely slowly, goln' back
ward faster at times than she went
forward. But on the 18th ov May
Napoleon Bonaparte wuz proclaimed
hereditary Emperor ov France an' on
December 2nd he placed the Imperial
crown upqn his own head. The Ital
ian Republic then followed suit on
the 15th ov March, 1805, an' named
az their President, Napoleon Bona
parte. King of Italy. On the 2th ov
May Napoleon Bonaparte j laced the
new crown ov the Lombard lan Kings
upon biz own head an' wux anointed
by the archbishop ov Milan. So Bona
parte had broken still another record.
In a few months he had been chosen
az President ov both France and
Italy, and then had been selected az
King ov both countries an' duly
crowned in the usual way. As said
before, this wuz takin a powerfully
backward step. Bet wouldn't some
ov our modern politicians raise cane
if they could become King ov two
countries at one jump! You couldn't
find rope ennuff to tie Billy J. Bryan
securely if -he could become mler ov
one country. The great wonder is
that the good luck attendin Mr. Bo
naparte didn't turn his head. Talk
about conquerln' or ml in' the world,
az Alexander the Great tried to do.
Napoleon Bonaparte wuz makln"
fine start In that direction. If he
had owned a powerful fleet ov swift
warships, such as most eouitries now
have. Napoleon could easily her con
quered the world, allowin that the
other countries had only the some
what ancient sort ov warships, for
Bonaparte had the grit, the ability,
the power to influence men an In
spire a remarkable degree ov con-
tdeacw. as', la felt day he ha4 rsa4
arable ad vast are ever tact ov Us
rrt tr. tor be keaw tie valee
o tissa. bow o be bar tay. far
away tcorrov. tola MartUl
lit S lose all iackaoa tbe 9-0 alb
ra Confederacy, who art sally, dar
ts a ertttraJ all Batista waem alt mm
wr practically tasssted. cxx spied
1 so 1 port a tst eeatry pot httsalf.
fartn to trutt alt to aay wtiUf.
thosca be had thoas6 o bra vs.
loyal see &4r hits. He wi afraid
trwt szhausted tbosffc tbatr
rourst an bontr woe evr trll-
?ed. and ao mn S(it44 pa airt.
ihole ntte plsaala tMittlea to t
fouctst net day. Rut be eiacted
etery maa to be In bit pla and Cta
r. lln r dlacipllea-
rUn. And bullets neer Cew tbUk
noufb nor fMt DOugb to caoae
Honsparte to swen to the riiht nor
ito the left, therefore b ut a real
soldier, a leader. To know thai IVo
inspsrt wut In front t ennaff.
.rYihin followed, no ouetlo&s war
asked. America bet produced of
fleers equal to Ilonaparte for dab an
become a general, acrordin to the
nii thod ov iiromotlon. When the
Wheeler.or Alabama. He had ben
a brate llrUadter-General durln tht
Civil War on the Confederate side
President McKlnley accepted General
Wheeler an promptly appointed him
a General. Mr. Roosevelt wux noia
In' a Cabinet position. He at once of-
fered to become a soldier, an' Mr.
McKlnley made a Colonel ov blm. He
raised a regiment In the West, com
posed ov cowboys gathered from
Texas, Arlzonla. an' other States, an'
they were caied Roosevelt's Rough
Riders, you will remember. Durln'
the war in Cuba hit so happened
General Wheeler led hlz regiment In
the capture ov a fort occupied by
Spanish soldiers. Roosevelt an his
Rough Riders were attached to Gen
eral Wheeler's brigade, composed ov
regular soldiers, volunteers, as a cal
vary division, an' as they a eared Ha
vana .the Cuban capital, they found
the fort. Hit wut substantial an the
Spanish had plenty ov Armstrong an'
Gatllng guns, about the best mads,
an' the Infantry wus armed with
Mauser rifles. As hit wus necessary
to put this fort out ev business before
procedeln' to Havana to do the Span
ish up. General Wheeler an' Colonel
Roosevelt decided to spend a day
there. If the Spanish bad known
General Wheeler an Colonel Roose
velt sz we know 'em, they would bsv
marched out to meet 'em with a white
flag displayed. But they didn't,
though they soon formed sn acquaint
ance. The Spanish had surrounded
the fort with a network ov barbed
wires, makln hit difficult to reach.
But Roosevelt's cowboy reglmsot wuz
at home when hit come to cuttln
wires an' shootln' two-handed at the
same time. In two hours the fort
wus ours an' General Wheeler an'
Colonel Roosevelt were on Ibelr way
to Havana. Without the dash or
Wheeler an the cowboy outfit or
Roosevelt the selgs mite hev lasted
for weeks or months. They made sp
a double Bonaparte team an' notbln'
could stand before em an' live. Mr.
Rosoevelt msde a President ov Mr.
Taft, but the goods shrunk an' faded.
Just watch Mr. Roosevelt 'unmake
a President! A calamity, perhaps.
But some things sre bound to corns.
If bit takes the bide off. Mr. Roose
velt U a big man mentally and phy
sically; General Wheeler U a big
man mentally an' courageously; 11 r.
Taft bet a big stomach an' may
drop Into a big hole (politically) this
fall. Remember this: vines usually
d& best when they run upon an' cling
to a trellis for support; that is na
ture. Mr. Taft should not Ignore
what it natural; what awlways will
be the natural.
In 1805. durln the absence ov Na
poleon Bonaparte In Italy, the French
law-makers addsd the State ov Ge
nosee to the French Empire, an on
the 4th ov June the small Republic
ov Lucca wuz take nan' given to
Princess Eliza, sister ov Napoleon.
This caused Great Britain to grow
suspicious, for she wuz somethln ov
a territory grabber herself. This led
Great Britain to form a third coali
tion with Russia, regardless ov the
fact that Oreat Britain an Russia
were hardly on speakln terns. But
both countries) reared an' disliked
France, an' that wuz enough to bring
about any trade likely to cut her
comb. A little later Austria, another
enemy to France, joined In, so did
Sweden. With Great Britain, Russia.
Austria an' Sweden against hia. Na
poleon Bonaparte wuz facia' anythln
but peace. Under the clearly defined
rules ov International warfare, the
treaty of The Hague, several coun
tries would not be allowed to club lo
to whip another, no matter what the
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