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THE CHARLOTTE EVENING; CHRONICLE, SATURDAY,, .OCTOBER 19, 1912. . 5 Subscription Price By Mai. payable: stricti cash r ' - - -- ADVANCE. IN One .Tear., -. ... . .3.00 Six Months. . . . .. . . . . .11.5 Three Months.. 7 One Month.. . . .. .25 Entered as second-class, matter at the postofflce at Charlotte. N. C2. . V ' TELEPHONES. K Editor.. .. C; --..?08T Mana?ln g Editor ... .. .. 234 City Editor. . i . . ; .... . . . , 184 Business Office ..... . . . . . The Evening Chronicle Is served to the home by our carriers for 6 cents a .week., :- ; Charlotte subscribers to' The Chronicle who fall to get the pa per, are asked to 'phone 28S1 and a copy will be sent them at once. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19. 1912. MR. KITCHIN IN MECKIiENBIJRG. Some time ago Mr. Kitchin prom ised that he would come to this coun ty and deliver six speeches and' he has. fulfilled that promise. In two days the Governor touched six dif ferent spots in the county and made his plea for the senatorial nomina tion. The visit is now history and the, political complexion of Mecklen burg is unchanged. Unfortunately for Mr. Kitchin - a large number of the' people of the county are able to think and able to reason for themselves. They will not be mislead and especially by words of ridicule and words of sophistry. The mere fact that Mr. Kitchin is exceedingly anxious to re ceive political preferment at the hands of the people of this State will not persuade them to give him their suffrage.' The. speech for in very fact the six speeches were practically the same delivered here was but little chang ed from the former utterances of Mr. Kitchin. His attacks on the newspa pers are a little more keen. His .at tempt to persuade the audience that he Is the hero of the common folks rather than of the "higher-ups' is a little more pronounced. He uses the argument that William Jennings Bry an is opposed to Mr. Simmons, but neglects to say that Mr. Bryan has not endorsed the candidacy pf W. "W. Kitchin in fact does not even sug psta that Mr. Bryan is very likely" to favor the selection of Chief Justice Clark. Mr. Kitchin names a list of prom inent Democrats as against Mr. Sim mons and yet fails to state that sev-t eral of those men -have announced themselves as against TV. "W. Kitchin. Mr. Kitchin did not make an appeal to the better element of manhood but rather stressed the thought of align ment of the classes against the mass es. : : " In his speech at North Charlotte he took the role of ' prophet and an nounced with considerable fervor that folr years hence "William Jen nings Bryan would be nominated by the Democrats and elected by; an overwhelming majority. Many of his audience smiled and wondered Jf his judgment in the matter of the out come of the senatorial campaign was as weak as his judgment as to the successor of Woodrow "Wilson. It was also remarked by one of his audience that Mr. Kitchin evidently expected Governor "Wilson to retire after one term. ' Really the campaign is pitiful. The Governor of the State denouncing in severest terms- the United States Sen atora man who has actually battled for the beat Interests of the Demo cratic party and the Interests of the people. It is more pitiful. when it Is realized that the true cause of the attack Js unsatisfied ambition rather than deep interest in the public good. . WILL CHANGE RULING, .The Democratic State Committee will meet in called session next Thurs day to consider the proposition of a definition of the words "Democratic Ticket," as it shall apply to the quall cation of thost who vote, In the sena torial primary. The former decision of the committee provided that the voter should vote the " entire ticket from the President down to the town ship constable. This action provoked considerable - unfavorable comment and hence the determination to re consider the question. It Is probable the committee will define av "Demo crat" to 'be' one who does not vote for others than Democrats and sup ports the national, legislative and State tickets. It Js estimated that $90,000,000 is invested in Mexican mines, ranches and industries by American capital ist. In ; addition, there is English capital, amounting perhaps, to $600," OpO.OOO, and German money to the extent pf $400,t00.0Q0. This vast sum his paid wages to thousands of peons and maintained their families In com parative : comfort, , The value of a day's work has risen from as little as 35 cents ft day to a much as $3 in some instances, t J4nd in the mining region o - - tnrai districts of Chiapas and Yucatan bounds, and the cities with mn tary improvements and publie , utilities were made over. With a stable n tral government, there is no reason why Americans should: not remain In Mexico not: merely., for .the Pake of their own dividends, but for the gooa of the land that saw fit to expel the dictator Pia and is now overrun cy yain-glortoug banditti,- . ; THE PICTURE OR THE, BABX. . "Would you save the picture or the baby?" this question was recently dis cussed ; with vigor by several London newspapers. The problenv arises out of the certain destruction which will begin this Autumn of - the famous temples of Phllae by the recently completed elevation of the great As souan dam on the Nile. Protests against this act of "vandalism" were made by artists, who declared that the destruction pf the temples would be a crime.-; The materialists' replied that to leave millions of Egyptians in a condition ' of semi-starvation, through lack of irrigation would be a greater crime. Sir Henry Knollys then put the question: "Suppose you were in a garret with the Dresden Madonna on the . wall and a live baby on the floor, when suddenly every thing was ablaze, .which would . you save, the picture or the baby?" Sir Sir George "' Birdwood writes to The, Times boldly declaring In , favor of the Madonna, saying that "one can get another baby any day by adop tion, if not by grace, but there is only one Dresden Madonna to be had for love or money." Sir .Hiram Maxim, the inventor - of ,flrearmsK says the baby, especially a girl, is worth' more than all the Madonnas in the world. CANNOT COLLECT CLAIMS. Claims against the White Star Line aggregating : more than $1,000,000 have already been filed and although the claims are well grounded and will be allowed. The Nebraska State Jour nal calls attention to the fact that they cannot .be collected. Under ab miralty law claims of this kind are limited to the value of the ship. Sup pose a passenger is injured ' on a steamship, through the fault of the company. He has a lien against the boat, and collects in full. Sixteen hun dred people have been drowned on the Titanic. The heirs must look to the ship and not to the company for redress, If the Titanic had remained afloat their claims would have been worth dollar for dollar. - tVhen the ship went down it made these claims worthless. The only thing lef: for the passengers to libel was the life boats and the money. - MONEY IX POULTRY. Last year the farmers of Missouri shipped to , market eggs, poultry and feathers to the value of $28,818,145, Added to this is the estimated value of these commodities consumed lo cally which is placed at $22,000,000, bringing the total valuation "for: the year up to $50,818,1745. A compar ison shows thesvalue of the poultry products of Missouri for 1911 to be greater than the combined value of all the ?ld and silvery produced In Colorado,' California and? Arlsona for the same year, and it was worth near ly as, much as the combined cotton crop of - Florida; Louisiana" a.nd 'Ten nessee. There seems to be no danger of overproduction in the poultry bus iness, as the demand is always good.. North Carolina farmers are just be ginning to wake up to the value of poultry and eggs. ; The Laurlnburg Exchange says: "You ask why Governor Kitchin Is losing strength. We answer, because his campaign is being, exposed and the people resent trickery. We have heard of farmers living in this coun ty who cheered the Governor on the occasion of his recent visit to Laurln burg, when he criticised Mr. Simmons for his wicked (?) voting, referring them to a certain page in The Con gressional Record for proof of his statement.., (He failed to tell ' them what the votes were for.) They took the trouble' to investigate 'and behold they found the Governor had, tricked them into cheering him for criticising the Senator because he voted to place bagging and ties on the free list, the very thing the farmers of the South have been working "for since the days of the Alliance, and , before that time." ' : ' The Statesville Landmark says' that it had supposed that early in this month there would be a let-up in the speaking in behalf of the senatorial candidates- and that the balance' of the campaign , would be devoted to the Democratic ticket generally. In stead, the partisans of' the senatorial candidates seem to have taken a fresh hold,1 and on the stump and in the newspapers they are lambasting each other without stint." It would seem that increased interest in the sena torial primary will insure a larger Democratic vote and the party will not suffer so far as the vote Is con cerned; but a whole lot of ill feelings Is being aroused, as unnecessary as it is foolish, that will probably give trouble hereafter. Some of the papers have suggested that' the reason why State Senator LoCkhart Is opposing Governor Kitch in was because he was not an. appoin tee of the Governor look at that a moment. Is it possible that the fact that Governor Kitchin has appointed some men the reason why they sup port him for the Senate? Win pot the suggestion work both ways? . ' The New Bern gun issued an ex cellent special edition of large value to that community and section. '"'Con siderable enterprise is shown by the publishers of The Sun in the editorial and - mechanical work accomplished in this special effort, ' i". r- An exchange asks; "Wilf. the com ing woman work?" That depends al together on the number in the family, amount of wages and number of nights-out,-- - - - - THE RAMBLER The Rambler has been off on another scouting trip. This is a glorious time of the year to visit -about. The country is so attractive and the days are de lightful ' and the nights are so pleasanU The people , seem : to be in good ; spirits and they are happy. t In very truth, North Carolina is one " of the very best of the States. The natural advantages are hardly realized and the opportunities are so wonderful. - ' . This time The Rambler went via r the Seaboard Air Line and the trip through to the extreme " northeastern section of the State was a revelation to him. He has made it before, but every time it seems to have changed. The towns are growing. New buildings are seen from the car windows. Factories - have been erected and the smoke from the stacks tells the story-of the progress of-the Old North State. ' Do you ever, wonder where all of the people ' are going who are - riding on the cars? Trains are heavy and it is hard for them to keep from getting behind time for the traffic is heavy- . This time it was the occasion of the big State Fair at Raleigh that called many of the peo ple away from their homes, but there were - many more - who were not going there. Coming and going the cars were full." In one end of a day coach' there' is a family they have come all the way from the Old World and they are seek ing a; home in the "land of the free." They 'cannot l speak our language and they are chattering in their own and every iittle while one of them points Out of the window' at some amusing object and then they laugh . and, v violently gesticulating, chatter some more. The Rambler v wondered where they came from and what wonderful stories of life In this great country had: drawn them hither. Then again The Rambler wondered If they would find the "pot of gold at the foot of the rainbow," and if they would not get discouraged and broken-hearted. The father and mother and the four children and the baby a family. Bundles galore and clothes of the brightest hues. - In the other end of the car is a bunch of . "drummers,' and they are talking shop it has been a dull day with most of them. But they are no discouraged, for there Is a morrow coming and with the rising of another sun there is an other chance and they will take ad vantage, of it. One tells , of his ex periences with a customer and the' others laugh, and directly one brings up politics and the first thing you know they are at it. They are aft for Senator Simmons except one lonely - man, and how . they did go after him. They argued and they - scolded and they plead. Finally they gave It up and , one said, "Let him go, Bill Kitchin needs a lot of votes to make a decent show ing and his will help." ' . -X 'W. - ' t Here In. the center of the car is a group of little ladies they are Just in the "S-x S." stage (sweet sixteen) and there are four of them and they have the seats turned and face . each other. They have their - magazines . and the ever-present box of candy and they are "Just too cute for anything," a boy was heard to . remark. They are jolly and having a good time and they are happy and they are not thinking of the time when life will change from a smile to a cloud and maybe-it never wllU " 'i' ' - ! -.,':;J The Rambler - watches the . various groups, arranges hlstmachuvand ' writes this copy for The Chronicle business must be attended to and directly he is conscious of the nearness of some -other body and right here at-The Rambler's el. bow Is a little tot, possibly five years old, who has heard the click of the machine and slipping from mama has come to see 'what the man is doinV . --e .r, ... Innocence thy personification is child hood. The child captures' The Rambler and he takes out the other sheet and ar ranges one in the machine for the baby and then we have a romp for awhile. The child plays on the machine it will not hurt it. After a bit the novelty is over and baby goes back to mama. Down the aisle comes an acquaintance of The Rambler and stops and remarks "Kids are a nuisance, especially when a fellow 'has to work, eh?" The Rambler does not think so and , remembers the times when his own "kids" played about him in the evening: and a lump comes into the throat of. The Rambler. ' The Rambler has gotten away from the subject which he intended putting in here -and the limit of space is reached. There are Just twenty inches, in the column and The Rambler has told the foreman to, under no circumstances, al low this to' run over the column and prefers it to be less. So he stops. BRIGHT AND BREEZY. THE CITY MAN'S DESIRE. Berton Braley, in Puck.) I'm weary of country . and all that it means, I'm sick of its atmosphere, sick of its "scenes, I'm weary of horses and Chickens and cowst Of an. up-to-date barn and an out-of-date house; I'm tired of lacking both Icebox and ice, And drinking well water has ceased to be nice, And I long f - r the city a flat all com plete With a delicatessen store right down the ': street! A snug city flat, with a dumb waiter shaft, ' . ' - With a Janitor not too much bent on - graft, ' ' , ; With a bath and kitchenette showing some class. And a nice little, neat little stove that ' burns gas; With the "movies'' nearby, and a drug v. store at hand; Oh, who could desire . to go "back to the land" From a right little, tight little flat that is neat, . With ft delicatessen store right down the street 1 - - (Puck.) "He is in 'Who's Who,' I believe?" 'Yes, but he is much more prominent in Here's Row." " (Baltimore American.) . - "That tipsy old Judge , says he's very fond of birds." -yes, and I don't doubt his particular pets are bats, larks and swallows."' - - . Washington ' Star, . ' s "Some men," : said Uncle Eben, "keeps holtertov fur a new deal when what dey really wants is just a handout." Detroit Free Press. " , ' Judge Didn't I tell ' y0u'I didn't want to. see you here .again?',' "That's What I told the cop, your honor, but he wouldn't believe: nie." ' . (Puck.) 7 - . 1 - ' ' The Husband-lf " I' should die, will you ever marry again? His Wife (an actress) What wilf your dying hve to do with it, dearest? . (Baltimore American.) Mabel George gave me such a lovely diamond engagement ring. Gladys But he'll want you to give it hack to him. He always does. 1 v A . THE SKETCHER ' Yesterday a leaf left its bough and floated away on the Autumn, breeze, winding capriciously about until at last it-fell before a little child play ing on the pavement. v He spied its bright colors and picked it up, look- ing up at the Sketcher with a smile and saying: v"Me found a yeaf put ty yeaf." And then, the Sketcher no ticed .that other leaves : were yellow and, changing color and ready to fall. How times flies when-We are busy, for It . only seems a few days since Summer, and like - old age It creeps 'upon us before we are aware.. And the Sketcher noticed a sadness in the rustle ".among the trees that , sad moan of . Ceres r-: sighing .over: :: her daughter's' departure and then she gets revenge by killing all the flowers and leaves until her daughter returns again. , '. But the leaves do not seem to mind going atall; or, if they do, they leave us in a gladsome . spirit. With what beautiful colors they take their last departure as if trying to make men remember them beautiful even . in death. And then the Sketcher won dered when this leaf shall have spent Its Summer will It be able to reflect golden deeds and leave the world with that last thought that . even though the time is short the last days should be made as beautiful as possible? Some v shoppers are actually Inso lent; or, is it thoughtless? A book man said to the Sketcher the other day that he had to keep his books in a closed case, because so many , peo ple came in and handled them care lessly and damaged the sales of them. It was almost hard . for him to keep them in the window, where they were not caged . off, or anywhere on dis play. One day . a young man, very fond of lolling cam In and sat down on a set of books that were stacked up on a low shelf .crushing in one or two so that they were. damaged con siderably, r - .- ' V i . . ; ' ' They pick them up and thro them about carelessly or misplace them from the shop-keepers position which he conceived to be the .most artistic arrangement- in order to attract at tention and give neatness to his place of business. , ".' ..'.V..':. The shop man can say nothing un der such circumstances, because if he makes it a rule to complain to his customers about their - manners, - he will lose trade, because they say that is what the books are.fpr to-' -look at and that's what "he is for to keep them straight. . , -Sometimes people will go in a book store and catch up a book, throwing the backs wide open and sit down for a reading spell, never thinking of the damage" they are doing to the book; but if they were to purchase one from . the merchant, they would . want One that had the appearance of never having1 ' been - touched none- - of "the shop-worn ones would suit them." i Not only is this true in bookstores,' but in most of them where the, pub lic goes and the public is thought less. . At. the ribbon counter, - the Sketcher has noticed a t tired little ship girl wearily winding, ribbon or another - across the aisle arranging her wares in order where the public has scattered them here and, there. Of course, that Is what they are for to arrange, them and to sell them, but a purchase could be made that woudl please the customer just as well with out trying to overturn everything In the store. AN OPEN IETTER. Wilmington. N. C. Oct. 17, 1912. Editor Charlotte Chronicle, Charlotte. N, a: ; .'"'"-V Dear Sir: There is a strenuous com petition between North Carolina, Tex as, Virginia, Kentucky and Georgia for .first place. among Southern States contributing to the Woodrow Wilson campaign fund. . This question of popular financing of a President rather than permitting tlr great corporate interests to . do it, is the mos timportant ever before the American people. It is a turning point In American history. If the Lpeople do not awaken and overcome this blight on the government one can easily . look ahead to the time , when what purports to be a bovernment by the people will be:' a complete fail ure. - X L J ' XX-X-, . To stand first, or among the first, in this , crusade would redound to "the everlasting glory of North Carolina. We can only hope to hold this much coveted position by the vigorols and earnest support of the Democratic papers of the State. Will you please use every effort at once to have com mittees formed in every locality and in every Industry to collect funds and forward them Immediately to theTin dersigned,; accompanied by lists : of subscribers with their addresses. These lists we will have published in several State papers, Including The News and Observer. - ; . r r While, it is probably .best not to mention publicly the , fact that North Carolina is "competing for 'first place among the Souther nStates, we think it would be yery desirable for you. to mention and ; lay stress . upon the fact that the. finance committee for North Carolina will have . published a blue book which will make a permanent record of all those co-operating with the committee in raising this fund and, the names and addresses of all people making contributions. . The contributors will be classified according to cities counties, trades, professions... etc., : so - that it may be seen at a glance what the. bankers have gone, y what the lawyers c have done, the cotton ' mill men, the farm ers, the merchants doctors. ,. etc. His tory of ten gets mixed In the . telllni? after an, event has passed ; but this record will be one of actual .figures about which there can be no question and the eommittee feels that it will he a record of which future generations in North . Carolina will be Justly proud. ' ..Your earnest co-operation in bring ing about a 'whirlwind; campaign during, the next two weeks, will be immensely appreciated by the com mittee. ; Of course we propose to give prominent mention of the papers of the " State which will prove so great a factor inhringing about .'the desired results. North Carolina should -raise for this campaign not less than' 3 9, NEWS AND VffiWS . (Newborn Sun.) ' While Governor Kitchin' has a perfect right; to publish what Mr, W.' J. Bryan has to say of Senator Simmons, we be lieve that it would be much more ef fective with the voters if Mr. Kitchin' sould1 publish something that Mr. Bryan has ever "said about him. . , ' (Winston-Salem JournaL) Some of the Kitchin papers are saying that the : real reason Mr. Lockhart , of Wadesboro is Jumping on the Governor, with both feet is because thv Governor failed toappoint htm f .. solicitor in the eighth Judicial district. ' ' ' This gives rise to : the ' thought that perhaps the real reason for the activity of some other folks Is that the Governor-did not all ' appoint them. UX'.xiXX. ,- v.v;. i.:;:;f :--;-'-' (Statesville Landmark.) ' If : the damage suit against the uni versity for .the expulsion of a; student will hold water it would seem that a damage suit against "the institution for the death or 5 injury of a student- ly hazing would also stand. In such event the university would- s 'orCbe .put' out of business with damage suits. The Land mark Is not a lawyer, but it 5s of the opinion that the demage suit of Mr. Thomas of Charlotte will not. ntand the test. (Statesville Landmark.) . " s Mr. Rand did not play into the hands of ; the attorneys representing the stu dents who are to answer for the death of his son. The lawyers had it framed upN to have the -'udp.nts ! go to Mr. Rand and .express their sorrow. That was all right of .itself, but the idea was to work up an emotional - scene, work; on the feelings of Mr. Rand and get him to say he doesn't want the boys punished.' But' while his attitude is not vindictive, Mr. Rand refused to talk with the hafters, and one can appreciate his feeling in the matter. (Lumberton Robesonian.) r . "The blow has ' fell," as the - bellhop said .when -? he heard : that the fair stenographer; upon whom his hopes were set had married the book-keeper. "Blow winds and crack your cheeks." . Brother Claude, the chief of the Kitchin speak ers, . has been here and done his pos sible. , , It was a mighty entertaining speech.', And really if he had spoken much longer on the same strain we should : have been forced to the con clusion that! Brother Claude does not approve of Senator Simmons and is with holding from the Senator his blessing. (Rutherfordton Sun.) The foundations , having been com pleted, the laying of brick ,has been commenced on the handsome new Com mercial Bank building. ; Mr. John Bur gees, an experienced mason. Is in charge of the brick work and Mr. Carlo Mon f redo, a master mechanic, has the gen eral supervision of the construction of the building. These two gentlemen with a good force of hands are push ing the work as ' rapidly as possible. When completed this will be one of the best and most up-to-date structures in the city. (Statesville Landmark.) -Democrats who have criticised the connection of Perkins of the Interna tional Harves er Company with the Roosevelt campaign will ' be somewhat disturbed by the fact that Cyrus H. McCormick, also of the harvester com pany, gave $12,500 to Governor . Wilson's pre-conyention campaign. It is said that Governor Wilson knew of the con tribution ' and expressed a willingness to receive it. This being so. It may be ac cepted as a fact that Governor Wilson knew McCormick - well enough to know that he would expect no favors on ac count of the contribution; and Mc Cormick knows " Wilson" well ' enough to know that he wouldn't get any favors. Thomas F. Ryan, with whom Governor Wilson declined to enter into negotia tions for campaign funds, gave $77,000 to the Harmon pre-convention , campaign and $35,000 to Underwood. . v , (Baltimore Sun.) ' A Southern man and the candidate of the Democratic party for the presidency laying a "wreath on Ilncoln's tomb would have paralyzed with surprise the bitter Republican statesmen of the late sixties and the early seventies. But the little Incident at Springfield Wednesday shows how far we have gotten away from the Civil War and how far we have traveled toward brotherly . love and appreciation. The . "busy mockers" who gnash upon every good thing ' with their eager teeth, will . make haste to say that Governor WHson was simply catering to Republi can voters. But this was not Wilson's first recognition of. the war President's genius and worth, and his act expresses predominating Southern sentiment which has long ago paid sincere and generous tribute to the great American ' who sprang from Its loins. ' . (Rutherfordton Sun.) , Forest City, our wide-awake and ever enterprising sister town, is this week in the midst of a splendid agricultural and domestic fair, which is drawing immense crowds within her borders every day to see the magnificent display of fruits, vegetables and - other products of the farm, and . to see the splendid array of fancy work, canned and preserved fruits, the result of . the industry of the good women of Rutherford county. In addition ; to the fair, and in con Junction with it, there are ' numerous shows of one kind and another, brought there for the amusement of the people Among these is a Wild .West show, which gives an entertainment every day; a tight-rope walker, known as VThe Great Calvert." This man walks a tight wire about 60 feet high and over, one hundred feet long; He also gives an ex hibition, which is free, every day. In auutuon to ine aDove, there are numerous Other worthy attractions and, taken as a' whole, it reflects credit on our neigh bor, Forest City, and also - Rutherford County ' Every citizen in the county should attend this fair, at least one day anyhow. We are sure those: who attend will be surprised at the wonderful showing made by this enterprising town In its effort to give Rutherford County people a good, first-class fair, l- V. :- ' .... Sunbeanb. , . Baltimore Sun . The dictograph'll get yu if vu don't watch out. ' The people of Washington are now kicking because ail is so quiet along the Potomac on Sundays.. A bill in '. Congress to reduce the cost of living won't help near as much as a hundred dollar bill in one's pocket. Why,, should the fact that Uncle Joe Cannon called somebody a liar be . treated ( as a novelty? ' After, a while the saying .'. Hi have to be changed to shaking a red ban dana in the face of a bull moose. .v, 4' ... - . -rXX:, , . . (Puck.) . 1 , : , Rafferty Sure, KeUy but I'rn glad to see yez. I thought ; ye , were dead, I heard siv'ral payple spakin'-well av yez. 000, and if possible $50,000. At the present time we have pledged- from all sources not more than $19,009, - .Yours very truly, . r. , , "HUGH MACRAE, 'j ... , Secretary-Treasurer,.' COLONES JONES ON CONDITIONS (From The Observer.) Please . allow me '. space ' i.in - ' your columns to make a few remarks on State and National- politics. "My first reason for askine this Drivilege in re lation to State matters is. that I heard one of the leading men and one of the brainiest In; North Carolina say to a crowd of gentlemen the, other day, that he had never scratched the Dem ocratic ticket at the polls. And he remarked -that when Locke Craig was voting for James G. Blaine and voting for a negro for Congress, ana wont ing for the Republican ticket, that he was standing firm for the Democratic ticket from county commissioner to Presidents but "that this year he pro posed to scratch some county tickets and challenged any map to cnaiienge his Democracy. r It is the allusion to Mr. Craig that brings forth my remarks. Some years ago, and even before Governor Kitch in was opposing Mr. Craig for Gover nor. I was a new man in North Caro lina and I had often heard, not that Mr. Craig had voted for a negro, but that he had . voted for Mr. Blaine in his younsrer manhood, and I want to say if every man who has been a life7 long Democrat ' that voted for Mc Klnley, or who Voted for Palmer and BuCkner, : casting even , a worse vote than , voting direct for McKinley, are read out ot the party, for' they were like. Roosevelt's i party, r assassinating their own party, then thousands are out. : We " all know Grover Cleveland could never have been elected - Fresi dent'1 had not thousands of Republi cans voted for him at the time of his election, ana I have always felt tnai Mr;j Craig ; could as : well vote ' for Blaine as thousands of 'Democrats could vote for McKinley, or for Pal mer and Buckner, or thousands of republicans vote for Cleveland. . ' But here comes Mr, Craig and chal lenges the. traducer of his. straight forward, consistent, life-long; service to the Democratic party from the day he cast his -first vote to this hour, except .his one vote for Blaine. . This broad, damaging statement is not only being circulated here- in Hay wood County, but thorughtout this mountain section, .and : the chief au thority is given as from Governor Kitchin by the most of the people I hear making this statement concern ing Mr. Craig. And if this is the fact that this larger statement originated in reference to supporting a negro for congress, from Governor Kitchin, he owes himself and Mr. Craig, and the people of the State of North Carolina a public apology, to be printed in ev ery paper in this State before elec tion 1 day, for this charge has been promulgated throughout the State ap parently on Mr. Kitchin's authority. And I am glad to note that the pa pers this week, many of them, are coming out with . Mr, ' Craig's denial and his challenge to anyone to bring the slightest evidence of his having voted for a negro for Congress or sup ported the Republican ticket, other than' to cast a vote for Blaine, the brainiest and ablest Republican, and a personal friend of mine, that the Na tion has produced since the Republi can party was born. This brainy man that I allude to Is a staunch supporter of Governor Kitchin, for the United States Senate and he apparently be lieves Governor Kitchin's statement about Mr. Craig voting for a, negro for Congress. v - - --; - Notwithstanding .this Blaine rote. I have carefully, observed , Mr, Craig's public i lie i bince -jsl ? cftrna. into this State," for he is both an orator and a statesman and I could never reconcile this negro vote charge " against him with the conservative, faithful Demo cratic, life -and serviee he has freely given to. the Democratic party, with any such vacillating periods of his life as I have lately heard laid at his door, credited to Governor Kitchin and others. : ;-- ;, .. .'..':' .. ,,- . . ; I have often said he may have gone wrong once, and there are few of his age that have not,-but if there is one man grounded for time and eternity in the faith of Democracy today in this State, I believe it Is Locke Craig, and I have been for him the 15 years that I have been here, since I have known him, first, last and all the time, for any onlce to which he may aspire. He Bhould have long ago had high recognition, for he has the ability to make a United States Senator and that is where, this State should ultimately land him, if either of our able Sena tors are to be removed.. Governor Kitchin says Senator Sim mons has abandoned the Democratic faith. Judge Clark says ' Governor Kitchin has no record of a public ser vice worth discussing, and so it goes. Governor Kitchin now finds this State practically unanimous for Locke Craig for Governor. Republicans and Demo crats alike, and he is Joining them In praising Mr. Craig as a fit Governor for North Carolina, but like Mr. Roosevelt when he (Roosevelt) ' calls Judge Parker a public liar, he' has never apologized, or given the names of the men that told him they could prove that Locke Craig when in his young manhood, supported' with Blaine, a negro for Congress, nor has he apologized for setting such a re port in circulation, And it will cost him more votes than his challenge of Simmons' Democracy will make him. - v-' : . ., . , The Cleveland Star of Shelby in its last issue, had an editorial giving a story that showed one of Senator Sim mons' so-called Republican votes was for a duty on monozite to keep, em ployed men in this State earning their living mining that and other minerals. The South is more solidly Demo cratic than 14 radical New England Republican, and as long as she has the negro population with the negro popu lation in the North and East being the balance of power that is electing Republican Presidents she will re main so. Yes, and remain so as long as "the children of her original crea tion live here, for true Democracy la the foundation stone of this Nation's success, its life and progress. Time is revealing that the South witlr her cotton, her cane. her fruits, her timber, her minerals, ier water power? and her climate, is the garden spot and the greatest wealth produc ing section of the world. . The political powers for half a een, tury of this Nation's history that should rightly rule, have been ln the minority, in Congress, solely by the non-English, speaking, foreign and neei;o vote, y0j the SQ t t the Middle West is paying 75 per cent of;the total cost for the . support of the Nation, ana is receiving back less than 2 13 per cent for h-er upbuild ing, compared with the North, 'the East and the Northwest, that are get ting from 60 to 60 Der- cent h.b from what they contribute to the Nat i tion'sr support, What policy did Gov ernor. Kitchin pursue in Congress to i remedy this? . . Years ago Senator Tillman of South Carolina said? "Why shall we or the i South . and Middle West continue to pay more into the National Treasury ! thanthe Eas the North and the Northwest?" They sret baole ka aa per cent for their upbuilding, while we are getting less than t 1-2 per cent for our upbuilding in Govern ment Improvements, v North Carolina wftSe'pMd J'? Wnt f And Senator Tillman began to trade with them for pome little return and got some recognition for South Caro lina. How much has North Carolina had? And it -is for this charaot trading that Senator Simmons i.i ing read out of the Democratic i? while for the same cause Senatoi man, while he is practically inf.a3" tated-for further service, ta W by the Democracy of South Car and returned to the Senate tn . v" bis honored seat until he shaii ? for what he has done for South r.1' Una. . - - . 1 ro. The time Is here for the Deom. North Carolina to know where J' ? Judsre Clark, wher. Rtnnfl n." a Kitchin, on a tariff for revenu0' the development of the vast miL or resources of western Carolina ! know where stands Senator E mr on . monozite., I have often 'wlt?n, the press of this State that afi tariff that .will yield a revenue T this expensive Government certm?r needs it will keep her mines going in Cleveland Counv i.e a tariff of $3 a ton on all lm?0rSJ abrasive raw material, and lo cent on all imported manufactu products made from foreign &hr sive material will put going two a half million dollars and over 4 Idle Invested In western North (W Una mines, that have now been iw down for five years because of n. England, the country of high prZ tion, putting emery and foreign net and corundum on the free T,7 dl,d,.thls and shut UD tw and a half millions of capital invested t western North Carolina. Restorc tv. duty that will yield a revenue and u will put 5,000 men In tw0 years bav to work in the mines of western Norn Carolina, and yield a duty that S give a revenue at the custom hous. (a Democratic revenue if you please? I am a life-long Democrat, nevw scratched, a ticket in my life, don't intend to, yet I have voted and mu vote for some .bad Democrats this time, for all Democrats are not gnat neither are all Republicans bad. I am out of sympathy with men that are harping about free tradt with, as expensive a Government to run as this, and with men that cannot get up on the tables of time, i which we now live, and vote for any bill that yields an honest revenue U the Government, and thereby better the conditio of his home people. All these learned discussions on the tariff ; have one fountain . head, aa n relates to this and foreign countries, and I challenge any Republican or any Democrat that believes in a tariir simply for protection, that yields no revenue to the Government, to clearly lay before the wage earning masses of America vzhat it is that makes th difference In the purchasing power o! an American wage earned dollar heri and that same dollar's purchasing power in Europe, and the relation the tariff has to the difference as it at. fects the wage earning classes of this Nation In the purchasing power of that dollar in securing the necessities and comforts of Jife here and in Eu. rope. If they will do this, I would rather hear men like Governor Kitch In, with his long experience In Con. gress, and like Judge Clark, with his long service on the bench, and liki Simmons discuss this subject, than to hear them splitting hairs over votes that may 'have been cast either right or wrong, on cases that are passed and gone. The explanation of the p,irchasin; power of the American wage earned dollar at home and abroad, will solve two things. These are, death t .the idea of protection in the. form of a tariff for other thai a revenue, and explain why emigrants from America to their native land In the past decade are equal in num bers to the incoming emigrants, and it will explain why the Morgans, Rockefellers and the Carnegies and the rich who- have : grown rich 01 tariff created trusts that have yielded no revenue to the Government that to to , live: three-fourths of the yetr is Europe to i spend -the money Uei: from the -sweat of the American V barer's . brow, v-They will find forein labor coming here, working lor lower wages, they can still , save enough to return to their home and buy more of the necessities and comforts of Ufa than the American' wage . earner can buy with, double the wages here to America. 1 This will' show the drain age on the -American resources of money being so reduced by the foreign drainage as to -double the cost of living in the oast decade. These are the things, and chiefly their effect on the purchasing power of the American wage earned dollars in America nad in Europe and con stitute - the one and greatest trouble or this day and time and the tana the mother of th entire trouble. I for one, and I know many of th same opinion, would like to hear ok fore we cast our votes for these dis tinguished" gentlemen, the discussion of the tariff question as it relates w the Durchasincr power of th Ameri can wage , earned . dollar, and what they propose to do about it and what they propose to do about a tariff tot revenue . that will stop foreign mta"' erals coming in here free of duty, that Is keeping closed mining indus tries that will sive emnlovment to thousands of the home people in the mountain section of North Carolina It is North Carolina's interest that thj nannla f3rY- ParnKno want lrtoket after, notwithstanding a United States' Senator and, a Congressman represent the entire Nation, but he is sent ther to see that his State has a righteous and equitable share from the result of the Nation's revenue, regardless 01 his political creed. " S. A. JUJNii3. Waynesville, October 18. ' e- ODDS AND ENDS. a nalr of -J r ..vr A...v.M. r . white duck pants, with an umurj over his head,, says The Hartfora Tlivioo nnvornnr Pi T5nrin has attract" ed more attention than he did W having his name presented at aw more. fJrnnnrt !a hAlnir hrnlrpn at Winfleld. L L for a school for women, wher nlnmMns KkIMItio moanTirV 8Btt school will have room for 160 pup'f omiI AtTAM ft . annllAoflAno FiaVe A ready been received. X1V.arttr In W uttimn 1T!n eland is '9 have a woman's agricultural run and inhabited exclusively w women. A large tract of land,f!n been secured and several W0I"L prominent in the cause of suffrage leading in the scheme of orgau tion. In "Germany there Is a total bu; i v. 1 1 aaa tiinr hnnornw nna tlnna In nHlsa an1 nil CI""'.'. boards. In 155 municipalities J. V women "are in active service for care of the poor and orphans, in towns there are women serving school boards. ' Suffrasrista in Bohemia are Ju.b11! over the election of a woman uonenuan ariiamen. j, netlcka, the successful candidate, e distinction in country, an accepted authority on r- UIal V.nnnmv nnd a large taXF' in the city of Prague., v TThat women shall be represented In the Board ot - xraae , thst xt ..Iran r)v ur jaass,, was me ocuuu wrh:'ffleiii' KiN n. hc hnarrl v.tted to Strike . .vn,hn nn tne terms as men. . The first dutgr 0f the carriers and promptly exclude tn-
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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