THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, FEBRUARY. 22, 1906
The Charlotte News
,, Published Daily (Except Sunday)
NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
W. C. DOWD Pres. and Gen. Mgr.
C. A. MATTHEWS City Editor
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd, 1906.
THE REPUBLICAN IMBROGLIO.
Threats of indictments are almost
becoming as frequent in this State
among the perturbed brethren of the
Republican party as is "the liar" in j
Georgia. The least that can be said
about the condition of the Republican
party of this State is that it is a long
ways from the vale of quiet and har
mony. -
It was a source, of surprise to most
of the people wrhen they heard that
District Attorney Holton had sent a
bill before the grand jury of the Unit
ed States District Court charging "the
drummer boy," alias E. Spencer Black
burn, with practicing before the De
partments in Washington. The bill
alleged that Mr. Blackburn had taken
fees for his influence in bringing cer
tain things to pass while he was a
member of Congress.
The last dispatch of yesterday after
noon stated that the Federal Court
grand jury had returned two true bills
of indictment against Mr. Blackburn
There are two counts to each bill.;
While this is unexpected, still it is
stated that Mr. LinneyXbrought similar
charges against Blackburn when he
was contesting with him for the Con
gressional nomination two years ago.
The affair looks ugly. Mr. Black
burn claims that the whole business
was trumped up by his political en
emies, and it was intimated in the dis
patch of yesterday afternoon that Mr.
Blackburn would retaliate by making
an effort to indict District Attorney
Holton.
The general public will watch the
proceedings with more than usual in
terest. The eyes of the entire country have
been attracted to the political im
broglio in this State.
The trouble with our Republican
brethren may all blow over, but just at
the present, there appears to be little
probability of such a thing. There is
no telling what may take place. Some
angel of peace may appear on the
scene of turbulence and faction and
cast some undreamed of potion into
the seething caldron which will cause
the foul vapors to vanish and make
things serene, but we are poor be
lievers in miracles these days.
And then forsooth the Knight of
Peace who did eye-opening stunts at
Portsmouth may rouse up, shake him
self together, gather up his loins, and
produce a peace pipe whose smoke will
enkindle a feeling of brotherly love
and affection. But again we are in
credulous. Unless some miracle is performed,
the party of this State will, no doubt,
continue to give out to the public les
sons in sensation and the "ways and
means" of carrying on corrupt politics
for some time to come yet.
AGAINST C. O. D. SHIPMENTS OF
LIQUOR.
Minority Leader John Sharp Wil
liams yesterday delivered himself of
some opinions to which we want to ut
ter a hearty "Amen."
The occasion of Mr. "Williams' re
marks was at the consideration of the
bill to prevent the C. O. D. shipments
of liquor into prohibition territory,
brought up before the House Commit
tee on Judiciary. : -
Mr. Williams said that such ship
ments enabled the "blind tigers" to
thrive and that communities in his na
tive State, Mississippi, were so in
censed over this encouragement of li
quor selling by the express companies
that attacks upon the express offices,
which were in effect barrooms, need
cause no surprise.
Mr. Williams was exactly right, and
he was also right when he protested
against the shipment of liquor to ficti
tious persons, in communities which
had decided on local option.
He was again right when he entered
protestations against the United States
standing in a position of assisting law
breakers. We give the brother our hand for
expressing dur sentiments. It is wrong
and a rank injustice to allow the C. O.
D. shipment of liquor to persons in
prohibition districts, who seek to hide
their identity by an assumed name. It
is an injustice to the majority of the
people, who voted out whiskey.
And it is, when permitted, nothing
more nor less, than a system of rail
road "blind tigers," allowed under the
smiles ofthe law.
A DOUBTING THOMAS.
It is certain that the editor of the
Columbia State is either originally
"from Missouri," or else he has spent
some part of his existence in that
Commonwealth where "doubting
Thomases" abound.
With regard to our comment on the
statement of the negro Bishop Turner,
who is dissatisfied with his sojourn in
this country, The State has this to
say :
"The Charlotte News denies very
emphatically Bishop Turner's asser
tion, that 'hell is an improvement on
the United States.'- We have no doubt
it is right, but what definite proofs has
it to offer?
And verily it is still true that "A
wicked and perverse generation seek
after a sign, but no sign shall be
given.
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.
America is never forgetful of her de
parted sons who are worthy of being
remembered. All over tne land today
the anniversary of the birth of "The
Father of his Country," George Wash
ington, is being celebrated by a legal
holiday.
Although we are in a business of
charity, servants of the people, and are
forced to tell all that happens on this
day, still at off periods we stop long
enough to allow our minds to stray
back through the mist of years to the
time when a hero fought and wrought
for his country, and to allow our spark
of patriotism to expand.
Every speaker in the land, from the
budding back-woods orator to the aus
tere senator, has given to the public
his idea of the man Washington,
and anything that could be said would
be old. Still "there is nothing new un
der the sun," and we can but seriously
give one expression of our veneration
for the man who led our Revolutionary
ancestors, foot-sore and weakened, to
victory.
Time has sweetened the memory of
Washington. His name and his fame
have only grown in lustre through the
pass of years, and today we look upon
him as being indeed the father of our
country, and we count it an honor to
feebly render a child's love and respect.
"You indict er me and I indict er
you, and we both indict the same," as
rendered by Daddy Holton and the
'drummer boy" would, no doubt, make
a hit on the stage. The variations
might be added, and if an accompani
ment is needed possibly there are
some of the brethren who would perform.
If any man could justly become a
woman hater it would surely be Sen
ator Smoot. It was only yesterday that
a voluminous petition was presented
to the Senate from the women of the
State of Wyoming asking that the gen
tleman from Utah be expelled from the
Senate. Smoot seems to be gifted with
that brand of "winning ways" which
cause the fair sex to hate him, and if
we were in the, place of the erstwhile
Mormon we would not only resign, but
we should find some hole somewhere
that we might crawl into and quietly
die.
From the present aspect of the Re
publican political horizon we are
tempted, to believe that there might
have been more truth than fiction in
the prediction of "the bull of the
Brushies", Hon. ; R. Z. Linney, that
the next Republican State convention
would be held within stone walls
rather than at Greensboro."
We give to-day a synopsis of the re
port of the committee who investiga
ted the internal workings of the Life
Insurance Companies. Judging from
the report the "calf rope" of the com
panies in the future will be exceeding
ly shortened and the autocratic power
of the officials greatly diminished.
This from The Exchange:
"The Charlotte News asks what
would newspapers do if it were not for
Annapolis court proceedings and the
Greene-Gaynor trial?"
"Don't worry, something else will
happen."
Thanks. We won't now.
John A. McCall died on Saturday.
The Asheville Citizen said he was dy
ing on Tuesday, according to the Ral
eigh Times. And yet they claim to be
the fastest things in sight up in the
mountain metropolis.
It's nice to have folks to worry for
you. Some of the State papers are
growing hysterical over the fact that
Charlotte was not exactly pleased with
every feature of her new depot. We
are greatly obliged for the kindly in
terest. :
If Mecsrs. Hearst and Graves were
to form a merger of ideas, influence,
coins, etc., they would probably get out
a warm publication.
No doubt hereafter Saturday , will be
the official wedding day. '
This is the anniversary of the birth
day of George Washington, and it is up
to you to get generous and confess that
jfuu uiu.ji.wiui jfuur mue natcnet.
It is up to the prevaricator to turn
over a new leaf today. If you arc the
OOe, "get busy.' .
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Take Hall's Family Pills for- Consti
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