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RUTHERFORDTON, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1904.
$1.00 A YEAR.
CAPT. GLENN
THE NOMINEE.
Gained Steadily From the First and
Wins on the Fifth Ballot.
think, and added her marker bearing He went to the White House and ate
"Davidson." County after county fol- with the, President."
lowed until several score of the placards "We are against the President," de-
were linked together as one. There has clared Colonel Blair, "not the negro."
CONVENTION BALLOTED ALL NIGHT.
Just as the New Day Dawtied the
Nomination Was Made No Sign of
a Combination to Defeat Glenn
Manifested He Was Evidently
the Choice of the Country Peo
pleThe Convention Will Long be
Remembered as One fo the Most
Turbulent in the History of the
State.
Special to Charlotte Observer.
Greensboro, June 24. After the
nomination of Robt. B. Glenn, of For
syth, for Governor, shortly after five
o'clock thi9 morning, the State Demo
cratic convention took a recess until
10:15, when tho following additional
nominations were, made :
For Lieutenant Governor:
FRANCIS D. WINSTON.
For Associate Justices of Supreme Court :
W. A. HOKE.
GEORGE H. BROWN, JR.
For State Auditor :
B. P. DIXON.
For State Treasurer :
B. R. LACY.
For Secretary of State :
J. BRYAN GRIMES.
For Superintendent of pub. Instruction :
J. Y. JOYNER.
For Commissioner of Labor and Printing
H. B. VARNER.
For Corporation Commissioner:
S. L. ROGERS.
For Commissioner of Agriculture :
S. L. PATERSON.
For Presidential Electors State-at-Large :
F. S. SPRUILL.
W. A. SELF.
The delegates-at-large are: Julian S.
Carr, of Durham ; Locke Craig, of Ashe
vilie ; John E. Woodard, of Wilson ; E.
J. Hale, of Fayetteville,
Dixon, Lacy, Grimes. Joyner. Vamer,
Rogers and Patterson were all renominated.
Special to Charlotte Observer.
Greensboko, June 24. Capt. Robert
B. Glenn, of Forsyth, was nominated
for Governor of North Carolina at 6
o'clock this morning, just as the new
day was coming in all of its glory. The
end came in the fifth ballot. - The con
vention had been in continuous session
all night. From the time the first bal
lot was taken the afternoon before, Mr.
Glenn had made gradual, but steady,
gains. The Winston man was tne ia
vorite of the convention ; his election
did not come from trickery ; the people
were with him. He was being reward
ed for his great service to the party.
The people believed that they were pay
ing an honest debt. Any fair-minded
man could see that in the spirit of the
convention. It seemed impossible to
keep the vote from sliding to him. At
every rell-call the boys responded. The
convention went its course there was no
way to stem the tide, which was slow,
but as certain U9 death. A few at a
time the votes drifted on to Captain
Glenn's pile, but they kept going the
same way. lr any two or the other can
didates ever had any notion of combin
ing to defeat Mr. Glenn, no signs of
such a purpose developed. It was fear
ed that in the case of any break from
either of the other candidates that Mr.
Glenn would get enough of the disaffect
ed votes to nominate him. There was
nothing to be done except to call the
roll, vote and hope that the leading can
didate might get all that was coming to
him; but there was and end. About
midnight an effort was made to adjourn
the convention. The delegates and the
spectators were tired, and then, too, an
adjournment might give an opportunity
to rally the opponents of Mr. Glenn.
The Glenn men and others voted down
the motion, and then balloted until the
end came. The only prolonged delay
was caused by a most boisterous and
spectacular demonstration for Mr.
Glenn at the end of the fourth ballot.
The friends of Mr. Glenn gathered
around the rostrum and yelled vigorous-
THE CURRENT TURNS.
A very unique feature or stunt of the
rally round was introduced by Col. J.
It. Blair, of Montgomery, who had held
out till thai time for Turner, his first
choice.- He joined the Forsyth people
and fastened his placard bearing the
name "Montgomery" to that motto
bearing "Forsyth." The storm and a
wild storm it was broke out in earnest.
The yells of the Forsyth boys who stood
like men to their man, almost mounted
to heaven. The roof of the house trem
bled above the shouting and tumult.
Then came another county, Davidson, I
Driven To Desperation.
Living at an out of the way place, re
mote from civilization, a family is often
driven to desperation in case of accident
resulting in Burns, Cuts, Wounds
- Ulcers, etc. Lay in a supply of Buck-
lun'i Arnipn Snlvo It's the hPKfc on
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earth. 25c, at T. B. Twittys and Tomp- mni tor uociai equality.
never been a livelier scene or more en
thusiastic demonstration in a political
convention than that. The wave of en
thusiasm burst spontaneously over the
convention and was a most extraordi
nary character. But the end had come.
me j orsytn man naa won. wnen an
other ballot was required, he needed
about 20 more votes. However, the
flood was on and nothing could turn it
aside or stop it. The roll was called
and the counties responded. Long be
fore Yancey was reachrd Mr. Glenn had
enough votes to nominate him. The
demonstration incident to! the carrying
forward of the county placards helped
to hasten the end it served to convince
the convention that Glenn was the
choice of the most of the delegates. The
result of the fifth ballot was announced
at 6 o'clock. That stood: Glenn. 651;
Steadman, 416; Davidson, 110, and Tur
ner, 68. There were calls for Glenn,
and Col. George Pell, the very busiest
bee of the hive, went running with the
wings of his long, split-tail coat flying
in the air, out of the building, up the
street and to the hotel to notify his fellow-countrymen
of the good fortune. A
committee followed and escorted Mr.
Glenn to the hall, where he made a
short, but happy speech. He said :
MR. GLENN'S ACCEPTANCE.
"Gentlemen of the gretaest Democratic
convention ever held in the State: I
am too tired to speak to you and you
are too tired to hear me now. I want to
thank you.QWords are inadequate to
express my reelings. This is the goal
of my ambition. I will carry out my
ambition. I will carry out my promises
to you. I shall do all within my power
to upbuild and develop my State. By
the help of God I shall do my best. I
ask of you your most hearty co-operation.
It will always be my pleasure to
do what I think is best for -my people.
I accept the nomination with all my
heart, and regret that my opponents
these great men cannot have a prize
commensurate with their deserts. I am
a friend of them Mr. Steadman, Mr.
Davidson and Mr. Turner. I thank you
one and all, and must go and tell my
dear old mother and telegraph my wife,
who has stood by me in my joys and
sorrows."
Mr. Turner appeared on the rostrum
and made a very bright speech, declar
ing that he would do what he could to
aid Mr. Glenn's election. Mr. A. L.
Brooks spoke a word for Major Stead
man. The meeting then adjourned un
til 10 o'clock.
The tide turned strong to Mr. Glenn
three or four weeks ago, when so many
counties gave him a majority over other
candidates. He was evidently the
choice of the country people. That is
where he is strongest. The final vote,
while indicating beyond a doubt that
Mr. Glenn was the choice of the major
ity of the people, was at the same time a
tribute to the esteem in the majority by
which Steadman is held throughout the
State. Going into the convention with
420 votes he held them all to the end,
and this despite the fact that it was
evident, from the first ballot that Glenn
would be nominated. His followers,
bound to him by the strongest ties of
personal friendship, stayed with him to
tne last, and wnen aeieat anally came
were fighting with the same uncom
promising vigor with which they enter
ed the fray.
DELEGATES WEARY.
When the convention met at 10 o'clock
the delegates looked haggard and worn.
The assembly bore a face not unlike that
of a well-bred gentleman who had been
on a regular old-time drunk. All the
spirit and fight had been knocked out of
the boys. The live, strenuous delegates
had become dull and slow. Every fel
low seemed contented if he had a seat
to drop in. Ice water and cold lemonade
were in great demand. Many of the
boys had burning thirsts. The conven
tion went straight to business. The
names of George L,
The motion failed.
NO INSTRUCTIONS.
The suggestion of the platform com
mittee to the effect that Parker be en
dorsed for President brought a storm.
The resolution was finally withdrawn,
but the crowd seemed to be ready far
the New York man. It was just a ques
tion as to whether it would be best for
the delegation to go uninstructed or in
structed. There were calls for Parker
and the mention of Cleveland's name
brought forth "Noes" and cheers. The
convention, which had dwindled to
about 300 delegates, seemed to be for the
man that has the best chance to win.
Parker was the favorite. Senator Sim
mons declared himself for Parker.
The convention of 1904 will long be
remembered by those who participated
in it as one of the most turbulent in the
history of the State. For aggressive
uncompromising fighting it is without a
parallel in the history of party conven
tions of recent years, but ndderneath the
bitter antagonisms of the rival factions
there was a solid feeling of devotion to
the Democracy and of determination for
its success. H. E. C. BRYANT.
PARKER NOT ENDORSED.
The section endorsing Judge Parker's
candacy provoked a storm of opposition.
Explanations that it did not mean toj
instruct, increased confusion, and cries
of "Vote everything down" was heard.
Ex-Congressman John D. Bellamy, in
advocating endorsement, said Georgia
had gone far enough to instruct, because j
ernment.
North Carolina has again come " into
her own. She stands in the forefront
of Southern States, leading all in edu
cational and industrial progress. Her
sons are looked to at home and abroad
for educational, industrial, and com
mercial leadership. What a contrast to
conditions existing recently when the
Georgia had more sense than North Car- delegation of our educational, charat-
SECOND DAY'S SESSION.
P. D.Winston Named for Lieutenant
Governor and Grimes, Dixon, Lacy.
Joyney and Gilmer Renominated
by Acclamation Rogers Defeats Al
exander and Hoke Wins Over Justice
Parker Instructions Strlekan Out
Special to Charlotte Observer.
(jtkeknsboro, June 34. As soon as
President Doughton called the second
day's session of the State Democratic
convention to order at 10:15, without
any preliminaries, he announced that
the nomination of a candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor was in order. Mr. H
Myrovers motion that nominating
speeches be limited to five minutes was
adopted with a hurrah, before it could
be put by the chuir.
Hon. John D. Bellamy took exactly
fonr minutes to present the name of G
L. Morton, of New Hanover. Hon. F
A, Woodard's speech nominating F. D.
Winston, of Bertie, occupied two min
utes of time; Mr. Harry Myrover break
ing the record by naming Hon. J. A.
Brown, of Columbus, as the candidate
of the Cape Fear in a 1 -minute speech.
N. A. McLean, of Robeson, took a little
longer to second the nomination of Mr.
Brown.
Long before the roll-call was com
pleted Winston had passed the 626
mark, the offiicial count showing Win
ston 805.95; Brown, 232.05; Morton, 212.
NOMINATIONS BY ACCLAMATION
The following named, who are at pres
ent incumbents' of the offices named,
were nominated by acclamation in quick
succession :
Secretary of State J. Bryan Grimes
of Pitt.
Auditor Dr. B. F. Dixon, of Cleveland.
Treasurer B. R. Lacy, of Wake.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
James Y. Joyner, of Guilford
Attorney General R. D. Gilmer, of
Haywood.
There was a contest over the nomina
tion of a Commissioner of Agriculture
W. W. Wilson, of Wake, placed in nom
ination L. H. Gower, of Johnson. John
S. Cunningham named the incumbent,
S. L. Patterson. Congressman E. W.
Pou made a strong appeal for Gower.
When Lenoir county was reached, it be
mg apparent mat ratterson wos nomi
nated, Mr. Gower came forward and
withdrew in favor of Patterson, an
nouncmg that he entered the race to let
people know him, as he intended to be a
candidate four years hence.
SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
Superior Court Judge Geo. H. Brown,
or .Beaufort, was placed in nomination
as Associate Justice of the Supreme
olina. Here the speaker was drowned
out with shouts of derision, and was al
lowed to proceed long enough to substi
tute "discretion" for "sense."
Mr. Crawford, of Fayetteville, in op
posing endorsement, said in the eyes of
honorable men that meant instruction.
When he said people should go there
prepared to vote for any man who who
nominated, and spoke of a probability
of it being "grand old Cleveland" when
pandemonium of noes and protests broke
loose, the speaker retiring, too, in confusion.
Editor Daniels, of The Raleigh News
and Observer, advised withdrawal of the
resolution, and was followed by Senator
Simmons, who said he was satisfied
Judge Parker was the strongest and best
man now before the people to beat Roose
velt, and the question at issue was not
Judge Parker, but the wisdom of taking
a vote now, "which would be an injustice
to Judge Parker and to North Carolina.
He begged that a vote be not taken on
the resolution, but that it be withdrawn.
The chairman of the committee on
platform then withdrew the resolution
amid cries of "Now let us kill it."
DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES.
The delegates at large to St. Louis
elected on first ballot, were General Ju
lian S. Carr, Locke Craige, ex-Minister
E. J. Hale and State Senator John E.
Woodard. Alternates C. O. McMichael,
Kope Elias, C. B. Watson and James A.
Lockhart. One of the anomalies of the
situation is, that of the 24 delegates the
State now has to St. Louis, going under
the majority unit rule, 18 of them have
formerly trained with what is known as
the Cleveland elemeat, several known
to be for his nomination now, but all
for Parker, except one, who is said to be
pv Hearst. Senators Simmons and
Overman and Governor Aycock refused
to allow their names to be considered as
delegates.
F. S. Spruill, of Franklin county, and
W, A. Self, of Catawba, were nominat
ed by acclamation as presidential elec
tors for the State at large, and the con
vention adjourned at 3 :30 o'clock, aftt r
having been in almost continuous ses
sion since 12 o'clock yesterday.
While the convention has been the
able, and penal institutions, through the
vices, incompetency, extravagance, and
corruption of Republican boards of man
agement caused the State to hang her
head in shame and stand an object of
pity among her sister States.
RACE PROBLEM SETTLED.
The Democratic party points with
pride to its settlement of the race prob
lem in North Carolina a settlement
that depends upon Democratic supre
macy for its permanency. The consti
tutional amendment furnishes to all the
people of the State safeguards of peace
and order, of life, liberty, and happiness
and guarantees educational, religious,
and social progress as well as industrial
prosperity and development.
EDUCATION.
We re-affirm our constitutional decla
ration that "religion morality, and
knowledge being necessary to good gov
ernment and the happiness of mankind,
schools, and th means of education
shall forever be encouraged," "and that
the people have a right to the privilege
of education, and that it is the duty of
the State to guard and maintain that
right," and we express our hearty ap
proval of the educational work of the
present administration, and our gratifi
cation at the great improvement made
in our educational conditions under the
present Democratic administration, and
would call attention to the fulfillment
of the former promise of the party to
provide at least'a four months' school
term for all the children of the State
I And we further express our cordial com
mendation of the work of the teaching
profession for the mental, moral, and
material advancement of the people
and pledge for the future our best en
deavors to strengthen and increase the
usefulness and efficiency of our whole
public educational system.
TEMPERANCE.
We approve the. general principles of
the Watts law regarding the mannfac
ture and sale of liquors, and limiting
the same to localities in which there
may be adequate police protection. The
principle that no saloon or still shall op
erate except under police protection is
as sound as that whiskey shall not be
be fully paid to these aged heroes who
offered their lives as a sacrifice upon the
altars of their country, -
THE UNFORTUNATE CLASSES.
We point with pride to the record of
the Democratic party in its care of the
unfortunate classes of our State and
promise to' continue to enlarge our
charitable institutions until all the in
digent insane are cared for at the ex
pense of the State.
MPROPER AND ILLEGAL RECEIVERSHIP,
REV. AND MRS.
W. D. B0STICK.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF
DEVOTED CHRISTIAN WORKERS.
Corporations being creatures of the
law should be under controll of the sov
ereign and amenable to the law. But
being useful and necessary instruments
of business all their rights should be
guarded and protected by the law.
Like other citizens, they should be pro
tected from wrong oppression. Especi
ally should they be protected from suits
in form to procure receiverships, design
ed to wreck the properties and transfer
them from their rightful owners to the
possession and control of financial ad
ventures.
We call upon Congress to enact laws
They Will Sail for China as Missiona
ries About August 13th Will be
Supported by the Home Churches on
the Gospel Plan.
Wade Dobbins Bostick was born
near Island Ford in Rutherford coun
ty, Jan. 22, 1874. He was the four
teenth of fifteen children born to Mr.
Samuel E. and Mrs. Jane Suttle Bos
tick, who were married in 1850. This
aged couple is still living.
"When Wade was six years old his
parents moved to Cleveland county
where they have since resided. Here
he was brought up on a farm. He
loved and still loves the open country
life so conducive to health and action.
REV. AND MRS. WADE D. BOSTICK.
largest and uoisest in the history of the
State, every matter considered was with
out heat, and congratulations are heard
from all classes and assortments of Dem
ocrats over the final outcome on all ques
tions considered.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION NOT
PERFECTED
At a meeting of the newly -elected
members of the State executive commit
tee, held here this afternoon, it was
deemed inexpedient to perfect the or
ganization, or to elect a chairman and
State central committee until some fur
ther date. Chairman Simmons was re
quested to continne to act in the interim
and to fix a date and issue a call for a
meeting of the .full committee in Ral
eigh at an early a date as possible after
the St. Louis convention. Unless he is
made national committeeman at St.
Louis, it is said he will be urged to ac
cept a re-election as chairman of the
State committee.
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.
The Platform Endorses the Adminis
tration of State Roverninent by the
Democrats Declaration on Nation
al Question.
The following is the full text of the
State Democratic Platform adopted by
the Greensboro convention :
THE PLATFORM.
The Democratic party of North Caro-
Hanover; F. D. Winston, of Bertie, and
Joe A. Brown, of Columbus, candidates
for Lieutenant Governor, were present
ed to the convention by Messrs. John D.
Bellamy, F. A. Woodard, J. H. Myrov
er and Neal Arch McLean. ' Winston
was nominated on the first ballot. The
Una, in convention assembled, declaring
Morton, of New Court by Col. W. B. Rodman, of Beau- anew its allegiance to the fundamental
fort, and he was nominated by acclama
tion.
Ex-Speaker W E. Moore, of Jackson,
placed in nomination for Supreme Court
Justice, Superior Court Judge W. A.
Hoke, of Lincoln county.
Ex-Congressman W. T. Crawford, of
principles of government as expressed
in former platforms, congratulates the
people of the State that a Democratic
administration has again established
throughout their borders the reign of
law and liberty and the reign of peace
and progress. Radical rule with its
vote stood : ' Winston, 805 ; Brown, 282 ; Haywood, placed in nomination Superior nightmare of horrorshas passed away.
aud Morton, 212, The following State Court Judge M. H. Justice, of Ruther-
officers were named to succeed them- ford.
selves: Secretaay of State, J. Bryan
Grimes ; State Auditor, Dr. B. F. Dixon ;
State Treasurer, B. R. Lacy ; State Su
perintendent of Public Instruction, J.
Y. Joyner; Attorney General, R. D.
Gilmer; Commissioner of Agriculture,
S. L. Patterson, and H. B. Varner, Com
missioner of Labor. The contest be
tween Hoke and Justice was interesting.
Judge Hoke won by a flattering ma
jority. A SMALL BOMB.
ur. j. m. iraison, or iJupiin, threw a
small bomb into the convention by in
troducing an amendment to the com
mittee. He wished to have the conven
tion declare for an amendment to the
The ballot resulted: Hoke, 759.66;
Justice, 499.84, and Hoke was declared
the nominee.
For Railroad Commissioner Present
Incumbent Rogers was placed in nomi
nation by J. D. Murphy and S. B. Alex
ander was nominated by J. D. McCall
The ballot resulted:
897.85; Rogers, 848.15.
A resolution to restrict the number of
delegates to future State conventions,
and authorizing the executive committee
to adopt rules looking to same was ta
bled by an overwhelming vote.
There was no reference to the finan
cial question.
An amendment to the platform, offer
Our people are no longer employed in
guarding their homes and protecting
their lives, liberty, and property as they
were under Republican rule ; but safe in
the protection of the law, breathing the
air of liberty, and enjoying the freedom
which comes from security, our men
and our women are devoting their ener
gies to ;the peaceful pursuits of honest
Alexander, industry, to the education of their child
ren, and to the care of the hopeless and
unfortunate. Agriculture, manufactur
ing, and commerce are bounding for
ward in helpful rivalry, neither receiv
ing nor desiring subsidies or protection
except that afforded by a stable and
honest government. Nowhere in North
Carolina is there riot or disorder ; no
where is there suffering or destitution
sold to minors, to drunkards, or on Sun
days, or near the schools and churches.
The General Assembly has the power,
and when controlled by the Democratic
party, can be trusted to make all am- j
mendments ,that experience and condi
tions may demonistrate to be wise and
proper.
THE STATE'S PRISON.
The contrast between the present and
the preceding administration of the
State prison speaks trumpet-tongued of
Democratic efficiency and Republican
rascality and imbecility. In all the his
tory of the State the lowest level of im
morality, venality, and inhumanity was
reached in the management of the State
institution under the adminstration of
Daniel L. Russell. To-day ihe institu
tion is free from debt and has on hand
a surplus large enough to pay the bonds
necessitated by Republican speculation
and inefficiency. We pledge the party
to continued business-like and humane
management of this institution.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
We call attention to the success that
has attended the establishment of the
Insurance Department which has in
creased our annual receipts by $90,000,
and ruthermore, in addftian to this in
crease, that fees now received by the
State in the department which formerly
were allowed to the official collecting
them, are more than enough to cover
all increases and additions in salaries of
executive and judicial officers.
TAXATION.
We pledge the party to a fair and
just system of taxation in which all sub
jects of taxation shall bear their just
and equal proportion of the burdens of
government - -
THE STATE DEBT.
After long and careful deliberation
and conft rence with many of its cred
itors, the State of North Carolina ad
justed its debt upon a basis so fair and
honorable as to win the approval of the
financial world, and to secure ratifica
tion by nearly every creditor of the
State. During the present year at
tempts have been mane to reopen the
question settled at that time by the
State's wisest and best men. The Demo
cratic party in 1904 approved the settle
ment made in 189 and will forever op
pose any ana all attempts ironi any
quarter to set aside the settlement then
made. It will-abide the mandates of
the courts, but it will not consent to re
open the settlement that was alike
creditable to the State and fair to the
holders of its securities.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
The Democratic party established the
eon & Watkins" drug store.
constitution which would require the ed by Dr. Faison, Duplin, pledging the Such are the fruits of peace and order, system of pensioning Confederate soldi
negro schools to be run by ; negro taxes, party to adopt constitutional amend- of honesty and efficiency, of intelligence ers and opened the Soldiers' Home to the
His motion was very unpopular from ment restricting funds for educating ne- and patriotism, of Democratic adminis- care of the veterans who responded to
the start. He did not get a respectful groes to taxes paid by them, was over- tration under the leadership of the the call of the State in the war between
hearing. Col. J. R. Blair, of Tray, told whelmingly defeated, and resolutions peerless orator, statesman, and educator, the States. Every dollar given them
him to drop the subject. But he said : as reported by committee were adopted. Charles Brantly Aycock, and the other was appropriated or forced by the Demo-
If this keeps on we may expect a de- A resolution requiring the delegation honest and efficient public officials asso- cratic legislatures or Democratic public
Look at Book- to the national convention to vote as a I ciated with him in the State anminis- sentiment. We pledge the party to a
erT. Washington, the greatest negro, unit was adopted.
tration in all three department of gov-1 fuller discharge of a debt that can never
clearly defining the powers of Federal
judges in the appointment of receivers,
and to protect, corporations against im
proper and illegal appointments.
FOREST RESERVE.
We favor the establishment of the
Appalachain Forest Reserve and urge
our Senators and Representatives to
continue their efforts to secure the es
tablishment of the same.
DEMOCRATIC RULE NECESSARY.
At no period in the history of the re
public has the Democratic party been so
necessary to the welfare of the people
and the cause of free government as it
is today. A great conservative force, it
stands a barrier between the reckless
ness of organized greed and the depres
sion of oppressed humanity. Its mis
sion is to give liberty and justice to all,
monopoly and tyranny to none ; to re
strict the Federal government within
the constitutional limits of its authority ;
to resist its every aggression beyond the
scope of its delegated power ; to limit its
power of taxation to the needs of the
government economically administered ;
to distribute impartially the burdens of
government; to preserve nnimparied
the reserved rights of the States and of
the people; to maintain the right of
local self-government; these- are and
have always been among the fundamen
tal principles of the Democratic party.
It is especially necessary to restrict
the executive head of the Federal gov
ernment within the constitutional limits
of his authority, and no argument of
temporary expediency can justify the
assumption by him of powers conferred
exclusively upon the legislative depart
ment of the government, or the viola
tion by him of plain provisions of con
stitutional, statute and treaty law.
TRUSTS DOMINATE THE RE-
. PUBLICAN PARTY.
For the last eight years the Republi
can party has been in complete control
of the Federal government in all its
branches. During that time trusts and
monopolies have multiplied. They have
increased their extortions from the
people. They dominate the Republican
party and compel it to administrater
the affairs of the republic in their selfish
interest. We condemn the President
for his surrender to the trust influences
and for his failure to enforce the law
against monopolies and monopolists.
Congress aopropriated $500,000 to em
ploy special counsel to enforce the laws
against trusts. In twelve months he
expended for such purpose only one-
twentieth of that sum. In the midst of
crime and havoc committed by these
wrong-doers he will not stop the viola
tion of statues enacted for the protection
of the people, nor punish the criminals
who plunder them, although his atten
tion was called to the manner in which
the perpetrator might be punished by
recent decisions of the Supreme Court.
THE TARDTF.
We denounce the present iniquitous,
nnjust and trust-creating protective
tariff, imposed upon the people by the
Republican party, and demanded its
immediate revision, to the end that all
nnjust burdens shall be removed, and
especially those upon the necessaries of
life and those that enable the trusts to
exort from the people unreasonable
profits, and to sell their products to con
sumers at home at greater prices than
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When not otherwise engaged he was
frequently seen with his gun or "his
fishing rod. He attended every year
the short district term of the public
school of his district until he was
nearly grown, when his preparation
for college began at the Shelby grad
ed schools. He was not, he says, a
brilliant, but a plodding and an almost
ceasless worker in his studies. The
dream of his life was to take a course
at Wake Forest College which was grati
fied by his entry at the age of twenty
years. Here he spent the next five
years of his life providing his own
expenses, where he meet a friend in
the person of L. C. Dunn who proved
to be a real helper in young Bostick' s
life at college. He often refers to him
with much feeling and a deep sense of
appreciation. He worked as pastor,
having been previously ordained to
the ministry and as colporteur while
in college. In this way he was able
to contribute a large part of the ex
penses incident to his' school life, anil
left college at graduation with only a
small debt unpaid.
When fifteen years of age he made a
profession of religion and was bap
tized by Rev. J. A. McManaway pas
tor of the Shelby Baptist church. The
fourteenth in birth, he was the fifteenth
in the order in which his father's large
family had joined the church. Soon
after he connected himself with the
church, he felt impressed that the
Lord would have him preach his word.
Three years of doubt and indecis
ion awaited him, but at the age of
eighteen he gave his life to God in the
ministry. During his five years at
college in preparing himself for a
greater usefulness, he felt that God
would have him devote his life in mis
sion work in China. For eight years
he has been laboring and waiting the
Lord's time to enter this work. After
leaving college he spent two years in
Orange county where he was engaged
in -teaching and preaching. While
there he supplied the- churches at
Betheden, Hillsboro, Mar's Hill and
Mount Carmel. He then came to
Rutherford county and taught for two
years at Henrietta. Last year he
taught at Mount Paran, S. C. Dur
ing these three years he has served as
pastor the churches at Mount Pleas
ant, Mountain Creek, Mount Paran,
Buffalo and Concord.
On the 23rd of October, 1901 he was
happily married to Miss Flora Holl
oway, daughter of F. J. Hollaway, of
Wake county. The time enter vening
between now and about the first of
August, when Mr. and Mrs. Bostick
hope to sail for China, will be spent
in visiting the churches interested in
their support, and other friends and
relatives. They go on what is known
as the Gospel Mission plan and have
the assurance of a substantial support.
As a man, brother Bostick is a
pleasing companion; as a preacher,
he is earnest, devoted and entertain
ing. He makes no attempts at oratory,
but his style is humble and convincing.
He enjoys excellent health, and bids
fair for a long and useful life with
those with whom he feels that the voice
of God has called him. His churches
are all much attached to him, and
while many do not agree that the Gos
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