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BUSINESS RELATIONS
.ttn lor Th Post bj ROBERT CSTRONQ
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,. i past maturity when !nr
. njn tiast-r is deemed to hjve
visli no! ice. atd the defense
'. available- to him that he
,v, ..f existing infirmitus. The
, ..;. where an insttunier.t
c 'iaud is negotiated an un
; ngth of nine after its issue.
;!i instrument is negotiated
anbie liino after date depends
i:, l ire f the instrument, the
i !,. or business (if any) with
!;. h instruments, and the
earth ular case."' (Note N.
r.i. title -t. sec. lv.i.t
i u . . . i j:
H is are uonuiiui or uiv
uo'ion of reasonable time
i in -tin of law and fact."
f.r tin- jurj- under a proior
rl,.' j ml ire. When there is
as ;o the facts, then it
. i i i.
n.iu lor ine conn to ue-
' -toM s ..eg. instrument
I. rit ins: Present t Hank vs.
,,ay. Ill": Northwestern
l..uinan. 9 Iowa.t.Vl; A.v-
.-. 7 Cow.. 7i."; Tomlinsoh
( nun.. As a ques-
'it
that respect it leaves the law as it was.
The court could adjudge that such a pow
er of attorney was void, if it should
ctioo.se to do so. and leaves the balance
of the note good, and so. while declaring
that such provision does not of itself ren
der it non-iuvjottablc, it only leaven
such notes the capacity of being trans
ferred without passing ii.ou the ques
tion of the wisdom of the provision, or
its legality.
The negotiability of an instrument, ac
cording to the act under discussion. i
not affected by a pmvi.-ion "which
waives the henoiit of any law 'intended
for the advantage k protection of the
obligorV This, says .Mr. Crawford, is
designed to meet i ho practice in some
States of waiving the benefit Qf home
stead and personal property exemption
given by the Constitution. The only ef
fect of this provision would be to render
an instrunu'ur with this provision nego
tiable. The waiver of the homestead
right would be inoperative and ineffec
tual in North Carolina, and presumably
I.itilejohn vs. roller-
A. . 1 .
uul recourse, tne person thus assi
or endorsing would not be liable
iou, il nas ueen neia, in tne case
....... i ... .1 - - .ii -
waiea uoie, mat an endorsement may
be explained by ipaiol, which cannot be
done as to an endorsement upon a ne
gotiable instrument: and as the -seal
does not now, by statute, a fleet the ne
gotiability of the instrument, a blank en
dorsement, where thetatute is in force,
cannot be explained, by parol. In fact,
it was held in New Jersey, where the
said statute did not exist, that an in
strument under seal could not be trans- i
ferred by a blank endorsement. (Note!
Randolph, supra, see. i0, and uotes 74
SJUDGE
ALLEN TO
JOHN P.
WEBSTER B
(other fee paid me for appearing before
committees.
.tames it. rovr
Friends of (Mr. Simmons intend merely
u:i CaUl-i; t tr.e people of tka
:esent
Deaaocrnl
Scores the Editor of Webster's Weekly
Butler's Caucasian in Attacking Mr.
tor yunting rror?
and
THE SULTAIVS CONSCIENCE.
iirii
tiay
elsewhere. (Note
ton. T( .. ('.. 4kS.
. x . i r...
no aisoiute measure it an inoperative senienee oinerie
or two would not he renders a note non-negotiable, it would
homestead tutuiv
:,;,!.- time. (Note Field v.
i:; Mass.. lo7K and per-
.ias, or even a month. (Note
v, ' cK.miii. tlass.. 42.S:
-.ii -v. 1 -Mote. Crawford.
n-.' nnient Ihere should !e an
ir- to dn anj' act 1n addi-
: '. v
aiciit of money, such or-eiul.-rs
the du.trument
l'!ie supposition is, that
i r.' So. d as another's.
-v who are bound upon
: niv. the payment, can
their nroperty. Hut if
I
veem that, as to a
waiver therein, this provision was of
smile use in providing that it should not
render it so. At any rate, it speaks
with certainty upon this point, and in
that respect does good. From the rea
son of the thing it would appear that
an agreement of future waiver of the
Personal property exemption would ie as
(Sir Edward Arnold in the London Tel
egraph..! On New Year's night in Bagdad, walked
our king;
Omar Ibu Al-Khattab. khalifa he.
I Commander of the faithful, just and
j mild;
: With Abu Zeyd, his minister. And bread
! Was dear, and poor folk suffered, since
the rains
Held off, till in their grain pits, dealers
Dili
Like gold and silver all the corn and
rice;
Yet this the sultan wist not, wandering
Full of rich meats, and rosy with good
cheer
And A tin Z-.'yd, behind him, fresh from
feast
At night, in garments such as merchants
wea r.
Hither and thither, up and. down his
town. '
V. eW.r.' s Weely of "ieuiiKi1
a sewsi'jprr l hat js wain-i." advo
tieiural Can .- v.ij.d;j.i.v 'or te
,i;vrs a r; imv, jv..lie edliv:i
the iiiadiii'.x. 'J aii: on the iiuht."
i;i-:;i.!it: "TwCi a
inaUei : owr on'
o.-.iin
andc
rtJiic.il C!..'?c". witJi a
be undei stood in ;hi
"Si 4
:ni:n j.
!':'o;ii
il: he
ir.-fiiv.- is to .ee thai a
Failed olcttts
upon wictt 0i r. Br.v;'.;!
rvud we ;aj Gml :ie n;.iy be,
in any ana iiii eineigencies.
Tiie waiter attempts to show that Mr.
Simmons is.it new convert to salver, anil
nis pubie utter-
rocs
this
is elect eti, i tbs
can rc;y
that in
anceb v.
he now
witli
So spied they presently a twinkling- fire
Fnder a garden wall, whereto they drew
Amind to find what wight on such a
night
j.o ami icvfo
ere in apposition to tne views
criwposes and were in harmony
these et Mr. Cleveland. He first
takes ap an article written by .fudge
'om;tck. of Raleigh, urging eleven ica
sons ii I'aviffvof Mr. Simmons' electkm
to the Fnited -States Senate, and says:
"His grudge Womack's) fourth reason
was what the newspaper craft would
call a 'scoop,' a piece of important news
given to the public for the first time."
We leg I o. quote; :
4. "ii and 1S0G, he boldly and
ptibliciy, ia the State conventions and
elsvwhere. advocated wlicies opposed by
the president, declaring he would .sur
render hi 55 off ice . before he would Kur
il ti a:.Y Jc
prvp!s -er ki jf'--J fit if
K-ut: t it; ar.-i ht..iz. v1icj r ti
u;f.ca in rrt si.rr u.rfy."
i: wii' oc oL.-iCr :a?t tl account
c-r tli divussiou was taLe from one ot
"ex Lxugw's ' vi Websltr's Veekly,
.v::k;ii :' ".reaerv.rd. ' hy ioes he
not give the name of ih-i exchange and
let the people know what authority he
had for his statement. We know he
was trying to "Torn on the Light," and
his "oidy motive" was to see the 'right
man elected United States Senator, be
cause lie says so. Why then does he
conceal his authority? There can be but
one reason, and that is that he dared not
let it be -seen that he was using the or
gan of Butler for the purpose of injur-
i ing the intmence and the character of
the chairman of the Democratic party.
When the editorial in Webster's Week
ly was first called to the attention o.f
Mr. Simmons, 'he sent a telegram to Mr.
Webster, editor of Webster's Weekly,
which, wifcti the reply- are as follows:
f
en .-t
xo xt'jhr ;h "iiitfcM SJt f.au:
sii;.. V.,i'' ;' 4- 4 nun of
lari. .tT' !: ;v: fthfiiVCj; -.fe h
e.iri iuur rrW!w t tie tint
tv, i,? uv r-.ir treat rri-
jot 'Jk iMnaocra tin ftrrs cu fita hi
j U Al'i 5tAtc IC If fi- tivLc
Wrofi, of V; tip r-? : Okt TJiC
Trom tM
ftin: th?
n e? lu:-
o. that r -Btia
, ior. ir h no. xj-jiuK : dceivtV
, Whj -lias he 'pvW, vfc'. Cn?i
! sian since 1800, eor.t.'tiAjyjff a fal.-a
j ebarcv against the Chairmsn of lbs
parry? Does. the editor of Webster':
j Weekly believe the editor of the Can
i easian good authority? Does he acconl
! what he says against a Democrat? Dees
he think this estimate of the character
1 and ability and services of lae Chair
' man of our party the true climate?
not, why does lie iiuote it?
i H i!;eil t Ie lone
..f th" value of
ditnulr. an
1 ! I '
I
vp.
inoperative as that of the homestead.
Tlu effect of the provision, then, is that
though tin hoiiiesiead should be waived
as to a future time in a note there is no
doubt that such provision would not ren-
liut if dor the instrument non-negotiable, and
which it v.'ould be valid as a negotiable instru-
an insir:;- uunt.' though the provision .would he m-
t- ditunif. and m niicv . operative.
to compel the spe i!i '!ie negotiability of an instrument is
renf. r determine just ; not impaired by a provision which "gives
i: on -performance tlu-vc- : tln holder an election to reouire sonie
is an essentia 1 element ! thing to be don.- in li"U of payment of
. i-.istruimivt th!t it be iiioney. 1 he effect of this is not to
i.'.trvial respvets. and that limit any one lio'ding. or in legal pos-
c to f-on.ie-tnre or for f- session of. the instrument, so that he
n a i'i its vital parts. It niuv not demand th money, and hence
. . n ., -1' " i. .i. ..... i
cttic ana certain as in r me onaracier or ine noil- is ieu niiinni -i.
i - i . i . ? . i i ii .. ......
n Wlucn K is pasvu. Is tilt' uo'oer mhhuu ocmic unei imiiu
gotiable instrument is .!se to be done. as. for instance, taking
; t i .'dit of those hound, "V stock or bends in lieu nr nmuey. it could
: pay in !.g.ii currency, as ' not inijiair any riuht of bis. If b chose
ii-u'al currency is dp'.Hl- to require sonieth in: elsv to he done it
-'.:v; n y of the go'vei.n-' vuld not b.- the business uf any one
::.;iit.v to protect its eur- ' ! 's:. Ii;'sides, if such w re not stipu
! - i., en hen in observed. Tat.-d i:i t!ie notes lie would have the
similar i-oints in the ha- right to do m if the maker made the
.T negotiable instruments . oil : r. Tin- oniy restriction is upon the
lu v, the former being maker of the instrument, and not f
!at:er". such a nature as to impair the credit of
::u ;! is rtth.rwise neirotia- the paper. If woiiid seMn. however.
: .'i 'ei ted lv a provision , i.
,;:, the ale of eolla terai I ally limb" - himsdf
.:Le the insirunient not J Would not do so at
u-itv." This form of note rather lifTicult to
i s a'a 1 use that a provision his pnpfr.
d hardlv U questioned ! Thotigh great certainty of expression
HvnotluH-ating col-1 should certainly he .used, - not only m
Made lodging on the chilly waste. They ; render his principles
see !
A woman, woe-begone. in hanging rags, '
Who blows, with .pinched lips, at the
leaves and sticks,
Fnder an earthen pot, where something
boils
if that feeble flame would
Or s'- -id boil
side
Bui .i.Ie she strives
side.
Two wailing, hungr
anew.
"As stated last week, we were a mem
ber of thvi conventions of 1SD4 and 1S!)(.
but we do not recall that Mr. Simmons
was conspicuous for his opposition to
Mr. Cleveland's poiit.cs. The Xorth
Carolinian, a Kaleigh .paper, gave a fun
it dies; and at her
children moan
Then :
thee
pake the sultan. "Peace be unto
My sister!
In the han
cold.
With thy t
what is this
1 darkness.
wain babes':
thou
and
dost
the
hero
bitter
li.it m il-r i- .if ! niti wiiii M tmt'-Jisii.
t.l i .1 limn, i it -m . ..
IK
all
ge
this manner, and
unless 1h found it
; the money upon
i:
n.
I:
- .. . i
..!1m and -specifying us saie
. s not. to the slightest ex-
:dl th" property of the
:. lu-i'.'g liable. The sale of
i i t ease of defuuit in pay
i! r ;!:: i-? to put. as security
. '! .'. ai-tual ami tangible prop-
tiein being subjected to the
; any other debt of the maker.
;:. ir is intcmled to secure be
i; is insiiilicient for the re
s. a :-i.v ether property that the
.y have, is liable to the pay
iis d.-bt. to the extent it is not
: i as collateral to other par-
- net suhjec-ted to any other
iiionga;
judgment or other-
V; '" unifnrniiry laws passed upon
vii-.e-et is the declaration, that the
--' ' .i':i:! y of an instrument is not ef
'! Iy a p-ovision which "authorizes
'f'j:".--i..:i of judgment if the instru
: ' i.et paid at maturity." This.
t'mw'ifil, was inserted in the
' " i : '-: requirements in some of
V.r
U il -re
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by th.'.'
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that the
if
"-tr.ji-''n'.l
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n:,
D3" Th
tt'l.t
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" !--'.lil
l:ov j. .
judgment notes were
i' tes are not known in
In North Carolina they
x and only as in printed
':; in ther States by those
-':;d their agents to sell
lerail trade in North Ca ro
under the uniformity ne
ui in laws such provision
ti'.- the negotiability of the
et under the North Caro-
! decisions it would be im-
any value upon such
would be impracticable.
"ssil.l,.. to enforce it at ail,
kind of contract, and the ne-
M-unieiir law of North (aro
invalidates it. The re
ef -e tion .Tl of said Code
-tfieilv complied with (note
1"0 N. C, ,"oS, and it
f-r
1'
iii writing must be signal
" !' :i lani. and verified by h?s
tiie l-iiiewing effect:
ii. state the amount for which
in . Ii,. filtered, and a nthoriy.
! .lu t-nnnt therefor.
money due.' or to be
'.' ".".isi! s1ate on'cisely the
t v. id.-h it arose, and must
T:ie mum confesstsl therefoi' is
"i' to beeoiiie line. .
! fef tlie purpose of securing
It against a contingent lia-
"''s: st ite concisely the facts
tin- liability, and must show
Mll t'lllt.:ti,l f tll.kVik'f fit i t i tC 1Mt
'ii- Mini,.
r ::a
e ii ,!-. ,.
t" hin
n:,.:: -ri
rr-.iv
T
-a of 1
ta
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What
0' i.
i
1 ? I rl -
A
l!
T v
1 r "f the instrument should
act for such purpose, it
!" plaintiff in the cause, act-
ageney given in the note
thereof, cnnfnsisiiif n iiiilir-
. - ... j . - - .
selt. and makimr the sworn
lis seems to lie si littlo
mere double agency, which
unfavorably upon. This,
the worse nhase of thp
if the maker of t.h in-
ta 1 other creditors whose
! liy the operation of the
'n-d or destroyed thereby?
;r statute, in this, is to
'"! creditors of the debtor:
V ,0 yee, not only the ex
ahihties. but to test the
' This particular debt to
im-e l5 given." (Note Da
aiw. S4 X. C.. 021; Dav
' ,rv- !'" X. C. -2011). The
tollable Instrument T.aw
iiotes he negotiable, but
"t- uphold them as to
"w-cr of attorney to the
s the judgment, for ia
a
writing a negotiable instrument, but in
7Ti wriffan contracts, yet it has been the
poficy of the courts, am! incorporated in
the acts under discussion, to adjudicate
an intent and provide for errors and
omissions, to the extent it may safely
be done.
"Th validity and negotiable character
of an instrument are not affected by the
fact that it is not dated, for then ltj
will be deemed to have- been dated at
the time of its issue, which will have to
U established by parol or by other ex
trinsic circumstances. I Note Crawford,
supra, citing section note A. Kinsely
vs. Sampson, 1O0 III., Ti4. Or by th?
fact that it "does not specify the value
given, or that any value has been given
therefor." As has been seen, the pre
sumption is that the consideration was
legally sufficient. Hence' the words
"value received" are not necessary.
(Crawford, supra, citing Daniel on Ne
gotiable Instruments, sec 1UN.) Or by
Phe fact that it "does not specify the
place where it is drawn or the place
where it is payable."
Where the persons primarily liable on
the instrument are liable as partners,
and no place of payment is specified,
presentment for payment may be made
to any one of them, even though there
has been a dissolution of the firm."
(Note Uates vs. P.eecher, 00 N. Y.. .". s;
Cavuga Owintv Hank vs. Hunt. - Hill,
;Ti: Crowley vs. Harry. 4 (Jill, VM;
Fourth National Hank vs. Henschuck,
Mo., HOT, eitrd by Crawford, supra,
sec. :i7, note A.) Or by the fact tint
it bears a seal. This provision was in
force in North Carolina before the pass
age of the act under consideration by
the operation of statutes. This makes
a difference in the law specially pertain
ing to obligations of corporations neces
sarily given under the corporate seal.
Also to United States treasury
In Mercer vs. Hackett (Note .17 N. Y.,
."iT3. cited by Crawford. upra. see.
irate D we have the following extract
of opinion, of Justice (lier, as to the wis
dom of this provision.
"Hut there is nothing contrary to good
policy in making them negotiable if the
necessities of commerce require that
they should be so A mere technical
dogma of the courts, or the common
law. cannot prohibit the commercial
world from inventing or issuing any spe
cies of security not known in the last
century."
An instrument under seal was former
ly held to be non-negotiable, and the
rule has been generally followed in the
United States, except where it has been
changed by statute. However, an en
dorsement or guaranty under seal did
not affect the negotiable character of a
note not under seal, and does not do so
now (Note Randolph on Commercial
PapeK sec. 70.. citing Ege vs. Hyle, 2
"Mv lo
"Fa'n wouid I
hot
To .ii-;n the bellies
Who die of cold am
1 '
oay
Allah shall settle this
rules,
Omar the Sultan: he was
'l.iat ii,,. pt uoned noi,
like dogs."
d!" the woman said,
make a drink of water
of my little ones
famine; but some
with him who
answer
and we
for't
died
An answer jjave the
moved
"Think'st thou, O woman
eth this.
Or, knowing, had
sultan sorely
Omar know-
not succored?"
report or the proce.'d.ngs of the conven
tion -0.1 18!t4, a copy of wJiich we have
preserved, and we do not find a "ine or
a sentence showing that Mr. Simmons
opened -his mouth upon stiver or the sen
atorial primary, which were the leading
questions before the convention. His
speech in calling the convention to or
der gave no indication of his position
upon thesse questdous, being purely for
mal. How different from this year, when
he made, a-ringing speech in openiug the
convention, declaring his position upon
both State and National issues."
The impression attempted to be made
by this statement is undoubtedly that
Mr. Simmons made no declaration in
favor of silver, either in 1804 or 1890
while holding office nnder Mr. Cleve
land, lie soys he does not recall that
Mr. Simmons was conspicuous in his
pposirion to Mr. -Cleveland's politics,
but when ho comes to refer to the North
Carolinian, be speaks of the North Car
olinian of 18!M only. .If the writer pre
served the North -Carolinian of 1894, is
it not i' i?. -.n able to conclude that he
also firescvveil the North -Carol Lilian of
John It.
September 24, 19M).
Webster, Iteidsville,
Hon
;N C:
Please wire me any expense the pa
per, with date of issue, from which you
quote in Webster's Weekly of Septem
ber 20th alleged debate between Butler
and myself.
F. M. SIMMONS.
Reidsville, X. C, Sept. 24, 1900.
Hon. F. M. Simmons, Raleigh, N. C:
The Ooldsboro Caucasian, October 24,
1S94. J. It. WEBSTER.
The Caucasian was then published in
G-oldsboro aind then edited by Marion
Butler, and" the .utterances credited to
Mr. Simmons caninot.be found -in any
other paper. There was a debate be
tween .Mr. Simmons and Butler in
Wayne county, but t'he account of the
debate given by Butler and 'the Cauca
sian was distorted and untrue. Mr.
Simmons did mot say what was attrib
uted to him. Butler wrote up an imag
inary debate, which he published in his
own pper and in which he falsely puts
in -the mouth of -his opponent, Mr. Sim
mons, statenrants and arguments, which
'ho could easWy refute. The falsity of
this a-eport, both as to what Mr. Sim
uiona v;nd Butter said, was fully known
and exploited by the Democrats in that
section of 'the State, at the time of its
ipuiblication.
Thyr disposes charges made in the
c?irhrial in Webster's Weekly, but if the
thinks that the peopie like
aaid will accept it, 'he
ininKs it wormy or
r.ot tell the people
from it?
Sept. 28. 3900.
Au.
dicf.
why doe
ne is q-JOliu
AbLE.N.
in
authority"
"How dares
land,
Holding
And not
ones,
sight
smell
he be a
"Sir'.'
king,
aid she, '
and rule our
In
In
the place of Allah over us,
beware how these, his mean
pinch
of lavish comfort of his court,
of his kab'abs?"
1S9G, and if the paper of that yeareuiior
irave an account of Mr. Simmons' speecn
in which he declared .or .silver, woulrRnot go i,ack'.-33 far as 1894 or 189t, be
not candor and a desire to see the right ; cawse Butler is .today indulging in th
done and "the light turned an" have ! same abuse ami misrepresentation of
demanded that he say so? The truth Mr. Simnns. And, indeed, if any
is that the writer knew that in 1890. Demoer-at wii examine the Caucasian
Air. Simmons made a speech in the State of September 27, 1900, and compare it
convention, in which he unequivocally j with Webster's Weakly of September
declared for silver at the ratio of 10 to t 20, 1900, he will .fiad-rtrat there is much
1. We quote from the report of -the i .samilarity in ith&ir method of discussing
nimeodinsrs of the convention, contained i .Mr. bimmons and 4tfa achievements. .Mi-
Then the king cried,
To Aslam Abu Zcyd, "Come we away I
1 have a thing to do!" So parted those.
Quick for the palace, where they turn
anon
Into a store room. Here our lord dis
brlged, Loaded shelves, a bag of wheaten
From loaded shelves, a bag of wheaten
Hour,
And. from another part, a close-sealed
jar
Of sheep's fat; and some salt, and cinna
mon; Next, a dry kindling faggot. "Load thou
these,"
Qimth he, "Upon my siioulders, minister:"
"Allah forbid'." cried Abu Zeyd.
Wi'.l bust and carry. What! a
thou!
The emir of believers!"
"But I
ha in a 1
friend!"
comes judg
Watts, Pa.. 222 1. Rand vs. Dovey. STi
Ja. State 280. this endorsement being
under a corporate seal I. The great dif
ference in having an instrument under
seal negotiable is. that whereas formerly
"the transfer, whether by delivery, in
dorsement, or other form of assignment,
was subject to existing .equities" (or
rights of parties not appparing thereon,
of which the purchaser had no notice)
and the assignor or endorser was not li
able to hts assignee or a subsequent
holder without an express contract to
that effect." (note Randolph Com. Pa
per, sec 70), uow under the act under
discussion, he would not he liable for the
undisclosed rights or equities of any one,
and the assignor or indorser would be
liable without the expressed agreement,
such, being the nature' of all negotiable
instruments. Of course if th1 assign
ment or in.oranieiit w mada "jlfitli-
ee now,
Replied the sultan: "When
ment day
Is it thy back will bear the heavy sack
Which holds thy sovereign's sins?"
So Aim Zeyd
Piled on his master mutton-fat and flour,
And salt, and cinnamon, and faggot
sticks; Which toilfully conveying, while the
sweat
Beaded the royal brow, the sultan bore
notes. ! R.iHc to the wall. There were those three
forlorn.
Mother and babes; and there our lord
knelt down.
And laid the wood fair underneath the
pot.
And 'et ood blaze aglow; then spread
his skirt
Of siik, with pearls and turkis round the
seams
To mix the flour and fat, and knead
. them in
With salt and spice and sprinkled water,
so
As ve roll dumplings. Then he thrust
them deep
To boh and bubble in the goodly broth,
Watched by those three; while, full so
licitious, Omar crowned king of all the shining
East
On hands and knees blew hard to fan the
flame,
Scorching his golden beard; till, aptly
cooked,
With point of jeweled sword he spitted
each
And laid it in their laps. So those -did
. eat,
And eat., and eat again, of mutton
cakes; , ...
Then, joyful, wandered home, with sack
und jar.
in tne rsortn ;aronnian or Juiy io:
! "Collector F. M. Simmons came for
ward. 'Me said he was a Federal office
holder," but,- uhove that, he was a Dem
ocrat, a rVoi-tu Carolinian a'nd an Anglo
Saxon, (applause) and was in favor of
free silver ,10 to I. (Applause.) Before
i ljondou or John BuH had existence, Cod
lAimigiiiy had placed the two money
metals i!n the bowels Of the earth in
about the proportion of 10 to l. He de
nounced the war against silver as a
war against the masses and humanity.
! At the bottom of the qA'stion lay the
storm gontre; the question Which shall
rule, the men or the hrlar. (Applause.)
The gold standard had la twenty-three
years coufiscated o-nevb.slf cf the prop-
ei ty of this laud (Applause.) Mr. Sim
! ntoiis exhorted the democrats to continue
the fight and preserve to our children the
civilization of our race." (Appiause.)"
1 Mr. Cleveland was at this time vio
I lently opposed to silver, ami e-ery
Democrat in the land knew it and Mr.
: Simmons and all who heard 'him know
that he was speaking in opposition to .the
views aid policies -of Mr. Cleveland. The
writer of the editorial says that he was
present at this convention and that he
did not hear Mr. Simmons say anything
in opposition to Mr. Cleveland's policy.
If he will turn to the files of Webster's
Weekly o July 2, 189'J, he will find that
he did hear it, and that at that time the
utterances of Mr. Simmons were re
garded as one of the most pleasant in
cidents of that convention. In Web
ster's Weekly of July 2, 1890, Appears
the following:
! "Among the most pleasant incidents
of the convention were the emphatic
declarations of Messrs. 11. B. Glenn and
F. M. Simmons that they felt under no
obligations to anybody to hold their sil
ver views in abeyance, but they were
determined to be in the thickest of the
fight for the white metal."
, 'Did the writer know this when he
wrote his article. "Turn on the Light?"
: If he did, did not common honesty re
quire, him to t3ll it? And if he u. dnot re
member it, ought he not now to apoio-
Butler simply goes a yittle further and,
in addition -to using hh newspaper, he
de vofes most of his time 'to the abuse of
Mr. Simmons in the speeches which he
is delivering at hiis indignation meet
ings. We quote from tihe News and
Observer of September 23, 1900.
"BUTLER DELICHTS CUFFY."
(Special to News and Observer.)
Dunn, N. C, Sept. 22 Marion But
l'?r spoke here today to about. 300 Popu
lists, niostlj from iSampson county. lLs
speech was principally denunciation oi
Chairman Simmons. Quite a number of
negroes were preseait, and they ami
their Popu'iis: allies eemed to enjoy
Butler's expletives hugely."
The abuse of Mr. Simmons by Butler
is delightful to Cliffy. Can it be that
The Tralalne of Wild Animal.
"Personally I would rather undertake
to train jungle-bred lions than lions
that are born in captivity. You may wit
the regard of the first class, but the oth
ers are so accustomed to seeing every
body that they respect nobody," says a?
animal trainer in the Chicago Record
"The idea that lions desire to eat u;
their trainers is preposterous. I . feed
these lions 12 pounds of fine meat ev
ery day at 5 o'clock. If a lion was rav
enously hungry the case might be differ
ent. When a beast gets mad and
Knoc-Ks you uown wun a mow irom ms
paw you must lie still. It would b
useless to fight back, for if he should
close his jaws no bone would stand the
pressure. I do not , fear the lion's jaw
and teeth the paws and claws are the
things that have left their marks al
over my body. Their claws are sharp as
fish hooks and take hold in the same
fashion.
"Ylis, I have been nipped by lions a
number of times, generally in the fleshy
part of the hand and the leg; the teeth
have gone clean through with a suap.
Still, the claws are the things that make
the' life of the lion tamer an uupreferrcd
risk' in life insurance writing.
"Tigers are 'much brighter than lions,
and can be taught many tricks, but they
ea'n never be relied on, as treachery ap
pears to be -their' disposition and iniuvii
ance. They are tremendous fighters, and
if they cannot get up a row among then
selves they are ready to help others.
The closest call 1 ever -had in my lift
was when a jaguar got over the parli
tion in the big den into the cue occu
pied by a lion-and undertook to tak:- ;.
bone a way from? the lrtt!er. 1-wenr -j
such-! nl uniiertook Hi drive the jaguar l.;.' ,
need j into her own cage. Th. beast xr.rin ii
upon me and clawed ine horribly, wi;;t-.
the lion took a whack at ihy back. Wa .:
I was finally dragged oiU of the cage. . e
new suit of clothes I worn was a in -of
tatters, and I was scarred and b!o i
from head to heels. This famous Uh;.
occurred in Washington with the VY. .'
Coup show. I had a number of 'vu. on
ters with Wallace, who was .-ei ! . -,...'
on the bills. as 'the man-er. :er." lie h d
chewed and clawed many nun. but .'.e'
er eaten one, but he did u -.-a -i ni:'' .
feast on a horse." So many .siories ha
been told about Wallace by traiiu s t.i...
never handled him it would in ;.iie 'o
me to repeat them, as I bad him ih
time he was in this country. Thar t:i
inous lion d'ied two years ago in an :c
press car, while on his travels.
"Tigers have a fancy for sliding ",
their backs' and getting yon at; a di a-i
vantage, as they lie and claw upward
The moment yon turn to !e; e :!n- , ;.:
are liable to slide its whole length a.v
drag you down before . von can raise y-.e:
whip. iir.i take my word .lor it.
most dangerous animal
ter iii a menagerie is
I've been
konw."
.IK'
you can eneoun
i 'bail eleiui.in .'
with them for 40 years, ar.d i
But backward pacing by his master's
side.
Quoth Zeyd: "Now by His name, Who
is the Truth!
The fire hath scorched great holes in
beard of thee
That art the Lords vice-gerent!"
Omar said:
"Peace! It is nothing, minister! that
flame
bineeing my beard hath lighted
LearL"
up my
gize? The writer was not, 'however,
satisfied with th ease that he had made
out against Mr. Simmons, and in Jiis
search for Jight and the truth he again
begins to examine his "exchanges." He
say: Mr. Simmons uaa a aiscussion
with Mr. Marion Butler in
county in October, 1894, and in
tended report, of the debate found in one
of our 'exchanges,' and which foe had
'preserved,' he is credited witih having
(said: I am in favor of bimetallism. I
am in favor of putting silver on an equal
Tooting with gold, and if England, Ger
,uiany and other foreign countries would
agree to it. we coilld have free coinage
here right away, but the time is not yet
ripe for fre silver. If it had been,
Cleveland and the last Congress would
have given it to you.' "
There was not a Clevelandite in. the
State who could have found fault with
that. Mr. Simmons was in no danger
of losing this j)b for uttering such sen
timents. He continued:
"My friends, we are all in a good fix
if we only knew it. We have got more
money today than any other country
except France. Free silver can't do
much for you anywa3 for Colonel Polk
Democrats will also 'take pleasure in it?
We do not believe it. If the editor of
Webster's -Weekly has doubted the
fidelity of Mr. Simmons to the princi
ples of 'his party, why is it that he has
remained silent during all the years that I
he has sat with him as a member of the
State Committee in the counx-ils of the
party?
The attention of Mr. Jas. H. I'ou
has been tailed to that portion wf the
article alntve referred to in Webster's
Weekly concerning the? Stevens Anti
Trust 'Bill, amd he makes the following
.signed statement in regard thereto:
"My connection with the "Stevens
Anti-Trust Bill, was as follows:
"When the' 'bill w.as before the House
judiciary committee, I was before the
committee on "another matter and heard
it read. 1 thought it so far reaching
that probably cotton miils, sellung their
-products through an agency, would le
embraced within its inhibition. I sug-
gesksl this danger to the committee and i
to Mr. Stevens. Mr. Stevens said he
had no desire to affect the cotton mill
business, and he readily consented to an i
amendment- excluding them irom tne
operation of his biM.
"I made this suggestion to the com
mittee voluntarily, and mot as attorney
for any one. No one ever asked me to
do it. I received no fee, nor thought of
a fee. This was my entire connection
with the bill in the House. I -had no
objection to it whatever, and so stated to
Mr.. Stevens. After the bill reached the
Senate Mr. Stevenson, of Wilmington,
Vayne J representing-the wholesale grocers, told
an ex- me that the bill would injure .the gro
cers, because they might be held to. he
agents f fi trust, w-heu they handled
goods made by a trust, and if they sold
these goods on a credit, they might not
be able to collect while he favored the
principle of thte bill, he thought this
would embarrass the merchants without
injuring t3ie trust, as the trust would
sell for casii only.
"I called the' attention of some of the
Senators to the danger, aud proposed an
'amendment. The amendment was
adopted unanimously aind - it provided
that the bill should hare no such effect.
Mr. Stevenson" paid -me a free for my as
sistance. Both of .these amendments
appear in the act. These were the only
amendments to t)he -bill which I sug
gested, and this was to y connection with
the bill. I did trot consult witfi Mr. Sim
mons. He knew nothing about it, and
he Kail no nart of this fee, nor of any
paid
The motornran clanged his gong.
But the driver or the coal wagon
no attention to him.
The motorinan clanged "again.
The conductor sounded a 4-11
and yelled.
But the driver of the coal wagon paid
no attention to him..
Again the motorman clanged ids gong,
"Get out of the way, there, you blank
dash idiot!" he said.
But the driver of the coal wagon paid
no attention to hie..
Driving placidly along in the track t
the rate of two miles an hour, smoking
his pipe, he sat with humped fhoi:lier.,
lost in thought..
A few blocks ahead was the crossing
of another street car track.
On reaching this crossing he turned
slowly and deliberately to th right.
The ' motorman, wild with wrath,
shouted at him as the car sped by:
i
Then the coal teamster slowly aud de
liberately took his pipe from bis 03u::th
and replied substantia!! as follows:
f
v
hit
In
Then he replaced the plp in
mouth and drove placidly oft. lost
thought. Chicago Tribune.
Th Lost Angvl.
(Chicago Times-Herald.)
She used to pat bis cheeks and cIm
Him beautiful and sweet;
She used to hover o'er his crib
And kiss his little feet!
She said he was an angel
Sent to charm us hero below
And she made his mother jealous,
. Loving, worshiping him sol
v
She pats his cheeks no more nor stroke
His curly, sunny hair; . .
She kicks his toys about, and oh : f '
She finds him such a care!
His childish voice is like a knife
That cuts her through and through;
She never holds him to her heart
As once she loved to do!
The feeling that she bad is gone
All blotted out, somehow
She used to kiss his feet, but she's
The boy's stepmother now.
-S.B. RISER.
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wish, I was rumor, said the
of gaining currency that I vpi
room boarder saaiy. rumor luxs
like to get next fS?
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