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V s S. V X. V V v THE MORNING POST: FRIDAY," DECEMBER 20 IQOI THE MORNING P05T JTAiEICill, C. Pt'BLI'HF.D DAILY Br T". SOnTH aUOUSA rl'KUSHWC CO . Editor T-lisCKIPTION PR 'IE $5.00 One Year... 050 Six Months T'og Three Months . -a One Month. 0f5 in the Pullen Building. Fyetteville Street. The Post trill publish brief letters on lubj. ets of general interest .The wruer nam.i mast Accompany the letter. Ai raons communiications will not be .n-V Rejected manuscript will not oe retmntc. R-:ef letters of local news from a. i eeotian of the State w?l be thaaui..., ;civad. , . Merely personal controversies w: -io- be tolerated. . Address all business letters nd om niivrjieat'on for puWn to ti MORNING POST. - . The telegraphic news ccrvlc- of MORNING POST U abwictcly fail complete, tsI i unequal by say worn tar newspaper south o? New Ywr. 'l"1 iwnrice 1 furnished as under arrangements with THE LAFFAN NEWS BUREAU f the Ntw York Sun, and is the same service that is used by The Sun itself, trhtrh in known to be superior to n7 rw.-icc- 3 any newspaper 1n the -United State. This service is received nightly by wire in the office of THE MORNING POST directly from the New York Snn, and Include special cables and domestic news and all commercial and market reports. WASHINGTON Bl'HIiAtT: t7 teliln'- Satldla;, lOtb A; MK Sts. N. Xf BASTERX omCE. j WESTERN OFFICE 160 XaMnn Ft.. 51" U. S. Kinrmi - r r Tierce th Store W. Floy a Special Agency. Snbeerlbm to THE POST are re qa.elrd to note the date on Jhe label of their paper and irnd In tbeir renewal berore tue expiration. Tnl a will pre vent mlaalns of a eingle laue. All pa pars will be diacontlnned. when tlie time paid np expiree THE WEATHER TSiOATi Light snow; colder. 3 FRIDAYDECEMBER 20, 1901. :F1K HOLIDAY TRADE The Post mnst congratulate its friends the Raleigh merchants upon the excel lent holiday trade "which all have en joyed for the past ten days, with only evidence of a greater lush as the hap piest day o the year approaches. And It must congratulate them and those who have yet to buy as well, upon the fact that the constant and large pur chases seem to make no vacancy in the extensive stocks, for no sooner is one article taken down and delivered than "something equaiy as good" takes its place. Our menhants, one and all, made ex tra preparations for this Christmas, both as to quality, quantity and variety, and it is gratifyng to know that the people are showing their appreciation thereof by liberal purchases. Mail or ders have been unusually heavy which shows that our city maintains its repu tation throughout a large section of the State. There are several trading days yet to come, and our readers who have not done so will avail themselves of the at tractions and variety to ptcpare fpr the r.o goodYinic of real good cheer of all the year. Oar merchants are ready to "wait osj all. . - - A good man was onco defeated for the high office of President of these .United State because just before the election he stated in a letter that the "tariff was strictly a local question to be decided according to local interests," er word to that effect. ; Congreasman Robertson,' of Louisiana, ,rprKs n Stme wfaici produces qnhe il the caa auger made in this coun try, Hint ie in the -mother" part of the country. Mr. Robertson ie a Democrat. Because of his "loci interests", he sup ported the measure which passed 'Ihe House Wednesday venicg to "provide revenue for th Philippine Tslands,"1 &c, which lavles tariSC du'is on all rood entering, or shirped trom the Islands to these Sttee. , He iasietcd that to admit the BUgars j of the islands into taee ' Statec 1 tree ! would bo te deiwoy a gnt 'and growing induslry of his State; that tha better paid, labor of his St3 te should not be broufht i 'cocipctition' with the cheap, laxely ceolw, labor of the I'hilippLie working under tje employ nem of . cugar trnat such, as would t soon if !t Va not alaSy in ccwerol of the esar lends. ' : This poeitkm of the Louisiana Demo cratic stTe3n moves tho Davttla Register to ar: ' It U true taat M Ro)rtson did w.ujt i nnK cf other so-ctiled Dem ocrats did when the Wilson bill wa bc Io. o Ccn-ress some yeirs ae. It was for such reasons that the bill could not be enacted into a law as it was origi nally offered in Congress. Everybody favored -a reduction of the tariff on all the protected commodities of the coun try save tboee of his own district. Each or.e wanted to hold oh to protection for the products of his own district and they did not seem to realize that in tak ing such a stand, they, were guilty of an otter s abandonment' of- Democratic principle, that they , were stultifying themselves and sanctioning the princi ple of protection. - which they had de nounced in the party platform and on the rostrum. Noj-eform movement can bo entrusted to men wbo taki? such a narrow view of principles. What we would have others do in regard to their local interests, we must be willing to do in regard to our own. . Mr. Robertson abandoned the princi ples of his party oa this question, be cause free tnldo with the Philippine Tc-.!ands would, bring the sugar of the islands in competition with the produc ers of that commodity in Louisiana." Here is the difteienee between the ap plication of practical politics and the theorem of party. The Louisiana sugar cane growers- and the Northwestern su garbeet growers are a trnitngainst the admission -.of sugars free from any coun try, because elsewhere the labor to pro duce sugar is the cheapest in the world with no prospects of its eiev&tion, so cially,' wkhin one or more gaherations at ieast. And Florida and Southern Geor gia are preparing to raise sugar. How are these peopie going to vote when it comes to measures directly . affecting, threatening as they think, their immedi ate interests and welfare?- v Take the tobacco growers of 'ihis State. The admission ' of Cuban and Porto E:co tobacco free, thus adding to the growing supply o these States, will unquestionably have more or less effect upon, prices of the home leaf. What is the duty of the representatives of these itom-i growers? To vote for a meas ure that tends to Jessen the profits of their labor? If representatives so vote, how will the voter whose interests is thus affected vote in the next election? The sugar tritet and the tlbacco trust are not opposed to the admission of raw sugar or leaf tobacco free. To admit the raw articles free, and main lain a tariff en refined sugars or man ufactured tobaccos is what they prefer and really want, but to maintain the tariff where tbey want it they are will ing to unite with home growers in main taining a tariff on raw products. To maintain the tariff on the raw products and admit the refined or manufactured goods free in order to "strike the trusts" would be to lessen or destroy the ability of these large, purchasers to buy or pay prices for the home raised products, and thus injure the grower after all. It can thus be seen that this question of tariff is a very complex one, more complex as applied in this than any other country on eaTth because of the greater variety of conditions and pro ducts here. ' The correct Democratic theory is a "tariff for revenue only" so adjusted that every branch of industry will re ceive the incidental protection that se cures to our labor just advantages over the cheaper labor of other countries at the same time equalizing the benefits be tween labor, manufacturer and consumer. -$- As the Hon. Henry P. Cheatham has felt constrained to resign the office of Recorder of the District of Columbia, a position which seems to have been se questrated for the benefit Of the colored race, we hope Senator Pritchard will succeed in landing as the successor Hon. John C. Dancy, now the collector of the port of Wilmington. The collector is a man of intelligence and character, as creditable a representative of his race as Booker Washington, and an orator of much distinction. We believe our discriminating friend, tho Wilmington Messenger, said that the speech of tha collector at the Mclvinley memorial ?cr vices in that city was the most eloquent delivered. , For several reasons we wish Senator Pritchard success in his efforts in this case. $ , By every reason of right, justice and public utility, the measure introduced in Congress by Hon. John II. Small, looking to the proper irnprovenu-iit of the inland waterway from Norfolk fhrousrb tho sounda to Beaufort Inlet in this State ought to pass. The meas ure provides for a uniform d-p:h of sixteen feet, which wou d ad- SEVEN TO ONE Sometimes the weight goes up that way when taking Scott's Emulsion. Seven pounds - of new, healthy flesh from a one ound bottle of Scott's Emul sion 11 on record. Scott's Emulsion brings everything to its aid ; good ap petite, strong digestion, rich blood, n-w body strength, and above all the power to get all the good out of ordinary food. For those who are in need of mors flesh there is nothing better, o Thin folks -try it ! x Wenid TOnaVitUetotry.ifyoaKke. 8TT & UWKE, 409 Prl street, New York, mit of war or commercial eraft $tt$S$ tonnage, would be indispensable for our domestic commerce in time of war, ant of the greatest beifefit in time, of peace as well by avoiding the dangers of Hatteras. r ' This improvement has been urged upon Congress at every session we think since the war between ; the States, 'and has been the subject of numerous '. reports, all favorable. It is an improvement that . the government should long since have made because of its importance and value, and further delay now, with mil lions of dollars of surpjus in the treasury, will amount to criminal folly. We hope that the able gentleman who ,now so well and faithfully represents the Sound District will add the success . of this present movement to his already well crowded chaplet. , The Philippine Commission-fthe governors-general of the islands with power to establish civil governmentslthrough out those possessions is composed of four Republican statesmen and one Southern Democratic statesman. In providing for the exercise of the suf frage by the inhabitants we use the word, inhabitants rather than citizens this august commission has prescribed certain qualifications for each elector, which must be possessed before the privilege or right to vote may be exer cised. The suftrage 'is limited "to those who can read and write English or Spanish, or who own property of the value of $250, pay an annual tax of $13, or have been municipal oiicers. Thus far only 49,523 electors have qualified under these provisions out of a popula tion of 2,095,801." Comment on this is "unnecessary. We simply wish to invite the prayerful con sideration of Mr. Crumpacker "to this "outrage" upon the "rights" of his" fel low countrymen, perpetrated in cold blood by a commission four-fifths of which are of his own household of faith. The Charlotte Observer v thinks 1 t Senators Pritchard and Simmons sho;3d resign from the, chairmanship of tlsc Executive Committee of his reject! re party. "'" ;. We believe Senator Gorman has served and Senator Jones is now serving as chairman of the National Committee of the Democracy, and Senator Ha una is serving as the chairman of the Re publican party." WTe really fail to see any impropriety in such service be'ing rendered by member of the Senate, anymore th in by a member of the Houseor the ocr-.i pant of any other office. .Members oi Congress constitute a Oongrepsion:u Campaign committee et each ejection. There : may be personal Reasons why gentlemen who fill high pjacei should not wish to serve in the apajcity, but we can see no objection otherwise.- r The late Charles Kingly Ja quoted a having written: . ( C "What we wish to do forur fellow, creatures we iuut do first tte ourselves. We can give nothing save what .God has already given us. Wo must become gofjd before we can make them good, and wise before we can make them wise." We do wonder if the above was in cluded in the creed given the Philippine Commission for its guidance in esta lishing good government in the Islands. Or did the Republican majority ever read this before voting for the tariff bill which dislocates the connection of the islanders with their "Mother "Country"? Or when thus voting to tax those island ers did said majority recall the occur rence in Wilmington and Boston Bay something over an h.undredyears ago which led up to the full and complete independence of this people? In full, are we as good and wise as we ought to be in our treatment of these people? If not, what will th harvest be? ' - Hurrah for Teddy! , ' His message yesterday giving emphatic approval to the Appalachian Park meas ure which will be found in The Pout of this morning will be read by our Western North Carolina friends with special pleas ure. After reading his earnest pica in his regular message in favor of forest preservation the message vesterday was what might have been expected. . This specific endorsement by the President will no doubt settle the question of the early passage of the bill to protect, main tain and promote th magnificent forests -: tb mountain regioo exuding from West Virginia to Alabama. . And the protection conies none te soon. The President renders a. insM-r,able service to the present and future generations by thus urging the purpose ft the meas ure now pending ia C mgress. The pictures of Hon. Henry C. Payne, the D"w Postmaster General and west ern political m'an4g-r, represent him as a mild-mannered man who" can beat evn old General Alger in scuttling the hip of an ad'enary in a national con vention when it comes to tae last chance at the.Southery lle?ations. - - -V- An exchange notes the enorroouft shipments of Christmas presents now fceing mad by people of this country to friend abroad, bjt insignificant re turn cargoes a like character frora aftroid. ; ' Thie at least shows a very healthy condition of afflr in thia country, by which those ere ae enabled to indulge in such et.prions of remembrance. ' ; : Senator Jonee of Arkansas, recently re-elected to the chairmanship of the Democratic caucus f the Senatemeets the rumor that there was or is opposi- tioa to -'hi ''continuing' in--that position in the usual Southern manner of deal ing with canards, with few but very expressive words. - PROGRESS OF . .t LABOR ARBITRATION .. - , - (New York Evenini? Post A very important step toward the set-' tiement or labor troubles in this country was taken last evening. in the appoint ment of a permanent committe tn in sider methods ot treating snch difficul-1 iiea as they may arise in the future. This was the result of a meeting of the National Civic Federation, which has been in session in this city during the present week and has been attended by the leading representatives of organized labor and by a number of the largest employers of labor in the country, and whose proceedings have been reported from day to day in1 the press. The mo tion for a standing committee was made by Mr. Sargent, the chief of the Loco motive Firemen, and was supported by Mr. Gompers, Mr Mitchell, and other well known leaders of workingmen's or ganizations, as well as by Senator Han na, Mr. Scawab, and other' employers. The standing committee consists of an equal number from either side and a chosen number of citizens, ! who are neither employers nor employed, but whose reputation guarantees their im partiality, as well as their mental equip ment and fitness for this kind of ser vice'.'' Holding, as. we do, that , this is the right road towards industrial peace, we do not expect that all labor difficulties will be put to rest, or that strikes will soon disappear from the land.- In the nature of things, differences between employers and employes must arise. The progress of industry causes ine qualities. The distribution of the joint product of labor and capital which .-id fair and satisfactory to both sides today becomes unfair after a time. Prices change. The wages of any given "period' may bring to the wage-earner less of consumable goons after a while. The earnings of the employer may increase so that he ought to pay more. They j 1 ? . . . ,t may uecime to a point wnere ne must pay less, or stop altogether. Wages and profits are in a state of flux and reflux. Not only are they changing rel atively to each other all the time, but some trades- actually go out of exist ence. Canal-boating, for example, once the principal mode of transportation in the country, has disappeared from some of the States entirely ,and in others lin gers only in a comatose condition. The whaling industry, which once employed large fleets, is now barely alive. Al ready we are wondering whether the manufacture of submarine cables and overhead telegraph wires may not be superseded by a system of wireless elec tric communication. Nature does not allow industry to stagnate. The relations of labor and capital have always been in a state of unrest, and always will be. The con flict between them will always continue, and, paradoxical as it may seem, ought to continue. Civpltal will grasp all that it t au'grt. and labor must fight for its rk:!its. or lapse into servitude. This is tne testimony of the ages. The true irt:-est of the human race lies in the equalization of opportunities and re wards, and to this end all public effort should bo directed. That the movement inaugurated yes terday is in the right direction may be inferred' from the fact that it looks to the instruction and guidance of public opinion quite as much as to the settle ment of disputes between employers and employed. If the gentlemen named as the standing committee accept the task assigned to them, they will assume a great responsibility, but the fruits of their labor ' will be of corresponding value to the country. It can hardly happen that a committee so constituted should fail in any given case to satisfy public opinion that, its decision is the best and most equitable one possible under the circumstances. It is true that the decisions so rendered will not be binding in law. This is not a plan for compulsory arbitration. It is a volun tary, an advisory tribunal, but its judg ments, if accepted by public opinion as impartial, and as based upon intelligent investigation, will be just as valid as those of a court of law, and as easily executed. Founded 1842. "Sing Their Own Praise." Does the word "STIEFF" mean anything to you? In the musical world it stands as the synonym of PERFECTION. To purchasers, it means the SAVING of the MIDDLEMAN'S PROFIT and securing the. FINEST PIANO MADE AT A REASONABLE PRICE. Don't par a RETATT DEALER a bic nrofit have thfl STIPFP ..,. your house SEE it, HAVE It, TEST it, and its sweet tone, even scale, eait and elasticity of touch will win its way into your heart and affections. v Drop a line to us and our representative will call promptly. CHAS. M. STIEFF, Piano Hanufacturer, - Baltimore, Mel North and South Carolina Branch Wareroam , 213 North Tryon St... Charlotte, N. O C. H. WILMOTH, Manager, J. H. KING, Pres't F. J, HOLDER, Vice Pres't Trains Young Men, Boys and Yousg Ladies for a successful start in BUSI NESS LIFE, teaches you how to get a LIVING, Make MONEY, and to become an ENTERPRISING, TJSE1FUL CITIZEN. Railroad fare paid. Satisfaction guaranteed. WinterTerm Begins January 6, 1902, Write today for f nil information. Address KING'S BUSINESS COLLEGE, 330 Fayetteville St., Raleigh, N. C. CHEAPBRICK One hundred and fifty thousand extra large Brick, mostly Salmon, at $4.50 per 1,000, f. o. b. cars. Sample may be seen at our office. Pure coarse and unadulterated Wheat Bran, by the ton and carload price; hest Anthracite, Nut, Stove and Egg Coal, Thacker Splint CoaL Orders booked at summer prices if ordered promptly. Remember we are State agents for Thacker Domestic and Steam Goal, ordered direct to any depot at miner prices. SHl JONES & POWELL RAT' ' Wizard Air-tigHt Wood Stoves. ' HART-WARD HARDWARE CO, H " J D if) LU U to w 1 in m s a to LU O 1 ' W r o m H tr 2 o m (A 1 1 D3 m H 71 m C r 3 to MADE IN THREE SIZES Above stove is: one of the most attractive air-tlghts made. Hea?y cart oon top apd bottom, with swinging dome and swing cover to feed opening. The bottom is dished and ribbed to insure strength and durability. The body is made of polished bine steel, with heavy steel linings. Two foot rails fur nished with every stove. Nickel-plated urn and knobs. Collar on back or top, No. 17 Fo? small rooms $n.00 Baby v0. ic For medium rooms..... 6.00 pduv No. 22 For large rooms..... ... 7.00 Large . .$2.50 .. 4.00 ...4.50 OUR STORE IS FILLED TO OVERFLOWING WITH RARE BARGAINS SUITABLE FOR XMAS GIVING, AMD THESE BARGAINS ARE BEING SEIZED UPON BY WISE BUYERS. Here are a few: LAP IESV DESKS, . JAr DINIERE STANDS, TABLE5. -ROCKERS, LEATHER.AND VELVET COUCH ES, $4-25 toil T.00 75 to 5.00 75 to 15.OO I.25 to 2O.OO l7.5o to 4o.oo A'Thousand Other Articles to select from, No trouble to show. No trouble to store and deliver Xmas Eve. Give sensible gifts, Nothing .. - - t . . . " . . . - . . . . , ' . -' , - lasts so long as a piece of furniture, OPEN AT NIGHT. THE ROYAL & BORDEN FURNITURE CO., ... ' . V ; -- . - ' '- - -?- Corner Wilmington and Harzett Streets. "1 X J A 4k m
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