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mn3 'Buisnui t r uarr ptjutjay, . Annx 34, 1904 MORNINGPOS1 " rrLX3MK DAlT BT TH W. C. PUB"IWC CO S9IEXT M. - " subteHpticm Prices SS.09 Cca Ttax SI gix XocUu THree Mantni Oae tata. oi t tie rlra Xhe poet ww yuw - - must cwoii- BK. PAGE AJID THE POST The following wu received yesterday from the gentleman, aoee nam algned thereto: -To the Editor of The. Post: Your editorial In today a paper headed -A groaa slur on the State Presa, haa 'been called to my attention. I am not 'sure that your reporter quote me with exact accuracy, but we will not quarrel about that let It atand aa he puta It. I am made to say. In substance, that m m the paper twist and distort eviaence to ault their own views of the matter under Investigation, and ao aa to make It support aa atrongly aa mar be their own side of the question. Tim explaining- that I had the Post and the News and Observer oniy in mind when the statement was made. I Insist upon the exact accuracy , of my t . HMI WLil UW I - . a&Miraca coour. 1 ooaervaiian. fee raturaL I For years and yeara these two papers -m news from any k,v. tKt tutorial columns with auction ef lae SUte wlU be thmVfullT abuse of each olhr and but mtit else. faetve4. win sd basic MS letters ana wa- & . .a la TXm teiagrajhU! sew seme- I "7 X3SKZ3ro POST U absolutely full and ja tm tmeuaJed by ny . r rmmmMT south f NW Tack. This service la furnished fala special ntaru wlta l XSB XJLFTAN NXTVS BUREAU f the Vr Terk Sun. and la the eame servtee that la used by the San Itself 'j0l&tM kaown to ta superior to any Wrlas-xt anr newipepar la the United) CSale. Thii aarrtoa ta rat4 rJrhUy t trm ta tta cOif of TUB MORN- ma POsTT AlToOy from the New Tor - 4 ru-nM a-atclaJ cables and atscnaatlA pan a and all commercial and iKaraat rvorts. r wAanrxsTOTv irtKiCi BU Batista r J 1T C tk K XT. rrtcti I wsaraasr gmm Taking; the cue from their chiefs, the reporter of both hare sought to make their etuff carry the color of the edi torial column. Fpeakln again very frankly. I may aay that In my opinion, your oft repeated declarations that my friend Daniels leana to populism and fusion and that sort of thing Is pretty nearly true, and I am also convinced of the truth of his charge that the tenor of your edltorlala comes to you from higher up. I am inclined to think that most of those who read both pa pers will agrea with me that your chargea against each other have con tained much truth. Now these two papers, the Post and the News and Observer, were the only ones, so far aa x nave neara. ini wished or proposed to have reporters present during the investigation of the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad. If there la any sane man in the State who beUevea that either would have treated the witnesses and the committee- fairly In their reporta and comments from day to day, then perhapa the com mittee made a raiatak In excluding tatlon of bias of flldnetty mad In tha foregoing- letter of Mr. Henry A. Pare. At the same tlma Z deslr to make a statement that concerns roe personally In connection with tha secret meeting of the Investigating1 commit teo and Board of Internal Improve ments, as I am the member of the Post staff who was detailed to report the ravewtinrion In tha arent ft was to bo open to tha public Mr. Paga states, and puta It strong. that reoortara color their news and make- their comments to suit the edl torlal policy of the. paper represented. That there are glaring- instances of the truth of that statement J will not deny, but I do deny most positively that I am one of those aalnat whom the charre can be truthfully mads. I chal lenge and defy proof that I have ever made a report of any meeting-, conven tion, public speaking1 (political or oth erwise), court, legislature or any other event. In which facta were distorted or newa colored or comments made to suit the views of the chief editor or any body else. In fact I have been criti cised by partisan readers for not "tak ing the hide oft" of the other side In some of my reports. To rervert facts and to color news Is a species of glaring? dishonesty. It is done to deceive and mislead the people and to manufacture public sentiment contrary to existing facts. To report matters truthfully is the business of the news staff of a paper. When that is done the Intelligent reader can. by se lecting his own glasses, tint it to suit himself. He reserve? that right, and cares little or nothing for a reporter's comments or nourishes with the saffron-tinted brush. But, a few words personal. I went to New Bern and saw Mr. Page, Mr. Gray and others of the committee, but talked of tfce matter only with theae two. Mr. Page to!d me he was not afraid I would give biased reports of the investigation, but added: ."There are others who would." I was asked 'rTr I BaiViisf. CkUsga f the Ste TT. Tleyd Epe-f them. For myself, and Judging by the not to print anytJ:i;ig that I might pick up about the evidence. I promised, and that promise I faithfully; kept out of deference to the wishes the commit- 1 BuhaariWe te The P"t are requested. J& rata the ai en the label ef their . . . . 1 and aesa ra lasn: rtaiwit Diore, tie exitraUan. Thla wtll prevent znlsa f-vg af a s&gle laau. All paper win 1 dUcoctfrrced when tha tlm it? expiree. I i 1 4 a a aaaoaooonoa na C THE TTSATHER TO DAT I U Cf Fair; warmer D a Q an naaaaDDaaQQDDo SUNDAT. APIUIj li. 1ML The contract by which the Panama canal, route, aad all appurtenances thereunto belonging axe fully and for ever transferred to the United States ef America for keeps haa been signed. aealaa and delivered, and now Uncle Sam oay proceed to shovel dirt. The Charlotte Chronicle artist plc- tures" Stat Weather Man Von II err mann going to western North Carolina the early part of thla week without hla vercrat and promptly returning astraddle of a stove. It about fit the case, Burks county farmers refused to per mit each a thing aa a lively April aaow storm stop them planting thtlr corn. It was Um to plant com. and when that time axrtvea Burke farmers plant rtght along, snow or no snow. And they always have, good eropa ajid. plenty to lire oc Thm Winston Sentinel puts It well In wring -your poU tax must be paid before or Just after May 1st. If It la not paid before May 1st you will not be permitted to vote next November." T It haa got to be paid anyhow; but must be paid before the date nam! to entitle you to vote. Why lose your TOUT That la an Intensely Interesting let t ta the Kppltxnent of this Issue oa CoL W. J. Saunders giving an . atccount of Incidents which occurred whCa our army was on the retreat from JUlelgh to High Point and preceding the eurrenfler. Hls description of the "council of war" held this side of Mll boro la graphic, and develops an Inci dent not heretofore published that we have noted. Colonel Saunders at that . time was serving on the staff of Gen eral Wade Hampton. past. I am quite sure that both would have colored things to ault themselves. W did hop and want to do this job fairly and thoroughly, therefore these reporters were excluded. Now, having placed myself between ! the lines and In th way of the cross . fire you have been shooting at each other for years, fire away, both of you. X V. bm.a . ff.at 1 vit r vii. 1- . u t are siznpi sure the reading publlo will thank me for giving both of you a rtw target. Tours, tc HENRY A. PAGE. Aberdeen. N. C, April 22. 1504. (Cory to N. & CO" What Mr. Page states, dlreetly or by Implication, with reference to the Post, that ft has .gt any time been untruth tui or unjust in its comments on or reports of any mat(r vrlth which it fias attempted to deal, or that in Its editorial or " reportorlal department it has distorted or misrepresented on any occasion, la not the truth. Hla repetition of the charge that the "editorials', of tha Poat come from ourcea "higher up." a charge which originated with one who stands brand ed throughout the State aa an Infamous liar, does Mr. Page no credit; but is a reflection upon his own good faith and sense of Justice. We ' will simply state that this charge Is not the truth. ;When Mr. Page was la lUJelgh en- route to New Bern to begin the Inves tigation he called upon the editor of the Post and In reference to a state ment In the Post that the investigation would be public and that a reporter cf this paper would be on hand, said that the committee had decided not to have all its enquiries public or rather open tee, notwithstanding the fact that I gathered quietly sufficient material for more than 'one spicy story- After Mr. rage's statement to me I am surprised that he shoufd make ruch a sweeping charge against the honesty of men who employed to gather and write news. The only specific commis sion which I bore in my trip to New Bern was a request from the editor of the Post to print the facts exactly as they exist, no matter in whose favor they appeared to be; " This is the only oraer 1 nave rver received iij regara 10 any matter since my connection with the Post. Now. to can-y. Mr. Page's Idea in re gard ta thla matter ta its tinWt analysts would it not mean thai a roejnber of political party must conceal anything he may discover in the party, no matter how d!stastefu shur his mouth on It, and speak only of those ihjnjs which please the chief? R. M. nilLLIPS, City Editor Morning Tost. GOV. AYCOCK AND EDUCATION On his return from a delightful trip to the mountains, including Yancey county, and Spartanburg, S. C, where he was royally received and made one of his heartlifting speeches. Gov. Ay cock had some interesting things to say to the reporter of the Charlotte Chron icle, in which was a reference Iq the educational affairs of our State. We quote from the Chronicle As la well known, one of Governor Aycock's chief ambitions has been to advance the cause of education in North Carolina during his admlnlstra PROVIDE FOR PROMPT IMVESTlGATIOfl In view of tha development brought out by the prosecution of revenue offl clala In connection with the diatfllexy at Milton, a full and complete Investiga tion of th Internet revenue department in thia State would seem to be In or der. As the people are not satisfied with strictly partisan Investigations and Investigators however faithful and honest, they may be, all such are sub ject to more or less susplclonthe pres ent situation emphasises the value of auch a . non-partlxan Commission as Senator Simmons proposes should be established permanently for the purpose of Investigating the federal departments from time to time and at least once a year. Congress, however, through Its Republican " ma jority, shows no disposition to adopt Senator Simmons' proposition and create such a Commission; but, when such charges as are now made, involv ing a whole department In a State, there should be some authority for instituting a prompt and strictly Im partial examination, and it occurs to us Congress might confer upon the federal Judge in each district the power, under such circumstances, to appoint a Mas ter to take evidence and a "look at the books," andj report thereon according to the findings. The Post maintains that no honestly conducted department or insuuuon can fear an honest investigation by honest men; and only where misman agement, if no worse, is known to ex 1st will an honest desire for an Impar tlal and complete examination be con demned or resisted. . An honest man or an honest administrator of a public of fice or duty fears no examination Into his management, nor will honest men denounce a public demand for an ex amination of that which the public has the right to know all about; and when men do denounce such demand for an investigation it invariably turns out that they are Interested in some way in liavinor short-comings er worse covered up. So In this case of the charges now made, and said to be made by some of the revenue officers under indictment, it would be well for a thorough Investlga tion from ton to bottom: and to have it done cromptly and impartially. cower should be conferred upon , . . - the tederaV district Judge armaint . Borne one, as Masters in Chancery-re appointed to take evi dence In certain cases, to make such investigation.' We Invite the attention of our Congressmen to this suggestion But let us have not only prompt, but Impartial and open investigations where charges are made with a color of Justification, of any department In feii th niihHe is interested to. the end that Jus'tice. and nothing but Jus- tlce, may be done all parties. State. Private and Savings banks had increased an even 44. or to 16J In all, while the increase of total resources of these banks" during the year was $4. -6M.177. showing a total of resources of The above doe not Include the nat ional banks, and there-has been a nota ble Increase of them and an even larger Increase In their resources. , All of which show the financial im provement of our people and that their money Is seeking activity and useful ness through proper channels. The old State has taken a good, sub stantial start on the up grade toward that development and prosperity which Its resouces so well Invite and her peo ple so well deserve SENATOR SINHONS' SPEECH Our party friends throughout the State need to file away for campaign use this Issue of the Post, which con tains copious extracts from the recent very able speech of our Senior Senator wherein he points out with telling force the delinquencies and vulnerable points of the Republican Administration. Our campaigners can read, learn and In wardly digest the matter herln con tained to good purpose, , The Nashville Graphic rises to ob serve: "The Raleigh Post certainly invokes the wrath and Indignation of the tem peranoe forces of the State when It at tempts to defend the whiskey element and liquor traffic, by suggesting a re peal of the Watts Act. This Is Tint th first intimation of the Posts antagonistic attitude toward temper ance reform and It Is well for the tem nerance forces to be on the alert for other pretended friends." Nor is the above the first attempt to misstate the position of the Post on this matter, and misrepresent It more or less deliberately The Post has not suggested the "re peal of the Watts Act." The Post has, at no time, taken "an antagonistic attitude toward temper ance reform." ASIC YOUR NEIGHBOR " ... , - Hundreds of Raleigh Citizens Can Tell You All About It Home endorsement, the i publto ex pression of Raleigh people, should be evidence beyond dispute for every Ra leigh reader. Surely the experience of frihds and neighbor cheerfully given by them, will carry more weight than the utterances of strangers residing In far-away places. Read the following: Mrs. M. N. Goodwin, of 224 East Mar tin street, says: "My. back was in an awful condition for & long time. It ached almost constantly and I had a sort of hot flashing feeling which run down my limbs, almost as If hot water was poured down them. Reading about Doan's Kidney Pills tn our local papers, I went to the Bobbltt-Wynne Drug Company's store and got a box. Since using them' my back:has' not hurt me and I have been better in every way. They certainly were" prompt and bene ficial in my case." ' V y t For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents y Foster-Milburn Co.. ) Buffalo. N. Y., sole agents for the .United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no substitute. Are You Rnnllir .Qprinno iiuuiiv uti IUU0 about purchasing a MsnoT jr v you bad better try on. perhtp two before you decide which in strument you want. Comptrt Instruments and prices and drt-.r your own conclusions. We will for the next 60 Aayt ship one of our MATCHLESS Siieil Pianos , Drop in at the Yarborough House cafe for things appetizing and sub stantial. Everything to "tickle the pal ate and satisfy the wants of the Inner man. . . freight prepaid to any raiir point subject to approval anj comparison. An Investment of re ort !n a postal card may m many a dollar. INVESTIGATE. L Chas. M. Stieff, 66 Gra:.by St., 1 Norfolk, Va. , How eagerly the News and Observer, the Kitchen organ, grabs foranything that will enable it to try to raise a dust and get the public away from its vicious denunciation of the proposition to investigate, the Atlantio hotel 9-nd road of which two of Its business house hold are directors. Its. frantic 'de fence of Mr. . Henry Page yesterday against an "attack" that had! not been made is evidence of Its anxiety to get on another subject. THE PEEBLES-LUMBERTON INCIDENT Referring to this unfortunate matter the Wilmington Messenger concludes as follows: The whole thing Is unfortunate and. no matter how the proceedings termi nate, will work no good to the state judiciary That there are two sides to the question we have no doubt. The T.limVwr ton har Ttmulri nnt tiava talren th notion it aia with a aort.n Th Tarborough House cafe is fitted for believing it was right. Self-respect aJ finished to meet the requirements and a desire to maintain the dignity A Great Sensation There was a big sensation In Lees- yllle, Ind., when W. H. Brawn of that place, who was expected to die. had his life saved by Dr, King's New Dis covery for Consumption. He writes: I endured insufferable agonies from Asthma, but your New Discovery gave me Immediate relief and soon there after effected a complete cure." Simi lar cures of Consumption, Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Grip are numerous. It's the peerless remedy for all throat and lung troubles. Price 50c, . and $1.00. Guaranteed by all drugists. Trial bot tles 10 cents. Now on Sale Vol 133d Report Price 9I.5O. $1.80 by ' , - r 'I ' ' I Alfred WU lams mail One of jtho BEST TYPE-WRITERS, on th3 ' . market. ' The " Manhattan" Our price only $60.00 & Co. to the reporters: that, for Instance, he tion. and he believes the work has ad- ' .... .a . a . . 1 a ..I 1 anteu w Bucn u siae mai, 11 win ue carried on more thoroughly arjd vigor ously during the next few years than What may really be called Hon. CUude Kitchen's maiden speech In Congress was delivered by him on Fri day, and It Is only necessary to say that CUu3a Kitchen made it, that it was de moted to the obstreperous occupant of the White House, to know that It was far-reaching throughout and gathered In the wool at every reach. It was a atuaner and found a new spot to land a before the object of hla considera tion could recover from a preceding dls MTaalar. Mr. Kitchen recognized the neejity fr surgical akill. and he "seen bis duty snd done It.- it U not surprts .v.!.1 ent gentleman en- '" trUnds anir.ltx l and confounded his did not think, while going from place to place making enquiries with a view to developing information that a reporter should be at his elbow and repeating these, which might develop nothing, and the repetition of such questions mlsht do harm; but,, when the com mittee got to work taking evidence, the Post should have-the opportunity to haye Its reporter on hand. We con curred with this as proper an dthanked him. Mr. It. M. Phillips, of the Post staff, a gentleman well known throughout the State and rsteemed wherever known for his Integrity and the fidelity of his work, was sent to New Bern to repre sent the Post. What occurred ihere we will let Mr. Phillips himself state. which statement follows this article. ine i-ost nas treated Mr. Page not only on this occasion but at all other times with confidence as well as re spect. We have treated him and the members of this commission only with confidence and respect. His references to this paper therefore, both to the edi torial and news service, is gratuitous, unbecoming to himself, and we can but believe on reflection he will feel was unjust. The public have long since come to place a proper estimate upon the vicious slanders of the Post by the News and Observer, as well as to re gard the Post for its constant purpose to tell the truth and do Justice to all men. : . - The following statement from Mr. Phillips Is appended, and develops the fidelity which not only himself but the paper he represents consistently maintains. aver btfora." The Governor'is unquestionably cor reet. The cause of the interest of the people in education and its Importance, has made more sub stantial advancement during the past four years than during the- whole pe rlod since 1ST0, and It 13 largely due to the patriotic earnestness and eloquent appeals of Governor Aycock to the peo- of the bench, would compel Judge Pee bles to take action on the conduct of the lawyers and to make the best show ing possible for-himself. It Is a pity that the matter In dispute could not be heard before some other judge than fVl. -V. ! 1 ,A . - . . education, that is l"c ""c "1Via en ieresiea party in me result 01 me investigation. If Judge Peebles tries the contempt case, he will be acting as Judge and Jury in a case in which his own honor as a man and his integrity as a Judge IS the main question involved. It has been the rule that a Judge should not sit on a case in which his intrsta "cic mutu icw invorvea man are JUage or t.ne most exacting custom. The best of everything served in the highest style of the culinary art. He Captured the Whole State (Spartanburg Journal'.) Tliey are talking about Aycock for Vice-President in North Carolina. The Old North State has but to say the word and South Carolina will back her In anything she may propose for Gov ernor Aycock. Hands Up! Is what -the highwayman hay. TV. ' man has not been held up ty .1 robb'-r. but has had his' home painted with W P. He vltwa with astonishment th Job that has been done with si !- 1 .small quantity. He will wonder t ! great wear, the spreading qualit;'. nnd its durability. ''Did she marry the young heir to the estate?" "No; she married the attor ney." Cleveland Leader, pie themselves the masses. In season j Peebles' in this matter." We guarantee full measure. A gallon is a gal- Ion. Not put up short measure. H. Brfgas & Sons, Raleigh, N.-' G. BUCK'S STOVES AND RANGES. Thomas Speaking for myself and other mem bers of the Post news staff, as well as all writers on th stat mmu viam duties require them. to chroaiole what happens and not their opinions- about what takes place. I desire te register a protest against the wholesale Impu- and out of season he. has gone to the! people and urged them to appreciate and utilize the advantages they already have and to provide better, where needed to Insure not only the opportu- We fully concur with the Messenger, not only that the situation is a most unfortunate one, but. that Judge. Pee bles should not undertake to adjudicate the matter himself. Mav W . VPntiira nity but to see that every child avail of to -8W,t that p., the me opportunity, unquestionably tre mendoua Improvement in this direction among the people has taken place. The Governor has been so sealous in the cause, first of arousing the people to a proper sense of their duty and this has been his primary effort that some have misuUea his alms and construed them asyhavlng objects not contemplated by him we are sure, an4 while the "campaign of education" among the people as to their duty to State Bar Association be requested to appoint a committee of that body to thoroughly inquire Into and report thereon to the association When it meets in June? We are sure In. the first place that any committee Mr. Pruden would select would not only be a good one. but would act, and its action would be accepted alike by Judge Peebles cjid the gentlemen of the Bar of Lumberton. As the Poet has said before, beside their children must be kept up. to" allay deprecatlnr thft matter a! most unfor- mlstaken apprehensions and therefore tunate believe an egregious mistake. unfortunate divisions' the Post hasbasei on mIslnformation. has occurred, thought it wen to call the attention of (and we believe upon a proper investlga our Democratic friends to the Import-I tlon be Properly corrected. ance of a conservative declaration nn the subject by 'the1 State Convention; not in contemplation of a halt in the work of areysins the people but to give asa siuico that extreme policies will ; not be inaugurat ed. North Carolina cannot halt In this great work: nor in thi nini The Post almost dally contains some reference to enterprises in one or more sections of the State indicat ing industrial and material develop- ment and the financial Improvement of ;our people. At no time has It had bet ter evidence of this than in the state- movement forward which Gov. Aycock ment published yesterday, furnished by and his faithful co-laborers have Inau- (the Corporation Commission of the con sumed. But the. people - can and dition of the banks of the state, wherein should te assured that nothing '"wild" it was shown that within or extreme wm be attempted . , twelve months th nnmw w 00 SIM mmm -- - 4bobv to W s GO g I cS CO ;:os 1 i o a, 8 a 60 Royal 1 ; Corner Wilmington and Hargett SteV, BarcieiT g P M cr f 3 " O 0 - - C 3 - c a r 1 MO 1 o 1 (D' ' Furniture Co-i 9- . RALEIGH, N. C.
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