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A :' - - - . ,-; .. . mz MOENISG POST PUBT JflTE3 PATLg BT Tgl ROBERT U. PHILLIPS Editor) jGUBQl L5b& MMMm mm u &Oa in th PuHea BuUflinsv L " Ffixtttsvl!! street. 1 tSaest irtll publish fcriefitttar enl ubjaa c central Interest. The wri-j tertr nax&at must Accompany ike. letter.' wn yr"""? comrxroxtict3ohai will not be rtuxnts3 ErUfi Iita taLin twsa any received. Merely prosa3 catwrrste rt3 not b tclarated. - j Address in busta Uttfiftod-m- CXWicatlcRj for puWcatloa t CTZa UORKXNQ VOZZL The telesrachlo- new fts93I MORflriNG POST i ftflttljptia jq complete and i uneqtvaled by ca7 morning newwpape south o New York. TMS aarvifi ts furnished t undo special arrangements with OTD JjAAW NEWS BURBATJ tfth Kwr ISorls Sun, and Is taa saxatj servtc that it used b Sua ItaelfJ which fa fenovro to be 8-ttperior to any serstine In aasr newspaper in th TJhlted States. This service is reeetved nlarhtlyj by wire to the office of THE MORN- XNO POST directly from the New Yortri Sun, and Includes pedal cables and Homestto news and all commercial and market resorts. WASHINOTOX BUBEAUJ Kimball Ball din, 1417 G St. N TT EASTXK3T TFICU X40 Nassau St New Torts WxsTxazr omam 37 XT. S. Express BuUdinr, Cbleap9 ' In charge of the Steve W. Floyd Spe cial Affency. Subscribers to The Post are rettestedj to note me aate on tne xziDei ot wwur naner and send In their renewal before the expiration. This win prevent mlss Inff of a single issue. All papers will be discontinued -when the time psidJ tap expires. THE WEATHER TODAYt IS Fair. a 0 a as a a a a a 0 We can all now give a brief spell of attention to Port Arthur again. It's cruel to give a man much-coveted political preferment and then muzzle him with a platform. The convention in Greensboro was evidently of the opinion that the free dom of the press is sufficiently grounded as one of the bulwarks of liberty. Dr. von Hermann, who is on his way to Europe, is expected to turn green when he learns of - that artificial rain Greensboro furnished for the conven tion. ' . ' "Winston gets second place" is the headline of a convention story giving an account of the nomination of the "Demo cratic state ticket. True, and she got first place, too. 4 The Charlotte Chronicle appears to have very little concern about party loyalty. Really, the freedom of the press is a dangerous thing, - when it comes to matters political . If those gentlemen, who were alarmed at .tho artificial rain at Greensboro had only read The. Post that morning the dreadful fright would have been avert ed. It was the only paper, by the way, which told what Greensboro was going to do on that score. We assure the esteemed Wilmington Messenger of our appreciation of its sympathy. We are worried, but not be- yond the point of endurance. The eon yention declined to make ' a declaration on that compulsory primary business. It was too "mild" to wake up the sleepy delegates. In fact the action of the convention on other matters is ample proof that it.Is folly to try to compel Democrats to do', anything they donft want to do, and the "man with the res olution is probably 'willing to let.it go at that. That unique publication, Everything, by Al Falrbrother.at Greensboro , is one year old. The colonel, celebrates the anniversary by coming out with attrac tive colored covers andfour pages more of the "pure and painless." This pub lication is bi-monthly, has a large sub scription and large newsstand sales; It Is also a popular article of commerce In the hands. of railroad news butchers. Col. Fairbrother also issues 'a Boston edition that Is meeting J; with marked success. ; Everything .is a winner, and is in a class by Itself, ware of imitations It needs no -'be- THE MAKING OP PLATFORMS . -... - Riq pemocratlo party in North Caro lina owes it to itself It taki mpr care In the deliberations of $ts conventions. It has been pointed out that the most important work of the convention, the adoption of a platform, is often left until the closing hours when the few remaining delegates are tired and llst-p less. Last week the executive commit tee made a recommendation as to the order of business that should have been adopted. This made' the platform one of the first considerations of the body; but the proposition was brushed aside like chaff, and nominations were given precedence. The platform adopted, which is a good one, as far as It goes, was the wort of a few men, and probably less than one-third of tha delegates to the convention knew what was In it. Some of them probably do not know yet. Thos Who heard $t ead were worn out and too tired to object to its provisions had. they so desired, or to suggest planks they thought it should contain. This condition we regard as unfortu nate. Many ptopta think the platform should have been silent as to the Watts bill. But Watts bill advocates declared that could not be, as the Republican platform denounced that bill and to ig nore it would be fatal to the Demo cratic party. So the Watts bill secured endorsement, whether right or wrong will be left to the unerring test of time and results. The Republican platform also de nounces the management of he Atlan tlo and North Carolina Railroad and the Atlantic Hotel and charges the pemocratlo party with corruption and extravagance, declaring in favor of lease of the railroad and hotel proper ty. That issue will have to be met by our Democratic campaigners, Just the same as the Watts bill will have to be met, and a little wholesome party law, written in the platform, would doubt less have gone far to relieve the situa tion. The Democratic party is not cow ardly, and should not permit itself to be put in position to be charged with cow ardice. Proper consideration at the proper time might have resulted in an expression that would at least put the party's speakers In position to advo cate a more consistent line of policy In regard to this matter. The convention had the courage to endorse the Watts law; and it should have had the courage to declare either for or against the lease of the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad and hotel. Neither of these propositions have been submitted- to the people and the party has as much' right to speak plainly about one as the other. Both are live Issues in the coming campaign and the people have a right to know what the r policy of the party is in regard to both. Platforms should not be hurriedly or carelessly made. CONVENTION NOT A MOB We do not in any sense agree with some of our contemporaries that the Democratic state convention in Greens boro was a mob. It was not a mob. and there was nothing of a mob spirit manifest in any. of the proceedings. It was enthusiastic, and at times boister ous; but the convention at no time lost Its head. That it was careless about part of Its work we think is true. En thusiasm in behalf of certain candi dates overshadowed everything else and some features of the convention's work did not receive the consideration to which it was entitled by reason of its importance. It has been pointed out that Senator Simmons was treated with positive dis courtesy and disrespect, when as chair man of the state executive committee he called the convention to order and attempted to make a speech. The con vention was so boisterous the speech could not be heard and when the sena tor had spoken about ten minutes he gave it up and named Congressman Small as temporary chairman. Mr. Small also attempted to speak, but shared the fate of the senior senator and could not be heard.. Then Gover nor Aycock was presented to the con vention and to the surprise of many he was accorded a most respectful hearing. These circumstances have been pre sented and contrasted. The incident has been suggested as an indication of the waning of Senator Simmons' star, and as evidence that Congressman Small is growing unpopular. Neither view is true, we think. It was not an evidence of unpopularity or disrespect to either of the eentlemen that the convention would not hear them. At least We are sure no disrespect was in tended. The convention was in a good humor, but, the delegates were there for business and wanted to get at it. They did not want to listen to long speeches at that time. They did not wv. wyiiv4 that vital Issues made up the bulk of Mr. Simmons and Mr. Small's speeches. But they heard Governor Aycdck? That Is true; and it was a great com- -kit a . . --:,, piimem to tne governor. But the con trast that has been drawn, does not, in our opinion, present the correct view of the matter-as the convention' saw it. By Its action the convention said to Mr Simmons and Mr. Small; "We are with yo?) and1 what you have prepared te say is all right; but we .haven't time to hear you talk about it. Your records are clear 'and do not need our endorse ment." : "". : And by its action the convention said to Governor Aycock: "We don't know whether wo axe 'with you or not, and we are willing to hear from you. You have been much discussed and your ac tions have been criticised, your admin istration has been-assalled by the Re publican party, your educational policy has been attacked by members of our own party, and there is some division about it. Go ahead and give us an ac count of your stewardship. Your ad ministration has to Cdo with things which directly concern us at home and in our local affairs." And that the governor's aecount of his stewardship was satisfactory was shown by the enthusiastic shouts which greeted the speech. - No, it . was not a mob, and the mob spirit was not there. No intended dis courtesy was shown, but the conven tion was mistaken in not hearing the two first speeches. It had met for a purpose that was paramount In the minds of the delegates the nomination of a candidate for governor, a man to succeed Aycock and when a conven tion of Democrats thinks it is right it Is ready to proceed to business, and stay all day and all night to accomplish it. But the term "mob" does riot fit the case, it is offensive, should be with drawn, and due apologies made. REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORM . There is nothing new in the Republi can platform except ,a proposition to reduce southern representation. So de clared John Sharp Williams the mi nority leader in the House, in an inter view yesterday in the Washington Post. On the question of the revision of the tariff Mr. Williams says: "The platform says in effect that tariff reductions are not to be safely committed to any other hands than to thos of the friends of the inequalities, discriminations and extortions of the present law, because It says that they ought not to be committed to any other hands than the Republican party. We think they ought to be committed to the hands of the friends of the common weaL "The promise to reduce tariff taxa tion whenever conditions demand any alterations is Idle, deceptive verbiage. Will any sane man assert that there are not conditions demanding any al teratlons of any of the schedules of the Dingley bill? Has not the Republican party had full power to make those al terations? Has it made them? Does the Republican party think that the practice on the part of a manufacturer of constantly selling his product cheap er abroad than at home constitutes such a condition? Does it. believe that when a schedule of the tariff law shel ters trusts in this practice there exists such a condition demanding a lowering of the rate at least to the point where foreign competition may enter when ever such a trust thus exploits the American consumer by extortionate and unreasonable prices ? Who an swers? Not the platform." Under the Republican tariff, which that party had the power, butj declined, to alter, steel rails are sold to Canadian railroads at $13 per ton, and to rail roads in the United States at $28 per ton. For instance, It will cost $50,000 more to buy steel rails for the Raleigh and Pamlico Sound railroad than for a road the same length In Canada. In concluding his interview Mr. Wil liams, speaking of the proposition to reduce southern representation, says: I will not no-w go into the minor de tails of the platform. It simply stands pat everywhere except in one respect. and that is a respect in which It could well have afforded to let well enough alone, if things are, indeed, ever well enough In this world. That is the plank on which it promises If it finds the suf frage of any state unconstitutionally limited by special, discrimination to re duce the representation of that state in Congress and In the electoral college. The adverb unconstitutionally la useless and fools nobody, especially when one remembers that the author of the phrase, or, at least the voice that read it, was the author of the old force bill. Whether or not the suffrage has been unconstitutionally limi s af , aawwi AfcJ matter for the courts to determine and a report of a Republican Committee on elections in the last congress so con fesses it. If a man be ally denied the suffrage, then, after a determination to that effect, he can vote; that Is his remedy, and the right remeay, and, having voted, of course. there can be no reduction of the repre sentation on this account. "But all this deceives nobodv. n t said. The real object of the Republi- va.L ijr m 50 iar as this plank Is concerned, however susnlclous thr phraseology in which it Is riot. , to reduce Southern representation Jv out reducing that of Massachusetts, Connecticut and other states, wherever in the south Cie negroes are disfran chised, not as such, but because of ig norance, by an educational qualifica tion, or because of any other rteht rea son, in any other constitutional way Disfranchisement of a negro for igno rance in Mississippi is a horrible thing disfranchisement of a whit MiMlt 1U1 gnorance in Massachusetts ils a part of A HAPPY AJ' Is one where health abounds. With Ir pure blood there cannot be good health. With a disordered LIVER there cannot be good blood. SI J - (JUL LVU revivify the torpid UVER and restore Its natural action A healthy UVER means pare blood. i' n . s -- Pure blood means health. ' Health means happiness. Take no Substitute All Druggists. premacy. Let the south not deceive itself, either. If the Republican party were sincere in its proposition to re duce southern representation on the ground of the disfranchisement of the negro race in the south, thereby con doning the disfranchisement or uncon stitutional limitation Itself, you would accompany that propoBltloin to repeal the fifteenth amendment. "Their duplicity is shown in this: They wish to maintain the amendment which forbids the negro, for radical reasons, from being disfranchised, and on the pretense that he is, for radical reasons, disfranchised, they would have the naerro not counted as a basis of representation" in the southern states, where he chiefly resides. It Is not the white man, as a white man, who Is in jured by a Texiurrence to the tenden cies of force bill days he can and al ways will maintain himself it is busi ness, commerce, manufacturing, ag rlculturc, and the negro himself." 1 gj m j 1 - 1 r 1 Thomsis N. 1 . A 3) 186 tlec lion .- v,.T Will convince you tv,, we have the best Refrigerators mocks, White liouS Ice Cream Freezers F riggs & ons The Groat S. W. Paint. BUCK'S STOVES AND RANGES Carpjina ,Friist Gompamv Capital StocR 0100,000 TRUSTS. -LOANS. BANK ING, SAFE DEPOSITS. Transacts a GENEitAL ANK.iis ajsu savings BANKING Bn aijujuo, cuaw avvo s (u.wtu v nuuuuj ui o LOCKS a,I(J Bonfl The papers are again printing stuff about Judge Clark, which tries to prove that he falsified the Confederate war records that he might wear a title of some sort. It's all time lost. It comes too late. "Whether the record is true or false In regard to Confederate veterans cuts no Ice now, and we really haven't time to fool with it. We boys are in the saddle. The Confederate veterans and we can all say with unction, God bless them, and shed tears when we re- - i cite their glorious and illustrious deeds are back numbers and must keep off the race course Pensions, a term that is distasteful to a man of spirit and Independence, is the banner of promise we Invite them to rally 'round. A story published in the Washington Post of yesterday says that Cot Bryan has been outgeneraled . by Grover Cleveland to the effect that the Prince ton sage has shrewdly paved the way for the nomination of Judge Gray for president. The story says that Gray is Cleveland's real choice, but that he adroitly secured a promise from Bryan to support Gray before he (Cleveland) let it be known who he was for. If there was any discussion of the primary system In the late convention it was perhaps while the delegates were making so . much noise it could not be heard. The convention listened only to that which It wanted to hear. Work on all Experiences Can anything be worse than to feel that every minute will be your last? Such was the experience of Mrs. S. H. Newsom, Decatur, Ala. "For three years," she writes, "I endured insuffer able pain from indigestion, stomach and bowel trouble. Death seemed inevi table when doctors and all remedies failed. At length I was induced to try Electric Bitters and the result was mi raculous. I improved at once and now I'm completely recovered." For Liver, Kidney, Stomach and Bowel troubles Electric Bitters Is the only medicine. Only 50c. It's guaranteed by all drug gists. Gerome's famous statue, "The Eagle of Waterloo," will be unveiled on the field of Waterloo on the anniversary of the battle, June 18. MUNICIPAL, RAILROAD, COTTON MILLS and other corporations I Acts as EXECUTOR, ADMINIST RATOR, GUARDIAN, THUSTEE. i-1 S1GNEE,'. RifiCJflt V Uif jt3KUJUit, Auiii NT. Interest paid on .Deposits in Saving b Department. 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Instead of that" peace and prosperity which both raes now enjoy and which has been Tendered nnsvi ! only by home rule and1 by white su- Our Prescription for Insomnia or less Sleepers is not a Narcotic or Chang of atmqsphere or surroundings but 3C r oerhsteinilron Bed and Spring i Royal Elastic Felt Mattrcoo. i Pr Emmerich's Down SIG: Take to these every night at 1 1 p. m. TVT Tn TT-JT i. sz, oave some he waKe you up is riot uindler our treatoemit. -:::rr:t::. M s ' Co Cor. Wilmington and Hargett Streets, - RALEIGH, & Cl
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