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The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-18
! GREAT LIoHT ExTlNouIsHED
Death Of Hon. r. r. Armfield, Of States-
/ yiife-,an Able and distinguished
+ Nerth caroIipian.
/. (ohariotte Observer, 10th. }

t'tgs- (Charlotte Observer, 1oth.)
Our news columns tell of the death
Of Hon. Robert franklin Armfeld at
his home in Statesville yesterday
morning. He had been in declining
health for six or eight years, and his
death was not unexpected. Judge
Armtield was born in Glfilford county
July 9th, 1929, and was therefore in
his 10th year. He was-reared on The
farm and was educated at Trinity
College. He taught school ln his
early life, and afterward studiea law
with Hon, John A. Gilmer, setting
at Yadkinville, where he.commenced
the practice of his. profession. He
was a member of the constitutional
convention of 1861 from Yadkin
county ard resigned from that body
to enter the Confederate army; en-
listed withs Company B, Thirty
feicbth, Regiment, North Carolina
State Troops, and was elected first
| llieufenant; was afterwards elected
lieutenant colonel of the regiment,
was wounded at Shepherdstown in
Octpber, 1862. and'while at home on
furlough was elected solicitor of MIS-
district, on which account he resign
ed from the army. In 1865 he moved
to Wilkesboro, where he praeticed
law until 1890, when heremoved TO
Statesville, where he lived until his
death. In 1874 he was elected to the
State Senate from Iredell, Alexander
and Wilkes, and was chosen Presl-
dent of that body, in the absence OF II
Lieutenante Governor, and presided
over it throughout the session. he
was elected to the Forty-siXth Con
rress, and to the Forty-seventh, and
was afterward appointed to the
Superior Court bench, was elected TO
it at the next ensuing election, and
served upon it with great dis
tinction.
1t is putting the case conservative
I " to say that Jutge Armlield was
one of the. very ablest men in the
State. When in his prime he was
perhaps the very foremost criminal
LAWYER in the State. Before jury
he was simply overwhelming AS a
Judge he was great. In appearance
he was singularly commanding
carrying massive head and having
face which told the most casual
observer that he was in the presence
of greatness There avas no more de-
Ilightful cJnversationalist, He waa
full of anecdote and reminiscence;
his wit was the. keenest; as q re
conteur he was uhsnproachable. An
Iomniverous readeHs and having a
memory which was d marvels he was
self-edutated rather than a product
of the schools, and while first OF all
thingsja lawyer, and master OF tn. the
J, n. j, ,is.ia,,i. 4 :
I general knowledge.
So great man and so engaging a
personality are rarely found. When
/ The true history of the State is writ
ten, it will be recorded in it that
Judge Armiield was among the very
f,rnn,ost of Nnrth CornlinianS LIVING
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-18

Reno, New. Nov. 10.-Washie county
has gone Republican on governor and
legislative ticket. Returns from the
state indicate that the governorship Is
very close between Mcmillan, Rep, and
Sadler, fusion.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-18

st. Paul, Mimi. Nov 10.-John LIND,
Silver Republican. with Democratic and
Populist endorsement, will have not less
than 10000 plurality in the state over
Eustis, Republican, but Lind is the only
fusion candidate to win. All seven Re-
publican congressman have been
plapte6
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-18
% d, nlpsl |sjs. !
twRIifrEN ron GaE FREE PREss.)

5.fe ~ 4tia ---1y----
BY higlt they whisper SECRETS, they Stand
s'dreaming in their sleep.
And the wind that moves their branches
wings from the dreaming deep; ,-s~7
In the teniing coolth Of midnight, in the
dusky dark O. night
And their plume heads are nodding, like
wide-winged birds of fight
IIo! the dreams. rant dreams
They dream as they stand dreaming where
= rhe Sca.thsru starlight CLEANS.
And the dreams they dream ate joyous, of
good omen. and you hear
Their lips soy words yon do not know; and
delicate and clear,
You hear the Groom q Iaughter blithe, so
softly as child
Might laugh-and then so still the solealn
sOmbre wild
Just listens, listens, iistcns dear Lord
the silencei Harkle.
The dreaming piDes are snfitteh VII the
dumbness Of the datk. snes
AFFIXED ERWIN.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-18
,rcMvuin,s Majority In Tennessee.

MCMKIIIH- MuIOTIVy III IVETEVS5VO'
Nashville, Tenn, Nov 9.-The Demo
cratic executive committee claims 25,'
900 majority for McN1illin. The Repub'
lican committee comedies McMillin's
election by 10000 majority. The legis
lature shows Democratic gains Con
eressmen: Eight Democrats; two Re
publicans The vote throughout tn,
state light.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-18
rIq1. SIXTH CONGRESS-.
T,atesls Returns Show Democratic
Gatls in the Lower House.
sr4lHH WINS IN PENNSYLVANIA.

nine other. Democrats Also Elected
N Il j keystone state-New Jersey
2,scls lssrRo Democratic Congress-
men I'd Maryland Like Number
Wa ia ston, Nov. 11.-Chairman
Babcass, OF the Republican congress
siona, i, 1siittee, claims that the Fifty
sixth .D sress will be composed as fol-.
lows. Republicans 1856; Democrats
'1rs I;9pGlists, s; Silver Republican, l.
seert h, Kerr. Of the Democratic COM
mittsi Gins that the opposition will
have s8 KiAes, and perhaps Isl.
Folf M Is q. list of congressman
elect .;slllpiled from the latest news
paper siisratehes. 1t shows that the Re
publi bahs have elected 1856 members,
whiieLthe Democrats, silver Republi-
cans, tf9siDnists and all others have
electiN 100 members. There. are 5
d5uIii AZ districts yet to be heard from.
Dem. D'bt
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-18

short of a clear majority over the other
two candidates. Swallow had a plu-
rality in Lackawana county alone. IN
all other counties he was third. Last
year, as a candidate for state treasurer
he carried ten counties.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-18

There is no path for us to pursue
in which we will not meet disappoint-
ments and mislortunes. Our life, at
the best, is a pilgrimage, and perils
surround it all the way,
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-18

Detroit, Nov. 1O.-According to more
complete returns Governor Pingree $
plurality will reach about 10000. The
Republicans have elected solid rep
Nresentation ofi12 congressman.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-18

Reno, Nap. Nov. 9,-Indications point
to the election of McMillin, Rep, for
governor; Newlands, silver, for con-
gress; Flanagan, Rep senate, and at
least two out Of the four assemblymen
for this district.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-18

God never made lazy man,
Money, the devil and a soft brain
make lazy people, and they are not
very good workmen, after all. A lazy
man is poor job, even after he is
finished.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-18

The hunters are enjoying this
beautiful weather, and the poor birds
and rabbits. are having to hustle Tor
their lives,
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-18

What saved Roosevelt in New York
was that he had been a gallant
soldier. What happened to General
Wheeler in Alabama, happened to
Roosevelt in a less degree in New
York But while it made Wheeler
unanimously a Congressman, it made
Roosevelt Governor Of New York. The
American heart in every section of
tn ~" eats sympatlfdtically
Snd patriotism; and if
xsSe war, had its tests OF
.-yiat all could understand and
appreciate the purer and better it
would be.-Norfolk Tirgjnlan and
Pilot.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-18

1t is easy enough to talk about
economy; it's the practising OF it
that counts.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-18
0ysisis is a list Il the congrsssrner
arsay lyaria. New Jersey


Pennsylva ania-Galusha a. Grow and
Samuel A. Davenport Cat large), II. H.
Bingham, Robert Adams, Jr., WIN. Nc
Aleer James r. Young, "a c. Harmer'
Thomas S. Butler, Irving p Wanger,
spaniel Ermentrout, Marriott Brosius,
aLaird II, Barber, william ConnelI,
IS. W. Davenport, slaves w. Ryan,
Marlin L. Olmstead, c. Fred Wright
Horace b. Packer, 'Rufus *. FOLK,
Thad. NJ. Mahon, 'Edward d. Ieigler'
Joseph Z. Thropp, Summers NJ. JACK,
John Dalzell, William H. Graham, Er-
nest f. Acheson, ]. b. Showaiter'
sAthelston CASTOR, 'Joseph c. Sibley,
James K. P. Hail.
New Jersey--Henry C. Loudenslager'
John ]. Gardner, "J. S. Salmon, James
T.. Stewart, r. W. Parker, "William ID.
DAILY, Charles N. Fowler, Benjamin f.
Howell.
Maryland-*John W. Smith, William
b. Baker, Frank c. Wachter. james
W. Denny. Sydney E. Mudd, George A
Pearre.
Delaware-John f. Hoffecker, Rep.
Those marked (c are Democrats,
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ii. Js.iis \ .issiits. " ~
general knowiedge. w

So great man and so engaging a
personality are rarely found. When
The true history of the State is writ
ten, it will be recorded in it that
Judge Armleld was among the very
foremost of North Carolinians, living
or dead.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-18

New York, NY. 9.-Theodore Roose-
velt.- the -Reputiiean 5aornhee has car
ried the stateypy.a plurality over Au-
gustus Van Wyck Of 1884 votes. The
Republican vote shows falling off as
compared with that for Governor
Black, in 1876, Of about IA per cent In
the municipality Of New York the old
time Democratic majority was ap-
proximated Van Wyck's vote being
about $4,000 greater than that of the
Republican candidate. This latter re-
suit was helped in some measure by
the result in the borough of Brooklyn
(Kings county,, which in 1896 gave
Black a plurality of 23,6S2, but yes
terday gave a Democratic plurality OF
about 1880 Brooklyn is the home of
Judge Van Wyck.
The returns from many counties up
the state are incomplete, and in some
cases are missing altogether. The in
dications, being computations upon the
fgurai vt hand, point to a Republican
puraitkin the counties above Harlem
Of aboH<100 900, to offset which the
Democrats can produce only the 10000
plurality of greater New York.
The soldier vote will not be counted
until Dec !, but it is not likely THAI
the ballot from the camps will ma
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-18

'ris the lack of love that makes
miserable many life.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-18

TEE ElBgqI0Ds.
Roosevelt Carries New York for
A the Republicans
BY 4 PLURALITY 81 T 1894.
'>
The Keystone State Elects the En-
tire Republican Ticket.
-
VOORHEES, NINs IN NEW JERSEY

HeWill Be BackAfay Legislature That
Sfy We a9sspublicsB ts.Succsed James
Smith in the}National Senate--Dela-
ware, Too, Will Elect a Republican SEN
ator-Democrats Elect Two Congressmen
in Maryland d.-Swaliow's Small Vote in
the Pennsylvania Contest Ncbraska's
Fusion Governor and Republican Legis-
lature.
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that "by the necessity of the close contact
OF tho North and South. the active prin-
oiples Of liberty would have been In time
sure to eradicate the blot Of slavery by a
natural law"
But a wicked generation would have war
In 1898 as in 1881 and 1879, and behold
the awful result:
what = s~ssctaoie is presented By . democracy,
perplexed atits own miscarriage Of self-government
undertaking with jaunty confidence to govern hordes
OF poople In the tropics. alien in manners. traditions,
and habits to all that Americans hold dearl To enter
upon such a career as our jingoes picture. we must
renounce the PRINCIPLES which have made the coun-
try great Imperial rule abroad necessltates Imperial
rule At homo. No nation oan have adjustable ethics,
applicable alike to freedom and to the government Of
subjuRated races. II IL IL right to deny Suffrage TO
the governed people in the Sandwich Islands, Il will
not be long before. under tho plea Of necessity. suf-
frage In the United States will be ourtailed and the
right Of the governed TO choose their representative
denied"
We mako these quotations from the Hon.
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRIsoN's grafton in the
Mystic Peace Temple merely for the pur-
pose OF showing that, although violent, he
is harmless. The father was n great agi-
tator. The son is a small agitated.
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The Lessons of the War.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sr: I have
had too much experience in campaigning to be
overcredulous as regards the published stories
Of needless suffering by our troops. The hard
ships ofcampaigning are inevitable. particularly
In such an operation as that conducted at San
tiago. but great az they were there. they have
been far exceeded elsewhere in war. Gen.
Skater substantially cut loose from his base.
preserving with it only a mule track for COM
munication. That involved temporary depri-
walton for the troops. but it was a wise opera
ton. as the event proved, and by its rapidity It
saved many lives and untold suffering.
Some instances Of friction between the
staff and the line seem to have occurred. but
they were inevitable, and individuals in the
line or staff cannot Justly be held responsible
That ought to be remodel!ed. For myself. 1
should begin by providing at least the cddre Of
cations consisting Of commissioned and non
commissioned officers, large enough to be the
niRReIIsu 70 for Sris an a TRIyy s saSp 7 is to the any hest needs IDS
eSxamPied SUPPLY 4 materiai, Tor Soldiers; but but
always on hand to train and lead them.
te Next " would SIfo do t away. With the h militia sys,
that is a complete misnomer, 1t is not really a
military force. but rather a collection of social
form. The regiments now included In the
militia should give place to organizations un-
der United States officers: thu the military
training OF the soldier be extended. The neces-
stiles OF our expanding territory and its great
diffusion will demand a much larger aTmythan
the Chairman of tho Military Committee of the
house Of REPRESENTATIVES,, expresses the con-
needed, and we cannot safely have less.
Next, would remodel our general staff some
what after the plan OF the German Army. profit
ing by the experience Of the defects manifested
in this war under sharp trial. They are not by
any means as many and serious as they have
been represented to be; the management OF
the war and it's numerous difficult problems
has been good. even admirable; but they are
defects due to a defective system and they
should be remedied.
Finally. while extending to our many sick
soldiers the sympathies of one who has had a
taste of their sharpest sufferinRs In other days.
/ bid them be patient. assuring them that the
time will come, and soon, when they will look
back only at the Victories Of their strength, and
their present Affections will seem to them light
and trivial by the side OF the splendid expert
ence Of war. Nor do I omit those of them who
never left camps in this country. They all
contributed to the victorious result by lemon
s~trating to Spain and to Europe that our mill
tary spirit and resources make impossible sue
cessful war against us. VETERAN.
NEW YORK, Aug, %,
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The Use of panish

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: Teachers
In various parts OF the Union, and moro particu-
larly on the Atlantic seaboard cities. apparent
ly without any preconcerted arrangement, have
been advocating as a desirable addition to the
present curriculum Of studies instruction in
Spanish. The jurisdiction OF the United
States is to be increased by adding
many million people speaking the Spanish
language. with whom commercial and
official Intercourse will be held for q
number Of years to come. and the advantage OF
instruction in Spanish is now recognized,
though heretofore in this city the linguistic op-
tional studies for students in the grammar
schools have been German and French. The
extension of American business with the newly
acquired Spanish Misunderstanding. govern
ment. and COMMENTATORS not exhaust by any
means the number Of countries commercial
intercourse with which renders a knowledge Of
Spanish beneficial to the citizens OF the United
States. The republics Of Central America and of
South America. with the exception OF Brazil.
use Spanish officially and colloQuially. and with
these countries. under a broader comprehen-
sion OF the commercial destiny OF the United
The Spanish language is not difficult to ac-
9uire. II is spoken mute extensively in one Of
Union, and Is, a language 30 long in use that It
has all the characteristics Of permanency. It
ID SOIlOTOuss COululnluR TeluIlNblY lew WORDS,
having. few Of the idiomatlc difficulties pre-
sented in the study OF German. and. moreover,
IL Is spoken probably by a larger number OF
people WHO speak no other language aud have
no marked facility in acquiring any other than
Is the case with modern languages generally.
Spanish speaking peoples being dilatory in ac-
quiring English, the proposition THAI those IA
miliar with English should acquire knowledge
of Spanish seems a sensible method OF remov-
ing an existing obstacle to business with our
newly acquired Spanish dependencies.
Spanish nov ranks second to English In the
number Of persons speaking it In the Western
Continent. At the beginning of the present
century French was spoken more extensively
in Europe than any other language, somewhat
more than German. twice as much as English
or Italian, and three times as much as Spanish.
The development Of colonies In which Spanish
Is sp3ken led to it's p9|pSHnl6arisy and L tsoomputed
Europe spoke Spanish and only 3 100000
English. At present the number speaking
English ls put at 120.000.00 and those speak,
Ing Spanish at 20 100000, or about one:thlrd
sal in commerce: but in North and South
America Spanish takes second place. and the
propriety Of recommending instruction In it
seems at this time to have many reasons in its
support. HARLEM.
New YORK. Aug. %.
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The Game Broken Up.

Tho meeting Of tho Loyal Democratic
League at Albany Saturday must have been
uncommonly distressing to tho powerful
Democratic intellects that will not hear OF
national issues in New York this year.
State issues and nothing but State issues, ~
command the powerful Democratic intel
lects; and don't let the Republicans trick
you into %supposing that national Issues
count in the New York campaign"
The Loyal Democratic League comes
along and says to tho powerful Democratic
intellects: Here, you have got to be loyal
to the Chicago platform and show your
selves straight on national issues, or you
don't get our votes. No sneaking, II you
please. Stick to the platform"
Most uncomfortable talk to address to a
lot of unctuous and diplomatic Democratic
leaders who don't care a split straw for the
Chicago platform themselves and who know
that 1t Is a mighty dangerous thing to ex-
hibit in New York.
The Democratic thimble-rigglng game
has been exposed again, and by Democrats.
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A Boston Mugwump in tho Peace
Temple.

At the thirty-second annual convention of
the Universal Peace Union at Mystic, Con-
n~ecticut, last week the Hon. WILLIAM LLOYD
GARRISON Of Boston uplifted his voice and
spake. The Hon. ALFRED IL. LOVE, Presi-
lent Of the u. p. U. and peace negotiator on
his W hook, had just told those editors
and reporters who have so grossly misrep-
resented him that he had a pity for them.
There is no malice in my heart" said the
pigeOn-livered Philadelphia. II will not
revile them, but, In turn, 1 will forgive
them, for they were hasty and inflamed by
war" Then Mr.. GARRISON, hasty and in
famed, proceeded to revile pretty much
everybody. He spoke or shouted about
War and Imperialism Fatal to Sclf-Govern-
ment," beginning with the baneful Vene-
zuela message" that assured the eclipse
OF CLEvELANDis high-minded policy and the
speedy downfall Of his party" There
cracked a Mugwump heart. "The hysteri-
cal response to the message" continued Mr..
GARRISON, whose style has n singular re-
semblance to Mr.. SwISBURNEIs prose philip
pics, twas a revelation to the country of its
own unsupported and latent savagery. From
one end Of the country to the other went up
the howl Of war. The indecent haste of a
hostile Congress to indorse the colossal
mistake of a hated Administration, with an
instructive perception Of the latter's suicide,
will furnish a pregnant page for the future
historian"
Mr.. GARRISON furnished a pregnant page
himself by attrlbuting the war to the Ding
ley tariff. The war, it is comforting for MIN
to reflect, was earnestly opposed by dis
Interested thinkers" Here he must nave
bowed and looked a little ~self-conscious.
Hostllitics with Spain "were hurried regard
less of truth and honor" Still, the war seems
to have been a good average or average good
war, for when one assumes that the Revo-
lutlonary and the civil wars were good ones
because certain benefits resulted, the ques-
ton is begged" The Rev. MoNoURE DANIEL
CONWAY has decided that this country might
have got political freedom without fighting
Great Britain. and Mr.. GARAIsoE IL sure
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sole language TO be taught in the public
schools Of an English speaking country.
The same rule will apply to the schools in
our new Spanish acquisitions, when our
free school system is extended to them.
The teaching in them must be English
only. The transformation OF these people
into harmony with our political institutions
will be best and most speedily effected by
that means. The young generation will
grow up speaking English and will put
way Spanish prejudices accordingly. OF
course, teachers reasonably familiar with
Spanish also will be required at first, but in
due time the supply will come from the
transformed community itself.
Not the learning Of Spanish by u people
10 the important matter. 1t is the learning
Of English by the Spanish speaking people
brought under our political system.
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Prof. Norton's Insults.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. The
Literary Glass" In history belongs to the ro-
dictionary element. Had this class prevailed
America would not have been discovered 1.-THE
monasteries frowned on Columbusl: the PHI.
grims would have remained In Europe Oxford
and Cambridge were theirmostb bitter enemies)I
Pennsylvania's settlement retarded 1.-THE Quak.
ers. with Fox and Penn at their head, were the
butt Of English writers); Carolina would have
been a landgravate OF the German type (undeP
Locke's constitution W: Virginia a penal ool-
ony thad literary James I. had his wayl. while
the patriots Of '76 would have been hanged 40
high as Hannah (had photographer johnson
had his WayL.
The literary class OF Boston was opposed to
our war Of 1872 and wanted to secede from the
Union; the literary class Of Boston called the
Mexican war. which gave us California, Nevada
and New Mexico. q ~slaveholder's war; the
literary class Of Boston said in 1881, Let the
Southern States go: It is . clearing out Of the
town poor" and the literary GLASS Of Boston to-
looked pIacidly on while Weyler butcheEEed and
blew up our sleeping sailors.
No. Prof. Nortonl The country does not look
the d d sstfa g q %e ths q pss GSG sang 3 y oe1 saape
crepiddm." Go back to University Hall and your
%sthe exc es sRd SsaSf 70 T Ui t5e the asa ss5s Of heroes
world is in the afr. and the American citizen.
1 n %esS y Ss fss e h iRSiaalfh f fs0 Sea sdp np snd,
81 course. Il i Notion doesn't like the country
T w Ssn such Sef o @fr 81 81 spiee eSs n hs w wSpt tim as would WSuid
bring him in his Beloved" Spain. They would
make him ken there that he had q 18th in bis
PLATTsBURa. Aug. %.