The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-21
BUTLER BARS HIS WAY
Says He Can and VIII Defeat
EWart's Confirmation.
De Almond on the Issues. He Welcomes the
Conflict and Fears Not the Judgment
Of the People.

Washington, u. c., Dec. 20.(SpeciaD
Senator Pritchard goes home tonight
and will return about January 2nd.
The name Of Judge Ewart was sent
to the Senate today by the President
for the third and last time. II Senator
Butler defeats his confirmation by the
Senate, as he says he can and will do
another man will have to be chosen for
this desirable Federal Judgeship.
Judge Avery is here.
The regular meeting of the North Caro-
lima Society Of Washington, was held
at the Confederate Veterans Hall last
evening. and officers for the ensuing
year elected. President Walter G. Muir
ply opened the meeting, and called
upon DIR. f., Il. Bishoup to preside during
the election. DR., Walter G. Murphy
was reelected president; Mrs. Marion
Butler, first viee-presidpnt; Mrs. j. s.
Tomlinson, second vice-presidcnt; Mr.
Jesse II. Powell. treasurer. and Mr.. j.
L. Buxton, secretary. Capt. j. b. Lord
was made chairman of the committee
ON tickets for the banquet and bail to be
given next month for the Lee monument
fund. with the following assistants: w
L. Kirk, Il. ~. Perry, j. +. Buxton, ard
George n. Bell.
Speaking recently of the campaign OF
1900, Judge De Almond. one of the
ablest Democrats in the House, said:
II should say the leading issues of the
next campaign win be the money ques
tion, trusts and imperialism. As to their
relative Importance, ii is MY belief that
no one can ut this time say definitely
how they will find arrangement in the
public mind. think it is quite probable
that in some minds and int some quarters
one issue win be deemed most important,
while elsewhere another may have the
first place. Then, too, the events of the
intervening months may tend somewhat
to magnify or to minimize one issue as
compared with another. In my judg-
ment special emphasis viii be given to the
money question by the passage of such
measures MS that now pending and I'M
der discussion in the House.
''To make fun legal tender silver dol
lars redeemable in gold. to authorize
lnitless bond, meneyed obligation, pub
lie or private, payable in gold alone, toI
create gigantic national bank trust. toll
give many millions of dollars to credi-
tors. public and private, to withdraw the
greenhack from the channels Of trade
to give to the national banker a com
nlete monopoly of the issue of paper
money-this must challenge public at
tention.
TRUSTS are entering every avenue OF
trade. to crush the weak and band to-
gether the strong. The people will be
interested in what shall be said and done
concerning them.
Imperialism cannot masquerade
through stirring campaign in the gar
ments Of expansion The Republicans
must defend their financial legislation.
They have made themselves the cham
pions Of imperialism and the trusts know
them for friends. The Democrats will
meet them upon every part OF the held
and oppose stoutly what, as | have 1ndl-
Gated, the Republicans Will support, de-
feIad or apologize for. | welcome the
conflict. and / fear not the Judgment OF
the people"
Mr.. S. A. Douglass, son of Judge
Robert NJ. Douglass, has oeen chosen
as ono Of the four best de0atars Of
Georgetown University to take part IN
the annual contest for the AIerrlek
medal in CASTOR Hall, Georgetown
University, February 22nd, Norta Car
olina's gifted young sons have always
ranked high in this instittion of learn
ing. Since the days of Hon William
CASTOR, for whom the beautiful Castor
Hall is named, the State has had
very fine representation here. renem-
Der just before CASTOR Hall was de1iea-
ted Mr. Thomas Ransom, the handsome.
brilliant and lamented son Of Senator
NJ w. Ransom, was one of the fous
orators who was designated to enter the
contest He made splendid effort that
evening and was applauded to the echo.
Young Stephen A. Douglass has roya'
right to ability and his friends feel sure
be will acquit himself in manner WGr-
thy Of his name and State.
The North Carolina Society has inyi-
ted Mrs. .Josephus Daniels to assist Mr1
Senator Vance and other ladies at Il re-
eeption TO be given this evening in the
Confederate Veterans Hall.
Mrs Daniels. accompanied by Mas
ters Josephns and Worth Bagley Dam
iels. is spending Christmas with her
mother, Mrs. Adelaide Worth Bagley.
at her pretty home near Dupont Circle,
in this city.
Walter Page in my humble opinion
the foremost literary man North Car3-
lima or the South has produced, spent
several days here recently visiting his
two charming sisters, who are in Wash
ington for the winter He looks noS
one day older than he did FIVE years ago.
/ hear with genuine pleasure that tie
financial troubles of Harper Bros VII
not affect his future plans as regards
the great encyclopaedia, of which liz is
to be editor-in-cbief.
Congressman kluttz called at the
White House this nuorning with Presi-
dent King and twenty-five young ladies
of Elizabeth College, Charlotte, n c.,
and introduced them to the President.
The party is stopping at the Oxford hotel
DeWitt's Little Early Risers purify
the blood, clean the liver, invigorate
the system. Famous little pills for con
stipation and liver troubles. Bobbitt-
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