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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
Spirit of the Press.
FOOLS FEW PEOPLE.
Statesville Mascot.

StdfeSVllle MASCOT.
a Washington special to a recent
issue of the Raleigh News and Obser-
ser says that a distinguished anti-amerd-
ment Democrat will be nominated for
Governor by the Republicans and Popu-
lists. Wonder who he as: This used to
he the policy of the Republicans. When
they found a Democrat smarting under
defeat in his OWN party they put him up
for office, and he swOre in his speeches
that he was better Democrat than
his opponent, the Democratic nominee.
but fooled very few of the people. After
his defeat he usually received a rev
onue office, and from that day on was
probably the noisiest Republican in his
community. This was formerly the pet
scheme Of the Republicans to divide the
white men of North Carolina, and it al
ways failed. Will they try it again, and
who will be the Democrat who will lend
himself to this effort to defeat permanent
white mans rule in North Carolina and
her every part? But Democracy cares
not whom the opposition puts up-let it
be an old timn Republican, a Populist
or sore-head former Democrat-our
nominee will be the next Governor o.
North Carolina.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
SOLDIERS LETTER TO MR.. HOAR
The Senator Reads Few Passages and
Says He Has Large Correspondence.

| tFrom Senator Hoar's Speech in the
Senate January 8, 1907
Mr. President, | wish to read an ex-
| tract from a letter which is one of Il
great many letters I have received
had one within TWO days from an emf
nent general officer, thoroughly syms,a-
thiziirs with my position in this matter,
man who came home with great
and a brave record, but who said that
while the excited condition exists ne
does not want to have his name used,
and he should say nothing. l have here
letter from q soldier, who says:
Il would come to Washington if
could be of any service but you doubtless
have plenty of soldiers and others st
hand betker capable than myself to
answer your questions. i hope You will
put up the fight of your life against the
administration policy The army
of late has been making good showing
but Congress should realize that every
Filipino under arms there today means
has sworn to have liberty or death. /"
Who was il that used that phrase? Ia
there a Senator from Virginia here who
remembers where that expression came
from: The miserable Filipino got hold
of it somehow. l rather think. on the
whole. we had better charge this whole
hloodshed and slaughter and loss OF life
and treasure to Patrick Henry. The
soldier goes on TO say:
We may have been more
humane to our prisoners, but our army
has been n greater scourge TO their
country than the Spanish army in 100
years But still they dispute every nd
vance and close in the wake Of every
retreat. They are not savages. Senator,
as YOU know, of course. | want to toA
You how our regiment changed its mind
upon this point. We had been taught
tthe devil only knows WHY that the
Filipinos We're savages, no better than
our Indians.
But Gen. Lawton took half my regi-
ment with him on the Santa Cruz expe-
dition. The boys came back with differ
ent ideas denied that they were sayages
and confessed that they did not want to
hight them any more. They had seen in
their deserted houses school books every
Wnefe-gramnars, biographies and
aiarfmetics-we thumbed. They had
seen school houses, churches. govern
ment buildings, halls of justice, paintings
decorations and all kinds of handiwork:
a city paved, cleaned and drained, happv
In peace and plenty before they cahne
on their mission of disturbing the pesca
commissioners proclamation After this
mp neither the ''nigger" nor INDIAN.
talk made them enthusiastic soldiers"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE.
LONGEST SCHOOL TERM.

The Durham Sun recently claimed to
lead the State in the amount of money par
capita spent on its public schools ard III
the length of the school term. 1t said;
Last year the hlpportonment was
$3.50 per capita. This years per capita
OF $294 puts it far i'm excess OF 1899. IA
durham district the length of the
schools will be ten months, and in the
other districts about six months. There
is no question OF the fact that Durham
leads the State ir school matters"
This statement was widely printed ana
generally acccpttl, but the Ash2villa
Citizen now. comes forward and disputes
Durham'S claim and says ''Buncomf~
Leads The State" We quote the Citf-
zen:
I'VE suppose the Durham district Inv
cIudeS the city schools OF durham II
so. the county schools of Buncom'be make
Il much better showing than those of
Durham county BuGcCnbe's schools are
conducted SIX months i'll MOST OF
the townships, and next session, with an
apportionment of $2.17 they will certainly
run seven months, in every township, ami
of Durham are not Included in the Dur
nam district, BuncOmbe has even then
a better showing to make; for an all
round term of seven months rs better
rhifn' a 101h6nths' term in one district
and sabout six months" in each of the
rest. Taking the city schools of Bun
,.onlbe (the ASheville schools with those
Of the county, we have this amount OF
schooling: In Asheville mile months
which is long enough; and seven months
in every township i'll the county. Can
Durham beat this:'
From the showing of the Clifton, Dur
ham pays more money per capita to pub
die schools. The Citizen says that in
Buncombe the per capita for the coming
year is $217 while in Durham it is $2.e4.
That establishes Durhams per capita
prilnacy. How about the length of the
school terms? Durham town has TEN
months term in it's graded schools. Ashf"
Vile nine; Durham county will have
about six months in the country
schools, Buncombe will have "seYeaa
months in every township in the county.
We refer to the generous rivalry be-
tween these two progressive counties IL
the hope that it may stimulate other
counties to greater zeal in providing he's
ter educational facilities in the public
schools for all the children OF the State
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21

President Rich, who has charge of the
Southern Mormon Mission. mas made u
report of the work of Mormon elders in
the South. During the month of Mo-
preaching their doctrine. They rode
> 703 miles and walked u, 1876 miles
in the prosecution of their duties,
breaking all former records" During
the same week they visited 2,13O
families and We're refused entertain
meIh'' by 13J families, or by about ;
per cent. of the whole number visited.
They held S33 meetings. blessed -
children and baptized II persons
SO aggressive are these elders, who
get no salary ana whose expenses are
paid by their families nj home that
Governor McLaurin of Mississippi. fit
called upon 10 give them roast in his
annual message to THE Legislature
Commencing on the figures above quot Il.
the Charleston News and Courier makes
Il suggestion about mission work in
South Carolina thai, may not be without
force in North Carolina. 1t says:
I'VE are disposed to doubt that any
orthodox church in South Carolina can
beat. or match. this record in the same
period; and if NOT, it would appear TO
be incumbent on their authorities and
Promoters to consider seriously whether
they are doing the full measure of their
duty to themselves and 10 those who
sit in darkness i'll the State even ac-
cordng to merely human standards. 1t
is q good thing in its way. no doubt. TO
organize and employ the resources and
energies of a 'denominati)n for the
higher education Of young people, burt
the example of the elders Will serve at
least as a reminder, when it may be
needed. that there is other and not less
important work for the preachers and
teachers of every denomination in this
and other Southern States to do. and
may suggest to some of them perhaps
that they have left undone much that
they might have done and ought TO have
done in the line of their own proper and
Iaramount mission.
Most laymen and out siders, at any
rate Will he disposed to the view that
the hustling elders find the harvest field
in those parts 50 invi.ing because it is
50 far from being crowded by local and
rival laborcrs as Jealous as themselves
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
REPUBLICANS FOR IT.

Every populiSt who does not hold or
want an office at the hands of the
negroes, who understands the amend
mcnt. will vote for it. And for every
Democrat who is deceived into voting
against it, two Republicans will sup
port. 'StrawS show which way tine
wind blows" The last issue of the -Ashe-
boro Courier had this item:
when Republican who has not split
his ticket for thirty years, tells Il Re
publican boss publicly that he is tired
Of the negro and is going to vote fcr
the amendment this load of poles, you
may think it strange. but that very
thing occurred right in this town JUST
one week ego Yesterday"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
HARD NUT TO CRACK.

New York World.
The Sultan of Sulu had never been
our ally. We had never encouraged MIN
to revolt against Spain. We had never
recognized his government. Yet, for
the sake of peace, Mr.. Mckinley nego-
tiated with him. agreed to leave him
free to maintain polygamy and slavery,
agreed TO pay him and his harem-keepeIS
monthly subsidies. If we can tolerate
and subsidize slavery and polygamy for
the sake of peace and commerce and
naval stations, might we not also tolerate
freedom and self-government? Ii MIR.
Mckinley can negotiate with a Mohome-
tan despot, might he not find some
measures less harsh than a war of ex-
termination for a Christian people ask
ing only permission to be free?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
SAW MILL MEN EXEMPT.
Not Liable to the Tax on Lumber
Dealers.

Durham, \. c., Jan. 20.-(Special)-
Judge Moore, who has been holding court
here this week, has rendered decision
that is of special interest to saw mill
men generally. State Treasurer Worth
has decided that all saw mill men in the
State must pay tax as lumber dealers
under a section of the revenue act levy
ing tax ON people who deal in lumber.
In order to test the legality of Treasurer
Worth's decision J. ii. Barbee. a saw mill
man of Patterson township, refused to
pay the tax and the case was carried
into the courts. Judge Moore held that
MIR. Barbee was not liable for this tax
and in rendering the decision SAID that
a lumber dealer, under the laws. was
one who bought and sold lumber and nat
saw mill mem. who are manufacturers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
THE BEST TYPE.

The Tarboro Southerner says 1T Mr..
y. b. Dawson, Il successful rutHer a.
Conetoc, is meeting with sue ;9ss fur
nishing seed TO some of the largest seed
industries Of the country" This is an
industry we maze trlc1 10 get established
in Raleigh. There is money i'll 1t. &nd
Capt y. W. West in Il communication
TO this paper offered to help raise The
capital if the proper man could be found.
The Southcrner truly says that "Mr.
Dawson is the type Of man who is build
ing up the South" He Is the best type
of the Tar @Iccl who is ito the manor
born"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
RIG RAILROAD TRUST.

Referring 10 the consolidation of ali
the great lines of railroads north OF
the Potomac, by which all competition
is destroyed and 10000 men thrown out
of cmployment. the Charlotte Observer
says:
The South can hardly escape if this
enormous all-cmbracing combine at the
North and West is successful Already
the most strenuous efforts are being put
forth to stitie competition in the South.
The mtiring, relentless efforts of Mr.
Ryan to prevent the Seaboard system
from consolidating as competing
through line to the Southern railway
are no DOUBT an echo Of this Western
pool. The South is to be congratulated
that so far, thanks to just judges, the
Ryan schemes have failed. In view of
present developments it becomes a pa
triotic duty of the people of the South
TO uphold the j. SHELTON Williams syndi-
cate in its efforts to maintain the Sea-
boards independence.
The success of Mr.. Williamss syndi-
cate is essential TO preserve competition
and independent lines in the South RAJ
eieh is deeply interested, moro so than
any North Carolina city, in preserving
the independence of the Seaboard. The
consolidation of great independent sys-
TENS has nowhere given reduction in
rates but has resulted in less railroad
construction. less development of the
COUNTRY, and has thrown many men
out of employment. From these evils,
we of the South may revercntly pray
Good Lord. deliver us
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21

The Washington Post denies that Gov
crnor Roosevelt originated the express
ION referring 10 Mr.. Mckinley as 1.-THE
gentleman with the chocolate eclair
backbone. The Post ascribes The de-
scription 10 the New York Sun and re-
calls. that on May l.. 1890. the. Sun,
in considering Mr.. McKinley's position
on the money issue. said: I'VE do not
know where he stands. Nobody knows.
Major Mckinley himself does net know.
TO stand anywhere requires something
more than two legs and two feet: or one
leg and cane or crutch: or fence TO
lean against 1t requires also backbone.
And the Napoleon of Canton has about
as much backbone as Il chocolate
ccair"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
DEMOCRATS ARE HONEST.
Carter Harrison.


The Democratic party is not i'll the
bunco business. When the Republicans
talk about bimetallism they mean the
gold standard When the Democrats
say bimetallism, they mean silver nj
the ratio eff 16 to- /. There is no other
ratio and the phrases are identical. The
silver question will be one of the issues
Of the coming campaign-not tn Leading
one. 1t will be talked about and argued
to some extent. but other issues VIII
be in the forefront 1t is nOnsensical TO
talk about the Democratic party forsak-
ing silver or attempting to re4ss'te II
because a change of mind has been I'M
dcrgono.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
NEW YORK FOR BRYAN.
Wa shingtOn Post

NaSHlliStoH OSl'
Norman f. Mack. proprietor of the
Buffalo Times. is at the Shoreham.
Western New York Democrats, said
Mr.. Mack. ARE loyal TO Mr. Bryan
With the exception Of Il few corpora
ton and trust lawyers. the party is i'll
line and in full accord with the Nebras-
kan. Those who left the party in 1896
are coming back and are aftiliating with
us. The 1G to l bugaboo has few terrorS
for the so-called gold Democrats this
year The financial transactions of the
Treasury Department during the past
few weeks have aided the Democratic
cause. not only in the Western end or
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
Out of such exhibitions of ''discrimina-
tive" criticism!-Will T. Hall in Nash
vile American.

| Out of such exhibitions of "discrimina>
tive" criticism.--Will T. Hall in Nash
vile American.
.kipllng, it seems, turns to beueficcnt
account the widespread desire to possess
his autograph. The Philadelphia Record
tells Of West Philadelphia girl who
sent~a modest request for an autograph.
enclosing stamped and addressed en-
yelope, as is her wont. Say The Rec
ord I'm reply she received a printed
slip from Mr.. Kipling's secretary set
ting forth in brief that Mr. Kipling
would be pleased to furnish his auto
grapll upon payment of $3.50 to any
charity which the collector might pre-
fer. a receipt for which should imme-
diately be sent to him. She donated the
sum TO the Children's Country Week
Association. forwarded the receipt to
Mr.. Kipling, and the other day she re-
ceiyed the autograph"
The rumor that England is preparing
the island .of ST. Helena for the posi-
bic reception Of President Kruger lends
special timeliness to an article which will
appear in the February Century--the
first OF the hitherto unrepOrted Talks
with Napoleon from the diary of DIR.
Il. IL. OMeara, his physician at st.
Helena. The extracts printed in this
number are prefaced by an account OF
the writer's relations with the ex-Empe-
ror and the story of the manuscripts
discovery by the editor Of The Century.
A portrait of O'AIeara and map OF
the island are among the illustrations
Of this instament.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21

\ trust. like snake, should be hit
wherever found. Mr. Gaines, of Ten
nessee has introduced Il bill to forbid
the trusts the use of the United States
mails. The Louisiana Lottery was Il
paragon of virtue compared to the rob
bing and illegal trusts. and yet it was
denied the right of the mails and there.
by destroyed. This Congress, however,
belongs to the trusts, and will do nothing
TO hurt them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
SWALLOWS BROKEN GLASS.
Lem Bennett Awaiting Trial For Muir
der Attempts Suicide.

Winston. y. c. Jan. 2O.-(Special.) >
Lem Bennett, who is in Stokes county
jail awaiting trial for the murder of
James Smith, during the Christmas holi-
days, tried to commit suicide last night
by breaking bottles and swallowing Il lot
of glass. His condition is serious.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
ITS ENGLISH, YOU KNOW. "
'harity and Children.


Have You noticed how extremely SOFT
we are becoming toward the English Of
late? Now we have nothing in the world
against the English. YOU know, but we
pray that we may be delivered from their
way Of doing and saying things. If they
can stand their plan of government. with
its toadyism and gcw-gaws and feeble
minded royalty. all right; but for lncr-
cy's sake don't let freedom American
citizen begin to long for the flesh pots
of Egypt that we left behind us over
4 cetury ago.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
THEIR ONLY REASONS

ASheviIIc Citizen
The Black and-Tans object to the
elimination CT the negro vote fOr lie
same reason that flea objects to the
elim,nato of its particular dog. Abolish
the ignorant negro vote. and the Black
and-Tans won't have II free feeding
ground.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21

lhe State. but from LAKE. Erie TO the
Atlantic. | firmly believe that the En-
pire State will elect a Democratic COVER
nor next November. and that the electo-
raj vote will be east for William Ien-
nings Bryan"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
Epidemic Of Lying.

Oak Ridge, n. c., Jan. 20.
10 the Editor: There seems to be cur
rent report that there is smallpox at
YAK Ridge or vicinity. This is wholly
raise. There is evidently an epidemic OF
lying in the State which. while disas-
trous, is unfortunately not fatal.
j. A. and M. III. HOLT.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
SHOW US HIS FELLOW.

And when they tell us, as they do.
those wiser, better brethren of ours
and tell the world to make it history
that this, our Southern civilization, Was
half barbariSm. we may he pardoned ii
we answer: Behold its product and its
Representatives. OF thorns men do not
gather figs nor of Il bramble bush gath
or they grares.' Here is Robert Lee
show us his fellow
Severn TcackIe Wallis, of Mary
land.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21

There was not a single case of mob
violence in South Carolina last year. In
In that State the people have eliminated
the mass of ignorant negroes from vot-
ing. with beneficial results to the State
to the white race, and to the best in
terest Of the negro as web.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21

The only Governor of any State who
ever announced his readiness to use
Calling guns to resist the invasion tf
Illinois by colored men seeking honest
labor in that State was Governor Tan
ner. of Illinois, a few weeks ago the
Chicago Republican Protective League
of Colored Men : held a meeting and
ISSUED statement commencing Gov
ernor Tanners administration and de-
mandng his denomination. Isn't that
Il good argument in favor OF taking the
ballot from men who have no more self
respect than disclosed in this?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21

A. S. Peace. of Granville, Il member Of
the Popuist Executive committee, says
the negro question could have been
should hold Office Peace secured the
postoffice at Oxford for his wife by
making the Populist party in Granville
Republican annex and by lobbying for
Pritchard He got what by rights be-
longed to negroes and voted for negro
legislators and now pretends that
he wants the negro excluded from hold
ing office. No negro would ever have
held office in Granville but for the sup
polt of such men as Peace
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
ONWARD

We began the good work in 1898 Tho
sacrifices of that great campaign wer.
worse than useless if we lay down the
work mtinished.-C. r. Aycock.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21

The kinston Free Press proves tina;
under Black and Tan rule in Lenoir
county, the commissioners spent $500
more than they received. Under the
rule of White Supremacy the deficiency
has been overcome and the treasurer has
S3,224.o4 on hand. That's the contrast.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21

y, bill has been introduced in C0ngre -
10 increase Gen. Palmer's pension. He
now draws $50 q month. He was a good
soldier and great man until his fa'licg
mentality caused him TO run as Il de-
coy candidate for president in 1896. Al
will wish him quiet and happy old ag'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
For Group use CHENEYS
EXPECTORANT,

The man who bets ON the ton dog and
the bottom facts seldom gets left.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21
NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS.

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All communications addressed To the
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-21

By the way. here's little story on
Stanton Which shows hat though a
charming poet, he has practical sense:
that though one of the most genial of
men. he can think of self.
We We're talking in the Constitution
office one day, both of us bewailing the
fact that the copy-buyer Of certain
publication was not giving us as good
prices as his predecessor
The new buyer of manuscript for the
paper writes verse, too" | said.
"W'ho is he?" asked Stanton what
has he written!
Il saw a poem under his name the
other day. explained, then told him its
title and the name of the publication in
which it appeared, as we'll as the name
of the author
me on the shoulder, and laughing Il
shall praise that as being one of the best
pieces published since Kiplng's Recess
sional and send him a marked copy.
Then he'd better pay me more for my
contributions"
The puff appeared next morning IN
Stanton's famous Just From Georgia'
column. but l don't know whether he
realized on it or not.-Will I. Hale IN
Nashville American.
James Whitcomb Riley's books, it is
said, have sold at the rate Of 10000
copies year. There are few critics who
have not been forced into admiration of
his best work-much of which is in
dialect; and yet there is paraSrapher
who recently had the hardihood TO say
that Riley in his dialect pieces is an
imitator of Lowell in the Bigelow Pa
pers." You can fool the people--but you
cannot fool that paragrapher. Riley is
as far ahead of Lowell in this line as
Thomas Gray was ahead of any one
who before him wrote in the stanza
selected for his ''Elegy." There is about
as great dearth of critics as of poets