The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-19

! on January 18th, 1899: 1--WE honor the
President for what he said; we make no
| question of his sincerity" What has be-
come of McKinley's buncombe speech? II
he was sincere" why hasn't the Presi-
1t carried out the pledge? He has had
f,~..t'b do everything else, even to ap-
1!Jg 27 negro postmasters in North
Caronna.
The whole country is stirred over the
shadow of militarism which endangers
our liberties. The Democratic National
platform and the platform of four other
political parties has declared that the
evil of which it is an inseparable part is
"the paramount issue" and yet Mr.. Bailey
says:
"The country is almost unanimously in
favor of a great standing army and a
navy second to none"
PRAISE OF REPUBLICANS.
In its issue of May 10th, when all the
press correspondents at Manila protested
against the censorship pursued by Otis
whereby the truth in the Philippines was
suppressed, Editor Bailey endorsed the
censorship In fact it is hard to find
anything the Republicans have done for
four years that he does not endorse. He
is now making a mighty cry for what
he calls 1.-The right to vote as please"
which nobody denies him. while a few
thc ho hn
preston of the truth in our Philippine
colonies. Miltarism, Imperialism and
censorship are inseparable, and Bailey en-
dorses them all.
Speaking of Theodore Roosevelt he
predicted on the 14th day of Decem-
Der with confidence that 'he will give
our country the most wholesome example
in the State where it is most needed, of
a party man who is Independent of all
political organizations and fearless to do
his duty, that we ever had Roosevelt
has shown himself subservient tool OF
Platt and yet no criticism of his servilty
has appeared in the Biblical Recorder.
Reason: Roosevelt is a blood and thun-
der Republican. Indeed so devoted is Mr..
Bailey TO such Republicans that when
Roosevelt denounced all Democrats as
towards at home and skulkeEs abroad,
no word even of protest appears in the
Biblical Recorder.
Roosevelt is a King-a can ming man."
like Col. Andrews, to Mr., Bailey.
The warm eulogy of President McKin-
ley in the issue of August 24th, is about
as cordial as Mark Hanna would give.
1t would make the most eulogistic page
in the Republican Hand Book.
McKnley's treaty with the Sultan Of
the Sulu Islands is thus defended
Readers Of certain papers have been
informed that the United States has an
nexed polygamy, Mohemmedanism and
slavery very recently. The information
is of equal reliability as that to the effect
that the United States will be an en-
pire-is already one--if so and so is not
made. President and his camp followers
are not put in the cabinet or the revenue
service or in department clerkship
Writing on January 18th, '95, he says
of the Philippine question, the first step
is to put aside all sense of fear of the
generalities, expansion" and imperial
ism" If the people must have
campaign issue let them get one that
relates to their affairs more largely and
directly"
Speaking of Russell, in the issue of De-
cemsber 21st, he says that while he has
made plumbers" and done ''some unwor-
thy things he has done nothing worthy OF
the unspeakably severe act Of i'm
peachment," and adds: "In some of his ef-
| forts it is not to be doubted but that
| he was moved by the highest sense OF
patriotism" In what for instance?
| When he put on the collar of the South
ern Railway?
In it's issue OF December 7th, 1899, he
| advocates the reduction of North Caro-
! linas representation in Congress in pro-
| portion to the reduction OF the disfran-
| chised negro vote, expressly approving
| Senator Pritchards prediction that 1T
would be done Senator Pritchard only
predicted it would be done; he has not
said he would support the proposition to
! reduce his States representation. Bailey
| goes a bow shot beyond the Republican
Senator in advocating a Republican pol
| icy suggested to rob the South OF it's
equal voice in national affairs.
Back in May, 1898, the Republican party
had not announced its policy in regard to
| the Philippines, and hence Editor Balley
was at a loss as to what view he should
take ON that question Discussing II IN
| his issue of May 18th, he says
! 1T is not at all assured that our gov
| ernment is very desirous OF owning them
1.-THE Philippnesl. 1t is certain that such
! a possession would cost very dearly.
| There are tremendous obstacles IN the
path of any nation that adopts a policy
of aggression in the present stage OF
history
In it's issue cf September 21st he said
there was mo real difference" between
the two parties on the tariff
A CASE FOR THE JURY.
| Gentlemen of-the jury: Take the case.
| We have offered no evidence except that
| Of the defendant. He must be judged by
| the necessary meaning of his own words.
IL you believe what the defendant, j.
William Bailey. himself has written you
must bring in a verdict, that he is guilty
| of the following offenses: