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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21
LET'S MAKE IT UNANIMOUS.

There is not n we'll posted mar in
North Carolina who doubts that the
Democratic ticket will win by an over
whelming majority. AS to the size, that
depends upon the size of the vote. If it
is a full vote. some people predict as
high as $4,000 to 100000 majority. The
lowest estimate on small vote is 10000.
But nobody has the data upon which to
base even an approximate guess. All
that anybody is confident of is that the
Democrats will cast four or five votes
fer every opposition vote cast In only
about twenty counties, if SO many, of the
ninety is there anything like Il
contest in which there is doubt as to the
result. In other counties, safe ma
jority for the Democrats is conceded. In
some counties there is no opposition to
the local ticket
The Democrats, however, are not rest
ing on their oars. They are everywhere
registration. This is more than ordi-
narily difficult in those counties where
il is a one sided fight. But it is in
every way important that Democrats
should all register and vote, not because
the issue is in doubtful because tre
Z ,nendous Democratic majority will give
the Republican organization such solar
. rlexus blow that it will not be able to
give trouble again for a dozen years. A
crushing defeat this year would have a
salutary effect.
Let everybody register and let every
white man vote with the Democrats. Let's
make the election of the Democratic
ticket unanimous.
You cannot vote unless you register.
Unless you register by Saturday, October
18th, you can neither register nor vote
this year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21
A SENSIBLE FARMER ON COTTON.

We have had occasion from time to time
to quote the opinion of Mr.. George w.
Truitt one of the most successful farm
ers in Georgia, on the cotton situation.
He studies the cotton crop from the
planting to the selling he studies the
demand and the consumption, and in
Georgia his opinion is given more weight
than the opinion of any other one man.
There never was a year when men, ordi-
rarily confident about what cotton would
do. were so at sea in their views as this
year. Sundays Atlanta Constitution con-
tains an interview with Mr.. Truitt which
is reproduced here:
There are only 1000, 900 acres in the
Southern States that have any top cotton,
and on this land there will be less than
100000 bales, unless there is a heavy
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21
TIE MAN WHO DOES THINGS.

The report comes from Cabarrus and
are wearing immense badges on which is
a large picture of Spencer Blackburn, an
American eagle and a United States flag
to which a silk pendant is attached on
which is printed something like this:
SPENCER BLACKBURN,
He Does Things For Us.
In his speech at China Grove last week,
Mr.. James H. Pou, observing that a few
young sports were wearing these but
tons and that in the same gathering were
number of ex-Confederate soldiers
wearing the Confederate Cross Of Honor,
proceeded to contrast the sort of things
Blackburn has done with the deathless
deeds of the immortal followers of Lee. 1t
is needless to say that his fine sarcasm
made the wearers of Blackburn buttons
feel small enough to wish to crawl into
q hole and pull in the hole after them.
Because he is the man who docs things
for us" is the reason given for support
ing Blackburn. 1t is good reason for
supporting a man if the things he has
done are the things that reflect credit
upon him and his State. What are the
things that Spencer Blackburn has done?
He introduced a bill in Congress to PEN
sion the slaves, he helped secure the
passage of a bill to pension deserters, he
made q speech slandering the good name
of his State, and claimed in a speech to
Rave secured increased allowances
amounting to SO. 400 for fourth class post
masters. How he obtained it, he did not
state. Perhaps he claimed the credit for
the increases (which Bryan, Republican
tanned for fifty-four postmasters by for
gerry and fraud. Part of them were
doubtless in Blackburns district and he
claims credit doubtless for all increases
in his district, even when obtained with
out his aid or knowledge.
1t appears the only men who ought to
be Tor BLACKBURN because ne Is the man
''who does things for u.s. are the deserters
for whom he obtained pensions, and the
fourth class postmasters who obtained
these big allowances. Let it be granted
that these two classes should support
him. Everybody else ought to support
Kluttz. And most of them will. He has
done the things the people wanted done.
been true to the best interests and ira
ditions of the State, but he makes no
claims for the votes of those deserters
who are drawing pensions or those fifty
four postmasters who have received in
creases either through Blackburn pull"
or Bryan's forgery and fraud
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21
buy MY BONDS AND WILL END
THE COAL STRIKE"

Everybody in position to exert any in
fluence claims the credit for ending the
coal strike AS in all great matters, the
truth is that many agencies and infiu-
ences operated to induce the parties to
acccde to arbitration. President Roose-
welt exerted all his good offices and the
lress was powerful factor in the final
result, as was the fear lest the people
should demand government ownership of
the coal mines.
Sundays Atlanta Constitution printed
a curious story that was in circulation
in Wall Street Here it is:
New York, Oct S.-(Special.)-It is
said that the bond purchase this week
has direct connection with the settle
ment of many strikes. The government s
decision to buy bonds was reached, ac-
cording to reports, at conference be-
tween administration officials and Mr..
Morgan on strike matters, and the de-
cisiou TO buy bonds was in way con-
sideratiop to the operators for yielding
on the strike question.
In this connection it is pointed out
that Secretary Shaw a little over week
ago refused to purchase tender of
So. roc, 600 long As at 1SS fiat, whereas
this weeks purchase was made at 1873
for s. zoo. 600 of these bonds and 1874
and interest for $40, 900 OOO.. or fiat price
of about 1882 for the latter
Parties in the street who have excel
lent sources of information claim that
the question of bond purchases was dis
cussed at the White House when Mr..
Morgan made his night visit bearing the
letter from the operators agreeing to ar
bitration These parties claim that Nor
gan insisted that, in return for the action
of the operators. the government should
purchase the bonds at the figures named.
From Secretary Shaws action it seems
that Morgan carried his point.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21
CHILD LABOR MUST COME TO AN
END.

| Some of the Industrial journals are
fighting legislation to prevent the en-
ployment of children in cotton mills.
They are making a great mistake. 1t
will result advantageously for the in
dustrial Development of the South as well
as stop system that prevents the proper
development of children. The Presby-
terrain Standard has an editorial on the
problem, from which We take the follow
ing:
Here is a letter brief and to the point
and shows the need of legislation against
the vampire parent also:
'Altamahaw Cotton Mills, N. c.
eff there are any employees in our mill
under twelve they simply lie about their
age. We do not want them under twelve
HOLT, GAIT & HOLT,
'Proprietors.
"And here is a Presbyterian Elder
who writes:
latter an experience of twelve years
in the mill business l am in favor of a
law not allowing any child under twelve
years of age working in mill. Thou
sands of poor children have had their
health ruined by this early eight to ten
working in mills.
"a. c. MILLER,
Proprietor, Shelby, N. c.
"Mr. J. w. Cannon of Concord, who has
charge lof eight cotton mills, furnishes
a blank form to be signed by the parent
or gardian certifying to the age of the
children, so as to refuse all under
twelve. The law should step in here
and make the certificate sworn state
ment and attach the penalty for per-
jury
at is evident from most of these let
tiers that the mill owners do not want
to employ children of tender years.
Surely the people generally do not want
them employed. 1t would seem that
legislation Should be, easy.
"And there are two facts that speak
londer than either argument or dema-
gogic appeal. An agreement among the
mill owners has been tried in North
Carolina and in Georgia and broken in
both States, bringing reproach upon all
for the fault of a few. The other fact
is that Tennessee and Kentucky have
the highest age limit, fourteen. OF all
the State North or South. And nearly
every mill in Tennessee made a report
of the number and age of its employees
and there was not child under twelve
in any. In Kentucky, there were three,
coming under some exception to the
rules. probably, and in Louisiana the
age limit for boys is twelve and for
girls is fourteen and only one child Is
employed, under age. So much for
legislation.
There is no use in abusing anybody.
Neither is there any sense in painting
a cotton mill as a sort of earthly para
disc for children For the word has
gone forth that the children, under
twelve at least, must be kept out OF
the mills"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21
WANTED,

We would like to ask, through the col
umns of your paper, if there is any per-
son who has used Green's August Flower
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with you. Ask your oldest druggist.
G. G. GREEN, Woodbury., N J.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21
SUNDAYS "OLD RELIABLE" "

If newspaper makes a mistake, the
editor is sure to hear of it. If, after
paper has helped to put a politician in
office it criticizes his public course in
even the smallest particular, the editors
name is mud" with the politician. He
forgets all the columns of praise, often
undeserved, and thinks only of the one
inch of reproof. No doubt many readers
often feel grateful to the editor when
they derive pleasure from reading the pa
per, but it is rather rare that they sav
so, though seldom forgetting to let him
know when they disapprove.
Partly because such letters are rare
and partly because of the tribute to two
grand old men whose contributions were
printed on Sunday, we take the liberty of
printing the following letter received by
an esteemed subscriber yesterday:
Raleigh, N c., Oct 20, 1902
"Mr. Josephus Daniels.
Dear Sir:-I make no apology for
writing you this letter. to congratulate
you upon the Sunday edition OF the News
and Observer, because do not think
that we should always wait until a man
dies to say we appreciate his efforts.
when a boy, the only paper / had ac-
cess to was the Hillsboro Recorder, edi-
ted by that esteemed old gentleman
Dennis Heartt. While l read the News
and Observer, l could not help but feel,
that had l enjoyed such facilities for ia
formation how much better informed l
might have been.
Il think young people should be en-
couraged to read newspapers. Mental i'm
pressions received during the formative
period are SO much more lasting than those
formed after we reach the meridian of
life, encumbered as we are with so many
responsibilities You will oblige me
therefore, by forwarding your paper to
Willie S. Jordan, at Chapel Hill, N. c.
"In closing, l will add that your edi-
toraals are always entertaining and in
structive. but what impressed me most
with Sundays paper, was the variety it
and most especially the letters
of Bill Arp and the venerable T. B, Kings
bury There is a morsel of regret though,
when we realize that these two old
Southern gentlemen haven't a greater
number of years before them to defend
our Southern ideas and instruct the
youths of our land.
with best wishes for you always and
with uncovered head to the two old gen.
tlemen named, I am,
Every truly.
"THOS. NJ JORDAN"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21

late frost, but even ON this land there
will be no top crop except where the
SOL Is unusually good or fresh. There are
100000 acres that viii not make over
S,oOO,OoO bales. From these fields it will
De impossible to secure any top crop.
There was a fair crop of bolls, but moth
ing but big umbrella covering. The
crop VIII certainly not reach 10, 00O, 900
oales' unless there is a very heavy late
frost' 1t must be admitted, however
that TINS years top crop of cotton was
the best ever seen. l have made thirty
crops OF cotton in my time, but have
never gotten over two bales of the top
cotton since 1 have been farming.
made these two bales in 1879.
LAS to the price of the staple. we
ought to receive 10 cents this year. 1t
has cost SO cents to make the crop, and
unless it can be sold for 10 cents there
VIII be practically no profit for the years
work.
Even then the man raising cotton ex-
clusively,' declared Mr. Truitt. is but
living from hand to mouth. What we
need in this section and what we must
have are farmers who will devote their
energy and time to cattle raising. Cattle
on the hoof will bring cents pound
in Georgia. and three pounds of beef
can be raised for what it costs to grow
pound of cotton. Every farmer APP
preciates the great advantage that is pos
sessed by the man who grows his own
feed stuff and raises enough at home
to supply his own family. He is infinitely
better off than the one who puts his
faith in cotton 1t seems to me it would
be- better to cut down much of the cotton
stalks and grow forage crops"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21
Spirit of the Press.

THE EDGECOMBE COTTON CROP.
TarbOro Southerner.
There is no let IN in the complaints
of scarcity of cotton pickers. The recent
storms have caused much cotton to fall
upon the ground and this, if not gathered
soon, will become almost worthless. A
gentleman who recently has ridden much
through the county says that there is a
great deal more cotton unpicked in the
fields than he had any idea of This
means one or two things: the farmers
are much behind in picking or the crop is
much larger than expected.
1t is not probable that picking is so
much behind because the number Of
bales marketed this year is much in
excess of former years.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21
V Omen'S Wraps
] 4. I "

The demand for Women's Coats and
Wraps this fall is extraordinary.
For the past two or three seasons the
Tailor made Suits have been taking the
place of all sorts of Coats, but this fall
is a dress makers season. and smart
feminine Costumes are made up in
dressy styles, hence a Coat or Jacket or
some style of Wraps is necessary. We
anticipated this situation. and are show
ing the largest collection of Coats, Jack
cts and Wraps we have ever handled.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21

When Seth Low was mayor of Brook
Ign he declined to preside at Blaine
meeting on the ground that being non
partisan mayor it would be improper for
night next week he is to preside over an
Odell mass meeting arranged by Repub-
lican political managers Then he was
playing for bigger stakes and wanted the
support of independent Democrats again
Now he throws off the mask. Democrats
who elect such men to office put club in
sure TO use to hit Democrats with
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21
A MORNING TONIC.
Georgian Graham's Philosophy.

You must learn not to overwork a
dollar any more than you would a horse.
Three per cent is a small load for it to
draw; six, a safe one; when it pulls in
ten for you it's likely working out West
and you've got to watch to see that it
doesn't buck: when it makes twenty You
own a blame good critter or mighty
foolish one, and you want to make dead
sure which; but if it draws a hundred
it's playing the races or something just
as hard on horses and dollars. and the
first thing you know you won't have
even a carcass to haul to the glue fac
tory
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21

Senator Mason. of Illinois, has an
nounced that he will support the Demo-
cratic ticket in Cook county, which in
cludes Chicago. The Illinois Democrats
expect to make big gains this year and
say Senator Mason will help. Maybe so,
but usually a defeated candidate who
tries to help the opposition party carries
few voters with him. The man with a
grievance is not popular. Voters do not
care to see any sore toe.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAX
ing when you take Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle show
Ing that it Is simply Iron and Quinine
In tasteless form. No cure. No pay.
Zoe.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21

In 1895, during the panic, cotton was
nine cents. Now, in Dingley prosperity,
it is eight cents. Upon this record,
Pritchard asks the cotton growers to vote
the Republican ticket.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21
rhe Charlotte people ave prl

The Charlotte people are preparing fer
warm time next Friday night The
democrats secured Senator Simmons and
CONGRESSMAN Kitchin and gave out the
annointments. Then the Republicans de-
cided to set up an oposition meeting. So
thew telegraphed to Asheville and got ex-
Congressman Settle and Consul Gudger.
And so it will happen that on one side of
the street-at the Opera House-the Dem
ocrats will hold forth with Senator Sim
mons and Congressman w. w. Kitchin
on the other side-at the Academy of
Music-the Republicans will have Hon. H.
A. Gudgcr and Hon. Thomas Settle.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21

A tramp can't understand why the
Sabbath is called a day of rest; he can't
rest; he can't rest any more on Sunday
than on week days.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21
Politics and Politicians.

nr p p. Dixon, State Auditor, left sun
dow N fiji speaking appointments at
Southern Pines, Lemon Springs, Sanford
and Lucama.'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21
Children'S and Misses
Coats and Wraps
in the. stylish three quarter lengths
Monte Carlos, etc. Very stylish and
chic garments for the young folks.
Fine FurS

and inexpensive Furs. Reliable, genuine
Furs, made up in stylish and correct
shapes, at very low prices. 1t is well to
buy Furs early this season, as the de-
mand later on is going to exceed the
supply. "a
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21

Good for Mr.. VIM. s. Clark. of Edge
combe. When Pritchard spoke in Tar
boro he riddled his whole speech by ask
ing three questions that exposed Pritch-
ards inconsistency and absurd state
ments.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21

Itcing, blind. b. eding or protrudlng
piles Your dru1kist will refund your
money If PAzo OINTMENT falls to cure
you. so centA- tuesday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21

Attorney General R. D. Gilmer will
1oove this evening for Haywood county,
,,-h,oro no will make four speeches.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21

Some men spend half their lives in
making a reputation and the other half
in trying to live pkdown
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21

state Treasurer B. r. Lacy leaves TINS
morning for Davidson county TO make
campaign speeches.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21
GOVERNOR AYCOCK A STATESMAN
Presbyterian Standard

1t is pleasure to talk with such
broad and liberal statesman as the pres
ent chief executive of North Carolina.
We do not believe that any public man
In this State, since the death of Senator
Vance, has had at heart more sincerely
the welfare of the people, white and
black, and that is the mark of a states
man, even though Governor Aycock de-
MES the soft impeachment and refers to
himself as the only politician, the others
being dead or having turned statesmen.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21

An old colored man in New Hope town
ship. named Willis Byrd has registered
as voter because he was voter be-
fore 1885, when free negroes were dis
franchised We doubt if there is another
such voter in the State. He will be
ninety years old in December and is re-
spected by all his white neighbors.-
Chatham Record.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21

Blue Ribbon Vanilla Extract gees
farther than any other kind.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21

A private letter from Greene county
says: THE political situation in Greene
at the present time is very promising.
think our entire county ticket will be
elected by at least 500 majority, in case
we can secure a full registration of Dem
ocratic voters, which we shall endeavor
to do. Very few negroes have offered to
register. The effort to work up an in
dependent movement is complete fail
ure. Only five or six Democrats par
ticipated in the so-called convention of
Independent Democrats, held here last
Thursday. There were present twenty
five or thirty Republicans and Populists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21
THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE RUM
ING FOR.
Washington Post.

All the gentlemen running on the Re-
publican tickets in the Southern States
will show up later in the administra-
tons lame-duck department
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21

Ex-senator Butler, who is in Washing
ton, returning from California, was in
terviewed by the Washington Post and
said:
Il am somewhat out of touch with
North Carolina politics. but have advices
which lead me to believe that Senator
Pritchard will have no trouble in de-
feating the Democratic Senatorial can
didate, Mr.. Craig"
Which shows that he is not somewhat
out of touch" but wholly out.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21

Hon. Locke Craig is now canvassing in
the close counties west of Asheville. 1t
was deemed by party leaders more i'm
portant that he devote himself to the
western country, where the contest is
close, and he is now speaking day and
night in Clay, Graham, Macon and other
western counties. The tide is toward De-
mOcracy in the west.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-21

Pritchard, it seems, got enough of the
joint canvass with Craig and has started
out alone. He spoke at Tarboro Thurs
day night Well. nobody can blame him
for preferring not to have Craig after
him any more.-Wilmington Messenger.
Governor Aycock has two engagements
today that conflict-One to speak at the
Greensboro Fair and the other to address
a great political meeting at Forest City.
He was forced, therefore, to miss the
Forest City appointment. His place will
be filled-and we'll filled, too, by ex-
Senator w. c. Dowd, editor of the Char
lotte News.