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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07
FOR ATTRACTIVE SCHOOL HOUSES

The movement for the Improvement of
the school houses of North Carolina a
labor of love undertaken by the patriotic
women of the State, is one that will have
an effect far more reaching than is to be
seen at first glance.
The time is opportune for this work,
for we are at the beginning of another
school year. and the direct results may
be obtained while the schools are in ses-
sion 1t is not so much the things that
might be done for the children, but it
is that which is aided by the children
themselves that will bring the best re-
suits.
The purpose of the movement is to make
more attractive the school houses. No
matter if there be books, and maps and
blackboards and charts and we'll equipped
teachers, the school room may yet be an
unattractive place. The room may be un-
attractive in all that goes to satisfy the
eye, it may be dangerous in all that
would protect the health of the children.
The school house surroundings them
selves should be types of the happy con-
ditions to be found about model home.
Flowers about the grounds, pictures on
the walls, clean and tidy rooms. every
home convenience suitably arranged, are
the necessities in this age when the
school room, as well as the teacher can
be made an educator.
The influence of happy surroundings
Will be seen in the after life of the chill
dren who are educated in these attract
i've school rooms. Each day lesson of
home adornment will be taught, and when
the boys and girls today are the men and
women of the next generation with homes
of their own, the influence of the school
will be seen in the attractive home
Nothing burns itself into the life of a
human being as early impressions.
This is work for the whole State, for
every school district, for every school
and it is a work that deserves the CO.
operation of all.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07
ABOUT THE LAST.
aberdeen Tlegram.)


The Republican State convention at
Greensboro last week did about the things
that was expected of them, they endorsed
Thos. N. Hill, the independent Democrat,
for Chief Justice, made no nominations
against Conner and Walker, for Associate
Justices, nominated a man by the name
of Long for Superintendent of Education,
D. H. Abbott for Railroad Commissioner.
They kicked all the negro delegates out,
adopted a platform and resolutions, Sc
lected judges of Superior Court H. F.
Seawell, of Moore, for this district. With
about one more convention they will stop
making nominations for State officers in
North Carolina and the Democrats will
have it their own way. Clark will beat
Hill worse than he would beat straight
out Republican. North Carolinians are
not in the habit of taking much stock
in independent candidates and the Re-
publicans are going to find it out this
year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

President Roosevelt continues to talk
the Monroe Doctrine while the trusts
multiply and increase their hold upon
the nation.
Whv he makes the Monroe doctrine a
leading feature of many OF his speeches
no one can tell. 1t is question that
has come to the front several times in the
nations history, but at this time there
has been no talk of it till the President
in swinging around on his campaign tour,
has dragged to the front. 1t is not
troubling anybody that is known of and
the only reason that can be thought Of
why the President talks of it is that he
wants to keep as far away as possible
from the live issues of trusts, tariff and
the Cuban question.
The Monroe Doctrine is accepted by the
people of this country without any reser
walton, and there is no idea that there Is
any though of it's abandonment. The ma
tions of Europe are making no attack, Or
preparation of attack, upon it, unless the
President is in possession of facts not
known to the country at large. With this
view of the matter it seems a useless
waste of words in reiterating It, Both
Democrats and Republicans are believers
in it and are committed to its principles
1t is only of late that Mr.. Roosevelt
has put uD this man of straw to ham
mer away at In the beginning of his tour
he talked of the trusts. of the tariff and
even little on the Cuban question. But
suddenly he turns from these to the
Monroe Doctrine. and it looks as If the
Republican magnates, men completely
under the thumb screw of the demands
of the trusts have told him to hold up.
The Republicans of the Hanna stripe
know that it will not do to come down
too heavy on the trusts, as a national
campaign is approaching and their money
will be needed to pull out of the fire Re-
publican chestnuts.
In the meantime, until the President
plainly tells the people what he is driving
at, the country will wonder what has
caused his sudden diving into the his
torical chest to spread forth a document
on which is written principle with
which all parties are in accord.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07
A MORNING TONIC.
Of. P. Williams.)

IF. P. Williams.)
With all whose faith in men is small
I make the issue fiat;
Their minds are warped, their hearts are
wrong
Not in their ranks do l belong,
/ am a Democrat.
I put unbounded trust in men
And never swerve from that;
I hold the doctrine should be taught
That good, in men. is deep inwrought;
| am Democrat
The inwrought good should thrive and
grow
Repression hinders that.
Don't govern men too much, | say,
But give the better nature play;
/ am a Democrat.
A government grown overstrong-
Beware, beware of that!
/ call no party good, or great,
That vests wrong functions in the State
/ am a Democrat.
/ am for freedom-first and last,
And all implied by that.
Look South or North, or West, or East
The happiest land is governed least;
1 am a Dmocrat.
Montclair, N. j., July II.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07
THE WAKE INDEPENDENTS"

The convention which met in Raleigh
yesterday demonstrates that Wake coun-
ty is not fertile ground for those who
in opposition to the nominees of the
Democratic party term themselves as
independents" 1t was a small gather
ing, and but for the presence of Re-
publicans and Populists it would have
been fiat failure. for these it was
who injected life into the convention pro-
ceedings.
There were a few, a very few, men
with the Democratic party, and out Of
possibly IS people who participated in
The meeting there were not exceeding
80 who met as Independents" in the
private caucus which determined to delay
Tor two weeks before naming a county
ticket. A number of these were men de-
feated in the Democratic primary and
their relatives.
The feature of the meeting was the
given II ny ChS Olu CiAA'S
foes of Democracy. A significant fact is
that the only genuine applause that came
was given to G.. Bent Afford, of Apex,
when he declared that he had voted for
Mckinley. Mr.. Afford is accustomed to
the Independent" role. He tried once
for Congress in this line, was supporter
of Palmer and BuclIner in 1896 and voted
for Mckinley in 1900.
The convention yesterday will not af-
feet results in Wake county. The Demo-
cratic ticket, regularly placed in the
field by the Democratic primary and
convention, will be elected. The people
of the county are not going to be led
by movement which is meeting with the
earnest approval and active aid of Re-
publicans, whose only concern is to Sc
cure votes in the General Assembly for
Pritchard.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07
GOD GIVES us MEN"

In the matter of giving advice there is
practically no limitation, and yet it is
a privilege which those who scan the
wide field of life should use, and use
freely
Some of the advice given may be of
the we'll worn class to some, yet to others
it is new and often the word that is
spoken without the least thought of it's
possible influence is the marrow of some
strong and mighty deed in life
There is no better field in which to
SOW the seeds of good advice than in
the lives of young men. These are the
future controllers OF this country and of
the world. and the future control is 60
ing to be largely independent of the of
fee holders. 1t is going to be the men
behind the office holders who are going
to shape things, and the following from
the Atlanta News can be read with profit:
Let our young men of Georgia un-
derstand that there are better things than
holding office, that office never yet ex-
allied manhood. that the man exalts the
office which seeks him, while the office
that he seeks by questionable methods
will degrade them both. Let them know
that the argument that is effective and
the eloquence that lives is founded upon
the Right. and that amid the changes of q
mutable world the one thing that is inn
mortal and unchanging is the Truth
Let them know that the fame that is per-
petual is founded upon high character
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07
/, PARTY WITHOUT AN ISSUE.
charlotte News.)


The Republican party of North Carolina
stands before the people in this compaign
without an issue-something unique in
local political history. The platform
adopted at Greensboro Thursday, or in
other words, the promises to the voters
Of the State. consists almost entirely OF
inst what the present Democratic admin
istration is doing for the State.
No sane man in North Carolina is ever
deceived by Republican platform prom
ises: pie is the aim of all good Repub-
licans. 1t is instilled into them from youth
up. Campaign pledges OF most Gorgeous hue
are used to ride in on, but they leave
the promises outside when the pie-coun-
fer is reached. Once elevated to power,
the scramble for pie becomes general:
discretion and future are thrown to the
winds and the hundreds of hungry dood-
lers are rewarded for their faithfulness
to the bosses. A political victory in the
state or even in county. without an
office for each 2x4 pie-hunter, would be
tame indeed to the Republican party.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07
NO CONFIDENCE IN HIM.
(Kinston Free Press.l

(Kinston Free Press.)
If Senator Pritchard (as he did many
long years ago, but afterward changed
the complexion of his politics) desires to
organize a Lily White Republican party,
in our opinion he had as we'll make UP
his mind to take a back seat therein, be-
cause the white people of North Carolina
long since lost confidence in the white
ness of Pritchard's politics.
would the white people of North Caro-
lima be so ungrateful as to destroy their
leaders who helped them win the fight,
and elevate the leader who fought against
white supremacy?
Until white supremacy is supreme we
think it better that the white people be
on their guard against any traps or sur
prises the enemy may have concealed.
1t is well enough, we think, to take on
probation recent converts to white SUI
premacy doctrine.
And we believe white people will so re-
gard the situation before the end of the
present campaign.
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and that the enduring names that live in
honor are carved upon the marble In
tegrity.
"Never in our history have men been
more in demand, and more AT a pre-
MUM than now. The highest, test OF
civilization is in the advancing appre-
citation of men. Demagogues may hour
ish for a season, but the real man rises
and survives the storm when the fiotsam
and jetsam of politics strew the shore.
God give us men! A time like this de-
mands
strong hearts, true faith and willing
hands;
Men whom the lust of office will not kill;
Men whom the spoils of office will not
buy.
Men who have opinions and a will;
Men of honor Men who will not lie;
Men who can stand before demagogue,
And damn his treacherous practice with
out shrinking;
Tall men. crowned, who live above
the fog;
In public duty and private thinking
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07
ALL FOR EFFECT.
Chatham Observer.)


A crowd of railroad attorneys, Federal
office holders and a few others calling
thmselves Republicans met at Green's
boro last Thursday and proceeded to put
up a partial tickt, with Thomas N. Hill.
railroad lawyer, for Chief Justice, against
Judge Clark. Hill is chiefly known be-
cause his management went to a negro
printing office to get his campaign liter
ature printed instead of going to a white
office
The whole affair seemed to be to en-
courage boilers from the Democratic
party with the hopes of sending Jeter
Pritchard back to the Senate and de-
feating Judge Clark so as to put a tool
of the railroads on the Supreme Court
bench as Chief Justice There was a con-
spicuous absence of the negro for the first
time in the history of the Republican
party. The negro had been told to stand
back and vote the Republican ticket this
fall and that there was good time COM
ing for Them but there were few who
had been holding chief seats among the
white bosses, thinking they we're still the
equals of their political associates were
there as delegates, but these were I'M
seated to try to give responsibility to the
Republican party, believing that they
would all vote the Republican ticket as
they did for Dan Russell after he had
denounced them as savages. This pre-
tended show of responsibility and repent
ance was all for effect. They expect
every negro shat they can get to the
polls to vote the Republican ticket just
as they have been doing ever since the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07
PRITCHARD'S PLANS.
(Roanoke- Chowan Times.)

In conversation with a distinguished
citizen of the county at Jackson last Mon
day he pointed out to us what is doubt
less the motive of Pritchard in naming
Mr. Thomas N. Hill for Chief Justice. 1t
is not love for Hill nor hatred for Judge
Clark, but a shrewd political move to
magnify the opposition to Judge Clark
and draw the attention of the Democrats
from the real contest-the election OF
members of the Legislature which is to
elect the successor to Senator Pritchard.
The Senator has no hopes of defeating
Clark. in fact his followers care but lit
tie for the office of Chief Justice. What
they want is to keep Mr.. Pritchard in the
Senate to deal out offices to the hungry.
If Mr.. Hill runs and loses he will be on
the Republican waiting list forN post
mastership, district attorney or some
thing better"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07

Judge Neal at Salisbury put his foot
down hard on what is a growing an
noyance in the courts of the State. 1t is
the continual whispering and chattering
of men who flock to the court houses to
see what is going on. One of these chat
terers was brought before Judge Neal
five dollars was imposed on him. This
brought silence in that court room, and
it is probable that where Judge Neal
holds court this will be the rule.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07
THE SIGHT OF OFFICE.
dunn Banner.)

The Republican convention was pulled
off at Greensboro last week. Boss Pritch-
ard and his followers held a lively circus.
The strong feature Of the convention was
the endorsement of Thos. N. Hill, of
Halifax county, for Chief Justice. Mr.
Hill has heretofore been considered a
Democrat, but the sight of office-a sight
is all he can ever obtain, caused him to
proselyte, to leave the party of the peo-
pie. the party which at all times and
under all circumstances since it's organi-
cation by the great friend of the masses
of the people, Thomas Jefferson, has
stood for the government by the people
This party has been abandoned by him
and he, like Billy Day and Fabius Fl.
Busbee, has gone horse and dragon into
the Republican party.
Another indication of the said conven-
tion points clearly to the fact that the
efforts of the Republicans in this cam
paign will be to secure the Legislature
and elect Senator Pritchard to the United
States Senate again next winter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07
SCHEMERs, NOT PATRIOTS.
Buckingham Anglo-Saxon.)

Buckingham AngloSaxon.)
North Carolina Republicans have been
schemers always, patriots never. They
have always been fertile in schemes to
fool the people, Even when a thousand
negroes were in public office in the State
they denied that there was any negro
domination. It is beyond belief that the
white people of the State will be fooled
by any of their schemes or professions
of cleansing. Their white conventions
are trick and dodge. The idea of a
set of men who elected a negro as a
director of an institution for the white
deaf and dumb children of the State, with
a large corps of lady teachers, and carved
his name in it's corner stone, being too
good to let negro sit in the back end
of their convention! Who believes it?
It's another scheme to fool the people.
What's their scheme? Why it's plain
enough. The number of negroes who will
vote in this State depends very largely
upon the measure of rigidity with which
the amendment is enforced by the election
officers. A majority of these election Of
ficers will be Democrats. They think they
will get the negroes to pretending that
they have been treated badly and that
they intend to vote the Democratic ticket.
thinking thereby that the Democrats will
establish liberal grade of reading and
writing and let the most of them regis
ter. Then, if they ever get them on the
registration books they'll know how to
handle them They can get them in a
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07

A Virginia farmer, whose luminosity to
the mule must be pronounced. has just
started in as a freak agricuHurist. A
stranded circus gave him the chance to
buy an elephant. After a short time the
OK and the COW and the sheep and the
fowls got used to the elephant and the
farmer is using him to pull a plough. He
says that the elephant as plow puller
is great and beats steam machine. Be
sides this he pulls up the well bucket,
gathers up wheat shocks, carries in fire
wood and is a. general, all round farm
hand, though he uses his trunk. His
owner predicts that the elephant will
some day take the place of the negro as
a picker of cotton.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07

The Democratic party of North Carolina
owes a unanimous vote of thanks to Judge
T. B. Womack for his admirable and
carefully prepared speech reviewing the
differences between Fusionism and De-
moeracy in North Carolina in their fnan-
cial affairs. He has presented straight,
true story from the records and in so
'claims so adroitly set forth by Senator
Pritchard.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07
pR1TcHARD's MUzzLED CONVENTION.
Wilmington Starr


With the exception of the few eX-
Democrats" to whom Senator Pritchard
has, doubtless, promised government jobs,
his convention at Greensboro was COM
posed of Federal office and place-holders
of various degrees, who went there to
do the work that he had cut out for them.
And they did it according to the orders
of the boss.
1t is customary for party conventions
to make some declaration on at least the
leading issues of the day. That's what
platforms are for; but that convention
made a remarkable and radical depart
ure from this custom by its utter failure
to say a word about the two leading is
sues of the day-tariff revision and the
trusts, upon which every Republican con-
vention which has met this year has had
something to say, and some of them a
good DEAL
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07
OPPOSED TO AMENDMENT.
(Newton Enterprise.)

lN6WJO0 EnIeIpflS6.J
The Republicans have virtually admit
ted that the Democrats have been right
and they wrong on State policies. The
Democrats submitted the amendment and
furnished the votes for it's ratification.
The Republicans opposed both its sub
mission and ratification. The Democrats
since ousting the fusionists from control
of the Legislature and State offices, have
provided the funds and put in actual
operation four months terms of public
schools all over North Carolina. The
fusionists during their four years of Of
flee did nothing towards improving the
schools or increasing the length of the
school terms. Now they admit that the
Democrats were right and they wrong
During the four years of fusion no addi-
tional aid was provided for pensions and
hundreds of unfortunates We're denied ad-
mission into the asylums for the want
of room and funds for their maintenance.
The Democrats during the last four years
have made liberal and substantial addi-
tional appropriations to these worthy
causes.
Everything the Republicans declare for
has already been accomplished by the
Democrats.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07
EYADING THE QUESTION.
mt Airy News.

In his speech before the Republican
convention at Greensboro, Senator Pritch-
ard devoted much of his time to remarks
on the constitutional amendment. trying
to create the impression that as far as
the Republicans are concerned qualified
suffrage is a settled question, and there
fore there is no reason to make negro
suffrage an issue directly or indirectly In
the campaign this year But he didn t
say that his party accepts in good faith
that amendment or that his party would
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07
MONUMENT TO JUDGE sCRENCK

There has been no man in the history
of the State whose name has been more
identified with the preservation of the
history of the old Guilford Court House
battle ground, and his labors in the sue
cessful effort to reclaim it, and make it
memorable place have identified his
name with it.
Recognizing this fact, number of his
fellow citizens are taking active steps in
raising a fund with which to erect on the
battle ground a suitable memorial to him,
and it is purpose in which they should
be generously assisted by all who hold
dear the history of the State, and who de-
sire to honor the memory of a man who
made its presentation a focal point in his
life.
statement of the purpose to erect
this memorial has been made by Hon.
Joseph M. Morehead, the Vive- President
of the Guilford Cattle Ground Company,
and publication issued to the people
of the State after full consultation with
the directors of the company and at the
request of many patriotic North Caro-
linians.
All who desire to participate in this
graceful and richly merited acknowledge
ment are requested to send their checks
or subscriptions to j. w. Scott, Esq,
Treasurer of the Guilford Battle Ground
Company, Greensboro, N. c., who will in
due time and proper manner acknowledge
the remittance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07
THE PIE BRIGADE.

(Wadesboro Messenger Intelligencer)
The Republican State convention, which
was held at Greensboro last Thursday,
was completely dominated by Senator
Pritchard. The platform, the candidates
and everything connected with the affair
had been arranged in advance and no one
dared attempt to thwart his will. The
convention was almost entirely composed
of brandy guagers and postmasters. Only
few negroe delegates were present and
they were turned out in the cold.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07
Estate PRESS OPINIONS ON REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

not have it set aside or nullify it if it
can.
The convention, it is true, froze the me-
gro delegates out, and Chairman Price, in
a speech, congratulated the party on at
last being released from the body OF
DEATH" but they did this on the assump-
ton that they could corrall and vote the
negroes as they have been doing all
along.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07

good humor in twenty-four hours. In
fact, we have no doubt that the leaders
of them are already advised of the
scheme, or they could easily have had
more negroes in the convention than
white folks. and driven the white folks
out if they had wanted to.