The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-05
SAVED TO THE PEOPLE
$t3l,7OI,6l by Aycock School
Commission Bill.
GiImsr Tells Of Promises Made by the Demo
Gratis and How the Party is
Fulfilling Them,
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graced the occasion with their presence.
After a graceful tribute to the ladies'
the speaker proceeded to give strong
presentation of the Democratic side of
the argument, taking up the campaign
promises of the Democratic party made
in their campaigns of 1898 and 1900, and
showing how they had been thoroughly
redeemed. His speech might be called
can address on the subject of the re-
demption of Democratic pledges"
He first referred to the promise of the
Democratic party that no white man
should be DISTINGUISHED by the educa-
tional qualification of the amendment"
and to the fact that the Republicans had
sown the seed of distrust and SUSPICION
all over the State; and yet he showed
that every white man who desired could
now vote, and that. to show their faith
by their works. Democratic leaders like
Senator Simmons and E. w. Pou had
registered under the grandfather clause"
and thus linked their fate with that of
the illiterate white men of the State.
He then referred to the promise of the
Democratic party that education should
be fostered. and compared the splendid
records of the Democratic administration
with that of the Fusion administration,
showing that during the years 1901 and
1902 the Democratic party had spent
nearly $4,000 more for public education
than the Fusionists had done during a
similar period. Here he referred to the
borrowing of 100000 and said it was done
to satisfy the demand of the people of
the State, expressed through their repre-
sentatives by appropriations, that the
schools should be maintained for the con-
stitutionale limit, and that the INDECENT
insane, and the blind should be cared
for.
In eloquent Language he took up the
pledges made by the party for the peo
pie, in behalf of the unfortunate insane.
and of the blind, and in a strong contrast
with the niggardly treatment of these un
fortunates by the fusion management, he
showed the Democratic party to be the
party of humanity as well as economy.
He showed that the revenue for all
these purposes did not come SO much
from an increase in the direct ad valorem
tax of the peoples prosperity as from
privilege taxes for the prosecution of
business.
He defended the increase in the num-
Der of court districts by showing that an
increase to eighteen districts had been
made by the Attorney General of the
RUSSELL administration, whereas the,
present Democratic administration had
only increased the number of Judges by
two, having abolished two criminal court
districts. Thus. the only increase in
salaries is that of two judges, while Athe
last Republican Congress saddled the
people of the State with an additional
tax for Federal courts of nearly $4,000.
In national politics he assailed the Re-
publican administration for it's sacrifice
of the lives of 10000 American soldiers
and the spending of untold treasure, in
stamping out of the breasts of a brave
people all the impulses of liberty, and re-
ferred pathetically to the fact that an
the fourth of July the American Gov
eminent would not allow the Declaration
of Independence read in the Philippine
Islands.
He concluded with a strong arraign-
ment of the Republican party for it's
hypocrisy in dealing with trusts, in pre-
tending to punish them while legislating
in their behalf by protective tariff which
enabled them to sell goods to a foreign
market for much less than they sold the
home people.
In concluding he pointed out that it
was now merely a question OF which
should survive, the trusts or the govern
ment and appealed to the people to stand
by the government by supporting the
Democratic party.
His reference to the Democratic care
of and regard. for the Confederate vet
Grams was enthusiastically applauded, and
his speech closed in a burst of applause
1t was timely, logical, strong and elo-
quent and it was splendidly received.
In his speech, Mr. Gilmer touched
upon the saving the Democratic admin
istration had effected in the price of
school books. He gave the gist of the
following statement, which had been pre-
pared, showing in detail the saving in the
price of school books. The statement is
as follows:
TEXT BOOKS
The great aim of the Text Book Law
was to get books for our public schools
cheaper 1t was believed by having uni
formity of text books throughout the
State, that books could be bought cheap
er than the prices that had been paid. A
comparison ofgthe prices shows that the
Prices VI UOUhS ludt udu USCu uocu Ill
this State for several years have been
greatly reduced / have here a printed
price list of books that were adopted in
1896 in most of the counties. Hansell's
Higher History, $100; Hansell's School
History, 60cts. Now you get the same
books revised up to date, the Higher
History at 20 cents and the School His ).
tory at 40 cents, saving of 20
cents on the School History and 80 cents
on the Higher History.
The former price of Maury's Elemen-
tary Geography was So cents, Maury' S
Manual $1.25. You now get the Elemen-
tary Geography at 40 cents and the Man
ual at IS cents, a saving of 10 cents on
the Elementary and 81 cents on the Man.
ual. You paid AZ cents for Harvey's Ele-
mentary Grammar. You now pay for
Hydes Course in English, which GORE.
spends to Harvey's Elementary Gram
mar, % cents. You paid for Harvey $
Practical English Grammar So cents.
You now pay for Buehler's English
Grammar, better Grammar, so cents.
Here is a saving of Is and 20 cents.
You pay for Holmes First Reader 10
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