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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-11-13
LOCAL. DEPARTMENT.
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Contributions inUited. That tUhich yon Uould
like to in this departmental us kHOW by pos
Jal card or letter, personally.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-11-13

Mrs. NJ A. Rockwell has just COM
pleted a substantial sidewalk along her
Cherry street property.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-17

but from those outside OF the State, who
have capital to invest or who are seek
ing homes. As long as the Democratic
party remains in power, it will treat
every legitimate interest in the State
with absolute fairness and justice, and it
will protect in all of their just rights all
the agencies and instrumcntalitics of
progress and development by the enact
ment of wise, equal and just laws, adj
ministered without discrimination and
interpreted without fear, favor bias or
prejudice. Equality in benefits and
equality in burdens is fundamental in the
Democratic creed. This much every
legitimate interest in the State has
right to expect and demand of the party
in power, and this much every such in
tcrest will receive as long as the Dem
ocratic rarity remains in power in the
State. But no legitimate interest in the
State has right to expect or demand
of the party in power any special privi-
leges or special exemptions, either in
duties or burdens. and none will be given
while the Democratic party remains in
power IN the State.
In addition to the duty of enacting
wise and equal laws for the protection
of life, liberty and property, the State
owes to society and civilization three
paramount duties, which the Democratic
party is pledged to discharge to the full
est extent of the ability of a generous,
humane and patriotic people. We owe
to the children of the State the duty
of giving them an opportunity to ac-
quire an education. This the Constitu-
tion REQUIRES and the Democratic party
has promised. This year, for the first
time in the history of the State, we have
reached the Constitutional requirement
and have given to each common school
district in the State four months term.
There must be no falling off or turning
back in this matter.
The State owes a high duty to God s
Observation-Disclosures upon whom the hand
of affliction has been heavily laid; the
insane, the deaf the dumb, the blind, and
the helpless poor. No people need eX
pect the blessings of Providence who
neglect to minister to the needs of these
unhappy ones 1t is reproach to he
State and it will continue to be a re-
proach to the State as long as one OF
these has to be housed or confined in a
place set apart for criminals.
Last, but not least, we owe a duty,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-17

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extracts taken from their daily mail, show
what men think of their generosity.
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-17
CHAIRMAN
Especial to News and obscrverD

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro, ~ c., July 16.-Chairman
Simmons speech today in calling the con-
vention to order follows in full:
When the Democratic State Conven-
ton met in 1898 the people were con-
ifronted by two records, one the record of
the Democratic party during its TWEEN
ty-three years of ascendency prior to
1894, and the other the record of
the Fusionist during the four sue
ceeding years. In that campaign
we had only to point to those two
records as an object lesson and invite
the people to compare and consider
them. The confidence which we had
from the beginning of the campaign in
the result of the election of that year
was predicated upon the conviction that
the people of North Carolina possessed
sufficient intelligence to distinguish be-
tween good government and bad govern
mcnt, and sufficient virtue to prefer good
government to bad government.
When the Democratic State Conven-
ton met in 1900 the dark cloud which
for four years had lowered over the
State had passed away. White suprc-
macy had been temporarily at least re-
stored and negro office-holding had been
temporarily at least abolished But the
situation had evolved another duty, q
paramount and ovcrshadowing duty, the
duty to State, society and civilization,
70 permanently provide against the pos
siblc recurrence of the awful and almost
cngulfing conditions which had followed
the elevation of an inferior race to pow
CT in the State. Before this question
every other question sunk into littleness.
Periodically we addressed ourselves to
the duty of the hour. We appealed to
the people TO ratify the action of the
Legislature in placing suffrage upon the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-17
ADDRESS.
SIMMONS

until it is iudicially established, if it is
to be attacked. it will be the duty of
the white people to continue to stand to-
gether for it's protection and their pro-
lection.
In 1898 We regained control of the
Legislative department of the Govern
ment. In 1900 we regained control of
the Executive Department of the Gov
eminent. And while the work of re-
dempton will not be complete until the
nominees Of this convention have been
elected and the prestige of the judiciary.
lost under fusion regime, restored, for all
practical purposes, with slight exception,
the Democratic party for the three years
last passed has been in control of the
affairs of the State and responsible for
their administration. The Democratic
party and the State are to be congratu-
lated upon the material progress which
We have made during these three years
of Democratic administration Never in
all our history have so many industrial
enterprises been organized and estab-
lished in the State in the same length of
time as during these three years under
the Democratic control Never in all our
history have so many corporations and
businessn associations been formed and
chartered in the same length of time as
during the last year under the Demo-
cratic control This record is a most
gratifying expression and illustration of
the confidence of capital and capitalists,
both inside and outside of the State, not
only in the future of North Carolina. but
in the party now in power in the State,
and 1 know I voice the sentiment of this
convention and of the Democratic peo
pie of North Carolina when l say that
as long as we remain in power in the
State we will conduct its affairs so as to
merit and receive a continuation Of this
confidence, not only from our own people,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-17

broad basis of an intelligent understand
ing of the ballot and the duties of citi-
zenship. Their response was emphatic.
BY a majority of fifty thousand they
said, what all history and experience
proves, that the white man. whether
lettercd or unlettcred, was inherently
qualified for self-governmont and that
the black man was inherently disquali-
fled for self-govcrnment and could only
become qualified, if at all. by education
and training.
The justice and wisdom of the amend
ment is no longer a question for debate,
That has been settled, as | said before,
by a majority of fifty thousand and
white supremacy has been written in the
organic laws of the state The question
which now confronts us is shall this de-
cree of the white people remain written
in the Constitution or shall it be ex-
plunged from the Constitution, and if OK
plunged, by whom and how. We don't
want another so-called negro campaign
in North Carolina. If our adversaries
will accept the amendment in good faith
we Will not have another. l hope this
convention will invite and challenge our
political opponents to declare, officially
when they meet in this city next month
whether they accept the amendment as
a final settlement of the vcxed ana dan
gerous question of negro suffrage.
We are told that the negro is out Of
politics We are told that the Demo
Gratis have promised freedom of thought
and action. If the negro is out of poll
tics. he is out through the amendment.
q n
pendence was predicated upon the as
sumption of the permanency of that
measure, and we cannot and we will not
permit the Republican party to appeal
to and use the amendment to divide the
white people so long as that party re-
fuses to give the people Il positive and
straightforward assurance Of it's bona
fide acceptance of that measure, for the
refusal by them under the circumstances
TO give such assurance discloses sinis-
ter purpose with reference to that meas
ure which, for secret reasons. they are
unwilling to admit.
we have the right, and it is our duty,
i'm my Judgment, in these circumstances
to say to the Republican party, you are
demanding a change of policies and po-
litical conditions in North Carolina on
account of the amendment. We demand
that you define your attitude towards
that measure. If you accept it. say So
If you propose to attack it's validity now
or hereafter, say so, and say so in terms
that mean yes or no. An answer which
means either yes or no. or neither, as
future eXpediency may suggest, Will not
be accepted. Until this answer is forth
coming. Until the amendment ia ac-
copied as inality by all parties, or
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-17
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-17
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-17
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
AN URGENT NEED.

we direct attention to a local article.
printed elsewhere in the columns of The
Times. in which The need of a school in
the state of Virginia for the education
of the blind and deaf and dumb among
the colored race is pointed out and en-
phesizcd.
There are several hundred negro chill
dren in the State. who are afflicted with
blindness or deafness or the lack of
speech, and yet no provision is made by
the State for their education We have
a splendid institution for the education
OF the blind and deaf and dumb among
the whites, and 1t has been a God-send
to such afflicted children in Virginia. In
a spirit of kindness and justice to the
colored race, there should be such a
school in the State for the education of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
THE-NEW BRIBERY 1 AW.

inc new bribery law will put the courts
IN position to prosecute either bribe-
glvers or bribe-takers. Under the Old
law 1t was difficult to reach either, as
neither could be made to testify against
the other. For bribe-giver to testify
against bribe-taker was to- incciminate
hlmself, and vice versa.
Under the new law an indictment can
be found against either, as the grand jury
may elect II the indictment is against the
Eribe-taker, the bribe-giver may be sum
moned as a witness and compelled to tes-
tify, but the witness cannot be prosecuted
for any offense of giving or offering to
give a bride committed by him at the
time and place indicated In such prosecu-
tion,' II the indictment is against the
bribe-giver, the bribe-taker may be sum-
noned and made to testify, and he. as
wltDess will be safe from prosecution for
any confession he may make incriminat-
ing himself.
III other words, the State can thus COM
pei one party or the othersto the offense
to turn States evidence. Under the OLD
law both were practically immune,
through inability of the State to secure
discriminating evidence.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
THE CHURCH AND THE HYPO-
CRlIES.

Men so wrong every day. The flesh
Is weak, and in these days of fast liv-
Ing and business. activity, in these days
who get rich quick and SO many who
lse making immense fortunes, the temp
tatfons TO take short cuts are numerous.
Is it surprising that men fall? The
wonder is that more don't succumb 10
these temptations and by dishonorable
means seek to make money faster than
lhey are permitted to in the slow legi-
climate way.
We arc not attempting to make apol-
Ngics for those who do go wrong-cer-
lainly not for those who are called good
men. those who hold prominent positions
IN life who have always been regarded
rs honest and upright men, who have
been leading members of the church and
ftctive in its work and who may have ta-
Ten advantage of these conditions to
thake their swindles sure. None can con-
denim such men more than The Times. hut
ke do object to the tendency TO visit the
Gins Of the fallen church member upon
Che church itself 1t is high time that
men should cease to sheer at the church
und belittle its holy work whenever "a
man whose name is on the roll shall be
overtaken in some fraud or shall have
Dad exposed some swindle inaugurated
1nd carried out by him under the protec-
Dion of Sarb OF righteousness.
active in church work in Norfolk. a
Ecader in the Epworth League turned
out 10 be a hypocrte-a wolf in sleeps
elothing-and when he ran away from
Norfolk with the young daughter of a
citizen of that city and married her IT
developed that he already had a wife
En- Northern city, and, furthermore, that
ne had swindled a number Of the people
with whom he had come in contact by
virtue of his activity in church circles.
This man was quickly apprehended. in
dicted. tried and convicted for bigamy and
is now doing pennance in the peniten-
ciary.l
Only last week Newport News had
chara cter. a young man but recently
married and who had for a long time
been prominent in church work left the
city under cloud. and it developed that
he had taken advantage of his supposed
good character and high standing as a
church member 10 defraud his partner
and quite number of his friends. He
was arrested in Baltimore and brought
back to Virginia for punishment.
In both of these cases the newspapers.
the correspondents and a large portion
of the general public opened up the
usual volicy of ,idicuie and nippant con-
dcmnation of the church
Neither in these cases. nor in any case
of the same kind, is the church TO be
blamed. and certainly it should not be
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
tho colored children who are thus at

tho colored children who are thus at
ficted.
& It is a terrible thing for any person to
be deprived of his sight or his hearing
or Of the power of speech, and such a
person is at "a great disadvantages But
children deprived Of one sense usually
have the other senses quickened, and
are sharp-witted. Generally speaking,
they show ar aptness for learning, and
take an education readily. With an
education life becomes all the more en-
joyable to them, and more than that,
they are put In a position to earn a live
lihood for themselves and become indie
pendent.
The people OF Virginia are a kind
people. and we believe that the tax
payers of the State would cheerfully
bear.the burden ofsa school for the edu-
cation Of these unfortunate children Of
the colored race. In this instance surely
no. question Of race prejudice should
arise. Virginia has, established and main
tanned at heavy expense an asylum for
the colored insane. but no complaint Of
the expense has ever been made from
any source. Every argument that can
be made from a humane point of view
in behalf of an asylum for the colored
insane applies with equal force to the
subject under discussion.
We invite the attention Of our readers
to the interesting and instructive ar
ticle to be found in another column, and
we hope its publication will result in
arousing the people to action.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
CLEARING THE ATMOSPHERE.

we have no means of knowing what
will be the specific results of the invesu-
En,Ions that arc now being conducted in
this city The charges may not be sus-
tanned and all persons whom charges
have been brought and against whom in
,inuations have been made may be vim
dicated. In the interest OF the good
name and fame of Richmond. we hope
that such will be the case. We sincere
~ hope that it will be proven beyond a
doubt that there has been no corrup-
ton in office here. The Times would
be rejoiced to know that all the officers
of the city government have been hon
est and faithful in the discharge of their
duties and that our city government is
pure to the core.
But however that may be, wha tever the
verdict in these cases may be, whether
guilty or the Scotch verdict Of mot pro-
ven or complete vindication these in
ves..igations viii not have been III vain.
For a long time there have been whis-
pers of official corruption in the city of
Richmond: there have been rumors afIoat
and many people have been led 10 believe
that some members of the Council and
some members of the police force were
rccreant to their duty.
There has been for months Il feeling
of nlistrust, and it is high time t.lat these
floating rumors and innuendocs and
specific charges should be thoroughly in
jury and for the Board of Police Com
i11ssioners to make a thorough inquiry
into ell such charges and insinuations and
communicate the result of their invest-
cations to The public. If it Should be
found that there is no ground for the
floating rumo:s and the charges. it is due
10 the persons concerned and 10 the city
Of Richmond that the charges be wiped
out. II the charges are true the guilty
persons should be punished as they de-
serve and the city should purge itself
as far as possible of the shame.
But, apart from all other considerations,
an agitation of this character is in the
interest Of pure politics and good govern
ment and public morals. The people of
{ Richmond have manifested an intense in
,erest in the Investigations that are now
proceeding aud have shown by their every
word and act that they despise corrupt
officers and that they VIII not be tolerat-
+. ed The community is serving notice
upon hribe-eivers and hiibe-takers That
there is no place for them in this honest
and moral community and that al such
when apprchended VIII be driven from
the temple with whips OF scorpions and
punished to The fun extent of the law.
Let the Investigations proceed. Let the
storm OF agitation rage until the political
! atmosphere has been cleared.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27

held up TO scorn and ridicules The fact
is that bad men can impose upon the
church Just as well as upon other peo-
pie or institutions, and with a great deal
more case. Tho vilest swindler in the
land, as long as he can keep his vtlliany
hid can easily have his name placed
upon the roll OF church, and II NE
has the necessary intelligence he can
follow this up by taking prominent
part in church work and the services OF
the sanctuary In the very nature Oh
the case this is true. Scripture IS inc
churchs chart, and Scripture teaches thdt
the doors of the church shall be VICE
open When a man presents himseif 1or
membership, in any church in the land and
says that he is a repentant sinner oe-
sires to and purposes to lead ne" lile
and serve his Master to the best or ms
ability and In order that he may be the
better enabled to do this desires to be-
come one among the people who compose
the church-when he does TINS the
church can find no warrant in scripture
for his rejection and must receive MIN.
Thus it can be seen how easy 1T is for
a designing scoundrel to don the livery
Of the church in which to carry out
some well-laid plans for swindlnG. The
church has no means of protection that
arc not found to be bedroclled in Scrip
ture. and the loving and mercifnl5 Fa-
Their who doeth all things well inspired
the holy men to breath into Scripture the
idea that it were better that a thousand
guilty men shall escape than that one
innocent person shall suffer.
The church should not be made tar
get whenever a hypocrite in its ranks
shall be exposed. And then let the scot
fers remember that for every such case
as those cited above hundreds and thou
sands remain true to their church vows
and make the Bible their rule Of con-
duct There is no surer proof of the
divine origin and guidance of the church
than that it has been able to keep its
standard high and increase and prosper
in spite of the many hypocrites who have
imposed upon it and used it for their sell
fish ends.