The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-26
The Army Reorganization Bill Will if
Passed MAKE Roosevelt an
American Car,
PIRATlCaL FLAG OF kGfo OmNATlok
This Now Thre atens The South H. the Propea
Force Bill. RerLtEci ms Sef,mIg to
Abolish The Constitution ard Mkt.
c3niz the Gfv rpmort
caniz, The Gov, rnment,
(By DIE Associated Press

Washington, March 24.-About one hun
dred and fifty guests were present tonight
at the biennial banquet of the Virginia
Democratic Association in the banquet
room of the Metropolitan Hotel. They
included Democrats of National promi-
hence and most of the political leaders
and Democratic members of Congress
from the Old Dominion.
Owing to the fact that the
Constitutional convention is in SEES
sion and that the Virginia Gen
eral Assembly is nearing its close. Gov
ernor Montague, Senator Daniel and At
tofney General Anderson were unable to
be present and sent their regrets. Col.
Robert N. Harper, President of the asso-
citation, acted as toast master. Those who
spoke included the following: T. w. Bull
lock, second vice president of the associa-
ton; Col. Henry Watterson, of Ken
lucky: Senator Carmack, of Tennessee;
Hon. Lewis Nixon, the leader of Tammany
Hall: REPRESENTATIVE w. w. Kichin, of
North Carolina; Representative De-
Almond. of Missouri, and members of
Congress from Virginia.
Colonel Watterson urged on Democrats
a general union of forces in opposition
to Imperialism in all forms. He said:
There is no drop of blood in my
veins which is not Virginia blood. AL
though for purposes of my own, having
"A deep design beneath them, l chose this
capital of the nation for my birth place.
my earliest vision of paradise-the very
-dawR-ef-a ll-~my conceptions of honor
and duty and glory-nestled among yon-
der hills, across the Potomac; and, when
i go hence my ashes shall repose upon
the bosom of Kentucky, Virginia's first
born and fairest daughter. There seems,
therefore, some fitness in my sitting
among you. Anyhow, being a Ken
tuckian and Democrat / am glad to
be here and you will not, hope. think
me assuming any consequential airs and
graces if l add that l feel very much
at home.
1--WE are Democrats. We love our coun
try Our hearts beat true to its institu-
tions. We would rescue the Government
from the hands of those who are con-
verting it into a Government of the
trusts, for the trusts ard by the trusts,
and restore it to the hands of those who
will have some regard for the rights of
the people, The Republican party is a
syyIdicated party.
Arbitrary power is its motor. The
almighty dollar it's trade mark If ii be
not checked in the gait it is going it will
in the end surely Mexicanize the re-
public.
"Once again in the White House we
have the Man on Horseback. Affecting
the simplicity of the cow boy he con-
ceals beneath the self-confidence and
queer manners of the broncho buster,
the sentiments and ambitions, if not the
talents of Daz. TO him. a little thing
like treating an Admiral of the navy,
acter of the feats to divert and bl1nd
able renown, as if he were baby in
arms, now to be handled and now to be
spanked. is merely an undress affair be-
gun and ended during off moments be-
tween breakfast and luncheon. To him
the reprimanding of the Lieutenant Gen
eral of the Army, grown gray in the
fighting of the battles of his country be-
comes an amusing horse play, meant to
relax his muscles and illustrates his
high brightness, whilst warning lesser
officers of the army to obey orders and
say nothing. AS these things go for
ward partaking somewhat of the char
acter of the feats to divert and blinds
10 hoodwink public opinion, bill of ar
Ny reorganization is prepared and urg-