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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-07-09
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OF Argus Readers.
The Fourth passed off quietly in
this section, with no casualties as yet
reported.
Miss Bessie Hinson, of KenansviIle,
is visiting Miss Mamie Farrior III
this city.
Miss Daisy Smith returned home
this morning from a sojourll at the
Atlantic Hotel, Morehead City.
Miss Carrie Fiers, of South Hamp-
ton, Va, is visiting the family vi
MI. j. M. Wood in this ounty
The first cotton bloom of the sea-
son was laid on our table June 80 by
Mr.. Frank Howell, from, LIS fine
field at Greenleaf.
Miss Blanche Blake, of Raleigh,
returning from visiting fri. nds IN
Rocky Mount, is in the city, the
guest of Miss Lizzie Kirby.
Mr.. J. Wharton Gulick, Jr.. OF
Newport News, is in the city, on a
visit to his home here, where his
many friends are glad to see him.
Mayor Geo. E. Hood went to
Burlington Saturday, where hemade
an address at a big celebration by
the Junior Order of American Me-
chanics.
The property owners on Walnut
street from the Bank of Wayne cor
mel to the G%oldsboro Drug Co.'s cor
ner are putting down concrete pave
meffts on the sidewalk.
Mr.. Robert Hairston, the Ameri-
a Tobacco Company's buyer on
this market, who has been on a va
cation visit to his old home in Vir-
ginia, has returned to the city.
Tobacco curing is noWin full Ogu
in this section, but the crop is both
short in quantity and poor in quail
ity, owing to the unfavorable eason
which has been altogether against it.
Madam Elrado, the noted palmist,
is in the city for a few days, with
rooms I'VE Capt. A. J. Browns
store-the new Holt building, op-
posite the City Hall.
MI. R.. E. Pipkin, the popular ex-
cursion manager of this city, will
run an excursion from Warsaw to
Norfolk, Washington and Baltimore.
July 28th. Full particulars will be
given later.
There was a tremendous crowd at
Seven Springs and at the Ninth
Springs Hotel Saturday and Sunday.
A number of Goldsboro people were
in.the crowd. All report a delight
full time.
Mr.. II. B. Parker, Jr., has return
ed to the city from Como, where he
has been spending some time with
his parents and trying to regain his
strength, which he lost as a result of
an accident on the Southern Rail
way.
The we'll known and popular col
Ored barber Frank Sears, has the
sympathy Of the community in the
death OF his wife, which occurred at
their home in this city Saturday
morning after a protracted illness.
The fune al was held Monday and
was largely attended.
A great musical treat is in store
for the people of Goldsboro on July
"a. 1t is the coming to the Messen-
ger Opera House of the Roselle
Opera Company in Grand Opera
the first to ever appear in Colds
boro.
The Methodist and Baptist Sunday
school of Webbtown, Rev. j. w.
Bryan superintendent of the former,
and Capt. J. J. Robinson superinter-
dent of the latter, held a picnic in
conjunction last week at Wooten's
Mill. Besides the many well filled
baskets the management had four
pigs barbecued and refreshments in
abundance. They report a delight
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-07-09

Judge Lynch is entitled to a long
1acation-the longer the better.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-08

The influence of the west in the at
fairs OF the nation has been steadily
growing and is certain to become more
potent in the years to come. Less than
a quarter d a century ago the western
section of the country, while sending
able men to congress-, did not have a
very great influence upon the course of
legislation or upon the policy of the ma
tional administration. Eastern senti-
ment aud eastern influence were domi-
nant up to within recent years, or until
the time when Harrison became presi-
dent.
1t is true that prior to that time the
west had sent great men to congress
and was represented by able men in the
cabinet, but still It's influence had been
relatively small and the east continued
to dominate in the executive and legis-
lative departments Of the government.
New England and the great states Of
New York and Pennsylvania exerted the
chief power at Washington, regulated
only by considerations of expediency as
to the political effect upon the states of
the west. A change has come about
within the last dozen years, so that
today the statesmen Of the country are
looking rather to western opinion than
to that of the east, TO the wishes OF the
people of the west instead of to the
wishes of the people of the east, as the
guide of their conduct in legislation and
the general administration of affairs.
This is particularly the case with the
republican party. The west has be-
come the great bulwark Of that organ.
i~zation, as the south is of the demo-
cratic party. The stronghold Of repub-
licanism today is in the west. 1t is not
uncommon to hear eastern and middle
states spoken of as doubtfully repub-
lican. with a few exceptions, but no one
questions the fidelity to republican
principles of the chief states Of the
west. Nobody doubts that in the
national contest Of next year the
west will give it's electoral vote
for the candidate Of the republican
party ahh WIN NicNI 10 OnETh n Ereul
majority OF republican representatives
The influence of the west in the az
fairs of the nation is largely due &c
the fact that It's r~epubllcanism Is OF the
stalwart kind. 1t believes in the pro
lection OF American industries anC
American labor and it has a profoundly
patriotic Interest in the expansion anC
t progress Of the nation. The people O.
the west are optimistic and they hav,
an unbOunded faith I'm their country
= Il have no fears for the future of m
E country" said General Henderson Il
HIS valedictory speech to the house o
Z representatives. He spoke as a west
y ern man and reflected the, universe
e western sentiment. Here there is absc
: lutte faith in the republic and the vii
E to preserve it's institutions.
T The existing and growing influence O
a the west in national Affairs is a fac
that can be regarded with the utmos
o Subtraction. II means progress an
n the attainment OF higher ideals 1
government We would not unde.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-08
SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PULPIT.

Brooklyn Eagle: When you see the re-
port that $4,000 clergymen invested in the
racing concerns that promised sudden
wealth, you may take the statement for
exactly what 1t is-false. We may have
some clergymen who are foolish, but to
say that thousands of them are gamblers
and knaves is too absurd to refute. And
sensationalists never tell the truth after
they have printed their falsehood. They
let the latter stand to disgrace its victims
and themselves.
Philadelphia Press: The Presbytery Of
New York has set, perhaps, a difficult task
for the Presbyterians Of that city to per-
form in calling for contributions to the
amount Of at least $3.50, 900. In 1890 there
were fifty-six Presbyterian churches in
the boroughs Of Manhattan and the Bronx,
while in 1900, with an increase of SO per
cent in the population. there were only
ffty-two churches. The money is wanted
to pay debts on old churches and to build
new ones and revive interest in the work
of the church. Perhaps too much talk
about heresy in the last census period was
not helpful.
Portland oregonian: II the Ministerial
association of Salt Lake City puts the sec
tartan issue Of Mormonism ahead of the
| luOTdl dlQ ltBdl lobuO u POlyBamy IN =
contest against Reed Smoot for a seat in
the United States senate, 1t will fail, as II
ought. Whether Mr.. Smoot is a Mormon
or a Presbyterian in his religious beliefs
makes no difference with the qualifications
for senator. A Mormon apostle has as
much right to he senator as a Methodist
bishop. so far as his religious convictions
go. But when 1t comes to violating moral
and statute law It is different. The
brethren would better give up a sectarian
fight.
Chicago Chronicle: The minister who re-
Gently recommended marriage Of white and
black as a solvent of the race question
in the south has learned little from eth
nology. In Europe all races freely mingle,
but do not intermaTTy. 1t was slavery
which contaminated the south by denying
TO the blacks the legal right to marry and
to bring up children in freedom. Illicit
mlscsgenation as a substitute for virtuous
marriage within race has proved a maledic-
tion in the south. When slavery's effects
have been extirpated by time and the sys-
tenn is forgotten there will be no race ques-
tion left to vex either race. This v~agarlan
preacher. a native OF Virginia and white,
is a sociological freak.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-08
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

"Cub, gentle spriC, ethereal mildness,
cub" darn quick. Ker-choo!
As e sure sign of spring, the cut in the
price Of coal is one to swear by.
Missouri law makers are shocked and
provoked because a members vote brought
as high as $1,000. They want to get ac-
quainted with the rich lobbyist.
"The Smiths, a magazine for people
named Smith," comes from Detroit. The
Jones, the Browns and the Johnsons are
now in honor bound to show their literary
merit.
The stork made six visits to one block
in Chicago during the first five days of the
week. By way Of explanation it should be
stated that the block is occupied by for
eigners.
1t is up to the Sherlock Holmes Of Buff
faIo to make their theories stick in the
Burdick case. Results and less hot air
titled community.
After fifteen years Of spasmoding
| drought in spots, Vermonters are shaking
their mighty thirst with the contents of
divers barrels and jugs. Eighty-three
towns have voted for wet goods.
Admiral Crowninshield's retirement is
not Sucn a Ddu move LOT nlluSell dS SUNNI
of his admirers imagine. The hero of the
revolving chair will draw. a salary OF
| IS, 500 for life, a sum which would reconcile
the average mortal to the weariness OF
doing nothing.
The late queen of Hawaii did not get her
claim for 5000, 900 through congress. II
persisted with other good things during
the closing hours. Mrs. Doninis should
not be discouraged. Many a claim Knocked
succeeding congresses for fifty years with
out seeing its finished.
Her name Is Rogers and she teaches In
the high school of the historic town oil
Pawtucket. Three hoodlums in the class
intimated to the teacher that she was INC
good" but after they had poulticed theiI
battered noses and blackened eyes they be
came the meeKest lambs in the flock.
New York Irishmen nave decided to dis.
pense with the old style regalia on th'
coming st. Patrick's day parade. II thu
Celts OF Gotham can fOrego the use o
cooked hats, green plumes and gorgeous
sashes on the 18th OF Ireland IL will be con
elusive proof that the world do move"
A p~alefaee Indian Of the Gotham bree'
bumped against the real thing in New Yorl
one day last week and in less than a sec
ond was grating his teeth on the curb
stone. The real Indian was a Carlisl
boxer, and put up an artistic job. Here
after the p~alefaoe will eonfne himself I
| cigar sigma
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-08

conditions. He has greatly strength
ened the church Of which he is the head
because ne has understood the require
nients Of his time and made the most
of them. When he became pope the
Catholic church was not making prog
ress. The policy of his predecessor, a
man Of no great ability and of arbitrary
Will. was detrimental to the church. 1t
had been to a large extent undermined
even In its former s~trongholds. The
first work to which Pope Leo applied
himself was that of rehabilitating the
church where IL had lost ground and in
this he was greatly successful. The re-
suit is that now the Catholic church is
more powerful than ever before in its
history and is making steady progress.
The wisdom, the diplomatic sagacity and
the recognition by Pope Leo of modern
conditions have brought about a change
respecting the Roman Catholic church
which would have been thought almost
impossible a quarter Of a century ago.
This distinguished man cannot live
much longer, but the policy he has pur-
sued and the example he has given rlay
be expected to long survive him and be
fruitful of still further benefits to the
church which has profited so greatly
under hlG administration.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-08
CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION.

That the revision Of our state consti-
tuition has become an imperative neces-
sity is agreed on all hands. The only
divergence of opinion is whether revi-
sion by a constitutional convention or
by separate amendments submitted di-
rectly by the legislature will bring us
relief in the shortest time for the least
money.
The advocates of constitutional revi-
sion by convention contend that theirs
is the surest and safest plan even If
the result is achieved at greater ex-
pense and requires longer time. Great
stress is laid by them upon the fact that
separate amendments and a bunch Of
amendments have been submitted and
defeated each time because they failed
to receive the necessary majority of all
the votes cast. They Furthermore point
to the fact that the submission of the
twelve amendments by the legislature
of 1895 involved a very large expense
body, and they predicate their opposi-
ton to a repetition Of the experiment OF
the assumption that the same result
will follow IL the present legislature
submits a series of constitutional
amendments for ratification in 1904.
While this argument is logical it is
not well founded. The separate amend.
ments submitted prior to 1896 failed be.
,o fhnu ~ nh4ooftOnoh1o -, N vnrn
large body Of voters. or because they
were printed at the tailend of the bal
lot and were ignored by. the majority
Of the voters. The defeat Of the twelve
chiefly to the intense political excite
ment of the presidential election, which
absorbed popular attention to the ex-
clusion of all other issues. Even Their
the amendments fell short only by from
800 to 1000 votes out Of 100000 cast at
the election.
The presidential election of 1904 is not
likely to be such a hot blast in Nebraska.
The printing Of the amendments at
the top of the ticket and the practical
unanlmity of all parties in favor of the
proposed amendments win insure a full
vote on the amendments and give us a
revision two years sooner than it could
possibly be gotten by calling a constl-
~tutional convention.
The extra heavy expense for advertls.
ing the amendments in 1896 was due ia
the fact that they were inserted In
nearly twenty daily newspapers, each
of whom brought in a bill all the way
from $1,000 to $500. Had the secre.
tary of state limited the order for pub.
lication in dailies to once each week fol
thirteen weeks as the constitution con.
templates instead Of six times a week
for thirteen weeks, the total expense fol
publication would not have exceeded
$4,000.
The publication Of an entirely new
constitution ! n n paper in each, county
would involve an expense of at leas'
$4,000, but the cost Of advertising tn,
amendments is a trivial matter com
pared to the benefits that will accrue t.
the state from the constitutional reyi
sion in 1904 instead Of 1906. Those ben
efts cannot be measured in dollars ant
cents.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-08
the PAPAL JUBrLEE.

To the world Of Catholicism the past
week a been a period Of uncommon
interest. The celebration of the twenty
fifth anniversary Of the accession Of
Pope Leo XIII as the head of the Ro-
man Catholic church was an event
which not only the people who acknowl-
edge the spiritual authority of the pom
tin took an interest, but all people who
are familiar with the career and char
acter of the veteran pope of Rome.
He is recognized everywhere, regardless
of religious faith or belief. as one of
the great men Of the nineteenth cen
fury, as well as one Of the most notable
of the heads OF the Catholic church in
ancient or modern times. There is no
more remarkable figure in Europe today
than this venerable man, who preserves
in his more than ninety years a men.
tai force that makes him one Of the
worlds most extraordinary men, exert
ing an influence upon the religious
thought Of mankind that is ~unequaled.
No religious prejudice should dimin
ish the claim OF Pope Leo to the re
spect Of the world. This is due to hIi
wonderful ability and his perfect rec
ognitpn OF the demands OF modern
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-08
what They Accomplished.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

Some pessimistic bachelor who p%retends
to have faithfully read the accounts OF the
convention Of the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution, just held in Washington,
writes to ask: What was 1t they did,
anyhow" Well they elected officers, and
they gave some demonstration in parlia-
mentary procedure which almost made the
rapld-fre process Of the house OF represent
tatives look solemn. Some OF the men are
reported to have been very proud Of the
ladies. Others are looking more than ever
for life partners who hold closely to the
beauties Of domesticity, and who do not
raise their piping little voices in an audi
torium so large that the deep-toned Edwl
Forrest could not have filled It.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-08
PRESIDENT RoosEvrLrs oPpoRrUNirr

PRESIDENT ROOSHVELTS OPPORTUNITY
The closing hours of the Fifty-seventh
congress presented to the American peo-
pie an object lesson that affords mate
rial for serious reflection and calls for
heroic treatment It emphasizes the
universal impression that the national
Legislature is rapidly degeneratlng into
a. body Of political f~ree-booters, whose
sole object is the footing Of the treas
ury. Year after year the closing days
of congress witness a d~isgraceful strug-
gle for ~extravagant and wasteful APP
preparations, log-rolled by barter and
trade in omnibus bills which, under
our straight-jacket constitution, the
president must either sign or veto as a
whole regardless of their merit or de-
merit.
Appropriation bills involving the ex-
penditure of hundreds OF millions are
held back until the last hour of the ses-
sion and are rushed through under whip
and spur loaded down with items aggre-
eating millions, whose presentation for
payment is not much better than a high
wayman's holdup. This dangerous abuse
Of legislative power has not been
checked by the close jointed rules Of
the house nor the loose jointed rules of
the senate.
In default of a constitutional amend
ment that would empower the president
to veto any items in an appropriation
bill, just as the governors Of nearly all
the states now do under modernized
state constitutions, the only esource left
to successfully grapple with this evil is
a chief executive who has the courage
Of his convictions. No man who has
ever occupied the presidential chair pos.
sessed this rare quality in a more emf
nent degree than Theodore Roosevelt.
What the emergency calls for is:
1. An official notice by the president
to the Fifty-eighth congress that he
will not approve another omnibus bill
whether 1t be a. river and harbor bill,
public building bill, or any other ap-
preparations combine.
Z. Inat except IN an emergency be
will not approve another general appro.
priation bill unless it is passed at least
ten days before adjournment so that in
case of its veto congress can either pass
1t over the presidents head and relieve
him from responsibility, or re-enact the
bill with the Objectionable items cut
out and allow the revised bill to be
come a law with or without the presi
dents signature.
3. That he will treat all appropria
tlOn bills passed through a combination
of conflicting interests as a perniciou,
measure procured by, corrupt methods
and will place the responsibility for tn,
defeat of meritorious appropriation
coupled in with palpable jobs upon con
gress, let the consequences be what the!
may.
In taking that position, we feel sure
the American people, irrespective o
party, will uphold President Roosevelt
and hold him blameless for whateve
may happen. even If rivers run dry an,
public buildings run shy.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-08
LENTEN SACRIFICE.

s. E.. Kiser in the Record-Herald.
The world and flesh. till forty days go by.
/ must renounce; l shall myself deny
All luxury and pomp and vanity,
For this is Lent.
For me no more ten-cent cigars shall burn
All such e-Xtravagances i shall sFurn;
A humble corncob pipe shall serve my
turn
This present Lent.
l shall give up my daily street car ride
And walk instead, to mortify my pride,
Ten cents a day thus saved I'll lay aside
Right straight through Lent.
My last springs suit / quite intend to wear,
But worse infections still I'll nave to bear,
So that for that l do not really care
One copper cent.
No little suppers following the show,
With topthsome Holsters and lie fizz Gil
quot
You bet I've got to go a little sloY,
For this Is Lent.
For this is Lent and I know shortly that
MY wife will strike me for an Easter hat.
It's either strict retrenchment or a spdt
That's evident.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-08

An inQulsitive reader OF the Com
one asks II there is anything in the
federal constitution to prevent a presi-
dent Of the United States from holding
the ONCE for more than two or any
number Of terms in succession, and the
answer in the negative is promptly fur
nished him. Were II not for innate
modesty the editor would also volunteer
the information that there Is nothing in
the constitution either to prevent a can.
iidate for president from aspiring tc
the position any number OF times In
succession.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-08
Confidence Back with Cash.
Minneapolis Times.

The railway directors and managers Of
this country seem to have the utmost faith
in the continuance of prosperity. Their
budgets provide for expenditures in better
ments this year of about 5000, 900, 900 and
the bill for maintenance and betterments
combined will be between $500, 900, 900 and
81, 0OO,O 900, 900. Nearly II per cent Of the
gross income of 1902 will be spent in pro-
viding additional facilities this year. In
the last few years the carrying capacity
Of the railways OF the United States has
been doubled, trebled and in some cases
quadrupled and still the roads are not
able promptly to take care of the business
offered. What better demonstration of the
volume OF our internal commerce could
there be than this?
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-08

CONSTRUCTING a HIGH MUCK-A-MUCR.
If this thing keeps on Nebraska row
ernors will soon be clothed with func-
tons more numerous and v%ariegated
than were imposed upon the Pooh-Bah
in the sublime court Of the operate
Mikado. Outside Of the regular func-
tons pertaining to his office as chief
executive, the governor of Nebraska is
already head oil inspector, chief COM
missioner of labor, chief food inspector,
chief fish commissioner. grand game
warden, supreme veterinarian and
grand medicine man Of the state health
and pharmacy boards. To cap the eli
max a bill has Just been introduced in
the house to establish a department Of
architecture wherein the governor Is 10
figure as grand state architect with
plumb. square and compass dangling
from his button hole, with the other
insignia of his complex and diffuse Of
fetal paraphernalia.
Now, if the legislature would pass n
bill to require the governor to append
with his official signature the initials
Of all the different titles he holds by
virtue of his office it would be emil
nently in accord with the eternal fitness
Of things, to create a department mod
eled after his British majesty's royal
privy seal, expressly charged with the
classification Of ex-officio titles and the
improvisation of the proper c~urliqueus
that are to be attached to each; coupled
with a liberal appropriation for the con
struction Of n vault in the state house
for the safe keeping of all the regalia,
seals, stamps and ~engravlngs, pertain
ing to each Of the various departments
of which the governor is the factotum
extraordinary. In due time when all
the legislatures get through with the
construction of departments and titles
Nebraska's governor will be a sort OF
high muck-a-muck very much like to
a Turkish Pasha with nine tails.