The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-20
Democrats Think Present
Condition Like 1892.
NEW YORK NEWS GOOD
The Brick, Clay and Stone Industry
in North ECaroliua. A Good Deal of
Postoffice News That Will be of
interest All Over The State.
Deep Sympathy for Judge
Pritchard.
Pritchard.
Cry CICERO HARRIs.)

Washington, Oct. -Undoubted-
ly Democrats are more encouraged
than they were since Mr.. Bryan be-
gan his Indiana tour and since can
didate Davis and the Senators and ex-
Senator Hill made the canvass in West
Virginia. The betting does not tell
the story of this renewed confidence
by any means 1t was just so
previous to the Democratic tidal
wave i'm 1892. Democrats recall that
the adnerents of President Harrison
were absolutely sure of his reelection
and that even some of the Democrats
felt that Cleveland would not be the
victor. Little can be predicted OF
election bets when there is large ST.
lent vote waiting to express itself at
the ballot in rebuke Of men or policies
il does not like In this case the cleo
ton is going TO be decided by this vote
and bv the course pursued by the more
extreme silver Democrats in doubtfui
States. That these regular ana hre-
tried Democrats are prepared TO llnl-
tate the example of some of the gold
Democrats in 1896 and 1900 is not 20
be presumed. The interest they are
taking in Mr.. BryanS campaign, the
great enthusiasm of the large crow is
ne has had to hear him, indicates TO
my mind, at least that the Democracy
in Indiana is now practically united,
and it is only a question of the pur>
chaseable voters, the f1oaterS between
camps, as to how the State will go on
the Sth proXimo. 1t is a lamentable
fact, but one not to be denied, that
the close State of Indiana has not
inconsiderable numbers of voters
some of them fairly well-tO do peo-
pie. too-Who dispose of their suffrage
at private auction. so many dollars per
head. Both parties do what they can
To get this vote, but of course the Re-
publicans have more money to buy
voters with and get perhaps the larger
number al every election.
The news from New York continues
to be encouraging. The Republicans
hope TO swell their upstate vote even
beyond the unprecedented figures Of
two years ago when they We're able
10 swamp the enormous majority of
122.000 in the precincts of Greater
New York. The Democrats should
and doubtless will see to it that this is
not done, while preserving their big
majority in the lower counties. On this
depends the result SO far as New York
is concerned, and - New York by
clear majority known in advance to
be probable depends the hope of Par
ker'S election.
There are symptoms of the Repub-
licans reuniting in West Virginia, but
lntN are not yet dlSllNCt eHOu2H "
base any calculations on. Should they
cordially reunite in the district where
two candidates are running, it may
make a difference in their favor.
AS there is a strong brick and other
clay industry in North Carolina it is
well to give the facts as revealed IN
advance reports from Geological Sur
vey's volume entitled Mineral Re-
sources, 1903" published also in PAM
phlet and circulated from an appH-
cation to the Director of the Survey,
this city. Mr. Jefferson Middleton. OF
the Survey, prepares the report, which
is entitled statistics of the Cay
workers Industries in the united
States in 1902 The production would
have been greater if there had not
been labor troubles among the build-
ers The value of the clay products
Increased from $122,169,53 in 1902
TO $13O.962,64S in 1904 gain OF
SS,793,117. or 7.20 per cent. The in
crease of 1902 over 1901 was $11.957,-
944. or 1885 per cent. The gain of
1903 was participated i'm by both The