The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-04
HIS ANT|THES|S IS
WANTED
Ex- Governor Jarvis 0pin-
ion of Roosevelt.
Ideas as to the Making of Cardinals
Platform What Should and
Should Not Be
Done.
TBy FRED l.. MERRITT.1
(SnociaI To Ne,vS and Observer

Especial to News and Observer.)
Washington, d. c., June 3.-''If they
listen to me they will not go extcn-
said Gov. Jarvis yesterday when asked
what sort of a platform the North
Carolina Democrats would adopt at
their convention in Greensboro. "Thes
ought strongly to endorse the State
administration because it deserves en-
dorsement and because the Republi-
cans have bitterly attacked it. They
ought to stand by the temperance
legislation enacted by the last Legisla-
ture, and that's about all there is to
say.
ION national issues, We had better
let the national convention make its
own platform. OF course, in a general
way we may condemn the Republi-
cans for their extravaganza in public
expenditures and their refusal to low
er taxation by revision of such tariff
schedules as are plainly obviously
too high protecting trusts and really
hindering trade. Particularly we
ought to condemn the administration
for it's assumption of legislative as
\
| the recent pension order and in some
of the Presidents acts regarding the
| canal. Along with the postal frauds,
| the recently discovered revenue frauds
! in North Carolina are to be called to
| the attention of the people, with de-
| mand that the guilty men be sought
| out and punished and first class Off
Gals be put in according to old Dem
ocratic usage. There we should stop.
| There ought to be no mention of the
Kansas City platform or endorsement
of any other platform whatever"
| What do you think will be the Dem
| ocratic slogan in the national cam
paign %
| why, l think the Democrats can
win with Roosevelt as the ISSUE" he
| replied. Therefore they ought to
nominate the very autithesis of Roose-
welt, so far as it is possible to select
such man with due regard to fitness
for the office. I'd be willing to make
the fight on Parker and what he
stands for against Roosevelt and what
he stands for
| Gov. Jarvis thinks Parker will be
| the nominee, and for Vice-President
"some good old style Democrat from
the middle West, preferably Indiana
or Illinois, he said.
/
| At the Cabinet meeting today two
| North Carolina poStoffice appointments
were agreed on, as follows Smithfield
| +. ID. Parker; Newton r. p. Rein
| hardt.
Announcement was made at the wal
department today of the successful
| cadet candidates to enter the military
academy at West Point this month.
| Those from North Carolina are: Alex
ander l.. James, Jr., and Allison b.
| Deane, Jr.
At the Georgetown University COM
mencement next week Charles Louis
Latham. of North Carolina, will be
one of the graduates in the law school,
receiving the degree of bachelor of
laws.
AS a result of civil examination, Ar
thur r. Reeves, of North Carolina,
was today appointed to a 5000 posi-
ton in the Office of the auditor of the
war department. Ashley T. Hill in the
office of the navy department is pro-
NOTED from a thousand to u twelve
hundred dollar clerkship.
General Manager Ackert, of the
Southern Railway, today announced
the promotion of III. l.. Fry from the
office of roadmaster to that of engi-
neer of maintenance of way. with Of
flee at Greensboro, n. c., succeeding
r. Southgate, who died recently.