The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-16
Bryan Justifyiing The
Faith of His Friends.
LABOR VOTE IN LINE
Republicans Dragging and 0verconfi'
dence Likely to be DISASTROUS to
Them. Postoffice Appoint
ments in North
Carolina.
CICERO w. HARRIS.

Especial to News and ODserver.)
Washington, Oct. 15.-Democrats
are very cheerful over the good news
fiom West Virginia and Indiana. The
whirlwind there of Mr. Davis and the
Senator'S has stirred the pulses of the
Democracy more than anything that
has occurred since Parker and Cor
man look command in New York. 1t
is regarded too as helping Bryan in
mis- wonderful campaign in Indiana
tt at campaign will decide The cleo
ton. The farmers are turning out
and cheering the fervid, loyal utter
Gnces of the great ex-candidate as he
wheels around Hoosierdom. All who
really knew Mr.. Bryan knew he would
take the precise course he has adopt
eli. But the fact that so many eastern
Democrats do not comprehend the
lofty nature of this gifted man held
out Il doubt up to the moment of
speaking. Mr.. Bryan, in his judgment
Of In diana Republicans, will keep IN
line nearly every one Of the Indiana
Democrats. and this with Taggarts
work among the inoustrialists and the |
floating vote means either complete
victory or a defeat Which Will give
iustre to the party Under the cIrcum- |
stances.
Besides the personality of Mr.. Davis |
in West Virginia and that of Mr.. /
BRYAN IL, Indiana here are two or
three ether tremendous factors III the |
production If q possible victory all
along the line in November. The first |
III these IS harmony. This result was
only partly achieved in the national
convention. II was fully accomplished
when candidate Parker and senator
German took charge of the conGurI OF
the Democratic campaign. liz my in
tercourst. hero with leading Democrats
| gather some information the sources
If which carnot he traced in ncw.
paper corresponds ice. ] am informed
that one of the ElcsI intiucnt al sera-
tors who has kept close tab OH head
quarters and speaks therefore with
authority, has SAID that Judge parker
is not infer or in skill and ability as
party manager and leader TO any
man of tile times and besides that he
is a public man OF the highest moral
calibre. One who has successfully
figured IN local politics in his own sec
ton and who is 4 national figure says
lie is a man greatly, to be admired. He
since he, in cooperation with the
great Maryland Senator, assumed
charge. The gold men before were
generally in lire anc most of the sill
Ver. But now the doubling silver men
1.-The few who candidly did rot like
about and falling into ranks with alac-
iity. 1t is due to the efforts of Judge
Parker and Senator German supple
nlented by the forensic power and
splendid loyalty of the superb favcrite
of the common people, William
Bryan.
Another possible factor in the result
next month is the terrible discomfort
of a portion of the Republican labor
element in Pennsylvania. 1t has
greatly excited Senator Penrose, who
Gpprehends nothing from the trouble
i'll the city of Philadelphia but is exer
C!Sed over the effect it Will have in
New York, Chicago, Indianapolis and
other centres. If that trouble is not
Immediately composed the Republican
campaign will break down before the
election. Up to this very moment the
Republicans seem to be absolutely
confident that Roosevelt is going to
have walk-over. Should the labor
vote fall away their boasts that they
have gained the Jewish vote and made
severe inroads into the Hiberrian vote
even If conceded to be JUSTIFIED, VIII
sound like a mOckery.
If L had to say what particular
thing, above all others, would give
Parker and Davis the electoral vote of
the Union, L would be sure to say,
oraggart overconfidence. If this state
of mind characteriZeS the leaders of
the republican party up to the last
three or four days of the campaign,
the election of Parker and Davis is
foregone conclusion. In my judg-
1nent they will awake to their danger
but IT may be too late for them to
save their bacon.
Senator Simmons stopped at the
Riggs House Wednesday night on mis-
way to New York, and left there late
on Thursday. While here he expressed
himself as feeling quite cheerful over
Democratic prospects in the country
as we'll as in North Carolina.
Postm2SterS have been appointe6 as
follows: At Cobbs, Cherokee county,
Virgil S. Chapman in place of G. f.
Olney, resigned; at Dublin. Bladen
county. Charles K. Hester. in place of
David ID. King, removed; at Ienox.
Rockingham county, Robert r. Saund
ers. in place of n. B. City, resigned;
Pant Haywood county Bascon Reas
ley. III place of S. e. Finder. resigned.
Rural free delivery has been es-
tablished to begin in October as fol-
lows: At Tar Heel, Bladen county
route No. 1: length of route % miles:
area covered % square miles; popula-
ton served 500; number of houses on
route 112. Wakefield, Wake county.
additional service. route No. 2:
length of route, "a miles: area COW
cred 185 square miles; population SER