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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
Spirit of the Press.
A DANGER REBUKED.


MaXton Scottish Chief.
The recent exhibit of the. power of a
Federal Judge over a property prepond-
erantly owned by the State OF North
Carolina, is truly a danger signal. Ii an
alien can come into our State. buy so
many shares of a railroad on a credit,
then go before a Federal Judge make
complaint that his rights are not protect
ed, and get valuable property thrown
into the hands of a receiver. that his
cupidty and that of his friends may get
the management of that railroad and
make big money out of running it. then
no private rights in State are safe.
Mr.. Finch may be a gold finch or a
bull finch, but he certainly has unmitigat-
ed gall enough to cut wide swath with
narrow blade.
Many of our citizens who have lit
tie money to play with iailroa stocks,
and wish to taste the power of money.
seem to be jealous of the State. because
she owns controlling interest in one or
more railroads. North Carolina largely
built those roads from her treasury at a
time when many men that We're able.
would rot put their hands in their own
pockets to do it, Now, farsooth! the old
State is expected to go out of the rail-
road business and let the corporations
dominated by few railroad magnates.
scoop in the whole outfit and run it to
suit themselves. A very intelligent gen
tleman said not long ago in hearing OF the
writer: mo railroad is ever successfully
run by a State; we want private enter
prise" We cited to him. "the Georgia
Railroad and Banking Company, owned
largely if not entirely by the State of
Georgia, and many years before the war
it was operated as a successful railroad
and banking business. We are not argu-
ing against private enterprise, let corpora
tions build railroads but many of our
people feel that the State is safer from
the grasp of monopolies. when she Is a
large shareholder in our own railroads.
AS for not being able to get honest man
agement for the A. and n. c. or any
other railroad. because of politics in the
directorate, that is simple bosh!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
GOOD ROADS ONLY A PRETExT.

The South has been unjustly discrimi-
mated against in the matter of free rural
delivery routes. Not very long ago we
printed the figures, showing that with
about the same population as North Caro-
lima, the department had given Wisconsin
about seven times many routes as this
State 1t will be remembered that in his
spe ech at Raleigh, Mr.. Machen sought to
excuse his discrimination by a redhot
good roads speech. His successors, who
have Disseminated even more against the
South. have the story down pat: THE
inspector reports that the roads are too
route And then the money that fairly
belongs to North Carolina goes to Ohio,
Indiana and other doubtful Northern
States.
The South gets no offices under the
Federal government, it gets none of the
pension money, it gets only a very thin
slice of river and harbor and postoffice
money. In the name of even common
hallway decency, it ought to be given a
just share of rural delivery routes.
The bad roads excuse is nearly always
a mere pretext. We have bad roads and
some very bad roads, and we ought to
make them better. But if there are men
willing to undertake to carry the mails
over bad roads, at the price PAID, why
she uld the department deny mail racli-
itics? In a sensible and wise speech In
the House Hon w. w. Kitchin protested
against the wrong of denying rural deiiV-
cry because of bad roads and demanded
that wherever responsible men could be
found TO carry the mail the bad roads
objection should not be considered. Mr.
Kitchins demand was just one and ms
amendment should have been adopted but
If was ruled out by the iron wheel Car
rules that deny fair consideration OF pub
Ii, measures in the House.
We hope Mr.. Kitchin will prepare sta
tistics showing the number,of rural routes
by States so as to make clear how the
South is Disseminated against and that
in the Senate, Mr.. Simmons and Mr.. Over
man will secure the incorporation of the
amendment ruled out in the mouse. The
question of reads is relative. The gov
eminent does not pay for the horse or
the buggy. If responsible man, furnish
ing his own team, can carry the mail over
roads an inspector calls bad, no govern
ment official should be permitted to say
that the roads are too bad for the service.
If everybody else travels that road, and
people have no other road, is that good
excuse for honey -combing Indiana with
rural deliveries and denying them to
North Carolina?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
IN THE SAME BOAT.

Secretary Shaw's speech was a sheer at
Cleveland for not enforcing the laws
against the trusts and lauding Roosevelt
as trust buster. The truth is that both
are failures when it comes to enforcing
antitrust laws Cleveland conducted
three suits and Roosevelt one. Roose-
velt's litigation prevented the forming of
the transportation trust, but, having the
law and courts on his side and the decks
cleared for action, his Attorney General
declines to prosecute. AS trust-busters
Cleveland and Roosevelt are about in the
same boat.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
RHAMKATTE FOLKS KNOW A BLUFF
(Rhamkatte Roaster.)

(Rhamkatte Roaster.)
The Conspiracy and Southern Railway
organ said yesterday in flaming headlines,
Finch Coming to Demand Hearing"
The reader would suppose that somebody
had been trying to prevent Finch from
having q hearing, whereas but for the
bench warrant and the Governors siren
'uous action, Finch wouldn't be here at
all except to be trying to put his friend
McBee in possession of somebody else S
property. The Conspiracy Organ treats
Finch with distinguished consideration
because he tried only to help steal a
railroad If he had tried to get some
small property-my! my.
Once upon time a Rhamkatte man
was suspected of stealing horse, a war
rant was issued for his arrest, he hid
in the woods three days, and when he
saw that he had to face the music he
put on a bold face and. went to the
sheriff and in loud voice said: Il de-
nrand that you arrest me and give me
hearing
In Rhamkatte folks know bluff when
they see it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

Mr.. w. A. Hildebrand a Republican,
declares that IF the Republicans of North
Carolina do not cease their mud singing
performances and quit befouling their
own party nest, they will soon ALLEVIATE
the good will and lose the respect of
every national leader" They generally
tell the truth on each other. Must they
stop telling the truth? of course the mud
singing Is disgusting, but nothing else
can be expected from the outfit
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

The Shelby Aurora lately purchased by
Republicans and converted into a Teddy
and Booker organ, also joins the Morning
Post, the Winston Republican and the
negro organ in their vicious attacks on
the State administration 1t is we'll,
early in the year, to see the anti Demo
cratic papers show their venom toward
Democracy The party will beware of all
such enemies. whether open or wolves in
sleeps clothing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

Charley Reynolds, postmaster at Win
ston, who writes most of the stuff for
tho Winston Republican, has filed away
the platform the Railroad and Whiskey
organ, sometimes called the Raleigh Tri
bune and sometimes the Morning Post,
SO as to use it as the basis for the plat
form the Republican convention will
adopt at their State convention. With
few additions it will be acceptable to
the revenue officers and negroes
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
FAITHFUL TO THEIR TRUST.

NeUsleT , Wtehly
The brave and successful fight made by
Gov. Aycock Attorney General Gilmer
and Chief Justice Clark against the hlgl
handed conspiracy OF the McBee-Finch
combination to secure control OF the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad By
fraudulent means, after having failed to
lease it in a legitimate manner, is worthy
of all praise.
1t was a great victory, and next to
the resolute stand taken by the, three
faithful public servants named, the cred
it, in 4 large measure belongs to the
News and Observer, which did SO much
to arouse the people to the necessity Of
standing up for their rights 1t realized
the gravity OF the situation as no other
paper in the State did and continued to
cry aloud and spare not. The old Re-
liable" is equal to any emergency
But we rejoice that McBee, Simonton
and Company were knocked out and lift
our hat to the Governor, Chief Justice,
Attorney General and the News and OBJ
server upon their courageous work.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
A LIBERAL SHARE.
N A@I31'~HN3RH1
Nashville Graphic.

Nashville Graphic.
The News and Observer has again
shown its value to the State by its Wig
orous and successful fight against the con-
spirators, Finch, McBee and others, who
sought to steal the A. & N. c. r. r. Be
fore the discussion of this all7absorbing
matter has ended, Joe Daniels will yet ex-
pose those who were working the wires
from behind the screen. While Governor
Aycocl and Attorney General Gilmer de-
serve praise for their prompt action in
thwarting the selfish ends of the conspira-
tors, the News and Observer comes in for
liberal share of words of commentator
heard On every hand
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
WILL DEFEND THE STATE.

Windsor Ledger
The people of North Carolina are for
tunate in having the News and Observer
circulate among them every morning. 1t
is the most fearless advocate of the
right, the persistent denouncer OF the
wrong the most fearless cond smner OF
gait and grab, the holdest spokesman
for the people the State ever had. 1t
speaks out in meeting. 1t fears no mans
ffown. 1t courts no mans favor. 1t has
rendered North Carolina invaluable ser
vice in time of critical moments. 1t takes
stand 1t cannot be bullied, nor bribed
No interests can swerve it. 1t is the
peoples press. 1t is persistent but that
is better than cowardice. Long may 1T
flourish to speak out plainly when rascal
ity and corruption attempt to assume
virtues. 1t has indeed saved the State.
1t now proposes to defend it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
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The reason SCOTS Emul-
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you can get in any other way.
Get in the sunlight and try
SCOTS Emulsion.
Wen send you sample free upon request.
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

Judge A. L. Fitzgerald is candidate to
succeed Senator Stewart in Nevada. He
is a native of Rockingham county, North
Carolina, and was one of the ablest men
at the Reunion at Greensboro last fall.
He Is a brother of Bishop fitzgerald, of
the Southern Methodist church. He Is
Tow a Supreme Court Justice in Nevada.
In ability, character, worth he would
legislative assembly in the world.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

The gist of Col. Hinsdale's evidence yes
terday was that the public. had nothing
to do with the transaction by which the
conspirators got hold of Smiths stock.
The elder Vanderbilt. when the people
demanded to know about certain railroad
affairs, cried out, 'The public be ID"
The public is entitled to know every de-
tail of the conspiracy and the probing
ought not to cease until 'tthe niger in
the wood pile is exposed and the man
who furnished the money is known.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
Political Chat.

Senator Marshall claims to have carried
Surrv. There's going TO DE Jun a'
wilkesboro on the S1st.
p;o Tim Sullivan and VIM. Sulzer, two
New York congressman from New iolh,
who were in Richmond last week, divided
on the Presidential question. SULLIVAN
eai6 the candidacy of Hearst was not
rerarded seriously while Sulzer says it
is serious and he has strong support.
Hearst is paying for the Democratic
nomination with his own money, they say.
That's equally as commendable as puy-
ing the Presidency This office mas gone
to the highest bidder for several years.
Rockingham Anglo-Saxon
Josephus Daniels, editor Of the News
and Observer, says neither Hearst nor
Cleveland will do for the Democratic nom
inec for President. He is right.-Rocklng
ham Anglo-Saxon.
J. Wiley Shook, mountain Republican
politician said a few days ago, tnat Ike
publican politics in North Carolina was
a cut-throat game, and that half OF the
party wanted office. And the other halt,
too, by gum!
roll of the State Democratic executive
committee at Raleigh last week showed
that considerable majority OF the mem
bers of the committee favored the noml-
ton OF Judge Parker Tor President.
Members of the committee came from
all parts of the State and are proml-
ncnt in politics. therefore it is rea-
so1able inference that they represent the
general sentiment of the people of the
State as to who the nominee should be.
It looks now as if North Carolina will
certainly favor the nomination OF Judge
Messenger.
The indications ere that North Caro-
lima vote will be for Parker or some
OTHER conservative Eastern man who sup
ported Bryan in 1896 and 1900 and is not
objectionable to either faction OF the .,r-
ty. With our present knowledge OF the
situation, We think Parker the most all
able man. If the New York Democrats
will unite on him (and it looks as if they
wild, he will be nominated, and there
will be more than a fighting chance to
elect him.-Webster's Weekly
special from Boston TO the Richmond
Dispatch says Nominate Hearst, defy
the trusts and $1,000, 900 will be furnished
by Mr.. Hearst and his friends for the
Democratic National Committee This
is the standing offer that Hearst campaign
managers are dangling before the eyes
of the national committeeman in this and
other States. and using with powerful eff
feet among political leaders of the East.
The Hearst boomers are working hard
in the Bay State. but their nomination
papers filed here today for the Boston dis
tricts have failed to fill out as they
hoped. Hearst boomers have started to
work this week in the Southern States,
and the results of their efforts will be
known within the next ten days"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

If Mr.. Finch will go on the stand and
make a full breast of the whole con-
spiracy, many folks would be inclined to
regard his part in the conspiracy as only
that of an agent. But wouldn't it make
mighty interesting reading? If he isn't
going to testify, why did he come here :?
He could have sent Wireless Telegram
that he was in the State. The bench
warrant would have done the rest.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
NEVER IN BETTER HANDS.
Chapel Hill News.

Chapel Hill News.
The business of the State was never in
better hands than it is today. We refer
to the McBee-Finch high handed deal
appointing a receiver for the A. and N. C.
Railroad, which was knocked higher than
a kite by our most excellent Governor
and the rest of the State officials. The
News and Observer deserves as much
credit for exposing the schemes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
THE REAL TEST
OF Herpicidc Is In Giving 1t a Thor
Ough Trial.

There Is only one test by which to
Judge of the efficiency of any article
and that is by its ability to do that
which it is intended to do. Many hair
vigors may look nice and smell nice,
but the point is-do they eradicate Dan
6ruff and stop falling hair?
No, they do not, but Herpicide does,
because it goes to the root of the evil
and kills the germ that attacks the
papilla from whence the hair gets it's
life.
Letters from prominent people every
where are daily proving that Newbro's
Herpicide stands the test of use"
1t is a delightful dressing. clear, pure
and free from oil or grease
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co..
Detroit. Mich,
Henry T. Hicks & Co., special agents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

The reason the Conspiracy Organ is SO
vigorous in support of the men who con-
spl1ed to steal the A. and N. G. R. r..
is that some of its owners and bosses
are said to have engaged in
wrecking R. and d. and allied lines
throwing them into the hands of receiv-
ers, and ''reorganizing them See!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
A MORNING TONIC.

(Margaret E. Sangster)
We take our share of fretting,
OF grieving and forgetting:
The paths are often rough and steep,
And needless feet may fall
But yet the days are cherry
And night brings rest when weary.
And somehow this old planet is a good
world
After ALL
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

The town of Wilson may be counted on
to be always in the band-wagon as long
as Jesse l.. Mayo is deputy sheriff Schley
ought to feel honored for Jesse wouldn't
have offered his hand to the gallant cap
tain If he had not admired the Admiral.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

The Lucama correspondent OF the vii
son Times says: 'The American ioo'coo
Company comes out in an articie AZ 'i.e
NorfolE Virgliian-Fdlot, expressing 10
great love for the tobacco ldtinei anu
explains how he has made inistahe III
not planting another big crop q topaooo
Too late now, Mr.. Trust. ln7 -. 80. /"
OF the tobacco belt have been pl''siieu Wv
hard to forget it this year w. - ~ +ho,,
for tobacco will have more effect than
newspaper articles anyway
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

The Sterling Manufacturing Company Is
largely increasing its already excellent
plant. New and convenient buildings are
under construction. A new steam oly
house with a capacity of ten thousand
feet per day is among the additions. In
the dry house will be eight thousand
feet of piping. When completed the
company will be prepared to double thelr
output of lumber with the same force
heretofore worked-Littleton Ne"s-Re-
Reporter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

New York. Now that Finch is here Nc
Bee is in New York Amateur photogra-
piers hoped to get snap shot at them
posing together, as they imposed on the
State.-Rhamkatte Rooster
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

We hear the mill force at Roberdel No.
, made demands on the management for
an advance in wages and two pay days
month, but their demands were un-
needed. 1t looked as If a strike was on
for short while one day, but they
nearly all went back to work under
former orders. Rockingham Anglo
Saxon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

The land values in the burnt district
IN Baltimore are taxed upon an assess
me mt of $14.OOO,0OO. Sixty million dollars
in hard cash would not buy the land.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

The Presbytery of Norfolk "admon-
ished" Mr.. Camp for saying uncompli
meLtary things about Rev. Mr. Robinson
Now let them kiss and make up.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
PAINT YOUR BUGGY FOR 75c.

to LOO with Devoe's Gloss Carriage Paint.
1t weighs 3 to s ozs. more to the pint than
others, wears longer, and gives gloss
equal TO new work. Sold by Hart-Ward
Hardware Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
STATE NEWS.

Congressman w. F. Strowd was
quite ill few days last week. We are
glad to know that his condition is some
better-Chapel Hill News.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

The brownsville Female Seminary is to
be converted into a chair factory. Prof.
II. w. Reinhart is the owner. The
school has not been in operation for sew
eral years.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

About the only certain thing about that
check for the Smith stock is that it was
not sent by Wireless Telegraph.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
A. AND N. c. R. R. RECEIvERsHIP

a. AND N. G. R. r. RECEIVERSHIP.
Fayetteville Standard.
Judge Clark has issued warrant for
the conspirators and the control of the
A. and N. c. R. r. has passed back to
the State. The warrant should have
taken the whole bunch, lawyers and all.
Judge Purnell was indignant" 1t
would have been better had it come a
little sooner, when the "conspirators'' first
approached him and took him as a
''softy."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

Croupy children are immeuei"CS awo,,..
lieved with an application -
Pneumonia Cure.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

For sore throat use Gowan ~ u''-' -
Cure external.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

EURNETTS EXTRACT OF VANILLA.
Is the standard everywhere. SOFA ny pest
grocers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

McBee was careful not to go on The
stand. Will Finch also deny himself the
opportunity to tell all about it?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

J. Wiley Shook, a mountain Republican
politician said a few days ago, that Re
publican politics in North Carolina was
a cut-throat game, and that half OF the
party wanted office And the other halt
too by gum!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

Wen send you sample free upon request.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 400 Pearl Street, New York
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

Henry T. Hicks & Co.. special agenta.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

Senator Marshall claims to have carried
Cry There's going to be fun at
wilkesboro on the S1st.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

Josephus Daniels, editor OF the News
and Observer, says neither Hearst nol
Cleveland will do for the Democratic nom
inec for President. He is right.-Rocklng
ham Anglo Saxon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

Of the bids offered by the Navv Depart
ment for tobacco Lupfert, Scales & Co.,
of Winston, bid $123000, 1927 900, and
1885,. 900
FRED. L. MERRITT.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26

Mr.. Page has ordered a competitive ex-
animation for naval cadet to be held at
Asheboro. April Sth. 1t will be conduct
ed by Prof. Walker. Mr.. Page already has
twenty applicants.