The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-05
WANTS SOME Of
THAT HAM THAT
IS COOK|N
Words of Cheer For the
National Democratic
Ticket.
OUTLOOK Is BRIGHT
Mr.. Willis B. Dowd, of New York,
Visiting His Native State, Brings
Good Tidings From the
National Fight
These.
OUTLOOK is BRIGHT

There is a large North Carolina col
ony in the city of New York and one
of it's ablest and most popular repre-
sentatives, Mr.. Willis B. Dowd, a law
yer, formerly of Charlotte, arrived in
Raleigh yesterday and put up at the
Marlborough House. de will be in this
state during the next fortnight, visit
ing the principal cities, and at the re-
quest of the News and Observer, con-
scented to be interviewed with regard
to politics in the nation and in the
State of New York.
At the outset Mr.. Dowd declared
that he must momentarily put ASIDE
the question of politics In order, to
pay his compliments to the city of Raj
eigh, which he has not had the pleas
ure of visiting in fifteen years. He
noted on every hand many signs of
Improvement; was particularly struck
with the betterment of the streets, and
the elegance of interior decorations of
business houses. This as he observed,
seems to be the logical effect of an
economical State administration,
which, as he read in Sundays News
and Observer, had saved the people of
this State large sums of money. He
humorOusly remarked that if the
State administratio had saved it for
them, they were justified in spending
some of it on their places of business
and residences but he hoped that they
had some of it left to help the cleo
ton of the present State candidates
and Parker and Davis.
But now, Mr.. Dowd," said the re-
porter, Ito quit your kind compn-
ments, and come down to business,
what is your general opinion of the
political outlook -
.'Well. in general" he replied, cit
seems to me that from Mr.. Roosevelt s
record; his obnoxious appointment of
negroes to offices in the South; his
lording it over the South American
Republics, as we'll as our own people
with the big stick, and his threat to
carry on the same policy If elected in
this contest, the situation resolves it
self into a declaration from our rough
rider President that he knows he has
given the country three years of hell,
and now he wants three years more
in which to rub it in"
well, how do you Democrats in
New York regard the outlook; what
probabilities are there that he will
have an opportunity to rub it in =
81 wish to lay emphasis on the fact,
said Mr.. Dowd, that we Southerners
IN New York take the candidacy of
Mr.. Roosevelt very much to heart,
and we desire to see him beaten as
much by reason of our attachment to
the South and it's people as for the
sake of giving the nation radiance OF
a man who never was designed by
Providence to be an executive, but
whose qualifications all fit him admir-
ably for the business of punching
cows and hunting wild game in the
Yellow Stone Park, and, if you please,
hiding at the head of a voluntary reg
iment of cavalry Gin the capacity OF
lieutenant) in pursuit of disappearing
Standards We do not intend, If any
effort on our part can prevent it, to
allow Mr.. Roosevelt and the RepubH-
can party to diminish the representa-
ton of the South in Congress, or to
harrass the Southern people with the
race question which they seem to have
a peculiar delight in keeping to the
front. And please bear in mind that
there are a hundred thousand South
erners in the city of New York alone,
and remember that their support of
Parker and Davis in this contest may
lie of saving grace to the South, as we'll
as the nation on next election day..
specifically then, Mr.. Dowd," the
reporter enquired, what are the pros
l.ects for the national ticket IN the
State of New York;
.They are excellent" he answered
promptly. MIR. Roosevelt was never
popular in that State, and l see no
signs of his popularity now. There
are no factional differences among
Democrats, and the national ticket will
undoubtedly be helped by the State
ticket which is headed by Judge her
rick. who is a man of iron, and who
both looks the part and acts the part
o. master of men. / regard the cleo
ton of Judge Herrick as a certainty,
and the CARRYING of the State OF New
York by Parker and Davis DIS hlShiy
probable, but, of course, all the re-
sources of the State and city Democ-
racy will be severely taxed in order 10
offset the efforts of the Republicans 10
carry the Empire State. l have no
doubt that Governor Odell will spend
not less than one million of dollars In
order TO save his reputation as Cover
nor and to secure the electoral vote OF
that State for Roosevelt and Fla r
banks"
What about the other Northern
States which the Democrats hope to
carry?"
well, the report from Connecticut
and New JERSEY are encouraging, as
they are also from Indiana, but this
latter State is undoubtedly one of the
great debatabl@ territories of the con-
test You remember that in one of
the Harrison campaigns Matt Quay, as
Chairman of the Republican National
Committee, divided the voters of In
diana into blocks of five and provid-
ell means of keeping track of these
blocks and seeing that their constit-
uent members voted right on election
tay and by this means he carried In
diana for his party. 1 have no doubt
that the Republicans will try ever a
more desperate scheme this year, and
IL MI. Taggart succeeds in battling
their efforts he will do so because he
has the cordial cooperation of the
Democrats throughout the country
The National Democratic Committee
RAY send it's army of workers into In
diana but they cannot do effective