The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-25

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eIn the spring of 1900 l was taken with
hemorrhage of the lungs, and became very
weak and short of breath, lost flesh and had no
appetite writes Mr.. y. l.. Robinett of Xerxes,
Tenn. CT was persuaded TO try Dr.. Plerce's
Golden Medical Discovery. The first few bottles
seemed to do me but little good Thought 1
would soon be q victim of that dreaded disease,
consumption. Had almost given up i'll despair
when my friends persuaded me to give, your
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menced its use. / weigh 100 POUNDS now, and
when commenced only weighed i4o pounds.
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Accept no substitute for Golden Med
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DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse the
clogged system from impurities
laws they are able to control and do con-
troll the personal liberty Of the grower and
the price of his tobacco. They dictate the
price. The law dictates the way the leaf
shall be sold and TO whom sold. 1t prac-
tically forces the grower to submit at any
price, like Il whipped slave. The growers
freedom of action is destroyed The pur
chaser of his leaf is practically dictated
by the law, and that purchaser is the to-
bacco trust lurking behind the wall these
laws have built. Did you ever hear of u
law that was calculated to hobble any
10 hot
completely succeeded than this?" :
rs not your sense of justice shocked at
such a law, and does not this petition of
the tobacco grower appeal to you, gentle
men? Can you deny his petition, that the
| liberty OF the tobacco grower be restored
to him: the law of agency be restored to
him? Justice demands this. The farmer
can sell his corn in the stalk. his wheat
in the field, you know, without tax or
! limitation You have done so; so have I.
But the purchaser of the tobacco crop in
the field growing must sell it by the pound
at cents, while it is yet in the stalk,
if he sells to consumers. How does that
strike you, gentlemen, for u just law
For a law that is calculated to aid the
tobacco grower, or anything else on top
of the earth except the tobacco trust.
The government should blush if it has a
conscience with face made of steel. at
imposing such law, or receiving revenues
IN such a manner.
THE internal revenue system has always
been to our people obnoxious, vexatious,
tyrannical, and exacting to the very last
round of flesh. But the people have borne
it with struggle, but murmuring all the
time. They have lived along, kept out OF
the poor house off the vagrant force, paid
their taxes, submitted to the restrictions
imposed on them, gave UP one liberty
after another, until in recent ,ears they
have been compelled to sui1~nder. Labor,
black and white, is leaving the tobacco
fields, going to the cities, the railroads and
mining camps, while the tobacco grower,
broken in spirit, bankrupt in money,
without hope of relief, has turned from
tobacco growing, a remunerative business
previous to q few years ago, and Is now
embarking in truck" crops-gardening.
Then Mr. Gaines read letters and ex-
tracts from newspapers and other docu-
ments to show that in many sections and
States the farmers were disseminating the
culture of tobacco altogether. Also reso-
lutions passed by associations were read
agreeing to raise no more tobacco until
the laws were more just. They are go
ing to boycott the government" declared
Mr.. Gaines. They are gong to reduce
this $43 900, 900 of revenue. They will not
have their liberties outraged in this man
ner any longer
Following up suggestion from Repre-
sentative Will Kitchin, of North Carolina,
who is much interested in the repeal of
this burdensome tax and oppressive laws,
Mr.. Gaines showed that the Republicans
imposed the tax and enacted the laws
complained of, and recognizing their IN
justice had promised to undo the wrong,
but had failed to keep the promise. In
1858 the Republican party, IN the platform
adopted in its national convention. de-
bounced the tax ON tobacco as an annoy
nee and burden upon agriculture. Yet
that party has never gwen any rehef iron
annoyance and burden. though IN the
Flfty-hrst Congress no less influential
member of the House than its present
Speaker, Mr.. Cannon, read that section
Of his partys platform and demanded,
amid Republican applause, that the tax
ne taken off tobacco and off spirits used
n the arts.
North Carolina teing the second tobac-
co growing State in the Internationally
being first-the reforms, demanded by Mr..
Gaines bill are of greatest Importance to
her PEOPLE. Last year there were in the
State 214,S7S acres III tobacco. on which
was raised 1874, 72s,5o6 pounds. valued at
Hon. Edward NJ. Shepherd, OF Brook
lyr. who is here, thinks that New York
VII! vote for the nominee OF the St Louis
convention He declined to name his
preference for President but said II
think, though, that there will be union
of all the forces of Democracy when
they assemble in national convention, and
spirit of harmony and cooperation will
be manifested. The party has issues with
wkich winning battle can be made. No
Democrat ought TO be sorry or bis atti-
tude of opposition 10 the Republican pro-
gramma. The man who feels like apollo
giving for his attitude as TO large eXp2n-
ditures. high tariff. or other essential
points Of party difference ought to go
over into the Republican ranks. The
mission OF al opposition party is TO cp-
pose with all the vigor and int diligence
| 1t can summon, and this is the best SER
vice the Democracy can render the ma
ton in the coming campaign whether it