The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-26
LOVE II FOR THE ENEMIES III
HAS MADE.


broadsides against the News and CD
server these days. Papers that In
two campaigns supported the Ma
tional Republican ticket, and bolted
the head of the State Democratic
ticket i'm 1902, have been for more
than a month full of base SANDERS OF
the honest and clean State Democratic
administration, and reinforced by
Blanche, Tray and Sweetheart, are
barking at true Democrats, and warn
ing the Democratic voters that if they
do not destroy the News and OBJ
server the Democratic party in North
Carolina is doomed to certain defeat.
The grand circuit" of boiling and
whiskey organs all chime in and the
work of destroying the News and OBJ
server goes merrily on-in the or
gans that stand for Republicanism
every day in every year, except a few
weeks before Democratic conventions,
and then seek to compel the Democ~
racy to accept dictation from them,
under the threat of destruction.
They made their threats that North
Carolina would go Republican In
1900, if the National Democracy nomi-
mated Bryan. They tried to make
good their threats of vengeance by,
some openly and some covertly. fight
ing the Democratic ticket and plat
form. If our recollection serves US
right, the Democratic National ticket
carried North Carolina. In 1902.
with a vehemence and bitter use of in
yective and loud screaming they de-
clared that the State Democracy
would be forever damned if Clark was
nominated for Chief Justice. With a
unanimity never before seen in North
Carolina in any contest, Judge Clark
was named for Chief Justice. And
then they told us that he was doomed
to defeat. The election returns read
somewhat differently. A few weeks
ago, when two soldiers of fortune,
came into North Carolina and, with
out investing a dollar, grabbed prop
erty worth s1,SQ0,0O0, the organs all
praised them as great and good men.
When they basely slandered the Gov
ernor and the honorable officials OF
the Atlantic and North Carolina Rail-
road, the same grand circuit OF
anti-Democratic papers still gave aid
and comfort to the conspirators. And,
upon every important question that
has arisen, the grand circuit of Me
l,ac Wilt Cd
cratic administration and done every
thing intheir power to help build up
the Republican party in North Carolina
and if their efforts had succeeded they
would now be in the Republican ranks
instead of claiming the right to die
tate to Democrats, who have been
true tothe party every day in every
year, and they even have the inn
pudence to try to fly-bloW Demo
cratic papers that have kept the
mocracy when they were advocating
Republican candidates and Republi-
can platforms, This paper, because
it has defied political railroads, trusts,
the whiskey ring and fought Republi-
canism has been the special target for
their envenomed malice.
What has been the answer of the
people of North Carolina to the syS-
tematic and in some instances, sub
sidized attempt to destroy the News
and Observer? It's daily circulation
has increased in the last nine and d
half years from less than 1000 sub
scribers to $500 subscribers, and it
has a larger circulation to its two
prosperous weekly papers than any
other two political or newspapers in
the State It's circulation is forty per
cent larger than that of any daily pa
per published in the State. And the
circulation grows steadily. Asked the
number of new subscribers put on
yesterday, the book-keeper added
them up and reported the number to
be 1877.
The more the boiling organs abuse
the News and Observer the larger
grows its subscription list and the
more the people love it for the enc
mics it has made.