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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-31
YOUNG MEN IN POLITICS.

It turns out, after all the discussions
about it. that President Hadley, of Yale.
lid not saw that "only rich men should
on into politics, because only they could
stand the inevitable temptations of polit-
cal life If he had made that state
ment it would have ranked with the
ether freak statements that every now
and then emanate from colleges and uni
versities AS, explained by the New Yorh
Times. here is the substance CT what
President Hadley said:
''He did not warn all except the rich
out of politics, but advises a young man
aot to seek office until he had made HIM
self in some measure independent of It's
oecuniary rewards, SO that immediate
starvation or an approach to it for him
self and family might not be the conse-
luence of failure to win an election or OF
dismissal from a place secured"
How much money does it take to make
man "in some measure independent OF
is pecuniary rewards?" That will vary
with individual tastes and with environ
nent. 1t would have been better if
President Hadley had warned young men
not to go into politics until they had
made a place for themselves in their
profession or business calling and warned
all men not to be dependent upon the pc
cuniary returns of office-holding. There
l. no doubt that some men in politics
succumb to the temptation of doing wrong
because of pecuniary need, but-stop and
look about you a minute! Is it not oft
ener the man Of fair means who wishes
to use his pull" to get rich, or to in
crease his, wealth rapidly, who is the pro-
moter of schemes of graft and corruption
than the man who needs the money to
support his family? Go into any branch
OF government, from a board of aldermen
to the United States Senate, and the men
in all these bodies who are the most dan
gerous to good government and civic right
/ ecusness are not the men who are de-
pendent upon their salaries, but men of
means-often the very richest. There IS
need of electing only honest men to of
ice, whether rich or poor. In this day
Of gct-rich-quick schemes there is quite
s much danger from the promoter as
| from the man who needs cash to keep
ais family from starving.
There is much wisdom in President
4adley's advice Young men ought not
ever to go into politics, except because
hey wish to advance a principle or make
better government. Sometimes poor men
md rich men ought to accept office. Notn-
| rs is more honorable than honorable
ublic service, but nothing is so certain
% destroy the prospects and the useful
aess of any young man as to make pro
;ession of politics. 1t should command
| lis interest and his time and his civic
| -eligion, but he should lay deeper tie
] oundations of his life career.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-31
THE PEOPLE ARE BEHIND 1T.

The News and Observer is in receipt
of letters and messages from all parts
of the State approving its insistence upon
a full investigation of the Godfrey bond
matter to the end that all the violators of
the law may be punished. In all the histo
ry of the State there has not been so
scandalous a sequel to a robbery. II a
man can have his bonds stolen and the
receiver of the stolen goods can extort
$500 from him without prosecution and
punishment, the courts of justice are
worse than a farce.
Where is Pace? Where is Stanton?
Where are the other witnesses offered by
Jones? A rigid cross-examination OF
each in open court would no doubt dis
close some clue that would lead to put
ting stripes on the robber.
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Spirit of the Press.
GODFREY BOND CASE.

GODFhE1 BUM OASE.
Fayetteville Standard.
The Wake county grand jury is in
yestigating this matter. This is right.
( struck us at the time as a most re
narkable matter, and we could not see
Why it was not called before some cont
hitting magistrate for investigation al
The very first intimation that the stolen
ponds (known by all to have been stolen,
we're, or had been, in the possession OF
me within the jurisdiction OF the court.
For the information of our readers, we
Will state the condensed facts. Some
months ago the safe of the Godlreys a
;oresboro was broken into and robbed
among the things secured being two $1,C0e
North Carolina bonds. The robbery was
'eported at once and heraided by the
state and other papers into every nook
and corner For months, no trace was
discovered when suddenly well known
Raleigh attorney opened communication
with the Godfreys, Offering tor certain
considerable sum to deliver the bonds 20
him, the payment to be made in cash.
Mr.. Godfrey secured the cash, paid 1t
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-31

over to the lawyer and received his two
bonds. In the investigation before the
grand jury it has developed that the law
yer acted for certain party in another
town, who claimed to have loaned $780,
for sixty days with the bonds as security
to- man named Stanton who had been
referred to him by a party in still an
other town. The first party said Stanton
did not come back and his suspicious were
aroused and on the advice of friend in
Goldsboro he employed the Raleigh law
yer to return the bonds to the rightful
owner, provided he would pay him back
the money he had loaned. 1t looks like
a big eel hid in the mud somewhere.
Why was the lender so slow about sUs-
pecting a stranger offering to put up
unreservedly $4,000, (worth more) in
practically gold dollars for the loan OF
$500, at probably big interest? Did the
lender who had pool room near
prominent hotel never see the newspap
ers? Why did not the borrower ASK 1or
sCme guarantee as to the safe keeping
Of the bonds lin which he would still
own a surplus of $1,5OO?) What was the
lU,y c. Tic parties, when they did learn
that tho bends were stolen, The holder,
the lawyer, and all? And why did they
dicker with Mr.. Godfrey as to the amount
he was to pay? These and many other
interesting queries arise from the CYL
dence.
Suppose l turn up with your stolen
watch, and were to approach you, no mat
ter how, to pay me to return it to you?
We will leave you to think about it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-31

fear, my dear friend, I shall tire you
with my prolix account of what was
pleasant, a very pleasant Sabbath, spent
in the company of one who has Glled
very large space in our political and lit
etary annals.
Thanking you for your report and
heartily concurring with you in the truth
of YOUR quotation, that righteousness
exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach
to any people," l remain, with high
regard, Your friend.
D. WEBSTER.
What an encouragement should this
letter be to faithful Sunday school work
ers, who sometimes fear their labor is in
vain. And what revelation 1t gives OF
the real Thomas Jefferson, whom political
enemies have so wantonly slandered ana
whom the president of Trinity College
refers to as THAT Monster"
WHY HE DIDN'T GIVE FARMERS AD-
VICE.
Wadesboro Messenger and Intelligenccr.
Man newspapers are now engaged in
the pleasant occupation of giving agri-
culturists advice as to the manner in
which they should conduct their farm
operations during the present year. Some
OF the papers are advising them to plant
more cotton, while others are telling them
to beware of increasing the acreage de-
voted to the fleecy staple. The Messen-
ger and Intelligencer has not presumed
to advise it's farmer friends as to their
business since it told them, several years
ago, to hold cotton for higher price.
and the price straightway grew beauti-
fully lower until it dropped from 1915 to
something like eight cents. The truth of
the matter is the average farmer is just
about as able to take care of his own
business as are persons engaged In other
callngs, and the great amount of advice
given them by outsiders in gratiuous and
wholly uncalled for.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-31

The Manufacturers Record has ring
ing editorial favoring the passage of thu
Appalachian Forest Reserve Bill. The
cded to let it pass the Senate upon con-
dit:on that Uncle Joe Cannon and the
committee on Rules in the House will
bury it in pigeon hole. If Uncle Toe
wishes us to be proud that he was born
i'll North Carolina he should grease the
Appalachian bill and let it go through
his end of the capitol.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-31

There is danger in high COTTON says
a contemporary. Maybe So but not to thf
man who grows it or to the South or
to the national balance of trade. High
cotton averted panic, enables the oouth
to carry its own obligations and Will
give comforts to thousands OF homes. II
there is danger in high cotton" the South
will pray for danger and plenty OF 1t!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-31

what sort of an opinion may we expect
from wholly plant college president to
whom the Standard Oil magnate gives
$500, 900? Or $4,000, 900, or $2O,OOo,OOO:
Would he favor killing or "curblng all
who dare to think for themselves?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-31

The Financial Age says that the high
price of cotton in the South has had a
very good effect upon Southern securities.
Il says that securities that formerly
flcated at and per cent, only, at par
arc now desired at lower rates or at a
premium. 1t also adds that while South
ern bonds are desired in the business
centres 1.-THE South is more than ever
able to finance its own requirements. >
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-31

While the major portion of the South
ern people have approved the course of
the Manufacturers Record in standing
up for the Observance of the laws of
the United States a subscriber in Ten
nessee wrote note sharply criticizing
its policy as inOpportune' and not in
furthcrance of "the greater benefit to the
South" To that criticism, the Manufac-
turcr's Record makes this brief, able and
conclusive reply:
The Manufacturers Record has raised
no issue as to the wisdom of Mr.. Roose-
velt's course in the Panama canal mat
ter, except as wisdom should be bulwarked
upon morality. public and private. It's
contention has been that in the Panama
matter as in all matters of national or
international moment, the course for the
government of the United States is marked
out by the Constitution and the laws.
1t holds that criticism of a deviation from
that course by any branch OF the gov
eminent is never inoppOrtune, however it
may fail to harmonic with the views OF
commercial bodies of the South or any
WIpTe else. OuI COlICApOilNShI mas NOND'
less observed that the attempt to STAN
pede such bodies, we believe at the lntla-
tive of representatives of the government
at certain ports, was hardly success
Certain it is that we have discovered no
profound unanminity of opinion in favor
of the administrations hasty program
among the representative commercial
bodies of the South based upon full
know ledge of the situation.
THE Manufacturers Record has TOO
long labored in behalf of an lthmian canal,
even at times when other agencles were
passive, to view with anything but re
gret the possibility of delay in the speedy
completion of the canal. 1t regards the
acts of the administration as most potent
10 cause such delay, TO the disadvantage
of Southern commercial interests That,
however. is a matter of secondary lmpor-
lance The overshadowing issue, lnvolv-
ing, it is true, the prosperity OF the
South and the rest of the country Is the
observance of the laws of the United
States II is but step from holding
them in slight esteem in our foreign
relations to disregarding them IN nome
affairs j { Iias8s
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-31

There are plenty of Whitaker Wrights
in this country Instead of sentencing
them to the penitentiary, we give dinners
in their honor and laud them to the
skies, calling them ''Napoleons of finance
and the like.
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THE OVERsHADOWlNG ISSUE. I

The Manufacturers Record, which has
been noted for its devotion to the develop
ment of Southern commerce and manutac-
| turing. has never rendered the South so
good a service as in its protest against
| the methods employed IN the Panama
matter. 1t has long urged the constfuc-
| ton of an isthmian canal and has done
more than ell the Roosevelts and Hannas
| to make public sentiment for 1T, but 1t
now refuses to endorse the unlawful con-
duct of the President. There are two
things higher than business and higher
| than commercial enterprises: they are the
preservation of national honor and the OBJ
servance of the laws of the United States.
Whenever a President, in order to do
even a good thing, disregards the national
obligation written in a solemn treaty and
| the laws of the country his conduct should
| be condemned and his act disavowed. If
| an executive can without rebuke usurp
powers expressly denied him in order to
build a canal by the route the French
spectators and American spectators pre-
fer, he may embroil the country in war
at any time upon any pretxet. To put
| the advantage of ditch above the laws
of the country is a species of commercial
ism that would degrade and dishonor
the republic. Commerce and business de-
| mand stable conditions and faithful OBJ
servance of the laws. If, in some partcu
lar instance it seems that commerce is
to be advanced by the breaking of treaties
and the disregard of laws, the particular
| advantage is not to be compared with the
serious injury done to the national con-
science and national honor. Rulers who
| contemplate gross usurpations usually
make precedent by a small stretch of
| power When that is condoned, they
make it precedent for the dangerous
and revolutionary usurpation. If Roose-
welt can run rough shod over the treaty
with Colombia and usurp the power of
| Congress to declare war against that
| weak country, why may he not, if the
! people should be so unfortunate as to
have to endure a second term from him,
| recklessly disregard other treaties and
other laws and plunge this country into
war? Already jingoists are telling us that
| it is our duty to join japan in giving
Russia a good beating. Who can tell
whether Roosevelt will not plunge us into
worldwide war, using the Panama usur-
patton as precedent for his bloody poll
cy? Washington and Jefferson, the two
greatest men in the history of America,
warned against the very policy that Roose-
welt is pursuing. In his inaugural Jeffer-
son advised Peace, commerce and
honest friendship with nations; entangling
alliances with none II is true that icon
clasts and land -grabbers of the Roosevelt
order tell us that Washington and Jeffer-
son were odd fogies' and have been dead
| three score years, but thoughtful and
honest men, not blinded by buccaneering
and land gra bling, believe they had more
wisdom than. the modern President who
! has no regard for treaty obligations or
| laws. if they stand in the way of his
| strenuous policy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-31

Senator Dietrich, who escaped punish
the judge held that the statute was de-
fective, is on his way to Washington.
Il will ask the Senate" he says to
make a searching investigation, which |
wish to be an impartial inquiry
If he had wished an impartial in
quiry'' he would have been glad OF a
trial by jury of his own state. What
he probably wishes is a embarrassing
washers, who make a close corporal on.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-31
A MORNING TONIC.
(Seneca.)

(Seneca.)
l will govern my life and my thoughts
as if the whole world were to see the
enc and read the fother.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-31

sDr. Parkhurst's sermon THE Right
Use of Power is very able arraignment
Of Roos3velts administration to north
ern audience by contrasting England
conduct during the War Between the
States and the conduct of the United
States toward Colombia in the Panama
secession farce. He says the Southern
secession was mo little toy affair, SO
mimic in its proportions that seeding
would have been like some coun;ryman 5
back door yard throwing up picket fence
and erecting itself into a distinct town
ship" An accurate description of the
Panama so-called secession, except that
il didn't throw up a back yard picket
fence until it had reason to know that
Uncle Sam would do the fighting.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-03
ORANGE COUNTY
RANDOLPH.

Elmer y. Bean, who has been confined
to the house since last November on ac-
count If an injury to his leg. caused by
Il fail. while deer hunting, was down
street for the first time in -four months
last Friday and took his old place at his
barber chair for IA short time, The injury
Mr.. Bean received seemed but a slight
one at the time but has caused him
great deal of trouble. He has had his
shin bone scrapcd several times and suf-
fered Il great deal of pain. Mr., Bean in
tends TO work in his shop part of the
time but does not consider himself able
to do steady work.
Tho auditors. &. II. Granger, j. w.
Fargo and A. A. Priest have audited tho
accounts of the various town officers and
after estimating the expenses for the
coming year. they recommend a tax Of
A. cents on the dollar
There was Il good Attendance at the
Grange meeting held in Grange hall Sat.
urday evening and very interesting
programme, consisting of readings, recita-
tions and music was rendered Fay Bur-
Charles Mead of North Dakota arrived
i'm town Monday and will he a guest
of his brother, John f. Mead, for some
little time.
Henry Luce. meat cutter for Hunting
ton n Trcdo for the past six months has
finished work there and with his family
has moved to the John Mudgett farm in
East Roxbury. |. ID. Litchiield of Spring
field arrived in town Friday and is TAX
ing Mr.. Luces place in the meat market
Charles Baker, who has been carrying
on C.. y. Morse's farm for the past three
years. will finish his labors there April
first and will move his family to the
small house ON u. H. Morse's farm and
will work for ID. II. Morse for the coming
year.
II. l. Sanford has purchased ri Mrs
Gertrude Young her place on Central
street and will take possession of the
same in the near future.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-03

able to attend TO her duties In the high
school as preceptress.--Mi Sarah Parker
Is again able to take up her work on the
Opinion after an eight weeks illness. IL.
Il. Slack left for Philadelphia saturday,
where he will remain for a month. Mrs.
Slack will spend that time with her
mother. Mrs j. G. Norcross.-The Fort
nightly Reading club are to hold their
meeting with Mrs. j. r. Pickett Friday
afternoon.Mss Edith Cunningham re-
turned TO her school in Williamsburg.
Mass Saturday.--Fred Wheeler. who has
been in the Hanover hospital for treat
ment for the past three weeks, died there
saturday. Miss Lizzie Hiland his cousin,
accompanied the remains to Boston. where
many of his friends are Mr.. Wheeler was
'S years of age and has been In Bradford
q great deal and made his home with Mrs.
nd.--Frank Lufkin had an arm ser
iously injured Saturday morning by
gasoline engine Mr.. Lufkin's arm was
drawn into the machinery caused by his
mitten catching. Frank Lamb is very
SICK with pneumonia.--Mrs. G. II. Woods
and daughter of Lebanon. n H., are
guests of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Sawyer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-03
LOWELL.

j.. S. Coolidge has finished his work
in Johnson and rcturncd.--Joseph Gen
crGus of Wilcott was i'll town last week
The Whist club met with MIR. and Mrs.
Milo Hines Friday eveninC.-1aeon Rogers
of Morrisvile was i'll town Thursday
William Kelley and Ezra Taylor have
had the Peoples telephone placed in their
houses-Nliss Alice Skinner has gone to
Lyndonvlle for few wceks.-Thc Misses
Maud Harding and Sybil Warren were
home from johnson Sunday. where they
are attending the normal school.-Miss
Grace Coolidge is home from Brigham
Academy for vacation of two weeks
Mr. and Mrs S. r. Cello and daughter,
Minnie, were in town a few days the first
of the Week.-Mrs. Nora Wakefield is
home on vacation Of two weeks from
North Troy where she has been teach
ing.-Mrs, Blanche galloway has been
engaged as organist in the Congrega-
tional Church.-NewS was recently re-
ocivod of the death of Il. J. Austin. a
former resident of this town. 1t will be
remembered that M Austin moved to
Fredonia. N Y, last June His death
was heard of with regret by his old
friends. Mr. Austin was member of
the q y. Il. Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-03
WATERBURY,.

The Rev. =. \. Smith has resigned his
uqstorutc at the Methodist church III
Waterbury after an efficient ana faithful
service OF two years. Mr.. Smith is pop
ular in Waterbury, not only among the
members and friends of the church, hut
IN Il social way outside. lie has taken
an active part in the Odd Fellows Lodge
and the Masonic order, being an cnthuS-
iaslic member in both orders. Under the
manas cmenl Of MIR Smith both the sun
day evening and the Thursday evening
meetings have been very interesting and
helpful and those who are accustomed to
attend the meetings regret his decision to
leave Waterbury.
While James Somervillc was out driving
Sunday, his horse stepped little outside
the beaten track ard turned its ankle ON
the LETT for" foot SO suddenly that the
bone in the ankle Joint was broken
besides being splintcred quite badly Tho
accident happened on Main street near
the residence If q. G. Warren, where II
deep rut had been worn in the snow. As
soon as the bone snapped the horse stop
ped and refused to go farther. Mr.
Soiucrvilc 1t once noticed that the leg
had been injured ana embarrassed the
horse and with the help of several men
succeeded in getting 1t back to the barn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-03
JEFFERSONVILLE.

d G. GrisWold and daughter are visiting
in Montpelier Nina Scoloy is visit
ing friends in Cady's Falls.-Mr. and Mrs
+. T.. Smith ana daughter are visiting
friends at East Fairfield .-Thomas Libby
of the rural free delivery. No >. had tn.
misfortune to loose a valuable horse the
past week by its getting east in the
Lashcr. the evangelist. as
sisted the Rev. II. &. Howard in the ser
vices Sunday morning. February y. She
expects to spend the week in this vicinity.
Mr. Clark the barber ut Hotel Mclcndy.
the past year. has finished work there
and has moved to IIardwick Miss Ly
da Lyman of Cambridge visited her sis
ter at Hotel Mclendy over Sunday.--Clar
cncc Powell who has spent the past year
in tho village will move To his farm. and
John Martin. who has lived on the farm
will move to Noah Cushings tenement
Prof j. Il. Sturtcvant, who has been
teaching in Canaan. is spending his va
cation at his homc.-Thc next meeting Of
the Crescendo club will he March with
Mrs NJ. f. Gilmore, who will lead the
mecting.-fiarry Sinclair has a position in
the station at Cambridge Junction.-Mr.
ana Mrs Andrew Gotta, who have oc-
cupicd Mrs. T. Randall's tenement. will
move to- Wiliston to make their home
Cyrus Flood. who has occupied q Gil
more's tenement, has rented r. +. Dick
inson's farm and NJ. Wilson will move
to Mr.. Gllmorc's tenement. vacated by
NJ. t1ood-A very pleasant social oc-
cason was the gathering at the hor1n Of
Mr.. ana Mrs. q. W. Holmes under the
auspices Of the South Cambridge Gene
terry association. a banquet WIS served
as such viands as South Cambridge ladies
have long been famous for. About 80
we're present Tho evening was spent
playing games by both old and Young.
and a merry time WAS fully enjoyed