The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-20

Carolina bitterly opposed such action,
and characterized this reasonable de-
| mand of the people as an effort to
| besmirch the Democratic administra-
ton. That paper had such great
weight and powerful influence with
| the Democratic machine in North
Carolina that it was about to accom-
plish its purpose and thwart the will
| of the people, when the Charlotte OBJ
server, the Morning Post, the Will
| mington Messenger, and other papers,
| came to the peoples relief, attacked
| the management of the road and
hotel stating that it was rotten and
smelt to heaven, and demanded in
laundering tones that an investigation
be had. Then it was that the Govern
or appointed three of his own political
| faith to investigate his own political
| household. For some reason no Re-
| publican was selected on that COM
| mittee, and for some more mysterious
| reason the meetings of that committee
| have been held behind closed doors,
| and the people have not been permit
| ted to be present, and have never
| heard one word of the evidence, al
| though seven long weeks have elapsed
since the committee commenced its
work. Is it possible that there was
| such wholesale corruption, faVoritiSm
| and mismanagement that the commit
| tee, aided by experts and Stenograph-
ers in this enlightened age, has not
yet concluded it's task? Or is it pos
| sible that the investigation has been
| delayed because it might catch some
| of the Governors closest political
| friends with a sheep upon their back
and he himself picking wool out of
! his teeth, as was recently stated by
| a man who had an opportunity to
4 1y,, rl1nf he IL Too .
any rate, it suffices to say that the
| secret report has never yet come to
| light. Such star chamber procedure,
| and such a clandestine and secret in
vestigation is a disgrace and an out
| rage, and one which every self-re-
| speeding citizen in North Carolina con-
dennis"
1t is only necessary to print this
extract from the head of the Repub-
lican party to show the depths to
which it has descended. AS evidence
that the gang composing the conven-
ton was in sympathy with the reck-
less and vile ISLANDERS, when ex-Judge
Robinson arose to declare that Gov
ernor Aycock was an honest man, he
was "hissed" and Blackburn later de-
clared that Irishmen were ''the scum
! of the EARTH
Rollins said that The News and OBJ
server was about to accomplish it's
purpose" when certain papers came
to the peoples relief" His statement
that this paper sought to prevent an
investigation has no foundation. 1t is
equally incorrect to say that any paper
| secured or had an iota of influence
in securing the investigation, He will
find that the purpose of The News and
| Observer to demand fair play, to expose
ISLANDERS, to guarantee the right OF the
owners of property to control it, to
expose free lunch schemes and answer
vile SANDERS has not failed. Inc
News and Observer has printed the
truth and it has exposed the political
yillainy. the resolve to steal the "A. Il
n. C. X. r., and the dishonest schemes
of those ''HIGHER UP" The people
all except the Grafters, Radicals,
those who take orders from "HIGHER
UP" and few who have given Gre
dence to the tongues of SANDERS most
| of them hired to retail faisehood-
stand with The News and Observer
because this paper stands for what Is
right. There were some good men at
first deceived by the McBee stories,
the Finch fables, and the "HIGHER
up SANDERS but they now see that
the whole deviltry was inspired by
grafters, little radical politicians, and
folks who had a selfish scheme to ad-
oh cnnanh
of Rollins, as reckless as 1t was wan
ton and false, will convince any voters
who may have doubted the inspira-
ton of the conspiracy and the subse-
quent proceedings.
The infiammatory speech of Rollins,
| coupled with the resolutions equally
as incendiary show the temper of the
Republican party of North Carolina. 1t
has pitched it's campaign upon bill
| lingsgate and falsehood. The Demo
cratic party will answer by plain and
! truthful statement, the few mistakes
and errors as well as the record of
perfect and honest administration,
and it will appeal to the
| people upon the honorable and
progressive record it has made. And
| it will not appeal in vain. The peo-
| pie are not ready to return to the scan
dals and lawiessness of Russellism.
They would no more turn this State
over to the crew led by Rollins and the
| Revenuers than they would their In
! fants over to wolves.
SIDE LIGHTS OF RADICAL STATE
CONVENTION