The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-20

talks plainly. / reproduce part from
an organ of the Money King:
at is no longer a secret that PresloenC
Roosevelt is greatly worried ABOUT ms
political prospects next year, and lhaL ne
has sent repeated requests to the leadlhg
financiers and strong business men oi
New York city to help him out. Ills
alarm is by no means without cause. lie
was cocky enough when he thought ne
was simply making play to the gal-
leres by declaring his unyielding hostlll-
ty to great corporate interest. he would
be glad to make terms with them now,
both for the sake OF his campaign 1und
and the effect upon the country. 1t has
not taken a great while for the policy OF
President Roosevelt to work disaster to
his own chances
"Gunton' is Republican, but not par
ticularly favorable to Roosevelt. 1t says
of his last message to the Congress, that
it cannot be regarded as a strong state
paper 1t is emphatic, but not inform
ing" The sensible, reading, reflective
people of this country now understand
the rapacious and bull-headed usurper.
'Gunton,' that leans to the corporations,
and Money Power, has this: mo man,
however good can be trusted with abso-
lutte power All right, and not even
Roosevelt can be trusted. 1t says again:
Monopoly creates despotism" Just SO!
Down with the Robber Tariff and the
Grinding Trusts! Watch the Money
Devil If reelected Roosevelt will be
without restraint OF any kind. His own
|rugnacious nature will assert itself in
full and II not checked by the people he
oil apt, nd ~ n
dcmnition bow-wows.
Mr.. Frank Stanton, the inexhaustible,
clever poet OF the Atlanta Constitution,
with which he has been connected for
many years, is soon to publish another
volume of verse, his third or fourth,
through the old New York house of ID.
Appleton e Co. The new volume is com
posed of songs for the children. He is a
writer of decided gifts and immense fe-
cundity. and has no rival now among
Southern poets in the productiveness and
variety of his happy Muse. His latest
volume is called little Folks Down
SOUTH The boys and girls who relish
music and fun and lullabies ~ verse
should watch the coming of this gift for
the young folks by a Georgian writer OF
good quality.
1t is stated that an Atlanta lawyer Mr..
Sidney c. Tapp, is now engaged upon the
production of a book that promises to be
of some interest. 1t is study of THE
Story of Anglo-Saxon Institutions; o.,
the Development of Constitutional Gov
eminent" The theme is not new, but
the treatment may have freshness and
peculiar interest of it's own. The New
ID r =.
the author intends to show through the
citation OF documentary evidence that the
anglo Saxon or English Speaking race
has truer conception of republican in
sttutions than any other" and that it
has solved correctly the problem OF self
government"
Some condensed items of interest fol-
low:
The value of the electrical apparatus
produced in 1908 was S15S $4,000
The L. S. House passed a Pure Food
Bill regulating and forbidding adulterated
foods and drugs Badly needed.
Great Britain's navy is immense-great
er than any other two powers. She has
lately concentrated 81 warships in the
Mediterranean.
During the extra session of the Z. S.
.Con5IeSS III the Dtudlt AsIoo DillS WCIe
troduced and ZOO in the House. Senator
Money led the cake-walk by introducing
in one day 223 bills. He is from Miss
issippi.
Japan leads all other countries in cheap
postage. It's mails are almost altogether
carried in wagons, and the country is
very lilly and mountainous, and yet the
charge is less than one cent. Uncle Sam
is left far behind. Poor old fellow!
The mail service in this country is
now a losing business. For year ending
January l. 1903, the deficit was $4,500,O49,
caused mainly by the parcels pest aud
rural delivery. The prediction is made
that for current fiscal year it will reach
quite 100000. So good bye to lower
postal rate for letters. -.
Senator Foraker wants a new depart
ment in the L. S. Governments depart
ment 10 take charge of foreign conquests,
purchases, etc. 1t is to be called the De-
partment of Insular Affairs. Why not
call it the Department of Foreign Con-
quest, Annexation and Expectancy? But
is any Such office as contaminated nv