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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-12

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-12

refused to listen to such pleas and enter
ed upon the prosecutions with the ut
most zeal, prosecuting Republican and
Democratic boodlers alike. 1t created con-
sternation. Some of the boodlers fled to
Mexico, some to Canada, some
were convicted, some were acqult-
ted, and some who We're con-
victed by Folk got off by appeal to
technicalities But he never faltered and
soon he found behind him the bulk of the
honest men in Missouri. Some of the
Democratic leaders, personally honorable,
made the mistake of seeming to excuse
some of the boodlers, and others We're
active in trying to beat back the rising
tide that demanded the election of Folk
to the Governorship. In st. Louis, after
a bitter campaign, a personally clean man,
who had the support of many good men
sympathy with the big boodlers, carried
that city. 1t looked like civic righteous
ness was doomed, Kansas City went for
another good man who would net speak
out against the boodlers. With both Of
the largest cities in the State against
Folk, it looked like the brave man would
he crushed because of his courageous and
honorable action. But he made his APP
peal to the farmers, to the residents of
the smaller towns-to the men whose in
dividuality and independence had not been
lost in the vortex of ward politics-and
they are coming up almost solidy ior
Folk and against Grafters and Boodlers.
1t is an omen of better politics III
America and should cause all honest
men to grid up their loins afresh to put
in office courageous men who will en-
force the law against men with n pull as
we'll as against those who have no infla
ence. That is the crying need in Ameri-
can public life today. The cities are al
most helplcssly in the grasp of the little
bosses and the corporations who pay for
legislation they wish in their business.
The farmers and the dwellers in the
smallers towns and cities must save the
Republic.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-12
BOURKE COCKRAN'S SPEECH.

The speech of Bourke Cochran in the
House on Saturday, pleading for the pre-
seryation CT the constitutional rights of
the legislative department OF government,
and protesting in vigorous English against
xecutive usurpation, was one of the
reatest speeches of this decade. 1. was
ased upon principle, the preservation
which is essential to safe and constitu-
ional government, and it was delivered
18th the eloquence of Burke, The packed
all gave inspiration to the orator. The
heme fired the heart of the native son of
Ireland. The arraignment of the usurpa-
ion startled and impressed every lover oi
liberty who heard the speech. 1t ought
be widely read, for it was a powerful
Indictment Of steady and illegal usurpa
ion that characteriZes the present eXecu
i've. Here are six of the characteristic
pigrams with which the speech abounds:
1T is my desire simply to vindicate the
lignity of the House. / arise, rot as a
,artisan,sbut as a. member OF the House.
Il want to see generous provision made
or the old soldiers in their declining
rears, but 1 want to see it done by Con
,ress and not by any .self-constituted au-
hority.'
1--WE are at the parting of the ways. If
his order is tolerated what is there that
beyond the power of an executive Off
er?''
"Ours is the right to make war, but the
Executive gives us the power to declare
var when we want to, and makes war
when he chooses"
"In this order we have the taking of
property not by appropriation but by
interpretation
England and Cromwell found it neces-
;ary to dispense the house of commons by
orce, but we are sunk so low that soon
we will not even merit the trouble of re-
noval. Shall We be a great, growing, and
dominant force, or shall we sink still low
,r and lower?"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-12
HIS DADDY SPANKED HIM.
(Rhamkatte RoasteT.)

Once there was a man who wanted t.
sell a horse and he was about to sell
him at fair price, when up came his
little boy and said. 81 wish you would
sell him, daddy. He amt no
account. Jim says he balks and
is afraid of the train and he
kicked at me the other day. Mr.. Smith
said he thought he was goin blind in one
eye pretty soon. Pa, wish you would
sell him at any price" This broke UP
the horse trade for awhile, but you ought
TO have seen ''Pa" spank that boy.
And that's what the people feel like
doing to those papers and special agents
who, while their Governor was treating
to get fair price for a lease of the A.
lantic and North Carolina Railroad, kept
insisting that the property was without
connections and run down and valueless
and burdensome.
The little boy was probably talking
just 20 be saying something and may be
without knowing the effect of his words.
But grown men don't have that excuse.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-12
Thrown From Buggy. Superior Court
Especial to News and Observer

Ashevile, N. c., April 11.-A serious ac-
cident occurred on Patton avenue yes
terGay morning about II O'Clock, when
the spirited horse driven by John Haynes
ran away, throwing Mr.. Haynes to the
BRICK pavement and wrecking the buggy.
Mr.. Haynes right leg was broken, two
ribs were also broken and he was badly
bruised up. The injured man was taken
to the local hospital. where the broken
bones were set.
A SPECIAL two weeks criminal term of
superior Court convened here today with
Judge Council, of Catawba, presiding
With the adjournment of this special
criminal term the regular criminal term
OF court with Judge B. f. Long presiding,
VIII be convened. Among the cases are
the john Rice and Murray brothers muir
der case from Madison, and the Ebbs
ENLIGHTENMENT case, also from Madison.
The Madison murder case will probably
consume a week of the regular term.
The Ebhs case has been continued from
term to term for various reasons, Tor the
past year or more Ebbs is alleged to have
embezzed $1,000 from a minor named
James Blaine House. Gibbs being the
boys guardian. House was injured IN a
railroad accident and was awarded $1,000,
which amount was paid by the railroad
company, aid which Ebbs is alleged to
have embcZzled.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-12
Bids to Publish Code OF North Carolina

The Code Commission will receive seal
ed bids for printing and publishing The
Code of North Carolina up to April 18th,
1904, at IL o'clock IN.
The body Of the book will be set solid
in II point type of a face to be selected
by the Commissioners. Preferably No.
Mergemhalcr. Sideheads to be set in IL
point Gothic (Mergenthaler) run in with
body Of section. Chapter heads and foot
notes to be set in point type OF face
to be selected by the Commissioners.
The pages to be 45 plea ems long includ-
ing head and foot lines, and 26 plea ems
wide.
The printer to furnish five revised
proofs of all matter, and to guarantee TO
set at least 80 pages per day, it required
by the Commissioners, beginning not Ia
ter than June 18th, 1904, and until the
Code is completed, under penalty OF ten
dollars for each days failure.
Prices for press work to be. by token OF
16 pages
The Legislative Edition of 500 copies
to be bound in half binding. Permanent
edition in full sheep.
The State will furnish the paper
Bids for composition shall be in the
alternative: /. At what price the printer
will Go the composition and furnish the
metal, which will not be preserved Tor
future use. 2. At what price the state
to furnish the metal, which will be pre-
served at the expense of the State Tor
storage and insurance until alter the
Legislature Of 1905. Bids will include the
price per hour to be allowed for changes
made necessary by that Legislature. IL
new composition is necessary the original
prices to continue.
The right to reject all bids is re-
served.
Good bond required to secure faithful
A sample page of proposed Code fur
nished on application.
THOMAS B. WOMACK,
Chairman Code Commission.
Raleigh, N. c., April 5, 1904.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-12
AN OMEN OF BETTER POLITICS.

The news from Missouri that every
county that acted on Saturday was car
led for Folk is the best piece Of news
or men who believe in the capacity and
honesty of the people that has i,apoancd
long time No party is exempt
rom ringsters, boodlers, tricksters. The
test is, when the issue is made, what is
he attitude of the party toward the brave
men who scourge these enemies cf good
government and traitors to the highest
interest OF the party to which they profess
allegiance? Missouri is the greatest
Democratic State in the Republic. Penn
,ylvania is the greatest Republican State
n the Republic. Both these great States,
particularly in St. Louis and Philadelphia,
nave been cursed with as graceless and as
lefiant a set Of grafters and boodlers as
ever infested any city or State.
In Pennsylvania, the grafters and
,oodcrs, free from prosecution because
hey select their agents and dependents
rs prosecuting attorneys, have been ele-
waited to higher positions where the pick
ings are larger Some years ago Mr.
Wanamaker, "a lifelong Republican of
ability and character, made a campaign
of the State urging Republicans to rise
up and throw off the yoke of the grafters
and boodlers. Thousands heard him with
approval and voted against the ringsters,
but not enough to break the paweIs of
the gang, and today in Philadelphia and
Pennsylvania they are more strongly en-
treEched than ever before.
How is it in ST. Louis and Missouri ?
Two years or so ago the Democrats OF
Missouri elected Joseph w. Folk as prose
cutting attorney. He was regular Demo
crat CT the best type, and known chiefly
as a LAWYER of ability, an honest man and
party man. Not long thereafter it
came out that the city was infested with
a gang of aldermen whose boodling op-
erations had been carried on almost as
corruptly as in Philadelphia. Some of the
men engaged in it were prominent Demo
Gratis. They urged Mr. Folk to be light
on them for the good of the party He
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-12
WOULD PLEASE NORTH CAROLINA

The Trustees of the University of Ten
nessece viii soon elect a president of
that institution, as President Dabney has
resigned his position to become President
of the University of Cincinnati The name
OF Professor p. p. Claxton, now at the
head Of the Department of Education IN
the University, is favorably mentioned in
connection with the presidency. Pro
lessor Claxton is we'll and favorabIv
known in North Carolina as an educator
and rs n man. His work at Kinston,
Wilson and Asheville as superintendent
of schools. and his work as Professor Of
Pedagogy in the State Normal and Indus
trial College OF North Carolina, AMI his
service rs IN educational editor have made
North Carolina and other sections of the
country his debtor. Mr.. Claxton is a Wig
orous thinker. man of high ideals, and
an indefatigable worker. The teaching
profession and the people of North Caro-
lima will be glad to see him promoted to
the head of the University of his native
state.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-12

In less than a week somebody will be
advocating the payment OF the special tax
bonds. There is an element now that
thinks it is right only when trying to
undo the virtuous acts of the men who
drove out the Reconstructionists and hon
orably settled the State debt. And vet
we still believe the men in control then,
who adjusted the State debt, were
wiser than the present day Smart Alexis
and quite as honest.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-12
Views and Interviews.

DO you know asked an old resident
OF Raleigh, that besides Col. w. A.
Turk there are two other well known
North Carolinians who started business
life in this city as clerk at the Yarbo-
rough House and while Dr., Blacilnall had
the hotel. too?"
mo, 1 didn't know that said the
other man.
well, of course you know of Mr..
Charles Price, of Salisbury; the man who
got the biggest single retaining fee that
ever was received by North Carolina
lawyer, thirty thousand dollars in the
Stanly bond case. Well he began life as
as clerk in the Marlborough House UNI
der DIR. Blacknall'
And who was the third?'
Now, you oughtn't to ask that. Why,
it was Bev. Raney, of course. DR..
Blaclnall was proprietor when he was
clerk l tell you. the old Marlborough
House must have been great school in
those days, to turn out three such men
as that
Speaking of DR. Rlacknall," said the
other man, reminds me OF a good story
on the old gentleman.
ut was in the days when old man Cook
used to run the hotel at the corner of
Wilmington aud Davie streets. Well,
DR.. Blaclnall had a lot Of hogs in the
Marlborough lot. You know, the Yarbo-
rough was not as big then as it is now.
It's been added to on both sides. But
anyhow, on one side the old doctor had
lot OF the finest hogs you ever saw, and
hn CD Df
piled up. Those hogs were the joy Of the
doctors heart. and they had the best
time roofing around there and living high
on the leavings Of the dining room and
kitchen.
well, that was all very nice, as long
as it lasted, but Cook. he sees a chance
to play off a little bit on the old doctor,
so he up ard complains to the authorities
about these hogs in the city limits. how
they were unsanitary, likely to breed dis
ease and so forth and so on. All right,
the sanitary man would see to it at once,
to be sure, yes, of course. And Cook
chuckles as he thinks how he has fixed
to do up his cid rival.
But the old doctor had lots OF good
friends, and one of them CHANGED to hear
what a plot was laid to undermine the
old gentleman and his beloved hogs, and
straightway he told him all about it. The
old mans face fell. but in a minute he
winled largely and said: You wait and
see
THAT night rs soon rs it was dark,
every last enc OF those hogs was loaded
on wagons and taken out to the doc
tors farm about three miles out. But
that wasn't enough. You remember that
wood I told You about. Wei, the doc
tor actually had two darkies working all
night to move every bit of that wood over
to the other side of the building, where
the hogs had been. t. cover up all the
tracks and marks those hogs had made,
with their roofing.
Next morning, along came the jealous
city officials. all ready with formal no.
tees, etc, etc. But, 10 and behold, they
could find neither hog nor track ct a hog
about the premises. Only a big pile of
wood, and DR.. Blackpa1l standing in the
door, with an innocent look upon his
good-naturea face, as he told the sanitary
man what fine nights rest he had had.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-12
A MORNING TONIC.
(EnerSon.)

man passes for what he is worth.
Very idle is all curiosity concerning 9th
er peoples estimate of us, and idle is all
feat of remaining unknown. II man
know that he can do anything-that he
can do it better than any one else-he
has a pledge of the acknowledgment OF
that fact by all persons. The world is
full of judgment days, and into every
assembly that MAY enters, in every
action that he attempts, he is gagged and
stamped.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-12
The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company

March1s reached
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is
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-12

A University Of Chicago professor now
announces that all college professors are
either hermits or cranks. That is EEK.
pert testimony" for what the professors
in that institution don't know about pro.
fessor cranks is a sealed book
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-12

The Army and Navy Journal vigorously
criticizes the President for interfering in
the punishment of his brother-in-law, Mr.
two battleships. That paper, which ought
to know, thinks the Presidents action in
the matter worthy of severe censure.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-12

Wilson, N c., April 1.-Two negro
boys who said they were from Whining
ton, robbed the money box of Mr.. ]. +.
Eason, who keeps machine shop and
employed one of the boys named King.
ihey entered the place by prlzing up the
window and secured between SIS and 500.
Nine dollars was found on King who was
captured. The other boy, Charlie Har-
! kins, Is still at large.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-04-01

Notice, will you. that the Democrats
are given the tail end of it. The of
fetal organ, as it calls itself, says "Citi-
zens- Democratic. If the Democratic in
terests We're to be looked after why
dooes it not say, Democratic Citizens?.
Again, why does it not run the Demo
cratic ticket at the head of its editorial
columns, instead of giving preference to
the ticket, conceived and nominated in a
tar-chamber meeting, where tacre was
all sorts Of plotting against the best in
tercsts OF the people OF clnrksburg? 1t
is so rotten in Denmark that the stencil
Is becoming unbearable even 10 those
who are mixed up in it.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-04-01

The Importance of Clarksburg as a
central city OF the State il shown by
the number of State meetings which are
coming our way. The papers throughout
the State are beginning to realize that,
in order to have large attendance and
complete representation, Clarksbnrg must
be selected "a the place for conventions.
in which the State is Interested. Along
this line the Wheeling Telegraph, in its
advocacy of organizing Republican
State press association, strongly sug-
gcsts Clarksburg as the place for the
hosts to gather and effect the proposed
organization. The out-ponring of the
gas convention few days ago has doubt
less caused an awakening throughout the
State to the accessibility of Clarksburg,
it being the most central part in the
State that is prepared to entertain large
gatherings and from this date there will
be an increase in the number of con-
ventions and meetings in Clnrksburg. 1T
is an appreciation that is bound to be of
great benefit to Clarksburg.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-04-01

The Grafton Leader. the Democratic
organ, makes the charge that the Repub-
licans used unfair method, on their side
The Clark-burg News, which used TO be
Democratic, makes the charge that ,le
defeat OF the Democrats at Grafton was
because some Clarksburg Republicans
went to Grafton and helped the Demo
Gratis. 1t Is mixed up state OF affairs.
but take the News Mt its wore. it admits
that Republicans are clean and on the
right side. In other words Clarksburg
Republicans, according to its own idea
of the Grafton situation, are clcan-cut
when it comes to elections,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-04-01

BY the way it is an actual fact, from
what the editor of the clique has said
himself and what others say that he
earnestly advocated the nomination Of
Frank Moore on that alleged Citizens
ticket. We heard him tell Mr. Moore
so in council not many weeks ago, and
yet he comes out at this iunctnre and
tries to say that Moore did not do his
sworn duty. The fellow who writes the
stuff that goes in the News these days
ought first e find out just what the sup
posed. editor saying any way. but then
why should he, since they say it is all
bluff any wlys Still. it is not our
business 10 call attention 10 the matter
or even to intimate that it is bluff:
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-04-01

"A candidate or two here on the alleged
Citizens ticket took delight in spreading
tho news after the Grafton election that
the ring had been defeated tthe Repub.
lican ticket wonl. Democrats generally
are disappointed that their party did not
win in Grafton But the fellow from
Grafton has not awakened to the fact.
if he is to be elected. he must naturally
look to the Democrats TO do it, since he
deserted the Republican party and by the
act said he did not want Republican sup
port. But from his talk, it appears that
he does not seek Democratic support
either. The fact OF the business is the
general public are of the opinion that
he does not know "where he is att or
what he really wants.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-04-01

The man who has lived life-t time in
ward and does not move into it es-
pecially to run for Office is the man who
is strong in his ward and the one who
will win hands down, Notwithstanding
the effort to make the impression that
the other fellow is making a splendid
race. 1t will have to be 50 splendid
that the spienior will be all taken out
of it by the high degree necessary be-
fore he will make a ghost of a showing.
Watch the fourth ward, If You do not
believe Hart is the winner.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-04-01

Virginia, with such men in its delegation,
will be far better and more ably repre-
sented in the convention than many other
ntatcs and will therefore be in position
70 have voice in the proceedings of the
convention that will be headed and re-
spected. Every Republican paper should
join the Telegram in advocating the cleo
ton OF these gentlemen as delegates to
the convention.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-04-01

Fifteen dollars vote was what the
alleged reform gang paid last year for
votes they did not get. just what they
are going to pay this year has not been
learned, but they are preparing the way
by already bowling ''boodle and booze"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-04-01

They actually come out with TRADE
against Captain callaghan in reference
to the water mains of the city and there
by undertake to tell all the people 81
Clarksburg that the city has sinned the
past year or 50 in having the captain
for commissioner OF water works.
Strange, is it not, that they can see no
good in any tnmg or any body. except
themselves.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-04-01

Nearly one hundred men, besides the
several hundred who were there and join
ed in the proceedings OF the convention,
nominated the Republican ticket. 1t
was a representative body. so much so
that the alleged Democratic paper feared
10 publish the list Why not? Because
it had prepared itself to miSrepresent the
actual situation and to m-lcad the peo-
PIE.