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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
Spirit of the Press.
"It's an Outrage"
Williamson Enterprise.

WILLIAMSON Enterprise.
Last Thursday the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad advertised that it's train
would leave all eastern points in time
to get to Raleigh for the Presidents
address and parade. The train left
the points it was advertised to leave
at the time it was advertised, and had
sufficient time to make the run as adj
vertised, to reach Raleigh at 1920,
but was delayed at Rocky Mount and
Selma and did not reach Raleigh UNI
til 1890 when the President and pa
rade had left the Fair grounds, and
was not even seen by the people who
had accepted the offer of the A. c. l..
Railroad, and paid their money to be
taken to Raleigh to see the President,
and would not have gone but for this
offer. In the END they find that the
railroad has their money Git always
gets the lions share) and they are dis
appointed, worn out with a long day
of travel and train delays and have lost
their days work.
Now it is the Weldon Fair that is
causing the trains. the mail, the ex-
press and passengers for all this sec
ton of Eastern Carolina to be delayed
two hours every evening at Parmele
that the A. c. L. Railroad may sell a
few tickets. For the last three nights
around the Parmele depot waiting for
a train that had not over one-half
dozen passengers to be distributed
on three trains. These passengers had
no notice of this delay and had bought
their tickets expecting to reach their
business on schedule time.
The railroad has complete monop-
oily OF it's service, the people cannot
do one thing to prevent these outrages.
The railroad collects its money, just
what it sees fit to charge, you have
it to pay or be put off, and what remedy
have you when it fails to do what you
have paid for none in the world.
Suffer loss and they pay if they see
fit otherwise they do nothing and you
cannot help yourself. Railroads run
their trains to suit their own con-
vlences and not the accommodation
of the public. The public allows them
right of-way over private property,
regardless of private wishes, gives po-
lice protection, freedom from general
tax. the privilege Of fixing their
charges and collecting them in ad-
vance, fixing their schedules and then
pay for their service at a rate that al
lows them to declare larger profits
than are made at any other business.
We have no prejudice against the
railroads, they have been of great SER
wee to the country but the country
has been q great service to them IN
the profits it has paid, but however
this may be the people should not
nave to submit to such an outrage.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
NO DEFINITE TIME.

In the investigation at Winston
Salem of the failure of the Southern
Railway to provide decent freight
service, superintendent Copeland adj
mitted that the road had been
"derelct' and promised to do better,
and answering Chairman McNeill's
question as to when the improvements
would be made, the division superin-
tendent replied that he could state
no definite time, but he thought the
whole matter would be adjusted
shd,tly."
That is the old habit of the South
ern when called to taw, to make fair
promises of great things in the
future. but to be careful not to name
a date when the reform will be made.
promise, pause, prepare, postpone,
And end by letting things alone, "
seems to be the maxim of that rail-
road i'm dealing with North Carolina
folks. The people of Winston-Salem
will do well to depend upon the
strong arm of the law through the
Corporation Commission rather than
upon any promises.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

with great railroads. asked Mr.. Bacon
IF eligibility as DELEGATE depend on
commitment of special endorsement in
extract from call?" To that inquiry,
Mr.. Bacon replied that purpose stated
i'm call precludes entertaining any
proposition to modify scope of legisla-
ton outlined from extract of Presi-
dents address quoted therein" Where
upon these influences, backed of
course, by a big free pass brigade,
went to work to get enough folks at
Chicago to control the convention. The
result was that the men who want real
government regulation as laid down in
the Presidents message and the DEM
ocratic National platform refused to
meet with those whose only purpose
was to illuminate, to illuminate, to full
inmate, and make it appear that such
regulation was not desired by the ship
pers in the country To show that the
purpose OF the free pass brigade con-
and have nothing done, it is but neces-
sary to say that the resolutions adopt
ed declare merely that "the railroads
shall be kept within their. defined
rights" and that "such legislation be
taken as will remedy existing evils"
carefully excluding any endorsement
Of Government regulation of rates.
That declaration is such an one as
Andrew Jackson Cassett and Samuel
Spencer would have drawn. IT is
perfectly non-committal," and is in
line with the recent declarations made
by Samuel Spencer and other railroad
officials. In his speech at Raleigh, the
President prOphetically denounced
such action as the above when he said
his object was primarily to secure a
real and not a sham control to the
Government representatives" and he
added: 1.-THE American people abhor
a sham, and with this adherence
can fully sympathize. Nothing is moro
injurious from every standpoint than
a law which is merely sound and fury
merely pretenSe, and not capable Of
working out tangible results" In
that vigorous statement Mr.. Roose-
welt denounces the spirit that prompt
ed those resolutions and the policy
that the transportation trust, under
the leadership of Samuel Spencer. is
pursuing. They have quit the open
fight against any legislation; all their
energies are now directed to get a
law that will be merely sound and
fury, merely pretense. and not capa-
BILE of working out tangible results"
The attempt to capture the Conven-
ton in Chicago, the recent letter of
Spencer attempting to explain away
the Presidents Raleigh speech, the ac-
tive work of the literary bureau, and
the simultaneous appearance of ready
made editorials, interviews and argu-
ment in the railroad organs are some
of the evidence of the deliberate pur-
pose to secure a sham and not real
control to the Government"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
IMPORTANT CHANGE PROPOSED.

1t was printed in yesterdays paper
that the increased sale of cotton dur
ing the last days of October is largely
due to the fact that the farmers who
have given notes for supplies or fer
tilizers have obligated themselves to
meet these notes on the first OF Mo-
vember. The Nash county farmers
Qhere are no farmers of more intel
ligence and wisdom) at their meeting
last week, seeing that the early ma
turing of guano notes greatly embar-
raised farmers in holding their cot
ton. passed a resolution urging that
merchants of the cotton belt to join US
in our efforts for better prices, by
making guano notes mature not ear
lier than January LIST of the following
year., 1t might make little trouble
at first to make this change, but it
ought not to be difficult to put it into
effect next year.
The Nash farmers are far-seeing,
and in recognizing that demand Tor
cotton goods is necessary for gooo
prices, they request that fertilizers
be put up in sacks of cotton fibre and
that cotton also be "encased with COW
ering made of the inferior or heavy
grade cotton bagging, thereby Great
ing a greater demand and utility of the
product"
The consideration of such practical
and far-reaching measures shows that
the Nash farmers are intelligentiy
studying their interests.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
The Nearer Roosevelt Gets to Bryan
The Nearer Right He Is.
Washington Post.

"Other republics have fallen be-
cause of the unscrupulous rich or the
INSCRIPTIONS poor who gained ascen-
dency, who substituted loyalty to class
for loyalty to the people as u whole.
Abolish tile insolence and arrogance
OF the rich who look down upon the
poor; if they lost their wealth, they
would be ready to plumber the rich,
and the INSCRIPTIONS man who be-
comes rich would Cypress the poor.
No. that is not an extract from one OF
Mr.. Bryan's 1896 speeches. 1t is from
President Roosevelts address to the
citizens of Arkansas, and indicates
that the President is doing his best to
follow the instructions as to how the
country should be run, given TO him
by Mr.. Bryan before he left for his
tour Of the world
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
Isn't Kneeling More Reverent?
Greensboro Record.


Presbyterians never make much
noise, but they keep in the middle or
the road. They may not have gained
i'm membership as have some OF the
other denominations, but they nave
stuck TO it like their Scotch ancestors.
There have been few changes in their
creed, the new departures have been
few, but what changes have been
made have been good. In the olden
days a minister always had his SER
mon written and he stuck to it. He
may have it written now, but it is
memorized and he seldom has it be-
fore him. One thing we have never
been quite able to comprehend, and
that is that years ago every member
of the church and a great proportion
of the congregation stood while in
prayer. Now it is a rare si~ht. When
you do see one now and then you can
bank on it that he is one of the old
timers. The abandonment of the
practice may be due TO the fact that
people are laZier than they used to be.
We don't know they are any the less
pious.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

Iof the time. BY "tolerably well'' We
mean that it hauls freight with only
enough delay to cause inconvenience,
but not enough to cause formal COM
plant to the Corporation Commission.
AT most places in North Carolina it has
no competition. People must ship
over that road or not ship at all. III
can therefore do as it pleases until
it gets SO bad at one place that the
law Is invoked. Then it makes fair
promises, rushes cars there, temporar-
lily stops the glut, and the complaint is
withdrawn, and things wag along as
heretofore
The management of the Southern
Railway is chiefly concerned to make
such a showing as will put up the price
of it's watered stock on the market. If
it had spent it's excess of earnings last
year in buying equipment, its North
Carolina patrons would be better
served, but the watered stock would
not sell so we'll Men who buy that
stock do not hear the kick from High
look at the increased earnings made by
high freight and passenger charges
and the failure TO buy sufficient equip
mcnt for the local business. The local
business is sacrificed to the through
business and the stock market. The
owners of the road are spectators.
They care nothing for railroading eX-
cept as it gives them opportunity to
float watered stock on the road. III
they were men caring to give the best
service and to devote their lives to
railroading, they would spend money
to provide ample equipment and give
prompt service to the public. But as
manipulating the stock market ana
selling Watered stock constitute their
chief business, they care little for the
protests of any town in North caro-
lima. They answer these protests by
promising to do better, but if it costs
any money worth while they postpone
the expenditure until they are forced
to make it, But they are watching the
'ticker7 all the time and grabbing big
earnings from NoItn SdIOIilei liio'
ought to be spent on local business to
help them put up the price of watered
stock. They care less for complaints
at Winston-S Salem than for complaint
on Wall street. That explains why the
Southern does not buy equipment
necessary for the efficient and prompt
management of it's local business.
After the inside management has un-
loaded all the watered stock at fancy
prices upon the public, it may be that
running trains, instead Of running the
stock market and politics, will occupy
the attention of the Southern Railway
The reports show that the Southern
Railway last year made net earnings
of $13,0G2,593, an increase over the
preceding year of $1,06S,2S3. 1t made
a net dividend of nearly twenty-five
per cent. on the operation of the North
Carolina railroad. And yet it does not
spend enough money in North Caro-
lima to give decent service.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
TRIED TO CAPTURE THE CON
MENTION.

Under date of September 1Sth, MT.
e. p. Bacon. chairman OF the Execu-
tive Committee of the Inter state
Commerce Law Association, issued a
call for convention to be held in
Chicago, October goth. Ito impress
upon Congress the extent and persist
ence of the demand of the people of
all parts of the country for legislation
outlined in the Presidents last annual
message 10 Congress in the Following
language:
1.-THE Interstate commerce
Commission should be vested with
the power where gwen rate mas
been challenged and after full
hearing found to be unreasonable.
to decide, subject to judicial re-
view, what shall be a reasonable
rate to take it's place the ruling
of the commission to take effect
Immediately and to obtain unless
and until it is reversed by the
court of review.
The great monopolistlc railroads
fighting such legislation determined
first to try to capture the convention
and certain shippers. in close touch,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
Men Who Licensed Feathepstone Made
the Kick Possible.
Monroe Enquirer.

Monroe Enquirer.
A few days ago one Featherstone,
a bar-keeper in Asheville, kicked a
Mrs. Virgins, a Salvation Army wo-
man, out of his bar-room. Mrs Wig
gins had gone into the booze works
10 do missionary work among the old
soaks assembled there. There has been
some pretty strong talk and writing
about Featherstone, and he deserves
more than mean talk, for by kicking
woman he has won the disrespect of
even bar-room loafers. But that wo-
man was out of her place, and it is
no use to be getting red in the face
about the treatment she received.
When people license brute like
Featherstone proved himself 10 be TO
sell LIQUOR. take his money for prlVl-
leges granted, then it is no woman's
business to be going into his place OF
business and molesting him. The men
who licensed Featherstone made the
kick he gave that woman possible and
they are to great degree responsible
for it. We have no more censure Tor
Featherstone who kicked the woman
out who tried to interfere with his
business than we have for the fellows
who walked up TO the polls and voted
to give him and his ilk license to deal
out liquor TO the poor fools VINO pat
roniZe them
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
GOOD EFFECT OF WATTS LAW.
A DistiIler Has Gone Into Tie Reputa-
BILE Business of Making Wagons.
(YadkinviIle Cor. Landmark

(YadkinviIle Cor Landmark.)
AS an illustration of some of the
good effects Of the Watts law. there
were on exhibition at Yadkinville dur
ing court week some first-class, we'll
and nicely finished wagons manufac-
tured in this county by an ex-distiller
driven out of the liquor business by
the Watts law. He is a happy, pros
porous man now in the wagon bus
mess, whereas before his life was I'M
enjoyed, not knowing what moment
some officer would drop on him and
have the doors of the penitentiary
open for him. / could mention many
more instances of the good results of
the Watts law. but that's enough for
one chapter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

The Washington Post calls on Sec
rotary Root to define his position on
the government regulation OF rail-
road rates. Is there doubt that Mr..
Root stands with his chief? When
he entered the cabinet it was an
nounced that he had cut loose from
his railroad and trust connections
The country would like to hear from
him, for he may be a candidate fol
President in 1908.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
Very Pretty. But Might Have Been
More Elattering.
Republican.

Springfield Republican,.
The Southern orator who RECALLED
the President by telling him that ii
he had been born in the South, and
20 years earlier, he would have been
"a gallant leader of a brigade under
Forrest or Stuart" failed for once to
rise to the full hight of an opportunity
to say the pleasant and compliment
tary thing. He might have said: 1--WE
are sure that had you been born 20
years earlier and in Georgia, where
you should have been born, Forrest
or Stuart would have led a brigade
under your gallant command" That
would have been a compliment worth
receiving by the President of the
United States.sg But it was very pref
ty as given.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
a WORLD OF WISDOM.

In its long history this paper has
printed many good articles from the
pens of able men. 1t has not printed
one that has more wisdom-homely
every day wisdom-than the article
on "What Is Common Sense" writ
ten by philosopher from Rham-
katie. The writer of that article has
written much for the great maya
zines and his talent as a writer is
second to that of no man in North
Carolina
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

The Henderson Gold Leaf has
severe and just criticism of the Sea-
board Air Line Railway, because 1T
advertised to bring people to the Raj
eigh Fair on Roosevelt day and the
trains did not reach Raleigh until
after the Presidents train had gone on
TO Durham. People who pay for ser
vice have right to prompt service or
the right TO keep their money in their
pocket.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

And Hon. Cyrus B. Watson wants &c
know 'how come" the Southern Rall-
way side-tracks the trains for WIN
ston-Salem at Pomona and neon
veniences passengers. Answer: WIN
ston-Salem folks have no other way
to travel and must submit to any in
convenience that suits the Southern
1t devotes its best attention to through
traffic and running politics, instead
of trains.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
Teaches It's Own story.

The Dew Drop says About three
years ago a lady came into Watauga
to teach school, One of the students, a
large. unruly boy gave her great trou-
BILE. The bo-''s parents prosecuted
the teacher and took the boys part.
The boy is now in Boone jail for a
serious crime"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
Railroads Negligence.
Nashville Graphic.

1t is estimated that from sixty to
seventy-five thousand people attend
ed the State Fair last Thursday. Fully
ninety per cent. of those who went
from Eastern North Carolina on that
day failed to get there in time to
either see the Presidential parade or
hear Roosevelt speak. This was a
sore disappointment to many.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

When the Seaboard Air Lines new
line from Merry Oaks to Durham is
completed-and work is progressing
rapidly-it will be virtually to give
that road a double track from Hen
derson to Merry Oaks. One line Will
come through Raleigh and one line
through Durham. 1t will prevent the
congestion that often makes delay be-
tween Henderson and Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

The Washington Post remarks:
" The South must solve the negro
problem says the President The
South understands that and is doing
it's best with the task, despite inter-
ference from the North" All the
South asks is to be treated as Henry
Grady requested in his last speech al
Boston. That will give the reaI
square deal"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
The Time Has Come to Call HAT
Gov Van SAINT of Minnesota.

Let it be definitely and immediately
understood whether the people exist
for the railroads or the railroads TOT
the people. In a word. let it be Tor
ever determined whether TINS Is
government by the people or GOV
eminent by the corporations, Inc
President is right free people Will
not long submit to the tyranny OF It's
creatures. Tie time has come to call
| a halt.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
Should Treat Them With Contempt
uous Adherence.
President ROOSEVELT.

There are men who do not divide
actions merely into those that are hon
est and those that are not, but create
third subdivision-that OF law hon
esty; of that kind of honesty which
| consists in keeping clear of the peni-
Tertiary. It is hard to reach astute
men of this type, save by making
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

Cannot something he done by the
Southern Railway to make the early
morning connection at Goldsboro? 1t
did not connect but one time during
the last week and the travelling pub
tic was greatly inconvenienced. Can
nothing be done?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

The supporters of Osborne think
that Charles A. Flammer, who has re-
signed as Republican candidate for
District Attorney of New York in the
interest Of Jerome. is a brother of Mr..
Film Fiammer. But Jerome thinks he
is all wool.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

The Presbyterians and Methodlsts
in Virginia unite in demanding that
no freight trains run on Sunday. That
law is openly violated in North Car
DINA. Last Sunday a freight was
run on the Southern before four
O'Clock in the afternoon. Who cares
for the law?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.

The Democrats in Ohio are great
ly encouraged to believe they Will
overcome the tremendous Republi-
can majority in that State. They
have as their candidate for Governor
in John M. Patterson, a man who has
the confidence of the business element
and the enthusiastic support of the
temp erance men in the State. Gov
ernor Herrick offended the temper
|ance element and it is UP in arms
against him. Party lines in some
parts of the State are broken, and the
anti-saloon folks are actively for Pat
tison while all the saloon interests are
for Herrick. That lineup has caused
Congressman Weber, the Republi-
can member from the Fourteenth
District to cancel his appointment to
speak for Herrick. and to notify the
Governor that if he does not repudi-
ate Cox and the saloon crowd hun
dreds of Republicans will refuse to
support him. Pattison may be elected
Governor of Ohio. Stranger things
have happened. 1t would be a signal
victory for Decency and Democracy.
d. M. Parry, who has set out to
destroy all labor unions, is the head
man in the agitation to make it appear
that shippers do not wish regulation
of railroad rates. One of the things
that greatly afficts America today is
TOO Much Parry"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

them feel the weight of an honest
public indignation. We should treat
with a peculiarly contemptuous abhor-
renee the man who in sheer cynicism
debauches either our business life or
our political life.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

A movement is on foot to have a
Fair at Rocky Mount. 1t is an ideal
place. in the heart of one of the best
farming sections of the State. Twen-
tn years ago il had a good Fair there
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
Oh, No; Raleigh is as Calm as May
MOrning-COme to- the Fair
Next Year.
ASheYille Citizen.

AsheVille Citizen.
They do tell" that Raleigh is roar
ing and ranting because Of the criti-
cisms which have been made in con-
nection with the State Fair. There's
only one thing for the capital city to
do and that is to pass the Fair along
where it will be we'll taken care Of
Asheville, for instance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

1.-THE canal will be dug" says the
President. If it isn't done by the time
his term expires. why not send Mr..
Roosevelt down with pick? what
shall we do with our ex-Presidents?
has long been debated. Send them
down to dig the Panama canal.