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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22

one engagement" In September.
1862, "Stonewall" Jackson captured
1000 Federal soldiers at Harper's
Ferry, including a brigadier general.
1900 small arms, 73 pieces of artil-
lery more than 200 wagons and
large amount of camp and garrison
equipment His loss was small. They
were part of the Union Army fighting
at Sharpsburg, Md. Jackson made
one of his rapid marches with 5000
men, occupying the mountain tops in
NIrS ina and Maryland, and demand
ed Immediate surrender of the Federal
corps in Harper's Ferry. The FEEDER
al commander yielded because jack
son had HIM in a hole. The battle of
SharpSburg was raging fur1ouSly, and
General Lee needed Jackson. ''Stone-
wall" forthwith put his men in double
quick motion for Sharpsburg, arriving
in time to throw his corps on the Fed
eraI Armys left flank, forcing them
to retreat in disorder from the field.
But that was "Stonewall' Jackson's
way. General Lee said that Sharps-
| burg was the greatest battle he fought
during the Civil War. Mcclellan had
$4,000 men; Lee. $4,000.
Mr.. Stewards comparison is quite
interesting. but he failed to mention
| that the North enlisted during the
Civil War 2,77S,304 men, as against
| 100000 in the Confederate Army. The
| foreigners and negroes in the North
ern Army aggregated 6SO,917 or So
917 more than the total strength of
the Confederate Army during the war.
Moreover the Confederates captured
10000 Federal soldiers during the
Civil War, while the Federal Army
| captured 100000 Confederates during
| the same period. There were 26. 40
| Confederates VINO died in Federal
prisons and 22,570 Federal soldiers
who died in Southern prisons. The
statistics at the War Department give
| these figures. Facts are stubborn ar
gumentS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22
THE MAN OF THE HOUR.

There is always a man of sense and
nerve behind the gun. There must
be a strong man wherever anything
worth while is done. To-day nothing
is creating so much interest-and we
may add indignation-as the disclos-
ures of the outrages of the giant in
surance companies. The admissions
have not been obtained by accident
but have come like pulling eye teeth.
Who is the man behind the gun? A
few weeks ago the public applauded
Charles e. Hughes, the able New York
lawyer, who has done the work that
is telling, because he resisted the in
sidious attempt to shelve the inquiSltor
by offering him the Republican nomi-
nation for Governor In Public
Opinion October 21st, Albert Britt
pays the following tribute to Mr..
Hughes:
1.-THE firms with which he has been
connected have taken none but cases
of a high order, and no man who had
in him the faintest trace of the shyster'
or the demagogue could have kept ms
footing for a week. But the leSdi
skill and integrity of Mr.. Hughes was
granted before the inquiry began. Inc
more important question was as TO
his ability-or the ability or any man
to force the insurance magnates 10
uncover the secrets which they were
so deeply Interested in keeping In the
dark background. To bully fecalcl-
trant witness in a personal---very. SUIT
is one thing, but to put John "A. MIC
Call or George w. Perkins or men
of that caliber, on the Wltness-Stand
and compel them to speak Wnen thelr
every interest demands that they keep
silent is another and vastly more dlII-
cult matter. Charles e. Hughes did
it. There you have the measure Oh
the man. 1t was his task and he went
through with it calmly, lnileXipiy,
steadily, but without malice or ILL
will It was his duty to find out the
facts and he dug them out slowly,
patiently. and persistently Personal
.Iy il probably made little difference
to him whether or not j. +. Morgan
&, Companv charged the New York
Life six ner cent. interest on 100000
from December 81 to January 2 but
thew did it tand he proved it. Fol
lowing every lead, scrutinizing every
bit of evidence. sitting vast heaps of
legal chaff to find the few but preci-
one grains hidden at the bottom, he
has gone on steadily until an investiga-
ton that promised to be only a local
AFFAIR of a few weeks duration has
become matter of national import
ance They are even talking about it
lin England and porting over the evil
dence which Charles T.. Hughes has
drawn from between reluctant lips"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22
Spirit of the Press.
The Most Ridiculous Indictment
Against People Ever Brought
by Themselves.
! eWs and Courier.

Charleston News and Courier
The presentation of a dramatized
version of Mr.. Thomas Dixon's 1.-The
Clansman" in various Southern cities
has given occasion to one of the most
remarkable exhibition of Mysteries to
which we have been treated in many
long days A number of editors, dra-
matte critics and incidental corre-
spondents have gone into an ecstasy of
anxiety lest the rendition of this melo-
drama should overthrow reason among
us and start our people on an Orgie
of racial bitterness and prejudice. Hav-
ing constructed for themselves this
absurd bogey-man, they are parading
it about the country to a verbal tom
tom accompaniment that bids fair to
deafen the inhabitants. With these
frenZied assurances of the horrible ma
ture of the pumpkin-andlant mon
ster ringing in their ears, it is possible
that many confiding and disingenuous
minded persons may be led into
alarming themselves, but we are dis
posed to think the intelligent masses
of the Southern people will not be-
come unduly excited over Mr. Dixon's
theatrical enterprise, despite the earn
est efforts to the contrary which are
being made by the critics of himself
and it.
The proposition seriously submitted
by this noble army of alarmists is
that the Southern people are in danger
of being driven to brutalitieS and eX-
ceSSeS by a melodramatic reproduction
of wrong that they suffered a quarter
of a century ago and over which they
have now triumphed. Having main
tanned their pCiSe under proVocatioE
that made the most powerful appeals
to their passions; having won their way
through inconceiVabe stress and
travail to a place of security; having
controlled themselves when their blood
ran fire in their veins, because of the
outrages perpetrated upon them ana
because of the dire peril with winch
they were menaced; having seen the
negro unable to hold his own against
them even when he was supported by
bayonets, and having seen him, SUD-
hitting again to their domination, al
just himself in the main with some
fortitude, patience and integrity OF
purpose to the new order or thlngs-
the people of the South are clamor-
ously informed that the production or
'The Clansman" among them is llaDle
TO make them forget their obligations
to themselves, to their country ana
their civilization, and to drive them
To the commission of wrongs and in
justices against their colored neigh
bors. 1t is verify the most ridiculous
indictment that was ever brought
against a people by themselves.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22
THE BEST MOVES YET.

There have been many movements
looking to securing immigration for
North Carolina, but most of them have
failed to produce satisfactory results.
This fall there have been two move
ments that promise greater things in
the right way than anything yet I'M
dertaken.
Much of the best population in
North Carolina came from Scotland.
Wherever you find the Macs and
other Scotchmen you find industry.
thrift good citizens and god-fearing
homes. Therefore, if North Carolina
would take it's pick of all the world,
it would say, Let large portion of
our immigrants come from Scotland"
Leading citizens of Cumberland county
have called a meeting to be held at
the Fayetteville Fair on the goth of
October, for the purpose of a Scotch
immigration Society, the purpose be-
ing to send an agent or agents to
Scotland to secure immigrants. That's
a movement that is along right lines,
and we hope to see the agents soon
leave for Scotland.
One reason why immigrants of the
right kind have not come to North
Carolina is because heretofore. except
in one or two Instances, those seeking
to induce immigration have been
unable to get large bodies of land well
located and render the necessary as
sistances to immigrants. That lack has
been supplied for the Cape Fear
section by the Carolina Trucking and
Improvement Company of Wilmington
which has perfected plan on a COM
prehensive scale to secure the right
kind of immigrants and thoroughly
develop the possibilities of that fertile
section of the State. 1t is difficult to
conceive of a plan more thorough and
more calculated TO insure success.
The full details were published in the
State Fair edition of The News and
Observer.
These are the practical plans to get
the right kind of Immigrants, and
North Carolina does not want the
other sort.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22
IT is UP TO THEM.

1t is stated that the Asheville Board
of Aldermen will require A. A.
Featherston, the saloon-keeper who
assaulted and kicked Mrs. Virgins, of
the Salvation Army, from his saloon,
to appear and show cause why his
license should not be revoked.
1t is surprising that the mayor and
aldermen of Asheville did not act
promptly and cancel the license of a
man who would be guilty of assault
ing and kicking d Christian woman.
She was there doing her duty as she
saw it. If Featherston objected to
her presence, the city authorities
would have required her to retire if
she was violating any law or making
herself a nuisance. But the brutal
attack upon her is without excuse or
palliation, and it is up to the Asheville
city government to act and cancel the
lisense and give Featherston the full
penalty of the law for his crime.
North Carolina women will excuse
many things, but they look to see
Asheville refuse to license a man who
will be guilt of the crime charged
against Featherston and his license be
cancelled and make the punishment
fit the crime.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22
But They Must Walk The Plank.

Springfield Republican.
But bad as the New York Life has
been compelled to show itself and
worse the Equitable, the Mutual APP
pears worst of all so far as the inquiry
has gone-worst at least in the mat
ter of plundering in salaries and COM
missions for the responsible head of
the company and his relatives and
the shameless audacity with which it
is admitted and defended on mission
airy and similar grounds. And withal
Mr.. McCurdy, like Mr.. Mccall and
some others, expresses a determine
ton never to resign or be forced out
if he can help it, and affects surprise
that anybody should suppose the
revelations suggest the eminent pro-
priety of getting out as quickly as
possible. They seem not yet to have
reached a realizing sense of just how
they stand at the bar of public
opinion. But they will be brought to
it very soon-let there be no mistake
about that.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22
WHAT DOES "SOME SORT MEAN?

1t is the belief of Senator Allison, of
Iowa, that some sort of rate legislation
will go through at the coming session.
Some sort" is a dangerous word. Mr.
Roosevelt expressed the true public
sentiment when he said the desire was
ito secure a real and not sham con-
troll" and he added:
"The American people abhor a
sham, and with this adherence | cor
daily sympathiZe. Nothing is more
Injurious from every standpoint than
a law which is merely sound and fury,
merely pretcnce, and not capable of
working out tangible results"
The transcontinental railroads de-
feated the isthmian canal proposition
as long as G. p. Huntington lived, and
by switching off from Nicaragua to
Panama thought to postpone action
by Congress for another decade. They
have so far managed to emasculate
any acts looking to regulating rail-
roads, preventing rebates or reducing
transportation changes. Now they
see that "some sort of legislation" is
demanded and they will address them
of the pending measure as will let it be
but a barren ideality." Mr.. Elkins
and Mr. Foraker are getting ready to
secure an act that will accomplish
nothing or defeat all legislation When
the cautious Mr.. Allison says there
viii! be "some sort of legislation, that
is notice that there is probably going
to be enough done to prevent the hon
est Republicans from seeing that their
party is controlled by railroad mag
mates and not enough done to offend
the transportation trust.
That is the programme unless
And there is where the President
comes in. Most of the Democrats are
for the bill from principle Every
one of them is virtually instructed to
vote for it because the Democratic
National platform pledges the party
to such legislation. Therefore the
President needs only to apply the
screws" to get the Senators of his
party in linen He can not influence
Democratic Senators. They will vote
their convictions and stand by the
National Democratic platform. A few
may bolt the party platforN. Nobody
can prevent that if they are so dis
posed But it is cup to- the President
to get his party in line in the Senate
as in the House. 1t can be done in
spite of the big money railroads put
up to elect so many Senator'S. But
"a
hand is to get real measure that will
give relief and not merely ''some Sort
of legislation that will mean a miser-
able sham. That will be the fight.
Better OPEN failure than an act that
will raise the hopes of shippers and
consumers and turn to dead sea fruit
upon their lips.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22
Events Justified the Faith.
AsheviIle Citizen.

ASheV1IIe Cltlzen.
Today is the presidents day in Raj
eigh, an occasion when political diff
ferenceS must take a back seat. The
ruler of the American people is now
the guest of. North Carolina's capital,
and there can be no doubt that the
historic old city will fully live up to the
tradition which give to her an envi-
able reputation for hospitality. AS Te-
Gently remarked in these columns,
there is something remarkable about
the American nature in that it quick
~ loses sight of a presidents political
faith when he travels abroad to re-
ceive the hospitality of the people, and
we can rest assured that Raleigh will
make such a record for herself as will
excel that of any other city wrich the
President may visit.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22
TO BE A BATTLE ROYAL.

The Presidents strong speech IN
Raleigh in favor of the Government
regulation of railroad rates was the
most important declaration upon
public questions of the year. Mr.. Ben
nett, of the Washington Post VINO ac-
COMMANDED the President to Raleigh
says the utterances in favor OF Gov
eminent regulation of railroad rates
was 'vociferously applauded, and
comment on every hand after its de-
livery left no doubt that the President
struck a responsive chord~in this mat
ter, so far as North Carolina is con-
cerned."
Edtorially in bold type, the Wash
ington Post, reviews the speech at
Raleigh, summarizing it's strong points
and says:
"It is substantially what he favored
last year, but until now the renewal
of it has been a matter of conjecture.
Intimations have been made that in
view of the failure of the Senate TO
act upon the EschToWnsend Dill ne
might modify his course as to putting
new rates into operation before the
action of the courts.
The railway managers and those
who agree with them-Whether on
doctrinal grounds as to the power of
Congress, or on grounds of public
policy-are now fully apprised of
what the President will recommend at
the coming session of Congress; and
the advocates of government regula-
ton of rates know that they will have
with them the Presidents powerful
.In, Nxrt1l hn CTR IN
the East, less so in the West, and it
will perhaps be for the South to final
ly decide it. His long contemplated
visit to the South is very well timed.
mo President-not even Jackson
when he defied the power of the Ma
tional Bank-has ever before initiated
a struggle With powers so strong as
those which President Roosevelt now
summons to a trial of strength before
Congress and at the bar of Public
Opinion. The fountains of the great
deep of Senatorial debate will be
opened when the measure comes be-
fore that body for consideration. and
it may be that the flood will continue
much longer than forty days and
forty nights"
Until this speech was made, there
was an impression that the railroad
''literary bureau had created, that
Mr.. Roosevelt would not strenuously
fight for the measure now that it is
before the Senate. His Raleigh speech
was his first public utterance to deny
the impression that had been pro-
duced. The people of America of all
parties are in favor of government
regulation of rates and they will hold
up the hands of the President in max
ing a strenuous fight to secure the
passage of the bill. The Post truly
says that mo President has ever mi
tiated struggle with powers so
strong as those which President
Roosevelt now summons to a trial of
strength before, Congress and before
the Bar of Public Opinion" 1t is to
be battle royal if the President
presses forward the lines outlined in
his/ Raleigh speech. And he can win
the fight if he will use every resource
at the command of the great office to
which he has been elected.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22
Worst Exhibit Yet Made.
Springfield Republican.

Springfield Republican.
The fact that the Mutual Life In
surance Company of New York has
maintained a house at Albany for its
legislative agent, with all the expenses
thereof apparently paid by the COM
pany, is simply scandalous. There was
no sort of need of thus wasting the
money of the policyholders. 1t is the
worst exhibit so far made of the way
money was thrown away through
childish fear of hostile legislation 1t
looks more and more as if the over
paid officials of the great insurance
companies were first of all bent on
protecting their own graft. Such
revelations regarding the great com
pany which has claimed to be least
open to attack are profoundly discour-
aging.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22
Not Consistent.
New York Times.

The President is not quite, consist
ent. In defending the dismissal on
the-spot order he argues that no man
fit to be in the Cabinet would abuse
the power conferred. But on the
very next day he issues an order
forbidding the Cabinet officers to give
news to newspaper correspondents, or
to be seen consorting with them; here
after all news of Cabinet meetings will
be given out by the faithful Loeb.
That looks as if the President felt
that he could not trust his Cabinet
officers to talk. We should think the
Presidents muzzle would chafe some
of the faces upon which it has been
strapped.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22
Railroads Resist Enforcement and
Elect Their Agents to Office to
NuIIify The Law.

Durham Herald.
The railroads claim that if the laws
we now have were enforced they
would remedy most of the abuses now
complained of, and if the railroads
would render a little assistance it
might be an easy matter to enforce
them
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22
Some Hanging &eded.

Monroe Enquirer.
The Charlotte Observer in COM
menting on the killing of one negro
by another in Mecklenburg county last
Sunday night. says that since the
Civil war over one hundred negroes
have been killed by members of their
own race i'm Mecklenburg county.
There needs to be some old time hang
ing with the exception of the pub
licity of the thing. up in Mecklenburg.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22

There We're five freight wrecks in
North Carolina during the past week,
and only one of them got in the pa
pers. There ought to be a law re-
curing that every wreck be reported
at once to the Corporation Commits
sion. and then they ought to be in
VeStigated.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22
No: We Treated Him Well But Didn't
Stop Over.
Monroe Enquirer.

Monroe Enquirer.
President Roosevelt is in Raleigh
today. They are giving him big re-
ception which is right, but We will not
be at all surprised if there is some
stopping over and some might fool
saying in greeting the chief executive
down at Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22

Between loud abuse of Tom Dixon's
play. because it shows true Radical
principles and practices in North
Carolina, in 1862 and 1858, and
keeping silent in seven languages with
reference to the Presidents Govern
ment rate regulation policy. the
Radical Origins in North Carolina are
kept busy just now.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22
They've Got the Stun.
Allegheny Star.

AIIeRhdHy Star.
Well Butler. bossing the new Re-
publican daily at Greensboro is sight
for youl He ought to again become
a candidate for the Senate: not Of the
Populists this time but of the holders
of special tax bonds.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22
Caught With Goods On Him.

Washington Post.
1.-The Republican party in Pennsyl-
vania has no apology to offer" saws
Senator Penrose. An apology does
not help much when man is caught
with the goods on him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22

The banking business in North Car
DINA has grown very rapidly. Editor
billiard points out that in 1890 there
was not a bank in Halifax county. Now
there are seven banks with over $780,
900 on deposit.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22
II Was "stonewalr' Jackson's Way.

T. H. Crawford in Baltimore Sun.
An article entitled Losses in Bat
tie" by Richard ID. Stewart i'll the
Sunday Sun, states. there was no in
stance during the Civil War where
10000 or more men were captured in
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22

There is no doubt the Republicans
are scared in Ohio and Democrats in
the Buckeye State are hopeful. Con-
sidering the tremendous Republican
majorities of recent years it is difficult
for outsiders to feel that Mr.. Pattison
can overcome the big Republican ma
jority. But he is popular and honest
and is making a great run.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22

Wilson goes forward by leaps and
bounds. The post office department.
has issued an order that it is to have
city delivery beginning the first of
February.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22

Lieutenant Governor Winston has
been invited to speak at Salisbury,
Maryland on the outrage amend
ment on the eth Ii ne goes, he
will make votes for the amendment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22
MORNING TONIC.
Theodore Roosevelt

(TheOdOre ROOSeVeIt.J
A Cow Country Episode Up-to-date:
said the man: L know my bust
ness. 1 always put on the Boss
brand
GO get your time, said l "A man
who will steal for me will steal from
me-"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22
Steve Elkins says: 81 think there is

Steve Elkins says: 81 think there is
no doubt that some of the bills will
be passed. The President is as en-
phatic as ever in his judgment that
the railroad rates and private car line
problem must be dealt with decis-
lively" Mr.. Elkins is magnifying the
difficulties He will address himself
to cutting out the heart of the bill if
he can and then pass a bill that will
be little or nothing. That is the pres
ent program.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22

The railroad literary bureau" is
working over time flooding the South
with the railroads contention while
the President is in the South advocat-
ing Government regulation of railroad
rates. Which will have the most
weight: the National Democratic
pledge and the Presidents argument
or the inspired publications in the
subsidized press? Their latest is to
circulate speech by a Yale college
professor who sees no evil in unre-
strained control by monopoly but sees
giant evils in the exercise of power by
the Inter State Commerce Commission.