The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-07-03

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| Radical Of Radicals. aud rot. me
| platform OF the Wax Republicans J
| am h-r- to profess against a4tS paper
eAdIH 4 Republican Out l. report =
| Democratic meeting. and II D@U"cratte
| reporters ar. - scarce that that p2peE
Gan get them. Why Douglass WIti psE
| the freight and XII reporters Ihe re-
| port in tn. Times IS through Esb8H-
| lican glasses and | don't like It any
way. can put my finger OIL that re
Dorr IN the dark and til! X * q RAD
| cal report. I'm an old Democrat AM
| I've pulled the bair of Republicans
from tn. sea - tn. ountai aud
the r-port = unjust 2" me- lNe na
| u1rd against the reporter personals.
but | am opposed 10 having Repubi-
cans print reports of Democratic meet
ings IL papers that pass as Demo
cratic
Then Mr.. Douglass. after pointing
out Misrepresentation "f his position
I'm the Evening Times. Ia vigorous
| words lambasted the insurance com
| pauies as sucking financial blood OUT
OF the state. and favored the regul4-
ton and the investment Of Their money
in the state. Is for salaries 10 officers.
but not too high. FavOrs Is
for changes in the road Law BY recon-
m~endatio OF q convention in which
Jimmvdiddles" do not hop our
Wants q Vagrancy law for Charlie
boys" idlers and red light Womeu Is
not against cor pOIdlIol4St ba1 A4lFN IlttA
regulating. as they manipulate things
and put out ndrils like claws. are
all NAV, all mouth, ever calling for
more" Is for temperance all the
times. FaVOrs municipalities being
responsible for the forts OF Its agents
Is for convicts on roads. Favors all
witnesses in court being paid their fees.
Opposes vicious foreign Immigration.
Favors liberal appropriation for
asylums. old soldiers and schools.
IHr.,rc .~nancay II state in StirlfiInG
investigated. Is against child labor.
Wants Democrats To keep Vigilant
watch on Radicals
II. III. Jones Posiaion.
Robert II. Jones then briery
stated his position. saying seeking an
office was a new role for him. He ia
VOred temperance, approved the dis
pensary fund division, is against lcci-
less automobile driving and wants
these to stop when horse or mule APP
proaches, wants corporations treated
fairly just as people. wants insurance
companies to re-invest a fair rop
ton % .heir premiums III the
State to protest policy holders.
He favors good people for i'm
Of hospital at Raleigh. Favors just
and liberal salaries for officers. Favors
railroad rate of 2R or : cents. as IL
Virginia. Wants repeal Of present road
law. Favors allowing shooting of
squirrels in certain seasons.
In closing said he is a farmer, and
if elected to the House will give the
best service possible.
W. +. Faison Very Brief.
w. f. Faison said as the time was
short he would not speak, that his
views are known. and tina he agreed
with most Of the things staaed by the
other candidates..
Willard Mails Views.
Willard Mia said that if elected to
the House he would do his best to
serve the people. and would stand on
the State platform of 1906. In local
matters he stood for what the people
want, He desired investigation of the
commercial fertilizers used by the
farmers, Favors no personal work
on the roads and is for a highway
commission to handle those questions.
Wants reduced railroad rates and cor
porations controlled by the laws. and a
tax paid either by companies or hold
ers on Insurance premiums. Wants no
backward steps in temperance.
Here Starts the Stir Up.
Bart NJ. Calling spoke in defense of
abe "old Board" which went out in
1904, and said false charges had been
made against it by the present Board,
that the members of the Board were
- ~ Ai4S oiio tS5 ciINA A1 III
scented the attack made IN them. He
particularly charged a false statement
by the present Board that in making
out expenses of the old Board it had
charged expenses of Is months as II
months, a difference in favor of the
old Board of about $1,000. He said
the present Board either did not
know, was ignorant. or crImlnally neg
ligent in making Statements that are
false. He cited reports and figures
and grew very hot in 6an0JIncino the I
present Board for its alleged criminal
negligence in making reports about
the "old Board that falsehoods were
told to retain office, while aspersions
were cast on the "O!d Board Dur
ing his talk he was interrupted and
question by Mr.. j. T. Broughton and
Mr.. Herbert e. Norris and his
criticised as u~nWarranted and un-
just.
NJ. ID. r. JohnsOn's ak.
Mr.. ID. 7. Johnson announced his
candidacy for the Board, and said that
while the present Board was composed
of good men, that he thought a new
and the candidates with him on abe
ticket he denied that their purpose
was not to reinstate and put back in
Mr.. w. G.. Allen and DIR. j. j.
L. McCullers: To the question of Mr..
Norris he said that only after he had
announced himself had DR.. McCul-
lers and Mr.. Dan Allen seen him. and
that Mr.. w. G. Brewer had seen him
about running. Asked if he would
pledge not to appoint Mr.. w. CT. AL
len and DR.. McCullers to office he said
he saw no use in saying SO, but would
say he was not pledged to DR.. McCul-
lerS, and would not pledge to either
him or Allen. as he wanted to be
pledged to no one. but if he does sup
port them will do SO u~npledged. VIII
not be dominated by any man or set
of men.
To Mr.. Norris question he said that
he did not know hat DR.. McCullers
and Mr.. Daniel Allen had been seek
ing to get men to run on the Board.
and had a right to run if the pres
ent Board are good men. and had
heard that Norris and Utley domi-
mated It.
How about Calling and your
Board?" asked Norris. and Mr.. John
son said Calling was not representing
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