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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19
central Committee.

| beg to acknowledge the receipt
OF your letter of May 81, formally no.
tifying me of my nomination by the
Democratic convention for the Office
of governor.
A Platform Of Principles.
l feel deeply the honor conferred
and in accepting can only regret that
| cannot bring to the service of the
patty ability worthy of such conf
dence. When l read the platform l
feel NEST earnestly the appeal which
it makes to the great principles upon
which our government rests. Princi.
Piles which must be held sacred and
which must be vitalized and applied
religiously in every direction for we
believe that the greatest good for the
Greatest number is the test of good
government.
AQuesiiOn Of Privilege.
1t has been wisely said that "the
fundamental idea of monarchy, the
principle that most Sharply distinguish
Is it from democracy, Is privilege.
The fundamental idea of a pure demo.
crazy, the principle that distinguishes
it most sharply from monarchy is
equality"
Hence the democratic axiom as the
foundation of our constitution and
plan of government, equal rights for
all and special privileges for none"
Special privileges handed down from
generation to generation are at last
claimed as the divine right of kings
and an aristocracy, and yet hardly
had independence been won by our
fathers before privilege began its sub.
tie aggression upon the common vel.
fare; and the first century of sour his.
tory closed with privilege we'll in-
trenched by our legislative folly.
Pleading humbly for admission at
first, it has now grown so great and
arrogant that it throws off disguise
and fortunately, the danger is now
seen by the people. The privilege of
taxing the many for the benefit of the
few, the privilege of controlling the
finances of the nation, the privilege Of
owning the highways of the country,
the privilege of mouopolizing the
bounties of nations, the privilege of
Immortality and freedom from all re.
sponsibility to law, human or divine
are all alike now demanded as ancient
and established rights.
Our constitution was framed to es
tablish justice for all, to promote the
general welfare Of all, to secure the
blessings of liberty for all. When we
now see on every hand individuals or.
ganizing into fctions. Of the law,
which defy law, which 60 unwhipped
OF justice, which scoru the general
welfare, we may we'll wonder at the
legislative folly and the judicial cas-.
uistry that have brought US to this
pass. Well did your convention say
that "time and events have JUST.
ned every contention and fulfilled ev.
cry prophecy of the Democratic par.
ty."
Opportunity For Evil.
The abandonment of fixed constitu.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19
An Act OIL Bad Faith.

This was an amazing act of bad
faith on the part ofthe Republican re.
representatives. in the Senate. The in.
dustries obtaining these special privl.
leges have thus obtained 20 per cent
more than was considered they were
entitled to by their friends and now
scream louder than ever if any effort
is made to reduce, in the interests Of
agriculture, any of this ill.gotten ad-
vantage.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19
Railroad Conditions.

We have right to be proud of the
magnificent extent and efficiency of
our modern public highways and we
claim to be the friends of the people
whose money has built this magnif.
cent lnstrumentality, when we advo.
cate greater honesty in the operation
OF the roads, greater consideration
for the general welfare and an honest
observance of the laws made for their
regulation and control. The public
highways belong to the nation and
while their operation is permitted to
corporations, it must be done with
the distinct understanding that they
are allowed to exist for the service OF
the public and, while they are en-.
titled to a just and reasonable com.
pensatlon. they must regard their ser.
vice to the public as of first impor.
lance. 1t is notorious fact that the
law against rebates has been violated
from one end Of the country to the
other. In spite of the denials of
prominent managers their investiga.
tioD has demonstrated that they were
guilty Of this improperly Of conduct.
More recent revelations have demon.
strated that they have permitted them.
selves to be the servants and tools of
other corporations, seeking to monop.
Ollie certain fields of industry. Re
batting and graft even in the most
magnificent transportation companies
have proven to be rife and general
The stockholders interest has been
lost sight OF and as Charles Francis
Adams once said, the difficulties un.
der which railroads labor in their re.
lations to the public are largely at.
trlbutive to "thickheaded presidents
and smart superintendents."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19
Reciprocity Treaties.

The present law, known as the
Dlngiey act, was prepared by and
with the advice of President McKin.
ley The rates were admittedly high.
er than were necessary for any fair
and honest protection, and thus there
was inserted in the bill section 4,
which provided for a reduction of 20
per Cent from the schedule named
where equivalent concessions could
be obtained from foreign nations.
Acting under this authority President
Mckinley negotiated various recip.
rocal treaties with foreign nations
in none of which were more than a
few items reduced even to the 20 Der
cent limit allowed by the law. These
would have been measures that would
have vastly increased our exports,
particularly Of agricultural products.
These treaties remained Enacted I'D.
on In the senate until after his death,
and though urged by his successor,
President Roosevelt, were allowed to
die, and the two-year limit fixed BY
the law for the negotiation of such
treaties expired. and the executive
has had no authority since that time
to negotiate reciprocal treaties,
though foreign nations have been
anxious over and over again to es.
tablish fairer trade relations and ia
take greater quantities of the pro.
ducts of agriculture.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19
Recognizes the Old Soldier.

am highly grat;fed and pleased
by the reference of the platform to
the old soldiers and sailors of the Re.
public. These men were willing to
give their lives if need be in order to
maintain the Union. and it has al.
ways been a source ofpride and pleas.
ure to me to be able to assist in any
direction the securing Of proper re-
cognition and consideration for such
men.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19

Does any republican who heard
what Hon. Joseph Bristow or
Judge Ed. Madison said in their
speech recently at Great Bend.
upon the railroad conditions in
Kansas and the entire country,
honestly believe that such condi.
tion would be changed by the
election of a ticket which was
virtually dictated by the railroad
influences in Kansas Honest,
gentlemen, how can a man who
has the best interests of the state
vote for a continuance of the con-
ditions so ably described b y the
two speakers above mentioned 7
AT Salina a few nights ago there
were % travelling men at one hotel.
A poll was taken. The result was
Is for Harris. 8 for Hocb, and one
said his mind was not made up. All
the travelling men in the party will
vote in Kansas this fall.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19
Would Pualsh Both Parties.

| should favor legislation which
would not only make the carriers Civ.
ing rebates and accepting graft pun.
lshable by fine and imprisonment,
but that the dishonest benehciaries
of rebates and the distributors OF
graft should be equally amenable 10
law. | have always favored an abo.
lltlon OF free transportation. 1t is a
method of favoritism and special
privilege that invariably works to the
injury of the honest investor and the
public. 1t is an efficient method Of
packing conventions and of filling the
lobbies of Legislatures with the tools
and servants Of selfish and NEEDLE.
some corporations. Our board of
railroad commissioners should insist
upon a proper enforcement of all pro.
visions of the law against rebates and
all manner Of determinations, and
when additional legislation may be
needed the legislature should respond
at once IN enacting il.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19

| beg to acknowledge the receipt
Of your letter Of May 81, formally no.
tifying me of my nomination by the
Democratic convention for the office
of governor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19

the party have said over and ever
that the tariff must be revised BY its
friends and yet with every opportu-
nifty, with conditions most favorable.
they still refuse to entertain any prop.
osltlon to that end. The bloated
beneficiaries now threaten the nation
with panic and disaster if the matter
is even so much as discussed, while in
the meantime our agricultural exports
are gradually diminishing and foreign
alliances are being made which will
practically end in an absolute ex.
clusion OF the enormous surplus
which we must send abroad.
Foreigners Pay Less.
Our foreign trade, II IS true, in
manufactured products, has increased
by virtue of the bulwark which has
been erected and which excludes all
competition in the domestic market;
We at home are forced to pay higher
prices than these bene6ciaries Of our
consideration are selling their manu-.
features to the rest of the world.
The fact is indisputable and has been
demonstrated over and over.
| Invite the attention of all honest
patriotic citizens to this grave inius.
tice and this arrogant growth of spe-
cial privilege.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19
Republication In Doubt,

The late Republican convention Of
Kansas says that the consideration Of
the protective tariff has resolved it.
self merely into controversy be.
tween the revisionists and the stand.
patters. This representative body Of
the Republicans of ;helstate seems to
have been unable to form or express
any opinion for itself on this subject.
We do not know whether they are on
the side OF the reUsionists orlof the
stand-patters. The convention was
probably held too early for them to
have received their orders.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
PEARSON'S PROMOTION
RumOred That He is to BIZ Appointed
Ambassador to Japan.

A short while before the republican
congressional convention was held
that nominated Mr.. Britt the belief
was expressed that Richmond Pear
son, minister to Persia. would return
and make the race. 1t was believed
by some republicans that he could
carry the district this year, although
it was admitted that the democrats
would have fought him much harder
than they will Mr.. Britt, who has few
if any, personal enemies among his
political opponents.
II recent gossip concerning Mr.
Pearson has any foundation in fact,
it is unlikely that Mr.. Pearson will
get mixed up in North Carolina poll
tics for many years to come. It is
said that Mr.. Pearson is slated for
promotion in the diplomatic service
and that he will in the not distant
future be appointed minister to ia
pan at a salary Of SIT, 900 annually,
with perQuisites. ANY way it is GER
tain that the authorities at Washing
ton have been greatly pleased at the
in which Mr.. Pearson has
performed his duties al the Persian
capital, and a promotion for him has
been misunderstanding Gazette
News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
NEGRO EDITOR MADE TO LEAVE
Mysterious Warning Reached w j.
White, i'm Augusta. q Writer Of In
cendiary Articles, That He Must Get
Out Of the City.

Augusta, Ga, September 25.-Atter
having been mysteriously warned
that be must leave Augusta on &C
Of ineendiary publications in his
paper, a negro journal, The Georgia
Baptist, ". j. White. a negro preach
er, today notified Mayor Allen that he
would get out of Augusta and never
return. He left on the midday train,
and his paper is not TO be published
any more. White has several times
in the past been the cause of incipient
disturbances between the races by
articles in his paper, and a few years
ago was saved from injury and his
Office from destruction by a mob who
had surrounded it with the intention
Of applying the torch. by q prominent
attorney.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
FOR WHAT.
The Negroes Cannot All be Teachers
and Preachers.

Editor News and Observer: Anent
your editorial today relative to the Ate
lanta race riots. Why, oh why. ~
not You and the great leaders every
where in the south see that the great
increase in negro criminals Is due al
o solely I'D trying TO educate the
race? Educate a negro and You ruin
him, Every southern white man can
surely . that. Educate him and he
Is unified for his proper sphere IN
hfe, and at once aspires to social
equality either secretly or openly. One
OF the educated young ladies" would
corn the kttchin or wash tub and the
youths could not DO induced TO take
hold OF tho plow handles. They can't
all be teachers and preachers, and
who. pray. wants them for anything
else? The old uneducated negroes are
the only ones, with few exceptions. that
can now be tolerated. and yet the cry
Is educate them. Educate them for
what? The vast sums OF money being
spent in that direction are worse than
thrown away. l. is criminal Keep il
up and the problem" will grow and
the negro is doomed.
Very respectfully,
II. ID. LINDSAY.
Rockford, y. G., Sept %.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
WHTTECAPPERs ON TRIAL
The Trial of the Six Pitt County Men
Begun.

What is known as the white cap
case growing u Of the assault upon
W. ]. Teel at his home on the night
of April 18th. began trial today before
Judge Thomas ]. Shaw. The State
is represented by Solicitor l.. j.
Moore. Jarvis C Blow, F. G.. James
and Ex-Governor c. B. Aycock. Coun-
sci for defense are Donnell Gillian. H.
". Whedbee, Julius Brown, J. L.
Fleming, J. A. Sugg. S. c. Wooten.
]. H. Pou and a. B. Dunning.
There were six defendants, but the
first move by the state was a motion
for severance. and first put only one
defendant, J. K Barnhill on trial.
This motion was argued by Solicitor
Moore and ~ex-Governors Jarvis and
Aycock for the state and Messers.
Gillian and Whedbee for the defense.
Judge Shaw allowed the motion for
severance, saying be could not see
where any injustice would be done
the defendant by this course. An
hour was consumed IN selecting the
jury. The taking of the testimony
began just before noon.
" j. Teel. on whom the assault
was made, was the first witness. His
evidence was strong, giving in de-
tail how the attack was made on his
home and person; his repelling the
men with a pistol; how two of his
assailants We're identified by means
or matches struck by his wife: the
finding of two hats and a cap in his
room; and how. aided by neighbors.
he followed footprints from his home
TO where buggies had been left, and
from that point tracked the buggies
10 the homes of the defendants.
Eight other witnesses examined
for the state during afternoon cor
roborated Teel's evidence. The main
effort Of defense in eross examina-
tons so far has been directed toward
weakening the evidence If the states
witnesses. There are many witnesses
on both sides and the trial attracts
much interest, the court house being
crowded with spectators.-GreenviIle
dispatch to Wilson Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
n Widows Mistake.

A woman is never 50 old but what
she thinks she mus be very careful
about protecting her honor. They
are telling an amusing story about a
widow in Stockton. The widow is
nearly seventy years old. She is IA
nous as a h~ousekeeper, but is very
poor. In a town near Stockton there
lives a well-tO-dO man who is past
seventy years Old and he told a Stock
ton man that he had plenty Of money
was a first class ~hOusekeeper he
would be willing to marry her. The
Stockton man recommended the
Stockton widow. The well-to-do old
man called on the widow, who knew
nothing about the scheme to provide
a husband and home 1or her old age.
When the old man called the widows
brother was at the house. After the
elderly lover had stayed awhile,
realizing that he was old and time
was precious, he wanted to propose,
so he said to the widow. won't you
send u brother from the room. I
wan to say something to you" The
widow Immediately thought of her
honor and fell upon the poor old man
and nearly beat him to death. A doc
to- had to be called to attend to his
wounds. When the old man recover
ed he said, Il am glad that old girl
did not give me a chance to- propose"
When the widow heard the mans in
tentions were honorable she was
heart broken, but it is too late. The
old man cannot forgive her.-Atchi-
son Globe.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
Mr.. Bryan's Ambition.

The Progressive Farmer has reach
ed this peculiar conclusion: "If Mr..
Bryan wanted TO be president, IL that
were his supreme ambition, we believe
he could be president. But II Ii plain
that his ambition now Is rather TO be
a moulder OF public sentiment. a
prophet of the social order. than 70
hold Office. IL he had a consuming
desire TO be president, he would not
have mentioned government n
ship in his New York speech" To
say that Col. Bryan does not want
to be president Of the United states
is to say that the farmer would o
want TO get twenty cents a pound for
his cotton crop. But in view OF Col
Bryan's peculiar ideas as to the way
to land the presidency, there appears
TO be some foundation for the Pro-
gressive Farmers conclusion-Char-
iotts Chronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
A SUICIDE AT
Charles r. Addison, Of DanviIIe. Threw
Himself in Front of a Moving En-
gine-Tragedy Occurred Opposite
Passenger Depot at Spencer.

Salisbury, n. c., September 25.-
Mr.. Charles r. Addison, of Danville.
Va, committed suicide at Spencer at
$50 O'Clock this morning by DELHI
erately throwing himself in front of
an engine.
The tragedy occurred directly in
front Of the Spencer depot in the
presence of half dozen people, several
Of whom were talking to the man as
he threw himself in front of the en-
CINE, which had just pulled out of the
yards to be coupled to a north bound
freight train. As the engine ap-
preached near the men Addison said
to a call boy"Good-bye'' and without
the least warning fell across the
tracks, the engine passing over his
body mutilating it in a horrible man
ner. The body was taken to Wright's
undertaking parlors.
Letters were found in the dead
mans pockets addressed to Charles r.
Addison, Danville, Va, and in addi-
ton to this Identification the maj
was recognized by an acquaintance
at Spencer.
Addison came 10 Spencer last night
from South Carolina and on his way
told the conductor to remember him
after death and speak a farewell to
his relatives He wa sa mai Of good
appearance being neatly dressed and
intelligent He was about 50 years
old No is given for the deed.
Addison first attempted suicide an
hour previous to this time. He threw
himself in front of an engine but the
engineer STOPPED the big mogul just
before it reached him-Special 10
Charlotte News
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
Bohannon's Case On-Chargcd With
killing Foreman Beachan.

The trial OF Frank Bohannon, HI and
Oscar Crutchfield for the murder last
July OF Railroad Foreman Beacham
was begun yesterday, the jury having
been secured by the beginning OF the
afternoon session The case may be
concluded by tonight.
The witnesses thus far introduced
have testified TO the effect that Boz
harmon shot Beachman down while
being begged not TO shoot. The tes-
timony of Bohannon against the
Crutchfields was ruled out, but Wit
nesSes we're introduced TO show thai
XII and Oscar were with Bohannon
the night before the killing, making
a row in the camp and looking for
Observation-Disclosures special TO
Raleigh Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
WILL COLLIDE HEAD-ON
West Indian Hurricane and North
Western Blast With Heavens Ar
tiliery Fraught' Likely to ..Join
. Their Dark Encounter i'm Mid-Air"

Two great storms are moving to-
wards each other from opposite di-
rectlons. One is anorner West In
dian hurricane, reported this morn
ing to be off the west end Of Cuba.
The other is a rain storm now pre-
vailing in the Northwest. The hur-
rlcane is moving norLnward and the
northwest storm is moving south
ward. They are expected to meet and
considerable damage will likely re-
suit. The West Indian hurricane IS
expected to reach the Gulf coast We'd
MISREPRESENTATION Dispatch.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02

| ton will probably take place in 1907
Touring the great Jamestown Exposi-
ton are reasons which We trust will
be taken into consideration when Sc
Letting a place for the presentation
ceremonies"
There are somewhat more than 800
pupils at the state school for the white
blind and at the school for the color
ed deaf mutes and blind. Principal
Wray says that about So or 40 more
pupils are yet 10 come. The very
heavy rains In the mountain region
last week kept some OF them at home.
As required by law. Governor Glenn
today made proclamation regarding
the text books 10 be used for the next
five years IN the North Carolina public
schools as required by chapter SO, sec
ton 4057 Of the Revrsal. constituting
the board Of education a state text
book commission, this commission or
board having selected and adopted a
uniform series of books, and having
entered INFO contract with the pub
Hshing companies whose books were
adopted. the ~revisal, sections 40S4 re-
curing the governor to issue such a
proclamation. The governor gives a
list Of the books which has already
been published, and says the contracts
are to continue for 5 years from July
1st OF the present year.
President Joseph G.. Brown of the
Citizens National Bank has returned
from New York where he went to pre-
side over the meeting Of q committee
of the American Bankers Association
which has in charge the better pro-
lection Of county and city bonds from
counterteiters. It seems that there
have been extensive fOrgeries of such
securities, sOme of these being ysry
daring.
Among the visitors here is DR..
George W. Graham, who is the guest
OF Chief Justice Walter Clark. H ex-
pressed his pleasure al the growth Of
Raleigh since his last visit and at the
beauty OF the city. He spent several
hours n he state museum particularly
enjoying the historical selection which
is the result Of more than one years
work.
Cotton mill men express interest in
the news from Charlotte that English
WOrkmen have been secured for work
Al AN III thCIO. All TIE HILLS mere
are short handed and it is very diff
cult to find people to do many kinds
or work. Raleigh has for a good
while faced this shortage Of labor, not
only in the mills but along other
lines. At the same time they have
plenty Of idlers and if the vagrancy
law was strictly in force there would
be quite a change. .
Edwards and BrOughton Printing
Company purchases a lot one block
from the capitol, on which to erect a
spacious building for printery and
bindery.
The grand jury in the superior court
has returned a true bill against Hay
wood Morgan, for burglary, committed
IN Whiteoak township. He was iden-
titled by Miss Efie Baucum. He at
tempted to enter other houses and was
shot.
Chairman Simmons an
pO1ntments for Senator Overman at
kinston, October 18th and Jacksonville
18th and H. L. Cook at Whiteville
october LIST. Senator Overman's an
po1ntment at New Bern is changed
from October 18th to 18th. at night.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
Well Worth TRYING.

". Il. Brown. the popular pension
attorney, Of Pittsfield. VT, says: Next
TO a pension, the best thing 20 get is
DR.. Kings New Life Pills He writes
they keep my family In splendid
health" Quick cure for Headache,
Constipation and B~iliouSness. &c.
Guaranteed at II. Il. Bellamy's drug
store.