The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-11-26
Mr.. Bryan on Democratic
Success Next Year
TAR HEELS CALL
Congressman small and Prof. Cobb
Are Visitors at the White louise
and Are Assured by the Pres
ident That He is in
Hearty accord.
BY THOMAS j. PENCE.

Washington, ID. c., Nov. 21.-"The
chances of the Democratic party's sue
cess mex yea are good and getting
better said w. j. Bryan. who arriv-
ed here oday. The strength of a
party must ultimately be the strength
of the things for which it stands, and
the ideas for which u party stands
are growing. Reform which Demo-
Gratis opose 8 or 10 years ago are
now becoming popular. Then we
find encouragement in the fact that
the Democrats are united, while the
Republicans are at war, and the
cause Of d~issention is one that cannot
be easily removed. 1t involves the
question of whether the party Will
stand for reforms or stand pat. The
refOrmer believes something ought to
be done and the stand patter thinks
things are all right now. These ele-
ments cannot be ~reconciled and no
one can say at this time which side
will win"
Tar Heels at White House.
The President told Representative
John II. Small and Prof Collier Cobb,
of the University, this afternoon that
he is in hearty acCOrd with the project
for the construction of an inland water
way from Cape Cod to Beaufort, y. G
Mr.. Small and Prof. Cobb, who have
been attending the deep waterway
convention in Philadelphia, stopped
over s%ufiently long to call at the
White House for the purpos of
bringing to the attention Of the Execu-
tive the favorable attitude of repre-
sentative men from the Atlantic Sea-
moard States in behalf of the pro-
jected inside channel. The Carolina
visitors made the visit for the purpose
Of ~impressing upon Mr.. Roosevelt the
relative importance of the inland
waterway behind Hatteras since there
could not possibly be any proper de-
r-a1Anpoa,1t nf tho Alta tic Aapn- water
ways without this for the reason that
Hatteras stands as a barrier between
Northern and Southern water com
merce.
Mr.. Roosevelt received his callers
most cordially and assured them that
he is in thorough accord with the pro-
ject of building an inland chain of
waterways between Cape Cod and
Beaufort.
The President recalled a former
meeting with Prof. Cobb whom he
knew as a Harvard Man and as a
Carolina Man" the President said
THE success of the Carolina foot ball
team should be consolation for you as
the result of the failure Of the Harvard
team
Mr.. Roosevelt evidently had in
mind the victory of the Tar Heel
eleven over the Georgetown team in
his city some two weeks ago.
North Carolina was splendidly rep
resented at the deep waterways con-
vention. There were a score Of Tar
Heels delegates present and they took
a proVrent part in the deliberations
of theSconvention. Mr.. Small, who
has taker a leading part in the fur
therance of the Atlantic SeabOard in
land waterway, was accorded a fine
reception whenever he made himself
heard. Prof Cobb is authority for
the statement that Mr.. Small was one
of tho n44Gf fhrpafJl and influential
members of the convention. The Tar
Heel congressman spoke with particu-
lar reference TO the North Carolina
part Of the inland waterways and his
speech was frequently referred to
during the session of the convention
Committee on Resolutions, ard was in
fluential in having the report Of the
committee so adopted that it favored
a waterway from Cape Coo TO Key
West, Fla.
Offce-HoIder Delegates.
The statement that the President
Will not permit Federal o~ffceholders
to go as delegates 10 the Republican
National Conventio mis- not taken Sc
~riously here. The same announcement
was given wide publicity previous TO
the last Republican National Conven-
ton and vet a large per cent OF the
delegates who nominated Roosevelt
were federal Otnceh0IderS was
particularly true in the South. In
North Carolina Collector Duncan and
q number of o~ffcehOlders were dele
gates To the National convention.
There is a suspicion in Washington
tina Mr.. Roosevelt caused the an
nouncement about his opposition to
Federal officeholders gong to the Ma
ti0nal convention to gain publicity to
Offset the clamOr Of this same crowd.
which is demanding that he be given
a third term.