The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-03
Captain Sidney Chambers Tells
How the Thing Works

The rally of the young democratic
voters, under the auspices OF the
West Durham members Of the first
voters club. was in every way a sue
cess. The hall at the end of the car |
line was we'll filled, and there Were |
many more that dropped in for half |
hours stay.
Mr.. Archie Warren, vice-president |
of the club from this section. presided |
over the meeting and after ANNOUNCE
ing the object of the meeting pre-
scented the first speaker of the eyen-
ing in very appropriate manner.
This speaker was Mr.. ]. w. umstead,
Jr. Mr.. umstead spoke for about half !
an hour. giving his reasons for voting |
the straight democratic ticket as
young man.
Mr.. Umstead thought That il any
young man compared the records Of
the two parties In this state there
Would be no hesitancy as TO which
one they would Join. He reviewed
the years during which the republi-
cans have been in charge of the af-
fairs of the state. and brought out
the discomfort and confusion that re-
suited from their rule. When they
were last in Office they appointed g.
009 negro magistrates and also APP
pointed the mayor OF Wilmington,
rather than let the people elect him.
He told what the democratic admins
| trations in this county had done about
the good roads that had been built
and the school houses that had been
established.
DR.. Bowling came in for part OF
the time OF the young man. He said
that he had read the report of the
speech and found only three PROPOSE
tons on which the republican asked
to be sent to the legislature. These
three planks were the attack on the
Durham Sun, hogpens on the out
skirts Of the city and the ticklers
around the court house. The speaker
went into the bond matter and gave
Butler all that was coming 10 him
The latter few minutes OF the speech
was taken up in a denunciation OF
Butler.
Mr.. Warren then called on Capt
Sidney c. Chambers. who spoke for
about 40 minutes. dealing mostly
with national issues. Mr.. Chambers
lspoke Of the great undercurrent OF
unrest that is now making itself
. manifest in different parts of the
country. and thought that this might
! be caused by the policy of the republic
, can party in National politics. This
has grown TO be a commercial age,
and the history OF the world shows
! that no country that has devoted itself
! so assiduously to commerce and the
J getting of money, could live. BY our
, tariff laws we have made many men
, multi-millionaires, the money coming
} from the pockets OF the masses.
; Mr.. Chambers presented concrete
example Of the workings OF the tariff
! as applied 10 manufactured wooden
! goods. He explained that Rev. s. s.
Bost Of the Episcopal church, who
, was abroad several years ago. had
. tailor in England to make him a
! vest, which cost 1910 That last
J spring. Mr. Bost wrote TO this same
, tailor requesting a duplicate OF the
, vest That he received notice from
! J. A Giles. postmaster, that the vest
J was in the postoffice, that 1t was val
ued az 1910 and that the duty was
s3.47, more than 100 per cent making
the total cost s6.s7. and argued that
J this vest should not cost more than
t3.40 here. on the other hand, how
J ever. this same vest costs 10 New
j York $3.50. Mr.. Chambers said that
the republicans replied that this tar
: In Of s3.47 protected the American
, tailor, but Mr.. Chambers challenged
} any man to refute the statement that
! the American tailor received more
, than the English tailor and stated
] that maay received better pay than
. American tailors. He explained that
the tax Of SO ~ was 10 protect the
American wooden manufacturer so
that be could keep the foreigner out
Of this country and instead OF selling
this class Of wooden goods at 3s.4O
and then making a good profit, that
| be was fixing price Of $3.50 and rob-
J bing the American people OF 1910.
] Several letters we're read from the
! mill men to Chairman Morehead tell
/ ing him they were not going TO sup
port the republican party this year.
and also the communication OF the
, Cooleemee operatives, who said they
! were going to turn over a new leaf
J this year apd vote the democratic
ticket. Mr.. Chambers ended BY max
/ Ing fun Of the local self government