The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
THE DEMOCRATIC
STATE CONVENTION
Able Speech of Senator Overman the KEYNOTE OF The Cam
paen Allen-Manning Contest the Most Exciting
Natter of Interest

VldllGI Ol 1AIIClCSl
men in their ranks in congress VINO
ro; Ia stand it no longer and they re-
belled and their rebellion has k;n1led
ere which is raging like wild IRE
on Gown among the leople.
Discredited and Divided Party.
The Republican party goes into this
campaign not only badly discredited
but a badly divided party, and reVo-
luton of tremendous import is going |
on in Republican strongholds. The
regulars despise the insurgents; the
insurgents hate the regulars or stand |
patters. An irrepressible conflict is
going on. This has been shown IN
Massachusetts, New York and where
ever an election has been held since
Mr.. Taft was inaugurated president.
| iOne district in Massachusetts which
has been giving from ten thousand to
twenty thousand Republican majority
has elected a Democrat by ten thou
sand majority. A district IN New
York state which has been giving
Ifrom eight to sixteen thousand Repub-
Hcan majority elected a Democrat
!. to congress to fill a vacancy by over
six thousand majority. The toiling
millions of this country are in open re-
bel,ion against this party. The old
G democratic party was never SO unit
: ed as it is today and, boys, on No
e vember day we are going to lick 'em.
el Capitalization.
e In this progressive age the civiliz-
s ed people of the nations of the Olo
II World are gradually taking away the
e lancient power from czars, kings, em
y lperors, potentates and dictators; bu1
in this republic the power which ou1
d ! fathers secured by their blood ant
8. treasure and which they reserved tt
J. themselves upon the adoption of tn
q constitution. - insidiously being TAX
$. en- away from US and given to tn
.e executive. The rights Of the state
e lare being impaired, and the right Q
rs the people to rule is being laughed a
n as a myth.
ty Interstate Commerce Bill.
d. The president sent a bill to col
MT gress, accompanied by a special me-
sage, something unheard of in tn
history of legislation in this or an
ID other republic and encroachment upo
M the prerogatives of congress, purpor
ng ling to be one of my policies-a bl
IT'S to regulate railroads. It was charge
ar Iby a leading Republican on the f1ot
iff of the senate, and it was not denle
nm THAT the attorney general and certa:
of men met last summer in New Yol
,at and framed the bill. Instead OF reg
is lating railroads it actually repeal'
II several of the wholesale provision
A of the law that had been passed:
ON really enlarged their power. 1t ]
es pealed the Sherman antitrust la
rol was clothed in such language as la
es- yers only could write in order to I
fog and deceive congress and t
,ey country. bill that even some
aw the most rabid stand-patters
- :, NOT support. As it came it hardly b
les la Supporter upon the floor OF eitn
ned the house or senate. The Dem9cf'
tol and insurgents together eviseesa1
,,tn lat. knocked it into snithefreens a
,earias it passed now has some good +
h Il lures.
,ndI But the court provision which
~ -ipresident with his big stick comp
led his party to keep is an outr
upon the American people. The 81
sot per. is compelled to go to WASH
Alt to get RELIEF, and if there is
con- appeal to the court from the decis
raw Iof the commission he is not even
n, ,er- lowed to have his own lawyer. II
artv Jefferson said that if the liberties
,mes the people were ever destroyed
hind would be through the instrumen
he ty of the federal courts. have
bean greatest respect and all our pc
.nd should have-fof our district cir
q in and supreme courts as they have !
the constituted, but now there is
y a be no end of courts, custom CO..
commerce courts, land courts. pa
,ra.e courts, more judges. more distric