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THE NORTH CAROONIAN, RALEIGH. N. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 19M. THE REMEDY FOR THE LAST ACT IX THE A. Nr.

C. RAILROAD TRAGEDY. 9loAi arofinians THE DEMOCRATIC OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY IX NEW YORK. burg and Chicakamauga to preserve the location of the North Carolina troops at the critical moments on those historic battlefields and also to mark where Wyatt fell in the moment of the first victory at Bethel and the spot where the last Confederate volley rang out the falling cause at Appomattox." AS A WORLD POWER. Judge Parker's speech of 'acceptance was strongest and best when he declared that all this talk about this country being made "a world power" was made in ignorance of the fact that it has been "a world power" for a century.

Richard Cobden spoke with truth are entertained, for the purpose of dancing with such persons as visit such places, shall be fined ten dollars." This action came as the result of complaints lodged with the mayor by Preidnt Winston, of the A. and M. College. Invitations of this dance had come to students at the college anq the facultv were indignant, taking the action told of in yesterday's News and Observer. "The woman when charged with the violation of the law acknowledged her guilt and paid the fine.

She declares, however, that while invitations were sent out, that she sent none to any. one at the A. and M. College. "The matter of the flaunting of vice by women of the class fined yesterdav was presented to Mayor Powell, this with especial reference to their attendance at college ball games, and also at the theatres, and vigorous protest was made.

"Mayor Powell, upon this, served notice upon the women that such actions must cease, or vigorous steps would btt taken with reference to their conduct which the people of this city would no longer permit. "There should be no backward step in this matter. The people of Raleigry should not be humiliated and insulted by the continued parading and flaunting of vice by these women. Let then bean end to it." So far, so good. But, now that it is established that this woman keeps a house of ill fapie.

the duty of the authorities is plain; Drive out the inmates and shut up the house. A sentence to the work-house of these violators of the law is the only way to end this flagrant case. It can be done. 1 It will be done if the mayor and chief of police do their duty. The educators, the press and clergy of the city should not permit this matter to drop until this houso of evil is closed and its inmates driver, from the city.

MAINE AND VERMONT AS BAROMETERS. We warn Democrats not to let the Democratic gains in Maine cause them to think that it insures Judge Parker's election just as we warned Republh cans that the gains they made in Vermont did not guarantee Mr. Roosevelt another term in the White House, There is little National significance in the vote in either of these rock-ribbed Republican States just as there was lit tie in the Democratic State of Arkan-, sas. When Republicans gained in Vermont the New York Tribune rejoiced and said it pointed to Roosevelt's election. Now that the Maine gains point the other way, the Tribune says: "Maine is not so sensitive a barometer as Vermont." Did you ever see an organ so put to it? As a matter of fact Maine is a better barometer than Ver though neither State can be relied upon as barometers.

Two or three times since the war Maine has elected a Democrat as Governor or to Con gress. Vermont is as true to the Republican party as Mississippi is to tha Democratic party. 'The question of the size of the majority in either Statu has no practical bearing. Hear the logical conclusion of the whole matter, as stated by the parti, zan-blinded Tribune: "Maine's vote only makes more certain a result already unmistakably indicated the decisive triumph eight weeks hence of the Republican Na-, tional ticket." If the big Democratic gains in Maine warrants such optimism in thq office of the Tribune, what might we not have expected if the Republicans had made equal gains? A SPLENDID TICKET. The sure and perfect Pnchlngr is remove the statistics that in many more men are put to death illeg.i lynching than are executed by Only one-third or less are lyn, i.

rape. In a country where ti should be the legally express of the people, and no law is- str than the public opinion that is hind it, it is easy to see that i. are caused by the delays, the calities, the disparity in the i of challenges which deprive ih-of any chance to convict in any defended capital case with few. exceptions. Despairing of the and certain infliction of puni-by reason of the hinderments by criminal lawyers, whoso for long years has been imi.r.

ajni decisions, th too often unwisely take the a tration of justice into their own Among the many addresses mending a change of the laws to make it possible for the convict a guilty man, though one of the strongest i-. of Judge McAlister to the St. a Asociation of Colorado. Anutim citations, he quoted the follow iiu; Chief Justice Clark, of this Si.r the Ithyne case: "Lynch law, evil as it is. is a of society against the utter lency of the courts 1 tct the public against niurd.

r. an evidence that society uti i. i first of laws, the right of sHi's is endeavoring to prot. when the costly machinery of has failed of the object of tion. so far as homicide is c.m.

"The wide spread of lym in: caused from the apprehension i public mind that our oxpensiv. -(em of government has failed tect society against crime. i remedy is to import more cidiiti. sense and fidelity to duty administration of criminal law. If punishment cf crime were mad.

i sonably prompt and certain an i public had confidence it won! 1 h. there would never be anoth. i of lynching." AV ANTED MORE FACTOR I I S. The success of the indt i. Wells-Whitehead cigarette factory Wilson has induced other ent rpt ing.

capitalists in that pror. town tn oreanlze another comnauv manufacture cigarettes. i It is to i hoped that it will have the Iuj measure of success. Commenting 11': I i. tue new iiicLui in nauu lih- Free Press says: "There is ample room right lu the bright tobacco belt of Carol for a.

considerable develonmeiit i the way of cigarette manufacture And every such development is hailed with delight, in that it inti. duces into the field a new eonsuni' of the raw material who must ni-the market and buy." NOT A PERSONAL ISSUE. The criticism of the President 1 1 ,1 1 Llltr lJkljy Ul. 111111LCX1 lilX iXll'X M- ner in tne Dig suck. iaea veil ix.

jJtf I Jjuiitii jue in me cumjMi- i 1 ii Democrats is to the policies whioh 1 emDoaies, ana to nis continuance in a policy that is at war with Auk i can traditions and the spirit that poses all "entangling alliances." It seems that the delegates fro North Carolina to the Teddy-Hn. National Convention had an of sudden blindness when the ii; boy and white girl held hands, to music of the band in the Nation Republican Convention. did -J. I 1 when tho thing confronted tin. --in home? The lawyers for Finch.

Mc are now trying to mak Atlantic and North Carolina road pay them big fees. Their clients ought to pay their Neither tho State nor the Atlaiiti--North Carolina Railroad hind lawyers. The man who a yer ought to pay him. Bryan Is "distressingly the Republicans would say. 1' to the report that his health paired, Mr.

-Bryan says: "I right. This talk about my break-down is without th- foundation. I took little v.u order to be In shapeNfor the i campaign." The Roxboro Courier has obituary of the Nathan Lunsfo: of the Roxboro bar. He was Confederate, poldier, a Dwn-- the straitest sect" and hfs p-o was, evinced 6y the large of friends who were present funeral. Mr.

Roosevelt says that th-'- crats do not make their cot if. his administration spocilie. W-not accommodate him by i him for all his acts, from Washington to the Panama of the constitution and treaty Watson permitted him used to defeat Bryan in 1 permitting himself to b'-i year to defeat Parker. Th are "onto his little game." "The burnt child drea-Judge Purnell is going to that Atlantic and North- Railroad affair fay. the -nun- route.

The White case ended, Glenn will now actively ent Palgn. The people of ev in the State are anxious next Governor. Senator Eeveridge's eulogy velt goes further than the 1 of Jacob RUs. They'll be say prayers to Teddy next, if th When General Grant was inaugurated President, an unlettered comrade in arms went to Washington and made application for a position in the Cabinet. He could not fill the bill.

Grant did not appoint him. but treated him kindly. The applicant next asked successively for almost every position within Grant's gift without success. Finally, having become seedy and dispirited, called on the President and made application for a second hand suit of clothes. That application was granted, he donned thte suit and one of Grant's old hats and left Washington a sadder, if not a wiser man.

But he had the hat and the old cpthes! A few months ago, a couple of free lances pounced down upon North Carolina, and determined, without the investment of a dollar, to grab the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad before breakfast. They had their tooters and their organs to grind out their, tunes and for a time created quite a sensation in the old State. The bazoo noise and the spectacular play dazzled some people for a little while. Then when there was objection to turning over the property worth nearly two million dollars to people who hr.d not a cent invested in it, the speculators and grabbers put up a few hundred dollars by paying for their previously hypothecated stock. But still they didn't land.

And then a Federal Judge put one of the number, under indictment for a felony, in as receiver of the property "whether or no." but that high handed proceeding didn't stick, and again they didn't land. The subsequent proceedings showed that, instead of taking the whole railroad before breakfast, the speculators and grabbers couldn't even get a hand-car, thanks to the righteous wrath of: the people and the courage of an honest Governor! And so, yesterday, after dropping down by gradation from $1,800,000 property, their attorneys went into the Federal Court and merely begged for "liberal allowances." To bo sure they fixed the amount of "liberal allowances" at a pretty good sum, something like $27,000, but it is an open secret that they would love to turn toose if they could get $2,500 or T3.000. The stbry of the procedure, printed elsewhere, discloses how the whole thing has degenerated into a demand for an old suit of clothes. At one time an argument was made that Judge Purnell had no jurisdiction. A little later it'vas virtually agreed that if he would fix liberal allowances for the lawyers the claim that he has no jurisdiction would not be pressed.

At another stage an attorney for the speculators stated that a better bid was in hand and would be presented to the Circuit Court, and a little later came almost the virtual proposition to let this bid go by if the Judge would make liberal allowances. The State was criticized for accepting the bid of Mr. Howland and yet the lawyers were willing to let that better lease go by if the Judge would fix "liberal The lawyers claimed $27,000 because of the increase in the value of stock caused, as they say by the lease, and yet when asked if they would approve the lease, refused to do so and protested against it, and wished the Judge not to approve it. The whole procedure has degenerated into a demand for allowances. From a $1,800,000 railroad, they have dropped to "allowances" of $27,000.

From that they will drop to one-tenth of that sum. But they will not get that, and about Christmas they will get about one thousand dollars "the old suit of clothes" and imitate the old soldier who dropped from a cabinet position to a covering for his nakedness. MARK WHERE NORTH CAROLINA STOOD. At the recent meeting of the committee of seven to whom was assigned the duty of replying to the article of Judge Christian, of Virginia, Judge A. C.

Avery, to whom as a participant in the great battle of Chicamauga fell the lot of asserting North Carolina's claim "Farthest at Chicamauga," reported that he had recently revisited that battlefield for the purpose of writ-iig his article. Judge Avery's report clearly shows that the 39th and 60th N. the one on the first day'and the other on the second day, in turn, achieved the farthest advance attained by our troops. This conclusion is further sustained by the locations marked on the map by the Federal Commissioners, as having been attained by the different troops. Judge Avery stated that while these locations have been marked on the gro.und by tablets erected not only by the Northern States, but by South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri and other Southern States, the highest point, that reached by the North Carolinians, is marked only by a wooden board 'nailed to a pine tree! Moved by the above recited statement of the neglect to mark on the battle' field of Chickamauga the posi tion proudly and hardly won by North Carolina troops, the following resolution was unanimously adopted by the committee on motion of Chief Justice Walter Clark: "Resolved, That Maj.

E. J. Hale, Judge W. A. Montgomery, Judge A.

C. Avery and Capt. S. A. Ashe are hereby appointed a committee who shall prepare a bill and lay it before the next General Assembly with request that it shall adopt the same, which bill shall provide for the placing of enduring but inexpensive tablets, under the direction of the Federal Park Commissioners at Gettysburg, Sharps- JO'EPHUS DANIELS.

Editor. all subscribers re- Winfif nromntlv we i 1 11 send thft rmer a Mechanic free of arge. TT? 22, 1904. All There has never been offered in i North Carolina so much good readingfor so little money as we are offering under the following preposition: For 1.70 we will send the following for one year: The; Farmer and Mechanic, an 8 page North Carolina home and farm weekly journal: The North Carolinian, an 8-page Democratic weekly newspaper: TheXommoner, the able weekly, journal published by Hon. William Jennings Bryan.

Thus for One Dollar and Seventy Cents you can get all these papers one ye3r. ror particulars, address 1 OSEPHUS DANIELS, Raleigh, N. C. RUING OUT THE BIG STICK. American negroes, living in South Africa, complain bitterly that they are denied equal rights.

The British rulers not -only do not treat them in Booker Washington manner, but deny them the right to vote and make their condition to quote their own words. v. They have appeal ed, through the American consul at Pretoria; for Uncle Sam to redress their grievances, which are thus summed up In an abstract by" 'Mr. Proffit, the barred from riding In second-class railroad coaches because of their color, that they are prohibted from walking' on the sidewalk- "for which we are thrown about like chattels" that they are not allowed, to do business because they are Americans, and that they axe told that "the American natives must expect the same treatment as the Africans. "This and more makes our condition unbearable," they say.

The. consul testifies to the truthfulness of this statement. His recommendation to the President does not appear. "Would hejvave "the, big stick" brought out to compel King Edward to invite the' thirteen to an unlucky dinner? If not, what is he going to do about it? '1 THE POLL-TAX REQUISITE. In Cumberland county some parties i seemed to think that a Democrat could participate in the primary who ha lost his right to vote in November by to pay poll-tax.

Chairman Cook correctly ruled that only those qualified to vote In the regular election could participate in the primaries. It would be a queer proceedure by which men who could not vote could "select the candidates for voters. The payment of poll-taxes as a prerequisite to voting is a good provision 0j the aw.r This does not include the awful and burdensome municipal poll tax. which imposes a burden upon voters that ought not to be put upon But no person ought to have a voice in government, who is liable for the moderate State and county poll tax, who. refuses to pay it in May previous to the election.

The money goes to support the public schools and the and in the past too large a proportion -of tiistax has gone unpaid. The rigid enforcement of payment of poll tax as a prerequisite for voting will do more -to cause this tax to be paid than anything else. WAIT FOR THE I JURY? GRAND The mayor promptly fined the wo-' man who affronted this city by inviting young men to a dance at a house of HI fame. Her submission and payment qf the fine- is proof enough to demand that the Wake county grand jury indict the woman. She will be prosecuted, too, by "counsel who will stand for decency in the capital of the But, why wait for the grand jury? The mayor, the chief of police, and the other policemen "ought to take action that will shut up that and like places 'and.

put their inmates on the road, without waiting for private citizens and public Journals to bring the mat-, ter. before the grand -jury, and enforce the law, that the public officials are paid for If they cannot execute the law, they should resign and permit men to draw the salaries who will en force 'the law. "Shoot Luke or give up the gun." The eyes of the whole country are upon the New York Democratic State Convention at Saratoga today. Much very much depends upon the outcome. If a wise nomination is made, the victory for Democracy is already won in the Empire State, and it will give a mighty impetus to the Democratic cause in every doubtful State of the American Union.

The Republican State Convention in New York did everything possible to contribute to Democratic success, naming a well known tool of the unpopular Governor Odell for Governor. Every independent paper in New York scored the nomination and criticized the nominee. They are ready to fight actively for the Democratic nominee if he measures up to the great office. If the Democratic leaders think that because the Republicans made a blunder they can nominate a weak man, the contest in New York wil be close and doubtful until election day. If, taking advantage of the evidence of "boss rule" shown by the Republicans, the Democrats name a big man with a good record, who will appeal to the independent element, as well as to the rank and file of the party, they will almost certainly elect their candidate and cinch the electoral vote of New York for Parker and Davis.

They have a great opportunity. Will they measure up to it? To show the unpopularity of the Republican candidate, or rather his weakness because he is the creature of Odell, the following is taken from the Wall Street Journal, a staunch supporter of Roosevelt: "For ten years the State of New York has been in control of the Republican party. It came into power in 1894 as the result of a popular revolt against Hill and Maynardism. "It will go out of power in 1904 as the result of a popular revolt against Odell and Odellism. "No man, however able and personally worthy, can this year be elected who carries the brand of Odell.

The nomination of Frank W. Higgins is fatal to the Republican party so far as its State ticket is concerned. Even the popularity of Roosevelt cannot, we believe, carry Higgins to victory. It remains to be seen whether it may not even cost Roosevelt the electoral vote of New York. Fortunately he can be elected without it.

Benjamin B. Odell in order to preserve his machine has been willing to run the risk of party defeat in the State, and so far as his attitude is concerned it is that of selfish indifference to the fate of the National ticket. "But what wil become of Odell if Roosevelt is elected President and a Democrat is elected Governor? "In saying this we do not wish to be understood as reflecting upon the character of Mr. Higgins. Under dif ferent conditions he.

might, indeed, have made an excellent candidate. 'But we remember that Judge Folger was a good man, and yet under some such circumstances as now exist he was beaten by nearly 200,000 votes." The Democratic responsibility and opportunity in New York is very great. The Democracy of every action has deep interest in the matter, a mistake In that pivotal State af-fects the party in a National sense in every position of the Republic. THE UNFORGIVEN SETTLE. A few days ago ex-Congressman Thomas Settle and a little Federal office-holder from South Carolina a renegade Democrat spoke at Ashe-ville.

According to the Asheville Citizen Thomas Settle stated in his speech that the Republicans had never forgiven him for supporting the Constitutional amendment, and he did not care if they never did. The only unpardonable sin a North Carolina Republican can" commit is to do something that is highly creditable to him. Mr. Settle never did anything so worthy as to criticize his party for its ill-fated opposition to the amendment. Mr.

Settle saw that it would be ratified and he believed his party could help itself by not opposing it. Instead of listening to his wise counsel, the party lined up solidly to keep the ballot in the hands of all the negroes. And, according to Mr. Settle, they have never "yet forgiven him because he was wiser than the men in charge of the mechinery of the party. Judge Robinson had a greater demonstration that the Radical party despises decent actions.

In the State Convention (he protested against the vicious slander of the Governor and the surrender to Gen. Likker. He was fresh from Washington, where he had refused to eat dinner with a negro. These three respectable acts brought down upon his. head the contempt of the doodles and gaugers who made up the Convention and he was openly hissed in the Convention.

Moral: If you are a Republican, eat with negroes, favor negro supremacy, and stand in with General Likker. That's the only way to gain the plaudits of the Radical party in North Carolina. NO ROOM IN RALEIGH FOR THEM On Saturday last Tlie News and Ob-erver. printed the complaint of Presi-lent Winston, of the A. and M.

College, that students of that institution had been insulted by receiving invitations to a dance from a woman who runs a house of ill fame in the This paper called upon the city authorities to act promptly and vigorously. They did so, as the following in Sundays News and Observer shows: "The city authorities- acted yesterday in the case of Emma "Richardson, keeper of a house of ill fame in sast Raleigh, at whose place a dance was given Thursday night. "The mayor fined the woman $12.25 of this $2.25 being requirecj by the following city ordinance: "Chapter VII, Section 6. Any person wtio shall give a public or private dance within the limits of the city, where women of ill fame and wisdom, in combating the policy of imperialism and militarism that was cursing his countrv, citing the example of the United States as worthy of emulation: "I sometimes quote the United States of America, and I think in this matter of self-defense they set us a very good example. Does anybody dare to attack that nation? There is not a mbre formidable power in every sense of the word although you may talk of France and Russia than the United States of America, and there is not a statesman with a head on his shoulders who does not know it, and yet the policy of the United States has been to keep a very small amount of armed force in existence." We deserved that praise when Cobden uttered it.

The Roosevelt idea of militarism with the "big stick" would make us wholly undeserving of the commendation of the Cobdens and other lovers of liberty in any age. If we go into the business of governing colonies, we will be less powerful than now. A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. A country is no stronger than its weakest possession. JUDGE PARKER SCORES AGAIN.

As the campaign grows in ago the American people are coming to have a higher opinion of Judge Parker. He is not given to much speaking, but when he has anything to say he knows how to say it well. The Republican Campaign Handbook abounds with reflections upon Judge Parker's honesty of purpose and sincerity. But because unjustly assailed, Judge Parker does not propose, so far as he can control it, to rermit the campaign to degenerate into personal villification. Mr.

George F. Parker no kin to Judge Parker head of the National Literary Bureau in 1S92 and this year, has given out the following letter which he has received: Rosemount, Esopus, NewYork, August 17th, 1904. My Dear Mr. Parker: The Times of this morning says that the party text took is about prepared, and that it will go to the printer in a few days. Therefore I hasten to beg you to see to it that there is no word in it that reflects upon the personal honor and integrity of President Roosevelt.

An Evening Post editorial indicates but little care was taken in that direction toward myself by the compiler of the Republican text book, but let there be no rejoinder in kind or otherwise. I feel confident that you need no reminder, still my anxiety impels me to send this caution. Yours very truly, ALTON B. PARKER. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF One of the brightest men in North Carolina, who has spent several weeks in the North, in a private letter says: "Many Republicans admit privately that the result of the presidential election is one of indifference to them.

In fact apathy among Republicans up here is the most significant feature of the campaign to me." We find some Democrats disposed to be down in the mouth because of what they call lack of interest in thq campaign. Our correspondent tells one cause of it many Republicans are indifferent as to the result, and as that party is in power such apathy must be helpful to the Democrats. A few days ago, in New York State the bril- liant Chauncey M. Depew addressed, a beggarly audience of 200 when 5,000 people were expected. "QUIET BUT FORMIDABLE." Those Democrats who think the Democrats cf the doubtful Stages are idle should read this telegram: Chicago, Sept.

15. Speaker Joseph G. Cannon called upon the members of the national committee at the Auditorium Mr. Cannon has been on an extensive tour through the West, canvassing the situation. He has found that the Democrats are making a quiet but formidable canvass in industrial centers, and urges vigorous work by the Republicans in Nebraska, Illinois and Indiana.

"Your Uncle Joe" does not scare at rabbit paths. He has seen evidences of "cuiet but formidable" work by Democrats in the West. October will witness a vigorous and effective fight in every debatable State. ANOTHER GIFT TO WAKE FOREST Mr. II.

R. Small a prominent lawyen of Reidsville. who graduated with honors in the class of 1880 and later represented his county with ability in the State Senate, has given to the Wake Forest alumni building one thousand dollars, the largest subscrip tion hitherto made to this worthy purpose. It is a most healthy sign when men who have amassed wealth display, such liberal spirit toward our edu cational institutions. Mr.

Scott has set an example worthy of emulation. Is it true that the Republicans have nominated a mary named Harris as candidate for Governor against Bob Glenn? Is there any "sich a person?" Why not get out a commission to find out whether there is such a man. and if so. where the hole is located in which he hides? Wake isn't the first county to produce a man who shot his mother-in- law. WILL THE WAR END SOON? The military men of the world are slow in expressing an opinion of the probable duration of the war between Japan and Russia.

Those who made predictions when war was first announced turned out to be false prophets and now al are afraid to make predictions. Here comes a North Carolina opinion by a leading cotton mill man, which is entitled to consideration. We quote it as follows from the Ruther-fordton Sun: "Mr. S. B.

Tanner, secretary and treasurer of the Henrietta Cotton Mills, says the Japanese-Russo war has real signs of an early cessation of hostilities. He gets at it in this wise: A year before the outbreak of war the Chinese merchants stopped buying cotton goods, knowing that the war was inevitable. Mr. Tanner says they have begun to buy again and that his mills have sold more goods in the last thirty days than in the last fifteen months prior thereto. Mr.

Tanner seems to think that the Chinese merchants know the real situation and know when to buy and when not to buy. Our friend is one of the first cotton mill men of the South, and is as a rule safe in his estimates. He seems to think that the cotton crop will not be. less than bales." What adds weight to Mr. Tanner's opinion is that in the early fall of 1903, Mr.

Tanner bought cotton freely at the prevailing prices when most other North Carolina mills waited for lower prices that never came. A man who could look into the future and tell the price of cotton may be able to reason correctly as to the close of the war between Russian and Japan, and Mr. Tanner gives the reason for the faith that is in him. DISHONEST JOURNALISM. Certain Republican papers in New York printed that they had caused the Uttl 1 ivCT 1 111 III L11CIL LU UC interviewed in order to ascertain their preference for President.

They published statements, alleged to be based upon actual Interviews, to the effect that about two-thirds of the bankers were for Roosevelt, printing what were claimed to be the actual poll. It now turns out that very few Southern bankers were interviewed, only enough in fact to be-able to print a beggarly half dozen from Maryland to Texas. As a result of such dishonest journalism, an untrue report as to the standing of the bankers is sent out from New York, with the deliberate purpose of giving Roosevelt a strength which does not belong to him. In heated campaigns, excess of zeal, is, perhaps, excusable in a party paper, but no paper is ever to be excused which thus deliberately sends out an incorrect report, based unon alleged attempts by the means of interviews to ascertain the truth. General Fitzhugh Lee, who has been studying the tactics of Oyama says he copied Robert E.

Lee's plan in the second Manassas fight in Liao Yang battle. Elsewhere wil be found General Lee's interesting story showing that the Manchurian duplicate of the Virginia battle occurred on the anniversary of the battle in Virginia just forty-two years ago. All readers will find it interesting, particularly our old Confederate writers. The many friends of Mr. W.

A. White, long Clerk of the Court of Warren county, will learn with deep regret that ill health has forced him to resign his position. He made a model' official, is a true man in every relation of life, and his illness is deeply-deplored. Sherman Bell the close friend of Roosevelt will be ready to deport enough Democrats to insure Colorado to the Republicans the State if let alone. There are giving signs that after November Sherman Bell will be an "ex" and will be deported If he keeps up his tricks.

It is a terrible thing to kfil a fellow man. It is worse to blight the life of a confiding young woman. As a result of the healthy and warmly contested primary in Wake county, a very large vote was polled, a splendid ticket was nominated, and the outlook lor a sweeping Democratic victory never was so bright. And yet, because the contest was pretty sharp, our usually well informed contemporary, the Salisbury Sun, gets a wrong view of the conditions in Wake county and says: "The Wake county Democrats have nominated a splendid legislative ticket and have also had a row which bodes no good. It is unfortunate that the Democrats, not only of Wake, but other counties in North Carolina, are paving the way for eventual Republican success.

The lesson of fusionism has been forgotten thus early, it seems." Instead of "paving the way for eventual Republican success," the primary in Wake was healthy for the Demo cratic party, as the result in November will show. We had in Wake county a lively contest between good Democrats who differed as to party management and administration of county affairs. No doubt, in the heat of the contest, things were said which might have been better left unsaid, but that is always so in any campaign. The contest was between sterling Democrats, all of whom accept the result as loyal party men. The men who were defeated will give their successful opponents hearty support and, while, of course, there are regrets at the result, by the vanquished, no man has been found in Wake who will not abide the result.

A well attended primary and a contest inside the party is the surest guarantee of a big vote in Nocember. The Democrats of Wake those who won and those who lost will vie with each other to make the Democratic majority in Wake the biggest in its history. We will tell the Sun a secret: Wake county is determined to take the banner this year and unless Rowan and Johnson and Mecklenburg "hump" themselves, an invitation is hereby extended to the editor of the Sun to attend the exercises when the banner will be presented to the Democracy of Wake county. SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS AND THE NEGRO. The Republican.

National platform virtually favors Force bill on a reduction of Southern representation of Southern representation in Congress. Every Southern man who votes for Roosevelt votes to dishonor and humiliate his own section. That is pna reason why few white men in tho South, other than office-holders, will support Roosevelt. McKinley was President five years. During his successful leadership, thero was no suggestion in a Republican platform that looked to punishment of the South, and, while this section did 'not vote for Mr.

McKinley, hi administration was more approved in the South than that of any of his R. publican predecessors. If any white man in the South thinks of voting for Roosevelt, he should remember that he is endorsing Booker Washington social equality, thq Crum appointment and the suggestion, of denying to the South an equal voice in the government of the Republic. A NOBLE WORK. The work that is being done by the Woman's Association for the betterment of school houses and grounds can not be too highly commended.

The first step to take in any community not blessed with good schools and a lively interest In education is to build a good school house and make w.o unuuiiumgs attractive. The gooq women who are doing this are building upon enduring foundations. North Carolinians never fall to score when they go abroad. Yesterday Mr. Joseph G.

Brown was one of the principal speakers at the National Bankers Association in New York. Hia speech an excellent one is printed in today's News and Observer..