ThejAsheboro Courier
PRICE ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
Wm. C. HAMMER; Editor.
-Entered 'at the Port Office at Asheboro as
'eoond C. xs Matter.
NO GAG RULE; NO BASE
RULE; A SQUARE DEAL
.4ND ALL WILL
BE WELL.
In one two counties Democratic
conventions this year have suppies9-
ed the voice of the minority. It is
euch things as jjag rule which lessen
and weaken the power of democracy,
The plan of organization of the
the democratic party in this state
provides for the minority to be given
its full recresentatiou. Gag rule
aud boss rule are dangerous, not only
to the success of a party whoso plan
of organization is based on the will
of the people, but under the rule of
bosses and where the minority
surniressed there is danger to the
ri w
liberties of the people. On this line
the Wilmington Messenger says:
"If in the near future the control
of the state should pass into the
hands of our political enemies the
blame will rest witli sue men wno
force this gag law on the minorities
in tht- nonntv conventions. These
men who claim to be the only true
democrats and denounce those mem
bers of the party who dare to speak
against their methods are the ones
who are year by year strengthening
the republican party in the state.
Thev know this to be true still, they
are so selfish that they are not will
ing, far the sake of the party, to
forego theii temporary exercise of
arbitrary power. This ring rule
will come to an end in the near fu
ture, but the pity of is is that when
these men go Sown they will si -k
with themselves beneath republican
victory the true democrats who have
all along been fighting for the best
interests of the party. There is a
terrible reckoning in store for the
men whose policy is to rule the par
ty in the interest of their friends
and without regard to the welfare
of the party or of the state. They
have had sufficient warning of the
danger to which they expose the
party, but they will net hoed it.
Soon they will rind it too late, and
the defeat of democracy ill be their
doing."
While we feel that the Messenger
is unduly exercised and has singled
out one or two counties and has be
come disgusted with conditions
where candidates are put out iu
back rooms of those who are trying
to over-run the will of the people to
gratify their selfish desires and per
sonal interests, and having selected
the persons for whom they wish the
people to vote, tben put forth strenu
ous efforts to see that their candi
dates are nominated, sometimes
gainst the will of the people.
These things do not occur often.
Efforts are sometimes made in this
direction, but they most generally
fail. It is a difficult thing to boss the
democratic party. There used to be
bosses, but they aie fewer of late.
They are not so successful. They
accomplish less than they formerly
did. and it is mnch better for the
public welfare that such is the case
Several weeks ago The Courier
published the following which in a
measure is largely true:
"There is no 'boss' in the State,
oounty or nation in the Democratic
party; the rank and file of the party
is a law unto themselves. The only
King and the only "boss" who has
any right or can dictate in demo
cratic councils is the will of the
sovereign people. It is in the re
publican party -where you find boss
and ring role, it is there where you
find ring rule and court house
filinne". It is in the councils of
that party where jou find domina
' tion by cliques and caucuses. It if
there you find nothing done when in
power except strife and contention
for office and power.
In the histoiy of their party in
this State they have been obstruc
tionists and have opposed material
and industrial improvement when
in power. They have arrayed them
selves against tbe sovereignty of the
people, againft public improvements,
against the improvement of nign
nravR. arninst the farmers, the tax
J -o -
payers, the laborers, a ad general lm
provement. V hen in power m
North Carolina they made no public
improvement. The only monument
that marks their efforts is the peni
it. Not a mile of permanent road
nor a public building did they ever
erect. Yet when out of power they
talk about what they would do and
what ought to be done and yet they
have done nothing when in power.
The people have long memories and
will not forget in the few short years
the record of wreck and ruin."
The leading republican paper of
this state whicn is owned and con
trolled by the republican bosses felt
called upon to have something to
say iu criticising the statement that
the democratic party was a party, the
rank and file of which was a law unto
themselves. The charges that the
republican party was boss ridden
and controlled by courthouse cliques
and ringswas not denied, nor was
there any denial of the record if the
republican party when iu power iu
North Caroliua.
THE WRONG BRUTE BLOWN
UP.
Considerable has been said re
cently concerning the Guilford
county man w ho blew up a balking
horse with dynamite. It has been
said, we think with entire propriety,
that the wrong brute was blowu up.
The Wilmington Messenger urges
that there should be some society in
every community and when abuses
are discovered tne law snouia oe
pressed to its fullest extremity in
punishing the person who would
maltreat one of God's creatures.
And yet the law now punish
ing for cruelty to animals is prac
tically a dead letter. Under the
present law as changed by the code
commission the offence is placed
wholly within the jurisdiction of a
justice of the peace, and it is not
until the offence has been committ
ed for a period of twelve months
that the grand jury can act, taking
up tne onence ana men oniy, or
course, if it has not been disposed cf
by some justice of the peace.
Usually if the case is not an ag
gravated one nothing is ever done in
any court; but if the case is one that
attracts attention the offender usual
ly goes up and submits before some
justice of the peace and pays a tine
of twenty-five cents or some small
amount.
We favor restricting the juris
diction of the Superior courts and
some offeaces have recently been
taken from th Superior Court and
given exclusively to justices of the
peace. In some instances it may be
well to do this but not as to cruelty
to animals. We have on different
occasions seen detenaants in ine
Superior Court fined twenty
five dollars or more and sent to the
roads for thirty days for cruelty
to animals; and in almost every
such case the punishment had a
wholesome effect. When did you
ever know an offender punished for
cruelty to animals since the change
in the statute.
A poorhorse is overloaded and
bis nature cries out against the
cruelty and he refuses to pull some
times because he is so exhausted be
cannot move the heavv load. A
brnte beats the poor horse and no
punishment is inflicted.
Ex-Chairman Rollins of the State
Republican Executive Commit
tee, give3 out a long inter
view in which he uses tome
choice sentiments in speaking of
Mr. Chas. J. Harris, the last repub
lifian candididate for Governor of
North Carolina.
"In this connection I might say
that the Republican State commit
tee is composed of gentlemen every
one of whom is the equal of Sir,
Harris physically, socially or other
wise; his base insinuation is coward
ly in the extreme, ana if be meant
to insinuate that any member of the
organization has accepted money in
consideration of the use of hia in
fluence in securing Federal patron
age I brand him a a liar and he
will stand before tne puonc as a
base slanderer unless he makes good
his foul insinuations which he
has made against the men whose
character and honor are above re
proach." The country and the town should
work together in harmony and an
effort for the ' common good. The
demagogue respected neither at
home nor in the country can accom
plish but little in this enlightened
age in trying to array one against
the other.
It is about time for us to begin
to hear republicans say that it is
time for a change; that the re
publicans should be placed iu pow
er in this cou nty because one party
ought not to remain in power long
aud that there should be a change
everv two or three years. It is also
time for the bosses to send word
round to begin a tirade of abuse ou
The Courier. Thi3 word is always
passed round in every campaign, but
it has got so it has little effect be
cause the people have learned that
The Courier appeals to reason and
does not resort to abuse aud that its
statements can be relied ou as the
policy of the paper is to be con
servative and fail aud just to all
men.
The cleanest aud best uieu should
be nominated foi every office from
constable up. Let fitness be tbe
onlv test. Follow this and the
democracy will be inviucible.
NEWSY PARAGRAPHS.
Things that Have Happened In
and Out of the State.
The 235th Annual Meeting of
Orthodox Friends, was held in Pro
vii'ence, R. I. last week. Among
the participants was Prof. Thos.
Newlin, of Guilford College, N. C.
The South Atlantic Lumber
Company of Greensboro is charter
ed, with $50,000 capital authorized
and $34,000 subscribed, by the W.
L. Ulement Lumber Company.
Cheraw, S. C; C. J. Angel, Claud
Kiser and J. T. Penn. Releigh
Times.
Messrs. J. F. Leeper and K.
Davenport aud Dr. Falls, a com
mittee from the ' oard of commis
sioners of Gaston county, a visit t."
Guilford county to see tbe road
machinery being used by the high
way commission in macadamizing
the public roads of this county.
Gaston has just voted $300,000 in
bonds for road improvement.
Fire in the boiler room of the
Greensboro Electric Co. last Thurs
day did $500 damage. A serious
conflagration was narrowly averted
by the nremen.
A recent bill in Congress appro
priates $60,000 for a public buil
ding at Salisbury and $50,000 at
Ashevule.
Robert Carter, an esteemed Con
federate veteran, of Rowan couuty,
went to Cabarrus county last week
to see his brother who was ill.
When he arrived the brother had
been buried. Sunday when he re
turned to his late brother's home
from church he dropped dead as he
entered the house.
G. W. Wynn, a mill operative at
Tacbozo, was instantly killed Sunday
while standing on the porch of his
home.
Geo. Mullis, of near Jennings,
Iredell county, was found shot to
death on his ffront porch Saturday.
A pistoi oy mm ana powder burns
on his clothes indicate suicide.
Saturday Geo. H. Brown, of
Statesville, was confirmed successor
of Collector Haikins, of Western
North Carolina District Internal
revenue. President Roosevelt has
taken his deputies under the civil
service to keep Republican office
seekers'from trafficking with them
during'the fall election.
Miss Eleanor Elliott has gone to
Franklinvule on a visit to her
friend, Mrs. Herbert Russell. Her
sister, Guelda, is spendinsr the sum
mer in Lexington with relatives.
Greensboro telegram.
Salem voted $125,000 bonds
Tuesday for the purchase and ex
tension of the water works plant
now owned by a corporation.
Railroad employees are raising a
fund of $500 to fight the case of
Switchman Weuer, who was con'
victed of manslaughter at Greens
boro last week, in tne supreme
court. The decision of the court
against Welker if sustained will be
far reaching id attaching criminal
blame to employees in cases of dis
astrous wrecks.
Mr. Silas C. Dodson, a confeder
ate veteran of Greensboro, died at
his home Tuesday, aged 72 years,
The funeral was conducted yester
day morning, attended by a large
delegation of (Jonfederate comrades
He was buried with masonic honors.
Mai. Chas. - M. Stedman, of
Greensboro, left yesterday for En
rope in the interest of the B. J.
Fisher estate.
The Rev. Hieht C. Moore, Sun
day school secretary of the Baptist
state convention, is at Jackson
Springs, where the Sunday school
assembly will be in session from
Jane 25th to July 1st.
Mrs. Amanda Caldwell, mother of
J. P. Caldwell, editor of the Char
lotte Observer is critically ill at
Statesville. Mrs. Caldwell is
years old.
The aunual meeting of the
Thomasville Baptist Orphanage will
be held July 4th aud 5th. The
address will be delivered by Rev.
O. L. Powers, of High Point.
Assistant General Superintendent
E. H Copeund, of the Eastern
Division of the Southern, and his
entire office force nf 40 clerks aud
stenographers will be moved to Dan
ville, Va., from Greeusbnrd after
July 1st.
Sam S. Osborne, a telegraph
operator for the Southern at Greens
boro, was arrested oaturuay cnarged
with having two wives. He did not
deny the charge aud was locked up.
Two mouths ago he was married to a
daughter of County Surveyor Gil
christ, of Guilford county.
The Lexington Telephone Co.
has improved its system placing
all private lines in district com
munication with loug distance
lines.
Lexington, Thomasville and
Hiuu Point Chair manufacturers,
at a meeting at High Point last
week decided on another advance in
the pi ice of their product on ac
count of increased cost of material.
Jno. L. Curne, of Carthage, says
fruit growers around Carthage aud
Cameron are doing tiue with dew
bemes this year. It is said that
$500 a day has been paid out to
pickers for the past two weeks.
1'hev receive $1.50 and $2.uu a
day.
Principal O. V. Wooslev. of
Pleasant Garden High School has
issued a neat catalogue setting forth
the advantages of this school. Mr.
Woosley is a son of Kev. ).
Woosley, who was a few years ago
pastor of the Asheboro M. E.
churc i South.
Jno. W. Smitherman and W. M.
Stout have purchased the merchants
Grocery Company of Greensboro.
A. H. Price, assistant district
attorney general of Western North
Caroline, of Salisbury has resigned,
effective at ouce. Ex-Judge A. L.
Coble, of Statesville has been ap
pointed 8 his successor.
Mrs. J. L. Burgess, of Pleasant
Garden, left last week for Lincoln,
Neb., wvere her husband is em
ployed by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture.
Walter Murphy. Esq.. candidate
for representative from Rowan, will
also be a candidate for speaker of
the house at the Democratic caucus
in January.
Wm. Howard Taft, secretary of
war, will speak at Greensboro July
9th, on the eve of the Republican
State Convention.
Hail fell in Georgia last week to
the depth of 14 inches, destroying
both crops and forests.
The three negro conspiriators who
attempted to kill the two officers at
G:eensboro a tew days ago, nave
been arrested for murder. Mark
Cotton their accomplice, who was
shot by one of the gang died Fri
day. ,'
Fire destroyed the saw mill of
Adkins Bros, near .Durham Friday,
causing a loss of $30,000. Ca'rl
Herndon, of Eton Uollege lost more
than $3,000 in sawed lumber on the
yard, and $2,000 in logs. Besides
the owners oz tne miu Dir. nernaon
was the heaviest loser. Mr. Hern
don is a brother pf Mrs. John T.
Moffitt of Asheboro.
' Miss Pearle Caviness, daughter of
Dr. J. E. Caviness, of Lillingtou,
was married last week to Mr. Eu
gene Respess, of Eggleson, Va. Dr.
Caviness formerly lived in Randolph
county.
, Tbe State Horticultural. Society
will meet at Aberdeen Friday and
Saturday. J. VanLindley, of
Greensboro is president.'
James Cariuthers, one of the
family who were imprisoned in Row
an for four years, escaped from the
road force Mondav. He was charged
with conspiracy against the life of
Walter Crump.
Mr, Thos. A. Edison, who re
cently visited this state in search
of the rare mineral cobalt, has left
forces at work in Gaston, Lincoln,
Jackson and Cleveland counties
where the mineral is found in
large quantities. He thinks the
discovery of the deposits will mean
much for the prosperity of the
South. It will reduce the cost of
storage batteries 50 per cent, and
saves thousands of dollars to elec
tric light and railway companies,
Mr. Edison is continuing his search
in Tennessee.
. HAS NO FLAG.
Attornry Prlee at Salisbury Rake
Blackburn and Declare against
Repudiated B. I
Republican Chiefs of Rowan held
a pow-wow at Salisbury last Satur
day. The occasion was their coun
ty convention. Parliamentary rules
prevailed in the preliminaries of
organizing, out uninougnieniy
some enthusiast over tne necuon or
the next president of the Union
lighted a short fuse which fired a
bomb throwing the convention in
pandemonium before the committee
ou credentials could complete its
work. However, the assembly de
clared Chas. W. Fairbanks presi
dent, provided Teddy refused to
accept the honor.
Ever how it goes ' the patrons or
the Federal pie couuter in tbe
Western District, have favored the
administration.
S. motion followed to mstruct
solidly for Speucer Blackburn at
convention at Wilkesboro, where
upon some indiscrete fellow arose to
amend it by voting solidly for E.
Spencer for Sta e Uhatrman also.
This bomb threw . attorney A. H.
Price from his seat and he spoke
spoke vehemently against the
"amendmeut", too.
He assaulted the Republican one
man rule policy of North Carolina.
which Blackburn denounced, say
ing "yet Blackburn's friends are
making the effort of their lives try
ing to place the power and patron
age of the mtire State in the hands
or one man".
He said he was against Black
burn on personal grounds, and he
had never favored the leadership of
Butler either. During his speech
he handled Mr. Blackburn "gloves
off". He said his opposition to him
began in 1904 when "E Spencer"
accused ir rice of using his omce to
aid his (Price's) candidacy for Con
gress. "And I now hay ia
possession, a statement written in
my hand and signer1, in his own
hind, that this declaration wis an
absolute falsehood and I am asked
to endorse the conduct of a man
who does this sort of woik".
Voting on the amendment at
onceth-; second ballot resulted in
the contention giving Adams 18
and Blackburn Bi votes. Just af
ter the motion to adjourn the con
vention took up the forgotten mo
tion before the to ;ise and instruct
ed for Blackburn at Wilkesboro and
Mr. Price did not oppose the move.
Furthermore he says he will not
take the stump agaiust Blackburn
this fall.
FOR TREASURER.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the office of County
Treasurer for Randolph County,
subject to the action of the Demo
cratic Convention.
W. J. Teague.
June 25, 1906.
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for the office of Clerk of the
Court of Randolph county subject
to the action of the Democratic
Convention.
J. Rojc Smith,
Liberty N. C.
6-21-4t.
I will be at Albright's Store. June 26th.
Tuesday; Why Not, June 27th, Wednesday;
Seagrove, June 28th, Thursday; Michfield,
June 29th, Friday; Henry Beane's, June 30th,
Saturday, for the purpose nf listing taxes.
J. C. Lowdermilk, List Taker, Richland
Township.
Lj d. k. logkhart,
DENTIST, ,
Asheboro, N. 0.
hooks: t g pm to 5 pm
Phone 28.
Asheboro, N. C.
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Items From Bunch.
The farmers of this part of the
country are battling with "Gen.
Greeu.
A bail storm passed over this
section last Suuday eveuing but
did very little d-iinue.
Mrs. Susan Keurus, who has been
very sick, is improving we are glad
to note.
The wheat crop is viry good in
this community.
Miss Kate Kearns, of Salem
Church, was married to Mr. Tom
Cochrane, on Thursday June 21st.
The trustees of Providence Rural
Graded school will meet the first
Saturday afternoon in July at 3
o'clock for the purpose of electing
teachers for the primary grades.
S. E. Coble. Sec, of Climax.will be
glad to receive applications before
July 1st.
Business Locals.
Notices Inserted under this head at en
cent word each Insertion.
WANTED STAVES Highest cah prices
paid for all kinds of staves for Norfolk mar
ket. Apply to E A Hammer, Asheboro, N C.
FOR SALE One twelve-horse
power traction engine in good con
dition. Applv to Lobr Bros., Ashe
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