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DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Railroad Coumiissiouer:
FRANKLIN McNElLL.
For Congress Seventh District:
ROBERT N. PAGE.
For Solicitor Tenth District:
Wm. C. HAMMER.
For State Senate:
J.R. BLAIR.
For House cf Representatives:
Wm. P. WOOD, VT. T. FOUSHEE.
For Clerk of Superior Court:
W. C. HAMMOND.
For Sheriff:
S. L. HAYWORTH.
For Treasurer:
B. F. NEWBY.
For Register of D?eJs:
' J. P. BOROUGHS.
For Surveyor:
H. A. ALBRIGHT.
For Coroner:
DR. D. L. FOX.
For County Commissioners:
A. N. BULLA, H. G. LASSITER,
J. W. COX.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME
ON DEMOCRACY.
W. T. Jerome, the brilliant prose
outing attorney for New York city,
recently made a speeeh in which
there is inspiration and hope. He
shows what a great party the demo
cratic party is and proves conclu
sively that it is the party which
attracts yourfg men. Mr. Jerome
says:
"The democratic party has been
the party of the liberal. The fun
damental habit and character of its
members has been that of hope; of
looking forward; of trust in the
morals and contidence in the intel
ligence of the masses of the people.
It has believed in change and iuuo
nation thinking that ideals were
little worth having unless it dared
to attempt their realization.
Ever against the conservative (Mr.
Jerome designates the republican
.party as the conservative) is found
the liberal To him hard times are
the best reason for change, that thej
may be improved. Fear of change
from bad to worse impresses him
little. He faces the future wilt
"hope, undismayed by failures of the
past, ever believing that there is a
way forward and that it can be
'.found. If times are good, that
gives no reason for not trying to
make them better. He is willing to
taake the trial and counts the danger
af failure little as compared with
the possibility o success. He is im
.patient of the voice of experience,
.for the future, he believes, can. be
made so different from the past that
it should not be held in bondage to
the past. With age and cynicism
he will have nothing to do and glad
ly gives it to the conservative, feel
ing all the stronger without its coun
sels to inaction. Capital and vested
interests too often seem to him bar
riers to human progress id to ex
alt things above men. While rec
ognizing their vital importance, he
believes that they can be controlUd
without being destroyed, and made
to Berve rather than to rule. In a
liberal party are found the young in
spirit, and the young in years go to
it naturally."
"NEGRO POLITICAL EQUAL- Of
WHITES.
The republican campaign book
prepared and recently published by
the National Republican Executive
..Committee contains many startling
statements. Following the rule of
&hat party they condemn the South
urn states for restricting, the citizen
'ship of the negro in the Southern
'States. Yet it is inexcusable for
the democratic party to refer to
the record of therepublican party in
tais state when that party was in
. 'power and filled the offices in many
canities with incompetent and inso
lent Sftgro officials.
Regarding the negro in politics,
the 'statement is made that ''the
mere mention of the facts well
known to every observer of the times
will suffice to indicate the relative
attitude of the two great political
parties toward the colored citizen."
"The Republican party, ;t is stated,
believes in the political eqim'ity of
all men vi ithout reference to race or
nationality, while the Democratic
party believes in restricting the
pnvileges nf citizenship to a partic
ular class, and has written her opin
ion into statutes, constitutions and
practices of nearly every Southern
State where that party is dominant."
Mecklenburg is to have another
(juestiou to submit on the day
of the general election on the
issue of 200,000 of bonds for ex
tending the principal macadam roads
in the couuty and pay off the Moat
ing debt. The Observer says:
"The voters should authorize this
boud issue without hesitation. Its
roads are the glory of the county.
As far as possible all the people
should be allowed to participate in
the benefits to be derived from them,
aud it is not to be forgotten that in
whatever section they penetrate the
value of real estate advances and
more taxes come in. The roads
cannot be built from current taxes
as rapidly as is desirable and the
thought of bonds for this purpose
should not carry terror to any one.
This is the way in which the great
majority of public improvements
are made. Again, these roads are
not for to-dy but for all time and
no wrong is done posterity when a
debt is contracted for its benefit.
All the argument, it seems to us, is
on the side of the bonds and the
people should vote for them gladly."
The republicans are waging a
negative campaign this year. They
remind one of the story told bj
Senator Isador Raynor who says be
was once closing a political speech
when a man in, the audience far
backjaboring under the influence of
"ardent spirits" arose and said, "Ma
I interrupt you." "Certainly," Mr.
Raynor replied "Well," he said,
"you have told us now everything
that youjare opposed'tu; will you be
kind eiough to tell anything you
are in favor of?"
There was a great shrinkage up
in Maine the other day. The repub
licans came near losing the State,
the majority for the republican tick
et being only 8,000. "Stand by the
President" was the issue. A hurry
call was made at the last and the
big guns of the republican party
were rushed into the state. It was
a great stump and was a great sur
prise. The wealthy republican ma
jority in Maine is 40,000.
The Democratic hand book pre
pared by Senator Simmons and his
assistants has been published and is
being distributed. It contains 160
pages of well prepared campaign
matter. Chairman Scarboro has a
number of the books fo- distribu
tion. Those who desire to read the
book can obtain one by writing W.
J. Scarboro, Chairman of the Dem
ocratic Co. Ex. Committee.
The GreenslKiro Record says if
the Republicans nominate Mr. W.
P. Ragan, of High Point, for Solici
tor agaiust Mr. A. L. Brooks, they
are wise in one respect. He need not
waste time in travelling from place
to place; he can mount the water
tower in his native town and address
the whole district at one and the
same time.
A young man wants to get and be
with and remain with the party of
hope, the party which tends upward
and not downward. Is there any
attraction for the young man in the
republican party?
The place for a young democrat
is in the democratic, not in the re.
publican party.
John T. Graves said in Charlotte
the other day that little men seek-
big offices reminded him of a dog
running a train. He wondered
wAat the doe would do with the
train if be caught it.
A man who swims with the tide
and ia afraid to buffet the waves
and ia simply making for the fchore
has little in him to command the
respect or admiration of any oqe.
Senator Butler said in his Wilson
spteth last Saturday that he was
not a candidate for any office, aud
that he could not afford to accept
any federal office as he was making
more money than such office would
pay h:tr. We, Ut from whon-,
Senator? Is it from honorable pr
legitimate client? Is it not for
lobbying? And is not a good deal
of it from the present holders of
the State's repudiated and fraudu
lent bonds? The people think so.
Ex Senator Marion Butler, of
South Dakota bond fame, contin
ues his performances iu this State.
The last time he was heard from
was at Wilson on last Saturday
where he declared in a speech of
great length that he had been grotsV
K- abused iu Isorth Carolina, ana
we learn from the account contained
in his paper, the Industrial News,
that he said iu the course of his
speech "that he had never done one
act he was ashamed of, and that he
challenged any one to point to an
unworthy act of his." "He also re
ferred to joint canvass with Govern
or Avnoc k aud others, saving that
all statements he then made hav
hi-en nmvwl to be true while his
opponeuts would be forced to admit
were they present, that they were
mistaken."
When Mr. Butler spoke at the
recent commencement at the State
University, he disgusted every sensi
ble person by referring to the wis
dom of his prophecies made twenty
years ago iu his graduating oration.
m
The present system of working
the public roads iu this county is
not perfect, but the roads are a dud
dred per cent better than they were
before the county adopted the pres
eut system. Owing to the heavy
rains recently, the roads have been
so badly washed that in some places
thev are almost impassable. Never
u the historv of any one living
have there been such washing rains
The road force, we think, should
divide itself in two or three forces
and assist the overseers in different
parts of the county in putting the
roads in passable condition.
Never have there been such a
long series of heavy washing rains
as have fallen this summer. Great
sullevs are washed iu the roads
everywhere aud if the roads aie not
worked before long, communication
will ' e ci t off. The oversei r i in
the various to jvnships should work
all the roads during the month of
September and make them passable
It is their duty to do it and if they
do not do so and do the work at
once, the justices of the peace should
see to it that they are compelled to
do so.
Owing to the unprecedented heavy
rains, we not only favor requiring
the overseers to work them, but we
think all grading the roads should
be discontinued aud the large road
force we have should be divided and
every effort should be made to assist
the overseers in putting all the
roads in passable condition. The
overset rs should go ahtad and not
wait for the road force, but the
road force should be put to work to
assist iu strengthening and making
all the roads "passable'
Seuator Butler says he is uot a
candidate for any office, jet it was
currents reported in Washiigton
last winter that Mr. Butler confided
to certain friends that he expected
to be back in the Senate from ISorth
Carolina within a few years. The
trutn is no one Knows wnat uatier
is np to.
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Married.
At the residence of the bride at
Hoover Hill, this county, on Sept.
16, 1906, Mrs. Amanda Jester to W.
H. Lawrence, of Randlemau, J. A .
Kuesell, sq. officiating, xne groom
is one of Randleman's leading citi
zens, having once , been its mayor.
He is now district asrent ef the Sinsr-
er Sewing Machine Co. The bride
is a charming widow of the Hoover
Hill settlement. The happy couple
arrived home Monday, where a sump
tuous feast was prepared, which
could he anneciated onlr bv those
who were present, bang life to the
happy couple.
To Cart a Cold in One Dav.
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CONDENSED FOR
RUSY READERS.
Mai. Chas. M. Stedman returned
to his home iu Greensboro Wednes
dav, after an absence of several
weeks in Eugland. The business
men of Ureensboro tenuereu mm a
royal reception at the McAdoo Hotel
Wednesday night.
North Carolina will have a hand
some State house at the Jamestown
Exposition next year. It faces the
water of Hampton Koaus and is on
the right of the boulevard. It will
be of pressed brick witn granite
trimmings from Mt. Airy Quarry.
Native hardwood will be used on
the interior finishings.
Mrs. Mitt Purslev, who lived near
Clover, S. C, was struck by light
ning Thursday aud instantly killed.
Sne was standing on the porch.
The lightning tore her shoes to
pieccr t' ouly trace left by the
Hash.
M. S. Elliott, of Raleigh, has as
umed editorial duties oh the staff
of the High Poiut Enterprise. He
is a young man of experience and
ability and has filled positions on
the best State papers with credit.
W. T. Corwith, Secretary of the
Greater Charlotte Club, has opened
his office and bureau of information
in the City Hall at Charlotte. He
is preparing a big advertising cam
paign for the city.
At a meeteng of the Board of Trus
tees of the State Hospital at Mor
ganton last week, Dr. P. L. Murphy
was reelected superintendent for a
term of six years. His report fchowed
1079 patients enrolled.
During his visit to Columbus,
Ohio, a few days ago, Vice President
Chas. W. Fairbanks dined with the
negro race leader, Booker T. Wash
ington. In recognition of the honor
Fairbanks negro clubs are being or
ganized over the country.
J. C. Moiria has been awarded a
contract to erect the $28,000 Home
for the Elks at Greensboro.
Geo. Cross, a negro, killed his
father. Hardy Cross, 70 years of age,
at Raleigh Thursday last. The son
claims that he did not intend to kill
his father, though they were quar
relling at the time.
The Guilford Literary and His
torical Society was recently orga
nized for the purpose of preserving
county history and historical relics,
and correcting misrepresentations
being circulated regarding North
Carolina History.
The Cumnock Lumber Company
organized with $25,000 capital au
thorized and $10,400 subscribed, by
W. D. Mendeuhall, E. C. Lassiter,
E. J. Mendenball, and W. B. Men
denhall. The company is to manu
facture and deal in lumber.
A. H. Olive returned home Sat
urday from an extended trip through
southern Georgia. Mr. Olive is a
representative of Shorter College
Thomasville Times.
Buck Cox, colored, who was sent
to the county roads from Moore
county for burglary, .but whs es
caped, has been arrested, tie w
captured in Greensboro by Officer
btedman, -who received a small re
ward for the capture.
The rase azainst l. N. Wilkinson
and A. D. Lassiter, charged with
obtaining money under false pre
tense at Greensboro, was dismissed
by Mayor Murphy Friday.
A monument to the memory of
the late President William McKin
ley was unveiled at Columbus, Ohio,
Friday. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
unveiled the mennment before
crowd of 50,000 spectators.
A tobacco barn belonging to W.
N. Zimmerman, a farmer living
near Arcadia, in Davidson county,
was destroyed by fire Friday morn
insr. The barn was full of the weed
and the loss is several hundred dol
lars.
The High Point Publishing com
pany, to puniisn a aaiiy paper at
High Print has beeen chartered by
tne Secretary of State.
Marion Butler performed for two
hours prior to the republican con
vention at Wilson Thursday last.
It was pronounced a weak effort for
tne cause.
Claud A. Matthews, city editor of
the Charlotte .News, died lhursdav
night at Asheville. He was one of
the State's most brilliant newspaper
then. He is survived by a wife and
one child.
Capt. Early, conductor on a N.
& W. work train at Pembrook, Va.,
was mortally wounded last week by
negro who became enraged because
Capt. Early discharged him from
the force foi bis wortnlessness.
Claude C. Ramsey, brother of
Postmaster J. H. Ramsey, of Salis
bury, has been nominated by the
Democrats of Seattle, Wash., for
the legislature.
Col. F. A. Olds has been elected
secretary of the Raleigh Chambei of
Commerce, succeeding R. M. Phil
lips, who has a similar position with
the Greensboro Chamber of Com
merce. J. W. Kennedy has been appointed
postmaster at Gulf, Chatham Co.,
vice Lucy O. Beall, remeved.
A. D. Lassiter. the alleged Greens
boro forger, who was acquitted a
few days aero, was taken to Apex
Saturday to answer to a similar
(marge, ue is wanteu in several
other towns in Virginia for forgery
The regular term of Guilford
Superior Conrt for the trial of crim
inal cases only began Monday. The
docket is composed of over 150 cases
of which 11 are for capital offenses.
The final survey for the Winston
Salem Southbound Railroad has
been completed. Now. for mud
slinging.
The Lexington Giaded Schools
opened last week with 400 children
enrolled, which is more than 100
over last year.
Germany will participate in the
naval displays at the Jamestown
Exposition, and Equador has signi
fied her intention to send troop.
Germany's Crown Prince will com
mand the fleet.
The State Democratic Executive
Committee has arranged to have
Hon. John Sharp Williams, Hon.
Richmond Pearson Hobson. and oth
er distinguished national Democrats
to address the people of. tne state
this fall. Appointments will be an
nounced later.
The firm Edwards and Brouehton.
printers at Raleigh, has been reor
ganized with $25,000 capital stock.
The new. company will erect a new
building and put in a lithographing
plant.
The remains of the late Gov.
Jesse Franklin, wbinh have rested
at the foot of the blue Ridge near
Low Gap in Surry county since his
death in 1827, have been exhumed
and re-interred at Guilford Battle
Ground. He was a participant in
the famous battle for American
Independence at that place.
Big Game!
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Five Thousand Miles of
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Canadian PAGING Railway.
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We shaN install next week a section of the
well-known
Tabard Inn Library
which will have the latest books on its shelves. "
It will have a new lot of books every month.
Call and see about becoming a subscriber.
Asheboro Drug Company
J. D. Simpson, Manager.
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