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THE COMING STRUGGLE Individualism and Paternalism Will Divide Parties. A BEOBGANIZATION OF VOTEBS Republican Reformers Find No Com fort In Their Own Party A Majority of CltUena Believe In Democracy and Will Rally to the Demand For Eqi"l Rights to All and Special Privilege to None. Those Republicans who profess to be reformers, but only within their own party lines, are wolves In sheep's cloth ing. Democrats should beware of them. Their reformatory efforts are with most of them but stepping stones for the advancement of their personal po litical ambition. An honest Republican reformer can. have no place In the Re publican party, for the declared princi ple of the Republican leaders is to "let well enough alone." There Is only one Republican reformer that really means business and has accomplished results. Senator La Follette when governor of Wisconsin did things. He enforced the tax laws of the state against the cor porations and reformed the method of nominating candidates for office and other valuable reforms, for which the Republican leaders are bitterly opposed to him. There are otlpr professed Re publican reformers, but their efforts Are ephemeral, and, like Governor Cummins of Iowa on tariff revision, they would sooner stand pat than see the wicked Democrats successful. To stand pat and "let well enough Alone" are the cries of the Republican machine politicians, and every stump speaker sent out by the Republican congressional committee sfugs those songs and tries to delude the voters into the belief that prosperity would be jeopardized If the reform of the tar iff and the control of trusts were at tempted. Reforming the Republican party within purty lines has been a failure everywhere except in Wisconsin, and those Republicans who are sincere re formers will of necessity be drawn to the Democratic party to accomplish their purpose. It Is therefore Impor tant that Democrats in shaping their local campaigns should confine their declarations and efforts to reforms that will draw these Independent vot ers to their aid, end this can be best accomplished by confining their de mands to such reforms as are of imme diate necessity and meet with general concurrence. On national issues the Democrats demand tariff revision, so that the protected trusts will be com pelled to reduce their monopoly prices; reasonable legislation for the benefit of the artisan and laborer, economy In government expenditures, with ample appropriations to execute all necessary government functions; the perfection of the railroad rate legislation, so that rates may be reasonable and Just, and the always to be remembered Demo cratic fundamental doctrine of "equal rights to all and special privileges to none." Republican reformers that will not Join In striving for such reforms can have no lot or parcel with Democracy. There Is certain to be a reorganization of party lines, for those who believe alike are bound to march under the same banner, and those who disagree about fundamental doctrines cannot long work In harmony. The sheep must be separated from the goats, and those who believe in the right of each Indi vidual to build his own fortune with out government Interference or pater nalism will be Democrats. Those who believe In a strong centralized govern ment, usurping the Independence of the Individual citizen, which if persist ed In to Its natural conclusions must lead to socialism and even anarchy or despotism, are Republicans. Democracy means that the people shall rule themselves Instead of allow ing others to rule them and that a man sitting under the shadow of his own vine and fig tree shall have no one to molest him or make him afraid. Re publican reformers that cannot Join In bringing about such a happy consum mation are not reformers, but frauds. What Democrats now need to strive for Is to make their own party a unit for necessary reforms, with clean and able leaders, for there Is uo doubt that a majority of citizens will rally to the success of such an organization. Republican Inconsistency. The Republican convention of Cali fornia, among other planks In the plat form adopted, urged tariff revision, "to allow the admission duty free of build ing material at Ban Francisco for three years." The Republican majority In congress refused to report the bills for that purpose Introduced by Senator Newlands and other Democrats, al though urged to do so by the Demo crats. Congressman Gillette, whom the California Republicans have nominat ed for governor, was opposed to tink ering with the tariff even to relieve the suffering of the people whom he is now asking to vote for him. Whether the voters of California will Indorse a platform that declares for one thing and a candidate for governor who de clared against it will require the votes to be counted to deckle. But If con sistency Is .. Jewel Mr. Bell, the Dem ocratic candidate for governor, should receive every vote In San Francisco at least. Used a Boas. The Republicans of Ohio have de clared they want to be bossed by Dick, Well, perhaps It Is better than allowing Tom and Harry to also have a hand In It "From the nature of the beast" the Republican party must have a boss. COMMENTS. There ia uo use for a democrat to stay away from the polls because 11 is an on year. Butler and Adams are juggling with figures for the purpose of mis leading and deceiving the people. Republicans are funny. They talk about saving the country when the country has been saved despite them. The tariff is responsible for the big crops for the last ten years, but the weather is responsible for de pression in Wall Street. The increase of the appropriations to public schools gives us better schools, longer terms, better houses, aud better teachers with better pay. If the Republicans desire to make the improvement in the schools an issue, wi shall not object. The is sue is invited. Turn on the lights and the majority will be larger than ever this fall. Republicans, in their platform, declare for increase of Confederate pensions, yet they are condemning the Democrats for having paid twice as much to the old soldiers us was paid by the Republicans when in power. Where caa a more partisan poli tician be found than English while he was County (Superintendent: Did be not make political speeches during fusion? Was he not so par tisian us to recommend the appoint ment of mixed committees? Marion Butler is working to in crease the Republican vote in the state and thereby reap benefits by influence with the administratiou at Washington. Senator Simmons thiuks that Butler's activity will lose his party 5000 votes in the state. Many people favor a re-establishment of the whipping post as a punishment for the offenses of cruel ty to dumb animals, and for mis (reatmebt or abuse imposed upon a weak and dependent woman. Judge Moore at Guilford Court declared for such punishment for thes of fenses. Many agree with him. The Republican shrinkage in Maine from a majority of 30,000 two years ago to less than 6,000 majority in the recent stite elections shows that the voters are tired of Republican machine politics, and many of them, as ,in Massachusetts, demand tariff revision. The work ing men have discovered that the tariff does not protect them. Because it is an off year is no reason why Democrats should not go to the polls. Butler is in charge of the Republican party in the btate. He controls its "every step." He is working for some motive; it is not fun he is after. Butler is making a systematic canvass of the State. He is going into all the counties in the east. North Carolina has been liberal to the Old Soldier"; and evere statute providing for .their mainte nance and support in their old ge and decrepitude, is a Democratic statute. When the provisions were first made for tbem,the Republicans antagonized and opposed; now some ot the Republican orators are saying that we are not doing enough" for them. There is an intimate relation be tween the Roosevelt administration and the Wall Street bankers. Sec retary Shaw has loaned large quan tities of gold without interest to the Wall fatreet banker to satisfy the crv for the vellow metal. With one hand they smite the trust and with the other, hand millions over In loans to trust magnates, to assist them in their eno'ts to roo the plain people for the trusts. Inevitable disaster awaits any party with Marion Butler at the helm. His methods of politics are of the smooth order, but they are to meet temporary exigencies, ihis is one reasou he is at the lead in tl-is State. If by any of his tricks he could possibly get the state into Re publican hautls, tne Jtepunncans would register at least 50,000 ne groes at the next election, and the beel of the negro would be on the State again. The most disgraceful period of our state's history, we have been brought to believe, was in the peri od of 1868 and 69, but to one who has taken the poiats to investigate the period when Russell and Butler rnled, conditions were even worse than during the wreck and ruin of carpetbagism. Why should any good man desire to place that party again in power m tns stater The same men now control the Rennhlican Dartv as did in days of yore, aiid if that party were again ;iven cnarge oi me uutwio mm irate, the disgraceful conditions which prevailed when they were in control in the past would be repeat ed. USffissifS SMALL INCQMESSUFFER The Trust Fostering Tariff Re. sponsible. THE COST OP LIVD7G INCREASED The Advance In Trices lias Ilednced the Purchasing l'owcr of the Dol lar 45 Per Cent Redaction of Tar la on Trust Products Will Afford Re lief From Trnst Taxation. Tlio greatly Increased cost of living under the trust protecting tarlfT sys tem weighs most heavily on those least able to boar It. Those with Incomes that do not Increase us prices advance in fact have less Income, because their dollars will not purchase as much as they formerly would. On July 1, 1800, the wholesale cost of all necessities per capita to the American people was $72.45. This year on the same date It was $105.21, an advance of 45 per cent. These figures are purposely taken from the Republican campulgu book, page 138, so that no Republican can question their accuracy. It therefore now takes $1.45 to buy what $1 would purchase lu 1S90. If the cost of living for the average fami ly of Ave pursons In 1800 was $500, It now Is $725, but If the Income has beeu stationary and Is still but $500 It will purchase 45 per cent less necessi ties, so that la fact the Income measur ed lu necessities Is but $275. Those who have small Incomes, that have not Increased with the cost of necessities, are therefore 45 per cent poorer today than they were In 180(1. These calcu lations, which are- based on Dun's In dex Number aud are reliable as show ing prices in propartiou to consumption, indicate the growth of trusts and com binations protected by the tariff, which protection enables these combines to advance the price of their products to the point where foreign goods can be Imported and pay the tariff duties. If the tariff was revised and the du ties on trust products reduced those combines would be forced to reduce their prices In proportion to about the percentage the tariff rates were lower ed or tho foreign products would be Im ported and the trusts would lose the sale to the amount of such Imported goods. The Republican claim that Im ports of the lower priced foreign goods would ruin the trusts aud throw their employees out of employment will only fool those people who are anxious to bo deceived. The proof of this Is es tablished by the acknowledged fact that many trusts are selling their prod ucts cheaper abroad than here and therefore can afford to reduce the price to our own people as well as they can to the foreigners. The Democratic plan of dealing with the tariff and trust problem Is to grad ually reduce the tariff on trust prod ucts, so as not to violently disturb the business of those gigantic combines, but give them a chonce to conform their business to the changed condi tions that a reduction of the tariff would entail. For Instance, the duties on steel trust products could be re duced r0 per cent, which would make the duties average about 25 per cent Instead of about 50 per cent, as under the present law. The tariff duty on other trust products could be reduced In like proportion and In a few years would be brought down to the revenue basis, where Just enough foreign goods would be Imported to provide the nec essary revenue for the government and thus through competition keep the trust high prices In check. Under the pres ent system we have these vast aggre gations of capital, such as the steel trust, making enormous incomes on their watered stock, which Is a tax upon all tlie peopla of the United States and Is robbery of the man or woman with limited Incomes that do not In crease ns trust prices advance. The Remibllean leaders having de cided that no tariff revision shall be at tempted If they control the next con gress, It remains for those Independent Republican voters who believe In tariff revision to control trust prices to Join with the Democrats in electing con gressmen pledged to reform the tariff and members of the legislature who will only vote for United States sena tors nlso so pledged. Railroads and Campaign Funds. Wall street men say that E. II. Hur rlman made $10,000,000 out of his Pa cific railroad pool and that his success was largely due to the passage of the railroad rate bill In a form that suited him and his associates. If the amend ments proposed by Bailey and La Fol lette hud been adopted Mr. Ilarrlman would not have succeeded as well. The Allison amendment suited the scheme of the pirates to a dot, and there was a rumor some time ngo that Mr. Harrl nian had much to do with the presi dent's sudden desertion of Tillman and Bailey and his flop to the Alllson-IIar-rirunn camp. There need be no more fear about campaign contributions now. Teddy touched the button when he went over to Ilarrlman, and now Hnr rlman Is In a position to requite the favor by putting In a million or two for the campaign. The Tillman antl corruptlon bill seems to have been kill ed In tho house with a view to the present situation. Deserves Reward. Tne Republican federal officers of Arizona are trying to Ingratiate them selves with the administration by call ing a convention to be known as the statehood party, and one of the chief pleas will be to "stand by the presi dent," whose policy of Joint statehood was "unalterably opposed" by the late Republican territorial convention. SncSi devotion ought to be 'rewarded. LADIES! READ THIS. Mrs. Thomas Johns, sister to Mr. H. U. Eccles, Charlotte, N. C, says: Four years ago my health com pletely gave way. I was 48 years old and was prostrated from trou bles pertaining to my sex. The doctors taid there was no hope for me; I might live a year, I might not live a month. 1 was confined to my bed for three months, and for about a year would have fainting spells that exhausted me so that I would be confined to my bed after each one, for two or three weeks. None of my family had any hope of ever seeing me well again, nor did my doctor. 1 was weak and nervous, aud in a failing condition generally. Some friends in Char lotte advised me to try Mrs. Joe Person's Remedy. As a drowning pel son will catch at a straw, I was willing to try anything. I bought half a dozen bottles and took it. but could not see that it did me any good. Still not knowing what else to do, I bought another half dozen, and without any faith in it or any thing eUe, I coutinued it. Before I had taken the dozen bottles I felt a little stronger. I took the Remedy regularly for one year, taking in all about three dozen bottles, and it has restored me to health. My health is better than it was for years before 1 was taken down, and I feel that all danger bus passed. My nervousness is cured. It has been two veais since I stopped the Rem edy, since I ueedeu it. I cannot say too much in its praise. My doctors said my trouble was cancer ous, hut I think now it was change of life. MRS. THOMAS JOHNS. Auburn, N. C, Sept. 23, 1902. Republican State's Evidence. The Whiteville (N. C.) News Re porter makes this observation: "The Republicans are claiming and trying to convince the public that their party, in North Carolina and the South generally, is composed of as intelligent and capable men as are found anywhere. Would it not be better for them to first con vince the National Republican ad ministration of this fact?" How are they to convince the ad ministration? Haven't the North Carolina Republicans all tumid State's evidence against each other to the administration? Upon the evidence, Secietary Taft came to North Carolina and substantiated the witnesses. The Star is afraid the case of North Carolina Repub licans would be thrown nut of court. The Duplin (N. C.) Journal gives the proper advice when it says: "Republicans should take the ad vice of the Tar Heel, the weekly Republican paper, published at Greensboro, the headquaiters of Radicalism in North Carolina, and vote against "boseism, Butlerism, graft and ring tricksters, and wire-pullers, Butler-Pettigrew bond collection scheme." When the Weekly Tar Heel gives such ad- ice, it's time to stop and consider w here we are at. Illalr-kennett. At West Market Street Meth odist Church, Greensboro, last Wednes day, Mr. Walter E. Blair and Miss Marv H. Kennett were married. It was one of the most beautiful niarritges ever witnessed in that city. Immediately after the cere mony, Mr. and Mrs. Blair left for rlondaand other southern points. The bride is a daughter of Rev. Y. C. Kennett, of Liberty, The groom holds a position with the 3uthern Real Estate Co, of Greens lioioandisa bro'her of Robt. M, L Blair, of Archdale, who was the groom a attendant. Uriels From liumbay. Fanners are busy preparing for sowing wheat. The school is progressing nicely. Prof. J. H. Robertson arrived last Thursday from San Francisco with some new students who enter ed school at this place Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wallace visit ed their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. U. Woolev, Saturday aud Sunday. J. H. Harris3n is visiting rela tives in this community. We are always glad to have Mr. Harrrison with ns. Rev. B. F. Fincher tilled his reg ular appointmeut at Oak Grove church last Sunday. He preached an able sermon. Long-Jordan. On Wednesday, October 24th, at the home of U. B. Jordan, at Troy, Mr. Thos. Long, of Thomasville, and Miss Evelon Jordan were hap pily married in the presence of many relatives and friends. Rev. K. C. Horner officiated. Mr. and Mrs. T.ontf are well known in Asheboro and number a host of admiring friends in this city. They spent Thursday in Asheboro enroute to Thomasville, where they will make their home. Demoorats Must Re Up and Doing. The activity of the Republican party in North Carolina stimulated by the national Republicans who declare for forcing the negro into Southern politics, despite the objection of the Southern voters should be a solemn . warning to every voter in NorthjCarolina. The estate spellbinders declare they are not favoring the negro as a voter, nor a social equal, but the national party whom they serve, are appeal ing to the northern negro to stand by the thousauds of colored people in the South who have been dis franchised, and the Republics party, who freed them will restore them to citizenship. lhe State politicians declare their party decent and are deceiv ing the people by drawing their attention from the ultimate result of their return to' power in North Carolina, but read the declaration in their national hand book and after weighing the facts, we fail to see how a liberty loving, loval Ssnthemer can support such prin ciples. Jivery Democrat should go to the polls and cast his vote to per petuate the peace and protection in our Southern homes by placing in office those who care for the name of our Southern women. North Carolina must give de mocracy an overwhelming majority to show that we know what is necessary in preserving our home and people, and to (do this every Democrat must go to the polls next Tuesday and vote. WE HAVE ALREADY Paid Railroad Fare We did it when we sent our buyer to Northern markets. He has returned with the most select line of Dress Goods, and Notions ever offered and at the same prices, or less than you find on the counters at a distance They are on display at our store now. AU the leading: fabrics and shades in wool, silk plaids, cravenette, etc. Blankets The best, convenient sizes and durable at easy prices. Carpets and Rugs That catch the eye and fit the purse at sight. Don't think you get a $15,00 rug- tor $10 from a mail order house. Shoes, the Best BROWN'S SHOES for la dies and children. Crossett's for men and a varied line of cheaper but serviceable goods. riorris - Scarboro Moffitt Co. The assertion is backed by our sales for the past few month. Easy running, durable and comfortable. w'e nlso handle J. I. Nissen Wag ons. Jahnston Harvesting Madiinety, Mowers, Stoves. Panges, Mill Supplies, Builders Hardware, Buggy"a:d Wagon Harness, S'ag Taint, liarb aud Smooth Wire and even-thing i. the Hardware li:,e. INCORPORATED Capital Stock $30,000 RALE1QH, N. C. Pullen Building . THESE SCHOOLS GIVE the world's best tu modern Buims Education. OMe-t Buslneas College iu North Carolina. Positions guaranteed, backed by a written contract. No vacation. Individual instruction. W e also teach Bxk -keeping, shorthand. Penmanship, by mail, Sead for Homedtudj rates. Wr.te toJav for our Catalogue. Otters aud Hitth Endorsement. Tuey ana tree. Addresa. (KING'S BVSINESS COLLEGE. 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Each root, herb and bark in its composition has a spe cial mission to perform. Each box of the remedy contains 200 Tablets for $1.00 and a Registered Guaran tee to CURE or Money Refunded. A 32 Page Almanac tells the story completely. The medicine is NOT sold in drug-stores, only by agents. THE ALONZO O. BLISS COMPANY. WASHINGTON. D. C, ARE SOLE MAKERS OF BLISS NATIVE HERBS -SOLD BY- F. A. HOOVER, Thomasville, R. F. D. 5, N. C. Sent prepaid to any address upon receipt of $1.00. y. R. NEAL, PHOTOGRAPHER AND JEWELER Randleman, N. C. HIGH POINT BUGGIES Are THE Best. f CHARLOTTE, N. C Piedmont, Ins. Bid.
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