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A REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDIMG OF AMERICAN HOMES AND AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.
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BURLINGTON, N. C FEBRUARY 2,1910.
NO. 38
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IHlCONTEST IS GROWING
OUR MimOND LEmR
EVERY DAY
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with
Mbn
900 a
sell
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the ti
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cantl
easy
prize
Lnew candidates enter
lice start, Miss Carrie
lit of Haw River has
H Miss Jennie While-
^rlington No. 4 with 525
Stout still leads with
fj£ 325 from last week
Val other candidates
pestinct gains.
|ou are contemplating
ig the Contest now is
[le to get busy there is
for many more live
[tes—You will find it
M secure one of the
Special to the Dispatch.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 1.—Al
though in a hopless minority in
the General Assembly now in ses-
R. F. 0. Ho. 9.
Mr. Layton Walker who has
baen sick for the past ten days,
went to St. Leo's Hospital last
Sunday. We hope for his speedy
recovery.
A bold dash. : The story goes
iilie this: On Tuesday evening
Si
Burlington.
jlie Patterson, 1,900
IWIsley, 1,700
p's A. Workman, 1,500
[imma Ovei m^n R, 1. 600
,yrtle Tate, 425
nie Whitsell, R. 4, 525
issie Burke, 200
lie Boland, 100
;i Davis, 100
|e Ector, Route 2, 200
rfie Matlock, R. 2, 200
Icosa Crouse, Route 4, 200
IJatt’e Pennington, R. 2,100
pannie Belle Stanford
_;oute 9, 100
Snow Camp,
lary Stout, 2,750
Graded School, 500!
Graded School, 2001
Mebane.
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£race Amick, 2001
^Jssie Dodson, 100;
Haw River, No. 1. 1
Mis- Carrie Albright, 9001
A Good Man Passes Away. ;
Ti is community was shocked j
last Saturday morning to learn of)
the death of our esteemed towns-1
niai!. Mr. WinfieldC. Iseley, who'
passed away at 8:30 Friday night.
Altl’.ough it w'as known for some
tirn!;, that he was in bad health,
yet for the past few" months he
had been improving in health,
was more cheerful and the future
looked much brighter for him.
He :ieemed to believe that he was
gradually but slowly regaining his
health. And had become more
acti ^'e in business in consequence
of this belief. Winfield Isley as
he was known and called by
friends will be sadly missed by
the community, not only in Bur
lington bux in the county at large
as well. He stood for everything
that was good noble and uplifting
to his fellow men. Broad liberal
and of a charatable disposition.
And while not active in politics
yet he was deeply interested in
who should hold office, and his
fitness and qualification for the
position. Unlike most public men
he dared to take a position and
defend it. He was a constant
member of the Christian church,
and held pronounced view's re
garding the suppression of the
liquor traffic. He was progres
sive viewed from an educational
stand point, having been a com
mitteeman of the public schools
and trustee of the city graded
school, within the last year he
completed a most magnificient
building upon the corner of Main
and Davif streets that will stand
as a monument to his memory for
the future generations.
The funeral was conducted
from the Christian church Sun
day morning at 11 o’clock by the
pastor. Rev. P. H. Fleming, as
sisted by Rev. J. W.. Holt, after
’■•'hich the remains were laid to
rest in Pine Hill cemetery, the
iuneral and burial was attended
‘jy a large concourse of friends
:md relatives. He leaves a wife,
three sons, two brothers, Messrs.
John and George Iseley; three
’\alf brothers, Messrs. Frank,
tarr, and Rev. A. F. Iseley; and
tv.'o half sisters, Mesdames Brand
tJfid Pritchett, of Reidsville, be-
host of other relatives,
■vho have oar heart-felt sympathy
tnoiv sad bereavement.
'• Grotto habit au(f l)f pleas-
A Citizens Suggestion.
A citizen and tax payer sends
The State Dispatch a roug;h
draft of the proposed Democratic
platform upon which the cam
paign for mayor and city alder
men will be fought out in the next
city election in 1911, which is as
follows;
1st. We point with pride to the
largest debt upon the city in its
history and we promise if re-elect
ed to keep on piling it up, both
the debt and the mud.
2nd. We condemn the Repub
licans for their efforts, when they
were in power to provide decent
streets and sidew^alks for our cit
izens, at a small rate of taxation.
Such niggardly stinginess should
be condemned by all good Demo
crats, especially those of the Wil
liam Jennings Bryan stripe. But
when these Radicals were in
power there was not so much
mud.
3rd. We assure the unterrified
Democracy of Burlington, that
this is a Democratic town, and no
dad blasted Radical should be al
lowed to build a foot of street or
side walk in this town, and in
keeping with our policy and past
traditions, handed down by the
peerless one, we have torn up
the last foot of street and side
walk that the Radicals made
while in power, and we also as
sure you that if by hook or crook
the Radicals, fusionists or citizens
or any other , party by whatever
name known, should by lying,
trickery or deception, again get
into power that it will take them
at least twenty years to get the
streets and side walks back in as
good condition as when they left
them. In fact we have played,,
a smart '“down east trick”.upon
them, we have torn up all the
streets and side walks, and left
them nothing but mud.
4th. We condemn these mouthy
Radicals, aided by some weak
kneed Democrats, for standing
around upon the street corners
and criticising our plans and
w'ork.t They are just mad because
vje have done within a short time
what they did not do the w^hole
time they w'ere in power, spend
all the money they could, and
tear everything to pieces. It they
had have been intelligent enough
to run the affairs of this progres
sive little burg like we have, they
would have been in power now,
because we would not have want
ed the offices. Again we call
your attention to our shrewdness,
we have plunged the town in
debt, spent all the money that
the citizens can raise for the life
of bonds, (fifty years) and the
Radicals will not want the offices,
because there will be no money
to pay their salaries and the Dem
ocrats can stay in power. They
can take what meney they can
borrow and the balance in mud.
5th. We once more point with
pride to our complete annihilation
of the lamblasted Radicals. We
have dug around their httle homes
until it looks like they are sitting
up on a mountain, so that they
can’t get down, and some others
we have piled dirt up around
them until they can’t get out, and
those who do get down or out,
will get stuck up so in the mud
that they cannot get out. Now
all we Democrats have to do is to
stay at home, let the darned Rad
icals get stuck up and we will
carry the next election sure.
Does not this wonderful achieve
ment make you proud of the tag
you wear and the company you
keep. Don’t even notice the
smart alec Radical who throws it
up to you that you belong to
a party of mud.
6th. Now in conclusion let us
again assure you that we are in a
hole, and we are going to pull the
hole in after us and then cover it
up with mud. But bef we get
this done, if any whopper jawed,
bow legged, hunched back, wood
en headed Radical gives you any
of his sass just hit him right be
tween the eyes, not with a brick
bat, but with mud. You might
have trouble finding the brick,
but mud, well, it’s everywhere.
sion in this city, the Republicans
of the state ha^e able represen- W.
tatives in both branches of the ^ t i
legislature. In the Senate may smokmg
be named: Hon’s A. T. Lincoln 'Bauswe
and J. M. Parsons, both of whom | t Bauswell
are able lawyers and representa- j
tive men of their section of the i u money, and
\\: nen m the act of givmg him
state, which may truly said to be
the richest and mast progressive
section of the Old Commonwealth.
These have able Republican
collea^es in men of fine repre
sentative capacity, though of less
prominence. In the House is the
Honorable Edmund Parr of Pat
rick county, a stalwart Republi
can of fine business qualities and j ^
much ripe experience in legisla-1
the change, Thompson snatched
the sack and ran out with it. It
contained sornething over ^0.00.
He is now in jail at Graham un
der a $150.00 bond.
Mrs. J. W. Long is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Grace John
son, in Chatham county for the
aast week,
Mr. 0. C. Long is out home on
tive affairs, he having represent-1
■ ' ' - - ^ ' usys*
E. C. had good luck hunt-
He killed
ed his poeple in the Senate some
years ago and at one time was - ^
the Republican candidate for Con-; j wk
gress in his, the 5th district. He |When the
is also supported by a few Re-■round he alw'ays
publican colleagues. j W T. Jeffreys is having
The legislature appears to be his farm enlarged. It looks like
fooling away its time, attending old time logrollings,
more to affairs of politics than |
matters of State. The only work j Wrongly Mailed Letters,
done since it convened is the; “it is a very simple thing to
election of Major John W. Daniel ..adress a letter right and mail it
to succeed himself in the United said a man who knew
v-’hat he was talking about, “but
thousands of people in this coun-
States Senate. In the joint ses
sion of the two branches of the
legislature held for the purpose
of electing a United States Sena
tor, the Republicans cast their
votes for Hon. C. Bascom Slemp,
against Major • Daniel, not that
they loved the genial personality
of Major Daniel less, but that
they love the principles he op
poses more.
Governor-elect William Hodges
Mann was inducted in the office
of governor of the state today
wdth all the pomp splendor and
glitter incident to the inaugura
tion of a chief magistratate of the
grand and proud old ^tate of Vir
ginia.
try through ignorance or care
lessness don’t do it. To prove
this over forty thousand pieces
of misdirected mail matter are
received at the Dead Letter
Office at Washington every day.
Think of it. Over forty thousand
people every day making mis-
bikes that they could easily avoid
and save a lot of trouble and loss
and worry , ^st year more than
thirteen million pieces of mail
were received and they included
most everything that was mail-
able. Fp.’ instance, 6,000 books,
of eyeglasses, 900
foa'aatain pens, '800 razbrs, with a
a whole bunch of other miatter
including false teeth, marriage
certificates, rings shoes, snakes
knd money. You wouldn’t think,
would you, that they would be
so careless about what they like
best, but they are. There was
over $65,000 in cash that came
to the Dead Letter office instead
of going to where it was needed,
and the amount in checks and
drafts and other commercial pa
per amounted to more than two
million, two hundred thousand
dollars. Now ain’t that a shame
for people who could just as
easily have done it right and
saved all the worry and Toss? It
is all worry, but not all loss, for
much of the stuff finally gets t5
v/here it was intended to be sent,
as great care is exercised in re
turning it. Still a big lot of it
cannot be sent to those who
sliould have it and the govern
ment sells it at a,uction when all
efforts fail to deliver it. ’ ’
The above trouble and worry
could be done away wit);i if every
one would use the envelope with
the return address on it. We
always have them on hand and
would be glad if all of our pa
trons would do all of their busi
ness correspondence with this
envelope. We would not think
of asking the ladies to use therh
in all of their correspondence.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Hefiular Correspondent.
Washington, Jan. 29th.—It has
been suggested that certain words
be laid aside for a , few months
in political discussions, and that
an effort be made to enter the
coming campaign simply as Re
publicans and Democrats.
The words alluded to that can
well be given a rest are the fol
lowing:
Regulars,
Irregulars,
Insurgents,
Progressives,
Revisionists, '
Stand Patters,
Reactionaries,
Cannonites,
NEW FRONT ST. METHODIST CHURCH
Anti-Gannoniteis, •
Bolters.
Reduced down to the simple
p^roposition of Republicans vensuia
Democrats, it clears the atmosp
here of all fog and adhers^ winds
and makes the issue of the year
a clean-cut one iDetweeh the
Grand Old Pprty and Bryanism.
There will still be differences
of opinion among individuals arid
groups of men Goheeiuing policies
and methods, but these differen
ces can well be laid aside till
time comes for action on
For instance, it is useless to
bate over the officers and
of the next Congress until we
find out which party is going
be in command. As Vice Presi
dent Sherman says: “Before y>U
make your rabbit pie, first catch
your hare.'”
It is admitted on all sides that
the above program reduces the '
work of the year, first, into
a solid support of the President
in putting into legislation ias
many as ppssible of his recom
mendations and redeeming as far
as possible the pledges of the last
National platform, then a straight
campaign between Republicans
and Democrats for a majority in
the next House of Representatives
that Mr. Taft may have a solid
Reipublican , Congress with him
during the last two years of his
Administration to still further
carry on the good work of enact
ing into law the promises of the
party.
Not everything cian be done at
once during a single Congress.
The appropriation bills must be
carefully considered and passed
during the short session. But the
work is well advanced: and when
adjournment corned, it will be
found that a splendid record has
been made and that a most con
fident appeal can be made to the
people for a Republican majority
in the 62d Congress.
An unsual amount of investij^ar
tion is going on and the people
are going to know the whole tru th,
about many subjects in which,
they are deeply interested. Be
sides these in vestigations by Con-
greifjsional Committees, the De
partment of Justice,; under the
direction of the president is vi
gorously prosecutingieyery indi
vidual or group of individuals
operating in. any way illegally
against the government or the
peopl^. No honest man nor hon
est industrial concern,' however
need have any fear of being in
terfered with in the conduct of
busi ness. The Repu blican party
is a party that builds up, not tears
down, a constructive, not a des
tructive party and we can all,
without exception and Without
reserve follow President Taft in
his efforts to proniote-justice and
progress. This is the sentiment
of the Republican Congressional
Committee, which proposes to
conduct an honest, earnest party
campaign on the lines of straight
Republicanism and the principles
advocated by that party and its
leaders. ,
In this connection it may be
well to recall what President Taft
said on his trip last fall:
‘ ‘I do not hesita,te t6 repeat that
I think it would have been an ;un-
wise sacrifice of the business'in
terests of the country ; it would
have been an unwise sacrifiice of
the solldairity efficiency and pro
mise performing power of the
party to have projected into the
next session another long discus
sion of the tariff, and to havedei-
layed or probably defeated the
legislation needed in the improve
ment of our Interstate Commerce
regulation and in making mo^p
efficient our anti-trust law and the
prosecutions under it. Such legis
lation is needed to clinch the
Roosevelt policies, by which cor*
porations and those in control of
them shall, be limited to the law
ful path, and shall be prevented
from returning to those abuses
which a recurrence of prosperity
is too apt to bring, about unless
definite positive steps of a legiti
mate character are taken to mark
the lines of honest and lawful
corporate management."
We are reproducing above a esrt of the New Methodist Episcopal church to be erected in this city
during the coming spring and suTJimer. An idea of the size of the building can be had from the
fact that it covers nearly 100 x 12f> feet of ground, and the comer tower is nearly 100 feet in height.
The main church auditorium, acconimodating about 500 persons, is so arranged tha.t it and the Sun
day School auditorium can be throvs^n together as one room and gives seats to nearly a thousand
persons, all in direct view of the rostum. There are about a dozen small Sunday school class rooms
^ ^nd four larger class rooms for Epworth Lea^e, Baraca class, etc. This magnificent edifice was
' designed by Messrs. Wheeler & Brern, architicts, of Charlotte, N. C.
What greater gift or blessing'
could one give than health and
happiness. To your unhealthy
friends give Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea, nature^s greatest
tonic remedy. Drives out disease
brings back health and happiness
you’il be surprised the good t’will
do. T. H, Stroud.
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