ie State Dispatch^
THESTATE DISPATCH
i'^very Wetlnesday
—By—
StaJe^fiispatch Publishing Company
BurluigtoD, N
, J . A. I'sttkott,
'S 1'. }lorna.da,y,
C.
Pi-esi'^eut
Vice-President
The Advantage of Position. , . . , ^
, - i r»r Nation, be^m to work on
The Dispatch did not take sides, invesWr with-
wl I d^^wing his capital en;&arassing'
' the railroads and the result is
ever, as legislative lio.Ses, State I to its first love,Hhe starting point
it on rail-i in its circle-The tariff,: for a
First j>'loor, Walier^Buildiug.
Tdeplione No. 205.
E. HART, Editor and Business Manager.
E. FOUST, City Editor and Assistant
Business Manager.
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IS
Bnt^^red an Sjnd-clase matter May
^"0,1908, at the post office at Burhng
ton, North Carolina, under the Act of
^Dgress of March 3 1879.
Wednesday, August 24, 1910.
When you cannot control all
jmen for your political schemes,
■iipply the unit rule its alwaj^s ef-
iective.
The Republicans made some
lihanges in the party plan of or-
g'amzation at the recent State
tanvention which sounds the
death knell to the unit rule, to
■?v\hich we say amen.
The Halifax county anti ring
jieket did not even black the
(‘■ysf'd in the primary last week.
that Halifax county ring is
Rif 0ut of business, there will be
so's'iething doing sure enough.
\Fiiat has become of the Cham
ber of Commerce that was to
lave been reorganized some time
■ifo. Some body should get busy
:fe’s a crying need and the inter-
SBtiS'Ofthe city suffer for the
oi it.
"Bve. announcement that Elx-
Spfsxsor Glenn will canvass this
in the interest of Major
^.oeilman causes no alarm in the
fepahlican camp, infact it is what
'■W.Q want. It will strengthen t\ «
for another Republican
A^tory this fall.
in the chairmanship contest with
in the party ranks,
therefore, that we are in a posi-
,tion to view matters calmly and
judiciously as the after result.
We do not mean to say by this
that v/e did not have our rathers,
or that we were simply waiting
to see which way the cat would
jump, and then jump upon the
band wagon. This is not The
Dispatch's way of doing things.
When we take a position we will
try to maintain it all hazards, al
ways proving a good loser or a
magnanimous victor, if a winner.
We do not see any serious dis
aster lurking in the future as a
result of Mr. Moreheads election
as State chairman, neither would
this have been the result if Mr.
Duncan had been chosen, the one
hundred and fifteen thousand
Republicans who voted the ticket
in the last election, did so from
principle and from choice, there
is no reason to believe that they
will do otherwise in this year of
grace. Mr. Duncan and his
friends will be as loyal to the or
ganization now as if Mr. Duncan
had been winner, they are not
the men to sulk or quit. They
have been and are now the back
bone of the party, therefore there
will be no disrupture of a serious
nature.
The thing for the victors to do
now, is to assume a broad and
liberal policy towards the losers,
and all will be well. None of us
relish the losing side, but all can't
win. But after you have won be
content with that and do not try
to rub it in. Remember that we
are the minority party as viewed
from the returns from the last
eleetion, but if we will act in a
spirit of fairness towards those
who differed from us as regards
the proper man for the chairman
ship, we will become the majori
ty party at the next election.
Then let us all bemean ourselves
so that we may
desirable end.
stagnation, dullness, the working
man idle—panic. People are ask
ing too, why should not the Gov
ernment in the public interest,
regulate the labor side of rail
roads and not allow the employes
to threaten or strike at 'V*ill. This
is a matter tliit is ooDamending
itself to everyone, that if the
Government will regulate
railroads in every othei depart
ment. it should also regulate the
labor as well.
Retribtttion.
Some months ago The Dis
patch had a controversy with
our esteemed contempora,ry and
neighbor. The Burhngton New^,
regarding the condition i of the
county finances under Republi
can and Democratic rule, and the
editor of the Gleaner; was a well
washer of the News ahd said tha,t
it hoped that the news would lay
The Dispatch in the shade. The
editor of the Gleaner happens to
be the Clerk of the Superior
Court and is a candidate for re
nomination, his strongest oppon
ent is Hon. A. M. Gaifwood,
News is a well wisher of
paramount issue in the, next pres-
iden tial campaign. The Rep»ubli-
cans will gladly accept the issue
and willingly go before the peo
ple with a protective tariff as its
slogan. Democratic leaders and
spell binders may harangue the,
people as much as,they choose on
the steel afld woolen goojJS man
ufacturers trust, which tney claim
is the out-growth of a protective
tariff. But what cares the larm-
the I er if he has to pay a little higher
for the implements made from
steel, which he uses on his farm,
when he is selling the products
of his farm at a higher, price
than ever before. The same with
the skilled workman, what'cares
he if he has to pay a little higher
for food, stuff, when he is receiv
ing higher wages than a,t any
other period in his life. Then
take the common laborer who is
finding constant employment at
good wages, what cares he if he
has to pay a little higher for his
daily needs.
Next in turn comes the manu
facturers and trades people, these
were never more prosperous than
at present. The transportation
lines of the country are t>eing
The I taxed to their utmost capacity to
1 move the freight incident to the
Garwood, saying he is a strong; g^reat business activity prevailing
and serves notice upon the every section of the country.
man
editor of the Gleaner that Mr.
Garwood will be heard from.
That’s retribution. Tlie Dispatch
is not a well wisher of either in
the clerkship contest and hopes
that which ever receives the nom
ination will get defeated. That's
politics. _
We Stand by Our Former Declara
tions.
Occasionally we note in some
of our Democratic exchanges at
tempts to deny the existence of
a trade in the
It is from this great industrial
army that votes come on the day
of election to pass upon the mer
its of the two parties. And when
this great army is prospering,
busy, happy and contented there
is but little, or no doubt that the
judgment will be awarded to the
party that has brought about
such good and prosperous condi?
tions.
Death of Mr. Shoffner.
Children’s i^oes
You Don’t Have
:Ao;‘‘Break In”';
Good new^s to you? We thought
BO. ' : - : ■'/
Nine children out of ten nearly
ruin their feet breaking in stiff-solr
ed shoes, '' ■ ■
It isn’t necessary.
We have a shoe, Goodyear welted
without tacks or nails, that has a
stnooth tread and flexible sole.
A comfort shoe in evei’y sense of
the word.
See it in the window.
$
“SHIKOU”
keep your
shoes like
new lOe.
FOSTER SHOE COM PAN Y
The largest and most up-to-dafe Shoe Store in Central Carolina.
BURLINGTON, N. C.
PRESCRIPTIONS
FILLED ACCURATE AND QUICK. ASK OUR CUSTOMERS. COLD
DRINKS, CIGARS, AND TOILET ARTICLES ALWAYS ON HAND.
The Democratic papers through
sit ihe State “view w,ith alarm”
straight-forward and busi-
fiess like platform adopted by the
Repubh'can State convention
si Greensboro. It will be found
on anotiier page of this paper
and it is worthy of a careful pe-'
rusal-
John H. Shoffn^er of East Bur-
^ nomination a can-1 lington died Sunday night at the
didate for Judge in the Eleventh j m' ^
! T j’ • 1 j- 1. • 1 2 j T j ductcd Tuesday by Rev. J. D.
attain that mostli"?” w u Williams burial at Mt, Pleasant
; Pell. Well, it may possible | M. E. church near Kimesville.
The Dispatch proposes to main- i ‘hat there was no trad., made or. He leaves-a wife and one child.
tain the same boH^ w i e
fore, as long as our very exist-; ^ ^ ’ it iuoks suspi ; . . .
enee is not threatened by those when men like Buxton,; - — - - ^
who are intolerent and ill advised, State-1
but when it becomes necessary I ^ide reputation were stood aside
to fight for existence we will do: ^ was not generally I »■
so with all the ability at our com-1 own eouxity, and j
mand, nor will we spare not those i practicing law less i
who for ulterior or selfish motives, years. These same pa- j
seek our destruction and demise.; those of that calibre,;
We have so far been able to main-1 ®coffed at the idea of ^ tne exist-:
tain and promulgate a policy that i Fifth ciismct com-;
! has won the respect and admira-! ^ years ago,^ bat the or- i
tion of those w^ho differed with j ^^^^i^ation has so domihcered pol-
us politically and otherwise, until ^ district and State that
1 todajSfeWe enjoy the largest sub-1 doubts its existence today,
! . . . . J. _ • 3
AFTER GOING TO THE AIR DOME
MAKE OUR STORE HEADQUARTERS.
T. H. STROUD,
PHONE 29. - Burlington.
TEN MORE DAYS
OF OUR
CLEAN SWEEP SALE
The indications are that the en-, . ^ . - - - " - ^ i
sire Rpnnblioan tif*kpt will bfi i scnption hst of independent read-1 ^
^ -1 T, , • , ' ers of any weekly newspaper in ^ Political organizations has met its
fleeted in Rockingham county
Ms fall The Democratic party
are aB split to pieces over their
candidates, while the Republicans
have nominated a good strong
ticket, and are united. B’rom this
distance the prospect of victory
is indeed rosy tinted.
the State. It shall be our con
stant aim and endeavor to main
tain and preserve this standard,
but always advocating the prin
ciples and policies of the Repub
lican party as we understand
them, hoping always to merit
your patronage and good will.
We note from one of our ex
changes that Mr, William A. Er-
''Vin the cotton mill king of North
Carolina, if not the whole United
Spates, made a most beautiful
ajid interesting address at Duke,
N. C., the other day, and it
should be said to his credit that
he did noi refer to hard times,
panics and soup houses, but he
bilked something that interested
vhe people and they come for
ffiik'S around to hear him. Mr.
Srwin is very popular through
that section and no man can com
mand a better or larger audience.
,Mr. Erwin was formerly a Bur
lington business man, and was
greatly missed when he left here
ind located at West Durham,
■dad he remained here and been
successful as in his new field,
Burlington would have been as
large as Greensboro today. - Mr.
Erwin is a broad minded, public
spirited man, and a valuable ad
dition to any commuity who may
be so fortunate to get him. The
Dispatch would be willing to for
bear his hard times, panic
and soun house argument, if he
would return to make this his
future home. i
\
Waterlos. In the Fiftii district
Democratic conventioii, it got a
set back that will last it for a
while, but it was a battle royal
and no mistakei No-\v in view of
these facts we shall not retract
from any former declaratiofis.in
regard to the trade.
Where Are We At,
"W’'here are we at,'’ is a good
old Southern expression that is
being very much used today by
the railroads everywhere. Be
cause of the great increase in the
cost of all expenses to the rail
road and the .fact that the Gov
ernment and the shippers are try
ing to perfect the railroads, mak
ing a very necessary small in
crease in the freight rate. With
the cost of labor, supplies, equip
ment and material of all kinds,
as well as taxes, and other ex
penses increasing rapidly on the
railroads, aomethingmustbe done
or the railroads will be forced out
of business. The great fact is too
often ignored by some, that in
order to exist, railroads must
make a living wage as well as the
laborer and shipper. Therefore,
to injure the railroads—the arte
ries of commerce—you paralyze
business and have a panic.
So long as the railroads are al
lowed to earn a just and fair re
turn on their investment, trade
goes along smoothly and we have
what is called “prosperity and
good times.' ’ Just as soon, how-
The Paramount Issue of the Democ
racy.
FrOm its first organization to
the present time the Democratic
party has been noted entering
each re-occurring pr;?sidential
campaign with a para;.noant Issue.
The party has also foitned the
habit of moving in tht: political
field in a circte, with th;; tariff as
a starting point in the way of an
issue. After sv^ingini.c around
its circle for a decadt; or so with
various measures as the para
mount issue, with none approved
by the people, it arrives at the
starting point in its (,rbit, the
tariff.
This old and many times dis
carded issue is ,then revamped
and declared the paramount issue
of the National campaign. As a
resulc of the habit of:' moving in
a circle and the policy t*f chang
ing paramount issues, the coun
try has witnessed tha presenta
tion of free silver, imjierialism,
and government guarantee of
bank deposits as pataB :Qunt is
sues, within the last tivo decades.
The indications now are that
the Democratic party will return
During the next Ten Days of the final wind up of
this Sale. The greatest SUIT BARGAINS of the
SEASON will be offered to the trade.
Hundreds have taken advantage of the boni-fide
reductions offered in this Sale. We will keep up the
interest and your Confidence, by selling in the store
just as we advertise.
Mens Suits—Special
One whole table of Men's and - Youtli's
Suits of broken lots, only one and two of a
kind. Nearly all sizes Mostly this r sea
son’s stock. Ranging from $7.50, $10.00,
$12.00, $15.00, $18.00 up to $25.00 now at
exactly HALF PRICE?
Men’s and Youth’s Pants
$1.50 and $2.00 Pants at
$2.50 to $3.00 Pants now
$3.50 and $4.00 Suits now
$5.00 to $6.50 Pants
$1.00 Work Pants
$1.25
$2.00
$2.75
$3.75
.75
BOY’S ‘CLOTHING
SHORT PANT SUITS /
Ages 3 to 17 years, that were $2.00, $3.o5
$4.00, $5.00 to $6.50, now ONE-THIRD off
on each Suit.
^Regular Stock
$7;50 and $8.00 Suits a.t
$10.00 and $11.00 Suits at
$12.50 and $13.50 Suits at
$10.50 and $18.50 Suits at
00 an-d $22^00 Suits at
$0.00
$6.00
$8.25
$12.00
$13.00
Other lines of Suits at same reduction.
Emony A A $1.50 Shirts at
Fine Madras $1.00 Shirts at
Boston 50c Shirts at
75c Underwear at
50c Underwear at ,
25c Underwear at ,
and Underwear S
s
.85
.75
.50
.88
.19
THE ^SHARP REDUCTIONS on HATS,
SHOES, NECKWEAR, HOSIERY, Etc.,
as advertised last week, continue 10 days
Call in and see for yourself what bargains
We a,re offering. i '
Clothiers,