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:x": fit. ■;. ‘ ' ; ■■ > bi; i '■■ '! ri:i /C; . C I V Si:'-- '• »*_■■ V ' ! 0 C-. •. '/.'!• . .i 1 S'^ I * I'-t. 1;^} Vi ■ • j I--J • I i m THE STATE DISPATCH Published Kvery W«ine«day —By— n« SU{« w*p«tc& fob!j*hiB* C*«P«»J, Sariinstoa,' N. C. v>r. J. A. Pickett, - - President Bm R. HeFFMAS, Edilef MMES E. FOUST, SecfA«j wi tmj Setaect S!«BaciH'. Tre«»EUt9r Office Fii-et Floor, Waller Bnildmg. Tetephoae No. 365. obscyiptioa, Oue Dollar per yoar, pay able 5n advance. All coajsBualcftti jns in regard to either Mws items or business matters ehould M addressed to TSie State Ditpntck and »ot go any individu&J coanected witb fche *^^ new8 notes and eommunicationa of »portaaee be signed by the writer. We arfc not responsible for apinionfi of 0ar correspondents^. seSnbBcrihara ewill take notice that no re- ^pt for 8ab«cription for T4« SUte Ditpatd wiU be boaored at this office unlesa it i inbered with stamped fieuree. IS EJntared as second-claas matter May 30,1908. at the post office at Barling North Carolina, onder the Act o! fiongresa uf March 3 1879. Wednesday, Nov. 2©, 1912, Only five Christmas, weeks to-day until O’po.ssum where are you going, With hounds on your track. Hunting Simmons. One week to-morrow and the Nation observes Thanksging day. But how few really give thanks. Quail days are here. The sportsman stepping light, The pointer ranging near, The partridge lost its flight. M-ake your selection of Christ- jnas gifts now. Don't wait until the last.day and then bemad be cause you are not pleased with the leavings. The election is over, but there Is another election or rather selections, that claims our atten tion. its our town .government. The question i* whether we shall continue the haphazard nile that lias been in vogue for twenty years, where responsibility rests on one person, or shall we change to another system that is not new and untried, but a success every where adopted. The Commis sion Government—where three men have everything in charge and aie responsible for all acts, jet the acts be good or bad. For example, at present ask the Mayor or any member of the board why it is that so much coal is wasted at the power house !>y keeping the steam popping off all the time? “I don't know, I don’t have anything to do with that’\ You see Mr. A, You see Mr. A, and he says see Mr. B and so the * wheel of time grinds on jilow but sure. So the play of municipal government goes on spending about three thousand dollars a year more than the in come of the ti5%n. At such a Fi^te its only a ques tion of thne ibd we will all know the result. The water renter says, Mr, Mayor when will we have a sup* l>iyofwatei? I don't know, see the Water & Light Commission. Therenter calls ^on the commis- dior, says well w^e aie s‘ill boring wells. Yes, but when will we %ave a supply of water. Don't inow. This is certainly a con doling answer to^the taxpayers and the consumer. We like the past and the recent campaign. It is now certain that the Demo crats will control tlie presidency the House and the Senate as well. They stand pledged to progressive legislation and when they reeorg^fiise the’ Senate^ Senator Simmons who is the ,ranking member on the com mittee of Finance for the chair manship which is the important committee in the Senate and will control the tariff legislation, is a “standpatter'' and rectipnary, How the Democrats can make that committee a progressive with Simmons chairman is the problem now confronting them. Mr, Bryan is anxious to have Senator Gore of ^.Oklahoma made chairman of that -Committee as he is in hearty accord with the views lof Mr. Bryaa and Piesi- dent-elect Wilson. It is not thought however that Senatorial courtesy will permit Core to take precedence lin this matter not- withatstanding the wishes of Bryan, Wilson or anyone else. It is very evident however from utterances of Wilson that heddes not intend to have the tariff so radically revised as to cause a hitch or depression in business which now looks very promising. DEMOCRATIC LUCK. The Democrats have certainly been enjoying most unsually good luck during the past few years. They now come-into Jpower with the biggest crop which this coun try has ever produced and which the Department of Agricultural estimates is worth more than ten billions of dollars. At least one tenth of this crop will be shipped abroad which will bring into this country one billion of dollars in “cold cash” which will be a great stimulation .to all business and industries and which insures prosperity of the country for at least a year and a half. REPUBLICAN OUTLOOK HOPEFUL. Now ihat the returns are all in and have been carefully analized the fact stands out that if the Republican had but 'one can ii- date a progressive they would have sweept the country as the combined republican vote which was given to iMr. Roosevelt and Mr. Taft was far greater than that received by Mr. Wilson. So the simple fact, remains that when the two parties get togeth er on common grounds they will be invincible as heretofore. Democratic Legislation Tariff. and The During the recent campaign. Democratic speakers declared from every stump and platform of the country that if their party was given the reins of govern ment it would at once reduce the ‘'robber tariff” to a revenue basis “bust" all of the trusts and monopolies and reduce the high co^tof living so as to make every body prosperous and happy. This promise was echoed and re-echoed I by all of the Democratic “ spell binders, high and low, from Dr. Wilson down to the “one-gallus" crossroads artor. Now the Demo crats are “at the bat!" They have the Presidency, both House of the National Congress and all the machinery of government, and they are brought face to face with the task of bridging the broad chasm between platform a promise and actual porformance. bath sometimes, but its now a chance game, if secured at all. These are questions that should be seriously considered by every citizen whether a member of the Board of Aldermen or the board of the Water Light & Power Commission. They have outlawed the trusts in Ihigh-sounding denunciations and criminal indictments. They have arraigned, prosecuted and condemned to death the protec tive tariff under the charge that it h^s doubled the cost Lof the ordinary necessities of life. They mnous members of the various boards, but a defect in our plan of government-. The one lesson we must learn and observe is ‘This one thing I do.*' The result is no fault of the | exhibited goods in the large citieSf marked down to half price for sale under a glorious Demo cratic tariff for revenue only. They have promised to raise wages and reduce the price cf goods to the consumer hgflf, 0 ver the earne«t protest of con- servative Democrats, Dr. Wilson has declared that he will convene an^ extra season of ^Congress by the 15th of April next for the Democratic Dissensions. The Democrats are now begin- niag to have their troubles and disviaions which have been disastrous to the Republicans in | purpose of lowering tariff scbed ules. , The program is to ‘‘bust" all the trusts, cut the tariff down to a revenue basis and cut the the cost of lying in half, a.id all this without disturbing the busi ness of the country. Absurd proposition! Reason and ex perience unite to stamp such a proposition as unsound. The price of farm products, the wages of the working-man and the earnings £of capital are a:ir ad justed to the present tariff schedules, and to reduce the tariff to a revenue basis would certainly upset and undermine our whole industrial system. The first effect would be the reduc tion in the earnings of capital, and the reduction In the earnings of capital would of course be charged to labor in the form of lower wages or to the consumer in higher prices or Jboth. Then, with reduced wages, surely the laborer would not be able to buy and it does not require a sage to see that th« laborer’s inability to buy would destroy the seller's market. The destruction of the home ma:rket of the seller spells reduction in the products of farm and factory. When farm pro ducts arid wages are reduced, down goes real estate everywhere und capital is withdrawn fro n the Held of investment, exports fall off and you have all of the tragic stages of the now famous “Cleve land Panic" with all its direful effects—idlsness and want and soup-houses, Coxey's army and $262,000,000in government bonds issued to defray the expenses cf the government in time of peace. But Dr, Wilson proposes to reduce the tariff to a revenue ba&is gradually and cautiously. Whether he means to take one year or a thousand, nobody knows. But, in effect, the result is the same. No matter whether our industrial prosperity is stric ken down at one fell “stroke or gradually and cautiously chloro formed into a living dealth, the result is the same and the Demo cratic Party cannot hope to escape responsibility by a n«w 'method of committing an old crime. It cannot wafeh its |hands of the crime of industrial suicide if it carries out its program lof tariff- tinkering. As to thetruts, history shows that whatever effectual legisla tion has been enacted against unlawful conspiracies and com binations for restraint of trade in business was enacted and en forced by the Republican Party before the day of its bosses, and that Theodore Roosevelt has done more than any other li ving Ameri can to make "Big Business'^ feel the heavy hand of the law. The Sherman Anti-Trust law, Spassed by a Republican Congress and signed by a Republican President was a dead letter under Cleve land and his attorney-General, who claimed that it was uncon stitutional; and it will be a new thing under the sun if the Demo cratic Party does anything of account against the unlawful trusts. Three-fourths of the big trusts are chartered in the little state of New Jersey of which state Dr. Wilson has been Gov ernor. That state has statutes providing for amendment and alterations in the charter of any corporation and for dissolution, whenever iiecess^y; and yet Governor Wilson has not raised his hand against these gigantic trusts in his own state. Will he do any better as President? Time will tell. The Democrats have talked much and loudly of their platform before the election, but now the time for performance has come. Raised to power in the nation by sheer accident, with a vast ma jority of the voters of the coun try against them, does seem that they would now listen to the voice of reason and the verdict of experience and frankly admit that their platform is not framed in the interest of the American people. They are face to face with the issues they so eloquent ly championed on the stump and their councils are already divided on the tariff issue. Thousands of Democrats are afraid of their own platform and are beginning to balk in the harness and say, “Hands off the tariff." But the promises have been made and there must be a senapiance of keeping them. Hence we are to have the special session of Con gress, untramnielled by even a Republican-Progressive Senator for a scapegoat, and again the Democ.ratic Party will be put to the test. Fortanate jPor Germanf. Berlin, Nov. C—Tbe election of Woodrow Wilson is regarded generally by the general press as a most fortunate occurance for Germany. The newspapers say that it give« promise of a reduc tion of the tariff which has crip pled the German' export trade and also of the abandonment of the policy, of tariff ‘ ‘pitt pricks" such as those connected with pa per pulp and split peas under which GermanrAraerican resolu- tioiis have suffered. England Pleased Over Election. London, Nov, 6-The presiden tial election resulted as had been anticipated in England. London papers today speak highly of Woodrow Wilson and of his poli cies and polities. The free trade West Minister Gazette says the people of the United States are clearly ripe for new men and new measures. When the next Congress revis es the tariff and puts the duties on cotton goods and hosiery on a basis for “tariff for revenue only" then our Democratic friends who are engaged in and despensing in the cotton goods business will appreciate above dispatches from Germany and England. more style, fit» and comfort condensed lit a (logle pair of diese dipes Uian in tdl the iiiAIions of clui^ wooden clogs worn in the Japanese Empirci Just remember Aiaerica leads Uie wprla in shp^makmg» «md Americans leading woman's ^oe is **Queen Quality". A car fresh Danish cabbage, makes finest kraut ij the world, at Merchants Supply Co. 500 bunches ripe bananas, yel low as gold, must be sold this week at Merchants Supply Co. Reduced prices upon all kinds of feedstuff for the next thirtv days, at Merchants Supply Co. You prevent a Spell of sick ness hiring nUrses, etc,, by; buying a 10c package of Bradley’s Cold Tablets. These i ablets have been throroughlv tried out, and are rec- cmmended as perfectly reliable. The Dispaicb Ai¥hot^ Year Isley's Depajrtmeiii Store ?1.00and $1,25 messaline, great values 1yd. vvide special 95 xient. 75 cents messaline and fancy silkspecial at 48 cents, $1.00 novelty suiting 5^ in. vvide special for Thanksgiving sale 59 cents. $1.00 and $1.25 fancy suiting 54 in, wide special 69 cents. Just received a large lot of waists. Right new, just what you want $1.50 and $1.75 waists special $1.19. Thanksgivingprices in long coats $8.00 and $10.00 Zibilene special for Thanksgiving $6.95. -»Poney skin and carocal coats $5.00 to $10,00. Silk plush and Bducle coats $10.00 and $15.00 and $20.00. $12;50 and $15.00 Johnnie coats special $9.95. $6.00 and $7.00 long black coats special $12;60 ladies coat suits, blue serge jiOyelty effects special $9,05. $15.00 ladies c(»t suits special $1L95. Gr^t valpes in meiis/^nd b^^ Special prices for Thanksgiving. Supply save your money. See cur new things in boys suits.' Seernew styles in mens suits. Special prices. 50 cents and 60 cents.,ladies underwear special ^ cents. 50 cents men heavy fleeced underwear blanketsjuist arrived. Prepare xor winter keep warm, $2.50 near wool blankets large size nicelv fleeced sj^cial $1,75. $3.50 fine wool blankets apecial $&^. $5.00 ^ T fancy special $3.89. Nice sheeting^ cents per yd. Heavy sheeting special 6 cents per yd. Pine Island sheeting 7 cents per yd. Keep your Ifeet^ dry and Warn and buy your shoes here. $2 00 and $2.25 gun metal, box calf sK for ladies special $1.75. $2.50 and $3.00 gun nietal vici tvaterit lather tan speda $2.25. $po and $4.00 sh?es spSl II $WK you seen the blazer coats we are selling at special prices for Thftnks Sftn? T*? HOO blaier^coate $8,®. Ymi oyight to see our line of glass ware, crockery and fancy iroods It ^ offerings in this depiartment. See our lin^ grocienes at all times, ^department is full. All de]^rtrnent is full.; Fine and fresh your Tnanksgiying supplies here; Every your wants ea;n be supiMied. McC«H Patte*'"* . 4991, Ww»t 4987. Siu. Price, 15 cenl eacn LADIES’ DRE^S J. A. N. coine p hone 2 0 j. Van ^ A IFresh load of Nei Sbbage just^cieved. chants Supply Co. WANTED—Good ab man to cut cord wood, a? L. Reniger. Jg^lO & 25 cent store. I lust redeved shipment p[cSd8 5-10&25cen I Fancy ‘ eating appl |:enteak5-10&25cen LOST—between Snov land Burlington smal jbracelet. Reta Isley. ' Mr. J.; H. V«rnon acco ( by his brother Mr. J, B. of Morgaiitpn who has 1 ffuest W6nt to RalciEh I toheai* W. J. Bryan. Mr. A. Lee Shoe an i^lay Sharp*were united bonds of matrimony in formed Parsonage at 8 ] 13. 1912 by Rev. . J.D. Their friends wi sh fc most happy voyage on of Ufe together. The anual thar services will be hel Marks Reformed Churc country at 7. p.m. W Nov, 27. The Bervices in E Reformed Church will a.m. on Thanksgiving ( The Clas^ of Orphans Nazareth Orphans Crescent will be at S Reformed Church at 11 first Sabbath in Dece at^Whitsett in the after tKesame day. Mri *ttdMrs. Jno. L daughter left the first where they will make tt home. Miss. Blanch Burton Sunday at her home i tower the guest of her According to th( custom Foster Shoe Cc for Thanksgiving. Mr. Jet Pyles wisl press his most hearty the friends and relativ ham and Burlington fo ness shown him and fs ing the sickness and d wife. Mammoth Ministi given by the boys of School ball team at ( Sihobl Thanksgiving 8 ;00- Admission 25 3f The Of ^ CAPITAL Inve Do yc ment oi '« tell you ing abo cost anj us. W^ wish~s friend, esteems would to say This pany. pany aa satisfac posed ^ rects w; But t stitutio! , serve yl COM UNITEl AND NC
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