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.#'■' TH iwice-A-ll^eek Bispatcb l^blished Every Tue*d»y and Pridty Xh* StAtp IDispatch F^bhshinjf 'C*,. Burlington, N. C. First Floor, Rsubut Building. Telephone No. 2€5. (Sabscription, One Dollftr per y#»JC» payable in advance. DOES NOT KNOW WHERE PAR. STANDS. ‘ All coBimunicationa in rejfard to fii^er news items or business mat- Dfcn should be addreaiel to The State Dispatch Publishing^ Co., an^ not to *ny individual connected frith the pfc- per. All no'ws notes^and communici^ ^ns of importdJice must be signM Hy the writer* 'We are not responsible for epiniens the correspondents. Subsicribers will take notice that ae jeeipt for subscription for The Stat4 «^patch will be'hoiiored at this ♦ffifij ouless it is numbered with sta»9M nrures. Sntered as second-clas* matt® May 10^ I908» at the eAf tX ^onih^B. North Carolina, ante the Act of Co?iffr«ss of March S. l#7f. up industry. After a little more than a year of the present administration at VVash- ingtor.. the most notable effect of the new policies, supposed to have given expression to the ' “new freedom, * seems to.be a >rradual breakinsr up oi industry. Undoubtedly there are many thous ands more people out of employment in the United States today than at any previous time since the panic of 1893, which, singularly ei^ough, was the occasion when the pai^y now in pow er last essayed to reguJate the affairs of the natioji. But the administration at Wash- iiigton appears to be unwilling lo read the signe of the times. Hav?ng, by the prescribing of their own peculiar nostrums, turned the general business condition from one of prosperity to one of confessedly bard times, :ind notwithstanding that they see the pa tient growing worse under their min istrations, they propose to keep on prescribing their unknown remedies in j^tiJl larger doses. Not being content with the passuge of an un-American tarvff bill and a revolutionary currency measure, to neigher of which the business affairs of the country have by any means be come adjusted, the President seems deterinined that Congress shall pass measures for the purpose of regulat ing business. Fourt measures are being lonidered; namely, one to de fine the Sherman Law, another to pre scribe trade relations, another to for bid interlockinjr directorates, and an other to establish iin interstate trado eommisfion, AU ■•1 xh*T>-i ?iK*;isiJ!e> iUV in liio ciiieo’aon oi re.-^u it i injr urdinaiy hu-- iriess lin‘-- if i-iToi-:. tiu-i:- "i:!;.- «*u: > t jr. ih'.‘ / ! uri'.n* -• wV'> 1*0 ,'j-f -ri;: iiv.-'- | • 1 ; {•! . ; A. L. Brooks Asks Chairman Chat ham What Shall He Say to People .\boui the Amendments. ■A. L. Brook$ wants information as to where, ihe Democratis party stands on the . constitutional amendments r^oniniended by two Democratic leg- islaitive bodies and a Democratic t^ov- ernor. !i: an open letter to Hugh Chaiha.'v., chairman or* the Demo- crarii;- state convention, Jir. Brooks says that he expects to t^^nder his ser vice:? a speaker in the ne.Kt cam paign to the' Denwcratlc exe^^utive committee., but that he does not know, what to tell the people is the stand of the party on the amendments re- conmended by he legislature, but ig nored by the convention. The leitr::’ Mr. Chaihu::! leacis as follows: . Jan- 10, 1SJ4. consideration. Stiil the business man is loid, wit*} charming candor and frankness, chat ‘no honest busiij^ss niau need be afraid;” but the hon«*«t business man looks askance at the politician :ind wonders how far he is justified in gambling his money on the sense of discretion of politicians. It is only natural that the business men» l&r?e and small, should be more inclined to retrench their business activity, or perhaps go out of business altogether, rather thaij to continue in busine.ss •onditions which cause them to fear that they might be at the mercy of political grafters. To escape a few alleged ills, we are rushing toward those we know notof, and business men are timid. The Merchants' Association, of New York, composed of 3,500 persons, firms and corporations, representing the commercial and industrial inter ests centering in that metropolis, has condemned each of the measures. The New York Chamber of Commerce has followed suit. The business men of Boston and other sections of the country are in the same condition of mind. It it- ?:ct nc'v tfviCotiGn of tru5>t prosecution, but of business per.^^ecu- tion; v.or is it a question aifecting bu.'?ines^ n^en Jilone, for the intores-t of every wage earner, who in turn, is depen'leni upon industry and coui- nierre for eniploymeni, for wa^ri^s and i'i,-,- i.s involvc'd in (ieijri:!:. Kvory jiminulion in j ■ ; si)K's> n. tivity n'tCJUis more peo}*!».‘ ; i:: »»f wtirk. I Tin* ‘‘now ^ i- t.» L».. :iu-u.-; up- ■ ;; .:f ihv ' ' : •• .■ ; ;• i\;i; iIk’ wil.f: - -'A Jill-.. Il ' •- Hon. Hugh Chatham, Chairman Benkocratic State Con- j vention.* ;Dear Sir: j You will recall that 1 wss a mom- 1 bet- of the committee on platform and IrosohUinns from the fifth district at the receut state convention^ over which you presided. Hon. Cameron Morrison, Governor Doughton and*l were named as subcpihmittee to draft the platform after the full committee had heard-the report and arguments I of the special committee appointed by Goyerr*or Craig to present the recom- meanaiions of- the progressive con- vetnion. of Democrats recently iield in Raleigh. This comnuwtee consisted of Hons. Clarence Poe, A. M. Scales, J. W. Eiiiley, Judge Graham, Dr* Alexander and Jiudge Biggs. You were no doubt struck by the fact that the platform as presented and ador ed by the cor.vention was sUent on nearly all the subjects recor.'.mer led by Governor Craig’s special c. ;..‘mit-. tee of distinguished Democrats. -Mr. ]ifi*Kinnon, the committeeman from the seventh district, and I presented a minority report, demanded a legal ized primary law for all officers by both parties to be held on the same day at the expense of the State, and safeguarded by a strong corrupt prac tices a*.*t. Oiir report was voted down in the convention, and the thin, weak plank of the committee on this sub ject was adopted- 1 limited my for mal objections t-j the primary plank of the platform, because I believe that a thorough-going primary law and strong corrupt practices act is the gateway to all needed I'ftforms, and until we get this, that issue shall not be clouded. The platform as adopted, however, is far from satisfactory to me and thousands of other progressive Dem- oiTats in North Caroilnar who were not at the convention, and for whom i spoke in .support of the minority re port. It is on account cjf what the platform does not say, rather than when it does say that these true friends and supporters of President Wilson and his progressive policies and teachings object. ' It is not sufficient for & Democrat ic platform to declare, as dckrs our platform, in favor of the ^‘principle” of a legalized primary law. We .should demand the “enactment” of a thor- ough-gqing law for all offices. The pluiform sounds well, and means well, but as touching thir. and mi*uy r*her vita' •jucstions in North Carolina it »»Hhcr feeble and indefinite or .si lent. There vviM’e h«.5 many countie.s in the •State nn! rtrprosciited in the conven- Ti'iri nil, n;:l otl\o,'s *»y oiiiy oii!' or \wt'. tliat liii- contents of ilii.s aiit! ilU' \cite l»y which ih*' f>i!in:i!y ,ulriptHi f:u;- ::-it i r • ;; :';,1 ; s'. * 1: I'lh' -.i' J U.iN .J vice. This condition cannot last. We ^ cannot be progressive in Washington | and reactionary in North Carolina. \ To undertake it folly, and to sue-! ceed at it is a fraud. [ As the platform which was adopt ed is supposed to contain North Caro lina’s political wisdom and philosophy. I invite every Democrat in the State ] to read it and see for themselves if it contains anything of vital impcvt- ’ ance that has not upper.red in siiniiar platforms for fifteen year:; past. Does it pretend to deal with the great vi tal questions of governmeat, about wh;^ pur people are so deeply inter ested? Let^s analyze. The Demo cratic legislatiiyre of 1911, together TOth Crovernor Craig, appointed a commission to revise our State Coh- situation^ legis]ati::x- of 2933 re ceived their rc poi*t and proposed ten amendTT.ents to our constitution which it submitted to the people of the State I for adoption. This wa« the work of : tw^ Democratic legislature and Democratic Governor, The people will soon vote on these amendments. What does our platform say to the people about these vital changes in our organic laws? Nothing, except as to the one concerning public '?chools. Ought these amendments to be adopted? .Are they good, or bad? If good, why did not we have the cour age to say so? If bady why did we not in justice to the people of the State say so? The Democratic party is the only political organization in the State that is in a position to counsel and advise the people how^ to vote. The Repub lican party is shattered, and seven ty thousand of its one-time members are now seeking new political alli ances under the banner of a party that promises progress. North Carolina is struggling under a moi^t antiquated and vicious tax system. In equality and injustice abound in every, precinct in the State. The farmer’s furniture and pigs are taxed lo the iimit, while the franchises of the railroads are not tvsxed at alt. The State’s annual deficit is about ?6(M),fe00, which, has to be met by a bond issue when all the property in the state was- f&irly taxed we cou?-r pay our expenses without hardships to any. When the campaign opens I expect to tender my services to the chair man. of the State Committe for the purpose of making .«ipeechcs in sup port of our party everywhere I can l»e of ^it*rvi;:e. How do I know what to I*.' ilthe pt*ople my party ad\isv-' th’in t/f d>? How wj)! other Dojne- cratic "ivakcr.'- know whaL po.'^i1>on to tak(' ■>,! a:'y ur aU of these .'Mo:;:- ’ \ . tiltnjij it i, jk’'( fair (o iho l;c '-;ft ii; the ,1m.rk and t-* J-IIC-'S up,.11 vh:ti Vc{, v-'/it,-.! I ulhL'f vii.HV-' ■'i' • • i n.; ;t,--* 1 v/m-- ;• !•! : 1 \v:. • T.,.. ;; i.l :.:h ■■ -i\ ^ ; , ■: ;, ' ■■ ■■■' : : ' " ' :i; . ’ to ¥g«r eM is RiSht, Your WM System Is Xight. If Yob Have any Blood or Skin Disease Do Not Delay until it is too late but Order 7 O-DATt THE nor SF.S n a ‘ omplete and Positive Remedy fcr Syphilis, Eczema, Acne Erysipelas, Malaria, Rheumatism, And all other Formt of Blood aad Siciii IHteates. Hot Springs Physicians pronounce this the Greatest Blood and Skin Remedy ever placed on the Market. Fall Coarse TreatmeBt—Three Battles—$12.50 Siofle Bottle— $5.90 Write us your Troubles. All Correspondence Strictly Private. Hot Springs Medicine Co. 827 1*2 Central Avenue, Hot Spr'n^, Arkansas m Center Your interest in A Home of Your 0¥m. There is a satisfaction in Ownership that any rent payer will appreciate. Try owing your home and be convinced. SEE US FOR HOMES. LOANS INSURANCE. Standard Realty & Security Co. BURLINGTON C. FONVILLE, Mgr. N. C. \]mmi iitJ m'Mi liSH i r, -n. : : i ■ ■:. .1': r. . ;i.v 'h-.- I: \h::' Tw-.:- fU-iT IT’";.-:. I Vi'*-;-'J!;'v .f iht* m-l- vcmni.-.i- Th::'; i.-' t'' >ny, imj:- :ho imnd.'C'*! nu:': i:-i t>;' V/h''’!!) are uiwyers liiid vfry fc'v of whom have had practicaly expeiionc-j in cortinvji’ce or industry oi- in any p-o- ductive uprsuits, ave to »>nact meas ures to g^overn and I’egulate every eomiTiercial tranaacUon in the cour.n- try. In the ef*oi*t to r^ach a W’rongr-«5oers, the business affairs of wellmeaning citizens and business ir.en are to be subjected to the guidace, di- ret*tion and dictation of a few new governmental boards and commissions with thoasands of subordinate a!s, th€ personnel of which must be 0Sf)fxted to be controlled by political 0 w..-:’; • . ^■•1;!' ('I,.. I: c-v'-,-. y :.v 'li. pi'.)- h •; vJ. M lit,:,..- ir v\> (.-iu: iho rziyrolis j'c- fvumcil Thai e'tu i-e mar.ufiu-tuiv'-l moro :^hoer= anI cthor commolitif. sold ?ir retail anci ."ininU m&rchuni.-; and 'ini.^ino.. men .-'•=ved fr02ii ‘‘‘inkruptcy, let every Ini^tness man write to his Congressman and Senator prote.-?tin^ against lurther le^cislatioii reslrictinpr business anj sending a copy of such letter to local newspapers for publication, together with a -ietter to the editor explaining: why business needs a rest from po litical interferences. The local news paper are as much interested In the prosperity of the coaimunity as any one else, «nd their circulation should be utilized in the present emergency. .M, :. ..-1 ■ — - i th:;. I ‘ ' :■ ■ ; ^ iiL: ' ■ .i ' \ ;■ --^n :r .1 X- -■ • Iiiri-y 1*! lie , I'l' tc ,u liltijr.- v,\ :-houuI ■ js !]'.a- }u‘ is thut we hav^ • iu> priiiiu!y lav.' in Xajih CaroVnn, Ivjt I we as’o told t > tni.o advice from j |N*=-\v Jei^'cy—Mr. Wilson. \Vt‘ have lookcci in liio past to Nebrtis- k?. and K^w Jersey for leaders, and no^ mock at their propressive teach ings, How lonsr can thi:^ last in North Carolina? Woodrow Wilson was nominated at Baltimore and elected President on these progressive issues. Our repre sentatives in Washington are sup porting Mrv Wilson and Mr. Bryan in all their progressive measures, while many of the party leaders in the State are repeatedly r^lculing the suggestion of our following their ad- ■ ‘ \ .. J r.,^- ; r- O'.; : • ■ ■' vvU'.iT. - •• • ♦' a pai'ty ok i i ■ .li.'U-i-::; 10 rlu' i-r.;; - i \\'c bc-liL-vo ;;i ■■ i'-'i'-y ih.ii cliiiiij’ut. in pr>{ilicri i'ind jlx li. >0 K uitv*r.s arui otiit’r tifTirt- holders will; fcvl ur'd^r obligation ;:nd hf> a-c-i^e Lo their masters —ihe poople .it home, and not the visiti!i^;[ .'*tale?nia!i, who so often un- dor thri delefrate sy,stem carries the vote of this county in one vest pock et ani :) railroad pass in the other. The reactionaries in North Carolina are violently opposed to this. We be lieve iu adopting all the good meas ures advanced by statesmen from ^Te- braska,^Now Jersey and elsewhere, and givo out people th« benefit of mankind's improvement in govern ment, even if it does br^k down an old revered political Pres- Continued on 5. -^^ers . F:n: -v^; U’lln-.';. • : o::l i'.--: ; ... .' ’iKWv, r.nU (';c ■-■a!:- v. prLraaTir.'til’.y I’.r.-.t l' . , rtn.oc i The .••Kch CO.*. i-r-rc-iS; V.; V . ---• : > :'..XC\' ■■ c i:K.'.;U ' :: la caii s ■ :i TV. Cro-'^Lnic, curcs !-acn::.-c it reaches r-r I lie t!i^oase. It jho 5T'\‘foJ i:p, U!- i the vcrv ; soak' ri.i:).: : 2CU\o i:.-? wnils anJ ' c.nl tac I;;:!,'- rtlieriicS 1 5olvv'.' itIc nvid I !• i! -c in :';c j'.nits and [ j jfTju-ci-' V. r.’v.l irritp.te «nc: i I ii ;:e:::ral;7r.s t?;e ' I iiri;;o > • a . ■> ir.'rjcr irritAr-.'s I biaddfr 5'a ; ' v: t!;- I Ft'!, rc.’ "...J , •• r. ■ i.e. ..:a: .jit: ?ti: iho uu*:: iiif , .1 '. r. r :' .* 1-- r- 5::,'’.-a-a a’l'.'.v'via.v C-Ta".!.* tac li^a... ct-iulitic-i:::. It’is the t.-.w'V t*on evt'r ' j is entirt'Jy reracdic?. Tia i cr.rih .-''i-:! \v prv-nr.rcd i' ; l a .’ t-' -:.'.:a- v- i t;ni r-. ! r-.i; o' ‘.a'.: of Croxa;.c- .. nrr.t-cl:;?;; ■ r:r-' ■ . t'vr i'aacl.; ■ ] : il; oat 1 nui • ' ■-■I ...u i 0) t!.e jI: ~v. I ,• ‘A fr.'-v.i ; .'ij, ! ,= tr {i'c V. '.r- t :a_ a.'il^ J... i-zC't o:'.,:-;- •invu.x ”, •■.!•..prt-pnr.i- t!'.:- f/rfvosc. U .•vr n-.-aj ,iil olhor r. ai.aa^ e!?e on ? v.l:!; !{. It is to - ;i rtic.aly Impos- •: ; tl:c hr.ra.T.u sy5~ ' ■■ oriarT.l cMi frcjra aiiy. 'i'‘. .-irug.s’sts ret:::-': ■ it Cror.c ac !ai'' Koinp After the Pilcher. Ty ('c!)b, the greatest bailer thsit ever lived, has :in article in next Sun day’s J'hilsdclphia Press, J:ine 14tli, that every babseball I'an will want to rcsd. Do not mi.ss it! "Goinfr Af ter The Pitcher” is the title. No piayer has ever gone after the pitchers with such insistent and over whelming success at Ty Cohb. There fore he speaks with authoritjr. member to hoy next Sunday’s Phila delphia Press. Pure Candy, the 40c. kind, If)c. per pound ;it Buchanan’s. For Rest—September 1st. Housa c with good wtfSl and garden on Lex- infrton Avenue, -\pply to J. R. Meb- 1 ne, Burlington, N. C. One of the congressional candidatesi in tnhe third district seem to thinkl that he was cheated out of tho nom-| {nation, but if he is right about it he • can bloRie no one but ths democrats.; —Dufhum Herald. sisyatifa, POOR
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