THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT.
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THURSDAY. JULY 23, 1908.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
NATIONAL
For President:
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
For Vice-President:
JOHN WORTH KERN
STATE
For Governor:
W. W. KITCHIN
For Secretary of State:
J. BRYAN GRIMES
For State Treasurer:
R. B. LACY
For State Auditor:
B. F. DIXON
For Attorney General:
T. W. BICKETT
For Commissioner of Agriculture:
W. A. GRAHAM
For Corporation Commissioner:
B. F. AYCOCK
«;
Eor Superintendent of Education:
J. Y. JOYNER
For Labor Commissioner:
M. L. SHIPMAN
Publicity
The quickest if not the only
way to bring about honesty is to
make it profitable.
It is a strange, albut an inspir
ing, spectacle to see the Donkey
and the Elephant fall overthem
selves in an effort to bring about
publicity of campaign contribu
tions and by so doing prove to
the people that the fire of virtue,
after long obscurity, is still blaz
ing bright in their hearts, And
even the long suffering corpora
tion comes in for another jolt
being forbidden with much gusto
to contribute at all to the efforts
toward saving the country.
We may without questioning
the sincerity of either party, con
clude that it is old case of making
a virtue of necessity. The Dem
ocrats have nothing to fear, not
being particularly threatened by
corporate contributions The Re
publicans must follow Bryan's
lead or take the consequences,
Besides, there are ways to get
money at the back door withou
their own knowledge.
The surprising thing about it
all is that the Republicans allow
ed Bryan to get the first move
It shows that Taft and not Teddy
is at the helm, Taft ha? arrived
too late and Bryan will gain anv
advantage that the movement
has.
And in all this can be plainly
seen the subtle and shrewd
hand of Colonel Watterson who,
with or without title, is driving
the Democratic band wagon more
skillfully than it has been done
for a decade.
Mr. Hearst says he will attend
the Independence convention.
We suspect the convention will
attend Mr. Hearst.
In view of the fact that Mr.
Kern is to occupy the white
House with Mr. Bryan it is just
as well that the nominee for Vice-
President is a small man..
Saloons stay open night anc
day but the churches of the living
God remain steadfastly, closed^.
Secretary Taft is at Hot Spring
Indications are he will be in hot
water all summer.
With a Kern and Colonel on the
ticket the Democrats ought U
be satisfied.
The Negro and the Demo-'
cratic Party.
Considerable interest is arous
ed bv the report that the Ethio
pian is about to change his poli
tical skin and vote the Democratic
ticket. For forty years the
gentleman of the sable have
voted conscientously for Abra
ham Lincoln without fear of re
ward; now that they have decid
ed to hold up the arms of the
sons of Jeff Davis, we would
not be surprised if the Dog tar
hitches itself to the Bryan band
wagon and the Aurora Borealis
offer its services as national
committeeman. Levity apart,
the new aleigment of the negro
is a sinister portent indicative of
chaos and a presage of confus
ion.
A negro Democracy will most
certainty bring about a Southern
white Republicanism. It is the
negro that holds the South solid
ly Democratic. But should the
Democratic party—controlled by
the North and East take com
munion with the negroes the
South may be expected to take
the opposite side. A colored
Democracy or a complete negro
disfranchisement means a Re
publican South; take the-negro
out of politics and the South will
divide.
The new aligment means the
surrender of the black to white
after a contest of forty years.
As the negro votes are mostly in
the North the Democrats will
make a temporary gain—the in
crease at the North outweighing
the loss at the South.
Freight Rates.
We are not Socialist neither
do we believe in goverment own
ership but thinking of the recent
decision of the railrods to raise
freights rates we regret that
that there is not some method by
which the railroads could be
brought sharp up.
It is after all a foolish thing to
do. The railroads have already
a dangerous lack of popularity.
Do they want to set the nation
against them? The people's cup
of discontent is already full.
They have shown their strength
in reducing passe nger rates and
a little more exasperation will
cause them to go and do like
wise to the freight rates.
Meanwhile the Socialist and
other advocates of government
ownership profit by the situation
The higher rates the more dis
content, the more Socialism and
the more Socialism the less pri
vate control of railroads. The
railroads are furnishing the rope
to hang themselves.
Lightningbug News.
Correspondence to The Democrat.
Seven Springs July 20, 1908.
Dear Editor:
It has been a good while since
[ have seen anything in your
valuable paper from this part of
-he world. So I thought I would
£ive you a few lines this morn
ing.
Crops are looking fine in this
part of the country. We have
had fine seasons so far this year
and if nothing happens there
will be a good big crop to gather
this fall. There is a large crop
of fruit this year. Oh! If wu
•ould make brandy we would be
in the swim boys. But we would
have to stay away from Hickory
you bet. If you have to go be
fore Mayor Blackwelder he will
give you trouble and lots of it.
3o all we got to say boys when in
Hickory walk straight and keep
in the middle of the road for Mr.
Blackwelder will not fool you.
I believe Rusticus could preach
if he had too. I enjoyed read-*
ing his letters very mych in the
Democrat.
L. S Jones and wife and little
laughter were at the Springs
Sunday, they are of North New
ton.
Well as the editor don't like
too long a letter I will ring off
for this time.
A, S. K.
Dalfvalley flour, not the very
cheapest, but the best. Flagler's,
A Statement
In way of explanation, as there
has been so many inquires we
wish to say to the public
that we think t' e people shoud
know the facts in the case. When 1
we went into office two years ago,.
we took an oath to transact the
business of the County honestly j
justly and without fear or favor, j
and according to all the laws in j
force, and as Board of county
commissionens we have simply'
dared to do our duty. (Now the!
trouble) The board of Equaliza-1
tion for 1907 had a letter from J
Hon. A. A. Shuford saying that
his Cotton Mill property (bring !
an incorporation) was too high in
proporation to other Cotton Mills
in the county, and Mr. Turner a
member of the board and a Cot
ton Mill man thought it best to
investigate and call the mill
people togethers according to law
which was done, and as you know
all corporations are taxed on the
Capital stock valuation made out
by the Stat3 Corporation Com
mission; so you can see that the
county corn's can not change the
valuation on the Capital Stock of
corporations. But we found one
Cotton Mill "The Catawba Cotton
Mill, in Newton, N. C., not incor
porated and still having the old
assessment of 1903 not changed
by assessors of 1907 and the
Chairman and the other.members
of the board Comns thought that
according to the no. of Spindles
and in operation that the valua
tion should be raised 10 per cent
at least to bring the valuation
equal to the other mills of the
county and at that the "pot be
gan to boil" and after a hot
speech by the owner it was finally
voted down, and the assessment
was not changed.
We ateo let the printing of the
annual report out to the Jo west
bidder wich is according to law,
and we saved the county a nice
sum by it, Though it did not
please all the Editors in Newton.
Further-the law as you know
fixes tne fees allowed on all offi
cial work that the county is liable
for, we had to cut a few bills
down, as we could not allow any
more in fees than the law fixes,
it being perjury to do so. It
was said by some of the bossss
that we were to close with County
funds, if you will examine the
records vou will find that is not a
face of course we have tried to
handle the finances fn a safebus
ness manner, and have made
various improvements in the
county especially at the Co.,
Home which will soon be in ship
shape and self sustaining.
Of course W3 expected when
we gave certain parties notice to
appear before the board that we
would go down and out. We have
stood for the County's interest
as a Whole and not for a few in
dividuals and therefore have no
thing to undo.
We have ever kept before us
the sayings of old Dave Crocket
"Be sure you are right and g_o
a heaa"
I. Alex Yount,
Q. M. Smith.
G. Wilfong,
Samuel Turner.
Follows Bryan's Lead
Judge Taft in an interview
July 18 stated that the Republi
an National committee would ac
cept no contributions from cor
porations. Mr. Taft said the
Federal law passed in 1907 for
bids such contributions. When
asked about the Labor vote Mr.
Taft asserted thatGompers could
not f ullfill his promises to Bryan.
Danvalley flour "Nuff sed."
$ Rickets. x I
Q Simply the visible sign that baby's tiny bones-
Q are not forming rapidly enough.
JQI Lack of nourishment is the cause.
«0» Scott's Emulsion nourishes baby's
J entire system. Stimulates and makes bone.
J Exactly what baby needs. fP I
ALL DRUGGISTS: 50c. AND SI.OO jjft I
With the Exchanges
Froni the Globe Democrat—Tenn,
Mr. Carmack, who was defeat*
el for the Democratic nomination
for governor in Tennessee, says
"the war has just began." The
Tennessee Republicans have a
good chance, but it is a singular
fact that they always ran a dead
heat with the Democrats in fa -
tional quarrels.
From the Washington Herald.
"Up to this time, we believe,
President Roosevelt has not gone
so far as to call it my Congress,"
says the Chicago Tribune, Per
haps he doesn't want to claim it
as his.
From the Springfield Republican
Newspaper men from Indiana
I who ought to be impartial judges
[of the political situation there,
[ say that the effect of the Kern
I nomination is likely to be to
make the State Democratic this
fall. State pride is strong and
before this nomination was made
there were plenty of signs that
Indiana belonged in the column
of the doubtful States this year.
From the Buffalo Express.
The Socialist-Labor party in
tends to make Martin R. Pres
ton its candidate for President,
despite his declination. Mr. Pres
i ton, therefore possesses the fol
lowing positive disqualifications:
1. He will be in prison for the
next twenty-five years.
2. He has not reached the con
stitutional age.
3. He declines to run.
It will be feen that Mr.
j ton is an ideal candidate—from
. the Socialist-Labor point of view.
From the National Review.
1
Senator Foraker is making no
noise in bluffs and idle boasts as
to his return to the United States
Senate. If he does not return
Ohio will lose great power and
influence and the Senate will be
deprived of its ablest member;
the country will miss the counsel
of its greatest statesman.
"Private overtures have been
made to the Senator promising
him re-election of Mr. Taft. Sen
ator Foraker is no child, He
was attacked in the open; what
ever overtures are made to him
should be made in open. They
should hurriedly be made, If
the Senator goes fishing this
summer Ohio goes Democratic
this fall. If Senator Foraker is
denied the support of the Taft
force, the Taft force must reckon
on the electoral college with Ohio
in the other column.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal
In considering the announce
ment that the Republican cam
paign managers intend voluntar
ily to p irsue a policy of publicity
for campaign contributions bear
in mind these facts:
Optional publicity carries with
it optional suppression.
The Republican managers do
not have to publish everything;
therefore they can suppress any*-
thing. .
This is a political campaign. It
is a season of tricks, ruses, and
expedients. It looks well to pre
tend publicity. It may be an as
tute political dodge and yet since
it is not obligatory, it can do no
harm. Publish at will and con
ceal a will, is the easy formula.
It is the Republican formula.
Bear in mind also these facts
of recent history:
Mr. Taft refused to join Mr.
Bryan in an effort to induce a Re
publican Congress to enact publi
city legislation.
The Republican Congress had
a publicity bill before it, but ad
journed without passing it.
The Republican national con-
vention by an overwhelming vote
rejected a resolution pledging the
party to publicity legislation.
Catawba Items.
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Correspondent to the Democrat,
Miss Mary Lowrance is the
guest of her sister Mrs. Blanche
Brower at Connelley Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Rector, of Rich
mond, Va., are visiting at the
home of Mr. J. H. Trollinger.
Mr. Cleveland Little, of New
ton spent Saturday night and
Sunday with his motner Mrs.
Eva Little.
Miss Mizzie Hewitt, of Conover
is the guest of Miss Neveda Trol
linger.
Miss Shirley Harwell is visiting
friends in Davidson and States
ville.
Mrs. M. Rufty has returned
from Tay lorsville where she spent
the past week with relatives.
Mrs. John Sherrill, Misses Nora
Lowrance. Fanny and Kathrine
Cochran are attending the sum
mer school at Newton.
Misses Annie and Johnson
Lowrance are visiting their sister
Mrs. Andrew at Sedelia
Miss Eula Sherrill Is visiting
relatives in Statesville.
Miss Winnie Reid is the guest j
of her sister Mrs. Mack Brawley
at Statesville.
Miss Neveda Trollinger enter
tained a number of her friends
Tuesday night in honor of her
guest Miss Lizzie Hewith.
Mr. George Coulter went to Dr.
Long's Sanatorium in Statesyille
Tuesday where he under went an
operation for appendicitis.
Nemo.
Items From Granite Falls.
Correspondence to The Democrat.
Editor Democrat:
A few lines from our city may
not be out of place as it has been
some time since our last article.
Apples are selling at 15 and
25 cts, per bushel and not much
! sale at that.
Dr. Flowers is finishing his
store house, the second story is
being fitted up for a Masonic
Hall. We hope to organize a
lodge here in the near future.
The Methodist held their Dis
trict confer ence here last week.
The church was dedicated on the
2nd Inst. Dr. J. H. Weaver of
Hickory preached the dedicating
sermon which was appropriate
a3 well as instructive.
The Baptist are covering their
church.
J, N. Flowers and family, of
Lawndale are visiting friends
and relatives in and near town.
Hustler.
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in our eolumns of the Southern
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Newman, Ga. There is a great
and constantly growing demand
for telegraph operators, and we
are glad to see this worthy and
well-recognized institution doing
such creditable work in helping
supply that demand. Any young
man wishing to learn a good pro
fession should investigate the
opportunities offered in the tele
graph field by writing at once
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