HIGHER i
DEMANDS FAIR
PLAY FOR BAILEY
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tikes the "Big Four" Newspa- I
pers to Task For Employing a j
"Subsidized Republican" Correspondent.
Whose Chief'Duty J
^ According to Highlander, is to .
. * Defame Mr. llatley, IRHnocrat- ~
5e Candidates, and Praise Mr. ?
Morrison and Mr. McLean. i
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SAYS. CHARLOTTE .OBSERVER, \ ^
~ WINSTON JOURNAL, ASVlEVILLE j,
CITIZEN. AND__ WILMINGTON 1
, STAR, IF THEY WANT THE PEO- !
PLE XO BELIEVE WHAT THEY
PRINT ABOUT MR. " BAILEY, J
"WILL HAVE TO GET SOMEONE (
BESIDES A SUBSIDIZED REPUB 1
LICAN TO DO THE WRITING." ,
The Abpve Pa'pcrs, Says the Highlander,
"Must Have Let Their Hat- |
red For ti|r. Bailey Blind- Them-to
Every Sense of Fairness and Propriety,
To Do-Such a Thing."
(Shelby 'Highlander.)
The Highlander in this issue espouses
the cause of Hon. J. W. Bailey
for the Democratic nomination for
the Governorship "of North Carolina,
believing that It can in addition to
supporting one of the most brilliant
men in public life in. the State, assist
hi a small way in helping to smash
one of the most powerful political
"rings" that haft ever been known in
the'history of the State. At present
Mr. Bailey is the only avowed cana?date
in the field, though it Is generally
nderstood that Hon. A. W. McLean
Will in a short time make his announcement.
If Mr? Bailey receives the nomina?h
t(on It will be by the- vote of the
rank and file, the present state organization
and practically all of its ;
henchmen already being lined up to
whoop it up for the machine candidate,
who as yet*has failed to chirp.
Practically all of the daily papers - <
including a large percentage of the
Raleigh correspondents, are busy
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orable to MeLeln, and Jt appears that
Mr. Brock Barkley, Raleigh correto- c
pondent for the Charlotte Observer
Aahfeville Cltizop, Wilmington Star,
* and Winston-Salem Journal, is on the
State's payroll as Secretary to Gov
erhor. Morrison's Shipping Comrais ?
sion. for which he received, until re- s
cerrly, a salary of $1,500.00 per year I
It also appears that Mr. Barkley does a
j nr.t render any service to the State n
to amount to anything, in considers .I
tiorf .of?-hIs salary. We do not say \
that- the onjoyment of this sinecure
influenced''or directs his pen, but It is
well known that he reports all things j
relating to Mx. Morrison's admintstra
- tiori and. to Mr. McLean's candidacy. 1
favorably, and all things relating to 8
Mr. Bailey's candidacy., unfavorably. The
fact that Mr. Barkley was receiving
this subsidy from the admin
Ifltration has been known to the public
* for several weeks. Just how long the
newspapers represented by Mr. Bark
? ' * ley have-known of his connection we
are unable *0 say, but since the puh
lie announcement of the fact, there
* ?, has bee.n no report of Mr. BarlGey't
resigning from either of these paper?
or of their having asked him to resign
|| ??TV* ,\tlS Ifafcrrti.vl that thta Ib IhfJ^
an me Mr. Barkley who edited "The" ~
" Review" lii e nWort tjme Egff~ "
nd waked a very hitter campaign
agatoat "Mr. Clyde Hoey. democrat. 1e
favor of Mr.^John M. Morehead, r?
publican, when theae two gentlemen
_. ., mn for the seat th Congress vacated
bjr Hon. Br Jf, Webb. It la understood
that Mr. Barkley was horn of republl
. ?an stock .and thoreforo_ may have ,
came by hie republican Inclination#
#iu!te nijtiirally W? have no fltfarrff
_ . with him 'on that acore. We are at a
Ions to understand, however, liow #tr
eat for four such papers ns Asheviflf
' Cltix^p, Charlotte Observer, Wllnrlnif
tz-ian Star and \y'j?istnn-Salem Journal
. ?papers that boast o( thelT demo
erotic record and regularity.
Of courser Mr! Wade H. Karris
editor of the Charlotte .Observer and
Mr. Barkley. have been drlntclns ad
the same_founlaln:-both" h old inn Jobt .
' ander Mr. Morrison's" administrative
x - .from which nearly all, If nob all. th#
work has b-cn eliiuiaated. This, fact .
may have, blinded the Charlotte Ob
zf-' - t server -to tha Impropriety ofgnchLf.
mentioned. there le bonnd to be som# ~
" ?troh*riInvisible influence operatinf
bellfld the Tgmres-to cause such
- r-?rl_ srftmchfJUdemocretlc- newspapers t<
. ; _ . employ a rcpubttcwiThmrrespendent tf "
represent tfliifi m Raleigh as ofTTcla"
purveyor of nollttcal naws. the dhtel
duty of which reporter, ajkPpreJtlJjTF "
?? te altaafc another.democrat in his cam
"" ::.cr - palca for namiaatlon for Ooveraor
thee" pepara. must have let their bat
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ed for .Mr. Bailed blind them to even*
lenss of- fqfpoess aud propriety, to'do
inch a (fiing. ~
Surely, it cannet be said that the
2hario;te Observer knfiiw nothing of
rtr.r Berkley's record Xhe Review
rats published* in Charlotte. It sup>ortcd
Mr Morehead, republican, also
>? Charlotte, against MT" Clyde Hoey
leipocrat. of Shelby. It was very gen;
rally circulated In -Charlotte anil iu
he 9th Congressional .District. Js it
lOBsible that the Charlotte Observer
vi.s not cognizant of the forces opeyatng.-to
defeat the democratic eandiin
that memorable struggle?
Suppose yfe follow Mr. Berkley's
tareeV a little -further. What da we
led?
Alter Mr. Iloey. the democratic canM
ate had defeated Mr. "Morehead.
he r i :va p l i?aH -1'^ r. /1 i c a r e dupyunotl
dr Barkley, the Charlotte Observer
y.it Mr Barkley on its staff and sent
i:m ovw the State to report the
ipecclVe; of Iffr Morrison who was
ben a candidate for nomination. fcTr
fovernor again Mr. Max Gardner .and
LJr. R. N. Page. A -little later*he Is
lent to Raleigh rtnd becomes the
>oliti6al reporter of.the Observer and
rrfier democratic?jnnrers niemiaued
lereln.
AftetS-brrlving in,-Raleigh.'Mr. Moris
cm'a administration ' appointed Mr.
hartley Secretary to the Shipping
VmmUsion. -His duties, so we are
nformed. cotfslst largely of drawing
lis breath and his salary of. $1,500.00
>er year, the while he puts in lull
ime for his newspapers, filling them
rlth praise of Mr, Morrison's admin
stratlon. predictions of victory |0r Mr
dcLean and defeat for' Mr. Bailey
l"o cap the climax, in December, 1923.
ust as the present campaign was
ipening. without any Increase so far
Mknown, in his duties as Clerk of the
Wiping .Commission. Mr. Berkley's
alary was raised by the administer
ion 3300.00. nfSking his salary at
iresent 31.800.00 per year.
What does it meanf The Charlotte
Observer, Ashevllle Cltlsen., Winston
ialem Journal, Wilmington Star, Mr
Morrison's administration and Mr.
Berkley, are all strong in their opposition
to Mr. Bailey. Can it he
hat this . Is the explanation! Surely
io other influence could induce these
lemocrats to make common cause
rlth a republican against a fellow
lemocrat.
We still hare faith that the rank
ind file of the democratic party want
;o see fair play, and we doubt II
nany will approve of silffl" i thing
is this. Certain it Is. if the papers
eferred to want the reading public
o believe what they print about Mr
Bailey, they will have to get some one
beside a subsised republican to do thy
art ting.
:an a democrat conventiok
in open endorse all morrison
has done?
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ins, apparently to further strengthen
ring rule. That was bad enough.
2. But was aggravated a thousanc
imes,. when Watts was caught in a
lirty.act, and the papers said Morrion
was among the first la *
lim, offer, sympathy, and somebodj
uggested that Watts deny it all ant
lake a fight which was more than
le could do, having some conscience
eft.
3. The numerous and sundry mouth
xplosions, In which men better thar
ie can ever hope to be were callec
ill sorts of fools and such for dis.
igreement in matter of state.
I Get
a Power
A .big, virile en
sweeping uphill to
ease you d<j
Triplex Springs 1
away? One hot
I8 minutes more th
openyoureyes tod
I . power, sturdier i
^ greater comfort.
Sodain $795, i o.
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4. What was said and done. abouV -fj
the Maxwell letter that broke up leg- "
i latiun for the time, and the spend"!:>?
ol $45,000 for an audit of the
bocks that the public could not see
until the committee had wiyrktd it
over, aryi if any body whomsoever,. j,
knows .thy more aijOut what treasury s
conditions are now than they did be-'
"?ofe the money was spent, let him c
speak. Lots "of men would pay good '
money for a statement from honest i
Brn Lacy-as to_jhow much cash, he' 0
has and how much the ^gemrrnl fund
owes, right now,'
5. The McBraver graft could have
been called theft, in a pinch, All thej.
-white wash investigation; holding on.
a man sucker, who .was supposed t o \
"lit vc been placed where, he u?i . let' i
political purpose or reward. Investigators
found him guilty of law violation;
but asked his retention. All this
the Governor kept quiet about, agreed
(3, until-.Judge Sinclair had McBrayer
indicted; -then'it was the Governor
claimed ignorance of the law and
I forced the trustees to push McB f
the iwt'V.bct put-his somhwhrw?in -
j his place,' leaving fit. ro McB. eould *
* better sell peaches to the Sanitoriuin.
These and others are the highjipots,
and if the democrat party in convention
assembled can swallow all%that
and say it endorses all that^and more
then it is> highly probable more* men
will vote for Ike Meekins, for that
reason, than for the taxes Bailey is
trying to reform. Right here comes
in a long chapter that would be appropriate,
namely the discussion of
the financial, ability, prior to his election,
of the man whq has essayed
to and has taken finances entirely
.lout of the hands of thohe who have
' ordinarily handled them;
Of course the-aim is to keep the
finances muddled, io the real deficit
between revenue and appropriations,
in general' fund will not be known
until after the convention and primary,
or after the primary and contion.v
which fever comes off first, It
is a fact that & ringof politicians cannot
afford to confess they bit off
the wrong man, and Mormon and all
he has done will go through with a
whoop, if the opposition can be kept,
in the main, off the convention floor.
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I * druggists. Be, sjtre to get
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68 M MR., BAILEY
Mr. Bailey was speaker at Clinton
ast Monday. Thcwe who heard him
aw he made a wonderfully good
poech. When Mr. Bailey starta hta
ampalRn In real earnest down this
ray. there la ROing to he an outpourng
of the voters to give thla exponent
good government and economical
:dmlnUtrntlbn a wytcome that will
how him Dup'Jn Connty la going to
aat its vote fat him and his priaiplea.?Duplin
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Why Cured Ferl
Kir. Royster discovered
four to six months he cc
He found that this curi
action which prepared I
made food elements avi
Why Mr. Royst
Naturally it requires vi
anticipate a season's su
(This half year represent
strong financial resour
Royster's can offer this
Look for tl
Don't guess about ferril
and know that your cr
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AYqOCK MONUMENT UNVEIHNG
NEXT WEEK.
All North Carolinians "affe interested
in the announcement that the'
beautiful monument to Charles Krarjt-'
ley Aycock in Capitol Square, Eat'
eigh, will be unveiled there Thursday.
March 13 at noon.
Three lifelong friends of Governor
Aycock will participate in the program,
Dr., Edwin A. Aldennqn presiding
and making the introductory
remarks, while lion. Jusephus Daniels
will make the > historical address,
and Governor Cameron Morrison will
accept the monument on behalf of
Things Mri Roystei
red About the
ing of Crops
Has Increased Farmers
Earnings
nit the more thorough and scientific
tening maturity and. helping to grovi
prices? Everywhere you find farmer:
arkable results through the use oj
cer. * ^
:ilizer Grows Better Crops
that hy aging or curing fertilizer foi
tuld increase its value as a {Aant-food
ing brought about a certain chemica
the fertilizer for the use of crops anc
ulable at the very time they are needed
er can Cure, his Fertilizes
1st quantities of material in order t(
pply, half a year before it is needed
ting the aging period). 11 also require
ces. Thus; ? only a company liki
improved type of fertilizer.
te Name on the Bag.
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ops will be well fed?for the sake o
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THE FRIENDLY HANKT
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State. - *
All friends and admirer* of Governor
Aycoek are invited, do special
invitations being issued, and a great ; . ;
assemblage is expected. As the unveiling
will occur at. the tifne. theNorth
Carolina Education Associai.
tion is in session reduced rates oil all
railroa^p vill fce in fori#.
Tlyi statue and the accompanying
historical panel?* illustrating. North
Carolina's progress are the work of
Gutzon Borglum of Stone Mountain
fame, one of the wofld's greatest ,
sculptors.
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