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THE PILOT
Friday, February 1,
1924
BAILEY AND BREWER
DISCUSS CAMPAIGN
(Continued from page 1)
machine, which is simply the name of
the organization that is est^ential in
carrying on our political functions.
It seems to me the weakness of our
primary law is that it requires a task
that is almost impossible without the
machine, and you have on your hands
right now the creation of some sort of
a machine that you may prosecute
your campaign.
However, I am not a defender of the
machine, for anything that is a basic
necessity is its own defense. I have
watched politics for many years and
never saw how to dispose of the ma
chine, and in fact never saw any rea
son to dispose of it. But that is a
secondary matter, except that I do not
like a policy of this sort which savors
too much of the practices of the dem
agog, and I regret that you have in
clined to it, for as I said, the attitude
that you have taken on othe/ Ihings
has interested me a great deal.
But there is another factor in your
campaign that I question more em
phatically, and that is your policy with
regard to Mr. McLean. It seems to
me you fog the question considerably
in your handling this phase of your
contest. Mr. McLean has proven by
his career ,that he is a capable man.
His high rank and service during the
war is an excellent certificate both of
ability and character, and the fact
that was retained by the Harding
administration to help out with im
portant work proves this to me. His
job was one that was offered to him,
not one that he sought, and the job
that is offered is always a much more
forceful credential than the one that
is secured by effort.
That stuff in the Roxboro Courier
seems to me to stultify you, for were
it of any consequence it is so vague
and so illogical and confusing that it
is not worthy of a candid and capable
man as you are to permit yourself to
father it. Mr. McLean is what I be
lieve you to be, an upright, public-
spirited and helpful man, as I know
well enough from acquaintance with
him, and from watching his work.
You know as well as I do, and proba
bly better, for you are more in touch
with public affairs, that he, if elected,
would make an honest and capable
governor, and to appeal to the farmer
or to any other class with a confusing
attack on his integrity does not strike
me as useful to you in your contest.
I will be candid enough to say to
you that I am not as well impressed
with you now as I was earlier in the
campaign, and from what I hear
among my neighbors I think this is
the opinion held by others than my
self. You certainly have ideas of po
litical administration that I had hoped
we might achieve, and there is about
your radical habit of thought a great
deal to applaud. But where you let
go of the really good things to bring
in that unjustified discussion of Mr.
McLean’s personal character (or per
haps it was done by some of your
misguided but unauthorized friends,
in which case I would expect you to
say so) I am disappointed.
I want North Carolina to have a
good Governor. But I do not make
the mistake of thinking that a gov
ernor will be the legislature, or usurp
its provinces. In some of your views
we do not agree, but that never wor
ries me, for I find frequently that the
man I do not agree with has better
ideas than I have. We can always
discuss our points of difference. But
we cannot very well discuss an at
tempt to win an election by what I re
gard as groundless as well as useless
attacks on the other candidate. I
may not have the true perspective on
this matter, but it seems to me your
policy is inviting the deluge. I think
you know Mr. McLean would make an
honest governor, just as I think you
would make.
My appeal to you is to batter down
the hatches of the mud scow and car
ry on a campaign based on the really
pertinent and vital affairs of the state,
that the people may not be mixed up
in a nasty fratricidal warfare. I hope
Mr. McLean does not permit his forces
to get into such a fight and if he keeps
clean and you allow it to go on I fear
that you have stirred up the whirl
wind. This lengthy answer is given
in that spirit of candor and friend
liness which I attach to your letter.
With the sincere hope that the best
man, whoever he may be, will win,
and that you will do your utmost to
make the campaign one of honest en
lightenment, free from demagogy and
personality,
I am your interested Friend,
STACY BREWER.
Mr. Bailey’s statement of principles
will be printed at a later date if it is
convenient to find room, although it
may have to be in condensed form, as
the document is somewhat lengthy.
SANDHILL FOLKS WHO ARE
THRIVING
(Continued from page 1)
plied with an automobile "for summer
time, and a cutter for the snowy days
of winter to move about over the
country she lectures, teaches and con
ducts her work in. She finds the
yankee ways altogether amusing at
times, and a smile is probably re
corded on the two sides, as she often
repeats for an appreciative audience
which gets extremely mirthful at the
southerner’s way of expressing her
self, but when she lands on familiar
soil of her own state, she relates an
equal number of curious ways those
northern folks have of doing things,
and the crazy manner of speech still
remains a joke on either side. But
Laura Ray is doing a bit of work that
is being heard from and she is one
of a long list of tar heels that is mak
ing good away from home.
Jack Ray after finishing up at A. &
E. College ventured out to Kansas
City to what he thought was the best
school he could find in the veterinary
line. After he tackled that he became
associated with the Kinsley Labora
tories of that city and is located in the
greatest live stock center of the coun
try. He inspects the government
meats, looks over cattle being sent to
different parts of the world, makes se
rums and is following a line that of
fers a wide and diverging field. He
came east to New Haven, Conn., on
a business trip and made a stop-off
visit in North Carolina.
SURVEY IN VASS FOR
WATER WORKS
(Continued from page 1)
ate it. Arguments already are ad
vanced on both sides. But Mr. Mc-
Lauchlin says the main thing now is
to realize that Vass must prepare for
a supply of water not only for house
hold and industrial needs but as a de
fense of the town in a possible out
break of fire. Then sooner or later
sanitary requirements will require a
system of sewerage and water from
some other source than the shallow
wells.
The survey does not tie the town to
any proposition of any source but it
does undertake to furnish a knowledge
of what will be required. When it is
completed, if Mr. Beadle still is inter
ested Vass can show him much more
definitely what can be done and what
is required, and he can then know bet
ter whether he is interested or not in
what is needed. Or if the town pre
fers to build a plant for itself it will
have some definite ideas of how to
proceed with the work.
It is expected that the engineering
company will make a start on its work
as soon as the weather lets up a lit
tle, to make it suitable for outside
jobs.
REBECCA FLORENCE THOMAS
“GET-THERE-FIRST COTTON
Seed for sale. Earliest heavy fruiter.
Best for thin land. Best under boll
weevil conditions. $2.25 per bushel
delivered. Only 100 bushels for sale.
P. L. Gardner, Lakeview, N. C. (10*tf)
well, and to the Christian there are
no catastrophes. One day we will un
derstand better, and the dark things
which do not now appear may prove
to have been the veil which hides the
beatific face of the Father. Memory
is immortal, and while her dust may
sleep through centuries, and the
flowers which now cover her grave
may perish, her sweet life and beauti
ful integrity will not fade from the
memory of her loved ones, but will
linger to inspire them to nobleness of
living.
She leaves behind her the following
members of her family who while they
weep are comforted with living hope:
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Thom
as; J. H. and J. E. Thomas, of Ral
eigh; R. Gordon, and J. R., Jr., of
Vass; all brothers. Also her sisters,
Mrs. C. S. Cashion, of Cornelius, N.
C.; and Miss Katie Mildred, of Vass.
The entire community sympathizes
with them in their bereavement, and
with them share the hope of a happy
reunion in the deathless future to
which we go.
EUCLID McWHORTER,' Pastor.
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On January 16th, in the early dawn,
the gentle spirit of this devoted
daughter passed through the portals
of the infinitely brighter day. Had
she lived to October 11th of this year
she would halve been sixteen. In those
short years a cycle of beautiful living,
obedient reverence and lovely integri
ty is completed. Her mission was
short, but it was complete, and she
finished it well.
She was sick two weeks, having
been suddenly stricken with an acute
attack of appendicitis. All was done
that mortal hands could find to do, but
her cause was desperate from the be
ginning.
It is not how long we live that
counts most. It is rather what we ac
complish. If we may quicken some
soul to a livelier faith, if we may
awaken a new song of hope, if we
build a new altar of love in a lonely
heart, surely a purposeful mission has
been accomplished, and that life is not
vain. Rebecca drew her friends close
to her with cords of love. Particular
ly was she a joy in her father’s house,
where she practiced her sweet virtues
and exemplified a .beautiful integrity.
At school she was a general favorite
with both teachers and pupils. In her
sickness her nurses and doctor were
completely won by her contagious
friendship.
Rebecca loved her church which she
united with at the age of ten; and her
Sunday School was always her joy
and care. It is unusual that a girl of
her age should have so completely
won a community as she had won the
people of Vass to her friendship.
Rarely have we ever witnessed such a
demonstration of universal sorrow as
was manifested at her funeral, which
took place from the Methodist church
which she so much loved. The floral
offerings were in great profusion, and
it was a touching sight to witness the
filing in of her girl companions, down
the isle of the church, to lay their-
flowers about her coffin.
We make no pretense at knowing
the intricacies of providence, nor do
we understand why so beautiful and
promising young life should be taken
at the first blush of womanhood. But
this we do know: All is well that ends
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Forecasting A Tremendous
Spring Demand
739,626
more Ford cars and trucks were pro
duced last year than the previous
year, an increase of over 50 per cent*
In spite of this tremendous increase in production, it was
impossible to meet delivery requirements during the spring
and summer months when orders for 350,000 Ford Cars
and Trucks could not be filled.
This year winter buying for immediate delivery has been
more active than ever before—and in addition 200,000
orders have already been booked through the Ford Weekly
Purchase Plan for spring delivery.
These facts clearly indicate that the demand during this
spring and summer will be far greater than ever, and that
orders should be placed immediately with Ford Dealers as
a means of protection against delay in securing your Ford
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