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Ralston Of Indiana Is Democratic Dark Horse He Is Acceptable to All Pactions of Democrat!* Except the W ets ami Would Make It Possible for Democrats to Carry Indiana Sav His Friends Ity PAX ll> I.AWIIGM'K IW1 kr Th? Dull A a ?????? United Stales Si n; tor Samuel M. UaUton of Indiana is the lirst dark horse of the ! >em?rratie presidential race. lie is hard ly as well known as the other Democratic aspirants, but it is sur prising to lind politicians of the old school and the new school say inn that if the convention is deadlocked Kalston of Indiana would be a likely compromise candidate. Mr. Kalston is a "dry." That's why Tom Taj?j?:rrt. the I>emo-l cratic lx>ss of Indiana, did not I warm up to (iovernor Al Smith I when the latter visited French I Lick Springs, Indiana, recently. I Iiow could Mr. Tatftfart show | any fondness for AI Smith when I lie had a favorite son to boost? I It isn't that Tom Talari is I "dry." lie f**ok\ that as Ions? as I Indimia has a chance to win th*> I nomination for the prcsidonc.v it I is up to him to play the dry side. I Senator Katston** strength Is hi* lack of enemies. He has not been I identified promInently Willi any ?f the factions In tin* party hut has aim- I ply been a good Democrat. Any man I who can defeat former Senator Al bert Ileverldge Is entitled to consid eration in tIn* Democratic ranks. Cer tainly if Mr. Ileverldgo hnd won he would have been an important con tender In the Republican race. Any one who can carry Indiana by 30, 000 votes for the Democrats nowa- ? days is bound to be a factor in Am erican politics. | The record of Samuel Ralston Is a striking one. He was governor of Indiana from 1013 to 10 If. inclusive having been nominated at one time by acclamation in a state convention 'as the party candidate for secretary of state. Mr. Italston Is one of the leading lawyers o|j Indiana. As governor of the state, yie- made a record for economy. A debt of more than a million dollars was paid ??rr and a comfortable balance left in the treas ury. During his term of office the Indiana legislature enacted the pub lic service commission law which was written aft??r a careful study of the public utility laws of the other states. He brought about the ap pointment of a commission to study the tax situation in Indiana and some of the Information developed by that commission was used by the Repub licans to revise the tax law in 1010. Indiana voters believe that Mr. Ral ston as governor was faithful to their Interests. They look upon him as "safe and sane." Senator Ralston Is not a spectacu lar -individual, but has held to an even course throughout his state ad ministration. His popularity, in In diana Is partly due to the fact that he never has been politically self seeking.' He Is easy to meet, a kind ly, friendly gentleman. It was not without some effort that the Demo crats persuaded Mr. Ralston to be come their candidate for the Senate in 1022. He had held himself in the back ground, yielding at the last mo ment only because It appeared to be his party's wish. He has been try ing to discourage the efforts of his friends lo put him in the presidential race. If he gets Into It the Initiative will not have been bis in any sense. By some Mr. Ralston is regarded as too aeed to go to the White House. He Is years of age. His friends are saying, however, that a "grand old man" at this time would be a salutary thlnA for America. M. Clemenceau did his best work after (.0 years of age. Mr. Kalston's strength In Indiana Is an asset which the Democrats will not be inclined to overlook. Certainly If he does not win a place at the head 0| the ticket he would be a likely choice for Vice President Indiana has a habit of contribut ing vice presidential candidates as well as Vice Presidents. Woodrow Wilson's running male In both terms was Tom Marshall of Indiana. For mer Vice President Fairbanks was a native of Indiana. Relng In the Middle West where the doubtful ter ritory is. both parties have had an eye on Indiana. Senator Ralston would be satisfactory to all elements of the Democratic party as second man. He has not yet taken his seat In the Senate but his record as gov ernor Is recent enough to stand him In good stead There has been no diminution In his popularity since he was elected last autumn. He is llke r ly to afford th" public a good oppor tunity to appraiflc him In the Decem ber session of Congress this year. If be could help carry Indiana he would atrengthen the Democratic national campaign Immensely. He seems cer _ tain at this writing to be on the tteket. Social Equality Is Political Bugaboo Says Mcil.oilist 11< ?m?* >1 issioiutry Swivtarj ;ii l.ako .Imialu-ka MitI ing l.akv .lunaluska, July 13.?"So cial equality i.s a buuahoo ?.f t?olitt cians." d?H;?r?*?l I)r. J. \Y. P? rry, H'Mii" Mis-don .-?? cntary, M< thodist Kl>isi'n|i;il Church, South, in &n ad dress, "\Vh:it the South Owes lo its N'-djro N-iuhbor." ?>? Tun* the social :? conference of Southern Meth odi?|s, in *-issioti here. " 11 does not e\ist and no revolution is in pros pect to usher it Into being. Let us bury it and forgot it. and let social matters take their course under the, direction of an all wise Providence." t>r. Perry said the Declaration of Independence in its first paragraph assumes as axiomatic truth the state ment that "all inen arc horn equal." .."Il'it." be continued, "to stop with thitt is to misunderstand the mean-, in*; of the paragraph.?Soap box ora tors and corner loafers are often heard prating the untruth of the' statement. They say men are not horn equal; and they are not, for' they are not equal physically at birth, not equal mentally; not equal] in social rank. None of which the' declaration proclaims. In the dis cussion of such questions as that he fore us today is it not true that we of the South are too prone to raise the buuahoo of social equality, as an old mountaineer of my native coun try when looking at a giraffe in a - circus declared, 'They hain't 110 such animuleV "Tin1 declaration- proceeds to do- : fine what Is meant hv equality of 1 birth;" Dr. Perry continued, "thai 1*11 men have certain Inalienable rinhts, such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.-- THeie are rights of which no man can be Justly deprived without due process of law. "ICver.v man has the right to live. _ lie did not bring himself thtothe' world, nor is he responsible for the ? flag under which Ills life begins, nor! for the race or class to which he be- i longs. He lias a right to live and the duty of a Christian society is to protect, him in that'right. If the priests and Invites bad xpoliced the road to Jerico the work of the Good Samaritan would not have been needed. It could have been traveled ( in safety. The fact that a road ex-1 isted which was notoriously unsafe for a peaceable citizen to travel was reproach to the social order of Pal-' est ine. "A very black spot rests upon the! character and honor of our country ; ?citizens are too often deprived of life without legal process. The non-j Christian world questions our rellg-' ions faith and integrity as a people because of this. When a scholarly' and cultured Hindoo gentleman some time ayo was nsked by an American for Ills opinion of the value of our Christian missions, replied that lie} did not think a nation whose citizens , lynched many black men had any re-, Union to export. Our missionaries in every land meet the same criti cism. 'Why do you not stop the fear-; fill crime of lynching and such vio-1 lence at home before you come preaching a gospel of righteousness ? to us?' To our credit be It said that] the number of victims has been growing smaller each year and that some Southern states have practical-; l.v eliminated it. We owe It to our selves and to the race which has served us for generations to end the evil in every state. It is the only way to secure Justice and insure Just punishment for'every crime." "The Christian South Is under ob ligation to provide for the liberty of every man." Dr. Perry asserted. "No one desires to see Involuntary slav ery Introduced into the country a us in If peonage be prac ticed in a few other countries, it must not be in the Christian South. Thank Ood! Wherever it dares to lift its head today in all our South it is It Pays To Pay Cash ?At? made to feel the strong arm of the law. And yet has our negro neigh bor been accorded in every place the liberty of economic Justice?'* I>r. Perry Maid every man of what ever race deserves the be*t chance the nation can provide to make him neIf the best and most useful neigh bor and man he can make. The ne gro brought no tradition of home life from Africa. "Do we not owe him Christian sympathy and help in the effort to make his home an institution which will contribute to the development of the best traits of character?" Dr. IVrry uxked. "Is it riulit to charge him hiuh n nt for poor ijuart* r> nr;*! i' n>- i.i ? ..i.? ? in r. i'. m " To II- Ilis I il.t.r tf?r our i'?.!?. t?.i ; v.4 ? tit Mi.i t IK- in a miserable s!>u<*k which no art cotiid mal;e sittraetixe*** "If lit* i- to make the best man possible lie iuuwt have the blessing of a" pure ami . H?? ft dat um I ly /nitrous. The race does not produce sceptics and infidels. \\Y can (earn Irom th??Mi? nefuhbors as w?* try t<> help them. Tlielr religious work is carried on under great hhn <1 i<-;i |??*. I tin 111* ir loxalty and devotion to their churches is Inspiring. and their liberality puts us to shame. "In the Southern Methodist Church had 217 of it* white pn-ach ?tk appointed to work ai?joirtr-"\tlie slaves. Now wo are helping to su^-* port only 11o colored preachers! and ' that has not been done for many years. We must establish more con tacts with them in their religious life. We ran help them in training, schools. institutes, and so know them belt r and tlvo tbi-m the chance to knew us. !>o we not incd this as irnll as they? "The sfYuutb* of th" negro race f*?r education, v. l icli thoy must have ir religion i-* to be anything, more lima superstition, is a story of one of the most heroic struggles in the history of our-nation. Have we toted, fair with them? HaVo we not he-.-. lected their school houses or failed to hulld them? Have we not given; them too meager a share of the pub-i lie school fund? "Kentucky and Missouri are the only states that show a disposition to treat every child alike. Louisiana spends $27.37 for each white chlH and $3.4 0 only for each negro. Even North Carolina, which is leading the whole South In Its program for no-; gro education spends $15.37 for ev ery white child and $5.83 for each colored child or nearly three to one. N that up to the Christian standard of a square deal? Is it wise or right [ to compel those who want to prepare themselves for the best son-ice in teaching or other forms of service to . go to the Northern schools for that preparation? Hut where else could they go? Even the best schools, hcIiooIs of highest grade for them In the South have not been .huilded by Southern people and are not conduct ed with Southern ideals. Should not the South, the Southern Methodist Church build for them and in co-op eration with them a school in the South where under the best tradi tions of the South, and with the ideals of the South, surrounded I./ the halmy atmosphere of the Soutii a negro may be able to prepare him % July Shirt I Special Beautiful. silk stripes and . . madras Shirts. Sold from $2.50 to $4.00. Most all sizes. Your choice? $1.95 WEEKS & SAWYER Where the Best Clothes Come From ?elf for any special service to wbtekt hr devotes his life, and be a trained I workman who needs not be! ashamed? ?'Tlie world looks on us today and expects to lead In the way to ri^htl race relationship," Dr. l'erry said in! conclusion. FINDS CAROLINA MUCH LIKE PENNSYLVANIA IllowLnu Ttock. July 13.?The peo-j pie and the mountain scenery of i Western North Carolina and Penn sylvania are strikingly similar in tho "i ii.."ii nf .1. AllU'li.-H I'a Inn r. for iii* r!\ Attorney fu neral of the I'nit : who rcn-ntZy ;..|ilr? ss. ?1 i ii! contention of t!;?? North Carolina liar Association here. Mr. I'almer who is* a native of I'^rnsj. Uauia commented on thisj (hiring; 1*s \i>it an<l said that*-many of the Moravians. Quakers an I, S?;otch-lri>li who settled in the Pied-! niont section of North Carolina came from Pennsylvania and pointed to] similar family names abounding fu. both states. . The State lii^liwr'' system of| North Carolina was another thin;; that came in for comment from the! former United States Attorney Gen eral who expressed himself as deep ly impressed by the good roads he found In the mountain* around {Slowing Rock. ?Mrs. Lizzie Jennings of Perr>e htreet is visiting Mrs. T. L. Overman of llouie One. City. GOVERNOR MAY FIRE MAYORS AND SHERIFFS Columbus. O . July 13.^-Govenior Donahey >estfrday ordcri'i the may ors of six cities and the sheriffs of four counties to stop violations of the anti-gambling and prohibition laws or get off the Job. FOR REAL SERVICE Scntl Is Your Palm Hatch. C.ool-Clolh cue! Hopsach Suits. Also don't make lite mistake of putting your winter piriiifiil<i away without having them cleaned. V\ e call and deliver to all parts of the city. Cooper Cleaning Works 1'IIONE 2I$0. 2 Matthews Street. STRAWS for the REMAINING HOT DAYS ~~at About Half Price YES! THESE PRICES ARE RIGHT ?BIG LOT?VERY LATEST STYLES, all sizes. (I>1 /P ?3.00 Grades. You never saw such values ?J/A?VW ?HERE'S THE BEST VALUE YOU EVER SAW?About 1(H) very latest styles and very newest brands?the new sun QC l>iirued eolor. The $3.50 and 81.00 Grade OUR ENTIRE S3.00 & 86.00 HATS?And this includes the ehrated KNOX 1 A Final Clean lip celebrated KNOX Hats, go in for ONEPRICE. MITCHELL'S O. F. GILBERT, Proprietor It Pay* to Trade With lis. MEN'S l)KESS SHIRTS 81, S1..>0, 82, 82.50 8.{ For Men B,s Summer Specials FOrMdl Clothes That Are Cool and Comfortable MEN'S STRAW HATS, 81.95 Up COLORS: Are yon -welterInn In (he Hummer heal? IV. you feel ?? REGULARS, STOUTS, though you wrrr drugging a h?i\) tenl nrnnnd with you? Would you lllc#? to nllp Into a Suit thut I* a* light And Airy ns en IDC (?ray, hand and Heather a father? We have Huiu that will look well on yon. ?Mr well for you md keep yon cool mul comfort Able. Come in Mixture*, *nd ln?|?ect our stock of light weight f*brlr?. The price In An Size* 3 I to .)2 added Inducement. SlO 85 T. T. TURNER & CO. $10-85 'mSA.V?WJU'h%AAAAAA.'. BARGAINS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AT 25c, 45c, 95c, $1.65, $2.45 and $4.85 a pair SHOES, PUMPS AND OXFORDS FOR MEN, WOMEN, BOYS, GIRLS AND THE BABYS HINTON BUILDING O W ENS SHOE CO M P A N Y HINTON BUILDING
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