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THE ROANOKE BEACON
SHOES AND HOSE FOR
C. V. W. AUSBON Editor. Pubi;.i,.r. c. s. AUSBON
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
ALL THE FAMILY
Plymouth, N. C, Friday, November 17, 1916.
THE VOTE AND
ITS VALUE.
If there has ever been clearly
set before the people of this
country the value of a vote that
has been done in the election
which has just been concluded,
for in some States less than a
hundred yotes settled the status,
while in many places there were
majorities for various candidates
for office of from one to ten votes
Indeed there have been con
tests in which one vote figured
in the fight for control. Right
down in North Carolina in the
Tenth District a few votes one
way or the other will decide the
eleotion of one member of Con
gress, and the line up is so close
that the one vote from the Tenth
District may give control to
either the Democratic or the Re
publican party.
All over the country the close
ness of the present election gives
the advice to men everywhere
that thev should vote. We have
no doubt but that the uncaste
vote of this country would a
mount to great fignres and we
wonder that men given the right
of the franchise do not exercice
it. We beleive that it is one of
the duties of citizenship to vote,
that the man who fails to do this
fails in his dutv to himself and
his country.
Men who neglect to perform
this duty of citizenship fail in
the very essential of that which
goes to make up a Republic. The
man without opinions and with
out convictions is a man whose
life puts the institutions of free
America ih danger, it was con
victions and opinions which
made this a 'free and independ-
ant country, and it is by the bal
lot box that we are to maintain
our freedom and independance.
When we fail in that important
duty we fail not alone
ourselves
but also our country.
The lesson of the election of
1916 is one which should be kept
in memory by men who fail to
vote. It should teach them to
vote. A man becomes a bette'r
citizen when he exercises his
right to vote, for the greater the
vote, the more is the strength of
the people behind the govern
ment. Ex.
HAVE THEM BOLTED
DOWN.
The country would have been
vastly the loser had there been
given to Mr. Mr. Hughes the
power to carry out his threat of
wiping off the statute books the
legislation enacted by the Dem
ocrats in the past four years.
And it is good for this country
that there is yet ahead of it three
months .of a Democratic Con
gress in both branches, and we
have an idea that the President
will present to it such a program
that it will be kept busy in ser-
v.ce ior tne people till the very
midnight of the third day of
March.
If it should turn out that the
Republicans have a majority in
the next Congres it is evident
hat it will be so slender that
it will not hold at all times. But
be that as it may, the result of
Democratic legislation of the
past four years is bolted down,
for eyen in the event that the
next House is Republican, there
are the Democratic Senate and
the Democratic President on
guard in the interest of the peo
ple. And that means that there
will be no backward step, even
if there is a pause in beneficial
legislation. No Republican leg
islation from the House will have
a look in.
Mnr.n can hp nonp thio
ter to add to the ly
which has been enacted in be
half of the people, and we ex
pect to see this pressed to the li
mit. Then there wiil come the
next Congress in December 1917
and if the House is ReDublican
we can "mark time" till the el
ection of 1918 puts the issue up
to the people again, and we are
of the opinion that the Congress
elected then will be of the Dem
ocratic brand. And even if it
prove true that the Republicans
control the incoming House we
feel sure that as some of Repub
licans come from States where
the people voted for Wilson that
they will not be hog-tied to Rep
ublican standpatism, but will co
operate with President and the
Democracy in enacting progres
sive legislation. What has been
accomplished by the Wilson ad
ministration for the people is
bolted down, and the outlook is
bright for more of it.-Exchange.
Commissiner's Proceedings
The Board of County Commis
sioners met pursuant to adjouen
ment on Monday Nov. 6, 1916.
Psesent W. S. DavenDort. Chm
T. L. Satterthwaite, and J. W.
Starr.
Minutes read and approved.
Ordered that John Nurney be
releived of tax on account of in
firmity.
The following accounts were
allowed:
N. B. Stevens, services 8 40 00
U V. W. AusdonHar-
rel's Bill 10 35
V. H. Hampton & Son
Co. Home 81 67
Hampton & Son jail 6 68
w . l . JN urney services 6 50
H. Gurkin 44 16 66
J no. W. Darden " 10 00
J. n. bmitn Election 16 53
J. Keid services 61 90
V. B. Martin " 10 00
Div. of Markets cotton
v q f . ing 27 60
W. S. Davenport services 4 90
& ,
t t it " c"ul printing ii o5
L. W. Gaylord Recorder
46 00
35 00
30 00
42 40
28 25
13 44
2 50
50
50
50
50
1 12
112
112
112
50
50
150
150
100
150
200
2 00
2 90
v . ts. Martin Sol.
Z. V. Norman "
C. V. W Ausbon clerk
J. E. Peid Sheriff
W. F. Ausbon J. P.
deo. Harrison witness
Ed. Sawyer
C. J. Norman
Rosa Little
Ruby Little
Geo. Davenport
Ellis Davenport "
David Williams "
Alice Williams "
Bruce Reason "
Walter Hassell
J. W. Shores
T. R. Chesson
A. F.Arnold
L. Davenport "
F. E. Reid
S D. Davis
L. L. Chesson "
J E. Stillman
Rounoke Beacon pub & prin
2 00
ting election tickets, sta
tionary, etc. 39 00
Carrie Stillman witness 2 00
Moye Spruill " 2 00
J. A. Spruill " 1 00
Minnie Wallace " 1 00
Wm. Wallace " 1 00
Bessie Litus " 1 00
W. H. Phelps rations poor 2 50
Swain & Davenport " 10 00
Stave & Timber Corp. 23 20
Spruill Bros. lumber 27 56
A. G. Walker 3 25
J. W. Starr fur. poor 12 50
T. H. Spruill services 64 87
S. B. Spruill allowed 5 00
Mrs. Gurganus " 5 00
John Nurney " 2 76
Plymouth L&I Co. coal etc 10 15
J. W. Scarr service 6 70
T. L. Satterthwaite services 4 40
F. R. Johnston hay ' 10 40
ROAD ORDERS
Plymouth I'wnship
W. H. Hampton & snn
chain gang etc $ 153 49
W. H. Hampont fuming 98 88
A. F. Arnold Sevce 60 00
E. R. Johnston hay 38 65
City Hay & Grain hay 42 80
Wilts Veneer Co. lumber 38 71
Lee's Mills Township
City Hay & Grain Co. feed 1 35 15
J. L, Roper Lbr. Co Ibr. 40 00
Davenport rations 29 44
venport frt. bill 56 04
Villwork 5685
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Va. a and G. Corp. gra'lS 42 85
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