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Mark Twain's1, death, lias been
"slightly exaggerated." and is dife, I
trust! to ,tile lionesj rui'-apprehonsioii
of its author.
I Jnt writing tliis letter, then for.,
to d-elare. once for all. that I have
been a candidate since the announce
menl was made, cud will continue to
be a candidate, at least until the la-t
vote has been counted in the coming
prim try.
And in this connection I wish to
correct another itnpressiolt- which is
likewise utter'., without foundation.
Shortly after the announcement was
made that I would he a candid dr. a
press report came out from Washing
ton. which was published in : ome of
our papers. suggesting in substaiie
that the contest hdtween Mr. \V< av r
and (nte v. ould probably result in bitterness
and would tend to disrupt the
Democratic party in this district. To
my own personal knowledge the foregoing
suggestion has In en rep atcd in
at h.:st two counties in this distrh 1
by it it-it who are opposed t > my noin
inution.
I roncede thai a eon; eke this
cottl i be waged 011 d pl;.l;e so 'ow as
to i reduce the re-11 It pr dieted, i ui
no iinin who really knows Mr.! Weaver
and me v. ill for a mono lit entertain
a surged ion so ridiculous and absurd.
1! A friendship of man. years standing
has existed between Mr. Weaver and
< me. I have heard title claim advanc. d
by -ome 01' my friends that sine.
Mr. [Weaver lias been running lor I 051gre?s
1 have perhaps made more
spec flics in his behalf and in behalf
of I lie Democratic party than lie lias
mace. I.et that be as it may. 1 -know
it e ill be said with'truth that I have
mate more Democratic speeches in
this) district than any other living
man in it. and 110 man will undertake
to say that 1 have ever faltered in
my luya'ty to Mr. Weaver and the
Democratic party.And
I am unwilling to admit that I
ant estopped from aspiring to this
nomination because perchance it may
be the opinion of a few nun in this
district, or in the opinion of some
press reporter beyond the limits of
thei State, that my entrance into the
conte.-t may injure the Democratic
party.
Any Democrat of proper age, who
has familiarized himself with the history
of his country and the political
qm-stionss of the clay, and who possesses
the requisite .qualifications and
character, has both the moral and legal
right to aspire to any office within
the gift of the people: and no man
cap claim an indefeasible title to any
office within their gift.
I maintain that in seeking a Democratic
nomination, as well as in the,
administration of the affairs of (lov,
ernnient. the time-honored tenet of the
Depnocratic faith, '"equal rights to all
and special privileges to none," does,
anp of right ought to apply.
flow can any man in this district,
knowing me. believe for a moment
that 1 could or would do or say anything
to the injury of the Democratic
pa|rty? Much of my life has been
spent in upholding the Democratic
cause. Prom the time 1 was twentyone
years old and before, in every
political battle that has been waged
in this section, 1 have always been
found in the thicket of the fight. At
n<f time during the last quarter of a
century have I ever turned a deaf
ear to any appeal my party has made
to me whenever and wherever it was
' I thought that I knight serve its cause.
\ In each campaign, at my own expense,
\ and at the sacrifice of my own time
I and oustness to me uiiermosi ui no
humble power, I have held aloft the
' | Democratic banner; and when this
/ cohtest is over, if it turns out to be
I the wish of the people that I shall
continue to serve as a private in the
ranks and my life and health shall be
spared for twenty-five years longer.
I will continue, without reward, to
ffght the battles of the Democratic
party, because I believe that the institutions
of this country can be made
tp endure only by the application of
democratic policies and Democratic
principles in government.
! But I ask no man or woman in this
district to support me because of iny
party service. If I have served the
Democratic party, I have served it because
I conceived it to be my duty to
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serve. 11 i? nui a. qucanuu ui iiauu~
ing out to a deserving democrat the
tonor and salary that go with the
Congressional ' office. If this were
^rue, each county in the district could
present a score of equally deserving
men, possessing every qualification
^.nd fitness, while there is but one
Office to be filled.
| The question of paramount importance
to the voter is the selection of
that man who can best serve the interest
of the splendid people of this
great district, and the object to be
f sought, by the candidate is the opportunity
for service which a seat in
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Congress affords.
On my part there shall b(^ no bitterness,
or personalities, or criticism,
or acrimony between Mr. Weaver and
^me. Nor can there be any difference
between us in reference to the questions
involved.
We are both in favor of all the
good things possile for this great
district. We are in complete accord
upon the political issues of the day
We are both in favor of Democrats
) EM OCR ATI C VOTERS
ESSIONAL DISTRICT
poln-ies and Democratic principle.*! of
government.
Ho is seeking iiis sixth term in
Congress?a tot I of twelve years. I
tutve done nil 1 eon Id to aid hint to
via the terms fm which be has been
looted, while 1 am, for the first time,
seeking tie-, honor, and 1 do \thatil
iwf am opjiet ii.nity to serve the people
if this great district. I know our
iorious mountain section. I am familiar
villi its beauty and its gran
tl.-ur. I know something of its marvelous
and incat iinalile. wealth. I can
vision iis Inline which is now aglow
- i'h hope, and opportunity and pron>
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I w.-o: horn of these mountains; 1
wo; n :rt it red at their breast; I have
iv- d my life within their shadows;
the! when my rotir-o on earth lias
? n finished. I pray ttint my spirit
,.,y la permitted to take its flight
t -in the left;. In mitts into the groat
isyoud. A- ii I believe I ktio'vv some.liing
of tile uf the people of this
.-.at district. |
Ami if liy their votes they decide
that I shall have tin opportunity to |
.. rve them in the great office to
hieh I aspire. I shall he glad; and!
ilial t vent it will be my solemn
. hdge that upon all politic, t! finest ion's i
-. 11! ...... ^..,..1, lot,.iitc niiil iiNU-rii'i as i
i 1 lots jii;\t-ii mo to advance lit.
a 'of Democratic faith. 1 will, on |
' i';. occasion, oppose any measure )
.!?; i i: nils toward the centralizati.ni
e; power in tile Federal (iiivcriuuciit.
lit.it tenth; to impair the soWr- i
i.'.nty of the States in thuir right to I
. iftiia.ie and control their own inter.id
and local affairs. And 'upon (pps
lions not' of a po'ilicu! nhiract' r. 1
nil fits! undertaki to ascertain the
i h s of my people, and then aft
upon such instructions as they may
L'ivc nuiantl as God will | enable me ;
:o see lh* right.
I1'. on the other hand the people
li.tli render their verdict; in favor ofi
Mr. Wearer: if they shall decide that
hi is again entitled to wear upon his !
brow the laurel wreath:-if it is their,
wish that he shall again carry the ,
Dotnot ratie banner; then it is like- i
wis,, my solemn pledge that every
itne lie unfurls its silken folds to the
!;r*n ze 1 will stand hy his side and
wave itt loyally the olive branch/of
P< a< in the ranks of the Democratic ,
1. t there he no inharuioniouit strife
' a the Heinooi at ic liotisi hold. A Dent
i tal who attempts to engender strife
>r bitterness in a conu'si between
t moc.rats is an enemy of the Democratic
party.
Favoritism and centralized power |
are entrenched in our Citadel. Spe-,
! rial privilege sits enthroned in our
! Net ion's Capital. Craft and Creed
' ie-'il high carnival in the high places
j .'f mir tloveinnieiit. The beneficiaries
j of class legislation loll and revel in
jtiiKu ions splendor in palaces whose
j f! ited columns point to the skies;
* iile Hunger and Want shiver and
s: ffer it: the humble homes of . the
; pi or. wlto ip itlu r seek nor enjoy sfpe-,
: ii pi ivi'eges from the government to
I a ill i hem in their hat tic for lireai .
I The .Money Changers are polluting
j tl e Temple of our Liberties, and
i wle thcr .Mr. Reaver or I shall be
! nominated in Tenth Congress on-:
; at District, it is vitally essential that
itile Democracy shall present a united
! front. / FELIX H. ALLEV.
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL TAX
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ELECTION.
By order o|f the Board, jof Commissioners
of .Pojlk County, a|j special tax
school election has beeijj, called and
will he held ^n and for ' oft of special
'school district included'within the
lunnuis of Oolumhus Township (in.
/eluding all tjf .Columbus Township),
Ion Tuesday, !the lfith day of March,
lor the] pn pose of ascertaining
the will, of the people within said
!special sehoojl district, whether there
I shall he levied and collected in said
district a'special annual tax of not
mote than: fifty (T>0) cents on the one
hundred dollars' valuation of prop,
erty, and one dollar and fifty cents
<$l..Mi) on the poll, to supplement the
I'uhlic School Fund which may he
apportioned to said district by the
county Hoard of Kducalion in case
shell special tax is voted. L. L. Tallaiil.-is
the registrar, and II. 1'. Sharp
ind It. 1-i; Sellers are the judges for
said election. The Courthouse has
been designated as the polling place
for said election. A new registration
>f till voters within said special tax
district has been ordered. The reg.
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* ] P you can't supply your r
* hour and a half drive to
* complete Department Store.
* "Lowest-in-the
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Service Station for tJ
In addition to selli
Exi
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the right battery f<
Service includes skilf
every make of battel
on responsible advic
prices here.
We look forward tc
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Coacjh may be purchased
ent anft convenietit terms <
y closed car?even a "Four"?y<
as much as the Essex Coach cosl
difference in everything that i
I'irmance, Quality, Comvort,
and vour pride in the car you c
tide v iii tell. And, in price, te
.i!. i: or.i r.rv of operation, Ei
easy to own. Why accept less
Y/h\ rot have the qualities
wanted "Si::" type in the world]
lenger Motor <
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THE PdLK COUNTY NEWS.
istration books will be open for thi
registration of voters from the 15tl
day of February, 1926, to the 6th da;
of March, 1926, inclusive, and wil
close for the registration of voters oi
the 6th day of March, 1926. Satur
day, the 13th day of March, will b?
challenge day. On each Saturday
during said period of registration th<
books for registration of voters wu
be open at the polling place (Court
house) in said district from nint
o'clock A. M. to sunset. At said elec
tiori those favoring the levy and col
lection of said special tax shall vot<
a ticket on which shall be written 01
printed the words "For Local Tax,'
and those who oppose shall vote s
ticket on which shall be written ot
printed the words "Against Local
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HOARI) OF COMMISSIONERS OP
FOLK COUNTY.
By W. C. HAGUE, Clerk.
NOTICE OF SALE.
Under and jby virtue of an order
of the Superior Court of Polk County
made in the [Special Proceeding en
titled J. R. Ijjurgess, Administrator,
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VTHERS |
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> a call from you.
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Carolina.
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'reight and
Fax Extra
for a low
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du pay
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counts
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Company
s J va. Louise Mills Camp et al., th
11 same being now upon the special pr
f ceeding docket of said court, the ui
1 dersigned commissioner will, on th
i 1st day of March, 1926, at 12 o'cloc
- M-, at the courthouse door in Colun
3 bus, Polk County, North Carolina, o
r fer for sale to the highest bidder fc
5 cash, that certain tract of iana lyin
1 and being in White Oak Townshij
. Polk County, North Carolina, adjoii
s ing the lands of E. G. Thompson, F
. S. Tanner and others, and more pa<
ticularly described as follows, viz.:
! Beginning at a stake where th
* hereinafter described lands join an
' meet the Thompson and Tanner land
i and Powell lands and runs with Pov
ell's line N. 23 E. 61 poles to
I stake in N. C. Harris line; thenc
with his line S. 721-4 W. 171 poles t
' the center of Green River; thence wit
Thompson and Tanner's line S. 62 E
184 poles to the beginning, containin
92 7-8 acres, more or less.
This 23rd day of January, 1926.
J. R. BURGESS, Commissioner.
Feb. 18th pa
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Notice of Delinquent Taxpayer.
Notice ls: hereby given to Mrs. Peai
Shaw and all persons that may hav
a lien on the land herein describe
that the uhdersigned purchased at
delinquent Tax Sale in Cooper's Ga
Township, Polk County, N. C., o
the 4th day of May, 1925, 8 acres c
land listedjin the name of Mrs. Peai
Shaw and taxed for the year 1924.
You are; further notified t|iat aj
SAVE -with
SAFETY
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WASN'T it only 'the other
day you said "This weather
is bad for the hands?" Well,
you needn't let that worry you.
Lemon juice, as you know, is
slightly astringent and splendid
for the treatment of roughness;
the cocoa butter is, of course,
the best of all tissue builders.
Combined they make the best
possible skin treatment.
This lotion is also an excellent
skin bleach.
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for the construction of
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? of May, 1926. .
1- E. W. DEDMOND,
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Southern Railway System a
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