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Our Discount Sale!
Beginning cm Monday next, the 12th
inst., the Emporium will offer to all per
sons who may wish to purchase, the
most substantial discounts on all lines
of furniture now in stock.
'This i3 not a fake sale but a genuine
discount sale, Ini gn rated for the pur
pose of reducing our present offerings
And securing room1 for our spring stocks
on. their arrival. THk golden opportuni
ty of your life is mow before t u.
. The Emporium quotes no discounts on
paper, it only asks that every person
will satisfy himself or herself that the
reductions wfhich it win give him or her
until the first of April next are gen
uine. It is not oft n that a chance like this
ta presented to the people of this sec
tion, and the Emporium feels satisfies
that the people appreci te and will n '
lie slow in taking advantage of it.
In (anticipation of a heavy trade, dur
ing the continuance of this sale, the
management has incre sed its service
and will (be prepared to meet all re
quirements that r-e fcvent may demand.
Remember the opening day is March
the 12 th.
The Emporium,
No. 45 Patton Avenue.
DISFRANCHISING WHITE MEN-
By request we republish brief ex
tracts from the opinions of a few of
the distinguished men, of national rep
utation as lawyers as well as states
men, who have declared the fifth section
of the proposed constitutional amend
ment in this state unconstitutional.
IWe couM add largely to the list, tut
these we publish are typical of the
views of probably nine-tenths of the
men of legal learning in the present
congress regardless of party. - When
Senators Oaffery and McEnery declared
gainst the constitutionality of this
aame "grandfather clause" in the
Ixmlsiana amendment they made a
canvass of the senate, particularly on
the democratic side, and obtained opin
ion (agreeing with their own from
very many of the men most eminent for
legat learning In that body. There is
therefore the best "democratic, as well
as republican, authority for denounc
ing this amendment, that has been
submitted to the people of North Caro
lina as a wilfull attempt to subvert the
constitution of the United States, and to
toeray ignorant white men Into voting
away their rights of suffrage. In proof
that this amendment is aimed at the Il
literate white vote of the state as well
as at the ignorant negro vote it Is only
necessary to recognize the fact that the
men who prepared it took pains to send
to Washington to learn from democrat
ic statesmen and lawyers that the sec
tion ofrt that "protects" the white
man for a few years was unconstitu
tional. It was good enough to serve
for campaign purposes in securing the
vote of the poor anJdl illiterate white
men, but can have no power to save
them from disfranchisement if the
amendment were adopted. Those who
wish to view the course of the politi
cians who put forth this amendment
And secured Its passage In the legislat
ure most charitably can, to be sure,
attribute that disregard of the interests
of the white men they had sworn to
protect more to recklessness than mal
ice, for these politicians express the be
lief that the question of the constitu
tionality of the amendment will not be
tested in the courts.
days of a generation ago, 'or o
soldier's eon, will votefor this amend
ment on this slender chance. George
R. Edmunds is acknowledged the
greatest constitutional lawyer in this
r country, aradi he is among those who
have submitted a carefully considered,
written opinion that the fifth section
of the amendment will" be declared null
and void if the amendment were rati
fied, but that the remainder of the
amendment being complete in itself
andi constitutional would stand. Would
such a consummation the disfran
chisement of a vast number of white
men along with the illiterate class of
negroes be against the interests of
Simmons, Daniels & Co.? For answer
look at the vote of the "white . coun
ties" of the state those of the west
in which the proportion of the whites
to the negroes is as 100 to 1. The larg
est of these counties, and a majority of
all of them, are in the column opposed
to democratic rule in ,this state and na
tion. To disfranchise the poor ana un
educated white men in these western
counties would be a stronger move to-
Tfce" United States postal service Is In
PUDIIC ownerBiup tuiu run uy uie peo
ple, who annually' contribute to' Its de
ficiencies; If the people willed -itthe
railroads of the country, the telegraph
system, the newspapers and other pub
lic or semi-public services .might be
wholly in their harirts and admimsrered
by a "committer." It is the "people
alone who are respmsibla for it being
otherwise. The "submerged tenth" are
"always with us," and men of wealth
may fail to do their full duty by this
submerged tenth, but to make a "sub
merged whole" would not remedy mat
ters. Accumulated wealth may not be
wholly good but it certainly is not
wholly bad; neither Is all virtue and al
wisdom in the possession of the impe
cunious. The man who has borne the
' burden and the heat of the day to eetab
Ish or maintain industrial enterorlse
may not be perfect, there may be room
for more Christianity in his heart, but
he and he alone has to answer to h:s
conscience and his God for the respon-.
sibility his wealth brings him, whether
he should weakly lay it aside or, re
'tainlng It, how he shall use it. There
was once much cant from those in "su
perior" stations as to the duty of hu
mility and resignation in the "poor.'
Now there is much cant as to the duty
of abnegation in the rich and well to
do. Men have always been overzeal-
ward the Simmons, Daniel & Co. brand ,ous to ten each, otner tneir special du
ties, out tne tames seem now to nava
turned upon the "poor rich man."
Doubtless there is a reason for this,
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of white supremacy than to disfran
chise three times as many negroes.
This firm of political tricksters can con
trol and secure majorities in the big
negro counties of Robeson, New Han
over and Halifax, hut they cannot car
ry Madison, Mitchell and Henderson.
SOCIALISM AND MR SHELDON.
A correspondent in yesterday's Ga
zette calls attention to the socialism in
the Rev. C. M. Sheldon's teachings.
We have already commented on Mr.
Sheldon's position as being not that of
a follower of Christ so much as an as
sumed substitute for the Divine Mas
ter. The socialism of Mr. Sheldon's
teaching is quite another matter. One
may agree or disagree with Mr. Shel
don upon it without touching upon the
questions already discussed 'in these
columns. Our correspondent says, "If
a few of our Asheville Christians who
have 'unearned wealth' were to restore
t to a people's committee to be used
for the welfare of the poor here, they
would' be doing what Mr. Sheldon is
now attempting to do in Topeka." We
should, in the first place, like to have
our correspondent point out the 'un
earned wealth'' in Asheville. We ven
ture to say that there is little of such
wealth in Asheville. We would also
call attention to the plain fact that a
'people's committee" can at any time
start an enterprise a railroad, a news
paper, a store or what not for the people"
and give the peopTeThe (benefit of such
enterprise. All that is necessary to do
la to have the people join with the
committee and support the enterprise
until ft pays. Stock for such an enter
prise might be issued In small shares
to an unlimited amount and the peo
ple need only to contribute labor, or
money representing labor, to buy the
shares. We have no douht that there
is many a manufacturerrailroad pres
ident, mercnani; or newspaper owner
who would be willing to turn over his
plant to the "people' anldi draw simply
a reasonable salary from the business,
if the "people" showed a hearty dis
position to go into manufacturing,
railroading, storekeeping or newspaper
work. The "people," however, do not
manifest an eagerness to take business
risks In this way. These risks have
been left in the past to individual men
of courage and special talent. When in
the course of events the enterprises
these men conducted have resulted fa
vorably, wealth has been accumulat
ed. Much of this wealth has been
turned over to the people, not only by
the stimulation of new industries and
by natural benefits accruing from pub
lic conveniences, hut in some cases
through the sense of stewardship
which certain men of wealth feel. That
the whole of this wealth is not ini the
hands of the "people" is because the
"people" did not, as they might have
done in the first place, take the risks
incident to producing it. They can,
however, now, under the guidance of
an astute committee, start new enter-
prises if they wish. There is nothing
but their own Inertia to prevent. The
people are mighty, anldi if they would
intelligently comibine they could run
all the business of the country. Instead
of doing this, however, socialist agita
tors would have us understand that
the "people" prefer to have a few
men accumulate wealth and then turn
it over to them to spend. This Is es
sentially a- ."tramp" doctrine and we
do not believe It is entertaineidi by the
"people." Accumulated wealth in pri
vate hands has its evils, but accum
ulated wealth plays an important part
In the world's progress. To insist that
men who haye shown the capacity for
obtaining or maintaining It should
turn It over to those who have no such
capacity is to argue that all men of
wealth are unjust and unprofitable
stewards. Who shall judge of that?
With the exception of a few misers,
wealth, where it is placed in unprofita
ble hands, soon scatters itself. Then
again,j the tendencies of the times are
toward a greater participation of the
StOCK
but from a spiritual standpoint it would
seem that too much emphasis is laid
upon the possession or non-possession
of money. The annihilation- of money
would not perfect mankind, neither
would its universal distribution, make
men brothers. .Neither socialism nor
anarchy is Christianity. The hearts of
men un'toucheldi by love of God or man
would be as sordid and selfish under
any social system. Both wealth and
poverty may he selfish and universal
wealth or poverty, if either were pos-
sible, would not alter selfishness. It is
not the outward circumstance but the
heart and conscience of men to which
Christianity appeals. This seems often
to be lost sight of by the zealous advo
cate of various social systems.
Mrs. Harriet Evans, Hinsdale, El.,
writes, "I never fail to relieve my chil
dren from croup at i nee y using One
Minute Cough Cure. I would not feel
safe without It." Quiekly cures coughs,
colds, grippe and all throat and
lung diseas-1. Dr T. C. Smith.
Dublic In private enterprise
No UHtPraltP companies and trusts themselves favor
Mi. - , - ... , tnis. a. man wnu, u.
white man, no friend) of a soldier boy . aside a hundred dollars may invest it
who missed his chance at an education in railroads or industrial stock and
because fate willed that he should an- Wiraw his share of the profits or lose
wer the call to arms In the terrible ' his. share of the loss in the business.
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for they are going like hot cakes when
made up with the celebrated Rumford
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consumer 30 cents per pound. Why pay
more?
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If you wish to eend or take home some
pretty or useful pceoents, y. u will find
the largest and h st unique line at
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Asheville Foundry and Machine Shop
GEO. E. B. WELLES, Prop.
Practical Machinist and Mechanical Draughtsman
Haying be ght the Asheville Found ry and Machine Shop and remodeled
the machinery with a new stock of tools and fixtures, I am now prepared to
do all kinds of light and heavy Machine and Foundry work.
Knowing that this establishment has been run in a very unsatisfactory
m Jiner for a number of years, therefore all work from henceforth will be
guaranteed 'to be first class In every particular.
Believing I can make prices satisfactory I hereby soSictt a share of your
patronage. Respectfully,
GEO. E. B. WELLES.
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Should bo well taken; the
posing, lighting and finish should all
ba well done. Both skim and taste are
shown in our work. We have the lat
est improved appratus and up-to-date
ideas, but we can't do it all. You must
do your part. To get our best photos.
make engagements at reasonable hours
and talk it over with us before coming
foi a sitting.
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RoaevUle, N. C, writes: I have uaed
Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Mecacune in
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Program of the Concert.
FIRST EVENING.
. Wednesday, March 21.
Symphony, No. 5, Op. 67 Beethoven
The Chicago Orchestra, sixty per
formers, Theodore Thomas, Conductor.
Selection (from the opera "Lohen
grin." act III. sctnes 1 and two
? Wagner
Introduction Orchestra.
Bridal Chorus -Chorus and. Orchestra
Duet Soloists and OrchestitC
Soloists: Miss Caroline Gardner Clarke,
soprano: Dr. Ion A Jackson, Tenor.
Overture, Prodana Nevesta.....Smetana
Orchestra.
InvitationrtJd the Dance Weber
(Orchestration by Felix Wedngartner)
Orchestra.
Italian Capricclo.. .. .. ..Tschaikowksy
"Lord Ullln's "Daughter." A Bal
lad . . Hamish Mac Curd
Ohbrus and Orchestra.
MATINEE.
Overture Die Meistersinger Wagner
Orchestra..
Waldweben (Forest Scene), Sieg
fried Wagner
Orchestra.
Violin Solo (a) Allegretto non
troppo...
(b) Scherzando.. ...... Lalo
Mr. Leopold Kramer.
Symphonic Poem1 Les Preludes.. .Liszt
Orchestra. -Intermisslofni.
vSulte Peer Gynt,.No 1... ....... ..Grieg
Orchestra.
Cello SOlo Le Desir Servals
Mr. Bruno Steindel.
Waltz On the Beautiful Blue
Danube ..Joh. Strauss
Orchestra.
Selection from "The Damnation
of Faust".. .. ..Hector Berlioz
Minuet of the Will-o-the-Wisp.
Dance of the Sylphs. Rakoczy March.
Orchestra.
SECOND EVENING.
Thursday, March 22, 8:30 p. rru
Part One "Spring, of the Orato
rio. "The Seasons." Haydn
Chorus,-Orchestra and Soloists.
Soloists :M4ss Caroline Gardner Clarker
Soprano.
Dr. Ion A Jackson, Tenon
Julian Walker, Bass.
.Symphony, B Minor ("The Un-
- , flnjlshed") Schubert
Orchestra.
, Intermission.
Overture' Tan n hiaeu aer Wagner
Orchestra.
Bass Solo Casper's Aria from
Der Frelschutz" Webe:
Mr. Julian . Walker.
Symphonic Poem Dance Macabre
Saint Saens
Orchestra.
Ballet Music Feramors -. . . .Rubinstein
. Orchestra.
Selection from the Oratorio, "The
creation? Haydn
Recitative In Splendor Bright.
Dr. Ion A. Jacksom.
Trio and Chorus The Heavens are
Telling.
Chorus, Orchestra and Soloists.
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