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ail the old furniture in the same old
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onous. If you can't afford a lot of
new furniture, get a little. It will be
at great comfort and relief. But we're
elling it so cheaply nowadays that we
think you can afford to get a lot If
you want to.
W. A. BLAIR,
45 PATTON AVE.
ME- AYCOCK MAKES AN AFFI
DAVIT. In order to secure the vote of one
white' man for the proposed disfran
chising amendment, and in the hope of
retarding the tide of opposition and
suspicion that is submerging the poli
cies he is defending in this campaign,
C. B. Aycock, democratic candidate
for governor, has made the following
remarkable affidavit:
North Carolina, Caldwell County.
C. ,B. Aycock, being duly sworn,
. deposes and says that he has care
fully examined and studied the pro
posed amendment to the constitu
tion of the state of North Carolina,
and that he not only believes, but is
entirely confident that no white
man born in the United States will
a be disfranchised thereby, provided
that he registers at any .time prior
to 1908; affiant further swears that
the amendment provides that the
voter must have paid his poll tax
by March 1st of election year for
the preceding year, but this provi
sion is safeguarded by the further
constitutional provision that no on,a
over 50 years of age shall be re
quired to pay poll tax and the fur
ther provision that the commission
ers of the several counties may ex
empt from said tax those unable to
pay on account of poverty or in
timity; affiant further swears that
the amendment does not disfran
chise any native born white man,
but that the white man may dis
franchise himself by refusing or
neglecting to pay his poll tax or by
confession or conviction of an in
famous crime before any court hav
ing jurisdiction of the same. Af
fiant further swears that any per
son who registers prior to 1908 un
der the provisions of the constitu
tional amendment need never learn
to read or write, but can contin-ue
to vote until his death without
learning to read or write.
(Signed) C. B. ATCOCK.
Sworn to and subscribed to be
fore me this 14th day of June, 1900.
(Seal.)
(Signed) J. V. McCALL,
C. S. C. Caldwell Co.
North Carolina, Caldwell County.
C. B. Aycock made this sworn state
ment on an offer of J. A. Crisp, of Le
noir, that if he (Aycock) would take
this oath he (Crisp) would vote for the
amendment. When the affidavit period
has arrived in a campaign conducted
by the present democratic managers in
North Carolina the period of utter
recklessness is also at hand. On Octo
ber 1, 1898, James H. Pou went before
a notary public and swore to the fol
lowing, which was later incorporated
in a democratic campaign circular:
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'BONMARCkBrjBsbitit Main St.
, "I have never said mat me
democrats regained control of the
state they intended to disfranchise
the negroes and illiterate white vot
ers. I never have said anything
- like this, and I know that such is
not the intention of the democratic
party. I have never heard a single
democrat give utterance to such a
sentiment, and I do not believe
- that if such a proposition comes be
fore the general assembly -hat if
would receive a single deniociati
vote."
The affidavit was made for the same
purpose as C. B. Aycock's hi the hope
of affectiner a few voters, regardless of
.q the -future mleht disclose, iif.er
rv iiu i w
these votes were caught and counted.
Mr. Aycock's affidavit is a bunch of
misleading sophistry and misstate
ment. We can hardly accuse r.his as
tute lawyer of ignorance of the fact
that there are illiterate men in this
state, who were born within its bor
ders, of parents who were never voters
in any state of the union -prior to Jan
uary 1, 1867. These men sons of Ger
mans, Hollanders, Hungarians or Wal
densians are white men who could
not vote under the proposed North
Carolina constitutional amenameii-.
Mr. Aycock in his travels has met
many of these, and we call attention to
them only to point out the reckless
sophistry the "trick," if you please, to
speak in plain English of this whole
affidavit, so far as it relates to illiter
ate white men. -He knows tnese wane
men cannot vote under his amendment,
even if every portion of the measure
were constitutional. But
Mr. Aycock "swears that any person
who REGISTERS prior to 1908 UNDER
THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTI
TUTIONAL AMENDMENT need never
learn to read or write, but can continue
to vote until death." Under the consti
tutional amendment "every person pre- j
senting himself for registration shall
be able to read and write any section
of the constitution in the English lan
guage.
Under this provision no man, be he
white or black, who cannot read ana
write CAN 'REGISTER. It is there
fore safe to say that any illiterate per
son "who registers" can. vote. .The
prohibition enforced by this disfran
chising measure confronts the illiterate
man AT REGISTRATION . If he is
legally registered he is a voter. Mr.
Avcnrk knows that no illiterate man
will be legally registered under the so
called grandfather clause if the courts
strike that out, as the greatest consti
tutional lawyers in the country declare
they will.
It may therefore be truly said that
Aycock swears to nothing; but has
taken an oath that, until analyzed,
APPEARS to support the contention cf
the democratic managers that their
disfranchising scheme cannot destroy
the suffrage rights of white voters. N
His oath in this respect presents it
self before the eyes of the illiterate
white voters and their friends like the
proposed amendment itself, an apple of
Sodom, pleasing to the eye, but rotten
within. It deserves to be honored with
a choice place in one of Mr. Simmons'
1900 symposiums, and in our scrap book
we shall place it beside Mr. Pou's 1S98
affidavit.
According to Mr. Aycock the white
man who is too poor to pay his poll
tax, under the proposed amendment, is
at the mercy of the county commission
ers. They may permit him. to vote or
they may disfranchise him. If he
can't pay his poll tax on the particular
day the promoters of this amendment
scheme have set he "disfranchises him
self," according to Mr. Aycock. He
had no right to be poor, or hard up in
seed-sowing time. This argument
could later be applied to white men dis
franchised by the educational qualifi
cation they would "disfranchise them
selves" the amendment wouldn't dis
franchise them, it would be purely
itheir inability to read and write the
constitution of North Carolina. This
is a beautiful argument to relieve
Simmons, Daniels, Aycock & Co. of re
sponsibility for their disfranchising
game.
A QUESTION OF AUTHORSHIP,
The "higher criticism" and biblical
scholarship, which are making such a
stir nowadays in theology have per
haps offered no more curious statement
than that recently made by Prof. Har
nack, the German biblical scholar.
Prof. Harnack attributes the Epistle to
the Hebrews to a woman, the Prisci'la.
to whom Paul so often refers, with her
husband, as his coadjutors. Priscilla
and her husband, Aqulia, came origin
ally from Rome and were prominent as
preachers and teachers at the head of
a household congregation there. The
epistle to the Hebrews was written by
an author who uses "we" and "I" in
terchangeably. Priscilla and Aquila
labored with Timothy in Corinth and
Ephesus. These facts' and other inter
nal evidence Prof. Harnack uses in his
argument, which is certainly both in
genious and curious. The bible, whose
literature covers a period of hundreds
of years, has many mysteries of author
ship. The books of the old being at
tributed, .by tradition to various au
thors, the ordinary reader.however, has
learned to look upon the writings of the
new testament as belonging without
doubt to the names attached to them
in our English version. The questions
that still vex the biblical scholar have
little interest for the mass of readers,
who turn the book with only those
MARCHE.
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that human
life
present, and for
whose solution ' an answer" may -'be
found within the. covers of the wonder
ful volume that was for centuries in
writing. While scholars are vexing
themselves over the date or authorship
of different portions, and critics are
looking for inconsistencies in the nar
rative or errors, in translation, the or
dinary and thoughtful reader Is mar
veling at the wonder of its continuous
development through consecutive
writers and the coherency of its teach
ings extended over a period longer than
the 1900 years that have elapsed since
Christ's birth. Judged merely as liter
ature there is nothing like it in modern
times, and looked at as a guide for hu
man conduct, a light upon the myster
ies of human life and destiny, it is .the
source of Inspiration of our modern
Justice and mercy as we'l as of our
hope for the future. This, to the Chris
tian, is greater evidence of its divin"1
purpose and essential truthfulness than
is the settlement of any question of
scholarly criticism. Although such
questions may have a passing interest
for the studious, to those who seek
guidance or comfort from its pages, the
questions of scholarship have but a
minor importance. The marvel is rath
er that the book has been handed down
so complete from Temote times and un
favorable conditions. Its latest pages
were written long before the printing
press was ever dreamed of, and its
earlier books date back to a period
when history was preserved by word of
mouth from one generation to another.
Its record of human aspiration and
hope bind together countless genera
tions of humanity and in its reve'ation
of What is and always has been in the
heart of man it may, even in a histori
cal sense, be truly called "The Book of
Life." Ordinary records deal with out
ward acts and their results in history,
this book traces the history of feelings
in the heart of man, where lies his true
life and from whence flows his Hopes
and fears, his joys and sorrows, his as
pirations and his dangers. The bible
as history deals with these and leads
ever onward in its pages to the point
where light is thrown upon the future.
This light which gleams fitfully
through the years of the old testament
grows to full radiance in the new, and
throws its beams not only down the
1900 centuries that have passed but in
to the unknown future, making: the
bible not only the Book of Life in a
historical sense, but a Book of Life in
the present and in the prophetic sense.
To the open mind and heart, the vast
ness and completeness of the Book of
books, the depth and height of its wis
dom and insight, the light it throws on
human life and conduct and destiny,
must always be the marvel that makes
questions of criticism' or scholarship
fade into comparative insignificance.
Whoever the writer or writers of dif
ferent portions, whatever the error or
errors of translation in transmission,
the Book is and will remain the Book
of Life, the record, guide and inspira
tion of life.
There is evidence that the present
democratic leadership in the nation
doesn't eyen know how to manage its
own business affairs. The Durham
Herald gives that away when it re
marks that "if tihe democratic delegates
can raise sufficient funds to defray
their expenses while at Kansas City it
will be comparatively easy to meet the
other campaign expenses."
A ''PERFECTED" MEASURE.
Editor of the Gazette:
Sir: The editor of the Raleigh Post,
in its issue of June 14, 1900, says that
"The alterations in the phraseology
of the proposed amendment simply per
fect that measure and make it clear
er as to the intent and purpose of the
legislature and people who support it."
And that:
"The republican opponents of the
measure objecting to negroes being giv
en ah "opportunity to dodge their poll
tax. The clause in the bill which may
have been subject to their criticism has
been stricken out, so that, to satisfy
Sentors Pritchard and Butler and
Chairman Holton, the colored poll can
hereafter pay this much toward the
school fund or work it out on the pub
lic roads."
There were over 20,000 delinquent
white polls last year and nearly 20,000
colored polls.
Forty thousand men that "can here
after pay that much toward the rchool
fund or work it out on the public
roads" under guard, shotgun in hand.
Permit me to name the coming era
the democratic era of good roals 40.
000 convicts, for the single crime of be
ing poor and unfortunate! The num
ber can easily reach 60,000 in sm-h dem
ocratic hard times as .vo had from
1892 to 1896. ?
The Post trul:r fays that the altera
tions in the amendment "makes it
clearer as to the intent and purpose of
the legislature and people who support
it." Yours truly, BOB FREEMAN.
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GRAVE NEYS-FROM CHINA.
(Continued from first page.)
sources, 10,000 imperial troops wh'ch
were between Pekin and' the interna
tional forces advancing on th-t c'ty,
have disbanded and Joined the boxers.
It is asserted that the government of
China does not consider Itself responsi
ble for any encounter which may take
place. The native banks at Chin Kiang
closed business yesterday, fearing
trouble frorm the boxers. Excitement
prevails in the Yang-Tse valley, but
all is quiet at Chefoo, in spite ofalarm
in rumors to the contrary.
' THE "HAGUE TO SEND TROOPS.
The Hague, June 16. T' e govern
ment has instructed the gn' e nor-gen-eral
of the .Dutch East Indies, Herr
W. Rooseboom, to dispatch a warship
with troops to China.
BURNED AT THE STAKE.
New York, June 16. A dispatch from
Tien Tsln says: Boxers control Tien
Tsin and the native city officials have
been iburned at the stak'e. A great
panic prevails among the Chinese.
WASHINGTON AGITATED.
Washington, June 16. There has been
no time since Sunday, February 5, 1899,
when official Washington has been so
agitated as it was today. The news sent
bv the Laffan correspondent at Hong
Kong caused a sensation at the White
House, the state, war and navy de
partments and was the reason for the
conference early this afternoon between
the president and secretaries of state
and war The result of this conference
was a determination to send aaditional
forces to China for land service If no
official advices Showing the situation
improved were received within a rea
sonable time. It is believed General
MacArthur has been cabled to have
troops prepared for immediate embar
kation for Taku.
SEYMOUR'S PERIL.
London, June 16. A despatch from
Dalziel's news agency from Shanghai
says the force under Admiral Seymour
is between Laing Fang and Youd Sun.
Enormous masses of Chinese soldiery
are in front of them. Boxers and Chi
nese soldiers are cutting the' railway
in their rear. The column is short of
provisions and water.
INCENDIARISM AT PEKIN.
The same correspondent sends a re
port of w-idespread incendiarism at Pe
kin. Numerous buildings were de
stroyed, including the buildings of the
Amercan board of commissioners of
foreign missions.
The lateat reports from Chinese
sources state British marines and blue
jackets engaged with General Yung
Fuh Siang troops for several hours and
many Chinese were killed.
THE BRITISH ARE ACTIVE.
(Continued from first page.)
one case and those of the Wickersham
faction in ine other. Accordingly the
committee decided to place on the
temporary roll Aldrich and Smith.
Vaughanites from the Fourth district
and Lathrop and Ezell, Wickersham
men from the Seventh district. The
transaction was accomplished without
discussion. The contest in the second
district was withdrawn and the
Vaughan men were seated. They were
J. W. Dimmick and Percy Morris.
ANOTHER BRIDGE JUMPER.
New York, June 16. While a trolley
car was going across the Brooklyn
bridge tonight an unknown passenger
alighted from the car a short distance
from the New York tower and jumed
from the bridge. It is believed he was
taken away by men in a row boat
watching near the bridge.
NATIVE RISING IN AFRICA.
Bathurst, Gambia Colony, West Afri
ca, June 16. A native rising has occur
red in the Gambia colony, and two
British commissioners and six members
of the police have been killed at San
kanandi, on the south bank of the
Gambia river by Mandirrgoes.
Letter From Pretoria.
Just as we predicted in the Gazette
a couple of weeks ago, Pretoria has fall
en and Is now in the hands of Lord
Roberts. Pretoria, like other cities, was
short of food. Horse flesh with onions
made a Hamburg steak; mule flesh with
ki-ho-ya- ma e a good Boer stew; the
biscuits w re all right made with
American flour and Rumfo d Baking
Powder. One of the amusing incidents
of the flight of the Boers was when
Paul Kruger'8 co.k hastily slipped the
can of Rumford Baking Powder in her
jacket. Said she knew that the Brit
ish would steal the biscuits and cake
made -with that powder same as the
Boers. Lord Roberts said they were
the finest he ever put in this mouth.
This war has drained heavily the fi
nances of Great Britain.
MEET ME AT THE PARAGON."
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These photos mailed anywhere pott
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Worth more than the cost to see such
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Notice to Consumers Using:
Lawn Sprinklers.
All persons using lawn sprinklers oth
er than the hours prescribed by the
city council, will be arrested and fined
five dollars for each and every of
fense. . ; I J'.'I
Hours for lawn sprinkling 6 to 8 p.
m. Pave wash from 6 to 8 a. nu
This is the only notice you win re
ceive.
W. B. RANKIN,
Superintendent.
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