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PAGrsU.-T7EDNi:3DAT--.THE"ASIIEVILLC GAZETTE -march 26 is: 'inn 'titiS', Wcr- .J 1 1 1, K J? GAZETTF K&UEVILLB, N. O. niB ASHEVILLE GAZETTE PUBLISH- INO COMPANT. , , Pdblished Every Morning Exc Monday Vtanm E. Norton President and Editor. 'C. L. Cutting Business Manager. Their Stock in Trade Van ishing. i HE Chicago Times-Herald an in T dependent paper that always supports the republican nation al ticket; and the Chicago Tri- i . tKir-anrl-thin republican pa- per, both warn the republican congress of the danger a the Crumpacker -bill. Politically, the south does not fear it. The demooraits know that 4t would help their party. Raleigh News and Obser- This shows both the we-akness of the "Crumpackef bill" otherwise Mr. Crumpacker's house resolution and by sequence the unhappy prospect of the "democratic party.' The 'Raleigh or gan of democratic machine politics cor- I says "all wise men deprecate playing seotional politics," and it exposes the line of political tactics that character izes the element it represents when it says the "Crumpacker. bill," which it regards as calculated to excite racial and sectional antagonism, is a measure calculated to "help their party." Why would it help thedr "party?" Because it would enable them to revive the dying fires of sectional and social prejudice in other (words to play sectional poli tics. By fanning those flames the dem ocratic party has kept itself alive in the south and destroyed itself as a na tional party. Its influence in the nation is mil; the nation has gone on in pro gressive lines of far-reachdng develop ment, while the "democratic party" of the Kaieign isews anu Its ilk has continued its wake over j arlHHrffLS, what carfs any KrfSr8 who fSd "cap- r . ital" otherwise, political office and a . chance to plunder their state or their county im this distracting riot 01 prejudice There can be no harm in this agitation toy politicians, with its object understood and public interest turned to the live issues that involve Hhe -welfare of every American citizen. It will be unprofitable to the politicians when they can use it no longer as a means to secure or retain political pow er for themselves. And then it will die and peace will return to the south, and the south 'will return to its proper place la the management of the nation and the choice of the policies that shall make every partion Of it prosperous. Greedy as the democratic politicians are to find an opportunity for further sectional or racial agitation, there Qooms no prospect of an excuse for a continuance of that kind of politics. The intelligence of the entire country is against it. All reasonable and decent people, regardless of section, are weary of it. Public vs Private Owner ship. W: HAT are the cures for tna abuses of popular government, Dr of public ownership of pub lic utilities? Do they lie in syndicate government in feudalism or in private ownership under contract with the pulblic? The abuses of a repre sentative government are the product Of an inattentive citizenship. A commu nity that takes little interest in the se lection of the officers who conduct the affairs of its government or which is not yigilainit in demanding from! them oapable service is" sure to suffer from this neglect. The (remedy in Buch as case however is not in resigning . public control of affairs, for then ' the same public inattention will ' admit abuses even more difficult to (remedy. Th remedy -In popular government is con tinually with the people. They possess the power to replace inefficient servants with efficient ones, and the interval of bad government can be but brief, with out the consent of the community. A public office administered by a repre- ; sentative chosen from and by the peo- pie is continually under their inspec tion. With public vigilance there is lit tle opportunity for abuse, The system is in the interest of the public. All its opportunities for service and revenue remain a public possession. The ser- f vice being a public necessity, if no prof its are possilble from the office ibeyond the service, outside of the system " of public government and public owner ship no other government or ownership , would give the service, except iby phil - anthropy'iPrivate ownership," like po litical ring rule, works under cover; its ? plans are matured in private, its object t is its own agandizement, not within the 'limits of a salary for service performed as an agent of the public, tout to ac' " o.uire through its relations to the public " the utmost possible increment from the , public to itself. It does not represent .the public in rendering public service. v ; (but regards the public as its source of - profit.' Its. object is to increase its own "J ,. "wealth by getting the utmost possible 'V, out- ox tne puDiic wealth. Its interests u are constantly , opposed to the public's ' inereBts4he public wishing the ut most possible service for its money the , ; synaicate .wasmng, tne utmost profit - crom ats linvestment. That it may be . to the interest of . the capitalists to f os ',' ter public. confidence and increase pufb- ' lie patronage by liberal service is true ' tout in any conflict of interest between I j the (two that side which controls the public Utility and sells it to the other side will naturally care for its own in v xterests. It will also,, utilize the power ' y . 01 ' a crea'ed monopoly to render itself secure agtainsit-popular; revolt, protest of opposition. . , . . im . ,Y rhQ same , attention frtim the people that- will secure proper service from . - - private ' ownorship of at public " utiiitv J mm. Insure better service from' public :rW9mnA of .this utility. the The Royal copyrighted measurement sys tern insures fitting perfection , rJ VLEANuaJo (ROYAq )V suPERINTEMDEDo H E A LT HEs JvHAIURi officiaT "r own NO SWEAT-SHOP Call early .- and see the N5fW, Royal novelty Suitings ; the NEW RoyeJ Overcoatjigsl the NEW Royal "Blatck and Whites M five hun dred of the handsomest patterns of the year. We saOe yoxjL $5.00 to $15.00 on a suit or overcoat G. A. MBARS, S. Main St. added benefit to the people of reserv ing to themselves the profits' that are thes ole inducement for priyate capi talists to emlbark in a pulblic underttaik- In municipal government party pol iticsthe only trained and. skillfully organized, politics should not be given cototrol. PoQiitical parties are mot or ganized on the policies that operate in (town affairs and men should ;be select ed for the municipal offices on their merits solely as those best capable of doing the work of the several offices. In sC town the size of Asheville men ca- pable of good service in every depart-! ment gOTernmnt cajn fou,nd ' who' elected regardless of their party connections, wiU be wholly enlisted for tne puDiac interest. t . i i V,)U1T IT I 0 NE theory seeeme to be that by continuous public attacks upon the city's credit the' city will be forced into a position con tformable to the desires of those; whose personal interests demand that it shall adopt a certain policy. The devil has toeen accused of using similar tactics to work the undoing of human souls. Cer- tainly the procedure is .well worthy of States he was an officer of the nation, him. Such methods may be effective an he has risen to the full stature of but itbey are shameful, and whoever re- ' a national statesman, and reflects cred sorts to them should ibe made to feel it upon the Commonwealth that sent the weight of the indignation of an out- him (forth. He has retained the im raged community. pression that he is the representative ! not of a political party, but of the peo- c pie of North Carolina. He has done ' MR. dOARDMAN S STATEMENT , all that could foe done (for. the state, and T HE Asheville Citizen did not do a service of value to its owners (by its attack on Mr. Board man, the city's consulting, engineer. because of his remarks before the board of taldermen last Friday night in i opposition to private ownership of the A 1 JIT i. 1 n J 4ln. -rr J excellent paper ne reao on xne suoject. The Citizen calls attention to the fact that Mr. Beardmam is, or was in 1897, president of the corporation that owns 1 the waterworks at Tampa, Fla., and says that 'TMr. RdaTdman seems to be able to not only favor municipal own ership when he is employed by the city as, consulting engineeer, ibut to also favor private ownership when he is one of the owners." Mr. Boardman is a man of wide experience in waterworks construction and management. He has built and operated systems in a. num. ber of cities. In addition to these! qualifications that eminently fit him for the position he holds n connection i aiggmg a weii pms me iaDor re with the Asheville city water depart- to the water to required ment, Mr. Boardman is t man of Un- heifht- If J lnt inZ auestionablv hieh character The ef- 13,1118 ,the 3st 01 constructing a v iter questionably h character. The ef t be $200,000, the initial outlay fort to cast reflections on his motives wiu jdeny n334 fov each indi In advising the city as to its interests vidualf or 53t36 per family, a very rea- org,viQ cmim ii-p it had to be paid in " ; jcash. But suppose the money nc-eded g Weap A Centimeri KidOGIove ON Sunday We have the exclusive agency in Asheviye for this famous glve and your' size and the color you want. v It is he embodiment of . , x. .i :h, - -i . ; --' ;" r. these three qualities. J - Sf ylet : Beaufy Goodnessv Bon' Mapche THE DRT GOODS SHOP,' ; 1 1 IS South1 Main Street; V- ' Mta opinion of Topics i9 the of V, ChicaLgo,le.ndl guaranteed RIGHT in quality. RIGHT in fit. and RIGHT in workmanship. LABOR. regarding the control of its water sys tem was unwarranted, and & gratui tous insult both to Mr. Boardman and to tthe city. The intention was pl'adnly to prejudice the puTlic consideration of the statements made Iby the the con Bulting: ; engineer iplain stsatements of clear facts ifaital to the success of the proposition to turn the city water works, over to private ownership under the contract submitted by "a private corporation." THE DRIFT OP THINGS The piece of macadam road' between and Dallas has been a con- tinuous sermon all winter on the fralue good roada. At thi3 end and at the other end were miles of mud but on the j macadam road itself even in the worst of weather all was a trotting grade land smooth going. What an advan tage It would be if nil sections of the ,iritv TOorb ,.oWTMri w ai-r,v maai astonia Gazette. Seinator Jeter C. Pritchard, elected as the best representative of the better el ement of the republican party of this state, has proven himself a broad minded and cultured - gentlemen. He realized that as Br senator of the United nas resisted ail infringements upon her rights. He has demonstrated that a great man rises above partisan mean ness and takes to his heart the inter ests of all his people. It now remains for the people of North Carolina? to show herself no smaller of soul than the man who represents her in councils of the nation, 'and clos ing her ears to the clamor of politi cians for reward for services, re-elect the man Who is greater than such pea nut politics. Southern Pines Bulletin. ASHEVILLE 1 OWN TOPICa 0' NE commodity vitally necessary to. human life air should be abso lutely free and ahother water should be supplied costs to ootain it at exactly what it The farmer gets water during his lifetime for the cost can oe ODtainea at per cenc. per an num, "mis wouia ibe a frai inceresr. of $8000, say 54 cents a year for each individual, $2.16 cents per family of four. This, plus their share of what it costs to look after the system and col lect the dues, is just what the citizens should pay for their water, and should form a basis of rates. As a general proposition it may be stated that, the twater meter is the foe of health. After you have been considering the question of ''enormous fourdens of taxa tion," and "A million dollar public debt," the figures, given above, may in terest you. Consider, further, the con ditions 20 years or 40 years hence, with the increased population, the city will- then have, and the consequent decrease per individual of the cost of caring for the iwatep system. . water auuuiu iievei,. muuci auj ,tu- cumetances. be & source of revenue to anybody. But if the people of the city, jwho must f aise money for. various pur poses by .taxation, decide to make tha consumption of -water the basis for dis--' trlbution of. the burden (a asis of .doulbtful, wisdom) It is still not a pro position involving the (buying and sell ing of water, strictly speaiang, v al though it might affect the consumption, of' water. - . ; " J I Whenever it 'becomes, necessary to add to thef initial- outlay, - or Invest ment,? py enlarging, the water convey. ing" iflacillties "Upon a certain street, that, street should of. course pay- for,xit, for there imnist ha.e been an Increase of .the total value . of improved property f upon 'that, istreet. , But is It 3ust and 'equitaible-.that- you should ,be called 'upon to- help defray the expenses of ex changing '-a three-Inch for a sixiinch pie simply because your ; neighbors have-built new houses upon, their Va i cant-lots, thereby Increasing , the de. ' tmand for Water? It -As . an , equitable Hrfftrv ' tt the burden ; your propertv Jsenhanced lruyalue-In. proportion to the Increased popuiuu,--. - me neighborhood dn which you llve;thls la h an. invariable rule.:- , - Pwo -' young men; being - or a xatner unforgiving t -and , thoughtless r turnVof mind,, oonceyed'sai, novel idea, of-even-lisg -up with a friend Who "had 'nnihten--tionall j', misrepresented, tor no harah, si plan of theirs. ; ; With the inventive at titude of; geniuses and.; with wrinkled foreheads and Staring countenance : th4y 6rigina.ted r the - idea of addressing a card to the atoove mentioned friend which" -would -bear expressions of their scorn and- contempt. On mailing the aforesaid jotal they' were detected by a vigilaiit ;clerk, of ttie . mailing depart ment whor suspected evil designs and wrong ijurposes. ; Calling them to a halt he demanded if their knowledge of existing postal rules was so limited that they thought that slander was not permitted.. -With trembling voices and guilty faces each tried to lay the ig noble deed ; on the .other. The;-clerk said: "Who do you think runs this mail business anyhow?" They answer . "V'e thought a iprivate corpora tion; 4uit if you. insist on enforcing the law tit must be a municipal enter prise." :j - .'.'. ' - " 'NORTHCAROLINA NEWS Governor Aycock has card led Ed v ard F (Littleton of O n w county, v-ho was serving a 12-monvhs senteiii:e for assault with a deadljr weapon. He also coardoned, Glower Kearney, of Granville county, serving a 10-monfhs sertence for assault. , Work on the new auditorium at Ral eigh will .begin wthin the next thirty days. The entire interior of the old academy of music will he torn out and rebuilt." The contract will call for the completion of the work hy August 15. Clarence, the five year old son of Riley Sheppard, near Brick church, Guilford county, was so badly burned Thursday afternoon that he died that night. He was playing around where "brush was being burned when his clothing caught fire. The power at the Narrows, the de velopment of which the Whitney Re duction company is now engaged in, will give to this section the greatest power developed from a river in the United States with one exception Nia gara. And the difference between the Niagara power and that of the Nar rows is 4000 horse power. Fifty thou sand horse power has been developed at Niagara and the Whitney company is preparing to develop 46,000 horse power. The magnitude of operations of this company cannot now be realized and the Sun hopes to publish shortly a statement of the extent of the work connected by this company. Salisbury Sun. WAYNESVILLE MATTERS Waynesville, March 25. Your cor respondent has called the attention of several ' prominent lawyers among tnem ex-Congressman 'Crawford and Solicitor J. W. Ferguson to "B. S." article in Sunday's Charlotte Observer, in which the opinion was expressed that no voter would be disfranchised this year on account of failure to pay his poll tax, for the reason that the amendment does not take effect until July 1. They think "B." is right. 'Every few days additional mistakes made by the last legislature are brought to Tight. ' The members of that august body were too brainy. Next time the common voters of North Car olina should select common men with common, ordinary every- day sense to represent them in the feeheral assem bly. They should steed clear of men "better fitted for congress" than the state legislature. Those "wise" law yers who dominated the last legislature did not fail to create offices for them selves but they did fail to pass any great number of good laws which stand the test of the Supreme court. Hon. J. R. Thomas and wife and Mrs. J. M. Moody are spending a few days in Washington. , Capt. Alden Howell and his two daughters, Misses Anna. Eee and Al dine, returned yesterday afternoon from a. lengthy stay in Tampa, FTa They camae back by Charleston, where they visited the exposition. Mr. LChamibers, -an Asheville livery man, -was in town today. iRev. IT. Li. Townsend has returned from Spring Creek, where he conducted a quarterly conference. The people of Waynesville, regardless of party, hope to see Hon. G. S. Fer guson get the nomination for judge of this district. Mr. Ferguson is an em inent lawyer, a Christian man, a public spirited citizen and is esteemed by all his neighbors. There is nowhere in the district a man 'better qualified to fill this exalted position and certainly none in the democratic party are more de serving of recognition. The Asheville Citizen must have a strong corporation back of it, judging Dead Air Space The d the "Vyhitej-Mountain is packed with charcoal, that of the North (Star with granulated cork, two of the best kiiowa insulating J mateiials. ;Only the best of matenls are rised in their con ;:'structionk Inside, be easily taken r?;but and cleaned" A Gall and, see. these before buving- U. iL. 2a LVl n l J E rS' :FOREASTER: r .BiblesPrayer Books; Hymnals, Easter Cards New : '.Styles From France and Holland. Gibson 'Pictures itflr BAINBRIDGE'S Framed: Ctely... 7 47 Patton Ave i i ! r-i.Triii 11 ----mm i"' Deliciotts Fruit Tempting Candy Choice Nuts at Quick Lunches Six room cottage in VICTORIA, FURNISHED, $30 per month, all raod- ern improvements. See Hiram Lind- sey; i Meaty Subject Where to get the best Steaks, Roasts, Chops, Sausage, Chickens, Tur keys or Game in season. Easily Answered If you buy Jbur meat ot..... Milie Lutz Phone 754. City Marker, (Florida .Onions, Florida Cabbage, Florida Green Peas at Hiram Lindsey's. City Market. Phone 173. New Cabbage, (Cauliflower, Head Let tuce. Hiram Lindsey. Phones 200 and 173. from the free copies it is sending out. About a month ago 50 or 60 names were put on their Waynesville list as trial subscribers. This large number of peo ple are still getting the paper and (many of them are wondering if a bill for same will be presented. There will be Good Friday services at Grace church at 10:30 a. m., 1:30 and 7:30 p. m. on Easter day. The first celebration of the holy communion twill be at 7:30 a. m. The midday service at 11 o'clock, and evening prayer at 8 o'clock. At St. (Mary's chapel, Micadale, Sun day school as usual' on Easter day, and service at 3 o'clock. ! The annual- parish meeting of Grace church will be held on Monday (March 31) at 4:30 p. m. Rev., G. J. Hutherland of this place I S will conduct the following preaching I 5 services at Sylva this week: S Thursday morning at 11 o'clock and in the afternoon at 3 o'clock; Friday morning at 10 o'clock and from 12 to 3 in the afternoon; Easter Sunday after noon at 4 o'clock and Easter Monday at 9 o'clock a. m. Mr. Sutherland will preach at 'Balsam tomorrow (Wednes day) evening at 7:30 o'clock and Thurs day morning at 7. He will also preach at Cullowhee Friday evening, Saturday evening and Easter Sunday morning. FOR RELIEF OF IRELAND (Contined from first page.) the purchase of estates 'and after the expenditures of that amount the com mission will await repayment by the buyers before purchasing further. The bill is permissive, not compul sory. The Irish members, by their re marks on the measure, showed they re garded the ibill as a step in the right direction, but in no way meeting the demands of Ireland. The bill passed first reading. There is one thing to be said in fa vor of music. It never come out at the little end of the horn. Biltmore Firewood. Phono 700. THEOBOLD Cold Storage. A Yelif able Ice Factory are the White Mbuntain and North Star refrigerators and ice boxes. From all the different kinds manufactured we have chosen these two, believing that they have superior points in their constraciiver all others ;HljltS &LSOM . .'it.,.-- r.!eTrV5 Celery atalks for 25c. Hiram Und' sey. Store Phone 200. Market Phona Professional Organist All Souls', Biltmore iAte sub-organist of York Minster England, will receive pupils for Piano' Singing, and Harmony. Biltmor ft ' C., or at 34 Potton avenue, Asheville N. C, Tuesday, 3 to 4 p. m. DR. R. P. ANDERSON Dentist. Over WIngood's Drug Store. Phone&o Dr. a, SfaufTep, VETERINARY SURGEON. Graduate of Germany. Office : Chambers & Weaver's Liv ery Stable. Phone i8. MASSAGE and Hydropathic Physician, EDWIN GRUNBR, No. 37 S. Main street, sec ond floor, Phones: Office call 206, rei dence 679. Edwai d Be Welles Solicitor of Patents Patent Office Drawings Furnished. No. Star lies Ave SIX Boom cottage in VHOTORIA FURNISHED $30 per month. See Hiram Lindsey. New Cabbage, Cauliflower, Head Let tuce. Hiram Lindsey. Phones 200 and 173 COMMERCIAUPOSITIONS Can be secured in the early summer through a thorough course at Asheville Business College. Written applications on file now. We want eight more young people to begin a course at once. Total cost $35.00. ' RECENT POSITIONS. Miss Lizzie Thomason with T. P Cover & Son, Andrews, N. C; Walter Britt with Asheville Supply Co., City James Welles (with Ordway Bros.', Charleston, S. C. Please call at once. It's important to begin NOW. H. S. ShorVW R-n. clpal, 3rd floor, Paragon . , Victoria Inn Victoria Road Asheville, N. C. Thoroughly renovated and re paired. New furnishings. Ele gance, refinement and solid com fort, homelike surroundings. Excellent cuisine, magnificent views, pure air and pure water. Apply to Mrs. Annie D. Martin. W. JE. Kankin. Geo. J. Williamson, ANNOUNCEMENT We are now ready to do all kinds of Pressing, Repairing, and Clean mg, for both gentlemen and ladies. All clothiDg sent for aDd delivered promptly. All work guaranteed. Rankin & 'Williamson Prebsing Club, 1st Floor Opera House Building. Phone Call 822. r-s patton avb. furniture for aUr the;PeopIe.
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