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tMES A. THOMAS. EDITOR.?:
the cpxnrxY, Tirn state, the "u:no:r.
vol. xxxvnli- F v- V r? ?r5." LotiiSBUih, ?i. c.V Friday, octoBnnlo. jqosT
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THE 00UI1TY CAHVASS
THE DEMOCRATS IWILIIN
BY ; A?.JS AmBplliliii
Jones,' J. S. Shearin,M. Ev Moseley,
J." J. I'd wards. ,,v v w v " -
y oters .01 i? ranklin look upon ;; the
ticket, do t: you. ( like fit? Give jopr
The Various : Townships; rWill
Vie With clitBr the
tsfapRiveriAssociation
s.:,v-
islation that makes box cotton cost ua
a third 'in ore to produce? r te '
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But, the lUpnblican - spellbinderi
are telling the farrueri that a protco
ttte:taxiE enables the" mi!Ia here at
home"to: give the . f arraers , more for
their :" cotton. ' There "was -n?er a
more absurd .argument. , Common
sense Would teach that the American
I TOanuf actnxer of coiton'with ha to-
uou was nemxaw i weeKv at aanay l perior equipment and cotton at hb
yxeic iapusTi caurcn. vwr.7 i ,ju. tioor, can sell' it cheaper ' here than
Arrington, -ot , Jttocsy ; loant ; was European spinners can alter paying
nQoderrgThe ajteniance? in freighu both : ways.. The troth it
spite - of the v riny weathenr' was that the foroicm SDinnera fit thetmce
m We wdl hVve alfull rV ( that they will pay, and the American
&e?v? cpmner who sell abroad moat- meal
'v ........ ... .... v." I their prices in the forejim field or
Numhep of Boxe8i fr Yj jn keep ont.t At present he ia kept "out
the, r.;ovi::G people,
their - hove::e!;ts ik
.ur of xoxnt.
ghereB-will jhe- fiye ballot bores I because he has to pay a - third more
.uHeu iu , lu -eiecuon next;. lueaaay t ior ma loois ana rnui suppuee on ao
alfollowsfPresidentialiElecto tha trusts-; wh!dv' the. tariff
Conessniar not because tbe:gifea th
xiie eiecupn omcers wocua ao wen ouier lraportani tning mat Keeps tne
to have, them : pot in '1 shape and in I 'American manufacturer out of ; th
place on the day; before'the election. I toreign market U that our protecUie
eoiciu utta jLiueu our lucicuam ma
rine and we have to lure foreigners
Banner Canvass to Wind up
in Louisb;urNexqn
T he Democratic candidates opened
tin' canvass at Epsom .Wednesday of
last week and. up to Wednesday they
hai also spoken, at Laurel,-.. Centre
ville, Cedar - Rock, . CypressU Creek;
,.;lar Springs, and .Cliftbn's i MUh
Today they are atf . Youngsville and
to- inorrow-rSatary);ifi
at Franklintarihding
burg on MondayPg
Mr. J. W. 1Baiiey6f Raleigh;
spoke with the candidates1 at Laurel,
and he made a 'most rnaninn(andf
abl e speech. He discussed thbrough-
Iv both National and State ; issues,
and greatly enth used his'hearers. -
The speeches of Mr. 15. IV Itolden,
candidate tor the Senate are taking
well with thepeople,, ana - aitriougn . . Rnfiftnhe, u,, - ' ; to carry our ocoaa freights. - Another
Hi it its un uibh .Auyiivuuvi'; f'; .aiu-f .
paigning he handles the issues ; in v a
m asterly manner; and he bids fair," at
no distant day, to rank among -our
best campaigners and oratcrF.? The
people of Nash and-Wilson Jan vote
for Franklin's candid ate for the Sen-
ate without any fear of not being
j roperly : and ahly represented" by
Mr. Hotden.;: . ;
Dr. R. P. Floyd, who . is pretty
well known throgbbuitheJCon
makes a fine impression wherever he
ooea, not specially." for hist much
peaking and oratory,'5 but by. his gen
1 tlemanlybiarinaiide
pleasant manner, (which is natural
with hira) in which he mixes with the
. people.
And the other candidates H. C.
Kearney, for Sheriff, W; M. Boone,
4 or Register of Deeds, and 'J. , A.
Thomas, for Treasurer, who have .at
tended all of the appointments," are
making themselves pleasant v. and
agreeable and leaving "no store un
turned" to convince the people that
the future "salvation of the Country
is defendent upon their triumphant
-election.
Mrv RS.? McCoin.
who is the Brvan Elector' for ; this lM?8 tbat we W( let the Wgn-s
district: have been listened to bv ere 8n,P MycnioR to ua m returning
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those who .heard him . in this county vef anu ereiore- cosis us
the past week with great . pleasure. more inaQ 15 g S our
He discusses the -issues1 faHy . "and Roods to foreign markets. - . ;
J-impresses his; hearera wherever be J So, while our mills are idle since
has spoken, as being a man of abil- the panic brought on by the men
auu a m iiau iu cam iije yoie oi wuo are now uuaucing me .jwepuotH
mis uisirici tor v. j, rrvan ion can cam Dai tin. menuia oi incaa
President; ,-' "'",: .'. , I hire last vear increased their ex ikrti
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of cotton goods 11 per cent; while
America reduced its exports 45 pei
cent. . l be tantx is . murder to the
Is It True.
AHD
hu citciS rt;ri i-.! - -m -o J
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;The monthly meeting of -the Jos.
J, Davis ; Chapter ..will be . h eld on
-Wednesday; Oct? 4thv-it.S0 o'clock;
iiuii and prompt , attendantsd 4 is
desired:as the election ; of officers
foV the lensulni; year wUl' be held.
in ! accordance with' decision - of the
latef Convention- i
Harrow. Pres.
Slilias.-R H. Bavisw SecV.
s .1 .
Teacher's; Association.
- Sopt,' Ri B.' White requests; that
teacheri take notice; that the next
meeting of the Association will be
on Saturday; foyember 7th T instead
bt usual time. i f ' v
Election Hews-
It is rumored that in certain r pre
cincts of Franklin county an atte'm
will be made to buy
jaen to work against ; the Democratic
ticket and 'r thatalready" suspicion
rests upon a few men. in certain , pre
cincra in t.h nOnntv. ! wherei the "dis
penser" has been around. It is - al
most impossible"1 for us :vto- he
lieve that such a thing" is possible
in this goocl bid county, c but rwhere
there is so much smoke (there" ; must
be som fire,, Any man
claim to ' respectability
money: to aid theTbppctioni should '
be kicke'goutf
frownedupon.hy. every respectable
person with whom hecomes in : con
tact. Keep, yonr, eyes sbperi, '.Demo
crats, arid if anything ot the kind is
attempted
AT onck.
Vlays
at your precinct
The RepublicatL; TlcketK
After 'scounng the county; for,;; the
past several 4;t:weeKs
numbers arid numbers N-of cmen,v. the
'Hicket-makingcommittee, composed
of Chairman R. H.; Harris, and As-
fiistant ctmasteTiiStt
ough, i Bbh .. Carr, and t one; pr two
others; aapublieah'
completed, and the people of Frank
tin county iwe askedbraen
for the following, aty the polla 'next
nesaayM'Aj mmmMicmM
Senate. FMitche otf
HouseE.?F.::iarborough;SheriE
Thagtor3r
Peter I'J.-ffitambao
ick StabbaekT ' , "Connty " Commis
' fioners-A: Tli ' nRpitnru. Herara
The home Telephone Co, in . con
junction - with -the Long ;v Distance
Bell :.; Companies l of ! - the TJnited
Steteshave arranged to furnish, free,
f ullT andcompie e f bulletins K of tb e
National "State and : Coupty election
returnip next Tuesday night. This is
a stroke of enterprise on the part of
the - manager ;'oi these ' cdmr.anies,
thatTshould,' and vwill no v doubt oe
highly, appreciated by- the public. " :
P0LITICS?ANI) STHE ; PRICE OF
A.
COTTOlf.k .
Xast week , we poin ted put the" folly
theRepuhlica that 'it
was necessary tb elect Taf t to f keep
up the" price of i cotton, ': Ho w in the
world any man can make that ; argu?
inent and keep his face straight it U
impossible .to see; but now' any x man
caii be deceived by : it in the face of
the facts is . hardt r stUlr- The argu
ineht that ;as protective . tariff hehefits
the cotton ow bir ever can benefit
him,' requires on the part of the man
wno accepts it an amount or .' xaiin
like 'unto that 4ivhich moves moun
talnateSouth - a;J practical
monopoly on: c sells th'.'raw
r material" to the wprldJ . How ; in the
name of common sense the farmer
who raises cotton : to sell; abroad can
be benefitii by i tarifl and the trusta
latiSfeates
p&feeyeryihinft he has tq huy ;in
the way of tools and implements, we
cannot see, and few menJdeC , If "the
baiance of the eWorld - were making
ottori and competing "witlyus in our
own market, then a tariff misht help
us!; But solong as the South ; sells
and never buys, why-do we want to
adopt a aystem of tari and trcst le-
tariff pottoy the - Republican , party
forever damns, the cotton farmer, vt-.t
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its advocates harethe audacity to
ask farmers to support that policy.
While its policy has been in force
cotton has been lower than it ; ever
was before. It is lower now measured
by what it will buy than it w even
in Cleveland's time. In the height of
Roosevelt prosperity ' It went to (J
cents in 1905. It is now so cheap
that farmeia will not sell. When
the Republicans claim that they wQl
help .the price,, just ask -them why
theyhaven't been doing it " ; -'
f "Mr." E.'D.' Srnithjof Qouth Carolina
the well known Farmers' Union man,
said last week: " . j ' .
"Look at the prices of corn, oats,
wheat, lard," meat and f hay; 10; say
nothing of other commercial articles,
and . compare these .;witE IbDtton.
W hy d id n't th e pa nic affect the m?
Besides, about tworthirds" . of the
American crop -is sold, in . Europe,
a panic in America .'should not and
apparently has not affected the bay
ing power of foreign countries, "
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While the panic has not affected
the buying poweTof foreign countriea
the" Lancashire mills ars selling them
their cotton goods for the reasons set
forth above; Last fall .when the
Republican panic put our mills oat
of business the foreign mills kept the
price much t higher than the home
mills could 1 Bay.- About all - the cot
ton from 'I this section was sent -to
Europe' through the ports at "Wil
mington and 4 Charleston when our
own mills could lot pay the . price.
Why couldn't they ' pay the price?
Because they could not '; 'sell In the
foreign markets in competition, with
the countries that are; not trust rid
den, and the home market; was psra
l'zed by . a Itepublican; Panic. Ex.
Thoso Who Ilavo Visited Louis-
'hurs: tho Past WcckThoso"
Vho Havo Gono Elsovrhcro
.for .Business or Heisuro.4
week from U totter, pvj4 b
Nash. " 1 ; -
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Mr. C If. tnckhnl, of Yosr.-
vUtetWst iiaaog tlv tUilor to
Lc'ubbarg tbla wre. . .
Dr. IL P. Varlcrou-H ar,i Mr. IL
C. lUck ni!e a hof 1 nut 1 Rich.
Mw sutt;o Hr.Ur wni to RU
elgh Morrrlaj.' to tvc rr et trtU
ct byD$. Jut D. VhUitr.
Dr. J. K. Malont wtot dan to
Columbli, S.' OL, thU to at:ivl
the anaual tuciin of it ur-
con nccied with the Sbord Air
Line IUvlro!. 1 1U t U ttici4 u
return to-daj. I"
'Jude Ccvke . returned Sanly
from Ncwjrt, ; Rhode UUcd, whjr
ho V cilled on account o( the
neai of hi ton Captain Fncc
Cookr. , He rtoru Cipuln OxH
iu uch lutpruvedj - . . '
Thit vrtctin mtnUur of the gw
wl Dr. J. D. Hafhinv, and Mr. T.
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IL ArnngPin, who h ba aiu.n I.
lug me,iir luver vipivii auxuua
at i?ndy Oek Ihli pV, tMJ
a . .. - -
mrougi win rc:efdv on ir;r y
back home and it wat $;ra; j
orj to tUf diior to htV tbetr ht.l.
them uT titaaach DemgcraiA. C
" Dr. T. J. Drxn, who Jhj rtatlr
graduated at the Mcicil Utlrriitr
of the Sooth, at Suwner,Tecrf
returned thl wcV, and It reociting
the oongratulaiiont of hU fmnda, Il
uthuonlr on of our t;uod frunll
fellov titUea, W. T. Dean, Erj and
the editor viihu tU T0,ie phjiU
cian great succc&t in hU ctc-K-n o
fesaion. He hi not ytl dtcUed
where he will locate for the rnc'Jct
of tiis profeaton. . .
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cottton srrower and scarcely It&a ao
to the cotton manufacturer. '- In iisrv"; V;V""J bir"
:t(,t '.4r if
LlXla Ikla f- rf-i r- i t.l
will W fctM Ixu ..ti- t--Ul.1illtmt:It.f,rw,-i4
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Captain . Swep Harriaou, ' came
into. Louisburg Monday evening,
and following behind him was a
train of wagons,' numbering about
25, from, the- good1 old county of
jash. ; 'They unloaded their cargo
at the Farmers - Warehouse and af
ter the sale all -went heome with
sniling faces, v : "
TO DEMOCRATS OF FRANKLIN
- COUNTY,
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On next Tae4dayt the Sr.L day of
November 1003 the battle of UHou
will lake phce in the varbaa pn
cincts of our county, and I dir to
urge every Demvcrat tn the County
who can crawl to be at LW pot ct
duty on that day. The reault of the
election on that day .will ieti? the
great and important qaeatfoc at
whether ood government thill oaa
tinne in County tnd. State, as to
whether the Conititational Amend
ment which guarantees rwntTK gov
ernment in North Carolina, thaH
stand, aa to. whether ran Owt?f Arm
hy tsk rxorix ahail be put ta vtZc
or whether men who are namtl ill
the backrooms of poft-ofiice cr
cret caucus,, shall be your od.tr r$,
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oome 01 in men 1 nua oimci may 19
coaaidered good citizen, bat my f
low comtrymen, it mattennol how
good Uieyiaay be, "should they tur
pen to be electe! theW fnen"
will have to do the biddtn cf vioe
who selected thm. I hi btnen
ovur the County during the pj.it trn
days, and I feel sure that the wwrrs
men of FraaUia Coanty.will ccstin-
ue tobe'wrtrrs. It w cot rny pur
poa to raise the color lin aa th
tfRaJs'n haVe alreadr ril th
black. flngn in their own. jlatfrrx
The following it the '?negrrV plink"
fin the'Ropullicin plalfnrtn. IU a I
it and ponder over it before yoa cj.it
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If you ruie a frritti rr:s to
th Doxva:e torly te tr
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Yn cxal r;ct nwf tr lj
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prpoW xrtmj4 tg-tf1
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b tie iuf.e cf 2lh Carirjw
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this fact, but I da fur Ce or;
of , ttnphaau iLe f ra ttl I tl
ftod cf cjy f"j:vTAS rtK.fS9 ai asa
etiytiiiM'tri; 4 ttJ t1.;t,.t) f ;ur nt
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who lora U wif, h cL'rt-a. t
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cm utit Tttlay a4 Ci.it i
far the esur JVt3ecnt;2 iktot, ttl
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Democratic Ucket next Tec Ut: , tl-at 1 ste? i-t i i lr - !: ;
- If igh prices have been such loud
talkers- at Ilarta. Ware boo? 0, that
Wad d ell & Collie say the drums to
their eara buzz ao bad when they 0
to bed that they don't s!ctp well.
'The republican pjtf h?. a Lr
more than fifty year the ccr-tiitest
friend of tho Anrriaa r.f-To. Jt
gar hira frcclonj sr. 1 :-.!ii:L,
wrota in tho crioic lx" 0.
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