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An Advertising Medium That Brings Result*, M A. F. Johnson, Editor and Manager. THE COUNTY, THE S' - zs ' : VOLUMN XLV. LOUISBURG, N. C? FRIDi , THE UNION. . OVEMBER 3, 1916. ?f'r ' ? V Only $1.00 PfOSwr ln * ? - i' 1i";" . Subscription $1.00 Per Year. NUMBER 38 BICKETT STIRS DEMOCRACY _ _ TO THE H1GHES ENTHUSIASM With Great Speech Here ? Record-Breaking Crowd Packs Court House. HE Alt THE DEMOCRATIC CANDI DATE FOB GOVERNOR, \ > Magnificent Portrayal of Democratic Record? Stresses Prosperity and Achievements of Party Under Lead* ershlp of Wilson ? Speaks not of the Dead or of Unclean Thing*. (Winston Salem Journal.) Before the largest and most enthu siastic crowd assembled tor a polite cal meeting in this city in years, Hon Thomas W. Blckett, Democratic can didate for Governor of North- Caroli na, made last night what many de clared was at once the most masterly speech of his career and J^he most powerful exposition of Democracy's record ever heard here. Ever since his memorable speech in this city in the last campaign, the State has had no orator that has been held in quit? so high esteem as Mr. Bickett by the people of this community.' In this great address last night he not only sustained his reputation, but even sur passed the expectation! of a people Who expected so much or him. Record-Breaking Crowe The courthouse was crowded with eager listeners. Seats, aisles, win dows, doorways, tables, oanist-rh, steps ? everything was filled. Not an available inch of standing room Was left, and then many were turned away unable to get within hearing distance of the speaker. In fact, xit - was the J opinion of those on the outside that ' an auditorium twice the size of the courthouse would have been required to seat the crowd that clamored to hear him. Tlctory In The Air It was such a crowd that for mor-i than two hours heard Mr. Blckett's eloquent appeal, even those standing in the farthest corner of the room hanging eagerly on every word and remaining until the end. County Democratic leaders were never mor'j pleased and- never more confident of victory than as they watched that au dience swayed by the great reader of North Carolina's militant Democracy. For victory permeated the very atmos phere. Its note was clear and strong and confident in the clarion voice and aggressive attitude of the speaker. It was written In letters large and un mistakable in the ringing rounds of applause that greeted every telling blow for Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic record. All Together For Blckett! Seldom do the people of a county have the opportunity of ^voting for one of Its citizen:; to become governor of the state; but this year the voter* of Franklin county are fortunate In that they will have the rare privilege of voting for Attorney-General Bick ett for our next governor. indeed It Is a privilege and honor to vote for Mr. Blckett, not only be cause lie Is a son of Franklin county, bat also because he Is a man of the very finest character and In every way capable of being the head of our state government. Of course, we know Mr. Blckett Is going to be elected; but that la not the point. We want to make his ma jority larger than that of any previous year, and we should see to It that Franklin county gives to ItB distin guished son the largest majority of any county In the state. We can not give him the largest vote, but we can by our large majority show to the world that a prophet Is sometimes honored In his own country. So let as hot only cast our vote for Mr. Blckett, but also see to It that our friends do likewise. G. M. BEAM. Makes Re<!ord. The three sons of Mr. J. H. Peele, near Castalla, have made quite an en viable record picking cotton. On Thursday, so we are Informed, Brltt Peele, 11 years old, picked 260 pounds. Alton Peele, aged 19, picked 817 and W. L. Peele, aged 18, picked 330 pounds. CHEERING CROWD HEARD BICKETT GREAT ENTHUSIASM Held Audience for Two Honrs and Hall Discussing National Issues Trinity WUson-Blckett Club Attend ed In a Body and Led Clieerlng. (l)urhdm Herald.) "I Intend to devote the greater part or my energies during my four years as 'governor to helping make tenants of North Carolina farms their own landlords . " That was the statement of Attorney General T. W. Blckett, democratic candidate for governor, who stopped long enough in a discussion or na< tlonal Issues to have that to say about his own campaign for governor, while he was addressing a cheering audi ence of nearly a thousand people who gathere.l to hear him at the Academy of Music last night.' Mr. Blckett spoke for two and a Half hours, end Curing that time held iris audience almost to the man. The lower floor- of the building was filled, many- stcoi at the back ana tiie bal cony was occupied by about two hun dred of the members of.tne Wilson Bickett club of Trinity college. Thes ; boys led the cheering and added "pep" no other term so aptly aescri bes the spirit of the meeting, to the gathering. It was as enthusiastic a political meeting as has been Tield m Durham county this campatgn. County Chairman R. P. Reade pre siding, called attention to the votera that the registration books would be closed on Saturday night and urged that every democrat get his name on the books before that time. He pre sented Judge R. H. Sykes, who in a brief and fitting speech, Introduced the speaker. ? Mr, Blckett told his hearers in be ginning his speech that he ought to apologize for having a very bad voice which had gotten out of order through excessive use during the past few months. And he started off in a very measured stride, but later warmed up to his subject and for two and a half hours kept the house in an uproar of laughter at his apt illustrations and anecdotes or held them with serious discussions of the changes made iu the banking laws of the country or raised them to the highest pitch of enthusiasm with praise of Woodrow Wilson. His praise of Wilson and the democrats was never flowery, ne ver unreasonable in its enthusiasm, but couched in homely yet eloquent language and sentences tna: only Mr. Blckett himself can employ as a mean3 of conveying his thoughts to an au dience. When It Is said that the speaker held the closest attention ot the audi ence during a discussion of changes that were made In banking laws, Co I which he devoted an hour or mors, the acme of praise has been given ; for It is more than a truism that there Is nothing so Interesting as mo ney, and nothing less Interesting to the average mind than a discussion of the laws controlling money and bann ing. And Mr. Blckett did Just that. Ho succeeded in bringing out of the intri cacies of the banking laws that wor* enacted by the democratic congress a plain statement of the facts regarding that law; succeeded in Injecting into that explanation that human and personal element; succeeded m put-, ting that discussion Into such plain language that everyone understood it and everyone went away believing that he knew just what tne advantag es that will result to the country from the workings of the new federal re serve act and from the farm loan banking act. _ It was a real speech ? not a wind jamming. It was campaign oratory niluus the Irresponsible statements regarding the opposition, minus irre sponsible claims for democracy. BICKETT OF *RANKLIN. * tit P- ? V Let every man who loves Franklin County vote for Frank lin's Governor next Tuesday^ fP BICKETT CAMPAIGN IS REMARKABLE IM GREAT CROWDS IT ATTRACTS i 't 1 DEXOCliATIC CANDIDATE ALMOST FREE FBOH ATTACK. Has Hod So Outlsde Aid? Makes III g Speech to Large Crowd. (Greensboro News.) Raleigh, Oct. 21. ? Secretary Jim Collie, of the Democratic Executive Committee and other Louisburgers who heard Bickett in Epsom, Vance county, yesterday, say the Louisburg lawyer's campaign which Is approacr ing the close now has been a remark able one in the crowds attracted and the good done. The state headquarters have not heard any anti-Bickett matter from the first. The Democratic candidate for governor appears to have set a pace in public utterance which* has given no honest partisan offense "He made 'em cry," Collie said upon his return. "He made a wonderful speech for Wilson." The Democratic candidate has been almost free from Republican attack A few Republicans have felt moved to observe that the Democratic adminis trations have paid out a great deal oi money for special attorneys' rees, tho while an attorney general drew his pay as the state's advisory officer. But the Democrats have been armed to the reply. The late Governor Dan iel Russell Y*ien asked once why ho did not consult Zeb Vance,"tne attor ney general," replied: "I was noc aware, that we had one." And the Democrats have made tiie ? Republi cans wdlk softly on the special attor^ ney business. lias Had No Outside Aid Then Bickett has not been the of fender in getting outside aid. The party's administration has done that and railroad freights of the years b?s fore Bickett came on took up the big gest amount. As attorney general Bickett's record of wins has been al most like the late spurt of the New York Giants. Ab Democratic candi date for governor Bickett has arous ed less antagonism than did Aycock, Glenn or Kitchln, while many Demo crats believe that he is making a greater speech than any of tnem did. The Republicans everywhere hare complimented his speech for Its sin gularly temperate expressions toward opposition parties and for Its mani fest Intent to tell the truth. The Democratic leader has been driven furiously to meet all the ap pointments made but in a campaign which began In August he has not been sent to cover by reason of illness though throat trouble once broke in to an engagement, The whole Dem ocratic management here has been pleased with the returns from his ^speeches and the Republicans havu W>en kind enough to join in It. Tiw pJU^kett method of appeal has won fineir- friendship and has brought from r independent newspapers high praise on account of its unwillingness to lower the intellectual. Rickett for Governor. In last Week's issue,, the Times pub lished resolutions by citizens of the county presenting to the people of North Carolina, T. W. Bickett for Governor. The men who sent ou: this statement of Mr. Blckett's fitness represent every section, every occu pation, and the very best there is in the county, and they spoke with au thority the confidence of our peoplo in him. Naturally Franklin county would take some pride in the selection of tho^Governor from her midst, an hon or which has never been hers, but in Mr. Bickett's case, it would mean much more than that. There would be the gratification of affection and the fruition of our belief in him. ? For twenty years he has been one of us. He has touchcd intimately our county and community lire, to help it always. He was content to serve in the ranks while able to guide in the council room. He gave to us of ser vice when we could only pay in affec tion . We know him and we wojild lend him to North Carolina because we be lieve the State has need of his kind oj a man. A thinker, but one who does things; a man of the people, but the opposito of the demagogue ; a lawyer whose profession has tailght him the con cerns of all men; a man whose uu derstanding is sympathetic and whose experience is enabling. A Democrat of the blood of Dave Covington of Union and of the school of Dolly Thomas, of Franklin, he be lieves in the Democratic party, knows its fundamentals, and is able to Inter pret them to the changing times. As a neighbor, beloved; a citizen, honored; a lawyer, successrui; a cam paigner, feared by the enemy, valued by his own, listened to by all; an all round man who couples brilliancy with the. sureness of wisdom, and idaalfl with the experience of execu tion. What more could Franklin orrer to the State? And what more could the State desire? The Times joins in with the citizens of Fmnklln County in their declar.v : tion that: "With pride andLconfi donee we pre Tina as a man in every sense worthy to be the Governor of a great people CAPITAL AND LABOR FAIRLY TREATED BY DEMOCRATIC RULE Dominant Party Just to Both Interests BicKett Shows in His Speech. BICKETT ROUSES PEOPLE OF WAYNE - TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT Brought Home To His Hearers Tho Eloquent Fact That America Is Di vinely Blessed In Having So Trne a Man As Leader; Praise For Car rencj Bill News and Observer Bureau, Chamber of Commerce Rooms. (By BYRON FORD.) Goldsboro, Oct. 30. ? More than a thousand citizens ot Wayne were lit erally swept from their feet tonight by Thomas Walter Blckett with the most eloquent speech heard here since the opening of the campaign . After a glowing eulogy from the llpB of Col. A. C. Davis who introduced him, Mr. Blckett took the stand mid tumultuous applause. He spoke for more than two hours and held the most Intent interest of every hearer for every moment of the time. The speaker's tribute to Woodrov Wilson In his fruitful effort to bring prosperity and honorable peace to America was .sublime ' and brought home to his hearers the eloquent tact that America is divinely f38SSed in its possession of so true a man as its lea der. Mr. Bickett said that the re cord of Wilson and Denlocracy needs no eoquent tongue to portray It to an intelligent people. Like a beautiful sunset, it stands in all its glory to be seen by all who will look. During his speech Mr. Bickett ut tered his now historic illusion to hlgn priced farm products ending with "wheat tangoing with the stars." This .utterance brought down tho house. Not even Bob Glenn's fiery speech of several weeks ago was ap plauded so loudly or long. ' The main theme of Mr. Bickett's speech was Democratic remedial leg is lation, with special emphasis upon currency laws. The currency re form bill lie characterized as one meaning more to the American peo ple than did Lincoln's proclamation to the negro . Marriage Licenses. Register of Deeds Yarborougli Issu ed marriage licenses to the following couples during October: \VHITET? Fisher J. Beasley and Rilla Fuller, L. D. Catlett and Mr a. Lena Harris, Bryant Strlckand and Lois Wilder, Howard W. Richardson and Vallie M. Woodlief, D. C. Perry and Blonnie Beddingfleld, J. E. House and Sallie Collins, Luman Mabrey and Burma Fowler, Elbert C. Poolo ana Swannie 0. Weathers, M. R. Tliar rington and Sallie Hayes, Plummer Davis Speed" and Rebecca E. Wester. COLORED? Willie Booth and Kalta Branch, Henry Allen and Matilda Tharrington, Vance Mitchell and Su sie Belle Kearney, Harry Moore and Viola Hlnes, Fred Daniel and Minnie Spivey, Johnnie Boyd and Claudia Christmas, Edmond Alston and Win nie Johnson. Tobacco Market. The prices of tobacco on the Louis burg marker remains high and a strong demand is evident. All tho buyers are eager to get the weed and our buyers and warehousemen say they have never seen higher prices. All grades are sharing in the big ad vances and it would be wise for the farmer who has tobacco for sale to Investigate this market. and a great State." ? Franklin Times, June 18, 191o. We are reproducing herewith our editorial that appeared In the Times on June 18th, 1916, In regard to Mr. Bickett for Governor. Now that the campaign Is practically over we have nothing to retract but are firm in our convictions that the State agrees with to be the Governor of the great and glorious State of North Carolina. NO NATURAL ENMITY BETWEEN THE TWO. Proper Sense oi Justice Such as That Sought By The Administration, Would Conserre Both; Benefits Ac cruing From Establishment of Fed eral Trade Commission. (Special to The News-Observer.) High Point, Oct. 21. ? This was Bickett day In old Guilford and it was brought to a fitting conclusion In the High Point armory tonight whenNorth Carolina's next Governor delivered the very finest of all the political speeches made here daring this cam paign. Notwithstanding the fact that this was General Blckett's third address delivered In Guilford county today, ho was as fresh and as forceful In every eloquent utterance as If he had rested specially for the occasion and ms ev ery utterance carried with it tne force and convincing decision of ab|oluto truth and was received by tne vast au dience which filled the Immense ar mory with great enthusiasm and pro flt. ? . ? ~ General Bickett reviewed In careful and painstaking detail the wonderful and beneficial record of the national Democratic party with many and vi vid comparisons of Hughes and the party he leads . His splendid recital of the benefit* which have accrued to the nation es pecially on account of the Federal re serve banking law, the farm loan law and similar enactments was received with unbounded enthusiasm and ap plause by all of his Ian? audience, whether business men, wage earners or farmers. The speech was a grea: vote maker for the Democratic party and will long be remembered as the greatest effort of the entire campaign. General Bftkett was presented to the audience by Carter Dalton, High Point's next Democratic member lnthe General Assembly, In a few cholC9 words, and at the conclusion of the speaking a great oration was tender ed the next Governor. Badly Hurt in Runaway. Mr. O. B. Holmes, son of Mr. J-. J. Holmes, was badly hurt in a run away Saturday, when a shaft to tha buggy broke and ?caused the horse to run, throwing him out on ms head. He received an ugly gash over the left eye and bruised his chir. badly. At last report he was getting on nice ly. The accident happened just out of town on the River road and the vic tim was brought to Dr. Perry for medical attention. Kicked by Mule. Durwood, the little six year old son of Mr. J. W. Gardner, of Cedar Rock township, received a very ugly gash over his right eye on Friday after noon caused from being kicked by a mule. It seems that h"6 was leading the mule from the field to the homo and the animal became pla/ful and was running about when he kicked the little boy? vThe necessary medical aid was gotten and the little fellow is doing nicely. Cotton Report. The following report of cotton gin ned in Franklin County has been re ceived : The tabulation of the reports shows that there were 3753 bales of cotton, counting round as half bales, ginned In Franklin County, from the crop of 1916 prior to October 18, 1MB, as com. pared 3509 bales ginned to October 18, 1916. Methodist Church. There will be services at the Motlu odlst Church next Sunday conducted by the pastor. Sacrement of tha Lord's Supper at the 11 o'clock hour. At the evening hour the choir will ran der a sacred can Victory Limner ' ' by J. Christopher Marks. A cordial Invitation Is extended to all.
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