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f 1 - ? ! - J 't -1 9 -. j a? r,i "v '.j ; r 4 1 1 ' "r' - i mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mm.y. NO 42 1 li v- !M 1'- 1 - ! ' : TT- T-T-T TTT " 1 , 1 " ' " 1 ' f J ' : r- , : ; , volxi : :.;'":..r.r.:vU' "Elizabeth city, : NpRTtt Carolina fridayV October-is, 1908V" t-.V.: - Li- 9 J - t Ay ivA , !IJ ntfUIJLIliHIlo - JiKKtLL U.ILL iBIilflf artlllio V Tr. " . 'rvrrrT.v" VTT-TT7 - . : iinillTnimmnn lint n nmnnnntff j uuH i niDu i mm nuiu riiiidiiiiir NAILED AGAIN Would Slander the Memory; of a Dead Man to Create Campaign Thunder to Further Radical Purposes..."":.; ';'"'V ---' a"'"; f - aOilE PEOPLE WILL WOT ALLDW IT 11. -I 4 . t Columbia, N. C, OctJ0t 1908. To tie Editor : t " . Our attention has just beencalled -- -to aa alleged interview with one-, ;M. r F. Hastfett, published , in , the Greens rtro ' Dally 1 News ; of recent v date, -which, interview grossly inaccuratel ..- and seems .jto be; designed to reflect r tnpon the character and 'honesty, ot : 'W. B. Cooper,-the much : beloved- and highly respected sheriff of vv Tyrrell : County, .who died in Columbia on "Saturday,- September 26th,; 1908 ' and j also for the v purpose of 'discrediting -the 'Board "of Commissioners of Tyr: -rell County, as regards their fidelity 7 to the trust reposed in them, The ob Tious purpose of ' this publication ( in the ' Greensboro newspaper', being ; to -reate campaign thunder for the re- v publican party- by' the '.usual, pervei TO ADORES DEfil I ' OCIIATIG VOTERS v.. The following gentlemen will ad- dress the people on the' issues of the campaign at the times - and ' - places stated. - , . . r - ' " ; Hon. W. , W. Kitchin: - Plymouth, Wed. OcC 11." Columbia, Wed. night Ocj., l4;k! Swan Quarter, Thur. Oct. .15. . Edenton, Friday Oct 16. . Windsor, Sat. Oct. 17. : V ion of facts characteristic of hera.j We therefore feel that it is a-luty- ; Hon. T. W. Mason. - ' Edgecombe Co., Friday Oct. 23. , 1 Edsecombe. Co Satnrdav ' Orf we! owe' to the" family nn- friends of v-our deceased' sheriff, !.to the tax pay- ' j. ers pfw Tyrrell Count v, to the Denio , 7 cratic party iand-'' to- ourso'ves, to publish the -facts In the matter, v k W. 'B. Cooper c-t the time of his death -was' serving his - fourth1 con--secutive term as- sheriff o? Tyrroll t Connty. During.' air cf this time, he has faithfully aceouufed for air fax v es by him collectel IT? has pa"d in full . all the the ; County aril "school - -.-taxes levies in "1907.; and we natural ly supposed, that hid settled h'.s k " "State tax ?3 1 It 1907 in . full ;. also. So - tar as the charge1 "chat ;he washn ar- - w ' Tears to the State Treasure.'' to the . , extent of $2,507.40 is : conoemPd, we - learn that this is true, but we did not know of t it ', until after his death, and - , '-regret, very j much that it is true. An " examination - of his books, however, V : show .that ;there is more than ?3,00 : ; taxes thereon. tun collected. : This .Is : " s accounted for by the fact that - there - j "have ben three . disastrous crop yearns in succession in-Tyrrell coun v ' ty, and Sheriff Cooper was unwilling to force -people to pay thei'r5 - " taxes, c' J when many ; of them were unable to BO. i. " . We have mo doubt that ha Sher- . , V1ff Cooper lived; enough uncollected -. ;. . ' -.-taxes would have; been . collected to - - -pay; the taxes due the State, : arid ' "even after" his death, .'we have n V : "doubt that with the proper co-opera-. Hon between the - sureties on his "bond, and. the family of .the deceased t v y;- 7heriff an arrangement can be made - , . which" will result In no one"; losing v ' TKere has been : no demand what " r- . - ever made: on this -Board rof Commis ' : -Ioners that-a finance committee; be appointed to : "Investigate ever Cr branch, of the County government, -Hie" clerk of the Court, the Treasurer ' ' and ' other officers." li a . committee - - of jtidtlzens has been appointed iw "make such a demand, thA Board or t3ommIsskners tf Tyrreir J County 'lias no Information ofit except that ' 'printed " in' Mr. Hasketfis interview. "Should' suclr a demand he ,made, it , Vlll most cheerfully be 'granted,, for , --there s 'absolutely, nothing relating . . ,to the. . administration" of Tyrr?n , i Ooujir aftaflra ' that - is not highly --creditable 'to the officers of the Coun- 3 1 h:v ' , s x" ":'' -y The charge. that snenix uooperen- couraged illegal voting K by, "juggling tax receipts" Js;tuntrue, and v there , 1 "Is - no foundation forv the' charge , ex ept in the fertile immaginatlon" of , jar. JuasjieLt. , , ' v K () t t Anmo V . Hon.-,C B. Ay cock: , , Wintoh,' Monday," Oct' 191 ' Hon J Bryan Grmesi!, , " Columbia, 'Mbn.V night Oct. 1. -.'Hertford, Tues, night ODct. 20, ! Camden,- Wed.;- Oct. 21. Elizabeth City, Wed. night Oct. '21. Edenton," Thurs night - Oct ,22 iAhoskie, Friday night, Oct 'Zi . Washington. Monday night, Oct. -26. ' - Ptlymonth,- Monday " knight - Oct, 26. ; - ' Hon. H. S. Ward; ' ' . . ' v: Plymouth,- Mon., Ocf . 1 t Hon. Norwso4 ' L." Simmons: 4 Siloh, Wed.. night, Oct 15. ; . Camden, .Thursday . night; . Oct. 15. ; Hertford Friday night, Oct- IB. , "Mackey's" Ferry,-1 Sat., night Oct, ' All citizens are invited r to be-pres- ent at the above appointments and and. hear the Issues discussed. : A.' H. ' : . . : Chairman State Dem. Ex. Com. ' yALEX J.' FIELJ, Secretary. 5 - To the Democratic Cam paign Fund to Help to Jf REPUBLICAN GIVE $lCi THE MANAGERS OF THE DEMO . , v : n v. C R ATI C i CAM PAi G N FEEL 00 N- ; FIDENT THAT BRYAN .WILL WIN IN THE NOVEMBER ELEC- TION. BRVAN EVER GROWS MORE POPULAR. : cnairman Moses D. Weunore,. ;-o the mail that brings dollar subscnp- , . - the mail that brings dolar; subscrfp tions to Democratic ' headquarters, feels mighty confident of .the result of the election, 4 ' .. ' P? '. "The popular subscription fund is a grekt success,4' observed Cql Wet more.V ''Dollars ; come in byjlsevery mail, but we need - more ' tnan 'vtfol'ar subscriptions in , thisycampaign..To 'ayl received a contribution of 1100 from- a Republican who asked that I give him : twenty-ftve cents- in -return. He did not want th -fact, known that - he as k a Republican . Is contra buting to i the election : or Bryan ' and Kern,' and in order to escape public ity1 made his contribution- $99.75.. Re publicans .are' contributing ' liberally to xuna.inere is ntjflfaii mat aoes not contain letters' including, contrf sbujtions front " Republicans who,, de clare they, will.. vote for Bryan..' , have been 'much Imprssed with this active ' RepuT3TTca5rrppoftf' be. elected is for Mr. Bryan to with draw as a candidate." SIMONS HERE MONDAY RIGHT THE ADDRESS 'WILL BEGIN AT 1'8 O'CLOCK P. M,; THE' POL1T- . ICAL ISSUES WILL BE . DIS CUSSED IN A . MASTERLY MAN NER THAT WILL PLEASE THE AUDIENCE, i . . , it. f.lR.A.VJ.GRfirJDY PASSES AVJAY A Brave Confederate ;Sol dier that Fought in all ,V : , Battles of Virginia' " s T W ICE;, WOUNDEp WAS B0Rl4 IN CAMDEN CO.; '66 YEARS AGO. HAS " BEEN . SEAL- ER, OF WEIGHTS ,'ANDN MEAS URES - IN NORFOLK FOR. '.12 YEARS. .HAD A FRIENDS. "C HOST OF , News .was. received here. today that Mr. A.1 Wv Grandy" had' died-at '"'his home in Norfolk . after a brief Illness at the'age of '66 Tears., -V; He is survived by a . wife and fouf U. ; S. Senator Stfmmons "will de liver an - address - next s Monday . at the court house in.'thiV city. 0; Senator Simmons' s coming, ds being advertised -extensively v and a laige crowd is expected to be ' present to hear him 'discuss the political i& sues.' - , 1".v -A special invitation is extended to the ladies to attend ithe speaking at the ' court house - Monday night- and hear Senator ' Simmons. I -" ' ? He is a pleasing speaker and, will charm his audience with his match less oratory. t . - man of Norfolk and a brother.j Mr K G. Grandyof this, city. - r Mr.! Grandy was born and ' reared in Camden-County and lived in in thai county -until 12; years ..ago when'' be moved to Norfolk .and? held the 'postilion of sealer of ..weightff' and measures.',-, , ( , ''V'C He has been a very active -man all of his life, 'and has ; been a very prom inent citizen'.-- ' ' , ' ' , " He was a confederate soldier and was in - all of r the , severe " battles . of Northern- Virginia.-. , - , f! He.-was captured at Hatteras while a member of ICaptaln Dukes' ' .com? pany. After he was exchanged,' - iie joined Captain John .Wallaces' 61sC, Va., Company of the , Billy JViaaone FOR TEN HOURS The Democrats will Meet -v ' i Next Saturday to Name th e Ticket , -, 4. IN LINE FOR ELECTION TWO CANDIDATES ? FOR r! REPRE SENT ATI VEt MESSRS. ED. HOP- KINS AND GEORGE LftfEF ERMAN. W. E. SPENCER 4 FOR SHERIFF, -TONl JONES FOR1 DEGISTER OF DEEDS. Kl ! .'Mr.-' W,-. W. Bawyer," a member 'of the; Board of County . Commissioners jof j -Tyrrel l- - County . was ' in " the z city today onbusines W ' - ' Mr..' Sawyer stated ;to" ' the ' Stai . ( - - man that ; the ? Democrats of Tyrrell County will hold .theirf primary . next Saturday .in Columbia. . : i Mr. Ed. Hopkins ; and Mr;- George Lfvermari sa former -' ' representative from - Tyrrel 1 County v are- candidates befcf e J thk Primary r for xepresenta tive. w ' '-Mt. -W. 0.s Spencer is a candidate before the1 primary for the nomina tion' for :snerif. , ; . , " s Mr. Tom- Jones, who has' filled the unexpired" term of his father, Mr. T. L. Jones, deceased as register of deeds, will be a candidate for nom ination for the office of register' of deeds. " - , ' Mt Sawyer stated that the Dem ocrats of -ther County - were going tj Inn or j jjoti A'5.tio- . fhoi? 'Kuc'nOGi active KepuT)TlcalfstlpiKmr-forr- .... a & " nominees.-The only, way " Tart could ere making .much" noise - ' aTvwit tho plooHnn "Pint Rai.f ATr about - the ' election, "But," said Mr Sawyer," they will be on hand to vote on election day to wipe' up the Re4 'publicans.' ' The : Great Strain on the .Nebraskan Dpei Not; ; WeakeprHis Vitality i , A GOOD CITIZEH vV LAID TO REST r : - i - 1 1 - ; v.-... : . CROWDS GREET HIM BRYAN , TED -AGAINST TAFT : AND MR. 4 ROOSEVELT, AND HAS THEM BOTH' TO i FIGHT. , HE IS , .WAG -JNG A .STRENUOUS FIGHT FOR ELECTION.-' TO ..PRESIDENCY A Democratic Nominee;' W. J . Bryan Is in' a'stfenuous campaign -for- his election tp the presidency W Novem ber the 3rd., -The following Assxciat ed Press Dispatch under , the, date line of' Columbus,. Neb'., gives' kii ac- count of ten . -lours -continuous 'speak ing: . Mr. Allen Cohoon of Gum - Nedk, Passes'Away Af- r ter a . Brief Illness; I i ''" f V OF AN OLD : FAMILY 1' , t IRYAN , 8AYSTHAT , HE IS Plf ,WAsi BORN ANR REARED ' 'IN V " ' v GUM NECK ; AND HAS ALWAYS ? LIVED THERE: WAR pnnui. - NENT IN' THE AFFAIRS" OF HIS : COMMUNITY, A GREAT CHURCH WORKER. .,'rv'( : 4 ' r 1 4 f ; Nws"was received here that MrV' j i '. ' Allen- Cohoon" an 'old Jand highly, re- u y'-zr-' spectedjeitizen had died athis home ' 7. in Gum f Neck afterta brief illness; ;V 1 : ' ''' IT I ' , . - - ' " ne i survivea Dy a.wiie and nye .-,.- sons, ".Messrs B. F. Cohoon T. A. Co-'. f , .' hon and' H. W Cohon residents of; Gum. Neck, , Mr. J.' ' B. Co-"" -f ' ' Without --showing any signs, of, fa- noon of Jerry, N.u C, and' Mr.E.v P vigue - irom ten- hours of actual talk-1 vuoon 01 oiumDia.j.iei is, also sur-; ing and fifteen jaours of. railwav; trav-l vYed ; by two -sisters," Mrs.1 D. F. Ann- el yesterday W. J. Bryan fhis morn ing began his - second day's tour of N,ebraskaby a , . speech at North Bend. He addressed several hundred etrong of Gum NecK and Mrs. TV B. Armstrong of ' Columbia.' The funeral services , were ,? con ducted ; over, his ' remains, last Thurs-' - V 1 farmers of' the Third .Congressional. day-from borne .of his; sister, Mrs, - V CANNOT SCARE : THEPINTSVOTING THE' LABORING, MAN WILL VOTE FOR W J. BRYAN THIS YEAR IN SPITE OF REPUBLICAN y - f v . . . : CORCIVE TACTECS. ( " It is a -well known fact 'that at the last meeting of ihe Democratic national comittee a ' special fund of $5,000was appropriated and set part for the express, purposa1 of punish ing any ; person or corporation whica endeavors to coerce, employ es to vote for Mfc. Taf t special counsel ; will be retained and -vigorous prosecution He' had,-when he died; In, bis pos session an -old confederate , -uniformj that he"1 wore when ,he surrendered. Healways ' wore this uniform , when he attended the '' Confederate re will follow." Judge -Wade ' said today: ' (We might as , well settle the question dur ing this " campaign t whetner j under the law; sir employer may : xlub his employes ,intoi voting, as he dli'ects STireats of j. reduction in wages or promise of higher : wagc as induce ment to 1 vote for Taft js - bribery plain and simple. " '-' f; 'We' are noti afraid ot the efrect of sjichtactics r in- this election because the V American laboring ; roan ', cannot be bribed' nor scared Into submission to the will of his master; ina .mat- terras saqred v as , the ballot viut 21 think jt is' the" duty of .thijs committee tov protect ;thev American workingman from such .methods. The" employe has no legal rigbiro:: insult his employes by such notices as the following, v TO ,WED GEORGIA ,'MAN,;;' ' New York, . Oct.," lSThe :engage ment of Charoltte Louise Dixon; the aaugnier -or tne touinem .noveiisi, tWstrifct,. idevbting his speech for? the" most art to .an appeal i-for' the 4uP" port of tthe Congressional, r Stated ana legislative ticket. ' 0 ' ' At Schuyier he spoke ' for half ah hour, at the little park 'in' "the: city. Here before a- large audience the, 'dis cussed various Issues of -the- cam-5 paign 'at" some - le.ngth, loing with & strong . condemnation' -of what he termed" the unfair attitude df ' Presi dent Roosevelt in taking part in the campaign. ' - ' , "I ,had' supposed," he said "that I was ' ruilning against -but : one Re publican; but It ' seemsr that I am pit ted 'against two. I resent his inter ference, -and ; only ask him to keep, bis hands v off and let Mr, Taft and nie fight it out." : . - . ' He ; made - an appeal for the' election- to (3ongress;of Mr. Xatta and for the r- State ticket. ' There was a large crowd- assembled; at Columbus when Mr. ' ryan arrived: Here : he made v a talk i to , the farmers l on. the guaranty of - bank deposits, comparing : thV ob jections made against it with. the ob jections first, proposed to fire insur ance. -He said: , -' 7- , rphe : same objection now' made to the guaranty , of bank deposits r ' was mide against; fire insurance ;wben it was first suggested. Then . its oppon ents argued learnedly that to Insure all houses' was- to make , some men careless about, fire and that it would lead others 4 to brun their houses . in order to . get the Jnsurance. If that argument hadvprevailed - we would have no fire insurance today," but, the people wisely decided .that we ; should Tiave protection" against fire, so that it was better to pundshV criminally the few who burn their houses than to leave unprotected the many whose houses' were likely to burn rtrK acci dent,1 'fj ' V" -f .K "Th'e ' case in favor of guaranteed bank, is even . stronger 1 than ' tbe , case of fire ' Insurance, hecttse. the ' one huridrea per cent.' '.penalty agafn'st the stockholder added: to ' the entire loss of 1 bis , Investment is , sufficient to ' prevent ', carelessness,-; " ang ihe ftrneunt1 of moneT called out 'of: hid- ing I will " more than repay the taij " ' ; - which i Imposed .upon ine-f Dan From 1 every , standpoint " protection of the'- depositor .is ; wise ; from . . " .every standpoint It; Is beneflcUil because; it helps the depositor, it "helps the community-, and it helps the" bank."'; , D. F; Armstrong by -the, Rev.', ' Mr; Lupton of Cherry, N. C., ,and the en- , ' termenr followed iu" the old tamllr Av,'; burying grounds;- ' J ' ' h Mr. Cohoon was one of the most prominent citizens of .Tyrrell .'Joun- " t ty.. He 'has- lived a long and ' non-ar able Jif e ' 3n' Gum Neck, where he' was born and reared. He -was a noble citizen ancTT a T c'ousecrated, christian. He was always ; interested - in j the wel fare of -hiMamunitr anddid a.1 la power to' upbuild T.andv advance his 1 community. He. will be greatly miss ed by the ."entire community. - .v 1- '. -1 HQN.-J. BRYAN GRIMES.' Brigade. He was twice wounded.'- 4 the Rev. T. Dixon, Jr.tO W C- Bum nas peen -auuuuuucu. . jur, buiu s uvuiq is in Griffin-Ga.f where be ,wlllJ take his bride -after -tbe "honeymoon terminated; Noveinber 16th has been selected for the , wedding, whichV will Democratic Candidate for ' Secretary of State Will Address tiher , ' " . People At o, ; . Plymouth," Monday, October 19th. . L i Columbia, Monday Jnight . Octc- ber, 19th. " , j ; -"'Hertford, Tuesday "-night, October 20th. 5--. " ::-'r.y c- . Camden, 1 , Wednesday, -A f 'Octtober ' ' - 2ist . ; . ' Edenton, , Thursday night,' "Tjctober - . 22n - v ' -j - r f -".2 " . Gatesville, Friday n October - 23rd " t ; - AhoBkie, Friday iiight, " October y--. ; " 23rd.' 2 -'".- " :- ' ' ..L ' ':-- Robersonville, ; Saturday ' October - v , . 24th.J-. , v - vyr - C' All citizens are, ' Invited to 1 be vjcocjiu iuu: uear tne -issues or tae. . day dicued: f -. ..'" s ; ; A'. Hr EELBR,- Chairman ' Stat' Democratic V.Execu'-1 t r tive Committee '. ; . ALEX J. FB3LD, Secretary. yS 1 ,7 -The man! with -the corrugated, fore-"' ; ; head is nowfifignring on the' probable V cost, ofhis-wlfejs fall butht.' , - i - i - --When a bachelor' minister' comew toa smairtown every married wo- man therein -begins ta-' sit -up . and r" take notice. ' . it - If you "hear a. "man say' that -..h ',; ' doesn't know', what .to do wlth; his j 1 y money.- it's doughnuts' to fudge he i isn't married. Chicago, News. - .,- -s. Nine 'out of ten persons who. say tfiey are "pleased. to meet you." when introduced are liars. " REFLECTIONS 'OF. At BATCH FLO Ft - You can tell i when.' a girl bsn't real- -I' . ly'ln ldve b the? way, she: acta 'as it ;'; ; she -were;, J V (; ; worth 1 5 -men's trained: reason in a ; r ! ' V predicament. " ' SHE HAD LANDED HIM, - - 1 V T "'Chairman Board of Corn's, children,' a sister Mrs. .Al W. Nor-unions, ' - -J ' f-j ' ' be a(quletfamily affair '-,, A he .has been up to, some mischief;.". ,- Has ' that chap" any property? f : , 'The-, JnaidenV sire -demanded,". . ' " ' When" ai woman's ,:husband is un usually kind to her she always things - A 'At least Thave him .landed, y " . 1S7- 4 1 . ' " 'I
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