FRIDAY MORNING, NOVE-MEER 1, 1918.
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The News and Observer
naba awary DtrhtW Tar By
THr'NEWl AXD OSSEKTIt PCBLLSHINO
COM PANT
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AMERICA WILL ANSWER TUESDAY!'
DEMOCRATIC STATE BALLOT,
.J'pr t'liltf Btate rW!!L.
-; . f. At. til it HONS jy
For Member of Corporation ComruU-ioa
-tTerm of Hix Vrar) f"- -
gkorge p. rux . ' .
(Term of Two Year :
ALLEN J. MAXWKLL ; v'
' For Chief Justice Rupreme Court
WALTER .CLAKK
What spectacle th leader of th Republican
party ire waking of.. tl.ar. ones grt arpenmrar'rrr
rtitutioal , .
It it (Rough to pat th raivk and file to a shame
from which they wUl revolt with lftin abhor
rence, And in tho apologies of not a few of the
non-office seeking typo of Republicans we hare
evidence that this It'jnst the effect of-he course
of Roooevelt, Lodge, PcBroae-and we regret to
ay,"" f Taft! We had thought better of Tift'.'
Here we are ia the final stages of the world war.
Every message from the front i a measage of
tirtorr, of aaity and of peace; and of glory to our
t ) .
eouatry.
Rut here at home th .Rcpobliean lenlert are
eekiag t? divido-the rounlr, to diserrdit the
President ia an honr whfB all the rest of the world
appliudi bin as never min. before waa applauded,
and to discredit the entire administration that
has eoneludrd the war, to tha present glorious
stage! They would divide onr ronntry in the our
TT Associate Juittirfs Pupreme Court ,
- W1IJ.IAU R. AIJi:
- IiATT I). WALKER
Tor Jot'ge rhiporior Court Third Ju'.rial PitrM
v'""C ;jon?r''Ti;'rrER"--'s.-.
I" or Judge jirinr Court Fr4Wu4icjat JJUttict
FRANK A. PAMELA
Tor Judge Superior Court-.beventh Judicial
Dislrirt
niOM AS H. CALVERT - t
Ier Judge' SuriorTojrTl
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? Jujjre Superior Court Ta;rleenth Judicial
, Ilistriet
W. J. ADAMS ,-..,,r, ..
For iudge Superior t'oiiM--Fifteent'aJudieial
Iitri't
ELIAMIX ERANK LIN
eent'y'JuJii
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For Judge Superior Court Seventeenth .li'dirisl
I)istri.-t
TU. ElM,i:'C
Tor J ndge Superior Court-Eigliteenih Judicial
Iietret '
MirHAEL- HJl STICK ,
For Judge Superior Court Nineteent'i Judieial
Dmlr'et ' .
" irrArMrWiRttY" A
For Judge Superior Court Twentieth Judicial
Ilistrirt ,
t. 1. BRYWtN
MORNING TONIC
bour when every inetiaet demands that we all
stand together. They-wonld diseredit and ham
per the President in the hour when, vietory won
oa the fii ld of battle, he beglni to d"l with All
the nations.
What is it that they eom
Ha the administration, failed into andalt
None appears. .
" Has the administrationHot pressed the war witii
ell night narkulousToroef" The lrsders of Eng
land, Pranee andija'fy.' sgy. so. Oermany, on her
kneesLays lHi.Austriaut of the dr,th5 says no.
Tarkey.' tTushed -and - broken,.. says , .so ilaa .-iiut
the TiomT7atuaTi)irod,;:1ransirtai
finance, popular "uppnrr national unity,' leen
Managed with providential skiljf The liniteil ani
prosperous condition Hf the enlrre c'otintry ."bcari.
witness. ' '' ''
Nevertheless, the Repulilienn party is furring the
publican leaders capable of -trre ' folly- oT--taeir
tourse, we bow confess that w had ot takea-tte
mesMire of their arrogance; and we welcome thsii
etfTSet'.rS t tiw i mi aw-
Turkey has signed aa armistice wit&
tad is out of the war. Th Aostriaa femmander
try will teach them a lesson of very put value t
themselves and of ? more to all those who do
tot recognii that ia the t'nited States the great
tody of the peoptV'tre more patriotic than parti
san.' America triumphant, strong, happy, prond,
secure America, grateful- and true will speak
neit Tuesday. She wiiriniwcTTBer fall of her
on who "has led her safely through the supreme
trial in tnee of honor and of love.
M0REBEAD8 FRAUD CHARGES.
ttght-upon tho Prissideu't aud llic nilmiiiistrntion.
They- are. demanding' tht the Psident be re-
bilked amf rhfi ked by a -majority opposition in
is the issue that (U;y propose! Wherein do they
assure -us they Voiild or would do better than has
litctuduau-Bii'l Is liyiinlowe-f WKat would they
haje done that has not been done. What hus:beeu
do iiTrtTui lltirf 'wmiliT BoTTiavTrhot 1 W hfiT ti IW-
km e do they offef that they vioiibl have done so
well. What sssnranee other llmH i.lf-auranec !
llotiblless Jlie .reader is nt a Kiss to answer these
fiuestiotis. Ko sre we'. , Poiibtloss many Republi-
laii "(itirens wondeV -wliut it is all alwut, Kn. do
. Is it. not enough to have brought our country
TTmmrihantlv throimh the wnr, to have orunuiiro!
no. nriuy of CjoiMi.lKMl nien and put them across th
-4-4vav'e-HfgH4wd .-Bvyt-iWJfOujJljiiCajul
The day goes and the night follows, and' the
oight Is dispersed again by the rising of the sun,
ind day and night are in the keeping of the Lord
: rr a. a rt JAe-liftiBj-Jcathjif Jwanj,.,!
UNCLE WALT MASON
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8 FJ t' V EN ATI NH. V i
Ya a who toils the loag hoars throa(h goes
hevae at rlna af day ; he U so anre la every tkew,
so weAfy, M he hoaew to do Is nst to hit the hsf.
R aaya t Ma lad Old tog Shea, whea hp has
reAchest hui chair, "My werk tua robbed me of ssy
ea; I woaMnl take aaovher ate, ta he a million
aire. Jaa kaad e here the daily sheet, aa may
raa the test, and tbea ta a am her deep And sweet
111 drt ttnr . awwllew fert, aew sticking to
f shwea.- He reaae a wMIe and tbea he erlea,
rri Seott, Maria Jaar! The way we soak tjioae
: rsaaha gayal. TJW far of Kaiaer Wllhelm lieej
' Aa4 'sa say hat and raae! 111 have to ge and
a4 the hoy a, aad lath the waf aews o'er, and make
glaeV 4elna4uat ol m a haleh W aes like
k ,L.. m it . i , .
roag iireo ana aore. I may
by haaae by 'ilfk, may he hoes h one:
iwiii tak a awito a walie to talk ahowt the wsy
ear aoUiera haack the aawdoat from the Haa.
Aid Urea With htlthe lad apriagy strldbe cbaar
ewa tua atreef, ta talk with aelghbre, far aid
Id. f how the tall goel with f hid when
- wmn. I Kf bibw or aowa we v
had of Ut ia Wetter far tha pjlta, to brace the
wova Bad weary abate and mitU him keep his
smile aa atralght. aad baaloh att hi Ilia.
Moner given to jh inetrqaientalitiet in Raleigh
that are aiding ia abating toe.ravagr- f tnflitenrA
. money given to woythv' eaose. No local bene'v
eieneee nave ever Bid a more eonvineinc anneal.
.,'
Tor aa increased aug'ar aUowancii thaxAa ara dn
th Fond Administrator. And by
rublie haa itaelf ) te tliantt in some measure
Tatrkrtie eonservatioa b.r " theMMie" ia one of
h reasons assigned, for the enlarged allowance
Young wone wba aa da so shnnld effer their
erviet to tha eawrfency hospitals. Thni is call
lorTleeyjBat a imperative as the rail to service
a TrxntfLXai. aa the health authorities have re-
ftedly reinted aat, if the proper preeaatienar
.ken.ih danger, from this service may be re-
loecd to a ninimam.
J.OIifl ships ami put them in the line of duly on
the shores of three eolil inents, to line financed
. '.....'
the war without injury to industry or commerce-
is it not enough when With theloss of less than
l.'i.iX'O men lit ImHle, tlulgnril ha been put Otit
f the war, - AiHtTnaTT
pieces, Turkey has bejn crushed and broken, and
flernmhy Ts prostrnte, is it not enough that to
toy th
the nations of I. he earth in power and in character
la Mod's nnme is it not enough!
,Xttdrct"Ttiioseye'l, .cidgelVwrose and Taft
ho have been divided so long-are united 4n err-
img -out thaf!lip President nd the Administ ration
that have wrought this consummation roust be re-
l.nked, discredited and checked. ',
One of these . (lays the calm eye of history will
survey this hour ; and in that 'dty history will
rielide from' her hall' of fame (hese then." Hhe
will have to sav of them that they were able
. - p .
that two of Jhem were, men of great position and
great capacity j but'she will have to say 'that they
"Were l6t statesmen, but only politicians, were
pnrtieans,;dot big enough lo give wsy to pride of
party And the demands of party advantage an
emoc ratio control of affiirs is Such nnplca
h rrvertacle for Bepabiieant that the deair a i I
.v . i " i
n end to it ha made confirmed political bedfel
f s of Taft and Booaevelt. Necessity M the
i nther of invention an4 i a common yearning
-f the. overthrow ef Democracy the Bull Moose
id th Old Lin Brpubliraa forget their ancient
nimositiea and a'attedly" drive for the nnhorsing
T VRJaoaTvrnr Tie'"roii'r ;tet rtftem Bv-tliefr
5ot awe. '":
In a number of papers yesterday there appeared
an adrertiaement signed by John M. Morehend,
Marion Butlers candidate for the Vniifi Btatea
Henite, In which he rehashes the usual stock-in-tral
pre-election eharges of fraud against Demo
cratic official in North Carolina.
. It is owell-knbwn that Morf head is the subser
vient fool of Bntler, who was driven from office jn
di.gT.ee,1(1Jy the decent people of the Ptate. -He
was i conference with Bntler in Sampson county
last week, and shows'TTmseirattniprT'i'PthT
Butler methods by hi " flaming tlrerraemeht
cfiarglng that election frauds are to be perpe
trated by the Democrats.. This is the familiar erj
that Bntler has worn to a frazule in North CarrA
lina the old scare-erow that he bis brought ut
It every election for the last twenty yeirs.
The Morrhoad tirade "'" nis A''it 'B""r
anee of the suject he discusses the absent voter's
law.. He writes:.
'Lrnder pretense "of enacting legislation to per
mit the soller1 votiig a Democratic Iygislnture
opened world-wide the door" so that any and an
means of -political thievery conld be perpetrated
under the cover of the Absentee. Voters'. Iw."
Tbere'wft.'.rSt';"!?.' that the pufpriw "of thr
.legislature was to permit soldiers to, vote." JThc
Tatv'eTitTtleT'W
V.- ' -waa-ratified,.
the United States entered the wsrand when it wak
anticipated the United States would not enter the
war. The law was passed fur the purpose aeeti
ratelv stnted'in ita title to permit absent elector!"
to vote. It was passed mainly at the solicitation
of the roin'rnorcial trhvplers of the Ptate, who sent
n nccreiltted representative,' to Raleigli to' seeuc
s pas'tage, and this, repoesentative remained in
iili,lj1j; srvrrsr weejts to see-, -that- it waa 4one..-Ill
purpose was to giVe to every ritiw-of Oii 8tt.f
entitleirto vote the privilege of doing so, even If jl
was not convenient for him to lie nt tho polls on
lection day And after providing ennyenicqt
m ea.lt fojarrX'ng this purpose the act pro-
ides: .-Xll the provisions of this ni t,. anil aTT'oT
-tttitrthe -l4ion laws of ilik.Hiate. shall be lib
rally o'nstriied'TrT favor of the right of the ab
sent A lector to vote. ... .
r. Moreheud's charge is a libel nguinst the
embers eoinjiosing thf last (leneral Assembly,
ml sgainst the rommerciar travelers of the Xtate
who. were instrumental In having-this law passed.
The Absent Voter's Law "no where opeus the door
o fraud, but on the contrary the Act provides am
pie safeguard nguinst fraud In the following. Inn
gun-ge'r . . .- ',..- "-"""""';' - :
'It sfiall be the duty-of the registrar in each
rei inct to open t .1 p. rn. on the day of-election
iniiufi "feTFers " nMrveiTriiiirTiurh-HbseTfrToteTif:
Th right to vote of any saea ahaent voter shall
be subject tb challenge Tn the same maoner as II
Ihe elector proposing to vote were -: present is
person." ':; ' "; '
Pince the enactment of this law this-roontry has
joined the Allies in their fight against nutocriey
and A Isrge number of onr North Carolina boys,
lot h ltcmocrat s aaTTrFiOTci
the service of their jjyuntry, and will follow the
fctnrs and Stripea to a great victory. ."Should
these bovs who re figfihting for their country be
denied the right to vo'tef""
crmmaadiag the Itailaa armies, for aa armistice.
The armistice with Tirkey is understood to have
hcea signed yeeterday at aooa. . The terms n-
douMedly wefeTeveTything that the Allies wanted.
I fact it is stated that they were accompanied
its peace proposal which were tantamount to SB
nrondttiqnal sarreader. Turkey ha had enough
tad more than caougb. Phe will accept aay tort
of consideration the Allies may fect dis'pooed to
give, her because t here is nothieg else for her to
uo. Repeated reverse at the haads of the victo
rious British troon have thowa Turkey that there
nothing for her to da but drink the dregs of
defeat down to th very bottom of the cup.
The news from Austria-Hungary is just aa cn-
(ooraging. racing immediate collapse internally
nd with her armies being driven at will by th i&-
vancing Italian armies, Austria-Hungary, or what
left of it loyal to Emperor Charle a quantity
hich is growing less with the passage of each
our -la like Turkey completely at the mercy-of-
thc.Allies. The eace powerful empire is breaking
to pacts and the armies of a people so ilivided
can do nothing hut retreat. What happens to the
broken armies of the empire is ef less interest
ow than the political aenelopme nts by which new
nations are being carved out of the crumbling
fatirie ef the laad of the flatwhurgs.-
The bottom has fallen out, at least, so far as
Turkey and Austria-Ilunjrarv arc concerned, tier
many ia made of sterner "stuff but. with her three
former allies out of the. war frmany will soon
hive to accept the' humiliating terms which Will
be the only sort she can gefi
I
reoognire Immortal service to the republic.
These men and not Wilson are the losers,
They cannot do him harm, nis fame Is a secure
at lather's or Cromwell's or Washington" or
Lincoln's. " He i enrolled amongst the 'few en
tirely great:
And it may be just this that .so eicites Meesrs.
Roosevelt and Taft.- Wilson has put them
eclipse forever. But Tew men ran bear the pangs
of jealousy, Eve -t he- g rcateat-i alter la-1 hiAat
And it may W that the Hepubliran' leaders can
not bcArjt "that ths Demiwrstic Jwrty has success
fully conducted this war. Party jealousy goea to
lengths that, personal jealousy dare ' not take
Tlieir institutioti is eclipsed. The rival party hat
gained Agjory that they must covet forever
Hut neither can they alter this. In the Prov!
dene of od the Democratic party was ia eontro
of1 the country from the beginning ef this war
until this nour. Begsrdless of Tuesday 't ejeetio
it will be TiMil the-articles of peace have "bee
signed.. History will accord it the .credit f(.
ateernUt the Rejiublic through the trying times.
History-will Dear witness that it prpved instant
and qual to the needs of every hour.. History
will declare that in home affairs a well as ia tht
military and navai arms, in treating with our
Allies and in dealing with our enemies, it to man
aged that poire was brought about at the earliest
possible moment, at the leiuU4eihle cosfy "with
the least possible disturbanre at home and with
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the greatest poasible honor abroad. History Is
at-a..tio4iAl,:oi,.A WliwnJttSJilutifiSj.
For ear pai-V whil w had Boi theaght th- Be-
Recently .a .great epidemic has swept the eoun-
tn: and is now raging in North Carolina. Thn
will probably deprive a number of ICorth Caro
linians of the opportunity of attending the polls
on next Tuesday..
X7c Morchead and Tiutler willing for these,, men
tu lie.. deprived of tbeir balloUju are tbeyin fsror
of "a lie-ral construction of the law so ss to per
mit men .1n'tBe"rw1ieq"iiaJilltI to vote under the
Ahaent Vbter'l Ijtwf This'qtii'stinn doesn't involve
nnyf rand. "ItV jit a qucstioa .of. whether j-qu
are illing-foi' these qualified electors to express
their choice in the mortlmpinentoti "period of
world history,. 4
Tho charge of Morchead that Demm ratic election
Officers have "been fief randing young Ms'publicau
soldier of their votc'.is a willful tnisrepresenta-
TUnrrAiKl i'swi disproved by- affidavita-trfHhe
most reputable citizens in ' the community where
it was hatched, up. The. only foundation for It Is
that, quit a numlier of 'young Republicans'' in
North .Carolina, as well as in all other States of
this country, have deliberately made np the
minds to fall in behind Wondrow Wilson, and give
loyal support with their ballots at well as with thei
bajonets, to the recogliired leader of world-de
niocraev bv voting to sustillj tho Senator and
Congressmen who have stood ty him and given
him loyal support.. They ant to vote straighHw
ML.as Shoot 1 straigh't.:
-While fenator. Kimmons hssbeencToieTT eon
fined at Washington, attending-to war legislstiit
as chairman , of the Finance Committee, and one
of the leading adrocates and -supporters of the
President, Candidate.. Morehead, a man of greiit
wealth arid tho recipient of largo sums1 of money
from the National Republiran slush fund, is run
ning up and , down the Hlate making A eamptig
that would "o no credit' to a candidate for town
ship eonstaiile. It is not election frauds that he
foe.ro,, bn it iJh fsjr, full and. free expression
that will b madAv the qualified -voter of tin
Stat o Vt ,Tu,da.-
Every citiaenf.the Htate who csn pcssibly get
to the poll Tuesday should be therr, and If aot
possible to 'g in person send your ballot in t
mail. . Your, Wot y need th lervlcejif,. Rotator
r-iiomont anfl every Democratic candidate for Cob
tress in ths Rfate.
The Southern Ind Congres ta be held ia 8a
vannahN'ov..lt to 13 Will he a meeting of greaM
imporarree to th Bouth. Fof one of -it objec;
it ha the taking of step! for eooperatioa in he
raryhg for returning soldre.rs and fo' Anotheran
related object th consideration of plans or
greater utilisation of North Carolina lands. It
trill-h a development mre.tiug fraught wil large
f j4etnUt--oX uacfuUicAt to .this And othOT .p oytu
THE BOTTOM OUT.
vjjaSjt
A Prominent Republican's
impieolJSimmpns
(Washington Corresjiondeace of the
Greensboro News.)
Ab uneipectcd non-partisan appreci
ation of the service of Senator Sim
boobs jWa fnraiahed th Greensboro
Daily New correspondent today by
ClinTord H. Lrena'd director ,of - the
W'ar Finance Corporatioa, who Ikji R'
publicaa ia politics. .Mr. I-eonic is A
naa ef large business affair and as
such was appointed by the Preaideat aa
a member ef the Finance Corporation.
Hince com4g to Washington Mr. lon
ard says, he has made estimatesaf the
publir service of various men, both Re
publicans and Democrats, And has gain
ed a patriotic viewpoint regarding their
activities." Concerning ISealtor Sim
mons he siys: . -
Oae ef Oar Greatest Stateaatca."
"""Bora of New England parent and
reared in Chicago, it .is most natural
that 1 should Imbid to some extent the
opinion prevalent .among many of any
northern . business associates, and es
pecially those ef the Republican per
aausipn, that the leader ef the Demo
cratic party of the South were rather
partisan and.. radical in their vjewt upon
public - questions. Since coming to
Washington, I have had occasion to be- -
come well acquainted with Realtor Sim
mons. I have obecrvrd, with interest his
public services rendered ia the Senate
nd in my opinion he is aot only
man of most unusual ability and capa
city, but he ia entirely fair, resourceful "
and altogether broadminded. I regard
bim as one of our greatest- statesmen,
and I believe that the eonntry it excep
tionally fortunate ia having a man of
his exalted character and ability oceu- -pying
the post of leader in the Caitod
State Senate at this crucial period ia
our national history. If I had the rp
portunity it would give me the greatest
pleasure to vote ta retain in th Senate
a man of Senator 8immons' character
and ability, no matter what my opinio
might be upon other political qaee
jions.' . ' . - .,
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GERMAN VIEW OF ELECTION
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Cologne Gazette Gloats Over Belief That Presi-'
dent Will Be Def eated-ADeclares Wilson's .
Methods Are the Acts of a Desperate Man
HEED NOT THE FALSE CHARGES.
Farmers should not pay anv .bec to the false
harge of the Republicans that after the election
the Administration vefil take steps for tiling the
pric- f0U4iA.ILlhjt..Adm
that the patriotic- interests of the country de
manded thej fixing of cotton prkes it would1 have
fixed them long. ago. The Fresident declarecT'that
polities was adjonmed so far a' war work was
toneerned and meant it. Step necessary for the
successful prosecution of the war will be taken r'e-
K.irdles of their political effect. Thft. President
s the type of man who would rather throw every
etone- of politicA! Advantage tn the wind Than
olos 'Jfin necessarily a single life In the prnseett-
ion of the war.. It can truly be said Of pirn that
e 'ha made "the war first' in Everything. Neither
iiottoa farmer nor wheat farmer nor any other
ind 'of frmer could swerve him on iota from
hat he conceive to be his duty in trie conduct
f the war. ' .-''- ;-- -
And as for fixing the price of cotton the growers
f that staple should always keep in mind this
ctaration - by the' Republican and Senatorial
(.mmittect:
: . V - . ,
There are some domestic questions on whi' h "
we should undoubtedly differ from the course
pursued by the Administration. We should
not, for example, fix the price of the farmer'
wheat and. leave the planter's cotton un
touched. .. " '.-"' -
That is the Republican talk in Wjrsiington while
the Republican talk in North Carolina takes the
(New York Timet.)
The following is a translation of an
rticle which appeared in the, Cologne
arette of August .1,7:
"Little by little the winter of dis-
ccn-tcat is setting in fur Wilson, the dic-
ator.- At the beginning of November
he people will, '-in' the Congressional
cTeffioh&iitPjfiaiTgW
is war policies. The entire House of
RtiRnlatiteji,w.ithj jt.!Ll35 members,
facing a new election, and of Vb
Senators one-third is to b elected.
"What the verdict of Amerira'will be
as been apparent since Hf Spring of
1017. The three or four special elee-
tioiw for the House of Bopresentativfs,
the Senatorial election iu Wisconsin,
nd, above all the mayoralty election in
New York City last - November, show
hich way the tide, is turning; all of
these-c-leet ions went against Wilson In
spite of the intolerable pressure of his
party, machine. Mostjipniflcjiniwas the
Sodli(-'Hitlquir, would have- entered
the City Hall a Mayer and with, him
the most prominent opponent of all that
war folly. , .
''But even without this searchlight
Wilson Teeognired the seriousneea .of
the situation. With what fear nd mis--givings
he approaches fh great day
when the people will voice public opin- ,,
ion, and, how desperately he strive to .
turnthe verdict in his fator, may be .
gleaned from the report in today' is
sue. of our second morning edition. Bis
first special electron In- NewHmptaJ.aeAAatX
is a new departure even for America,
and one may be eager to know how the
party lenders of both sides, l)ie bosses,'
are going to take it. One will hardly
mas e a ni 1st a ko-4 n anaumiD g that . W i-
form oTT'rciITcfioiis that after the election the
Democrats will fix the price of cotton. The i
nnsistency of the Republican position iri this
matter is so apparent thai North Carolina. farmers
will see it at a glance.
'As to filing the price of cotton that is a matter
Iready pissed on by the War Industries Board.
And IWnardCftAryrS
declared a week ago that war needs did not de
mand fixing the price ef rot to a. That settles
iU-Ihe-deciainn. Bf.lhe War 4adustnes Itoaed
w8uTOave7Meh"liBaT Tf tCTiaJ "decreed" thetllTif
ef pyices. The war cornea first. But, happily for
he-cotton farmer the Wa Industries. Board saw
ire necessity for- price-fixing in connection with
cotton. Farmerw should aot be misled by . the
false -eharges of Republican politicians a to what
the Democrat .are going to do after the election
No party has ever done as much or the farmers
ef the country. As the Democratic party has done
nj H135bing"ToTieep up if good" ork.--,
here a Democrat, who had died was
supplanted by a RVpublicnn. " At that
me Wilson had borrowed for -the re
duction of the citadel Ike biggest gun
hi arsenal, Ron at of Jipwi of the
ermanTitv" of ("hicago, who as lnro
ratic partv whip in, the ,8enato and
mouthpiece of tho President is classed
as a highly important personage. I-wis
carried his artistic red Parisian wig,uu
and down the Slate conjuring the good
people of New England by the, at that
ime still effective, formula that tne
lection of a Republican would mean
repudiation of Wilson's war policies
nd tend to. weaken considerably the
onduct of the war. But the election
went against Wilson, notwithstanding
the fact thit the New Hampshire back
woodsmen .are anything . but pro'Ucr
man; their" l!nglish.di'K'ent Jtloii. would
AMPLE REPUBLICAN PRECEDENT.
- i i- t 1 ana .. . . ... l.
1 ' 111 ' 1 , r".wu,Ma ,"' pi in I nei if
Congress said, ""Thi is no time for divided courf
sel." , He as uplorted In This appeal by Theo
dore Roosevelt,- thea cnn.lidite for Governor of
New York, ex-President Harrison, Beaator lodge
and-cdhceWica-ledeT. ;
Roosevelt in 1306, during his second presidential
term,' declared 'that a. change in the control of
Congress would lead to purKselesa confusion. Tie.
asked the country to give him a Congres domi
Bated by hi own political party..
President Roosevelt in 1S asked, for a Repub
lican Congrej .for Mr. (Taft declaring that an
opposing Congress' would be certain "to thwart
nnd baffle the President on every possible oecA
sion."
.Taft in 1!H0 asked for a fongres of hi own
artv-eji-JUiojpU'a,,JlialljiUf h Congees would
strrngthrn eonfidenre ia hi admintetraUoa.
In the face of these distinguished Republican
precedents in both war "arid peare""it ia difficult
to 1 see wherein criticism of President Wilson in
connection with his appeal for a Democratic Con-
gross ia even remotely justified. President W'il
son has not impugned th patriotism or loyalty of.
men of any paty, but-he ha aaked that to "which
be 1 entitled' aa expreamoa of approval of hi
leadership which would definitely contribute to
tiBity here at bom and th influence of this gov
ernmenf abroad in dealing with th problem of
the
" It dofe not lie in the mouth of Republican to
critic the President for making the rani sort
of appeal that (hey have -repeatedly made. An
certainly there . U a graver need for undivided
counsel bow than at any-other time in the history
the nation'' life.
Ia Inconceivable.
Wilmington Stair
On your vote "on Tueslay of Beat week depend
whether or not we are to havea Congrese that
will lock horn with rrcaideril Wilson Or one t,ht
Will Join with him In presenting A solid America
front from' now till the end of the war. It 1s
inrOBreltabl that w shonld b divided ia America
wail W"mr T-r toiid.
piorts city of fialem. And Wllscm
exerted all his influence for the cen
tisiuation in office of his friend Mitrhel.
It was all in vain; Mitchel suffered a
defeat such as has never before bee to
corded in the political history of New
York. And if the (ierman-Americaui
bad not been so utterly bereft of all
good political teiiwe as they always have
twer they might have driven home thui -
defeat" much more forcefully) for, with,
some slight support from their side, the
ot allow of that.
'However, quite A different con
struction must, be placed on the New
York mayoralty election. John i'ur
roy Mitchel, who was killed some weeks
ago while training for the aviation" serv
ice, was. as Mayor, one - ot tne main
baiters not only of Germany, but also
of the ()erman-Amerlean of his city.
He was the ariflioriSf Ifir'tnittftgfl- of
the sol called loyalty lists, Which during
a honso to housa canvass, m 1HI7, every
German-American was compelled to
wiaTt if he did not wan t to 'lose hi posi
Horr4w 4he munlcipal-or - even private
business houses. A similar act ot moral
coercion ,h as never licen committed
either by the Bpanish inquisition orby
the New England witch roasters of the
son hit -stir red p .hornrA:.jieslLC.:
wnen Hy his letters lie attemptea to
create an atmosphere unfavorable to
the Senators and Representatives who
had proved refractory.. That sort of
thing haa never done any President any
good, though it haa never been practiced
before but on the smallest scale. But
Wilson extends Ins dictatorial power
now over everything. He not only wants
the sole control of the government, and '
of the conduct of the war, ia its thou
sand ramifications, .but in addition he
also aspires to manipulate the elections,
thus' curtailing the opportunity of a
people of one hnndred millions to exer
cise to tfie limit its constitutional rights.
Wilson's methods are the act of a des- .
perate man. No one knows that better
than himself. That he tritri such steps
shows how he distrust the future. And
Just as he has, in 1917, thought less than
nothing of international law when it
suited him to do so, he also puts aside
the constitution Jhe moment, it becomes
inconvenienf IcTTiim. It j a trial of
strength which Wilson thus provokes.
If he succeeds, his dictatorship rests
upon A foundation enabling him to pro- -
claim, himself ...the", I'ltar of America, ,
without fear of encountering opposition,
but' the probability istlt he wilt not
succeed. I any event, the KovembeV
elections -will havo a significance uch
at they never had before."
FRANK R. McNINCH TELLS WHY
SIMMONS SHOULD BE RE-ELECTED
Leader of Anti-Simmons Forces in Memorable
Campaign of 1912 Now "Would Carry Sim
mons Flap: Into Battle Against Any Man in ,
the State." .
Senator Simmons! ,. . .......
- Hix rein ago I opposed his renomi-
nation. Today J am fnr him.
In 1912 l ied the fight against him
for that brilliant, feorlea ltcmocrat,
Governor W. W. Kitehin.
In 191- 1 would carry the flimmons
flag into battle sgainst any man in tho
Htato.
In that "memorable contest wo Bt'V-
ed his record our quarrel was honest,
whether just or not. ' -
In this campaign I would welcome the
task of defending his course tince then.
- But defense is not needed. His great
achievements, his leadership in the Sen
ate, his fidelity to demonstrate princi-
these are His armor wnicn no r-
row'cafi plerctt ,e""""::". "ry'?
Have your arrows! .
Hix vears'airo the world was at peace,
A Republican was in the White House,
Senator Simmons - held no important
chairmanship, and the election 01 a
Senator might hav been held A matter
of personal preference.
I had mv iireferenee but lost.
Todsv the world Is at war and wo are
in it to win And to win art decisively
thnt not only America but the smallest
nation, may gravel th highways of
freedom hand in band with peace, un
frightened by the stalking hadow of
mlliiarlsro : a treat Democrat is at the
White House, leading the fight for the
liberty loving people of the world;
Senator Hlmmtm is chairmaa of the
Finance Committee, haa had a large part
in shaping war measures, i holding up
the hand or our commander in cniei,
while the battle rage.
Ia these eireiimstaneoa, the election
of a Senator ia, to me, not a matter of
personal clioice but one of duty.
My duty.ls to vote for Simmons!
What is yourst .
. Forget politic and make, answer" as
An American! - : " .
. Remember, fh re-election of those
who have rtood by the President will
be interpreted here tnd Abroad a
"vote t confidence for the President;
- ft '
will lie flashed abroad that we have tin- .
horsed our commander. - .
Votes this year will hav small mean- I
1ng othrrthan this.
That is why I go (Trr'Ttrnit and say
that I would vote for Simmons now .
sgainst anybody. '",'"
If the new -should come that .Eng
land had turned ont IJoyd George or
that France had retired Clemencean, you
would tie Anxious about the future,
wouldn't you! i . .. ' -
Our allies are anxiously WAtehing
What We do-. ' '-'. .:..
Our enemies arc watching" too and .
hoping Wilson't... Administration will.
fall.
Don't "shorten the Fresidnnt's strong
right Armho jieedA it utmost reach
to giv th final knockout iOJhc Hun.
' Help the President by re-electing-
those who have helped him; j
Simmon has helped mightily!
Perchance this may be read by some
brave warrior who fought the losing
fight with rue in 1912, and is stilt nurs
ing wound! ree&vejLjn that contest.
Be a man! Forget it!
.. N.ot for Simmons' sake, but for. your
country s weal. - :
Let's pile op th biggest vote Tr . ;
given a Senator in North Carolina, ' ,
He deserves it let' be juet.
President Wilson Aski it let' answer'
the call. . ' '" -' . -
If any may think this "eating crow"
I eare not, for it leaves A god taat in
my mouth to render unto Caesar the
things -which ar Caesar't.
'.".' i FRAXK I. irNLVCII.
Charlott. N. C; Oct. 30, 1848.
A pianist was wanted in the T. W. . -C.
A. foyer, or soeial atntor for mu-
nitionette in Lyon, Franco At first ,
none of th girl responded to the re
quest, but finally one came forward -dressed
in men's clothes. 'She, had been t
making shells and her hands wore rough .,
and eoara put sne piayea ui puMW r
with an Artist' touch. Before the war, "'
the had been an instructor, in fashion
Able ftnistlue school fo elrli.
AB Bail AVIVsav. r.