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, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. JULY 29, 191*. NO. 3tS Officers AVe Paid sis Why a Change t Now. *? the Klret Methodist Church nut Sun (NT morning uid evening. Mr' Self Is a speaker of forte. ahd Ills coming to Washington Will be hailed with pleasure by the members of that con Whether we are to Improve' them or not. It seems to me that there la aa much economy In working our roada with the proper machinery as there la la using It on the (arm. We would laugh at a man who would attempt to cultivate a (arm or do anything else aa his grandfather did it, but wa are working our roada In about the male way. and 1 do not think they are In much better condi tion than our grandfathers left them. Anyway, they are not in keeping with the progress of the fc?e. ? ? A chan?e will not Mu that onr present officers will M thrown out of politics for lite, but it may mean A Slep upward, aa I ajt> sure that no one can complain of their aarrlce. Therefore let every w* who u In treated in the upbuilding of our party cofne out to the primaries and vote for U? two-term men (that U. If yot* know nothing against them), and alao Instruct the delegatee to stand for the two-term policy at the convention and other mease ree that may be tor the pwhllc good. At the prlmarlea and convention In the place -of get busy aa the election to sure. Beenaetfally. BONNHR M SMITH. Oaylord. N. a - 2 Days Friday and Saturday Our fourth Week-End Sale commences Friday, Juljr29th, and continues through Saturday until clos ing time? 10.45 P. M. Again we hand you our poster showing many of our money-saving items to be had at our two-days sale. The crowds we are having ev ery week is proof of REAL VALUES offered. W? will have extra help in order to serve each and every one promptly! so you will not have to wait as on pre vious dates. Below you will find some of the offer ings for our Week-End Sale. There are many others to be had, too numerous to mention, but here are some live values in staple merchandise, which you will pay a great deal more for any other time. Yard wide Bleichlnc and Cambric. Oar regular llHt ?rade, Qg Pillow Cases Hohawk Veltej, Tort and hemmed. Pair. . . . The beat Pillow Caae oil the mar ket. BUe 45x16. -2.ZZ :.i Large Size Linen Hack. Special price, each I 2 ft yards wide Union Linen. Ble* [ sent cloth for salt* end M Q ?Wrte AOC 36-lnch Linen ougtaly shrunk . ? .? In Llfht Evening Shades for Schatfs. worth 50c end aa "c. for .-. yyrj HOSIERY Umbrellas (|1.25 Umbrellas Clothes New and Sms Fancy Lawns LOc Grade for. . , L*Hc Grade for 1 8c Grade for. , 15c Grade for/ Gowns Muslin Gown. Lace Trimmed, V Neck. Only a few left. Good value ralue at 11.00, to ga gQ Ladles' Umbrella Drawers, plain, tucked or embroidered, flounce, open LadM' 50c COTMt Coven, trimmed. Made of Checked or tfalneooh. to (o n " a Stetson Patent Leather Oxford, rt\yi A?f urer, Hon. B. R. Lacy, that the people may know how he feels toward me In business relations. the lat one dated January 24th. accompanied my Tall aettlemeut receip* frith the State and the necond one. July 2 1st, being a personal latter after hearing I had! some opposition for the nomination for sheriff. r.' Very reapect fully, OBO. B. RICKS. Washington, N. C , July 15. 1*10. Sheriff Geo. E. Ricks. Washington, N. O.^'i ' ' i I I Dear Btr ? Yonr favor of the 2 2d was received thia morning. 1 did not anawer at one#; as X was waiting for the auditor to certify the amount that waa due from you. This has bean done, and I therefore enclose you a ecalpt In full. I thank you re ry much for yeor promptness. I wish every sheriff In the State was as faithful, <Plclent and conscientious aa the sheriff of Beau fort Assuring you of mf continued] friendship and high r?C?rA. I am, Toura very truly. B. R. LACY. Stale Treasurer. Raleigh, N. C , January 14. mo. Washington. N. O. Deer Sir ? In regard fo the quee-l tlon of a sheriff being gl*en a third] term, I desire to say I a question of want to reward any | whether they want f the sheriff. I do not t good policy to rotate i have been doing so mu tew years. No private 1 po ration would get rid 1 ^ ?oon as they had Qtted themselves to fill the position and put In green men. ; If the rallroada. for Instance, would ; undertake to run their roads as the State runa Its politics they would never pay a dividend and* the loss of life would be Immense. Having had close business relations with you for the lsst four years. I do hesitate to aay that there (a no sher iff in the State who is more fsithful and efficient than you are, fcnd 1 really think it would be a greet mistake for the people to put anybody In your place just aa aoon as you arrive at the place that you are giving them almost absolutely perfect service. The same idea wnald hold good for my friend, Joe Tayloe. When counttae get aa efficient officers^ aa youtfi ^ he they certainly stand In their ww*. light to remove * rtwr'Wr suyfyeffr^ r written without' knowing who your opponent Is. If thsre Is any. but sim ply to express my opinion of the aulcldal :f llcy of rotating in office. Yours truly, B. R LACY, Stste Treasurer. Raleigh, July 21, 1910. A UALA UAI Hmnj r.rmm Kmjvj tb? Mo.pU.ltgr v* Mr. 1U H. Thom|t*?m. Mr. V^J. Crumpler has returned from Aurora, where he wa* one of Mr. B. H. Thompson's guests at hi* barbecue to the farmers In Rlchlan<\ townahip last Wednesday. Ha says the <Jay vras one of the pleasantest he ever 'spent, and be la loud In his praise cf Mr. Thompson as hoet and farmer Additional Interest vu added to the occasion on account of It being 11 r. Thompson's 57th birth day, and those present were glad to have the opportunity to share with him In celebrating. All ptesent wish ed him many happy returns. The barbecue was given st the reel dene? of Mr. Thompson, there betfig thirty farmers from all ssctions of Richland/ present. To quote Mr. Crumpler. it waa an elegant spread, and every one did not fall to do propar justice to the Inner man. Not only Is Mr. Thompson an expert In preparing and arranging good things to appease the appetite, but as a farmer_Js not surpassed anywhere. HU guests were taken all over his farm. His corn crop, says Mr. Crum pler, U the very finest he ever saw; la wall intensified and drained. The arrangement he has for the raising of bogs Is superb. He has a large ar tesian wall, with running water. Ev erything Is sanitary and up to date. Mr. Thompson has sold over $100 worth of bogs within the laat three month a. la the month of March he eotd ?? bogs, and la June 40. His land Is tiled throughout and Is so ar ranged that neither the dry or wet weather effects the land. The coming together of the farmers as the guests of this progressive and energetic farmer did much to Imbue them with the fact thst some of the best farmers In the South are resi dents of Beaufort county, and that Mr. Thompson ranks among the first. The day was pleasant as well as profitable from beginning to end. AT THK GAIETY TONIGHT. ' An all-feature programe will be presented at the Gaiety tonight. "The Bandit's Wife" Is an Intense, gripping Western picture. "Davy Jones Landladies (Vita graph), is a rattling good comedy, with a laugh In every acene. and novel Ideas. "The Bagpipe Player" (Drama), story, so delightfully told *Tto *afce 4t a testes* tor gramme. This entire programme is one of the beet all around features ever pre sented in plcturedom, and you just can't afford to miss it R member you always see the best ones first at the Gaiety. TREASURER UICEY'S ADVICE NOT NEEOEO Attempts to Dictate to Beaufort County Democrats How They Should Vote in Primary? Writer Says it la a Reflection Upon Intelligence of Our People. Mr. Editor: I have Just read the letter written by State Treasure* B. R. Lacy -to 8herlff Ricks and published In the. Progress of July 28th, In which he advisee the citizens of Beaufort county to rote for Tayloe for treasurer, end Ricks tor sheriff, and expresses the opposi tion to rotation In office aad changes In officeholders. lam extremely surprised at this fccflon of Mr. I i/.-y. He 1b himself an officeholder, and It can readily be un derstood that as long as he holds the high office, given him by the Demo crats of North Carolina, he should be opposed to changes in office; yet It occurs to me to be extremely unbe coming. unnecessary and a decided reflection upon the intelligence of our people that he should presume to ?ug scst to us what our course should be In the management of our own af fairs. Do you suppose that before he was ?16cted to the Office of Bute treasurer, and while {hat office was held by an ?ther, he was opposed to rotation In >g8ce and changes in officeholders? Is he now in favor of amending tjie Sonstltatlon^whljfc prevents thertJov trnor from folding more than one term? It may be assumed that ihould he ever be elected Governor himself, If be retains his present ricws, he would favor a Constitu tional amendment In this respect, but tie does now? Since when has It become the cus tom for a State officer, holding his high office by the grace of the great body of Democratic voters In the rarlons counties of the State, to send iown from Raleigh instructions upon t\ow to manage county afTairs and how to choose county officials? Since when has it become the cns ;om of a State officeholder. In order to express disapproval of the policy >f occasional changes In office, te ad rlse voters of s county te support present officeholders, without even isrer twining whether or not other :sndi nates for those offices have not Uways been loyal supporters and rlends of the man who gives the ad of Beaufort county aro not ' of suffl-l clent Intelligence to know bow to select their local public servants, and need advice and instructions from "Higher Up?" Certainly he could not have had this opinion of our peo ple when w# cast Beaufort's vote for his nomination for State treasurer two years ago at the Charlotte con vention. And since when have county candi dates found It necessary to send to Raleigh to get the advice of State officers to show Beaufort citizens how to vote? Is It possible that Ricks and Taylo?j find the tide rushing so stronglyl against them that they go to Raleigh to appeal for "State Aid." I men tion Tayloe and Ricks, because Lacy mentions only these. Have these candidates so little re spect for and confidence in the Intel* llgence and judgment of Beaufort county citizens that they feel it nec essary to get advice and Information for our voters from Wake county? In' this connection, as the gentle men have seen flt to go to Wake county for guidance, attention Is called to the fact that only about a month ago. In that very county where Mr. Lacy lives, the same flght took t'lace that is now being waged here; nd. in spite of the Influence of office holders located in the city of Raleigh, the county seat, the people of Wake county turned out every old officer, with one exception, and put In new men. This will bo the result of the fight here, if we follow the example Of the Dempcratic voters of Mr. Lacy's home county, and disregard his advice as they did. The only thing which Justifies Mr. Lacy in assuming that our people do not know enough to choose their county oflMn l? tW f?t ttat cn41 dates for offices here fire him th.s impression by asking for his advice, and publishing it to infiuence our "?W?4o not Mr. l*cj to u" 3J? tfc.t Sheriff Rick. h?? m?4. * and JalthMl officer. Tho.* who nose Mm make no contrary charge aiBo know that bis opponent. ^aDt James H- Harris. Is thoroughly iaWe of performing the dutlee of Democrat Wants Officers ud Much t dHBow Why Onr Present County !$? to J-et the People Know How iple Are Paying Them. Mr. Bdtto^F "* Several weeks ago, in an article favoring salaries for countr officers, as a Democratic voter and tuyayer, I asked that our present conntjr on cers tell the people who emptor them, just how much our people psr them. Not a tingle answer has been given, and the people are still in Ignorance on this Important matter. Now I with to ask a few questions: 1 am asking as a taxpayer and as one who voted for each one of these officers : t Are not our present countr offi cers public servants, paid out of the hard earned money of voters and tax par era, and have they the right to refuse to let the people know how much they are being paid and have been paid? "* *. Are these gentlemen afraid that If ther let the people know how much ther have received that the people would be la faror of a salary srstem? I. After all these years that ther have held the offices and received the people's money, are they oppoeed to a srstem which would par to the officeholder a fair salary, and yet save something to the already hard-prees ed taxpayer, or else leave some thing to be used In improving public roads and reducing ths Increas ing debt of the county? Are they willing to continue the system br which the income of the officers Is cOnstsntly Increasing, the countr debt Incresslng, and the taxes of cltlsens Increasing? Is that patriotism? Is that good Democratic policy? 4. Is It not good business for the people to know how much ther ere paring for pi^Llc officials and other expenses? oJR not the law expect that the people shall be informed on these matters? Take for Instance the law gov erning the offlco of countr treasurer: Section 1389 of the Revisal of 1905 provides that the treasurer shall pre pare monthly a detailed account of receipts and expenditures, and then roqulres that "He shall post at the courthouse door on the first Mondav ln each month a correct statement of such reclpts and expenditures, show ing the amouttt received and from wfSce. and is^ta all respects hon est aud worthy. Mr. Lacy has no knowledge of how Mr. Tarloe conducts the office of treasurer, except from what Mr. Tay loe, or his friends, may have told him. He does not know but that Mr. E- R. Mlxon is Just as capable a business man and as well qualified to perform the duties of treasurer as Is Mr. Tay loe, and Is Just as honest and worthy. Too much stress is laid upon the proposition that men who h%ve re mained long in office are the only ones who, j. re quipped to perform the duties of the omce. Will not Mr. Tay lot; admit that he performed the du tl* of the office of treasurer capably, efficiently, honestly, and properly during the first six months that he held the position? Will not Mr. Ricks admit that his service during the first six months that he was in office, and certainly during the first two years, was as efficient and capa ble as that of his predecessor? Did not both oL&ese gentlemen ask re noralnatlon for the first time upon the good record they had made during the first terms they held? I have never known officeholders soliciting the aid of State officehold ers in a local campaign before. I do not believe It was necessary. I do not believe Mr. Lacy knows anything more about this matter than do the ^voters of mr countr- I do not be lieve Mr. Lacr would be opposed to chsnges If he were not an .officeholder himself. I do not believe, however desperate the situation mar be. that our present officeholders have the right to proclaim ^to the world that our people are not fulr capable of making their own selection of countr officers. Strong evidence of (he bad poller of this action and Its lnjuty to onr partr Is In the fact that Iaaac Meek Ins, In a Republican gathering in Washington on the same dar that latter^ was published, commented upon It In his speech and ridiculed the Democrats of Beaufort countr for getting Instructions from State offi cers as to how to vote for countr offi cers. Again we express our regret that such a letter should have been writ ten. 8. T. NICHOLSON. MB. PLYTiKR DEAD. Prom a private letter received this morning from Rev. M. T. Plyler, dated July 27. the Dally News regret* to chronicle the death of his aged father at Mooresvllle, N. C., his home, Wedneeday morning latt. Rev. Mr. Plyler, in writing of his father's death, says: "Th? wheels grew weary and stopped. After eighty-fire year*, he rests a spell. He leaves a good name." Mr. Plyler was called to the bedside of his father last week, and was with him when the end came The Pally News Joins In extending sympathy. what source, tnd the amounts pair out, and to wjiom, and for what pur pose. and the balance In his hands belonging to tbe county." Does not this show that the law requires publicity a a to public fund? and regards It wis* that the people should know about these matters? Has our county treasurer observed this law? if he has. then .why should the people not be Informed upon the questions asked by me? Does not Section 1389 also require the county commissioners, at least every three months, to have an ex pert accountant to examine the books and accounts of the treasurer, count the money In his hands, and require the treasurer to prepare a statement to be sworn to and published in a county jiewspaper or at the court house door? Is not this required In order that the people may know ex actly what is done with the money of the taxpayer? ,? Has this law been followed? If so. then what objection can there be to telling the people just how much of onr public moneys have been paid to our public officers, and how much these officers have received in tegs from theee public offices ? It these reports have been made snd posted (they have not been pub lished In the newspapers) yet not one man In a hundred living in the country ever has seen them; and these reports do not show what tftt people want to know. People living In Washington can look over the records and may learn something about It, but we In the country know nothing about It, and we pay enough taxes to want to knov. how our money Is spent. If the salary system Is not best for our people, why do not they let u? know? If It Is best, why will not these officers tell Just how much they have received since they have bee:. In office, so the people can act Intel llgntly? 1 notice that Mr. E. R. Mlxon. who is a candidate for treasurer, declared himself In favor of salaries, and he ls? a good business man. if he was raised In the country. ' DEMOCRAT. mtl'HK VKtmRMMK AT (JEM. Tonight at the Gem will be shown the best programme yet. Its an all feature one, and of great beauty. Roosevelt in Cairo, a scenic travel picture representing an American citi zen's reception in Cairo, what he did. where he went and the crowds that followed the photography, Is admir ably done, and one can obtain an ac rurate impression of Cairo, this great Egyptian city. Its great buildings, people, their manners and customs. Purged by Fire Is a dramatic film of quality. The plctoral qualities of the 'Urban films are well worth seri ous strdy. since they bring out many beantltul scenes which seem very close to life and nature. Mephlsto at a Masquerade, a bit of comedy as lively and Interesting as its title Indicates. The picture Is beautifully hand-colored. Is a Gau mont production of rare beauty that cannot fall to please and amuse all who see It. Touring the Canary Isles, a beauti ful scenic reproduction of these Is lands, gMng an accurate Impression of the scenery, the people and their Industries. Words cannot describe the beati ties to be seen In this travel film which has proven of great eduoa tional value. Driven from Home Is one of Lu bln's strong dramatic pictures. The story is well told, and the situations are sufficiently strong to hold the deepest Interest. Remember tonight a beautiful and costly silver crumb :ft~ will be given away; heavy plain silver with ebony handles. GRIMES LAXI> ITEMS. Miss 8usia Edwards, of Snow Hill. Is spending some time with Miss Earl Proctor. Mr. R. M. Elks Is all smiles today ? It is a boy. Messrs. J. O. Proctor. W. 8. God ley and others from here spent Sun day in Norfolk. The many friends of Mr. J. H. Clark will regret to learn that he la very HI at the Johns Hopkins Hoe pltal, Baltimore. Md. It Is to be hoped he will soon be on the road to- re covery. Messrs. H. A. White and C. M. Jonesuof Greenville, was with us a Bhort while today. The new residence of W. E. Proc tor will soon be completed. It will be a beautiful home. The Grim \ and Supply Company have moved lnj.helr new store which was built In the place of the one lost by fire. Mrs. 1, H. Dixon, of Burlington. Is visiting Mrs. J. L. Gibson. Mrs. J. O. Proctor spent Monday In Greenville attending the funeral of , Mr. and Mrs. P. V. Johnston's little child. " A. O. WARD. HANDSOME AUTO. Mr. Omrx* A. Phllllpa received yes terday rim lie Atlantic Coaat Line a haodaoroe automobile, it baa fceaa much admired.
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