A fur tax J*r. ot nnr?? ud
pert, .. ? ?ow our I
rightful heritage of peace and plen
ty In th. State. du entirely to
Democratic government. and not bo
cause, but In spite, ot Republican
control* of the Nation. I regard Bnt
leritm eo noisonous as to actually bo|
?a antidote for gaske bit*.
H. O. CHATHAM.
Elkin, N. C. . *,
,?1?
MIST SAVE THE STATE
' SUCH A CALAMITY
A greater catastrophe could notl
befall our belored State than tbelv?*l
. -publican succeea headed by Butler |n
} Every section would be affected |
socially and industrially.
We must save tba State from such I
a calamity. Democrats moat work I
as Aevrft before, and sweep thfa gang I
from off the State.
A. a MILLER. -
'? Retired Cotton Manufacturer.
?Shelby, N. C.
" (SWAT RICHMOND COUNTY MAN- I
aa* tFACTURKR COMPARgp RfO-|
In resard to tba' republican party. I
In comparison with the. democratic!
party. 1 say, that one has only to re- I
fresh his memory a few short years, |
when the republican party bad
trol of our state affairs, and call to I
mind, the awful times then prevail-1
tng under their administration There |
v Is ss much difference between
two parties, as light against wrong I
?irtue against Immorality They had |
us under Ignorant negro domination, I
and we'are freed from such condi-1
tlons, not through any effort of that!
party, for we would bare been fore-1
ed to have remained In such condi-1
Uons, but for Democracy aasertlng its I
cjght to white* supremacy, and Intel- I
:/ ligent adminlstraUon of public af-l
fairs, snd wresting the State from |
their control.
- ROBT L. STEELE.
Rockingham. N. C.
' WOULD BE SUICIDE TO CHANGE. I
The intellectual, moral and flnan-1
dal uplift of our state has b
marked under the democratic admin- ]
istratlons of the past, Afcat It i
to mf that It would be alaaoet sulcfd-1
al to change.
O. B. COI.TRAINE. ,
President Oaage Manufacturing Co. ]
Concord, N. C.
v -
THE ANSWER TO BUTLER AND]
THE REPUBLICANS
Nationally the republican party 1
stands for centralisation, n&periallsm
high tariff and ftpeclal Interests as I
opposed to the democratic doctrine I
1 North
Industrially or politically, than the
jaeeceas of Marlon Sutler in tl>e pat
ent campaign. It would set this state
| tack it least tan yeart in lta devel
opment. It to a Use whan all good
won. of avhry political faith, ahould
rally to^the aapport of good govern
'GEO. MONTCA8Tl?
. President Baak 0f Lexington.
Lexington, N. O. J
? ( i
LUMBER AND RBAL KSTATK ME5
SAT "BLOW ' TO ALL IXTEli
lt la my opinion that if aary party
dominated with Butler'a paat polltt
| cap record ware to get In pdwer in
W etate it would be a blow to the
' buBlneaa Interest, educational Inter
est and nil other intereeta that look-1
lad towards the upbuilding of the
state and cltlaenshlp; that It woula
take it yeara and yaara to get over,
but I bare too much confluence In
the cltlfcenshlp of ttorth Carolina to
helleva that they would ever again
consider seriously the putting In au
thority any party dominated by But
Uf. \ ?
A. J. McKINNON.
Maxton, N. C.
AMEXOMKNT IN DANGER AND
r - tow or oo.vrlwuftH
Mr. <7. M. Thompson, boalnrca roan
and Confederate soldier of Lexington
who received auch flattering vott
for state auditor, as successor to Dfr.
Dixon, writes:
"Judging the future by the paff,
and that la fair,' the success of the
republican party this fall relnalatlng
Marion Butler would not only bank
rupt the itate by having to pay $30,
000,000 "of 1 legal bonds? but would
also mean the repealing of,'the con-,
atitutlonsl amendment, which would
put the negro on equal footl.ig with
the white man again, by allowing him
to vote and hold office?thereby- los
ing the result of over a decade of j
hard work and progress by the state,
under Democratic administration.
"The Dempcratlq party has given
North Carolina, ona of the very best
state governments /of the entire un
ton. Both democrata and republi
can have proabered under it, and
have confidence lnf'tft to administer,
the affairs of the/atate, for the best
Interest of the whole people. There
fore republican success would mean
a , loss of this confidence by the In
dustrial world. In the administration
ot the 8tate's affairs, whl^h would
not only Injure our business, but
would make it almoat impossible to
sell our 8tafe andv municipal bonds
In the marketa of the wqrld. Thua,
embarrassing the state, and check
Inrsher enviable progress."
IT 18 tBK 8AKK OLD C \T \
Twice wllhln a halt century the
carpet-bag republicans and unflllal
HOWARD & FOSTER HIGH
GRADE SHOES FOR MEN
l"> ' ?
. The greatest line of Styles to se
m
lect from. All Leathers $4.00.
jjcnjm S.
T*M (MM TIUTRK {J V?- .
jM Fall In 111.*?.top In toitfftt Ud
' M*th? latMt la MOVWQ PICTURES
M
WMhtmtgn. Oct. ??.?Bef?rring
to the report that Republican Naftlon
tl Committeeman Bleber. dfcthe'DU?
trlct of Columbia, recently visited
Charles W. Mom, Vbo la serving a
16-year sentence In ihe Atlanta pen
itential^," with the alleged Intention
of arranging for his rsleaae on pa
role after having completed IS
montha of hla term. It wae aald at
the department of justice, today that
no such arrangement la possible aa
tbo UV provides that a'" c<juv|ot
mpst serve one-third of hla full sent
ence before a parole la obtainable. In
the case of Morse, U?. waa pointed
out. he would not he eligible for
application for parole before Jgnua
*7 3. 1?15, which would be the^late
of the expiration of one-third of his
full Mm. f N. ;4;> X '?
Attention w?s directed to the fact
that th^preeident las power to gtant
whst Is known as a "condlUonal ps
roto" hut this power has only been
exercised on one occasion.? I
The difference between a "condl
Uonal pandon" and the ordinary pa
role provided by law Is that lit
the ease of the former the
president m*j pardon a convict for
no particular reason, but on condi
tion that be reports to *is iMlteS
States attorney in his dlstyct once
Ieach year during the time he would
naturally have servsd as a convict
In the case of * the ordinary parole
It Is granted upon the recommenJa-l
tion of the board of parole. n
natlvee have robbed and hutnlUated
our people. The "Special Tax
Bonds" brought forth In fraud and
pressed upon us fwith 'Iniquity
main to harass and vex us. Will
not be aa wlae as mice r Will we
ndt be observant as our president,
wqp, even while a stranger In our
midst, perceived the designs and
practices of the same old cat?
Therefore, whiia It does eppsar
that w* will aweep the state and al
so the ^national government, yet let
us not rush a* be that taketh off the
harneea, while our state 4ias more
republican representatives In the na
tional congress than any other south
ern state leat general apathy and our
general confidence lead us astray.
Let our watch word be, "North Car
olina now expects every man to do
his duty."
Organ lie and do not rely too much
on boaating and a peak lug until vic
tory Is ours.
WILLIAM &. COX.
Peaola, N. C.
Bl'TLER ISM MEANS DANGER TO
AMENDMENT.
I presume every, reading man in
North Carolina knows Butler's his
tory la that of a traitor for gold to
the hlgheet position in the gift of the
state, so It le no need to argue that
he would not betray the state again.
He may deny that hq favors these
fraudulent bonda being paid. Mr.
Morehead may believe In him. And
Jet ua admit for the present they are
both sincere as to these bonda, but
the national republican party }a los
ing out In tho * eat, and to informed
men It la known that every Northern
and eaatern atate that the* rejmbll
jcana have carried In the prealdentlal
election since Grant Vas president
haa been carried by the negro vote
and the non-Engllah apeaking lgnotr
j ant foreign vote'. ?
| And unless - they can recoup them
selvss In the 8outh for the losses
they are making In the veat, add a
few states in the east their days are
numbered. >:
The success of Butlerlam means
negro rule in North Carolina, which
par allies its industrial progress and
i Jeopardises the safety of the home
of every white women and child in
the.rfnte. / ^
a a. jones, m
President South Atlantic Trana-C*
tiaental Railroad Company.
Wtxnesvllle. N. C'.
4 tDne that
us tQ^arrr the
T111'
I the eupreaoo court ui elect a
rdfiubllcan leclelature thv would be
?ubjoc t to wi order or tow th.l
rtcm, Butler would' euggett.
would tare to n?r in
? Greensboro, *. c.. Oct. ???Fa
Ui?r? w?re the unwilling mum of
two tragedies near Winston-Salem,
today la which their chlldnm were
th. vlctlau.
A * Platftou. J. W. Bennett, while
Katharine his crop of potatpas, threw
on* toward the basket twenij feet
away. The potato struafc Iks four
TeaP-old.?on orer the heart. The chlld
shrieked with pai^ and fel to the
?rohnd dying before a physician
could be summoned.
A few mllaa distant, tire foyr-jaarl
old daughter of J. H. Btorfcart waa
Inatantly killed when her lfead waa
caught between the hub of a wagon
wheel aad a barn! Her; bather,
who waa drlrtng had a at noticed the
child until he beard tha; Aiding
of boaee as her skull waa stashed.
' c. -
Disastrious
A FIKJC OF AX
DEPOT BKFOBB
MOVE CARS
GER POIKT?*
New Berne, Ooct. JS.
lost disastrous fires of
year occurred In this clt
when the Norfolk-Soufl
depot, which was located. I
era part of the city,'waa da
a conflagration of an unknown orgin. I
Shortly after 6 o'clock this evening
fire waa discovered In the upper part
of the large building aed* the alarm
wss*at once sent In, bat before the
fire company arrived the whole topi
of the butldlng waa In ft.light bliiel
ajid It was aeen that.lt would be lm-l
possible to savs It The building!
was built entirely of woof, end filled
It was with various kinds of in-|
fiamable freight, such as-cotton, oil.
bettfltte. poyder, etc, ttN&s only i?l
few i^inutes before the flames hsd I
spread to the first floor. Several box
cars that were standing on a siding
near the structure became Ignited]
and before an engine could be ee- j
cured several of these were partially j
consumed. (
Thf eastbound passenger train at
tempted to cross over Trsnt riror
bridge, but It was thought best ^ot I
to attempt this snd th*. train waa de
layed more than an hour.
The loss of the Wilding, including
the freight am} other articles de
stroyed, will sg^rAgate $125,000. |
FARMER'S UNION
I have come to Beaufort county to
take up the organizing work In tof'
unorganised sections of the county.'
I will greatly appreciate any In
formation as to where the unorgan
ised sections are and will be pleased
to visit such sections ror the purpose
of organising farmers.
JOHN L. WARREN.
Organizer,
11-14 Washington, N. C.
A Mother's Love
| There Is an oW legend that runs
In this wise: '
At creation's dawn an angel came
down to earth, and before returning
looked about for something to carry
back to heaven. There were three
things that attracted the attention
of the white-winged messenger ? a
bouquet of sweet flowers that had
been gathered from one of " earth's
fair and blooming gardens, the etnlle
of a little baby that had been play
&r mmamm
These three the angel carried
away; bnt when he aeached the pear
ly gates of paradise, the flowers had
withered; the baby's smile had.van
ished. Only the mother's love remain 1
ed the (an*, and being found as pure j
and eternal as the waters that flow
ed by God's throne, all the angels'
that ranged about exclaimed hf unt
"There Is nothing on earth pure'
enough for heaven bnt * mother's
rVs\ I
| This was a tribute containing a
sublime thought All through the
ages It has "been human efcperteace
that the angels deferred to im that
y legend we over-eK'ava
gant in the message which they.pass
ed out through the open windows of
the "many suasions." along the
of the River of Gold " ?
Debajp On Strike
SOClAlJliTS AND RADICALS DE
MAND thf resignation oj
PREMIER RRIAND PO* ITTKR
MCCES ABOIT SUPPRESSION OF
ihUKB. PREMIER CALM AND
DIQNIFIEI)
Paris, Oct. 29 ?The debate on the
railway strike. In which the govern
ot bu been bitterly attacked In
th? Chamber of Deputies by the So
cialists, took a new and dramatic
turn tonight.
During the session. which, was not
only the most violent In the history
of the French Parliament, but rival
ed In the disorder and turbulence
the sessions of the national copv6n
tlos^ during , the French revolution.
Premier Brland himself was the plv*.
ot ?n which the drama turned and
the general verdict tonight Is that
certain government victory has been
changed into possible defeat.
Smarting under the repeated at-,
tacks of M. Jauree. the leader of the
Socialists, snd others, the Premier
leaped to his feet, and, defending the
cabinet's suppression of, the strike as
a revolutionary outbreak, exclaimed:
"It the actual laws had been in
sufficient. we would not have heel
tated to resort to ^legality for the
purpose of preserving the father- j
land."
| An "uproar followed these words. |
I The socialists Jumped up and were
joined by a number of radicals.
With shouts of anger they moved I
towards the tribune crying "Resign!
Dictator, resign!"
Desks were banged and the Cham
ber was a perfect bedlam at the noise
of shouts and cheers. ?ne socialist
tried to fl^ht his way to the tribune
to strike Brland.
Throughout all the premier stood
calm and dignified and for three-1
quarters of an hour waited natlentiy
but vainly to make himself heard.
Finally M. Brlsson. president of the
Chamber, amid cries and improca
tlons from the Socialists, adlo'trned
the debate tfntil Sunday aftern"?n. |
Mr. Jaurea charged that mob
filiation of the strikers?the oalllne,,
of them to the colors?was an illegal
military coup de'etat. which violated
theimost sacred rights of the wage
earners. He asserted that the gov-|
ernment had played Itself Into l !?<*.'
hands of capitalism. /
M. Briand throughout the tumult
hurled back the charges, afflrmtng
that he had saved "the country from
anarchy into which the socialist dep
uties were trying to plunge It by,
opening the way for reaction and the .
disorganisation of society.
The permler, In an interview later,
declared that the tumult had been ,
arranged by the socialists, who seiz
ed upon a fragment of his speech [
to launch a movement of disorder
and win over the republicans wl^o
were normally supporters of the gov
ernment.
At Brown's Opera House
We have secured Brown's opera
house for the speaking of Or. Booker
T. Washington, Nov. 2, 1910 at 8
o'clock p. m. AdmUslon fee 25c,
reserved seats 60c. You will miss a
treat If you fall to hear him. Secure
your seats early. One half of the
seats reserved for white people.
W. G. SAUNDERS.
Chslrman or Business League,
REV. C. E. ASKHV
Secretary.
A Kiss to ChaaeJfcull Care.
I *
A father, speaking to his carclest
daughter said:
| "I want to speak to you of youi
mother. It may be that yon ltavi
noticed a careworn look upon ho
face. Of oourae, It has been brought
there by no a$t of yours, still it It
your duty to chase It away.
| "I want you to get up tomorrow
morning and get breakfast. When
you another comes and begins to ex
press her surprise, go right up and
kiss her on the mouth. You can't
Imagine how it will brighten her
dear face. Besides you owe her a klse
of'two. A long time ago, *hen yot
were little, she kissed yon when nc
one else wag tempted by your feve.
tainted breath sad swollen face. Yo;
were not as attractive then as you
ar? now. Through years of ehlldlsl
^uashine and shadows she was al
ways ready to cure by the magic of s
mother's kiss the little, dirty, chub
by hands, whenever tiey were Injur
ed with those first skirmishes wltb
the too^h'old world."?-Exchange. >
Yen faay shake, you may air the coat
Aa yoa will. a:
it of the moth ban will
' It etin.
THE LIST PtBIOD OF JOI1A ~
1 CflNTESTHIS NOW BH
Read Very Important Infoi^Vion.
The end of the contest (or Euro
pean tours is near! The lest period
la here and with it are the last op
portunities that will erctr be offered
In this contest. These two weeks
will positively U" the tale, they will
mesn a tour of Europe absolutely
FRB$?a tlx weeks' personally con
ducted teur?or failure.
When the New^' party is waiting
for its train.with trunks and gripe
packed and ready, all anxious to
start on the first Isp of their Journey,
to Montreal. Canada?then, mora
than now, will be felt the value of
this period of the Contest It Is preb
able, very highly probable, that nev
er again' will the young women of 1
this ssctlon of North Carotins have
such an opportunity to tour Europe j
free of all cost.
The third pel rod was period for rest
And some rested. But others were
busy st work. Those who worked
will see the results of thslr efforts
when the final oount la made.
Lart Fcrted Offers.
As a final stimulus to public in
terest In behslf of ths tour eontest
kntants. the contest depsrtment an
nounces^! wo final offers. These ere
fully explained in the advertisement
on another page of tnls edition, snd
are positively the last epeclsl offers
of any kind that will ever be made
during the contest.
The act offer means this: Back
$15.00 turned in thia period in
new subscriptions constitute# a aet.
Theae aets may be turned in in
amounts of $1.50 or over. Now:vOn
each aet turned in during this per
iod (.000 extra votee will be allowed
the candidate turning in thoee aub
acrlptiona. Theae aet votes will be
awarded on the last day of the eon
teat. and the result aubmltted to the
judges.
The schedule for this period will
be found in the advertisement In this
Issue. Theee two offers are In addi
tion to the allowance of the achedule
for this period, but the two offers
combined are not equal to the 9ouble
vote offer.
Important Notice.
Prom thia time on all candidates
are earnestly requested to watch Ihe
paper every day. *fpr from thia time
there will be Important announce
ments bearing on the manner of cloe
ing the conteat?announcements
which no candidate can afford to ov
erlook.
The combination whlfch has been
effected between the second and
third districts can In no wise effect
tHWeeults of active contestants. We _
are merely taking advantage of the
rulea and conditions of the contest
whereby such a combination is per
missible.
?? Yalne of a Voir
Joseph W Fo|k, In Youth's Compan
ion.)
Bad citizenship Is nearly always
aggressive. Whereas good citizenship
fs too often apathetic. One good,
honest vote for the right is worth
an eternity of private declamation
amongst the evils of corrupt politics.
Corrupt political conditions can ex
ist only because. good people, thru
their Inactivity and political negll- [
gence, permit such conditions to ex
ut |
In vain do we inveigh against cor
rupt practices while falling to take,
the Initiative in vortuoua practices.
Before we cry out against others for
thelr Wrong doing, we should first
clear our own skirts by right doing.
He who "sleeps upon his rights'
will rest upon a stony pillow. Liber* I
ty is not fpr the slothful, the negli
gent and the apathetic; ahe abides
not with those who are Indolent in
her service.
The patriotlam of peace Is often
more necessary than that of1
of war, for history shows that where j
one government h#s been destroyed'
by wars and pestilence and other ca
lamities combined, corruption in tiro
es of peace has undermined a score.
There never was a time when the I
need of patriotic men in public af
faire was greater than now. 1 do
not refer to the need for a man In I
public office alone, for a man need
not hold a public office to be of ser
vice to his country.
Some of the greatest men in thc
natlon have never held public odlceL
When some of tii*? disciples of Christ
disputed among themselves as to who
should have the highest office in the
kingdom he had come to establish,
they left the controversy to him. and
he aald, "Whosoever of you will be
the chlefest, shall be servsnt of all."
FREAK BETTING IN NEW YORK
Tammany Man Olvee Even Money
on Each of Ten Propositions
New York, Oct. 29.?There have
been a number of freak bets register
ed
One of the causes of these oddities
has been the Inability of the Dlx back
ers to get straight wagers on a win
or lose proposition.
A Tammany mMi made a bet which
haa ten cMses. He gave even money
on each of the ten following propo
sit Ions:
1. Dlx to win.
2. The whole Democratic statf
ticket to win.
5. The Democrats to carry the
state senate.
4. The Democrats to carry the as
sembly.
6. The Democrats to win a major
ity of the next congress.
6. Dlx "to have a plurality of 150
?00.
7. Dlx to have a plurality of 100.
.000.
?. Hearst to receive 75,000 "votes
for lieutenant governor.
9. Not one Republican Represent
ative to be elected In New York coun
ty.
10. Not one Republican Repre
sentative to be elected In Kings coun
ty.
The man who took the Democratic
end of the wager was willing to make
concessions, because he figured a
Democratic landslide.
HER SOLITAIRE.
A burglar through the doorway
/ crept t
) (To burgle. I surmise),
Believing that the household slept.
And met a large surprise.
v
A lady. In her dresslag gown,
Sat practicing the knack
Of isylng certain red cards down
On other cards of black.
She did not deign to look at him,
But aald with plaintive pout,
"I've tried it since eleven, Jim
And stll it won't come out.
"I trust yjm've had a pleasant night.
Just look at that black queen,
The king Is hidden out of sight-?
1 wonder where you've been
"The landlord called again today?
Oh, there's the ace at last?
He says we really got to pay
Or move?the jack's stuck fast.
"1 wish when you Intend to go
. From home for two whole days
Tou'd leave a little money?Ob!
That red nine gives three plays."
The burglar t|ptoed to the door
And out Into the air;
He'd not the heart to burgle tor
Her only solitaire.
N. T. Babcock.
Monday's
Special
"1 iSF
it_
t slightly
^ / /
50 pairs damaged Kid Gloves,
pilar $L00 quality, bi^t slightly
?tted special dose out price 49c.