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A RANDOLPH COUNTY PAPER FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY PEOPLE.
VOL. 6. NO. 14. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1910. t ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
The Confederate Sold
ier and Pensions.
Col. Wood 'interviewed" Gives Ex
planation Which Fails to Explain.
"Somcth.ng Rotten in Denmark."
No sooner had the Bulletin of
September 22d been circulated
than a great wave of sympathy
f or Conf edera'te pensioners ran
high throughout this and adja
cent counties. The people were
aroused as never before when
they read the affidavits of old
soldiers whose pensions were
discontinued or held up as it ap
peared, for political reasons.
Realizing their serious predica
ment the ringsters sought some
one to champion their cause and
if possible discredit and raullify
the sworn statements of the
three Confederate veterans. The
case was a desperate one and
something had to be done and
done quickly. So a representa
tive of the "Courier" chased
down Col. W. P. Wood, chair
man of the pension board, and
'interviewed' ' him and the al
leged "interview" was publish
ed in that paper last week. Col.
Wood having been in public life
for nearly half a century, and a
candidate for lieutentant gover
nor some ten years ago and has
been in both branches of the
legislature (not at the same time)
and is chairman of the pension
board, his word should have
great weight, and the old soldier
would maturally look to him for
protection against wrong. But
in his alleged interview he hands
out rather cod comfort. He
states that neither J. M. Fields
or VV. B. Yates were lawfully en
titled to pensions but does not
attempt to deny that W. B. Yates
was told by W. C. Hammond,
"we cannot afford to work you
up a pension and you vote square
against us." In the case of Mr.
Fields the Col. says:
Mr. James Fields drew a
pension at one time and no form
al charges were never made
against him, yet in purging the
list it was found," .etc. Why
was the list not purged and why
was Mr. Field's name not strick
en from the pension roll BE
FORE he voted the republican
ticket? It seems that the list
was purged soon afterwards. As
to Mr. Modlin, Col. Wood says
he was not entitled to a pension
because his wiie owns a farm
worth $800. or more. If that be
true as perhaps it is, then why
did the board pass favorably up
on his application. To prove
that the board acted favorably,
read the following letter from
the State Auditor:
Department of the State Audi
tor, Raleigh, N. C.
Dec. 22d, 1908.
Mr. B. N. Modlin,
Randleman, N. C.
Dear Sir:
There were some charges pre
ferred against you, and I am
holding your pension warrant un
til they can be thoroughly inves
tigated. You will please see the
Clerk of the Court of your coun
ty relative to this matter.
Very Respectfully,
(Signed) B. F. Dixon, Auditor.
And as further evidence read
Col. W. P. Wood's letter to Mr.
Modlin.
Asheboro, N. C. 1-7 1909.
Mr. B. N. Modlin,
My Dear Sir:
I am unable to tell you any
thing about WHY your pension
has not come. There has been
NO charges made against you be- i
fore the board. You must have ' .
failed to pass the State Board if'n . i o ;
you failed Ho get if. You will I Be?0il,lat'?....ii5P? ,.?iB.??.0,Da
have to make another application
in July,
I am cincerely
(Signed) W. P. Wocd.
If the Colonel has forgotton
writing the above letter we will
gladly show him the original in
his own hand writing if he will
call at the Bulletin office during
business hours. Colonel Wood's
letter and Colonel Wood's al
ledged interview as to Mri Mod
lin's pension do not correspond.
After reading the above letters
the public will readily see that
Mr. Modlin 's application was
passed on favorably but charges
were afterward made causing the
State Auditor to hold up his pen
sion. If the pension board made
no charges, then who did?
After discussing specifically the
pension claims of the three vet
erans in question, the Colonel's
"interview" rambles over a large
number of side issues, often us
ing language found in the demo
cratic campaign hand book. He
even rings in the "nigger", and
says, that it is conceded that the
Federal Pension list of the United
States is made up and used for
political purposes, all of which
the Colonel uses doubtless, more
to awaken prejudice than to prove
the Clerk of the Court as well as
others not guilty of tampering
with old soldiers' pensions. It is
clearly evident to all who carf ully
read the affidavits and letters in
the Bulletin of Sept. , 22? and then
read Col. Wood's interview in the
Courier of Sept. 29th that the
Colonel failed utterly to make
case, mere is still something
"rotten in Denmark."
THE PREVENTABLE DISEASE.
Many human lives are need
lessly sacrificed in our State,
every year because of careless
ness towards certain elementary
principles of public hygeine and
sanitation. Hookworm disease,
probably the most prevalent of
all diseases in this State, couM
be eradicated within a few years
if proper sanitary measures were
inforced by all people. When
we consider the prevalence of
this disease (more than a third
of the population in many sec
tions) and the amount of suffer
ing, poor health, incapacitation
for mental and physical work,
and often bodily detractions
caused by it, we are forced to
consider the disease of vast
economic importance. In a serie
of more than 500 cases of hook
worm disease tested, the qualit.v
f . 1 1 l 1 1
oi tne Diooa was iouna to raire
from 9 to 65 per' cent of nonnal,
the average being less than 50
percent. In this condition the
blood is too thin to collect oxygen
from the lungs and food from the
digestiye system only in propor
tion to its percentage. As a re
sult the bony, muscular and
nervous tissues are not properly
nourished. Starvation usually
results when the blood is reduced
below 10 per cent of normal. In
its weakened state the system is
unable to ward off intercurrent
diseases and the number who
succumb is large.
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DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN METHODS.
Facts About The Court liouse-
The Political Solomon
Corrected.
By A. Newman.
Democratic hope is now below
par in Randolph County. There
is no better evidence of this than
the way they try to get a
round the fact that there is now
a much greater amount of tax
collected than formerly. Some
time ago we had our little say a
bout this matter and the way the
Demmies parried and tried to get
around the facts showed very
plainly that we had touched a
sore spot.
And now comes another letter
in the last issue of the Courier
written by someone whom we
will name "Dutchman" from the
fact that he hobbles around on
almost every issue, with the posi-
ble exception of the truth. He
claims that I have made the
statement that "rate" of tax has
been increased. Those who have
read my former letteis to the
Bulletin knowv that I never made
any such statement.
I have made the statement be
fore, and stand ready to make it
again that there has been an
enormous increase in the total
amount of taxes collected for the
last few years owing to the as
sessors raising the valuation of
land, and I have shown conclu
sively that my statement was
absolutely correct, a fact that the
Demmies have not so far been
able to get around. I have not
claimed that "rate" has been
raised fo-t it is the same old sixty
six and two-third cents, but the
fact that the total amount has
increased at the rate of very near
a thousand dollars a year, is a fact
that the Demmies cannot gainsay.
If anyone doubts the truthfulness
of my former letter which
"Dutchy" sees fit to correct, let
him look the matter up for him
self, as the facts and figures can
be found in the colums of the
Courer just as I directed.
And "Dutchy" says thai I admit
that the Democratic party should
not be smitten for what it has
done, but for what it has promised
and not done. Here is my exact
words: Mr. voter you would do
well to look to your own interest
and smite Democracy a telling
blow, not SO MUCH for what
they have done, as for what they
PROMISED and NOT done. The
reason that I say smite them not
so much for what they have done,
as for what they have promised
and not done, is because they
have promised so much, while
they have accomplished so little.
"Dutchy" says that I know the
whole business of the County has
been well and thoroughly done.
Ye gods and little fishes!
"Dutchy" Dutchy, you, mean that
the whole PEOPLE of the County
have been well and thoroughly
done!
When a Demmie's mouth is open
And his tongue begins to wag,
Only one w rd is spoken
And that is "Carpetbag".
The writer of that article s 2ems
to be af aid of an invasion of Car
petbaggers, a word that he pro
babaly does not know the mean
ing of but which is handed down
from 1 one generation of office
hunters to another for fear that
they will not have anything to
speak about when they go on the
campaign. Many moons have
waned since re-construction days
which the Demmies so profusely
portray before the mind's eye,
but it is nevertheless one of the
pet hobbies of the Democratic
office seekers. The issues of the
day are discarded for the older
and more familiar ones that have
come down the ages.
If you do not believe that state
ment just go to one of the vari
ous Democratic speakings and
they will verify it.
One of the reasons of this old
timer, ess about the Democratic
party is that the party itself is
out of date. In fact it belongs
to the dead part. It reminds
one very much of the old song
"The ship that never returned",
for it has been out of power for
fifty years with the exception
of eight years, and those eight
years sealed its doom forever.
Why "Dutchy" no one claims
that the statement referred to
does not appear upon the minute
book of the Commissioners, for
did I not tell the voters to look
the matter up for themselves?
That the report was white
washed is plainly evident, and
with rib other intention than to
deceive the people but they re
fuse to be deceived thereby. The
writer of that article says that
there has been money borrowed
SOME of which has not been paid
Yes, and he could likewise say,
the SUM of which has not been
paid. Look in Exhibit "G" and
you will see that the SOME to
which he has reference, is ac
cording to that statement the
SUM of $22,575.00.
Also look in Exhibit "B" as
there are some disbursements
that will no doubt challenge your
attention, the miscellaneous for
instance reaches the sum of over
fourteen thousand dollars, while
according to the statement there
has been the sum of $1,651.80
ent for interest, while there
has been only about ttnee times
that amount paid on the debt.
At that rate how long will it
take to pay for the Court House,
and how much will it cost? I
will leave that for "Dutchy" to
figure out. I did that financial
statement an injustice when I
said that the increase had been
about a thousand dollars each
year. Look in Exhibit "A" and
you will see that the amount col
lected from tax and all other
sources between tne years or
1904- and 1906 was $22,493.58.
then look in Exhibit "B" and
you will see that the amount col
lected between 1907 and 1909
was $33,681.77. Now "Dutchy"
figure a little for yourself and
you will see that the increase in
three years was $11,183.19. Oh,
"Dutchy", it is a bitter dose but
take it! Take it. It will do you
good. Give your ring boss some
too. It will reduce his swelled
head.
If you Democrats cannot stom
ach it how in the dickens do you
expect the voters to?' Instead
of beincr an increase of six thou
sand dollars in six years, it is an
increase of ELEVEN THOU
SAND DOLLARS IN THREE
YEARS. Now "Dutchy" if the
above figures are not correct
don't blame me, but blame the
Democratic board of Commis
sioners who allowed it to be
spread upon the minutes. Now
if you can't digest this, chase
yourself around the house three
times before breakfast, for I can
distinguish from your vile lingo
that you are a confirmed dyspep
tic. Ta!Ta!
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Page And Parker Meet in Joint Discussion.
As previously arranged, J. J.
Parker and R. N. Page, candi
dates for Congress in the 7th,
congressional district met in joint
discussion and addressed a large
gathering of Randolph County
citizens in Asheboro Sept. 28th.
The discussion was on a high
plane and free .from personalities
and fiends of both sides went
away well satisfied that their fa
vorites had held their ground, al
though it was the general opinion
of both democrats and republi
cans that as an orator and deba
ter, Mr. Parker completely out
classed his opponent. Mr. Page
led off with an hours speech rand
to repeat any of his argument
would be useless for it was the
same old calamity howl spiced
with robber tariff etc. Although
he failed to explain satisfactory
why he voted for a tariff on lum
ber and other articles, contradic
tory to the platform on which he
was elected, neither did he tejl
why he voted for William Mc
Kindly for president, nor answer
many questions of vital impor
tance to the masses of the people.
He declared himself a prohibio
nist but when asked by Mr. "Par
ker why he voted for a bill in
congress favoring the brewers
and against the grain producer,
he was silent.
Mr. Parker followed with an
hour's speech. The Audience
which up to this time had been
very quiet, now, turned itself
loose and greeted his remarks
with great applause, showing
plainly that the majority of the
audience was with the speaker.
He raked Mr. Page fore and aft,
completely demolishing his argu
ment against the Payne-Aldrich
tariff, showing conclusively that
the republican party had. fulfilled
every promise made to the people
in refard to a downward revision.
He explained to his hearers that
the Local Self Government plank
in the republican platform was
one of the fundimental principles
embodied in the begin ningof our '
government and that it was not
a question of local option as inter
preted by his honorable opponent
as that was a matter already set
tled by the peopie and not an is
sue, but that the republican paity
ask the people be allowed to go
vern themselves and be allowed
to elect the many officers of the
counties and state now appointed
by the legislature.
He propounded question after
question to Mr. Page ; re-
guarding the inconsistency of his
performances in congress and his
failure to Sive up to the democra -
tte campaign promises,
all of
which were left unanswered in
Mr. Page's rejoindr. He offered
much arguments why this district
should be represented by a re
publican congressman instead of
democrat, mentioning the fact
that Representative Moreliead
has accomplished more for his
district in one year than Mr. Page
had in his eight years in congress.
In his rejoiner Mr. Parker was
scarcely able to conclude his re
marks owing to the great ap
plause of the audience in his fa
vor. Of the audience present
more than half were republicans.
Altogether it was a great day
for republicanism in Randolph
County, and will bear fruit unto
a great majority Nov. 8.
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An Appeal From A Woman to North
Carolina Manhoud.
Last week the secretary of the
State Board of Health received a
letter in which the following facts
were set forth: The writer was
an orphan girl, and judging from
neatness, arrangement, and the
general tone of the letter, she is
a lady of refinement and culture.
She is a daughter by birth and
residence of North Carolina. A
little over a year ago -a relative
with whom she was living fell a
victim of consumption. The
young lady, then forced to earn
her own living, moved to another
State. She is: now, herself, in
the early or curable stage of the
disease which she undoubtably
contracted while nursing her rel
ative. Why does she write? What
does she want? Simply to live.
She has not the dollar a day which
it is necessary for her to pay in
order to enter the State Sanato
rium for the Treatment of Tuber
culosis. 1
But why write the secretary of
the State Board of Health for
this vitally necessary help? Be
cause that official is commanded
to discharge, the public-health
obligations of something like 200,
000 able-bodied men. In this
capacity, be the personal repre
senative of each one of them, and
this orphan girl's appeal is, there
fore, to every North Carolina
man. Then it is to you, able
bodied man, that this North Caro
lina woman comes for help.
Woman appealing to man to
save her life! A man, too, who
claims the inspiration of noble
parentage, a man who considers
himself a pure-blooded patriot,
ready to die, if necessary, for
North Carolina womanhood. All
that asked is a mere pittance in
the form of health appropriation.
Fiva or ten cents from the ave
rage man would be enough. But
oh, the horror of that word tax!
Is it more horrible than the un
necessary death of a helpless
woman?
So far, North Carolina man
hood, speaking through their re
presetatives, has seen fit to make
so small a public-health approp
reation that our State, which is
fourteenth in population, stands
about thirty in her public-health
appropriation. At presant we
are spending only six mills per
capita, which means a tax of only
one-forth of a cent on every one
hundred dollars worth of the
State's property Our appropria-
tion to the State Sanatorium lor
! the Treatment of Tuberculosis is
so smalj that it is necessary for
! the few who enter to pay a dollar
I . f
a day tor treatment. The appeal
of this woman is only one of
many such appeals; she simply
represents a class. It is hoped
that the State press will bring
this vital matter to the attention
of those whom it concerns. It is
1 1 . ntiAMir mnn'o Vtiicinaac!
whose heart is warmed with a
real sympathy for suffering help
less humanity.
What will you have your State
do? If it is your duty to help
save these lives, tell your repre
sentative in the next Legislature
to assist in making adequate pro
visions for the public health.
Meeting of Sunday School Association.
The Executive and Central
Executive Committees of Ran
dolph County Sunday School As
sociation are called to meet in
the Graded School Building in
Asheboro, October the 15th, 10
o'clock a. m. Matters of impor
tance claim the attention of
every member of these commit
tees and please try to be present.
Hugh Parks, Jr. Chm.
Central Executive Com.