pi 'Bin - ' " 1 ; A RANDOLPH COUNTY PAPER FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY PEOPLE. : : : . - , - . . , VOL. 6. NO. 17. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1910, ONE DOLLAR A YEAR hv You Should Vote the Republican Ticket. By A. Newman. Th- Democratic Kand Book of North Carolina, from which all the Democratic stump speeches are taken, contains what might ' be termed a chapter on Demo cratic economy (?) and republican extravagance. They take the last four years of the Roosevelt Administration with its expenditure of very near four billion dollars, and compare it with I am sorry to say it but they compare it with Grover Cleveland'. last admini stration! They complain because the Roosevelt administration ap propriated four times as much for the Navy as Cleveland did. They complain because the army received over three times as much under the Republican Adminis tration as under the Democratic administration. That is the Democratic way. Theyjlook be hind instead of before. They look back at the past but do not look forward to the future. The late war with Spain taught the American people a valuable les son. It taught them the Roose velt idea that a nation is best prepared for peace when best prepared for war. Would you have the Naval appropriations cut off and bring our Navy to a stand still when all the Nations of the earth are continually in creasing theirs? On the Navy rests the future of our country. Would you in any way impede the progress of your country? Republican extravagance! Is it extravagance to buy that which you need? Is it extravagance for Congress to prepare for the peace of our Nation, and for the safety of her Ninety Millions of people? No, Grover Cleveland did not spend over one half as much as did the Roosevelt ad ministration, and he added $262. 000,009 to the National debt to spend as much as he I submit to you voter that if Grover Cievelands administra tion was worth half a billion dollars a year, that the Roose velt administration was worth a billion dollars per year. Is it not good policy to have an ample Navy when over six teen billion dollars of our wealth lies within gun shot of the At lantic Coast? Think it over voter. BUTLER. Just forty three pages of the valuable (?) Hand Book is con sumed in cussing. dis-cu:sing, and re-cussing Marion Butler. It Butler is the dare devil th y would have .e pie- believe why do they not meet hm on tht stump and tell bim about it? There is now a standing chal lenge for any man in the State to meet him in joint debate. Why do not some of the great er luminaries such as Glenn, Ay cock, Kitchen, and our own Hammer (?) Who claim distinc tion as orators, meet him in joint debate and tell him of his wrong doing? Butler! Bonds! Boodle! Ex travagance! Help! Fire! Mur der! Nigger! Nigger!! NiggerUl Such are a few of the choice words dished up by Democratic speakers to draw the voters at tention away from the unsavory ' record of the Democratic party. About the worst thing they bring against Butler is that he uster' be a demmycrat, and even that does not reflect discredit on him, for does not the good book tell us that we must be regen erated? The cry of Butler is no go, and the Democratic party will be forced to look elsewhere for an itsue if they expect to stay the tide of popular opinion that is fast engulfing the Democratic party. Bonds. Butler, bonds and bcodle is the favored term of democratic near Orators. They cuss Butler be cause he left the democratic par ty. They have a perfect right to discuss bonds, because they are used to issuing them, and as for boodle, oh well they are post graduates along that line! The mind of the reader probably goes back to last spring when a call was issued for the Legislature to convene to dispose of a little matter of bonds that had been issu ed and which the State could not float at par. The credit of the State is great under the rule of democracy. Of this there is no doubt, but somehow or other the State could not dispose of that issue of bonds, by the way only a little over three million dollars? But what was to be done? Was the good credit of our State to be thus lowered in quagmire of per dition? No it was not. Brave men, both Democrats I! and Republicans, came to her rescue, and took up the entire issue and thus saved the State the unnecessary expense of an extra session of the legislature. But who was the largest buyer of those bonds? Put that ques tion to a Democratic politician and he will turn red around the gi Is, and the next thing you k r he will be out of sight a round the corner. It is a well known fact that the American Tobacco Company (a Corporation) jmt in a bid for a cool million dollars of those bonds, but for what purpose? Do you suppose for a single instant that they bought them because of their patriotic spirit? Or was it to insure such laws as would best suit their interest to be enacted? At any rate the present Anti Trust law is one that is said to be without teeth. A baser lie was never told when the democrats claim that if the Republicans triumph in North Carolina, they will try to pay those fraudulent bonds. The Constitution of the State plainly says that they can never be collected. The Republicans could not pay them if they wan ted to they would not pay them if they could. The Democrats are hard pressed for an issue, and there is no better evicerce of this than the way ll.a present campaign 'is conducted. It is the same uid song from the same old stump, and u.e same Id bird and he pet pie in the meantime are getting ired of such methods. I submit to you voter that the American Tobacco Company holds tWe present". Democratic Administration in a bond of a million dollars for the enactment of such laws as will best suit their interest. Prohibition. It was not my intention to have anything to say in regard to the present prohibition law. But af ter reading the Democratic hand book I changed my mind at once. The people were led to believe that the present prohibition law was a non-partisan one. The Democratic party is very incon sistent. They will advocate any measure that they think will be popular with the larger element. i In the South they are prohibitio nist, in the North they are for booze and plenty, of it. Have you heard from Maine? That is a question that is now asked by Democratic near Orators from Continued on page 8. ILLEGAL FEES. The records in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Ran dolph County shows that W. C, Hammer, Solicitor of the 10th, Judicial district has collected the following fees in Sci Fa case3, no part of which he was legally entitled to according to the Su preme Court dicision, State Vs. King in the 143 North s Carolina report. .- Judm't Roll Case , Amt. 8868 State Vs. R. B. Jackson, $4.00 9G70 State Vs. R. L. Morton, 4.00 9671 State Vs. Robert Millikan, 4.00 9673 State Vs. Everett Wicker, 4.00 9674 State Vs. Henry Smith, . 4 00 9711 State Vs. Chas. Linnens, 4.00 9712 State Vs. Bob Lowe, 4.00 9713 State Vs. Frank Cossett, 4.00 9714 State Vs. W. H. Hayworth 4.00 9716 State Vs. Clarence Thompson, 4.00 9883 State Vs. W. B. Humble, 4.00 9884 State Vs. Frank Robbins, 4.00 9885 State Vs. A. H. Fesperman, 4.00 9886 State Vs. Frank Latm, 4.00 9887 State Vs. Robert Liiyerry, 11.50 9888 State Vs. Frame Jarrett, 4.00 10044 State Vs. Oran Fox, 4.00 10168 State Vs. Leslie Carpenter, 4.00 10169 State Vs. Sam Nelson, 4.00 10270 State Vs. J. F. Austin, 4.00 10337 State Vs. R. L. Davis, 4.00 10338 State Vs. Robert Brown, 4.00 10410 State Vs. Bostian Mtthis, 4.00 10411 State Vs. Ernest Kime, 4.00 10470 State Vs. James Hughes, 4.00 10471 State Vs. John Hannah, 4.00 10473 State Vs. Fred Brown, 4.00 10534 State Vs. D. E. Whaley, 4.00 10603 State Vs. Josiah Frazier, 4.00 11010 State Vs. siTah Frazier, 4 00 I Ed Lee Cox, The records in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Montgomery County show hat W. C. Hammer, Solcitor of the 10th, Judicial District has collected the following fee3 in Sci Fa cases, no part of which he was legally entit'ed to according to the Supreme Court decision, State Vs. King in the 143 North C irolina report. Judgement roll. 413 424 445 558 593 643 659 660 722 745 746 747 . 748 820 821 -822 823 949 950 9S5 987 988 Case State Vs. Robt. Moffitt, State Vs. S. B. Morgan, State Vs. T. J. Davis, State Vs. J. H. Thompson, State Vs. Roh Mortin, State Vs. Roy Powell, State Vs. Wash Little, State Vs. Roy Powell, State Vs. W. L. Andrews, State Vs. Roll Mortin, State Vs. Bud Bruton, . State Vs. Wilson Davis, State Vs. John Cogjfin, State Vs. Calvin McLeod, State Vs. tfax Hamilton, State Vs. Bax Hamilton, State Vs. J. W. Burroughs, State Vs. George Hall, State Vs. George Hall, State Vs. Samps Williams, State Vs. W. D. Thomas, State Vs. James Lett, State Vs. James Ledbetter, State Vs. R. P.. Williams. State Vs. R. P. Williams, State Vs. Shaw, Little, State Vs. K. S. Allred, State Vs. H. A. Leak. 930 091 1055 1056 1107 PUBLIC SPEAKING. Chas. L. Holton, candidate for solicitor, and J. M. Allen, will address the citizens at the fol lowing places: Seagrove, Tuesday, November 1st da Cross Roads School House, Tuesday, November 1st night. Browr School House, Brower township, Wednesday, Novem ber, 2nd night. Pleasant Grove Academy, Thursday, November, 3rd night. Center School House, Coleridge township, Friday November 4th night. York & Frazier store, Saturday November 5th day. Franklinsville, Saturday, 5th night: Chas. H. Redding, candidate for the Legislature, and L. D. Mendenhall, will address - the citizens at the following places: Mountain School House, nion Amount collected. $4.00 2.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 2.00 4.00 4.00 fi i 20.00 . 4.00 4.00 ' 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 " 4.00 4.00 2.00 8.00. 4.00 4.00 8.00 4.00 4.00 4.10 township, Monday, October 31st night..--.. High Pine, Tuesday,. Novem ber 1st day. Ridges School House, Tuesday November 1st night. Framer, Wednesday, Novem November 2nd night. Poplar Ridge Thursday, Nov. 3rd day. Sophia, Thursday, November 3rd night. Plainfield, Friday, November, 4th day. Belvidere, Friday, November 4th nighty. Spero Saturday, November 5th night. ; C. Arthur York candidate for Legislature, and 'W. F. Talley, will address the citizens at the following places: Cedar Square School House, Tuesday, Nov. 1st night. Bethany School House Wed nesday November 2nd night. Cedar Grove, Liberty town- Hot Thos. Settle's V- V, I Speech. Last Tuesday was Settle re publican day in Randolph county and judging from the speech, the large number of republicans present and their enthusiasm, it looks like democratic chances for carrying the Nov. election is settled. The audience was com posed mostly of republican vot ers, filling the court house audi ence room almost to its capacity. Mr. Settle's speech of two hours was clear cut, clean, logical, argumentative, inspiring con vincing and unanswerable. His pertrayal of what the republican policy of protection has done for Dixieland should have convinced any uripiejudiced mind that the democratic doctrine of free trade is business suicide. The speak er's arrangment of democratic hypocricy in both state and na tion was fearful. He showed up in plain words what kind of good governm-e-n-t the demo crats of this state are giving us. His disposition of the local self government plank in the repub lican platform was lucid and satisfactory to all his hearers ex cept a few democrats. Mr. Settle's speech was with out doubt the best ever heard in Asheboro and will do much good for he republican cause in this county. Space forbids us even giving an outline of this brilliant effort in the cause of republican ism and free government. Tim Confederals SoMiar mi His PansJea. John W. Hancock a confeder ate veteran, says that he served more than three years in the civil war. That he believed that he was entitled to a confederate pension and made application for the same some years ago, passed and received the pension regu larly until two years ago. He says two years ao at the elec tion, two leading democrats of his township come to him , and said "if you don't vote the demo cratic ticket your pension ill be stopped, but he did not vote the '.democratic ticket and his pension vas stopped. He says when he failed to receive his pension he come to Ashebor-i fr see about it and was told by th cle; k of the court "There is no pension for you". He syjs that he come to Asheboro twice after wards, and the last lime he come the eierk of the court was told by his Colonel (Col. MsAlister) that because he was a republican his pension should notba cutoif. He says that he told his Colonel that, he Would spend half of his pension as attorney fee and the Colonel told him not to do it, that he would get it for him without feeing an attorney. He says the pension has been com ing regularly since. In witness hereto I set my hand and seal this the 25th; day of October 1910. (Signed) J. W. Hancock. ship, Friday Nov. 4th night. Patterson's Grove Saturday November 5th night. Day speakings begin at one o'clock P. M. and night speak ings begin at 7:30 o'clock. Everybody is cordially invited to come out and hear the issues fairly discussed. R. E. Johnson, Secretary Chas. L. Holton Chairman. (Please Post) A DEMOCRATIC SPEAKING. Saturday night Oct 22, 1910: the big guns of democracy open ed fire on about -17". democratic voters, a few women and child ren and a few republicans who went to see the fun, Willie Hammond seemed to have charge of the circus, he made a very short and somewhat blunt speech of course it was about pensions, he tried to tell us what he and the sheriff did for an old soldier we all knew but he had forgot ten so much of it we could scarce ly get the meaning of it. He -informed us that he was a very busy man and had to be "Johnny on the spot" with his pencil al ready trimmed. I guess that ac counts for so much of his for getfulness about pensions. He informed us before he sat down that the new court house was completed at a cost of something over $31,000 dollars and that the republicans said it would cost $60,000 dollars two years ago but by the county commissioners using tne strictest economy ic had been built at a saving of nearly half to the "dear pepul". He then cleared the ring and the various candidates were pre sented, to the audience among them -was one they called "J" a clownish kind of fellow wlio' tickled us ail with his bowand smiles. Next corn.- R. Cox witJ.rijlL"p"archment which had figures and "ritin" all over it. He kept this in his hand all the time 'for ready reference. He started out by saying he didn't want to make the run no how but they couldn't get any one else to take it and run so a committee and the "ring bece" waited on him and he decided. to run with it if he didn't get 30 votes (cheers) he had Mr , Car ter's a running: too, he stated further that the run hadn't cost him any thing yet and he hoped it wouldn't and he let loose a few telling blows at the tariff, say-, ing if the dems could but get control of the thing they would save $10,000 000 per year to the old North State alone. Oh!: yod democrats, you would make us all rich in two years time if you could but get control of congress for three months. He stated further that new in dustries would cease to spring up and people from other states would quit investing money here if the republicans got control of the affair of this state and his voice grew husky when he said the "nigger" was liable to march' up to the ballot box and kill his vote. We all knew when he &U "nigirer'' he was about through, whn he sat down Wil lie again hit the floor and closed the performance thanking us all for our attention. The whole performance was so .thin it wouldn't have made a visabl shadow on a moonlight night without oie ot Willies "spcka" to havs locked through. Reporter. Kills A Murderer. A merciless murderer is Appen-, dicitis with many victims. But Dr. King's New Life Pills kills it by prevention. -They gently sti mulate stomach, liver and bowels, preventing that clogging' that invites appendicitis, curing Con stipation, Headache, Billiousness, Chills. 25c. at J. T. Underwood's. We are of the opinion that if we were a public official against whom the record shows we had taken fees not lawfully belonging to us, we would , not ha ve , so much, to. say- about republican county officials .being dishonest.

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