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VOL XXX11I. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, May 21. 1908. "j"
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POOR FOR THAT
To Need Tribute Wrung from Li
quor Traffic's Victims.
SENATOR SIMMONS' LETTER.
Written In Reply to a Letter Sent lllm
by North Carolina DemocratPub
lic Opinion Will Become a Large De
gree of Obedience to a State Prohibi
tion LawSo Laws Absolutely Are
Obeyed.
Senator Simmons receutly sent
out a number of letters urring his
friends to use their influence for
prohibition and ea.ys that he has re
ceived a good many replies to this
letter, all of which were sympathet
ic, but he has received one letter
which is not iu sympathy with the
ground the Senator takes. To this
letter be makes au open reply. The
letter and the Senator's answer fol
low: Lincoluton, N. C, April 27, 1908.
Mr. F. M. Simmons,
Senator from North Carolina,
Washington, D. C.
DeirSir: Replying to yours of
the 25th, .-.ill say that I do not un
derstand just exactly what you mean
in reference to tho political situa
tion in North Caroliua iu connection
with the temperance movemeut. I
am a Democrat, - and hive never
voted any other ticket, but, at the
same time, 1 am opposed to the pro
hibition bill as framed to be voted
upon next mouth. At' the same
time, I do not feel that my democ
racy should be questioned because I
hold this view of this matter. In
one respect I am a strict prohibition
ist as I have no use for a man who
ets drunk, and I haven't taken b
rink of whiskey or brandy in 34
years. At the same time, people
who want whiskey are going to have
it, and 1 am in favor of the '.State
getting the revenue that other States
are getting from it now. I have no
objection to the Watts bill. The
peopli of North Carolina will turn
the stil Is loose as they once were,
but, as stated above, I believe that a
majority of the people of North
Carolina drink whiskey, and will do
B J in spite of any law that can be
enacted, and I think that the State
should reap the benefit of the re
venue from the sale, and which
other States are now getting from
North Carolina.
I will be very glad indeed to hear
from you, and oblige,
Yonrs truly,
United States Senate,
Washington, D. C, April 29, '08.
Mr. : Lincolnton, N. C.
My Dear Sir: I am in receipt of
your favor of the 27th mst
You say that you are "in one re
spect a strict prohibitionist," as you
do not drink whiskey or brandy and
"have no use for a man who gets
drunk," but you say you are opposed
to the prohibition measure soon to
be voted upon by the people of our
State. Your opposition is based
upon the ground, as I understand
your letter, that you believe a "ma
jority of the people of North Caro
lina drink whiskey and will do so
in spite of any law that can be en
acted." In other words, as I un
derstand you, you are opposed to the
law prohibiting the sale of liquor in
North Carolina because you believe
that the law will be violated. I
agree with you that we can frame
no law providing for prohibition
which will not be violated to some
extent, but I do not think that a
sufficient reason against the enact
ment of the law. There is scarcely
a law in our Criminal Code which
is not to a woeful extent violated,
but I am sure you and I will agree
that that is not a sufficient reason
for doing away with the Criminal
Code.
If a man violates this code aud
we catch hirn we punish him, but
we do not catch one-half, ner one
third, nor one-fourth of those who
violate i". If a man violates the
Erohibition la"', which many of us
ope will become operative as a re
sult of the May election, and we
catch him we will punish him, but
we will not catch one-half, nor one
third, nor yet one-fourth of those
who violate it. Still the punish
ment of these transgressors, whether
of the criminal law or the prohibi
tion statute, whom we do catch and
sonable observance of the laws will
be secured. Despite the temptation
to violate the laws, J think the ex
perience of mankind shows that a
vast majority of the people observe
the laws, both civil and criminal, of
the community in which they live.
That is always so where the law is
in conformity with public opinion
and there is happily in North Caro
lina not only an overwhelming pres
ent public opinion in favor of the
observance of our temperance laws,
but a constantly and rapidly grow
ing sentiment in that behalf.
The greatest enemy of temper
ance is the barroom aud the distill
ery, and because I am for temper
ance I am against the barroom aud
the distillery, and I cannot under
stand why every one who is for tern,
perance should not be also opposed
to the barroom and the distillery.
Another reason you give for being
opposed to prohibition is that you
favor the State's getting the revenue
that other States aie now getting
from it" (meaning the liquor traffic).
I must woolly dissent fiom the view
that our State or any of its sub
divisions reeds the revenue derived
from the sale or manufacture of
whiskey for any purpose whatever.
It is 8 luieliiiies uigued that our
cities need to have their streets and
side walks paved, our roads need tj
be macadamized, and we need more
money for building schoo; houses
and paying teachers, that taxes are
high, and we need this money (coin
ed in human wretchedness), to do
these things. The people of North
Carolina are nut rich, but they are
not poor enough, iu my judgment,
to need either charity or tribute
wruug from the groans of father,
son, widow, orphan. The harvest
of the bar-room and the distillery
is disease and death to the body, to
the wind and to the soul. We can
not afford to pay such a price for
the beau tificat ion of our cities, for
the improvement of our roads, noi
even for buildiujj school houses for
the education of our children high
taxes and bonds, if necessary to pro
vide these things are many times
preferable. In our laudable desire
to pave our streets and sidewalks,
macadamize our roads, erect public
buildings aud lengthen our school
term, we must not forget the higher
things of the law, the thiugs that
pertain to the happiness of the
home, the things that pertain to the
soul, aud the things that pertain to
God. It were infinitely tetter for
us to go slowly m these tbings if
need be, paying for them with
money earned in the sweat of our
brows, than to go faster, paying for
them in money earned in the wreck
of manhood and all that. that means,
misery and woe to the victim,' moth
er, wife and child; to the State and
society which nurtured and fostered
the victim and had a right to expect
that he would do a man's work and
play a man's part.
Yu say you "do not understand
just exactly what I mean in refer
ence to the political situation in
North Carolina in connection with
the temperance movement." In the
letter to which you refer I mention
politics but twice. First, near the
beginning of the letter I state that
I am "thoroughly convinced that
unless the majority is a decisive one
the result will be the reopening of
the whole liquor question in the
State; that agitation will begin in
the counties and that the question
will ultimately be drawn into poli
tics, with the possible loss of much
we have gained for temperance dur
ing the last four or five years." I
think that is a distinct expression of
hope that this great moral question
will be kept out of politics. Second,
toward the close of my letter to you
I address you as a friend of temper
ance and urge upon you both "in
the interest of temperance, our
party and the State," that you exert
yourself to the end that the full
temperance vote in the zone of your
influence may be polled.
1 infer from your letter that you
will vote agaiast the measure which
the last Democratic Legislature sub
mitted to the people that will not,
in my opinion, make you any the
lees a Democrat. I shall vote tor it
that act, iu my opinion, will not
make ma any the more a Democrat.
I do not regard this as a party ques
tion. I regard it as a question
above party; 1 regard it as a reat
social aud moral question; question
upon which every uiau should vote
according to his judgment and be
answerable for that vote to his con
science and not his party. Still the
fact remains that the Watts bill
THE CASE IN A NUTSHELL.
You can't have general whiskey selling without mak
ing drunkards. You will admit that, won't you?
If a man votes May 26th "For the Manufacture and
Sale of Intoxicating Liquor " therefore he votes to make
drunkards that is the effect and meaning and you can't
help it. You will admit that, won't you? Well then
t If you vote to make drunkards some home must fur
nish boys to be these drunkards. And the point is
Are you wiling for that home to be yours?
.... vou are then vou 0311 consistently vote against pro
hibition; if not, we do not see how you can.
Certain it is that when King Alcohol comes for new
victims, it would be a fairer thing and more natural thing
for him to turn to homes where votes were cast to welcome
him to the State; and most of his victims this next genera
tion will come from such homes.
A vote to make drunkards and then not to be able to
add a provision or amendment saying' "Provided, however,
that this curse shall not fall upon my own son!"
Isn't it a serious responsibility? We think it is, and
we want you to think about it seriously.
was passed by a Democratic Leglsla
ture; and that the present proposi
tion was submitted to the people by
a Democratic Legislatui. In vir
tue of these faors while the iuteiest
of society and the Stiite in thU ques
tion, is of primary and supreme con.
sideraMoi), tne p.rty is interested iu
the success of the movemeut though
tne question at issue is not and
should not be made a paitisan ques
tion. Verv truly yours,
F. M. Simmons.
DEATH AT STAR.
II. Auaian, Valued C'tizen, Paine Away
Atler Lingering Illness.
The news of the death of Mr.
Braxton Auuian, ef Star, cist a
fclooui over this community featur
uay morning. Mr. Aumau died at
his home Friday night after an ill
ness of several mouths caused by a
catarrhal trouble. Mr. Anmau was
51 years old and was a valued citizen
of Star, where he bad large business
interests. . Being i former citizen of
Asbeuoro he had a large number of
fneuda here who join m extending
sympathy to the oereaved relatives,
lie h a brother of Jasper Anman, of
Asheboro. Othei brothers whosur.
sive him are Jasou Auman, of
Jackson Springs; . Aumau, of
Dallas, Tex., Frank & linfus Au
man, of Star; Lebius, Alpheus, of
Seagrove, K. F. D. Mrs. S. A. Fields,
of Climax is a lister of the deceased.
The funeral was conducted Sun.
day afternoon at tne family ouryiug
ground at Pleasant Hill Baptist
church near Aconite.
Appointment! ofMr. Price.
Don't forget the appo:ntmeats if
Hon. A. H. Price in this countv.
He will speak at Fuller's Mills on
next Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock;
at Randleman on Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, and at Asheboro in the
Auditorium of the school building
ou Sunday night. There are few
public speakers in the State who are
as good speakers as Mr. Price. Mr.
rnce win make a speech that will
interest everybody who attends. It
will be aloug different lines than
the speeches in this county by
others.
Trolly Can In Hands of Mob,
The wage dispute between the
trollv car employers and thxir cm.
ployees reached a critical stage at
i n i i i i . i
vieveiauu, unio, wnen a general
strike was ordered Saturday and the
car lines were at the mercy of a
riotous mob. Few oara atai-tarl
Saturday morning and it is feared
..II 1L.. i :ll t .-1
"i vuc oyeteuia win oe lieu up.
The Union declares it ia in the fiVht
to win and will make strong resis
tance.
M c A r er- Y ou n U.
E. H. Younts returned Fridav
from Lexington where he attended
the marriage of his sister, Miss
Esther Younts to K. A. McArver.
of Gastonia. The marriage was sol
emnized at the home of the bride.
The groom is a road builder. Mr.
and Mrs. McArver will make their
home a; Gastonia.
Drunken Father Kills won.
Daniel Brewer shot and instant
ly 'killed his son, Willard, aged 23,
at Milledgeville, Oa., Saturday, be
cause the son rebuked the "father
for being drunk and boisterous.
Regular C'ominiiiiicatoii.
Balfour Lodge No 188, A. F. &
A. M., will meet in regular com
munication Friday night. Business
of importance.
tl. L. mESXELL, W. M.
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
SM liaised for Ball iround In Ashe
boro. The organization of the Ashsboro
Athleii?; Ar8 ichtion was perfected
hist Thursday night by tile electio l
of the follov.ing officer:
President, lial M. Worth; Vice
President, J. Armfield, Jr.; So
retary, E. L. Aumau; Treasurer, li.
hi. JoDn-on.
The officers compose the execu
tive committee, who with Kevenil re
soonsinle husinefs men and citizens
compose tne ooard of directors.
About $200 has been paid in ly
the members of the Association, who
propo.-e t maintain a first- -lass bice
ball park nnd athletic lield in Ashe
boro. The grounds will be located
iu West Asheboro.
M. P. GENERAL CONFERENCE.
Convened at Pittsburg. I'a., -North Car-
' ullna Delegates.
The .General Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church con
vened at Pittsburg, Pa., Friday.
The following are representatives
from North Carolina:
Ministers: Revs. W. E. Swain,
T. M. Johnson. R. M. Andrews, T.
J. Ogburn, J. D. Williams, J. F.
McCulloch, J. S. Williams, C. L.
Whitaker, W. F. Kenaett, A. C.
Dixon.
Laymen: J. Noruien Wills, R.
T. Pickens, A. M. Rankin, T. A.
Hunter, Prof. J. Allen Holt, A. J.
Harris, Dr. W. R. Goley, J. Ed
Swain, W. C. Hammer, Jr., O. R.
Cox.
The question of a union with
the Congregationalism and the Uni
ted Brethren will be discussed.
Prohibition Rallies.
JUDGE ROBINSOX, OF GOLDSBORO.
Why Not, Thursday, May 21.
Randleman, Thursday night, May
Ramseur, Friday, 2 P. M. May 22.
Liberty, Friday night, May 22.
HON. A, H. PBICK, OF SALISBURY,
AND J, O. BEDDING, OF ASHEBORO
Fullers Mill, Saturday 2 P. M..
May 23. ;
Kaadleman, Sunday, 3PM,
May 24. "
Asheboro, Sunday night, May 24.
ebv. c. A, WOOD.
Cedar Falls, Thursday night,
May 21.
Browers Chapel, Friday night,
May 21.
Spero, Sunday, 3 P. M., May 24.
Locust Grove, Monday night)
May 25.
B. A. YEABGIN.
New Union, Saturday night, May
23..
Rocky Rtfge Schoolhonse, Sun
nay. 11 A. M., May 24.
Hopewell, Sunday at 3 p. m. May
24th.
Charlotte, Sunday night. May 24.
E. J. COLTRANE.
Bethel, Saturday night, May 23rd.
Holly Springs, Sunday, at 3 p. m.
May 24th.
Pleremakcrs (fcuarrel.
Representative D. L. Boyd, of
Waynesville, has surrendered to the
officers aud given a $400Q bond for
dangsrously wounding ex-police
Henry Able Saturday. In an at
tempt to settia a difficulty between
two boys Boyd and his victim quar
reled and the shooting followed.
A whale was captured Cape Look
out Sunday which wjisO feet long
aud 25 feet around the body. The
bone aud oil are valued at $u'00.
GRADED SCHOOL HONOR ROLL.
Three Hundred Seventy-seven White
Children, EnrolledAverage At
tendance, 261.
Prof. J. J. Scarboro, the retiring
superintendent of the Asheboro
Graded Schools says that during the
term of 1907-'08 the total enroll
ment of white children was 377, 194
boys and 183 girls; the average at
tendance was 129 bys and' 138
girk, total 267.
The following is the honor roll
for the last mouth of the school
term:
FIKST GKADEi
Sidney Wood, Tilimmt Cor, Ruth Cox, Ror
Fosut, Aliet? Huimm kiT, Donna Lw Lullin. Kov
McfheiMiu, Uuzul spoon, StuiiUju skti-n, Frank
Kuuding.
SECOND GRADE:
June Frnzier Mary Mo.Titt, Martha Evclvu
Morris, l.ueile Morris, Hullie Kns. Lillian Hun.
sucker, Kate- Ntn hy, lim,, Wvlnu-r.i.n-tii hum.
ble.Koy tivinr. Hazel Kivutt Garland Lowuur
inilk, Lena ttiliain, Kov Allred. Hiinlce Bulla
Graee Prutiiull, Editn Mctts. Curiv Lutliu, Lucile
Vt ard
THIKD GRADE:
Nancy Johnson, Nancy White, frsula Will
iaiu.s, Bertie Kivutt, Ma Karet Morris. Kdua Nor
man, in-wi-y UVIister, jou HuuUriiks, Fred
smith, tniuiit Sin-ncer, Clyde Cox.
SIXTH GRADE:
Kate Hammer, Flora Routli, Lillie Farrtsh.
Pearl Kivetl. Harriett Hammer, Maude Hull,
Ray Haywvrih.
SEVENTH GRADE:
Virile Diekens, AUie sjkkiii.
EX GOVERNOR DEAD.
Daniel 1 Russell Pasties Away at His
Home In Brunswick County.
Wilmineton. Mav 14. Kx.Gnv.
ernor Daniel L. Russell died this
afternoon i.t three o'clock at his
home iu VVinnabow. Km
county, aged sixty-three years. He
ie Burviveu oy nis widow.
Governor Russell had an pvnnt.fnl
life and his ability was early recog-
uizeu. At tne age ot nineteen he
Was elected to the lpuislnHir.. nf
the State and agaia upon reaching
his niajoritv be was retumwl to tht
body as a member. Upon the com
pletion or nis second term as a legis
lator he was elected as a judge of
the Superior Court, being then but
twenty-three years old and the
vouueest man who over hll vnrh
position in this State.
ne was elected Governor of North
Caiolina in 1896. Reti rino frnm
the governor's chair he never par-
umpaiea in puni'c affairs other
than his connection with the fam
ous Sooth Dakota Lond suit.
He was one of the Start's uKlout
lawyers. The body was interred at
the family burying ground near
inajBviue, unsiow county,
ODD FELLOWS MEET.
Grand Lodge Elects Offlcers-Neit Ses
sion Goes to Charlotte.
C. L. HaVWOrth rer.nrnorl PVilav
from Hendersonville where he at
tended the 8ixtv.fifth annual apoamn
ef the Grand Lodge, I. O.O.F.
The following officers far tho on.1
suring year were elected unanimous-
Grand master. H. M. Shaw fir
ford; deputy grand master, P. H.
wiuiams, jsiizabeth -Citv; grand
warden, Frank D. Hackett, Wilkes
boro; grand secretary, B. H. Woodell,
Raleigh; grand treasurer, R. J.
Jones, who is elected for the fifty
sixth time; trustees of orphans' home:
Marcus Jacobi. Wilmington tn mn.
ceed his father, who established the
nome at Wilmington; C. Dewey, to
succeed himself.
Charlotte was selected as the
next placa of meeting.
K. H. Braufrhton State Secretary.
The Executive Committp of th
State Sunday School Association
iuei ai ureensooro friuay. J. Mor
fitt, of Asheboro aad J. Rom Smith,
of Liberty, members of the commit
tee from Randoloh couatv. attend-
ed. N. B. Broughton, of Raleigh,
was made btate Chairman and Prof.
J. B. Robertson, who was last year
principal of the Reidsville Graded
School, was eiected Field Secretary.
Mr. Robertson is a native of Ala
mance county living on R. F. D.
from Liberty in this county.
Lexington t-'lre.
Friday night the 6tore of the
Everhart Grocery Co., at Lexington,
was destroyed by Oe. The tele
phone exchange on the second floor
was also practically destroyed. The
loss i about $13,000.
such men as Judge Pritchaid, Judge
Douglas and a host of others who
give tone and character to the party?
Why, if it wasn't for these men,
wao give North Carolina Republi
cans standing, the dogs wouldn't
bark at the party."
APPEAL TO
, OUR MANHOOD.
Judge Pritchard Delivered Master
ly Argument.
LADIES' FIRST APPEAL TO
MEN OF THE STATE.
Extract from an Address by l, S. Judge
J. t. Pritchard at Charlotte Would
Kather Hang ou ,a Sour Apple Tree'
Than Oppose Cause Favored iby Our
Ladles.
Judze J. C. Pritnh.ir.l m.,1.
of the strongest speeches of the cam-
l-aigu at, vnanotte Monday. Among
other things he said:
"The agents of the bar-rooms are
going about the state talkiug about
blind tigers. It's a dead give-away.
2,If the man who sells liquor on the
sly is a blind tiger, then the man
who sells it with the sanction of the
law is a tiger that can see, isn't he ?
Which is the more dangerous of the
two I' If I have to fight a tiger at
all, for God's sake give me a blind
tiger. Applause. It is a miserable
pretext. They are trying to pad up
their consciences for what thev know
is wrong.
"Why the women ot North now.
lina, God bless them, are the best
people in the State. They have
Suffered more from US and n1nrcr1
with more patience than any other
class, This is the first tima the la-
uieb or isorth Carolina have ever ap
pealed to us for anything aud G"d
pity the man who won't listen to
luem. ceiore i,d go out over the
State and make anepnhpa ao-ninat
women and children of North Caro
lina I'd go out and hang myself to a
sour apple tree. Great applause.
"HOW manV mean thintra nra dnnk
in the name of local self-govern-
iutnu no one ever intended that
tho barrooms of the countrv ahnnlrl
hide under the name of local self
government. The idea of invoking
this principle to enable the bar
keepers to murder the boys of North
Carolina! (Applause).
"And so when they come to me
and oppose prohibition on the ground
tnat their personal liberty is inter-
ierea witn, i tell them thataheir
personal liberty ends where tfae wel
fare of my family begins; that their -liberty
ends where the welfare of the
Church of God begins; that their
liberty ends where the welfr of
Charlotte and all the other towns of
the grand old Commonwealth be
gins. And if they dont understand
it, we will teach it good to them in
inunaertones on the 26th day of
May.
JUDGE ROBINSON,
Whiskey Promotes Crime And Brings
Suffering to Innocent.
Ex-Jndee W. S. O. B. Rnhinarm
delivered a speech in Greensboro
last week and was introduced
Mr. R. M. Douglas. Judge Rob
inson spoke ou prohibition and sa
in part:
'1 am not here to make any public
confession, but it is a matter of
common knowledge that at times I
have decorated my interior with a
little of the gaudy fluid. I have
stood against the rar and taken
seven drinks at the time, but I never
enjoyea them but once.
Whiskey Promotes Crime.
Judge Robinson saia from ninety
to ninety-five per cent of all the
crime in North Carolina could be
traced to liquor and that whiskey
hi s sent more souls to hell than all
the wars and pestilences of the
ages. He ridiculed the argument
that prohibition won't prohibit and,
referring to the statement that if
one does not drink whiskey, whiskey
will not hurt one, said: "The man
who makes that statement is a liar,
and I do bim the credit to say he
knows he is a liar. We all know
that the people who don't drink are
those who suffer most the women
and children." Speaking of the
effect taking a stand for prohibition
has on the careers cf public men
Judge Robinson made a comparison
of those who have been prominent
for and against prohibition in North
Carolina. The speaker grew' sarcas
tic in speaking of those who are at
tempting to make a political issnn
of prohibition, sayicg: "Who has
constituted ur. Mott and Tom Set
tle the guardians of the Republican
party iu North Carolina as sgainet