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) i Slats Library r GOB T3he COURIER Ve COURIER "j Advertising Columns 1 H Leads In Both News and I I I am Circulation. Bring Results. J Issued Weekly. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. $1.00 Per Year VOL XXXIII. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY Au gust 6. 1903. No THE HEARST LEAGUE Movements of Independence League Being Watched. CAMPAIGN FRAUD BROUGHT TO LIGHT. t'ainpnl;n Matter Itelng Mailed in 1' run kt il l'.nvelciu H 1'ii st of .Many t-'rauds to lie l-Wperted ol'ltepub lU'iin Politicians IuTIiUChiu iai;ii. Special Correspondence, Washington, i. C, Aug. 3. The iiU'e!icMi tliut is hut rowing the souls of thi' politicians is, liovv many votes can the lic.irat p:irty draw from tlu1 Democrat:- in thi' doubtful States, ami how ni.iny lli publican voles will the- I':ob' bition ticket get in the same St:ilef? It is piite a debatable itiestion ami will take the result of the elec tion to answer correctly. In the veil organized Stati-s, where both parties take u cartful pull of the voters the managers will be able to arrive at, an approximate solution. But such polling of the voters of each precinct unless done by com petent men who know the voters is practically worthless and to do it well costs u great deul of money. It ha8 been found by experience that volunteer work is very unsatisfac tory, for while ome men do the work well most volunteers do it in careless and slipshod manner. It is easy enough to get the outspoken Democrats and Republicans and Prohibitionists aud Socialists check ed off on the poll list correctly, but to find out how the indepta lent voter stands requires diplomacy and considerable assiduity. The secret of th success of Samuel J. Tilden was his ability for organization and his willingness to spend a large part Of his fortune to create it. He knew just how every State staod and what voters it was necessary to reach in the doubtful States and how to reach them. He employed able men to do the work anil the result shows that his political prescience, found ed on the facts they obtained for him, was accurate. That he was counted out does not show that he was mistaken, for who would have believed that the Re publican returning boards of Louis iana and Florida would be backed by bayonets to defeat the ballots of the sovereign people. Our present leaders have been se lected and possessing the wisdom and the ability to cope with present conditions, so ltt us give theai every assistance to grapple with the Re publican rascalities, that will far ex ceed, because they will be more uni. verBal, what the negro hirelings and carpet baggers of the Tilden era ac complished. It takes money to organize and the leaders of today have not a Til den barrel to draw from. The ex pense of a thorough organization and poll of the voters of the doubt ful feutes is a perfectly legitimate use of money and the voters them selves and their descendants, who have seen the Republican party en joy the Ubufruct thut should have been theirs since Tilden's time, mmt themselves furnish the means to en joy the estate they were defrauded of. Therefore, the primary duty of Democrats is to contribute what they can afford to the party cam paign funds. The real work of the campaign cannot move without money, so do not delay in sending your contribution, large or small, to Hon. C. N. Haskell, treasurer, Na tional Democratic Committee, Audi torium Annex, Chicago, 111. Congressman Lloyd, Chairman o. the Democratic Congressional Com mittee, whose headquarters are in this city, is quite conlident that the Democrats will elect a majority of the next Congiess. To do this twenty-nine or more districts now represented by Republicans niuet .f tl,.. I ) t;,. r,in,li,! it," -Hid I Mr. Lid cot.tidentially expects tuh'i H.000,00.. make these gains in the Central and . ';' t0;lis dtr' Western StaVs. Mr. Lloyd says: -We will make gains in the llotej of 1 TeietltatlVei from Ohio, 1 : -una. Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Ne braska, K;mi , aifl Califwruia; we wili carry Montana. Then- v, J 1 le 'gains of probably f"tir in Ohio, where some of ine districts ate in feariuliy Iwd Hiupc for the U pub licans, and aie rapidly getting i.o better. ' Jowa has lour districts iu which w?.6tund an even dunce or better to Win. There are four iu Kansas that we expect to gain, and three in California, from which State the le ports we receive are simply startling, indicating the turn toward Democracy on the Orieutial issue." The general opinion on the Taft speech of acceptance seeni3 to be that it was of the "me too" variety, with a happy omission ot the person al pronoun with which Mr. Roose velt sj permeated his extensive re marks on "my policies." His ful some praise of the President, how ever, stops thort of approving uew experimental legislation, but in-si.-ts that "the chief fuiie'ion of the next Adminiat-atioii is to clinch what has been done," Mr. Tafis puts nil' the inconi" tax issue to a more iMiiveiiient season, when tli government needs more ievenu-; be apologizes for Republican extrava- galH'e and what i-t of most iminr- til nee to Democrats be .'.n remit ! s to! irn: sun. uji'iiiers oil t:.e Unit lsile and refuses to make extreme conces sions to the Labor Unions. The speech is evidently intended to pro pitiate the business interests, if not Wall Street. Another and more radical utter ance that this week has produced io me pianorni a the Independence party, which promises everything, more than the Populist tdatforui does on uiauy issues, even a, "Cen tral Goveruuient Bank. throno-h which the money bo issued shall be put into general circulation," public nu.-nurcVnr-.nf miKli., ,ifil,.., i ,!,. . I ing railroads aud immediate nur-1 ...... ... ,r V"ov operat-on or. teiegrapns. The Hearst plan evidently is to absorb the Populists and the more radical part of the Labor vote, and if Mr. Hearst himself had been the candidate, there is no doubt that he would have received the support of a reasonable per ceatage of such vot ers. But the candidates selected bv the Independence party are entirely unknown outside of their own States and it may be considered that the Hearst danger has passed. . Voters as a rule are not given to throwing away their votes on unknown candi dates or third parties. That is es pecially the case with the Labor vote, which is seeking relief through immediate legislation rnd can only get it through the Buccess of the Democratic party, which has always been the friend of the wage earner, the farmer, and producers, aud op posed to monopolwin every form. The first of the political frauds tnat may be expected of the Repub lican politicians in this campaign has already been reported, aud the evidence ot it comes from 41 r Bryan's own State. Campaign documents are being distributed through the mails in government envelopes without pay mentor postage, franked as follows: Post Office Department, P. 0. Lincoln, Neb. Official business. No, 13. In the opposite corner is the le gend: "Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300. This fraudulent use of the official franked envelopes will probably be repeated iu other localities. If such are received open iu the presence of one or tw witnesses and forward to the Democratic National Com mittee. GREAT FOREST FIRE. Thousands Ilouielesi and KM) Dead in llritlli Columbia. The Crow Nest Pass country, along the Canadian Pacific railroad, in British Columbia, is swept by tbunes, fauned by htavy a gale. More than 100 lives are reported lost, 74 of them in the destroyed town of Femie, and as hundreds of lumbermen and prospectors are scat tered through the forests, with ap parently little chance of getting owt, the loss'of life may be still more ap palling. Railroad properly, incln ding bridges and lolling etock, has been destroyed, aud meager reports place the damage mound iVriiie at more lt in peril 1 ":' ;1,t'n 1-Vrnie, o.iMio inhabitants; I. 1,-V'H; .puw.Md.i'iUi; Elko, Olson, Kio; M'n isev, 3u(i; llotfiuer, Ion. a id Mrtulvruy, 100. i The tire strrted S.itur.lay and the ; i! inn s ii"W-cov-r n:i area of ltij i-iU:i!'e miles iind is s'.nl Ley una con trol. T. L. Bland is preparing to erect, a $50,000 hotel at Rocky Mount, lie now conducts the Cambridge Hotel at that place. XUKMAN E. MACK. Chairmftti of the National Democratic Executive Committee, and of sketch on Fourth Page, THROUGH THE WEST TO NATIONAL CONVENTION. Story of the Interesting Tour of the West Made by Tar Heel Delegation While Attending National Convention of Democrats The Home of William Jennings Bryan Other Points of Interest Visited. By R. R. ROSB, NBtlomal Delegate, Albcboro, N. C. Written For The Courier. Thinking that it might be of in terest to some of tke readers of The Courier, I will give a brief report of my trip to Denver, Colorado, a a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. I left home Wednesday afternoon July first. At High Point I met Mr. J. E. Kirk man, a delegate from the filth district. We had to take the regular train to Salisbury to aw ait the special. On this train we met Senator Simmons, who had come direct from Washington to join the North Carolina Delegation. In the waitiug room at Salisbury we met Seua or Overman, Colonel Meaus, his wife and daughter Miss Minnie Rojs. Incident!) of the Trip. Iu due time the special train ar' rived, and each one was assigned to apartments as per previous airauge- ments for the trip. There were two pailman couches decorated with North Carolina fligs, and each dele gale wore a North Carolina badge, which indicated that he was entit. tied to travel in tile special cars. Mr. Josephus Daniels, our national committeeman, was in charge, as sisted by Mrs. Daniels who did everything possible to make the trip pleasant to the entire delegation. There were udiditons to our party at bt itesville auci again at Ashe vi I le. By this time we had a full delegation from North Caiolina. Governor Glenn, who had been call ed to Washington on business, did not join us until we reached Denver. Thursday morning we were side tracked at Kuoxville, Tennes-iee from seven until nine o'clock, giving us an opportunity to take breakfast iu the city. Promptly at nine o'clock we resumed our j Jiirney. As the ride from Salisbuiy t Knoxville was during the niglit, tli.s was the lirst opportunity we h id of view ing tin' count'1)', which at this place is roiling, but alTmU s ine very nice fai iiiiuir iiind. The wheat w;ts harvest-'!. .ii"l the com looking line. This seedi'ii h:u b vo titled f"f a long mil', and jinlgi;1 fioiiuthe country honied, tner ut be cou Mdcrable we.iitu tiuve. Tim in mI Del! -;ilc i ii I! u linglmi Unite Our clever and aciMinodating Mr. Roliinson, who had been in charge of our special since Hie cUrt, left us here, aad we were given a new man furnished by the Burlington subject Railway. We were sorry to give up Me. Robinson, but found ourselves well cared for by our new mauager. We met the delegations from Florida, Alabama and Mississippi here, and as our train left the station, we were informed that we were on track thirteen and that there were thir teen coaches in our train. It is use less to say some felt a little nervous over this unlucky combination. Leaving the city, we traveled northwest up the river through a beautiful farming co ntry, the crops, however, in this section did not. look well as there had been excessive rains. We were again served dinner in the diuing car. The delegat ona passed back and forth tbrougl each others cars, and made main acquaintances. All were en route tj the same place, and for the same purpose. Aciosh Missouri. Crossing the state of Missouri, we entered the southwest comer of Iowa. Reaching Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday morning we stopped one hour for breakfast. Here we f"und a beautiful city with all modem improvements, and u population of one hundred and six'y thousand. This city is surrounded by a tine farming section, and we were told that they had the largest creamery in the United States, and nude more real cream butter than any place iu the United States if not iu the world. We met special trains here from Chicago, Philadelphia, and other points, on their way to Den ver. Home nt the I'resldent About nine o'clock we left Omaha and after riding for about one and jO:ie-ha!f hours through a very j beautiful country we arrived in Lin J coin, Nebraska. We were met by a I reeept.iou eoiiimitke and shown to I I.;i:joIii Inn Hotel, a nnigniliei i,t stria ture, thoroughly equipp'-d I with the lat'et improvements. We f'iUie.1 the Cliy beaut :fi;ly deceat 1 ed :n liaMona! U'loiv, Vi'.h large V i ' ur s of W. .1. Bryan in the i'i d u .- of ina:;V : u -. r - .s I o-i -:: ho thirds of i on t ii i- c' -on i that too., D.-. ill til.' I'' Sld til fi. :...!...' fT ti.e Not til I 'ai Iim,' to Fair 1 Ih , K.V, Mr. Bryan's l.oino. w liii-h is "''out Ku.r inties south oi' the ceLt r of tin city. -Mr. Biy.ai greeted the fot -nio-t of our party on th a'.eps and invited us into his riCptiou room. He and Mrs Bryan shook hands with each one at the .door, calling nnny by name. Some of the party were anxious to see the farm, so a number of us went out to che barns where we saw the horses some ex cellent roadsters and others well adapted for farm work. Around the barn were a number of hogs, and a variety of fowls. We went to the Ileitis to see the cattle. The herd consisted of tine Jersey milkers, and some large red cattle, the stock name I do not recall. Dr. Mebane, one of our party from Rockingham County, selected a culf io lie snipped tj him at his home, We U-turn through the orchard win re the cheiiy uvea were loaded with ripe fruit, of which many of our piny parrook. This is an ideal country home. The buildings ait not elabor.-ne, but well tuiiU and conveniently arranged. We returned to the hotel and after about one hour we again resumed our journey. Lincoln is a beautiful city with about sixty thousand inhabitants, and up-to-date buildings. To The Convention city. We traveled southwest for two hundred miles through Nebraska in the liuest farming lands that I have ever seen in any state. Almost all the wheat was in the shock, and acknowledged by all to be the thickest on the ground that they had ever seen. Iu this section there had been too aiuch rain for the corn and it did not show up to so good advantage. The .nanager of our train had arranged for us to get kUjjer n Ox- tord, JNebraska, so we stopped there for one hour, and were given the finest meal of our entire trip. When we again resumed our journey it was dark, and here were many expressions of regret because we could no longer see the beautiful country. When daylight came ire were in a prairie. We were now within sixty miles of Denvtr, which place we reached at an early hour Sunday moruing, having been on the road four nights and three days. We went at once to the Savoy hotel, Co.nuid on Fifth Page. BRICK BUSINESS HOUSES. Contract Let for Still Another Tunday The McDowell Building. Work is progressing nicely ok the new Cranford building on Depot street under the direction of Con tractor E. A. Younts, of High Point. When it was announced that Mr. Cranfjrd bad let the contract for this handsome building the plans for which were drawn bv J. II Hopkins, of Greensboro, and which will, when completed, appear as in the accompanying illustration, it was stated that other buildin w mid be erected or, the adjoining property. Recently it was announced that Mr. John Ward would eie. t a two t:oi building adjoining the Cran i rdbnildiiio. Tu-.S'.lay the contract was let, by W. K. McDowell Cv. Sons for a build, ing to idj iia that of Mr. Ward, making a hand.- ine line of brick b-i.siliejs Ik'U.-iS oil Depot street, i ue McDjivcil building will be t.'l;;ss front, two stoi ii-s high. It : K '.It flO.lt i fi i t on Dij-.i:t ire'-t, I 6 1 feet on M.llUel fcti. ii'.d 1(H) It . do- , Tin' i !ii: '.',- re drawn ; oy A. O. le ddiii::, oi Aria uoi .', and I mil cost about So.OCi). The contrail for erecting all of ! these buildings has been awarded to 1 ii. A. Younts, coutrrctot, of High Win "FT-THF rTC3 EPWORTH LEAGUERS Greensboro District Conference of Young People. LARGE ATTENDANCE OF DELE GATES. Inspiring Miisir, i Jitliiislasllo Addresses and I'npers Arouse Interest In the Work ol Young I'eople's Society--Adjourns Tonlglil. The Ep worth League Conference ot the Greensboro District is in ses jiou at the Asheboro M. E. Church, South. Rev. A. T. Bell, of Greens boro, i 'president of the conference. The conference opened with a social session nrid Literary program by the Asheboro League Tuesday night. The attendance is large and the progi am promises one of the most interesting and instructive conventions ever held by this organ izaMon. Tuesday night after the devotional exercises the literary program was greatly enjoyed. Some of the feat ures were the address of welcome by Waylaiid Hayes and the response by Rev. O. P Ader and Rev A.T. Bell. The other interesting numbers were: Recitation, The Two Cup-, By Miss Maggie Davis. Duet, "Kock of Ages , by Airs. iu. E. KephartJand Miss Nannie Bulla. Recitation, by Miss Agnes Mor- ing. Wednesday's bessiok. The convention proper began yes terday morning. After devotional exercises, and enrollui&nt of deleg ates, the committees were appointed for the conference. The following program was then carried out: OBKDia BESSlOH. Keporti of Sior and Invermediate Leagues. AddresB "DiflicuHies in the Way ot tne Work." Mr Slierrill T Lwwiter. Discussion "The League in the Country." Paper "Influence of the League in College Life" Mr Fred C Odell. Address 'The. Brains of the League" Rev R L Owenbv. Paper "Masio in the League" Mrs E E Kephart. Paper ''The Value of the Public Literary Meeting Mr r maren. Sermon Rev J E Thompson, imuooi sBMnos. Devotions Rev V E Edwards. Beading of Minutes. Keport of Boys ana Junior leagues. Paper "The Value ef Junior Leagoa Work"-Ms W H MVing. Paper ''The LeagueT'sDu.y o the Church Miss Eaama Keua. Paper "Spiritual Deralopment m the League" Rev O F Kirhy. Suggestions for the Deotionat Meeting Iter fc li Well. "League Organizations" Re L A Falls. Address "The Ground of the Treacher's Duty to the Lpagne" Rev O P Ader. hvesiki: SERSIO. X) 'votions Re L A Falls. Sermon Rev a T Bell. TnCBSPAV U'lBKIX'll. Devotions Rev H F Starr. Heading Minutes. Paper "Th Charity and Help Department" Mrs E L Piper. Paper- "The Leaguer's Missionary Obliga tion" Miss Florence dray. Practieal SiiKgostious for our Missionary Meet iocs. Address-"The Infl aenee of the League on Society" Rev C M Campbell, Address ,""How can the league Help the Livmrni's Movement Dr W li Brad- shaw. Svmp.ii'im "What has the l.eaiie lieen to ' Me" Led by Rev .1 W Ingle Rep Tis nf Committees. Klectinti of I liheers S-l"cii"ti of Place hr Conference of 11)09. Sermon he . JE Woosley, A T lieix, Tresideut. Xelf-l-'eedinj; Job Press. J. E. Angell and A. II. Wood, of Madison, have secured a patent on a self-feediug job printing press which will prove of great value to the own ers and will fill a long felt want in the equipment of a job printing plant. Dr. Turner Made President. At a meeting of the National Dental Association at P.oston Friday Dr. V. E. Turner, of Baleigh, was elected president of that bo.ly. The to-xt meeting will be held at Birm ingham, Ala. Point, and th-y are U U completed in thn e months. With handsome lesidences, hand some business houses, healthful cli mate and her enete'-tic and patriotic citi."nsiiip Ashoboro'.-i prbgress dur ing the next five yeats will be mark ed. Miss Esther Aunian has returned ficni a visit to Wrightsville Beach. J
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