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Ml I 75he COURIER Leads In Both News and . X' Circulation. I -6he COURIER Advertising Columns f Bring Results. ! i iiTi n 1 1 1 1 in b mi f i mi u i ii mw j paned Weekly. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. $1.00 Per Year No 46 VOL XXXIII. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY October 8, 1908. JL iLJL APPEAL FOR DEMOCRATIC UNITY. Watson's Notable Speech at Winston Ringing and Thrilling No Reason for a Democrat to Desert. At Hie organization of the Demo cratic (Jlub with 726 members, iu Winston-Salem, on Friday night last, lion. Cyrus B. Watson was called upon for a Bpeech. Fortun ately a BH-nogiapher happened to Ik; present, who uia furnished ua with' the words of this great Democrat, lie said: Mil. Pl'.KSlPF.NT AND Gf.VTLF.MEX: I will commence what little 1 hae to Hiiy this evening by announc- I ing to you that this beautiful b i:! I ner, made of uiik pointing to a I hamhomc banner on the platform J J and costing unr-i than T0, is the f bunnrr of 1 1st Democrat io Club of s 'this comity liiat was ma le and pi-.t- at-uted to ll;e olub.in 18!)$, just a i we were commi-iicing the greatest j battle the Democratic ptu'y evci j fought in ICoith Curolnm, vhich re- suited in the utter overthrow of the enemy and th:it placed in the hands ' of the Anilo-tjaxou people of tin i State of Noith (Carolina the mnuase- ment of the State Government for I all time to oome. It. ii bro i jt ' i r. m I thi3 evening u be presented to this chili : its -.r. nier dining this cam puigti. , . The c.-urmm of s.mr committee asked mo a -.i . rt Utile aco to be here tonight io unile a political speed, j 1 hav.- l ot made a political tH-er!i I in two year-. My time ' has been I taken up w ilh oiler inalteis up t 1 tbis v'i y time matters in which I I was eiii.iii.tJ, HM'ters u the interest s of myself and clients, lint I never I havehad much difficulty in finding i something to say when breaking tor I the Democratic Party, or much dif- ificulty in addressing a Democratic audience. Applause. I have never bad any diiliculty in address- ing the Democratic Party or the peo- I pie of North Carolina fer the period of forty years that 1 have been in I the fight ior that great party and i the right. Applause. I I will start out by saying that we 1 have secured from our forefathers, through their patriotic efforts, a I Republican form of government which always will be a Republican I government, in form if not always J in substance. Under the plan of I our government it becomes the duty I ofevery voter to belong to some party organization, so that his Gght may atnouut to something. Alone, he can do nothing If he fails to combine his efforts with the efforts of the party his efforts are lost and he is useless, lie ought to belong to a political organization. Ho ought to ui.ite in his efforts with the patty until that party so differs from his ideas and conscience that I he is compelled to withdraw from I it- I Now, is there anything this even- I ing, September 18, 1008, that would make a man who wui a Democrat in I 1904 diSert bis party? I submit I there i3 nothing. I differ frequent- I ly on certain ques'ions with my party, but in the main I have never disagreed with its principles. I disagreed w th tin- Democratic parv I of the l.t.-v L ,..i;!.it!iie in torn mat I ters. 1 ili:.i:-reed it; sceli a untie r that Jifeiocg f !! tr-i of mine. ; leaders cf fi.- -!io-r..;itj P.tM , f I Which 1 t ,' I'lbur.v. j. 1 til.''- M. , won Id .-i.v. ' 't iii t:e .-! 'i-e' :, a; 'j the .ii- men? wai st ir: ; i ii ! I w - . .;: .. . ... the-... :;v I noi,e i-i ' 'j !. ;: i.iv-.t.-- ; IU tie- 1. e t c :i 1 ' . I " i quest:- s" : ev f a-;. I 1,. peOpl" ! .1 ' ; I ! j.i;:' I !'"' ' ' '" 1 '' ;' - pol.t i j 'f. .. f.H '.' '. pail is i : ' ( '. i j -t t;.t :,i as l.-. .. - r i-: i- .. 'i. Ve-, ': -ing te.,; .: I ;... : e . ami '., vc i i ' ' ' n i" which I '. i liojie . i. ' . . .. -i. !... IlllO, v :: ii '.i .i -e i i t v . wru!e ft. is, .!,, i. v. i-1;. I w:.:- ) . l. Ii i . .. I,.:, ,. ; , , our pitiT!i 1 '.ui -.i'. i!' i i: e Dene Ci t ! i r-a-i- i.; !i :. I : .-. . No. .' . in- iu j . ut.i i i prim ii.i -K ..! D-m.v.-..tie 1' r". for hi. e, ho ud t uir.l i' il't ;,. 'H Tb i:iin-.iji'' of tit.f p ii i . .'( up held by mi novi-.il, i, 'ii t niai , u'-'.i ij. e wild is loved tLmiigt ,OUt ll.e !e.i:.:!i and i.ir.eljt u! t:d.-. land !y tee ..rent comuion pe'i!v, and it! hat.-.l-i.y (!:siioi eot nu n bf-CiiiRi-tli--y r1 afiad i f i.im. I have never i i my Lie heard sir h arguments :m -Mi. Bryan presents on the questions before tae people of the United State3 at this time. They are hearing him as never be fore, and no man can answer him. Now, to come down to oar Stat? candidates. Is there on the ticket a man you would not be proud to vote for? Is there anything against any one of them? Is "there any reason why you should not vote for them ? None in the world. (Applause.) There ai'e men on trie county tick et who dill'. 'red from tua on the p-.o-hibition question last May men who fougnt my opinions but 1 wmi i iie tvrtviiie;il to -put punish ment up'm idem because thev differ ed with me. Li'eity of thought i one of the great principles in '!) fi.uin 'a ion of our uvernment. No, my fello'.v country m-'ii, I eouiJ "nor quit t tie I lenioeratio party for a liious.ue! l-as-ms. I wis it'n the ji.trty b -foi' t ie w ir and af.er the vur. I wus with it at its birth uf'er the war. I helped to lock is era. 11 Af fer that bloody wa I v lili'l! like Mi'iigg, the Delliocr, i! 'if;l!'.ai!', the 'A'ine-, Stand ln"e:;l '. and 'irgvi.e ! he l.;.'iisei'vai ive. l)e.n i cvut'o i'.ir.y. 'c mi.- uuiiied h: th-iiuu- when we were troudcii i i t.i dnsf: it w ii i. nine. I at the tirn- wi e i I radu'uiism mid jios.se.-siou i-t on.. y;o" l liilli llt, which recil.' si V der ! t.r;-d "('! p'-op-rtv a:id whea 0,i' ; mtiZi'-is were u-iiicd tiuir p-r. o-..il Ililie.ty. We lallie I 'roun I tile oil il ig and fought an iiiisituoeetdui bat. I tie. I went out and fought that bit", le uiumig burning' houses in North Carolina. Hut this condi tion did not but long in this Stite. We met at Greensboro and nominat ed that good and great man, Augus tus S. Merritnon, and sa.v him go down in defeat. We gathered to gether again in 8?(i and nominared for Governor the immortal Zebulou 1?. Vance, a man who was the friend of the people of North Carolina, a man who had cared for the soldiers m the field and cared for their wives and children left at home. We pre sented him to the people of North Carolina and elected him by an over wnelniing majority. In 1880 we elected a Democratic Legislaf uie and Governor, and under wise rule we have built this State into a grea" State among her sister Stares (ap plause), und we held it tinder Democratic rul until 1894. What happened o us then? Nothing n all, except that our own friends, the mem tiers of the Democratic Party, our own organization, because of a panic, for which the Democratic Party was in no way responsible, either joined the enemy or stayed away from the polls, and the conse quence as that the combined forces of the other parties defeated us and we lost the Judges and the Legisla ture, aud, in 1896, the Governor. Hut yon all know how glad we were to return to our own in 1900. Mos: of yon remember with what g!ad r.ess those who had fallen out in 1891 re'uri.ed to viie renks and helped 1 1 win a gie 't victory in that iiK'inorable year. Now, let. us not so far t'or v't nu Selves as to stay .iwny from thepml.i in l'.HiS, but i . us ir,:.:'.ii.:x ' ;.nd help to lig'it the Tiie. .u iu.-.. -We dM I ' I t.:.. e ibi'..'-- !' v. ..u ciei!-v in t.'.-r . ,i . ! . !, nut .i v.-.- -i s I .. : M :..er. . .. D. ,.!.. i ;. to .-. :.-v.i a t.. :. ! .! .i'-t iU Ul ip . .! I !,-, a,..'-- i -i'.:--b if in I I. iv.. I-f. p- niv 'eiy It ;tf ., , ,mi ' win t: I -v ; I w.tt.t a 'wi.i.le l.-a.', hut ' , i i' j. ..1. d--r and le.ttl. N"", i. it;.- r you ii'ir I nor niiy u;:i;i i:i t!h- U n 'led States eeg-iged in a lej'Ktiii.ite bu.'iiitevi wants to see, lie li.-piibiict'.ii IVrty re-elected, j We ate attacking them on all sides, ' on the banking question, which was put into force shortly after the war; a system which was to -allow men of great wealth to regulate prices on such things as you are compelled to buy, anu these aien no control the transportation of the country, thus controlling the prices of products generally. We have attacked them along thi? line until they are s'art led at the conditions "which they have brought about and festered nil these years. A few men in New York nmke prices and amass great, wealth, while the common people of that great city aie fed at the huu h iiises, as has been the condition for the past year of panic. Nov, al! this was emsed by a run on the banks. Mr. Krynn offers to protect the pcop'e by a guaranty, iiLd win n this is brought into effect, theie. is no snob thing as a run on a bar k. Wlienever yon maKe it imponsibl to make a run on u bank, voo. make it impossible for thes p'upie to bring on a panic and destroy business. I waa in Nev York last fill Tii -re w is no clou 1 over the finan cial s'-y when I left her..-. I w.-n goi.o -i ivk. While tiiere a run was m ide on the Knickerbocker Hiiik, and men und wouii-n sfo id in liii.i in the streets waiting for their ilii to yet their ni ) k y tneir lit. deposi-s ;ill they fed and faint ed in the line. Supi i.se the deposit in til'S b:iii' b id been guarniit 'ed? Xi' .-ti ih tiling w iu.d have i'.ip ieo ed. Mr. hi'vaii says, "If you vot.--for me and put the Democratic: P.irtv in p wer I will stop this" Lock back t last f-.',l, the ba::... iiooud l.er-could not furnish the money to carry on our commerce and inaiiuf ic'uiing husiueeso; they had to pay off in '"scrip," while our own money was locked up in New York vaults. We have begged and pleaded with these plunderers for years; we are willing for them to maxe money, but we don't want them to enjoy a high protective tar iff to each an extent that their wealth and power will throttle this govern ment. The Democratic party ha-j awakened at last, from its dreams and we have raised Biich a howl 'round Mr. Taft that he says, '-If you will elect me, I will call an ex tra session of Congress to revise this tariff." Mr. Bryan says, "For all these years you have oppressed these peoole and now you only promise re lief when you see they are threaten ing your power." And still they tell you that this is the year for you to stay away from the polls and not vote the Democratic ticket. Now, I have done the best I could tonight the best in my way. But later I hope to make a more logical talk. I wish that I were aIe tj go from the East to the Tennessee line and tell this message to all the peo ple. I have not Jong to live. I have children and grandchildren; but I say to you that no stroke of this right hand shall aid iu putting the Republican Party over these children and grandchildren. Ap plause. I say it because 1 have i lied it iu the past and, having trieu it in trie past and having found nothing but ruin i.'.ni disgrace, I cannot help but lig'it it n.nv. I did rot V now v. !i ! I wu i if-' to iv-t s:roi-g . ).:; :;i to fU'iit ih ' j I li:.-5 C. inp.i ,' , bl W:i:.M the !,'. . I I . vd:.-:-.-. !.'.' ire-mi..-, m-t and p-j ! j,-. I Ve! i IV. i'.e e i ...'":- n. -t , ,eg eili. , :, 1 : i U.K. to . .' gl'tl'.t'l- for ile w ives ill !i oUVi.i Ivii jM' li-.-.v to stand t -a d ligi.t cm N...u niner :Jd .- prot.-e'.ioii of yours -dves, votir :;iid children. Applau-ie.J KITCHIN AT RANDLEMAN. Candidate for Corernor to Visit ltan dal)h October 2 I til. State Chairman A. h. Eller has written County Chairman W. J. Miller Hint Hon. W. W. Kitchin will visit. Randolph county on Sat urday October 54th. Mr. Miller has placed Mr. Kitchin at Pandle nian und is co-npeiating with the citizens atid business ntee to have a grand Democratic ralh and basket picn'c on that date TRAVELING KEN'S DAY. Kt.i-h's of the ;ili" Will Have 1 tiui gc ul'Oni- l).iN I'l'iiiain at tliu l air. T!'e iiaveiing men oi Cliariotte are pit i t leg an el.borate program for ' i'lave.ing M-.-n's Day" at Meek Kiiliur::'.- t.ij. fair, October 510, 21, 21 Ki.it Not only will the Knigl.ts if the Griji" of Charlotte participate in the day's exercises but all vis.tois us well. ISi,iItliii Xi-w SrlimiN. The patrons of Hopewell school, inCedir Grove tovnsnip have se euivd an t-ppiv, rintion from ti e Couu'y Hoaril .-f E'iucaiioii for a tew buiiniiig to be eiec ed at once, 'i'h" woi;4 u ia tt... ii:;1Ku of Mecsrs Levi L-i.-.oi(ni u- I C. T. Lnci;, wlm compi.-ec l".e bail heg commit.'-.?. Tiie i iw house ,iil cost. of I v. i'ii-Il tl.e cOUI'.tV agrees to UitV half. o -di'i-m ,1 :!p.r..pri.!iio;i of JjiiU wi.. also made fr the l.ew i-Ci.iol ti.iildtog; .Sniloh. Death (if Alls. Iluriis The funeral of Mrs. i. H. Burns, who di.d c.t Il:gli Point early Satur day uini tiing was contucted at the the cemetery in AsheUiro Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Burns died at her home after a stroke of paralysis received about a week before, though she has been in ill health for sometime. The deceased was the mother of Capt. A. E. Bums and a sister of Mrs. E. McCain, of Asheboro. kern in Greensboro Hon. John W. Ktm, the Demo cratic nominee for vice president, ar rived in Greensboro from Asheville Tuesday and proceeded at once to the Battle Ground. Thousands greeted the nominee, giving him a great welcome and tt e etnhusiatm ran high. Mr. Kern spoke on na tional issues and his words were warmly greeted by the immense throng. Sew Hell 'Phone Line Mr. Brown, manager of (be B.dl Telephone Exchange at High Point, appeared oetore the boar 1 of com missioners Monday and seenred the privilege of building a telephone line from High Point via Trinity und Arehdale to t'ie residence of Dr. J. D. Bulla in Trinity township. The line will follow the pub! c mad. Three Dead, Tweu'v Hurt. Spencer, N. C, Oir. 3. Three lives were lost a'ld tweu'v or mo e pe s nis were injured i : Spencer K.i d.iv by the explosion of a rowdir s or.i-e hot'-e in the viti.'s ,.f n.t S mt hci ii l.'athvMy c tn .,i. . '1 ie li.e c iefruni twenty .if n.oie t'.,i ate! u; tt t hi Oei ih!. i Deui'a -!' Mis lay tfiir.il . j M t'1 -h :w, !. i.'- .-r i f ,1 '.: l : t I "-'. a i ; .!.-! .... :.- x. C-!.. .. M I ( i-e ,: !.,. :,- . ' ' i " :. CP.'. (:... 1'., d ! ! . .- Cae .;;ie,i.!'r:as j (,;, e.;, X-111 .V;. imi'itments. tilt liny w ni h w iii i.et only I.-- . t l is C.-l;, :'i'.ointne-! 'S i-H'. VlTl la :. a!l ti.e . 1; h I. iippie ii ' mi n ts in the ia.ioiH P.--n ship:-, ntaielh." pmple w'ul haw -to opportunity to piij th if taxes. EXPOSURE OF REPUBLICAN DUPLICITY. Personal Letter of the Republican Chairman of Randolph County Misrepresentation and Deceit Shown Up. Special CorrrBpondenco. The Chairmat. of the Eepublican Executive Committee of this county has ma. led the letter which is print, ed below, to many Itcpublieajs in the county. Many of the represen tations therein are so palpably false and bis effort at defense of liisj party's action in rehuing a joint ciuivasj is so weak, so transparent,) thai his letter will, in (diet-, be li j boomerang, for rather than a dtfeiite the letter is a ve'l-d confession of j a! ject fear. The terror vvhico fills' him at the tiioneht of his candidates taking part in a joint canvas is so great as to cause him to drop into! additional error of judgment iu M-nd-ii;g out nich a document a paper j which is no more or less than tliei ffi.niic ap ei.! of a desperate man grown incohi-rert avd unint' liigtlde j a.id iindependa'de. 1'he publication of his letter here, in fu.i, "shows) him up" in toe minds of a I lnteili- ; gen!: (I'.opie, unh dure mcisssty of j comment, i'.cre is what tie says Listen vvtiile Ik- tings: Ashi.-lin.-o, X. C, Sep:, i.'.", IX'S. Dear Sir: 1'; Kt. ".v, the l!epiil.!ir-an j ;j-f'l a re-. il jti n Oi.ieiiv ( "i-"!';' a joi-l c.'.nva-- the 1 ii-ni.jerutie ' i-a.i id .!-- ! a ) i; v ifi- '',- f ., ii-.ng se, thai I-. l'.al tii. e i.id u.il -1 f irlle.ii-- i ment l.j- tin- D iii.e;,.I;e (-any, tl.at, t-.vu Ji'iii'i ; their only candidate with a ji-iii- ) tieal li-eurd was !.,-jit at lieui", tiiat n urie u:n' was trolled out in ins ,-la.-e each day, wliic1, i put our hpi-ul.ei-4 nl a ilieuilvautiige. Xlioy did not loioiv oil.- -lay wi, would appear tl.e npxt. This y ar, tiny eliadeueed u,i for a joint canvass and, lufoie 1 Uad limo to ausui r tlicin, they adverlisod .), It. Jilair to follow the candidates and speuk each day. Besides, I mi, infornied that tiiey have ur ranged to have s in - of the candidate for htale oll'iees lo speak eacli day during the campaign. Their only purpose in wanting a joint canvass in for us to help them get up a crowd for Ih' ir men to speak t ). I know that you are an influential man iu your section and will lake special pains to explaiu our reasons for not having a joint canvass, iherifore I ask your careful consid eration of the rcauons which I oiler for not entering intj this canvass and fuel (sure that, when you fully undr-tand the matter, you will heartily agree with me. know there are soma persons, who, not knowing the true situation, will be inclined to believe that it is a bad move on our part, Imt 1 ask you as a Kepublicnn aud a true friend, to ta e special pains to explain these reasons fully, and know that you cat, inlluence a nam erof per sons in your wction alonj; th s liae. Xot one of our candidates hare ever held oflice, so you see tboy have no' jiolitical re cords to fear. And, personally, they would like to join in the canvass, but d-. not intend to gel up crowds for the Democratic candi dates and J. It Uiiiir to speak 10. If a Demo, rat "throws it up to you" that we are afraid lo meet thin, just reier them to the tie-lui.-nt tin y gnve in- two ycurs an and t- 11 them tti.it we ran neo of their candidates out or (ha li.-ld li.e lirsl d ly, that he stayed at homo pivttndiiig to le hick and, just, as soon as the cam pa ga w as over, ho was as well as ever which is a fact thut no one cau deny. lielying upon you to read'-r us all the as sistance p s.-iilil.. uKiiij! ihis linedud toilo all you can for the success of our p.rly, I re main, Yours trlilv. G. U. HKXDKli KS, .'ion. Atten.ii"! iactdl.-.l to t;iat part of the op-- n-ti i ,ra :r yi, ni ao n r, w- e.ei-i il t-t s.iiu: I .: D j -.'tt e J P ipi.'i .; .1 M'.-i. lici meat? li:a-:e hv , Sj.i ; 11'', ! toe nieiiiuiiiiiiiuiu u'l ,, ;-, B'i'ir's e:,-! ; i-K-ii!.-.. gcit-ig ta. the printer op j ttie ITtit, ui tiie p.-s ers of tsuui" i not i.eing gnen out until the 18th,' two days after the Republican chair man's decliniitioii of i he challenge had be.-n received. Falsification in general was not un expected, but a direct misstatement ot facts as umde above, and especial ly in view of the possibility of dis covery und prompt exposures, is rather 110'ice.ible, even in a campaign whole licpubiiivu despair is so evi dent; and the rufcreuce to Mr. Blan's iippL-iutiiteuts haviug been made before i!-.e 11--p-ablicau chair man had time to aus.ver the chal lenge is a fidnicaiK.n, pure and Siinj.lc, built "out of the whole clotn" ami written for no ; urpese other than to deceive und mislead honest men in their undertt mdieg of the Republican attitude i'l this Cani p.itgn, wheie n they t.ek darkness ratlicr than I r it, and lti tueir efforts for even a feU's.. in security in tb",t darkness, they i.. -,o t co deeds whi l are disttnclly evil. ii.fei-riiig further to that fi: paivgr.iph, tiu- ..-j tibi lean chairm " oelel y (diall '!.i.'-d to produce ANY INi'OiLvi A'i :0, truthful or otiienvi-e, ti,:.i a.y ari'aiigeuteut hu levei ticcii in...'.- to have any D-m 'c a c t o ;d - or any state uiuue, eai n nay iu trie cam paign i ihis county. He says that He .t.'.j o-.i ,i ii.iunn.'.l. Yes, in i;.s inmd only, :i he can produce no evidence 0f any such information, unlets it has o-.-eu licutiotis'y sup plied tlV 301110 of his O.VIl adherenta Once m re taking u crack at that first paragraph. Gentle reader, glance at th.s closing sentence of that paragraph, which says: " I heir only purpose in waut ing a joint canvass is for us t help them get up a crowd fo their men to speak to." Could a more ruthless, m.. scathing exposure of a fell design, of a dire purpose, be more complete, be more crushing, more humiliating? What is it the Democrats want? Why, just think of it! They want the people, ALL THE PEOPLE, to come out and hear their candi dates!! They want a free and full discussion of the issues by the can didates of both parties!! By heav ens, NO!!! The people must not gol They shall not hear a fair debate!! They must be kept away!! They shall hear only our own side of the issues!! How cau we manage it, and at the same time let the people know the frigh'.ful designs of the Democratic party? We don't want the people to get the facts, so we'll reduse a joint eauvass, and talk of "unfair treutiuent" of two years ago! Then we'll make our own appoint in. nts and thus .nuke it secure for us to tell anything we care to, with out fear of contradiction or correc tion!! Yes, we'll iefuse"to help get up a crowd far I heir men to hpeak to,'' then we'll h ive easy .sailing"! The above is the atttude of the Kcpiibuc.-.tio in tiie pr.-sei-.i campaign a id it is their 1; e tint h people Hid i.ot, !,e.'.-- lie Uemo Tat l.j r-peak-and lie.i' i x :. -.--.-I. n , ;is quoted, el'e fu.i CWlc-.-i-.. . ef ! ; o;e, and I'" - o -ii - 'oil),. led, t v"f '-' liom i eirinsr i u - . .if. . . oti---, ;t -!:-ov-..,:. it . i e : e,,ur . I.-.-'," Out V re. oi t . may ..tt. .11 to ' which it in oti tbe t I. a fall il.e iie Doesn't confes- ; aili i.-a:, r'l .it ::i i 1 . , 0. hia..d coiin;ii..t d ;,, si 'ii itn ' i - 1,1 .-.-.it , 'coc-iit, roncern i.io.nr. Uueitjt.ut i;;s cand. dates t:ns year in.- ueake-, mure illy equipped, k'SH il.p "id.i'iie, lets com P teiit men tluni i nose who 5 v (Couiinued on tighth pifco.)
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