Why Democracy Is Dominant In State
(Editorial Greensboro Record)
“The importance of a decisive
Democratic victory on November 2nd
when a United States Senator and
ten Representatives in Congress are
to be elected, together with the entire
State Legislature, is hardly adequate
ly realised and appreciated by the
masses of the people of North Caro
lina, particularly the younger genera
tion. Such a situation is regretable
for upon Democratic control qpd di
rection of the government depend the
good government and prosperity of
the State.
“For sixty years, with two brief
intervals—one of two and another of
four years—this commonwealth has
elected Democratic Governors. Since
1870, down to and including the cur
rent year the State has had sixteen
Governors, including Governor Mc
Lean. All of these have been Demo
crats with the single exception of
Daniel L. Russell, Republican and
Fusionist, who served for four years.
It may therefore be said with accur
acy that this commonwealth has risen
from the ruins, demoralization and
poverty of the period following the
Civil War and has developed to its
foremost rank among the States of
the South under Democratic govern
ment.
“During reconstruction days fol
lowing the Civil War, Holden was ap
pointed Governor and later impeached
and removed. Beginning with Gov-*
ernors Caldwell (who succeeded Hold
en), and Brogdeh, followed by Vance,
every Governor has been a Democrat
with the single exception of Russell
(1897 to 1901). This brilliant galaxy
of Governors included Vance, the war
Governor who was removed from of
fice by the Federal reconstruction
government, but subsequently re-elect
ed. He resigned to accept a seat in
the United States Senate, Governor
Thomas J. Jarvis succeeding him.
Then followed in order Governors A.
M. Scales, Daniel G. Fowle, Thomas
M. Holt, Elias Carr, D. L. Russell
(the only Republican); then Charles
B. Aycock, Robert B. Glenn, W. W.
Kitchin, Locke Craig, Thomas W.
Bickett, Cameron Morrison and An
gus W. McLean.
“Under the guidance of these emi
nent men and Democratic • legisla
tures, the old State has come up
steadily and rapidly from prostration,
paralysis and poverty,, to vigor, un
precedented activity in development
and unparalleled prosperity and
growth in all desirable respects—un
til today North Carolina is concededly
the foremost State of the entire South
and one of the most progressive and
prosperous in the United States. It
is being pointed to as an example by
other States and an incentive imita
tion.
"The great educational awakening
of the State, the raising of the teach
er standard and the movement for the
construction of better, more commo
dious and healthful school structures
received its great impetus during the
administration of Charles B. Aycock
and has been continued and de
veloped under each administration
since then. Glenn, Kitchen, Craig
and Bickett all left their impress on
the State government for its better
ment and were constructive in their
influence, all putting the administra
tion of the government on a better
and higher plane, and all promoting
the unity of the people. The great
six-year highway construction pro
gram began with the administration
of Mr. Morrison and then came the
present Governor, the State’s great
est business executive and one who
has stressed the uniform development
of the State’s great and varied natur
al resources and the application of
sound business principles and meth
ods to State administration. Under
his direction also the highway pro
gram is being carried to its intended
frution, but with an abatement of the
tendency to rely on bonds. Economy
without parsimony, thrift without
narrowness have been the sound bases
of the gospel he has consistently
preached and exemplified in practice.
His budget system for the govern
ment has checked any tendency to ex
travagance and provided for maturely
thought and wisely applied appropor
iations to the end that the whole State
might prosper.
“The Democratic party may Justly
pride itself upon such a 30 years rec
ord of direction of the Government of
North Carolina. It is this record and
the sound fundamentals of Democ
racy upon which the party may ap
peal to the people. No scandal lias
developed, nothing has occurred tp
abate the steady onward march of
the State and its attainment of the
record of being regarded as one of
the great outstanding progressive
States of the Union. It is hardly nec
essary to'contrast' the stormy polit
ical period accompanying the brief
Republican interregnum when Rus
sell was Governor and when unholy
fusion won the State’s two seats in
the United States Senate. Nor need
it be said that nothing constructive
was achieved during that period, nor
did the State achieve any noteworthy
progress.
‘‘For the informatioh of the young
er generation and their guidance it
may be necessary to rehearse the
proud record of the Democratic party
in North Carolina* but the elder gen
eration is fully aware that the party
progress and achievement, of clean,
honest and wise government is the
•great Democratic party—the party of
the people, as the name indicates. Is
it any wonder .that during this long
and honorable demonstration of the
! nominal than real.
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j “On its record, its long history as
a National apd a State party the Dem
ocratic party challenges comparison
and invites the closest scrutiny. In
the light of its magnificent history
and record in this State and in the
country the Democracy is entitled to
the support of the people and may re
ly upon it, we believe. It would be
very foolish for individual Democrats
to assume that because the party is
so decisively dominant it is unneces
sary for individual Democrats to go
to the polls and vote. Such a self
delusion would operate inevitably to
weaken Democratic domination on
on which the continued progress and
prosperity of the State fundamentally
^depends. This in turn would encour
age an opposition party, and exper
ience amply demonstrates the folly of
doing that.
“It is not only the logical and "the
just thing for every Democrat to
take the small trouble to vote in every
election, but it is due those who are
serving the people so acceptably in
State and nation. We cannot afford
to lapse into apathy that is bom
of over-confidence, but we must em
phasize by our votes at every oppor
tunity our confidence in the Democrat
ic party of North Carolina and thus
assure its continued rule and domin
ance by majorities which will stimu
late and encourage the party to yet
greater achievements in good and
wise government. Particularly should
every young men vote and his ballot
should naturally go to the Democratic
nominees.
“We must have a grand rally of
Democrats at the polls. on Tuesday,
November 2. A United States Sena
tor, ten Democratic representatives
in Congress and a State Legislature
are to be elected on that day. A de
cisive endorsement of the Democratic
party and its record constitutes the
best assurance of continued good gov
ernment.
“Let every qualified Democrat vote.
Let us give our veteran and beloved
representative in Congress the great
est vote ever recorded and let us up
hold and stimulate our United States
Senator, a Democratic nominee for re
election. Even more important let us
handsomely elect every Democratic
nominee for the State Senate and
House.
“To your post, Democrats, every
man of you. Let nothing interfere
with your voting on Tuesday, No
vember 2. Its a duty to which every
Democrat is honorably bound. It is
not only an obligation and a duty but
an opportunity of service to your
State, your county and your city.”
Honor Roll First Month
For Farmer High School
Farmer, Oct. 11.—Following is the
honor roll for the Farmer high school
for the month of September, 1926:
First Grade: Sarah Byrd, Jacque
line Grimes, Early Lambeth, Jessie
Thornburg.
Second Grade: Dorothy S. Hoover,
Colon Loflin, H. L. Byrd, Paul Vun
:annon, George Wooley.
Third Grade: Pallie Lowe, Faye
Garner, Grace Garner, Pearlman Pick
ett, Harold Vuncannon, Onnie Wooley.
Fourth Grade: Whitman Kearns,
Mahlon Morgan, Mozelle Horney,
Nannie Welborn.
Fifth Grade: Lula Copple, Marinda
Harris, Charles Kearns, Dorothy Lu
ther, Dwight Morgan, Carl Sexton,
Claude Williams.
Sixth Grade: Myrle Johnson, N. M.
Lowe, Bruce Luther, Calvin Taylor,
Marian Garner.
Seventh Grade: Mary Lewis Skeen,
Ruth Trogdon.
Eighth Grade: Annie Lee Williams.
JULIAN ITEMS
WRENN—GUNTER
Misses Mae and Mabel York made a
business trip to Greensboro last Sat
urday.
Miss Inez Burrow was the guest of
Miss Floy Jordan last Wednesday
night.
Miss Ua Burrow, of Greensboro,
the week-end guest of her par
" and Mrs. Charlie Burrow.
and Mrs'. N. B. Cheek, of Chap-i
el .Hill, visited his sister, Mrs. J. L.
Jordan, on Liberty, Route 1, last Sat
urday.
Mr. Willie Payne and family, of
Council, were visiting Mr. G. P.
Payne last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Staley have
moved to Julian recently.
Master Hugh Payne, of Liberty,
Route 1, spent the day Wednesday of
last week with his aunt, Mrs. Marvin
York.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Hinshaw spent
Sunday with Mr. J. D. Hinshaw, on
Liberty, Route 1.
Miss Floy Jordan was in Greens
boro shopping last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Pickett went to
Greensboro Saturday.
Miss Dorothy Jordan spent the day
with Miss Gladys Pickett last Sun
day.
Coleridge, Oct. 11.—On Thursday,
September 30th, Miss Eva Wrenp and
Ir. George T. Gunter were united in
narriage at the M. H. parsonage in
Joleridge, Rev. H. K. Starr, pastor
f the bride, officiating. Mrs. Gunter
i the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. F.
Vrenn and is a papular young woman
f the Mi Olivet section. Mr. Gunter
i a well kl>own young mar u
eon principal of the school
Mivet and at Parks’ Cros
nd is to have charge of the i
Cruel and Inhuman?
When Nebraska" imposed bread
and water diet-, on bootleggers
many called it cruel and inhuman.
Howard T. Jones, Department of
Justice Official at Washington is
existing on these slim rations for
two weeks to find out how it feels.
Mrs. W. E. Phillips Dies
At Her Home In Siler City
Mrs. W. E. Phillips died at her
home in Siler City Sunday night.
Funeral was held at Love’s Creek
church conducted by Rev. R. S. Foun
tain and Rev. W. L. Maness. She
leaves four sons, G. Paul, B. T., Rudy
and Sam Phillips, all of Siler City,
five daughters, Mrs. J. W. Jones, of
Clinton; Mrs. John Dorsett, Siler
City, Route 3; Mrs. Tasso W. Siler,
Mrs. Elfin Seawell and Miss Myrtle
Phillips, all of Siler City; two broth
ers, H. M. Gee, Cole’s Store, and G.
W. Gee, Siler City; and one sister,
Mrs. John Brewer, Siler City, Route 3.
Funeral Held Sunday
For Rev. W. A. Bowman
Funeral was held Sunday afternoon
at Pleasant Union church for Rev. W.
A. Bowman, who died Friday from
heart trouble. The funeral was con
lucted by Rev. T. M. Johnson assisted
by Rev. G. F. Milloway, Rev. T. C.
\mick, Rev. E. G. Lowdermilk and
Rev. J. F. McCullock. The flower
girls were nieces of the deceased and
;he pallbearers were his nephews.
Rev. Mr. Bowman had lived a long
and useful life and was held in the
highest esteem by all who knew him.
FEED FOR PROFIT
WHEN FEEDING HOGS
Raleigh, N. C., Oct. 11.—Hogs may
be fed so that only a small profit
may be made or they may be given
such a balanced ration that they will
return a maximum profit. There is
no magic in producing the highest
gains per pig and a resulting high
profit. It all depends on how the an
imals are fed.
“For example’,” says W. W. Shay,
swine extension specialist at State
College, “We may take two men, each
of whom owns ten 50-pound pigs.
They feed those pigs through a per
iod of 70 days. The first man is of
an economical trend of mind, so he
feeds his pigs a half ration which
amounts to 1,300 pounds costing at
$2 per hundred, $26.00. His pigs
gain 100 pounds on each 275 pounds
of feed given them. This feed costs
$5.50 and the pigs gain a total of 473
pounds, worth at 14 cents per pound,
$66.22. Deducting the cost of the
| feed, the grower has left $40.22 or a
profit per pig of $4.02.
“Now, the second man is out for the
greatest profit that he can get out
of his pigs. He full feeds his ten
pigs with the result that during the
70-day period they eat 2,500 pounds
of feed, costing $52.00. During that
time and with that feed, they gain
800 pounds worth at 14 cents per
pound, $112.00. The second farmer
thus makes a total profit of $60 above
cost of feed or a profit of $6 per pig.”
Mr. Shay states that this greater
profit would be received even though
the feed consumption per hundred
pounds gain in the case of the second
fanner’s pigs was 325 pounds or
fifty pounds more than the first own
er’s pigs and the cost of 100 pounds
gain was $6.50 which is one dollar
more than the first farmer’s cost.
More feed might have been withheld
by the first grower and the profit
eliminated entirely but there would
be nothing new in that, as Mr. Shay
has found many farmers practicing
such a system several years. Even
today, after the value of the feeding
demonstrations has been amply prov
en, there are still men who seem to
feel that it is better for a hog to pay
a profit of $4 in a given length of
time than it is to pay a profit of $8
in the same period. It all depends
on the feed.
Mrs. Mary Skeen
Died Friday P. M
Widow of Elihu Skeen—Funeral
Held' Sup day At Poplar
Ridge Church.
WAS 76 YEARS OF AGE
Mrs. Mary E. Skeen, 76, widow of
Elihu Skeen who died 39 years ago,
died at the home of her son, E. D.
Skeen, near Gilead in Randolph coun
ty, Friday afternoon following an ill
ness of several weeks. Mrs. Skeen
born in this county and had lived in
the section in which she was born
practically all of her life. She was a
birthright member of the Poplar
Ridge Friends church and was active
in church work.
She is survived by the following
children: J. H. Skeen, Climax; J. C. j
Skeen, Asheboro; W. T. Skeen, Trin-!
ity; J. L. Skeen, High Point; T. M.
Skeen, Trinity; H. G. Skeen, Kerners
ville; E. D. Skeen, Trinity; and Mrs.
J. L. Sawyer, Randleman.
Funeral was held Sunday morning
at Poplar Ridge church and interment
made in*the church cemetery.
Democratic Position On The Tariff
The Democratic position on the
tariff is that the Constitution author
ized a tariff by Congress only for the
purpose of raising revenue (hence the
term—a tariff for revenue only) and
not for the purpose of preventing
revenue by prohibiting imports on
any special commodity.
The abuse has grown up since the
Civil War which tariff schedules have
been used to protect monopoly by
making the tariff rates so high as to
exclude commodities and enable cer
tain particular persons to establish an
American monopoly easily by prevent
ing outside competition.
This process of unlawfully exclud
ing commodities by tariff schedules
for the purpose of protecting monop
oly, and imposing unfair prices on
American consumers has been desig
nated by former Democratic Plat
forms as a “robber tariff”, because
used to hold up the American consum
er and rob him by unfair prices over
the merchants’ counter.
An honest Republican does not ad
vocate a tariff “higher than the dif
ference in the cost of production at
home and abroad,” and the Democrat
ic schedules-are more than equal to
the difference in the cost of produc
tion at home and abroad. Incidental
ly they afford a protection as high as
anyone has a right to ask.
The theory that the Democrats are
disposed to be negligent or indiffer
ent, much less hostile to American
manufacturers is a political falsehood.
The Democratic Party has the ur
gent desire to bring prosperity in
America to alf the people. But they
know that the prosperity of the coun
try cannot depend upon some of - the
people defrauding other of the people.
It is a fraud to write a tariff sched
ule to prohibit imports.
Gus Martin, 67, of Durham, was
killed Monday when run over at a
street intersection by a school bus
driven by Clarence Bullock, high
school student, who is being held un
der $500 bond on charge of man
slaughter.
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They Are The Hours Of The Rose
Ak Hebrew psalmist, who knew well
the quiet beauty of the countryside at
twilight, sang the words:
“Be still and know that I am God.”
One of the finest things about a va
cation in the summertime is the op
portunity it gives to get out under an
open sky in the peace of the twilight.
In those moments between the
burning reality of day and the black
actuality of night comes what some
one has called “the hour of the rose.”
The world is warm and tired and
pacific; the day is calm with the calm
of old age.
Heavy with earth odors the air
drowses as twilight on little grey feet
creeps with the lengthening shadows.
The hour of the rose is an hour of
meditation, an hour of vision, an hour *
when the spirit bums like a candle
flame, straight and calm, unworried
by the winds of toil. *
It is a time of contemplation.
Under an open sky, spread like a
hand in benediction, it is good to sit
and inwardly let the days file by.
The trouble, worries, injustices,
troop past softened by* the quiet per
spective. The tangled skein of active
life seems less a hopeless snarl.
Humanity, shy and kindly, draws
close, the jangle and the discord sink
away and we feel more in tune with
life.
Wisdom lays its hand upon our I
shoulder; the ideal beckons from the j
sunset lighted hill-tops; and we are
strong and wise again.
A recent writer truly says: “Men
should spend more time with stars
and sunsets.”
The soul bathes and is refreshed
in the open and quiet of a summer
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White Leghorn Baby Chicks $8.75
hundred postpaid.
Brown Leghorns $10 hundred.
Anconas,. Sheppard strain, best
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Rhode Island Reds $11 hundred.
Plymouth Rocks $11.50 hundred.
White Rocks $13 hundred.
All good healthy strong purebred
chicks guaranteed.
,We pay postage charges and guar
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Take a statement from your Post
Master, if any dead, we will re
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THE DIXIE HATCHERY
Tabor, N. C.
twilight in the country.
Getting out in the open at the
hour of the rose helps to smooth out
the creases of life. Anct it helps make
you stronger for the fight in the days
that follow.
The town of Siler City has recently
bought a new’ $4,000 fire truck.
MONEY TO LOAN
Loans made on either farm
' or city property.
J. V. WILSON, Atty.,
Asheboro, N. C.
I Amos Pickett, farmer of western
Chatham county, died Sunday morn
ing following a prolonged illness.
Excess Uric Acid Gives Rise to Many
Unpleasant Troubles.
UTHORITIES agree that an ex*
iVcess of uric acid is primarily
due to faulty kidney action. Reten
tion of this toxic material often
makes its presence felt by sore, pain
ful joints, a tired, languid feeling
and, sometimes, toxic backache and
headache. That the kidneys are not
functioning right is often shown by
scanty or burning passage of secre
tions. Thousands assist their kidneys
at such times by the use of Doan’s
Pills—a stimulant diuretic. Doan’s
are recommended by many local peo
ple. Ask your neighbor!
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Why prosperity?
IT is a fact of history that the famous nations
of the past have made their greatest con
tributions to civilization only after the attain
ment of prosperity or economic health.
For what are the benefits of national prosperity
but the betterment of public health, the im
provement of all forms of education, and the
growth of those cultural influences which
make life richer for all?
Only a prosperous railroad
can render the transportation
service needed by the people
if a prosperous country.
The prosperity of the South is today an accom
plished fact, and, in the light of history, its
promise for the future of the South is great
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The .prosperity of southern communities is
definitely bound up with the prosperity of the
southern railroads. The Southern Railway
System regards its present good credit and
earning power as an opportunity to assist in
the preservation of the general welfare of the