Our County—Its Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper.
miner & mumi
BREVARD, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N. C., FRIDAY. OCTOIiKi; l<;n4.
VOL. IX-NO.
4:5
^^Hnns Rock Lorfge No. 26?
F. ^ Ji. M.
THE SCALE INSPECTOR.
"I'' moot with
sptly
Meets Friday on or
bt'fort.' tilt* fiil'l niooii
in oai'h inontli. nt '1 p.
m. Visitiiijj: Masons
are oortliailv invited
Wm. MaxWKLI., S<(•*?/.
Conestee Lodge No. 237,
O. O. F.
■Moots ovei-y Monday ni^’-lit at ^
‘> Visitiii”- hrotliors are oor-
•uully invited to visit ns.
T. D. ENGLAND, N. G.
Transylvania Lodge No. 143,
i\OLTul:ir convention i‘V-
oi-y'I’liesdny nii^iit iji Ma
sonic Mali. is it in;:'
l\ni"lits ;if(‘coniiailV in-
vit.‘(i to attend. ~ W. E. BREESE Jr., C. C. !
Brevard Telephone Exchange.
HOT'K’S:
T'^aily—7 a. jn. to 10 p. ni.
Sunday- -S to !0 a. in.. 4 to •; i). in.
< ontrai < )ftice--('ooutM' lilock.
Professional Cflrds.
W. A. GASH.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Rooms 7 & 8, McMinn BId'g, Brevard, N. C.
W. B. DUCKWORTH, ^
ATTORNEY AT LAW. j
Investigation of Land Titles a Specialty. {
Kooins 1 awd ll. J’ickelsitTiei- J iiiild in<r.
ZACHARY &. BREESE
ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW
Offices in McMinn Block, Brevard, N. C.
WELCH CALLOWAY,
ATTORNEY'-AT LAW.
I’racticos in all tlie courts
Rooms 9 and 10 McV.inn Block, Grevard, N. C.
MiscellGE^ecKS.
Cr. H. H. CARSON
Surgeon Dentist
< Mill f nVtT
HKNJ>Ki;SONVII.l.K. X.
t.uaraiitic'i in all oiMTatioiis.
C. C. KiLPATRICK,
CONTRACTOR EyiLDER.
OHice al Barber Shogi, Brevord, H. C.
F..-tiina'.'“s liiven on all kinds of work
in tiie bnildin^>- lini“.
T. B. CRAR.Y,
Contractor for All Kinds of Brick Work.
>4roM
CO INST I
«i3r-Tp;_ .j-TKf
::r atrai,a_-r ^,L
—mew Orleariii Times-Democrai.
A STATESr»1flN’S LETTER
Judge Parker’s Political Creed
Will Bear Scrutiny.
('cnicut \Voric. ! Ma^tt*rin;^-. I't'linlt
tla^ll and i:<»n<:h ('a>ti!ii;- a Sprcialty
BREVARD, N. C.
G. W* Summey—Carpenter
of r(.‘C()nnnendations—his work
,Iol)S in (jr out of town accepted.
All work o-naranteed.
The ^thelwold
i;r<‘vard‘s New Hotel Modern A])-I
pointinents Open alI tlx; y«'ar. j
'fli,. patrona.n'e of the travelin;.'- pnl>li<* i
well as siiniiner tourists is solicited. I
()pp. ('onrt Housi'. 15r(‘vard. X. ('. |
Sale of Land,
Rv virt(U‘i)f two PxtTiitioiis is««ue<l iroin flic
■.i)ori<TCourt of Min-oii ('oiiiity. N. C.. on two
in favor of II. L. I’<>rt*'r .niid iitrnin.-t
V Zai'liary, 1 will >-ell. by public aiictioi-,
r . isli atthcfoiirt hous'* door in 'rniiisylvii- i
('oniUy, N. Monday. NovcnibrrT i
;ill thV ritrlit, title and iiinToI w hich tli-*
.'i i \V .1. Zacli'-ii V !ia-or inii> bfcoiiie cntitl< <1 ,
in atxl t" I I’aii^iylvania
- niity N- *' • " *'* *' -'‘^''iitl'an /.ii< ii:irv, |
I^merdfW. 'U'cM, \va>sei/.cd. ' ;
This SepteiiibiT r, 1!‘U4. ^ kiN(; I
SheriH'TransylvaniiH'ounly, N.
Xr 'spass n< lice always on liaiul i t'
the oflico. i
ABLE ANC C0UEAGE0U3 DOCUMENT
TnrifT Iteform. IitiporicdiMm, Kooixun-
i<*nl A«1 :ii in istrttt ion mid lloiie.sty'
In the l’ul»li«* Servit-e tlt»» I’re-eiui-
nent Isstje.s.
Tile Now Vt)rk Werlil. coimnenting
til .Jndi,i‘ I’arkor'.s letter of acoeptaiico,
Kays in p.;rl:
lJulii rresifh'iit Kue.-i'Vi'lt aiul .Iu-Il.o
I’jirker in the iiiit'rvals iK-twoi'ii their
t?{voo( lies and their letters ui‘ accept
ance have irainoil in cleariu'ss. cuii-
ti(U‘iic(‘ and force. The diriereiice is that
this iacn*ased viir-ir has carried Mr.
lJ<n»sc\ ell into reckless swashlnickliii;;.
while it has lak(‘n .Mr. Parker ji’.st far
enonul) to fr*'e liini frniii tlie i-’i.aruo of
iin-lue caiiti:>n and Umvo hiiii standing
liruiiy on ;i s;;ne, c.»ura,u:eous and hen-
esl pui'I.c 1 i.hcy.
Mr. i:.).»si. \ ('li's letter i-nusislod lar.LTo-
iy of to tlie 1 )o!U(H-rats. •'We
l;a\t‘ d'>;i(‘ this do yt>u dare to luidu
it'.'” "We intend to do th;it--~do yoil
dure to do aiiylhinir dir'f(“rentThe
presjih'iit evi-.ienily Relieved that th.o
nio'.’o st;it(‘inelit of tlie issues ill this
foi'in would scan* all tiie li;:ht out of
bis oi)pouents. r>ut Mr. I’arker Iia>;
'quietly acci'j»led tlio cliallenLies.
“If uiir (»pi:ont‘ius c(!ine into power
tlu'v can re\ ok«‘ tlu' p(Misii»n or lor,"
uliouts Mr. liooseveit. ‘‘W ill tlii-y ail-
tlioritativtdy stati* that th(*y iiil. ud to
du thisV"
“If (‘lect(*d,” resp(tnds Mr. I’arker, “I
will n*voke tli.al order."
No siiniliin;.:, no (‘.luivocatioii. hero.
But th«' caiidi late adds tiiat when the
law has lio(*n thns vindicJitod hi‘ will
ti’v to secure the pass.-iLio of an act
“mider the {U‘o\ isions of which a pen
sion may he accepted with d.ij'idty ho-
causo of the coiiscionsness that it
comes as a .just due from tlie pei>ple
throufih thoir chos(*n representatives
uiul not as lar;;ess distributed by the
chief execi.tive.’’
Judixe r.-trker eniph;isizes liis adher
ence to the jr<jld standard by doclariuL-:
his "uiKinalilied beiief’ in it. not mere
ly his acce5)lanee of it as an aecom-
plislied fa< t. Then, di.-jnissin.ir the
moiu\v <pu‘stion as not In dispute, he
linds four pre-eminent issues—tariff rt'-
form, imperialism, economical admin
istration and honesty in the public
service.
'J'h(* tai’iff policy urjred by the Demo
cratic caiiuidate is one not <.>f revolu
tion, but of siadual reduction. Mr.
I’arker shows that it was not expected
oven l)v the franu^rs of the I>iutrley
tariff tli.it its exlrava,srant rales w^oiild
be maintained, but that they were im
posed for the avowed purjiose “of fur-
‘nishinj^ a basis for reduction by meaus
of reciprocal trade treaties.” Such
treaties, he adds, “the Republican ad
ministration impliedly at least prom
ised to nej?otiate.” That is an exam
ple of Judge Parker^ remarkable^
THE TARIKF AND TRUSTS.
most excessive, moderation of state
ment. 'riior<‘ was nolliin.^' “implied”
alK)Ut the U<'i)ublicaii promise of new
reciprocity treaties. Nothin,s: cr/uhl
have boon more explicit or mon^ em-
Itliatic.
I’residont Roosevelt insi.‘;ts that the
tariff has no connection with trusts.
Mr. Parker me('ts him s(]uare!y wl;ii
the assertion that exc('ssivi* duties
“have bt'en and will con.limi(‘ to be a
direct incentive to tlu> forni.ation o?"
hu.i:o indu'-’trial combimuions, wliich.
so(.-ur<' i rom foreiiin coiiipei ii ion, are
en;dd('d to stillo domestic comjK'titlou
and i»riiclica!Iy to monoiiolizo the home
in:!rkot.”
As :i,;r;iiiv;t the trusts the I >eii..)craTlc
candidate h;>s tlirei* roniedios to Mr.
Iloo.'('V(‘!i's one. H(‘ a,Lrro''s with the
president in favorinu furvber legisla
tion if need( (!. l>ut he bt*li» vos that (tp-
prossivi' <-o!!'!,inations can .mIs > no
reaclu'd thr<iut:h th.o tariff and t!ir.>n_.t:ii
the common law. And in si;pt>ort ol'
the last proi)osrrion, wiiich Presidoni
Iio(»seveit has d<Miied on ihe j:ronnii
that thiM'o is no f(‘der:il comni(»n law.
he cites a ju<l>rment of the rniroa
States suisron.e court docidin,';' that
common law principles can lie ap])lie<i
by the federal courts in cases inv<tlvini.:
lnti*!'scale coninu'ive in the absence oi
apjiropriatt' statutes.
In his discussion of impori;>.llsm
Jud,:j;e Parker again exhibits that ex-
traordinai-y moderation of which wp
h.tve siioken. He says tlia.t the power
of the president “lias devolop<*d from
year to year until it ultncst equals tliat
of many monarchs.” Almost I 'I'hero
are vi‘r\ few monarchs whose power
can compai'o with that exercised oven
by a constitulitinal president. T1'.o!T- is
hardly one S(neroi.uii of a civili/ou
country wlio exerts the personal, arln-
trary authority arn)gate<I by I'resident
Roosevelt.
On tlie issue of economical ;ulnifni.s-
tration .Ind.Lro Parker is able to convict
ti';o domin.’nt party of :in apiialliiiLC rec
ord of extravagance, for which the ut-
ti'ranccs of its ic.-uiers from President
Ro(»s('veIt down show it to be shame
lessly unri']t*Mitant. lie invites reuo'.\ed
atreutlon to the fact alretidy montioueo
by the World that there is “not a sen
tence' in the Republican platform rec-
ommomling a reduction in tlu* ovm^nses
of the g<)ve?‘nment” and "not a r>ara-
{rraph calling for a thorough iip.estig.i-
tiou of those departments of the gov
ernmont in which dishonesty has re
ccntly been disclosed.”
I’r«»teetl«*n In n Dlreot Ino«*nflvo to
the Formation «if ConihincN.
Tariff i’(*form is om> of the cardinal
principles of the Democratic faith, and
the necessity for it was never greater
than at tne pr<‘sent time. It siiould be
undertaken at once in the interest of
all our people.
The Dingloy tariff is excoissive in
many of its rates and, as to them at
least, unjustly and oppressively bur
dens the i)eo]>le. It secures to domes
tic mamifactin’ors, singly or in combi
nation, the privilege of exacting ex
cessive i)rices at liome and prices fai
above the level of sales made rt'guh'.r-
ly bj' them abroad with prolit, thus
giving a bounty to foreigners at the
expense of our own i»eo]iio. Its un
just taxation burdens the ix'oiih' gen
erally. foj'cing them to i>.iy excess
ive prices for food, fuel, clothing and
gtlior necc'ssaries of life. It levies du
ties on many articles not normally im
ported in any considt'rable amount
which are made extensively at home,
for which the most extreme i)rote«;-
tionist would hardly justify protective
taxes and whicii in large amounts an*
exporte<l. Such duties li.avo b('(>n and
will continue to be a dirt'ct incentive
to the formation of hug<* industrial
combinations, wliich. secure from for
eign comp«‘t it ion. are (*n:iblod to stitle
domestic coniiietition an<l practic:illy
to monoi»olizo the home mark»*t.
It contains many duties imitos<*d for
the oxjin'ss purpose oidy, as was opt*n-
ly avowed, of furnishing a b;,sis for
reduction liy means of rociiirocal trade
tre.atics, whidi tlu* Keiuiblican admin-
Istr.ition, impiiciily at l(*ast. promised
to lu'gotiate. H.ivin:.;- on this promise
sc'cured the increased duties, tlu* Re
publican i»arty leailers. spuirf'd on by
prot<‘ctod interests, led the
treati(‘s nogotiat»*d by tlu* executive,
and now tlies»* same interests cling to
the lienefit of these duties which the
people never intended tlu*y sliotild have
and to which tlK'y hav(* no moral right.
lAeii now the argument most fre-
(iUently urued in IxMialf of tiie Diniiley
tariff and against t.-iriff reform general
ly is tlu* necessity of c.aring for our in
fant indiistrii's. ?\!any of these indus-
tri»*s after a hundred years of lusty
growth are looming up as iiulusirial
giants. In their case at l(*ast the Ding-
k*.\' I;:rifr im iics c-ajihin'i| >,,11 and mo
nopoly and uives Juslilii-.ation to the
e:.!::i“.-.s; )ii t!.;a the t/.ril'l' is tlie moth
er of trusts. .liidLc P;;rke'-.
QUESTIONS FOR VOTERS.
In his lelti'r
Dansrer of liuperiallMiii.
A promint'Ut Repni>lican coritomno-
rary blandly Kj>oaks of Presid(*nt Ro * :e
vc'dt as “a wise :;nti sale ruler." It
from an lUi-American spirit like lM'
that the real danger of Imperialis’’-;
comes. Tliink of a pulilit* servant bv
ii:g a ruler!—Atlanta Constitution.
Pa.rkt'r is iu*it!ior Si» voluminous nor
voiieiiiont as liis adversary. He calmly
discusses the grivit issiu's b**fore the
public as lu* s(H-s them auil in summing
up i>uts the following tiucstions to the
Anu*rica.n voter for an answi*r at the
polls in Novonihor:
“Shall economy of a. lKiinistr.-'.t'Ofi bi*
demandt'd or sha.ll t'>arav:;;.'aiu (‘ lie e:i-
couragtHl V
“Shall the wrongdoer l^e i:r;aig!it to
bay by the peoj ;e »ir musi; jusiice wait
upon political oiigai’c':;.-V
“Siiail i>ur uovev.ii'.ic'iit stand for
e<iual opportunity <.>r for spi*cial jtrivi-
iego?
"Shall it rom;;in a governi:’.ont of law
or bo-c(.me one of iiuiividrai (.-aprit (*?
“Shall we clin,!;' to llie rule of the
people or shall we ouiliraco b(*nt*!icoid
despotism?”
In these* (pa'stions tlu* j;:ii.^e delijios
what lu* believ(*s to i)e the gia'.t* iss.ios
before tlu* American peopU*. I\acii is
based on cond.itions that now exist or
are threatened. The people, after :ill,
render the venlict, and these (piestions
should command their serior.s atten-
ti(Ui.
This letter n^^eds no extO!idt*d com-
n'.ent. It is not involv(*d or obscure. It
is a plea of an I'arnesi man.
All American <-'liz(>ns, wliether Re
publicans or 1 )cmocr;iis, shoiild read it.
Tlie issue fs now made up. and ( vorj-
Democrat slioidd ;j:o to work to make
victor\ certian. Nov,' York Amerii-an.
!)<'■<■ ne.N tlie I.vsueK of
<11111 l>aiKii.
of accejtianco .Tndg«*
DEl^OCRATIG CANOIDATES.
National Ticket.
For i’resident:
ALTON H. PAllKFH,
of New York.
For \'ice 1 'resident:
HFNF.Y (;. DAVIS,
of West \’irginia.
For Presi.'l.-ntial Flector:
WILIJA.M 'i'. ( !:A WFoHD.
of Hay Wood I’ountw
For f'onL’ress;
.lAAH'lS M. Ki;. .ii;.,
loth ('ongrc-sional District.
State Ticket.
l‘’or < io\ fi nor:
HOHFFtT 1;. (:rj.;xx.
For Lieutenant (loveciior:
FHANCLS I). WINSTON.
Associate .1 u^ticc-; of .Supr< nic ('or.rt;
W. A. iioKL.
(H:< )1 ’.(; F Ii. HKOWN 1:. .1! L
State Amiitof;
H. F. DIXON.
State 'i'rcjisii r> I*.
15. 1:. L.\(A'.
Secretary of .State;
■I. IIIIYAS (ilHMi-:,-,.
Superintendent o‘- I’ublic Iii.vumh;-i(.n;
.1. Y. .b lYXFIt.
I omrnissioner of Lai»or ami 1’riijtiu" :
H. I!. V.\!:XF1L
< orporatio'i (■ommissir)iier:
S. L. i:< )(;i:i:s
(■(>nimis>ione>- <,f AgricuHuit*:
S. f.. I;sox.
County Ticket.
I'or Senator .Senatorial DStrict:
w. w, stihx(;fifij>,
I"’or Hepre^entative:
w. M.
For .sjjei-in’:
KliJ'ATHK Iv.
[•'or I leuMVt.-!- of ■'.-eei. -v:
M. w. (./vla.oww^-.
i''or "I'l-'-ar urer:
\V. 11. I)['( i\ \V< >KT1I.
i’oi- .Sii!-veyoi-;
A. !.. liAUDlX.
L'or ('orone*!':
■1. A. (AXX< )X.
l-'oi- ('ojm-i.'.sioner.-;
L. \v. I an H )iv.s.
o. \V. \YlLSoX
'I'. ;;L (;A1J,o\VA\'.
Foi- ( ’onstalde Mi-evard To-.' r.sl,ip.
•I. < ’. -\LLIS< )X.
ii - ■ ’*
Cx)urMy Rej;i;t;ican Ticket.
!:e|'i‘> --'*-iitative:
■I. M. I
For .■>(',eriiV:
W. H. FA i 'LKX FI I.
Fol-
.11 'Ds' >:■' (-I ‘I :x.
I-’or I , ■■ m: I ),>eds:
T. i:. <i.\i.:.o\VAY.
l'’or Sui-veyor:
L. \V. IM'NVAN.
F(;r ('oi-oiK‘r:
W. M. iA'DAV.
l-'or (’onimission.M's:
\V. P. IK X ;SFI).
T. H. HAMiToX.
A. .1. F.i:< K.
President Koosovelt nroini
St S
The Canadians are expecting the es
tablishment by Anu'ricans. probably
the T’n.ited ,s;atcs StiH'l corporation, of
a plant in ('anada for the manufacture
of steel rails and steel geiu*’a!ly. The
high duty at present shuts the Domin
ion market to American m.inufactur-
ers. The new plant will cost i;M‘J,(A)U.OJ(.!
or more.
Till' Ifs:rt!«-:»
The central feature of .hid/.e Parker’s
uiasiorly !<*aer is Ids bold (‘xposm'e of
I ti.e tre!;uM!<Ii;us burdens imposed, on
j tiie Aii'.ericaii pi*0])le by the Hepublican
I system id’ hii;h j)rot(*c1 ionism a.nd the
' flagrant exclusiveness of the trust fos
tering Dingloy tariff, against which
ev<*n m:aiy leading I'< iMiblii-aa’.s have
I protested and which bec;u>se of its dis-
j astrous elTects on our manufactures
1 and export traile led President McKin-
I ley in his hist address to de<‘!‘’re, “The
period of exclusiveness is p;isi.”—New
York Herald.
on pi-(){)ei- occ.ismn tlie tariif
I be revised by ii.s friends. .Iiist
iaboiU the way liie friiMids of cor-
iruption tried the abortion inves-
tiiration of the roitonness in t'ne
Postoftiee T3epartinent,
liroki* into iiis liousc.
S. Le(Juiiin, oi' ( aviiwlijjh. \'t.,
was roblx'd ol‘ his customary health
by invasion ot' cln'Mii;- coiistii'ation.
WJieii Dr. ]\ing's New Lite Tills
broke into his house, liis troubU* was
am steel and now he’s entirely cured.
They’re j;uaranteed to ciiit. ‘J'c at
all druggists. *