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SYLVAN VALLEY NEWS
POLITIC&L PARTIES.
The Young Man Must Choose
Between Them.
WHAT DEMOCRACY OPFEES EIM
l<!<iual to All and Special Priv-
ilof^res to Xoiie—Home Rule nit<l
Konest Government—It ConrtK Pul»-
llcity nnd AVeleoiueM the ClONOKt Iii-
veKtiRrnt ion.
Tlie unJversities sind oolle^res and
hl.cli schools are airJiin sondiii.c: out
tiiousaiuls or .VDUiiir tMiiiipped, as
fur as tHiucjitiou can r.rni lh(?iii, to fisjht
life’s battle. They will tMiter into
every profession nnd business and
must stru^rcrle for a livins; with the
older and more seasoned army that
has preee^led tiieni. Many of these
youiii: men. espetMaliy from the law
schools, will enter upon political ca
reers. and all will have to dt'cide upou
the political party they will support.
Those that are honest ami true, and
uearly all younu: men are so inUil <‘on-
taminated, will naturally turn from
corruption and and .‘■ome at
least will strive to correct tho^e terri
ble evils that have so vastly dii'Miied
the luster of the party la po wer. Fam-
jly ties! and associations naturally
liave fireat influence in deci«iiu£r the
political course of yoiui;; men about to
cast their tirst vote. The bias of the
teachers of economics has led many to
look on but one side of political issues,
Jiud hence many youu^;' men are very
apt to decide their i>olitical future
v>'ithout due investifration of both si<le.i
of tiie preat ]>olitical (luestions that di
vide the parties.
As the l»emocratic pjirty lias eve"v-
thhijr to fxain by the invcstifraiioii
publicity of its contentions and b(‘iui:
the great historic party of the naiio;;,
its principles should b,‘ ihorouf^hiy
Bcrutinizcd and .criven due weic:lit be
fore a decision is arrived at.
Tlie fundamental doctrine of «le!no<‘-
racy is “etpial rlc:hts to all and special
privileges to none.” The I*cr.K>crats
believe in home rule and that eve’-y
community has the riirht to decide its;
local issues and the amount of th.e lo
cal taxation, to decide u];on munic;i»al
o^\'ne:v;iip an<l the rt*:r'.;l;ition of th{‘
liquor trailii* and sucis <j(her local mat
ters as affect the community. All these
under Democratic rule are settled as a
ma.iority of the le.i;al voters may de-
cic'.e.
The ^^reat national (iuestions of the
taiifi. subsidies to corjioratioris and in
dividuals. repuhition of railroad rates
and control of trusts and combines, the
ruana.iren)('iit of the tin.'inces of the
co^mtry. the riirhts of capital and la
bor. the question of individualism or
socialism, militarism. injp;‘rialism; tax
ation Avithout rei>resentation. all nu:st
l>e investi^'ated before the youn^ man
can fairly deci(ie v.’ith whom he will
politically ally himself.
As ?<ivernment is the chief acrer.cy
and ad.junct of civilization, it is entire
ly- wortiiless unless it i>rot(‘Cts life and
property and provides liberty without
license. A jroverniiieut which takes
from the people by taxation more mon
ey than i"; needed to defra.v the ex
penses of the p^iblic l)us’ine':s econom
ically administored or takes money
from ll'.e many in order to favor aisd
,curl(-h the fev/ liy indirccrion under the
false pret(-iise of iJroti'cCiii.u,' labor com
mits robbery and fr.aud and is undem-
‘Ocratlc.
A UNITED DEMOCRACY.
IN THE PILLORY.
KniiKHs » SioKran to tlio Party
of tli«“ I’eoi^le.
The chairman of the I >emoci’atic con
venti(»u of Kansas in his address to the
<i('le,:;ates soundcnl a keynote that will
have interest in Mass'achusetts and
f-hows that a united Democracy from
tiie easit to the Ave^t and north and
f=:>uth Is ns'im fo he an ficcomplished
fact.
“The people of Kansas,” s;iid he,
“send this slo.?an across the Mississippi
valley and over the Appalachian moun
tains to New England. We ai’e for fi*ee
raw material, and we are v.-illing to
f;ive the laborer of the east free hides
in co>.ni)etltion with our liides. because
the b(‘ef trust robs us even of the hair
and then sells t!ie balance to the <‘ast-
ern manufacturer !it a higher and tixed
price, so that the poor are shoeless.
Our liepublican confcressmen have nds-
represented us long: eiiouf^h. We are In
favor of the old fashioiie<l doctrine as
enunciated by Samuel J. Tilden and re-
enunciated by (jJrover Cleveland of a
tariff for revenue only. The time is
past when we should protect trusts
and capitalistic combinatioos. I’rotec-
tion. as declared by Mm? Ivepublican
party. Is now used as an aid to tlie
rich to become richer and for the poor
to l)eoome poorer.” Ilurnih for the un-
terrlfied Democracy of Kansas!
The President Has SiioTi ii Himself to
IJt* a lilunderer.
One of the heading newspapers of the
coiuitry, referrin.ii to the disclosures
made by Senator Tillman respcctiujj:
his "conspiracy with the i»r(‘sidcnt,”
says of Mr. lloosevelt that he has been
‘•tinally caught in the trap of his own
duplicity and caged there for the re
gretful gaze of a mortitied nation.”
Another great newspaper--and (i Ile-
publican newsi»aper, too—declares that
“too much has been made i)Ublic” iu
connection v, ith the Tillman exposunvs
“to please those who wish to retain es
teem for the occupants of lionorable
IK)sitions in the public service” ai'.d
suggests that “the i)Ublic can b>‘ Ik st
served and the dignity of the prt'si-
dential otiice best sustained by tlu* so
ber performance of Its duti<‘s and non
interference with other branches of the
governnu*nt.” in regard to the i»resi-
deiifs dcnur.ciation of Wililam E.
C'haudli'r. the same jiajter (the Balti
more American* says in an editorial;
“While It is as patrioiic to assume
that the executiv(* is always right and
every one else wrong, it wouUl seem to
be the part of wisdom not to strain that
sentinH'ut too much. Ileretol’ore there
have been some w4se and virtuous peo
ple in the land besides the presidents.
;iiid it is possible that there are still a
few scattered over the cov.ntry.”
The president has s1h!W!i himseM' to
be a blunderiM-, if no worse, and it is
clear from such expressions of public
opinion as we have quoted tliat he has
at last forfeited the confuio'.'.c^* and re
spect of Uepublicans and Democrats
alike. It is evident, moreover. th:it
even wliilo tictiHng Avitli him soiir.tors
have been obliged to use the same pn“-
cautious against fraud and dui)licity
which prudent men use in dealing with
kr.own tri^^csters by securing docu
mentary <^vld(‘nt-e of the natun* of the
transactions in anticipation of had
faith. This doc.imi'utary evidence sus
tains the charge of duplicity m:ide by
t-euator Tillman, which is ia substance
that Iioosev(4t with the desipii of ap
pearing to be the real autlior of rate
legis!:;tion si'cretly trafllcked at the
t-anu‘ time with both factions of the
Republicans r.rid with the Democrats
tind that after receiving the support of
ihe l;>.tt('r he b.-trayed t!:eni and his
Ue]>ublican :i!iies and ^oucht to de
ceive the country by niervas of false :tc-
cus.'itions airainst V>*i!li;ini K. Chandler,
whom he had authorized to treat ia his
behalf Avith Senatois Bailey :;nd 'i ill
m.'in. Fortunate indeed it w:is for Till
man and I’.ailey tliat tliey used the pre
caution now ascribed also to Ker*ubl.c-
an s<Mialors “lest there should be trav>s
for them.”
The president says. “There was not
the slightest <»!)portunity for any hon-
(‘st misconc(*ption of my attitude. ’ But
the evidence shows that tln're Avas am-
l>le groiaid for suspicjdii. though possi
bly th<* very existence of tliat aa'oII
grounded susi)icion shows that there
vras no real misconception either of his
tittitude or his ciiaracter. 'I'he suspi
cion AA'.TS justified liy his past life ;ind
was verified l»y the result of the trans
action.
The ]>resident has been convicted of
I»revarication. and he has told us in
his s(‘rnions Avhat to think of a liar.
“Tl’.e liar,” he s.".ys, “is no better than
a thief.” And again: “If any one lies.
If he has the habit of mitruthfulness,
you catUAot d<"al Avith him because there
is nothing to dejtcnd on.” “Truth tell
ing is a virtue upon Avhich Ave should
insist not only in the scliools and at
home, Init in business and in politics
just ;is much.” “The business man or
politician who dot*s not tell the truth
cheats, and for the cheat aa’o should
have no use ia any Avalk of life.”
These are some of the ajihorisms titter
ed by KooscAelt. Tlu'y are not the
children of his oAvn brain, but haA'e
b»H-n a^tpropriated by him :is the deA'il
(juotes Scripture to serve his purpos(‘.>.
They are as true as If lu* had never
uttered them and unfortunately tiiul
application in the pr<'sent cgse to the
great grief of hon^'st men.
WHITMIRE VERMRY
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Tfeatment
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If you haven^t time to come up
Town just call up
Phone No. 21
and we v/ill gladly answer all calls.
Not a bit of trouble; tnat^s
what we have a ^phone
for. Respectfully,
Whitmire & Verdery
v*uKteU Kflort.
After all the money expended and all
the lives of American boys sacrificetl
iu the Philippines we supply less tlmn
20 per cent of the Imports and a Re
publican congress refuses to pass the
bill to reduce the tariff on exports to
country because the sugar trust
and the tobacco trust coutrol the ma-
iorltr. _ _
Only S2 Y<‘;u-s Ohl.
“1 am only Si: vpnrs old and
ex|)oct PV(Mi when 1 to be real old
to feel that way as long as ] can get
Kloctric bitters;.” says Mr. K. II.
Hnisoii, ot Dublin, CJa. Stirolv
there's iiothin<r else keeps the old as
youn<; and makes the weak a.s stronjj
as tills oraiid tonic medicine'. Dj’s-
pepsia. torpid liver, inflamed kidneys
or chronic constipation are unknown
after t;ikin<^ FJrctrie Hitters a reason
able time, (iuaranteed by Z. W.
Nichols, dru}T};ist. Price r)('c
Tiie ClTicajro banker who open
ed every day's proceedin'js with
prayei-. and tinally found himself
sSOO.OOO to the bad, now realizes
thal others were preying while he
was prayin".
It has caused more laughs and dried
more tears, wiped away dis ases and
driven away more fears than any
other medicine in the world. Hollis
ter's Kocl<y Mountain 'I ea.—35 cents,
tea or tablets. Z. W. Nicho!s»
Say, John,
Where did you get> that
iip-t»o-dat*e Hat>?
Jim Aiken
lias jnst receivc'd a r.ice Ihic of
Ladles’ and
Gei\t>lemen*s Hats,
and liis prices can't hc> l)e;it in tiiWn
A
Happy
Home
To have a happy home
you should have children.
They arc great happy-home
makers. If a weak woman,
you can be made strong
enough to bear healthy chil
dren, with little pain or dis
comfort to yourself,by taking
fCARDUl
A Tonic for Women
It will ease all your pain, reduce
Inflammation, cure ieucorrhea,
(whites), falling womb, ovarian
trouble, disordered menses, back
ache, headache, etc., and make
childbirth natural and easy. Try it.
At all dealers in medicines, in
Si.00 bottles.
revard Laundry
Under its new manai?eTiieiit and in the new situation at the Lijiht amt
Power i>la!it, the Laundry is now in i>osition to receive and take care o^;
business as it has never done before, and we ask your i>t»tronaj*e.
Town Ofiice.
For t he convenience of our customers we have established a receivinj;'
and distributing: otUce at the old I/.iundry Stan<l. <ni Main street, near the
])Ost ofiice, and have placed this end of the bu.^iness in the etiicient hands
of Mr. Artlnn- KiU>atrick, who has jnst opened a iirst class furniture store
in the buildinj? and will handle a complete line of furniture, mattinj^,.
shades, wall paper, etc., etc.
IW FURNlJyilE STORE
Furniture of a!l Kinds.
if Organs, Trunks, Suit Cases, Shades and Hammocks.
Cash and Easy Terms.
ARTHUR KILPATRICK
] Main Street Phone 89 BREVARD, N. C.
“DUE TO CARDUI
Is my baby girl, now two weeks
old,” writes Mrs. J. Priest, of Web
ster City, Iowa. “She is a fine
healthy babe and we are both doing
nicely. I am still taking Cardui,
and would not be without it in
the house.” ^
I Clias. E. Orr,
Li very &IT eed.
STABLES.
sZ/rcV, BREVARD, N. C
Up to date Vehicles.
G )0(1 atul driving H>irses.
Attentive and careful Drivers.
Work for summer visitors and the traveling public solicited.
Orders by Phone, Telejjraph or Mail promptly attended to.
Two principal Main street stables. Busses meet all trains.
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