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THE OBSERVER. 4, FAYETTE VI LLC N. C, THURSDAY,-6EPT; 3, 1908. - E. J. HALE, Editor and Proprietor. E. J, Halo, Jr, Bull net Manager. L. ft, Hal, Cltjf .Editors f -. ..... - 'MR.""KERN'S SPEECH. '.' : We hare given Mr. Bryan's speech on "The Trusts" delivered at Indiana- 'polls on the occasion of the notification of the Vice-Presidential nominee. The excellent speech ot the latter was as follows: . . MR. KERN'S SPEECH. Gentlemen of the Notification Commit tee: , - For the kindlv mnd courteous nun- me the official notification of my nomination as the Democratic candi date (or Vice-President ot the United States, and for the eloquent words just spoken by your chairman in your behalf, I thank you one and all. I appreciate most highly this great honor conferred upon me by the unan imous vote of the representatives if my party in national convention as sembled, and I shall strive most earnestly to earn a continuation of the confidence and good will manifest ed by that action. I did not seek this nomination; Indeed, if my own personal desires had been consulted, another would have received the hoi . or, but it having come to me without solicitation, I prise It all the more, and accept it, with a full sense of the burdens and responsibilities. As a candidate I shall try to wear the honor worthily, and as faithfully as I can discharge all the duties properly ' devolving upon me as one ot your standard-bearers, and if elected, I promise to serve all the people of the republic by the conscientious dis charge of the duties of the office. It is pleasing to me to be asso ciated in this campaign with the dis tinguished gentleman to whom the standard ot the party has been com mitted. For years we have been friends. I recognise In him a man of spotless character and high ideals, always actuated by patriotic motives and an earnest desire to promote the welfare, the honor and the glory of hla country. He became your can didate because his nomination was demanded by the rank and file of the party, which demand was empha sized by a popular movement in his favor, which, as it proceeded, so grew In volume and force as to be come lrreslstable. MR. BRIANS POWER. A distinguished Republican, the other day, referred to his influence with his party as a One-Man Power. If by that- he meant to say that Mr. Bryan -possessed the power, in a marked degree, to influence the thought and arouse the conscience of the republic as no other man of his time, or if he meant that by his up right life, his consistent course, his appeals for right living and patriotic action, he has earned the confidence 'and personal affection of millions of his countrymen, and gained the re spect and admiration of all the people of toe world who love liberty and hu manitythen the distinguished gen tleman was right with respect to the One-Man Power of William Jennings The Republican nominee for Vice- President in his recent speech of ac ceptance affected the belief that the question, "Shall the People Ruler implied a charge of venality against the American electorate. He affirm ed, with great emphasis, that nnder recent Republican administration the people have ruled without let or bin d ranee. It is passing strange that in a republic like this there should be occasion for a discussion of this question. It is a government of the people and by the people. They presumably govern themselves through their servants whom they send to rep resent tbetn in Congress. Their will, wkjen known, ought to be supreme, and should be given Immediate effect" THE WILL OP THE PEOPLE. And if the will of the people once known la not given effect, then the people do not rule.. Will any intelligent man claim that there is or has been any substantial diversity of opinion In this country on the question as to whether the tariff duty on wood pulp used in the manufacture of paper should be re duced or removed? In this case the .tariff tax operated for the benefit of the paper trust alone, allowing that - combine- to levy millions of tribute each year upon the newspapers of the country and their readers. The press of the country, without regard ' to party united In demanding relief. The people of the republic unani mously seconded the demand. The : President of the United States threw the influence of his great office in favor of the demand of the press and . the people. But all without avail. The dominant forces within the Re- . publican party had established In the lower house of Congress a parlia mentary condition. In the interest of momopoly, nnder which the sole power to determine whether a measure . should be allowed to become a law or not lodged in the Speaker of that - body and his committee on rules, and by the flat of that one man the will . ot the press, the people, and the Pres- . went was set at naught Behold the spectacle! On one side eighty millions , of free people demanding legislation to right an admitted wrong. On the other aide a few men engaged In pub , 11c plunder, aided by the. dominating power within the Republican party, " represented by the presiding officer of the once popular branch of Congress. And the plunderers and these unfaith ful public servants prevail over the . people ot this great republic! ' In this Instance did Jthe people rule? - SHALL THE PEOPLE RULE? The question, "Shall the People Ruler is one which demands the serious and earnest consideration of all men who are interested in the per petuatlon of our Institutions. It must : be apparent to all who have followed the course ot legislation during the past tew years that there Is a power within the Republican party determin ed that the people shall not rule. That power has manifested Itself whenever . effort has been made to check the destructive work ot unlawful combina tion, reduce the oppressive tariff tax, or enact any legislation looking to wards the equalization or lightening of the burdensjrestlng upon the peop le. .,. , tJv. That dominant power which now guides and directs the - Republican party, has on many occasions defied tiie President la cases -where he has, on the demand .ot the masses, made sporadic efforts In their behalf.' In some Instances he has persuaded this hnmlful of leaders to compromise on ttu'lr own terms, with the eighty mil- , lions of people whom he assumed to represent, but In most cases he has l.(ti absolutely powerless. T: -it tj-!nnt leadership elects the ,h asier tf lUe House, names the committees of the Senate, and Is tn full charge of the ingenious machinery provided for the protection of Intren ched monopoly against the demands of the people. , ' It dictated the platorm adopted by that party in its national conven tion this year, and after defying Mr. Roosevelt for three and a half years, and killing or crippling nearly all his proposed legislation, and having re ceived his unstinted denunciation therefor, proceeded with the finest Irony to endorse his administration after which It dictated a committee to take charge ot the campaign and is now In full command of the party or ganization. . ' TWO CLASSES OP LITERATURE. This dominant leadership is now circulating two kinds of literature- one being designed for the East and the other for the West the first be ing placed tn the hands of tr.tst mag nates, tariff beneficiaries, stock gam biers, and others who are supposed to be enemies ot the President, declaring that Mr.-Tart Is sane and ear, tree from the faults of Roosevelt, while the second goes to the business men. the farmers and laborers who ar presumed to be admirers of the Pres ident, and declare that Tatt is Roose velt's "double" and may be safely counted on to insist upon his policies and see that they are carried out This leadership ot the Republican party, responsible tor all the political ills from which the country now suf fers. Is satisfied with the party's nom inees, giving them active and snbstan tlal support, all the while shouting the praises of Roosevelt in the west aal South, and damning him and his pol icies to the privileged "Interests, out of which they are frying the fat with which they hope to carry th.- election. The question of tariff taxation is one ot vital Interest. I am in hearty accord with our platform declarations on that subject TARIFF REFORM. Every legitimate business interest in the country is demanding tariff reform. The manufacturer who is not a monopolist is demanding cheap er raw materials, and wider markets for his products. Therorkingman understands that a restricted market means tireless fur naces and enforced idleness. He knows that American workmen, with their superior intelligence and ingen uity, with their improved machinery. with cheap raw material and earning for their employers more than twice as much as the laborers of any other country, hare nothing to tear from competition with workmen anywhere. when the products of their labor are set down side by side in the markets of the world. The American working man has bad bitter experiences under the operation of the Dingley bill. Un der the shelter ot this tariff wall, trusts and combines have sprung up on every hand and with extortionate prices confront the consumer on every occasion when he seeks to buy the necessaries of life. Under this system the cost of liv ing so increased as to absorb the earnings of the laborer, after the most rigid economy and self-denial on his part and that of his family. And it is a noteworthy fact when, cs an in evitable result of the fiscal policy of the Republican party, the panic of 190i came, hundreds of thousands of these American laborers who were thrown out of employment, instead of being able to draw upon the fabulous savings bank accounts so exploited in political literature in recent campaigns found themselves and families in a state of destitution. The soup houses of 1907-'08 in the large cities of the country were a realization of but a part of the roseate expectations of Republican statesmen. FARMER PAYS TRIBUTE. The farmer nnder3ands that whila he has to buy everything in a pro tected market, where, on nearly ev ery purchase he is compelled to pay tribute to the trusts and tariff benefi ciaries, he is compelled to sell bis 3urplns products in a free-trade mar ket where he comes in competition with all the rest of the world. He looks no longer with indiffer ence upon the fact that the farmer of Canada. Argentina, Australia, and other civilized countries buy agri cultural implements of American man ufacturers cheaper than they are sold to him. These American farm ers read and think and are fully ad vised as to the evils of a system which invites such enormities. Thinking people of all classes are becoming interested in the moral as pect ot this question. The President, in vigorous language pointed the evils which have grown out of the existence of "swollen fortunes," the most of which have been amassed by the beneficiaries of this system. The President rails against swollen fortunes as menaces to the public wel fare and as promotive of evils which eat at the very heart of society. As remedies he has suggested an Income tax and an inheritance tax, that their growth may be to some ex tent checked. The national convention ot his party Is silent upon the question of these proposed reforms, while the possess ors of most of these swollen fortunes. allied as they are with the dominant forces ot the Republican party, are giv ing generous support to the Republi can national ticket. THE DEMOCRATIC REMEDY. The Democratic party, while favor ing the reform measures repudiated by the Republican national convention, in large degree cut off the streams of money which nnder the present sys tem are flowing from every borne In the land and emptying into the coffers of the trusts. It would leave in the pockets ot the producers and laborers ot this land every dollar, of the money they earn, save only, such amounts as may be needed for the economicar administra tis tlon of the government- - , It would, by. rigorous law enforceU ment striae down-private monopolies which prey-npon the people, and, to protect the. public against extortation and Imposition by the great public cor porations, whether by excessive char ges of by the over-Issue of stocks and securities. In other words, it would undertake to bring about in government a real ization of that good old Democratic maxim of Thomas Jefferson. "Equal and exact Justice to all men; special privileges to none!" It has no war to wage on caniLaL It has no quarrel with corporations honestly capitalized to carry on a leg itimate business, according to law.' It will encourage the Investment of capi tal In the development of the country and protect It when invested. , STAND AGAINST LAWLESSNESS It will draw a sharp line between lawful business lawfully conducted, and unlawful business, or business car ried on in deflnance of law and the rights of the public, protecting the one, and protecting society from the other. - '., v; . i -..-. '' It calls upon men and corporations lawfully engaged In legitimate busi ness not to ally themselves with men or corporations engaged In lawless ventures, but to take a stand with the Democratic party In favor of such reforms as will purge the business world of lawlessness and legalized ex tortion, to the end that honest capi tal and honest labor may go forward hand In hand, In the development cf the country, each "yielding" to each 'Its Just due in the spirit of fairness, and all striving for the time when the door of opportunity shall open to all who desire and deserve to enter. Then was perfect unanimity In the convention as to the Adoption of this declaration of prlnclptoav ' Men from every State, distinguished for their ab ility and patriotism, prepared and pre sented it as a plattorm upon wnicn an American voters, who are In favor ot the rule of the people, can conscien tiously stand. " PROSPECTS OP SUCCESS. Gentlemen, we enter upon this cam paign with every prospect of success Never had a political platform been re ceived with such favor by all classes ot people, and never has a candidate been presented by any party, who was closer to the hearts Of the people than our matchless standard-bearer, Vt ill lam J. Bryan. There is a movement amongst the people for better government which is growing In force day by day. It is confined, to no one party, hut men of all parties, all trades and occupations are coming together and making com mon cause In behalf ot a restoration ot a government of the people, tor the people and by the people. We must and will win this battle without the use of money, or the aid of corporate power. It our adversar ies so desire let them pursue that course. But there are times In the life of a nation like this when money and co ercive influences are of no avail. There comes a time when the quick ened conscious ot an enlightened peo ple impel action, which neither money nor influence can check. That time, in my judgment, is here1. Let every man from this hour farward perform his duty in a manly and hon orable way. Let this be a campaign ot educa tion and argument. Let our appeals be to the reason and patriotism of the American people. Let us be vigilant and unceasing in honest work for a righteous cause, and a glorious victory in November will crown our efforts. When Mr. Kern closed his speech of acceptance he was given an outburst ot applause. Chairman Mack intro duced Thomas R. Marshall, Democra tic candidate for Governor of .Indiana, who spoke briefly. THE PRESIDENT AND THE FARMERS. Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. The little Father who alternates between Washington and Oyster Bay, desists long enough from his schemes for bringing "predatory wealth" and "lawless corporations" into line for Man Friday Tatt,- to allow his all- embracing gaze to wander over tbe country's agricultural districts. The picture which meets the all-seeing eye pierces his tender heart to its lowest depths. Everywhere the farm era are in benighted ignorance, living emptv, laborious and comfortless lives, Such conditions must not be permitted to continue. Something must be done to mke the homes of the agricultural ists happv. to afford them the pleas ures of cultivated society and to lm- orcve the sanitary conditions of their dwellings, bams and general surround ings: and straightway tho determlna- irn is made that a Federal commis sion, that panacea for all ills in the '-s of Republicans, shall be appoint ed to Investigate and report on condl- Mono of rural life, in order that such remedies, may be applied as will make the W of the agriculturalist more eomf-rtable. profitable and desirable. VnK strange as it may seem, the poor benighted tiller of the soli does not take kindly to the idea. He pre fers to live as he is, though his life be --irless and comfortless, barren an.! -ipty. The New York World has bee i iking the agriculturalists oi an- fer-"? sections how the idea of being elr -ftd by a Roosevelt commission strik 3 them. Their replies are flip pant rude and, in some instances, b r-frring upon lese majeste. One says th? F resident "hollers about race sul ci'? and now wants to improve the Miliary conditions of the farmer. Wcl1. we farmers can raise more chlld rer 'o the square mile than all the ci'- b-rn folks in America can. An other prints to one hundred and eigh ty weMHW. blooming acres and re marks: "Out there is the argument that Teddy the Meddler doesn't know what he's talking about Over there (pointing to tbe house) are three hetl- thv kid3. a good wife, a bouse, wltn furnace heat and running water. The mall comes every morning, the dally nepers and magazines are just as fa miliar to us as to our city neighbors;" and stili another ventures the state ment that the proposed commission Is entirely uncalled for, and is simply a bid for the farmer vote. Could base ingratitude go to greater . lengths? Could anything be more discouraging te 'he Little Father bent upon the ma terial and moral uplift ot his children? He would lift those who toil and enjoy out of tbe monotony and emptiness of their surroundings and place them on a plrne with their more fortunate city brrbren .but they will not. So there is an end of it unless the Strenuous One should seize the American farmer by the scruff of the neck and uplift him anyway, willy nilly. Such is the Rooseveltian way. But, seriously, the. whole episode shows tbr;t the American fanner is not so gulllbTs as he once was, that he sees thrrugh the Roosevelt game and is sot to be caught by the chaff handed out to him. The President's tender but belated solicitude for the welfare of tbe fanner proceeds not so much from the anxiety to see their condi tions bettered ao from apprehension lest the agricultural vote will desert the Republican party and his alter ego Tatt in November. Otherwise, why is It that that solicitude has not manifest ed and does not now manifest Itself In a practical way in amannerwblch would afford, the agricultural classes some measure of relief fronflhe heavy and unjust governmental , burdens resting upon them? Tho greatest need of the American farmer today la to be re lieved of the enormous tariff tolls which he Is- compelled to pay- to the gigantic protected monopolies bnlH up and fostered by the political party ot wnicn president Roosevelt la tbe acknowledged leader and dictator. Exempt him from this licensed rob bery, give him a square deal and al low him to enjoy the full fruits of bis energy, industry and enterprise, and the American farmer will be amply able to take care of himself without aid or vuggestlon from any source. He is doing that now. despite the heavy handicap under which be tabors. Re-, move the handicap and he will be doubly able. '? Mr. Roosevelt has been the coun try's Chief Executive for nearly seven years. What during all that period, has he done or tried to do to remove or even alleviate tbe tariff burden of the farmer?' He knows what the bur den Is, nobody bettor. No man In America has ever shown a more com prehensive and accurate appreciation of the iniquities of Inordinate Impost duties than Mr. Roosevelt did in a work; written and published several years ago. That was before he be came President and the leader of his party, or ever dreamed of so becoming. Then he viewed the subject from an unbiased and Impartial standpoint. saw it in its true perspective and said what he thought. Today his wisdom Is nd leaf keen and accurate;but his convictions are bondservants to poli tical exigency and party expediency. For seven years he baa meddled with almost everything under the sun, things within and without his juris-, diction, things that concerned htm and things that did not. But not once In all that time has It occurred to him to help the farmer in the one practi cal and legitimate way open to him that ot urging the party of which he was and la leader to bring some equity and justice into the tariff schedules. That he could have accomplished this, had he so willed, goes almost without saying. Othr things that ho did want he got from Congress; why not tariff revision also. But, now on the eve ot a Presi dential election and when the suc cess ot him whom he would make his residuary . legatee la in the balance, Mr. Roosevelt pretends the warmest Interest in the welfare of the agricul turists and, as a token ot that Interest, comes forward with a scheme, for all material purposes Impractical and val ueless, to promote their happiness and welfare, material and moral. But It won't work. The farmers refuse to bite at a bait thrown out to secure their continued support ot a party which haa always legislated against their interests and always will when In power. It was nothing less than an Insult to their Intelligence to suppose that they would. You can't fool all the people all the time. Neither can yon fool all the farmers all the time. Roosevelt and the Republicans seem to think to the contrary, but they are mighty likely to have rude awaken ing la November. IT 13 AN ISSUE. Norfolk Virginian. The persistency ot the ship-subsidy hunters is altogether worthy of a bet ter cause. Their latest move seems to be the starting of a new organiza tion, called the National Commercial and Industrial League, for the avow ed purpose of pressing subsidy legis lation as an issue in the pending cam paign. The president of this organi sation is out in a statement in which he declares that there is "no subject of greater Importance to the commer cial and industrial interests of the country" and none that has been "so Btrangely neglected and misunder stood. If it has been neglected, surely t has not been the fault of the subsi dises; for In recent years they have moved heaven and earth to keep it before the public In season and out, even to the extent of having Govern ment publications prostituted to that end. And certainly it ought not to be greatly misunderstood at this stage of the game. Some two or three years ago a Congressional Commission was appointed to examine Into the entire subject. After traveling over the whole country and making a protracted and minute investigation, that commission submitted a voluminous report, which has been available to anybody and everybody that wished to see it More over, the subject has been thoroughly discussed in public prints throughout the country and exhaustively debated In Congress at each recurring session for the last four or five years. What Is really troubling the subsidists Is not that the public misunderstands the matter but that it understands It too well to approve of their schemes. With all their lobbying, planning. press work and the help of special In terests, so far every subsidy bill of fered in Congress haa tailed of adop tion. The New York Journal of Commerce Is strongly anti-subsidy newspaper. but it professes inability to see how subsidy can be forced into this cam paign as an issue. In support of that view it appeals to the subsidy planks In both the Chicago and Denver plat forms. The former, as is the case with nearly all the planks In the Re publican plattorm, Is Indefinite and non-committal. It studiously avoids the use of the word subsidy or sub vention or even mail compensation, contending Itself with "adhering" .to the "Republican doctrine of encour agement to American shipping" ani urging "such legislation as will re vive the merchant marine prestige ot the country. The latter, while declar ing for the "upbuilding ot theAmeri- can merchant marine," specifically states that the upbuilding must be "without new or additional burdens upon the people and without bounties from the public treasury." Because neither offers any definite plan of building up the merchant marine, the Journal concludes that there Is noj Is sue involved. How about the fact that the Democratic plank is specific again st subsidy of any kind, wbHe the Re publican is silent thereon? Is this not an jssue? Doesn't the Journal know that if the Democratic party la placed In power that there will be no sub sidy legislation during its control of the Government? Doesn't it also know that if the Republicans are contlnned In power, there will be no upbuilding oi ine American merchant marine. even though Government bounties are not given American shipping, though the latter Is by no means eertaln? The tariff and the merchant marine are Indissolubly connected. Until the former is lowered, there will and can be no npbuilding of the latter. Tbe Republican party haa no Intention of lowering existing schedules. The Jour nal knows that as well aa we. Such being the case, the development ot the merchant marine would be an issue even though the platforms of both par ties had ignored It THE UNITED STATES CONSTITU TION, AS VIEWED BY. EUROPEAN SAVANTS. i A London cable says: : The MinMtlltlnnH MMlfl-roaa wM1t has been In aesstnn t Mia rnnm.RHt. Ish exhibition discussing safeguards iur me various -eonsututions to pro vide for maintAlnlna iwmmI UUmMw and responsibility, closed today, with a aeoate on tne constitution of the United Slfltea Dnrlnv tho nn. the discussion. Pmf Venn ruo ni Oxford, referred to what he described as a -raeiancnoiv paradox." He said that while the United 8tates started with an advantMa nnknnam In an other country, with a constitution de signee, wun more care, more care, more skill and more success than almost any other constitution deliberately de signed by man, yet the candid Ameri can citizen wouia say tnat on the Whole theV am little hattop anrornaif than tbe best European States; while .1 , . n ... - mo csDaia siuropean critic would put It that the United States la not much worse rovernml than tho mt of Europe. That waa the paradox of a country filled with noble people who were governed in way that would not for a moment be toloraiaii in Part London or Berlin. The Cltv of Wajthlnrtnn la 1t A. ministered, contlnned Prof. Dicey, be cause it was not democratically gov erned. It is governed by commission ers appointed by corigress, a body not nearly so democratic as tbe crown of England. Prof. Dicey expressed ad miration for the supreme court, which he said was "one of the most success ful Institution " hnt ha AmloA mhath. er the balance of power existing in the uuiiea ts taies coma exist In any Eu ropean country, '-.,. , ... .,-'.-,- Yv Ouvot. tha (Pranxh tv11Mal economist and former minister of pub lic wonts mougnt tne constitution of AmeripA haa man v ajivantarea t'nr a demoeratio country and though potsl- oiy so ngia on me otuer nana it pre vented wild enterprise!."'"' SALMAQUNDI'8 COMMENTS. Cameron, N. C, R, F. D, No, 8, Aug. lain, ius. . Dear Old Observer: . All the little guns are silent now, We presume the range Is too lona. this early In the great political battle. We only hear . the Incessant booming ot tne long- range artillery. Many are predicting the result, but until the masses have closed tn conflict with fixed bayonets, with determined pur pose to win or die, can wo tell who has tha vantage ground on either side? There Is, on one side, a leader whose moral purpose Is as steady as the aun light above the clouds; on the other, tne leader, or leaders, are whimsical, unstable as water, catering to the blasts of filthy lucre; bowing to the behests of predatory wealth; standing pat on a robber, system of taxation, placing the heaviest burdens on those least able to bear It. It Is a plain, simple question, and Us solution lies in education ot the voter- as to -what- that tariff tax Is, what It is for, and who pays It. That theory of Hancock's that It was a -hy cal lBsue Is wide away from the truth When the people know the truth, tbe tarts win melt out of sight, as snow nder tha influence of a tropical aun. Why, do they not know to-day? Isaiah was Inspired to tell the reason, when he said: "The heart Is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked." When a man has his fellow at a dis advantage on the score ot ignorance, the rule is to keep that follow In Ig norance until he has been bound and gagged. We have watched the pro cess for fifty years, and have witnessed very few exceptions, and those excep tions were manifested by those who realise that there is a hereafter where an unbiased judge clothed with the ma jesty cf truth and Justice cannot err. Onlv those that are nnnflrmeil In that faith will be honest toilers here be low. Politicians may howl, school teachers agonise, preachers picture tbe torments of an ever burning sheol, but until tbe individual Is convinced that he must appear before an unerring judge who bows not to the golden calf. our government will be far from the Ideal of perfection or even near the llneof Iniquity. Ain't the devil a bad master? Get thee behind me, Satan why don't, you give the order and execute It? We know it requires undaunted cour age. As Ever, SALMAGUNDI, P. S. We note water over came the candidate of the dry party. Truly we cannot tell what a day will-bring forth Ten nights In a bar-room is no bet ter medicine than the old woman pre scribed tor the boys: never go near pe water until you learn to swim. My old man always rode upon tne water wagon, but l( was the death of him at last, for he got drowned in tne goose pond. As Even, SALMAGUNDI. VICTORY ITEMS. Mr. W. P. Lovltt, ot Grensboro, Ga. haa accepted a position In the mill here. Mrs. Nancy Oates 1j visiting rela tives near Jonesboro. Misses Matilda J. Geddie and Lina Bell McMillan, of Eactern Cumber land, are the guest of the Misses God win of this place. Mrs. Fred Williams, who haa been very sick at her father's here, is slow ly Improving, .we are glad to note. Mr. John Falrcloth waa married last Wednesday afternoon to Miss Annie Eliza Page, daughter of Mrs. Sylvania Page, of Sampson county, N. C. Mr, and Mrs. Falrcloth will occupy his nice house near here, which was com pleted some time ago. We gladly wel come Mrs. Falrcloth among us. LESSIE. DUNN R. F. D. NO. 4 ITEMS. Miss Fannie Klnlay, a charming young lady of Seventy-First, Is visit ing her aunt Mrs. F. W. Page, near uoawin. Miss Minnie West, of the Long tsrancn section, is spending a few days witn Miss Lena Jackson. Mlsse3 Lizzie and Lula Dorman have Just returned home from visiting mends at Cooper. The music at Sherwood church has Improved wonderfully under tbe lead ership of Prof. H. F. Page, of Wake Forest, who haa been conducting a two-weeks music school at this place. George West the little son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. West. Is aulte 111 with dlptherla. We hope for him a speedy recovery. Mies Sadie Hodges Is spending a few days with her brother at Godwin this week. Mr. L. L. Dorman made a trip to uuae aionaay on business. POCAHONTAS TEDMAN NEWS. Mr. Erasmus Hair and sister. Miss Sallle Hair, of Gray's Creek, were vis itors in Stedman Saturday night and Sunday. " Mr. David Gaster and his friend, Mr. Frank Bryant, of Beaver Dam. were calling on their friends here last Thursday. ,'...,.. Miss Maggie Love Seseoms has re turned from Ivanhoe. r Her cousins, Missea Pearl and Olga Corbett- are spending some time with her. Rev. N. M. McDonald Is holding a protracted meeting here this week, as sisted by Rev. Mr. Brown, Of Red Springs. ;, '; The recent continued and hard rains have done some damage to the crops In this section. LEADERSHIP. Dr. Lyman Abbot. A man may be a benevolent auto crat, but he cannot be a democratic autocrat; he may be a benevolent boss, but he cannot be a democratic boss. There Is a great difference between a boss and a leader. A boss drives a leader leads: a boss rules either by openly avowed autocratic methods, as in Russia, or by underhand methods, as In the United States. A leader In fluences and so oducates while he di rects by educating. A leader must therefore be In vital, personal connec tion with the people. He must know what they are thinking and how they are feeling. He must understand the popular impulse before It has crystal Ized Into a popular purpose. And he must believe In the people; In their honesty of purpose, the unselfishness of their patriotism, tbelr Intelligence, They wlH not have confidence In him unless he has confidence in them. - GOLDEN DIAMOND GRAVEL AND , KIDNEY CURE m For sate by J. 8. Riley, Hayne, Sampson County, and by druggists. Sold in Fayettevllle by Sedberry's Palace Pharmacy and by Perry's drug store. 'Cures incontinence, MORTGAGEE'S 8ALE OF VALUA ft BLB LANDS: ' By virtue and In accordance with the terms ot a certain deed of mort gage executed by John McDuftle to me, and which Is duly recorded In Book J, No. 6, page 317, In the office of the Register ot Deeds for Cumber land County, I will expose to sale to the highest bidder, at publlo auction, the following described tracts ot land, all of which are located In Cumberland county. North Carolina, to'wlt: 1st TRACT In Seventy-First Town ship, adjoining the lands of Ellis, Whitehead and others: . Beginning at a stake by a branch In Ellis corner, in the line ot the McDonald land, near a, spring. East of Jesse Newton's field and runs as Ellis' line N. 48 W. 24 1-2 chains lo a stake; thence N, 89 1-2 E, 22 8-4 chains to a large pine on the West side ot big branch; tbence 8. 85 1-2 U, crossing the branch 10 3-4 chains to a stake by a rock, Ellis' cor ner ;. thence N, 40 K. 10 chains 70 links to a stake la an oak thicket north of a branch about 75 yards from New ton's spring; thence N. 75 E. 12 chains zu links to a stake, pine pointers, at tbe corner of the Campbell old field; thence N. 15 W, 20 chains IS links to a stake: thence North 70 E. 10 chains 77 links to a stake In the bottom, call ed "Williams' corner"; thence N. 66 1-2 W. to and with a line of the Church lot 26 chains and 35 links to a stake, the corner; tbence N. 65 E. 5 chains and 15 links to a stake near a road Newton's corner; thence as his line North 85 W. 21 chains and 25 links to a stake by the fence, his other corner: thence S. 30 W. 25 chains 25 links to a stake by a pine stump, called "Whitehead's corner"; thence aa his line S. 43 1-2 E. 4 chains 5 links to a stake where formerly stood a large pine, the corner; thence 8. 36 W. 7 1-2 chains to a stake; thence S. 62 1-2 chains to the line of the Ritter land thence as that line S. 11 W. 19 chains 85 links: thence N. 84 W. 17 chains thence S. 15 W. 4. chains 80 links:: thence S. 41 E. 31 1-3 chains to a line .o fthe McDonald land on the west side of Stewarts creek; thence as that line N. 83 E. 11 chains to the corner on the east side of the creek; thence a. 7 a. 16 chains 40 links: thence N. 74 E. 9 chains to a corner of the John McQualg 50 acres; thence as a line of it N. 16 chains to the other corner; tnence witn the other line N. 74 E. to and past the corner 23 chains to the beginning, containing 346 acres, the same being the lower tract of the Campbell land. 2nd TRACT Beginning at a stake at tne corner of the Katie Campbell old field and runs with the line of the Hitter land S. 18 E. 9 chains 20 links to a stake by a rock on the hill South of the clearing; thence N. 72 E. chains; thence N. 83 E. about 12 chains to a stake ,two pine pointers in a gallberry marsh, Whitehead's and Campbells comer: thence N. 4 E. 9 chains and 97 links to a stake and pointers above the road: thence S. 62 1-2 W. 11 chains to a stake at or near the creek; thence N. 78 W. 38 chains to a stake near a road, corner of the Ritter land: thence as the line of the Ritter land S. 4 W. 9 chains 20 links to a stake at the corner of the clear ed land: thence S. 86 E. 22 chains 75 links to the beginning, containing u.oa acres. 3rd TRACT Ftfirtnnlntr n a ctoto one dead pine pointer, at the corner of ivaue uampoeu s oia nem, and runs a 22 E. 17 chains 7A llnlra in a r.ln Campbell's corner; thence' as Camp bell's line N. 65 E. 11 chains-60 links to a stake and pointers; thence N. 15 chains to a stake In the Stewart's Creek, gum pointers; thence n. do m. xu cnains to wnitehead s cor ner; thence as his line S. 10 chains to the corner; thence EL 18 chains; thence S. 60 E. 12 chains 50 links to the corner; thence S. 18 E, 8 1-2 chains r thence 8. 72 W. 20 chains; thence S. 6 W. 24 cnains and 15 links, N. 84 W. 17 chains to a stake In Campbell's line; thence as Campbell's line S.1SW 1 rhnina (in links to a gum, pine pointers in the eage oi a orancn; tnence a. 41 ss. 22 1-2 chains to a stake in McDonald's line; thence as McDonald's line S. 57 W. 5 chains 34 links to a stake, his corner near thahAAH nf a small hrnnih thence with his nthor Una 9 -J1 v' l cnain 38 links; thence with his otner line S. 70 W. 9 chains 36 links to a stake, bis corner: -thnnfa M Si W. 35 chains to Jane Grant's corner tnow worreis); thence as Worrell's line N. 17 W. 23 chains 70 llnka tn a stake and pointers; thence N. 15 E. Q2 cnains in a. araira onfl nnlnrpra In Campbell's line; thence as it N. 88 E. i cnains iw nnKa tn tha hoi, nn m, containing 392 acres, more or less. 4tn TRACT. Containing- ahnnl 971 1-2 acres, located nhnnt it mllaa Won of Fayettevllle. N. C, and on Blount's wreen, Beginning at a pine on the South side of Morvan Inn man1 noai the West side of an old ditch and near tne aast side of a small branch; thence S. 75 W. 80 chains with N. C. Bethea's and others: thpnno s is r with McArthur's and others 40 chains to a stake; thence N. 75 E. 80 chains witn i.urterinn and w am.' n stake and nolnters: theneo M ik w in cnains witn Troy ana others to the beginning, containing 320 acres, less io i- acres soia on Dy iormer owner, fith TBAflT In PmWi Mill rp, ship, Beginning at a stake and point ers in an nhi rnnd nnruiw,1. ner, In Pearce's line, and thence as wuoowaras line N. 15 W. 20 chains to Currle's corner: (henna aa hi. n. 8. 75 W. 37 1-2 chains to his corner; thence S. 15 E. 20 chains to his other corner; tnence with Pearce's line N. 75 E. 27 1-2 ehalna tn tha haoHnnln. Containing 7K nrraa ' oin tkaut About 3 miles West of Fayettevllle, on both sides of the Al bemarle Plank Rnail and rm hnth oMn oi jjiount s creek, adjoining the lands of MeDuffle, Lutterloh, Ourrle and others, containing about 200 acres, known as "The McPherson place' r Place of fjale: (Specified In mort gage) old Market House, at Fayette vllle, N. C. . Time of flute- 19. n'oWlr Vr un.. - . .. ... . . wuy. day. Sept 28, 1908. Terms of sale: cash." This 19th day of Aug. 1908. C J. COOPER Mortgagee Robinson Shaw, Attorneys ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Having qualified as administrator of , T. McKav. deceasHd. lata r,i ii,.-. county of Cumberland, State of North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims aralnst tha aatata -r said deceased to present the sam, uuiy autneniicatea, to tne undersigned for payment within twelve months from the date hereof, nr this nntina will be pleaded .In bar of their recov ery, ah persons indebted to said es tate will please make Immediate set tlement - . This 10th day of August, 1908. . . t a Unriv Administrator, Fayettevllle, N, C., R. O. K Nlmocks. Attorney. . FOR SALE. 106 acres of land. 35 anraa nni cultivation, some timber; situated ten miles from Fayettevllle and one mile from Stedman, convenient to two churches, also to Stedman State high school. Apply to Mrs. Lizzie R. Strlck- iana, Bieaman, in. c. win give eood terms. Prosperity Dates from the First Business Transaction , - . Provided you save something by it and . contlnua to add to It. There la no bat- . tsr place to have your savings than In a strong conservative BANK, . - " WE PAY 4 PER CENT. , ' v INTEREST COMPOUND- t ED EVERY 3 MONTHS. ,-. , ' ' v -. - If you haven't opened that eommer ' cial account you should do so. Wa are ' : prepared to handle your business and . to extend you such accommodations as needed. Fourth National Bank, CAPITAL.. ..$100,000.00 8URPLU8. '. Cumberland County Democratic Conventions! Democratic Precinct Conventions For the purpose of electing delegates to the County Convention. The White Demoorats of Cumberland County, who will pledge themselves lo vote tor the Nominees of the Democratic Party, are hereby called to meet In the vari ous Precincts, AT 10 O'CLOCK, A. M., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 1908, With the following exceptions: Hope Mills No. 1; Hope Mills No. 2; KlngBbury; Black River and Bullard's Mill are called to meet at 3:00 o'clock, P. M., on September 12th and Cum berland at 4:00 o'clock, P. M., on Sep tember 12th. " Newton's at. 3:00 P. M. September 11th; and Raeford and tho Four Pre cincts In Cross Creek Township are called to meet at 8 o'clock, P. M., Fri day, September ilth, 1908. The Precinct Committees should give further notice of tbe time and place. . It was ordered that the hour of the Proclnct Meetings may be changed by the Precinct Committees to suit local condltiona. Notice of such change, however, must be given at least ten (10) days prior to September J2Ch, by posters In every part of the Precinct, and In the county papers, and the County Chairman notified. Democratic County Convention For the purpose of nominating candidates for the various County Offices and a 8enator and two Representatives In the General Assembly, is heroby call ed to meet In the COURT HOUSE IN FAYETTEVILLE, ..N, C, AT 12 O'CLOCK, M., -THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1908. By order" of the County Executive Committee, CHAS. 0. ROSE, Chairman, Cumberland County Democratic Ex. Committee. R. H. DYE, Secretary. """"" m In each township, three (3) candi dates for JUSTICE of the PEACE are to be nominated, and In those Town ships where there are more than one precinct, the Chairmen of the pre cincts should arrange a joint meeting either on the 12th of Soptember, 1908, or such other convenient date, giving proper notice of the time and place, tor the purpose of nominating candi dates for Justice of the Peace, CHAS. Q. ROSE, Chairman Demo. Ex. Com. . August 17th. 1908. MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF VALUA BLE LAND. By virtue and in accordance with the terms of a certain martmra AaaA mo Ho by N. A.. Charlie. Koto anil T. McArthur to John L. Smith, and wnicn is amy recorded in Book I, No. . page 60,' office of the Register of Deeds for rtnmhnrlan nniintv T will expote to sale to the highest bidder, at public auction, the -following de scribed lands In Seventy-First" town ship, Cumberland county, to-wlt: Lying on both sides of McArthur's Creek, beginning at a stake and point ers, Neill McGlll's N. E. corner, thence lwth hla Una annth 90 1.1 chains to his corner; thence, west with nis line 18 chains 75 links to his other corner; thence with Miss Taylor's line south 111 1. halna tn tha in(L.A.n line; thence as It south 80 east,' 30 cnains to a Dine siumn tha mnur- thence east 14 1-2 chains to Bute's line: thence north 18 1-3 rhalna tn a large pine, Holmes' corner; thence wun nis une norxn ys east 17 chains to a pine stump, his corner; thence SOUth 8 east 2S r.halna tn fcta ntha. corner; tnenee north 73 east 20 chains crossing the creek to his other corner; thence north 20 east 24 chains to Holmes' corner In Baker's line; thence with Baker's line north 15 west 7 1-2 cnains; tnence norm 75 east 6 1-2 Chains tO a atalcA anil nnlntaia "Dit. . . ftrw.MI.wao, A Uk rick Neill McArthur's' corner; thence wun nis line north 85 west 44 1-2 chains to Peter McMillan's corner; thence with Patrick m mi,,j. line south 36 west to a stake neaf the iora or tne .creek below, the old mill; thence south 45 west 9 chains to a Stake In an old mad- th 63 west 14 chains to the beginning, vuuutiuiug io acres. - A payment of 10 per cent. In cash Will be refill! red aa annn aa i completed. No bids from an lrrespon- biuhj person win ne considered. Place of Sain! Pnnrt Fayettevllle, N. C. s:v..- 'time of Sale: Monday, October 6, 1908, at 18 o'clock M.' . Terms of Bale: Cash. - - , JOHN L. SMITH. - . Mortgagee. Robinson ft Shaw, Attorneys. August 81st, 1908. i- . .; NOTICE. The friends of WVB. Mallov will aim. port him for the House of Rflnreaanta. Uvea In the next legislature of Cum berland" county, He Is amon our best men for the place, for he Is com petent and truly deservtn. an maVa and will make a thorough campaign, ana a jony member who will look af ter the best Interest of our oounty. Come, brother Democrats, let's nom inate W. B. Malloy. ..:v: ; .-.'. A S EVENTT-JTRST tJBMOCRATr ........,.$.55,000.00 NOTICE OF 8UMM0NS AND AT TACHMENT. ' State of North Carolina, Cumberland , County Cross Creek Township, He fore C. P. Overby, J. P. Mary Ann LeGrand vs. Sue Lovltt. The defendant, Sue Lovltt, will take notice that summons In the above en titled action was Issued against said defendant on the 18th day of August 1908, by C. P. Overby, a Justice r,t the Peace, of Cumberland County, North Carolina, for the recovery ot $200.00, due said plaintiff upon con tract between .the plaintiff and de fendant, which said summons Is re turnable before said Justice of the. Peace, at bis office in Fayettevllle Cross Creek Township, In said county and State, on the 18th day of Septem ber 1908. The defendant will also take notice that a warrant of attach ment was issued by said Justice on the 19th ot August, 1908, against the prop erty of said defendant, which warrant Is returnable before said Justloe at the time and place above named for tbe return ot said summons, when and where the defendant Is required to ap pear and answer or demur to the com plaint of the plaintiff, or the relief therein prayed for will be granted. C. P. OYBRBY, J. P. This 19th day of August. 1908. A. D. McGILL FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS. To -the Publlo: After loklng over the anouncemenia for the office of Register of Deeds we find there is yet room for one more, and we Democrats of the West will present him as the logical candidate, as worthy a man as there Is in the partv, whose political record is In every res pect unimpeachable. - Mr. McGlIl Is too well known as a soldier of the Confederacy and :i tlzen to need "any especial commenda tion from us. Furthermore, Mr. McOill has not solicited . us to "tako this action, but we present him as the logical candi date, and we ask the people of Cum berland county to nominate him lor the office of Register of Deeds. There Is at present only one Con- leaeraie veteran noiaing omce in ('urn berland county, and the days are r; , , . "A iuiy coming nearer when there w. no. oe one leit to ask anything at your nanas. ii we nave anytime b Destow on the heroes that foueht with Lee and Jackson, let us do It now bo fore it is too late. Neill McGlll, D. K. MeDuffle, R. L. lie thune, G. D. Andrews, D. B. Currh Archie McGlll, T. Baoot,, N. S. Blue, McNair MoOill, L. J. Collins, D. C. McLeod, J. D. Qllsson, Jeptha Bell, Uf L. Bethune, G. A. Graham, L. A. MeDuffle. M. a nv n n ninio w MeDuffle. M. O. Rnv n B nillio w E. Slkes. J. I WnMor T R Riiip It P. TlOWllBn W VI Tlolo-wmnlo V A. McLean, D. G. Blue, J. W. Towns end, W. T. Baseman, R. M. Gill!". Colin Shaw, D. S. Owen. J. H. Cur- rie, R. H. Owen, W. H. Ownn, H. McR. Kennedy, D. F . Bine. Wood't ffigh-Grade Seeds. 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