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, ,, . . ,: I .IT'C--'-iL, 'Jjjj IL'JL Jcj ;V. jL JJ OMlllE 1 " 1 " ' jiJl JJJJ DAILY EDITION. $9.00 Par Annum, In Advance. 3.00 for 8 Montht, In Advance. O 1-50 for 3 Monthi, In Advenes. WEEKLY EDITICrJ. fi.oo per Annum, in Advance. OLD SERIESVOL LXHVNO. 4,ry7 FAY ETT EV I LLE, N . C , WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1910, NEW SERIES-VOL. XXVlHO. a, TEti TONS OF 8EED FOR RE STOCKING NATIONAL. FORESTS. The Forestry Service sends us the following: : ' ' ". The U. S, Department of Agricul ture Is using this year on the National Forests over ten tons of tree seed. Moat ot this seed has already been planted or sown. The rest will be utilized later In the season, as favor able conditions are presented. It takes a great many tree seeds to make ten tons. Jack pine, the most important tree for planting in the Ne braska sand hills by the Forest Ser vice, will average something like 125, 000 to the pound. Of Western yellow pine, the tree most extensively planted throughout the National Service as a whole, 10,000 seed will make a pound. Although the ten tons of seed to be used this year represent perhaps .800 million single seeds, r if every seed could be depended on to produce a young tree suitable for planting, the result would be a supply of nursery stock sufficient to p. ant three " hundred thousand acres of land, but no such result can be looked ' ' for because many seeds do not germl nate. Most of the seed will he sown, either broadcast or in seed spots, or planted with a corn-planter, directly - in the place where the trees are to stand. . ' v- ; Even when nursery stock is raised ' a liberal allowance must be made for loss. In the first place, a considera ble percentage of the seeds will be found to be Infertile. Of those which germinate, many will die before they leave the nursery beds, and many more will be lost in transplanting, it from a pound ot Western yellow pine v seed that contains 10,000 individual seeds, 4,000 three-year-old transplant! are available for field , planting,, the . Department of Agriculture has obtain ed satisfactory results. ' ' . -There are now twenty-tour National Forest nurseries with an annual pro ductive capacity of over 8 - million, seedlings.. But there are many mil lions of old burns on the National Forests which are waiting to be re stocked, and some Quicker and' cheap er method than the actual planting of nursery-grown trees is urgently need v ed. .Therefore the foresters are mak ing experiments on a large scale with different methods of direct sowing and planting, and most of the seed gather ed last year, was obtained for this use. ,. Broadcasting - has 'already, been found to give good results in some re gions. It was first tried in the Black Hills of South Dakota,, with an en- . couraglng outcome. To broadcast an acre of land with yellow pine seed about 8 pounds of seed Is used. One of the moat formidable drawbacks to this method is the extent to which the seed may be consumed by birds and rodents. If the season happens to be one in which food for these animals is i scarce, the loss is very heavy.. The problem - of control of . animal, pests, such as field mice, ground squirrels. , and gophers, which eat the tree seeds, and also the further problem of pre l venting the depredations of rabbits, which are altogether too fond of the . little trees themselves, whether nursery transplants or field-grown seedlings, is receiving the attention of the Bio logical Survey, experts of the Depart ment of Agriculture. In some localities the ' Department has had tcr purchase seed, but most of . that used is gathered by Forest " Service -men themselves. : The cost of . gathering has varied for the different . regions from thirty-five cents to one t dollar a pound. As a rule the seed is : collected in the lall . months,-when - most conifers ripen their seed, Par- ties of three or four men ordinarily i 'work together. Where Wmbering is In progress the collectors follow the, sawyers and take the cones directly from the felled trees. In standing ' timber, the task is much more ardu ous. The men must often climb tall - pines and pull the cones from the branches as" best they can. J Where . these are on the extremeties and be- yond the reach of the. hand, pruning ; shears are used.. The cones are drop- ped to the ground and then gathered into bunches and transferred to sacks, in which they are carried to a central point for further treatment - . The extraction of the seeds Is tedl l ous rather' than difficult Income eases the cones are spread out upon sheets in the sun, when, after a time, they open and the seed drop out; In other cases it Is necessary to resort to ! artificial heat. This Is -applied by placing the cones upon . trays with .screen bottoms and raising the tem perature of the room to the proper de- , trree.- - The cones open, the winged seeds fait out and the seed Is separated finally from wings and dirt by a fan nlng mlllv A good many seeds have teen removed from the cone by hand, r " but this is a sore trial to the fingers i of the plckera and an exceedingly slow process: :;..-i'.:."v ' PRESS TrjE TARIFF QUESTION. We reproduce below a sensible ar ' tide from the Baltimore Sun, calling attention to the effort of the Republl- "cans to minimise the Importance of ' the tariff issue s6 that they may have - excuse for continuing the postpone- . ment of reform of the tariff sched -' ules."' Our. campaigners should feress this issue in every district In North , Carolina, for the people are aroused on the Subject and are open to convlc- "ion. "Prnnerlv ti resented, the tariff Um'ia win rivn the Democrats a solid delegation In the next Congress". :; flays our Baltimore contemporary: The Republicans Anxious to Avoid the ' i Tariff Issue. . " .' . An appeal for funds sent out by the RennhHnun committee of New York ' county contains a significant sentence regarding the .tariff. A PemocraUo House of Representatives, says tnis appeal, means the reopening of the entire tariff controversy, with no pos sibility of reaching a deBnite result. Thi. .iinniAfit will deceive no one. The favored, protected interests would ' t.. won sntufled with a Demo- ' cratlc House if they were assured that there would be no possibility of reach ing results that is, of making any reduction in tariff rates. What they are afraid of is that in response to popular demand a Democratic House would make reductions In the tariff on tl, nMwanarles Of life SO SS to reduce the cost of living, end that the InsuTKont Senators would unite with the Democrats Senators and pass ou hiii.- fhi la what the. trusts end favored Interests fear, and the fear Is well founded, but, says the ap- i tha Now York Republicans, 'RBniihii(. control sssures,ths Isy- hiaioms ausstlon 11114 IIBIU- VI .. , . - II ...all nnn.nai-tlian commission Snail risvs obtained .such data at will war. men by sepsrsts schedules." This frank admission tells the whole story. The Republican party is aware of the popular demand for a down, ward revision of the tariff. Its lead ers know that the people are overbur dened with the high cost ot living and are crying for relief. They promised relief In the national platform upon which Mr. Taft and the present Con gress were elected, and they violated the promise. Now they are asking the people to trust them again, "even while avowing their intention "to lay aside this troublesome question." Their ob ject in providing for the tariff commis sion Is to fool the people, .to lay aside the troublesome question until after the next presidential election, and then, if they win It, to violate any promise of relief they may have made as they ; violated the promise they made two years ago. 'The promise to lay aside this troublesome question is a plain bid for campaign contribu tions from trusts, highly protected in, terpsts and standpatters. The Republican party has had ab solute control of the Federal Govern ment for more than thirteen years. In that time it has enacted two tariff laws. The Dlngley tariff, enacted in .1897, was the highest tariff up to that tjme that had ever been put upon the country. The people cried out for re lief and the answer to that cry was the Payne-Aldrlch law, which was still higher and more burdensome than the Dlngley law.- The burden of the heavy yoke of Dlngley was added to. The people wbo bad been chastised with whips were now chastised with, scor pions. The free silver threat for' years made the Republicans so safe In power' that they could work their will with impunity. , But that time has passed, and they are now pleading for delay to "lay aside the troublesome ques tion." But the people understand now that as long as the Republican party has control of Congress there can be no relief, because the Republican party' is in partnership with the great cor porations which have grown rich upon special privileges granted by the tar iff laws. COTTON MILL OPERATIVES A8 AFFECTED BY THE PROTECT - . - IVE TARIFF. : . ' Democratic , State Headquarters sends us the following: : The Republicans promised the mill operatives prosperity tf they voted the Republican ticket, and thus many were Induced to vote with that party. Where Is the prosperity? The mills have been closed and the operatives have been at times without employ ment Many are today without employ ment " ' , The Republicans have, however, re vised the tariff.- Of the 4,000 articles taxed In the tariff, they altered the tax on some 837 articles; and of these 837, they Increased the tariff about one-half, and slightly reduced it on the other half. - They left the tann sub stantially as it had been for ten years. They did nothing tor the consumer, they did nothing for the mill opera tive. ; . -" - - Every family uses sugar; anatney kept a heavy tax on that necessity. Everv family; therefore, pays a part of this tai, Just as many poor families pay more ot the tobacco7 tax than manr rich families. The taxes on su gar and tobacco bear harder relative ly on the poor, man man on tne ncn matt. They increased the tax on to bacco and left the tax on sugar about the same. Note how differently the poor and. the rich are treated: ' Haw sugar la taxed eo per ceni; to bacco, 105 per cent '; - .- Diamonds.' when cut. pay a tax oi 10 per cent; when uncut they pay no tax. . : Blankets, dress goods and wearing apparel, which the people must have, pay taxes running irom to itu per cent ; .-v,- - ' -Automobiles pay a tax of 45 per cent. Bait is taxed 78 per cent; cham pagne, 63 per cent ,v Flannels are taxed 143 per oent; stlll wine in casks, 78 per cent Women's dress goods are taxed 105 per cent; wines in pint bottles, ,B5?er cent V Cotton stockings valued at 8 cents pair, 87 per cent; Jewelry. 60 per cent i' . . 1 - v:-- ' . , Corduroys and dress lacings as nign class as 67 per cent; gold leaf at 87 percent x . Iron chains pay 7 per cent; swiaou- glass windows, 45 per cent-s ' Penknives are taxed up to. 93 per cent and razors 84 percent; oynxa rare stone only 7 per cent These are the lines on wmcn ue tariff has been revised. -; - We have had several years or nam times; the cost of living is increased by taxes such. as tn Knowing: Per cent Woolen blankets ,,..71 to 165 Caroets - .,:.v v.; 6U to .( Women's dress goods ...r.70 to 155 Children's dress goods .ir . .70 to ioo Knit goods .. 95 bM Cloaks M BV 80 86 76 80 Dolmans i .vy . Wool hats Ready-made clothing Webbings ,.v"wv. .35 to Suspenders Braids .. - ; , - . 134 118 ...... 9 .v'.i..8 to 143 ,.,..95 to 141 40-cent cloth ....... 70ent cloth . . ...... Above 70 cents ... , Flannels ...... . Plushes... .t.i , .- Jackets ,.. '- Ulsters.... v. - 80 . 92 Shawls ... .v... Other clothing -Oorings.'.j Braces..... . Beltings., ... Other articles. .'.45 to 50 , . - 80 f " 80 , 80 .79 to-14Q !n' cotton goods the rates ran reg larly through more than one hundred classes of commodities 'from SO to 72 nr rent, the average Being- o- .(.! The- averaw Of- earthenwsrs ... Kit o nor cent: on brick and tile, 27 02 per cent; on all help and Jute goods, 87.65 per cent; glass and glass ware, 67.83 per, cent; on Iron and steel, 88 iO per cent; ' en cutlery, 65 per cent, -and this was , raised; en gloves,. 52.18 per cent, and these were raised i on paints, 82.68, per cent; on silk goods, 53.45 per .cent, and these rataad- tobacco. 109.48 per cent. On many of these Items,-the tax whatever, for It IS o hiEh as to exclude foreign goods. It Just enables the trust manufactursrs here to as nigner pricBa. ,- .. in thla country, where we are suf- form, from Protection, our mills are running and the operatives have con stant work and constant pay. - . Protection may bring high prices to the manufacturers! but the toilll oper atives have to pny higher prices for all they eat ana ai.i mey wbi. r-hia country, where we are suf fering from Protection; the mills can. not sell their goods; the English mil s ir, stillnf their coodi la tbs market! of the world as usual. While protection closes the door to foreign goods, It leaves It open tor the Introduction of foreign labor. ; . ; . The native Americans who were once employed in the New England mills were, supplanted by French Ca nadians; and these In turn have been supplanted by Poles and Italians." Pro tection does not protect labor from the competition ot these immigrants. Protection gives the manufacturer a high market, the exclusive market, for his goods In the United States, but it destroys bis trade In foreign mar kets, and hence his mtjl must at times shut down. .' "'; . . '; ,:) - We cannot sell an unlimited amount of manufactures to foreign people when we, by a high protective wall, shut their goods out. Commerce is the exchange of the products of differ ent countries.--' ; The manufacturer of cotton goods can sell his goods only when he can find a market no orders, no sales. No sales means a shut-down. The Repub lican party promised full time and full pay; It has given short time and short pay. -; ..-. - The Republicans promised nrosDer- Ity. They passed the Aldrlch-Payne tariff. Since they passed this tariff, more mills have been shut down than ever before known If the mills get orders, they will buy cotton and re sume work. Where is the profit to the mill owner in an Idle mill? An Idle mill Is dead capital; an idle mill doesn't feed and clothe employees, es pecially when under a Republican tar iff every article that Is necessary, for decent living has advanced in price, The wages of mill labor have not ad vanced. The promises of the Repub lican Party are as the apples of So dombeautiful to seebut nothing but ashes. ' :. ' The mill operatives have to eat and have to wear clothes; the prices of what they buy are made high by pro tection, but their wages are not in creased; some of them are not em ployed, and in the country at large they have to compete with the foreign immigrant ' ; , - . Protection is for the benefit ot tbej mill owners; but under the high pro tection of the Aldrlch-Payne tariff law the operatives of many mills have holi day.. , . ,. .r.- Many cotton mills have been paying their bands 10 per cent ot their wages while the mills were Idle for the last several months. The mill owners find that the loss in running the mill is greater than paying 10 per cent, of the wages to the hands, so they are letting the mills stand. , .-; -.; A private letter from the secretary and treasurer of two cotton mills says that the cotton, mill bands voted the Republican ticket two years ago with the promise that the - Republicans would bring prosperity. He says that now they are having the hardest times of their life, and every day that mills have run this year 'they ran either at a loss or without profit and that the mills have been running when they did In order to give the handB work, and not for the, benefit of the mill owners. He declares that he does not see how many of the families are going to live through the winter, that some of them are almost at the point of starvation now.. .. . - Mr. W. A. Erwln, of Durham, Is the president of more cotton mills than any other man in the South. He is not a politician, though he is a public-spirited citizen interested in whatever concerns the people. He was not talk ing for publication,! but a few days ago Mr. Erwln said: : 'They talk about Cleveland panics, free soup and other things.1 I want somebody to name this one. I do not see how it could posslby be worse, and I see no prospect of an early change. ' Itls a poor rule that won't work both ways; a high protective tariff wall which shuts others out also shuts us in,--- ,;; ''y -v. ' - Mill .Owners Falsely 8landered by Re- . .publican Politicians. Some Republican politicians. In or der to break the force or the argument that naturally comes from the general suspension of cotton mills, after twelve years of the highest duties ever known, allege that the mill, owners have suspended in order to force down the price of cotton. That is not only a misstatement of fact but it is gross Injustice to the mill owners. No mill owner s uspends without suffering loss a loss irom letting nis - mm stand Idle.. But as heavy as la the loss of the mill owner, the suspension ot a mill bears ten times harder on the help, who suffer loss of work and loss ot wages and all means of procuring dally food. ., It is a slander to impute to tne mm owners that they throw such suffering oh their help willingly and unnecessa rily. And it Is folly to allege that they do so merely with the view of beating down the price of cotton. - The mills have been suspended because of trade necessities. And these trade necessi ties are due to the operation and -ef fect of he protective tariff. We can sell only here at home, we might sen to nations abroad If they could, sell us some ot their products in exchange. But our high . tariff ' excludes their goods, which find a market In Great Britain, whose trade with them Is not nrevented by a high tariff. This one ot the reasons we cannot sell sbroad: " ,v :- ' :. It we had lower duties -and a freer exchange of commodities, this trouble would be obviated...- " .- v.. .... YOUNO DEMOCRACY IN ACTION, Tha 8tats Calls the Young Voters to Service and Leadership October z Youna Men's Day It Is the Privilege j and tha Duty of the Young Men to Stand with the Party that Qusran- tees Equality of Opportunity. .. . v Youno 'Men's Day. October 29, 1910. 'Actuated by the great letter of for mer Oovernor Thomas J.. Jarvls pub lished tat the papers some days ago, and : reproduced in this, pamphlet, the Uoung men of the State have aroused themselves as never oerore to ponucai activity. ' In view ot the great interest shown, Mr." Eller has appointed Octo ber 29th as "Young Men's Day" all ovr the State. On that day the Dem ocratic speakers will talk especially to the young-tnenf and the younff men will themselves effect euch organlza tiona end set on foot such campaign work as may be best suited to their respective localities. Toung men have been selected In the counties to lead the movement and to appoint sub- leaders In every township and precinct' Tha Natural Field of the Young- Man. .' The fathers of this country poured out their blood and treasure to free the new land from the tyranny or mon archy and aristocracy. They succeed ed; but today a new and deadlier form ot tyranny Is fastening Its fangs upon mir country, and threatens to turn a government dedicated to liberty and human rigUti Into a land of oppres sion, with all power concentrated Into the hands of a few men. Taking their oue from - Alexander Hamilton, who believed that the people were not fit to rule themselv3S, Republican leaders ' are today virtually denying the funda mental truths of equality upon which this Government was founded. .Under their rule a few men- are acquiring all: power and the masses are being reduc ed to a . condition that abolishes the equality of opportunity.- .Unless .the present movement Is checked, the up- ward road tnat has always been open to our young men will be blocked, both In business and politics. - v ' S The natural place for young men is In the Democratic Party, whose pus- pose is to keep the road to opportunity open. The Republican Party, standing for trusts,, .monopolies, and narrow ing opportunity, is not the natural home of the ylgorous, manly young men who ask only a tree hand and a fair chance. ' Turn the country over to' the unchecked wishes of the Republl-tj can Party and the average young man can only hope to be a clerk In the;! ranks of monopolies, and if he be a exceptionally able man, be may hope to rise to be head clerk. But that is all. Corporate ; organization and wealth are clutching into their- deadly grip the opportunities ot a .once free-4! land. , It the men of today would be queath a heritage of freedom, and ol opportunity to their sons, they must fight NOW. , The DemocraUo Partjn stands for the open road. It Relieves J that the people can and should govern themselves. It believes that. America needs Only a fair field and an even chance; and for that It will die In the last ditch. . It la the standard for (he young men to enlist under, and it de pends upon them to take their places and do their duty. ' The Trumpet-Call to Duty. - -The great State of North Carolina throbbing with possibilities. We must keep them open for our young men. We are setting about the tasa of building a great modern State. Old things are passing away, and the illus-- trious heroes ot the past nave be queathed ns a marvelous heritage.' , The Democratic Partv has accepted the re- SDonslbllity. It honors tne past, lt-i . ..... . - . . ... i acts in tne present, ana it saieguaraB the future. It makes equal laws, and It guarantees an equal chance. . It bulds schoolhouses where Jails were once needed; it has given a marvelous Impetus to agriculture and enlarged commerce. Its hand maid. It has given good government and not bad. It has made a Commonwealth where peace and Justice reign, where' men prefer light to darkness, where every man, woman and child has the -opportunity to make the best of himself. . : This, work the party calls on the young men to carry on. - It is A CALL TO HIGH DUTY, and Tt te a call to honor, fame, and usefulness. The great men of the world have been those .who bestowed omethlng on mankind. In this great, new, forma tive period the young men must take their places and control . the forces that are shaping the future., Will they control or be controlled? Will they keep the reigns of power In their own hands or turn them over to centralize- -tlon, under the plausible, sophistry' of a'New Nationalism," to men who be lieve that power and wealth and op portunity should be limited to the few? The Country Coming to Democratic s Principles. ' The country is embracing the prin ciples of Democracy. . Its fires have been kept burning in tne soutn witn purity and vigor, and behold a confla gration ' is enwrapping the country. The vestal flame has been kindled anew in the land. The farmers ot the great West are adding fuel to It and even the ', East and ' New England are not lagging behind. The South is coming Into its own because it has been true to prin ciple and Itself, ; Protection has been found to mean a privilege, ana privi lege has no place in America. This great truth has been held sacred by the Democracy, and the people are looking to our party to lighten the load that Republicanism has placed upon them. - The Republican party can be no longer held together by the "co hesive -power of public plunder," and It is disintegrating from within. It cries in vain to the young men of the South, for it has nothing to offer them. It brinss to North Carolina as leaders and apostles men discredited and de feated at their homes.- it belongs to reaction and Cannonlsm. It Is In North Carolina a party of negation and subterfuge. Where Democracy is giv ing bread, it tries to entice the people with stones: wnere tne Drain ana brawn and business of the State are found In the Democratic party, the Re publican party is a pie brigade ana a stamp ltcker. Where Democracy is a crystal stream, pepuoiicanism is a stagnant ..pool. - - 'fl''y:.'iK.' 'Be A Leaaen . The voune men must be prepared, They must take part ln.pub'tc life. Practical politics is government in ac tlon. Government is. the vital thing in a country of freedom, lne publle bus iness Is your business and mine. Will von shirk? ' No worthy young man should. . : Take part In your , locality. See that your friend takes part . uegis- ter; get others to. vote; get otners to do the same. Speak. . Prepare your self. Tho'roung : men -. of pday will be the campaigners and the governors of tomorrow. Stand .tor something and know what that something is. The Republican party asks you to be an office-seeker, the Democratic party anv make Yourself worthy to noia oi- flee and the people will bestow tt upon you. , They have done so in tne past "T :""" They Cant' Do HI - Ex-Governor Glenn was asked, "How can our young men Join the Republl ran nart ot North Carolina?" Answer;- 'They cannot; ana wnai is more, they will notl ; ' The Duty to Vote With Conscientious Discrimination.;- s : Mr. Gilbert T. Stephenson, Ot North- amoton. who graduated at Harvard last vear. and recently published strons: boot on "Race Discriminations in Law." writes as follows: - : 1. The Tank , and file of the Demo cratlc party Is composed of the most thoughtful and intelligent men In the State, which cannot be said of the Re- nub lean party, ana 1 baa ratner en trust the. management of public affairs to the former than to the latter. t The officials elected by the Demo cratic vote in the -past nave provea to be worthy of the full confidence of the people; and the present candidates annear to be men of the same sort while some, though not all, of the lead ers of the Republican party in wis State have proved themselves un worthy of public trust, - .' 8. The record of the Democratic par tv during Its ten years ot undisputed control of publlo affairs Is above re proach, both in constructive legisla tion and . economic administration. wbllf tha record, ot thi Republican party every time It has been In power has been one that later bad to be sup pressed or explained sway. . 4. The platform ot the Democratic party Is a candid statement of funda mental doctrines, while that of the. Re publican party is one partly. If not altogether, of equivocal statements ca pable of interpretation to fit the occa sion. , .... We cannot do our full duty to either home or church without first fulfilling the obligations of a citizen, the chief est ol which is to 'vote with conscien tious discrimination, " . GILBKRT T. STEPHENSON. , Warren Place, Pendleton, N, C Octo ber ,14,49,1V., .. , ... . ;': -"r;y ' ' ' i'V' ,'fl'-: .;V.: Will Cast His First Vote for Party of "r ;:, . Clean Record. r'l shall cast my first vote for the nominees ot the Democratic party, be cause I observe tbat under that party the State has been given a clean, hon est,, progressive and economical ad ministration of its. affairs the maxi mum ot good government at the mini mum cost Under Its management the education of the people has been great ly advanced; and agriculture, manufacturing,- banking, and all branches of Industry have progressed, with rapid stride., i-i f-y-..l.-j : '- vf';.'':r.r t . I am a National Democrat because I am utterly opposed to a protective tariff, the cardinal principle of the Republican-party. It Is wrong in prin ciple and nefarious in practice. , The extravagance in the adminis tration of the National Government by the Republican party has ' become alarming. I shall vote, therefore, the Democratic ticket. : -- r Very truly yours, , "Si ;.. .JOHN HALL MANNING." Durham, N. C. ' Nails - His Colors to the Mast of the ' i . Old Ship. ' Those of us who are, as yet young, restless, buoyant and ambitious are too apt to be attracted by the shouts at the enemy In other sections of the country and thus forget the traditions of our wn--too apt to forget the vir tues and services of the old, the true and .the tried, and in our eagerness and inexperience seize the fallacies ot the new mistaking policy for principle and enthusiasm tor conviction. Twice has the-Democratic party in North Carolina been dethroned, only to be recalled each time by the intelligence and manhood of the State to take up the work where It left off and again deliver the government back into the hands of the people. iNo political party can fall to com mand- the Intelligence and support of the people so long as it responds to popular wilL For this reason the iu tore ot the party is greater than ever before,-because of our enlarged and expanded life. It has the opportunity to respond to any demands that the fu ture may make upon it It will respond And herein lies the door of opportu nity.. Believing in its honesty, Integ rity and principles, 1 count myself as one of those- of the younger set who nails his colors to the mast ot the old ship. . - Raleigh, N. C. , W. R. edmunub. Youna Men Take Deep and Active - . , 1 Interest c The most convincing and inspiring evidence ot the perpetuity and immor tality of the Democratic, party is mani fested by the deep and active interest the young men of North. Carolina are taking in politics this year. 11 a cen sus could be taken of toe higher insti tutions ot learning In North Carolina relative to Unpolitical affiliations ot the student bodies, at least 80 per cent of the young men and 99 per cent ot the young ladies would peciare them selves Democrats. Two years ago, as State organizer of Democratic clubs, ascertained the significant tact tnat the future leaders in thought and ac tion in North Carolina were Demo crats. -"At one college we organised Democratic 'club ot 325 from a stu dent body of less than 400 young men. In a few years these young men will be the'leaders in North Carolina lead ers in church, finance, business,-poli tics and every occupation. Shelby. , O. MAX. GARDNER, Party . of Progress Against Party , of . - j.. . Plunder. . It is Imperative that the future, ot this State shall be as wormy as its past that its ideals shall be as lofty, that its honor shall be as untarnished, that its material progress shall be- more marked; that white supremacy shall not be compromised, that the people shall rule, that equal rights to all and special privileges to none be a fact and not a fiction,, that the great achievement and tha blood shed by our forefathers shall not have been in vain, that - educational advancement shall be guaranteed and Jusilce main talned: and these things can oniy oe accomplished through the Democratic party.' - . W ALT hilt ULAlUi, jr. Forthe Goodofthe Stats and Himself. What man has the Republican party nroduced in this State thst a young man eould deal re to emulate?. I have yet to hear of him.- -. I tase It. inereiore. inai iur tae wu ot the State and for himself each young man should assume the harness in the ranks of Democracy ana strive to the utmost, of his ability for the continued success of that, party . with record, so spotless and of .which it is Justly so proud. t , , - . , Kespecuuiiy, . ' . v W. M. BOND, Jtt. '" !? Cant Convince the People. I am persuaded that In this hour of their undoing. the " hired .hands of trusts and, monopolies and the. walk- Ins- delegates ot the Carpet-Bag Bona Collection' Agency will find it hard -to make the. people believe that laws mada hr tha Republican party, at -the suggestion and - In the Interest ot trusts, art really tor the best inter- ests of the people whom they plunder. ; , E. D. BKUAlMiUKST, .. Greensboro,- N. C -. Retire the political fakirs. HallRbilrv Postl s . "v- The Wilmington Star most correctly and wisely observes that '.'about the best thing this country could do at this time. Is to overwhelmingly retire all political radicals and extremists. The problems which we- already have to settle are enough - to employ all the common sense left In the country witn- out.snrlnrinBTiew political discoveries that add to the contusion already exist ing," . .'' 1 ' JEFFERSON ON ROTATION V- i . OFFICE. . IN Richmond Times-Dispatch. ' was bees ft common aiitrtiQB on the part of some of our contemporaries who favor the four proposed amend ments to the Virginia Constitution that the theory of rotation la office Is un democratic and un-Jeffersonian. No more erroneous argument could have been set up, for those who are familiar with the writings which reveal the political ideas of the master-statesman of Montlcello know full- well that the plrit of this theory is breathed throughout the length and breadth of the thoughts of Mr. Jefferson, ' Of the many principles which he wished Im bedded In the Constitution; there were few upon which he was more insistent than this principle of - rotation In of fice, which he thus defined: "By the term rotation in. office, we mean an obligation on the ho.uer of that office to go out at a certain period."; Always the champion - of popular liberty, Mr. 'Jefferson . realized that the long continuation in office of an officer entrusted with power affecting the liberty of the people tended to the re-establishment of despotic and un democratic power In the guise of dem ocratic government In letter after letter he stressed this fear, for with him this fear was ever present Trust ing the people and defending their rights as tew men in the history of the world have done, he nevertheless knew, that there was a danger that through the Instrumentalities of gov ernment which the people had them selves created, office-holders might ob tain undue power and influence. In. these days, when the danger seems less apparent the cry is: "Why put a good man out of office? - Why not let him serve as long as we wish him to?" - Such a plea, on first thought seems sound; yet it is not Mr. Jef ferson, realized, the danger that lies in such a condition.: He believed that in cases of this nature there should be some limit to popular action based on popular confidence. With all his trust In the people, he knew that In certain contingencies they must be so guarded as notr to injjure themselves by too liberal grant of power to a single offi cer,, a Mr. Jefferson lived' in the days when great Indeed, was the menace of the monarchical system, hut with that prophetic foresight that always char acterized his thought, he realized that there might come a day when there would seem to be no difficulties and no dangers to Justify the continuation of the principle of rotation In office. In letter to Colonel carrlngton, writ ten on May 27, 1788, he said: "The natural progress of things is for lib erty to yield and government to gain ground. Our ' Jealousy is only put to sleep by the unlimited confidence we all Tepose." . Limited tenure of office was one of the strong principles tor which Jef ferson stood. In a letter written in 1801, he said: "If a due participation of office is a matter ot right how are vacancies to be obtained? Those by death are few; by resignation, none." He did not. believe in simply going through the formality of ' putting a man Out of office and letting the people re-elect him forthwith; he believed that some other man had the right to hold the office, and in due time, like wise, give way to another. ' The principle of rotation in-office is as sound today as it was when Mr Jefferson fought for iu Urged by e popular demand to enter upon a third term ot the presidencyat a time when bis ability and experience would have been of great servicje to the nation In another term, he was emphatic In his declination, repeating, therein his ad herence to his belief Nn rotation in office and in the prevention of one- man power. The . question before the people of Virginian today is thesame as that which was before the nation in the day of Mr, Jefferson; the difference Is that ft is a question of lesser scale. The principle is Just as applicable as it ever was. No matter how far we may be removed from the shadow of the scepter, there Is always danger in a Democratic country and state that the office-holder may obtain undue power by undue continuation in office. The tendency is -toward ,tue centralization of power; in other words in govern ment - as opposed to the individual, Though generations have Journeyed to death Since he said it, the words of Mr. Jefferson are as, true and appllca ble today as they were in 1788: The' natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." These proposed amendments giving unlimited tenure ot office to treasurers and commissioners of the' revenue are In direct violation of the principle of rotation in office ;they are undemo cratic;-they place "government" above the "liberty" of the individual, wnat would Jefferson have thought of an office-holders' trust? Does any one deny for a moment that against it he would have thundered his most deter mined Invective and vent every energy to Its destruction? These are not the days of Jefferson; but the principles for which he bat tled are as vital today as they were then. Are they to be forgotten now? . FACTS ABOUT WATER. Charlotte Chronicle. Baltimore is agitating the water supply question and The Sun Is in vestigating toe water supplies 01 va rious cities. Some interesting facts are being brought out For instance, New York has no filtration system. It has 17 lakes on its Croton watershed and these' act not only as impounding reservoirs, but settling basins as well, and the water, both by running in them and' by running in tributary streams to Croton Lake, receive in addition some aeration and purification by sun light ' It is a queer thing about drinking -water that if you have filtration you purify tne water to sucb an extent that you have to keep it covered and guarded from sunlight and. air to. keep it from spoiling. But II you nave. a raw or natural water, the way to puri ty it is to let tne air get to it let tne sun warm it' and blasts ot winter freeze it and then you must keep it on storage tor a time like wine. The New York plan of no filtration would not work In Charlotte, for Its one little old pond could not hold enough In storage for the- sunlight and aeration process of purification.' - But. the New York wa ter la well safeguarded. A body ot nine uniformed patrolmen enforce laws . against water pollution on the watershed and scientific men are al ways watching the conditions ot the yater.' -' - " . - "U " IT BEATS ALL",. , - -This Is booted from a letter of M, Stookwell, Hannibal; Mo. "I recently used Foley's Honey and Tar for - the first time. To say I am pleased does not half express my feelings. It beats all the -remedies I ever used. , I con tracted a bad cold and was threatened with pneumonia. The first doses gave great relief and one bottle completely cured me." contains no opiates Soudan' Pharmacy, -, " Q. K. Nl MOCKS, Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law. OFPICEK. of P. BUn.DINO. -' .'nrayettavillt, N. C. !t, 'Phone 229. ? V.C. BULLARD, Attorney and - Counsellor ' . . at Law, . Notary Public, Surveyor, Office K. of P. Bullrtlng, V FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. H. llcD. Robinson, Notary Public), Terry Lyon, ROBINSON & LYON, . ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. Offices: . National Bank Building, Fay ; ' ettevine, N. C. Special attention given to corpora tlon matters, collecting and conveyanc ing. Do a general practice. Prompt and exact ' I. BPRUNT NEWTON. If. W. HERRING NEWTON & HERRING, . Attorneys-at-Lew, Jno. A. Oatbs, Business Associate. Rooms a, 3 and 8, K. of P. Bldg., FAYETTEVILLE, N, C. Practice in all Courts, '' Special attention given to Collec tions. : . , Estates and Conveyancing. James C. HacRae, Fayettevllle, N. O Cameron F. MacRae, Wilmington, N. C. MacRAB & MacRAE, ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW, .. Offices Hinsdale Building, Fayettevllle. N. C. Specialties: Corporation, Real Estate and Commercial Lbw. General Practice In All Courts. Offices Fayettevllle, N. C, and Wil mington, N. C. W. W. BAKER, CIVIL ENGINEER. Land Surveying and Municipal En gineering, over 8huford, 4 Rogers Store, Fayettevllle, N. C. DR- E. J. CARSON, OSTEOPATHIC PHY8ICIAN. Office In residence 342 Oillespie Street 'Phone 160. Member Nprth Carolina Board Osteo pathic Examination and Registration. DR. IRENE THORNTON, Office 109 Green Street Hours: A. M. to 11 A. M 2 P. M. to i P. M, P. M. to 8 P. M. Office 'Phone 176; Rea.dence 102 Rowan Street 'Phone 367-L. Dr. A, 3. CROM ARTIE, DENTIST, Office In MacKethan Building, 102 1-2 Person Street Phone JJ8. Fayettevllle, N. C, B. Patterson, D. D. 8. l. H. Judd, O. O. a, Drs. Patterson & Judd, Offices 21S 1-2 Hay Street, ever Dunn A Co.'s 8tore, 'Phone 66. DR. W. A. RAY, DENTIST. rVghsmlth Building. 113 Green Street 'Phone 405. Oboe formerly occupied by Dr. John a. Hlghsmlth. MacKethan Ki- Trust Co. Markst 8quare, FAYETTEVILLE, N. C Rssl Estate bought and sold. Losns negotiated and guaranteed. Rents and Interest coll "c tea. Titles examined, conveyances made. Insurance premiums taken and loan.- made. ' E. R. MscKETHAN, Att'y. $300. Small uncleared farm Ralelgl Road. 11600. 60 acre Improved farm good buildings. $3000. 103 acre farm with Improve meats. $2000. 141 aero farm, mill and dwelling. $1600. (0 acre farm near Wade Sta tlon. - $1200. $360. $300 $160. . Street ' $126. House and Lot Person street. Houbs and Lot New Wharf House and Lot Broad street Lot West Rowan street Lot South Cool Spring street $260. $76. 26 acres Pearce's MilL 10 acres Liumberton Road. Lot Water street ; $60. $60 to $150. Suburban Lots, Fair ground Park, River View, Normal An nex.1 Normal Heights, Holt's Hill, Northwest Fayettevi'le, ayhOpe. : JAMES M. Prone 45. . ' LAMB SONS.. Fayettevllle. K. C ; ' . CARNATIONS. Our new Carnation house Is now fill ed and from now on we will be able to fill all orders for Carnations. HYACINTH8, TULIPS, Paper White Narcissus, Freestas, Ro man Hyaoinths, Chinese Sacred Llllles for early forcing; only one quality THE BEST. - REMEMBER: We are headquarters tor HEDGE PLANTS', Evergreens. Shrubbery, Rosea and everything for the pleasure grounds, CUT-FLOVYIrtl ALWAYS, FAYETTEVILLEfMBlE AND GRANITE WORKS. Strictly First-class Worlc. CALL AT MY YARD OR WRJTE FOR PRICE8. Respectfully, . E. L. REM8BURQ, PROPRIETOR, FAYETTEVILLE. N. C. IS Maxwell 8t Opposite F. I. L. I Armory. Our Own Brand t One Pound Boxes The best talc value we have ever offered PHONE 1. 25c. QM01US buisps Fresh Turnip Seed AT SEDBERRY'S , The -vnoSZ Store. bLLLHLHHbHLLHHHHsHbbHsIbVbsbbHRU Qualification tor compounding prescriptions comes by experi ence, careful training and the means for selecting drugs of the best quality. We invite your prescription trade. A. J. COOK & CO., Drussists and Pharmacists. Next to P. O. 'Phone 141. MaeKrtban'a on the Square. Society's Favorite Allegretti's Candies. Sold only by CO., The Leading Druggists, -j Agents for Allegretti's Candies. IF IT'S DRUGS YOU WANT GO TO Souders Just What the s ttie Doctor - Orders. OUR New- Taii Ms . ARE ON HAND. j We are better prepared NOW thatt ever to serve our patrons- iu every respect. - Don't forget our . Electric Pain Killer. IT 13 A SURE SrIOT FOR PAINS. Perry's Drugstore 114 Qllliipls trttt, HacKeman & The Prescription Store . r::;;t a r-!"1 fn3 psrmsnsrn njrr
Fayetteville Observer [Weekly, 1880-1919] (Fayetteville, N.C.)
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