THE EXCHANGE
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TRELYON BROWNK, Owner and Editor
MAC CAMERON. Associate Editor.
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C, as Second Clas Matter.
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And ye shall be left few in num
ber, whereas ye were as the stars
of heaven for multitude ; because
thou wouldst not obey the voice of
the Lord thy God.-Deut. 28:62.
STILL SAYS THEY'LL QUIT.
Under the caption "Let's Be
Frank and Serviceable" The Wil
mington Dispatch says:
The esteemed Laurinburg Exchange
thinks that we "take too serious view
of the situation," in sounding a warn
ing that the Democratic party must be
progressive, or it will uisintegrate in
North Carolina, -and admonishes to
"tight inside the ranks for all needed
changes, but main' ain party loyalty.'
The Exchange also talks about threats
oi" quitting not winning favors for "pro
gressive measures or for those advocat
ing them." The Exchange evidently
duin't ponder over our editorial. We
did not advise quitt ing,but simply stated
a fact, by way of prophecy, supported
not only by signs, but what would real
ly be Democratic should the will of the
people, by trickery, not be a. lowed to
prevail. It would not be a case of leav
ing the party, but of the party (in name
only) leaving the people. A Democrat
is known by what he stands for and what
he does, or tries to do; not by a title.
Therefore, even should the bosses still
maintain the whip-hand and the pro
gressives rally together in another par
ty the latter would really be the Dem
ocratic party. We have the word of
many distinguished leaders, including
-President Wilson, that there are two
kinds of Democrats the standpatters,
or reactionary, and the progressives.
We may as well be frank about these
matters, and the way to fight within
the ranks, as The Exchance admon
ishes, is to do deal plainly, candidly with
conditions. Therefore it is maintaining
party loyalty to point out the pitfalls
and to try and keep the party away
from the dangerous spots. There has
been too much of this business of
"Don't disrupt the party" and "Be
loyal" that has been used as an anes
thetic or a blackjack. That is what has
got the party in its present plight. Pro
gressive measures do not want to win
favors. They stand upon their merits,
and they are part of the Democratic
doctrine. Those who stand against them
have got to win the favors of these
measures, and if a group of men insists
on keeping the door shut to them, they
will leave the measures and the party.
It is useless to contend that the Dem
ocratic party in North Carolina hasn't
got to enact progressi ve measures, head
ed by a Statewide primary, and it is the
greatest of party loyalty, it is the scrap
piest kind of fighting within the ranks,
for progressive Democrats to insist upon
such, and to be frank about what may
happen. It is common sense, that
makes for preservation of the party, to
point out where the Ice is thin, instead
of allowing the party to skate on it and
take the risk of being suddenly plunged
into the dark waters.
As we stated in our article, which
drew comment from our brother, there
is no necessity for failure on the part of
the party to be progressive. And nay,
it is not because The Dispatch takes too
serious a view, but because The Ex
change does not view the matter seri
ously enough. A party sometimes can
be controlled by bosses, but never prin
ciple. Narrowed down, if the esteemed
Exchange had so select between what
it stood for and a party what would it do?
From the above The Dispatch
appears to be even more seriously
impressed with the portentousi-
ness of progressivism than we
thought, but we still find no cause
for alarm. E very thing necessary
can be obtained inside the party.
More noise is being made than
the occasion justifies, and we are
unable' to discover the discontent!
among the "rank and file" that
is so much talked about. Lead
ers are often reviled as bosses by
those wish to become bosses. It's
mostly a case of the outs against
the ins, and a clamor is being
aised about "principle" when
policy" more accurately defines
the bone of contention.
We still think it is a mistake to
threaten to withdraw from the
party if one doesn't get all he
thinks he wants such a club will
not win favor, i. e., approba
tion (not favor-s, i. e., gifts, as
The Dispatch seems to have mis
read our word).
Viewing the matter as we do
an effort on the part of the "outs"
to get in on a wave of self-created
and personally-conducted enthus
iasmwe find nothing in the sit
uation to cause excitement as to
disintegration of the Democratic
party, and we expect to be found
Jn it and standing for it long after
the present little hubbub has subsided.
The North Wilkesboro Hustler
says: ' 'We observe that the week
ly Laurinburg Exchange of
Scotland county charges one dol
lar and fifty cents in advance as
its yearly subscription. And it
is doubtless worth more." Thanks
Brother Pharr", for the kinij ex
pression; but we copy it mainly
to call attention to the mistake of
some publishers in trying to
"make both ends meet" at a dol
lar a year for their papers. Ma
terial and labor are oyer fifty per
cent higher than in the old dollar-a-year
days, therefore common
sense compels us to charge a le
gitimate price for the finished
product. " The farmer gets more
for his cotton and corn, and the
merchant charges us more for
rations and dry goods; hence we
are only keeping step with the
times. Even at $1.50 -there is
less profit than when prices in
general were much lower. It is
folly to sell a paper for less t lan
its production costs.
"The wish is father to the
thought" in certain minds in this
State as to the appointment of
Chief Justice Walter Clark to an
Associate Justiceship on the Fed
eral Supreme Court bench. His
present office would find many
anxious aspirants were he to be
promoted. But there's no likeli
hood of such an eventuality. His
age and the already large number
of Tar Heels at Mr. Wilson's pie
counter militate against the dis
tinguished jurist's preferment.
In the death of Rev. Mother
Theresa, which occurred in Ashe
ville last Monday, North Carolina
loses one of her noblest women
and most useful citizens. At the
head of the order 'of Sisters of
Mercy, she was ever the embodi
ment of that Christlike virtue,
ministering to all who came with
in the sphere of her useful activities.
Apparent prominence of some
political agitators in North Caro
lina consists in newspaper noto
riety. They make a noise about
something they declare the people
need, hoping to. land in office on
the puff of hot air they themselves
create.
Don't be fooled, stampeded,
dragooned or bulldozed by the
hysterical shrieks of calamity
howlers in or outside the State.
Although few in number they are
very, very noisy.
II
Those Congressmen (in both
houses) who voted to perpetuate
their mileage graft should never
again sit in judgment on others
accused of grafting.
One progressive plowman is
worth a carload of progressive
politicians.
wisdoFfrom WISEACRES.
An exchange inquires, "Is wo
man in rebellion against fash
ion ?" Maybe, but, frankly, we
don't expect it to amount to
much. - Raleigh News and Ob
server. Most of this talk about apolitical
bosses originates with politicians
who would like to have the job of
doing the bossing. Henderson
Gold Leaf.
Let parents encourage sons to
independent and new endeavor,
even if very humble in nature or
extent. Originators, far more
than mere helpers, make the com
munity prosper and grow rich.
Gastonia Gazette.
George Bailey, of the Houston
Post, has gotten off this : "Much
of the hard times of which peo
ple complain is due to the far
reaching unpopularity of hard
work." We think that George
speaks from the fullness of his
heart, as in his young days he set
type and fed presses for the
writer, in General Julian S. Carr's
big printing office in Durham.
Fayetteville Observer.
What's the use to sing the long
est doxology and go forth and
short-meter-each other on gab
and short - change, short-quart
and short-balance the whole
push ? Why should anybody sing
with the crowd one day and then
sting the crowd the next day 1
Why should men go up high on
their notes in church one day and
then fall down on their notes in
bank the next day ? Wilmington
Star.
Miss "Lottie Robbins of Wil-.
mington is a guest at the home of
Mr. Lamar Smith. .
Needn't Go to Hell on My Accsant.
There is an ugly kind of for
giveness in this world a kind of
hedge-hog fcrgivepess. ;shot out
like quills. Men and women take
one who they imagine has of.
fended, and set such an one down
before the blowpipe of their in
dignation and scorch him, and
when they have kneaded him
sufficiently with their fiery fists,
then they forgive him. Henry
Ward Beecher.
The above is clipped from last
week's Laurinburg Presbyterian 1
and it somehow brings to The
Exchange editor's mind an inci
dent that suggests brimstone as
an ingredient of a colored class
leader's forgiveness.
Uncle Ned was an old-time dar
key, with very rigid rules as to
honesty. "Mine"- and "thine"
were ever distinct in his daily
life; there was never any danger
of the dividing line being forgot
ten. His integrity was rugged,
and he was a valued adjunct in
the writer's office.
In the same town there dwelt
a colored shoemaker whose repu
tation was the opposite of Uncle
Ned's character. Indeed, the fre
quency with which the cobbler
reported to customers the "loss"
of shoes left with him to mend
caused suspicion that he was a
rogue. Uncle Ned had confirmed
his own suspicions by finding his
shoes on the cobbler's feet. Af
ter that there was a wide gulf be
tween the two men. However.
Rabb, the shoemaker, managed!
to keep up his amliation with the
same church in which Uncle Ned
was a leader, much to the latter's
disgust and indignation.
In course of time Rabb fell ill
and as his sickness progressed it
became quite serious.- At last
Uncle Ned received a visit from
a member of his church, when
this dialogue took place:
' "Uncle Ned," said the caller,
"how cum you ain't been to see
Brother Rabb enduring his sick
ness?" "I don't fellowship with rogues
and you niggers knows it," was
Uncle Ned's answer, given with
a snort of emphasis.
"But, Uncle Ned, he's power
ful sick and he's might low down
in spirit, and he ax me yistiddy
'bout allde brothers in de church
and speak 'specially 'bout you.
how you ain't been a-nigh hi:i.
all dis long spell."
I done told you my principles
bout that man," interrupted I
Hp Nprl - - -
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My Lawd! Uncle Ned, that
man's a-dying. Ain't you got no
sort of consolation to send him at
such a time?"
There was a moment's silence.
The imminence of the cobbler's
departure seemed a poser. Un
cle Ned scratched his white wool
for an instant, and then
"Tell Rabb he needn't go to
hell on my account. "
"Good Lawd! what sort of"
"That's all," Uncle Ned put in
in a tone of unmistakable finality.
He was honest even unto the part
ing of the ways 'twix life and
death, and would say no more
than he felt in his clean old heart.
Map of Postage Stamps.
John Fortune, a mail carriei of
this city, has completed a map of
the United States from postage
stamps. By using stamps of
various colors he separated the
original 13 colonies, also outlin
ing every State. The large
rivers are shown with orange
colored stamps. In the center
of the map is a great American
eagle with ' wings spread, the
olive branch and bundle of ar
rows clutched in its talons.
Above the eagle is worked out
the phrase "E pluribus unum."
The Great Lakes are shown and
the Canadian border is designat
ed with Canadian stamps.
The map is bordered with pic
tures of all the Presidents, the
likeness secured from stamps of
various designs. In the center of
the State of Virginia is a copy of
the Declaration of Independence
bordered with stamps of Wash
ington design.
. The stamps are pasted upon a
canvas, five, by nine feet, and
each one of tjiem has been trim
med, requiring great patience and
work. The number of stamps
used in making the map is known
only to Mr. Fortune, as it is his
intention to lease it to large stores
to be used as a basis for guessing
contests. Atchison, Kan., Dis
patch. 1
Lieut. Jasnis At AsfeenlSle.
Lieut. Alex L. James, Jr., of
the United States Army, son of
Mr. and Mrs, A. L. James of
Laurinburg, is located at tha
present at Ashevilie, , being one
the four officers in charge of
Camp Grove, a military instruc
tion camp of the WTar Depart
ment: This camp is one of four
that is, located, throughout the
United States.
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We have in oiir stock a few hundred pairs of
Oxfords for Men and Women, Boys and Girls that
we have decided to sell regard less of profit. All this
season's goods. The designs, shape and leather are
just what style and comfort require. Don't miss
this opportunity as the hot weather is not near over
and you will not have an opportunity soon to buy
Oxfords of such high quality at such low prices as
the following:
For Ladies a
$2.00 Patent Oxfords
2.50 " Button Oxfords
3.00 " Pumps
4.00 Tan Oxfords
f
4.00 Patent Oxfords
2.00 White
M
sses
$1.40
1.95
1.75
2.15
2.90
1.25
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tb-
'For Men and
Boys
$3.50 Button Oxfords
3.50 Lace
4.00 Button
4.00 Lace
6.00 Stetson ,
4.50 Crossett
66
66
66
66
66
$2,65
2.65
2.90
2.90
4.65
3.15
It will pay you to visit our store. For the next
15 days we hav some good values in all depart
ments that we are closing out regardless of profit.
1
Store
The Home Of Big Values
Laurinburg, N. C.
Had Narrow Escape.. 1
Mr. Roy Sutherland, who was
called from his post at the Lau
rinburg Oil Company's office to
take a temporary position as con
ductor on one of the Laurinburg
& Southern trains during the rush
of the cantaloupe season, had
quite a narrow escape from death
last Wednesday.
Mr. Sutherland was standing
on a box car which made up the
train, and being unused to this
rnwn from the car
by the impact of coupling cars,
moving cars. By a streak-of
good fortune his body bounded
from under the cars before he
was caught. In falling he sus
tained very painful bruises from
coming m contact with the iron
rail, but fortunately no bones
were broken. ...
JACKSON SPRINGS SPECIAL
Jackson Springs Hotel Leonard Tufts Lessee
Mrs. E. C, Bliss, Manager
The Norfolk Southern Railway has put on a
special passenger train between Aberdeen and
Jackson Springs, which meets all "Seaboard passen
ger trains.
The hotel has tennis courts, swimming pool, ten bath
houses equipped with shower baths, good boating, fishing,
fine orchestra and dance pavillion. 1500 miles of good auto
mobile road. Address
Jackson Springs Hotels
Jackson Springs, N. C.
u 80-31 . - " J