The State Dispatch
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Tfce State Diipateh PabHslitng C,oiap*iiy,
^srliogtoB, N. C.
Or. J. A. Pickett, - - President
JOHN R. HOFFMAN,
Editor
tion deep in the hearts, of the 1 much to a hundred millions ol
Progressives it is not unnatural! people and that means so miaeh
that they should feel as they do to a party. Three months sho.H
toward the party that defrauded be given to the work, instead oi
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them of this victory.
But all this is history, it is
water over the dam. It cannot
turn a w^heel to-day. We must
I face what is, and not square our
selves to what might have been
or should have been. As a re
sult of the political unwisdom of
the Republican leaders, the Dem-,,
cratic party has swept into pow
er with a plurality bigger than
that ever received by any party
in the history of the country.
So strongly entrenched, as in
a fortress of Gibraltar, the dis-
lodgment of the Democratic
party looks to be a long way off,
excep t through a union of the
Republican and the Progressive
forces. There is one way that
this unicii might be effected.
Here it is:
Form a new party, a holding
party, to take over the Republican
and the Progressive parties, as
a holding company in the busi
ness wcrld takes over and con'
solidated competing concerns.
The Republican and the Pro
gressive parties, politically speak
ing, are emphatically competing
concerns, and in competition
with the big Democratic party
they are powerless.
The scheme of a holding party
as a means of getting the two
parties together makes an easy
way of approach, and one from
which the sting of prejudice on
either side is removed. Neither
party would go over to the other.
Both' would meet on neutral
ground.
Of coarse, this does not pre
suppose that the holding party
would continue merely as a hold
ing party, with the ReDublican
and Progressive parties' still
maintained as constituent
organizations. With the merging
of the latter into the holding
party, it would become a con
crete, closely amalamated polit
ical organization, quite as much
so as either party, is to-day. ’ As
independent entities, the ■ Re
publican pnd ProgressiTe parties
would disappear.
The scheme of the holding
party could be worked out in
some such way a3 this:
Let the voters of each party in
the several States call a con-
fei’eiice, a Statewide conference,
to discuss the plan and to ap-
i)oitit delegates to a national con-
ESntered a» 8t'eond'!la«B oaatter May
iO, li>08, at the post office at Burling
fcon. North Carolina, under the Aci ol
^njEPasri of March 3 1879.
Wednesday, Jan. 1S> 1913.
1 he Political Situatioa
The follov/ ing is a revision of
an editorial from the New York
Press:
What We are saying on this
polities 1 subject is wholly a
fuggeestior, r.othing more We
are throwing out the thought for
what it is worth, throwing it out
for consideration by those of the
Republican and Progressive par
ties to whom an efficient and
pov/erful coasolidated organiza
tion would mean more than party
prejudice, or prejudice in favor
of an empty party name.
Wilson was elected President
in November by a total vote of
6,303,063. The combined vote
of Roosevelt and Taft was 7,603,-
096, or a plurality over Wilson of
1,305,033. A combination of the
Republican and Progressive
parties if it could be brought
about, V ould make the consolidat-
organization the dominant polit
ical force in the country.
As independent 'parties, each
is in a hopeless .minority as com
pared with the Democratic party.
To continue as distinct entities
means to continue for an indefi
nite time in the minority trenches
perhaps for a very long time.
We say “perhaps.” because in
politics nothing is certain. The
drift of individuals from one to
the other of the minority parties
or from the majority party to one
or to both of the minority parties, | f fences. These State gatherings
may before th^ fxpiration of the’ conferences,
incoming admlnistrailon change I Each party would hold its own
of the relative position of ali. i con fere ncj made up of its own
It is not probable, however, that; Tbe national conference,
the enormous lead of the Demo-1 on the other hand, would consist
eraticparty over either the Re-'of {m equal number of delegates
publican or the Progressive party | from the two parties.
v,i:l disappear. The margin of| The work of the national con-j
v ( ; j i,/ two or one is far too great. ’ f^rence would be to get together i
q jick, sure way of over-■ on principles and policies, and:
conuii;^ the Den'rocratic supre- to select a name for the new I
macy v^ ould be through an alii-,'holding party. Such a conference j
ance of the Republican and the would have a very important and!
Progressive parties. Indeed, very far-reaching piece of work i
this is the only apparent way it on its hands. It should hax’e I
is likely to happen in the im- sufficient time for such an under-
mediutes or near futuure* But'tiking—weeks, or months, if
is it possible to bring about such I need be. It would not only ■
a union ? i embrace the problem of harmoniz-'
We don’t believe it is a ques-, ing but would have to workout,
tiO'H of either party going over to: policies and principles that would
the other. It is a practical cer-^'be Jrepresentative of the besti
tainty that the Progressives, thought of the day. I
with their numerical strength,! This conference might well,
as shown in the recent election take on the scope of a constitu-;
by a popular nriajority over the tional convention, such, forex-'
Republicans of 819,818, will not ample, as the recent constitu-,
go over to the Republican partv. tional convention of the State of
It looks to be about equally pro- Ohio. A thorough study by the'
bable that the Republican party conference of the problems of I
will not as a body come over to government, both State and na- i
the Progressives. Neither party tional, would be a businesslike
has anv iove for the other. In - way of arriving at a sound basis
deed, the Republicans are bitter' for amalarnation and for fixing:
against the Progressives for | npon the policies and principles
^splitting the party and relegat- : of the new party. I
ing it to third place in the pop-! The old way of writing a polit-
ular vote of the country. The ical platform amid the stress
Progressives are tqually bitter ct'jrm and farmoil of a national
against the Republicans. c mvention, when all is excite-
We claim, and with every iment, and interest is almost
evidence to sustain our 'claim, Uvholly centered on the nomina-
that if Mr. Roosevelt had been .tions, is ridiculous. There isn’t
placed in nomination at Chicago, a serious note in it; there isn’t a
a fractional part of three days,
as has been the custom.
It is a very big and tremendous
ly serious undertaking to write
with intelligence and broad
knowledge the platform of a
big, nation-wide political party.
It-is an instrument of statesman
ship, business, humanity and
uplift to tbe whole nation.
The platforms of the Repub-
1 can and the Progressive parties
are in many respects much the
same-. On economic politics they
substantially agree. The Pro
gressive platform is freer from
the slavery of tradition, and goes
further in the direction lof social
j ustice and industrial evolution.
Moreover, it urges many good
policies not covered by the Re
publican platform. But the di.f-
ference between the two would
not seem to be insperably great
if the representatives of each,
meeting ^on neutral ground,
.-.i’iouid try earnestly and honestly
to harmonize them.
Two-thirds of the voters |of
the Republican .party are as
advanced in ^heart andjfidea as
the more serious and substantial
men of the Progressive party.
These men officially Jin different
parties., see things in the same
way. Forming a decided ma
jority, as they do, of each party,
they should, in the interest of
efficient legislation for the com
mon good, get together under
one banner. Divided., as they
are, into two organizations, they
have no political power or gos’ern-
ment|influence.
“Ihe .Liberal party” would be
a very comprehensive and ap-
propririate name for the new
ho.ding party. It would be quite
in harmony with the spirit of
the day. It is a well-known
name for a political party. It
signifies an attitude that is
popular, a purpose to treat peo
ple and policies with liberal con
sideration.
. LOSE
MONEY
when you allow any of your
poultry to remain sick
a day.
They give you less results in beef,
pbrk, work, or eggs, when they are
not in perfect health. Take a little
interest in your own pocket book
and doctor them up with
Black'Ofaigti!
Stock and Pouitiy
Medicie
It will pay you to do this.
It has paid thousands of other
successful farmers and stock and
poultry raisers.
This famous remedy is not a
food, but a genuine, scientific med
icine prepared from medicinal herbs
and roots, acting on the liver, kid
neys, bowels and digestive organs.
Sold by all druggists, price 25
cents, 50 cents and $i. per can.
J^S*Write for valuable book; ' 'Success
Stock and Pouitry. " Sent free for a
fio-ital. Address Black-Draugtit Stock
liciae Co., CiiattaSoogi, Tttiiii.
B. A. Sellars & Son
Clearance Sale of Winter
he would BOW.: Ft^aid^i^t-^lect
of the United States, instead of
Wilson,
bit of common-.sense in J|;,;
Too much time1Ban^f%fe'givieti
con vie- , to a piece of work that means so
In pursuance of
OBr policy of not
carrying over any
goods to another
season, on any
pretext, we are
placing our entire
stock of Siiits, Ov
ercoats and separ
ate Pants on sale
at a great sacri-
25 to 33 per ceut one faiirth and one
third less than regular prices.
I
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m
fice.
Meii’s Soils & flvercoats
$10 00 and $11 00 Suits and
Overcoats now
at
S 7 50
$12 50 Suits and Overcoats
now at S 9 00
$14 00 and.Slo 00 Suits and
Overcoats now at $10 00
$17 50 to $2(‘ CO Suita and
Overcoots now at S14 00
All other Suits and Over
coats in stock proportionally
reduced.
325 Pairs Men’s kpar-
ole Fanis to Um out
at End of Ssisop Prices
$1 00. U 50, $2. $2 50. $.3,
$3 50, up. \ to i reduction.
Boys’ Siiits ^ Overcoats
It Cleaiaiicc Sale Prices.
■ Our inventory shows that
we have 250 of these left ia
all siaes 4 to 18 years.
Heavy wwl Suits:
;$2 00 _ _ - - _ worth $3. ©0
"2 50 ._ _worth 3:50
S 00 vs'orth 4 00
S 50 . worth 5 00
5 Ci(> ..worth T 50
219 Boys’ Knee Pants
ataharpe cut'jn prices.
Ail si-zes, 5 to IS yrs. Plain
Knickerbocker and Peg top
styles, 25c. 38c, 75c, 95c
and up.
6. A. Sellars & Son
Leading Clodiiers
ooj. North Carolina
9'.
I
350
Popuhur the World Ovw*
lU
We have Isehind 11$ U»c
biggest women's shod
tory in the wor!d-the h^e
Queen Qua% plant at
Boston. It’s capacity is
5,606i000 pairs a year.
And because this Iremen-*
dous factory can make fine
shoei cc»ioinically, we offer
the best shoe values in town;
A smaller factory simply can*t turn out the Queen
Quality grade at Queen Quality prices-$3^ to $5.00.
Foster Shoe Co.
lie
KS
TRUTH ABOUT
Our Prescripti on Departrncnv
i s j u s t wha t y ou sh ou 1 d k now,
\A'p till fvery doctor^s prescrip
tion wdtheinal ‘.^Tid with
the best drugs obtainable.
Give u« ycur business.
Burlinoton Drug Cl.
BUSi MD 6REEK
Undermuslins, GoWns, Com
binations, b kirts, Drdwers, Chernr
ices, Princess slips, etc., etc:,
Made From the Newest Models
Beautiful trimmings, originality
of design.
They Must be Seen to be Appre-
Quite a
jscip®®
Miss
junday at
)f friends.
I So patrj
bitizin that
Ln onion,
[by parcel
We are
■Mrs. Chas.
lat St Leos
|is not impi
It is aga|
I boose by
jman havel
(they can wi
We invite you to look over this unusual offering
of the highest grade Muslin Underwear manufactured
Every garment on sale is made of new stock, no
jobs nor old time garments. Jts a quality sale as
well. Take advantage of this sale.
It’s worth while buying NOW, even if only to
keep for next season.
In conjuoetion with this sale we are showing the
New Spring Line of “Royal Society” Embroideries
which are unusually attractive.
It will pay you to conie in.
Come early because the better garments go first.
Sale Commences Fri.. Jan. 17th
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