Established 1899
We Have Bargains |
I In the following property
1 FOR SALE.
2 *i' -■ i. i #
| 1 lot on 12th st., 100x500, $650. J
1 house and lot in Highland, 11-4 miles from depot, $550
5 1 house and lot west of Ivev Mill, 11-4 miles from depot. §
f $B5O. - |
1 house and lot on Bth st., lot 100x175, 6 room house, 2
g barns, apple and pear trees, city water, a bargain at &
g $l7OO. |
e 1 tour room cottage, lot 100x293, 30 apple trees, $7OO.
k 1 house and lot on Bth st., loi 100x200, five room cottage,
g city and well water, price $1650. " 2
6 1 house and lot on corner 14:h st. and 14th ave., lot 151 x
% 320, 10 rooms and two story building, good orchard, city
jj water, $3500. J[
1 house and lot, seven room cottage, corner 20th. and
S 9th ave., will rent or sell, a bargain at $l5OO.
§ 2 farms adjoining each other, 5 miles south of Hildebran,
Farm No. 1, 20 acres in cultivation, 3 acres of bottom
$ land, 19 acres in line timber, 2 cottages on farm, good •
$ orchard, etc, price $5OO. ft
j 1 farm, 12 acres in cultivated, 23 acres timber, 50,000
a feet of merchantable timber and some second growth
g of pine timber, one cottage and a barn. $5OO.
« 1 fine suburban residence and truck farm, 41-8 miles of ®
o center of Hickory. This property can be bought at a
% bargain. *
g 1 farm 4 miles of Hickory, on Deal and Lenoir road, 57 §
acres .n cultivation, 18 acres in bottom land, 88 acres
in timber. 100,000 feet in merchantable timber, bal
w ance cord wood, 1 eight room and 1 four room cottage, jt
t2 barns, large orchard, land well watered. Price
s3ooo. ' 1
g 1 farm 1-2 mile from Hickory, 12 acres in cultivation, g
g 13 a€res in fire wood. 5 room house, cottage, splendid
§ orchard and barn-yard, $2OOO.
g Hickory insurance & Realty Go., |
| J. A. LENTZ, W. A. HALL, M. H. GROVES,
« President. Vice-President. Sec. Treas. £
jvSuable farms lor Sale jjj
5 47 ACRE FARM *
■H Five miles south, very near to churches, on Js
main public road, good orchard, assorted fruits, It
5| 5 room dwelling, good double bam, double crib,
buggy house, grainery. Price $1150.00. |jj
«5l _ 160 ACRE FARM g
5| Seventy acres of which is in woods, 12 acres of )l
5 good creek bottom, 6 room dwelling house,
C plenty out-buildings, another good 3 room dwel- I*
C ling house, all situated about four and a half fa
2 miles east. Price $4000.00
2| 84 ACRE FARM J|
EJ Good dwelling and out-buildings, plenty of 5
2* wood land, 12 miles north-east, on main public JS
gjj road, R. F. D. route Price $1300.00. IC
5j 42 Acre Farm near town, north side. JC
Z 21 Acre Farm on west side. J5
EJ 100 Acres, 12 miles north-west. Price $550.00 5
j5 50 Acres. Elegant home and farm, little way 3?
C outside. Price $4800.00. J?
| John E. Baithcock.|
1 The Value of a Dollar |
Is what you get when you trade at
® our store. - S
| IN FIRST-CLASS OOODS |
fWe sell Clothing 25 per cent, cheap
er than you can get it elsewhere. .®
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see us for bargains.
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§ HICKORY, N.C.
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THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 26,1908.
Ashley Home for Governor
His Record as Confederate Soldier Without a Blemish
A STERLING DEMOCRAT
\s Farmer and Business Man He Has Been Successful—Publu
Spirited and Patriotic, He Leads in All Progressive
Movements
To-tlit .Democrats of North Carolina.
Ashley Home, of this place is
a candidate for Governor, subject
to the action of the Democratic
State Convention.
I have known Mr. Horne all of
his life, and feel that it is not out
of place for me, of my own know
ledge to state what manner of
man he is. He is a native of
Johnson county; is sixty-five
years old; had*a common school
education, but in early manhood
volunteered as a private in the
Confederate army and following
,he fortune of the army of North
ern Virginia for four years, and
surrendered with it at Appomat
tox. His record as a soldier is
without blemish.
After the war he had neither
.he time nor ability to complete
nis education. Necessity required
him to go to work. The first
year after going home he culti
vated a crop, then clerked in a
store, and in 1867 began merch
andising for himself. He pros
pered, made friends of his cus
tomers, and many of the men
who began to trade with him
forty years ago are still his cus
tomers and friends.
As a farmer and business man
he has been successful and he
aas also embarked in ether lines
of business. Now he is regard
ed as one of the most successful
men in the State. While he has
other large lines and is engaged
in banking insurance, manufact
aring, merchandising, he is still
a large and active farmer. He is
not merely a farmer on paper,
out every day duriftg the crop
season a visitor would be apt to
find him in the field, actually car
rying on and suc
cessful farming operations. And
so well informed does he keep
nimself on market prices of farm
products, that many will recall
that during several recent years
he has published cotton letters
which have contained wholesome
advice to the farmers with re
gard to holding their cotton,
fnis advice has proved to be
well founded and there is no es
timating the money it saved the
farmers of the State and they
were not slow in expressing their
gratitude to him. In fact he is
on all business propositions a
very practical and wise counsel
or. I
He was one of the organizers
of the Cotton Growers' Associa
tion, and he has established
warehouses somewhat on the
line of the bonded warehouse
system now advocated by that
association.
He has always been a straight
regular and organization Demo
crat. He has voted the Demo
cratic tickets as thev were print
ed.
In the early 90's, when Popu
lism was making such headway
among the people, he opposed it,
but ne understood the hard con
ditions under which the farmers
were suffering; and, instead of
denouncing their movement as
many unwise men did, he treated
them with kindness and sym
cathy, dissuading them from
leaving the Democratic party,
but never denouncing them. In
the country immediately contigu
ous to Clayton, Populism never
made any headway, and one of
the reasons it made no headway,
was the wise and kindly manner
in which the farmers were treat
ed by Mr. Home and other
Democrats. After the fusion of
Populism and Republicanism car
' ried the Stave and when many
Democrats felt that it would be
best for us to make some ar
rangement with the Populists b>
which the State could be redeem
ed, Mr. Horne was outspoken ii
his denunciation of the move
ment. ,Six or eight years befori
he had been moderate and con
ciliatory in dealing with th(
Populists, for he understood the
burden under which the farmers
were then staggering. But ii
1898 he had no sympathy for an.
mo7ement looking to a fusioi
with Butler, Russeli, and Thomp
son. He was outspoken in de
nouncing any such proposition.
He came to the State Convened
in 1898 and threw his whole in
fluence in favor of a straight
fight.
If there is one idea in Mr.
Home's mind, or if there is ont
motive,in his life which pre
dominates over all otheiK, it it
his opposition and hatred of mo
nopolies and combines. He ha.
always stood for the individuaj
and in favor of the freest com
petition. He does not believe ii.
any law which gives one man ai
advantage over another, and he
oelieves that any agreement be
tween two or more men, or two
or more companies to restrict
competition, or to create a mo
nopoly, is a crime against humai.
rights and ought to be punishet
in the severest manner. He is a
practical trust fighter. Not a
trust-buster on paper, but a mai
who has systematically ant.
earnestly fought monopolies ii
the only way he found it practi
cable to fight them.
When the cotton-oil industr\
became important he was one oi
the men who organized the first
cotton-oil mill in Raleigh. Whei.
he ascertained that the American
Cotton Oil Company had obtain
ed control of that mill, he sold
every dollar of his stock and re
tired. When it appeared tha.
the fertilizer business was goin£
into the hands of large concerns,
he was one of the men who help
ed organize the Caraleigh Phos
phate and Fertilizer Works,
near the city of Raleigh. Pro
positions were made to buy that
mill out. Mr. Home opposed it
and offered to become responsi
ble for the future of the mill
himself provided it was kept in
dependent. A few years ago,
when it appeared that the Ameri
can Cotton Oil Company and the
Southern Cotton Oil Company
would control the cotton-seea
market of the South, and they
possibly might combine and regu-.
late prices, immediately Mr.
Home assisted in the building of
an independent mill at Clayton,
which mill is now owned anc
controlled by Clayton people and
run independently. It provides
an independent market for seed,
and furnishes independent of
other companies fertilizers.
He is president of Clayton
Cotton Mills. In 1902 manj
North Carolina mills favored go
ing into a combinatien, so as to
effect, it was said, large econ
omy. The proposition was made
to Mr. Home to have the Clayton
mills included in the merger.
-He declines to even submit the
proposition to the stockholders.
The fate of that merger justified
the wisdom of his course.
He was one of the first men
to advocate the formation of
home insurance companies, both
fire and life, and to the outflow
of North Carolina money fcr in
surance. He was one of the
early stockholders of the North
Carolina Home, and is an officer
md director in a number of suc
2essful life and fire companies.
One of the rules of his busi
ness life is to give preference
where practicable to do so, tc
ocal and independent companies
•ather than to foreign companies
)r large combinations of capital
\s far as it is possible to do so,
le taboos trusts and monopolies.
JVom the purchase of the oil
vhich lubricates his machinery
:o the placing of insurance upon
lis property he always gives the
to local dealers anc
independent companies.
Mr. Home is not identified
vith 'any particular faction oi
che party, He is neither con
servative nor radical, so-called
le is a Democrat plain. If elect
id to office, he will not endeavo>
so build up any faction, nor tc
create any personal following
1 >oking to his future
nent. He will be content to
serve the people in the office ol
jovernor for four years, and at
tle end of the term return to
private life. He wih not at
cempt to use the great office oi
jovernor as a stepping-stone tt
my higher honors.
Mr. Home will not make a
canvass of the State prior to the
Jonvention. If nominated, he
vvill take the stump and ably up
hold the Democratic cause. H(
tS able to make, and will make, a
strong and vigorous canvass, but
,ie will not expect busy people tc
;ome out and hear him speak
»vhen he is canvassing for him
self and not as the standard
bearer of his party,
Mr. Home's personal life is
vithout spot or blemish. Nc
person, however much he maj
iiffer with Mr. Home in politics
jr wiherwise, can be found whe
would impugn his personal honoi
or believe him guilty of an im
proper act. He has been a sobei
noral man all his life. He was &
;emperance man when tem
perance and prohibition were
lot popular. ~As far back as
1881 he voted for prohibition.
Je has always stood for
;emperance, for the home, the
school, and the church.
He has always been a progres
sive man: and, while by far the
largest tax-payer of his section,
ae has alwavs voted for special
saxes for schools and good roads,
and has favored everything that
promoted the welfare of his com
munity, regardless of its finan
cial effects upon him.
Mr. Home favors the strict en
forcement of the laws passed
oy the last General Assembly
regulating railroads and requir
ing them to give better service
at reduced' rates. He believes
in holding corporations to their
duty and within the law, and
doing this with a strong, bold
hand. He has always favored
strict regulation of corporations;
nas alwavs favored requiring
railroads to perform their duties
vigorously, and at the lowest
possible rates, and he never
rode a mile on a railroad pass,
believing that railroads should
serve and not boss. More than
thirty years ago when the rates
on cotton between Clayton and
Raleigh were tco high he organ
ized a wagon train and sent the
cotton through the country, unr
til the railroads, asked him to
name„ what he thought was a
fair rate. This he did, and this
rate between Clayton and Ral
eigh has never been exceeded.
He has always opposed the grant
ing of special favors to railroads.
In 1885 he was a member of the
Stat£ Senate. The Richmond
and Danville Railroad proposed
to build to Murphy, if the State
would donate free the use of
several hundred convicts. Mr.
Home was anxious as any to see
that work completed, but he
thought the Richmond and Dan
vilie was under obligations to
build it at its own expense. He
Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905.
voted against the donation of the
!onvicts and was one of the Sen
itors who signed a protest
against the measure.
This is, a brief account of Mr.
Home's life. He is in the ratfe
;o stay. He is encouraged by
promises of support from every
section of the State. We believe
le will be nominated.
In conclusion, I beg to say ii
/ou want to support a Confeder
tte soldier for Governor, Mr.
Home is the man. if you want
i successful business man and a
j «fe-long farmer, for the office,
Vlr. Home is the man. If you
vant a man who has been a con
sistent and life-long enemy of
:rust and combination, Mr. Home
s the man. If you want a man
vho has been a leader m the in
lustrial development of his sec
ion, Mr. Home is the man. If
/ou want a man who has always
stood for good roads, for temper
mce, education, and morality,
Vlr. Home is the man. If you
\vant a man for Governor who
will give his whole time to that
jffice and who will not aspire to
other positions, Mr. Home is the
man. If you want to support a
straight, fire-tried Democrat,
who has never turned either to
Jie right or the left, but who
has consistently fought the
party's battles for more than
forty years, Mr. Home is such a
man. If you want a man for
Governor who will fill the office
well, who has never done and
will never do an unworthy or
improper act, who will never do
anything that will require de
fense, apology, or explanation,
Ashley Horne is such a man.
J. T. ELLINGTON.
Clayton N. C.
This is what Hon. Jake Moore, State
Warden of Georgia, says of Kodol for
Dyspepsia: "E, C. DeWitt &Co„ Chic
ago, 111.-Dear Sirs-I have suffered more
than twenty years from indigestion.
About eighteen months ago I had
grown so much worse that I could not
ligest a crust of corn bread and could
aot retain anything on my stomach I
lost 25 lbs.; in fact I made up my mind
chat I coufd not live but a short time,
When a friend of mine recommended
cCodol. I consented to try it to please
aim and I was better in one day. I
aow weigh more than I ever did in my
life and am ic better health .than for
many years, Kodol did it. I keep a
oottle constantly, and write this hoping
that humanity will bfe benefitted. Yours
very truly, Jake C. Moor, Atlanta, Aug.
10, 1904." sold by C. M. Shuford,
and W. S. Martin & Co.
Mr. Brown —Is that dog of yours
smart? Mr." Ridge (proudly)— Smart?
Well, I should say so! I was going out
with him yesterday, and I stopped and
said, "Towser, we have forgotten
something!" And, bothered, if he
didn't sit and scratch his head
to see if he could think what it was.
«S Where the finest biscuit, Rj
TA cake, hot-breads, cruris lj|
lj or puddings are required
SJ is indispensable. |Jj|
fj 'ROYAIT !$
k\ BaKin# Powder tip
kul Absolutely Pure l^j
Wl Not only for rich or fine food ru
I*l or for special times or service.
« Royal is equally valuable in the Si
31 preparation of plain, substantial, |y
■ I every-day foods, for all occa- IV
la! sions. It makes the food more Aj
Ml ta&y, nutritious and wholesome.
| Mrs. Harry Thaw is engaging
jly frank at times, at all events.
She admits that Thaw was
crazy when he married her,
which is a matter that would
embarss some women, even if
they felt it to be true.
Harsh physics react, weaken the bow
els, cause chronic constipation. Doan's
Regulets operate easily, tone the stom
ach, cure constipation. 21 c. Ask your
| druggist for them.
I
| A Kansas hen has just laid her
1001 st egg. She deserves to be
i retired on a pension.
It coaxas back that well feeling,
healthy look, puts the sap of lite in
! your system, protects you from disease.
I Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea has no
equal as a spring tonic for the whole
family, 35c, Tea or Tablets.
E. B. Menzies.
The fellow who dosn't think
before he speaks might just as
well keep his mouth shut.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers, small,
safe, sure little liver pills. Sold by
C. M, Shuford and W. S. Martin.
A woman can't be expected to
know how to manage a thousand
until she has had least three.
GOOD FOR EVERYBODY.
~ Mr. Norman R. Coulter, a brominent
architect, in the"-- Delbert Building.
SanFran clsco says: "I fully endorse
all that has been said of Electric Bit
ters as a tonic medicine. It is good for
everybody. It corrects stomach, liver
and kidney disorders in a prompt and
efficient manner and builds up the sys
tem." Electric Bitters is the best
spring medicine ever sold over a drug
gist'r counter; as a blood purifier it is
unequaled. 50c. at C .M. Shuford E.
B. Menzie, W. S. Martin druggists.
"A fool and his money are
soon parted," quoted the Wise
Guy. "Yes, but they were luckjr
ever to have gotten together in
the first place," added the
Simple Mug.
Accidents will happen, but the best
regulated families keep Dr. Thomas'
Eclectric Oil for such emergencies. It
subdues the pain and heals the hurts*
Many a man treats his
friends in a bar-room better than
he treats his wife at home.
Be careful about that little cough.
Get something right away; some good
reliable remedy that will move the
bowels. Kennedy's Laxative Cough
Syrup acts gently yet proptly on the
bowels and allays inflammation at the
same time It is pleasent to take and it
especially recommended for children,
as it tastes nearly as good as ma pie
sugar. Sold by C. M. Shuford, W. S.
Martin & Co.
If your cup is small fill it to the
I brim. Make the most of your"
opportunities of honest work and
I pure pleasure.