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PIIOTECTION I INDUSTRY I ENTERPRISE t PROSPERITY!
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HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, iSq8.
PRESIDENT MtKlNLEVS TRIUMPHANT
r 'TGUK'OPTUE SOUTH.
SVA'SHINUTOA LETI EU. its officials, by saying: "Nations as
well, as individuals most pass through
the period of minority. It was so with
this nation. See how closely our fore
fathers guar4e 1 the right of franchise,
constitutional lawyers agree that the
franchise is Hot a natural right, But a
legal gift. The natural rights are life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness,
jit. 1 .
Washington, Dec, 19th. Senator aMu lcaDn i-eneve mai it is an evil
Piatt, of Conn., never speaks1 unless M"1 lttrs ttUU bir,I,es LU utr
Coizrfff. Will Adjaurn lor th Customary
Christmai Htflijlay.
he has soihething to say. Consequent
ly, he always, gets the attention of his
colleagues when he. speaks, although
he is not an orator, in the general ac
ceptanc of ' the term. His strong
p'lint is facts, and he brought' Out an
unusual lot of them when he proceed
ed to demolish the things set up by
Senaior Vest in the name of an argu
ment in favor of his resolution', deelar
.irjg that this government had no con
htitutional right to acquire territory
exc-pt with the attention 'of admitting
it to tin Union as a state. lVIr. Piatt
,i:.:t ' it as plain as A, 15, C, that thi
government had a clear riirht to ac
; qui re territory to be disposed of inany
. manner it might see fit, and clinched
.it by showing that it had almost from
, the beginning of the government ex
eroised this right without question.
Republicans in Congress are de
lighted with President McKinley'H
triumphant tour of, the. South, and
.enthusiastically, endorse everything
.he -;iid about "expansion and the gov
; eminent caring for the Confederate
dead. The enthusiasm with which
'the President's straight-from the,
shoulder expansion talk ' was received
in the South was a pointer for some of
v the democratic anti expansionists that
, is being' carefully studied.
Mr. Hryan was not altogether satis
- hed with the results of his trip to
Washington. He did not find the
democratic response to his anti expan-
; sion key note all that he expected it
would be, Onfthe contrary, he was
plainly.told by. a number of democrat
ic Senators aud Representatives that
they could not endorse h'13 position,
and that their constituents would not.
If he had it to do over again, there is
I very little doubt that, Mr. Bryan would
be less emphatic in expressing his op
: positron to expansion, but as he has
fully committed himself, there is noth
ing left for him to do but to stand by
what lie said, and take the consequen
ces. ''.:
Strange as it may seem, there are
Senators and Representatives none
of them republicans, who oppose the
bill to increase the regular army to
! 100,0' 0 men, and to otherwise put it
, lip. im a modern basis. Some of 'these
men were very loud in their, com
plaints, because the'" organization" of
th aimy at the beginning of, the war
with Spain, was so inadequate to the
oeeaion that there was unavoidable
. delay' in getting the-army into light
ing condition. 'owr they want to
perpt tuate'the old and inadequate or
ganization, forgetting' the advice of
Washington "In time o.t Peace, pre
pare for war." Fortunately for the
eoiv.it ry, these obstructionists ere in
th 1 M'nority; their opposition may de
lay the increase, of .the army, but it
: cannot present it.
Congress .will this we -k adjourn for
the i !,-tomarv. Christmas' . recess
two weeks.. No time will really be
h -t ' y tlie recess, as all of the impor
tant vommittees will work right
T thr ugh it. The Anglo-American
(Commission has taken a .recess until
any people, and it is therefore our du
ty to extend the blessings of our civi
lization to all men capable of receiv
ing them."
The Sejnpte Committee on Foreign
Relations, -and the House Committee
on Territories are both at work upon
bills providing a government for Ha
waii, and present expectation is that
the bills will be reported early in Jan
uary, .. " . . . .
Judge T. (i, Beaseley, of Fayette
ville, Ga , is a representative intelli
gent Southerner. lie is now visiting
Washington, and among other inter
esting things, said: 'President Mc
Kin.ley has made himself so solid in
the South, especially in Georgia and
Alabama, 'that in the event of his re
nomination in 1900, he will get thous
ands of democratic Votes in those stat
es. His broad-gaged sentiments and
generosity hae captured our people.11
MCKINLEY LEADS IN SONGj vo"" 1 .la selfish truce.cf arm, but; your fellow citiei.. Cant, UonelL
one whose conditions pressagegood to J aui another distinguished Georgian,
humanity.
1
PERSONALLY
ATLANTA IN
The South Enthusiastically Deraonstratiye
t The President CTry Appcanmc.
r T'oso Who Endure-
The pains of rheumatism should be
reminded that a cure for this disease
may be found in Hood's Sarsaparilla.
The experience of thbse who have ta
ken Hood's Sarsaparilla for rneuma
tism, and have been completely and
permanently cured, prove the power
of this medicine to rout and ;conquer
this disease. Hood's Sarsaparilla "
the One True Blood Purifier and it
neutralizes the acid which causes, the
aches and pains of rheumatism. This
is why it absolutely cures when lini
ments and other outward applications
fail to give permanent relief. Be sure
to get Hood's. -
The domains secured an- the brilliant Gratiy, ince called from
L:D 8,oo PEOPLE IN 1 der the treatv vet to be acted unon ' th- fil.l f i., fiwirx- trl,. Uu..t
5INGIN0 AHERICA." bv the Senate came to us not the ! th'hifrht f M .ifnl n n .it w'mn
result of a crusade of conquest, bat j the whoie natiou could ill p re l.iia
as the reward of temperate, fearless t and sorrowed at his untimely death.
and faithful response to the call of j Then we were engaged la an econtmio
conscience, which could not-be disre- I discussion In which honest differences
Atlanta, Ga., Dec, 15. President j carded by a liberty loving and "hrls-M of opinion pre railed and heatrd dis-
McKinley received an ovation again I tian people. AVe htve so borne our-1 cushion ruled the hour, I do not for-
this afternoon when be stepped upon selves, in the conflict and In our inter- 1 eet that then, although advoc&tinir
cbure with the powers of the world a theory of taxation seemingly op-
as to escape complaint or complication posed the majority etihueut of.
and to give universal confidence of our your State and city, you accorded mo
high purpose, and unselfish sacrifices an Impartial hearing. Strjiiiwr as I
for a strngling people. was to all of you, yoa m.vle me feel Kt "
4tThe task is no: fulfilled. Indeeil, home, and from that hour Atlanta
it is only jufet begun. The most ri- won my heart.
ous work is still before i us. The glo 'The nation has been at war. It
ries of war cannot be dimmed, bui the was short but decisive! It has brought
result will be incomplete and unwor- new problems to the republic who
thy of us unless supplemented by vie- solution will tax the genius of our
tories, harder, possibly, to , win,' in p-?opie. United we will meet anil
their way no less indispenstble. solve them with honor to ourselves
American capacity has triumphed and to the lasting benefit of all xm-
oyerall the 4p-stJ Apparent dangers cerned. The war brought us together
have been averted or avoided, aud our audits settlement will keep us to-
own historv shows that Drocress has I gether. Reunited! Glorious rea lira-
come so naturally and steadily on the
heels of new and grave responsibili
ties that as we- look back upon the
acquisition of territory by our fathers
we are filled with wonder that auy
doubt could have existed or any ap-
first bars of the song were played he I prehension could have been felt for j tions and of all lovers of the republic.
led the singing in person and such a I the wisdom of their action or thei ca I 'Ueunited! One country again aud
hearty chorus as followed had proha-1 pacity to grapple with the then uu I one country forever! Proclaim It lrom
the platform in the auditorium in
Pieduiont Park. Nearly 8,000 persons
must have been packed in the ouild
ing, which fairly shook under the
mitrhtv shout that went up in the
greeting to the President," his .cabinet
and the country's famons fighting
men.' Through the scene that fol
lowed the President wore a pleased
smile, and with reason, for the demon
stration cave ample evidence that he
he had "caught' ou" with the South
and that the South was glad to see
hinA The exercise was opened with
prayer, but from the" close of ti e
prayer on there wa nothing but the
noisiest kind of enthusiasm whenever
opportunity offered. Secretary Alger
smarted the ball to rolling' by stepping
to the f rout of the platform and asking
the band to play "America" and the
audience to sing it. Then, the Presi
dtnt took charge of affairs and as the
tion! It expresses the thought of my
mind and the long deferred cocuui
mation of my heart's desire as I tand
in this presence. It Interprets th
hearty demonstration here witnel
and is the patriotic refrain of all ec-
"The republic is today larger, stron
ger and better prepared than ever be
fore for wise and profitable develop
ment in new directions and along new
lines, and if the minds of our own peo
pie are etiil disturbed by the perplex
ed and anxious doubts in which all of
Murphy Bulletin: Two gentlemen
have just arrived in our midst who
will most probably introduce a naw
industry which will likely result ex
ceedingly profitable to our. 1 people.
They are Itfessr?. Boixo and Quilichinr ,
of Marseilles, France. Th,ey want to
bly never been heard in Atlauta be- I tried and mighty problems.
fore. When trie President sat down
the audience yelled madly, and from
that time on the temperature of feel
ing in the great gathering rendered
useless the number of stoves which
were trying to keep the auditorium
warm. i
Col. Hemphill, Chairman ef the Ju
bilee Committee, addressed a general
welcome and congratulation, and in
troduced Gov. Candler, who recount
ed with great earnestness the reasons
which the United States have today
for confidence in the future. Col.
Hemphill introduced the President
amid a storm of cheers. The Presi
dent said: '
"I cannot withhold from this peo
pie my piofpund thanks for their
the press and "pulpit, teach it In the
schools, write It across the skies. The
world sees anti feels It; It cheers every
heart in North and South and bright
ens the life of every American home.
Let nothing ever strain it again. 'At
peace' with all the world and with
each other, what can stand In the
us have shared, and still share, the I pathway of our progress and prosper
genius of American civilization, will, 1 ity?n .
I believe, be found both original and
creative, and capable of subserving all
tha great interests which shall be con
fided to our keppiug. Forever In the
right, following the best impulses and
clinging to high purposes, using
Clarke Howell read a; set of resolu
tions which were pa ed unanimously
by the Legislature this afternoon,
which brought the diners to their feet
cheering. It was some minutes after
the reading of these resolutions before
properly and within right limits our the tumult subsided enough to allow
power and opportunities, honorable a speaker to be heard,
reward must inevitably follow. The Savannah, Ga., Dec. 15. Prepara-
outcome cannot be in doubt. We tions are perfect for a royal .welcome
hearty reception and the good will I could have avoided all the difficulties I to President McKinley. Thousands
which they have shown me every where I that lie across the pathway of the na- I of visitors are arriving here, having
purchase ivy and ivy roots" in lare aud in every v&y since I have been I tion if a few months ago we had cold- become interested in the utterances of
quantities and ship to France for man
ufacturiDg purposes. They will have
several points of operation in western
North Carolina.
their guest. ,1 thank them for the op
portunity which this occasion gives
me of meeting and greeting them, and
for the pleasure it affords me to par
ticipate with them in honoring the
The work of the. Comuii:ou
How To Find Out
Fill a bottle or common glass wiih
your . water and let it stand twenty
four hours: a sediment or settling in
dicates an unhealthy condition of the
kidneys; if it stains your linen it is
evidence of kidney trouble; too fre
quent desire to pass it or pain in the
back is also convincing proof that the
kidneys and bladder are out of order.
- What to Do. '
There is comfort in the knowledge
so often expressed, that Dr.- Kilmer's
Swamp-Uoot, the great kidney reme
dy fulfills every wish in curing rheu
matism, pain in the back, kidneys, V
liver, bladder and every part of the
urinary passages. 1 1 corrects inability
1 I to llfllil XV:ltfr nrnt cnnlrlinn nuin in
passing it, or bad effects followinc use
of lki.tior, wine or beer, and overcomes
that unpleasant necessity of being
compelled to xo often during the day,
and to get. up many times during the
niglw. i he mud and the extraordi-
army and the navy to whose achieve
ments we are indebted for one of the
most brilliant chapters of American
history. Parts of the countrv have
ly ignored the piteous appeals of the I the President at Atlanta regarding;
starving and oppresred inhabitants of I the South.
Cuba, If we had blinded ourselves
to the conditions so near our shores
and turned a deaf ear to our suffering
neighbors, the issue of territorial ex
pansion in the Antilles and the East
Indies would not have been raised.
Something to Know.
It may be worth something to know
that the very best medicine for restor
ing the tired out nervous system to a
healthy vigor is Electric Hitters. This
Hut could we have justified such a I medicine is purely vegetable, nets by
had their public thanksgivings and I course? Is there any one who would I giving tone to the nerve centres in tho
jubilees in honor of the historic events
of the past year, but nowhere has
there been greater rejoicing than
among people here, the representatives
of the South'. - I congratulate them
upon their accurate observations of
events, which enabled them to fix a
date which insured them the privilege
of being the first5 to celebrate the
signing of the treaty of peace by the
American and Spanish Commissioners.
'Under hostile fire on a foreign soil.
fighting in a common cause, the rurm-
t
orv of old disagreements has faded I
has Mot been progressing-very rapidly,
t !: te, and it i, uow practically cer
Uiivthat If -there, is a treaty at all, it
v i ' of include . commercial recipro-
I i Y h . 1 ) avid J. II ill, Assistant Secre
tar uf tate, delivered an interesting
nddr.
narv
civiliia-
vw the "expansion of
.it a banquet.' Ileferring to the
effect of Swamp-Root is soon
reaiizevl. It stauds the highest for its
wonderful en pes of the most distress
ing case. it; yoit. a medicine you
should have Ilia bW. At druggists
fifty cents or one dollar.
Yoia may liave a simple bottle and a
book that U , more about it, both
i-eut uosoiuieiy iree oy man. n you
send yoar ad !res-s to Dr. Kilmer t
Co.. Binghamton, .N. Y. When writ
ing bo sure fi.d mention that you read
this generous ofi?r in the Hicsohy
Prks.
. bout Catarrh.
tion
ti.;?ition in seme quarters to harp
on the word "iiiipWiaUsm." Mr. Hill
Kiih "A maliiiKnt lisjositioh could
not have selected a worse word than
imperialism. A Wtter word, which
express s the true condition, is expan
hion. It is not a new oneaud the idea
is not- novel. It has existed since the
iiici ptlon of nalionHl growth. Civili
rutiori mutt gx n until there is not
oie province, one isianil, one indivi
ual upon which its benign Ught does
not fad." lltt answt revl those who ar
gue that it would bmvioiatiou of the S.ir
Hjsttution for us to set up a form of : rich
government over any people, without j the tissues and 'relieves all th.
ii!lovri:ig them to choose its form as 1 agreeable sensation.
now declare another to have been the stomach, gently stimulates the Liver
better course? With less humanity and Kidneys, and aids the organs In
and less courage on our part, the throwing off impurities in the b!ocxl.
Spanish Hag instead of the Stars and Electric Hitters improves the apatite,
Strii es would still be floating at Ca- aids digebtiou, aud U prbnounced by
vite, at Ponce and at Santiago and those who have tried ..it as the very
a cli3iice in the race of life would he bet b!col purifier and nerve tonic,
wanting to millions of humau beings Try it. Sold for -VK"or 1.C0 ier bot-
who today call this nation noble, .i.d tie at Shwford Drug CV Drag Store.
who I trust will live to call it blessed
"Thus far we nave done our su
preme duty. Shall we now, when the
victory won in war is written in jbe
treaty of .'peace and the civilized world
I applauds and waits in expectation.
i ...
T:mbr
into history. From camp and cam
paigu there comes the magic healing turn timidly away from the duties im-
which haa closed ancient wounds and j po.sed uion the country by its own
.laced their scars. For the result ev- j great deeth? And when the mists
try American patriot will forever re- j
joice. It is no small indemnity for ;
the cost of the war. This government
has proved itself invincible in the
Extl.AEsrRlasixctln?
Merv Klrby and Ueid, of Marion,
have obtained a franchise and are pre
paring to put in uii independent tele
phone exchange iu Morguntou. Their
contract vrlth the towu provide for
It is caused by ix cold .or succession
or colds, co:ati:ie l with impure blood.'
Ijts symptoms are paixi in the head,
discharge from the nose, rii glag uiois
es iu the ears, is cu'reil b II-ooTjs"
S.irsapardia which purifies and on
es the blood. scothe'and rebuild
recent war, and out of it has come a
nation which will remain iediviible
fcreverSiiore, "So worthier' contribu
tions have been made in patriotism
and in men than by the people of
these Southern States. When at hit
the opportunity came they were eager
to meet it, and with promptness rt.--Kinded
to the call of country.. Under
the able : leadership of men dear to
them, who had marched with their
fathers under another flag, how fight'
iug undr thejoM flag again, they have
gloriously helped to defend its spotless
'fold. and added new lustre to its shi
ning stars. That fiag has been plant
ed hi two htmisphefes, and therejit
rtmains the symbol of liberty and law,
4 tfTl f-l
ui :eace - ana progre. n no . win
withdraw from the people over whom
it floats its protecticg folds. Who
will haul It down.
"The v.'ctorv we celebrate is not that
all ii'ght tervice and for rnr'nly ron
fadeaway end we se- with clearer nectiou with Marlon, Li't.oir and Hick-
viioi may we not go forth n-Joicing ory.
iu .-trexigth which h.s ben et!i Capitalists from Virginia and IHnnc-
Iloyed solely for humanity and ulway gota have been here this ek IntintV
been tempered with justice ana- mer- us the timber bind in tho South
cy, condent oi our acimv ,io meei i mountams bcinngiug to ilers. Atyer-
nethv aud MeuzicA. of Hick cry, anil
Harnhardt. of Ienoir.- The tract em
braces a great deal of fine timber. It
was at one time owned by en Ur.glish
cororatlon, which issued ileLcuture
bonds upon it to the amouut of. i'iV),
O.iO, it is iL Itfl present oMftters do
not value it that high, however.
Morgantcn Corre;cndence of Char
lotte OLfcerver-
exigeucies vhich await u-,' becaute
confident that our courto is. one of
duty and our cause that of right?'
The enthusiasm of the openng of
tlje meeting was renewed when the
President finished speaking and it was
coutinucue thereafter until h- and his
party arose to leave. After the
sjeecimu;ing . was
over the guests
die- f a ruler, a President or a Ccn-n sa.
1 m .-f th ixn! Th rva. r.-e hriv ' f rt v!H w.Us
and the audience went In a uiaM to
the public reception at the Executive
Mansion. 1 tie reception was a gena- Skw stra ialm.
ine crush. GastoiiU Gazette.
lanquct trdertd the PrcId.nt at J . , m '
night. In re-i.vng to the toa,r, j tar b ft tat-- It i CKt-l that
"Our Country' be" mule one of the there wa once a fallow tJo
nost stirring peech-. thcugti a j 1 jwtil tLt if he owned . Loth Texas
short one, of the trip. He said: j au,j a ct rtafn other locality which we
I am no: a stranger to your trpi- j d not axre to nme, Le ould live la
tality. Vcu Lave always given me a j the other pbrc and rent cut T.x.
court eon- am: cordial recepttou. iiy wonjer ;i lie won t panluh a revhed
but c-i.the ieonle.
under the auvIres of tdilija at hi! c-vx-ucmic opinion!
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