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THE LIBERTY REGISTER.
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VOL. II LIBERTY, N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE aa, 1900 NO 25
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VAU. .WIO III C OCrWl III XllWljli
ester; Vsaid that he had . heard
a great deal about; the Phillipines
since he came home. Well, the
people have said all the time that
he did not .know anything about
If. ' .
The trouble in St Louis is still
absorbing the .attentioiv of the
public. The situation is very
much strained. Thacompanyts
losing as much as 30.000 dol
lars per day. The amount of
wages lost to the men is im
mense. Such thing are deplora
ble, and it would be better if
they could be avoided. Perhaps
both parties are a little toostub
born.
Republicans, he is wrong. We
are strictly independent, but
have opened our. columns to both
sides. ! ,
We are not responsible for the
views of other people. We are
not the tail to any man's kite.
We will speak out in meetn when
ever we think the meetin is not
right.
Roberts is said to be negotia
ting terms, of surrender with
Kruger and Botha through their
wives.
r Oiis says that the intelligent
men do not want the United
States to withdraw from the
Philipines. Therefore Aguinal
v do, Bryan, Hoar, arid hundreds
)f thousands of others are notin-
telligent.
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A triumph was accorded Gen.
Otis" at Rochester on the 15th.
Jt oulv cost Uncle Sam .$100,000.
This sort of expenses looks like
pure extravagances. Messrs.
, Otis, Dewey and others were in
the employ of. the government,
( ; and got their pay, which : they
deserved for' duty done. They
are not entitled to any more.
When a farmer hires a man and
navs him he -is not expected jto
prepare at great cost a banquet
after. We believe in giving hon
; or to whom honor is due, and i f
jpeople want a big day anl want
The war is over in the Philli
pines, that is, it is over on the
other side of the Pacific ocean.
Hotel keepers are reaping the
harvest of dollars this week.
As the campaign progresses
we hear more and more appeals
made to the passions of men in
stead of a fair presentation of
arguments. We advise our pa
trons to pay no attention to such
appeals. If a man wants to pre
sent arguments let him do so,
and listen to him. v But when he
begins to be abusive let the in
terview come to an end. If a
question has no merits it is un
worthy your, notice. Deal with
all men in such a manner that
they will ; acknowledge you as a
ream 1 am an
In an editorial in the 'Union
Republican, " of Winston, last
week, the editor - accuses the
Register of being a Democratic
paper. If the Republican means
that independence is democracy,
it is right,.. If itNmaehs that we
are democratic as opposing the
England. is very much busy at
this time. Johannesburg, Pre
toria, Pekin, where next?
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Candidates are in evidence.
We wish for more heroes of 4
the Schley type. Admiring
friends insist on him allowing
his name to be used jri the com
ing convention, he replies in the
followiug letter:
"I know nothing of politics or
of political life, and un
der no circumstances would I
allow the use of my name before
a p)litical convention for any of-
iice. I have passed the age
when presidential and other bees
T 1 i . IS
worry me. i Know norning oi
the duties of any political office,
and. am fully contentto live the
years left me in quiet retire-
ment from the turmoil of any of
fice. 1 am resolved irrevocably .
not to accept any ofiice, should it
be tendered, and in my ab
sence, if elected, I would not
served.
Dewey must be trying to slip
upon the con vention easylike he
di the Spaniards at Manilla.
He is so quiet.
:v.
We are about to come to a point :
that will test the ability of our
statesmen to keep out of entang
ling alliance with the European
powers over the Chinese situa
tion.. . , . , : . ,
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