THL MONROE JOURNAL
rounded la 1894 by the present
wners and publishers, G. M. and
R. F. Beasley.
Published Each TueMlaj and Friday.
ft. (Ml er frr.
Ta Journal Building, corner of
Jt'ffton and Beasley Street.
Ti-lciihone N. 10.
Tl rxIUY. JI NK. UUI.
IU- hiiiv l t'ome oil the Fourth.
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In hehalf of the committee huh
is wo. king hard to prepare a day of
fine amusement, and in behalf of the
people of Monroe who contribute the
ovr.or.i mnnpv. The Journal extends
a most cordial invitation to the pt
pie of Union and surrounding cou
ties to r.ieet with us on next Sat
day. the Fourth of July, and enj
the dav. Theso Katheriru nr? sul
for the purpose of social enjoyment.
and aiford a fine opportunity for the
reople to meet together on a large
Ki ai and touch elbows. No one
should stay away simply because
may not be Interested in the amuse
ment feature or the rrogram. The
mere n atter of meeting tn large
numbers, forgetting care, relaxing
from labor, shaking hands with old
friends and new, seeing acquaint
ances from afar, and watching others
enjoy themselves, is really the largest
part of the pleasure of the day.
Vhil we cannot promise any spec-ta-ui;ir
battles in midair between fly
ing m.i.bines and such like, we can
guarantee a day of good home-made
amusements that will repay all.
Come and help us enjoy the day.
It- form in Legal Procedure.
Th North Carolina I?ar Associa
tion in session at Wrightsville this
e. u In l.i address yesterday, Mr.
T!l-.- L. Rollins of Ashevilie. the
prfsidt !it. made an important recom
nici w :. It is that the law of r-ciuiri'i.-
ur.aniinous verdicts by Juries
in ci; .1 cases be abolished, and in
stead ;o require only three-fourths,
or even a majority of the jurors to
tir'e. This law is now in force in
sever; 1 St.ues and Mr. Rollins says
that the result has been to expedite
the triil of causes anil to save great
time ai'.'! expense. It is time for
something to be done to facilitate the
trial oi' c.i-es and to make Justice less
of a hit ami miss affair. Today Judge
Clark will speak on "Reform in Ji
ili' 1,1 i'toi e.luie."
The l.t ft-llamled Marriage,
In i 'it.neitioii with the murder of
th Ati !. duke of Austria and his
"iiioiy ii. tic wife," it Is interesting to
know j -st what the latter term
means. Tiie custom of morgantic
marriage, sometimes more commonly
expressed as left handed marriage,
exists among the royalty and nobili
ty of some of the European states,
but not in England. It Is a marriage
in which a male heir to a throne of
lesser titles marries a woman of low
er rank, and by the contract of which
marriage the wife does not acquire
the titles of her husband or succeed
to any property or privilege which he
inherets in the title. The children
of such marriage are legitimate, but
do not Inherit the rank or privileges
of the father. The redeeming fea
ture of the custom Is the fact that no
other marriage can be contracted
while It is In force, and it perhaps af
fords an opportunity for real love
marriages, in a case a tilled gentle
man Is willing to renounce the suc
cession iu behalf of the love of a wo
man of less rank than himself. This
seems to be one of the Iron clad pro
visions thought to be necessary to
insure that no blood of less rank than
the established ones shall creep into
the ruling families.
Sentiment Among the F.ditors.
Last week while the North Caroli
na editors were in session at
Wrightsville Ileach discussing ways
and means of carrying on the many
good things now afoot in North Car
olina, President Wilson received a
number of the Virginia editors at the
Wkite House and to them, but really
Fpeaking to the whole Nation, said
that there would be no hesitation in
legislation till the anti-trust bills had
been put upon the statute books. He
said that some Intrests had manufac
tured a scare for the purposeof stav
ing off if possibfe any further legis
lation. Similar Influences had cried
out against the reduction of the tar
iff, which was no sooner accomplish
ed than it was seen by all to be a
good this, and ssralnst the currency
bill, which the banks strongly op
posed, but which they now hail as a
great and proper measure. The Pres
ident said that he and his advisers
knew exactly what they were doing,
and because they did know, they
would not hesitate. It l not remark
able that the President of the United
States found It most appropriate to
select a bunch of editors to make
such a talk to, because he recognizes
that as a general rule the editors are
the men who are least Influenced by
elfish motives and are oftenest those
who can take the most disinterested
view of public questions from the
general standpoint of the public wel
fare.
At Wrightsville the North Carolina
editors took up their time tn discuss
ing all manner of public question,
and things that relate to the vital in
terest of the people. It was an in
spiring meeting, because one of hope
fulness, and one in which the note
of progres was dominant. There is
this difference between a meeting of
editor and that of any other class
when the bankers meet they talk of
things more particularly interesting
to bankers: lawyers discuss law; doc
tors till recently discussed strictly
professional subjects, though they
are now broadening out into general
welfare subjects. The editors talk
about the questions that concern ev
erybody. From the opening address
of the president. Mr. Clarence Poe, in
which he declared that the editor
must be a crusader, to the last thing
on the program, the editors were con
cemed about the thine that make
for the real progress, the uplift, and
detelopiuent of the people of the
State. Better health conditions, bet
ter farming, better business, better
laws, better politics, better schools,
better newspapers, better everything,
was the note at this convention.
Wilmington and its environment
has become one of the most delight
ful localities in North Carolina. This
writer has known Wilmington since
the days when the little niggers and
billie goats did not hesitate to block
the traffic of the old horse car line
that served the city, and when the
cows and the pine rooters prominad
ed at will upon the public streets.
Though not old, we remember well
when there was scarcely a house from
Ninth street to Wrightsville, when
there was not a foot of improved
road In the county except the shell
road to the sound, and when the
streets were half knee deep in sand,
except a few of those in the business
section, which were paved with rough
cobble stones. All that In gone.
Fine streets and sidewalks are sup
plemented by fine roads all over the
county, and the most beautiful su
burbs have taken the place of barren
fields of wire grass and scrub oaks.
The possibilities of the city and sec
tion are past imagining, and if the
whole population would live up to
the enthusiasm, unanimity and enter
prise of the newspaper boys w ho did
the honors of the occasion, these
ideals would be rapidly realized.
Wilmington ought to be the biggest,
cleanest, and In every way the
best city in North Carolina. A
lamer vision, a more unanimity of
spirit, and a little more public en
terprise are all that are lackim;.
Ti!K PKFv U Till: TYIIAWY
OF THE STATUS Ol O.
Told the Truth.
We have some Democrats in North
Carolina who will not swear that
whatever the party does is right. Mr.
Kolmid Heasley is one of them. Here
Is what he said at the press con
vention: "One had to look behind the
little bosses to see the big bosses."
He said the platform committee of
the state convention had shown no
more progress than did Louis Hih
and that the committee had left to
Individuals the light for civic and
legislative reforms when the con
vention should have blazed the way.
Catawba County News.
A Meaty .Mutter.
Among many excellent things In
yesterday's News, two articles es
pecially will be found worth reading
and pondering. There was Mr.
Heasley"s oration to the editors at
Wrightsville on "The Tyranny of
Status Quo." a maety matter. prv
sented in a delightful manner. And
there was Attoney General liickett's
address to the same body, on the
constitutional amendments. That
governmental machinery admirably
adapted to the conditions that pre
vailed at the time of its installation,
said he, is utterly inadequate to the
needs of the present hour. "Howev
er useful a Washington hand press
may have been in its day, it would be
Junk in the office of a modern dally."
Greensboro News.
Applause Followed.
The addresses of Poe, Rountree,
London, Butler, Graham, Beasley and
Hickett were heard with noticeable
pleasure by the full membership.
Applause instantly followed the de
livery of Mr. Ileasley's address, he
declared as did the Daily News today
that one had to look behind the
little bosses to discover the big boss
es. He said the platform committee
of t lie last state convention had
shown no more progress than did
Louis It find intimated that there
had been a frameup by the machine
politicians and said the committee
had left to individuals the light for
civic and legislative reforms when
the convention should have blazed
the way. Special to Greensboro
News.
Timely Suggestions.
Mr. H. F. Beasley, of the Monroe
Journal, one of the bralry men of the
State, In an address befoie the Edito
rial Association the other day said:
In our State we have consigned to
the keeping of one political party
the welfare of a whole people throb
bing with new and generous Impul
ses, aglow with radiant hopes, touch
ed with the spirit of prpgress, and
craving as never before a wise and
righteous leadership. This party can
not prove worthy of Its great trust by
standing still. It cannot satisfy the
conscience nor challenge the Intell-
gence of a noble people by dodging
Issues nor hiding behind the fallacy
of letting well enough alone. It can
not fill a great mission by mistaking
Itself as an end Instead ef as an in
strument. Its leaders will betray the
principles of a party and a greater
people If they think and act In terms
ef power rather than in terms of ser
vice. The Democratic party is today
on the danger line. Remember that
those of us who sound a warning
speak not in hostility, but in love,
not In criticism merely, but in friend
ship. We must face the stern truth
that no party can sacrifice obligation
for even party welfare. Individual
office holding and party power are
not the materials upon which faith
and fidelity long survive, and we do
not have to go back three years In
history to learn that though a party
may seem impregnable, it can, when
drunk with power and deadened to
obligation, be wiped off the political
map in a twinkling.-. Salisbury Post.
The Pres and the People.
If the press voices the sentiments
of the people of all sections of North
Carolina, it is plain that they are
overwhelmingly in favor of a real
State-wide primary and the constitu
tional amendments submitted to the
people for their adoption at the No
vember elections. We are judging by
the sentiment which pervaih r
members of the North Carolina Press
Association who have been attending
the annual convention of the associa
tion this week at Wrightsville Beach.
We doubt whj-h-r the"; is itny
sentiment to the contrary among the
State's Democratic editors, but if
there was it must have been ef
fectually removed by 'the double
header addresses Wednesday night
in the Oceanic Hotel auditorium w hen
the speakers were Editor R. F. Beas
ley of Th .'lonioe Journ.tl and the
Hon. T. W. Blrkett, attorney general
of the State.
The Monroe editor preceeded At
torney General Hickett with an ad
dress on "The Tyranny of the Status
Quo." In the editor's address there
was a masterful presentation of his
views on modern progressive political
principles, ami there was not only
the expression of strong convictions
on the lines followed by the speaker,
but his address was characterized by
fine literary construction, aptness of
word, and ornateness of phrase.
Attorney General Bickett spoke on
the proposed constitutional amend
ments submitted to the people by the
1913 General Assembly. He gave a
lucid historical sketch of the purpose
and aim to amend the constitution
and followed it with a logical and
powerful analysis of the more vital
amendments and their necessity and
Importance to the greater progress
and development of the State. Ora
tor as he is, Mr. Bickett took no
flights into the glittering empyrean,
but he got right down to business
with an address of great strength and
extraordinary convictiveness.
Of course, the editors did not for
mally commit themselves to all or
any of the views of Messrs. Beasley
and Bickett, but in the main we got
an impression of the matter of course
acceptance of the main points fo lu-.
cidly and impressively emphasized by
the speakers.
We are writing of an Impression
gathered at the iiitht .o?s'ua cf ti e
press convention, and we think it is
sufficiently notable as indicating the
sentiment of the great mass of the
people of the State as reflected
through the press, which is In such
!;se touch v. nli the people Wil
mington Star.
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mTtimitiitiiimTrm
A Small Flag to every
child coming to this store
on the Fourth.
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10c Gauze Vests 5c
100 dozen 10 cents Gauze
Vests Fourth of July
Price Sc.
EEL
Boys' Straw Hats
15 cents.
Boys Straw Hats with
red, blue or white bands.
I5c each or 2 for 25c.
DEPT.
STORE
10c Curtain Goods
71 cents.
Big assortment of 10 cts.
Curtain Scrim 30 inches
wide, Special Price 7ViC.
COXSTriTTIOXAUSTS SAY MO.
Text of the Demands Made by Xlagn-
ni Conference mid the Itcplles lo
Them.
The attitude of the Constitutional
ists of Mexico, led by Carranza and
Villa, is now the most important ele
ment of the Mexican situation. The
definite proposals of the peace con
ference to Caran.a and his replies
are said to be as follows:
FIUST DEMAND.
Armistice until Huerta can be
"persuaded" to resign, this armis
tice involving cessation of hostilities
throughout Mexico.
ANSWER.
The Constitutionalists will brook
no interference in the Internal af
fairs of Mexico, either by the I'nited
States or any other nation. No.
SECOND DEMAND.
Guarantees that Huerta will not be
killed if he falls into the power of
the Constitutionalists.
ANSWER.
Huerta killed Madero; the ancient
Aztec blood law now demands a life
for a life, wherefore Huerta must die.
No.
THIRD DEMAND.
Guarantees to all leaders, whether
Nations or individuals, that the inter
national obligations of the Huerta
Government will be paid.
ANSWER.
The Constitutionalists will not bur
den the Nation with useless debts,
for the obligations of their revolt are
almost nothing. No.
FOURTH DEMAND.
Immediate elections as soon as Hu
erta quits.
ANSWER.
Banditry, such as that of the
Zapatistas, Genevevo de la 0, and
Jose Mora, must be wiped out; there
fore immediate elections cannot be
held. No.
FIFTH DEMAND.
Protection to all Spaniards in Mex
ico; restoration of their property and
permission to all of them to return
to the Republic.
ANSWER.
The Spaniards have been oppres
sors and looters of Mexico for 400
years; they must go. I'o.
SIXTH DEMAND.
Restoration to the Catholic church
of all confiscated property; payment
for buildings destroyed; protection
for all priests still in Mexico and per
mission for others to return in safety.
ANSWER.
The laws of the reform give all
church property to the State when
needed; the priests have oppressed
the people and held them in Ignor
ance. No.
SEVENTH DEMAND.
Veiled promise of immediate rec
ognition ef new Government is held
out, if Constitutionalists accept these
terms. '
ANSWER.
Constitutionalists once In power
will not need recognition by the Unl
ted States; Mexico can rehabilitate
herself. Ne.
Coughs ami Colds Weaken the Sys
tem. (
Continued, coughs, colds and Bron
chlal troubles are depressing and
weaken the system. Loss of weight
and appetite generally follow. Get a
60c. bottle of Dr. King's New Discov
ery to-day. It will stp your cough
The first dose helps. The best medi
cine for Stubborn Coughs, Colds, and
all Throat and Lung Troubles. Mr.
O. H. Browa, Muscatine, Ala, wrltea:
"My wife was sick during the hot
summer months and I honestly be
lieve Dr. King's New Discovery saved
her life. Good for children. 60c
and 1.00, at your Druggists.
f-ml cents
p5)2 yard.
Headquarters on the 4fii
ICE WATER AND BARGAINS
FOR EVERYBODY.
Bunting Stars
and Stripes ....
7Vzc White L&.wns 5c yard.
Colored Lawns in Dots and Figures 5c yard.
Figured Cotton Crepes ioc yard.
20c White Voile, 40 inches wide 10c yard.
Figured and Solid Color Plisses !2a I5c yard.
20c Rice Cloth 15c yard.
Flags, Bunting and Cheese Cloth,
IN ALL CELEBRATION COLORS.
FLAGS at Ic. 2c, 3c 5c 10c I5c 25c and 35c
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Nassiff & Joseph's
Cle&n-Up-Sale of Dry Goods
Shoes, Clothing', Etc.
Here are Just a Few of the Many Low
Prices Offered:
W&sh Goods
Sold up to IS cents
SALE PRICE
8c.
Hose and Sox
Black, tan and colors, the usual I5c kind
SALE PRICE
8c.
Low Shoes.
For Women, sold up to $2.50
SALE PRICE
. 98c.
Suit Cases.
Get one at sale prices, regular Jl.50 value
SALE PRICE
75c. j
Every Day is Bargain Day at This Sale.
' Opposite Postofflce Monroe, N. C.
Sale Closes Saturday, July 4th.
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