THE MONROE JOURNAL
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Founded in by the present
owners ar.d puMis'urs. . M. and
R. F. Ileus-ley.
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Publtshttl 1 at h Tinlay and Friday,
fl.mi kt Year.
Tri'itiiii No.
and e-iel V Anient-Him eve'.:
has mv.r bevn powerful eii-I a a
lUh'.t '"rotive vv:tl.ul a Ii .nl u;
oii liie ll rt'tlle is pow.rful.
Tiil" I'OI.ONHS K AKMY
a Ueur.sl Sljl--
Friend" in the
The J.urn.il Uuililine. corner of
Jefferson ar.d lleasley Streets.
iri SDVV. Jl l.Y I. UMtt.
Let's be philosophers and spurt.-.
A phil v t; I.-, r i ore li take things
calmly a ii" Kiev w..e viii upon him.
A ppt rt i- t :i wh Roe in for a try
at wl. it in- wauls and if he Iks. s.
takes (he result cheerfully and with
out malue. li-1 :ives due credit to
Lis oppomnis and knows that tiny
are good i.ne. else (hey could not
have beau a him. He is ready for
the next try and expects better luck.
In Monroe there are some who are
cot poins lo try lo do anything at
all in response to the new spirit that
is stirring. Hut they ouuht at least
to be philosophers. They ought lo be
squished with what others do or try
to do. Cut the most people are
jjoing to try to do somethitiK. Near
ly everybody in Monroe has some
idea that he would like to be carried
out. They can't all be executed at
once. If you are set on something
and don't pet it. be a sport and try
again. Or if the majority do some
thins; that dosen't just suit you. be
a sport and try again Pass your
judgment, for it's a right that every
one has. but don't think wisdom will
die xv it you. Throw in your lot
with the majority and take what
come, li'-.e a manly sport. The give
and t'.kj of friendly intercourse is
the spirit we need in Monroe. Don't
cu.s ti e umpire if you get struck out.
You'll come to the bat again.
The Colonel For Hughes.
a
We used to be among the deluded
ones who thought that Colonel Theo
!(.re Uoo;-. veil had something in him
that meant well for the people of the
I'nited States. Now , we do not think
that Mr. Koosevelt is a corrupt man.
a bad m. in, a dishonest, or even an
insincere man. He thinks that lf
is eveiythiii'r that is good, and ap
pears to think that nobody else is
anything that is good. The best
thing that could be said of him is that
were he the despot of America, he
would probably be a benevolent one.
He has good impulses, but he has
no democratic impulses. He certain
ly has no fixed principles, except
those of a knock down and drag out
character. He has been evetything
In polities and nothing for long. Ho
started out as a free trader and now
Jhinks protection is paramount. Dis
claiming against malefactors of great
wealth, he dickers with the arch
conspirators, and accepts their finan
cial political support. Declaring
that the liepubliean party was lit the
hands el' thieves, he bolted and ran
how ( I his own. only to set k the
n'.niinatieii at the hinds i;t' the sit tec
old party ii control of the snr.-.e men.
Declaring that recall of judicial
opinions ;:ml social justice were prin
ciples to which he had dedicated his
tiTe even if he had to light alone, he
has descried the party which he
mated and dedicated to these ideas,
And advised them to do as he Is do
ing, support a party which i '!".
lng for militarism and a consequent
subversion of all possibility of social
justice. Referring contempt uausly to
Mr. Hughes as "that old feather
brush" when he was a candidate for
the nomination which was given to
Mr. Hughes, he now declares that
Mr. Hughes is the embodiment f Ih
valiant American spirit. A man's at
titude to others reveals his own
character. We submit that the man
who ca see nothing in an American
president like Mr. Wilsoj. except
cowardice, sulking and general sub
ject for contempt, cannot be a man
in possession of very sound judg
ments in morals, in politics, in
Americanism or anything else. A
screamer for righteousness and peace,
there is not a line In any of his nu
merous fulminations that separates
his attitude from the Prussian Juker
Ism, which Is despotism at home and
highway robbery to the power
abroad.
Mr. Roosevelt is a man of tremen
dous personal energy and even pow
er. The pity is that he has not that
moderaticn which must always go
with power ir It is to be exerted per
mantely and effectively. This paper
predicted when Mr. Roosevelt left the
presidency and Immediately engaged
in partisan politics and assumed the
right to regulate every detail of Am
erican life, that he would eventually
run to seed. He haa not quite done
that, but he is well on his way. If he
has been a man of tempterate Judg
ment, large enought to over look un
essential details and grasp large
fundamental principles, and strong
enough to control his own mouth, he
could have remained the most power-
citizen of the world, and one
t From "!. tiei.- i f
mail to his Foi
Nevk oil; WiiiM. i
O. I . itltiii . r.
D.ar rite.-.d: What tlo I think
t4 the Colonel's reported plan to rise
aa army oi l;.ooo men. with lmiieit
as M.tjoi Ceiier.l. to lick Mexico?
you .t-k t ie.
Weil :.e. it proves we ; rid iri-pr.-paivd
as Ions as we haw the
.Colonel to fall back on. alt hem-i he
keeps us tailing back pretty t:t-t .1"-'
now in order to keep up with him.
h.Aitu licked all the -crook-" .: !
l.tiic'er.-" ami -inaletactois of -mm:
vm-.-.Ii-i." and h.ivii.s: eslaSiish.-d
cu.l jtisiite" acl "i itfhieot: -n. -"
ami ei..aii ufl'-age and the iir".'
tic and referendum and the retail
of -judicial derisions, and having re
lonned the -fossilized Supreme
Couit" and driven Penrose out ol
the Republican patty ;:tnl made this
country lit to; lieorge Pet kins' chil
dren to live in. and haing accom
plished everything he st I out to tlo.
-even if I stand entirely aleiu'." as
he put it. he has just naturally
worked himseir out of a job. and the
Colonel is never satisiied unless lie
is doing his part -or his party.
Naturally, loo. it the Colonel is
to go to war with Mexico he has got
to have an army of his ow n.
! Then. too. I suppose it will be
; necessary to have two declarations
of war against Mexico, one by Con-
ure.-s and one by the Colonel, so that
- there may be no infringement of the
; Colonel's rights as a First Class Puw
1 er.
i It will be a proud day for the coun
try when the Colonel marches away
; at' the head of his army of 12.000
men or 12O.O0 or 12.000.000. or
; whatever number he in going to take
i along as a reserve for himself, with
the bands playing the old-time songs.
r-The Gang I Left Behind Me" and
"The Captain With His Whiskers
Took a Sly Glance at Me."
i In tnv mind's eye I can see him
now, addressing his brave troops:
! We stand at Namiuuipa and we bat
; tie for the Lord!"
I can almost hear him say:
1 "Win or lose, whatever the out
come. I am with you, and I am for
this cause to fight to the end. We
are dedicated in this great war for
! ii..":i niiMu ss, and wh'le lit'-' !a-ts vt
ia"'mt and will not abandon it."
These are the words that he ad
dressed to his -Christian Soldiers" on
Ortolier r.l!l". as he departed for
South America to discover the River
of Doubt right where the map show
ed it was located.
Probably you know what has hap
pened since then. His life has lasted,
but he didn't.
Will President Wilson appoint him
a Major General? you ask. Well,
sir. the only objection I can see is
that Mr. Wilson cannot well spare
I him as a stumper for Mr. Hughes.
Samuel Smiley.
Meeting of Pension Hoard.
The Pension hoard of I'nlon coun
tv met in annual session in the of
fice of the Clerk of Superior court.
Julv :!rd and adjourned to meet again
in said office on Friday. July 21st.
at lo o'clock, a. m. to transact such
other and further business as may
come before the board.
All persons desiring to make appli
cation for pensions should meet the
hoard on that day or secure applica
tion from the C. S. C. and have them
properly tilled out and send them to
the hoard on that day.
This will be the last chance to
make application for a pension until
Julv. 1017.
It. W. LKMMOND, Clerk.
Some men try to get ahead in thh
world bv holding others bail;.
tin thinks ho i
whole thing dosen't waste any time
in Irvine to conceal it from others.
And some people who are always
prepared for the worst remind us or
mourners at a funeral.
Don
Throw Away That
Old Cha r-Put a
New Bottom In It.
YF. SF.IX A BOTTOM FOR
TKX ( FAT THAT AXYOXK
CAN PIT OX A CHAIR.
STKM. MAXTFX SMOKF.I.KSS
P.l'RXKP.S FOR LAMPS FOR O.M Y
I IITKFX CF.XTS. THIS IS A 11 All
tiAIX. AS THK tSl'-Ui PRICK IS
TWF.XTY-FIVK CENTS.
AUSTIN & CLONTZ,
Five and Ten Cents Store.
Where Every Little Bit Counts.
Wilson T let. -If in Dealing With
4.eiiii.my ami t.ci i:u:-Anici krtii-.
Atl-r viril.ii!; at length about "my
stat-nu-nis ami my politico." Col.
K.Hs-c!t s.ivs. in ti. iit'itt i declining
the 1 usidit-ti.il i.oi.itiiat.oa of the
I'lontc-suo party :
pi my jimsiiient. Ih- n.imicatioa of
Mr. Ilu,nes meets tin condition sl
iortlt ii. h statement of ihe IVo
gie. -ive noti ei-l tcmn.ittie, issued
last J.:r.uary. and in my own statement-.
I'nder exi ting conditions,
i ne nomination' o a third ticket
ould. in my judgement, be merely a
?i! , e i: the iutt .-.'-i ot the election
ot Mr. Wi'-oii. I rivird Mr. Jluthe.
as i mail v iit .-e public rccoid is a
rantee ,l.at "he will not luerck
stand for a prosrannu of can-ee.1,
sua gl.t-.vut Amet ic.iii:; .:i before elcc
tier.. tint will resolutely and in ood
.. th put i thr.'U'h it t loc ted." He
i- t vtnid a'l vomp.i'is-'ii better Hue I
..i t..; IV. t. dent than Mr. Wilson, p.
vt ml I be ..grave if mm-'! to
toutilry ' let!.'.! Mr. Wilson. I
hall, ihc'tforc, sirciii!.. support M'.
Hashes. .-''nil l -:".; tile case, ii i-
-im .'.' ; to ': lo ; l i cannot ;:
the riomi.it ion of a third ticket
I d ii"! believe tiu.i Gi. re shoud b -a
third ti.ktt. I ! ave that wne:.
any fellow Progressive cooly con-j-ttler
the i;'iestio:i ll.ty will for the
most part take this ; sition. Tiov
;.tn. I have b.tt one -it ;ose the pur
n.:. lo stive our com-tion country. It
is my tlee,t t "miction lhat at this ii'o
cctit we cii.t serve it only If sup
porting Mr. Hugh-s.
It is urged against Mr. Hughes thpt
he was supported by 'he various so
taietl Oei i.ian-Ameri -an alllrnees. 1
I t :;eve th : the atCtud of theti rro
!sional r.e; nianAnu ricans wi s iue.
nt t in tae least to any liking tor Mr
Hughes, n tt lol'ly ;v their aim ..in
isi to me. "they were bound to de
feat " e 'or the nomination. Th
t tilv w..t by whit h the could aehieve
; his nbjtci w as by s upporl lit; Mr.
Iluuhes Mid they st;:. ported him ac
ccrdiiigl... without any tegard t t'oth
er eons. i derations. 1 reed haidl re
peat w ic.t i have alt Vtdy said in stern
repr.iba'ion of this ;.. otesslonrtl Oer-ii.'ii-AnHticiin
element th cle
ment 'y.iilied by the lierman-AMerl-cait
.it'iatiees and t lit timilar oodies.
which have, in the prc-nomiia'io,i
campaign, played not merely an un
Anicrican but a thoroughly anti
American part. These men have no
thing in common with the great body
of Americans w ho are in w hole or in ,
part of Herman blood and who are
preciselv as gootl Americans as those
of any other ancestry. There are not,
and tit vet' have been, in all our land,
belter citizes than the great mass of
the men ami women of German birth
or descent w ho have been or are be
ing completely merged in our com
mon Aimrican nationality: a nation
ality distinct rroni any in Ktirope. for
Americans who are gootl Americnns
are no more German-Americans than
they are Kiiglish-Atiiericiins, or Irish
Americans, or Scandinavian-Americans.
They are Americans and noth
ing else. No good American, what
ever his ancestry or creed, can have
any feeling except scorn and detesta-.
tion for those professional German
Americans who seek to make the j
American President in effect a vice-
roy of the German emperor. The pro-1
fessional German-Americans of this,
type are acting purely in the sinister
interests of Germany. They have
shown their eager readiness to sacri
fice the interest of the I'nited States;
whenever its interest conflicted with'
that of Germany. They represent that ,
adherence lo the politico-racial hy
phen which Is the badge and sign of;
moral treason to the republic. I have
singled these men out for specific de
nunciation, and assuredly if I support
a candidate it may be accepted as
proof that I am certain that the can
didate is incapable of being inlluene
etl by the evil intrigues of these hy
phenated Americnns.
Mr HiiL'hes' character and whnle
eotirse of copduct in public affairs
incite ns in the assvred conviction
that the Tact that these men have for
their own purposes supported him
the i ... . i...,. ,.r iiffei t his
Will, ill ll'J rMi:i..- . . ,
public actions before or after elec
tion. His entire public life is a gua
rantee of this. i
The even's of the last three and a
half years have shown that as much '
cannot be said for Mr. Wilson. In Mr.
Wilson's case we do not have to con
sider his words, but his deeds.
te., all imr nresent trouble
with the professional German-Amerl
can element in the United States to
Mr. Wilson's timid and vacillating'
course during the last two years.
The same feebleness that was ,
shown by President Wilson In dealing
with Germany abroad was also shown
by him In dealing with the organlr-j
ed German outrages within our own
land. and. finally, in dealing with the
organized German-American vote.
The continued existence of the Ger
n.an.Amprlran menace at home is dl-
rarttv due to Mr. Wilson's course of
action during the past two years.
Visit the Big
Store.
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Mr. Ilryan and the President.
New York World.
It was a fine thing for the Demo
crats at St. Louis to invite Mr.
n.. in d, nai them. Kven finer
11 1 j an v . .... (
was the manner and the method of;
hia resnonse. If in tact, loyalty ana
generosity his remarks left nothing
to be desired, the tavor wun w nicn j
thev w-erp received by the representa
tives of a great party was alike credl-
tihlo in them.
Whatever hay have been the mo-,
ttve of Mr. Bryan in retiring from the
Cabinet, there can now be no doubt
of his sincerity. At that time his pro
testations of friendship for the Presi
dent were openly questioned. On all
sides there were critics who predict
ed rivalry if not open hostility on the
former secretary's part. Only a
week ago In the Progressive conven
tion, a speaker referred to him as
a possible sucessor of Mr. Roosevelt
as the leader of a new radical move
ment. Time may not have Justified the
rara which caused Mr. Drvan to
abandon high office, but it has shown j
that he waa honest, ana assuming
that he waa mistaken, that he has the
courage to admit his error. This
year, aa four yeara ago. he will be
one of Mr. Wilson's most powerful
individual supporter.
wear Specials.
Great Reduction on Ail Ladies Wool
and Silk Coat Suits.
$10.00 SUITS REDUCED TO S 6.C6.
$13.00 SUITS REDUCED TO $10.00.
$18.50 SUITS REDUCED TO $12.33.
S23.00 SUITS REDUCED TO $16.66.
LADIES' PALM BEACH SUITS at $1.95, $730.
LIGHT SUMMER DRESSES.
Combination Voile Dresses $4.93 and $3.93.
Combination Poplin Dresses $4.93.
Blue and Pink Linen Dresses $5.93.
White Net and Marauisette Dresses $3.95 to $10.00.
Assorted Stripes and Flowered Lawn Dresses $1.98, $2.50.
Ladies' White Hose at 10 15 25 50 $1.00 pair.
Ladies White Handkerchiefs lc each.
(Limit 10 to a customer)
Men's White Handkerchiefs, 2 for 5c.
White and Black Rubber Bottom Tennis Pumps 50c
Wash Ties, Four-in-Hand 10 and 25c
WHITE SHOES AND SLIPPERS.
Ladies' Low Heel White Shoes .
Ladies' High Heel White Shoes
Ladies' White Kid Shoes
Ladies W hite Kid Slippers
$1.98.
$2.50 and $4.00.
$4.00 pair.
$2.75 pair.
All Kinds and Prices of Serge and Poplin Skirts.
Monroe Hardware Co.
Mowing Machines.
We have a good assortment in Wood, McCormick,
Emerson Standard and Piano at $47.50 to $52.50.
Self Dumping' Rakes.
In eight feet, twenty-five teeth, at $22.50 to $25.00.
Oakland Automobile
Ik
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If
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$795.00 f. o. b. factory.
AUTOMOBILE TIRES
in the standard makes as well as complete line of all accessories.
Monroe Hardware Co.
THE LARGEST RETAIL DEALERS IN THE STATE.
Extra Special Values in Ladies Lawn and Percale
Dresses 98c each.
New Lot Sheer Voile Waists, Lace Trimmed $1.00.
Fancy Stripe and White Lawn Waists 50c.
Ladies' Striped and Plain Color China Silk Waists
$1.98, $2.43.
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Colored Cordurov Skirts $2.45.
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