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VOL 23. No. 22.
MONROE, N. O, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1917.
$1.50 PER YEAR CASH.
ARMY BILL FIGHT XOW OX
It Looks a if President Wilson's
Conscription Bill Will Have to be
Modiued in Order to Allow llooin
tor olunteer Forres.
Washington. April 18. The lines
were drawn today Xor a Treat fight
between the administration and op
ponents In the house of the plan to
raise the war army bv selective draft,
While President Wilson was at the
Capitol telling senators and represen
tatives that no compromise between
the volunteer and draft systems coulJ
be accepted with safety to the nation.
the house military committee by
vote of 12 to 8 adopted amendments
to the administration bill authorizing
calls for volunteers In increments of
500.000. and providing that the draft
shall be applied only in the event the
President decides that the force need
ed cannot be raised and maintained
under the volunteer plan.
Chairman Dent headed the anti
draft forces and will introduce the
amended bill in the house tomorrow
with a view to pressing it for passage
, Monday. Representative Kahn, of
California, ranking Republican mem
ber of the committee, is preparing
report to be signed by the minority,
and will join in leading the fight on
the floor for the administration.
The war department holds that
every weakness of the volunteer sys
tern would be perpetuated under the
bouse committee's scheme. A feature
of the amendments providing for the
selection of officers from local units,
Is regarded by officials as particularly
obnoxious to sound military prln
ciples.
The President thinks that full op
portunity for volunteers Is offered un
der the Staff bill, since there will be
room for 724,000 voluntary enlist
ments in the regular army and
National Guard for the duration of
the war. In addition, the door is
thrown wide open to men who are
Qualified to become officers.
The chief amendment of the house
committee follows:
"That the President be and he is
hereby authorized to call for 500.000
volunteers under and in accordance
with the act of congress, approved
April 25, 1914, (the army reorganiza
tion act.)
"That in the event it becomes nec
essary to raise an additional force of
500,0000 men the President
be, and he is hereby authorized to
call such additional force by volun
teers in the same manner. Such vol
unteer army shall be apportioned
among the various states and terri
torles and the District of Columbia,
according to population, raised in
regimental units or parts thereof
"Provided that such volunteer
forces shall be recruited in local units
as far as practicable, and company
officers may be appointed from such
units, upon passing such reasonable
and practicable examinations as to
fitness as the President may direct.
"And provided further that upon
the completion of the enrollment as
provided in this act, and in the event
the President decides that such addi
tional force or forces cannot be ef
fectually raised and maintained un
der the call for volunteers as herein
provided, the President be, and he
is hereby authorized to raise and or
ganize the same by the selective draft
as herein provided."
In the Senate committee, a pro
posal to Insert authority for the Pres
ident to call 500,000 volunteers under
existing law was defeated. It was
offered by Senator McKellar, who was
among those who conferred later
with President Wilson and heard the
fixed resolve of the Chief Executive
to accept no compromise on the Amy
plan he has proposed.
While Congress Is strufegling with
the framing of the law the War De
partment Is going steadily ahead with
Its plans to carry out the program
mapped out In the Administration
bill. Every step that can be taken in
the absence of authority conferred
by Congress will be carried out. Most
of the preliminary problems already
have been worked out, regulations
prepared, blanks of all kinds made
ready for the presses, and the frame
work perfected for the decentralized
machinery under which it is proposed
the Army shall be raised and trained.
It will be only a matter of days to get
It into full operation when the bill
has been signed.
The publication today of the list of
officers' training camps to be estab
lished Indicates only an element of
the work that alreday has been done.
Most of the plans are held as confi
dential, however, and wll not be giv
en out until Congress has acted.
The Senate committee formally vo
ted 10 to 7 today to report virtually
without change the bill as originally
drafted by the General Staff and ap
proved by the President, and wllj pre
sent it tomorrow. The measure may
be passed by the Senate without
waiting for action In the House.
The President made very plain to
those with whom he talked his de
termination to have the staff bill en
acted. There seems to be no doubt
that he will appeal directly to the
country, If necessary, and tell the peo
ple that in the opinion of the military
advisers of the Government, as well
as Administration officials, National
safety demands that the war be pros
ecuted under the plans prepared by
the Army experts after long study
and consideration of lessons learned
from the war in Europe.
President Wilson has appointed
George Creel, a newspaper man, war
censor for the country. Creel was
formerly a member of the staff of the
New York World. lie Is the husband
of Blanche Bates, the actress.
Administration Sure Army BUI WL.
Pass.
Washington, April 19. The Presi
dent and administration leaders in
congress are confident of th e ultl
mate enactment of the army bill
without material changes. The fight
probably will begin In the senate,
where the bill will be taken up as
soon as the espionage measure is dis
posed of. Chairman Chamberlain, of
the Military Committee, submitted
his favorable report today.
Chairman Dent, of the Houre Com
mittee, formally presented during the
day the report of his committee of
fering the bill In amended form, au
thorizing the President to call for vol
unteers in Increments of 500,000.
and providing for the selective draft
only aaer the volunteer plan has fail
ed.
Representative Kahn of California,
ranking Republican member of the
house committee, who will be one of
the administration's chief spokesmen
during the fight in the house, had a
long conference' with officials of the
war department.
PRESIDENT WILSOX EXPLAINS
ADMINISTRATION'S ARMY PLAN
By Selective Conscription Thooe Who
Should Bear Amis Are Chosen,
and Those Who Can Serve Best in
Other Capacities Are Left at Home
Washington, April 19. President
Wilson today sent a letter to Repre
sentative Helvering of Kansas, ex
plaining and strongly supporting the
Administration's Army bill, with its
selective conscription plan. The let
ter indicated the purpose of the ad
ministration to insist upon enactment
of the measure vigorously. It says:
"I welcome the inquiry of your let
ter of April 19, because I have real
ized the truth of what you say from
my own observations, namely, that
what is meant to be understood by
the selective draft is not generally
understood throughout the country.
"The purpose of the draft is.
think, very clearly set forth in the
bill drafted by the war department
and which I so earnestly hope the
congress will adopt, but it is worth
while to state the idea which under
lies the bill a little more fully.
"I took occasion the other day In
an address to the people of the coun
try to point out the many forms of
patriotic service that were open to
them, and to emphasize the fact that
the military part of the service was
by no means the only part, and pou-
haps, all things considered, not the
most vital part. Our object is a mo
bilization of all the productive and
active forces of the Nation and their
development to the highest point of
co-operation and efficiency, and the
Idea of the selective draft is that
those should be chosen for service In
the army who can be most readily
spared from the prosecution of the
other activities which the country
must engage in and to which it must
devote a great deal of its best energy
and capacity.
"The volunteer system does not do
this. When men choose themselves,
they sometimes choose without due
regard to their other responslbilltes.
Men may come from the farms or
from the mines or from the factories
or centers of business who ought not
to come, but ought to stand back or
the armies in the field and Bee that
they get everything that they need,
and that the people of the country
are sustained in the meantime.
"The principle of the selective
draft, in short, has at its heart this
idea, that there Is a universal obli
gation to serve, and that a public
authority should choose those upon
whom the obligation of military ser
vice shall rest, and also In a sense
thoose those who Bhall do the rest
of the Nation's work. The bill, if
adopted, will do more, I believe, than
any otner single instrumentality to
create the Impression of universal
service In the army and out of it,
and if properly administered, will be
a great source of stimulation.
"Those who feel that we are turn
ing away altogether from the volun
teer principle seem to forget that
some 600,000 men will be needed to
fill the ranks of the regular anny
and National Guard, and that a very
great field of Individual enthusiasm
lies there wide open.
House Democratic Caucus Agrees to
Consider Only War legislation.
Washington, April 19. Democrats
of the house in caucus late today
agreed to consider ' at the present
extra session only such war and gen
eral defense legislation as may be
recommended by the President.
National prohibition, being urged
as a necessary war measure, may be
Included under this list, but unless
the President recommends it as a
war measure, it has no chance of be
ing taken up. It also is possible that
rivers and harbors bill embracing
such proposed Improvements as are
deemed essential by the war depart
ment of the National defense may
be passed. The President has Indi
cated his willingness to approve a
measure under certain restrictions,
and the war department also desired
harbor Improvements of a limited
character. The caucus refused, by a
vote of 77 to 71, to approve either a
$32,000,000 or a $15,000,000 water
ways bill, both of which were pro
posed by Chairman Small, of the Riv
ers and Harbors Committee.
The caucus agreement was reached
only after a bitter fight over pro
hibition, and after several New York
city numbers had withdrawn because
of the adoption of a resolution pro
viding for consideration of a meas
ure to authorize the President to
prohibit the manufacture- or sale of
liquor during the war.
Fresh German
to Check Embattled French
Fierce Fiahtin Nam Gnini I Llslde ,ine circl- The French so
cjerce rignim now uomg diers. C(,n2;ience aad srlrit have been
On North of Aisne River,
miaul aiu-nr riuri-s rns i
ward Victory Despite the Infliction
of More Than 250.(HK New tier-
mans Against Them.
Germany has thrown nearly a
quarter of a million fresh troops into
the fray on the 60-mile sector of the
western front between Solssons and
Auberlve and still unable to check
the French advance.
Both north of the Aisne and In the
Cnampagne General Nlvelle's forces
are pressing forward. The last strong
hold of the Germans on the Aisne
was taken with the capture of the
Vailly bridgehead yesterday and their
wavering lines continued last night
to be pushed rapidly northward.
From Chavonne on the Aisne the
French have driven more than three
miles north of the river despite des
perate resistance by von Hinden
burg's reinforced armies.
In the Champagne the successes of
the French are equally striking. They
have driven a great wedge more than
three miles deep into the German
lines between Rheims and Aumerlve
and last night's attacks netted Gen
eral Nlvelle's men several Important
heights in the Moronvilllers region.
iwo more uerman batteries were
captured In the Moronvilllers fight
ing. treviouBiy the taking of 75
German guns in the new French of
fensive had been reported so that the
number of cannon wrested from the
Germans must now be nearing the
100 mark.
The tone of the whole French of
ficial communication today is notab
ly confident. The complete repulse
of every German attempt at a re
action is unequivocally claimed and
the successes In the Champagne are
mentioned as having been achieved
on a great scale."
While the French are thus driving
far as the official accounts show,
waiting their turn to strike the other
flank of the von Hindenburg line.
That notable activities are In progress
behind the British front In prepara
tion for the renewal of the attack oa.
Lent, St. Quentln and the other
threatened points in the line, how
ever, is certain.
The French so far have taken more
than 17,000 prisoners in their offen
sive. 'At last accounts the British
had taken in excess of 14,000 bo that
the combined offensives for the two
armies thus far has resulted in the
capture of more than 31,000 men or
the greater -part of two German di
visions. Paris, April 19. (5:45 a. m.)
Further details of yesterday's battle
from Solssons to Auberlve show that
the French infantry tactically out
classed the Germans. The first army
operating from Solssons to Craonne,
had established itself on Monday
night along' the front running from
northeast of Margival and Vauxall
lot to the south of Caronne by Vre
gny, Chlvres, Chavonne, Chivy and
Allies. North of the Chlvres-Chivy
line the enemy retained all the
heights and a footing had to be won
thereon before the operation, so au
spiciously begun, could be properly
completed.
Two simultaneous attacks were de
cided upon with Nanteuilla-Fosse on
the left and Chivy and Braye-en-Laonnois
on the right as the respec
tive objectives. The attacks succeed
ed perfectly notwithstanding the de
termined resistance of the enemy who
had all the advantages of the ground.
Driven out of Nanteuil and Brye the
Germans nevertheless still clung to
tne intermediate positions, compris
ing Vailly and the Important bridge
head on the Aisne by which they
could threaten the French flanks.
From a Staff Correspondent of the
Associated Press, Grand Headquar
ters of the French army on the
French Front, April 19. The French
success In the forward movement was
much more considerable than indi
cated by the published reports of the
army communiques which narrate a
very Bober tale of the events. There
Is no intention of relaxing the pres
sure on the Germans, who are op
posing a tenacious resistance without
avail.
Besides points of formidable
strength and most Important stra
tegic value, which as Ostel, Cour
teon and Vailly, which have fallen
before the French assaults, reports
sent by runners from reconnolterlng
parties Indicate steady progress every
where and large captures of material.
The staffs take no risks; everything
is methodically prepared in order to
be as certain as Is humanly possible
of success before trying to approach
each objective point
The commanders of the German re
inforcements hurrying to the front
appear to have lost their heads or
have been badly directed in several
cases. One division marched direct
ly into wire entanglements and was
almost entirely annihilated or taken
prisoner. Eighteen new German di
visions have been thrown Into the
front since Monday, several of which
were blown virtually to pieces by the
French artillery Immediately after
thoir arrival. Two divisions, launch
ed directly before Juvincourt suffer
ed In this way.
Owing to the extent of the i-sttle
line the Germans are no .longer so
much favored by maneuvering on the
Troops Fail
ceu inieasniea unaer tae most se
vere hardships during the advance.
I me cia territorials, roaa-nak:ng oa
I the heels of the attacking troops,
maintain a aslant cheeriness.
British Parliament Adopts Resolution
of Appreciation to America.
London, April 18. Today's sitting
of the British Parliament will be a
historical landmark. Both the legis
lative houses adopted, the house of
Lords unanimously, and the house of
commons with one dissenting vote,
resolutions expressing the profound
appreciation of the British nation for
the action of the United States gov
ernment and people in entering the
world war in defense of the high
cause of freedom and humanity. The
unusual Importance of the occasion
was shown in the crowded state of
the galleries in the House of Com
mons. Among those in the galleries
were Walter Hines Page, the Ameri
can Ambassador, and many other
Americans, as well as the representa
tives of the Entente Allied States. An
unaccustomed air of enthusiasm was
given the occasion.
Germans Look Upon Loss of Vimy
Ktdge as Most Serious Blow.
From a staff correspondent with
the British army in France, April 19
via London. A German officer
captured Tuesday frankly stated that
tne Germans regard the loss of Vimy
Ridge as.the biggest defeat they have
suffered since the war began. This
officer knows the ridge thoroughly,
having been stationed on it all last
summer, and said he could not un
derstand how any troops could fail
to hold It. In his opinion, the gar
rison must have been demoralised
before the British attack began.
The latter statement is thought to
be true, for other captured Germans
have testified to demoralization in
their ranks after several days of the
British Intensive artillery fire. The
Germans continue highly nervous all
along the front, the slightest Increase
In th Brtilsh fire calling up distress
German Line Very Flexible.
From a staff correspondent of the
Associated Press, British headquar
ters In France, April 18. Via Lon
don. The flexibility of their trench
communications and the effectiveness
of their machine guns are the two
elements of defense upon which the
Germans appear to be placing their
greatest reliance In the present fight
Ing. In effect, the various elements
of the more Important defensive
trenches enable the German fighting
line to swing upon double hinges so,
if pressed too hard, one pivot swings
back from the other. In this man
ner much ground can be yielded in a
series of angular or criss-cross retire
ments, without the fighting front
technically being broken.
The trenches are known as switch
es, and a great system of them is con
nected with the Hindenburg or Sieg
fried position. It wa3 undoubtedly
with these strategic switch lines In
view that Field Marshal von Hinden
burg recently declared that the Ger
man lines in the west could not be
broken.
Naval Engagement Off U. S. Coast
Denied at Boston Naval Yard.
Boston, April 18. It was officially
announced at the Navy Yard late to
day that no credence was placed In
reports from three coast guard sta
tions on Cape Cod that heavy gun
fire had been heard off the coast. The
positive statement was made that
there had been no naval engagement
ami that warships had not exchanged
salutes with foreign vessels.
The previous announcement that
heavy gunflrlng had been heard dur
ing the morning was also Issued of
ficially at the Navy Yard. It was
based on reports from Cape Cod ro
reived by Lieut. E. G. Blakeslee, in
charge of the naval radio district.
Newspaper correspon dents at points
on the cape reported that they had
not heard any gun firing and that
they knew nothing of It except from
the bulletins issued by the naval au
thorities. The statement discrediting
tho first official announcement was
issued after the Navy Yard radio sta
tion had been In communication with
the patrol fleet off the coast. No in
formation of nny firing was obtained
from ships at sea, the authorities
said, adding that const guard station
had sent in no additional reports.
Naval officers who were a?kcd to ex
plain the probable origin of the
morning reports, which, according to
the official announcement, came in
dependently from three coast guard
stations, said they were unable to
offer any suggestion as to what might
have been heard at those stations.
Xow Use to Marry Now.
Washington, April 19. Men of
military age who have married since
a state of war against Germany was
declared will not escape military ser
vice under a war department policy
formally announced today. The de
partment's statement follows:
"The war department announce
that all men married since the out
break of war will be treated upon the
same basis as unmarried men In so
far as their military obligations are
concerned. It is desired that the ut
most publicity be given by the press
to this announcement'
New Trucks For Coca-Cola Company.
Mr. Z. V. Murphy, who came here
several months ago from Statesville
to take charge of the Coca-Cola plant,
has bought two new truck3 to serve
his trade. One is a Kissel-Kar one
ton truck, and the other is an Ebron
Ford truck. He plans to keep one
car working the country trade all the
time, and the other will be kept at
the plant to serve the town trade,
and be ready to go to nearby country
stores in a short time. The Coca-
Cola plant here serves the Union
county. Penchland, Polkton, and
north of Polkton trade.
Mr. J. R Shute. who owns the
Coca-Cola building, U building Mr.
Murphy a garage adjoining the main
building for the two trucks. The
brick masons have already built It up
several feet, and it will be completed
in a few weeks.
Mr. Murphy is an experienced bot
tling man. He formerly had charge
of the Statesville Coca-Cola plant,
but sold out to take charge of the
plant here. He is thoroughly familiar
with the retailer's problems, and the
Coca-Cola business has taken on new
activity since he has taken charge.
DOTH OF MR. JOHN M. THOMAS
A Before the War Merchant, Soldier,
and Postmaster During Cleveland's
First Administration, Passed Away
Wednesday Afternoon.
Mr. John M. Thomas, probably the
last of the before the war Monroe
merchants, postmaster here during
Cleveland's first administration, ex
Confederate soldier, and well-known
citizen, died Wednesday afternoon at
5:30 at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. H. B. Billingsby, after a linger
ing Illness of several months. Old
age was the cause of his death; he
had not been able to leave his room
but once since last Thanksgiving.
The passing of Mr. Thomas re
moves a landmark from this commu
nity. Actively engaged In business
before the war with the late T. D.
Winchester and D. F. Hyden, he had
been an Important cog In the social
and business activities of the town up
until about twenty years ago, when
he moved to Lilesvllle. He was ap
pointed postmaster by President
Grover Cleveland during his first ad
ministration and he served the pa
trons of his office well and painstak
ingly.
When Jefferson Davis called for
volunteers In '61, Mr. Thomas was
one of the first to respond. And his
devotion to the cause of the Confeder
acy never wavered for a moment. He
fought valiently through the war un
til sometime in '64, towards Its close,
he was made a prisoner by the Fed
eral forces. He was carried to Penn
sylvania, where he was Imprisoned
until long after the war had closed.
He reached home sometime towards
the close of the year 1865.
Penniless when he reached home.
he started rehabilitating his condi
tion. Incidentally contributing his
share towards the rebuilding of the
South during the days of reconstruc
tion. He took a leading part In the
business activities of those days, and
all remember him as being honest,
kind, and one who was willing to
serve.
Mr. Thomas Joined the Baptist
church In his youth, and was a con
sistent and faithful member of the
church here until he moved to Liles
vllle, where he carried his member
ship. Too much could not be said
about Mr. Thomas' conscientious and
upright life. He wa3 a good man;
all who knew him readily vouch for
that.
The deceased wa3 a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. David Thomas, and was
born In this county on Aujrust 5.
1834. He was therefore nearly 83
years of age. In 1860 he married
Miss Elizabeth Redfcrn, daughter of
the late Mr. Albert Redfern, and she,
with the following daughters, sur
vive: Mrs. H. B. Billingsby, Monroe;
Mrs. II. C. Boylln. Hamlet; Mrs. J.
T. Sanders, Lilesvllle; and Mrs. Eler-
be Euchannan, Chicago, To this
union were also born two sons, but
they are both dead.
For the past three yenrs Mr.
Thomas had been making his home
with Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Billingsby.
While here he renewed his old ac
quaintances, after an absence of
nearly twenty years; tut they all
round him to be the same upright
man of former days.
The funeral was held yesterday af
ternoon at four o'clock by Rev. J. E.
Abernethy. Interment was In the
Monroe cemetery.
Sniper Fires on American Soldiers.
El Pao. Texas. Anril 19 Rnlnern
who fired at an American sentry sta
tioned at the viaduct in the surburbs
of this city were fired upon in return
by a squad of United States soldiers
late today. One Mexican was seen
to fall arter the volley had been fired
across the border.
When Mexican Consul Tlrnvo re
ported the affair to Brig. Gen. George
Hell. Jr.. Cenrrnl Ttotl Informed iha
Consul that the AMerlcan sentry had
been fired upon and had obeyed or
ders in returning the fire. "I have
ordered the outposts to shoot to kill
when fired unon ." said General Dell.
later. "I will court martial a man
who fires across the border first, ana
I also will court martial one who
falls to return the Are when he is
fired upon."
Mr. Gordon in Earnest
There is a report going the rounds
that Mr. W. M. Gordon is not really
In earnest about his candidacy for
alderman from ward three. Nothing
could be more erroneous. He is in
the fight to the finish, and expectes to
be elected. His platform Is progress,
or have It Thle you live.
A I'El lI-l Alt WILL
The Did Man Got His Boys Mixed Up
on the Division of His ijind, No
They- Tried to Draw Mr. Billy Mc
Cauley Into the Affair.
Several years ago, John Hood, who
lived iu one of our neighboring coun
ties, tlied leaving a will winch be
queathed to his throe sou-s. Thomas,
John aad Jamee, a tract of I;;nd con
taining one hundred and twenty
acres. In the will h? directed: "That
James, my vouugM s. n, sh;,'.l have
so much of siiid land as shall be equal
in value to one half of the whole
track, incluiliug the creek, bottoms,
and separated from the remainder by
a line running due east and west;
that the remainder should be equal
ly divided according to value, be
tween Tom and John; the two lots
to be separated by a line running due
north and south. That the whole
tract of land be valued at $2400,
and that the share assigned James
should be valued at five dollars an
acre more than the average value per
acre of the remainder; aad that the
lot lying west of line which divides
the said remainder, be valued at two
dollars an acre more than the aver
age value per acre of the lot lying;
east of said line."
After the old man's death, the sons
secured the services of a surveyor,
who not being an expert mathemati
cian, figured and calculated for a
couple of days and ran the division
lines, so he thought, in accordance
to the will. But the parltes were
not satisfied with bis survey, and
have been wrangling over it for a
number of years. It is said there
have been several fights over the di
vision in addition to many quarrels,
much ill-feeling and estrangement of
families and disgraceful slander.
About a. year ago, through the In
tervention of friends, and upon the
suggestion of the surveyor, they were
persuaded to have a new calculation
made, and if errors were found in the
first calculation, to have a new sur
vey made, thus settling all of the dif
ficulties that had arisen. Lpon the
recommendation of the surveyor, all
three agreed to employ Mr. Billy M-
Cauley, the well-known Union coun
ty surveyor, to make the new calcu
lations. But he threw another
stumbling block In their way by re
fusing to have anything to do with
the matter unless they entered Into
a written agreement to abido by his
calculation, and to have a competent
surveyor to place the division lines
according to his instructions, and that
his decision should be final to them;
and to have the contract and agree
ment, together with the surveyor's
report, properly recorded In the of
fice of the Register of Deeds for the
county In which they resided. For
this service Mr. McCauley would
only have charged $10.
Strange to say, the parties all turn
ed down Mr. McCauley's offer, and
they are still discounting the line. It
seems that one of the three boys
must realize that he 13 In the wrong,
else all three would havo agreed to
Mr. McCauley's proposition, which
would have forever ended the wrang
ling. St. raid's Episcopal Church.
Services Sunday, April 22, as fol
lows: 7:30 a. m., Holy communion;
11a. m.. Service F.nd tcrmon; Sunday
school at 3:30; Evening service at 8
o'clock.
Bishop Cheshire confirmed the fol
lowing Wednesday night: Misses
Hannah Jane Blair, Cornelia Metzger
Dillon, Anna Francis Redfern, Kath-
erine Kyle Redfern, John Wilson
Fairley, Henry McLean Fairley.
Three colored people were confirm
ed Tuesday night.
Bishop Cheshire, being unwell, felt
obliged to sit when he preached, and
that very fact added to the effective
ness of his visit.
For Mayor.
Ignorance, selfishness, Inefficiency
and waste these are the cause of all
our troubles. Do you desire a politi
cal government or a business govern
ment? Politics is insincere, unrelia
ble, selfish. Politics is a wicked
thing. A true democracy, for the peo
ple, by the people, and with the peo
ple, Is the only safe government.
Equal rights and opportunities to
all and special privileges to none
should be our highest aim. The coun
sel of the lowly will be respected as
well as the counsel of the great. I
will co-operate with my bitterest ene
my when he proposes any good thing;
I will oppose my best friend when he
proposes anything against the welfare
of ti:e community.
Friendly criticism will be thank
fully received and appreciated. Hos
tilo criticism will be taken for what'
it 13 worth, the source being duly con
sidered. The one thing that alarms me most
is that men will deceive people into
voting for them and then proceed to
use the people's funds for selfish or
political purposes. Another thing;
that appears grossly wrong is that
men think little enough of public
service and public duty to run for of
fice just to get a vote for chief of po
lice. This is a very insignificant
thing compared with a man's other
duties to his people. H. D. Stewart.
LIST TAKERS' APPOINTMENTS.
Mnrshvillo Township.
I will be at the following blares on
dates named for listing property in
aiarsnvine townsnip:
T. J. Tadlock's. Tuesday. May 8.
J. R. Dlvens' Wednesday, May 9.
D. V. Griffin place, Thursday, May
10.
Marfhville from the 12th to the
22nd inclusive.
F. W. ASHCRAFT, Ust-Tater,