THE MONROE JOURNAL
Founded in 18)4 by the present
owners and publishers. O. H. and
B. F. Beasley.
Telephone No. 19.
JOIIX I1EASLKY. Editor.
PublUbed Each Tuesday and Friday.
$ 1.3 per Year.
TI KSDAY, Al'ltll, 10. 1918.
Hirkrtt.
Speaking for the dead generations
of your Union county ancestry, for
the present inbred loyalty and man
hood Inherited from the truest type
of the common people whose devotion
and sacrifice have made thL country
a past and present benediction to
mankind, for the men and women
now here who will never so back upon
that inheritance, for a citizenship to
whom the language or the disloyal
and the slacker is an unknown :
tongue, for thoe whose strain of pa- j
triotism runs back unbroken to me
mother of Andrew Jaiksou, we are
proud of you. You are what we
would have you to be. You are do
ing the work we would have you to
do. -More strength to your faithful
arm.
The Truth About Sir. Bryan.
The announcement that Mr. Bryan
is to speak in .Monroe April 23, re
vives the now famoua question. "Why
did Bryan i .'sign from the cabinet?"
Many solutions, from t!ie imputation
of seltish motives on down to the in
sinuation that he wr.s kicked out by
President WVilson, have been made.
Those who understood Mr. Bryan,
however, long ago came to the conclu
sion that in resigning fiom the cabi
net the Great Commouer did a patri
otic, as well as commendable act. At
the time of his resignation, it will be
remembered, this country was charg
ed w ith the war spirit. Carranzaites
were menacing the American border,
and war with Mexico, however unde
sirable, was eminent. Sensing the
drift and thought of the country, Mr.
Bryan decided that drastic action of
some sort was necessary io change
the drift of thought. After delibera
tion, he supplied tlus action by as
tounding; the country wi'.h his resig
nation. In an instant war talk ceas
ed, and everybody commenced discus
sing Bryan's action. In a few weeks,
after the subject of his resigna
tion had sufficiently occupied the at
tention of the newspapers and the
people, the war spirit had so cooled
that hostilities with Mexico were
averted. -
Recent investigations of German
propaganda in this lountry and in
Mexico bear out the above statements.
Germany deliberately attempted to
cause war between tlie United Slates
and Mexico in order to divert the im
mense stores of ammunition we were
shipping to the allies to our own use
against the latter country, and also
to shunt the rapid trend towards
American intervention in European
affairs on the side of the allies. Bry
an's resignation, probably more than
.any other cause, thwarted this Ger
man attempt towards blinding us to
the real Issue which confronted the
world.
Bryan, at the time, may not have
had knowledge of this German prop
aganda, but he did knov that war
with Mexico would not enhance the
glory of this nation. Like thousands
of other loyal Americans, Mr. Bryan
opposed war with Germany. More
than likely this attitude was taken be
fore the country really understood
the German menace to civilization,
and no condemnation should be heap
ed on his head for opposing war; es
pecially, In view of the fact that he
has been supporting the administra
tion wholeheartedly since war was declared.
Only One Thing Before the Peple.
If you were to wake up at night
and find your house on fire and the
j roof falling in you would hare only
I one thought how to get yourself
j and family out with their lives. You
i would not stop to settle any ques-
i tions of taste in dress or plans for
the future.
The military madness of Germany
has set the world on fire and its sole
Tin. Jnnrn.l Ruildlnr. eoriier of,1IU ,s " 6".r.u...
Jefferson and Beasley Streets. j and people and agency and principle
I that stands in its way.
We cannot mistake its policy for
j its every deed since the war began
j shows that a deep laid scheme of for-
ty years of plotting was deliberately
planned long before the friends who
conceived them had the opportunity
of bringing on war. Not a woman
j has been ravished, not a baby been
j killed, not a church destroyed, not an
old man and woman turned from
I their homes to starve, not a strip of
country made more desolate than
! Sahara, nor a village raised to the
I ground and its foundations torn up,
j that was not justified in written doc
j uments in German literature long be
j fore the war broke out. Not even
i the long range shelling of Paris, the
murder thereby or seventy-nve wo
men worshiping In a church on Good
Friday, nor the wrecking of a ma
ternity hospital by the same gun, was
left unjustified.
The civilized world knows that Ger
man literature abounded in such stu7
but it was not taken seriously, and
would never have been unless the pol
icy had been actually carried out.
The human mind has never before!
conceived such wholesale devilish-1
ness. What has been done in North
ern France and Belgium, and under
German tutelage by the Turks, would
be done to any country upon which
the German hand might fall. Only
one thing could save any such coun
try and that would be the abject sur
render to German servitude and
Junker exploitation.
Because England first stood In the
path of German plans and would not
sell the balance of mankind into slav
ery by staying out of the war, German
vengeance has burst with hellish fury
upon that nation.
And now, since it appears that the
United States is the final agency
which must rescue mankind and with
out whose armies and navies the Ger
man devil would jet stride the world,
all the pent up fury will burst upon
us and the hymn of hate will be di
rected this country. Like England,
we could have bought temporary
safety by selling the balance of man
kind. But we refused to sell the
dearest thing that civilization has yet
given us, and there Is no turning
back. We must win or perish. The
die Is cast. There is no looking back.
The man or woman who quibbles
now and splits hairs and distracts
with non essentials, or fails to do nis
duty is not worthy of the blessings of
freedom. The South is loyal and true,
but It Is not yet awake. We are par
ticularly fortunate in that we have
no foreign element to contend with.
Those sections of the country which
have large foreign elements are now
being tried in the fire. But loyalty
is uppermost. Such sections have
greater burdens than we. We can
and are sending our sons with un
speakable loyalty, but we are not yet
giving our money as we should. The
South is profiting legitimately by the
war and is fully able to do all and
more than Is asked of it.
The sole duty of every American
now is to do his part In the gigantic
struggle for righteousness and that
Justice and peace may not be driven
from the earth. The principle means
of doint It now Is in buying the bonds
and stamps offered by the govern
ment. Let this county do its shaie at
once. What Is done must be quickly
done to be most effective. Thii coun-
One cent a word each Insertion.
TWO GRADE Holstein heifer calves
for sale. Three quarters pure
bred. One is nearly black. The
other is more white than black. The
dames are giving 42 and 40 pounds
of milk daily respectfully. The
sire is a registered Holstein bull
His two nearest dams average over
2 1 lbs. of butter In 7 days. Herd
is free of disease. Price $25.00
each. Also have a registered Hoi
stein bull calf for sale. Price
$100.00. SI. A. Mahoney. Mitch
ell, Ya., Claremont Stock Farm
CABBAGE PLANTS for sale Mill
Ions of stocky field-grown cabbage
plants. Jersey and Charleston
Wakeflelds. Succession and Flat
Dutch. Express $1.50 per 1000
$1.2 In o000 lots. Parcel post
paid, 500 for $1.25; 1000 for $2
Porto Rico and Nancy Hall potato
plants, by express $2.50 per 1000
parrel post paid 500 for $1.75
1000 for $3. E. E. Parker Plant
Co., Tifton. Ga.
FOR SALE King's Improved cotton
seed, fodder, peas, and some nice
pigs. H. L. Price, Monroe It. 5.
WANTED Twenty-five more girls in
our sewing rooms. Nice clean
work. We learn you how to sew,
and pay you while you are learn
ing. You can do your bit by help
ing to make clothes for the soldier
boys. Come quick, or write the
Southern Manufacturing Company,
Chester. !rouih Carolina.
LOST On the strets of Monroe
small purse containing between $3
and $4 in a $1 bill and the balance
in small cnange. Keward for re
turn to The Journal office. Lura
Williams.
LOST A colored Merschnuin pipe,
somewhere between T. C. Lee s res
idence and the graded school. Re
turn to Journal office and be re
warded. W. L. Earnhardt.
U. SI. SHAXXO.V,
(Graduate Shenandoah School of Mu
sic. 1917.)
I am planning to locate In Monroe
as a piano teacher, giving lessons In
the home. Rates reasonable. All In
terested will please leave their names
with Mr. J. T. Holloway and I will
call to see them after April 20.
Duty is No Burden.
" "No strong man ever prays that
his burden may be less but that his
strength may be greater."
Union county must do its duty. Our
first war for liberty wa3 for liberty
for ourselves alone. This war is for
continued liberty for ourselves and
for freedom for mankind. There is
less room for a slacker now than
there was In 1776. Duty Is no bur
den, it is a glorification, an exaltation
of the world which Robert E. Lee
said was the sublimest in the lan
guage. The present duty Is to buy bonds.
Don't blame our old friend, the
ground-hog, for bad weather. His
prophecy, you know, only held good
for forty days.
Governor Bickett Is the same old
"Walt" his fellow-citizens knew thir
ty years ago when he was Just one of
the many Mr. Plain Citizens.
Chairman Morrow has side-tracked
his War Savings stamps and Thrift
stamps for a few days in order to give
Liberty Bonds the right of way,
Fpeaking in railroad terms.
NOTICE.
I will on Monday, May 6, 1918, at
noon at the court house door In Mon
roe, X. C. sell to tiie highest bidder
for cash, to satisfy the taxes due the
City of Monroe and unpaid, the fol
lowing described real e.date, to-wit:
WHITE 1917
W. J. Heath. 1 lot $41.50
D. F. Shepherd. I tot $22.00
T. H. Simpson, 1 lot $24.67
Bert E. Bennett. 1 lot $ .88
Mrs. Jane Boyte, 1 lot $ .50
Cathey Bros., 1 lot $15.40
W. H. Perry, 1 lot $ 3.50
C. B. Williams, 1 lot $ 8.80
COLORED 1917
Rev. J. A. Barber, 1 lot $13.20
Rev. W. K. Bennett, - lot $ 5.50
J. L. Brewer, 1 lot $ 5.50
Josephene Greggs, 1 lot .... $16.70
Jane Horn, 1 lot $ 5.50
Fulton Knotts, 1 lot $13.00
Helen I.angsfor, 1 lot $11.00
Alex Massey, 1 lot $ 3.84
Ella Staines, 1 lot $ 7.12
Jim Mitchell & Wife, 1 lot ... $ 9.70
WHITE 1916
W. J. Heath, 1 lot $16.81
D. F. Shepherd, 1 lot $16.50
Monroe Mfg. Co., 1 lot $74.78
WHITE 1913
Monroe Mfg. Co.. 1 lot $72.75
WHITE 1914
Monroe Mfg. Co., 1 lot $52.50
This April 9th, 1918.
T. L. CROWFLL.
City Tax Collector.
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LADIES' NEW NECKWEAR, COLLARS, TIES, ETC.
H Beautiful new Collars in Georgette Crepe de Chene, Organdies, etc
4 jo- re. i aa ei en
SILK HOSE AT LAST YEARS PRICES.
$1.50 all Silk Hose, black and white : $1.00.
Gordon and Gotham, best Silk Hose made, in the best shades Corovant
Pearl Grey, etc., also in out sizes, . $1.45.
50c, 75c, 85c.
25c and 35c.
10c pair.
Ladies' Silk Lisle Thread Hose, black and white
Ladies' Mercerized Hose, real good quality
Ladies' Cotton Hose, black and white
SPECIAL IN PALMOLIVE SOAP, ETC.
Any 50c article in Palmolive Preparation and 15c cake of Soap for 49c.
$ Big New Line of WARNER'S and W. B. CORSETS and BRASSIERS are in,
Consisting of the Newest Styles and Shapes.
LADIES' GAUZE VESTS
10c, 15c, 25c, 35c
17 - Retail -17
Department
17 Stores -17
Eli Mi.
SELL IT FOR LESS.
17 - Retail -17
Department
17 Stores -17
Market for
Everything
at the Trail.
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i, ,.... V-r r"- buy anything from a pin hook
t w pSrMiM Th. ;.:,, 10 a Ratling gun. Bring us your corn.
innJ V to n : th. ' hay. and everything
women of our Allie, r, "lonKtne , I on down to and Including butter-
us. Ana nnaiiy, brethren, we are
looking to ourselves, and our children
will In the future be looking bark at
us to see how we bore ourselves this
day.
IiiiinondH for State Senate.
It has been suggested by some of
the leaders of the Democratic party
in North Carolina, that at this time
it would be unseemly for the parti
zan faction in politics to wage a bit
ter campaign. This does not apply,
however, to the peculiar conditions
surrounding the selection of a demo
cratic candidate for the State Senate
In this district. In the first place
election at the Democratic primary
insures election, as there Is a safe
Democratic majority In the four coun
ties composing the district, namely
Union, Stanly, Davidson and Anson.
According to precedent Union county
will be allowed to name the senator.
Under present war conditions, It
behooves us to go slow In the selec
tion of this man. It is a duty we owe
ourselves, our party and our country,
to select a man of Intelligence and
ability, and one who will support the
government in Washington without
quibble or hesitation. We need a man
who has been consistent In his poli
tics, steadfast in his support of the
administration of President Wilson,
and who happily combines In his per
sonality, seriousness with optimism,
sternness tempered with that sense
of the fitness of things and with a
mind trained to think clearly and
along logical lines. Such a man Is
Mr. W. 0. Lemmond. We need his
services at this time. Democrats.
milk. Will pay in trade or give you
the highest cash market price.
Plenty of seed peas In stock, In
cluding whippoorwllls and white lady,
price $3.25 per bushel.
Specialty of heavy stock. We car
ry no frills or fancy stuff. Everything
just plain hog and hominy with us.
We work six days In the week and go
to church on Sunday. Sea us before
you buy or sell.
Red oats or white clipper, price
$1.20 the bushel, or $5 per bag.
We are selling flour at $3 for 50
pound sack.
Meat from 27 to 30 cents per
pound.
Mule feed $3.25 per sack.
Fifteen per cent mill feed $2.75 per
sack.
We carry big stock of Elba cotton
seed meal.
See us and save money.
C. L. KENDALL COMPANY,
Indian Trail, X. C.
(The Best Town on the Seaboard.)
Correct.
"A scientist claims that the fly Is
responsible for the tired feeling we
call laziness," said Old Fogy.
"Well," replied the Grouch, "on
the other hand, the tired feeling we
call laziness is responsible for the
fly.",
The fact that prayer Is no assurance
that It won't be closed with a flight.
Srmm rasfjpD anas m h te b
And we can help you do it during the week of the 15th to 20th. See our
PAINTS, VARNISHES, FURNITURE POLISH
AND FLOOR DRESSINGS.
BRUSHES, BROOMS AND MOPS.
WINDOW AND DOOR SCREENS.
HOES RAKES SHOVELS
SAND and LIME. "
POULTRY SUPPLIES AND NETTING.
Come to us with your list of needs for "CLEAN UP WEEK" and see how
quickly and reasonably we can fill your order.
MonroeHardwareCo.
Main Hayne Franklin Morgan Streets.
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