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CLEVELAXl MAN E.M'KltlEMTS
A CHAXtiE OK 1IKAKT.
The situation In Cleveland county,
the home of Mr. Uarduer, where Mr.
Parker shed ttars of indignation over
the "slaughter" of its distinguished
son, is not so unfavorable as some
have been led to believe. Count v
leaders have been j.ranpt to express
their adherence to the patty of Vance
and Aycock, and in the last issue o.
The Star, one voter w ho was opposed
to revaluation, and who had declared
bis Intention of voting against Mr
Morrison, admits a change of heart.
He has been doing some studyin;
latelv, he said, and had been think
ing "about what the Republicans did
in this state and county the last
time that they were in power. 1
has been now about twenty years
since they were kicked out in this
State by disfranchising the negro,
but I can still remember the awfui
ness of those days. How they stole
the peoples' money, mis-appropi iateti
public funds, cut down our pubi:
schools, and did almost every thi:v
Imaginable that was dishonest arvl
disgraceful. I also remember how
they appointed three hundred negro
magistrates and several handled
negro school commiitetP.ien over
white teachers and children in the
State. All these things happened un
der Governor Kussell's administra
tion, who was the last Republican
governor that we ever had in tlrt
State, and God forbid that we ever
have another. They say that I'arker
Is a fine fellow, but how can I woil.
myself up to the position of voiin.
for a man who is running 0:1
ticket of a party with such a recoil'
in this Stale."
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It has been customary for many
years that hen one party man is
defeated by another in a contest for
a nomination for the defeated brother
to rise up at once, congratulate Mu
tate opponent, and pledge him hi
loyal support. But there hav-j al
ways been degrees of loyalty In tli
support thus given, and that degrti
of loyalty shows what manner t
man the loser really Is, not what he
says he Is. The test of Minn hai
often shown such true tneiit !n a
loser that Its manifestation right
there laid the foundation deep and
strong for future success. Hence, as
the loser is usually In the public eye,
we like to see how he stands up
tinder his loss.
According to all the tests Mr. Gard
ner Is not only a graceful loser bit'
In the support of his late opponent
he shows t he right kind of loyiJ'.
and none of the big men of the prs
who have served party and people,
have shown more resplendenlly this
Bne spirit than Mr. Gardner Is now
doing since his opening speech here
last Saturday.
His delierance was convincing evi
dence to even those of a cynical mind
that he Is game to the core and a
good loser. There was no disc rni
ble bitterness in either his speech or
his demeanor. He manifested 1.0
bard feelings whatever towards those
who were among his strongest op
ponents lu the primary, and his .re
spectful references to Mr. Morrison
showed that he considers him a
worthy victor. To him the past is
a closed Incident, and this virile
North Carolinian faces the future
without any rancor In his heart, and
with unimpaired confidence.
Men who suffer defeat like Mr.
Gardner are comparable to the
Grecian heroes made immortal by
epic poems; and the spirit that
prompts him to aid his party is e
heritage which fie doubtless received
from his Confederate father. Mr.
Caidner has proved himself to be a
loyal Democrat, a sportsman In the
truest sense of the word, and a great
North Carolinian.
AS TO T1UTH AM) FAIKXKSS
Solomon said that (here were three
things beyond bis comprehension,
namely, a ship upon the water, a bird
upon the air, and the way of a man
with a maid. Verily, there is a mo
dern thing more wonderful than
those- which baffled the ancient king,
and that Is the way of the Republi
cans who deceive about taxes in'
North Carolina. They persist in
pit of all reason or lack of reason.
The purpose of the revaluation of
the property was to make the tax
books speak the truth, as Governor
Biekett aald. That purpose baa bees
fairly accomplished and telling the
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of the tax payers, who were so accur
ate In giving in their property that
their own valuations were accepted
by the assessors.
But telling the truth about the
measure seems to be an Impossible
thing with many pcrsoila, motivated
by either Ignorance or viclousneifs.
The opportunity to tell the truth,
and the encouragement to do so, was
welcomed by many a tax payer, es
pecially holders of Interest hearing
property whose Incomes would have
been practically annihilated under
the old rate, simply because other
classes of property were no un-
dervulued that a face-valuation of
money and solvent credits would
have resulted In (.-iving these a
NOTH'E OK t'HAXUE
fixers.
The Union County Board of Elec
tions will meet on September 30th for
the purpose of changing voting pre
cincts, wherever deemed tnKjetieary.
All Interested parties should present
petitions or claims to the Board prior
to above date. Everybody, regard
less of party affiliation, will be given
Impartial hearing.
The only changes at present con
templated by the Board are 1st: The
creation of a new precinct In Sandy
Ridge township with the following
boundaries: LeKinning at the New
Town road at the point where Mon
roe and Sandy Uidge townships point
near Zion colored church; tlicncn fol
lowing the township line to Cleveland j
Moore s, mci'iaing nis pince on me
I)nvln mill" road; thence in a simth-
, icily direction to and including J. L.
I f tahnrtin'ii t.lnpfi. thenrp nlllh tn ntlri
bearing burden four times greater ici(iinK the Uriah Morris home
than tar.gible property, place; thence to and including T. B. j
When the state and ihe people (le-1 Moore's residence; thence following
cided to carry out the laws as It has ir"T . . .VTA .... YuZ
various courses of Twelve Mile creek
to the New Town road; thence along J
the New Town road to the beginning
Leaving the territory in Sandy Ridge
always existed, and as we were
Mvom to do, by putting all the pro
perty on at its value, solvent credits,
In this county, for instance, jumped
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from fl.l - 6,000 In 1919 to $3.450.-1 rreok ,', tn6 Nw Town rolid ,he
000 in 1920. The game thing ran all
over the state, as it was expected to
do, the income in solvent credits
alone In some counties being greater
than the total of all real and person
al property of every kind In the coun
ty the year before.
Telling the truth has been Mid to
be the right thing In all other affairs
of life. It Is true also In this matter.
What honest man can object io th
telling of the truth? Since more and
more money is needed for public Im
provements; since the money has got
to be raised iy taxation, why should
anyone object to paying his right ful
part, according to the trne value c
what he has? No sincerely honest
man does. The people and tax pay
ers generally arc making no objec
tion; they like truthfulness, honesty
fairuess and a square deal for all.
Xot the George a Ikea It,
(From the Youth's Companion.)
One of the amusing stories In Cap
tain Evan's book, Keeping the Seas,
is of an Incident that occurred when
twenty-five million dollars in gold
was shipped across the English Chan
nel. The ship carried as passenger
Mr. Lloyd George, General Robertson
and Sir Maurice Hankey, who occu
pied the cabin In which the cold was
stored.
When the gold was landed, a Bank
of England clerk complained that one
bag was miming and asked anxiously
if anyone had been In the cabin.
'. "Oh. yea," said the captain. "Three
men were there." '
."Well." replied the captain thought
fully, "I know that one was called
George.
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Mineral Springs district. The voting;
place to be at the cross road neari
the Dr. W. H. Price late home place I
in the old Siler church building, and
to be known as Siler precinct.
Second: Thecrea'lon of a new pre
cinct In North Monroe, to be known
as North Monroe precinct No. 2, with
the following boundaries: Beginning
at the Intersection of Main and Wind
sor flre"ts lr. the City of Monroe,
(Heath-Morrow Co. corner! with the
same so'.ithorn boundary to the west
ai the present North Monroe precinct,
:tri the township line; thence North
; along the township line to a point
where the township line rrost-es the
Concord road; thence south alon?
the Concoard road to Its intersection
wi.h Main street. In the City of Mon
! toe; thence south along Main s'reet
i to the beginning. The old North
j Monroe precinct to be known as
I North Monroe Precinct No. , to re
main as heretofoie, less the territory
included in the new precinct. The
polling place for precinct No. I will
remain at the Court House, and the
polling place for the new precinct
will be designated at a later date.
GEO. 8. LEE. Jr., Chm.
County Board of Election.
I loth Hnd Exwrience.
The motor car was driven by a de
termined looking woman who had
knocked a man down without, how
ever. Injuring him much. She did
not try to get away. Inatead. she
topped the car, descended to the
solid earth and faced him manfully,
or rather womanfully.
"I'm sorry It happened." the said
grudgingly, hot It was all your fault.
You must have been walking car
lesaljr. I am an experienced driver,!
I've been driving a ear for seven
years
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