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FRIDAY, XOYKMBKR 5, 9120.
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a prominent Union county farmer,
is he walked tnto The Journal office
the other day. "You dropped me
from the list Ust month." he con
tinued, "and I am renewing wltn tne
understanding that It you atop my
paper again it will atay stopped tor
good. Other people credit me. 1
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per will be stopped next year If he
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tion of credit. We would gladly ac
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KLKCTIOX POST MOKTEMS
Burdened with taxes, suffering
from a depression in the price of
farm products, and disturbed by the
wrangllngs of the Senate, the couu
try sought a change in sd ministra
tions in the fallacious belief that it
Is in the power of the Republican
party to end our economic wrongs,
and to restore the stability and nor
malcy that prevailed before the war.
These conditions are largely respon
sible for Senator Harding's landslide.
There were other causes, however,
chierty of which was the rank In
efficiency of the Democratic organi
sation. Our campaign managers
really made no eftort to put Governor
Cox and the Democratic cause before
the people until the campaign was
about over. No systematic atteuut
to collect f finds was inaugurated mi
til even Democrats lost hope of vlc
.,r nii then it wan too Lite. The
Itaunchefct of partisans seldom csre
to contribute to a losntf cau, i u
iv. loin r.r "atio:i4. whictt !.0l'M
have bee:i the dominant Uu of the
campaign, vas never pruorl? strew
ed. Little effort was mada to get the
Immnrlll llnpiimeilt befOfe thO P00-
nle. and millions voted against Cox
without ever having stut!l,;d the is
suo for wbkU he smJ.
NEWS & -INTERVIEWS
u, a r Pmwir vu andoubted-
iv ih haooiest uuui In Monroe over
the result of the election. Major 1 .
C. lleatu. wno was conadent taai mt.
Cox would have a landslide, had
promised Mr. Penegar a Woodman
funeral after tne election, om
.. w. irnoarn that it turned out iust
the opposite, the popular mail carrier
had the lauga on nis uemutwv
friends.
HAIUUMi OF tiOOD STIH.K.
The bounds of common decency
anf propriety were overstepped when
the otory that Seuator Harding hud
negro blood in his veins was bandied
about during the closing days of the
campaign. Investigation long ago
proved the utter absurdity of the
Charges, ar-d the Wooster College
professor, who was the first to sign
bis name to the story, Is under sur
veillance to determine his sanity.
This story, which Is to the effect
that Warren O. Harding's father was
Amos Harding and that he married
Mary Ann Harding, a negress, is al
leged to have first been used by Gen
ral Leonard Woods supporters In
n effort to defeat Harding for the
Republican nomination ai tne ,ni
rmwn rnnventlnn. and therefore csn
not wholly be laid to the Democratic
oattv. although some of the Cox
arm-liera helievlna- it to be true
spread it over the country In the hope
Of Influencing tne vote meir way.
. "Th storv is false In every re
spect," says the Cincinnati Star
owned bv the Taf family. "It even,'
ennilnuen the Ohio Daner. "has the
wronc names for Harding' grand
parents. The Senator's grandfather
was not Amos, but Chsjles Alexan
der Harding. Charlie Alexander
Harding's wife, and the grandmother
of Warren 0. Harding on the pa
ternal side, was Marv Ann Crawford.
Hhe wan the daughter of Joshua
Crawford of Baltimore and Sophie
Stevens, whose family lived In Albe
marle county, Virginia, me Lraw
fords were of Scotch-Irish descent,
th family oricinatlns In Lanark
hire, Scotland. The first of the fam
ily came to America In the seven
teenth century. The Crawfords ap
pear all through the genealogies of
Virginia and are related to most bf
the prominent families of Colonial
days In that stale.
"There was an Amos Harding
anion k Warren G. Harding's ances
tors. He was not the Senator's
grandfather, however, but his great
great-grandfather. The name of his
wife was not Mary Ann Dixon, but
Phnnh Trinn whn helnn?eft tA a
well known Colonial family of Pen
nsylvania ana was a cousin oi
Frances Slocum, "The Lost Sister of
Wvimlnf Amna Hardin- lived In
the Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania,
from 1777 to 1800. Ha came to
Richland county. Ohio, early In the
nineteenth century, and died there n
1S-99" .
No m a'ter how treat our dlssan-
rolnlment over the defeat of Mr
Cox. we have the satisfaction of
knowing that Mr. Harding Is a de
scendant of a fine, old American fam
ily, and reports to the contrary
should be promptly discouraged.
Tha Harding landslide has even
enculfed the veteran Missouri con
gressman. Chamn Clark, who was de
feated by his Republican opponent
T W ITrmlfvll Amnni? thA athr-i
rhlr.lng Dents of the great democrat
ic war anminisirauon do win no re-
tir J to i tit 1 1c life after March 4 are
.Tntaithna Danlala nnA ntii nvrn rinvlif
franklin Houston. Doubtlsa both of
them personally welcome the ehannn,
as th t.'nremna-f Daniels paper
In Miirth P'liAllnn. ha Him rrrlniialv
threatened for several year by the
cifriouc uoserver ana -trio ureeps
Jort) News: and Mr. -Hanston has sev
eral lint expressed the desire to re
turn to his Mudies and the tnlrt,
r ca tenor of the class roorv
Senator Price Will H Her.
-Am I coming to Moaroe arwistice
davr You can bet your bottom dol
lar that I'll be there." aaid Mr. J. N.
Prlc while In Monroe yeaieraay m
certify the election returns from his
precinct. "Why I'm the daddy or tne
act that wade the 11th a legal boll-
day," he continued. I m going
.i.. .. m aiore. cin and every
thing els so as to let aU of my hands
Join la the celebration, triuuj
else ought to do the same."
Expect to Be PresWent.
A crank, or practical Joker, sign
ing his name M. D. Bowman," wrltea
to The Journal, as follows, from
Charleston. S. C: "I am positive I
received the nomination at Cnicago
last June. aUina- me 71 delegates
on the first ballot, and 770 on the
second. Afterwards tne aetegaiea ui
the other American countries were
-n.,r,iA in mv credit. I would like
the electoral vote by March 21. I am
unmarried and resided tn tne state oi
Pennsylvania for 88 years. 2 years In
New Jersey, California four and one
half years, and the remainder of my
life in the South. Try, and take-up
ihia miMiion with Charlotte. Salis
bury and other cities in your slate.
I expect to be the rreeiaem oi mo
failed States by March 21. I repre
sent the Republican party."
Veteran liailroad Men.
lu search of an Inspiration, Col.
Wade Harris, editor of the Charlotte
Observer, took a railroad Journey
Tuesday. On the trtp he encounter
ed some veteran railroaders, and as a
result of a conversation he had with
them a long editorial appeared in
Thursday's Observer, In which he re
lated the exeorlcnces of some of the
old-timers on the road. Most of the
subjects of the Colonel's editorial
work oft the Southern, but he had
the following to say about some well
known railroad men on the Seaboard:
"On another occasion we may have
to count op the round trips Capt.
Jas. G. Baskerville has made to Lon
don town. Captain Baskerville saw
his r.rst railroad service In South
Carolina, but 46 years ago went to
the old Carolina Central) and he Is
yet in the service of that company
now the Seaboard Air Line running
an engine between Charlotte and
vtniherfnrritnii. Cantain Baskerville
brought the first passenger train Into
Monroe. Then there 13 tapt. josepn
F. Misenhe liner, who only last week
celebrated his 40th anniversary with
the Seaboard, and wno is jet running
an engine. There are some long
teruicrs pn the Southern whoe mile
age would be productive of Interest
ing speculation ana we may get to
these in time."
The Sheriff Onve It Tp Early.
Anion the flret to reach the court
house to hear the election returns
Tuesday evening was Sheriff Grimm.
He sat patiently, listening to tne
reading of bulletins that clearly prov
ed a Republican trend, until one was
received forecasting about a million
majority for Harding In New York
state. He then arose In disgust
"According to those telegrams." re
marked the Sheriff, "Harding already
has about 10,000.000 votes. There
must be some Republicans at the
other end of the wire. I m going
home." Seizins- his overcoat, he
suited the action to the word, going
aslceo thinking Mr. Cox would be
elected In a manner similar to the)
Wllapn victory in 191.
Twelve men were killed In a fire
and explosion at the distributing
tmrer of the Niacara Falls Powder
company at North Tonawanda, New
xorg, last aunaay morning.
U0xtB0E.lt. p.
IN EVERY DEPARTMENT
SWEATED
$15,000 MEN'S, BOY'S AND LADIES SWEAT
ERS ALL AT GREAT SAVINGS
Boys Grey Cotton Sweaters 98c
Bovs Cotton Sweaters in all colors, Navy, Maroon,
"Grey $1.25, $1.48, $1.93
Bovs and Girls Wool Sweaters in Navy, Grey and,
'Maroon $3.50, $3.95, $4.9 )
Mons Cotton Sweaters. Gray, all sizes.. ..$1.48
Mens WoolSw eaters in Navy, Dark Grey and
Maroon H.yo, spb.ou, !f.ou
Mens Heavy Shaker Knit Sweaters, all Wool, all
Colors, Kavv, Maroon, Green and Brown. $8.95
$9.50 up to.. $15.00
Ladies Wool Sweaters, all sizes and all shades,
Navy, Black, Red, Cardinal, $4.95, $6.50, $7.50,
up to - - - ' - - $15.00
5,000 YARDS 39-INCH TJNLEACHED SHEET
ING, EXTRA SMOOTH QUALITY, 10c
BOYS UNION SUITS
'All sizes heavy ribbed, bleached, 98c, $1.15, $1.48
MEN'S UNION SUITS
All Sizes, heavy ribbed. ..i-$1.48, $1.95, $2.48
MEN'S SHIRTS AND DRAWERS
Best Quality Bleached, Ribbed and Fleeced, 95c,
? $1.25 and.:.. $1.48
LADIES HEAVY VESTS AND PANTS
Bleached and .Unbleached .48c, 98c, $1.48
COTTON BLANKETS
All Colors, $1.95, $2.48, $2.98 and-.:
HEAVY COMFORTS
At all Prices, $2.48, $2.95, $3.95 up td-
- ;-f3.98
$12,50
20,000 YARDS OF GOODS AT 10c YARD
20,000 Yards of Apron and Dress Ginghams $t 10c
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