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W. J. M. WRITES
ANOTHER ARTICLE
He Replies To The Rev. R. C.
Morrison's Piece.
HE DISCUSSES PRINCIPLE.
He Thinks The Minister Is Incon-
sistent, And Out Of His Snhere,
When Entering Newspaper Con
troversiesHis Only Object Is
To Crush A, And Gloat Over It.
To the Editor of The Sun.
It seems as though the Rev. Mr. Mor
rison thinks that I wrote my piece in
your paper without a principle to back
my theory, and I wish to say to him,
that I believe that there's more princi
ple in my first article than there was in
his. If I had thought there was no prin
ciple in such doctrine, I certainly would
not have asked the space in a paper,
which the people of the county wish to
be true and loyal to every righteous
cause. I, therefore, ask space again, to
see if it is principle for a minister to
deal with a newspaper controversy.
I wrote this article because I thought
it honest and just in every particular,
and, yet, I am of the same opinion, the
Rev." Mr. Morrison to the contrary not
withstanding. In the first place, I wrote
it from principle ; in the second, because
I believe in equal rights to all and spe
cial privileges to none, and that this law
is contradictory to principle and debars
one of a right which it grants to anoth
er. It allows one who is incompetent
to practice medicine and debars one who
is competent.
It is true, that a certain case with
some obstruction to the bowels, was
treated by some physicians for several
years for cramp colic without a cure or
benefit; and that A was called to see
this case, and as the records will show,
advised the parents that there was no
cramp colic, but that there were obstruc
tions to the passage of the bowels and
advised an operation, which was accept
ed.and to-day the man is a stout, healthy
person. He has no further symptoms of
cramp colic. Yet, the minister says I
have no principle in defending A. Yes,
old man, I am a friend to A and thank
God that 1 am.
I also know of another case in this
county, where a physician was giving
to a child, less than three mouths old,
about one grain of an opiate a day, and
that A was called and stopped this
opiate. The child, before A was called
was almost a skeleton, and after A had
stopped the opiate and began to treat
said child, it began to -improve at once
and is to-day doing as well as could any
child. Yes, I am a friend to A and
who would be ashamed of it?
Who would like to be an avowed friend
to a minister of the Gospel who should
be one of God's chosen people that
would come out openly in a newspaper
and condemn principle and assert that
principle was his only motive Which
is false. Now, if this one in question
does not believe what I have to say, I
can prove that he administered whiskey
to a man in his own home, wbfen it was
absolutely unnecessary and contra-indicated.
I would ask him if he can re
member the night of the 24th of Jan
uary? I wonder if the minister's argument
in upholding the present law is .consist
ent with principle? The law which he
so defends (by the influence of others)
says that midwives shall be excepted in
this law. His argument is that the
board of examiners is the thing and what
we have got to retain. He says that it
is the citizens who want the law, and
that it is the citizens who are benefitted
.thereby. Now let's see. If any physi
cian or person should go before this
board and make the required per cent
on all branches, except obstetrics, the
board would say that he is incompetent
to practice medicine, and would refuse
to grant a State license. Now what can
this physician or person do? He can go
back to his home, or any city or place
in the State, and practice the branch
upon which his failure was due. Oh J
yon minister, "who is so consistent with
principle." Love the Lrd old fellow
and keep yourself so that you can serve
Him, for you cannot serve God and
mamon. A word as to how I see the
exceptions to the law, or in the present
law. Any old "granny" can, and is
competent to attend any labor case that
may exist. It strikes me that this is the
most important part, branch, or condi
tion that could exist in the profession,
and certainly must be, if we have our
future rule at heart, or if it should be
our duty, to so live and act that our off
spring might inherit principle. In this
trying, of all trying times, we have the
health and protection of mother and
child, as well as the great responsibility
and fate of two lives in our hands. And
yet the great thing "principle" does not
apply to them, they are not worthy of
the respect, that is, if we consider that
man who holds himself as a minister, is
a competent judge.
Gentlemen, what I believe to be prin-
ciple, is to protect our offsprings, and it
is proven to us by instinct, even the
most vigorous animal has . this first in
stinct of principle care for the young.
Now if we were to start on forcing prin
ciple, the first thing that we would do
to found this great right would be to
protect the young, the helpless and the
innocent. But that is not so with the
one who would set an example for oth-
I ers to follow in Jesus' foot steps.
It strikes me that the fundamental
cause of principle is first demonstrated
by the care of the helpless and innocent.
To do tnis I think that the State should
have first enacted a law that no other j
person, otner tnan one tnoronghly, com
petent and skilled physician in the prac-
tice of medicine' 6honId have H
Because the attendent, is in part respon
sible for the mental condition of this
child in future. Why? Because it is the
duty of every attendant in such cases to
see that the child is well cared for, that
it lias been separated from the mother
when it was properly nourished, and
that its future needs shall have been
properly cared for, by the instructions
for the future care of an infant, by the
attendant.
It is just about as consistent with
principle to say, that if there's any prin
ciple in such as he upholds, it must be
in a minister's salary. The care of an
infant, poor and helpless, as well as al
most senseless, I think, should have first
right due it principle. That would
provide proper attention: and by all
means not a minister should be allowed
to be present, if he is of tiie opinion that
this false profit is.
Where is the principle in the law,
when it allows the Christian Scientists
to practice their diseases in this State?
There's just as much principle in allow
ing such a course as there is in allowing
one of the older graduates to practice
without license, or without going before
the board and standing an examination.
The law would be just as righteous in
its principle to say that the incompetent
shall practice medicine, but the compe
tent shall not. Why? Because it is like
the minister it has no principle in its
argument. There are many other rea
sons why I have written the two pieces,
for fear of another reply from our Chris
tian instructor, I will withhold.
The minister's object, as I see it, is to
crush A and all in his position to death.
It is his hope and desire, that by the use
of his tongue, or pen, he can have the
public look upon one of their fellow
men, and say to them, that he (A) is a
mined man ; that I have stricKen him
with a great bereavement; (though he
will sneak off and say to himself that it
was without principle), and that it is
my pleasure that you may see the fruits
of all his toilsome years perish before
your eyes. I know that after this he
cannot regain his fortune or recover his
lost toils; therefore, he is forced to neg
lect his own person ; to neglect his own
household, and is thereby rendered in
capable to guide his children. Now it
is my plasure to call the druggist, who
deals in whiskey one whom I have de
fendedand all the incompetent togeth
er, and all eat, drink and be merry over
the down fall of an entire family. Oh!
what a principle this minister has got.
I have not answered this piece by the
questions asked in his piece, bnt have
endeavored to answer the intent, or ob
ject of his writing; but if he would like
for me to take questions as they come, I
will answer each one more emphatic
even than I nave endeavored to to an
swer his motives. Principle! such a
principle! W. J. M.
"TACKEY PARTY."
Social Event At Caroleen Hews
And Personal Notes.
(Special To The Observer.)
HENRIETTA, March 16. Mr. Burch
Doggett, of. Caroleen, was thrown from
a buggy by a runaway horse at Rnther
fordton yesterday and severely hurt.
His leg and knee were very badly
wrenched, and he suffered intense pain.
There was a "tackey party" at the
Hotel Clower, at Caroleen, last night.
xne iollowmg guests were present:
Misses Annye, Rosa and Virginia Lytton,
Ollie Webb, Mae and Monnie Whiteside,
Maude Roberson, Bessie McFails, Vic
Haynes and Estelle Carpenter; andDrs.
J. B. Smart and A. B. Holland; Messrs.
C. Byers, C. Wilson, C. D. Steadman,
Robert Taylor, Marvin Scruggs, Thur
man Roberson, W. L. Fanning, Sam
Hughes and C. B. Welborn.
Mr. Will Alexander and wife, who
have been visiting the family of J. R.
Anderson, of Rutderfordton, for several
days, returned home Tuesday.
Messrs. J. D. Wells and brother. Wil-
m Wells, of Bostic, were in Henrietta
tesday.
16 BaDtist Ynnncr PftTlon TTriinn
held its regular annual election Sunday
and chose Mr. M. A. Walden. nresident:
Mr. Lee Allen, vice-president; Miss Lot
tie .uebrue, secretary, and Miss Bnna
Fortune, treasurer.
Mr. P. E. Rollins, manager of the R.
k. riaynes' department store, and Miss
Bessie McFails, who recently took charge
of the millinerv denartmAnt mtnrnmi a
few days ago from Wilmington,' on their
way from Northern markets, where they
spent several, days buying goods.
Clarence McBraver. colored, was tried
oeiore "fcqnire T. J. wilkins vesterdav
for stealing a nistol from .TamAs Wilki.
colored, found guilty, and bound over
to court.
Rev. G. W. Suttlemire, who has lived
in Henrietta for a number of years,
moved yesterday to a farm at Cliff dale.
CONCERNING THE
PROPOSED ROAD.
Dr. Weaver Writes On The Cost
Of Both Routes.
GIVES FACTS AND FIGURES
Will The S. & W. Continue Road
From Spruce Pine, Or Go By Way
Of Asheville An Opportunity Of
A Generation Now Before The
People Of The Mountain City.
(The Asheville Citizen, 12th.)
This communication from Dr. H. B.
Weaver is explanatory of the proposed
new railroad into Asheville, the story of
which was told in The Citizen last Thurs
day:
Editor The Citizen : A company has
been formed with all the necessary cor
porate rights whose scheme is to build a
railroad from the coal fields of the Vir
ginias to the tidewaters on the Atlantic
coast.
This company is pre-eminently; able
to perform such an undertaking as tnis
proposition contemplates : having as an
earnest behind it capital to the amount
of $175,000,000. This company owns in
fee over 300,000 acres of coal lands in
the States of Kentucky, West Virginia
and Virginia, with timber inexhaustible;
together with railroad franchise, rights
of way and other appurtenances thereto
belonging, from these points to Bristol,
Tenn.
They now have a thousand men work'
ing on that line of road in those States
They own and control the Southwestern
Railroad from Bristol via Johnson City,
Tenn., Spruce Pine, N. C;, to Marion,
N. C, for which they lately paid a bonus
of $2,500,000 spot cash. The railroad is
built, equipped and is running from
Johnson City to Spruce Pine, a distance
of sixty-two miles. From Spruce Pine
to Marion is thirty-nine miles; from
Marion to Rntherfordton is twenty-six
miles, a total of sixty -five miles. The
line from spruce .fine to Marion is a
very heavy grade and a most difficult
and costly one to buna, tnere being an
ascent of 1,400 feet in four miles to over
come, with eleven trestles, the longest
being 2,700 feet, and with many long
and high trestles in addition. It is esti
mated that the mountain portion alone
will cost over $1,000,000. The whole
line of sixty -five miles to Rntherfordton
will cost, engineer's estimation, in the
neighborhood of three million dollars,
Notwithstanding all these difficulties
this company will adopt this route un
less a better and cheaper one can be
shown them.
Now it is up to the people of Asheville
whether they will let the opportunity of
a generation pass without getting anoth
er railroad through our city. That we
can induce the Southwestern to come by
the way of Asheville on through Hick
ory Nut Gap or Reedy Patch Gap to
Rntherfordton there is little doubt. We
only have to show them the feasibility
of the route ; convince them that it is
cheaper and nearer by the way of Ashe
ville than by Marion and you will get
them.
Twenty -five years ago the writer, in
company with Dr. W. W. Wing and a
corps of engineers from the Pennsylvan
ia railroad, surveyed a route from the
moutn 01 Uane river, now liuntaaie, a
distance of forty miles.
A peculiar feature of this route is that
it has a general level of 2,000 feet, the
whole line, and averaging not over a 2
per cent, grade. It has been estimated
by different engineers, one of whom was
Col. Thad Coleman, who was an emi
nent authority on railroad construction,
that this line could be built .for at least
$30,000 per mile, which would be at the
lowest $20,000 cheaper per mile than the
Marion route.
From Huntdale to Asheville (forty
miles) it would cost, say $1,200,000.
From Asheville to Rntherfordton it is
about the same distance, forty miles,
which would cost not over $40,000 per
mile, or $1,600,000, making in all $2,
800,000. The line from Spruce Pine to Marion
through McKinney's Gap of thirty-nine
miles at $50,000 would amount to, in
round numbers $2,000,000, The remain
ing twenty-six miles, one million more,
or the whole line of sixty-five miles
would cost at least $3,000,000, or about
half a million more than the Asheville
route.
But the greater advantage is
that this route is twenty miles nearer
Rutherfordton than the Marion route,
it being by rail approximately 101. miles
from Huntdale to Rutherfordton by
Spruce Pine and Marion and only eighty-
one via Asheville. And the Asheville
line will not averaee over a 2 per cent.
ETftdfi. while the Smuce Pine and Mar-
ion route will average 3 per cent, or
over. Besides the line turning off thirty
miles below Spruce Pine at Huntdale
will penetrate the rich agricultural lands
and mineral resources oi au kiuub,
to
sav nothing of the almost inoxhaustible
timber surmlv in the srreat counties of i
Mitchell, Yancey, Madison and north
Buncombe. It will also fetch a through
line from north to south, touching the
western counties, which are also noted
THAT VESS LYNCH AFFAIR.
Very Unfortunate From Any Stand
point One May Yiew It.
(Correspondence of The Gaffney ledger. )
GROVER- March 16. It seems that
there is quite a diversity of opinion as to
the truth of the matter in regard to the
Wess Lynch hold-up. It appears that
there's but one thing connected with the
incident that is absolutely certain, - and
that is the fact that it was. and is yet, a
very unfortunate affair from any stand
point one may choose to view it.
Prof. Lynch is a higlily respected cit
izen of Forest City, and county survey
or of Rutherford county. Considering
this fact, it seems that it was very un
wise, as well as unjust, to make a pub
lic statement that the anair was all a
fake unless there was absolutely no
doubt as to the authority of sfeid state
ment, because it throws a reflection upon
Mr. Lynch himself, and while it is in an
indirect way, it is none the less severe.
And there's no question as to whether or
not Mr. Lynch believed the report to be
true, because had he not believed it he
would never have raised the alarm and
immediately began the search for the
supposed miscreants.
This writer was at Rntherfordton the
day of the occurrence and upon our re
turn (by private conveyance) in the af
ternoon, we met Mr. Lynch and heard
his statement of the incident. Know
ing that he would not have been parad
ing the country with a posse of men un
less he considered it necessary, and nev
er dreaming that the boy had played a
bluff game, we immediately reported the
incident to this paper. It was also re
ported to The Rutherfordton Sun, and
we know not how many other papers.
By and by the people around Forest
City began to whisper that there might
not be any reality in the report. Some
advanced the fact that the boy was far
from being a piece of perfection, and
enumerated previous pranks that he had
been engaged in. Then it was that the
Forest City correspondent of The Ruth
erfordton Sun came forward with the
statement that the whole affair was more
than likely a fake, which communication
was copied in this paper and The Ledg er
readers doubtless remember its contents
However, the heated controversy that
followed and which, perhaps, is not yet
ended, is not so widely known outside
the circle of The Sun readers. A few
weeks ago Mr. Lynch appeared in The
Sun with' a spirited article and furnish
ed affidavits from several prominent men
who saw the boy just after the occur
rence, and was 01 a very strong opinion
that the boy was sincere in his manifes
tations of grief and fright.
This writer had a conversation with
the sheriff of the county not long since,
during which he stated that his first im
pressions were that the report was per
fectly true, but as he found it impossible
to get any clue to work on he could make
no headway in the search. There were
some hunters seen in the vicinity, near
Coxe's crossing, but none of them an
swered the description. As stated else
where, the affair was reported by this
writer in good faith and when the whis
per was raised that there might be no
truth in the report we did not apprise
The Ledger of the fact simply because it
wasn't our business to do so unless there
was absolutely no doubt that the boy did
sure enough invent and carry into exe
cution the scheme for the purpose of. se
curing those "much desired low-water-
cut pair of pants." Should we have im
personated the supposed miscreants we
would have been under strict obligations
to have reported all doubts in their fa
vor, but as such was not the case and as
crimes of a far blacker hue are constant'
ly being perpetrated by the vicious and
inhuman low class of negroes we did not
feel called upon to make the correction
Ana naa we aone so we ieei that we
would not only have been doing the boy a
gross injustice, but would have added to
the grief of his fond mother and father
and brothers and sisters as well.
H. M.
Will Hove To Rutherfordton.
Dr. John C. Twitty, of Gastonia, who
was here last week, purchased the Erwin
house and lot on the west side of town,
and will move here soon, where he will
engage in the practice of his profession.
We extend a cordial welcome to the ,
doctor and his interesting family.
mx. w. a. ivizer, wno nas been in
Virginia for some months, has returned
here and is. thinking of locating. Mr.
izer has many friends in this county
who will be glad to know that he has
returned to stay.
Attorney J. P. Morris and wife spent
several days in Rutherfordton this week, j
The former is attending Superior court
which is now being held there. Polk
County News, the 16th.
for timber- or all kinds, minerals and
agricultural products, which would find
a profitable market to the south of us.
And last, but not least, this road would
come to the city of the "Land of the
Sky," which is destined to be the Rome
of America in point of progress in civ
ilization, and 6hall in no distant day vie
with Fall River and South Bend in
manufactories.
Now, then, let every true patriot and
friend of Asheville go to work in good
earnest for this road. Now is the accept
ed time. H. B. WEAVER.
THE INTERURBAN
RAILWAY PROJECT.
Not A Visionary Scheme, But
A Practicable One.
JUDGE EWART GOES NORTH.
Will Confer With Cincinnatti Per
sons Interested The People A
Unit On The Proposition Meet
ing Called At Hendersonville On
24 Of April Everybody Invited.
To the Editor of The Sun.
HENDERSONVILLE, March 13.-
vve are much surprised at the apparent
indifference of the people of Rutherford
ton to the scheme of building an elec
trie line from Asheville via. your place
and through your county to Gaffney.
fourely they do not realize how much
this means to your town and county.
Our people are a unit on the proposi
tion. I leave for Cincinnatti. O.. this
p. m., to confer, with parties interested
in the enterprise. A meeting has been
called for the 24th of April at this place,
to which invitations will be sent your
citizens, and those off Gaffney, Ashe
ville, Chimney Rock and other points.
Cannot The Sun lend us its powerful
aid? We have noted with surprise that
you have never referred to it in any way.
This is not a visionary, wild scheme,
but a definite and practicable one. If
the people along the route will do only
one-half their duty cars will be running
between Asheville and Gaffney in twelve
months.
Come now, stir up, shake yourself and
get "busy." Yours truly,
H. G. EWART.
(Asheville Gazette-News, the 13.)
Judge H. G. Ewart, of Hendersonville,
is here, en route to Cincinnatti, where
ne is to corner with certain parties in
terested in the construction of the con
templated Appalachian Internban rail
way.
"If any doubt existed as to the inter
est of our people in this project," said
he to-day, "it was removed by the mass
meeting of our citizens last Saturday at
Hendersonville. We had a most repre
sentative and enthusiastic meeting. Our
people are thoroughly alive to the im
portance of this route. We were glad
to note the interest that our Buncombe
county friends, especially from the Av
ery's Creek section, manifested in the
enterprise. Your representative, Mr. J .
F. Glenn, made a capital speeclu and
promised us that Buncombe would when
the time came render ns practical aid
and support. Another meeting has been
called for April 24th at. Hendersonville,
to whicfi invitations will be sent to rep
resentatives of the boards of trade from
Asheville, Gaffney, S. C, and Ruther
fordton, and to the citizens generally
along the contemplated route. At this
meeting definite plans will be submitted
looking to the immediate prosecution of
the work. In the meantime subscrip
tions are steadily coming in, and I am
confident that we will soon have a com
petent corps of engineers on the line with
a view of locating the same, preparatory
to work.
"The road means much for Asheville,
and I feel assured that its progressive
and wide-a-wake citizens will take an
active interest in the project. It is the
history of all interurbin lines that the
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PROVED
Satisfactory
Boston Mass., Jan. 25th, 1905
Mr. Chas. M. Stieff,
Boston, Mass
Dear Sir:-
The Stieff upright
piano, which you sent to the
New England Conservatory of
Music on trial last October,
has proved entirely satisfac
tory, and on the strength of
this trial, I have decided to
place an order with you for
Twenty Five (25) Stieff up
right pianos, same style as
samples ubmitted.
These pianos must be de
livered at the New England
Conservatory of Music on or
before September 1st, 1905
Yours Very Truly
Ralph I,. Flanders,
Manager.
Charles M. Stieff
Manufacturer f the piano with the
sweet tone.
Southern warerooms, 211-213
. North Tryon St.,
Charlotte, North Carolina.
C H. WILMOTH, Manager.
Mention this paper.
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largest town on the route invariably de
rives the greatest advantage, and Ashe
ville will prove no exception to the rule.
We built the Transylvania railroad with
only $8,000 in sight, in spite of the op
position developed, and the many pre
dictions of failure. Mark the prediction :
We shall build the Appalachian despite
the croakings of a few dyspeptic individ
uals. If the people along the route will
do only one-half their duty, cars will be
running from Asheville via Mills River,
or Fletchers, to Hendersonville, Hender
sonville via the beautiful Chimney Rock
country, Rutherfordton, Forest City,
Caroleen, and Henrietta to Gaffney,
S. C."
Dr. W. H. Wakefield Coming.
Dr. W. H. Wakefield, of Charlotte,
will be in Rutherfordton at the Hotel on
Friday, May the 5th, for the purpose of
treating diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose,
Throat and Fitting Classes.
The Doctor can be seen in his office in
Charlotte every Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, and on Sunday by emergen
cy cases.
Mrs. Alice Webb Pake, the woman
Brodie I. Duke, of Durham, married in
New York some months ago, has brought
suitf or divorce from Duke on the ground
of abandonment and non-support.
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