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VOL. 5. NO. 42.
RUTHERFORDTON, N. W THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 26, 19J2.
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MR.A.S.HARRILL
IS ABOUT RIGHT
SOME FACTS REGARDING THE
SENATORIAL SITUATION.
The Ellenboro Man's Estimate Gives
Simmons 90 Per Cent, The Remain
ing 10 Per Cent Being Equally Di
vided Between Kitchin And Clark.
To the Editor of The Chatlotte Observer:
I notice Mr. Kitchin claims that Mr.
Woodson's claims as to Mr. Simmons
getting 95 per cent of Rutherford coun
ty's vote, is not correct. While it may
be a little too strong, I think a safe es
timate would be: Simmons 90 per cent,
Kitchin 5 per cent, Clark 5 per cent,
Of course this is only guessing, but I
have seen and talked with parties from
all sections of the county and believe
the above a fair estimate.
The voters of this county do not like
the way Mr. Kitchin is attacking the
record of Senator Simmons. After the
State convention has endorsed Senator
Simmons' record, they feel that the at'
tack is not only against Simmons, but
against the Democratic party in gen
eral. Mr. Kitchin is not as strong
here as he would have been if he had
gone before the, people on his own re
cord and ability, instead ot assailing
Senator Simmons' record. WhJe the
people believe Mr. Kitchin to be a good
and able man, they believe that his
ambition to be' United States Senator
has led him to make charges and say
things that he ought not to have said.
The attacks on Mr. Simmons' Democ
racy is like the attacks on the peerless
Craig four years ago when he was a
candidate for the same office Mr. Kitch
in wanted. Now Mr. Craig's Democ
racy is O. K. (as it really was four
years ago). Mr. Simmons' Democracy
was O. K. till Mr. Kitchin wanted to
step into his place and now he is ac
cused of being almost a Republican.
Below is a few questions I would like
for every voter to ask himself and pon
der them well. If you will do this with
out partiality I don't think you will
have any trouble in deciding who to
vote for for United States Senate:
Who is in position to do the most
for .our State in the Senate?
If Senator Simmons is not a true
Democrat and standing squarely on
the Democratic tariff platform, why
did the Democrats of the Senate who
knew his record in the Senate for 11
years choose him as leader in tariff
fight?
If Mr. Kitchin is a better man for
the place than Mr. Simmons, why did
he not make a record during his 12
years in Congress like Simmons has
done in the Senate?
When the people elect a man to an
important office do theyexpect him. to
stay at his post and look after the
things he was elected to look after or
do they expect him to be away from his
post looking after his own personal
affairs? .
As a member of Congress four years
ago how many roll-calls did Mr. Kitch
in miss while in North Carolina cam
paigning for the office of Governor?
During this year, how many days
has he been away from his office.cam
paigning for a seat in the United
States Senate?
During this campaign has he pro
duced any record of his showing why
the people should elect him to the Sen
ate? How many roll-calls has Mr. Sim
mons missed in the United States Sen
ate during this campaign? "
If Mr. Kitchin is the best man for
the place, why does he not plead his
own record, instead of trying- to trump
up charges against Mr. Simmons' rec
ord? There is a lot more questions along
this line I rould like to ask but this is
enough, to show the folly of changing
Senators. Now, just when Mr. Sim
mons has reached the top in the Sen
ate and is in position to do more for
us than any other man we can send
now. .The North has always said the
reason the South does not get any
more show than it ,,does, is because
just as soon as a Congress member or
Senator gets In a position to do some
thing for us, we turn him down and
send a new man in his place. So let's
all vote for Simmons who is in posir
Uon to ao something for us.
; A. S. HARRILL.
Ellensboro, Sept. 21. ;
CAROLEEN SCHOOL OPENS
A Great Revival Meeting In Prog
ress Other Notes.
(Special to The Sun.)
CAROLEEN, Sept. 23 The great
est, most intensive and all pervading
revival of religion in the history of
the town is now in progress in the
Caroleen Methodist church. The in
flaence and power of the meeting- are
reaching all all classes and sweeping
many into the kinerdom. Up to this
hour .about one hundred souls' have
been soundly converted and are join
ing the different churches. Rev. J. F.
Armstrong, pastor of the Methodist
church here, is doing all the preach
ing. He has special gift for evange
listic work; and besides, he is a royal.
consecrated christian gentleman, and
is extending courtesies and charities
to ministers and members of other
christian churches that are beautiful,
like the beauties of heavenly society-
The Caroleen high school has open
ed with larger attendance and more
educational interest'than ever known
in this place of extra type of mill
town intelligence. Prof. Abernethy
and our well equipped lady teachers
are all the time growing more popular,
Just as we are planning for a Caro
leen Judge Clark club, Brother Wood
son raises the senatorial trade mark
of the county so high that we will feel
quite lonely perched upon our little
Democratic limb. Nevertheless, we
will have courage enough to crow on
that coming November morning when
the school master opens school in the
White House.
During thesa rainy autumn days ma
ny are coming and going and the bus
iness of Caroleen and suburbs is loom
ing up above the agerage.
Gladly do all our people congratu
late old Rutherfordton upon her great
progress these days. This writer re
calls that fifty years ago Rutherford
ton was in the lead in intelligence
culture and religion among the towns
of western North Carolina. And in
this new world she is only cominer in
to her own.
The Sun is now one of the leaders of
the North State newspapers.
72ND ANNUAL SESSION.
Green River Association To Meet
With Bill's Creek Church.
To the editor of The Sun:
The seventy-second annual session
of the Green River Association will
convene with the church at Uul's
Creek on October 3rd, and adjourn the
6th. The introductory or annual ser
mon will be preached by Elder R. H.
Herring, altenarte Elder A. P. Sorrels,
at 11 a. m. Thursday, October 3rd.
The following assigment of homes
has been made for the messengers of
the different churches during the ses
sion:
P. F, Searcy, MountainCreek; L.
W. McDaniel, Piney Knob; J. C. Mc
Daniel, Columbus, Peppers Creek,
Pleasant Grove; W. C. Dalton, Camp
Creek, Whiteside Valley, Turkey
Cove; William Flynn, Bethlehem, Eu
reka; J. W. Connor, Cherry Springs;
D. T. Frady, Mount Vernon; J. F.
Logan, ttutherxordton, Jriouna Mil);
F. L. Flynn, Hickory Grove, Jessis
Grove, Macedonia; F. L. Dalton,
Cooper?s Gap; J. E. Searcy, Mill
Spring, Chapel Hill; Sam Searcy,
Armstrong; George Searcy, Clear
Creek; James Frady, Z ion Hill, A. D.
Eplee, Dysartsville, Hall Town; 3. T.
Jackson, "Silver Creek; W. M. White
side, Jr., Marion; J. B. Flynn, Glen-
wood; M. P. Connor, Sunny Vale;
Edgar Flynn, Walnut Grove; J. M.
Williams, Old Fort, Harmony Grove,
Bethel; Edgar McDaniel, Mount Pleas
ant; Li. F. McDaniel, Mountain View;
P. P. Parker, Montford's Cove; John
Frady, Big Level. Rock Sprine; J. T.
Collins, Mountain Lebanon; ' J. C.
Crawford, Stone Mountain; Felix
Crawford, Round Knob; Oscar Rober-
son, Cane Creek; Elisha Koone, Beu-
ab; Martin Williams, Pleasant Hill.
East Marion, and other new churches
visitors from a distance, . and others,
will be assigned homes on their arriv
al. The association a year ago con
tained 45 churches, 24 ordained minis
ters and 4,934 communicants; and the
contributions to all objects $9,643.54
and church property valued at $33,-
100.00. ;
ELD. J. D. HUNT, Moderator.
A. L. RUCKER, Asso. Clerk.
Man has in his insrennitv- addad manr
thingc to water, but as a rale theje ad
ditions are useless if not harmful. No
drinV aver devised bv man has ., hAP.n
more effective for the slaking of thirst
than pore water. Drink nothing . but
ancA. rare unadulterated Adam's .ale
net less than two quart a daj
STATE HAND BOOK OUT.
Proclaims Policies Of Democracy
And Points To Great Victory.
A Raleigh dispatch says that Demo
cratic Chairman Charles A. Webb has
just received ready for immediate dis
tribution throughout the State, the
1912 edition of the North Carolina
Democratic hand book which is nro
nounced a most forcible and complete
volume. ' Particularly notable in the
lengthy introduction are these para
graphs: "Inside the State the Democrats pro
claim that they have continued to so
conduce public affairs, that justice has
justice has been administered, quiet
has reigned, economy has been prac
ticed, education has been adyanced,
enlightenment has been diffused, mor
ality has been increased, good roads
have been built, agriculture has made
great progress and the people have
been contented and happy in their
homes.
"Our promises have been kept and
we have had a government by the peo
ple, well administered by the public
servants chosen by the people to con
duct their affairs of State. Our can
didates for State officers were nomi
nated by the convention almost with
out contest, public sentiment selected
the .candidates and the convention on
ly registered the popular" will. That
proved patriot, Locke Craig, being the
leader and every associate on the tick
et being worthy, we go forward confi
dent of victory.
"The Republican party in the State
divided into two factions, one under
the leadership of Morehead, Duncan,
Settle, et ai, the other under the lead
ership of Marion Butler and Rich
mond Pearson, each denouncing the
other in the most disgraceful terms.
They ha e nominated two full tickets
hopelessly divided in the nation and
hopelessly divided in the State. Each
side telling the truth about the other
Democratic success is assured beyond
the shadow of doubt."
Chapter on "local self-government,"
prepared by State Chairman Webb,
treats the whole scope of this question
as bearing on the liquor problem in j
the light of the attitude of all parties
and concludes with this paragraph:
"It can therefore be .seen that the
overwhelming majority of what was
formerly the Republican party in
North Carolina declined to make the
liquor question an issue in the cam
paign and likewise that the Democrat
ic party does not and never has in any
way regarded it as a polical question,
and it is not now a polical question."
HAZING ELIMINATED.
I,
Wake Forest Student Body Takes Wise
Course Fine Football Prospects.
(Bpectal to T&e sun.)
WAKE FOREST, Sept. 21. Wake
Forest college took a wise step Thurs
day when a resolution to eliminate
hazing" of all forms was unanimous
ly adopted by the student body. This
resolution has been discussed for a
number of years and reached its clim
ax when the tragedy occurred at Chan
el Hill. We are glad to see colleges
taking this step for hazing is a "child
ish prank" and not the work of gen-
themen.
The prospects for the football team
are very promising indeed. With
Coach Thompson to direct and with
the big robust boys to play, the pros
pects are that Wake Forest will do
the best work this year that she has
ever done In football. . '
9
REV. J. M. HAMRICK RESIGNS
Attorney General Bickett Speaks
Other Forest City News.
- (Special to The Sun.)
FOREST CITY, Sept. 25. Rev. J.
M. Hamrick, pastor of the Baptist
church of this city since May, 1911,
has' tendered his resignation., to take
effect early in October, having accept
ed a call to the pastorate of the first
Baptist church of Lexington, N. C
Rev. Hamrick is one of the most able
ministers of the denomination ana his
work everywhere has been crowned
with success. - It is with- a feeliner of
regret that Forest City gives up this
estimable family. ..
A telegram from Calvert, the hieh
wire artist to the fair officers, states
that he will arrive in Forest City in
time to fill an entire week engagement
with his high wire stunts. The sec
retary is receiving many inquiries
from parties wishing to engage grouds,
etc., for their exhibitions.
Attorney-General T. W. Bickett, of
Franklin, delivered one the most force
ful political addresses ever heard in
this city Wednesday night, September
18th, to a very good crowd. He was
introduced by Hon. H. C. Richardson
after which he spoke for two hours
holding his audience spell bound (save
applause) from beginning to finish
He predicts an overwhelming majority
for the entire Democratic ticket this
fall.
Judge Clarke, of Rutherfordton, was
a visitor here Saturday.
Miss Aerness Flack spent the week
end in Shelby visiting Mr. and Mrs
J. B. Flack.
Mr. Charles Digh, of Baltimore,
spent Sunday in this with his father,
Mr. D. W. Digh.
Mr. Robert Pendergrass, of Old
Fort, spent several day in the city vis
iting relatives.
A message from Miss Jennie Mae
Digh to her father informed him she
was married to Mr. Condry in New
York City last Sunday. They will
make their home in the Empire State
where Mr. Condry "holds a res pon si
ble position.
HENRIETTA HAPPENINGS.
Mr. Gordon Baber And Miss Clara
Cathcart Surprise Their Friends.
(Special to The Sun.)
HENRIETTA, Sept. 23. This town
was greatly surprised on last Wednes
day night when tne news was received
that Miss Clara Cathcart had become
the bride of Mr. Gordon Baber. The
young couple stole a march on their
friends bv driving to Caroleen and
having Rev. Tew to perform the cere
mony. They returned to Henrietta the
following" morning and are now resid
ing at the home of the latter's parents.
Mr. O. R. McKinney, of Henrietta
R-l, was also a pleasant caller here
Sunday. -
On account of the meeting at Caro
leen there were no services at the
Methodist church Sunday night,
Rey. Mr. Anderson, a Presbyterian
minister of Montrat, preached an
eloquent sermon at the Presbyterian
church here Sunday afternoon. .
A revival meeting1 starts at the Meth
odist church on next Sunday night.
Miss Willia Mae Hampton spent
Saturday night very pleasantly at the
home of Prof. W. B. Blanton.
The Sundav school convention which
was held at this place' last Thursday
and Friday was very interesting. Quite
a large crowd attended all services.
PEOPLES TURN H0WI
ir-J. EL Murphy la Journal- Portland. Om
STRIKING COMPARISONS.
The Real Meaning Of Excessive
Tariff Rates.
BY CliYDE H. TAVENNER.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. If our
protective system is not the "substan
tial" explanation of the abnormal in
crease in the cost of living in the Unit
ed States, how does it come that Brit
ish prices, under free trade, increased
but 7.7 per cent in 10 years, while
American prices, under protection, in
creased 34.3 per cent?
Coming nearer home, the,difference
in the cost of living in Detroit and
just across the river in Windsor,
Canada, supplies us with a striking
definition of the real meaning of ex
cessive tariff rates, . Prices of food
stuffs, wearing apparel, and rents
average from 20 to 25 per cent more
in Detroit than in Windsor. And be
tween the two cities there are but
2,561 feet of water and the Aldrich
Payne tariff bill! The Detroit man
is "protected" and the Windsor is
not. By not being "protected," the
Windsor man nays $15 for a suit of
clothes that tne Detroit man will find
it difficult to duplicate in quality for
$25, What the Windsor man is es
capiner in this instance is the Aldrich-
Payne tax of 44 cents a pound on good
all-wool clothes, and the additional
tax of 60 per cent on the value of the
goods.
When a woman purchases $10 worth
of woolen dress goods, $487 of that
$10 represents the actual value of the
goods and the remaining $5.13 of the
$10 the amount of the tariff. In other
words, should the same purchase be
made in England, where there is no
tariff on woolens, the woman would
receive the same amount and quality
of dress goods for $4.87 that she. pays
$10 for in this country. This is be
cause of the Payne-Aldrich ad valorem
tariff of 105 per cent on this class of
goods. x
When the German government in
troduced its tariff law of 1902, it pub
lished with it, as is the custom in Ger
many, a printed explanation of the
reasons for its introduction. This of
ficial document, which squarely de
dares that import duties raise the
cost of living, reads, in part, as fol
lows:
"Inland prices are raised, so far as
a consideration of the circumstances
of the last 10 years will allow us to
judge, in proportion to the duties."
In precisely this way the tariff in
creases the cost of the necessaries of
life in the United States.
In France, Italy, and some other
European countries a part of the
municipal reveuue is raised by duties
on goods entering the towns. At the
gates of such towns there is an official
who collects this tax, and it is found
that the difference in prices of articles
purchased, outside of the towns and
within the towns is in nearly every
instance exactly the amount of the
city. The same happens in trade be
tween nations.
In Holland there are no import du
ties on food or raw materials, the sole
protective element being a tax of 3
per cent on imported manufactured
goods. In Germany there is a high
dutv on food and an excessive tariff
on. all the necessaries of life. A house
hold of six persons can buy for $5.04
in Gelderland (one of the eastern pro
vinces of Holland) the necessaries of
life which in Germany, just arcoss the
frontier, would cost $6.78. As a result
a village of 4,000 inhabitants has
grown up at Glanerbrug, near the
German frontier. There German man
ufacturers have built houses for a
colony of their workmen, because they
can live more cheaply ana better a
cross the frontier in the foreign coun
try, where there are practically no im
port duties. .
Sugar Hill Items.
(Special to The Sun.)
SUGAR HILL., Sept. 24. Mr. J. C.
Crawford attended the Republican con
vention at Marion Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Golightly and
family, of Easley, S. C, visited at the
home of Mr. J. C. Crawford last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Williams and fam
ily, of Rutherfordton, visited Mr. J.
D. Wilson last week.
Miss Louise Crawford left Friday to
enter school at the Noirual College at
Asheville.
Mrs. J. D. Wilson is spending some
time in Marion with her daughther,
Mrs A. W. -Grayson. .
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Morris and W.
M. and Lizzie Wilson attended quar
terly meeting at Thermal City Satur
day and Sunday. ' .
Born to Mr. and Mrs. B. M.' Bright
last week, a daughter.;
Mr. J. P. Rabb, of Lenoir, visited
his son here last week.
NO STRATGHING
TO BE ALLOWED
COMMITTEE DEFINES THE TERM
"DEMOCRATIC TICKET."
Elector Must Be A Democrat, A Whole
Democrat And Nothing But A Demo
crat To Participate In The Senatorial
Primary Joint Debates Under Ban.
(Special to Charlotte Chronicle.)
RALEIGH, Sept. 20. Shortly after
2 o'clock (his morning, the Democratic
State executive committee adjourned
after a practically an all-night session.
The principal point of discussion was
the adoption of a resolution defining
the words "Democratic ticket" as us
ed in the Democratic convention in
prescribing who shall vote in the pri
mary for senatorial candidates. The
resolution adopted shortly after one
o'clock was offered by Mr. R. N.
Hackett, of Wilkesboro, and was as
follows:
"Resolved, That the words the Dem
ocrat ticket as used by the State Dem
cratic convention with reference to the
qualifications of electors who shall
have a right to vote in the senatorial
primary be construed to mean all nom
inees of the Democratic party for of
fice." At 2 o.'clock there were efforts to ad
journ, M. L. Shipman and others in
sisting that the committee had striven
for five hours in vain to settle the
"Democratic ticket" question to the
satisfaction of everybody, and they
wanted the Hacket resolution to stand.
Finally a resolution by S. M. Gattis
that a recess be taken for 10 minutes
to allow a conference of friends of the
three candidates for the United States
Senate in the hope of reaching an
agreement on a resolution that would
be more satisfactory to the committee
as a whole prevailed. In the mean
time a motion to reconsider the vote
by whicn the Hackett resolution was
passed was carried.
At 2:15 a. m. the special committee
of friends of the senatorial candidates
found it impossible to agree upon any
satisfactory changes in the Hackett
resolution; they so reported to the ex
ecutive committee, and final adjourn
ment followed; This leaves the Hack
ett resolution in force, defining the
Democratic ticket as meaning all nom
inees of the Democratic party for office.
There were 55 of the 70 members of
the State committee present in person,
or by proxy. The matter of passing
on what constitutes ' 'in Democratic
ticket" was taken up as new business,
rather than as unfinished business
from the last meeting, when there was
ong discussion . and seyeral resolu
tions offered.
With the passage of the Hackett
resolution, the committee turned for a
few minutes to other business. A re
solution by E. L. Travis was adopted,
declining to allow Democratic candi
dates to accept challenges for joint
canvasses with nominees of the Re
publican or other parties. The com
mittee voted down a resolution by
Walter Clark, Jr., for a joint ballot.
having thereon the names of all three
of the senatorial candidates, this be
ing in the interest of economy, Mr.
Clark explained.
CONCERNING RECORDS.
The Oxford Public Legger Submits
A Few Facts.
Talking about official records the
following is taken from The Oxford
Public Ledger, published at Oxford,
Granville county:
We herewith produce the record of
Governor Kitchin in the Sixtieth Con
gress,, for which he drew full salary.
This, it will be remembered, is the
year he deserted Congress to canvass
the State for Governor. His record
as Governor is worse than that of
Congressman, if possible. Here is his
record month by month for the ses
sion of 1907-08:
December, voting 1.
January, yoting 0.
February, voting 1 ; not voting 3.
March, voting 1; answering present
r; not voting 4. , ,
April, voting 15; not voting 43.
May, net voting 122.
Summary, far session: Voted 18
times; answered present 1 time; not
voting 172.
How is that for representation? Yet
Governor Kitchin in the face of all
ibis asks tho voters to return him to
Congress.