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mmxout side Tmtomj? alley weaver and bilkey aspire to congress seat That will be ft three cornered race for the democratic nomination for con ?tims from this district, is assured 5v developments within the past few' divs. Mr. Weaver, of course, is ask in<i to be returned. Mr. J. Q. Gilkey. flt\Mari?n, sas stated that he ] is dffinitely in the raee, and Mr. Felix K. .Ulepfcss renewed his announce inent^'iuul declares that he is goin^ (o waire a detenniued campaign for the plaee. Mi. Alley has sent out the follow ing announcement from Waynesville: Iu the earlier stages of each cam paign -incc 1910, loyal friendt throughout the district have been kind enough to suggest that I enter the race ofr the democratic nomination tor Congress. It has always been by desire and aspiration to represent iny people in that office, but in each instance I have deferred my wishes to the ambition of.some other man and have content ed myself with working for his and my party's success. y On the sixth day of last June, b\ my authority, the Waynesville Moun taineer announced that I would at this time be a candidate, and prac\ tically all of the newspapers of the district very kindly repeated the an noUacemont and gave it prominence. Within the last tew days the state ment has been repeatedly made to m. that rumor is going the rounds to the effect that I may not remain in the nee. This minor, like the n port oi Mark Twain's death, has. beer "slightly exaggerated,", and'is due, ] trust, to the honest misapprehensio: of its author. ^ I am writing this letter, therefore to declare, once for all, that I liavt been a candidate since the announce ment was made, and will continue t( be a candidate, at least until the last vote has been counted in the coming primary. Aud in this connection I correct another impression which i [likewise utterly without foundation 'Shortly after the announcement wa. made that I wouljl be a candidate, ?. press report came ouflrom Wnshinr ton, which was published iu some c. our papers, suggesting in substancc that the contest between Mr. Weave and mT> would probably result ii bitterness ami would tend to-.dis.rup the UeinoeratiHj?arty in this district To my own personal knowledge the foregoing suggestion has been re peated in at least two counties in tlii: district by inen who are opposed t my nomination. I concede that n contest like tf?v rould be waged on a plane so Low as to produce the result predicted, bu' no man who really knows Mr. Weave) ind me will for a moment enter tain a suggestion so ridiculous and ab surd. A friendship of many years , stand ins; has existed between Mr. Weaves tiilmc. I have heard the claim atl HDfcd by some of my friends that since Mr. Weaver has been running for Congress 1 have perhaps mad( more speeches iir his behalf and in behalf of the Democratic party thai he has made. Let that be as it may, 1 tnow it can be said with truth that 1 have made more Democratic speech w in this district than any other liv man in it, and no man will under We to say that I have ever" faltere< ? my loyalty to Mr. Weaver and the Democratic party. And 1 am unwilling to admit that 1 estopped from aspiring1 to thif nomination because perchance it may Ik the opinion of a few men in the ^strict, or the opinion of some prea* ^porter beyond the limits pf the State, that my entrance into the con M may injure the Democratic party. Any Democrat of proper ago, who familiarized himself with the his S of his country and political lotions of the. day, and who poss the requisite qualifications and *b?rauter, hps both the moral &nd M right to aspire to any offic< *ithin the i^ift of the people; and no 11111 fan claim and indefeasible title 10 any office within their gift. I maintain that in seeking a dem ?ettlc nomination, as well as in the ^ministration of the affairs of Gov tnuaent, the time-honored toaet of *? ^moeratic faith ' * equal rights a'l and special privileges to none ' anr of right ought to apply. How can any ni^fn in this district. lne, believe for a moment I could or would do or say any to the injury of the Democratic ? Much of my life lias beer nP "P'-'-'l-'iiiT" the democratic r?8- ^r?w the liaio I was twenty v.:cars ol(l and before, in ever.' battle that has been waged F section, I have always been in the thickest of the fight. At noTtimcr during the last quarter of a century have I ever turned a deaf car to any appeal my party has made to me whenever and wherever it was thought that I might serve its cause. In each campaign, at my own expense md at the sacrifice of my own time Mid business to the uttermost of my tumble power I have held aloft the democratic banner; and when this contest is over, if it turns out to be ?he wish of the people that I shall con tinue to serve as a private in the ranks and my life and health shall be spared for twenty-five years longer, I will continue without reward, to fight the rattles of the Democratic party, be cause I believe that the institutions of this country can be made to endure only by the application of democratic .KMufies and democratic principles in government But I ask no man or woman in this district to support mo because of my party service. If I have serv d the Democratic party 1 have served it be sauso I conceived it to be my duty to serve. It is not a question of handing out to a deserving democrat the honor and salary that go with the Congres sional office. If this were true each county in the distriet could present a score of equally deserving men, pos sessing every qualification and fit liess, while there is but one offiee to hy tilled. The question of paramount impor tance to the voter is the selection oi that man whd can best serve the in terest of the splendid people of thir great district, and the objeet to be sought by the candidate is the oppor tunity for service which a seat in Co?: givss affords. ?? ? On my part there shall be no bit terness, or personalities, or critieisir or acrimony between Mr. Weaver and mc. Nor can there be any difference between us in reference to the ques tions involved. We are both in favor of all the -jeod things possible for this great district. We are in complete accord upon tho political. issues of the day We are both in favor, of democratic policies and democratic principle# of 'j^>yprnment. ' . r He is seeking his sixth term in Congress?a total of twelve years. I have done all I could to aid hira t' win the terms for which he has been elected, while I am, for the first time, seeking the honor, and -I dt yearn for an opportunity to serve the people of this great mountain section. I am familiar with mountain section. I am familar with its beauty and its grandeur. I know something of its marvelous and in estimable wealthy I can vision its future which is rfow aglow with hope and opportunity and promise. I was born of these mountains; I was nurtured at their breast; I have lived my life within their shadows and when my course on earth ha' been finished, I pray that my spiri may be permitted to take its flight from their lofty heights into th< great beyond. And I believe I know something of the needs of the people of this great district. And if by their votes they decide that I shall have the opportunity to serve them in the great office to which I aspire, I shall be glad; and in that event it will be my solemn pledge that upon all political questions I will use such talents and powers as GoJ has given me to advance the cause of democratic faith. I will, on every occosion, oppose any measure that fends toward the (Jefltjalizgtion of power in th? Federal Government, or that tends to impair the sovereingty of the States/in their right to regu late and control their own interna!| and local affairs.- And upon qucs tions not of a political character, I will first undertake to ascertain the wishes of my people, and then, act | upon such instructions as they may ?rive me and as God will enable mc to see the right. If, on the other hand, the people shall render their verdict in favor of Mr. Weaver; if they sliall decide that he is again entitled to wear upon his brow the laurel wreath; if it is their wish thath he shall again carry the Democratic banner; then it is like wise my solemn pledge that every time he nnfarls it3 sijken folds to the breeze I will stand by his side and Wave in loyalty th? br*Mh of peace ir* the yaqks fif the Democratic party, ( Let there be no inharmpnion^ strife In the Democratic household. A Dem ocrat* who attempts to engender strife or bitterness in a contest between Democrats is an enemy of the Dem ocratic party. Favoritism and Centralized power aje entrenched in our Citadel. 8pee 'i?l Privilege sits enthroned in oar Nation's capital. Graft and Greed hold high Carnival in. the high places of our Government. The beneficiaries o fclass legislation loll and revel in luxurious splendor in palaces whose fluted columns point to the skies; while Hunger and Want shiver and suffer in the humble homes of the poor, who neither seek nor enjoy spe cial privileges from the government to aid them in their battle for bread. The Money Changers are polluting the Temple of our liberties, and wheather Mr. Weaver or I shall be nominated in the Tenth Congression al District, it is vitally essential that tho-Democracy shall present a united front. / FELIX E. ALLEY. " FLORIDA TAKES LEAD 19 AUTO DEATHS) Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 18.?Forty-four persons were killed and 231 were in jured in traffic accidents in 11 south em states during the week whieh closed last night, it was shown by a survey made early today by the As sociated Press. The character of accidents covered in the survey were those by automo bile, motorcycle, train and trolley. i'lJ-ve were no outstanding accidents lining lac week." Florida, with 12 killed, took first ,/aco, N .ith Carolina following with syw-ii. Arkansas was the only state rtjWiiuK no fatal aceidents. Florid? also lead in the number i!'.ui.?xi with 40, Georgia following a r . ? sc^md with 39. South Carolina, rcpi'tnn-; three injured, had the lev est'number in that column. A halation by states follows: St.M^ \ v \ Killed* Injured Virjinit . N 3. . 20 North Carolina ? 7 24 J So hi?. Carolina 1 3 Georgia i~ 5 , ^ fFh.rda ~ " 12 40 Alabama "5 * H I Mississippi 3 15 - ^ 26 I iioii .ana ?? Arkansas 0 ^ Tennessee / * ; Kentucky . t 1 ! Totals ) 44 231 ? ? BALSAM Mrs. Elvira Barnes, who has been an invalid for about four and a half years, passed away early Thurs day morning. Mr. G. C. Crawfard conducted the services and the body was laid to rest in tho family ccmc tery Friday morning. Mrs. Barnes was 69 years old. She leaves two daughters and two sons, to whom wo extend deep ayn^tib/. Miss Louise Raines *?? Hazelwood spent last week end with her mother Mrs. Henry Beck. Mrs. Walter Bryson and Mrs. Nel son Beck went to Sylva Friday. Mr. W. T. Lee, Jr., made a business trip to Sylva Monday. * ( The following attended the Jackson County Group Commencement in Sylva last Friday; Alma Foster, Lilian Kenncy, Bonny Mehaffey, Paul inc Bryson, Luev. Mehaffey, Benja min Bryson and Mn. Ferd Mehgffpy. The Western Union Telegraph Oa is having the t$kgraph poles removed from Main Street in Balsam, for which we are veiy thankful as this will make the steet several feet wider. Mrs. II. P. {Jnaley was hostess to many of her friends in Balsam, Sylva and Waynesville Saturday night. Music was furnished by Mis. Saniai\ tha Bumgaruej an4 he? father, Biddix, of Sylva and the guests en-| joyed daiijcing the old time square dance or quadrille as it is often call ed. FIBS DESTROYED QHBRO REE COURT BOUSE Murphy, Jan. 10.?The Cherokee 9QUpty eouiihouse was destroyed by fire early today. The county records Were taken out, bat it has n^ foecr. determined y?| whether, they were rendered illegible by the fire and Water. T!.e court house wps a t*o story structure, facing Duke park, and built of brick, decorated with Regal marble from quarries in this county. It was built in 1891. Volunteer firemen, by a hard figlit saved the Carnegie library and thfi countv jail adjacent to the pourt hous e- > L PEOPLE WILL VOTE IN APRIL ON COMMISSION r FORM OF GOVERNMENT1 TMfe voters of Jackson county will decide upon a change of the form of government of the county as it now exists, to the . commission form of govern men t,at an electionordered by the General Assembly, to b&held on the first Saturday in Apiril Thc comaissioD form, if adopted by tS^'peoplt, will abolish the eoonty highway "commission, the eoonty tresatipr and tax supervisor, and place Jthc selection of the ehairman of the^oard of education in the hands of the people. . ? The bill, introduced by Senator Bryson, provides that three com missioners shall be elected*,in the general election, to bo called the County Commissioner of Roads, who shall have charge of the county high way system; a County Commissioner of Finanoe, who shall perforin the duties of a tax supervisor, who shall list the taxes of the eounty, and shall ? - r ? . also act as county treasurer, in the disbursements of tse county funds: and a Commissioner of Public Wel fare, who shsll perform the duties prescribed by law for *ueh officers in other counties of the state, and'shall be chairman of the Board of Edu cation. These three officers will draw sal aries of $2400.00 yearly, each; and shall be the board of county com missioners of the county. Ballots will be prepared and those for the change will vote "For Com mission Form of Government", and those opposed "Against Commission Form of Government". The election was ordered by the Genera! Assembly and awaits . only W&* fnal call by the county board of elections. - * o ? ? SHOAL CREEK Mrs. R. F. Hall spent Friday with her daughter, Mrs. John Norton, who is teaching at Barkers Creek. Prof, and Mrs. W. C. Reed and Prof. Lucius Cope were dinner guest* at Mr. P. C. Shelton's Sunday. January 10th a kodaking party eonsisting of Misses Cumi Howeli, Vinnie, Nina and Bessie Marton and Messrs. Paul Bradley and Jack Battle "took in" some of the beauty of our snow covered hills. They reported an enjoyable trip. Misses Mary Battle and Ida Battk were Thursday night guests of Mrs. D. C. Hughes. Mre. W. J. Turpin who has beet confined to her room for a few day* is reported improving. Mr. William Carson of Bryson is visiting at Messrs, W. H. and - D. H. Oxner'a. Miss Susan Keener is on tlie sick list for the past week. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hughes spent the week end at Mr. D. K. Battle's. Mr. and Mrs. Q. A. Kinsland and Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Hughes called at Mr. J .K. Terrell's Saturday evening. Whittle? and Shoal Creek played Basket Ball in the new court in the Auditorium Friday afternoon. COOPERATION x. The most distinct and significant movement . in America agriculture in this deeade is the almost universal trend toward cooperation in the mar keting and distribution of farm pro ducts? It is in no sense a regional or sectional movement, for it exists in ?11 sections and is participated in. to some extent by producers of practi cally all kinds of farm products. There has been some eooperatjoh by farmers in tbe United States for many ye&w, but within the last two decades, and particularly daring the last decade, the movement has assum ed proportions whi?b that it is a response to a fundamental and universal peed of present-day Ameri can agriculture. It is highly signifi cant from all points of view that the tjest JQtpfa in agriculture, without re gard to region or commodity, are un animous in the opinion ~that group action in marketing must be added to individual efileieney in production if the" high standards of American farm life are to be preserved and agricul ture-is to maintain "Its proper place in out national Jife*?W.W. Jardine, 8wr?iary ft! Agri?tftura, , GREAT SMOKY ABBA BEST FOB PABK IN THE EAST J Washington, D. C., Jan. 20.?(Spee lal) The creation of the Gr~at Smoky Mountains National Park will mark the end of a long search cm the part of the National Park Service for a park in the Eastern United' States that will completely fulfill -the needs and requirements of the.federal park system. For years the pafk service under the supervision of pifector Stephen T. Mather and his associates has cast about for a park site that wo-ild be large enough and sufficiently distinctive to warrant in clusion in t> 2 national parks system. Until the Southern Appalachian Na tional Par: Commission discovered the Great fc uokies and reported its worthiness ? < the Secretary of the Interior, > %uest was an unfruitful one. Numer . ? .tcs have from time to time beet posted as suitable for national < purposes, and each dite ha; >; . visited by competent authorities nd d< emcd inadequate. From tin!" ro time lands, considered by their owners worthy of being in cluded ili the national parks system have been offered to the government, but itt virtnlljr every case, the gov ernment haa seen fit not to accept them. In 1917, the Secretary of the Interior wfea authorized by an Act of Congress to accept for park purposes the upper reaches 6f .Grandfather I Mountain in. Western North Carolina, but an examination of the tract led to the decision that it was not sus > ceptible of development as a national part Every Session of Congress sees many bills,, calling for the creation of this section and that section as a national park, and almost unanimous-^ ly the-Department of.the Interior rules that the- tract is unfitted for the purpof;;. Ttys, poiieyof rigidly scrutinizing every suggested site for a national park, and of rejecting all but' the very finest tract indicates the very i high compliment that has tjifeu paid y to Northfdarolina and TemiesSee by the decision to include in the national parks system the high ? ridges and steep valleys of tlie Great Smoky Mountains. For in .selecting sites for new national parks the very high standard that was voiced by Secre tary of fhe lpterior Franklin K. Lane shortly after the creation of the National Park Service is being rigidly followed. Secretary Lane, writing un der date o fMay 13,1918,' to Director Mather, said: "In studying new park projects yon should seek to find scenery of supreme and distinctive quality or some natural feature so extraordin ary or unique as to be of national interest and importance. You should seek distinguished examples of type cal forms of world arthitecture, such for instance, as the Grand Canyon, as exemplifying the highest accom plishments of stream erosion, and the high ruggc! portion of A fount Desert Island as ?? - omplifyiiig the oldest rock formations in America and the luxuriance of deciduous forests. "The'Na1 anal Park System' as now constit ted shovld not be lower ed in sta?( vd, dignity, and pres tige by the v.elusion of acres which express ir. !? than the highest terms the partieV ' class or kind of ex hibit whk . vy represent. . ;# "It is r. '. essary that a national park slw . ^>nve a large area. tho.. element o; /.? is '.of no importance a slong as -i; o park is susecptible of effective jiinistration and con trol"."."- ' 5 ' | This statement of policy was fol 1 lowed* by the commission which se lected the Great Smoky Mountains as * possible site for a; national park fa the Southern Appalachians, and in recommending the ihclusion *of the Great Smokies in ther national park system; attention V*8 called to the fact that these mountains represent the best character of the Eastern up lift, the eldest mountain range on the American continent, and that on the slopes of these mountains was a va riety tf plants ind shrubs un equalled anywhere in all America- In the words of the commission: "of jteveral possible sites the Great Smoky Mountains easily stand first, ! because of the height of mountains, depth of valleys, ruggednesa of the area, and the unexampled varlty of trees, shrubs and plants." Almost from the creation of- the National Parks Service in 1916 has the though of a great national park in the Southern Appalachian? been uppermost'in the mind of the Direc , tor o fthe Service. ! The great difficulty, the Director | tautdt wastbe fact tHat little of the Eastern United States is in the pub lie domain, and that there' was no precedent in Congress for the pur chase of lands for national park pur poses. Consequently when the South ern Appalachian National Park Com mission in December, 1924, recom mended the creation of national packs in the Great Smoky Mountains and in the Shenandoah Valley, it was, necessary for them to depend on the generosity of the people of the stales iii which these park sites lie, and the iberality and interest of the peoplo of the East generally to acquire the ands. Congress, therefore, in order that no difficult or embarrassing precedent be created, has not ap- ? propriated money for the purchase of these lands, but has authorized the commission to accept donations of land and money to make possible the acquisition of these park' sites. If the Great Smoky Park, then, is created and taken over by the govern ment to be the great recreational center- of the Eastern United States, the people of Tennessee and North Carolina must give their share to the purchase fund, and later the people o ftlie nation must do their part. Once the land is purchased and a national park is created by Congress, federal funds for the improvement and maintenance of the park for all time will be forthcoming from -the federal treasury. JACKSON COUNTY UNION MEETING The Jackson County Union Meet ing will convene wtlii the Shoal Creek Baptist church beginning Friday, January 29, at 10:30 A. M. Devotional period, It. L. Cook. 11 A. M. Sermon, ' by Jonathan Brown. 12 M. Dinner. L:->0 Organization. 2:00 P. M. Fir.it topic, The Efficient Church. Opuned by A. W. Davis. Round table .discussion. Ad.j<;uin :;t vail. 7" ;t Saturday, 10:00 A. M. Devotional period by Will Antjjpny. ? -?" .10:3? Topic, Are the Churches of Jackson Slaking Progress? Open ed by It. N. Dcitz. Open discus sion. ' 11:00 A. M. Arc the Preachers Keep ing Up With the Advanced Movements As They Should? Opened by W. C. lteed. 12 M. Dinner. 1:30 P. M. Are the Churches Careful Enough in Receiving Members? By Ben Cook. 2:00 P. M. Do the Young Converts Get Proper Care and Training? General discussion. 2:30 Stewardship and Tithing. R. F. Jarrett. Sunday services arranged by the Union. COMMITTEE. HELD IN CONNECTION WITH DEATH OF WIFE Lillie Messer, 53, wife of Melvin Messer, 53, of the Cove Creek section of Haywood county, about 15 miles north of Waynesvillc, is dead and the husband is held in the county jail Wayhesville without bond on ?t charge of murder, according to u message received by the Citizen last night from Sheriff Cabp, of Haywood county. , The killing is said to have occur red Sunday night about one-fourth of a mile from Melvih's home, but the officers were not notified until Tuesday, shortaly before the hour s.;t for the funeral service. Upon receipt of information regarding the matter Sheriff Cabe Avcnt to the Cove Creek section and arrested Messer. He will probably be given a preliminary hear ing at Wayncs'ville today before Magistrate Leatherwood." According to information received last night, Mrs. Messer was beaten to death. Messer, it is "reported, claims that his wife fell near their homo and died from an injury received when she struck a rock. Messer is a farmer of the Covo Creek section and he and his wife had seven children, four of whom are married. The other tl ree are small boys. There are also 12 grand children. CHAMBER PT/rT,TSHEB BOOKLET The Ohambsr < Conimorc -. through its puh'icitv cor*1 i 'ee, is publishing a most interesting booklet giving facts and figures rSvlva and Jaekson County, an ! : r;\:'ig a man ef the county, show;: * "rve:y road, ereek, post "^fijee, seiiuaJ. ~a:-tainf and other data of the couik 10,090 of these folders hr?y b 'a, ordered for distribution during tli? spring and summer.
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