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Evening Mascot I HE ' State Libarori. Vol. 1. Statesville, N. C, Tuesday Evening, September 29, 1908. No. 323 I " I 1 Messrs. Hackett and Cowles DISCUSSION AT TAYLORSVILLE. Joint Meet Was a Success and Friends of Each Man Assert That He Just Simply Walked all Over the Other. Dr. Richard's Called Again HAS IT UNDER - CONSIDERATION. Nearly 40 people purchased tick ets at the Statesville depot yesterday for Taylorsville and of course prac tically all of them were enroute to hear the joint debate between Con gressman R. N. Hackett and Mr. Charles H. Cowles, republican nomi nee for the same honor. The debate was held in the court house . and the place was crowded to its utmost. it is estimated tnat tnere were about 500 people within hearing of the speakers and there were proba bly another hundred who could not get close enough to hear. By arrangement and agreement eaeh speaker had an hour for the opening speech and 15 minutes for !a rejoinder, Mr. Cowles leading off. i IHe was introduced by Mr. O. E. Pool jand Mr. J. H. Burke introduced Mr Hackett. - The audience gave both speakers the closest attention and the applause was about equally divided. In commencing his argument Mr. Cowles gave the Republican party credit for the prosperity of the last twelve years. He quoted figures to back his argument. He told of selling a large tract of mountain land for $6 an acre which which would not bring $1 under the last Democratic administration. The prices of cotton, corn, cattle, mules and apples, were cited to show that : i' it was best for the Republicans to be retained in power. "My opponent has paramountjed two issues," said Mr. Cowles. "They are: the panic and the forest re serve. ' The panic will almost be over when the election comes. "We have not felt it here. ''His forest reserve argument has fallen. He pictures a situation that could never exist. "Like the old man who lost his false 'teeth, '. if he had just kept his mouth shut he would have had a de cent burial. "Stock gambling on Wall street started the panic, and it was helped by a defective currency system. "What did we see here? The Democratic legislature voted a 21 cent passenger rate on the railroads. I voted1 for I thought it was the best thing to do under the circumstances. I was afraid that it would be worse. ' What was the result? The railroads called an extraordinary session of the legislature and changed the law. All improvements on railroads were dis continued. Double-tracking on the Southern was stopped and hundreds of laborers wer thrown out of work. This brought the panic home to us. "If the Democrats get in the tariff will be taken off lumber.! Imagine, i what we would have here t What did your lumber bring when there was no tariff on lumber? This is the way the Democrats would cure the panic. In . 1896 they wanted to give you the free and unlimited coinage of silver. My opponent will not offer you that today. "They talk trusts to you! Why, where is there a greater trust than The Associated Press, which The News and Observer of Raleigh be longs to? No paper in the world could go to Raleigh and get the ser vice of The Associated Press. The Post died because" it could not get RArvirA from thft erreat trust. What have the Democrats ever done against trusts? Nothing! Publicity? Do the Democrats want publicity? "No. Take the At lantic Railroad! Tne affairs of that roaa were never made public. The officials that operated it met behind closed doors. The report indicated rottenness. ' Mr. Cowles recalled his record in the legislature. He said that certain resolutions introduced by him Mr -errant -of Davie, had been but of the index of the journal. He asked for information. It was ar- gued that the Democrats did not make public the contributions made to the campaign of 1896 by the sil ver mines. "The Democrtic record shows a long list of broken promises," said the speaker. , "They tell you that they give you better schools and asylums. The schools are not much better than they have been. Why, Alexander cuuuty men are m jails when they should be in the insane asylum. One dear boy is in the Insane ward of the penitentiary without ever being charged with a crime. 'There is but one state more illit erate than North Caro??na and that is South Carolina, wherp more negroes than we have in pro portion to the whites. Let the Dem ocrats boast of what they have done for the children. ''My opponent said I could not point my finger to a single statute that bore my name." Here Mr. Cowles recalled two or three local laws introduced by him. He declared that he killed several bills that his opponent had presented to the legislature. "I do not claim that I got many bills passed but I did hpln tn inn . JF v KJ,X.l UlUUVy W AS L three that he wanted passed," as- congregation sented Mr. Cowles. "He-charged me with missing roll calls. 1 did not miss manv. His record shows that he answered 132 roll call?, failed on 105, and was paired 9 6 times. "What did he do? If he got build ings for Concord and Salisbury he will have to tell the people of Wilkes ooro why he did ot get more of them." in closing Mr. Cowles spoke for Mr. Taft. Mr. Hackett Speaks. Mr. Hackett said that it gave him peculiar pleasure to be here for he was tired of going alone. He always thought it best for the opponents to lace each other on the hustings. A history of his challenges for a joint debate with Mr. Cowles was given. A fair proposition, he said, had been maae six debates, three places to be selected by each candidate but it was not accepted. "1 met Mr. Cowles at Boone," said Mr. Hackett. "I tried to get him to meet me. He made excuses. Mr. Hackett charged the Republi cans with going around getting peo ple to sign a pledge saying that he would vote their ticket, jle said this was a fling at the integrity of the voters of this district. The lowest price cotton Davidson Congregation, Once Unsuc cessful, Now Makes a Second Effort . to Secure Statesville's Popular Pastor for Its Own. The following special dispatch, dated, Davidson, Sept 29, has been received at the Mascot office: "Ata congregational meeting held in the church Sunday morning im mediately after the morning worship, a call was extended to Rev. C. M. Richards, of Statesville, to the pas torate of the Presbyterian church here. ! "This is the second call that has Richards by this About a year ago, almost as soon as the church became vacant by the resignation of Dr. Graham, who re moved to Lexington, Va., the congre gation with great unanimity and heartiness, asked Dr. Richards to be come his successor, but after due de liberation he declined for reasons that seemed to him at the time to be convincing as to ' why he should de cline. "Now, after a ! year's waiting, this congregation has1 turned again to its first choice and has united in a hearty and earnest request to the Statesville pastor to reconsider and see if this college town and twofold congrega tion does riot offer a field of useful labor that he ought not longer to re fuse to enter upon. There are good reasons for believ ing that Dr. Richards will give the matter a careful study and it is confi dently felt that with all the facts b tore nim ne win De slow to reiusea second time, despite his attachment tor nis present charge and his peo ple's devotion to Min. The church records show that in recent years, and especially recent months, Dr. Richards has been busy tn deeding . offers. His salary here would be !j 1,800 and a manse. Dr. Richards Talks. ever brought, the speaker declared, wa under McKinley's administration. I Mr. Hackett defended his position on the Appalachian park bill. His stand that it was unconstitutional had been proven correct by thevote of the house judiciary committee. The bill, he said, would never become a law with his vote. "It is wrong,' declared Mr. Hack ett. "Put yourself in the place of the little mountaineer. The park could never be established without the right to condemn the lands. I do not say that the government would not pay all tbjat it is worth. But lots of mountain people would not like to give up their homes, even if they were paid for them. Gen. R. F. Hoke, a fine old soldier, says that it is not right to condemn it. Our mountaineers love their homes. It is in defense of these people that I shall fight. "In congress I did what I could for my constituents. I went to the com mittee meetings and the departments for them. My opponent ought to know that the best work for bills Is done before committees." He read a letter from Representa tive A. O. Stanley, complimenting him on his speech m(ide before the committee on agriculture. His argu ment was bold and logical.- What Mr. Cowles said about the panic was ridiculed by Mr. Hackett. A speech mlade by Leslie M. Shaw, a Republican I orator, was quoted from on the cause of the panic. . The cur rency system, put upon us by the Re publicans, was charged with It. The When seen this noon by a repre sentative of The Mascot office Dr Richards s'.ated that the dispatch in question was practically, correct. He had received the call from Davidson and now had the matter un der consideration. He could not, of course, give any Idea as to what his final decision wjuM be. From numerous fources, however, it was rumored that an exceedingly strong pressure would be brought to bear on the eloquent clergyman, u the hopes of retaining his services in this city as pastor of the First Pres byterian church. Mr. Weatherman Here. Rev. J. G. Weatherman of North Iredell passed through this city last Saturday evening. He was on his way to High Point where he is now assisting in a re vival meeting being conducted in the Baptist church. 4 EDUCATION VS. FARMING. Dr. Foawl of Stmcsville Contributes an Articles o the Carolina Union Farmer That Will be Read With Interest Here. p In the last issue of the Carolina Union Farmer, published by Mr. Z. B. Green at Marshville, N..C, there appeared an art'elp l'rom the pen of a well known resident of this city, Dr. J. F.' Foard. This gentleman had for his subject the interesting subject Education vsj. Farming and under this caption he wrote as follows: . . An education is of supreme im portance and every individual has some kind of an education. It be hooves every one to know something! of service to himself and others, practice it, hand it around,' reflect and keep it going. All men, women and children are producers, but no class of more importance than the tillers of the soil, for the world is fed and clothed by this class. This proposition being true, the best ed ucation possible to his calling should be given to all who till the soil. First, know how to produce some thing useful; second, know how to preserve what you produce and lastly, know how to dispose of the products of your labor. These facts may (by the permission of the edi tor) furnish thoughts or arguments for one or more communications for this paper, though onlv partially considered. No single individual or farm can produce everything neces sary to either feed or clothe the hu man family. Yet it is important to diversify products, for the reason that to depend on any single crop often resuts in failure, as seasons and other circumstances change an nually." Yet, to know how to make all you can, save all you can and market it to the best advantage is the duty of every planter, farmer, gardner, or fruit grower. Some rops require quick growth and care ful snd speedy marketing to make it i rofitable to produce them, while others require more time, less labor and w!l keep longer, with suitable building for storage. Consequently i he marketing of such crops is a very nnpoijtant consideration in their productioni. Cotton, for instance, being the most valuable, financially speaking, and which may require a year to- produce and market most profitably, will claim for this article. For plant has been grown lured to help clothe family under .''imstances. PERSONAL NOTES. Some Happenings Amongf. Those Paople You Know and Others You Don't Know. low- Mr. J. B. Glover is in Charlotte I on business. j Mr. H. C. Wilson was in Charlotte last night, a guest at the Buford. Mr. S. Moses left yesterday for an extended trip through the north. Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Miller have rej turned from a visit at Dais Springs .m.s. ivi. ij waiters or uoncora is visiting Mrs. G. W. Tayr on Tradd street. Mr. H. H. Mills, of Lakeland, -Fla., is visiting his sister, Mrs. T. L. an on Walnut street. Misses Sallie and Maggie Chunn have returned to Salisbury after a visit with Mr. Mrs. T. J. Allison. Mr. Vance Norwood, publisher of The 3Iaseot, returned last night from Charlotte where he went on Satur day. Mr. and Mrs. Pool Carroll who were guests at Mrs. Ellen Wvckoff's returned to her home at Hamlet yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Brown have re turned to Salisbury after a visit at Mr. Brown's father's in Shiloh town-rhip. Miss Mattie Morrison who has been the guest of Miss Annie Colvert for the past week left today for her home in Greensboro. Miss Kate Knox has returned to her home at Barber's Junction after several days here and in the country with friends. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Shurman of North Wilkesboro are guests of the latter's mother, Mrs. N. A. Bingham, in North Statesville. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Lazenby and their little son who have been visit ing here for several days returned to tneir home in Salisbury today. Mr. J. Bailey Iobeson, editor of Mooresville Enterprise spent yester day inline city. Mrs. Robertson and her young son, Master Palmer, aro with Mrs. Robeson's parents in Wil mington. ANNUAL. RECEPTION. Bears at Taft Dinner SAVED ONLY BY SENTIMENT. Westminster League of First Presby terian Church Delightfully Enter tains Faculty and Students of the our attention centuries this and manufac the human the most trying cir More fortunes have League of the In the Interest of His Paper. i Rev. W. L. Boggs, of the staff o& the Presbyterian-Standard' has been in the city for several Mays in the interest of his paper. He preached at the First Presbyte rian church Sunday morning and evening. who let the bull terrier hold his nose in order to give him courage, while the san says: "Hold on, dad, it s hen nn vou but it's the making: of the pup." Mr. Cowles was informed that his been won and lost by the production j and sales of this single farm product tha-i any other kno vn to the human family. It has done more to make millionaires and paupers than any other crop. And thle producer, using a homely expression, has always had to hold on to the short end of the double tree. In plain English, his profit is the least, or more uncer tain, than ?ny of the dozen or more who handle it. While the broker and spinner get the lion's share every time, and those who use the manufactured articles foot the bills invariably. Withfn the last hun dred years more knowledge has been &ah;ed and greater fortunes made md lost by handling this crop than ?ny other article in the commercial acrid. For a scale of prices has leen created. . like Farenhet&hts, thermomet3r, to run up and down with changes of he weather. TLn law of supply and demand is not in it at all. But to make the most money with the least labor is the - ' H Shiboleth of the hungry manipula tors and gamblers that swarm all along the line between the planter and consumer. And there is but one remedy for the evil, i. e., to diversi fy crops and market them slowly by using the safest warehouse of ample dimensions, to safely hold all of one year's crop for remunerative prices, and eiirtail nrodiirtinn till thp dp- sawmills, said the speaker, had ceased opponent had introduced and passed mand shall call for what may De and left to sing in the mountains. Good times are no more. The Washing Post, an independent Republican pa per says 3,160,000 workingmen are idle. The trusts are fostered by the tariff. This was followed by an intelligent discussion of the tariff. The speaker compared prices here and in. foreign countries. The dominant party was charged with , forming an alliance with trust magnates to rob the peo ple. Our own manufacturers, he said, sold goods cheaper abroad than they do at home. The inhabitant of Australia can buy an American made article cheaper than a North Carolin ian could. Mr. Hackett likened this condition in the nredicament of the old man the bills for buildings at Concord and Salisbury, one for ? 60,000 and $40,000 and tnat Senator Overman had the one for Salisbury increased $25,000. Mr. Hackett read from the records at Washington, showing that he had passed six pension bills, in stead of four, as his opponent had alleged. The speeches of Messrs. Cowles and Hackett were of a higher order than one would expect in such de- dates. There was no bitterness in word or tone, of voice. Judge Murphy, who is holding court here this week gave way for the political meeting as is the custom in North Carolina. The candidates are having another jofhl discussion at Wilkesboro today. may produced each year, at such figures as may be considered a fair remun eration, or quit the business and let j somebody else become the fulcrum for the lever power. DR. JNO. F. FOARD. Statesville, N. C. Reid-Anderson. Mr. Robert L. Reid and Miss Mollie College. The Westminster Presbyterian church has instituted the very praise-worthy custom of giv ing a'reception to the faculty and stu dents of Statesville college at the be ginning of each scholastic year. Last night the third annual recep tion took place in the auditorium and lecture room of the church. Invitations were extended not only to the faculty and students but to all the members of the Presbyterian church and to those who attend ser vices there regularly. Receiving at the door were Misses Margaret Turner, president of the Miriams, Sarah Adams, vice president Raet Gill, secretary and Louise Sher rill treasurer. These were assisted by the officers of the Covenanters. After a delightful social hour the guests were invited to the, lecture room where Mrs. Qrr and Mrs. Ma mie Foster assisted by a number of boys and girls served delicious cream and cake. The supply seemed to be inexhaustible, so that even the small boy got all he could eat. This event means much to the stu dents and young people of the town, giving all an opportunity to , know each other. It also shows the! inter est which the church takes in the college and all that pertains to it. The leaders of the Westminster League should feel proud of the work. it is doing. Drr Phillips, superinten dent of Young People's Work for the Southern Presbyterian church keeps in touch with every Presbyterian church within the south and says the Statesville Leagne is the most flour ishing one of which he was any knowledge, considering of course the size of the place and the membership of the church. 4 0 Two Real Live Teddies Look on While Candidate Feasts Mr. Taft " Delivers Sixteen Speeches in Two States and His Voice Like His Logic is in Bad Shape. Fargo, N. D., Sept. - 2S. Bh? crowds surrounded the Taft party wherever it stopped today in its course over the Great Northern Rail road through Minnesota and North ; Dakota. The sixteen speeches which Taft delivered during the day and evening worked sad havoc with the voice he started out with this morning and to night it is again in a bad condition. The day had two features, the Grand Forks, N. D., meeting and the Fargo rally tonight. In both places tremendous crowds were out, and In each city the candidates made three speeches. The Fargo meeting included the striking feature of a huge barbecue. Ten steers and twenty sheep furnish ed food for the multitudes. The feast was participated in by thou sands of excursionists, who had come from as far as 450 miles distant. It was just dark when the Taft special reached the end of Its day's run, and the people of Fargo were out in force to extend the welcome. A torchlight procession made pictur esque by the squad of mounted cow- bojrs with their characteristic yells, escorted the Ohioan through the town and out to the fort. It had been first planned that bear meat should be a part of the feast, but the two black bears, trapped some time ago and fattened on nuts for the occasion, calmly looked on at the feast of which they were to have been made a part. They were chained to a table near where the candidate stood to eat his bread and meat and drink hot coffee from a cup. The bears were saved because of the sentiment that it would never do to have the candidate eat up the "real Teddy bear" as they were designated by a large sign over them. . ' 4 0 With the Sick. Anderson were married last night at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Fox on Caldwell street. I The ceremony was performed , py Rev. Dr. J. H. Pressly and occurred at 8 o'clock. The bride is a daughter of Mr. Lewis Anderson and Mr. Reid is from Surry county. Mr. J. Victor Heath has recovered Hum a acvcic aiiatn. ui cuius auu fever and has gone to Danville, Va., where he has a position with the Z. V. Johnson & Co., which conducts a large drygocf Is store. . Mrs. H. H. Leinster continues quite ill at her home on Tradd street. Mrs. W. E. Warren was taken sud denly 111 at Hickory, where she was visiting, last week and her husband hast gone there to be with her. A baby was recently born to Mr. and Mrs. Warren. Williams Comedy Co. at Opera House The old favorites appeared at the Opera House, presenting "North Car olina Folks," the play dealing with the folks in Yancey county. Ore is discovered on a barren farm , which is immediately sold. The humble owners plunge into high life which is distasteful to "Sweet Esmer alda" and her father. Esmeralda is forcibly seperated from her fiance, who eventually becomes a rich man. The play is new to our theater pa trons and pleased a well filled house. Marie DeGafferelly as Esmeralda sustained her reputation made here last season, and was supported by a very able cast. The specialties are all good. The Wiliams Comedy Co:, always pleases and a most successful week's ' engagement is promised. Tonight "The Unwriten Law" dealing with the Thaw-White tragedy will be presented. Mr. DeGafferely, the manager, guarantees this play to be perfectly chaste and moral, regardless of the subject with which it deals. All the disgusting features have been, elimi nated and it is j guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded. i o ' Got a Second Dose. Arthur White, colored, was in thr mayor's court this morning charged with using profanity on -West Broad street. The offense was committed at about 8:45 o'clock last , night and the prisoner was arrested on a war rant. . -Among the witnesses against him was Lawyer Harry Burke. He was fined $5 and costs. While Chief of Police Connor -was escorting him down Center street to find a man whom he said would pay the fine, White commenc ed to use "cuss and other words and the chief returned with him to the mayor's office where an adltlonal fine of $2 was imposed. Both fines were paid. 4 0 "Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil is the t best remedy for that often fatal dis ease croup. Has been used with uccess in our family for eight years." Mrs. L. Whiteacre, Buffalo, N. Y. H 1 i ; IV if 4 -I! , f . ' i 1 i If:
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