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WARRENTON, WARREN COUNTY, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1920
Number 99
A SEMI-WEEWLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OFW ARRENTON AND WARIibN COUNTY
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The following article from the Meth
cf;ist Protestant was handed us by
R. B. Hunter, of Areola, and we
take pleasure in publishing it. The
article follows:
The election is over. The people
have spoken, and a new administration
is in the offering waiting to come into
the harbor, and tie up at the wharf.
We have no quarrel with the for their
We have no quarrel with the people
for their choice. He is our president
now, and he shall have our loyal sup
port. He needs the prayers of all
good people. Never has a man come
into a high place with burdens heavier
than he will be compelled to bear.
Simply changing presidents is not go
ing to solve the problem of cviliza
zation which the war has thrust upon
us. That kind of talk will do for the
campaign, but the country knows bet
ter. If President Harding can find a
way out of the wilderness, we will be
glad.
But we are not writing to discuss
the new President. We are thinking
of a lonely man who now inhabits the
White House. He is broken in health
and wounded in heart, and all because
fee nursed in his utmost soul a dream
of "the parliament of man, a federa
tion of the world." We crowned Ten
nyson for dreaming that dream, but
we have crucified Woodrow Wilsqn
for dreaming it. Because that dream
was in his heart the man poured out
the wealth of his magnificient powers
in such an abandon of sacrifice, that
the strong man broke and became
feeble as a little child. Slowly he is
dragging his leaden feet from the
thrall, and more slowly still the spark
of his sublime genius is returning to
his lips. But the world has turned.
from him in bitterness,-and left him
alone.
We have refrained from saying this
until now lest we should be accused
of partisanship, and of injecting par
tisan politics into a religious journal
where it had no place. It matters
nothing to us to what party Wood
row Wilson has pledged allegiance.
We ought not to allow our party
prejudices to blind our eyes to the
worth of men. Now when the long
trial is over, and Woodrow Wilson re
tires to private life with his broken
body, but his dauntless spirit, we can
be just to him, and acknowledge the
priceless service he has wrought in
the interst of humanity. Lonely, de
serted, and as some think, defeated,
the deep-hearted know that he stands
still a colossal figure among the chil
dren of men, and they hear still his
halting speech calling men everywhere
to the camp-fires of peace. t
He is lonely and alone now, but it
was not always thus. What a marve
lous experience has been his, and how
true it runs to history. He has tasted
such powers as kings and potentates
might envy. Nations have worshiped
him afar. His name is a householu
word mong all the races of men. The
world robbed its gardens, and brought
the flowers to strew at his feet. In
the days of war he was acclaimed as
the world's saviour. When the waves
of hate were deluging the world, he
still spoke of love, and justice, and
untimate peace. His war cry waa
that men should fight that war
should end forever. Mothers looking
upon the face of their first-born, slain
in battle, blessed him because in his
heart there was the holy purpose,
that never again should a mother look
upon the face of her first-born, slain
in battle.
This is the man against whom there
has been such a storm of denunciation
as has been rarely hearu in this land.
He has been desperately sick: wound
ed night unto death, but that brought
no mercies fnn his enemies. That
he could not strike back was no deter
rent to these brave men. Never before
in all her history h&s the chivalry of
these states so utterly broken down
as in the treatment of Woodrow Wil
son. In all the wear!y days of 'this great
Oman's sickness, Congress never pass
ed a sigle resolution of sympathy.
In common humanity this ought to
have been done. To add insult to in
jury, that same Congress sent a com
mittee into the sacred precincts of
the sick chamber to pry into his con
dition, and to see if the truth had been
told, ad that he was really sick. The
feature of this campaign has been
monotonously to, cry, "Down with Wil
son, and Wilsonism " It is
mentary upon his greatness, that this
cry was never raised until the sick
ness had borne him down.
What has been the crime of this
man that makes it necessarv to visit
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upon him such condign punishment?
many things are said that are not
true, and many are unjust. They say
that he allowed a vast wasto nf nuV-
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lie funds in the conduct nf thf war.
There certainly was. a great waste
of public funds in the conduct of the
war. There certainly was a great
waste of public funds during the war.
But there was a Conerress to nrotect
the national treaury, and check extrav
agance. Why is not that Congress
blamed ?
Does not every one know that an
economcal administration was impos
sible under the conditions attending
this war? We had to accomplish
in one year what Germany had been
forty years doing. We enterd the
war when things were desperate in
the extreme. To get an army in the
field quickly was the supreme neces
sity.. We had to build a conquering
army in twelve months. That we did
it is one of the finest achievements in
all history- While this was going on
we had no time to inspect bills, and
punish profiteers. The enemy was at
our gates. The incessant, imperative
call of those days was "Win the war."
And we won under the leadership of
Woodrov Wilson.
But it is vhen the family is preoc
cupied, that the robber breaks in and
steals it3 wealth. Shall we forget who
got this money about which so much is
said? The people of this land have
gotten this money, gotten it in return
for labor and supplies, and these are
the dear people who have cast Wood
row Wilson out for their own sin. No
one has ever intimated that the pres
ident got any of the wealth. The peo
ple would not work for their eountry
without exhorbitant wages. They
were insatiable in their greed. Like
the graves, in their hunger for gold,
they continually cried . out .for more,
and more. The laboring classes re
peatedly threatened to strike if more
money were not forthcoming. This
meant to starve the army in the field.
They were given the money because
money did not mean so much to tis at
the winning of the war, and feeding
of our boys. The very papers that
recently have been so busy denounc
ing the President, during the war,
published great, blistering editorials
holding up to public execration the
slackers at home who were robbing
the government, while our boys were
dying upon the fields of sunny France.
Since the close of the war we have
been blaming the President for evils
which have followed every war that
men have fought in all the ages past.
War is always a moral catastrophe,
and this one was no exception. The
spectacle in this land today, is a hu
miliation, and a heart-break to every
man who reveres the name of God,
and has hopes for the redemption of
man, but it is not Woodrow Wilson's
fault. The devil is loose and he is not
yet chained. We will wait patiently
to see the new administration chain
him, but we will not blame the admin
istration if it fails to accomplish that
much to be desired task, for only God
Almighty can chain the devil when he
gets loose.
We are told that Woodrow Wilsoi.
betrayed his country, that he was tak
en in by the wily politicians of Europe,
and that he sold his country for an
impossible dream; that he sought to
commit this country to the policy ot
pulling the chesnuts cut of the fire
for the nations of the old world who
would laugh at us for our pains. It
may be true that the President had
an over-confidence in the unselfishness
of human nature, but he did not be.
tray his country. No purer patriot
ever lived than Woodrow Wilson. Ev
ery drop of his blood tingles with pa
trotic devotion to his fatherland. And
yet it may be true that he believed
that America could prosper by helping
other nations, better than by fighting
them. If that is foolish, blessed be
the folly.
His best friends are willing to admit
that Woodrow Wilson has made mis
takes. Has ever a great man missed
making mistakes ? The dearest friends
we ever had have faults which we
wish they did not have, and no doubt
they feel the same toward us. The
chief fault as expressed against our
President was that he was autocratic,
and imperiled the liberties of the peo
ple. We believe that some of this
criticism is just. Woodrow Wilson's
autocracy was partly the result of
circumstances, and partly resulted
from his temperament. None of it
was a wilful attempt to abuse the
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great power ommitted to his hands,
for his own purposes.
War is autocratic. Republics can
not wage successful war. Power must
be centralized before success can come
to armies, and to nations waging war.
Because we knew this we gave the
President unprecedented power. We
won the war when we put an autocrat
at the head of the allied armies
But by temperament Woodrow Wil
son is an autocrat . He cannot succ
essfully use men because his genious
makes him think ahead of men. They
cannot see quickly and distinctly
enough. We have said that in this
man's heart is a dream of world broth
erhood. He would banish war from
the earth. He was obsessed, borne
away, absorbed, with this great
dream. To accomplish that dream was
to him the one real thing in all the
world. As we see it he was mighty
near right. To destroy this vile thing
forever from the earth is a bigger
business than any other with which we
are engaged. If we must go on be
ing brutes forever, we will despair of
the race.
Every dreamer is autocratic. To
"follow the gleam" is the one worth
while thing in the world; to make the
world follow the gleam, the only bus
iness of life. In this spirit there can
be no compromise that imperils it. A
dream will die for his dream, but he
will not compromise it, nor surrender i
Woodrow Wilson held on to his Leag
ue of Peace, in spite of the ridicule,
and persecution of his enemies. He
held on because he could not let go,
ad believe as he believed. He will
never let go. He will retire, but if
his magnificient brain functions, he
will weave for us new fancies of the
golden age, and the weaving of those
fancies will help to bring them on.
What we have written will not please
some of our readers, but we have writ
ten because we ought to say this much
for the man who has stood before the
world for eight years as the head of
the greatest nation on earth, and
preached a height of noble living, and
high ad unselfish thinking such as no
ruler has ever preached before. He
was a scholar in politics, we hear
with much scorn, but politics is clean
er because a dreamer has injected hi
dream of sweetness and light into it.
Woodrow Wilson will come back.
He, will not hold office again we think,
but he will come back as the prophet
who saw in the face of God a mes
sage that he has delivered to the world
and in that day he will stand with the
royal ones, who have opened a little
wider the gates that separate this lite,
of ours from the exultant life of love
that rules and reigns in heaven. Like
Robbie Burns the people have denied
thee the bread of gratitude, but after
awhile they will give thee a stone,
pure white, to speak to later genera
tions of the heroes of the past.
GENTLE REMINDER
American Legion Weekly.
"The storm burst upon us so sud
denly we had no warning of its ap
proach," related the tornado victim.
"In an instant the house was demol
ish and scattered to the four winds.
How I escaped being torn to pieces I
do not know "
"Good Lord!" ejaculated little Mr.
Meek. "That reminds me. I almost
forgot to do an errand for my wife."
EDITORIAL
The rumor (doubtless put out by
speculators) has gotten abroad that
the Warehouses will cloe on January
1st and that the Buyers will be then
taken off the ' tobacco market. We
have not heard of the rumor here, but
see that the State Committee has tak
en notice of it and obtained an official
denial from the Tobacco Companies
and Buyers.
As we said this rumor has been
afloat for the evident purpose of hur
ry large quantities of tobacco on the
market, glutting the market and de
pressing prices, for it should be evi
dent to the dullest mind that Tobacco
buyers and Warehousemen cannot give
top prices for more tobacco than they
can handle properly, and when it is
rushed in by the farmers they must
expect less than orderly and slow mar
keting will obtain. We don't believe
that any creditor with Warren county
debtor will force him to sell his pro
duce at a time and an occasion in
which he cannot in the nature of the
circumstances receive at least the
market value. A glutted sale can not
bring true market value.
Farmers of Warren, market as
slowly as it is possible for you to do
and satisfy your creditors. Of course
we all know that the "Borrower is the
servant of the lender," for we have
Holy Writ for that statement; but we
also have Biblical authority for the
woe that came to the man who asked
forgiveness for his debts and then re
fused to forgive his debtors.
"Teach me to feel another's woe,
To hide that fault I see.
That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me."
NEWS ITEMS FROM BUFFALO
We were glad to have Prof. A. N.
Cullom and his highly accomplished
daughter Miss Florence to visit us in
and around Buffalo recently.
Hog killing is the object now in ses
sion am glad to say there is more
meat being killed this winter than I
have known since we have been living
in Buffalo.
Miss Agnes Cheek has returned to
her school at Palmer Springs after
spending several days and' Thanks
giving at home.
Mr. W. A. Benson, of Inez, and his
five little girls, Estell Cheek Mr.
John C. Powell three daughters.
Miss Elizabeth, Annie Lee and Lula
Alston spent Thanksgiving day at the
home of Mr. J. A. Cheek.
Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Davis spent a
day with her mother Mrs. Fagg, of
Warrenton, recently.
Mrs. T. E. White and children are
spending several days with her par
ents of near Norlina.
The high water kept our Teacher
from coming to her school two days
last week.
There must be some attraction in
Buffalo for Mr. Parry Harton, of near
Norlina, as he is yery often around.
Several from Buffalo attended
church iat Marmaduke Sunday and
heard a splendid sermon by Rev. Todd.
Mrs. Mary C. Davis is still making
fancy bed quilts, that seems to be her
hobby and a very good one.
Best wishes to the Warren Record.
VIOLET
Miss Sallie Davis, Messrs. Van
Davis, Stephen Burroughs and Alph
eous Jones were visitors in Raleigh
yesterday.
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A CONFEDERATE VETERAN
PASSES INTO GREAT BEYOND
When the War Between the States
commenced nearly every young man
in Hawtree Township volunteered, and
went into the army. Judge Montgom
ery attributes the military ardor of
that section to the influence of Col
John Laughter, who was. a schoo
teacher, inspired the young men with
the military spirit. Be that as it may
when North Carolina seceded the
young men of Hawtree rushed into the
army in defense of the South.
Among these young men was James
R. Darnell then about eighteen years
of age. He enlisted under Captain
W. C. Drake, whose company was mo
bilized with the 30th Regiment. This
regiment saw hard service, and par
ticipated in many bloody battles.
Mr. Darnell was a good soldier, anc'
enjoyed te esteem and confidence of
his comrades in arms.
He spent his entire life as a citizen
of Warren County. He lived and died
in the neighborhood of the place
where he first saw the light, and was
buried in Sharon church yard in the
same community.
He lived with his son, W. E. Darnell,
who resides about three miles north
of Norlina. He was attacked with
pneumonia nearly three weeks ago,
and died on Friday morning, Decem
ber 3rd, and was buried the following
afternoon. The funeral services were
conducted by the writer. He left four
sons and several grandchildren. He
was a sincere christian, a member of
Macon Baptist church, and enjoyed the
confidence of those who knew him.
T. J. TAYLOR.
MARMADUKE ITEMS
Only a very small crowd attended
the services here Sunday on account
of the rough roads and weather.
Hunting seems to be the. most at
tractive sport on hand now, and the
rabbits and birds will have to look out
pretty sharp or get caught.
Mrs. Thos. W. Davis, of near Buf
falo spent a short while with her sis
ter Mrs. John Powell, of this place.
Mrs. Annie Haithcock and children,
of Alston, visited, Mr and Mrs. C. A.l
Haithcock Sunday.
Miss Lela Clark, of Essex, visited
her parents Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Clark
Sunday.
Mrs. Joe D. Riggan and son, of Hol
lister spent Sunday afternoon and
evening with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. John Powell, of this place.
Mr. W. J. James went to Warren
ton on business one day recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Duke, of Hen
derson, are spending several days with
his sister Mrs. Harry Leonard.
Mrs. W. J. James, who has been on
the sick-list of late, is rapidly improv
ing. Miss Ruby Clark had quite a num
ber of young ladies and gentlemen
to call on her Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Todd, pastor of the church here,
spent Saturday and Sunday nights
with Mr. and Mrs. M; C. and Mr. and
Mrs. M. T. Duke, and he delivered us
a fine sermon Sunday morning.
Mr. J. L. Davis, of Henderson, pass
ed through our midst Tuesday morn
ing en route to Henderson from visit
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. W.
Davis.
It's time now for everybody to be
getting ready and getting up the pres
ents to give to their friens for Christ
mas as it will soon be here, and won't
wait for anything or anybody. So
we'll all have to get a hustle on us.
Mrs. Jim Cheek, of Buffalo, called
on Mrs. W. J. James a short while
Sunday morning.
Mesdames M. T. and M. C. Duke vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Clark's Sun
day. Best wish to The Warren Record.
PEG.
SAVING THE WORLD
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Methodist Protestant.
We have been trying to save the
world by organizing it and by whip
ping it into ine. Perhaps it would
be a. good thing to try loving it more,
and giving it the evidence of love, in
self-sacrificing service. If the people
will not come to the church, then the
church must go to the people. To
give men ourselves with our message;
to make men feel that we care for
their souls; to weep over sinners lost
and ruined by the fall, is still God's
way of saving the lost. Love won at
Calvary, and it will win yet.
Don't fail to hear Dr. Wm. Whitney
Christmas at the Court House tonight
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News and Observer.
Wild rumors circulated in the to
bacco belt to the effect that after Jan
uary 1, 1921, buyers will be with
drawn from the North Carolina mar
kets is responsible for the furtller
sharp decline in prices, according to
Dr. J. Y. Joyner, chairman of the Ex
executive Committee of the North
Carolina Tobacco Growers' Associa
tion, in a statement given out yester
day. Statements that tobacco warehouses
will be closed after the first of the
year are absolutely without founda
tion, Dr. Joyner said, and had their
beginnings either in the general panic
that exists among the tobacco growers
or in a studied attempt to force prices,
down to even lower levels than they
have reached during the season.
"We have assurance that the tobac
$o buyers will be kept on the North
Carolina markets until the entire crop
is marketed," Dr. Joyner continued.
In view of heavily increased sale and
the resulting disastrous decline in
prices during the past ten days, wt.
repeat, with urgent emphasis, our rec
ommendation to tobacco growers to
market their crop just as slowly as
conditions and obligations to credi
tors will permit. Some of the best
informed tobacco dealers advise us
that there is good reason to believe
that if the balance of this crop, which
we estimate at about forty per cent,
can be marketed about ten per cent
during each of the months of January,
February, March and April, an in
crease of at least ten cents per pound
may reasonably be expected.
Urge Farmers To Hold
"We further recommend that wher
ever possible farmers arrange to re
dry and store their tobacco and hold
it. When re-drying plants are avail
able this can be done at an expense of
two or three cents a pounds, 5
"We, ho peand believe that at an
early date,' under the pressure of
threatened financial disaster and the
rising tide of public opinion, Congress,
the Government, the Federal Reserve
banks, and capital will be forced to
find" a. way or make one for financial
relief and for increased prices for
farm products by re-establishing for
eign trade and credits and making
available idle funds at home at reduc
ed rates of interest for moving crops
and for loans and further extension
of credit.
Will Arrange Credits
"The committee is arranging for a
conference with representatives of the
fertilizer dealers in the hope of se
curing for the farmers an extension
of time on fertilizer bills properly se
cured. As soon as the county and
township organizations are complete,
conferences will be called to arrange
co-operative action with merchants,
bankers, warehousemen, fertilizer
dealers for the enforcement of the
rules and regulations of the associa
tion for 1921.
"On December 17 and 18 a confer
ence of committees from the bright
tobacco growing states will be held in
Richmond to formulate and recom
mend plans for the Inter-State Tobac
co Association and for co-operative
marketing. The next meeting of the
North Carolina association of Tobacco
Growers will be called soon after the
Richmond meeting.
"The work of completing the organ
ization of all the tobacco growing
counties and townships in this State
is progressing satisfactorily under the
direction of two excellent field work
ers and will probably be completed
within the next thirty days. The pros
pects are encouraging for a member
ship of at least seventy-five per cent
of the tobacco growers."
MRS. GEORGE HARRIS nURT
Last Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Har
ris, of Hollister, had a narrow escape
from death. They were en route to
Warrenton and just about a mile out
of the city limits their car turned
over, painfully hurting Mrs. Harris.
She was brought to the home of her
sister, Mrs. T. W. Hight, by Dr. W.
D. Rodgers,, and given medical atten
tion. Mrs. Harris was able to be car
ried to her home at Hollister Thursday
Mr. Harris escaped with only slight
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