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VOL. XVII. - : - ? : ; - ' f: NASHVILLE, North Caroliia; "October 1911. : ' , NO. 41.
"After the Harvest"
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surplus. ' Oar -Commercial
Department affords every con
venionoe to those who pay
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Department pays , .
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; i Compounded Quarterty ".
We ask for your account how
ever small. Start with the
Interest Quarter . "
i October 5th.'
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- For the past few days Prices On AH Grades of Tobacco Have Been Going Higher and Higer at Pitt's. : Sales are still small on ac
cmt of cotton-picking and now is a good time to sellEvery-hian who sell on my floor goes away happy. I promised every one
tli 2 itop of tho market if they sold withihe and they are; sure getting what I; promised. Askl;them about it and ceo, you will fL ;
;:unilloof them in your neighborhood. Bring me your nect load and I will make you money: ' .
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THE VIEWPOINT OF FARMERS.
Kwiar Maa Has a Coav.raUn
Willi a rm.r Relative I Th
- Ceasing StaaUrUl rig ht, 4' ,
Newspaper man Howdy-do, Mr,
Smith, how are times out in your
section these days? . ".
Mr. Smith-Fair, fair, Tobacco's
selling high, but the low price of
cotton the past week is discourse
ing, though wer hope it will start
upward again before Christmas, and
we are holding on.
-Newspaper Man-Yes, I hope it
will, too, and I think you aie doing
exactly right in holding the cotton,
and if a good percentage of the far
mers will do the same, prices will
certainly go back to 12 1-2, in my
opinion By the way, Mr. Smith,
bow are you people out there feel
ing in the matter of . the coming
Senatorial fight in this state?
- Mr.. Smith Well, sentiment hasn't
exactly crystalized, tut the drift
is strongly now toward Senator Sim
mons. Our people love Gov. Aycock
and think a lot of Mr. Kitchen, but
they are thinking a great deal these
days, and figuring out things . for
themselves. , . . -
' Newspaper Man How's that? v
Mr. Smith-Well, in the begin
ning, the people in my community
were largely for Kitchen. . They ad
mire him, and liked the campaigns
he had made against the trust. And
many newspapers some time ago
were abusing Simmons and making
it appear that he was voting with
the Republicans and the big inter
ests. We read that he had betrayed
his people by voting- against the Re
ciprocity Treaty, and for a 7 per
cent tariff duty on lumber, and
what some of the newspapers and
lots of politicians said about, him
sounded bad At first, they almost
took us by storm, for you see, no
body down here; was taking the
trouble to give Mr. Simmons' side
of the matter. : But don't you think
for a minute, Mr. Newspaper Man,
that we ever believed really believ
ed -that Senator Simmons had be
trayed us. We don't know as much
as some politicians about public mat
ters, but there were some things we
could not forget, don't you see.
One of them was that when the Re
publicans had put the negro over us
in Eastern Carolina, it was the hand
of Mr. Simmons that took him off,
and killed him forever politically.
We remember, 'too, that Simmons
bad always stood true in matters we
understood, and if there were borne
things we didn't exactly understand
at the time about the votes in Con
gress, we sort of felt, : when we
thought' about, it, that we could
trust Mr. Simmons in those , things
too, at least until we found put
about it. , But, of course, the tale
these people told had some effect;
but lately the other side has been
coming out,' and our people , have
been investigating and thinking.,
And Mr. Newspaper Man,' we have
just about come to- the conclusion
that Senator ' Simmons has been
right about his votes in Congress,
too, just the same as he was right
when he was taking the negro out
of politics and many politicians were
iff l:P.;
Mount Lcndn
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afraid to act until he had made it
safe for them, , N '
Newspaper Man wnat do you
think of his lumber, vote in Con
gress? ' : ; -
Mr. Smith-Well, It's this: way:
We common people don't know all
the details of the tariff business,
and it's a mighty 4ry subject to
most of us. But we do ' understand
that there are two theories about it,
the Revenue or low-tariff theory,
which the Democrats believe in, and
the Protective or high-tariff theory,
which the Republicans believe in.
We are Democrats, and believe in a
low-tariff. But as we understand it.
there was no chance to get our tar
iff theory applied to the whole coun
try, and what the Republicans and
some fool Democrats were trying to
do was to apply the high-tariff to
the products of the South. Mr,
Simmons opposed this, and we know
now he was right about, it. He's
like we are, he's for a low-tariff if
it's to be applied to the whole coun
try, but he's not going to let them
discriminate against the South, that
is, put our products on the free list
while ; the other sections of the
country have Protection. ' The peo
ple in my section are right with the
Senator on this, for they known he
was standing by , them, - when the
politicians were trying to injure
him. v -v: -
Newspaper Man There's a great
deal in what you say, Mr. Smith.
Now would you mind telling what
your people think of Mr. Simmons
voting against the ratification .of
Reciprocity Treaty with" Canada?
You know they've been jumping on
him about thatOr. ; . -
" Mr. Smith The farmers are with
Mr, Simmons on his vote against the
Reciprocity Treaty. It's just like
the other things I've been telling
you. We understand now that all
the . Reciprocity Bill would . have
done as affecting us, would have
been to put wheat, barley and the
other things the farmers raise, on
the free list, while" at the same time
it would have left high tariff , duty
on farm machinery; flour, and every
thing the, farmers have to buy. Mr.
bimmons stood squarely behind us
on that question, too, when the
crowd was howling against him.
We appreciate a man like that, and
we are going to send him back. : In
that Reciprocity Treaty, take wheat,
for instance. The Reciprocity Bill
took the tariff off of wheat, and the
farmer would have had to sell his
wheat in a free trade market, in
competition with the , wheat ' from
Canada, and of course the price of
his wheat, and eveaything else he
raises, would have gone way down.
But they left the tariff on flour.
So after the farmer had sold his
wheat at low free trade prices, if
he needed any floqr, he would have
to buy it at high prices from the
flour mill trust, for they .did not
propose to make the tariff off flour
only off of the fanner's products.
Mr. Simmons voted ' against that
outrageous bill, and we're all with
him about it, since we are coming
to understand it. - . " ". " '
Newspaper Man You seem to.
have a very clear idea about Re
ciprocity, Mr. Smith. . You say the
drift of sentiment is strongly to-
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ROGICY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA.
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The CM BeceaMS Ceawllcatal a ad
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. Which Reader D . .
The caie of Bailey vs. Matthews,
from Nash county, decided by
the Supreme Court ' recently is
rather unusual. The opinjon is
written by Justice Wa'ker, in which
the judgement is affirmed. .
It seems that there were several
candidates for the postmastership at
Spring Hope. The former postmas
ter, W. S. Bailey, brings this suit
against his wife, his step-daBghter,
the present postmaster, and others
for conspiring to make and making
certain fraudulent, libelous and
slanderous statements about him to
prevent his reappointment ar post
master at Spring Hops.' Ths plain
tiff, under the provisions of Section
805 of the Revisal, requested the
Clerk of the Court for an order for
the examination of his stepdaughter
that he might ascertain facts neces
sary to be known for the purpose of
preparing and filing his complaint.
The order was denjed and an appeal
taken. The objections to the grant
ing of the order were; 1. That she
was not a resident ff Wake County
and could not be' compelled ' tq sub
mit to an examination in Nash 'coun
ty under Revisal Section 866; 2nd
There was no complaint , and ho affi
davit, showing the nature or proba
ble nature of the cause 01 action, or
other facts entitling the plaintiff to
the relief sought; 8rd. ' If action . is
for lihel,ehe cannot jMeraUed to
discover any facts which might tend
to incriminate herself. ' ' f v ;
Justice "Walker states that the
second ground of objection to the
granting of such order is a valid one.
"It is the general rule and custom in
judicial proceedings, that a motion
for an order should be based upon
an affidavit stating the facts wbich
entitle the mover to the order for
which he asks." "It is of the first
importance that the application for
an order of examination should be
under oath, stating facts which will
show the nature of the cause of ac
tion, so that the relevancy of the
testimony may be seen and the court
may otherwise act intelligently in
the matter, and it sheuld appear, in
some way, or upon the facts alleged,
that it is material and necessary that
the examination should be had and
that desired information is not al
ready accessible to the - applicant
It should also appear that the mo
tion is made honestly and in : good
faith and not maliciously in other
words, that it is meritorious."
"The law will not permit a party to
spread a drag net for his adversary
in the suit, in order to gather ; facts
upon which he may be sued, nor will
it countenance any attempt, under
the guise of a fair examination, ' to
harass or oppress his opponent." - j -Justice
Walker also states that the
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objection that the party can only be
examined In the county of his real
dence, Kevlsal Section eoo seems
sound. As to the examination be
ing Incriminating, he does not de
cide but intimates that the objection
should probably be taken at the
time of the examination and is not
an objection to granting of the or
der of examination. The refusal of
the order for an examlnrtion is affi
rmed. News and Observer.
. Crewta ef Ike Farm art UaUa.
Mr. J. Z. Green; state organizer
of the North Carolina Farmers' Un
ion, makes the following statement
in regard to the work or the orga
nization: '. . -
' "The Farmers' Union continues to
gain strength, both in new and old
territory. We have more than 2,000
chartered local unions m the States.
We have taken In 14,000 members in
North Carolina 'since the annual
meeting in Greensboro last Decem
ber. -
"Our lecturing force has been
taxed to the limit this summer to
meet the demands, and crowds that
have assembled at the various local
and country rallies, picnics and bar
bcues have numdered all the way
from a few hundred up to 5,000
people, and these educational and
social features have been productive
of splendid results.
"The organized farmers are the
real force now in the rural districts
and they are a factor to be reckoned
with in the business world. Along
with the principal of economic pro
duction, the Farmers Union is teach
ing the importance of economic
distribution, and also the import
ance of gradual and systematic mar
ketings, so as to avoid disastrous re
sults of competive selling and con
gested markets. ,
'We have planted the organization
in all counties east of Greensboro
except a few counties in the tide
water section -4n "the northeastern
part of the state and these have al
ready been , designed to the local
organizers. ' All the counties west
of here have the organizations ex
cept a few mountain counties. We
are now arranging to fellow up the
local organizers with special organi
zers to strengthen up the Union in
localities where the work has not
been completed. Will the farmers
stick? y Well, yes. Taking the isola
ted condition of the farmers into
consideration; I believe their stick
ing qualities will compare favorably
with those of the business and pro
fessional classes." Oxford Banner.
SeeMst Whm They Hay Dvr.
To what depths wil not liquor go in
order to win patonage to-morrow
as well as to-day. The Expositor
states that in Chicago there are
twenty kindergarten saloons equip
ped with little chairs and tables,
hobby horses, toys of different sorts,
forming a very attractive - place
where saloons-keepers give the lit
tle children who are invited within
sweetened wine to create, taste for
drink. It were better for such men
that a mill stone were, hung about
their necks and that theywere cast
into the depths of the sea. Progres
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Lead Roclcy Mount In CotH Poun:' ;
P.ALPM - PITT, Owner'" c :tl
AS TO HOLDING YOUR COTTON.
There Sheald Re Catty ef Iffsrt ea
th Fart ef All Valea as WII
a All Ratai Iaur.tt.
as we write there are on our
desk two letters about cotton prices.
One suggests that the Governors
of the different Southern States is
sue a proclamation asking the far
mers to- hold cotton for better
prices, and the merchants, bankers,
etc., to help the farmers to hold. It
Is also suggested that the Governors
call mass meetings to discuss plans
for increasing the price.
The other letter is from Excel
Farmers' Union, No. 1343, of Ala
bama. The members of this Union
simply pledge themselves to hold as
much cotton off the market as they
possibly can, and ask other Unions
and other farmers to do the same.
In the difference between the
spirit of these two plans lies the dif
ference between success and failure
in effort The little local Union in
Alabama may not be able to have
any effect on the cotton market, but
the members of that Union who
hold their cotton till the price ad
vances will have done something for
themselves.
Southern farmers place altogether
too much faith in speeches and
meetings and big organizations, and
too little in their own individuals ef
fort. We believe, of course, in as
big organizations as we can get, but
the point we wish to stress is that it
isn't necessary to wait for the big
organization to do something.
Keep your cotton at home. It will
mean better prices for you. If
your neighbors can all be induced to
do the same, it will mean still better
prices for all; but don't think that
you can't help yourself.
The Alabama fanners show the
way; follow their example. It isn't
resoluations and speeches that are
needed just now; it's business-like
action, and it's up to you to act In
almost any town you can borrow
money, if you need it with the cot
ton itself as collateral. Whatever
others may do or not do, hold your
crop and get the increased price
that is almost sure to be had
through holding. Progressive Far
mer. Work Iadflaltly Satpadd.
Former Road Superintendent Sapp
was recently engaged by the Town
Commissioners to make some needed
improvements on the public streets
of the town, and for one or two'
days was making good progress on
Church street The work has been
indefinitely suspended on account
of the scarcity and unreliability of
the laborers who work under , Mr.
Sapp's direction. ! It can be truth
fully said that the average colored
loborer picked up on the streets of
Nashville is about as worthless class
as can be found anywhere. While
some of them are industrious, a
majority of them will not work at
all and some of them will engage
tnemseives zor a lew days' service
and during that time will rob their
employers by proving as trifling as
possiDie. v ii you aouot this asser
tion, just try to work some of then
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