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v.' i -- : -' -tw.,.- L---4 . JOHN A. .ittOEEL Proprietqr. HO 'FIRST: ABROAD NEXT 0 1 -OO Per Year in Advanco 4 Vol XXV ROXBOliO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNBSDAt' Evening, Oct.; 21 1908.V H0N:A. - L. BROOKS AT SPRAY: Wben Mr, Brooks Gbf to bpray the Hon. John Motley Rfdrehead Did not Show; up. ... ' Jly;tX- : r Spray, l.l.p:''7:i-Hon. A. L. Brooks,yinyaided the.home town of his opponent, Mr. John M, Morehead, to-night and spoke two hours to an audience ;of one thous and of the most Enthusiastic men ever assembled in Spray,"1 Mr. Brooks challenged frs opponent to meet im1 great efforts .were -made by local democrats to . arrarige a joijit, dis cussion between mV? candidates;' but these efforts were in vain. ' Messrs. Cox, Settle, Morehead, Adams, Bynum, Skinner, Meekins, Rojlins; Harris, Pricej Bradshaw, Joycei Wray and others, all big guns in the kepublican Party in the State were billed to 'speak here to-night in order J prevent the people from hearing Brooks, but notwithstanding y this fact he was given a great ovation in his oppo nent's town.' . -Mr. Brooks opened his speech by reading the following challenge ' to Mr, Morehead: ' Johft Motley Morehead, Spray, N. C. Dear ir; " Mf Returning to my office to-day f learn that anonymous literature is beihs se t out from your headquar ters in this City charging me with official misconduct while Solicitor of the Ninth Judicial District, and that the Industrial News, the of ficial organ of the Republican party in this State, and the Construction ist, a paper published in your own home town, have m recent issues published these charges. On ac-1 count of these facts, I have a right to assume thai you endorsed these charges and accomtjanying insinu ations and aiding and abetting their circulation and publication. 1 de nounce every charge and insinua tion against my official and personal integrity as false and slanderous and I brand the publication of esame as a cowardly and infamous attempt to destroy my character by misrep resentation and inuendo, arid: I challenge yourtb meet me in joint 66 I 1 e Heating Stove iuust:be lia JLJJ A are two things that -seldom go together yet by close buyinp-vstr'ct-and careful busi ness we are. enabied to put the two together. We have the best In j ' liitiii :': "Itifil1 tndcan sel) jrou at' lowest prices. " , A - ., . . debate at Spray, your home town, n2xt Saturday evening and sub stanuate thee charges anrTit:sinu atibris or repudiate them. When you were -first nominated, I chal lenged you to meet me , in jDint de- bte: - You declined,- as you had a right to do But I deny yt)u the j right to promote your candidacy at I the expense of my character. The peoDie or tnis utstrict are enuuea io know whether.you propose to con duct, this .campaign upon a high level, or whether you have deter mined to descend to the" dirt and emplov the tactics of. dirty - poliTi tidaiis:""'" MX: rjiavecome but her is; riot htvt. Jf he hap sent pie such ai challenge tb'meef hirh, I vould 1 have met him if I had to have been .carried on a litter. I am not dealing in dirt in my fight for Congress and tyr. Morehead shall not do so without fee District knowing his methods and purposes. He. has left the democratic party and can no longer use Democrats to fight his battles. Any criticism of me during the primary was settled there and all my former democratic opponents are supporting me in this campaign. There are no de serters in the democratic party, and they want no advice from Republi can office-seekers. The Union Republiean said edi torially during the democratic pri mary, discussing. these criticisms; 44 This matter seems to be along the same lines ot magistrates and municipal courts. For years the hnes or the latter,- in view or ponce protection, etc., were used by the towns. The constitution was in terpreted to mean that all such fines were due the school fund, and hence rebates were demanded, and since tnen all fines I? a ve been ap- olied that wav. Should the Guil ford school board make a Similar decision ad the courts arhrm, the solicitors will be asked 44 come across." It is not a question of dishonesty, ybut a. general misin terpretation of the law, which, not only 'Solicitor Brooks, but every solicitor in the State, for that mat ter, it seems, has followed in ac cepting, fees regarding which the question df legality Has arisen. " S'lf Mr. Morehead is so hard "ft T' 99 III .1 aouu .quality 'Don tiorget-to goout.and hear Hon Chas. M. Stedmanrat! the court -house to-morrow, (Thursday) niqht, at S oclock': lie an. able speaker. Ladies rorrlihllv mvtieA tn rorhMiit t hear him. pressed in his fight that he wants to make a J different interpretatiori of my acts for his political advantage he must shbulder the responsibility and not hideibehindthe democratic tskipts. . ' . r 4I have denounced as false from the first all-insinuations intended to impeach my integrity and no man has misunderstood my position up on that subject. The statement in Mr. Morehead 's letter in answer to my challenge that any primary in Surry was Held under instruction from me by telephone or otherwise is absolutely false. The Democrats of Surry passed on all these con tests in their convention, and the impeachment of . their action is a li bel anda slander. The Solicitors of the State!until last year charged fees in sci. fa '. cases, W had been the custom for a hundred years " and approved by the Judges; During last ,:.year a Republican Solicitor from Ashe ville took the question to the. -Su-prenie Gotteto getjhe law settled, . 1 he court said in its "Opinion, That the law had been unsettled in'the State and the practice npt uniform, and that it was well for the matter to come before the court so as to be. settled. Since that time I have charged commissions. I have di rected the clerks in each County to re-tax the Ml of cost in these cases from 1901, when the law Was first passed,"and settled with the clerks upon the basis of commissions. In tvtiv wic nig uun a unite uwcu me more money than was the dif-1 ference between the commissions and the fees, except in Granville County, where, the Clerk died, and I have, been unable to have the cost re-taxed. So far as I know, no other solicitor in the State! has done tliis. I do not owe the school fund a cent, and the amount of fees which I received from sci. fa. cases, durjng my term ;of office as solicitor in the Ninth Judidal Dis7 tricot does not amount tos much as $4,00 against, the defendants and .sureities, as was the' usual custorri in many, of the Districts, to charge. All of these matters were ' gone over in the democratic primary and there settled, and r the ' demo-; ,crats are quite able to look after their own affairs without, the aid or advice of any Republican who is seeking to get in office. SALE OF PERSONA PR0P , ERTY; : r , I will sell to the highest'bidder at public auction on the premises'of the late Jno. T,vNeIson, on V SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7TH r ; 1908. a lot of personal property consist ing of horsesj cows, hogs, wagons and all farming utensils, corn, food 4 The rents from four other plan tations will be sold at the same sale. This Oct. 13th, 1908." MRS, MARY, E. NELSON, 'V ii : Executrix of Jno. T... Nelson. For Sale. 'r'i - 30 to 50 cords 7green: woodc 1 1-2 miles from Roxboro.4- Price' $1.25 on the yard. r 5 Apply ' to S; ! his i '... . -Jt. ' I'-.i-T.';.' " Bel o ns W a t e h o ut fo r f- Fr a fj3 : creased consideration. For grauncaiion, we qopo ,):ou -i i i uf a cal1 aad'el rs show you. , We give you positive al Announcement :19B Pit SCMtOSS PB05. ft CO. ' ' . KSSSi ZjsSr "w n new m V nommg to luse oy granting tnis request. YVe naean -business - Very truly yours, : ; . jopdijy Long Jl(orton 30E ' in. IO Q 4 D e-new style cloak$'are long- artd'semi-fitling The :maleriaU most largely used are Brbatlcloths, Kerseys "and Goverts in lighter weig ht than heretofore As do color tan and black are still far in the lead. . ?4TKe .best 5 news about cloaks is that they are cheaper. - Oun stock was -bought from one of New Yorks leading and 11 best1 manufacturers direcl'and is better than ever. We have; them ;lrom $3.00 to. $15.00 f?rMadies Everyone ; nfew, not one', brought over from last season. Also a splendid hn'e. for misses arid children $1.50 to $10.00. V V ' J v. : : Furs are to be much worn. this ; season. We have made big preparations for a big fur prices from $1.00 to $15.00 Doas and onawl eitects. : If you should want a special Coat suit, Cloak or Fur that we fail to have in stock we will; gladly get it for you. if snanft x . ."-' i . . , Ft .it u" r J . , . to heH S : their n ew ad. 77 We beg to i announce thafc oar buyer ha just returned ; from x'e Nori lieni MarK otk;fVi; where he spent some time completing the purchaseof : : bur Pall Und Winter .stock of I- MEN'S and BOY'S CLOTH- r: Shoes Hats and Furnishings J which is arriving daily- YKervVi. . :- . ' . ' .-''I; -. ' - '. . ' knor our line is vastly im- proved and want, you tolopk at vvJiat we bt lieve to bt) the - j most UP-T0 - f ATE 7011 have - ' ever seen, and at prices to; , plee Ton. k f v V -f. v VY e deepiv appreciate tho business and all courtesies .7 you have 1 extended. VTe wish to do more .business s with you, and faithfuJly promise greater efforts than' Ay , to shw that ' we are : wtrth of continued and in- your protection and our wuinot Duy until you give i . .. , , i l V V what we have 10 offeT assurance that you have y ) ' trade rand have ? them at all a piece, v Cravats, Throws, 1 4 , 1 4, P. Satterneld. 30E 3H
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