A goffer liberal terms !arCublists.Writefor Oculars and sample fcopies. - The Western Senti nel is the oldest week ly paper in the Pied mont section of N. C. (gill YEAR. WINSTON "SALEM, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1909. PRICE 5 CENTS. k HUES IF ' ITS E THE REPUBLICANS STILL E ON OCT. 17. T BID FOR THE HEGRO VOTE li 4ki couriTY CANDIDATES BLIZZARD DOES MOD DETAILS RrlERSVfLL MUCH DAMAGE ADOU STORM iocratlc Nominees Made Splendid Impression and Arous ed Enthusiasm County Commissioners Strickland and Harmon Defended Record of Present Board In Effective fanner. Their Speeches Bringing ; Forth Liberal Ap piause Candidates Deliver Telling Blows An Effec tlve Day's Work For Cause of Democracy Speechas at Other Townships the Past Week. '-a av nt th cumnftlen hv iw tfcouu ""J nemocratlc candidates found them ilile where seventy-five or eighty . ..., I. Willie.' Hull Jipi1 them in Willis' Hall. ZwAUMe. especially those not GLned to public speech-making, t firming up and they are making Ut favorable impression' every m Perhaps never before have former been more busy than they L Z the present time. Very little V has been planted thus far and drmers are uimub tn tei the wheas in. On rainy r,lhelr tobacco Is being stripped u lif t many ar 100 oasy vo cuiue to the discussions, though they wt to their candidates as they . .I,-, thav ulll ho nn linnri No- nv ludt iw - tied by an overwhelming majority. (At Kernersville , Oct. 17 Dr, E, , F. wkland and Mr. D. W. Harmon, .Mates for re-election as county iuikiaoners. were present and Hhie speeches defended their offi k record'. Tl'at they did this to the dsfcctlon of all was evidenced by c hearty applause they received at i conclusion of their speeches. Mr. Pinnix To the Front. 3 J. W. Plnnix, an old line Demo te who has been in the foremost tki of Forsyth s Democracy for n presided over the meetlBg, in- hdixrine each candidate in a most ippjr style. He had a good word for ! of them and urged his hearers to Sj about their standard-bearers as k Democrats should do. - - Messrs. Transou, Zlglar, Beck and liKiugban announced their candida i Id a few appropriate words, thank ( the voters for past kindness and led them to stand by the ticket on Member 6. 0UNTY COMMISSIONERS 8PEAK itnrs.iricKiano ana narmon uerend Th Record of Present Board and Stow What It Hat Dor For the Cwnty During the Past Two Years. -Mr. Harmon Make Perianal Plea. Dr. E. F. Strickland, one of the can lines for re-election as county -com moner, was the next speaker. He ild he did not ask for the nomina on, but the Democratic oarty saw I to nominate him and he would do P in his power to perform the duties f the office to the best Interests of wcounty as a whole. - . Strickland Is a graceful as well k Interesting speaker and throughout (is ten-minute speech every one in the idience bent forward as if eager to every word. Among other things he said: "When w present commissioners came in i office there was a debt of $21,000, by a former board. We have Hi tiis debt and today the county not owe a cent. We have built at wt of $25,000, a county home for "poor and aged people that is a t to Forsyth county. We have wtructed more permanent roads sny previous board, notwltnstand f that during tie past summer the was seriously delayed by tire- in ant rains. We have done the best could for the dirt roads and If ' nave failed it is not our fault, as r man of you will admit that we W4 do no better with the weather ' nave had." In conclusion Dr. "Miami said if the present board re-elected it would continue to 7k for the best Interest of the peo- nd perform all the duties to the of their ability. "' Harmon Makes Personal Plea. "r. D. W. Harmon, rnndidatn for Nsissioner, followed Dr. Strlck- I" a Short snpeeh Hla remarks ' practically the same as those of StricklanH BA.1 In MnlnL-Inn ho - .u . wuviuaiun v. pressed his follow townsmen in par- Mr. Harmon aaid he knew titular. leof the people of Kernersville did ree with him on the Kerners 7 honl Question. "Gentlemen," l J' Harrno". "I have no apology for the stand I have taken on Question. nn .a rnntraiv T am IJ that I have taken the stand. If re against me and will not vote Oe, then I beg you to vote for the nier of the ticket and elect it. trat to our grand old county will con- enjoy good government ness." rg. StrlobUnJ J If w-n of their speeches. M, C0X MAKES FINE SPEECH. t There Should Be Remedy for yw Evil and Ridicules the Repub ! " Cry of Prosperity Says Re ! '"n Success Means That the Will Again Secome a Factor " Politics. kh R' M" Cox 016 Junior candidate ,eglslature, made a line speech u. He is warming up to the wVd s,lrPrtsedi aU his friends in effort. L. .kx be8an hia PecI bv refer- jj w the Republican cry of prosper- ne declared that there was pros- " this oountry to ceruin ex tent, but this prosperity was all going to .the classes and not to the great mass of pebple. He referred to the price of tobacco, saying that write the price may have advanced some during tre past few years yet the necessities of life have advanced iiv price more than bad tobacco. He said there was a remedy for the trust evil and if there were no laws now on the statute books that could regulate . these great combinations, then he was in favor of enacting the needed leglste tlon. "Give us a Democratic Congress and a Democratic president and I guar antee you they will find a remedy." declared Mr. Cox, who predicted that the people, would not forever'sifbmlt to the open defiance of the law by these great corporations and, their millionaire directors. . Mr. Cox also touched on the negro question, He declared that the negro question is not settled and never will be; that so long as there is a Republi can party in North Carolina leaders of that party win make every endeavor to again place the ballot in the hands of the ignorant negro voter; that Re publican leaders are too fond of office not to accept such a chance to further their selfish Interests at the expense of decent government. Mr. Cox reiterated his position pre viously given In these columns re garding county affairs and in conclu sion promised to support every meas ure that has for its object the up building of Forsyth county and Noxth Carolina. MR. CARTER'S SPEECH. Says North Carolina Should Look Af ter Her Unfortunates Favors Re duction of Poll Tax If Same Can Be Done Defends State Administra tion. Mr. Wv T. Carter, candidate for the legislature, is. suffering from a bad ctT37 nevertheless lieThade av6teWin- nlng speech yesterday. . Mr. Carter Bald that the nomination came to him as a surprise, as he was not . in the convention, but declared that he deeply appreciated the honor conferred upon him by his fellow Democrats pnd urged them to rally about the ticket and elect it by a handsome majority. In the discharge of the duties of a legislator l;e will have as his ambi tion the best interests of all the peo ple. He will represent no clique and will work and vote for those measures which he deems most beneficial to his fellowmen. Mr. Carter declared that he was heartily in favor of the State making ample provision for her in sane, her blind, her deaf and dumb and if the present institutions were in adequate for caring for those seeking admission therein, he was In favor of enlarging those Institutions. Mr. Carter said his Republican oppo nent was promising a reduction in the poll tax should he te elected. "I am In favor of such a reduction," said Mr. Carter, "if such a reduction can be wisely made, but it requires money to conduct everything successfully and we would have to be very careful in this matter." Mr. Carter defended the present Democratic State administration. He ridiculed tho Republican accusation that the Democratic party had been extravagant in the expenditure of the scl ool moneys In this State and quot ed figures t'o show that the charge was without foundation. On county matters Mr. Carter said l e endorsed the road commission Idea and' believed it would be satisfactory to alt the people of the county. MR. BUXTON'S SPEECH. Discusses Trusts, Railroads, County Affairs, 8tate Administrations and Incidentally Tells The Kernersville People That They Must Settle Their Differences Among Tnemwive. whon Mr. Buxton ascended the plat form to make his speech he was greet ed' with much applause, and he put his audience Irt an even oeiier nuuiui by referring to the low celling, say ini it was not his desire to "hit the ceiling" this early, in the campaign at least . .. Mr. Buxton's speecn in me mam ,a o l.m rr tho same lines as that of the previous day, an outline of which was given in inese coiuum. day. Nevertheless e aiscusseu w eral other issues and time and again was applauded. Contrasts Democratic and Republican Administration of o' Mr Buxton took up the Russell ad minut.Mnn in North Carolina and compared it with that of the Demo cratic. He told of the scandals that marked the reign of Republicanism in North Carolina from 1898 to 1898 and charged Russell and Butler wlthje- Ing responsible lor we " scandal, saying that those two men were alone responsible for the State having to par $250,000 to bondholders. RusseH and Butler getting a big "rake off" as attorneys. Me sara proud that no scanaai oaa urn. administration of State government since the Democrats came into power, Great Loss of Life Feared as Result of One Raging In Rocky Mountain Region. Thousands of Sheep and Cattle Pe Ish In Storm Raging In Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah- Destructive Fire at Salt Lake City DENVER, Colo., Oct. 22 Scores of sheep-herders, cattlemen and farmers were caught in worst blizzard that has swept Rocky Mountain region in years. It is feared there has been great loss of life. It is known that thousands of sheep and cattle perished in storm that Is raging in Colorado, New Mexi co, Wyoming and Utah. Railways are seriously blocked. In Utah snow was swept along by the hurricane that did great damage. In addition fire de stroyed the LWah Packing Co.'s plan at salt uiue city. The loss was $250, 000. OF REPUBLICANS' DECEPTION IGNORANT VOTERS. , The question is often asked why the Republicans have stopped meeting Democrats In joint debate.There Is but one answer: Either the Republicans are conscious of the weakness of thoir cause when the light of truth turn It on, or they see that their only turn it on, orthey see that their only hope is to deceive the ignorant voter with all sorts of tales, knowing that the Ignorant voter Is generally easily prejudiced and never roads arid will not give a Democrat a chance to re fute their argument or dispute their tales. " , . '- Republicans feel that if they can get an Ignorant man full of prejudice keep him away from Democratic speakings they have got him yoked up. Notice how they get their HttJle band together whenever a Democrat is going to speak. Last Tuesday night In Winston-Salem was are example. They knew it was dangerous to allow their voters . to hear Congressman Kltchln. Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Kltchin' opponent, was afraid to meet hlrq and refused to meet him after belng"chal' llenged in joint debate. The question with the Republicans was, How shall we prevent our voters from hearing Mr. Kltchln? They decided to have a meeting just across the street where they hooked-in some of their boys and held them fast until Mr. KItchln's speech was about over. It seems any man with eyes could see this, but blind prejudice still rules in the minds of many. A NARROW ESCAPE Two boys whose names were not learned had a narrow escape from drowning- Saturday. They were on the flat attempting to cross the Yad' kin river at Shoals, wl-en the cable broke. The flat floated down the riv er, which was greatly swollen as a result of excessive rains. The boys after going .down the stream for half a mile or more, managed to steer tne flat near the bank, and thereby es caped. Many of their friends knew that the boys could not swim, therefore there was intense excitement in the neighborhood until It was known that the young men were safe. The nat, it is presumed,. Is still floating. Continued on page 6). REV. 9E0. E. HUNT OUT OF POLITICS FOR COOD Rev. Geo. - E. Hunt, pastor of St. Paul's M. P. church at Greensboro, went to Pleasant Hill, Yadkin county todav to conduct a protracted meeting. A few years ago when Populism was cutting a wide swath in rorm Caroli na, Rev. Mr. Hunt was an active poli tician in Davidson county. He was elected State senator. "I went into nolitics thinking I could reform it, kut I soon found out that this was out of the question and I got out." said the reverend tms morning. The Greensboro pastor reported that there had been 165 conversions and 70 accessions to his church tUs year. A SPLENDID CHANCE. It is seldom that a county has the opportunity to have a Senator such as Hon. J. C. Buxton, one who can take care of its interests on all occa sions. He was no candidate for the nomination. He accepted it with re luctance and at a great financial sacrifice. He is making a great campaign and Democrats should see to It that he gets every vote possible. Portner's Halfbrau Is the ber for the luncheon and dinner table. It Ma jHmtlon. If dyspeptic. Just try a bottle with your meals, and drink and eat slowly. Quite a Number of People Lost Their Lives In Boats at Sea. Others Had Narrow Escapes Whits Out Jin Boats Along The Florida Coast Governor Brouward Replies To President Roosevelt's Telegram Offering National Aid, Saying Hs Will Let Him Know If Anything Is Needed After Making Investigation. IVASHINGTON, Oct ; 22. Weather Bureau this morning received the fol-. lowing dispatch from Florida: "from Miami south along tho keys weri, hundreds of men employed in building Florida East Coast Railway. The storm and high seas did great damage. Many lives were reported lost Reports say eighty laborers on oe living boat and thirty-ono passen gers on steamer are known to be lost Many were washed oft low keys and drifted to sea in house boats. Two steamers are reported here as having picked up a house-boat crew at sea." , Governor Brouward's Telegram. WASHINGTON, Oct, 22. President Roosevelt tl-ls morning received the following telegram from Governor Brouward, of Florida, in response to his message of sympathy with people of Florida in-regard to storm disaster: "I express sincere thanks of people of Florida for your expression of sym pathy and sincerely thank you for of fer of national aid In any practicable way. ' Will advise you further after investigating the matter," ; KEY WEST, Fla.. Oct. 21. Survlv ors from one of tie house boats of the Florida East Coast Railway extension along the keys tens' a harrowing tale of death and destruction during the storm of Thursday. W. P. Dusenbury, civil engineer In charge of the work ore Long Key, who miraculously escaped death, arrived here on the Russian steamer Jennie among other survivors rescued. ' He says house boat No. 4, on which were 150 meiif was struck by the storm at 5 o'clock Thursday morning and was driven out into , the Gulf through Tawks' Crannel. At 6 o'clock the house boat began to break up, and as the great waves hit her men, singly sod in bunches of two or three, would be washed Into the sea and drowned. Some went below for protection, hut when the top of the boat was carried away the waves rushed in and the boat soon went to pieces, 30 or 40 of the men being crushed into the col lapse, the others grabbing timbers to. save trem from drowning. Engineer Dusenbury was in the hold, but suc ceeded In getting a log and floated until Friday night, when he was res cued. On one piece of timber lis men were clinging and were hanging to another. The side of the house boat was crowded with men. It turned over over three times, each time reducing the number. - The Russian steamer Jennie sighted the wreckage and succeeded in res cuing the 49 men who were brougtt here. Three other steamersi wtun search lights were picking up dead and living when the Jennie left the scene. There were In all 10 boats at Long Key. mortar mixers, dredges and oth er boats engaged In the work. The survivors were furnished food and clothing from the Bast Coast Railway commissary here and! were given medical attention. Tre exten sion work of the railway along the keys was not damaged. The following Is a chapter from the this was dons, and the regiments hav. National Republican Campaign Text-been designated respectively the For Book for this year, which shows how ty-elghth and Forty-ninth Volunteer they are still bidding for. the negro Infantry, with headquarters at Fort vote. This bid Is made because the Thomas, Ky., and Jefferson Barrsoks, negro vote controls in many doubtful Mo. ' ' States. "The following table compiled from (Republican Text-Book for the Con- official data, shows the number of gressional campaign, 1901! page 249.) colored employes In the service of the rW eolomd citine government, exoiusive of the united. Our colored Citixens. gute CapUol nd the jn,,,. "No more striking contrast as to Colored Officers, Clerks and Other the attitude of the two great parties Employes In the Service of the touching their adherence to the prtn- United States Government, clple that all men are created equal 1904.. can be made than that afforded by , No. Salarjvs, the course of events North and South Diplomatic and Cow- during the past quarter of a century. sular service. " ' in the North wncre Republicanism Is Department Service. minority of the population, are Riven T '" ' participation in the control of municl- A I" palltles, counties, and States, and are v,yV" ." frequently elected to public office in putonic" " ' " these respective units of our govern- ,J,i!. " ""' mental system; In the South, tho "" stronghold of Democracy, the colored l"vi i,, ' ' cltlscn is being systematically dls- r.I and 7 a franchlsed and barred from effective , ,mercc "lld participation In the conduct of public rv'p-V offlro affairs, and each year witnesses a har- ,t;,uio Vm rowing of hiB political and civil right 10 G90 122 42 Wi 17 100 125 329 Interstate merco Coni' Commts- 7.CW 391, nn 4 94.910 29.736 fili.MO 167.2(10 ia.D0 63,! 73 T8.K5tt 210,874 suffice to Indicate tho relative at titude of the two great political par ties toward the colored citlxen, The Republican party believes In the po litical equality of all men without reference to race or nationality, and this belief it has supported by the most costly and sanguinary war In the history of our national history, "The Democratic party relieves in restrict ing the citizenship of a particular class and has written her opinions Into tns statutes, constitutions and prac tlcea of nearly every Southern State where that party is dominant. The Republican' party believes In the doc trine so tersely expressed by Presi dent Roosevelt 'All men up rather than some men down' and it has al ways encouraged the colored citizen in his efforts and ambitions to rise higher In the scale of civilization. The Democratic party would1 deny the ne gro the Incentive to high aspirations, and boasts through Its representatives or its purpose to exclude colored men from any voice In tho control of local affairs. Senator Gorman, high In the Democratic counsels of his party, clearly stated the manifest intention the Democracy to decltlzenise, as far as possible, the colored voters of the Ion ., .......... 8,280 District Govern- t mcnt, Washing- ton, D. C l.m 847.0M Recorder Deeds .. 22 14,050 Service at targe. CuHtoniB and Internal revenue .. ...... ' 258 205,047 PoHtofflcp at large 750 611,140 Uind Office New Orleans ,, ........ 3 7.800 Miscellaneous . . .... 6 2,400 Array Officers . . .. 10 V.iCO Tola! ............ 4,610 12,853,734 Recapitulation by Localities, At foreign stations... 13 f 32.000 At Washington, D. C 3,Kfi3 2,050,772 At New York, N. Y... 18S 153.WI2 At New Orleans '149 ' 96,740 At Atlanta, Oa. 94 65.780 At Savannah, Ga.,... 42 '32,780 At Augusta, Ga 12 . 8.120 At Baltimore, Md 40 31,444 At miscellaneous points.. 390 321.r9& At Richmond, Va 50 37,820 Army officers ... 10 Total,. .. 4,610 2,853,7 The fact that nearly fi.OOO colored citizens are In tho public service atioj ' Zx Mlt-Al wMMn' "Wregatlng about S.y 'SSL' ttfi' ,TW,L:pae 5 hree million dollars furnishes. ILh!,, TtJZ Jtr Silence tnn " nrTVrL X nv .Ltrf PoHoj of the Republican party, while, 7; ffiXZ?rltu$L '""her fact that the colored cru nients to the state constitutions, and , i,hK.i hv iii.i th hiii.. .h PIove8 r Proverbially faithful, cour- toons and efficient Is ample justifica tion of the attitude of tho party tow ard the freedom of tho nation.' FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF MR. BLACKBURN. Mr. Shore, one of tho Republican candidates for the legislature In this by legislation the whites (of the South) have secured control, for the time being, of their own local gov ernments, and the colored race Is no longer a political factor in any State south of the Potomac.' Here Is a frank admission that Democracy no longer respects the time-honored maxim (hat governments derive their Just powers from the consent of the governed, and that only a portion of the citlsenery are. In the opinion of Its leaders, entitled to a voice In pub lic affairs The Republican party encourages the highest character In the negro the Democratic party socks to degrade it No Republican legislature has ever enacted laws Inimical to the progress, happiness and comfort of any class of citizens; numerous Dem ocratic legislatures, on the other hand, have enacted laws which make It im possible for a colored person of refine ment to travel in decency and comfort from one part of the State to another. No Republican governor would dare to veto a measure for the education of any class of citizens In the rudi ments of knowledge, yet that Is Just what has recently been done by the chief executive of Mississippi. The Republican party Is In shrdlutho'ia bIi Republican party is on record as be ing In favor the most liberal policies with respect to negro education, be- ) lievlng that no other position Is con When the Republicans were last In power in North Carolina (1895-1898) thev.put 1,000 negroes in office. Naturally the North Carolina negro will vote the Republican ticket. Naturally the white voters of North Carolina will vote , the Democratic ticket. Each will be true to his race. MR. REYNOLDS' "CONVf NIINCl." county, Is an ardent friend and ad mirer of Mr. E. Spencer, Blackburn. lgjHtent wlth tne preservation of our Much of his training In the way of statesmanship has been received at the hands of Mr. Blackburn. It is nat ural, then, to suppose that In falling to list his poll tax he was merely car rying to its logical conclusion the doc trine of his teacher that the ability to vote is not a n:qulsite of states manship. Further, that citizenship In Forsyth county is not necessary. In or der to represent the county In the Legislature. . THE SHERIFF SHOULD . NOT BE CARELESS. It is to be hoped that the next sher iff of Forsyth county will not be so careless as to take away with him 12,000 of the people's money whn he leaves office as one Republicau t,uet.u' has done. ... It will be remembered by the peo ple that a Democratic board of county commissioners discovered this piece of carelessness and recovered the peo ple's money. , AS TO GREENGOOD8. No man should ever be chosen Treasurer of Forsyth county who has ever tried to deal In anyway In green goods. The man who handles our finances should be above reproach. No other remedy on earth is so good for children as Holllster's Rocky Mountain Tea; makes them eat, sleep and grow. Bright eyes, rosy cheeks. Tea or tablets, 35 cents. E. W O'Hanlon and Landqulst and PfobL popular Institutions. "The outbreak of hostilities be tween the United States and Spain afforded another opportunity for the Republican party to demonstrate Its loyally to the broad principles sot. forth in tho Declaration of Independ ence and given legal sanction by XlVth and XVth Amendment to the Constitution. In that year over 15,000 black soldiers were called Into service, among them over 30O colored officers. a fact without precedent In all' our national history. Thlr service was characterized by gallantry and brav ery which aroused the admiration of the world, the valor of the black troops at Saa Juan Hill contributing largely to the victory achieved on that occasion. As mark of recognition of the heroic services rendered by black soldiers. President McKlnley, In 1899. issued an order for the organization of Infantry regiments of colored men. Despite the protests of the Democrats, In stating In a recent Issue of the Union Republican his reasons for not meeting Mr. Kltchln In joint discus slon when the latter should come to Winston-Salem, Mr. C. A. Reynolds said be would probably be out of the district whetn Mr. Kltchln spoke hcra and that, therefore, It would riot be convenient to meet him. Mr, Kltchln' was here last night. Mr. Reynolds was here last night also but Instead1 of sig nifying In any way bis wllllnguess'to enter into a Joint discussion or oven going to hear Mr. Kltchln he went across tho street and addressed a Re publican gathering. Why would It not have been just as convenient for him to have gone to the courthouse and met Mr. Kltchln face to face and discussed the Issues? Mr. Reynolds personally Is a clever man. He Is al so wise enough to know that joint discussion with Mr. Kflcbln will not do him or the Republican party any good whatever. Ills excuse about "convenience" Is a pretty weak ex cuse. . ' THE DANGER OF ' REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. A Republican Board of County Com missioners would have the power to elect a Sheriff shauld the next Bbcriff die or be disabled from holding office- or resign. They would likewise have the power to elect a Register of Deeda or Treasurer udder like circumstanc es. Democrats, can you afford to have Republicans do this? Ay cock and Glenn Speak . Ex-Governor Charles B. Aycock speaks in I z Winston-Salem Oct. 29th, at night. Governor R. B. Glenn speaks as follows: Walkertown, Nov. 3. Kernersville, Nov. 3, at night. Clemmonsville, Nov. 5. Winston-Salem, Nov. 5, at night