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-V' ( '- "3- Hie Commonwealth.. K. E. HIIXIARD, - - Editor. Published Every Thursday. Entered at ihe Post-Office at Scotland feck, N Cis Second Class Matter. THURSDAY, APKIL 25, 1901. MR. BAILEY'S STRONG PAPER The current number of The Forum publishes -a strong paper by Mr. J. W. Bailey, editor oi the Biblical Recorder, under the heading, "The Case tor the South." The paper is directed especially to the people of the North, and by way of prefatory, remark Mr. Bailey observes that the Northerner is yet ignorant of, and in some instances Indifferent to, the conditions In the South. He was pie ot the North, declares the wrtter; and! he makes this clear statement about white control : "It is clear that to Southerners the one insurmountable obstacle to prog ress politically has been the presence of a large body of negro voters ignor ant and irretrievably prejudiced. Having overcome in every " other res nflrtfc " the - conseauencea of the Civil War, : within the last ten years the Southern people have made Sold to devise means of overcoming this difficulty."'- Describing the conditions which have made it necessary to eliminate the ignorant negro vote, he asks, "Is not the motive good? Would the noblest citizen in Massachusetts do less?"' ..'.Vv.,:V-;-:. r . . Speaking of t he eonstitutional amendment he says : "I declare that the amendment to the constitution of North Carolina dis- WATCB THE COMMONWEALTH: promptea io wrue oj reaauu w moio-i " - , , . J franchising the negroes was-ratified, nih l ranant. nlenMrtnn. and becaUBe 1 r . ...... auiu v wviw w"- 7 the affairs of the nation will surely be in the hands of the . Republican party for two years, and perhaps for several years longer, and in this party he ob serves that there is scant sympathy for the South. He truthfully asserts, faowever.'that a."party that has done bo much to make the South a part of the Union owes it to itself to regard the Southern people as of one common country, and to be concerned for them ; as zealously as for those of faithful New England.": After assuring -the people of the North that in the South the valor of the Confederate veteran is a theme for unstinted praise by all, he says that one born since the war finds it hard to understand bow there could have been such bitter strife between the North and the South from '61 to '65. Ne-vestige of it now remains. He refers in a strong paragraph to the wasted conditions of the South at the close of the civil , war, but says there was something moreTserious to the South than empty sleeves and wasted fortunes. We quote : - "Confronting that soldier was a mass of Ireed negroes, unversed in govern ment, susceptible to every kind oi darkness, yet invested with the high prerogative of Anglo-Saxon selt-sov- erignty and co-operative government There were 4,000,000 of them, all told, 850,000 of them voters 1 But' this is not the worst of it. The former mas ter might have instructed his one-time slave. But from the North came an other army of invasion, camp-followers and adventurers, in the name of Re construction, who destroyers that they were, as unworthy the North as the South filled the hearts of the negroes .with a bitterness and a suspicion of their former masters that had not teen known before. If the North wonders why the white is against the black let it read history and learn that eons of the North first set the black man's heart against the white man." Mr. Bailey then describes the happy and prosperous condition of the South to-day, notwithstand . what we had to enaure alter tne war, ana says sig nificantly that "the Southern people have come to this through agonies of poverty."' The writer declares that he la a friend to the negroes and does not charge them with being the intentional authors of our woes, but charges most of our troubles to the enfranchisement of an incompetent race. . We quote again:' "But the South struggles yet with her political problem, thrust upon her t by the greatest of civil blunders, the v enfranchisement of a numerous host of , ignorant men of a Tower race who were Incapable of the ballot, and who, it is unreasonable to hope, can be made fit v for its responsibilities within two hun dred years. The most deplorable effect of the war was not the loss of slaves, for. from the day of the surrender until now negro laoor nas Deen as cneap as ; it was in slavery ; not the loss of money, not the loss of hope 'all these have been ovecome and in their stead we have real blessings but the en v frncbisement of. the negro." . It is clearly shown how the Southern whites have had to stand solidly fc . getber in . politics ot be subjected not in prejudice against the negro, not for party's sake but-for honesty's sake, to save the State from moral prostra tion, to save the people from . political slavery, in the bondage Oi fear." Concerning the wisdom of letting the constitutional amendment stand as the people of North Carolina' have said by their votes theyjwish, ho says : "If, however, these measures of elimination are interfered with, my word lot it the South is alt but hope less politcally, unless other legal means maybe found. For if legal means may not be, illegal methods will pre vail by common consent, against which no power that I know of can success fully cope." v . Finally, iii a master stroke Mr, Bailey portrays the prospects of the South's great future by reason of her resources and because of the quiciened condition of industrial life, and begs that we be allowed to work out our own political problems, and boldly declares that it the South's plans should prove unconstitutional regarding the negro vote, it would be far better to abrogate the Fourteenth Amendment than to drive her back into the wilderness. Mr. Bailey has made a strong case or the South, and our brethren in the North can not fail to see, the force of his reasoning. If more such work coald be placed before the people of the North it would greatly hasten, the day of a more thorough understanding b9tween the sections and of a higher appreciation of the common interests that should bind every part-ot this great county to every other part. We are glad Mr. Bailey has done tho State and the South such service in his able paper. v to negro rule, which meant corrupQo n and anarchy. ; : It is shown also that the negro is in capable ot positions ot trust, ana so what good government we have had in the South has obtained . where xthe white people controlled. ' The white people of the Bosihr hav- ing dealt with tne negro and the po litical problems-in consequence ' of his free use ot the ballot.know oetter how to manage these matters then tiiepeo- -;., You bok c1e Uaine its well ' as tout cutkcleft or yotur brain. Cas to We ftolica in the Manufacturers' Record three separate articles as lb kniliing mills In Scotland Neck. The EoCKland knitting mills are enlarging their plant to double capacity. - The Scotland Neck knitting mills ,are also making improyementd. We rejoice to Ikaow ; that our sister " town tis so successful with its i- new enter prises.-Tarboro Southerner. Our interesting contemporary and neighbor could have given the above information to its. readers At least one week earlier by reading The Common wealth. - 'i' - The Manhfacturers' Record is a weekly publication, and it found the news about Jhe , improvements in Scotland Neck mills in this paper, and s5 our neighbor, the Southerner, gaye the 1iews a week late. But we highly appreciate its kind expressions in Scot land Neck's interest .We believe tney are genuine, for there has always ex isted the very best of feeling between the people of Scotland Neck and Tar- boro. - : We just wanted , to suggest to our en terprising neighbor, The Southerner, how it could have avoided the week's delay in the news item. NOTED IN SOUTH CAROLINA. " IS IT TO MAKE A JOB? The penitentiary board adjourned to meet on May 3rd, when it is expected that a superintendent will be choafn; No election took place yesterday, but several gentlemen appeared before the board and presented the application of some friend for a job. News and Ob sarver. . . r . --'i:-' Along with: the foregoing item it ha3 oeen given out that the peniten tiary board has elected Mr. E.L. Travis chairman at a salary of $1,800. Now, with a chairman ot ability like Mr. Travis, with his valuable experi ence as a member of the penitentiary board for . several years, the, question arises as to whether or not the neni- tentiary needs a superintendent. r in ignorance to tne contrary, we presume that the board is free to add another man as superintendent of the penitentiary at a salary, or trust the management to Mr. Travis as chairman. The latter course we think would more generally meet the approbation of the tax payers of the State. I The Commoswealth has nothing. to say against Mr. Travis' appointment as chairman Of the board, and at $1,800 salary. That is all right. Mr. Travis is a man ofbility and a tirelear worker and is entitled to pay for-his valuable services to the State ; but is there needed another man oh a good salary? Since the foregoing was .written we clip the following from the Charlotte News, which agrees with The Com- WEALTH "We have never been able to under stand why the .accounts of our public institutions should be any more 'difiS cult to keep than those of any other business enterprise. If it is the fault ot tne acoeuntBig in vogue, then it should.be changed, r: "FuAhermore, we cannot understand the necessity for: a manager ior the penitentiary, at an annual salary, of $l,800, and a superintendent too. r ; ' I The peniteatiaryevideritly needs a practical ousiness man at jts -head and one man,-of thsLiight kind, would be enough ." r For nearly fourteen years The Com monwealth under present manage ment almost constantly has kept be fore the people of Scotland Neck and the county generally the importance of various manufacturing industries. The reasons why our people should give thought to such things haye been cited many times and in various ways. And while We claim no undue credit for - anything, that has been done in Scotland Neck or the county, we re joice that the effort does not seem wholly" to have failed. Incidentally with the good that has been accom plished directly for the'people of Scot- ancf Neck and community, the town has been somewhat advertised, as the following from the Charleston (S. C.) News and Courier shows : "The value to Southern towns of small beginnings in manufacturing, in any line that promises a fajr measure of success to intelligent enterprise, is well shown by The Manufacturers' Record by a number of interesting ex amples. Not many years ago, for one The Commonwealth, the weekly paper of the little town of Scotland Neck, in North Carolina, seeing that there was no growth for the town in mere trad. ing, began to agitate for a factory or something of the kind. 'Even a tan-l yard,' it urged, 'would be better than nothing.' Its efforts resulted, at last, in a knitting mill. Encouraged bv the success of their first venture, the townspeople tried others, and -now have 'cotton mills and other kinds of manufacturing establishments,' with a weekly pay roll of $1,100 which not much, perhaps, but represents just so much added to the weekly earnings and business of the little place, above Its recordten years ago." MR. WU'S VISIT. : The Southern Manufacturers' club entertained at a banquet in Charlotte a few nights ago Mr: Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese Minister to the United States The honored guest of the Charlotte people extended his trip' to Atlanta! Ga., and it is gratifying that the Char Iotte papers gave Mr. Wu a much better appearance than the Atlanta papers. ., v-v- - The banquet af Charlotte was a moat elaborate affair -and added in terest to thel3tate'sindustrial develop ment. ,;tJ..- ; i WE 5P WB thought we had etrack a Snag large factory in competition for , -rr 2 V . - A Hundred Dollar' Order Rloral: for Sash, Doors and Blinds; but we just got down to business and cleaned up Mr. Factory with Ten Dollars to spare. - -v-. ',,":; If you don't want to savq money don't 'figger" with lis. 7 - Our second Car Load Lome this month just received We are the Fountain Head for BuHdmg and Agricultniral Lime, Another Money Saver t The Hallock Weeder,'' The greatest money and labor saving farm implement ever invented. If you dont believe it write to H.L. Tillery & Bro. and N. 1,. Stedmanj Tillery, N. 0.; F, P. Shields, R. E. Hancock; Q T Lawrence, J. A.:Kitchin, Scotland Neck, N. O. A big lot of Grbose Neck and El well Cotton Hoes just in at rock bottom. - U --.v ' ' ' 1 Scotland Neck, N. C. STATE TREASURY FUNDS. SHORT OF "Hind sight is better than fore sight," men sometimes say. And it is wonderfully expressive sentence. It eeems that the late general Assemb ly would have jdone well to remember it ; for it now turns out that : many of the appropriations which were made by that body will have to wait until taxes are collected. Saturday's News and Observer said : ''The State is ehort of money, and the institutions whiehr were voted money for buildings and improvements by the Legislature ot 1901', will haye to do without the ' improvements and new buildings for awhile," until the money is in hand to pay for these things.. Of this State of affairs the heads of the various State institutions have been. Informed by State Treasurer Lacy, who wrote them that the taxes for the present year were utterly inade quate to" meet the demands for money for special appropriations. r - "When the matter is considered, It is a wonder that it had not been clearly understood before. In making the in creased appropriations, the Legislature of 1901 based, its calculation about the money it could vote, upon the revenue to be brought in by the new' revenue law, and not by the one of 1899. The matter is put in a nutshell when it can be stated authoritatively that the State Treasury is in sucli a condition that all special appropriations will have to be paid from the taxes coming in during September, October. November and December. :jv ''.y.v.- : "Treasurer Lacy's statement has al ready caused a Council of State to be held, at which the matter was discuss ed in all its bearings, and the; only so lution was as stated above. - - "Dr. J. F. Miller, Superintendent of the Eastern Asylum, had the matter of the argent needs of the institution he pre sides over : presented . to the. Council. That money for the Eastern Hospital was imperatively needed was manifest, and arrangements were made by which $20,000.00 was; made immediately ayailable for the institution at Golds- boro.-;-. -' -.: -..7; " -" - ' It is also stated that $25,000 has been allowed the Western Hospital out of the regular appropriations.". desireol results Dropp UwrtSlaeaaef No! ldney Every day peoplp die of so-called "Heart Disease" or apoplexy, but in. reality of an unsuspected kidney disorder; Why? Because physicians either are ignorant of its existence, or unwilling to tell the truth, r a ! In the present age there is no more fatal malady than kidney disease. We 4o not even except consumption of the longs, for a kidney disease which is allowed to become folly developed la ceitainly consumption of the kidneys. Kidney disease is often unsuspected, as the kidneys have but few nerves, and when deranged they don't give alarm by reason of pain or dJstrest.y';.;-r --y- V-W ; y Any person may have an attack of dyspepsia and attribute the disor der to a bit of nndigeeted beef or other slight - cause. An. occasional darting pain will be experienced somewhere. It comes and goes j)f ten like a flash. The viotim mar think there is something wrong with the" air, or that the weather has "broken its record' He has a headaehe ;' vhis rest is disturbed; be cannot keep quiet ; be is figety. If he is a brain worker, he lays it to close applieationT At times his appetite Is lost, while at others he cannot get enough to eat. . He has what he calls' catarrh ; be has stoange misgivings; he is easily startled ; he has at time a raging fever, a little plennsy and congestion ; he wakes fa the night scarcely able- to breathe, great beads of sweat on his brow, hisf heart jumping, wildly. : t ' - . . - - Siv.-i 'What ia the irnnhlflf Art nnan.nnti1 MiMnr HImmiia tha Vfilnav H ipoison corroding bis wiJto:iqfaiiB 'M . now can it u oe stopped r TheYe Is but one sure treatment. War- nertSafe (Jure absolutely, I permatentlyuid radically cures, no matter how long, how severe, or how generally fatal the disease. It Is a specific It haa'ft marveloufr power oyer the kidneys.- We ebalfenge the world to produce its equal. Warner's Safe Cure mna however, be taken faith iniiy and as erected. - H so taken, we. wm gaanmtee it to prodaee the ; EASTERN CAROLINA NEWSPA- r-:.: PER PROSPERITY. New Beiae Journal, - "We ore again unable to find room for all the advertisements offered us and editorial matter crowded out." The above from the Journals es teemed weekly contemporary, the Roa noke-Chowan Times, published at Rich Square, Northampton county, is one ot the most prominent . and significant signs that Eastern Carolina is being aroused, and that actual advancement and prosperity Is at band. it can oe said that the local news paper is the barometer of its comma nity, and that its columns will Indicate the degree of lassitude or activity, social' and commercial, that is to be found among its pfcople and business interests. ' And judging from this the people of Rich Square and Northampton county are marching ahead, and are in . the progressive column. - Another Eastern Carolina newspa pert to reflect this local progress, is the Journal's nearby . contemporary, the Evening Free Press. . , 1 The Free Press has entered upon its fifth year, and this when at its begin hning U seemed a question of its being continued one year. But each year the Free Press has become more-need' ed and its support more certain, and its service for its community more effective. At Scotland Neck, The Common- wealth is another weekly which indi cates adyancement in Halifax county, while Elizabeth Citv follows in the same line for its neighborhood. ; Pitt county, with the Daily Reflector and King's Semi-Weekly, are showing full columns of advertisements, which would prove progress. - These are a few ..places and newspa pers, which show that the newspaper business of Eastern Carolina is on the advance, and naturally indicates prog ress Of the people, and Improved condi tions of every kind. : - For itself, the Journal would say that its columns bear eloquent testi mony of how business is going on. - And wlthall this improf ement in the Eastern Carolina newspaper field, it is an agreeable circumstance, that poliUcs are found pretty nearly elimi nated from the columns of these news papersand that the leading thought is, local building upj V-xj--..This is a good sign for continued ad vancement and prosperity, for commu nities and newf papers. : mm TC3ACCOS7IT od 5MOKQ YoarLcewarl that, ataka wemk am traae. Myri tn ten aars. over mUUmUtJ ; WANTED--Tbustworthit men ain women to travel and advertise for oil esublisbed . bouse of solid : finanelal htaodtng. Salary $780 a year end ei- peoGi a payaDie m casn. w wo vasrinff required. Give reference- csK r ssdressed . atafflpef Spring Bargains W:y Now Open For Ten Days you can get your best Sprii Bargains at the following Wonderfully Low Prices: Percales 6 to 12c, yard w ide. Lawns 4 to Sc. Cilieo 4 to 5c. Organdies 10 to J.2c. Long Cloth 10 to 12'. Ladies' and Men's Handkerchiefs, Duck, Yique, CJjovI Chambrays, Dress Ginghams at Bottom Prices, f. Gingham, worth 25c, selling at 12c. 10c. Madras st li! at 8c. JLadies and Uoys7 Shirt Waists at reduced yvv- Ladies Colored Silkoteen Underskirts and Top Ski: Low Down. If you want Good and Cheap Shooa and SI pers this is the place to get them. y v:- ' ' o. A. CAMP. Scotland Neck, N. C. A SUGGESTION TO FARM EES. , Winterville, N. C, April 8, 1901. Owing to the extreme scarcity of labor we would advise all farmers to arrange tnelr tobacco rows so eveiy eighth row will be five feet wide, and by so doing you can use a tobacco truck: and thus house your tobacco witb much less labor and cost. There were some trucks used in certain sec tions last season for housing tobacco, and we find in every section where the truck was used there will be a great de mand for them this season, and orders for several hundred trucks have already been p? iced and mrny more will doubtless come in yet. It you jvill lay out your rows as stated above it will take no ex1 r.i manure and bu( little more land, and if yo'u do not use the truck you can tote your tobacco along the wide row much better, and4t you are scarce of help you can use a truck. We are going to. be headquarters for tobacco trucks oi best style. - r - , I: A. G. CQX MFG. CO. BUY A BUGGI (JUKES BLOOD POISON. Scrofula, Ulcers, 0h Sores, Bonk PainsTkial Treatment Free. 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Describe t jkuble and free medical ad- jtl'Z?T oat Ptir of cure as .Wop4n-ettree. when ait else fails. ; rlodicj to be ,-rlia.l, 2C!SLr B ilootbhca.- m. ailof theAnrU IsTrrS frosaeorer : L. andi wei Us We sell the best 1'- made in North Carolina See us before givinp; ' orders. : V EDWARDS &C G08L.EE - AND DAVIS, - Scotland Neck, X. C- Contracts 'v''--: ARD ' ; Builders. . Manufacturers of a;, :i Mantels, .'Brackets, v"; : And L 'V : General Scroll- ' ;;"v,Wbrk. j All work guaranty'1 reasonable prices. J' 'Thla is to' notify al ! t f-ons t. have thia rfo o.noHfi0fi eyee the estate tJ MM w a . T i 1 1 le. Alt --- persons naving clauns estate wilt " ? fh.m tnff6 Mfore the first day of A! '11;1,! this noUoe will be plended In ws rtcoyery. All persons tiii estate will please ettle- ?j5tSi day of March, l'.'Ol. ifr W. - H. I'- J5 bt'-y Executor of &ar r.O.DAirirL,At'ty.- 4. . .. '. " V- i-r',v" "'13- i.
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