tjljr *mitt)firli> M c r a U\ rnct oki no Z^Tat tiss. "TRt'E TO OURSELVES. OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." sinole corns nvi cents. VOL. 25. SMITHFIELD. X. C.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1906. NO. 34. OVERMAN AND POU AT BENSON The Senstor Makes a Powerful Speech ?The Congressman Silences One Little Republican Who Wishes He Hadn't Butted In. BeDson, Oct. 2"> ? Scuatnr Overman spoke here Tuesday to a large audience, thatforthe time at least seemed to live upon his logic and more upon the stirring eloquence of his "ration, and grow stronger in the faith of their fathers, as pearls of truth fell from the lips ol a man whose face, whose conduct, whose past life, and whose ever act ami ut terance spoke the trurh. He had little to do with the usual for malities of openirg a speech, hut dug down deep Lito tne mens of the question at once, and made one of the strongest speeches ever heard in this county, and its effects will be far-reaching. Very briefly he reviewed the for mation of our government, the part the Democratic party has played in the development and preservation of our govern ment, and theeverlastmg success o! the party that has built the natiou aud made it what it is. He thinks that the hands that have wrought so wonderfully and achieved so much must have been guided by the hand of Providence, and in this he shares theopiaion of almost all Demo crats in this country. The visi b!e guiding hand through all these perilous times must have been upheld bv the invisible, all powerful, ever-ruling hand that suffers nothing to go beyond the limits of His endurance. He showed by all the truth that his tory teaches, that when we had thrown off the yoke of British oppression there rose up among us a set, a class, a gang who were better friends to foreign foes than they were to people at home. Some of thosegot into authority and thereby built up a party which has always been in favor of foreign people rather than their neighbors. The Democratic party stood for the weak as against the strong?for equal rights and justice. In his brief review of recon struction he paid Gov. Holden and Judge Pearson his respects, and in connection therewith turned the x-ray on Russell's and ButHr's conspiracy to use South Dakota as a cat's paw to help them out in robbing the State of their nativity to pay fraudulent bonds. He made one challenge that has not been accepted and will not be. It was to this effect, that no Republican could name the time when their party was in power, that it did cot bring disgrace and scandal upon the State; that they could not name the time wtien Democrats had control of the State government and all was not peace and harmonv. As void of conscience as Republicans usuallv are they could not stand this, and the dozen or more who were hiding behind goods boxes and sheltering under other cover ture dropped their heads in lhame, and not one of them dared open his mouth. lie showed by the different fac tions that neither was tit to rule. \dams against Blackburn and Blackburn against Adams. Their replies to each other shows neither side is fit to rule and that both put together are no more tit to rule than both of them put: together. The pot need not call the kettle black as Adams and Rlackblurn are doing So fully endowed with a spirit of fairnejs as the speaker is, he left the ques tion to a jury which after mature deliberation returned the fo'low ing verdict: We believe both sides of the d?n Republican party is black in spite of all that Demo crats have done to purge them. We have prayed over this mat ter and have dilligently striven to return a true and correct ver dict, our Maker being our helper, and the answer to all our pra> ers is this: " l'ut the Republicau party on fever grass, Black draught and calomelfor eighteen months aud if that don't cure 'em hang 'em.". It might, be good for the country if the sug gestions of the jury art carried out to the letter. , ? I He was glad to acknowledge that Democrats had spent money for schools. "We want to edu cue the rising generation," he; said, "so they can meet the eon-! stitutional amendment in apt rime?not only to meet the^ amendment, but we want to make men and women of tnem tit to take our places when we are gone and preserve forever the priceless heritage won bv the blood of our fathers, preserved by the integrity of the present generation, to be handed down to posterity, unsullied and un smirched, clean, bright and shin ing as the stars of heaven." He showed how that the Republican party had done nothing tor our unfortunate, poornorinsane.but bad filled the penitentiary full to overflowing with members of their own party, tit for nothing : but to work under bosses. -?? nue wespenasomucnnow,' said the Seuator, "it comes from sources that Republicans refuse to tax. We spend for schools but we collect from railroads and insurance compan'es to pay it just as Republicans ought to do. A slave would hardly try to force collection from his master, nor will the Republican party try ' to collect from the railroads and insurance companies that put so ! much iuto the campaign funds of the Republican party - Rutler's hide would not have sold for live cents, except as a relic, after he got through with the South Dakota bond suit, and showed up the foxy Butler as he is and as he wants to be. He mentioned someof the vast fortunes accumulated in our country and said: "Had .Juda? Iscariot lived until now and had made ?200 per day he would not be as wealthy as Rockefeller Had Adam, the father of all, lived till now on a salary of ?50 per day he would not be as rich as Vanderbilt." These are fig ures to think of. They shock the man who has paid no attention to the subject when he gets down his calculator. He dealt terribly with the trusts and the Republi can legislation that fosters them. : He showed with such argument < and force that no one would dis pute him, how foreigners buy | our goods cheaper than we can buy them at home. I The candidates for county offi ? ces made short speeches and did j not attempt to discuss broad is-; < sues. 11 Hon. E. W. Pou made a telling speech and laid Radicalism in the ditch. Little J. C. (by way of interpretation we would say Jac Cass) Standi, Chairman of the Republican Executive Com mittee, tried to interfere with Mr. Rou, and here is Mr. Pou's parting shot, after he had taken hide and hair from what most of men regarded as nonentity: ?'Your party and candidates and you as chairman of their committee have refused to di vide time with us. We wanted a fair discussion, and while we lelt and knew it was condescension we were willing to lower ourselves a little to let the people know who you are. You refused us tl e opportunity to throw light on your faces. ' After such/efusal on your part no Democrat would stoop low enough to ask you a question. .Now, when I come to speak to decent respectable men you shall not arrogate to yourself the honor to interrogate a Democrat. You dare not do it. You have been skulking, hidiug from the truth, and no such man shall interrupt me when I am laying down lacts before the people." On the 8th of October some thief entered the home of Mr. M. Byrd, of Pleasant Grove Township, and stole forty dol lars from a trunk. Mr. Byrd and j his familc were away from that night and no clue to the thief has yet been found. Marion Butler is the issue in this campaign. That is a fact, let the Republicans denv it as much as they please. Do you i Democrats want to be bossed by that man? If you do not then express your opinion by going to the polls and help snow under th" party that he is now bossm,; ?Wilmington Messenger. Democratic County Canvass. Tht> Democratic can vacs is progressing hnelv The candi dates are being met at each place by large and enthusiastic crowds. We are told that the crowds are much larger than they were years ago The candidates will be at Princeton to-morrow; at Pine Level Monday; at Kenly Tues day; at Hare's Store Wednesday; at Archer Lodge Thursday and at Smithfield Friday Hon. Armistead Jones, candi date for solicitor, will be witb the speakers at Princeton to-morrow. Hou. \V. A. Stewart, of Dunn, will be with the canvass at Ken ly next Tuesday and at Hare's Store Wednesday. Mr. Stewart is one of the best campaign speakers in this section of the State. Everywhere he goes he makes a speech that pleases and enthuses the people. Ex-Gov. Aycock will be with the candidates at Smithfield next Friday. The people know the educational governor too well for any words of commendation from us. Congressman Pou will be with the candidates at Kenly, Hare's Store, Smithtieid, Selma ana Wilson's Mills. The people who are interested in the gregr L-uesb-f ire as?aud all shouiu lie?-h -aid attend the speaking Let goon i-rowds be ? present at every po.nr n Why Don't the Republicans Drop the Negro? I Ybe Republican leaders iu this , Stare are claiming that their uarcy is no longer a negro party, l It is very true that tne Demo cratic partv in 190(1 disfranchis ed 100,000 negroes. Are these Republican 1-aders entitled to credit for what was doue by the i lemocratic party in 1900? J' V\ hat were these Republican leaders doing in that campaign? ' Were they helping to pass the 1 amendment? Not by any means. ] Tne last one of them was oppos- ' ing the amendment. Here in Johnston County the very men ( who are now claiming that their ? party is a white man's party, in 1 1900 were organizing negroes [or the purpose of defeating the constitutional amendment. U nat have these white leaders ( lone to merit the confidence or ! respect of the people? As we ' nave said, they were organizing 1 she negro in 1900 to defeat the I amendment. They would repeal :he amendment to-day if they 6 iad it in their power. Certainly 1 ffie negro isoutof politics,thanks f ;o the Democratic party, but are f ffiese Republican leaders any bet ter to day than they were in ^ L900? What have they done to ' liake them better? What have * :bey done to redeem themselves 1 m the estimation oi the people? Have they accepted the amend- f ment? Not at all. They are 1 frying to capture the Legisla- 1 lure now iu order to change our f ?lection law so tnat they can put ' ihe ballot in the hauds of 00,1:11 legroes, who say they can read ind write. 1 uat is tne meaning jf it aii. But how about the national [Republican party? The hand book, published by the Republi :an National Congressional Com nittee, boasts that that party ias elevated to office more than 1,000 negroes; and thatcominit :ee has published the picture of ! jrominent negro office holders ilong with the pictures of promi-' lent white politicians. What lave the Republican leaders of lohnston County to say of this? I ?Just before Congress adjourn ed an examination was held in Wake county for the appoint nent of a rural free delivery car ier over route No. 4 leading out rom Raleigh. Several young vhite men and one negro stood his examination. Wneu tneap loiutuieut was announced, lo tud behold, it was the negro cbo got the place au i theyoung rhite men were turned down, bvery white patron of tbe route igned a protest agaiust the ap loiutmeut of this negro. Reader. iear iu miud that one of eta- f 'ules of the i'ost Office Depart- ; nenr is that no carrier shall be -ppuiuted oyer a routo who is l distasteful to the patrons. Tue protest signed by every white patron of tue route was sent to Congressman t'ou in Washing ton. Mr. 1'ou, in company witn Senator Simmons, called upon the Fourth Assistant i'ostmaster Geueral, presented the protest against the appointment of this negro, and caned attention to the rule of the Department that uo carrier who is distasteful to the patrons of a route should be appointed. What was the result? i'ue Fourth Assistant i'ostmaster General, with a sneer, anuouuced to Senator Simmons and Congressman l'ou that the negro would be appoint ed anyway, that the patrons of the route were protesting merely because he was a negro and that the Department would not think of entertaining a protest on that ground. This negro McCoy is carrying the mail to-day, and the wives and daughters of the white patrons of that route are compelled to register their letters j in the presence of this negro and to buy their postottice money or ders from him. It is even worse than the appointment of a negro postmaster in a town, for the patrons of a rural free delivery route are brought in closer con-j tact with the carrier of their i route than are the people of a| town who do business with the postmaster. Let the people of Johnston County make a note of this matter, and let our Re publican friends explain how it is, if theirs is a white man's par ty. that this negro was appoint sd in the face of the protest of svery white patron of the route. F. H. BBOOKS, Chairman. Wine and Cider Resolutions. At the Democratic convention held here August 1. 1900?a con vention in which 2,000 people took part?the following resolu tions,offered by Mr. Bd. S. Abell,' were adopted by an overwhelm- j ,ng majority: Resolved, by the Democratic Convention of the County of Johnston, assembled in Smith Seld, on this the 1st day of Aug. j 1900, That the Senators of the 17th Senatorial District and the Representatives of Johnston County in the General Assembly I jf 1907 be and they are hereby; nstructed to cause such legisla ;ion to be enacted as will legally permit First. That the people of John ne of last Friday i light, their success is assured. ' i Benson News Notes. I'ncle Sam has a boy down here looking after rural carriers. Although it is a new enterprise the people have found it?Hud son & Allen's restaurant. Democrats are going all the way a mile a minute gaining votes?Republicans are looking blue. Misses Mollie aud Ola Hardee, of Elevation spent Sunday in Benson visiting Mrs. J. W. VVhit |teuton. Rev. Mr. Stephenson, of Ral eigh, will preach here at the Bap tist Church Sunday morning and at night. Mr. Lovitt Eldridge, of Smith field, paid our town the first vis it of his lifetime, Saturday and was agreeably surprised to find such a budding city. When the county candidates j spoke here Tuesday ladies crowd ed all the store doors anywhere j in bearing of the platform. There were no more earnest listeners than were these faithful women. When J. C. Stancil interrupted i Hon. E. W. Pou the other day, j it reminded your correspondent of the tumble bug that flew araiust a brick wall. Nobody Knew much of it but the bug and he did not know it long. A negro caught in the very act of burglary was locked up in the1 guard uouse Saturday night.j Some of his friends sought to ef fect his escape by furnishing, through the window, axes and such othei tools as he could use to advantage. Rut he was "cotch" again and is now in jail to answer double charges. Failing to Hud other amuse ments, John Hudson aud Frauk Parktr indulged a little sort of scrap Sunday aud Parker bran dished his knife savagely. No- J body was hurt except the com munity at large which is always hurt by such exhibitions of dog gedness. Hudson declares he w as uot in iault and has taken out papers against Parker. There was good speaking at Poplar Spring School house Tuesday night by Judge Stevens, S. T. Houeycutt, Geo. L. Jones and C. M. Wilson. It was large lv attended by ladies as well as old men, bo^s and the stake of the land. L here were only two j fools in the crowd and everybody found out who they were with out any introduction. The last scalp Ed. Pou hung in his belt smelt so bad that he threw it into Hannah's Creek) with the remark that to carry such a thing made it a costly j frize to take. It was nothina iss than a worthless trophy when he skinned J. C. (otherwise Jac Cass) Standi here, Tuesday J. C. is Chairman of the Republi can Executive Committee aud nobody can fully show up the Republican party in motive, principle and intention better than he can do. Benson, N. C., Oct. 2.". The Work of the Frosts. The two frosts which came ear ly thin month did far more dam age than was at first supposed. They were fully a mouth earlier than the first killing fro6t a year ago. One month taken from the growth of cotton, peas, sweet potatoes and some other things w ill any year mean considerable loss. This year crops started late and grew slow which made the loss from frosts greater. Peo ple who planted late and cotton on stiff land and bottom land and cotton manured late with nitrate of soda or tflp dresser suffered the most. In fact as far north as this the usual season is rather short for cotton and when any part of it is taken off by frost or anything else the loss is considerable. Mr. J.C. Hardee, of Clayton Township, says his loss is fully two bales and he thinks Mr. .luliau Barbour has a loss of twenty-five bales on his tarm near him Similar losses are reported by others and near ly every farmer is talkiug about the work of the frosts. Nichols & Davis sells one barn of tobacco with Boyett Bros, at the Farmers Warehouse for 00 clear. TERM IN PRISON FOR TWO. Member of Republican Executive Com mittee?Rural Mall Carrier Also Cets Sentence?Judge Boyd Is Not Very Lenient. (ireeusboro, N. C., Oct. 23.? There were several verv interest j ing cases tried on the criminal docket of the Federal Court at Stateeville last week. One of the parties sent to the penitentiary was Eisk, a rural mail carrier, convicted of embezzling #16 given him by a lady to get a money order. Every effort was made to save him because he was ignorant, but an example was i made of him and he serves his time. He was the tallest man in the county, being six feet nine and three quarters inches high. Another important conviction and sentence to the penitentiary was that of Thomas L. Williams, a prominent and influential mem ber of the Republican County Executive Committee. After a warm trial on a charge of illicit distilling, being ably defended by Judge Furches and Ex-Congress man Linuey, and as ably pros ecuted by District Attorney Hol ton aud Assistant District At torney Coble, Williams was con victed. An equally strong effort was made to save him from the penitentiary, but Judge Boyd would not relent. 'The evidence showed that Williams had been running the "block" in north Iredell, near the Alexander Hue, nearly as badly as had those dis tilleries in other parts of the Eighth district two years ago, which the recent revenue officer trials have exposed. Judge Boyd at the April term of court in Ire dell publicly aunounced that illi cit distilling had to stop, and that in the future he would send all convicted parties to the peni tentiary. He made this procla mation at all the courts time and again. In spite of this, the evidence showed that Williams kept right on running his still, and his prayer for clemency did not avail.?News and Observer. A Badly Burned Girl or boy. man or woman, is quick ly out of pain if Bucklen's Arnica Salve is applied promptly. G. J. Welch, of Tekonsha, Mich., says: "1 use it in my family for cuts, sores and all skin iujuries, and find it perfect." Quickest Pile cure known. Best healing salve made. 25c. at Hood Bros', drug store. Picking Cotton. What it is worth per hundred to pick out cotton? This is a questiou asked often and one it seems hard to solve. Some farm ers seem to want to give below the usual price paid and some seem determined to go above it to try to get ahead of their neighbors with their work. Both extremes are wrong. The price for picking should be one that will be just to the farmer and laboring mau and that price should be adhered to. 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