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VOL. 27. SMITHFIELD. N. C.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 80, L0O8. NO. 85
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES TALK.
At Elevation Allen Barefoot and Oth
ers Entertain the Crowd With the
Use of a Walking Encyclopedia.
The Republican County candi
dates spoke at Elevation Mon
day. First on the program was
J. C. Stancil, candidate !??r Sh9r
iff. About all he said was in
abuse ot the Democratic party,
and when asked why they did
not have a joint canvass he flit
]y denied Chairman Richard-ton's
challenge and agreement to can
cel Democratic appointments
and meet the Republicans.
Next came a rhapsodical Re
publican "tareloose," by A L
Barefoot in which he claimed to
discuss the issues, but cursed the
Democrats a great deal. tie
first took up the tariff aud illus
trated that issue by holding up
a Republican handbook and say
ing it coat three dollars per doz
en to print them aud that we
could not compete with the
in an over the branch because la
bor was so cneap
He abused Mr. Bryan a great
deal aud said it was a disgrace
for him to run fur tne presidency
so many times, but failed to say !
how many times he and Jim |
Stancil had run for office, and
from the Democrats. tie then
said that the Democratic "politi
cianers" did not meution auy
thing in their campaign but' 68"
and Russell, and put just enougu
negro in it to color it, but I
think he was only describing his
audience, as it was composed of
Kepublicaus, several Democrats
aud enough ol his colored breth
ren to color it. He said that tne
Republicans did not want the
negro in p jlitics any more, but
didn't say anything about how
they tried to keep him lrom be
ing disfranchised.
He then belched forth again in
thunderous tones aud compared
the Republican party to the ris
ing sun, but in his astronomical
calculations he failed to state
that there would be a total ot
that rising sun Nov. 3rd, 1908,
visible to the whole United States
and that (Mars) ?Ionu Parker
would be the evening star for
the next two years.
Allen told numbers of anec
dotes which he said applied to
the Democratic party. Someofhis
remarks brougnt fortu applause
from some of the stand pats but
"at times the better element of the
<? Republicans would hang their
heads in disgust (1 beg pardon; ?
meaut to say if tnere is such tin
clement in that party.)
Mr. Barefoot's memory seemed
to be short on the issues so he
had to be prompted by one Em
met McCabe, aud at times it was
hard to tell wnich was the candi
date?they both talked so rnucn
and ac tne same time?but 1
soon learned that McCabe was
only a living Encyclopedia of
Republicanism, Vol. 1, bound m
overalls and an imitation vici-kid
superbly illustrated in Republi
can colors, gilded with pleuty ol
brass on back aud frout So
when Allen was jalmost exhaus
ted and started to leave thei
stand he was called back by ref
erence to that encyclopedia of
useless knowledge and found
that he had not said anything
about prohibition. So he put
that all on the Democrats and
said thoy were to blame for ev
erything bad, aud that our liber
ties had been taken away.
This prompter (McCabe) then
yelled out and commaudeu him
to tell tbe people what whiskey
was good for. So Allen pro
ceeded to say that it was a pan
acea to nearly all the diseases
the Republic in party was neir
to aud that especially that it
was a preventative and sure
curefor suake bites, typhoid fe
ver and diphtheria. He then
wound up by saying that he bad
nothing auaiust bis opponent.
Next on the program was a
sermon by elder William Turner.
He took for his text tne Egyp
tians in bondage and spiced It
up with a few anecdotes.
Then came W. C. LaMiter with
? - -
a few words of testimony id
which he endorsed all that had
been said, or was likely to be
said, by the Republicans, after
which old man John Parker was
called on rand pronounced the
benediction.
Anon
Demonstrations Farms for Johnston.
Mr. C. R. Hudson, special
agent of the United States De
partment of Agriculture was
here Tuesday making arrange
ments to start Demonstration
Farm work in Johnston county
The object of this work is to
place among the tarmers of the
county some seventy-live or a;
hundred Demonstration farms
where the best known methods
of farming will be illustrated
These farms are practical object
lessons in the various communi
ties.
The farmers around these farms
can see and know what the!
methods are and also see and j
know the results. It is claimed '
that the-average farmer can, and
will, do better farming if proper
ly approached. Phere is no
necessity for the widespread j
deterioration of soil and the pov-1
ertv of many men on theirfarius.!
Like all great reforms this j
work cannot be done for the!
people who are to be benefited,!
but must be done by them. Trie
sick man is the one who suoul 1
take the medicine.
The Demonstration farms ca>..
and must, show that very much
larger yields can be made ttmn
are now, being produced, and at(
no increase, or even at less cost j
than at present.
This work was started a year
ago in eight counties in the Pied- j
mont section of the State. The
results that are being obtained
show that farmers are making ;
from teu to fifty and even a hun
dred per cent more than former- j
iy.
At the solicitation of Congress
man Pou and several interested
business men the work will now
be started in Johnston couuty.
Mr. Geo. L. Jones, who is known
as a practical and successful
farmer here, has been selected to
have charge of the work. He
will travel among the farmers,
explain the methods to them and j
established the Demonstration \
farms. He will afterwards visit
the farms regularly to aid the
farmers to secure the best meth- j
ods possible and to help them in
any way he can.
There is no cost attached to
the work so far as the farmer is
concerned. Any one wishing to j
take up the methods can do s<>
by giving his name and post of i
flee address to Mr. Jones and'
stating how many acres of corn
and cotton he proposes to de
vote to the work. However it;
would be much better to attend
the meetings that will be held to
fully explain the methods.
This is au opportunity for the
farmers of Johnston county to
obtain, without cost to them
selves, the best known methods
of growing corn and cotton. The
methods did not come from
Washington, but from the most
successful farmers over the
South.
The civilization of our coun
try, as a whole, can rise no high
er than the earning capacity of
the farmer to support that civil
ization. If our country is to
progress as it should, our farm-1
ers must procure such methods
as will increase their earning ca
pacity without increasing the
cost of producing the crops. The
records kept of Demonstration
work in the South for five years, j
and with thirty thousand farm
ers this year show, conclusively
that the movement is accom
plishing tbat which it was de
signed to accomplish.
An Oyster Supper.
The ladies of Corinth Church
are going to give an Oyster
Supper on Nov. 6th 1908 from
7:30 O'clock till eleven, for tue
benefit of the church. We are
going to provide not only
oysters, but that which will suit
the most fastidious appetite
' Committee,
HE HAS STOOD ON ALL SIDES.
The Honorable John H. Parker, Repub
lican Nominee (or theiHouse, Says He
Did not Sign Petition.
While the Legislature of 1905!
was in session petitions werecir-i
culated over this county asking
the General Assembly to pass a
lav prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors
in Johnston. More than two
thousand of the qualified voters
of this county signed these peti
tions. Among the signers of J
these petitions are the names of
Johu T. Cole, H. M. Barnes,!
Mills Rose, John H. Parker, He
publican nomiuee for the House,
aud hundreds of other Republi
cans.
Mr. Johu II 1'arker, in a card
published in the Smitbtield J our
nal of October 27, denies that he
signed the petition, lie did sigu
one of these petitions, asking
the Legislature to give Johustou
county prohibition without sub
mitting the question to a vote
of the people. Quite a number
of as good citizeus as live in the
town of Seitna (who are perfectly
familiar with Mr. 1'arker's hand
writiug) say that the siguature
is John II. Parker's, the sigua
ture of the same man who is run
ning for the Legislature on the
Repubhcau ticket. We havecon
suited several of the best men of
Selma who say they will swear
that the signature is John H
Parker's. \\ e have further heard
that he signed the petitiou until
he consulted with the Republican
bosses.
Why Mr. Parker should deny
his signature, we are at a loss to
understand, unless it be that his
memory is defective. Aud we
notought tobesurprised athisnot
remembering when we remem ber
that he has taken everyside of
the whiskey question. He ad
vocated a dispensary for Selma;
he voted to get the dispensary
out of Selma; he signed a petition
asking the Legislature to pass a
prohibition law for Johnston
county without giving the peo
ple a chance to vote on it; he
voted against Prohibition last
May! Surely such a man is ex-;
pecting to catch the voters
"swine and foinin'."
Now, Mr. Voter, what kind of
a representative do you thiuk
such a man would make? ' What
kind of la^s would he make?
?V ould he vote twice alike on
the same bill?
O Tempora! O Mores! To
what pass has the Republican
party come when it puts up such
a man for a legislative office!
Pity the party and pity the con
stituency that supports such a
man for such an important of
flee.
Barbecue and Speaking Next Monday.
The campaign will close at
Smithfield next Monday with a
big barbecue and rally, Mr.
Victor S. Bryant, of Durham
and Congressman E. W. Pou
will be thb principal speakers.
Mr. Bryant is one of the finest
speakers in the State; as to Mr.
Pou, he is so well known in John
ston county as a campaign ora
tor that any commendation from
us is unnecessary. Let the peo
pie come from far and near aud
hear the issues ablv presented.
\ brass band will be on hand to
make music for the occasion.
There will be barbecue aud other
eatables on haud. The ladies
throughout the county are cor
dially invited to come out. And
the people from all sections are
invited to come aud bring well
tilled baskets aud enjoy the day.
Had a Close Call.
Mrs. AdaL. Croom, the widely
known proprietor of the Croom
hotel, Vaughn, Miss , says: "For
several months I suffered with a
severe cough, and consumption
seemed to have its grip on me,
when a friend reconmended l?r
King's New Discovery. I began
taking it, and three bottles af
fected a complete cure " The
fame of this life saving cough
and cold remedy, and lung and
throat healer is world wide.
Sold at Hood Bros, drug store.
50c. and 11.00. Trial bottle
free.
Republicans at Benson.
Bensou, N. C., Oct. 28?The
Republican County Candidates
spoke in Benson Tuesday. Jim
standi, the nominee for sheriff
spoke first. In his speech he
said it was time for the Demo
crats to reform and give the
people local self-government,
.lustat this point a drunken
man yelled out: "I've reform
ed." Stancil then switched off
and proceeded to abuse the Demo
crats about White Supremacy.
Another drunken man yelled,
"Dam White Supremacy."
Stancil then said: "We favor I
local self government, when j
another druuken man hollowed
out, "We want plenty of corn
lioker "
W. C Lassiii-r, Candidate for
Legislature, was then introduced
He begau by saying: "I am in j
favor of local self-government}
and it's time for all men who
have orchards to repent. 11
started from the ground, always ?
stayed out of bad company and
leit the Democratic party be- j
cause they took our wine and
cider away. We always had
brandy before and it's wrong to
take our liberty away. Demo
crats have took our liquor and
put it in the drug stores where
the ladies go."
A L Barefoot, nominee for|
treasurer, then began to speak
by saying: "lam no politicianer; j
I favor local self government.
Our forefather^with Geo. Wash
ington won our freedom from
Lord Cornwallis in 1781. Will
you allow the Democrats to
take wway that liberty?" He
then referred to the Cleveland
Panic; saying that it brought
starvation thousands of homes
in Banner Township. From
this he switched on to the rail
roads, saying that the passenger
fares were cheap enough; that
Democratic courts indicted the
railroads f(?r violating the la#;
the railroads appealed to the
supreme court of New York,
where Glenn's Lawyers went to
tight the case. Be then said
after 1908 there would be some
boys in the state who would be
so unfortunate as to learn to
read and write, tnat ali who are
not thus unfortunate will be
disfranchised.
John Parker nominee for the
House was then introduced.
Ue began by saying: "i am in
dependent so far as this wTorld's
goods are concerned. I favor
local self-government. The
Republicans, if elected, wil
briug your liquor back. The
word wine is used 72 times in
the Bible. God Almighty loyed
wine and loved liberty." He
then said the letter D stood for
Devil, Drunkard, Democrat,
Druggist, Doctor and Deacon.
A large number of Democratic
votes were made by these
speeches
Chairman Mack Confident of Victory.
Raleigh, N C., Oct. 26th.?The
following telegram was received
at Dera cratic Headquarters
here this afternoon:
"We are confident that Bryan
will win in the electoral College.
1 am wiring to urge you to call
upon the voters of your State
to be active and to appeal to
those in stroug Democratic sec
tions to bring out the full Demo
cratic vote so that a big major
lty of the popular vote wdl be
cast for Bryau aud Keru a
large majority oi the p jpulur
vote wdl h?dp to secure the re
form legislation to which our
party is committed. A big ma
jority in your State will help the
Democratic parlw everywhere
Please leave no effort untried to
get out the full Democratic vote
m your State. Appeal to the
Democratic papers which have
done so much in this campaign
to aid in tnis work.
Nokman E. Mack
The Democratic administra
tion of aff^u-* hi tuis county for
the past twenty years and more,
has proven th?ir ability to give
the people a safe., cl^au econom
ical government, a id there is no
reason (or any Democrat to fail
I to voto the Democratic ticks!
this year.
BRANDENBURG IS ARRESTED.
The Forger of the Cleveland Letter Now
In the Clutches of the Law.
In the first issue of the Smith
field Jour/ml there appeared an
article advocating Mr. Taft, pur
ported to be written by the laiie
Urovor Cleveland. It has since
turned out that it was a forger;
and was sold by one Kroughcon
Hrandeubury: to the Xew York
rimes it is strange that the
New York Times should have
been imposed upou in such a
manner.
Mr. Cleveland's friends began
an investigation to clear their
dead friend's name of such a
charge. Knowing him as they
did they were confident that he
never wrote such au article,
Last week at Dayton, Ohio.
Brandenburg wan arrested chary:
ed with the forgery and placed
under a $2,500 bond. He was
started to New York Wednesday
in charge of a detective. He will
have to staud trial on the charge
of forging (trover Cleveland's
name to an article aud selling it
to a newspaper. It is mean
enough to wrong the living,
but when it comes to slandering
the dead there is no word in the
language sufficiently strong to
properly characterize such vil
lainy.
When Brandenburg reached
N-w York yesterday he was car
ried to Police Headquarters and
measured and photographed for
the Rogue's Gallery just as any
other common criminal.
Bryan as a Campaigner.
The physical stamiua add
mental alertuess displayed by
Mr. Brvan during this campaign
are nothing short of marvelous.
Ys a campaigner he has eclipsed
the records of the most famous
stump speakers of American his
tory. He seems to be made of
something more durable than
flesh and blood. On many an
occasion he has reached his bed
in a Pullman car long after 1
o'clock in the morniug after a
day of ceaseless strain, to arise
at daylight and deliver speeches,
shake hands and endure labor
ious travel for another eighteen
hours Other men have accom
plished this feat for a week or
ten days at a stretch, but Mr
Bryan se^tns to be able to make
such tasks his regular occupa
tion.
Only an abstemious life, a rug
ged constitution, aud a good dis
position could staud the strain
to which Mr. Brvan subjects him
self. He is admirably constitu
ted to serve as a presidential
candidate. The drain upon the
vital ij resources of such candi
dates is becoming heavier with
every campaign, and it is a
question whether it will not be
necessary to biinjr about a com
plete change of campaign meth
ods if candidates are to survive
and save their health.
However men mav disagree
with Mr, Brvau, there can be
nothing but admiration for his
equipment as a campaigner. He
is an antagonist worthy of the
steel of any man. If Mr. Taft
should win this election, the hon
or will be all the greater because
of the character and energy of
his opponent. Washington
Post.
Mr. Ogburn's View of the Subject.
Ou April 2-Ith, 1908, Mr. Len
0 Ogburn, the Republican can
didate for Register of Deeds for
Johnston county, wrote a letter
wuich we have seen. A part of
the letter reads as follows:
"It is no crime nor sin for a
man to take a dram and even
get drunk."
Would Mortgage the Farm.
A farmer on Rural Route 2,
Empire, Ga , W. A. Floyd by
name, says: "Bucklen s Arnica
Salve cured the two worst sores
1 ever saw: one on my hand and
one on my leg. It is worth its
weight in gold. I would not be
without it if 1 had to mortgage
the farm to get it." On y 25c
at Hood Bros, drug store.
Mltchlner-Deans.
Sel.ua, N. 0., Oct. 27.?Married
at the M. F. church, Selma, at
sunset oh Thursday afternoon,
October 22nd Mies Alice Eoola
Mitchiner, of Selma, and Mr.
Ernest Vick Deans, of Wilson,
Kev. W. H. Fuckett performing
the ceremony. This was made
the more interesting and impres
sive from the fact that the ring
used was r.iie same used when
the parents of the bride were
married by Kev. Drewry Lacy on
September .'50th, 1874
The church was handsomely
decorated for the occasion. Miss
Maggie Whitley saug beautifully
and verv impressively two songs,
"All For You," and "For Your
Sake." The weddin ? march was
played by Mrs. W. H. Call and
the bridal party entered in the
following order:
Mr. .1. B. Waddell with Miss
Alice Maun, Mr. Jno. A. Mitchi
ner, Jr., with Miss Annie Adams,
Mr. A. W. Mitchiner with Miss
Sackie Mitchiner, Mr J. Samuel
Mitchiner with Miss Mary Mitchi
ner, Master C V. Mitchiner with
little sister Kosalia Mitchiner.
Maid of llouor, Miss (Jertrude
Blanch Mitchiner; llower girls,
Mary (iuerraut Mitchiner and
Elfie Jones; ring bearer, little
?lames Spiers; bride with her
father and groom with his best
uian, Dr. (ieorge Davis Vick.
Ushers, Edward Vick, Maurice
Waddell, Hughes Fierce; .lames
Spiers, II. L. Mitchiner.
After the ceremony many
friends joined the bridal party at
the New Wyomiug House, found
a well prepared supper and re
freshments awaiting them. The
bride and groom took the first
train for their future home amid
a shower of rice, old shoes, etc.
The youug people theu returned
to the hotel and spent several
hours in various amusements.
Au account of the reception
given by the bride to her elderly
lady friends on the afternoon of
20th was published. On the
evening of the 21st the entire
bridal party was tendered a re
ception at the home of the bride;
also on the night of the 22nd
was an informal affair to see the
bride and groom off.
Many valuable and useful pre
sents were received.
This couple have the very best
wishes of many friends who were
present and those >vho weie un
avoidably abseut.
Clayton News.
Since cotton has gone up to
nine ceuts, tne people are selling
a little more than heretofore.
Mr. Ashley Home's gin has
turned out over a thousaud
bales of cotton this season. This
is pretty nice work for a ginnery.
The womeu of the Johnston
county association of the Bap
tists are hildiug their annual
meeting witn the Clayton Bap
tist church.
Next Tuesday will settle the
mucn debited question of the
election. Whether the result is
what we want it or not, we shall
be rid of the suspense.
Next Sunday the Clayton Bap
tist Suuday School will hive
their annual rally-day aud ev
prv body in tne towu aud ad
j miiug territory is invited to
attend. \ splendid program ha*
be?u arranged.
Our school continues to move
aloug as our people like it to.
We hear nothing but praise for
teachers auti the management.
This is very gratifying to our
people Any youug people in
the couuty who wish to euier a
good school, where they will get
all the attention it is possible to
get, will do themselves a favor
by writing to Frof. B.Carraway,
principal.
Hon. J.T. Ellington and N.
R Fool spoke to a very enthusi
astic crowd at th>* Academy on
Tuesday eveniug. The vital is
{ sues of the campaign were thor
oughly explained to taose pres
ent- Both the speakers seemed
to tie at their beat uud gave us
Kim:; mighty rich anecdotes.
When old Sheriff Ellington t?lls
us the evils of the past republi
can administrations, we are glad
we are Democrats.
| Yelik, Clayton, October 28.