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THAT LOCKED AND BARRED CON
VENTION.
That the Deocratlc convention held
here August third was tled-up, lock
ed and barred Is well known to some
who know most about it. It was not
locked and barred against Republi
cans, for quite a numl^r of them
voted and worked In the convention.
But it was as well locked and bar
red against certain men and certain
measures as ever a Jail was locked
end barred to keep prisoners Inside
Its walls. The plans were well laid
and carefully carried out. There was
not a break in the program from
start to finish. This convention
which should have been open and
free to all Democrats was locked and
barred to several things of which we
mention a few.
It was locked and barred against
the country people who wanted to
eee their friends and neighbors nom
inated for office. For sometime
there has been a feeling over the
county that the farmers have not
been treated right in the distribution
of the best paying offices. The coun
try people have made their pleas
for a change along this line but
they have fallen on deaf ears. This
summer the country people put forth
a number of unusually good men as
candidates for different offices and
asked for fair play at the hands of
Johnston's Democracy. Not one of
the farmer candidates got even a
smell of what was asked for. The
manipulation was all against them.
We say the convention was carefully
locked and barred against them and
they will tell you they found it so.
The convention was locked and bar
red against the Introduction of any
resolutions calling for the county of
ficers being put on salaries. Three
different men had arranged to present
resolutions to that effect but could
not do it on account of the steam rol
ler methods which prevailed. Some
one will ask how these methods wore
adopted. Karly on convention day
some of the old officers went through
the crowd and warned their followers
against resolutions. Just after the
convention opened a man. who It
seems, was representing the office
holders who are opposed to the re
duction of fees and to the salary
plan, got through the convention a
motion providing that all nominations
should be made before anything else
was done and that speeches should
be limited to two minutes. Probably
200 men heard the motion and voted
on It. These were only a small frac
tion of the large crowd present and
probably not more than half of these
realized the full import of the motion.
This had the desired effect and put
off discussions and resolutions fa
voring the salary plan from eleven
o'clock until nearly night, and in
fact, shut every thing of the kind
out for the entire day. Just before
adjournment a suggestion was mado
to introduce some salary resolutions
but it was entirely too late then.
The most of the people had gone
uuuic, many in great disgust. There
was absolutely no chance to do any
thing about putting the county of
ficers on salaries. The convention
was locked and barred against It. The
Democrats of the county, to say noth
ing of any other voters, are In favor
of the salary plan, but It could not
be carried through a convention man
aged by office-holders. Do not blame
the leaders of the movement to place
our county officers on a salary ba
sis. It could not be done under the
conditions which prevailed on conven
tion day.
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HE SPOKE A GREAT TRUTH.
On one occasion the Hon. Wesley
N. Jones, present United States
Benator from the State of Washing
ton. was asked the question:
'What have you learned by your
experience In politics?"
Senator Jones, who was a poor
man and was elected to the high po- 1
eition he now holds without the
use of money, replied:
"That tho man who keeps his word 1
under all circumstances and tries to 1
be fair to every Individual and to ev- '
ery Interest Is not required to use '
money when he Is running for pub- ?
11c office."
Attorney J. R. Barbour, of Be^Hou, 1
was here Monday on legal business. i
DETECTIVE9.
Very few of our readers know much
about fletectives. There has never:
been much work done by them In this
section. Our people have been taught'
to look on them with prejudice. Tbey i
have been told that they are
foreigners coming In to look after
our affairs and lu the minds of some
people It Is thought they should be
treated llko the negro rapist. This
prejudice and feelljig against them
is altogether unreasonable and is
grounded In Ignorance. There l.<
no reason why all sorts of reports
should be circulated against a detect
ive just to nullify his efforts. They j
should not be misrepresented any ?
more than any other class of peo
ple.
What is a detective? He Is an
officer of the law sent out after
criminals. All over the world, here
and them are detective agencies
where men are engaged to work
and are sent out In various directions
as they nre called for and employ
ed. They are brave men who have
been trained for the work and will
dare to go out In search of criminals.
To prepare themselves they have to
learn something of the history ft
crime and the habits and methods of
criminals. In other words men have
to be adaptod to and trained for that
work Just as the doctor Is schooled
In medllcne and the attorney in law.
To put It plain, shrewd and well
trained men are needed to catch and
deal with shrewd and experienced
criminals. They must be had to
ferret out and unravel the Intricate
plans of some criminals. When a
detective Is sent to a place to en
trap criminals every moral man
and every law-abiding citizen
should lend him his hearty support
to make his work effectual in sup
pressing crime. Unless the moral
element of a community is willing to
co-operate with the officials crime
can never be suppressed and crimi
nals punished as they should be.
There have been a few cases in
Johnston county for which detectives
were badly needed. Guilty criminals
have gone unpunished when detectlvia
could have brought them to Jus
tice. Railroads have to use detect
ives and In cities it is a matter of
Impossibility to do without them.
But for them In some places crimi
nals would have their own way and
the moral element would be at their
mercy. We hope It will never be
necessary for a detective to come to
this section, but If it is, give him
your support. The people should al
ways take sides with the officers
and never with the criminals.
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"INSURGENCY."
For the past year or two the
word "Insurgent" has become fa
miliar to nil who keep up with mat
ters political. A few Republicans in
Congress, known as insurgents, re
belled last spring against the Ini
quitous Aldrlch-Payne Tariff bill and
the bosslsm of Speaker Joe Cannon.
With the aid of the Democrats they
all but dethroned the Speaker. The
action of these Insurgents In stand
ing up for the right against bossism
of party leaders was lauded and ap
plauded by the Democrats throughout
the length and breadth of the land.
Democrats in the good old County of
Johnston even took a part in this
applauding. Rut when a Democrat
sees methods of bosslsm practiced
by the leaders of his party which he '
cannot conscientiously endorse and
dares to let this fact be known, he
Is at once villlfied and even threats
of boycott are heard. Why such a
difference? It is all in the view
point. It matters much whose ox
is gored.
The Office-Holding Habit.
"He took my bread and butter away;
from me, and I came over here to
get him. I got him."
That sounds as if it had been made
up by some nimble writer as about
the thing that might have been said,
but it Is reported to have been one
of the utterances of Gallagher, the
assassin of Mayor Gaynor, when he
was arrested. It shows, among oth
er things, the effect of the office
holding habit upon the minds of the
men who seem to think that they
hold office in fee simple; that what
Is given to them by appointment or
by election is theirs to have and to
hold forever. Gallagher was a watch
man in the dock department by ap
pointment. He had been in the place
for seven years, and evidently regard
ed It as his personal property. When
he was removed a few weeks ago
he felt that he had been wrongfully
deprived of a personal possssion and
he determined to "get even" with
Mayor Gaynor for his undoing. He
lid not stop to think that he was
about to take away the bread and
butter from the Mayor's family; but,
being obsessed of his own Belfish
concerns, he committed one of the
monumental crimes of the age.
It was the office-holding habit: the
sense that he had been deprived of
iomethlng that belonged to him. j
When men lose their Jobs In the or
dinary vocations of life they do not
kill their former employers; If such
were the case, the rooks and butlsrs
and waiters and all the rest of the
employed would be Incited to "get
even"?It Is only when It comes to
the office-holder, or the disappointed
seeker after a place at tho expense of
the public, that there is resort to
personal vengeance.
The gteat cities of the country,
and especially the city of Washington,
are filled with those who have fed
at the public trough; former Con
gressmen who fairly haunt the cor
ridors of the Capitol and the streets
feeling that they have a right to
continue to play In the national
game. There are several hundred
thousand men In New York in every
way as competent as Gallagher who
make their bread and butter by
working for It as other men do, thous
ands of men who have lost out
through no particular fault of theirs,
as they think, and yet who never
think of killing somebody to get even
for a fancied or a real grievance. It
is only the office-holders who Imagin"
that they have been wronged to the
extent of Justifying them in the
commission of murder. It is strange
how the office-holding habit perverts
the moral vision.?Richmond Times
Dispatch.
5 or 6 doses "666" will cure any
case of chills and fever. Price 25c.
IF YOU WANT YOUR IRON SAFE,
I.ock or an.vhlng repaired, take it
to the Smithfield Garage and
Machine Co.
JUST RECEIVED FALL STOCK
Stetson Hats, soft and stiff, latest
styles. N. B. GRANTHAM.
IF YOU WANT YOUR GUN, RIFLE,
Revolver or anything repaired, take
it to the Sinithfield Garage and Ma
chine Co.
LOW CUT SHOES AT COST.
N. B. GRANTHAM.
IF YOU WANT YOUR BICYCLE,
Motor Cycle, Tricycle or anything
i repaired, take it to the Smithfield
Garage and Machine Co.
FOR SALE DAPPLE BAY MARE,
very pretty, perfectly sound and
alright in every way, weight about
900. C. V. JOHNSON, Smithfield,
N. C.
SUMMER SUITS AT COST.
N. B. GRANTHAM.
IF YOU WANT YOUR PUMP,
Washing Machine or anything re
paired, take it to the Smithfield
Garage and Machine Co.
MILK COW FOR SALE?I HAVE A
young milk cow with first cow for
sale. Carry 135.00 to W. E. God
win at my farm on the Clayton
road and get her and the calf. J.
M. BEATY, Smithfield, N. C.
LOW CUT SHOES AT COST.
I N. B. GRANTHAM.
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IF YOU WANT YOUR GASOLINE,
Kerosene or Steam Engine repair
ed, take it to the Smithfield Ga
rage and Machine Co.
JUST RECEIVED FALL STOCK
Stetson Hats, soft and stiff, latest
styles. N. B. GRANTHAM.
TRY A SACK OF WASEO FLOUR,
at Floyd ('. Frice's, Pine Level, N.
C.
WATCH LOST?I LOST A LADIES'
gold watch< small size, with fob
chain in Smithfield, August 3rd. I
will pay a reward for its return. W.
A. OWENS, Selma, N. C.
IF YOU WANT YOUR GASOLINE
or Kerosine Lamp repaired, take
it lo the Smithfield Garage and
Machine Co.
FOR SALE?A FINE FARM CON
talning 230 acres about one and
one half miles North of Selrna, N.
C. and known as the John A.
Mitchener place. Bounded on the
West by the Southern Railway and
on the North by Neuse River.
About 150 acres in cultivation?bal
ance timbered. Apply to N. E.
Bradford, Goldsboro, N. C.
NOTICE--! AM JUST COMPLETING
two nice brick stores ?which are
I for rent. Splendid stands for any
kind of business. If interested,
come to see me. D. H. SANDERS,
Four Oaks, N. C.
FOR SALE?FARM IN BOON HILL
township containing 75 acres?35
acres ready for plow, balance in
woods. CLAUDE \V. SMITH,
Smithfield. N. C.
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W I ?yJ people insist on
* * '?'?J trading H EKE?
_ Why do they so'
W heartily recom
1 mend this store? .
Simply because
hour customers get
the btst goods,
right service,
honest treatment
7 and care. Trade
here once and
^ you'll know.
Hood's Croup, Cold and
Pneumonia Remedy
is a summer as well as a cold wea
ther remedy. Try it for Catarrh,
cold in the head, sun burn, piles,
sprains and bruises. Call at our
store for a sample box.
Cold Drinks, Turnip Seed, School
Books, Sewing Machine Supplies,
Trusses, Shoulder Braces and every
thing in the Drug line.
Yours to show you how,
HOOD BROS.,
DRUGGISTS
On the Corner. :: Smithfield, N. C. j '
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FARMERS WAREHOUSE^
j SMiTHFIELD, N. C.
Everything Rushing at the Farmers Warehouse. Our
Opening Sale Thursday was the largest we have had
in Years, With Prices Good.
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There was not a Ticket Turned on Our Floor, and
Everybody Seemed Well Pleased with their Sales.
Prices run as high as $25.00 per hundred and we
made some averages as high as $12 00 per hundred.
Our buyers are all here and they are anxious for jr
Tobacco. Remember, that Farmers Warehouse is
headquarters for good accommodations, big breaks
and high piices. Then bring us your Tobacco. Wo
guarantee that no market or warehousemen will
get you more money than you shall get when you L
come to the Farmers Warehouse
, Yours to Serve.
Jboyett brothers!,
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I 5? 10 & 25c. Store I
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We Have The Stuff 1
Our Line of Builder*s Material, Sash, Doors and Blinds, will be
found Complete. We carry all the Standard Sizes. Our Shelves are
filled with Builder's Hardware, And the large quantities which we
buy enables us at all times to give you the very Lowest Price. We !R
buy Nails in Car Lots, and we want you to compare our prices with #1
others. For LOW PRICES and PROMPT SERVICE, See 25
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? SMITHFIELD, N. C,