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T HE A NSON I A IS,, OCX. 27, I908. BRYAN AND WHAT HE STANDS FOR (John H. Atwood, of Kansas in Success v Magazine.) . .4-'''- Primarily, Mr. Bryan is a ,well ronoded man. Many who h&ve and do fill the public eye may bear inspection in their public capacity, while their private lives are best left in the shadow. Such men are like statues made to be placed in niches: the front is the front of a statesman or philosopher, while the back is but uncarved ugliness. But the Nebraskan you can view from any side, and you always see a man a whole man. Every phase of his character will sustain study, and nothing need be slurred over in order to find all commendable. I have known him well for near ly twenty years. In 1890 he was the young country lawyer leading the forlorn Democratic hope against Congressman Cornell in the First Nebraska district a for lorn hope that his genius trans formed into victory as splendid as it was unexpected. In his private business affairs he is prudent and careful. His Scotch-Irish blood will serve as guaranty against a Bryan admin istration even indulging in such a saturnalia of extravagance, as has been made common by recent Re publican regimes On public questions, time has demonstrated that his attitude has generally been right. That his udgment was correct on the money question few familiar with fiscal matters now deny. He never looked upon silver as other than a means to the end that of an en larged circulation. His sugges tion of Federal license is the best and most practical of all the sug gestions that aim at trust extinc tion. The wisdom, let alone the right eousness, of his anti-imperialistic position is thrown into strong re lief by the half-lighted war torches that are now glaring balefully at us out of the Orient. Without the Philippines, war with Japan would be beyond the realm of the possible; but now who can read our future in the Far East? It is not my purpose, however, to discuss in detail his attitude to ward public questions. I have said thus much to point the truth that his judgment on public mat ters has been shown to be accurate at all times in a remarkable de gree. But great as is his recognized ability, the very keystone of his strength with the people is quar ried from their faith in his hon esty. The people have been sur feited with smart scamps and cun- ning criminals, Government graf ters and Senatorial short-change men; now they want honest men. They want the head to be right, but, more than all, they want the heart to be right; and that Bryan's heart beats with and for them they well know. It is difficult to place a just judgment upon any man; there are 66 P. S. Our We buy,, Can WASSSBORO iL MILL 1 ... w -m -W .;.- - so many 'standards by which ' to measure. .Napoleon was nrst in the field; Disreali first inethe cabi net; others have conceivd ideas of grandeur and beauty and placed them upon a page.. Then, too, there is the sorcerer scientist,vwho harness the -intangible, lets you see through solids, and - permits you to hear the voices of the dead. All these are great men. But is it not true to-dar, as in tne ancient time, that leading all the rest in the book of gold is the name of him who is great because he loves his fellowmen? If so, then is Bryan great! He is the God-fearing man1 in politics; the Christian without cant; the politician who knows no price; the citizen- whose life is an inspir ation. Strong is he with the strength that means steadfastness. The cunning can not cajole him; the sophist can not mislead him; the briber can not buy him; nor can he be madeafraid. He is the leader of a great par- j ty, whoso leadership no man ques tions; he is the idol of millions of his countrymen; he is ' conceded ly one of the great personages of the earth. Without office, as a plain American citizen, he has been the guest of emperors, the conferee of kings, the teacher of senates; and yet, with all this, he is so simple in his living, so kindly in his com merce with his fellows, that the one title that fits him like a gar ment is 4 The Great Commoner." He stands for the guarantee of bank deposits, because it is a pro tection that the unprotected, heed and to which they are entitled. A small tax based on s bank's depos its (one-half of one per cent, would be enough) would be a trifling bur den to a banker and yet make the savings of the citizen secure; and that, too, while keeping the Gov ernment out of the banking busi ness. And besides, such a law makes panics impossible. Panics are born of fright; the guaranty eliminates fear and so eliminates the cause of the panic. fie stands for a severer punish ment for the trust malefactors than a tine that the "people must pay; saying that if the prison is proper for the criminal pygmy it must be so for the criminal Cy clops that the penalty should not diminish as the magnitude of the wrong increases. He would revise the tariff down because otherwise no relief from tariff evils can take place. If elected, his platform will fit his purposes, for his party and he are in accord; while his adversary can only vainly strive to match his party's proclamations with his personal professions. Mr. Bryan would have all men equal before the law; hence his views upon injunctions. He would have one charged with indirect contempt accorded what is conceded to the murderer who is seized with his victim's blood yet wet upon his hands and so he says, give him a jury trial He stands in private life for the J oo We Deliver Any senct yon wood, Oak or Pine, out any length, for any purpose. e Sae time andl worry toy Up-to-Date Ginneries, Nos. I and 2, have been put in fine ancli are running 4 or' 8 foot wood ,and pay highest market simple,' unostentatious piety of his fathers, and in public life for that righteousness which, recognizes that the uplifting of A the creature is the most acceptable service to the Creator; that the right jqg-' of any man can be the wrongiDg. of no man..'" ' '.' V His greatness is likp that of Washington and Lincoln, in that, ramifying every part of it, is. the moral element; the particles that compose it are pure. The banyan, mighty "in girth, sprawling its thousand roots ' in the slimy mud of a tropic river bank; the Oregon pine, anchored in the clean mold of the mountain side and towering to the clouds, its top a mighty instrument, its bark, its fiber, sweet to smell and clean to touch which is the great er tree? Perhaps the One who made them both can alone deter mine that, but there can be no doubt which appeals most to us. Men say that he can not be President, because the great men of the nation are rarely chosen; and as a proof point to the disap pointed ambitions of Webster, Clay, and Blaine. Answer: What of Jefferson, Jackson, and Lin coln? And, besides, the disap pointed ones, great as they were, yet lacked a roundness on the mor al side without which the complete j confidence of the people is seldom commanded. ,Mr. Bryan would give to the high office of Presi dent the simple dignity of the el der days, a thing replaced in re cent years by a cunning cliarlantry. No Wall Street magnate collects or conserves the campaign fund of his party, the sources of which can be read by all the world. Candor has controlled his utter ances; doubt as to his position can not exist. His election will be an answer to the question; "Shall the people rule?" It can excite fear in none but the wicked, and will give to all the people that sense of secur ity that is ever theirs when they know that conscience is the chief -est of their servants. Agrees With The Ansonian (Waxhaw Enterprise) We quite agree with our spright ly contempoary, the Wadesboro Ansonian, when it declares: "Some thing is wrong somewhere when it takes eight pounds of cotton to buy one pound of calico made from the same cotton. It is quite certain that cotton mill operatives are not getting the enormous profits and cotton mills are closing down, proving that the owners don't get these profits." For Chronic Diarrhoea "While in the army in 1863 I was taken with chrome diarrhoea," says George M. Felton of, South Gibson, Pa. "I have since tried many remedies but without any permanent relief, until Mr. W. A. Miles, of this place, persuaded me to try Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and (Diarrhoea Remedy, one bottle of which stopped it at once." For sale by T. R. Tomlinson. whereAny only moderate NIGHT RIDERS MURDER . PROMINENT LAWYER Murdered Mao's 'Associate Barely Escapes to Tell of Awfol Trae-?- ? dy Jo Tennessee Woods Union City, Tenn., Oct. 20. Col. R. Z. Taylor, aged 60 years, and CapL Quinten Rankin, both prominent attorneys of Trenton, Tenn., were taken from Ward's Hotel at Walnut Log, Tenn, fif teen miles from here last night by masked "night-riders" and mur dered. Captain Rankin's body was found this morning riddled with bullets and hanging from a tree one mile from the hotel. According to this report the "night-riders' lined up outside the hotel, pulled out their revol vers and called Colonel Taylor and Captian Rankin. The two men did not suspect trouble and came down immediately. As the attorneys passed into the front yard of the hotel the "night riders" covered them with revol vers. Before Captain Rankin and Colonel Taylor had an opportu nity to retire they were surround ed and siezed. They were put on horses behind "night-riders'' and carefully guarded. The "night-riders" then quietly took up their march from the ho tel, turning down the road toward Reel Foot lake. Proceeding to the edge of Reel Foot lake the "night riders' pulled out a rope and placed the noose about Captain Rankin's neck. Captain Rankin was strung up from a limb on the bank of the lake for the fishing privileges of which he had contended with the "night-riders." The masked men then stepped back and opened fire on the swinging body, riddling it with bullets. Leaving the corpse of Captain Rankin hanging on the bank of Reel Foot lake the "night riders" took Colonel Taylor to another spot. Search near Ran kin's body has failed to re veal a trace of the murders. Captain Rankin was a prominent lawyer of Trenton. He was cap tain of a military company in the Spanish-American war and served in the Cuban campaign. The trouble between inhabitants on the banks of Reel Foot lake and Colonel Taylor and Captian Rankin originated years ago when the two latter men organized the West Tennessee Land Company, bought Reel Foot lake from non resident property owners and made regulations of their own concerning fishing privileges. Colonel Taylor also secured the passage in the Legislature of an act making it a misdemeanor to fish in the lake without paying a a heavy fee. Fearing trouble. Captain Ran kin and Colonel Taylor remained away from the vicinity of the lake for some time. Recently, how ever, they heard that feeling against them had somewhat sub sided. The attorneys went to Wal V HJti -III the Good. Coal, deliver it, and phoning your- wants to . ... . . j .. . .. ... nut Log yesterday to see about some legal papers. Tiptonville, Tenn., Oct. 21. Unharmed, save numerous scratch es received in a thirty-hours trip through unfamiliar woods and the fatigue incident to the trip with out food and the mental strain. Col. R- Zachary Taylor reached here today after a miraculous escape from night-riders at Reel Foot lake, who murdered his part ner, Captain Quentin; Rankin, night before last. His own story of his experience was told by him today as follows: "Monday night last Captain Ran kin and I went to Reel Foot lake in response to a letter from a Mr. Carpenter of Union City, who wanted to lease some timber lands. On our arrival at the lake we went to the Log House, or Ward Hotel, and early after sup per retired. Some time during the night we were aroused by some one knocking at the door, and on opening the door a mob of masked men was found standing in the hall. We were ordered to dress, and as the leader of the mob said, he wanted to talk to us,fre put on our clothes and accompanied the men to the back of the lake some distance from the hotel. "The leader of the mob talked with us, telling us we were asso ciated too much with Judge Har ris and were taking entirely too much interest in the lake. He said that the course of Harris and the West' Tennessee Land Company in prohibiting free fish ing was causing the starvation of women and children, and that something had to be done. "I never dreamed that the mob intended us any harm, but just then the mob threw a rope around Captain Lankin's neck and swung him to a limb. He protested and said: 'Gentlemen, do not kill me,' and the reply of the mob was a volley of 50 shots. "This was the first evidence of any intention to harm us and when the firing began I jumped into a bayou, and made for a sunken log. Behind this I hid and the mob fired several hundred shots into the log. They evidently believed I was dead, for I heard one of them say; 'He's dead and let him go,' and with that he rode away. "I remained in the water until after the mob was out of hearing and went to an island in the lake where I remained all day Tuesday. At night I started out and walked all night, coming up to a house at 6 o'clock this morning." Why James Lee Got Well Everybody in Zanesville, O., knows Mrs. Mary Lee, of rural route 8. She writes: "My husband, James Lee, firm ly believes he owes his life to the use of Dr. King's New Discovery. His lungs were so severely affected that consumption seemed inevitable, when a friend recommended New Discovery. We tried it and its use has restored him to perfect health." Dr. King's New Discovery is the King of throat and lung remedies. For coughs and colds it has no equal. The first dose gives relief. Try it! Sold under guar antee at Parsons Drag Co. 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottle free. isme prioes. A LITTLE BUSINESS TALK WITH SUBSCRIBERS . Oojr books mav be examin- ixfh edat any time J iV&ffi? by a represen- partment and the name of ev ery person due for more than one years subscription taKen mere from. If this is done, we have- a few subscribers whose papers will be discontinued. Are you one of these? Please look at the label on your paper and see to what date your subscription is paid and let's comply with the postal require ments. If you pay for one year in advance, you will receive a fifty-cent knife free. Send , the money by mail and we will mail the knife, if you cannot come. Now you have probably reason ed that the amount you owe is so small that it means little, but con sider what this means when a few hundred others reason the same way. The Ansonian has now 2,100 subscribers and we are not complaining; our subscribers are far above the average when it comes to paying their dues. We are proud of them and this little talk is made in order that all may be warned and that we may lose none of them. The Need For a Moral Awakening. (Merchants Journal.) A moral awakening rather than a desire for more statutes on our law books would remedy more of the present-day evils than legisla tors can possibly accomplish. It is time for people to stop all this talk about bad men in politics for the people themselves are - to blame. The men who are continuously condemning the evils of the whis ky traffic, corrupt political prac tises, gambling, and other ac knowledged evils, are the ones who believe that a statute is all that is necessary for reforms. There are statutes providing penalties for the perpetrators of these evils, but these evils do not lessen. A law without public sentiment behind it and a truly moral influ ence in front of it is a nullity. What is the crying need of ' the Southland is more constructive n terest in public affairs. Little politicians will continue to dominate just so long as the people license them. Bucket shops, gambling dens, and blind tigers will and do exist in every community where Chris tian people sanction them. Deadbeats and fraudulent bank rupts will continue to, live on the efforts of the honest and industri ous just so long as the public winks at their rascality and thiev ery. R I 99 condition prices, RA MULLIS. Civil Engineer, - PHONK 44 WINQAT N. C BflwT, llonldpal mod Fpto' Bar-' rejing; Location aad onstrocfion of Public Highway emty Maps, Drain mg tc Charges ittaVirat Qonr poaflanco annctted. '! P. LYMAN. civil Engineer and Snrveyor. Telecboae IS B. LtlesYOIe N. C' Now is the time to get your lined rn. All work carefully and "promptly done. , Get a reliable man. field & Lilly Architects and Engineers Albemarle, N. C. Fine Residences a Specialty. Write for literature. Fire Insurance! I write Fire Insurance in 4 North Carolina Companies, in 11 other United States Companies, and in 4 Foreign Companies, bee me when you wish to insure against fire. Phone 103, Hill House. d. a. McGregor. Money Lost If You fail to Carry Insurance I WRITE fire, Accident, Health, Liability, Steam Boiler arid Fly Wheel Insurance W. LEAK STEELE Phonx No. 162. ASHCRAFTS Condition Powders A high-class remedy for horses and mules in poor condition and in need of a tonic. Builds solid muscle and .fat; cleanses the sys tem, thereby producing a smooth, glossy coat of hair. Packed in doses. 25c. box. Sold by Parsons Drug Co. and T. R. Tomlinson. ' House Moving and Building We are here with $1,000 worth of special apparatus .prepared to move, raise or level your frame building of any kind. JJo the 30b neatly and at very moderate cost while all machinery is in in town. Always ready to do any kind of con tracting and building. Dumas &. Birmingham. Can be found in Wadesboro during ' next few weeks. Brick For Sale Gccd brick, hard or soft, for sale at retail or car load lots made ty best machinery and prices guaranteed. PEACHLAND BRICK CO,, 10-1-08 Peachland. N. C. Good Farm For Sale One hundred and thirty-three (133) acres of land three and one half miles N. E. of Wadesboro. Good twohorse farm in cultivation, good water, good pasture land and lots of wood on the place. There is a bargain in this farm. Price is right. Apply to JOHN W. GULLEDGE, Attorney. B-cin T5n to prt cf.H!y at plekt doea't it? ;" ru ure,s5orir HOW'S 1. I'.oi ihit r.,n: r r-rrSva at Ioj c . -c-e r-'-. ; - - J j ucvy re-U X fcf -. . BLALOCK HARDWARE COMPANY WADESBORO. N. CL Seaboard Air Line Railway Quickest line to New York, Washington, Florida Points, Char lotte, Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis, New Orleans .: ; and points west. . Doable Daily Service with High-back-seat-coaches, Pullman Sleeping Car and Dining cars. f . Trains Leave Wadesboro as Follows: ; NORTH BOUND t SOUTH BOUND No. 38.1.;........t......e.31 a. m. No. 33........ 8.11 a. m. No. 32 8.40 p. in. No. 45 10.07 a. m. No. 44. . . 6.59 p. m. No. 41. . . 9.84 p. m. . ' ; In effect September 13. 1908. rf ' We operate Double Daily Vestibule Service, with through Pullman J Sleeping cars to Jacksonville, Atlanta, Birmingham. Memphis, Ports i mouth. Norfolk,; Richmond,. Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. :: v." .. ' 2 - ; For Time Tables, Booklets, Reservations or any information rela tive , to special rates and routes, call on L. C. PARKER, Agent, or ad dress .7 . C. HvGATTIS. Trav. Passenger Agent, : '? . . f No. 4 Tucker Building, Raleigh,- N. C. fcJLBcLadoa. F. B. Ttra ycLcndon S. Thomas, Attorneys-at'Law. - Wadeaboro. N. GL AO business will receiyv prompt bUk tion. Phone No 81. Fred J. Cox Wtlter B. Brack Qoxe &. Brock Attorneys &nd Counsellors-at-Law, "Wadesboro, N. G Prompt Attention Given to all Leai Business. Special , care taken in the management of Estates for Executor. Administrators and Guardians, and in the Investigation of all matters pertain ing to old and unsettled estates; Inves tigation of Titles to Real Estate, and the Drafting of all kinds of legal instru ments. Offices 1, 2 and 3. Leak &, Marshall Building. Phone 42. John W. Gulledge, Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law, Wadesboro, N. C. ' Practice in all courts. Special care taken in the management of estates for Executors, Administrators and Guardi ans; investigating titles to real estate; collection of claims; drafting all kinds of legal instruments, and can facilitate the purchases and sales of your real estate and secure loans for long time on same. Corporation, Commercial . and Bankruptcy Law. Business entrusted to me will be ap preciated, and have prompt and pains taking attention. Office over Wadesboro lothlng and Shoe ompanyJs Store. y Jenry S. Boggan ATTORNEY aT LAw. ' Wadesboro, N. a Prompt attention given all businrv entrusted to him. Hon. B. E. Little's Office in Court IIouMt James A. Lockhart, Attorney and Counsellor -at -Law, Wadesboro, N. C All Business Will Have Prompt Attention. ftoy M. Huntley DENTIST. Work Done Night or Day Rooms Second Floor of New National Bank Building. Phone No. 90. 7-1 r Qr. Boyette, DENTIST. Office upstairs over Richardson Martin's Drug Store. Phone 76. Wadesboro. N. C J L. Edwards, SURVEYOR Wadesboro, N. C. City ResUurint Phone 158. REAL ESTATE I am in Ihe market for real estate in the country or city. Will buy or sell and can matfe it to your interest to see me. I offer for sale the Sam Fort place, three miles north of town. J. W. Odom 10-6-t f ForRent or For Sale My home place in Xanesl)oro town ship containing 2;i9 acres of improved land, good dwellings and out -building). 3 tenant houses and 3 wells of line water. S. W. BIRMINGHAM. Polkton, N. C, R. F. D. No. 2. Real Estate Law A Specialty I have made the study of the law re lating to land in every respect a special study, and am prepared to render legal assistance to any one in any matter' pertaining to real eetate. JOHN W. GULLEDGE Attorney. Won't be long till tKere' THE ROOF? frott, and not much the building laits? If not. l;l ut examine it and Coriright Shingle male everybody happy.