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THE SiMTIiEBB Dally 1 Established 1889 - PnUiabed every afternoon lln ,t Tarboro. North Carolina., Member of The Associated Press . The Associated Press it ex clusively entitled to the bm for republication of'all news ' dispatches credited to It or - not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news . published herein. All rights ol republication of special despatches herein are also reserved. , C. V. 1FAERISS Editor P. H. JREECH.Cor. Editor V. H. CREECH Bus. Mgr. Address all communications to THE SOUTHERNER, and not to individuals. - Telephone - P. O. Box 901 Entered at the Port Office at Tarboro, N. C, assecond ' class matter under the act of Congress of March 8, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION BATES 1 year 1500 6 months , 3-$2 8 months 1-25 1 month - W 1 week .15 Foreign Advertising Repre sentative, THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION, New York. N.Y.t ifclly Southerner, Wclsc-day, Juiie SO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1920 THE WAR DEMON'S SOLILOQUY. At Washington, D. C. At time when President Wilson presented the treaty to the senate for ratification. War Demon (gloomily) I don't like this league of nations idea; it's! a menace to my life. I must kill it; but I must use machiavellian diplo macy, for everybody seems to want it. My hypnotic powers must now be brought to bear upon the senators from those states most benefited by me. I will also hypnotize several presidential aspirants. At Chicago, June 8, 1920. War Demon (cheerfully) Much pleased with the - Lodge tactics that have shelved tbe league and allowed my influence in Europe to continue. That hypnotic suggestion of mine about 'playing up' American seclu sion, for all it was worth, was cer tainly aome trump card. At Chicago, Jane 9, 1920. ; ., War Demon (doubtfully) Those Lodge reservations take the heart out of league, but that don't do the killing trick that I'm after. Must use concentrated hypnotic force on whole convention and . also make Johnson and Borah the king-bee bluf fers. At Chicago, June 11, 1920. War Demon (in great glee) Talk about your "knock-out drops," but come to me when you want the rea'l thing. That mean-anything.you-wish it-to-mean peace plank don't scare me even a little' bit. It's 'old stuff' tried out through many years at the . Hague by Choate, Root and Knox, and fizzled to my entire satisfaction. It did not hold back Germany's ef fort, in 1914 (nor would it in any future attempt), to enslave the en. tire world, with eyes greedily con. centrated on the Aladdin-lamp feast of untold-wealth-tribute from the United States. mat convention certainly was good to me, for its league strangu lation paves the wayTor a resump. tion, on a tremendously larger scale, of the old time competitive war arm. aments, while the masses of the peo pie, burdened now to a distressful point with the taxes of my recent herculean effort, must groan, bend and break with the blood sweating load of enormously higher taxes to keep me from playing hell with the whole world again. The poor fools don't realize thai 'getting chesty' only makes an easy fight at the drop of a hat. At Ckicaae. Jane 12. 1920. War Demon (uproariously frantic with delight) That private tele phone from Filly to Chic was cer tainly some boss stunt, all right, all right. Yum te turn turn; they've no minated the Senator I mean a sen ator, Senator Penrose pshaw, can't I get it right, I mean Senator Pen. rose Harding confound It, my joy has befuddled my wits I mean Sen ator Warren C. Harding ,the genial gentleman, quite agreeable, perhaps too agreeable, he's spineless enough to fit a fence I mean a platform that has no backbone. Gloree.ri.rum I have another dandy idea. I'll try to have Harding Penrose, doggone it, I mean Harding, elected through the. superbly altruistic sugar patriotic, self-abnegating influences of those super-Americans who flourish f a bay tree when I flourish. ; 1'lom. an irresistible phalanx of tVe' chief profiteer stealers of peace, some ar mor plate lovers of the league, and tiave them led by Genferal Interna tional Banker in the great push I mean pull of a victorious election, and on 'March 5, 1921, F see that the aforementioned boss telephone stunt is duplicated with one end in the office of the honorary pres I mean the president, at the White House and the others and in the office of the real pres -shucks I mean of Sen. Pen. Rose in the real executive mansion there I go again in the senate office building. In the Dumps, June 16, 1920. War Demon (morosely) Have had time for sober reflection; because drunk on convention enthusiasm. No. tice that dozens of Republican pa pers are afraid of the strength of a platform composed mostly of sap and very little heart planks; some of them even accuse it of being com posed' of super-abundant political sops with a very small trace of states manship mops for cleaning the na tion's body. Maybe I did my hilar ious shouting too soon, for I just recall the fact that my hair is shorn so far as the San Francisco conven tion is concerned; they won't stand for my doped duping. Getting more scared every minute. - Republican's fool-trick of deserting 'Fort Reserva tionst gives Democracy sole privilege of occupying, in unmolested advance, that powerful vote-getting fort and of course, confound it, they'll make real honest regular, every-day Am erican reservations that won't im pair its essential integrity instead of the conceived-by-spite, political pea nut, hypocritical super-duper-Ameri. can travesty that gave the opportun. ity to continue in Europe the won derfully successful work of causing strift, starvation, infamy, horror, murder and earth's direst woe thru hell's foulest most malicious, most damnable devil, my own cursed self. At the Ditch of Despair, Hour Later. War Demon (most dejectedly) My doom looks certain. I overplayed the hand at Chicago. The marks on the cards were too plain. Looks bad, very bad for me, I just can't pull wool over all the people's eyes and my grave will be dug when those pesky Democrats, show up my sup posedly hidden hand. ulir as conditions would permit, and the fond "mother's face brightened with proud, joy at her boy's maratal of his promotion for heroic deeds on the battle front. ' ' On a dismal night, midst the loud shriek of shrapnel, and roar of the bursting shells, a form, was gasping for breath' and murmuring, "I'm go ing, mother dear, going to the Great Beyond meet me, meet me, mother dear- over--over there." -. A sleeping mother awoke, her eyes streaming with tears ; pressing her trembling hands upon a breaking heart, she, too, murmured : "Yes. Ja mie, darling boy I'll meet meet you, right now, right now my Jamie boy over there." Oh mothers of America sons of America, shall such be the legacy of sorrow for our rising generation? Why not, I plead with you, why not give full earnestness of soul in the moement to end earth's greatest curse by the grand exaltation of man kind and -womankind in the noble conjoint purposes of a League of Na tions? Will you will you? THE WIDOWED MOTHER AND "JAMIE," HER BOY, WHO SLEEPS OVER THERE. In a happy home, in a village nest ling by the mountain side, in Penn. sylvania, a fond mother and her lov ing son gave part of their evenings, in the years 1914 to 1917, to a dis cussion of the great war belond the sea. The tragedy of Belgium, through a dishonored treaty, the approaching peril of Paris, the Hun defeat on the Marne, the sting of the under-rater scorpions,a all contributed their quota to fears and hopes for the patriots struggling to resist the Juggernaut invasion. In breathless haste, Jamie rushed home to tell his mother of a cousin's fate, as a victim of the LusiHnia horror. Sadness at his untimely death, was followed by burning in dignation at an outrage portraying hell-depths of war's infamy, and Ja mie pacing the floor, fuming with a consuming hate for the human-devils behind such dregs of malice, burst forth with fiery words: "Our nation must now join the contest to avenge its murdered citizens." Again, Jamie rushed home, fever. ish with excitement, and showed his mother the headlines calling for vol unteers to help crush the Hun dem ons. "I must go, mother," was hi3 decision. "Yes, you must Jamie," was hers. The day of parting came, and the tears, of mingled joy and sorrow, dampened the farewell kiss of the mother to Jamie, her darling boy. To her oft repeated request: "Write, Ja mie boy, write as often as you can," he said: "I will, mother dear I'll always be thinking of you always of the best mother on earth." The mail man glowed with joy as he handed the waiting mother the regular missives from the training camp. Then one day, as he lingered to hear of Jamie, beloved of aU the lownsioiic, ne noticed a f altering qualm Jamie was embarking for "over there." To the great White Throne went the daily appeal, "over here, "Save, dear God, save for me my precious boy," and from "over there," "Bless. dear Lord, bless my darling mother." The missives became fewer, but reg- LOOKING OUT FOR THEIR OWN PIE. ' . The log' rolling that goes on in Washington when a new tariff bill is in process has been likened to the readjustment Of railroad freight and passenger rates. For several weeks the great business interests have been giving their views upon this question to the interstate commerce commis sion, and that body has patiently lis tened to the farmers, cement manu facturers, coal producers, lumbermen and other national industrial units, and the trend of their arguments has been identical. Just as manufactur ers and producers advocating a pro tective tariff always look for a little the "best of it" for their own prod ucts; or if advocating a tariff for revenue only, bingle out their own enterprise for favored high tariff rates, so have the different business interests of the country unanimously consented and approved of higher transportation charges, but usually with the proviso that their own pro perties shall be favored. The western lumbermen laid great emphasis upon their need for rates that would allow them to make the "long haul" and deliver their products three thousand miles away at about the same freight rate to be pai dby Southern lumber men. But these Southern lumbermen have asked that the freight increases be made upon the basis of straight percentage increases. The results are obvious. Naturally the man nearest to the market wants definite rates of so much per mile, while the man far thest from the market wants the gov ernment to compel the railroads to rebate enough of his freight charges so that he may meet his competitors more easily on their own ground. The situation with reference to lumber has been duplicated, in the other in. dustries. In the "reincarnation" and "re construction" of railroading during the past 'fifteen or twenty years, the whole trend of the situation is to adjust rates at "so much per mile." Every attempt to securepreferential rates meets with official discourage- r ment, for the echo of historic "re" bates," or anything like them, are unpleasant sounds." The policy of the interstate commerce commission has for years been to compel shipper to pay at whatever fate is imposed on a basis that is the same for every. body. Since .'eryone is agreed that the roads must have niore money to keep going, the question only seems to hinge on the amount of the increases, It therefore seems comparatively easy to forecast the action of the commission with respect to increas ing rates. The railroads are asking for an average increase on freight rates of about 28 per cent, and the disposition of the govemmenfis to give it to them. There is, however, considerable question as to how these increased rates will be distributed in various parts of the country, so as to even up railroad finances and make the various roads self-sustaining. iin n itwTTi-trT7ranniMi-ni ' Si wcg3mnffff t i iim-it-i-."--r-f The Everlasting Truth About Morrison's Political Record. . ' -A. ' These are FACTS not RUMORS: j.- ' 1. Morrison was born in the latter part of November, 1869. , ' . I 2. Morrison, the son of a life-long Republican, went with his father to the Republican Convention in August, 1890 which was before he was 21 years old. r 3. - That convention, recognizing the talent and ability of young Morrison and that he- wouid develop into a great leader, anxious to tie him to the organization, made him a delegate at large, along with two other white men and two negroes. j ' . 4 Before that convention adjourned, and as soon as the appointment was made, Morrison declined the honor (?) and notified his father that it would be dangerous for the republicans to take control of the State and that HE WOU.LD NEVER VOTE THE REPUBLICAN TICKET. 5. Immediately upon his return to Richmond County, in August, 1890, he joined the Democratic party, and stumped the county for the DEMOCRATIC TICKET and he was still under 21 years of age. 6. , The election occurred on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November,' 1890 but Morrison was' not old enough to vote. However, he had contributed his talents and influence- to the Democratic ticket. , ; 7. Morrison was too young to vote in the election of 1890, but he had found his bearings, had cut loose from the party of his father, and thrown aside the tempting honors offered him by the Republican party, and had started upon his life long work as a fighting DEMOCRAT to redeem and keep safe the State of North Carolina. Within a few years he had converted his father and his record since that time has been one of constant party service and deVotion. - .' ' ' Any person who makes a statement contrary to any of the above stated facts is either misinformed or speaks a malicious falsehood' with the purpose of injuring one'of the State's greatest Democrats. These fafts disclose the oijly POLITICAL SIN ever committed by Mr. Morrison. Do they justify this eleventh" hour attack being, made upon him? In all fairness, "-EMOCRATS OF EDGECOMBE, do you approve-of it? There was nothing to be said against Mr. Morrison during the twenty-five, years-of faithful and effective work which he gave to the Democratic party in the interest of other candidates ; and there was very little to be said against him before the first primary on June 5th; but now those who oppose him in the primary to be held on July 3rd would have the Democratic voters of North Carolina believe him unworthy to be Governor of the State, and they have quit telling the people what a fine fellow Max Gardner is and are spending their time abusing and villifying Cam Morrison. . ' THE SAME GAME HAS BEEN PLAYED' BEFOKE. "IT ALWAYS HAS LOST AND IT WILL LOSE ON JULY 3RD, NEXT. Y 7 i As to MR. GARDNER: We have nothing to say now. and we have had nothing to say in the past about his politics or his character. We intend to fight the campaign out just as we began it and just as we fought it before the first primary. We believe Mr, Gardner is a nice fellow and some day, when the women get to vot ing, as he hopes they will, he may be Governor of the State; In this year of grace 1920, the voters pf the State intend to reward Cameron Morrison. He is gaining daily. He lead before in County and State. He will lead again on July 3rd, and will be nominated by a apie majority.- ' - ANDWHAT'S-MORE, he will be nominated without MUD-SLINGING HIS OPPONENT. i - , ' a EDGECOMBE COUNTY MORRISON COMMITTEE. a. filililiLAAA iff- .f ..t. t ,f. ,f. A.t A A J . AAA J. JL ifft A i - -- - - I'tTI'ti'WtTTTTTTTTTTVtTVTTTTTTTTTTTTTtI rTTTTTTTTTVTTTTTV! fTTTl ir 2 LOST Fisk non-skid tire, size 34x4, between Rocky Mount and Sparta, Return to The Southerner and re ceive reward. " WANTED Men or women to take orders among friends . and neigh bors for the genuine guaranteed hosiery, full lines for men, women and children. Eliminates darning. We pay SOe an hour for spare time or 1 24 for full time. Experience ' unnecessary. Write. International Stocking Mill, Norrktown. Pa. Mr25-101-in-wk 1 Hon. Cameron Morrison Candidate For Governor Will Speak in Tarboro at the COURTHOUSE ON Friday Morning; July 2nd At 10 O'Clock BE SURE AND HEAR V THIS GREAT SPEAKER Edgecombe Co. Morrison Committee. V i i
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