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i v V The Only Democratic ijPztf f T) TvN If) fi fH ff f ' m ' VOL. I PresidcntTakesUpCudgel InParly Fight tor Election Arguments and Criticisms Of Opponents Fall Like Nine Pins Before Masterly Arguments of Democra cy's Leader Shadowlawn, Long Branch, N. J September, 2nd. Overhanging clouds and-occasional splatter of rain greeted the President today when he arose pre pared to take up the party cudgel In the flnt tor re-election. A land breeze from the southwest Vindicated warm weather and a low mist overhung the ocean. A gala notification ceremony was scheduled despite the threatening weather and the President and Mrs Wilson early in the day began to stroll about the grounds of the beau ,tiful New Jersey estate, the lawns were ablaze with the color of bunt ' lngi and flags i , , Later automobiles . began to ar rive bringing in Joyful Democrats and making Increasing din. Horns cowbtells and other .devices contri v buted a raucus chorus to the gen eral pandamontum. "Peace, Prosperity and Happiness while Europe is staggering under a load of sorrow," said Senator 01 lie James In formally notifying Pres Ident Wilson of his nomination by the Democratic Convention, 'insure jour reelection in November. 'With an enthusiasm, unanimity and ear nestness never surpassed in my p6 Jitlcal experience, Amerlcafs repre sentatives of the purest , Democracy In the world have summoned you again to lead the hosts of Peace, Prosperity and American Righteous ness." THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS The President's response follows Senator James, Gentlemen of the Notification Committee, Fellow citi zens: I cannot accept the leadership and responsibility which the Nati onal Democratic Convention has a - gain, in such' generous fashion, ask ed nie to accept without first ex pressing my profund gratitude to he party for the trust it reposes in me after four years of fiery trial in the midst of affairs of unpreced iented difficulty, and the keen sense of added responsibility with which this honor fills ' (I had almost said burdens) me as I think cf the great issues of national lifend policy fn volved in the present and immedi ate futura .conduct of our fffm. ment. I shai' seek, as I hyJ-J - ways sougnt. to justuy tne 1 wi dinary confidence thus reposj In me by striving to purge my heart and purpose cf every personal and of every misleading party motive and devoting every energy I have to the service of the nation as a whole, praying that I may continue to have the' counsel and support "of all forward-locking men at every turn of the difficu't business, SERVING THE PEOPLE ' . For I do not doubt that the peo P'e of the United States will wish the Democratic Party to continue ( in control of the Government. They are not in the habit of rejecting those who have actually served them for those who are making doubtful and conjectural promises cf service. Least of all are they likely to substitute those who prom iaed to render them particular ser vices and proved false to that prom ise foi- those who have actually ren dered thoe very services. , i'.oiistinT )H alwavg on empty bus incss, which pVs-.s nobody but the WATCH STORE ELIZABETH boaster, and I have no disposition to boast of what the Democratic Party has accomplished. 'It .has merely done its duty. It has merely fulfilled its explicit promises. But there can be no violation of good taste in calling attention Jto the manner in which those promises have been carried out or in advert ing to the interesting fact that many of the things accomplished were what the opposition party had again and again promised to do but had left undone. There is no means of Judging the future except by as sessing the past. Constructive ac tion must' be weighed against dee tractive comment and reaction . The Democrats e'ther have or have not understood the varied Interests of the country. The test is contain ed in the record. - - THE RECORD IS THE REASON What is that record? What were the Democrats called into power fo do? What things had long waited to be done, and how did the Demo crats do them? It is a record of ex traord'nary length and variety, rich in elements of many kinds, but con sistent in principle throughout and susceptible of brief recital. The Kepubllcan party was put out of power because of failure, practl cal failure and moral failure; be cause It had served special inter ests and not the country at large; ..because, under the leadership of tits preferred and established guides of those who still make its choices it had lost touch with the thoughts and the ned of the nation and was the needs of het nation and was living in a past age and under a fixed Illusion, the illusion of great ness. It had framed tariff liws bas ed upon a fear of foreign trade, a fundamental doubt ns to American skill, . enterprise, and capacity, and a very tend'r regard for the profi table privileges of those who had ?ained control of domestic markets "and dome-tic credits; and yet had enacted ant'-trust laws which ham pered the very things they meant to foster, which were stiff and- inelas tic, and in part unintelligible. It had permitted the country through out ,ne 'nnK period of its control to stagger from one financial crisis to another, under national banking laws of its own framing which made trin,?ency and panic certain and the control 'of the lar ger business operations of the country by the bankers of a few reserve, centers inevitable; had made fls if t meant to reform the law but hafl faintheartedly failed 'n the attempt, because it could not bring itself to do the one thing necessary to make the reform gen uine and effectual, namely, break up the control of a small group of bankers. It had been oblivion, or Indifferent, tn the fact that the far mers, upon whom the country de pends for It fond and In the, Inst analysis for its prosperity, were wi'hout standing in the matter of commercial credit, without the pro tection of siandards In their mar ket transactions, and w'thout sys' tematic knowledge of the markets themselves; that the labourers of the country, the great army of men who man the industries it was pro fefKin to father and promote, car- WINDOWS FOR DOLLAR DAY BARGAINS CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 2, 1916 Mrs Williams Dead 'Alio. Jiaanua Will aius died at the liome. cf her ton. Air. P. II. Wil liaius, ou Pdi-s.vl.unia Avenue Fri a tven.iig at hulf past seven. - The funeral will be conducted at the Lome Suncay Lftcrnoon at four o'c.o.k. i l.i is. Williams was nearly seven ty-a.ue ye-rs o d and had been :u fai.iug health for some time. She foa.iuutd active, however, until e.tv.a w.'eks aj;o sii.ee wiiiih time she L..s teen uiub.e ti leave her ro;ai. , Her death was di e to heart failure. " Iuii. W'Lian.s was born hi Cam deu 'county and before her death was Miss Miranda Tarksey of Shi loli. Her father, John B. Tarksey, was the grandfather of A. F. Toxey C. D. Tcxey and M. F. Toxey of this city. it was in .1854 Miss Miranda Tox ey became the bride of Robert Wil liams of Shioh. There were four children, but Mr. P. H. Williams of this city is the only one surviv ing. Mrs. Williams was a member of the City Ro'ad Methodist church, and in spite of advancing age was a faithful attendant upon the ser vices until feebleness compelled her to remain at home. The funeral service will be conducted by her pastor, Rev. C. E. Culbreth and by Presiding Elder Q. T. Adams. The interment is to take place in Holly wood cemetery. The pall bearers at the funeral will be eight nephews of Mrs. Wil liams. They are A. F. Toxey, C. D. Toxey, M. F. Toxey, M. N. Toxey of Shiloh, Gaither Toxey of Weeks ville, C. G. Gregory, W. M. Forbes of Shiloh, and S. T. Jones of Du Point, Va. 1 ried their labour as a mere com modity to market, were subject to restraint by novel and drastic pro cess in the coilrts, were without as' surance of compensation in " indus trial accidents without federal as sistance in accomodating labour disputes and without national aid in finding the places and the industries in which their labour was most needed. The coun try had no national system of road const ructlin and developement. Lit tle intelligent attention was paid to the army , and not enough to the jiavy.'lhe other republic's of Amer ica distrusted us, because they found that we thought first of the profits of American investors and only as an afterthought of impar tial Justice and helpful friendship. Its policy was provincial . In alt things; its purposes were out of harmony with the temper and pur pose of the people and theNtimely developement of the nation's Inte rest. BEFORE AND AFTER So things stcod when the Demo cratic Party came Into power. How do they stand now? Alike In the do mestic field and In the wide field of commerce of the world, American business and life and Industry have J-e?n set free to move as they nev er moved before. The tariff has been revised, not on the principle of repelling for e'gn trade, but upon the principle of encouraging it, upon something like an equality with our own in respect of the terms of competition and a Tariff Board has ben created whos function It will he to Yppp the relations cf Amer'ca with Fr (Jlgn business and ir-dnstry'ider constant, observation, for the guid ance alike of our business men and of our Congress. American c nergies are now d'rected toward the markets of the world. The laws against trusts have been clarified by dfinltion, with a view to iraklng it plain that they were not d'reetcd, a-zalnt-t Mg bu sinss but only aealnst unfair ,lti siness and the, pfetense of compe tition where thor was none; and a trade commission has been created with pnwens of guidance? have re- nncl nccommod itfoni which lieved business mej cf f:ars end, set t'leni up-m unfounded the road of hopefu'. and c.nfident enterprise FEDERAL RESERVE ACT By the Feueral Reserve Act the tupply of currency at the disposal of ac:ive business has been render ed e.astic, taking its volume, not frcm a fixed bojy of investment se- cur ties, Lut from the liquid assets cf daily tiuue; and these assets are assessed and accepted, not by distinct groups or bankers in con trol of unavailable reserves, but by bankers at the many centers of local exchange who are in touch with Leal tcniitLns evsrywher?. Effective measures have been taken for tbe rj-creaticn of an Amer'can ni-rchant marine ami the revival of the American carry ing trade indispensable tc cur emancipation from the control which foreigners hive so Ion,; ex erc'sed over the opportunities,- the routes, and the methods of our commerce with other countries. The Interstate Commerce Com mission has been reorganized to enable it to perform Its great and important functions more promptly and more efficiently. We have created, extended and improved the service of the parcels post. So much we have done . for bu siness. What other party has understood the task so well or ex ecuted it bo intelligently and en ergetically? What other party has attempted it at all? The Re publicans leaders, apparently, know of no means cf assisting business but "protection." How to stimu late, it and put it upon a new foot ing of energy and enterprise they have hot suggested. FOR THE FARMER - , For the farmers of the country '(Continued on Next Page) . FindDiifllowOio I Really Am By Watching The Advertising Columns In This Newspaper. Soon Will Be Announced A Feast Of Bargains For Senate Expects to Pass Adamson i 1 1 Day Has Been Spent in De bate, Sherman Attacking Measure With Bitterness (iiy Lnlted Press; Washington, -Sept. 2 The senate spent the day In debate preparatory to voting on the Adamson eight hour bill which passed the House yesterday. Its passage is believed certain and six o'clock is the time set for a vote. A Bpeclal messenger is waiting to 'rush the bill, as soon as it is passed, to Shadowlawn, where the President will immediately aftiix his signituro to the measure. Senator Sherman attacked . the bill with great bitterness declaring that if Congress gave the railroad employees an eight hour day It would have to take the ame action tor every other labor organization. The brothehoods have made all arrangements for flashing word to the leaders to call off the strike, in case tb senate's action on the bill is favorable. Little opposition has developed and it seems certain that the measure will go through without amendment. The Southern Railway has lifted its embargo on livestock and per ishable freight, provided shipments are consigned to points on the Southern Railway. NEW MEAT MARKET A'newr meat market has just been established on South Road street at the corner cf KhrlnhauB. Victor Jenkins, formerly with Charlie DbvIh on Polndexter street, is pro prietor, and with his many years of experience In his business will, It s believed make a success of his new undertaking; SERVICES AT SEVEN-FORTY FIVE ' Beginning Sunday night services at the churches will commence promptly at seven forty five Instead of at eight o'clock which bas been the hour cf meeting during the sum mer months. CHARLIE CHAPLIN TONIGHT Charlie Chaplin will star tonight in "The Heroic Fireman a t the Al krama Teat re. Mrs. Sue Powell of Oceana,- Vlr ginla, is visiting Mrs. G. R. narrow on- Lawrence street. Dr. R. B. Drane of Edenton was In the city today. ' - Mr, and Mrs. E. M. Sawver of Belcross were here today shopping Mrs. Frank Weeks has returned to Norfolk after a visit to her dauglv ter Mrs. L. E. Greenleaf. Mr. Grady of Toledo, Ohio, is In the city the guests of friends. Miss Phobe White has returned to Gum Neck after a visit to Miss Lula Whlte on Rurgess street. Mr. and Vrs. J. S. TlUltt of Nor folk are sp'-ndlng a week with Mrs Theodore Mann on Riverslrl. Mr. Luther Davis returned- to Norfolk Frlibiy efter a vIhI to rela tlvos and friends here. Miss Irene Peters of Suffolk s spending the week end with Mrs. Richard Owens and Mrs. Oscar Pray on West Bureess street, r News Without Bias Views Without Prejudice NO, 84 Bill To- Doubt Felt in London as Greek King's Abdication but Greek Revolution is Spreading (By United Press) , London, Sept. 2 The revolution in Greece is spreading rapidly Into Epirus and ThejasaJy, but the re port as to the abdication of King Constantino is still . without confir mation and doubt is expressed a to its authenticity. It is saald, how I ever, that Constantine fa ill and it Is reported that his condition ll serious. Athens is under martial law and Anglo-French troops are believed to have effected a landing at the Pir aeus and to be marching towa-f the capital to reinforce the garrk son. The evucatlon of the city of Hef mannstadt by the Ainstrlans before the Rounlanlan attack as well ai the loss by the AustHans of a num ber of less Important cities, is off! cially announced from Berlin. It ll said, however, that 50,000 Germane have now arrived In Transylvania to assist In repelling the Rouman ian attack, and that other re-inforce ments are on the way. Fierce ftghlng during the night is reported on the Western front and the Germans gained a pumber of trenches south of Estrees. Fightf in in the Verdun sector was also especially heavy. MOTORED TO NORFOLK City Manager J. C. Commander and son, J. E. Commander, with City Tax Collector M. W. Rerry mot ored to Norfolk today In Mr. Com mander's car. OPENS fEXT MONDAY Mr. R. B. Creecy's preparatory school will open for students Mon day, September 4th , in the Htnton Building. A. 31 S'l-2 G. A. Sawyer and Mrs. s. A. Saw yer are visiting Mr. and Mrs. G, A. Cox on Cypress street. V"' Mr. John Bell bf Camden was in the city Friday Mr. Carl ' Ai'Virumsey of Curri tuck was in to Vtity Friday. Mrs. Hith Chappei of Norfolk is visiting friends in the city. Miss Margaret .Tennlnjs of Berk ley is visiting Miss Dssh Morgan. Rev. C. A. Asliby and family have returned from Wythevllle, Virginia, where they spent tbe month of Aug ust. Mrs. D, P, Wh'te and daughter, Miss Martha, have returned from a visit to Mrs. White's sister, Mrs. Abbott of Norfolk. Night coiiFi noil
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