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SUPPLEMENT
BETRAYED BY PARTY LEADERS.
Recent County Democratic Convention Packed to
Shield Republican CanJidates So
Charges T. N. James.
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
No doubt many democrats as well as pood republicans and
progressives over the County feel disappointed over the action of
the recent County Democratic Convention in refusing to nominate
a county ticket. It seems incredible to thinkthatour party would
back down just as the door of opportunity was opening. Not for
a generation has political conditions been so torn up in Madison
County; not for a generation has there been so manv voters unset
tled as to how they were going to vote next November, and not
for a generation has our party had such opportunity to gain from
these unsettled voters permanent rdcruits. "As the tree falleth
so shall it lie" and as the voter finally decides this election, so will
he generally vote hereafter. The Republican party is appealing
to these independent voters through a complete county ticket made
up of candidates from most every section of our county, while the
democratic party offers them only a one man bob-tail ticket to vote
for. Can the Democratic party hope to make gains under such
conditions? Can it even hope to hold its own?
Does the Democratic party in Madison County stand for any
thing? Has it any mission to serve? It should stand against the
extravagance which has characterized the administration of our
county's affairs, but it lias condoned it. . It should stand against
the drunkeness, ineficency and imorality which permeats some of
our county offices, but against such evils It is silent and offers no
remedy. Speaking figuratively the Democratic party in Madison
County has ignored the great vultures who feed daily on the coun
ty's vitals and trained all of its guns on one little harmless spar
row Jim Rector against whose character, so far as the writer is
able to learn, there is no stain and against whose record "if he has
one" can be made no charge.
Why did our County Con vention take such a course? The ans
wer is simple. The rank and file of the Democratic party was be
trayed by its present party leaders, and our County Convention
was ran, not in the interest of the Democratic party, not in the
interest of better CouDty Government, but in the interess of a few
Republican canditates. Their personal friendship for certain Re
publican candidates and their desire to shield them from further
oposition was stronger than their party principles, and their am
bition to gain financial advantage for a business headed by a lead
ing Republican was stronger than their desire to correct existing
abuses. Personal friendship is ail right and I only wish that men
: u . I i it . t . . i .
ujiKnu uc uuuuuK)s?fuier sirontrer ry sucn ties, ana 1 concede a
man the right to vote for a warm worthy and personal friend running
on an opposite ticket, but I have only censure and condemnation
for a few men after acquiring leadership of our party and then be
traying it into the hands or the Republicans.
rnow i ao not , charge that alt the Democrats who voted to
carry out the plans of these leaders were influenced by the same
sit Ister motives. A few as good Democrats as live in Madison
County thought it good party policy to nominate only one candi
date, others followed their leadership blindly trusting them to lead
for the best interest of the party, while others were offered the
support of this ring crowd in securing a small niece of federal nie
in the event of a national Democratic Victory if they would only do
tneir moaing. it is actually funny to think of this erowd, who
fought Wilson so hard before the National Convention and who
now have taken the very course that will lose him and our State
t:cket as well, many, many votes, deviding up the federal pie this
far in advance. But. it has heen done and I can name their candi
dates for the most important appointments now. If they would like
to see their list published, they have only to request it.
Now I want it plainly understood that I am not kicking about
the nomination of Mr N. B. McDevitt, but my kick is that the will
of the rank and file of our party was ignored and our primaries and
convention was packed by our so called party leaders for the ex
press purjose of earring out the will of certain Republican cancli
dates and leaders and therefore other nominations were prevented.
I want every Democrat in Madison County to go to the poles early
on election day and for the. sake of Democratic principles, and for
the sake of our National, State and Congressional ticket, and for
the sake of the one County candidate, Mr. McDevitt, who they did
let os nominate, vote and work harder than ever before for success,
and remember that "Truth will not always be on the scaffold and
wrong on the throne" and that the "principles of Democracy are
immortal" and that bye and bye a Moses whose only ambition will
be to advance the interest of the Democratic party, and the cause
of good government in general, will appear to lead us out from the
Wilderness into which we have been led.
Remember you must vote the ENTIRE Democratic ticket, other-wise
yon cannot vote for either Simmons. Kitchen or Clark
for United States Senator in the Senatorial primary to be held on
election day. This rule has been laid down by the State Democra
tic Executive Committee.
Respectfully,
T. N. JAMES.
Docket For Civil Court
Monday Oct. 1912.
Maibburn, No. 61 Deaver Ken
nedy & Co. vs. Dan Shelton et-al
J. C. Ramsey
Mashburn, No. 62 C. M. Mc
Clung&Co. vs. Dan Shelton et
al J. C. Ramsey.
Mashburn, No. 63 Cowan Mc
Clung & Co. vs. Dan Shelton et
al J. C. Ramsey.
K,ay, ino. lis j. Al. Winters vs
Champion Lumber Co. Roberts
McElrcy & Barnard.
McElroy & Ramsey, No. 110
Prank Henderson vs Madison
County Railway Company Rc
berts McElroy & Barnard.
TUESDAY Oct. 15, 1912.
fcElroy, No. Mack Cram vs
Laurel River Logging Company
Roberts McElroy & Barnard.
Ray & Murphy, No. 71 Jno.
Buckner vs. Laurel River Logg
ing Company & Madison Rail
way Company Roberts McElroy
& Barnard.
Ray& Murphy, No. 73 Carine!
Brad burn Inft by N. P. vs Sout
hern Railroad Company Roberts
& Rollins.
Zachary & Roberts, No. 68 R.
H. & D. T. Haynie vs Philip
Martin, J. C. Ramsey.
Mashburn, No. 80 Howard
Chandley vs T. J. Ricker Ro
berts & Ramsey.
WEDNESDAY Oct. 16, 1612
McElroy, No. 82 Lannie Ar
rington vs Thos." Dill & S. Peek
Ray. '
Gudger McElroy & Rollins,
No. 85 Tonie Ball vs Barnett
Lowe Pritchard.
Mashburn & Ray, No. 92 Jos
hva Gosnell vs Southern Rail
road Company Roberts & Rollins.
Mashburn, No. 105 Z. C. Rec
tor vs R. B. Payne Ramsey.
Roberts Fortune & Alashburn,
No. 108 Thos. Lamb, aainr. vs
Southern Railroad
Roberts & Rollins;
Gudger & McElroy,
Vinnie Ramsey vs
McElroy & Ramsey.
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 1912.
Ray, No. 118 P. R. Waddell vs
Sidney Lusk, et-al McElroy.
McElroy, No. Nat Davis an
wife vs W. R. Waddeil, et-t
Ray & Roberts.
Ray, No. John Franks
Southern Railroad Company R
lins & Roberts.
Gudger & McElroy, No. 2E
W. Rice vs Jno. Ferrier Mi
burn.
Company
No. Ill
Harrison
PRODUCE
J. H. Haynie will pay 12
a pound for chickens and 2
a dozen for eggs.
Everybody bring in thf
duce to him.