It Pays To Adverti ' Through The Columns. . The FarmviUe Eoterprti IT REACHES - THE PEO Merchants I Get Wise Let Us Write You an Ad. and we'll open your eyes WITH INCREASED BUSINESS The Enterprise Publishing Co., Publishers. VOL. VI ? ? "jjjjglL Subscription $1 a Year in Advance. JTARMVTLLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAKQIJNA, JUNE 11, 1915 G. A. ROUSE. Editor. ONLY DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. Mr. Bryan Unwilling To ' Sign Response Prepared to the German Reply to Lusitania Note; Believed Might Possibly Draw the U.S. intoWar~P*esid?nt Regret, -B^jpfement. Washington, D. C., Juno 8.? William Jennings Bryan, three times Democratic candidate (or the presidency of tho United States, and author of .nearly thirty peace treaties with the principal nations of the world, resigned to day as Secretary .of State as a dramatic sequel to his disagree ment with President Wihon over the government's policy toward Germany. The resignation was accepted by the President. The Cabinet then apptoved the response which wait been prepared to the German reply to the Lusitania note. Acfling-Secretary, Robert Lansing will sign the document, and tomorrow it wiU^be cabled to Berlin. Secretary Bryan will return to private life tomorrow when his resignation takes effed. It was learned that he intends to con ? ..tinue his political support of the President. Rather than sign the docu ment which he believed might Pvktibly draw the United States in1o war, Mr. Bryan submitted his resignation in a letter decltr ing that "the issue involved is of such moment that to remain a member of the Cabinet would be as unfair toyuu as it would be to the cause which is nearetfl my heart, namely, the prevention of war." The President accepted tlie :/ resignation 4n a. letter of regret, ?"?Min;;cd with deep personal feel ing of affctfUon. The letter*," cwAituting the official an nouncement of Mr. Bryant da ; parturc from the Cabinet to pn vato life, were made public at the White House at six o'clock tonight. iSp UHer of Resignation. is, ? ;&??Uuy." Bryan"* loiter, .of resignation was ns follows: "My Dear Mr. President: $ "It is with sincere regret that I reached thexonclusion that I should return to you the com; mission of Secretary " of State with which you honored mo at tho bctt}nning of your admin iflration. o . "Obedient to your sense of duty and cduatedby the higher for. a member of the Cabinet would bf as unfa.r t? y?u as it would oe to the cause .which is nearerfl otune'y* prevention 01 war "I therefore, respetffully ten ! , " ml rcs|f;naiion, to take el IS *be? ,he nole ? ?nt, unless aILPT ? ?n earlier hour Atlke desirous of reaching a peaceful solution of the prob lems arising out of the use of submarines agaiofl merchant men, we find ourselves differing Irreconciably as to the methods # 8n0uld ^ e^Ptoyed. It falls to j our lot to speak S / u' 'hr aa,ioD: I con sider it to be none the less my duly to endeavor as a private citizen to promote the end which whL Jn View by mcaD* which you do not feel at liberty to use. J Mfo severing the intimate and PjMwnt relations which have exttted between us for the pail two years, permit me to acknow pr?found saUfadion which it has given me to be as sociated with you in the import aot work which has come be ^ St?,e ^Pfrrtment, and SS*d.)ou "* *? ??"??? "Mfith the heartieft cmnri *?m to a?.3gV?i personal welfare and for the sue cess of your ndrainiflration, I am. rny dear Mr. Presldeut, very truly yours* (signed) "W. J. Bryan." Tin President's Reply. The president* letter to Mr. Bryan was ay follows: ; : My dear Mr. Dryan: I accept your resignation only because you iu&ig upon it, K. ceptandt; and I accept it with much more than deep xeeret with a feeling of per^ni ^ row- Our two ycrfrs of close as sociation have been very delight J Jl?? ? ur 'ud*?ments have accorded in pradically every oublic ?"'c'al duly and of public policy until now; your support, of the work and pur poses of. the adminUhatloo has ^OfenerousandJoyul beyond prams your devotion to the dutiei of your great office ami your eagerness to Jake ad van Uzerof every great Opportuniiv for service it offered has been an example to the reil of lls; y6u have eanud our affectionate admiration and true friendshin Even now we are not seperatod ?n the objed wo seek. b?, ijj the method by which wo seek "It is for these reacons my feeling about yovg^Btiremenr from the Secretaryship 0f SfoM Roes so .much deeper than rS oj|*fl? iTtoi 2ScrVnd oujm to pursue theni together ?n,y ** C"Xf-?pc4d in the parJicf' i,h41' conti^uo to work for the POLITICAL AGITATORS r POLITICIANS WHO CAPITALIZt STRIFE A MENACE TO OOVKRNMINr. Ntgltct of Agricultural ?nd Industrial Opportunity* a National Ortmo. ?y Peter Radford. rhers never viu a time In the his tory of thla nation when we needed statesmen more or agitator* leaa than at the present moment. . The oppor tunities now afforded as on land and sea demand the best there la In state craft and the possibilities that are con fronting OS call for naUoaal Issues that unite the people, build Industry and expand' trade. The agricultural and industrial develops*'-, tt of this nation has suffsied severely at the hands of agitator* who hare sent torpedoes crashing into the "port aide of builnesa and whose neglect of the Interests of the farmer makes them UtUe Ma than political criminals. We 1 want no more of theee Ml spirits to predominate in government. Too long their hysterical cry has sent a shiver down the spinal column of industry. Too long have the political agitators capitalized strife, pillaged progress and murdered opportunity. An Indus trial corpse ia not a desirable thing, a crippled business an achievement or neglect an accomplishment about which any representative a t the gov ernment has a right to boast. Issues that Breed Agitator* Should bo Eliminated. The political agitator must be elim inated from public life before thought ful-consideration can be given to a constructive program in government. The liquor question Is the most pro line breeding ground for agitators and whether pro or antl. the hatch is equally aa undesirable. Thla article la in no sense a discussion of the li quor question but Icala solely and by way of Illustration with the political products of that laaoe. Other sub jects win be dealt with In the order of their Importance. > . In the history of our government the liquor issus has never produced 'a constructive statesman worth men UpnlEs and It nsver wllL It has sent more freaks to Congreea, Ulllpatiaus to the Senate and Incompetent* to offlce than any other political lame under the sun. The recent experlenoe of the Eng lish Parliament which lashed Itself .Into a fury over the liquor question haa * lesson thht it Is wall tor the termers of this nation to observe; for the subject In some form or other is constantly before the publlo for solu tion ard ofttlmes to the exclusion of more important nroblema to the Amer ican plowmen. ' " ?j?" Too Many Political Drunk arde. Lloyd-George, the Prohibition leader >1 Europe who led the prohibition fight in England, haa declared that.be will -never sgaln take a drich politically and there are many American politi cians? pro and antl? who would reads* their oountry a service by climbing berth* water wagon or aignlnc a pleds* of .political temperance. Too often I our .legislative halla are turned Into political bar- too and many of the I member* become intoxicated on liquet discussions. We have too many polit ical d*7jkard?? pre and a=U-ta our publlo affaire. No one who to ft slave WHY SHOULD WOMEN m ? -r WOMAN'S 6UFFRAGE PROM TH? VIEWPOINT OP I CADI NO' FARMER8. Why M ould women vote? That to (be question that Is ringing from ocean to ocean and reverberating from tie Canadian bclindary to the Mexi can! border. It la the mlialon ot a new paper to give the newa and the nation ot the Texas Farmers' Union In opposing woman's suffrage when that question was recently before the Texaa. legislature is significant as representing the attitude of the or ganised plowmen. We reproduce la part the argument presented by Bob. W. D. Lewis, president of the T exaa Farmers' Union, In opposing the bill; "It Is gratifying to note that It ia not the farmer'e wife who Is clamoring for the ballot She . Is too busy trying to make' happier homes, mold ing the snlnde of future cltixens and sharing with her husband the caree of life to Indulge In political goaslp. The ballot will give her no relief from drudgery, giro no assistance In cloth ing the children or bring to the home additional comforts, conveniences or opportunities to Ufe. It Is, aa a rule, the city woman promoted to Idleneaa by prosperity, who 1> leading the suf fragette movement. "Prom many standpoints, perhaps ? woman haa aa much right to vote . as a man. So haa she aa much right to plow aa a man; aha has aa much right to work la a factory aa a man; ehe haa as much right to shoulder a musket as a men, but we would rather aho would not do so from choice and we rqgrot that necessity ofttlmee compels her to earn a living by en gaging in gainful occupations. We dc not consider misfortune a qualifica tion for suffrage or a business acci dent a reason for granting franChlaa. We are opposed to woman at the ballot box the same aa we are op posed to woman In the Held, In the factory or In the army and for the ?elf-same reasona. We had rathe* aee her plant Sowers than sow wheat; gather bouquets than pick cotton and rear children than raise political Is . suea, although she may have aa much light to do one as the other. Opposed to Unaexlng Humanity. "Sex qualification for suffrage may h*ve tta apparent Inconsistence*. No ?aaeral nit* adjust* Itaalt perfectly to all conditions. It la a favorite ar gument advanced by the proponenta ot woman's suffrage that many cultivated and noble woman are far more capa ble of Intelligently exercising sov ereignty tftan a worthiest negro, bat the Soutk- never IU anxlou* for negro suffrage, and while culture and refinement. and even morality, are dealrable .virtues, they are not the only qualifications for franchise. "The primary. Inherent an4 Insep arable fitness for Suffrage is support ing ? family. The plow handle, the forge a^d the struggle for bread af ford experience accessary to properly Bark the ban-it- Oovernment In ? great big business and civilization from the very beginning "assigned woman the home and man the busi ness affairs of life. "There has besn much freakish leg islation enacted during the paat de cade, that no doubt appeals to woman'* love for the ridiculous, but to under take to unsex the -human race by IM la the 'height ot legislative folly 1dy and night. ' Farmville and surrounding community welcome this latge delegation "of christian brpther hood to our widS, and extensive preparation is being made for the entertainment and pleasure of all who come; especially the prcachers, laymen and delegates. BUT ONIY I A DREAM During the summer months miliious u(H>u millions of . city people will rush of( to the coun-' try for their two weeks vacation. They will work hard at play, spend their money, and go home dead tired to faco another year of hard work. But suppose they varied the proceedurc for one summer as au experiment. Suppose each vacationist spent the two weeks on some farm where labor is scarce, and men are hard to get, and crops are light or waited beceuse there arc not enough men to till x>r liar veil them. A couple of weeks of moder ate work on a farm would be vastly more beneficial to health than the same period spent in tearing around doing nothing. , And millions of dollars of ad ditional produce would be added to the ilore in the warehouses of the country, the wealth of the land would be enhanced, brawn and muscle would be hardened, brains would become clarified, and humanity would be ele vated. Of course it is only a dream and will never be realized? but then dreams arc often sweeter than the reality.? Ex. do this while her armies are in the field, surely we can do a little belter while we have no armies on the move. The iocal man who can solve this problem to the satisfaction of the public and the material weal of the community is big enough to be president of. the United States. Who wants to be president Ex. Tho sire of the trouble de pends on whose ft it.