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i ' i ' ' ! k v ' 4 1 I ! ' ,' 1 " ' -)' l iu.i... i i n ' n"l A' , 't A i?Av' 1,1 's'.y. ' vi , 'V; V'V , ' CVj , . , , , f ' v I OTiTTTi?: TMT: 5, I J :.'lrV . iWAYWESVILLE, Nf C., OCTOBER 2, 190$ JY0.5. M .'.Mr-'' .'fj;;v ft 'tt- CONFESSION Hectioni Thievery Admitted by : the Kitchin Gang. (From. Industrial News.) Wu the Election in 1898 Stolen? . Under the feaption, "Was the Election in 1898 Stolen!" the fol lowing ciroalar is being fipread broadcast over the state: The Republicans for ten years have charged that it was, while the Democrats for ten years have denied it In the recent mad scramble for the gubernatorial nomination in the Democratic par ty in a .campaign "reeking with slander, falsehood, hypocricy and bloodcurdling charges"., accord ing to Editor Varner we have the admission, the confession, and the truth at last from Mr. Kitchin" that ".the poll-holdfers" carried the state in 1898 and also in 1900. There is an old saying that "when thieves fall out, honest men get their dues." It seems that when Democratic politicians fallN out the people get the truth. The New Bern Sun, a Democratic paper, was vigorously opposed td the nomination of Mr. Kitchin be cause Mr. Kitchin declared that "poll-holders and not .the voters caried the election in 1898 and in 1900." Here is an extract from the editorial page of ' the New Bern Sun of May 23, 1908, in which it arraigns and scores Mr. JKitchin for "telling tales out of .school." , "Bat Mr. Kitchin says that Simmons and Ay cock and Glenn And Craig, and their able And pa triotic followers, did not do it at all that they .do not deserve the credit and the reward, if any is to he given. The poll-holders, Mr. Tfitphin says, did it, And if there is to be any reward it should go to them. This is just what the I li fe , raicAls have neen 'saying, conk ji ft tinne t say, never tire of saying "What they mean to charge is that we did not carry the state in 1898 but stole it! We Democrats have always resented that 'state ment when made by Republicans. Why should we indorse it when insinuated by a Democrat! It is a serious charge. It is not a true charge. . Whenever Republicans have made it we have branded it as false. It is now for the first time made by a Democrat, and that Democrat is a candidate for the. nomination of his party for governor. . - .... ."If we nominate him will we not have to admit the charge! Does the Democratic party want to nominate or elect : a man; gov ernor of North Carolina who in effect says the poll-holders and not the voters caried the election 'fnn .1898,' and ' adopted the amend- ;im$$&.J,.-i-"nomiMiQ Mr. . jvncnin -.aj.ier 'MPIS-this charge, and on a thousand 'v ''f-Tjy '::i Bt.iimnR in North Carolina the Re- n:V.i-'?i:-,iv onDliean campaign orators wui, in the coming 1 campaign, point the ?" 'finger of scorn at us and ': say : r''- ''m ' You dare not deny. it, lor you ' nominated for governor the man .' l l5itwho said it, and you stand self- 'jj-.&vf'.A!-;'' confessed 1" , . ' ' And this is the same Mr Kit- ':'::f " blju who insults the , people, of , 1 , orth Carolina, by declaring . in ' -, ; his opening camapign -speech. vat ' ) Wentworth that- the voters might l, v $vs welj deposit' their votes, in the REPUBLICAN . CONVENTION CALLED. ' Counties of Transylvania, Jackson Swain and Haywood to Name . Candidate. A convention of the Republican party of the 38th Senatorial Dis trict is hereby caled to meet at Waynesville, N. CL, n 12th day of October, 1908, at 11 o'cloek A. M'for the purpose of nominating a candidate on the Republican tiektft for the office of State Sena tor to be elected on November next. The Republicans of the counties comprising said District will hold their meeting and send delegates to the Convention at the time and place aforesaid. This the 1st day of October, 1908. GEO. H. SMATHERS, Chairman Rep. Ex. Com., of the 38th Sen. Dist. Bv J. W. NORWOOD, Act. See. FAIR NOTES. Chief Marshal Blayloek an nounces the following line of march for the fair parade on Tuesday, October 6th: The parade will be formed at the junction on Depot Street and Branner Avenue. The line, of march will be np Haywood Street to Academy Street, up Academy Street to. Main, down Main to Walnut down Walnut o Branaer Avenue, up - Branner Avenue to Depot Street, down Depot Street to the fair grounds. The school children will be ex pected to join the parade at the Academr And march, with the pro cession dvwin Main Street as far as , Depot Street " Thence ' down Depot Street ' and again join, the parade at junction of, Depot Street and Branner Avenue, The parade will move m the fol lowing order t 1. Chief Marshal and Staff. 2. Mecklenburg Band. 3. Riduand Rifles. 4. Orators and guests in car riages. 5. Fair officials in carriages. 6. Floats. 7. Citizens in carriages. 8. Mounted ladies. 9. Mounted marshals. 10. Citizens onihorseback. 11. Confederate Veterans 12 School children MORE EVIDENCE. Lawyer . Waffier, who reported the relations of Charles N. Has kell in the Ives receivership case to President Roosevelt, produced affidavits by Haskell flatly contra dicting each' other. N. Y World. laral delivery mail boxes as in the ballot-box,meaning of course that the ' Democratic poll-holders and not the voters will carry the elec tion in 1908 if necessary. With the amendment adopted, with the white man free, with the cry ne gro domination forever hushed, how long shall Halifax methods continue to tnwart the will of the people! In short, shall the Kit chins or the people' rule in North Carolina ! Let . the voter answer in November.. r , SILAS M'BEE FOB TAFT. , Regardless of past affiliations, students of affairs, delvers and thinkers, are fast lining up for Judee Taft. A recent example is that of Silas McBee, editor of the "Churchman," of New York. In a ninterview he says: "I am a North Carolinaian by birth and a lifelong Democrat. I shall vote for Mr. Taft because he has it in his heart to bring my people of the south tmck into ab solute union with the national life and to their historic place as a controlling force in the nation, and to do which would immortal ize him as a statesman. "I shall vote for him because he more nearly represents my ideals of government, of social or der and economic polfcy than any living Democrat, or any man be fore the people today, save alone Theodore Roosevelt, who is the only Republican President I have ever voted for. Mr. Taft has ad ministered every trust committed to him by the nation with an eye single to the -nation's good and for the highest interest of the peo pie that compose Exchange. the nation." TOMPKINS FOR TAFT. Charlotte, N. C, Sept. 29. For several days past a topic of fre quent discussion in this city has been tthe published announcement of D. A. Tompkins, one of the leading citizens of Charlotte, of supporting Mf . Taft for" the pres- idency. -' As is generally ' known) throughout the state Mr. Tomp kins is a manufacturer, a capital ist a large stockholder in the Charlotte Observer and a forceful writer on economic vah jects. Re publicans hi this city sand Taft Democrats have not hesitated to express ltheir deep satisfaction on aeonnt of the stand taken by Mr. Tompkins arid1 say that at will have a big ' influence on the con- servatively inclined vote of North Carolina. Ex. FLAMES CLAIM VICTIM. Asheville, N. C, Sept. 29. Will Mull was roasted to death in the flames that burned his residence this morning near Morganton, this state. Ed Mull, a cousin who was with him at the time narrowly es-jmpUs odds of personality and rec caped a like fate. The deceased ord which Mere against him; but and his cousin went into the house ; Haskell broke the spell. Haskell, and after building a fire, went to'! the" much. admired and respected sleep. Ed Mull was awakened by the roof of the house falling in and made nis escape, out ftis cous- in who did not awake was burned to a crisp. Ex. NEW VOTING PRECINCT IN HAYWOOD. A new voting precinct has been esablshed at Big Creek, in Catta- loochee township. Mr. Ezekiel Harrell, Sr., is appointed regis ter and Messrs. A. W. Hopkins and R. P. Clark are judges of elec tion. ' ' : This will be a great convenience to the people in that section as the great majority of voters have had to go on an average of forty miles to register and vote, two trips being necessary. . Brother Bryan says he wants a "square deal,?.' . It seems . to us that Teddy gave him .one right between the eyes I' PEOPLE UNDECEIVED. How can advocates of Bryan stop to indulge in far fetched criticism in the face of the grave position in wmcn tne uasiteu in cident places them! It's bad for any party to be found harboring thieves and corrupters of public morals ; but for Bryan, whose only cry was that Republicans had the goods which have been found on a close member of his own politi cal household, it was disastrous. Bryan's success depended on con vincing the people of two proposi tions; first, that Republicans were iu league with the trusts and against all other classes of our citi zenship; secondly that the Demo cratic party was pure, sincere, and possesed of the ability to conduct an administration to greater ad vantage and devotion to the inter ests of the poorer classes. This was rather a large task in the face of an administration which had passed laws providing for the regulation if trusts, for in creased liability of employers, for pure food, for shorter hours for i workmen, and other wise meas ures too numerous to mention. Be fore establishing his point Mr, Bryan was forced to explain away the vigorous prosecution by the present administration against The Narthern Securities Company, the Beef Packers, the Federal Salt Company, the General Paper Com pany, the American Tobacco Com- pany,.ihe PowdejIrost the Vir giniA-Carplina, Chemical Company, Against Otis, and. many other vio latere of the anti-trust and anti rename laws wmcn, oy tne way, were written in the statute books !by, Republicans. The fact that se- "vere punishment, has been inflicted upon these violators in tne great majority of cases was still harder to nvercqme. But even if the American people could be per- suaded. to ignore all the faithful I seryiee of , the Roosevelt adrainis- tration, Bryan must convince us not only of his own sincerity but also the sincerity and ability of his party to do more for the peo ple. , Bryan is a great speaker and we must admit that he was making re- markable headway under the enor by Bryan, his close adviser, the fornicator of the very platform .which he was presenting to the THE people Haskell was caught redjity to perform the same and for handed with his covetous hands! party sincerity is unnecessary, reeking with Standard Oil! j They have done nothing and they Though free from contact it was i show by glaring conditions of in almost as if slight odor permeated I consistency that they can do noth- tne garments of Mr. Bryan him-jing. self! And this awakened the peo-j Convinced of this the people be- ple to the fact Bryan could notihold the muddy waters' of polit guarantee all the purity he pro claimed however much he might desire it. We came then to realize that no party could consistently ride into power upon a theory of infalibility.,.' The people opened their eyes and beheld a Foraker in one party and a Haskell and a Bailey in the other, and the tojuth came to every thinking mind on beholding theses prof essedly politi cal enemies to each other hand in hand in their opposition to the ad- HISTORY OF HAYWOOD. Written by Professor Allen. The Centennial of Haywood County is the title of a very com plete work written by Professor W. C. Allen and published by the Waynesville Courier. The book contains about 200 pages includ ing more than fifty handsome cuts of native views and men of prom inence who have helped make the history which is recorded. It con tains historical, biographical, ag ricultural and commercial infor mation of the county which can. be found between the covers of no other book. Every citizen should have one. The price of the book is 50 cents. It will be on sale at the fair grounds. The pro moters of this work have done a public service and should receive liberal patronage. The book is written in the delightful style which makes Professor Allen's oth er historical works so attractive, lie is author of "Child's History of North Carolina," "North Car olina History Stories," and" Wigs and Tories," etc. ministration which had been ac complishing great deeds for jthe cause of the people; This caused them to think still further. These men were so cun ning in their wickedness and treachery that they were aiding and abetting, each in his own way, in charging the misdeeds , of crim inal wealth to the real friends of the people, while seeking to forge stronger the chains which bound labor and legitimate business. Could Judas Iscariot or Benedict Arnold have been implicated iri a P'theme more treacherous! Still, glancing over the band of self righteous reformers who as sure us they can cure all our ills in a few weeks, we see the face of Mr. Olney. When Bryan flings his charges of secret favors to trusts at the Roosevelt administra tion, Mr. Olney utters a pious "Amen." But an inspection of Mr. Olney 's record while he was Attorney-General of the United States under the last Democratic administration reveals the start ling inconsistency that he did not bring a single suit against viola tors of the anti-trust law except against combinations of ' working men I Further inspection of Dem ocratic doctrine for nroofs of ical uouDt suDside. They hear again the applause of a' nation at the passage" of a nepburn Bill and the arraignment of the trusts. They live again in the stirring' times when "Roosevelt towered above all figures past or present in the performance of mighty works for his people, and they see the majestice ship of , irresistable raitonal, reform gliding steadily against the stream of adverse in fluences steered by the , strong hands of the greatest statesman of the day William Howard Taft V' i 1 i
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