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Twenty-second Year.
JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 26. 1905.
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COHSTIPflTfOFJ
rfage. and
is no.
ter
it is just as
common a
condition a
mong child
ren as it 19
with their
parents.
The condi
tion is far
more likely
to reach at
acute stage,
develop seri
ously with the
little folks, be
cause of the
difficulty in detecting it.
Many a child has died from constipa
tion, or illness arising from it, when it
might have been saved by the timely
use of
Dr. Caldwell's
(Laxatloe)
Syrup Pepsin
This is the greatest remedy known for
correcting constipated conditions.
Don't wait until yourchild is affected,
but administer a dose of the medicine
occasionally.
You will notice a perceptible change
for the better, a healthy color and a
livelier disposition.
Dr. Caldwell' Syrup Pepsin is a good
thing to have in the house, because it
is good tor the whole family.
Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin can be
obtained in both dollar and half-dollar
sizes from all druggists.
Your money will be refunded if it
does not benefit you.
Your postal card request will bring by return
mail our new rjoklet, "DR. CALDWELL'
HOOK OP WONDERS" and free sample to
those who have never tried this wonderful
remedy, Mothers write today.
PEPSIN SYRUP CO.
Montlcollo, Illinois
Sold by If. C. Miller and City Drug
Company.
THAD. A. OOX,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW AND
SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY
Special attention to abstracts and titles
Rooms 6 and 7, Harr-Burrow Building
Makes Opening Speech of the
Gubernatorial Race.
DEFINES HIS POSITION ON MATTERS
OF STATE GOVERNMENT.
J. Ktrkpatrick. 8 0. Williams. J. II . Bowman
, Kirkpalrick, Williams & Bowman,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW AND
SOLICITORS IN CIIANCERY
Johnson City. Tennessee.
S. 333. 'MILLER
Attobney at Law
and Solicitor in Chancery,
JOiINSON CITY, - , TENNESSEE
" Special attention to Collections.
Dll. G. A. MoCLAIN,
Physician and Ntjhokon.
Office Brown building.
Hour7:30 toll:iWa. m.
uour 1:00to4.y,,i m
.d. Office 248. x
Phones; Residence 206,
K 8. Miller, Jn, M. D W J Miljer M. 1
DRS. MILLER,
Physicians and Surgeons.
Office Rooms sand 6 Opera House Building
Hours 7 to 8 a m., la to i p in.. 6 to 8 p. m,
Dr. U.S. Millar's -esidence King street.
Dr W J. Miller's residence Watauga avnu.
near Konu street.
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iov. I. ox s Kccoru on Temnrraucfi and
Oilier Issues ami as Stale Revenue
Aont Caustically Criticised.
D. A. VINES,
Attorney-atLaw,
JOHNSON CITY, - TENNESSEE.
Practices in all the Courts of TenneHsee.
City Barber Shop.
Hun by first-class wti He workmen. We want
ami are trying to Elevate the Harber Prolog
mon in Johnson City. Come and see us.
Patronize your own Color
md help those that are doservini? ol your pat
oniiifa. Yours respectfully,
Rus9ell & Hamsch, Props.
Cnraer.Mnin nr.il UuUnlo Streets.
FASFIIONABLE
BARBER AND HAIRDRESSER
Polite ftud KiiUsfiuaory xervlc-e accorded to
nil putrons. Next door to Piedmont Hotel.
Full line choice tininds ot Cigars.
'ALLR1GHT" BARBERSHOP
LOCATED IN THE CITY HOTEIj
HOT AND COLD I1WTUS
CLEAN TOWELS FOR CUSTOMERS
MASSAUE A SPECIALTY
Y in rs to servo
J. A. ANKROM
Central Barber Shop
Located in W. 0. Phillips' new build-
tug, turee uoors nuutu ui w vauu..
and fronting Southern Ry. Ladies and
children waited on at shop or residence.
Massage a Specialty.
Nat Hyder, Proprietor.
Nashville American,
(Continued from last week.)
TEMl'KltANCE LEGISLATION.
As a Senator in the Tennessee Legis
ture of 1001 Governor Cox introduced
and voted for two bills, one to prevent
the Palo of liquor at the State Capitol
and the other to prevent its sale within
wo miles of a National Soldiers' Home.
At the same session he voted against
Senate bill 51, to extend the four mile
law to towns Laving a population of
4, QUO, At that session he also voted
against the consideration of the Feeler
bill, which wan a local option measure,
on a point of order that Senate bill 51
had been rejected. Speaker White
overruled the point of order; and when
the bill camo up for discussion and
amendment Mr. Cox attempted to de
feat it by resorting to all the parlia
mentary tactics known and used by
those in opposition.
Where the figures "5,000" occurred
in the Feeler bill Mr. Cox voted for an
amendment to change it to "105,000,"
but the amendment was rejected the
friends of the temperance people vot
ing against it, and those wuo wisneu
to kill the bill voting for it.
Mr. Cox then moved to amend the
bill by striking out "5,000" and insert
ing "104,000", which was voted for and
carried by a majority of the Senate,
the friends of the bill voting against
it. After lie had succeeded in loading
the bill down with this amendment
the bill with the amendment was taken
up on a third and final reading and
was rejected, Mr. Cox voting not only
against the bill but against his own
amendment. Various explanations of
their votes were spread upon the Jour
nal by Senators from which it appears
that the express purpose of the amend
ment was to kill the bill.
Senator Byrns, of Davidson, who
voted -'aye" on the passage of the bill,
among otner things, said: "1 am op
posed to the amendment making the
bill apply to towns of over 5,000. The
Journal will show this amendment was
passed and urged by those who are
opposed to the passage of the bill. It
is urged by the whisky interests in the
effort to deprive certain Senators from
their convictions, that the people in
towns under 5,000 who are demanding
it have the right to vote and govern
themselves. I, for one, .do not intend
to be driven from my convictions by
this insinoere effort of those interests
who are here working and lobbying
asrainst the bill."
It was thus that all temperance legis
lation was defeated at the session of
1901, and Mr. Cox was more responsi
ble for it than any man in Tennessee.
Iq the Legislature of 1903 the Adams
bill was introduced and Mr. Cox was
again a member of the Senate.
It was provided that the four mile
aw should extend to towns of 5,000 or
under hereafter incorporated, and Mr.
Cox led the fight against the bill and
pursued the same tactics to defeat it as
he had employed against the Feeler
bill. v
Iu order to defeat the bill, he offered
an amendment which not only provid
ed for local option, as the Feeler bill
did, which he had voted against at the
previous session, but which, if adopted,
would have rendered, nugatory the
Griffin Law, which was passed by the
Legislature in 1809, and which extend
ed the four mile law to towns with a
population of two thousand.
An amendment was then offered to
the amendment by Mr. Cox striking
out "5,000" and inserting "104,000,"
and Mr. Adams, the author of the bill,
moved to table the ameudinent, ttd on
a vote, it was tabled, Mr. Cox voting'
"no."
A motion was then made to table the
original amendment offered by Mr.
Cox, which prevailed Mr. Cox voting
iu the negative.
Mr. Cox stated that he would vote
for the bill if amended, and this not
being done, he voted against the bill.
lie line was drawn on the Adams law,
just as it was on the Feeler bill, the
friends of the measure opposing amend-
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5. He also opposed and voted against
the- bill requiring vestibules on street
cars for the protection of motor-
men,
0. As a Member of the Senate in 1903,
he voted agaiiist the Baxtor bill to
regulate railroads.
7. In 1905 Mr. Cox was Spcakor of
the Senate, and had the appointment
of committees. There was no general
corporation legislation of any charac
ter enacted.
Is it any wonder with this record,
that Gov. Cox has declared his purpose
to stay at the Capitol and not go before
the people?
GOVERNOR COX AS REVENUE AGENT.
Let me assure you and Governor Cox
himself that in giving his publio record,
I am animated by no sort of ill will.
I believe Gov. Cox to be a man of
capacity and do not undorrate his abil
ity or critioise him except on his official
record. This is a subject of legitimate
comment, just as mine is. He made
this I did not. I take it as I find it
open to publio inspection on public
recprds. I do not Btand before this
audience as a witness against GovCox
nor as his accuser. His record is the
witness and the accuser.
Under the assessment law of 1807
Mr. Cox was appointed one of the rev
enue Agents for Tennessee by James
A. Harris, then Comptroller of the
State. Under previous assessment Jaws
he had acted as Back Tax Attorney
Armstrong Shoes for Women. 2. Kreppen-
dorf, Dittman & Co, Shoes for "Women. 3. Stacy
and Revenue Asrent. Comnlaint beiner
made of the conduct of certain of these ft ol i (Tl Ck I amn Oil
ly of Mr. Cox.in
Adams & Co. Shoes for Men. 4.
for Men. &
Boyden Shoes
ALL
KINDS
FOR OLD M
YOUNG
FROM 50c. PER PAIR UP.
NOTE Mr. Z. "W. Snapp, an expert Shoe Fitter
from Knoxville, is now with us.
Thonias Bros,,
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ments, and those in opposition favor
iag them to destroy the bill.
I leave this record, without comment,
to the judgment of honest men.
RECORDS COMPARED.
I voted, as a member of Congress, to
abolish the sale of liquor at National
Capitol, where it
in large quantities
was openly sold
Mr. Cox voted
the State Capitol,
all, was without
against its Bale at
where, if sold at
license in plain violation of laws al
ready existing.
Mr. Cox voted to prevent the sale of
liquor within two miles of a National
Soldiers' Home, and this legislation
was also unnecessary, for if thus sold,
it was without license and in violation
of the four mile law. From this, it
would seem that Mr. Cox was willing
to vote for temperance when his vote
would not be effective; but was unwill-, from tbe pre8i(ent of the Temperance
ingo vote tor me reoier dui ana me ( League, which is in his possession, and
Adams out wnen ms vote wonta nave wllica wa8 published at the time, gave
oeen a protection to me peopie 01 me mv views on this bill.
towns wno were uemanaing me passage Mr Cox is now a carj(jidate. On his
1 1 1 1 1 1
oiineDiiiB. refusal to pardon violators of the
I voted for the Hepburn-Dolliver bill Adam8 la he ejDels to win thfi tflm.
in Congress because I believed that it
was a Democratic measure, and gave
tbe States power to prevent foreign
shippers from taking advantage of the
Interstate Commerce law, and to sell
liquors in towns where their sale was
prevented by the laws of the State.
A lotter which I wrote from Washing
ton lastyear, in response to an inquiry
Simply write to Mull's Grape Tonio
On., 819 Third Avenue, Rock Island,
III., and you will receive absolutely
free a bottle of Mull's Grape Tonio. a
positive constipation cure. Your drug
gist sells it. The $1.00 bottle contains
nearly three times the 50c size. Try it,
Send name today.
A Judicious Inquiry.
A well known traveling man who vis
its the drug trade says he has often
heard druggists inquire of customers
who asked for a cough medicine wheth
er it was wanted for a child or an adult
and if for a child they almost invariably
recommend Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. The reason for this is that thoy
know there is no danger from it and
that it always cures. There is not the
least danger in giving it, and for
coughs, colds and croup it is unsur
passed. For sale by II. C. Miller.
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The Second
A MATTER OF HEALTH
HAS HQ SUBSTITUTE
A Cream of Tartar Powder,
free from alum or phos
phatio acid
ROYAL DAKINO POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
It is charged that the Chicago Fed
eration of Labor has no money in the
treasnry, also that the total member
ship of 120,000, two yoaas ago, has been
reduced 50 per cent. The loss of sev
eral strikes, internal disagreements and
many slugging affairs are the cause ol
the large decline in membership.
'M lint
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have purchased the interest of R.
j. Mann in the late firm of l'iorce &
Mann, and will conduct tue business
alone. I am prepared to do all kinds
of tinwork, roofing, guttering and
repairing, upon short notice. Will
mnU-n interesting fienres on Warm
Air Heating for any building.' ALL
WORK GUARANTEED. .
Jno. F. Pierce
240 Main Street.
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OF fj
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IIow to Cure Corns and Bunions.
Firiit soak the corn or bunion in
warm water to soften it; then pare it
down as closely as possible without
drawing blood and apply Chamber
lain's Pain Balm twice daily, rubbing
vigorously for five minutes at each ap
plication. A corn plaster should be
worn a few days to protect it from the
shoe. Asa geneial liniment lor sprains,
bruises, lameness and rheumatism.
l'ain Balm is unequalled. For Bale by
U. C. Miller.
Scald head is eczema of the scalp-
very severe sometimes, bnt it can bo
cured. Doan's Ointment, quick and
permanent in its result. At any drug
store 50c.
Just- Arrived.
AIT the Newest Novelties
perance vote; on his record as a legis
lator, he expects to. win the liquor
vote.
Like the double-headed Janus who
looKea botn ways. Candidate Cox is
now casting a beatific smile in the
direction of Dr. Folk, with one face
and is giving Maney ShVab a knowing
wink with the other.
. GOV. COX ON OTHER QUESTIONS.
I believe it is safe to assert that Got.
Cox, while a Member of the House and
the Senate n over, at any time, cast a
voto where the railroads or other cor
porations were involved, and where
there was any division iu the interests
of the people, against the wishes of
the corporations.
1. As a Member of the nousc, ho
voted to reduce assessments against
railroads.
2. As a Member of the House, he
voted against a bill requiring insurance
companies to pay the full amount of
oss upon property, covered by insur
ance, up to tue Iikvi oi tue policy, ana
to render null ami void stipulations in
the policy to the contrary.
. 3. As a Member of the Senate in
1901, Mr. Cox voted against the bill
requiring insurance companies who
delayed pnymcut of loss for sixty days,
and not in good faith, to pay the attor
ney's fees of the insured, not to exceed
25 per cent.
4. At that session, he also offered an
amendmeut to tbe revenue bill which
materially reduced the privilege taxes
of telephone companies.
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Some Seasonable Advice.
It may be a piece of superfluous ad
vice to urge people at this season of the
year to lay in a supply of Chamber-
i Iain's Cough Remedy. It is almost
! sure to be needed before winter is over
! and much more prompt and satisfactory
! resatts are obtained w hen taken as soon
! as a cold is contracted and before it
' has become settled in the system, which
lean only be done by keeping tbe rem
i edy at Laud. This remedy is so wide
ly knowu and so altogether good that
no one should hesitate aboat buying it
in preferen-e to any other. It is for
sale bv H. Miller.
agents, and especially
1899 a joint committee of the Senate
and House was appointed to make an
investigation and report.
The Committee mot, took proof, and
its report; appears in the Appendix to
the House and Senate Journals for
1899. .
I would read tho whole report if it
were possible to do so, but I call atten
tion to it so that it may be read by any
one who may wish to read it.
Under the assessment law of 1897
Mr. Cox collected both State and coun
ty revenues, and in addition Lad power
to make back assessments and to col
lect revenue from this source.
The committee reported that owing
to limited time, it was impossible to
make a "general report," but it must
be content in "giving details in some
cases only." It further reported that,
while not limited in its investigations
with County Trustees only, yet the
committee's work was "almost alto
gether confined thereto."
Under the act of 1897, a maximum
fee of 15 per cent, was allowed the Rev
enue Agent for collections from delin
quents, and it further provided as fol
lows: "They (Revenue Agents) shall
make report of each investigation at
close of same under oath to the Comp
troller for State revenue and costs, and
to County Judge or Chairman for
county revenue and costs."
un tnese subjects the report is as
follows:
"In the opinion of your committee,
in all cases of collections from delin
quents the Revenue Agent should have
added to the sum collected his fee in
order that, as between the State and
the delinquent, the loss of the commis
sion should not fall on the State.
. "This course has not been followed
except in a few cases, and hence the
principle item of loss to the State, and
yet in each case the Trustee was given
a receipt by the agent for the full
amount collected. Substantial service
must have been rendered in compliance
with the statute in each case to entitle
the Revenue Agent to deduct trom
moneys collected for the State a com
mission of 15 per cent. It appears that
no detailed and sworn reports of these
investigations and collections were
filed by the agents as required by the
statute, and it further appears that the
investigations were, in a number of
cases, hurriedly and perfunctorily made
only."
I cannot read all of the cases reported
on by the the committee referring to
Mr. Cox, bnt will read three and shall
read the others at some future time.
They are as follows, and are quoted
: literally from th.e report:
I "In re. C. C. Poindexter:
As to the controversy between C. C
Poindexter, Trustee of Tipton County,
and John I. Cox, a number of witnesses
were examined and depositions were
taken, and we report as follows
"On September 25, 1897, John I. Cox
was at Covington, and went into the
office of G. C. Poindexter, and told him
that he was a Revenue Agent, and
would bring to tbe Comptroller any
money which Mr. Foindexter might
have ready to send, and that he would
receipt Poindexter for the same; there
upon Mr. Poindexter paid Mr. Cox
$350 on State revenues for 189G, for
which amount Mr. Cox executed to him
a receipt.
"borne mistake was made by the
County Clerk in cetifying the amount
(Continued next week.)
Made
GUARANTEED NOT TO
SMOKE.
SMELL or
EXPLODE.
From the Finest Pennsylvania
Crude.
This oil is made by the Kimble Oil
Co., of Knoxville, and is not in the
trust, bnt it can be trustod to give a
better light and the housewife more
satisfaction than any oil on the market
as its use makes lamp cleaning an oc
casional rather than a daily task. Try
a gallon and convince yourself of ita
good qualities, r or sale in this city by
H. W. LYLE & CO.
HAIR BALSAM ,
CleftBttf ftud beautitiei tha bur,
Promt it a luxuriant arruwlh.
Merer Fail! to Beitore Gray
JHair TO 11B XOUUUUl wuior.
Cujvi acftlP d hair falling,
too, and i Wat )rutt
DENTISTRY
Modern methods and modern appli
ances saves time, money and pain.
PAINLESS EXTRACTING
Fillings SO cents and up.
Gold Crowns $3.50.
Bridge work $3.50 per tooth
Full set of Teeth $5.00
All Work Guaranteed.
Dr. J. P. Metzger,
Phone f2.
Crouch Building.
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remedy for .roughs, colds, pulmonary
diseases of e ery sort.
JOHNSON
CITY
140 East Market Street.
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