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CbetfrencbGroab VjuGticr M. L. Shipman, Editor 1 . T. R. Barrows,:. Associate Editor HXNDERSONVXLLE, N C. Entered at the PazXpce at BmdereowU H C at maii matter of the eieond elate. Democratic National Ticket. For President William Jen nings Bryan, of Nebraska. .; For Vice -President J o nn Worth Kern, of Indiana., 'Democratic State Ticket. FbF Governor W. W. Kitchin. ; For Lieut - Governor W. Newland. ; . For Secretary. of State J. Bryan Grimes. '. For State Auditor B. F. Dixon. For State Treasurer B. R. Lacy. '" - ' - For Superintendant of Public Instruction J. Y.; Joyner. For Attorney General T. W. Bickett. ': i . ' For Commissioner of Agncul-tare-W. A. Graham. For Commissioner of Labor and Printing M. LShipman. . ; For Corporation 'Commissioner B. F. Avcock. : - v ;vFor Insurance "Commissioner J. R. Young.; Electors of President and Vice-President of the , United States: Josiah WilliamlBailey, Fourth Congressional Disjrict. , . Walter Murphi Eighth Con gressional District' : Walter L. Cohoon, First Con gressional District. Noah James Rouse, Second Congressional District. i ; - v Hampton D. Williams, Third Congressional District RufusS. McCoih, Fourth Con gressional District Powell W. GlHewell; Fifth Congressional District Henrv L. CooE Sixth Con gressional District, ' John T. Bennett, Seventh Congressional District John L. Gwaitney, Eighth Con gressional District Gaston Ellis Gardner, Ninth Congressional District William W. Zatfiary, i Tenth Congressional Districts t - ( Democratic Candidates tor Congress. Hist District: John H. Small, Beaufort County.; Second District ::"Claude Kitch in, Halifax County. Third District:! Charles R. Thomas, Craven County. Eburth District Edward W. Pbu, Johnston County. t Fifth District: -Aubrey. L. Brooks, Guilford 0ounty. Sixth DistrictHannibal L. Godwin, Harnett ffeunty. -" Seventh District: Robert N.' rage, MontgomeryCounty. Eight District Richard N HInth District :Edwin Yates wuuijr. Webb, Cleveland -County. Tenth District? Willi Distnct: William T. Crawford, Haywop County. Two weeks ago, The Hustler .-TiflI a ttt TTi , . STlr' p .Chair' man of the Republican Execn- tive Committee iWn and Jno.- G.fGrantf the proxy a single thTZ - gressmen Ewart, 'Pearson, - or Moodv J,ad Hnn w.-J- thrtr i-o. nS: was 01"kv these republican derngogues in asking what Mr. .Crawford had done since he ha&Hbeen repre senting this district-in Cougress. We called attention Mr. Craw ford's splendid record; as a faith ful, honest and able i Tepresenta- tivp nnr? rmnnTtrnrl UlZ. i . . ''"cw ma vvorK in Congress adducing? conclusive .evidence as to his superior ability over any of the Tepublicans above named to represent our people. So far, no one has come forward with an' answer and we claim the reward Grant is offer ing to anyone who would show something Mr. Crawford has accomplished. Give us that ''ten spot," Johnny. m . . 4 pn w Democratic craters ' widely dvell upon the theory of demo crats founding . and organizing the government and contend that Thomas Jefferson, the founder of democracy, was the author of the Declaration of Independence and one of the f ramers of ! the Constitution, and.thatthe demo cratic party established every ?n stitution of this great govern ment, classifying the powers in to the executive, judicial and leg islative' departments; organized the State governments fixing the relations between the State and Nation; established relations with'' other countries ; provided system of taxation for the support of the , government even! creating the tariff ; (but for revenue only) created our financial system; or ganized and provided ; for the Navy: established -the Merchant Manpe, which carries eighty, Der cent of our nroducts to all x , . . . . . the ports oi the 'world; fought the wars and provided for peace, --all before the Republican party was born. They challenge the republicans to name a single in stitution established by their party, (which they are. unable to do) and declare that instead of establishing any they have , abus ed those founded by democrats for the people's welfare, in the interest of Vich manufacturers, trusts, money gamblers and bond jobbers. t The great issue in this cam pampaign, as ior several years in the past is the tariff, or fed eral taxation,-' The first levy un- 0 der the Constitution was fifteen per cent In 1825 it was raised to thirty-two per cent through the influence of. raahufactu&rs who adyocta protection for "fnfaflt Industries.' ' This was rightly Called the tariff of abom ination. Mr. ' Clay, the great commoner of that day, in advo cating a compromise by which it was reduced to twenty-six per cent stated in his speech,' on the floor of congress, that if Ameri can people would acquiesce in the proposition for nine years the manufacture3 would be able to compete with aiT the world. Seventy-seven years have - elaPs , , . ... , , , BU" tnese Iniant 1M? , tries are clamoring for more pro- tection. After they have acquir- ed hundreds of millions from the sweat atid toil of the people, by wa . x war w wicixx tire of the Vnfm Stated r i T . wwi.o,m Dl? claime the ?T ?l& to coun i readily seefl, Ught M,an intensified tenff law- compared even, with the old Clay compromise. It lev- ies n w ijcupie tiiat jney nave exper ienced in the history of the coun try, being and average of fifty percent. Republicans themselves, even admit Ithat the Dingley law is wrong by incorporating into their an indefinite promise for revision of the tarifL The. Democratic, platform de clares in favor of ' an immediate reuueuon zo a reasonable basis of and puts itself on record favor able to a tariff for revenue only. xms is a campaign of education the and the people of this country are beginning to realize that full justice to the great mass of citi zens lies in the establishment of the democratic position. They cannot understand; twtiy-a 'great wall should! be' erected around the business of a few individuals, to the . detriment : of more; 'than eoventy-five millions of pcepb, who earri - their bread" in the sweat of their faces. The fact that I these protected industries dispose of their commodities abroad at greatly reduced prices, compared with the rates at which they are sold to the home people, has been the means of attracting thousands' of honest voters to the democratic party and, unless all signs fail, that great champion of the people's rights; Wm.f Jen nings Bryanwill be swept into the Presidential chair an Nov. on a tidal wave, of : indignation; from an outraged people. The Republican State platform contains no criticism of the re cord; the .State "democracy: . has made along educational lines, but some of the radical ; . leaders are attempting to attack our, public school system, in an attempt to prejudice the people against tne democratic party. This is char acteristic of the demagogue. But the utterances 'of Marion Butler, : Spencer Adams and other radi cal, speilers will fool nobody. When the republicans were in power in 'North Carolina they did not build a single school house, but ,used the permanent school fund, provided by the democrats, in paying their mileage and per diem. During the four years of democratic rule, from 1892 to 1906, one thousand four hundred and sixty-two new school houses were built, more than an average W Pnei eac Y wjulcihechdoL terni wis Jriy creased more than three eejes During the yeara 1906-1907 three hundred and seventy-five new school houses were built and atjie schooi term further increased-in lengths v ' : :. Since June 30, 1902 1,891 rural public school housp have been built. The value of tha entire, public school property of - the State has been increased from $1,466,770, , to $4,250,429; the average value of rural white public school houses has been in creased to $302; $3,800 rural school Iftfc-aries, contaming 150,000 vol Uftm? jalued at $60,000, have b&m efoblisncd. The number of.dfsfrf: without ; nouses of any descrMutt nis been ruced from 840 to oumberoi ' log schooi houseW reduc ed from 829, to 410. Average cost of the 375 new sc&oAduses built during the year endm Jme 30;- 1907 was $641.11. l.vnu 1Md be seen what ere&t progrs has feeeri made along the line 6 publfe education, by the iemo' cratic paty and if there & one thing of wich it can boast Jt 's the proud record presented in i the effort to uplift the people of the State by eduCtingithf uture men and womerri whosja hands its destiny ; will be pld, . Instead of manif estihg 1 &n m- terest in the children of thi Stated when thie opportunity was bre-)v sented to them, the; republical: t:give heir turned a dear ear to the annual I the. people for better Prfn, . r i tional facilities and deliberately part disposed of property from which school fund was being derived While in power, they sold the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Stock, preserved through the war for child rcxi as a-..' -permanent school fund of more than $1,000-, ham 000. ; Is it I not passing;-' strange that -after Iksving-- ' squandered this money , thereby robbing gen erations yet unborn, these rcpub-i lican leaders Jiave the hardihood to clirie honest men' with ex travagancs,, when: it J is known they are idoinr their full ditty 'to the children and the State? . De mocrats have nothing to conceal and are proud , of their record, which is open at all times iand an inspection invited. . v : -: ' With reference ' tqj'the1 state ment concerning the number and average cost of the new i school houses erected under democratic rule, since,March, 1903,; it is well to state' that -all of this work - has been under' the direction of the State Superintendent and county boards of education, . who .have furnished plans approved .by t the highest ' authorities : consistent with the principle of modern school' architecture. ' ; Much val uable work has; also, . been done in furnishing' and beautifying the school rooms, in painting school houses and in improving school grounds. r . ; The democratic party is an en emy to ignorance and 1 vice giv ing encouragement at all time to every honest endeavor having for its object the moral and edu- a ' t 1 rj ff At i.: ' canonai upini; oi me enure citi zenship of the State. Confederate Soldiers Friend. . The Legislature of 1879, made an appropriation for each soldier who had los't both eyes, both legs or both arms 60.00 per year. In 18Slvi this was" increased fo $120,09 Jn 1885, in addition to this, thirty thousands dollars was appropriated, these who had j w a a w or arm or been disabled by wounds, and widow Every Democrat voted for tlje measure. In the House, the following mem bersall Republicans v ote d against, it: Brim, Bulla, Chap pell, Eaton, Henderson, Hussey, Lockey, Pinnix, Pritchard, Roul hac, Thorpe;- "jVall, Ward and Whitted--04 : They cast only sixteen vo for opeaker, so it will be seen that every Republi can voted against the proposition to pension the old soldiers. In the Senate, six voted ' W 9 all Republicans, viz.; Chad burn, Montgomery, Robins, Swan, Taylor and Thomas. . In the debate abusive . language as to the Confederate soldier was indulged in by Republicans. In 1891 the Democratic Legislature organized the Soldiers Home. Tne democratic Legislature has in&reaseQ x. the : amount for the befleUt Confederate Soldiers to $431,16(57 ; , ; ; V, : ' In 1895-18&? vttsB the Fusion &jb had control of fee? legislature ino addition was naxfe ,to the amount which the ''. iSfenocratS hadbeen giving. f r ; , ; ;V Is1 nibti f hfe a ; sad -commentary Qn the" patriot ic (?) resolution of the Republicam platform? Their ardent wisktoaid the Confeder ate soldier reminds, us of the ne-' gro' who complained of his wife wanting so much money to spend. When - asked ;. how much ; he ad'given her. he ! replied "Hav- nothing yit" : . only has - the republican m. i - iposed the giving of pen- e confederate soldiers. sions fcPk , , . , mi. i t put a single one of They didW these old ! Hel ea vu tiicii suite ticket The ed two of them, L nocrats nominat or. B. F. Dixon W. A, Gra r of Agri- auditor and li-j. ? for Commissone. AntsricciHi Vassar 2.50 5 sitM. ;M.v SHEPHERDS The republicans claim . to stand upon the principle of local self government,; ;but ? the record of that party in' North. Carolina shows it to be an utter stranger to the proposition. We have told of its conduct so many times in the past, with reference to this matter, that it is deemed unneces sary to again direct attention to its many inconsistencies in gone by days. ". Republican leaders never, practice what they preach. Take, for instance, their, candi date for lieutenant-governor, C. P. Toms, who is going over . the country denouncing ;. the very laws he, himself, fought to niain- tainL JH "Beff UfJ the democrats of Henderson county to nominate him ;en?50 tSmT f & r office , of sheriff fifid tax collector, in its present fofiiiyand ;promising to let it standi ' It was 'common talk during the legislature of 1905-6, when an attempt to re peal the law had been started, that Charley agreed with several leading republicans before the election Mto step aside and per mlt the bill tp;pass.'' Had he kept this promise the law whicfr is giving' ttet pie4iuflthig h sters so much it Conc'eT'ii in . the present campaigtl would have been repealed and tii Finance Committee a thing of the past But instead, he implored the senate to "kill the bill,,, whfeii it finally did after a spirited dis 'cusfon'" i'l'-'. The Raleigh News and Observ er; in its report of the legislative proceedings, on Feb 14, says there was a heated discus sion before the senate eomnilttee on Counties, Cities5 Towns over the proposition to repeal : a law passed by the legislature of 1903, providing 'ior 'the eieel&n of a tax collector ;' in Henderson county and that "Senator Toms oWosed the bilKjAreeal V ,jKe? Morning Post, of simi lar dafe-stated that Senatof Toms asked thbcommittee .to report the bill urifaVdlr ing record of tliis bilf,v which ap pears on page 5of- the4 Senate Journal for 1905, i: will : be inter esting reading for iho&e1 .who de sire to get at the exact- trutll concerning the, matter :r ; "H. B. 883,' S. B. 664, biil to repeal chapter 784, Public taws of 1903, 'relative to appoint merit of tax collector in Henderson i county, upon second reading.. " Senator Toms moved to tablel ihe bill (What) American y Gentleman f 3.50 Household 1 .75 The motion is lost i ; Senator, Bryan ' calis for the ayes and noes. r The call is Sustained. , The jbill V fails - to pass second reading, ayes 8, noes 26, as fol lows: .. - '''). Those voting in the 'affirmative are: "Senators : Jryan. Crisn - , ; - - ' Empie, McLean,- Miller, Moore, Somers, Stubbs 8. J : Those voting in the negative are: Senators Aaron, Alexander, Bragaw Burton, . Coxe, Duls, Fousiee, Grady,.. Jones, Long of Iredell, Long of Person, Mason of Gaston, Mason of Northamp ton, :McCulloch", Oddl, Scales, Sinclair,; Stringfieldi Thorne TOMS, (?) Turner, lurrentine, Varirt, Ward, Williams, Zollj, coffer-2a : ; Had Mr. Toms' asked the sen ate to pass the bill it wuld have, " "rllv doriA so Ha H72. ai ri -'"T -T,V -C yvi WIS p9- nle's rele;htativ inat body uid'.n-;'wjsnef-th"hfer to local affairs, were grgited in nearly every instance, j After taking the position he dicin the legislature, it does not lie-in his mouth to bemean the denperats of this good county for biding on to tleir tax collector. Char ley complains, also, that wdiave too many magistrates in the oun ty. Well, when the terms t the sixteen he appointed expire iere will not. be such a large mubei to worry the littfe fellow. He would not permit his law parter to select a single one!. Thinkof it!'' ' ' ' ' : With reference to tk law p viding for our tax collector Wish further to say that the a ald03, in its present form, wa repotted from ; the committee fayoratiyby Mr; J,B. Freeman, the repToilican j representative from Henderson courityy and pas sed the Housed wi thout a dfesent- fng1 vote. AhVtT these radical fine fellows, anyway? . Detrierats, the only dii this year Will be .iri getting ou) ifeople' to the polls. " Thy result in' iis congressional district and the state is so assured . that our friends are disposed to be in different Let's r urge ; every democrat to be on the1; alert and we shall buryhe enemy so deep they will never be resurrected. We have everything to bost of; a proud record, splendid leaders nd honorable representatives of every noble cause f of which our part stands.' Let all democrats assemble at the polls and perform eir duties-like menV Talk de mocracy day irr arid day out and let-your actions, speak louder than wordsL' . - culture.