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If Mc Minify wins il will mean that that, war will1 go on; | that American ideals will be repudiate:!; that national faith Will be botruytd; that the rights of mm will be denied; that tue Doclara- j tion of Independence will become | a in eve mockery; that polygamy and slavery will be indorsed, ami that all for which we have stood and of which we have boasted and of which we have been honestly proud during a hundred and twcuty-lho yearn ?>f crinrious national history will be put behind us fern [ menu and ignoble niubition. The citizen must chooso. Lbmay elVeet to believe that there is I some other duty beforo him but deciding b?t,veon the republic and the empire, llut if he bhrdl vote ?or any other limn than for Bryan lie will vote to strengthen the arm i of imperialism and to cripple that of t'roe government. The issue cannot bo dodged. It is either the republic or the em-' piro. "Which shall it bo? "Which : does the citizen want? If he desires the republic to stand he must ! i vote for Bryan. If ho is careless whether it stand or fall ho may! vote for nnvboflv obo nr full / ?? 1 refuse to vote at all. Anil thai I will bo his contribution to the j conhnj; i f the Man on Horseback.! Hero m\' some gems from the speech of Hon. James Hamilton ; Lewis, of the State of Washington, delivered at the recent Indianapolis meeting of the National Asboc iatiou of Democratic Clubs: '"There are no patriots if Demo- 1 crnts be not. No servile suppliants 1 for ollicial favors are we. No die- ; tutor sways his detestable rule over I no. No corporate influence com- I mands a domination or wealth ! directs. We know no masters but 1 the people; wo worship no king but God." In referring to Senator Ilanna, ) ho raid: "jno Wonted j*ov<jcou, swollen with j party dictatorship, si l.n in sacred place, blinking his splenic eyas at us ns signals for our cvrry movement. ()ur ideas are our 1 property; our mnnhoed is (.urban- ' or. All the people are our chil- , dren, and the fret) nation onr' sacred enro. Wo ab'indon these to no man, and defy the insolence of masters or the arrogance of office i to take one jot of our independence | from us/1 With reference to President ' ^MelCinley, he said: '' Nor have we to put forth enn- ! rliiliiloii fi.r / ll'"" "... -.1. C ? t "" CUM I ??1 whom never advocated a policy!1 which he would not immediately ' denounce for parly advantage, nor 1 denounce a piaeiplo which wc would not cup ula - for the entice-!' incuts of office. " A silver man when a silver!1 lining was necessary to his cloud i of political despair. A gold man, j in return for thegtldcu promise! of Presidential nomination. In ' the morning of the first dty, free 1 trade with the Porto Iticans was a * plain duly; in the evening of the f same day, he was only playing with 1 the Porto Eieans, and they must j* pay Ihe duty. ,s "The Tobacco Trust has smoked " his convict ions out and the Sujjttr r Trust has swecloned his sense of i k duty abandoned by ptouube of j i liberal campaign contributions. In t the hour of humanity, forcible an- . 1 nexation vras criminal ftpcgriWn n : t ?when not popular with the pirty i Hi f >i? i [c suaivAiitioM, when \ r-?i\tnlilo to favored ryndicates a gentloinaii who, n thf commercial sou- e greets bis | arty's aver changing policies by becoming its accommodation iiulorsor." Mr. Lewis alluded to Governor Ilooscvelt an 1 said: "We shall never bo driven to lire desperate ends of bolstering the decaying strength of a falling j chieftain by pandering to the fan tnstie ?. lenient whose hollow Inr/./.n., for what they neither understand ; nor can. is the only hopj of importers in the hour when neither reason nor justicednro bo appealed to to isaotain them." At lite (Sat oi&l Capital. llegular eorrnsuoiulonRe. Vvasmixoton, Oct. b, 1U00.? . The boodle htnge of the campaign has been reached, and the head has been knocked ont t?f the Kepnbliean barrel, which lianna iiikd 1<? overllowing. In every doubtful Stale and Congressional district every vote that can be had for money is to bo bought. Three ' are not mere assertions. They are hard facts, of which the Democrats have been warned by Chairman Hiehui.k-on, of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Commit ioc, anu ny mr. uicnuro iroker ot Now York, both of whom know < f the enormous amount of money secured by IIanna, and judge by the way ho spent millions in lM'.KI how he intends to spend it. It is1 not easy to pr? vent some buying ! and soiling of votes anions those! who are unprincipled enough to 1 engage io sueh 11 1 rathe, but vigil- 1 iiuce cn the part of Democrats may greatly lessen the number 1 bought and sold, as every State i provides a heavy penalty for the' prime. There was a noticeable change in the attitude of the Kepublieun managers just as soon as they got tiie tip that tlanna had all the I money ho wanted. Instead of i talking doubtfully of the result of: the elections, both Presidential | and Congressional, they began to I blow, making the most ridiculous i claims as to the number of clecto- , ral votes that MeJvmley will get and the number of Republican j Congressmen that will be elected. Representative Rhea, of Virginia, called at the post office department this week and tiled a vigorous complaint against tin* Republican postmasters in his district, for failure to deliver important documents sent him from I Washington, lie also asked that I an inspector be sent to investigate i tlie complaint, lie received the i same old, stereotyped promise that 1 the mutter would bo looked into, and, judoin}.? from tho result of similar promises made to tin* same sort of complaints by Democrats, tlmt will bo tho last of it, so far as the Republican pos-totlieo ollicials are concerned. The Republican managers are having trouble with Benjamin ' Iiairison. They waul him to take > the stump, hut Ben nays ho lias a throat trouble and can't do it, al- j though 110 one has heard that his j throat, trouble prevented him i j speaking in court for any client Who is rich enough to pay his big , fees If he won't speak, they want him to write and sign a MoKin'.ey plea for publication, but he may i|isoovor that he has pen pnralysis,! njr something else, that will pre- i Vjent his writing, if they don't put n\p a big retainer for him. Ben doesn't like McKinley or iMcKinle.yism, and if he says anything for either it will ho on the usual basis I lint lawyers briefs are written. Judge (Jeorge 1 >. Lacy, of South ; Dakota, who is in Washington looking after some business before tlnt> I nited States Supreme Court, thinks thai his Sinto is absolutely J iftfle for L>ryan nnil Stephenson, loawithstawling Bosh Kami i'k pcrlon al efforts to capture it, ami thus ital.es tlio reason for his belief: Tlie voters in South Dakota are no*Mly hunters, and farmers, you :nciw, generally 1- ok at public pic?lions with a clearer vision ham men who dwell in cities, rhek have timo for reflection as 8? 'it their work in the toldlft. They are not blinded by wealth, noi* are their m liabilities ' dulled by familiarity with the mif- i f*? ri11s of thoir fellow men. The j! inhabitants of eiti. s decide qurslions upon the basin of expediency, , while the farmer weighs them i wi h a judicious tr. ui! and jjvts at 1 the bottom of tilings. Therefore , the farmer is most keenly alive to , the danger that lurks in the j^rent , < ombiuatious of wealth that uutke u.'.wnm monopoly, utia ;t us to in? farming communities ili.it Bryan ! must look f r the volts neoca.stny lo his elect ion." Mr. MeKinley did not couie to Washington this time in a particularly pood humor, although ho lour ill the Chinese bn-anceP, of which ho has been afraid from the ; start, apparent I}' cominp his way to the extent of petting it into the ; hands of the diplomats, thus nmk- i ( iug auri? that nothing can happen jn connect ion therewith that will ! have any olTeet upon the electi n. ' if.' knows Ohio polities pretty ' well, and the campaign isn't progressing there in a manner that is , satisfactory to him. lie has i learned v.hat the Democratic managers have known lor some time? that the trust issue alone i.-> tr. :king i thousands of votes for Colonel ! | liryan nuion^ men who have here- i tofore voted with the Republican !' party, and he recognizes that, the ! Stale is in danger, lie has also,' had disquieting news from Indiana and Illinois, both of which hi em in a fair way to go Democratic, if ' the present drift continues. A personal friend of Mr. MrKinlcy says he is also much rhngritmcd over his failure to stop llunnu's speech-making, not only because the failure was humiliating, but because he realizes how much i harm i I anna's spoechcs are doiaii | him. Too Much Pulltlcf. One small boy who supports his invalid mother making fruit boxes or even the frail bar foot j^irl wh?> earns food and clothing for herself, is worth a hundred red-eyed deadbcats who stand around the campaign market places and wait for drinks or for opportunities to work for the candidates. Wo have had too much politics heretofore. \ Tho shiftless man about town! proves this to be true. Tho vai^r int who waits at the polls for a ; purchaser shows it to ho so. Tho : joo-ueller in the city council or the j piece-maker in the service of the' State, the low man and the liifh j man who l)uys uiul usoo l.iin. all ; these witness the fact tluit the poo- j pie have come to depend entirely I too much on politics for pulls, too much on public business for a chance in life. Why not strike for a diversification of chances and ' opportunities? Why not five the 1 weak and the honest, the modest and the deiiorviiif, a show? To do this the present turn toward itulus rial improvement, toward a multiplication of chances in private business, toward commercial) opportunities, should be heartily encouraged by every citizen whose mind m t-.timd i-nd ivlmun 1.??* ??? ?? *? UVUV UV (41 u r> iii the 1*ij_; 1?t place. Let the politician get out of the way. Surely he lnis brought to the people enough of dissension, loss and trouble already. Ills work l.as been magnified for many long hud | wcary years, and nothing good has i come of it. Why not permit and encourage the citizen to magnify his own business for a few years? It is Tgoing to be done, and the! change is going to work well.- ! Galveston News. Kuktuxi?ni JuMltiable. Few Northerners have ever understood the conditions of the South which resulted in the ri i.rn of the Kuklux. One of the most prominent of Southern divines was asked if in his opinion Kukluxism was justifiable and in reply, said: " Yi'H. sir. and if the doetrii..? that 'the end justifies the means' was ever correct, it was during the reign of terrorism in the Southern States when Kukluxism was rampant. Kninember, air. that at the close of the war ami at the reconstruction period the white men of the South were disarmed, ami it was a penal otVense for them to have tiinarms in their homes. The negroes, however, were armed; our streets and highways were patrolled by negro soldiery, who were but a set or barbuiious savages, worse t'i!tiii art- the invnrjeh to-day i:i the interior ( L' Africa. It ?;ot :o that a white woman dare not rro-b the threshold of lier own [louse, lest she he n B.iuitci! I?y one | of these I.rates, while wliile men !iad to ah.tndou tho roods to lite | lift i V< InC ?*i1 It! L-.k { !n<i V U'tt (l .J IhnsI they could across 11:o ii-Ids. l'o appia! to the !av?* \vu3 useless,; for t he judges wore carpet-hangers ! mcl sustsuned tin* negroes. '* It v. us litis b?f?t??o{?ll'nir8, win n : we saw our civilization and till rights tiiul pti.iiegeb of society j bring swept tiway nud our dear ones exposed to u fate worse than | Icutk, that gave birth t> Knklux-! icon. St-If preservation is n lunda- j mental law, and recognizing tbut i naught but hojoio in casinos would i jtudi the growing ovii, the v.bite men quietly organized, t? id iu ' :;na (1 bodice, begun to r dress the j wrongs trout which they were suffering. l>o not imagine thai the | Kukiux were recruited from the j criminal ela-iscs. Such L know is 1 lie pjvvaie.it Northern idru, but | il i? absolutely false. The tueiu-1 bern *.1 [{. K. :v. wore gm tlcuicn J i)f lino i tlu< a'ion, struggling man-1 fully to retain nndrusiain their j manhood, ami give their cki'.dien! lib a lii>iitn:;c "t the *ju', h higher j eivili'/eition than pevhujis th- y ; Llit inaelvcs luui enjoyed. In many j iiudnnei-s that witb tin only legacy I liny ! ad to tiivc for alt else had 1 lOfii swept nwuy in Llict storm of ; r.hot and shell liiftt Liud for four years been spending -di solution | over the land. The bands did their | work ijuic-tly, swiftly and with! Lliva! piecLlm. "Negroes, like blifi p, require a load : , and ihe bands quit '.ly noted tin.' leaders and thoir cabins mid called tho won out. The most brutal ( in\s wore shot, or hum:; j ntln rs wore thoroughly whipprd i and ordered to leave the country. In this way u ivii;n of terror was j L-routnd union;; the in so o'* who are natural cowards, and the white men gained control. W Liy, sir, t oven tin* i'edeiui troops that >v< re j Kent down here to auppresi Ku-{ kluxisin refused in tunny instances i to interfere, nut! in inline cases I i .. .. 11 - - . i l r*.-\ i i * ? anno. nicy kiu'W mai it whs not >4 Owudiliou anarchy ami crimo, hut a imcvsHtty bora of n< irro iasoi. !i<-o ami inroU rnuce.'' New York's Leadership. There in ono kind of apparel' wherein "New York's pre-emiiunce j is ? ulnblir-hed I in* world over. That ; is apparel for boys, Lvononnced I as tiie leadership of Paris for wo men's wear and of London for j men's, it is univeisidiy admitted I Ibat Now York lias evrdved a distinct order of style for its youth i verywbeie admired. Crescent Clothes for Idoy\s are the pr duct of tin- best known makers in New York. They are the p, rfection of tit, fashion, and fablie. L'liey are 1 the only boys' cl-thea made that j will r?,tain shape. Any woman i whose purse allows the leant leeway in the praiifn'utioii of pride in dre-sinr* lier boy ?vik be ch lighted with tin' style and positive economy of Croseen? Ch?tlies. In all iocs from up and for young men 14? ar> chest measure. 'tins beautiful line or lioys' apparel will hoi found only at ED. W. IHEMON CO/3, j C1IAKLOITE, N. C. Mail orders promptly tillod. fygjfejfftv Vr ._>? "**, \i / v'w'll Fx \ iSbS^IoJ t * ^> ? ? :>t." v>M I . A ;- OT 1 K J c-w^vk.o-^ / \ y y . Tin? Ccnlcr oi lUiiiffion for 1 H??yi* \\ l*v> arc especially particular i about l be laundering of t hoir Summer ! tf.mrents is tin laondrv. K veryone ' knows except those who haven t tried! our work, how clean; pro'teviy starched . autl ironed every article proves itself to ; he after it has been through <>.tr hands. It' yon don't know us, let's K*'t acquainted. For ease of mind and comfort of ho.lv, be sure that your laundry tJo.-s to the i Mod. 1 Steam l.auntirv. tharlot le. N. t'b I ?d. U. flctUUNAY, Agent, Fu.i .am, s. c. I Wc Peed tlio Hungry.; When in town ami yon want a ; good nienl, remember wo feed the people. A good meal for 25 cents. Our llcutaurant i9 on Depot 6treet. Hand Bros, nocu hill, s c. 1 V ' ' * * * "TIE 811 Pti * A -W A. T\4. A %* A WANTED, W A JST Wasted r.v T. B. BELK: CoOats, Potatoes. Cuiccexs, Eous, / WltlOii the huihest mauket PuiCl FOR SALE, FOR ; For Sale by T. B. BKLK: A $15,000 worth of Clothing, Shoe* ils, etc.; albo ''Old Hickory" aj Grain Drills, and other Farm l.i Call on us for Guano and Ba ouu PiilCtS T. B. BELL WE ARE Special indnootTM limy wish to OKchaiij Fertilizers. Wt? jwv for the heed ana sel a batas of emnll j tiling you should in IN TIMES Our bugmew w; pally to the sale c( have expanded till y ntore very nearly a This week we (U ai Youth*' ami Chihlrt Shoes, Hats, Trunks these goods wo nr? that are worth looki are alt xeiv ancl o[ tl ^BUGP-Sl We'-re paying 15 e< It. F. GPiIER, DKALXlt IN I1ATS, SHOES, PANTS, DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, DRESS GOODS. HARDWARE, TINWARE, OLASSWARH, GROCERIES, 2TC., AND THE EE3T LINE OF POCKET AND TABLE CUTLERY IN TOWN. ? ' I m. Ab MB ST8SB. " A V A % A + T A ? A * */^ TED, WANTED. i'ton, Cotton ISked, (John, Teas, lnd other Country Produce, fou is will be Paid. ^ i t ti SALL, FOR SALE. r tiie Lowest Pkicks $10,000 to s Dhy Goods, Uakdwamu, Gbockuid "Piedmont" Wagons, Buggies, (elements. lGging and Ties. AUli ItiQIlT. OFFERING >>*! to farmers who C? Cot to* Seed for y the highest prices 1 onr fertilizers on >rofit. This ia ono v estimate. GONE BY confined prinoi < k?i4>r tiiu Vkiii mux 'ou chb find nt nur Mjt'riii?K you want, ic to mention onr MIK' Suitrt, 'i'rmuerH, i aiul Crocltary. In j o!T? r;?i^ bni^nina ni. goods quality. & YOUNG. i'?. u (loz ft?r I. j I W. II. HOOVE 11, : LIQUOR DEALER, tmiaorPE, n. e. We lock ?5p.*cl*il5 alia# Ik* skipping tr^da and below ifuo4? ???j <*aaa flgura*. WHI ke glad to ymmr onhm. 'ftimi c?k atlli trtk*. Corn, per gallon, U? k?g (koaad), $# 5C. >?-75 ** At! lintaUu acMMki at T?RY OLl>. Rye a Irom )i.l? t? l?, t* |? tad )J S? P?r Oina from $t 6n f i*? etiP P? 99. (ttnuln? ]?ap*rted 'kato RN?" aft #3 per gallon. Apple Ara?#y, fa.ep P#* pNM. Peach Hrandy $9 go per giRaa. No charge twr Jug aa? boa abaae. and no charge at Uicn prlaca fee Sag when wanted In ??ch ftantlllaa. Let ua tave yoar erftara and oblige, W. H HOOVER. ' i