davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-21
CALAMITY H0WLER.

fla large portion of the people Of Vir-
gina we're not entirely given over to folly
they would be disgusted with the kind of
arguments the Hon. J. Hoge Tyler is
making in behalf of his election as Cover
nor. He is filling the part ola calamity
bowler, and from lack of information, we
suppose, is making statements that any
well informed man knows are incorrect.
In speech delivered at Carolin court
honse on the 11th inst, Mr.. Tyler said:
'Ifthe Republicans could show that pros
perity was here it would kill free silver,
but they can't do it. On the other hand,
prosperity is greater stranger now than
ever. When the Sherman law wasrepeal-
ed we didn't have good times. We bor-
rowed money from Belmont, Morgan & Co.,
and had to make them promise to keep
hands off, so as to prevent the Govern
ment from financial ruin.
The Republicans promised before and
after Mckinley was elected that the times
would Improve. Have they? No. On the
contrary, they are worse; there are more
laboring men out of employment than
ever; strikes have been more numerous;
failures constantly increasing and every
thino on the decline"
We will be charitable enough to think
that Mr.. Tyler does not read the news
papers, or is so infatuated with the pros
pect of being Governor of the State that
he has become careless in his assertions.
Ifhe reads the daily papers of his own
party he would find CONSTANT admissions
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-21
Bryan Samples Kansas Prosperity.

st. Louis Globe Democrat
Mr. Bryan has just sampled the Kansas
brand of prosperity. He attended the
State Fair at Wichita last week and for his
share of the exercises was handed check
for nearly $500. He remarked to the
committee that he had never before earned
SO much money in one day and that the
amount was more than had been guaran-
teed. Perhaps the thought occurred to
him that the one days receipts could be
exchanged for $500 Mexican silver dollars
Why would it not be good idea for Mr.
Bryan to convert his earnings in this way
with the expectation Of doubling them at a
stroke in the year 1900? 1t ispossible that
he caught glimpse of General Prosperity
at Wichita in full dress, with golden epau-
lets. But it is more likely that Mr.. Bryan
was looking in another direction, deeply
immersed in thought on the calamitous
condition of the country.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-21
Trade Indications.
Wool Record.l

Wool Record.
All trade is more or less speculative,
when gold is imported 10 purchase bonds
or to supply drains upon the National
treasury caused by the unlimited redemp-
ton of currency, the feverish activity in
financial circles can scarcely be indicative
of the real conditions of trade. When,
however, several prominent New York
banks begin to import gold by the million,
and announce that their importations are
to supply the natural demands of trade,
the people inslinctively look for the cause,
especially wnen it is reported simultane-
ously that gold imports are arriving at
San Francisco.
If, as iron men claim, "iron is the
barometer of trade, " conditions are natural
and prosperity sure. Structural iron man
ufacturers are behind with their orders,
tin plate mills cannot obtain supplies, and
actual sales of Southern pig iron reached
ten thousand tons last week, while there
has also been heavy buying of Bessemer
pig.
Wool prices are advancing, while the
recent sales have been double those of the
most prosperous years. Foreign countries
are taking large quantities of our wheat
and other agricultural commodities, and
sending gold in return, Australia con-
hibuted four million dollars in gold in q
single shipment to San Francisco last
week. Exports for July amounted to
$4,000, 00G, and at Baltimore, for August,
the record of that port was broken, its
exports amounting to 100000.
The merchandise exports from New
York for the first three weeks in Septem-
Der were 1913 per cent. more, and imports
1877 per cent. less than last year. This
ratio for the month would result in net eX-
ports of sos, 900, 900 in merchandise. At
lantic exports of wheat for three weeks
have been 12,49S, 1SG, against 6,lS3, 743
bushels for the same period last year.
With gold flowing in to pay for exports,
a sixty per cent. increase in bank clear
ings in eighty cities, and an August bal
ance of trade of $40 100000 in our favor,
and tariff that will protect us from undue
foreign competition, America s commercial
prosperity is assured, and optimistic pre-
dictions for the future cannot fail Of reali-
cation.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-21
An Address Issued by Col. Wickham.

William f. Wickham, State chairman
of the Lamb wing of tie Republican party,
has issued the following:
To the Republican voters Of Virginia.
In response to and in consequence of
the almost universal demand therefor,
both in Virginia and in other States where
their action are being watched, conven-
ton of Virginia Republicans assembled at
Lynchburg, Va, on October 9Th, 1897.
This convention, composed Of upward OF
500, all Republicans, tried and true, and
representing every section Of Virginia,
with absolute unanimity determined that
The great body of Virginia Republicans
would not be willing to surrender their
principles and retire from action before
the first gun was fired, but demanded that
full Gubernatorial ticket be placed in
the field this fall. The convention then
nominated as our standard bearers Hon.
P. II. McCaull, of Culpeper, for governor;
Hon. O. Z. Roller, of Rockingham, for
lieutenant governor, and Hon. James
Lyons, of Richmond, for attorney gen
eral; all true Republicans, devoted to
building up our party in the State and
removing all factional differences.
The convention also selected the under
signed as chairman of the party and by
virtue Of the authority and trust thereby
imposed, l hereby call on all true Repub-
licans in this State to Loyalty support their
ticket, and by coming to the polls on the
I'd Ct November show their devotion to
the principles of Republicanism by their
votes.
I also call upon all the Republicans in
the State to give their cordial support to
such candidates for the Legislature as may
have been nom mated by the Republican
party, and I also call on all Republicans to
do this regardless of personal aims or
private desires, regardless Of factional diff
ferences or internecne strife; but, shoulder
to soulder, let all work from now till the
sun sets on election day for the healing of
past differences ard the success Of our party.
Very respectfully,
WILLIAM f. WIcKHAM.
State Chairman.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-21
WHY?

There are q great many intelligent and
honest men in the Democratic party who
realize and admit there has been great
improvement in business conditions since
the return of the Republican party to
power. They are really glad 10 see the
change and enjoy, with marked pleasure,
its benefits. They are very reluctant, how
ever, to yield their convictions, which are
based on prejudice and sentiment and
lead them to continue to vote with party
that in its entire history has brought
nothing but business disaster to the
country
Any man of ordinary intelligence must
be forced to see that the free unlimited
coinage of silver is fake, so far as the
correction Of existing business evils is
concerned. The history of the past few
few months has clearly proven that the
silver coinage question had nothing to do
with the industrial interests of this country.
1t has also been demonstrated that the
contention of Mr.. Bryan and his followers
that the low prices that prevailed for
agricultural products hal been occasioned
by the coinage act of 1878, was foolish, 1t
is plain that other influences operated to
bring about the terrible depression, that
obtained through Mr.. Cleyelands, entire
admin stration in agriculture and man
ufacturing enterprises The predictions Of
the free silver advocates that the triumph
of Mckinley and Republican principles
would increase the business distress Of the
country have failed of fuflllment. The
very reverse has come. Why, then will
honest, intelligent citizens continue to sus-
tain doctrines thata are proven to be untrue?
1t must be from prejudice and stub
| borness.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-21

The Democrats are saying that it is a
bad plan for the people to change their
representatives, that Mr.. st. Clair has the
experience OF one term and will know what
to do, if he is sent back to the Senate
The trouble is he did something when he
was there the people do not like, he voted
for the Walton election law, and we sup
pose is still for that law. The people want
a fair election law. Is the Walton law q
fair one?
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-21
A cud for Free Traders to Chew on.

New York Mail and Express, Rep.
An outspoken recognition of the eff
fcacy of the Dingley bill comes from the
London Times" warning British man
ufacturers THAT they must make up
their minds to decline in their exports
to this country and seek markets in other
parts of the world. The "Times" refuses
to shut its eyes to the situation, and it
realizes that the American people have
fully decided to make their own goods.
That is precisely what the Dingley bill was
intended to accomplish.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-21
YOU CAN VOTE FOR M'CAULl,

The State Executive Committee Of the
Bowden-Brady faction has met and sends
forth an address to the voters of the State,
telling what the State committee did at
Lynchburg and about what it did not do.
The Republicans of Virginia are too famil-
lar with the doings of that meeting to
want to hear anything more about it, es-
pecially in commentator thereof. After
clarifying its own misdoings the State COM
mittee proceeds to attack the conduct pur-
sued by those Republicans who met in
convention at Lynchburg on the 9th inst.
and had the courage and patriotism to put
ticket, composed of good, !honest Repub-
licans before the people in opposition to
the Bryanite ticket. The Bowden- Brady
crowd then proceed to "renew, repeat and
reiterate" portion of their address pub
lished after the meeting Of the State com
mittee on the 18th of August, in which
they seek to show that it WAS the purpose
of the organization to try to secure in the
next Legislature of Virginia majority in
favor of changes in the election law. 1t
viii be hard for the gentlemen to convince
the Republicans Of the State that the COM
mittee was influenced by any such disin-
terested and patriotic motives. The clos
ing paragraph Of this.last address is very
amusing. threads as follows:
clad the regular organization Of the
party called and held State convention
it would doubtless have nominated a ticket
that We could loci, upon with pride and
support with pleasure. Under present
conditions there will be upon the ballot an
independent opposition ticket to the
Democratic nominee, and it is conceded
that Republican either in voting for the
nominees Of the Lyachburg meeting or re-
fusing to vote for them will neither jeopar-
die nor forfeit his claim or position in the
Republican party of the State"
This paragraph discloses the desperate
fix in which the Bowden- Brady faction
finds itself Ii hasn't the courage to open
ly fight McCaull, Roller and Lyons but
tries to discredit the ticket by calling it
can independent opposition ticket" a
ticket which was nominated by 500 Re
pu6licans, representing majority of the
county in the state, ticket which has the
courage to proclaim itself the Republican
State ticket and challenge the Bryanites
to meet it on the stump. But the Bow
den-Brady Executive committee is very
generous in the closing lines ofthe address.
1t says: SIT is conceded that a Republican
either in voting for the nominees of the
Lynchburg meeting Or refusing to vote for
them will neither jeopardize nor forfeit his
CAIN or position in the Republican
party of the State"
How profoundly thankful Republicans
should feel that they are to be permitted
to vote the Republican ticket and then
have the privilege OF walking back into
the arms of Bowden, Brady, Allen & Co.
foy Iorgivenes as prodigals.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-21

IT is the duty of all Republicans in Taze-
we'll county to vote for Meade and Spratt.
If you are for Republican principles why
vote for man who is for the opposite? If
you are for honest elections, will you stul
tify yourself by voting for man or men
who are for the unfair, partizan measure
known as the Walton law ?.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-21

Be sure to vote for McCaull, Roller,
Lyons, Meade and Spratt. They are Re-
publicans. Vote no split tickets. Your
Repuhlicanism will be very weak if you
vote for Bryanite.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-21

THEY recently had combination show
at Wichita, Kansas, composed Of shan
battle, pigeon shoot bicycle race and
address by W. j. Bryan. Nh Bryan was
to get one half the gate receipts and re-
ceived $500 as his share. A pretty
fair return for talking cheap money for an
hour or little over. Who ever heard of a
Presidential candidate participating in
shows before? Bryan wants to become a
capitalist and is rapidly getting there by
quilting the folks.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-21

JAPAN has ordered 10000 tons of steel
rails and fastenings from the Illinoise
Steel Company. The orderis the result of
the shortage in the steel crop of Japan,
we suppose.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-21

Senator Hoar spoke recently on Glove of
country" at Allston, Mass, and said that
it is better to live for your country than to
die for her, but that the world still holds
the 800 who died at Thermopylae better
than the one who escaped.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-21

The discussions in tie Democratic ranks
in various sections of Virginia are very con-
siderable, enough to insure Republican
success in those sections if Republicans do
their duty.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-21
Wealth Has Its Rights as Well as Duties
Petersburg Index Appeal Dem

Petersburg IndeN ApfeaI Den.I
Wealth carries its responsibilities to the
community, and they ought to be met
with liberal public spirit, but it does not
warrant the practice of injustice and ex-
tortion. There is an innate feeling in the
bosom of.every man which resents oppres'
sion and wrong, and the rich man is no
exception.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-21

HENRY GEORGE, the candidate of the
Bryanites in New York for mayor of that
city is socialist. Bryan is drifting Or has
drifted into the same line.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-21
Have You Examined Our Stock and Prices?

We have fine Carlsbad and Havand Dinner AMI
Tea Sets, handsomely decorated and of elegant de-
signs. China Dessert Sets, Berry Sets in China or
glass Afterdinner and Individual Coffee Sets, beau
tiful China Statuettes and Vases, Jardnears, Cake
Baskets and in fact the most complete line of China
and Queensware ever seen in this section. We have
Glass Tumblers in great quantities. fine and cheap
Flower Pots all sizes.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-21

their duty.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-15
DEFENDS THE MEMORY OF
VANCE.
Len0ir Topic.

Lenoir Topic.
Mr.. Bailey, the young man who came
200 miles to preach the gospel of des-
pair to the people of Caldwell, said in
speech at Granite Falls last Saturday
that North Carolina had not produced
a.statesman in forty years. Is this the
sort of stuff that is to be talked to the
rising generation at educational rallies?
If it is, the fewer we have the better
for the truth of history. We had hop
ed that the day of depreciation of our
own people by our own people has
passed. Is the memory of our own
great Vance to be SO soon forgotten
Or is 1t possible that our people are to
be schooled into the idea that the pub
lie career Of Zebulin B. Vance did not
exhibit statesmanship of high order.
There are a number of other North
Carollnians whose public career is GOV.
cred by the time included in Mr.. Bal.
1ey's remark, who deserve to be ranked
as statesmen.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-15
500 REWARD 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all It's stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires con-
stltutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mocous surfaces Of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature
in doing its work. The proprletors
have so much faith in its curative pow
ers, that they offer One Hundred Dol
lars for any case that it fails to cure.
send for list of testimonials.
Address, F, J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo,
Ohio. D@Sold by Druggists, Toe.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-15
TRUCKERS HAPPY.

A New Berne correspondent to the
Norfolk Virginian few days ago gave
the following pleasing account OF the
trucking interest about New Berne:
"Your correspondent, during a re-
cent visit to the truck farms In this
vicinity, could readily see the overjoy
gllttering upon the face of every truck
or, due to the prosperous season in
truck which they have just passed.
1.-The cabbage and pea crops around
here were tremendous in their yield,
and the prices held up well, netting the
farmers large profits on these crops.
The Oaks Farm, blackburn & Willett,
proprietors, shipped over $4,000 crates
of cabbage during the season alone.
This is said to be one of the largest ex-
elusive truck farms in the South, and
this season its soil has been the cause
of great financial blessing to the own
ers. This farm manufactures most of
the crates used for the shipment of all
truck grown, having saw mill on the
plantation for the purpose of getting
out material for such.
"The Irish potato crop was short,
and the yield was not quite as large as
was expected when the seed were de-
posted, but nevertheless this crop was
a success the prices for potatoes hold
ing up excellently.
"The bean crop was ordinary in yield,
but prices towards the last dropped.
There was good money made on beans
after all.
"In fact the truck yield and prices as
a whole were a success. Not only has
the truck farmer been benefited by the
prosperous truck season, but every class
of trade here has most sensibly felt the
result.
"When the canteloupe crop is gath
cred and shipped, the farmers of this
vicinity will be through, when they
will rest and enjoy their earnings until
another season, which, it is hoped, will
be sprofitable to them as the one just
passed.
"Thls boom for the farmers cannot
be credited to the mckinley wave of
prosperity" but to an omnlpotent
ruler, and to Him, and Him only, the
trucker must give thanks for his sue
cess this season.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-15
A GOOD WALKER.

The Suffolk correspondence to the
Norfolk Landmark of Saturday wrote !:
"a gentleman from North Carolina,
who went down on the excursion yes
terday to Ocean View on the steamer
Endeavor, failed to get off the boat at
the lower wharf, and on reaching the
upper wharf found that the train
which he should have taken had moved
off before he left the boat. He walked
up town and went to the Suffolk and
Carolina depot to find the train gone
from there also. Determined not to be
outdone he started on foot down the
above named road toward his home
After walking about seven miles, and
feeling tired, he sat down to rest awhile,
but soon fell asleep. How long his
slumber was undisturbed no one knows,
but after good nap he awoke and re-
stunned his journey homeward, as he
thought, but seven mile walk proved
to his satisfaction, or dissatisfaction,
that he had once more reached the de-
pot at Suffolk. Nothing daunted, he
began Immediately to retrace his steps
homeward, and Captain Rawls, con-
ductor on the Suffolk and Carolina
passenger train, says he met him this
morning still plodding his weary way
homeward. He will doubtless get there,
by steady application, wiser man."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-15
SENATOR HARRIS DEAD.


Senator Isham G. Harris from Tenn
essee died in Washington, Thursday
July s, at 5 O'Clock, p. M. He was in
his seventy-ninth year. He was a
member of the United States Congress
before any member of that body now
living. He served in public life more
than fifty years. He was three times
Governor of Tennessee and was serving
his State in that capacity when the
war broke out. Senator Harris had
nearly completed his twentieth year in
the United States Senate and his tern
would have expired in 1901. He wal
perhaps the best authority In that body
on parliamentary law.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-15
-FOUR MONTHS SCHOOL.

There has been a good deal said
through the papers for the past few
months about the four months school
term to which the children OF the State
are entitled under the Constitution.
And on the ground that they do not
get it the whole State Is to vote on 8th
of August on the question Of special
taxation by districts.
The editor of The COMMONWEALTH
asked to see the books of Mr.. w. A.
Dunn, chairman of the school COM
mittee for Scotland Neck township, and
Mr.. Dunn cheerfully opened his books.
And here is what we found: That Mr..
Dunn has been chairman of this COM
mittee for several years. The other
members of the committee are Mr..
Isaac H. Smith, who succeeded his
brother, Norfeet Smith, on the latterls
death some two years ago, and Thad.
Shields, colored.
That this committee has had charge
OF the white and colored schools for dis
trict No. 8 and that the white children
have had four months of school every
year and the coIored children more than
four months school every year. There
is school house within two miles Of
every child in the district, white and
colored, and all have had the opportun-
lty of the schools.
In addition to keeping the schools
running four months in the year, they
have purchased land and built new
school house for the colored just out
side of Scotland Neck at cost OF $3.50 ;
and they have bought a lot in town
and built school house for the whites
at a cost of 1886. They have also I'M
derplnned and ceiled all the other
school houses in the district, and do
not owe cent now.
This is good record as a school
committee, and the fact that we could
get this correct and intelligent intorma-
ton from chairman Dumas books,
shows that he has attended to the
schools interest In business way.
The COMMONWEALTH is of the opin.
ION that if all the free schools in the
State were conducted in strictly bust.
ness way, there would be many more
districts that could show the foul
months school term every year.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-15

The North Carolina Local Preachers
and Lay-workers' Conference will meet
with Epworth chapel in Raleigh, Aug
ust 12-15. This is the 28th Annual
session, and is a meeting of preachers
and lay-workers for mutual improve
ment. The attendants will be enter
tanned by the citizens of Raleigh. The
Conference will be one of great interest.
r. III. Whitaker, D. D. is the President.
LEVI BRANsON, sec'ty.