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The Lexington advertiser., 1908-11-20

Hon. A. NJ: Pepper has purchased
the lot adjoining on the north the new
building just being built by Morris
Lewis. He will shortly erect an ele.
CANT brick business structure thereon.
M. ". Smith, of Franklin, was here
on business Monday.
u. D. Griffin, of Carroll county.
marketed cotton here Saturday.
]. 7. Fincher made business trip
to Ebenezer Tuesday.
+. r. McGeoy took a trip to Durant
Tuesday.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-11-20

L. NJ. Wilson was ON Monday night
and Judge G. f. Hosea and Howard
FonvIlle the third. The latter two
were also made acquainted with the
subtitle mysteries of the knights of
Birmingham.
McRae IL Booth, of Acona, were
among the many who sent cotton to
this market Monday.
r. G. Brock, of Ebenezer, visited
Lexington on business Monday.
DR.. 7. T. Shipp, of Pickens, exchang-
ed greetigas with his many friends at
the county capital Monday.
Hastings D. Shipp brought in some
fine cotton from his well managed and
highly productive farm at Zeigler-
vile.
Rev. Theodore 7. Koopman went TO
Grenada Tuesday to attend the session
ssof the Mississippi synod.
Rev. G. T. Kincanon spent Sunday
at Sardis
Sheehy & Co., of Bowling Green,
sent over large consignment of cot
ton Monday.
W. L. Walton visited his friend, M.
s. Mclean. at Money, the early part
of the week.
w. .. Barrett visited Memphis on
cotton business the fore part of the
week.
S. R. Lee was here Monday He
took advantage of the prices offered
by our buyers and sold goodly guam
tity of cotton.
G. L. KERN went to Sharkey Satur-
day to visit his sister. Mrs. T. g.
James,
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-11-20

DIR. B. j. Farr has purchased from
Nj. Lewis the socalled L., Norquist res
idence, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. J. Fl
Farrar. Mr. and Mrs. Farr are board
ing with.Mr. and Mrs. Farrar.
Mrs. Jas. Money, Jr., left Saturday
on visit to friends at Greenwood
and Money.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-11-20

Holmes County Farmers Onion will
meet with Central Local Union on the
first Thursday in December the same
being the 3rd All locals are earnestly
requested to send full delegations, as
business Of Importance ID to be trans
acted. Delegates coming by rail will
find conveyance at Pickens.
I. 9. STEPHENSON, County Pres
J. X. MILES. Sec'v.
Lexington, Miss November Is, 1908.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-11-20
New Market.

We appreciate the generous patron
age extended our new market, and
shall ever endeavor to give everybody
satisfaction. Phone 207. Prompt free
delivery. SWINNEY & RHYME.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-11-20

DR.. G G. Phillips, d. H. Hobbs, G.
G. Swnney, Kennon Bailey, $. d. Bal.
ley, DR.. J, T. Buck and fl. E. Buck
went 10 the delta Monday on deer
hunt.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-11-20

DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
are unequaled in cases OF weak hack,
back ache, Inflammation of the bladder,
rheumatic pains, and all urinary dis
orders. Thev are antiseptic and act
promptly. Every case of kidney or
bladder trouble should be attended to
at once, and the aches in the back,
rheumatic pains, urinary disorders,
ETC., are warning signs. Don't delay
for delays are dangerous. Get De.
Wits Kidney and Bladder Pills
Regular size SOC. Sold by B. S. Beall
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-11-20

Drop into our store any time from
You will be served with three minute
biscuits and delicious hot coffee and
presented with beautiful cook
book and useful souvenir
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-11-20
Appendicitis

Is due in large measure to abuse of
the bowels, by employing drastic pur-
gatives. To avoid all danger, use on
ly Dr.. Kings New Life Pills, the safe,
gentle cleaners and invigorators. Qua
ranteed to cure headache, biliousness,
malaria and jaundice, at b. S. Beall s
and Swinney & Stigler's drug stores.
On
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13
Campaign
Comment.
Mr.. Taft on lnjunctions.
<r,,, D;,,,


The sound Judgment and courage
with which Mr.. Taft dealt with the
subject of strikes and injunctlohs Ill
his address of acceptance are certain
to increase confidence in him, ana
bring to him the support of many laii
minded people who may have been IN
doubt as to the attitude they would
take in this campaign. Mr.. TAFT maze
no appeal to the unthinklng. ne re-
sorted to no artifice of uncertain IAN
guage for the purpose of evading the
issue. His statement of his views
came. with peculiar force in view OIL
the senseless language in which the
Democratic party worded the ln]unc-
ton plank of its platform adopted at
Denver. Because Mr. Bryan's party
took particular pains to conceal us
pnsition upon this important question,
and because Mr.. Taft has spoken irSt'
the Democratic nominee will have ar
hcultv in setting forth his own opln-
ions without either acknowledging the
bad faith of his platform builders or
indorsing the position of Mr.. Taft.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13

Now, will the Democratic papers
which published the alleged uttcrantes
with such gusto. be fair and decent
enough to publish Mr.. Swasey's denial?
are seldom a part of their equipment
curing a campaign. To any one who
knows Mr. Swasey and who knows his
record in public and private life, his de-
NAL was wholly unnecessary. 1t was
utterly absurd on the face of it that he
would make any such talk as was cred
tied to him Nevertheless, his prompt
and emphatic denial is welcome for the
effect it will have upon those who do
not know him as we'll as his ncighbors
and political associates. and as the af-
fair occurs early in the campaign there
the denial will overtake and ovcrwhelm
the lie itself.
In similar spirit with the lie about
Mr.. Swasey is that which has been in
dustriOusly circulated regarding Mr..
Fernald'a connection with the telephone
industry From comments made by the
historical Democratic newspapers, one
might INFER that Mr.. Fernald was a
magnate Of the first order in q public
scr\ ice monopoly AS matter If fact
he simply joined his neighbors in es-
tabliShiny for their own convenience q
telephone line in the town OF Poland
which gives good service at low rates.
but which has never paid it's promoters
any dividends and from which no divi-
dends are likely. Yet in retur;l Tor the
characteristic public spirit with which
he joined his fellow citizens i'm this
neighborGnod enterprise, he has been
lied about and abused by the Drmpcra-
tic press. This is evidently tn" way in
which they plan to conduct the present
campaign. AS soon as one lie is nailed
they sill start another in circulation In
the hope that some of them Will fool
Somebody somewhere.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13
Mailing a Democratic Lie.

Usually tho Democratic campaign
managers here in Maine, depending as
they do upon falsehoods as their chief
asset, are shrewd enough to wait until
nearly election time before springing,
their prize lies upon the public. In
this way they hope that the lie will get
a wide circulation and that tie truth
will be unable to overtake it before
ever. they have been unable to follow
out this policy. In the absence of any
other good campaign material. and des-
peiate in their zeal to bluff and bam-
boozle the voters. they have put their
characteristics lies in circulation earlier
than usual.
Hon. John P: Swasey, the Republican
candidate for Congress in the Second
District. has been one of the main oh
ieots of their activity. This week there
has been circulated in big headlines in
the Democratic papers. alleged utter
ances by Mr. Swasey regarding the
working classes. He was reported as
saying that the laboring men are get
ting more than they deserve and that
corporations are not getting their share
of the country's prosperity. Tho Dem
ocratic editors We're jubilant, and the
editor of the organ of mud and mirth
could not refrain from bursting forth
into poetry on the theme. Mr.. Swasey
promptly comes out with statement
in which he declares that he said moth
ing of the kind. Moreover. the man to
whom he is alleged to have made the
statement makes a sworn affidavit thar
Mr.. Swasey never said anything of the
kind to him. The denial is complete
and une1uvocal and those who circu-
lated the story in the hope of injuring
Mr.. SwaSey's standing among the Ia
boring men of his district, are branded
as Aars. L. .--.-A. 4--A-A, NH
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13
A Negligible Quantity.
Kansas CITY JournaI)


Nothing could be more significant
than the declaration of President J.
w. VanCloave of the National Assoc
citation OF Manufacturers. that the
presidential campaign will not inter-
fcre with the business revival for the
reason that the election of Mr. Bryan
is not considered as a possibility by
the business world. Bryan is neg
ligible quantity. in Mr.. VanCleave's
opinion, and the people of the United
States arc sure to continue in power
the party which has always meant in
dustrial stability and progress.
This opinion is entitled to the great
CT weight because Mr.. NanCleave Is
not merely Il man of large affairs in
the business world. but as president of
tho national manufacturers associa-
ticn for a number Of years he has had
ideal opportunities for learning the
sentiment of the business men of the
country. That. as class, the bust
ness men uniformly support Republic
can policies is one of the facts which
rebound to the lasting credit of that
party. There is class of unthinkins
people in whose minds business inter
estS and oppressive monopolieS arc
synonymous. They cannot distinguish
between them. Anything which the
business world wants must necessarily.
in the minds of these people. be mimi
cal to the interests of "the masses"
and business men as class are the
enemies of the laboring man.
This may be an extreme way OF
putting it, but 1t can hardly be denied
that in one form or another this opin-
ion IS very widely prevalent. OF
course it is the idest nonsense in any
form and would not even be worth
combating were it not that injustice
is 50 often done. through it's influence.
to legitimate commercial and trans
portation enterprises.
But in the minds of the thoughtful
worl1ingmen of the country the fact
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13
A Campaion Soma,

Bryan and Kern: Bryan and Kern.
They are the fellorS with issues to burn,
Rryar.S been tryin with all of his might,
I'ryin' to find a good cause for fight.
LoOkin' about for an issue or two
Silver. iniunctions, hullahalon
Tel;in' of criminals. dodgers. and SIGH.
Mostly 'monSst fcllers that's GROWN too
keepin' tie country from gnin' to grass
With The free coinage of natural gas
Bully for Bryan. and bully for Kern.
Uncommon COmmOnerS Waltln' their turn.
Won't it be fine when old Bryan gets in,
Hen make the plutocrat Shell out his tin /;
He'll take the Teller that's "rindm' the
Square in his hand.
Smash him. and crash him. and lick him
Punch him. and crunch him. and pull out
He'n Toxic the courts by the scruT of the
neck.
Make 'em set up an take notice, by Heck!
Set EN- down hard on their bioonin' old
Give EN- bump and yank and a
wrench.
Make ON go easy, an keep a tight Jaw,
Laws made for people, not people for
law
Railroads? B'gosh when our William
Workin' that wonderful. marvellous chin.
He'll take the railroads an give 'em a
turn
So will old Kern
% that us fellers that rides on the skeers
ID have parlor cheers,
Nd when the conductor comes through
with h:s punch
He'll hand out ten dollars to each of the
bunch.
That's what we'll get from our hero and
pride
Railroads a-ravin' tho public to ride
Out o the millions of dollars they earn
Under the eye of Bill Brvan-and Kern.
Down at the White House wide-open
Meals at all hours and never a score;
Simple and fine.
All down the line.
Rooms for dollar like Mills's Hotel
Won't it be swell?
Bunks in the East Room, and hunks in
the Red.
Kern in q hammock. and Bill in bed:
WELCOME FOREVER wove into the
Down at Bill Brvans Hotel Popocrat-
3ah for the ticket-afore or aStern-
Bryan, Bill Bryan, Bill Bryan.-and Kern
-HarIer's Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13
Name Gossip
The Greenwood Tree.

Tiresome turmoil of the town.
Strident roar and raucouS cry,
Strife for riches and renoun--,
From all these we blithely n.y.
There's a haunt toward when we hlt
That to MS Is Already,
Where the breeZes sing and sign
Underneath the greenwood tree!
Here forgot is fortunes frown.
What men claim and what deny;
If the thrcng moves up or down
With its aims we would not vie;
We have Slimpses of the sky,
Melodies of bird and bee:
Joy there is for ear and eye
Cnderneath the greenwood tree!
Botolink, that feathcred clown.
FprcllcS IL his tunes to tly,
And that anchOrite in brown.
Minstrel thrush, makes clear reply;
Tumbler squirrel pranks 1t spry:
Jester cricket cIirrs with Sler,
Nature wears her fair"st dye
Underneath the greenwood tree!
Let the world go troopins by!
''riS enough for YOU and me
Just to loit,r, just to lie
U.1dernralh tho greenwood tree!
Clinton Scotland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13
The Campaign in Maine.

I.eWiStOn JOurnaL)
Another week has nearly passed in
the .ubernatorial campaign and things
are coming the way of the Republican
carac.
The Lewiston Journal has made ex-
hauSliVe inquiry in all SECTIONS
through its correspondents and otherS.
1t finds a strong and growing senu-
ment among the people for retention
on the statute books of the laws Tor
Temperance and prohibition and de-
termination to act with the Republic
can party in this issue. The whole
country is speaking for prohibition
The South has been forced to 1t. the
West is turning to it from Industrial
ard economical re aSOnS. In Name, the
Democratic leaders are in favor OF
sW .cpng the enforcement laws or
statute book; taking the constitutional!
amendment out the constitution ana
then Seeing what they Will see In
other words, license. lOcal-0ptlon ana
the omen saloon. The Republican par
ty hes fought this thing out with itself.
IL has declared against rc-Subm!Ssloh
Never in the history OF the cause OF
nr,hibition was enforcement 50 nearly
complete and satisfactory as it 1t to-
gay. Even Bangor IS dry. There IS
not a leg for the calamitv-hnWl-fs to
stand on. The pledges TO the people
ar, icing fulfilled and there is no rea-
son to doubt the future.
Temperance men will easily sec what
is the call for them to do. If they pc
lieve in law so long as it is law; II
they believe in law as law; If they
believe in the will of the majority; II
they believe in the man selected by the
Republicans; if they want to see the
reforms suggested by Mr. Fernald en-
bodied in legislation for the good OF
Maine, then they will organize vote
and have their neighbors vote for Fer
rald in September; Taft in Novem-
Der.
a vote for Fernald is vote for WILL
liam H. Taft and the Roosevelt Ideas
embodied in both state and nation
We expect 10000 plurality for Fernald
in September.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13
Mr.. Bryan's Difficult Task.
CPhiladelphia PreSS.l

The first month of the Presidential
campaign is now over. Nothing has
come To give Mr.. Bryan and his party
encouragement. He has instead this
week the difficult task of turning the
tide running against him with his let
ter OF acceptance.
Mr.. Bryan has been Loyalty accepted
by his party. Men and public journals
here and there which have not hitherto
given him their support in his two pre-
ViouS defeats stand by him now If
he had like support in 1896 or in 1900
his chances of success would have been
greater.
But there is nothing today to show
any public enthusiasm or any growth
IN the Democratic party. Mr.. Bryan
is accepted because the radical Popu-
list and Socialist vote has gone one
way out of the Democratic party into
new organization. and the great con-
course of Democrats who have voted
the Republican ticket in 1896, 1900 and
l9o4 see no reason why they should
leave 1t with candidate who both
promises reform and commands conf
dence.
The South is for Mr. Bryan, hut
without enthusiasm. The campaign
Shapes So as. to make MARYLAND and
Kentucky debatable States and Della
ware and West Virginia Republican
by their usual ma jortieS. The reported
republican disaffection in the Middle
west has disappeared New England
and tho Middle States grow more Ger
tain with every week. When Il paper
like tn. Springfield "Republican"
which has supported Mr.. Bryan, comes
out for Judge Taft it is pretty
clear Indication that the Democratic
party has lost what it had in New Eng
lanu. Tho Democratic State prganiZa-
ton in New York State and Tammany
Hall seem singularly cool towards Mr..
Bryan'S national organization and the
democratic vote of two years loses by
the Independence League.
Judge Taft gains on the country. He
mas made an impression i'm Virginia.
HIS personality is felt through the ma
ton. He is discussed as the coming
man and unconsciously accepted even
by Democrats, as the coming President.
HIS letter OF acceptance has bred con-
fidencc with the country that the re-
forms 1t desires will be carried out. and
with capital and capitalists that con-
SerVative consideration will be paid to
every great interest. The great ma jor-
ity desires to see the federal regula-
ton of railroads and trusts. The small
cr public of captains of industry, large
capitalists and shareholders, feel that
Judge Taft has the training tcmpera-
mcnt. principles and policy to execute
the national will without disturbing
the established order.
AS this grows palmer day by day Mr..
Bryan's task grows more difficult for
ne stands alone. Never was Presi-
dental candidate more isolated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13

The result of the Illinois primaries
this week do not give any particular
cheer to those hopeful Democrats who
dream that they have a chance in that
State this fall OF the $4,000 voters
who voted at the primary $4,000 voted
crats. From this showing it would ap-
pear that Illinois Republicans are in a
four to one majority. In Chicago 49,
900 Republican primary ballots were
cast to $4,000 Democratic ballots. Evil
IDENTIFY Democratic enthusiasm is con-
spicuous by its absence this year out in
Illinois
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13
Can Taft Win Virginia?
baltimore American.)


The Assembling of the Virginia Bar
Association at Hot Springs last week
resulted in bringing Mr.. Taft IN con-
tact with many distinguished and in
flnential Nirginians belonging to his
own profession. 1t is not. of course a
matter for surprise that the assembled
lawyers should have shown hospital
able cordiality to the Republican pres
i1ontial candidate who is bracing him.
self for future responsibilities upon
their mountain air. But il VIII at
least occasion some surprise, 1t IS safe
To say. to distinguished gentleman
residing on a farm just a little way
from Lincoln, Neb., that many OF these
LAWYERS who have hitherto been claSSed
as Democrats, have assured Mr.. Taft
that they are for him in the preSiden-
tial race. Among the notable members
of the Virginia bar who gave him this
assurance was Wyndham r. Meredith.
president of the state Bar Associations;
Stuart c. I.eakc. Of Richmond. is an
other prominent Democrat who is for
Taft, ana several other members of the
a: sociation-all Democrats-have said
openly that they are for Taft and not
for Bryan
There is reason to believe that this
EXPRESSION of intent on the part of in
fuantial members of the bar of the
Old Dominion does not imply simply
that there will be given the Republican
presidential electors in that state q
scattering complimentary vote. II
that is all that il signifies it is. OF
course. pleasant enough. but not i'm
rortant But If it means that promi
nent and influential Democrats have
determined to make a real effort to
swing the electoral vote of Virginia to
Mr. Taft there is liable to he next No
vember 4 more impressive break in
that political absurdity generally re-
ferred to as "the Solid South mean
ing 4 soli1ly Democratic South-than
has over before been effected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13

that the manufa cturers. the men who
employ hundreds of thousands of men
and are not in any sense trust mag
mates" or "robber tariff barons," de-
sire earnestly and as a matter of in
dustrial self preservation the election
of Taft, ought to be conclusive. Taft
means more jobs and good wages, just
as the triumph of Republican policies
always means more jobs and good
wages. The more gloomy the outlook
for Bryan, the brighter the outlook
for the country-in 1896, in 1900 or in
1908
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13

A Democratic exchange tries to make
political capital out of the fact that
lumber is bringing lower prices at the
present time than it has for several
years past. We do not presume. how
ever, that it would seriously contend
that the Democratic scheme OF putting
lumber on the free list would open
more American mills. enlarge the
American market. increase the price of
the American product, or afford more
employment for American labor. 1t
must be evident to every thoughtful
man that it would do just the reverse
of all these things. 1t would be an
easy way of withdrawing money from
circulation in Maine and putting it
into circulation in Canada.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13

The report of that meeting in Boston
where the Democratic cheftains OF
New England gathered to take an ac-
count of stock indicates Kilkenny
cat condition of things inside the
Democratic camp in this State. What
loss it is to political literature that
Bangor regarding DR.. Jones of Water
vile was not published to the anxious
world, instead of being handled with
tolgs and laid away on ice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13

Thus far the Democratic papers in
Maine are unable to find space in their
columns for Mr.. Bryans appeal for
cash to aid his cause. In fact, with the
exception of the Bddeford Record
which is bearing up bravely under the
third dose of Organism, they are try
ing hard to make their readers forget
that Bryan is the Democratic standard
bearer. The inspiring slogan "A vote
for Gardner il a vote for Bryan. is not
the vicinity of Democratic headquart-
erS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Strinqina the Visitor.
portland Press.)

IoItidHu iN''I
Secretary Clark of the Democratic
congressional committee has been on
a visit TO Maine, and as the result lie
predicts that the State will go Demo-
cratic and that ID. J. McGillicuddy VIII
be elected to Congress in the second
district While he was about 1t Mr..
Clark should have put in the election
of j. Clark Scates and the other Dem
ocratic candidates to make good meas
ure. Somebody down Lewiston way
seems TO have been Stringing him. But
il is a way the Democrats nave OF
claiming Maine every two years. IL IL
the only way they ever carry lt-ln
their minds the person WI" IN
tcrferes with this innocent ana harm-
less anluSt ment is indeed nafdheafteo.