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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15
"DUTY OF THE HOUR"
Bishop oss and Dr. Thompson Address Enthusiast
ering at Nashville Last Thursday Night

ernor Patterson for the sermon
had preached.
h IL wrote two cards after the
death of Senator Carmack and
stated at session of the Memphis
Conference of the M. E. Church,
that he was killed, not for what he
had said, but because he would not
promise to keep his mouth shut.
"This is the sum of my offend
ing, and l want.to serve notice that
4 am a fullgrown man, free
American citizen and | can not be
shut up by subsidized newspapers
and impertinent politicians.
MODEL LICENSE LEAGUE.
When the ModelLicense League
came into Tennessee unrebuked by
the newspapers the preachers took
hand. What right has T. 2. Gill
more in Tennessee? What right
hashe to interfere with the making
of her laws? To relieve the mind
of all / want to say that the preach
ers are in the fight to stay, and
threats can't drive us away nor can
money buy us. To all threats our
answer is: Crack your whips,
gentlemen, but be sure not to crack
them over the heads of free Ten
nesseans, who want nothing you
have and fear nothing you can do
"These questions are before the
public: Prohibition, enforcement
of the lawsand purity of elections.
Shall we have Statewide law? /
say yes. Once [ favored local op-
tion, but it was the pure article,
and not the bastard substitution
now being urged upon US. Then
[ did not anticipate the present
circumstances, when 80 per cent
of the people are ignored for the
good of the few. [ did not antic-
ipate that ninety-two counties
would be throttled for some three
or four. The pointhas been reach
ed where it is necessary to extend
the Four-mile Law to the entire
State. We know that it is consti-
tutional. Remember this, that ev-
cry argument for local option is an
argument for prohibition.
"Another argument is that pro-
hibition is confscation. Prohibi-
tion is no more con6scation than
is local option. If you lease a
house for ten years the agent has
the right to refuse to rerent it to
you.
"Again, it is said that prohibi-
ton will cut off revenue. Is the
Commonwealth ready to sacrifice
young manhood for revenue? But
this argument is best answered by
pointing to counties, cities and
States who have tried prohibition
They do not cry hard times on ac-
couGt of it, but iu each instance
you fnd a cleaner and more moral
town OF county.
NOT PARTY MEASURE.
"Some say prohibition is un-
Democratic; it will ruin the party. |
No one seriously fears that and
we who are emocrats and prohi-
bitionists do not propose to be read
out of the party without serious
reckoning. My wish has been that
this question might be settled re-
gardless of party lines, and it gives
me great pleasure to say that the
great victory which now seems
won is due alike to Democrats and |
Republicans. | always was proud
of being all East Tennesean, but
am more proud of it than ever.
Only one thing remains to.be done,
and thatis to extend the Four mile
Law to every foot of ground in the
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15

eNC OAOOuC lIOdt0I III ANdouN lllC
last Thursday night. Bishop E.
II. Hoss, the first speaker, paid his
respects to the whisky question
1and its attendant evils. He out
lined his position on the question
from the time he first began the
fight for prohibition, and asserted
that he had not changed his posi-
tion in the least, but merely broad
ened his views with the natural
growth of ofsentiment for dagainst
the prohibition issue.
DIR. Thompson, a distinguished
clergyman of Memphis, devoted
Eis time to all arraignment of the
commission form of government,
and said that the general use of
this form Of government means
. the uprooting of the liberty of the
people and the destruction of those
principles dearest to the American
heart. He showed that the growth
of cities and the Capitalization of
population and power is the great
est menace to free government.
He declared immigration brings
the lowest portion of the popula-
sion of the old country, who come
here not for liberty but for license,
aand that these people Immediately
ally themselves with the worst in
terests of America.
Each of the speakers mentioned
Senator Carmack in his address,
and each mention was the signal
for prolonged applause by the au-
dience which packed the theater.
Each complimented the stalwart
Democrats and Republicans of the
General Assembly for lining up
shoulder to shoulder on the liquor
question, which was punetuated
with frequent applause, often end
ing in cheers loud and long.
BISHOP Il. e. HOss.
Bishop Hoss, the first speaker,
spoke in part as follows:
= "Since the edict has gone forth
that preachers and negroes must
stay in their places, l should, per-
haps, explain my presence here to-
night. For forty years / have
served as preacher and have done
my duty without fear or favor. In
1887 took some part in the pro-
hibition agitation, and one thing [
did was to introduce the Hon. j.
Ell. RUSSELL to al audience at Jones'
boro. Mr.. RUSSELL was at that time
an ardent State-wider. Later ad-
vocated local option. / was the
presiding officer of the club, and
&he other two members were Drs.
Folk and Landrith.
"Things continued along these
aines until recently, when the
American undertook to have me
stand for things which [ had op-
posed. I answered the American,
and from that time the American,
which does not believe inpersonal
Journalism, stripped me of every
title but plain Hoss.j But don't
care for that, as my father had
given me q clean name and have
kept it free from tarnish. The
American Rot only attacked me,
but opened its columns to every
scribbler who had a stone to hurl
i'm my direction, although was an
unoffending private citizen.
II preached a sermon at Nc
Kendree after the assassination of
Captain Rankin, and the American
charged that / had attacked Cow
ernor Patterson to influence the
approaching election. This charge
was made although was person
ally thanked by friends of Gov
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15

StrayedzOne gray horse and
black mare mule, very small for
a 2-year-old. Last seen at Lewis
Mill Tuesday afternoon about 4
O'Clock. Please telephoneinform-
alton to AJ. .Utley, Camden, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15

Subscriptions for the Nashville
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CHRONICLE office.
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the thing consummated.
"But with a prohibition law our
work is but half done. There are
other reforms which must be car
ried out. | believe in all freedom
for man so, long as that freedom
does not trample on the rights of
others. We must sternly resolve
that the rampant lawlessness in
this State must cease.
"Another thing which we must
look after is the purity of the bal
lot box. One of the evil inherit
ances of the Civil War is cheating
at the ballot boxes. Both parties
have been guilty of this. Good
men assented to it and bad men
took advantage of it for their own
good. We ought to have all cleo
tion law which will protect the
ballot box, and when we get such
law it should be enforced to the
letter. Common election frauds
are nothing but simple stealing
and perjury before high Heaven.
"In working for these ends we
need the press, without them we
can't hope TO reach the masses. A
State whose press stands for the
wrong side is in darkness, and any
paper which has the courage to
stand for the right deserves the
support of every citizen"
DIR. W. E. THOMPSON.
DR.. Thompson followed Bishop
Hoss and spoke in part as follows:
II am to discuss tonight one of
thegreatproblems which confronts
the nation and which will almost
Immediately confront the Legisla-
ture of Tennessee. The centrali-
zation and congestion of the people
in cities produces evil and corrup-
tion and everything which can de-
stroy the home and corrupt man.
hood. In many instances you find
indifference unless man is per-
sonally affected by one or more of
the many evils.
"Tbe growth of cities is nodoubt
a serious menace to the American
people. The great city has be-
come a cancer on the body polite.
The one failure of American in
stitutions is our municipal gov
ernment. We mast reverse the
order or suffer the consequences.
"In eighteen cities of America
SO per cent of the population is
foreign-born. In fifty cities 30
per cent are foreign-born. Emil
grants are pouring in and the re-
suit is serious menace to every
American institution. They come
tous not for liberty, but for license.
They menace public health and
morals. They all ~ themselves with
the worst interests and become the
slaves of the worst politicians and
are absolutely dominant to the
whisky traffic.
FEEDS UPON HEALTH.
"The liquor traffic in the city
feeds upon the health and grows
lusty upon the virtue of this for
eign population which becomes
dominant in it. In the city of |
Memphis there are 5000 of these
men ready not only to go to the
polls and vote according to the or
ders of the political boss, but are
ready to rape the ballot box, burn
the ballots and even shoot down
citizens if necessary.
"What are we going to do? The
answer is, establish new form of
But we can't have a
new government without changing
conditions. In twenty years the
cities are going to control all cleo
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15

ace W every prIncIpf0 ~A govern
ment of the American people. II
is not Capitalization that we want
but expansion. This was tried on
Memphis by the last Legislature
when it passed the "Ripper" Char.
ter Bill.
"You have heard great deal
about machine, but let one OF
these commission formsof govern
ment be established in Tennessee
and you wall see a machine built
up by the side of which your ma
chine would look like "a baby car
riage.
"We propose to protect such a
government by referendum and
recall clause, bat such things have
been found will not work. Expe-
rience in other cities show that
these clauses only permit good
men to be harassed when in Office.
DESTROY THE WHISKY TRAFFTC.
"I'll tell you what to do. First
destroy the whisky traffic and drive
out the following which controls
your elections.
"Then enforce your laws. When
you drive out the open saloon you
have destroyed its influence in poll
itics, and with it will go out all
those things which now menace
our institutions.
81 believe in. local self-govern-
ment. / believe in our community
saying whether it will retain Ii
quor or not. That is Democratic.
But believei i'm broader Bemoc-
racy. I believe that the whole
State has the right to say whether
any of her territory shall sell whis-
ky or not. [ am prohibitionist.
| am a Democrat, and | believe
that every reform can be carried
out by the Democratic party. It
gives me greatpleasure to see what
they are doing in the present Leg
islature, and they are doing it with
a rush. And tits gratifying to see
true, stalwart Republicans stand
ing shoulder to shoulder with the
same calibre of Democrats"
On the question of prohibition,
DR.. Thompson read statistics from
other States and cities to show
what prohibition has done for
them. He noted the improvement
in the health, morals and educa-
ton Of the people. He discussed
the growth of the cities and their
increase in revenue &nd taxable
wealth.
The speaker closed with plea
for clean press. He told of the
great influence of a paper for good
Or bad.
He referred to the "genius of
bhe immortal Carmack," and the
reference was greeted with great
applause. He said that, while
Jarmack is dead, his cause is alive
and Will live SO long as men and
women of Tennessee love valor and
patriotism. Those who thought
that when the gunner was slain
the gun would be silent lost sight |
IT the fact that right can not be
Kept down nor patriotism silenced.
i am tired" said he, "of sheets
going into the hands of women
and children which will distort
into duel.
II am tired of newspapers being
printed for the lower half of hu-
| am tired of the faces of
and of the deeds of dark
ness served every day for untaased
luman natures; [ am tired of the
sheets that advocate the liquor
.raffic as temperance measure
IF pirate sheets that run the red
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15

Sold 10y druggists, rs cents.
Take Halls Family Pills forcon-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-12-22
GOOD ROADS.

The good roads interest is
speeding in the South. Every
Southern farmer should see the
fine roads Of Mecklenburg
county, n. c., and the effect
they have had on the agricul-
ture of the county and the in
creased value of the lands. The
good roads are travelled so
much for pleasure that farmers
have gotten ashamed TO have
people see poor crops on their
farms. Last summer there
were held five farmers insti-
tutes in Mecklenburg alone. and
from 500 90 500 people attend
ed them. When farmers call
for Eve fine institutes in one
county and crowd them there is
evidently "a spirit of improve
ment in the section. Southern
Agriculturist.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-12-22
APPALACHIA DEPARTMENT..

Rev. I. p. Unison preached
an interesting and instructive
sermon Sunday
Miss Ruby Litton, Of Dryden
visited an town Saturday.
Miss Ida Taylor and brother
were down from Stonegn Satur
day
Pcarce Mcdowell. of Eliza
bcihtor, spent Sunday in town
Miss Pearl Mann was up
from the Gap Saturday.
Miss Carrie Everedge spen,
Friday at Stonega.
Mrs Kirby, of Bell county,
nv Is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Burrel Smith.
Clifford Hagy has been quite
sick the past week
The Home Mission ladies
.s1rved oysters in a delightful
sienner Saturday evening.
1v. Z. Lee spent few DAYS
with hom. folks lass weeS
Easn Richmond, wife and
da-gnter, OF Dryden, visited
-elatives.tn town few days
last week
Il. Da> idson fell from
step ladder last week and dis
located his right shoulder.
Ruby Tompkins visited Capt.
Eaton at Bristol last Wednes
day.
Miss Ruth WIS -h,ad ViSit.aa
her gfandmafher at toeburn
few days last week.
Ars. James Boggs has been
~ with grippe.
Rev. .. y. York is holding a
meeting at Pennington Gap.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-12-22

erably and knocked Mrs.
Raugh into an unconscious
state. a doctor was hurriedly
summoned but his examina-
uon dad not satisfy the friends
Of the family. who circulated "a
report that the woman had
been killed. Her daughter.
who lives in this city and who
is employed by the G.. w. Fer
reil Mercantile Company, heard
this report but was treasured
by "a telegram which stated
that az "a result OF the explosion
her mo her had lost two fingers
which had TO be amputed. The
woman was badly frightened
however, and is in very weak
condition The family only
recently moved 70 Norton. Mr..
Raugh is an engineer and there
is a family Of seven children
B.uetield Telegraph.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-12-22
ESCAPES DEATH BY VERY NARROW
MAROIN.

Lrs- George Raugh escaped
death az her home ia Norton
Friday BY a very narrow mar.
KIN, as th'. result Of heatef ex
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sns ~asssr "a she heater a. the
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-12-22
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

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1909
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they have heen advertised.
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-12-22
INTRODUc ED BILL
For The Construction Of Lock and DAN
10 the New River From Glcnlyn 20
the ksnawha and Thence 90
THE Ohio River.

Congressman q. 3 Slomp has
introduced the following. but
in the Eouse Of Representa-
tives.
BE il enacted Icy the Senate
end House Of Representatives of
the United States o. America IN
Congress sseembled, that the
sum of eve hundred thousand
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propriated, 90 be paid out of
any money ia the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, 60 be
immediately available. and To-
be expended under The direction
~ the Secretary of War and the
supervision OF the. Chief Of
Engineers, for the construction
OF a lock and dam in the New
River from Glenlyn, to the
Kanawha River and thence to
The Ohio River. with a view to
a depth of nine feet.
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-12-22
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CADET, VA.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

VIRGINIA. ln the Clerks Office of the
Circuit Court of Wise County the 18th
day Of November. 1900
Mineral Development Company. a Sorpora-
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Arizona republican., 1909-02-17
REWARD,

The Arizona ostrich Breeders As sociation hereby offers a reward of Twenty Five Dollars (s25) for the ar rest and conviction of any person who removes in any manner, feather or feathers from any bird be- longing to any member of this asso- citation. H. J. McCLUNG,
 President. VERNON L. CLARK, Secretary.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-17
A HOPELESS TASK
 SAYS CONSUL ELIAS
That of Attempting to Relocate the
 International Boundary.

Mexican Consul Arturo M. Elias returned yesterday from a five days visit to Sonora. He was much in terested in the memorial to congress introduced by Mir. Norton asking that action be taken looking to negotia- tions for the strengthening of the in ternational line west of Nogales to the Gulf of California.
 Mir. Elias says that that, object can never be attained. The constitution and the laws of Mexico forbid the cession of any of the lands of the republic and the patriotic sentiment on the subject is so strong that any movement by the government in that direction would be a very unpopular one. This is a point on which the consuls of the republic have been particularly informed.
 Beside, within that tract which it is proposed by the memorial that the United States shall acquire is the great Ardrade concession, which would be a stumbling block in the way of negotiations.
 The visit of MT. Elias to Sonora was on private business, to look after his cattle and land interests there. He spent a couple of days at Hermosillo, the capital of the state
Arizona republican., 1909-02-17
CAMPAIGN OF CLIFTON
 FOR COUNTY DIVISION
Arrival of Large Delegation From
 That Town and Morenci.

The campaign for the division of Graham county began yesterday morning, in earnest with the arrival of a large delegation from Clifton and Morenci. The members of the delegation are, W. R. Wayland, Dr. A. NJ. Tuthill, c. B. Nonamaker, Henry Hill. L. J. Dunnigan, J. Back stein, William Hof, F. O. Bacon, B. F. Binllingsley, T. J. Nations, James V. Parks, Ira Harper, Len Scott and NJ. H. Kane.
 The announcement was made by one of the members of the party that they have no other present object in life but county division and that they intend to remain here until the bill has passed. It will probably be in- troduced at an early session.
 Clifton, Morenci and the surround ing region uonstitute the most popu- 'lous part of, Graham county and any time within several years a division project would have carried, but for one thing. A considerable part of the property lying in that district is in the hands of corporations which under the existing law could have no