The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-12

dIlo 70 DIlllS lue shortest SCnOOl
term in every school district of
every county in North Carolina
to at least over five months-ex-
elusive Of all local taxes for
schools raised by any of the dis
tricts.
1t will not be long before every
school district in the State will
have at least SIX months cf school
every year, as this estate equal
izing fund will be constantly in
creasin@, proportionate to the an
nual increase in the property of
the State, and in the consequent
assessed valuation of that prop
erty.
Old Voters Know-New Voters
Will Learn.
The older voters know to their
sorrow how the public school sys-
tenn was wrecked under a former
Republican regime. They know
TOO we'll how utterly incom-
petent was the fusion admins
tratien of the educational system,
to be fooled by such unsupported
and reckless criticism as the
Republicans are indulging in this
year.
1t is necessary only to show the
true record to the new voters to
prevent them from being fooled.
Under Democratic administra-
ton for the last thirteen years
more than one new comfortable
\ public school-house has been erect
ed for every day in those thirteen
years, making a total Of 1864
new public school houses-and
they are now building them al
even a greater rate.
+ The Republicans stole the
school money of the State,'' and
misappropriated funds that should
have built school houses and EN-
ployed school teachers. That is
the contract-but the spellbind
ers charged with criticizing
the Democrats in the attempt tC
fool the new voters, hope the lat
ter don't know and will not leari
the real facts. They will, how
ever, and they will vote accord
ingly and intelligently. And tha
certainly does not mean that man,
Of them will vote the Republican
ticket this year.
New Speaking Dates.
Chairman Warren announce
t the following new appointment
/ for Democratic speakers:
Hon. r. B. GIenn-Monday
- September 25, at Goldsboro; Tues
, day. September 26. at Clinton
Wednesday, September 27, Bruins
, wick county: Thursday, Septem
= ber %, at Whiteville; Friday, Ser
: tember %, at Kenansvllle; Satul
4 day, September 80, in Wilso
, county.
Hon. Gilbert T. Stephenson, G
: Winston-Salem, will speak at tn
o county convention at MocksvlIl'
G Davic county, Saturday, Septcn
h her 18th.
G Hon. Thco. f. Kluttz speaks {
c Thomasville Cat night Septen
l. bcr 10Th
n Hon. S. NJ. Brinson at Messi
J. Septembnr 22nd.
:. Hon. w. G.. Hammer, in Stanl
J., county. September 23rd.
f Hon. Clyde r. Hoey, at Alb
J. marie, September 3Oth.
W Hon. 7. W. Beckett, at Taylor
$ vile, September 18th.
o Current Matters of Importanc
Ia Commissioner Of Labor al
II Printing Shipman and Chairmf
a. Britton, who sought an intervle
le with Secretary of War Bake
lr while the latter was in Greer
Sc boro Thursday night, report tn
Id they had very satisfactory ia
or with the Secretary about the Il
ct mediate shipment Of seed (the e
d, act kind of seed needed to t
ar flood sufferers in the weste
be counties. Secretary Of War Ba
us cr promised to give the matter
k immediate personal attention
rt his return to Washington.
on Several more OF the progress
til counties are planning to ma
ch County exhibits Of their
sources and industries at the ST.
n Fair next month. The time
getting shorter each day, a
AVG there are a number Of count
-ho that might get busy without t
an ther delay along the same line
90 .endeavor. 1t is great opp
re tunity for the counties to adv
,ro tise themselves, and this year,
or all years, they should take adv
-, tage of it. Probably the lare
ool attended State Fair in gene
,o1- tion will open No the third w
ID in October in Raleigh, and
owe, Fair itself in merit. promises
- eclipse all that have gone
- - fore LLEWXAN
ate