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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1912
Page
4
The Hickory Democrat issue from October 24 1912 lists Howard A Banks as editor and owner with subscription terms and advertising rates available on request. It notes post office entry as second class matter in Hickory North Carolina.
In a noisy session the speakers debated abolishing the fee system and adopting a Torrens style land title register. Elliott positioned Watt between Gaither and Corneill in a careful legal framing. The critic notes longer debates should be curtailed after 30 minutes when multiple speakers contribute.
Democratic ticket lists Governor Locke Craig and a full slate of top state posts including Lieutenant Governor E L Daughtridge Secretary of State J Bryan Grimes Treasurer B R Lacy Auditor W P Wood Attorney General T Bicket Superintendent of Public Instruction J Y Joyner Commissioner of Labor Printing M L Shipman Commissioner of Agriculture W A Graham Long Term Corporation Commissioner Geo P Pell Short Term Corporation Commissioner E L Travis and Court Judges W A e and Geo H Brown.
Judge Walter Clark is presented as a record of achievement from youth to Chief Justice. The piece extols his long career, Democratic alignment with Wilson, Bryan urged candidacy, and a fierce Senate fight narrative urging support for Clark. It ends with a call to ally with successful men and vote for Clark.
County Chairman J D Elliott builds a campaign with night talks at schoolhouses to reach farmers during harvest. A C Shuford and Colin M Yoder are highlighted for stump work. Independents favor Woodrow Wilson and Elliott collaborates with them. Gaither and Councill deliver entertaining yet instructive speeches as W J Shuford analyzes the platform supporting Catawba Democracy.
A dramatic account from Jack Rose describes police Lieutenant Becker as head of a corrupt unit who collected bribes from gamblers. Rose testifies Becker plotted Rosenthal's murder when the gambler refused payoff, boasting of silencing him and lamenting Whitman’s reluctance to intervene.
The piece discusses Col Roosevelt's hour and a half address following the attempted assassination. It argues the speech reflected his rugged character and campaign style, noting the shock and thrill felt by readers and the Milwaukee audience.
Secretary Joy of the Catawba County Chamber of Commerce, while in Raleigh, noted limited Catawba representation at the State Fair. He plans to push for a permanent county building to house exhibits from Piedmont wagons, Bailey chairs, Latta pumps, woodworking plants, Watt Shuford’s butter, and more, at the next fair.
A reader urges county Democrats to include a pledge in their campaign to pass a chain-gang law. The idea would keep convict labor in the county, instead of sending it to Gaston to build roads, arguing for local use of penal labor.
Colin Yoder argues that Democrats do not bear the assassin’s pistol while actors like Booth, an avowed Democrat, were driven by wartime passions. He links the fatal act to wider tensions of the Civil War and its aftermath.
Judge Councill lauds Woodrow Wilson as scholarly and courageous, equating his qualities to Jefferson Jackson and Lincoln. He emphasizes Wilson’s patriotism and heart for the common people in campaign oratory.
Hon Walter Cark spoke to farmers and townspeople at Kittrell urging his Senate candidacy. He argued North Carolina loses about $22,000,000 yearly from discriminatory freight and tobacco taxes, criticizing Simmons and Kitchin for inaction. He promised to introduce bills to curb rail rate abuses and pension and tax burdens on farmers, drawing strong applause from the crowd.
An old advertisement extols Castoria the trusted remedy while urging readers to define a clear life object and pursue it with zest. It suggests discarding goals only after careful thought if a better aim emerges and notes Dean's Reglets for bilious attacks as a 5 cent product available at stores.
An aged herbal advertisement extols Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles. It claims swift relief, offers samples by mail, and urges writing Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York for further information. The copy targets both men and women with promises of restored health and improved ambition.
A Democrat editor ridicules a nearby speaker who argues for tariff cuts in small doses. He compares it to eating apples one per day and mocks the idea of consuming a box of cigars all at once, calling voters a bright, strenuous lot.
Months of Democratic praise for Dean's Kidney Pill are challenged by a local testimonial from Mrs Elizabeth Dozier of Hickory North Carolina. She credited the remedy with easing nervous dizziness backache and sleep disruption after kidney irregularities and urged readers to buy from Moser and Lutz drug store. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York is the U S agent reminding buyers to remember the Dean's name.
The excerpt urges using a gentle voice at home and day by day noting its value. It compares a kind tone to a lark’s song and a hearth, promising lasting benefit beyond material wealth. The message emphasizes training speech to sweet tones now to stay in tune through life.
Citizens of Hickory receive letters from the State Red Cross Seal Commission in Charlotte asking to serve on a local committee for selling one cent Red Cross seals. Proceeds aid tuberculosis fights. Seals to be placed on December 2. Banks, lodges, clubs and businesses in some cities buy large quantities. Write L. B. Myers, Executive Secretary, Red Cross Seal Commission, Charlotte for details.
A London Times paragraph notes a marquis summoned to a police court for keeping four male servants without proper license or consent, fined forty shillings with costs. The item contrasts domestic service in America and Britain, hinting at urban class tensions and the quest for old world tranquility.
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