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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
2
Thursday October 29, 1908. The Commonwealth states editors and publishers are not responsible for correspondents views and publication does not imply endorsement. The Commonwealth adheres to these general principles.
The Southern Cotton Association praised for maintaining cotton prices, noting the shift from 84 to 123 cents per pound could mean about 250 million dollars annually for the South. The piece urges farmers to unite to safeguard prices and their livelihoods.
Halifax county residents recall Hon. E. D. Smith speech in Enfield on April 26, 1907 urging cotton farmers amid price concerns. Smith, then nominated to the U S Senate, says current cotton prices disgrace growers and argues for a larger foreign market and resilience against panic. A second item offers a Toledo notary oath about Hall's Catarrh Cure and a promotional note.
The paper weighs the Democratic candidate William J. Bryan against Republican William H. Taft. It highlights Bryan as popular and world known, Taft as backed by money power and trusts. It argues the choice is close and urges voters to elect Bryan on the upcoming Tuesday.
A mass meeting called by President Harvey Jordan of the Southern Cotton Association will gather cotton farmers ginners merchants bankers and others in Memphis Tennessee on November 10 to push higher spot cotton prices. C C Moore former North Carolina Cotton Association president urges businessmen and farmers to attend and notes past gains from cooperative campaigns. He suggests North Carolina counties hold mass meetings October 31 to decide representation at Memphis and recalls the 1905 New Orleans convention that boosted prices from 7 to 12 cents with a 14 million bale crop.
Farmer W A Floyd of Rural Route 2 Empire Ga testifies that Bucklen arnica salve cured two severe sores on his hand and leg. He would mortgage the farm to buy it. Available for 25 cents at E T Whitehead Company drug store.
The document lists the National and Democratic State tickets headed by W. J. Bryan and W. W. Kitchin with numerous statewide offices including governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and attorneys general. It also names Electors at Large J. W. Bailey and Walter Murphy, and lawmakers E. L. Travis, H. S. Harrison, A. Paul Kitchin, plus county posts: sheriff, register of deeds, treasurer, coroner, and commissioners. A separate Mass Meeting Democratic County Ticket includes W. T. Shaw, J. R. Patterson, W. T. Clement, Noah Biggs, and others for local offices.
A Standard editorial denounces ballot stuffing as a fatal flaw in democracy. It urges the state's attorney to expose and punish any officials and voters who tamper with ballots, calls for transparency, and insists on exact justice to deter corruption in the election.
An editorial urges immediate reform to protect elections by ending illiterate voting. Court evidence shows hundreds of ballots marked by judges and clerks for voters who cannot read English, risking fraud. questions arise about citizenship and informed voting. Palmyra News notes community sermons, funerals, fairs, travel, and local illnesses among residents.
Mrs Ada L Croom owner of the Croom Hotel Vaughn Minnesota credits Dr King's New Discovery with curing a severe cough that threatened consumption after months of illness She notes three bottles effected a complete cure and mentions the remedy is sold by E T Whitehead Company with trial bottles free at 50 cents and 1 00
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