Mountain Advocate from Barbourville, Kentucky • Page 1

THE MOUNTAIN ADVOCATE i Entered ns SnobriclClrtss Matter Frldny February lth 1001 nt tho Pontoillco nt Ilnrlmiirvlllu Knox County Ky undor Act of Congress of March 3rd 1879h I iJ JOTTO IIVE Vou own IIIIKNDSDO THK OHBATKHT AMOUNT OK noon WK UN TO TUB TAHrtiwT NUMIIKU or IEOVTK 1 ffilin5 i Per Year in Advance BAKBOURVILLE KENTUCKY FRIDAY APRIL 24 1908Fifth Year Vol 5 tt 1 FAIRBANKS FEARLESS AND FORCEFUL jv ondJ a ct Conservative and fe Model in Both Public and Private Life Doer of Christian Deeds llo 1 John Foster in the In 8tJPn ont writes There is no man In public life certainly no one who is mention I od for tho Presidency I whose views are so Well defined or so well known as Vice President Fairbanks During his service in the Senate he hat both by his votes and speeches declared his position on every question of im 1 portanco now pending or which has baen considered in the past Fy3ton years And these declara li Lions have boon supplemented I rJhy his many published speeches Before the people i Ho has very distinctly and re I rsF peutudly made known hie views xtii the subject of labor and eupi tulqn combinations or trusts 1 Jr on the ownership and regulation kv pfrlul roads on the functions ofi jv and the respect due the courts JrTand strict and impartial eii iforcemont of the law on immi rry grtition and its regulation on 4 pL Khe tariff the improvement of jfi our rivers and waterways on so POJalism and kindred subjects It pMs not possible within the the Circumscribed range of a nwga id lie article to quote his utterun qeson these questions but they wes 1have been published broadcast fvtx the country and hey are read 1 fly accessible While in full i sympathy with the demands of the sober masses of the people I they will be found to be charac i fcprized by that conservative I jt spirit which makes the prudent statesmen His friends condont Kvly challenge a full and careful examination of this record to de tormine whether he is fitted fort thin high office for which they therll gr present his name tItis likewise gratifying to his friends to note the cordial rola I vtioim which exist between him jO iud tho President The occur I pant of the VicePresidency hast Jv riot always maintained with the I Chief Executive the most friend illy intercourse owing in part to Eg the illy defined line of demarca I Bh Ration and to the indiscretion of jrthe subordinate ofliciul Mr Ife Fairbanks has never erred in I this respect and on nil proper It occasions ho has not failed to Us commend the President in his EJ arduous labors For instance at Ifo Chicago in 1500 at the laying of tfiho corner stone of the Cook County building he said I sr uWe gladly acknowledge thor inflexible purpose of Presidents Roosevelt to enforce the nations laws according to thpir written intendment He has sot a high 1 UL example which those of lesser responsibility may well emulates ifryM in municipal and State adminis stations strations4n1 And at Lincoln only a few Ky months ago swIVs must heartily commend i President Roosevelt for what he fllfaa so splendidly done towards pjvaiding the solution of the quest ipys which so widely concern our tTado and commerce It has been flin the line of securing fair treat jpTinent and fair play jjl 1 have thus far dwelt upon the political career of my friend and uoighbor I regret that I hove not space to speak at some length 7 iflJPOU hisdomestic 11 OJt is tit allrOSPQ t6 blameless and rev Fi li i spected Most highly of all ho is appreciated by his nearest neighbors who know him as a warm hearted and genial man tillable ond hearty without any of the tricks of the demagog generous and true in his friendship He is abstemious in his habits never using either spirits wine or to bacco Blest with with a vigor OilS constitution he has never felt the need of stimulants From his youth he has been an active meinborof thoMethodist Church To him may be applied the words uttered by himself upon the death of President McKinley HIle was a sit core believer in religion a devout Christian and a doer of Christian deeds A word is due in this connect tion to the faithful partner of his life to whoin he owes a great sharp of his success Mrs Fairbanks A woman of wiucatinn and refinement she is well fitted wellliHedI to adorn tho highest circles of so ciety To her has been app iel the remark made by Lafayette Lafayettel on his return to France of Martha Washington She is the bit II woman in the world and beloved by all who know her HON SAWYER SAWYERA A SMITH Complimented by His Colleague of the Late Gen eral Assembly How He Stood For The Miners JCditor Mountain Advocate Barbourville Ky i DearSir I note the active interest I that Hon Sawyer A Smith your distinguished Representative in the General Assembly is taking in the candidacy of Col John Matthews for Congress It was my pleasure to serve with Mr Smith in the Hoaso of Representatives I being a mem ber from tho For ynintll District in the city of Louisville For seventeen years 1 have beep identified with labor interests land in the House during tho recent session I introduced a bill IJill1I This bill was designed to bettor I in every way the conditions unl del which the miners of the State must work It is the only bill of the kind which has ever had the thelch check veighman provision included therein It was a bill that tho miners of Kentucky wanted and one that is absolutely needed to safeguard their security of life and limb The bill also pro vided for the appointment of two additional Assistant Mine Ins Mr Smith was a member of the House Committee on mines and mining and in the Commit tee and out of it ho took the most active interest in the bill as interest introduced and fought against any amendments thereto sought to weaken the force of tho billu number of amendments having been proposed in behalf oj HIP miners operators of tho State After the Committee had agreed to favorably report the bill the opponents of the bill on seven difler otit occasions secured new hearings before the Committee and on every occasion amendments to the bill were urged by parties securing these hearings and there was an especial hostility on their part to the check weigh man clause Mr Smith throughout the pro ceedings fought against the amendments and against delay The bill was favorably reported by tho House Committee and i fht iJtJ i 7 was also favorably reported bj the Senate Committee and hyI the Senate was passed Thereupon the bill cause to the House and under time House prococjurc fell into the hands of the Rules Committee which Committee was compnced exclusively of Democrats Tho Rules Committee having exclusive charge of the bill in the House reported the bill fi the House with umcndments striking out the check man clause and also striking out tho clause providing for more cubit feet ofIlil for men and mules also striking out the provision which limited the mother of men to be in the mine when shots fired proper were The bill in this amended con liI tion was finally passed by the House and concurred in by the I Senate and becamo a law Mr Smith on the floor of the I House vigorously fought these I amendments and only voted for I the bill together with myself and all others intoresed in behalf i of the miners of the State when all hope of passing the bill in the original form was dostIoyedI I feel that the miners of the 1 Eleventh Congressional district should know these facts and 1 I fool that Mr Sin tlrs earnest I advocacy of Cal Mathews nomination should have great weight with the miners of your district might add that the Labor Un ion men of Louisville who allili ate with the Republican Patty are practically a unit for Fair banks Mr Fairbanks activity on the floor of the United States Senate in behalf of the eight hour law for employees on Govern ment works and his uniform consideration for the interests of labor have endeared him to the laboring men of this country Very truly yours Robert Harris Louisville Ky April 14 1108 LETTER PROM CHINA South Cliinn Mission of the Amer iean Southern Baptist Convention Canton China Feb 11 1809 I John Dnvis Babourville KyJ i A Dear Brother BrotherI 20th reached me in due course I would have answered at oice but wc were in the I midst of preparing to go to Canton when the letter arrived Since being i beingI here every minute has been so full with work that one has been unable to get the quiet necessary I be able to answer such a letter as i yours I am glad indeed you have Writ i ten Barbourville is very distinctly impressed upon try mind and I often I have very pleasant remembrances the happy Sunday I spent in your midst and I read with great interest I of your beautiful little town ns I recorded in the Western Recorder i and Argus from time to time allow me to congratulate the Barbourville Baptist Institute in the great progress I it has made these last two years and may the blessing ol God I rest upon it more and more You have a great opportunity and I for one will be surprised if our good people ot your section let it slip God bless you all is my prayer Our hearts are made to rejoice to hear North Concord Associaton has made a start in supporting Foreign Missions and I will gladly assist you in any way ot can Helping to spread the gospel at home and abroad is our duty as followers of the Son of God If the writer had ten lives to give he Would deem it the greatest privilege to give them all to the direct service of God Lest I forget allow me to ask you to inform your good people that the Foreign Mission Board is rConUnu6l on 1ourfllpago 1ourfllpagoY BIG II I POWWOW i I II Great Chiets Meet With the I Members ot Tchoupitou IQS Tribe No I I I onI Wednesday Niflht Tchoupitoulas Tribe had the honor Wednesday evening to have as her guests Hon Dan II RiiBSoll and Hon A Cruder both of Cherokee Tribe of Louis ville who gave very interesting I 1 long talks aliI spoke words of wisdom am cheer to our Tribe ofI I 011 RUSSELL Great Prophet and Great Representative of Kentucky I No one inour State has taken a deeper interest or done more for Uedmenship than has lira Cruder who for LJ years has been an earnest active worker lIe has attended every Great Council held in our State saline and is the moving spirit in the wouncil chamber whether it he 111 the Great Wigwam or in the wigwam of any tribe in the State because he is always at home when in the Council chullII ber berShould Should we attempt to mention all the good works of this noble I Rud lunit would require aI large volume to contain them but wo wish to state here that it was was through his untiring of forts that the Long House or Main Cilice of the organization in the United States was secured for Kentucky and will be henceforth located in Louisville in stead of Chicago He is thoroughly familiar with OhicagoI the work of the order aimtroth mug iytort good for him I I A CRADER Great Representative and Candidate for Great Junior Sagamore at the Great Council rrankfort Mav 13 Mr Cruder is candidate for the Stump of the Great Jr Sug amoro to succeed II McDon all who will be advanced to the Stump of the Sr Sagamore at the Great Council meeting in Frankfort May 18th Bro Cruder is very enthusiastic Rod Man and known and loved by all the boys in the mountains and if left to them he will be sure of election No bettor selection could be tuado for the Great Jr Stump than tlmt pf AVy A Croderaml i should he bo elected which 11 doubtless will be he will reflect willleJ1etI credit upon the great Order he represents IThe latchstring of Council always hangs on the outside to these Brothers and we gladly welcome BrothI around our council fire at tiny time they can make it convenient to come MCDONALD Great Junior Sagamore Member of Tchouptitoulas Tribe III Barbourville Ky Bro McDonald was the first munI from this section of State to be elected to one of the Grcnt Stumps and his Tribe looks forward with much pleasure to the time when he will sit on the Big Stump nnd wield thej Great Sachems tomahawk I THE MEETING Continues With Interest and Great Results I The protracted meeting at the I First Methodist Church continues and the interest is deepning I and its influence is felt throughout the entire town Since the series of meetings began to date 1 there have been IOU conversions and about 80 additions to the church Dr Hitchcock has preached with the power from God undI sinners have been made to trem ble on account of their sins Row Howes has preached some I powerful sermons during the past week also IOn lust Tuesday night a special I feature of the service was lt symposium the subject discussed was the Influence of Christianity upon the Community asI soon from a lawyers viewpoint by Judge Sampson and thec same subject as seon from a bus 1 iness veiw point by John AI Black the speakers made forceI till addresses and they were heartily enjoyed by the large audience present presentCITIZENS CITIZENS Called to fleet at CourtHouse Monday Night The citizens of our town are requested to meet at the County Court room next Monday night at 7 oclock to discuss the advisability of organizing a company and installing waterworks system in our town limo Gus Company has all the plans and specifications neces sary and propose to turn it over to a company if the town petmle will take hold of the proposition Tho data in their hands is worth several hundred dollars and it is surely very commendable in the company to donate it to the citi zens for the purpose of securing water works Come out and lets talk the mat ter over and see if we can build a water works system Conie and hear what is to be said on tho subject The ladies are especially in ritod Lets have house 1 ft 1 1r 0 GREAT DAYf Was Matthews Speaking in Williamsburg Last IsoturdOV Fully 3000 Whitley County Voters Heard Bradley and Matthews 1f RED MEMS BAND PURNISIIED MUSIC One of the greatest political gutherings that has been seen in Williumsburg for a long time 4 was there last Saturday after noon to hear lion Brad Icy and Col John Matthews who addressed tho vast audience and for hours held them almost spellbound spellboundGov Goy Bradley spoke in tho interest of Fairbanks and incident ally for Col Matthews while Matthews spoke for himself and the Republican party of the lIev enth distrct Quite a large delegation from Knox county accompanied Ool Matthews to Williamsburg to hear him discuss the issues and all returned delighted with tho masterly manner in which the is sues wore discussed The Barbourville Hod liens Band accompanied the party from this city and furnished music for the occasion much to the delight of the citizens of Vii liamsburg and Whitley county Our hand boys are recognized ns firstclass wherever they go and their bright new uniforms make them quite an attractive bunch when all together Col Matthews speech had a telling efiect and some tff the most enthusiastic citixdns of Whitloy estimate that hue will cm ry that county over Mr 1M wards by from 1000 to 1500 votes votesA A special correspondent to the Herald from Williamsburg gives the following account of the meeting meetingWillinmsburg Kyu April IS 90SX Today old Wbltley county did herself honor by having at lenst 3000 people in the capital to If hear Senatorelect William 0 Brad A ley tell many reasons why life thought this county owes the in structions ot the county to Mr Fairbanks Senator Bradleywas 3i at his best ti I For nearly two hours the great crowd was hekl spellbound by Ub magnificent speech Not a person 1 left the crowded room in winch half ii the audience was standing until the speaker had finished i The great crowd was visibly af fected as he told of the many kindnesses of Mr Fairbanks and his wIreJ ar to Gov Taylors wife before liar deatht ofN Hundreds of persons renaunedIw ter the speaking to grasp Gov Brail leys hand His speech did more 6 iJ harmonize the party here than anyk speech made here for years he had no words of abuse for any one His eulogies of the President were splen 14did by his speech but nil spoke in praise of itx i At 10 a the brass band from Barbourville rendered some fine mu fi sic at the Court house which tIJJohl1 John Matthews who is a can dilate for Congress against Mr 1 Edwards present his claims for their suffrage which he did in a most eloquent and forceful manner He had many friends here and made others by the score j1Ii Sawmill For Sale f1 One Guiscr Sawmill complete twoA saws and edger outfit goes with thct mill carriage and every part in good shape Will sell cheap for cash Call on or address BOTNER SON trap 34t BarbounriUeTKy fo i io A.