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THE CHRONICLE Strives to be a clean newspaper, complete, newsy and rehtTble. If You Don’t Read The Clinton Chronicle You Don’t Get The NEWS IQLPMLIII, ‘^~€ifcf!ITOIfrS7€.T THUKSITXYrJftFH^ “ti 1A NUMBER 46 I fptsaiiiiim.msmsmw»a.**.<iai!i aJBiwanmR-MaiaarpnaB; “5 WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? , v' By Dr. D. D. Wallace, Wofiord College B imum ^iiiawwiaHan mwi ■rare m «' mmm !■' .jaw m. a<: “South Carolina Education’’ is the name of a journal just launched by the extension department of the Uni versity of South Carolina. It will ba issued eight times a year from Oc tober to May, and will be devoted to the cause of education generally. It will be sent to all £he teachers of the state. The first number, which has just been issued, has a quantity of inter esting articles. Among others is one entitled, “What Is Democracy?” from the pen of Dr. D. D. Wallace, of Wof ford College. Concerning the article, the following explanation is made: “Miss Gray, the supervisor of adult schools, realizing the great need that adult illiterate^ should learn, along with their reading and writing, some of the lessons in good citizenship, re quested Dr. Wallace to prepare a se ries of lessons for this purpose.” “South Carolina Education” obtained * the consent of Dr. Wallace and Miss Gray to publish this series. For their soundness of doctrine and simplicity of statement and for the tremendous importance of the subject treated, they are commended to the teachers of South Carolina.” Dr. Wallace’s article follows^ “There never was a time when peo ple needed more to understand truly what dmocracy really is. It is hard to put clearly into one short sentence the full meaning of such a large idea. Let us try rather to get the leading thought stated briefly and then add others that will make the meaning more full and plain. “Democracy means the equal right of every one to a fair chance in life and a/part in controlling the condi tion^ undep which he lives. This Rtales-nur rights, hut democracy has also duties. It is like a silver dollar, which has two sides. The duty side 4a—jaat-aa important, as ■ tha. rlghta side. \y i “If we examine some of the things that democracy is not, it will help us to understand better what democracy really is. First, democracy is not the right to do what you please. That would be lawlessness or anarchy, and tbgre is hothing more dangerous to democracy than disregard for law. The strict enforcement of law Ip nec essary for democracy; because if we do not have this to protect equally the strong and the weak, the majority of the people ^yill be at the mercy of the small number who regard nothing but their own will. Such men destroy the property, the rights and the hap- 'iness of others for their own selfish these gifts to serve their fellow men. It has been telly said that Jesus was the first true democrat, as he was the first true gentleman. “It is often said that Democracy is hostile to talent. Democracy could not make a greater mistake. The true interest of democracy is not to hate or destroy talent, but to give talent its fullest opportunity and to insist that talent serve the people instead of merely serving itselfr “What is the true democracy in the home? Is it for the father to order his wife and children about like they were his property? Is it for him to keep all the money that he makes for himself? Did not the wife by her labor in keeping the house in order earn it as truly as he did? If he does not think so, let him try doing the home work himself. Does democracy in the home mean that the children are to be put to work for the inter est of the parents so early that they can never have a chance to make the best possible out of their own lives? The reason that there are so many illiterate grown men and women to day is because so many parents in the FLOUR SCARCITY BASELESS RUMOR New York, Nov. 19.—To prove that rumors concerning scarcity of flour and advancing prices are baseless, ’the United States Grain Corporation announced today that it would enable consumers to buy the best flour at lower prices. Pure, straight flour, made of the finest wheat, will be sold by the cor poration to the retail trade in 12 1- 4 and 241-2 pound packages. It will be available in about three weeks and the price to the consum er will be about 75* cents for the smaller package. Mr. Barnes said that the grain corporation’s action ‘ ‘ puts the sblu- tion of one phase of the cost of liv ing problem up to the consumer hy making it possible for the purchas er of flour to decide for himself whether he will continue to paj fancy prices for special brands or buy at a lower price pure straight flour made from the finest wheat. ” Rumors, possibly inspired by ov er-zealous flour salesmen, he said, had been current in the market j ending November 7 amounted to from time to time of an impending flou« shortage, and the possibility that the use of substitutes would be resumed. He declared there was no authority in the present food regulations for restoring war flour. While certain grades of flour are scarce, owing to the short crop of spring wheat, the total wheat crop is 918,000,000 bushels this year against 917,000,000 last year,, ac cording to Mr. Barnes.’ Production of flour for the season 52,483,000 barrels against 43,174,- 000 last year, he said. Exports have been about the same as last year. “The facts are,” he said, “that stocks of flour are very large and production very large. Therefore the wheat director has determined trade, in the large cities particular ly a supply of flour from the im- to place in the hands of the retail mense stocks of the grain corpora tion at nominal prices.” This Is The Place To Get Your Clothes past have run their homes as though they were kings and their children were merely their subjects. Democ racy in the home means that the par- r.ts are to use their position to serve their children, just as a great man, like a Washington or a Wilson uses his power to serve the people, and so comes to be called truly “The Father of His Country.” “Of oourse democracy does not mean that children are to have the same authority in running the home as the older people have. Neither does it ipean that, an ignoramus is to be elected to the legislature. Any- For Men, Women and Children body’s common sense ought to teach them that there are necessary limits OUR GOODS ARE RIGHT OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT X .-tF . V V m. advantage unless they are eontruneff • — % by law. - “Second, democracy is not class ule. Russia is today suffering from a terrtbtfe system of class rule that is destroying the rights of everybody except those who agree with the ideas of one class. It is ruining the whole country. The rich man and the poor man have equal rights under democ racy. A man is not to be allowed to trespass upon the rights of another because he owns a large plantation or a big bank account; nor is he to be denied his right to any office or position of honor or trust either be cause he is rich or because he is poor. Stirring up class against class, eith er in politics or in industry, is the very opposite of democracy: for it is the attempt to set up the despotic rule of one part of the people over the rest of the people and to put a part of the people under a disadvant age.” “Democracy does not apply to gov ernment alone, but to social life, re ligion, and industry. Of course some persons are more refined and upright in character and conduct than others. There will always be an aristocracy of character and ability; for God has made men and women to vary, im mensely in talents. But the ideal of democracy is that those who are so gifted shall use their talents for the service of mankind, not for oppres sing the masses and getting power and special privileges for themselves. Thus, a great singer can delight mil lions of people by her wonderful voice. A great inventor, like Edison, serves us in a hundred ways that we could not serve ourselves. A man of political ^genius and -noble character, llkg'TWtfidint Wilson, serves the peo ple by doing with his great mind what all of us together could not do for ourselves without his leadership. The ideal of democracy Is that those who are specially gifted by God should use running society. It must be accord ing to each person’s intelligence and natural fitness. “Why do we so earnestly wish for the spread of democracy? For tfwo reasons. First, we consider that it is right that men should be treated with justice and given an equal chance for making the most of their lives. And second, because we believe that the masses of men .will be better off.with the increase of their power in govern ment and industry. As the influence of the average man becomes more strongly felt, and as he realizes more fully how he may exercise his power, he will get better living conditions all along the line. He will have better sehoBhr, bettar homes, and bettw treatment. There will be less unde- served ^van*tage for those who have been born in favored circumstances, and less disadvantage for those who have only their ctwn talent and char acter to make their way. "Let us never forget that the priv ileges of democracy carry with them also duties. We <wux~never hope to enjoy the benefits of a free dmocratic society unless the general mass of the people are earnest and constant in the performance of their duties to soci ety. It is the duty of every true dem ocrat to uphold the law, to make him self as intelligent and self-controlled as possible, |md to contribute the best that Is in him for the general good. Democracy is a precious thing, hut it is also a very dangerous thing. We have shown how valuable we consider it by the terrible price we have paid to preserve it in the war for freedom against autocracy to make the world safe for democracy. But It is just as necessary to make democracy safe for the world. This can he done only by making democracy moral and intel ligent.” NOTICE TO PUBLIC On account of shortness of labor and extreme heavy Express, Merchants will be required to pay for their Ex press as they £et it. I will be £lad to inform you over the phone what your charges are, sending out a collector will be discontinued after the 1st. of December. F. ^ YOUNG, Agent. FOR SALE—One Wade Drag Saw. Good condition, will sell or trade. See W. M. Poole R. F. D. I Clinton, S. C. OUR ARE RIGHT lay- of a The clothes you buy mean quite a considerable out- -the expenditure of a good many dollars in the course year. — : — — — It is your desire to get, and our desire to give, every 11 possible cent’s worth of real value for every dollar you spend for clothes. - - - ., -■ ■;,y ■; F That we do give you, at this store, the most real valqe for the money, we will prove to you conclusively if you will give us the opportunity. See our line of Ladies Coat Suits. 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