TUE ANDERSON INTELLIGENCER Founded August 1, I860. UM Nerta Main Stret ANDEHHON, 8. C. WILLIAM HANKS. Editor W. W. SMOAK_Business Manager Entered According t? Act of Con gress as Second Claus Mall Matter at Htm POBtofllce at Anderson, S. C. Member of Associated I'rcsB and Receiving Complete Daily Telegraph lc j Bil i Ice. tesai-Wookly edition-$1.60 per| Teas* Micii?y edition-$5.00 per annum; 02.00 for .Six Months; $1.26 for Three) Months. IN ADVANCE. A lancer circulation than any other ] aev.:ra;.er in this Congressional Dis trict. TEMl'IIONESi Editorial.327 Busl-v-* Ihllce.'321 Job Priam k.693-L Local Now.* . .327 ? fj?oclety New*.321 rr---. The Intelligencer h. delivered by carriers in ?li? cu v. II you foll to gol your paper legmurly please notify VB. Opposite your name on label Of your paper ls prated dato to which your paper ls paid. AH checks and flrafta should be drawn to The Ander son Intelligencer. Tlie Weather. Washington. Aug. lt.-Forecast fori South Carolina: Local thunder showers Saturday and probably Sunday. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY. Faith. What a glorious thing It is to have Faith! What a wonderful thing is He llet! Of all the qualities needed by one who would succeed there is none greater than tbis: To believe in Belf, to believe In ore'e neighbors, and to believe In a Great Executive who gov erns all tilings wisely and justly and efficiently. Than this there is nothing greater?-Thomas Driller. -"The Germans would pronounce lt ?1er goat of urnis. i England is rying to put the Angora 4$?fc-pant on Germany's coat of arms. - Q_ " Everybody- favors having good roads. The ouest inn is: Kow to get! them, and how to pay for them. I We take very-little stock in thiB re port from 8artnnburg that richards has' been booted out by the Bleaseites. Ko man cf any intelligence will let another make out lits ticket for him. Vote as you please. Don't be led around by bOBsea, political or any other kind. ' ' ' ' --o According to the reports Sheriff Rector, who doesnt have to run for offlco for two years, is making a speech at every meeting in Greenville ?p?nty. Why didn't he put up a man Who was game enough to make the ruco and let other people's races alone? if LAWYERS AS LEGISLATORS. Americans are, as a rule, governed largely by their prejudices, and thia fact becomes more clearly known ev ery campaign year when voters must express themselves at the ballot box selecting men who shall be officials. Often we hear political speakers try ing tb array one class against another and making ali kind of unkind re marks of them. It will be found that the virtues do not all reside with any one class, but that there are good men in all classes. Of all the classes that are the ob jects of these attacks, many of them lnatduous, and often for the Bake ot humor, no ie have been more widely attacked than the lawyer. As a rule lawyers are able to take care of them tfelves, being trained In the arts of dof?nfle, but generally their ability pg thia line is developed In defence ^.others. ^.-To apeak depreciatingly of thc law yer or to entertain for him a prejudice baa been a characteristic of no partic ular age; so far back aa . Biblical Urnes? if Luke may be taken as au thority, wo find evidence of such an attitude, for therein we read of on oc casion when the Master rebuked the lawyers. The Incident however ?B not cqrroborated In the other gospels and it ia not Improbable that the author or hts * translators injected into the re cord something of their personal an imus. r In the early colonial dr.yB, the aver sion to the lawyer was specially m an regt. There .were tvo Influences that ?rire? . dtfWtiy responsible tor ?thia: ofe? Was that the colonists entertained Ai-decided hctetlllty for anything that savored of England and the lawyer's Ara's wholly ot English origin: So Ritter did the feeling become that In ?ftsi?ow Jersey passed a statute for 'JjBrf?f$ bai- to cite or read in court atay.. decision, opinion, .-treatise, com? i>? Jut ion <>r exposition of Hie common law written in iireut Iiritain since July int, 177?;. In 1807, Kentucky adopted a similar .statute and In 1810 Pennsylvania iliil likewise. The oilier cause contributing to tb?s attitude was thc fart thal in these pioneer days many of the so-called "lawyers" were nun without schooling, without train ing and without principle and their practice was cliampertous and diabol ical. Then, thu lawyer was not a man of a recognized profession, he was biri a sharper and a parasite. Hut that day ls passet] and passed kforever and with it the menacing type o? lawyer. Willi tho growth and de velopment of the country, the law be came an exacting science, demanding skilled and intelligent specialltsts The prole?sion began taking on new attributes and today stands hight us an Indispensable factor in the social, commercial and national lile of thu country. In recognition of the services of Hie lej?al profession in the defense and maintenance of the peoples' rights: of the fifty-six signers of the Declara tion of Independence, twenty-live were lawyers; and of the fifty-five members of the federal constitutional convention, thirty-one were lawyers. Sixty-five per cent of our present nat ional congress are lawyers. In the vanguurd of ? very political crisis in the history ol' our country, the law yer has been found championing the cause of the people. A lurge per cent fof the presidents of the United States have been men of legal training. The general assemblies of every state in the union are comprised largely of men from the professiou of the law. Sixty per cent of the governors of the states have been lowyers. And ls this record not buce use the people in the main believe that men of this training should be best fitted for offices involving the making, and ad mlns te ri ng of the law? In all legislation there must be reckoned with the constitution of the United States. A law that is uncon stitutional is worthless and no one ! other than a lawyer would be able to detect this and correct a proposed law so as to have it stand when made a statute. Thon there is what is known as the law ot stare de clsls: that ls the law of a long line of supreme court decisions. To legislate in such a manner as to infringe upon this law ls always a delicate matter where property rights are Involved. And none except a lawyer could detect this. Then there ls what ls known as remedial legislation That '-a auch leg islation as will remedy a condition. For instance: Borne years back the supreme court decided that the pro missory note being used by many with the ten per cent attorney's fee clause was non-negotiable. ?Thls played havoc for a while till a lawyer drafted and put through the general assembly an act making a note of thia character negotiable. Why is the lawyer? He is the out growth of evolution-evolution in our business and social life. The primitive didn't need him for he had nothing save what was ou his back and he held that only so long as his superior physical strength enabled him to hold lt But with the dawn of civilization came the discarding of the rudiment ary methods of life; the acquiring and Interchanging of property, commer cial actltvltios, ever progressing, ev er changing. And hence the law can not be declared today as was the Decalogue, a table of so many Inhibi tions, and set aside as an entirety So rapidly is the world developing that there ls scarcely a day that doesn't bring with 'lt-not necessarily a new law but a new formulation, oi application of an old law. The law ie tho product of conditions and 1B con stantly undergoing adaptation tc their changes. In our highly sensitis ed und composite life, every dentins, with our fellow man every movomem In business; in society; In our domes tic affairs-every act of our existence is governed by some phase of the law Let the people elect the best avail able men; let them go to the polls ir the consciousness of n sacred dut} and with the love and Interest of thelt country at heart, vote for those met whom they believe to be the mos capable of appreciating and intellt gently executing a public trust. I this basis for your suffrage eliminate all lawyers, then denounce them wltl your ballot. If. on tbs other hand there are lawyers who mete up ti this standard, then' honor them wltl your vote for they may. because o their training, make you the bvat ser vant. THERE MUST BE OPTIMISM.. A gentleman promlent in the buat ness lifo of Anderson said today: "You newspaper men do more to prc vent a panic In thia co^rtry now tba i hiny other class of cltls?T.?<. It you at optimistic and give th?, bright side < the picture, there will not be an j widespread alarm, and without this tl country i* bountifully abb.- lo protect the Interests of all the people." This gentleman is right. People believe whal they read, . 1 >. - remarks of cvrtaiu political .speakers io thc contrary not withstanding, anil if they read any thing often enough, they will BOOH be lieve it I rue Mut The Intelligencer dues not think it necessary to rotor Hie picture at all. There is no very dark .-ide as we see it lo this war picture. The Blipre macy of thc United Slates is assured, and the war will only cause our cele brated "Yankee ingenuity" lo bunt for new Heida. South America, Africa, ?md oilier countries not engaged in war will he glad lo euler into trade relations with this country, and while there will he a temporary setback, it will be only temporary. Already th? tendency is to regard the war as not wholly an evil, In HO far as lt re lates lo American industries. fteud what the Manufacturera Re cord says of this matter, and let us think as this great Journal thinks: "Humanity muy be staggered by the horrors of Europe's war, but civ ilization will not be destroyed. Mil lions of mun and billions of treasure may be lost in this devilish work; thrones may totter, and new maps of Europe may be necessary herore the end Is reached; but all mankind will, on the wreck ol' these ruins, build a better civilization- one In which the I copie and not a few unscrupulous men who feel that they have been Divinely appointed will rule. "As the people of this country view the horrors of the European situation they may well take courage and thank Uod that they live In a land free from such conditions as those prevailing in Europe. While moved by profound sorrow for the awful tragedy that ls being enacted, and sympathizing with the suffering on the battlefield and the greater suffering of broken hearts in homes made deBolaate by war's de struction, we yet have a right to lift up our hearts in thanksgiving for the blessings of this country in material things and in the freedom from the conditions prevailing in Europe. "In the light of the contrast be tween the blessings which the people of the United States are now enjoying with the magnificent crops of the yeaT vouchsafed to Us, how small and petty Bccm our thoughts when^we mourn be cause business is not quite so good as it might be and because our chances of making money are for the moment not quite so abundant as in timos past. "Let the people of this country put behind them such pessimism and such narrowness, and in a spirit of enthus iastic optimism carry forward the work of the day, without hesitating or halting, and there will be business enough for all and room enough for all when the temporary disadvantages of the present situation have passed away." SENATOR TILLMAN'S LETTER. There ls something in Senator Till man's letter to his "constituents" in today's Intelligencer that causes a feeling of respectful, awful sadness. It ls full of pathos; of a hidden yearn ing for vigor, youth and strength to engage again In thc political warfare of the present, and lead, as only he hus been able to lead, the "masses of tho people" In South Carolina politics. Few men of the nation have been able to accomplish what Ben Tillman has done, and his has been the work of a master builder. With pride he can point to his monuments In South Car olina. Clemson College and Winthrop, Institutions where poor boys and girls can obtain an education. While the first part of hla career waa not that which appealed to the more conservative element, and he waa not looked upon by some with much favor, yet his later acts have won the respect and admiration of all. He waB, as he says, governor of all the people and bas been senator of all the people. He did not allow his personal feelings to prevent his giv ing'Justice to friend and foe alike, and since he baa been senator his attitude r wards Charleston has demonstrated thiB In the way he has supported the navy yard at Charleston, working for this city, which showed Ita hatred for him In every possible way. As a citizen of South Carolina who baa fought his way to the top. and for more than two-decades has occupied the most exalted position in the gift of the people, he has a right to be heard, and while one may not be a supporter of Tillman, his franknes8. can be ad mired, and his observations from the mountain top should be worth much !to the man who has not his breadth i of vision. There m?\y be those who will attempt to belittle his remark> and Bay bo is trying to duplicate his letter of xwo years ago. But lt must be re membered that thia is written ten days before the first primary wht?h allows ample time for any rejoinder and di PO UP.?'lor. . This letter will ?Iso ?el at re?t W. 1'. Hoard's assertion that Tillman and Moase have made friends and that the senator would support the governor. The revolution, and it was such, that Tillman led, was necessary and would have come sooner or Inter. For tunate are we thai it was ? Tillman who was the leader and not some of the latter day demagogues who have tried to imitate hut not emulate him. WHAT OTHERS SAY A .Mere Hiigalelle. The daily cost of the general Kuro pean war David Starr Jordan figures a: $49.950,000. Amero bagatelle, David, and no doubt the people who survive will gratefully foot the hill if it takes the rest of their natural lives.-Co lumbia Record. ' "Can't Help Themselves.'' S pa rt an burg hus the u.tut office building in the Piedmont section ol' the state in the Chapman building. If the people of Greenville and Anderson don't like lt they can't help them selves.- S pa rt anim ru Journal. Lore Their Country. While we all may hu very patriotic we dare say that none of us love our country quite as good right now as those Americans who are marooned over lu Europe.-Spartanburg Jour nal. Gaffney has a brainy mayor and a fine set of aldermen. Now, ?gentle men, won't you get together and pro vide some means of giving Gaffney Burne permanent streets and more con crete sidewalks? You were elected on a progressive platform, so follow Mr. Wilson's plan and carry out the p'edges made before election.-Gaff ney Ledger. Torrens System. In our opinion rural credit? and the Torreons Bystem of land registration, both or which were discussed by the candidates here Monday, are comple ments of each other. That 1B, lt will take both to cop?ete a system that ls needed to Increase the number of land owners and home builders. We believe the national government will pass months and our state-should by- all a rural credits bill before many more meanB give UB the' TofreonB system. I.aursnsvllle Herald. Hymn Before Battle. Th? earth is full of anger. The seas are dark with wrath, The nations in their harness ?Go up against our path; ' Ere yet we lose. the.legion,'. Ere yet we draw the blade. Jehovah of the Thunderers, Lord God of Battles, aid! High lust and forward' bearing. Proud heart, rebellious br?vy, Deaf ear and soul uncaring,. We seek Thy mercy now. . The sinner that. ic-r?i;wore Thee, The fool that parsed Theo by, Our. times are known before Thee, Lord grant us strength to die. From panic, pride and terror, Revenge that knows no rein, Light haste and lawless error ' Protect us yet again Cloak Thou our undeserving, Make firm our shuddering'breath. In silence and unswerving 1 To taste Thy lesser death. E'en now their vanguard gathers; E'en now we face .Hip fray; As Thou didst help' our fathers Be Thou our help: today, * ' - Fulfilled in signs and wonders, . In life, in death, made clear, Jehovah or the Thunders, Lord God or Battles-hear -Rudyard Kipling. The Voice o THAT MAGISTRATE OFFICE. The Intelligencer: . The time has come when the office of magistrate will, have,to be looked after in all the townships in tb? county, and from what I can learn there ia going to? be? a good many after the office. ? The magistrate's office ia the most abused office of any ofh co in the state. Now-why do I say that? Because there are some who are seeking the o m cn who gre not com petent for the place and I know of no other way to remedy this abuse Of the office than for the applicant to go before a board of examinera composed of three lawyers, and let the solicitor be chairman of that board for ba knows how far a magistrate jurisdic tion reaches and aa- he -has more to do with the magistrate than any one at the bar, let him ask tho applicant questions ot law, and those other two lawyers hear tho answers to fae questions, which the chairman m\y see flt to ask and if In their judgment the answers to the questions are snob that the board contd recommend hin for the office, then let thia board gtv.< tho applicant a certificate of his 0'. ness for the place, and if this board finds that the applicant I3. not fit foi MM i HOLD COTTON; ADVICE GIVEN FARMERS URGED TO HOLD. CROP FOR 12 l-2c PLANS PERFECTED Thousands of Dollars Will Be' Placed in South to Enable | Farmers to Hold Cotton Washington. Aug. 14.- The South ern Cotton Congress, after endorsing various plans for the relief of I he cri sis In cotton market resulting from the Kuropenn war, concluded Its ses sions here tonight. The congress au thorized the various committees to co operate with the Federal and State authorities in their effort3 to enable the cotton growers to weather the financial storm and secure a fair price for the present cotton crop. Federal Reserve Notes After endorsinK the work oo far done by the Southern representatives In congress In the matter of furnish ing transportation for the export tiade. and providing the currency to nuance the crop, the Congress endor sed a bill introduced in the House by Representative Wlngo, of Arkan sas, authorizing the issuance of Fed eral reserve notes on cotton Later the report from the resolu tions committee was adopted outlining a plan to meet the entire situation. >, public In Columbia, giving the votef"^ every county cast in 1912 and tho number of voter?' enrolled In every <: county now and according to these j figures it will be seen that about 10,.' . OOO additional votes are to be expected' $ In the approaching primary. The fol-', g lowing is the comparison by conn- ' . tics: Vote Jp, Enrollment . ' County- ,J9J2.-r ..-in 1914, - . Anderson .' 7,934.'.. 8,800 Bamberg . 1.255_ .. 1,429 . j Barnwell ...... 2,378. 2,477 Berkeley . ?i&ldlfifrtt ? % > Calhoun . ^^888*i*.....,, LOW- J Cherokee . 3.095 .. .. 3,400? $ Chester . 2,296.3,350V* Chesterfield .... % 3,007... ,\ ?,843*. $ Clarendon ... \ 2,026*, J,..',...-'2,172", ? Col loton .; 2^66..'_..' 2,755 fi i Darlington ... .8,073.-..3,503'^ Dorchester .. 1,054. 1,791 \ ? Dillon .'.. 2.226.. "2,313 A ? Edgelleld.1,941 ?-....' 2,033% $ Florence _tV'JSfii?...:_ 4,367;' Greenville ... ;. -8,93*........ 10,255/. , Hampton ... >. 1,574;.. ,1,816V A Horry. 3,682.?I.... 4;03oI B Kerahaw . 2,513.... .. 2,777 I Lancaster . 2,808.2.750 ' Laurens ..... 3,976.. .... 4,260j ? Lee... 1/764;.1,043. lexington ... 4,280. 4,690 j Marlboro . ?.4DQ..... A . 2.608 4 G Newberry ...... 3,082_.. 8,365B 7 Orangeburg ... 4,315.4,676^ Bichland .... ?3,97.7..^.. 8,886;? f Saluda . 2,105....- 2,500:; > Spartanburg ..' 10,573.... ,. 11*29211 Sumter..... .. 2>M. 2.575 g ? Union .... 3,022_ '.. 3,300 Williamsburg .. 2,008....,..., . 2*431$$ York." 4.295-.S.-...' J.| . 4,*401| . .Totale U'iOW^;^...J??ff?biX