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Shopping o o Days o Before X'raas. The Weather. South Carolina: Fair Tuesday end Wednesdsy. DEMOCRATS IN 191? The wisdom and farsightedness of President Wilson? as exhibited in his Insistence upon the passage of the bills constituting his party'? program before Congress should adjourn, will be more and more apparent aa time passas, and lt will be eran more evi dent than it has been thus" far that the Democratic party'? greatest e saet ls Woodrow Wilson. Everyone rocalla how clamorously the cry has been sent out over tho country for- the past eighteen months that Congress shonld adjourn and poaipcae lia endeavore-for various end* - until the "next session." It waa argued that Congress should "give business a chance"--aa If the sitting of Congress were a ban on le gitimate business. Other specious ar guments ' for delay were put forth, when lt waa found Inexpedient to rea son against the measure- for which the President stood sponsor. When lt was learned that the people were in sym pathy with, bl? plana, the cry changed from cae of absoluto opposition to one for delay and "deliberation." No one knew better than those who clamored for such delay that their ul timate purpose waa the defeat of the President's program. Ii they could have got his measures postponed until the regular ?esslon which meeta next month, and which will barely have time for the passage of appropriation bills before tho fixed adjournment on m March 4, they knew that it would have been Impossible for Mr. Wilson to have accomplished, his purposes In addiUon to this hope, it waa the d?sire ot the sinister interests oppos ed to Just legislation that the Repub licana would gain control ot the House in the recent elections, and then it would be Impossible for the President to have any ot his ideas en-, acted into law during the next two years ot bia administration. But Mr. Wilson believed that he and his party ware commlssic ned to ef fect certain reforma, and, as frequent ly pointed out by Representative Johnson- of South Caroline, he believ ed that-lt those reforms were to be ef fected, lt should be done aa aeon aa possible. Moreover, he saw through f ibs scheme of the interests which fought for defeat of his program under tho guise -of pteading for "delibora ) nOn." Accordingly, he, insisted that the 'Dem?crata perform their duty without delay. Aa a result, there will be more than two yeera tn which the Demo cratic policies of the present admtnts \ tr&tton may be tried out-something that baa not been done in more than half a ceatu:y. A real test of Demo cratic government will be had in thia country tu toe next two years, and lt it shalt provo successful, aa seems most probable, the Democracy will be Invincible in 111?. "Destroy the tiger."--our awn head U>5*. That'e what the boys of th? Uni versity of Douta Carolina (bink about FRANCHISE AGAIN IN THE LIMELIGHT About one year ajeo the City ol Anderson was torn and troubled on ac count of contending opinion? as to whether or not the City of Anderson ihould grant a franchise to the Southern Publie Utilities Company to con tinue to do business in tba city. An exclusive franchise was not asked After threshing the matter out at tho time, Council agreed to grant the fran '.bise, after its modification to suit the then Council. The present City At torney was counsel for tho city. Then later a contract was entered into be tween the City Council and the Southern Public Utilities Company to light .be streets of the city for a term of years. Tills waa also fought by coun sel and finally passed, becoming legal, or as le?al as lt could become when adopted by City Council. Acting in good faith, and under the rights given by theBe agreements, the Southern Public Utilities Company has expended thousands of dollars in getting ready to perform and in performing its part of,the agreement. We do not desire to quibble over legal phraseology or fine spun technical points, \bout which we know little and rare lens, but what v.-e wish to do is to call Hie attention of our readers to the fact that a contract was entered b,to in rood faith by both 'parties, that is tb?' City of Anderson and tho Southern f'ubllc Utilities Company, by the regularly constituted officials of both par lies to the contract, und lt is, therefore according to our opinion, a binding contract, or rather a moral contract which should be binding to both par ties. Wo do not know what legal terms or arguments will be used by op posing counsel to combat this decision to stop the payment under the terms of their contract, but whether or not they can produce stronger points than the other side, we aro of the opinion that fair-minded citizens will decide the 'lucntlon Independently of legal qulbbllngs. So far as we have been able to judge this matter bas not caused any great amount of mental anguish to tile citizens of "My Town," and they had about forgotten the legal battle fought. We cannot see wherein the present eounell felt lt nn Incumbent duty to unearth all this matter and reengage In another long drawn out and disturbing legal squabble. What we want now ls peace to engage in further industrial activity, and build up a greater Anderson. We fear lt cannot bo done. If tho acts of one Council ls to be ret aside lightly by another Council, and tho contrncts entered into.by one repudiated by another. Under such conditions, will additional capital be induced to come to Anderson seeking investment? What right ha? Council to enter Into any agreement with those seeking to do business with tho city if it can be Bet as ideal any time? This'ls, indeed, a serious matter, and we regret very much that lt has been lugged Into the limelight again, however honestly the members of Council be striving to do their duty. Let tho elty have a little time in which to grow. oooooooooooooooooo o ol o Letter From the People. o o ; o ooooooooooooooooo FAVOHH pfflZKNS LKA?UE To The Anderson intelligencer: After reading the masterly piece written by the Hon G. Cullen Sulli van on the organization of a . itizens' League to co-operate with the city and county authorities for the en forcement of the lawn of the county, I can't refrain from having something to say ulong this line of thought which should put every good Chris tian to thinking how shall wc'make the city of Ander non a clean city. I v on lt! aay thal nil the ministers officers of the churches and members of the church should hand together In a league, well organized for the purpose of removing the cause for the evils of our city. We must not stand back and walt on some one else, but come "forward with a higher aim in lifo for the up lift and betterment of humanity. A man who lives to himself and not for the good of others, it would be better he had never been born. Some people might refrain from tak ing part in the movement for fear that we would have n dead town. ll want to 6ay right here that I had rath er live in a dead town with a ressur ection in view than a rotten town with all the evils and corruption that would produce such a stench as to drive good people from our midst and ruin the health and morals of our boys and girlB. We are informed that Iceland, about half the size of Mis souri' has no jail, no penitentiary; there is no court and only -one police man. Not a drop of alcoholic liquor ls made on the island, and its 78.000 people are total abstainers, since they will not permit any liquor to be im ported. There Is uot an Illiterate per son on the island, not a child teu yearB old unable to read ; the system of publia schools being practically perfect. If you were to ask the ques tion, why this Island is BO prosperous the answer would come back. The cause of Illiteracy has been liquor, After the cause has been removed that produce the evils of our city, we should stand by the city authorit ies in their great efforts In maintain ing a clean city. There ls a day of op portunity for us all to do good in the uplift of humanity that have fallen Into sin. Opportunities are often ne glected on account of pride and self conceit. If we have a fallen brother or sister let us go to them in person and lend them a helping hand that we may be able to lift them up to a higher plane of living and that life is worth living. There are todas many men down and out for the want .of somo ono to help them. I believe In giving a young man a second chance to provo to the world that he baa decided to change hf3 way of living and make a man out of himself. We are too' proud to put our foot on our fellow man rather than give him a helping hand. I cannot close without great preise lo the good women of our city in driv ing out tho Vaudeville shows that arc d?rnor*i?ii!?5*v ?c?n?** coT5*n*!???v. Now let us come together and organize a citizens' league Ito assist in removing the cause and have a clean city that will be a blessing to our children and country at large. Yours truly. WILLIAM S. RAMSEY. . YEW LORT? H.VVOR OF LO?W0Y IXAIWRATEI) ,11 :? ' (Continued.From Page One) seek to follow their own ideals with out interference from any unauthoriz ed and Insolent aggressor." The French ambassador, Paul Cam lion, saldi "Wo are nilled for the defence of liberty of empire and for tho protfc-. tlon of opnressed nationalities. Wo nnver have had any other end In view than tho maln.)nance of peace and despite all snares laid for us we never have ceased to work for IL lt there fore ls a libel to assert that at any moment we cherished warlike men tal reservations. ? "When history, seeks out tho re sponsible authors ct so much blood shed: of so much ruin and the mis ery of those mourning: of those me thodical massacres and of that mourn ing which is of every family from one end of Europe to the other; o! that systematic destruction ot monu ments-the sublime expression of Christian thought-wo can regain imperturbable; the responsibility will not Ile with usy, "Wo did not attack; we acted in self defense. We do not seek to slake the lusts of conquest and dom inai lon; **.? ?imply wish to hava Eu ropean jlvtlizatipn. We" know that this wr.r baa been long , prepared: that ?he most powerful instruments of destruction haye, been created; that (here has been. Inculcate*.; into a whole people th? colt ot force and dis dain of right, and there has been a persistent endeavor to banish all feel ing of humanity from ita heart; that a once orderly hatton has been turned Into a house ot barbarians. "These professors of brutality thought they had forseen everything. They had not forseep that they would come into conflict with the conscience ot the civilized World in this muredr ous war-the most terrible the world has ever seen. "We remain true to our Ideal ol humanity and liberty, in Otis ideal we have a source of moral energy which will enable ns to master tbs material forces massed against us. We do not. like others, law claim to have providence at our disposal, but we believe In eternal mattoe and await tts decree with unshakable con fldence." Fhplytng to a toast to tho navy, Winston Spender Churchill, first lord of the admiralty, said: "Eighty miles away the ? greatest battle in the world te going on. Our countrymen wttt* our allies ara striv ing to break the cruel tide of German devastation and here wa sit, in this The Sure Pledge of Satisfaction The old idea of good business was to do the other fellow. The modern idea is to do for the other fellow-to make the transaction as profitable for him as for yourself.. Modern business is built up, not by getting all you can out of a customer, but by giving him more than he expected. To sell clothing that will make permanent customers for us by giving permanent satisfaction to the wearer is both our aim and our daily practice. The steady progress of our business has come not through sensa tional advertising of fictitious values but by the daily giving of real values. Our strong guarantee on every purchase made in this store is simply this: The customer must be satisfied. To that end the policy of ?ar store, the efforts of our salesmen, the selection of merchandise we sell, are all directed. v * Steady, reliable diet makes the healthy body. Day by day per formance of business duty builds up the business reputation. Our growth has come through satisfied customers. - We have no right to succeed in any other way. Fall and Winter Suits Are Now Selling. < "The Store with a Conscience" OPTIMISTIC ADDRESS It woo.ld. have done many of those who are afraid of crying hard times much good to have heard thc address, of Hou. Thoa. J. Heflin at Frazer Aca demy last night This splendid ad dress breathed the spirit of optimism and faith In our great country. While over half of the earth 1B engaged in war which is destroying human lives in a manner to amase the world, the United States ls remaining calm and, has the confidence of the rulers of every country at war, aa is evidenced by the desire of those who aro at war to have tho United States take caro of their diplomatic relations. One feature of Mr. Heflin's address which breathed tho spirit of optimism for the South especially was the belief expressed that conditions would soon be much better in regard to the cotton situation. He expressed UH his honest conviction that if the regional banks., and the 1185.000,000 loan fund should fall that President Wilson woum can Congress together and have some re medial legislation enacted that would alleviate conditions in the South. The opinion that Tho Intelligencer has maintained that the South would come out victorious, was voiced by the speaker, who contended that the diver sification of crops, and the independ ence of the people would learn would be worth many tlmea what it would cost Cotton ls still king, and holds the balance of power .in the export world. So let the farmers of the South take courage and look forward to a brighter day for us all. It la coming, und soon. WHAT THE FARMER DID A city man recently visited his "country cousin." The man from the city, wishing to explain the Joys ot metropolitan life, said: "We have cer tainly been having fun the last fow days. Thursday we autoed to the coun try club, and golfed until dark, then trollied back to town and danced un til morning." The country cousin waa not to be stumped in the least, he be gan telling of same of the pleaauroe ot the simple life: "We heve had pret ty good times here. too. One day we boggled out to Uncle Ned's and went to tho back lot, where we baseballed ail that afternoon. In the evening we sneaked up Into the attic and pocker cd until morning." A sturdy old farm er who was "listening, noe to he out done, took , up the conversation at thia point and said: "I waa having some fun about thia time myself. 1 muled to the cornfield and gee-hawed until sundown. Then I suppered until dark, and piped until nine o'clock, after which I bedstead ed until the clock flved, after which I breakfasted until lt waa time to go muling again.-Con tributed. OFFICE IN THE OLD DISPENSARY It aeems rather significant that the ofttco of the warehouse commissioner is to be tu the old dispensary build ing In Columbia. Wa wonder if thia Ia indicative that the State has gone into another scheme that Is go ing to work out as much dlsaater and ruin aa did the dispensary. It la said that a bad beginning make,a good ending. Let UR hope that thia will be titus In the pr?sent instance. , Somehow we cannot keep from associating the dispensary with thia new venture, and now that lt bas gen* In the same building to do traai? naas the suspicious and superstitious will be looking for something to hap pen. We are afraid that the State ot South Carolina has anotner ele phant on Its hands. The heat thing to do is for the legislature at its ses sion in January to look very carefully Into this new venture and either knock it in the head or put strong bulwarks around it. Of course no one connocted with it intenda to go wrong, but the danger is great. No one connected with the old dispen sary intended to get off of the track but they did it all the same.-Green wood Journal. oooooooooocoo o OUR DAILY POEM o o e ooooooooooooo Only a Roughneck. Warden McCormick says he took Convict Bullivan as a chauffeur be cause Sullivan was a gentleman. A convict, labor-worn and Olin, at tended by a guard, Made little ones of big ones in a cheer less prison yard. "There ain't no chance for me to shirk like others does," he whined; "Thfiy'ra always giving me tie work because I ain't refined. A roughneck &?yer has no show be side a gentleman, "Only a low-browed roughneck, Only a Btrong arm guy, Wit' me sinister map I've no chance for a snap-' I never can ever get by, De gentleman lands hil de chinches In society's glittering ring, An' an equaltne nose an' clean finger nail goes Fer de best of lt here in Sing Sing." "I took a whirl in Finance, but. the Suckers saw me mug An called in de grand Jury, so I land ed lc the jug. - I fried to run for. office, but de vo ters took one lur: .>, At me uncultured features an' de nounced me as a scamp. For everything I put across I always done me blt, An' all de w'ile them hlghbrowed crooks could get away with lt "Only a low-browed roughneck, I'm toiling behind de bars . Wile de gentlemen crooks wot is long on looks Is dr! vin' round motor cara. In Sing Sing or Fifth avnoo t>ere IS always a golden prise' Fer de howlln' swell-an' a hammer an' cell For de poor, helpless roughneck guys." . HUMOROUS DEPARTMENT. Mose and the Law. * "Mose Tupper," said Ute judge, con templating tiie prisoner over hts' Spec tacles, "you are accused here of one of the most serious crimes known to oar .tows-towit, the taking of a hu man Ufa Are you properly'represent ed by counsel?" "No. suh," said the darky cheerfully. "Well, have you talked to any one about /our defense since your arrest?" "I told the sheriff about the shoot in' when he come to my cahir to f-itch me heah," aaid tho prisoner-"but that's all.' "And have yon taken no steps what ever to engage a lawyer?" "No. suh," said Mose. "I ain't got no money to be wastin' on lawyers. Dey tell me lawyers is mighty costive." "If you have uo funds," insisted the Judge, 'it ilea within the power of tbs court to appoint an attorney to deft ad you without charge." ( "Yon needn't be botherm' yo*ae'f, judge," answered Mose* .Well, what do you propose to do about this case?" demanded his honor. "Judge." aaid the negro, "es Jar as lae . concerned, you kin jes' let de mat ter drap!" , A Kick Coming. Xctress-I shall-not see that Inter viewer again. Press Agent-Why r.ot? Actress-Ha kept tUlktag about art aaa never a word concerning my dog, my diamonds or my previous husband. old hall, as we have done before. That ia due to the navy. "While we do not shrink from the full rigors of the war," continued the first lord, "we, thanks to the navy, happily are free from most of them." "In spite of the losses of ships, not of the highest importance, and of men, irreparable," said Mr. Churchill, "the navy is btrongef at every point of ser vice titan it was on the day wa rbroke out." Premier Asquith said that never had any' government more needed the whole hearted confidence of the -Com munity than during the hundred dayn never had confidence been more un grudgingly expressed. The premier dealt exhaustively with the financial situation. 'Foreign ex changes with most countries were working well and the gold ut the flank of England stood at the unpre cedented figure of (347.500,000. Food prices hod been kept' at a normal end unemployment was below the average, ho declared. "This will bo a' long war," said the prime minister, "but there is nothing in a long struggle to depress us, or in what has happened. Our enemy has tried three objetcives-Paris, Warsaw and Calais-and has been baffled In all. That Is not enough. Wc shnll not sheathe the sword which we have not lightly drawn! until Belgium ha', recovered more than she has sac rificed; nntil France 1B adequately secured against menace; until the rights of tho smaller nationalities baye been placed on an unassailable foundation, and until the military domlnantlon of Prussia is finally de stroyed. "Thia ls a great task worthy of a great nation. It needs for ita ac complishment that every man amongst us, old and young, shall give what he has and do what he can." Confidence in the ultimate auccess of the Allies' armB waa expressed by Earl Kitchener, who pointed out the iTreat Issue at stake* the advantages possessed by the allies in men and ma terial and in "that wonderful spirit which never haa understood the mean ing, of defeat" Lord Kitchener prasled the terri torials, particularly the London Scot tish end the East Indians; spoke of the admiration of the British troops for the "glorious French army," and , said: ."Under the direction of General Joffre, who ia not only a great mili tary leader, but a great man, we may confidently rely on the ultimate auc cess of the allied forces in the wes tern theatre ot the war." He praised the brilliant leadership ot Grand Duke Nicholas and also "tho ? splendid deeds of the gallant Belgian army," and the gallantry ot the Jap anese forcea. Continuing, Lord Kit chener said: "The British empire ia fighting for Ita existence. I want every citlsen to understand thia cardinal fact, for on ly from a clear conception ot the vast importance of the ls??? at ataste cae come the great n/.ticoal nitral impulse without which ?ho ' government war ministers, or evin inelr navies c?.? do but little. We have enormous advant ages tn our resources ot men and' ma terial and in that wonderful spirit ot oura which never baa understood the meaning ot defeat Alt these are great &mg*U hut they must be used Judici ously and effectively. 1 "I have no complaint to make what ever about tba rasponeo to my appeals for men. The progress in th? military training of those who already have en listed ia remarkable a>>d the country well may be proud of them, but I snail want mere men and still tatra until the enemy is crushed. "The men who have come forward must remember that they are endur ing for their country's sake Just as their comrades are in the shell torn trenches. The introduction of elabor ate destructive machinery with which our enemies had BO amply and care fully supplied themselves has been the subject of much eulogy on the part of military critics, but it must be re membered thal in the matter of prep aration those, who fix beforehand, the date of a war have a considerable ad vantage ovar their neighbors. - "So'far as'"we are .'concerned " we clearly ore open to no similar suspi cion, iain deTeiopineni o? armaments has modified thc application of old principles of strategy and tactics* and reduced the preaont warfare to some thing approaching siege oprations. "Oar lesses is thc . trenchea have been severe, but are tar from deter ring the BriUsh nation from seeing the matter through. They will act, rather as an incentive tb British'man hood to prepare ' themselves to take the places of those who have fallen." Paying a tribute to the leadarship of Sir John French, commander of the British expeditionary force, and his generals, and to the high efficency and courage of the army, the war minis ter said: "I think that it has been conceded that the British army has proved itself to net be so contemptible an engine of war as some were disposed to con sider it." He concluded: "Although our thoughts are con stantly directed towards the iroupa st the front and tho great task they have In hand, lt is well to remember that the enemy will have to reckon with the forces of the gr nat dominion, the vanguard ot which we already have welcomed in this country, in the very OsL HE BartenIdeal/ TS H? that thel Ord the* lock? AfttrtheBAtlv There is nothing mor venient for these cool mc You should have one. ? Anderson, S. C. ' -Bel fine body of men forming the contin gents from Canad* and New Found land- while from Australia and New Zealand and other parts are coming in quick succession soldiers to light for the imperial cause. And besides all these there are training in thia country more than 1,250,000 men eag erly waiting for a call to bear their part In the great struggle. "As each soldier takes his place in the fleld he will stand forward to do bis duty and in doing that duty will maintain the credit of the British ar my which, I must admit, nerer baa stood higher ' than ' lt does today." ta_:___:_3L A C0BBECT10N. In the newspaper business, it some times spp^srp as if the typesetter and the proofreader are in a deep-dyed conspiracy to put thc wrong word in the wrong place every one in a while; and. Saturday night was. one of the times they committed this offense. In the wrong place every once in a while, appears again in this issue, in the third paragraph, they lieft out the word "not" and inserted tho word "out," which at first glance made it read just the reverse of what waa in tended by B. O. Evans St Co. We are more than willing to correct this error and are indeed sorry that the error occurred, but os stated, in the news? paper business it often appears aa If the typesetter and proof-reader ,. were conspiriing together to commit all the errors possible. f Civic Association. An important meeting of the Civic Association will take place thia af-. iternoon with Mrs. D. C. Brown on North Main street at 3:30 o'clock. give the mott heat from east oil-N? smoke-No v-15y a patented device ... ? ? ? ' ri de is locked and remains A >. . . ; e Comfortable and >rnings. Greenyillea S, C, i, S* C.