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I Legal advertisements, 11.00 per inch first insertion, 50 cents per inch each -subsequent insertion. Rates on long term advertisements very reasonable. For rates apply at sSlvis office. In remitting checks or money orders sate payable te THE COUNTY RECORD. ^THURSDAY, AUG. 11. 1910. IniReply to "Lumberman." \Y> expected Mr Ellerbe'a protege?, the lumber-men, to rush to bis defense and it gives us pleasure to publish the courteous reply to our criticism of Congress-, man Ellerlni's record. The writer of this article we hold in high esteem and we are glad to find him sufficiently broad-minded to appreciate our attitude in the matter and not impute to us ulterior motives as many are prone to do where there exists an honest difference of opinion. Our friend's article is quite lengthy and to publish it in full necessitates some economy in our editorial space, hence we may not l>e ahle to cover every point as fully as we should like to do. We frankly admit that "Lumberman" has presented the strongest argument we have yet seen or heard in justification of Mr Elierbe's violation of his pledge and his vote to protect the lumber interest at the expense of the masses of his constituents. We think, however, our friend's reasoning is based 011 wrong premises as we shall endeavor to show him in a? short space as possible. "Lumberman" tells us that Mr Ellerbe's rate for a $1.25 tariff on rough IuiuIkt protected the lumtier manufacturer from Canadian competition on an inferior grade of lumber for which there is no local market. Moreover lie informs us tli.it Canadian lumber does not compete with Southern lumber except the '"box and n?ofer grade." If our correspondent could establish this as the "the truth, the whole truth and nothing hut the truth," it would go far iu our estimation to ahso ve Mr Ellerhe from violating his piedge, on the plea of "'afterdinovored evidence." J hit with due i?-p<rt to our friend we 1 ^ xl l 1 1 % r ?i< :i i 11mik ne can uo it. .nn jkllcrU himself makes no such pr'tension and the defense lie offers, unfortunately for him, contradicts the ingenious explanation voiced by his admiring champion. Mr Kl'erhc said that the schedule on lumber had Urn reduced fr-'iu $2.0" a thousand feet ' to ?1.2"?then .he added: "J <onfcn')ed for!;& rub of $1.00 a fhovsfii'l net.' This seem- to knock " .. \ . * > ut ottr frifaidV. contention and < ~(i " .> .Z: .it t?i'' same tiim* t-> convict Mr Kiiar'tM* of im-msi-toncy <>r in-inrerity when In' wont ?>n to argue, that tho tariff on iuminT does not increase tho cost to the local consumer. If the tariff on lumber enables the lumber *" ? *- ? Ittirliar manufacturer iu ^ci a price for his product without costing the- local consumer more, why did Mr Ellerbe con- j tend for a $1.00 tariff instead of $1.25 or $2.00 a thousand[ feet? Certainly if that condition really existed he should have helped the lumtser-man to a still jl rigger profit, shouldn't he? It looks as though Mr Ellerbe k n e w he was putting a burden on his people to l>enetit the minority and he was afraid to make it too heavy for "Old Man Pcepul," so he salved his conscience by contending for the $1.00 tariff. It is as easy to make general statements as it Is d i fti c u 11 to disprove them. Our correspondent would have us believe that Canadian lumber is practically a negligible factor in regulating the nri?*? t?f lnndter. Iteinsr in no sense in competition with the American product, except the lowest grades. We had always believed that the forests of Canada furnished lumber suited to almost every requirement. Rand-McNally's Atlas of the World tells us that Canada exports between $30,000,000 and $40,000,000 worth of lumber annually,which it seems if converted into l>oxes alone, would make an amazing quantity of them. A well informed and intelligent lumber-man informed us recently !.?? <-?r?rrw\rfltinn in this State mail v/iiv v/i -.1 ??- ? had acquired 11,000,000 acres of Canadian timbered land and that the tariff prevented him from utilizing it at a profit. Moreover, it is to l>e remembered that Canada is not the only country that exports lumber, or would do so, but for the tariff wall. There are South America and Mexico and our friend above referred to says that the difference between Mexican luml>er and Southern pine is so slight as scarcely to be noticeable. "Lumberman" avers that only low-grade "l>oxing and roofing" luml>er is exported from Canada. Possibly the tariff is so high on the finer grades that it is prohibitive. For instance, the tariff is $3.50 on dressed lumln-r and cer' - --1 ? m.iiinf.iiifiiFur lUlIliy UU ummiKumm could paj' that duty and compete with the American lunil>er mills. The more we study this lumber taritf, the more interesting it Incomes. Hero is a clipping from the Orangeburg Times and Democrat showing how adroitly the hill is framed to mislead the unwary and how we are absolutely at the mercy of the lumlier "interests" (not trust): For instance, take rough luinltcr, the cheapest kind. The sjjeeific duty fixed in the schedule is $1.25 per thousand,but to which must he added the 25 per cent ad valorem duty duty provided by said section two. Suppose such lunilter is valued at $10 per thousand feet, 25 per cent of that value is $2.50,to which add the ?1 'f~\ *i i i f 1 it Wniilil moL-o tli?? taritt on rough lumber of that value So.To per thousand feet. On luml>er valued at S2<) a thousand the tariff is and on IuhiIkt valued at $ '?() a thousand it is SN.To. The Dingley rates were S2 a thousand straight. Thus it will he seen that there has heen a very large increase in the tariff on lumber instead of a decrease, if the maximum rate prevails, and it will sooner or later, if it has not already done so. Our friend is "amazed" at our reference to a "lumber trust" and wants to know if we really be lieve any such fairy tale. We ivrtainly do believe it as firmly i ;U- WO do tiiO existence of ;l IllfUt ! tni-r, a tohaceo tru-t, iM sugar :i ) trust, a fertilizer trust, a railroad 1 trust, a hardware trust, a har-jr voster trust, a whisky trust, and ( tho "head ?levil** of them all?;1 the oil trust, Yet we could not, 1 to save our life establish the existence of a single one of them. | How difficult it is to convict them 1 ill tlin mill Vrl ill 11(7 i efforts of the Government, with all its immense resources, to find guilty that gigantic octopus, the Srandard Oil company. Vet, we daresay, if any one would accuse the elder Rockefeller of being in a trust he would deny the soft impeachment, "with a smile that was child-like and bland" and give another million dollars to 1 tight the hook-worm in the South. I Here in our own State there are pending suits against the VirginiaCarolina Chemical company and the Southern Railway, but it is scarcely to be expected that either of these corporations will be punished for violation of the anti-trust law. Our correspondent weakens his cause, we think, by hf. gratuitous attack on the Democratic party and the man thrice chosen a-* its standard l>earer, William Jennings Bryan. In the South the Democratic party has been the palladium of liberty to the i white man and it, ill becomes one ! who has hy its aid enjoyed "life, i liberty and the pursuit of h&ppi- < ness" to sneer at it now. The 1 Christian religion is not exempt i from higher criticism, but when < you discard its influence and i teachings what are you going to 1 put in its place? The "so-called 1 Democratic party" is still the 1 white man's party of the South i and we honor and. admire W J Bryan for the magnificent fight he made to lead us on to victory. Where he failed, tell us who would have succeeded? Does this sound like a Democrat? "It seems to me it is unfair, although you will no doubt differ with me, to charge him with unfaithful ness because he could not conscientiously, in the discharge of his duty to his constituents, vote for an unDeraocratic demand in the platform , put there for no other purpose than to please W J Bryan." Mr Ellerbe could not conscientiously vote for an un-Democratic demand in the platform! Forsooth his conscience must be elastic when he did not scruple to break his pledge to support the principles of the Democratic party embodied in that platform. But once secure in office he gets very independent indeed and considers a demand of the national platform as im-Democratic! Why did he not object to that demand when he was going over the district asking the dear people to vote for him? If our State can be letter reprv^ntcd by a Republican by all mean*' let as have the real article, j We are tir^tl seeing near-Republicans blowing h/H and cold and t testing of the big grab they have made at the "pork barrel." Send a ^raightout Republican to represent us or give us a Democrat who will respect his party pledge. ( The issue is inevitable and let it come! W'e are told that in the cor-j (hirate limits of the town? dniost: under the authorities* noses?tl grossest immorality is practiced hi dens of vice recking with tilth ind squalor. Men and wonier ire living shamelessly in open a ul I rv ;m<i mi uiir mviii> iu r.i^r, j These 'negro dives are a pest toj the community and the last of them should he destroyed. t One for tin- House! ii'l ?>in' for tin- S-uute ha- deciaivtl lis view.-, on the liquor question.! ['he other- appear to l>e non.. .mn.ltt.i I 1 .111 ilillllitll-? tliev will toll where thov wlu-n facing1. ! the voters. _____ We try to He accommodating, j hut the paper simply will not! hold everything offered for publication. We have issued a supplement this week, but* can't aiford that luxury every week wlien ! it is all expense and no profit. ; St>, friends, please cut down ?om-' municatioos to reasonable length. Remember the whole ofi the Creation was told i < than three hundred wort ? u. Attorney General Lyon has given an opinion which in effect allows whisky to l?e shipped to a purchaser for personal ttbe-, and the inter-State commerce law protects the consignee, unless there is a suspicion that it is boug&t&>r <4lier than J personal use. The Attorney Gener- | al's opinion is yi direct conflict with Judge Meiraainger's construct- j ion of the law. he having charged i ~ ~ ! n jury at 8uniter a few weeks ago j that under the prohibition law no; ime had the right to receive whisky I or to store it on his premises, j The petty graft attributed to Col: Brock, the assistant Adjutant (ienerai, pales Into insignificance befide the wholesale peculation permitted Congressmen, according to lisehwures resulting from the in- a rest igat ion started by Success Mag- i, izine. The article on the subject J i :>f Congressional graft is interest-1 ( ing indeed, and it is no wonder I that it takes millions of dollars ( to gratify the luxurious tastes of J the Epicurean and Sybaritish na- \ tional law-makers. No wonder i the average M, C. is so desperate | in advo<!acy of the "I want it ( i again" proposition. i Mr Ellerl>e said in his speech here that over a thousand of hi? constituents had wired and written him urging hini to vote for a tariff on lumber. These men he declared were lumbermen, hardware dealers,merchants and farmers and every class of business. Many "hardware-dealers, merchants and | farmers," even, own saw-mills or have financial interest in them. We venture to say that every farmer or merchant who wrote or wired Congressman Ellerlie to vote J against free lumber had more . money invested in saw-mills than , in their farm or store. Would a sensible man in any line of businees who has to buy lumlier ask Congress to pas- laws that permit- I ted the lumlier dealers to raise the price of their product? We think not. The place where you can get al- ( most anything you want at right prices is at Wilkins'. It Bargains W# sr* closing out our ?ritir a largt? t**ck of Fall and Vi'Jnter iipwimi i % All Of CN** Summer are going at from to 25c and th aC that price. fl Peterhill Ties, the b< 9 at 45c ea'*h.I CItiett-Peabody S 9 that cost $9.00 a dozen going I ~~ OUR TAILOF 9 have recently given us a discount E to $7.00 on all Summer Suits and customers get the benefit ol this re | L. T ). / j j ? ^ ' ?j \ ' \ain.';' j:i. NOT STOP THIEF! is- what yoa 1 knocked you down and robl purse and ran. But What Would Yo tiSay if an bui night and under cover of ( carried away your wealth, place?" Every FewDayp the papers cor happening^ frequently lif money, and who will guar misfortune? Think and Act Now, before it is it an infiariable jrje to kee bank. Our Bank b; Safe, absolutely saf( Jaceuse the integrity of ou unquestioned, but t funds are bonded ir Guaranty Companii Because we own a good ste and also carry Bur Fire Insurance in and are thus guai from these source Because we do not lend wtm security that wiM p in the event of the the borrower, T safeguards make u Am Unbreakable Bank and! we ii I of these facilities which w< mers. WeeNei Kingstrec "Where Depositors Are Qui Ink Mai 17 Orlirs Sail atttup* late Ifeaa Nil Offlct k Eipmt OrMri f^SILVERDEW 5 Stephen Thom jF 257 KING STREET, CH M Have in stock an unusually attr r) verware; Baskets for Fruit,Bon] ? Coffee Sets; Vases; large and li Trays; Individual Almond Di 'a Dishes, Candlesticks; Sandwi< K Bowls; Whipped Cream Bowls J I variety at reasonable pricesf) Also carry a complete line of e *? Diamonds suitable for presents c V1 Mail orders receive the most < ~A tion. We invite our Williarasbui K or send us their orders. Quick Sales 1 In order to close out 01 BUGGIES, SUMS, HAM We are giving for cash or ap Jiscount. Come see us befo Full supply Wagons and tand. A few Good cheap Horses ( Yours to p (jreelyville Live St( QREELYV1LI in Summei e line (A SUrtlftltr Goods at very cl? Goods which have purchased. Lawns gin Our Grot ley are oargains < % we still handle the ? made our place so sst mado t Ki"KStree and the sl ? PreshSupply 01 ' \ Crackers on hand all Shirts iy &" 50c each. > Nearlv all of tl >- Heii ts (% can t of from $3.00 ^ Trousers. Our* All otht.T Staple a Auction. j stock- and gu'arantee R Q I)Tr ICE I would say if i highwayman L bed you or -matched your rglar entered your home at larkness, vhile. you slept, K from thai, "secret hiding;I itain accounts- of just suc&l| fe being taken to get th&-1 snfpp VfllT aorainat <hipK ?? I too labijand ALWAYS nttte | jl p your;iaxieyinagood,,?fe KB * 1 Li - ? n I c r ofiwials is not only I I I hos* wko handle our I J 1 i one- of tbe strongest II ?s ife America. Ill el bmrtflar-proof safe 1 j glary Insurance and I m ma beet companies; I fan teed against loes, | B IB IB My except on goed SB eotect us from Una death or failure- of hese provisions ami ^B nvite YOU to Avail yourself Bj 3 extend to til of our custo-BB eBanhfl i, s. c. H trsatosd against Loss.** ? Per Cent Interest Paid c^^^B ^ T1M& iJISnJHITS B96S6S6aCS6a|(j iRTMENT 8 las & Bro.f B1 ARLESTON. S. O.. jR | ; active display of rich Sil- w Bons,' Cakes and Flowers: wl small Comportiers; Bread (A shes; Glass-lined Relisn|flHl :h Plates; Mayonnaise 7<? and a further extensive ? ? verything in Jewelry and |p >n any occasion. areful and prompt atten- Xj rg friends to call in person yfi 5mall Profit-3 ir present stock of SS, LAP ROBES, ETC (proved paper & liberty re thev all zo. McCormick Mowers o I >n hand. I J flj >ck Co., Agental | JE, S. C. ; ' Goods j l ose prices to make room for :ery Department I 1 line of eatables that iiave I popular with the ladies of I irrounding country. I fNationalBuiscuitCo's I le fifty-seven varieties of >i| I > ^ ? fTT> B * ' nz's ficmes . _ _ >e gotten here. a 'fl nd Fancy Groceries kept in l-,fl d to be fresh and pure. I ERS || ^5b3BHBCSMEUBEm2SCCJ3BBBB3B