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-ns-or. - - -- - 4 -9 -s Sm-e - vnnsoro S W"ednesday, August 17, 1910. \Established z844rj Published Senn-Weekly. -______________ The CongrCssio.1a Taxation, the Ne:rj Q: of the Prollems Dis:u The cngressional c opened here last Tuesday ing August 9th at 11 o elG in the court house yard. meeting was called to order iy clerk of court J. W. L%-!es first introdaced Conresman D. E. Finley. .ar. Fs ws sorry that time did no r i him to discuss all the S suies of nitional im nportan-ct:. He would however try to e:: plain a few things e thought the people snou< -:nor about. Of course national pUlities were not as interesting in this state in which two parties exist He had for the last twenty yeaS given his views on every YuO:C question. He had representea his people both in te legisla ture anm m the senate. .H thought no more approprianonl should be made than were neeu ed to carry on the govern:ent. He was chairman o tre wva and means committee ana one or two others. Appropria'iom should be watched becaL,se were maae from the t c ed from -ie people. Since 1I77 exnenses have greatlv increased as have also t.e axes. .e taxation in the s: a was drc but.the taxation of" :L he n a -i, was indirect. Tne e.'e~ tt ferences betwCe t heD . and the Re,bi1 o taxation ara xt separation n state an union. believe-ir taxation f r Republicans believe In tax.tin for protection as . T axes 1-ave, ie si, mcreasea 48.2per cen- sice IS57 . >en tari is higher than snea revenue, the peole form coM binations and controj 'sitriu ilon, "Pj- cea rigs suit f this S the pr competitLn. He sad :tha be ore 1867 there -was h t tusts, but since that time trasts have fixed the prices on thimgs we must nave. He named du L- ferent kinds of trusts to I,IUS trate. He sho_-.d urther noW thn -,rotective tari..pL freg gocds out of fhi:D country and thus - paed zne w,ay rta trusts of this Coun- ry to earg excessive prices n goods of thr own manufacture. Trusts are the cause of aie high cosjo living to-day. Tne Democras have done all they couild toUe feat the pr.esent taridr bill bu it was beyond their power to do so; they could not even makie an amendment to the bill. The f uture w:as, he thought, bright for Democrats. He cited in stances showing ho.w the Demo. crats had increased in the last few years. He sh'owedi th'at where in one or two mstrie * Republicans had eleered their the Demtcrats had now assum-ed * control and are electing their frvorities by even a greater a jority than. the Repu'oleans had previously done. T ne Rc publi e ans are taking more :none; away from the tax pjayers than they need to run the govern men;. The tariE is a dry subject to discuss but it was so important that a discussion was necessary. He had voted against the appro priations for battle ships; against an increase in the army and .-.hnert-hings which to him looked extravagant. The people or .ne U. S. are the greatest mi1lar \ people in the world so ras taxes go.. Sonme pensins smich L he did not believe in col o be stopped because the north ern. Democrats voted fo thm r People are .turn:ng awyIe the Republicans ' i n ansas r Nebraska and Iowa. Insu-gents are looming up. A division !s going onI in' SOes bof the Western and Central states and this kvill helpth D emocrats. We ntst ;keep up~ the figt. He thiks the Demo crats%i gvlain the nouse this vear. Harmnon is a ooai mn. high man andC a Kal Demuc;-rs. her are sat to M so again Tae Sou&ua t-ih kisa o: Carnplaign Opens ,;on and the Tariff Som*. sS.d by the Candidates. I fC U4 iision had the power nov: to ix rates. This was pul b in bV the Democrats. He Cd b( no: approve of the postal sav in.t- bn but the bill had been is OaSsed. The Republicans favor- n ed tne ank with out restrictions. ai Thl-- Democrats don't want all d< their money centralized in some M big norzhern city. The Republi -1 cans plan w3uld tend toward ea sch a centralization. Such alf2 centralization would be espec- fc ily harmful in time of pani sc What we- want is to keep our tc money at hr-me. He had led a.ghts against the kind of bank at which the Republicans had pro- b< posed. h Ding the twelve years he :e .:as rin ofce the Mexican War n Veterans pension:had increased 0, from 88 to S20. He was m favor ol improving our rivers. He was i not making war on the railroads T but h tiought improvm. the v rivers would~help freight rates. v Te -ranortation trust is the : trus our. county has. '., ie aslone what he could fcr M this discrict and he had el some-h-g to show for his, et- o or s to puL Nhe1 buiking. ;i insborc could not have a post q Cnice- because the post office here R was not a 2nd class post office. We hav:e gotten four publie build- - ;ngsZ whihn-,mounts topractical'y He hai helped to frame law t flee e has grown greatly i the last 7 years. Ic is here toi stay, and no one can recall W ha,-e imroved the postal I service in tOvn-s as well as I U tie ecantry. H e sa;'d the poE ta Uepartmlent was largely se, spoi and c 1e 1 g1ve a few.. gures to show ho-v much wa., o C to the ~sapp-rti o toe rur- a free deliver . was not orgu- r naorn fI the IUai Tree delivery. h The governenr had not e-i tendev this departmenMt anV thqs J.r i-rd er-tha Tr Tas t not b e1 on'ie. I nave served you as aithfully a s I c . When . rt ook my seatI h tae n a back on. I don' say mnov por nents W;i have o t a b r4 seaZ but I wil say that GO men do over 75 oer cent of the vork done in coigress and those )i0 h< men are old men. H An issue had been brought in b< to this campaig'n which he was it sorrt of. Hie hiad not brought ti the.issue in but since it was in, w he would have to express hisy vews. Mr. Henry says he n :ants to repeal the 14th andg 1th amendments. I agree withg that. But when he says we mst give tribal representation: H allow a colored representative for in. every 200Q negroes to the legis- tc lature then I don't agree. Th'e t negro is unnit for a representma-l tive in the government. M.e Henry can't do this if he goes, et but the question in itself will do e harm both to the whites and to e blacks. I am sorry he brought ta the issue in antl I think he will m Snaly conclude that hocis wrong. st Mr. 1'inley spoke about an d our in the small crowd that a was present and when he took , his seat, he was applauded. s SOLIC1TOR' J. K. HENRY. Mr. Henry. the second speak- ta er. immedaely began on the is- h sue. He d" not think Mr. Fin-i e was sorry that he had brought i in'he issue. Do you think l< am crazy? Do you think I a""t nhting whites?" He had helped ti redeem this country: he ha raid for g,uns out or his own 'i oee with/ whilch to ngoht in1 i thisverycoun V. I the: peopl hee ',Do youi think I am .a~ &# to repeal an amnd ~et1. i that sond like bro-r Wafi"s th auestion not settli. ' e B3.aus m'ore negroes are gam).m -o en'o-f: buying land, etc. Since :-' Me .. Finle stre jo pek r eec for frcm some negroes buu ouldin't sell it. He needed- mon-) to send his children to sehoo ;- he would not sell land to the ?groes to get it. He wanib;to' )ntro] the negro without u*in.g-* .ns. He could not- represen. ols and did not want to. SGe: divided with morals on 'onal de and negroes backed by mo ke on the other and things will An dangerous. Ve have dangn th on the inside and outside pa e are like a ship under -wh.ic a mine that is lying harmleslSa )w, but is ready to eYplode ad i y time. What he wanted was to cut the wire to ain land. We are helpless ng as negroes can voe W p m't make those people wh.w aC thers died for it give u0 r nothing. We must gie n mething in return. He o:'..0 give che negro the rio' tition and how would v"e it? We would require h a certain age. They o ve a certain amount of o 4 -ty. and on top of that e,er ?gro must be the loyal husbaii one wife. Is that calling th' gro into politics? The negie eaks down under such morals.. he Y, nkees will say that if. u can improve their morals. hy go and do it. Suppose we ve every 2.000 negroes one rep sentative with the r ogt of pe tion. not to vote, he bein ected by the negroes. He W:a )posed to miscegenation-ig' re 2on, educatioln and in plis e referred to tihe heAdline.i ainr occk Hill paper ich read: CanidteHenry soun p. Ii tL al death knell." He saiL r,ha4 le negro could no) b sent .other county n aer M, ::hy. He S wiln to il.. o der apart of o*ur rep:ese.m1a y Xn in Coges s to ge t re cry to% %v on hadslf,a r ,en cia t ts coun d, ; rears and he was proud of, ig e' elieved that if any on.s Culd _eli o that he avorecti Ce ncgoes ha ou would Uelw0u e n that he was a har re wa4s. kigto th en Tuture. He waz rain bai unless ,v:'e gn sh ,igs in u: ands we voulA Ve t uSe guns. He was wiligtL g to grant- negro Trustees. lu rs, eC., if he got wA n. th aed. Had the p)eople an'. s jE-ctioLnt the negroes runninc th grO schooIs? They ran tne Vn c"'urchles, why, cou.,,d :_n, ho t runthi r own schools? H4 anted to Show the peole tat de ey must give someth-ing to ge da msething. h As to the tarirf. M-r inle,h a said, saw hope in tne future..t e had heard that same story H< fore and nothing had come of on .You have to whisle srme- to mes to keep your courage up sp hen you are passing a grawe m ird. He had advocated the ca- xv il and people were going to see co >d come fromn it. They x were pe >i to see the sea coast tos:g m ie South become large cities. ter e had a plan to reduce the tard tr .He did riot believe in docipg us o mnuch at once. He wante ce reduce the tarlit little Lyit a eHe showed~ now a tras: fr >uld nut a small business man g it ;f business. Thie Repu't pa ms thought w:e were not :dead- ta 1: the:y are scared to turn 'The g .riff over to us. We shoun ta rgents" wanted the ta'-r re-ce iced arnd we wanted it reduced. d eshould take down the tarii' th all brick by brick. The "in- to irgets are meeting us al h ay." Itmay take a long t"ie so et what we~ want. but it hadth en a long time and we dtior cc e what we wantedi. 'h .ar wall had gone up) higherC and ta as a taste~ of th swensorn e low tai and thefe kie ould come to s an ask uo cO ore. \Ve nave a *ew ne m~~ emocra;-tic part wn dontI be- er~ ::e in reducing the 'ai . r As t tr. Fn's orina yo ngt e reset u b Bei' sas in fav oia':hen a !fore his ^riends said ne was ars ahead of his zime. He he aited 12 years and is now rui f again. Finley says himse at he was on one comnIta at did not mcet. He had- been solicitor for ig time and he did not make -ing out of it. Last year h pt an account of his expense, d it cost him more than .5C er his salary to live. and h d not lived e::aaan. He concluded his speech b ing that he was not afraid t cuss any question anywherE .ON. T. B. 2UTLER. f[on. T. B. Butler was the ne:_ eaker introduced. Two year &he had asked for their vote dhe had received enough t er -theecond rac.: He wa wever defeated but had not ,i before them to ask ther ei reiconsideration of him. - H lWays tried to appeal to th o1',sense of the people. H Onjzed ,the right of thos m who were now in the rac f any one else to enter th There were.not many dii between them in thi whieh. they wer dIiket 05 -e . ~l. . H both i ~ Ie fate ani nig'h vasa: pr'ett "Idd .yse t. Theo.e-E grs to he 4ple. S:Me :o n* see to tik that i.if the s' letFinley te-wjn't-grE mal. TYhat is not so. Fir aol ne is no te.d -fath L ret eliv . Y'ou n ee Pif h-,e S :opLS. 'Vhat d : It a be 0ou get a Tel i e.If if gobd nee d:n ar okkanwho had gte. 'Se *e reeC f.ro iS Cor essmen. They were an e' addiin gaage .seec fe days a .'n ne ey showed a wonrjerful ,ter nev to c : For a few day e ntlemar trid to nPut 1-(i by try~ing to )us bkinto the oround ever > g. This d'id no gooc ,Ever. and at last one morr when he went out to his gai n after being away for a fe , ne found that the thing - chmbed the fence and h .a more long-necked gourd an he knew what to do wit Sthought little things are th es that count. He would lik take the money that ws ent on seed, etc., add it.up an ike it do some good. H mied to know why WVinnsbor uld not have a pcstoffice. .Th ople get very little for th me they spend on the gos amrent. HIe did not fa;'or e: vagant appropriations. H e aliat to .illstr'ate :rhe e: ssive charges, caused by :b rin. That hat could coniexe "nnland and -be sold for eat deal less than the owne id fo it were it not for th rif.An since the hat cann< mi 'th is country our mam. etr can charge anythin e; wish. They do not add ~itimate profit as they shoul but they get all they-can froi e people instead. He - wante get rid of the taif. any wa could. He would like to se ne of that money that goes t e Nrthwest to reclairm Ian :e to the South irts:ead. If we have been sending po experts to Congress for 1g timte he woumld like to see ane made? and some otraE nd o expert sent instead. Wh uat not we get spmie of the mney for our- roa~cs? Knler er mail goes over' a road tas ad is khown as a "ost" roa( di the government can aid s: road. He would like to se e U. S. Go'.ernment say .ths ther thie mail or,~the Wire uld be used by people for gant ng on.Cebtrn ete ge refer: to Pasozn and what he ha ne with wh~eat as ari illustre aif gatabling. He referr, . Elegs statenient the 2g~'syvice made manh unjit rid edeaskudeta eg .0:eme one else is elected. He did no mean to say that he would - o all that he said ought to be Ione, but that if he was elected e he would try to. He got off a joke to illustrate his point. As a to Mr. Henry's .-egro question, a he was opposed to it. He thouLht e Lhe least that was said the better: it would be. If he is allowed reoresentation in the Legislature e ae miqht also be allowed repre ;entation in the Congress. Let y h,im st as he is. o He was sorry that he did not .-ave more time to talk to the People. It was near dinner time, and he did not want to :mpose t on the people. s Mr. Butler did not speak as s,long as did the other candidates. He sat down amid aolause. Af er Mr. Butler's speech the meet 1ng adjourned. e Hiickory Ridge Notes. e arMers are through with e their , work now. Crops are: a looking fine hiter the nice rain ithat fell' on the 7th. We have nothing to do now but eat water s melons, go to picnics and parties. e The young people seem to enjoy e themselves now. Friends a-d , ratives eiijoyed a nice little epien at e :home of Mr. and us j R n onrthe 10th. 11 The eb'Yh oladfes,-all stayed at home "to, pre eiparie' dinner-and to'getready for Sthde ish soup.. A gre: many 1i fish were caught, and a fine big pot of soup was enjoyed with all the -other - chi-cken . and,eake. f The afternoon-was spent by the ladies hbrse back riding, led by Li.ss Lila Black, of Jonesville, S. %.. The day seeme1 to be a tleasant one for ail. e Miss L,la Black - of Joncsille, d S. C.. MissGillie -Kid( of S-mith, . C.. and .i. ad Mrs. Aires{ Th onas of McCnnei S. .; with- their sweet lte ar t arion% re tin r. aqd M. f Miss Lary 1imms. fa Colum snding her vaca .ion at Ir home .e h Th' ._boys w sthave -and partes an Z. s der field and cotton patch a Iake haste boys, hurc.qp, 1 eervthing goes on asav-seems, to going now I -beleve-we -I have a weddng' or two around here in the near ^eature. I heard one boy say that he had v .ore to the' conclusion that it S, was just as hard to get along e without a wife as it was to get; s on with one. Now mind, b6y, it takes two to marry. e Well I must -close, woul be e gad to naiar from all the girls e and ao.gsr Write me a letter C SOonl. e Always your friend, Old Hickory. e Flint Hill Locals.. QaMr. and Mrs. J. WV. Durham Srd children are visiting Mrs. 2Durham's sister, Mrs. Sarah e Gettx's at Lugoff. S. C. SMr. Falconer Bray of Rockton a was a visitor in the neighbor rhood recently. SMrs. J. C. Willingham anoi ,mgh?ter Miss NTannie reture 1 rom Timmonsville, S. Q. ,last wIeek. Mr. T. B. Willingham ard son, d ugene of Blairs, S. C., was j n visitor' to friend1s and relatives d the nast week. vMiss Lutie Durham spe'nt Sun e da" at home. Dr. H. M. Durham ihas re- I urned to Blythewood\ after snending Sunday at home. Mis Maud Willinghark.T will a leavxe to-day to visit friends at a Sipsonville. Gray Court and r affney, S. C. Miss Bertha Durham hgs re tturned home after spending the past we ek with her sister; 'Miss Mr. W. A.NeladMsT Mobley wi'll visit friends~ e Massey Dale this week. State Reuinic 'Spartan ur. - Te state -ion of UJni d d Cofierate' irans will e T~e -railroads har granted' a re lu%ce te of a egnjt a iig eah y Then i f Sparta ~r fakng gr ~ rep tns .!~te enterta rnrlent . sand LeR Miss Flern-iken i. Jerusi21. Letter No 4. Hotel Germania, Nazareth. We started, at 6:80 a. m. on >ur twelve days journey, through :he country to Damascus.,.Our :wo weeks stay in Jernsalem'-has )een so delightful, we were loathe to leave. We had our last glimpse of the 2ity from Mt S_opeus on the north, then we wound down chrough the hills till it was los -o sight. We passed some"inter esting thinr--on the *ay,. sucll as Gibeah of Ben 'anin,, ancient Seeroth, here twe rmurderers of fshbasheth lived. We only got a glimpse of 3israt and Bethel as we wou6d ' dovn into the valley of thidves. Ab6it noon-we stopped in he plaiins of Shiloh' under the shad ome fig, trees, to haveA 041unch. .:gS in the East are r lch'larger than ours (something ike the um brella- China) and mpke -ine shade. The colony at Jerusalei had given usa nice lunch Perhaps you would be interestedioknow wvhat it was. Mutton,- ha bis cuit, potato chips, cheese, Girts' eggs, jelly, cake and.lemo Mr. Barrakat spread a grass mat .n the ground, an we used our carriage cush xt ats. We laughe ad ad finished -inkoha we n&e ate witfiur an erminded of the . didn't like melon been ways got it in his ea lunch, the gentlemen exploring and Tve took of their abserce to steamer rugs dowa for _;J No sooner hadvwe-gbt' however than a herd tain goats.. came,trooin on us from th al a is unnecessar .. up as h0vitv after the ho resumedl th-7on -h erecting four we r (German) W comfortable .... drink any confine ourselves te bottled lemotide-t , azareth. At 6 -we are w ou oA i the Synagogue of thSnaii. They profess tolavee 6 cop y of Joshua and the e - '' teuch. This is the mnost_ city of Palestine and.ismn ed in Gen. XiI-G3 as "Siehem Tomorrow we leave at~ light for* Mazart. via - and we w.ill -use saddi eK art of the way.- ' ~We reached Jenin at rested for several hours our lunch. This is a smnal and . the natives came a circled around us m amazement. some of then fetly nude. You ought haN seen~ them wondering. v one ~ hair when wve took of Mr. Barrakat ~hadQc i a wlting for us here; drove to Mazare!ne bautiful plains of They ard level and equ1yfI and as you view the ~ hills of Mazareth, you are to believe- the colodng a~ On the e't'rose MtV. with thae altar of sarf summit. on the east Mt.i?n little Herniion- and Tabor Transfiutration: Nestlingt foot of thse is Nain, Jesr~ Enidor and Shunem. Ato ~ down we reachid Nazaretl&In is delightTally cc6I here an dk hotel is fine' so -we are enjy~ ourselves to 'the fnll. Wei - remain two days then we Tybetrs and Caperniub. sail across the Sea of ' Samak- where we tae Damascus. Will write t6e& FOR RENT 1911. Pl~e~ as Thos. ~eic ~a +ab3out7 nu wa- S C. 1509 ac Voomes.&~ run th ~1o -p r