The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 04, 1906, Image 1
The Lancaster News
lEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891
VOL. I. NO. 51. SEMI-WEEKLY. IANCASTER. S. C., APRIL 4. 1906. PRICE-LIVE CENTS PEI1 COPY.
Tillman's Address
r
To the People of South Carolina
on the Subject of the
Dispensary--An Elaborate
Defense of the System.
Hollow T. -- 1
uiiuh \/n i^rna . l.' >3 UN 1.1
from a sen-e oi the lushest public
duty that 1 fee 1 called upon
to address you at I Ins l ime.?
Burdened as 1 am with national
concerns nothing but obligations
to the people induce me to lake
upon nty shoulders the additional
work of directing your atten
tion to matters affecting tbe state
alone. But 1 have never felt or
believed it to be the wish and
inionlio:. of the people of South
Carolina that my election to the
senate should cause mo to lose
all interest and concern abou1
home affairs. 1 was a citizen and
taxpayer belore 1 ever held any
oflice at all and I will be a citizen
and taxpayer after 1 shall cease
to hold ollice. Therefore, it is un
natural and improper from my
point of view for me to take no
iuieresi ana nave no tnought
about what is going on in South
Carolina.
I have received a great deal o!
advice recenily from the newspapers
of our state to the effect
4fhat 1 should attend to my duties
in Washington and leave others
to discuss and direct affairs at
horn.'. The common trend of all
of this advice is th it I should di cuss
national questions in the
coming sia'e campa'gn, be re
elected to the senate, with or
tyithout opposition, and not stir
i%p strife. 1 am warned and threatened
should 1 not heed this counsel,
but in spite of it all 1 ieel
compelled to speak io the people
with mv usual fiankne s am!
bluntness and let them determine
the whole question. I have never
sought to dictate to the people;
I have onlv told them the truth
its i see n, given ray opinionlor
what tb?*y were woitli, ?nd I
am always willing to abide by
their action whatever that mav
be. It ia to in this instance ?
. It gives me no concern that my
return to the senate may be jeopardized.
There are things more to be
dreaded than the loss of a seat in
the senate. oi*e is the loss of ray
own self respect. I have been
trusted by the people ol South
Carolina and have been honored
U? - W A A
uj i/nriii m> uo^uiiu liiy ueseriB,
have been chosen as their leader
and been followed loyally. Now
if after sixteen years I should
from selfish motives betray their
confidence and allow ambition
O^to draw in?? aside from the path
of duty, I would deserve and ex
pe?'t to receive their contempt
and punishment at the polls. 1,
therefore, scorn all suggestions
of cowardly non interference in
State affairs. The people
know mo too well to be fooled by
the assertion that it is my desire
to boss or dictate for my sole
purpose is to nive them the benefit
of my experience and knowl
pdiro and off r such advice nu in
rV.'v judgment will he conducive
to the public welfare. Then I
will abide cheerfully by whatever
conclusion l hey may reach.?
"Teach the people and trust I lie
people" was JefTefon's motto;
teach the people and trust the
v people is equally my motto and
that is all I shall attempt to do
at this lime
Sixteen years ?go there wan a
revolution in South Carolina
which gave the common people
I
* the state f??r ilie first time in
itsl'i-; y M a* recognition which
was I* eir due and made tliein in
reality the mis'ers of our nuhlic
alt* ?ire. J'ite old ring WH8 over,
thrown; the primary sys em
which gave every man howevei
poor and humble an equal vote
with every other man howevei
rich and hinli followed; the new
slate constitution gave us lem
porary immunity irorn negro
domination; the utmost freedom
of discussion in all political activities
was assured; and under
these new impulses the state ha*
bounded forward like a race
hoise along all progressive lines.
There are not wanting however
indications that sinister influences
are at work and that a few
men are Keeking to obtain practical
control of the slate government
and to dominate in our
affairs. The corporations have
not regained the sway which
they once held but are gradually
getting more and more influence
and direction in our politics
There are evidences of more than
"incipient rottenness" in the
state, and if the scheme of certain
men are not thwarted in the
coming primary election, it will
I he only a short time beiore an
oilier "stale ring" will liuve lull
sway in our a flairs with its head
quarters in the State newspapei
office in Columbia.
There are several tilings in
connection with our stale government
that I will discuss in
the coming campaign, but in
this address I shall treat of only
two of the things the people ol
the state should earnestly consider
now and take action about
On? is the settlement ol the
whiskey question and the otliei
19 the control of the democratic
party of the state bv a majority
ol all of the d-mocats ratliei
ihan bv a small fraction ot the
voteis The two ideas nre interlocked
and cannot be separated
and, therefore, I shall treat them
together.
At this time by election held
under the Brice Act titieen conn
lies in the stales are enjoying
the blessings of prohibition?
( I'wo have always been dry ). Nn
(whiskey can tie lawfully sold
within their borders. But any
citizen living in those counties
has only to keep his eyes open
and look around him to see what
the results have been.
First, hit every in ui who rends
a newspaper printed in those
counties search its columns and
see the advertisements of whiskey
houses outside of the state
and then let him go to the
express oifices alone the
line* of the railroads and
see how much liquor
is being daily brought into
these 17 counties. Then let this
citizen follow up this liquor and
find out who drinks it ; but helore
doing tha' turn to the edi
tonal pages of the newspapers
and see the constant a'lusions 'o
4.U. ulI, < .....
nit! --uicskiiius oi prohibit 1011
"quietude," k*lroo'i<>ni from
drunkenness," "p^a'-e and irond
order," that are proclaimed <^l
course there are exceptions to
this bright and beau'i'ul picture
as shown in the news items
about the recent murder in a
blind tiiier in Greenville follow
ed by a similar occurrence in
Columbia, hut upon the whole a
i in in would be very much editied
to know Imw much money (lows
into the coffers of these journals
from whiskey advertisements,
while the same papers are ex
ploitimr prohibition and sobriety.
A little calm consideration
Continued on Page Six.
' I PERSONAL,
;jll? 'l!
Mr. Douglas- MoDowal, ot Cami
den, was in town Sunday.
, Mr.-'. Lilian Miller is visiting
relatives in Sumter.
Mr. .1. E Cra'g returned yesterday
from a visit to Rock Hill,
i Miss Lula Fletcher of Westville
is visiting Miss Nannie
Fletcher here.
i
/"l I I- *1- * ? ?
, vjiui k in me uourt .1. F. Dreg
orv spent Sunday in theTaxahaw
section.
Mr. W. W. Barr and family
moved from here to Yorkville
. yesterday.
Dr. J. P. Young, of Richburg,
spent Sunday with Judge Ira B
r Jones and family.
Mrs. D. L. Tillman, of Che(
raw, is visiting her parents, Mr.
, and Mrs. J. T. Amos.
Mrs. J. E Ru'ledge vi-tted
1 her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hilton,
' at Westville, the past week.
I Mrs. F. K. Smith and chil
dren of Newport, came over
TllPSflne on a niult * V- ? 1 ?
j .. ? .1^11 il? VNC 1 <*11111 V
ol her father, Mr. M. J. Long.
Miss Brenuie Thompson, of
1 Riverside, is visiting her sister,
1 Mrs. J. B Williams.?Rock Hill
f Record.
Mrs. H. G. Mcllwain, of
' R<>ck LI ill, and her sister, Miss
p Julia Taylor, of Washington, D.
. C., were in town yesterday.
Miss Amelia Beckham, of
( Rock Hill, has been spending
several days with Mrs. L 0.
Harrison.
Mayor Carrison. of Camden,
I spent. Friday night in Lancaster.
He was the guest of Ex?Mayor
. Thomson while here.
Mr. A. C. McManus, of Rock
I Hill, who has been visiting his
old home in the eastern part' ol
i the county, returned to Rock
Hill Saturday afternoon.
Col. T. Y. Williams leaves
i to day for Columbia to attend
i the meeting of the st ate democratic
executive committee, of
which he is a member.
M ies Marion Logan, ol Yorkville,
who is teaching school in
the Douglass section, spent Sun:dav
here with Mrs. J. T. Green.
I
Dr. M. P. Crawford returned
Saturday irom a visit to his
brother, Dr. W. M. Crawford, at
too Chester hospital, where ho
continues to improve in health.
Rev. R. K. Tumipseed paid a
| visit last week to Ivershaw^where
lie was stationed, before coming J
J to Lancaster.
Coroner J. Montgomery Cae
key, of I'leasfviit Hill, who has
I been sick for some time with j
I grip, was able to come to town i
Mnn<la.\.
Col. A. R. Banks, superinten-|
dent ot ihe graded schools, went
to Atlanta Saturday niglR, toI
attend the funeral in Decatur
Sunday of his nephew, Dr. Alexander
Mack, who died Saturday'
morning, ol meningitis. Dr. Mack
was a son of t lie w ;1 kno vn Pres '
byterian divine. l)r. .1. P. Mack,!
ami was prominent m his piofeH- j
aion. lie leaves a widow ami lour
children.
Mr. Sam F. Massev, teacher
of I lie Osceola school, was> in
town Monday. He paid this
office a pleasant call while here.
Mrs. L. P. lloddey is expectsd
[to return this week from a visit
to her sister in Yorkville, Mrs.
II. .1. Mackorell.
Mr. J. W. Gas key, of Athens,
Ga., who has been visiting his
n o > i - *? ? ' ** * ' *
pnicmn, Ml r. HUH iVl rf. 'I U. *JHS~
key, of New (hit, returned to
Gec.r: i t Monday.
Kev. P. B. Ingraham, of Lancaster,
who lias been under treatment
at the hospital for rheuma
tism in his arm, left for his home
this morning. He says he is well
and ready for full duty.?Chester
Lantern.
Cotton Warehouse.
Cotton Association to Build
One in Lancaster?Application
Made for Commission
I to Onen Rnnlrc r?f GJuK-l
scription.
The Cotton Association is evidently
in earnest about building
a cotton warehouse in Lancaster
The committee having the matter
in charge, composed of Messrs
W. P. Caskev. T. W. McMurray,
W. C. Hough, W. T. Vanland
ingham, J. F. Williams and J. E.
Porter, met here Saturday and
I formulated plans to go ahead
with the work.
It was decided by the committee
to make application, which
has since been done, to the secretary
ot state for a commission to
open books of subscription. As
previously stated in The News,
the capital stock is to bo $7,000.,
divided into 350 shares of $20.
each.
The Editor's Song.
$$$$$
How dear to my heart is the steady snhsci
iber,
Who pay ? >ri advance, without skipping
a year:
Who lays tlow.n his dollar, and offers it
glad y.
And cast 'round the ofliee a halo of cheer.
n
Who never says: Stop it, I cannot afford
it!"
"Or, "Getting more paper each day than
1 roa l";
l>lit always says "Send it, the whole outtit
likes It
In fact, we regard it as a business need
n
How welcome is he when he steps in tin!
sanctum,
How he makes "our heart" throb, how
he makes "our eye" dance !
We outwardly thank him- we inwardly
bless bill)
The steady snbs.iihei who pays in advance!
*
American Printer,
A young man named B. Alvin
Dennis was run over and killed
by an 6leetric car in Columbia
Saturday.
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Another Veteran (tone.
Mr. W. H. McManus Passes
Away at his Home in
Chesterfield County.
Mr. W. II. McMmiiiis, a
lant old Confederate veterae
who formerly resided in the
t.t VullQlW ? ' '1
. ->v........ scinuii 01 'ins coucii
but who moved to Chesterfield
county many years as:o, died a
fewjdays ago ai Middendorl, iit
Chesterfield, lie was postmastec
at Middendcrf at the time o! Ins
deat h.
Mr. MeManus was a nephew
of Capt Amos McManus, of Lancaster,'and
was a member of the
latter's company during the
war.
lie^made a splendid record as *
soldier. lie lost an arm at the battle
^of Gettysburg. ; lie leaves *
widowtaud several children.
The Dog With $20,000
The dog that was distinguish
ed by being leit #20,000 booi??
time ago by his dying owner is:
not doing well. It is reported tchave
turned sickly and dissatisfied
with lite.
The executors seem to thinfc
that since the dog can enjoy tb?
money only while it lives, the
only proper thing lor them to do
is to spend as much of it as poesible
on the dog's immediate
comfort.
They give him massage,chicken,
mush and cream and other
delicacies, until the poor dog,
created tor a different kind of
lite, is surfeited and sick.
Instead of enjoyin: its money,
the lucky dog is losing its doghood,
cannot look an honest dog
in the face, and no doubt in its
heart envies the mongrel curs of
the streets that, though kicked
about, have the blessing of independence,
and, because they are
half-starved, have the.joy of Hp1ITJ1A
? I, : _ i ? -
? ncii iviitv>^ ijijc h oonc.
Of course, there is nothing in
the constitution or the statutes
that prevents a rich man from
willing his money away foolishly.
Since he cannot take it with
him, he must necessarily leave
it to somebody, or something;
and, though it is a sad sight to
a good, honest dog sickened and
ruined by it, still it is better
that it is a dog than that it
should be a human being.
I'nlortunately most rich men,
with more money than sense,
inllici upon their own children
the same woeful condition that
has been put upon this too much
money dog ?Atlanta Journal.
Margaret Attler, a colored wo
man, 7r> year old, was convicted
ii v,u?*-it'r ouri last week of
manslaughter and sentenced to 2
years in penitentiary.
In a row at GatTney dim Blanton
shot three ?ion, H se Bright
and son, Bod Bright, and Rutui
Ray.
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