The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, July 21, 1906, Image 1
The Lancaster News
LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891
VOL. I. NO. 82. SE/WI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., JULY 21, 1906. PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
The Meeting Yesterday.
Senator Tillman Discusses at ^
Length the Dispensary
Question?Other Speakers
Between S00 and 1000 per
sons, among them a number ol
ladies, assembled on the court rp
house square yesteitlay to he >? j
Senator Tillman and the candidates
lor the n? innal liunso
r.x. ? It rpu I : .. I :
nprji#, jut; uiecnii- was jinsi i- i
ed over by Count \ Chairman T
, D. Ii. William-., who in apjn.-\cy
priato words intioduced ti.e L>(
speakers, Senator Tiliman be ng>
the first. The senator, who i~>
looking remarkably well, spoke
for more than an hour and a cc
half in his characteristically qi
l'orcelul and impressive manner,
the I heme of his discourse being ,e
the dispensary. lie said alter ei
his arduous labors in Wash- j|,
ington it would have been pleas sj
ant lo have gone to his home hi
andresled,but ho felt that he was (j
under obligations to the peopel ()j
of South (Carolina, and although (jj
without, minnuitinn f<?r I . .
-v.-.. .... nmcti- I)!
ion-,ho tl.eretore'decided to make y(
as many speeches as practicable
in I his campaign, recognizing as fj
iie does the tact that the people tp
look upon him as a leader and p,
are entitled to his advice and
counsel. He explained why lie la
inaugurated a "circus" of his rc
own instead of following the th
regular state campaign speakers.
Owing to the number
ot state candidates, about 25,
it is imprs^ible lor one in
the limited time allowed each
speaker at a meeting, to give an j
intelligent idea as to who he is j ^
ana iiat no stands fur. lie there-]"
lore determined not to accompany i al
the state campaign party.
Mr. Tillman ^0011 got down to
the issue before the people?the s*'
dispensary. He gavo a history '
of its establishment and reviewed '
its record up to the present. Ho ( 1
said that there are only three! 11
ways of handling the liquor ques-1 ~
lion, by prohibition, dispensary U
or license, lie dwelt on the itn- is
practicability ot prohibition and ni
sta'ed his objection to the li-.st
censo system. He contended | w
that the dispensary is the best "
solution. He said that a leoisla'.ure
should lie elected that ?i
will throw tlie proper site tc
guards and restrictions aiound d
the sti.te dispensary, and in k"
this connection pointed out nr
his objections to a system ol m
county dispensaries in lieu of rt
the prescn' ?ystem. If rotten- <1
ness and corruption can not be|
kept out ot i lie state dispensary, I P
it will be imj ossiblo to prevent P1
graft, stealing and rake-'lis in hi 11
county dispensary, where the c<
opportun:ties for rascality will hi
he very much greater. He jumped r*
on the last legislature with bolhjCi
I eel. lie 8h ill that die members t;i
elected li years ago were elected n<
not "ii issues but on their good 'I
looks r good speeches. Thodis if
^ peosarv was no' then an issue, h
Af'or repeated charges ofcorrup ,
f tion in Hie management o! the'iv
dispensary I he legislature neiI her '
killed the system nor passed a , m
law to purify it I w
The Senator rev owed the work
ot ihe dispensary investigating ai
committee, which, he said, had
failed to secure evidence upon J }i<
which parties accused or suspec- 'M
ted < f stealing could he convic-| P<
ted in a court of law. He char-J ti'
ged th<? committee with refusing'
to pursue ii iMjuiiies in certain tl
cases, iiutably in the Newberry ili
matter and the Lanahau affair. F
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Earthquakes in Texas
.nd New Mexico Panic j)
Along the Rio GrandeEarth
Shook all Wednesday
Night.
Sante Fe, N. M., July 18 ?
wo more earthquake shocks
ourred at Socorro this morniir.
The shocks were felt dis- foi
nctly as far Sou'h a> Fl PasoJRo
ex., where, yesteru??>. a st'ect 13
ir whs thrown In m the hacks Ke
y a shock. Rtslngees Irom So- we
)rr?t end <?ti.er towns 111 the tri<
to Grande valley are daily got
nning to Santa Fe and Albu- 10!
lerque. his
AH night long one tremor af- B.
r another passed over the low- tin
Rio Grande valley, keeping <
in nnntxl <? t * !?? ' *
<\j a?' tuc uignest ten J
on. But lew have slept in
>uses for I he past lew nights. RlK
bserveru reported thin spirals ha'
! stnoke in the lava fields in the at
roetion of Almo Gorda, proba (>fb
ly from hot springs or other j,el
olcanic manifestations.
A drenching rain passed over
le valley during the night, ail- 60
ing to the discomfort of cam 'iH
era. siv
| El Paso had its first shake sef
ist Monday, when buildings
inker) anrl manw -
v* ?*%*Ajr ouiis iicu iu
le streets ] ?
i n
cutfi o/ Mrs. I'\ }V. Eltlritlue. s^a
Mrs. Eldridgo, wife of Mr. F. sc'
J. Eldridge, proprietor ot the ',e
'.obkirk Inn, Camden, died stu
esterday, in that. city. The cai
nrial takes place this afternoon
I 0 o'clock. Mrs E'dr d :e w: s a
ative ol Indiana an<I was a lady
I' marked nobility of cliaracter M"
ml most phasing personality, alt
Ir. Eldridge's many friends in ne
ancaster, as well as elsewhere. j,?
eeply sympathize with him in ,
is groat bereav mei.i. ' ^
[e said tnat anti-Jispensaryisra 01
largely founded on anti-Till- l):l
lani-m and the o'd barroom mi
mtinient. lie looks upon the for
ork ol the la-t legislature rnid u,,.
s invest i i! a tin:.1; committee m >re
. Ill <
i the ligtit ot an eflort to ruin
nd di-credit tlie dispensary lh >n er*
> purity it. lie denied that the 8hj
ispensarv profit is in any sense lest
blood money." It" it is blood up
loney the Failed Slates govern- | lt,r
ion11 in its system ot liquor I "
venues, is getting millions ol
r?11 ars of i>- Jv ?
The Senator nlso paid I.;.- :?> 'coi
t'cts io the newspapers, ami es-| mc
ecially to the Columbia Sia'e
le discussed the question of,. .
jinpulsory education, t<? which j
a said he is oppns"d, giving hi- |mi
ns"iis for his opposition, pnu |
pally on account ol the ailvan ('u
lire that would accrue to the 1
??:ro ; also the increase in taxes
lat would he necessary, lie said
the people are determined to
ave sonu'thiny like compulsory !
lucation. why no' pass a law j
r>i to allow children under 1'J or U
I years ot ml;,- io wrk on co*ion .1.
iiil who are mi dde to rea i and i i))<(
rile. j
Kor lack of Tni" and *pace wo 11
e able to give only an im; erf< ct U!1
id incomplete summary ?>1 Son- tlx:
or Tillman's able ami com pre im
>nsivo speech. Wo hope lo
resent a fuller report in our j '
ext issue. f
?. of
As The News -/o^s to pros>h,
Kudu , altennon, the canidutea
lor Congress?Messrs
iiiley and Strait?are speaking, all
The Colored Teachers'
istrict Summer School? C
Report of the Work by the
Instructor?Advice to Col-)
ored Teachers.
I
Tlie Summer Normal School ^
colored teachers was held at ^
ck Hill Irom June 8 to.Inly (j
Lancaster, Chester, York r
rshaw and Cherokee counties, u
re well represented. The Dis- ()
ct School idea, alter all, is 0
>d. The enrollment went to g
3 teachers. The interest ran p
;h. State Superintendent O.I
Martin was well satisfied with ;(
i character of the work done. c
$ are glad to state to our teachwho
attended that we have .
needed in getting their pay for s
ving attended. You will call
the County Superintendent s
ice and he will pay each his or ,
d
r part.
We hope to raise the standard
high that it will not long
1 the inactive and nnn.nr.im-on
j
e teachers must take a back 0
it. We want bettor results and ''
? only pet such by appealing ^
the powers that be to assist as
promoting and raising the ^
indard of our rural and city 1
iooIs. The negro race is in a j
Ipless condition in many in- 1
mces and without a change we ''
n't be saved. The school room '
the fountain head. It is not ''
>re schools needed but more
alified teachers Loss seekii g )
er the pay and more earnest 1
ss in trying to elevate humanto
a high standard <>f citizen (l
ip. Wo need men and women
u> look upon gold and silver as
ntcmptible dross when com- ^
red with liuman souls that I
ist be polished >nd brought |
th in heaven's light to shine
'ever. Such should be the
>tivo act u iting the negro teach-! '
(
,A llond ot moral evd is overidowing
now. Hut little '
imate, in many cases, is placed |
>'it merit, succesp ami moral
irth. Educate your children 1
you must, put your hands in
ur own pocket to do it. En
irag the building ol t>e' tor and
)re attractive school houses,
iir teachers, and your work will
,n^ its reward, and 110 set of
istces will he apt to change
u for another when you have 1
your merit won their cotili <
nee. M. 1) Lee,
Instructor. I
Lane ?sler.S.C , July 18, 1906 i
. m mm m . - I
Florida Sheriff Shot.
eland, Fla., July lit.?ShorilV 1
II. Turner was shot in the left (
?ftst and perhap. ta'ally wound- r
by his deputy, (h M. Kurt/, 1
ule thov were rauli 11 ir a "blind '
ur" at h ?ko Helen this morn- '
Kurtz firoi at one of the |
uroes, wlio was trying toes |i
) ?. l iit' bullet si ruck t he side c
a door, glance 1 and penetrated t
t rill Turner's breast.
In the excitement that followed c
the negroes escaped. kt
Marion's Meeting
Candidates Continue to Sing
Same Old Songs with Slight
V ariations.
Condensed Ircm Columbia
tecord: Railroad Commissioner
Vharton took up the Sunday
rain complaint in this section, I
eclaringr that the commission is
K?t responsible for its con tin- J
i uire. as they had issued copies
t the law to every railroad
flicial and it is now up to the
rand jury to prevent the viola
i?rs.
Mr. Cansler said what he obgcted
to is that the railroads
arry Armour goods tree.
This is the home of Candidate
ohn C. Sellers and lie cut Ilia
peech short.
Mr. Sullivan thought he
ould aid in correcting railroad
iscriminations.
Mr. Suramersett was evidently
orn under a rhyming planet, as
nil ho seen from the following
ouplet : ,kAll the vtes tbat Selars
does not get 1 hope you'll
ive to Summereett."
Mr. Manning answered tlio
Mease criticism of his vote on
he Jim Crow car bill by stating
hat when it was tir.-t introduced '
ts provisions were glaringly doeetive
and actually indecent, so
hat he and others felt, that tIf v
ad no ourae but to oppose it
,nd it was defeated. Afterward,|
Hien these defects were reined
ad, tie voted for it. He declared
hat the advocates of county
ispensaries oiler no plans to
ategnard them from the very
yils that exist in the st.de dispensary,
while lie did idler a well
igested strhetne fr>r purifying
he present state dispensary.
Mr. McM illan stood lor a sys
em ol education that shall he'
onipleto from the univers ty at
/Olumhia t<> a school in the I
merest districts supported by
ho state if necessary. He was
miphatic in the declaration that
in stood for progress to bring
diout that better state of affairs
vhich within our grasp if we
nit have tin1 courage to reach it.
l he moralist had raised his now 1
igaiust barroom license money,
io the cry of tainted money f< r
lie schools irom the dispensaries
s larf- tidied, i he j>osit.i?>n of
lispensers is not di-nr leclul, ?o
?oc?il men will take it. The prolibitionists
had made a fatal
nistake inculc: ing ;|lt? contra y
idea.
Lieutenant tiovernor Sloan
)ietured An-.el .-In din^ng'tss
it whiskey in o.m hand am. a
dass ol v>ator it. the other, -a* nsr,
"boys, have something." He
!: ! not ?*are v r !. I; y took ii
hey would elect him g< vernor.
M r. A nsel - . In ha Herri d
or t wol ve y< re a I he law and
irder repr? -onti ive <1 his disru
t. lie Inn: u< cla in* to pre'
ounty oHi . manage other
hingij a< u liit. oujdit to manage
The Chester Meeting
Senator Tillman and La.tbnottr
and Candidates tor Hou:?z
Speak.
i Chester special in yesterday'a.
Observer: About 2,500 penp;?
I I'rom Chester, Fairfield an.1
i York gathered two miles south
of the city to day to hear the
political addresses. Senator Tillman
was the first and foremost,
speaker. Senator Tillman prefaced
his remarks with a
ment of the pleasure it affordsi
him to be present on this occasion..
jThen he plungsd into a discur
sion of the liquor quest ion. B-a
paid his respects to the prohibitionists
and touched up ih* I
members of the last Legislature,
whom he charged with havicj
bet rayed the r constituents ant
the State.
After dinner the crowd listesed
to Senater Latimer. Mr.,.
Latimer's speech was all alon^
the usual lines, most of it bear
nifi uu i mill uee uenvery anc
good roads. The people ol C
ter are ford ol Senator Latimer
and his speech was well received.
Congressman D. E. Finley am??.
his opponent, Hon. T. J. Straiv,.
urged their respective claims ami
I the meeting adjourned at i
o'clock.
New Mercantile Company
Chartered.
Columbia Record: Today tbn;
secretary of state issued a corr*mission
for a charter to the Cat'k
Buyers' union, ol Lancaster, v?
concern capatali/ed at $5,000,54
I do a general mercantile business,
with T A. Dabney as president
ami Mr. .1. I*. Davis as secretary
ami treasurer.
Atlanta Lawyer Drowned.
New York, July It). ? Walter
Ormond, a lawyer of Atlanta
i toll overboard and was drowned
I from the steamer Kansas City,,,
! while en route from Savunuidr,
Gii-, to this city. The drowning
|happened yesterday while 'bs
| Kansas City was corning tip tiw
coast.
the whiskey. Thov are hp. vivr
county control in Virginia no*
11:lid it i- omnic in Carolina
Mr. Blease referred to Marioi
! having voted out, ilie dispensary"
1 ;iikI do dared that to day there >?
i ...v ... i:
ii" r>v. ?i*?-lV <M IHJUUI' IHT(J ? <
to the depot and wal? )i ttie trai*
j and von will sen liquor left
here in ja-js and you will
1 a'f-o -eo that instead ot you people
getting the profits they
1 going to North Carolina ai>.4
Georgia, white ill | oople ars
drinking li'|iu>r just the same and
some ol these people that are In>loiing
the dispensary down
some ol the lust ro get jug.-! vCiei
the dispensary i- gone.
As Mr. Mease conc'u !e<t Mr.
M nning < in t rward and nu-xr
the statement that, lie had ne ej*
concealed his views from anyoft#*.
Hi- position as a on as, , ' tc(,
it to t l.ose wiio knew him, be v\?
(willing to abide hy the rosu!'%