The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 22, 1906, Page 7, Image 7
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Reply by "Citizen" to Open 8a
Letter of C. P. Hodges to j*
Senator Tillman. cc
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From Columbia Record. pj
We see in today's issue of The y?
State a scathing tirade, in letter el
form, to Tillman, from Mr. O. ai
I\ Uodge9, of Bennetlsville, in C
which he brings all the past re- d<
sponpibilities of government, for di
the pa^t fourteen ven.ru m^i i^?- ''?
v '"J ? ,V/
them at Tillman's feet. In the li
outset of his epistle, he claims to C})
have been an ardent supporter p<
of Tillman and reform. In fact. w
he says he was one or the blue pi
hen's chickens. But now he can- B
not follow him any further, as
he (Tillman) has not been true pi
to the principles lie advocated a 1"
long the line of the dispensary. ?1
Ho BHVo Till.. 1
KMiiiui Hits lHHUlled t,;
every minister in the state when di
he gave utterance to the charge fIl
that the ministers, liquor men, 8'
and blind tigers were in an un- ?f
holy alliance. That he falsified ei
and slandered them and that eJ
such a slander and falsehood hi
was as dark as midnight in hell. w
This awful utterance was made 8i
by Tillman in the summer of hi
3 900 and it does seem that it ai
has taken Mr. Hodges a long b<
time to analyze the charge and
find out its component parts. "
vVhy did he not come forth then ftl
and bring Tillman to account ln
for the use ol such language? N?> 18
^ one cm explain better than liitn
self, and from the significance of w
his letter, he gulped that awful ^
slander and falsehood down UP
as a palatable morse'. Ha wants M
^ no office, neither lias lie wanted M
any, although lie has been soli- er
cited from time to time to come m
before the people. We accept n*
that as true, but what about fame, n<
Mr. Ho lges? It is not a fact you M
tried to got a resolution through
the convention at Bennettsville ,r'
in May, denouncing the dispen-| w
sary and failed? Did you feel an w
kindly toward Tillman and his lu
friends after your resolution was xn
voted do vn as before? Speak out, '?
Mr. Ilod^es, and tell us whether til
or not you felt that your politi- aI
cal influence was on the wane. us
Some people like renown and influence
in their community and
when everything don't go their ,A
way, the opposite is rotten. Is
Tillman responsible for that vote m
that downed that resolution? Mr. w<
Hodges does not come out boldly
and say so, but if investigation J.
was made we would find that K
Tillman is somewhat more re- Jt
' nowned than Mr. Hodges and the Y<
^ people heretofore having been in- Zi
clined to bis (Tillman's) views, M
makes Mr. Iloiges really sensi- tif
tive to seo amid an intelligent pi
body of men, alter be, himself, i
hn.l .K O " - '
ft j iivtqi cn i m?n ? uc t ncnnai IUII
to his heart, that he, too, was a
man of political prominence. He
y tells ns that Tillman has not
nifl
dealt justly with the people, tin
That ho has forced the dispensary uo
on the people whether thoy wanted
it or not. Now in hurling his po- "?*
litical insults at Senator Tillman, wo
he is casting reflections on the
people. No doubt Mr. Ilodges to
Mn
voted for some ot the candidates i>h
at least in every election, who tle
were sent as representatives. The
fiislature, which was composed A
' represonta'ives fresh from ^
ie people, passed the dispell j
ry law dutinK tlio session
592, which was to take effect
ily the 1st, 1893, which o:
>urse, it did. Senator Tillman
)| o ed Sena'or Butler in
594 and was elected to the
nited Stales senate. The same
?ar representatives were again
eclcd fresh from the people
id J. Gary Evans was elected
overnor. Did the people in)rse
the dispensary attain? Or
d Tillman take charge of the
gislalure and hold them in
ne? Were the representatives
irrying out the wishes of the
jople? 1 wonder if Mr. Hedges
ill deny that they were? What
lattorm was the legislature of
590 and Governor Eilerbe
ected on? Will Mr. Hodges
lease come forward and tell us?
i fact, what was the platforms
? all the governors and legislates
since the enactment ol the
ispensary law? That is u vital
lies! ion which Mr. Hodges
tould lake to himself. The loss
power and inllnence very oft i
changes a man's opinion. We
cpect if Mr. Hodges' resolution
id have gone iii his favor, he
ould have felt belter over the
tustion. Doubtless Ins sensilities
of morality, Christianity
id citizenship would not have
sen so much aroused against
ill man and the dispensary. Mr.
odges further charges Tillman
id Richard I. Manning of haviv
m ,wl? .? * 1 - - r?..%
niauo a u uae. J nat 'I'll I man
to help Mantling in his elocan
to the governorship an<l he
ill help Tillman back to the
nited St.; tes senatorship. Give
i some evidence of the tact,
r. Hodges? Does the fact that
aiming is a candidate for govnor
make it necessary for Till
an to make a trade with Mating,
he not having any oppojnts?
lltther a weak charge,
r. Iiodges. Some times men
uinder in the fumes emanating
om their own political rage,
hen they are worked up to a
hito he it, by gazing the fact
the face, that their power and
licence does not measure up
thit of a't Aris'otle or Demoslenes.
Own up, Mr. Hodges,
id come out frankly and tell
your troubles.
Citizen.
i.s/ of Unclaimed Letters.
List of unclaimed letters reaining
in the post ollice lor the
jek ending Aug. 18th, 1906.
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G. Mackey, Mellie Meger, B.
. Shirley (4), Kli Shropshire,
A. Sims, Noll Stevenson, T. M.
3ter, Ruben Watson, Misses j
lla Vaughn. Alice Shaw AH^?
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ease say if advertised. j
.Jas. F. Hunter.
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! RESOLVED 11 I
that we t>?nt uk.eto blou i
our own horn but WE'VE 1
GotTME (jOonS-ifyou f
ip ont be li eve it ju5t ie $
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B "WE I
It is just as easy for one firm in business as
for another to "talk." But when it comes to
backing up statements that's different. It
takes knowing-how, money and a good name
to get the best lines of goods into a store It \
is a mistake to think that any merchant can f
buy any lines of goods he wants to buy. iThe
makers of the best goods hunt for the
best store in a town to handle their lines and &
when a manufacturer has once placed his lines
in a store there it stays. This is where "knowing-how"
comes in. Then bills must be paid. j
That takes money. Then the store must |
give its patrons fair treatment?good goods
for their "money.'' That begets a "good
name." The store that has these three things
| ?knowing-how, money and a good name? i
becomes the whirl pool into which the best n
lines of goods made drop and stay. Look at
the lines of reputable goods that have dropped
into our ''whirlpool" and on which we ?: ;
are now making reductions that we may have
our shelves for winter wearables.
Yours truly,
Lancaster Mercantile Co.
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mil III I Mil linn
'he Greenwood Negro who afterwards outraged a negro ^OtiCC q[ Graded School
Lynched, in Spite of the Kid 14 yearn old, was lynched ~
Presence of Governor. about 7:30 o'clock this evening. UpGIllIlg.
The next session of the Lancaster Graded
School will begin Monday, Sept. loth, I90t>,
Columbia S. 0,, Aug. IB. Notice to Teachers snd Pfl- Tlio tuition rates for children coming
. , , , i , i . j from outside the school district will be
f Ithlll the shadow of the home trons. from one (S1.00) to two ($2.00) dollars per
: liis victim, Miss Jennie Brooks, on account of some irregularities in ftC<or,'1Df? Kmi'
'for havino hu?n LlonfW.o,! h? the recent adopt ion of school books I incidental fee of twenty-five cents
tor having been identified by have been unable to obtain them. It l\er n.o. wnl he ivqu.red oi each pnpil re9rf
and alter Governor D. C. will probably be four ?r live weeks o S
, , . , . . before they will be sent out. I regret 1
.ey ward, who totiay wont to the this condition very much hut it is ab nne
of the (rouble had address- aolutely unavoidable on my part Owing to delay in the recent .State ad .Cite
01 I lie UOUOie, n<iu auuress- Aug It '06 Signed option of textbooks, it is requested that
I th e mob in vain, Bob Davis, ' ' W.M. Noore. gnpils bring tbeir old books, a* onr book
CV? Sunt kiiMPitinn dealers are not ready to supply demand
ie negro, who oil Monday mur- ' for the newly adopted books,
jroilblv attacked Mi?* Hroelr. Parents arc earnest:*
ith inteuttocomrnit anaault aud Take The News their childreo tho flret d,?y of the mrsIod.
A. It. Bauku, Sapt.
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