The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 19, 1913, Page 7, Image 7
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A LETTER OF HIS
n
The following letter written 1
by the late B. H. Massey, a ;
member of the famous Wallace ]
House, which was found among i
his effects by his son, Mr. Henry 1
j Massey, will be of interest to 1
our older citizens who knew i
him well. Mr. Massey was an i
uncle of our townsman, Mr. T.
M. Hughes, and did heroic work
in York county for the rej^demption
of the state from radical
rule. Mr. Massey's service
in the house was during the
time of the dual government in
Columbia, headed by Hampton
and Chamberlain. The letter
lr is as follows:
Dec. 2, 1876?9 A. M.
Drakeford, Massey & Co.,
Fort Mill, S. C.
We were in session all night
and likely to remain so for several
days. The Republican side
was very stiff yesterday evening,
but tempered down considerably
last night and seems to
be very quiet this morning.
Discussions have ceased on both
sides at present. We think we
have exhausted that point. We
are now trying other and I hope
more effective means. The military
failed to appear to put us
out yesterday, and now the impression
is they will not eject
us from the halL If they do not,
we are masters of the situation.
The Republicans did not canvass
the votes yesterday for
governor, according to their
LDrougnu in, and no good force 1
or leaven be lost. The country i
appointment, postponed until z
o'clock today, and 1 don't think 1
they will reach that point to- 1
day. The difficulty with us is 1
we have no recognition from 1
the senate, they having recog- 1
nized the other side of the 1
<m,' house. If we are under the ne- i
cessity of retiring from this hall
we will have to create a senate <
before we can operate. We have 1
12 Democratic senators seated
and three who have not yet been ;
seated. That number does not1 I
constitute a quorum, conse- t
quently we would not have a <
lawful assembly; but if the <
worst has to come to the worst <
we will have to take that course j i
and organize a bogus senate. I;
That we are trying to avoid if i
possible, and that will be our 1
last resort, for we are now in <
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PROCLAMATION! j <
: "*Of the New Village, and the ,
New Country Community, as <
Distinct From the Village.
This is a year of bumper
crops, of harvest-home festivals.
Through the mists of thd ?
. v happy waning year, a new vil-'?
lage rises, and the new country i
community, in visions revealed ;
to the rejoicing heart of faith. ;
And yet it needs no vision to>
see them. Walking across this ]
land I have found them, little
ganglions of life, promise of ]
thousands more. The next 1
generation will be that of the ' (
eminent village. The son of the | ]
farmer will be no longer dazzled
and destroyed by the fires of .
the metropolis. He will travel, ]
but only for what he can bring ;
back. Just as his father sends ;
half-way across the continent i
for good corn, or melon seed, so I
he will make his village famous 1
by transplanting and growing <
this idea or that. He will make <
it known for its pottery or its <
processions, its philosophy or <
its peacocks, its music or its j
swans, its golden roofs or its .
great union cathedral of all <
faiths. There are a thousand 11
miscellaneous achievements \
within the scope of the great- <
hearted village. Our agricul- 1
tural land today holds the plow- <
boys who will bring these bene- 1
fits. I have talked to these 1
boys. I know them. I have .<
m seen their gleaming eyes. 11
* And the lonely country neigh-' 1
borhood, as distinct from the l
village, shall make itself fa- i
mous. There are river valleys
that will be known all over the 1
land fyr their tall men and their 1
milk-white maidens, as now for i
their well-bred horses. There 1
" tire mountain lands that shall . <
cultivate the tree of knowledge, 1
as well as the apple tree. There 1
are sandy tracts that shall con- j 1
stantly ripen red and golden 1
citrus fruit, but as well, philo- (
sophers comforting as the | a
moon, and strength-giving as <
the sun. 11
These communities shall have (
their proud circles. They 1
shall have families* joined
hand in hand for generations, 11
^ to the end that new blood and 1
new thoughts be constantly 1
1 11? 1
TORIC INTEREST IS
d<
ol
the bounds of law, and our ob- b<
ject is to remain so. One thing w
[ can say, that if we should .fail Sj
it will not be our fault, for this t
house is determined to stand up g<
for our rights as long as there
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is a, glimmer ui nope. n is a is
3ad sight to see 64 intelligent ti
gentlemen on one side and 55 S
negroes and five mean, low j(|
white men on the other side as- ci
sembled in the house of representatives
of this state?a sov- S]
sreign state of the United
States?arrayed against each
)ther, and sometimes to all ap- S<
pearances ready to kill each
)ther. Then, again, we are
aughing and talking together,
>n friendly terms, as we are at \\
:his writing, as General Walace,
our speaker, and Mackey, ()j
;heir speaker, are now sitting
aughing and talking together.
1 o'clock p. m.?The Republi- hi
:an side has just passed a reso- te
ution postponing the counting tl
)f the votes for governor until ti<
Mondav. 2 oVlorU r? m
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2 o'clock p. m.?Hamilton, a cr
legro from Beaufort, now re
speaking in favor of Hampton; Sc
ilaims that Chamberlain has w
lot received a majority of votes
ind that he is not elected, ft
Hamilton is a Radical. Myers ai
is also with us on the same
principle. Democrats bright- K
ming up. Republicans depress- pi
2d. A
Q ' /-?1 /A/lb * 1
o \j viutr jj. in.?ureui excite- tG
ment. Another man sworn in el
oy our speaker. We are getting ti
the advantage of them. We find p:
they have been claiming a mem- s\
r>er from Barnwell who has not ti
jeen here yet. We received a iz
telegram stating that this el
member had not left home yet. ti
The discovery of that fact pro- gi
luced great confusion amongst \\
:he Republicans. tf
7 o'clock p. m.?Rather quiet ai
it this hour. Myers of Beau- P<
fort is now speaking on our
side. There seems to be a gen- fs
jral depression on the Republi- re
lan side, whilst the Democratic rn
dde brightens. We expect to tc
remain in the house tomorrow, sf
ind until we gain our point, if Cf
lot driven out by the military, PJ
which we now think will not be rn
lone. B. H. MASSEY. bl
P<
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community shall awaken illus- iri
trious. This by faith, and a;
itudy of the signs, we pro- r?
rlaim!?Farm and Fireside.
The South is True.
We have been waiting for (1
some one to say it for us and
John Fox has done it. Mr. Fox
is a native of Virginia, and is a ! 01
Southerner of the old school t.\
ind a gentleman. He is of that m
school of which Thomas Nelson qi
Page is the head.
in the February Scribner, Mr. ai
Pox, in his serial "The Heart of m
the Hills," gives Colonel Pen-1 si
Melon's arraignment of his be- [ sj
loved state?Kentucky: 111
"The earth was too rich here m
?it made life too easy. The ot
horse, the bottle of whiskey, I lil
ind the plug of tobacco were m
ill too easily the best?and the hi
pistol always too ready. We've , at
seen cartooned through the tt
world with a fearsome, half- , ee
contemptuous slap on the back. | lo
Our living has been made out m
^f luxuries. Agriculturally, j n<
socially, politically, we have ! dc
?one wrong, and but for the te
American sense of humor the 1 re
*tate would be in a just, nation- s>
wide contempt. The Ku-Klux, be
the burning of toll-gates, the pi
Ooebel trouble, and the night-1
riders are all links in the same 1 it
chain of lawlessness, and but d(
for the first the others might hi
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u?i, nave neen. I5ut we are, in j is
ipite of all this, a law-abiding fn
leople, and the old manhood of G
.he state is still here. Don't cc
forget that?the old manhood be
s here." ri
That expresses sentiments
>ve wished to voice but have hs
:>een unable properly to frame I'
nto words. Living has been pi
:oo easy in South Carolina. All b<
>ne had to do was to scratch the
ace of the earth with a plow M
ind plant a few seed and wait ?
Ol* the hiirvpyt Ruf
, wwv. iiatill C I
las rebelled and man must at<
lelve deeper to get the riches1 yo
vhich her fullness would indi- [u
;ate lie hidden there. This is aa
he day when agriculture is be- ei
coming a science, a profession,
lot ?a mere routine of chores, jto
And as life has been so easy a"
:o sustain, so have shiftless be
labits begot some things of T1
which we are ashamed, one of
hem being a distate, a disincli- q]
lation, a disregard and a posi- an
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THE LANCASTER N1
ve dislike for education among
ime classes. But, as Mr. Fox
lys, we are a law-abiding, orjr
loving people, despite some
' the representations that have
jen made by men in authority
ho have paraded a very poor
)irit before the world at large,
he hearts of the people are
>od.
The old manhood of the South
V* OVA C%Vwl r? wb
nviv, aim, men t\ me preuicon,
some day, it will assert itslf,
and the feet of our brazen
ol of today will be seen to be
ay.?Anderson Daily Mail.
ELECT POSTMASTERS
BY PRIMARY ELECTIONS
mate Adds to Appropriation
Bill Amendment Calling For
Method of Selecting Fourth
Class Otticers.
rashington Dispatch, 13th.
Primary elections for election
fourth class postmasters are
'ovided for in an amendment
> the postollice appropriation
11, which the senate commite
on postoflices today added to
lat measure. The considdraon
of the bill was completed
r the committee, but on ac>unt
of the necessity of gathiing
information relating to
ime of the changes, the bill
as withheld from the senate.
The amendment regarding
urth class postmasters was
lopted. as a result of a sug
isnon Dy senator r>ristow of
ansas, although his original
-ovision was much modified,
s agreed upon by the comniitie,
it will apply only to fourth
ass offices and it will be oponal
with the postoflice deirtment,
as to whether the
rstem shall be put into execuon.
In that event, it authores
the hoi ling of primary
ections and when such elecons
are held, it is made obliitory
upon the department to
ipoint the person receiving
le highest number of votes
nong the patrons of any given
istoffice.
The committee also passed
ivorably upon an amendment
squiring the reweighing of the
ails next September, in order
> arrive at a basis of compenition
to pay the railroads for
irrying the business of the
ireel posts. Another amendent
repeals the much-criticised
ue-tag law, which gives the
istmaster general discretion
i delaying second-class mail
latter.
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A MODEL HUSBAND
Prize winning article in Baltimore
Sun.)
Having had for 22 years the
lly model husband in captivir,
I will not have to draw on
y imagination to answer this
lestion.
He remembers flowers, candy
id all anniversaries. He gives
e a private bank account and
lows no curiosity as to how I
lend the money. He admires
e more in my new gown than
y old ones. He never admires
her women?audibly. He
<es the ties that I buy him so
ueh that he asks me to keep
m supplied. He talks business
id politics to me as freely as
lough I were a "mental
iual." He does not drink, beng
to clubs nor tell me how to
ake a salad dressing. He is
)t "funny" at my expense. He
>es not expect me to laugh ofin
at the same joke. He is a
;al father to our children,
rmpathetic and "chummy,"
dieving more in example than
*ecept.
With all these amiable qual
icn, ne l.s iar irom being tin-|
ir my thumb. He is head of
is house. Although my word
law in small affairs of "the
m," I could as easily wheedle
ibraltar from its position as I1
mid influence him against his
itter judgment or his sense of
ght.
In fact, all the praise which
is been showered upon the
resident-elect might be apied
to my model husband and
i hopelessly inadequate!
L. W. BARRETT,
ajestic Hotel, Atlanta, Ga.
No Need to Stop Work
When the doctor orders yuf to
op work It staggers you. jtcan't,
>11 say. You know you jjfe weak,
n down and failing iiyfiealth day
' day, out you .must Jfork as long
you can stand. VV^at you need Is
ectrlc Rittflrs Jo give tone,
rength and ylgu^to your system,
prevent t)feak^ down and build
>u up. ttbn'lrbe weak, sickly or
ling wljten^Mectrlc Hitters will i
ineflt Vlni/frum U"> ?
...... w.v> NIDI UOSO.
lousanifsXiesH them for their glorii8
heaUlTand strength. Try them.
/ery bottle is guaranteed to satisfy,
lly 50c at Lancaster Pharmacy
id Standard Drug Co.
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Li VT X' XJUliU iVIV X IV I?3.
PHILOSOPHY OF A LIFE
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There are characters so great i
that their memorials are trib- J
utes to those who rear them. It I
it so with Abraham Lincoln, Ij
whose birth was celebrated last
Wednesday. To preserve a fame
that is undying, the appropriation
by Congress of $2,000,000
was not needed. As proof of a
nation's grateful appreciation
it was wise and generous.
We hear much these days of
philosophy, most of it not understandable.
There are societies
that study profundly and
profess to comprehend. These
circles are small and the results
that they gain are uncertain.
But the philosophy of a life
like Lincoln's takes hold upon
millions; it abides in the hearts
and minds of men; it influences
nations; it inspires whole races.
... wuipiuiouii witu iL wnai
other is worth while?
Born in wretched poverty, an
ill-favored child upon whom and
whose parents our learned professors
would have frowned,
and always poor, he has been
numbered with the greatest of
the earth.
Never in his lifetime regarded
as an orator, he is enrolled
among the most gifted pleaders On
of all ages. ur8
Never educated, never widely i }ty
read, never a traveler, he is the
conceded to have been one of bel
the wisest of men. tlfe
Never a trained soldier, he cjig
commanded in war greater
armies than any monarch or ^
general. an(
Never having had more than the
local celebrity as a lawyer, he as
had conceptions of justice that p.u
were unknown to distinguished arc
jurists of his time. y0l
Never assuming to be a the
statesman or an economist, and
never until his call to the presidency
a successful manager of
any enterprise, he became a
ruler who will be celebrated forever
for wisdom, sagacity and
firmness.
Monov 1 V?A n h f /> M " -
me iiuimn ui u verse, i;
he has given us poetry in prose
that is imperishable.
The humblest, the least asser
tive of men, it fell to him in an
hour of crushing responsibility
as commander-in-chief, by the
sovereign stroke of a pen, to \ \
put human slavery in the way If
of extinction. [J
There is no obscurity in the
philosophy of such low, rich or
poor, wise or simple, strong or Zfl
weak. It is the flesh-and-blood (jZ
life, the life of struggle, sorrow d
and achievement. Its lessons ip
are for all. \V
What have science, reason
and recondite theory to offer in i
place of such a life? Nothing
but words, most of them mean- \
ingless!?New York World.
The Greatest of Living Repub-,
licans.
It is to be regretted that the
hard-and-fast rules of our
choice of Congressmen by districts
are to deprive the conn- 4
tVv nf tho arlvir>oa aC
W. V..V ??vl> IWCO WI fjv^cpli V.I.
Cannon. He is the greatest of !
all living Republicans. Whether
his party is in a majority or a
minority, he belongs in the
House of Representatives and '
should be there as long as he
lives. In England such a man ]
could not be retired while his
party controlled a single constituency.
Mr. Cannon is the greatest of ,
living Republicans because in
point of service, ability and consistency
he outclasses all his associates.
He adheres to the
whole body of the party's faith.
He abates nothing. From Lincoln
to Taft, whether upholding
human rights or sacrificing j '
them, the party in his estima- j
tion has been right, and he "J
would not evade responsibility
for one of its acts.
While The World has not !
been able to agree with Mr.
Cannon very often, it respects
his courage and his freedom
from cant and humbug. Many ,
a more dangerous partisian has
made greater prtentions to
piety and virtue. In its present
temper the country is properly
inclined to turn its back upon <
Mr. Cannon's party, but the
part yitself never needed him <
more than it does today.?New
York World.
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ly/a few years aj?o were not commonly used and natr'
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j move or want to change them from one room to another
sy always fit.
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- We are badly crowded for storage room. A i
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, before the recent advances in lumber prices, m
; This being the time of year when farmers can &
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