The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 21, 1914, Page 4, Image 4
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Weather fotv< ast tot S
Carolina: Local thunder sho
Friday an ! probably Saturday
Vote t\ir South Carol in <
The <upren; eissue in South t
liua one ot law and lawlessno
Vou will be Riven an opportvt
of registering your preference at
polls next Tuesday.
The cotton farmers of Lanca
county should rally to the suppot
Senator K. 1). Smith as they dii
1908
It will oe a dangerous thin*
swap horses while crossing
stream. Then don't do it but
for Smith.
"Voters are advsed in case
doubt to scratch." is the wise adn
ition of The Orangeburg Times
Democrat.
Much depends on your bal
next Tuesday, indeed the fate <
great commonwealth hangs on
choice you make.
Will you vote with those who v
good government or with the o
clement, composed largely of tl
who disregard the law?
tleorgia v is wise > nough to re
her Senator Smith to the l"i
States senate and we believe Si
Carolina will do likewise.
We repeat our former warnin
our readers, "Look out for
eleventh-hour campaign liar." IS
him particularize and specify.
Vote to restore that harmony
good will among all white Demo<
that prevailed when they s
shoulder to shoulder in the tr
days of 1876.
Remember that a vote agains
1). Smith, the man who has stoo
steadfastly for a living price
cotton, means a vote against
own interests, Mr. Farmer.
Wade Hampton's dying prayer
"God bless nil my people.'" In
spirit of that prayer vote for
who will represent all of tho p?
anti-Lb aseite- e. well as 15b
ites.
A \er> popular book was pul
ed a few years ago. entitled "('<
is King." If you don't want t<
throne this monarch, vote for oi
his most loyal subjects, Senate
D. Smith.
?
Portland Ned, the safe cr:
who was pardoned by Gov
Mease, and whom the governc
lowed to slip out of his inner
while a United States deputy
warrant war waiting to arrest h
the outer office, has been arrest
1 North Carolina. This is one pa
ed criminal who cannot vote
Blease, even if his name is o
club roll.
We have devoted the greatei
of our editorial .space this lag
an appeal to the voters to ri
state of Rlenselsm. The News
made an honest, fair tight a
this "ism" and ail that it mean
whatever the result it will acr
as the will of a majority of the
Democrats of the state. If vt
beaten we will take our defeal
the best grace we can and If w
we will rejoice, and when the
the battle of the ballots has
away, we wll resume our ta^
working for the uplift, not 01
lancaster county, but the cor
wealth of South Carolina ,i i
THE
lu 6 " !mmimmsmmm
Govern
< IHIU.KS T. COXXOUS. elecWd w
or The passing of Charles T. Con- not, will
jr> nors causes deep regret throughout : office in
21^ Lancaster county. He was the successor
' friend of everybody and everybody years?
he his friend. As we write these question
iy, words at the same desk where he be called
es~ wrote so long and so faithfully, we > day. Th
feel his loss most keenly. He was stand any
>n- the first editor of The News and | Richards,
ter his interest in it continued till the ?o contin
'ce last. His words of encouragement Hlease,
^ to his successor were most enheart-j Manning
cuing and helpful, giving us fresh against t
inspiration for carrying on the work policies,
jtl 50 *ia<* so we" begun. In reading Has tli
,75c over the first editorial he wrote for nor Bleat
____ The News we have tieen much ini- half year:
pressed with the high ideals he strove South Ca
he to impart and the courage with say that i
,t4r which he accepted the responsibili- islation h
^ tics of his position. These closing lias been
ire words from that editorial seem to us laws now
so typical of the life and work of the Blease'
lb- lamented editor that we give them gendered
here: white me
ur "The editor will he untrammelled together
-e. In the conduct of his department. He,ijna
utj alone will be responsible for the',,|i(| desti
[e views expressed in these columns. ' s
jjp He will know no man nor set of men brought t
ro in the discharge of his duty as a acconiplis
ly public journalist. Wearing 110 man's uichards,
collar lie will be free to act as his p|O(jK0(i
judgment and conscience may die- 1
tate. The opinions which he shall ( ooper, J
from time to time express on matters stand pie
<n 1 of public moment will doubtless not governor
U,'IS accord with the views of all the pat- lrm>
rotis of the paper, but the readers of
The News may li st assured that such "''r htm
.tt.ii.Ir.ii wi I 1 nrroi'llv reflect the end to lin
sincere. honest convictions of the M,(j not (
'aro- ... -. , .. .. jurors am
"It shall la- tin- policy of the paper
iS- to denounce crime and lawlessness in I
every shape and form, whether in all law-al
nit, high or low places; to encourage and them for
,, " foster a spirit of obedience to law
th,> and respect for its ollicers. In short, '
Tlie News will endeavor to l>e the abiding, j
friend and exponent of all that is the count;
,ster good and ennobling in man and the (.rs gamb
., ()|. uncompromising enemy of all that Is for\vo ro.
mean and degrading."
1 In bidding farewell to him whose ' " a,ter
life and work are ended, there ^ ? w
comes to us the prayer of Henry \V. a
' 1(1 Grady. who upon hearing of the t',oni loosi
'u tragic death of Captain Dawson of ott
The News and Courier, wrote, "God So
keep thee, comrade. God rest thy 'saue
soul in peace, thou golden hearted rues(lay.
of gentleman." and spri,ul
ton- your hallo
bring
gether ag;
A I.AST AIM'KA I,. ,aW8 of
Hots th'8 be 'as^ issue of
,f a The News to reach our readers before The st?
the election, we wish to make a last dates bro
appeal to the voters of Lancaster to a close
cortnty, to look at the political situa- foundly tl
rant ''on a'td although lie was elected at least w
ther against Itleaseism. So far as Hlease of perforn
hose 's concerned, his defeat for the I'nited
States senate is as certain as any
i 11 i 11 iv xv ..II I.., Tl, I v mniilv
turn VV:|S carried against him two yearn ' '"xim'i' pi I
w lien tn> was running for re-eler- koj
autli 'ion and talliough lie was elected Ami he in
governor, it was only by less than ,f*
3,000 votes over Jones and Duncan v (.(>'
. , Nor dai
g to I wo years before tie defeated heath- \ heritagi
the erstone by only about 5,000 votes. One searc<
lake He has made himself more obnoxious
to the people of South Carolina than 1 '^he'blt'
ever by his partisan administration. hin
and Every governor takes an oath to lie A breath
%rat8 governor of the whole people. With
tood|!he oath fresh upon his lips several A j"*'
ying times he has persistently reiterated jjvjn,
his campaign declarations that he a herltag
would be the governor of his friends One scare
;t K. only. He has repeatedly stated on ^ ^ ^ ^
d so stump that if elected to the jjis s,
for United States senate he would not be fai
your 11 South Carolina senator, but only With sate
the senator of his friends. ^ toilir
ba
Now we appeal to all fair-minded yni| W(
Nvas and honest Mleaseites, to say whether a heritae
it i- right for soinething like 75.000 Otic scare
good and loval Soutlt Carolina Dem- ....
' \\ tl :i I iliii
ocrat- to lia\? no junior senator in j,0
the I'niti'd States senate, imply !?<> Stout n
a ithey will not swallow IMtv-e ^ hardy
ism ' Would it not he fairer to tin tn Kl'ig 0
. . na
dish ,0 r'' ' Senator Smith, who jn PV,,r
>tton 'hough primarily a representative of \ herltag
, ,|e- the farmers, has heen the senator of \ king m
?e 0f all of the people, notwithstanding ^vh.|t (Jo,
)r i/ many of them voted ror Rhett and ' ^
John Gary Evans? If elected, Rlease Wishes
would he powerless to accomplish fit
acker anything in Washington, as recently A nl<, a
( onten
ernor stated by Senator "Tillman, who sp
>r al- knows the conditions tip there. He \ hear
office will not he In a position to help his A herita?
with friends, or vent his spleen upon his A hl'ig n
im In enemies, as ho is wont to call what do
:ed In them, for the reason that the h?
Tdon- has antagonized the present na- A patl
for tional Democratic administration, at
n the the head of which is Wooirow Wil- f?0 ,njj
son. Then, too, the great war now d,
raging in Europe is likely to be of A heritai
r part long duration and its effects will be A r
me to fen for a long while by the cotton O rich n
d the growers of the entire South. The That i
has one man to whom the cotton states p,'
gainst now looking to protect their in- This i
s, but terests is Senator E. D. Sm'tli who land
0Pt it is better equipped to meet these A herita
white, conditions than any man in the ^or,h b
'e are United States. Now, farmers of Dan- 0 poor
t with i caster county, lay aside all partisan s"
e win. prejudice and vote, not only for your There
din of own interests, but for the interests jn mere
Hi oH - m 4 k . M . i ?i_. M .?
f/i ine cirun growuni or i.ia nnnre I Oil C
>k of Southland. And i
Qly of n
nmon- Vota against ttao parpotuatton of h^'t?
,?U. BleaMi . W?rtl1 '
~: -~Tzrwr~r-.-: , v w*
LANCASTER NEWS, AUGUST
) IS TO GOVKHN IS?
or Cole L. Ulease. whether ISwjy
the United States senate or Kwjjjl
puss out of the governor's^ } January.
Who will be his RK
for the succeeding two
Phis is the most important ffnTIN
the Democrat to voters wtll
upon to decide next Tues- ;j; j
ose Blease candidates who Mffll
' chance of being elected are mBR \
Irby and Simnis, pledged |Bljm\ j
ue the policies of Governor |H[ /
and CI ink scales, Cooper, fiSn-V
and M. L. Smith, pledged HwrlV'
he continuation of those \l j
ie administration of Cover?e
for the past three and a
s accomplished any good for ^
rolina? No sane man can VvMf &
It has. No constructive leg- Fi
ins been enacted, and there Wm
no eiTort to enforce the
upon the statute books.
8 administration has enstrife
and suspicion among
n who should be standing
for the good of South Carothose
men whose interests
nies are the same are to be
ogether again it will not be ?unr<inl
lied by the election of
Irby or Simms, who are
against it. Clinkscales,
ilanning and M. L. Smith
dgcd, if elected, to be the ,
of tin whole people. It is I 1
all four are pledged to use | ^jj
iu i ciiuvuiui n) uiukt- ail
vlessness in all of its forms
0 set aside the verdicts of ? .
1 turn criminals out of the IfOSlth'l
)enitenti?rv. And must not
tiding Illeaseites command
this stand? We are now ???
x ourselves to the law
teace-lovlng Illeaseites in
y and not to the blind tig- FvOJTl C
lers and criminally inclined
iltze it is to the interest of ??-? ??
to have a governor in office * ,,,, *mi
. .. Vote for tin
wink at their violations ot (?reenwoo4 Jo,
nd if convicted will turn
? again to resume their un- l?on't I/Ct fli
'upations. This is high
seism is the most Important "ar- Andefsoi
people will pass upon next ^
Then stop, Mr. Rleaseite. j We w^h ,,,
isly consider before casting near its end
t. Vote for a governor who j Greenville- Pied
atf of the white people to*
. For tl?e \
tin and will enforce the ,A . ?
Will it be foi
ie state. Carolina? Le
command. Sp
ite and senatorial candllicrflt
Oiaip * -I '*
uOM v v ?w-1 HIP) lilt tin "
yesterday and we are pro- No South C?
innkful that for two years ow n personal
...s,, , . ., . outcome of ne
e will be spared this kind NVws am, C(
nance.
Politl
rilK 1IKK1TAC.E. Weather pre
generally killii
nan's son inherits lands. South Carolim
es of brick and stone arid very hardy pc
cape destructh
herits soft white hpnds, mont.
nder flesh that fears the
i I/el's Ex
es to wear a Rarmeut old; urn tie Knr,
p. It seems to me war
? would wish to hold in fee. South rarollnl
, . . .. political dem
nan s son Inherits cares; l^riiiRen..?Chi
11k may break, the factory
r"' ? ? ?.. w Vote f<
i may burst his bubble vote for tli
Ves= . . moral, capab
t white hands could scarce- th(nk w{n ma,
' that would serve his turn; nlaee'we'niay
e .it ?em. to me sown.-TuRalc
p would wish to hold in fee.
. , ,. . Tliey Will
man s son inherits wants. Those who
omach craves for dainrv u_.
douiii * nniuu.
. , .. . senator at the
(1 heart he hears the pants whirh ho has
ik hands, with brown arms fidelity must
n'i iii u i very fickle |
aries in his easy chair; server
e, it seems to me,
e would wish to hold in fee. \bolisli |?
. , , The questioi
the poor man s son in- ,y (hp ,
ri,p tenants. It is
Iiusele< and a sinewy heart. com?tlons vh
irame, a hardier spirit: ,.hanrr to pla
t two hands, he does his pftM,on8
..... . the voters.?<
y useful toll and art; Democrat,
e, it seems to me,
iglit wish to hold in fee. Smith
.. .. , A man snld
th^the poor mans son In- voU) for Smitl
o'erlooked with humble Jpbpa,|on of"a
'.n.K j' , . ?iv .. odist preachei
djudged by toil-worn merit. -Pff,.nrra.i A
t that from employment J * Method
T'?w8. i wi i ?. i them the late
t that In his labor sings; thp othftr the
;e, it seems to 'me. Their ariptocl
light wish to bold in fee. of bralna ?
.. .. , . there were mi
th the poor man's son In- tocratfi ?
v** ' . . . berry Ohaervt
ence learned of being poor,
if sorrow come, to bear It, r*hei
>w feeling that is sure .. . '
ike the outcast bless his ,
90r. en for senat*
ge. it seems to me.
night wish to hold in fee. J,*'Others
?an's son! there is a toll fl?dvith
all others level stands; t From one <
larity doth never soil, I'? th? other
ily whitens soft white hands, vo,t men wou
s the best crop from thy ?Hna had ??
[3; anti-Wilson I
ge, It seems to me, The gover
eing rich to hold In fee. state would 1
The enen
man's son! scorn not thy other states 1
tate;
is worse weariness than H
hlne. South Can
ly being rich and great; worst is ovei
>nly gives the soul to shine, political con
Hake rest fragrant and be- once again
ign? 'will have b
.ge, it seems to mo. The state t
>elng poor to hold in fee. bitter expert
?James Russell Lowell. all It was ne
r 21, 1914.
frr ^ 'S)cwthina
I J9>Jfj&tCfliA mATn
Wliv VIUUIV
>ffa?R] 1IM El v7a3 Whet
Wolml' Nffllt UUfcy J th<Tarm3 in "the
^J^w 'l1 3^urk?Js parage m
ctskorJ you had,
What kind of an ancestor i
|ffl||\ Ik at the end of journeys
It doesn't mat!
B j\ ^our &HtkAoE9U
S? 11 THE FIRST NATI
&-?I jTi Lancaster,
UNITED STATES 11
Our Stock H;
And we are ready for luisiaess. Hnv<
tees to "MAKE (iOOIj or no charge.
Now Ready To Estinft
See our line of Chandeliers am
t he job.
nee Phone 01
? v / \ r m S
! is over the body polit
* ? ?* I will be so clean and |
Hhor Pnn&YQ hut good men need a
riflCf J upcii dose of calomel in
1 \ erv sick but when he
. lb. Otherwise? ^?t8 J^8 genel
, KOO<. of the _tate better, will the gei
irna 1 of South Carolina be 1
we recover from the
. ? .. ? , factional wars. We b
n. Sweep \ou Away, j ple have been taught
tide for the campaign > won't forgett soon,
ri Mail. j Herald.
r? fK? We, If You Are s Wen*
ie world war was as Mr. Bleaseite: Tou
I mo n't" r catti|r),*,gn' goodness, purity of he
pray publicly each 8\w
'iters to Answer. , t lie devil and his coh?r
rward niarch for South jtrue? well, answer tliii
l the people give the ! placate your conacienc
artanburg HeraM. Iflease. when you km
, bifrvd tiger, every gamt
Ian Responsible. virt and every ex-conv
iro.Mr.ian can shirk his jis exactly* with
responsibility for fft,* yo,1?fc because he is a
xt Tuesdav's primary.'!11* wt^ -vou ()n l'ie i
.liri,,r it not appear that fc
, purely and simply, if
heal Forecast. reason that that these
. , , . you? Surely, surely,
diction: An awful ami i,ejng wrong in any cat
ng frost will fall In, [|je l,.ld about us wen
i on August 2:v, Only |Some of the good are
ditlcal plants will ej-.Rl, of fbe bad?Marh
>n. (Jreenville Pied- ,
Whom W ill \ on
I Tlie most absurd
terminate rhem. j have heard is the do
opean countries are;gated by some of tb?
with each other let vising the people "r
anR declare war upon un/thlng they see in
agog and ooat-tall Wfiy do* they advise
?8ter News.
?r a <;?hm1 Mfcn.
e man who is sober,
le, and the one you* \ 1^^^-,-'- _
ke the best offlrer. K
In office unflr for the i^ll]
expect to reap what is ? SpRF
io Tribune. ^
I Not Desert Ifltn. J ?
expect the farmers of ^
a to go back Oil. theft* A I \v ~JB|M
end or his nrst term, i _ i
filled with anility and" ^
think the farmers are A i
people. Newberry Ots- 17
i
'resent C(?n(1ttiniiN.
i before us is not more
of Rlease and his lieu- %?the
abolishment of the , _ srrortlintr t?? th
ch h:i\e ^i\'-n him ft J ^ the SJimt' til
v upon the ignorance. | > ' ^ ViVu xu
and the prejudices of ? them. \\ hetlie
Irangeburg Times, ; nd of deposit.
f stT
nn AriUnimt? THE i \K.V
the other day, "1 won't *A located at Lancas
\ because he Is nn arts- ! ?????
Smith an "ariatocrat?" ^ RESOUI
plaint and s'mpte Meth- +A I.oans and D
r In South Carolina an counts
nd his two brothers J Overdrafts. . . .
list preachers ?one of > Furniture and F
Bishop A. Coke Smith. JL tllP.H
Rev. Charles B. Smith t _ lureH
rncy is the ftristocracy I)ue from Baj
nd character. Would ^ and Bankers
ore of that kind of aria- % Currency
louth Carolina.?New- Gold
ir! Silver and Otl
srs and Smiles. V Minor Coin . .
rnor should be nominat- % Checks and Cl
>r, which Is highly un- .X. it^m.
pporters In South Caro- ?
e delighted . A
would be others gratl- 4A Total
? 41 TT .4 ^ d* 4 STATE OF SOU!
end of the United States i
Republicans and Rooso- +A County ol
ild exult that South Car- Before me cam
mlnated for senator an JT who, being duly
>emocrat. V ment is a true c
nor's supporters In the A* ... .
cheer. V ?*ld bankties
of Democracy In +A Sworn to and
vould smile.?The State. ?+*
~?r JL Correct?Attest:
ere's Hoping. V
illna la Improving. The &
p. Two years from now t r j nifPflf
ditions will he normal fr Atifftb liy
and the factional lines A *
teen finally obliterated. 1 T* URKtJORl
ias gone through some V R. '
ence.i but may be aftor AA ,
cessary. When the flghtl
- ? ~ ispoj/iblcatnonqa
M inimiddrint
i a coat-of-arm* meant a It
coat thai count ^our na
ay yiVe U5 an idea cf the
but Dutte ]V?ra^c U more I
jcu're apt to praOe? uGre
net at their ^tart."
ex vCith haw tittle vjou
nt? ifyou'll only ^tar
OfTAL BANK, j
gv C V
KI'VsiTOHY. I J
as Arrived
e your house wired by an
lie Your Pltimhiii
1 Glassware. Call nie
AK1) | 0,fic<*
ic of the state ' to befleve the pr
jure that none know the papers
ppyl for office, and if the mass
akes * pationt put confidence it
recovers from bo taugftt to mis
al condiiton is Do you believe t
ueral condition rope? Do you t
Improved* when session? Do yoi
effects of the canal has been i
elieve our' peo- believe these tl
I a lesson Chey believe theai?
?Spartanburg pers have told y
able to suppose
would tell you i
e Supporter. rent events an
i lay claims to ??ts of a per*o
art," piety. Vo.ti raK?;tl w? (\? n
. ,, , ? so little of the':
(day. >ou hate ijOVe they woult
rta. All of that Oaffney Ledger:
sr How do you;
e in voting for
o\\ that every All Farmei
>ler. every con- rT,0p,,1.,fW^hpi1
let in the state inOCUiaCTb^flja
you and if not clover and ot
convict, wish ^,Q? or,ii n
r.aot of it. does ^
hi are wrong, receive inoci
for in other ?
folks are with c,lar?ewe
would fear
use wherein all Notice to Deh
p 011 our side? All persons h
with you and ts*e estute of H
>11 star. present sai
the undersigned
Believe? scribed by laiy^
teaching we debted to salt
ctrine promul- prumpt payment
candidates adlot
to believe Adlninistratrix
the papers." A. Love, Dee
the peoptfc not July 31, 1914
. a^I A A^. A.^A AA A?, AA
MB& kyj
P^/there's n
it lie icil
it for on
tificates
which 1
e time the mon5>os left wi
me negotiable. our
r you have $50 or .#">,000. bu
rKMENT OF THE (XINDITION
IEKS BANK & TRUST COl
ter, S. C., at the clme of businesi
ICES.7 LIABII
is- t aptal Stock
. . 3165.645.43 f in. . . .. .
1,844.06 [Surplua Fuud.
. ^Undivided Pr<
? less Current
3,876.00 peases and T
ika paid . . . .
.. 37,213.98 Individual Dep
3 067 00 Subject to <
Time Certificate
1,047.60 Deposit.. .
aer Cashier's Chec
497.61 Bills payable,
eluding C
catee for M
.. 7 6o U9 Borrowed. .
. . $212,966.57 Total . . . .
PH CAROLINA,
f Lancaster?ss.
e W. H. Mlllen, Cashier of the ab
sworn, says that th6 above and
ondltion of said bank, as shown
W. ]
subscribed before me this 6th di
JOHN CRAWFORD, Noi
W. T. Gregory, W. P. Roblnsoi
Directors.
I BANK & TRUST \
T, President W. H. 9
P. BRATY, Jr., Assistant Oashk
- i *** -L'. -
T"
* %
people
mt in
yr\ of anitttUj
w *bo*J
at rttWardj
tfrfrrffa/mcnt
3tlt *****
Dollar^
fttt art it,
- u"T*
*
expert, who
and I will
Phone :m
ipers? Because they
are telling the truth
sea ran be taught to
i tho papers they will
trust the demagogue,
here fis a war in Eu>elieve
Congress is its
i believe the Panama
dug? Ot course you:
lings. VChy do yoi*
Because the newspaou
so. Is? it reasonthat
the newspapers I
the truth about curd
misrepresent the
n seeking your suffot
believe yon think
newspapers as to be1
do such a tiring.?
" \
3 who expect to
r lands for vetch,
Tifclr-. cover crops,
. L. McManus and
illation free of
? / i
torn and Creditors.
avlng claims against A
A I ,1 B
. n. uutiaonu,
W_,jylv -up.st.^ tn
, within tlie time jiroand
all persona
^istate will #
t vPfflfl.?'
ESTHER LOVE,
of the Estate of R.
BKaetl. W
X
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