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The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S. C. Published Every Wednesday by THE PRESS AND BANDER CO, WN. F. GREENE, Editor WEDNESDAY OCT. 6, 1915 THE RECALL. Last week, in Beaufort, after a great deal of noise and con'.'derablj nore of bitterness, an election wa: had on the question of recalling the iiayor and a councilman of that city, Each side accused the other of unfair methods, and of trying 1o carry the election by means of ths negro vote. The result was in favor of the present office-holders and by the " '* ' -- !i- -I 1J \ote oi tne wmte men, as it snuum liave been. We say that without reference to the men or the issues involved, because we know nothing oi ;ther. We only know that the recall is a nostrum prepared ly some of our latter day political saints, who live by agitation, and who can only live in that way. We have enough of politics and elections without referendums and recalls. We got along something like hundred years pretty well. But Bryan and Roosevelt seem to think that the whole thing has been a failure, and they have been busy with 1 fmedies for the diseases of the body politic for these twenty years, and with what results? When a man is elected to office, he is entitled to serve for the term fixed bv law: if he mav be recalled for any or every vote, or act, upon a public measure, his independence is gone and he becomes a political weather-vane. The right to recall encourages men to vote for poor n.en, believing that they may be gotten rid of if they prove unworthy. It hampers good men in their efforts to promote the public interest, which oftentimes is not what the public at the time wants. If a community clects a poor man to office, or a bad man, it should be forced to put up with him until the end of the term in order that another such officer may not be elected. If a good man is elected, he is entitled to be let alone. WE AGREE. In his speech in Greenville, on Saturday last, Ex-Governor Cole L. Blease paid his respects to th? Tax Commission of this state. Without meaning just wnat ne said, and the manner in which he said it, we agree with the substance of it. The Tax Commission has been a dead failure so far, and it is to be hoped that the next Legislature will l?ltve the good sense to repeal the Act. That there are great inequolities in the assessment of property, and unjust burdens carried by some, while others in a measure are escaping their share of the taxes, everybody knows. And we believe that every thinking man in the state would like to see the burdens of government properly distributed, and every man carrying bis share. For that reason a great many of us welcomed the passage of the present law, and looked for good results. The men appointed are undoubtedly men of ability. But all of them a? e nnlitifMnric - x ...v.m.w, wiiu iv occuia Llicit Lilt^ tire unable to forget the fact. Governor Blease says that the acts of the commission are unjust towards The corporations. This is a fact which no man can deny. The corporations already are bearing their share, and more than their share ol the taxes?some of them at least are, end especially the banks, and yet rhe banks are the first tax-payers tc leceive the attention of the lax Commission. The truth is that the real estate of the country is the property 'sthich is not bearing its just propor?on of the taxes, ar.d the persona! ^ operty of individuals is the property which is bearing pvacticallj Eone of the burdens. We do not advocate the raising ol values on these species of propert;, and not on the corporations, but w< do advocate the putting of all prop 11 ty on the tax books on the sam< basis of assessment, and that nc fivors be shown either the b?>nk 01 the individual. Any other systerr. i.; wrong in principle, and will not be tpprovd by a fair-minded people. We suggest that if the law is nol repealed, that the next appointees be men not connected with politics There is no place on a tax commission *\'i ^uinao? A LESSON. Mayor T. T. Hyde, candidate foi Mayor of the City of Charleston, has given the Democratic party a good lesson. When he announced fox that office he stated that he would n.it engage in joint debates, but that he would make his own campaign, an n. unce his own speaking dates, and , discuss issues. He has kept his promise. It is true that tl.e campaign in : Charleston has had ginger injected into it; but so far as we have been tble to judge from the newspaper Accounts, candidate Hyde has made his campaign on his own merits, discussing the issues, and there has been nothing of personal abuse in any of r his addresses to the voters. The fact is that there will be little of personal abuse when candidates make their campaigns in this manner. It is to be hopd that the next democratic convention in Columbia will have the nerve to say to all candidates for state offices, that fhe joint debates of the past are a thing of the past, and that every man must run i his own campaign. A1? /?aiivc?a 4-V? ft rtftlif will an_ v/l vuuioc bii? jjwuwiviaiio nil* pose any such move in the convention | Some will want the joint debates, be| cause some men can only thrive on . turmoil and strife; others will be ' afraid not to make the campaigns as . heretofore. But the people of the | stite should consult the interests of the state, and demand a campaign | free from the objectionable features r that have obtained in the past. Candidate Hyde has blazed the L way. We should have the courage to follow. GUARDIANS NEEDED. Some of the bulls who thought coton could not go down have received a jolt. Some of the farmers who stated in July that if cotton sold for nine cents, the country could get aiong, but who refused to sell at twelve cents, looked a little blue last week. Cotton has been and is stiU bring* ing a good price, and when cotton is bringing a good price, a farmer, merchant or landlord, as well as a renter, should sell. A man may be per^ fectly honest in advising the people to put cotton in the warehouse and hold for higher prices, but he gives bad advice in the opinion of this paper. Interest, storage charges, loss in weight, and mental worry help to ?1. 1*- -- -> - ivwu uic ic&uius, ana onen xne results are anything but comforting. Everybody is interested in cotton bringing a fair price. But when th 3 price may be obtained, it is foolish to gamble on the future. Give the other fellow a little chance. The country will not prosper if you make it all anyway. A BROADSIDE. In a discussion of the rights s.nd wrongs of the war a few days ago between Col. W. W. Bradley and Col. J. D. Kerr, we thought that the former was about to get the better of the argument, (to our satisfaction,) until the latter delivered himselg of these few thoughts:?"Well, I was for Germany first, but I have gone over to the Allies, but I tell you now , I have no great love for the English; didn't they make war on this country, , tax us without representation, and throw our tea over-board?" / We must admit that we have some , cause for complaint against a count! try which throws the tea over-board. A "BIG NIGGER/' A Georgia negro, handing cut samples of celluloid starch, was somewhat of a sensation in town yesterday. He is a full blood negro, 24 years old next November, born in Zebulon, Ga., weighs 351 pounds, his | W?.ist measure is 42 inches, and he ' wears number 23 shoes. He :s -7 feet 11 inches high.?Newberry Observer. | ARE THESE STATEMENTS CORRECT? ) From an old Confederate officer, on attorney-at-law, who for nearly [ half a century has been living closc p to the border of Mexico and been in intimate touch with the Mexican con[ ditions in Texas as well as in Mexico. vve are in receipt of a letter in the , -course of which it is said: Well, Germany has virtually re[ (ognized the Carranza Government T cf Mexico. The Kaiser is nothing ? unless intriguing. He holds out the dive branch of* peace to us, while he > carries the knife of the assassin up ( his sleeve. He yields, as perforcc ? f mfavnotUni,! In... U A - ? Al- - , vi ixiwwiiKHiviiai law lie UiUot; Hi. vile , matter of submarine warfare for , which the United States contended, hoping th.ereby to receive the United - States influence on England to . change her maritime blockade of provisions to Germany, and at the ( some time he stabs us in the back by interfering with Mexican affairs, directly in contravention of American policy toward Mexico and the Monroe Doctrine applicable to all.. Europe . Dispossessed by Japan of his Pacific . bases and by England of his African [ bases, the Kaiser is now seeking a . foothold in Mexico to stipply )a base [ both on the Atlantic and Pacific side . of America. The German residents of Mexico far exceed those of any, in fact, of all other European nations, and they have for some time been openly stirring up hostility against us, which has brought about and urged on the border warfare we are having with Mexican bandits all along the Rio Grarde. If~continued, this will inevitably lead to war between the United States and Mexico, and that will be Germany's opportunity to step in to the aid of Mexico and precipitate a war with Germany. Events are leading up to this, and the Kaiser will be free to give Mexico all the aid she may need in a war with us. Great, stirring and tragic events loom up in the not distant future, but I fear our people will not see it until too late. We have become a nation of shopkeepers, speculators and millionaires, and can see nothing but the almighty dollar. It behooves us to a vigorous prosecution of preparedness, and I hope Congress will be equal to the emergency and rise with the occasion. Our cause of complaint against Germany for stirring up this strife alone^ the border and inciting the bandit raids is that these acts are directly traceable to German residents in Mexico, encouraged and abetted by their home people, if not by the Government directly, and WMA/] am V?*t n p*n /V l%nn 4-U I UJLgCU UU uy Ual 1 tXllLttXy WI1U llUd UlV confidence and secret co-operation of the German Government. Here are some remarkable statements made by an attorney accustomed to measure with great care I what he says. His letter, written under date of September 2, comes from close to the Mexican border. It was not written for publication; it was not written with any thought that it would ever be seen by any exIcept the relatives to whom it was 'sent. It is, therefore, all the more important, for it was not written with the idea of affecting public sentiment It is merely an expression of the knowledge of the situation gained : by a lawyer who was a Confederate cfficer and who for nearly half a century has lived in intimate touch with Mexico and the Mexican people. I Are these statements cotrect? ' Similar reports have been coming fn tVla Mflnufllofni?oro P/rnm w VilV AlAMtl W&M W UW& V* 0 A*VVVk U Ai Vllt ethers familiar with the situation.1 j If they are correct, do the officials of the United States Government understand the situation And if so, what is this country going to do about it? ?Manufacturers Record. I THE COUNTRY CHURCH. \ (From the Columbia Record.) One of the graduates of the Columbia Seminary, the Rev. W. H. Mills of Clemson, is becoming quite a specialist in the field of the country j church, its problems, their rolution, methods of advancing the interest of ,the rural communities and serving the community life. The United , States department of agriculture is iaidine him in his work. Mr. Mills has had overtures to give I his whole time to this field in the I employment of the United States bureau of education. He is already j doing very valuable service in this | field in his native State of South i Carolina. The Columbia Seminary is very fortunate in securing him to deliver a series of lectures, during the next year, covering this field of ihe country church and rural sociology. There will be five lectures, which will perhaps treat the subject under ihe following- e-eneral heads, with i such modifications as immediate preparation may lead him to make: First VThe Kingdom of God;" second,. "The Church as^the Means of the Bringing Ir. of the Kingdom;" third, "The Country Church and Its Problems;" fourth, "The Country Church and Its Solution of These Problems;" and fifth, "The Country Minister as the Centre of the Whole Question of the Relation of the Country Church to ihc Whole Community." It is very necessary that students should hear from specialists in this field this whole subject treated, in order that they may be prepared wisely to serve the rural churches of which they themselves become pastors. Perhaps the most important and practical ecclesiastical question that is now confronting the Christian people is the problem of the country church and the preparation nf wise Mid effective ministers to fill these fields. Seventy-five years ago there were throughout South Carolina hundreds ol* country churches that were the bed-rock of the civilization cf this country. Today their people are scattered, their influence waning. They must be revived. K?V> J. T. MANN AT TURKEY CREEK CHURCH Rev. J. T. Mann, the blind evangelist of Belton, will preach at Turkey Creek Church, near "Ware Shoals, on the second Sunday morning in October at 11 o'clock, and at Donaids Baptist church that night, at 7:3 a. 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