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Established 1844. The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S. C. Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. Published Every Wednesday by The Press and Banner Co. Telephone No. 10. Entered as second-class mail mat a -.or:-- AU..^11a C O xer at post umce in nuucvmc, u. w. Terms of Subscription: One year ?1.50 Six months .75 Three months ^ .50 Payable invariably in advance. All checks, money orders, drafts, etc., should be drawn in favor of The Press and Banner Co. Obituaries, cards of thanks, and other announcements of a purely personal character will be charged for. Wednesday, July 12, 1916. THE NEXT CHAUTAUQUA. I * .V . A few individuals assumed the responsibility for the Chautauqua which has just been in Abbeville. The two newspapers assumed the burden of giving it local advertisement. The Radcliffe Company contributed nothing in that way except a few posters printed somewhere else of course. That the Chautauqua was not well attended was no fault of the people responsible for bringing the attractions to Abbeville. The guarantors paid for their trouble. \ While the attractions were being shown in Abbeville, like attractions were being shown in several of the % small towns of the county. The people who guaranteed the necessary amount to get the shows for Abbeville, and the people who sought to advertise them in this vicinity, re - J ??: 1 XT 2? ceivea mis rewara ior uieir euuru>. We believe that the city can reap some benefits from a good Chautauqua. But if it is to <Jo so, we want no more one-sided contracts. We at least want the company which is to receive all the benefits of the enterprise to do something to get the people interested in the enterprise. And we want the people themselves to get interested. This can only be done by the people getting together. It would be well now for a meeting to be called to consider this matter. A fuller attendance of the people of the city is desirable of course, but in addition to this we should commence work in the matter earlier so that we mav investigate as to the btest way to get the proper attractions, and make better terms, if possible, than has been made heretofore. The matter is worth investigation. ON SCHOOL MATTERS. We are entirely in accord with the position of those who would do away / with the present system of awarding scholarships in the state's institutions of higher learing, and who at the same time would abolish free tuition. There is no reason for the state furnishing free tuitiop to one student if it is not furnished' to all. A student who can afford to pay board and other expenses of attend ing college should at the same time be able to pay a small annual amount for the support of the institution from which he is obtaining an education. There was a time perhaps when there was reason for the scholarships now being awarded and for free tuition. There was a time when the expenses of securing an education / were very large as compared with the financial ability of parents and guardians to give their children a college course. But the time has re* passed. The building of Clemson and Winthrop Colleges and the lessened expenses in other institutions, have put a college education within the grasp of every boy and girl in South Carolina worthy of an educa Hon, provided they have a desire to f.ccuire the same. And while the cos-; of procuring these educational achi-.ntages has been lessened the ability of the people to pay has many times increased. A great many more people would attend the colleges of the state if the proper preparatory course could be had in the country schools. It is there that the children need help most, because it is to these institutions that all the children of the state must look for at least a part of the education which they are to receive. The spending of large amounts of money by the state in the support of the high schools in the towns is akin to free tuition and scholarships in the state colleges. ( The people in tne towns ana ciues are able to support their own high schools and the people of the country should not be taxed to support them. As it is now the people of Abbeville county are being taxed to support high schools in a few of the towns of the county. At the same time the legislature, at its last session, and ENROLL, DEMOC In order to vote in the com tion, it is necessary that every enrollment of two years ago wai it will be worth nothing for th * ^ j ii *i In order to enron it is ne< of the State for two years, of 1 for six months, and of the tow sixty days. Enroll today. The books cl primary. Do not wait. for several sessions before, appropriated our money for the support of the public schools in other counties of the state which did not have enough money to run for five months. The people of Abbeville county, in almost every school district, have voted special school taxes in order to support their schools; but in Greenville county, it is evident that some of the districts have not. That county is rich enough to spend a million dollars for building good roads for its people. But the people of this county are taxed along with the people of other counties to raise a fund of a HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS with which L- 1--1- 1 1? r^mnllo tu Iieip uie stuuuis ui umiii>u? county and others while we get from the fund about the sum of thirty-five dollars. This thing of appropriating the money of the people of Abbeville county for the support of schools in (other counties should stop. The voters should demand of candidates ifor the legislature that they define their position on this question. If 'the state wants schools in Greenville county to run five months, the people of Greenville county should foot the bill. They should be required to levy a special tax of their own for the support of the mountain schools of the county, and they should not re1 fuse'to levy special taxes for the support of the schools of the county land then expect the people of Abbeville county, who are paying special taxes to have schools worth while, to pay additional taxes to run their schools. j The State Superintendent of Education is a good man. We know that he has the education of the people at heart. But like a great many other 'men he is impractical. Instead of seeking legislation which would force the people at home to educate their own children he is seeking to build up schools here and yonder at | the expense of people who are alw/vnJir immonco in xcaujr au uiiuiviiov ivmv* | i the way of taxes in an effort to educate their own children. The time has come when a halt must be called. And the people of Abbeville county should call it this summer. Every candidate for the legislature should be pledged to vote against these appropriations. Every school district should be told to levy enough taxes to support its own schools, and no man should loaf on the job of educating his own children and expect the people of another part of the state to assume the burden. MANNING AND PROHIBITION. The Press and Banner would deny Governor Manning no credit which is his due for the enforcement of the prohibition law in South Carolina. And that he has attempted to enforce that law all should admit But Governor Manning is entitled to no credit from the prohibitionists for the ENACTMENT of that law, because Governor Manning was a state dispensaryite as against a county dispensary system, which the prohibitionists advocated as a first step towards prohibition; and he was next a local optionist, which would have left dispensaries in some of the counties, and have made it possible to have eternal agitation of the sub ject of liquor or no liquor in all , counties. The credit for enacting this legislation must rest with the prohibitionists of South Carolina. 1 Governor Manning, it is true, signed ' the act granting the people the right to vote on the bill for statewide pro-1 hibition, but when he did it he an- ; nounced, as we remember, that he ! WAS STILL A LOCAL OPTIONIST. J He was not of the forces of State-; i wide prohibition when he so declared.'' Unless Governor Manning voted; for STATE-WIDE/ PROHIBITION'] | IN THE SEPTEMBER ELECTION , no credit is due him for the present1 happy results coming from the en-,j actment of the great reform for ; which others fought and which 1 others wrought. As Governor Manning has raised '> the prohibition isssue and as it is re- ! ceiving the attention of his friends, a statement from him as to his pres- i ent attitude on that interesting sub- ] ject would be of as much interest as a ] recitation of his acts for the enforcement of the law. Is Governor Man- i ning still a local optionist? If the next legislature (now that prohibi- , tion is not an issue) should pass a i law civinc everv county in the state the right to vote on dispensary or no ; dispensary, would Governor Manning ( Vgn it? RATS! ENROLL! |. y t] inig Democratic primary elec- ? Democrat enroll again. The c 3 only for that year's elections. Jj is year's elections. h lessary that you be a resident f ;he countv in which you enroll ? roship in which you enroll for i, h ose thirty days before the first f] c . f 7 t EDGEFIELD ENTERPRISE. s r The Edgefield Chronicle will get ^ out a "Booster Edition" in the next few weeks. It got out its Press and Banner Edition last week. Really, we shall not call on the brother to a apologize to us for his circular if ^ he will continue to advertise us. We j think he would apologize to Mr. I Cooper, however, if he knew him bet- h ter; we are sure he would. 8 In the meantime we commend to ? the prayerful consideration of the Colonel the remarks of the Com- C mander in Chief concerning the cir- c cular about which we remarked last e . . .? n week. His remarks are as follows: The circular referred to by Mr. a I Cooper drew this statement from ^ Gov. Manning: r "I have been informed that a cir- b cular has been printed and circulated a in some of the counties presumably * in the interest of my candidacy.' I understand that this circular links up s two of my opponents as in a combi- t nation to defeat me for re-flection. r This circular is without authority ^ from me or from my office. I did p not know that it had been printed, B nor have I authorized same. I shall ^ c make this fight in a fair and square manner with all my dealings open tl and aboveboard. I shall not stoop C to personalities or underhand at- tacks, nor will I allow such to be ? done with my authority or knowledge." Bob Cooper. t The appearance of Solicitor Bob Cooper here Tuesday as a candidate , for Governor of South Carolina moves The Index again to say something about the race for Governor this year. Bob Cooper is as well known per- J sonally in this county as the Editor , of The Index or any other man al- ] most in the county. Those who do I know him, know that he has been a 3 fair, a fearless and an able prose- i cuting officer as solicitor of this, the t Eighth Judicial Circuit. There is < nothing in his whole long term of i service in the least way, shape or form, discreditable to him. un tne j contrary his record is highly credit- j . able. ^Another official who served j seven years with him told the writer II a few days ago that he had never = known a. small or unfair or unscrupulous thing done by Bob Cooper in that whole time. He did not believe he could be untruthful. \ With this, one feels fully justified in supporting him for this high office. He is entitled, as is every son of the State, to offer for Governor. He did not, however, intend some months ago to offer for this office this year. We know that. Such pressure was brought to bear upon him, however, from every section of the State, that he could not resist the call. The demands were from some of the ablest,' best and most conservative men in the State. These men had looked at the political situation in South Carolina in 1916 from every angle and it was their deliberate opinion tnat Cooper should offer for Governor and when this demand became so widespread and so insistent Cooper finally consented. So much for that. It is as far as we can go in that phase of the matter. We do make this plain, frank and honest statement as we have made it once before as to his entry into the race. We make it now as we did the first time without any consultation with Cooper and without even obtaining his consent. Having entered the campaign he had to outline a policy. It is to offer for this office on his own merits. He hoc cfnrk to it. It has made him friends and is making him friends. He is making no attacks. He has the m ability to serve as Governor. He has I certain definite ideas as to what is* I needed in South Carolina. These | things he is advocating, but he is not making personal, attacks on any can- f didate. It is a welcome and refresh- p. ing note in South Carolina politics. [ ' He is a plain man of the people, i' He got his first learning with his s back to the fire-place studying by a * pine-knot fire. He ploughed his fa- I ther's small fields with a Blue Back | in VHs hin nocket. takine it sfe out at row's ends to learn a word or B two. Surely such ambition, such de- r termination in the fact of such K handicaps and obstacles as he suffer- H ed is worthy of mention and praise. I A man like this knows the pepole, jfi the real people. He wants to be of H help. He knows that axes are high 8 and getting higher. He wants to do I something to reduce them and yet he jf-J is honest enough not to rant on the stump that he is going to do it, be- 3 cause he must have the help of the Legislature. It is a safer chance to I depend on a man like Cooper's doing I i-v.;o +Vion nn snrnp one who has never I l/UAO VllWll vr** wv?>? ? known the hardships of poverty as he has. He is firm. He has character. There is nothing wishy-washy about him. There is no double-dealing, no turncoat streak in him. He is safe to trust and will be faithful to any trust. The Index takes pride in supporting an able, clean, fair, square man like Bob Cooper for Governor. First of all for these reasons and second for the reason that we do not want repetition of conditions as of the , _ ears 1912 and 1910 and as to these j tie Editor of The Index yields to no i _ . it _ m i _ _ j_i i-~ 1 A j. ne in me otate in intimate anu mot: and knowledge of the last named 11 ampaign and can say almost as 1 luch as to the campaign of 1912. ] f we did not honestly and sincerely ave this feeling we would not, even or personal friendship's sake, suport Cooper. We would sacrifice ? hat personal friendship for the best 3 nterests of the State, but we do j ave the sincere and honest belief . hat the best interests of South Caroina demand the support of Bob 1 '.ocper for Governor in 1916 and < or that we reason we are giving it 1 0 him whole-heartedly and unreervedly and unless you want to have ei?rated the results of the campaign 1 f 1910 and 1912 you would better 1 0 the same.?Greenwood Index. \ Who Started the Fuss? p In the race for Governor two years go Robert A. Cooper was a candilate and made a most excellent race, ! Everybody admits it?Manningites , < Jleaseites and all other kind of ites.' ] le conducted his campaign most ^ lonorably. There was no mud linging from Cooper. Even his I nemiea nav bp ia a perfect penile-H nan, and that means much. j A great many newspapers in South , Jarolina recently suggested that the ounty-to-cdunty circus, as they calld it, should be done away with and ' ne of the main contentions was on -1 ccount of the mud slinging which , isually takes place on the campaign. , 1hese same newspapers are today aising a great howl about Cooper 1 eing in the race and some of them 1 re actually slinging mud at him, ] rhen Robert A. Cooper has not so j auch as said "howdy do" to them. Why have they jumped on Cooper o strong? They are literally scared 1 o death of him and they have a i ight to be. \ We are not in position to prove . t but we do not believe all these paiers who are pulling so strong for lanning are real Manningites. They mow that in order to be real popular ine must line up with the mass. The big dog started the song and hey all joined in on the chorus,? ihester Semi-Weekly News. 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Disc t * You shoulc These goods i .50 Shirt ) $1.00 Shirt 1 $1.25 Shirt) $1.25 Dressei $1.25 Gowns 2 $1.00 Gowns 1.50 Gowns $1.00 KLimonj $1.25 Kimon a < r* *1 $i.?D coys r $1.00 Boys ft .50 Boys H .25 Boys ft COAT SUIT COATS These Pric< Mrs. J< "The Store of St Political A Editor Press and Banner: , The folowing communication has >een sent to the Anderson Farmers' fribune for publication: Sditor Farmers' Tribune, Anaerson, b. <j.: My attention has been directed to in article that recntly appeared in rour paper, in which you call upon ion. Wyatt Aiken to tell about a trip le and another gentlemafi took to highlands, N. C., . last summer, "in :ompany with two ladies from Washington." As the article is a reflection on ne as well as Mr. Aiken, since I am ;he other gentleman referred to, hough not by name, I will ask that you publish the facts in the c^se, which are as follows: N About a year ago, in response to in invitation from me, Mr. Aike? :ame up to ^alhalla direct from his lome at Abbeville. At Seneca his train was held some minutes for a train from Atlanta. On its arrival the two ladies referred to (whom I afterwards learned were from j Mississippi), acompanied by their children, got off the train and inquired Vin urair tn TTicrhlnndo wVioro tliPV "4V " w ?J were going to spend the summer. Mr. A.iken, or perhaps Major Stribling, who was present, very courteously, told them to go' on to Walhalla, which was the best and most direct route to Highlands." The next morning P. S. Shook, proprietor of the Walhalla livery stable, sent the ladies and their children to Highlands in a carriage. The same afternoon Mr. Aiken, Charlie Lyon and myself went on a two days' trip to Jocassee, which is in an opposite direction from Highlands. On our return to Walhalla Mr. C. F. Brown, contractor on the Walhalla-Highlands auto mail route, which Mr. Aiken a short while previously had influenced the Post Office Department to establish, came to me and begged that I persuade Mr. Aiken to go over the route, see the roads and make an effort to get his contract price increased, stating that he would gladly take us both to Highlands and back free of all charges. We finally prevailed on Mr Aiken to make the trip, which we did the next morning, going in an auto, Mr. Brown driving the car. At Highlands we stopped at the Edwards House. After dinner Mr. Aiken decided that as we were so near to Cashier's Valley, where his old friend, Judge Benet, lived, and who he had not seen in years, he would run down to see him. By the merest chance Mr. Aiken and I met these ladies on the streets as we were preparing to leave for Cashier's. As I oun t 1 take advantage of ti sire all fresh, seasonable Vaists Vaists ..4 Vaists .. 1 as as [ats lats ats [ats S ., e? are for CASH strictl] * ,v is. S. ( yle and Quality". . dvertisement. there was room in the car we | them to take the trip with us, ing that they would mountain trip, which is almos^H|^^H| surpassed. 'They accepted th^^^^^H tation, and Mr. Brown sgain the car. We returned to before dark, the ladies gettin^^^^^^fl at the Hall House and Mr. AikeH^^HH I went to the Edwards House, pying the same roo, where we^H^^H mained till we came home. The ladies referred to were tofl^^H appearances refined and cultu^^^^H and it is my belief that any insim^HHa j tion against their character is a f(^ I slander. While they were onknow^^^B to me?as I am sure they were .Mr. Aiken, except as casual acquai^^^H tances?I cannot believe that, if yo^^ffl had met them, you would have con-^Bfl nected them with any insinuation of^^H wrong-doing. Finally, allow me to say that the ^H| practice of besmirching public men ^^9 has become so common that many^^B unjust and false accusations are air lowed to go unanswered. In this instance, however, I khow the facts and say unhesitatingly that the insinuations are false. I am pretty; well known in Oconee county, also in Anderson, where I was raised; also * up and down the Blue Ridge Raiload, where I Berved for years, and believe that my statement of the affair will not be questioned. I would not warp or cover the truth for my best friend, and I emphatically de-' , nounce as false the insinuations con/tained in the article referred to. N. L. Fant. I hereby certify that I have read the above statement made by Mr. Fant, in which several references are made to me, and the same is ab-^ solutely correct in every particular. & F. Brown, Contractor for Highlands Route at that Time. This Jul> 10, 1916. Valhalla, S. C., July 10, 1916. THE RAIN. ( . Abbeville caught the end of the big hurricane on the coast and had a steady rain all day Friday, Saturday and Sabbath and Monday. It"" is the first time this summer we had - , T 1 Al. ? ..nil ((. | uau wiiai vug icumcio vau o ova j son." If the rain continues we will have a spring garden in the early ! . jftlL _ .$ RUB-MY-TISM Will cure Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Headaches. Cramps, Colic Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Old Sores, Tetter, Ring-Worm, Eczema, etc. Amtiseptio Asodyi?, used internally or externally. 25c. mm a? I? Sale I ll / ci sis ;; II lese prices. and stylish. 40 .80 $1.00 *1 AA ?pi.w $1.00 80 ? 40 . 80 $1.00 75 65 .40 15 .. 1-3 OFF. ... 1-3 OFF. I iochran | Z_JI -. 1 iarfiA"