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Established 1844/ . c The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S. C. ' 1 \ Wm. P. GREENE, Editor* j ? j Published Every Wednesday by 1 The Press and Banner Co. * Telephone No. 10. * Entered as second-class mail mat- 1 A x L AVk.Tn-11. S fi. MT HI |IUSb VUK? Ul nwvviuiv, ? ? ?I - 1 Terms of Subscription: /One year $1.50 , Six months .76 Three msnths _"_1 .50 ' Payable invariably in advance. ? i i Wednesday, Nov. 15, 1916. _ ' , A WHITE MAN'S COUNTRY. , i This is a white man's country. Nobody will deny that, nobody with sense will desire to deny it. The suf ~ perior race will rule, and nobody should desire it to rule more than ; the inferior race, because the rule of the white man is more likely to give the black man justice than the rule of his own. race, if it were pos. sible for him to have it And no 1 lawless negro should conclude that , / when the neonle of ?he county as ' . " . * semble to demand an enforcement of the law that there is a chance in this Southland that the negro will enjoy political rights, other than those he now enjoys, or that his sta- , tion will be changed from what it , now is. ; p On the other hand, a white man's , government should deal with the , / black man as an inferior race, and | as such should mete out to it that i justice to which it is entitled. The white man holds the office of governor, and every other executive of; - ; fice in the commonwealth. The white man presides in the courts, from the office of magistrate to that of Chief 1 Justice of the Supreme Court. The 1 } white man sits upon the juries and 1 decides the cases, and it is but just 1 to say of him he rarely does the ' black man an injustice in that capacity?never, we believe, knowingly. Ofttimes he is too lenient for the good of society and of the black I .man himself. The white man makes the laws under which the black man 1 must live, under which he must * work, and under which he must per- < form all the duties of the man in his 1 station. It is under the white man's law that the negro buys tis home, L *li*i frrVii+a mOn WUiCIl lie uujro avui uuv ? 7 ^ and always pays a good price. It is ' under the white man's law that he buys a farm and pays for it. * ^ And we are prepared to believe j that there is not a white man in ( Abbeville county who will dei>y to a t negro the right to enjoy the proper- c ty he has bought of the white man, * under the white man's laws and fbr . / - C which he has paid the white man's Y price, so long as he keeps securely i > within the law. * For that reason, it is to be de- g L- plored that there is any idea that t property owned by them in Abbe- t ville county, which has been paid for, t shall be abandoned by the owners s I . and taken from them simply because 1 they are negroes. We believe that ? we will say for the white men of ? Abbeville county that there is not h one, who -on sober second thought, * 'ni\f TrricVi the V>lnr?V man fn pninv his property as long as he observes c , the law, and looks carefully to his h own affairs, and does not meddle b with the affaire of others. There is ^ no reason, therefore, why any black p k. man in Abbeville county should be 0 - afraid to live on his own property tl and continue to live on it. b In times of great excitement men ? i.'- say and do things which do not com- ? mend themselves to their own better s; judgment. Any idea that the men * of Abbeville county would thus con- ? fiscate the property of innocent ne- c groes in this county, .which has been e purchased with the toil and labor of e the owners when children, should not a be considered. For the law-loving ^ men of Abbeville?for all the m^n. ii of Abbeville?city and county?we c assure the black men of Abbeville ? county they may live amongst us in nnnnn nn/1 fltnf 4"Vl ntr naa/1 nnf K A f aim uiow i?vw wv jj ; afraid, if only they obey the law, ii keep the peace, and pursue their oc- I cupations in a lawful way. * The law demands as much; the v white man will cheerfully accord it. * ??-V - J THE LAW IN ANDERSON. ?> 1 Governor Manning has at last c shown a disposition to enforce the a law in Anderson, and that by the v , law's strong arm. The constitution provides that a man may not be de- n prived of his property, not even for h a day, without due process of law, ?j > and that private property shall not j. be taken for a private purpose. not h even by a labor union. n Just now the Governor concedes ^ - i the right of labor to "organize". 6 Everyone may not be agreed as to ^ this proposition unless the purposes t] m w&tf-i . . >f organization are fully understood. T Jut granting the right to organize o: abor, the striking employees of the \nderson mills should have known t] ;hat when they exercised the right h to quit work, they had no right to n lake possession of the property . of a the employer, nor to continue to' oc- ^ :upy its premises, nor to keep the ^ jmployer from enjoying its proper- t< ty, and operating its plant by other b labor if it was forthcoming. jij It took the Governor a good long ^ time to know this, it is true. The 8 Sheriff of Anderson County does not h seem to have learned it yet He elects to say when he will serve the r writs of a judicial tribunal, and con- v aults the attorneys for the striking v emnlovees as to whether or not he p shall enforce the mandates of the j? courts?a proceeding which will not r, commend itself to right thinking per- s sons. f' But as we said, the Governor will n now enforce the law, and he goes g about it as a man who knows his t business. We believe that the striking employees have suffered from a bad advice, and we will be sorry if ? they suffer more, but this cannot de- k ter the law officers of the state from *s turning the property of the Ander- ^ 3on mills over to the rightful owners ? thereof. The law must be supreme a in Anderson?and in Abbeville. ti - ?? A DAY'S WORK. a > e t The people of the United States a should thank their Maker for Indi- tl ana. It eliminated both John W. 0 Kern and Tom Taggart from the jj jouftseb of the Democratic party n and ejected them from the halls of n the Senate, in one day/ . There is o jlory enough in that to go around, h . li ?i? ???? ' gi THE EIGHT HOUR LAW. c P si It appears to us that both the gj Democratic and Republican parties h lave been working their engineers c: nore than eight hours per day . for &e last week; but we hope the 'time" was right ^ 1 i< GOOD PREACHING. I] The Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist congregations. had good lermonB both morning and evening >n last Sabbath. The church around II ;he corner has it every Sabbath. E WOMEN IN THE^CAMpXlGN. ^ ,r[ .. ,?.:s (Charleston Post)., :X 2 There has never been' a campaign 'or the office of president of the n Jnited States in which so rqany ef- Si :orts have been made 'by the; agents ?j ?f the two dominant political parties ? 6 gain the favor of the women voters >f the Country, and of th^se seeking w o vote as well... The attitude which oi he women take with reference to/the? ^ ilection of either Hughes or Wilson tas for that reason been of special nterest all along, and also for the eason that the movement for the en- ki ranchisement of women has gained gj uch headway within the past year or q; wo. Shortly after his nomination-'by . he republican party, Mr. Hughes ook one of the very few definite ttt tands which he has voucha&ffcL.in W he whole campaign, declaring Trim- la elf in favor of giving the women the Li ote by federal amendment, because he women were bound to win^ any- * tow"and it was best to have it, over nth. ' la Whether the candidate was sificere in r not, the impression grew and* has j0 ontirfued to grow that he was rifjit at . evt interested in woman suffrage * . ut thought that a declaration^ isi fa- 2or of the movement would gain: the/ N< upport of the organizations tam- an aigning for suffrage. This attitude f surrender to the inevitable ttfthef . han of championship of thtf couse ^ ccause of its own merits has not ap- sa ealcd to real thinking leaders among ,R( be women, especially iu Anew of the act that Mr. Wilson n<.s not ci!v poken in favor of giving the votes to romen, but has enlisted in -the fight s in his speech at Atlantic City a few reks ago, and also has personally c ast his ballot in favor of it in an lection in New Jersey. Moreover, the nthusiastic suport which such naionally known women as Ida Tarbell Ci nd Jane Addams, to mention only B"1 wo, have given Mr. Wilson has had ts effect. These considerations, oupled with the fact that the Wilson dministration has placed on the sta- mi ute books many laws which the wo- of len of the country have advocated efl n vain for many years, have brought . b about that several States, notably llinois, in the far West where the iromen have been given the right to ac ote, are causing no little worry in re he republican camp lest they depart rom their accustomed ways and vote aj rith the democrats. This, in spite of Pi he fact that some of the women's q{ rganization have given official sup- , >ort to Hughes. This support has da >een offset by the preference which he >ther organizations give to Wilson to nd by a strong sentiment of individ- th lal and organized women in the ame direction. ^ une oi rne most spectacular eirorts lade to secure votes for Mr. Hughes C< as been that of the special train of ye iromen orators who have made a tour ^ hrough the West in his behalf. But E accounts which correspondents ye ave sent concerning their achievelents are to be credited, their doings IS ave provoked more amusement than or ny thing else, especially as many "of hem are the daughters of rich men rho are directly interested in seeing tie republicans restored to power. 3\ hey fail to understand the secrets f "getting at" the voters. An idea! f their estimated worth may be gaini from the fact that those high in1 le councils of the republican party ^ ave one and all disclaimed any con- j ection with sending out this unfque , ggregation. ? It is interesting to note some of v he things which the present admin- t< itration has done of special interest rj j the women. Some of these were rought out in a meeting of a Ken- n jcky women's organization the other j i ay: First of all, they trust the Presient as a gentleman, a patriot and a tatesman of unquestionedintegrity; e has kept the country out ot war,. \ie sufferings of which are very real | or women; unexampled prosperity is eigning; the child labor law, for, rhich the women of the country had: forked for many years , the workipn'a rnmn?nHfttion law. the eiirht-1 our law, the federal reserve law, the arm loan legislation, work of the bu-1 eau of safety devices, the commision on industrial relations, and the ederal employment bureau were all lentioned as having a bearing on the relftfre of the women of the United! tates. The case was summed up hsu: \ . "Mr. Wilson has met conditions in way which has kept us, so far, at eace, and at peace with honor, so I hat we women of America have not mown any of the horrors that our isters over the water have known. V&a ever any human being villified lore than Lincoln? Yet, after a genration, we see Lincoln was justified nd I can not but believe that will be he case with Mr. Wilson. Peace, rosperity, humanity and all laws od conditions affecting the welfare nd happiness of daily life are of ! qual interest and equal importance d men and women. This country is t peace, while at many times during he lsat two years a single false step n the part of the President would ave plunged it into war. While the lothers and wives of Europe . are ursing their broken and wounded or lourning over their dead, the women f America so heir loved ones come ome to them each night from reguir, well paid employment under contantly improving conditions. This ountry is enjoying a high degree of rosperity, and under President Wilpn's administration much progresIve constrictive and humane legisition has been enacted' by a demoratic congress. What of your obligation? You took ; above the j Book. Do not disregard or regard it lightly. / V* mi N THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE WESTERN -DISTRICT, OF ', SOUTH CAROLINA. * THE MATTER OF, . W. WATSON & SON AND J. ; LIVY WATSON, Bankrupts, 1 In "Bankruptcy/ Pursuant titfftn Order" Heretofore ade in this'matter by D. H. Hill, sq., one of-the Referees, in Bankiptey for the WesternDistrict of oiith ..Carolina,. wilt "offer for (title ; public auction, at Abbeville Court ohse, S. C., on Salesday in Depenpw, for cash, during the legal hoqrs !sale and) according to the custom ^public sales/ the following de1 ribed laud, to wit: Ail that piece, or parcel of land, lown as the Hemphill Place, and tuate, lying and being in Abbeville aunty, containing two hundred nety nine and oue half (299 .% ) ires, and bounded by lands of W. ViBradlev on the North; East by nds of Charlie Davis; South by ink land: and West by F. H. Harson and Perg.'mmon Branch. Also all that tract or parcel of nd, partly in Abbeville and partly McCormick counties, known as the >rdan Mill Tract, and containing ro hundred one and 2-10th,s (201 10) acres, and bounded on the orth and East by Hunter Brothers id South and West by T.'A. Putman. Land sold subject to the dower jht of Mrs. Eliza B. Watson, and le subject to confirmation by the iferee. Purchaser to pay for the papers. H. C. TILLMAN, Trustee. Nov. 4th, 1916. 4-11-6 "X -! ITATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Abbeville. ' . PROBATE COURT. itation for Letters of Administration Y J. F. MILLER, Esq., Judge of Probate: Whereas, / J. A. Schroeder hath, ade suit to me, to grant him Letters fr Administration of the Estate and f fects of Frank Doane, late of Ab- f sville County, deceased. These are therefore, to cite and | Imonish all and singular the kind- | d and creditors of the said Frank If Dane, deceased, that they be and if >pear before me, in the Court of || obate, to be held at Abbeville || >urt House, on Monday the 20th If iy of Nov, 1916, after publication || sreof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, || show cause, if any they have, why If e said Administration should not be fl anted. Given under my hand and seal of ff >urt, this 6th day of Nov. in the || :ar of our Lord one thousand nine 1} mdred and sixteen and in the 141st || ar of American Independence. Published on the 8th day of Nov. If >16, in the Press and Banner and || i the Court House door for the If ne required by law. J. F. MILLER, I-! 7-11. Judge of Probate. fa? .1MUII \ .. . - 'f*;,l ? THE ABBEVILLE 'LYNCHING. .y. For a while it seemed that the mching at Abbeville was going to be >ft unnoticed to be forgotten. We id not 5ee?how the people of Abbe ille, a county that has always stood ) the forefront of progress and upight citizenship, could let a serious latter like this go unpunished and / l-'l I , in goodness and in pipe satisfaction is all we (xr its enthus achV frionHo otror r?1ai WiUUV UAVM\*W Vf WA WAMI for it! . /, ? * It answers every sr . or any other man < cool and fragrant smokeappetite that; it in a mighty short Will you invest 5c o so on tiie national jo; ' K. J. REYNOLDS TOBJ li r * k' ** " * 1;; . / ! .# J 1 ' 5 . % v t ^ IN O gift on a fc able than a per fragrance of a favc and no perfunu than the productioi / RIC While the cost o greatly increased, war prices. Tele] in town or out of to mail to those living PERFUMES IN ALL FLAVO DENTALUXE TOOTH F VIOLET SEC FAC VIOLET SEC MARVEL The Mc it is encouraging to see, the citizeni taking hold of the sttoation vjger ously and pledging their united sup port to stamp out the lawlessness that has brought shame and disgrace upon the community. Governor Manning has institute* an investigation, dnd Solicitor Coop er will doubtless go into tbe prosecu tion of the case in his usual abl< Prina sm< ^ deli ,1 8 ai hard <"lat mea nialbi the natiohalioy moke g. "XfOlTLL Bad * cbaaiy howdy-do on BL X tuttwbowmacbof attnufaryoaar Tfc aaokoftba wood* yea drop info. For, Albert ia riihiXhmrm?at tba Arat pit VL paaa that aalla tobacco I Ttetq bag?Ha for a oickalaod tb#t ABk . tin far a dltoa; than tbara'a th aotna pouad and balf-po 51- humidoru and tba Qrjatal-jlaaa ftamfe imed >%?-?? noke desire you 3ver had! ,. It is so and appealing to your pou will get chummy wit] time! r 10c to prove out our say y smoke? iCSO CQ?Wm#pq&bm, N.C* . " / , /#\ - lirthday occassion i fume creation thai >rite flower, 5 embodied more qualit; is of v HARD HUDN1 f production of the articl McMurray is selling tl phone your order to 94 >wn, we will deliver the % in the country. HUDNUTS RS GARDENIA FAC 'ASTE TAUT MON J E LOTION COMPAC1 SOAP VIOL .OUS COLD CREAM \ VIOLET SEC TOILET WATER \ Murray Di Phone 94 iMiiiiiitiinMiiiiiitiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiimtiiiiiiimniiMiimiiniiifitiiiiiiiiimrimiitiiifiminiiuiimMtmiimi>ii iiiiiuiiiitiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiniiiiiiiiiiuiuiiiitiiiiiiimuuNiiuiiuitUMirniiitiuniiMftii ...i-v. i. -. -j.:n . -l .?. ' 1 ' T 3 manner. Abbeville county and the i- officer? of the tar are meeting fhe - situation as it, ought to bo *ot>, and b It will serve a wholesome public gjir3 vice if the men guilty of the outrageous affair /are convieted .afcd j properly punished. ^ vff The safety of so^tyty depends up on a healthy obserranjee ofTthe lair, a ?Anderson Intelligencer. v r ' " - >. r >-]?>' ?. "V. ; ,.V j3 i Albert gives >kers. such ght, because ivor U so different ifeil it uliy good; i't bite your tongue; t rt parch your throati ?n smoke it as Jong and as you like\without any ck but real tobacco hapreverse side of evegr*l>rini? ckage you will read : v '1 'PROCESS PATENTED S JULY 30th, 1007" 08 to you a lot of tobacco ?o-- J M. ft - - rnnce Aioerc nas uways Dew out coupons or premiums. We jive quality! j ,rv"":A '".Aiw " f ' ERT ^ 'J nh b tW NNM Mm ?f Sw I MmAlat Mr nilh? Im4 *?. * fn Ml I l"i ^ ara its ; .v VV.V _ ^ ^ ^ i ?i i M, immiM ^ . ' ' <* ' p I >k\ .* . .& ' . 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