The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, March 12, 1918, Page TWO, Image 2
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ABBEVILLE, S. C. r
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Wm. P. GREENE, Editor.
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LET HIM SPEAK OUT.
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One of the candidates for mayor ?
has announced his platform, giving s
to the voters of the city some of 1
the planks on which he proposes to s
stand in his race for this important 8
office. It goes without saying that
the other candidates should do the c
same thing. No man may expect 3
the votes of thoughtful voters when t
he is pursuing the button-hole me-1 8
thod of electioneering. It may be t
satisfactory to the man to whom F
you talk to say that you are for s
this or the other measure, but there r
is no real reason why the public s
should not know for what, a candi- 0
date stands, except the one desire *
on his part to get votef from both P
sides in a given controversy. *
There are reforms demanded in *
the city government by a goodly e
portion of the voters of Abbeville, t
if not by a clear majority 01 tne
voters. How do the candidates for j1
mayor stand on these proposed re- j 0
forms? c
And, while the candidates for J
mayor are being considered, let us 11
not forget that the mayor can do 5
nothing unless he is backed by mem- 3
bers of the council of like mind n
with himself. It wiU.fyf.no good to 8
elect a mayor who is ih'favor of a
one reform or another, or opposed *
to one reform or another, unless
the members of the city council J
support his views. It therefore be- J
'comes important to have the candi- ^
dates for seats in council declare s
themselves.
And, in this connection, it will be
well for the voters in the several
wards to see that men voicing their;
views in city affairs offer for places j 6
in the council, otherwise, when the j p
show down comes we may find that i
so one is running who stands for
the things which the voters desire.
There is another thing which we ^
have already said, but which will j t
Tw?*r reneatinp". The men reallvl <
worth while in the city will not al-' 1
ways run for seats in the city coun-!
oil unless their neighbors ask themi
to do so. Public spirited men do^
ot like in every case to become r
office-seekers, and to run around i'
and ask people to vote for them.: t
The voters themselves should real-!1
ire the importance of the offices j1
which are to be filled, and should 11
nominate and work for candidates,!
who will faithfully represent the;'
ci|y in all matters. Do not wait|(
*ntil the last day. See that the j1
right man is nominated in your ward j1
and that his pledge is filed. Do not;
let matters go by default.
And we hope that the men who 1
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fail to take an interest in the things 1
which we have been urging upon j]
the public will not allow matters to j1
run the usual course and then stand j'
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around ana swear at me way uuugs
are ran in Abbeville, as they have:1
Wen known to do in the past. If j1
this business is worth looking after, j:
it is worth our time and attention [1
today. Cursing the situation afterj1
the battle is over will not capture I
Mf more of the enemy. j
SHOULD BE RE-ELECTED.
Senator Tillman has announced!
that he will stand for another nomi-1
nation in the coming Democratic
Primary election. He refers to his
statement of sometime ago in which
he announced that he would not
again be a candidate. He feels that
this statement on his part should
not now govern his actions for the
peafioa that the eoantry ha* sinee
that time Ringed into war
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ind now needs the services of th<
>est, ablest, and most experience<
ninds in the nation. Senator Till
nan feels that his long experienc<
n the senate, his influence with th<
lepartments and with public mex
generally, and his knowledge of af
airs, especially his knowledge ant
;xperience ^in matters connectec
vith the Navy, make it his duty t<
>ffer his services to the country a
his time, though, on persona
rrounds, he might choose otherwise
We think the Senator's positioi
iound. We do not think he- woult
>e a real friend of the country, noi
oyal to its best interests if he di<
lot offer his services again at this
lme. in Washington Senator Till
nan is a commanding figure. H<
las taken his place in the council
>f the nation as one of the ables
nen in the whole country. The ac
:omplishments of the Navy sine*
var was declared show that th<
senator, as head of the committe<
>n naval affairs, has had his mint
>n his business. The people of th<
tate do well to demand that h<
tand for re-election, and they wil
e-elect him. The people of th(
tate are loyal to the nation first
ind then to their friends.
It is no time to talk about rec
>rds, or what a man said thirtj
'ears ago, or what he stood for a1
hat time. The question today is
in/1 ahrml/3 Ko io UA
UV) TTiiav ag uvmg i-UJ
he country, and what can be accom
>lish? Can another man in his poition
do more? No candidate will
neet with success, nor win, nor de
erve, the support and confidence
i the people of the state who, at
his time, undertakes to inflame the
tublic mind, or to bring up old conroversies
to vex the people, wher
here is but one thing which shoulc
ngage the attention of patriotshe
winning of the war.
The people now are not interested
n the political fortunes of any favrites.
At most Senator Tillmar
an hold the office to which he aslires
for only a few years. There
3 plenty of time in which th?
oung gentlemen offering for th?
eat in the senate occupied by hin
nay serve the state, they may dc
o now by turning their atteptioc
iway from politics and getting af
er some of the big work the gov
irnm'ent has to be done by rea
latriots. When the Senator has
lassed, and the war is over, we maj
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lave leisure to renew the office
eeing pastime in South Carolina.
SOME SUGGESTIONS.
In its dealings with traitors anC
pies the country has done enougl
>ussy-footing. It is time that the
nfluence of hot lead was felt.
If the building of the Dixie High
vay through Abbeville depends or
he subscriptions of the five-gallons
>f-gas-and-free-lunch crowd th<
lighway will go by Greenwood.
We notice that one or more dele
rations are to De to Asnevme in tn<
natter of the Dixie Highway. W<
lope that these delegates will pa:
;heir own expenses. Men who an
lot enough interested in matters o
;his kind to pay their personal ex
senses on trips of this kind need no
se trusted to do much highwa;
building. Besides, neither the cit;
council nor the county has any au
;hority to spend money for trips o
;his kind.
If we want the Dixie Highway to
pass through Abbeville, the thin)
to do is to raise money to build th
right kind of a road. As the roai
will pass through certain section
anly, the county cannot be bondei
in order to secure it. and all th
money must be raised by subscrip
tions, unless perhaps the city ma
issue bonds in aid of the road. I
a permanent road is to be built o
some enduring substance approve
by competent engineers, The Pres
and Banner is ready to subscribe
Money will talk in this enterprise.
ON GREENVILLE STREET.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Williamso
have moved to the residence of Hoi
Frank B. Gary, where they hav
apartments. They are welcomed b
the people of Greenville Street.
Mrs. Williamson takes kindly t
the manners and customs of the pe<
pie residing on this fashionabl
thoroughfare, but Mr. Williamso
is finding it a littl? difficult to cot
i form. He spent his first night |
i there Saturday night and everything |
- seemed so strange to him that he |
? could hardly sleep any at all. As |
; is the custom on Vienna street, 1
i where he has resided for sometime, ?
. he arose at six o'clock in the morn- ?
1 ing, and some of the neighbors, not ?
1 knowing him, and hearing him stirr- |
j ing around at this early hour, sup- |
t posed that he was a burglar and |
1 came near having him arrested.
We trust that he will soon get |
i over the town feeling caused by re- |
1 siding amongst people who wear g
r good clothes and eat olives every |
j day. We expect soon to hear of |
s his sleeping until 9 o'clock in the |
_ morning and enjoying 6 o'clock ?
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a dinners, dressed in dinner clothes. ?
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THE $3,000,000 CAMPAIGN
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And Preparation for the Every |
Member Canvaaa.
s Synod of South Carolina, E. E. Gil- |
' ' lespie, Manager.
i Many churches are succeeding in S
' their Every Member Canvass this 1
1 year because they are painstaking |
J and thorough in the preparation.
> 1.' Because a real awakening to |
the importance is spreading over |
the church. Nothing is more vital 1
' to the success of the church than to [
^ have every feature of the Church's!
* life put into the right place and!
: given proper attention. The finance;
" of the Church occupies a. strategic1
" place in the success of the congregaI
1 tion.
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As we face the New Year withl
^ the commanding goal of $3,000,000}
; before us the pastors and the locali
cnurcn leaaers are maKing a wortnyi g
response in bringing to their con-;J
J gregations the very best methods* 1
for the promotion of God's work.11
" Through the well organized Church-/!
I wide Campaign this work is being 1
placed at the very front of the 1
' Church's endeavor, and is inspiring J
confidence and leading people to do v|
the heroic. ?
2. Because there is a growing I
heart passion in the church. The f
church is coming more and more to' I
feel that its mission is to tell the |
I world who Jesus is, and is awaken* 1
i ing to the individual responsibility, fi
The atmosphere which produces I
j this possian is more and more per- I
} meatirig the Church. This is evi- |
r denced in the growing spirit of _
Stewardship seen and felt every- 7
where. Pastors are leading today;;
tenderly yet boldly they are bring-!
ing their people to see that God ex-i
pects, requires and demands .of
'them their co-operation in service
and money. (
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Ranonoa nlo'io Wrtrf.llV ftf t.hp t&slc'
; are before th ; Church. f
| Our plans have failed because'
. they are out of keeping with the
task of the Church. We could not
.! call upon God for his resources be>
f cause of the b light of a circumscribi
ed vision. Today we have taken up
' the challenge' that God has thrown
- down, and the people are respond>!mg.
"Him that honoreth me I will j
?I honor;" Plana of lajrge dimensions
f [ have been set ?oing, and these plans
e! are going to change the vision of
f the Church.
Because the Campaign is a spiritt!
ual one.
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/j This is not a Campaign simply to! i
V j raise money. It can be easily seen!
"jhow even $3,000,000 might prove a
f I real hurt to the Church if not ac- J
j companied by spiritual power. The j
i Church is being impressed as never
0 j before with the spiritual relation :
^ which exists between man and his
e money. The very primary object
^ o fthe campaign is to intensify the
s growing spirit of Stewardship, and
^ because this is the basis of the.
e I campaign the Church will subscribe I
h|and oversubscribe the amount asked 1
^|for on the 17th day of March. I
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d FURLOUGHING FARMERS.
18 The following letter has been re"
ceived by Capt. J. L. Perrin:
United States Senate, ;
Committee on Naval Affairs.
March 9, 1918.
Dear Sir:
n Replying to yours of March 7th,
1. I telephoned to General Crowder
e and am informed by him that early
y next week he will issue an official
statement in regard to furloughs to
o farmers making crops, etc., so be on
)- the look out and you will soon know
le what to expect.
n Very truly yours,
i- B. E. TiUniM.
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Monday, 2!!tth March, 1918.
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F. W. Wilson, 11
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G. T. Hodge, 13
F. E. Ellis, 5
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