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v FUUtt __ ESTABLISHED 1844 iThe Press and Bannei ABBEVILLE, S. C. H. G. CLARK, Editor. J The Press and Banner Co. Published Every Tuesday and Fridaj Telephone No. 10. Entered as second-class mail matter at post office in Abbeville, S. C Terms of Subscription: One year $2.00 o: 1 on OlA UiUXXUiO ......a........ .... Three months .60 Payable invariably in advance. FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1919. THE SENATE AND PEACE. The latest news dispatches say that probably the Peace Treaty will be signed and finally disposed of by August 1. Along in the winter we hoped that the matter would be history by June 1. It takes a lot of patience for the people of this country to wait for the difficulties of growing out of the World War to be settled. And patience is a virtue which few of us possess. Especially Js that quality wanting in th? United States Senate, quondam dignified body of our two-chambered Congress. We expect the House of Representatives occasionally to act like a bunch of "prep" school boys at play, but we hardly expected to see the United States Senate in tantrums, lying down in the middle of the floor, as it were, and kicking up its once dignified heels because 'tis said that President Wilson has not sufficiently taken the body into his confidence on the details of the Peace Treaty and the League of Nations. The action of the Senate from the very beginning of the conferences at "Versailles is sufficient argument to justify the President in his action. No one has insulted the dignity of ! the Senate. It has no dignity^ as is ' i evidenced by the disgraceful conduct of Lodge, Reed, Borah, Knox, and others of the same ilk. The people are beginning to doubt whether the Senate is a body where intelligent consideration can be given to -any important subject. That body certainly has given the pttblfc /JP ' reason to suppose that it could fatW an lh;;?rtant Piece of legislation Without the ancfc 6? Preside When the President went to Paris to attend the peace conference the Senate immediately flew into as many different and conflicting units as there were members. There was no cohesion, no unity of purpose, no leadership among the Democrats or Republicans. The individual senators were mighty jealous as to the individual and collective prerogatives that, accrue to their office. They showed no capacity for meeting Ihe needs of the county. Their one forte was destructive criticism. With fine frenzy they have torn the League of Nations to shreds and not a single senator has offered anything as a substitute. As we all know it takes no intelligence to pick flaws. The Republicans have lined up as irrevocably opposed to the League oi Nations. If the party carries its opposition to the length of defeating v the measure in this country, President Wilson will, no doubt, carrj the question in 1920 over the heads of the Senate direct to the people as he has done so often before. W< have no doubt as to the result of th< nro orn parfain tllflt or iOOUC j XML TT W U1 V VV* VMIii overwhelming majority of Americans favor the League of Nations. It ii not perfect, but, it means peace ant a working plan to avoid futur< world-wars. FIRST IN THE STATE. The Journal of the Medical Socie ty of South Carolina brings forwar< the suggestion that Abbeville is th< first city to establish a Memoria Hospital to her sons who offere< their lives in the cause of liberty ii the World War. In the light of th< more important fact of getting j hospital for this city and county thi question of name and dedication i l>y no means the main issue, but i ' is an important one. And certainl; t the name chosen could not be mor 1 appropriate. It is a name that wi] serve to bind the people of Abbevill and Abbeville County to the institu tion as nothing else could do. The following is taken from th Medical Journal: "We believe Abbeville County t< be the first in the State to erect i Memorial Hospital to her sons wh gave their lives to the cause of liber I f*r in tlio nroi? TKo .Tnnma ujr in uiiv n vxiu ?? ux x iiv u vv?* hm has long advocated County Hospital in every County in South Carolinj where at all practicable and man; Counties now liave such Hospitals o: are contemplating building them. W< I have been so much interested in th< i matter that we wired Dr. G. A ^ Neuffer of Abbeville, one of the mos active members of our State Associa tion and only recently our Presi dent, to give us a brief report on thi proposition in order that we migh give it to our readers immediately for their information and encourage ment along these lines. The repon is as follows: Abbeville County Memorial Hospital The idea of a memorial to the mer of Abbeville County who participated in the world war has been in th< mind of the people of AbbevilU County ever since the armistice wat 1 signed. There have been various suggest! ions as to what would be the mosl | a^jjiupiian; liieuiuriai. jli was aug! gested that a monument be erected 'on the Public Square; but monu1 ments are so numerous now it was i felt that this would not be sufflcienl i evidence of our appreciation of the the services rendered by our boys In considering the matter Dr. J. C, Hill, conceived the idea of a memorr= I THl II Where 11 We call thu S 1 to look. on '> I ? minute styli ill assistance ir II Wais !|' The new | orites th: I for them | wast line I here, the & Marx here, a diagonal ; 11 All=wool ; I There's no I > that will sta ! sist onall-U \ fond Hart , make. The I tion guaran 1 |J^ Roa ' -v '.-V y ial hospital, this being a memorial, e as well as supplying a much needed 11 institution, which will be of great e service to the people of the county as well as a constant reminder of our I soldier boys. e There is, in this city, a three story brick building, which has been used as a college; this property was on the market for sale. Dr. J. C. Hill a and Mr. S. H. Rosenberg, secured an option on the building for the j i purpose of establishing a hospital. I They then interested tfte following s' | gentlemen: Drs. C. C. Gambrell, J. a j R. Power, G. A. Neuffer, J. E. Press7\ ly, Mr. D. H. Hill and Mr. C. H. Mcr i I Murray, these eight men guaranteeI ing the purchase price of the property. *j It was decided to form a stock company, with a capital of $10,000, and after a short canvass this amount J has been secured. The property has * now been bought, a commission secured and in the next few days the j _ company will be finally organized. Plans for remodeling the building and converting it into a modern and up-to-date hospital are now under way and it is intended to have it in; I running order in a very short time." j WILL LYNCHERS SAVE THEM5 SELVES? Forty-three years ago this State was rescued from a political condii tion comparable with that of Russia or Hungary now and the task was acII eorrmlisbpd hv flip nni+o/1 ootmn nt the white race. In that day there > Was difference of opinion but so im; mediate and desperate was the em! ergency that the difference was sus. I pended and the leadership accepted . was faithfully followed. The leader i of the white people was Gen. Wade E ROSENB I s CLOT1 - young men find 5 a young men's store. H I as theirs-a place when new fabrics; plenty ti i making their choice. t-seam models \ \ t waist-seam mod is year; the young ;say they like the You'll find all j finest to be hadmake. Styles like single-breasted ] slash pocket. I for long wear letter Way to get style iy stylish than to in- ,. 'ool. Thats the only Schaffner & Marx y'll wear Satisfacteed. enberg I* The home < Hampton. He, together with most of his lieutenants, condemned violence and fraud in 1876 and, when he became governor, he exerted himself to put down all forms of lawlessness. In this course he was bravely followed by most of his successors to this day. We do not recall more than two or three governors since 1876 who have apologized for or excused lynching on any account. The numor anrJ fViinTiAnnlA KSOA VX UUU 1/UlllIUJllg of South Carolina that advocates resort to unlawful methods to punish crime is negligible. The victory in 1876 was won because the white people were united; because they were as one man. That is why and how the white people came into possession of the courts, the legislatures and the jury system. If one-fourth or one-tenth of the respectable 'white men of the State had voted for Chamberlain in 1876, Hampton would not have been elected. Now there is a movement afoot to put down lynching and injustice to negroes in the South by extending the jurisdiction of the federal courts and laws at the expense of the State courts and laws. When legislation of this character shall be proposed in the Congress, what shall The State be expected to say against it? If, anywhere in South Carolina, a negro has been killed in revenge for an offense laid at his door and of which he has been acquitted by a jury of white men, presided over by a white judge who was elected by a white legislature, which, in turn, was chosen by white voters, what is to be I said in the face of such facts? Mark, the important fact is, not that the negro was killed, but that the killing was repudiation of the white governERG MEF -HNG DEPAB1 the new styles re want the young men z they'll find up-to-the> choose from and our tead the list els . are the favmen are voting way they fit, the the new ones If o i rr -nart ocnarmer ; the one shown model with the The] A new suit usu tie or shoes to c< is you need, yo merchandise th; shirts and neckv hosiery, all well tfercanti )f Hart Schaffner & I Blfc&wljl -. " - li ???;.v'^ ment conceded by the people of the United States living under a constitution that guarantees security of life and property to the citizen. More than half a century the States of the South have been protected against federal encroachment, not by ruffians, not by lynchers, but by Southern men who have no more sympathy for lawless procedure than have tlie best men of other sections. When the last "Force Bill" was pressed in the Congress, under the direction of Henry Cabot Lodge, the spokesmen of the South who could command the sympathetic help of just Northern men frustrated its passage. Had the South been represented preponderantly then of at any time by defenders of or apologists for mob murder, long ago it would have been, in a political sense, placed in irons?as it was in irons in the Reconstruction period. With unfailing hope and tenacity, the Southern believers in law aqd order have insisted that the white South could be trusted to do justice to the negroes and have enlisted a sufficient number of Northern congressmen as allies to prevent federal interference, but an hour may come when their hope will expire. When the white South divides in respect of this matter, the issue will be determined by the United States and, if unity can be had only by ex tCANTILE fMENT. IW I Copyrlfiht 1919 Hart Sch newest furnishii ally means a ne\ Dmplete the outfil u'll find us read-* at combines style /ear in colorful pa t-made; the kind 1P t.nmi : Marx clothes , 'i < cusing murder, division is certain.? The State. WEDDING GUESTS "V Among the friends from a distance who came to Abbeville to attend the Mabry-Austin wedding were Mr. and Mrs. McCracken Miss Domi i if- T?T - # ; I I11CA. ttllU 1XJL&* Hit 111 JLIVB11C UI A1?W berry, Mr. and Mrs. Dye, Mrs. Austin and Mrs. Robert Love of Cheater, Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Aldrcih of Greenwood, Mr. Riley, Mr. Drake and Mr. Tyson of Bennettsville, Prof. Patterson Wardlaw of'Columbia, Rev. Frank Wazdlaw, of York, Thos. C. Perron of Bishopville, and Mrs. J. L. Edwards of Darlington. f ' ; POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Treasurer of Abbeville County and will abide the reeott ef the Democratic primary election! * V i J. E.. JONES. X": . * We wish to announce GEORGE C. DOUGLAS as a candidate for tfce office of Treasurer of Abbeville County, in the approaching primary election. Mr. Douglas agrees to abide by the rules of the Democratic Primary. Friend^. " L? " ' . ? > ~Tt HiOiaj H IIII "TlP^W WBfBmBmmmKBEr ; co. 1 | H| JP 1 I tigs ' 1 4 \ ilet15 a uc:oii mm t. Whatever it I / for you with H ; and quality; I tterns, gloves. I that wear. H pany. II mm