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fuuk ESTABLISHED 1844 The Press and Banne ABBEVILLE, S. C. H. G. CLARK, Editor. j ? ? -> n. The .Press ana maimer ui Published Every Tuesday and Fridj Telephone No. 10. . i I Entered as second-class mail ma ter at post office in Abbeville, S. 1 Term* of Subscription: One year $2.( Six months l.( Three months .1 Payable invariably in advance. TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1919. / ' ' A WHITE MAN'S COUNTRY. Anent the recent killing of tl negro Mark Smith, a white man wj heard to remark on the street tods that he believed that this, (meanir Abbeville County and South Car nrao n white man's country, bi II1IU/ ??**? M ? ? somehow they made sad mistakes i running it. It was the aim of our forefathe: when they settled America to mal it a white man's country, with a )that the term implies, a place whei they could live under the guidance < their own consciences, a free, ui trammelled and upright existenc ; their own rights established and tl rights of others respected. Cond <" tions like that bred men, big menpioneers in empire building, ar they build well. There were mi takes and imperfections, but the b idea was right?unalterably right; was a free country for free men,- go ; erned by themselves. The imperfe tions are common to all the races < men?ignorance," intolerance, selfisl ness and prejudice. Many of the in perfections have been dissolved I time, but a few remain. The outstanding mistake was mac in 1619, just three hundred yea: ago, when the first negro slaves wei landed at Jamestown. Even at tl time there were those wise enoug to see that it was a mistake, but tl negro fitted in well with conditioi then; the kind of labor he was ab to give was badly needed in the co onies and soon slavery was firm] established from New England 1 Florida.. The North was favored t circumstances; slavery was four unprofitable and was abolished. The Civil War abolished slavery i the South, but left us with the negr ignorant, superstitious and brutisl Negro domination threatened du: lllg lllC lVC^vllOvl ULtlvli * 1876, when Hampton was electe governor, it was the best elemeT among the white people that tr umphed. They were ably led, the knew what they wanted and the were seldom led to excesses. Thes white men knew the negro, knew h good qualities, knew his weakness es?knew how to handle him. Bv there was another element amon the white people that began to sho' j' * itself toward the end of the recoi struction period. It was an elemer _ J . J 1 ' i cnieny laenunea Dy ignorance, 3j kind of ignorance that tends to shif lessness, leads to envy and holds i t*he belief that its rights are alwaj being trodden upon. This element common to all sections of our corn try and shows itself in I. W. W.-isn Bolshevism and terrorism of a sorts. It is the fruits of ignorancenothing else. With us this element has given e: pression to the class spirit, which has developed, by terrorizing the n< groes. The negroes are not blami less. They, too, are ignorant, bi they are more tractable, more easil led and if rightly dealt with wou] give little trouble. These outbursi against the negro have have show themselves sporadically ever sine reconstruction days. True thei have been instances where the negi has committed frightful crimed, bi in the main these have served on! to give a thin excuse for the man atrocities that have been meted ov to negroes for little reason at som times, and no reason at other time ';$ At no time is mob rule justifie . 'and in nine cases out of ten where : *' has prevailed in,the South there ha -* not only been no palliation for i but it has accomplished murder-.ui ' ! * ' der the most harrowing of circun stances and for the most part the | % guilty white men have escaped pun- I 1 ishment. The mobs have only vented their unreasoning rage on the hap- : less negro, no end is gained and the ~ situation is more muddled than before. The gruesome details of the Mark Smith murder but show the length j ' to which certain white men win go ^ in the consummation of their crimes. One would think that we were living among the "unspeakable" Turks, not ' in Abbeville County, South Carolina. Surely murder and the mutilation of j k dead bodies could find no more hor-; - rible example anywhere than the case we have to deal with. )0 It is time to make this a "white )0 man's country." It can only be ac- . complished when there is respect for life and law; when mob rule becomes as intolerable to our citizens as the - atrocities of the Hun in Belgium,; when ignorance shall be abolished : _ and a love of justice shall prevail. It can never be a white man's country as long as the rights of any people i ie are downtrodden. We are of the opinion that the ty coroner's jury in the Mark Smith case lgiwill take action. An investigation is ? in order and we believe it will be o^ forthcoming. in WHAT IS LIFE WORTH? rs [g , U Within the past two weeks these ! things have happened in South Caro* lina: In Barnwell county one white man killed another in a row over a dog. e, In Abbeville county one negro kill. | ed another in a row over a debt of ! one dollar. In Orangeburg county, according j to a dying declaration, a white man . ! killed another, because the latter's ig! . j negro driver, while scraping the road, i drove too close and caused the sinI gletree to knock three pickets off a , fence. jf In Abbeville county a little band of white men murdered in cold blood n~ anegro who had been acquitted by >y a South Carolina jury of the charge of shooting a white man. le. re." ? I FARM i FOR SJ :o ld 401 1-4 ACRES?3 miles fr in^, four tenant house o,' room and 1 two-room h-j houses. Fine Pasture, j r" Plenty wood. The pla< bottom land on the pla xt[ Price ''j 155 ACRES?9 miles from >y two tenant houses; gii J j ;e out-houses. Nearly al is ' Stream runs through *"! , lands. School 1-4 am ; Price s *! 293 ACRES?10 miles fron No rnlline- land. a l^fere is White, Red ar h ^jjpfrass. i>4 mile from "?i church. Quantities of jg1 The place is well wat< i-l cultivation. Price . .. 11 40 ACRES?About six mile - provements, all in woo Price c* 227 1-2 ACRES?il miles splendid piece of propi lt on this place. Price. . fd 100 1-2 ACRES?12 miles l _ i rl An n a n r\ rvii I- V*ii il /I I n IS iuciiuc aiiu uut jjuiiuin n plenty of wood and tim 5e, Price e '? 189 1-4 ACRES?10 miles I i did farm but no imprc iy acres bottom lands. Pr it ied Can Arran ROBERT I . 7 -v, ? Why is human life so cheap in "~ South Carolina? When is human life going to be safe in South Carolina? When will South Carolina put a stop to this species of Bolshevism at home??Greenville Piedmont. "DIE WACH"? AMERICAN MOVEMENT Since the American soldiers -are; conducting their own watch on the Rhine, and since a certain amount of talk in German is necessary up with the Army of Occupation, "Die Wacht am Rhein" is no longer contraband. In fact, Lieut. Nathan Harris, of the First Division as well as Newark, N. J., has put together a tuneful comedy under that title. The play started on the Y. M. C. A. circuit of huts in the First Division to'fill up that constant demand' for more shows to amuse the sol-j diers. The show reveals, in the first set, a small German village; second set, German wirtschaft; third act, German dance hall. "There's noth ? i-i? i 1 ?i? ing llite luuai cviur in entertaming the boys up here," figures Lieut. Harris. DEATH. Mr. and Mrs. George Buford have the sympathy of their friends in the death of their little baby which occurred Saturday night. The baby was nine weeks old, had never been a strong child and had been seriously sick for the past three weeks. Funeral services were held Sunday at 1 o'clock and the interment was at Melrose cemetery. SERIAL "OMITTED. On account of a heavy run of advertisements the serial, "The Green Fancy", which has been running in each issue, was omitted in today's paper. BIRTHS. Born?To Mr. mnd Mrs. Lucian Schroeder, Sunaay afternoon, June 15, 1919, a daughter. LANDS dJL... ?? / om Abbeville. One Dwellss?1 four-room, 2 threes?and all necessary outi good lot of saw Timber, ce is well watered. Fine ce. Eight horse farm open. $45.00 Per Acre Abbeville. Good residence; i house and all necessary 1 the j)lace perfectly level, olace. Some fine bottom 1 church 2 1-2 miles. $60.00 Per Acre i Abbeville. This place is Fine pasture in ^tvhich id Burr clover, also Blue i school, 3 miles from wood. Some saw timber. ;red. About 100 acres in $50.00 Per Acre is from Abbeville, no im/-I r> r\ / ! u diiu uiujjci. $25.00 Per Acre from Abbeville. This is a erty. A lot of saw timber $17.50 Per Acre \ from Abbeville. Good Resgs. It is well watered and ber. i $30.00 Per Acre from Abbeville. A splen)vements, about 50 or 60 ice .... $18.00 Per Acre ige Terms Si LINK J/ the Kitchen Cab You Need Not En\ the Fortunate Owi of a Hoosier 1 Cabinet i , H are i / ' own I joyi N no o Hoo stru< T shot ed. and - and . plac STOVES RANGES 20=22=24 N. Main This Wee -- - - A R Ladies' Pumps jng, Buckles y f Lad: Hosiery groi Host Adv Ben< $1.7 Neckwear ^ ingHandkerchiefs ? L Han Line Wash Suits J1 c for t Cottars A?N' a Ne son i from The Rosenbei \ Inet thai saves miles of st< rr*. 1 Mtcnei \ r* OOSIER Prices ax 10 )6w that every ho this Scientific X&tch< its great convenienc o other cabinet save ither combines all. sier's capacity is ex ction extra quality. his is the cabinet ild have?the one yc To delay ordering i energy. 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