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Wednesday, May 5, 3.920
WHO WILL BE NAMED?
With the national conventions of'
the two great parties not two months
off, nobody has any definite idea as
to who will be the nominee for president
in either party.
In the democratic party, there'
have been, an4 still are, candidates,'
but no candidate, with tne possible
exception of President Wilson him-J
self, has yet commanded serious
consideration. First, it has been Mr. J
McAdoo, and then it has been Mr. J.
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Clark walks. Bryan still talks too, j
but there is no drift on the surface'
for an^ of them.
Mr. Wilson continues to demand
that the League of Nations shall be
submitted to the people in a "solemn
referendum," (the solemnity
of which will appear to him after the
people have spoken) and Senator
Lodge seems anxious to have the
League as an issue. Whether or not
it shall be, or whether the democrats
shall side-step the issue, is not now
apparent. To the uninitiated in politics
it is difficult to see how the issue
in some form can be avoided. If
the League is to be the issue, Mr.
ff 11CV11 io UllUWUWWtUiJ WIV
man to lead the democrats in the
coming battle of ballots. The signs
of the times indicate that nobody
knows this better than the president,
and that he is ready, if not eager, to
make the campaign for the third
time. v
In the republican ranks, things are
about as unsettled. General Wood
has more delegates pledged to him
than any other candidate. But not
one-half of the delegates already
named are pledged, and General
Wood has less than' , one-half of
those pledged. Senator Johnson," of
^California, has been making a great'
race, considering' the handicaps un-'
der which he labors. He swept the1
State of Michigan, and then invaded
Ihe East running only about one
thousand votes behind General Wood
in the preferential primary, although
.he had no highly financed or-^
ganization, such as is attributed to
the General. His showing in other
states is such as to cause alarm in
some quarters. On the other hand,
Senator Harding who has up to this
time commanded the support of the
Old Guard in the republican party,
or at least has been the recipient of
their smiles of approval, lias made
a poor showing in the race. He was
barely able to carry his own state
(Ohio) over General Wood, his
campaign manager being ueaten for
delegate at large by one of the candidates
supporting the General. He
is out of the race. None of the other
candidates so far named are formidable.
But, just now a boom for Senator
Knox is being launched by the Old
Guard, of which Senator Penrose of
- Pennsylvania is an acknowledged
leader. Senator Penrose who has
maintained a long and very dense
silence, came out in an interview
L. - Saturday in which he stated that his
colleague in the Senate (Senator
Knox) is "the best-co^pe5^|^^
"around international jd^^man to^
meet the requirements 'o?Cl!& present
situation who' in
public life." Coincident with this
Hon. Bascomb Slemp, of Virginia,
a leading republican of his state,
and other stand-patters in the republican
ranks indicate that they are for
Senator Knox. He will be able not
only to command support In the East,
it is stated, but Senator Johnson, if
he shall fail to receive the nomina
tion himself, will look kindly upon
Senator Knox, whose position on the
League "of Nations covenant, while
not so generally talked about as that
of Senator Johnson, has been equally
as positive as the Tatter's rn opposition.
Undoubtedly Senator Knox would
make a strong candidate for the re-' s
publicans, stronger perhaps than any t
of the candidates yet mentioned, r
With Senator Johnson as nls running
mate, if the latter miglit be induced t
to accept second place on the ticket, J
the ticket would be a voie winner,' t
not only in the conservative East but r
in the West where radical ide&s take t
quicker growth, and the republicans I1
may be depended upon to .select a
ticket which will win votes. They ^
make few mistakes in campaign
years. . j.
NEWSPAPERS HARD HIT.
The New York World of Saturday
carried a full page advertisement
from the New York Evening Jour- s
nal, which is probably Mr. Hearst's \
most important newspaper property, i
announcing an increase In price to x
three cents. Some time ago the Even- t
ing Journal doubled its price, jump- s
ng from one cent to two cents. It
announces that the Increased cost of t
oubilcation forces it to make another s
se now. Most of the other after- (
noon newspapers in New York are
still two cents but it is probable that (
they will have to follow the Evening c
Journal's example. White paper In i
the ope^i market is worth-six times I
as much as it was a comparatively c
shc/t time ago. The price is still ris- t
ing and it is hard to get. All over the 1
country newspapers are jumping 1
rates to meet soaring costs. In De-'l
troit last week the papers made fifty c
per cent, increases.?News and Cour- e
ier.
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Indiscriminate Bpnus Waste at the 1
Sacrifice of True War Relief.
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The member of Congress who
wants to hand out bonus payments
right and left regardless of whether *
the recipient needs or deserves a
bonus simply wants to buy votes for
himself, cracking open the National '
Treasury to pay for them. j
This is a desecration of the altars
of patriotism in the flagrant betrayal
of, the interests of the country, the *
welfare of the public and the good
repute of the armies which broke the 1
Hindenburg line?all sacrificed to the ^
vote seeking appetite of political c
jobbers. c
It is an unspeakable insult to the \
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upstanding duty performing American
who is not for sale to bribing
Congressmen or to anybody at any
price. Thousands of our returned
soldiers would no more demand the
bonus than they would demand the 1
nation's shame. Thousands of them ^
would no more take it than they
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jvould take poison.
It is an immeasurable wrong to the s
tempted creature who may feel that v
the bribing Congressman, ?ecause of
his bonus purchase price, has a e
stronger claim upon him than the j
priceless duties, obligations and
ideals of American citizenship. i _
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It will be an everlasting blot upon g
this as yet stainless nation If one
man, one woman or one child that _
has become a helpless, hopeless vie- j,
tim of the .war is not care^ for gener- g
ously and gladly by the American
people so long as there is need of
such care. But every dollar of war '
relief that is misplaced and misused t
where it is not needed, where it does
not belong, where it ought not to go, g
will be a cfiJilar subtracted from the
help due to those that imperative^
require and incomparably merit help. ^
If billions of dollars are thus scat- ^
tered and wasted not because they y
are needed or deserved but as mere +1
bribes for votes when jthose billions (ougfit
to be used or saved for the ^
-uffering, then it will neyer be pos- .
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sible to give full justice'and adequate
help to those wh6/dtf,Heed and t
!o deserve, and who?God pity them
?will so need and "so deserve, for
years. ' ??**???.? J
~$he firsUiastgiiqa>.>tb rJ^
ttnburtYotf^f. bonus billions is a . *8^4^
iptm. ^q.-JJational Treasury,
last analysis it is looting tift?- real ^
rufferers of the war; it is taking the ^
very bread out of the mouths of the ^
war's maimed, disabled and bereft
who never should be left in want to
? last stroke of the clock. ..
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For a Congress whose honor is now
at StaKe, wnose counvry s reiiueiiug ^
of justice hangs in the balance,
whose fellow men wish to do and are
'etermined to do what is right for
our permanent victims of the war, it
is not too late to save itself from
faithless breach of duty, to save Am- c
i
erican citizenship from the deepest v
reproach that can fall upon it, to
save the American name from the rI
tigma of playing filthy politics with
he most sacred issue in the national
ealm.
Upon attempted bonus bribery let 1*
he manhood, the honesty and the 2
Americanism of Congress irrevoca- p
ily turn its back. For the right, the n
lecessary and the true war relief let a
hem stand like a rock!?Sun and a
I Y. Herald. P
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VOULD USE STRIKE
CLUB ON CARRANZA a
General Strike Would Be Called ?
Only. A? a Lact Resort?Look? ' ^
< A. Though It Will Not s'-? Jj
Be Necewary.
Agua Prieta, May 4.?A general s
;trike of Mexican labor is a potential
veapon possessed by the revolutionsts
for use against President^ Car- 5
anza, General P. Elias Calles, miliary
commander in the northwest '
:aid here today.
"Labor organizers are active everyvhere
in Mexico for the liberal con-1
ititutionalist movement," General'.
dalles said. |
"Luis Morenos, who is the "Sam
jfompers" of Mexico, !s In Michoa- .
:an or Guerrero; Samuel Yudico is
n Vera Cruz; Celestino Gasca is in
.^uebla; Enrique Moneda is in Za-1
:atecas, and Juan Rico, secretary of
he labor party of Mexico, is here.'
rhey are the most prominent labor .
eaders of the republic and their fol-'
owers have signified they would go ^
>n a general strike if the move seemid
necessary. | s
"Te strike will be called only as a
ast resort and from the success that
s attending the revolution It will not
>e necessary. Our aim is to disturb
:onditions and industry as ^ttle as "
lossible." i
:OKESBURY CONFERENCH
ADJOURNED ON FRIDAY
"ull Attendance of Puton, But Lay
Representation wai Less
Than Half
tfewh^rry Herald.
The Cokesury district conference
n session in Central diurch from
Wednesday evehing, adjourned Frilay
afternoon. The conference is
:omposed of the Methodist churches
n Abbeville, Greenwood, Saluda and
dewberry counties,_?and embraces,
wenty-one pastoral charges, Under
he presiding eldership(of Dr. Jas. W.
iilgo of Greenwood.
All the pastors of the district were
jresent except Rev. 0'. N. Roimtree
f Plum Branch. Only twenty-five of
he lay delegates were present of
iOUt seventy-five chosen from the
averal pastorates?the many abences
being due no doubt to the
ery busy time with the farmers.
Dr. Kilgo presided over the confer
nee, and Rev. S. H. Booth of Water- |
oo was secretary. The opening ser- I
non before the conference was I
reached Wednesday evening by Rev I
!. H. Booth. The sessions Thursday 1
:nd Friday were taken up with retorts
from the several charges in reation
to their spiritual and financial
tanding and to the various interests
f the church, educational, missionry
and so on. The reports were of a
:ratifying nature. It appeared firom
he reports and the discussions that
11 the congregations have made subtantiai
increase in pastors salaries, j
Among the visitors to the conternce
were Dr. Jno. 0. Wilson* presint
of Lander college; President G.
\ Pugh of the' Columbia college;
Lev. T. C. O'Dell, superintendent of
he Epworth orphanage, and Dr. Wm.
J. Kirkland, editor of the Southern
!hristian Advocate?all of them, beng
invited to speak, made good reorts
of their work and were listened
o with much interest.
The following delegates were elect-)
d to the tkvper South.-^Cajtolma-An-j.
ual confthgUice which will
December:
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Greenwood; J. C. Smith:'
f Wateficfo; Jno. H. Wicker of NfcW-,
erry; W. I. Herbtert, of Newberry;
\ S. Chiplin, of Greenwood; L. M.
loore of Ninety-Six; Mrs. Robert D.
bright of Newberry. The alternates
re T. C. Anderson, W. D. Boyd, W.
\ B. Kinard.
The conference adopted resolutions
expressing hearty appreciation
f the hospitality with which they
;ere treated in Newberry.
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All of the European countries are'
omplaining of the swarms of spies
-hich are again active. The spy systems,
even of the defeated countries,
re still in operation. J
NOTICE! SCHOOL ELECTION i
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Whereas, a petition has been circuited
in Sharon School District No. ^
0 asking for an election for the pur- *
ose of voting an additional tax of 4 8
lills for school purposes and where- *
s it appears to be properly signed,'c
n election is hereby called to take' *
lace at the school house on Satur-1 s
ay May 8th. I c
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Those in favor of the tax will cast j
ballot UDon which there is written
c
r printed the word "yes". Those opcsed
wiU'cast/a ballot trpon' Which i
here is written or .printed the word j |
No." : ;
Trustees to act as managers of
aid election.
W. J. Evans,
Co. Supt. of Education.
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ufAJ. GEN. WOOD TO
ADJUST MANAGERS TROUBLE
New York, May 4.?Maj. General
-eonard A. Wood will ralach New
fork Wednesday to iron out the diferences
which have arisen between
lis campaign managers, Frank
iitchcock and Col. William Proctor
vhich Wood supporters have clp.iaied
ire injuring the -general's cause.
In circles close to the Wood canlidacy
it was confidently predicted
hat one of the two would be placed
n supreme charge of the general's
>olitical future and Hitchcock would
>e the man.
IANDERS FERRY BRIDGE
NOW SEEMS ASSURED
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>- CONTINUE HEARINGS
t Washington, May 4.?Louis F.
a Post, assistant secretary of labor,
s Tuesday filed a vigorous protest wth
i the House committee on rules
t against the reported intention of
e that body to discontinue hearings on
. the impeachment resolution against
_ him.
o To do so. after hearing one side,
e he said,^would "violate all the pre;.
cedents of Congress and the spirit
of American law."
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