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Established 1844. THE PRESS AND BANNER ABBEVILLE, S. .C . . / " i f The Press and Banner Company > Published Tri-Weekly Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Telephone No. 10. Entered as second liass matter at post office in .\obeville, S. C.; .' ' )' Terns of Subccription: One year $2.00 Six months 1.00 Three months .50 FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1920 WHAT THE EEOPLE ARE SAYINC In the last few issues we have beer giving our readers the benefit of editorials from papers supporting th? two great parties in this country. 11 may not be amiss for them to kno-w what is being said by some of those who are neither republicans noi democrats, or either as suits then rfs>n/?v Thp following editorial is from the Dearborn Independent, Ford's International weekly: "Disappointed by the utter absence of public spirit and responsibility in the national conventions of the Republican and Democratic parties, the independent American people have succumbed to a sense of deep disgust for partisan politics in general. This is a most wholesome reaction and it would prom*se well for the nation, were there not danger of a further reaction toward apathy. The politicians count more confidently than the people realize on jthat interval of time which stretches between the summer conventions and the November election. If the election were to be held today, and if the law required half the number- of voles to be cast as were cast at the last Presidential election before a candidate could be chosen, there would not be enough vo?es cast today to elect either of the candidates to the office for which the parties have chosen them. The Republican Convention was , openly andi shamelessly dominated by the financial representatives of the powers that pull governmental influences like strings. The party's own methods were clogged and soiled with shameless money scandals. ? Progressivism and clean republicanism were snubbed, insulted and crushed at every turn. The delegates , -were euchred, wearied, driven and deceived. And the candidate who emerged from this cnaos ^cas even more colorless than the Republican Platforfn, if anything more colorless can be conceived. The Democratic Convention was, if anything, a degree worse, because there was an attempt made at San Francisco which had no parallel at Chicago?the convention was at least given a flaming opportunity to declare its adherence o the moral advance made by the American people with regard to the liquor traffic. But' the hand of the defunct and disgraceful whisky business was heavy upon the men who controlled that convention. Paid agents, who . were lboth public officials and private re tainers, were in evidence everywhere. There was no question, not even the League of Nations, which received' the slavish attention which booze received. The whole convention resembled mere a "hang over'" from the saloon regime than ? gathering of American citizens se:ec:ed to formulate policies for the solution of the problems which harass the nation a!nd the world. And a candidate, as unknown and as amendable to control as the Republican candidate, was put forth for the high office of President. The defeat of McAdoo and the defeat of the movement to insert a wet piank in the platform were the two' .strong actions of the Democratic Convention, "but these were neutralized by the selection of Cox. The .McAdoo candidacy was one of the most cleverly engineered pieces of political shrewdness in the party annals of the United States. That it was heavily financed is a foregone conclusion, but the utmost endeavors of skilled investigators raiied to reveal its source, that is, with a degree of certainty that would justify public exposure. Its source, however, is generally known, and the defeat of a man; it was the defeat of a group whose exposure a;;c? the destruction of whose power is the most Jieeded reform in the United States p.nrl the world today. There is now no choice whatever \ between Republican and Democratic andidates, between Republican and democratic platforms/, o-r, for that natter, hetween Republican Republican and Democratic parties. The pfco:le have been treated like children; heir highest hopes have oeen flout;d; their best beliefs have been bu ied beneath mountains or partisan lush and filth. The question is, Will the people tand it? Have they submitted to so much bulldozing at the hands of the politicians and the parties, that they| have lost their sense of ownership of j .heir cwn>gov?rnment? | There is jno question whatever/ about the Wnffespread public disgupt^ the question is, How will it emerge? Will it'die down into apathy or will it | it flame forth into apathy, or will it' ('flame forth into the protest of a' Citizens' .Movement with a Citizens'. Candidate? ; It is very doubtful that any party r today has the definite conesion of other years. We hear everlasting talk about "the party" from noth Demo. crats and Republicans. But where is . it? It appears hat the "party" con-' sists of the men who meet in national ; convention, and no one else. These 'parties" do what they please and then go out and bid for the suffrages of the American people. f There is no reason whatever why the choice of the American people 1 should be limited to Cox or Harding, ' to the spineless Republican platform 1 or the dead , Democratic piairorm. '< The American people are too big, ] their problems too pressing, 10 per mit them to stand on eitner platform. 1 Third parties have fallen into dis- < repute because their sole ' purpose 1 heretofore has been to boost some- < body into office; when tney railed to 1 do that they were cast aside. Theo- 1 dore Ropsevelt led out of the iiepub- 1 lican party the best blood in it, the * young men of the party whose ideals had not been besmirched and whose loyalty to their country had not been weakened by party shackles. But when they proved to be numerically too weak to elect him, although they ] were morally so strong as to threw a i creative shock into the consciences] and will of the nation, he left them j and went'back. Since that failure. j which was the failure of an individ- j ual and not a movement, third par- \ ties have been regarded wltti doubts. ] But a movement of the American i people, in rebuke of both the sub- , servient Democratic and Republican i parties, would not be the usual "third < par,ty"?it would be the Nation seizing again its own control out of un-' ( worthy hands. I The old parties have no divine , Tin. _A x? * I ligm. wiiai a party convention aoes, ( ! need not be received loyally, as if it , were an act of government. The people now know?all of tne people i know?that the last two .national . conventions were deliberate caucuses, secret in their real work, for the purpose of "putting over" on the people something that the peopie do not want, and against which they will be in rebellion before another four years. r Whether the peopie will take su? pinely what is given them, or exercise their free power fo name their ? own candidate and make their own platform; whether they will require ? that their nose be rubbed still deeper in the contempt whicH tlie politicians at once, is for the Immediate" g future to reveal. . ! Will there be a clean-up at Wash- ^ ir.gton under Cox or under Harding? ^ Certainly there will be no ouster of iI. J. l _^s 1.1? rr-T..J Ol_i. cue aecieo luicrs yu tne UIIILCU ocaues under a Republican or a Democratic regime. If the people want a 1 clean-up, thoy must act at once, they must act deliberately, they must act without ?"crcv>c;' to the precedent set by the discredited parties, and tney must ; et w'.th a confidence in their supreme control over all their affairs." SENATOR E. D. SMITH (From Raleigh News and Observer) South Carolina has had a sensat:o!ial page in the political history of '.he country, hut in all or its novel it has nnt enntriblitSiT anvthinST that has a deeper significance than the origin of the port facilities plank in the Democratic platform, o{ which Senator Ellison D. Smith, p?- South Carolina, is the fathering influence. Senator Smith has been active in the practical things that help his nation and his section. He was or.e of the original organizers of the cotton association movement, and for a num, ber of years he served the South in he field work with the organization I I I of the association. When he came to the election for the Senate in 1908 j his vote was thp biggest his State had j given for thiis bffice, showing the ap-; preciation in vihich the people of hij| State had held his work. In Congress his committee assignments show the bent of his work. They include the committees on railroads, manufactur-1 crs, interstate commerce, agriculture1 and forestry, and he is chairman ofi the committee j>n conservation of: natural resources, every one of them> a practical working committee that: comes directly to the welfare of the^ country. As an active member of these in-, dustrial and commercial committees Senator Smith has a chance to see the' needs of the country in its produc-| tion, distribution and foreign com-_ mercial relations, and hd has the conception that realizes the absolute ne-i cessity of making our' railroads and harbors serve the requirements of both domestic and foreign trade. Considerable that has been brilliant has fteen written Dy senators irom South Carolina in the story of the country. The State has contributed its share of the sensatoinal in its day. But never has her representation ip Washington showed a more comprehensive association \vith tne practical necessities of the country than Senator Smith is exhibiting ?n his committee work, and the 'earnestness ivith which he undertakes to make Lhat work count. South Carolina feels a great pride in the names that have represented the State in ztie federal Senate in the past, but by the time fier present delegation there has con:luded the tasks laid out Tor the numbers it is possible a new claim to :onspicuous service, and in a new ine, will have been registered. The laxion as a wnoie ana xne soutn as i section can help affairs aiong by jacking and encouraging Senator Smith in the work he is doing. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER ' ! Often you have heard that told but rarely has it been applicable to a4 ninister and a wedding ccremony. Usually the preacher is the first . to irrive for a wedding after the oldi raid guests. In fact next to . the jroom he has sanguinary expectations of getting something good?at east his wife has, we believe It to t>e the custom for the ministers in * jur parts to give the wedding fees to 11 :heir wives along with their regular , 1 salary check. The Hiffprpripp is that the wife re sometimes geta^a wedding fee in the niddle of the month while she has to a* vait until the first of the month for .sf ;he salary check. This fact may have' iad considerably bearing on the'Wi promptness with which the minister In )edecks himself and hies OiT at the |ei :all of the wedding bells. I * I ch What we started out to say that i ve have in our midst a minister who ^ ame near missing his fee and the ' er idorable pleasure of marrying a ^ nighty pretty girl to almighty ugly nan cne day this week. The wedding lad been planned-for 4 p. m. and ^ iverything was in readiness at that ' P6 iour except the knot-tyer. The groom ^ >egan to fidget at 4:05, to show signs f extreme nervousness at 4:06, to ^ ook out the window at 4:07, to walk he floor at 4:08 and at 4:10 he ould stand it no longer and asked omeone present to telephone that l-nnw wVipf.Vipr ihe was ucatum vvr ntiyi .. ..v waiting for his fee in advance or was; a" uf le ill or was he coming at all. "'Tell . re ^ , j jbe f VP VOUVE GOTTk FWfcNO SOKAt- "\ j W /VOHEfcE V4VVO VJS*&U\IE HE*E,>NUV ! p]j I OOMCHA SENO 'fc*A *<VV PM?ER *ER .. ( AN EAR.* VCAVA OQ \ >N1U. PLEftSE 'ENV NVOVLE * J Tc ^ lX jdl? \ i co J?/ * I t0 ! . .* I. * . . f ? Fools A . / . (-. : : .! The ol are soon pa This is when peopl waste fully. v v ? These ? * 4 li a i oil n r\ i MIC illgll LUi the cost of 1 V . . ; ,. ? ' Fools the thrifty s Don't be like those re NOW, or at least a d< this time. But. the til when a dollar will be has the dollars then, I will be well-cared for i/U ~ your muiitjy 111 me cou and receive 5 Per Cei Dollar opens an acco fast your account wil week or every month. WE PAY 5 PER CE] Paid every Quarter? Count SOUND Cv " ' j,, , m just anything" said the groom j ljy get him here p. d. q. ,.|l The phone did tthe work : and di-J < ctly the preacher came hustling 1 ;ound the corner, out of breath and 1 >clogetic. He stammerec out somej rt of explanation about getting the i me mixed but the groom didn't s ant explanations; he wanted to get'< arried and so informed tiie breath-! < 3s minister. The minister got on the^ b and soon fixed things up in ship r ape for the impatient couple. i We aren't going to call any names, \ r ordinai*ily this particular preach- j is verp prompt and always capa-( s e of tying a knot fast and hard but s prospective patients of his we'I )uld suggest that they v.-rite downjf e minute, hour and date they ex- g ct his services and have him paste f em in his hat. ( j EO. M. WRIGHT QUITS j h GOLDVILLE COTTON MILL Is I A dispatch from Laurens states f at George M. Wright, president a d general manager of Banna Man-1' acturing company at Goldville, has ^ signed and his resignation has en accepted, effective Aug. 1. Mr.' right- took charge of the Banna a ant in 1907, which was at that ne only a 5,000 spindle yarn mill.' >day the mill contains 15.U00 spin-( ?s and in addition a weave room ntaining 350 looms- has been ad- s d. it Mr. Wright was elected president^ A drororol mnnjiror nf fVlP Wflt.tS ill, Laurens, a year ago and he e eposes to devote the whole of ' his a ne to that mill. ? u Mr. Wright is well known In Abbe- s] lie where both hetand Mrs. Wright ve many friends who arc glad that b ey are moving nearer tiie city. Mrs ? right was Miss Jennie White, c] .ughter of Mr. and Mrs. George b hite of Chestnut street. tl jTTON CONDITION ^ IMPROVES GENERALLY r smperature Remains Close To '' Normal With Abundance Of > ' f Rainfall in South. F Washington, July 22.?With tern- b ratures remaining close to normal p gether Avith an abundance of rain-.C T I ' T / ' . t' :, *. ?." 4 ^: i Lnd Their $ d /proverb says, 11A fool and rted." / 3 America's greatest folly-yeai e part with their money recfc spendthrifts are largely respc st of living because they eager] ligh living. and their money are soon par save and have. - '9 ferred to above. Mone\ Dllar will not buy very n ne will come; and that i i worth a hundred centswill be on "easy street . Begin to Save Right NTY SAVINGS BA1> it. Interest Compounde< unt and then you will be 1 grow if you will add a r VT. ON SAVINGS DE January, April, July am ') :y Savings SAFE fall in most of the Southern states the condition of cotton improved gen 11.. 4>l?n VaU JLMiy LIIIUU5U UUt Wic uciby avwiuiiigi :o the weekly weather and'crop bulletin made public today. Heavy to excessive rain occurred j n a few places which unfavorably ifFected the progress of cotton and Jelayed cultivation, the report said,1 jEecially affecting the crop in cen-1 :ral and northern North Carolina.' rhe weather was too dry for the crop n western Texas and parrs of Ala-J )ama. , I ... , Good or excellent growin was^ ihown in South Carolina, the report | aid, while the improvement made in Florida the past week was maintain- ( J T? A AM/] TATiriOCCflO VOTTT !U. Ill Aiuumna anu acuuvoovv * v*j ;ood progress was made while only a air showing was made in Mississippi Cotton made excellent progress In Arkansas, Texas and parts of Oklaloma. . i % I Weevil damage - increases In the outhern part of the belt wherever 1 requenfrains occurred the reports ,dd. j I OUBLE SENSATION , IN COTTON MARKET 1 < idvance in July to Highest Price 1 Ever Touched in Future* New Crop Break New York, July 22.?A double jnsation featured today's cotton larket. The first was an advance in July sntract to 43.75 the highest price yer touch by a future contract on , ny exchange of .the country. This pturn was due to covering o? lorts. In direct contrast was a violent reak in new crop positions In the it.p afternoon resulting in a net de line of 125 to 150 points the close eing weak and the lowest level of ie day. October sold at 33.20 and Decemer at 31.50. This break was preipitated by heavy stop loss and quidatitm following rumors of a eifish National Ginners' condition < ? igure^artd reports that a number of 'all River mills would close for the alance of the week as well as reorted financial disturbances in Ihina. I * f '\sr*sf / f f / y y^H Money I g s his money ? r?the year v v . . :lessly an-1 Hv. >nsible for , . SB - . ty advance'51 -?-v. 'ted," while , r is not worth much M luch of anything at I n only a few years., ft: ?and the man who S and his, family I * now, and deposit IK # d Quarterly. One I surprised to see how S t small amount every POSITS. - " d October. - ' Bank * ?*. > : SERVICE , K ^ " ' K$i ' v-w .. ^ ' /:'? 'FOR SALE?One cariotitf Gklvanizie^ Roofing. The L. W. White Co. V BOWIE?BLANCHETT '--./fg/ \i , Miss Ida Bowie and Mr. P. L. Blanchett were married Tuesday N evening at the Baptist parsonage by Rev. L. J. Bristow. MRS. R. I. MANNING CHOSEN FOR PLACE / f . : i:i' Wife of Former Governor V)n N?? tional a Committee ? 'IThe State. 1' n T HI : PAlnmkio / iviis. iv. i. iuaiiuijig ui uviuiuuiu was- elected national committee woman at the meeting of the national Democratic convention held in San v Francisco a few days ago, according to reports of members of the South Carolina delegation, who have' returned to Columbia5 during the past few days. \ At the convention a resolution was adopted calling upon the various state delegation to elect a woman as a member of the national delegation at this meeting nominated and electel Mrs. Manning. i FOR SALE?One carload Galvanized 0 Roofing. The L. W. White Co. 7-23 9 WANTS | ] FOR SALE?One car load galvaniz- I ed Roofing. ^The L. W. White Co. 8 WANTED?Live wire to sell Bris- H coe Automobiles in your/territory. H J. H. HAM, Distributor, Charlotte M VT ^ 7 1Q 3te H IN. , LOST?Child's string of gold beads I between Methodist churcn and Eu- H reka Hotel. If found prease return ill to this office. 7,19-3t.pd. ?1 WANTED?Reliable man with Ford II car to make some money in Abbe- 51 ville County selling a Belt and Feed 19 Mill attachment for Fords. Address , H F. A. JOHNSON, Edgefield, S.\C.? fl until August 1st. 7, 19-3tpd. H