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MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1922
THE WRONG VIEW.
It is now suggested that Senator'
James A. Reed does not hold a good J
/JomAnvo + in y-ir?minofihn I
LI Li C L\J U1IC UVIllVViai/lV uv<uuiuv*vtt
for United States Senator from Mis
souri, for the reason, as claimed,
that about 50,000 republicans voted
in the "open primary" held by the
democratic party. Though he does
not demand a recount, and though
ht has not appealed from the decis
ion of the managers of the primary,
Candidate Long thus brings in ques
tion the right of his opponent in the
mic jpruuoijr iu uc uccuicu uic ?vuu
*ee of the party. He seeks to en
courage others to bolt the ticket,
which when voting they pledged to
support, without himself having the
nerve to do so.
The late third assistant is a poor
loser it seems to us. It is easy to
charge many things. What republi-J
cans voted in the "open" democratic
primary, and who knows for whom
they voted? Did Candidate Long
warn any of them in advance that J
he did not want their votes? Did not
Candidate Long know when he en
tered the race that two years ago'
the state voted for the republican |
ticket? Did he not know that in or-.
der to win this year the democratic
party must win converts from that
party? Has it not always been a
point of merit that the democratic
candidates enlisted the support of
former republicans? How shall the;
democrats win in the pivotal states
unless they can persuuade those who
sometimes vote the republican ticket,
to chanere their wavs and sunriort the
candidates of the democratic party? ,
Is the primary in Missouri not "open' J
in order to catch republican votes?
There is another thought we would
like to suggest to some ?f the unter
rified democrats of South Carolina, j
The obligations which these demo- ]
crats have been taking, and the obli-1
gations of that order which they are
soon to take, bind them "to sup-j
nnrf fVio r>r?mlnooe nf norfv efofo i
f Wiw WAV* VX Wit V CVOV^ J
and national." We take it that this,
obligation extends all the way, even.!
to Missouri. It is true that South \
Carolina democrats do not vote in J;
the Missouri primaries, neither do <
many of them attend democratic [1
conventions in South Carolina, and h
little they could do towards nominaV i
~ iU?.. j:j t>..x I"
jug a yrc&ment 11 uiey um. out, iney .
are required to support the candi-j
dates of the party, and they are -1
bound morally all the way, as we ]
see it. Therefore, Senator Stanley, :
Senator Pat Harrison, and the other :
' democratic senators who are going |
to the support of Senator Reed in 1
his race for reelection are but com
plying with the obligations of the
party. Those people who try to bring
in question the title of Senator Re?d
to the nomination, who now ques
tion his fitness for the office or other
wise disoount him are not support
ing the nominee. They are lending
comfort and extending aid to the
cj n om \t
Missouri has handed some of the |
patients several rather bitter doses,
but there is nothing to do but take
the medicine. As Josh Ashley would
put it, they should do so "cheer
iul," and not "sulk in the tent."
It appears to us that if the demo
crats ever expect to win in another
national election they need a good i
many men of the fighting abilities of i
Senator Reed. He entered the late
Drimarv ODDOsed bv "the world, the
flesh and the devil," the anti-saloon
league, the women and "every other
animal," but he fought them to a
"frazzle" and whipped the whole
crowd. Remembering now that it
was only two years ago that the re
publicans carried practically every
state in the union except those of
the solid South, the democrats are
going to need candidates other than
lame lions if they ever expect to
ir'v aVu
win again. Senator Reed has shown !
the fighting face and how to get
results, and he will no doubt be re
membered hereafter when work is
to be done.
AN OLD LETTER.
Chief Justice Gary has handed us
<: copy of an old letter which he has
found among his old papers and
which was written to his grand
father by Prof. Mat. J. Williams, of
South Carolina College. The letter
relates to trouble between Martin W.
Gary, then a student* and another
students named Rhett. It gives some
insight into the times and the man
ner in which difficulties were settled.
The man Strauss mentioned in the
letter is a Jew. He was started in
business at Cokesbury, by Dr. Gary <'
and became a friend of people in ]
that section. He afterwards moved
to Roanoke, Va. The ideas of Prof.
Williams, who by the way had been
at one time a teacher at Cokesbury,
are given on the subject of disunion,
which then was being agitated. The
letter follows:
Columbia, S. C., 26, Feb 1851. 1
Mv dear friend:
I have just learned from Martin,
that Straus called to see me last
evening and has left the place this 1
morning for N. Y. I am sorry I did
not see him. I was spending the
morning at Col. Preston's, assisting
in the celebration of a wedding? '
piz: Mr. John A. Wharton of Texas
to Miss Penelope Johnston, only
daughter of Ex-Governor Johnston. 1
I am sorry on several accounts, I
misses Strauss. I wished to speak
with him particularly, on the subject ]
of Martin's difficulty with young
Rhett, son of the senator of that
name. i
I am happy to inform you that this
unfortunate affair has been fully and |
honorably settled?honorably to both
parties but especially to Martin. I
owe no sort of allegiance to the
"Code of honor." I look upon the
practice or custom of dueling as a
relict of barbarism, disgraceful to
civilization. But we must not forget
that this code exerts a despotic in
fluence upon society.
As Martin had got into the diffic
ulty?it was necessary he should get
out. He professed "to be embarrassed [
with no difficulties of conscience up-|
on the subject of fighting in any
way other gentlemen were accustom
ed to fight. I rather think?and so
remarked to some of my friends?
he would enjoy the sport of "pistols
and coffee for two."
I was ctose at hand, looking on, to
see that nothing was done to entrap
my young friend into a false-step?
although I had made up my mind to
raise the poase comitatus of the I
svhole State sooner than he should '
Eight?if the worst came to the worst ^
[ knew well enough, Martin was hot,
hasty and high-mettled but at the
same time high-minded, honorable
*nd generous. These Rhetts fancy
;hemselves to be the embodiment of
ill the genius, talent, wisdom, vir
tue and dignity of S, C.?that the
Palmetto State was made for their
jse?as a sort of special theatre for }
hp pyllihitinn +Vimr orlnr?\r an/1 i '
jreatness. The youth of whom we I
peak?the hopeful scion of this ar- ]
ro'gant and puffed up family, ventur- ]
2d a little too far with his lordly, 1
iomineering airs to suit Martin's 1
taste. He, therefore, soon found to l
tiis cost, "he had caught the wrong ,
sow by the ear"?a somewhat vul- f
?ar proverb but happily expressive t
of my meaning. I have no doubt he
was glad to escape from his predica
ment.
I shall take pleasure in watching <
over Martin for the sake of my old
friend, his father, as well as for his
own sake. He is'manly without for- (
getting his youth?dignified without !
parade ana sensible without vanity. r
He is studious, diligent and I believe
generally successful in his stuudies. I
I am sorry to hear you have been
so sick. I hope my letter may find 1
>ou well. I am suffering a little from i
my last night's dissipation. I ate
rather more than I could digest well.
That is our misfortune. We live hard ,
?so hard that when we do get a
chance, we over-eat ourselves.
Martha and family join me in kind
est regards to yourself, sister Gary ]
and your family. Remember me ]
kindly to Major Bliss. I must give 1
you and the Major some share of the <
credit for a successful conservative ]
ticket in Abbeville. I thank you for <
myself and for my State who in :
this hour of trial needs as I think all
her patriotic sons?by whom I mean
al! who would save her from the po
BISHOP JOHN KILGO
PASSED AWAY FRIDAY
Had Been Unconscious for Several
Days.?Funeral Conducted by
Bishop Candler.
Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 12.?Bish
op Warren G Candler of Atlanta will
officiate at the funeral services of
Bishop John C. Kilgo, who died at
his home in this city this morning at
1:45 o'clock, after a desperate ill
ness of a week, tho services to be
conducted at 4 o'clock tomorrow p.
m. Hawthorne Lane Methodist
church.
An announcement from the home
this morning said that Bishops Mc
Murray, of Louisville, Ky., and
Denny, of Richmond., would prob
ably assist Bishop Candler, a warm
personal friend of the diseased
minister. Charlotte Methodist min
isters will also participate in the ex
ercises. The pallbearers will foe
chosen from local citizens who
were formerly students under Bis
hop Kilgo at Trinty collage.
Bishop Kilgo's death at the early
norning hour following a noticeable
decline that set in at 5 o'cicck yes
terday afternoon and continued un
til the e>nd. He had been uncons
cious almost continuously since Sat
urday night of last week when he
was suddenly stricken.
Bishop John Carlisle Kilgo was
born in Laurens, South Carolina.
July 22, 1861. son of James T. and
PofiKiiwMo Kilan
jcated in the schools of his native
state and received the honorary de
gree of D. D. from Wofford and
Randolph-Macon colleges and Tu
lane University. ,
He was united in marrage with
Fannie Turner, of Gaffney, South
Carolina.
NEWS FROM REV. McMURRAY.
A letter received from Rev. John
A. McMurray last week gives the
pleasant news that his congregation
has consented to the dissolution of
the pastoral relations between him
onH Vi:c nrosonf fVinroro nnrl nrnvi
CAIAV* 4* ^ A ^ 4 4 w o X
dence permitting he will be with us
the second Sunday in September.
There will be no prayer service
at the Presbyterian church Wednes
day evening on account of the pro
tracted services at Upper Long Cane
church.
J. C. Thomson.
VISITORS HERE MONDAY
International Y. M. C. A. Secre
tary, E. G. Wilson and State Indus
trial Y. M. C. A. Secretary W. V
Martin will visit Abbeville Monday
ind will speak at a banquet to be
:eld in the new Community Building
Plates will be layed for about sev
mty-five on the commodious veran
ia. It is rumored that many chicken
oosts will be robbed the previous
light. The police are asked to be
'specially alert.
GONE TO NEW YORK
General and Mrs. Milledge Bon
lam leave for New York on Sunday
Phey will visit their son, Professor
L. Bonham and wife at Clinton
Mew York, where Professor Bon
ham has a chair in Hamilton Col
ege. This will be the first time
that they have seen their little
<p-and-son who is just a few months
aid, and the only child of Professor
ind Mrs. Bonhom.?Anderson Jnb
me.
INTER-COASTAL SERVICE
Question of Withdrawing Vessels
To B^ Discussed.
Washington, Aug1, \10?Hearing
>n the question of withdrawal of
Shipping Board vessels from the in
ter-coastal service will he held by
the board, Aug, 17, Chairman Las
ker announced today. The shipping
Rnnt-H has vessels allocated to the
North Atlantic and Western Steam
ship Company, of Boston, which it
has been suggested, should be with
drawn on the ground that there is
an adequacy of private-owned ton
nage to handle the present inter
coastal business.
litical suicide of separate action.
r ? T Ml ?
r or my own, 1 win cuniess vu you,
[ shrink from the consequences of
disunion in any shape?but to
plunge into separate, independent,
3ingle sovereignty is, in my opinion,
sheer, downright lunacy.
Your affectionate friend,
(Signed) Mat. J. Williams.
Dr. Gary, Cokesbury, S. C.
FARMERS ENGAGE
IN FATAL AFFRAY
Alfred Hill Lose* Life on Public i
Highway?Slain by Joe Wood <
Another Farmer.
Rnvnivftll Ano? 19 ?Alfrprl Hill. 11
white farmer, who lived seven or :
eight miles from Barnwell, was shot <
and instantly killed late this after- i
noon by Joe Wood, another white
farmer. The two men met in the road
near Patterson's old mill and accord- :
ling to Wood and Monroe Harley,
i young white men, a quarrel ensued. <
It is claimed that Hill fired the first i
shot, which did not take effect. Wood i
then fired twice, both bullets taking
j effect, one in the eye and the other
jin the chest.
Wood is being brought to the
I Barnwell jail tonight by Sheriff San
Jers and an inquest will be held to
morrow morning.
The cause of the trouble is not
known, but it is presumed here that ,
warrents sworn out by Hill a few
days ago for Monroe Harley and ]
two of the sons of Wood in connec
tion with the operation of a distil
lery led to the shooting.
Both Hill and Wood are middle
aged:men and Hill had lost one arm
in a ginnery some yeafs ago.
Send Wrong Hero.
Gaffney, Aug. 10.?Work on the
Confederate monument has been de
layed because of the fact that the
shippers sent the figure of a World
War soldier to Gaffney instead of
a Confederate soldier. The figure
had been hoisted on a support to be
put into place before the mistake
was discovered. It is thought that
the work will be completed speedily
as the shippers have been apprised
that a mistake was made.
TRAIN KILLS YOUTH.
Augusta, Aug. 10.?Willie How
ell, 20, 'was fatally injured, and
'joe Conley, 19, and Broadus Wil
banks, 17, were painfully injured
when run over by an Atlantic Coast
Line railway train at Robbins, S. C.
about 40 miles below here, just be
fore midnight Tuesday night.
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PAGE CONAN DOYLE.
"You can believe this or not just
as you please, but I saw it with my
awn eyes," said "Tot"' Klugh.
Last Thursday night Max B. Moore
and Arthur Manning Klugh were
driving out Greenville street and
reached Haskell's hill when an old
colored woman, bent and wearing a
A *4 a A in fvnnl nf ilia
SIlclWl UUl I.CU lit 11V1?W w? ?> ? ?? -
They stopped and Max B. jumped out
to see who it was. As he got near
she disappeared.
Getting back into the car they
drove on a short distance when the
old woman appeared in front of the
car again. This time Max B. was not
to be out-done and so he leaped
from the moving car to see who was
playing the trick on them. The old
woman was in plain view of both
boys until Max B. got up to her,
when she "just vanished" from
sight.
Tot and Max B. hastened to town
and collected a crowd of braves and
returned to investigate the ghost,
but nothing more was seen of the
old woman.
Interest was quickened by the fact
lhat a colored woman was killed on
the hill last year about this time
and we may soon have Conan Doyle
over to investigate the spirits that
are walking on Greenville street.
Japan has built a great arch, 60
feet high, overlooking Tokio, to com
memorate those who died during the
war in the service of the empire.
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THE FALL OF CORK
IS HOURLY EXPECT1
Biggest Battle in the Iriah War
in Progrea*.
London, Aug. 10?"Th? end
war in Ireland is in sight and *
fall of Cork is hourly expece
a general headquarters dispa
from the Irish national army tro<
recently 'landed near Cork, 6ays
dispatch bearing a Clark date to
Evening News this afternoon.
Those troops numbering ab
1,000, which were landed in
West passage, atYoughal and Un
.TT?11 o-^o. -~-1 ?
Cork city, adds the message. T!
are encountering still opposit
and the battle is the biggest' of
war on the irreguiais and in
opinion of observers may last se^
al days.
*The*irregulars have a full squ
ron of cavalry to oppose the r
ionals' advance.
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