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: THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. & Representative newspaper. Bowers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties hike a Blanket. VOL. XXXVI. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1906. 42 V# : Z GLOBE DRY HOODS COMPANY, , If "W. HL MOITCTCTOIN", TK? IvE-^ILT^GKEIB, 10*30 MAIN STREET, - COLUMBIA, tS. <J. Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. October I3tf ?? ' " ?^^ HoaM??MM^ggaw ?^?PL- r--r~" - u a?nnnwg?H? n111 ni m bwo?m i ! *inji? mmw. u?miiiijjLiLm caihpaIbnjmeetings. Synopsis of Speeches by Candidates for the House, Etc. BY CYRUS L. SHEALY. Pelion, Aug. 16.?The schedule of the second week of the campaign brought us to Pelion. This is a small " town, but it is new, and it is growing. Being on the main line of the Southern, it has all the railroad facilities you are looking for. The three merchants carry full stocks, the trade is good. The town has pretty good backing, the people entertain visitors royally. Mr. Sturkie spoke first today. He is no stranger in this section and did not have many preliminary remarks. He says a man as a representative ^ does not represent his own opinion wholly, he must voice the sentiments of the' people. He insists that taxation is the greatest question that confronts us today. He says too much money is going to the colleges, he wants more for the common schools. He wants to give the Democratic voter the right to vote on and settle the liquor question. He thinks there is a * better way of handling whiskey. Mr. Edwards read and discussed his platform. He thinks our government has moved off of the old bed-rock, "Equal rights to all, special privileges to none." He brought out no new points. Mr. Gunnell said campaigning was a new experience for him and had no political record to point back to. He discussed the points he stood for and the service he had rendered. Doctor Etheredge said he had tried as hard as he could to serve the people as a true representative. He claims to have been economic, and to have worked for the best interests of his *? people. In speaking of the whiskey problem, he said it was a question of how to best manage it. He said his own town of Leesville is a prohibition strong-hold, but, notwithstanding this fact, a jug comes in on nearly every express. K Mr. Epting told the voters that he had always voted for reduction in high appropriations. "Extravagance is the crippier of any government," he exclaimed. He thinks South Carolina's first duty, her special duty, is to see that every boy and girl is educated?in the common schools, at least. Mr. Sharpe indulged in a bit of pleasantry and got the crowd In a J good humor. He began at section 1 and discussed his platform through and through. He stands flat-footed - for his opinions and does not waver in his discussion of these principles. Mr. Wingard thinks the right to govern themselves is the greatest privilege that can be possessed by any people. He rejoices with the people in their privilege of self government. Since we are a self gov erning people, he says he will legislate in accordance with the majority. He read the Brice law and discussed its provisions. He asserts that it is fair, just and Democratic. The roll of the legislative candidates having been called, Mr. Martin, in a lew words, told the people of his candidacy and why he was running. Later in the day Congressman Lever addressed the people. The people in this section are his staunch supporters and gave him their undivided attention. He brought his talk to a common level which touched every man. He discussed various issues, lie told j of what he had always striven for as ! the representative of a common peo- j pie. He ended his remarks with a j strong plea for the people to register and vote in the ceneral election. The crop prospect in this section is j pretty fair. Several farmers told me j that they had as good crops this year ; as they ever had, while others said I theirs were below the average. The I prospects were once so poor that the j estimates are below what the actual J yield will be. Swansea, August 17. ? About 500 ! people met the vote seekers here to- j day, Swansea is that thriving town j on the Seaboard which we have heard j so much about. And we were not j disappointed either. Business is alive j and the people are hustling in this | part of the world. There is some j "MEET ME AT TAPP'S." ??w " ARE STILL o: Hundreds of yards of beautiful, designs?bound to please y< Ready made Sheets and We have Rugs and Tlie ?2 manufacturing done here, and a big hotel is to be built soon. Swansea is obliged to go forward so long as her population is so public spirited. The meeting here today was one of the biggest and best that has been held. About five-thiirds of the crowd were ladies?well perhaps not quite such a fraction, but they were here, and that's no mistake. The "muskrat" and I were in a good position at lirst but we were soon lost in the indescribable pleasures of fairy-land urifV, foirino nil ornnnrl Om* f'OTlfrreSS mi xanivc UIA UA vviiiv*. v - ? , man soon found himself, recovered, ana later made such a speech as the people of Swansea have never heard. His praises were sung all through the town, and we know they will be of long standing. Rec. Albert Rodgers opened the meeting with prayer. Mr. Edwards was first to address the attentive crowd on political issues. He says politics is being handled too much like merchandise. He wants the magistrates elected by popular vote. Mr. Edwards spoke with much earnestness, and when he was making a good point, a voice from the crowd interrupted, and wanted to know if the dog-gone dog-tax did not go to the common schools. He claims to be no prophet, but he says: "The dispensary is gone!" Mr. Gunnell spoke on the issues in his usual calm way. He took up his platform and made his speech from it, commenting on each section as he read. Doctor Etheredge reviewed his record and promised to do his best if returned to the legislature. He tried to make clear his position in regard to the railroad bond and tax business, and offers to step down and out if it can be proved that he has ever misappropriated a single, solitary cent of the people's money. Mr. Epting: He went at once into AMOL'tinn rolofivo rvf tViP JJft", nf ... 1906. After devouring this question he ^rifted inio the general run of the speeches being made by the would-be legislators. He says extravagance is is sapping our strength. He claims that Olemson is sending our boys off to secure positions, and as a consequence, immigrants are pushing in, making undesirable citizens. He condemns the State board of education for making such wholesale changes in the text books for our schools. His opinion is that it is no worse for South Carolina to sell liquor than it is for her to license a man to sell it. Mr. Sharpe discussed his platform with the people and gave them the figures in regard to dispensary profits. Mr. Sharpe has not yet "flew the track;" he sticks right to his platform in no uncertain way. He did not speak his full time here owing to the heat. Mr. Wingard went into the history of the dispensary, the various changes that have been made from time to time, and the present force and stand ing of the celebrated Brice Law. He is a believer in "constructive, not destructive statesmanship." In his clos- ! ing words he loudly exclaimed: "I'm | tired of factional politics! Mr. Sturkie read the act of 1906, i which aifects the three townships in j the Fork through which runs the C. j N. & L. railroad. He renewed his charge against our present delegation for the passage of such a bill. He touched nothing newer than the j above. After the candidates for the house i had finished. Congressman Lever j spoke. During this campaign no ' audience has received with more enthusiasm the words of Mr. Lever. \ He is without opposition, but he j comes to mingle with his people, and , to know their wants. He says his j election to congress five years ago j was an experiment. He comes back I now to let the people see if their ex- 1 periment has been a success. The j reputation he lias gained is the reputa- \ tion of the people. He feels that all ; he has done belongs to his constituents. In the course of his speech he touched lightly 011 the great complex tariff question. Discussing the tariff, Congressman Lever said: "The tariff law is the setI i"\f i Vl 1 L* T *- ? Livrvi i4^vai oy otv/iii yj i iiuo v*\sit xni\. xu is one of the chief sources from which j our revenue to run the government is 1 derived- Every one agrees that we j must have this system in some form j or other. It is now largely a question of difference as to schedules. The Democratic party maintains j N AT TAPP'S, cool, summer Silks of every coi du and the prices are popular. ! . Bed Spreads at prices that will Mattings, Lace Curtains, Hamm m on+ Aom 111V11 t VU.114 rAMES : that these schedules ought to be so adjusted as to place the burden of taxation heaviest on those who are most able to bear it and who arc most j protected by the government. The difference between a Republi- j can ancl a democrat on tnis proposi- i tion of the tariff is?the Republican believes in the system, a means of protection per se with the raising of revenue as a mere incident to the | law; while a Democrat looks upon the j system ap the means of raising revenue I sufficient to run the government economically adminastered, with whatever protection there is in the various schedules, a mere incident and necessity. In every tariff law, Democratic or Republican, there is necessarialy some protection. I contend j that what ever protection there is in ! a Domoeratic tariff it should be equally distributed throughout without regard to sectional lines. It is time for us to quit coping and get down to practical business. I would place a high tariff on jute and burlaps as means of increasing the price of jute bagging and bags, in order that our farmers might be induced to wrap their cotton in very heavy cotton bagging. It will take at least a million bales of row cotton to take the place of jute and burlaps. This increase in demand for the cotton is certain to increase its price. What little might be lost in the way of increase in price of bagging would be paid ten times over in the increased price of raw cotton. I simply want in this way to take advantage of a system which is upon us and which will be here when I am dead and gone. I want a fair deal in everything for the South, and this i- i - - i i-i in i_ ^ /i 4. ^ pian iooks iiKe 11 win wuik guuu iu the Southern cotton grower. New BrooklancI, Aug. 18?The burning tongues of the flames may reduce everything to a heap of ashes and dance high into the air in blazing triumph; the mighty winds may tear every tenon from its socket and every briek wall asunder; but Brookland grows. That is saying a lot, but it is true. In March, 1905, I saw with my own eyes a big part of the town swept away, leaving great heaps of ashes and charred debris. Since that time a second fire and a storm have visited this town. The people are still un- j daunted and residences and business houses have sprung up as if by magic. New life is in the town, and all that is needed is a little more unison on the part of the people. The meeting was opened with prayer by Rev. Stone. The crowd being somewhat scattered, Mr. Kyzer, for Supt. of Education, and who has 110 opposition, was introduced. He knows he hasn't pleased every one, but he says he has done his best. He has visited the schools and done all he could for their betterment. He has attended most of the meetings, not l lilsldiiuiii^; tuc; mau nt; io juhning unopposed. Brookland is the home of candidate Gunnell, hence he had not to tell who he was. He has no political record as some of his competitors, but he is proud of his record as a business man and as a Confederate soldier. He deals with the issues in a practical way. He says a satisfactory solution of the whiskey question has never been reached. He is going to stand by the dispensary until a better system is conceived and put in operation. He dwelt some time on the labor question to make his position perfectly clear to the mill people, who are more directly concerned. Doctor Etheredge was next to speak. He gave an account of his two years of service. He took time to correct current reports that are somewhat confusing. There are two Doctor Etheredges at Leesville. The druggist got into trouble with the State constables about certain questionable beverages. Through error lion. h;. j. i^tnerecige nas oeen men- i tioned in this connection. Doctor j Etheredge, our present representative, ! is in no wise connected with this oc- J currence. He then out lined his position on the regular, or we may say, unregular issues. Mr. Epting said the rule of his life had been to stand for or against a i proposition. He says he never stands ; on the fence. He told of his work as | a champion of the ten hour labor bill. ; He defended his position on the C. X. | & L. railroad issue. He doesn't un- i derstand why this bill is just now bo- i ing questioned when it has been in I effect for twenty years. Treasurer TAPP'S GBEATEB AND THE PE iceivable color and figure. All] Ladies' Furnishing department i [ astonish. The Notion departm locks, etc. A special line of Mei lot be surpassed, the Hats are be TAP! Shealy assured him that the money was being paid out now just as it has been since the Act of 1S8>3. Auditor Derrick affirmed Mr. Epting's statement that the people on this side of the river were not affected by the change made in the Fork. Mr. Sharpe was introduced as the old war horse, lie began with some of his good jokes and soon had the crowd jolly and laughing. He saya he was not a member of the legislaA ? 1 -- 4.U ? 100/? \ ' J . lure wnen me iyuo .-ici was passeu; i therefore he will not engage in the sprat between Messrs. Epting, Etheredge and Sturkie. He read his platform and said he would stand by every i section of it. Mr. Wingard spoke in glowing terms of America and Americans and our right of self government. He says we are blest with many privileges that others are deprived of. He advises every man to solve the whiskey question for himself. He again indulged in a full discussion of the Brice act. He speaks of it as an amendment and not as original. He thinks it would be a good idea to enact a law to the effect that if any member leaves the House before adjournment, he shall forfeit his pay for the entire session. Mr. Sturkie still maintains that his position on the railroad question is the correct one. He wants it thoroughly understood that he is criticising thn Act of "HlOfi. nor. the one of 1SS8. He says he does not censure the county officers for carrying out the provisions of the act of lSSti. On the other hand he congratulated the counry for having such efficient officers. Mr. Edwards: He wants the people not only to examine the views held by the men who are offering for election and re-election, but to look into their character. He urges the people to remain democratic. He went over his platform, stressing the special paragraphs. Congressman Lever spoke here today. He is what we would call the favorite primeval with the Brookland people. He spoke long and earnestly, and not a word was lost. He contends that the our test for the immigrants is too feeble. Every one ought to be able to read and write some language. He says this educational test would shut out sixty per cent, of the foreigners. He touched several other question, but a discussion of them by him has already been noted in uie ayispatvu. Mr. Lever is the originator of the ten-hour bill; made a speech on it, and a reference to it brought forth applause. This writer wishes to return thanks for the many courtesies he has received during the past weeks. A Card. New Brookland, S. C., Aug. 14, 1906. To the Voters of Lexington County: We, the undersigned citizens and voters of Congaree Democratic club, desire to call the attention of our fellow citizen and our fellow voters to the qualifications and especial fitness of Mr. Wm. D. Dent to discharge the duties attaching to the office of County Auditor and to advocate his selection for the same. Mr. Dent has resided in the town of New Brookland for a period of about twelve years and has j been in constant touch with each of j us since that time. Our position for j observing Mr. Dent's ability and con- j duct as a citizen has, therefore, been j good and we take pleasure in recom- j mending him to the voters of Lexing- j ton county as a courteous gentleman j and eminently suited to render the | county the most efficient service pes sible as its Auditor. Mr. Dent i> a graduate of Wofford ' college and for a number of years just ! after his graduation engaged in teach- j ing and for several years has been connected with the dry goods firm of : Shull & Dent, of this place. This last position lias especially trained him to he an expert bookkeeper and accountant?qualities that are indespensable to the person who aspires to the po sition of County Auditor. We hope to see him elected bvalargemajoritv. M. H. Witt, A. D. Shull. J. M. : Marchant, G. Cal Hook, R. L. Shuler. O. C. Sturkie, W. W. Hawes, ('. T. Weed, S. D. Shealev, W. C. Addv, i F. L. Sandel, M. D. Subscribe for the Dispatch. DEPARTMENT STORE. OPLE ARE RE? lovely and cheap. Extraordinar; n 1 C 1 1 T .s lull oi new ana iresn gooas. jl ent contains thousands of article i's Furnishings that should be ex iauties and just what you are loo P> co?9 c HUNG AND DIDDLED ! WITH BULLETS, j A FIENDISH CHIME. j i Brutal Negro Attempts to Assault a j Young Lady in Her Father's Store j ang Cuts Her Throat, in Greenwood I County. i Greenwood, August 14.?One of the | most diabolical attempts at criminal | assault possible was made today upon | the person of ZNIiss Jennie Brooks, the ! 20-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j J. P. Brooks, by by a negro named l Bob Davis. The fiend did not aceom- j plish his purpose, but he came near ' murdering* Miss Brooks, who is not ; yet out of danger. The crime is a Horrible one. Mr. j Brooks is a farmer who lives between ; Greenwood and Mt. Mori ah church, about four and a half miles from town. \ He is a very successful farmer and has accumulated property, In connection with his farm he runs a store. The store building is about fifty yards or less from his house. The public road i runs between the two. It is a very j public place and it seems incredible j that the fiend would have been so I bold as to attempt such a crime in j such a public place and in broad, open j daylight. It is the custom of the j family to keep the store locked and to j open it when customers come. Today I Mr. and Mrs. Brooks had gone to at- i tenci a protracted meeting- at iteno- j both. They left their two eldest I daughters. Misses Jennie and Nola, I and their grandmother. Miss Jennie was called to the store by some negro j customers and while they were there j the negro Bob Davis came in. She j says she did not like the negro's looks. [ He waited until the others had gone ; out of the store, then he asked to see j some shoes. He selected a pair and j then bought a pair of pants, then he j told her he wanted some bacon. She j told him she was out of bacon. He pointed to some that suited him in the j box and she came from behind the j counter to got it. As she did so he grabbed up the meat knife and came I towards her saying: "You are what 1 want." A BRAVE GIRL. Miss Brooks, who was perfectly cool when relating her awful experience, says she saw an iron bar before her and attempted to get it to defend herself. The negro made a murderous onslaught, with the knife, and she threw up her hands involuntarily to her face. The blow of the knife almost severed two of her lingers. As soon as she dropped her hands, he again struck at her with the knite, this tim making a ghastly wound in the throat. This wound is about four inches long and missed the carotid artery by the mere fraction of an inch. With her blood spurting from the wound in her throat and disabled in her right arm by the other wound, Miss Brooks successfully fought off her assailant, finally in some way securing the knife, though she says she does not know how she got it. BECAME FRIGHTENED. The thing that saved her was Mr. John Tolbert, coming to town in his buggy, the passing frightened the negro. He fled and Miss Brooks came to the door and had strength enough left to call to Mr. Tolbert. He had heard, he said, a peculiar noise in the store. He led her to the gate, where he was met by her sister, who said she would take her in and for him to go for her help to catch the negro. He did so. In a short time men were leaving town in droves. Dr. G. P. Noel went to the wounded girl j at once. The brute after the attemped as- j sauit on Miss Brooks, made a success- j ful assault on a colored girl living a few miles away, and while the party '> was in pursuit of him. Soon between 500 and 1,000 detenu- j ined persons with dogs, guns, pistols, i etc., were on his trail searching i swamps, houses and in fact the whole j country was scoured for forty-eight hours and finally he was located on a \ creek nineteen or twenty miles away. ] IOICED AT TE y values in Wash Goods of all v (Ovely White Skirts that makes s too numerous to mention. C amined before you buy. The kins- for. alumbi; Ho was raptured and soon on his way for the scene of his crime. He was carried before t lie young lady and at once recognized by her. She said, "that is the rascal, I know him by his red eyes." That was enough. He was immediately taken back by his captors to the buggy. Governor Hey ward was present and asked that the negro be turned over to the officers of the law. "I have come here to promise you on my word as governor, that there shall be no delay in the ease/' After the governor finished his appeal. Some one said "we appreciate what you have said governor, but we are going to kill the negro, The party who had him was getting impatient and drove away to a cluster of pines below the house. Mr. Brooks begged that the crime be wiped out by burning the scoundrel. A negro woman whose niece had been assaulted by Davis, came up and identified the man, and cursed him for his conduct. She asked to be allowed to fire the lirst shot into his body. All agreed that this privilige be given her, and she was handed a pistol and placed in front of the firing line. While Bol) Davis was sitting on the ground awaiting his fate he was asked about the crime. He admitted that he had been in the store and that he had been cut with the meat knife. His Viand wns lar?r>i\atr>r! ITf> VnwwPT tried to implicate some one else, and said that he took the knife away from Miss Brooks and that he had not attempted to criminally assault her. Two men tied a rope on Davis' arms and he was pulled up about two lengths of his body in a pine tree, his face to the anxious crowd, lie was given a moment or two to say something, and then at the drop of a hat a thousand bullets were fired into his body. His head was literally shot to a pulp, and with the brains oozing down over his head and clothing. Pond Branch Happenings. Yes, or No! Which for Lexington? The issue is drawn. The 28th will probably bring the revelation. Koute ] is greatly in neea or more mail. More readers and more subscribers are needed* Take heed before it be too late. Mr. Willie Smith is at Edmund today. Your correspondent was quite recently favored with some of the largest and best peaches that he has seen this season. They were gathered from Mr. J. J. Trout's orchard. See, Mr. Editor, you should have made your campaign trip hit this way. Mr. Hayne Wingard and his sister, Miss Ethelvn, of near Lexington,spent last Saturday night with Mr. P. S. Crout. Miss Bertha Smith is visiting relatives in New Brookland. Mr. D. D. Smith is renovating his dwelling. Messrs. J. R. HoHey and Geo. W. Smith have recently treated their homes with a fresh coat of paint. Since my last letter to the Dispatch death has entered the homes of several of our nearby neighbors. On last Wednesday, the 10th, Aunt Polly Smith at the mild age of 89 quietly fell asleep. Probably no person in Lexington county has a broader family connection than she. Her maiden name was Shcaly, being of sturdy Dutch decent. Perhaps no person in the county has lived to see their family through as many generations. She has quite a number of great great grandchildren. Peacefully she sleeps in the Hallman burying ground beside her husband, who preceded her well nigh a score of years. Then again on last Monday death claimed as its victim a small child of T"> e> ?:,i.v, \ 11 _\ir. r5. IV. OI!ll 111 ."ill niai x-> liiV'i uu of the little one rests in the Bethelehom cemetery. Scarcely had the cold thud of the clods been silenced when the news was brought that Mrs. Paul Smith was no more. She had been in failing health for some time. Her condition grew critical quite suddenly and the end came very unexpected to her family and friends. Her remains were laid away in the Bethlehem cemetery amid a large number of sorrowing friends and relatives. Thus in one week of the same immediate family three have gonegrandmother. granddaughter a 11 d great grandchild. C\ Gilbert. August IS. "MEET ME AT TAPPS." 6 hq ? [E BARGAINS. reaves in latest patterns rand ? you smile to see them. n J i i 11 i an ana iodk inrougn. Millinery departm,, S. C