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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
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" 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
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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
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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
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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
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cool, summer Silks of every coi
du and the prices are popular. !
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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A FIENDISH CHIME. j
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Brutal Negro Attempts to Assault a j
Young Lady in Her Father's Store j
ang Cuts Her Throat, in Greenwood I
County.
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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
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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\
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