The Lexington Dispatch.
G. M. Habmav, Editor and Publisher
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CIRCULATION 2,354.
Wednesday, August 7,1907.
Cattxonn County.
The St. Matthews Commercial Advance
of date July 27th, contained a
i lengthy article, by Dr. T. H. Dreher,.
purporting to be a reply to a recent
article in this paper relative to the
fct new county question. The aforesaid
article was partly headed, "Knockout
Drops." Yes, the headlines really
contained those three words?"Knock
Out Drops." but it was a misnomer,
for surely the worthy headline writer
intended to put it "Drop Out Drops."
For if we condense what the Doctor
had to say, in his two column article,
we find that he advocates the new
county because he wants one like a
childcryingfor a new toy. We would
not do o,ur good friend, the Doctor,
an injustice, if he did go a little further
and say that we were dealing in personalities
and misrepresentations:
That was a little hard on us, but we
| do not concede the correctness of
either statement. While the Doctor
is a very important and influential
citizen in his community, we do not
|think he is justified in taking all we
3 said about the new county proposition
and its promoters to himself personally.
If he is laboring under that
misapprehension, we want to "assure
* him that what we said was not so intended.
As to the alleged misrepresentations
charged to us, we will undertake
to prove by the statutes of
South Carolina that our statement, to
the effect that taxes will be higher in
Calhoun county than they are in Or?
angeburg and Lexington counties, is
correct. We think that the statutes
will prove fair and unbiased witnesses
In this matter. (We will quote from
the statutes later on in this article.)
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We lay down the general propositlon
that if we cnt Lexington county,
or any other county, in half and make
two Counties out of it and thereby
necessitate the running of two governments,
when one is sufficient, it
will of necessity require more taxes
f: at the handaof those who live in the
territory affected. That appears to
ns to be a truism. Certainly, two
sets of county officers will have to be
pak}* two oourt houses and two Jails
wlh havetobe maintained, two courts
will have to be run and all other expenses
incident to county government
likewise. We make that as a
general proposition and propose to
"prove it. Now for the statutes we
promised to quote from. We propose
to take the supply bill for the years
2006 and 2907 respectively. And, my
dbar Doctor, we will not go to the
piedmont section, or some other section
of our State, for an illustration,
but we win take Orangeburg and Lexington
as representatives of the old
counties, because they are the counties
frcun which you propose to cut
Ca&mupi?Qunty; and in order to secure
bwo-counties as representatives
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or roe new counties, we win uu&e me
two nearest the territory interested
and not go to another part of the
State for them. That is fair, isn't it?
We will therefore take Bamberg and
Lee counties as your representatives.
We find by reference to the acts of
19)6 the following to be the tax levies
in these several counties:
OLD COUNTIES.
Lexington?Ordinary County
purposes .3J4 mills.
Orangeburg?Ordinary County
purposes 2^ mills.
Orangeburg?Past Indebtedness
% mill.
'
Total for two counties?.-... 6 mills.
Average in each county? 3 mills.
NEW COUNTIES.
Bamberg?Ordinary County
purposes 4 mills.
Lee?Ordinary County purposes
3 mills.
Lee?Sinking Fund % mill.
Lee?Past Indebtedness "
Total for two counties 8.75 mills.
Average in each county ? 4.375 "
ACTS OF 1907?OLD COUNTIES:
Lexington?Ordinary County
purposes 3Yz mills
0rang9burg?Ordinary County
purposes 2 mills.
4-mr\ nAnnfiC>C Ft iSf) mills.
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Average in each county? 2.75 44
NEW COUNTIlfS:
Bamberg?Ordinary County
purposes 3 mills.
Lee?Ordinary County purposes
3 mills.
Lee?Sinking Fund 1% 4 4
Total for two counties 7.75 mills.
Average in each county ... 3.875 44
These figures show that in 1906 the
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new counties paid 1.375 mills more J
taxes than the old counties. They
show that in 1907 the new counties
paid 1.125 mills more than the old
counties; and they show that for the j
two years under consideration the
new counties paid an average of 1.25
mills, per year, more taxes than the
old counties.
Those new counties above referred
to have been running for some >ears
and have had an opportunity to get
in good shape and reduce their taxes
some. When they were first organized
their taxes were higher on an
average than they are now. Just as
Calhoun county would be, should it j
be organized. Hence, we feel safe in
asserting on the faith of these figures
and in the light of common sense, j
that taxes in Calhoun county would j
necessarily be considerably higher
than they are in Lexington and Or- j
angeburg. But, says the Doctor, St.
Matthews will put up $20,000.00 for
the building of the jail and court
house. She will, eh? How do the
taxpayers know? Has any bond been
executed to that effect? Suppose I
there had been one, have you figured j
what it will cost to Duiia ana equip a ;
creditable court house and jail? It
will cost not less than $50,000.00, will
it not Doctor? Then, who is going to
put up the other $30,000.00? Do you
say the people of Calhoun county?
Well, if you do, then you had better
tell them also that it will require a 10
to 15 mills tax levy on their property
for that purpose alone. Do you think
the taxpayers will appreciate that
state of affairs? If you do, go out
among them and tell them about it.
The information will prove interesting
to them, no doubt.
Our good friend, the Doctor, says
in his last article that in 1905, (two
years ago,) Lexington spent more for
her courts, contingent expenses, etc.,
than did Bamberg?considerably
more. Surely that statement was
made in desperation! It only shows
that Lexington county with a smaller
tax levy than Bamberg, spent more
money on her institutions than did
Bamberg. Suppose Bamberg had
done as much^for her people along the
lines indicated as did Lexington, then
her taxes would have been even higher;
and on the contrary, if Lexington
had spent no more than Bamberg,
then her taxes could have been less.
Yes, that is what it shows1-nothing
more.
No. Doctor, we have never con
tended thai? Calhoun county would
not be a good county; but what we
are contending for, is that we do not
wish to give up a portion of our good
citizenship to help form said county.
No, Doctor, we did not tell a reliable
citizen at Lexington court, house
that we "would always be found fighting
the cutting of Lexington county
so long as our bread and meat depended
upon the newspaper business."
We did not make that statement
But what we did say was
this: that as we see it, it will be to
the general welfare of Lexington
county to stay intact, and we cannot
afford to have one foot of her territory
cut. We reiterate that we made
no such statement as the Doctor attributes
to us.
We have always conceded to these
citizens the right to act in this matter
as they think best; yet we have a right
also to speak the truth as we see it.
It is not now, nor has it ever been,
our purpose to be unjust in this matter.
We speak the truth as we see it,
and do so without fear of "losing any
plums," for, so far as The Dispatch is
concerned, it will reach the homes of
nearly every citizen in Lexington's
territory, even though they should
decide to join with Calhoun. We repeat,
that we would regret to see
them take such a step, as they certainly
have no guarantee that conditions
will be better in Calhoun than
in Lexington, without going deep
down into their jeans.
More could be said, but it is useless.
These "people are intelligent," and it
is supposed that they are capable of
knowing what they want, and certainly
we are generous enough to let
them decide for themselves.
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Dispensari
Total Invo:
Dispensary. No. Location. Stock on
Day of
Lexington 1 Lexington $5,0
Lewiedale 2 Gilbert 1,6
Peak 3 Peak 3,0
Brooklana 4 New Brookland 4,2
Total $13,?
STATE OF SOU
Lexington
Personally appearec
Lexington County Di>
deposes and says that
Sworn to and snbscril
G. A. Derrick,
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Tie effect of Scot
children is magical
t makes them plum
: contains Cod Live
Cllycerine, to make
so put together th
ttle folk.
ALL DRUGGISTS;
Aa Outrage.
The dispensary constable, of whom
mention was made in these column*
last week, "scooped in" the smal
sum of $87.50 out of the net profits o
the Lexington county dispensaries fo:
the month of July. For this amount
so we are informed, he never cap
tured a single gallon of booze, neithe]
did he bring a single "blind tiger" t<
bay. This is an outrage and it is U
be hoped that Governor Ansel wil
withdraw the constable from thii
county at once. Won't you, Gov
ernor? Won't you?
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"Stealing."
In reply to an Augusta Chronicle re
porter to the question, "What will be
the effect of Georgia prohibition or
South Carolina?" Senator Tillmar
said:
"Carolina is bent towards prohibition
of her own motion. Independently
of Georgia action, the people
are planning prohibition. They are
disgusted with county local optior
and the dispensary. Not because 01
the want of the dispensary plan. Bui
the State could not successfully watch
one board of control.' Then 30 boards
of control cannot be watched. Thej
have scattered the stealing, and the
people are not goiDg to stand for either
centralized or scattered stealing,
They are going to put on prohibition."
If there is 30 times the "stealing"
now that there was in the State dispensary,
that might justify the people
in "putting on prohibition," but aside
from the senator's sweeping remarks
ahnnt stealing there is another gocd
reason why prohibition will be adopted
in this State and that is the persi-?
tence of the minority to try to force
the people to retain dispensaries after
they have been voted out. Take our
own county as an instance. It is clear
to every right thinking man that the
dispensary has been repudiated at the
ballot box by an honest, fair election.
But what is the result? A mere handi
full of dispensary advocates are trying
to stifle the will of the people by protesting
the election. They will succeed
in keeping the dispensary open
for a while but closed it will be in the
end?right will prevail. During reconstruction
days these tactics were
employed to defeat an overwhelming
negro majority. We all thought then
that the end justified the means and
perhaps it did, but doesn't it look like
the chickens are coining home tc
roost? The size of the tickets, intimidation
with little badges, but they
were nothing to compare with red
shirts and a brace of pistols, the namber
of boxes and the like. All of thif
will prove a mighty lever to force
State prohibition.?Wateree Messenger,
Camden.
If will get so after a while that honest
men will not hold any office ol
T?nhiin trnnt. for fear that they wfl!
have "stealing" throat at them Iron
every side. Sorely, every man thai
holds office is not dishonest*
- Whit* Book News.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
The health of our town is fairly gooc
| at present eccept our pastor, Rey. J.
B. Haighler, who has been ill, but it
now convalescent.
Crops are looking nice in our section,
they having had plenty of rail
to keep them in growing condition.
Misses Ruth and Lillie Donald, oi
Goodman, Miss., attended the Jamestown
exposition and on their returr
home visited their relatives, Mr. anc
Mrs. S. D. Shealy and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Frasier, of Prosperity
have been visiting relatives here foi
a few days.
We have a nice summer school here
now with an attendance fifty pupils.
The parents seem to take much interest
in the education of their chil
dren.
Quite a lot of our folks attended the
Little Mountain reunion and report 2
nice time.
Wishing The Dispatch much success
1 Aug 5. Feminine.
ONTHLY STATEMENT OF 1
es in Lexingt
For Month of July, 1907.
icft Including Operating !
Hand first " Total Sales. of Eac
! Month. Dispens
27~67 $1,281 75 $106 I
58 63 680 25 65 1
11 45 850 40 70 ;
67 70 1,261 55 117 1
65 45 $4,073 95 $360 1
TH CAROLINA, /
County. )
I R. L. Keisler, J. W. Addy, J. L. Shule
ipensarv Board, who being each duly an
the foregoing statement is true and corr
County !
sed before me this 5th day of August, 19
Notary Public.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
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| For Legislature.
I The many friends of Dr. E. J. Efcher!
edge announce him as a candidate for
> the House of Representatives to fill the
> unexpired term of the late J. M. Epting
and urge him to accept.
I Many Friends.
The many friends of Capt. N. B.
[ Wannamaker, of Sandy Run, hereby
5 announce him as a candidate for the
Legislature to fill the unexpired term
of the late Hon. J. M. Epting, and
pledge him to abide the result of the
f coming election. Many Friends.
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i Desirable Property for Sale.
5 I will offer for sale on Monday, the
12th day of August, 1907, at 9:30 o'clock
in front of the court house door, my
two-story brick building and lot in the
town of Lexington, to the highest bidder.
Terms?One-half cash; balance
on reasonable terms.
[ 5w40 J. M. Craps.
j Final Discharge.
This is to notify all persons that I will
apply to the Geo. S. Drafts, Esq., Judge
of Probate for Lexington county, South
1 Carolina, on the 5th day of September,
1907, for a final discliarge as administraf
tor of the estate of Silas Johnson.
Sam P. Roof,
4w43 Administrator.
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Masonic.
JL Regular communication of Po.
maria Lodge. No. 151, will be
/V\ held in Masonic Hall, Peak, S.
C., Saturday, 7:30 o'clock P. M.,Aug.
5 17th. Daring the meeting a lodge of
instruction will be in order. Visining
brethren welcome.
Jno. C. Swygert, W. M.
Boylston lodge No. 123, A. F. M.,
, will meet in regular communication
' on Saturday, August 17th, 1907, at 2
k o'clock p. m. Brethren are requested
to meet promptly as business of importance
is to be considered by the
craft. By order of the W. M.
P. W. Shealy, Secretary.
CHE
on County
Expenses Stock on Hand Last
Ji .Breakage. Day of Month,
ary.
?8~ $ 7 70 ?3,696 65
9 1 35 960 20
52 95 2,060 35
30 23 35 2,982 80
19 $33 35 $9,700 00
r, members of the
d severally sworn,
ect.
R. L. Keisler,
J. W. Adjdy,
J. L. Shuler,
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uispensary ?>u?iu.,
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