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A2T0TSEB CANDIDATE
FOE TJ. S. SENATE.
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Hon. u. s# Henderson Announpes his
Candidacy?Was Third Man in Race ;
Six Years Ago?Portion of His .
Platform. I
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' To theDemooracy ofSonth Carolina: i
' I will stand as a canditate for .the i
TJnit^a Stat^rSenate in the primary /
next, summer. - " A
I do not piece. mycandidacyonthe ]
v ground alone- that I- have been solicited
to rtuvbot aqcarely state that I
would be protu&torepresent the people ]
of the Palmetto State in the greatest i
Council of the Nation. I am not j
ashamed of the canvass for that high ]
office, which I made in 1902, and al- 1
though the environments of that race j
pi?veptod,me from ..reaching higher
i .than the"third place, yet| the friendships
then formed, and fche"experience /
then realized, induce me to appear ^
before yon ajgaiir and ask your sufWhether
I am worthy or not is for
your determination.
For oYBr a quarter of a century I
have been aetiyely engaged in the
counsels of the Democratic party,
fighting for the rights of the people;
and I invite scrutiny of my record.
v immigration.
I know of no burning 4'Issue" that
. wSl have to be discussed or fought
?yiarby those who may enter the
present incumbent, Mr. Latir
v raise an "Issue" (for what purpose
- may be learned hereafter). He has
put up the Immigration question as a
Eman of straw and vociferously and 1
urgently he has torn him to pieces, 4
hoping to find some one who willcome
out and oppose him on that
: issue. ' .
Surely it was not necessary to take
afre? trip .at the expense of the
people, and upon the appointment of
Mr. RodfceVelt, across the briny deep
to ascertain the fact that the good
people of Soutli Carolina, "native and
> to the manor born;" and also our
good citizens of 4'Foreign Birth, "\ire
opposed to indiscriminate and pauper
immigration. Why then howl about
It? Better let more work be done in
Congress to pass stricter laws to safeguard
the exclusion of the "Undesirable,"
such as are now a menace to
the North and Wes?. >
Give us such Federal laws as will .
enable tbe South to properly advertise
its resources.- -and bring to; ns
Bseekers ; with y right principles, ^
ipable to bui]d. up our waste .<
; and not interfere with our J
>a the fai^us and iu; the mills, +
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>ep out the undesirable. " -? \
lT IS WHAT WE WANT,
lie Bureau at Columbia.
r should an attack be made on C
irsau at Columbia, and why J
-lb be abolished, because the ,
Senator and all of 'those who
pppse him are in favo$ of , only ,
able immigrants?" 2
i if the good men in charge of
:e to bring in paUper- immi- *
, the^could not do so, because ^
I laws, as well as-the Act ere- .
he Bureau restricts it. The
o decry the Bureau is simply ,
rt to create an issue; but such .
. abortive efforts will not. misieaa tne
people. "They will think, and they ^
- - \ have a plenty of time to think by .
next August.
That Bureau was formed for more *
things than to look for "desirable im- c
migration." , j y>.
The Act says: "That a State De- 1
sljpte partrilent of Agriculture, Commerce ^
~ and Immigration is hereby created, *
which shall be charged as far as pos-. *
. 4 sible with the Execution of the work s
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* t usually devolved upon 'a bureau of 1
I Immigration, a bureau of Agriculture 1
and a bureau of Publicity." (
GIVE IT A TRIAL BEFORE 1
i TEASING IT DOWN. " <
The people of the-South are calmly
solving the race qnestion; and they 1
will solve the immigration question 1
too, by their good common sense, if
not stirred up by those who desire to 1
create political capital.
Why Attack Charleston?
Because we are opposed, and op- 1
posed in the fullest extent to "unde- <
sirable immigration}" why pour cold ]
water on the development of any in*
dustry which would come to the port ]
of the metropolis of our State? The ,
country people will not be misled by
that. Let her have, nay more, help ,
her to get lines of steamers, not only .
" m? .4- Daaman
??/ , irom iricsb; uut, uvu> .
if. Liverpool: and elsewhere, especially .
when we are told the Southern and ,
Coast D|pe are giving her rates, the .
same as Norfolk on exports. . The 1
|? more lines of steamers she has, and
5'; the quicker she gets them, the better 1
.'J?will be the facilities to export to Eur- .
p- ope the cotton and other products of <
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the farmers and manufacturers of the
State at large, and the better prices
the producers and manufacturers will
get. " ?
Good Roads.
There are other things we will talk
r>VvAnf oa fV\A Tiirna rrrAxrc nnrl irn
auuuu uug x auv> uuu TYV UOWU
not go into them fully now.
For-instance, we all want "good
roads."
Every person favors that, and any
law that wiU help on that line, and
the sooner, exercising those State
rights which we love so much, we
pass State laws to build roads, the
sooner we will get them, for I fear if
we wait for fruit from "the bill"
which we have beep \ promised as a
law, since 1903, We will never get
Federal aid.
That bill! It must be rotting in the
pigeon hole of some Chairman of the
Senate. * Why not call it out and have
it.discussed, and let us have some
practical illustrations of HOW MUCH
the people of South Carolina would
jet out of it anyhow?
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The Currency .Question.
He who may represent the South in
sither house of Congress in the near
uburct uiuau uc rccfcuj uu cujJt? wiuu
md posh urgent issues. The present
emergency on us in the .money marset,!
which Necessarily affects the
price of cotton* and manufactured
goods, as well as stocks, shows the
leeessity of prompt "Currency Reform."
It is a shame that some Federal
statute is not enacted allowing
she banks to issue emergency currency
on an efficient and safe basi3.
[tis a terrible spectacle to behold the,
entire business of the United States
it the mercy of the magnates of Wall
Street, and the Secretary of the Treasury,
on the question of putting currency
into circulation. The government
ought to rule Wall Street, and
aot ahow it to -rule the people -any
Longer. The inelasticity and ineffisiehcy
of the Currency system is as
great a detriment to business, as a
failure of crops, for it reduces the
Faiue of all crops, and Congress ought
bo proceed quickly to furnish some
remedy for the relief of the recent depression
in prices in the country.
?nd some permanent method ought
;o be adopted to meet future trouble.
Congress should rise above partisan
politics in this matter. It will not do
:o say that a remedy cannot be found,
is announced by Mr. Latimer in his
ast interview. THE PEOPLE DE?AND
'A PERMANENT REMEDY.
Many of the States, l stably South
Carolina and Georgia* by stringent
ifcatuteehave demolished the business
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the Bucket Shops within our boriers,
and kept a good deal of money
it home for legitimate purposes. Congress
by Federal statutes, even to the
extent office and imprisonment ought
o demolish the greatest of Bucket
Shops and. divert the money, which
joes into ILLEGAL stock gambling,
o the avenues of honest trade.
Tariff Reform.
We have heard of "the tariff" all
rnrdays; but if there ever was a time
vhen fhe Democrats, and especially
hose of the South, should move forvard
and demand tariff reform, and
hat immediately, now is the time.
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i.n uirougnoub uie i>ur^n, mere are
naxiy pieople in9ide of the Republican
>arfcy, who are ready to join the Dem>crats
in an effort to rectify the feartil
burden that rests on the people by
ndirect taxation.
It will not do to allow our people to
>e lulled to sleep by appropriations
or local improvements, and to acquire
in the enrichment of the Robber
Barons and Trusts, who fatten, bejause
of the existence of a system of
>rotective duties.
It is the settled policy \n the United
States to make appropriations to
naintain the rivers and harbors and
jreat water ways of the land; such as
he Mississippi riv^r, and our harbors
md rivers, and every dictate of reason
justifies the building of the great
isthmian canal, but we should regard
vith a great deal of suspicion many
>f the chimerical suggestions to build
ip private enterprises at the expense
rf the ^National Government, for it
would prove too great a precedent to
perpetuate the tariff, and to roll up a
big fund of money in the treasury,
wrung from the people by indirect
taxation.
Fight Centralization.
We are also told by the President
bhat he has "turned on the light,"
and we are glad he has brought to
Light the rottenness that exists in high
places, but we must not be deceived
by the uncertain and imperative
call he makes to give the Federal
Executive greater power, even to
centralization. He wants not only
more power to manage and control
the implements of Inter-state Commerce
(and there is no objection to
that), but he wants to bend and twist
the Inter-state Commerce clause of
the Constitution, so that the Federal
Executive should be enabled to seize
upon and regulate even the intra-State
activities and to subject the products
Df her soil, the labor and output of her
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mills and mines, all to the touch of
the Federal power.
The Drainage Question.
The irrigation of arid hinds in the
West by .Federal aid, seems to have
become a fixed policy, like the im
provement of the great arteries and
harbors of trade, and logically it follows
that the drainage of the swamp
regions of the South ought to be placed
upon same basis. We should not
hesitate to invoke Federal aid to exterminate
malaria and to develop
the agricultural wet lands, because
health as well a9 prosperity is involved,
and the Federal precedent is estab- 1
li9hed. We should insist on th? I
minimum of cost to the land owners. 1
These are some of the questions
which will interest the people in the
Senatorial canvass.
I have no particular organ among
the papers of the respected Press of
the State, to sound my praises and I
simply ask and hope to receive a
square deaL from them all, and the
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same x asis. ui tue peupic. xnvci" biuuc
,1 began life as a poor, struggling practitioner
I have lead an active and busy
life, and have endeavored by industry
and orderly method in work to conduct
my affairs. If elected by you$
Totes to the Senate, I shall strive by
that same endeavor and orderly work
to deserve your "well done."
I shall not seek this office through
abuse and mud slinging as to other
candidates, nor shall I strive to feed
you on "Almanac jokes," but shall
hold mys&lf ready to meet all legitimate
argument that may be made
and to conduct the canvass on that
high plane which should become gentlemen
who seek to represent the
proud old State in the United States
Senate.
Respectfully,
D. S. HENDERSON.
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. On? Way.
"Pop, how is gas made?"
"Well?er?the<gas companies simply*
>make light of the consumers complaints."?I'hiladelphia
Press.
\ For A' That.
An American official in England tells
The following .as illustrative of a well
known Scotch characteristic:
Upon his accession to the throne of
Norway, King Haakon VII. was appointed
colonel in chief of a certain
Scotch regiment. While dressing for
parade duty an enthusiastic subaltern
was communicating this inforruatioiuto
a fellow soldier: \
"McDonald/' said he, "have you
heard that the new king ot Norway lias
been appointed colonel of the regiment?"
"Indeed?" queried the Scot. "That's
a verra fine thing now. But will he
be able to keep both jobs?"?Ilarper'*
Weekly.
Friendly Advice.
"Much of my success in life," said
the millionaire, "was due to the advice
of my friends."
"Is it possible?" exclaimed the skeptical
person.
"Yes," replied the man of millions.
"I always listened to it, but never followed
it."?Chicago News.
Reduced From One Dollar.
Mrs. Byers?Mrs. Cassidy next door
was talking today about her Irish
blood and "the struggle of 179S." 1
wonder what she means by that?
Mr. Byers?Sounds like a fight at a
bargain sale.?Catholic Standard and
Times.
Temptation.
"You should not give way when
tempted, young man," said the rich
man.
"Why, were you ever tempted to give
anything away?" asked the young
man.?Yonkers Statesman.
Cruel Enlightenment.
Miss Oldgirl (simpering)?Mr. Gush
is such a flatterer. He said last night
there was something in my face that
went so perfectly with my raven tresses,
but he wouldn't say what I suppose
he meant my eyes.
Miss Pert?No; he meant the crow's
feet around them.?Baltimore American.
The Reason.
"Why does Gladys Pennycake talk
so much and so enthusiastically about
motoring? She never was in a motor
car in her life."
''I know, but she has such a becoming
automobile veil."?Des Moines Register.
Fancy china, glassware and toys,
of ever* conceivable kind, at The
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Give Us Lexini
HELLO! HELLO!
Yes we're calling up the people for the
Great' Factory G
v WHICH SS I
You have already read about it in the papers
Bear it in mind, please, for there's something
interest you.
What's that?
Oh, yes, we are going to cut prices all to pie
Everything in footwear goes.
Needn't bring much money?you won't neec
We reserve nothing, every shoe at Factory C
Note the Callahan-Dpbson Shoe C'o's. prescrij
to cure or your money refunded.
REGULAR PRICE. YOU CAN
47 OH 41 o
< $6.00 Styles $1.7
$5.50 Styles i $1.1
$5.00 Style's $1.2
$4.00 Styles . $1.1
$3.50 Styles $1.0
V $3.00 Styles 67c
" $2.50 Styles 65c,
$2.00 Styles 45c.
$1.75 Styles ? 36c
$1.50 Styles :...> 31c.
$1.25 Styles . v 27c.
$1.00 Styles 21c,
' SPOT CASH. IS
THE CALLAHAN-D06S
THE STORE OF SH<
3-Stores Columbia, S. C.; Augusta,
' C. B. JTRIPP, Manage
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i i|j We want you to
I i| |i Dowling & Co., have
5 i|| larger quarters as v
| i| grown our present qi
i have decided to red
# | Merchandise to mals
| < Goods coming in dail
% I in the next 10 days.
% ? Therefore we wij
$ . i| stock of , '
% ||| At Special Sock E
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| I December 21st, 1907.
1 | days. All are eordia
? m sale. Come early an
$ |j| This is no fake.
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I Knotts-Oowf
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a number of persons in Edge- ! "IF YOU i
field are afflicted with rheumatism, ;
we publish the following remedy which j
exchange an vouches for: "Make ;
a belt from the hide of a black cat j
killed in autumn and dried in the sun ! T
and wear it around the waist."?> AilSL JL/IU
Edgefield Advertiser. i
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gfon Goynt^S
i purpose of announcing our
V
ost Shoe Sale i .
NOW ON.
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y doing in the way of Shoe selling that will . ;
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ces, much deeper than ever before.
i much to buy Shoes during the sale.
ost. \ i
ption for overwork pocketbooks, guaranteed
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DEDUCT. / COST TO YOU
? 10 '
? $1.25 '
I $4.39
J $3.75 *
f $2.85
1 $2.49
$2.33
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ro' approbation! 1
ON SHOE COMPANY, 1
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Ga.; Greensboro, N. C. 3-Stores S
r, 1509 Main Street. |
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know thatKnotts- | -.7
had to move into | v ,
ire have now out- | r
uarters, hence, we > >
luce our Stock of J
:e room for New p
y and are to arrive m ^
[1 offer our entire J e
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lottoni Prices / for j % "
immenee Saturday, |? k
, and will last 10 \U
illy invited to this || v .
id get first choice. | J
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A/AN f ANY JOB PRINTING DONE
give us an order.
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