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I The Lexington Dispatch Wednesday, Aug. 24,1910. G M. Hakman, Editor and Publisher D. R. Haltiwanger, Assistant Editor. Entered at tne Poet Office at Lexington, S. 0., as second class matter. CIBCULATION 2.327. * i _ i ? All notices, cards, etc., in this issue favorable to the several candidates, are paid for at our regular advertising rates. This statement is made in justice to all of the candidates. Oar Clubbing Offer. Iti8 with pleasure that we announce to our readers that we have again made arrangements with the publish ere of Home and Farm whereby we can give that most excellent paper in connection with The Dispatch for 25c. a year. This means that yon can secure both papers?The Dispatch and Home and Farm?for only $1.25. No better offer has ever been made by any newspaper in the country. The Home ana Farm is published twice a month and is without doubt one of the best farm papers published. Send in your renewals and new subscriptions now. Oash must accompany the order. Lex&ngton county wiil have the opnnrtoiiiitv this vear to show, not only J her appreciation of high and public , service well performed, bat her pride ' in one of her own. It is generally conceded throughout this Congressional District that Congressman Lever's re-election by a large majority is assured, and it seems to us that this > fact should be a stimulus to the peopie of his county to make his vote in the county unanimous. ^7e have a little more in common with onr Con ' gressman than our sister counties. They realize the efficiency with which he has so well labored in the interest of all classes and attest their appreciation by mofrt loyal support; we, in addition to a knowledge of his public worth, enjoy the satisfaction t^at he is one of onr sons. Possessed of the ability of a keen in-sight into national questions, exercising an unalloyed devotion to the proper performance of every duty, as well as the marked degree of success he has attained in its accomplishment, are factors in his statesmanship of which any people may well be proud?a pride which, , happily for us, is ours in common. Let < us eDjoy ic unanimous^, The free bridge issue is the most serious this county has had to contend with in years. Tne proposition is ( simply to free tfco bridges leading to Columbia and save thereby to the county ihe territory which is now | proposed to be cut to Richland. The < saving to the county by establishing \ the free bridges is a saving in taxes, j The tax to raise the money necessary . to make them free will only run for j fiye years at- most. If this tax is not ] voted it is almost certain that a part < of the Fork and nearly all of Congaree j township will go to Richland. The j loss of this territory will increase our , taxes to the amount the free bridge j 4 tax would increase them, not only for 1 five years but indefinitely. It is nar- ( rowed down to this: Is it not better , to pay one mill for five years than to pay one mill for 50 years? There can J be no danger in voting the tax for the ( reason that under the pledges signed ] by the senator and candidates for the l house, the debt will not be made un- ( less the territory remains. If one ] side goes and the other remains then , OLly one bridge will be freed and the j tax proportionately levied. That is to say the Congaree bridge debt would ( be not more than $1-5,000, making the . tax one mill for c nly three years j There is no danger of these sections j going in the future if they get these \ bridges and do not go in the vote now j being proposed for. They have never , gone before, although conditions were j same as now. The trouble now i9 f mostly that the demand for good roadn , has spread to free bridges, and the day < of toll bridges is past. * j All over the State ferries are being ( done away with on the streams be- . tween counties and bridges are being t boilt by the adjoining counties. We t are now facing that sentiment and t most act now or never. If we let this <] opportunity slip it will not come ( again, and the result will be that in a few years we will lose not only the \ lower Fork and a part of Congaree, j but the upper Fork and that section > between Congaree and Calhoun. In- 1 stead of losing $1,000,000 of taxable property, this will near $2,000,000. That will reduce our taxable property to about $3,000,000, and ra;se our taxes * two-fifths. This is our only chance. Let every voter rise to the occasion, * pnt aside little personal grievances T and local issues, and vote for the free ^ bridges. r The people who want these bridges 1 hav6 for years and years paid taxes to c the county to build bridges for other v parts of the county and have gone on ? paying toll for themselves. Let us be * just to them and help them now as they have helped us in the past. Be- * sides, the increase in the value of property near these bridges will in a J*, few years pay back what it will cost the county to make them free. The v people have everything to gain by 0 voting the debt and nothing to lose. ========== t] Joined The Excursionist, b "All work and no play makes Jack ? K-.tr '' "Mr* t-.rnor a a v i n cr hflK a uuu , uuj. ?iv w>v. ever been uttered by human being. Most people, I know, think t hat the newspaper man never gets tired, and t if he does he is not entitled to that period of restjwhich most people take j at this season of the year. But we al have reached that stage of *?f?> where J fr rest and recreation is : ppreciated. oi For tb? Past f^w weeks we nad | C planned to join the excursionists on s?i VOTE FO Ihe trip to Washington, and onr anticipations had reached the highest stage. Accordingly, we boarded the Southern train at Columbia on Wednesday night about 8 o'clock. The train was crowded with jolly people and everything ran smoothly until we i reached a point near Rockton, about 35 miles from Columbia, when there was a sudden shrieking of the cars, and the train began to jump. There was something wrong, and the passengers became almost panic-stricken. In a few seconds, however, we realized that several cars had jumped the track, some of them turning over on the side, causing a terrible wreck. The cries of the women and children were heart-rending. Fortunately, however, out of the more than 450 passengers on board only a small number were slightly injured. The news was telegraphed to Columbia and a special train bearing physician? and trained nurses rushed to the nossible to relieve cvcv. tar the sufferings of the injured was done, and the Southern is to be commended for the interest its employers displayed. Passengers were brought back to Columbia and another train dispatched for the purpose of carrying the excursionists on to Washington. The main line of the road being blocked it was impossible to go straight through, and the train went around by Spartanburg, arriving in Washington a few hours later than had no wreck occurred. After haying gone through with the exciting experiences incident to the wreck the excursionists seemed to gro v fonder of each other, and the best feeling existed. We visited many of the important places in Washington, and had a most delightful time, but we will not attempt to giye a description at this time. After remaining in Washington for two days, meeting many friends and acquaintances, we turned our thoughts homeward, leaving Washington on Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock and arriving in Columbia on the early train Sunday morning. Monday found us at our usual work in Columbia soliciting advertisements for the Dispatch, and early yesterday morning we were helping the boys get out this week's issue. We are glad of the trip and "you bet", thankful i for the safe return to the dearest ana sweetest place on earth?home. The Dispatch is not a "dictator." We do not believe in saying to the people you MUST vote thus and so; for we realize that others?the people? are entitled to their opinion. But, at the same time, we feel that it is our duty, as a newspaper, to urge the people of Lexington county to vcte for a man for goyernor who stands for State-wide prohibition, and who will enforce the law if elected. Why do we take this position? In the first place, the present condition of affairs Is anything but' satisfactory. Last year, with hundreds of others, we voted for prohibition in Lexington county as a means to an end of the liquor question. We did so because we believed and confidently hoped that the last legislature would pass a State-wide srohibiticn law, thus putting all of the counties ou the same basi9. But the legislature did not Cass the bill. It went through the House like a flash, but the Senate tilled it by a very few votes. As a result, Richland, our next door neighbor is running her dispensaries, and is likely to keep them running until L1? ?1?1 - ia nn' Anf. rv# hnai- I UOt/ WJUUIO ojoicm ID puu vuu V?. v-w aess by the legislature. This being the case, it makes it hard on the offi3ers of Lexiogton to enforce the law, ilthough we doubt seriously if there are any more blindtigers now than ander- the dispensary system. The officers tell us?and we have every reason to believe them?that were it not for the fact that the illegal sellers of liquor bay their supply from the Richland dispensaries, they would experience little difficulty in upholding ihe law. In the second place, we are firmly of the opinion that local option, as it ipplies to the liquor question, is a palpable farce, and the sooner the oeople can rid themselves of such a aw the better for the State. This iquor question has been a serious problem, not onl"' in thi9 State but ihro'ighout the entire country. It has ittracted the attention of the greatest nen of the narion. and there are differences of opinion as to the best soution of the traffic. Experience in >ur own county, however, has taught is that local option is a failure, and, herefore, we a9k the voters to put he stamp of disapproval on this sys;em at the ballot box next Tuesday, fhere are 9ix candidates for governor, X C. Featherstone, F. II. Hyatt, and Fohn G. Richards, standing squarely or Statewide prohibition; John T. Duncan, Cole L. Blea9e and T. G. tfcLeod, favoring local option. A CARD. Swansea, S C., Aug. 22, 1910. "Y> the Voters of Lexineton : In justice and fairness to all, we feel hat a true statement of a candidate's , irtues is not unjust or unfair to any i ther's claims, and knowing D. A. i efcoat for a number of years and be- ] g acquainted with his life and i haracter and knowing that he is not ! cell known in many portions of the t ounty, feel that a testimonial from 1 hose knowing him, will be unkind- I iess to no one end only justice to hint. < Vom his life as we have known and ' ave seen it, and from the splendid ] ecord he has made as a magistrate of j his district, we are sincere iu saying < ;e can cheerfully and honestly rec- i raniend him to all voters seeking to 1 lect a County Commissioner who will t e faithful to hi9 duties and honest in c he administration of the county's i usiness. c J. C. Reynolds, L. D. Corbitt, t L. P. Smith. E. W. Burnett, t W. T. Brooker, D. E. Craft, c B. E. Craft, J. Luther Smith. J. L. Haigler, . A well known Des Moines woman | c h?t suffering miserably for two days j c om bowel complaint, was cured by c dose of Chamberlain's Co c, ' \ holera and Diarrhoea Remedy. F r ' 1 ale by All Dealers. e R C. C. CAMPAIGN PARTY CHARGES BROOKLAND. Candidates Greeted by Attentive Audience in the Growing City on Banks ,.. of Congaree.?Nothing New in Speeches. BY D. R. HALTIWAMOER. The Lexington County campaign party charged New Brookland, the growing city on the banks of the Congaree, on Saturday last. Brookland is noted for its beautiful women, and for this reason perhaps, if for no other, "some" of the candidates love to mingle there. The audience was intelligent, for the most part attentive and listened with keen interest to what the speakers had to say. The meeting waB held in the park gressman mounted t'ae platform tl e crowd went wild with enthusiasm ai d lusty shouts for Lever came from ail over the audience. Mr. Lever spoke for more than an hour and at times he was forced to pause on account of i the vociferous applause. When Dr. Ray began to speak the crowd became restless, and the chairman admonished the people to give the candidate a resoectful hearing. When Dr. Ray sat down the crowd yelled for Lever. CONSPICUOUSLY ABSENT. During the early part of last week N. W. Brooker, of Columbia, the man who is bending every energy to cause the people of Brookland to annex <o Richland, through the columns of the Columbia Record, issued a challenge to the Hon. C. M. Efird of Lsxingtor, to meet him in Brookland on last Saturday for a joint discussion of Mr. Efird'9 proposition to free the bridges. In the same card Mr. Brooker stated that the county commissioners could not issue the notes without again submitting the question to the vote of the people. He further charged that the present move is only a scheme to fool the people, and that Mr. Efird had not raised his voice for free bridges until after the annexation move wa9 launched. After making all of these charges, however, Mr. Brooker was conspicuously absent. " *' L - 1.. J H. wnue ID WHS uut upt'iu.y Biancu, iu was learned on the "side" that the men directly interested in annexation and who are really in favor of going to Richland, disapprove of the tactics adopted by Mr. Broober, and are no ( longer seeking his advice. HON. C. M. EFIRD. Mr. ESrd having accepted the challenge of Mr. Broober, addressed the 1 audience, making clear the proposi- 3 tion to raise the $25,000 for freeing ; the bridges. At the outset he said that he had not intended coming to Brookland, but after reading the chal- j lenge of Mr. Broober, he could not do otherwise than accept. He regretted that Mr. Broober was not present. ] Mr. Efird then took up the charges 3 of Mr. Brooker. He characterized the 3 statement that he had not attempted * to raise his voi^e for free bridges un- ( til after the people had begun to talk 1 about going to Richland, as a deliber- 1 ate lie. He referred to his efforts in '< this direction as early as 1892, when 1 he was a member of the general as- t sembly, but at that time, he 9aid, the f sentiment for free bridges was not * sufficiently strong to push the measure 1 through. In reference to Mr. Brooker's other t charge, Mr. Efird said: "I desire to reply specifically to so nuchof Mr. Brooker's communication is says: 'No county can be bonded, a jxcept by vote of its people author- a zed by the legislature.' My position c 13s been from the start, and is now, r ;,hat the legislature can impose the p lebt on the county without a vote; md that the vote in the primary is mly to indicate to the members of ;he general assembly from t his county ihe sentiment of the people on the juestion. i: "In 1909 the legislature passed an t \ot, 26 Statutes at Large, page 298, I luthorizing the county commissioners j t )f Kershaw county to issue $40,000 in | n joupon bonds, or borrow that amount ; a m the notes of the county, to build a i >ridge across Waterree River and j eaving it optional with them whethsr they suomitted the question to an ' ? near the Assembly Hal), and there is no better place for outdoor speaking in all the county. Mr. Julian A Gayden, the popular mayor of Brookland, and who, by the way, Is a candidate for the position of magistrate against Mr. Henry Buff, presided with becoming grace and dignity. At the outset Mr. Gayden announced that no unreasonable demonstrations would be allowed; that all of the candidates should be given a respectful hearing. CANDIDATES FOR THE HOUSE. ' The candidates for the House all made good speeches and were applauded. W. R. Lowe, being at home, received the greater amount of applause. Each of the candidates discussed good roads, free bridges, education, etc. Mr. Lowe was the only candidate who discussed the liquor question, and he favored state-wide prohibition. OTHER CANDIDATES. After dinner the candidates for the office of county treasurer were first called, Mr. Maipass leading off in a graceful speech. There were no issues to discuss, but if elected he promised to give his time and his talents to the office. Mr. E. L. Wingard said that he I would not again run for the office if he was elected this year. He read a list of figures showing the condition of the county's finances at the present time. The candidates for county commissioners next spoke, each of them laying their claims before the voters. FOR CONGRESS. The crowd had waited patiently through the other speeches. It had b?en announced earlier in the day that Congressman Lever and his opponent, Dr. Ray, would speak during the afternoon. When the little Co: - ] Alfred J. Fox, i Real Estate and Insurance, ! ; LEXINGTON, - S. C. | Wanted C i 75 to 100 acres fair farming j | land. > j 25 acres farming land near > i Lexington. | j 50 acres suitable for farming > j not over 2 miles from Lexington. > ( 100 acres good for tracking, j roraaie. > * > I 100 acres near Holleys Ferry, > < 30 acres open, 4 room house, barn | i and stables, plenty water. 1 ] One acre lot, 7 room dwelling i < in the town of Lexington?terms [ { easy. | J 1-2 acre lot, 3 room dwelling in > < Lexington?easy terms. \ ( One lot in Batesburg 84x200 feet, 1 | 4 room cottage. i < 125 acres 4 miles from Lexing- \ i ton, 40 acres open land, 4 room 1 { house, good pasture and plenty > | water. | i Several vacant lots in Lexing- | ] ton. > ] 30 acres one mile, from Lex- ' > i ington, timbered. ' i 73 acres, a part of which is in > | the incorporate limits of tha > i town of Lexington, dwelling, [ i barn and stables?good terms, 1 J answer quick. | I have valuable lots in Colum- > i Dia tor saie. ( If yon have a farm, town'lot \ J or timber to sell write or call to > < see me. If you need a good farm > i let me know and if what I have I \ don't suit you I'll get one that i1 will. > Write or call to see me > i ?at? : I THE HOME | HATIWUL BANK, ! Lexington, S. C \ flTMll *1*. '"VTT Ml iiBJBffwirnwwnwwii? ? lection. The commissioners de- B ciined to submit the question to an I election, let the contract for the bridge and were about to issue the bond9, wben a Mr Garrison and oth- I Ai crs brought an action to enjoin them. The case, Garrison vs. K ?rshaw County, is reported in 83 S. C. Reports, ^ page 88. 1 "The Court, speaking through Mr. 1 Chief Justice Jones, says: 'The peti- 1 tioners, taxpayers of Kershaw county, i have applied in the original jurisdic- ills tion of this court for an injunction 10 1 restrain the respondents, County Com- ills missioners of Kerthaw County, from I issuing bonds of said county to the J amount of $40,000, under an act of the lur Legislature, approved February 23, yei 1909, 26 Stat. 298. The question pre- 'in sented by the petition and return is oft whether the County Commissioners have authority to issue said bonds sec without submitting the question of uni such issuance to an election.' rer "After setting out so much of the Ki< Act as relates to the question and com- bef menting on it, the "Court ends the fev opinion by saying: 'The power of the the legislature to confer such author- me ity upon the County Commissioners is I clear. While Art. X, Sec. II, of the cer Constitution forbids an increase of the Ne public debt of the State without sub- Sts mitting the question to the qualified I * i- tTTTT 41 M electors; and, wnue art. vjai, oeu. /, iao forbids any city or town from creating a bonded debt without submitting gj the question to the qualified electors of the city or town, we find no such . restriction on the power of the legis- Wl' lature with respect to the issuance of P'a bonds by a county. In the absence on< of such restriction the power of the 9,n legislature in the matter is plenary. The petition is. therefore, dismissed.' ^ Continuing, Mr. Efird said: '*The ^e: proposition in our case is: for the leg- P*F islature to authorize the County Com- Wl1 missioners to issue five notes for the imount needed for Lexington's share )f the cost of the bridges without sub- ^ nitting the question to the people in as , my other election than the primary; md the power to do so is made clear rh0 )y this decision. If the majority of 8Up he vote in the coming primary is in sai avorof free bridges, then Lexington's thare will be ready as soon as the * j egislatnre of 1911 adjourns." Mr. Efird was given a most attenive hearing. ? , * Q Buy it now. Now is the time to buy an ? > bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera ?f I md Diarrhoea Remedy. It is almost was ertain to be needed before the sum- Pur ner is over. This remedy has no su- the >erior. For sale by All Dealers. ?ffi< cou ' * vot< Registration Notice. ^ The Board of Registration for Lex- } ngion county will meet Monday, Sep- 9arrl ember 4th, 1910. This will be the the ast meeting of this board until after in? he general election. Voters having ^ io registration certificates will please surr ,pply for them. Hoi: J. P. Richardson, oat* E. S. J. Hayes, 1US J. D. Langford, out w Co. Bd. Registration. "ea mmmmmmmmmmammummmmammmmmmmmmmmmmi || POWER, SPEED, COMFORT, I STYLE, PLUS THE 1 REFINEMENT : | That means low cost of upkeep jf That's what you get in a 1 1 y 1 i a proved value. This ear meets every representation. , i Regal "30" rises pre-emiueotly above its class. Have a i i demonstration and you will immediately see why we have i 1 5,000 satisfied owners. If you contemplate purchasing a > 1 car at any price, do not fail to investigate Regal "30," it 1 Iwill probably save you money. You will find this car costs 1 less for upkeep than any product of similar specifications, r Gasoline and Oil?That's III, f Write Us for Full Information on the Regal Line. [ KARL F. OSWALD, j < District Agent, I II LEXINGTON,: S. C. I I ' L JATBIBE TEI 8 Q VffIB cratid voters of South Carolina, as in 1A I UnC I Elfci?V I Uil every way competent and capable to fill the responsible duties of Governor. His ability is unquestioned and unqussMailV a Lexington Header tionable; his character is irreproachr rv nr 11 able; his simple word is a9 binding as Knows Too Well. his bond; always true to principle, i Vhen the kidneys are sick, honor and integrity; his whole life is | Mature tells you all about it. an unanswerable argument to the ] rhe urine is nature's calendar. faintest whisper against his upright- 1 nfrequent or too frequent action; ne9s of character, his sobriety and his ^.ny urinary trouble tells of kidney untarnished reputation. L Snortly after leaving college, he An's TTidnev Pills cure all kidney lost his father, and taking charge of ~ 1 his father's estate, farm and mercan'eople in this vicinitv testify to this, tile business, he managed it with great r. F. Goins, 1608 Pulaski St., Co- business judgment and succeeded in nbia, S. C., says: "During the past paying off a large indebtedness, at the ir I suffered a great deal from pains same time he was a father to his the small of my back, the attacks brothers and sister, educating them en lasting for several days at a time, and today they look up to, love and r kidneys were also sore and the respect him as a father. He has good 'retions from these organs were judgment and excellent executive natural. Deciding to try a kidney ability, his election can be no mistake uedy I procured a box of Doan's and we bespeak for him the support iney Pills In a short time after I of the democracy of South Carolina, ran their use, I felt better and in a As a representative for two years, 7 weeks, I was entirely free from as a Senator for four years, he always , pain I do not hesitate to recom- stood for those things which were for . nd Doan's Kidney Pills." the best interest of the people, and as r0r sale by all dealers. Price 50 Lieutenant Governor for four years, its Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, he was absolutely fair and impartial w York, sole agent3 for the United in his rulings and presided with dignity ttQS ? and ability and we firmly believe that htc ropnrr? f-hprp ithuIp pnfit'pa him tn tememoer me name?uw<uia?auu ? ?? ? ? :e no other. ( fchat promotion which is always ae _ corded an honest and faithful, public irbecue at Eml. Corlcy's- servanfc will furnish a first-lass barbecue :h refreshments at Eml. Corley's 3GCHTISG to GlV6 flllfl .ce, fiye miles from Lexington, and 3 mile below Hon. D. F. Efird's 3 ISiCW SlOIYISCl?. Saturday, the 3rd of September. ndidates irl the second primary will ? suffered intensely after eatmg and Iress the crowd. Wada F. Corley, | D? medicine or treatment-I: triedI see.ntington's famous 'cuist, will pre- ^ to do any good," writes H. M. c the meats. Especial attention Youngpeters, Editor of The Snn, Lake 1 be given to ladies and children. >,Jew- ?1?1?- "The first few doses of D. LAWRENCE CORLEY. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab* lets gave me surprising relief and the ^ " " second bottle seemed to give me a new fl kn ordinary case of diarrhoea can, stomach and perfectly good health." 1 rule, be cured by a single dose of For sale by All Dealers. SB imberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarea Remedy. This remedy has no V ,eby AU?DeK complaint9- For Must Sign Their Letters. ?^ Sheriff P. H. Corley requests us to * * ^ *mt 4-% <"1 cf oto tin of Vi a -ctril I nnt. nr> xr anv a f f-_o n - iff 111* UUVCllllFl" IUCXjCVU r>v.ov-w luau nv, ium uw 1"~j hvvvu Fndorspd hv Hnmp tion fco uneig"ed comunications. The XLUaorsea uy liome Sheriff has been receiving a number of People. otters recently from different parts of n Wednesday afternoon, July 13, a!lpS?^yio*at*or8 enthusiastic meeting of the citizens ot iaw' but falllnS t0 alK" their names. Sishopville and surrourding country ; held at Woodward Grove for the pose of advancing the candidacy of [jpr/lr^ Hon. Thos. G. McLeod for the B hrk&22 |& sa q * I 3e of Governor. Tlie people of Lee | ijjgg E3/0^ nty want to show the Democsatic | ?|\I|^SL^ hLI* Ifim m ?rs of this State what they think g E heir home candidate. The follow- g m^a j" resolution was adopted and a com- inffllW tee of five appointed to place the ) tfegV ie before the Democratic voters of State at the expense of the meet- T n^rvr.,.c en ever7t}:inR else fails. In nervous prostration and female ^9, the citizens of Bishopville and ^SSaef lhey aJe Jhe suPreme oundiner territory, the home of the *#*? ousand3 have testified. 1 l/m&IIFl# a itro?v^ a atp^ lorable Thos. G. MeLeod, cancii* h rvn ivivrct^uvcm ahu * for Governor, do hereby in meet- I STOMACH TROUBLE I assembled, voluntarily and with- I it is the best medicine ever sold I his knowledge or solicitation, I over a druggist's counter I rtily recommend him to the demo- mi,mum h?