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The Lexington Dispatch Wednesday, August 21, 1912. Q hi. Ha km as, Editor and Publisher D. R. Haltiwanoxb, Assistant Editor. Entered at tbe Poet Offloe at Lexington, S. 0., as second class matter. CIRCULATION 2.300. The Dispatch Commended For it's Fairness Editor Lexington Dispatch: Ua#. Qi?.? A o q aiHtoii nf TiflTircr. JL/VCII UA1 AO W v* V* ?0 ton county and Sooth Carolina I desire to express to you my appreciation, and I believe I am expressing the sentiment of hundreds of others for your unbiased and on pre juiced attitude during the present campaign. Too have treated all -candidates fair, giving each one a square deal, and your subscribers fair by stating the issues clearly with the platform of each candidate, leaving every one to form their own opinion. I feel it necessary to write thi9 as during this disgraceful (for I call it such) campaign of mud slinging and personal abuse, but few papers have acted as they thought their readers had intelligence enough to form an opinion, not only this, but most newspapers have put themselves on the low level of most of our candidates and gone i J ~ U about abusing candidates anu p.ulishing things in many cases unfit to be read by a decent public. The press is the school that most everyone attend, and without it the country would be in a bad condition indeed. It should therefore realize the necessity for its purity. While the newspapers have been crying graft this summer I fear some of them have 6old their colums to the highest bidder. If all papers would take the position of our .own Lexington Dispatch we would not have as much personal predujiee in our campaigns as we have. There is no doubt but that a few more campaigns like our present one, our primary system, the hope and privilege of our common people will be doomed to destruction. I do not know the cause of all this excitement in politics, for it seems that when one party is in power citizens could differ and make their discussions such that would be the interest of both. Yet, % now the question is "where can I get something out of it." Who can I help to elect that will help me in any personal ambition I may have, regardless of wnat is best for the general welfare of the country. As an illustration of this, a gentleman hexe desires another man besides the present County Supt. of Education elected. I asked him if ail the schools in the county was not in better condition now than ever before, and had the> not kept np with the advancement ot the day! This he admitted. Had not the present superintendent of education shown as much wisdom ss any ot his predecessors, and been as faithful to his duty as any? He said ht thought so. Had anything been done to injure any school? No. Had not the superintendent of education stood for what he believed to be right, ani with moral courage stood and forced opposition as a man without fear or favor? And was not all the members of the county board of education gentlemen of ability, and did onl} what they believed right as far as you knew? He said yes they were. Then what is your reason for opposition to the present ccunty board of education? Because they moved the school house in my district without my approval and I wa9 one of the trustees at the time. Are you certain it was not for the best interest of the district? He said that he did not know but he did not like it, neither would he ever vote for a one of the four men for anything, if he ever voted again. I have not mentioned thi9 incident in behalf of the superintendent 01 education. I only use this as an illustration to prove the course we are drifting in politics, and how necessary it is for something to be done for improvement, Being associated with masses of the people in the cotton mill and on the farms my idea is that our only hope is for the press of South Carolina to cease personal abuse of any candidate?hold up his public and and private record truthfully and sincerely, and leave it to readers to draw their own conclusions as to their fitness. I have heard many people representing the high ideals of life, say during the last few days they would not go to the polls at all as if one half was true that was told through the n wspnpers on the candidates, they I c>ald not conseientioul9y vote for any. "* ? * ? ?? The i lastration 1 U9ea 19 omy one ui many I have heard recited this summer concerning *no9t every office from governor down. It is time for improvements to be made and the only ! chance for improvement to come 1 rapid is fo;* other papers in the state j to follow the example of the Dispatch, j a paper that every true citizen of Lex- j ington county should and I believe do I feel proud. Signed, A CITIZEN, j To the Voters ot Lexington County: ||s| C i|x\ 1 I am a candidate for county auditor, : and a*k the people of the county of my birth and where I have spent all ' my life to stand by me in this elect- 1 ion, I promise if elected to serve you ? to the best of my ability, all I ask is that you elect me for one term and if : I fail to render you as good service as you have had in the past, I shall J not ask you for the office again. I will give a good bond for the faithful performance of the duties of the office, and Lexington county shall not suffer if I am elected. If I was not 1 competent I would not ask the people t for the office. I was raised on tbe ^ farm a poor man and have had to work for every dollar that 1 ever re- 8 ceived in my life. I have always done I everything I could do for the upbuild- t ing of Lexington county, and have ( spent my entire Jife among you. Lex- * ingfcon soil holds the ashe9 of my ancestors, I started out in the world a r poor struggling boy and had to work . out my own education, I have al- 1 ways had an ambition to rise in life ^ and serve my county in some way, I and it is with pride that I refer to the vote I received two years ago as a candidate for judge of probate. At E every box in the county where 1 ever c lit e or worked, and at my home box t I received handsome majorities. My position flas always been that a d public office i9 a public trust and be longs to the people, and ? favor ro- a tation in office, allowing every man j in life a chanc to rise and serve his county in some way if he can merit * it. I have made a clean, honest cam- a paign, running on mv own merits. y I promise, if elected, to discharge the duties of the office honestly and b faithfully, with honor to my self and credit to my county. v I trust the people of Lexington will t, consider the light that has been made in this campaign to defeat me. I ask 1 you to remember that I am making t the race against a man who has served p you for three terms I have stood aside for him for six years. I was- E working for the welfare of Lexington county and paying taxes in Lexington ij county for many years before Mr. W. h D. Dent come over from Richlano county. I d-? not make the statement 8 that Mr. Dent has not made a good g auditor. His record is before the peo- r pie; bnt all things being equal I think that Lexington county should have her native man for one term. f Thanking one and all for whatever $ consideration I may receive on the t 27th of August, J beg to remain, Respectfully yours, Ioor Hayes. I a ENDORSED AT HOME. I g s Such Proof as This Should 1 Convince Any Lexington ' Citizen. , The public endorsement of a local t citizen is the best proof that can he p produced. None better, none stronger b can be had. When a man comes for- g ward and testifies to his fellow-citizens, addresses his friends and neigh- 0 tors, jou may be sure he is thorough- 'J ly convinced or he would not do so. p Telling one's experience when it is for E the public good is an act of kindness n that should bo appreciated. The fol- t: lowing statement given by a resident o d Lexington adds one more to the o i lany cases of Home Endorsement p which are being puolished about Doan's b Kidney Pills. Read it a Mrs. R. F. Powell, Factory Hill, c Lexington, S. C., says: "A member v of my family used Doan's Kidney Pills I and the results were so satisfactory t that we willingly endorse this remedy, a Its use brought relief from backache h and trouble with the kidney secre- t dons.'* i: For sale by all dealers. Price 50 1: cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United StatesRemember the name?Doan's?and 0 take no other. e Lexington School to Open. c The Lexington Graded and High i School will begin the next session on t TVTnnri or Sonrpmhor 9 in thp npw i 1UVUUUJ 9 VVA ~9 W-*V ?' building. All students of the county who are * prepared to enter above the seventh grade get free tuition. Students from ^ other districts entering lower grades A will be charged as heretofore. Announcements for opening day of 1 school will be made later. s Marriage. t On August 11th, at the residence of ? Mr. W. S. Grout, Leesville route 7, ^ Mr Carl W. Price and Miss Irene 1 Crout were married by the Rev. B. D. Wessinger. i Stimulant or Tonic? Ayer*s Sarsaparilla is not a stimulant. It does not make you feel better one day, then as bad as ever the next. There is not a drop of alcohol in it. Ayer's Sarsaparilla is a tonic. You have the steady, even gain that comes from such a medicine. Ask your doctor all about this. Trust him fully, and always do as he says. He knows. ?sa?c?aamn i i iia i at riaaaw Who makes the best liver pills? The I. C. Ayer Company, of Lowell, Mass. They have been making Ayer's Pills foi aver sixty years. If you have the slightest doubt about using these pills, ask pour doctor. Ask him first, that's best. Made by the J. C. AYEE CO.. Lowtll, Mass. Fine Tribute to Gov. Blease By Rev. J. A. Sligh, D. D. When Gov. Cole L. Blease spoke at ?omaria, in the lower part of New>erry county, on Saturday, July 26, he va9 introduced by his lifelong friend md supporter, the Rev. J. A. Sligh, D., president of the board of trusee9 of Newberry college, who paid lov. Blease a magnificent tribute, tip KKcrVi nnw in Ms 77rh vear. is a ' ? - - ? j ? latiye o! Newberry county, and lived n Newberry county until very recent!} rhen he moved to a place which he Las purchased near Columbia. He erved St. Paul's Lutheran church. iear Pomaria, as its pastor coutinuinsly for forty-six years, completing his long: pastoral charge on the 12tb lay of November, 1912. Dr. Sligh has served continuously a? , member of the board of trustees ol dewberry college for forty-three years le was its secretary for seven yea^ ,nd its president for twenty-nini oars, and he still holds the latter po ition of president of the board. Dr. Sligh presided oyer the meeting ?hich Gov. Blease had been invited " * * ^ 1 r\r\a A. o address. Addressing tne jl,-uu w ,5C0 people who had gathered to hea' be governor?nearly all of them th< ersonal friends and enthusiastic sup>orters of Gov. Blease. Dr. Sligh spoke of the spirit of grat* Lnde as one of the finest traits of * igh character, saying that he hac reat contempt for a man who is no ;ratefnl to his friends. "That is on? eason I admire the present governor," ie said, "because he is true to hiriends, if he wasn't he would not b( worthy the confidence and the votes 01 he people." The Dr. further said: "Look at the )emocratic convention some tim? go, which tried to impress that everyiody was against him. Look at th* lans to defeat him since then?thi> ;reat committee that met in Augusth ome time ago. There was nothing a the world behind that but spite irork. The whole idea was to defeai lole Blease. God has directed the ffairs of this world in such manner as o defeat their purposes, and I am >roud of it today. Instead of injuring iim, it has made him stronger ano tronger. "Some people say Blease is a bad aan. A man said to a friend of mine, [ don't know how Mr. Sligh can suport such a wicked man as Cole llease.' That man himself is a good lember of the church, a good Chris ian man, but he measured me by his wn half bushel?what he had in his wn heart. That man has, to my own ersonal knowledge, voted for men 3ii times more currupii, ixiuxu wiuii.c?j. nd profane than Oole. Bloa9e ever ould be. I can tell him very plainly rhy I vote for Cole. Blease?because think he is a just man; because I hink be is a good man and makes us , good governor. He is an open man; ie is not a hypoceite, and I do admire hat in any man. I believe he has the nterest of the people of South Caroina at hart.'' Mr. Towill's Platform. L'o Democratic Voters of Lexington county: In view of the factthatonly a limit id time ha9 been allowed the candilates for the Legislature to discuss the ccnoe hpfnrp rhft nonnlp T ftm tnkinor WkJUVW WN| 4V4V VMV rv/v* ***** *"* *Mb his means of making known my platform. It is as follows: 1. I stand first, last and all the time or an economic administration of the iffairs of government, and to that end vill oppose all unnecessary and extravagant appropriations. 2. I favor the passage and enforcenent of laws looking to an equitable valuation and assessment of property or taxation. 3. 1 believe in a liberal, but not exravagent, appropriation for confederite soldiers, in which all bona-fide veterans of the lost cause shall be alowed to participate. 4. I favor the passage of an act naking all rural free delivery mail routes public highways. 1 5. I believe the state farm should 1 be sold, and all able bodied convicts 1 now being worked there should be J placed on the public roads. 6. I favor the passage of an amendment to the present fertilizer inspection act so as to make it easier for the farmers to secure an analysis of their fertilizers and thus protect themselves from dishonest fertilizer dealers. 7. I heartily favor the education of the masses, and shall heartily support 1 legislation looking to the improve- 1 ment of our free public school system, ] but I am opposed to all unnecessary and extravagant appropriations for the colleges, I regret that lack of space will not permit me to enlarge upon the various positions I have taken, and they are only given in order that the democratic voters of this county may know . where I stand upon the public issues. ( I have not, and do not propose to re' sort to anv underhanded or trickster , practices to secure my election, and I ( trust that my friends will go to the polls and see that none are used against , me. In conclusion I desire to say that I will appreciate the votes of all who agree with my platform; and, if elected, I pledge them to consecrate what ( talents I have to a faithful discharge of the duties of a legislator. Very Respectfully, John Bell Towill. August 20th, 1912. For the Lexington Dispatch To the people of Lexington county: I desire to make this statement through the courtesy of the county paper, After making a careful study of the Crosson acts, on the subject ot roads in the county and state, I am fully convinced that when these laws are put into effect, that they will re volutionize the road question in Lex ington county and will make ns the best system of road laws that have ever been enacted, and as fast as possible now, I will bring to bear every ^ Tvnr- tKom in full rtnorat.inn "HUl U LV fj U. J I.UUUj. 1U X Ul? and I desire the hearty co-opera Lion ol the county commissioners and county board oj township inspectors to help me in every way to carry them out to the full letter of the law, and I am satisfied we will see marked results and much benefit therefrom. I w ill shortly call a meeting of the count} township board of inspectors, to meet vith me and the board of commissioners, so that we may have a heart} jo-operation and understanding and good feeling and go to work to carry jut every provision of these roao laws, and I will begin now at once to carry the chain gang into each township, as I have advocated heretofore, so as to give each township its pro rata share of work by the gang and this will be done under the supervision and direction of the township inspector of r;ach township, who must look out for the nearest road in his township and direct the gang where to work when it comes into his territory. I shall as soon now as possible as is practical to do so, lay olf all the roads in the county and let them out by contract, (as provided by the Crosson act) and will , -? A.1- ???. ?T?A nwA O V>1 A Utgtll I/Lua WUlli <43 OUUJL1 eta we aio auic to do so, and the commutation road Alfred J. Fox, REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE LEXINGTON, - S. C. Real Estate Bought and Sold. 140 acres" two miles south of Barr, 6 miles from Lexington, 30 open, 50 acres pine timber, 6 room dwelling, a barn and stables, plenty running wate::. 62^ acres 3 miles we9t of Gaston, 9 acres open, 3 room dwelling, some pine timber, plenty oak. 46 acres one mile from Edmund 25 acres open land, 2 room dwelling. 139% acres 4 miles from ^Lexington the Augusta Road, 22 acres open, some pine timber, 6 room dwelling. 270 acres; 3 miles from Pelion, 50 acres open land, dwelling, plenty water. Fine lard for Cotton and errain. 162 acres 5 miles from Steedman, 25 acres open land, dwelling barn and Stables. 104 acres 1 mile from Edmund, 35 acres open land, 2 room dvvel- j ling, plenty water. SURETY BONDS. Write or call to see me AT THE HOME NATIONAL BANK, Lexington, S. 0. i L? ? 11 taxes collected or enough to begin work and I am satisfied we will soon have a much better system of roads in 1 Lexington county. L. J. Langford, c Supervisor, c I ? * Social Picnic J The:re will be a social picnic at c EEopeg Ferry on Saturday August 24, i 1912. The public is cordially invited a and the good ladies are expected to 2 bring well filled baskets. A good time c is promised all who attend. r E. C. Monts, ^ E. H. Kleckley, r Pres Freshley, "M TT T nrirtt Committee, j NOTICE State of South Carolina, County of Lexington. 1 Notice is hereby given that on the 26 th day of September, 1912 the books of subscription to the capital stock of the Carolina and Georgia Railway Company will be opened in the office of Welch & Nettles, 1300 Washington st., Colu nbia, S. C. The capital 9tock being; ,'5100,000 divided into one thousand shares of the par value of 8100 jach. James U. Jackson, A. A. Walden, L. J. Williams, J. L. Barksdale, Walter M. Jackson, Jr. Frank E. Courtney. Board of Corporators. R. H. Welch, Attorney for Board of Corporators. 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It will pay yo this store "Whe] SOLD R With Ruff Hardware Co. ?o the Editor of the Dispatch: Please allow me space in the olumns of your valuable paper to anLounce to my friends and patrons of jexington county that the Ruff Hardware Company has purchased the enire stock of hardware and implements if T. B. Anghty & Co., whom I have >een with for the past year and that I im now with the aboye named firm, md will be glad to have you call on >r write me for anything you may leed in the line of hardware, buggies, vagons and all kinds of farm machilery. Thanking you for all your past patonage, trust that I may have the fieasure to serve you to the best of A ny ability. I am, Respectfully yours, Sam D. Mathias. 603 Main st., Columbia, S. C. IF Yflll UT1NT 11 1UU IV iliM 1 I Your Watches and Clocks put in firstclass order at reasonable prices bring them to a T. H. Donney, The Watchmaker. 1218 Main St. Parlor Restaurant,Columbia,S.C. 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