The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, August 21, 1912, Image 4
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:
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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
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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,
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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.
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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:
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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
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ENDORSED AT HOME. I
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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 ,
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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
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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
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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. I
August 17th, 1912.?45 I
Remember, Mr. Voter, it will take 1
two years to correct a mistake made
at the polls next Tuesday.
AS WELL AS
large ones are welcome here?
you need not wait until your business
has assumed great proportions
before opening a Checking
Account, DO SO TO-DAY.
Our patrons regardless of the
amount of business done, receive
every courtesy in all matters of
business entrusted to us?and
there is nothing in safe banking
we cannot perform. Talk it over
with our cashier.
CAROLINA NATIONAL BANK,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
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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.
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