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THE STATE CAMPAIGNERS:
i
Lively Meeting at Greenville on Last
Thursday. I
RICHARDS AND BETHEA HAVE SPAT. *
Big Fuss About the Question of Loyalty?Cooper
Receives an Ovation? >
Big Crowd and Considerable Feel- ?
ing. ,,
Crcenville Xi -ws, Friiluy. s
About Iwt'lvf hundred people from I
the city ami county yesterday at- o
tended th?- state campaign meeting r
at City park, whose only incidents I:
out of the ordinary were a decided
ovation lor Itohert A. Cooper, a
spirited clash between Lieutenant h
fjovernor Andrew J. lb-then and .John >
'I. Itichards, candidates for governor, t
and the lieutenant governor's reply to I
certain ncws|taper critics. >
Applause was liberally bestowed >
- I. I.i.ini. II
upon the canuiuau-H. inii> ii Kivi
n tn Lieutenant Coventor Ihllii'ii's I
utterances ?il loyalty ami |>at riot ism. v
it was, however, a Cooper crowd, t
jihIkIiik Imiiii tin- reception fjlven hiin o
when In' rosi- to sjm ak anil during Ills t
remarks. Stati'iin-nts of o|i|>osltlon to
former Coventor I (lease i?> many r
^ candidates tin t with vein -mcnt up- n
W iiroval. It was an ovi-t w hi'liiilnuly a
ant I-lt|eusc crowd arcordinK to thi- <
a|i|ilaiisi- ami clH'crinir that greeted a
every ili'i'laration of hostility towanl v
him ami his position on tin- war. il
An account In detail of tin- meeting s
follows: a
Connly Chairman T. I*. Cothran
presided ami kihmI order was main- u
tallied. Ii
For Superintendent of Education. >
J. K. Sweariniteii of Coliiiuhia, can- |i
diilate for re-election, IIest up|ieured I
heiI- as a candidate a decade ago. lie I
has liei-n re-elected for several terms, h
lie told of the administration of his
office, lie named many people in s
(ireenville county who could certify as c
to his work, fireenville is hehind e
some other counties la-cause some c
school districts are unwilling to vote r
additional taxes. Twelve hundred dis- il
tricts have voted such taxes. There
an- now special taxes in 1.750 dis- v
tricts. Crged voters to vote for state K
aid for schools. Will continue his il
policy and extend his efforts if re- e
r
I'llTII'd.
V K. Itector of Columbia, another
camliiliiti1 lor superintendent of location,
said that 25 out of loo cannot |
road or write and that 75 out of ton s
leave school before they reach the lifth y
Kiiidr. Once worked in cotton mill.- >
Helped to start mill night schools ?while
he was teaching at Olympin |
mill in Columbia, lb- taught in nor- |
mat schools in the Philippines under a
civil service. Told of his record as n
superintendent of schools in Darling- a
ton. Worked his way through Kurmon ti
university'and the Univctsllyt of South s
Carolina. Told of work for rural *<
school legislation while member of K
the general assembly. p
For Attorney General. s
Claud N. Sapp of I tineas tor, declared
there is no unkindly friction *
between candidates for this ofticc. Is n
making race solely on his own merits. flias
been assistant attorney general r
since 1917. Thinks war is not an is- w
sue in this campaign. There must be w
quest ion to make it an Issue and t|
there is no question that South Caro- {<
Una is 1 <141 per cent loyal. Was for |
war before the Knifed States went q
into the conflict. When lie was can- h
lidate for congress for seat vacated
by death of 1>. K- Kin ley. said he
would vote for war if elected. Agreed
with the South Carolina senator who ,|
said when the Hermans gave notillca- p
tion of unrestricted submarine war- K
fnrc. "The ships of the I'nited States h
...oi .... ih.-v damn nlease." The \
man who ivfu.Hia to lend his money (,
to the government is just as much nn (>
ally of (Serntany as the It an soldier
who shoots an American lighter. Ap- tl
pluUSe. o
It. I'. Sear son of Ilarnwell. another
eamliilate for attorney general. |j
said he was a free lanee legislator
tinder the administrations of Ansel, ||
ltlea.se and Manning, is not a coat- h
tail swinger and is opisised to "isms." f.
Has Iteen for the Wilson ndmlnistrn
tion and has never iieen aide to join tl
In consigning tin1 constitution to hell, j
Would follow Wilson anywhere and h
eulogized him highly. Cares what ||
sort of country this Is after he is dead 0
and gone. The paramount Issue Is t.
winning the war. What the voters of tl
South Carolina should do is to elect t!
men to olllce who will make our sol- tl
dlers in the trenches feel that South |
Carolina Is behind them. (Applause.)
Samuel M. Wolfe of Anderson, for a
attorney general. Is from Anderson p
and graduated from Kurmun unlver- a
sity In 1903. Studied law for five t
years in law offices and at University a
| of South Carolina. Has practiced law j.
r for ten years in all the courts. Is c
president of the Anderson liar nsso- ii
elation. Serving ;ts assistant attorney >
general is not a prerequisite to hold- |i
Ing the olllce of attorney general. The t
war is the paramount issue. Is strong c
i . ?Cil.,?? o?.l .illAttlil U'lf h *
lor ITTSIUCIll I1IIWU ?w.?.
approval Judge Westcott's sp?>ech a
nominating Wilson for the presidency t
in 1916. Is willing to devote the cam- ji
" pnlgn to patriotic addresses, hut the h
party custom is for political speeches, t
Has lieon defeated for the legislature (
in Anderson county t>ecnuse he |j
wouldn't support Hlease, but was g
elected finally. Hopes Anderson coun- p
ty is no longer for Hlease. Had rath- r
er go down in defeat than "stultify
his conscience and mortality by voting (
for Hlease." (Applause.) p
Commissioner of Agriculture.
W. D. Garrison, candidate for com- r
mlssloner of agriculture, commerce l
and Industries, is a practical farmer, v
expert in scientific agriculture. Un- t
derstands processes of increasing pro- <1
duct ion. Is Clemson graduate. The )
successful farmer raises enough fool-Ir
stuffs to support his family and then t
cotton. He who raises nothing but T
cotton Is a failure. Knows fanning t
conditions thoroughly. Native of An- s
derson. y
. It. Harris of Pendleton, said he was c
the first man in the state to dlrec <
attention to the commercial side of t
agriculture, the most important fea- t
ture of agriculture. People have i
greatest opportunity in agriculture to- i
day. What the farmers lack is or- c
ganixation to market their produce. I
Th?- war cannot be won without the t
ariner. Farmers have made enough,
>ut they have never ?ot enough for
t. Has studied agriculture more than
5 years. Has two sons in the service,
"arrners are doinc more to win the
rar tiian all other classes put to- ?
ret her. I<
H. T. Marrison is from the Sea
stand cotton section. Runs at the reHiest
of many farmers in tfie state, a
Cot a politician. Rife has been given o
iver to farm int.'. Wants the govern* 1
nent to take over hundreds of thou- h
arids of unused acres along sea- h
oard at a reasonable price ami let it i
lut in tracts to returned soldiers for c
eclamatlon. This would help solve a
nlior problems after the war.
For Railroad Commissioner. I<
l>. 1- Smith of Colleton, says that (
nuer section of state endorsed hirn. t
Served in the house of representa- v
ives si-ven years. Was auditor and >
reasiirer of his county for 13 ycai-s. a
Cot candidate of faction. Is patriotic, p
Ian nut fully behind Kovernment has
10 place in thin country. Has two
po>s in service and third who isn't 17
rants to eo and jfet some Germans
no. If ch'Otfd will thoroughly coperate
with I.'. S. railroad adminisnitlon.
J. T. Vowoll is a practical railo:ul
man. is only man in rare who
indi-rstands railroads. Can repair
nythinK in connection with them,
tnly son Is now in camp. "If thenre
any kaiser sympathizers here. I
rould like to s?*e them awinif to yon,er
|?ole." Kailroad commissioner is
crond only to governor in importnee.
II. H. Arnold of Spartanburg, has
ever been in state polities before,
iiit served ten years in legislature,
iow on board of directors of state*
x-nitentiarv. tin local draft board,
loesn't like to blow his own horn,
las served for nothing on draft
oard.
T. J. Mcl.'iimhlln says will hold
cales of justice evenly. Kngaged In
oust ruction of cantonments. Workd
for Kowniment in Virginia. Will
o-o|M*rate with government in raiload
administration. (Jive the workuk
man a chance.
A. A. Itichardson of Columbia, reiewed
his administration as state
nine warden. Turned large amounts
rito treasury to aid schools. Tohl of
ontroversy over his otlice. Made a
Inging speech.
John G. Richards.
John fJ. Richards of Kershaw, was
he llrst candidate for governor to
|s*ak. Reviewed his record of eight
ears as railroad commissioner,
fever let (Militics interfere with disharge
of duty. Never indulges in
lersonalities about other candidates, j
lad part in creatine: free scholarships'
t Wlnthrop, the Citadel. Clem son I
twi tin. UntaM-altv of South Carolina I
nil is proud of^t. Stands for I'riiext
books for the public school* w
lays Cooper would strike down nil '}
choliirships?"cruel blow to poor
iris and boys." Cooper's plan imossible.
If elected governor will p
tand for scholarships.
Piscussinp taxation at lenpth, he ?
aid that Cooper said that taxes could ?
ot 'be reduced. Itichards said they Jl
mild is- reduced. Tie said that taxes ''
cached the lowest rate in 20 years '
hen he was chairman of the house '
ays and means committee. He said '
hat at one time but for T. P. Cothran '
ixes would have been as hiph now. s
le charped that the Manninp ad- "
linistration is extrnvapant. The war
e said, is not an issue. He asked for '
lection on his record. (Applause.) '
Andrew J. Bethea. fl
Lieutenant (lovernor Met hen, can- '
idate for povirnor. said that he felt 1
ride in the almost phenomenal '
rowth of (Sreenvllle. He referred to "
;ivlnp been secretary to (lovernor
lartln P. Ansel whose administration, l'
e said, reflected credit and honor w
n the state, liethea said he Is no w
oat tall HWlniror. Is for rlcnn |>ollles
and pood povernment. "Nothinp
f the demapopue In my make-up." n
"I want to pay my respects to a h
ttle two-by-four journalist, one time p
dltor of the (irvenvLlle Piedmont, p
iobert Oulllon." He saiil that tjillllen h
ail assailed him. saving that "Bethea tl
ilks patriotism and waves the flag." '
Why indict me when I do so? Isn't c
hat the best business for any man?" A
ie said that he held tho record in his a
and. He referred to a certain head- p
ine in the Piedmont at the beginning if
f the March Gorman offensive to the n
ffect that the Germans had broken ii
hrough the British line. He said w
hat it was common talk at the time c
hat the i'ideinont was pro-German h
le referred to editorials by Editors a
[oester and (Juillcn explaining the \i
ttttudc and the headlines of the s
aper. He (minted oat an editorial tl
s to the conservation of grain in I
his country for the use of the Allies n
nd the manufacture of liquor in tl
England, and said that the article d
rlticised England. "Don't you see the v
risidiousness of the editorial?" asked s
Ir. Bethea. "It was against Great t
tritain, nnd, therefore, against the e
'nited States?" (Applause and h
heers.) He referred to Mr. Quillen's v
esignation after serving a short time h
s editor of the Piedmont, and said h
hat Qulllen took credit for the oh- v
pctlonnble utterances. Said that r
>oth Koester nnd Quillen admitted s
hat before the war they were prolennan.
He said that the Piedmont t
s trying to eliminate him from the r
overnor's race and tHat he did not "
ropose to let 'German-Prussian
aethods' be used on hhm. t
"I am not seeking the votes of t
lerman sympathizers, slackers and t
roflteers," said Mr. Bethea. v
He said that at Walhalla he had o
ead the reputed utterance of Cole L. t
tlease at Pomarla, July 27. 1917, in v
rhich Blease was quoted as saying t
hat the blood of the American sol- v
ilers kilted in France will be on the e
lead of President WJlson and the a
nemtiers of congress who voted for c
he war as an unwarranted sacrifice, i
That statement, said the lieutenant t
rovernor. is the (fist of the real is- t
iue in this campaign. It is an issue <
vhich he proposes to meet on the
nmpfttgn. (Great cheering.) He askd
John G. Richards at Walhalla c
vhether he endorsed that utterance t
>f Blease and Richards had not ?
inswered. He said that Richards had t
inid that he (Bethea) was within the i
Iraft age, when Richards knew that i
ic is not, that Richards had heard t
lim nay that he had tendered his
erviees to the war department, alhoutrh
he held an office which exmpted
him. that he had offered his
ife and all he had to the nation.
The js-ople of South Carolina will
leot no man unless he is 100 per cent <
uynl and patriotic." (Applause.) I
Richard* Interrupt*.
John (J. Itichards came forward 1
nd said that Met hen had told a man <
n the stand that he was sorry he i
lad injected such an issue at Wal- i
alia. Itethea said at WulhnJIn that 1
le did not intend to reflect on I
tichards. Raising his hand with <
lenched fist as if to strike, Itichards I
dvnnced toward Hethen and naked. <
Do you mean to say that I am dis- i
ayal to my countryT' Chairman I
'othrnn took a fiosition between the (
wo candidates. It looked as if there i
,-ould he a llnht. Chief of I'ollce <
for and Chief of itural I'ollce Cosncll
jid others rushed to the stand to j
ireservo order.
The crowd raised a mighty din. I
'oritur Mayor <5. Hey ward Mahon,
>r.. father of Major (5. He.vward
latum, of the listh infantry, now in
'ranee, standing in front of the platonn
shouted repeatedly, "You are
isloynl. Richards! John Kichnrds, I
now you and you know me. If you'll
otne down off that stand, I'll tell you
hat ,\ou are disloyal" An aged man
lid a well known traveling man made
imilar statements, yelling at Uichids
constantly.
Bethea Resumes.
When order was restored, Mr.
let lira said that he hail never taken
11 unfair advantage of any man. He
aid that Mr. Itiehards had not anwered
his question, and that the only
uestion is whether or not ilk-hards
ndorsed I (lease's 1'omaria utterance,
foes llicharils ln-lii-ve that the hlood
f our ga'lant soldiers in l-'nince Is
n the hands of Woodrow Wilson?
The quest ion of loyalty is not for
le," said Mr. Itethen. He read a
-Iter from Lieutenant Smith, a South
'arolinian, now with the American
miy in France, saying, "For (Sod's
ake don't elect men in South Carena
who won't sup|iort 1'resident
Yilson in the conduct of this war!"
siynlty and patriotism are the hest
i-sts of a man's fitness for otlice.
Shall the people of South Carolina
ow say that they are willing to call
lie soldiers hack from the tiring line
ml say they will not suptsirt the
nny of democracy? "You must answer
the call of the country as Fant
f (Srecnville, answered it. Yours
lust he the spirit of Charles I'inckcy,
the great South Carolinian, who,
f he were here today, would say,
Millions for defense, hut not one cent
or Corrnnn tribute!'" (Applause.)
Chairman Cothran gave warning
hat he would not tolerate language
hat might result in unfortunate acci
untf. He said that, if anybody '
anted to light. the recruiting Office '
i open on '
Richards in Reply. '
Richards said that he had already '
eplied to Hethea. Me said he has
mil- nephews, a brother land his
nly son In the service. He hits been
n the state council of defense a year '
nil half. He is not afraid that the
eople will believe anything against (
iin. He said that Hethea should face .
(lease and ask him iiucstions, that 1
let Ilea was trying to hit at him over
(lease's shoulder. "I am not re- i
ponsible for Governor Mlease's pub- r
c utterance." He referred to ?
(lease's speech at NVagener when J
(lease said that he would sup|x>rt t
'resident Wilson for a third term. "1 \
ill not here In defense of /governor
(lease. The proper forum for Mr. t
tethea Is In the senatorial race." (
tiehnrds said he wouldn't support a t
inn for any otlice unless he lielieved
hat man would give his life for his t
ountry. He thought that if Hleasc t
ere as young as Hethea. Hiram* J
I'ould be in the trenches.
Robert A. Cooper. '
The 1-aurens candidate for govcr- 1
or got the ovation of the day when
e rose to sneak. He thanked the f
ro|ilc of (Jreenville for their suport
in .tho twist. He declared that
e stood hack of 1'resident Wilson and
he nation. He said he favored war
cforc the United States went into the
onIIlet. Uermany intended to attack
.mericn, liut now "the Huns might
s well start back to Berlin." (Aplause.)
"My only promise, if elected,
i that I shnll use all the power of
ly office to back the government
ft the successful prosecution of this
. nr." He denied' having said, as
harped by Richards, that he favored
igher taxes. He said that so long
s our soldiers are facing death he
.oilId never favor reducing taxes if
uch reduction would interfere with
he vigorous prosecution of the war.
le is of the opinion that taxes will
ot be lowered. If the state dor's all
he things thnt Richards wants it to
o, plve free schoolbooks, etc.. taxes
ill ro higher. He defended his poition
on seholarships, saying thnt all
hat he desires to do is to provide an
ipial chance for education for ever>
ox and Rirl in tho state. He told of
lorthy nten and women who had
orrowed money to ro throuph coll-ro,
who had repaid the loans, and
rho are now splendid citizens. "Is It
ight to tax all the people to Rive
pecial privileges to one per cent?"
At this point, he said, "I don't want
o trespass on the time or my com etltors"
A voice in the crowd.
You haven't got any." (Applause.)
"I want to remind Mr. Richards
hnt we had one governor who used
he veto (Blease) and he didn't lower
he taxes." icld Mr. Cooper. Taxes
rent gradually up, despite the use
if the veto. Advocates budget sysem
of tlnnncing state. If elected,
rill oppose every extravagance. Let
he state tax commission determine
rhat amount of taxes Is due from
ach county, then let local assessors
idjust the assessment within the
ounty. "I wouldn't trim or comwomlse
to obtain office. I stand for
he right. If elected, I shall endeavor
o lie of real service to the state."
Applause and cheers.)
John M. DosChamps.
John M. DesChamps. the next can- 1
lidate for governor, gave a most enertainlng
narrative of his career,
ichlevementa and abilities. He says
hat in any department of knowledge
ind in any language be can meet any
nan in the state and come away with
he laurels. Says that he is the great
eat platform speaker In the woria.
Declared that 27 of 37 principles formulated
t>y him have l>een adopted
l>y the stute, the nation and the
world. In constructive statesmanship,
he admitted that he exceeded John C- j
Calhoun. He afflrraed that his
literary works have la-en translated In
10 languages and dialects and that
I he children of his pen {ire known all
over tho earth. Thinks th^t Wilson
needs not compliments hut would lagrieved
over the division In this state.
Wilson wants a solid South Ohrolina.
Present politics will spilt state wide
oja-n. 'If the kaiser had been here
today he would have been tickled to
death at the division shown." Voice
in crowd, "He would have got killed,
too." (Cheers.) Don't let factions
divide the people. Has put all he has
it the service of the nation. He said
t>f himself, "You are crucifying a man
of ability who has led a lift as pure
us an angel's," but he said that a
silent power" Is behind him and
that he will be elected governor.
John T. Duncan.
I?ts of applause greeted the veteran ,
>f the hustings, John T. Dunc;Ji, whoae
thrusts pleased the crowd. He said (
that when the minor candidates proposed
to have the gubernatorial candidates
speak last, Dcst'hampw protested
that, if that was done I'e'd never j
run for governor again. The action
was at once taken. Referring to his ,
Ight with McLaurin, said the newspapers
lied in saying McLaurin won, for
'the other fellow is now in the hospi- i
tal." Referring to RichardH' statement
that Rcthea should face RIease, he
said, '"The only way to face Blease is i
to heail him off. (Loud applause), <
Said he had written a letter to McLaurin
and the latter asked him to come
to sec hiin at the hospital. He said i
that "George Koestcr hns to carry his
hand on his stomach when reference
is made to McLaurin." Asserting that 1
Robert Guillen said thntDun-'an was a
dangerous lunatic, Duncan replied, "I I
mi dangerous to such is-ople as Quillen."
1
He said in reference to the general
matter of patriotism in the State, '
'There arc no traitora in South Caro- <
Una except a few dirty criminals who I
have handled German spy mo.;ey." A
lerman spy lived in Columbia six 1
rears, Count von Weddell, and when 1
certain German spies got in trouble, '
Ihis man left this country. A dummy
director spirited away the German
<py's papers, hut he ought to have
turned them over to the secret ser- 1
rice." I believe that there are men In
douth Carolina who, like Rolo Pashe,
right to face a firing squad." (Ap- 1
|ii nunri.
At the conclusion, Chairman Coth- 1
ran said that he was proud of Green- '
k-illc county, prouder than ever. '
Somebody In th* crowd yelled, "We
ire proud of you too," and the crowd !
iftpilUSCdv _di|ilrman Cothran said '
hat Greenville county will Vfttf Tftf S
nen of unswerving loyalty and pariotism.
AMERICANS IN BATTLE ' ]
n Tempestuous Rush Sweep the Enemy
Like Chaff.
From a correspondent with the (
Vmerlcan army, writing under date o( ,
Thursday night.) I
The American troops had carried ,
ill before them by late in the after- ,
inon and had proceeded so fast that
avalry was thrown Into the action. ,
VII the American headquarters staffs ,
onight were well inside the territory |
vhich the Germans held this morning. |
The allies have reached, roughly, ,
he line of Helleau, Courchamps, |
'hony. Villers-Melon, Chaudun and |
lie heights dominating Solssons. ,
French cavalry has crossed beyond (
he Soissons Chntenu Thierry road |
o openings made by the Franco- |
Vmerican forces.
The greatest progress made up to |
atest reports was about ton kilo- ,
neters, or a little over six miles. I
After i>a?<slng the third objectives ;
let for the operations of the morning
he Americans, In co-operation with ,
he French south of Solssons launch- |
<%a second powerful nttnek at noon. |
Showing the errect 01 spienuiu irum- (
ng. the American troops went for- |
varcl swiftly and fought with fury. ,
Nothing seemed to stop them, especlilly
In the region of Solssons and to
he south of that city. Light and
lenvy pieces were moved up as the
roups advanced and soon after each ,
larrage ended, shells from the Amerenn
guns were deluging the enemy's |
ear areas, iplaying havoc with his
'oroes, whether those In retreat, or (
eserves endeavoring to come up.
It was open warfare, with all the (
ittending excitement and through the ,
japs made by heavy guns and infanry.
the French cavalry dashed, beatng
down those In their path. Terrific
osses were inflicted at all points on (
he enemy.
The tanks did all that was'expected
>f them. The great lumbering enjlnes
rolled along in front pf the infantry,
driving the Germans before
:hcm with streams of bullets and
clearing away many obstructions that
lad escaped the artillery.
The enemy early began to bring up
drong reinforcements. Fresh troops
lave appeared at various points and
i heavy counter-attack will probably
lave to be withstood.
On the line south of Solssons the
American troops carried all their objectives
in the second attack with the
<ame dash as the first, even proceeding
further than had been expected.
The enemy was routed and for the
most part fled before the American
idvance, abandoning even light guns
?nd ammunition. Only here and there
jlong the line was strong resistance
offered and at these points the Germans
were attacked with rifle and
ikait rnltvtotPfl
steadily.
So far has the attack progressed
that tonight the enemy In the vicinity
Df the Chateau Thierry la considered
to be In a somewhat dangerous position?one
where he will have to act
quickly.
The American troops including
those returning, bandaged, are In
high spirits. The Americans have
received warm expressions of thanks
from the French commanders.
Food Administrator Herbert Hoover
Is on an official visit to England and
France.
aY
:* ' Af-Sfcr.- .
KtllNiUN IN KHAKI
Brtt Brians former Toi
getter.
HERE EAST ' MEETS I EST.
Renewal of Old Acquaintanoes Brings
Beck Recollections of Former Days
in Which There Was No Thought
of the Tremendous Events That Are
Happening Now.
(I'assed by the Censor.)
Correspondence The Yorkville Enquirer.
Camp Sevier, July 15.?"East is east
ami west is west; anil never the twain
shall meet," says Mr. Kipling. In
some ways ho is ripht and in soino he
la^ wrong. It all depends upon the
interpretation one puts on the statement.
East and w\-st and north and
south and Europe and Asia Mid AIDc*
have aJl met here In Camp Sevier
ajhl are in the army. So It seems.
One constantly runs upon former aculinintanccH
he never expected to see
fijfain in this world or any other.
Hack in the days when I first started
to school In Yorkvllle, there lived
there a kid by the rjame of Clarence
Alexander. We called him "Tad." He
was my buddy. I used to go swimming
In the "Ten foot hole" on Fishing
crook with him. We would stay
all day and I would come home that
night and perhaps get a licking for
running off. lie wouldn't. I used to
steal watermelons and cherries and
[Baches and plums and piny Injun
with him. One day I remember 1 hiul
fight with him on the street In front
Nathan Flensteln's store. I think
II cost my dad a dollar and maybe
Ad's dad a dollar. It was some
Wrap, though?about the only real
fight 1 ever had.
"Tad's" folks moved away from
there some fifteen or mow years ago.
I ^hadn't seen him since, though I
It^ve thought of him a lot of times. I
il was standing on the street In
l^eenvllle a few evenings ago. I
vaulted a match. A nice looking soldier
was standing pretty close to me
tod I turned to him with, "(lot a
rqatch, sergeant?"
He turned nround nnd reached for a
match. We looked at me hard. 1 look
ffd at him hard as IT I had seen mm
before.
.'Then I recognized him and ho inc.
."Tad." I said.
v"Jim." he said, grasping my outstretched
hand.
EThe conversation that followed developed
that he, too. had been at
:imp Sevier since lust fall. He was
id a regiment of engineers and being
upablr to pass the overseas examination,
was put In the sick, lame and
iMty gang of whom I recently wrote.
Hp is now in the same branch of
iivice that I am. the quartermaster
-OrfMb and he lives In hopes that he
JujS[ethave a chance to go "over
We celebrated our meeting that
light by going to a movie show and
then to a restaurant where we each
ite three fried eggs and nine t.reenville
biscuits. And we wound it up by
nch drinking a bottle of Hcvo.
One runs across old friends .and ncliialntances
like that every little
while. Sooner or later almost everybody
one knows will show up in the
irmy because they nrv aminos I all here
ir In some other camp.
When I attended school at WofTord
ionic seven or eight years ago, there
was a fellow there whom I'll call
Hnrold. That's part of his name, anyhow.
I used to use him sometimes,
end then he'd use me sometimes. If
i sought election as president of a
lite>nry society or something else, I
managed to work him so he'd pull the
chestnut out of the fire for me. If
there was a problem in geometry or
trig I couldn't solve, he could.
He was a pretty good sort, I
thought. He was a great ladies' man
and any Spartanburg girl who chances
lo see this story will recognize hlin.
He knew 'em all and they liked him.
I have pawned many a suit of clothes
or other property of value to get
money to give him to pay his laundry
bill so that ho would have a stiff and
itarchy white shirt to wear to see his
girl on Sunday night. If I won In the
old crap frame and he was losing. I
would put up for him too. Oh. we
were pals nil rlfrht.
Eight years is a pretty long time. I
hadn't seen him until n week or no
ago. when I met him on the street.
He's a second lieutenant. I put out
my best salute to him and then Involuntarily
started toward him to
shake.
He gave me the once over but no
Blgn of recognition passed over his
countenance, though he couldn't help
but know me. We were once thicker
than hops!
Still he's an officer and I an enlisted
man. There's a difference.
Men in his outfit say he's a most
capable officer. I know It Is so because
he Is a fine fellow.
Playmates, schoolmates, business
associates, they are all here or else
coming. Some soldiers firmly believe
that there are as many people In the
army as there are out of it. Of
course It Isn't so. but from the way
one runs on them It would seem so.
A great big, red faced, husky chap
came up to me a few days ago and
slapped me on thephack. It was Jean
Hood of Hickory Grove. "My brother
Herschel is in the army at Camp
Jackson." he said, "and Ernest Good
is in the army somewhere."
And to think that those three boys
were jerking: soda and rolling pills In
a drug store at Hickory Gro\ie less
than a year ago!
Ebenerer Gettys of Tlrzah, another
good friend of mine, was a levelheaded
school teacher in York county
less than a year ago. He probably
never dreamed then of ever going to
war. In fact, if I am not mistaken,
he told me about a year ago that he
waa seriously considering studying
for the ministry. He would have
made a cracking good Presbyterian
preacher, plenty able to eat all the
chickens in sight along with his
preaching.
He came in to see me a few days
ago. I had no Idea that he was here.
He waa hardened and tanned and if
there ever was a stoop in his shoulders,
there isn't now. He looks like
a soldier and is a soldier. He ranks
as an ordnance sergeant of the flfst
class. It's his job to keep check on
"4a1 * .
handed out to the boys to blow. Hunism
off the map. Even as he was
making- good as a school teacher, he's
making good in this, the greatest university
of the world.
Thus it goes. Everybody is here.
Most of thorn are making good. All
of thorn are trying to do their bit
for the cause to the best of their
ability. Glad they are in It. Wouldn't
be out of it. Have their ujis and their
downs. Confident they wlU win. Itnring
to get over and at 'em. Hoping it
will soon be over so that they can
take up their respective pursuits in
the civil life. Proud they are soldiers.
Smiling and cheerful. Trusting
in God and hard work to bring
victory and peace!
Jaa. D. Grist.
MR. BLEASE MAKES STATEMENT
Will mot ronow uampdiyn anu
His Reasons.
In the Charleston American of last
Wednesday, the following: apiiearod.
sent by John K. Aull from Florence:
With regard to the Florence meeting,
Mr. ltlease tonight issued the
following statement:
"To the Democratic Voters of South
Carolina:
"During the candidacy of tin- late
Senator Tillman I did not attend the
meetings set aside by the state Democratic
executive committee I localise
he was my principal opponent and I
did not care to criticise him and did
not intend to criticise hlin behind
his back. When he |iassed to the
great beyond, an event which I myself
very much regretted and as to
which I expressed my sympathy to
his good wife and their children. I
thought that possibly notwithstanding
the many rumors 1 had heard
that it would be a good idea to attend
such meetings ns I saw tit, but
the rules of the Democratic party do
not require such an attendance.
"I had promised the people of
Clarendon county that 1 would be
at Manning on the day of the regular
meeting and in compliance with m>
word, which 1 always have kept and
intend to keep, 1 nttended the Manning
meeting. It was my purpose,
as I stated at that meeting, to attend
such meetings as I saw lit, but
after consultation with some of m.\
friends, I decided to come to the
Florence meeting in order that I
might reply to any remarks which
might be made about me. The
newspapers deliberately published
the report that the meeting was to
lie held at Dillon today and not at
Florence. The result was when we
reached Florence that at 11 o'clock
this morning the time called for the
meeting, six men were In the courthouse,
the county chairman, two
candidates for the senate, two newspa
tier men and one onlooker. 1 sent
word to the county chairman that in
l iHa rlrwrf r",f"ijr J
thought It a good Idea to call off the
mooting and would not ho present. I
was Informed In response that ho
agreed with me, that he did not think
there would he any audience nml I
then returned to my hotel. later I
was Informed hy friends that some
of my friends and supporters had
discovered that I was In the city and
believing that I was going to speak,
had gone to the courthouse. I then
decided to go up to the courthouse,
which I did, and made a few remarks,
staling my attitude as to
this meeting. I have been forewarns!
of certain schemes which
had been outlined in the city of Columbia
in caucuses held by a little
clique of my enemies as to what the
purpose of the opposition was. Included
in that was an attempt to
force me into a difficulty with some
party and have a thug or henchman
on hand in the melee to stab me In
the back or shoot me clandestinely.
I could hardly believe this, although
it came from reliable sources, hut
since the meeting at Florence this
day, I am absolutely and thoroughly
convinced that should 1 further follow
the senatorial campaign it is going
to lead innocent people into serious
situations and will [sissibly result
in dire consequences. I think I
have thoroughly demonstrated in the
past that I can take care of myself
on the stump or elsewhere and that
I am not afraid to do so, but no
man can protect himself from a set
of dirty, cowardly character thieves
and slanderers, nor from a party of
thugs and nssassins who are willing
to commit murder if It be necessary in
order to defeat me and the great
mtiuann of the neoole whom I renre
sent.
"It Is for these reasons that I decline
to be a further party to an itinerary
In a campaign for the senate
of personal vituperation and abuse.
If tho people disagree with me In
this, and I know that they do not,
they are at a perfect liberty to elect
men who would be willing to resort
to such methods in order to win that
position. In the future, I shall eonduct
my own campaign in my own
way. My friends will approve It
and those who are not my friends,
for their ^opinions, their words or
their actions, I have not the least respect,
nor do I give them the slightest
consideration. If my friends
wish to attend meetings where arguments
are disregarded and only
personal abuse of me is used as a
reason for another's election, I have
no criticism, but ask that they wait
and hear me before believing those
who hope to be elected by personal
j vilification of me and thereby destroy
the rights of tre masses of the
good people of our state."
Although ship Iaunchings at American
shipyards on July 4 totaled 94
ships, plans are under way to go far
past that figure on Labor Day, September
2. Pacific coast ship yards
have already pledged the launching of
24 ships on Labor Day. Eastern
yards are promising their greatest efforts.
Secretary Daniels and Admiral
Benson, chief of the bureau of naval
operations, went to Norfolk, Va., last
Friday to make a personal investigation
of charges of profiteering in rents
made against property owners by navy
workmen. Secretary Daniels said that
he Is prepared to take extreme measures
to correct the situation which has
been reported to him.
DLCAOL AI DIAHVVUUU
Reform Candidates Talk to Big
Crowd of Greenville People.
SHERIFF RECTOR WAS IN CHARGE.
Mr. Richard* Criticise* Pr?*ent Administration,
and the Former Governor
Pays His Respects to John
Gary Evans?The Audienoe Was in
Full Sympathy.
| Correspondence The torkville Enquirer.
(SrecnvHle. July IS.? Declaring that
he was as loyal to the cause of democracy
iind freodom as any man
and had been ever since the I'nited
States went into war and that he was
anxious today to organize a regiment
or brigade of men over the draft age.
withdraw from the race for the I'nited
States senate and lend them Into
France. (Jermany or to hell if need bo.
ex-tlovernor Cole I- I dense addressed
a crowd of fully 2.500 |>cople at Rranwood,
a suburb of (Jreenvllle. last
evening. Sheriff Hendrix Hector of
tSnvnville, presided. Speeches were
delivered by (ieorge \V. Wight man of
Saluda, Reform candidate for lieutenant
governor; John (i. Richards of
K^rsliaw. Reform candidate for governor.
and ox-(Sowrnor Hlcnso. The
crowd which was all ltlease and included
<iuite a number of ladles listened
attentively throughout the meeting
which lasted about two hours.
Preliminary, to the speaking. Sheriff
Rector declared that any person who
attempted any disorder or Interruption
whatever would 1k> "jailed within
fifteen minutes." There were half a
dozen deputies on the grounds.
The sheriff declared that there were
fully 3,5(10 people present-and ventured
the assertion that the crowd was
larger than the total attendance on
the regular senatorial rnm|>algn meetings
held thus far. He took n hand
primary of those who expected to
vote for the ex-governor as senator
and Mr. Richards for goverxor. Hundreds
of hands were rats?*d. Then he
asked for a count of those who Intended
to vote against the two. No hands
were raised. The crowd was all
ltlease. and there were twice as many
js'ople present as attended the regular
meeting of the candidates for state
otllces here this morning.
Mr. (Ieorge \V. Wlghtmnn of Saluda.
candidate lor lieutenant governor,
presented his claims for suffrage, saying
he was a man of the people who
wanted to be elected by the |>eoplc.
lie had served his county as senator
and when elected he "was senator."
even as he will be lieutenant governor
when elected by the people. He asked
the suffrage of the laboring people
on the ground that he was a laboring
man who had worked his way through
his own efforts. He pleaded for an
honest election and an honest count
in August, declaring that he would
rsi^ &c- OSMWfc
ltlease In an honut. election than to
hold office by fraud.
Mr. NVIghtinan was well received.
John G. Richards.
"I have been a Reformer from the
time I was a beardhws boy and I
stand today where I stood In 1S90," declared
John (5. Richards, candidate for
governor, who was next Introduced to
the audience. Mr. Richards discussed
the matter of taxation at considerable
length, declaring that taxes were too
high and that If elected gova-rnor he
would do everything in his power to
bring about a reduction.
He declared that the creation of
useless otllces in South Carolina were
l;irK<*ly rr8|xinsiliU' for high taxcx. Ho
fit flicked f he .slate hoard of charities
and corrections, created under the administration
of Coventor Manning,
and declared that it was useless and
should he abolished. The hoard of
directors of ths state penitentiary
were paid salaries to which they are
not entitled, he declared.
The $f?0,000 fund Riven Coventor
Manning for law enforcement was absolutely
unnecessary, he declared, and
was in a measure responsible for high
taxes in the state. i'utling of this
fund Into tiie hands of the governor
for such a purpose, he declared, was
a reflection on every sheriff and every
other regularly constitute officer
in South Cnrollna.
"The war is not an Issue in this
campaign," declared Mr. Iticharils.
"There are none in South Carolina
who are disloyal. I have a hoy in
franco even as you haw. We are all
determined to push the war to a surcvssful
conclusion and every South
Carolinian, no matter what his political
affiliations, is perfectly willing to
give his all to that end."
"No part of (tin high taxes now
prevalent In South Cnrollna are ts ing
used in the conduct of the war," declared
Mr. Richards. "The United
States government Is maintaining our
lioys who are over there. The government
does not ask the people of the
state to assist In that througn siaie
taxation."
The speaker declared his advocacy
of free scholarships In the schools and
colleges of Sooth Carolina and took a
fling at Mr. Robert A. Coopor, who
favored the al?ollHhmcnt of all such
scholarships. He ridiculed Mr. Cooper's
plan whereby the state would
i lend worthy boys and girls the money
necessary for all expenses of a high
school and college education.
In conclusion the speaker declared
that If elected to *he exeouttVe chaii
he would be the governor of no clique
or faction: but would bo the governor
of all the people, ever laboring
for the best Interests of his state and
nation.
He was applauded.
Colo L. Blaaso.
Referring to him as a man who was
to be the "next United States sena
tor despite the autocrats and auto
cratic rulers of South Carolina," Sheri
Iff Hector next introduced former
Governor filease to the audience. The
former governor was received with
hearty applause.
enemies have attempted to
make political capital at my expense
I because I won't attend the senatorial
I campaign meetings that they have
. mapped out," said the ex-governor, In
beginning his speech. "There is nothi
lng in the rules of the Democratic
party that says I must attend those
: meetings. My political enemies made
the rules. I didn't. 1 said some time
i ago that I didn't propose to follow the
senatorial campaign party around and
' *.i- V
speak to. Their owi newspapers say
that they are getting no crowds. The
largest numtx-r of people they have
yet addressed was at Manning and I
had to go there to draw the crowd for
them.
"I have no apology for any speech
that I have yet made," declared Mr.
It lease. "One can take a part of any
man's speech and incriminate the
speaker. From extracts of my speeches
which they publish they make it
appear that I am disloyal. They don't
dare publish my speeches on the war
or any other question in its entirety.
It matters not what you and I thought
about this war before our country
went into it. The question is how do
we stand now. When I go to the
I'nited States senate next Mareh. I
am going to President Wilson and
say. "Mr. President. I am an Amort
can senator and as an Amertean senator
I am behind you in your efforts
to push this war io a successful conelusion.
You can count on me to the
limit.'"
Referring to the charges of disloyalty
to the government which had been
made against him the s|H*uker declnr
hi lhat William J. Thurmond, district
attorney for the western district
>f South Carolina, and Krunci* H.
WiKlon, district uttornry for tin- enst rn
district, were tdttcr enemies ot
his. "You can l>rt that If I were disloyal
or if those fellows hud any reason
to believe it they would have hailed
me into tlie Federal courts hum
ago." he said.
"I have hail a part in this war?all
that I could have. I have twice seen
(ienernl l'rowdel- and offcml to raise
a regiment"or brigade ot South Carolinians
over the draft age. good
lileaseites and lighting men for scrvice
in France. I will right now If allowed
to do so, withdraw from the
senatorial race anil raise such a regiment
or brigade and lead them
through France, Cermany or hell if
necessary."
The former governor said he owned
several thousand dollars' worth of
l.iberty bonds, a thousand dollars'
wortlw of war stamps and had contributed
within his means to the
American lied Cross, lie had also
given Camp Jackson at Columbia the
use ot II acres of land and a six-room
house of his at the camp site near the
city of Columbia.
lie reviewed his pardon record us
governor, saying he was* proud that
lie had the privilege of making so
many convicts happy. /He said that
linn- ni n- .-miiiiii i iiiiiiiiiiiiiin m Mi"h
iii France today whom In- had either
liai'doni'd or paroled when governor
and that they made an good soldiers
as juiy. lie charged that lie had pardoned
numerous tonvlets on the reconimendatlon
of Mr. Uoherl A. Cooper,
now candidate for governor, and
scored Mr. Cooper for criticising his
pardon record.
p- it Flung nil iilWi hH r ??
folfowers to enroll add to watch the
count on election day. "While good
Hleaseites and seventy-live per cent
of South Carolinians over there would
vote for nie If they had the opportuiiity.
are fighttng to make the world
safe for Democracy, you voters here
al home can make the state safe for
Demon/icy l?y watching the ballot
box on election day. If you are not ?.
satisfied with the count, count' 'em
yourself."
lie |>uid his rus|x-cts to ex-Governor
John Gary Kvnns, national committeenian.
The same news|Ki|icrs that formerly
charged Governor Kvnns with
stealing $15,000 limn the state In u
bond deal and in stealing other public
moneys, are now holding him up to Unpeople
of the state as a hero, he said.
In conclusion he assailed the present
state administration iyul Cowmen
Manning. "The governor brags that tubas
five sons who are In the service. /
It is so. Yet nil of them !ue strutting
about in pretty uniforms and holding
commissions and are in no more danger
of meeting the- bullets than Is this
cleclrlc light under which I stand." V
The m speaker predicted he would
have a walk-over In his race for the
senato and that he would heat Ml.
Dial in hlb home county. Mr. Itice of
Anderson, did not count In the race
because he was "spoiled already."
Much applause followed the eonelu
?ion of his speech.
Mr. Mease loft Greenville immediately
after the speaking.
Jos. D. Grist.
TO END BY CHRISTMAS
So Think Many American Soldier*
Now in France.
Ninety per cent of the American soldiera
now in France believe the war
will end boforc Christmas, according
to John ('umtninga, a former I'hlladelphia
newspaper man now at the
front. ,
Mr. Cumminga, in a letter to a friend
in Philadelphia, written while Hhella
fell ^ind hurst about him, declares the
Germans are fast losing their "pep"
and that their touted efficiency, especially
in the manufacture of war materials,
ia dwindling.
One out of every throe explosive
shells dropping In the territory where
Cummingx ia located fails to explode,
he says. The "duds" as they are called
by the soldiers, are picked up as
nou>i-iiirn, auu Aiiivnuiii duiuici.i.
crouching in their dugout* or on the
ground a* the whistle of an approaching
shell is heard, make wafers on
whether the shell will be a "duds" or
a live one.
One of these "duds" Is kept at headquarters
of Cummings's unit, having
been picked up by a captain, tho letter
sayB:
"Canvass the army and you will find
90 per ceat of them predicting the finish
before Christmas," Cummings letter
stated. 'The American soldiers
figure they have the Kaiser's crew
whipped already md you can't get
them to believe the Huns will be showing
fighting a few months hence"Taking
It all the way around, I *
think Fritz is losing his pep. Then
too, there are signs that he is losing
his vaunted efficiency, especially in the
manufacture of war materials.
"The Germans, as I understand It,
are experiencing difficulty in procuring
a certain kind of acid they use in
detonators. A substitute they are using
is proving a failure and duds are
the result."
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