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^ T-TTrTtTT AL T A mn orriAxi ! ANDERSON. S. 0.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 21. 1903. VOLUME XXXIX-NO. 18. JULY SALE 1 HanSdUfaerl ' U MUK, t?o4Tuloral This Sale of ours is bridging us business, but it's no moro than we expected. The people know that when ^e advertise Clearance Sale they can depend on it being a clearance, ?hey know from past experience that when we say an article cut from $7.50 to $6.00 it's so-no donbt about it. We do lot pay big prices for advertising space to tell an untruth ?bout on" Store or about the Goods we sell. If you want STRAW HATS, LOW CUT SHOES, ODD TROUSERS, TWO-PIECE SUITS, re have them all at OUT PRICES.] COME IN-you'll not be disappointed. This ii their space, but there are so many; Bar gains in their line that they can't enumerate them all here, so they ask that* their customers use their eyes in looking over their matchless values in SHOES, Warranted free of must and rats. Their feed Are of the beat quality, < Everybody'that is anybody knows that 9 ... And "aich like." Tb see them ie to buy them. They aro hummers* ~iey are Headquarters on good, sound, dry* ls the beat that grows. So why pay more for infe rior, goods when you can be transcendantly happy by trading here. THAT'S THE QUESTION I DEAN & Tibe Folks that SeU the Good Kinds. Senator Latlmer on Immigration. Senator Latimer apent last Wednes day in the city, and on being asked for his views on the immigration ques tion, dictated to a stenographer the following interview for publication in the newspapers of this city : "The subject of immigration is one that is attracting the attention of all of our people st this time, and is a subject that I feel sure is not thor oughly understood by tbe people. A man who would make the argument that the 'riff ralf; a?d 'soum' of Europe are to be dumped in upon our people in Anderson County, or South Carolina, or any part of the United States, snowed his utter ignorance of the national law upon this subject. Congress and the Legislature of South Carolina have passed Acts prohibiting the Chinese from coming to America, sod also all foreigners who are not Anglo-Saxons, or who are not able to pay their expenses in coming to this country, and who have not sufficient means to prevent their beooming a tax upon tho people. All foreigners who come here must have a knowledge of our language or of our institutions and our form of government, and be able tc dem?nstrate to the Ameriosn Immigration Commissioner the faot that they sro fit to make American oitizenB. Tho law is very striot in its provisions against aiding foreigners m coming to America ; in other words fchnre is a heavy penalty against cor porations or individuals furnishing money to pay the transportation sod expenses of those who desire to come into thio country. So this national law prevents the riff-raff of Europe from entering' upon Amerioan soi*. I speak with some authority for I am a member of the Committee on Immi gration in the Senate. "In my judgment, the only hope, under the threatening situation, to preserve our representation in Con gress, and in the Electoral College, is to in?rense the white population of the South. Although Mr. Cram packer hsu been trying for four years to have his bill for the rednetion of our representation in Congress consid ered* the leaders of the Republican party hive strenuously opposed its consideration,- The President's atti tude on this subject, f oreing the plank in the national Republican platform over the opposition of most of the Re publican leaders demonstrates to my mind thst if the Republicano are elected in the present contest our rep resentation " in Congress will be re duced in proportion to the disfran chised vote of the South. In a word, we have in Sonth Carolina 140,000 negroes of voting age, or between 700,000 and 800,000 negro population, upon which we now have repr?senta tion in Congress and the Electoral College. If our representation be based upon the aotusl voting strength of our people, as ?B proposed in the Crumpscker or Roosevelt plan, out of the seven members of Congress that we now have we will lose at least three representatives from this State, and the representation in the Elec toral College will.be reduced in the same proportion, thus destroying our voice ana vote in the "ouse of Repre sentatives and Eleo<??al College to one-half of what it now is. If this reduction is accomplished there are but two ways, io my jndgmsnt, to re* i store our influence m Congress and the national election. One is to restore the ballot to the negroes cf the South. This ire, as a people, san never eon* sent to. The other is to import or encourage white immigrants to nome into our midst. - This policy I air; heartily in favor of Ipr the following reasons : ? "First, wa can replace our thriftless negro population that can heyer be assimilated by white races, nor who will never make American eitizona, in the true acceptation of this term, and who are gradually every year growing worse and worse and harder to manage, with a white population ' of thrifty people, who will aid us in building up onr land, diversifying oar crone, and who. will not come io com Ktition with ns in tho producto of the rm, as they will If rgely be interest: ed in the raising of cattle and other orops besides cotton.. Thi3 class of people in oar midst will aid in build ing good sohools, supporting oar churches, building good roads, and making ourHouth loo dpro ope rous like otbsr eeotions of tho Union, g "The negro has been a carse on the South sines his arrival from Af rios, and will remain so as long as he pre-> domin?tes ia numbera as at present. "Tho tendency of all oar immigra tion laws, both. Sute and National, is to keep out the kind of immigrants that oar people seem to dread. In fact, it is practically impossible for them to come ia ander any circum Ri*n?ee. The object of thooo laws is to provide for the inspection of peo ple who ooma from other countries to America, and if they sro found to be unsound or unsatisfactory in any way to kean them from landing. Ev-, ervbody admits that .we, ;aoe4nthe right kind of people,' sad as the laws prevent the Wrong kind of people from coming in any moro there is nothing for anybody to ba so alarmed over;. .'? i "The impression that seems to 1st' io the minde, of a great many people is very harmful, and if I have basa able to say anything to correct this wrong impression I consider that I have done no moro then my daly. ? I am sure that aa soon as the people reflect over the matter, and study it and understand it, they,will see the error that so many of them have been led into. " Onr peonl* ?*? tlnzjz be depended on to b's right sud do right whenever the facta aro placed belora CONGRESSMAN AIKEN'S POSITION. He Clears up Some Erronous Impressions as to the immigration Law. Mr- Editor : I have learned that the national immigration bill, and my speech in support of it, are subjects of oomment and some oritioism in eertain sections of this distriot at this time. Some of those who see "spooks" in the bis! ol&iu. that its purpose is to bring in a foreign ole meat who would compete with our mi>ll people. A large portion of Anderson's popu lation is engaged in manufacturing. They have made this oounty one of the first in the South, and they de serve in great measure the commen dation of tho whole people. I am opposed unalterably to any rucas uro detrimental to their interests, but in the spirit of fairness we must first be . convinced that such a meas ure is detrimental to their interests. Carefo'i examination of both tho bill and of my speeoh on immigration reveals not one line indioating a polio; whioh is any sense detrimental to the interests of rail! people. The whole tenor of mv; speeoh advocates the introduction of farm laborers and farm twne:*s, and that, too, in seotions of county whiob are wasting away for lack of sufficient intelligent white labor to properly oultivate the coil. The bill has no beering on immigra tion further than to guard against the influx of worthless immigrants, and to provide a means of so?eotiog the best amongst those whom the U. S. gov ernment has already admitted. While the measure is an excellent one, and oould result only in good in selecting a high class population to take the plaoea of those who have turned from farming to the manufuotuving field, still it does not and cannot compel any State to take advantage of it that does not elect to do so. In ease a State should elect to avail itself of the provisions of ouch a law tho bill re quires that, the U. 8. government shall furnish the State's agent with quarters and suoh information as will enable him to guard against worthless immigrants in his selections. The bill is in every oonoo discriminative and restrictive in its provisions and narrows rather than widens the doors to immigrants. The fact is, the good people who now operate our cotton mills were onoe tho main stay of our farming population and in ooosequenoe of their change of oooupation farm lands are idle and unprofitable. In many seotions of the State we are ad vancing in manufacturing, but it is too often at the expense of declining agriculture. The neoessity for white immigrants is not so apparent in An derson County if indeed it exists at all, but Anderson County serves as a splendid object lesson when it is com pared with other oounties.of the State whioh have a thin wbite population. Our land is owned mainly by small white formero who look to its preser vation and upbuilding, and the con sequence is tit is three times as valu able eommeroially as that of counties lesB favored in the matter of white oitizens. Would any man in Ander son County say that the oounty would be more prosp?rons if half our white population moved out of it ? Would this not be considered an absurd prop osition? Thou it xoiiows that a coun ty that has less than half the white population per square mije is just to shat estent poorer and less prosperous than we are when on. that population Srodnotion depends. If Anderson buntydoes not need them you may be sure they will not como boro. - If you do ssl want thom they cannot oc cupy your lands., Xou' - ire not ob liged to give ?hem place. .Io it D? open question whether or not we need more white farmers Tn Anderson County? If wo do DO*., whioh is by no means conceded, we should not act the part of the "dog in the manger" and undertake td blook the way for those Counties which oould utilize to great advantage intel ligent Anglo-Saxon immigrants in converting barren waste into produc tivo fields. The bill in question io beat inter preted in the light of what I have previously said on the o tump. The closest uorutiny of my speeoh does not reveal a word advocating the intro duction of any people other than agri culturiatg. The immigration law of this State provides (Seo. II) "that immigrants shall be confined to white oitizene of the United States, citizens of Ireland. Scotland, Switzerland, France and all other foreigners of Saxon origin." It will be seen, therefore, that the objeet of the Aot is to prevent any except the best people from coming here. - ^ The MU provides for the selection of worthy immigrants byan agent of this S.ate, and, of course, under the restrietioas of the laws of this State, and does not, rind necessarily could not, impose any regulations not sane? J?oned?y oar own legislature and ap proved by our votes. ' ' But let ns seo if immigration does notfaotually benefit in great measure our people engaged in manufacturing. When produotion is adequate and well regulated mill people have steady em ployment twelve months ia the year. Mills eannot run regularly when the supply of raw. material ie short, and the consequence is that thousands of handeinusfe bo i?!e. Then ia set the impair of raw material- the best riend of manufacturing people ? Ag rianlture/like th? roots ; of a tree, gathers its substance from the soil and distributes it through every branoh bf industry. When it languishes dar pfeiil?n is feit in ev-eryhousehold, and when it flourishes every depart ment of business flourishes wUb it? The agriculturist sud the mill man work ia entirely different fields, they do not oompete, but the best interests of both depend upon a proper care of the interests of each. The Federal law, Seotion 2, of Act approved March 3, 1908, expressly prohibits the importation of paupers and persons likely to become a charge upon the publio ; it also expressly prohibits tho admission of any immi grant whose expenses are paid in whole or in part by any other person unless auch other person is a relative already resident in this oountry. A study of the Congressional enact ments OD the subjeot of immigration shows that the purpose of national legislation was first to restrict tho number of immigrants, as in the Chi neso exclusion Act, and later, not only to restrict number, but to select the best CIBBS of immigrants by providing that paupers, etc, should not be brought here, the latest Act being that of 1903. One of the most sorious blows aim ed at the South in reoont'years is the Crumpackcr bill, whioh provides for a reduction of the South's representa tion in Congress and iu electing the President of the United States. This Aot is aimed to punish UB for the dis franchisement of the negro. We can successfully fight this by bringing here desirable white voters ; and this is one of the causes of the awakening of the Southern statesmen to the im portance of this question. In concludion, Mr. Editor, let me say that I am in favor of everything that will build up this oountry. mor ally, educationally and financially. I want to see the Third Congressional district the most populous, the rioh ?ot, the most progressive seotion of the State ; I want to see South Caro tina the moot populous, the riohest, the most progressive State in the Union ; I want to see the South the most powerful seotion of our oountry. and I want to see our oountry stand at the forefront of the nations of tho ??orld. WYATT AIKEN. ' Honor to Whom Honor is Due. Albert Williams, colored, died at bis residence near Denver on theSlBt inBt., Itter an illness of several months, aged 17 years. The deceased was born and raised and lived all bis life in thia coun ty, and was well known as an honest, industrious, good citizen. Though born a slave, the property of the lato ThomaB Dickson, and without adulation, yet by industry and econo my, with the help of his good wife and children, he managed to necumu lato considerable property. He had jo od judgment and business tact, yet was ever ready to ask counsel ot his white friends, and acknowledged that much of his success in life was dne to following their advice. Bis white friends lind every confidence in his honesty and integrity. His promise was as good as his note, and his note was considered good for any amount he saw flt to make it. To show the confidence of his white neighbors, one af them, who had known him for over thirty years, said he "would be willing to trust Albert with a peck of silver und it not counted." So this man, though uneducated and humble, show ad himself worthy of confidence, and with the help of his equally good wife has raised a family of eight children to idolt age to walk in the same way-re spectful to and respected by the white people. For sixteen. years he had been a member of the A. M. E. Church, and by his seal and liberality waa instru mental is erecting a commodious Church building near his home. This Church is known as Fairview, and here his body was laid to rest on the 22nd inst., followed to hie grave by a large concourse of sorrowing friends, both white and colored. - Morgan W. Thrailkill,' convioted in the Saluda court last week of mur der with recommendation to mercy, ind sentenoed to life imprisonment in the State penitentiary has been taken to the penitentiary for safe-keep ing, pending an appeal in Ms case, if any is taken. His son, Clarenoe, has also been taken to tbe penitentiary to be kept thete until called for by the sheriff to answer to the charge of mur der. Application for bail will be made (or young Thrailkill. - At Branson, Hampton County, last Sunday night J. B. Bennett shot and killed his wife. He was awaken Od by a noise and saw some one he supposed was a burglar. Drawing a Eistol from under his pillow he shot is wife through the heart. Bennett was implicated in a murder in 1895, and wis pardoned on eondition that he nsver return to the State. His wife had been living near Branson and Beuaett had been visiting her. - The Odd Fellows' eommittee on the orphanage home whioh will be located in Greenvillle, report that a formal transfer of the property will be made on or before the first of Septem ber, and the actual work on the or* 5b an age will begin shortly afterwards, 'here lias been over a thousand dol lars in contributions reoeived by this committee. - Allen Heathington, an 18-year old youog business man of Meggers, near Charleston, was shot and killed last Thursday morning by a negro who escaped. The young mac was remon strating with the negro about some work ?hen tho negro shot. There was considerable excitement in the community over the affair. - Lightning killed three mules hitched to a log oart at Lynchburg, Sumter Conn ty. The negro driver, riding one of the mulet, esoaped with a severn shook. ' <-- Ills reported that at the county campaign meeting in Charleston a few days ago factional feeling at times ran high, nearly provoking fights. - A home will be established ia Greenville by the Southern Baptist church for the ohildren of Baptist missionaries, - A colored man itt Beaufort raised LWO postoffico orders last week from 50 eents to 120 and passed them upon merchants. To See the Prettiest and Most Complete Line of DRESS GOOD Ever stawn in ?.oderson, at Prices that DEFY COMPETITION, come to A A^t^AA A. A, A. A. A A. A.A. AA A. A. A. A A. A The Racket Store. vvvvvyvvvv TV f ? <y y ? wyvy VTV sp Oar Bayer has just returned from the Northern markets? and values in Goods are arriving daily that prove to th? most fastidious dressers the result of careful selections. . See our Stock of the Celebrated Strouse & Bros. High Art SPRING and SUMMER CLOTHING, Which will interest those who wish to dress well and SAYS MONEY. A new and complete line of OXFORDS, Men's, Women's and Children's, at prices unequalled else* where. We extend to all a cordial invitation to visit our Storey inspect our Goods, and be convinced that what we say is true? MORROW-BASS GO., Successor to Horn-Bass Co., 110,116,120, East Benson St.,.Anderson, 8.0. Our Buyers Are off For The change in business we contemplated hasn't as yet materialized, so will continue business under old firm name. We respectfully ask your patronage for the coming season, which you have so liberally bestowed in the past, and promise you a Stook of Goods that will ba in every particular TJp-to-Date. Watch our ad. for new arrivals. Moore, Acker&Co. RUBBER SUMPS ARE MY LONG SUIT. I make any kind except the bad ones. * I furnish a name, Stamp and indellible pad for marking linen for 40c. I have some other good things. cr. wiLsoasr GIBBES, Typewriters, Office Supplies, Etc., 1334 Main Street, - - . . Columbia, S. C.