The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, March 08, 1904, Page 3, Image 3
REPUBLCIN ROOSEVELT'S
RECKLESS ROTTENNESS
PRESIDENT'S EXTRAVAGANCE EXCITES
FEARS OF HIS PARTY.
Costly But Tawdry White House Decora
tions-Million Dollar Suburban Home
Suggested.
A dispatch from Washington
sa that a million-dollar home in
the 0uburbs for the president and
the icrease of his salary to 7;.ooo
a ar are the latest steps toward
eXt7,avagance fathered by reubli
can leaders very close to tile pres
en". OCCUPant C the white ouse.
C(:--I1ng as these do coinlcieiit with
the request for aii appropriation ot
'9c.0o ior new stables to guard
ag,.st the Roosevelt horses con-.
trreig colds. they have served to
drmAw renewed attention to the un
ned extravagance which has
marked every phase of the Roose
velt administration. The wiser re
publican politicians are manifest
im no little alarm over these de
ve!ol:ments. since they realize that,
suchi evidences of extravagance
may prove a dangerous weapon in
the hands of their opponents in a
campaign before the people, and.
tIere is Iuci etort in consequence
tt c.over uD the facts.
Despite the running to cover
which followed the diclosures
bre.ught out by the $o.ooo-stable
bill. it has been impossible for the'
republican politicians to conceal
the many unpleasant facts which
serve to illustrate the wanton e
travagance of the present admiris-,
tration. This has been accompa
nied by a reckless disregard of the
sacredness of the relics of former
administrations which has shock
ed the people who seem to hold to
the idea that there have been a few
presidents worthy of a place in the
memiory of the American people.
Restoration" is the word ised
by the president about the way in
wh!ich the white house has been
ransackeI ol eVeV traditiol it pos
Se'Sed andi made Iver into an imita
tion of a newly -millionarie's madern
pakace. There are many who will
tak- exceptions to this comparison,
claim ing that it is too favorable to
thc white house visitors ironm New
07k. who were recently inspect
ing the improvements. and declared
that the white house resembled a
gra"d central depot. When Mr.
rV-evelt entered the white house.
it was supposed that the old build
ing had been put in excellent con
(Ition. True the corridors were
furnished in simple taste and there
was an absence from the rooms of
anything like tavdry hangings. but
there was on every side - the sug
Cestion of historic interest and the
lhomelike residence.' befitting the
democratic idIea of what a presi
dent stands for.
In striking contrast with all this
are the gold panels that meet the
eve on every side, fanciful contrap
tions shadi'ng yillow. green, blue
andi pnrple lights: all sorts ot es
sentially modern decorations which
tainiulv clash with the simple co
ionial lines of the building.
( ne is astotunded to read the cost.
the nation has been forced to pay
for all this extravagance. First, an
approp)r'ation of S475-445 was slip
ped into the sundry civil service
bill in Itune, igo.t to cover the cost
of this~so-called "restoration." in
c:t.ad of calling on the army of ar
Chitects which the government enm
ploys for the construction of its
public buildings throughout the
country, and wvhich numbers in its
ranks 'some of the leading archi
tects in the United States, $65,ooo
was paid to a New York firm, the
head of which had the good fortune
to be a personal friend of the then
secretary of wvar. Mr. Root. to furn
ish the plans for what proved to be
the most i9agrant piece of vandal
ism which any president has ever
hadl the nerve to commit upon one
of the treasured traditions of this
country. P>ut this sum wvas not
enougfh, and from time to time the
general appropriation for the "res
toration" wvas increased. until it ag
gregated S650.ooc. Nor does this
include the S65.ooo appiropriated
for the p)resident's horses. nor the
No.oc, which congress only sev
)r:ite to hundr new sta )me:.
\\-hen or* thiniks of Lhi eni'or
men~S anroprIaio:n and then looks
at thie re:< (t :-pace tile v.hite
lhon- . the q'zestion in inevitable.
there are some expensive articles
in the new -!blishmei For ex
ap e re is a gilde( piano In
te east room. costiag S I.ooo.
There, i a rugT which was m1al. mn
Inia at the president's own request
that is said to be the largest rug in
world. There are a number of
chairs scattered carelessly about
that cost S400 each. Of costly cut
glass there is an extravagam
abundance. Yards and vards of
the most expensive carpets have
been blought. In the places where
the famous painting's Of Lincoln.
\\'ahington. Jetterson and other
hmusAmeriCans once hung.
there now are seen stuffed heads
a: rizzly hear. tw anteohpes.
tw( bisons and several other ani
!'iPls. I ctures of tIhe presi(elt and
if (nvral Leonard Wood fill up
th er niches f rmely occupied by
t .aintig of really great men.
There will. doubtless. he me
shar) things said in congress albout
the S140.000 which ie president
has asked to cover the cost of ser
eants. awers and other luxures.
!ut then. it should be remembere(d
that somebodv has got.to pay for
tiie elaborate entermtainmnts which
have h n given at the white house
during the past season. Indeed,
the gaudy grandeur o: these affairs
has dazzled diplomats from the
wealthiest courts in Europe. Onlv
four of these functions. and of
these four the.!cast elaborate given
has been fr the people. The din
ners. the teas. the receptions. the
miusicales. the luncheons, the at
homes. the theater suppers. all have
been the scene of gatherings of
wealthy society women and men.
who. because of the catering to
1t.:ni by \\ashing,toni offcialdom.'
are ioekng hre in great numbers
to imake their homes for the win
ter. Ftpr example. at a recent musi
cale. 2.800 electric lights were used
in the illumination. This is nearly
one-third as mant as was used in
the illumination of Chicago along
the line of march on State street.
fron Harrison to Lake. when
,resident McKinley was the guest
f the \Windy City, on October o.
iSO').
Nor is this abandonient of sim
plicity coinned to the furnishings
of the white house. There was a
time when one army officer. assign
ed to duty at the white house, could
easily attend to the superintending
fte socicty functions. and he had
the title of superintendent of pub
lie buildings and grounds. But
now. in addition t, this, there is a
mai1r donio. MaIor McCawley.
whose word in matters of etiquette
is law. Assisting him are nine offi
cers of the armv. navy and marine
corps. who must always appear in
full uniform when they go to the
white house. and the maior still
inds this number insufficient.
It is all this and a great deal
more that is causing conservative
republicans to ask: "WVhat are we
coming to?"
CURIOUS STORY FROM COLLETON.
It is Said That a Man Has Confessed to the
Murder of His Wife, for Which Three
Negroes Were Lynched.
Charleston Post.
A story is being told in Colleton
county that Section Foreman Tones
of the Atlantic Coast Line. while
on his deathbe'd a few weeks ago.
confeised to 1he murder of his wvife,
who was killed at Ravenel in May.
1902. and that the three negroes.
* im Black. lames Ford and Thom
as Prvor, wi'ho were lynched for the
crime, were entirelv innocent of it.
The murder of Mrs. Jones was
one of the most shocking ever com
mitted in the State. Her dead body
was found one morning during the
latter part of May in the dog house
in the rear of her yard with the
throat cut and the head crushed in
from terriffic blows delivered with
some heavy instrument. The body
of the murdered woman was dis
covered by her little daughter, who
reported to her father, who was at
work down the railroad track, that
her mother had been killed. Hur
rying home Jones found the body
in the dog house and he seemed
completely overcome with grief.
It was believed that the crime
was committed by negroes for the
puirpose of robbery. The theory
was that the negroes wvent to Jones'
re.idence that morning after he had
goerf to w.rk. killed Mirs. Jones
and dragged her body into the yard
and threw it into the dog house and
b,ecame frightened and ran away
before looting the house.
The news of the killingr spread
over Colleton county and armed
men started in pursuit of Black.
Prvor and Ford, who, it is said.
had been seen near the jones cot
tage In the morning of the tragedy.
About three weeks after the con
mission of the crime llack was cap
tured in ( ;eorgia andl he was
brought to Ravenel+and taken be
fl)re Mt,agistrate lBehling. who com
mited him to iail. While the Con
stable was en route to \\alterbor
with Black he was met hy a mob
if white citizens and the prisoner
taken to the scene of the crime and
-rnng to a teceraph iIle and 'his
hold'o riddled with bullets. It was
ad tha 1 e fore bein-, ilebd
Iaclk c ne i sed the crimt1,e. itm,tp:i
i ol and 'ry(r. F.ri is
ail to hlave watche'] the hi;use
while l and l're r co mm itted
tie -r-irv. i"oth Ford andi Prv,,r
su tied tile :ame1C fate as lack.
!!''u.h at (dif7erellt titmes.
A slor*t While ag Section .\a -
ter lones was taken ill in Colleton
Coulk:n and after a few weeks he
<iie 1. iefore death. liwever. it is
aiti. accoring to the sto4rv in C(ol
etin. that he tId his physician that
ne had killed his wife. He said
that he knew he was going to die.
but he could not die until he had
tOld all about the crime,. le thenl
recited the details of the killin.
saying that he killed his wife while
in a passion. 1Ileditatelv after
mak;ng tile oiifessi,in he is said to
have ttirne( over on his side and
breathed his last.
There are a great many people
in Colleton who are not disposed to
attach any importance to the alleg
ed confession of Jones. declaring!
that it was only the ravings of a
dying mai whose mind had become
affected from sickness and suffer
ing. The storv is being widely
talked about in Colleton countv.
NOTICE.
Puriuant to an Order of His Honor.
D. A. Townsend. Presiding judge.
<!ated February 9th. 1904. appoillting
Me .. Referee to take testimony and
report same on the first day of next
C,urt in rv;erenice to the matters set
ou in Paragraph IV of the present
mnit f te Grand Jury as to "puni
y:e mneasurers it an excessi na
tnre" beiig practiced be those in
charge of the Cointy Chain Gang. I
w ill hold Reference and begin to take
tetniony In said matter at my offce
In Law Range. Newberry. S. C.. on
\\ednesday, March 9:h. 1904. at Il
i cl.,ck a. ni.. and fron day to day
thereafter until concluded.
All persons who have any interest
in said matter. either as witnesses or
accused are hereby notined to be on
hand pr(mptly.
FRED H. DONIINICK,
Newberry. S. C.. Referee.
Feb. 25. 104.
Aliilistratrfs Sale of Personlal Property
As administrator of David L.
Fulmer, deceased. I will sell at his
:ate residence in No. 9 Township.
on Saturday, MIarch 19. 19u.. at
m( a. mn.. the personal property of
wvhich the said David L. Fulme. was
posisessed, consisting oi one mule.
two horse-wagon. 'buggy and fa.rm
Terms of sale: Cash.
THOS. T. FULMER.
Admivnistratior.
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