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XLIII~ SO. 27" frNEWBER SoIY 8 0, TtTlAgbAY, APRIL 3. 19MoWIEAWEK3150AYA
o9xsTABLE FOR PROb31P TY.
The Blind Tigers Too 141chFor I u
nicippl Authorities,06fstble
Asked for and One Bot
Half Mill Tax to be
Levied.
Governor Heyward has rceied a
petition from the intendant and war
dens of the town of Prosperity ask
Ing for a constable to be sent there to.
assist in putting down the blind ti
gers. Chief Hammet stated last night
that he had been able to spaie only
one man at this time, and he has re
sponded to the request of Prosperity.
The above is from the State. It is
understood that Constable Eison is
already oq the ground t Prosperity..
It is also said that the blind tigers
are much worse in the rural districts
than they were ever known to be and
it will probably be. necessary to Itave
constables' in different sectiona of the
county.
It is something like what the gen
-tleman in Greenville is reported to
have said to Mr. Simpson. This gen
tleman was against the dispensary
but since he has tried prohibition he
says, "I can 't keep my d- niggers at
work. They fill up on the rottenest
stuff on earth, which comes from the
blind tigers, and they are not worth
killing. It was not so. bad as that
when the state's; institutions were in
the field.' From.what can be learned
that, is .almost .the situation in some
sections not so far from hereabouts.
Any: way you .ake It.it is a perplex
ing question.
The foliowjog js,vm the News.
and Courier in regard to the Pros
peri twation:
a formal request from' the in
te p Prospgr y,ji gstale is
t atht t.wh. Governoir
Heyward!s policy has been not to
send constables to 'iy -county that
'has voted out the dispensary unless
there is evidence that the'constables
are wanted.
The Newberry situation has been of
interestIfor some time, but Governor
Heyward was" ispomed to let *the peo
"le indicate what they wanted, and if
it *as"felt that they could get along
4ithout constables they weret*ot . to
'be sent there.
When' the .intendant of Prosperity
formally asks for a constable at that
Place Governor Heywar4 feels an'offi
cer-should be sent.
Instructions were given Chief Ham
met that the constable be detailed to, 4
Prosperity, and that he remain there
as lonp as necessary. It is not known
whether'Prosperity has a police force
nor. what its .size is, nor whether it
as the ability to deal with a "blind
"Pgr'' situation or not.
The return of the constables, even
one, will mean ' that the' special levy
of one-half of one mill will be collec
ted this fall in Newberry county for
expenses incurred.
Whatever expiense is involved sfor
the constable .sent to Prosperity will
' be paid out of the mnoney raied 'by
this special tax, and the remnainder
will be held to the creidt of thb.coun
ty..
-The auditot -of Newberry county
was in the city today i.n connection
with - other -matters and while hiere
asked abdut the .tai 'nder the Brice
adt'9ti Vioe of the constable being
sent to'. the . county. Mr.' Jones sug
gested that -the auditor write himi a
formal.:letter asking what lie should
do' and he would then advise him offi
cially and kiegp the secord and author
ity strai 44t.
AuUtit t kill also be issued' for the
.impositofi 'offthls one-half of one riill
taxc for the support of the constixh
lary in other counties.
The Herald and News understandsI
that Auditor Cromer will levy the
.tax this year. It wyas not levied last
year for the reason that the election
came too" late joget it on the books.,
Helium proves to be the one par-4
manen.t gas. Professor Olszewski has
Ssuddenly reloased it from a pressure
180 atmosphere at the teiperag
where hydrogen' Is about to. soli
ut there was no, siga'of lI
,although 'the' totporature,
~ bIh was ettlhnated' a2'[1 d..
fren t w zero Cent. This tper
bld l thin two dofee of h so
The Court House Question.
ro the Editor of The Herald & News:
Replying to S. in your lAst edition,
t does seem worth while to consider
he '$financial" aspect of the court
iouse location, especially when the
3um appropriated for the building
md site has been fixed at only $40,
)00. The plan proposed by S. in bUy
ng the MAnn, -McClintock, and Jones
3quares would absorb approximately
)ne third of the whole appropriation
lor the site alone.
One of the strong points made for
;he new court house was that it was
ioisy in its present location,yet your
,orrespondent. thinks that it would
)e wise to return to similar condi
ions'by surrounding the building by
!our streets. . It is not customary to
lo so, and it, therefore, does not ap
pear wise. I would cite you to
lreenwood, Spartanburg, and ChAr
lotte with their new buildings' in
;ilet%t dignity facing one street. In
she older county property at Sumter,
Jharleston, Columbia, Chester, Cam-.
len, Yorkville, Orangeburg, etc., it is
;le exception to ever find the court
louse on the corner.
Charlotte and Spartanburg have as
!ine county buildings as exists in this
;eetion; in these the absence of noise
s secondary only to the location.
If one of the mentioned squares
should be decided upon and the
tneets widened as outlined, would
;his not make' the lot too small.? The
6valks and. flowers and -trees coulM
lot be assembled about the coutt
iouse on the square if it is to be re.
luced by widening the strebts as that
Vou14 make the lot ab?ut one bun;
lred and eight&feet square.
C9ul. the: two streets 'be elegally
ind,m0r#Jly cloose pr wo uld teeh
md want the court house to come
>ur wak. Thei'e ivil probAbly be a.
ood kiany sites offered and I feet
,hat the commission will reason to
rether on the matter to the best in
;erest .of the county and agree unani
nously on one place; that they will
-onsider the increase of valuation on
3ther property and that they will
3lace the biilding onl unimproved
yroperty, all other things being equal.
There may be other locations of
lered where the surrounding lQuild
ngs are not just ideal, but it has been
vident that improving property. im
)roves tie' elass of its surroutidings..
The distaice from the square, jail,
Irainage, etc. must all be considered
mnd the commission must decide the
natter anyhow, so lets keep together
tnd pull for the best location; with
inances considered; let there be no
iplit to delay the matter by confus
ng the commission in a shifting pub
ic opinion blown by the wind of self
nterest.
D. W.
Advertised Letters.
Letters remaining in. the ,post of
ice for week ending Mar. 31, 19b6.
A. R. 11. Allen.
B. Maggie Breadley,. Ola Beckom,
siattie Brooks, John Bryant, Alma
sutter, Tenms Buttler.
C. W. H. Chandler, Rachel Cannon.
D. Newton Darby, Blanche Davis,
Cexana. Darby..
0. Carrie Glasgow.
J. Heneretta Jones, Sallie John
itone, Emma Jenkins, Lilla Jeter,
William Jackson, J. B. Kibler.
L Cr'eeey Lorigshore, Less Lindsey,
M Fannie Marland,- Carrie Mabel,
Uima Metts, J. L. Moon,
R Estelle Robertson
S Rosabella Shular, Alice Suber.
W Bertha. Waldrop,. MLndy Wil
lams.
Person calling for these letters will
>lease say they were advertised.
C. J. Purcell, P. M.
Millinery Openings.
This is the day for the inillinery
>)>enings. in the city' The Mower
30mpany, Hair & Havird and ,Mim
iaugh will display their line of sprig
nilli ery today, and Mimnaugh will
lonmti no his through tomorrow. All
hre of the houses. are showing a
arg te and prettier line of goods than
avr before showh in Newberry.
Th indications inow are that the
veat or will help fo make the mnilli
Lery how off .to adlvantage, and per
nit I the ladies to come out and see
he ow ceations.
To Jhkorde wspensar L4*
Columbia, March 20.-Govorgq
Heyward oes not propose to ive
the btriden of the non-use of reqtiest'
books placed at his door. He hal
written' a letter to the state board
clearly defining his position and Wif
lingness to doill he can towards hav
ing the law enforced even to the poli
of remofin an officer who refuses f6'
do what-the law requires. The trqible
really is with the' county board itid
the dispensers, themselves. - he
avoidance comes from the unpopulari
ty of request books and the quiet btoi
test on the part of the dispeisero
themselves and it is just as well. td
keep the record perfectly clear. The
letter from Mr. James, the membei
of the county board from Lee courity,
who brought the issue up, was print"
ed in full yesterday in the Greenville
News and the whole tone of that lt
ter was that the county board did not.
approve of nor did it wish to encour
age the use of request books.
Governor Heyward has placed him
self unequivocally on record in the
matter and does not propose having
the bdrden unloade,d on him when the
irequeit books have never been used
and there is appare.ntly little hopes.
of it being done. With the letter of
Mr. James, already printed, in view
it will be well to give the reply of
Governor Heyward to the board of
control in full. It reads:
"Dear Sir:-Your recent communi
cation, through Mr. M. H. Mobldy,
clerk, encloAing copy of resolution
adopted .At a meeting of the state
boat*of Airectors held March 6, 1906,
in regard.to the use of request books,
has been received. With this commu'
niOntion eame, also .a.-copy of a lettepe
fi.oroMr. W. S. James, member of the
county -board of:.contrl- f Lee coug,
ty, which bears upon th4 same sub
ject.
"The record before me. does not
contain any letter or official communi
cation from the county a6ditor of Lee
county, and I judge from the tenor of
the letter of Mr. James that the coun
ty board disapproves of and does not
care to .have request books used be
cause it would make, as they thiik,
the dispensary law unpopular in that
county. I wish it plainly understood
that I am ready at all time to see that
those officers under my jurisdiction,
who have any duties in connection
with t,he dispensary, fully discharge
the9e duties. The first step, it seems
to ni', for the county boards to. see
the. law with reference to request
books is enforced by the dispensers
themselves and if in the 'discharge of
this duty it is found that officers un
der my jurisdiction refuse to 'do their
duty then it is time for me to take
action. I wish to assure your board
of my purpose to co.operate with you
at. all times, and if for any reason
request books should not be generally
used it will not be-through lack of co
operation on my-part. And I will be
very glad if you will at any time call
my attention to 6ny specific derelic
tion on the part of any oficeers ap
pointed by me.'- -I. am advised by the
comptroller general thdt the county
auditors on account of the large vol
ume oh business where the nise of re
qjuest bopks is enforced will not hiave
time to 'check up the books and give
such tiilhe to ' their other. duties, in
coneotion -with the tax department as
they should. The primary.duty of an
auditor.ij. . egnnectlin withi the tax
dlepartmentk.and I am s4tisfied that in
the interest of. the 'enforcement of
lawv and business. economy that ar
rangements can and should be made
by which' county auditors can get
meih assist.ance through the county
boards the'oxpense will be slight and
will be equally borne Jy both county
snd tovwn as it should be. The lavg
Ut plain with reference to the uspd
request blanks. I fully sympathize
with your board in its efforts to en-'
l'orce this law. And to this end .I beg
to assure you that whenever a coun
ty auditor refuses to carry out the
law, when assistahee is furnished him
r when It Is shown that he is able to
perform the work witihout assistance
that I will promptly rerniove him from
affiee upon~ the same being reported to
mie.
~ Very truly yours,
'D. C. Heyward,
- "Governor.''
hEMI-ENTENNIAL NEWBERRY
COLLEGE.
iroAramme of Zxervises-Speakers
Selected-Banquet Speakers
Yet to be Selected.
The Herald and News has received
fOom Prof. E. B. Setzler, chairman of
the publicity committee on the semi
e ntennial of Newberry college, the
programme of exercises which is
printed below. He does not state
whether the gentlemen who are named
as taking part, have accepted, but it
is presumed that they have. The
soeakers on Wednesday, it is stated,
will be announced later.
Sunday, June Tenth.
11 a. m. Baccalaureate sermon:
Rev. Prof. A. J. Bowers, D. D.
8 p. m. Semi-Centennial address to
the Students: Rev. Wm. Hayne Leav.
ell, D. D., Houston, Texas.
Monday, June Eleventh.
10 a. m. Address of Welcome: Geo.
B. Cromer, LL. D., Newberry.
Greetings Qn behalf of the State
and the State University: His Ex
cellency, Governor D. C. Heyward.
Greetings from the Sister Colleges.
Response on behalf of the Church:
Rev. M. 0. J. Kreps, President South
Carolina Synod.
Response on behalf of the College:
Rev. J. A. Sligh, Chairman Board
of Trustees.
3 p. m. Annual meeting of the
board of trustees.
8 p. m. Junior Contest in Oratory.
Tuesday, June Twelfth.
10 a. m. Celebration of the Alumni
Association. Addresses by J. E.
.Houseal, Esq., the earliest living
graduate; Principal H. A. McCul
lough, .Mount Pleasant Collegiate In
ditute; and Rev,J. .W. Daniel, D. D.,
3 p. m. Exhibition of the Engineer
ing Department.
8 p" m. Celebration of the Literary
Societies: Excelsior, Rev. R. E.
Campbell, New York City; Phrena
kosmian: John F. Hobbs. Esq., New
York City. Chief Justice Pope pre
siding.
Wednesday, June Thirteenth.
10 a. m. Commencement Exercises.
3 p. n. Athletic Festivol.
8. p. m. Alumni Banquet.
Mt. Bethel Farmers' Union.
A full attendance of the members
of Mt. Bethel Farmers' Union is prg
ed to meet at Mt. Bethel school liouse
on next Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
W. H. Wendt,
Secretary.
COLUMBIA COLLEGE
TO HAVE POSTOFFICE.
President Daniel Will Be Postmaster
--Congressman Legare Leaves
Congress to Regain Strength.
Washington, March 28.
A postomee will be established at
Columbia college to be known as
"Columbia College.'' Dr. WV. W.
Daniel, president of that institution,
will be p)ostmaster, so Representative
Lever, who has beeni interested in
this for some time, avas assuredl today
when he called at the department. He
was told that the notice would be sent
Dr. Daniel to this effect ioday and
that the p)ostomee wouldl be opened as
soon as the postmaster appointed
should qualify by furnishing bond.
Representative George Lega re left
this afternoon for his home in Char
loston. The state of Mr. Legare 's
health is such that he has decided,
after continued urging on the part of
his physician an~d his hoMt of friends
Jhere, to give up his congressional du
ties for the remaindler of the session
and to go to tIhe mountains in pursuit
of strength.
After' a short stay in Charleston
making preparations lie will take his
family into- upper South Carolina,
ptobably somewhere in Pickens or
Oconee, at the foot of the mountains
to reinain all suinmer. Before leav
ing he was urged by his friends to
take good care of himself so as to b'e
reedy for the chairmanship of an i.
portant committee in the next con
gross, 'which lie will undoubtedly re
eite if the democrats control tho
baons.
SENATOR TILLMAN ,
t
ISSUES HIS BROADSIDE
WARNS PEOPLE AGAINST CON- &
SPIRACY TO KILL DISPEN
SARY.
What the Prohibition Countids Have t
Lost in Profits--Makes Charges t
and Urges People to Fore- 9
stall "Now Columbia I
Rinsg"-Argument for I
State iDepensary.
The Herald and News has received
the following from Senator Tillman:
An Address to the People of the State
Fellow Citizens:-It is only, from
a sense of the highest public duty that
[ feel called upon to address you at
this time. Burdened as I am with
national concerns nothing but obliga
tion to the people induces me to take
upon my shoulders the additional
work of directing your attention to
matters effecting the state alone. But
I have never felt or believed it to be
the wish and intention of the people
of South Carolina that my election to
the senate should cause me to lose all
interest aid concern about home af
fairs. I was a citizen and taxpayer
before I ever held any office at all
and I will be a citizen -and taxpayer
after I shall cease to hold office.
Therefore, it is unnatural and im
proper from my point of view for me
to take no interest. and have no con
cern about what is going on in South 1
Carolina.
I have received a great deal of ad
vice recently from the newspapers of
our state to the effect that I should
attend to. my duties in Washington
and leave othors to discusV and direct
dffair at -home. The; common Trend
of all of this advice is #iat.I should'.
discuss national questions. iI the com
ing state- campaign, be. re-elected to
the senate, with- .or without opposi
tion, and not stir up strife. I am
warned and .threatened should I not
heed this counsel, but in spite of it
all I feel compelled to ?peak to the
people with my usual frankness and
bluntness and let them determine the
whole question. I have never sought
to dictate to the people; I have only
told them the truth as I see it, given
my opinions for what they were
worth, and I am always willing to 1
abide their action whatever that may
be. It iW so in this instance. It gives I
me no concern that my return to the
senate may be jeopardized. There
are things more to be dreaded than
the loss of a seat in the senate, one is
the loss of my own self respect. I
have been trusted by the people of
South Carolina and have been honor- I
Bd by them far beyond my deserts,
have been chosen as their leader and 1
been followed loyally. Now, if after
sixteen years, I should from selfish
motives betray their confidence and
allow ambition to draw md aside from
thie path of duty, I would deserlee and
expect to receive their contempt and
punishment at the polls. I, therefore, i
scorni all suggestions of cowardly non
interference in state affairs. rTe pen-i
ple know mec too wvell to be fooled by
the assertion that it is my desire to
boss or dictate, for my sole purpose4
is to give them the benefit of my ex- I
perience ana knowledge and offert
mech advice as in my judgment will
be conducive to the public welfare.
I'hen I will abide cheerfully by what
over conclusion they may reach. I
"Teach the people and trust the(
people'' wvas .Jefferson 's motto;
teach the p)eople and trust the p)eople
is equally my motto and that is all I
ihall attempt to do at this time.
Sixteen years ago there was a rev
>lution in South Carolina which gave <
the common people of the state for<
tihe first time in its history that roe- 1
ognition which was their due and<
miade them in reality the masters of I
ur public affairs. The old ring was<
rverthrown; the primary system I
wvhich gra*~every man, however poor<
and humble, an equal vote with ev- 1
3ry other man, however rich and high,r
followed; the new state convention 1
cave us temporary immunity from ne-r
gro domination; the utmost freedom
in all political activities was assured;
and under, these impulses the statei
fias bounded forward like a race horse<
slong all progressivg lig.i re ar0
iot wanting, however, indications
lint sinister influences are at work
u1d that a few men are seeking to ob
ain practical control of the state
,overnment and to dominate in our
ffairs. Tle corporations have not re.
,ained the sway which they once held
mut are gradually getting more and
nore influence and direction in our
>olitics. There are evidences of more
han ''incipient rottenness'' in the
tate and,. if the schemes of certain
aen are not thwarted in the coming
wimary election, it will be only a
hort time before another "state
ing'' will have full sway in our af.
'airs with its headquarters in the
tate newspaper office in Columbiai
There are several things in connee
ion with our state government that
will discuss in the coming cam
>aign, but in this address I shall treat
f only two things the people of the
tate should earnestly consider now
and 'take immediate action about.
One is the settlement of the whis
,ey question and the other -is the con
rol of the democratic party of the
tate by a majority of all of the
lemoerats rather than by a small
raction of the voters. The two ideas
nterlock and cannot be separated
ind, therefore, I shall treat them to.
,ether.
At this time by elections held un.
ler the Brice Act fifteen countiep In
lie state are enjoying the blessings
>f prohibition (1). Two have al
vays been dry. No whiskey-ddii'be.."
awfully sold within their borders.,
>ut any citizen living in these coun
;ics has only to keep his eyes open
md look around him to see what the
-esults have been.
First let every man who reads a
vewspaper printed in those counties
wearch its columns and see the adver.
t3sements of whiskey houses outside
)f the: State, then let hin go to the
rcpress offices, along. the lines of the
ailroad and- see how much liquor is
seing daily brought into those seven-.
:een counties. Then let this- oitiseti
lollow up this liquor and find .at
vho drinks it; but before doifig that
mrn to the editorial pages of the
iewspapers and see the constant at
niions to the "blessings of prohibi
ion,'' ''quietude, '' '' freedom from
Irunkenness,'' ''peace and good or
ler" that are proclaimed. -Of course,
here are exceptions to this bright and
eatitiful picture as shown in the news
tems about the recent murder in a
)lind tiger in Greenville followed by
t similar occurrence in Columbia. But
1pon the whole a man would be very
nuch edified to know how much
noney flows into the coffers of these
ournals, from whiskey advertise.
nents, while the same papers are ex
>lolting prohibition and sobriety.
A little calm consideration without
>ias or prejudice will soon convince
t man of ordinary sense that the
vhiskey traffic now as compared with
lhe whiskey traffic under the dis
>ensary is somethiing like this: liquor
sed to be sold by the pint and quart,
nainly through tihe dispensaries; it
5 now sold1 through the express of
ice by the gallon aiid keg, while the
'etailing is done by the drink almost
verywhere as in the good old bar
oom days. The nmooinshiiners are, of
curse, getting in their wvork unmo
ested. There may be less drunkenness.
hough I doubt it, under the present
egime than there was under the dis
insary, but what is the actual con
lition ? The poor man cannoct get
is liquor from .Georgia or North
jarolina, but must buy it from the
cllow who brings it in by express or
rem the moonshiner who peddles it
bouit the country. The rich man has
10 such trouble and it makes little
lifference to him whether the supply
omes from thieidispensary or express*
>ffice. How was this situation
rought abouti Is it by the direction
>r under the orders of the whole
)emocratic party? Oh not Did it
ome t,o pass by the votes of thme pro
iibitionistst No. How then? Three
ulements opposing the dispensary,
>rohibitionists, high license men and
noon. shiners or blind tigers, all com
>ined to vote the dispensary out. To
nake this the moi'e clear I have pre
>ared a table which will be under
tood at a glance by any man who
-eads it and which will show con
lusively this fact: that a majority '