The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, February 14, 1908, Image 1
j^VOL XLVH ^ir~7~' NEWBERRY, S. C.. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 14.1908. ~~~TWICE A WEEK. #1.50 A YEAR
Senator appeltis ]
h heard from again
iSjlS VIEW OF THE STORM IN ^
|8jF THE SENATE, n
jijD'f Wliich he Was the Centre, Ex- M
? pressed in Another Editorial in J
His Paper. j u
? III the last issue of The Herald and
.yNews were printed remarks of mem- M
*bers of State senate denouneitiir an u
^editorial in Senator Appell's paper, ,|
fAlio Maniunjr Times, in which Sena- u
<tor Aippelt said that Mir. Feldor, the (,
Atlanta lawyer employe.1 by the com- ij
mission to wind up the all'airs ol' the
iState dispensary "will expose the |,
name? of members of the ireneral as- j.
sembly who attempt to use their re- u
lations as attorneys for these li(|uor (1|
concerns to tlnvart the legislation ,,
necessary to uphold Attorney General )
Lyon's hands." Many senators rose
to questions of personal privilege and ],
were healed .in their remarks. 1
f Senator Appelt "eomes aiiaiu," in a
his issue of February 12. in which he t,
says: ?
(|
i The hill to tax liquor drummers v
lias way down on the calendar, and ?
unless there is some one who will
take an active interest in its passage h
in the lower house, it will remain un- P
considered. If it can he reached it s
will be enacted into law; there is ?
some opposition to it however as is t
the case with nil .yen era 1 bills espec- t
ially anyjfh.i:iir alTfectinjy the liquor M
interests. The moment there is a a
bill introduced touching the whiskey ?
element, it stirs up an opposition '
which results in bitterness. In my P
| last issue T jrave il as my opinion that "
this bill would be fought in the house
and stated there were "liquor drummors
in Columbia, and Ihey had (>
friends in the legislature:" this j11
-was 'eproduceil in some other news- j I1
papers. A member <>f the ireneral jl"
assembly asked me if 1 did not regard ]
a statement of' thai character a re-I i"
flection upon the members. Of | n
course. 1 did not. Tt would have to b
be a verv thin-aided memiber twith a 1
i -j-bost of wronu-doinjr haunlitur him
r t<> feel that such a statement is a s
reflection upon him, when in his own j "
I counscience he knows he is jruiltless. *1
Everything said adversely to liquor h
interests seems to be an irritant, to e
some it seems to touch them in a
tender snot and llrev yet up and de- P
nounce il as "infamous" as "out- ! t.
rniveous" and "insultiuir." with hair j v
t slardiny on ends, unless Ihey happen j ''
to he bald-headed. Ihey vehemently j '
declare with manifest emotion "it M
Avarn't me." they the proceed to "
crow eloquent and punctuate their a
remarks with very bold (?) proposi- n
lions, inlendimr (heir lanunaue to be h
taken by the public as withering but s
the seorchiny words are always prefaced
xwilh, in effect, "if T am a
meant" or "if any man imputes lo \\
j me wron.tr motives for votin<r as I did j tl
on that measure, or chnriros me with v
heiny recreant to my duty to the n
, iState," ele., or "T scorn. T put the n
foot of my uttermost contempt upon 11
any charge from any source that 1:
u have ever swerved in (lie rightful o
discharge of my public duly, as it <'
r is uiven to me lo see (he riirlit." Tl si
|p, sounds warm, Ihere appears lo l?o an s]
atmosphere charged with sulphur, I
but when one lo whom this rush of n
. hoi air is hurled at. is not pnsiwjf for
^ effect, and will not permit himself to fi
forget thai lie is nol a bully, bul an n
officer of I he State charired with cer- li
tain sworn dulies, lie can very urace- o
fully maintain his self respect by let- <r
Itincr pass unnoticed llrese if-but-im- s
puC'n-my-motives,docla rations, even w
emphasiy/d as they mav be with j at
tremulous voice and reddened face, ' i
^ "Tf" is a condition, afid anionnls to 11
nolhimr whatever. Tf T were to say I:
in the senate chamber, "somebody ai
has stolen my pocket-book," T would -1
> recrard il unnecessary for a man not O
liavin"* stolen my pocket book, and ei
no| having any knowledire of who did w
! steal it, to jrel up and vehemently m
declare "T did not. steal the senator's al
pocket book, but if any man moans yi
fck to. impugn my character, that man w
liath not a fig leaf to cover his nak-j tl
k. >.
<
(1 indecency ami it would bo base
lattery to call him dog."
1 make those observations because
11 last Friday tborc was procipitatil
in tbe senate an unexpected opinio
which 1 am sure has not added
inch glory to the reputations of
Dine Hiemibers who fell it incumbent
pon themselves to resent an article
ublished in the Manning Times
ritton by myself, and which was
ased upon reliable information, that
I so regard it. ami what it has develped?
the public can judge whether
r not there was any justification for
lie information given to me, and
liich as a newspaper man I furnishd
the public. The article in quosion
was published in these columns,
nd reproduced in other newspapers,
ofore there was, what has become
lunvn as the "Otts resolution,"
""hicli sought to endorse the Slate
ommission ami interpret the law rearding
its powers enacted by tiie
oniior session of tlie legislature, and
tliich was intended fior use at a
earing before .Judge Prilchard, but
arried with it no appropriation or
nythiug else. There was a differnee
of opinion as to the propriety
f the resolution. I had my own
oubts about it. -but inasmuch as they
rere introduced 1 voted for them:
fliers votitd aainst them, which
hey had a right to do, and still not
ie averse to other light throwing
impositions relating to the liquor
candals. The often ling article was
ntirely foreign to the Oils resoluions,
nad absolutely nothing to with
hem, near orr emote: it only dealt
.'ith future legislation looking to an
ppropriation to defray tb?> expenses
f prosecuting further investigations,
was not only informed there was a
robability of some lawyers who are
icnibers of the general assembly that
re retained by whiskey concerns who
ave (da;ins, and who are also retaind
by parties charged with graft, using
their influence to defeat an appropriation
to further prosecute the
lainis and ca>?-. but ilia' eavidence
a> been obtained of such efforts having
already been made. 'I'liere is, in
i.v opinion, a considei able difference
etween a lawyer not a member of
he general assembly and one who
>. The member of the general asembly
is a Static ollicer. sworn to
phold the laws of the State, and it
oes seem to me his position would
e inconsistent were he to be retain.1
to defend public officers charged
ith crime aainst the State, and esecially
wrong did he in his capaciV
as a legislator endeavor to preent
investigations or prosecutions
l which liis clients are interested,
'his is the way it looks to me, but
rom some of the speeches made upn
tlie Moor of the senate, my view.-*
re not coiicurve.l in by some of the
lenibers?a very small mi.ioritv
owever, as ihe majority hold views
imilar to mine.
1 wa< the subjei't of considerable
crimoni in .lis?u>sion, and t'.iosi>
ho felt aggrieved seemed to connect
ie Times article with tlifcir action in
oting against the Otts resolution. Tf
t. then tlrev would have fared
inch bettor had they remained in
leir seats, as did a majority of the
iwyer niennbers of t'e senate. As
re senator exnre -sod it "Ihe rock
dn't hit me. and T have no occaion
to holler." The affair was
lining u])on me suddo'dv. and t-> say
was snrpriseil would not describe
i.v feelings. Iiefore I could fully rover
t|1(> sun>ris,> ihe Senator
inio Ofoiiee was prote-ting hn i:io<
ence of the charge of being relined
l\? any of the win-key houses,
r any of ihe persons charged with
ra! i. I am !'e< 1'y s"'isf;ed Ihe
?r."'!or --poke ;h. whole truth. and
bile no names were furnished me,
I lire time I received th* informaon
upon which ! wrde .lie article
ia' has since acted like a carpel
irk in tlie chair of the senators, I
in morally certain my informant
id not think of Senator Karle of
ooiioo as a lawyer, and if lie had
tor entered his thoughts at all, if
as as a newspaper mm. but lawyer
rever. Nevertheless Ibis Oconee senior
made il known that he is a lawer
and foil aggrieved because i's
as clearly intimated by my article
lore were lawyer members who
X
' would probably use their influence to t
(thwart Iht? necessary legislation to ! i
prosecute cases, ami if the\ did lliey's
would be exposed. Senator KarleV
heard the speeches and whAt was , <
omitted mi them: one member in ef-i
t'cel. said he would not take one of
j these cases until after the legislature!^
i adjourned. This is i.i keeping with ' j
what was once said about a Ic.'iisla- i t
tor when last year the railroad pass I ,
investiuatinir resolution was pendiny, j,
takiny his pass back to a railroad j |
attorney to be in a position to de- L
jclarc lie did not have a pass, and tlitn |,
| who the legislature adjourned, or |
j the i ivestiyatiny resolution failed, he (
j weni back and secured the return of ,
his pass. If theie is no wrony in a j
| meiu'her aecepliny a retainer after',
[adjournment, there is none while the ,
; legislature is in session. Ar.iother v
: member ackuowleded that some of ,
| them, at least two -whiskey houses. \
I were his clients, but lie claimed it .
I was his riyht to represent them, and ,
was very eloquent in declaring his |
conscience in this matter. I do not ,
doubt the sincerity of the entleman, |
but his view is not in accord with |
I older and more experienced lawyers. |
| It is serving two interested masters, (
drawing pay from both. rant thouyli ,
jtiiis lawyer is riyht in accepting re- ,
lainers to defend against charyes
J brought by the State, surely that
; privilege could not morally extend to
'permitting that lawyer to endeavor |
to keep down legislation which, perhaps.
niiylit be adverse to the interests
of the clients that have paid him
a retainer? If a lawyer mem her can
do this, why should it be a rcpre- '
hensible act on the part of a layman
to accept money for work to prevent
certain legislation, either before commit
tees. or by his vote? Has a lawyer
privileyin the legislature a lay- 1
man lots not ? I have no desire to
impugn r.nv man's motives. Vul th.?
I Oconee Sena:< r und"rtv.k to lay '
I down a rule of con.luct for my yuidiance.
a-?d d >c!ared "the information
; contained in that article was false
and insultiny.M this he did without
Imakimr an investigation, and without
iwaiti:iv for developments, but I must
! think, if he is a fair man, he will have
to modify his opinions, as there was
enoujrh in hie speeches to show the
source of my information was not altogether
groundless. Have any lawyer
members endeavored to prevent,
in committee or elsewhere, an appro- i
prition to aid the attorney ycneral :
to prosecute case? Tf so. it seems to :
me the yentlcmau from Oconee will :
have to still more modify his opin- I
[don, and acknowledge the source of
jmy information was bett(?r ymunded <
than he thought. I was not moved, !
'either to anyer or worry, by the if- i
i but-impuyn-my-motives- infamous- to i
I he-iSenate-denunciat i^>n. 1 had a 1
conscience void of offense towards
any innocent man. and I "cared not <
a tiy" for the criticism, or cliarac- i
toi i/.ations of the yuiltv. 1 am con- (
lent to stand by the record as made. <
''he people throuyhout the .State have i
decided the case, the verdict, as indi- i
cated by letters which I have received
is yratifviny tn me. I (piote i
one from a man whose work for the j
moral uplift in this Stale stands ,
with the hiyhesf. lie says "I have
just read the fiyht ayainsf you as
reported iu the State, You are makiny
friends every day and your manly
way of freafiny these "spring:
j chickens" will confinue to work for
| your hiyhest yood. May you indeed
be known as an Israelite indeed in '
I whom is no yuile. 'My hat is ofV to 1
j men of your couraye." 1
j The only adverse comnuMit I have
j seen comes from the Columbia KecJord.
a professiny Prohibitionist with
I liquor advertisemenls in ifs columns.
} The Record's record as a supporter
j of those eharyed with yraft is too
'well known for a gentleman to yet
j into a confrovesy with its unserupuI
Ions manayement. I am proud of the
endorsement I have received from
; worthy sources, and especially proud |
! am F of fhe hearty approval T have I
j received from my people af home. ;
j \\ itli such expressions of commeu- !
| dafion and from such a source T have |
ja ri<"hl to feel encourayel i:i the work I
i I think riyht. T am not only respon- |
jsible to my constituents for my con-'
duet but there isahiyhcr source which r
loiuands responsibility In llitn. ami
is ltmjr us 1U> will keep me in my
ousos, tin1 it's ami huts of Iliin-skin>?I
men will not swerve me from my
ourse.
Olio ot' tin- offended senators siurlestod
1 be expelled?preposterous. 1
lel'y tbom. I can snap my tinkers
n their faces and I ell tlieni to do
heir worst. They have my full pornissinn
ti> start impeaclnnenl at
nice, ami I v. ill promise them not
n he exonerated with technicalities
ither. 1 am morallx certain a vote
?f over three tilths oL' -11 would susaiii
me, am! leave ni\ prosecutors to
he derision of th<> people. Hut unler
the circumstances, if I were ox?elled,
an election !? I?U my place
v?>nlit have to ho held Knowing the
icople of Clarendon as I do, I am
uire not a man would offer in opposition
to my return. Lot them try
0 expel. I dare them; it would be
^een whether the senate is a lawnaki;i?r
body to enact wholesome laws
for the welfare and progress of the
leople. or is it a protective association.
maintained by the taxpayers of
ho State to punish men who offend
he senators, men who fawn not. nor
iM'injre, but who have the marrow in
1 heir bones to stand by their local
riiiiits, and will not bo misled from
what they conceive to be riirht by
tvillihoidimr public inforimition, on
I he hypocritical i?round of courtesy
lo the senate.
AFTER EXPRESS COMPANY.
Railroad Commission Issues Order
Relating to Publishing of
Rates.
Columbia, February 12.?The railroad
commission has adopted an v>riler
relating to express rales which is
very important. Hills in lino with
lliis order have from lime lo time
boon presented 'in the jfoiioral assembly
and there have been some complaint
in rsrard to the policy of the express
companies in reeard to the mailers
treated 'in the order, which is as
follows:
()1M)I'M? NO. 31.
Columbia, S. ( Fob. 12. I DOS.
To tho Southern Fxpress 'company:
II is hereby ordered:
1st. That on or by March 15, 100S,
tho 'Southern Fx press company lile
?it!i this commission, {print and keep
posted, and keep open to public inspection.
at *ach of their offices or
tyciicios in this State, schedules
du <\vintr all rates and charires 'for
Ihe Iriius])orlalion or earryimr of any
(Yoiir!?t: and said schedules shall
ont-iin idassificalions of all freights,
^aid schedules of rales, chafes and
lassitications 'to be open to public
inspection at any time dnrimr office
hours.
2d. That no rate, or chanuo of
dassilication of any article, he made
until '."iO days' notice be posted at a'll
nUTices or aaencies, and not until this
commission has had .10 days' notice
ind ils consent ariven t<> Ihe proposed
ale or ehanpe in classification.
3d. 'On or by March 15, 100,9, the
voulhern Fxpress company shall
>asto conspicuously on each packajre
eceived by it for shipment collect,
l label as herein set out :
COLLFCT
Ami
Weiirht
Date '....
-1th. On on by March 1 -">, I00S. the
v>nl!ier:i Fxpress company shall
insle conspicuously <>n each pack aye
eceived by it for shipment prepaid,
l label as herein sot out :
Ami
Weiirhl
Dale
.">Ih. On each of these labels shall
io written in ink. or indelible pencil,
>v the forwarding office, ainouul eolected
or 1o be collected, Ihe weiirhl
>f the package and tho dale received
'or shipment.
H. Ti. Cautrhman.
Chairman.
John IT. Farle,
J. M. Sullivan.
Commissioners.
(Senl.1
F. P. Waring, Jr., Secretary.
Uneasy lies the head with a price
>n it.
vj
| SENATE HAS PASSED 5
RAILROAD RATE BILL
! HOUSE PASSES CONFEDERATE I
INFIRMARY BILL.
j Situation in Regard to Lien Law Con- I
fused?Appropriation Bill Passed
House With Ease.
Special tn The Herald ami News. S
Columbia, l'Yh. U.?The supply
hill, int roduced in the houso las. I
; niulil, ti.xes the slale levy for 1008 <
j at live ami one-half mills, ami this 'I
j liuure will probably slaml. The ap- i
propriation hill, passed l>y the house, I
j carries appropriations amoulin.u' lio v
: one ami one-half million dollars ami
i there are other items yet to ho add- I
jod. besides the $(50,000 for the lejrisla- t
; live expenses. 1
j Th appropriation hill went through '
! the house with remarkable ease, there
heinjr IVw litibts on any of (he items. 1
An effort was successfully made to '
cut out the .$!!,; >00 for the Confe.l- '
erate reunion, but the effort to cut '
"ill the $10,000 for the State house
grounds failed. There was some oh- '
i jection to (he hiirh school appropria- (
l tio;i. but it was left at .$.">0,000. I
The senate has passed the rate hill,
the voir heiuii' IS to 1 I on I lie pasj
sajre ol the Carlisle bill, which was
| put in as a substitute to the Toole
bill. The Carlisle bill incorporates
the suiriicslions of President Kin lev
and fixes passenger fares at t wo and
one-half cents per mile, with mileage
books :it less. It has been an open ,
secret that the Southern railway favI
ored the passage of the rate hill a:i.l
| the Atlantic Coast Line opposed it.
I'I he house will asrree fo any bill on
j this subject which the senate passes, j
| as a bill similar to ihr Toole hill j
j passed the house last year.
j Thi? situation in reuard to (he i
'peal of the lien law is confused by I
1 reason ol Lie Pad that while the sen- j
ale has passed the hill I.. repeal I he
I lien law il has no| passed the hill to (
[require the existence of crops to:
' make a morl'.raiio thereon valid. The!
( l'ouch hill to repeal the lien law
; passed the senate by a vide of 17 to I
| 10. but the II vd rick bill, requiring!
j the existence of crops to validate j
morltraces. wyis lost, the vole being '
} 10 to 10 and Lieut, flow McLeod j
tcaslimr the deciding vote mrainsl the!
j bill. I he Crouch bill is similar to
j Mi: Richards bill, which lias passed J
the house, and the llvdrck hill has,'
i Passed Hie house also. "Mir. Richards
holds that ihe repeal of the lieu law ,
is inelVec! ive without Ihe passage of
j the 11 yd rick hill. I hi I M r. Crouch tak!
'S the o]?|)osile view.
A 1 afire utimher of hills relating j
to insurance matters have been in- !
I t roduced in each house (his year, audi
| i:i t lie house of representatives nine
i of these were made special orders and !'
I placed on the calendar together. Thevj
J were taken up on Wednesday, and j
the house reversed il.seIf by passing j*
j till' bill to establish an insurance dc- . '
I partment, having rejected practically j'
the same hill several days ago. This '
bill, introduced by Mr. Hurley, was j
oppose.1 by Comptroller (ieneral
I Jones, who is now i.i charge of insur- j \
1 a nee rcguhit ion under the present !
'laws. The llarlev hill passed by a|
|\'o|e of 72 to 'J'J. Then Ihe house j .
I passed a hill, which the insurance I
laments opposed, that of Mr. A. C. 1
! Ihice to pr< hihit Ihe enmhiuat iou and ] |
: agreement <>| insurance companies ? r j
!i^e::is to fix rales, which will oul-j;
j law tlie Soul iieasteru Tariff associa- ;
j I iou. ('oinpt roller Cecum) Jones fa- I
1 vi>i J this bill, and it passed by a|<
i vide of S-l to |S, The other insur-j I
anc.' bills passed were: Dr. Sayc'sjl
; bill in prohibit "board contracts" in ' I
life insurance; Senator Carlisle's hill c
| providing for deposits with state
llr asiirer by domestic companies in .
order to comply with the laws of olh- |
j ei states'. Mr. Mi lev's bill to require I j
I d' liiest ic companies to protect their ! <.
j |idicvlu hlers by taking out a bo.id I
| f?- $10,000 a-a'inst suits. Ihe hill bein
amended <o as to exempt county >i
mutual companies 1 i111iIiiii>- their bus-i
in 'ss lo one county. The Milev hill
w as vigorously fought, every possi- i
hie parliamentary motion to defeat i
it being made. A similar bill has I
iENATE KILLS BILL
TO REPEAL LIEN LAW
ULL DIED ON THIRD READING
YESTERDAY.
louse Kills Resolution Extending
Time for Adjournment To Second
of March.
>peeial In Tiro I!?*i';i 1 ?l and News.
Columbia. I'Yli. Id.?The senate
his niorniny killed the Richards'rouch
hill to repeal (lie lien law.
lio hill had passed second readiny
n I lit' senate, hut when il came up
or its final reading lhi< morning, it
ras killed.
This in all probability means (hat
he lien law will not he repealed at
his session, as il is (houyhl to he too
ale now for any further action to he
alien on the matter.
11 will he recalled that the hill to
vpeal the lien law was passed by
he house by a la rye majority, and
I was thonyhl at that lime thai the
>ill would yo tiironub I h-.-> senalo.
The house went through Ihe ealenlar
lliis niorniny. takiny up only un ontesled
mailers and nothiny of importance
was done.
The house refused lo avrce lo Ihe
senaIe resolution fixi:iMarch 2 as
Ihe day lor liiuil adjournmenl, and
il is expected Ilia! Ihe legislature
will adjourn on February lil2.
The Anticipated Interruption.
\Y ashinyton Star .
I'. II. li rail ley, the noted supcrinleudenl
of Sons of Temperance, was
talk\iny at a local hotel about letnperance
orators.
"'I'lie temperance oralor of today,"
lie said, ''is always sure of a respectfill
hearin*.''. In tlie past it \\:^ md
At lh.' bcyinni iof ihe temperance
movement drinkiirj men cam?
lo our meel inys lor no other purpose
'ban lo interrupt and eon fuse. The x
ralor had to be very careful in his
remarks, II,. had to I,., k out lesi he
LMVC his ||e:i?'e,'s ;ni oiteniu'.' for some
:ip|iortune hiu ribald in'.ei uplio:i."
Mr. Mradl.y wive a loud lamjli.
"I remember,'' he ^aid. "when
lliev he^a'i ! ? ?i i? : : -i ?- - work here V<i
\\ ashinyton. \ -cries of meet hilts
was held in a larye hall. The audiences
were alwavs iiiimciroiis but
I hey interrupt .id horribly. In lh\5
['lid an ex-prize .tiyhler was hired to
-il every niyht i 1 ihe obsl reperoiis
-allery and keep order I here.
"Well, one 11 i_ !jt Ihe oralor conIrasled
the clean conlenl of home
il-' Willi the squalor of d riinkeniie<s.
lie spoke beautifully and al his <-liiim\
ne cried. in :-i 11 i 11 *.r impassioned
ones:
" ' W'hal do we wa il w hen we reIurn
from our .daily toil.' What do
i.-c desire lo ease < nr burdens, to
.'ladd-'ii our hearts, to briny smiles lo
>iir faces and souy lo our lips?"
"Mere the oralor paused for tll'ecl
1 ud I he conscienl ions pri/.e-liyhler tiptoed
hurriedlv to Ihe fronl of III.1
allery, shook his linyer at his unruly
ha ryes, and said in a threatening
<1 aye whisper:
" 'Mind, Ihe lirsl feller aino.iy ye
vlio say "Beer!" out he yoe-s!' "
When a yirl ictuses a yoiiny man a
;iss she expects him lo ycl busy
my way.
>a<M'il the senale.
Senator drool;-' hill lo establish
:i Infirmary for ( "o;ifederate velerin
passed the house after a fiyhl on
loih second and third readiuys. Il
arries au appropriation of $12,000
o erccl a huildiny on land now bermyiiiy
to Ihe Stale, and provides
hat two infirm veterans from each
ruinly may lie admitted to Ihe home.
The senate by a vote of 27 |o P>
>ass.d lb" bill to <et aside 000
rom Ihe dispensary funds for invesiyaliny
and securiny evidence in (lie
>lale dispensary eases.
Senator Talberl's hill to siihinil (lie
imbibition question in ihe primary
ia< been sidetracked by I be house.
The house has also refused In eo.i:
1'. ;* the resolution adopted bv Ihe
enale lo remain in session until
darch 2nd. Adjournment will lik.v
y be reached on February 22nd.