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V?L XLV NO!3S? NEWBERRY, S, r... TUESDAY. iri.Y -| 1QQ8 " TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR
ENEMY'S COUNTRY
NOW IN THE WEST
HITCHCOCK GOING- THERE TO
BUILD UP HIS TENCES.
Becausc Little Attention is Paid to
New York it May Go Democratic
Just for Spite.
Washington, July 17.?The Hon.
Frank H. Hitchcock, former first assistant
'postmaster general and by
that token termed "Gen." Hitchcock,
who subsequently, because of
his marvelous marshaling of the
imperial gitard of Rooscveltian postmasters
in the Southern States, became
kn >wn to the world as "Gencrnl-issimo"
Hitchcock, now assigned
to the command of (he whole Republican
army in the field, or, in other*
words, placed in charge of the fixing
of the fences of tlie (I. O. P., has set
out for t he West. As already announced
he will hold conferences at
Colorado Springs with the fence fixers
of Nort! and South Dakota, Nebraska,
Oklahoma. Texas. Montana,
Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico,
Idaho, 1'lah. Aiiona, Nevoda, Washington,
Oregon. Kansas and Colorado.
This first move shows that the Republican
chairman is on to his job,
for he has gone to the "enemy's
country." He tarried only a brief
spell in the East, spenr several days
with his big fat race horse down at
Hot Springs, then went to New \oi'k
to open up an office and study how
to get in touch with the fillers of the
money bags, came down here to Washington
two days ago and left this
morning to sec what steps can be
taken to put out the Bryan fire in
the West.
Republicans Non-plussed.
This thing of the Democrats ignoring
New York, New Jersey, and
the other doubtful States in the East
to wage the war in the West has sort,
o' non-plussed the G. O. P. The Republican
leaders don exactly know
what to think about it. Such a thing
has never before been heard of, and
they are holding up their hands in
front of their solar plexus lest something
hit 'em there from an unseen
place. This Mr. Brvnn has all of a
sudden got shrewd, another hitherto
unheard of and unsuspected thing,
lie has, moreover, held counsel with
all the astute Democratic leaders,
those who heretofore have been fighting
him as well as his original friends.
If he is really going to neglect New
York, he has something up his sleeve.
So Mr. Hitchcock goes out to sre
about it. What is il ? Do not think
Mr. Hitchcock h ns not an idea what
it is. lb1 lias sou ices of information
from liis own men. Information, inside,
secret information, is this astute
,political general's strong point, in
fact. liOt'u before the Chicago convention
and before he left the poster
(lice department he had his force of
feelers in the "Middle, West organized
and at work, and they have been
telling him things which give him and
the other Republican leaders an idea
of what Mr. Pry an is thinking of.
There is something doing out there,
add if something isn't done, it will
be somebody's undoing.
New York /vngry.
And New York is mad! Gee! just
to think of any one presuming to run
for president without currying favor
with the New \ ork politicians. Mr.
i Bryan, it was said at Denver, did
* give the New York delegation to un|
derstand that if they agreed upon a
'$ man for vice president he would favf
or him, but nobody has even intimatIcd
that he begged tliem to put up a
candidate or that he is to any degree
sorry that they did not: The Chicago
steam roller engineers decided that
they would have to have a candidate
from New York, anrt considered it of
so much importance that they consented
to take a man objectionable to
the Roosevelt Republicans of the
whole country and nauseatingly obnoxious
to the fjaEollettc stalwarts of
the Middle West. They thought, of
I course, the Democrats would also
Ml name a New ^ ork man, for to theii
IP minds, as it has been to nearly nil poT
litical minds since ?Tie beginning of
American politics, no one could hope
to bo elected without carrying New
York. And now the Democrats have
named two men of the Middle West
and announced that they do not need
or care about New York. Why, some
of the old bolters who despise Bryan
are going to support the ticket solely
out of resentment, while several of
the New York papers are so mad at
being ignored that they seem to half
hope themselves to .-see the State go
Democratic, else the Democratic
ticket might be elected without New
York, which would be a terrible disaster
as New York' views it.
New York has so long enjoyed the
blessed position of being a pivotal
State, the courted of both parties,
that it is just simply unthinkable
that she should be ignored. Owing to
the bigness of New York's electoral
vole, and the narrow una oscillating
margin between the two parties, the
Empire State has heretofore been
able lo dictate not t>niy party platforms,
but to a large extent candidates.
Not producing great big men,
she has yet had lo have something
and in more than half the presidential
elections one or more of the candidates
for the vice presidency comes
Iroin New York. Elctcn times out of
29 presidential electrons this country
has elected a vice president from the
Slate of New York.' Six of these
have been Democrats?Aaron Burr,
George Clinton (twice), Daniel D.'
Tompkins (twice) and .Martin Van J
Buren; one was a Whig?Millard
Fillmore, and five were Republicans,
William A. Wheeler, under Hayes;
Chester A. Arthur, under Garfield;
Levi P. Morton, under Benjamin
Harrison, and Theodore Roosevelt
over McKinley. *
Past Performances.
It is practically true, as has been
claimed, that since the War of secession,
at least, how goes New York, so
goes the count iv. In ISlU New
^ ork went for McC'lollan against
Lincoln, and in " ^08 the State went
for Seymour a. st Grant, but in
1804 the Southern States were out
of tlie Union and did not vote, while
in 1808 those that were in the Union
were under the rule of the federal
bayonet and went Republican. The
only other limes since the war New
^ ork has gone Der???cratic were in
1870 when Tildcn was elected, and
the two time* Cleveland was elected,
1884 and 1802.
If Mr. Bryan carries the "solid
South," as he did in 1800, with the
exception of Maryland which he
never has carried and which is doubtful
this time, and including Oklahoma
which is as certain as any one
oj the Soul hern Stales, he will have
to - tart on 1">8 voles in I lie electoral
college. If he carries al! the other
Slates lie carried in 1S00. Nebraska,
Kansas. Nevada. South Dakota, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming, lie will
have. 4/ more, or 20fi. To be elected
lie must have 242. Indiai-i, Illinois.
Wisconsin, which are considered probably
Democratic, would give him
200. Ohio has 23 votes, and that
Stale is considered doubtful, although
Vorys, Taft's Ohio manager, say? it
will go for Taft by 100,000, the same
majority by which Hoke Smith was
going to carry Georgia vfiis year. California,
North Dakota, Minnesota,
West Virginia and Maryland are the
only other States in which the^e is
considered even a fighting chance for
the Democrats, if no account is taken
of New York.
And mind you, no account is being
taken of New York with its 34 voles.
Mr. Hitchcock has, therefore, gone to
the West and it is believed here that
his principal headquarters will be in
Chicago. Zacli Mcfihce.
Excursion to Atlanta.
The C., N. & L railway will operate
excursion Columbia to Atlanta,
Tuesday, July 28. leaving Columbia
7.30 a. m., Prosperity 8.4") a. m., Newberry
0 a. m., Clinton 10.00 a. m.
Tickets to be good returning on reggular
trains up to and including Sortboard
train No. 32 due to leave Atlanta
Friday, July 31, 1.20 p. m. Rates
for round (rip: Columbia, Trmo, Chapin.
I,idle Mountain. Prosperity and
Xewberrv $3.00. and Kinards lo Lauerns
inclusive $3.00. Rales for children
one half above figures.
G. L. Robinson, Agt.
>?
TAFT DECLARES ~ D
FOR PUBLICITY
PARTY WILL ACCEPT NO MONEY B
FROM CORPORATIONS.
Republican Nominee Says Republican ^
Committee will Follow Example
of the Democrats.
Hoi Springs, Va., July 18.?"The
national Republican committee will 1.)
accept no contributions from corpora- In
Hons," said Judge Win. 11. Taft, ai
presidential candidate of the Hepub- el
lican party, today and in an inter- ti
view lie also referred to labor, prohi- il
bit ion and oilier questions. Mr. Taft hi
said that not only would (he law of la
New York Slate providing for the II
publicity of campaign contributions ai
be obeyed by the national Rcpubli- X
can committee, but the federal law \y
prohibiting such contributions by cor- ii
porations in connection with the clee- pi
lion of president, vice president, rep- sn
resontatives or senators would be followed
without regard to any question fi
of validity as to any provision. When ti
asked as to his ideas of the power of h;
I he leader of a labor organization lo pi
throw its vole to one parly or an- m
other, he declared thai in his opin- w
ion it could be predicated that there ! I>
is no so-called class of the American st
electorate whose vote could be de- m
livered by its leadei.i. si
He said that after eliminating memhers
of both political parlies from a
labor organization, I lie expression of
a lender might indicate how the re- ,,
maining uncertain quantity might ^
vote in the election, but he declared
that just as is the case generally in
dealing with any so-called class of *
citizens before expression could be
given of the nature of their vole it !~
would be necessary lo eliminate all .
members of one or I lie other of the ^
political parlies. The question call- (|
ing for this statement referred to
President C!oinp< "s of the American .
Federation of Labor, but Mr. Taft
avoided making any personal refer- ^
ence to Mr. (lompers or any other .
leader of organized labor. j,
Asked whether he would have w
any new remedy to offer for the so- <M
called trust problem in his speech of st
acceptance, lie replied that he did not
know of anything new that he could tc
add to a question that had been so \(
widely discussed, and stated that he ]|
would have nothing to say on that n<
matter outside of what he had said ii
various limes in his public utterances. ,i<
Mr. Taft *s attention was called to- P
day lo assertions of some journals j P<
representing the liquor interests that jw
he is opposed lo prohibition. He ex- ' ei
plained thai he never publicly dis- ! fi
cussed the ethical side of prohibition ti
and he took the view, as he under-| Il
stood Mr. Bryan had done, that the'tl
prohibition issue was no! involved in i ei
the national campaign. From what i d
had come to bis attention in respect ei
to the representations of these jour- H
nals he inferred thai I hey had based
their satements on speeches he had w
made in which he criticized the action
of some Stale legisfatures in passing I
prohibition and other laws without |d
providing the machinery for enforc- '
ing lliem. u'
V
i'i
Death of Mrs. J. P. Cannon. I,
Mrs. Bessie Cannon, the wife of I <r
Mr. .1. P. Cannon, d;* <f at their home !
near Prosperity on last Friday morn- j fi
ing nged about forty years. She j |,
leaves a babe four'wrefcs old and Iwojii
other children beside her husband, sis- |sl
lers and brothers. She was before I (.|
her marriage Miss Lessee Halliwan- j h
ger, the eldest daughter of Mr. andjii
Mrs. Isaiah TIaltiwanger. I il
Burial was had at Prosperity cetne- J n
terv on Saturday morning. i
The svmpathv of mnnv friends goes '!'
. ' . j i>
out lo the husband and children in'
i ('<
this hour of their trial. For comfort }s|
they must look lo him who chastenelh | 11
whom he loveth and who doeth all]'11
things well. Tliev. eannot under-1 '
stand now but the promise is they I J
shall know hereafter when they
face to face. lt<
UTY OF SOCIETY
TO THE PRODUCE
RYAN SPEAKS OF "DIVINI
LAW OF REWARDS."
cmocracy Seeks an Equitable Dis
tribution of Burdens and Remuneration?The
Ideal Object
of Government.
Fail-view, Lincoln. Nob., July 18.--cclaring
(lial society lias not givei
' Hie producer liis equitable rewar<
id (hat (lie administration should Ik
langed so as to. remedy this eondi
on. William .1. Bryan today fron
ie lawn of liis home delivered one oj
s most important utterances in tlx
si several years. The occasion was
ie visit of several hundred teacher:
id students of (he Kremoiit (Xeb.!
ormal school. Alter shaking hand:
ith liie visitors Mr. Bryan was in
oil need by I'rof. \Y. If. ('lemons
rincipal of (he school. Mr. Bryai
ii<l:
''I I is true I hut I nave not been of
cially notified yet of my iiomina
on. but (here arc certain things Ilia
ive been said tliat have raised a sus
cion in my mind thai an announce
cut is going t i In- made soon tlia
ill not be :i ureal surprise to nic
' iI 1 am i. sort w fnt'-rmediap
ate a:;d it i> not proper I'o
e to enter into any extended discus
on until this announcement is of
cially made, but 1 can not withstam
ie temptation to say a word when
n confronted by the students win
)rne here with Prof, ('lemons am
rs. ('lemons. Tliev have been oh
iends of mine and I am not goim
> take unto myself all the credit ol
>u being here. Prof, demons am
have been in politics together for i
>od while. It is well to have gener
is friends who overestimate yoni
irtues and niinini/c your faults, fo:
think il was Franklin who said inor*
lan a hundred years ago that :
an's friends had to overpraise liin
i order to make up for the abusi
gets from his enemies and does no
cserve and it is fortunate thai
live some, very partial friends 1 ik<
rof. Clemous to make up for soim
ho are a little prejudiced when the;
me to examine the principles that
and for and that 1 strive for.
"You are preparing yourselves fo
sachers and what 1 -want to say t<
>u today is in lino with your work
r you will examine the phitforn
lopled at Denver \ mi will find Ilia
closes with an appeal to those wh<
[ sire lo see this government of tin
eople. by I lie people and for 1 h<
I'ople and so ndiniuisrorccT that i
'.11. as far as huiiian wisdom can. se
ire 11? each individual the rewan
oni society proportionale to the con
ibulioii tiiat the person makes |.
ic welfare of society. To my mini
lis is the ideal toward which a gov
'iiinent should strive. There is ;
ivine law of rewards. It is that ev
y one shall enjoy fn proportion a
lat person by energy and industr
ml intelligence contributes to th
orld.
4
Debt to the Pioneer.
'' Many of you are the sons au<
uughlcrs of the pioneers who cam
> this country and converted wha
as once a desert into a garden spot
'.hen (he pioneer goes into a nev
niut rv he endures, --.orifices, am
is reward (Might to be large. II
oes forth with great industry t<
nvert the raw material thai h
nds into linhled products, into ma
rial wealth; and when the eondi
ons are such as they ought to be h
icceeds in amassing a fortune, in ac
miniating property in proportion a
e applies intelligence and industr;
i his work. 1 lake it (hat that is th
ivine law of rewards, and govern
lent should, as nearly as possible
dlow those laws. One of our com
laints against present condition
that the rewards of society are no
jiiitablv distributed. Take for in
ance your occupation or profession
I is one of the most important w
live. In the first p^.iee, before yoi
mid become teachers you must hav
ii elementary schooling, and then yoi
iM prepare yourselves specially fo
ie work upon which you are to en
r. You must develop character
you must have (lie qualities Ilia I fit iiji
you for citizenship; ami, when you tr
* are prepared, you go forth to take 111
4 charge of our children, of those who pn
are dearer lo us than our own lives. Ill
? \ on take those children at a period
when I heir characters are forming 1
and hy the impression you make upon gr
them you must largely depend for wi
their usefulness in after years. Wheth- eo
er our children arc a mm fort to us, a fo
pride lo us, a source of helpfulness pn
lo us, depends very largely upon what T ;
- the teacher does, for the teacher, more m<
i than any other one, cooperates with III
1 I lie parents in the development of ea
? the child. Now, this is your work. It III
- could not he :i more important work, nu
l and yet wlial is your remuneration? I he
f am sure I will not ahuse any of you ; in
} when I tell you I think the teachers y?
s of I his country are not overpaid. 1 sc
s iim sure you will not accuse me of I
I flattery when I say you earn all von ih
; ijcl in I lie way of compensation. ju
"Now compare your compensation to
, and your work with I In4 compensation h?
i and the work of those who have so- so
cured privileges and favoritism. Coin- hi
- pare your work and your reward with c\
- those, for instance, who have secured hsi
I. conl ml of sonic .ureal industry and \?
- who hy means of this control are able ct
- lo reach their hands into the pockets tli
t ot SO.OOO.tltKI oI people and hy fixing vi
. arbitrarily the price of that which <
they sell and which the people must hi
r have are ahle to gather a reward lar
.tii'r than they earn. u<
Millennium Not Expectcd.
j "The Democratic party is not expected
to hring the milleniiiiuu
j through a Democratic administration,
j Those who represent that party uuf
derstand that government nre i,fiH
ministered hy human hands and that
all things that mail's hand touches
do not attain to perfection. \Yc do M
\ . o-]!
not expect our nation will he free
from fault when it is intrusted in tlie j,
hands of those who call themselves
Democrats. Milt it is the purpose of ?
^ those; who are Democrats to secure a ^
heller adjust men I of rewards of service.
4iii(l they believe that this can be
^ done hy restoring the government to
I I lie ancient doctrines. They believe ?
it can be done bv making it more resI'
*
ponsive lo the will ot Ihc people and ?,
if you will road I lie |>lalform tliroiiuh '
I you will riml that there are several ^
specific reforms that; are asked for.
One, for instance, is the election ot
senators hv direct \ ore of the penfj
' ^ *
pie. Why is that desired? In order
^ that the senate may be the servant of ^
I the people; in order that its reprcs- '
eiitalivcs may speak for I he people ,
>?id relied 11 m sentiment of the peoIIt
desires the reduction of exI
pendit ill*-.-. Why? tin- people
who pay tin* taxes are o\erburI
dened atd the appropriations are (<
larger than they might to be. It desires
I lie reformation of our system of
taxation. Why? I?ecau>e we believe ^
that the present system lays too
I a rue a portion of the burden on the ,,
ii II
struugling masses and collects loo
small a part from those with larue
fortunes and larue incomes and the
income lax is suggested not as a thing
that is going to bring about absolute
perfection, absolute justice, hut as a ^
j t hi11u that will lead to a nearer ap- p
proneh to perfection in the burdens
^ of the government.
"And so 1 may lane up different
planks and show vmi how tliev are all .
v -, 11
I tending to ? 11? end. one purpose, and
that is to make ttiis coverninent just
to the whole people, lint I have lakII
en as mv text the last clause of t lie
e i , * i . "
plattorm. because it presents in a
few Words that which is presented |
more liberallv in other plai .
i> 1 I,
Democracy s Aim. p
s "Our aim is to adjust the rewards 1.
v of society to the people honestly and
e see that evcrv one will feel that there M
- is something to strive for. The best
>, way to make people strive Is lo as
sure them that their rewards will be
s proportionate to their endeavor and hi
t we are anx o is thai the American
- people shall have the highest possible m
i. inspiration to great endeavors. We
e want them lo have lite assurance that jh
ii when I hey have uiven to the world si
e >' 'll recovni/.e their efforts and I have V
,i taken \<>iir vocation, your calling, as j A
r .in illiM rat ion. 1 have wondered whv
- teacher* of this country would do 1 w
; year after year and vote to turn the vi
il ion over to exploit ill ion by great
lists and private monopolies when
e teachers themselves sue so poorly
lid tor tin* groat and important work
ev doing'.
'M am not here to make a speech,
am here to acknowledge the cordial
eetings yon have brought here. I
ill say to you in conclusion that,
11 vineed as I am that as our platrin
does present the best solution o?
ihlie questions thai is possible, while
un convinced that its purpose is the
>st equitable, more equitable than
< purpose expressed in I he Kepubli11
plat form, and while 1 am anxious
at we shall have the support of as
uny of you as possible, it would not
fair lo you if I did uol say T am
uch more anxious that eaeli one of
m should do what is right, as you
e it. than that you sTiouhl do what
think is right. None of us is infallle.
We are all loo apt to err in
dginenl. \\ t* can not ask others
examine Ihe foundations ol Iheir
nofits without being willing to do
ourselves. and earnest as 1 am, my
glicst desire is dial you shall study
cry question and thai when you
ive Studied these questions each of
hi will follow I lie dictates ol your
tUM'ience and judgment*. that with
Ki election over, yoti will I.eel thai
hi have done your 7?csl lor your
milr>' and given your country the
?<| you had."'
Tonight Mr. lb-van attended a din?r
given lo the visiting newspaper
irres|loudenIs by 1". >1. Richards at
ic Lincoln hotel.
West End 3; Mechanics 0.
On Saturday evening in a fast
line of ball on the West End diaond
West Hud defeated the Melanics
team of Columbia by the
ore of to 0. The features of thr
line were the halting ol I. Hoo/.ei
ul the pitching of Simpson for West
ud.
R 11 F,
"est F.nd ^ ^
eehancis ^
Simpson and Met all', bines and
'I Miearson.
Struck out by Simpson S. by Jones
I'mpire, 1 lardeinan.
EllVICES AT CLAYTON CHURCH
ev. Mrs. Irwin, of Little Rock, Ark.,
Will Prcach at Clayton Memorial
Church.
Wev. Mrs. Irwin, of Lillle Rock,
rk., will preach a series ol sermons
Chi.vlon Memorial CnivcrsalUt
1'ircii beginning Friday 11i _*111. Juh
!. at s.:?n ii clock.
On Friday night MY-. Irwin will
11, iin I he I judgment day.
SalMi-lny e\ ( 11iu'j at l.-i". W a? lie
<,.1 Son ..I < iod.
Sued a v iii"i'iiiiig at II, I >uui~?hni',iit
What Will it be and Ib.w I .on?
,'ill ii La-I.
Sunday nighl at K.i'.O. The Final
arinoiiy of I lie Souls With < hid.
The imhlic is cordially invited to
en,! 11 of these services.
Advertised Letters.
Letters remaining in postollicc at
ewberry. S. for week ending
iilv ll.'lOnS:
1). P. Adams.
Uessie L. I'aker, Manly Duller,
trs. F. M. 1 hi ford, Mr. F. C. Clirise,
Mark Calmese.
H. D. 1 >i-iiI, Mr. S. .1. 1 lominick.
Mrs. Sal lie Cirifliu..
Miss Anna lleudersou. Mrs. J. L.
mil cr.
Mrs. b'hoda l.alhrop, Mrs. P. H.
ever, Mr. S. F. Lewis, Mrs. Lilln
eiver, Mrs. <1 < ?h 11 Lever, Miss I i 111 a
eater, Miss Ida Long, Miss Llla 1*.
ollg.
Mrs. Alice Leveret McPhaid, Mrs.
ary McDonald.
Mr. J. F. Nance.
Mrs. Joseph Owens.
Miss Daisy Pcnninglon, Mrs. Abie
Fills.
Mr. Joseph H el ford (2). Mrs. Kina
Huff, Mrs. Alice Kutherford.
A ill nev Stephens, llarrlon Switleniir'r.
Mis< Nellie Swtt, Robert Wilm.
Miss Fannie Wallace, Miss Curio
/illiams. Mr. Samuel Wright, Miss
gncs Wil-on.
All persons c; Min-r for Ihese letters
ill please say thai they were adfilised.
C. J. Pnrecll, P. M.