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MARKS ST\!K>1KM Na}* W. I'. Pollock Hits Misrepresent ed li iin in S|*eeelu v. To Ldi'.or <>: Tin* Herald an NfW.v T ] 'i:<r would .lave bee: wrlv.cn a few days earlier iiad 1 no been absent rom . omMy atientioi l>a> been directed to a vile. malicious prt uir iiiatt'd and 1111 truthful attaci ma.lt' on me last we^k by .Mr. \V. 1' Pollock at the sena; ri ? 1 campaig; meetings held in Greenwood and New berry, in this State. As you saw r'i to publish and give circulation t< these misrepresentations I trust tha >ou possess a sufficient degree o fairness to pub'is 1 this reply, givin: the same conspicuous prominence t( this that you seemed pleased to giv< Mr. 1< Hock's wilful misrepresenta tion. Why should 1 be dragged int< this senatorial campaign: i am no a candidate tor any 'office. and ha< concluded not to actively become con nected witli pontics, but it seems tha it will be necessary for me to ente tr.e race for the house of representa lives in order t? > vindicate my recon and refute purposely concocted :~alse hoods directed at me, with the inten tion to damage and blacken my recon and character. iW'hy did C*lr. Pollocl make those statements about me ii the upcountry. where 1 am not so wel known, and where Governor Bleasi is \j pular and ins supporters an numerous? It was clone for the spe oific -purpose of injuring Governo Blease, attempting ro create the im pression that I had in 1880 made th< race for the house of representative: on a Republican ticket and that 1 ha< affiliated with negroes, and that Gov ernor Blease. knowing this, had ap pointed me a member of his militar; staff with the rank iof colonel Now it will become necessary fo me to review the incidents of tha campaign, 34 years ago. when onl; two members of that ticket are living Judge C. P. Townsend and myself. Ii 1876 i returned home form Trinit: College. Xorth Carolina, where I lia( been for three years. I was not 2( years of age; our country and Stat* + were dominated by Republicans anc negro officeholders. True to the prin ciples which my ancestors had always advocated, for their loyalty and de votion to Democarcy and white su premacy have never been' questioned i then, before my majority, did as much in 1ST6 to redem my count} and State from negroism and alier tyranny as any young man in Marlborc county. I put on m'y Wade Hamptoi red shirt, and for two months prev ious to t.'e election rode on horseback day and night, being associated wit'r Messrs W. D. Moore. J. i-7. Davis, the Drakes, Rogers and many otners. whc were as true and loyal as any citizen* o this State. On the day of electior in 1870, with my red shirt on, with two large pistols in my belt. I, ii company with W. D. Moore, came tc Bennetts-.ille before dayligLt undei the direction f Col. C. S. MoCall, voi ed handful o: Hampton tickets in 11: Bennettsville box. We then rode tc Brightsville,-10 miles, where we agaii: voted, returned to Bennettsville, re 4. i . 1 r\ n j ii. . yvrieu iu v_ui. o. .vicv^aii anu hi nit afternoon went t:> Admasville, eighl miles, where I again voted, and W. D Moore and I returned to BennettsvilU at midnight and participated in the jublliation and glorification of our victory for white supremacy. In 1878 1 did the same kind o:* work for Democracy that I had done in 1876. 1 was one of the managers of election at Adamsville and placed red shirts oil negores and had them vote the Wade Hampt n ticket. In 1880 I was still a young man; some of the best citizens of Marlborc county advised me to connect mysell with a white Independent Democratic ticket and promised tJ.ieir support. It may have been an unwise step, but I was honest and sinccre. We had our own white Democratic ticket printed on white paper; this ticket contained the Democratic electors for Hancock and English, who were the candidates that year for president and Vinp nr^siriprit fnntairmri fhp State Democratic ticket and our Independent Democratic county ticket. ' Fortunately I have kept and preserved a copy of our platform of principles which we had published in July, 1880, and with your permission I will copy a few paragraphs from b'ae pronunciamento or address to the people oi Marlboro county. It commenced as follows: ' Fellow Citizens: The unaersignec citizens and menubers of the Democratic party anaouLce themselves as candidates for your suffrage at the approaching election. We have beer nominated by no convention, manipu lated by a few political wire-pullers but rave adopted the old time-honorec mode by declaring ourselves candi dates. "In 1876 a united effort was made b] the vtfvlte people of the State to 'fre< themselves from Radical rule Undo: . 1 h'.* .larJership o: 'he >mit* and patrii ! lie iI m.pton. ami afl< r a heroic pol - imp:ii-n. I deliverance w: j eelrieved l'roni (he manifold evils co . si'Mueiit 'ipon tiu- asccndciev for vea * ( ,i ion;ii?t j.o'.itieal party. ' 1 j ls7\ un.Ier tin- leadership ai Ii stiil :i-or?- heroic el'f rts, tile sau ;::ty was overwhelmingly tl<> eat< ;:::(! ii;c asc ?ndci;cy of t.:e white i>c i rh- shcu:J\ established. We are o v ? , j o-ecl lo the restoration of Radic iiiK- in this county and State." _ i This address was signed by the fc f ; low:.ig white Democratic candidate (: members of the Independent ticket: j .hrlge C. P. Townsend. J. P. .Gibsc r j f i- the legislature. r\ ?!api Frank Manning, for clerk D ! CO':rl(; A. G. Johnson, for sheriff. R. H. McKinnon, for school (01 j missioner. 3 1 11 Major J. C. Dunbar, Dr. IM. C\ W'z ^ ' lace. F. Grant. >:or county commi A. I | sioiu'i s. t Major W. A. H gers. for proba r judge. Dr. H. u. Easterling, for coroner, j Now, my friends, does this soui like appealing to the negro, for the candidates were property owners ai 2 taxpayers and were gentlemen . recognized integrity? Now I will e 1 plain the existence of the "cali j checked backed ticket," which w R sent to Mr. Pollock from this counl 3 and which is being exhibited by hi in the upper part ol" t:ie State. Th r "checked back ticket" was not o ticket. I; I had to go intD judgme e I this moment. I did not Know an s j thing about the existence of that R j j publican ticket, with our names ton _! until I went to Brightsville on the d _ i of election. Mr. D. U. McCall was r .. personal friend as long as he live and he was t'.:e father of the prese Democratic chairman of this counl r ^ He told me after the election in 18 ^ that be and other white Repu/blica ; in this county had advised the Repu " licans to place our names on the tickets. My name was placed the , ! with ut my consent or knowledge, ai 1' ^ j any intimation or declaration that J have ever catered to or affiliated wi ' 1 the negroes or Republican partv is < 1 ! i absolute lie as black as^perdition. M : Pollock certainly knew fae abo' ' j facts, and his perversion of truth ai i misrepresentation is vile, damnab | and most reprehensible. I doubt th ' Governor Blease ever knew that I w; a candidate in 1880; he did kno '' however, that before he commission! 1 me as a member of his staff, that tl ) I white Democrats of Marlboro coun \ ' j bad, lor six years elected me to re j resent them in t'.ie house oi' represe L i tatives, and 'ne knew that I made i ! I valiiolilo QnH faithful momhor i! I seems that many of the newspape ! and extreme anti-administration m( | are industriously exerting themselv ! to vilify and misrepresent Govern* i 01ea.-e and bis friends. They are we i come to al! they, will get out o' th j dastardly and untruthful attack c ' me. After 1 spoke at Sinithville durir ! the caiiipaign in 1880 Dr. Bouchii i shook hands with me and said that I had made one of t'ae 'best Democrat speeches he had ever heard. Col. * X. Drake w?js not in sympathy wii our movement, but he will say tod< mat he hear ! me declare on ihe stun during that campaign that I was n< a leader of the Republican part: thac 1 was a white Democrat, and tr.e Republicanr. put out a county ti< ltet, that 1 would withdraw from tl cam^aii'n and do all I could to elei 1 the convention candidates. Ton after this I wrote a rn uini) and a half editorial against Ha kollisrn and advised our people n< | to support the Haskell ticket, ar * some of that same crowd who vot( the Haskell t.egro ticket a.re utterir - : vile '.alsehoods and misrepresent; ; tioas about me. I disiike to be force I : to uis< ui> the ,ja3t lecord 01' 34 yeai 1 ' ago, for these gentlemen have lor ; since passed o'.er tae river and a: , :ioi uere i) i-peaK iux ineuiaeiv cs, ui ' [ so long as I am able to raise my voi< ' or use my pen I will endeavor 1 j silence ue calumniators and dir falsiliert against the good names ar exa't? d characters of my dead friend Why did Mr. Pollock mention tl ' I name of his own uncle. Dr. H. R. Ea 1 ! terling, \v:.o was on that ticket a cai - j tiidnte for coroner? Dr. Ea.sterlii ' ! lived to be years of age, a gra< I nate of an American medical colles I j and a post-graduate in a Paris medic > institution, a Christian gentletnan, ar j had more honor anu real integrity [ character in one hour of his long ho: orable life than W. P. Pollock is c > paJble of enjoying should he live - thousand years. i From 1S83 to 1889, six years, I liv< - i:i North Carolina, where I mai > speeches in behalf of Governor The . I . I M. Kolt, and I" was placed in nomin - tion in a Richmond county Dem r-atic convention for the office of re j ister of deeds. I attended as delega *' a Democratic Congressional o'onve r .'.ion, hold in Wadesboro, X <\. and t : THOUGHT SHE COULD NOT LIVE id no Restored to Health by Lvdic E. Pinkham's Vegetable 5 ' Compound. a* Unionville, Mo.?"I suffered from { female trouble and I got so weak that! )1" t'.V;; < :::: : . , COUl(l hardly \V Si 1 I s< I across the floor with out holding on t( I llig^ something. I ha( nervous spells anc i my ^n^ers w?ui( of I88| Jli cramp and my facc i illi ~ #18! "would draw, and ] |p|^ could not speak, noi u_ sleep to do any good /V j' * had no appetite,anc | j\'\ :J:\ everyone thought J l1-; V'-'-V7- 'would not live is- Some one advised me to take Lydia E j Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I ha( Le | taken so much medicine and my docto: ! said he could do me no good so I toldnr | husband he might get me a bottle and . | would try it. By the time I had takei id j it I felt better. I continued its use,am se j now I am well and strong. I "T have alwavs recommended you 11U I ? ^ oi- medicine ever since I was so wonder j fully benefitted by it and I hope thi x"' letter will be the means of saving som 00 other poor woman from suffering. as ! Mrs. Martha Seavey, Box 1144 :y, | Unior.ville, Missouri. iin | The makers of Lydia E. Pinkham' at Vegetable Compound have thousands o ur j such letters as that above ?they te nt I the truth, else they could not have bee I obtained for love or money. This med -" | icine is no stranger ? it has stood th e_ test for years. If there are any complications yo ay; not understand write to Lydia I ?. f^ry ^/innflrlanf in) Qy X'111 till it III itlt'UlUUC V/U. ^tvuuuvniiui ' Lynn,Mass. Your letter will be openeo ;d? read and answered by a woman an nt held in strict confidence. ;y. gQ night voted for my 'friend, the Hoi ng Jas. T. LeGrand, of Rockingham, bi ^ | the Hon. Alfred Rowland, of Lumbei -r ; ton, received the nomination and wa ? 1 elected. I have just learned t'.:at som re , . dirty hound and villian, an ant id I ^ i Bleaseite, is secretly telling that > th | taught a negro school. Will* my friend ! and relatives stand for these maliciou m r 'and slanderous lies? W.iat little chai [r. I acter and reputation I have is all tha ve .11 can leave to my sons and afflicte ia ! , i daughter, and I swear bv the enteral le I , i heavens that I will die rather tha at i submit to such outrages. as Respectfull, J. Preston Gibson. sd DAnnnHorillo C! C Till it 1 ? 1 Q1 ^ l^inictto > 111^. kj, v^.. ui ? AV, a. 1/ a. &. ie I " ! CHICHESTER S PILLS n- 'J HE mAMON" BRAND. a I.wilt's! Ask yo for /jS, n ?- (s A'oi) i'lii-ohcft-tcr's l)Iiu?ion<T7j r&nt)//V , I'ills in TCed and Gold nietallic\\* U -v WJg xrs, seaied with Blue Rilbon. \/ 1 ?!.c ?? other. Buy of ynr I - iff l?r^ffclsl. Askfornii-CIICX-Trn rs c. i\?>;?!? !>.. ? *5* f *-5 NCii;-^ kio<vn? 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Must hav g- first grade teacher certificate and we te j recommended; seven months school, n-, P? M. Suber, J. L. Crooks, ill' Secretary Chairman of Board. ?______ I ragsraaBga?^^ The b< I peace of mine upper Kp ! : over, ] j A fair amount to a good remedy foi ! TODAY to save a ! and deposit it in < will draw compo r! rrof if urllAn VA11 U gwv At f? 1IVI1 J VTV* VI ?! $1 OPE jl The Newl 1 N U ! :.! )! Ul a ? " 1785 1914 ? it COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON s South Carolina's Oldest College e j . i i-I 130 h \ear begins September 25th 1 j En ranee examinations at all th( Is county seats on Friday, July 3rd, at 9 a. m. i Full four vear courses lead to the ; it I ^ B. A. and B. S. degrees. A two-year > I pre-medical course is given. A frpQ tnirirm cphnl a roll i n 15 ussifrft. ' n " "? ! ed each countty of the State. Spacious buildings and athle.i'j ; grounds, well equipped lal oratories, j unexcelled library facilities. Expenses reasonable. For terms i l and catalogue, address I HARRISON RANDOLPH, President | j WANTED TEACHER j For Vaugnnville school. Salary $45 I per month. Term eight r.onths. Send ! UJ^^/liV^UWlVU VV L. H. Senn, J. 0. Johnson, Chappells, S. C. d How To Give Quinine To Children. FE3RILINE is the trade-mark name given to an j g improved Quinine It is a Tasteless Syrup, pleas- j ant to take and does not disturb the stomach, j Children take it and never know it is Quinine. I Also especially adapted ^o adults who cannot ! take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor cause nervousness nor ringing in the head. Try it the next time you need Quinine for ?ny rnr,? pose. Ask for 2-ounce original package, ^jie name FEBRILINU is blown in bottle. 25 c ?s. | s NOTICE OF ELECTION IN O'XEALL 1 DISTRICT >0. 1<>. y Whereas, one-third of the resident ' electors and a like proportion of the resident freeholders of the age of 21 yeas, of O'Xeall school district So. 16. of the county of New-! berry. State of South Carolina, have _ filed a petition with the county board \ | of education oi Newberry county, ^ I South Carolina, petitioning and re- 1 questing that an election be held in j _ ^ said school district on the question of ? a levying a special annual tax of two tair j. mille to be collected on the property prjr : | located in the said school district. q p Now, therc'ore, the undersigned,! .Jul: composing the county board of edu- I s cation for Newberry county, South j a Carolina, do hereby order the board ! ^ j of trustees of the O'Xeall school j Con s! district Xo. 1?J. to hold an elec-1 bi ^ tion on the said question of levying a two mill tax 10 be collected on the j property located in the said school j N district which said election shall be I ^ s held at O'Xeall school house, in {e-ct _ said school district No. 16, on Fri- j res* L. day, July 24, 1914, at which said *'ea ^ election the polls shaii be opened at tric (j 7 a. m. and closed at 4 p. m. The ^erl k members of the board of trustees of ^e( e said school district shall act as man- of e agers of said election, Only such 2:5011 - - - - ><_ niip electors as reside in said scnooi ais- ? trict and return real or personal sc^' _ property for taxation, and who exhibit their tax receipts and registration cer- to * >. tificates as required in general elec- in ' il tions shall be allowed to vote. Elece tors favoring the levying of such tax coo: 11 shall cast a ballot containing the cati word "Yes" written or printed there-1 Car on. and each elector opposed to levy- I 01 1 ;ing such tux shall cast a ballot con- i 1 v l 1 J # Moms a ??i? est prescription I, an erect carri and "feeling go is a Bank Accoi ' one's credit in a Sj r worry and unhapp portion of your sale >ur Savings Departr J 1 unu liucicsi, aiiu w rant it. :ns an accoi ierry Savini ewberry, S. C. Books for Read A timely special sale i J i J i i i event mat maKes tne ment in Newberry, a s in its proportions, more economical benefits, n value. A good book is a ci whether you are taking chair, are lying in a h outspreading branches nonchalantly on the piaz cn^Vi ^Vj^prfnl fripnH as 2 You will do well by mal now. Don't fail to see BETTER GOODS FO Mayes' The House of a T Ling tiie word, 'wo- written. or ui ited thereon. iv iven under our hands and seal on Pi f 6, 1914. tr Geo. D. Brown, S. J. Derrick, sa J. S. Wheeler, ds nty Board of Education for New- ?1 erry County, S. C. "k s m ri( E OF ELECTION IX MOMI- j sa CELLO DISTRICT >0. 17. I ge rhereas. one-third of the resident! ei ors and a like proportion of the tr dent freeholders of the age of 21 pr rs, of Monticelio scnooi ais- ^ t No. 17, of the county of New- ti] ry 9:a:e of South Carolina, have ti< i a petition with the county Board to Education ol Newberry County, th Carolina, petitioning and re- y?t sting than an election b held in said ar sol district on the question of levy- su a special annual tax of two mills in e collected on the property located ed Lhe said school district, ow, therefore, the undersigned Ju iposing the County Board of Eduon for Newberry County, South nUni /irk horohv nrdpr ;np "Rnard :rustees of the Monticello school j Cc rict Xo. IT, to hold an elec-; i I J tion for age, a stiff od" all lint # " & r^r* n & \ti/ WL. BAIN IV IS iness. BEGIN iry or income, nent, where it rhere you can UNT is Bank, # QnmmAV kj II111111 vl t ing! of Books at 50c, an highest accomplishsale that is greater far reaching in- its lore remarkable in heerful friend, and your ease in a roller ammock under the of a tree, or rocking iza, you'll want some ^ ,n entertaining book. sing your selection my window display. *- ! R SAME MONEY IT Store housand Things Dn on the said question of levying a /o mill tax to be collec:ed on the operty located in the said school disict, which said election shall be held Monticello school house, in .id school district 'NIo. 17, on Fri iy, July 24, 1914, at which said eo:ion the polls shall be opened at u. m, and closed at 4 p. m.. The embers of the board of trustees of .id school district shall, ac: as mana?rs ?f said election. Only such rctors as reside in said school disict and return real or personal oper:y for taxation, and who exhibit eir :ax receipts and registration cerElcates as required in general elects shall bs allowed to vote. Elecrs favoring the levying of such fttax iall cast a balto: containing the ord "Yes" written or printed thereon, id each elector opposed to levying ich tax shall cast a ballot contalng the word "No" written or printfhororiTi Given under our nands and sea] on ily 6th, 1914. Geo. D. Brotwn, S. J. Derrick, J. S. Wheeler, >unty Board of Education for Newberry County, S. C.