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L- LEGISLATIVE WORu TOID W IN FEW WORDS ^ THE THINGS I>0>K WHICH MA\ n LLVE V .-k \ V"' I t*/\ ll/kll L A 11 I w \ of ifwuuvu^ Jiiuu So Eiitkus/ast/cally Popu} lar. August Kohn in News and Courier. Columbia, Nov. 1.?In less than a -dozen lines of a newspaper column is condensed 9o per cent of tne iegisiaV i: on that will find its way 011 the statute books of the State, as a remgr suit of the extraordinary session 01 Wr c.e general assembly now drawing to I '(-s a close. Here is the crux of the legm islation: fc ? "It cho 11 ho unlawful fnr flriv nfr r-L It K? 4-L b* A * WV & ^ ^ ^ . son, by himself, his agent or -employees, to plant or cultivate in this State in any year a greater number o. acres of land in cotton than onea'.iird of the total acreage of land planted and cultivated in all crops by such person in said year, including grain and fall sown crops, planted ?- nrecpdin.gr fall or Winter." r There is not mucfa to the law in verbiage, but if it is enforced it will mean the agricultural revolution o? ihe State. The enforcement is in the hands of ike farmers themselves; those Who wanted total elimination and limitations as to how many bales of cotton might be raised to the animal. Tfhe State has simply said t)'.:at for every ten acres of cotton the farmer plants that he must plant twenty1 . acres in grain, or cattle food or truck, top Tt matters not what the crop is, but two acres of something else must he planted to every acre cf. cotton. If the law is enforced, and the enforceY ment is in the 'hands of the commu-.J. :n ? ir\ f~\ tt* not. rinutjs, It \>ill iiJ.cau a. iicv? ccn ill vat tie raising for one thing. " We Will Try It." Many think* the constitutionality of tf:e act is dotfbliul. Governor Blease put this foot note on the act, after he had approved it; "Constitutional or not, we wild try it." That is the 1 sentiment of many and it is regarded as being justifiable in the agricultural ? A,V? /\ Cff ft + A m crisis OJ. L-'C OUHC. % It is to be noted that the act? through t&e suggestion of Mr. Belser, is quite pJain that only cultivated land is to be counted. The act is now of effect and if the ^ Farmers' Union and other agricultural t.organizations want to put their hand to 90 me tiling effective here is a chance ( This acreage reduction act is wnat will live ill the history of the State as t:e overshadowing work of the extraordinary action d>. tbe special session. Not So Popular. The State warehouse plan is not so enthusiastically popular. It "barely "skidded" tiai*ougl.: the legislative grain and if it had its course to go again ^ would not be among the acts of the r special session. It is already a "lame duck.'' Suggestions are being made that it can be amended at tfh-e regular session of the general assembly to be held in a couple of months, but this; is A doufbtiful. If Conmmissioner McLaurin <: can pull the system to th? front he will ? dese^v-e much credit. 00 course, everyone is keenly inter ested in tfre cotton bond issue. It is a political puzzle. It lias been said that political history as well as a true history of a war should not be written until the lapse of 50 years. It would not do quite so soon after the passage of the now famous cotton bond act to write wl'.:at is heard and what may or (may not be the real history of this legislation. There are many reports and rumors as to why this or that was done and all foe more reason why the real history of the legislation had better be written when real patriotism can e separated from selfish motives; when "playing politics" can he divorc- i > ed from public duty and when the wr n : 4.:.^ ~ ?..2 i | intuiowiifg eii. wc tiiiiit; v\ ii ud. v t; f:ad its way; then someone ought to write the real history of tiis remarkable pieoe of legislation, that; came as a shock and surprise to the peoplte. May Sever Get to Yoters. Governor Bleas-e called it at first "a !hugh joke." Now he realizes that r m whatever may have been its genesis, ' that it is beyond that stage. I have no dou'bt that many members were sincere in their purpose to serve their State in proposing and urging the cottoi> bond issue, but tihe cnanoes are that it will never get to the voters. At this writing the chances Tor the issue to go regularly to the voters are f remote, but with Cie tickets seDt out by direction of the senate, in anticipation of the approval or action o': the k governor, there is liable to be mtich confusion, and it certainly behooves V those interested to keep a close watch ? on what is done alt tee ballot box on Tuesday. it is c<eid that it the governor noias I the act until any time Tuesday without his approval, under lis constitu tional rigfcts, that there can be no B election on the cotton bond question. HL >'ot the First Time. ?1 This is not he first ime in legisla ! tion that important measures have ex! pired by t.he operation of time. Many and many a bill has died 011 the calen: dar simply by a fi.^ht to keep i'rom acting on it either affirmatively or negatively. This is perhaps extending t1kj 1 eld saying that "All is fair in love and I ifirt 0 11 ^ lirt'ltl^C j v\ cli lUIiU 1-UiJUV.C. There is a general demand for a full >>cte in the election 011 Tuesday. It is j not so important in the matter of ill? | elction of State and county officers, but or many reasons it is important ti at the total vote should be larje j and that everyone who can should go to t.he polls and vote upon the constitutional issues and that t:.e federal j ejection tickets should in all instances be east. There will be in all about 40 acts j that will go to make up true volume of ! acts of the special session. More than I 75 per cent are strictly and absolutely i local matters; the most important of I the general matters .being cotton re1 duction. warehouse and the Clf.'con ^ thre-ewbox law. SET OUT THEIR REASONS FOR VOTES ON BONDS ! I Various Senators Ask That Statements Be Incorporated in Official Journal Showing Why They Voted as They Did on Cotton Securities Measure. The State, SOth. Numbers of the senate last night had incorporated in the journal of the i senate statements of their reasons for : voting as they did on the question ! whether the senate should concur in the Jiouse amendments to the bill :or issuing $24,000,000 of State bonds on cotton stored in "warehouses. These statements follow: Senator Mars: "I voted against the ^ # bond bill because I believed it to be dangerous legislation, ana that no re' suljts, beneficial to the class of people it was intended to help, would come therefrom.'' Senator Beamguar.d: "I voted against the bond bill because in my - l J - J op.mon line oni as ameuueu m uxc hojre is impractical and will not give the relief needed. Also for the further reason t'jat the time inter1, ening 'between the passage of tie bill and the date of the general election is insufficient tor such a measure to get tr* fho nprml p " vv ^v rv-v Senator Epps: "The ftond issue bill is nothing more in principle than the State lending its credit to its citizens (to prevent a sacrifice sale of cotton at the prevailing price of 6 1-2 cents a pound. "There is nothing panicky or dangerous in tJ':.e provisions of the bill. The interests of the State are safeguarded and tiie intrinsic and loan value is practically fixed at 8 cents uDon t':.e basis cf middling. If cot ton advances, the bond question v.ill dispose oi itself automatically. T.e effect will have been attained without necessity of the issue or any part thereof.'' ISenator Cilfton: "I voted for the /bond l'lbias amended by the house as in my judgment it is necessary to take care of ait least a portion of the present croip in order to stabilize the demand for cotton on hand and to try at least to prevent any further sacrifice on the part o'<. the farmers and business in general, and in order to induce compliance with the acreage reduction till and because nothing batter was offered or suggested; and while t'ne bill does not comply in whole with my views, and may not be entirely free from objections (there are'none that can not be cured by future legislation) I believe that it wi'.l afford a measure to relieve the {farmers and the people of the State genarally who are suffering from an abnormal condition not due to any cause within their control. "There is no element of risk to the State in the bill, as the beneficiaries pay the carrying charges; there will be nt necessity to increase the tax levy, the issue is safeguarded against negligence and speculation, and repayment is guaranteed by tie notes the participants collateraled by cotton deposits, and finally because the State ought to lend its credit to relieve the present ana prospective distress of its wealth producers who have supported her by their laJbor in times of peace and defended her in times of , war." j Senator Nicholson: "When I voted for the passage of , the bill to submit to the qualified electors of the State the question of is; suing bonds for the purpose of rej lieviug the cotton situation I did so for the reason t*:at I was in "hopes | that this plan might furnish the basis j of relief to the people of our State in the time of their dire necessity. I had not had time to consider the matter carefully and at first blush it seemed to afford the only possible plan that could do anything to relieve t'Le situation. I protested against the senate acting on the bill in taste and stated that while I voted for thp bill for the reason that I did not wish to ! be put in the position of opposing the only plan that I thought might do something to afford relief, I did so Avith the distinct understanding tv.au avhen the w.ole matter '.ad been thrashed out and the free conference report submitted that 1 would vote against the free conference report unless 1 then felt satisfied that the bill as finally presented should pass. I have given the matter my most caretul consideration and have reached tv.e conclusion that the bill will not afford relief to t';e fanners w\o need it most until too late to do them any good and that it will lay a heavy burden of taxation upon all the people and the benefits derived from the "bond issue will be confined to comparatively few of the citizens of the State and aviii not include tne son an farmers and those most in need of im. "mediate assistance. I also vote against the bill .or the reason that I do not think there is sufficient time before the election to give the people suf- j fic-ient notice of t'::e terms of t':e bill j and t:.at they will not have an oppor jtunity to give expression to their ma- j I ture judgment on a matter of such ! vital importance and far-reaching resuits. I do not think the bill as i amended by the house should pass ! and that it will impair the credit of j ; the State and impose a burden of ! | taxation on the people without afford- ! (ing the reliei desired/' j Senator Sullivan: j "I vote no, because it is class legislation and if any good is to come of it the owners o'. large lots of cotton j vvill quickly take up t'.'.e bonds before j tv.e small land owners and tenants! can secure any and because the time is now too short for the people to understand it so as to 'vote intelligently and because there is danger of , a very large bonded debt being sad- j died upon the State which it may take ! a century to get rid of. The title to the bill is not in accord with the boay o the bill and -may thereby get into the courts and because it will estab- i lish a precedent that will give further trouble that may end in paternalism. Even merchants w':o 'have taken in cotton at 10 cents were not allowed to nave any Donas, eic. Senator Black: "I am opposed to it on principle first. It is very unwise for t':ie State to further increase the bonded indebtedness with which she is now burdened. I do not think it will accomplish the purpose for which designeu.j I am opposed to it ' on the ground also that the people I ....11 ? linrA tiivi + r\ n/\nciHor it <i n H W 11.1 11UL UXX v c CUll^ vr/JLl XV, UUM. | I t'r.ink t':at the poorer class of farm- j l ers will .receive no bensfrt. In years | to ccme legislators will see the mis- j take made." !' 1 Senator McLaurin: "It is the world I old fig-t, the dollar against human flesh and blood. The bond issue is a life preserver thrown to a drowning man (the farmer) and the banks'and cotton actors, like beach combers, living upon wre-ckage, would snatch it j away to profit by salvage levied upon : - ^ ? r* ? ^ i ?-* r\ T T7/A.fd/3 fnr ! cl peup e S miSiUi tuuc. j. i.ui | I the bo-nd bill because I believe that I it is a function and du,ty of a gov-1 ernment to do that for the people which t':ey are unable to do for themselves. 1 "These bonds will not be sold, tney will be used as a collateral to a note for a de'bt incurred in making the present crop. This note with the ; bond which has been received in ex- j change '.or a warehouse recei.pt will | be discounted by the federal reserve, bank at its face value. "I think from the letters I ha've , been receiving ttat ocher States are watching to see w'hat South Carolina is doing and that siimiliar action will be taken. The Georgia and 'North Carolina farmers will never. o.,+- AA.? rw A11V TlrtAfTV'l A lllp.f O T?C* O &UX11U seeing ifui j aui uoo the line receiving 9 cents and they only getting five. If this action is general credits will be unlocked, payment of debts contracted for making the crop will begin and an upward movement in cotton is sure to come. fThe farmers will pay the expense of this issue. Ten per cent, is taken out when the loan is made to meet I expenses, and as the cotton is sold the bonds are automatically retired .with the proceeds of the sale. The ' government issues money direct to j banks and permits them to charge higl'.i rates of interest Why is it looked upon as revolutionary for the government to lend its credit in this j I crucial time to the producers of all j wealth?" * j, Senator Christensen: "I voted 'no' . in accordance with my statement'made j when I voted to send toe bill to the | bouse with t'he hope that it would strike out the buying feature and reduce the amount of bonds to $25,- I 000.000 or less and the amount per | pound to be loaned. I voted and spoke here for these modifications without: avail. The house has stricken out the , buying clause and reduced the amount j to $24,000,000, but it leaves 9 cents | nc tlio dm/Mint at -whi^n pnt-frm to be valorized. This is a vital feature ; of t' e bill, as each cent of t'he amount . fixed bv the valorization by the sen- | ate represents a risk by the tState of over $2,500,000. I believe a 9 cents f When you feel that you must get the very greatest value for your money? buy Adler's Collegian j Clothes They wear as long as the highest priced clothes in the world. I 3 They're styled with I g. all the cleverness that the best talent can put into them. ? Prices range from $15.00 to $30.00. I F Ewart-Perry Company Newberry, S. C. % I ? 1 ?? ? <C valorization would involve finally an addition of millions to the permanent ; bonded debt of the State; and it makes li o!.1 the bill a proposition to speculate instead of the proposition to lend the credit of the State, which' I am pre- ? pared to support." kRi WHITMAN ELECTED GOVERNOR n\,. IN EMPIRE STATE M Wadsworth Selected for Senate Over j Gerard?Progressive Nominees Not in Running. New York, iNov. 3.?Charles S. Whitman, Republican, was elected governor of New York today by an estimated plurality of 11,000 over Martin H. Glynn, Democrat, the incumbent. William Sulzer, impeached as governor and removed from office a year ago, running on the prohibition and American party tickets, finished third, polling, it appears on t):e face of incomplete returns, slightly more .than 100,000 votes. Frederick M. Davenport, Progressive, ran 'fourth with ap- * proximately 50,000 votes. James W. Wadsworth, Republican appears to hiave defeated James W. Gerard, Democrat, for the United ~ States senate 'by about 4o,uuu. cambridge Colby, Progressive, was third with a vote Chat probajbly will not ex- AW ceed 50,000. In 4,081 districts out of 5,661 in the State the vote for governor stood: Whitman, 529,336; Grlynn, 453,278; iSulz Sulzer, 80.540; Davenport, 37,963. tion a In 2,029 districts out of the total when of 5,661 the vote for senator stood: defeat* Wadsr*'firth. 254.607: Gerard. 237.742: WhitTn Collby, 29,602. "Th( Republican -headquarters claimed for jts their entire State ticket and a ma- money jorit.y of tf: eir candidates for the leg- an(j W]islature had been elected. e(j (Within two ho?urs alter the polls Roose^ closed Democratic managers admitted defeat for Glynn. They clung to ^ <( the hope, however, that Gerard would The be elected. Virtually complete returns from New York indicated that "^as ^ Mr "W Glynn will have a pluanty of be- " ' ~ , ?T ?, tween 50,000 and bU.UUt) were, ana * ^ that Whitman's u'p-ISltate lead would Chai be well upwards of 175,000. many Approximately, two-fifths of the ticket total number of districts in Greater | "By Xew York gave Gerard a lead of Stare about 30.000 over Wadsworth, while goverc t! e latter had a 50,000 lead in a little more less than one-third of the up-State Whitm districts. ^admini /VllUva JL 1 Iaiha Tiimrrc Naar 'U1UU 11111150 A1 prove the Schoc Pictures, Maps, Globes, Blackboard Clo Stove Polish, <a ? (Joai Scuttle, Coal Shovels, Enamel Water Crayons, Blackboard Era nd everything . i iinnlioc BETTER GOODS FOR SA i fS ?^ Book aiu vicxy cs Variety The House of a Thous elps With the At night when the childrei the sitting-room -table studying -?-"L _ ? x. J 4-~1 "U me neai uay, mc icicpiunc uuc neighbor a mile down the road his school-mates. Children as \* get pleasure and profit from the Do you know how little this serv valuable it is ? See the nearest Bell Teleph write for our free booklet. A p< FARMERS' LINE DEPAJ UTHERN BELL TELEP1 D TELEGRAPH COMI er sirpporters held a celehra- X0T1 t his Broadway headquarters 'Notice they heard that Glynn (had been 'undersigi ad. They gave all credit for INewberrj an's victory to iheir leader. lice of th a verdict of the people speaks Ty county self," said Sulzer. "Without ^errfber 6 , without newspaper support araw im tJhout organization I have elect- men wcc itman, beaten Glynn and made ?^ the CCM relit look like 30 cents." convenes - , a vemlber 2 jman nad nothing to say except tfce result speaks for itself." *or on only word 'irom Gov. Glynn j lis telegram sent by him to j hitman, sent from Albany: | jury. ^ Dngratulate on -your victory." | County *les F. Murpthy, leader of Tam- i Octobei Hall, admitted defeat of the j? at 9 o'clock. j How To their vote the electors of tne febriun Jiave signified their choice for toTake lor," he said. "There is no ; Aisodesped to be said except to wish Mr. itakeordina cause nerve an a satisfactory and successful it the next t ,. I pose. Ask stration." j name fjsbi j f L.J J leeusi led lo k >1 Room / th, \ Bucket, sers, in School I ME MONEY 1 Store < and Things ?1 Lessons i gather around their lessons ror n rings. A little wants help from rell as grown-ups i farm telephone, ice costs and how one Manager or ?,?:ii UbLcli Will U\J, R.TMENT bone: ,any oas ICE TO EADW JUBT. is h-ereby given t>at we, the "* * - ? * f\ya fAI* 100 jury cuuiiuuw>-uuci. o iU. r County, L C., will at the ofc clerk o-f court for New^bery at nine o'clock a. m., Noth, 19-14, openly and publicly i names of thriity-six (36) > shall serve as Petit Jurors int of general sessions, whioi? at Newberry court house, No!3rd. 1914, and will continue week. Jno. L. Epps, iuug. s.. weris, J no. C. Goggans, mmissioners for Newberry , S. C. 26th, 1914. Give Quinine To Children, B is the trade-mark name given to an uinine. It is a Tasteless Syrup, pleasand does not disturb the stomach, ke it and never know it is Quinine, ally adapted to adults who cannot ry Quinine. Does not nauseate nor iusness nor ringing in the head. Try ime you need Quinine for any **nrfor 2-ounce original package. _iie ULINE is blown inbottlr. 25 c