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Jjlje leralil cnD Jem.. Entered at the Postoftice at Xew Wry, S. C., as 2nd class maiter. E. H. AULL, EDITOIt. *9X61 'i'o Alnr '-tapsanj, I A GREAT SECTION. W? y j i Tiie Appalachian highway in Xewberrv has stood the test of the high "water and heavy rains remarkably "well. Of course, it fs< washed up in ' eome places, but you can travel it all j right but for a few creeks where tneie is need of work, and that work should ; ELIhe done at once. And it would no\ j cost a great de^f to do it. We would j like to see Supervisor Sample take one of his chain gang forces and prn. I I on this work at once, and there is no j more important work in the county.1 This is an important road ^nd con- j nects the towns of Newberry and "Whitmire, two of the important trad jng centres 01 xne county, anu uieu it | is part of the chain of road on to Union and Spartanburg. Tliere are three fills that need to be made. The one at Duncan's creek juet this side of Whitmire, and the one at Indian'creek just this side of sthe residence of Mr. Jno.. iM. Suger, and the other at King's creek just this side the residence of Mr. C.. S. Suher's. When the road -was worked over last year a great improvement "was made at Duncan's _ creek by changing the road and making a fill, but it should be raised at least three or four feet more, aaid a $ew bridge built tliere, and then it would be above high, water even in times like these. Before the present fill was made it would have been impossible even for a buggy to have crossed, and the present fill is a pra,c~ tical demonstration of the benefit of sud^work. A new bridge is needed at this place any way and it should be raised, and tbe road straightened. At ? Indian creen mere is a macaaam uuitom but with a little rise in the stream the water covers it for several feet and a considerable distance. SAi new bridge is needed here and the road should be straightened. At both* of these places there are hills on either side that ^>ed pulling down and the dirt would be accessible from - them for the fills without much hauling. At King's creek just this side of Mr. Suber's the fill could be easily made in the same way, agd it would not have to be so high to be above the ris? in the creek as the water spreads out at this place and it is no-. . -"r so swift. The gridge over Hunting Fork went away on Saturday afternoon and should be replaced immediately. This is a very important road from any view point and should have the atten-1 tion of the supervisor in the particulars "we have mentioned and we beleive that it will. So far as getting stranded over there and liaving to spend the night on account of inability to ctoss Indian creek on Saturday afternoon the pleasure was all ours. There are no more hospitable homes in Newberry' county or anywhere else than those of the Snbers. It was our good fortune amidst the small misfortunes of the day to have the pleasure of spending the night at the home of Mr. John M. Suber. The truth is, this editor would not have raised anv serious obi jection to spending a week at this home where good fried chlcfcen and! the best of country ham with all the other good things to eat are in such j abundance and so well prepared. It [ x makes one feel like going back to the j farm. No one appreciates the kindly consideration ot tnese good people: more than this editor. Mr. J. "Will; Suber took care of some of our party! and from what they hod to say we| think they would not have raised any j serious objection if they would liav<D; been obliged to stay a while longer. It j is a great section and has many good j people. , Supervisor Sample has just been in the office and says that he will send a i force to Hunting Fork this week to replace the bridge and that just as soon as "he can possibly get a force released lie will send it on this roa'l and make the fill? that wo have been talking about. And that ho wi'I also pu.t a for'' o on th? n* r>or roa T to Wbitmire a? soon as ''-e ^eoplo trot in position to cooperate with him. rr*e fo-f safe in saying that ho t.*ouM this -a-ork because Tie knows that; it is needed. ! : i < i | <? \f I i| V II < > I ; ?*, i * * > Henrv r* Tinman was horn in the Oountv of T Trenton. He is the son of B. R. and S. S. Ti i v second year. He received his preliminary edi <?> of Edgefield County, Columbia and 'Washing %> Clemson College in 1903 and took the iaw c <*> University, winning the oratcrs medal at bot *? gan the practice of law at Greenwood where 1 <|> Mr. Tilman has been a student of political ^ never a candidate for office before, he has al * in the political life of his Town, County, Sti City Attorney of Greenwood for four years a much to aid in placing progressive and const: Mr. Tillman married l-YIiss Mary Fox of Bate ^ dren. ? I WHAT TILLMAN STAN] ^ (Extracts from his Spe f* A Keal System of fiaral T A country is prosperous in proportion to th< class. If the tiller of the soil is thriving, th activity and progress. If the producer of all 1 & 4. profit, the classes dependent upon him are bo J t There are too many farms in America and e T mortgaged and the reason is that the farmers ? J too much interest A good part of their surpli < ? ? ffl l^SSS f en momey borrowed and there is no chance t o debt. With the present price of land and th J > loans, it is well nigh impossible for a man to 1 J J course tte exceptional man can do this but it J pose the great mass of our citizenship, x Why are our interest rates so high? Becau ? men between the real lender and the real bo: * gets his profit which profit is eventually paid be ne relief until the middle men are eliminate fThe difference between eight per cent and fi the principal of the loan. If a man fcrrows $1,1 a $80 per year, at the end of twenty years he st ?1 borrow his money at 5 per cent and pays $ ? twenty years he will owe nothing. He only pj <S> tihe balance of his payment, is credited on t ?$ <S> money he pays as interest under the present s <? cent system, in twenty years wipe out both 1 ^ The people make the value of the money J not the government in turn see to it that the i j use in producing wealth, at a reasonable and 1 g In Germany at the beginning of the war th * the farmers at 3 1-2 and 4 per cent. "Why not * I shall advocate a system where the farmei & & to arrange his loan at cost. ?S? Where at least 80 per cent of the conservati % can be borrowed and where all the-loans ar< raised by a small tax on every borrower. % When the man who borrows the money mi the land he already owns or to buy land as a 1 f The speculator must be eliminated and urn 3> the tenants of our country could and would b ership of land more widely distributed, and tl <s> tion of Tiome owners and home builders. I PREPAREDNESS V Until August 1st, 1914, many of us fondly dre .$ here when war was a thing of history and th< broke about our ears. 'We saw nation after na ^ and the whole world is still trembling in its ; ? That conflict still progresse without pause $ has so far escaped being drawn into this man <?> been due to the wisdom of our leadership ar 5* country m having Wilson in the White House i 4 s what of the future. Xo human mind can tell <?> will be, but some things are certain. The pe ^ tax ridden to death. And this will breed discc * will be nossessed of veteran armies. The Uni < > * nation on the globe. And every jealous and en ?> i ward across the sea. The probability of fric % tion to continue in apathy and for us ro reman height of folly The only answer which the m V f question "what of the future?'' is Preparednes <?> the eye a great question. I believe in prepare 4> the necessitv for government. b':t I am not <$> wild pon the subject a 1 the true American ? fixed principles foremost in his mind. <?> The first consideration is one of location. 1 ivnnrn v.*e m.is* most fear, the first stop to a <* ' onate naw and an adequate Coast Defense. I .% naw which can repel tlie attack of any navy < > ' % ' / t VHAT HE STANE Edgefield about ten miles from I largest na ll-movi ond i o nr\\ i* in "hie HlirtV I rvf /Jofcnct i iluuu Uiiu AO uwn 1" v/?w. vyi. uvitucv ication in the common school* kntic. T ;ton, D. C. He graduated at be, man I ourse at 'Washington and l>eo existence, b institutions. In 1906 he "be- repel atta rte has since resided. affairs all his life and while There is ways taken an active interest sent the I ite and 'Nation. He has "been army neec nd during that time has done ask then, ructive laws into effect. is to be fi ;sburg and they have two chil- might be h^lf milli< [>S FOR. ^ weak leches) Tbe so"< _ And is th Credits. iSuch ac i prosperity of its agricultural ! nation feels the pulsation of ^ ^ . trained in wealth is producing it "without A . tary train und to stagnate. ,, x , could tak? specially in the South that are , , . not only 1 is a class are compelled to pay _ . of peace. is earnings go to pay interest J For $20 ==^=^=g I District ic J -would not mmm jjpf- \r From t; educated i soldiers a: Iffi hut thpv citizens a] The cho o reduce the principal of the 1.?a i e difficulty of arranging farm alone. T1 >uy a farm and pay fox*" it. Of pauchery is the average men who com- 2.?Milii pot only ; se there are too many middle now have rrower and every middle man men while by the borrower. There can The cos? If elect* ve per cent in twenty years is wonild fen< V? 1 >00 at eighty per cent ana pays ?vut ill owes the $1,000. If he can | who woult 80.24 per year, at the end of. N fight the ays $50 a year as interest ana a chance j he principal debt. The same ystem, would, under a five per Knowin :he interest and the principal. the many of their government. Should Jefferson >eople get that money back for believe in ivable rate of interest? tax, an in ere was $860,000,000 loaned to k in America? * The Po srall look to the government I tem wher conscienc< ve appraised value of the land may there 5 protected by a reserve fund While I is honest] ist either spend it to improve The Soutl nome. part of th Jer the system I want to see, not relinq ecome home owners, the own- in my dis lis nation would become a na- else. Till ; I favor earned that the day was almost anc* a Rnaris Ril in the most awful of all wars .tion join the frightful carnage j tiie grasp. or apparent decisin. America ^is s? -killing competition. This has taxes and id to the good fortune of our- stamp us nstead of a Rough Rider. But useless of] with certanity who the victor 2nd bring . - per annur ople of the old worm win ut intent. At the same time they k,ailt *eaS ited States will be the richest *n all il vious eye will be turned west- study the tion is too great for this na- wasteiul c i a "giant asleep" would be the an of foresight can find to tlu. I have c s. At once there opens before ?a campa flness as firmly as I "believe m things \vh willing to see my country go clean con: must aprroach it with certan This is own merit / solated. as are. from those *-' ? he.-t o sane nreparerlnoss is an zulo5v an adequate navy I mean a stand and on earth. Not necessarily.* the against i-f I ***'$ v > v v r ?y* v-'vv'i vV v? \ ^1J Jvl/\F >S FOR .vy. v?'e must remember that our wars ifLwe ha ? and the nation which fights us must send its herefore our navy need not be as large as the or man, gun for gun and ship for ship, the n Our Coast Defense is secondary but must 1 ck in the event of^naval disaster. THE ARMY. ; no need of a tremendous standing army in Ae National Guard should be reasonably strengthe Is to be no larger than provided for under the ] What would we do for an army in case of neec ound in military education and training combir called upon to wage, we would need men ai an men would not suffice. It would take that ist possibility?Mexico. called big army men want an army of 500,000 m< is the sane solution i <irmr hhyii'M mir T^rvnl*} at 49AAAAA/1 k t*-*. J II vvt*u wwv V*** Ub IV/UOt Ii)i< VVJVUUJV, j*e now spending. And in the end all we woul the arts pf war. My solution would be the es ing schools where instead of training men the ; i the younger men and boys of this country an< n the art of war but also give them better trai -0,000,000, I could establish and Maintain in i this cocntry a military training school where 1 only be trained as soldiers but in addition woul better equipped for life. I would put the $50 lier in the regular army into education and mil . For every congressional district there would b d with this amount we could establish seven mc tie State of South Carolina. ry boy who enters one of these schools enlist school training and seven years in the reserve ye courses which would benefit that district trict school have in addition to the military e for those who would want to be farmers, a < i want to work in the mills and a business cour a business career. WHAT WOULD BE THE RESULT? vo to four hundred thousand hoys in America lor trained under the present system would no rid be in the Reserve Army of the United States would be receiving an education which wouI< id more useful men in times of peace. ice of the people is to take one of two things standing army where men are trained to be s ie herding of men as a fighting machine with tl and dissipation. , , tary training schools where the boys of this coi as soldiers but as citizens too. The collec?in, rtrv fnr an fVi-r fho nnrrwoo ? V ? ? -W w -w* <.v?i y U4 ^?VWV VJ i they are being trained to become soldiers, t will be the same. Which will you take? ad, I shall vote to train the boys and in a fe1 ow that the United States had become a nat d not only fight for their country as a matt< i concentrate under the folds of Old Glory with \ foes of the Government which had educated tl in life. THE TARIFF. g as I do that the protective tariff is nothing ior uie enncnmeni 01 tne iewr I snail join i and Jackson to rid this country of this legisl a tariff for revenue only and would favor in ac heritance tax that further reductions might be ] PORK BARREL. rk Barrel is the curse of the American Cong] eby Congressmen swap their votes and oftei 2s in order that things may be obtained for th ;by make a showing at home. The people pay would strive earnestly to bring to^the Third I [y entitled to, I would not make it a matter lern Congressman who does is a fool. We hi .e taxes but we will never get our part of the uish one single principle to g#t a public buildi trict. If you want a "pork barrel" congressma man is not the man you are looking for. GOOD BO ADS. government aid to build Post Roads provided dministration of the funds a business propositi 1 is to be made a matter of graft and sqnande : ditch. ECOSOMY. vernment spends $10 per capita every year. "V County taxes but never pause to consider thai as the most extravagant government on ea&; [ices and wasteful office holders. I shall fight this government back to a business basis, n is our record. I want One Billion Dollars w than a billion spent. latter of appropriations, I pledge myself to stri bills' and vote for that which is necessary anc md extravagant. m' ONE PLEDGE. >nly one pledge to make the people. I shall ma lign without the use of paid workers or whiskev ich Have so far debauched our politics. I:' ele ;ressm n. N"o dirty thing shall touch, these hai a great office I ask at the hands of the peop > and m.v own aHMty. Tf e'ectcd T ?.*!!! . erve j f my ability. But whether elected ar defeated i v? ii. r shall continue to work for those pri *o remain tlie friend of '' e people in the e'? norance. prejudice and the forces of concentra: i 4 % ** a < / I t t A <i> $ .ve them wil be wars < > navy across the At- <?> largest but it must ? lost efficient navy , in ? oe strong enough to 4> <s> aerica. For the pre- <& ;ned but t3j? regular <s> new Army Bill. You ? I. The same answer T led. In any war we j* id lots of them. A .J , many to cope with ? in. What of the cost? f ? O 00 per annum, more ? cpf wrmlri hp ttipti X itablisfement of miliart of war alone, yte \ ^ i give them training < > ning in the pursuits < > every Congressional ^ \ from 500 to 100 boys & d become better eou- & >0 per capita cost of % itary training at the X , e nearly per \ \ >re Clemson Conege* T i I for ten years?three T Let every district ;* For example let the course, a course in 4r x>urse in Textile for se for those desiring X a I 1 who can neither be Z 1 t only be trained as T i, ready for any call, $ * 1 make them better 4> oldiers and soldiers & la o/i/>Anfirvonvin<? a uvvvm uvuntry can be trained T .1 g of thousands wh'> ? T ! educatiing them as T w years, the nations J ion of trained men, $ r 2r of patriotism but Y m gratitude and love to lem and given them |> j but a scheme to rob & ill true followers of a j lative monstrosity. I % J [dition to the income T nade in tariff duties. * ress. It is the sys- % I itimes stultify theli * < > eir district and they the freight. % M )istrict everything it of barter or trade. 4* tve always paid our X swag. ^And I would ^ ing for every village n vote for some o^e [ the method is fair <?> M on. But if the Gooa X fl ring, I shall fight ii % I Ve howl about State |* A : our National taxes J* gj. til. We have many * to stamp tjiem out J One Billion Dollars > orth of service or I % I ct economy. I shall ^ t fight that which Is ^ I ke a clean campaign ? - or any of the other- & " j c-ted I shall make 1 & rids of mine. <?> jmn . I aslc it on ir * on faithfully and ro ? -as congressman or v flHH nciples f.;r which 1 ?: Jta i'lr 'or present struggl'4 .* m ted wealth. \ / H