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. . Five Minute Chats on Qur Presidents $gc f7 3y JAMES MORGAN 7 < - S* | (Copyright, 1920, by James Morgan.) 1 CHESTER A. ARTHUR 0= ==Q 183Q?Oct 5, Chester Alan Arthur, born at Fairfield, Vermont. 1848?Graduated at Union College, Schenectady. 1861-2?Quartermaster General of New York State. 1871-8?Collector of the Port of New York?Removed by Hayes. 1880?November, elected Vice President. 1881?Sept. 19, Took the oath as 21st President, aged fifty. THE public anxiety for Garfield . through his long battle with death was deepened by a general dread of the vice president's succeeding to the presidency. The people as a whole knew nothing of Chester Alan Arthur, except that he had been only lately xtruiuveu xrurn me cuiieciur&mp ui iiie port of New York as a machine pol-! itician, and that he had been nominated for the vice presidency as a henchman of Roscoe Conkling. After Athur had been sitting in the vice president's chair only a little more than two weeks, he opened a big White House envelope one day and . flushed as he glanced at the unexpected contents?the nomination of a hated % "Half-Breed" to the collectorship of the port of New York. With an excited gesture, he summoned Senators Conkling and Piatt, and the three "Stalwarts" flamed up with rage at the challenge to them from the new administration. When the New York senators resigned thir seats and appealed to the legislature of their state to re-elect them as a protest against the administration, the spectacle of the vice president descending to that * i jTCSBK&kxMMK^yZ-v'^3BHSM> * 'i&fASMSi& Chester A. Arthur. melee lent color to the already unfavorable impression of him in the public mirjd. i When in the midst of the fight and a losing fight, Garfield was shot, the American people revolted at the thought that Arthur and the "Stalwarts" should profit by the assassina' tion. The public mind revolted also at the prospect of a political boss enthroned in the White House, with his motley following about him. That popular picture of Arthur, as a city politician out or tne pages or Puck, was distorted and untrue, simply because the background was omitted from it The real, the native character of the man had been shaped in surroundings very different from those in which the country found him when he first came under its attention. Born in Vermont to a Baptist minister, a man of education and high principles,1 who had come over from Ireland and who soon afterward settled in New York state, Arthur had $rown up in village parsonages, where the living was plain and the thinking high. I When the great test came and he stood silently for three months in the shadow of the high office, Arthur found himself, and he left petty politics and factions behind him as he entered the . White House. The public was incredulous at first, but was convinced at last that he honestly meant to be president of all the people. Some of his old associates in machine politics were as astonished at the change that had come over their "Chet" as Falstaff and his cronies' were when Prince Hal became King Henry V. Not that the new president coldly repelled the claims of friend-: ship. He simply put first his obliga-: tions to the whole country, though it cost him dear in the regard of men like Grant and Conkling; who set him ' down as an ingrate. i "Why, general, if you were still president of the New York County Republican committee, you would be here right now asking for this very thing,'' protested the head of that organization. "As president of the New York | County Republican committee," Ar-; thur frankly admitted with a smile, "I, certainly xvould; but since I came here j I h&*e !earued that Chester A. Ar- j thur is one man and the president et tbe United States is another." f . * ?= "* j. Five Minute Chats j on Our Presidents r i " By JAMES MORGAN " j ? =*' I? " A r * l.v-uy > i io iit, v'?vt uy o viwio?u./ , AN ERA 0? REFORM Q -==3 : j I ! 1883?Jan. 16, Arthur signed the civil service law. 1884?Defeated for the Republican nomination by James ! G. Blaine. 1886?Nov. 18, died in New York aged fifty-six. j r IT IS one of the pranks of fate that ' ^ Chester A. Arthur, -\Vhom President ! Hayes put out of the New York cus- < torn house as a spoilsman and a politi- , eal boss, should find himself in the ^ "White House seven months after ? Hayes left it and conducting a reform administration. It was the mandate j and lesson of Garfield's assassination that we must get rid vf factions and spoils or the government itself might ' next be struck down as its chief had ' ^ been. Arthur saw that this was the logic of the tragedy which had thrust him into the presidency and he did his ; " best to clean house. The race for preferment Uftd excited ! f<n unnatural appetite for public office, J! and the getting of a job was regarded J as exhilarating sport. From policeman, fireman and - letter carrier to ' chiefship and consulship, every place on the payroll of city, state or nation went by favor. Two endless proces sions were forever moving, one made up of those who had been turned out n or turned down, and the other of those J who were struggling to get in. , r The civil service law, which was passed in Arthur's administration, took out of politics the departmental clerk- .? ships in Washington but S5 per cent ^ of the federal employees as a whole were left under the spoils system. CI UICICJ^, L11C moi liuv. been taken toward the present comprehensive system, when all but a few a hundred of the hundreds of thousands t] ' 'r< ??^ """ | Mi*-. John E. M'Elroy. j * of places are open equally to self-respecting applicants, regardless of par* t: ties or politicians. ' ! 3 Arthur also was ttye usefuj instru* r ment in carrying forward the reconrilinHnn nf fhp sprtinns. Hp was thp v first president m his generation who o made no reference in his annual mes- ii es to the South or to a Southern 1 question. He was indeed almost the a first president in 50 years who felt e free to ignore the unhappy issues of t; sectionalism. When he stepped into the White House Arthur found his party rent L by factions. He left it more nearly united than it had been before in a 20 years and with at least a chance . to win again in 1S84. He might him-; ' self have been tne Republican nom-r< inee in that year if he- had not scrupu lously refused to take an active part h in promoting his candidacy. lie He looked as well as acted the presi- ti dent. The first city man in a line of -j rural or small town men, Arthur was t( the best dressed man to sit in the chair since Washington, and perhaps the handsomest, with a tall, graceful fig' a ure, the manners of the great world u and a graye but easy courtesy. I p Although a widower president, his b sister, Mrs. McElroy, was a charming n mistress of the White House and under . c them the social life of the mansion ' ^ took on a more sumptuous tone. His son and namesake was away at school j much of the time, but his little daughter, Nellie Arthur, lit up the house- j hold with her song and laughter. ! a Mrs. Arthur died only in the year be-' r fore her husband's unexpected rise to, the presidency, and her absence from his side was a haunting sorrow to Ar- ~ thur. ! t Declining to remove the colloctor of , the port of New York, whom Garfield ' p had appointed, against his protest, he even permitted that officeholder to,' leave his post and oppose him in the contest at the national convention. No other president has done so little as Arthur did to obtain a second term, ti It was well, not only for the sake of j, ihe high example he set. bur for his; Q * -I A. TTtia J OWll t'UKt? UI>U. illlliiu iicunu | not equal to the strain of another! J administration and another term in j the White House, where he lived not |t wisely but too well. In less thnn two I ^ years after leaving the presidency, fol- ! h lowed by the good will of all the peo- fc ole: he was dead of apoplexy, }: 1 f. >' [ i WHEAT AND OAT; I'HE OUTLOOt >OM E FACTORS OF SUCCESSFU SMALL GRAIN PRODUCTION IN SOUTHERN STATES.^., :i I "'i C. A. Whittle, Southern Soil .'j Improvement Committee. -.'J "Wheat is too closely related to hi nail hunger ever to suffer a seriou lump ill demand. At this time tb ;reat wheat producing areas of Ei ope give no signs of getting imnn lately back to normal production. Si let Russia, the greatest of all, offei o signs of growing wheat beyond? ven equal to?the needs of Russia. Roumania, Austria, Hungary and th Salkans are so depleted in men an leans, and so disturbed with war an aternational politics, as to grow n< ven enough small grain for their ow ungry and starving millions. Oth gading European countries are in iorters and not exporters of grail 'he Americas will, therefore, be th ope of Europe's bread. In fact, th emand will continue to be very uq nt. LABOR?The labor requirement er acre of wheat is less, of cours< han for cultivated crops. Where h or's scarce wheat and oats are, ther< Dre, to be looked upon with favor. <r- ' -1- - 1-1 VI : J I I3UL uie lauor promem. mvuivcu 1 roducing wheat will not be complete r solved unless the fanner goes ia fc irge yields per acre. It requires n lore preparation, and seed, to groi big crop of wheat than a small on< "herefore, the intelligent farmer m )ok well to his scfil treatment so tba laximum yields may be made at linimum cost per bushel. Farm labo i too expensive to neglect this precai on. PREPARATION?Wheat and Oat o best on upland soils. The stiffei rmer soils are preferred. But it doe ot pay to sow these crops on erodec ain soiled slopes. If the crop is t )llow cotton, corn or other cultivate rop, the soil may be disked. Dee reaking is not necessary. After dril ig in the seed, the soil may be firme nd smoothed with a roller. FERTILIZATION?Intelligent ferti :ation will pay on wheat and oats 'ertilizers will create a good root d( elopment and thus protect the plan gainst winter-killing; fhey will haste ie growth of wheat that has bee: awn late on account of the Hessia y; it will increase stooling or tille: ig, and make plumper grain and ful r heads; and well-fed plants are als lore resistant to ru3t and other dij asee. An application of nitrogen in lat 'infor r\y oarlv RnrinfT will DrOVfi Ver elpful in giving the grain crops a vi| rous new start. GOOD SEED?A variety of whes lay be good, but the germinatin ower of the seed poor. A farmo hould give more attention to hi rheat and oat seed. He should fin at their yielding record. Differer trains of a variety will have differer ielding ability. Get only the bestt pays. ~ * J - "J\K~1T Liooa seea incxuues uicciu bccu. ii-ian liem smut-free by a dip into blu tone. Use only the varieties that hav ust resistance power. Farmers of the cotton belt would d rell to go into the growing of cereal n a broader scale. Small grains f: a with a well arranged crop rotatioi 'hey provide necessities, and thereb dd to the independence of the farn r and to his power to conserve the r< iirns from his money crops. Solicitor Blackwell. .aureus Advertiser. The record of Hon. H. S. Blackwe s solicitor of the Eighth circuit fc aur years justifies him in asking fc eelection to a second term. The ui rarranted fight that is being made o im in his home county should caui >vers of justice and fair play to floe o his standard in the next primar; he issue in the campaign has com j be not only one of ability as b< iveen two men, but whether or nt public official is to be punished fc oing his duty. Mr. Blackwell hs laced his record openly and publicl efore the people of the circuit ar one have successfully challenged i Icripture teaches that the faithfi ervant is rewarded. One of Life's Sad Mistakes. Sailor (dragging rescued woma shore)?Well, sor, here's your wife; >o I get the reward? Gentleman (very much agitated ?Heavens, man, that's not my wif hat's my mother-in-law. Sailor (dejectedly)?1 beg yot ardon, sor; how much do I o\\ ou, then? Gets Out on Bail. Suarianburir. Seut. 9.?S. F. Su Dii, who was lodged in the count ail yesterday morning: on a charg f murder, the outgrowth of the a< ident in which four young peop Dst their lives when Mr. Sutton's ai o plunged into the railroad out i Iayo. near this city, August 1, h; teen released from custody undi iond of $2,000. Mr. Sutton, it is r orted, has engaged John Gai 1 r- V 0 i ,A.^- m .,> : > *1 V>A | m \' j \ This sale b; I of the rnos 0 I I ever preset All of the . much more excellent h 3 ? Visit our p , l- ; J; | lt ! ?a?? r? wawnwMBwaM n! i, ; Q I t-? ?j T r* .*4.u ?? u a ! EiVans ana o. vjrregg Kjaiuiaim cts mo j attorneys. It is ;expected that he I- , will be brought to'trial during Oc0 jtober. t> i-l . McCrackh> Young. 6 | Miss Ruth Louise McCrackin and y I Mr. George Elbert Young were mar! ripfl bv the Rev. ET. D. Kerr at Ave ! leigh Presbyterian' church on Thursg ' day evening at 8 o'clock. s Body to Arrive This Week. ^ | Mr. George W.'Eddy received a wire via Washington, September 7, _ informing him that the body of the | late Private George W. Hairston 9 would arrive in the United States on o j or about the 15th instant. Mr. Eddy e j wired instructions to ship the body to J Newberry. It is expected here Fri0 ! day or Saturday, unless delayed en :+ route. The interment will be in the it ; j i churchyard at Shady Grove. Private ~ "Hrnrstrwn r!ipf] of rmeumonia while in l- 'service overseas in February, 1919. a. mn From a Former Newberry Boy. Mr. Jesse D. Coats, a former Newberry county boy, "one of the old {boys," as he says, now a live wire II ' man on the Richmond News-Leader, >r j writes Col. Aull an appreciated card r as follows: "It gives me great pleasi-'ure to extend congratulations on n your success in the primary. Also ;e'wish to congratulate- you and thi k I 'boys' on the up-to-date paper you ;; i. We receive d of Coat Sui ' low price. All Woolr y- price $25.0 e- One sampl< l\ money on. I le jit " Upper Mair ;l N A , 7 ? Firj ??& /r\ nn oUU I rimn Assembled Annual Fa rings to the woi t marvelous vol ited so early in Hats in this rer i than they are uy. Millinery Depa j are issuing. May you all 'live long f 3 I and prosper.' Kindest regards to a ! James, Humbert an?! Dick." I j ^ <i> <*><? <?><$><$> <t> <?><?<$> $><$> j ( \<i> | j* THE DANCE OF DEATH. 41 j i -*> ! c ! ' > Anderson Mail. <s> j s I ' ' A , j ^ ^ | 4> ' > <?> 5> '$; <J> J ( Anderson has not pulled off any- | g ; thing in recent months that has ad- j t 1 vertfsed the city?and particularly a j t i certain "set" of young men ar.d wo- ' 1 j men?so much as the much-tall;ed-of ^ j "dance" of a few nights ago. All j j i the churches combined would have to j i work heroically and long to put 11 I across anything that would bring half 1 c : so much advertising to the city as a j c ! few thoughtless young people j ! brought in a few hours frivolously' t 'and foolishly spent. We are being; v : talked about from Greenwood to : f I ! Spartanburg and from Abbeville to I ' TT" - 1' 11? ? ? nnyViono. -fo-rfVior* tVlMD o j W mnaiLii, CUIU iuii-i.vi f. i that. I r 1 We don't know that any good is r going to come of anything that has 1 ! been said on the subject, or anything j t that will be said hereafter. Perhaps c ' for a while there will be a slowing j : down in the "pace that kills;" per-1 r : haps it1 will not occur again at alj. s I We hope for the latter. But, at any ! t I rate, let's hear all that people are j t ' having to say about us, unpleasant j i ed by Saturday' ts that we put c * rricotine Coat I 0 to $47.50 s line Coat Sui Call and look t i ma B. T. Ander 1 Stre jt > 'v . L pab a? nwmm??m b m, ^ A tied Hats J For Our f 11 Sale of ' i/YSr*i\ Pk^h/A tjEfa C9 CT1 men of Newh % ir it ues m JVLillmei the season. narlcahle event priced. Everi ' i rtment on sec s it may be. The piper has played :' ind now he must be paid. Under the heading "An Anderson; )ance," our good neighbor, the i greenwood Index-Journal, says: "From reports in the Anderson pa-1; ;ers and from the forceful sermon j >n the affair by Dr. John E. White,: ome young sports m Aiiaerson mu&t < iave heard of the notorious contest j lance in Greenwood and decided to; ;o the local shindig one or two bet-!. er. The Anderson dance must have I aken the rag off the bush from all j eports. "What about the parents. of the j ,Toung girls to say nothing of the | "oung men who were at ihis dance? : )o you care whether your boys and rirls have reputations for decency i ?r not? ! "A young man who lives in moun-j ain sections of North Carolina and ir1 v. had never been 20 miles away rom home until he was sent to , "rancc was talking with a small ;roup in a small mountain town not nany weeks ago and was heard to nake this statement: 'Well, looks ike the whole world was on its way o hell, with the women leading the 1 rowd.' "This rash statement seemed to ; ncet approbation. It is far too j weeping, but it shows the trend of hought in some sections of the counry. "The girl who has no respect for s Express large ?" n 1T7A/ >11 2>&1C LiHO W <CV Suits, made in 1 ts we can st hem over. son, Prop. New I em* dio I > ?? '' . /;'lf V f.: \ y&vL 'i,.w? ' * :> Jfe&k ' '? I# ^ "54? \ i vJW \ ! J i . erry some ry we have tare worth I y one is an *| ond floor B . 1 . *? her reputation c ids very quickly that other people have none either. "They are very polite about it, maybe. There is very little 'social ostracism' nowadays. One moves about in 'good society' with few question marks after them. It is sad and bad but so. But the day of reckoning has to come. Never doubt it. "A young man confessed to His employer recently that he had hoped to get married some day and settle v|j down, but now he added, 'I am afraid.' It was a terrible indict- , ment. "One trouble is that so many young people look upon all protests as smacking of Puritianism. They * can rvt sre the difference between clean and wholesome recreation and the rotten kind, the Kind tnat aanms :a both body and soul. Talk to them on a purely sanitary basis and they think you 'are talking religion.' You are but not the Puritianism they ascribe to you. They do not seem to know the language of decency and of clean living, of virtue and of modesty. "Thank God, there are exceptions. ; There are still young men and young v. women whose ideais are high. The great danger is that with <no re- straints erected and no protests uttered, these may become tainted, may be swept off their feet in the whirling pool of temptation of 'everybody does that now.'" nBacflM?HaoMKi i flaaBniliaaHBIH 1 /"fjjj : shipments jkatavery if ^ - ' -k "' vl atest styles,, ^e you big ? i A-'~j *' rberry, 8. C. ' ^mmmtmmmmmmwammmmmmmmmwmmmmmm I