The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, October 10, 1906, Page 2, Image 2
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,PASSPORT SYSTEM IS CLAP-TRAP.
Senator Till-man delivered it
Augusta last Saturday night o
lecture on the race probler
which is described as "passion
ate and throbbing with intensE
and burning eloqence." HE
proposes as a remedy for ex
isting lawlessness the Euro
pean passport system to be pul
into effect in this country---cOm
pelling every person to have a
certificate of good character be
fore being allowed either to move
away from a residence, or home,
or to move into a new section,
compelling every person to have
a bona fide means of support,
and promptly arrest any persor
without such passport appearin
in any community. This the
Senator thinks will put a stop tc
that element now so rampant ir
crime, breakup idleness and va
grancs.
The idea advanced by Senator
Tillman is taken from a system
in vogue from time immemorial
in Germany and Russia, there
is nothing new or originial about
it, but all the same the passporl
system might work were it not foi
the constitution of the United
States which guarantees freedom
to every man. Tillman's advocacy
of the passport views is an im
possibility under our system of
government and he knows it,
but like all other denagous, he
is ever ready to fall upor. some
thing to pander to the popular
ear, and this he does with shrewd
method. The senator has real
ized the people have tired of his
bossism, and his prestige is like
crumbling sand beneath his feet,
unless he can find something to
appeal to their passions he will
soon be reckoned with those who
have been. He therefore brings
forward a well sounding, plaus
ible, popular but impossible idea
and with fervid eloqaence urges
his solution of our racial difficul
ties.
There are too, some newspa
pers that have fallen into the
senator's trap and are endorsinig
his views, but not one of them
will attempt to show how this
passport system can be put in
operatiori in this free Amer
ican country. It looks
all right to it one-idea
class,whose minds are influenced
by prejudice, but these people
forget there are two races mn
this country, and in attempting
to curb the liberty of the negro.
the poor white man must be
reckoned with. Adopt Tillman's
system, and the poor white man
with the negro would be forced
upon the same plane with hat
in hand when in the presence of
the '-better element" and this
"better element" probably the
class made better "by money
and not character."
iImagine a white man poor
inpurse, but rich in character
moving to a new home being met
in the public road by a gentle
man (?) in a carriage who has
procured his wealth from mys
terious sources, rebates for in
stances rightfully belonging to
the people that placed honors
upon him. that man in the carri
age, orders his driver to demand
of the moving white man his
passport, having none, he or
ders the white man arrested or
whipt, how long would this sort
of thing be submitted to? Is
there a man with an American
spirit in his breast who would
stand for such a system? Seh
at-or Tillman knows full well
his passport idea, now being
advocated by him is a scheme
to rehabilitate the losing of his
politic prestige. It is an effort
to arouse prejudice, by an appeal
to ignorance, on a par with th4
class of demagogues who go be
fore the people, and advocate,
in the face of the constitution,
taxing the white man for the
education of the white children,
and the negro for the education
of the negro children, the white
man should not be made to pay
for the education of negroes.
It is an absurdity and should
not find a resting place in the
mind of anyone. There is not
a school boy but what knows
that a system such as Senator
Tillman has read, and not origin
al with him, but now being ad
vocated by him, is one from a
monarchal government where
the subjects are held in awe by
Knout of the Russian Cossack,
or the 'German Burger master
and woul&tnot be tolerated in
any American State.
'There is a great need for
staesanhi now, some wise
man to rise up and devise a
means to stop the wave of law
lessness, something ahould be
done, and can be without break
ing down the bulwarks of this
great government to borrow
barbaric ideas from monarchal
Europe, where the wealth and
position, and not character and'
hanhood rule. We regard Till
man's European passport sys
tem, nothing more nor less than
an aristocratic dream thorough
ly impractical and a God-sendI
"THE PEOPLE BE DAMNED," SAYETH 1
THE BOARD.
The Florence Times, a strong
adv'ocate of the State dispensary
and whose editor was elected to
the legislature in the recent
primary,is not at all pleased with
the recent action of the State
board of directors installing, a
"rectifying plant" in the State
dispensary, and makes the fol
lowing protest and intimation:
In spite of our protest the State dis
pensary has put in that "rectifying
plant." We thought that the idea of
the dispensar.y was that it would buy
no liquors that needed rectifying If
protests do not serve to rectify the dis
pensary more vigorous measures may
be undertaken..
If the last primary has shown
anything at all, it has demon
strated that there exists a very
strong sentiment with the
masses to -do away with the
institution at Columbia known as
the State dispensary. It was
not only demonstrated in the
vote for Governor, but in every
county where the anti-dispensary
forces put up for the legislature,
men of character, and individ
uality, they won, thus showing
clearly, the people are tired of
the present system of liquor
control, and would try some
other experiment. This being
the case, we regard it an as
sumption amounting to a defi
ance of the people, for the State
board to install additional ma
chinery in -the dispensary until
it is ascertained what action the
general assembly will take when
it meets in January.
This rectifying machinery
costs a lot of money, and a Rec
tifyer is a very high priced ex
pert, therefore we see no good
business reason for the State
board, right upon the heels of
popular disapproval of the in
stitution, to take tae people's
money to investin enlarging the
institution when perhaps within
ninety days the legislature will
wipe the concern out of exis
tance.
The Florence Times is not in
a humor to stand for this flag
rant defiance of the people's
wishes. especially at this stage
of the game in ius uncertain con
dition, and it sounds a note of
warning which is a. rebuke and
a threat. "If protests do. not
serve to rectify the dispensary
more vigorous measures may be
undertaken." In our judgment
protests in the past have been
treated by the State board with
contempt: the people were ig
nored, and it is generally be
lieved the State board has re
velled in corruption. The pres
ent board has not been- in posi
tion long enough for their sins,
if they have committed any, to
come to light, but after they
have heard the protest of a
mighty majority to ignore it by
establishing a whiskey mixing
aoparatus at the cost of thous
ands of dollars, and thousands
nrore to retain it, "more vigor
ous measures may be" and
should be - 'undertaken" and
carried out. The people, and
not the politicians must role.
CAN BE TRIED INi SUMTER.
Since the tragedy of last Fri
dy night, the shooting having
occured in Clarendon, and the
death of the victim in Sumter,
the que.stion is asked, where will
the party charged be tried? The
probability is he will be tried in
S-mter,unless the prisoner sets
up the claim he is not ready to
come to trial on account of the
short time he has had to prepare
his defense. The sessions court
convenes in Sumter on the 22nd,
of this month and if the prisoner
is ready he 'will be able to pro-<
cure a speedy trial, but if he
prefers being tried in Clarendon
the case cannot be heard until,
next February, unless there is
a special term. He can be tried :
in Sumter under section 119 of
the Criminal Code of 1902, which
reads as follows:
"When any person shall be struck,
wounded, poisoned or otherwise injured
in one county, and die thereof in
another, any requisition or indictment
thereon found by jurors of their county
shall be as good and efficient in law as
if the stroke, wound, poisoning or other1
injury has been committed and done in
the county where the party shall die,
'and the person guilty of such striking,
wound, poisoning or other injury had
and every accessory thereto, either be
fore or after the fact. shall 'be .ried in
in the county where such irndictment
shall be found, and if convibted, pun
ished in the same mode, ananner and
form, as if the deceased had suffered
such striking, wounding, poisoning or
other injury and death, in the county
where such indictment shall be found"
A SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
A Young Man Killed-'wo Others Wounded.
A most deplorable tragedy occurred
in Manning last Friday night after the s
Cole Brothers' circus had concluded c
their performance, loaded the train, 1:
::wvas about to leave for Bishopville. p
Three youn'g men from Summerton, J. I
E. Gaillard, Emile Burkett, and 3
Charles Haselden were the victims of c
pistol shots from an employee of the o
show. Gaillard was mortally wounded, E
Haselden painfully shot, and Burkett s
hit but not serious. Mr. Gaillard was i1
brought up town to Dr. Carson's office, s
where he was given all the attention s:
possible, and Saturday morning was
taken to Baker's intirmary in Sumter, ,
where upon examination it was found C
his bowels had been perforated in ti
thirteen places. He died Sunday. ti
When the train with the murderer on 6
it pulled out, which was before any v
action could be taken here, the wires 1
were used -to intercept it at Sumter, s:
a description of the murderer was
given. When the train was going past ti
the Manning depot several standing on 3
the platform saw a white man they sup- A
posed to be the master of the train,
standing at the rear door with a pistol I
in his hand, and several other men C
standing behind him, as if to repel any
attack which might be made on tus C
train. When the train reached Sumter. a
Policeman Pierson boarded it unknown y
to the circus people, and on arrival at j
3ishopville he arrestpd a negro anwer- s
ng the description given, and' to the I
name of Henry Smalls. Later the v
egro w-as identified by Mr. Burkett. n
who went on to Bishopville for that G
purpose. Sheriff Muldrow of Lee u
County. also arrested a white man, p
,rausportation of the circus train,I and
;wo negroes, and lodged them in jail
;o be held as witnesses. The shooting
f these young men naturally aroused
great indignation in Sumter, where
Mr. Gailiard is well known and pop
alar, having served in the capacity of
leputy sheriff, and made a strong race
for the office of sheriff. He belongs to
a very prominent family, was a nephew
of the late Captain "Phil" Gaillard;
also a nephew of Mr. W. H. Gaillard
of this county. Upon information reach
ing Sheriff Mullrow that there was a
pro' bility of a lynching bee, he lock
ed u the white man and two negro
witnesses in the Bishopville jail, and
took the dirt road to Camden with the
negro charged with the murder, and
from Camden, by instructions from
Governor Heyward,. he carried the
prisoner on to the penitentiary in Co
lumbia, where he will remain until it
is decided when and where the trial
will take place. The identification of
the arrested negro is positive, and he
will-be convicted beyond any doubt.
When the unfortunate affair occured
it was a late hour with but few persons
on the grounds, hence it is hard to get
an accurate story of how the shooting
came about. Those interested give
their side, and from that side, this
negro Smalls committed a most actro
cious and unprovoked murder. Accord
ing to their story, these young men
had just arrived from a fox chase and
were innocently sitting upon their
horses watching the loading of the
circus train, and when the train was in
the act of leaving. this negro Smalls
stepped off from the rear coach and
wanted to know who it was wanting
to see him, accompanying his words
with pistoi shots. The young men had
done nothing, nor said anything to give
offense. Another story is to the -effect,
that these young men had given a
negro barber from Summerton sbme
money to buy liquor, and this barber
with Stnalls got into a buggy, drove up
town in search of whiskey, but did not
get it, nor did they return the money,
the barber claiming that Smalls, or as
he was known to them "Topeka" kept
the money, they went up to the train
and called for "Topeka," when they
did so, he replied with his pistol. Then
there is another story afloat to the ef
fect that these young white men had
been about ihe circus tent and had
words with some of the negro minstrels;
therefore it is hard to get a straight
story iof the lamentable affair. One
thing appears sure, and that is, Mr.
Gaillard was shot while sitting upon
his horse, and this would indicate that
he was a spectator innocently looking
on, for if he had been otherwise en
gaged Ihe would hardly have been
sitting on horse-back. Mr. Gaillard
for several months past has been living
near Summerton superintending the
farm of Hon. 0. C. Scarborough. The
other young men are comparative
strangers, but they are also employed
near Summerton.
The Sumter Item of Monday con
tains the following account of the death
and funeral.
"The gloom of an untimely death
has spread a shadow of sorrow 'over
the entire county Genial, big-heart
d, jolly Ted Gaillard has passed to the
great beyond from among those to
whom he was dear and to whom could
zrasp him by the hand and call him
friend. It may truly be said of him
that he loved the world and the world
loved him. No more popular young
man ever lived in Sumter. He was a
Knights of Pythias. a Woodmen of the
World and a member of the Benevolent
nd Protective Order of Elks. All of
these secret orders sent representa
ives today to pay the last tributes of
espect at the grave of their deceased
brother.
After the operation that he under
went at the hospital, his short rally
brought hope and encouragement to
those who eagerly awaited news of his
sondition, but on Sunday morning he
grew gradually worse, and died about
11:30 o'clock. He was in the 34th year
f his ]ife, just in the prime of man
tood. His mother and sister, Miss
Vary, survive him.
This morning at 9 o'clock, from the
dome of his mother, the remains of
fr. Gaillard were taken to Stateburg
where the interment and burial ser
rice took place at 1 o'clock. A large
:mber of Sumter people accompanied
ihe remains.
The active pall bearers were: Messrs
. C. Huger, L. R.' Williamson, Tom
DuBose, W. L. McCutchen, E. S.
Booth and A. S. Flud. Honorary:
~essrs. W. A. Bowman, W. H. Ep
person, H. WV. Scarborough, W. H.
eae, A. B. Stuckey ~and Alfred
)wens.
CORONER's INQUEST.
Coroner Flowers yesterday empan
ielled a jury to inquire into the death
>f Mr. J. E. Gaillard, who was fatally
wounded on Friday night by a negro
nan in the employ of Cole Brothers'
~ircus. The inquest was, however, not
~oncluded. The testimony of one of
he witniesses examined involved the
white man under arrest and in the jail
tt Bishopville, and in order that the
whole affair might be thoroughly
robed, further investigation was post
oned until tomorrow so that addition
ia witnesses might be summoned be
ore jury and required to testify,
oroner Flowers has issued subpoena
rits requiring the attendance upon
he jury tomorrow of five citizens from
danning and two from Bishopville.
Mr. Charles Haselden, being first
worn, testified as follows: He was
t the depot at M.anning on October
, 1906. Mr. Gaillard passed me and
nade some remarks about the trainl
eing a very short one. A negro came
if the train and inquired if anyone
vanted him. Mr. Gaillard replied,but
ie did not remember what the answer
vas. The negro then fired on Mr.
aillard twice. and turning fired on
im, striking him in the chest. He
hen ired at Mr. M. 0. Burkett. He
ired five shots in all.
Mr. M. 0. Burkett testified as follows
That he was also in Manning on the
*th, day of October 1906. He met Mr.
aillard at- the depot. Mr. Gaillard
,nd Mr. Haselden engaged in a privat e
onversation, of which he heard noth
og. Then Mr. Gaillard started up
he sreet. Mr. Gailliard made some
emarks about the train; he i-ode up
ithin ten or twelve feet of the train.
negro stepped off the train, made
ome remarks to Mr. Gaillard ani
ursed at him. The negro then threw
is hand to his hip pocket, drew his
istol and fired upon Mr. Gaillard.
e then turned and fired upon both
Ir. Haselden and me, striking both
us. Mr. Gaillard cried out that he
ras mortally wounded. I went to
ishopvile on the 6th, of October and
aw the man in jail that did the shoot
2g. He was positive that the man he
aw in jail was the man that did the
booting.
This is Dr. Walter Cheyne's state
ent: "Being sworn, I, Walter
heyne, M. D., state that by reason of
ae knowledge derived from an opera
on performed on J. E. Gaillard on the
th, day of October 1906, that his death
ras caused by gunshot wounds of t.he
testine (about 13 in number) and the
Liock and hemorrage therefrom.
The following gentlemen comprised
e jury: R. I. Manning, foreman, Leo
liller, J. P. Both, J. H. Cunningham,
.. Stubb, J. M. Woodley, S. B.
itchell, Geo. D. Shore, W. B. Boyle,
. H. Seale, D. J. Winn, Jr., and J.
.Huger.
Sheriff Gamble and Messrs. H. D.
lark, J. M. Woods, Dr. Plumer Clark,
nd John Washington went to Sumter
esterday to testify before the coroner's
2ry. The testimony adduced was
fficient for the jury of wvhich Hon. R.
Manning was foreman, to render a
erdict charging Henry Smalls, the
egro prisoner, with the killing and
eorge Spivens, white, as an accessory
the deed. Smalls is in the State
enitentiary, and Spivens is in the
mne jail.
'The Best is the
Cheapest' Isn t True
of everything; but it's true .
of Clothes. All-wool fabrics
wear longer, keep shape bet- @
ter, hang better, and fit bet
ter than "mercerized-cotton" @
fabrics; and these are the
things you want your clothes
for.
All-wool clothes will cost,
you more than part cotton,
of course; the point we make $
is that even at the higher g
prices they're cheaper.
It is a real economy to buy *
a Hart Schaffner & Marx suit,
and pay $ L . or $20., or $2 5,e
or even more, instead of put
ting $12 or $15. into a suit $
that's made of a "mercerized
* cotton" fabric which will fail .
absolutely to do the things
* I you expect of -your clothes.
You may save a few dollars;
8x but you lose money in the 1
end by buying such clothes.
FOR SALE
IN SUMTER
Copyright 1906 by Hart Schaffner & Marx EXCLUSIVELY BY
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THE0 LJ.MHAN-ERF CLOHIGC.~
The Black River Association met
lzdyeobeoer4han gn
H. C. Haynesworth, treasurer. A
Rev. J.'D. Huggins, of the Home IITII VPIITIA flAW
Mission Board, Rev, V. I. Masters,I
of the Baptist Press, and Rev. J. K
Hair, of the Baptist Courier, were
present and added much to the in.
terest of the occasion.
and the reports showed a marked in- I
crease in denominational work. f
On Sunday, J. E. DuPre addressed fE
the Sunday School, after which Rev.I
T. L. Cole preached the missionary ,
to State Missions.
At night Rev. W. J. Wilder preach.
ed and the association finished its
business, and after remarks by the
Moderater thanking the church andATTE
people of Greelyville for their un
bounded hospitality, the body ad
journed to meet at Manning nex
year.
The meeting throughout was yer
barmonious, and a deep interest in
the work of the body was manifested
in Sumter Item, October 8th.
Deafness Cannot be Cured N X E K
blocalappiations,ha they canot reach the
ay to cure deafnes anessthatasby constitu
tlame codTioub e muous lining of th
Eutin Tbe. Wnsre tbe o et nfem
re g , and nis erl cl od . defn s mi
tresad unes tha", e id'Wm1ati*ncn b
othing but an inflamed condition of the mu
ou surfaces'. On unrd olasfon
ntbe ced by Hall' Catarrh Cure. Send for C .9 N 0
iruas rF. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
Hal'~sFamil Pills ae the best. G adDsly P tenfo
THE TABLES OF STONE. akt.As ag g
A Curious Calculation From the frm ou.w
Talmud and the Bible. ' rgto
Did you ever figure on the proba
ble size and immense strength ofw r-om l u
Moses, basing your calcula,$ions on the lnso
imensions of the tables of stone, as
iven by the Talmudic writers? In~y
the Talmud (folio 38, column S) it is~
said that the tables of stone upon~
which the commandments were writ- ala d W ne o d
ten were six ells long, six ells broad
and three ells thick. In the Bible,
Exodus xxxii, 15, we are told that wilb red fo yur ns ct n
"Moses went down from the mount,
and the two tables of the testimonyadwl neetyu
were in his hand." o ipa
"Hand," mind you, not hands, thoughD E S G O S SL S
t must be admitted that it would have
aken a strong pair of hands to pe- ~ LA IS CO T , W PS
form the task of carrying them, eve ~ E C e e brtedy n
on the level. Now, we will put tho
almudic and the Biblical accounts to-dts
ether and apply the mathematicai l
ule. The Hebrew eli or cubit was, at
ts least estimate, a measure of eight
en inches, which iVould have mado eava c.'
ach of the tables a stone block uinue ~W dedy
feet long, nine feet wide and four and
omehalf feet thick. If common stone
eighed as much to the square foot'1
hen as it does now the tables would AnI fwm I
ip the beam at about twenty-eighti ** f
ons! Was Moses one of the giants~fl
istake in calculations or in the state- __U
ment of supposed fa.tsU-ExcRYng00 8_.
forchldencfeM UTUAL@ pite
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ent house.
ONE dwelling-6 rooms with out-houses on a 2 acre lot, well fenced. Two tenant or servant
houses. Price 82100.00, one half cash balance in installments with interest.
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painted throughout. Fence and barn. Price $2000.00.
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tell you of some others. We still have some good building lots, which we are offering at fair
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particulars.
We will te glad to list many other properties, remember it cost you notbingunless we make a
sale. So if you have any property that you will sell, let us put It before the public now so it
can be well advertised. If you want to buy let us know so we can help you tolocate good prorty.
SUHERTON REL ESTATE AGENCY,
Up In the Sky Scraper.
sumnmerton, s 0.
OUR GREAT
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and
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It is without donbt the most_ complete Millinery Store -in Mn
ning. We assume that you desire to"take advantage of A
'latest styles in Hats which we -have now on hand. h
also a Line of.
Dress Goods and .Si11s
We have also a complete line of Fine Ladies' Jakets andSkts
and Waists to show. We positively know you willfind i
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Don't forget the date of our Opening,
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NEXT TO POSTOFFICE, . ANNING, S. .
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Fourty-two Pieces, which will be given free
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