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LGUis APPELT. Editor MIING. S. C.. JAN. 3; 1912. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDA! SUBSCRIPTION RATES: On% er....................- -- - Six months .....- ..... --- --------.-. Foul m onDhs.h.-.------ ----.--- -"--.. ADVERTIS1NG RATES: One square, one time. 51; each subsequent i sertion, 50 cents. Obituares and Tributes c Respect charged for as regular advertisement: Liberal contracts made for three. six and twelv A LITTLE SAP. The question is asked, will con gress tackle the liquor problem There is need for federal legisla tion which will give to the State limited power to control and pc lice liquor when it is shipped in to the State, we mean a powe which would permit sane legisla tion for the proper control- o spiritous liquors, if however congress was to give the State absolute power, the zealots woul soon have such drastic laws made the people would cry out agains themand drive them from the stat ute books, but reasonable law which will give protection fron the viciousness now existing un redr-socalled prohibition is actu ally needed. We believe the reign of law lessness now prevailing is large ly due to the prohibitive laws, th< laxity of enforcement is the re sult of public disapproval, and al because these laws are not suite< to American ideas of liberty. Thi average American citizen resent interference with his persona affairs, and, when a set of peopl< undertake to assume a moral mon itorship over him, especiall, when that sponsorship is large ly hypocritical he erects a bul wark of opposition, and even i he does not openly fight, he give his assent to the opposition b, an inert indifference to the en forcement of such legislation. There is only one way to rem edy the present condition, an< that way is not by a superior vir tue over others, the public is no easy deceived, but frame suc] laws as will give States power t grant licenses under municipa direction, that will curtail thi consumption, at the same tim4 not prohibit; laws providing fo: strict regulations under forfeit ure penalties, and make arunk enness a misdemeanor. We be lieve legislation along these line will further the cause of temper ance more rapidly than all thi pr6hibitive measures that can o: have been devised by long hair ed men, and the shrieking an trapsing women, who go abou the country correcting the home of strangers while their owi homes suffer neglect. It is now proposed by som< member of congress to enac lws that would- make liquorn lrate's court much more a federa dcourt where the judges are sup posed to have at least an elemen tary knowledge of law, but if i could be made good law,, then i simply amounts to the govern ment lending its aid to. putting the sale of liquor on a cash basis *as is now practically the cast with the mail order houses, sinc< $iie legal sale of the stuff is pro bibited in the several States. I: by the proposed legislation th< shipper of liquor extends credi to the consignee, he takes the risk of being paid with the ful knowledge of no redress in thi courts, hence, the shipper rathe. than take such risk will deman( cash with order. So, where th< prohibitionists can find any comn fort from such a law we fail t< observe it, will it have thi effect of dimishmng the shipmen into dry territory-? There art men in congress from prohibitioi sections who would throw a tul to the whale. LET WATSON REMAIN. We note in the Columbia Statt *of last Thursday that there is probability of E. J. Watson Comn -missioner of Agricuilture not be ing reappointed when his tern expires. what there is in the re port we do not known, but wi *hope it is without foundation, as we would regard it a calamit3 for the State to lose so faithfu: an officer. Mr. Watson has done a splendid work. He has doni much to advance the agricultura: interests of this State and we know of no max who is in positiot to improve the service in this *important department better that the present incumbent. Mr. Wat son has devoted his life to the work with the result, that he has attracted the attention of the world to the resources of this State. and we sincerely hope the governor will recognize his vali able service by continuing hirx in office. The agricultural depart. ment of the State shonld not bE a political plum to be dispensed for the reward of friends, but il should be retained as a bus iness office solely. The repor1 has it, but it is denied, tha1 Mr.~ A. D. Hudson of New berry is to succeed Mr. Watson we know but little of Mr. Hud son's qualifications for this posi tion, but without meaning any disparagement of the gentlemar from Newberry, we would re gard it a misfortune ou the parl of the governor to imterrupt thE good. work inaugurated by thE present head of a departmnen1 which is in closer touch with the interests of the masses than any other, we therefore hope that E J. Watson will remain where hi is, and that the legislature wil: give his department all of the ait it neds. Ft. I [RE C LE Ap ' I I tl For We are goin ABLES, no matter w] complish our object ! Within a shc Main Street, and we' the present Stock int< HERE ARE A I MENTS. IT WIL * I $30.00 Suits, now $20.00 J -$22.50 Suits, now $15.00 - 0.0 nickerboch - 'nickerboch NS'45 ANt $2.00 Negligee Shirts, -----.. ---------- $1.50 Negligee Shirts. now....- -. . ----.-.--.-. $1.03 Negligee Shirts, now...... -........--..--..--. 50c. Negligee Shirts, now..--......-..--.--.-.-.-.-.. All Gic This Sale W From Jar Nothing Charg THE ID. J. C MOVAL ANCE S Fifteen Days. g to clear this Store of WINTE at it costs us in LOST DOLL rt time we will have to move t want to avoid carrying a dolla our new quarters. EW OF OUR -PRICE L PAY YOU TO INVES $30. Overcoats, now. $20.00 $7.50 Tr $20. Overcoats, now $13.34 $6.00 Tr $18. Overcoats. now $12.00 $4.50 Ti $10. Overcoats, now $ 6.67 $3.00 Ti r Suits, now $6.67. $7.50 Knickerbocker Suits now $5.4 r Suits, novr $4.00. $4.50 Knickerbocker Suits now $3J )BOYS' FURNISHING GOQE ......... .$1.35 $3.00 Underwear, now........ ........ ..........$1.12 $2.50 Underwear, now.... .... ....... .. .. ........ 75c. .$1.50 Underwear, now............... .. .......... 38c. ~$1.00 Underwear, now.......... .. ... es at Cost. 11l Neckwear at Cost. All Hosiery at Cost. ill Continue Fiftee .6th, To Jan. ~ed at Cut Prices-=Strictl: =sU MTEF9 .8.. R WEARE ARS to ac o No. 14, N. rs' worth of INDUCE ITIGATE: ousers, now $5.00 ousers, now $4.00 -ousers, now $3.00 ousers, now $2.00 ~s. ....... ........$2.00 ... ..... .... ..... ..1.67 .......... ... ....$..1.00 ...... .............. 75c. 21St. v Cash. H 06. LET REASONi REIGF.' We were struck with a recen published letter from Rev. Geo A. Blackburn, a distinguished Presbyterian minister of Colum bia-distinguished for his prose cution of a telephone girl, who was a member. of his congrega tion, because circumstahces forc ed her to work on Sundays, -but, the girl appealed'her case to the Synod and won.- This'divine ar gues that-merdy should be grant ed in all re.lations of life except in that of the law. it seems to us this is altogether ou?- of tune with the-teachings of a'minister, - to take the position thatfbecause a..man is convicted of crime -he . must not be shown rhercy, is not what has been taught the chil dren of men from time immemor iaL One of the -bpesof man kind. is the forgiveness promis ed-on earth as well as in heaven, and how Mr. Blackburn, can rec oncile the letter referred to with the teachings of. the ministry we cannot fathom.. According to: this divine teacher, when a ian is convicted in the courts. rez gardless- of circumstances and conditions, he must be mad4 to suffer the penalty, no considpra tion must be taken as to-vhether the Judge who wrote orlimposed . the sentence manifested "a wise discretion, or was actuatled by a sense of prejudice, but he must. suffer the penalty matters not. how much out of proportion the sentence is to the 6ffens&. We do not believe in any..such.&a fanati cal doctrine; there bave been in stances where Judges aided-the prosecution infurnishinga victin to satisfy a political demand, or. to further the political interests of friends, there hive 'been in. stances where Judgs have im posed sentences which shocked the public-consciene asunmerci ful and unreasonable. Judges are. heirs to all of the humak infirm ities, and .they can make-errors as. well as those who appear -be fore them to be judged, therefore, it is wise as well as fortunate-that the founders of this couvtry plac-. ed in the fundamentallaw; a pro vision which placed the review ing power in the hands of the Chief Executive. How often are men sent to the penitentiary and, even hanged upon circumstantial evidence; and after suffeing the humiliation and shlani' it is discovered the wrong one was" punished, .the discoverycoming perhaps too late.for'the victim of the injustice to again hold up his head among- his:- fellow men. Would this teabherof divine bles sings' hold that such anpne .mtst continue to suffer becausea court has decreed himguilty? We do not attempt to defend Governor Blease in.a.lof-his par * ~ dons and- paroles,.ind so far as that -is concerned.'we do not de fend a number of 'his acts, per *haps. it is because weie not in full pqssession of the'facts which *promrpted himi therefoi'e~ve pro pose, before codmi~if await the time when he~vill inke a report of his stewardship: e criticised him for the. pardoning *of G. Wash.Hunter, but after we read his reasons; and- the show ing of the reversals of -the su preme court, our views 'of the Hunter case changed, 'we were convinced that Associale-Justice -Woods did not give to THunter his due. Mr. -Blackburn cites the Bible and 'gives his construction of God's meaning,- but if- God di *rects as we sincerely believes -he does, it seems to us,-we can con cldude, the Governozinm the exer cise of clemency gets his inspir ation from the directing source; who knows but that -the 'friends of the -unfortunate creattures re 1cently released from prison had their prayers answered, and thait the prison doors* were throw n open by a direct command from He who sits upon the Thi-one of Mercy. - The retirement of J'as. A. Hoyt from the editorial moanageient of the Coiumbia Record comes- as a surprise to newspaper" readers, and a regret to those. who appre ciate an ably conducted news paper. Mr. ?ioyt is one of the best editorial writers in -the State, clean, clear and concise. He always has a good a''gument to present for a position taken, and while we have not always agreed with him, it is fair to say that we respected his sincerity; and sense of fairness. If Mr. Hoyt retires altogether from newspaper work in this State it will be a decided loss to journal ism. Since assuming editorial control 'he gave to Columbia a splendid service, -and he labored hard for the development of that city. We sincerely hope he will not be lost to the journalism of South Carolina. Some of the newspapers of the State will no doubt have to change their opinionis now that Governor Blease has made it k-nown that he does not expect to interfere with the sentences of Garlington and Young, the young "High Financiers" convicted for their connection with the -Semi nole swindle. STAT E OF 0OEIO. ClE OF TOLEDO, O01e LUCAS CocUsTY. FRANK J. CBIENEY makes oath that he is thet senior partner of the tirm of F. J. CSEYEY & Co., doing business in the city of Toledo, county and State aforesaid. and that "aid firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARs ro each and every' case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HA.L'. CATARlHRE. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my p'es 9nce. this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. .-.- A. w. GLEASON. J SEAL Notary Public. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in~ernally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonlais. free. F. J. CHENE'Y & CO., Toledo. 0. Ha~ Famil Pil re the best. DR. J. A. COLE. DENTIST. U.pstairs over Bank of Manning. MANNING, S. C. Phone No 77. r'