The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, July 29, 1914, Image 2
OUR SUMMER
LEARANCE ZA
All $15.00 Suits Alluce2.00oSuits
Reduced to $11.25 IS NOW GOING ON Reudto$.0
All Suits and Extra Trousers---except Wash
z Goods---for Men, Boys and Children included in
this sale.
to I . Take your pencil, put down what you want
educed to$13.50. to buy---take off 1-4 and note the saving. Nothing Reduced to $15.00.
charged at cut prices.
HE 0. J. CHANDLER CLOTHING CO.
'Phone 166, - - Sumter, S. C.
JMT tor
- Ce UY 29, 1914.
EEY WEDNESDAY
, atmosphere is
cloudy, it is
prtions never
re at least. not
cble ays when
-.-B-dtler. Gary, Ker
Moise, Shepard,
46mr called upon the
%a wenofthis State to drive
n ,Vwer the despoilers of
ig land.. The response
s fri&i the hovel, as well
t~hy mav~son, the field and
as the office, the
-tr aaZgithe other walks of
tl.42tere was no distinc
n tieen white men, but all
Ur 'and welcomed into
o 14 d given their part
the Vor of driving out .the
.rde ocorrupt aliens and their
Plcs, the native scalawag, that
t -a birthright for the mess
tu#pottage in'the shape of
e These natives were, as a
ttar o(Nt f more-troublesome
a Mlien, nevertheless, the
is entand gatriotic labors of
.i-white men of 1876 suc
:i in reclaiming the govern
aad iedeeming the State.
r thosg days and the days
owing there was no such
as conspiring against
aee. we had our differ
e 7 ien as now, but these we
ted. to thecarbitrament of
A aary, and the result ac
ets L ttie voice of tho whole,
a .t -.Ado we find today? A
-- -a convention, in direct
.ction of the principles
i I> racy as constituted in
~o' Carolina, what for? To
! e some of the candidates
arnor, because, forsooth,
ed some of the candi
-posed to the present ad
tion will not get into the
primary against one of
idates who favors the
administration.
the folly we have ever
-. is this, coming as it
- m men who heretofore
-arded wisc in their day
[ eration. It does not
,h.wisdom to. see it is
. .- - l for a convention to
bind the friends of a candidate
to support some one it will select.
There are men in the race tor
governor who will receive votes,
but they cannoc transfer these
votes, -practically all votes are
non transferable. The candidate
who consents to the scheme now
proposed is a dead-one forever.
and the candidate who accepts
the endorsement of the conven
tion camps outside of the consti
tution of the Democratic party,
and, if the Executive Committee
is true to its trust, it will take a
hand in the elimination business
by eliminating such a candidate
from the Democratic primary.
Read the oath candidates are re
quired to take, then point out
how a man fit . to be governor
can accept a nomination from
the hands of political separators,
and take the oath required.
It is our opinion the move
ment to eliminate candidates has
method in its madness, we do
not believe it is based on patri
otism, but rather it is a. shrewd
scheme, after a careful count,'. in
the interest of one man, who, in
all probability, will be eliminat
ed in the customary way. at the
customary time unless this sav
ing salt is applied to him.
Should the friends of Clink
scales, Mendal Smith, and Chas.
A. Smith consent to be led into
the trap set for them, they will
feel when it it all over, like the
Rube who was buncoed at a cir
cus. So far as we are concerned
as long as our choice, Hon.
Charles A. Smith of Timmons
ville, does not consent to this
shell game it is alright, the oth
ers may join in. the Aiken
scheme if they so desire, but if
they are so unsophisticated as
to go into the lottery business,
or put their chances into a grab
bag with the partisans of their
opponents running the bag, let
them go ahead, when it is all
said and done, they will not
think so well of the "Aiken
Plan" and they will realize that
they have been steered up
against and into the "Machine
Plan."
The principles of the Demo
cratic primary are to ascertain
the will of the majority, if per
chance, the politicians, and not
the masses, are to designate the
chv.ee of the majority, then in
the naae of honesty why not do
away with the primary, and op
en up a candidate syndicate?
We do not know the author of
this scheme, but we note among
the prominent callers the name
of Leon J. Williams, formerly
chairman of the Board of Direc
tors of the State Dispensary,
Mr. Williams has always been
regard a shrewd proposition,
when he was a member of the
board he so managed as to se
cure for himself the reputation
as the honest man of the lot, but
that board had a lot of liquor to
buy and the members had a lot
of friends, all of them wanted
business, but few of them got it,
we have wondered if the methods
employed then in the purchase
of liquor has not suggested the
present scheme to Mr. Williams
and his co-azitators?
A convention to settle upon
one man to take the field against
another in a Democratic primary
is so far from the ideas taught
by the party leaders when others
were in full control that it is be
yond our conception how it can
be regarded seriously, unless
the promoters contemplate the
organization of a new party in
case their present scheme falls
down; it would not surprise us
in the least for an independent
party to be in the coming gen
eral election, and we think it is
bound to come if the hopes of
certain politicians are blasted in
the primary. We therefore urge
our readers to not be led astray.
ROBBEPY NOT POLITICS.
The assault upon Dr. J. H.
McIntosh in Columbia is greatly
to be deplored, but if the assail
ant could be captured and pun
ished, it would be very gratify
ing indeed; it is our opinion to
give matter a political turn, by
attempting to place the blame
for this miserable outrage upon
Governor Blease, is not calcu
lated to have the effect those
who are-so doing hope. There
is every indication, from the
statement Dr. McIntosh is said
to have given outthat his assail
ant was not on an expedition to
murder, but it was his purpose
to rob, as many others had been
in the city of Columbia before.
The doctor says, when he was
approached by his assailant, he
was ordered to hold up his hands
and the person was so close to
him be was enabled to grab and
grapple with him, and, in the
struggle the pistol, he attempted
to hold him up with, went off.
It looks to us from this state
ment. ad the doctor held up
his hands as ordered, and per
mitted his assailant to go through
his pockets, he would have come
away without any bodily injury,
only minus his watch and money.
When an assassin is seeking a
victim, it is characteristic for
him to hide, waylay, get in
ambush and when his victim
approaches, the dirty and cow
ardly work is consumated with
out giving the victim the slight
est notice or show for his life,
but in this case, the man who
shot Dr. McIntosh evidently
saw him approaching, and he
hid behind a tree, when the
doctor came within reach, out
stepped the fiend with the usual
order "Hands Up," altogether
the custom and the habits of a
thief, and totally different from
the conduct of an assassin.
Dr. McIntosh says, as the par
ty jumped a nearby fence he
heard him call back "you won't
bother Colie tomorrow," this in
our judgment amounts to noth
ing, so far as establjshing the
attempt to assassinate. 9 here is
no telling why the scoundrel
made such a remark. He may
have done so to throw pursuers
off his trail, or he may have done
so having in mind the contro
versy then being urged by cer
tain newspapers with regard to
the Richey case, but should the
fiend ever be apprehended, it
would not surprise as in the
least, if he turns out to be a man
who is well connected in Colum
bia. We recall that a number of
years ago there was a hold up
in .Columbia resulting in a trag
edy, it was ascertained that one
of the men engaged in the
hellish business of robbing peo
ple, was a Columbia man and of
very respectable family connec
tions, therefore we say, it will
not do to give political color to
this deplorable incident, nor will
it do to say it is due and must be
attributed to the spirit of law
lessness prevalent in the land.
because, it is a fact. there were
a number of holdups in Colum
bia long before the present chief
executive went into the office;
all remember the several mys
terious murders in that city
which have never been unearth.
ed, the holding up of a number
of citizens, among them being
the late Judge Ernest Gary who
was robbed in a way similar to
the attempt upon Dr. McIntosh,
or the man may be a total stran
ger without any interest in the
political contest now being wag
ed; whatever or whoever he may
be, and regardless of his motives
we hope he will be captured and
handled as he deserves to be.
SOMEBODY HAS MIS-STATED FACTS.
The Blease-McIntosh incident
regarding the certificate in the
Richey case, purporting to have
been signed by Drs. Knowlton
and McIntosh, is being discussed
from every angle, and, so far as
we have been able to ascertain
the concensus of opinion is
against Dr. McIntosh. The
affidavit of Hon. John J. Earle
who is the brother-in-law of the
late Dr. Knowlton 'identifying
the signature of Dr. Knowlton
and pronouncing it genuine,
if one signature is genuine
both must be. These two phy
sicians made the examination of
Richey together, they practiced
together, both in the hospital
and on the outside, therefore if
they made this examination to
gether, and one placed his name
to the certificate-in question the
other did so too.
It is indeed unfortunate that
Dr. McIntosh denies having
signed this paper, unless he is
absolutely certain, and if he is
certain, then it follows, he has
been imposed upon, not by the
governor, but by the person
who filed the certificate in the
executive office, and lie should
forthwith prosecute that person.
It is said the certificate was filed
with the governor by lawyer
W. R. Richey of Laurens, this
lawyer has the reputation of be
ing in good standing, if he forg
ed the signature of Dr. McIntosh
he should be made to suffer the
consequences, but we doubt that
Dr. McIntosh will take this step,
as the present campaign will be
over before action can be taken,
and the purposes of those who
are endeavoring to use this inci
dent as political capital wilL have
been accomplished. Just the
same, in the estimation of the
public mind, we fear Dr. Mc
Intosh has been hurt.
Lawyer Richey makes affidavit
that the signature of Dr. Mc
ntosh to the certificate is gen
uine, and that it was handed to
him by Dr. Knowlton, and
further these two doctors were
mployed by him to examine
the man in the penitentiary, and
be holds the receipt for the fee
thay charged him. The more
this affair is investigated the
more convincing is it that some
body has lied.
WILL THERE BE WARV
The Austrian-Servian trouble
may involve a general war in
Europe. unless the greater
powers succeed in their media
tion. Servia appears to be de
termined to go ahead, and Greece
has signified its purpose to send
100.000 of her soldiers into the
field to aid Servia. The Aus
trianm. are eqully determined
and each of these minor powers
are closely allied with some of
the greater ones. Should there
be a general outbreak we fear it
will be long and its effects will
hamper the industrial interests
of the United States. If war
breaks out in Europe, there will
be a slump in the price of cotton,
and the other importing pro
difcts of this country. Russia is
so closely alied with Servia
that it is thought it will lend its
powerful aid, while the alliance
composed of Great Britain,
France, Germany and Italy will
do all it can to discourage the
imperding conflict. But should
the worse come to the worse the
triple alliance composed of Ger
many, France and Italy will in
all probability give its active
aid with men and munitions of
war to the Austrians,
The world is in a state of un
rest, there are wars and rumors
of wars; lreland is in a condition
of insurrection, France is having
troubles, and all is not well in
the industrial sections of Great
Britian, in Paris, violent war
demonstrations occured in the
theatres and cafes, revolutionary
songs were sung, and the police
I were called upon to disperse the
crowds. In the United States,
there is constantly going on
troubles among the laboring
classes, and conflicts frequently
occur, all going to show there is
something not right with fhe
entire world. Men like Wil
liam Jennings Bryan preach
peace, but there is no peace,
Andrew Carnegie and Sir Ed
ward Grey send forth to all the
world the doctrine of peace, but
it goes unheeded.
Austria has declared~war with
Servia. Consternation prevails
in all of the capitols of Europe.
The Servian king is in a defiant
mood, Bulgarian troops invade
Servia. The Austrians plan to
seize Belgrade, and Servian
ships. Germany rejects a pro
posal for peace. The Paris stock
exchange closed temporarily.
The war news caused wheat to
jump nine cents per bushel. All
food products will advance in
price, but we fear that cotton
wilt go down.. England is doing
her best to stop the conflict, but
so far it is of no avail. The
Devil has ",coke loose,. and it
means a general war involving
the greater part of the nations.
It is the inalienable right of
every citizen to vote as he sees
fit, and it is the right of no man
to question him.. The ballot is
supposed to be secret, and un
less a citizen voluntarily re
moves that secrecy it is little
short of impertinance to inter
rogate him:
The , people are becoming
more discerning every day, they
are better posted today than
yesterday. Schemes which
worked successfully yesterday
will not work today. Inducing
men to run for office-magis
trates and the like will noo bring
about the trading once in vogue.
The people are more independ
ent, and more determined to ex
ercise their right of franchise
than ever before.
Secretary McAdoo has made
public his readiness to place
among the banks $34,000,000 of
government funds to aid in the
moving of the crop of 1914.
There will be a great demand
for money this fail, not only
from the south for its cotton
crop, but from the west to move
the wheat and corn. It is said
the crops are universally good,
and its effect should be felt on
the high cost of living.
The report of this man chang
ing his position and going over
to the other side is being over
worked, it is our opinion that
there are very few changes one
way or another in this Coun
ty. Men usually make up their
minds who they will vote for at
the outset, and unless something
happens they usually stick to
their first choice therefore we
say, the little trick of telling
about this man or that man
changing is a waste of time, this
of course refers to the candidates
for the United States Senate.
those who were for Smith at
the outset are for him nqW,
those who were for Blease are
equally determined, but when it
comes to the candidates for gov
ernor or other offices the masses
are not bound by factional lines
and will vote for the individuai
choice regardless of factional
alignment.
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First Efficiency Exposition.
The first National Efficiency exposi
tion and conference will be held In'
the new Grand Central palace, New
York city, from April 4 to 11 under
the auspices of the Efficiency society,
incorporated. The exhibits will show
the Increasing application of scientific
methods to modern conditions, and
there will be assembled displays of
appliances, methods and products In
the fields of industrial, mechanical,
governmental, educational and house
hold efficiency. Special invitations to
participate in the conferences to be
held during the exposition will be is
sued to scientific organizations, state
and municipal officials and authorities
on efficiency.
Chicago Social Recreation.
West park No. 2 in Chicago, known
s Stanford park, recently celebrated
the close of its third year o: play-a
rery busy year of genuine social recre
ition as Is shown by a perusal of the
irector's brief page of statistics. There
was a total attendance vf 759,116 per
ois, 2,400 of whom organized into
:lubs; 68,000 used the reading' room
md 128,000 the swimming pooL These
umbers can be, as Director Teller ad
ises, interpreted only in terms of
'ustiee, neighborllness, democracy,
rood citizenship and brotherhood."